Archive for September, 2002

Greetings Professor Falken. Would You Like to Play a Game?

Session Start (Yahoo! – portnoywh:juliet2juliet): Thu Sep 12 22:05:04 2002 julietl: here: http://directory.google.com/Top/Games/Internet/Browser_Based/Collections/Flash/ Portnoy: Just when I think I’m done updating my blog… Portnoy: you come along and give me this little jewel. Portnoy: :D Portnoy: Hi julietl: jewel julietl: i’m right now trying to figure out how to play a game called “Nuclear Power Plant” Portnoy: lol Portnoy: DON’T…

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Apartment Hunting

Steph showed me another place tonight. While it’s cheaper ($815), the layout of the apartment didn’t do much for me. The kitchen seemed too extended, the rooms a bit too cramped. The whole place seemed inefficient, in terms of how the rooms were designed. For only $30 more a month, I could have a larger apartment, with two bedrooms and…

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XTZ, God, and Mr. Grumpy

Mr. Grumpy: have you ever had XTZ tea? Mr. Grumpy: now THAT stuff is addictingPortnoy: Can’t say that I have. Mr. Grumpy: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/3616.shtml Mr. Grumpy: have i told you about this before? Portnoy: No. But I’ve seen it before. Mr. Grumpy: we used to sell that at the coffee shop i worked in… Portnoy: How is it? Mr. Grumpy: one…

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Inner Town Pub

When I got home, I got a call from Justin, asking me to check on a domain name. He and Alex and Stu were at Inner Town Pub, near where he and Stu live. I check for him, and the domain name is available. Justin hoots and hollers. I found out today that Stu had a recent bad turn in…

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Dinner with the Matt and Tracy (and Malachi)

So this is how much of a jackhole I am. It’s been close to (if not more than) 5 months since Chelsea and I went our separate ways. In that time, I hadn’t talked to or seen Matt, or Tracy, or Malachi. Tonight, I hung out with them for the first time in almost half a year. Jesus. How jerky…

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Let’s Just Skip Work Altogether

Nothing bad happened, just thought we’d skip past it. Did some more work on getting that applescript together, more fine tuning. It’s working well, at least on the one test page I’ve been using. Work was good again, and I felt I was slowly getting a handle on things. But work was hardly the most fun part of my day….

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Another Fucking Productive Day at Work

I’m loving it. Grep patterns, trying to get an applescript together to scrub a page of HTML. LOVE ING IT. Just took half the day off, so I puttered around a while, trying to figure out how to "carve out" a certain section of a page. Ben actually figured out the right search pattern, and also added some unique identifiers…

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My Two Cents

I’ve read and re-read that poem several times. I have no idea what it’s about. "Shit / on the soup, let it burn." What the fuck is that supposed to mean? No wonder most people don’t like poetry – they have to come across something like this, and then feel stupid because they don’t "get it." Well I for one…

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On Rachmaninoff’s Birthday (by Frank O’Hara)

Quick! a last poem before I gooff my rocker. Oh Rachmaninoff!Onset, Massachusetts. Is it the fig-newtonplaying the horn? Thundering windowsof hell, will your tubes ever breakinto powder? Oh my palace of oranges,junk shop, staples, umber, basalt;I’m a child again when I was reallymiserable, a grope pizzicato. My pocketof rhinestone, yoyo, carpenter’s pencil,amethyst, hypo, campaign button,is the room full of smoke?…

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I’m Not a Fan of Frank O’Hara

I’m sorry – I’m just not a fan of Frank O’Hara. I tried. This is the second or third time I’ve tried to read Lunch Poems, but no luck. So many, many people I know are going to want to kick my ass. I know he’s a big name, and a writer many folks admire… but I just don’t see…

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Blabbermouth Wanker

On WH, everytime you make a post – it records it in your user profile. Depending on the number of posts you have, you are given a "title." While this title no longer represents any kind of rank or placement in the greater social structure of the forum – the old numbers are there, if nothing more than an antiquated…

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The Sonic Memorial Project

My friend Juliet sent me a link to the Sonic Memorial Project. I haven’t had a chance to fully explore it, but the Sonic Browser (using the Flash 6 plugin) is pretty neat. Take a look and a listen.

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