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Thursday, November 30, 2017

I don’t know, do you 044

On Sunday night, I declared, “I have no idea what is going on and Family Guy is how I am informed about culture,” so Josh observed, “You’re culturally irresponsible,” and he is correct.
Everybody Is Wrong About Net Neutrality
“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness, (Exodus 15:11)
awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?”
#NauthMaresNight Day02 - Pirate Soichet by nauth
#NauthMaresNight Day02 - Pirate Soichet by nauth
Marvel Fans Are Concerned Over Thanos’s Changing Colors

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Winnie Weedy WIKI

Get a free slider with any smokehouse sandwich purchase at full price, “Buffalo Wild Wings to Be Acquired by Arby’s in Deal Worth About $2.9 Billion
What Latin Sounded Like - and how we know,” which also proved to be interesting viewing, has informed me; the title is how Caesar would have phonetically said, “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks,” yet I had this feeling today, “The Day After,” and it’s enough!
“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,
it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. (Matthew 18:5-6)”
Master of the sun by Yakovlev-vad
Master of the sun by Yakovlev-vad

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Mußte ich am Samstag arbeiten?

A meeting raised the specter of required overtime,
and I had plans Saturday.
To use a facsimile machine stresses me, I had to provide documentation, and need to reapply for my income-based repayment plan which is renewed annually. Perhaps, I can be pitied for having no desire to do these things until I must.
Friendship is magic_ winners =3 by MagnaLuna
Friendship is magic_ winners =3 by MagnaLuna
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:43-45)”
“What about you,” she said to me condescendingly, “you're supposed to be a computer person (a person knowledgeable about computers).”
“I have two associate degrees in Information Technology,” I replied, “but that doesn’t mean I know anything,” or know how to explain or have the patience, which a former colleague noted fifteen years ago.
Seriously, the page for printable account information does not print properly; amounts on the right side do not print. The person who needed documentation suggested I capture the image from the screen and attach in an email. On my chart, Mercury is in Virgo.

Monday, November 27, 2017

Whirlwind weekend 040

Today is the last day to renew my income-driven paymant plan with my lender and that is proving to be frustrating and stressful, “No one knew about this abandoned mansion until now,” so I am oddly consoled to think that someday everything will pass into dust.
“Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, (Psalms 86:4-5)
abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.”
A late Christmas gift by Ziemniax
A late Christmas gift by Ziemniax

Sunday, November 26, 2017

All the Small Things

And now you find yourself in ‘82,” according to a friend of Josh was the best year for movies when we all watched “Too Many Cooks,” and a few weeks before Videodrome.
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) will tell you, “Procrastination is a complex psychological behavior that affects everyone to some degree or another,” my preferred excuse.
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. (James 1:5-6)”

Saturday, November 25, 2017

The Day After

No one wants to work the day after Thanksgiving,
especially those in retail,
but I-I forgot to request a day off so I was there at the office.
My body did not want to be there;
I had aches and pains and emotional turbulence,
but the evening ended better than it started.
Knowing full well that we didn’t have to work either Saturday or Sunday, a female colleague said, “I’m so angry about having to be here today, I’m not going to come in the next two days; that’ll piss ‘em off! How’s that sound to you?”

I wouldn’t want to do anything to upset them,” recently finding myself in an ‘Optimal Situation,’ I replied, “I’m motivated by fear and guilt,” so this first time I had said anything in front of another girl I have had my eye on was made more awkward.
“For am I now seeking the approval of man,
or of God? Or am I trying to please man?
If I were still trying to please man,
I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10)”
All You Can Eat by PixelKitties
All You Can Eat by PixelKitties
My friend David, who had abdominal surgery two weeks ago, had done no laundry in two and a half weeks, which I took home and washed, but my timing put me at odds with my father and sister; at ten in the morning Thanksgiving dinner was ready.
At Red Robin Gourmet Burgers,
our server Terrance told us about Donutology,
where he also works.

Friday, November 24, 2017

Stale zaniness 065

Yes, I do receive a paid holiday for both Columbus Day and Veterans Day, yet I have to work the day after Thanksgiving, and traffic today made that troublesome already.
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own.
But one thing I do: (Philippians 3:13-14)
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
super mega best friends by MagnaLuna
super mega best friends by MagnaLuna

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Call Me Maybe

Wednesday, someone bothered me too early, so I lost sleep, got nothing else done, was late to work after ... a new Samsung Galaxy:
“Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself,
so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. (Hebrews 12:3)”
Rainbow Power Filly Twi by Lustrous-Dreams
Rainbow Power Filly Twi by Lustrous-Dreams

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Every Which Way but News of the World 095

Into Harmony’s Way,” about last Thanksgiving, will likely be their last and best Thanksgiving since their grandparents’ health is declining, so my family will be doing something smaller this year at home.
Single-screen theater to re-open in Shawnee
“Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian,
let him not be ashamed, (1 Peter 4:16)
but let him glorify God in that name.”
My Favorite Girls by GrapheneDraws
My Favorite Girls by GrapheneDraws

Monday, November 20, 2017

Kill Me Baby; Baby, please kill me

This ain’t no disco / It ain’t no country club either / This was Equestria L.A.
“‘and you will know the truth, (John 8:32)
and the truth will set you free.’”
Facehoof by FeduMedu
Facehoof by FeduMedu
Ah, geez. Rick (the following Japanese theme song is rather raucous), “Kill Me, Baby; Baby, please kill me,” while I concede to a refreshing naivete (seriously, ‘skunkweed’ was something I had never heard of nor smelled until I was standing outside my twentieth high school reunion), I have moments of painful awkwardness which I frequently overthink later, especially when talking at the girl I like.
Because of where I work and the nature of the work, I cannot mention anyone with whom I work, “The names have been changed to protect the innocent,” so The Girl Next Door, as confusing as that is, literally sits next to me and I have spoken to her awkwardly and recently two times in as many months.
Stale zaniness 063,” where I was concerned about when seating would be rearranged, was also a day I suggested that I could put a larger pony at desk (I make no secret about my affinity for My Little Pony) so she could find my new location. In fact, I realize she is not likely to seek me out and I start nearly all of our converstaions.
The second time was Tuesday night. Besides Being Scott Malkinson,
I didn’t sleep well, had soda instead of coffee, so I was tired and out of sorts.
While I was in training, she broke up with someone at work and cried for three days, according to my colleagues. She has since found someone new and she and her former boyfriend had a nice conversation.
I asked deliriously, “So are you two are a thing?”
“What, friends?”
In fact, I had forgotten that he has had a new girlfriend for months,
then I apologized, labeling my inquiry, “cringy,”
so “Kill Me, Baby; Baby, please kill me.”

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Hold me closer, Tony Danza

Hold me closer tiny dancer, “Country music legend Mel Tillis has died at 85,” he’s making a shot-for-shot remake of Cannonball Run II in heaven now.
“A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1)”
Swimsuits Celestia by Judith Light
Swimsuits Celestia by uotapo
Let’s see how much people have changed... Year I was given: 2014 Age: 36 Now: 39 Relationship status: super-single Now: unchanged Living in: West Philadelphia, born and raised Now: unchanged Pets: none Now: my father and sister have three dogs Was I happy? Not sure Now: yes Job: yes, every year since 1997 Now: yes Comment ‘🇯🇵’ and I’ll give you a year!

Saturday, November 18, 2017

My oh my Gosh 043

Despite not going to bed until 7:30 in the morning, I went to go to the grocery with David and plans to see Bennigan had to be amended:
“I have to make a stop first so we should probably meet at 4 at that buffet today?

Hey after I texted you back I burned my arm in the oven at work and got sent home. I have to keep ice on it. Maybe you should just grab something and we can hang out at my place
Jersey Mike’s Subs got what Bennigan and I needed; I haven’t laughed this hard... since “Thor: RagnarokMade The APOCALYPSE Fun!”
Happy 3rd Anniversary To ‘Too Many Cooks’
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings the good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ (Isaiah 52:7)”
sushi by Ta-Na
sushi by Ta-Na

Friday, November 17, 2017

A Friend in Deed 2: Electric Boogaloo

David and I can talk past each other easily, but I understood; following abdominal surgery last week, he was going to need help to prepare his apartment to be fumigated today.
He has been using fewer of the prescribed pain medications, using acetaminophen in their place, and hoping to be able to operate a motor vehicle to drive himself to see shows in Lawrence tonight.
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you,
whom you have from God? You are not your own,
for you were bought with a price.
So glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)”
Blake_Belladonna_ by Ricemo
Blake_Belladonna_ by Ricemo

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Stale zaniness 064

“On this Day,” besides “Mrs. Robinson,” is reminding me to ask,
“Where have you gone, Late Show with David Letterman?”
Top 10 Reasons Your Check Engine Light is On
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)”
Luna’s humor by Yakovlev-vad
Luna’s humor =3 by Yakovlev-vad
I am already beginning to forget the dreams from last night; one was like the ending of an episode or a movie.
“Light it, blow it out, and tap the golden cylinder three times,” replied the female child.
“In the next three seconds, to grant him eternal rest, which was more than life ever gave to Dana Plato,” said the villainess.
I was there, watching; the door to the secret chamber was not closing fast enough; the boy from Jurassic Park had magically become a golden phoenix, which looked like Terrorsaur from Beast Wars, and bit down on my right shoulder which is sore.
In the second dream, I would not let myself hear what my mother was saying because I could not get around how she could be living. There is to be pizza tonight at our team meeting.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Rage your Dream

Should I expect “Rage your dream” to get lost in translation
when the conventional phrase is “Living the dream?”
Yes. “Thankfully, you don’t have to be a genius to write well. But there is one skill you do need to have... Know your audience,” empathize with them, and explain just what they need to know.
To the rest of world, the car is simply the “Z,” whereas Japan knows the “Fairlady Z,” named for the affinity the president of Nissan at the time had for the play.
She said to me condescendingly, ‘And you continue to listen to the same things you did back then,’” my current mix CD features only songs from the Initial D Best Song Collection 1998-2004 Soundtrack, something I started watching on Netflix in 2005.
“And I am sure of this, (Philippians 1:6) that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion on the day of Jesus Christ.”
Rainbow Dash - Friendship Is Magic by Biel56789
Rainbow Dash - Friendship Is Magic by Biel56789

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

An unexpected musical Journey, (there It Is)

“Oh, thank God! You have not finally really done it,” usually 94.9 KCMO and KC 102.1  change their formats by now and they had already been playing holiday music for ten days by this time last year.
With the preceding, one can understand my relief to hear “Band On The Run” as I left work (94.9 plays two songs in a row each hour for Beatles’ Wednesdays), which was followed by “1999,” a recorded announcer who introduced “another 50-minute Christmas music marathon,” appropriately before “No Satisfaction,” and I was like, “Ha, denied!”
Barely Breathing” preceded a blast of Eurobeat from my current mix CD, my ride home concluded with “Come Together” covered by Gary Clark Jr on X105.1 KC.
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. (James 4:7)
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Two Sides of Melody 2 by Ramirez
Two Sides of Melody 2 by Ramirez

Monday, November 13, 2017

I don't know where, my Homies

I don’t know where my soul is (soul is) / I don’t know where my home is /
By the time I got to work this afternoon, today was not going well, and I-I was right because I forgot something I always have to have for work, so I called in to call it a day.
Fire Star Animations — Fizzlepop BerryTwist~ I love her so much~ I really...
Fire Star AnimationsFizzlepop BerryTwist~ I love her so much~ I really...
I briefly had the ambition to clean but my resolution dissolved after the center desk drawer, and I am relenting being unfriended possibly in response to my blog post and no idea by whom.
“For those whom he foreknew, (Romans 8:29) he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.”
I rescheduled with Bennigan, and watched NEW GAME!, Kino’s Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated SeriesFood Wars! Shokugeki no Soma with Josh on Sunday.

Saturday, November 11, 2017

A Friend in Deed, supplemental

No NFL players protest for Veterans Day: Federal Holiday To Celebrate Those In Uniform,” and my father who served in the Air Force enjoyed a meal at Chili’s Grill & Bar.
Yesterday, I visited my friend David in hospital, where doctors determined he was going to need surgery which they scheduled for this morning at 8 o’clock.
Join Us? :) by Nemo2D
Join Us? :) by Nemo2D
Despite my best efforts, I was not able to visit David ahead of the procedure because they moved a half hour early which was when I was only waking up.
Within two hours, David was moved to a room for recovery and was returned to his room an hour later, when I met his biological father and the wife of his biological father, then I had left on an errand:
Three weeks ago, Ronni and I visited David for a game night. We bought a standard red folding chair and a black stackable banquet chair with us, leaving the banquet chair. Recently, a brown swiving chair that David had had for some time broke, so I went to pick up the other black chair in case his father and wife wanted to sit when they visit.
David remains at the hospital tonight for recovery and observation. He was groggy when I spoke with him for a half hour before delivering the chair to his place. I returned his apartment keys before I said good day to let him rest.

Friday, November 10, 2017

A Friend in Deed

Someone was calling for my sister, but they called me and woke me up out of a solid sleep.
Ah, geez, Rick, why you got to go and wake me up at quarter after 10 in the morning after I’ve only been asleep for 5 hours and all my day off, no less?
“I’m both sick of and sick to my stomach.
Actually thinking of going to the E.R.”
said my friend David on Facebook.
Ronni and I were visiting him and he seems in good spirits, his hospital gown is green, and I left to pick up three things from his apartment: his phone charger, headphones, and ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
“I will not leave you as orphans;
I will come to you. (John 14:18)”
Vector #742 - Moon Dancer #4 by DashieSparkle
Vector #742 - Moon Dancer #4 by DashieSparkle
“In all things, I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ (Acts 20:35)”

Thursday, November 9, 2017

House of Cards

Young Conservative Ejects Entrenched Bully from OP City Council,”
yet as KMBZ reminds us, “Democrats Drub Republicans Across the Country,”
so I do not start every post with a colon.
Starlight Glimmer & Trixie Lulamoon by toroitimu
Starlight Glimmer & Trixie Lulamoon by toroitimu
“Tuesday night we had:
  • The first transgender state representative ever elected anywhere: Danica Roem of VA who, it should be noted, beat the dude who pushed VA’s transgender bathroom bill.
  • The nation’s first Sikh Mayor (Hoboken, NJ)
  • Former mayor of St. Petersburg unexpectedly failed in a comeback bid
  • Seattle electing an openly lesbian mayor
  • Maine expanding Medicaid via ballot initiative
  • In New Hampshire’s largest city, Joyce Craig is the first Democrat elected mayor in 14 years.
  • Fayetteville, NC electing its first black woman mayor
  • In Georgia, Democrats picked up three seats in the state legislature
  • St. Paul, MN, electing its first black mayor
  • Minneapolis electing its first transgender council member (also: black)
  • Phil Murphy, a former banker, and first-time candidate won the New Jersey governor’s race by 13 points over Chris Christie’s lieutenant governor.
  • Virginia’s General Assembly has a well-earned reputation as an old boy’s club, but the composition of the body changed big last night: All 14 of the seats that flipped are held by men. Ten of their replacements will be women.
Not bad, America ... not bad. I hate to say but maybe Donald J. Trump is making America great again ...”

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

...Ready For It?

As I was leaving work Tuesday night, I heard a song by Taylor Swift whose title is shared with this post (partly sounded like Kesha to be redeemed by some UKF Dubstep). I wasn’t sure if I was going to get a chance to nap before I return to work Wednesday and since I’d been awake since 10 that morning and went to bed at 4 in the morning, I could certainly use one.
From the medical professional I’ve been told bronchitis is viral and will pass within 3 weeks, if not it could become pneumonia, so I’m taking this seriously.
Wednesday night, I went home sick and Delsym.
“I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God,
to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, (Romans 12:1)
holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”
Color Sketch by Yakovlev-vad
Color Sketch by Yakovlev-vad

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Celebratory note 069

Why am I awake at this hour? On Friday, a friend arranged a ride with me to work this morning. I also did not vote in advance, and I just had a coffee to which I added neither sugar nor cream.
By virtue of its being the first Tuesday in November, “Politics is just about virtue signaling for or against Trump now,” today is an important anniversary, “Funny Reactions to Donald Trump's Win,” the anniversary of when Hillary Clinton was defeated for president.
“‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish,
and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father,
who has given them to me, is greater than all,
and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
I and the Father are one.’ (John 10:27-30)”
Twilight x Dash by GrayPillow
Twilight x Dash by GrayPillow
Even now, a friend is asking if this is ‘The Man in the High Castle’s reality, and another is disappointed there was no revolution on Saturday.

Monday, November 6, 2017

Optimal Situation

As perfect a Thursday,” while a useful title, does not really capture how good work was for me when I returned to productivity after I went home sick the previous evening, “Look who’s back, and feeling prime!”
Necessary to illustrate how I feel as I’m not very good at getting things started, backdating this post is not anything I like doing and Being Scott Malkinson means  my health and any professional success are inextricably bound together. I eat two bananas a day now; they give me energy and manage my moodiness.
“The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalms 27:1)”
At the edge of our hope, we are ‘canceling’ the apocalypse,” so seating has yet to be rearranged; I continue to have physical proximity to those with whom I have found emotional closeness. I had to relocate for two days, but the new printer is really sweet!
“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness
but is patient toward you,
not wishing that any should perish,
but that all should reach repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)”
Tempest Shadow’s One Friend by vanezaescobedo
Tempest Shadow’s One Friend by vanezaescobedo

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Hella Good

“Dates in Movie & TV History: Nov. 5, 1955 - Doc Brown Invents Time Travel,” a Word of the Day from Dictionary.com - atemporal - free from limitations of time.
Stan: Why do you keep saying ‘hella,’ Cartman?
Eric Cartman: ‘Cuz I’m hella cool, that’s why.
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,
give thanks in all circumstances; (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Flutterbat by mirrored sea
Flutterbat by mirrored sea
“I've been fighting a sore throat since Thursday and I really don’t want to make you sick,” so I had to decline invitations:
“Game time tomorrow night?”
“You want to come over & watch the Chiefs at 3:20 p.m. That’s the start time for the game.”
Sunday, I have been awake since eleven o’clock and watching movies on Starz Encore and I missed Thanksgiving with Laser Rangers last night.

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Cinetopia

To see Thor: Ragnarok, I am meeting Bennigan, so here is a scene, which I always found hilarious, from Aladdin and the King of Thieves:
Genie: And your name is?
Thor: [with a lisp] I’m Thor.
Genie: You’re Thor?
Thor: [with a lisp] Well it hurth.
“There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing." (Proverbs 12:18)”
Socksies of Friendship by HiccupsDoesArt
Sock sizes of Friendship by HiccupsDoesArt

Friday, November 3, 2017

Jimmy Eat World Sandwich Day

Do You Feed a Cold and Starve a Fever?”
Yes,” so I had another reason too indulge:
It’s World Sandwich Day at SUBWAY! Buy a sub & 30 oz drink, get a sub FREE! Visit for more info.
“Beloved, (1 Peter 4:12-13)
do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you,
as though something strange were happening to you.
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings,
that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.”
Talking sandwich, Shining Armor style by science is an art
Talking sandwich, Shining Armor style by science is an art
Last week, Friday into Saturday had the first freeze, and the weather has been changing with variable high temperatures, so illness has been spreading around work.
Luna, I’m really so proud of you by Marenlicious

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Shake your Foodie

“Bring me eggnog and tacos,” requested a friend in a status update. Please note; those are three separate things, I am quoting their promotional materials and Memory Alpha, and I dislike the Rachael Ray Show:
Taco Bell’s Naked Egg Taco is a fried-egg shell wrapped around seasoned potatoes, melty cheese and your choice of either crisp bacon or sausage, and Nog is a character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ...
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope; (Psalms 130:5)”
Do you like bananas? by Moonbrony
Do you like bananas? by Moonbrony

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Plantains are like Potatoes?

From a book by Susan Jacoby on anti-intellectualism, which I once read on audio cd, “Video culture has triumphed over print culture,” and I become aware of some concepts by watching Family Guy:
When Lois first says “Plantain,” and until I bought one today I spelled the fruit like the name of the favored beverage of astronauts. During a discussion at lunch, I also learned they are a starch like potatoes and cooked similarly in many cultures.
Because a video from Bright Side told me a banana can lift your mood, my intention was to buy a banana, which was priced by the pound and not individually, so I figured a plantain was close.
“So curl into fetal position and listen to Jack FM,”
and remember, “Mama loves you, Pumpkin.”
Halloween by RacoonKun
Halloween by RacoonKun