rudi's ramblings

H1N1 is the "plastic sheeting & duct tape" panic of 2009.

Discuss.

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A happy birthday to rolypolypony!

Enjoy!

A meme from rolypolypony.
( Read 'em and weep... )

Dig this interpretation of the 2008 election.

Tee-hee. ;)

Great analogy here.

Also notable: one of the big gainers today is Playboy, Inc, which is up 3 percent as of now.

How's everybody doing?

I'm gonna leave it to y'all to change the answers to your own ideal.

1. Do you have a tattoo?

Nope.  Don't want one, either.

2. How old are you?

Thirty-and-five.

3. Are you single or taken?

Taken.  Had.  Etc.

4. Eat with your hands or utensils?

Wholly depends on the cuisine.  Utensils when appropriate.  Hands for sandwiches, Ehiopian, tacos, burritos, and chips and dip, for sure!

5. Do you dream at night?

Sure do!

6. Ever seen a corpse?

Well, dad was a homicide investigator, and I visited him in his office many times - you make the call.  ;)

7. Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton?

Oh snap - both!

8. How did we meet?

Larrabee living room.

9. Whats your philosophy on life and death?

Life is what you make of it.  In death, you're worm food.

10. If you could do anything with me, and have no one know, what would it be?

[ redacted ]

11. Do you trust the police?

Most times, but not always.

12. Do you like Country music?

Some of it, yes.

13. What is your fondest memory of me?

Sunrise on Cape Cod.

14. If you could change anything about yourself what would it be?

I need more patience - that would fix many issues that confound me.

15. Would you cheat?

I can't see any reason to do so, no.

16. What do you wear to sleep?

Zen.

17. Have you ever peed in a pool?

Not that I can recall, no.

18. Would you hide evidence for me if I asked you to?

Who the hell do you think I am, anyway?  My last name isn't Liddy (or Libby)!

19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?

Walk on the beach for a loooooooooong time, singing fun songs and laughing a lot.

20. Which do you prefer - short or long hair?

This question, just after I chop off the long hair?  Pass!

21. Do you sing in the shower?

Yup.

22. What's your favorite color?

MULTI!

23. If you could bring back anyone that has passed, who would it be?

My mom's best friend, Yvonne.

24. Tell me one interesting/odd fact about you?

I have mild synesthesia, especially with sounds and flavors.

25. What was your first impression of me?

Nice legs and infectious smile.

26. Have you ever done drugs?

Ugh - no.

27. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

Only in a completed format.

Happy birthday, llnaughty!

Hope your video games don't give you carpal tunnel tonight!

(P.S. - email me your Wii ID so's our Miis can mingle!

( A meme from llnaughty and roly... )

1989 Dodge Raider 2-door with the 3.0L V6 engine. It was overpowered and more off-road worthy than anything wearing the "Jeep" badge, and I loved it. Eventually, my lack of adequate care for it (mostly budgetary), plus its fuel-inefficient ways, meant selling it in 2000.

.... in last night's episode of "The Office"?

Classic - nice shout out to Conn!

Blame stemware and picture_kept for this mess. ;)

Basic demographic data:
Age 34.
Spent the first 20 years of my life in Salt Lake City, Utah.

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.

Creek or brook. If it's the former, the pronunciation can go with way (i.e. "crick" or "creek"), depending on the context.

2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.

Shopping Cart.

3. A metal container to carry a meal in.

Lunch box.

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.

A frying pan. Exception is seasoned cast iron, which is a skillet, or a griddle if it's a Vulcan restaurant stove with a flat cooking surface built-in.

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.

A couch.

6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.

Rain gutters.

7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.

A porch.

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.

Soda. Pop is the more common term out in Utah, but I wasn't part of the fold growing up.

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.

Pancakes.

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.

A sub or grinder. Blame 10 years of living in New England for the latter.

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.

Swim trunks or swim suit.

12. Shoes worn for sports.

Sneakers.

13. Putting a room in order.

Cleaning. I'd love to say "rationalising," but I'm not from the UK.</em>

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.

Firefly.

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.

Pillbug.

16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.

See-saw or teeter-totter.

17. How do you eat your pizza?

With my hands, tapered end first (i.e. the pointy, topping-covered end). If it's a jumbo slice (New York style, not DC style), I've been known to fold it in half, like the locals do. The big exception is with Chicago deep-dish pies, which can't really be done without a knife and fork (which contributes to the argument that Chicago deep dish is not proper apizza).

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?

Garage sale or yard sale. Yes, "tag sale" will slip in if I'm in New England, but the reflex is garage or yard.

19. What's the evening meal?

Dinner.

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?

Basement.

21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?

Drinking fountain.

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So Kindergarten students: you're on notice!

1. My username is _____ because ____.
'songfta,' named after my old (and in serious need of either redesign or retirement) Simon & Garfunkel fan site.

2. My name is _____ because ______.
'Rudolf Daniel' because my dad's name is Rudolf and my paternal grandfather's name was 'Daniel.'

3. My journal is titled ____ because ____.
'rudi's ramblings' because I wasn't in an overly creative mood when I started my LJ.

4. My friends page is called ____ because ____.
'the consortium' because of The Geoff Show.

5. My default userpic is ____ because _____.
Posey in a hat, because she's so into posing for the camera.

Please post your answers to the meme over on this post on my blog. Sure, you can answer here, but I'd rather gather all the answers together - thanks!


The rules:

1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. Looking them up is cheating, please don’t.

My quotes:

1. “I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I’ve still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you.”
2. “Please sir, sir, can I have one to surge me sir, please sir?”
3. “Well, I wouldn’t argue that it wasn’t a no holds barred, adrenaline fueled thrill ride. But, there is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork.”
4. “I’m coming. That’s what I’m here for. That’s why you had me, Mama, to save you.”
5. “I’m what you would call a teleological, existential atheist. I believe that there’s an intelligence to the universe, with the exception of certain parts of New Jersey.”
6. “This never happened to the other fellow.”
7. “But you have to admit your cat’s dead! He’s deader than a doornail! That cat is colder than a well digger’s ass! Pretty hard to deny that isn’t it, Mr. Smartypants? Yep. Deceased. El morto. No more Mr. Kittycat.”
8. “What is the price of one piano compared to the terrible crime that’s been committed here?”
9. “Some parts of my character weren’t what you’d call presidential.”
10. “We are so lucky. We are so lucky to have been raised amongst catalogs.”

Have fun - and post your answers at my blog.

From artemis77 and rolypolypony:

Long lines at the polls this morning!

Waiting in the airplane to take off for Colorado. This is way too early for me, but there's skiing on the other end, so it's definitely worth the trouble.

( My results and a thought or two below the cutty link )

My dream winter escape is to a small village, deep in the Austrian Alps. The streets are narrow and winding, with little, homespun shops along the high street. Everybody smiles in a knowing and friendly way as you wind your way to your house, which is situated along the ski slope that connects the town to other, similar villiages in neighboring valleys. The snow is deep and light, the skiing is top-notch, there's a hot spring to dip in after a long day on the slopes, and friends and family to celebrate with as the alpenglow fades.