Marculations

I could write a long, carefully worded, bitingly sarcastic telling of our trip from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles.

I’ll just use these boring pictures though.

There. I did it.

Oh, wait. There were these too.

We out! See you on the other side.

Of the country.

NORTH SIOUX CITY — Authorities are baffled after an area man, 26-year old Lyle Kennison, reported Wednesday that his television had been removed from his home without his prior knowledge or consent.

Kennison first noticed the television was missing upon arriving home from work the previous night. “I walked in, and like, right away I knew something was up. My front door was like, wide open, like some giant, unseen foot had kicked it in. And then I realized my TV wasn’t here. I really don’t know what happened.”

After making the discovery, Kennison was unsure what to do next. He was advised by a neighbor to contact the Sioux City Police Department.

“Yeah, we got the call and went out to his house,” says Officer William Lawson, who was first on the scene. “I’ve never seen anything like this before. At first, the natural suspicion was a simple case of insurance fraud. After having Mr. Kennison talk to our psychiatrist, though, his story checks out. Now we’re at a loss.”

While the police investigation is ongoing, Mr. Kennison has sought other options. On a whim, he contacted the Department for Paranormal Studies at the University of South Dakota. The head of the department, Professor Doyle Bernstein was not surprised.

“This is a phenomenon that has been going on for many years in the Greater Sioux City area. Usually, it’s televisions. Other times, it’s been stereos. Once, back in 2002, an entire tank full of gas was emptied from someone’s car, without it even being started. Since then, our department has managed to rule out psychokinetic transmutation, which was our initial theory. Unfortunately, beyond that, we’re not sure.”

Authorities have asked the public to contact the Sioux City Police Department if they have any information, or if they feel an unearthly chill while walking through their home.

I’m filming something for a charity tonight, free of charge.

I hope the karma is worth it.

As a writer, I pride myself on being able to convey any concept with crystal clarity, imparting the right combination of emotions into the reader, so as to imbue them with the exact feelings I experienced during the conceptualization.

I’m going to use this ability now to describe to you how I feel about the Battlestar Galactica mini-series.

The Battlestar Galactica mini-series is good.

Sexcellent.

Listen to our third episode and feel your I.Q. going up, up, and up. Intelligent comedy, for a discerning palate.

Comment on it!

You asked, and we delivered. On time, mind you.

Listen to our second episode at your leisure. Oh, and, for the record? It’s good. It’s damn good.

Be sure to comment and let us know what you think.

Dunkin Donuts coffee is AMAZING.

I’ve never had it before today. I’ve always just gotten black coffee from somewhere, or some funky “cafe latte frapucino double foam extra caff” from Starbucks. This morning, I went to Dunkin Donuts, and said YES to coffee.

And I don’t regret it.

OMG.

I spent about an hour tonight setting everything up to record audio for the podcast. I’m rather proud of the set-up, even though it’s so basic. So, here it is.

First, we’ve got the microphone and the mixer. I’ve switched to the shotgun condenser microphone, rather than the desk mic, because it’s battery powered rather than phantom powered. Unfortunately, my board doesn’t supply power to the microphone.

The board is hooked to a couple things. The microphone plugs in on top, and on the back, RCA connectors bring inputs in, and outputs out. But where do they go, we wonder? Look no further than…

…the back of the computer. The audio comes out of the computer and into the mixer, and then the audio from the mixer goes back into the computer. This gives a couple of benefits: I can hear everything on the computer through the headset plugged into the mixer, and I can mix the microphone audio in with the computer audio. That way, when the computer records the Line In, it gets its’ own audio included, along with the audio from the microphone. Just don’t turn the speakers on while the microphone is on. Of course, none of that matters without…

…me! Yeah, that’s right.

Of course, we need Dave too. Naturally, he’s at school right now. He needs to hurry up and get home so we can do this thang.