http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/ Disjointed Rantings of a Young Californian - LiveJournal.com Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:46:31 GMT LiveJournal / LiveJournal.com cleverslacker 3131796 personal http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/37129124/3131796 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/ 100 100 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52622.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:46:31 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52622.html <br /><strong>Old Stereo:</strong><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/3129683616_d8dc9f3127.jpg?v=0" alt="" /><br /><br /><strong>New Stereo:</strong><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3129683622_e409630715.jpg?v=0" alt="" /><br /><br />I will miss having a cassette player but the ability to properly play CD's and hook up a portable music player outweighs that lost feature. Being able to scan through the radio bands and save presets without a struggle is a great improvement.<br /> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52622.html christmas car stereo listless public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52391.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:07:07 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52391.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:49</em> An investigation of patterns related to the odd springing up of Class of 2013 univ. groups on Facebook: <a href="http://bit.ly/10YKp">bit.ly/10YKp</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1071209663">#</a></li> <li><em>15:07</em> 'A Christmas Story" is on cover of SacBee's ontv. What is the seminal Xmas film for today's kids: Polar Express? Narnia? Jingle All The Way? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1071232841">#</a></li> <li><em>15:28</em> Phantom Hourglass is still retailing for $35? It came out last October! Mario Kart DS going for sim. price - came out in Nov. 2005! Yeesh... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1071261619">#</a></li> <li><em>16:23</em> Niners win, Raiders win, Detroit loses badly (maybe next wk vs Packers?), and a heart-breaking just-inches-short loss for the Eagles. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1071338812">#</a></li> <li><em>16:31</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/lelangir">lelangir</a> It is very unlikely for the Lions to win next week but there is a slight chance for a W if they, somehow, make it a kicking game. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1071349401">#</a></li> <li><em>17:36</em> It's a good thing I counted up my Xmas moment posts rather than down because I might just call it off tonight. Already two days behind... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1071436981">#</a></li> <li><em>22:07</em> Formal "I give up" regarding 12 Days of Xmas, with some leftover moments: <a href="http://ping.fm/2SVNa">ping.fm/2SVNa</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1071793842">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52391.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52094.html Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:10:02 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52094.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>15:34</em> Hunter X Hunter Set 1 shipped late last night (finally!) <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1069694768">#</a></li> <li><em>15:37</em> The closest Five Guys to me are in Carson or Cerritos (Calif.) and in Beaverton (Oreg.) - both very far from Sacramento. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1069699185">#</a></li> <li><em>15:43</em> Just read in Diggnation show notes that Comcast WILL be rolling out an (overdue) bandwidth meter to customers in early January. Cool. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1069705793">#</a></li> <li><em>18:13</em> Tardy Two Cents on Credit, Crunchyroll and Comments: <a href="http://ping.fm/SjuV0">ping.fm/SjuV0</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1069890942">#</a></li> <li><em>19:58</em> Watched "Childrens' Hospital" in one run. It has its moments. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1070017822">#</a></li> <li><em>20:33</em> Eff it - no xmas reflection post today. Halfway done with this project but struggling with latter half. Need to catch up on stuff faster. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1070058827">#</a></li> <li><em>21:19</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/scottfrye">scottfrye</a> Fruits Basket was like that with a 4-disc series. Guessing that those are dual-layer DVDs if it has great visuals. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1070111237">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/52094.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51863.html Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:05:32 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51863.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>06:25</em> Small sign that AnimeVice is making a foothold for itself: ANN cites AV in Manganovel "Daily Brief" (week-old news!) - <a href="http://ping.fm/hUSQ8">ping.fm/hUSQ8</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1067097501">#</a></li> <li><em>06:31</em> Our 7-19 Sacramento Kings (sigh) were used as the main thread in NY Times story about select drops in NBA attendance: <a href="http://ping.fm/lQDgx">ping.fm/lQDgx</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1067109090">#</a></li> <li><em>16:02</em> Retweeting @ShawnElliott: Everything you never needed to know about anime: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2wepm7">tinyurl.com/2wepm7</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1068149010">#</a></li> <li><em>16:23</em> Grammar nitpick: I am tired of hearing 'of X awesome-ness' and 'of X goodness' as lazy catch-alls for "quality". Vary your terms of praise! <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1068178887">#</a></li> <li><em>16:30</em> Going to Best Buy to help Dad pick out my Christmas present: a new car stereo for my old Volvo. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1068188715">#</a></li> <li><em>19:57</em> Fortune cookie: "Remember three months from this date. Good things are in store for you." Hmm. Mongolian BBQ = packed; Circuit City = lame. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1068460737">#</a></li> <li><em>21:15</em> I'm thinking of selling my two Guitar Hero PS2 guitars as well as GH2 &amp; GH3. What would be a fair price for the lot? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1068552976">#</a></li> <li><em>00:59</em> "Day 6" post finished in the first hour (to me) of Day 7: <a href="http://ping.fm/mMaka">ping.fm/mMaka</a> I promise number 7 will come later today. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1068745742">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51863.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51504.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:04:05 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51504.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:48</em> I found David Bowie on Spiralfrog last night, downloaded a few albums, and am listening to them now. Too bad SF still uses PlaysForSure DRM. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1065919968">#</a></li> <li><em>16:51</em> Flipped over the Emotion Card I got from Bandai's AX booth. The Japanese video release of Saber Marionette J To X Act 1: 10 yrs ago today! <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1066120641">#</a></li> <li><em>16:53</em> Took some pictures of it. Front of the card: <a href="http://tr.im/2g5y">tr.im/2g5y</a> - here's the back: <a href="http://tr.im/2g64">tr.im/2g64</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1066123348">#</a></li> <li><em>19:22</em> watching Million Dollar Password because it's a game show and it's not bad. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1066355150">#</a></li> <li><em>20:43</em> Wow, I go play demo of Strong Bad Telltale game #1 for 1 hr and shit explodes. No mention of the ICv2-CR interview?: <a href="http://ping.fm/jW4ym">ping.fm/jW4ym</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1066472814">#</a></li> <li><em>21:06</em> Those who have linked to Scott's essay on Digg: you do know you can link to individual comments, right? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1066502932">#</a></li> <li><em>21:36</em> Day 5 post - not the best but it does the job: <a href="http://ping.fm/JyhdF">ping.fm/JyhdF</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1066540954">#</a></li> <li><em>22:00</em> Got around to emailing my press application for Sac-Anime. Also eating pumpkin pie ice cream. Mmm, I can even taste the crust... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1066566199">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51504.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51357.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:36 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51357.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:14</em> Retweeting @justinmcelroy: Dear Internet: It's Time To Get Pumped: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6jm736">tinyurl.com/6jm736</a> then <a href="http://tinyurl.com/32zz82">tinyurl.com/32zz82</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1063705887">#</a></li> <li><em>15:51</em> Day 4 post done and it's a short one: <a href="http://ping.fm/PydXp">ping.fm/PydXp</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1063871485">#</a></li> <li><em>16:19</em> Huh, my EDGE card expired last month. No big loss. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1063915979">#</a></li> <li><em>16:50</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/icystorm">icystorm</a> I seem to remember a few good reaction posts to its release (ca. August 4th) so maybe a cut-together of those could suffice. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1063963407">#</a></li> <li><em>17:57</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/jpmeyer">jpmeyer</a> Aware of that, but the "before" timing makes for an easier time than during travel rush? Blame @Canon2D for starting the tradition. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1064068581">#</a></li> <li><em>19:52</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/owen_s">owen_s</a> Yes, every so often when I read a memorably funny tweet. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1064249043">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51357.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51141.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:13:44 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51141.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>13:29</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/lelangir">lelangir</a> My Kobato post was actually for Day 2, just happened to finish it at a very late time. (I'm falling behind like last year...sigh.) <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1061460539">#</a></li> <li><em>13:45</em> Considering doing a series of 12seconds reaction videos during Funi's upcoming 10 day licensing binge. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1061490344">#</a></li> <li><em>13:51</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/animealmanac">animealmanac</a> True, but I intend to use the other seconds for succinct analysis. Perhaps express my personal opinion using a sheet of paper. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1061501831">#</a></li> <li><em>14:31</em> Heh, just lol'd at the wide gap between opinions in Borderline Hikikomori's winter preview over Marimite S4. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1061575667">#</a></li> <li><em>21:00</em> Renewed my old domain last night &amp; just found something I want to wax about outside Google Reader notes so it'll be an non-anime blog post. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1062184327">#</a></li> <li><em>23:19</em> Xmas Day 3 moment post is up and it's from Hyakko (what, I like it!): <a href="http://ping.fm/McHvE">ping.fm/McHvE</a> (ping.fm site screwed up a little...) <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1062335330">#</a></li> <li><em>23:24</em> Letterman is a good late-night alternative when Daily Show/Colbert Report are on vacation and even worth watching the rest of the time. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1062340781">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/51141.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50750.html Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:06:33 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50750.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>12:17</em> Hubbub ANN Nanoha review reminded me of the Meta Anime Review Project: <a href="http://www.animecritic.com/_metareview/">www.animecritic.com/_metareview/</a> (No updates since October.) <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1059191818">#</a></li> <li><em>12:38</em> Wrote something about yesterday's Bandai announcement: <a href="http://ping.fm/tAL5A">ping.fm/tAL5A</a> It was my first short-term (5 min.) test of post scheduling. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1059230553">#</a></li> <li><em>13:11</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/concretebadger">concretebadger</a> Argh, they don't deliver across the Atlantic. Oh well. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1059290397">#</a></li> <li><em>14:20</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/patzprime">PatzPrime</a> So, double their campaigns from Jan 2007 &amp; May 2008. I wouldn't be surprised if at least one won't come stateside until 2010. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1059414748">#</a></li> <li><em>14:36</em> About to watch "The Happening" with my brother. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1059443954">#</a></li> <li><em>16:55</em> Thought the movie was so-so. Mark Wahlberg and watching the deaths frame-by-frame were the best parts. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1059671455">#</a></li> <li><em>20:11</em> Successfully transferred My Nintendo account into Club Nintendo after resetting the password and digging out my username from old e-mail. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1059977238">#</a></li> <li><em>20:30</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/animealmanac">animealmanac</a> I'll have to wait and read the whole thing but I hope the CR part does not consist of the same old complaints. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060004204">#</a></li> <li><em>20:33</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/animealmanac">animealmanac</a> Oh, almost forgot, last week's Rica 'tte Kanji post was a pretty good read. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060008021">#</a></li> <li><em>20:41</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/chrisgrant">chrisgrant</a> Yes, sucks. Can't re-enter the games either since they've already been registered. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060019530">#</a></li> <li><em>20:45</em> Luckily, I hadn't previously registered my family's Wii and Wii games so I can at least get SOME "free" Club Nintendo coins. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060024711">#</a></li> <li><em>22:45</em> Finished with reflection post for Day 2: <a href="http://ping.fm/axvX5">ping.fm/axvX5</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060166910">#</a></li> <li><em>22:57</em> Checked Insight stats on JP Inside Xbox video (had Clannad trailer) I put on YouTube in August. There was a spike on Dec. 9th of 400+ views. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060177947">#</a></li> <li><em>23:14</em> Ya know, Bush had an eventful presidency - some moments recalled less happily than others. I'll never forget the 2002 pretzel incident... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060194326">#</a></li> <li><em>23:54</em> Now the Club Nintendo site has marked some of my previously registered DS games as 'to-dos' but I still get the duplicate PIN error. Rrrrr. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1060230664">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50750.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50591.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:10:16 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50591.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>15:41</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/lelangir">lelangir</a> I'm finishing mine up, it should be done within the next hour. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057521457">#</a></li> <li><em>16:00</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/animevice">animevice</a> Teleconferencing? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057546846">#</a></li> <li><em>16:03</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/spongbros">spongbros</a> The manga has been localized into English as "Black God". <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057550994">#</a></li> <li><em>16:10</em> Oh, Laura Bailey is playing Kuro. She'll be a guest at Sac-Anime next month a few days after this premiere. How convenient. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057559264">#</a></li> <li><em>16:21</em> Oh, I should have figured it would be a Sunrise title, considering their prior licenses of Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star and Code Geass. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057573663">#</a></li> <li><em>16:30</em> Unfortunately for me, Comcast doesn't carry iaTV in Sacramento. They dropped it from San Francisco's listings in July: <a href="http://bit.ly/hIxC">bit.ly/hIxC</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057586188">#</a></li> <li><em>17:09</em> 12 Days of Xmas Day 1: A Tragic Account of War - <a href="http://ping.fm/TWStU">ping.fm/TWStU</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057637610">#</a></li> <li><em>20:48</em> Saw a bit of VGAs when it was streaming earlier b/w Joystiq's liveblog webcam. Will watch West Coast feed to check if Stiller is bleeped. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1057936385">#</a></li> <li><em>23:30</em> Looked at the Bandai-Kurokami press release and somehow 'simultaneous' means Korean broadcast is 1 1/2 days after JP broadcast. o_0 <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1058107308">#</a></li> <li><em>23:42</em> Ah, I think the press release had a typo!!! Bandai's landing page rightfully has the same date (Jan. 9) for the Japanese &amp; Korean premieres. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1058116807">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50591.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50200.html Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:11:31 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50200.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>13:46</em> I was disappointed to wake up and not have college football to watch, but luckily college basketball is filling my Saturday sports void. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1055853000">#</a></li> <li><em>13:54</em> Day 0 post for 12 Days of Xmas Round Two: <a href="http://ping.fm/HEzpT">ping.fm/HEzpT</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1055864116">#</a></li> <li><em>14:20</em> So Bandai is now calling tomorrow's announcement 'historic' in addition to 'very unique'? They sure are building this up.... anyone going? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1055896219">#</a></li> <li><em>14:51</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/omonomono">omonomono</a> I honestly wouldn't rule it out, considering what happened at their Otakon surprise panel. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1055935809">#</a></li> <li><em>17:23</em> Watching the Heisman award show (for some reason) and the beginning of Gladwell's latest New Yorker piece came to mind: <a href="http://bit.ly/vqiY">bit.ly/vqiY</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1056117176">#</a></li> <li><em>20:41</em> Just tried out @otakusecret's anti-hotlinking image using Google Pages and, well, it works! <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1056350765">#</a></li> <li><em>00:32</em> Manually adding a buttload of feeds into Google Reader, just so my shared links will be formatted correctly. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1056559170">#</a></li> <li><em>00:34</em> In the process, I'm noticing that a fair number of blogs in the ANano Directory haven't posted in a year or more. Just an observation. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1056560461">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50200.html public 1 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50094.html Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:05:11 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50094.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>13:13</em> Blog post - Manganovel to Shut Down on February 27th: <a href="http://ping.fm/YY2Yz">ping.fm/YY2Yz</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1054184983">#</a></li> <li><em>14:10</em> I never want to hear or read the media-created word 'staycation' once 2009 begins. Number 6 on Time's list of top 10 buzzwords. Indeed. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1054283452">#</a></li> <li><em>14:15</em> What's worse is that the print edition of Time cut off half of #9 and all of #10 on list of Things Lost Forever - <a href="http://twitpic.com/sa7r">twitpic.com/sa7r</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1054291443">#</a></li> <li><em>14:41</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/omonomono">omonomono</a> Strangely, I was unable to find that particular list on their special site. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1054332607">#</a></li> <li><em>17:20</em> Nigorimasen Podcast episode 4 is now up with guest @wildarmsheero: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/npodcast04">tinyurl.com/npodcast04</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1054562752">#</a></li> <li><em>17:25</em> Leaving for dinner in a couple minutes. Where and what kind, I don't really know, but it'll probably be good food. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1054570119">#</a></li> <li><em>20:25</em> Ugggg.....we ate at Marie Callendar's and I'm stuffed. Oh, and my brother is back home for the holidays. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1054798204">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/50094.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49714.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:07:25 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49714.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>09:36</em> KB Toys is filing for bankruptcy for the second time in four years: <a href="http://ping.fm/JKwR4">ping.fm/JKwR4</a> I knew they were doing badly but not that badly. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1051651267">#</a></li> <li><em>09:50</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/animealmanac">animealmanac</a> Just wondering, what about AnimeBlogger Antenna? How does AB shape up in terms of your attitude toward it and traffic figures? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1051677093">#</a></li> <li><em>11:14</em> Giants GM Brian Sabean, on trading for a corner infielder: "I don't know how much more we can spin the Rubik's cube." <a href="http://ping.fm/LKf2N">ping.fm/LKf2N</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1051837114">#</a></li> <li><em>12:33</em> Winter 2009 anime preview, where I give short reasons for my interests in some of them but not excited as a whole: <a href="http://ping.fm/mxIlZ">ping.fm/mxIlZ</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1051984449">#</a></li> <li><em>17:11</em> RT @doshdosh: Here's an essay on 'Single Serving Sites', one-page websites which serve a specific purpose. Worth a read. <a href="http://bit.ly/aWxQ">bit.ly/aWxQ</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1052466319">#</a></li> <li><em>23:29</em> The Golden Globe nominations brought PBS miniseries "Cranford" to my attention and now I want to see it: <a href="http://ping.fm/zssXQ">ping.fm/zssXQ</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1052976997">#</a></li> <li><em>00:24</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/omonomono">omonomono</a> Dude, your site is down. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1053029086">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49714.html public 1 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49486.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:08:48 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49486.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:08</em> I haven't watched far enough in any anime this season to engage in a proper argument. Initially liked Toradora but haven't reached Ami yet. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050054062">#</a></li> <li><em>14:55</em> Oh snap! German finance minister criticizes UK plan to cut VAT and increase gov't borrowing: <a href="http://ping.fm/DDci2">ping.fm/DDci2</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050137912">#</a></li> <li><em>15:44</em> When Leno gets his fall show, NBC will devote more weekly hrs to late night talk shows than to all other primetime fare: <a href="http://tr.im/24hj">tr.im/24hj</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050216410">#</a></li> <li><em>17:13</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/cjblackwing">cjblackwing</a> Their website (yenpress.us) has said October 2009 for a number of months. I even wrote a post last month complaining about it. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050352862">#</a></li> <li><em>19:26</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/icystorm">icystorm</a> Huh, a not secret character trait counts as a spoiler? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050554934">#</a></li> <li><em>19:38</em> Starting to play Tiger Woods 07 for the original Xbox because I bought for 10 bucks and hadn't unwrapped it. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050572377">#</a></li> <li><em>20:49</em> Upgraded to WP 2.7. First impression: the dashboard looks crisper and more manageable. Upgrading theme as well. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050671571">#</a></li> <li><em>01:26</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/caitlinomara">caitlinomara</a> Ooh, didn't see the auto close comment setting til now. My limit would be 7-8 days but still debating whether to enable it. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1050946537">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49486.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49189.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:05:47 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49189.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>11:36</em> Leno getting his own show in the fall at 10pm plays to the aging late-night crowd and is an admittance by NBC of issues w/ scripted fare. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1047676999">#</a></li> <li><em>13:06</em> After seeing it in back issues of NT USA, I'm gonna start reading Kobato. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1047835832">#</a></li> <li><em>15:39</em> <a href="http://twitpic.com/riiw">twitpic.com/riiw</a> - Front right tire now a flat...already called roadside assistance. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048105610">#</a></li> <li><em>16:06</em> Friendly guy on sidestreet came home while I was waiting &amp; jacked up the car for me. Drove home on spare, will get proper replacement soon. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048148982">#</a></li> <li><em>16:59</em> Car's now at Firestone, getting a new tire &amp; an oil change. I hope the automated roadside service robot stops calling. I already cancelled! <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048229566">#</a></li> <li><em>19:30</em> Fortune from dinner to celebrate dad's b-day: 'Courtesy is the password to safety.' Ironically, the Learn Chinese word is 夏天 (Summer). <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048464914">#</a></li> <li><em>19:53</em> Here you go, proponents of Google Reader sharing. My preliminary shared items feed: <a href="http://ping.fm/aMBak">ping.fm/aMBak</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048499791">#</a></li> <li><em>20:26</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/lelangir">lelangir</a> I know I should be sharing more using AB antenna but don't ANano notes at least show the name of the blog it came from? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048548290">#</a></li> <li><em>20:30</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/lelangir">lelangir</a> I don't subscribe to individual anime blogs, just aggregators. That's why the formatting is like that. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048552620">#</a></li> <li><em>20:52</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/lelangir">lelangir</a> Perhaps I will make a dedicated folder for individual blog feeds as I reassess my blogroll over the next week. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1048582182">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49189.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49005.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:10:53 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49005.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>16:35</em> Re-recording most of Reading Out Loud episode 3, will try to finish the rest, edit the whole thing, and post it later tonight. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1046105275">#</a></li> <li><em>17:56</em> Actually using the Read It Later Firefox extension once I figured out what the red checkmarks in GR were for.... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1046229217">#</a></li> <li><em>18:50</em> Just finished an 11-chapter look back at sports stories of 2008 in the dead tree version of ESPN The Magazine: <a href="http://ping.fm/5ZHJ7">ping.fm/5ZHJ7</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1046311406">#</a></li> <li><em>21:46</em> Almost done with editing. Going through again to get rid of lip smacks. I need to stop doing that so often... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1046555538">#</a></li> <li><em>23:04</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/canon2d">Canon2D</a> I think that banner was made from this image: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/68y53w">tinyurl.com/68y53w</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1046633509">#</a></li> <li><em>00:19</em> Reading Out Loud episode 3 is now up! - <a href="http://ping.fm/qkBwm">ping.fm/qkBwm</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1046698283">#</a></li> <li><em>01:33</em> Tired of seeing 'Day Earth Stood Still' ads. Just come out already, heavy CG remake that may/may not be less hokey than The Happening! <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1046762649">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/49005.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48700.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:03:20 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48700.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>13:26</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/icystorm">icystorm</a> Maybe you need for long posts to be read out through text-to-speech or something. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1043954806">#</a></li> <li><em>14:04</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/cjblackwing">cjblackwing</a> You're welcome? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1044002738">#</a></li> <li><em>17:53</em> Dinner: pork chops, then off to Target to help get my dad a birthday present he picked out - a GPS dashboard unit. He really needs it, too. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1044298735">#</a></li> <li><em>21:03</em> After today's win, I have more hope that the Niners will do well in 2009. Sadly, I cannot say the same for the Raiders. Too many penalties. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1044543687">#</a></li> <li><em>21:53</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/otakugirl23">OtakuGirl23</a> I do but I don't recall ever eating one. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1044597617">#</a></li> <li><em>22:25</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/japanator">Japanator</a> fix your twitterfeed settings! The tinyurls in your tweets replace 'japanator.com' with 'tinyurl.com'. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1044628796">#</a></li> <li><em>23:12</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/lelangir">lelangir</a> Looks very beautiful. It seems to be near Pemberton, British Columbia. Sigh, reminds me that I need to traverse Canada some time. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1044671544">#</a></li> <li><em>23:25</em> Looking at the Spike VGA nominees, I am reminded that I have played barely any of them, save for Layton, Braid, Brawl (meh) &amp; Audiosurf. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1044681686">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48700.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48436.html Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:11:06 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48436.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>08:50</em> Was thinking about this year's 12 Xmas posts last night and came up with three solid ideas and two lame ones. Still have a week to go. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1042160702">#</a></li> <li><em>10:06</em> Watching 1951 "The Day The Earth Stood Still" so I can accurately judge the new one, when I see it later on cable. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1042258880">#</a></li> <li><em>13:49</em> Damn left Ctrl key is popping loose again... I am able to use the right one just fine so I may have to utilize my right pinky more. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1042525354">#</a></li> <li><em>22:05</em> Christopher Walken reading Three Little Pigs on the short-lived Saturday Zoo (1993) while wearing a gaudy sweater - <a href="http://tr.im/1yvx">tr.im/1yvx</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1043102806">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48436.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48262.html Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:08:36 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48262.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>13:11</em> The Google Reader redesign looks fine to me, but I am not a heavy user (only 1-2 times a day) so what do I know? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1040924473">#</a></li> <li><em>14:14</em> I had forgotten that Funimation is putting out Save Me! Lollipop until I saw it mentioned in RACS' newsletter. Still baffles me. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041027251">#</a></li> <li><em>14:59</em> Wal-Mart is trying to bolster Blu-ray disc sales by selling Lionsgate BDs for 10 bucks. A good tactic in principle: <a href="http://ping.fm/eaIiy">ping.fm/eaIiy</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041097733">#</a></li> <li><em>16:03</em> Wrote a small post about Anime Vice launch: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5wyjzc">tinyurl.com/5wyjzc</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041191504">#</a></li> <li><em>16:08</em> Just cracked open 07-Ghost volume 1. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041198037">#</a></li> <li><em>17:14</em> Okay, finished volume 1. Taking a break, will try to write about it tonight. Short version: I am very interested in vol. 2. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041285396">#</a></li> <li><em>19:21</em> Ate Taco Bell to-go &amp; wandered around craft faire at my old grade school. Now I have a bit of an upset stomach... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041444624">#</a></li> <li><em>21:55</em> Back home, no longer need an antacid tablet. Waiting for ice cream to melt a little before scooping. Should work on CN domain this weekend. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041616990">#</a></li> <li><em>22:32</em> Figured out how to combine MAL Recent Anime and Recent Manga feeds into one for a site widget, used RSSmix (rssmix.com) to forge it. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041650455">#</a></li> <li><em>01:51</em> Hey, Diggnation added a "Submitted by" graphic when each story is mentioned during the show. Nifty. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1041792966">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48262.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48086.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:18:57 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48086.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:17</em> Some cities could be w/o daily newspapers by 2010: <a href="http://ping.fm/FAcDX">ping.fm/FAcDX</a> Do you still read the pulp version of your daily paper? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039012207">#</a></li> <li><em>15:33</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/icystorm">icystorm</a> I've already made my account and done a couple edits so I'd say yes. Encountered a few bugs but the rest works fine. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039136994">#</a></li> <li><em>15:41</em> Still having trouble getting left Ctrl key to stick after it came loose last night. Don't wanna to eject whole board, trying to clean space. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039150748">#</a></li> <li><em>15:52</em> Got the key back in for now but it's still a little loose... <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039166942">#</a></li> <li><em>17:15</em> About to watch Raiders-Chargers game online, legally at nfl.com/live <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039292133">#</a></li> <li><em>17:28</em> Nevermind, it's not the whole game. Turning to 1140 AM to listen in. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039312318">#</a></li> <li><em>19:10</em> The latest episode of Fringe (ep. 10) showed some timely returns on the previous build-up, ending with implicit "to be continued". <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039463186">#</a></li> <li><em>22:53</em> Read through AP report (which means it's in every world paper) that a 23-year-old Malay man was stabbed after hogging karaoke mic. Oh well. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039737324">#</a></li> <li><em>22:55</em> 3 features I'm really looking forward to in WP 2.7 - inline edit, sticky posts, and threaded comments checkbox (op111.net/p63) <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1039739914">#</a></li> <li><em>13:11</em> The Google Reader redesign looks fine to me, but I am not a heavy user (only 1-2 times a day) so what do I know? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1040924473">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/48086.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47626.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:38:47 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47626.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>16:41</em> Finally got around to ordering vols. 2, 4, 5, and 7 of Madlax through TRSI's bargain bin sale to complete my collection. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1021827946">#</a></li> <li><em>18:02</em> Wavering on buying 'Day &amp; Age' off Amazon for 4 bucks to listen to during long trip tomorrow. Leaning toward yes after reading some reviews. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1021940476">#</a></li> <li><em>23:57</em> Clothes are packed and finally found a decent pair of working earbuds after searching around for about 10 minutes. 'Hit the road' time: 7am. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1022339691">#</a></li> <li><em>00:05</em> Context for last msg: my family is driving to Seattle for Thanksgiving, stopping in Portland to pick up my brother. Leaving Tue, home Sun <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1022346094">#</a></li> <li><em>01:57</em> Ended up buying 'Day &amp; Age' as well as the Coldplay EP, the latter since it was 99&#xA2;. Both join the Economist audio edition on ZuneDere. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1022432365">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47626.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47433.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:46:02 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47433.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>16:10</em> Raiders win, 31-10! Yay! <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1020050855">#</a></li> <li><em>19:49</em> I've seen commercials of Mickey D's new 'Nuggnuts' campaign all day. Surely, they are aware it sounds very similar to a slang putdown. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1020306258">#</a></li> <li><em>23:24</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/jasonjoo">jasonjoo</a> I guess it wouldn't hurt if I gave 'em a lookover. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1020507270">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47433.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47312.html Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:22:52 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47312.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>14:43</em> Wait, Penn State has its own creamery?!? Lucky: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5hvzc8">tinyurl.com/5hvzc8</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1018666385">#</a></li> <li><em>16:58</em> The only piece of Obama-related merch that I am tempted to get are the Topps trading cards, but $.33/card seems high: <a href="http://ping.fm/U1nIB">ping.fm/U1nIB</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1018806230">#</a></li> <li><em>19:01</em> Firefox 3.0.4 just crashed on me for the third time today and I had less than five tabs open. What gives? <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1018940687">#</a></li> <li><em>20:17</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/animealmanac">animealmanac</a> Thanks for the detailed response. I'll take those thoughts into consideration when reading future posts. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1019017422">#</a></li> <li><em>20:50</em> Bought Half-Life off Steam because it's cheap &amp; to get the backstory before getting Orange Box. But I can't DL it 'cause servers are busy! <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1019047964">#</a></li> <li><em>01:59</em> I rediscovered transientem after the writer linked to my very brief mention of Disqus: <a href="http://in-trans.appspot.com/">in-trans.appspot.com/</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1019253399">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/47312.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46915.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:49:16 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46915.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>23:50</em> After sleeping on it, I finally wrote something about what happened on Thursday: <a href="http://ping.fm/Emo8Q">ping.fm/Emo8Q</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1017873316">#</a></li> <li><em>23:53</em> This weekend will be my time to catch up on the current season (and watch college football) before busy Thanksgiving travel next week. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1017874679">#</a></li> <li><em>02:41</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/icystorm">icystorm</a> Approved comment. It was held in moderation for the 2 links so I changed the limit a little higher. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1017970115">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46915.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46650.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:35:27 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46650.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>10:57</em> Waiting for Paulson's speech on the economy to begin and, soon after, the bipartisan press conference on the Big 3 infusion compromise. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015177596">#</a></li> <li><em>11:19</em> You know, if you REALLY don't care about themes in Gmail, there should be a top right "Older version" link that hides the whole option. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015211190">#</a></li> <li><em>11:32</em> @<a href="http://twitter.com/thebign">TheBigN</a> Got the same model from them a year ago for $10 more &amp; still use them often. Muffs have been squished a bit but still a good buy. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015230638">#</a></li> <li><em>12:16</em> Looked around to see if I still had any yaoi manga but I think I sold it all in club auction. Wanna write a post on this burgeoning subject. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015299754">#</a></li> <li><em>14:59</em> Over two hours in Santa Destroy &amp; my arms are tired! "Raspberry Chocolate Sundae! Blueberry Cheese Brownie!" Now to get an overdue haircut. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015553627">#</a></li> <li><em>15:04</em> I would like to officially declare that I try to be neutral and attempting to be evenhanded, thus my staying out of the current donnybrook. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015561548">#</a></li> <li><em>15:54</em> Done with haircut, walking briskly home (short distance) to retrieve spare carkey after locking keys in my car <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015631346">#</a></li> <li><em>19:28</em> About six hours after changing my Twhirl display font from Arial to Verdana for readability, I don't plan for it retrogress anytime soon. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1015912611">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46650.html public 0 http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46414.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:41:33 GMT http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46414.html <ul class="loudtwitter"><li><em>18:48</em> Perhaps what can help Circuit City bounce back is to rebrand themselves as "La Ciudad de Circuitos": <a href="http://ping.fm/tlcki">ping.fm/tlcki</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1014053374">#</a></li> <li><em>22:25</em> Finally getting around to watching season one of The Invaders (1967) on DVD. Apparently the house's cable internet is starting to crap out. <a href="http://twitter.com/calaggie/statuses/1014298342">#</a></li></ul>Automatically shipped by <a href="http://www.loudtwitter.com">LoudTwitter</a> http://cleverslacker.livejournal.com/46414.html public 0