Bring the Beat back 013

Ever since the CD player in my car finally failed, I have begun to appreciate more music, although David Rushing has been another means to this goal, the radio is my main source. After the meeting of the Anime Club of JCCC, today I returned to the 75th Street Brewery, where I have not been in a month.

Turkey burger, your time is now. (@ 75th Street Brewery – @75thstbrewery) http://t.co/RbDnVbUueu

— Christopher Hurt (@chris_m_hurt) September 10, 2013

Parking restricted in some lots, garages the week of Sept. 9
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“Parking will be restricted in some JCCC lots and garages this week. The times, dates and lots affected are:

• 20 spaces in the lower Regnier Center garage will be closed from 7 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10.
• The Carlsen Center lower west lot will be closed between noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11.
• 78 parking spaces in the lower Regnier Center garage will be closed between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11.
• 42 parking spaces in the lower Regnier Center garage will be closed between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13.”

In 2004, after Denton’s previous improv troupe “Betty Ford’s First Project” was disbanded, I took in an improv show at the Carlsen Center, part of the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College. That troupe had done their homework, which led to cheers from the audience:

“Thank you for staying with NPR on KCUR, and not tuning to The Rock.”

By Dire Straits, “Sultans of Swing” ended before I had realized that I had tuned from 98.9 The Rock! to Alice 102. I might take off tomorrow from my blog.

National Park Service Accuses Biker Group of Lying About Why They Were Denied Permit for 9/11 D.C. Ride
“The U.S. National Park Service denied a biker organization’s request for a permit to ride through the nation’s capital on September 11, in honor of “those who were killed” during the 2001 terrorist attacks, an NPS spokeswoman confirmed to The Blaze Monday.  Carol Johnson, spokeswoman for the NPS, …”

Flags to fly at half-staff Sept. 11
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“Flags will fly at half-staff Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, to mark Patriot Day and the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington DC.”

“15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
to which indeed you were called in one body.
And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15)”

Something so Strong

“I own everything; this animation was hand-drawn. I invented cars. Toyota belongs to me, Forza belongs to me, and Microsoft belongs to me. I also own YouTube….”

*trots out into Ponyville for a light dinner*

— Rarity (@mlp_Rarity) July 3, 2013

“30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:30-31)”
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Hmmm, what am I in the mood for…. oh! A nice daisy salad would be /quite/ the tasty dinner.

— Rarity (@mlp_Rarity) July 3, 2013

My day at work was not too bad, and I felt fantastic after an afternoon nap! Alice 102 provided the perfect soundtrack for my trip to the 75th Street Brewery, my first visit since last month. Crowded House were performing “Something So Strong” on 105.1 JACK FM en route to Jazz A Louisiana Kitchen.

Abandon any plans to dine here tonight, and congrats for your taking up two spaces, guy. (@ jazzkcmo) [pic]: http://t.co/zwfC97EUKh

— Christopher Hurt (@chris_m_hurt) July 3, 2013

Sorry, y‘all, no political diatribe today, and even after I read, “The Mountain, the Manx, the BRZ and how I learned to love racing,” somehow I thought that Mazda above was a product of Subaru of America, Inc.

As perfect a Thursday 008

Thursday, I awoke earlier than Friday, yet I still left home at about the same time. Friday morning, according to Kansas City’s Morning News, the sky-way’s jammed; two injurious accidents slowed traffic on south-bound I-35, so I wisely took an alternate route, and found breakfast at McDonald’s.

I like playing the 2012 MONOPOLY Game at McDonald’s®.

Source: Lyra (Friendship Is Tragic) via Lyra propaganda poster 2
by ~Johnn195cz on deviantART

“Play the 2012 MONOPOLY Game starting 9/25/12 at McDonald’s® or online at PlayatMcD.com for your chance at millions of prizes! Prize Restrictions Apply.”

On Thursday, I took my car to Waterway® Gas & Wash Company and had the interior cleaned. As a consequence of that action, my payment to Citibank will be another thirty days late. On Friday, I skipped the meeting of the Anime Club of JCCC, and I took advantage of this offer at the 75th Street Brewery. After a nap, I met my sisters and some of their friends at Arby’s. Later, at the home of Denton, we watched the German film 7 Zwerge, which is 7 Dwarves in English, is available on Netflix, and is honestly the most funny thing that I am seen in much time.

I don’t know, do you 021

Due to my insistence on minute accuracy, as I revealed in Egocentric Universe: You can walk or deny 020, I may often lose sight of the main issues, and be concerned only for the details, which can often assume undue importance.

How could I not author any post in this series for so long, since Egocentric Universe: I don’t know, do you 020? I today wonder if my making sure that I did not post after midnight was worth my being tired this morning, yet I am not entirely sure if I was not this morning experiencing a diabetic low, something important.

Source: Aperture Science

QuikTrip right now has a special; one can have any Minute Maid juice product for free if one buys any breakfast sandwich, which is something that I do everyday anyway. Please note that I have type 2 diabetes, which is increasingly diagnosed yet does not require injections of insulin. I don’t know, sometimes feel like a stranger in my own life, a reference to one of four songs, which I know and therefore like, by Sheryl Crow.

I might Tuesday have no visit to the 75th Street Brewery; I am unsure if I can afford to this week. Tomorrow is the primary election, and I participated in canvassing and making some calls. Even though this blog, and computers from this era, will be unreadable to archeologists in two hundred years, I want to be sure that the record is correct. I don’t know, do you?

I don’t know, do you 019

How could I not author any post in this series for so long? I don’t know, sometimes feel like a stranger in my own life .

I yesterday said that I might today have no visit to the 75th Street Brewery in order to take advantage of a few freebies to get through Tax Day; I likely will not. While my mother was willing to drive my sister out to the College this morning, I awoke to my alarm, without enough time to go to Bruegger’s before work, and I am still waiting on my tax refund, so I really can not spare money, which is better used for Hot Pockets.

Slacktivism: A Gateway, and Only a Gateway, to Truly Changing Lives
“Tweeting about good causes doesn’t hurt — and for young people ‘slacktivism’ can be a good gateway toward the stirrings of a broader social consciousness. But true engagement begins by lifting your sights from your mobile device out to the world at large, and personally embracing someone in need.”

Although I participated in the Dining Out For Life International event last year, I am unsure if I can afford to this year.

One-on-One Interview: Actress Pam Grier
on Dining Out For Life | Diffuse 5 – Blogs
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Even though this blog, and computers from this era, will be unreadable to archeologists in two hundred years, I want to be sure that the record is correct. I don’t know, do you?

Whirlwind weekend 006

Super Bowl watching takes on new dimension in age of social media
“Sunday’s game could be the first ‘second screen’ Super Bowl, with a number of advertisers seeking not just the attention of TV viewers but ‘engagement’ with them online.”

At the 75th Street Brewery, Rachel in the bar area is always a truly excellent server, and told me about a contest of basketball in which she favors Missouri.

“We Are Mizzou” Goes Viral
“This is the newest YouTube viral video for those of you who LOVE Missouri basketball. The Tigers are ranked fourth in this week’s college basketball polls and host Kansas Saturday night.”

Source: Bronies

More importantly this weekend, a new episode features Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle is excited.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Read it and Weep – Clip
“After mocking it as an ‘egghead’ pursuit, Rainbow Dash discovers the joys of reading while laid up in Ponyville Hospital. Can she finish her book before her …”

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“If Dan jumped off a cliff, would you?”

Monoculture: How Our Era’s Dominant Story Shapes Our Lives
“What Galileo has to do with the economy, or how Wall Street is moulding your taste in art. ‘The universe is made of stories, not atoms,’”

I have updated my entertainingly shallow and pedantic blog.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

As sung by Andy Williams, the following is a popular holiday favorite.

♪ It’s the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you
‘Be of good cheer’
It’s the most wonderful time of the year ♪

I say, “When I receive my tax refunds, is the most wonderful time of the year,” und auf Deutsch sage ich:

„Gestern Abend wurde Geld, das für die drei Wochen ich verdiente, die zwischen dem 25. Dezember und dem 14. Januar wart, von meinem Arbeitgeber in meinem Sparkonto gesteckt werden. Meine Bücher kann ich kaufen.‟

Yesterday evening,  the money that I earned for the three weeks between the 25th of December and the 14th of January was deposited in my account. I can now buy my books. OK OK OK, I thought that I would not see that money until February 15, and the following offer is expired.

‘Portal’ is Free on PC and Mac Until September 20
“Thanks to the new ‘Learn With Portals’ initiative, which encourages schools to use Portal to teach physics, math and engineering to students, the game is now available for free to both Mac and PC users alike.”

“Now you’re thinking with portals”
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Of course, I will be at the 75th Street Brewery and the Roving Imp Training Center later today; however, once I have my tax refund, I will go to Superior Chevrolet, a Kansas City dealer, to have my car serviced, and such is a ritual for me in the most wonderful time of the year.

Summary of Improv Goals 012

Fortunately, I was at the Roving Imp Training Center, so I did not watch the State of the Union address. In class last night, we worked on the goal for the long form: to use motion to develop and play a character.

At the 75th Street Brewery, KC drinker says, “Bar food [is] taken to the next level,” and Rachel in the bar area is always a truly excellent server, but I was delayed in leaving, so I was a little later than usual for the full class (i.e., ten openings were available and we had ten students), thus I began my class with an off feeling.

We were first in a circle, and one person suggested a celebrity, another person suggested an emotion and a third person suggested a location; this exercise is otherwise known as a Celebrity-Emotion-Location Circle.

The following celebrities were among the suggested: Katherine Hepburn; John Wayne at a Taco Bell; the ashamed man, after whom Gettysburg was named, at the Appomattox Courthouse; and Jimmy Stewart. For Stewart, David had the best voice, facial expression, and physicality; Steve A was a close second; and John and I both made reference to It’s a Wonderful Life.

OK OK OK, some of those suggestions might have been for a round of Celebrity-Location Circle, for which we each had a different emotion.

Following these exercises, we individually went on stage and silently acted out ninety seconds of a typical morning before we would leave home for our days.

If my sister Kimberly had been in the audience, she would likely have recognized that I first mimed coming to the top of the stairs and knocking on her door. Because so many scenes had already featured a sink in a bathroom, I abbreviated the motion of combing my hair. As well as my digging and grasping for Hot Pockets, I could have mimed the large, vertical freezer a little better.

John, our creative director, in both title and nuisance, noticed that most of us needed to slow down our motions, especially our hands, so that objects were clearly understood by the audience.

The next exercise was not specifically called Wake Up, but each of the five pairs of players started from a sleep, used no words and only motion to develop a character and relationship, and were allowed to speak after forty-five seconds had elapsed.

If I am honest, which I do try to be, I think that my focus was more involved in the mechanics of portraying my waking up than on the goal for those forty-five seconds. Emotion was somewhat discernible in my performance, but neither my character nor our relationship was, so John stopped Greg and I at certain points.

I deeply value and appreciate the style that John uses for instruction, despite that way that the following might sound. To say that neither my ego nor pride was deeply wounded one of those times, would be a denial of my true feelings.

My thoughts turned to leaving the class; such would have not just made me appear immature, or be disruptive to the class, but would also be contrary to all the work done in my therapy. I just decided that I would be as emotionally hurt the next time was on stage. Following my silent and mental resolve, Joel likely did something funny and I laughed.

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In the final set of scenes, each of us chose the person, and therefore character, with whom we would like to play. I chose Frank, who played a nonspeaking but supportive dog “Dog,” who had been under-utilized. Also, I have another confession: I had not changed into my stage pants because I did not leave myself enough time to go home and so do.

We closed the session with a few line games.

You can walk or deny 015

Fortunately, I will be at either the 75th Street Brewery or the Roving Imp Training Center, so I will not be watching.

Our View: State of the Union will define election
“Tonight’s State of the Union address will help shape the debate for the 2012 election.”

How susceptible am I to flattery?

You’re the most intelligent, best looking and funniest fans on Twitter. Enjoy National Compliment Day! P.S. You’ve lost weight, haven’t you?

— Aflac Duck (@aflacduck) January 24, 2012

Regardless, I will continue to reject the liberal media.

Gingrich Slams CNN’s King: ‘I Am Appalled That You Would Begin a Presidential Debate With a Topic Like That’
“CNN’s John King despicably started Thursday’s Republican presidential debate in South Carolina by bringing up allegations made by Newt Gingrich’s ex-wife earlier in the day.”

W2s have been mailed! The 2011 W2s have been mailed.

Presidential debate fatigue: How many is too many?
“There have been 17 Republican presidential primary debates. Is that too many?”

I am not sure if we have quite found one with what
the New Kids on the Block would call, “The Right Stuff.”

How is the Barrett Jackson auction similar to the South Carolina republican primary? A bunch of old morons battling over camera time.

— Martin G. (@AsianMartin) January 22, 2012

Source: Nyx (Friendship is Magic) via *MegaSweet on deviantART

Postscript to Experiment 021

The SuperTarget in City of Shawnee, Kansas has some great deals, … and women. Seeing two examples of the current Dodge Challenger today is not enough!

Chevy Culture  |  TO GREEN HELL and back
“The 2012 Camaro ZL1 was recently let loose on the Nürburgring racing circuit and recorded a lap of 7:41.27, nearly a 40 second leap ahead of the Camaro SS lap time in 2009.”

Source: Merry Moe Christmas from J-List, and Miki from IdolMaster. – J-List Tumblr

Synthetic Singer Touring the World [Video]
“When the synthesizer came onto the music scene it made a lasting impact. Will synthetic singers and performers have the same effect? The world’s only …”

OK OK OK, Tuesday, I met a friend the 75th Street Brewery, where she noticed an offer: a free $5 gift card with the purchase of a $25 gift card. That was the offer that I could not refuse, and was not mentioned in my post yesterday, when I met another friend for lunch at the Panera Bread in the shops at the Town Center Plaza in Leawood.

Source: Nyx (Friendship is Magic) via The Eighth Day of Christmas by *Karzahnii on deviantART

The Horserace for December 29, 2011 | RedState
“Nobody knows the winner of Iowa but Jesus. That’s the dirty little secret. Matt Lewis hits the nail on the head on this. Nobody knows. Why? Well, the…”

I am not sure if we have quite found one with what
the New Kids on the Block would call, “The Right Stuff.”

The experiment of having over a friend to play some board games with my family was successful yesterday evening.