Misc. thoughts
2008-07-09 15:25:59
When I was looking for a picture of Secret Squirrel for my last post, I discovered that wikipedia has an entire category titled “Fictional Squirrels.” Who knew there were that many (37) and that they needed a category? Do you think there’s a category of “Fictional Walruses?”
I haven’t written an entire, start-to-finish story since I [...]
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“…other duties as assigned…”
2008-07-07 20:36:13
You may remember my dog, Friday. He’s garnered some internet fame, what with a MySpace page and a published manifesto.
Well, in a fit of temporary insanity, it was decided he needed a playmate/sibling (one with fur, as opposed to the Offspring.) We don’t want him to get lonely when he’s by himself, and we figured [...]
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Changes
2008-07-02 13:54:31
As I was leaving work last night, I stopped in the bathroom to wash my hands. I looked into the mirror and glimpsed something out of place in my hair. With a little digging, I managed to dislodge and identify it. It was a pine needle – one that had definitely not been there before.
When [...]
Still sore
2008-07-01 21:09:33
So what is it about a sore eyebrow hair? Why can’t I just leave it alone? If I don’t touch it, and think about something else, it quits bothering me. So you think I’d make an extra effort to think about chimpanzees, or whipped cream, or Homer Simpson in a skirt, or something. But no, [...]
World-building
2008-06-26 19:48:49
Lynn Viehl at Paperback Writer posted this, and I just had to share. Isn’t this the most awesome example of world-building you’ve ever seen? If you’re a writer, doesn’t it just get your creative juices flowing?
Now I want to read a story or a book set there. Wonder if there are any. If there aren’t, [...]
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Super duper
2008-06-24 22:46:04
I was thinking about Super
man’s origins the other day.
Specifically, I was thinking about his father. Tall…compassionate…genius…bearing a striking resemblance to Marlon Brando… As a leading scientist of Krypton, he must have been aware of the existence of hundreds – if not thousands – of alien races. He had access to technology that could store the [...]
Whitewater rafting
2008-06-23 12:23:58
Those of you reading this in places other than the U.S. may not know that last Sunday was Father’s Day here. It’s a day when we traditionally give our father an ugly necktie and thank him for participating in the process of raising us even though his part was over after the DNA donation.
Several weeks [...]
…aaaaand we’re back
2008-06-19 16:41:35
Finally. I knew it wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but I’m back. Miss me?
There’s a few changes, obviously, and I’m still working out kinks. The blogroll? Yeah, that’s first on my fix-it list. Another change is that this is now a do-follow blog, meaning links (to your blog, for example) in comments are [...]
Don’t adjust your set
2008-06-10 11:09:30
Irrelevant Cheetah is going offline for a few days. I’m switching webhosts (finally.) I’ll be able to add a few widgets, track my visitors and search patterns better, and in general just be able to manage my blog better than my current host allows.
Because I’m running Wordpress, I should be able to save everything here [...]
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Nobel, here I come
2008-06-03 22:39:13
Not long ago I was reading the back of the can of Lysol (I’d rather not disclose why I was reading it) and I saw the following: “Lysol brand disinfectant spray kills the HIV-1 (AIDS) virus.”
So I don’t understand what the problem is. It’s obvious that Lysol knows something the drug companies don’t. If I [...]
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Switching it up
2008-07-24 15:08:14
I’ve posted before – though I can’t be bothered to find the actual post (I can’t remember what I titled it) – about wanting to install an escape hatch in my bedroom. I can’t help thinking that not only would it increase the resale value of the house (“You see, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the [...]
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An impressive piece of investigative journalism
2008-07-21 14:36:55
We had just finished dinner, and I was getting ready to throw away the bag of rice, when I noticed the labeling on the back. (Click to embiggen.)
If you can’t read that, it says “Best before 01/09. Made in Canada.” However, just below that, it says, “Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice uses premium rice grains grown [...]
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Hair and back again
2008-07-16 11:58:59
She had been studying my face intently for at least thirty seconds, so I finally shot her a sidelong glance. “Yes?”
She leaned forward. “Have you been plucking your eyebrows?”
“No. What? No! You know I haven’t used tweezers since the Salted Pork Incident. And besides, no guy tweezes his eyebrows. It’s not in the Code.”
She reached [...]
The problem with free credit
2008-07-14 12:56:29
It’s Monday, and I have a song going through my head.
Oh? And what song is that? you ask. Perhaps we’ll get a glimpse into wolf’s musical tastes. Was it Madonna? Barry Manilow? Five for Fighting? Angels and Airwaves? Lifehouse?
None of the above, though all of them have at one time or another made their musical [...]
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Booby pic
2008-07-11 13:33:50
It’s been said that one way to increase your readership is to improve your posts. You know, give people something substantial to read – life tips and advice, quality, substantive writing, that sort of thing.
However, I’m having none of that. I’m going to use the following to boost my audience: a full-on, gratuitous booby pic. [...]
Brick or cinderblock?
2008-08-07 22:29:16
Yup, I’m still here. Been doing non-blog-related stuff, ya know?
I’m still writing, believe it or not – or trying to, at least. However, lately it seems like I’ve been beating my head against a wall. I’ve made no real progress on the new novel, and three short stories are just sitting there, stagnant. I am [...]
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All quiet on the Western front
2008-07-31 00:16:26
Boy, the interwebs are quiet lately.
Feels like I’m blogging into an empty void.
Anybody out there?
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Dirty laundry
2008-07-30 12:57:39
I have news.
It’s not big news, I suppose, unless you happen to be me, in which case it’s pretty significant. I happen to know that you’re not me, so I suppose it won’t really matter much to you, but still…
Anyway: I’m going back to school.
Yup. This fall, yours truly will be entering the electrical engineering [...]
Dying down
2008-07-28 20:41:36
Well, the furor has finally died down.
If you stopped by here last week, you may have noticed a bit more going on than usually happens around these parts. I wrote a little post about my rice.
Well, someone stumbled that post in the ‘journalism’ topic on Stumbleupon, and all of a sudden my page views went [...]
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Death Angel
2008-08-21 13:35:17
I recently won a book giveaway on Paperback Writer. It was for a chick-lit book, Death Angel by Linda Howard. Now, chick-lit I normally avoid like some overused cliché, but for some reason I entered this contest. I figured since I was stuck in my writing, a change in my reading might help. I just [...]
Olympics, schmolympics
2008-08-20 13:42:39
I’m tired of the Olympics
. Really, honestly, completely tired of them.
You see, I’m not much into sports. I’ll watch a tennis match every now and then, and things don’t get much better than a rousing game of croquet (as long as there’s significant amounts of alcohol involved,) but for the most part I’m not into [...]
My own private horror
2008-08-14 21:14:45
Come, take a look inside my private Hell. I warn you, you may have to avert your eyes.
Crap. There went this blog’s PG rating. Hope I didn’t scare anyone too badly.
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New forum for writers
2008-08-11 13:45:47
There are a few author’s blogs (i.e., published authors who keep regularly-updated blogs) I read regularly. Lynn Viehl at Paperback Writer is one of them; J.A. Konrath at A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing is another.
Well, J.A. has a new message board he’s implemented as a part of his upcoming new website. I’ve joined, and it [...]
Portland
2008-09-17 11:32:24
Well, I’m here. I made it, and with the exception of a few brain cells that expired from stress and probably won’t be missed anyway, I made it intact and whole.
Today is spent walking around the campus, becoming acquainted with the area and re-learning what it’s like to be a college student. It’s been a [...]
Checklist
2008-08-26 11:11:34
Things to do before leaving to go back to school:
Purchase airline tickets. Struggle to prevent airlines from robbing you blind.
Complete home repairs/improvements. Struggle to prevent Home Depot and Lowe’s from robbing you blind.
Set up technological [...]
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20/20
2008-10-03 00:46:26
They’re everywhere. They’re insidious. Every time I turn around I see them. I’d swear they’re following me, and it probably won’t be long before they haunt my dreams.
I am talking, of course, about these:
Specifically, that style of eyeglasses, with the rectangular lenses and the large, wide temples.
Honestly, I don’t know if their global domination plan [...]
Nerves
2008-09-28 20:35:00
Have you ever done something new? You know, broken up your routine a bit, like taking a different route to work? Or try a brand new breakfast cereal?
Have you ever planned on doing something different, and as the time drew near for you to actually act on your plan you started getting stressed? Because, after [...]
Magic bus
2008-09-24 18:14:56
A few thoughts on public transportation:
No matter how much money the city has funneled into public transportation, they still can’t seem to get rid of the pervasive smell of B.O. Wait a minute – that’s not me, is it?
When you’re in a hurry, every idiot on the bus seems to want to get off (or [...]
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Wolf - crack reporter
2008-09-22 12:13:59
I have a writer’s meeting today at The Vanguard, one of the three newspapers at Portland State University. At that meeting I will meet my fellow reporters, get to know my editors better, and (presumably) be assigned my first news story.
Why is this notable? It’s not, really, except for the fact that my attending [...]
Culture shock
2008-09-19 12:10:01
I don’t know how in tune you are with American geography and differences in culture between states, but moving from Alaska to Portland is very much like moving to a different country. The language is the same, but that’s about it. And I must admit, there’s some homesickness going on. Of course, I miss the [...]
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