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Well, not quite yet. We're waiting at gate 25 in LAX for our flight. We were up all night stealthily moving stuff out to the curb, packing things, fighting, trying to avoid mental breakdown.
In the end, we had to give up. We left a TON of stuff at the apartment, some of it quite valuable. That Ikea TV stand, a 13" TV, a couple DVD players, a mess of CDs...
Really, I vastly underestimated both the amount of *stuff* we had and how long it would take to sell/get rid of it all.
In other news, this livejournal is of now officially dead. I'm going forward under a new LJ handle. Y'all should know or easily guess what that new handle is. See you on the other side. |
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Come take it away today!
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SONY 32" KV-32V16
Very good condition. Only minor blemishes, no cracks on cabinet or scratches on screen. The picture on this standard def TV is great! It's a lot better than what I've seen on a lot of televisions of this size.
Remote not included. You can use the remote from your cable or satellite box, but you need a Sony remote for some of the advanced features, like PiP. You can pick one up for a few bucks pretty much anywhere.
Features:
* Caption Vision
* Two-tuner Picture-in-Picture
* Cable Box Control (Cable Mouse) (not included. You can purchase one for a few bucks on eBay)
* Lumisponder (automatically adjusts your picture according ot ambient light)
* Video Label
* CONTROL S IN/OUT
* 2 TV Tuners, 3 Video in
* Front input for Video 2
* Surround sound
* Treble, Mid and Bass controls
* Video Freeze
Check out the product manual on Sony's web site for all the details:
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/KV27S15.PDF
PANASONIC DVD-F65S Super Slim 5-Disc DVD Player
Very good condition. Comes with remote. Plays your MP3 and WMA files on CD!
Product Features
* 5-disc super-slim DVD changer supports DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3/WMA CDs
* Progressive-scan video output for seamless, flicker-free picture on high-definition and HD-ready televisions
* Cinema Mode diminishes glare and improves the visibility of details in dark scenes; Depth Enhancer reduces image background noise
* Digital re-mastering enhances CD playback; Bass Plus boosts bass when you connect the player with an optional subwoofer
* Dialogue Enhancer boosts center-channel volume during Dolby Digital 5.1-channel presentations
Technical Details
* In the box: DVD player, remote control, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable
* Disc capacity: 5
* Progressive scan: Yes
* Playback formats: DVD-Video (NTSC), DVD-R, DVD-RAM, red book CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3-CD, WMA-CD
* Apect ratio control: Yes
* Dialog enhancer: Yes
* Integrated receiver: No
* Multi-angle viewing: Yes (with applicable discs)
* Black-level adjustment: Yes (part of Panasonic's Cinema Mode)
* Frame advance: Yes
* Still/freeze frame: Yes
* Karaoke: No
* Multilingual support: Yes (English, Spanish, French)
* Recording capability: No
* Reverse-frame step: Yes
* Slow motion: Yes
* VCR capability: No
* Audio outputs: 1 stereo analog (left/right), 1 optical digital audio
* Video outputs: 3 (composite-, component-, and S-video)
* Surround-sound output: Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel passthrough
* THX-certified: No
IKEA TV Stand
Bought new less than a year ago. Solid wood, not particle board. Six shelves. |
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http://starbulletin.com/2007/08/11/news/story01.html
Flossie upped to Cat 3, heads for isles
Hurricane Flossie had 115 mph maximum sustained winds and 132 mph gusts early this morning
Star-Bulletin staff / cityeditors@starbulletin.com
Forecasters warn Hawaii residents to be prepared for what is expected to be the first hurricane to enter the Central Pacific region this season.
While the storm is supposed to weaken and pass south of the islands, forecasters say it makes sense to be ready if Hurricane Flossie takes a different tack. "Anybody in the Hawaiian Islands should be watching this thing," said Sam Houston, lead forecaster for the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Flossie was moving west at 13 mph yesterday about 1,400 miles east-southeast of Hilo. Early today it was expected to pass 140 W latitude, the boundary for the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's region. Last month, Hurricane Cosme became a tropical depression before crossing into the Central Pacific... |
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I'm hoping to get a positive response from one of my friends in L.A. before I post this to the LA livejournal community, and before I post to Craigslist.
I have a 30-gallon fish tank with lighted lid, plants, filter, air pump, gravel, and plants, which is home to two goldfish, an algae eater, two zippy fish (I don't know what they're called ciclids or something, maybe. They're like guppies.), and a dwarf African frog.
Girl not included in offer.
Does anyone want to take over caring for my fish? I'll give it all to you for nothing. One of the goldfish is big, probably about six inches long, and is about two or three years old. I'd rather give it to someone I know, than take my chances with a stranger who may flush the fish down the toilet and use the tank to keep his pet iguana or something. |
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Brian Wilson originally intended to sing lead vocal on 'God Only Knows' but in the end he sacrificed the lead vocal to his brother Carl: "Well, I thought I was gonna do it. As the song progressed, I said, 'Hey, I feel kind of natural doing this.' But when we completed creating the song, I said my brother Carl will probably be able to impart the message better than I could, so I sacrificed that one. But he had a good time singing it."
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Where the Fuck is Carmen Sandiego?
Minesweeper
Aug. 8th, 2007 @ 03:46 pm
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$50 includes swing arm lamp with compact fluorescent light bulb and power strip attached to the table. All four corners are height adjustable. Surface is VERY CLEAN. No pencil or tape marks.
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EDIT: GONE!
Aug. 3rd, 2007 @ 11:52 pm
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SUBARU LEGACY SEDAN - 1995 - $2,800
Super reliable AWD Subaru Sedan. This is a great car for driving around town as well as long trips on the highway. It has All Wheel Drive with an automatic transmission and is a wonderful car for driving in the mountain snow. It has power windows, doors and mirrors, and dual air-bags. I installed remote door locks and a security alarm.
* 1995 Subaru Legacy 4-Door Sedan
* Blue/Green
* 2.2L 135 HP 4-Cylinder Engine
* Full Time All Wheel Drive (AWD)
* 4-Speed Automatic Transmission
* 4-Wheel ABS Anti-Lock Disk Brakes
* AM/FM/Cassette Audio System
* Cruise Control
* Fog Lights
* Air-Conditioning [ COLD !! ]
* Power Windows
* Remote Power Door Locks
* Security System
* Dual Front Air-Bags
* Rear Window Defroster
* Power Mirrors
* 60/40 Split Fold-Down Rear Seats
* Speed-Sensitive Power Steering
* Tilted Steering Column
* Remote alarm and entry
Runs great, no problems.
Asking for $2,800 OBO.
Call Carolyn @ 310-497-1709 or email: carolyn@chaoticgood.net
Color of car is a little more blue-green than blue as it appears in photo. Click for larger images:
Aug. 3rd, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
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I've been busting my ass getting my belongings on eBay, many of them selling for 99 cents or not selling at all, and it occurred to me, if I just got one day of work as a union extra on a TV show or movie, I could just throw away or donate a lot my stuff and end up with more money.
Bid on my things anyway:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZantoinebugleboy
Aug. 3rd, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
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I will be done with my job in 3 more days. I will then have 2 weeks to get rid of all my stuff...HALP!!! Buy stuff from me!
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZantoinebugleboy
and find a job before moving to Honolulu.
Jul. 26th, 2007 @ 08:39 pm
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The headline sounds like it's from the Onion.
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/watercooler_entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=86779
Pit Bull Rapes 2-Year-Old
Authorities say the toddler required surgery after being attacked by the dog.
Buffalo, NY -- A disturbing and violent attack leaves a toddler in serious condition at Women and Children's Hospital. Neighbors heard a mother screaming that her child was being raped.
Lockport Police received a 911 call from a frantic City of Lockport mother Sunday afternoon.
The mother told Lockport Police that she left her two-year-old unattended for a short time and after hearing the baby scream, she ran to see what was wrong.
When she got in the room, she told Lockport Police the dog had sodomized the toddler. The mother screamed, scaring the dog and it ran out of the house.
One neighbor told 2 On Your Side, she heard the mother screaming "the dog is raping my baby." Neighbors ran to help, but only one man was able to get the dog and child apart.
Anastacio Castillo says "I tried to get the dog away from the baby, the dog was already inside the baby." When the baby was finally free, he was visibly sick.
The baby was rushed to Women and Children's Hospital where the toddler underwent reconstructive surgery.
The dog is being held at the Niagara County SPCA for evaluation. An animal behavior specialist is scheduled to evaluate the Pit Bull.
The Niagara County District Attorney's office is assisting Lockport Police with the investigation.
Miranda Workman, behavior specialist at Purrfect Paws in Amherst says, "Most likely this is not a learned behavior. Dogs intact, not spayed or neutered have a higher hormonal drive."
She urges parents to never, ever leave their children alone with a dog.
Jul. 22nd, 2007 @ 01:09 pm
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Item: Carolyn and I have a place to live!
Yesterday, we received a positive reply to one of our applications for an apartment in Honolulu! It looks like we'll be living 2 miles from Ala Moana Beach and only a bit further than that from Waikiki Beach!
Item: I gave my two weeks' notice!
This past Saturday, I gave my two weeks' notice to my supervisor at Hustler Casino. Of the four weeks left until we fly out to Hawaii, I have two weeks to scramble to get our stuff sold or thrown out, take care of mail and bills, figure out what to do about our cats, get a job, etc., etc., etc.
You can help out by bidding on some of my ebay auctions
(URL: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZantoinebugleboyQQhtZ-1 )
I'm adding more items every day, so check it out often!
Jul. 18th, 2007 @ 10:19 am
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Carolyn and I decided to spend our day off walking in Santa Monica. I'm sorry, did I say walking IN Santa Monica? I meant walking TO Santa Monica. From our home. In Mid-Wilshire. 12 miles away. 4 hours of L.A. By foot.
Whew!
Jul. 9th, 2007 @ 11:20 am
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Some genius at Fox partnered with 7-Eleven stores to convert them into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the Simpsons Movie. Check out the following shots from a Burbank 7-Ele Kwik-E-Mart at Olive and Verdugo!
http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/
They're even stocking the stores with stuff Apu sells to Springfielders!
Jul. 2nd, 2007 @ 06:24 pm
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| » 49 Days: Kings Canyon / Sequoia National Park |
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Monday morning, Carolyn and I drove out to the Kings Canyon / Sequoia National Park to see Giant Redwoods.
Carolyn's in the bottom right corner of this photo.
We'd planned to camp there overnight, but it had gotten too dark by the time we'd seen everything we wanted to see, so I drove us home and it ended up being a day trip. A 20-hour day trip from beginning to end.
Jun. 26th, 2007 @ 09:55 pm
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| » VIDEO: Bike Messengers in New York |
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Makes the Lightspeeder scenes from Return of the Jedi look like a clip from a merry-go-round.
Jun. 21st, 2007 @ 03:27 pm
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Item: Magic Mountain
Carolyn and I went to Magic Mountain this Monday.
12 p.m. Goliath
Batman
1 p.m. Riddler's Revenge
Deja Vu (Line was too long)
2 p.m. Ninja
Tatsu (Line was too long)
2:30 p.m. Scream
Revolution (Ride malfunctioned right in front of us)
3:30 p.m. Viper
3:50 p.m. Revolution
Bird Show (We caught the tail end and missed seeing the parrot riding a bicycle on a tightwire)
We're squeezing in as much California into our lives as we can before we depart the mainland. We'll be camping at Sequoia Nat'l Forest this coming weekend.
Item: My Subpoena
A few weeks ago, late at night, I was sitting in my room when I heard a loud crash outside my window. I went out to investigate, and saw that someone had crashed his car right in front of my apartment. The Acura was parked perpendicular to the street, right front tire bent 90 degrees horizontally. Amazingly, the only damage I saw was the Acura and one parked car, even though the Acura was totally blocking the street between rows of parked cars on either side.
I didn't hear anyone, so I walked forward and asked the driver if he was okay. No one else was in the car. The side airbag had deployed, but the front airbag hadn't.
The driver mumbled that he was okay and got out of the car. He was incoherent and confused, and could barely stand upright. By now a couple other people had wandered out of their homes to gawk, but considering the noise, I was amazed it was just the three of us. One woman across the street was checking on her car, which she said had suffered a scrape on the side mirror. The other witness said the Acura's axle was busted, but soon lost interest and went back home.
For whatever reason, I stuck around and tried to help the guy get his bearings, but he was just not coming around. I advised him to leave a note for the car he had damaged. He scribbled something and gave it to me, thinking it was my car...or something. I looked at what he'd written and it was pathetically illegible.
Carolyn called me from upstairs to ask what was going on and then called the police. I told the driver he should call a roommate or friend or something, because he was in a lot of trouble. He barely responded. The police came, took my name, address, and phone number and I got the "You're free to go," bit.
Then last week I got subpoenaed.
(Funny side bit: When we were on our way to Magic Mountain, I had the reply envelope for the subpoena with me to mail. Carolyn was putting on her sunscreen and picked up the subpoena with her greasy hand. She said, "I got lotion on your subpoena," then hearing herself, broke into riotous laughter.)
I went to court and saw the guy again, sober obviously, wearing a suit. I didn't say anything to him, and he didn't approach me. I don't know if he even remembered me at all.
The prosecuting attorney took me outside the court room and asked me to tell him what I saw. I told him pretty much everything above. He asked me if I'd gone to college, and I said I had. So you know what drunk people act like, you've seen people drunk, he said. (Funny way to approach this question!) He said if I'm called to witness, the defense attorney would ask me how I knew if he was as drunk as I said I thought he was, and yadda-yadda-yadda.
But mostly, just my presence would be sufficient to get them to plead, because they can't just make stuff up like his friend was driving and went to get help when the cops came, etc.
So the guy did plead no contest, but the judge found him guilty anyway. I found out that this was his second conviction in two years for DUI, and that his blood alcohol at time of arrest was 0.26% (Legal limit is 0.08%!). He had violated probation, and was sentenced to 45 days in county jail and 180 days of ankle bracelet custody.
Yep, just like Paris Hilton.
Jun. 20th, 2007 @ 07:37 pm
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Carolyn and I are heading to Pasadena to see this guy play a few tunes:
Jun. 12th, 2007 @ 04:30 pm
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