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Happy New Year From The Neurotic Fishbowl
It's that time of year again - the time when people reflect on the year and its events and make resolutions for the one to come.
I've examined this year and a lot of things have lead me to become bitter and unhappy (though you don't really see that much here). My main resolution (in addition to the ones about losing weight and saving money that probably every one of us makes) this year is to be to be happier. To let the little things mean more to me. To let all the shit that I can't control not get me down. To love myself more and remember that I am amazing.
This was going to be one of those posts where I wished everyone a happy new year, but it got a little melancholy all of a sudden, but now we are moving past that.
I've been blogging for just under a year and I have met many, many, many amazing people online. People who I talk to, consider good friends, and wish that I lived nearer too. If I don't know you yet, say hi. Don't ever be afraid to leave a comment, even if it's to disagree with me (but please, be nice when you do it).
There's been all kinds of talk about blogging A-Lists out in the blogosphere and I really don't have the time or the energy to post a huge amount about it (we have to leave in a half hour and I'm sitting her in my underwear!), but remember, the only way you get to know someone is by talking to them, even if they do get a gazillion hits a day and you only get five. I know some of those "A-List" people, and what you realize is that they are just people when you get to know them. It doesn't matter how many hits they get. They are just like you and me.
So, on that note, I hope everyone has a safe and very, very happy New Year. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon, so say hi so I can come visit you on my day off. :-)
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Amen to that! :-) I mean, look at Jish. Totally nice, down to earth guy and yet he's been quoted in major magazines about his blog.
I hope you have a great time tonight! And those are some great resolutions too! Now here is your New Year's kiss... *SMOOCH!* Wishing you nothing but the best in 2003!
Posted by Christine at December 31, 2002 07:23 PM
excellent resolutions. I might break my cardinal rule, and actually have a couple for this year. have a good one! I'll be standing by with the aspirin.
Posted by that tart at December 31, 2002 07:35 PM
Trying to find a nice blog tool to set my wife ( a time-stressed middleschool teacher)up with. Your site was so attractive and sweet, I think she may be sold on Movable Type.
Posted by LooseBoolean at December 31, 2002 08:01 PM
Happy New Year Kymberlie!
Posted by susan at December 31, 2002 08:06 PM
You blog in your underwear too? *lol*
Just wanted to wish you and yours a very happy new year.
Posted by DianeG at December 31, 2002 08:27 PM
Happy New Year from your loyal lurkers!
Posted by Kevin at December 31, 2002 09:03 PM
Happy New Year Kymberlie!
Posted by Richy C. at December 31, 2002 09:20 PM
Happy New Year!!!
Posted by Da Goddess at January 1, 2003 02:36 AM
Happy New Year!
Posted by liz at January 1, 2003 10:15 AM
Happy New Years Kymberlie!
Wishing you all the best for the new years, may it be filled with wonderful adventure and hapiness.
Posted by munin at January 1, 2003 11:17 AM
Good post. Happy New year.
TMI on sitting in your underwear. :oP
Posted by statia at January 1, 2003 11:29 AM
Happy New Year, Kymberlie & Steven!
Posted by Marie at January 2, 2003 12:13 AM
I hope you two have a wonderful New Year together!
Posted by Catherine at January 2, 2003 07:54 PM
It's not TMI Statia -- have you ever read my copyright? Sheesh! ;-)
Posted by robyn at January 3, 2003 07:28 PM
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Participation Positives
I may no longer be Monday, but since Jess was late posting, I figured my Participation Positives could be late too.
- I put three new skins up in a week.
- It's a short work week
- I got to talk to that damned tart again this week on AIM
- My Comptoir Sud Pacifique’s Amour de Cacao perfume (it smells like chocolate! Delicious!) is on its way to me.
- I have beautiful orange roses thanks to my sweetie
- We no longer have to lock Bella in the bathroom during the day and I feel like a better cat mommy
- Ibocea, my EverQuest character, finally made it to level 40
- I'm *this* close to getting some projects done
- It's almost a new year!
- I love and am loved
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Pour Your Misery Down on Me
Taking advantage of Robyn's Red-tag Sale, I snatched a PSD of her Shirley Manson header and have produced a new skin that really tickles my fancy. You can view the end product here. Enjoy.
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Oooh -- me likey! Nice job with the skin!
Posted by robyn at January 1, 2003 11:16 PM
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Boy Toy
Man, I never would have guessed, but it turns out Demi Moore and Tobey Maguire. Never in a million years would I have picked the two of them as a couple. Way to go on grabbing a young hottie, Demi!
(Link courtesy of Kristine)
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i'm so nauseated. i mean, really now. on both accounts. she's so old. and he's so young. please explain the attraction to me? because i'm just not seeing it (i mean, i see why she would be attracted to him, but him to her? um, no.)
ugh :P
hey, did you get the cd? do you like it?
Posted by shawn at December 31, 2002 12:24 PM
it is a bit on the creepy side...
Posted by Rilana at December 31, 2002 01:21 PM
oooh la la, Tobey Maguire is so darned yummy. Something about that upside-down kiss in Spiderman makes me go 'HMMMM'. ;) With Demi though? Odd! Good for her though.
Posted by liz at December 31, 2002 02:15 PM
that is just not fair!!! ;)
I guess stranger matches have happend.
Posted by munin at December 31, 2002 02:21 PM
Good for her!! I'd snag a young pup too . Easier to train...lol Happy Neo Year!!!
Posted by kat at December 31, 2002 04:42 PM
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Zonk No More
I got rid of the Zonkboard to see if it's been the problem with the slow load time on the site. Could everyone let me know if they've had a problem, are still having a problem, or have had no problems with the site loading? Thanks!
Update: I was in the MT Forums getting ready to ask a question when I came upon a post titled "Load Time" in the Tips and Tricks forum. Girlie found out that it's actually the Fast Online Users count script that's killing all the pages. I guess the Zonkboard will reappear and that might disappear. I really did like seeing how many people were on my site at any given time, though. :-(
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It's still really slow. : ( Actually mine is slow and so are most of the other bloggers I usually read. I thought maybe it was just my crappy ISP. Hmm.
Posted by Shanni at December 31, 2002 12:43 AM
What was killing mine was the wander-lust code. I had to take it off last night. Are you running it here?
Posted by robyn at December 31, 2002 04:31 AM
that seems to have worked. sorry to point it out. :(
Posted by kat at December 31, 2002 05:45 AM
I had to delete my fastonline user script from my site too because of loading time. I wonder where I can get another script like that? It was good.
Posted by irach at December 31, 2002 01:06 PM
For some reason your site is loading super super slow here too. I don't know if it's related but 'I wish, You wish' also loads very slow for me... call me a geek but I timed it, 21 seconds of blank screen. Hmm!
Posted by liz at December 31, 2002 02:09 PM
Yup - fast online users AND wander lust were killing my site's load time too. That sucks.
Posted by Shanni at December 31, 2002 03:19 PM
Fast online code was doing a number on my site too. I have the wanderlust code too. Will have to keep an eye on it.
Posted by Jill at December 31, 2002 03:53 PM
I just got rid of both the Fastonline users and the Wanderlust scripts, and noticed a dramatic difference in my loading time. I knew that Fastonline users was having problems, as mine hadn't been showing the number of users for a few days now.
But I didn't know about the problem with Wanderlust...thanks, Robyn! :-)
Posted by Christine at December 31, 2002 06:24 PM
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Yeehaw!
I feel like it's late Christmas here at The Neurotic Fishbowl.
You probably noticed the wonderful pin-up skin that Shelia made me and I put up just last Friday. This weekend she took the cutest little almost nude cowgirl and made another skin for me, this one completely CSS based. It's now live and you can take a peek at it here. That damned tart is just too good to me!
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Kimberly, I don't know what it is but for the last 2 weeks up til now, I hav been having serious trouble accessing your site and I never had before. I have to go in, once i get to your page and change the privacy setting from medium low to low and then wait 30 seconds til the page loads and then change them back. It never did this before. Have you changed something?
Posted by kat at December 30, 2002 11:08 PM
*new skin for me* like it :)
also having the same problem, thought is was my end,
Posted by DianeG at December 30, 2002 11:29 PM
I think it's the Zonkboard. It may have to go the way of the dodo. Anyone else having any problems?
Posted by Kymberlie R. McGuire at December 30, 2002 11:33 PM
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Sweetness
I have such a sweet boy. He knew I had a crappy day (only compounded by Aunt Flo's visit), so he brought me home these gorgeous orange roses and he's in the kitchen making me soup and toast with the edges cut off. I am such a lucky girl!
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oooh! Orange roses are so beautiful. Anything orange seems so cheerful and decadent. Way to go Mr. Kymberlie! ;-)
Posted by liz at December 31, 2002 02:11 PM
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Blah and Stuff
Aunt Flo is visiting, so I'm feeling particularly blah today. I've got like no energy and just spent an hour and a half sitting in our big comfortable leather chair watching the original A Nightmare on Elm Street. While it's not a half bad film, it just didn't live up to my memories of how good it was. If we had a DVD player in the back room, I'd pop in my copy of The Evil Dead and watch it. As much as I love the second two, I've never actually seen the original. Maybe I'll go get comfy on the couch and watch it.
I got a new computer at work (2.4 GHz) and moved to a different spot, so I feel like I didn't get anything done today. Add in the insanity that usually takes place around my office, and I wish I would have just stayed home curled up in bed.
That damned tart made me another skin, this one completely done in CSS and featuring a very sexy cowgirl (much saucier than the other pin-up she made me). Expect to see it up here before the night is over. Thanks to Robyn yet another new skin is being worked on. That one will be my first celebrity skin (I just like using that phrase).
That's all for now, boys and girls, so take care, eat some chocolate for me and watch a scary movie or two. You'll thank me later.
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Photoshop Error
Lately, when I've been working on Photoshop, I get the following error whenever I try to move a layer around: "Could not complete your request because the layer is locked." I think maybe a default setting got changed, but for the life of me, I can't get this error to stop popping up. Has anyone else experienced this? Know how to make it stop? Help!
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Click on the arrow in the toolbar and then click on the item you want - you may also need to right-click and select the correct layer from the list. Even though I'm just really learning Photoshop myself, I've encountered this problem when trying to 'move' something on one layer when another layer is selected. Hope it helps!
Posted by Richy C. at December 30, 2002 07:46 AM
Most of the time when that error occurs - it is the bottom layer which can't be moved, only selections you make with your marquee tool. Make sure in your layers "tab" that the lock is not clicked.
Does that help?
Posted by susan at December 30, 2002 08:10 AM
You can fix this by unchecking the "auto select layer" box in the top left.
Posted by Alex at October 31, 2003 03:58 AM
ok people i need help from all of you who is a wiz in Photoshop ... i worked on P7 .. and saved most of my files on it .. and then upgraded onto P8 .. only to find out that all files i saved on P7 .. show me "invalid text layer" error on P8 .. and wont open them up .. that freaking patch from ADobe site doesnt works on P8 .. help anyone ? .. please e mail me ASAP to cu_in_ur_Dreams@hotmail.com
thnx in advance: Angelus
Posted by Angelus at May 5, 2004 01:24 PM
You can fix this by unchecking the "auto select layer" box in the top left.
Thanks Alex, that helped me...was racking my brain
Posted by Bernie at March 3, 2005 10:52 AM
Interesting. With PS Elements2 for OS X, I get the "Could not complete your request because the layer is locked" - error message regularly after startup and then every subsequent 10 or so minutes, then, after a time, it doesn't appear anymore.
And that WITHOUT ANY PICTURE open! ie. No layers, no pictures, just PS Elements only. It also happens after opening a picture (with all layers unlocked).
Really strange, really annoying, because the message just kills any operation currently in progress.
Any ideas?
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The Dead Zone - Season Two
I am so excited! The new season of The Dead Zone starts on January 5th. If you missed it last year, they are running a marathon of a lot of the episodes on that same day. The show is nothing short of amazing and Steven and I were glued to the TiVo last year whenever we had an episode to watch. Great stories, wonderful acting, awesome effects, and an ending that only leaves you wanting more. And who knew that Anthony Michael Hall would grow up to be so sexy?
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Sephora Sale
I was over at Sephora.com ordering Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Amour de Cacao perfume and thought I'd see if they have any sales. They've got stuff for up to 75% off, so I highly recommend checking it out. They had the Sephora Animal Stories Bath Gift Set for $5.00 and I know they started out December at $16.00 a piece. Also, if you're a member of Ebates, you get 3% back on all purchases. If you're not a member, go sign up. I've saved a couple of hundred bucks through them.
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Yummy!
Woo hoo! Steven's off to get ingredients to make ice cream in the Cuisinart ICE-20 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt & Sorbet Maker I bought him for Christmas. Yummy, yummy, yummy! Guess I better get on the StairMaster! ;-)
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hi kimberly, if you have any links for me, can you please update them? i had to move due to sabotage. thanks. http://blogland.com/mysinglemomlife/blog/index.php
Posted by kat at December 29, 2002 10:00 AM
I'm glad to hear that he likes it!! I saw one like it when we were at Bed Bath and Beyond and had to point it out to E that it was like yours :)
Posted by kristine at December 29, 2002 04:58 PM
Sooooo??? How was it? What did he make???
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Gold Boxing Saturday
Some nice products in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers today, but nothing that I felt compelled to purchase.
.: Ovations by Oneida Islet Stainless Steel Flatware, 53-Piece Service for 8: nice, but not a pattern I totally love. Pass.
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.: Corby 5500 Original Trouser Presser: cool in theory, but I just don't need one of these.
.: Crain Cutter 500H Carpet Power Stretcher: I don't even know why one would need a carpet stretcher. Pass.
.: KitchenAid KGPA Mixer Attachment Pack for Stand Mixers: someday I will get Steven a KitchenAid Stand Mixer and when I do, I'm sure these accessories will be purchased as well.
.: Canon ZR40 MiniDV Digital Camcorder with 2.5" LCD, & Digital Still Mode: I still want a camcorder. Anyone care to purcahse one for me? ;-)
.: GoVideo DDV3110 Dual Deck 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR: we never use VCRs anymore and even if we did, we have like three of them in the house already.
.: Vacu Vin Guy Buffet Rapid Ice Wine Chiller, Sommeliers: we don't drink wine, so we don't really need a wine chiller. It could come in handy, though, for chilling shots if we didn't have a cold bottle around.
.: Juiceman JMS6 Blender with Variable Infinite Speeds: Steven already has a blender that works pretty well, so I'm going to pass on this.
.: Calphalon Commercial Hard Anodized Collector's Edition 9-Inch, 2-Quart Chef's Skillet with lid: Steven was tempted by this, but elected to pass and wait to get it.
.: Spiegelau Authentis Red Wine Glasses, Set of 6: since we don't drink wine, wine glasses aren't really needed. Pass. « Hide it .: 279 words at 04:33 PM in The Gold Box :: Link :: Pings
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I have that Mixer Attachment Pack (for my Green mixer!), and some of the things are really cool. I haven't used them as much as I hoped I would, but I know that I have them there when I need them :)
Posted by kristine at December 29, 2002 05:06 PM
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And a Good Time Was Had By All
Steven and I had such a great time last night with Heather and Charles, my friends from high school. We were going to have another girl we went to school with and her husband come over, but unfortunately he wasn't feeling good and they had to cancel on us.
It was so good to see Heather again. We were good friends in high school and both went to the University of Houston, but fell out of touch, especially when she and Charles moved to Philadelphia. We talked about band and the people that we had known, many whom I hadn't thought about in ten years. We all love The Matrix, so we popped in our copy of The Matrix Revisited since neither of them and seen it and watched it until they went home.
I hope we can see them again before we go back. We're also going to see if maybe a trip to Vegas would be possible at some point. I can only imagine Heather and I on the loose in Vegas together. Watch out, world!
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Oh! That's great that you all had such a good time together! I forgot to ask you earlier today how that went. Yeah!!!
Posted by Christine at December 30, 2002 06:05 PM
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Friday Night
I've got some old high school friends coming over tonight that I haven't seen in ages. We're going to have drinks at the house (Can you say piña colada? I knew you could!) and talk and then we're off to Lupe Tortilla for some yummy Mexican food. Two of them live up north, so I bet a decent fajita is fairly hard to find in Pennsylvania.
It's both exciting and kind of scary to see people you haven't seen in so long, know what I mean?
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I've never been to Texas, but I'm sure your fajitas are better than anything I've ever had here in the Boston area. I used to have to cook the when I worked at Crapplebee's, and my, did they ever suck! Not because I am a bad cook, but because I had to cook them the way they told me to (that's the Crapplebee's way...drummed into my head during training!)
But there IS a decent Mexican place up here. It is called the Border Cafe, and Mike and I go there a lot. Best fajitas around, plus it is dirt cheap.
Enjoy your night out! :-)
Posted by Christine at December 27, 2002 08:03 PM
Hope you have a great time! :)
Posted by munin at December 28, 2002 02:15 PM
Ummmm...guess what!?
SNOWBALL FIGHT!
Posted by susan at December 28, 2002 03:01 PM
My Bad! heres the image:
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Happy Birthday, Erika Lynn!
Today is Erica Lynn's twenty-fifth birthday. She's a real sweetie, so go swing by her place and tell her happy birthday!
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you da best, babyeee!
thanks so very much!
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Christmas Recap
Since we were out all Christmas day, I thought I'd give a little recap of how the day went in case you were interested.
We woke up about 9:30 or so and were at my parents' house by 10:30 bearing gifts and ready for breakfast. My mom had a lovely spread of bacon, eggs, toast, sausage, ham, biscuits and gravy, waffles, and croissants all ready for me, Steven, my brother, his girlfriend, and my dad to dive into. After eating and talking for a while, we exchanged gifts. We all went in together and got my parents a TiVo, which my dad now loves. (I'm telling you, if you don't have one, you should. TiVo is the best invention ever.) My parents gave us cash and lottery tickets (we won a grand $5.00 on the tickets) and Russell gave me the second season of The Sopranos on DVD. Jo, his girlfriend, gave me a small box of chocolates and a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, so looks like I'll be heading over to BN.com to spend a little money.
Around 2:00, after a final lesson with the TiVo remote, we headed home to pick up the presents for Steven's family and then we were off to his family's house.
Christmas is also Steven's dad's birthday, so I got his dad a bottle of scotch for Christmas and I gave both him and Steven's mom a gift certificate to Texas Land & Cattle for their Christmas gift. They gave me money (the best gift ever, just about) and his mom gave me a pair of earrings that she got at the Greek Festival. Steven bought his youngest brother Johnny a few DVDs. One of them was Minority Report, so we ended up watching it with both his brothers. I thought it was a great film and really enjoyed both the direction and the plot. By the time the movie was over, it was after 11:00, so we headed home.
We pretty much hit the sack right away, but Steven did a little browsing in Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book first, so I'm hoping he'll want to give the Cuisinart ICE-20 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt & Sorbet Maker that I got him a whirl pretty soon.
It's all ready 1:00 in the morning and I still have to clean up since I have several high school friends coming over tomorrow night for drinks here and then dinner at Lupe Tortilla. I haven't seen them in a long time, so tomorrow should be wonderful. Good night, everyone!
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Pin-Up Goodness
Courtesy of that damned tart, I know have a skin filled to the brim with pin-up goodness. It's a bit saucy, just like me, and deserves a look. Check the new skin out and let Sheila know how fabulous she is for making it for me. Sheila also has lots of other fun, saucy graphics for blogs at Tart Graphics, so go take a look at what kind of mischeif she can make.
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Pasta, Anyone?
The first product in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers today was a Villaware Imperia Pasta Machine. Steven and I have watched a lot of Iron Chef together and he's always impressed when the chefs make their own pasta, so as soon as I saw this, I called him up at his poker game and asked him how interested he might be in making his own. When he found out that it was super cheap thanks to The Gold Box, he said it would make a great gift so I bought it for him and Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans for me (hey, I to get free shipping I had to make another purchase. It was completely self-less!). Cool little gadget, huh?
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Oh! Oh! When you're done with my Roosevelt book (and I'm all done with your other ones) can I borrow Jemima J? Please? Pretty please? *giggle*
Posted by Christine at December 27, 2002 12:45 AM
Did you get him the drying rack too? I would think he would need that too... ? Then again, I've never made pasta, so what do I know?
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Merry Christmas!
It's now officially Christmas and about time for me to go join Steven and hit the sack. He really liked all his books and the gift certificate and I am totally jonesing for peanut butter ice cream after flipping through all the recipes. Doesn't that sound yummy?
Unsurprisingly, Steven's lasagna was to die for (he is such an excellent cook) and we have so much left, we'll probably end up taking some to both sets of parents tomorrow. He got me this really pretty watch that's all silver and blue (he so knows what I like). Watches are almost a tradition for me on Christmas since he gave me one only a few weeks after we started dating that I just loved.
Anyway, it's almost three in the morning, presents are wrapped and lined up, ready to go with us tomorrow. I doubt I'll be on much, so this week's Reasons For Love and "It's a Group Thing" will either get pushed to tomorrow or not done at all. We see how it goes. I've also got some lovely pin-up goodness courtesy of that tart that should be showing up soon, so keep an eye out.
I hope everyone enjoys their holiday and gets all of their heart's desire! Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas
Posted by shelli at December 25, 2002 07:21 AM
Merry Christmas!!! :)
Posted by Gina at December 25, 2002 08:05 AM
Merry Christmas!!
Posted by Shannon at December 25, 2002 11:51 AM
Have a wonderful Christmas!!
Posted by Kelly at December 25, 2002 01:24 PM
Merry Christmas!
Posted by Bev at December 25, 2002 02:19 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Posted by MishMish at December 25, 2002 03:53 PM
Merry Christmas, to you and Steven!
Posted by mikey at December 25, 2002 05:14 PM
Merry (belated) Christmas! Hope you had a great day!
Posted by Christine at December 25, 2002 11:51 PM
The Snowball Prayer
(Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat)
Oh lovely snowball, packed with care
Smack a head that's unaware.
Then with freezing ice to spare
Melt and soak through underwear.
Fly straight and true, hit hard and square,
This, oh snowball, is my prayer.
About D@mn Time has declared a snow fight…
:)
Posted by munin at December 26, 2002 11:34 AM
I'm a day late but I wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas! Hope you had a wonderful holiday!
Posted by cybertoad at December 26, 2002 12:40 PM
i'm probably following Elaine around and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! :) (i just don't remember who i already said it to but hey, it doesn't hurt a second time)... Merry Christmas!
Posted by Kathy at December 26, 2002 12:47 PM
Consider yourself balled!!!
Blogger Snowball Fight 2002!!!
For more info visit "About D@mn Time"... Your turn now!
Posted by robyn at December 26, 2002 02:41 PM
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muahahahahah!
Posted by mikey at December 26, 2002 02:50 PM
You've been snowballed by Tasha! 
Blogger Snowball Fight 2002!!
Posted by tasha at December 26, 2002 03:26 PM
Heh heh. I balled you! (uhhhh huhuhuh) Join the Great Blogger Snowball War of 2002!
Posted by Annessa at December 26, 2002 04:03 PM
This has always been such a pretty blog and I have always been a silent lurker....But I've got all this yellow snow, so... 
Snowball love from Texas! Join the Great Blogger Snowball War of 2002!
Posted by Kevin at December 26, 2002 04:27 PM
Blogger Snowball Fight 2002!
muahahahahaha
Posted by Dania at December 26, 2002 04:28 PM
Posted by skits at December 26, 2002 04:36 PM
The First (?) Annual Blogger Snowball Fight has BEGONE!!!!!!!
BRING IT ON!!!!!
Blogger Snowball Fight 2002!
SPLAT!!!YOU'VE been snowballed BY PETE.. PASS IT ON!
Posted by Pete B at December 26, 2002 08:53 PM
===splat!!===
Posted by Michelle at December 26, 2002 09:06 PM
BANZAI!
You've been snowballed by courtney!
The 2002 Blogger Snowball Fight is ON!
Posted by courtney at December 26, 2002 10:44 PM
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Zonk!
I've seen so many people with ZonkBoards (we've even got one up at I Wish, You Wish), so I figured I'd add one here and see if it was worth keeping. Leave me lots of notes so I'll make it a permanent feature. ;-)
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Christmas Eve at The Neurotic Fishbowl
It's been a pretty quite Christmas Eve here at The Neurotic Fishbowl. Steven decided he was going to try out Emeril Lagasse's Lasagna Bolognese recipe, so he went to the newly built Super Wal-Mart and got all the ingredients. I've been sitting here smelling it cook for the last couple of hours and it's like torture! Will it ever be done? It smells so good!
We're probably going to exchange the rest of our presents in a little while. I let him open his Cuisinart ICE-20 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt & Sorbet Maker early since he was going to be grocery shopping and could pick up the ingredients. He ended up not being able to find any vanilla beans, so I guess we get to wait on ice cream until later.
He was a good boy this year and got some pretty nice Christmas booty (I just like using that word). He's got a gift certificate to Texas Land & Cattle that I bought him from Bella as a thank you for putting up with her when she peed all over the house for so long. He's also got some cookbooks from me - The Naked Chef Takes Off by Jamie Oliver, Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book, The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, and More. Plus he got a TiVo as a combination anniversary/Christmas gift and Cieli di Toscana by Andre Bocelli.
Currently, Steven and I are watching videos that I've downloaded (sue me) and have watched ZZ Top's "Legs," "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen, and are about to watch some Celebrity Deathmatches. Ah, the digital age.
From me, Steven, and Bella we hope you and yours have a very merry Christmas. Happy holidays to all!
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Happy Holidays!
Posted by daisy at December 24, 2002 10:35 PM
A very merry Christmas from our home to yours! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas together!
Posted by robyn at December 25, 2002 12:00 AM
Merry Christmas to the three of you!
Posted by Lisa at December 25, 2002 12:02 AM
ooo, I got the Ben & Jerry's book for my folks, too! (only I'm a tight-wad so I didn't pay super-shipping prices and it'll get here when it gets here! meanwhile they have a dvd player to open tomorrow!)
Happy Xmas!
Posted by amancay at December 25, 2002 02:14 AM
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Christmas Eve in The Gold Box
Some very cool kitchen products in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers today.
.: Fun Years Electronic Rolling Ball Tower: I don't have any kids, so I'm going to pass on this.
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.: AudioSource SW Twelve 150 Watt Integrated Powered Subwoofer: nice looking speaker, but we have all of them that we need right now.
.: Le Creuset 4 1/2 Quart Soup Pot with Cover, Flame: I checked with Steven and he doesn't need one of these right now. It was really pretty, though.
.: Metrokane Houdini Corkscrew, Blue: we don't drink wine, so this isn't really useful for us. It did see cool, though.
.: KitchenAid KSM110PS Custom 300-Watt 4-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer, Metallic Chrome: this looked bad ass and Steven said it was a great deal, but we just don't have space in the kitchen for any more appliances (damn small condo). Maybe when we get a house.
.: WMF Profi Plus Stainless Steel Can Opener: nice can opener, but we already have one like this.
.: Krups 867-42 Il Caffe Bistro 10-Cup Coffee/4-Cup Espresso Maker: if you like coffee, this looks like the mac daddy of coffee makers.
.: Microsoft MSDN Universal Subscription 7.0: no need for this. Pass.
.: Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator: I have an older model of this calculator and love it. I bought it in high school when I was taking pre-calc and it was a lifesaver. Hell of a nice calculator.
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Merry Christmas Kimberlie!!! :)
Hoping that your holiday is filled with warmth, laughter, love and joy!
Posted by munin at December 24, 2002 09:37 PM
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This-or-That Tuesday
Time for Christine's This-or-That Tuesday:
- Opening presents...rip 'em open with all abandon, or carefully open, preserving the pretty paper for recycling?
I usually carefully open them, but I don't recycle the paper. I will keep some of it, though, if it's pretty enough - especially the bows!
- Do you and yours take turns, opening one gift at a time, or does everyone just rip into everything at the same time?
When I lived with my parents it was everyone opened one gift apiece. Steven and I usually do the same.
- If you get something you don't like...do you try to return it, or keep it so as not to hurt the giver's feelings?
Depends. If it's something that someone doesn't know I've returned, I'll return it. If it's something that they might notice, I'll probably keep it.
- Do you spend the holiday at home (yours or someone else's), or do you go out and eat, see the newest movie, whatever?
We tend to spend it at home, though occasionally we'll go see a movie.
- What do you do with Christmas cards after the holiday is over? Save them, or toss them?
I tend to save them.
- Cook Christmas dinner, or does someone else do that?
Someone else. If I was responsible for cooking, everyone would get pop-tarts and cereal!
- It's Christmas Eve, and you have run out of wrapping paper. Do you go out and buy more, or wrap the rest of the gifts in the Sunday comics?
I actually don't wrap my own gifts (I suck at it), but I would probably go buy more paper if we ran out.
- On Christmas morning...up at the crack of dawn, eagerly anticipating the loot...or would you rather sleep in?
Sleep in. I haven't woken up early for Christmas on my own since I was very little.
- Do you want a white or a green Chrismas?
I've never even seen snow and it just sounds too cold and miserable, so I want a green one!
- Going to church on Christmas...yes or no?
No.
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EverQuest Automatic Updates
I don't know how many of my readers actually play EverQuest, but if you do, Magelo has come out with a new program that allows you to synch your character with their server. This gives you real-time stats on skills, inventory, your bank, equipments, and more. If you're interested in seeing it in action, you can take a look at Ibocea's stats here.
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I don't play, but it was fun to look. :) but silly girl, you have a fungus-covered tunic... you might wanna send that to the cleaners ;) ;) ;)
Posted by kristine at December 24, 2002 05:20 AM
Have a Merry Christmas!
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Merry Fucking Christmas
Bah fucking humbug.
Update: things are kind of worked out now, but still, I'm a little pissed.
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Amen...
Posted by MishMish at December 23, 2002 03:58 PM
From dancing in your underwear to bah humbug in one weekend....I'm sorry, but were we together this weekend? Hope it gets better.
Posted by daisy at December 23, 2002 04:05 PM
can i just say - i'm right there with you! i even tried watching the muppets christmas last night - it did nothing to improve my mood.
frickin frackin holidays :)
hope something wonderful happens to lighten your mood!
Posted by zalary at December 23, 2002 04:15 PM
I hear ya! Been going through the gamut of emotions myself of late. Hang in there :)
Posted by Heather at December 23, 2002 04:52 PM
hope things get better.
if not cheers and bah humbug :)
Posted by munin at December 23, 2002 08:50 PM
well - have a fucking merry or is that a merry fucking - oh what the fuck - fuck it - it's christmas - peace or piece or what ever -- just chill and be kind - no war - just fun - get a life - enjoy and love all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Ziggy at December 25, 2002 03:10 PM
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Tart Graphics - Not For the Faint of Heart
Sheila and Bran have put together some saucy new graphics sets (please, be over eighteen before visiting) at the newly launched Tart Graphics. They are simply stunning (I am so stealing a couple from the pin-ups category). Go pay them a visit and feast your eyes on their sumptuous graphics.
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Slow Day
Wow. I can't believe it's already 10:00. I've spent most of the day playing pool, getting my points from places like Milesource, finally downloading the 350 e-mails I've had sitting in my account (I answer them through my webmail all week and get behind on clearing them out), and doing surveys for various companies.
I can't believe it's already Christmas time. Woo hoo!
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If Only You Could See
Ah, if only you could see me singing and dancing around in my underwear to Harry Connick, Jr.'s version of "Sleigh Ride" with the cat looking at me like I'm a loon. Now that's what the holidays are all about!
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Wallpaper?
Steven wants some new wallpaper for his computer at work, so I'm trying to find some for him with no luck. Where do you go to get your wallpaper?
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i sometimes just see pictures i like and snag em. others are made by Krix at keanuvision ( no, your hubby wouldn't like those) and those new apple switch ads are the funniest.
Posted by kat at December 22, 2002 06:56 AM
www.webshots.com - 2 new wallpapers a day.
Posted by Lisa at December 22, 2002 10:58 AM
yep webshots is where i get most of my wallpaper too....but then i went to heineken.com and fou |
