Synaptic Chaos

server test III

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:21:57 GMT

I laughed, I cried.

Tue, 19 May 2009 07:20:04 GMT

copying and pasting entries from March, 2003 to present into MS Word.
Tedious, but the end result will be worth it.

Sacramento Book Junkies

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:47:06 GMT

For those of you addicted to books the Borders bookstore in Natomas (4750 Natomas Blvd. Sacramento, CA) is closing and everything (*Excludes magazines, newspapers, gift cards and certificates, and all electronics.) is 40% off. Final day is January 3rd.

I'm planning on going there today. If I go, I'll report back as to how picked over it is.

That is all.

My Little Ocean

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:34:13 GMT

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:45:22 GMT

I swear, if I get one more Snuggie(TM) spam e-mail, I'm going on a seam ripping rampage!

From AOL news

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:39:40 GMT

President George W. Bush, here at an appearance Monday in McLean, Va., said in an interview on ABC's 'Nightline' that the Bible is "probably not" literally true -- even though "I think you can learn a lot from it." He cited the New Testament as an example, saying "the important lesson is, 'God sent a son.'"

Poll Results
Which explanation about the origins of life on Earth do you believe in?
Creationism 48% 87,252
Evolution 34% 62,494
Intelligent design 13% 23,080
None of the above 5% 10,599

Total Votes: 183,425

Do you believe the Bible is literally true?
Yes 51%
No 49%

Total Votes: 192,486

Art Update

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:07:56 GMT

Here is a picture of the painting I sold.
The woman who bought it said that it meant
something to her, because her husband died on a full moon.

Artist?

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:27:54 GMT

I guess I can call myself a professional artist now.
I sold one of my paintings!
It was one that I had hanging at Starbucks. I'll post a picture of which one it was later when I'm at my home computer.

No on Prop 8

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:09:16 GMT

Take heart.
It is not over. No matter what the misguided may think, the taking of rights can not stand.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:10:43 GMT

Truly Amazing!

!!!

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:01:47 GMT

CNN just predicted Obama President elect!

!

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:56:09 GMT

Using the NPR interactive map and giving McCain all the states left except for WA OR and CA...Obama wins. It's looking good. Even NPR is saying that they see few paths for McCain (obligatory statement).

Good Luck America

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:19:58 GMT

I cast my vote.
My polling place was in the garage of a private residence. That's the first time I've experienced such a polling place. The poll workers conducted themselves like every other polling place I've seen. There was no line. I got right in, voted and was on my way within 5 minutes.
I think Starbucks is offering free drinks to those that vote...I'll hit them up.

Now I shall be glued to the radio and/or TV for the rest of the day.

Red Blue and Purple

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:49:19 GMT

My parents are voting for Obama and they live in Indiana (one of those states that could turn from red to blue).

Writer's Block: Novel Ideas

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:30:05 GMT

NaNoWriMo starts today. Give us a one-sentence description of the novel you plan to write.

View 502 Answers

An extra-terrestrial comes to Earth and throws the christian idea of god into question.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:11:21 GMT

I received two calls from the Yes on prop 8 people. I shot the first one down. I told the second to fuck off...well, not really, there were little ears around so I just told the second that I'd already been called, but I thought the other.

Hullabaloo

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:42:04 GMT

Those of you with children of a certain age are familiar with a game called Hullabaloo. Even if you're unfamiliar with the game for the matter of this post it doesn't really matter except for the name. At any rate, while driving a six year old voice came from the back seat (luckily there was six year old back there), "What does hullabaloo mean?". And as I searched my brain's thesaurus for a word or phrase that would explain, I uttered, "Uh...."
And then that six year old voice piped up. "Commotion?"
"Yes. Exactly. Very good." I said.

Smog

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:49:11 GMT

Went to the test only smog station this morning. My car is a '92 so I waited like a female waits for the results of a pregnancy test. My car passed and is now re-registered. Now I can breate easy until next smog check. Maybe I'll have a newer car by then.

Reef Specimen List

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:43:01 GMT

Favia Sp. : Moon Coral

Turbanaria Reniformis

Seriatopora Hystrix: Tyree LE Ponape Birdsnest

Montipora aquituberculata: Lime Green

Montipora undata: Idaho Grape

Montipora Sp.

Montipora Digitata

Acanthastrea echinata: Purple Red mouth

Echinophyllia Sp.: Powder Blue Chalice

Euphyllia Divisa/Paradivisa : Frogspawn Branching

Euphyllia Ancora: Anchor Branching

Pocillapora Damicornis

Acropora Sp.

Tridacna Crocea

Acropora tortuosa: Oregon Tort

Cyphastrea Sp.

Halloween has nothing on the Economy

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:34:08 GMT

A year ago the Dow closed at its all time high 14,146. Today the Dow closed at 9258. That adds up to a nearly 35% change.
Where do we go from here? Not necessarily up. There is still the problem of liquidity. If there is not a turnaround soon, more people will be losing jobs which will lead to more mortgage defaults and even less consumer spending which will lead to more lay-offs which will cause even more people to default on loans...downward spiral. Also, there is a new trend popping up. People are now starting to walk away from their auto loans in the same manner that people have been walking away from their mortgages. A wholesale abandonment of debt obligations.
Scary!

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:14:37 GMT

McCain Palin' in comparison to Obama Biden.

Car Update

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:00:52 GMT

Well....
When the timing belt broke, it wrecked the water pump as well. So now the total is up to $1,100 and it probably won't be ready until tomorrow. The car is only worth $1,000 so I guess I just bought it again.

Silver lining: I don't have a stake in the stock market.

Phooey!

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:15:47 GMT

My car broke down on the way home after picking Rhi up last night. Bummer.
Had to get my car towed. $75. Double bummer.
Diagnose the problem. $100. Triple bummer.
Need new timing belt. $750. Quadruple bummer.

Portfolio

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:47:35 GMT

I dropped files off at the printers today. I'm working on building a portfolio of work to shop around to galleries. Since this is the first time using this printer, I'm going to have just two images printed at 16 x 20. If these two turn out, I'll get eight more images printed.

Here are the two images I'm having done:

New Specimen

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:35:50 GMT

Strange creature: