Is this how time normally passes? Really slowly, in the right order?

Absinthe & Cookies

Meanwhile, in non-Frank-related news, A Gaggle of Gals (& One Guy) has given itself a fresh coat of paint and changed its name to Absinthe & Cookies. Still as rewarding as ever, so pop over and say Hi to Ith!

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Frnak, Evil Overlord of IAMO

Kevin at Wizbang notes my interest in the Frnak meme.

The reason behind this is simple: Frnak is a much cooler name than Frank.

Let's see what the dictionary says:

frank (frngk)

frngk? It's pronounced frngk?

adj. frank·er, frank·est

Though I think we're Frank enough already, I'll allow this.

1. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward: made several frank remarks about the quality of their work.

Yes, that's him alright.

2. Clearly manifest; evident: frank enjoyment.

As long as he doesn't enjoy himself too much.

tr.v. franked, frank·ing, franks

1. 1. To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.
     2. To send (mail) free of charge.
2. To place a stamp or mark on (a piece of mail) to show the payment of postage.
3. To enable (a person) to come and go freely.

n.

1. 1. A mark or signature placed on a piece of mail to indicate the right to send it free of charge.
     2. The right to send mail free.
2. A franked piece of mail.

Well, there you go! You don't need to buy stamps anymore - Frank will look after that for you!

[Middle English, free, from Old French franc, from Late Latin Francus, Frank. See Frank.]

Hang on, are you saying Frank is an old french guy? Or that he's a dead Italian? I really don't think he's English...

frank (frngk)

There's that frngk again. Sounds like a sick heron.

n. Informal

A frankfurter.

Frankfurter. Also known as a wiener.

Frank (frngk)

Bless you!

n.

A member of one of the Germanic tribes of the Rhine region in the early Christian era, especially one of the Salian Franks who conquered Gaul about A.D. 500 and established an extensive empire that reached its greatest power in the ninth century.

I bet that Frank was only able to conquer Gaul because they didn't have ninjas. All the sloths and platypi were probably on vacation at the time, too.

frank

\Frank\, n. [OF. franc.] A pigsty. [Obs.]

Aha! Paydirt! Frank is a pigsty. And obsolete.

frank

\Frank\, v. t. To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. [Obs.] --Shak.

Frank is Shakespeare? I'm not sure what they're getting at here. Anyway:

frank

\Frank\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]

I knew it! Frank is a heron! Or his parents were herons. Or he was named after a heron. Possibly a heron with a bad cold. Frngk!

frank

\Frank\, a. [Compar Franker; superl. Frankest.] [F. franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf. Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]

And now the truth emerges!

Frank founded the French monarchy! But beware of Frank, lest one of his trained herons throw a javelin at you! (Frank owns the French javelin franchise, so he has lots of money to spend on trained herons.)

frank

2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.

Uh-oh! Better not let Buck the Marine know about that, Frank!

Now, let's see what the dictionary has to say about Frnak:

Nothing.

Yes, Frnak the Evil Overlord keeps his secrets well.

Though interestingly enough, the dictionary suggests that I may be thinking of frink:

frink

/frink/ The unknown ur-verb, fill in your own meaning. Found
especially on the Usenet newsgroup news:alt.fan.lemurs,
where it is said that the lemurs know what "frink" means, but
they aren't telling.

Does this mean Frnak has the lemurs working for him? Are they a match for Frank's trained javelin-hurling herons?

Only time will tell.

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Jennifer's History and Stuff

Blog of the Day is Jennifer's History and Stuff:

Apparently I am pretty morbid, because while I was on vacation, I went into the book store in Hayward, Wisconsin and saw two books side-by-side. One was titled "Sex: a User's Guide." The other, "Death: a User's Guide." I had limited funds available, and wanted both but could not justify buying both. So I had to choose. I chose "Death." (I already know all about sex, heh heh. J/K.)

Lots of history, much of it relating to past presidents:

James Monroe, President 1817-1825.

Liberia was founded by the American Colonization Society in an attempt to return freed slaves to Africa. Motives behind the society ranged from getting rid of "the negro problem" in America, to spreading religions, to sincerely returning blacks back to their native land. As a result, Liberia was heavily influenced by American culture. The capital city, Monrovia, was named after the fifth American President James Monroe who was a major supporter of the society.

But not all:

For one thing, the brain was removed from mummies and discarded because the Egyptians didn't see any point to that particular organ. The heart was thought to be the location of memory and intellect. I always knew the Egyptians kept the heart in its place while placing other organs (liver, lungs, intestines, and stomach) in canopic jars. I also knew the brain was, er, scraped out rather unceremoniously through the nose or from behind an eye and thrown out. I just never realized why.

Links too, of course, including this one to a delightful exchange on Susie's blog that I somehow missed.

Jennifer's History and Stuff: Tell 'em Pixy sent ya.

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Soundtrack

Apple have introduced a new package called Soundtrack. It's a music creation system like Sonic Foundry's Acid, which is what I've used to make what you'll find here.

Two things occurred to me when I found this product: First, how much does it cost; second, where am I going to get loops for it? (Loops are the little snippets of sound that you can assemble into music: A particular chord progression on an acoustic guitar; a two-second drumbeat sequence; a synth arpeggio.) Sonic Foundry have a lot of loops available. What will Apple provide?

As to the first question, at $499 it seemed a bit pricy... Until I realised that I'd come to Apple's Australian web site, so that was my dollars, not US dollars. US price is $299, which is pretty reasonable; ACID Pro 4.0 sells for US $399, though you can get the very capable Acid Music 3.0 for just US $79. (Currently US$1 = A$1.50.)

As for the loops, Soundtrack comes with a library of 4,000 loops. That's pretty impressive; they come on a DVD-ROM and will take up 5GB of your hard disk. Not satisfied with that, Apple also fully support Acid loops - so my existing loop library can be used in Soundtrack.

Since Acid is the only software - apart from games - that I had to run on Windows, this is a major breakthrough. I can now do all my work on Unix - MacOS X on the desktop, Linux on my servers. (The database system I use isn't available for MacOS X as yet.)

What a pity then that I don't have the $5,599 for that dual G5 Mac. Sigh.

Hey, Apple! Would you like someone to write a really in depth review of your latest systems? No, thought not.

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Googlism for: pixy misa

pixy misa is waiting just under the surface in misao to get out and wreak havoc
pixy misa is the oppiste of her real personalty
pixy misa is misao's magical girl altar ego
pixy misa is misao's magical identity
pixy misa is no match for hiroshi's power and is defeated [What? When did that happen?]
pixy misa is really sasami's best friend
pixy misa is looking her best
pixy misa is finally going to fulfil her mission and crush pretty sammy once and for all [Hahahahahaha!]
pixy misa is taking it easy
pixy misa is taunting a starving pretty sammy by gulping down a slice of cake
pixy misa is the oppisite of her real personalty
pixy misa is born
pixy misa is sasami's best friend misao
pixy misa is whacked
pixy misa is lying by the pool [Ahh...]
pixy misa is a rival magical girl for pretty samy
pixy misa is actually her best friend misao
pixy misa is the baddie and pretty sammy is the goodie
pixy misa is pretty dangerous
pixy misa is around
pixy misa is posing by the huge christmas tree that's part of the main display in the mall
pixy misa is a lovable villain
pixy misa is coming ooooout
pixy misa is a pretty nifty villainess =p
pixy misa is super cool too [You betcha!]

(Thanks to Jennifer's History and Stuff for reminding me about Googlism.)

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Bow Down Before Frnak

It would seem that the Frnak meme is spreading. Get yours today!

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Blessed Be

Frnak has a long post in praise of Glenn Reynolds and Kevin of Wizbang.

Go read it!

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Flappy Me

All my life I've wanted to fly

Like the birds that you see way up in the sky.

Making circles in the morning sun,

Rising high in the sky 'til the day is done.

I'm a Flappy Bird!

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Ramblings of SilverBlue

Blog of the Day is Ramblings of SilverBlue:

I've been giving this blog entry some consideration for several weeks. I have an acquaintance who is so airheaded, she would lose her ass if it weren't at the top of her legs.

Before you ask, yes she is blonde. And forgetful. She forgets to pay her house payment. She forgets to let the dogs out. She forgets that her husband might want sex now and then.

She forgets to do the dishes, to drain the sink, to answer the phone, but she knows how to email, how to use YahooMessenger (and others), and how to eat.

She forgets to wear underwear, and when she does remember, it's normally some loud colour under white clothing.

She forgets to put her fake hair on straight. To correct her mascara where it's smudged. Worse yet, she forgets to wipe the lipstick off her teeth.

Good thing her head doesn't have a cork, or it'd deflate.

Now, stop laughing and do something productive.

It's hard to describe this blog - or even find a representative quote, because it's all over the map. In a good way.

Ok, so I'm jumping on every bandwagon possible ... and some that probably aren't possible. Here's a poll. Unless you are from Florida, you know how these things work.

Rants, lists, pictures, links (I'll leave you to find Sumpoosie by yourself) - everything a respectable blog needs is there. This ain't no respectable blog, though: This is Ramblings of SilverBlue.

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Ready Please, Mr Music!

I've removed the disfunctional Bloglets subscription thingy and replaced it with a link to some of my work. First up are two albums of my music, Crunchy Frog Blues and What Dance Dance Kitten Did On Her Holiday. I've re-ripped them as 160Kb/s mp3s and oggs, so they should sound better than ever - but not to me, because the cord on my good headphones just broke (waaah!)

In coming weeks, I'll post the rest of my music, some (ugh!) poetry, and chapters from my novels. Look for it!

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