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Happy Halloween!!!

Your Friendly Neighborhood Louis has put together an asskicking Halloween Mix.

Convo with the lovely Courtney..

(22:53:18) Rob T Firefly: Hiyas!!@#$%^&*
(22:53:31) A Presaged Death: Hey!
(22:54:09) Rob T Firefly: I’m just about to get off AIM because I’m being IMed to death by a bunch of people, but I cant without saying hi to the coolest lady in the western US.
(22:54:48) A Presaged Death: Rob, marry me.

Why do all the best marriage proposals come from people who live a bajillion miles away?

Any stragglers who wish to join me and mine for the NYC Halloween Parade tomorrow, call me or drop me a line! I’m looking to arrive in Penn Station at 5:20 or so, and go from there.

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve grown a beard, for the sole purpose of bleaching it to match the wig for my Gene Frenkel costume. I normally don’t like having facial hair. It’s itchy, it’s difficult to keep soup out of, and when I’ve got my black hat and coat on I’m often mistaken for an Orthodox Jew. The only thing I really like about it is the fact that there’s more grey in it every time I grow it in. Grey hair is extremely neat.

Anyway, at a Samhain party last night a friend of mine who seemed to really like the beard ordered me to at least take some photos of it before I shave. So, this is me on the bus with a camera phone…

My greatest bearded achievement so far has been getting compared to Wooly Willy. I hope to surpass that with my performance tomorrow.

Can’t think up a proper post, but here’s a neat quiz swiped from the lovely Court…

1. What did you do last night?
Stayed up far too late listening to Doctor Who audio plays.

2. Who was the last person you called?
Fina.

3. What does the 5th text on your phone say?
It’s from my sister Jo, letting me know that she can’t come with to the parade because she’s a knob with a job.

4. When was the last time you thought about sex?
Just now reading this question.

5. When was the last time you got hurt?
The other day, I sliced a knuckle on my pocketknife while cutting fabric.

6. When was the last time you cried?
A few weeks ago, during a miserable migraine.

7. When was the last time you lost something?
I’ve always got a thing or two I can’t find.

8. What are you listening to right now?
Ike and Tina Turner.

9. Why did your last relationship end?
Nothing developed beyond friendship.

10. What bothers you the most about the opposite sex?
The “beauty” magazine business. If you’re a woman and own any of those, burn them immediately for the good of the world.

11. Where was the best date you’ve ever been on?
Hours of just walking, talking, and exploring.

12. What was the first thing a guy/girl bought for you?
The first that comes to mind.. I had a lovely pen pal from New Zealand ages ago, who once sent me some weirdass candy and a miniature copy of “The Color of Magic” by Terry Pratchett.

13. Do you date more than one person at once?
No.

14. What was the last movie you watched?
Either “Batman Begins,” “Fucking Ã…mÃ¥l,” or “Corpse Bride.” I watched them all this past weekend, but don’t remember in what order.

15. What was the last t.v show?
I rarely watch TV, but I did catch a bit of standup on Comedy Central the other day.

16. What do you want for your b-day?
Hugs, mainly.

17. What are you doing tonight?
Sleeping, but not enough.

18. When is your next vacation?
No idea.

19. How do you feel right now?
Bit headachey.

20. Who do you think will take this next?
Bella Abzug, but I’ve been wrong before.

Meme swiped from The Doctor…

A – Age of your first kiss: 18
B – Band you are listening to right now: 7 Seconds of Love.
C – Crush: Usually several.
D – Dad’s name: Same as mine, origianlly.
E – Easiest person to talk to: Fina, Murd0c, a few others.
F – Favourite ice cream: Chocolate Mint
G – Gummy worms or Gummy bears? Jelly babies!!!
H – Hometown: I’d like one of those one day.
I – Instruments: A moldy old MIDI keyboard, Cool Edit Pro, a few decent singing voices, recordings of other people’s music. Played trombone in grade school. I also have a drumstick collection, which I use to hit many things that aren’t drums.
J – Junior High: Uneventful.
K – Kids: They’re great, but I’m not planning on any.
L – Longest car ride: All-day multi-location runs through New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut in my old arcade tech crew job.
M – Mom’s name: Jo.
N – Nicknames: Rob, Roo, RTF, Firefly, Luciernaga, others I’ll only admit to in certain company.
O – One wish: More wishes.
P – Phobia: Being drugged.
Q – Quote: “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein
R – Reasons to smile: Everything.
S – Scent: Peppermint.
T – Time you woke up today: Many times, far too early.
U – Unknown fact about me: I’m marching in the NYC Halloween Parade this year… as Gene Frenkel.
V – Vacation: Home in bed.
W – Worst luck with: Women. Or money. Or both.
X – X-rays you’ve had: Teeth, chest, hand, knees.
Y – Years since you’ve been to church: I’m in church whenever there’s Earth below and sky above.
Z – Zodiac sign: Scorpio Sun, Sagittarius Moon, Libra Rising.

mistranslated War of the Worlds bootleg subtitles

Condi, Hillary, and … Angelina?
When celebrities act like politicians, and politicians act like celebrities.

From TFA:

I don’t know whether Angelina Jolie is smart, smart for Hollywood, or not smart even by Hollywood standards. I do know, because I watched her speech, that she doesn’t have much to say about AIDS. Her message to the assembled businesspeople and politicians was that we all must do more to fight this terrible disease. In particular, Jolie pressured the audience to pressure CEOs to pressure politicians to do more. When they have no idea what to do, celebs tell other people to tell other people what to do.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Louis, the kickass radio poobah at KRFC Radio in Colorado who sometimes puts my silly work on the air (but has awesome taste in music otherwise) has put last Tuesday’s show up for download.

Here’s the playlist, and here’s the two-hours’-worth of MP3 goodness.

Go listen, dammit!

Missed work and 2600 today thanks to a damn migraine. Blorg.

The free time went to good use, though, as I do believe I’ve finally adjusted the layout of my dj-ing site into something that’s actually a teeny bit navigable.

I also relented to public opinion and added ZIP-compressed downloads of my Beastie Boys mashup album alongside the RAR ones. Happy now, you cross-platform-loving public, you?

EBAY SELLING TIPS:

Model your old dress for the small price of ten years of therapy for your son

See the Blessed Mother hanging out in someone’s womb

Help hurricane victims by purchasing a layer of grime from Britney’s feet

All this and more can be yours, at the Dark Side of eBay.

This evening marks the start of the Jewish Year 5766.

Leshana tova to my friends and readers of the Jewish faith!

Yesterday was Pagan Pride Day, and it was lots of fun. I mingled with lots of great friends, listened to great music from Blue Knight and Scott Helland, Isaac Bonewits give a keynote speech, and picked up a couple of interesting trinkets.

Many, many congrats to Courtney Lee on winning the scholarship! I know you’ll put that to good use.

On the job front, I no longer have to deal with insulting offers of $7/hour shit work from monster.com users. I’m now a receptionist and mail guy for a huge corporation. The commute is easier, the pay is slightly better, and the hours are slightly shorter than my last gig. Still have to figure out how to get to and from a couple of places, but it looks like a good gig for now.

Plus, it’s nice having a steady income again. If nothing else, my household must once again come up with more interesting reasons than unemployment to despise me.

I recently looked into performing standup at the Improv. That didn’t materialize, but I did spend a great hour on the phone with the guy in charge of booking new talent there. He was very helpful and eager to share tons of info with me on getting started in that particular business. I’m sticking to the odd open mic here and there for the moment, but am now a lot more comfortable about pursuing that particular goal than I was.