Woo Hoo, you rock Kim...Congratulations...

Posted by fran at May 30, 2003 07:50 PM

WOOT! is right!

Posted by :: jozjozjoz :: at May 30, 2003 07:59 PM

Wow, congrats.

Posted by Sandra at May 31, 2003 08:41 AM

I loved that song when I was a kid!

Posted by robyn at May 30, 2003 02:59 PM

Was that on your mix? Or someone else's?! It comes up when my CD player is on random and I groove to it everytime I hear it. :)

Posted by :: jozjozjoz :: at May 30, 2003 08:00 PM

I'm surprised you didn't pick our other favorite "Oh no! Don't get that song stuck in my head!" song. Your nobody called today... she hung up when I asked her name... ;)

Posted by Christine at May 31, 2003 12:33 AM

Hi Great Site, I just love that song! (Abra, Abra, Cadabra...) I can't get it out of my head now!...Cool! (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah...)

Posted by Kitty Blossom at August 21, 2003 01:48 AM

Mike has a word for that state of drunken-ness..."sloshified".

You were indeed sloshified! But I'm glad you had a great time! :-)

Posted by Christine M. at May 30, 2003 02:09 AM

Oh my god. That's just hilarious! :)

Posted by Kathy at May 30, 2003 02:50 AM

hahahaha! awww, you couldn't even wash your own feet! hell, I probably wouldn't have been able to either. Yet, somehow, in my drunken state, I did remember to take my make-up off. Mom's good training, I suppose.

Posted by Joelle at May 30, 2003 06:44 AM

At least your honey was there to take care of you!

Posted by daisy at May 30, 2003 08:05 AM

Oh man, the Flamingo breakfast buffet DOES rock, doesn't it? I stayed there back in March, and we ate there almost every morning :)

I also had a strange urge to take my shoes off in Vegas. We were walking through the lobby of MGM Grand one night, and my friend had her shoes off, and we had a 20-minute conversation with a female security guard (after she told us we had to put our shoes on)about the horrors of bad shoes and the fact that you have to walk so far to get anywhere in Vegas! Hehe!

Posted by Alison at May 30, 2003 01:17 PM

OMG I love it!!!

Posted by Martie at June 2, 2003 08:22 PM

I'm taking YOU to Vegas on my next gambling run!!! Congrats on the win!

Posted by susan at May 29, 2003 11:33 PM

...you and me both...

The difference? You know what you are doing. I don't. I have like $12.56 left in my 'cash'.

Once I figure out this thing, and the tricks to it, I am sure I will be even more addicted. I upgraded to premium today, but, still waiting for it to 'activate', we will see...

I'd buy some of your stock, but there is never any to buy when I check. :)

Posted by Mark at May 29, 2003 10:37 PM

me, I suck so I hardly play.

Posted by Martie at May 29, 2003 11:08 PM

I am addicted too, lol, running my 5 blogs, it is a lot of fun.

Posted by Sandra at May 30, 2003 02:10 AM

I don't get Blogshares. I read the manual, and it just doesn't make any sense. The share price should really be a reflection of how popular the blog is, and how many sites link to it. But it's not. It's more a reflection of how many people are buying shares of your blog. Which explains what's happened with my share price.

Posted by Jeff at May 30, 2003 11:19 AM

What a great find! I haven't done a compare/contrast yet. I am sure to find some new books I will want to read though!

Posted by Hunter at May 28, 2003 10:02 PM

Ohhh, this sounds great! I will definitely have to check this out when I have some time. thanks for sharing! :D

Posted by Tricia at May 29, 2003 01:18 PM

Cool Kimberlie, thanks for sharing. I love books and wish I had more time to read them. I have a subscription to Easton Press. I have quite a book collection growing and I need to catch up.

Posted by Martie at May 29, 2003 10:51 PM

Oh yum! I've bookmarked it, I'll let you know how I stack up! =)

Posted by Christine at May 29, 2003 11:16 PM

Wow I have road runner here in Huntington Beach Ca also. Our is working though (knock on wood)

Posted by Martie at May 29, 2003 10:47 PM

Way to go girl, that's great!!

Also have a fun time with your brothers and his GF.

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Posted by AG at August 12, 2005 09:06 AM

OOOhhhhh Maggiano's. That place is delish. We have a couple up here in Chicagoland. It is always packed and difficult to get into. It is worth the wait though! Yum!

Posted by Hunter at May 25, 2003 10:26 PM

Excellent weekend so far...happy Memorial day.... :D

Posted by fran at May 25, 2003 10:55 PM

that has to be one of my favorite restaurants....and the little piano bar is a nice place to unwind, too!

sounds like an excellent weekend, already!

Posted by jen at May 25, 2003 11:52 PM

Sounds yummy!

Posted by :: jozjozjoz :: at May 26, 2003 01:50 AM

Enjoy your wounderfuly lazy day! They are what make life more livable.

Posted by ginadapooh at May 26, 2003 03:00 PM

The Civ series is one of my favorites. I could spend hours on the computer playing any of those games.

Posted by Vernon at May 26, 2003 05:42 PM

I love Maggiano's. I convinced Brad we should go there for our anniversary. :)

Posted by Lisa, Gal of Unix at May 26, 2003 10:25 PM

I loooooooooooooooooooove Maggiano's lasagne.

Posted by sean at May 27, 2003 01:59 PM

I feel your pain. Okay, so it's not really pain. I feel your laziness? I made a list of things to get done this weekend. An actual, physical list. (sad) Of those things, I haven't started one of them. I have managed to 1) start a new book, 2) go to a baseball game, 3) play a lot of games, and 4) drink large amounts of coffee. But it's my holiday, dammit. I shouldn't feel guilty about vegging out.

Posted by Jeff at May 25, 2003 09:34 AM

oh that candle sounds so good :)

bring on the 3 day fun :)

Posted by gnome-girl at May 23, 2003 07:51 PM

The only thing better than a three day weekend would be my upcoming nine day weekend. Me and the Mrs. are on vacation. Woohoo!!

Posted by Buzz at May 25, 2003 05:43 AM

Ah yes, the corporate mofo analysis. There are many good things in this article.
Namely, the perspective on the Architect, and how he represents a Gnostic/Christian Satan.
I am perplexed at what will happen next though. For my original theory was that the Architect represented God. But as this article brings out, he cannot be God, and therefore, it puts my theory that there is a second Matrix (or Matricie?) in question. For there to be a second Matrix, one that the machines still control, that would mean that the machines caused that bolt to break, that operator to die, those sentinels to destroy the ship, and Trinity to go into the Matrix to save Neo. Ah, it makes perfect sense, it's all a trial, a trial for the machines to figure out the "anomoly" that is love.
I still think that there are some underlying motifs about the theory of love, that the Architect doesn't understand. In the scene, he is clearly intrigued by Neo's reactions. Is it that the Architect is learning more about this emotion to help balance an equation and stop all this Zion nonsense once and for all? After all, it is love that brought Neo back to life in the first saga, and Trinity in this one. And the Architect said himself that it was the human race' greatest strength and weakness.
There is another twist on this whole love theory. What if there is no second matrix? What if this was a test by the representation of good in this trilogy? A God figure, of rightgeousness, and love. What if this was a test by this unseen God charecter rather than the Architect?
As the previous article stated, Neo is the sixth "One", five being before him, a reference to the Old and New Testement. Neo is clearly Jesus, and Jesus was set apart by his capacity for love.
What if a God charecter set this whole thing up? Even the Architect and Smith noticed changes in the way the events worked out. "... that was quicker then the others" , and "Everything is as before -- well not exactly". God breaks the bolt, that sends Trinity in. It's God's test. Since Neo chooses love over the survival of his species, he passes this "God"'s test. My conclusion is that there is not a second Matrix, it is "real". For this to work, and I believe it does, a few things need to be in place. I'll answer some of the main questions, and give a little proof too.

What about how Neo said he could "feel" them, and then he destroyed them in the real world?

This God endowed him with these gifts since he passed the test, and showed love.

Why do you insist that it was God that did this, it could still just be the Architect!?!?

Ah, here's the curveball. Agent Smith. Smith said that he had part of him copied off of Neo. And I can honestly say that what was copied, I do not know. Whatever it was, it changed him. But I think Smith is an Angel of this "God" charecter, whether he knows it or not. It is Smith that goes loner in this flick. He is no longer controled by the machines, he does as he pleases. I do not think that this is something that he does in any of the other Matrix cycles though, just because of that one line: "Everything is exactly as before -- well not exactly". So I think that this God charecter helped change Smith, to set off a chain of events.

What chain of events?

Well, after the God charecter kills the operator, Trinity must go in. Now keep in mind that the only reason that Trinity is out, is because of Neo's dreams. Dreams in the "real" world, out of machine manipulation. So logically, the Architect would have assumed, she would have been with him regardless, and not because of some bolt breaking. That's shot one. Shot two, requires time. Time is something they don't have. Enter Agent Smith. Trinity needs time to get the door ready for Neo, Morpheus and that lovable asian dude, otherwise they could be sucked out into a blackhole of sorts. Now if Smith isn't controled by the machines, who sets this up? Is it some all knowing God? The answer lay in one word: "Please"

Architect- "... if I am the Father of the Matrix, then she most certainly is the mother."
Neo- "The Oracle"
Architect- "Please. As I was saying, she stumbled upon a solution whereby nearly 99.9% of all test subjects accepted the program ...."

Is the mother God? Is the mother the oracle? It would make sense, seeing as we don;t know why the oracle is on the run. But is the oracle still a program under the machine control, or on the human side? And what are the brothers going to do about the fact that the actress who plays the oracle died before the shooting of revolutions.

Only time will tell what happens in the third one. Critisism welcome to my theory. Be kind, I have A.D.D., bad spelling, and no paper structureing skills.

Posted by Grant Taylor at May 29, 2003 09:16 PM

Smith is a virus and yes there have to be 2 Neo's,but how will this conflict be resolved without the sentiment that Love conquers all?
Do the machines have to become more "human" to win?

Posted by hiram at June 2, 2003 08:50 AM

Ahhhhh. I have come to many new conclusions since I have posted that. There are many now realized holes in the theory.

I am trying to work out a theory where in the real "One" is a combination of man and machine that solves the anamoly of choice. This is what the oracle is grabbing for, a child of two programs that will change the world forever. The machines need humans, and humans need machines. Wouldn't it be effiecent to have a human machine?

Argh, it's frustrating. But I am formulating something, and I will post it.

Smith is now a loop in my theorum. The oracle is no longer a candidate for God. And I do not see a prominant God figure in the conclusion's future.

Like a good student, I'm going to review the tape. and try to figure it out.

All my theories that are unsubstanciated are going to be washed off the drawing board though.

Posted by Grant Taylor at June 2, 2003 09:37 PM

How's this: Neo's strong bond with Agent Smith which originates from the ending of the first movie, coupled with the part in the second movie where Agent Smith tries to copy himself onto Neo... these two things have made Neo part machine... which is why he can sense them and control them.

On the other side, Agent Smith was "freed" by Neo in the first movie. He's no longer attached to the matrix, just like he wanted. Maybe his bond with Neo made him a little bit human? That would explain why he can now exit the matrix.

I really have no clue on the whole God idea though...

Posted by Mat at June 3, 2003 10:18 PM

The Architect doesn't represent God. The Architect is the Masonic version of God.

Posted by houseofmanywindows at June 4, 2003 08:21 AM

To answer the question fo what they will do about the oracle since the actress died... play Enter the Matrix, it explains it.

Posted by Guy at June 6, 2003 01:40 PM

Hi there,
I liked the “The Philosophy of The Matrix: Reloaded” post. Definitely the closest theory to my own.
The onion like layers of matrix after matrix used to simply catch any minds that wish to awaken from one reality to another sounds feasible. The One is merely the glimmer of hope given to the people in The Matrix and in Zion. It is used to save that 0.1 present of the harvest and thus increase efficiency.
What I didn’t get was: Why would the machines take a chance or even would bother destroying the whole human race and Zion simply because of a choice Neo makes. The architect states that if the human race is destroyed “There are levels of survival we are prepared to accept. However, the relevant issue is whether or not you are ready to accept the responsibility for the death of every human being in this world”
That seems illogical that a machine would be prepared to accept a limited existence due to a human beings choice. Especially considering the condescending nature the machines seem to refer to humans all throughout.
I think there is more to it than that. The machine has discovered an anomaly. Something in mankind that they cannot figure out. They feel that before they destroy humans forever they must understand everything about them. The must have first gleaned every piece of information from them possible. There can be no waste. To destroy humanity without understanding every occurrence of every permutation would be potentially disastrous for them.
And thus they must continue to allow the matrix to exist and wait for it to throw up another “one”, bring it back to the source and collect the data from its life experiences and try and understand how it can about! That’s the thing you see. They can’t figure out how the anomaly is occurring. An anomaly by its very definition is a phenomenon. Some thing occurring in the natural world that is unexplainable. The machines cannot seem to piece together how the sum of Neo’s life experiences seem to add up to more than simply another human being. How is he developing this power over his environment?
Essentially the Machines have discovered man’s soul. The machines base their existence on the theory of Causality. Cause and effect. Therefore the sum of a persons life experiences should create an individual similar to Neo. This is not the case however. The “one” seems to contain something more. A life force beyond the physical world. Essentially the Machines have discovered man’s soul. They do not know this however as they cannot experience it and would view any blind faith as simply human superstition. Yet the evidence is there that Neo is more than the sum of his life experiences and the machines are simply striving to understand how this anomaly is occurring by allowing him to evolve into all that he can be and then collecting the data to see what they can learn.
This is I think the story within the story. The rest of what happens is in the Matirx 3 is simply open to speculation. Even what has happened so far is open to speculation as you don’t really know what the truth is and what is false.

Posted by stephen at July 21, 2003 05:37 AM

Neo's choice whether to save Zion or rescue Trinity is a revealing one.
For the romantics who believe love conquers all it is a fitting choice for Neo to go to Trinity because as we find out he loves her "too damn much". This choice he makes supports a line said in the first movie when Trinity and Neo are in the loading program gathering guns to go and save Morpheus. Either Trinity or Neo say something to the effect, no one's ever tried something like this before. For Neo therefore, the choice to do things differently from his predecessors would naturally lead him to this door.

Posted by donna at August 29, 2003 04:09 PM

Here is what I've been able to assess so far: When the architect refers to the mother, he is obviously talking about Persephone. He refers to the mother as an intuitive program, which Persephone obviously is. What i haven't been able to figure out is Agent Smith's role in all of this, and why Neo's more specific love for Triniy (as opposed to a general love for all of humanity as exhibited by the 5 previous anomolies) has given him the ability to control machines in the real world. This fact also leads me to deny to "Godly Test" theory mentioned earlier. If it was a test from God, why would loving a single individual over all humanity be the right way to go. This fact also leads me away from the theory that neo is like jesus, because at this point, he is the exact opposite. Anyone who sees something obviously wrong with what I have posted, or can shed some light on what I have mentioned, please let me know.

Posted by Tim at October 30, 2003 06:23 PM

I would like to add that it seems that many have overlooked the importance of balance in all of this. Not only is it important for their to be an all-powerful messiah; but there also must be his/her counterpart. Therefore in the case of agent Smith (as the oracle states in the Revolutions trailer) that Smith is his opposite. Therefore in this case not only do we have good but we also have evil. Furthermore the conclusion is not known to either which will be victorious because they are so evenly matched. Isn't it interesting however; that the reason for the Matrix to control the human race? While at the same time (as mentioned in Reloaded) that the machines are dependent on man and man on machines? Is this also not balance?

Therefore I must default to what I remember was said by the architect; and it has been a while since I've seen the movie mind you. What is most troubling is that the architect built the Matrix and could not control a systemic anomalie i.e. human will. In this case Neo is the manifestation of pure human will i.e. fully enlightened. In the buddhist faith; ignoring the lessons of the Pure Land sect in Japan of course; when one is enlightened one is not bound by the restrictions of society and the rules of the environment in which they are presented. Rather, they have the capabilities to see the true world and understand that all things in life can be broken; additionally this includes even the laws of gravity itself. So to bring back Critical Theory into all of this; the matrix was constructed by the world of the machines; that Neo broke when he became an enlightened being in the Matrix. Then; when he became an enlightened being by choosing to defy the architect; he could not only bend the rules of the "Matrix," but also that of the "Real World." Therefore now the powers that be in the real world; are not really in control either. To reverty back to Buddhism and a corrollary to Critical Theory (see Habermas theory of the construct and his discontents); the Messiah figure of Neo, can do anything in either world. Therefore there must be a higher world or power in which Neo understands that he is a part of. Thus in enlightenment; you can be enlightened on more than one plane of existence. How you choose to live as an enlightened being however; is up to you.

Posted by Jeff at November 2, 2003 12:36 PM

I really love the 'untouched self-portrait'! What a great shot!

Posted by Buzz at May 21, 2003 05:25 PM

Me too, the portrait is beautiful.

Posted by Carla at May 21, 2003 05:31 PM

Excellent photos! My favourites -- baby giraffe, Bella on the rug, and lomoized you -- your lipstick's the most amazing pink there.

Posted by suebailey at May 21, 2003 07:03 PM

thanks for sharing, they are great shots!

Posted by Martie at May 27, 2003 05:15 PM

Can you lend me about $15,000 then? Pwetty pwease? ;-)

Posted by Jenni at May 22, 2003 03:27 PM

I noticed that your blog was taken over last night. That sucks ass.

Posted by :: jozjozjoz :: at May 19, 2003 11:25 AM

I am glad I wasn't alone. Thanks for the info.

Posted by shelli at May 19, 2003 12:01 PM

Oh no, that's awful. :-( I'm sorry you're having to deal with that.

Posted by Hey Lisa at May 19, 2003 12:23 PM

If you don't have the files & want me to add them to the "please restore from backup" list, let me know. Backups are a good thing...

Posted by Christine at May 19, 2003 03:28 PM

Oh darn! Not fun :( I'm glad everything is normal now.

Posted by Bea at May 19, 2003 09:53 PM

It's terrible when people hack into other people's servers like that - you'd think they'd have more respect for personal property, or would at least have the courtesy to email Christine with a description of the flaw so the she could patch it.

Glad to know they didn't destroy everything, like they did when Jason DeFillipo was hacked (the guy behind BlogRolling). That was really nasty.

Posted by Neil T. at May 20, 2003 02:40 AM

Glad you're back!

:)

Posted by :: jozjozjoz :: at May 20, 2003 03:47 PM

sorry about that. I don't get it why people (hackers) seem to think this is fun. grrr

Posted by Martie at May 20, 2003 03:49 PM

Woohoo! You're back :)

Posted by gingersmack at May 20, 2003 11:05 PM

*whew!* I was just about to call you to tell you about the hackers, and couldn't decide if it was too late or if you would still be up. Glad you got it all fixed! (Now to figure out how they did it...)

Posted by Christine at May 19, 2003 01:19 AM

You already knows about the hackers what I can tell from the previous comment. But just so you know, your index for the skinning part is still hacked! An the smilie palette aswell!

Damn hackers! :o(

Posted by Maria at May 19, 2003 02:57 AM

Doh! Hackers suck!

Posted by :: jozjozjoz :: at May 19, 2003 10:01 AM

Absolutely!

Posted by daisy at May 17, 2003 09:35 PM

I love those! I might have to go to Crate and Barrel now tomorrow.
What a fun find!

Posted by Hunter at May 17, 2003 11:56 PM

Those are just too cute! :-)

Posted by Christine M. at May 18, 2003 12:02 AM

I've been dying to get those ever since I saw them in the catalog. Excellent.

Posted by reality at May 18, 2003 05:19 AM

Those are just too groovy! Love 'em.

Posted by gingersmack at May 18, 2003 05:02 PM

Oooh I have those! I love love love them!! They never seem to have them in the store so I had to order them from the catalog.

Posted by eve at May 19, 2003 01:43 PM

before i clicked on that link, i was wondering why Crate and Barrel would sell eyeglasses...

Posted by mikey at May 19, 2003 05:53 PM

Oh, oh... I must go shopping now!!!

Posted by jana at May 21, 2003 11:30 AM

Thank you for the link!!! I couldn't find them on their site without your help!!!!

Posted by at December 2, 2004 08:23 PM

Welocme back!

Posted by Christine M. at May 16, 2003 12:56 PM

*G* Welcome home :)
and You're so lucky :) my willow ignored me for hours, when I came back from my trip.

Posted by witchy at May 16, 2003 02:02 PM

Welcome back home. I love sweet sleeping kittens so much!

Posted by ginadapooh at May 16, 2003 06:17 PM

hey, i've just surfed on in... don't have anything to say about kitties (though I LOVE kittens and cute little ducklings). I just wanted to say that I call Houston home, too! It makes me happy to see someone else who thinks that way too!

Posted by beardog at May 16, 2003 11:28 PM

Sounds like the life!

Posted by Tambra at May 17, 2003 09:55 AM

Sigh...I miss my cat. She used to lay on her back on my chest looking up at me and purring while I watched TV.

Posted by sean at May 21, 2003 10:29 AM

Welcome back!!! :)

Posted by Kimberly at May 14, 2003 11:29 PM

Welcome home! :)
And thanks for having guest bloggers, it was fun to meet some new people :)

Posted by kristine at May 15, 2003 12:06 AM

Welcome Home!!

Posted by Pam at May 15, 2003 07:12 AM

Welcome back!!! And thanks a BUNCH for the awesome mix!!!!!!!! :) :)

Posted by Meredith at May 15, 2003 07:58 PM

Welcome back Kymberlie. granted thsi is a few days late, but it is good to see you back!

hope you had a fabtastic trip.
*huggles*

Posted by munin at May 22, 2003 07:48 PM

Every day this week when I've come into the office, I've started sneezing like a madman. (because hey - madmen must sneeze a lot, right?) After work is over and I've spent an hour at home, it stops. I need to go have an allergy test done to see what it is I'm actually allergic to. You're not alone.

Posted by Jeff at May 16, 2003 10:23 AM

mine are up! this is my first time!

Posted by Angela at May 14, 2003 12:51 PM

mine are up.. it's my first time =)

Posted by Hege at May 14, 2003 12:56 PM

Sounds like a sweet guy. i give him two thumbs up!

Posted by work at home at May 14, 2003 05:41 PM

mine are up for the first time also :)

Posted by Toshiko at May 15, 2003 01:04 AM

awe how sweet he is!

Posted by lisa at May 26, 2003 01:08 PM

Mine are up!

Posted by Annie at June 18, 2003 09:55 AM

Amen! Too many people today use these types of excuses for their behavior. They should be expelled.

Posted by daisy at May 14, 2003 08:47 AM

I agree. So she's missing out on the prom and graduation? Waaaahhh! Cry me a river! She should have thought about this before she did what she did.

This is one of my biggest pet peeves...people who refuse to be responsible for their actions.

Posted by Christine M. at May 14, 2003 10:59 AM

it might be the colour of your car. My mom doesn't park under any trees either, and hers is like a birdie bathroom.

Posted by Zorbs at May 13, 2003 08:50 PM