The Word

Yeah, Sure Livejournal. Suuuuure.

2019-08-02T05:56:49Z

Dear LJ,

It's weird, you sending me e-mail with bad English. It's weird, you telling me to change my password simply because it hasn't been changed in a while. It's also against the NIST-recommended best practices for password security. So how about a compromise? I won't change my password and, in exchange, I'll still post on your platform. Albeit from another, more trustworthy platform. Seems fair to me, since you sold out to a foreign country that has been hacking our elections.

No love,
Filthy and suspicious Assistant.

Crossposted from Dreamwidth. Please comment there.

I Thought I Would Have More Time

2019-03-11T19:09:49Z

Dave, the rock of my life for the past 13 years, died unexpectedly on Tuesday. We weren't close in age, so I figured I'd have to do this eventually, but I genuinely thought we'd have more time. I have good support - my in-laws are amazing people - but I'm still adrift. I feel empty, hollowed out, like he took a big piece of me with him. Right now, I feel like I'll never heal. Maybe that's right, maybe not, and I honestly don't care. I'm trying to leave the future to sort itself out while I deal with the present, but I know that's not sustainable. I have a lot to sort out though, so it's not a bad plan for the immediate future. I'm also dealing with how hard it is to get a green burial in the Bay Area. This should not be nearly as difficult as it is. Mild infuriation is easier to handle today. Maybe this is a good thing, if I still need to go in to the office.

Crossposted from Dreamwidth. Please comment there.

The USA is Helping ISIL. We need to cut that out.

2015-11-18T19:20:00Z

ISIL is Weak
Waleed talks about how we can stop ISIL #TheProjectTVWritten by Waleed and Tom Whitty (@twhittyer)
Posted by The Project on Monday, November 16, 2015

Waleed is exactly right. Hate does nothing but fuel the division between Muslims and non-Muslims and radicalizes both sides. Or in the immortal words of Yoda: “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

Also still super disappointed with US state govs who think they have the authority to override fed law. You don't, and you're just wearing your bigotry on your sleeves.

Quote of the Day

2015-11-12T21:13:54Z

"I'd take being a SJW as a badge of honor, even if I don't always agree with other SJW. Sort of like the Justice League; there's always the lurking possibility that Superman and Batman might have a smack down." -Paul Schilling

filthyassistant @ 2013-04-15T15:46:00

2013-04-15T22:46:13Z

"... in the US we're like bickering siblings. We'll call eachother names, fight and argue in ways that make strangers worry, but when someone from outside attacks one of us, gawd help them." - Bryan Allen

PSA (Pissedoff Status Announcement)

2012-03-07T21:41:56Z

One of my Yahoo accounts has been spoofed. If you got spam, I am sorry. Just add that e-mail to your blocked list and change my contact info to the same username at gmail dot com. If any of you know how to make this stop, feel free to let me know. I may simply delete and remake those accounts, if that's even possible. Since they are no longer useful tools of communication, please don't use them.

The message from one Very Annoyed Statistic to VSB.

2012-01-25T20:27:52Z

I think this should be posted EVERYWHERE.

I love bears so I wouldn't do this, but I was curious...

2009-12-11T22:16:21Z

Created by Oatmeal

filthyassistant @ 2009-12-07T23:07:00

2009-12-08T07:07:49Z

visited 25 states (50%)
Create your own visited map of The United States

Weather

2009-12-08T02:26:59Z

Ah, and the rains come. They even bring snow!

SNERK

2009-05-12T06:54:30Z

Steven Colbert IS my new hero for eating cat food on national TV while not under duress for reasons too numerous to mention now.

TOY

2009-04-17T23:32:47Z

So I was looking for good images of the moon at different phases and I stumbled across this: http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases_calendar.phtml. This was an OMGSQUEE moment for me and I proceeded to look up the phase of the moon for various dates for about three hours. Well, not a full three because I had lunch, but you get the idea.

I guess I've settled in...

2009-04-02T07:32:19Z

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/nc40234037.php
After a tiring weekend, I spent most of Monday asleep. Never felt a thing, though most of my neighbors didn't feel anything either.

filthyassistant @ 2009-03-24T22:45:00

2009-03-25T05:45:30Z

HATE. NETFLIX.

St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-23T00:33:20Z

I again failed at getting my orange-flavored doughnuts this year. *sad panda*

OCID (if you can call it that)

2009-03-19T20:13:19Z

Josef Fritzl : Fritzl's trial lasted four days

"Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment."

Four days? I understand there's procedure to follow but does it really take fours days to string someone up in the middle of town to have their nuts kicked by every passerby? And if he really is as "sane as you or I" what the hell does that say about us?? I still say string him up in town with a target on his crotch for 24 years and see how he fares.

ETA: Yeah, four years would have been a long time, if it had been true. Blog now reflects reality. For a given value of reality.

snerk

2009-03-14T06:04:35Z

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) You forgot to buckle up, dummy!

A commuter who put a homemade dummy in the passenger seat to sneak into the car pool lane was caught Wednesday near Seattle. But it wasn't because a cop realized the passenger was fake.

Instead, the State Patrol trooper noticed the dangling belt buckle on the passenger side and suspected a seat belt violation.

Patrol spokeswoman Christina Martin told The Herald of Everett that the driver acknowledged trying to beat traffic by using the HOV lane.

He created his passenger by draping a rain jacket over plastic piping, topping it off with a Halloween mask of Gandalf, the "Lord of the Rings" wizard, a beard and a baseball cap.

The trooper issued a $124 ticket and confiscated the dummy.

In which I am completely juvenile.

2009-03-12T20:24:33Z

I am so juvenile, but this image cracks me up every time I look at it.

Wow, that's annoying.

2009-03-05T23:32:41Z

Created by Train Horns

Dear Ref:

2009-02-18T05:07:25Z

Dear Dumbass Ref:
If someone takes two punches to the FACE and goes down six inches in front of you and you fail to call a penalty, things will get ugly. Just a clue, in case you needed one.

The things people don't say:

2009-02-18T02:59:28Z

If you are reading this and have something, anything to say to me, please say it. Even if you feel it's dumb, cliche, insulting, or whatever, feel free. Or ask me any question you like. Comments will be screened, questions will be answered to the best of my ability.

How did you manage that??

2009-02-16T21:34:50Z

Nuclear subs collide in Atlantic
A Royal Navy nuclear submarine was involved in a collision with a French nuclear sub in the middle of the Atlantic, the MoD has confirmed."
The middle of the Atlantic? What? Was it not big enough for the both of you??? Sheesh. That takes talent.

Brain. I has one.

2009-02-11T11:47:31Z

"CORRECT! encephalon = brain"
Ok, so I haven't been able to do this at the 40/60 level because I flubbed a french-based word. It appears that my latin and greek-based vocabulary is doing ok though because I have now donated hundreds of rice grains.

ETA: Hah, I am past the 40/60 already. Good brain, biscuit.

Brains.... BRAAAAAINSSSSS!

2009-02-11T07:49:04Z

It's alive... ALIVE! Yus, I live. For those who didn't know, I had a grand mal seizure on 11/7/08 and was hospitalized until 12/30/08. Turns out it was an abscess, according to the neurosurgeon. An infection that became surrounded by a mass (called a rind... eeeeew), it finally pressed my midline off kilter. So... yeah. Recovering slowly, but with a good amount of support. I may even post coherent things here from time to time. If they're not coherent I'd appreciate a heads-up. What makes sense in my head right now is not the same as what made sense in my head a year ago.

Spam O'Clock

2006-10-05T21:07:25Z

My spam has started coming with attached surreal prose. Example:
"them, and swung up the sword. I sneered.
bounced off one of his gang. He ran after it as I walked over and
sure about the antidote."
I still fail to understand what this has to do with prescription medications, but I was quite amused.