I've been messing around with The Neurotic Fishbowl today and finally fixed some things that I've been meaning to work on. The sidebars should be consistent in their text size, the archives have had changes so they look more like the main page and their titles should reflect the navigation better, and some of the spacing and fonts have been changed on the pear skin (skin number three) now that I have at least a little bit of a clue how CSS works. Isn't it nice when you can make little changes and feel happier about your site?

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I probably shouldn't post this, but it was such an interesting quiz....

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Time for Ashley's This-or-That Tuesday:

• Which is worse: a driver riding your bumper or someone pulling out in front of you with their car?
I hate both, but probably someone pulling in front of me worse. That always scares me.
• Can you do 10 push ups?
God, I hope so! I haven't tried to, but I would say yes.
• Do you bathe/shower in the morning or in the evening (or at all)?
In the evening. With my hair being so long (middle of my back) it takes forever to dry and I don't have enough time in the morning to screw with it.
• Michael or Janet Jackson?
Janet. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty.
• Which do you enjoy most? Your bedroom or living room?
Hmmmm. Different reasons competing here. Even though the living room has the Tivo, I'm going to say bedroom.
• Bathroom or kitchen?
Bathroom. I don't cook at all.
• Crayons or markers?
Crayons. I am obsessed with them and used to have boxes and boxes of them.
• Leaves falling or flowers blooming?
Flowers blooming.
• Fred and Wilma or Barney and Betty?
Toughie. I'll saw Fred and Wilma.
• Fame or fortune?
Fortune. I would never want to be famous. Too much of a hassle.

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Trish and I just made our appointment at Urban Retreat, a day spa in Houston. We're both getting the Elegant Retreat package and I am so looking forward to this. I need all the stress reduction in my life that I can!

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I must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Only been at work for twenty minutes and already two or three issues have arisen and I'm in a bad mood. Grrrrr!

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I was browsing the group photolog, Common Threads, when I came across Lara's fabulous pictures of her day at the zoo. Go look at her baby llama picture - it is just priceless!

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Trish sent me a cookie from The Cookie Bouquet today because I've been such a good friend to her. It's even got fish on it! It was so sweet and such a surprise. :-) Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Here's PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.17:

1. When was the last time you pampered yourself?
The Friday before we left for Vegas I went to a snazzy little day spa and got a massage. I have some gift certificates that Trish gave me to a day spa down by The Galleria. We're going to try and go together next month.

2. When was the last time someone pampered you?
Steven pampers me all the time, when you really think about it. He cooks me dinner and rubs my feet. He's so good to me. :-)

3. Describe the last time you recall really feeling loved (other than from children or pets).
While Steven and I were on vacation. On vacation Steven becomes super relaxed and affectionate and it always makes me feel just completely adored.

4. Has your use of the computer ever caused any arguments? What's the story there?
Never really causes any arguments, but he was yelling from the bed last night at 2:45 in the morning, "Come to bed! You'll never get up in the morning!"

5. What's the most embarrassing thing your Mom ever did?
I can't really remember anything. I'm sure there was the typical mom-stuff like wiping your face with her napkin, but nothing really comes to mind. Or maybe it's because my mom is super cool.

6. I've met some adults who've never learned to swim, and others who never learned how to ride a bike.. Is there anything that you never learned as a child that you probably should have?
I've never learned to swim, sadly enough. I could probably dog paddle and that's about it.

7. I have no idea who said it (and I spent all of two minutes trying to research it), but "someone" once said, a picture is worth a thousand words. Post an image that says more than words. Or instead, describe a picture you recall which touched your heart.
It may be trite, but the Flash movie that was made as a tribute to the people killed in the September 11th attacks with Enya's "Only Time" touched my heart and said more than any words ever could about that day.

BONUS: What's love got to do with it?
Got to do with it. What's love but a second-hand emotion?

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I forgot to mention, but my mom won $500 in a random drawing for a survey she did last Friday. Go, Mom! Aren't you glad I introduced you to the world of online surveys?

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Thanks to the fabulous Evil Plan Generator, I have concocted my very own evil plan to take over the world!

Congratulations on being the creator of a new Evil Plan™!

Your objective is simple: World Domination.

Your motive is a little bit more complex: Evil - It's my nature

Stage One
To begin your plan, you must first seduce a rich and powerful ceo. This will cause the world to sit up and take notice, stunned by your arrival. Who is this unholy menace? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good in classic black?

Stage Two
Next, you will seize control of Fort Knox. This will cause countless hordes of computer programmers to flock to you, begging to do your every bidding. Your name will become synonymous with sheer dementedness, as lesser men whisper your name in terror.

Stage Three
Finally, you will activate your plague of doom, bringing about the dead rising from the grave. This will all be done from a Underground Secret Headquarters of Doom, an excellent choice if we might say.

These three deeds will herald the end, and the citizens of this planet will have no choice but to elect you their new god.

Trust us, it'll all come together in the end.

(Link courtesy of Robyn)

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I've spent most of the day catching up on things on the Tivo (Er, Malcolm in the Middle, two of The X-Files, and Frasier) and playing dominoes over at Pogo. I've still got two 24 episodes to watch, so I may go watch one of those in a bit. Sunday's are so nice for not doing anything. Not like Mondays, but what're you going to do?

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Thanks to the Scripty Goddesses, it is now easy to set up your own custom 404 error page. Just a little tip if you're using CuteFTP, you may not be able to see your .htaccess file, so make sure you really don't have one before you overwrite it. (Thanks for uploading the right one, Christine!)

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Time for Chris' Sunday Op-Ed!

1) Thunderstorms
What is something that I love and wish we had more of at night? I love how they sound, feel, and smell.

2) Sex
What is a great way to spend some time?

3) Bubble Baths
What is something I used to do every Thursday while Steven played poker but don't do anymore? When we get a house, it's going to have one of those big, whirlpool tubs and I'll get back into this habit.

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Fitting since I love eyeshadows and spend way too much money on them. I'm not really like that with any other make-up, just eyeshadow.

i'm an eyeshadow. what type of make up are you?

quiz made by muna.

(Link courtesy of Danielle)

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Since I am obsessed with trying out cool little tools for my blog (DoSomething Winamp Plug-in, Wander-Lust, Klipfolio), I thought I'd try Bloglet. Bloglet is a nifty little service that sends you one e-mail per day with all the posts from your favorite site in a digest form. It's a handy way to make sure you didn't miss any posts. If you'd like to, please subscribe to The Neurotic Fishbowl's Bloglet.

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Serence™ Klipfolio™ is a free information channel viewer that lets you view and manage Klip™ information channels right on your desktop. KlipFolio is a real time saver - a "break through the clutter" approach to gathering information that interests you. Pick what you want, have it pushed to you.

Christine downloaded Klipfolio™ the other day and kept talking about it, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon. It's really cool and Adam was kind enough to make a klip for this site so you can add The Neurotic Fishbowl to your Klipfolio. Thanks, Adam!

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I stole Marsha's idea of using title tags to give the books in my "Past Reads" list a little mini-review. If you hover over the title, you'll get my quick take on the book.

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Our neighbor has just now come home and finally turned off his damn alarm. We were just beginning to wonder how we were going to get any sleep if he happened to be out of town.

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I've been getting tons of pop-ups lately that have http://nitrous.internetfuel.com/adconsoles in them. I guess I have got a program installed somewhere, but I have no idea what or where. Does anyone know what is causing all these ads and how to get rid of them?

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Here's Deb's Eight From The Eighties!

1) Are you under pressure? Yes, constantly. I a the project manager for just about all our clients and one or two of them are very high paying, high maintenance clients. I also take a lot of professional pride in my job and making my clients happy, so some of the pressure, granted, is pressure I put on myself.

2) Are you tuff enuff? Yes, I think. :-)

3) Are you a material girl/boy? To an extent. I want a really nice house, a nice car, and lots of things like computers, StairMasters, etc.

4) Do you pump up the volume, pump up the volume, etc.? Oh, yeah. As a matter of fact, just before we went to dinner, I had my Klipsch computer speakers turned way up.

5) No, my first name ain't baby, it's... Kimberly, or Kymberlie as I spell it.

6) I would die 4... another vacation!

7) I haven't ________ for the longest time. Dressed up and gone out (except for "O") in quite a while. Our weekends have become so casual.

8) Ever get on the floor and do the New Kids dance? Nope, not that I can recall.

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Here's the last edition of Marsha's Saturday Scruples.

1. you are filling out your income tax form. do you declare every cent you are supposed to declare? Nope. (I hope no IRS auditors are reading this!) I game girled for a couple of weeks at an underground poker game (served people food and drinks for tips) and I never declared that money.

2. you find an expensive pen in a public lounge. do you keep it? If no one is looking for it and it doesn't have a name on it, yep.

3. a grisly murder in your area causes an outcry and a referendum on capital punishment. do you vote to restore the death penalty? We already have capital punishment (this is Texas, after all) and personally I am for the death penalty. I would vote yes if we didn't have it.

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Our lights have been out all day, but they have finally come back on. I swear, our condo complex must have the touchiest transformers in the world. Every street around us - electricity. Our complex - blackout. Drives me crazy. We have a neighbor who's alarm has been going off now for at least a half hour. I hope they come home soon and shut the damn thing off. At least I can surf again!

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I love these books and can't wait for the fifth one. Will it ever come out?

You are Hermione Granger!

Which HP Kid Are You?

(Link courtesy of Samantha)

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The problems I was worrying about in the last post turned out not to be problems at all. Everything is hunky-dory, I'm sitting in front of the computer in my underwear, and the drinking is about to commence. God, I love Fridays.

And, yes, Christine. You were right. Everything was okay. :-)

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Ever have one of those days that you just know is going to turn out bad and it does? I am in limbo waiting to hear from a client, imaging the myriad of things that will go wrong in the conversation. I was so relaxed when I was on vacation and now I'm back to my stiff-as-a-board neck and shoulders. Next time I go on vacation, I'm taking the whole fucking week off.

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And now, time for today's Friday Five!

1. What are your hobbies? Reading, computer games, the Internet (duh), and playing Texas Hold 'Em poker.

2. Do you collect anything? If so, what? Beanie Babies. I have far too many of them, but I keep on buying them. I am obsessed. Help! For some weird reason, I am also into Hallmark Keepsake ornaments and ornaments from The Discovery Channel Store. Especially weird considering I don't have a Christmas tree.

3. Is there a hobby you're interested in, but just don't have the time/money to do? I think I would really like to try my hand at photography. I have a digital camera (currently broken), but I never really go anywhere that offers good opportunities to take great pictures.

4. Have you ever turned a hobby into a moneymaking opportunity? When the Net still had a lot of good reward programs I would get tons of CDNow and Amazon gift certificates, cash for surfing, and other prizes. I never made a ton of money, but I did probably make a couple of hundred dollars a month.

5. Besides web-related stuff (burbs, rings, etc.), what clubs do you belong to? None.

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18 people killed in German school shooting. My heart goes out to the families of all involved.

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While leaving on the plane Sunday, Steven and I were listening to the flight attendant (on video now) go through the what to do in an emergency spiel. At one point she said, "The cabin is pressurized for your comfort." Steven said to me, "And your survival." I completely cracked up. Who knew that pressurizing the plane was only for your comfort? Silly me! I thought that kept us from dying!

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Since I love Ashley's This-or-That Tuesday, I think I'll do it today. :-)

• Is your mouse pad plain or decorated?
At work my mousepad is round with the 4 Guys logo on it. At home, it was one with Mulder and Scully on it from Fight the Future, The X-Files Movie, but Steven's brother got me this MouseRug. It's a mouse pad that's shaped like a Persian rug. It even has fringe on the bottom and top. Steven really likes is, so I might buy this one instead and give him my old one.
• Do you own a web cam? Yes or no?
I own one that my brother gave me, but it's never even been plugged up.
• Which do you do use more often online: email or search?
Search.
• Do you use HTML coding, WYSIWYG editor, or something else to create your web pages?
I use the HTML editor in CuteFTP. I do love Dreamweaver and HomeSite, though.
• Do you forward chain emails?
No way.
• Do you forward those mushy stories that take 20 minutes to read?
No way again.
• How large is your monitor: 14", larger, or smaller?
I have a 19" at work and at home.
• Do you have a mouse with a scroller, one with two buttons, one with three?
One with a scroller at work and at home. I can't use a computer without one now.
• Do you listen to music while surfing the web? Yes or no?
Usually.
• How often do you clear your cookies, or cache?
There's a few sites that it's hard to get around on if you don't clear your cache, so I do that every day. I never clear my cookies, though.

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Thanks to the wonderful Tivo, I just found out that Alias reruns on the Fox Family channel on Friday nights. I happened to check and see if Alias was going to be a rerun this weekend and noticed that last Sunday's episode that I missed is coming on tomorrow night. I really love the show, but with only a few episodes of The X-Files left, I Tivod The X-Files instead. Yeah for current shows that rerun during the week!

Note to ABC: Give me a way to skip that flash intro already! I've sat through it twice now.

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Since I was in Vegas on Monday and Promoguy was guest blogging, I think I'd better do PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.16:

1. Ever had a love that you still think of as "the one that got away?" What's the story there? No, not really. I had a boyfriend in middle school who I broke up with because he never kissed me. Years later, when I was going through a very painful break-up, I called him up to help me make it through. We ended up getting very flirty with one another, but he had a girlfriend. In the end, it worked out for the best. Though he's a really nice guy, I don't think I would be able to be the outspoken, very cut-to-the-chase kind of person that I am now.

2. What was the last book that you finished reading cover-to-cover? I finished two while in Vegas: Necroscope III: The Source by Brian Lumley and Freezer Burn by Joe R. Lansdale.

3. Did you ever get up and walk out of a movie? Which one and why? I never have, though I wanted to at Random Hearts. God, that movie sucked.

4. If we were to go out dancing, what song would you want me to ask the DJ to play as I slipped him a $20? To bump and grind to, it has to be The Red Hot Chili Pepper's cover of "Love Rollercoaster." I request that song just about every time we go dancing. I love it!

5. What was the coolest toy you had when you were a kid? The Voltron Lions toy. It kicked ass.

6. When was the last time you felt lonely? Probably a couple of weeks ago on a Thursday. Steven plays poker on Thursday nights, so I'm usually by myself. Most of the time it's cool - I catch up on shows on the Tivo, play poker online, dominoes, blog, whatever. I've been having some problems at work, though, so it was after a particularly stressful day and I could have used someone to cuddle with.

7. Do you have any minor anal-retentive character traits? Tons, more than likely. One of the weirder ones is that I have this strange obsession with ripping paper straw wrappers into even parts. Ask Christine. I do this all the time at lunch.

BONUS: Can't you see what I mean? I try to always see what people mean.

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Apparently I need to get a life. I just received an e-mail from a TressaLynn@aol.com. The subject was "get a life! please" and the body was "thankyou!" Very strange, random e-mail to get. I'll be sure to remember that when I do get a life, that it must involve e-mailing total strangers bizarre requests.

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Time for Deb's Thursday Threesome!

Onesome. The Good. Read a good book lately? Recommend a recent read - as well as your favorite book of all time. Probably the best book that I've read lately (out of the twenty or so I've read so far this year) would have to be The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. It was such an amazing story of life and of women. I loved it. My favorite book of all time would probably be Stephen King's It. The characters in that story are so strong and their relationships so gripping that I fall in love with it every time I pick it up.

Twosome. The Bad. Was it so bad that you couldn't watch anymore? Tell us about a bad movie - did you leave or suffer through it? (Videos can count, too) I have to agree with Trish and say Random Hearts. I'm sure there's been other movies, but that one was just so terrible. Maybe if we hadn't seen American Beauty first (we snuck in) it wouldn't have been so bad, but I really hated that one. Oh! The Lord of the Rings! I totally hated that movie too. I know it won a ton of Oscars and all, but I thought it was extremely boring.

Threesome. And The Ugly. And then things turned ugly.... Oh, have a day (or date) seem to go so horribly wrong it can only be described as "ugly"? Tell us all about it. I guess I'm lucky in that regard because I've never really dated. I went from a long-term relationship with a guy from high school to swearing off men for over a year, and then I met Steven and we've been together ever since.

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Today is the talented Scripty Goddess Kristine's birthday. Happy birthday, Kristine! You are so sweet and so talented. I hope your day totally rocks! :-)

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Steven and I are back from Vegas. We didn't loose too much money gambling (me - about $120; him - about $200) and had a lot of fun, so all in all, it was a successful trip. I relaxed, completely let go of work issues, and just enjoyed being with Steven.

"O", Cirque du Soleil's show at the Bellagio, was incredible. The set, the acts, the water - all of it was stunning. We had incredible tickets since we booked through the poker room, and while expensive, they were well-worth it. I would highly recommend this show if you happen to be in Vegas. Even though this was our fourth trip together, this was our first time to see a show, so that was a new experience as well.

Our room was on the twenty-eighth floor, so we had an excellent view of the Fountains of Bellagio. As soon as we get our pictures back, I'll put some of them up.

I would like to thank Promoguy for taking care of The Neurotic Fishbowl while I was away. He did a great job and I really appreciate his guest appearance. :-)

It's late, I'm tired, and we still need to unpack. I hope everyone's had a great week and expect more posts tomorrow (though maybe not a lot of them since I have to catch up with work and have about a billion e-mails to go through). Good night!

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It's still Wednesday (barely) so I thought I'd hurry up and do today's "It's a Group Thing." Since we just got back from Vegas, today's term is:

A Streak of Gamblers

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Ahh, it was nice visiting this crazy fishbowl, I had a nice time. I hope I didn't mess up the place too bad.

Thanks to everyone for visiting while I took care of the joint. Kymberlie will be returning soon, tonight I think, and I may not be back on to wrap things up, so thought I'd do so now.

And also thanks to the Big Fish herself. It was an honor to guest Blog here Kymberlie, I'd come back anytime. Thanks for trusting me with your Blog.

Take care everyone, and remember to visit Promo land once in a while.

OK, well, The Amazing Race is 2-hours, so I have a lot to do before I can free up all that time.

See you!

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Christine had some trouble finding the free font I ran across.

So I thought I would help her, and anyone else, out a little.

The site, CSA Images, is a tad cluttered. Maybe this will help you spot the download.

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Oh dear! It seems TechTV, that glorious Geek cable channel that I have never seen since I don't have cable, is shuffling programming and letting 50 people go.

I hope that doesn't have any impact on our good pal Chris!

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Remember that song "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle? Man, that one always tears me up. His new song is just about as powerful, but I tell ya, there are some emotions tied to the other song that run deep.

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Since Kymberlie isn't here to post her Mission, I figured I would post mine. So, here we go:

Monday Mission 2.16

1. Ever had a love that you still think of as "the one that got away?" What's the story there?

Hmmm, well she didn't so much get away as someone else had gotten there first (and decided to stay and is still there - lucky summana bastich).

2. What was the last book that you finished reading cover-to-cover?

It was the second Promise Keepers book, I can't recall the title at the moment.

3. Did you ever get up and walk out of a movie? Which one and why?

Yep, Natural Born Killers. My date didn't want to go, thinking it may get better. After 20 minutes of more splattering brains and blood, she agreed and we left. Maybe it was satire, but I was totally grossed out.

4. If we were to go out dancing, what song would you want me to ask the DJ to play as I slipped him a $20?

If I did that, who would I be dancing with? Me? "Dancing wif myself -ah oh ohhh!" It would be an 80's song, probably "New Sensation" extended by INxs, "Wishing Well" extended by Terence Trent D'arby, "What's on Your Mind" by Information Society, "U Can't Touch This" by (MC) Hammer or "You Spin Me Round Like A Record" by Dead Or Alive. I'm such an 80's child.

5. What was the coolest toy you had when you were a kid?

My Six Million Dollar Man doll with the grip-action arm, the hole-in-his-head eyehole to see far away and the roll-up skin so you can take out his bionics. So cool!

6. When was the last time you felt lonely?

That implies that I have stopped feeling lonely. Can't say that I've stopped really. It gets buried under daily routines and other distractions, but it is still there.

7. Do you have any minor anal-retentive character traits?

All the shirts in my closet must have the top button buttoned, with the collars facing left and the hangers with the hook facing the rack bar. I'm sure there are others, but that's one I've had for a long time now.

BONUS: Can't you see what I mean?

Ow, might as well Jump. Go ahead and jump!

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Hey y'all....

Your old pal Promo here to take care of the place while Kymberlie is taking some well deserved time away.

I thought I might tip you off to a cool find I made today, a free font!

This one is called "Biffin" and it is juuuuust funky enough to not scare off those who don't like cool fonts. Um, I realize that probably makes no sense to anyone. Sorry about that!

Anyway, swing by http://www.csaimages.com and get it now. OK, no rush really, you have all month. Enjoy!

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Steven and I are out the door to go to Las Vegas. Promoguy should be taking care of the place for me while I'm gone, so it'll be interesting to see what I return to. Everyone have a great four days and I'll see you Wednesday night when I get back!

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Here's Deb's Eight From The Eighties!

1) My lucky number's... ironically enough, eight. I love eights. I also like fives and fours (because it's half of eight). I have a weird habit of doing things in groups of fours like taking sips, bites, steps, etc. Weird, huh?

2) Are you super freaky, yow? Probably not super freaky, but I do think I'm a bit of a freak.

3) Do you drink? Do you smoke? What do you do? I drink (usually just on the weekends, though), but I don't smoke.

4) What *do* boys like? Most of them like girls who are nice and fun to be with. I would hope that they also like girls who are smart and witty, but seriously. Who the hell knows what boys like? :-)

5) Is heaven a place on Earth? Sometimes, but I don't think it can be all the time.

6) Have you ever been in a bizarre love triangle? Nope, thank god.

7) Do you get physical, physical? Sure do! We just bought a new StairMaster PT 4600 and I go to the gym. Now that we bought the StairMaster, though, I will admit I'm a less likely to go to the gym and do weight training as well.

8) Shout, shout, let it all out. Arrrrggghhh! I've been feeling that way about stuff lately, but I think this next week should resolve some of the issues. Also, yeaahhhhh! I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow! w00t!

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Time for Marsha's Saturday Scruples!

1. as a famous athlete, you are offered $100 000 to endorse a product you wouldn't use. do you endorse it? Definitely, unless it's something that I am morally against like maybe cigarettes.

2. a friend who is a strict vegetarian is coming for dinner. you're feeling proud of your bean stew until you remember that you used a beef stock. do you keep quiet and serve the dish? No, I would tell them. Everyone else can eat it and let me know how fabulous it is. Of course I can't make anything more complex than Pop-Tarts, so this will never happen. :-)

3. on an airplane, an old man asks if you will change seats with his wife so they can sit together. you came early to get a window and don't like his wife's location. do you move? Probably. It would be nice to stay in the seat I want, but if I had to sit apart from Steven I would hope I could talk someone into trading seats with me, so I would do it for others. Unless it was near an obnoxious child. Then no way in hell.

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PromoGuy has generously offered to be a guest blogger over here while I'm out of town so The Neurotic Fishbowl will not be neglected the entire time. I wouldn't be surprised if Christine made a post or two herself.

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I just had a massage, took a shower, and now I'm sitting around in a fluffy robe just chilling out. It is nice to know that I am going on vacation and don't have to worry about the real world until next Thursday. Christine is handling my project manager duties while I'm gone, so I am sure things will be fine when I get back. Steven and I are going to have lunch with Nerdboy Mikey on Sunday, so that should be fun. I am now going to surf blogs to my little heart's contents. w00t for vacations!

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I made an appointment with the beauty college by my gym for an intern massage about two weeks ago for this afternoon. Yesterday I got a call from them asking me if I could move my appointment up to 11:30 (it was supposed to be at 3:30). I told them I had actually planned on taking the afternoon off from work so I couldn't do that. They said it would be no problem and that they would see me tomorrow. I get a call today around noon from the beauty college. It seems the internist had a "family emergency" and wouldn't be able to make the appointment and they had no one else who could give it. Considering she called me yesterday to try and change the time, I doubt seriously that she had an unrelated family emergency this afternoon. I ended up making an appointment with a local day spa since I have so much tension in my neck and back and want to be completely relaxed when we leave on Sunday. It's going to cost me an extra $40, but Christine was kind enough to buy me lunch, so since I saved money there, I saw screw it, I'm going to get on anyway. :-) I'll be leaving work pretty soon, so the next time I post, I'll be one relaxed neurotic fish!

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Kristine, a talented Scripty Goddess if there ever was one, made a new skin for her blogplates a while back based on the Goldfish Crackers from Pepperidge Farm. She was sweet enough to personalize it for The Neurotic Fishbowl. Now you can visit the Skin Selector and make it your skin. Thanks, Kristine, for the lovely skin and for all of your help!

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And now, time for today's Friday Five!

1. What's your favorite TV show and why? It used to be The X-Files, but since they got rid of Mulder, I don't like the show like I used to. It's now HBO's fabulous Six Feet Under. Everything about that show is great - the characters, their interaction, the writing, the cast - everything. I highly recommend watching this show.

2. Who is your favorite television star? It used to be David Duchovny, but I guess now it would have to be Eric McCormick from Will & Grace.

3. What was your favorite TV show as a child? Hmmm. I loved a bunch of cartoons including Penelope Pitstop and Bugs Bunny. Probably those.

4. What show do you think should have been cancelled by now? Everybody Loves Raymond. I hate Ray Romano and that show just sucks.

5. What new show do you hope escapes the axe this season? Alias or 24.

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