The Porn King
June 29, 2002
We had a Crisis Clinic party on Thursday around Ch~?s birthday, even though her birthday had been almost a month ago. Eventually, after a couple of eating and drinking venues, we ended up at Sunset bowl for some more drinking and the fa‡ade of bowling to legitimize it. And once again, it was all about the names. I do not...
We had a Crisis Clinic party on Thursday around Ch~?s birthday, even though her birthday had been almost a month ago. Eventually, after a couple of eating and drinking venues, we ended up at Sunset bowl for some more drinking and the fa‡ade of bowling to legitimize it. And once again, it was all about the names. I do not...
Lunchtime Diversions
June 26, 2002
Lately, I have been stepping outside at lunch to read a few pages of this week’s book and to bask in the sunlight. Even squinting and barely being able to read, it is still a preferable change from the air-conditioned indoors environment where my only exposure to sunlight is in admiring the way it is striking surrounding buildings, creating glare...
Lately, I have been stepping outside at lunch to read a few pages of this week’s book and to bask in the sunlight. Even squinting and barely being able to read, it is still a preferable change from the air-conditioned indoors environment where my only exposure to sunlight is in admiring the way it is striking surrounding buildings, creating glare...
On the Wings of Dead Flies
June 26, 2002
There are so many reflective things I could be pondering as I vacuum the paper-light corpses of flies from the rec room floor. I could be thinking about how they were flying around yesterday and maybe I admired their ability to fly, and here they are dead today, and if I was a fly, which life would I choose? Or...
There are so many reflective things I could be pondering as I vacuum the paper-light corpses of flies from the rec room floor. I could be thinking about how they were flying around yesterday and maybe I admired their ability to fly, and here they are dead today, and if I was a fly, which life would I choose? Or...
Garden Burgers
June 24, 2002
I am hosting vegetarians for dinner tonight, and even as just a casual barbequing burgers sort of evening, there is a surprising amount of running around and thinking involved. All my time this afternoon has been directed towards it, when I should be writing this, when I should be working. The question of what kind of veggie burger do you...
I am hosting vegetarians for dinner tonight, and even as just a casual barbequing burgers sort of evening, there is a surprising amount of running around and thinking involved. All my time this afternoon has been directed towards it, when I should be writing this, when I should be working. The question of what kind of veggie burger do you...
More Unpleasant Cynicism
June 21, 2002
[Thanks to Jon for the new Etch.] As long as I am being all cynical and critical, I give you the miraculous staircase at the Loretto Chapel in New Mexico. My grandmother loves this staircase. She visited the chapel a few years back, and having seen it is still one of the major highlights in her recent history. She takes...
[Thanks to Jon for the new Etch.] As long as I am being all cynical and critical, I give you the miraculous staircase at the Loretto Chapel in New Mexico. My grandmother loves this staircase. She visited the chapel a few years back, and having seen it is still one of the major highlights in her recent history. She takes...
If Only Jesus Had Known
June 20, 2002
On Tuesday, I went to an introductory seminar by the Landmark Forum people. They offer a series of three-day seminars claiming to impart a set of knowledge on how to improve your life by major bounds rather than normal baby steps. But it sounded to me like it was actually more of a weekend of compelling motivational speeches and energetic...
On Tuesday, I went to an introductory seminar by the Landmark Forum people. They offer a series of three-day seminars claiming to impart a set of knowledge on how to improve your life by major bounds rather than normal baby steps. But it sounded to me like it was actually more of a weekend of compelling motivational speeches and energetic...
Crooks
June 19, 2002
[FTP problems since Friday.] Are we wasting our time by not being criminals? There was a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week on whether or not police are required to advise passengers of their rights before searching on public transportation and requesting to rifle through passengers’ belongings. The Supreme Court said ‘no’, thus saving coppers from the embarrassment of having...
[FTP problems since Friday.] Are we wasting our time by not being criminals? There was a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week on whether or not police are required to advise passengers of their rights before searching on public transportation and requesting to rifle through passengers’ belongings. The Supreme Court said ‘no’, thus saving coppers from the embarrassment of having...
To Sweat or to Date,
That is the Question June 13, 2002
[I would like to see some more research done into the phenomenon of how people can tell when someone is watching them. Even while completely focused on something else, like a book or computer monitor, and even when the watching is happening at the very edge of their peripheral vision, something always alerts them and makes them snap their head...
That is the Question June 13, 2002
[I would like to see some more research done into the phenomenon of how people can tell when someone is watching them. Even while completely focused on something else, like a book or computer monitor, and even when the watching is happening at the very edge of their peripheral vision, something always alerts them and makes them snap their head...
Professional TV Watcher
June 12, 2002
[Honest to god:] ---- Original Message ----From: "tiffany To: scottmcj@scottmcj.comSent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:44 PMSubject: prof. TV watcher where can I find a job as a professional Tv watcher? Tiffany [Okay, this shows up in my mailbox yesterday. Out of the blue, and I have no idea what sparked it. Your first thought, of course, is to wonder if...
[Honest to god:] ---- Original Message ----From: "tiffany To: scottmcj@scottmcj.comSent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:44 PMSubject: prof. TV watcher where can I find a job as a professional Tv watcher? Tiffany [Okay, this shows up in my mailbox yesterday. Out of the blue, and I have no idea what sparked it. Your first thought, of course, is to wonder if...
Too Safe for Safety
June 11, 2002
The first thing that struck me on my first day back at work yesterday was that Seattle is too law-abiding by half. I drove to the Seattle Center, parked my car on free street-side parking, pulled my bike off the rack, and cycled the last mile or so into downtown. The cycling part, at least, had a very London sort...
The first thing that struck me on my first day back at work yesterday was that Seattle is too law-abiding by half. I drove to the Seattle Center, parked my car on free street-side parking, pulled my bike off the rack, and cycled the last mile or so into downtown. The cycling part, at least, had a very London sort...
Fun With Fans
June 10, 2002
I was reading a magazine. It took me a half hour to realize that the magazine was from 1999. The moment of realization came when I was reading the article about whether or not the X-Men movie will be true to its comic book roots or not. ‘Wow,’ I thought, ‘they are making another X-Men movie already?’ Then it hit...
I was reading a magazine. It took me a half hour to realize that the magazine was from 1999. The moment of realization came when I was reading the article about whether or not the X-Men movie will be true to its comic book roots or not. ‘Wow,’ I thought, ‘they are making another X-Men movie already?’ Then it hit...
New Showerhead
June 07, 2002
Getting home was largely uneventful except for the quiet competition between me and the lady in the next seat over the armrest between us. Because she was a larger person than me and probably needed more seat space, I would not have dreamt of making anything like a big deal over it, except that my TV controls were in that...
Getting home was largely uneventful except for the quiet competition between me and the lady in the next seat over the armrest between us. Because she was a larger person than me and probably needed more seat space, I would not have dreamt of making anything like a big deal over it, except that my TV controls were in that...
Who Am I
June 05, 2002
The other thing that I would like would be an answer to the problems of secondary identity. Yes, yes, I am an American first. But that is never very exciting when you are in America and surrounded by other Americans. So we all tend to generate our little secondary identities for fun and uniqueness. I am 1/8th Irish, and St....
The other thing that I would like would be an answer to the problems of secondary identity. Yes, yes, I am an American first. But that is never very exciting when you are in America and surrounded by other Americans. So we all tend to generate our little secondary identities for fun and uniqueness. I am 1/8th Irish, and St....
Calling Cards
June 04, 2002
[Another great thing you could do with those little left-over slivers of soap would be to meld them to the shower wall. Over time, you could build up a continuous sheet of soap. After enough bars of soap, your shower wall would be fully soap-enabled, and you could lather just by rubbing up against the wall. It is not one...
[Another great thing you could do with those little left-over slivers of soap would be to meld them to the shower wall. Over time, you could build up a continuous sheet of soap. After enough bars of soap, your shower wall would be fully soap-enabled, and you could lather just by rubbing up against the wall. It is not one...
Drunk Now
June 04, 2002
I would just like to say. I am two days from going home. I have a night of most likely heavy drinking lined up for tomorrow. Why on Earth was a bottle of wine each plus a few shots a good idea for tonight? (Answer: M~&C~ are the best neighbours ever, and I adore them more than words can express,...
I would just like to say. I am two days from going home. I have a night of most likely heavy drinking lined up for tomorrow. Why on Earth was a bottle of wine each plus a few shots a good idea for tonight? (Answer: M~&C~ are the best neighbours ever, and I adore them more than words can express,...
Continuity Errors
June 03, 2002
[If we all had aircars, children would be safe to play in the streets. Is that not a lovely vision? Cars lifting off vertically and cruising along thirty or forty feet in the air while the kids play street hockey and never have to clear off for cars. It would be beautiful. It would also solve traffic problems. You could...
[If we all had aircars, children would be safe to play in the streets. Is that not a lovely vision? Cars lifting off vertically and cruising along thirty or forty feet in the air while the kids play street hockey and never have to clear off for cars. It would be beautiful. It would also solve traffic problems. You could...