Some bullet points.....

[poltr1]

Since I'm not going to sign up for Twitter anytime soon, I'll just post a few tidbits here.

* I wish Microsoft had a more efficient way to release patches for us dial-up users. I'm tying up my phone line for hours waiting for the patches to download.

* Pens must breed when nobody's looking. I just went through a few desk drawers and I probably have about 50 pens of various ink colors and styles.

* I really should sit down and watch "The Last Lecture" by the late Randy Pausch in its entirety. I saw part of it this evening on my local PBS station after channel surfing, and was favorably impressed. I wonder if the local library has it.

* I wish I had a teacher and mentor such as Randy Pausch when I was still in college. And I'm pissed at myself because I haven't accomplished as much as he did in his short life.

* I should post a video from the Animusic Channel on YouTube here. I still think it's Way Cool Stuff!

Comments

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

so that's what happens to all my pens.

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

There's a short story you have to read called "All the Sea with Oysters". An alien life form has infiltrated Earth. They start out laying eggs that look like paperclips, which grow to become pens and when they're adult, they look like broken bicycles. They're slowly taking over and no one is the wiser. :D
-- Dagonell

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I don't think Randy Pausch would want either of us to beat ourselves up. (As in, this is what I've said to myself too.)

[patoadam]

Re The Last Lecture, I've downloaded it and I could mail it to you.

[poltr1]

That'll be great. Can I get it as a DVD-R or DVD+R? (I still use dialup.)

[patoadam]

Not sure. Will be away for the weekend. Will see what I can do when I get back.

[patoadam]

I have Flash video (flv) and mpeg (mp4) files. Tried converting to avi (from which I could make a DVD), but quality was poor. Do you have QuickTime, RealPlayer, Applian FLV Player, or anything else on your computer that can read one of these formats? If not, I could include an installer for one of the above.

[poltr1]

I have QuickTime and VLC media players, as well as the YouTube downloader. Between them, I should be able to view the flv and mp4 files.

[poltr1]

I found it on YouTube this morning and downloaded it. I'm at a place that has high-speed internet access.

Thank you for offering to get it for me.

[patoadam]

Great! And good luck with your new job!