Josh Babetski : Quixotic Bravado

• There’s a lot of awesomeness buried in my iTunes. There’s a lot of crap too. Liberally hitting delete while rocking out. #
• Great self-eulogy by Jeff Goldblum on The Colbert Report http://bit.ly/TijvH (via @Mediabistro) #

• Watched “Role Models” last night. It was dumb. Related: Wonder if that’s how @antthelimey is at Pennsic. #
• Played Halo 3 for first time in over a year last night. Have to start shaking off the gaming rust before ODST drops. http://cli.gs/g9GuRT #
• “Looks like a little bit of corn splatter on ya.” #

Recent links posted to Delicious:

• html5doctor, helping you implement html5 today
• Visual git tutorial I
• syntaxhighlighter – Google Code SyntaxHighlighter is here to help a developer/coder to post code snippets online with ease and have it look pretty. It's 100% Java Script based and it doesn't care what you have on your server.
• 16 great .htaccess Tricks and Hacks « PHP Twitter
• JSONView :: Add-ons for Firefox

• iPhone search came in handy last night. Found and played the Benny Hill theme on the speaker while people next to us keep swapping seats. #
• Love when there’s something new for dinner. The excitement of “how will it taste” mixed w/”will the house burn down” preparation suspense. #
• Eyes glazed over from looking at graphics and code all day. Veg time on couch watching a childish comedy with an adult beverage. #

• @AdamChlan Thanks for the icon links. in reply to AdamChlan #
• “Smooth Criminal has been stuck in my head since last night. At this point I really don’t care if Annie is okay.” (via @jrishel) Awesome! #
• Surprised no one’s worried about the impending Thriller zombie attack on L.A. once MJ’s buried. It’s been planned & choreographed since ‘83. #
• There’s a lot of really talented icon designers out there. I am not one of them. #
• Ice cream and alcohol, just what this Friday needed. #

• A first: Signed a document while still in the shower this morning because @tracibabe needed to leave w/ it. Should have signed it: “#Moist” #
• @BHPhotoVideo has a great deal on Drobo back-up units. $329.95. Mine works like a champ. http://bit.ly/VghwJ #
• I find working with vendors who are not in the tech biz frustrating. They operate in days and weeks; I operate in minutes and hours. *sigh* #
• Touched by your sadness over celebs you haven’t even thought about in over 10 years. What’s the name of your last local cop killed in LoD? #
• Anyone have recommended sites for icon sets both paid and free for commercial use (but not resell)? Need for web app use; weird a plus. #

• File upload is no longer working in Safari or Webkit. Thought it was a beta thing. Guess not. Anyone have this issue or know a fix? #
• @kevinpollak Congrats on the LA Times article! http://tinyurl.com/mhac8y. in reply to kevinpollak #
• RT & LOL @exeromai AWOL S. Carolina invokes “God’s Laws” while explaining trip…? Something is amiss & it is probably cabana boy related. #
• Trying to power through actual productive work before people realize I haven’t been yanked into a meeting or asked to do a PPT in ~2 hours. #
• Attempts to lay-low and work on products failed. Fire broke out; stern emails were sent. The only cure for my day now: wings and beer @ 915. #

• @NathanFillion Jealous. I guess voice-over work has its perks. Looking forward to Halo: ODST! Grab some game copies; then send me one. in reply to NathanFillion #
• ‘git add –interactive’ is awesome. (via @jeresig) Oh, this will come in handy; thanks for the tip! #
• I’ve just been told a tale of how to catch the Tooth Fairy. It involves “candy floss” and big hips. — My British friends are weird. #
• @ColleenCoplick Generally just the WordPress plug-in needs to be PHP. YMMV. in reply to ColleenCoplick #
• IKEA uses a cartoon guy in assembly instruction illustrations. Because they are in so many countries, they avoid text to save $$. #
• Related: Assembling a new cabinet bought as part of an effort to get all the electronics off of my desk. #

• I today’s fun mangling the English language: OH: “I was bolivious to the whole thing.” #
• @vicchi We actually have a whole wiki page of fun verbal faux pas that are overheard in the office. in reply to vicchi #
• Replacement Ice Cream Scoop arrived. I take my ice cream eating seriously; @tracibabe better not put THIS one in the dishwasher. #

• Had a great date night with @tracibabe yesterday. Cheap date of Sonic Drive-in, then went to see “Up.” Another great movie from Pixar. #
• Today it’s back to work. A massive amount of code to write and art to fiddle with. Rainy day anyway. But first: A bowl of Fruit Loops. #
• When did Twitter become “You Can’t Do That on Television?” .. it looks like everybody’s been slimed. (via @larrymyers) LOL. True. #