Friends I haven't eaten yet

I hope you enjoy it anyway!

Be sure to read the blurb underneath!

When I got into work yesterday I noticed a lot of shuffling around, which raised an eyebrow, but I didn't suspect anything. My boss and coworkers (on my immediate team) called me into the office, and there waiting for me was a basket full of popcorn, pretzels, and chocolates (both fancy and ghetto) with a set of colorful balloons floating above them. :)

After work, I took a shower and messaged Shrag at work, figuring we'd coordinate dinner, as I hadn't really had any plans. We decided to split a pizza, and ordered one from the local place we like. Shrag also remembered to get me a candy apple! (I had made a special request a few weeks earlier.)

We watched 21, which was actually a much better movie than I gave it credit for (they had shown the trailer ad nauseum when it came out), and I actually enjoyed it enough to want to see it again.

I then got into suit as Lauren, and took a few pictures with strategically placed birthday presents. (If anyone wants, feel free to ask me!) Upon which I then desuited and opened my gifts, though I kept the hooves on, cuz I love hooves.

I got some dvds, money from my parents, and a shiny pointy sword. :) *giggles* I can start a video game quest now. *points the sword upwards and theme music plays Legend Of Zelda style*

I'm very happy with how many people wished me a happy birthday, both in person, on the phone, and via LJ! *snuggles* Thank you to everyone who remembered me, I really appreciate it! *hugs you all* So far so good on 26. :)

No, there's no photoshopping going around...
The rotor diameter is 60mm, weight is 3grams, and it flies 2 - 3 minutes on a recharge.

http://www.proxdynamics.com/r_d/micro_helicopters_and_ornithopters/

Yeah...

And no, it's not low cell-count that's the problem...

Next year the new marriage-law comes into effect(it allows same-sex marriages on an equal footing with heterosexual marriages).
And that means lesbian couples are entitled to the same 'assisted fertilization' help as other couples.

That will mean an increased demand for semen.

So, why would that cause a problem?

Maybe it's the demands on the donor?
(Between 25 - 45years. normal good health, no known serious illnesses in the family, good quality sperm which can be frozen)

Maybe it's the tests they need to take?
(Blood tests for Hepatitis B and C, HTLV, HIV and syphilis. Chlamydia and gonorrhea test by cell scraping from the... ouch place... and a Rhesus test)

Can it be the fact that a donor can be the father of a maximum of 6 children?

Or could it be because when the child reaches 18years age he or she is entitled to know the identity of the donor?

Yeah...

Who the F! wants to have a complete stranger walk up to him in 20years time and say those fun little words 'Hello daddy'?

The result of that is that the sperm bank in Bergen have 17 donors.
(There are two such banks in Norway, but I don't have the numbers on the one in Oslo)

Right now, I'm looking for a plushie makers that could make me a plushie of myself. Kath tell me that I should try to get a hold of someone that know anyone that could make plushies. I be happy, to pay anyone that could make one for me. ^^ 

SO who all is going to the campout and/or picnic that I can look forward to meeting? :)

Being what life is for some, and could have been for me ^^

Code Monkey, by Jonathan Coulton, set to the anime Black Heaven, created by the AMV group Studio Hybrid.
Really Facking Awesome ^^

Non-movie post coming soon, don't worry ;)

This is just silly and fun. I give you, The Font Conference, courtesy of skunktaur.

It's a very fun and well-done clip, which captures the personalities of each font in a charming and humorous way. the only one I'm disappointed with is Futura. She's just too awkward and stiff. Century Gothic and the old type faces, however, really cracks me up!

And, yes, skunktaur, talking with Doemain's ceiling rats probably IS like that!

^^ I finally own Photoshop.  NOw I could do color pics now. Lately, I've been particing on it, and alittle help friend my good Teric. Here some of my own works. How can I say, I'm like a little kit with a toy.




and here's a B-day gift For Kath of her Character "Rowan Hunter". I've send her an email with the pic. I hope she likes it. ^^

One thing is, I drew a cute plushie of well.....myself.

Most of my friends suggested that I should try to get it made. I was thinking...that would be a good ideal, even if I could make one for my mate. They said I should try it with Build-a-bear.com and see if the can. I did wrote them an email and got a respond back and......no...they can't make him. Oh well, atleast I tried but still...*hug the teddy verison of me* I did a good job on him

Okay, we have made it through the waiting list for Suites from the Doubletree and still have a few available over at the Holiday Inn.

We have 5 suites available there for $199 a night. We will have to release those back to the hotel by August 1st if there's no interest in them. If you are interested in the Suites there, make a regular reservation at the Holiday Inn and then send us your reservation name and confirmation number to hotel@furtherconfusion.org with Holiday Inn Suite Request in the subject line.

Many thanks,

Flint
FC2009 Hotel Lead

Two post in one!

Camping

Site reservations will close on Monday July 28th so if you are still thinking about camping, please let us know soon. We are out of parking spots, but we still have some spots open for people wanting to camp. Those of you who have reserved spots should be getting a detailed email about what you need to do.

Please email camping@furtherconfusion.orgcamping<at>furtherconfusion.org for more info.

More details about camping are here.


Picnic

Saturday, August 2nd is the FC2009 Picnic!

As usual, we'll provide the food and drinks. More food is always welcome, though, as are folks to help out in setting up, cleaning, and otherwise making the picnic happen. If you would like to bring some food or condiments, please drop us a line at info@furtherconfusion.org and we can let you know if we need anything in particular, or just mark down what you're bringing.

This year, we will be at the Willow picnic site at Lake Chabot, with the grilling kicking off around Noon. There will be a tent there for people to change into costumes

To get to Lake Chabot, The East Bay Regional Parks website contains maps of the park, directions and other information for visitors.

There is a parking fee of $5/vehicle, which is waived for members of EBRPD. Dogs are allowed, but there is a $2 "dog fee". Basic directions to get to the park are listed below. The Willow picnic site is just a short walk down the East Shore Trail.

On I-580 westbound, take the Strobridge Avenue exit. Turn right on Strobridge, right on Castro Valley Boulevard, and left on Lake Chabot Road. The Lake Chabot Marina is about two miles ahead on the right.

On I-580 eastbound, exit at Redwood Road and go left, go left at Castro Valley Boulevard, right at Lake Chabot Road, and follow the directions above. From I-580 in San Leandro, exit at Fairmont Drive and go east (uphill). The marina entrance will be to the left at the bottom of the hill.

Hope to see you all there!

A couple of weeks ago I was invited by some of the ladies from work to join them in a celebratory dinner after work. They had both recently gotten jobs at the office I work in, and wanted to express their appreciation for all the help I had provided them since they started. I went thinking I was going to be paying for my part of the meal, but they surprised me by treating me to dinner due to it being my birthday tomorrow! Not only did they pay for my meal, but they also got me a card which all three of them wrote in, and they even had the wait staff bring me a slice of cheesecake with a birthday candle in it!

And the icing on the cheesecake is that today when I got home, my birthday present from mom was waiting for me. :)

It's the first time I've ever actually been invited out by coworkers, that's never happened before. ;) I've also noticed I seem to get along very well with older people, both men and women. *shrugs* I've been told for years that I'm much more mature than most people my age, and I guess it's true. I just found that kind of interesting.

It was overcast, with a drop of rain now and then, when I left for the office today.
As it's still summer and many are still on vacation, I decided to use the scooter to work. Glanced at the trip counter and assessed that I had fuel for at least 40Km(the fuel gauge shows empty when the tank is still half full... ) and set off...

About 10Km later, in an uphill towards a tunnell, it died...

Maybe it was emptier than I had calculated?

Rolled the scooter back down the hill to a gas station...

Not open, and no pumps that takes ATM cards...

Sit and wait for 30 minutes until they opened.

Filled the tank(got about 4L in, so I still had at least a liter to go.) then tried to start it.

The good news is that there are busses...
The not so good news was that it didn't arrive until 9...

Oh, and the raindrops formed a union and became a downpour.

Hitchiking?
Yeah, right...
In full MC suit?
A wet MC suit?
(Well, on the outside, at least)

Tonight, after I get home, I'll clear out the junk in the car and pick up the scooter.
Hopefully its just the battery messing with me.

I just found this:

http://writersblockreviews.blogspot.com/