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WOW catch!

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:08:46 GMT

Hungarian policemen find missing suspect while playing World of Warcraft (article in Hungarian).

Summary: Two policemen from Szeghalom play World of Warcraft in their free time. While communicating with fellow gamers the suspect started to share info about himself, not knowing he was talking to a policeman! Now, how geeky cool is that!

Pay it forward, stolen from aristaea

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:01:24 GMT

A játékszabály. Click this.

Pay It Forward: I will send a handmade gift to the first 5people who leave a comment on the above post. I don't yet know what that gift will be, but you will receive it within 365 days. The only thing you have to do in return is "pay it forward" by making a similar agreement on your blog.

Add tovább! Az első öt embernek, aki hozzászólást hagy a fenti bejegyzésen, küldök egy kézzel készített ajándékot. Még nem tudom mit, de 365 napon belül megkapod! Az egyetlen dolog, mait meg kell tenned, hogy tovább adod a lehetőséget: ezt bemásolva a blogodba.

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:02:12 GMT

What's in a Name?

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:24:40 GMT

I am considering buying a paid JF, or possibly make an attempt to see if free JFs can get renamed.

So far the ideas for a new name:

1. morzsa--my LJ and Hungarian screenname. It means breadcrumb. It often gets misspelt as morza, morsza or morsa.
2. handigeek--my domain.
3. hevel--my Hebrew name
4. any other suggestion my flist might come up with.

Vote and discuss in comments.

(x-posted.)

Guns.

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:06:22 GMT

As we all know, it is not guns, who kill people, it's dogs.

Yeah, I do hail from a country with stict gun control laws.

JF question

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:20:39 GMT

How do I validate my e-mail address here? I can't remember.

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:30:32 GMT

I want to play Sims 2 again. Too bad the install CD was damaged beyond repair at the move!

Heroes season finale

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:17:02 GMT

So Heroes is over for a while. It should go into repeats soon, so I can watch all the episodes I missed due to CSI:NY and then Bones conflicts. Actually, I have most of the season on my harddrive for later viewing--many thanks to Sheridan's DVD burning abilities--but it is a lot more fun to watch Heroes in the afternoons on the couch!

I am just a tad pissed off because of the possibility of an Adrian Pasdar-less second season! Not only is he one of my faves, I was quite fond of the Peterelli brothers, though I can't stand most fanfic about them.

[ETA: Sheridan and Mikey suggested a Heroes marathon for the long weekend. Kids will be with---er, we should have their mother here, she is the biggest Heroes geek from all of us. So lots of popcorn and fireworks!]

Jerusalem--Then and Now

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:06:50 GMT

While visiting family members in Israel this summer, I took my 8-year-old son to Jerusalem, to see the Temple Mount and the West Wall. My elder brother Chalin met us there, which brought back memories from times long gone.

I remember the excitement of my strongly Mormon and Catholic mixed faith adoptive family when visiting Israel--they got a chance to walk where Jesus walked! They made sure to visit all the Christian's holy sites. I have to admit, as child the religious significance of the place escaped me. It was the cobblestones of the old streets, the mixing of cultures and languages, the pot-bellied reservist with his gun in the shade of a tree, the scent of roasting lamb, the postcard and religious salesmen at the major sites, the full-bearded Orthodox men praying and the touch of the hot rocks of the West Wall that got engraved in my subconscious.

It was spring break, shortly after my 13th birthday--the last time I was in Israel before this year. My whole adoptive family came, and they were dragging me from one place to another almost non-stop. Luckily one day, at the request of my birth family (with whom we were all staying) they left me with my brother Chalin as they headed out to Nazareth. Around ten a.m. Chalin told me to get ready, wear my best shirt and trousers, we are going somewhere. Chalin at the time was 22, a good friend of mine, recently done with his IDF service, and a fairly recently observant Chabadnik. I loved him probably most of the Cohens, and we are still close.

In the car he gave me a nice package. Wrapped in soft blue and white paper were a tallit bag, a matching tallit, tefillin and a navy blue suede kippah. "You are now thirteen," he said, "and I know you didn't have a bar mtizvah celebration, but you are actually now a Jewish adult, a bar mitzvah." It had been years since anyone dared to refer to me as Jewish--having been raised Catholic and then pretty much forced into becoming LDS with my family--but it sounded fitting. During the 60 km drive Chalin went through some of the prayers with me, honestly surprised that I still remembered what I had learnt as a young boy.

Arriving in Jerusalem he parked the car and we set out towards the West Wall, Chalin quietly explaining to me what I already knew. "After the U.N. decision, East Jerusalem became a part of Jordan, and Jews were denied access to the West Wall. A generation grew up without being able to visit the most holy of our holy sites, up until 1967, when during the Six Day War East Jerusalem was retaken by Israeli forces. That was Grandpa's last and Dad's first armed conflict when they were on duty. You know that famous picture of the three IDF soldiers at the West Wall, right?" I knew that picture and soon started to experience the awe that was reflected on their faces.

Arriving at the West Wall, Chalin and I lay the tefillin, recited the blessings, and soon I found myself facing the wall itself. I touched my forehead to the wall and closed my eyes, laying my hands on the ancient rocks. The coolness of the rock, the touch of generations gone by answering to my touch suddenly brought me to the realization that no matter what I wanted to make myself believe, I belonged there. I closed my eyes and offered a prayer for peace, happiness and understanding.

Now, twelve years later, I told the story of the Temple and the Six Day War of 1967 to my son as we waited for our turn. Told him what this place meant to Jews and even some Christians. I told him about John Paul II coming here years ago, and about my first time there. Then I put on that old tallit, lay that tefilling, closed my eyes and turning sideways I touched my forehead to the ancient stone that radiated heat in the summer. I offered a prayer for peace, happiness and understanding.

At home I showed Craig a recent picture from the Jerusalem Post. You can see it behind the cut. It is the same three soldiers: first on the day of entering East Jerusalem, then 40 years later, in 2007, at the same place at the West Wall.

Disturbing trend on SciFi channel. SGA and BSG spoilers

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:37:06 GMT

SGA 317: Sunday. Carson is killed in an explosion. My reaction: Frack! At least it wasn't the season finale!
BSG 317: Maelstrom. Starbuck is killed when her viper blows up in a firey explosion near the surface. My reaction: Frack! At least it wasn't the season finale!

Games!!!

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:42:52 GMT

OK, so the news of the day is the possible Firefly MMORPG. I am looking forward to trying it out.

But for now, I am having fun with this game. Yes, that is David Hewlett hitting away Paul McGillion's head. My record is 989.2. I guess it is a promor for A Dog's Breakfast or something. I can't wait for that fdiulm, though I guess it won't be available here. But I can always hope!

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McKay and Mrs. Miller

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:57:32 GMT

Now, seriously.
Meredith???

Gateway Festival

Sun, 07 May 2006 12:23:23 GMT

Between June 9-11, 2006 the Gateway (Átjáró) Festival as well as the Euroconference will be held in Budapest! Yay! Guests include Mira Furlan, Adrian Paul and Harry Harrison. Tickets are kinda costly for all three days, but Saturday would be affordable. The location is 90% accessible, too! I think I'm going!

BSG question

Tue, 02 May 2006 14:20:09 GMT

I missed a bunch of eps and about half of each episode of the mini series. Today it is the episode when Baltar tested Boomer to see if she is a Cylon. The question is why did the Cylons pick Baltar? Like totally who the blonde chick is, and why is she inside Baltar's head? And Helo and Boomer... how did they end up on Caprica? What on earth is going on in this show? And why am I subjected to Mormon propaganda? And what did Glen A. Larson think when the prophetic roles went to WOMEN? And why are there no cute male Cylons? I feel oppressed!

Yeah, but most importantly, why Gaius Baltar and how?

Alan!

Tue, 02 May 2006 13:49:21 GMT

From: Laura
Date: 04/30/06 18:27:42
To: Derek O'Brien
Subject: Alan!

Hi There,

The deed is done and here are a couple of pictures to prove it. I can
upload a larger version of the signing if you want.

He was umming and ahing over what to write on yours and I told him that he;d
be pretty safe with "With Love" as you were rather fond of Wash. So he
grinned and that's what he wrote.

Love Laura xxx

Laura, I hope you don't mind!

Happy Birthday Kevin!

Mon, 24 May 2004 13:11:53 GMT

Happy Birthday to Kevin!!!!!!!!!

I love you so very much.

In the best tradition of crystalgamgee (see crystalwank2004 and Fandom_Wank for more info) here is a watercolour I painted of Kevin and me!

Of course it is a Photoshop manip.