Okay… so my last attempt didn’t work out so well. I’m no longer going to make you any promises. I’ll just say this: I’m not closing the blog down, but I can’t guarantee regular updates. Things are just too crazy right now. But I love you guys, and I really do want to get back to this eventually.
Well… I do seem to be failing at this comeback of mine. I promise to try a little harder. Really. Starting with the answers to the questions I solicited from you guys a while back… I’ll try to get to at least one a day. And if you have any new questions, now is the time to ask!
We had a professional moving company handle my office move a couple weeks ago. The contract I had to sign seemed fairly routine… until I got to the part about them not being responsible in the event of a nuclear attack or outbreak of civil war.
I dunno, maybe that is par for the course—I’ve never dealt with professional movers before—but it did seem just a little bit overkill…
I would just like to take a moment of your time to say…
YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more Rick Santorum, no more Rick Santorum, no more Rick Santorum…
(repeat ad infinitum)
I am very proud to be one of the voters who helped cast Rick Santorum out of the US Senate. Not that I’m in any way thrilled with his replacement, mind you. But almost anyone would be better than Ricky.
Good riddance, you narrow-minded, scheming, hypocritical bigot.
Related:
-Pennsylvania Senate Election Results [CNN.com]
-Philadelphians Against Santorum
See Also:
-Santorum [Wikipedia]
-Santorum [Urban Dictionary]
-Bob Casey, Jr. [Wikipedia]
1) Sam’s Town - The Killers
2) Green and Red of Mayo - The Saw Doctors
3) Fragments - The Who
4) For the Sake of the Song - Townes Van Zandt
5) Lazy Sunday - The Small Faces
6) The Rain, The Park And Other Things - The Cowsills
7) Yellow Rainbow - The Move
8) Tape From California - Phil Ochs
9) At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four
10) Working - The Why Store
Bonus: November Rain - Guns N’ Roses
I know that some of you have been wondering where the hell I’ve been these past few months… Well, there’s no simple answer. I have been many places. Some of them real, some of them more… conceptual in nature.
One of them was the level of hell designated for office moves. More specifically, the sublevel reserved for moves from a private office to a cubicle in space shared with two other groups, located further away from almost everything. I’m currently clawing my way back out.
I know I used this image last year on Halloween, but it’s just so perfect that I had to use it again.
So… anyone dressing up for Halloween? What are you going to be?
1) The Same Deep Water as You - The Cure
2) O Valencia! - The Decemberists
3) Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Rod Stewart
4) Burned - Neil Young
5) Laura - Billy Joel
6) Carrie Loves The Dark - Wonderland
7) Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
8) Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
9) Animal Bar - Red Hot Chili Peppers
10) It Ain’t Easy - David Bowie
Bonus: The Bitch is Back - Elton John
Well, your webmistress may be dead, but she is still interested in your comments. Find to the right the October Open Thread, only 20 days late. Leave comments, possibly not involving boobies.
Thank you.
The PlaceHolder.
Hey guys, thanks for bearing with me during my down time. I’ll be back very soon. I promise. Until then, here’s a belated September Open Thread, since I’ve stagnated so long that my comments on the last entry actually closed. That’s never happened before. :-p Ugh.
I fear I’ve left this blog alone so long that it’s starting to grow mold.
Have no fear, I’m still alive and I have no intentions of abandonment. I’m just running on fumes right now. And I’m so busy.
Work is really killing me, to the point where I don’t even check the blog during the day. And when I get home at night, the last thing I want to do is sit in front of my computer.
Truth be told, I might have made the time to sit down and write something if I, in fact, had something about which to write. But even though I’ve done many things lately, I find myself with nothing interesting to say.
Trust that I will answer all of the questions and resume my regular posting just as soon as I get my groove back.
…just wholly uninspired and super busy. So in order to get my creative juices flowing, why don’t you guys come up with some questions for me?
Is there a topic you want me to cover? A story you’d like me to tell? Or just something about me you want to know? Well now is your chance to ask.
And while you’re waiting anxiously for that newly inspired content, you can still answer my latest set of questions for you: Survey 2.0 - Living in the Moment.
Previously…
-I Will Now Take Your Questions
Stop oppressive gardening! Free the gnomes!
Okay, I know it’s silly, but I really get a kick out of garden gnome pranks. You know, when people kidnap the little guys and take them on a trip? Or leave a number of them arranged in a forest somewhere? Or under water?
Now I’m not the least bit fond of people putting these things in their yards. I think it’s tacky and low-class. But the stories of gnome mischief somehow make it a little better for me.
I do realize that some people would consider “gnome liberation” to be theft, but then I don’t really understand how anyone can be so attached to a damn lawn ornament that they would actually get upset over something like this.
Besides, it’s all in good fun. The gnomes are usually recovered or returned. Many of them write home, and some even come back with pictures and a story tell.
Almost makes me want a roaming gnome of my own… Almost.
Further Reading:
-Museum of Hoaxes: Gnomes [Museum of Hoaxes]
-Underwater gnome threat ‘returns’ [BBC News]
-Man gets letter from missing yard gnome [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
-Edgar the roamin’ gnome is home [Fulton Sun]
-Policeman ‘goosed’ over gnome prank [NZ Herald]
-Garden Gnome Liberation Front [Wikipedia]
-Garden gnomes spark pop culture frenzy and ‘liberation’ movement [AZ Central]
Related:
-Uncle Roel the Travelling Gnome
-FreeTheGnomes.com
-Gnomes!!! Gnomar and Friends [Gnomar.com]
-Gnomar and Friends Photo Pool [Flickr]
-Nigel the Gnome [nigelthegnome.com]
-Welcome to the Home of the Roaming Gnome [Travelocity]
Phone conversation with my dad, in which I attempted to help him download the photos from his camera:
Me: Okay, so you created a new folder for the pictures, and opened the window with the contents of the camera?
Dad: Yes. So now I do edit, select all…
Me: Alright, now drag the files into the new folder.
Dad: Right click or left click?
Me: Left click.
Dad: *Misses folder, 337 files start copying onto the desktop* Stupid thing!
Me: *sighing* Cancel it.
Dad: I swear, I dragged them into the folder!
Me: I’m sure you did, Dad, but the folder icon is a small target. Open it up and try again.
Dad: Okay, I cancelled that and deleted the files from the desktop. So… edit, select all… oh, here it says “copy to file.” Should I do that?
Me: Dad, you are making this way more complicated that it has to be. Let me teach you a little trick. Select the first file in the list you want to copy.
Dad: Left click?
Me: Yes, left click.
Dad: Okay.
Me: Now, hold the shift key, and click on the last file on the list.
Dad: Nothing happened.
Me: Did you keep holding the shift key? Because you have to hold it until you click the last file.
Dad: Okay, let me try this again.
Me: *Repeating the instructions*
Dad: Nothing happened.
Me: *laughing* Dad, are you sure you did what I told you?
Dad: Yes. Why are you laughing at me? You know, it was working just fine when I was doing edit, select all.
Me: *laughing* Fine, just go ahead and do that again.
Dad: What’s so funny?
Me: Dad, what I just tried to teach you has been one of the most basic computer functions since, like the dawn of time. I just can’t understand why you couldn’t get it to work.
Dad: Edit, select all… okay, it’s copying.
Me: Finally! Dad, are you sure you were holding the shift key?
Dad: Yes, I was holding the shift key!
Me: Not the control key, the shift key?
Dad: Yes!! You know, I resent this! I know where the shift key is!! I KNEW WHERE THE SHIFT KEY WAS BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN A GLINT IN MY EYE!! SO IF I SAY I’M HOLDING THE SHIFT KEY, THEN I’M HOLDING…
Me: Yes?
Dad: …the spacebar.
Me: Ha ha. Wait, are you serious?
Dad: Yes. God, I have to stop doing this so late at night.
Me: Dad, it’s only 9:30.
Dad: I know, I know.
Man, judging from the recent comments, it looks like you people need something to keep you occupied. Sorry I’ve been lacking on that end, but your wait is over. It’s time for another installation of the famous SALIME Survey.
As always, the rules are simple: answer truthfully or lie your ass off, whichever you prefer.
1) What’s the current weather where you are?
2) Where are you?
3) What’s the last thing you ate?
4) The last thing you drank?
5) What’s the background image on your computer? If you email me the image (landslide at dunedan dot com), I’ll display it in your comment.
6) What are you wearing right now?
7) Who was the last person you spoke with on the phone?
8) Who was the last person you spoke with in person?
9) What is the last book you read?
10) What’s the last song you heard (or the one you are hearing right now)?
Press your space face close to mine, love: this time it’s Pandora done David Bowie style…
1) Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) - David Bowie
2) (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - The Kinks
3) Invisible Sun - The Police
4) New Song - The Who
5) TVC15 - David Bowie
6) Surrender - U2
7) Go To The Mirror Boy! - The Who
8) Criminal World - David Bowie
9) What You’re Missing - Chicago
10) Sweet Maxine - The Doobie Brothers
Bonus: Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty
Second Bonus (because I freaking love this song): Moonage Daydream - David Bowie (BBC Radio Sessions 68-72)
Also, please notice, the strange David Bowie-Superman connection continues…
Previously, At The Landslide In My Ego:
-Friday Random Ten: Twilight Zone Edition
-Friday Random Ten: It’s the Freakiest Show
Link Love for Other Random Ten Players:
-A Modest Construct
-Apartment 2024
-The BM Rant
-Freakapotimus
-The Sam and BeckyBoo Show
-The Smedley Log
This is a video of a cat flushing a toilet. Over and over and over again. Now I’m sure some of you will think it’s boring, but I actually found it quite fascinating. That cat’s behaviour seemed to have an almost human-like quality to it. The fascination and utter determination reminded me of a small child. Check it out. [via Metafilter]
Welcome, Philly Future readers!
Essentials for first time visitors:
-The Ego Behind the Landslide (All about yours truly)
-Burning Questions (FAQ)
-Classic Ego (My greatest Hits)
(This post will remain sticky for the duration of my featured blog status.)
As promised, the conclusion to my California story…
Now where was I… oh, right. After finally getting to LAX, I was surprised by a waiting car, which whisked me (as fast as one can “whisk” in LA traffic) to the hotel just as the reception dinner for my meeting was starting.
The hotel was… how should I put this…? VERY nice. Beautiful gardens with lots of water. The second oldest fig tree in the state of California (which was apparently payment for a bar tab).
It was right across from the beach—though separated by a bluff and a highway, as I would discover. (Check out a satellite view of the hotel on Google Maps.)
My room was equally impressive. They gave me a suite with a king size bed, a huge bathroom, a jacuzzi, and a sauna. That’s right, I had a freaking sauna in my room.
Not that I got to spend a lot of time in my room, mind you. My weekend was almost completely scheduled, from early breakfasts to late dinners.
But I made a point of putting my feet into the Pacific Ocean about an hour before I left. There was no way I was coming home without doing that! Pictures for your viewing pleasure after the jump. (more…)
Guess what people!!
I’m the featured blogger on Philly Future for the next two weeks!
And I have to say, I am both flattered and flabbergasted. It’s really rewarding to be acknowledged by fellow bloggers like this.
I’ll try not to let it get to my… er… ego.
To my regular readers, thanks for making this blog a success. You keep me on my toes and make me laugh almost every day.
For those of you stopping by for the first time, you can read a little bit about me here: The Ego Behind the Landslide, and there’s a rather incomplete FAQ about the blog here: Burning Questions.
Both the new and the old readers should check out “Classic Ego” for some of the best content here at Starting a Landslide in My Ego. It’s sort of a catchall category for my personal favorites, as well as for the posts that garnered a large response and/or fostered good discussions.
Previously, at the Landslide in My Ego:
-I’m a Loser Baby
