click "start strumming" and you get to (shut up and) play yer guitar.
you can adjust things like volume, what guitar you are playing, etc....
you can also set up chord progressions
(both the I-IImaj-IV-V7 that you can just click at the top, and any chord by clicking on the fretboard)
the demo outlines it pretty clearly, or you can just click randomly to make noise.
(emulating lup's real world guitar approach)

the following exchange taken from:
Olsen Twins Don't Got Game

In the May 3 issue of People, which features the Olsen twins as its cover girls, the 17-year-old sisters scoff at rumors of drug use and eating disorders.

"Being in the public eye, you're labeled that you have an eating disorder," said Ashley.

"You have a drug addiction," Mary-Kate chimes in.

"We don't have problems!" Ashley said. "There's nothing to worry about."

But it was Mary-Kate who put it most succinctly.

"If I had a drug addiction, I would be in a thingy--like Promises, the Malibu [rehab] place. You don't see me there. So, like, come on. It's crazy."

crazy indeed, mary-kate. crazy indeed.

rocketMania now bumped from current issue of blogMixy!

hmmm.. might have to rethink the assessment of this film as a tepid heathers knock-off..

Find the number in the bottom row that best completes the sequence in the top row.

3,618 248 4,520 ______

a) 246 b) 131 c) 6,636 d) 249

you may have been laboring under the misconception that there would be no math, but here it is.
it is all math (and ball bearings) these days.

might kevin doth protest too much?
no word at this hour as to the theory that the doggie in question also compelled spacey into anonymous bathroom sex.

re:

it just wasn't on for me to not come clean about my own level of embarrassment and being humble at the fact that I got taken by the oldest con going

how can stealing someone's cell phone in any way be called the 'oldest con going'?

what is with kevin spacey being 'on about' anything, born in south orange, NJ and all?

madonna called, she wants her affectation back, ok?

Spacey 'comes clean' over 'attack'



LONDON, England -- Oscar-winning film star Kevin Spacey has "come clean" about why he told police he had been mugged in a London park but then dropped the complaint.

The actor said he reported "the attack" after a youth conned him into handing over his mobile phone while he was walking his dog early Saturday morning.

He said he actually injured himself when he tripped over his pet as he chased the youth.

But he told police he had been attacked in the hope they would "run out and find this kid a block later," the UK Press Association reported.

Spacey, who was made artistic director of London's Old Vic theater last year, told the BBC: "I am very well, and I am also glad to set the record straight here and also to apologize, because there is no reason that this article would have been written if it hadn't been for me and what I initially said to the police.

"What actually happened is, I fell for a con. And I was, I think, incredibly embarrassed by it. Some sob story about somebody needing to call their mother and could they use my phone.

"It was such a good con, that I actually dialed the number myself and when somebody answered I then finally handed (over) my phone.

"And this kid took off and I was so upset I ran after him.

"It was late in the morning and I was walking my dog, it was about 4a.m., and I tripped up over my dog, and I ended up falling on to the street and hitting myself in the head.

"And now I'm bleeding relatively profusely, I'm extremely upset, I feel like the biggest fool that has ever lived.

"I march over to the police station and I say I got mugged. And I'm thinking they are going to run out and find this kid a block later. Of course they take me to the hospital, and they were very kind.

"That is one of the reasons I went back on Saturday morning to the police station.

"Because I woke up after a couple of hours' sleep and I thought you know there is a difference between assault and theft and it just wasn't on for me to not come clean about my own level of embarrassment and being humble at the fact that I got taken by the oldest con going.

"I just want to apologize to the police, and any readers and anyone who picks up this story thinking it is actually true.

"I'm fine. It is probably good that I got bumped on the head because obviously I wasn't thinking."

Spacey was asked what he was doing in the park at 4 a.m. He said: "You know walking your dog in the park is a perfectly normal thing to do, but you know I think that they are always trying to, you know, (say) 'What was he doing in that park at 4.30 a.m.?' My doggy had to go!"

Spacey, 44, who won Oscars for his roles in "The Usual Suspects" and "American Beauty," told police he was attacked in the Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park in Lambeth, south London.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "A man attended a London police station at about 5 a.m. on April 17 suffering a minor head injury.

"He reported robbery of his mobile phone whilst walking his dog in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park.

"He later contacted police that day and withdrew the allegation. That is the end of it from our point of view."

ok, this one might prove a little tougher.

What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same six letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

The principal _________ the teacher’s lack of discipline for the _________ that went on in his classroom.

click and release anywhere on the below pic (or click and drag fairly quickly (and release)) to show the real time photo manipulation capabilities of the current version of flash.
(which, of course, is the reason for this post's inclusion)

one down, hundreds to go. all this story really lacks is fecal volleys.


Police: Skilling Was Acting Erratically

By DONNA DE LA CRUZ, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - A police spokesman says Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was acting erratically and was taken into custody. Skilling's lawyer charges that his client and his wife were assaulted by two men and called police for help. "Mr. Skilling asked several passing cab drivers to call for the police after he and his wife were followed and harassed by two men, who questioned him about Enron and refused to answer when Mr. Skilling asked whether they were FBI (news - web sites) agents," said Skilling's lawyer, Bruce Hiler.

During Friday's confrontation, Skilling and his wife were pushed to the ground, Hiler said. Skilling suffered minor abrasions and his wife suffered a concussion, the attorney said.

Paul Browne, the New York Police Department's deputy commissioner for public information, said Skilling "was acting erratically and he was taken into custody."

A police source who spoke on condition of anonymity provided further detail, saying Skilling was taken to a hospital after several people called police saying he was pulling on their clothes and accusing them of being FBI agents.

The source said officers took Skilling to the hospital after finding him at 4 a.m. at the corner of Park Avenue and East 73rd Street and determining he might be an "emotionally disturbed person."

Another police source, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the log of 911 calls out of Manhattan early Friday conflicts with Skilling's version of the incident. No one in those calls told police they were being assaulted by two men, the source said.

Police did not charge Skilling with a crime. They took him to New York Presbyterian Hospital for observation. Hospital officials would say only that Skilling had been discharged Friday.

The police source said Skilling ran up to patrons at two bars and pulled open their clothes.

"He was shouting at them, 'You're an FBI agent and you're following me,'" the source said.

The source added that Skilling allegedly did the same thing to people on the street. He was with his wife at the time, and was described as being intoxicated and highly uncooperative when he was approached by police, the source said.

Hiler said Skilling was never at the two Manhattan bars the police source said he visited, American Trash and Vudu Lounge.

truth is a defense against saccharine in every state in the union, right?



When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp, and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout...run right back and make friends.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

okay, if only to bump rocket mania one scroll wheel twitch lower, this post. as those that are actually here reading this can attest, the addictive qualities of the aforementioned game are inarguable. so, no apologies for the lack of posts of late. in addition to rocket mania stealing time generally wasted on hunting down the type of stuff that ends up here, the news cycle of late hasn't exactly provided a tremendous amount of grist for this kind of mill. hard to find some amusing snark about contractors' bodies being dragged around and mutilated.

so, the solution for the most recent pop quiz:

Which of the words below is least like the others?

WALNUT APPLE PECAN BANANA
is: (answer is below in background colored text that you can make visible by dragging over it to select it. )

BANANA, because they do not grow on trees, unlike all the others.

Find the word that best completes the following sequence.
Jerkin Kitten Little Mouth ______
a) Open b) Never c) Decide d) Fashion

this quiz drops the difficulty again. oh, and why is always appreciated if you deign to answer.