Entries for July, 2004
July 2nd, 2004
Save Your Energy!
Posted by MikeyMike at 06:43 AM on July 2, 2004.
I ain't telling who I got this from, but it's hella funny! What ever event this commerical is promoting, it's apparently worth getting well rested for... even on your wedding night! At least he had the courtesy to provide her "alternate entertainment"!!
Rated R for um, well, you'll
see!
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Currently listening to: In The Afterglow
Currently reading: The Kensey Report
Currently feeling: o^O
PARADISE PANCAKE COMBOS ARE BACK AT IHOP
Posted by MikeyMike at 04:03 PM on July 2, 2004.
Yum!! You guys know
IHOP? (International House of Pancakes)
Here's a sampler of the "South Seas" (lol) menu:
Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes
Two fluffy banana pancakes with fresh banana, macadamia nuts, toasted coconut, powdered sugar and whipped topping. Served with a side of coconut syrup.
Banana Split Pancakes
Two fluffy buttermilk pancakes with fresh bananas, strawberries, blueberries, granola and choice of strawberry yogurt or vanilla ice cream.
South Pacific Pancakes
Two fluffy buttermilk pancakes with pineapple, toasted coconut, powdered sugar and whipped topping. Served with a side of coconut syrup.
And a picture for your viewing pleasure. Just the thing after a hard night of... (I was going to say "whatever", but Dori and Pegs don't like that word!)
Currently listening to: Stranded at The Drive-In
Currently feeling: salivating
New Pix!
Posted by MikeyMike at 09:23 PM on July 2, 2004.
I got pix from my lil' road trip today at my Lightbox7 account... Wanna' see nice San Digo day with food and shopping?!
Lookit here
Currently listening to: Do You Know The Way To KFC?
Currently feeling: stuffed!
July 5th, 2004
Subservient Chicken
Posted by MikeyMike at 11:41 AM on July 5, 2004.
Something's "fowl" here! Watch him dance (But not good as LeLe!) and other weird chicken things... Like combo KFC and Exit To Eden!
For some reason, site is hosted by Burger King?! "Have It Your Way", so to speak! o^O
Dance, Chicken,
Dance!!
Currently listening to: Chicken Dance
Currently reading: KFC Story
Currently feeling: amused
July 6th, 2004
Happy Birthday Julie!!
Posted by MikeyMike at 12:10 AM on July 6, 2004.
Today is offically
Juzer's (Julie) Sweet Sixteen birthday!!
Let's all go wish her a very happy one!!
Hopefully, she'll have pix of all the swag she gets posted soon! lol
Happy birthday Julie!!
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Currently listening to: Happy Birthday To You
Currently feeling: festive
Trip To Green Hospital
Posted by MikeyMike at 10:58 PM on July 6, 2004.
Took today off to take fellow Operator to have medical checkup, including procedure where they drug you, so that you can't drive. Mikey drives. Nice of me, eh?
Well, I got some pictures. I had never been to the Scripps Green Hospital/ Scripps Clinic AOP before. Very pretty site, right on the Pacific Ocean, next to the world famous Torrey Pines Golf Course!
You can check out said photos on my Lightbox7 account -
here
Currently listening to: Doctor, Doctor!
Currently feeling: adventurous
July 7th, 2004
Hotmail Answers Yahoo/Gmail... sorta'
Posted by MikeyMike at 09:41 PM on July 7, 2004.
Lol! Got this a minute ago... Chairman Bil is worried? World Domination slowed?? Note: "In coming Months" heheh
"Dear MSN® Hotmail® Member:
As a valued MSN Hotmail Member, we want you to know that there are some exciting changes coming soon to your account that will help you do more, receive more and store more than ever before. And it's FREE.
That's not all. We're rolling out email antivirus protection as well as enhanced storage to help meet your growing needs. This will make MSN Hotmail, a world class email service that both scans and cleans ingoing and outgoing email for viruses and worms before they enter your inbox.
In addition to delivering world-class antivirus protection, you can also look forward to an upgrade in your storage capacity. In fact, you'll receive 125 times your current email storage with the introduction of a 250 MB inbox as well as the ability to send attachments up to 10 MB.
We'd like to thank you for being a valued MSN Hotmail Member and look forward to telling you about more exciting changes to your Hotmail account in the coming months.
We will send an update on when and how these exciting changes will be made to your account within two weeks. Please check your email for this important update.
Thank you, and enjoy the good news.
MSN Hotmail Member Services"
Currently listening to: Too Little Too Late
Currently reading: Accidental Empires
Currently feeling: hehe
July 8th, 2004
IE Slow?
Posted by MikeyMike at 01:15 AM on July 8, 2004.
Like
Eleanor just went through, many if not most PCs running IE (Internet Explorer) web browsers are running slower these days.
Is it your system? Maybe. But more likely your PC is infested with spyware or other evil crap! It's easy to find out. There are two free programs you can download and run to get rid of this stuff. A warning - there are many bad programs that say they will rid you of spyware, when they actually are spyware too!!
So, i can only attest to these two programs, from Download.com...
Spybot and
Ad-Aware both remove spyware, but they do better when run in combination. They both have options to update themselves, which you should do first.
Keep running and rebooting till your system looks clean. You should also apply all
Microsoft patches, to make life a little harder for the bad guys. You can also check your Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel for suspicious looking programs, though most malware never shows there.
Oh, and those damn IE toolbars (foolbars?) like MySearch... spyware! And darn hard to get rid of. Yahoo and MSN toolbars are OK to use. I only use the
Google toolbar, so handy to have it right there all the time! And you can move it to where it is out of the way!
And I can hear the
Why don't you use the "X" browser? question coming. I have tried other browsers. It lasts for about a day - Frustrated by all the sites that don't work right now! Then they say
Well they should program to "standards"! Good luck getting everyone to do that! lol Like it or not, it's an IE world, unless you like aggrivation!! I know that sucks, but there it is...
Want to know more? Here's a decent article about this subject:
What is
Spyware?
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Currently listening to: Spam, Spam, Spam...
Currently feeling: grrrr...
The Mitch is Back!
Posted by MikeyMike at 03:46 AM on July 8, 2004.
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My good friend Michelle
BadBad_Zoot is back from her Philippines vacation! And she's got pix!
She's still adjusting from the trip, I think.
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Currently listening to: Lea Salonga's Nandito Ako
Currently reading: Fordor's Philippines
Currently feeling: happy
July 11th, 2004
Weighing In
Posted by MikeyMike at 01:51 PM on July 11, 2004.
Even more pics... From my workplace and food trip to La Salsa on a sunny San Diego working day...
You can see them
Here.
Currently listening to: Weird Al's I Ran Over The Taco bell Dog
Currently reading: The Jane Austin Book Club
Currently feeling: full!
July 13th, 2004
Lovely Day
Posted by MikeyMike at 04:35 AM on July 13, 2004.
I just found a song recorded a few years ago by a good friend of mine - Irving Berlin's
Isn't It A Lovely Day. I can't reveal her name, but eggplant is her game... No!, that's another song... Well I'm not telling, 'cause she would surely kill me dead!
I have such good and talented friends!
Send me *your* recording!! I'm waiting... patiently
Listen
Here
The weather is fright'ning
The thunder and lightning
Seem to be having their way
But as far as i'm concerned, it's a lovely day
The turn in the weather
Will keep us together
So I can honestly say
That as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day
And everything's O.K.
Isn't this a lovely day
To be caught in the rain?
You were going on your way
Now you've got to remain
Just as you were going, leaving me all at sea
The clouds broke, they broke and oh!
What a break for me
I can see the sun up high
Tho' we're caught in the storm
I can see where you and I
Could be cozy and warm
Let the rain pitter patter
But it really doesn't matter
If the skies are gray -
Long as i can be with you it's a lovely day
Currently listening to: Isn't It A Lovely Day
Currently reading: Irving Berlin Songbook
Currently feeling: grateful
July 14th, 2004
The Bixby Creek Bridge of Highway 1
Posted by MikeyMike at 01:39 AM on July 14, 2004.
Wow!
History Channel had a program about "Pacific Coast Highway". I've traveled some of it in Califorina before, up to the Oregon border. PCH actually goes from the Mexican border all the way to Canada!
One of the most beautiful structures is the The Bixby Creek Bridge on Highyway 1, near Carmel (between Los Angles and San Francisco).
Here is a brief acticle about it. Taking the Coast Highway will be one of your most treasured memories of California, I can assure you!
Bixby Bridge before Dawn by Robert Turner
Well I looked into dream of the millions
That one day the search will be through
Now here I stand at the edge of my embattled illusions
Looking into you
The great song traveler passed through here
And he opened my eyes to the view
And I was among those who called him a prophet
And I asked him what was true
Until the distance had shown how the road remains alone
Now I'm looking in my life for a truth that is my own
Well I looked into the sky for my anthem
And the words and the music came through
But words and music can never touch the beauty that I've seen
Looking into you -- and that's true
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Looking Into You - Jackson Browne/Saturate Before Using
Currently listening to: Carefree Highway
Currently reading: Above California
Currently feeling: impressed
July 16th, 2004
Pizza!!
Posted by MikeyMike at 12:31 AM on July 16, 2004.
Had a certificate for $5 off at Giovani's, our local super-yummy Pizza place! So, can't let it expire, righty??
Only took a couple of snaps before devouring it - you can see more pix
here!
WARNING: Not responsible for hunger pangs from viewing said pizza!!
I hear that
Hershey had Meaty pizza at lunch too! Good luck at your singing performance tonight dear!!
Playboy: Is it true that you based your
Pirates of The Caribbean character, Captain Jack, on Keith Richards?
Depp: And Pepe Le Pew.
Playboy: The cartoon character?
Depp: Yeah. When I was a kid Pepe was one of those great Saturday morning cartoons. Pepe is a French skunk who hops along, the most happy-go-lucky guy in the world. As he's popping along, people are falling over from the stink, but he never notices. I always thought, What an amazing way to go through life.
Playboy: And why Keith Richards?
Depp: When I decided to do the movie I started thinking about pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries. It came to me that the modern day equivalent is a rock-and-roll star.
- Playbox Interview with Johnny Depp 5/2204
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Currently listening to: It's Amore!
Currently feeling: carnivore
New Digicam (and Peach Pie)!
Posted by MikeyMike at 08:28 PM on July 16, 2004.
What a day! Finally broke down and got a new digital camera. It's the new
Canon PowerShot S1 IS (Image Stabilized) I've been eying it for a while now.
Just goes to show that raw mega-pixels aren't everything! (3.2 to be exact). From experience, I know that's plenty (for me) 99% of the time. Especially with a 10x zoom, so you can "crop" in the camera. The zoom is almost equivalent to a 400mm in a 35mm camera (!) And Canon makes a tele-extender optic that takes you to 600mm! hehe
When's the last time you "produced" a super hi-res pic? That is, taken a pic at the very highest resolution combination, and then printed it out in that same highest quality – 8x10” or larger? Or are most of your pictures viewed on a PC monitor only, or reduced for email or Tabulas? (All Tabulas and Lightbox7 pix are automatically reduced).
I got many great pix from a 2.0mp Canon S200 (what a cutie cam!!). My point is that mp is great, but rarely critical factor, compared to quality of the rest of the camera. Sure, your car will go 120mph, but how often do you drive it that fast? And would you rate the car just on it's top speed? And you will get a *lot* less pix on the memory card at highest resolution combination. Do you even know what your cam is set for?? lol! Friend of mine was fixated on most mp for $$. I convinced her to get a quality Canon A-60 (2mp) for her "testing the waters" needs. What does she do? Set the camera to 640x480 mode "to get more pix on card"!! hehe
Megapixel is wonderful, everything else being equal. But that is rarely the case. The Canon 8mp version of my cam is $1000. They are very similar except for that. Canon, Olympus and other manufacturers do that too, to extend the life of their components and reach lower price points. Sorry to go on and on about this!! But I think it's something important to know about, since so many of you are looking at getting new cams soon!
Another must have feature now possible is short shutter lag time. That has been lacking in all but the most recent digicams. That's the time between pushing the button and having the image recorded. Something to watch out for in your next purchase. If you can’t capture the picture you want, does *anything* else matter?? The Canon DIGIC chip speeds processing along a lot. I think Canon is the one to beat at most price levels these days. Bravo Canon! (And this from a dedicated Nikon 35mm SLR guy) They even have an optional remote control!!
And you gotta' have rechargeable batteries with a digicam!
Mike's Battery setup
Monkeyone had just got one too! Pretty amazing, considering how new S1 IS is and that there are so many other cams that might seem like a better deal at first glance.
See more pix Here
Currently feeling: accomplished
July 18th, 2004
More Pix
Posted by MikeyMike at 01:38 PM on July 18, 2004.
Added some more pix to the "New Digicam" gallery on my Lightbox7 account... This tiny sparrow would be a dot on most other 3x zoom or less digicams, that is if you didn't miss him altogether with typical shutter lag. Got his little butt!
Still have lots to learn about the S1, but very pleased so far. Have to try out the movie mode... VGA at 30 fps with sound :O
You can see the rest of the new pix
Here
July 19th, 2004
Posted by MikeyMike at 01:15 PM on July 19, 2004.
Michelle has
finally (lol) written up her Philippines vacation! Read all the
steamy details
here
Plus, I got more pix at Lightbox7 account, starting
Here
Currently reading: Fear of Flying
Currently feeling: take me home
July 20th, 2004
Match That Ad!
Posted by MikeyMike at 02:46 AM on July 20, 2004.
Pegs sent me this one. Most intriguing! Makes me want to try to match it. Have to find monkey on cover of mine though!
Can you find a match for yourself?? Let's see!
Currently listening to: Picture Perfect
Currently feeling: amused
Virus-proof Your PC in 20 Minutes for Free
Posted by MikeyMike at 04:00 PM on July 20, 2004.
Here's a pretty concise article about how to protect your PC from viruses and spyware if your Using Internet Exploder/Outlook or Outlook Express. It's from
Slate, (Microsoft) so they are towing the MS line, but it's got a lot of good info in one short article.
See how much you have done to protect yourself!
Read about it
Here
Plus: Hershey's Ride!
Here
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Currently listening to: Ding Dong, My PC is Dead
Currently feeling: contemplative
July 23rd, 2004
Shark and Surfer
Posted by MikeyMike at 10:42 PM on July 23, 2004.
I was talking to Jean about her taking up surfing and I happened to mention this pic! Makes one think, huh?
Currently listening to: Theme from Jaws
Currently reading: Jaws
Currently feeling: get out of the water!
July 24th, 2004
Happy Birthday Vivian!
Posted by MikeyMike at 12:19 AM on July 24, 2004.
My good friend
Vivian from Toronto, Canada is having her birthday today! With her trusty Canon A-80 digicam, I'm sure she'll have lots of pictures of all the festivites - wth her big extended family, they can't just have *one* birthday party! lol
Best wishes Viv!
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Currently listening to: Happy Birthday To You
Currently feeling: celebrate!
July 26th, 2004
MyDoom variant slams mailboxes, search engines
Posted by MikeyMike at 03:23 PM on July 26, 2004.
EDIT: This just in: San Diego Zoo
PandaCam!!
Mikey in Nerd Mode again!
Last modified: July 26, 2004, 1:33 PM PDT
By David Becker and Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
update A pesky new variant of the MyDoom worm slammed four popular search engines Monday and continued to clog e-mail accounts around the world.
The new version, variously dubbed MyDoom.M or MyDoom.O, was first detected early Monday morning and quickly went on a tear, flooding many mailboxes with hundreds of messages. It has also slowed Google, Yahoo, AltaVista and Lycos to a crawl, because once it infects a PC, the virus automatically performs Web searches on those search engines. More
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July 28th, 2004
Mercy Air
Posted by MikeyMike at 08:27 PM on July 28, 2004.
Here's a couple a' pix from a Mercy Air flight at Scripps La Jolla Hosptial across the raod from us... Used maximum focal length (10x) and image stabilization...
July 30th, 2004
Most Poplular in my Friendster Group
Posted by MikeyMike at 04:09 AM on July 30, 2004.
Got this from Friendster: It shows the most popular books in my particular group of friends...
Humm... I can get behind most of these books. Man!
Catcher In The Rye is making a real come back!! And funny how both of these books are on the list:
Harry Potter 5 and "You're going to Hell if you read Harry Potter"!
And do yourself a favor: Read
Like Water for Chocolate, if you haven't already!
1) The New Oxford Annotated Bible:
The Holy Bible
2)
Memoirs of a Geisha
3)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
4)
The Catcher in the Rye
5)
Harry Potter and the Bible: The Menace Behind the Magick
6)
The Joy Luck Club
7)
Like Water for Chocolate : A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
8)
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
9)
The Giving Tree
10)
The Da Vinci Code
Currently listening to: Who Wrote The Book of Love
Currently reading: Like Water for Chocolate
Currently feeling: reading
July 31st, 2004
What Kind of Movie Viewer Are you?
Posted by MikeyMike at 06:42 AM on July 31, 2004.
Here's an interesting quiz. It helps to determine what kindda' movie viewer you are.
I, not unexpectantly, am an
Arthouse Addict... (Though I like a lot of movie types) What are you??
Take the Quiz
And here's a movie that sounds like fun! Asians in the "mainstream"?!
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle lol And be sure to check out "Candy Kim: Perfect Asian girlfriend" (under downloads) Wow!
