Happy Anniversary to the folks today

My father called today after Mom saw the doctor.  He has okayed the double knee replacement surgery.  It might be another month or so before it happens, but it was joyous news, none the less.

 

Today is their anniversary, so in celebration they are going out to a fancy-schmancy meal somewhere ... I was not given that info.

 

My sister sent me an electronic (e-card, via hallmark) for the folks.  Laptops are great, as I can tote that bad boy around and show them -- hey!  Here's your romance card, c/o my little (but older) sister.

stomach discourteous

I either had Mount St. Helens or jiffy pop popcorn in my gut last night. Stress is surely going to put holes in my stomach. Hagis cheese. I had really bad stomach-aching stress another time, to where I crumpled to the floor in fetal position, at a job a long time ago (will not be named). The doctor gave me tagamet, which helped, but removing stress -- far better than medicine in and of itself.

punctuated with, "Meister Breu"

Shrek & Fionna have a game. I think that warm root beer is, bar-none, the best food for this contest. I do know that some individuals have no such need for specific chemical enhancements to their abilities toeructate. Not steroids, but chemicals helping me would be my sin to this type of game.

+ "Meister Breu" quote from Revenge of the Nerds

Chucky 2

"Hey! You got Chucky 2?"
"Uh, no. You see, it's just in..."
"Well, Eye-on-Video got it!"
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What is a Chucky 2? The above was an exchange about Chucky 2 with an urbanite. Chucky 2, Child's Play 2, was just then in the theater and this fool came in asking for it, pleasantries aside. I remember this because of I-am-bored.com's posting of Chad Vader 2: Day-shift Manager.
I believe the three of us, directed her to go to Eye-On-Video to get the bloody thing if they had it. Ah, I remember having to deal with many urbanites, with whom I would naturally not come into contact. It was like a nature excursion into the rain forests. "Wow! You don't see that every day! Golly, look that that one! This one must be a newer species."

If you haven't ever worked in retail or service in an urban area, you won't have any idea about what I'm typing, but it's real and not imagined.

I experienced live, open diaper changing, child abuse (physical), theft, drug dealers, "pimps", Appalachian peoples, and some persons so urban, that the concept of personal property was beyond their intellect. In reflection, I'd say that the job was enlightening, but I should have opted for the shorter course. I could say that the same for my relationship with who is now my ex. Had I not been at that place, I never would have met her. It wasn't a bad learning course ... just too long and the stupidity of her, rubbed onto me.

I saw Clerks, but won't see Clerks II, despite its relevancy to my previous jobs. I found the Randy character worthy of a slow, hate-crimes dragging death, but it wasn't forthcoming. It was intentionally disturbing and I found it ... well, not really my type of movie. I watched it twice and quote bits here and there, but I cannot recommend it in good conscience.

I therefore won't see Clerks II or any more Chucky movies -- each worse than the last. Gracious ... you'd think that some people would jump ship, but getting into acting in difficult, so you take your lumps with B, C, D, and F movies first. In thinking about it ... Tim Burton should take over directing the Child's Play series, trying to make a run equal with Land Before Time and Friday the 13th. You might not think they are similar, but really ... each one worse than the previous ... only fillers for those incapaable of escaping the stick figure 4 page comic book.

circle 400

Not the Indy or Daytona 500, my spam is dropping, now around 350. Way to go Earthlink & Brightmail! Boil that dustspeck, boil that dustspeck, boil, boil, boil!

little evil, little good

Halloween in your neighborhood. Sith or treat!

shuttle launch

shuttlelaunch
Originally uploaded by MDH, II.

Why the internet is grand is not from the buying and selling of trash on eBay, though many would argue that point, but it's a cheap way to be noticed by millions.

How many people could buy their way onto TV ... few. How many can have their simple little video go from obscurity on googlevideo or YouTube to instant net celebrity status? Many more can.

Many animators rely on the net to show off their talents and to find others to assist them. Still others have found study work from Atom Films or net studios.

There's flickr - repository for pictures to share with others -- nothing to download, unless you want to bulk upload pictures.

"The Internet. It's fantastic!"+

+ borrowed from Miguel Ferrer in Hot Shots! part Duex

In passing

Hey children what's that sound, I'd advise you not to turn around.

Homemade jacuzzi

I've been spending a lot of time just farting around, looking for a job.

Losing Hope

Star Wars, Episode III: Lost Hope

Directed by N. T. Bullock

Written by Eric Kohn & N. T. Bullock

Edited by N. T. Bullock

Assistant Editor & Director

Eric Kohn

Make-Up

Anthony Washington, Sarah Rials

Costumes by Judy B. Bullock

Scott Bullock as: Palpatine / Emperor / Jar Jar (voice)

Anthony Washington as Mace Windu

Jeromy Spiers as Obi Wan

Michelle Flowers as Padme

N. T. Bullock as Anakin / Vader / EPT (voice)

Eric Kohn puppeteer for Jar Jar / Yoda/ Yoda (voice)

Thanks to

Jared Hopkins, Celeste Yeager, Matthew Magee, Anthony Washington, Judy Bullock, Michelle Flowers

Special Thanks

-Script Ideas-

Scott Bullock, Clayton Forbes

Digital Backgrounds by Scifi3d.theforce.net, Tom Bergstrom, Jr. (medic room / Palpatine’s office)

IM Logo & Star Wars Title Effects by Matthew Beale

Compositing N. T. Bullock

Lightsaber Effects by Eric Kohn

www.sequentialpictures.com

www.imitationmilk.com

Luck and luck only

I believe Carl Sagen was referring to applications when he said, "millions of billions of stars in the galxay." I'm sure that there are trillions of resume's for any job, but after submitting a hundred-thousand, you'd think that skill would be involved, but no -- mostly luck. So far, I have recieved confirmation that a place or person got my application and resume' and might get back with me after they read the other millions and conduct interviews with the top ten before moving on to the lessers (I'm in this category) aka bottom 90. Chin up, keep applying and die, die again.

How to get a lifetime supply of address labels

almost passe now, except for a few instances ncessary with snail mail: find one or two great charities with which you agree. Donate as often as you wish and can. They will nicely send you mailers almost weekly asking for more money, including address labels. The labels don't sop there. Your name now goes on the "this person donates" list. You will now get requests from all types of organizations, some or many of which you may not directly agree. Most charities are honest, but a few need -- refocussing. To others, I outright refuse to donate.

PETA gets a bad rap from a few lunatics, but honestly, their attempts to make a better existence for cows marginally smarter than worms (only responding to stimuli) is perhaps -- too large an expenditure of meager funding. If persons were really interseted in the ethical treatment of all animals, they wouldn't squash or kill bugs and would open their doors to roaches. If they were to stop their passion at insects and micro-organisms, then why give a care about the slaughter of rare species. I'll end there.

It is important to research a group to find where funding goes. Many larger organizations print it in the packets, but .. who's to say that the data is recent and valid? Quickly checking takes less than an hour, which is better than stupidly giving money to say, two scammers claiming donations to cancer research. Their scheme, finally exposed bilked hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars to these guys. They did, indeed donate proceeds to charity, but at at 10 or so percent. The rest they kept.

I have more than I will ever use, as I tend to stay away from snail mail, but do send in checks to places. Once my finances are improved -- goodbye snail mail forever.

Stars crazy

Star Wars lego video and New Hope, crazy Star Wars kid version (disco music free of charge).

Neither are hilarious, but both will serve you well.

more Indiana July clouds

more Indiana July clouds
Originally uploaded by MDH, II.

Funny that AC, which I didn't have as a kid, I neglect often. I stepped out of the house to the very humid, low 80s evening and I couldn't get my lens to stop frosting. I never thought that the house was that cooler, but it was.

It took several minutes to stop fogging. Anyway, small moon in the clouds, well worth it. Also, the cicada were out. After ten mintues, my ears were ringing. They are loud. Even inside the house you can hear them, though much quieter.

I quickly used the auto functions on the camera to set the ISO, which made the pictures turn out ISO 800 grainy, perhaps worse. The end result was that they are nice at a distance, but close -- poor. Tonight, as humid as it is, may not be the best night for star photography.

Fired my first day

My supervisor didn't seem to care about my chronic fatigue syndrome.

no good deed goes unpunished

Teen saves boy, but is later hospitalized
Associated Press

TELFS, Austria - A 14-year-old Austrian teenager saved a Russian boy from drowning - only to wind up in the hospital himself a few hours later after an insect attack.

Police in the alpine town of Telfs just outside Innsbruck said the Austrian pulled the unconscious 6-year-old from the bottom of a swimming pool Friday. A lifeguard performed first aid, and the young Russian - on vacation with his family - was hospitalized for treatment of water in the lungs.

Within a few hours, police said, the teenage lifesaver was stung by insects and developed an allergic reaction - prompting medics to rush him to the same hospital.

His condition was improving, officials said Saturday. They did not release the two youths' names.

Shocking denial

Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr disputed allegations that Hezbollah was firing missiles from Qana. Oh, no ... can't be. Hezbollah, the same group who kidknaps people ... certainly they would be honest!

I agree that civilians are sadly being slaughtered, but I also know that no amount of placating the 'against Zionists' groups would never happen. I would like to point out that Arafat was offered the West Bank -- didn't take it. That has to do with mainly his embezzling the billions of dollars from "his people", but were Israel to stop defending itself pro-actively against well funds groups, it would fall. Israel has the US. All the other nations are set to destroy Israel. Sadly, it has to take bold steps to defend itself. Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran all fund groups to take out Israel. If you could get that to stop happening, well ... Isarael wouldn't have to be on the defensive, now would it?

I see groups continuing to gain support because they attack, flee and are protected by sympathizers. Hey -- World! Israel won't go without a fight. It has nuclear weapons and presently the support of the US. Stop trying to get rid of Israel. Stop it! That -- there is the problem.

gavel down, time to grovel

I think now, I remember, that it was when we were all drinking that some one brought up that --- thing! I had hope that it'd go away, now like an albatross around his neck or Marley's chains -- forever his.

Then ... I'm not sure if it came with the instant pang of remorse.
[bang bang bang] Order in the court!

T J is not on trial here, for he has plead guilty to the crime of inciting a riot with a foul stament. What is in debate is the manner in which it was told. I would like sworn affidavidts by the end of the week from all parties. Court is adjourned.

Reminded me of terrible statement

last panel "borrowed" from a Cow & Boy strip by Mark Leiknes

T J, while well intoxicated, told us a statement. I can't call it a joke, but it started out, "What's the best thing about sex with ..." If the audience were, um ... sadistic, psychotic, and pediphelic it might be construed as something you might want to hear, though unfunny. I leave this here as a reminder that if you're drunk off your butt and you have a wingman with you, his job also entails you not telling horrible statements like this. Worse still, T J laughed, then -- a blip of conscience coupled it with remorse.

To this day, I had hoped sometime that it would be erased from my mind, but it hasn't. I try then to fill all the area around it with flowers and pretty and kind things to hide this wicked one-time misstatement he made. He heard it from someone and in a drunken state, chosen to say it in the same state as he likely heard it.

Heaven's to murgitroid! What did I type?

Oh well, that's how I felt. Anyway, after the emergency venting, I still don't like Monster.com. MR suggested finding a company and finding where I fit in, a long shot -- but the sending out hundreds of resume' isn't getting me a job either. I think I'll return to my less caustic posting, now that the storm is over. Good luck to me!

More valid bitching (this time, with profanity)

The fucking gloves are off man! I am pissed! First, we have the above on Monster dot shit! Naval fucking reserve?! Why the hell is that shit there?! Monster &*^$@# -- assholes! If I wanted to join the military -- they'd take my ass in a heartbeat for they aren't getting boku volunteers now. Now on to my second bitching ...

It's great when you are required to apply through a dead link. Nice going fucking idiots!

I have created now well over 12 accounts with companies.

WHAT PURPOSE DOES MONSTER SERVE IF I HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER ACCOUNT WITH THE COMPANY ANYWAY?

I've got an idea... "screw off Monster!" There's a Monster piece of shit, and I'm very tired of it. When I log on every day, it makes want to blow them away. I also have to enter No Thanks to ads while clicking page to page on Monster. They way overcharge if a company posts there for money, advertisers post everywhere and applicants have to go through another 7-10 pages of more applicantion pages on a company's website.

I think this is why unemployment might rise. Few have the patience to deal with the bullshit of having to enter the same friggin' stuff, over and over again. If I wanted to fill out 3-sheet applications for local under-paying jobs, I'd do that, but I'm not fucking interested! Monster.com may not have the privilege of kissing my ass! They are, however, welcome to eat all of my fecal matter.