That’s a relief. After today’s earthquake, I was scared to death I’d have a destroyed or at least severely damaged aquarium on my hands. Instead, I get home to find not even a drop has spilled, and the fish are doing their usual thing, wondering where the food is.
Whew!
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Archive for July, 2008
Safe and snug
Posted in Aquariums, City life, Miscellany on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I do like anime
Posted in Miscellany on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, so I have a weakness for online quizzes and I’ve always wanted to be a Japanese demon. Who doesn’t? Anyway, Here’s my result:
Your result for The Japanese Demon Profile Test…
Yuurei
You scored 18 in Malice and 24 in Chaos!
The Yuurei are the lost souls of those whose lives were abruptly ended in the midst of [...]
Adieu, mon Earl
Posted in Computers on July 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve used MS-Office since before there was an “office suite,” since the days of Word 1.0a for Windows. Yep, the days when you hoped Windows 3.0 would at least boot-up before crashing. And, I’m not ashamed to admit, I liked MS-Office. The programs did just what I needed them to do, and the wide-open architecture [...]
Things that make you go "Hmmm…."
Posted in City life, Observations on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just some observations from the last couple of days.
Drivers who turn right from the center or left lane, left from the right or center lane, or go straight from a left-turn lane: Do they think they have a “You won’t die from your own stupidity” card?
A women’s clothing line that has the word PINK splashed [...]
It tickles!
Posted in Weirdness on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love tropical fish. I love keeping aquaria. I love working with a tank to create a natural home for the fish, a beautiful artificial world.
But, somehow, it never entered my mind to stick my foot in the tank for a pedicure:
Flesh-eating fish give pedicures
A novel type of pedicure involving live fish which chomp away [...]
Don’t leave home without it
Posted in Miscellany, Weirdness on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You might want to keep this in your travel kit for the next time you stop to check your directions: the cannibal map of the world.
You know, I am going to Indiana later this summer….
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Bits and bobs
Posted in Aquariums, Chess, Writing on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My writing partner and I had a good morning working together today. Our spec script for Without a Trace I think is in pretty good shape, but now we’re at a point where we need outside eyes to tell us what’s working and what doesn’t. Sadly, our current writer’s group is pretty useless. I wish [...]
Not the target audience
Posted in Advertising, Business on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Standing at a bus stop today, I saw one of the ubiquitous (at least in Los Angeles) bebe ads.
Is it just me, or do the models in those ads look not just dumb or stupid, but like they’ve been utterly lobotomized? Somehow, I wouldn’t find a clothes line appealing that promised me I would look [...]
Panda-mania
Posted in Aquariums on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I bought two more panda cories today, one to replace the one that died, and another to bring the population to six. Assuming they survive, that should do it — other than for adding a new male betta, which was the whole point of setting up this small tank.
Right now, the new guys are enjoying [...]
More homework
Posted in Television, Writing on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Season four of The Closer premiers Monday night at 9PM, 8:00 CST:
Let’s hope this season is better than last, which I thought was rather a letdown.
By the by: Okay, that stinks. WordPress won’t allow me to embed video other than from YouTube or Google. That may cause me to reconsider this [...]
Aquarium update
Posted in Aquariums on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t written an update about my aquarium in quite a while, so here’s one I recently posted at Aquaria Central, a great site for tropical fish hobbyists.
Sad to say, the famed Rocky T. Betta went to the bubblenest in the sky on June 13th (yes, Friday the 13th). He developed a case of fin [...]
Thump … thump
Posted in Apartment life on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have neighbors in the apartment below who believe that the only way to enjoy music is with the bass cranked up to 10 on the dial. The floor and walls of my apartment are vibrating like the inside of a drum, yet the building managers won’t do anything until “quiet hours” at 10PM.
Hmmm… According [...]
Busy day today
Posted in Miscellany on July 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Lots of errands to run, including a trip to LAPL to beg them to let me renew some books I need, even though I’ve hit the renewal limit.
Time to break out that wining smile.
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Why desecrate its memory?
Posted in Movies, science fiction on July 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still is rightly considered a beloved classic, both of the science-fiction genre and of cinema in general. So, when I heard it was being remade, my first reaction was “In the name of God, why??” When I then read that Keanu Reeves was playing the role of [...]
Poor little fellah
Posted in Aquariums on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I came home tonight planning to do a water change on the 10-gallon aquarium and saw that one of the panda cories, which I bought last weekend, was on his side barely moving. Not a good sign. I think this is the one I noticed last night with a pinched stomach, indicative of not eating [...]
Not a good follow up, I think
Posted in Movies on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I saw this item in Variety today:
In what will be his first job since the blockbuster “Iron Man,” Robert Downey Jr. is set to star in “Sherlock Holmes,” the drama that Guy Ritchie will direct for Warner Bros.
Eh, I’m not so sure about that. I thought Downey was perfect in the role of Tony Stark [...]
Doing my homework
Posted in Television, Writing on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think I’ve hit the dream of every high-school student: since I have to do homework, at least let it be watching TV.
Hey, if one wants to be a working television writer, then watching TV shows is de rigeur. My partner and I are following several shows: Criminal Minds, Without a Trace, The Closer, Cold [...]
There’s only me
Posted in Apartment life, Miscellany on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I was twice woken by noisy neighbors: the first at 2:30 AM, when a group of women decided they had to carry on their loud conversation (Which included telling each other “shut up” several times. Good advice.) in the apartment courtyard, and then again three hours later, when the neighbors below elected to [...]
I feel like I’m dealing with children
Posted in Aquariums on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Got some different food for the panda cories today: flake food that I crumbled and then let the filter current distribute around the tank. I think one, maybe two were already eating. Fingers crossed that the rest do. I’d hate to think I brought them home only to have them starve to death.
The shrimp, [...]
Sleepy
Posted in Aquariums, Holidays, Miscellany on July 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
And so, another holiday weekend comes to a close, and I face the prospect of going to work in a few hours. Weeee! I wonder what it’s like for people who actually enjoy their day jobs?
Not much happened this weekend, other than picking up some panda cories for my 10g aquarium. They’re cute little guys, [...]
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