Impractical Penumbra

This is not a post

And I'm not goofing around here when I have a big term paper due in a couple of hours which is not done. I am reminded of the scene from "1776" when John Adams goes to check on the progress of the Declaration of Independence and says, "Good God, Man! Do you mean to tell me it's not yet finished?" and Jefferson replies, "No, Sir--I mean to tell you it is not yet begun."

Well, my paper is begun, at least.....but my brain is stuck.

Auuugh!

I am really annoyed...

...by Frank's banner ad, and I just cannot let it go. I mean, it is so seriously irritating to me that I might have to start waiting for someone else to tell me when he has something new posted rather than stop by his site thirty times a day checking...

In fact, I just tried to go to his site so I could do a trackback to his latest post, and the dang thing just won't load!

You know what this means, Frank, right? Fewer links!!!!!!

So I'm going to ping Victor instead....nahner nahner....

UPDATE:

Finally got Frank loaded (ha! ha! triple entendre!) and pinged him good.....real good!

UPDATE to the update: And I hope you enjoyed it, Frank, 'cuz it may be awhile before you get anymore...

See, Victor?

Victor is one of my most Loyal Readers (not to mention my adopted brother since he won that contest I had), as I am one of his (unless he is blathering on about that taxi fare thing....).

Anyway, we seem to be having trouble pinging each other, and as everyone knows, pinging is one of my favorite things to do....

So pardon a few ping posts here, Victor. Just helping you out!

Seriously....

Victor's got that taxi fare chart up again. Looks like the rates are staying the same.....

No moods is good moods

Well, having a few good books under my belt, and a stack by the bed waiting to go, has improved my temper a bit. I'm still slightly stressed between work and school, but no longer at the snapping point.

So, I'm going to practice my answers for Frnak's "contest."

What is the name of your blog? Practical Penumbra

What is your quest? I seek The Grail (also known as a blogrolling from IMAO)

What is your preferred name as a blogger? Some call me......Susie

Give a brief description of your site. Well, It has a lovely teal banner with "Practical Penumbra" in a darker teal. The posts are on a grey (nee salmon) background on the right, and the column on the left has the links and archives and such in salmon boxes on a teal background.

Briefly praise Frank J. and IMAO. Name favorite post. Brevity would be impossible in any attempt to praise Frank J and IMAO. However, I think this post of mine says it best.

My favorite post? If you held a Colt 1991 to my head and forced me to choose, I would have to say Black Insano Project, the Trilogy. This one is a close second.

What's your favorite movie? Now this question is eviler than the others all bungee-corded together. Today, my answer would be "The Ref". Yesterday I would have said "Down Periscope" and tomorrow there's a 50% chance I'll say "Undercover Blues." I have probably 100 favorite movies, give or take a couple dozen. My defining movie (sort of like a defining moment) is "What About Bob?", but if I was stuck on a desert island with only one DVD (and the ability to play it, of course, or else I'd take a book), it would have to be "Shrek."

Which Simpsons character do you most identify with? Lisa .

How'd I do, friends?

Mornin'!

I just woke up and am having my coffee. It's darn good that today I'm on the night shift at the theater. I didn't get to sleep until very late last night and it's all Jack Reacher's fault. (Although I suppose I should really blame Lee Child for writing such a page-turner). I'm taking Stephanie Plum to work with me, to keep me company until the last credit rolls though the projector and I get to turn off the lights and go home. And if she keeps me awake until dawn, I will be a zombie tomorrow, since Sunday's my noon-to-midnight shift.

Kewl. Another potential entry for Bonfire of The Vanities. Maybe Kevin'll put me on the payroll as a staff writer.....

Auuuugh!

I logged into my online class and found 362 new discussion messages. After spending two hours wading though them (taking time out for coffee, of course) I reloaded the main page and there are 14 more new ones!!!!!!!! Dear God, will it never end???????

My mood and welcome to it

I am feeling a little less crotchety this morning, probably due to the fact that I finished a great book last night, John Sanford's Naked Prey. The main character is a cop named Lucas Davenport, and although Lucas seems to have mellowed as the series aged, there's still enough muder and mayhem to satisfy my lust for, well, murder and mayhem.

(Aside: how do all those other bloggers manage to use strike outs? You know, where they cross out what they started to say and replace it with something else? And the superscript...like TM in little small letters, how does one do that?)

I have been bookless for a few weeks now (long, involved, boring story about mis-applied credits at my book club, finally resolved), and it had taken its toll. But now all my back-orders have arrived, and I am ready to dive into Lee Child's newest, Persuader. Jack Reacher is another of my favorite characters.

For a decade or so, I was really into sci-fi/fantasy. I still dabble, but once my fav author in the genre, Roger Zelazny, kicked the bucket, my interest waned. Then I read a lot of Historical Romances, but once Roberta Gellis started writing about the 20th century instead of the 12th, I lost interest. So now I pretty much read only Mysteries, with a couple of exceptions.

My all-time favorite author is Robert B. Parker, although Janet Evanovich is starting to give him a run for his money. My ideal book would be Spenser meets Plum. Only I would be laughing so hard I would probably choke to death. Neither of these authors is safe for reading in public, because people look at you oddly when you start cackling like a maniac (sort of like when reading IMAO).

Now if I could just get this horrific semester at school behind me, life would be good--or, at least, less stressful.

I have to go to class. I've been ditching since Monday. Bad Susie.

Just Playin...

As much fun as I am having adding snide descriptives to the folks on my blog friends list, and picking bizarre choices for catagory entries, and since I am getting used to the lack of pink (no doubt Harvey will be spending a lot more time at this blog), I might spend a little more time here playing in the future. So, if you suspect I am not at work (where I will be noon to midnight today) and there's nothing doing at pp, check this place out.

Beta testing

I'm not supposed to talk specifics while beta testing, but there are some things about this typepad I really like (and some I don't like so much).

So let me just say that I added Paul to the Blog Friends list without having to don my protective clothing or arraying myself with the latest in anti-racoon weaponry!! Whoo Hooo!

Unfortunately, in order to ping Frank I did have to slip into an aesbestos coverall with attractive matching booties and hood, so there are trade-offs.