Toonbots message board: Talk about your red hot blather!

Michael Sat Apr 23 06:21:03 2005 Re: Talk about your red hot blather! > They cut my hours by half at work. This significantly increases the amount > of time I'll be staring at my computer screen. Guess what that means? It means you'll be available for SCUMF beta testing! If, in point of fact, I have time to write SCUMF. Which I *will*. Soon. Really. Generally my life stress comes in bunches, and I've had a hell of a bunch, so I predict easy sailing for a few months. I hope. Just as soon as they finish that place for us to live.

mouse Sat Apr 23 13:38:52 2005 Re: Talk about your red hot blather! > It means you'll be available for SCUMF beta testing! If, in point of fact, > I have time to write SCUMF. Which I *will*. Soon. Really. Generally my > life stress comes in bunches, and I've had a hell of a bunch, so I predict > easy sailing for a few months. I hope. Just as soon as they finish that > place for us to live. ummm....you're moving to an as-yet unconstructed house? hope the spring is warmer in hungary than it's been here.....

Eric Schissel Sat Apr 23 15:35:12 2005 Re: Talk about your red hot blather! > ummm....you're moving to an as-yet unconstructed house? hope the spring is > warmer in hungary than it's been here..... not that bringing warm coats, several layers, would be a bad idea. (Also I guess depends on where'bouts in? But it did reach 60F/20C or so in May '04 there I gather.)

Jenn Mon Apr 25 11:25:44 2005 Whoah, I have a drop down box for subjects now! > not that bringing warm coats, several layers, would be a bad idea. (Also I > guess depends on where'bouts in? But it did reach 60F/20C or so in May '04 > there I gather.) I think I might have missed some important postings in my absense. What? We're moving to Hungary? Cool. I've never been. Course, I'd never been to Puerto Rico, either, and never got together a stalking expedition for there, either.

Michael Mon Apr 25 12:40:00 2005 Re: Whoah, I have a drop down box for subjects now > I think I might have missed some important postings in my absense. What? > We're moving to Hungary? Cool. I've never been. Course, I'd never been to > Puerto Rico, either, and never got together a stalking expedition for > there, either. Yep, Hungary. Again. We'll see how long my wife can stand it.

mouse Thu Apr 28 17:43:23 2005 Re: Whoah, I have a drop down box for subjects now > Yep, Hungary. Again. We'll see how long my wife can stand it. i thought she was hungarian? oh....closeness of all the irritating relatives?

Jenn Fri Apr 29 08:56:06 2005 Re: Whoah, I have a drop down box for subjects now > i thought she was hungarian? oh....closeness of all the irritating > relatives? I'm from Ohio, and I can't stand the midwest...maybe it's a 'closeness breeds contempt' thing.

Michael Fri Apr 29 08:59:58 2005 Re: Whoah, I have a drop down box for subjects now > i thought she was hungarian? oh....closeness of all the irritating > relatives? In her case, you can imagine the entire nation of Hungary to be the irritating relatives. All 10 million of them. She keeps coming up with new examples of why they're horrible, and gets really irritated when the kids and I laugh. Case in point: her school friend, with whom we're staying, has a 14-year-old son just now going into high school, and he had a book from the government with, you know, career "advice". I try to explain to my wife that the combination of guidance counselors and a federal bureaucracy would result in incredible inanity in any country -- can you imagine the hash the US would make of it? -- but she read a few examples from the book of things which should exclude people from particular career decisions. The one she really went off on was skin blemishes, which the book says should be reason not to consider any job working with people, like sales, daycare, beauty salons, etc. My wife nearly went incandescent on that one, while my daughter laughed herself sick at the book. I mean, there's really no way to look at stuff like that except as humor. Then she read the ones for colorblindness (full disclosure: I'm colorblind.) Careers colorblind people shouldn't consider include electrical engineering (did I mention I'm an electrical engineer by training?), truck driving, art, shoemaking (this one really got a laugh from the peanut gallery), and so on. So anyway, this was evidence for her of the incredibly low cultural level attained by her pathetic nation. But it's the air pollution that really has her incensed. It's truly horrible, and apparently getting worse, not better, as people buy more cars and then sit in traffic jams around the city for hours a day. (Not exaggerating on this one, either.) Budapest is the dirtiest city in Europe. According to official statistics, I mean. Of course, the fact that it is in fact a "city in Europe", i.e. the Union, is new enough that the Euro environmental directives haven't taken force. Yet. They will soon enough, though, at which point things *will* change. But in the meantime, the air here reeks. Interestingly, there's an incredible amount of money pouring into the city. You see it everywhere, new construction, renovation, it's really coming up to Euro standard. Prices are lagging, thank God; food is still affordable, and rents somewhat lower than we're used to paying. Here's one idea we've had: there are a few houses listed online with prices under $10,000. Not in the city, of course, but out in the provinces. I'm seriously considering buying a house with cash. In ten years it'll be worth ten times as much. Romania and Bulgaria are also places where people are buying up real estate. Romania is joining the Union in January, 2007. Stuff is still really cheap. Anyhoo. That's the scoop at the moment.

mouse Fri Apr 29 22:12:08 2005 ah smog...the scent of prosperity (i'm determined to work on my subjecting) having spent a few years of my youth in the LA smog basin (and not even the worst part of it) i sympathize entirely with your wife. i distinctly remember how upset i was when it looked like we might move to san bernadino - which at that time had several smog alerts a week. i'm sure the air will improve...eventually. i for one wouldn't care to wait around. but i like the idea of buying a house for cash. and if it is out of town, this means it is in the country...so you can refer to it as your country estate. that would be even better.

spinclad the necromancer Thu Jun 23 22:46:23 2005 Re: Whoah, I have a drop down box for subjects now > i thought she was hungarian? oh....closeness of all the irritating > relatives? It's the trouble of speaking a foreign languitch all the time.

mouse Thu Apr 28 17:46:21 2005 no fair... _i_ don't have a drop-down box and _i've_ been here....mostly..... well, i knew about puerto rico, at least. *sulk*

Jenn Fri Apr 29 08:54:45 2005 Really? > _i_ don't have a drop-down box and _i've_ been here....mostly..... It doesn't make a drop down box of all the other subjects you've ever typed, once you start typing in the subject text box? I like it. I can check and make sure I haven't used that insipid title before.

mouse Fri Apr 29 22:05:54 2005 well, let's give it a try.... > It doesn't make a drop down box of all the other subjects you've ever > typed, once you start typing in the subject text box? I like it. I can > check and make sure I haven't used that insipid title before. nope....no sign of boxedness. maybe i don't come up with enough good subjects :(

Emsworth Fri Apr 29 23:43:21 2005 You may bow before me, subjects... > nope....no sign of boxedness. > maybe i don't come up with enough good subjects :( If it makes you feel better, it doesn't do so for humble self either (and in all humility, I think I've come up with some gems in my time). Either Jenn is special, hallucinating, or has one of those browsers that memorizes all text input into any space and has it arranged as a dropdown. I'd say it's another fiendish plan by lazygirljerk Michael, but obviously he's been too busy between Puerto Rico and Hungary to do much in that regard. (And mouse, contact me at the new e-mail address above, since AOL mail has been wonky. I'm going to see about getting you a copy of my animation book, if you can reimburse me via paypal or check soonish, as I'd like to get it taken care of before I get really busy again. [Been pre-occupied with grad school scouting, still no answer from schools; that is, accepted to UNM at Albuquerque and University of Syracuse, but neither seems to know yet if they can offer me funding to attend; and then there's family trip to Arkansas, Comic-Con, etc.]

Jenn Mon May 9 20:50:47 2005 The special bus! > Either Jenn is special, hallucinating, or has one of those browsers that > memorizes all text input into any space and has it arranged as a dropdown. a) Jenn is not so special that she rides the short bus to school. b) Jenn has had a hard time finding things other than hunger that will make her hallucinate since leaving school (and consequently the short bus) behind. c) We use linux. Go at it, smart people. Would that do it? > (And mouse, contact me at the new e-mail address above, since AOL mail has > been wonky. You guys are very bold to put your emails up there for everyone to see, I have to say. I was beaten out of the habit by the little man, when right after I started putting up my fake email addresses, 'littleplasticpenguinsATplasticspork.com' was immediately innundated with spam emails that were very concerned about littleplasticpenguin's ability to find good farmland based pornography or a good mortgage. Whichever. He was not at all amused. > [Been pre-occupied > with grad school scouting, still no answer from schools; that is, accepted > to UNM at Albuquerque and University of Syracuse, but neither seems to > know yet if they can offer me funding to attend; and then there's family > trip to Arkansas, Comic-Con, etc.] Go Emmy! Grad school rocked! Except that I finally had to study now and again. It cut into my time online. I do not want to see that happen to you. Won't you consider laboring in obscurity, instead? :) Jenn

Emsworth the Unemployed Academic Mon May 9 21:34:07 2005 Re: The special bus! My favorite spam e-mail is "Men will admire your bust!" Oddly, I get tons of spam to the Hungrywolverines@despammed address Michael set up for me quite by accident (by nature, shouldn't despammed by recognizing this junk, Michael, ahem ahem?) Gmail has an excellent seperate "Spam" folder though, and so far none of that even has been related to nether regions and illegal acts with livestock. > Go Emmy! Grad school rocked! Except that I finally had to study now and > again. It cut into my time online. I do not want to see that happen to > you. Won't you consider laboring in obscurity, instead? :) Well, you'll be happy to know, at least in that respect, that it won't cut into my time at all. In as much as I'm not going this year. Delayed yet again, no funding (one person ahead of me for Syracuse had backed out, but then *her* funding at Georgetown fell through, so this poor doggy [or wolverine keeper] got none). The plus side is it leave me unfettered, apart from needing a job and source of income (I'm actually looking into possibly getting a gig or two from Egmont, Disney's European comics arm, so we'll see how that pans out), so I can have more time to look at other grad schools, go to cons, etc. Jenn, if I do visit Syracuse, depending on time, we may well look into meeting up with you somewhere in NYC (especially if the Fiddler revival is still on Broadway; my dad and I love that show).

Jenn Tue May 10 07:59:17 2005 Chez Heow I had been all set to go to...uh...can't even remember where now. Somewhere I didn't want to go. And two weeks before classes started, ND called. Someone had dropped out, did I want their spot? So don't give up hope yet! > Jenn, if I do visit Syracuse, depending on > time, we may well look into meeting up with you somewhere in NYC > (especially if the Fiddler revival is still on Broadway; my dad and I love > that show). You're welcome to the futon! Advance notice is smart, though. Chez Heow books up early, particularly during the summer months.

Emsworth the Astounded Fri May 13 16:52:19 2005 Jenn sees all, knows all > I had been all set to go to...uh...can't even remember where now. > Somewhere I didn't want to go. And two weeks before classes started, ND > called. Someone had dropped out, did I want their spot? So don't give up > hope yet! You didn't "borrowed" the wolverines when I wasn't looking and have them gnaw at somebody's kneecaps, did you? Either way, though, humble self very pleased with the outcome! > You're welcome to the futon! Advance notice is smart, though. Chez Heow > books up early, particularly during the summer months. We're still discussing, but either we'll try to come up next week or so, early June as soon as we get back from Arkansas, or July. In all likelihood, the later we go, the more time we'll have to actual come up and see you, unless you care to come down to Syracuse, which I doubt. I'm sort of wondering if we can scrape up enough dough to see a show if we do go up... I know the aged parent would get a kick out of the revival of Twelve Angry Men...

Emsworth Sat May 14 11:52:29 2005 Re: Jenn sees all, knows all > You didn't "borrowed" the wolverines Didn't borrow, hadn't borrowed... blame the English major's lapse on euphoria.

mouse Tue May 10 17:50:49 2005 Re: The special bus! > Gmail has an excellent seperate > "Spam" folder though, and so far none of that even has been > related to nether regions and illegal acts with livestock. poor child - _i_ get endless opportunities to buy imitation viagra, and make millions helping former nigerian governmental officials retrieve their ill-booten goty (as hawkeye would say) > In as much as I'm not going this year. Delayed yet > again, no funding (one person ahead of me for Syracuse had backed out, but > then *her* funding at Georgetown fell through, so this poor doggy [or > wolverine keeper] got none). sorry to hear that, emsworth - but the prospect of euro-disney sounds fun (would they send you to europe? could you take me too?). anyway, hope you find something entertaining to do till next year (not that _we_ aren't entertaining, of course, but you really need to get out _sometimes_. (and i haven't forgotten you - just haven't been home enough lately to get things in the mail.)

Michael Mon Apr 25 12:39:03 2005 Re: Talk about your red hot blather! > not that bringing warm coats, several layers, would be a bad idea. (Also I > guess depends on where'bouts in? But it did reach 60F/20C or so in May '04 > there I gather.) Budapest's climate is roughly equivalent to Indiana's, but with drier summers, wetter fall, and a slightly earlier spring. It reached 60F yesterday, actually, and the day before, and people are saying last week it was quite warm and sunny.

Michael Mon Apr 25 12:37:30 2005 Re: Talk about your red hot blather! > ummm....you're moving to an as-yet unconstructed house? hope the spring is > warmer in hungary than it's been here..... The spring is pretty chilly, but the house is basically finished except for the floor coverings, trim, and inspection. It's the third that makes it illegal to move in. But "illegal" in Hungary is kind of a vague thing. The apartment is perfect. Concrete, tile, and hardwood floors (for allergy management), two bedrooms plus a huge workroom in the attic space with a big window and (soon) broadband, ha, city-owned forested areas nearby but not close enough to mean it'll be damp, and low rent relative to both Indiana and Puerto Rico.

mouse Sat Apr 23 13:41:23 2005 yay, blather! jenn is back! more nonsense on the forum! ummm...i mean, sorry about the job cutback.... so do you have the all-important jesus-shaped stain on your wall? or at least, a face of jesus as miraculously appearing on a pita bread (or possibly a potato)?

Jenn Mon Apr 25 11:22:04 2005 The blatherings shall continue until morale improv > jenn is back! more nonsense on the forum! > ummm...i mean, sorry about the job cutback.... Oh, no. The job cutback is great! I didn't want to work anyway. I was just doing it because I was bored and then unwilling to quit. (I'm not a quitter!) They're nuts at my job. Sometime I'll post about the shenanigans at work. > so do you have the all-important jesus-shaped stain on your wall? or at > least, a face of jesus as miraculously appearing on a pita bread (or > possibly a potato)? I do not. Have you seen how much those suckers go for on Ebay? One of the qualifications for the Wall of Tacky Jesi is that it must be cheap. So, even though we've seen some real humdingers in plaster of paris, painted amazing colors, we don't buy things that are hundreds of dollars.

mouse Thu Apr 28 17:36:27 2005 Re: The blatherings shall continue until morale im > I do not. Have you seen how much those suckers go for on Ebay? One of the > qualifications for the Wall of Tacky Jesi is that it must be cheap. So, > even though we've seen some real humdingers in plaster of paris, painted > amazing colors, we don't buy things that are hundreds of dollars. well, with any luck, you will develop some sort of leak or mold problem, and one will just appear on your wall..

Jenn Fri Apr 29 08:52:57 2005 The obvious benefits of being in the Jihad > well, with any luck, you will develop some sort of leak or mold problem, > and one will just appear on your wall.. It really seems like that ought to be a perk of being in the Jihad, don't you think? Lemme check my official membership card. Nope, nothing about spontaneously occuring Jesi (or wolverine, for that matter) sightings. Does anyone have the big book of Jihadness?

Emsworth Mon Apr 25 01:10:09 2005 Re: Talk about your red hot blather! > No. I am not volunteering to deworm the wolverines. No, it's not my turn. > No, I know we didn't draw my name out of a hat. Harrumph. Alaric and Gwendolyn in particular take offense at that implication. > In other news, the Wall of Tacky Jesi has been recently reinstalled in my > home. We have: that holographic Jesus where if you lean just right, he > looks like he has nicotining (or whatever) eyelids. A clock of the last > supper that also lights up different colors. A shepherd Jesus that lights > up red and flashes. A chinese Jesus that you hang in your car and says > 'Drive safely!' in Chinese. A pope bottle opener (The pope opens my > brews!), also known as the pope-ener. And all the action figures. People > tend to buy them for you, once they see the wall. I marvel at your religious-secular paraphanelia.