farken ace » August 2, 2009

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August 02, 2009
15:41
[nt]
» ‎ Contorted Conditions

13:55
jojoeffe: @DrCris I am fascinated because there was a fake version where the characters were paired up differently at the end. All that effort...
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jojoeffe: @DrCris I am fascinated because there was a fake version where the characters were paired up differently at the end. All that effort...
13:54
jojoeffe: cooking dinner - it's in the slow cooker. 1.5kg of disgusto-meat turned into 1kg of food grade, 250g cat food and 250g of "other".
» ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe

jojoeffe: cooking dinner - it's in the slow cooker. 1.5kg of disgusto-meat turned into 1kg of food grade, 250g cat food and 250g of "other".
12:19
jojoeffe: @DrCris how did you score fake HP7? Is that the one written by the "shippers" who didn't like how the real one went?
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jojoeffe: @DrCris how did you score fake HP7? Is that the one written by the "shippers" who didn't like how the real one went?
12:17
jojoeffe: fence guy has been - i suspect the automatic gate will be for a future spending frenzy.
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jojoeffe: fence guy has been - i suspect the automatic gate will be for a future spending frenzy.
12:04
jojoeffe: @FionaBM can't see anything on your flickr, probably broke something again but hope it's happy moving not dreaded moving
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jojoeffe: @FionaBM can't see anything on your flickr, probably broke something again but hope it's happy moving not dreaded moving
11:51
jojoeffe: bemused that a recipe for bacon-wrapped maple pork loin calls for "kosher salt" in the ingredients.
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jojoeffe: bemused that a recipe for bacon-wrapped maple pork loin calls for "kosher salt" in the ingredients.
8:45
jojoeffe: @middleclassgirl sounds good to me
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jojoeffe: @middleclassgirl sounds good to me
8:43
jojoeffe: @primalamusica congratulations :)
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jojoeffe: @primalamusica congratulations :)

6:00
The Process
» ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

Listen

Hello and welcome to the One Minute Mark.

The hardest part is coming up with a topic. That accounts for probably eighty percent of the entire effort in making this one-minute podcast. Once I have the idea for a topic, I start typing out the words. I type this straight into the New Post page of my blog. I have a spellchecker installed on Firefox, so I correct the most obvious mistakes as I type.

I don’t count words or lines. Rather, I just type until I feel like pretty much fills the box. Then, I make sure that the SingStar microphone is plugged into the USB port, open my podcasting folder, and double click on the Audacity file called “podcast theme”.

Once Audacity is open with this file, I hit record and then toggle back to my browser so I can read what I have written. As the theme music fades down, I start talking. I hold the microphone about two inches from my mouth, and off I go.

Most of the time, I can record the minute straight through. Once or twice a week, I get caught on a particular phrase. If I stumble because of a mistake in the text, and this happens often, I correct the text and then record it again. Sometimes, of course, I simply stumble. Once I stop, I chop of the extra seconds at the end and take out the background noise of me listening to the theme tune.

Once I’ve finished recording, I save the file from Audacity to my podcast folder. The name is simply the year, the month, and the date. Audacity prompts me to name the file and who the artist is. Mostly the name is the same as the episode but sometimes it comes out a little different.

Next, I use an application called Filezilla to load the mp3 up to my webhost. The directory is bookmarked so that’s pretty straightforward. As it uploads, I fix up the date, time, and link to the audio file on my blog post. Mostly, I set it to publish at six the following morning. If you see it later than that, I’m recorded it on the actual day.

Finally, I hit the schedule button in Wordpress, and I’m done.

Anyhow, that’s the minute and I’ll speak to you soon.
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August 01, 2009
23:01
My Recent Blather on Twitter
» ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog
- Nicky is gardening with the kids. I will make the another sandwich in a minute. And, I might manage a sleep before Rad comes over. #
- Finn told me, "it's well and truly time for lunch" so now I am up. #
- Just had a really tasty ham and cheese sandwich, I knew that people just needed to know. #
- Wishing I could check my own Wikipedia entry to see just how old I was when I got the hang of reading. #
- Just played pretend post office with Finn. We wrote, posted, sorted and delivered letters around the house. It was very cute in its own way. #
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20:23
jojoeffe: regretting clicking on the kyl-e and jack-ie-o trending topic - it reinforced my prejudices about "other people" and i am snob enough now.
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jojoeffe: regretting clicking on the kyl-e and jack-ie-o trending topic - it reinforced my prejudices about "other people" and i am snob enough now.

20:19
The Rider
» ‎ Finn Henry

Aunty Rad came over today and we showed her Finn’s new tag-along bike. Finn was looking confident and pleased with himself so Rad got Nicky’s bike and we went for a little ride together.

At around 400 metres, it was easily the furthest we’ve ever been and, as far as I can tell, we all enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to our next ride.
20:17
Postie
» ‎ Finn Henry

Grandma has been sending Finn letters to encourage him to improve his reading. Tonight, he wrote a letter back and was going to post it back.

This lead to us having to explain how the postal system, everything from post boxes, to sorting centres and postcodes, works. Finn was really interested but still a bit confused so we did a little pretend post office.

We wrote about six postcards, addressed them, and drew stamps on. Then they went into a red bucket which was out postbox. We then collected the mail, sorted it into piles, and then Finn played postie and did the delivered.

I think that he enjoyed the whole exercise. I know that I found it a bit of fun.

20:12
Side Effects
» ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

I’ve just gotten off the phone to my legal department who tell me that I really need to disclose all possible things that might happen as a result of you reading this blog.

Likely Impacts

Boredom
Pity
Ennui
Loss of libido
Weight gain
Weight loss
Hair loss
Hair gain
Drowsiness
Loss of appetite
Increase in desire to watch telly

Less-Likely Impacts

Increase in libido
Agitation
Loss of vision
Insomnia
Being slightly taller
Global warming
Apocalypse
Increase in appetite
Decrease in desire to watch telly

Lesson for the day – you have been warned.
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20:08
Comment on you leave me no by bean
» ‎ Comments for the twinkle in my eye

i’m at home with the kids on a tuesday too – we’d love to visit the zoo again with you (huey still talks about the hippo!)

19:24
Comment on News from Lake Wobegon by Mark O'Meara
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Damn, I meant to include that line. Thanks for covering for me.

18:56
jojoeffe: @rod3000 "you need more sunscreen"?
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jojoeffe: @rod3000 "you need more sunscreen"?

18:13
Comment on News from Lake Wobegon by Shannon
» ‎ Comments for Mark O'Meara: the blog

Ah yes, a great show that I’ve listened to for years. It’s on the radio on the weekend here so I can actually have it on while I’m puttering around the house.

…where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking and all the children are above average.

17:39
jojoeffe: wondering if it's irish stew or beef bourguinon tonight.
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jojoeffe: wondering if it's irish stew or beef bourguinon tonight.
17:19
jojoeffe: @talios seems like a fair use of an afterlife :)
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jojoeffe: @talios seems like a fair use of an afterlife :)
17:17
jojoeffe: @puppydeluxe and i have sock within reach too :) it's like fate
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jojoeffe: @puppydeluxe and i have sock within reach too :) it's like fate
17:00
jojoeffe: Why I am wondering rather than checking: http://twitpic.com/chnpc
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jojoeffe: Why I am wondering rather than checking: http://twitpic.com/chnpc
16:59
jojoeffe: wondering if the camera battery in the washing machine is the one that i was missing, or if it's the one that i was going to charge.
» ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe

jojoeffe: wondering if the camera battery in the washing machine is the one that i was missing, or if it's the one that i was going to charge.
16:55
jojoeffe: @talios depends on whether church confers an immortal soul - hacking for eternity could be cool ;)
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jojoeffe: @talios depends on whether church confers an immortal soul - hacking for eternity could be cool ;)
16:19
jojoeffe: @johncarneyau I never even watched my own... Although I suspect the one you refer to is more exciting than mine.
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jojoeffe: @johncarneyau I never even watched my own... Although I suspect the one you refer to is more exciting than mine.

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