Painted Lips, Dirty Knees

O, Nostalgia

2008-11-03T09:50:02Z

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!

Heh heh heh...

2008-11-03T03:34:38Z

So Nick found this picture online...

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

Hate Sarah Palin But Are Unable To Really Stick It To Her?

2008-09-27T18:19:05Z

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!!

Ethel, Girl, You Make For One Hot Man

2008-08-10T05:51:42Z

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!

Okay, so clicking on the link took me to NowPublic.com, and said that they wanted to use my photo in this story. So, the picture of Laurie is just going to be slid in among the other 100+ photos attached to the story...the rest of which just happen to *actually be of David Tennent. Hell, by the time you click on the link, her picture might already be the #1 shot featured in the story.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Oh, Also...Did You Need An iPod Nano?

2008-07-21T06:46:29Z

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*

Need A New Phone? Are You With Sprint?

2008-07-21T02:26:51Z

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.

CONvergence CONtinues

2008-07-09T02:49:01Z

433 hosting Match Game.

My pictures from CONvergence 2008.

Register To Vote If You Haven't Yet!

2008-07-03T07:12:27Z

Does Anyone Use Twitter?

2008-06-21T13:03:51Z

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.

Star Wars IV: A New Hope -- According To A 3-Year-Old

2008-02-27T18:38:50Z

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

"The shiny guy always worries."

I Hope This Douchefucker Loses His Job.

2008-02-18T15:17:06Z

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.

Changed My Journal's User Name

2007-09-22T17:21:02Z

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.

from jodi.... guess I know my side effects

2007-09-11T20:26:43Z

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The Not-So-Fine Print: Popular Drugs, Ominous Labels

Score: 100% (10 out of 10)

Me and My Brother, Kevin

2007-08-23T06:33:43Z

I love this picture.

I'm Just Powered By Drugs.

2007-08-22T03:26:11Z

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

A Banner Day For The Juggernaut.

2007-08-05T00:54:28Z

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.

All Over But The Re-Reading

2007-07-27T08:29:56Z

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

I really fucking loved it. I am really glad that Harry didn't die, ultimately, and I liked that he surrendered himself to Voldemort willingly as the way of beating the Killing Curse. It makes sense that, if you have to really MEAN a spell in order for it to work, you would have to really MEAN something in order to defend yourself from it. If you follow me.
Snape's Pensieve thoughts made me cry. Seriously, I was tearing up. Especially when you couple it with the way he was treated by James and Sirius and Lupin when they were all in school... I really identify with young Snape and this cemented him as my favorite character in the series.

When Ron and Hermione kissed, I actually said, "Yes!" out loud. Heh. That was perfectly timed.

Loved the epilogue. I am very very very happy that he named a son after Snape.

My only criticism of the book is that for the first 300-400 pages, it's kind of formulaic. Harry, Ron, and Hermione go somewhere they probably shouldn't, Death Eaters show up, they fight, they escape in a highly improbable way. Repeat. Repeat. But still, it was never boring.

I cannot WAIT for the movie to come out. It's going to be so fucking good. Imagine how great it's going to be, seeing ALL of Hogwarts dueling to the death, at war against the Death Eaters. Not looking forward to the spiders part, but c'est la vie. The movie's going to fucking rock.

Bells will ring/ the sun will shine/ I'll be his and/ he'll be mine

2007-07-04T07:31:37Z

(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.

Laberinto del Fauno

2007-06-13T20:05:19Z

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

Tech Talk

2007-06-06T09:28:35Z

Users of both Gmail and Firefox should download and install this add-on from Life Hacker.

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.

NAMI and the T.V. show "House" and silkscreens.

2007-05-06T11:51:39Z

House (the show) does charity sale to benefit NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

If you're a fan of the show and would like one of these sexy "Everybody Lies" t-shirts, go to http://www.housecharitytees.com and buy one. Money goes to a good cause.

There's also an auction online that runs for a couple more days:

"Beginning May 1, an on-line auction will run for seven days to sell five special autographed items:
* -- One t-shirt signed by the entire cast
* -- One cast photo signed by entire cast
* -- One House Season 1 DVD signed by Hugh Laurie
* -- One House Season 2 DVD signed by Hugh Laurie
* -- One original House script signed by entire cast

All proceeds from the sale of the t-shirts, as well as from the online auction, will be donated to NAMI."

Oh, and I love this.

2007-04-04T15:35:46Z

Visitor Map

2007-03-27T07:47:53Z

Create your own visitor map!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! I'm so fucking continental! Aren't you jealous? Look at that shit! That's what I get for having a Friends Only journal. *smirk*

"Turkey Sandwich, this is not the time for jokes!!"

2007-03-13T07:28:29Z

From my mom... (she didn't write it)

2007-02-01T01:16:05Z

To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - nose height.

Dear Dogs and Cats,

The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other
dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in
the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your
food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me
to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall
faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about
this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your
comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It
is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the
fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and
having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but
sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some
miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not
necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under
the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I
entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years -- canine or feline
attendance is not required.

The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I
cannot stress this enough!

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our
front door:

To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets:

1. They live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.
(That's why they call it "fur"niture.)
3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is
short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.

Remember: In many ways, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
1. Eat less
2. Don't ask for money all the time
3 Are easier to train
4. Normally come when called
5. Never ask to drive the car
6. Don't hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don't smoke or drink
8. Don't have to buy the latest fashions
9. Don't want to wear your clothes
10. Don't need a "gazillion" dollars for college.
And finally....................
11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.