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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
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9:28 pm - Frog vs. Snail???
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I don't know how many people know this, but I have pet aquatic frogs (two).
They're in a little kiddie aquarium thing, along with a Gold Inca Snail and a Bamboo shoot.
They've been doing pretty good (I assumed), but THIS is what I came home to!
No, it's not some inter-species 69 sex act... the frog is dead. I think it's Cedric.
(Both frogs were in the process of molting, so I can't tell which one it was)
I think one of two things happened:
1) There was an EPIC battle, frog versus snail. And after a full day of combating, the fight proved too much for poor Cedric and Mary Shelley slayed him where he swam.
OR
2) Cedric died of natural causes, and Mary Shelley's taking advantage of the body.
Now, the question is...
Do I remove the corpse? Or should I leave him there for Mary to feast upon?
(keep in mind, I still have a [living] frog in the aquarium)
current mood:  contemplative
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| Thursday, March 26th, 2009
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10:10 pm - More cartoon curiosities...
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In the Pokémon Universe:
Are there any actual animals here?! So far, everything that's not human and alive is a pokémon.
What the hell do they eat in terms of meat?! Personally, I prefer not to eat sentient creatures. Preferred, but not restricted.
Brian, from Family Guy, gets a remarkable amount of action with human females. Does no one in that world find it odd?
What's the deal with Charlie Brown's head?
Why was Simon Belmont, from Captain N: The Game Master, so gayish?
Does anyone remember the old Rubik cartoon?
It was called Rubik, The Amazing Cube
Actually, does anyone remember the Saturday Supercade.
current mood:  amused
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| Thursday, February 26th, 2009
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12:26 am - Cartoon curiosities...
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Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie... who do these children actually belong to (mother and father)?
Alvin, Simon, Theodore: Did Dave think this was a normal and acceptable condition for chipmunks?
Were all the chipmunks this way in that universe?
Does finding Cheetara sexy classify as being a Furry? or is she human enough to be an exception?
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Isn't that a rather conceited title to give one's self and/or companions?
If you saw a bunny the size of Bugs Bunny, would you attempt to pet him, kill him, or run from him? (Note: battle must be hand-to-hand)
Does anyone remember The Mini-Monsters: Adventures at Camp Mini-Mon?
current mood: silly
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| Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
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1:32 am - Dinner - playing with food
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Since Valentines Day, after that awesome meal at Chamberlains, I've been wanting to dabble at a bit of cooking. I don't do it much and usually need some motivation... sometimes boredom qualifies, sometimes opportunity. Well, I got to do a little, and it was pretty fun.
Beef shank with a slight spice rub consisting of onion salt, garlic powder, and all-seasoning.
Rice topped with an invented combination sauce from scratch made with half & half, tbsp butter, teriyaki, blue cheese, some garlic powder, and flour as a thickening agent. No actual measurements were used with the sauce. Dried parsley was added for color.
current mood:  creative
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| Monday, November 17th, 2008
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12:55 pm - food names - pointless but fun
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For the record...
Cheesecake is a PIE:
Boston Creme Pie is a CAKE:
Now, you can argue with the cheesecake comment all you want.
But, if it has a pie crust, that makes it a pie.
If you put cherries in a pie crust, you have cherry pie.
If you put mashed potatoes in a pie crust, you have mashed potato pie.
If you put your bicycle in a pie crust, you have bicycle pie.
So, if you make your cheesecake without that defining factor, then yes, you potentially have a cake.
I could try argue that this is a Cheesecake cake:
But then you might have to define a "pie crust."
This particular example has the bottom but no sides of a crust.
And just because it's in Wiki does not make it true.
Now, prove me wrong on the Boston Creme Pie!
I dare you!!!
'Cause seriously, I find it more difficult to confirm that it's a pie than cheesecake being a cake.
current mood: silly
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| Friday, September 26th, 2008
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12:44 pm - Cartoon characters I hate
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7) Bloo - from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Okay, truth-be-known, I don't actually hate the character. In fact, I think Bloo's freakin' hysterical. In many cases, when the main character is cocky, self-serving, egotistical, and a jerk, I tend to dislike them. But Bloo's funny. He's so funny in fact, that I can overlook all the negatives and just laugh. But, I stand by my opinion in stating that HE'S A JERK! He's the... um... guy, you love to hate or hate to love. Whatever... he's funny.
6) Mickey Mouse - My only issue with him is the fact that he's boring. That, and I don't like his voice. He's totally acceptable with his supporting cast Donald & Goofy: Lonesome Ghosts, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers...etc.
5) Brittany - One of the more overlooked cartoon characters from the 80's because she had a minor role and was an overall lame example of adding feminism to a cartoon that wasn't being sexist. The Brittany I'm referring to is from Alvin and the Chipmunks. I bet many of you are going, "Oh yeah! I remember her! That bitch, I hated her!" And no, her being female has nothing to do with it, otherwise I'd hate Eleanor and Jeanette. I hate Brittany because she's a snobby bitch and made everything a gender issue or an issue about her. Is it not possible to be a feminist without thinking people are consciously/unconsciously subordinating females? And yes, I hate Alvin too because of his egotistical, "I'm the main character" attitude, and his lack of consideration for his fellow man/munk.
 
4) Jerry - In these cartoons they tend to make Jerry as smart as if not a little smarter than Tom. But Tom's a cat! He's doing what comes natural when there's a mouse in his territory. And how does a mouse get so many freakin' allies? Even when Tom gets an allie of his own, they eventually backstab him for want of Jerry. Now there have been rare occasions where Tom wins an episode, but this doesn't happen nearly enough. I say, "Death to Jerry!"
3) Tweety - Sylvester doesn't exactly rank high on the cartoon intelligence scale, but neither does Tweety. Problem is, Sylvester is just plain unlucky. I don't care if Tweety is a cute little bird. He's f*cking annoying and should not be that lucky that often. I know the Looney Toons aren't going to show the bloody death that Tweety deserves, but at the very least, show him as the loser of a cartoon! Tweety is a jerk and should die.
2) Road Runner - This damn bird is now the mascot for Roadrunner Internet. WTF? I hated this character in the cartoons. Wile E. Coyote IS high on the cartoon intelligence scale and he doesn't even get a break. Those damn defective Acme products. Seriously Wile, change your death-dealing provider. Kids aside, the majority of your audience wants you to catch and eat the Roadrunner.
1) Bugs Bunny - The main star of Looney Toons and the biggest jerk of 'em all. Daffy gets undermined, Porky is forgotten, Martin the Martian is an exploded mess, and Elmer Fudd & Yosemite Sam are left defeated almost every single time! What makes Bugs so special? I suppose he's the most popular and definitely smart by comparison. Plus, he has to have a luck factor going on. How else can he dodge all those shotgun blasts aimed at him. You'd think a stray pellet would at least knick him! They seem to hit Daffy just fine. Bug's is cocky, that's probably why I dislike him so much, much in the same way I hate Wolverine.
Here's how a Bugs Bunny cartoon should look:
But, I suppose in doing so, there won't be too many of them. And there would probably be some angry parents out there.
current mood: silly
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| Monday, August 25th, 2008
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6:09 pm - Farewell to a good man
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| Thursday, August 21st, 2008
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9:45 pm - Celebrity lookalikes
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| Friday, August 8th, 2008
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8:17 pm - Funny quick conversation
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As I was skimming through the LJ friend entries, I came across ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) shinga's post about a possible discovery concerning her condition. And, I was thinking about her wheelchair and wanting it. All of a sudden, she pops onto AIM. As a result, the following conversation took place:
DMO: ...creepy...
shinga: ?
DMO: I was just thinking about you....
DMO: ... or rather, your wheelchair.
shinga: lol
DMO: and then you popped on
shinga: I'm magical like that.
DMO: Like your handicap senses were tingling
shinga: my cripple senses were tingl-- FUCK you beat me to the joke
shinga: fuck you
shinga: lol
DMO: I know
DMO: I actually felt you thinking it
DMO: seriously.
shinga: LOL
DMO: I creeped myself out on that one
shinga: It's your Asian powers, it happens
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1:26 am - Vampires - Just wondering
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And this entry is because I can't sleep...
So, if you have any opinions about vampires, please comment.
I get bored easily and love reading people's input.
Not that it's a predominant theme for 2008, but there have been several vampire stuff I've noticed as of late. 30 Days of Night was released on dvd, as well as Lost Boys: The Tribe. And there's Breaking Dawn which is the fourth and last novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. Plus, I saw posters for the Twilight movie. I'll not state an official opinion on Twilight because I haven't read it, but based on what I've been informed about it, I have a feeling I'll not like how the vampire is portrayed.
For me, to be a vampire, you really need three things:
1) Fangs - Seriously, without the fangs, you're just a cannibal on a liquid diet with a skin condition.
2) The need to drink blood to live - You take that away and you have a guy with pointy teeth and a skin condition
3) Die/serious burning from sun exposure - That's part of the whole vampire legend!!!
Of the three, the fangs are the least important, but that's how you would distinguish a vampire from a human.
Unnecessary stuff:
1) Crosses - I'd like to think vampire legend existed before Jesus. It would seem stupid for them to suddenly gain an allergic reaction to the letter "t." Let's face it, to a vampire, that's all the cross is to them. Put two planks together in a t-formation and you have instant vampire-repellent. LAME!
2) Sleeping in a coffin - It's cliché, to play off the whole undead thing. I'm sure they'd just be as comfortable in a bed.
3) Mentioning that one way to kill a vampire is a wooden stake through the heart - Seriously? What wouldn't die if I drove a wooden stake in their heart? And why wooden? Does their otherwise immortal heart gain an allergy towards wood? I'm sure any large enough impaling object should be sufficient. Are you telling me a steel poker through the heart of a vampire wouldn't be as affective? Otherwise, we'd see more movies where vampires are performing personal surgeries ala "Dead Man's Chest" style hiding their hearts from possible stabbage.
Holy Water:
And what's the range on blessing holy water? Let's avoid the D&D references here.
If I had the pope come over for dinner and requested he bless some things, how much would it cover and is there an expiration date? And since there's water in blood, what would happen if he blessed a vampire? Would he suddenly explode?
... see what happens when I can't sleep?
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| Friday, August 1st, 2008
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11:26 am - Iron Chef - repeat
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I posted this long ago (4-05-2004), but thought it was funny.
Iron Chef: Special ingredient - Twinkies
It's pretty much an Iron Chef contest I made up with the special ingredient as TWINKIES.
We have a French chef and a Japanese chef.
Since I have an almost completely different audience of readers to my LJ, just wanted to share it with the newer folks.
current mood: silly
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| Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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4:02 pm - Wanted
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The new movie "Wanted" is pretty awesome!
For anyone who has worked in a cubicle type area, watch it!
There is a ton of amazing gunplay.... please ignore actual physics.
For those that know anything about the comic, the movie is not
as violent as it should be. Don't get me wrong, there's a bunch of
killing involved. But, not nearly the amount there should be.
Note: Now I want to buy a ton of Nerf guns.
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| Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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7:52 pm - Seriously... click it
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| Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
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11:48 am - Iron Man - watch it!
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So I watched Iron Man this past Friday.
Oh yeah... TOTALLY worth it.
This movie kicked ass!
That's right... so much ass that I had to bold, italicize, and underline the word "ass."
If you don't watch this movie, then you're a Nazi.
There, I said it.
You don't want the world thinking you're a Nazi, do you?
I mean, they're keeping tabs of who watches this movie, and if you're not there, then you get put on a list... a Nazi list.
I've seen it; it's not pretty. Michael Jackson is on that list.
Do you want to be under the same category as Michael Jackson?
No, I didn't think so.
Watch the movie.
current mood: satisfied
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| Friday, May 2nd, 2008
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1:13 am - Misfits for 2008
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Well, contacted the scheduling people...
Yes, it is scheduled at midnight on Saturday.
So, as long as we can pull a group together, we have a time for the show.
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| Monday, April 28th, 2008
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4:01 pm - Who you gonna call?...
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On April 18th...
The Terminal Reality people set up a publicity promotion for the new Ghostbusters game being released in Fall of 2008. So, they arranged for ECTO-1 (the car) and a giant inflatable Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to be in front of their building.
Nerd fun fact: For those that are curious, YES that is the ORIGINAL ECTO-1 used in the movie. Of course it was fixed up a bit, but it's still the original. Awesome, yes?
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| Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
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6:10 pm - New Incredible Hulk - Trailer/teaser
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| Monday, March 10th, 2008
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8:30 pm - Job: Horizontal Positioning
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Downsizing:
We're downsizing the Customer Service department... more specifically, the International portion. If you haven't guessed, I'm part of the International CS department. So, in a few months, my position will be no longer available. Which kinda sucks since my title was recently promoted to Senior CSR.
The Company:
I work for Maxim, and no, not the magazine. If I worked for the magazine, I'd like to think I'd like my job a little more. The full name of the company is Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (http://www.maxim-ic.com). We make integrated circuits and other engineering type products. We are located in a variety of countries: Maxim UK, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, to name a few.
The Situation:
The majority of my accounts are in Europe:
1) FMG Electronics - Ireland
2) Abacus/Micromark - UK
3) Avnet Europe - France & Germany
4) Spezial - Germany
These are the big companies, each one several millions of dollars yearly. And, of course, I am located in the U.S. The higher-ups think it best to reallocate these accounts to one of our locations within the same timezone. So, the logical choice would be Maxim UK. I can't say I blame them, as it totally makes sense. I'm surprised they didn't think of this years ago.
The kicker is where does that leave me?
The "Solution":
I had a talk with my manager last week, and he actually told me to look for another position. Of course, he's not going to do it, and why should he? But, he did say that he would help promote me in whatever area I choose. Although, that could be manager-speak for, "I'll say I'll help, but in reality, you're going to start from scratch." I do have 5 1/2 years of experience with the company, so that might help.
My current consideration is checking for openings in Maxim Direct. Same basic concept of customer service, only customer will be contacting us directly instead of with a Distributor. They generally have a lot of turnover, so I'm sure there will be a spot for me should the time come. Meanwhile, I think I'm safe for the 3 or so months until the transition takes place.
Note: This isn't just happening to me. It's a department thing. But, since this is my LJ, I'm only mainly concerned with how it affects me.
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| Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
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6:26 pm - Some ninja star fun...
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| Thursday, September 20th, 2007
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11:54 pm - I got another bonus!
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Normally, I'd get a bonus once a year.
And logically, it'd be right around the time I was hired.
My last review was on June 26, and they gave me a pretty nice chunk-of-change.
The company wants to arrange it so that everyone gets reviewed at the same time,
so they picked September 2nd (my boss is running a little behind). I came into
his office today for a summary of my performance, and I'm still doing pretty awesome.
As a result, I get another bonus of $888.61!!!
It may not sound like much, but it's like them saying, "Thanks for staying with the
company another 2 1/2 months. Here, have some money!" Oh, and a tiny raise.
Tiny because they just gave me a raise two months ago.
I'd say it's been a good month.
1) I got my $500 gift card(s) to Best Buy
2) I got another dinner for two at a hoity-toity place; bringing the total to 4
3) I got an extra bonus of $888.61.
4) I got a small raise.
5) Using my gift card, I bought Heroes, Unbreakable, and X-Men 3.
All-in-all, I'm doin' pretty good.
^_^
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