January 2005 Archives
Mark Morford is a columnist for the San Francisco Gate. Today's column is not only fucking hilarious but also totally on the mark: "And why? Why is the adorable yellow sea sponge suddenly considered to be contributing to the mental and spiritual and genital degradation of millions of innocent children? Because he's a hyperactive none-too-bright short-attention-spanned spazzball of lovable non-sequiturial nonsense who induces rabid devotion among children and gay men and straight adults alike? Why, no. Not quite.
It's because the frantically animated sea creature is now appearing, alongside noted pagan cartoon perverts Barney the Dinosaur and Winnie-the-Pooh and the Rugrats and Bob the Builder, in a nonprofit video sent to 60,000 schools and designed to promote that vile demon called, ahem, tolerance. And diversity."
Go read NOW!
So I've been having a ball tonight, fooling around with this CandyBar Doll Maker I've found.
From what I can figure, it's an avatar-maker -- you choose hair, eyes, lips, top, bottom, shoes, jewelry, etc. The closest thing I could get to myself is at right. It's a typical "Roe outfit": black top, jeans, red Mary Janes. :) My avatar's skinnier, though. Damnit. :P
The only catch is that since it's a Korean site, there's waaaayyy too many colors -- hardly any black tops. Not good for the goth-inclined. But where things get weird -- out-and-out bizarre -- is in the accessories...
Okay. Who's up to help put this on? It's the The Rocky Horror Muppet Show!
If you have your own blog, read this -- if not, move along, nothing to see here...
Derek posted something today that made me very happy: Google has adopted a tag to help alleviate comment spam. Most of the blogging software platforms have begun to adopt it, such as LiveJournal, WordPress, and, natch, Moveable Type. (If you have a TypePad installation -- Mr. Smith, I'm looking at you -- this has been implemented automatically. You need do nothing.)
Mind, this does not mean comment spam will end overnight. The vendors, the people who are spamming to begin with, need to know that this has taken place and their methods no longer work. That news may take a while. Things need to be implemented -- not everyone will put this on their blogs right away. But hey, it's a start -- and at least Google has acknowledged that this is an issue.
Lookee, gang! New Stuff from Apple:
Get 'em while they're hot!
(Disclaimer: Yes, I own an iPod. Her name is Calliope. She's 40GB. And I love her dearly. Oh, and I love iTunes, too. Phhhbbbttt!)
Best line and my new quote: "Help unite mankind, or we're wandering clowns!"
I was out at Jackson Hole diner with a friend tonight, and attempted to order dinner. I say "attempted" because I was trying to get something called the "Puebla Platter" (chili with nachos and guacamole on the side) and couldn't get the words out. The waitress asked how I wanted that, and I said, "Uh? I ordered chili." She thought I ordered a burger. I had to point to the menu and go "That thing? That's the thing I want."
Twelve years of speech therapy, peeps. Usually I'm okay, but tonight? Not so much... :P (And, yes, I was sober!)
I'm testing my Moveable Type upgrade -- and as an added bonus for reading this message, I'll let you in on a seekrit: earlier this evening? Home alone? I was yodelling to "Sweet Home Alabama" while admiring the glitter on my boobs.
