I bought the most recent (2004) Zeromancer CD from Sam Goody on Janurary 5th and is finally got here yesterday.

It rocks, it really does.

I'm waiting patiently for the new album.

Delivery Systems

Fuck them.

I ordered a t-shirt for Giftmas before that magical date (the 19th of December) in order to recieve it before the holiday and wear it to work. In fact, I ordered it about 5 days before that magical date so that I KNEW I would get it before Giftmas.

It's not here yet, but the nice people at Wiztees.com nicely refunded my money without any hassle. They're cool. Cheap shirts with nice screen printing.

I ordered a Zeromancer CD (I fucking love Zeromancer.....almost more than I love Stabbing Westward and The Dreaming) from Sam Goody on January 5th. I got an email today, the 25th, letting me know my order has shipped and to expect it to arrive up to 14 days from today. It took them 20 days to ship my order and the fucking CD wasn't even backordered!

Not to mention my free 3 day shipping from Dell through UPS for my computer that ended up at like 7 days.

Deliver your shit when you say you will or don't promise a set delivery date! SIMPLE!

Florida4Marriage

I got a lot of mail today, and none of it contained the Zeromancer CD I ordered from Sam Goody almost 2 weeks ago. It was mostly junkmail offering me credit cards, and considering the huge balance I have from this computer, I don't need another one.

I did get an interesting orange envelope informing me that the petitions I requested were enclosed inside its citrus-y pouch.

Right....those petitions....I requested....what the fuck?

The return address said Florida4Marriage.org and I figured it might be one of those Human Rights Campgain type spin offs. I just got off of work, so I didn't think too far into it until I opened the damn thing and read the letter:

Yeah, I know you can't really read that, so I've retyped some of the important parts.

Dear Florida Registered Voter,

Yes. I am registered as an Independant. What can I do for you, my good letter sender? (And here is when I scan the top where it says "Florida4Marriage.org: Florida Coalition to Protect Marriage" and think 'ooooooooh. This should be funny.')

Thank you for your recent repsonse to our telephone survey and your desire to sign the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment Petition, that will legally define marriage in Florida as the union of one man and one woman.

Okay, so I should have asked what I could do for my good unsolicited letter sender. I don't recall any phone survey or ever wanting to sign a Marriage Protection Amendment Petition. The reason for me not remembering is likely due to the fact that neither event nor urge ever occured.

Then the letter just goes into specifics about signing the petition and where to send it. Heehee, time to send some pizzas!

Florida4Marriage.org

4853 S. Orange Ave., Suite C

Orlando, FL 32806-6961

We must do all we can to save traditional marriage, but we're quickly running out of time!

Bahahahaha! I'm not interested in saving traditional marriage considering it's not threatened in any way. The 60% divorce rate really shows the only thing that threatens "traditional" marriage is traditional divorce.

Oh, one more thing. I'M GAY.

I hate waking up

I bought this shirt from explodingdog.com the other day to combat my omnipresent gloom from the Patriots loss to the Denver Broncos on Saturday night.

I also took some pictures of my cat, Gir, to put up against Hunter's cat, Zombi. .

...yes, I take my frustrations with the world out on other people by challenging them to Kitten Wars.

This is some strange person taking a photo opportunity while my cat tries to figure out how he was moved from his nice bed in the clothes basket where he had been sleeping 2 minutes ago.

When not sleeping in the clothes basket, Gir does like to sprawl out in other places, like the living room recliner.

When not sprawled out in the living room, Gir likes to pretend he's an armadillo.

Giants lose!

Now, just pretend that Eagles player was a Carolina Panthers player, and you get the jist of the Giants 23-0 loss to the Panthers today. No playoff wins for Eli! Peyton is next.

Skeptical

I find it funny that Sylvia Browne, famous "psychic", still has work after her prediction that the miners killed in an explosion in West Va. would be found alive. While I have accepted that the general public is naive and easily mislead, I had held higher hopes that they would see a liar when said liar was caught in said lies.

I visted the James Randi website a little while ago to catch up on things, then decided to visit Sylvia Browne's website for some giggles.....and man, where there ever some giggles. I read over her list of predictions for the next 100 years, starting in 2000 A.D. (which is what the link will bring you to) and had myself a good time spitting Mountain Dew across my computer desk. Her "predictions" are ludicrous. They're like saying it will rain in Florida this summer or that my car will still be a silver Rav-4 in the morning.

She uses a lot of big words that she obviously has very little working knowledge of, like #10's claim of using "molecular ionization devices" instead of knives to remove damaged cells during surgery. Since ionization involves molecules and not entire cells, I think these kinds of devices won't be used for surgery.....just like they aren't now. How can you seal a wound with ions?

#12 "New exercise equipment that you sit or stand in, and it literally stimulates your muscles with electricity to achieve the same effect as physical exercise. " That's a great idea. I'm pretty sure EMS units have been around for a while, though.


#15 "There will be no US Presidency; our government will go back to a Greek Senate structure."
You meant Roman. Easy mistake. You're a psychic, not a historian.


#2 "Robotic houses, controlled by computerized switchboard."
Ha! I saw that Daffy Duck episode, too.


#22 "Medicine in pill form goes away; instead we have air-injected delivery through the skin."
I know you don't mean the injection of air into the bloodstream, since that can cause an embolism and be extremely dangerous. This page shows a nice article on an "air injected delivery system" circa 1999. Remember, these predictions are for the years 2000 to 2100.


#26 "By 2055 most people will live in domed cities due to poor atmospheric conditions."
Or, they'll live in Super Domes due to active atmospheric conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. That's what you meant!


#32 "No separate governments, one planetary government will form.'
Is that before or after we go back to Greek city states?


#19 "Atlantis will begin to show itself by 2023 and be fully visible by 2026."
I hope she kills herself in 2023.

#17 "Peace in the Middle East will prevail by 2050."
That should give people slightly more hope, since the average prediction of this happening is short of never.

What a great time killer. Thanks, Sylvia!