The Bananaverse

Behold! a bunch of superballs shot from a canon.

There are more photos of this spectacle in the photoset, but I can’t link to it because it’s freaking out lj. I think it might be the @ in the url but I’m not sure.

Apparently it was for a Sony commercial. It almost makes me want to buy Sony stuff. Almost.

Well!

This morning I was rolled out of bed early. There were plans, apparently.

So as I’m getting ready to go wherever it is Teh Scoot thinks we should go, he says “So do you want to open your present real quick?” Well yeah, of course I do! It’s a present, right? It’s for me, right? Have you met me?

So I open it. It’s a box! A small square green box!!!!

OMG OMG OMG OMG! And it’s the big one, natch. EEEEEEEE!

So I’m about to pass out and he goes “Well you can’t really take it with you.” Argh!

Anyway. Me and my honey went to The Scene to have brunch (which was delicious) and goof off in the general area. We had a good time. Once again we took a trip and Teh Scoot found something. This time it was Tevas. That fit him. So we go to the gift shop in the day lodge and it smells a bit funky. As it turns out, it’s the sandals got the funk, doodie style. So I walk through the gallery and when he gets back we buy a DVD and a Timberline charm and head off to Meadows. After a ride on the Alpine Sled and a brief stop at the Taco Shoppe for a snack, we’re off to do some sightseeing in the mountains. We drove around and ended up with a really rough patch of road. Eventually we got out and made it to the road again and headed back. As it turned out the call of the Roadhouse was too alluring to resist so we ended up having dinner there. I got this fantastic tri-tip steak and teh Scoot had steak and shrimp. It was really good (I usually get something else so the new one was nice). We stopped at the Outlet Mall briefly just so we could see if there were any new stores yet (Rumor has it Liz Claiborne is coming!) Then we went to REI because Teh Scoot bent his sunglasses. He got new ones. I got jealous. I love new shades! Then we went to go home and stopped real quick at the record store. I got two CDs I really wanted and Teh Scoot won the gay lottery. He bought a Pet Shop Boys Single that was supposed to be parts one and two of a set. It was one part and then four or five more other singles. Holy crap! Anyway. Then we came home and now I want to go to bed so I’m about to. And teh Scoot was a regular sweetie most of the day. (You can’t expect the impossible people!!)

I got a shuffle I got a shuffle I got a shuffle! I’m all freakin out. A SHUFFLE!

For now I’m calling it Shooflay. If you have a better idea let me know.

I got a shuffle!!!!

I’m going to use this as a reason to get up and walk around the block every morning. At least I’m going to try, anyway. I need to do something!

So in case you hadn’t noticed, today is my anniversary. Five years ago today we went to Timberline and had some folks come with us and promised to share a checking account and an address for the foreseeable future.

Tune in tomorrow when I rant about teh gay!

Am I the only one watching Smallville waiting to see if Clark and Lex will do it?

I wonder these things.

And while I’m at it, J.Ro had the following comment today during Days:

Guy on TV to another Guy on TV: Do you have a problem with me?
J.Ro: Why yes I do. Come back here and let me fuck your brains out!

That led to:

V: Why do you think there aren’t like ANY regular gay soap operas?
J: Because being gay is a regular soap opera?
V: It’s not exactly regular, but I do see your point.
J: And most are so shallow we don’t really care that much about anyone else?
V: I would think it would be a hit if only because tv drama is generally a better looking drama.

So there you go.

Have you met my friend, Goro Hayashi?

This book called When I Knew is all these stories about the “eureka!” moment when all these people discovered they were ten percenters. It was fantastic to see the bit about it on the Today show.

A guy was on there with his mom and she said “I finally realized in order to be more Christlike, I am supposed to love *everyone*, and besides that how could I not love him? He came from me. He is part of me.”

It was really sweet. Not as funny as the guy who said “we had no idea what to do with him once he told us, so we just slit our wrists and got on with it”, but sweet.

What a lovely book. Now if I can just get a job so I can go drop the cash on it, I’ll be set.

Can you believe this!?

Aren’t these dipsticks the ones giving their EMPLOYEE discounts to EVERYONE since they can’t seem to sell fucking cars? Couldn’t you at least offer General Lee orange as a color and then a tricked out version with the flag and the horn and doors that don’t open? Then you aren’t offending anyone who doesn’t want it and doesn’t have to see it. You know these are the idiots who whine because someone was watching teh pr0n in their minivan on the DVD player.

Well where are my rights? What if I’m offended by whiny bitches who have nothing better to do than suck that last bit of fun out of the world? Who pray who will think of the fun havers? Who will save me from all the whining and righteousness?

What’s next, when they finally make the Love Boat movie you won’t see a cruise on the Pacific Princess advertised anyplace? No shiny talking cars being pimped for the Knight Rider movie?

And now I see that there was a boating accident on the Columbia River (I think there was a fatality, I couldn’t hear the whole thing) and they are making Budweiser pull down billboards showing beer and a jetskier. That’s not even the good bit. This I did hear: INVESTIGATORS DON’T YET KNOW IF ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED. But they’re making Budweiser yank the billboards anyway. Because that makes so much sense.

I believe the word I’m looking for is fucktard.

And it’s just barely 9am. I think I need more coffee…

(That’s Link For The Ambassador. You’ll see it from time to time.)

I know you’ll like it.

My question is, will he get Tammy Faye to be on it too? (:

Check it.

I’m still all giggly. Not giggidy, which is quite another matter. (:

Call the Oregon Speaker of the House, Karen Minnis’ office at 503-986-1200 and tell her to bring HB3508 to a vote.

(She doesn’t want to because it might pass and she really doesn’t want it to!)

Here’s why she’s wrong, from HRC:

Her own statements below made last year related to same-sex marriage in Multnomah County and in support of Measure 36 just don’t square with her recent actions:

“Process subverted. They didn’t hold any public hearings. They didn’t give any advanced warning. Their actions were arrogant and wrong. The Multnomah County Commission purposefully subverted the public process.”Speaker of the House Karen Minnis (Oregon Voter’s Pamphlet, P 82)

“House Speaker Karen Minnis was the first state official to respond. She blasted the Multnomah County commission: ‘I think they circumvented due process. They made a decision and went forward with it without any public hearings, without any review by the state legislature who sets state policy and without consulting the citizens of Oregon.’ Minnis said she expected the Oregon legislature to address the issue in its next session.” OPB 3/3/04

Speaker Minnis can’t have it both ways. Send a letter to the editor of your local paper calling the Speaker out for her doubletalk! Click here! to find your paper and send your letter.

Basic Rights Oregon of course has the lowdown:

Check it out and call the speaker! For good measure you should call your legislator too. There’s a spot on the page to enter your zip and get the contact info for that person.

If you want to lie and say you’re from Oregon, that’d be ok too. It’s for a good cause. (:

uh huh. Kids are the biggest consumers of internet pr0n. DUHHHHHH!!!!!

You know why? Everyone in America freaked out over the nip slip at the super bowl. If the topless lady wasn’t so FORBIDDEN then it wouldn’t be a big deal. And if you think it isn’t, I have two words for you: National Geographic.

You’ll notice there was no demand to revise the rating on GTA: San Andreas when people realized you can BEAT A COP TO DEATH with a pipe. Oh isn’t that cute? But oh, you might see people have teh s3×0r and that is wrong wrong wrong!!!! You shouldn’t know about that and make it A instead of M immediately now now now now OMG!!!!!!

Tards.

If you aren’t a reader of the Portland Metroblog, I can’t imagine why not. Too busy to make with the clicky? Get the feed.

I got an email today and it really torked me so I thought I’d post real quick. As usual I sat down to write and the more I wrote the more grumpy I got, so…oh, just go read it already.

I won’t post about everything I write there, but I really held forth so you might like it.

More methy ranty posts. Yay me.

help!

Do you have the Six Feet Under vol 2 soundtrack?

Can you give me that Blue Oyster Cult cover by the Caesars?

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez?

Seriously. I’ll trade you a pudding pop, or some other delight o’ mine. SERIOUSLY.

Thanks!

I don’t do the whole lyric thing really, but seeing as it’s political this time…this is a small bit that I was listening to in the car earlier and I thought it was astounding that lyrics from FIFTEEN YEARS AGO are still relevant. I thought I’d share them.

Mr. President I hereby pardon you for your crimes
For they are just as much mine

For selfishness and separation have led me to believe
That the world is not my problem
The world is not my problem
I am the world
And you are the world
And I
Yes I am the world
And you are the world.

If all of the ignorance in the world
Passed a second ago
What would you say?
Who would you obey?
I am here to say that
Peace is now…

So why don’t they have some kind of asian noodle show? Or even something that could be construed as an asian cooking show. Maybe they have one I just don’t know about, but I went and looked and couldn’t find what I wanted. Maybe they should give this ‘Untangling my Chopsticks’ woman a show so they can get different judges on Iron Chef America. I’m not going to watch it, but at least she wouldn’t be on ICA anymore.

I so curiousah!

So how much do they know ahead of time about the secret ingredient (which is not, I repeat, NOT, pussy, no matter what J.Ro may try to tell you)?? I’m curious because they seem to happen to have just the right stuff for some pretty specific dishes. I just wonder if they get anything in advance or not or what. I mean they just happen to have all the stuff to make some random out there kind of dish. It’s weird. It makes me wonder if there isn’t SOME sort of notice. Even just “meat” or “veggie” or “other” or something.

Anyway.

I just watched a guy screw some porkbelly to a board. I really want to know where that’s headed.

There was some sort of mysterious substance discovered at PDX today. They were showing footage of a couple of ground crew guys with the big baggage carts. At the bottom of the screen was the giant headline:

WHITE POWER FOUND

hee hee hee!

I was trying to think of all the ways that could be a headline. A Klan member was stowing away? a rally on a runway? What??

I am still giggly. I think I need to resume my coffee habit. Damn.

Well!

Apparently Hulk Hogan is still rasslin. Who knew?

I’m so tired. I think I’mma go to bed.

There’s this new yarn store downtown called Knit-Purl which is pretty neat. They have some pretty swanky yarn. I like it but I’m not quite to the point where I can do something cool with them yet.

I like knitting-at least, the stockinette stitch in the round that I’ve been doing. I’m still crocheting, but I want more. Next I wish to learn to felt. I know the idea is that you knit or crochet real big and like, wash it in hot till it all smunches together, but I don’ tknow the specifics yet. That will be next. I might even take a class!

I hate to admit it but I need a new purse. Maybe I can abuse the Fro’s discount for one last time tomorrow and find something to hold my junk when I carry it around.

I found the PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT cable whatnot. I was looking for a little pouchy thing to hold my cords and I found it at the candy shop in Pioneer Place. The Fro and I had to dodge roving packs of Japanese schoolgirls, complete in plaid skirts and knee socks. My cable thing is blue and has a little front pocket that holds my headphones just right, and it is the exact size to hold all my current cables plus room for another couple should I need it. a nice material and a lovely shade of blue AND it has Hello Kitty on it! How awesome is that!?

Back to yarn-I finished the bags I was working on for each of my Tarot decks. I have the Lord Of The Rings deck and the mini Visconti deck. That Visconti deck is really nice, but the big deck was a bit too big. I wish I could find JUST the right deck, but I’m not sure I could do a good reading with Hello Tarot even though I would really like to. Or the Rock N Roll Tarot. But for now I will make do since I have a non cash flow at the moment. urgh. Or at least if I had that book that goes to the other deck, that might be good too. I think I’d like them better if I had a bit more than the little white booklet that comes with them.

In other news, Miz Verso’s resume got a nibble. We’ll see. I can’t wait for the tech interview, that oughta be fun fun fun. I hate tech interviews because I sound like a tard. At least in my mind, anyway.

Did some gardening today, planted some stuff and that sort of thing. I wish I could really like it, but I don’t think I ever will.

Time for a new CD in my car. I need to get on that.

In other news, that new Destiny’s Child song on the radio (Come on Mr DJ won’t you turn the music up) isn’t Destiny’s Child at all. It’s Rihanna, “Pon de Replay”. In case you were having trouble finding it.

OK. I give up. Time for bed.

For you, Senor Unaball.

(: