Oddly poetic spam

May 28, 2003 - 5:02 pm 1 Comment

“Blonde teen lesbians mfohrarogcoi”

I could but smile at her
Since you plan for both, there will be
both.

That is what matters

I felt even worse now, for I saw again the face of
Sidroc as he drew close to me in the bustling keep yard when
I asked him to take

I stared him full in the face, and his smirking grin faded.
lfwyn herself opened the door,
her eyes wild with distraction.

Tap to end communications

Yrling stood by us as they did this,
and as the waggon emptied, the gathered men
drifted off.
It is one thing for me to be caught with him,
but
life
or death perhaps,
for you.

See you later

-boyce

(I swear I’m not making this up, I just added in the linebreaks.)

Quiltmania

May 28, 2003 - 12:31 pm 3 Comments

I’m starting a new top secret quilt project. Last night and this morning I washed and ironed 18 yards of fabric, and my whole house smells like a laundry. I love that smell, especially on cold winter mornings when I walk past the exhaust vent of a dryer and have steamy warm detergent-air hit me in the face.

So the plan is to finish this quilt, then maybe the applique quilt for my older daughter’s bed, then maybe just maybe I’ll be able to make a quilt for myself. Hub wants one too, and father-in-law hinted around about one.

Later today I’m going to try to put a page up with the quilts I’ve made so far.

Something that made me all warm inside: brother saying “That can’t be hand-sewn, the stitches are too small and regular.” Whee!

In which she gets childish and taunts people

May 27, 2003 - 8:06 pm 5 Comments

I forgot to mention about the times that I went out in Las Vegas with my new Louis Vuitton replica purse, I got all sorts of admiring stares, compliments, nudges, and whispered comments. According to some commenters on my previous pursal entry, I really need to have people think I’m so very rich and special and needing validation. Well I got all of the above, and you didn’t. Nanny nanny boo boo. And I won $3000 in one day, too. Neener neener neener. Perhaps I’ll take my winnings and buy me a real damn purse. Nyah.

Things to remember

May 27, 2003 - 4:51 pm Comments Off on Things to remember

The short high-pitched squealing noise that we heard every thirty seconds while driving down the road to the back gate of Area 51.

The smell of jasmine all up and down the Strip, where it bloomed riotously.

The woman at the deli whose male companion had to give a heimlich as she choked.

Accidentally ordering Deep Throat on the hotel TV and having to call the front desk to ‘fess up.

The loud happy music of a slot machine that just hit a big jackpot; the crowd that gathered around me as I sat waiting for my payout.

Having a Blue Man crouch above the woman in the seat in front of me, peering around like a benign chicken

Spam of Monte Cristo

May 27, 2003 - 2:39 pm 2 Comments

Is anyone else getting bizarre spams with quotes from The Count of Monte Cristo interspersed in the HTML? They look totally normal until you view the source, when all the quotes show up:

• !–according to custom, Franz gave up his seat to him. This —
• !–horrible. When you come to Paris, I will return all this. —
• !–the Boulevard de Gand or the Bois de Boulogne, and think of —
• !–Because Don Carlos has fled from Bourges, and has returned —
• !–to the possessor of the property that a handsome sum might —
• !–invite him to sleep here to-night?’ — `Why?’ said —
•!–Mademoiselle was walking in the shade of the garden, and —
• !–chief defect, of us eccentric Parisians, — that is, you —
• !–you, my dear M. de Morcerf (these words were accompanied by —
• !–aware that we are living under a popular form of government, —
• !–Is it not so? asked Monte Cristo. Look at that large —
• !–spellbound on his chair; for in the person of him who had —
• !–Meslay. The house was of white stone, and in a small court —
• !–man’s eyes passed rapidly from Villefort and his wife, and —

I’m guessing this is a way to defeat spam removal bots, but why are they picking on the dear old Comte?

Stupid Street Spammers

May 27, 2003 - 1:37 pm 7 Comments

A conversation with www.showmethemoney.net, who has plastered signs all over 15th St.:


In case you care, which I doubt, street spam is illegal and defaces our fair city. Seeing as how you don’t feel you are subject to the laws that govern the rest of us poor plebes, I have absolutely no inclination to support your cause. By putting your ugly red signs all over Austin, you’re going to piss off a lot of people. Perhaps you should take a moment and check out http://www.causs.org for more details.

I’m disgusted with what you’ve done to 15th street, you spammers and litterers.

Dear Xxxx Xxxx-

We believe that our sign placement was a constitutionally protected exercise of the hallowed First Amendment right to freedom of speech–a consideration that necessarily trumps subjective aesthetic judgments. (I rather like the signs, and you must admit they are effective.)

However, if you feel that their placement violates the law, I would be grateful if you could direct me to the relevant city ordinance or state code provision.

Sincerely,
Xxxx Xxxx

Since you seem to be incapable of looking it up for yourself:

“§ 25-10-103  SIGNS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.

     (A)     A person may not cause or authorize a sign to be installed, used, or maintained on a structure located on or over a public property or public right-of-way, except as authorized by this chapter.

     (B)     The primary beneficiary of any sign installed in violation of this section is presumed to have authorized or caused the installation, use, or maintenance of the sign in violation of this section and commits an offense.

     (C)     The City Manager may remove a sign or other advertising device installed, used, or maintained on or over any public property or public right-of-way in violation of this chapter.  Notice is not required to be given to the owner or beneficiary of a sign removed under this section, either before the removal or before the disposition or destruction of the sign.

     (D)     This section does not prohibit the installation, use, or maintenance in the public right-of-way of:

          (1)     a sidewalk sign;

          (2)     a projecting sign in the downtown sign district;

          (3)     a street banner; or

          (4)     a wall sign that is mounted flat against the building and extends not more than 18 inches from the facade of a building and into public right-of-way.”

“SIDEWALK SIGN means a sign located on a sidewalk, either within public right-of-way or on private property within a unified development, advertising the business abutting the sidewalk where the sign is located.”

Chief Justice Warren Berger has this to say about your First Amendment argument:

“Nothing in the Constitution compels us to listen to or view any unwanted communication, whatever its merit.”

P.S. The City of Austin has really been cracking down on street spammers lately, levying a $500 fine PER SIGN. I find it ironic that you may have to show _them_ the money.

Moore hacked

May 25, 2003 - 10:53 pm Comments Off on Moore hacked

Someone hacked Michael Moore’s website. Here’s what it says:

Mr. Moore, your documentary “Bowling for Columbine” is fictitious, not factual. David Hardy’s Truth About Bowling is simply damning. You deliberately deceive your viewers, who are only expecting a slightly biased factual report. Mr. Moore, my personal hope is that you publicly apologize, not for your ideas, but for dubbing your lies the truth.

Please see revoketheoscar.com

Love always,
NHA Crew.


Greets to: Colin L. Powell, DoubleOh, xyral, qu3da, Rav3n, GOD, Zombie *good luck in the marines*,
kluster, Ruder, OSS, YuY, Bill O’Reilly, Tyger, Avangel, sub_pop_culture, AcIdR3IgN, Renegade

Slotsa Love!

May 25, 2003 - 5:09 am 6 Comments

Hey, guess what? I just won 2700 dollars!

I think it’s time for bed now.

P.S. Blue Man Group was the best show ever, period, bar none, so go see it now now now because it’s mindblowing and hilarious and rockin’.