In a mirror, dimly

• Tossing up “Public Enemies” or “Ice Age” - from the reviews I am leaning toward “Ice Age” - Sid the Sloth vs. Christian Bale? Sloth wins! #

• IntelliJ 9.0 - support for PHP, OSGi, Android, Google App engine and a spellchecker built in? Excuse me while I drool at the thought… #

• 3 hours 57 minutes waiting for the gas man to come: tore out drywall, filled dings in plaster walls, repainted rails outside … productive! #
• She said “shower, shave legs and change” … I wonder how much code I can write in that time? #
• Well, looks like the “twitter bar” add-on for firefox is working OK. Here’s hoping it doesnt kill my browser! #

• K.A.R.R — aka Optimus Prime — why am I not surprised that KITT’s nemesis transforms into a robot? Nice voice, I’ll give them that. #
• @scottbale imagine a watermelon and jalapeno pepper flavor popsicle. Sweet, cooling … with afterburn, needing more sweet, cooling + burn in reply to scottbale #
• OMG this sunburn doesn’t just itch, it’s prickling too. Argh. Wearing a shirt is going to be a day of *no* fun. #
• Who’s up for a “Code Camp” - my place, July 6th. Bring laptops and lets all get into some code! #
• @QuantumTea Michael Jackson died *in* a Mac store … or you found out he died while you were in a Mac store? <parsing error> in reply to QuantumTea #

• Some people need their coding privilages revoked … permanently. *sigh* #

• Back safe from Nashville TN. The weekend was a riot. Who ever knew popsicles could do THAT to you? #

• OK British Citizenship, your days (hours) are numbered: 4 hours 20 minutes and counting down as we speak. #

A friend at the local St Louis Podcaster’s Meetup group suggested I listen to a nice little podcast called “Writing Challenges“. I had no idea going into it that the podcast comes from a Brit - a delightful surprise - always nice to get a dose of the accent. (especially today, the day when I go to swear-in at the court house to become an American citizen!)

Another suggested podcast was “Uncomfortable Questions” - fascinating interview format which gives an insight into a whole variety of people’s believes / philosophy. My only complaints are (a) she pod-faded back in 2008, (b) the host has probably the third worst/most annoying voice I’ve ever listened to (coming in behind Captain Janeway of Star Trek Voyager at #1 and radio ads for Ray Vinsen’s mortgage company at #2). Sadly the sample set for the podcast gives the content a somewhat skewed and unbalanced leaning toward a particular world-view, as the host acknowledges at one point. Still, a fascinating insight into a particular segment of society and what they believe!

• 7 minutes to copy the file … 14 minutes … 28 minutes? WTF? Is this network running in reverso-mode or something? #

• How appropriate: the conversation this morning was the “train wreck” we couldall see coming … and lunch @ the Train Wreck in Rock Hill #
• You’re saddled up / There’s no recourse / It’s Hi-Ho Silver / Signed Bad Horse (well, ok, Nickelback’s DARK HORSE TOUR anyhow) #