Remember when television was free?

Nice. I wrote DTV to find out more about this imposed fee to continue viewing television after February 17, 2009 and I actually received a response. I sent to the URL and wrote Carper for an explanation how congress can MANDATE something without voter approval. I smell stinky lobbyists at work.

In 2005, Congress passed the Digital Television Transmission and Public Safety Act (DTV Act) as part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The DTV Act directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require full-power or large television stations to cease analog broadcasting and to broadcast solely digital transmissions after February 17, 2009. As a result, on or around this date, consumers with traditional analog televisions will not be able to watch free, over-the-air television unless they modify their television or obtain a degital-ready set.

see page http://carper.senate.gov/special/dtvtransition.cfm

From: King Leo
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:58 PM
To: DTVinfo

Who decided that the united states would go digital? I did not get to vote on that. Please provide record of this decision and who made it!

I and my readers are curious!

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

I finally have a political party affiliation: WATCHDOG! The image at right is an enlargement of my new politics icon. I fashioned it after you -know-who.

Yesterday I heard Professor Araiza's breakdown of proposition eight. I am just glad that audience has been granted for an expeditiously urgent matter. What about the state commissioners(?) in India, China, etc. when the state of California is eleven billion dollars in debt? Personally, I am okay if the automobile industry fails. We have too many cars, making too much pollution anyway.

Today Mitt Romney says we should not bail out the automobile industry, forcing them to become cost competitive and revamp their practices. HELLO? I have been saying that since the AIG bail out and look what they did with the money; they went on a $400,000 retreat at the Ritz!

And the final word: notice the falling prices? I think this is a good thing.

Yesterday evening I went to Ella Enchanted's and taught her how to make the granny half square that I am using for King Leo's Kaleidoscope. She will be making only two very big ones, so we can sew them together and make a poncho to replace the one she lost on her birthday. I must admit the yard she chose is plain, but beautiful.

Danger Will Robinson!

If you are a Time Warner subscriber, I suggest you monitor your download speed when downloading files. Today I received a download transfer rate of 312kb, still nowhere near 6mb. The technician informed me there is nothing he can do; the signal is okay. I am now in the process of trying to get Time Warner to honor the advertised transfer rate or send me a refund that reflects the difference in services that I have paid for since I have been their customer. I have notified Time Warner that I am posting this incident for the United States to see and take heed.

Medically speaking, I have been notice the development of a cough. I actually tried an email remedy last night, rubbing Vick's on my feet and putting socks on to prevent coughing. I woke once to cough,and I still have the cough.

I'm gonna git you sucka!

On this day in 1928 Mickey Mouse debuted in Steamboat Willie. This morning I added Matthew Fox, Scott Porter and Emile Hirsch to Knightly Delights. I also added a new image for Aidan Quinn.

I tell you, healthcare in this country is the biggest oxymoron in existence because they just don't care; more like healthcareless!. It has been 10+ days since my dental appointment and the dentist still has not called me back to advise if my course of treatment has been approved. I told Maribel today that I will be calling back daily from this point forward.

While downloading a zip file for a website design class project, I noticed that instead of the advertised download speed of 6mb, the maximum transfer speed reached by my computer was 58kb. That is a significant difference and I called them because I'll be damned if I am going to pay for a transfer rate that I am not receiving. I explained to the representative that I am aware of internet traffic and other factors, but this difference borders on fraud.

What a mook!

Very powerful argument against Proposition 8 by a very articulate American sportscaster, news anchor, and political commentator from TerriyakiSays.... I also received a Redneck Christmas Tree, which I found very green and am in love with! Los Ninos sent me Miss Beatrice, which I had previously sent them; I guess I ran out of time to post it. Oh! I forgot to post the animation ad I donated to the 2009 South Beach International Animation Festival.

Moose Knuckle

Because camel toe has a sister. Tu sabes!

I just heard on the news that Ms. Etheridge will not pay taxes until gays can marry. Haleluya! I hear you sister, but while I certainly agree that if I am not recognized as a first class citizen I should not have to pay first class taxes, I think the repercussions from such an action have too great a tendency to backfire bigtime.

Grandma asked me what I want for xmas. I finally came up with something I really want: tickets to see Wicked before it is gone. I am going to take La Reina de las Abejas, she is taking Pie Heaven and mom is taking me, dad and Swiper. I am hoping to buy tickets today for the January 3 matinee.

I have been searching for a crochet beanie pattern for thread, but all I keep finding is beanie patterns for yarn. When I crocheted My Best Friend's Boyfriend I used a yarn pattern and ended up with a yamulke! I tried to improvise the rest of the pattern, but the hat started to take on funky shapes. Anyway, I contact the first ten search results only received two replies, and then they were not very helpful. Last night before I went to bed, I recieved a more helpful reply and signed up at Crochet Me.

And if you are interested, I received an email about how not to be insensitive to the terminally ill. I call it Terminal Insensitivity. Wrote a post about, like to read it, here it goes.

The other side of the river...

Phew! I am finally ready to post. Yesterday Rula Lenska called and actually showed up this time! We went to Tito's for lunch and then over to Santa Monica, where he wanted to shop and I wanted to people watch on Third Street Promenade. The public parking facility we ascended to the roof was full to capacity so we went over to Marina del Rey and had cookies and ice cream. Yum!

I received Horsing Around a while ago and don't even remember if I emailed it. Where's Mojo? was taken on Friday last.

Oh wait! I just heard the quote in a movie I'm watching on KCOP-TV; it's almost over and I don't even know the name of it. I just looked it up and it is called Evelyn. It looks like it might be based on a true story involving Ireland's Childrens' Act. I think what appealed to me was the reflective nature to current day gay marriage issues, as evidenced by the following paraphrased quotes from the movie:

'It is not the only duty of the supreme court to rule based on precedent, but to set it as well!

...a father has the inalienable and god-given right to the society of his children.

It is a very good common sense argument against theology. Pierce Brosnan is looking real good in this movie. There is another guy that I recognize, but I can't...hold on...credits rolling... Aidan Quinn! I am pretty sure that's who it is. Mmm, mmm, mmm!

I also completed the following Knightly Delights posts: Matadors, Sergi López, Richard Jenkins and Adam Scott. Richard and Adam were discovered in my recent viewing of Step Brothers. Oops! I almost forgot about Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

Tonight la Reina de las Abejas, and Little Miss Sunshine are going with me to see a friend perform in Jive Turkeys, and advanced performance improv workshop. A friend of mine from school is in it, so I am going to support her.

"Are you sure I'm numb?"

I finished Universal Healthcare today. It was an excercise in warping an object with an envelope. It got pretty confusing today, but I am glad it's done. I'm thinking of doing something along the lines of a fairy tale where I save my true love from the evil queen.

Omigod! I almost forgot. Happy birthday Sweeping Beauty. I stopped by earlier, but she was asleep. I guess the toll of being a grandmother is catching up with her already.

Grandma finished Mojo's bed today. It is beautiful. As soon as he wakes – ah, forget it! I couldn't wait; I just took the pictures while he was sleeping. Anyway, the left end actually opens up like a pillowcase and he can go inside if he wants. I am actually surprised that he has not gone inside, as he ALWAYS goes under the covers when we retire for the evening.

Got Muppets?

Meredith Vieira & Matt Lauer	Ann Curry	Al Roker	Willard Scott

Okay! I just finished creating a Hellboy 2: The Golden Army post for Knightly Delights. I am getting faster at creating these flash slide shows. This will aid me when I have to go back and reconstruct Knightly Delight posts.

Today The Today Show got muppetized. Loved it!

Flick Flashman	Zeke Stillwater	Ida Thornbush	Lee Turgid	Lenny

Flower Power

Good thing I checked my email today. I found pics of my new cousin and because I have been saturated with Flash slide shows, I was able to crank out He's Here! I also received Married Life, There's More!, Mother of the Bride and a puzzle.

Funny story...I was watching the ellen degeneres show and while Mojo cuddled on my chest I was petting him. I told him maybe we could go for a walk after the show, but while I was watching kind of changed my mind figuring the petting sufficed. When the show was over, who started hounding &ndash' Ha! – me? I had to concede and talke him.

I received my last unemployment check last week and when I went EDD, they told me I had to call or apply online. I told them I would speak with the representative at school. I was informed she would be no help. I had my appointment this morning. Wouldn't you know it. I had a flat. Fortunately, my parents lent me their car for the appointment. The representative was no help. Again, I was told I had to apply online or call. When I got home I went online and ended up having to call. After 63 phone calls and 11 disconnects, I finally got connected with EDD. I previously qualified for a training extension, but that was set aside in favor of a federal extension. Thanks Obama!

He's Here

"Just put one foot in front of the other..."

Woohoo! My proposed design layout for Knightly Delights is working out very well. I managed to accomplish much today: Johnathon Schaech, Kal Pen and Cameron Mathison have either been added or updated.

Still no word on the arrival of Baby Orduna, who was due November 8. Baby's daddy mama's birthday is on the thirteenth. Wouldn't that be a special birthday present?

You can't stay young forever, but you can be immature for the rest of your life.

I heard on television that there is an HPV vaccine. Why isn't there a vaccine for HIV? I think it is "their" way of eliminating a class of undesirables, much less grant them equal rights. I mean, at least, save the lesbians they are women and they can be impregnated.

Ugh! Where is my onomatopoeiadia when I need it? That is supposed to be an evil laugh. Barring no success for an quick online reference on how to spell an evil laugh, I think it would be a great idea to create the first evah.

I have also taken to snapping pics off the television. They don't come out great, but they are legible. Here are my first two candidates: John Stamos and Seann William Scott.

I have been so sick over the past forty-eight hours. I my insides felt like a big empty cavern. I could literally feel my meager lunch dropping into my stomach and I started to feel a little better. I guess today I am feeling pretty close to normal. Now I really have no excuse not to walk Mojo...Mojo walked.

That my only problem should be too many arms.

I received this video of a waterfall in mall, located in Japan. I researched it and sure enough, The location Canal City is actully in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Yesterday, I rented a couple of movies and ended up watching both: WALL-E and Get Smart.

Damn! Get Smart got me all hot up with Steve and Dwayne and I am still behind on Jonathan and Kal. I don't know how to handle Knightly Delights anymore. I am starting to like the idea of one picture per post with labels for cross referencing. This would eliminate small pics and probably reign in my libido a little because when I get to searching for pics, I get carried away and then I start taking small ones and ones of lesser quality. It would also be faster during archive reconstruction. The only thing is that I have already begun and will have to reconstruct the reconstruction. Aiyaa!

Enter stage right

I finally got around to adding Jay Hernandez to Knightly Delights. He came to my attention in Quarantine, where he was cast as a fireman – mmm, mmm, mmm!

I have to vent. I had volunteered for O's Latino Youth Conference. I was complying with all meeting requests, despite missing my training session due to a last minute reschedule and miscommunication by the meeting facility administration. Anyway, I was all ready to attend tomorrow, having informed Swiper he would have to miss his football game - after all, this was scheduled in July. Whatever! Mom informs me that she does not want him to miss his football game because then his team will have to format, and that she and dad will be out of town, so could I please take him to the game. What else could I say? Come to find out that Swiper is not going to be playing in a game, but going on a field trip to the Bruin game! OMIGOD! Bad form because it makes me feel terrible. I've left several messages for O apologizing, but I have not received message receipt confirmation. I am beginning to think O is pissed at me. It could be that she is so frikkin' busy with the conference, calling me back is not a priority. I'll go with the latter for the better lighting. Exit stage left.

I have a dream...

Children who are otherwise healthy, should not be receiving growth hormones. The doctor on the Today Show, says it is because our society offers better benefits for taller people. Society is broken, not the child. I dream of a society where a person's value is not determined by their outward appearance. Dare to dream.

Morning coffee conversation centered around Mojo. We were wondering when he stops being a puppy and becomes a dog. My argument is that he is a dog because he is past one year. After, all that is seven human years right. Or should he become a dog after two years, fourteen human years? That actually seems more appropriate. Okay, Mojo is still a puppy and oh, so cute!

Sometimes when I get bored I draw pictures of little squirrels...

Thanks again to everyone that showed up and participated. The food was delicious! Clean up was light with many helpers. Enjoy the show.