Missing the old Citadel days? Wish you could play L.O.R.D. again? Look no further than Goldengate BBS (the link is a telnet link)

Download NetTerm if you don't already have a good Telnet client. (Don't use the one that comes with Windows, it's no good for this BBS, things get screwed up in the command line.)

Login, make an account, hit ENTER until you see a menu that says "Doors Menu," hit D to go to the door games, and then take your pick of L.O.R.D. games! I'm Voo in the first two games. Write me some mail and say hi if you play!

So Nick found this picture online...




And it inspired me to make the following picture in Photoshop...

Donate To Planned Parenthood In Sarah Palin's Name

A brilliant idea for $10, or even $5. Instead of (in addition to?) us all sending around more emails about how horrible she is, let's all make donations to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin's name.

And here's the best part: when you make a donation to PP in her name, they'll send her a card telling her that a donation has been made in her honor. How perfect is THAT?

Here's the link to the Planned Parenthood website:
https://secure.ga0.org/02/pp10000_inhonor

-DON'T fill out the first donation page that comes up.
-CLICK on the HONORARY OR MEMORIAL DONATIONS LINK on the left side menu.

You'll need to fill in your name and address on the right side for billing info. Then you'll need to fill in the address to let PP know where to send the "in Sarah Palin's honor" card. (On the left, first you put in her first and last name, then you put in her first and last name again with the address where it says "Send acknowledgments to" )

I suggest you use the address for the McCain campaign headquarters:

(McCain for President)
1235 S. Clark Street, 1st Floor
Arlington, VA 22202

Forward this on to every woman you know. Hell, forward it to every man you know who wants to stick it to Palin *and support a good cause. Let's FLOOD that office with Planned Parenthood thank-you cards!!

So I got this email in my inbox today...

Hi dejavoo,

We at NowPublic are working on coverage of David Tennant as the next Hamlet,
and we found your amazing photo on Flickr. It would be a great addition to our story.
If you would like to contribute it to us, please click on the link below. We would very much
appreciate its use, with proper credit to you of course.

You are also welcome to add to the story in the comments field, all accessible
through the link below. If you run into any problems,
feel free to contact me at rpshen@nowpublic.com.

Sincerely,
Ruoping

So now I'm thinking...WHAT picture of David Tennent? I mean, I have a signed photograph of him dressed as the Doctor that I bought at CONvergence, but I don't have that up on Flickr. So what the fuck?

So I followed the link they provided and discovered that the picture they were referring to was this picture.



You know, that picture I took of ethel dressed as David Tennent.

I think that officially makes her costume a *huge fucking success. Kudos!

( Update! )

I'm selling my iPod Nano because I don't need it now that I have an iPhone and an FM transmitting dock. Anyone interested in an iPod Nano? It's an 8GB Black 3rd Generation (the little squat ones that play video as well as audio).

It's a nifty little thing and it served me quite well. I'm selling it along with an iTrip FM transmitter, clear plastic case, earbuds, USB charger, and car charger. All that in one package, bidding starts at $100, Buy It Now for $180. Tell your friends!

Please? I need to defray the cost of...my new iPhone. *sheepish*

I'm selling my old cell phone, Bluetooth headset, headset USB charger, phone USB charger, phone car charger, and 2 wall chargers on eBay. Bidding starts at $35, BuyItNow for $85. Check it out if you're interested! Tell your friends!

It's a sweet little phone and it's practically brand new. I only had it for 3 months or so. Comes with the manual and the original packaging. A total bargain.

433 hosting Match Game.


My pictures from CONvergence 2008.

If so, you should add me to your follow list or whatever the fuck. Username=Voo.

More info to follow about a blog I'm starting up. I don't want to debut it until it's got a little more content.

If you haven't seen this yet, you just GOTTA watch it.




"The shiny guy always worries."

Autism Group Demands Apology From CBS
Feb 18, 9:58 AM (ET)

NEW YORK (AP) - A national autism group is demanding an apology from CBS over a disparaging remark a contestant on the reality show "Big Brother" made about people with the disorder.

John Gilmore, executive director of Autism United, says his group has been trying to speak with CBS executives since the show aired last Tuesday.

On the show, a contestant named Adam, who said he works for an autism foundation, said he would spend his winnings on a hair salon for people with developmental disabilities "so retards can get it together and get their hair done." The Web site for the show describes him as a 29-year-old public relations manager from Del Ray Beach, Fla.

His remark shocked his partner, Sheila, who replied, "Don't call them that."

Adam responded by saying, "Disabled kids. I can call them whatever I want. I work with them all day, OK?"

A call to CBS was not immediately returned.

I'm no longer mollysaurus, I'm voolala. I don't think you have to make any actual changes; it should make all the changes for you. I just decided I wanted it to be a Voo-name instead of a Molly-name.

Carry on.

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The Not-So-Fine Print: Popular Drugs, Ominous Labels Score: 100% (10 out of 10)

I love this picture.

If you can think of someone who this describes, feel free to post it in their journal as a comment.

So I got robbed last night. My car was broken into and my GPS navigator was stolen.

I was on a delivery. It was about 10:15-10:30pm. I was at 918 22nd St. E, which is basically a block east of Chicago and 22nd. There's an apartment building there; that was my destination. The guy made me come up to his apartment (usually people come down to the door), so I had to leave my car out of sight.

As I was waiting for the elevator, a man said to me, "You'd better go check on your car, there's a bunch of bad guys hanging around it." I thanked him and turned to go out and check on my car. Just then, my customer leaned out over his little hallway balcony rail and started hollering at me to come back and bring him his "goddamned pizza." I shouted that I had to check on my car and he threatened to call the store, so I balked and came up to his fourth floor apartment.

HE TOOK FOREVER TO SIGN THE SLIP. Finally, I run to the elevators and hit the button. 3 fucking minutes later and the elevator hasn't arrived. So I bolt for the stairs, race down to the first floor...and encounter a locked door. I run back up to 2 and hit the elevator button. After waiting another 2 full minutes, I contemplate jumping the 10 feet down into the lobby, but decide I can't because I'm carrying another delivery in my bag.

Finally the elevator comes, it slowly takes me down to the first floor, and I run like hell out to my car only to find my passenger side window GONE and my GPS gone, too.

The window was completely shattered. There were mountains of glass on the passenger seat, glass all over the driver seat (on top of which sat a 1 ft. diameter chunk of cement), glass on the floors and up by the windshield and in the back seat and on the back floor. My passenger side mirror is cracked and spiderwebbed, too.

They didn't take my iPod or my stereo; they must have expected me back at any minute. The guy who witnessed the whole thing said that these two black guys circled my car a few times, then started peering in the windows. He yelled at them to get the fuck away from my car, and they ran across the street. They came back and threw something at my car, at which point the guy yelled at them again and threatened to call the cops (why he didn't, I do not know, but whatever). The two guys ran across the street again, then came back AGAIN and threw something at my car, then reached inside through the window and took off.

After sobbing hysterically on the phone to Nick and then my boss, I called the cops and filed a report. I have the serial number of the GPS and I've reported it stolen with Garmin, the manufacturer, so if anyone tries to register it or get software downloaded for it, they will let me know. If someone's dumb enough to send it in to them for service, they keep it and return it to me. My insurance company tells me the window will cost around $185 to fix, so they won't pay for it because I have a $500 deductible. They do not cover the GPS system because it wasn't embedded in the car.

Oh, did I mention that the reason I was at that apartment (which is in our No-Go-After-10pm Zone) is because my coworker Dooley came back with the delivery after attempting it around 9:45, saying that he couldn't deliver it because he couldn't find the apartment building? And because he was supposed to be going home at 10, I decided to be nice and take the run for him? Oh, and it's important to note that he asked me to take the run, I didn't offer.

Why is it important? Because after I got robbed, Timbre and Chuck told me that Dooley said to them (while I was gone) that the real reason he didn't make the delivery was that he saw a gang of guys hanging out across the street and he didn't feel safe leaving his car.

Yeah. Fucking yeah.

So, instead, he asks me to take the delivery, knowing that that means I'm going in the No-Go Zone after 10 pm, knowing that there was a gang of guys hanging around and that it might not be safe, and knowing that I would have to go up into the apartment building (this guy's a regular, he always makes you come up). AND HE DIDN'T EVEN WARN ME.

I'm livid. I'm complaining to my manager about it, and I'm confronting him next time I see him. What a shitty, shitty thing to do to someone.

So that was my fantastic night last night.

Oh, and did I mention that I also hit a pillar in my parking garage on my way out to work? Dented my front bumper all to shit. Banner day. Banner fucking day.

I finally finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this morning.

( Spoilers Ahoy! )

(Apologies to those who have had to read about this three or four times...I had to cover all my internet bases. Heh.)

On Friday night, Nick surprised me by getting down on one knee and asking me to marry him. Right before I had to go to work, too! I said yes, we smooched, the dog went berserk (he doesn't much appreciate it when we kiss and hug) and we became Officially Engaged.

The date is set for 12/06/2008! We'll be having a party around that time for all of our friends to come and celebrate our wedding. (We're trying to keep the ceremony and reception pretty small.) When it gets closer to the time, we'll let you know the details.

So yeah, engaged!

Oh, here's a picture of my ring:


It's a vintage ring, 1960s. Star sapphire with tiny diamonds on the petals.

I hadn't before seen this poster for Pan's Labyrinth. I like it.

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http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/lifehacker-code-better-gmail-firefox-extension-251923.php

Excellent FireFox extension for Gmail enhancement. Gives you the "SuperClean" skin which makes Gmail look fucking sweet. Has all kinds of little widgets and options you can change.