“True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed.”
1.) This is fucking hilarious. 2.) The resemblance to Oswald Cobblepot/Burgess Meredith is UNCANNY. 3.) Kevin is UBER-awesome. (This is his mad genius. To bestow the props: myspace.com/latentfaggot)
Come out and play in Santa Monica tomorrow!!!
Current mood: excited
Category: Parties and Nightlife
Tomorrow at 11 am, ThisNext, Mahalo, and Causecast will be taking over several parking spaces in front of the Mahalo building in Santa Monica - we're turning them into a park for National Park(ing) Day (parkingday.org). Please come out and say hello! :)
Location: The Mahalo Building at 902 Colorado Ave. in Santa Monica Date: 9/19/08 Time: 11 am
"Mercury in Retrograde"
Current mood: rejuvenated
Category: Life
...or at least, that's what the astrology kiddies are calling it these days.
Apparently, Mercury is that asshole who skates backwards at the rink. It is during this time that ALL. COMM. DIES.
So... if Mercury's backwards ass pull had anything to do with it (and no fear as to my current state of mental health - I am the same old Demi and I'm not buying into it ONE. BIT. but it's a little spooky that it ALL. happened to coincide)...
my phone died my laptop died my car died and I got bronchitis...
So forgive me for being MIA. It was entirely necessary.
I'm happy to say that all of these things are now resolved.
And my phone number is the same.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled orbit....
(...and if he does it again, I'm gonna trip the fucker with a machete to the back of the knees... YOU HEAR ME, MERCURY?! HE KNOWS WHO I AM. I'M THE NIGHTRIDER! Bitch.)
My Cell Phone Bit the Bullet
Current mood: aggravated
Category: Life
Hi All,
When I woke up this morning, the screen on my cell phone blew out. So this means I can receive calls and I can place them if I have the number written down but I can't access my voice mail, my texts, or my address book.
1.) You can call me, but don't rely on my voice mail - please try back again.
2.) Don't bother texting me - I can't see it. It only makes me sad.
3.) Please respond to this email with your phone number so I can call you.
4.) I will let everyone know when I have a new phone and am not in the stone ages anymore (shouldn't be long).
ThisNext Contest - Enter to Win a Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS
Category: Games
Hey guys - I need your help to win a work competition, but you could win a GPS. Help me out!!!
Go here: thisnext.com/?s=user-contest-1&u=DLP
There's a ThisNext promotion going on right now to give away a Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS Navigator, another great tool for finding cool stuff—like your way home.
Important Message - Space Based Solar Power
Current mood: awake
Category: News and Politics
Hi All,
This is an important message from Howard Bloom, Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell, and a crew of NASA renegades looking to raise awareness about how crucial the development of Space Based Solar Power is to ending the energy crisis.
Please watch this video and pass it on to as many people as you possibly can!
Beer Bots!
Current mood: amused
Category: Blogging
Hey guys,
I've blogged a new list for ThisNext called "Beer Bots!" for which I have been called the "Princess of Geekdom." Little do they know that out there in the world there are people sooo much geekier than I. Anyway, here is the link:
thisnext.com/list/1F5D3A74/Beer-Bots?p1=DLP
In it, among other bots, you will find an awesome steampunk R2-D2 keg bot and a Bender Brewer.
Enjoy! And please sign up for a ThisNext account via that same link so we can hang out over there too since I am feeling a bit distanced from my peeps! :) (Mrs. Shanny Wookie - take that "peeps" part any way you like. Haha.)
If you do sign up, friend me and leave me some comments so I know you're around!
44 Qs (Yoinkified from Mrs. Shanny Wookie)
Current mood: amused
Category: Quiz/Survey
Are you tan? Bahahahahahahaha. Next question.
What are you doing this weekend? Mashable and various plans with Kevin, Rachel, Laura, etc.
Who was the last person to text you? Judson.
Are you online? Indeed. Although my own computer is in the hospital with rectal cancer. I have insomnia. I'm using Paula's.
What are you wearing right now? My play clothes. I wouldn't want to get my school clothes dirty.
What are you most looking forward to today? Is it still today anymore? Wait, it's always today. I'm too tired for this bullshit. Next question.
Have you ever been awake for 48 hours? Often. And it was too long.
Do you like your first name? Sure sure. Though if I hear "like the river?" one more time, I may snap and postalize the general vicinity. C'mon people, it's not an uncommon name. You're not being clever. (Ditto, only replace "like the river" with "like Demi Moore?" And it is pretty uncommon. But that's no excuse. Screw off.)
What are your initals? DLP
Baseball or football? Nope. I am still not either of those. Ask me if I'm a wood chipper.
Favorite kind of blanket? The security kind. I bring it with me to therapy. Fuck. Did I just type that out loud?
What's one of your fears? I don't have fears. I only have bravado. Bring it. I ain't ascairt.
How do you feel about chocolate-covered strawberries? I'm supposed to feel a way about this? There are so many instances where I'm expected to feel a certain way about something and I just plain don't. But you are reminding me that I have strawberries from the farmer's market in my fridge. I do feel a way about that.
What kind of soap do you use? Lever 2000. (Ditto.)
Europe or the Caribbean? Would anyone who knows me in just the most minute capacity, please answer this question? (Europe for Mrs. Shanny Wookie. Can you say, "No-brainer?" I thought you could. For me, either.)
Who is the sexiest person alive? Nope, you're ruling out Neal Cassady. I just can't answer this question. Go ahead. Try and stifle me. See what happens.
Who was the last person you talked to on MSN or aim? I can't remember, but chances are it was either Hill, Cody, or Mateo.
Name a song that reminds you of old memories? Insert virtually any 90's song here. (Ditto. And while you're at it, add the entirety of the 80s to that, too.)
Do you like the color gray? I do! (Ditto.)
Look outside, how's the weather? This is California. The weather changes?
Are you jealous of anyone right now? Specifically? Nah. I'm good, thanks.
Did you ever think someone didn't like you, but came to find out they really did? Yes. Quite a few times, actually.
Last time you ate grilled cheese? A month ago? Speaking of which, go here: www.breadbuttercheesevictory.com. It's the site for my friend Paynie's documentary about the First Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational. No, I'm not kidding. And there's gratuitous couch sex and a clip with Eric Idle in it. Go check it out. I'll wait here.... Okay, wasn't that cool? Next question....
Name something great that happened today? Define "great."
Do you regret doing something today? This survey. (Hahaha. Ditto.)
When you think of the rainbow, what pops in your head? My Little Ponies. Gay, huh? (OMG! Pwnies!)
How are you feeling? Just fucking wonderful. How are YOU feeling?
Do you watch the Oscars? Not always. I know it's like some kind of cardinal sin in the entertainment industry to admit that, but I'm honest. Let it ride.
Favorite movie? I have quite a few. They are listed on my profile for your stalking enjoyment. Have at.
Do you watch American Idol? I'd rather stab myself in the throat. (Same here.)
What would you do if your significant other wanted to go into the military? Which branch?
Where's your best friend? Which one?
What's your dream car? Not so much. I used to like the Land Rover Discovery until they changed the body style. Now it's ugly. And I'm well out of my sports car phase. I like SUVs. You hear that, you hippie tree huggers?! I LIKE SUVS! Stick that in your gravity bong and smoke it. Now, where did those strawberries go? Okay, I'm back... Next question....
Have you lost contact with someone you wish you didn't? Yes, and it makes me sad, so I don't want to talk about it. What a jerk asking me questions that make me all sad and shit. Who do you think you are?
Do you think you're old? Ha! Fuck no.
Are you afraid of the dark? Nah. Not as a general rule. But it's entirely possible that I might be afraid of what's lurking in it. Why? Are you? My bad... it was dark in here so I set your blankie on fire.
Are you on a desktop or laptop? Laptop.
Do you wear glasses? At times.
What are you looking forward to in the next month? The carousel of progress.
When is the last time you talked to number 1 on your top friends? She sent me this yesterday:
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And I replied with the requisite, "WTF!" If you have to ask me why, you need psychiatric counseling. And lots of Haldol. Next question....
Last person you said I love you to? It was either my mother or Kaycie.
What is it you truly want right now? No, I already got the strawberries. I'm good. Thanks, though.
Do you have unlimited texting? YES!!!!! I needs it.
OKAY... you waited in line HOW LONG for an iPhone 3G?!
Current mood: incredulous
Category: incredulous Web, HTML, Tech
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Check out how long that line is! People are camping out! It goes around the freaking block! That is abso-fucking-lutely insane!!!!
Some people waited SEVEN HOURS! For a freaking PHONE!
People! At the HEIGHT of my need to go to every single NIN show on the planet, I still did not EVER wait in line for SEVEN HOURS for a ticket. NEVER EVER EVER.
Seriously, people... the Soviets waited in line for toilet paper for less time than this.
Wow. Just... wow.
I am a Mac girl myself, but you mad Apple Jacks seriously baffle me. I am perplexed.
Child Torment and Breastfeeding in Heaven on Digg Front Page
Current mood: amused
Category: Blogging
So, in my last post, I included the list of crazy baby costumes I found that I put up here on ThisNext: Child Torment 101
Well, my friend Phaedra saw it and she and Michelle Collins at VH-1's Best Week Ever put this together in response, with a link back to my Child Torment 101 list at the bottom: The 7 People I Want to Breastfeed in Heaven
And it's there because it's just... well... bizarre. Not that you weren't expecting bizarre from me as a matter of course... but... well.... check it out! :)
At least 32 reasons why I should be kept far away from kids... ;)
Current mood: amused
The beauty of Child Torment. Inspired by a combination of the fact that a lot of my friends are having kids right now and that I have an inherent need to taunt.
Take pictures of them in these and have instant leverage when they turn 15.
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