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SXSW - To Go or Not To Go
I had pretty much not even considered going to SXSW this year even though I could get a discounted badge for being a Bloggies finalist (btw, the voting ends tonight, so if you haven't voted yet, you still have time). I was talking to Rannie and he suggested blowing off the conference and just coming up for the weekend and hanging out at night.
This is a great idea. Steven's brother has an apartment in Austin that he rarely uses, so I bet we could even wrangle a free room. So, if I do decide to go, who else is coming? If there's enough cool people, it may help make my mind up for me. ;-)
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I am also debating whether or not to go. If I go, I was just planning on being social and not attending the actual conference. Our H-Town/DFW party is on a mOnday night though so either way I'll be missing it...
Posted by cybertoad at February 1, 2003 09:05 PM
My husband and I are thinking of going. We'll probably decide in the next couple of days.
Posted by Camille at February 2, 2003 11:22 AM
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New Home for H-Town Blogs
I meant to mention a few days ago that H-Town Blogs has a new home and a new look courtesy of Christine, but I completely forgot! Oops. Anyway, go check it out. It looks great.
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Pop! Six! Squish! Uh Uh! Cicero! Lipschitz!
I am sitting here happy at work because I am listening to my copy of the Chicago soundtrack and it is just so much fun! What exuberant music! If you haven't seen the movie yet, go see it immediately.
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i loved the movie, love the broadway soundtrack, how is the movie one?
Posted by jay at January 31, 2003 09:45 AM
I haven't seen the movie yet, and I've only owned the soundtrack for a few days, but I know every single word to The Cellblock Tango!! It's probably one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard!
Posted by Jen at February 1, 2003 07:25 PM
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Printer Problems
My printer hasn't been working for like a month now. Today Steven suggested checking all of the connections and guess what? I have a printer that prints again. *smacks self on forehead*
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I've become so addicted to my printer that I get nuts when it doesn't work, which happens often. And I don't know what is keeping me from having it checked.
Posted by Bea at January 30, 2003 10:30 AM
Ooo - been there:)
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Mix Tapes For All
Jen has this great idea. It's the Cant-Stop.org Mix Project.
The idea behimd the project is that every week or two she'll post a theme (this week's is "Road Trip") and then you submit five choices for the theme. The tracklist gets posted so you can download them for yourself. Neat idea.
(Link courtesy of Kimberly with the lovely Chicago layout)
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What a fun idea!
Posted by heather at January 31, 2003 02:54 AM
Great idea! Can you update us on how you got on? I'd like to try this out for myself on my own blog...
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It's a Group Thing XLVII
Today's "It's a Group Thing" term is one I found quite amusing. Today's term is:
A Convulsion of Belly Dancers
For those of you who missed what this is all about, each week I will feature a term for groups of things from An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition by James Lipton. I found the book really interesting and wanted to share it with everyone.
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Reasons For Love #16
Every Wednesday those who are involved in a relationship with somebody share a few (simple but significant) reasons for their love. Please keep in mind that this does not have to be a romantic relationship. It can be about a parent, a sibling, a friend, a co-worker, your kid, your dog, whatever.
Stop in here to join the notify list, see who else has left their reasons, and to be added to the blogroll. Also, feel free to save the button below to your server and link it to http://www.neuroticfishbowl.com/reasons.html
I love Steven because...
- For his birthday he wanted a $200 duvet. He is such a gay straight man, something I find irrestible.
- He's been sick all week and unbeknowst to me, has been using different towels in the bathroom so I wouldn't get sick.
- He bought me a flannel blanket and then came and covered me up when I was on the computer.
- He made lasagna, a different recipe than last time, on Super Bowl Sunday and it was delicious.
- We had an interesting conversation about politics on the way home from dinner last night.
- He promised me Chinese Cafe for dinner this weekend. Yum!
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Mine are up ;) Have a great week!
Posted by Erica at January 30, 2003 03:41 PM
Mine are finally up :) Just needed a glass of wine to get me in the loving mood!
Posted by Jennifer at January 30, 2003 06:21 PM
Just signed up :)
Posted by heather at January 31, 2003 02:57 AM
A few days behind - again - but spreading the love!
Posted by susan at January 31, 2003 02:43 PM
mine are up and also late. :)
Posted by martie at January 31, 2003 05:12 PM
did it!
and love it too!
Posted by aithne at February 1, 2003 09:51 PM
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The Blog A Day Tour
(That's right... it's the 2003 Blog A Day Tour by Laurence Simon of Amish Tech Support! This is not a post by Kymberlie - she is not this neurotic.)
I like the name of Kymberlie's site. "Neurotic Fishbowl" has a ring to it, don't you think?
There's something relaxing and healing about watching fish for a while. Sure, the tank can be a royal pain to maintain, but not if you're watching somebody else's fishbowl. It's kind of like visiting someone to get all the benefits of cat or dog therapy without having to have your own cat or dog.
Is it just as soothing for people to look at a weblog fishbowl and stare at the author-fish within? Will a screen-saver fishbowl do just as well, or a DVD with fishy goings-on work on an HDTV receiver? Will every cable system eventually show a fishbowl channel like that one station in New York does the Yule Log?
Anyway, the thought that came to my mind about this site had to do with some other sites out there and titles. Every now and then, a site gets really big, and all sorts of other sites pop up that play on that site's name.
For instance, Glenn Reynolds' InstaPundit. With his success, all sorts of people jumped on the *pundit bandwagon, like VodkaPundit and DailyPundit, and QuasiPundit and IsraPundit and Isntapundit and so forth. I'm sure that many of these folks were *pundit before the pundit-to-end-all-pundits" (or is that pundit-to-link-all-pundits) came about, but quite a few popped up.
Unlike the pundit-clique, there's also a lot of people just happily swimming in their fishbowls. It made me wonder why there aren't any plays on this site's name, seeing as how neat I think is it. I mean, imagine if there were a Psychotic Fishbowl or an Erotic Fishbowl or a Despotic Fishbowl out there. What would those sites be about?
How about playing on the Neurotic part with a Neurotic Soupbowl or a Neurotic Toiletbowl or Neurotic Manute Bol? An Oklahoma author could call his site the "Neurotic Dustbowl" even.
(Once again, this was not Kymberlie. This was the Amish Tech Support Blog A Day Tour stop for today. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled fishbowling.)
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*tee hee* "Normal fishbowling..."
good worker, can't wait to see you 'round these parts!
Posted by amancay at January 29, 2003 04:26 PM
Sheesh -- never can shake that Dusbowl crap, can we?
Posted by robyn at January 29, 2003 04:54 PM
I should have put a winky after that... ;-)
Posted by robyn at January 29, 2003 04:57 PM
Hi. Come visit my site, A Small Neurotic Victorybowl.
Doesn't have quite the same ring as Amish Fishbowl Support.
Posted by michele at January 29, 2003 06:46 PM
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Online Counts
I was surfing Christine's site when I noticed she had a current users count on her site.
I had disabled my Fast Online Users on last week, but had really liked it, so I was glad to find the link went to EOT Networks that has a nifty little script that does the same thing. The coolest part is that you can change what it displays based on multiple or single visitors on the site. Very cool.
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Thanks for the ping! I have both scripts installed on my page (the one you posted about and the one from PerlOnline). I'm testing them to see which one really works! So far I haven't seen anyone else on my site but me with the PerlOnline script. Maybe I'm just not getting hits, but I wanted to make sure it worked!! Thanks for the info. =)
Posted by Jenni at January 30, 2003 12:32 AM
Oh fun! Thanks for the link :-)
Posted by Bea at January 30, 2003 10:36 AM
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Dinner With Friends
Tonight we went to dinner with Steven's parents and a friend of theirs from their overseas days and their daughter, Angie. She's uber cool, loves Eddie Izzard, and I really enjoy seeing her.
We went to Taste of Texas, which is this great steakhouse that neither Steven or I had been to before. Delicious food. Great people to talk to. Wonderful birthday/blogiversary meal. :-)
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yummmmmmmm....did you have the salad bar? that's my favorite thing there!
happy blogiversary!
Posted by jen at January 28, 2003 11:56 PM
Isn't that the Taste of Texas in the North Dallas area? I'm curious as I used to live in Dallas. Grew up in Garland too. Great site. You're on my blogroll. Have a great day!
Posted by James at January 29, 2003 07:52 AM
Yeah that's a really great restruant. My good friend was a hostess there for two years, so whenever I went I would get a nice discount, which was nice because they were too expensive for me normally. I love the fact that you can get your steak wrapped in bacon. How cool is that? I don't know if you know it, but "Dinner With Friends" the title of your post is also a great big band chart that I play on almost a weekly basis.
Posted by photomatt at January 30, 2003 12:28 AM
Oh, I *LOVE* Taste of Texas. The I.O. and I used to go there for birthdays and things like that - it was our favorite "fancy" place to go. Yummmmmm... I haven't been there in a few years - I think it's time to go back! The only place in town that beats it is Morton's on Westheimer at the Galleria. Fabu! :)
Posted by Christine at January 30, 2003 02:43 PM
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She's a (Blog)Whore, but I Love Her
 Since I love and adore Cis and since she asked me to before anyone else, I'm supporting her in the current BlogWhore challenge.
Remember, people, with the right amount of bribing, my loyalty could be yours, but for now, it's Cis's. ;-)
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Happy Birthday, Steven!
In addition to it being my blogiversary, it's also Steven's birthday.
Happy birthday, honey! I love you, even if you are older than me! ;-)
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Happy blogiversary to you! And happy birthday to Steven!
Posted by daisy at January 28, 2003 08:13 AM
happy happy happiness to you and Steven! is that a touch of gray I see? nah...couldn't be. he's not THAT old.
Posted by that tart at January 28, 2003 01:03 PM
Happy Birthday Steven! You must be a wonderful guy since you make Kymberlie so happy. May you two have many, many happy years together. :)
Posted by GeekGrrl at January 28, 2003 01:18 PM
Yay! Happy blogiversary!!! A whole year! And I do believe that I've been around since you started, thanks to Ch linking to you!!! :)
Posted by kristine at January 28, 2003 11:46 PM
Congratulations to both of you. Very cool milestones to share. :)
Posted by Marie at January 29, 2003 01:58 AM
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Happy Blogiversary To Me!
Today is my one year blogiversary. Who would have thought that I would get into blogging as much as I have?
I truly do love to blog. Whether it be to record an event in my life, to blow off steam, or just to talk to the people that come by here every day, I enjoy it.
If you haven't been around since the beginning (I would be surprised if a lot of people have), I added the OnThisDay Plugin to the sidebar under the calendar so you can catch up on the past. Should be interesting to see if there's a change in my blogging as the year goes by.
Blogaritas for everyone!
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A very happy blogiversary to you -- can't believe it's been a year already! And many more! *cheers*
Posted by robyn at January 28, 2003 02:51 AM
*sniff* they grow up so fast. i remember back when you first started blogging...
Posted by mikey at January 28, 2003 03:11 AM
Happy blogiversary! :)
Posted by Lisa, Gal of Unix at January 28, 2003 06:55 AM
happy blogiversary!!! =)
Posted by tasha at January 28, 2003 09:49 AM
Yay! I hope you have many more years of blogging ahead of you... that's if you feel like it :) Happy Anniversary!
Posted by Carla at January 28, 2003 11:28 AM
Happy blogiversary! I'll come to your 3 year Blogiversary with balloons! Why 3? Because all the other years like 5, 10, 25, 50 are for weddings and other celebrations.. blogiversaries get big celebartions on 3's, 9's, 18 and 36! LOL
Posted by susan at January 28, 2003 12:49 PM
Happy blogiversary!
Posted by Amy at January 28, 2003 01:03 PM
Happy Blogiversary! Congrats on one year! :D
Posted by GeekGrrl at January 28, 2003 01:20 PM
Happy Blogiversary!
Posted by Daphne at January 28, 2003 04:03 PM
Happy Happy (belated) Blogiversary! Here's to many more!
Posted by Annessa at January 28, 2003 07:52 PM
Happy Blogiversary! *lifting my blogarita glass to you*
Posted by Christine at January 28, 2003 10:50 PM
I hope it not too late to say Happy Blogiversary and here is to another great year :)
Posted by DianeG at January 29, 2003 08:01 AM
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Amazon Obsession
I have been obsessed with buying stuff from Amazon lately. Look at all the stuff I've ordered recently. Items with a * indicate a Gold Box purchase.
Someone stop me.
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Donnie Darko is the best movie I've ever seen. I could recite all the lines if someone listened, you can tell I'm obsessed.
Posted by Rachel at January 27, 2003 08:22 PM
omigod, you bought Eddie Izzard!!! my hubby loves him! and he's so damn funny! i have yet to buy that DVD.
Posted by Kathy at January 27, 2003 10:49 PM
Agreed, Donnie Darko is brilliant.
Posted by James at January 28, 2003 08:47 AM
twin peaks rocks! =)
Posted by tasha at January 28, 2003 09:48 AM
I saw some Eddie Izzard at a friend's house the other day, very good stuff. I'll have to check out that DVD.
Posted by photomatt at January 30, 2003 12:29 AM
YEHAS!!!! Zoo Tycoon rocks...I don't have the Expansion pack though....still sorting through the latest Sims expansion pack, Unleashed which is FANTASTIC!!!!
Posted by Nikki at January 30, 2003 10:03 AM
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Craptastic
Feeling crappy. Aunt Flo is coming. Want to eat chocolate and lie on the couch with a blanket and my cat. Is the day over yet?
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oh, i know the feeling. :(
hope you're doing better soon.
Posted by susannah at January 27, 2003 05:05 PM
I read in some magazine awhile back that if you take the Pill all the time (as in real pills instead of the week of placebos), you can eliminate having periods. I have rather painful periods myself, and am thinking about trying it...even though Mike is vasectomized and I really don't need birth control anymore.
My advice:
1. Aleve works far better than ibuprofren (which is pretty much what Midol is) for the cramps.
2. Those Therma-Care heat wraps really DO work. I first tried them for my back problems, but the ones for menstrual cramps work just as well.
Hope you feel better soon!
Posted by Christine at January 27, 2003 06:25 PM
okay...i'm on my way over to get under covers on couch with you. it's been a damn dreary, ugly day, hasn't it?
Posted by jen at January 27, 2003 06:30 PM
I hope Aunt Flo doesn't flood the place during her stay.
Posted by UncleRed at January 27, 2003 07:02 PM
ditto!
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Alias
OMG! Steven and I just watched the new Alias that came on after the Superbowl and all I am just stunned. I can't believe what happened! Anyone else catch it?
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yes, it's my favorite show... we haven't missed a single episode! I was shocked. I can't believe how much the show changed in one episode!! eeeeee! :)
Posted by liz at January 27, 2003 07:22 AM
I think the last five minutes was an attempt at causing half of America to go into cardiac arrest...I no more said, "what will they do now without SD6" and they've got Sloane up to something else...amazing...yet completely unexpected
Posted by christina at January 27, 2003 02:38 PM
O.M.G. We watched it too. Was that the best?! I can't wait to see where they go with this storyline.
Posted by Camille at January 27, 2003 09:49 PM
We had to tape it and watch it last night because the SuperBowl ran so long. Man, what a freakin' show! I sat there reeling for a good 30 minutes. I cannot believe that one chickie is dead. (I'm not naming names, so as not to spoil it for anyone.) I can't believe Marshall and Dixon... what's going to happen to them? Sark and Sloane... Sheesh. It's just nuts. I'm scared to see what the season finale cliffhanger will be like if this is a regular show.
Posted by GeekGrrl at January 28, 2003 01:23 PM
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Eat, You Damn Ibex!
I have become completely obsessed with Zoo Tycoon over the last few days.
It's driving me crazy, but my animals get hungry with food in the cage! Anyone else play and know how to combat this problem?
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My in-laws have that game and it is much harder to play then rollercoaster tycoon. We were foreva starving the animals because they would not eat. I think it's some kind of stress level they are experiencing.. but I'm no zoo keeper! LOL
Posted by susan at January 26, 2003 05:50 PM
I am just a random visitor, but I was once addicted to...oh who am I kidding! I am addicted to Zoo Tycoon. I've been playing it for 2 months and I still can't figure out the point of the game if the animals are *never* happy. I've found that you need precise placement of the entrance or the zookeepers cannot get in the entrance (I still have no idea what exactly causes it, I think it is a bug because there is nothing in the gate's way), also while putting little islands in the water looks pretty, it makes for disaster later (the zookeepers cannot clean the poo off of it). I've only been able to keep my animals happy after spending thousands on their exhibit and making them mate (only to sell the original animals once the offspring give me a male and a female). I suppose I could have spared this whole paragraph by just saying the animals are incredibly (and that is an understatement) picky about their habitat. I can't even turn a profit (even with selling older animals) without charging my guests 100 dollars per ticket. With all the complaints I still play it because I think it is laced with some form of addictive psychological drug. At least unlike my other 'addiction'(The Sims) the animals don't actually whine audibly. I am sorry this doesn't help. I just hope you experienced these things too otherwise I think I am going mad.
Posted by Christine at January 29, 2003 01:21 PM
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Blonder and Blonder
While at the mall I took advantage of the great mirrors all over the place in the cosmetic area and snapped a few pictures of my new blonder 'do. The second one is me imitating the wonderful Jish since he loves that looking off in the distance pose.
 
Those are supposed to be pop-ups, but I don't think they're working right. Hmmm.
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yaaay for blondeness! You look gaw-geous, dahling. ;)
Posted by skits at January 25, 2003 10:17 PM
I wish I could go blond. I just don't have the right coloring. But you look beautimous!
Posted by daisy at January 25, 2003 10:23 PM
I gotta get mine done...it gets nice and light in the summer, but in the winter, it gets so dull.
You look great! :-)
Posted by Christine at January 26, 2003 01:37 PM
Oh how I wish I could get mine that blonde! It never comes out quite right, lol. It looks really great! Now all we need is some warm weather to go with it. =)
Posted by Steph at January 26, 2003 02:37 PM
looks great! I don't think I've ever seen a picture of you even back in the LOTH days!
Posted by Patty at January 26, 2003 02:56 PM
I like it :)
Posted by kimmie at January 27, 2003 01:01 PM
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Speaking of Books...
I hit the used bookstore and now have seven more books to release into the wild through BookCrossing. They are:
Next week I'll start releasing them and see if I have any luck with someone notifying BookCrossing that the books have been found.
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Oooo ... I wonder what would happen if you left the entire 12-book Belgariad/Malloreon-plus-prequels laying around for somebody to find? The mind boggles. :)
Sounds more like a set up for Candid Camera!
Posted by Dawn at January 25, 2003 10:00 PM
I love bookcrossing - but nobody has found any of the boosk I have left either - well at least not gone on the site and reported finding them. I almost wish you didn't have to register to report a found book. I wonder if that might be the barrier. I have a stephen king book i'm releasing tomorrow - so who knows.
Posted by eve at January 25, 2003 10:03 PM
The David Eddings series was one of my favorites back in junior high. I started reading it when he'd only published the first 2, and had to wait a year each for the rest of them. I've been thinking about re-reading them...
Posted by Dawn at January 27, 2003 12:31 AM
ok... I'm all hooked up to start the trend...alas I want to credit you for referring me... what's your user name?
Posted by amancay at January 28, 2003 12:10 AM
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Yes, I Needed Another Blog
Since I had so much book information on this site with both book reviews and a never ending list of books waiting to be read, I finally have started my own book blog - BiblioBlog.
Feel free to drop by, read the reviews, and suggest things that you think I might like.
Enjoy!
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That's great :) I've wanted to do something like that. Have you read Good in Bed? It's along the lines of Jemina J but better :)
Posted by Carla at January 27, 2003 10:41 AM
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Poor Steven
Poor Steven. He's spent the last several days being completely run down by a cold. He's currently sleeping on the couch. Sucks since his birthday is in three days. We were planning on celebrating this weekend, but those plans are toast now. I hope he starts feeling better soon. :-(
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All That Jazz
Jeanna and I went to see Chicago and I cannot remember the last time I loved a movie so much or was able to be so caught up in the world they portrayed. I hadn't seen the show, so I had no idea what was going to happen in the movie which probably let me enjoy it more.
I figured it would be good, but I had no idea it was going to be this good. The dancing and singing numbers were absolutely stunning, especially Cell Block Tango and We Both Reached For the Gun.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was gorgeous and her performances were amazing. You can tell that she has a background in singing and dancing. Renee Zellweger made a hell of a chanteuse. Who would have thought she's have a voice like that? Usually Richard Gere bugs the shit out of me, but I actually liked him in this movie.
I suggest highly seeing this movie in the theater so that you can really take it all in. I loved the music so much that I have already bought the soundtrack (only $12.98 at Amazon). To me, this was magic and why movies hold such a dear place in my heart.
Anyone else seen it yet?
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I HAVE to see Chicago...I am jealous that you have already seen it. LOL! :)
Posted by Rilana at January 25, 2003 07:26 PM
Oh...I am so glad you liked it! I can't wait to see it myself...and the soundtrack and the DVD are going to be must-haves for my collection!
Posted by Christine at January 25, 2003 07:27 PM
I've been wondering about this movie and whether or not I'd like it. I think I'll have to grab a friend and head out to see it. My husband doesn't "do" musicals. ;)
Posted by Kelly at January 25, 2003 07:36 PM
I'm going to see it tomorrow, but I bought the soundtrack today and I LOVE it. I'm getting so excited to see the movie!
Posted by rickie beth at January 25, 2003 07:55 PM
Wasn't it wonderful?! I grew up going to see musicals but never saw this one. Now I have to see it on stage! I can't wait 'til the DVD comes out! :)
Posted by Eli at January 26, 2003 10:10 PM
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Evil Mutant Power
Avoid Erin if you can because apparently she possesses the larynx of death.
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(singing) fishy fishy fishy.... swimming in youuuuuurrr pretty glass....feeeeshh---b_______... (stops singing)
okay - i will use my powers for good, not evil... i promise... not to sing about fishb--- well, you know... i can't say the word - just in case :)
Posted by erin at January 24, 2003 06:08 AM
i think i must have sung something like "gigglechick... gig...gig...gigglechick....woo wooooooo!"
(my poor site)
Posted by erin at January 24, 2003 05:39 PM
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Free With a Twist
Has anyone noticed that Fast Online Users (that little script that counts how many people are on your site at any given time) has a new terms of service that requires that you let them open a pop-up window for one minute a week?
I don't want pop-ups here, so does anyone know if there's a similar service out there?
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with pMachine, there is a hack... but i don't know if someone made a plugin for MT.
Posted by Kathy at January 23, 2003 11:04 PM
Uggh. I didn't know that! I haven't seen any popups on my site yet. I know there is a script you can use, I'll have to see if I can dig around and find it. If I do find it, I'll let you know!
Posted by jenni at January 24, 2003 01:04 AM
I didn't know that. Thanks for pointing it out. Personally I like my site to be a pop up free zone!
Posted by Fembat at January 24, 2003 03:23 AM
I use this. Takes 5 minutes to install, works great.
Posted by Patty at January 24, 2003 08:00 AM
I tried that Patty, but it won't work on my pages because they're PHP. Anyone know of any other PHP based scripts?
Posted by Jenni at January 26, 2003 10:34 PM
*hangs head in shame* I am so silly sometimes. I just used an include to call it in and it works fine! Thanks for the link Patty!
Posted by Jenni at January 26, 2003 10:45 PM
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Cut & Color
Is there anything better than getting a cut and color and completely loving how it looks? I am so blonde now and it looks fabulous. I'll have to post some pictures soon.
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I love getting a new cut and color. Unfortunately I have to do it every few weeks because I have short hair and I have lots of gray to cover up. But I love going to the sylist and letting them "do their magic". Can't wait to see a pic.
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No Book News
Still no news on the copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale that I released into the wild through BookCrossing.
When I was at the gym yesterday I put Animal Farm on one of the bikes, but it wasn't picked up and I was worried about it being thrown away, so I took it with me.
Now let me ask you a question: Brian, my manager, and Steven both don't think the book thing will work because people will think it's weird or a strange plot and not pick it up. If you saw a book with a pink post-it note on it proclaiming it was free, would you think it was strange or would you pick it up?
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I actually meant to comment on this yesterday, and never got around to it. I used to do this when I traveled all the time. (I used to fly 2 or 3 times a month at my old QA manager gig) I'd buy a book, finish it up, and then leave it on the plane for the next person to find. It never occured to me to leave a note asking them to let me know they found it/liked it.
I think it's just an awesome idea. Go you! :D
Posted by skits at January 23, 2003 02:45 PM
See now, I'd love for the whole Bookcrossing idea to work, but I know that I would never pick up a random book lying around, even if it had a note on it. I'm so naturally suspicious I'd be furtively glancing around for a hidden camera, or a string [a la the whole dollar on a string trick].
Posted by Nicole at January 23, 2003 02:59 PM
(i would pick it up cos' a book is a book especially if it says free. but then, i'm not in a position to give advice on how normal ordinary people might react as i am very much removed from my sanity.)
Posted by bran at January 23, 2003 03:11 PM
Would I pick up a book adorned with a note proclaiming it free? I guess it depends, as wishy-washy an answer as that is. If I'd found Animal Farm, I would have passed it by because I already have a copy and would rather leave it for someone else. The same with The Handmaid's Tale. If it were something I didn't own, hadn't already read, and seemed interesting...sure, why not?
Posted by James at January 23, 2003 03:59 PM
Ya know, Kymberlie, if you want to counter people's negative assumptions, you might consider trying to get a little publicity for what you're doing.
Just write a short press release saying what you're doing and fax it to the newsrooms of your local newspapers and/or radio and TV station. This is just the kind of human interest story that the local media loves. :)
Posted by Dawn at January 23, 2003 04:21 PM
My mom does the same thing (she'll leave books in her laundrey room) for people to pick up.
and YES. :) Especially if it had a note on it, saying it's Free. (well, like the others leaving comments, if I didn't already have the book).
Posted by witchy at January 23, 2003 04:32 PM
I would take it in a heartbeat!
Posted by Michelle at January 23, 2003 05:03 PM
My husband works part time at DIA (Denver International) and he picks up books left in the plane all the time. I signed up with Bookcrossing with the intent of taking those books he gets and sending them back into the wild. I just keep forgetting.
Posted by susan at January 23, 2003 10:45 PM
I love the whole Bookcrossing idea. I keep meaning to print some lables and leave some books at the college and at the dog park. If I had never heard of Bookcrossing and found a book with a note on it I would have picked it up. Now I'll actually be looking for books like that!
Posted by Shanni at January 24, 2003 01:06 AM
Yes. I would pick it up, even if I already had it. I'd give it to someone else.
Posted by Crinkle at January 27, 2003 02:30 PM
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I Couldn't Have Said It Better
-e- wrote the most amazing post about Roe v. Wade. I'm not even going to bother summing it up. He hit the nail right on the head, so go read what he has to say.
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Ditto
I just want to echo what Cis posted.
I refuse to let all the shit going on out there get me down about my nomination. I was really excited to get choosen for two categories and I am not going to worry about whatever anyone else thinks. I'm assuming my nomination was based on my merit and that's good enough for me.
If you don't like it, tough. Next year run your own secret cabal and get whatever sites you like in. For now, let it go and let those that are nominated be happy about it.
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As you very well should be (happy about it)!
Posted by robyn at January 23, 2003 01:00 AM
You've got the right attitude. Don't let it get you down. You totally deserve to be nominated!
Posted by eve at January 23, 2003 01:15 AM
Drama schmama. Enjoy yourself! I wouldn't want my vote going to waste ;)
Posted by photomatt at January 23, 2003 02:09 AM
I mean, come on, who didn't know it was a popularity contest? Ummm, Wil Wheaton anyone? How did that happen? But I say don't listen to them and enjoy the nomination. You got my vote.
Posted by jana at January 23, 2003 10:07 AM
kymberlie, enjoy your nomination, for what it's worth. you're there because someone thought you should be...
Posted by Kathy at January 23, 2003 11:53 AM
> You totally deserve to be nominated!
IMHO, Kymberlie deserves to totally win!
Posted by Richy C. at January 23, 2003 04:35 PM
Kymberlie, I am so sorry that you and the other nominiees had to go through all that crap. You got nominated, anjoy it. You deserve to.
*warm smile*
Posted by munin at January 23, 2003 08:34 PM
What's going on? What have I missed?
Posted by Catherine at January 23, 2003 09:07 PM
I'm wondering the same thing. What happened?
Posted by carla at January 23, 2003 10:58 PM
what happened? a buncha people got their underwear in a twist because a) they didn't get nominated, which b) crushed their oh-so-fragile egos, and therefore c) they pick on kymberlie. I'll refrain from using profanity at this time, but I reserve the right to do it later.
Posted by that tart at January 24, 2003 12:57 PM
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It's a Group Thing XLVI
Keeping inline with last week's term, this week's "It's a Group Thing" term is:
A Pot of Dieters
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Reasons For Love #15
Every Wednesday those who are involved in a relationship with somebody share a few (simple but significant) reasons for their love. Please keep in mind that this does not have to be a romantic relationship. It can be about a parent, a sibling, a friend, a co-worker, your kid, your dog, whatever.
Stop in here to join the notify list, see who else has left their reasons, and to be added to the blogroll. Also, feel free to save the button below to your server and link it to http://www.neuroticfishbowl.com/reasons.html
I love Steven because...
- When I didn't like my pasta tonight, he made me eggs and toast instead
- He thinks the faces I make when I workout are cute
- He's the best cook I know
- He takes care of everyone in the house - Bella, me, and the fish
- He patiently listens to my plots - like BookCrossing to Change a Life
- He brings me peeled oranges when I'm at the computer
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Mine are up :) Have a good week!
Posted by Erica at January 22, 2003 11:09 PM
A day late, but the love grows strong! My father-in-law "Pa-Pa" is my reason for love!
Posted by susan at January 23, 2003 11:33 AM
mine were up but forgot to post it here. :)
Posted by martie at January 23, 2003 08:21 PM
my entry will be up soon. :)
Posted by beth at January 23, 2003 10:02 PM
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Blizg!
Brandon, creator of Photoblogs.org (photoblog directory for those not familiar), has now created Blizg.com. It's a directory of blogs and you can even vote for your favorites.
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Hey Bella! We put your pic up on our new blog! Check it out, girlfriend!
Posted by Tracy at January 22, 2003 08:15 PM
Very cool, I like the way things are set up quite a bit on both his sites.
Posted by photomatt at January 22, 2003 11:23 PM
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