It's like a mid-week long weekend. We're hanging out in LA for a couple of days, which is fun. He arrived yesterday, and we went into Hollywood for awhile, then to the LaBrea Tar Pits. A weird night out last night was also fun, but it made me tired.

Today, we're going hiking up in the hills and then down to the beach for awhile, but only after a nutritious breakfast at the Good Neighbor. So woot to that.

In other news, I have a question. Why can't developers come out with some system tools for the damn Pre? I want an FTP device of some sort, and a remote desktop app.

That is all for now. More later.

Posted by flicman Tuesday, June 30, 2009 (15:09:23)

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It's a shame that he died before this show - it was going to be a monster. I was proud just to be watching it and happy to be singing along. What a great gig that was. I wish the world could have seen this show at least once before MJ left - too much negativity still hangs on his memory.

Tomorrow, the Staples Center will be empty as if this all never happened. Anyone want to rent it?

Posted by flicman Friday, June 26, 2009 (00:49:42)

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I think the sun issue is really going to be the defining factor here, because Casey's tomato plane is also a celebrity, I think, and it's almost as big as the beefmaster. Almost. There's a bigger picture of those things after the jump, in case you're interested in getting a little more detail (not a lot, because the pic is still small).

In other news, I'm still not going to the UK, and my passport is still expiring in July. PCW, LLC paperwork is still outstanding (as in not here, not as in above-and-beyond), but it's on its way. I'll probably check my PO Box today for the first time. Awesome.

Posted by flicman Wednesday, June 24, 2009 (20:34:24)

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I think that weird visual tick is somehow connected to my enjoyment of ruins - I really like visiting the site of former castles, I like the fallen-down houses in the woods back near where I grew up, I like urban decay. There was a story the other day about the possibility that cities were going to bulldoze-and-leave deserted parts of town for nature to reclaim, and while I think it's not likely to happen on any large-enough-to-matter scale, the idea does present interesting potential. If there was a way to leave buildings standing but not attract vagrancies and crime, I'd rather see that than bulldozing. How cool would half-reclaimed city blocks look?

That's actually an interesting idea for a visual in my next script. I should start writing it in my "spare" time here at the Forum. Oh spare time.

Posted by flicman Saturday, June 20, 2009 (01:52:49)

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At least I have the evening gigs to keep things novel. I'm still trying to get everything right, so every song, every event is a challenge, but that's just a good reason that I'm so tired. I haven't even been going out - how weak is that? Tomorrow, though, Paul V spins covers at Stinker's, so I'll be doing that for sure. Fun times.

Also, why have weird spammers been signing onto my site over the last couple of days? It inflates my ego by making me think that people are interested in what I have to say until I realize that they're probably just trying to spam links somewhere. Sad times.

If only I had trade secrets to divulge. The secrets I DO have, I will NOT divulge.

Posted by flicman Thursday, June 18, 2009 (05:29:31)

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Amyway, I got me an LLC today! Me and Dave, doing Promptin' Circumstance West, LLC. Effin' sweet. Okay, well, all I did today was go through LegalZoom and pay for it, but still. I'll have paperwork theoretically in a few days. And for under a grand. Woot.

I also got a PO box today for all that work stuff. I need to get JVS back together as an entity, but that's a chorus for another song. Today is all about this thing. I'm sitting here, waiting for MJ to show up and hoping to get out early, basking in the glow of corporate shell-dom. Here's hoping that this becomes one of those megacorps that hippies are always whining about. The megacorp of teleprompting. Teleprompting special interest groups, all funded by me. Yay for the ability to do evil.

In other news, I'm going to Disneyland tomorrow for free.

Also, I'll probably unveil a new website on Monday. At least here. A soft launch - excellent plan! A few nerdy (and not-so-nerdy) folks can look first, before the intended rush of non-popularity.

Okay, enough of this. Back to my regularly-scheduled nerding around.

Posted by flicman Sunday, June 14, 2009 (00:11:33)

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I do love my Pre. It's badass. I fuckin' wish it synced with Outlook. I wish the battery lasted a tiny bit longer, but that's about it. My Touchstone came in today, so I'll pick it up tomorrow and my charging issues will be addressed. Otherwise, I love the multitasking (which I'm using without even thinking about it already, so that's good), I love the gestures and I really like the new keyboard. I don't know if I'll ever be a touch-typist on it, just given my huge-and-oafish thumbs, but I'm already speeding up sending texts and such.

Other things:

• I have tomatoes. They're Green, but growing. I should post a pic.
• Em is helping me define what I'll be needing from an assistant when I finally get around to hiring one. I need lots of help on it, so that's good.
• I can't stop listening to Nerdcore.

That said, I'm happy to have those things to do, and I know I'll kick into gear here sooner rather than later and have a bunch of things going on at once, creatively. I'll have some web stuff to announce later in the week, I think, so that'll be good. At the present, there's slow movement on the Il Punali front, so that's good. Hopefully soon, we'll be able to put the retail site (back) up in a couple of weeks. We'll see.

Okay, enough of this - I'm getting psyched to get something accomplished. Almost time for lunch with Brad.

Posted by flicman Tuesday, June 09, 2009 (20:02:59)

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