danceboy

Yesterday I tried to go for a run. But there was this thing just blocking any motion in downtown Boston. I think they called it a "mara-thon". Bastards. Don't they have any respect for people trying to exercise?

So a question for those of you who have experience in publishing: is there any way that a book that amazon says was published on September 13, 2005 could possibly contain text related to hurricane Katrina (well, aside from amazon being wrong...)?


Separately, since a third person has now asked, in March I ran 117.3 miles. And saw the world's most uninspired Hare Krishnas while doing so...

ETA:
The author says that he wrote that text in the late 90s.

Short version: WoSaT is available on torrent sites. It's legal with what looks to me like a CC by-nc-nd license.

Long version: Have you ever bemoaned how a movie suffers from too many cooks, and not enough geeky hand-done special effects? Want a movie made by one guy, in his garage, while his producer skipped town with the capital and killed distribution, about, oddly enough, one guy, making a movie in his garage while the producers attempted to steal the capital and kill distribution?

Have you ever thought that it might be a good idea for the creator of an unavailable movie to release it free so as to create interest and possibly allow him to do something new?

Either way, Mike Jittlov has released his film "The Wizard of Speed and Time" on various torrent sites. He requests that, should you be interested in hearing more about his projects, you send him your email address.

I've been looking for a statement on his site as proof that he is behind this, and I can't find one, but A) his site hasn't been updated in years, and B) there's a bunch of people on the web who claim that they've talked to him and he is, in fact, behind this. So either there's a conspiracy, or it's really him. It has a "Special Karma Calming Notice", and we all know that those can't be faked...

Among other places, it is available at http://www.mininova.org/tor/347217

I'll be bringing a few copies to hot foods.

"May All Your Good Dreams and Fine Wishes Come True!"

2007 had its ups and downs, but for me the good parts trumped.

schr0dinger was born.
ricevermicelli left the job she was bored in for grad school.
I'm sure there's other stuff, but it kind of falls by the way side...

Also, I ended the year about as well as a year can be ended. Much time was spent with blk and her boys, mzrowan (no boys attached), ricevermicelli, & schr0dinger.

There was silks, and cuddles, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, and a run that turned out far longer than it was meant to be (but it was lovely, I bumped into clara_girl as I was warming up, then I got to see ice sculptures wearing quilts to keep them cold, and there were revelers lining all of Boylston & Newbury (well, at least until Newbury magically jumps a river a little after Mass Ave)).

On the 30th schr0dinger stood unsupported for at least a second. On the 31st he experimented with saying both "Hi!" & "Mamamama". I'm looking forward to 2008.

Well, after nine years and one month of being able to say "I've never had a problem where I live", I had one. On the T home from work, I was attacked by a young man who I believe was showing off how tough he is for a girl.

I'm fine. I have a very dramatic scrape along the side of my face. I need new glasses.

I'm trying to decide if this was actually a function of where I live or not. I'm currently leaning towards "no".

Moto was just playing.

Elizabeth was trying to feed him as I was parking the car outside of silks, and he wasn't showing up. I unparked, and we spent a few hours looking frantically. Once ricevermicelli printed up "missing" posters, he realized that he could cash in the reward and turned up promptly.

We had all these scenarios of Moto being so jealous of schr0dinger that he decided to go on walkabout.

We're now a little high from the relief.

I just tried to burp the cat.

I performed on the lyra Sunday for the first time. It was fun, though I forgot an entire section (the under bar work) and wondered why I seemed to run out of routine before I ran out of song...

ricevermicelli rather liked the performances, though has tactfully forborne any specific comments. schr0dinger seemed to have fun, but got fussy when the mostly naked guy went on.

Monday was perhaps the first day since we brought schr0dinger home that no one came to visit or anything. It was heavenly.

Tuesday buxom_bey came over to help get the nursery walled. She is a goddess.

Schrödinger was born around 3:30 PM on Tuesday the 20th. He weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz., was 19" long, and is the most precious thing ever.

Schrödinger & ricevermicelli are doing fine, even if we are all exhausted.

No, we haven't got a name for him yet...

Shoveling snow with a broken rib is surprisingly un-painful. As long as I shovel lefty.

It's also fun cutting through the occasional 2" thick sheet of ice in order to shovel. It makes me feel like I accomplished something. Plus it gives me an excuse to use tools that are clearly overkill.

It was actually nice getting out and doing something, so I did one of the neighbors walks as well (The older gentleman who takes care of his aunt, yes. The somewhat mercenary real estate agent trying to flip the place behind me, no. (I actually feel kind of odd about that; for the most part this affects people who aren't either of them, but still, I find myself willing to do one but not the other.))