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BBP - 12-6-2013 at 17:13

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations_of_green
Something in the Fern style, pale and bluish. It's a dominant theme of our living room, black/mint/glass. I could knit a protective cover for the pinball table, since the orange-yellow does clash. :bald:

Mint Green

polydigm - 15-6-2013 at 03:33

I looked up "mint green" on the internet myself and it seems the only colours that look like real mint are those that are called just "mint". Mint greens are generally sickening bright colours that make no sense unless you think of artificial mint sweet flavours and colours. Try the following, but it's a long list and you'll have to do a text search in the page for the word "mint".

M Colours

BBP - 15-6-2013 at 11:37

Of course colours of fabric aren't as bright as on the PC screen. The curtains, and until February the carpet, are a nice gentle natural green. Sets off the plants nicely.

KAPTKIRK - 15-6-2013 at 20:39

Green was me mom's favorite colour. She really enjoyed the greens of the Mt. pines and grasses in the Sierra Nevada Mt. range through the flat farmlands to the green rolling hills that are the CA. coastal range.
Come to think of it my refried sister must like green too. She married Bob Green and they named they're kid Shannon Misty Green!

I don't like green all that much anymore, she (my sister) kinda' ruined the colour for me. I associate it with hypocrites and big bad gods now.

BBP - 18-6-2013 at 10:18

Had another one of my luck streaks. Yesterday morning I stubbed my right little toe on the vacuum cleaner. It hurt and my cry of pain was louder than I expected, and echoed through the chimney. It's still a bit painful.
Yesterday evening I had been working on my website and went to bed late: on the way there I stubbed my left little toe on a table. OUCH.

polydigm - 21-6-2013 at 01:13

Not taking so many chances?? Wearing shoes while busy?? Says the guy who still stubs his toes on a regular basis.

BBP - 21-6-2013 at 17:00

We stopped wearing shoes indoors when we got the new carpet. Keeping it clean and making it last onger.

polydigm - 23-6-2013 at 04:21

Broken toes versus longer lasting carpet ...

My Mum's back on normal diet and routine. She still needs a walking frame to get around and one assistant, not to help, just to observe in case she gets into difficulty, but she's well on the mend.

The good news for me is that after all my tests came back the surgeons aren't in such a hurry, so it'll probably be done in late November which means an uninterrupted second semester. It's still pretty awesome but I've known since mid 2010 that it had to happen some time and this time around I'm facing it from a position of good health and fitness.

Right now I'm flat out like a lizard drinking with two major exams less than two weeks away.

BBP - 23-6-2013 at 17:31

Oh that's great! I hope your mom keeps improving and your health stays good! Good luck with your exam!
I went to play guide dog yesterday, much to the dismay of my father who was organising a barbecue on that day. We went on a first aid course at the Red Cross in Barneveld. Refreshed my knowledge on reanimation and stuff.

BBP - 24-6-2013 at 22:15

Dad and I went to remove the ad board of his old company, that decorated the barbecue. Triangular and 2 metres high, and not a light-weight. With the location being in the middle of the woods, that was some work, considering we don't have a car and dad wasn't prepared to rent one for the short distance.
So this Monday, people on an outing between Eindhoven and Geldrop, could see a man and his daughter, lugging a little cart around through the forest.

Hoping I won't be sore all over.

KAPTKIRK - 24-6-2013 at 23:47

Going into the woods reminds me of a riddle.
*Q: How far can a wolf run into the woods?

Glad to hear your mom's doing better Poly. I don't think the surgeons can fix you though. They'll never get those Zappa tunes outta your head without making you just another plain ol' OZzie, kinda guy. You know the kind, the "Shrimp on the Barbie while watchin' Crocodile Dundee and listenin' to The Bee Gees" kinda guy. Ya gotta watch out for them thar Doc's Poly. They want to neuter all free thought down-under! :lol:

I'm glad you don't have to worry about it until Nov. or so. That's cool.

What does your Pop's old work sign say Bonny and what was it doing in the middle of the woods?

It's raining here. That's a big deal in the summer in California! But rest assured, it will be in the 100's f. by the end of the week.

*A: Halfway. The other half he's running out!

BBP - 25-6-2013 at 11:52

Dad had used the sign for decoration at his barbecue of old colleagues at that camping farm in the middle of the woods.
Aaaand I'm sore.

BBP - 26-6-2013 at 11:34

My Youtube link on my favorites bar automatically searches for Tim Curry. Twice a day I check for something new.
For some reason, yesterday the "Adventures of Greggery Peccary" popped in there, bizarrely since the only link I ever found between TC and FZ is some fan once gave TC an FZ-shirt at one of his concerts. Oh, and Duckman, and Bench Pressley.

What was that spying programme called again?

[Edited on 26-6-13 by BBP]

BBP - 26-6-2013 at 23:13

Long-time friend suddenly phoned me. Was great. And now I have a sore throat.

KAPTKIRK - 26-6-2013 at 23:35

You can't seem to catch a break BP. Nice to hear from old friends though.

BBP - 27-6-2013 at 12:09

Had one break once, and that hurt so I'm not doing that again.:bald:

BBP - 30-6-2013 at 14:36

aquagoat - 1-7-2013 at 16:39

nice elephants, Bonny.

polydigm - 2-7-2013 at 03:20

Hey Aqua, how goes it?

Is that a mint green elephant Bonny?

BBP - 2-7-2013 at 10:22

No, but the curtain posing next to it was described as "mint green" when we bought it years ago.

aquagoat - 2-7-2013 at 19:06

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Hey Aqua, how goes it?

i'm fine, I've been busy trying to get a bit away from the internet to do more productive stuff like: swimming, playing more guitar and bass, etc, etc...

BBP - 3-7-2013 at 10:35

Very healthy!
I've picked up juggling again after finding different clubs, that are lighter than the previous and shouldn't crack my eye socket.

KAPTKIRK - 7-7-2013 at 10:50

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Very healthy!
I've picked up juggling again after finding different clubs, that are lighter than the previous and shouldn't crack my eye socket.

A. Bonny and juggling.

Q. What is an accident waiting to happen?

:lol:

KAPTKIRK - 7-7-2013 at 10:56

Quote: Originally posted by aquagoat

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Hey Aqua, how goes it?

i'm fine, I've been busy trying to get a bit away from the internet to do more productive stuff like: swimming, playing more guitar and bass, etc, etc...

During the heat wave I gained close to 10 pounds. Sitting on the net/computer all day long makes you fat! I feel ya goat. Glad to here your exercising your libido too.

BBP - 7-7-2013 at 19:54

Hey! I do some decent juggling!
Oh... here's some indecent juggling. You can tell it's old because we don't have the pinball table there yet.

BBP - 9-7-2013 at 11:35

Echo?

polydigm - 10-7-2013 at 09:20

... o ... o ... o ... o ...

BBP - 12-7-2013 at 08:44

My cleavage has the unique talent of stopping any conversation. Should I be proud or embarrassed?

Anyway, suffering sun allergy.

aquagoat - 12-7-2013 at 16:59

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

My cleavage has the unique talent of stopping any conversation. Should I be proud or embarrassed?

hahaha, my girlfriend's got the same kind power and dilemma.

BBP - 13-7-2013 at 14:31

I bet we could get along, would like to bump into her someday.

BBP - 14-7-2013 at 10:54

We had a bit of an adventure yesterday.
My sister came over for a surprise visit on Friday. She had left her door keys at work. She spent the night and will go back home with the spare keys today.
Anyway, with the nice weather we decided to have dinner in the garden. Right after the food was on the table, my father closed the sliding doors behind him. A few seconds later, we realized we'd forgotten the gravy spoon... and through some mystic way the sliding door slammed shut in the lock.

Oh F... With both the front and rear door locked and latched, the locksmith would've had a harsh time helping us get in. We got dinner out of the way first, but it's not easy to enjoy your cauliflower when you know you locked yourself out. It was getting chilly, and of course all the cellphones were in the house. I was already envisioning a long walk to the police station on my flip-flops.

But ho! My bedroom window was open! It's on the first floor (second for our American friends) and luckily the bay window of the ground floor gave a nice step in that direction.
Unfortunately none of us is the athletic type, so after a small debate we decided Dad and I would try to push up my sister. Thing is, our front yard is basically a thick layer of little rocks, making it hard to be stable there.
I stood in the corner of the house, Dad next to me, my sister took off her flip-flops. I folded my hands, she put her bare foot in there and pushed herself up on my dad. She used my dad's shoulder as a stepladder (he broke that in an accident twenty years back so it was painful) and was almost on top of the bay window, when the neighbor from across the street brought a ladder. She got down, which unfortunately put a lot of stress on my right knee. With the aid of the ladder she eventually got into my room and back in. The remaining potatoes and cauliflower had gotten cold, but we still enjoyed them.

polydigm - 15-7-2013 at 00:44

You seem to have a talent for this kind of thing Bonny. I can relate and do have some similar stories. I have a nasty bump on my shin just below the knee after a collision with an out of place chair during the night two days ago.

I've passed both of my first semester courses which is good news. Although I didn't do as well as I'd hoped, things are on the up compared to the previous semester and I'm now busy working on my project which is 30% of my final grade.

KAPTKIRK - 15-7-2013 at 19:36

Glad your studies are going good Poly, what are you going to be when you graduate? Are we gonna have to call you doctor then?

That's some pretty fancy juggling Bonny! :cool:

I'm glad you weren't the one on top trying to get into your house, that would have made the news here had you fallen. Bonny breaks every bone in her body!!! Details at 11:00! You need to stay on the earth BBP, less room to fall and hurt yourself!

BBP - 15-7-2013 at 23:04

It's all go at my place! Well, not all go that fast, but it goes all!

polydigm - 17-7-2013 at 08:31

Nice juggling Bonny. I've tried myself but never had the patience or inclination to practice to even a basic level of continuous juggling.

And sheesh Kirk, I thought you were a little more enlightened than your YouTube comment indicates ... anyway, I still think you're okay ...

My current course is Honours Maths, the type of course you do after completing a bachelor or degree or whatever you call it over there. It's a stepping stone to being allowed to study for a PhD, so I have to complete this successfully first. Later, after I've completed the PhD, then you can call me Doctor if you want. I don't really care about the title, but these days, if you want to teach at University level you need to have a PhD.

KAPTKIRK - 17-7-2013 at 09:08

It's calvin's Birthday today. The big 5-0. Here's to many more!

BBP - 17-7-2013 at 09:17

Happy birthday Cal!

polydigm - 21-7-2013 at 09:49

Are we trying to break a record? Bonny's last post was 4 days ago.

BBP - 21-7-2013 at 10:36

Had a bit of a rotten day yesterday. Knee's feeling worse and on top of that I don't feel 100% right now either. Took my painful knee out to a distant supermarket to get three things, and they turned out not to have two of them, so I cycled a long distance through the heat for a cheap box of crackers.

polydigm - 21-7-2013 at 11:31

Bloody supermarkets!! I hate what your referring too, inconsistent stocking of various items. Then there's getting used to some item over a period of time and suddenly having it discontinued. Bastards!!

I hope you're feeling better soon Bonny. I have a nasty bump just below my right knee so I can perhaps directly relate at the moment. What's wrong with yours?

KAPTKIRK - 21-7-2013 at 11:31

I'm listening to "Balls" a mellow jazz R&B sounding CD by NMB. I saw the GrandMothers tonight. Fantastic! I was ashamed the place was empty. They were great and very generous with their time. 3 + hours of all FZ music. These cats are just as good as DZpZ are, but I wouldn't compare them as musicians. They're all great!. If you like a Zappa front man you can't beat NMB with Don Preston as a muse, it's all out Zappa fun! The sheeple sat where the seats were. I moved mine to front & center. It helped the show as several folks followed my lead. Great show! Nice musicians too!
5 outta 5 stars! No doubt!

KAPTKIRK - 21-7-2013 at 11:41

I'm listening to "Balls" by NMB. It's good! I just saw him and Don Preston with the GrandMothers! Freakin' great show. DZpZ has nothing on these cats!!! IMHO. :cool:

I repeat myself I see. It was a great show though! :guitar::drums::guitar2::singer:

[Edited on 10/10/10 by KAPTKIRK]

BBP - 21-7-2013 at 22:00

Thanks Poly. See the bit about my knee in the story of our lock-out on page 137.

KAPTKIRK - 21-7-2013 at 23:05

I hope both your bumps and bruises feel better soon. I'm constantly bumping and bruising myself too, so I know how that feels. Plus me backs been bad since 15 yrs. old. It's a bumpy, bruisey road to hoe out there.

polydigm - 22-7-2013 at 23:37

Sorry about that Bonny, I remembered the lockout saga but I forgot about your knee. Something I'm curious about is what you meant by sun allergy.

BBP - 23-7-2013 at 07:38

Not sure when it started,when I was first getting some tan on my legs and they were covered in red spots in ten minutes (this is The Netherlands, not down under with high UV zones). In 2006 my sister dragged me to the Tour de France in Valkenburg, we spent hours in the sun waiting for Floyd Landis, when I came home my hands were covered in white bumps that would break open and theydid hurt. Every year, when the summer comes, I get white bumps on my hands.

polydigm - 23-7-2013 at 11:31

I've not heard of that before. I remember a couple of times when I was a kid other members of my family getting these yellowish blister like things on their shoulders but that was over exposure to the sun and their skin had gone beyond just being sunburnt. A bunch of poms we were, who had no idea about the sun.

BBP - 23-7-2013 at 21:40

Pom, I don't know that phrase! To the Dinkum Aussie Dictionary!

Knee still hurts. Then again, I wasn't too careful testing out the velcro climbing wall at the Evoluon science exhibit.
Here I am doing the nail bed experiment. It should be more comfortable than the ball bed next to it did.
It didn't.

polydigm - 24-7-2013 at 01:56

I know that nail beds are doable but I'm still not doing it.

Poms are what Aussies call the English. My family emigrated to Australia from England when I was five.

BBP - 24-7-2013 at 10:22

It's not that bad, but the bed onlyrises when you press both buttons, you have to make sure you lie down first and you have to stay lying there until the pins go away again.Getting up from or sitting down on it, that's when you place too much weight on a certain spot.
My problem was with the bit of the back on the other side of the chest.

BBP - 31-7-2013 at 11:20

It's been a bit hard on me lately, this life thing. Dad and I went to the Hague, with the intention of spending some time on the beach, but it was way too rainy. Came home all hungry, ate noodles which turned out not to be very good, logged in to read my mail and had the message they'll close it down shortly. Bugger: I've had my jelliclemail-address for over 13 years. Spent the better part of the day transferring mail and letting people know.

Also Eileen Brennan died and a mosquito bit me on the sole of my foot.

polydigm - 1-8-2013 at 00:21

I guess you need a big hug. Hang in there Bonny. Maybe Roxy by Proxy will cheer you up although I'm personally not so sure about that.

BBP - 1-8-2013 at 10:06

Zappa in the Royal Albert Hall did. I'm listening to the recording I made yesterday.

It starts off a little poorly, Greggery, with the narrator overdoing and Greggery missing a few cues, but becomes very colourful.

BBP - 2-8-2013 at 11:18

Roxy is here!

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aquagoat - 2-8-2013 at 20:50

yeah i think I'm going to pre-order that thing.:guitar:

tweezers - 2-8-2013 at 23:03

Got in Bonny, glad to be aboard :cool:

tweezers - 2-8-2013 at 23:06

I pre-ordered. Wonder if anyone knows of someone who purchased ROXY BY PROXY license and is now facing the ZFT in product sales. I knew that would be the result.

polydigm - 3-8-2013 at 03:21

It does make make me wonder how that is going to work. Should I preorder now or wait until some indie offers it for sale. I wish I'd made a copy of that license now so I could check the rules of competition. It seems to me that because the licenses aren't available to existing businesses, any licensee has no machinery with which to compete with the ZFT. So the ZFT is effectively goading people into giving them $1000 as the cost of proving they should have shut their mouth with their comments about the uselessness of the ZFT.

How's that for cynical?

KAPTKIRK - 3-8-2013 at 03:57

...and the ZFT has all those little tidbits of Franks that us ZappaFreaks love they can include in they're package. It's tough to be hawkin' Roxy by Proxy as an independent against them right now and into the future. You might as well hang it on a wall and fugettaboutit. Might be worth something to the grandkids.

How's that for cynical? :grin:

tweezers - 3-8-2013 at 22:24

Look Kapt, you and the rest of the world know that license ain't worth squat. GZ wasn't into a Kickstarter campaign and she doesn't seem excited by subscriptions. Some of us would have helped out...but I pay bills so I don't have a grand laying around to prove how devoted I am.:verycool::verycool::verycool: :forumsmiley201:

:swear:

BBP - 4-8-2013 at 20:48

Juggling is going well! Mastered clawing and am working over my head, and club catching is working too!

tweezers - 5-8-2013 at 04:15

Do you have a video of you juggling, I am always impressed by that skill.

KAPTKIRK - 5-8-2013 at 06:09

I think if you go back a page or two tweeze, she has some really good juggling videos.

BBP - 5-8-2013 at 10:25

Though I could barely juggle back then. Emphasis on the bare.

KAPTKIRK - 5-8-2013 at 22:12

You used to barely juggle and now you juggle bare. Interesting, does that help your juggling or just feels good? :roll:

BBP - 6-8-2013 at 12:14

Can't laugh now. George Duke has passed away.:crying:

And when you look him up on Google news, you get that William and Kate kid called George and who's a duke.

Huck_Phlem - 9-8-2013 at 04:24

My son competed in drum corps international open class. They came in 2nd place but won percussion for their 5th year in a row! They were undefeated all season. Then lost to their arch rivals from Santa Clara. Hearing about George Duke just made it worse! :crying:

On a positive note though both Concord and Santa Clara moved up in World Class. I am awaiting their final scores. They compete again tomorrow in Indianapolis to see if they can make the top 12 in world class. (if they do then they compete Saturday against the big boys of world class)

BBP - 10-8-2013 at 11:34

Hey Huck, nice to see you!

polydigm - 11-8-2013 at 03:19

Bonny, a sane voice in the zappa.com wilderness.

Hey Huck - all that percussion activity in the US. If we had something similar here I might not find it so hard to find a drummer that enjoys a challenge. It gets depressing sometimes writing all this music that may never end up getting a decent live airing. I've had a bit of a burst and come up with three new compositions recently. I get excited about it for a while but the lack of a band to play them wears me down. I guess I could do multi track builds but I just don't have enough spare time for that lately. At least my guitar chops keep on improving.

BBP - 13-8-2013 at 11:19

Zen is very Zappa.

Yesterday I got bombed. While I was juggling a pigeon dropped an egg that missed me by a hair.

BBP - 13-8-2013 at 15:19

Sadly, my great aunt passed away last night, aged 94. She will be sorely missed.:crying:

Huck_Phlem - 15-8-2013 at 18:58

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Bonny, a sane voice in the zappa.com wilderness.

Hey Huck - all that percussion activity in the US. If we had something similar here I might not find it so hard to find a drummer that enjoys a challenge. It gets depressing sometimes writing all this music that may never end up getting a decent live airing. I've had a bit of a burst and come up with three new compositions recently. I get excited about it for a while but the lack of a band to play them wears me down. I guess I could do multi track builds but I just don't have enough spare time for that lately. At least my guitar chops keep on improving.

They have it in Europe, Japan, Indonesia, and it's growing in other places because drum corps go and teach there. It is growing again here in the US in the way of High School bands. My son is off to go teach a new one at a high school nearby today.

think I will have to suggest they go teach down under too.

polydigm - 16-8-2013 at 01:13

Sorry to hear about your Aunt, Bonny, my condolences.

How many sons have you got, Huck?

BBP - 16-8-2013 at 20:56

In case he doesn't come back in a while, Huck has a son, Connor, and a daughter whose name I can't recall right now, sorry.

We went to the funeral today. Her closest relatives opted for a simple service with little but music, mainly Mozart. Afterwards the entire group went for coffee and lunch at a restaurant near the beach.
Afterwards, Dad, sis and I went to the beach. It was a nice, sunny day and I got my feet wet.

I miss aunt Fides.

punknaynowned - 17-8-2013 at 08:36

Sorry to hear of your loss Bonny.

I am dreading that I may have to move. The landlord no longer has any attachment to the house, he is recovering fromm chemo and throat cancer. I have to find out how much he wants for the house - or is willing to accept as a down-payment. I want to stay here, but may not have any choice, since I don't have the cash to purchase the property I live in. It's a sad day for me.

[Edited on 17-8-13 by punknaynowned]

BBP - 17-8-2013 at 09:31

Sorry to hear that, Punky... hope you can set up a deal with the landlord. And I hope he recovers well.

aquagoat - 18-8-2013 at 13:04

Really sorry about your loss, bonny.

Yesterday I went parachute jumping, that was freaking awesome, I recommend everyone to do it if they can, it's great fun.

BBP - 19-8-2013 at 10:17

Thanks Aqua...
I'd love to go parachute jumping sometime. As anyone who knows me at funfairs, I'm a bit of a thrill seeker. Even went in the Booster a day after that horrible accident in France.

Past two days have been quiet, since I'm still puffed from The Hague. Early rise and long walk on shoes that aren't made for that, is a bit much.

BBP - 21-8-2013 at 17:28

My mammoth is done!

aquagoat - 22-8-2013 at 16:34

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Thanks Aqua...
I'd love to go parachute jumping sometime. As anyone who knows me at funfairs, I'm a bit of a thrill seeker. Even went in the Booster a day after that horrible accident in France.

you should definitely try it if you've got the occasion, it's awesome.

polydigm - 23-8-2013 at 13:32

I might do a parachute jump as a last request, but that's it. It's not for me. And I used to fly around at high speed on a motorbike - that was a thrill.

BBP - 24-8-2013 at 11:11

We all have our thrills and our Kryptonite, I suppose. Shortly after that horrible accident I really enjoyed that Booster ride, but don't put me in go-carts or on anything I have to drive myself.

BBP - 25-8-2013 at 09:01

Punky: if you want to see the Brabantse Dag-parade again, check omroepbrabant.nl. You can see it live in 4 hours 15 minutes, or watch the summary later.

punknaynowned - 26-8-2013 at 06:01

awww, that's really nice of you to remember that I enjoyed that!
of course I missed it today, but I can catch up, can't I?
thank you :biggrin:

punknaynowned - 26-8-2013 at 06:09

Aha! I found a two hour survey!
haha!
I love a parade for some reason. Makes no difference I can't follow what they say... the musicality of the language is compelling enuf, somehow

I see it's a making-of documentary... and they play a symphonetized 'Born That Way' throughout, topical, funny

[Edited on 26-8-13 by punknaynowned]

BBP - 26-8-2013 at 11:10

There was one contestant that had to pull its float at the last minute and became a walking group instead. The last float (with the market benches LED screens) won the jury, press and audience awards. Among my favourites were the group about late medieval composer Guillaume Dufay, complete with his groupies, and a group about fun fair / church mass (the Dutch word for fun fair derives from church mass), they had a cute litthe church choir singing typical funfair lines like "remain seated during the ride".

punknaynowned - 26-8-2013 at 20:20

the one 'Kirkmis' with the church-goers that became roller coaster riders was quite the concept-leap, funny, very different than one might see here. In fact, many of the visual expressions of abstract ideas are complicated. many in cages, the long set of pieces that showed bent back buildings, a bent lampshade, alongside the people with the arrows seemed to be conveying MOTION itself with everything blown back by the wind of that motion.

Ingenious

BBP - 26-8-2013 at 20:26

The topic was "What do you mean, medieval?" and was a sort of Middle Ages vs Modern World. Scribes vs Facebook, markets vs online auction site Marktplaats, church mass vs fun fair, medieval map sketchers who'd show travellers the way versus GPS, mills throughout the ages, bookpress... etc.

BBP - 30-8-2013 at 20:55

I can't stand Google Ads, especially since they're supposedly based on your on-line behaviour. Why am I getting lesbian contact adverts? (gets heebie-jeebies)

punknaynowned - 31-8-2013 at 16:51

I don't like ads either, generally.
just remember, algorithms don't judge. People do, right?

I got a lot of non-pertinent ads, F/M singles ads, then I bought some books on amazon and then books started showing up. Then for a while there were ads for 'fantasy games for men' which I have never even inquired about, and now this week there is some pen holder for sale marketed to Jewish scholars.
I imagine there are people that assign values and create 'buckets' of 'types' of people, but it's the algo's that uses those values without a brain behind them and also easy to see this as beginning steps. Hopefully it will get better at targeting, or putting users in appropriate ad-target-locations.
But if an ad is like an arrow, the ones that widely miss the mark are easier to ignore.

BBP - 5-9-2013 at 14:43

I suppose you mean "ignore" as in "not clicking on it" rather than "not paying attention"?

It's tropical weather out here, very unusual for this time of year. I'll be going to a theme park on the 8th, hope it'll be a bit cooler by then. Juggling, too is quite a feat.

Mastered clawing and club juggling, mastered columns, am improving on over the head, and started to learn to juggle 4 balls.

punknaynowned - 6-9-2013 at 00:59

yeah, I pay attention to the news about the changing nature of marketing, rather than the products (the ads) that marketing puts in my viewer. I compare trends in ads with what the news tells me to see how those allign with each other, but never pursue or click on ads themselves.

For example, I do not and will not sign up for facebook but notice when facebook puts out a 'public relations piece' on what they are doing next which makes the news. And then think about what this might mean for larger online trends.
Because, the last few years, facebook has been influential in marketing online. Ignoring them all together would mean I miss 'what is happening'. The trends may infuriate, but they influence people and effect how they see things. Yes, both how facebook sees things and how they're consumers see things.

Google's model is different but not any better as far as I can see.

BBP - 6-9-2013 at 10:11

Then again all that ad-stuff might be because I have cookies from a lot of ad-services blocked in my browser.

BBP - 9-9-2013 at 11:19

Keep my dad in mind since he has a nasty dental appointment coming up...

I'm sore and hoarse from yesterday's Efteling trip.

Huck_Phlem - 10-9-2013 at 02:52

My son toured the summer with his drum corps and they were undefeated all season until the end and lost to the nearby rivals but won drums for the 5th year in a row and got featured on Pearl drums web site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUythGwAEUs (he is the one next to the drum set player in the back with the two big torpedo things hanging down)

Then he starts college at San Jose State University and three weeks into college he gets a gig playing Jazz guitar for 90 dollars. (I have video of it but no server and refuse to upload to youtube anymore)

My daughter is a Junior and drives better then he does.

I still can't find a job though. I have enough to last me another year and a half though so I'm not broke yet.

BBP - 11-9-2013 at 10:50

Nice to hear from you Huck!

Just a note to all of you: my Jelliclemail address will be defunct in the future, so don't send any mail there. Take it to my Gmail address (look in the Announcements section for that), or to bbp AT musician DOT org.

BBP - 15-9-2013 at 16:42

Cooked lental soup and am resting from eating it. Delicious, but powerful. Saturday I went on a special supermarket trip to buy three things I'd need and didn't have in stock: a carrot, celery and garlic. Then I went to check the recipe today. It mentioned cloves and laurel. Oops. And then it turned out I just had those on stock for some time.
...And then I found I still missed something: onions. The vegetable they only sell in bulk and of which you have to throw away half because it's too much of a hassle to prepare and makes you and your kitche stink, the vegetable of which you always seem to have too much...

Oh well. The soup was great!

BBP - 17-9-2013 at 20:17

Not much going on except I got to wreck another bike (snapped chain).

My favourite theme park Efteling has, for many many years, released countless pins on the collecting audience. Collecting stuff is not my thing, but I did buy the Haunted Castle-themed set a few years back.
Discovered this set has doubled in value since. Hayoo.

aquagoat - 19-9-2013 at 06:52

is it enough to buy a new bike?

BBP - 19-9-2013 at 11:27

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