Brainwaves of Sken

Over the past few years, there have been a few people who have told me that they don’t call when they’re feeling down or lonely because they see I’m a busy person and don’t want to intrude.

These happen to be some of the people who have known me the longest – more than a decade. We’re talking the goatee days, folks.

I’m never so busy as to be unhappy with a phone call from one of my friends. I do like keeping active, but you aren’t going to see me complain about how busy I am, not seriously, and I’ll never feel bothered or put out by someone touching base with me, no matter how long it’s been.

I’ve welcomed you into my life. On purpose. You’re allowed to be the reason I’m busy. If I’ve already got plans, we’ll work around them, and if you really need someone, I’ll break plans. My other friends will understand.

I don’t want to lay pressure on people to call me when they just want to deal with their own problems, but if you’re lonely and need a friendly voice, please:

Don’t hesitate.

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“Volkswagen of America plans to announce today that it is moving its U.S. headquarters from Detroit to Herndon, Virginia, as part of a strategy to shore up its sagging auto business, The Washington Post reported today.

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“The move is part of a corporate restructuring that would eliminate 400 positions, leaving 600 employees and contractors in Auburn Hills, Mich., outside Detroit, the newspaper reported.

The company said it would bring 400 jobs to Virginia and invest more than $100 million to set up operations in a new facility near Washington Dulles International Airport, the newspaper said.”

I heard on the radio that Jennifer Granholm (our governor, for the out-of-state folk) was going to talk to VW today; I believe talk is a euphemism for tearful pleading.

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I’m looking over some of the old photos in , and I’m really enjoying them. If you’ve captured a genuine smile, or someone has caught yours, please post it to my ultra-ultra-low-volume (or should I call it “elite”?) community. ;)

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… should totally go here on 9/23 at 2:38pm. And then tell me about it. :)

I was reading some back comics, and found that, and now I’m totally curious. But can’t go. :\ No, seriously, already got plans, or I’d do it, just for the hell of it.

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This is so hot.

Of course, the spinning mirror does look like potentially bad news without the protective case.

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“I don’t even talk on the phone! I talk to you more than I talk to my family! It’s just ridiculous, the prices these days.”

“If I get one, I’m not getting voicemail. It’s like, I have a work phone, during the day.”

How she knows the prices of her phone calls when she makes them all from work is beyond me.

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Me: Ugh, I’m so doomed. imagine this – Podcast Guy is out sick. Second Podcast guy just got a job at a competing company, so was booted out by security. Skennedy is now emergency podcast guy! Because there is (was) an interview in an hour and a half with the head of Indy Racing League.
Me: So. I do a good job capturing the thing. I modify everything to be awesome, save the project, save an MP3 and close the program.
Me: Mp3 – 0 bytes. Project – also 0 bytes. So now I’m left pulling up the temp files audacity makes.
Phaedra: :-(
Me: in ten. second. chunks.
Phaedra: :( :(
Me: And there are only 300 of them. which does not equate to 35 minutes.
Phaedra: oh no
Me: you can imagine my distress.
Phaedra: yes, yes I think I can
Me: On the bright side, 35 minutes is too fucking long for a podcast. :D
Phaedra: -wry-
Phaedra: The ARGNet ones are an hour
Me: Probably broken up with music and things. :D Besides, let me hold onto my one shred of clueless positivity. :) I’m up to 3 minutes recovered, so far, and lots left to go. Should at least get up to ten

waitaminute. *pulls out calculator* 36 minutes divided by 60 is 2150, divided by 10-second chunks is 215 … there should be more than enough temp files here to recreate the entire podcast. I think.

whew

It’s going to be a long evening. (It’s 6:15p, and I’m about 4 and a half minutes recovered)

EDIT: I suppose I have to be grateful for knowing computers well enough that I knew what to google for to find developer advice on this particular problem, and I knew what a potential solution might be. Otherwise, I’d have nothing to show for it at all.

EDIT²: Done. 8pm. all 36 minutes recovered. I may go die now.

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I think I’m going to see Monkey Rampant on Friday in Ypsi. It’s a comedy troupe that my friend netmouse is in. Funny stuff and good times, and I was promised a free bumper sticker, so I can’t resist.

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Anyone else out there pick up Metroid? When I went under “extras” and looked at my list, I didn’t see anyone ‘bolded’. (and what a place to put it under, “extras!”)

I put in maybe two hours so far, but I’ve definitely enjoyed it. I need to get better at holding the remote steady, I think. There’s something about “open targeting” that I find annoying – I can target someone and still find that I’m firing off into the distance, so I may turn it off when I’m not going for boss fights.

I’m scanning -everything-, more or less. Lots of side info to be had.

The intro scene kind of reminded me of BSG.

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