September 1, 2006 – Scribblings From The Public Restroom Stalls Of The Gods

Critters

How much are these kitties in the window

By Earl
September 1, 2006
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My cats evidently sense that I need a morale boost – when I was leaving the house to go to work, they were both waiting in the window to see me off.
Othello & Olivia
I then proceeded to make myself quite late for work by sticking around to take their pictures.

I also spent a lot of time trying to get Xena to sit still right underneath that window so I could have a family portrait that I didn’t have to photoshop together, but alas, it didn’t work out that way. (You can see her reflection in the picture above though.)
Othello & Olivia
I just wanted to call in sick, go back inside and soak up some kitty kisses. Now if only I could figure out how to get paid for doing that…… Read more

Home Base Toiling In The Pixel Mines

It blowed up real good

By Earl
September 1, 2006
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Not much to report today – stuff going on in the “real world,” mainly to do with finances, is battling it out with my work on the site to see which one can beat me into a submissive stupor first. Not to mention a lot of stuff going on at work. At this point, I think I’m way past the end of my rope, hanging in mid-air over a canyon like Wily E. Coyote, and the moment I look down, it’s all over. I thought I’d found the escape hatch and had a plan, and now it’s not even that simple anymore.
I should know inside the next five days whether or not I’ve accidentally looked down. Damned Road Runner.
As you can probably imagine, I’ve felt like blowing something up lately, just out of sheer frustration. Fortunately for everyone, I’ve found a way to do it digitally – I think I’ve created the station’s first-ever show open with explosions. Even as tired as I am, I think I came up with a fairly elegant solution for blowing stuff up in the Avid. You can check here for more details if you’re so inclined – it even includes a step-by-step quasi-tutorial-type thingie.
For the first time in a dog’s age – actually, I think it’s the first time since we moved into the house – I’ve had the turntable hooked up for some vinyl-to-CD transfers. I’m dubbing off some fairly old and well-worn LPs, but Nero Wave Editor is proving to be a great help in cleaning things up.
Overall, anything to distract myself from looking down.… Read more