inahandbasket

Posted 16 assorted photos on flickr this evening. Check 'em out here if you're so inclined. :-)

I haven't posted a photo to flickr in almost exactly a year.
I know what I'm doing tonight!

Originally posted by heeroluva (heavily edited)
Missing comments? Some marked as spam?
In their rush to fight spam LJ has created a new filter that're AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON in ALL journals and communities, which screens comments that are made with 'suspicious links' ie links that are not on their safe whitelist, so pretty much the majority of the internet. There is no noted way to add to the 'whitelist'.

What really gets me is that they didn't inform people that they were doing this until a week after it was done and that it was automatically turned on.

So how do I turn it off you might ask.

That's simple. Go to your Settings, click on the Privacy tab, and half way down where it says Spam Protection uncheck the box next to "Comments containing a link to a non-whitelisted domain will be marked as spam and moved to a special section." This applies to both personal journal and communities and the opinion has to be manually changed in each one.


Please share this!

ETA: This links really illustrates the problems.

Spent the weekend cooking, doing lots of dishes, and working outside.
Pretty content.
Bolognese with a lamb, pork, beef, and a bit of cinnamon?
Yum.

So, going forward.
Impromptu BBQs (since we're getting towards summer):
(Is LJ a good announcement venue? Should I set up an email list? Would you want on it?)

I see these happening with some regularity as the weather warms up.
- Constants: Me, beer, hot grill, music, chairs, some basic grill-type foodstuffs.
- Variables: My lovely wife, you, whatever food people bring.

Kids welcome unless otherwise specified that day, but we expect their parents to maintain some level of supervision and responsibility. Our house and yard aren't kid-proofed.

(Also? really not ready for my weekend to be over. *sigh*)

Smokin' today in the back yard, enjoying the sun while it lasts.
Might fire up the grill if people come by.
Starting now, ping my cell if you're thinking of coming by later on as I may not be checking email.

I have grand plans to fire up my smoker tomorrow, but only have a couple pounds of stuff to put in. If you want to smoke some meats, feel free to drop me a note and plan on coming by tomorrow early-afternoon.
We can hang out with beers in the afternoon while meat soaks up tasty flavor! Nom.
(I suggest an overnight brine to prep it.)

+++ Rode my bike to work today! (about 8mi)
- Dropped a new-to-me pannier in the middle of Davis square
+ but a nice driver stopped and waited for me to grab it from under his fender.
--- Forgot my cell phone at home in my bike-packing rush.
- I'm crazy out of shape, I shouldn't be this winded.
+ I'm doing something about it. :-)

So this week was supposed to be my recovery time from the last month and a half of craziness.
... yeah. That didn't happen.

If I owe you an email or anything, my apologies.
I'll make it up to you soon!
I hope.

Off to a 5pm meeting. *trundle*

In the interests of writing a bit more, I'll tackle the ten day meme. Why not?
Only I'm going to be picky/choosey.
( the list of days )

Day One: 10 things you want to say to 10 people right now
Hey 10 people I've dropped out of contact with (family and high-school friends mostly), sorry! Didn't mean to, I'm just... bad at regular communication when I don't have anything to say. :-/

Ok, onwards.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself
1. I'm better at doing things than saying things.
2. I like cooking, I should do more of it. Working to fix that.
3. I'm getting less geeky in general as I get older. I suspect that's somewhat normal, but it's a bit disconcerting as well.
4. I haven't been to a concert I wasn't playing music in for quite awhile, having realized that I'm fixing it this evening.
5. I'm starting to think I may have a medium gluten allergy. Sadly I love me some bread and beer. *sigh*
6. I'm an audio snob. I'm often more picky about the recording (and playback equipment) quality than I am about the music I'm listening to. I try to hide it, but there ya go.
7. I'm debating shaving off my facial scruff, it's getting a bit annoying. Not sure if it'll be a reset, or if it's going away for awhile.
8. Inertia is strong with this one. I feel like it's a constant force in my life, and often my default state if I don't actively fight it.
9. I love creating things, taking pictures, sketching, etc. and I really need to get off my ass and do more of it. (See point 8.)

Ok, chili and beer time. Nom.

Rrrrr.
Beautiful day, I wanna get stuff done and I have lots to do!
But my arms are SO SORE from working out yesterday that doing anything hurts.
*pouts, does more 3d design work on the 'puter*
Or maybe I'll grab a beer and read on the porch, soak up some sun before it goes away.