I mean the holidays. Which are no holidays for me when it is culturally jammed down my throat that you must be happy. You must be with loved ones. You must buy, buy and buy some more.My peeve of the year? People who got royally pissed when someone said "Happy Holidays." Because Hanukkah or Ramadan or Winter Solstice don't count; this is a Christian time of year and we demand that you say it!"Sez who? There is not a person living who knows for sure when the Christ Jesus was born.Sigh, why bother.I have no desire for fights of faith. It seemed like...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
I have been busting jokes about each and every End of the World (EOTW) event that I have been exposed to; mostly involuntarily. I remember the one by that radio pastor that had his sheeple sell off their worldly goods to help him give us sinners one more chance.That was kind of cool. Not the faithful selling off their stuff and giving the money to the pastor. It was their choice but I feel bad for them. If I remember correctly, I was at a poetry reading. I remember CalOkie getting a call from his son Mark.The conversation went something like:"Hello?""Yes,...
Sunday, December 16, 2012
I've been away from my blog. I caught a wicked flu and that sucker wouldn't let me go. The concept of being sick is not easy for me. For some reason I want to do things and be productive. This is incompatible with being sick.This last flu had me in bed for two solid days. I had no choice but to rest and sleep. I was cooking chicken dinners for people, riding in fighter planes and my usual intergalactic adventures.It was surreal.I'd have these active dreams then I would wake up sneezing up a storm, coughing and what not only to fall back asleep...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Almost finished with VloMo 2012. Trying to find a way to re-vitalize my other blog and make it more useful and enjoyable. I still struggle with it, trying to find the right voice.I know I need to step up and find a new path. I know good things are waiting for me once I fight the fear and the often debilitating voices of doubt. From up on high this is a recording of Gabrielle Bouliane, reading a poem from 2009. Her message is constant and clear.The grim reaper snagged Gabrielle in 2010. Get a move on and do what you gotta ...
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Being a cubical bunny does not leave a lot of time for creativity. Nor does it leave a lot of time for advanced household maintenance. One of the reasons I like Thanksgiving is that I get serious me time.I made a list. 20+ items that I want to complete by Sunday. I was digging for my Earthquake kit. Yes, I have one. You should too. Even if you don't currently find yourself in earthquake territory.Like I said, I was digging for my Earthquake kit and I found my electric screwdriver. I've been passively looking for that thing for months.Then...
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Yesterday I found out that I had a store credit at an office store. I guess buying toner and ink pens finally paid off for me. Walking around I realized that the store had removed the camera section. I couldn't buy a still camera and I really don't need another camcorder.So I'm thinking. I could get a full size or 7 inch tablet to test tablet video options and applications. Now, being a loyal frugalista I wasn't going to pay for the high tone...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I was inspired or commanded to try to make this video. I only had a few minutes. The dream version was much better with photos flying in and sound quotes from all over the place. This is nothing like that. It is simple. Imperfect but close enough.Open Letter to the Great Goddess of Cinema,The next time you want to inspire me could you at least give me three days notice? I could have tighten this up a bit and made it the way you showed me in the dream.I appreciated the heads up about the song but for Election Day I would have liked to made a kapow...
Monday, November 5, 2012
I hate it when I see it. There is nothing I can do short of being the person trying to stop people from doing the wrong thing. I learned a long time ago, you cannot stop a person determined to do the wrong thing. This is my short VloMo 2012 contribution to take a humorous way to explaining.Basically, a company rents a shiny car from a local car dealer. Then they rent car space in your local mall. People fill out a detail contest sheet with a lot of personal information, much more than what is needed for a contest.On the back, in teeny tiny type...
Thursday, November 1, 2012
There are days when I feel like a loon. A loon is a strange looking bird that looks like parts of other birds. But it is a loon. Today I started a Vlomo 2012 video gallery located at http://vlomo2012.tumblr.comI've been up since 4 a.m. That is part of the reason I feel like a loon. Yep. That's me. I feel out of sync but trying to connect. I think I'm failing. But I am not. I am just tired.I'm still a loon. Now this does have something to do with my question. Being a loon I got to waddle to get in the water.I loathe to define videoblogging. It gets...
Monday, October 22, 2012
I’m noticing a lot of talk about “The Poor.” It is an impersonal non-descriptive term. The prior incarnations were applied to “The Women”,” The Negro” and “The Asian (well, in the past this would have been referred to as The Chinese)” followed by the word “Problem.”During most elections, “The Poor” would be invoked as a badge of concern or at least a focal point of attention. This time is different. “The Poor” have become the enemy.In December 2011, Newt Gingrich made a statement about how poor children don’t have a clue as to understanding responsibility,...
Saturday, October 20, 2012
I wanted to walk. I got a chance at the October CicLaVia. I started in Chinatown, then past the courthouse and the new Grand Park across from City Hall. At the Los Angeles Times building there were food trucks. I have learned to at least inspect them to see if it is the real deal or is somebody trying to push foo-foo food on me.I wasn't supposed to go near those trucks in the first place. Trying to cut back on carbs and the lard of the land.Over...
Monday, October 15, 2012
This a a nerd post. I'm venting. Okay, here it is the situation. I'm helping a friend install her old software to her new computer. I have my doubt about Norton Internet Security. The prior week it would not allow her to go enter certain web sites.Couldn't see where to dial down the firewall. I looked every. I say frack it, next week I'm bringing AVG and be done with it. Backed up her system (it took a long time, old XP trooper that it was).Finally...
It sucks. There is the clinical kind depression and the environmental kind of depression.They both suck.I'd elaborate more but I'd come to the same conclusion.Let's just say that when you hear some person tell someone to snap out of being depressed understand that human does not have a clue of what he or she is saying.Some times you get lost. You have to find your way out. That takes time. Or medication. Or an inspirational word, song or movie.Sunlight.Motion.There is no one way out. There is no snapping.We are not light fixtures.We are human....
Saturday, October 6, 2012
I love animation in just about all the forms possible. I was telling a friend earlier in the day that I had purchased a comic book program that will animate the panels into a comic book motion graphic type video.The tools to create are becoming more accessible. But it still takes talent and writing skills to get the job done. I need more hours in the day to do what I want to do. So very much to do. For those of you on the non-progressive side of the fence you might want to hook up with me later. You won't like the video. I just know it. The video...
Thursday, October 4, 2012
I finally got a new computer last Sunday. I could take no more of the lock-ups, the figuring out of what could I open when I was doing something else and being forced to shut down in the middle of a thought.I wasn't emotionally ready to buy the $1,500+ machine. I saw something at Fry's that I could upgrade and twiddle with; it became good enough. I'm in the middle of re-installing software.Trying not to load it up like I did with the last one. The deeper question is, "does a person really need four different video editing programs?" Well, yeah...
Sunday, September 23, 2012
I want to add my contribution to the many great bloggers writing about being in the 47% entitled, victim-hood and moocher club. I though I was finished with it but I want to give my education version.I wanted to go to college. My family encourage me to get a good job. That isn't why I wanted to go to college. I wanted to be somebody. I wanted to know things and people beyond my neighborhood.Every book, every great movie and every in-depth news story I read growing up told me I could settle for less or get that book learning. So yes....
Saturday, September 15, 2012
There is a part of me that wants me to "do something". There is a section of my brain that is saying "chill". I can't handle the outrage of the day and the cruelty of humans while I'm fighting off this cold I caught last week.The days are piling up but this unhappy camper needs to step back and just be a rank and file human being. More rank cuz I've been hacking up a bunch of dis-comfortable internal matter. When I was a kid, I did the number about how old I'd be at this time. I hoped for flying cars. Weekend trips to Mars. Walking through...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Maybe this should have been posted on the library blog but I think this Robert Penn Warren audio archive has a resonance beyond libraries collections. I've been reading the transcripts of some of the recordings. Some of narrative is a challenging read.Not because of the subject matter. It is because much of what these people experienced is being re-vamped for this time. The Voter ID Card/Poll Tax obstacle course is but one example.http://whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.eduAuthor...
Saturday, September 1, 2012
I was that kid in the front row chomping down on popcorn during the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. There he was, Clint Eastwood, 10 feet tall blasting the hell out of somebody so some poor folks could stop cowering in fear about the weekly desperado coming to loot up the joint.My desperados were closer to home. It helped to know some body was doing something about it even if it was in Italy.Clint Eastwood has made really great movies. It is not...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Robert Scheer knows a lot of people. Some of the people he mentions in this clip recorded at the Media Makers 99% Summit I haven't a strong connection as to who they are or were. Lots of history gets lost that way.I have heard of Paul Krassner but not to clear on the details. The good news is that I should probably find out why this man is important or at least why does Scheer think so. For more information about Robert Scheer you can check out www.truthdig.com....
Sunday, August 26, 2012
The realities of current living make me want to hide in a deep cave but that isn't what I was sent here on the planet to do.In March 2012 I attended the Media Makers for the 99% Summit. Robert Scheer was one of the speakers. He has a lot of things to say and I got about 40 some minutes of him saying it. In this video clip, he is talking about how he got started, his liberalism and working for the Los Angeles Times.Objectivity is subjective. Pick the subject and we may or may not have a bias but we are self centered about how we see the...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
When I did watch terrestrial television there the advertisement of that goofball with the giant grin would be ever present on the dial. So proud he was of stretching his tighty whiteys. The commercials were not exactly crude. Just a nudge and a wink to sell natural herbal kickstarters to juice up the male vascular system. No, I am not going to type the names. You know the names by heart.Y'all know that for the past couple of years I've been advocating, quietly, to stock up on the toys and enjoyments of a female sensual nature. It is...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
I went to the Urban Dictionary because I needed a few more words for penis. Because I want to write something and there might be a penile limit to how much I can type penis.Mugs and Shirts for Sale at Urban DictionaryI hit the home page and the first thing I see is this citation and the option to buy mugs. I get the person wanted to make a point. I do.I get that Urban Dictionary uses contributors to the site to help generate income and it is on auto-pilot....
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
It isn't like we don't have enough to worry about. Scammers to the left and bad hackers to the right. This is just a heads up to those people that don't know about scammers now are calling folks claiming to be from Microsoft (they are not) and offering to fix your problems for money.Actual Microsoft Safety and Security CenterOr a message pops up on your screen stating that you have hard drive troubles and to call this number or visit a web site....
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Well that title will scare off a bunch of people. I know my gray hair did at the conference. But that isn't the whole story. I want to tell the whole truth. I was in transit when I heard that President Obama would speak at BlogHer.Once I got settled into the hotel, I went to a Duane Reed drugstore and bought hair dye. I was not going to be in that ballroom with the President without flashing some reddish hair. I was going to do it. Until I realized that there was no way for me to clean up hair dye in a hotel room.I wished I had worked this out...
Monday, August 6, 2012
It was Saturday night and I went for one more walk in New York. I went to the bank ATM and then bought a salad. I was trying to figure out how to pack my stuff preparing to head back home.I went back to my room. I put everything on the bed and started packing. It didn't fit. I thought maybe if I went to the 24 Duane Reed store I could by a box or something. I walked out of the door and as soon as it closed I knew my wallet was on the other side.Stupid,...
I did a lot of walking in New York City. The more I walked the more I missed home. This is a good thing because sometimes Los Angeles can get on your last nerve. You have to leave it to appreciate it. I missed the palm trees and the mountains.Then again, you get to see things in a new light.Once upon a time I used to drink soda like water. I know that I must have drank 10 to 15 cans a day. My mouth ran at light speed from all of the caffeine and...
Monday, July 30, 2012
In my heart, I love to travel. It is my head that gets in the way. I am supposed to be packing. Doing laundry. Confirming reservations.I am not doing these things.I have 12 more hours and I've wasted time. I'll be fine. Once I've typed this out of my system.Saturday I was in a department store. I turned the corner and saw these items for sale. None in my size. Not that I would wear Hello Kitty panties. I would not. Never. On this I swear.Batgirl...
Sunday, July 22, 2012
This year I'm traveling as light as possible. Which doesn't mean I'm going to BlogHer 2012 empty handed. It just means that I'm thinking about what devices would more than one job?Last year there was a mobile tech panel at BlogHer 2011 San Diego. Each one of the participants showed what they carried for business and personal use.Adding up the amount of tech these ladies used in 2011 is impressive. Tablets, smartphones, camcorders and support technology.I have held off buying a tablet. Not even the Nexus 7 could move me to do so. But I am...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
A few days ago Utah Valley Magazine had a photo of some of the women in the office. You might have heard about it. This is a copy of that photo.The headline for the photo was Women of Color. Now, hold on those of you who are women of color for just a sec. For those of you not traditionally thought of as women of color take two seconds.I know. I understand. I got a brand new dent on my desk. Deep breath, let the good air in, let the bad air...
Monday, July 16, 2012
The nasty azz dark night of the soul does not care how you got to that dark side only that you stay and keep it company. I keep finding escape holes but I trip up and fall back in.What helps me to stay out the pit is knowing that a lot of blogging friends and friends in real life are doing great things. I'm happy for them and want to witness and support their efforts.For example, Lania Dawes new book "What Are You Doing Here? on black women and heavy metal is coming out in September 2012. You can check out her Facebook page.Liz Rizzo is working...
Sunday, July 15, 2012
With the current xenophobia running rampant in this country wrapped in patriotism it is hard to make the case that we need to listen.Think. Reason it out. It does not matter now.Either we unite under one nation or we splinter in to a pseudo sovereign void. Not about the left or the right anymore. You can't white wash a nation. We can destroy ourselves but we can't go back. I get tired of trying to talk to people who will not listen. And the ones that do listen are just fed up. How much more can you take in one day? You can't keep ingesting negativity.I...
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Last night I was checking the YouTube to see if there was any goodies I had missed. I glance at the right of the screen. The man was crafted skin tight. Nice looking fella but I couldn't take my eyes off of Mike's chest.You know, on the list of things I have to develop, my chest area is not one of them. One night you are able to sleep flat on the sheet. A week later you have bumps. That grow and grow and I really had no say in the matter. This video is nine minutes of a man working hard for his body.I can see his abdominal muscles. I count...
Monday, July 9, 2012
The sun is shining bright and luscious. It is not too hot or muggy. This is my kind of perfection. The doves are cooing. The crows respond with death threats. All is right in my world.I'm still working my way through the magazine. I know I am in magazine land because in the table of contents they have more skinny legged young women in skirts blown with the breath of angels that cause cascading curls.There is picture of a plate of brownies but there is a tag line about avoiding temptation. The brownies are dull, brown and unattractive. Phflibt....
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