urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin small and frail and plastic sans allin comique 2009-12-07T07:23:28Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:223492 2009-12-07T07:23:28Z 2009-12-07T07:23:28Z the weather changes<br />with the cold rolling in<br />a chill in the air<br />waiting for friends<br />who only come out<br />when the weather is foul<br />and the skies are dark<br />and the end is near<br /><br />this new chill<br />brings no company<br />just the sounds<br />of a beating heart<br />that breaks the hearts<br />of the heartless kind<br />and the skies are dark<br />and the end is near<br /><br />a cold damp night<br />with no company to keep<br />but sometimes empty streets<br />talk of empty dreams<br />and beat the heart<br />until everything is foul<br />and the skies are dark<br />and the end is near urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:223235 2009-11-30T18:09:36Z 2009-11-30T18:09:36Z he stole your plan to take over the world<br />took markers and crayon and made a mess<br />redrew all of your carefully plotted maps<br />but you wouldnt ask for anything less<br /><br />he bought and sold your name<br />paid in cash and silver and traded for gold<br />took everything you held close and dear<br />never even asking how he could be so bold<br /><br />he took you away from your family<br />from those who claimed to love you best<br />trained you to do things you never knew<br />never expecting you to do more than rest<br /><br />he took you life and all that could have been<br />and now you never want to go back<br />and now you know how good it can be<br />and now you see things are right<br />and now you taste the life<br />and now you feel the warmth<br /><br />[comments and criticisms desired as always. as with all of these. if you happen to see this and you are not tagged your comments are just as welcome. thank you drive thru.] urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:223204 2009-11-30T18:08:46Z 2009-11-30T18:08:46Z your cheap shots and lies<br />paying out to the spies<br />looking for something of size<br />that the world will despise<br /><br />the way you held my hand<br />as if you never wanted to let go<br />the echo of my own words<br />around and out and down with the flow<br /><br />little girly your time has come<br />little girly i have had enough<br />little girly this is the end<br />little girly just go away<br />little girly your time has come<br />little girly for you to glow away<br /><br />maybe he has the love you want<br />pretend he saves it all for you<br />tell yourself things will be different<br />even though you know its not true<br /><br />you know hell cheat and youll lie<br />the high life of living longing to die<br />private moments just to cry<br />knowing its pointless to care or try<br /><br />but thats what your love is<br />poison and pain<br />a kick in the head<br />a kick in the heart<br />so enjoy it girly<br />its the dream you longed for urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:222819 2009-11-30T18:07:24Z 2009-11-30T18:07:24Z it was fun while it lasted<br />and even the lasting was fun<br />the way things disappeared<br />completely faded with time<br />the sound of your voice<br />the echos in the head<br />the television music voices<br />muffled noise through thin walls<br />the way time healed old wounds<br />that never completely closed<br />never looking back<br />at things that never happened<br />and things no one wants to know<br />never again feeling the pains<br />that crowd an empty bed<br />closed eyes see no sad good byes<br />open cant believe what they see<br />you walking the same dirty grounds<br />from all those years ago<br />seeing how much has changed<br />how the pavement stained<br />keeping the dream alive<br />that faded years ago<br />another year wasted<br />on ten short seconds<br />lost in a parking lot<br />you dont know it<br />but you will never leave this place<br />no one seems to understand<br />least of all the two of us<br />this is why when i go<br />you will be going with me<br />buried in couple of piles<br />of unanswered questions urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:222487 2009-07-08T08:55:53Z 2009-07-08T08:55:53Z <strong>push and run</strong> <span style="font-size: smaller;">by allin khg</span><br /><br />forget for a moment how bad it hurts<br />to remember all those movements<br />going through the motion of moving on<br />laughs and cries and crashing emotions<br /><br />forget for a moment how bad it hurts<br />to remember how bad it really was<br />trying to convince yourself not to move on<br />as you sat home alone one more night<br /><br />forget about those harsh moments of hurt<br />your loving kids you get to love<br />a house a home filled with action motion<br />some one to increase your emotional income<br /><br />forget about those harsh moments of hurt<br />to remember a world you might share<br />see venus david mona lisa and the last supper<br />paris moscow hong kong or a moments together alone urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:222220 2009-07-03T06:31:28Z 2009-07-03T06:31:28Z tori amos - tear in your hand finally got this one cleared out and though it did not come out the way i expected (or per the norm wanted it) it is done. perhaps it will be replaced by something less annoying and sucky.<br /><br /><br />to know is to no<br /><br />she never explained it<br />it was something in my eyes<br />a fortified protected anger<br />hiding behind a smile that lies<br /><br />ive got my reasons<br />ive got my spin<br />ages and ages of dirty rages<br />to warm my skin<br /><br />she is haunted by the horrors<br />she knew she could never fix<br />broken and bent and stained<br />and ideas that never click<br /><br />ive got my rhymes<br />ive got my pen<br />scribbles filling dirty pages<br />to warn those kin<br /><br />she is softly amused<br />trying to get her point across<br />different but back to the same<br />no gains no known loss<br /><br />i dont have the time<br />i am not without sin<br />well dressed and dirty sages<br />to wear me thin urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:222205 2009-06-18T12:23:13Z 2009-06-18T12:23:13Z facet bounce<br /><br />a box of dirty words<br />from the little course eyed girl<br />a glass of dirty thoughts<br />each time she takes a twirl<br /><br />always said she would be something<br />someday<br />always said she was going places<br />someway<br /><br />now every turn i take<br />she is watching over me<br />watching and wanted<br />just one more corrupt memory<br /><br />she is using the medium for good<br />and the good for worse<br />and the bad for those nights<br />she just cant shake the curse<br /><br />dirty words about a box<br />from from the course eyed girl<br />a thought of dirty glasses<br />watching the melting ice swirl urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:221779 2009-05-19T06:37:14Z 2009-05-19T06:37:14Z Dye Trying Video Zine Submissions<br /><br />pasted and reposted from elsewhere.<br /><br />on the video zine thing this is your first assignment. if you are reading this i mean you.<br /><br />i am looking for a few possible bands to feature. good ones by my rules. unsigned is better but good is the main thing. so comment or mail me a link to further info and i will take a listen. if they actually seem to be trying then i will keep them on the list.<br /><br />i am not looking for any particular style but there are certain things that will get a band off the list of possibles immediately. listing the greatful dead or phish as an influence. being signed to a top level major. a lack of passion in the music. too large a collection of covers in the collection. sucking. trying harder to be cool that to rock.<br /><br />this doesnt mean plug your best friends band that deep down you know has no real potential. i want to get to the good stuff. i have passed up interviews before because i thought the band sucked and the current state of all things makes it even more feasible to do this.<br /><br />so lets see what youve got.<br /><br />----<br /><br />ok so there are some questions on what i am looking for in relations to the video zine thing. so i will try to pin it down. put simply i want interesting. fun. odd.<br />pretty. cool. whatever. just remember this is not a family show and will obviously not be rated.<br /><br />some examples are<br />emergency vehicles in action or transits<br />rants and tirades<br />things that are just plain weird/funny<br />shots in/out the window of plains and trains<br />stop motion animation<br />interesting stories stories<br />reviews of real items<br />band interviews<br />plastic bags<br />stuff blowing up<br />breaking news stories of fake events<br /><br />things will get pulled from everywhere.<br /><br />a couple of examples i will be doing are showing clips from some of my 8mm films refilmed with the camera. and a puppet show of sorts that may very well not get done. mike has been assigned the responsibility of joke telling and filtering. we are going to bring out the worst.<br /><br />if you can get the same thing from multiple angles that is great. i can splice it together.<br /><br />for band interviews the first question is what is the band who is in it what is the website and what have you got to say for yourself. any questions beyond that are up to you. the will be less editing if the is music to go after the interview bit (live shot or rule shot video (with a digital still camera or cameraphone or web cam).<br /><br /><br />still camera/cameraphone/web cam are the only real hard and fast rules. i could shoot with a nice camera and do the conversion but it would never get done and i want anyone to be able to submit to me. by setting this limit to everyone it puts everyone on the same playing field. but try to hold it steady if i get seasick watching it i might very well skip using it.<br /><br />if you are submitting a video more for the audio that is one it let me know and and i will try to put it with something fitting.<br /><br />on the reviews i say real items because i dont want reviews of websites, mp3s and such. it you want to do a review of an album it doesnt have to a new one but it does have to be by a band or artist that is still releasing new material. same goes for paper zines. really good format for stock soda and restaurant reviews. <br /><br />i had said that it would be annual but i am changing that to bi-annual with july 31 and nov 30 as the target release dates. deadline submission will be one month prior to that. uploads will begin a month after release. i would like for the content to be exclusive until after release at the least but...<br /><br />even though i am intending for this to be released real world only i will set up a youtube channel for the left overs and such. this will be used as a promotional tool and for showing bits that got cut. for instance if you send something that is 10 minutes long but i only use two i may upload it to there if it justifies it. cut scenes and gag reel type of thing.<br /><br />i will not encourage law breaking to get or make videos. if i let something through that shows you breaking the law it was your idea and as such you and only you are responsible for the consequences.<br /><br />when considering sending remember there will be two different aspects. there will be the feature segments and then the inbetweens. the inbetweens may very well end up feeling like blipverts by the time i get done so nothing is too short.<br /><br />when filming keep speed in mind. somewhere between icarly and fred is what i am aiming for. if a uhhhhh bit uhhhhh drags on it may uhhhhhh get cut. practice runs and reshoots are completely acceptable. or i may just edit out all the dead space which will just look silly. but by that same token some points are suppose to drag out.<br /><br /><br />-----<br /><br />Ultimately these need to be signed and kept on file by each person appearing but as production will happen in Oklahoma, and OK law accepts verbal contracts, these can be read aloud by identifiable people appearing in video. They must state legal name and date. So print it out and keep it with you. This will apply most specifically in interview situations. Those appearing must be over 18 or a printed copy signed by parent or guardian will mandatory. I really need to find a quick and dirty version that still covers all of the points.<br />------------------------------------------------<br /><br />I, the undersigned, hereby give permission to KHG and/or Dye Trying to videotape my voice, name, physical likeness, and appearance in connection with a production entitled and described as Dye Trying.<br /><br />I hereby assign and license to the KHG and/or Dye Trying any and all copyright or other literary rights that I may have in and to said production. I will receive no remuneration for my participation in this production.<br /><br />I hereby agree that KHG and/or Dye Trying and its assigns, agents, employees, licensors, and successors may, by any media whatsoever, produce, distribute, exhibit, broadcast, and promote scenes of me in connection with said production, and may sell or license the same for distribution, exhibition, or broadcast to any other person or entity and that KHG and/or Dye Trying may make reference to and use my name, voice, and likeness. I further agree that the KHG and/or Dye Trying may edit scenes and my appearance in the production, and may use or authorize others to use such scenes in other formats. I waive all personal or proprietary rights with respect to the production.<br /><br />Print Name: ___________________________<br /><br />Signature: ___________________________<br /><br />Date: ________________________ urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:221488 2009-05-12T12:38:31Z 2009-05-12T12:38:31Z holly cole - make it go away ive made this joke around the house but i really do see it as a real concept. since survivor jumped the shark a long time ago why not make the show matter before it gets canceled. imagine if you will survivor nyc. the rules would have to be altered for the environment but in the end it would be a viable excuse to bring attention to the homeless situation. lets see how long some of them can stand living in an alley with the constant threat of attack and constant noise. or for that matter why not use real homeless people as the participants thus giving some of them a chance to get out of the hole they are in. doesnt have to be nyc. any major city will do and it will be a whole lot better then that stupid ass mtv show ever was.<br /><br />in other new...i am dying at how stupid octamom and her lawyers are. she gonna get rich. shes going to get fame. shes going to get fined up the ass for breaking californias very strict child labor laws concerning filming. you think she might have considered that part ahead of time. how much padding can you put around 20 minutes of filming a day? like she hadnt already proved she was a complete psycho idiot already. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:221280 2009-05-12T05:13:14Z 2009-05-12T05:13:14Z replacements - here comes a regular so i have been shipping out these ebay things and one thing is really funny. spending so much time at the post office makes me miss doing zine ca-rap. so i suppose it is time to get the ducks in a row and start ducking logic and make it happen. but i think i am going to have to go public with it more so than i have. probably on that evil evil site. no the other one - myspace.<br /><br /><br /><b><i>scap for parts</i></b><br /><br />set the meters and taped over the masters<br />no more time to leave it to chance<br />times running short and the machinces clatter<br />no more time for tirades and rants<br /><br />and it all goes away<br />and it all comes back<br />and it all disappears<br />into the stack<br /><br />face down in the dirt<br />looking for diamonds in the rough<br />knee deep in mud sweat and fears<br />take another break another drink another puff urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:220932 2009-05-08T04:59:10Z 2009-05-08T04:59:10Z facebook is interesting but its killing my mind and time urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:220751 2009-05-07T16:36:03Z 2009-05-07T16:36:03Z Currently confirmed guests for Trek Expo 2009 have been announced and are listed below. So now would be the time to hop over to <b><a href="http://www.trekexpo.net/" target="_blank">trekexpo.net</a></b> and get your tickets. While you are at it make sure you keep <b>June 26-28, 2009</b> open so that you can attend. <b>Leonard Nimoy (Saturday Only)</b><br> <a href="http://www.leonardnimoyphotography.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000559/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Avery Brooks (Sunday Only)</b><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000984/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Brooks" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Marina Sirtis</b><br> <a href="http://www.marinasirtis.tv/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000642/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Sirtis" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>John de Lancie (Saturday & Sunday)</b><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209496/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Lancie" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Cirroc Lofton</b><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517467/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirroc_Lofton" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Garrett Wang</b><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910897/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Wang" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Anthony Montgomery</b><br> <a href="http://www.anthony-montgomery.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/atmusic5" target="_blank">Myspace</a> - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0599719/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Montgomery" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Corin Nemec</b><br> <a href="http://www.oursites.org/corinnemec/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005269/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corin_Nemec" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Mira Furlan</b><br> <a href="http://www.mirafurlan.net/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001245/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Furlan" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Bobby Clark</b><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0163710/" target="_blank">IMDB</a><br> <br> <b>Luciana Carro</b><br> <a href="http://www.lucianacarro.tv/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1382781/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciana_Carro" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Phil Morris</b><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606862/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Morris_&lt;/b&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;actor)" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Chase Masterson</b><br> <a href="http://www.chasemasterson.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135895/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Masterson" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Herb Jefferson Jr.</b><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420170/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Jefferson,_Jr." target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Robin Wayne Bailey</b><br> <a href="http://www.robinwaynebailey.net/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/robinwaynebailey" target="_blank">Myspace</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Wayne_Bailey" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Keith Birdsong</b><br> <a href="http://www.starbase21ok.com/keith_birdsong.htm" target="_blank">Starbase21 Site</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Birdsong" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>R. A. Jones</b><br> <a href="http://www.starbase21ok.com/RAJONES.htm" target="_blank">Starbase21Site</a><br> <br> <b>Michael Vance</b><br> <a href="http://www.starbase21ok.com/michael__vance.htm" target="_blank">Starbase21 Site</a><br> <br> <b>Selina Rosen</b><br> <a href="http://www.selinarosen.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a><br> <br> <b>Dayton Ward</b><br> <a href="http://www.daytonward.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/daytonward" target="_blank">Myspace</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Ward" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> <b>Kevin Dilmore</b><br> <a href="http://home.roadrunner.com/~daytonward/dwkevin.htm" target="_blank">Official Site</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Dilmore" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br> <br> Additional information will be posted as it becomes available<br><br> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:220581 2009-05-07T07:37:22Z 2009-05-07T07:37:22Z Cure - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep <b>spirited filings</b><br /><br />haunted by voices<br />that still ring on<br />carrying stories<br />of days long gone<br /><br />haunted by vices<br />that filled my past<br />harboring pains<br />that will be the last<br /><br />haunted by ghosts<br />that walk the floor<br />carrying on such<br />still wanting more<br /><br />hunted by ghosts<br />that are not there<br />right now urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:220375 2009-03-02T07:23:01Z 2009-03-02T07:23:01Z todays book acquisitions totaling $4.50. i love me some reference books<br />paperbacks<br />Travels In Alaska by John Muir first printing 1979 edition<br />Stephens: A Story of Educational Innovation by John C. Crighton first edition 1970<br />Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot [Drawing By Edward Gorey] 1982<br />Air Force Manual 64-5 Search And Rescue Survival by Department Of The Air Force 1962 with 1967 addendum<br />Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers - Western Region by Richard Spellenberg et al Eleventh printing 1992<br />hardbacks<br />Better Homes And Gardens Handyman's Book (Ring Bound) first edition 1951 with numerous additions urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:219997 2009-01-25T13:49:01Z 2009-01-25T13:49:01Z go <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snark_(punctuation)" target="this">read this</a></b> right now. ill wait....man you read slow...forget what you were doing?...i think this is an idea thats time has finally come. with so much of communication being text based and such and so many miscomunications because of not knowing how to read the sentence i think we really do need a snark mark. get some of the cell providers to promote it in a few commercials. sell a few t-shirts. make keyboards that have it in as a standard. etc etc.<br /><br />and while we are at it can we dithch the qwerty keyboard. please. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:219903 2009-01-16T09:44:40Z 2009-01-16T09:44:40Z Kirsty MacColl - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby <b>hollowed sold</b><br />never let em see you sweat<br />never let em see you regrets<br />never let em see all the things<br />you can never seem to forget<br /><br />all the places youve been<br />that you never wanted to know<br />all the open wounds<br />letting the agony flow<br />all the days getting ready<br />just to make the next show<br /><br />never let em see your best<br />never let em put you to the test<br />never let em know about<br />the ideas that never let you rest<br /><br />more scars on top of more scars<br />the damage has been done<br />yet you never want to tell<br />who lost and who was the one<br />let them think they know<br />while they make thier fun urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:219540 2009-01-16T07:31:18Z 2009-01-16T07:31:18Z Winamp *** 272. - - Ðàçâåäêà reason #666 that itunes sux0rs:<br />first let me say that i dont use it that often so this was all new to me. i decided i would add my audio files to my library just for ease of use. i specifically did not choose to consolidate library. but it did any way. renaming files from folder\artist - album - track - title to folder\artist\album\track title. not even track - title. then i had some duplicated into special folders for special resons and it fucking moved those. to top it off almost every folder has a folder in it that is called unknown album. there are all kinds of problems with software doing this. and i wouldnt mind so much if it were not done to 22000 files. yes 22000. of those was a nice pretty stack of cds i had just encoded and i was all happy and shit because some of them got tags that i never even expected to. then crapple had to ruin my good mood. ok so it was nice enough to tell me it was going to convert wma files for me which i told to not do. you know how much work this is going to take to recover from even with the help of software?<br /><br />fuckers.<br /><br />and i just found out that i have to order a sound card because my onboard audio is not capable of certain simple and basic features that i need for assembling certian things. things that will become very important once i take that final step back into zineville. and it is coming now that i have figured out how its going to be done. i have to figure a few things out first and make sure it is all going to go together the way i want it. then i have to find people to help. but first i need my soundcard to get here. just dont think the whole zine thing is going to happen that soon or in a standard manner. and i have to come up with a name.<br /><br />more than likely i will use the short form of dye trying (long form: die laughing or die trying...and believe me you are very trying). but that idea is years old and reserved for a special thing so it might only be used for a part within. then i can use some thing cool like kelvin helical genlock. ok maybe not that cool but lets pretend anyway. something stupid and goofy that pokes at the khg thing. then i become rich and famous and make a million pounds. pounds are worth more. never mind the fact that there is no money in zineville. i am thinking a summer release of the first issue. but it requires a whole lot happing first. like me getting off my ass. some of you people helping me. other people helping. getting the right tools and packaging and figuring out if its going to be annual or what. i am not going to let it ru(i)n my life again. can we do it? uh i think so. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:219235 2009-01-12T06:55:34Z 2009-01-12T06:56:33Z stranglers - strange little girl <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/109225078/"><img src="http://th04.deviantart.com/fs40/150/i/2009/011/e/4/closed_by_empallin.jpg" alt="closed" /><br /><br /></a><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/109225218/"><img src="http://th08.deviantart.com/fs40/150/i/2009/011/0/0/all_rocked_out_by_empallin.jpg" alt="all rocked out" /></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:219016 2009-01-08T07:28:46Z 2009-01-08T07:28:46Z <table width="350" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" style="color:black; font-size: 14pt;"> <strong>You Are Profoundly Disturbing</strong> </font></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <center><img src="http://www.blogthingsimages.com/areyoudisturbinglyprofoundquiz/disturbing.png" height="100" width="100"></center> <font color="#000000"> You're weird, freaky, and maybe even a little psycho.<br /> You aren't just attracted to darkness - you thrive in it.<br /> Your interests are downright creepy, and you may even lack normal human empathy.<br /> While there's no harm in enjoying the macabre, remember to keep your vilest thoughts to yourself! </font></td></tr></table> <div align="center"><b><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/areyoudisturbinglyprofoundquiz/">Are You Disturbingly Profound or Profoundly Disturbing?</a></b></div> <br /><br /> <table width="350" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" style="color:black; font-size: 14pt;"> <strong>You Are 84% Misanthropic</strong> </font></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <center><img src="http://www.blogthingsimages.com/howmisanthropicareyouquiz/misanthropic-5.jpg" height="100" width="100"></center> <font color="#000000"> You are misanthropic to the point of being scary. In your view, people are a disease.<br /> You may want to lighten up a little - before you become a super villain! </font></td></tr></table> <div align="center"><b><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/howmisanthropicareyouquiz/">How Misanthropic Are You?</a></b></div> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:218799 2009-01-06T19:17:25Z 2009-01-06T19:17:25Z love button - track 87 <a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/"><br /><img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/d/4;10751;128/st/20010505/e/this+lj+ship+set+sail/k/55f8/blk-event.png"></a><br /><br />so last night after doing sloppy work on the shower/bathroom redo phase I i made a verbal mistake that i should have known better. from the mouth of allin..."i suck at caulk" and the response i got was "im not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing." so so very bad. stuck my foot in it and twisted. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:218485 2009-01-03T11:16:40Z 2009-01-03T11:16:40Z cake - never there i am still working on this whole hdd love thang but it finally got all[?] 22000 of my mp3s in one place. and i still have 82 gigs free on that partition. out of 200. for now. with another drive to pull. so far that means that most of the candyass execution stuff has reappered. some of you may have heard this a long long time ago but lets go again. yeah the intro goes on way too long but it has to be. just sit through it until it switches.&nbsp; this is what happens when i get the time and the tools and a bad idea. this one is an off pattern mash up using very known sounds. mc 900 foot jesus vs beavis and butthead vs negativland vs wham. cage match.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/41265166/Candyass_Execution_-_If_Beavis_Only_Had_The_Playboy_Channel.mp3.html" target="_blank">Candyass Execution - If Beavis Only Had The Playboy Channel.mp3</a></b><br /><br />someday i will get the pedestrian landfill stuff up. someday i suppose. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:218367 2008-12-23T18:33:59Z 2008-12-23T18:33:59Z Dec. 23, 2008<br /><br />Allard Beutel<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />allard.beutel@nasa.gov<br /><br />MEDIA ADVISORY: 32-08<br /><br />SANTA INVITED TO EXPLORE NASA'S MOON AND MARS PROGRESS<br /><br />CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - When Santa Claus makes his routine pit stop at<br />NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on Christmas<br />Eve, he may do a bit more than chow down on milk and cookies. In the<br />next few decades, humans could be living, working and playing on the<br />moon, including millions of good little boys and girls counting on<br />Santa to put presents under their trees, no matter where those trees<br />are. So this year, Kennedy is inviting Santa to check out the<br />progress being made with the agency's Constellation Program.<br /><br />After Santa and his reindeer-propelled sleigh glide to a stop on the<br />15,000-foot-long shuttle runway, he can head over to Launch Pad 39B<br />where modifications are being made for the Ares I-X rocket test<br />flight targeted to launch in July 2009. Workers are using the<br />Manitowoc 21000 model crane, which extends 640 feet off the ground,<br />to lift the lightning protection system's three 600-foot-tall steel<br />and fiberglass towers. Word has it Santa's elves began constructing a<br />similar launch pad and lightning protection system at the North Pole<br />last year in preparation for Santa's sojourns to the stars.<br /><br />Santa also has the option to check out the new Ares I-X firing room,<br />which is fairly empty in comparison to space shuttle firing rooms. It<br />takes more than 200 controllers to launch a space shuttle, whereas<br />Ares calls for about 100. The firing room also has the capability to<br />go paperless. Shuttle controllers can have up to 6,000 procedure<br />documents at their consoles, but the new system will provide all<br />necessary documents online.<br /><br />Next, Santa can swing by the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, to<br />look at the first pieces of Ares I-X hardware. The test flight<br />rocket's upper-stage simulator, consisting of 11 cylinders that look<br />like enormous tuna cans, will help engineers prepare NASA's next<br />generation human spacecraft launch system for space travel. Rumor has<br />it elves are looking to have a similar system like the Ares I and<br />will call Santa's fleet, "Jingle Bell Rockets."<br /><br />Santa's last stop would be Kennedy's Parachute Refurbishment Facility<br />where workers are manufacturing and packing Ares parachutes. The<br />drogue parachute that will gently slow the descent of the spent Ares<br />I-X first-stage motor has faired well during testing at the U.S.<br />Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.<br /><br />Santa reportedly requested a mock-up moonsuit from NASA's Johnson<br />Space Center in Houston. The new red suit is expected to support a<br />week's worth of moonwalks. Santa may only need to wear it one night a<br />year, unless of course he relocates his workshop to the north pole of<br />the moon, Mars or beyond.<br /><br />For more information about NASA's return to the moon, Mars and beyond,<br />visit:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/topics/moonmars">http://www.nasa.gov/topics/moonmars</a><br /><br />For more information on NASA's Constellation Program, visit:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/constellation">http://www.nasa.gov/constellation</a><br /><br />For more information on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy">http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:217966 2008-12-23T18:05:28Z 2008-12-23T18:05:28Z waitresses - christmas wrapping my mother and i tore apart my care and replaced the valve cover gasket. now my car doesnt go. its fixable but after sitting beside the highway in 20* weather i just really want to deal with it for a while. or anything else for that matter. it was bad enough that i had to order the gasket off ebay to get a descent price and get it in time. when i called around about it i was told 5-10 business days at $40-$60 plus freight. so i got one off ebay for $21. not the prefered method for getting car parts but apparently when you drive a daewoo (or have one parked in your driveway) you dont really have a whole lot of options. i still need to do the plugs and wires since when i pulled the wires (all of them. at. the. same. time. has to be done to do this job.) the boots on them were nice little depth guages for the oils pooled there. normally i would just go out and get them but lets just pretend for a minute that i can do that with any part for my car. @!@!@!@XXX###XXX!@!@!@!@. at least i got the vacuum leak on the pandys car fixed before doing this. and by leak i mean the hose was pretty much completely shot to shit. so now i have a paper weight of sorts. estimates on repair are $30 to $3000. a couple of oil changes might fix it. or it might mean a complete engine rebuild.<br /><br />since i was already pissed off and frustrated to the nth degree i decided that to get my mind off of it i would work on cloning my primary hard drive. cloning a partitioned 200g hard drive to a 500g sata drive connected via usb cable. oh and lets not forget that that not all of the partitions are of the same file system. of course i was trying to do the impossible and do it while actually using the drive. just like taking a picture of a moving object. that didnt work. then i had to try several different pieces of software to find one that would do the job. hours and hours of entertainment. i also had a very real fear of running out of drive letters while doing this. and doing this took me all the way to v:. i still havent gotten the nerve to swap the drives out and do the full test. at which time i also have to put in my new burner. this whole project has been waiting for attention since june so i think it can wait a few days to be completed.<br /><br />now would probably be a good time for breaking rocks for my rock garden. hella good stress reliever and layer one is pretty close to conpletion. if i can get this phase done before winter really sets it will be all nice and ready for the top pretty layer when spring rolls around. its actually looking like it will be a pretty nice thing. never mind the fact that i am doing my damnedest to not use cement or sandstone for any of it. there is sandstone there now but it will be removed when the real rocks get moved it. other than the birdbath the only cement should be the chunch from love canal. this is not a flowering rock garden. its just a bunch of rocks. with the centerpiece will be a meteorite...that i have yet to acquire.<br /><br />remember this: winter solstice is the reason for the season. so while you are killing animals and family members in order practice these oddball holiday traditions keep in mind that no matter how bad it seems it really could be much worse. and it will be. merry god damned xmess. now lets go watch <i>god</i>zilla vs mithra. it will be fun<br /><br />now i guess i will head off to the mall to start my holiday shopping. im crazy not stupid. i havent been to a mall since october or so. dont plan to adjust that now.<br /><br />evergreens sparkling snow get this winter over with urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:217419 2008-12-23T06:04:09Z 2008-12-23T06:06:45Z <div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/empallin/3130343806/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3130343806_531082257e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/empallin/3130343806/">as is 1 front cover - color</a></span></div>As Is #1 front cover scanned from originals. for true feel print out in black and white. circa 1986. 8.5 x 5.5 and no margins or gutters to speak of. and photocopiers are not known for doing full bleeds.<br /><br />omf"b" these sux0rs so bad. at least things did get a little better (thanks to all) but considering the ages knowledge and tools available at the time...nope it still sucks goat ass.<br clear="all" /><br /><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/empallin/3129513987/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/3129513987_2c0a54f427_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/empallin/3129513987/">as is 2 front cover - color</a></span></div><br clear="all" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:empallin:217108 2008-12-15T20:17:54Z 2008-12-15T20:17:54Z <b>rippers fine post</b><br />it was never wrong<br />but it was never all right<br />chances taken<br />with offers refused<br />hand in hand<br />in a quite pace<br />screams for attention<br />come as the faintest sound<br />we all know their story<br />and all too well<br />times were wrong<br />and time ended the fight<br />fears were taken<br />by emotions bemused<br />stand the stand<br />to know thaty face<br />never ask or answer<br />of the others around<br />it will be worth a fortune<br />when it time to sell<br />---------------------------------<br /><b>pair of eyes lost</b><br />they will only see<br />the places in the beginning<br />are the same ones<br />the were there for the ending<br />the same places<br />the same buildings<br />the same towns<br />the same people<br />the same trains<br />the same sounds<br />they will never see<br />all the cut and crossed wires<br />are the same ones<br />that helped put out the fire<br />a different year<br />a different state<br />a different kind of pain