October 2008

#32

Submitted by domesticat on 11 October 2008 - 9:55am

So far, I've hit 31 of 50 states.  A nice, pictorial demonstration of where life has taken me:

Where I've been
['Where i've been' on flickr]

Now let's step back ten months, to a very memorable conversation in Vancouver:

"Amy, we have not seen you in about five years."
(Pause.)

"We live IN HAWAII."
(Longer pause.)

"WE HAVE A GUEST ROOM."
(A pause with a very direct stare.)

"Do you understand me?"
(Followed by a very impish grin.)

Shortly after coming home, I said to Jeff, "I think we should go to Hawaii for our birthdays this year."

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molasses promise

Submitted by domesticat on 14 October 2008 - 8:20am

I am loving HBO's show Trueblood if for no other reason than the music. Jeff and I have been having fun with the opening and closing music for each episode. Somewhere around the chorus, the closing song for this week's episode made me turn to Jeff and say, "It sounds like Fleetwood Mac meets dirty south."

This week's closing song, for the curious, is Rusty Truck's "Cold Ground." [buy it here on amazon] The chorus is certainly trying to channel Buckingham/Nicks with a nice sloppy side of slide guitar. (I have it on REALLY loud right now to cover a malfunctioning fan in our office.)

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Hawaii twitterlog for Friday, October 17, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 18 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

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Hawaii twitterlog for Saturday, October 18, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 19 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

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Hawaii twitterlog for Sunday, October 19, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 20 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

  • 11:02 AM HT: So far today we have eaten pancakes and strawberry papaya, then decided we probably won't do much else today. *yawnstretch*
  • 12:23 PM HT: Winery visit complete. Hawaii mead! Now laziness during afternoon drizzle. We've all picked books and quiet, comfy spaces to read.
  • 2:12 PM HT: Some Hawaii photos are up at http://ping.fm/O8Azx
  • 4:29 PM HT: Just FYI for those hating us for being in Hawaii: the altitude at @canspice's house is enough that we just lit a fire against the chill.

Hawaii twitterlog for Monday, October 20, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 21 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

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Hawaii twitterlog for Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 22 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

  • 10:43 AM HT: sunscreened up and heading to Kilauea. Yeah, the volcano. If it goes boom today, get @wendyqualls to open up the house -- and our bar.
  • 1:38 PM HT: Lunch acquired. Back to Kilauea. Hot steamy lava goodness.
  • 1:45 PM HT: PT Cruiser: the official tourist car of Hawaii! (We just passed four in a row.)
  • 3:46 PM HT: Just left Mauna Loa access road. Went up 7k feet to shoot in a gorgeous koa forest.
  • 3:47 PM HT: Kilauea stunning, even with views severely limited due to rain + vog.
  • 5:45 PM HT: Time to find out if they'll serve me food that is actually Thai hot.

Hawaii twitterlog for Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 23 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

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Ascension?

Submitted by domesticat on 23 October 2008 - 2:24pm

I've mentioned this off and on, but today is the day!  In a few hours, we'll pick up the giant 4x4 needed to ascend to the summit of Mauna Kea.

Call this the 'before' photo:

Where I'll be tonight
[Original: 'Where I'll be tonight' on flickr]

For those of you totally geeking out on this harebrained scheme, a map of the telescopes at the summit and a map of where all this goodness is on the Big Island, anyway.  Both are from the Mauna Kea Weather Center.

What we're expecting:

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Hawaii twitterlog for Thursday, October 23, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 24 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

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Hawaii twitterlog for Friday, October 24, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 25 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

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Hawaii twitterlog for Saturday, October 25, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 26 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

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Hawaii twitterlog for Sunday, October 26, 2008

Submitted by domesticat on 27 October 2008 - 5:45am

Jeff and I are in Hawaii visiting Brad and Alice for our birthdays. Here's what I've been up to:

  • 3:25 AM HT: Landing VERY late in LAX. Probably will not make flight #2. Preparing to sprint off plane. @jmcclure may eat anyone in his way.
  • 3:45 AM HT: Made Dallas plane. Total layover 3 min. Doubt bags will make it. Their fault, their problem to fix.
  • 6:43 AM HT: Welcome to Dallas. Five timezone leap complete. Time to kill an hour and then get on the plane that takes us home. We have cats to pet!
  • 7:27 AM HT: Hanging out at gate, slurping electrons while @jmcclure hunts and kills breakfast/lunch/ whatever this meal is. (Timezone confusion!)
  • 11:38 AM HT: HOME. Still shocked our bags arrived with us.

Madison County ballot for 2009 election year

Submitted by domesticat on 27 October 2008 - 2:06pm

For those of my friends living in Madison County, Alabama, the Madison County Circuit Clerk's office has made the 2009 sample ballot available in PDF format.  Get it, study it, do your research on the minor races and cast an informed vote.

For those friends NOT living in Alabama, I'd encourage you to take a look at the amendments proposed on the ballot to understand why we rage about the sheer unbridled awfulness of Alabama's state constitution.  It is, in a word, embarrassing.  Wikipedia:

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How to tell your code is a hack

Submitted by domesticat on 29 October 2008 - 10:07am

A sign that, perhaps, that your coding isn't going the way you hoped:

# This can only be described as a godawful, vomitous,
# appalling hack. I hang my head in shame. But it really
# does look like I can't just pull events for a single
# 24-hour day, but instead have to resort to godless
# ugliness such as this. To whoever reads this after
# me: you have my abject apologies. Hope you never
# have to modify this mess.

As election night draws near

Submitted by domesticat on 31 October 2008 - 9:06pm

One of my favorite entries on this site is the 2001 entry, Southern political girl.  It has remained one of my favorite tidbits I've ever posted on my site, and every election cycle brings it back to memory.  I have always liked it for its remembrance of the collision of national politics with everyday life; how I saw that particular election from a viewpoint that was different from most of my fellow citizens.

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