a place of miscellany
My grandfather’s old house in Old Saybrook is up for sale at $425K. He lived there until … 94? 95? Sometime when I was in middle school. Its amazing to see what the new owners did with the place, I think every single room has been updated and changed.
Walkover went great, but I was basically sick as a dog. I left work early Monday, and it really didn’t quell itself for today. I think its some migraine side-effects: dizzyness, nausea, exhaustion. etc. I didn’t bother to stick around for R&F, even though I knew I wouldn’t get up. I just wanted to tip my hat when I saw them make their way inside, then head back to GCT.
I pulled the same schedule I did last week, so I got within the protected contour for KROCK around 6am, and could start picking the show up while I’m the train on the way in. Left me with some extra time before the walkover, but all was good. I was able to meet up outside CBS, then go on upstairs 4 other folks for the XM portion of the show. I picked a good day, one with Jimmy running on lack of sleep; Today this seemed to leak over to everyone else there.
I didn’t take many photos, but I had the camera with me anyway. This was the S700, so its kind of bulky to cart. Next time, the S860 gets a trip. I have 13 more vacation days I need to burn up by the end of the year, so I’ll probably do this walkover once a month if I feel up to it.
Tags: anthony, jim norton, opie, opie and anthony, snot tea, underpants tea, walkoverRather than respond individually to everyone who emailed me from the last post (for the love of god, I have comments enabled for a reason): Yes, I have a hat that is labeled G32. This is easily generation #5 for this hat, since when I have one I wear it until the stitching unravels. Aard got me my first one, my sister the next, and I’ve bought (at least) three on my own. You kind of lose count after some point.
So sue me. I’ve had over 15 years with this nickname, and I’m damned proud of it.
NYC trip went off … alright. About as well as can be expected considering my luck. I’ve been meaning to go down for nearly 2 years and do the walkover between the CBS studios and XM studios for the Opie & Anthony Show. Its only a block, but then listeners are invited up to sit in on the bleachers and listen to the show. I planned on then hanging around and sitting in on Ron & Fez as well.
Continue reading ‘O&A NYC trip: about as well as could be expected’
Tags: anthony, fez, g32, nyc, opie, opie & anthony, opie and anthony, ron, sirius xm radio, xm radio, xm satellite radioMy Celestron Powerseeker 50 telescope
I’m still very twitchy and unsteady with my hands, so getting REALLY good closeup and focus was out oft he question. I was able to center in on Jupiter, and could see Io and Callisto orbiting it to its right. Then the clouds rolled in.
This is basically what I was able to see on the scope’s lowest magnification. I was able to get this by using Celestia, going to Earth, setting the correct time, then doing a zoom to Jupiter. It got it spot on. I didn’t have quite this level of focus with twitchy hands, but this is def what I was able to see. I’ll need to look sometime in the future for something with better movement and stabilization control.
(click for larger)
(click for larger)
I’ll try to get out there again when theres no moon and the skies are clear.
Tags: callisto, celestia, io, jupiter, telescopeI was going through some old photos and found this. I was in Wickford with family, and I happened across this on a small walking bridge. I’ve come across other markers without discs, but this is the first disc I’ve actually seen.
And if you think I’m serious, you’re sick.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV’s “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 84.
I’ve had her on my Death Pool List at WRRV for years, but I try to mix things up every year so I’m not pulling a cut & paste game, and keep things original. This was an off year, and Ive lost people nonstop who I have had in the past. Fortunately, no one else has her this year either
‘Golden Girls’ actress Estelle Getty dies at 84 - CNN.com
Tags: 92.7, 96.9, boris, death pool, estelle getty, golden girls, music all morning, wrrb, wrrvUnless I am reading into this wrong, and I mean REALLY wrong…. I think Pastis just got a “my girlfriend sprays poop on me in my sleep” joke passed the syndicate’s standards and practices board, and right into todays Pearls Before Swine strip. What else could he possibly be covered in?
You are currently browsing the gambit.org weblog archives for the Miscellany category.
