A world without Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is a world that I don't want to live in.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/13465/dr-goldfoot-and-the-bikini-machine

Woody and I are total posers.

My new assignment (or, well, it's not exactly new because I had it before in other class 3) is to find a good piece of dialogue/monologue for a one character scene that is 5 to 10 seconds long. But I am having trouble finding anything! I don't know why, because it seems like the easiest thing in the world to do. It's way too bad the first line of this song is over 10 seconds, because it would be the FUNNEST THING EVER to animate (it starts around 2 minutes in or so):



Tee hee.

Uh, anybody know of any great lines of dialogue for one character in...anything? ...except cartoons. Can't be from any of those.

How am I ever going to get anything done when my pets are so disgustingly cute that I have to run over and post to livejournal every time they do something adorable?

Woody and Artie were having their routine morning smackdown, when Woody got a little too rough and stepped on Artie. Artie hissed, and then Woody immediately stopped everything to lick Artie's face apologetically. Artie slowly raised his paw up, smacked Woody in the nose, and both immediately resumed eating each other.

I GOT A B+! YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Well, er, it was late, so it dropped to a C+, but I choose to go by the grade pre-technicality.

Okay, so I sort of uh, missed my deadline. I am going to take a big hit gradewise for turning in a late project. This is what I have so far, and the head bobs around too damned much and the guy pops a bunch. WAAAAAAAAH.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v459/heidirat/?action=view¤t=awful.flv

Someday I swear I will beat you, Super Mario World...

How's this for a bad idea? I'm reblocking almost my entire animation during the week I'm supposed to be finishing it!

You see, each character we get comes with a bunch of controls (controls for arm movement, leg movement, etc). There's one control for placing the character in a certain place in the scene (called the control mover). This control is NOT TO BE ANIMATED WITH (meaning you can't move the character around during the actual scene by selecting this controller and...uh, animating with it. It's only for placement before your scene actually starts). Animating with this controller will fuck your character's shit UP. I have no idea why, but when you convert your animation over from blocking to a smoother mode, bizarre things will happen. The character will slide around from one side of the screen to another. The head will bend in ways it shouldn't. Even the feet will go insane and end up on opposite ends of the scene. And NOTHING fixes it.

Well, guess who didn't know this? ME! So after a great deal of blocking in my shot in stepped (or, jerky and with no in-between poses) mode, I switched to smooth (or spline--er, in-between mode)...and my little bobble-headed guy turned into a contortionist.

Long (and confusing) story short, I had to throw 2/3 of my assignment out the window and re-do nearly every move all over again. It has to be done and smoothed out and polished by Sunday noon! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!

I'm only getting 300 bucks back for my "stimulus" package? THAT'S IT, I'm defecting to France.

Before I go to bed, please...

Do The Urkel with me.

I'd just like to say that James Spader needs to be my pool boy now.

James Spader: But Heidi, I keep telling you, you don't have a pool.
Heidi: Well, then...unclog my shower.
James Spader: Most people hire plumbers for that.
Heidi: Most people say for you to shut up and clean my pool!
James Spader: You don't HAVE a--
Heidi: And be naked.
James Spader: No!
Heidi: You sass me again, and you're fired. And naked.
James Spader: I didn't even apply for a job!
Heidi: Then why are you here?
James Spader: You're in MY house!
Heidi: Well, do you have a pool?
James Spader: Yes I do.
Heidi; Then HOP TO IT.
James Spader: ...god damnit. *grabs a skimmer net*

I think that half the people who comment on boingboing.net should be humanely euthanized.

Come to think of it, that should go for a lot of blogs.

...and notice I do not exclude myself from this percentage.

Yesterday, I started watching last week's South Park about the internet going down. I was just getting to the part where everybody in town fled to Starbucks in mass hysteria to try and see if IT had any internet and thinking to myself, "HA HA HA, fools! You're all freaking out and running around like headless chickens. Look what the internet has made you into! I laugh!"...when right at that moment MY INTERNET WENT DOWN AND STAYED DOWN THE WHOLE DAY.

Fuck you, poetic justice!

I just love it when my dad and I try snaking the shower drain and the toilet tank suddenly starts leaking...

I think my bathroom should be condemned.

I forgot completely to tell you all about Confused Sandwich Guy yesterday! goldenmoonbear's post reminded me.

I was at Safeway's deli counter, and ordered up a "primo Italiano" sandwich (read: "some regular sandwich we slap a bunch of olive spread on").

Sandwich Guy: Uh.... *stands there blankly for about 20 seconds*
Me: Ital..um..
Guy: OH! *he goes to get the olive spread, and then stops again. He closes his eyes for another ten seconds, then starts making the sandwich. He gets the meat out, and then stops yet again for another good 20 seconds. Realizing he's just put the wrong meat on the sandwich, he removes it and puts ham on*
Me: Want me to read you the--
Guy: No. No. *counts backwards in his head (presumably)* Oh. *puts lettuce on*

At this point I am pondering saying something like, "Say, nevermind, you are clearly having trouble with the mechanics of my sandwich", but I bite my tongue because I'm just fuckin' hungry. He finally finishes, and stares at me.

Him: *stare*
Me: *stares back*
Him: You wanna pay for that here?
Me: Please.
Him: okay. *rings me up, I pay, and he stops YET AGAIN.*
Him: *stare*
Me: ....
Him: Oh, uh, want a bag?
Me: YES.
Him: Okay.

Upon hearing my answer, he produced a bag and opened it, instructing me to go ahead and put the sandwich in.

No agreeableness! YEAH!!!


My Personality

Neuroticism	37
Extraversion	38
Openness to Experience	94
Agreeableness	0
Conscientiousness	18

You very rarely feel depressed and are usually in a good frame of mind, however you feel enraged when things do not go your way. You are sensitive about being treated fairly and feel resentful and bitter if you think you are being cheated. You lead a leisurely and relaxed life. You would prefer to sit back and smell the roses than indulge in high energy activities. Generally you are not considered to be an emotional person, however you are aware of and in touch with your emotions. You are mostly a compassionate person, however you prefer to make objective judgments when possible, however you believe that a certain amount of deception in social relationships is necessary. You are guarded in new relationships and less willing to openly reveal the whole truth about yourself. Your sense of duty and obligation is average and although you are mostly responsible you can sometimes be unreliable.

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Sarah came over for all of three minutes today! It was exciting. I call it Extreme Friend-Visiting. Next time she does that, I'm going to make her wear a crash helmet.

Not much else is any interesting around here. Nnnnnnope. Er, well, I go to a chiropractor Friday. That's mildly interesting. And I'm going to spend too much money at the farmer's market thursday night. That's...okay, I'm boring. I'm going to go eat boring dinner and watch boring tv and drink boring wine until I am boring drunk.

Uh, Artie just reached for my scissors. If he develops thumbs suddenly, I am the most screwed person on earth.

This isn't a meme. This is a "Heidi has reached the limits of her personal entertainment bubble and is getting sort of bored" cry for help. What I want from you, the viewer, are these:

1. Some nutso crazy band you like that you think I'd like.
2. A funny/amazing sci fi/fiction author you think is just plain awesome (no Terry Pratchett. Can't stand the guy).

Plleeaaaase?