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Daily Thoughts for 2008-10-01

tchansen | October 1, 2008

Some day, somehow, my home office will be as clean and neat as I think it should be. ‘Til then, I’ll just have to learn to deal with piles. #
@sarahetc But they just can’t kill the beast! in reply to sarahetc #
Just sold my car to my nephew - I’ll miss that car. It was a Mazda 1989 with 225k miles but it ran great even though it looked dodgy. Bye… #

tchansen | September 30, 2008

Fighting through a rather nasty headache today. Wish there was a notable and honorable cause, rather than the fact that my body hates me. #

tchansen | September 29, 2008

At my nephew’s birthday party and it’s reinforced that I’m missing the car obsession gene from the Hansen genome. It must be recessive… #
I’m curious - do these decals on your cars indicate the fatalies, like WWII pilots? 4 kids, 2 adults, the FSM, and a dog? For shame… #
Pirate walks into a bar with a ship’s wheel stuck on the front of his pants. Barkeep: “What’s with the wheel?” Pirate: “It drives me nuts!” #
Telling jokes in 140 characters or less requires cutting to the chase, then cutting even more. They may suck, but they are all mine, baby. #
http://twitpic.com/dtvd - Best.T-shirt.EVER! The best part is that the joke only truly works if you live here and understand the culture. #
http://twitpic.com/du0b - Not as funny as the last, but it has a lovely rhyme to it. As a rather hairy person, I can only wince in appre … #

tchansen | September 27, 2008

@sarahetc Um, why not write smut at work? Just don’t do it on a computer or show anyone until you leave - gotta go where the muse takes you! in reply to sarahetc #

tchansen | September 26, 2008

@MaryRobinette I’ll have to go break out my DVD, dim the lights, and get a couple of neighbors to whisper behind me while I watch the show. in reply to MaryRobinette #
@MaryRobinette I have an eight year old who has friends; sticky floor is a common occurrence. Knowing my friends, they’ll end up making out. in reply to MaryRobinette #
Don’t leave me voice mail; I only listen to it once or twice a week. Text message, IM, email, even just call and hang up and I’ll call back. #
In the season 1 last episode of The Venture Brothers, there are beautiful nods to final scenes from Easy Rider and Cowboy Bebop. Gorgeous! #

tchansen | September 25, 2008

Whoo! My Chinese Visa was approved so now I can fly half way around the world and work 12 hour days in a country where I don’t fit in. #
@MaryRobinette re: Dark Crystal screening - I am *seething* with envy. Okay, not really but quite envious all the same. in reply to MaryRobinette #

tchansen | September 24, 2008

Was gonna tell the missus she had me around so she’d have something to complain about. She’d disagree, proving my point. Didn’t; lumpy sofa. #
"Dude! Stop wailing on my junk!" — Hank Venture, the Venture Brothers #

tchansen | September 22, 2008

If you are the boss, pay your employees. If you haven’t done so in four months, don’t be surprised if they defect en masse. Jus’ sayin’. #
@MaryRobinette Have you tried running those apps under Wine? in reply to MaryRobinette #

tchansen | September 20, 2008

@MaryRobinette It could also be that you cat missed you and is showing affection… nah, I’m sure you’re right, must be the weather… in reply to MaryRobinette #