Sound off (Edmonds and Dive Site Dev Plan)

[amandacastleman]

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is ready for its annual "lookit the coldwater kids" cover story for the outdoor section. The good news: it won't be a "gee, shucks, a dry suit" piece this year, since I'm learning my chops, however slowly. The great news: Scott Boyd's still shooting. And I hear he has a new camera, since his last one drowned on assignment in Hood Canal. Youch...

So, I'm hassling Bruce Higgins about the volunteer program. And I've tapped a few folks to talk about the site and NW dive park plan, plus whomever shows up (June 14th, if all goes well). But I'd welcome other voices – pro, con, cantankerous, ectastic, whatever. Shoot me an email (amandacastleman@hotmail.com). Please include your full name, hometown and dive qualifications or associations or what have you. I may not be able to quote everyone this time, but I'm extremely grateful for fresh perspectives (often woven into the background) ... and I also revise story ideas for multiple outlets.

C'mon: what are you waiting for? The rockstar potential is unlimited! :naka:

[amandacastleman]

Hey, wait, can any of you programming spods make a chick version of our wrestling he-hunk? Between that and the sperm-swimmer, I think I'm growing hair on my chest...

Give me Red Sonya or a floating ovary, else I'm outta here.

Wait, maybe I found the former:

[Joshua Smith]

Hey, wait, can any of you programming spods make a chick version of our wrestling he-hunk? Between that and the sperm-swimmer, I think I'm growing hair on my chest...

Give me Red Sonya or a floating ovary, else I'm outta here.

Wait, maybe I found the former:

Look, the sperm and the he-man are the only male ones. The rest of them are female. Cut us some slack!

[amandacastleman]

OV-ARY! OV-ARY!

Femi-nazi outburst aside, would love to talk to folks about Edmonds etc...

[Sounder]

Hey, wait, can any of you programming spods make a chick version of our wrestling he-hunk? Between that and the sperm-swimmer, I think I'm growing hair on my chest...

Give me Red Sonya or a floating ovary, else I'm outta here.

Wait, maybe I found the former:

Look, the sperm and the he-man are the only male ones. The rest of them are female. Cut us some slack!

How do you know that little blue one is a male? Unless you're sure because it's blue, in contrast to pink, it's a 50/50.

[4ster]

Occasionally I show up and get in Bruce's way why he tries to gets the work done. The best way to see what is happening at the UWP is to show up on Saturday for a dive. We meet at 9:00am at the Edmonds Underwater Sports store. We do most of our park planning there and on the surface swim to the day's destination. It sounds like you have talked to Bruce, PM your email and I can pass it along to some other folks that regularly show up to help.

Edit:
Oops, I should have re-read your post before I typed. I'll email, no need to PM me.

[Joshua Smith]

OV-ARY! OV-ARY!

Femi-nazi

Here you go! Took me a lot of hard work, writing code, meshing the server frentls with the website pelts and such. It was pretty technical. What do you think?




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[spatman]

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simply brilliant. you've missed your calling as a digital artist.

[Joshua Smith]

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simply brilliant. you've missed your calling as a digital artist.

Thanks, man. I know you can appreciate the blood, sweat, and tears I poured into that one.

[jackieg]

Blood, sweat, tears producing a digital ovary? Try childbirth.

(Ah well, it is still a good ovary. Well done!)

jackie

[John Rawlings]

OV-ARY! OV-ARY!

Femi-nazi

Here you go! Took me a lot of hard work, writing code, meshing the server frentls with the website pelts and such. It was pretty technical. What do you think?




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Dude, you may be getting better at writing code, , but your biological savvy still sucks! The last time I checked, the human female has TWO ovaries, so your smiley should look like this:

OO

C'mon....let's get with the PROGRAM!

- John

[Joshua Smith]

You are correct- I worked so hard on developing that one, I lost sight of the overall objective. I blame it on task loading.

[Sounder]

Hmmm... that looks more like the "big O" to me.

[spatman]

Dude, you may be getting better at writing code, , but your biological savvy still sucks! The last time I checked, the human female has TWO ovaries, so your smiley should look like this:

OO

C'mon....let's get with the PROGRAM!

- John

well, john, if you want to get all technical, sperm usually travel in the millions, so...




etc.

[smike]

OO

Oh Oh

uh-oh

oh no!

[Sounder]

Dude, you may be getting better at writing code, , but your biological savvy still sucks! The last time I checked, the human female has TWO ovaries, so your smiley should look like this:

OO

C'mon....let's get with the PROGRAM!

- John

well, john, if you want to get all technical, sperm usually travel in the millions, so...




etc.

That's only 210 little blue guys in the group + 1 (the lonely guy. With those numbers, Spatman might want to go see the doctor.

[Tangfish]

See what your original post has degenerated into, Amanda? Never mention sperm and ovaries on the internet while the men around have simple tools at their disposal to make gender-based jokes. And on that note....
:naka:

[Penopolypants]

See what your original post has degenerated into, Amanda? Never mention sperm and ovaries on the internet while the men around have simple tools at their disposal to make gender-based jokes. And on that note....
:naka:

haha!

That's only 210 little blue guys in the group + 1 (the lonely guy. With those numbers, Spatman might want to go see the doctor.

Oddly enough, these facts were posted in my wtf_nature group this morning:

The average man produces less than half the sperm count as their grandfathers.

The average sperm count has also declined. The average man now produces around 50 million sperm per ml. Our forefathers produced around 120 million sperm per ml.

Scientists have successfully created sperm using a female stem cell. Men are no longer needed to create sperm.

Men produce more sperm when watching porn. But only male on female porn. No lesbian action, or men on men. This is all part of a survival tactic back in the day when women had many male suitors and male sperm had to compete to inseminate.
Japanese researches have made rats and mice produce human sperm cells.

Ever wonder how the sperm manages to find the egg? Apparently it smells it's way through.

There is a link between male cocaine users and an abnormal development in their children. Research suggests sperm carries the cocaine to the egg.

Smoking pot reduces the mobility of sperm by half.

[spatman]

etc.

That's only 210 little blue guys in the group + 1 (the lonely guy. With those numbers, Spatman might want to go see the doctor.

you missed the "etc" part = a couple million more...

[John Rawlings]

Amanda isn't EVEN going to recognize this thread when she next checks it.....

[Joshua Smith]

Amanda isn't EVEN going to recognize this thread when she next checks it.....

Another successful hijack by "team non-sequitur!"

[Sounder]

Ever wonder how the sperm manages to find the egg? Apparently it smells it's way through.

[amandacastleman]

Guys, guys, you've gotten WAY off message here. What our ovary emoticon needs is some flair, some animated zip, something that says "giver of life" and "PMS killing rage" in a mainstream-accessible manner.

Scientists have successfully created sperm using a female stem cell. Men are no longer needed to create sperm.

Men produce more sperm when watching porn. But only male on female porn. No lesbian action, or men on men. This is all part of a survival tactic back in the day when women had many male suitors and male sperm had to compete to inseminate.

Japanese researches have made rats and mice produce human sperm cells.

Sounder, good point about the sperm, but I still maintain they're on the dude end of the spectrum, at least until the rats, mice and women all start watching porn in earnest...

Dude, you may be getting better at writing code, , but your biological savvy still sucks! The last time I checked, the human female has TWO ovaries, so your smiley should look like this:

OO

C'mon....let's get with the PROGRAM!

- John

John, I'm no doctor – nor do I play one on TV – but I believe the ovaries take turns each month. Because we chicks are all cooperative like that... :occasion5:

[amandacastleman]

And, back to our scheduled programming...

Occasionally I show up and get in Bruce's way why he tries to gets the work done. The best way to see what is happening at the UWP is to show up on Saturday for a dive. We meet at 9:00am at the Edmonds Underwater Sports store. We do most of our park planning there and on the surface swim to the day's destination. It sounds like you have talked to Bruce, PM your email and I can pass it along to some other folks that regularly show up to help.

Edit:
Oops, I should have re-read your post before I typed. I'll email, no need to PM me.

I'll be diving there next Saturday, the 14th, but it would be great to connect to some regulars who don't show that day too. Feel free to pass along my email. Thanks, Ax.

[Joshua Smith]

Guys, guys, you've gotten WAY off message here. What our ovary emoticon needs is some flair, some animated zip, something that says "giver of life" and "PMS killing rage" in a mainstream-accessible manner.

O O

Man, I get no props for this? I really poured my heart into it. Rejection can be so harsh.

OK, so what am I missing? I look at those beauties, and they just scream "giver of life," "don't mess with me," and "I need a new pair of shoes". How could I possibly improve them?