Are we there yet?

and only one needs batteries!

2008-12-26T14:56:07Z

Merry Day After Christmas to all

Hope yesterday was as good and grand for everyone else as it was here. Got up, had coffee, did pressies and I got TOYS! Silicon, plastic and metal - OHBOY! And some of y'all have dirty minds*.

Kitchen toys, people, measuring cups and recipe cups and a scale (it's what requires batteries), and a set of Wall-E figs to take to work.

Then we fixed dinner, Rib roast and veggies. We were going to have a fresh loaf of bread but we think the bread machine is trying to curl up its toes and die on us. It's about 8 or 9 years old, so it's not like we bought it last year and it's dying, but we really wanted that loaf of bread, dammit.

Overall, a quite happy day spent with loved ones and friends.

*besides, mine plugs into the wall.

because I'm easily entertained

2008-11-19T19:26:13Z

http://thedogpaddler.com/RandomUploads/Ball/ball.htm

Y'all have fun

My life's so boring, I gotta do memes

2008-03-18T15:00:09Z

Raise your hand if this surprises you

Your Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Score
Category	Your Score	Average
Hacklust	50.94% Will kill for XP	53.5%
Sensitive Roleplaying	60.76% Will talk after everyone important's been killed	54.7%
GM Experience	75.36% Ran a module once or twice	69.3%
Systems Knowledge	90.82% Played in a couple of campaigns	90.4%
Livin' La Vida Dorka	51.72% Has interesting conversations in public	63.2%
You are 69.35% pure Average Score: 68.7%
Take The Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Test and see how you match up! (By The Ferrett)

the D&D meme

2008-03-12T18:16:42Z

I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Wizard/Sorcerer (3rd/3rd Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-12

Dexterity-17

Constitution-16

Intelligence-17

Wisdom-13

Charisma-13

Alignment:
Chaotic Neutral A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. He avoids authority, resents restrictions, and challenges traditions. A chaotic neutral character does not intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. To do so, he would have to be motivated either by good (and a desire to liberate others) or evil (and a desire to make those different from himself suffer). A chaotic neutral character may be unpredictable, but his behavior is not totally random. He is not as likely to jump off a bridge as to cross it. Chaotic neutral is the best alignment you can be because it represents true freedom from both society's restrictions and a do-gooder's zeal. However, chaotic neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it seeks to eliminate all authority, harmony, and order in society.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Primary Class:
Wizards are arcane spellcasters who depend on intensive study to create their magic. To wizards, magic is not a talent but a difficult, rewarding art. When they are prepared for battle, wizards can use their spells to devastating effect. When caught by surprise, they are vulnerable. The wizard's strength is her spells, everything else is secondary. She learns new spells as she experiments and grows in experience, and she can also learn them from other wizards. In addition, over time a wizard learns to manipulate her spells so they go farther, work better, or are improved in some other way. A wizard can call a familiar- a small, magical, animal companion that serves her. With a high Intelligence, wizards are capable of casting very high levels of spells.

Secondary Class:
Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons. Charisma is very important for sorcerers; the higher their value in this ability, the higher the spell level they can cast.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

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Detailed Results:

Alignment:
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Neutral Good ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (20)
Chaotic Good ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (21)
Lawful Neutral -- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (19)
True Neutral ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (20)
Chaotic Neutral - XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (21)
Lawful Evil ----- XXXXXXX (7)
Neutral Evil ---- XXXXXXXX (8)
Chaotic Evil ---- XXXXXXXXX (9)

Law & Chaos:
Law ----- XXXXXX (6)
Neutral - XXXXXXX (7)
Chaos --- XXXXXXXX (8)

Good & Evil:
Good ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXX (13)
Neutral - XXXXXXXXXXXXX (13)
Evil ---- X (1)

Race:
Human ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (15)
Dwarf ---- XXXXXXXXXX (10)
Elf ------ XXXXXX (6)
Gnome ---- XXXXXX (6)
Halfling - XXXXXXXX (8)
Half-Elf - XXXXXXXXXX (10)
Half-Orc - XX (2)

Class:
Barbarian - (-2)
Bard ------ (-4)
Cleric ---- (0)
Druid ----- (-8)
Fighter --- XX (2)
Monk ------ (-27)
Paladin --- (-17)
Ranger ---- XXXX (4)
Rogue ----- (-2)
Sorcerer -- XXXXXX (6)
Wizard ---- XXXXXX (6)

He got me

2008-02-14T18:12:26Z

Well....Happy Naked Cherub Day, y'all!

I came out of the bedroom this morning to discover 2 new additions to the stuffy family. Norman, the 'Thief of Love', and Alphonse (just call me 'Al'), the 'Prisoner of Love', and a handmade care with a haiku cycle that was dumb and stupid (and y'all know what that means).

That's my man!

And, no - you can't read my haiku

ok, it's official....

2007-07-25T18:37:11Z

And, as of Aug 24th, I shall be out of a job (due to 'irreconcilable differences') unless I find another. So, anyone who knows of a FoxPro/VFP/.NET job that pays decent money, let me know.

Details available upon request

Resume available upon request

Raise your hand if you're surprised

2007-06-20T19:52:10Z

Your Score: Androgynous

You scored 76 masculinity and 53 femininity!

You scored high on both masculinity and femininity. You have a strong personality exhibiting characteristics of both traditional sex roles.

Link: The Bem Sex Role Inventory Test written by weirdscience on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

and we're back

2007-06-14T02:11:34Z

Thank the gods I've gotten lost so many damn times around here that I know where all the Mom and Pop shops are.

Got stocked up on milk, sugar, coffee, antibiotics, antiseptics, masks, gloves and booze. You know, the essentials - 'Cuz if I'm gonna hafta start stacking and burning I'm so NOT doing it with no coffee before and no Uncle Tito's after.

Y'know, after years of racquet sports, I can still swing a mean shovel and they go down FAST when you put topspin on 'em but DANG! my shoulder wants to talk to me and it isn't keeping a civil tongue in it's head.

Gotta go nap a bit before my time in the barricades, if I can without seeing all the crawly bits when I close my eyes. I'm damn sick an tired of the smells and the noises and seriously thinking about heading out sometime and hitting the construction site and see if I can find some dynamite. And a slingshot. and someone to use the slingshot.

improv...it's a GOOD thing

2007-06-13T21:18:54Z

ya know.....a shovel works well to remove lumps of flesh from necks (Don't ask how I know).

and it'll work even better once I've got a good edge on it. Good thing the Dremel's charged up.

Good thing Jim's asleep so he can't see what I'm doing with his Dremel, but he'll appreciate having one (or two - eyeing the spade-fork) more edged weapons in the house.

ok...I'm home

2007-06-13T17:00:37Z

Damn, can't believe I was such an idjit to leave the phone at home.

Stopped by Red's Range here down south....it was packed, couldn't get near it

Hit the one up by the house....strangely quiet...thank the gods I haven't lost my touch for locks, or I'd need a new spare ball for the Fall Bowling League, if it happens.

Stocked up on ammo, found a sweet 12 gauge (and ammo) for Jim. gonna see if the Saws-all will go through it. That'll make it a little easier to manuever around. Left an IOU for it.

Gonna need a new front end for Greta. Hope USAA doesn't call whatever this is a freakin' "Act Of God" to get out of paying for it. She's still drivable tho, so that's a good thing.

updates as they occur

2007-05-31T00:34:01Z

Jim sent this after the meeting Saturday

Hayden,

This letter has only been delayed as long as it has because of Dorris'
request that I wait until after the Loa-O meeting. I wanted to send it
much earlier.

I'm not going to call you ugly names and then just let things go along
as they will.

We're done.

Hand over the game I lent you and your key to the house to Richard.
You are not welcome at our home, or in our lives, any longer. Keith
has your dice bag and the books your mother lent me.

Either refinance the truck or trade it in, but get Dorris' name off
the paperwork. Please do so with all haste.

Your word means nothing. Your resignation letter and your NDA, whether
they involve a true 'legal entity' or not, were your word. And in
violating your relinquishment of all intellectual property rights,
you've become a thief as well. Liar and thief... think on that. You
have no honor. You adhere to the 'letter of the law' and completely
violate the spirit. Your lies, misdirections and prevarications in
service of your 'dream' show that there is little truth in you. Your
religious delusions serve to give you justification for whatever you
end up doing as you stumble through your days. Your life is a road map
of clusterfuck after clusterfuck, so I see how well that's working for
you.

Like Chris concerning your daughter, like Leah concerning the money
she loaned you, we're seeing what you're made of, and it truly
disappoints me.

To reiterate, we're done.

Jim

Hayden responded with this:

I read through this message probably four or five times. I'll try to keep my response short as I see no need to drag this out any longer than is required.

First, I should have your house key and stuff to Richard by tonight or tomorrow night depending on how quickly I can get it together.

Second, I will be calling Chrysler today to start the refinancing as you requested. You can keep the extra key. I can't imagine either of you ever trying to take the truck and it may come in useful later that you have a copy.

And last, in response to the bulk of this message, I up my bid to Dorris for the Lead programmer position from $100,000.00 salary to $150,00.00 per year. Minimum of two years with benefits and an equal share of the profits from the game.

P.S.
If Jim sends me another shitty e-mail like this one I will be upping my offer again to $175,000.00.

I am not joking and I am not laughing.

I just sent Hayden my response:

Hayden

The thought that Jim would send an email, like the one he sent, without discussion with me is laughable.

The thought that Jim's email was, somehow, a bargaining ploy is insulting. In fact, the reason I didn't respond to this email sooner was, if I had, it would be about 3 pages of vitriolic prose.

The thought of working for/with someone who will ignore his own word in order to do whatever he wishes to do is nauseating.

I cannot, and I will not, work with/for someone I cannot trust again.

In case you missed it the first time around, we're done. You need not make any other offer as it will be refused.

We aren't joking
We aren't laughing

Dorris

to the universe

2007-03-06T19:19:09Z

One of my best friends, Gene, is undergoing surgery for cancer tomorrow around 3 - 3:30 CST. Please send good thoughts his way. The universe will know the address

It's snowing

2007-01-16T18:11:39Z

actual, honest to god snow

with a lot more coming, from the looks of the radar screen

Snow

This town is shutting down for the week

sometimes the universe just gets it

2007-01-14T18:23:32Z

You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel Dorris0037?' Well, do ya, punk?

Which movie was this quote from?

Like a RhineStone Lemming....

2006-10-09T13:44:17Z

HowManyOfMe.com

There are:
0
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

..and yes, I WOULD jump off the cliff

2006-09-26T16:21:23Z

My pirate name is:

Mad Morgan Vane

Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. You tend to blend into the background occaisionally, but that's okay, because it's much easier to sneak up on people and disembowel them that way. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
part of the fidius.org network

It's Official

2006-07-01T19:27:23Z

As of July 14th, I will no longer be a wage-slave to the state

I will be a wage-slave in the private sector

Lemming maybe, but no 'Cowabunga'

2006-04-21T13:58:15Z

'cuz this is really frightening.....

You scored as New Democrat. New Democrats emphasize fiscal conservatism, and have a strong preference for the free market. They believe in small-scale programs that provide targetted help to those in need, while working with the business community.

</td>

New Democrat

70%

Libertarian

70%

Old School Democrat

60%

Pro Business Republican

55%

Green

40%

Foreign Policy Hawk

40%

Socially Conservative Republican

35%

What's Your Political Philosophy?
created with QuizFarm.com

Enjoy the laugh, those of you who know me

just in case there's any doubt

2006-03-16T22:08:54Z

I HATE MOVING!

I espcially hate moving for no reason at all

And I really REALLY hate moving (for no reason at all) when they only give me 3 16x24 boxes.

C'mon people, get real.

I can't fit all my toys into 3 16x24 boxes - and I can't do this job without my toys. Sheesh....

I guess I need to pack my actual 'werk' crap too, huh....

ya know you're an addict

2006-02-14T00:44:34Z

When you see a billboard advertising someone running for office and it's one word

FIBER

And you wonder how much per pound and how would it spin up?

Ya say it's your birthday!

2006-02-05T16:00:55Z

well Happy Birfday to YA!

Happy Birfday to tMiMLWSMR
the man I married twice

My hubby, my wife

the Jim!

Because I'm a lemming some days

2006-01-31T00:33:41Z

Get your own spectral analysis from Area 23^®

Never underestimate the Love of a Dog....

2005-12-26T01:50:12Z

...for brisket....

So...there I am, sitting in the holding cell biding my time when I hear a familiar 'boof'. Yup, Conan, Xena and Jaxur, outside the cell window with a rope, a wagon, a couple of Milk-bones and a chihuahua. Once they saw me in the window, Conan 'boofs' again, eats a MilkBone and flings the chihuahua at the window. He didn't take into consideration the extra weight of the rope they'd somehow attached to the chihuahua's collar, and the chihuahua wasn't real impressed with hitting the wall the first 3 attempts, I was afraid that the 'whap!' 'Yipe' 'whap' 'Yipe!' might get the attention of others inside the building, but it didn't - and on the 4th try, Conan got the chihuahua through the window. I tied the rope to the bars, left the chihuahua horking on the floor (motion sickness, I guess) and told Conan to "Go get RINGS!"

Popped them bars RIGHT out of the wall, let me tell you.

Then there was the interesting chase through north Austin, Conan pulling the wagon, me holding on, Xena bouncing at the troopers, head-spinning, daemon wailing, chihuahua aiding in the chase 'cuz Conan ate all the Milk-bones that had been promised as a reward for being thrown through a window - he's barking, sirens blasting, Conan's doing his best freight train impression - and Jaxur's just happy everyone showed up.

Did you know that State trooper cars can't go cross country? At least, not for long. But it took about 5 miles to lose that damn chihuahua. Eventually we headed to Seton to get Jim out. Turned Xena loose on the carolers....there was great weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, but they cleared out of the way. Tied the other end of the rope on Jim, told Conan to "find RINGS" again. Forgot that that stupid hospital gown is only tied on....oopsy...ask Jim about the foliage enema sometime....at yer own risk.

Anyway, to make a long story longer, got home in time to get the brisket in, help Jim remove the various bits and twigs from the trip home, make the run to Walgreen's (they're open on Christmas, who knew?) for gallons of Neosporin and gauze, prop Jim up long enough to put the bread in the bread maker and then settled down to watch Looney Tunes (3rd Edition, received for my birfday).

All in all, a decent Christmas....fun was had by many, but I think the damn chihuahua found us....

yup

he did (loading 45)

So it's my birfday

2005-12-22T04:34:12Z

So happy birfday to me!

Yup, it's my birfday, and thanks to all who sent birfday wishes, Dwaggie, Moonrose, SisD (drink away! drink away! Ho!), IronChefToni (we're watching the mailbox) and the lovely happy birfday sign from Helmine! I was so busy looking at the new hats, I almost missed the Happy Birfday!

Birfday started out good, 3rd Edition of Bugs Bunny/Warner Bros. cartoons (Yay!)
had to go to work (Boo!)
Shit started flying the moment I got there (Boo!)
None of it was aimed at me (Yay!)
Got half the shit done I need to do this week (Yayboo!)
I'm taking Friday off (barring complete disasters at work) (Yay!)
Went to handbells (Yay?)
Got sung 'Happy Birfday' twice (Yay???)
Came home to supper cooked by the MiMLWSMR (YAY!!)

now, I'll go put up the rest of supper for lunch tomorrow (Yay!) and toddle off to bed, Conan's staring - his schedule is just ALL messed up.

ok...since so many have asked....

2005-12-06T19:11:14Z

"What does Dorris want for Christmas/birthday"

Well, since Dorris hates giving out lists like this, we (the Wubba contingent) decided to do it for her so
here ya go:

Dorris can always use more stuff to spin (and it's fun for us - it feels so good). Anything on this page is good...or on the colored wool page, just no orange/yellow/brown/gold (we don't look good in those colors (grin))

http://www.coppermoose.com/NufibersNat.html

Dorris likes old Bogart movies - so either of the Bogart collections on Amazon will work

Dorris likes the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes (British TV)
Dorris likes the Lord Peter Whimsy series (British TV)
Dorris also likes action porn, but you might want to check with the Big Guy about movies they already have, but 'Unleashed' is on her list (we don't let the kids watch these often) as is 'Mr and Mrs Smith'

Dorris needs clothes - and Dorris likes Land's End and Dorris will let you take the easy way out and get her a gift card

http://www.landsend.com/cgi-bin/GiftCard.cgi?cardType=2&sid=0320159453348129070

Of course, no one asks us Wubbas what WE'D like for Christmas (sniff) makes us feel unloved sometimes....but, if you're interested, a nice body lotion would be good...something citrus-y, but not grapefruit. We don't like grapefruits. Or cinnimon-y, spicey kinda thing....yeah...that would work...