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Thursday, February 28, 2002
Rabbit, Rabbit
It's a few hours until the first of a new month, so get ready to say, "Rabbit rabbit!" It's going to be a lucky bonus for me because my birthday's in March - the 18th, to be exact. And there is a Wishlist link over there. ;-)
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I'd still don't know why people say that at the beginning of the month. If you have any info as to its history, please email me!
Thanks,
Marlene
marlene_rotunda@hotmail.com
Posted by Marlene at October 1, 2003 01:55 PM
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I Hate Telemarketers!
‹rant›I'm sitting here doing my online focus group and already three telemarketers have called. The last one kept asking when Steven would be available and would not let it go. Has anyone tried The Telezapper? If it works, I would buy one in a heartbeat. We stay up really late during the weekends (well, all the time really, but I digress), so if you call my house before noon, I want you dead. Don't call me! Ever!‹/rant›
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I called you during the flood - but I figured you were up or you should be warned to be careful with your car! Who loves you, baby?
Posted by Christine at March 2, 2002 07:41 PM
Hate telemarketers? Here's the number for one. They won't stop calling even though I've asked for our number to be put on their DO-NOT-CALL list.
630-825-6319
Give them a call and let them know how you feel about their intrusions.
Posted by TickedOffConsumer at February 26, 2004 04:39 PM
I found a way to stop telemarketers in their tracks. It is an audio call screener called SelfAnnounce. It requires callers to announce themselves over a loud speaker so you don't have to get up to answer the phone if you don't want to. Haven't had one commercial interruption since I got it. Read all about it at SelfAnnounce(dot)com.
Posted by phil at March 1, 2004 04:02 PM
Want to get revenge. Call these guys over and over again. They sell the equipment to the companies that do telemarketing:
Alpha Omega Systems
18333 Egret Bay Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
(281)335-4994
You can email also to the owner:
Paul Candelaria
PaulCEO1@aol.com
Posted by Ihatetelemarketers at July 26, 2004 03:58 PM
glad to read that about alpha omega systems! i was looking for info on the company before submitting a resume. it sounded like a valid company, but the listing was a little too "check it out! great opportunity!" kind of thing for me to be sure. Someone's gotta sell the stuff, but it doesn't have to be me!
Posted by Fay at January 7, 2005 07:49 PM
I don't get it? You guy's are a bunch of wusses!. I have been selling on the phone & in person for over 20 years & I too get telemarketing calls for all kinds of stuff but I politely say no & hang up. Nobody wants to be bothered but everybody likes new Ideas. Well, you have look through a lot of dirt to find gold. Quit Whining & grow up!
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Off To the Gym...
I am leaving work and am off to the gym before I have an online focus group to participate in tonight for $50. I still need to get a list together of things like focus groups, surveys, and what-not so that y'all can get paid for your opninion too!
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I would actually really appreciate it if you were to put something together like that! I used to do them years ago when I lived in the city, however it's been so long now I wouldn't even know where to look. Your list might actually give me the initiative to become involved again. That and the fact that a few extras dollars here and there always helps!
Posted by Catherine at February 28, 2002 11:39 PM
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Stained Glass
I am pleased to present another new skin, one that I think is just beautiful. As many of you probably know, Mena offers, from time to time, a coloring contest where participants take a black and white .gif and use something like Photoshop to color it. I went to go view the entries to the lastest contest and absoultely fell in love with the winning entry. April's entry was so beautiful that I had to e-mail her and ask permission to make it into a skin. She was so sweet and granted me permission. After tweaking it all day, this is the result. Please go take a look and let me know what you think. I'm really proud of it. :-)
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Already set as the skin of choice for viewing the site.
Posted by D at February 28, 2002 05:26 PM
I *love* it.
Posted by chel at February 28, 2002 05:42 PM
Excellent job! I have it set as well. :)
Posted by todd at February 28, 2002 07:47 PM
I loved the winner of that contest, too. I entered, it was my first and I knew I would not win. That's OK, it was fun being a kid and "coloring" again. I was kicking myself because the first thing I thought was to do Cardinals, one of my fave birds. That'll teach me.
Really nice!
Posted by meryl at February 28, 2002 08:52 PM
Wow, I would imagine she was very flattered! I know I would be!
Posted by Catherine at February 28, 2002 11:34 PM
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‹font face=redensek›
And yet another online test. I do like the results on this one, though!
Wowie! You are Redensek! You are techy yet cute, and pretty much all around cool. Everyone loves you! You're fun, popular, and can mold yourself to fit right in to any situation.
So, go find out what font you are!
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hey, that's the one I got a while back when this was float around the blogs! I like the font, too - I'm gonna have to find it and use it for something :)
Posted by kristine at February 28, 2002 06:18 PM
Hehe. Cuteness :):):)
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Fight descrimination
Yet another link for those who want to try and make their voices here. Please go fight discrimination against gay, lesbian and bisexual workers. It only takes a second to do.
(Link courtesy of Candi)
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Love the site, especially like the starfish/sand skin :)
Posted by Danielle at February 27, 2002 11:39 PM
thanks for the coolio notes in my blog sweets :) will check the site out now before the insanity which is my day begins..
Posted by felicia at February 28, 2002 07:30 AM
Done. How I love the Internet for doing stuff like this instead of letter writing.
Posted by meryl at February 28, 2002 08:54 PM
I am a victem of age discrimination.The law says that I am old enough to rent an apartment,but one lady wouldn't even let me an apartment because I am not ''twenty-five or Thirty.''Not only is this wrong but its also against the law.
Posted by Nekia Davis at September 16, 2003 10:49 AM
I feel that I'm being descriminated upon because of my X-wife. Recently my property was written up because I have a tent trailor parked on the front side. Initially she [city employee] called it a utility trailor, but now it it's my tent trailor. This person that sent this, works for the city, but lives on the same street as my X-wife. The issue is that people have large boats, campers and utility trailors parked in their drive ways, yet they haven't been written up. This person has singled me out and is now harassing me. I recently had a triple by-pass and this harassment has effected me. I'm also over 55, so maybe its age descrimination as well. Any help with this, they are now threatening to fine me. An upset Mesa, Az resident. If everyone was written up this wouldn't be an issue, but they haven't !
Posted by ARCHIE MAHONEY at October 25, 2003 08:11 PM
I was asked to leave my children's school because my partner is a teacher there. I am president of PTO and have been volunteering and doing at this school for 7 years. And now that they know about me, they don't need my help any more. Are people ever going to stop being ignorant? I am just a mom trying to stay involved in my children's lives and helping teachers lives a little easier. I guess this is my thank you.
Posted by Wendy at May 22, 2006 01:02 PM
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Enron - An Explanation in Layman's Terms
Want a good laugh? Go read the always hilarious Dave Barry's explanation of the Enron scandal in layman's terms.
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A Letter to Dr. Laura
One of the funniest things I ever received in my e-mail was this open letter to Dr. Laura. I am a liberal and hate that bitch, so if you like her, don't go read it. On the other hand, if you think she's an evil lying freak, go enjoy yourself!
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I've been looking for that since it was reused in The West Wing second season episode "The Midterms" to great effect.
Muchas Thankos
Posted by D at February 27, 2002 06:37 PM
Aren't you being too kind? Evil Lying Hypocritical Grotesque Freak of Epic Proportions (tm) comes to my mind. ;)
Posted by todd at February 27, 2002 06:58 PM
When I saw that on Slap Me Silly, I brought up the West Wing episode, too! One of my all-time favorite TV rants!
Posted by robyn at February 27, 2002 11:57 PM
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Moose Times Two
In today's headlines: two-headed moose fetus shocks Native community, baffles biologists. I wonder if the lady in the river from my previous moose post would have had to hold up two racks of antlers to confuse it!
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So will they be selling Mooseheads Beer to celebrate this?
Posted by file13 at February 27, 2002 05:15 PM
Ok, so you have a Moose thing. I get it. I don't judge. Hey, I'm cool with it. I tried to go Moose once in college, but, with me, it didn't stick. Live and let Moose, that's what I say. *g*
Posted by todd at February 27, 2002 06:59 PM
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A is For Amy Who Fell Down the Stairs....
I love Edward Gorey and actually have a poster of The Gashlycrumb Tinies that I bought in college. This is definitely a way I could see me slipping off the mortal coil....
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I will not take this test because I firmly identify with Gorey's "The Doubtful Guest"
Posted by file13 at February 27, 2002 02:27 PM
Did you know he passed away about a week ago? R.I.P.
Posted by cybertoad at February 27, 2002 05:28 PM
actually, edward gorey died in april 2000.
wow... i have a gashlycrumb tinies poster from college too! coincidence, or something far more sinister? :)
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Odd Todd
I found out today that Odd Todd (another unemployed dot.commer) was busted by the New York Labor Department (free registration required at The NY Times to view the article). I feel for Todd and left him $5.00. I hope that he doesn't end up losing his money to The Man. Like it isn't shitty enough being unemployed (the part where he talks about not being able to sleep at night resonated strongly with me), now you have to get in trouble for being successful in getting donations from people. If he was actively looking for a job and has the documents to prove it, they need to back off of him. Poor Todd.
(Link courtesy of Christine)
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Six Degrees
I joined Six Degrees of Blogeration yesterday. So, if you read my site frequently, now you too can join and make us all a step cosmically closer to one another.
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Environmental Defense Network
If you, like me, are concerned about the environment, please visit The Environmental Defense Network. They have petitions that you can electronically sign and send to members of the government along with all kinds of interesting information.
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My Gay Straight Boyfriend
My boyfriend Steven is one of those men that you could describe as a gay straight man. He's very particular about decor, he has more fashion sense than me (not that that's probably saying much, though), and he loves to cook. Last night I'm talking to Christine on the phone when I here this funny clicking noise, like someone is stirring something really fast. It goes on for a couple of minutes, so I call into the other room, "Honey? What's that noise?" I hear back, "I'm making something from the Food Channel." My curiosity piqued (other Food Channel tests have lead to him making the best made-from scratch pizzas, calzones, and piña coladas), I walk into the kitchen to find Steven making mayonnaise. He accidentally put too much salt in, but it totally cracked me up that he was making mayonnaise by hand! On a side note, he also brought me flowers last night because he said it looked like I'd had a rough day. He is just too cute some times.
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Ireland - An Islamic Country?
I happened to click on one of my BlogSnob links today because it was entitled Religion - All the thoughts left unsaid and I thought it sounded interesting. So I go visit his site and find this post (quoted from below):
To the best of my knowledge, there is no other terrorist group associated or affiliated with a major religion--nay for a few blow-up-abortion-doctor-people.
Now, I'm not forgetting about the crusades either...that was entirely our bad.
Now, the first thing I thought of when I read this is, "Um, ever hear of Ireland?" I didn't realize the IRA was Islamic, though I guess that could be what the I stands for. I'm not saying that a lot of terrorist activities aren't tied to Islamic organizations, but to say that all religions but Islam (with the exception of the crusades) have nothing to do with those kind of activities is completely wrong. In Ireland Catholics and Protestants are killing each other, not Muslims killing them. Religion is probably the biggest reason that people kill each other and I mean all people, not just Muslims. It just bugged me that he didn't have any place to leave comments and I couldn't just leave a little note saying, "Ireland - that's an Islamic country?".
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When I hit "Dub (my hero)" that's normally a sign for me to stop reading and just move on. Like passing a car wreck...
Posted by Christine at February 27, 2002 01:08 AM
Yes, but unlike the Islamic Fundamentalist, the IRA might have a good reason for protecting their culture and soil from the Brits. I mean, messing with Guiness pouring methods? If someone were to mess with McDonalds here, there'd be cruise missiles filling the air faster than you can say Jack Robinson.
Posted by file13 at February 27, 2002 11:49 AM
You might want to read a bit more about the history of Northern Ireland. It's not a "religous war", Catholics and Protestants don't hate each other because of relgious differences there, most don't give a care either way. But the history has a catholic country being invaded by a protestant one (England) and the English leaving their Protestant cousins to "oversee" the Catholics. So it is a bit different that a truly religous war, which is what Islamic extremists seem to want to fight.
Posted by Mike at February 27, 2002 12:02 PM
well, in all fairness, he DID say "to the best of my knowledge...". too bad his knowledge is extrememly limited.
Posted by mikey at February 27, 2002 12:45 PM
dammit, i shoulda listened to Christine. but no, i kept reading after Dub (my hero). i love how she wants to blame all islamics for the actions of a few terrorists. is she forgetting that the religion that's most prevalent in the world is Islam? and by that same rationale, can't we blame all christians for abortion clinic bombings?
Posted by mikey at February 27, 2002 12:54 PM
I can honestly say that I am studying the Irish Catholic, and Irish Protestant ideals of things. It seems as though there was a lot of social boundaries for the two peoples if they were in the wrong area. It was almost racial, the bonds of hate were so strong against one another. Seeing as how Christianity in itself is the worlds most popular based form of religion, these two peoples live neck to neck because of the simple form of their religion. As viewed in something that would be more commonplace, such as Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, you see that the family was looked down upon for being Catholic, and being Protestant all at once. Perhaps someone should look at these things before they make their own opinion on these things. The facts are simple. Irish killed one another while still fighting with the English over the simple idea of religion.
Please e-mail me if you want to speak on this further..Jehika_MistressOfBeauty@hotmail.com
Posted by Jehika at November 11, 2003 07:40 PM
AOA (Wbk)
I would like to say one thing to all muslim Ummah please conbine befoure
we are going to crash
these nonmuslims are going to kill us all
so please think about it seriously
from Syed Ashja Haider
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The Coolest Deal Around...
For all of you bloggers out there, you must go visit BlogOmania. It's the coolest place to host your blog, get skins, get tech support, and all kinds of other things. The prices are extremely low and, if you've looked at their client page, you know The Neurotic Fishbowl makes its home there!
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What a Day!
After spending most of yesterday looking for images to make new skins and creating skin number four (it's now up and running in the skin selector, though it may get some more tweaking), I spent part of today messing around with CSS and trying to get the pear-flavored skin (number three) to look exactly how I want it. I finally get it right and upload the files, only to have them magically disappear on me. Christine got back from her meetings out of the office today to tell me that the pear skin is set up through MT so every time I made or changed a post, it reverted back to the old code. Doh! At least it is fixed now (though you get a tiny bit of sidescroll in 600x800 and it is not Netscape compatible).
I also had to leave work early today to go see the doctor. The good news is I don't have to have a colonoscopy, but the bad news is I do get to have an endoscopy to examine my esophagus bright and early Monday morning. I am very nervous about medical procedures, so we'll see how much of a nervous, thudding goat I can be by Monday. Blah. At least I got third in another Paradise Poker tournament, keeping my winning streak alive.
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love the new skins, thay al look wonderful!
Posted by munin at February 26, 2002 09:29 PM
I thought you were going to be a good girl and save the money? That's what you said yesterday... *giggle*
Posted by Christine at February 27, 2002 01:21 AM
I did say that, but the siren song of temptation called too strongly to me. :) At least I got lucky and managed to place!
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Tuesday's Child Is...
In honor of today being Tuesday...
What day are you?
Of course, whenever I hear "Tuesday's child is full of grace," I immediately think, "My ass!" I am constantly spilling things and I must admit the big reason I don't like stairs is because I have fallen down a few flights of them in my time. Does anyone's day truly reflect their personality?
Note: After looking my boyfriend up, it says he was born on a Saturday ("Saturday's Child works hard for a living"). His reflects him pretty well.
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I've always loved this poem as a child... I'm a Thursday's child who has "far to go"...
Posted by cybertoad at February 27, 2002 05:43 PM
I don't really think that the rhyme is actually about having been born on a specific day of the week... Suppose that Monday is symbolic for early childhood, Tuesday for teenager, etcetera.
Saturday's Child would then be trying hard to keep alive. And Sunday's Child?
Oh well, I don't know...
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Oppose Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Please take a minute today to visit The Petition Site to oppose oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Petition Site has a lot of different petitions on various subjects, so take a look around and make your voice heard.
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The Neurotic Fishbowl - Now In Pear Flavor!
Thanks to the talented Brandy, The Neurotic Fishbowl is now available in pear flavor! Go check out The Neurotic Fishbowl Skin Selector and choose skin number three for a taste!
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This-or-That Tuesday
Ashley's This or That Tuesday:
- Dial-up or cable? Cable! After being on a cable modem, I could never go back to dial-up.
- Wal-mart or K-mart? Wal-Mart. There's one not too far from my house and I think they tend to have a better selection of stuff than K-Mart.
- Butterfly or dragonfly? Hmmm. I like both, but if I had to pick, I'd choose butterfly.
- Plus or minus? Plus.
- Liberal or conservative?Liberal. Big time.
- Do you believe in God or not? Yes.
- Sun or moon? Moon. I cannot go outside during the day without sunglasses. I am very light sensitive, plus I just feel drawn to the moon and find it incredibly beautiful.
- Do you exercise regularly or not? Yes. I go to the gym three or four times a week and Steven and I are planning on buying a StairMaster FreeClimber 4600 PT some time later in the year.
- Coffee or tea? Blah. Neither.
- St. Patrick's Day or Easter? I could give or take either of them, but St. Patrick's Day means my birthday is tomorrow, so St. Patrick's Day!
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Last question: I'd switch the two. I'd nail a leprechaun up on a cross, steal his pot of Gold, and then take Jesus out to get drunk with his apostles.
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Speaking Of That Skin...
I am currently messing with the new skin and it is FUNKY! It's skin #4, so just ignore it for now. Thanks!
Update: The skin itself is working now, but I need to go in and tweak the colors. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!
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Looking For an Image...
I've been going skin happy lately (and should have a new one to unveil either today or tomorrow) and I want to make a spring theme, but I'm having a hard time finding any garden images or flower images that I don't have to pay for that I like. Since I just blog for fun, I can't really afford to spend money on a new skin. Anyone got any good places to find free images at?
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I have a great stock photo collection, I'd be glad to send you some pics.
E-mail me if you like.
Posted by Sekimori at February 25, 2002 07:56 PM
I have a couple flower sets on my page (http://love-productions.com/graphics/setlist2.html) - check out clover and apple blossom and maybe even the ivy green one :) If you want to use either of them, I'd be happy to convert them over to MT code for you :)
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Monday Mission 2.8
Here's my first Monday Mission by PromoGuy.
1. What part of your body would you most like to change? Explain.
I would most want to change my hips and stomach. Coming from a line of German women, we're built to give birth in a field and go right on working. I would love to have a flat little belly and hips that are a little less wide.
2. What are the Blogs you absolutely must visit each time you log on, no matter what?
Christine's, Michele's, and Candi's to start. Now that I'm starting to blog, there are several that I have taken to reading each day, pretty much all of them in my list of Other Fishbowls.
3. What part of your (current or most recent) significant other's body would you most like to change?
Hmmm. This is a hard question. I don't really have anything that I would want changed, but I guess he could always be a bit more buff. :-)
4. At what age would you consider yourself as "old?"
Now that I am approaching thirty (I'll be twenty-seven in a few weeks), an age that I think no one ever really thinks they'll be, I'm not really sure. I used to think that someone in their forties was old, but now I have good friends that are in their forties and fifties. I guess age is relative.
5. I hear many stories about children who show potential in a certain area, only to have their spirits crushed by parents or teachers because they are told they aren't doing it right, or will never amount to anything. Was there a point in your life where you feel like you were discouraged in some manner that had an effect on your life?
I'm not sure I ever really had this happen. I was told by my teacher when I was in Tier 4 math in sixth grade (which is two or three years advanced) that girls didn't need higher math class and he basically forced me out. In high school, though, I took advanced calculus and was constantly encouraged by my teacher Mr. De Fazio. As a matter of fact, the first test that I made a B on (and a high B at that), he circled the grade and wrote underneath, "I knew you could do it!" I was so proud of myself.
6. Eek! I left home without my Visor today, I feel nearly naked! What item(s) make you feel naked when you walk off and forget them?
I HAVE to have a book on me at all times. Other than that, I feel weird if I forget to wear earrings or my thumb ring. I've started using my Palm Pilot a lot more, so I'm starting to miss it if I leave it somewhere.
7. I believe we are all artistic in some form or fashion. Not just limited to drawing or painting, but carpentry, baking, music, gardening, collecting, you get the idea. What is it you do that best expresses your artistic side?
When I was in high school, I would have said music. I loved marching band (I marched the bass drum) and being a percussionist. Now, I guess it's more by messing around on the computer with things like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro. I'm definitely not all that incredible at it, but I enjoy it and sometimes I make something that I think is really nice.
BONUS: Stop, hey... what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down.
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Houston, We Had a Problem!
As you may have noticed, The Fishbowl was out of commission yesterday and most of today. It's now back up and running. Normal blogging will now resume.
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yay!!!
Posted by munin at February 25, 2002 06:57 PM
Whew, that was close. The fish almost got out.
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Anyone Want To See Me In One Of These?
I totally love the girly tee at errorwear: embrace your computer problems. Anyone want to send me one? I'll post pictures of me in it! :-)
(Link courtesy of Christine)
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I see you ... can you see me?
Posted by Christine at February 25, 2002 12:34 PM
I see you too!
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at February 25, 2002 12:35 PM
I love it! I've requested one from my husband... :D
Posted by cybertoad at February 26, 2002 12:53 PM
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Monty Python - Lego!
Since the moose post below has spawned Monty Python posts galore, I thought I'd share the funniest Quest for the Holy Grail link I've ever found. Watch the Camelot scene done entirely in Legos! The first time I saw this I was at work (working hard, obviously) and I started laughing out loud. Oops! Good thing it's a relaxed environment. :-)
(My favorite part of that whole sequence is the part where the prisoner in the dungeon is clapping in time with the music. That part always makes me lose it!)
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If you get the Special Edition 2-DVD set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it includes the Lego versions as part of the Special Features.
Posted by file13 at February 25, 2002 12:42 PM
I saw that it was listed on that version. Unfortunately, I bought my version when I got my DVD player over two years ago, so mine's just the plain jane version. :(
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at February 25, 2002 02:03 PM
Go get thee the new version! It's almost a crime not to have it. I'm just dying to get my hands on a new Life of Brian.
Posted by todd at February 25, 2002 08:57 PM
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Accomplished!
If you look over in the sidebar, you might notice that right now I am feeling accomplished. The reason for that is on Wednesday, Thursday, and today I've played in one tournamet at Paradise Poker and I've won first place ($25) all three times despite having crappy cards and not being able to make any hands until several rounds into the tournament. Yeah, me! :-)
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You'll Be Missed, Doc
I was reading the news today and saw that animator Chuck Jones has died at age 89. This is so sad. Like most kids, I grew up on a steady diet of his cartoons and some of my fondest memories are of his work. I loved "What's Opera, Doc?" and remember watching it through my Viewfinder. One of my absolute cartoons featured Marc Anthony & Kitty (the bulldog and black and white kitten). The bulldog thought the little kitty had ended up cooked in a batch of cookies and when the mom in the picture made him a cookie shaped like a cat he just cried and carried it around everywhere. It was just priceless. My dad used to sing the songs from "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" to my brother and I and whenever we saw snakes (we lived on an acre in a wooded area of Texas), would call them Nog or Noganina. Going though his official website, it's amazing how many incredible characters he created. What an amazingly talented man. He will be missed by children and adults everywhere.
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My favorites were the ones with Marvin the Martian. I always thought that if there was intelligent life elsewhere, it ought to wear a gladiator-style helmet and sneakers.
Posted by file13 at February 23, 2002 06:31 PM
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Images of the Neurotic Fish
For whatever reason, I haven't put any pictures of me up here yet. I went through and found a few of my favorites:
Me in my short white skirt
Me and my friend Judith
Me in the Bellagio's flower garden
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You're so pretty! Great to finally have a face to go with the name, too! :-)
Posted by robyn at February 22, 2002 09:17 PM
Well hey, you are a knockout!
Thanks so much for sharing them.
;~)
Posted by Promo at February 22, 2002 10:33 PM
very nice! so when do we get to see the pictures from you at that wet t-shirt contest?
Posted by mikey at February 22, 2002 11:35 PM
beautiful pics! Like robyn, I'm glad to have a face to go w/the name :)
Posted by kristine at February 23, 2002 09:13 AM
You're a hot mama! Thanks for sharing your pictures! Woot!
Posted by Laura at February 23, 2002 12:26 PM
Not sure if the tranquility of the flower garden on a slow day or the fountains with Con Te Partiro playing are better.
Posted by file13 at February 23, 2002 06:39 PM
Thanks for all the sweet words, everyone!
Mikey, how did you know about that contest I'm entering tonight? ;-)
file, I know what you mean. The first time we went down to listen to the fountains they played Con Te Partiro and I just stood there and cried. It was so beautiful. We're going back in April and I am so excited!
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at February 23, 2002 06:42 PM
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Walkin' in Memphis
I'm listening to my mp3s on shuffle and Marc Cohn's version of "Walkin' in Memphis" came on. Does anyone remember The X-Files episode called "Postmodern Prometheus" that was done in black and white? I love it at the end when everyone goes to see Cher in concert and she's singing "Walkin' in Memphis" and Mulder and Scully dance together. That has got to be one of my favorite episodes. I'll be sad to see The X-Files ending this season, but I've been so unhappy with the show ever since David Duchovny left. At least I've got the first four seasons on DVD.
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LOL, I totally forgot about that episode! It was so funny, I wish I could see it again.
Well, the good news about the XF is that it is ending this year, and even mo' bettah is David is returning for the 2 hour finale (as well as directing an upcoming ep or two).
Now that CC will have some time on his hands,maybe we can finally look forward to a good XF movie.
Posted by Promo at February 22, 2002 10:29 PM
Who was the original singer of "walkin in Memphis"? ive been trying to figure that out
Posted by Marie at June 28, 2003 10:06 AM
As far as I can tell it is Cher then Marc Cohn and Lonestar have made newer versions of the song.
Posted by Ryan at July 15, 2003 12:38 AM
I believe the original singer fo Walkin in Memphis was Johnny Rongo from Youngstown, Ohio
Posted by Ron Gallite at July 18, 2003 08:31 PM
The original singer/songwriter is Marc Cohn, it was relased on his self-titled album.
Posted by Lane at September 6, 2003 11:24 PM
I remember a single version back around 1990-91 (?) that got some radio air play on the stations around Wheeling WV. It was not the version off of Carl Cohns album. The DJs in Wheeling claimed the record was performed by a local guy from the Wheeling/Elm Grove West Virginia area. Ed
Posted by Ed at October 6, 2003 01:28 PM
Its all about the Happy Hardcore version on VGT #2..
"Put on my dancin shoes and I set out again.."
"Everybody was happy, ecstacy shinin down on me. Yeah, I got a first class ticket, I felt as good as anyone could feel.."
with the chorus "I'M RAVIN, I'M RAVIN!"
Posted by Dj Pepse at November 4, 2003 01:25 PM
Marc Cohn wrote 'Walking in Memphis' about his trip to Tennessee in the late Eighties. It's a tale of musical salvation in which Marc grows disillusioned about music after a visit to Graceland, but is revitalised by a chance visit to the Hollywood Cafe in Robinsville whereupon he sings with an African-American Gospel singer by the name of Muriel, hence the line "Muriel plays piano every Friday at the Hollywood". The only contribuation Cher made to the song was to completely ruin it!
for more info on Marc visit www.marccohn.org. Cheers
Posted by Hog at December 22, 2004 09:22 AM
Marc Cohn came before Cher, not sure if he's the original singer or not
Posted by livelife2themax at March 20, 2005 07:38 PM
Could anyone please tell me who first sang Walking in Mepmhis? If anyone knows pls msg me
Thanks!
Posted by bip at June 18, 2005 05:25 PM
I saw the episode of X-Files last night on late night tv where Cher sings at the end. I really like that episode, too; as I had seen it before. It did stir my curiosity once more about who originally performed/wrote "Walking in Memphis". I was almost certain it wasn't Cher (although I like her vision, and I am no fan of hers). I guess it was Marc Cohn, as I haven't found anything to the contrary. I just started watching X-files routinely in reruns. As I haven't seen many, it can be hard to follow!
Posted by angie at February 23, 2006 11:11 PM
marc cohn was the original singer of walkin' in memphis...
Posted by musicgal at April 9, 2006 07:53 AM
MARK COHN IS THE ORIGINAL!
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Moooooose!
About five years ago my brother Russell and I were watching a nature program, probably on The Discovery Channel. The whole program was about moose (I swear the plural should be meese, but that's not the point) and the last portion of it focused on a woman that had devoted her whole life to studying moose. At one point she's standing on a riverbank and there's this big ass moose in the river not too far from her. She reaches down and picks up this pair of antlers that she had with her and holds them up to her head. She then starts wading out towards the moose in the river who's been watching this whole thing. I was totally mystified. Like this moose is going to be thinking, "What the hell is that lady doing just standing there? (She puts the antlers up to her head) Whoa! Where'd the lady go? Where did that other moose come from?" My brother and I were just cracking up. I told my brother, "Does she really think that's going to work? Think if the moose put a hat on his head and went into the middle of the street people would wonder what happened to the moose?"
For years that story has made me crack up whenever I see a moose. I shared my story with Steven last year and he completely shattered my illusions. He said a moose would be fooled by the lady and her antlers. Apparently, to a moose, the equation is simple:
Antlers = Moose
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A Moose once bit my sister ...
No realli! She was Karving her initials on the moose with the sharpened end of an interspace toothbrush given by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian movies: "The Hot Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Molars of Horst Nordfink"
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Posted by todd at February 22, 2002 09:21 PM
i'm no expert, but yeah, i can totally see a moose being that dumb. hell, we used to chase 'em, and they'd run away scared. a 2000 lb animal running from a coupla kids with ski poles... lol. and no, we wouldn't hurt the damned things if we ever caught up, we just liked to chase 'em.
and todd watches entirely too much Monty Python.
Posted by mikey at February 22, 2002 11:53 PM
Moose are just like sheep. Dumb, but totally adorable. I like 'em. *grins*
Posted by Meike at February 23, 2002 10:06 AM
Just the way I like my men. Oh, wait ... Meike meant moose, not men. Oops. Oh well, same thing.
Posted by Christine at February 23, 2002 03:43 PM
Mikey, I didn't think it was possible to watch too much Monty Python. :D
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at February 23, 2002 04:33 PM
If there was such a thing as a Monty Python IV drip, I'd be there.
Posted by todd at February 23, 2002 06:36 PM
Todd, have you seen the lego version of Quest for the Holy Grail? If not check it out at IFilm.com.
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at February 23, 2002 06:46 PM
Yes, I have it on the DVD version. :)
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Horoscope For the Day
Today's horoscope is:
Pisces has a hard time getting out of bed and an even harder time getting motivated to start the day. Wherever your energy went doesn't really matter, because it's gone now. Cancel or reschedule all of your appointments if possible. If you can somehow convince others to carry things for a few days, you'll be free to drift. You don't have to be completely idle during this down time. Catch up on your reading or rent a movie you missed when it was in the theater.
I really have been dragging this week. Both yesterday and today it was all I could do to actually get out of bed and go to work. Must be the cosmic forces aligning against me. ;-) So, who volunteers to come do my work for me so I can go home? Anyone?
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Anyone See the Error?
For the past couple of days I've noticed that I have an error somewhere on the index page. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what it is. Currently, it says Line: 476, Char: 21, error: Expected ';', Code:0. If anyone can find out why it's doing that, you'd have my eternal gratitude.
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I do see that it shows an error in IE. I'm not positive what is causing it, but I know that in the past, post titles with ' symbols in them have caused me problem... That's the only thing that jumps out at me as maybe an issue, though!
Posted by kristine at February 23, 2002 09:19 AM
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Morning Rant
I just have to rant about this this morning.
‹rant›If you are drinking the last Coke in the refrigerator (or one of the last ones) and there are two six packs sitting on the floor next to you, reach down there and put one or both of them in the refrigerator so the next person will have a cold Coke, damn it! It's not that fucking difficult! Be considerate of your coworkers!‹/rant›
Thank you.
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Come on Kymberlie, I mean, do you really want to bother the guys around here? Because one of us 4 women should be able to handle putting the coke in the fridge. I mean... come on. *ROFL* They do manage to finally put it in when they are tired of drinking hot ones though!
Posted by Christine at February 22, 2002 11:54 AM
Ack! I *hate* that!!! I don't have to deal with it at work, but I think I rather would - my DH does it here at home and it drives me up the wall!!!
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Feeling Good
I'm feeling good tonight. I got $70 for the jean study, got first place in another poker tournament at Paradise Poker, and it's basically Friday. :-) I hope everyone else is having a good night! For those that are interested in the survey, focus group, samples stuff that I do, I'll compile a list this weekend (hopefully) so you too can make your opinion count and get paid!
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It's All in the Jeans, Baby!
I'm getting ready to leave work a little early today because I am participating in a focus group about jean trends and what I think is hot and what isn't. I absolutely love focus groups. I'm getting $70 to talk about what I want for two hours. You just can't beat that. :-) I am the queen of focus groups and surveys. I've won large drawings ($500 one time, $100 twice, and various $50 and $25 drawings) for surveys I've done and have been paid up to $125 to give someone my opinion. I love making my feelings known to companies who actually listen to what I have to say (at least one hopes they do since they're paying me!).
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How do you get involved in these things? I love stuff like that- surveys, samples, etc... Let us know!
Posted by chel at February 21, 2002 06:53 PM
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Let the (Drinking) Games Begin!
Well, the Olympics have already started, but I only found this today. Enjoy! Official MIT Winter Olympics Drinking Game!
(Link courtesy of Sekimori)
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There's just one drawback to a Winter Olympics Drinking Game...
... having to watch the Winter Olympics! ;)
Posted by file13 at February 21, 2002 06:42 PM
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The Real State of the Union
I happened onto Benj's website and was reading his archives when I found his translation of Bush's State of the Union. Too funny and sadly, too true.
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Sorry this is off topic ... #3 is online now! I was able to do it through MT too - thanks for letting me use you as my "test"! It still needs tweaking, the dates are huge. Waiting for Brandy on that.
Posted by Christine at February 21, 2002 12:15 AM
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Desktravaganza!
I found a very interesting link today - Desktravaganza! People send in images of their desks. Mine looks like this. What's your desk look like?
(Link courtesy of Nicole)
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You have a really amazing wall unit set up :) SO organized!!
Posted by Felicia at February 20, 2002 09:26 PM
Thanks! We've only had that desk for a couple of months. Before that I was at the dining room table in a tortuous metal chair! I love that desk (and we got it on sale from Office Depot to boot!).
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at February 20, 2002 09:56 PM
That's a great set up! Wow.
Posted by munin at February 20, 2002 10:21 PM
so many beanie babies! wow!
Posted by ericalynn at February 21, 2002 09:05 AM
Love your desk!! I'm too ashamed to show mine. It's SUCH a mess. Maybe after I've moved. When I can start using my all shiny NEW desk. :)
Posted by Meike at February 21, 2002 11:31 AM
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WTF Is Wrong With People?
I found this news article while surfing today: first-grader wrecks car with dad at his side.
‹rant›What the hell is wrong with people? I drives me crazy the way I see people exercising no control over the screaming, obnoxious, self-centered brats. I must admit I'm not a big fan of children (gasp!), but it seems to me that people are not bothering to raise their children at all. You are the parent. You are supposed to teach your children to behave in public and to respect people around them. Is it any wonder that the world seems to be heading for hell in a handbasket? If I would have behaved the way that I see lots of kids behaving when I was their age, I would have been in big trouble, believe you me. I am definitely not for being a total dictator to your kids, but they do have to have some discipline. And for all parents that bring their children into R-rated movies - quit doing it! I cannot remember the last movie that I've seen in the past three years that didn't have a small child or baby in it. Please, show the people around you some common courtesy.‹/rant ›
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This is one of the reasons why we wait for the DVD, as opposed to paying $8-$9 for a movie.
I love Harry Potter...read all the books. But no way in hell was I going to see the movie in the theater, as I imagine the hell it would be.
But the point is...even if it IS a kid's movie...that is still no excuse for kids to make noise and run rampant through the theater.
And any parent who brings small children into R-rated movies should be taken out and shot. Period.
Posted by Christine at February 20, 2002 05:20 PM
Kids in R-rated movies is just WRONG. (Oh, except the time I did it because I thought the movie was PG, but it was during the afternoon!) As for Harry Potter though, I am really glad we saw that in the theater. All of the kids were great, but it was the afternoon it came out and there were a ton of adults there because the kids were still in class. Except mine, since I took him out of school early...
Posted by Christine at February 21, 2002 12:32 AM
A big reason that I took the day off from work to go see Harry Potter and went to the earliest showing was to avoid as many children as possible. I love seeing some kid's movies (Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Harry Potter, etc.), but most of the time the desire to have a nice movie-going experience causes me to just catch it on video.
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at February 21, 2002 01:07 AM
I do SO agree Kymberlie. WTF is WRONG with kids (and their parents!!) these days?? What happened to common sense and good manners? To being helpful to others? It's unbelievable. I could go on like this for hours. I won't. Plus, you pretty much covered it. :)
Posted by Meike at February 21, 2002 11:35 AM
You know that car wreck happened less than a mile from where we lived?! Scary huh?
Posted by robyn at February 22, 2002 12:09 AM
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Save the Boobies!
I went to Shawn's site today and made a contribution to her three day walk for breast cancer. If you have a few spare dollars, why not make a donation? If not, how about grabbing a button for your site to show your support?
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you rock! thanks for taking a button, and more importantly, thanks for supporting me!
Posted by shawn at February 22, 2002 01:58 PM
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What Color Are You?
You are very perceptive and smart. You are clear and to the point and have a great sense of humor. You are always learning and searching for understanding.
Find out your color at Stvlive.com!
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I think this one is pretty accurate. I am smart and I think fairly perceptive. I like my strange sense of humor and I think understanding is just about the most important thing to have.
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i always *want* to be yellow, as that's my favorite color, but it just never happens. :( this one says i'm green and that i have a peaceful nature. haha. if they only knew : )
Posted by ericalynn at February 21, 2002 09:00 AM
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Enron, er, Something Field
Susannah at FlutterGlubMeow: Action News 15 breaks the story on the new name for Enron Field. Too funny!
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All About Me
I created a page with some information about me if you'd like to read it and learn a little more about the person behind the blog.
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Wow! Am also a Project Manager (i use to work at a dot.com and now am at Time Warner). I love about pages :) thanks!
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