T-Minus Two Days . . . Groannn . . .

Four hours and forty minutes past Ideal Time (out of the shower by 8 AM); not a good day on several levels. Besides the obvious lateness, I have not been feeling well. The digestive issues mentioned yesterday got worse today, though I'm hoping it will calm down by Wednesday. Mild nausea, a mild headache, general fatigue, and diarrhea . . . oh, the diarrhea! The toilet has virtually been my regular seat, with the bathroom as my new home for way too big a portion of today; walking has also been a pain, but I won't elaborate on those gory details ("think about it" will have to do).

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Re: "9 Chickweed Lane"

Re: Day by Day (5-17)

No exercise today . . .

'Til next time . . .

T-Minus Three Days . . .

Another early wake-up followed by a lousy follow-through; this time some of what I'll just call "digestive issues" plagued me last night, possibly impacting this morning. Anyway, still a fairly fast breakfast, with everything else afterwards.

Aunt Alicia came with the almost ready Roy Mustang costume, just in time for Anime Expo. I'll have to find a better way to thank her in the future; at least her clothes-designing talent is getting some use. I'll be posting family pics eventually.

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Re: Bill Watterson Never Did *That*

Baby Blues (6-29)

Re: Day by Day (5-17)

'Til next time . . .

T-Minus Five Days . . .

One Hour and five minutes past Ideal Time; another shower, and another good day, I could get used to this!

I've finally done some catching up with my RSS feeds, and hope to get into the backlogged E-mail. Not much more to say beyond that.

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Re: Daryl Cagle asks Cartoonists why they put George Carlin at the Pearly Gates

Bizarro (6-27)

Re: Jane's World - June 27, 2008

Re: Attack Cartoons 18 June 2008

Re: Attack Cartoons 18 June 2008

[STRIPS] "Sailor Ranko"

Air Force Blues

The Wotch (6-27)

Did 41 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Smooth Sailing . . .

One hour and a half past Ideal Time; with nothing to do but a Brain Age Day, things went almost too smoothly today! I'd say I'm looking forward to how much I can get done tomorrow, but I know what happens when I get optimistic . . .

T-minus six days to Anime Expo; added to that, I got the check from VPI for the last of the ASG visits. Next, Charlotte is due for a regular vet check-up! Oh, and I can turn in the papers for the visit that signaled the beginning of our little ordeal; 'bout time that got done . . .

Yes, I'm aware George Carlin's dead; even if it was his time, a true legend passes on . . .

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Bizarro (6-25)

Re: ADV - Well, this doesn't look good...

Re: Doonesbury - 26 June 2008

Re: Attack Cartoons 18 June 2008

Re: Attack Cartoons 18 June 2008

Did 100 crunches today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!

One hour and ten minutes past Ideal time . . . with a shower, on a day I could have skipped it! So much done, and I won't have to resort to "Plan B" tonight! Still, things took way too long, and it is getting way too late; but now, the next few days should flow more smoothly!

Aaanyway, I made the bank deposit, got some supplemental groceries, made a post I'd been meaning to get down to, and did a long walk; also, the early time ready for me meant more time outside for Charlotte. Satisfaction is a good word here . . .

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Re: Attack Cartoons 18 June 2008

Re: Attack Cartoons 18 June 2008

Did 41 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Cooling, Cooling . . . Whaaa? Also, Some Speaking Out . . .

First a blackout, and yesterday . . . a blogout (Blogger was down at posting time)! For that reason, today's post will have some modifications.

Four and a half hours past Ideal Time (out of the shower by 8 AM) today; three hours and 45 minutes yesterday. A great wake-up yesterday, followed by too much messing around with The Gimp to refit the Joyce background on my main computer, then too much "sleeping in" with Charlotte. Anyway, if I have it straight tomorrow, it should be a good morning, but I'm not too optimistic; there's a "Plan B" should the morning not work out . . .

A few things I want to get out in the open, just because . . .:

Idea!: Lifeloans. I'll elaborate later . . .

Idea!: Making electric cars feasible and practical, through mid-travel recharging (think electric trains/light rail; heck, think laptop computers!). Once again, I'll elaborate later . . .

Great video; never enough political satire!:




Cookie Monster, ruled in my youth, still rules!:





"I pledge allegiance, to the flag,
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands,
one Nation, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all."

Yup, that wasn't hard at all . . .

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Re: Faans

Candi (6-23)

Did 100 crunches today; 41 push-ups yesterday . . .

'Til next time . . .

Hot, hot . . . Gone!

Well, with the incredible heat we've had to endure the last few days, it was bound to happen; a transformer blew, and we blacked out, our entire block! I expected this on a weekday, not on a low-use day like a Saturday, much less the one day in the month I picked (long ago) to defrag my main computer. One incredibly messy night later, a night I was hoping go get to bed early on, life goes on; at least the Dodgers finally got it together and beat the Indians . . .

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Re: Fred Basset 6/19/08

Anders Loves Maria

Re: Inuyasha ending SPOILERS

FBOFW (6-22)

Lio (6-22)

'Til Next time . . .

ReFlex ReCovery!

One hour and forty minutes past Ideal time; a great recovery after a fairly good night's sleep!

Well, I finally got around to one of my long walks! The heat didn't bother me nearly as much as it should have, but I did hydrate well. The extra cold Kool-Aid afterwards was especially refreshing! Oh yeah!

Setting a good pace for today, so I'll cut out early as necessary.

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Re: Jeopardy - "We Have Met the Anime"

Re: HERMAN

Re: Jeopardy - "We Have Met the Anime"

Re: Fred Basset 6/19/08

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

No, Seriously . . .

Three hours and twenty minutes past Ideal Time; and in the tradition of . . . my life, everything that can go wrong does on a day I don't need it to.

Seriously, on a day that I had a once in weeks medical appointment; on a day which I had to be in a hurry, the things that could mess up just as I hurry things up a little lead the way to the mess-up. An OS update for XP, so instead of Stand-by, my computer turns off . . . with six programs running. Then, months after the "definitive, final update," Civ IV: Beyond the Sword downloads an update . . . a huge one (~128MB) . . . Well, day's almost over, that's all I'll say. Did I mention my appointment was canceled, and is now in July?

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Re: HERMAN

Jeopardy - "We Have Met the Anime"

Re: (OT) What's the Matter with Japan?

Re: Jeopardy - "We Have Met the Anime"

Did 100 crunches today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Gettin' Hot . . .

Four hours past Ideal Time; yup, summer's gettin' here, and it shows.

With a medical check-up coming tomorrow, let's see about getting to bed by 10, and getting decent sleep. Not much more to say about today; not much to get done with the conventions coming, not more than fixing the Vash arm (yes, I cosplay), or getting more viewing out of the way in my DVRs . . .

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Anime Expo 2008 - Alternate Vision . . .

[STRIPS] Shortpacked - "Fugly Anime Trash"

Re: Anime Genre: The disaffected/disenchanted office worker.

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

What now?

Four hours twenty minutes past Ideal time. Once again, got up early; once again, I just couldn't make it through the sluggishness; all on an Empanada Day no less. Needless to say, aiming for 10 clearly again; if I have enough time, I'll restart my walk/jogs again tomorrow . . .

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Re: No Anime Episode Previews

Did 100 crunches today . . .

'Til next time . . .

What a Nightmare ReFlex76!

Five hours and twenty minutes past Ideal Time (out of the shower by 8 AM), and the nightmare last night/this morning did not help. Like most dreams, I don't remember it too well, and I'd rather not talk about what I do remember, all I'll say is I woke up felling lousy, and felt I didn't get the sleep I actually got.

Not much more to say, other than I feel this week might work out well for me, even considering the bad start today.

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Re: Newly licensed in R1 - Beat to death angel

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

What Day?

Well, I got to bed at a fairly good time last night (for a Saturday), got up at a pretty good time, but couldn't get moving for a while afterwards. With the conventions coming, things can only get messy for a while, no real recovery until late July; though that depends on getting housing for Comic-Con, without which the real recovery starts early July . . .

Only realizing it's Father's Day this morning, it only helped me realize how crowded the restaurants would be for breakfast; other than that, there wasn't much more for me. The Dodgers lost again, though their coming from behind to nearly reach the lead gave a great glimpse at potential for what might be . . .

Anyway, not much more to say, though I had some of the best chocolate cake I've had in a while today . . .


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Viz, Big Daddy V, how big?

Who's the Big Texas Daddy? (remember?)

Re: 9CWL - 10 June 2008

Re: 9CWL - 10 June 2008

Cool Cat Studio - (6-15)

'Til next time . . .

ReFlex Smash!

Two hours and ten minutes past Ideal Time; went early to the AMC to see Hulk, or more correctly The Incredible Hulk. Fairly good day, I guess; the movie . . . linked with Iron Man. I still liked the Ang Lee version, no matter what other people say . . .

Going for 10, it looks good, so I'll keep it short again . . .

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Re: More Garfield-derived insanity

FOOB - Lynn Explains it all!

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Aiming for 10 . . . in a Harsh Day . . .

Five hours past Ideal time; on a Brain Age Day no less; and from then things just work right, or work at all; anyway, almost over . . .

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None, just not enough time . . .

Did 100 crunches today . . .

'Til next time . . .

10 . . . 10 . . . 10 . . .

Four hours past Ideal Time, on a day I had a chiropractic appointment to boot. Not much else to say for today . . .

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Re: KUNG FU PANDA (Spoilers Welcome!)

Re: Please explain Something Positive to me...

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Here We Go A-10 . . .

Five hours and 45 minutes past Ideal time, on an empanada day no less. Last night was a mess is all I'll say; I gotta look over just what went wrong again . . .

Anyway, aiming for bed by 10, so making it quick . . .

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Did 100 crunches today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Monday Mehs . . .

Three hours and 45 minutes past Ideal Time (out of the shower by 8 AM); surprisingly good considering how late I turned in last night. I won't quite be aiming for 10 tonight, but I'll still keep it quick . . .

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Re: Candorville (6-6)

Re: At least it doesn't cost $$60,000,000,000...

Abenobashi - "The Alkazar"

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Re: Comedy Magic Trick Puppet Show

Re: Candorville (6-6)

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

Got up a bit later than expected after staying up much later than expected. Might have had a lot to do with finally getting off a lot of posts I'd been meaning to do.

Charlotte caught her 80th bird after a long drought. Pictures will be coming up eventually, but not as of this initial posting; uploading can be quite a hassle.


Saw the TNA Slammiversary PPV, for what it's worth.

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[Semi-OT] Ben 10 - Retcon Complete . . . sort of . . .

Re: Day by Day (6-4)

'Til next time . . .

So Good, So So . . .

Thirty-two minutes past Ideal Time; so close, yet still not there! Still, going to see Zohan today took a lot more time than I expected. The movie itself? Meh, not much more to say than, "it was a movie." Oh, well . . .

It's gotten surprisingly late, so time to keep it quick, maybe get to bed early, and wake up early tomorrow . . .

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Madam & Eve (6-5)

Re: Getcher fresh hot racist DS

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Re: Day by Day (6-4)

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Mutts (6-6 and this week)

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Yes!

Only one and a half hours past Ideal Time . . . this with a shower, on a day I could have skipped it! Cleanliness is next to godliness indeed!

Still, there are a few other things I've meant to catch up with, not to mention it's a Brain Age Day, so I'll keep this short anyway. Today bodes well, so a long post may yet come soon! However, I do feel the need to see You Don't Mess with the Zohan tomorrow, primarily for Robert Smigel's involvement. While this could throw schedules into chaos again, if I get another good morning tomorrow, things should get interesting. The Incredible Hulk is a must next week.

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Re: Early reviews of Kung Fu Panda

Fast Track (6-5)

Stone Soup - Shoe/Sock-eating Tree?

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El Goonish Shive (6-4)

Did 100 crunches today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Ok, For Real This Time . . .

A bit over four hours past Ideal Time; with two medical appointments, it's been a mess of a day.

For real this time, I'm making it to bed by ten, and waking up early tomorrow.

Google Groups is acting up, so I can't report on recent Usenet posts anyway . . .

Did 37 push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Blah, blah, 10, blah . . .

Another morning of hope, another morning I just couldn't get up, another late day . . .

Anyway, four and a half hours past Ideal time; at least I got the vote in, and finally managed to get the insurance papers into ASG. Oh well, on to 10, and a busy day tomorrow . . .

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Did 100 crunches today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Back to Square One; Aiming for 10 Again . . .

Five hours past Ideal Time (out of the shower by 8 AM), though it's still earlier than I expected considering my wake-up time today. I did finally get that appointment at the Valley Clinic for my ear infection, so at least that'll finally get looked at. Also realized I have a Verdugo Clinic appointment that day, so it'll be a bit of a full week . . .

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Re: OT: New in Houston area

Re: [OT] WinX Club

Re: Total Drama Island on Cartoon Network

Did 37 Push-ups today . . .

'Til next time . . .

Let's Keep It Quick!

This week could be a good week, or another recovery week; a lot of this depends on how much sleep I get tonight, hence how early I go to bed tonight. With that in mind, nice breakfast outside today, on this laundry day, where I caught up a little more on my Futurama DVD. On to the rest . . .

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Tokyopop and the "Manga Pilot Program"

Re: An anime con pet peeve of mine...

Re: Sinfest recent arc

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