...but I'm stealing from puffdoggydaddy  this time.

Who would you cast in a movie of your life as you?

For me, it's Hill Harper of CSI: NY.

Who wouldn't want to be played by a handsome Ivy League educated lawyer, author and actor?

location: The 201 mood: curious Tags: meme

I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids — and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.

Ralph Ellison,
“Invisible Man”

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No, this isn't indicative of anything. I just saw it and I was reminded how powerful it was, and it just invoked some contemplative thinky thoughts in me and I thought it worthy of posting.

location: The 201 mood: contemplative Tags: deep thoughts, quotes

Yes, I'm bored ...and with 'needs'.

It's been awhile for the doctor. I won't say how long exactly, but its been longer than the current solar minimum. And it's mostly of my own doing, too. So when I saw the meme of the day making rounds - I said to myself "why not".

(shamelessly ganked)

There's at least 1 person on your LiveJournal that wants to date you or sleep with you (considering the size of my f-list - I hope so).. So, let's play the Friends With Benefits Meme.

The rules are simple:

* If you want to date the person who posts this -- for this purpose, meaning "be in a relationship with them" -- post a comment saying "I'm yours."

*If you just want to sleep with the person and stay friends (for varying values of "sleep with", i.e. periodic kinky playdates with or without actual sex being involved), post a comment that says "I'd hit it."

All responses will be screened. No one will ever know if you'd do me. Except you. And me.

mood: curious Tags: meme

Since starting on thyroid supplemental therapy two months ago, I've lost roughly 15 pounds. I'd like to take this opportunity to look at doctors who spent four years telling me that despite being textbook symptomatic for hypothyroidism my thyroid was fine and say "I told you so. Nyah."

Good Morning Everyone!

As has become usual, I’m taking this opportunity to share the random misfirings of my brain that came to me over the past 24 hours…

How is everyone this fine morning? 

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You guys be good and if you can’t be good…be careful.

Let me know what’s happening with you and if there are any developments/posts major or minor please drop a line here as I’ve been only able to read spottily this week.  My apologies.

Peace,
- O. (aka popfiend )

location: The 201 mood: okay Tags: random, the popfiend experience

I'm not a fan of huge multi-tweet rants on Twitter, so I thought I'd
blog my rant here and make it easy to skip past it if people so wish.

Yesterday I woke up with a splitting headache. I decided that I would
not go to work, so I canceled my Handi-Transit trips for the day. You
have to give them half an hour's notice to avoid being penalized. But
very quickly after that, the headache cleared, so I decided the only
ethical thing to do was to go to work after all. I thought I would
reward myself with the luxury of taking cabs instead of Handi-Transit.
It would cost me about $40, but hey, it would be nice getting taken
directly there and getting picked up immediately after work.

The trip to work was just fine, no major incidents. I got there
in plenty of time, all was well.

I booked my return trip online at www.duffystaxi.com, because I like
ordering and booking things online. The procedure went smoothly enough,
I filled out the addresses of my pickup and drop-off, and in the "driver
instructions" field I noted that I was blind. I requested a 3:50 pickup.

Because I'd been in something of a hurry that morning, I had neglected
to bring my cellphone. I stood between the two sets of doors until about
4:30 waiting, when it finally occurred to me that I had a nice phone
right upstairs on my desk that was just waiting for me to use it. So I
did, and I called the cab company. The gentleman with whom I spoke told
me that my cab had in fact been there on time, but the driver had failed
to look at the driver instructions telling him I'm blind, and had
therefore marked me as a no-show when I didn't come out on my own. He
told me that I should note my blindness in the name field if I'm going
to book online. So my big crime here was the ridiculous, wild, and
totally off-base assumption that drivers looked in the driver
instructions field for driver instructions. Silly me.

So I had them send out a second cab, and that did work out well, except
that by now we were into the thickest part of rush hour and I
consequently had to pay more for the trip. Thankfully I had a little
extra cash on me, so this wasn't a problem. But my nice, convenient,
quick ride home, which should have gotten me home at around ten after
four, wound up getting me home at twenty after five.

And that was my day yesterday.

Tags: rant

Sitting in my Secret Ice Lair(tm) this morning I started wondering what would happen if I let my trained yetis compete in Idol next season?

This time, of course, all the Yetis involved are completely untrained or rather self trained.

But having the ones that I have guarding my mountain passes, devouring passersby and of course Trespassers Williams.

Would *they* have their entries in? *looks* http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/287103.html

Well they don't have them in yet - but knowing that there are trained Yetis roaming around *might* be an incentive for other people do to it!

Tags: day 3, green room, season 6, week 9

Velcro. I've had a love/hate relationship with it for most of my life.

While I had to learn to tie my shoes as a child, my brother got shoes with Velcro and didn't learn to tie his shoes until he was much older. Of course this was highly unfair to me, and I not only complained about it, I also teased my little brother constantly.

I remember all the "cool" things had Velcro on them. It was a sign of the impending future where we'd all have flying cars (don't get me started on that rant, that's for another day and possibly another entry). Every kid in my class had something with Velcro on it. Backpacks, Trapper Keepers, shoes, jackets...well, you get the idea.

I think the teachers secretly loved it. If you had something with Velcro on it, you couldn't quietly open it. There was that tell tale "riiiiiiip" sound whenever anyone opened a Velcro closure. I remember having one kid in my class one year who liked to fidget his feet when we were taking a test. He had Velcro shoes and he would slowly push up the closure and then put it back down. Just the edge, though. Just enough for there to be this obnoxious scratching sound.

Velcro has two sides. The rough hook and loop side that mimics those stickers you get from walking through the brush. It connects to the soft side. I always liked the soft side best. I would often get poked by the rough side, and this was always worse in the winter when my hands were dry and cracked. Many times I've reached to open a Velcro closure and caught one of those hooks just right in a skin crack and yelped.

But as I grew older, I found other ways that hook and loop side would hurt me. I have ripped the Velcro out of project bags for my crochet. There's nothing more heartbreaking than pulling a project out of a bag and finding half of it attached to that blasted rough side. So I'd often cut the thread attaching the rough side and pull that strip out. I always left the soft side. It didn't cause me any problems.

And now it has come full circle. I have a pair of shoes that I love that have a Velcro closure. I love the shoes, but I still hate the Velcro. Granted, it made them much easier to take off and put on while in the security line at the airport. But, the hook and loop side is on the bottom. Which means that if I don't have the parts lined up exactly, there is an exposed hook and loop side. While that doesn't seem like too big of an issue, I wear these shoes with my crocheted socks. So every time I cross my ankles and I don't have the halves lined up perfectly, I feel the tug of the hooks on my socks. So while I'll continue to wear them, I will continue to wish that the better half was on the bottom.

This was my entry for Week 9 of therealljidol. If you enjoyed it, I hope you will remember me at the polls.

location: home mood: weird music: Today Show Tags: ljidol

Wonderful news guys!

We needed just over $200 to pay rent and you guys did it! As soon as the money transfers to the bank Lynn will be going and paying the rent.

Thank you so much!

Time and time again my friends prove the good in humanity and we are truly humbled by your love and support.

location: Houston - Brigid mood: thankful Tags: friends, money issues

"What do I want?" Aribel repeated Jarien's question. "I want to see the stars up close, to dance in the star dust with the Feyid. I want to feel the warmth seeping into my skin as I lend a hand to help the Sunra lift the sun to its place high in the sky. I want to feel the wind tease and twist in my hair as I run with the Tallen." Her eyes were bright and lively as she spoke of her dreams.

As always, he felt himself falling under her spell. He was so in love with Aribel, her energy. Her zest for life always infused him with hope, with the need to do more, to be more. But still his fears that she would find him boring always bubbled to the surface of his mind.
"But Aribel, my darling, those are impossibilities, things that can never happen." Jarien put forth cautiously.

"Why do you say that Lover?" Aribel's grin tilted up on one side in amusement as she teased Jarien.

"Because the Feyid, the Sunra, the Tallen, they are myths, they do not exist. They are just children's stories."

"Ah, my dear Jarien, where is your imagination? Have you ever seen them?”

"Well, no,"

"Neither have I, but I will, one day. I know it; I hear the songs of the Feyid as they dance at night. I will search out their mysteries."

"But why?"

"Because I want to live."

"Oh, you do not live now?" He teased. "You’re dead and I just do not know it?" Her laughter bubbled forth as he felt of her arms in mock concern.

"Silly Jarien, I exist. I want to ‘live’, to experience life, not just move from day to day. I want to have an adventure every day." The passion pouring from her eyes convinced him, as he must have always known it would. She was a drug and he was addicted.

“Come on Jarien, go with me, and let’s find them.” Ari pleaded with her best friend. She knew that if she tried long enough he would give in and accompany her on this, no matter how crazy he thought it was. She walked around him and leaned against his back, her arms looped lightly around his neck. “Just think me and you, all alone, out in the wilderness, in a tent, with a night sky full of stars like you’ve never seen before.” She nuzzled against his neck in an attempt to convince him.

“Aribel, you know there is no such thing as what you’re talking about. They just don’t exist!” Jarien buried his head in his hands; his fingers threading through his hair and making it stand out in wild directions. He scrubbed at his eyes with the palms of his hands. Jarien turned to face Aribel and sighed. He had known from the minute she had asked that he would give in eventually, despite all his protests otherwise. It would be easier to give in sooner rather than later. It just was not possible for him to tell her no on anything.

“Ari, I am not going to go haring off into the wild green yonder just because you got a notion to chase moonbeams and swing on a star.” He held up a hand to forestall her interruption. “Not without all the necessary equipment at least. There's a lot of planning we will have to do before we start out on this crazy scheme of yours.”

Ari squealed and flung herself at Jarien. Her laughter rang out and she kissed him soundly on the lips. “I just knew you'd agree!” She wrapped her arms tightly around him and squeezed him before she broke away to dance a little impromptu jig.

“Goodbye nutrient bars, goodbye auto lights, goodbye protective dome! I am going out to see the stars and breathe the crisp air and dance in the moonlight! I'm off to experience the better half of the world!” She whirled around until her short hair fanned out around her head. Jarien laughed, he loved seeing her so happy. He would do anything he could to bring that smile to her lips, that sparkle to her eyes. Now to figure out how to explain an open ended leave of absence to his boss. She would not be overly thrilled to be losing her top programmer for an unknown amount of time.

location: Houston - Brigid mood: creative Tags: fiction, finding magic, lj idol s6

For those of you who live in warm places, you'll never know the annoyance of
snow plows, especially at 4:45 in the morning. But, that was my alarm clock
today. Despite this though, I managed to get 8/10. On my second time reading
through the questions though, I realized that one other answer should have
been obvious, but I missed it. In any case though, here
are today's questions.

http://twolumps.net/d/20100106.html

Two Lumps comic for Wednesday, January 6, 2010

http://www.snopes.com/weddings/embarrass/hangup.asp

Bride's attempt to hang up her wedding dress results in hotel evacuation.