[14:44] campsite booked. [15:34] along with the bears? [15:35] Yes. [15:35] Just got off the phone with the zoo [15:35] What kind did you get? [15:35] Which kid are they accepting? [15:41] if someone wants to pick me up you will at least have a teddy bear :-D [15:46] JonathanD: You are sending your kids to the zoo? [15:50] He'll tell them it's like a summer camp [15:54] Like summer camp but doesn't smell as good. [15:55] But with more snakes [16:09] depending on the kid, snakes might be the BIG draw (appeal) to the zoo. [16:12] If the kid's a Slytherin, for example. [16:16] Great one, waltman ! [16:17] yes. [16:19] My 8y/o daughter likes to 'rescue' worms drowning in the street by picking them up and tossing them back into the grass. Most girls go ICCH, I'll never touch a worm. [16:35] I can say with 100% certainty that I have never and will never touch a worm [16:35] I also don't go fishing [16:35] last I checked I am not a girl [16:39] I want to go fishing [16:39] I have not done that in many years [16:44] We dissected worms in high school biology class. [16:44] There's not much inside a worm. [16:48] dirt [16:52] Pretty much, yeah [17:48] I dissected quite a few things, a flat worm, eath worm, some bug, frog. Never go to the pig though. [18:25] I remember doing worms, grasshoppers, and frogs. I'm thinking there must have been one or two more, though. [18:26] InHisName: my younger sister used to build bug houses, and I once horrified my family by going out with my cousin into the woods and collecting about 50 slugs :) [18:27] stereotypes need not apply [18:27] pretty impressive, 50 slugs isn't an easy collection to gather. [18:29] we spent all afternoon on it [18:29] Still have that collection ? [18:29] haha, no [18:30] Did your mom go, thanks for grubbin' for dinner ? [18:30] Just add a little salt ....... [18:30] no she went "EWWWW!!!" [18:31] my cousin asked for salt [18:31] too bad . .. [18:31] my aunt refused :) [18:31] not sure how I felt about turning them inside out anyway [18:31] dissecting ? [18:31] bugs are animals and I like animals [18:32] I still don't kill bugs when I see them unless there is a compelling need (mosquitos sucking my blood don't have much of a chance, random bugs in my house are safely released) [18:32] right, rocks less interesting at dissecting... Unless you bump into a geode. [18:33] we had to dissect a frog at school, it was not an easy experience [18:33] I try to convince my kids that spiders are good for eating all the ants etc. around. [18:34] http://www.flickr.com/photos/pleia2/5569825138/ spider! [18:34] Title: img_8656.jpg | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (at www.flickr.com) [18:35] that one was at a science academy [18:35] http://princessleia.com/images/journalpics/spider_in_shower.jpg is pretty good [18:35] My frog was rubberized (latex injected) color coded and hardly seemed like it was ever alive. Kinda disappointing since I was loaded up with lots of fear and trepadtion. [18:35] I got in to take a shower, it was there, I was all "I'll just deal with it when I get out" [18:36] yeah, ours were too, they came in a big sealed bag and smelled funny [18:37] that first one I've see lotta times in Fla in the woods. Harmless just JARRING when you nearly run into them with your face on a trail. [18:39] I had a friend who was at NASA in the early 60's (cape canaveral fla) on contract. His motel had no AC and screen doors. [18:40] He killed this big 2.5" spider in bathroom that lived behind the vanity mirror. [18:40] Then the next morning was a walking mound of mosquito bites. Complained to office. [18:40] They asked if the spider was acting sickly. ? [18:41] Ooops. [18:42] oh dear :) [18:43] pleia2: are you too far west for scorpions ? Not real fond of those at all. [18:43] I don't know, I've never seen one outside a zoo [18:44] Bet you're glad about that. [18:44] http://sparkless.net/matt/CALdatabase.htm [18:44] Title: The Scorpions of California (at sparkless.net) [18:44] but none in my county apparently (my county is san francisco, so not surprising) [18:45] is it the tinyest square in the middle on the coast ? [18:46] yes [18:47] even sacramento has NO records. They 're in the middle of the state NOT on shore. Amazing. [18:47] I just found this site by googling, I have no idea about accuracy :) [18:48] Los Angles, San Diego - gobs and gobs of records. Nevada county - none. May be a southern insect. [18:50] Maybe not, there is paper called "Scorpions of the Northern Californian coast ranges" [18:50] yeah, the tv tells me they like heat and dry places [18:50] referenced in San Luis Obispo co. [18:50] Is that a southern county ? or north of you ? [18:52] Maybe they are relative to "Baja California" when they say Northern California. [18:52] I don't actually know :) [18:52] * pleia2 would have to look at a map [19:18] In 1986 I camped just outside of Oakland (I think it was Redwood Regional Park) and we found a scorpion under our tent. [19:18] It's the only one I've ever seen in the wild [19:19] We also saw a rattlesnake on that trip. I think it was at Yosemite. [19:21] So anyway, yes, they have scorpions in the Bay Area [19:23] neat [19:24] http://baynature.org/articles/apr-jun-2006/happy-trails [19:24] Title: Happy Trails Bay Nature (at baynature.org) [19:30] spiders are good for you, I don't kill them when I find them in my house [19:43] I kind of like them too, mostly [19:44] * waltman opted for green tea this afternoon instead of usual americano from the department kitchen [19:44] s/usual/his usual/ [19:46] I opted for rice pudding. The closest drink I had since b'fast. [19:50] I got some peanut m&m's, too [20:13] Hrrrrm, peanut butter and choc.chips, yum. BRB [21:26] lamalex: Do you know if there is a way to write Android apps in VB .NET? [21:27] yeah [21:27] monodroid [21:27] monodroid? [21:27] right [21:27] but then you have two problems [21:27] gobble gobble [21:27] that is disgusting, vb net is almost as bad as droid D: [21:28] yeah, i don't know why anyone would /want/ to be writing anything in vb.net [21:29] mono-android.net/FAQ indicates VB isn't supported [21:29] It only seems to support C# [21:31] ah [21:31] ok then [21:31] there's your answer [21:31] lucky for you [21:38] lamalex: not lucky. There doesn't seem to be a way to do it [21:44] that's to protect people from using VB [21:45] :-p [21:46] yeah really, who cares that you can't write vb.net on android [21:46] you're better off [21:46] everyone is better off [21:46] +1 [21:47] lamalex: back up your shiz on g.rainwreck.com, i'm gonna do a dist-upgrade sometime next week or so [21:47] ha [21:47] "ok" [21:48] oh bts3685|vps by they way hey dude i miss you [21:51] i miss you too! i hear you're in maine these days [21:56] truth [21:56] but not for long [21:56] may -> back to philly / july -> rio negro, argentina [21:59] sheeit! what's in argentina? (i'm moving to orlando aprial/may-ish) [22:00] s/ria/ri/ [22:11] You are moving to Orlando? [22:12] yeah [22:24] I finally am going to Nola and you won't even be there. [22:26] i know! [22:26] i might bring the girlfriend there on a roadtrip though... [22:27] hell, i might still be here. i don't know when i can afford to move [22:28] I know how you feel. :\ Not moving to DC yet... [22:28] What is in Orlando? [22:31] girlfraan' [22:31] better weather [22:32] better chance of jobs, lower cost of living, lower car insurance [22:32] (louisiana has the highest rates of car insurance.) [22:33] Why is the gf in Orlando? [22:34] i currently pay $220/mo for a lowest possible rate, as in just-state-legal. it sucks. [22:34] oh, she lives there. grew up there [22:34] i'm the "long distance"-er [22:35] long_distance-- [22:36] long_distance-- +1 [22:36] Been there, done that, would not care to repeat it.