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2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 01,May,2004 | I was going to cry for most of the weekend, then take the computer back to NSM on Tuesday, but one quick phone call to my friend Rob has changed all of that... my computer is now actually working again. Thank you Rob. I phoned Rob and explained everything that has happened up until this point, he suggested that I pull out all non-essential hardware and try again. So after pulling out both the network card and sound card, and disconnecting my DVD drive, I started to install Windows 2003 Server. Don't ask me why I chose this over XP, I've no idea, all I do know is that I had tried to install this before, and it didn't work, so this was as good a test as any. As I'm sure you can tell, it worked. It installed perfectly, no errors, no freezing, nothing like that at all. I'm just so glad that it's working. I've now got a good idea of what might be at fault: my network card. I don't know why, but it all seems to fit. back when I had my weird 'network' problem, I didn't believe it could be the network card, because the problem was not limited to just external network connections (i.e. connecting to my localhost Apache server didn't work), and back when it initially happened, I though it was related to the scratching sound hard drive problem, but now I've got a new hard drive, have had all these other problems, I it can't be that. It was just weird timing. I need to start reconnecting all the hardware to see if I can prove it's the network card at fault. Because of this I'm leaving the network card till last. I highly doubt it's my sound card as I was able to listen to music even during my network problems, and I doubt it's the DVD drive because that's not been connected in months. I also believe it's the network card because of the points the install has frozen... points at which it could be looking for a network connection. Anyway, I'm off to do that now, I just wanted to post an update while I was in a good mood. I'll update you more later. UPDATE: It was the network card, this has been confirmed. When I plugged it in, the computer stopped working. As soon as I took it out and plugged it one my friend Nichol lent me.. it started working again. I'm just reinstalling everything now. Oh, and come Tuesday, I'm going to phone up NSM and let them know what I think of them, money grabbing bastards. UPDATE 2: My computer is still not working. I went into the 'Windows Update' site and downloaded all the updates and drivers, such as I have done many times in the past, but after rebooting the machine froze again. I tried to reinstall Windows again from scratch, but once again didn't work. I've decided to pull out the new network card, and unplug anything that's not totally needed. I'm going to try and get Windows installed with minimum options in an effort to just try and get it working, so I can do what I need to do for the Rail Gourmet site. If this does not work, then I truly don't know what to do next. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 01,May,2004 | My computer is still on the blink. I took it back to NSM yesterday and explained the problems I've been having. Within a few hours I was invited to go and collect it. When I asked what the problem was, he just shrugged me off saying something about the new hard drive being at fault, and that he has replaced it with another one. He would not give me a straight answer about future installs, or how he had installed Windows (looking back, I believe he may have bodged it, after all, he was doing this for free). I got it home, turned it on, and Windows loaded. I checked for a network but had no joy. I tried to set-up the network, but similar to my initial problem of a few days ago, none could be found. I decided to reinstall Windows in the hope that with it being connected to our network on set-up, it would find the network it easier. In went the Windows CD, it loaded up, the install process started, and so far as I could tell, everything was going well. All the points at which the install had failed before had come and gone without error. It looked like I finally had a working computer. I was wrong. I glanced over at the computer and saw it was at the '34 minute till completion' mark, and was currently 'installing devices'. I went away to find some coffee, and returning 5 minutes later, was expecting it to need some information from me (I've installed Windows so many times I almost know the process off by heart), but it was still at the 34 minute mark, not having budged at all. I waited, and waited, and then waited some more, but it would not shift from that point. In other words, my computer had frozen again, and was not in fact fixed at all. I've tried to install Windows a few more times since, but it keeps freezing. At this point I don't know what's wrong with the computer, and can't even imagine what to do to try and fix it. I've known for a while that it was on the way out, but I was hoping it would last at least another month, until I was able to buy myself a new one. I need the computer now more than at any time in the past because without it, I can't complete the Rail Gourmet project, the one that's going to pay for my new computer. On Tuesday (because Monday is a bank holiday) I'm going to phone NSM again, and ask them what they think the problem is, but if I’m honest, I don't expect to get much of a reply from them. After this I'm going to look though the phone book and see if I can find someone that will actually come out to visit me to fix it, this way I can show them the problem first hand, and watch them working, I fear this will be very expensive however, and am not looking forward to having to do this. In the mean time, I'm going to try installing some other operating systems on it, maybe Windows ME and/or Linux. Anything that will give me a work space to complete the rail gourmet project, which is very much my priority at the moment. Wish me luck. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 29,June,2004 | It's my birthday today, I'm 25 years old... TOO old if you ask me! Thank you to everyone that has sent me birthday greetings. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 27,June,2004 | I've launched The League of Extraordinary Monkeys ' guild site, why not go and check it out: urlLink http://fightclubmonkey.co.uk/ |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 18,June,2004 | I went riding on my bike today for the first time in at least 2 years. Previous to this, the last time I had ridden was when I worked for FoneLink (evil evil evil), I would cycle to work and back each day. Anyway... I was meeting a friend of mine (Chill) at a local pub for a swift pint and a friendly chat. I'm not sure what prompted me, but I had an urge to use my bike, I'd been looking for an excuse for the past 2 months or so, and this was perfect. The way I saw it, I had a choice, either walk it, which would take around 25 minutes, or cycle it, which would only take 10. So of course, being me, I took the easy option (or so I thought) and cycled it. I had truly forgotten how hard riding a bike can be, especially for someone like me - a bit overweight - and whose job involves sitting down behind a computer all day. Before I set off, I had a quick once around the block to ensure that the bike was still working OK, but even that tiny trip left me out of breath. Anyway, so off I set, got to the pub, spent around 10 minutes outside trying to get my breath back before going in. Met Chill, had a nice chat about computer games, the internet, money, jobs, and stuff, and then after around 2 hours or so, set off back home again. Even now, as I sit at my desk typing this (tucking into a burger and chips - which I brought as a reward for being healthy - LOL), I've still not fully got my breath back, and indeed feel quite knackered, but it felt good to be active. When I go out I'm fairly active anyway. Seeing that I can't drive, I need to walk everywhere, which I don't mind, but riding the bike was a step up the health ladder in my opinion. I'm looking forward to Wednesday evening, when I'm going to cycle to another pub (further away) for a pub quiz with my friends, which should be a laugh. And next weekend hopefully, when Chill and I might go for a cycle in the countryside. If I get into cycling again, I might even buy myself a new bike, we'll just have to wait and see what happens. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 10,June,2004 | Up and down Brittan today, and all over Europe over the next few days, millions of people are going to be voting in the European elections. I've done my bit, my duty to my country, and have been up to my local polling station to place my vote. For the Mayor of London election I've voted Labour / Ken Livingstone as my main choice, with The Green Party / Darren Johnson as my second choice. Both the other two votes went to Labour. Why have I voted Labour? Since Labour got into power back in 1997 (following the Conservative party rule of around 18 years), in my opinion they've not done anything wrong. I'd not say that that I was a Labour supporter, or even truly understand what they stand for, but they seem to be doing a good job, so why change? Why have I voted for The Green Party? I think this has to do with my newly found interest in paganism and my love of nature. A lot of the progress in the western world has come about at the expensive of nature, and I feel this needs to stop. I'm not saying stop development, I'm just saying don't develop at the expense of nature. Another key reason I've voted green is because of their commitment to 'putting an end to all forms of racism, sexism and homophobia', a big plus in my book. Why am I voting at all? Back when I was younger, I once decided that I was going never going to vote. I didn't see the point in it as I didn't understand politics, or what any of the parties stood for. I still don't, the difference now is that I recognise if I don't vote, I've giving fascist parties the chance to get into power, and that's the last thing I want to happen. I hate the BNP and what they stand for, and would truly hate for them to get into power. So I've done my bit, and placed my vote, now I've just got the wait and see what happens. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 06,June,2004 | I went to my first 'moot' today (a moot is just a cool pagan way of describing a gathering of people). It was in a Gay pub in London called The Kings Arms just around the corner from Oxford Street Tube. I found out about the moot as a result of joining a Yahoo Group earlier this week - Gay Pagans UK. I was initially just looking for pagan groups, it just so happened that the only decent one I could find was a gay one (more on this later), so I joined up, said hello, and almost immediately got invited to the moot. I was with my friend Caroline. At first we didn't know if we were going to attend the moot or not, we just knew we were going to enjoy a night up town. Starting in Greenwich, we walked down to the market and Cutty Sark via the park, stopped off for a quick beer, then decided what to do next... As I'd been invited to the moot, and we didn't have anything better to do, we decided that it should be our next destination. Next stop, The Kings Arms (via an hour wasted waiting for a friend in the city, but never mind). Now I've never been in a gay pub before, and let me tell you, it was an interesting experience. As I'm sure you can imagine, it was full of men. Lots of big men in fact, many with piercing and tattoos, some with shaven heads, some with bleached blond hair, etc... As I walked in with Caroline I felt like every eye in the room was on us, but not in a threatening way (at least I hope not). Something else which I noticed about the pub was that it was full of safe sex literature, on the walls, in the form of leaflets, everywhere... Why can't other pubs help to promote safe sex this much? The pagan group was upstairs, so up I went, over to a group of people in the corner, and proudly announced 'Hi, I'm Daniel' (which I'm very proud of, being the shy person I am). It was a bit awkward for the first minute or so, but the leader of the group introduced himself and a few of the others, and despite my shyness, I was talking with a few of them towards the end of the evening. I don't know how long we were there for, maybe an hour and half (if that), but it was long enough to say hi, put some faces to names (even though I failed in that regard, thanks to my weird and forgetful brain), and get used to the idea of meeting other pagans (which is nice). After this we stopped off at a nice little cafe, had some dinner, then found our way home. A very good night all in all. Now about the whole 'gay' thing. Like I said before, my primary reason for joining the group was that it was the only good pagan group available on Yahoo. All the others had a lack of members, or were just not local to me (what's the point in joining one based in Ireland after all?). However the fact it was gay is also a bit of a blessing... I've recently decided to formally change my status, relating to my sexuality, from straight to 'bi-curious'. What does this mean? Well initially, maybe nothing. All it means is that I'm going to keep an open mind when it comes to relationships, and may very well end up dating guys as well as girls. This is something that I've been thinking about for a long time, so it's not by any means something new or something that I'm rushing into. It's also NOT a case of doing this because I've started to fancy men, the truth is - I don't.. not yet anyway, but I'm not opposed to dating a guy, and indeed, it is something that I would like to experience. I don't quite know my next step from here, I'm just going to take it one day at a time and see what happens... PS, thank you very much to each and everyone of my friends that I've told about my sexuality, that have been fine with it.. I'm still the same guy that I ever was, and I'm glad that you recognise this.. I've not yet told my parents.. not because I'm worried about their reaction (I know they will be cool with it), but just because it's none of their business… although they could easily find out just by realising this blog, so lets see what happens. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 01,June,2004 | 'First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist, so I said nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats, but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then came the trade unionists, but I was not a trade unionist. And then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew, so I did little. Then when they came for me, there was no one left to stand up for me.' I'm not going to sit back and let 'them' take over, not because I'm scared for myself, but because it's the right thing to do. A vote for the BNP is a vote for Fascism. Vote for ANYONE, just don't vote for the BNP. urlLink Unite Against Fascism |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 31,July,2004 | I just wanted to post a quick message saying sorry for all the boring blogs I've been posting... all these posts about our crap internet connection, computer game law suits, and other technical and boring crap. I know it's not much fun for you guys to read, but as well as an online journal, my blog is my ranting zone, and seeing as our internet connection (among other things mentioned above) is causing me hassle at the moment, it's more than a valid topic to be ranted about. I promise to get back to more juicy posts soon, things like my latest homosexual adventures (or rather lack of them, as the case has sadly been), as well as other gossip. So please don't give up on me, and you'll get your fill of the more exciting soon enough. Thank you. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 30,July,2004 | Well, this has not actually solved any our current NTL internet problems, but after our internet connection dropping again earlier today, I've phoned NTL to report it, and for the first time, they have admitted that our router could not have been at fault. They've given us permission to set-up our network again (seeing that their 'experiment' had failed), and are currently 'monitoring' our connection (whatever that means). Problem is, it's too little too late... we've started looking into ADSL alternatives. Anyone know anything about the ISP urlLink Bulldog ? PS, before I was able to post this message, our connection died again. The forth time in the past 2 days. We've since phoned NTL again, who now think it's something to do with our cable modem, so they are sending someone out to replace it. Lets hope this is the last of our problems. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 30,July,2004 | For anyone that's interested, I was meant to be going camping in Dover this weekend. But due to one of my friends making other plans at the last moment, I'm no longer going. It's a real shame, I was very much looking forward to going, but I guess I'll have to try and arrange it for another time. In it's place, I've used some of my camping budget (or £40) to get a takeaway pizza (mmmmmmmmmmm), and will no doubt spend the rest when I go to Rochester on Monday. If you're good, I'll buy you something nice. :) |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 29,July,2004 | To try and cut a long story short, NTL cable broadband is the worst connection to the internet I've ever had, my old dial-up modem used to be more reliable. With NTL cable broadband, you have no idea what your internet connection status will be from one moment to the next. We've had a problem with NTL for around two months now: our connection to the internet would drop out for no apparent reason many times a day, and despite many phone calls to NTL tech support, we're no closer to a solution. The problem, when is occurs, is easy enough to fix: you just reset the modem by pulling the plug out for a few seconds, but seeing that the connection can drop anything up to 5 or 6 times a day, this can be frustrating, especially for someone who relies on the internet for work, such as me. The reason I'm posting about this now is because the latest event in the saga is just laughable. We have four different computers in this house, three of which all need internet access. Due to this, we have the very good 'Netgear RP114 Router' to control each machines connection to the internet. For the past year and a half that we've had broadband from NTL (maybe longer, I've lost count), we've used this router, and it has worked fine every day since we got it. NTL know that we use a router, and so are trying to blame it for the crappy service we've been getting (in other words, they don't know what the problem is, and so are looking for a scapegoat – having worked in tech support myself, I know this trick well). In an effort to try prove that our problems are related to the router, the NTL tech guy told me to leave the router out of the loop, and have my laptop connected directly to the modem, rather than via the router, and to leave it like that for the next three days. This was intended to show that the connection would be stable without the router, and that we would not have anymore faults. This is the funny bit: within four hours of receiving this advice, the connection dropped. With my head held high, I phoned them back and explain what had happened. I was ready for them to admit defeat, to admit that it's not possibly the router's fault, and ready for them start looking for the real cause of the problem, only to be told that the one disconnection we had today was not enough evidence that anything was wrong, and that we should just try and ignore it (just like they seemed to ignore the fact we've had this very same problem for the past 2 months). As it stands at the moment, I don't quite know what's going on. The tech guy said that he would raise a fault ticket, and that someone would phone us back on Monday. As for the disruptive internet connection we're going to have over the weekend: we should just put up with it (Who taught these guys customer support skills? Saddam Hussein?) At least one thing good is going to come out of this: my mum has asked me to look into ADSL providers to find a suitable alternative. So with some luck, soon I'll be able to say goodbye to NTL cable broadband, and hello to ADSL. If anyone out there can recommend a good ADSL provider, please let me know. (So much for cutting a long story short eh? :)) |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 29,July,2004 | By now most of you should have heard of the sad case of 14 year old Stefan Pakeerah, who was stabbed to death by his friend, 17 year old friend Warren Leblanc. May poor Stefan Pakeerah rest in peace, and Warren Leblanc get what's coming to him. This post is not about that case directly however, but rather it's supposed cause - video games. It has been claimed that this death was as a direct result of the game 'Manhunt' by Rockstar Games (creators of the fantastic 'Grand Theft Auto' series, another game that has been in the spotlight), because it 'caused violence'. I'm sorry, but this is pathetic. For a start, the game was rated 18 by the BBFC. No one under this age should have been playing in the first place. It's marketing is clearly aimed towards over 18 year olds, with the 18 badge clearly shown on all adverts and copies of the game. It's also illegal for shops to sell it to anyone under the age of 18. So how did this teenager get hold of this game? More so than this, there is no evidence to prove that video games can in anyway cause violence. If anything, I would suggest they have the opposite effect: On many occasions I've been upset or annoyed at something, and have played video games to help calm me down. They were a good way for me to vent my frustration, and often allow for escapism (which can be a good thing). Now I'm happy to admit that this video game could have given this teenager some inspiration in the way in which he killed his friend. Much in the same way as I was recently inspired by the film 'I, Robot' to start reading some of Isaac Asimov's robot stories (remember, films have been blamed for the same thing in the past, nothing came of it). And how the soon to be released game World of WarCraft is inspiring me to create comics set within the WarCraft universe. (surely both positive/creative things?) But the idea of killing must have been in his head to start with, otherwise why would he be looking for inspiration? The problem here is not with video games. The problem is with a very sick teenager who obviously needs some help. You can't blame video games for this boys actions - you need to blame the boy himself, and the parents of the boy. Who gave him a copy of the game? The parents no doubt. Who obviously did not condition him to living in the modern world, and teach him the difference between right and wrong? The parents! Who obviously have not been paying enough attention to him, for him to have to use an act such as killing another person, as a cry for help? The parents! I do truly feel sorry for Mr & Mrs Pakeerah, and can totally understand that they should try and seek justice. But for them to try and place the blame on the game, and the games creators is wrong. They need to look at Warren Leblanc and his parents to answer for his actions. Not an innocent video game. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 24,July,2004 | I'm currently typing this message into blog using my laptop, but publishing it via my old desktop. That can mean only one thing: my desktop repair/upgrade was a success! After receiving all the components on Friday, I quickly went to work, using my kitchen table as a workbench to put it all together. Apart from a hic-up with the processor speed, which was being shown by XP to be a 1800+ rather than a 2400+ (which was easily fixed by increasing the FSB speed in the bios - thank you Savastore tech support), the operation was a complete success, in fact it went a lot better than I expected it to. From now on, my desktop will be referred to as 'the server'. Using some fantastic software called urlLink Ultr@VNC means I can access the server's windows desktop remotely from my laptop (like I'm doing to publish this blog), meaning I don't need to have a monitor plugged in to use it (thank you for the suggestion Rob). It's role will be to take over some of the more menial jobs my laptop used to do, things like run my web server software, store my MP3s and other media files (which I can play via the network), manage downloads and back-up important files if I plan on taking my laptop out with me (hardware can be replaced, data can't). It also means that my very cool urlLink web cam is back online, so be sure to check it out. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 23,July,2004 | Although I officially finished working on the Rail Gourmet project on Friday, I've spent the last few days adding some finishing touches to the site to make it perfect. After many hours work, I have finally shipped all the files back to the company for testing (which should go nice and smooth, not accounting for human error on the behalf of the testers), and if I'm lucky, it's the last I will ever see of it. Which is great because I already have a follow up project in the works. Now before you go getting all excited, this is one of my own ideas, so I won't be making any money from it, not directly anyway (once it's complete, I might be able to make some money via banner ads or sponsorship – but I'm not holding my breath). I'm not doing it for the money however, I'm doing it to advance my skills, and to have a site in my portfolio I can be proud of (I've developed many sites in the past, but currently have almost nothing to show for it – that needs to change). I'm not going to tell you what the project is just yet though (ner ner ner ner ner). It's an idea that I've been playing around with for a couple of years now, and have tried to get it off the ground on a number of occasions in the past, but have failed each time (mainly due to hitting a technical block I could not overcome). This time however, I have faith I can complete it: my knowledge of PHP is the best it's ever been, and I've got nothing better to do until World of WarCraft is released – but to stay on the safe side, just in case something goes wrong, I'm keeping it very close to my chest. I will tell you this much however, if you enjoy reading or writing stories, then this site will be for you. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 20,July,2004 | Who says that money can't buy happiness? I've just placed an order for the urlLink AMD Athlon XP2400 / 256Mb DDR / Motherboard Upgrade Kit , which I'm going to use to fix my old desktop. Seeing as I already have a perfectly good tower case, graphics card, network card and CD/CDRW drive, this kit contains everything else I need to get me up and running, a processor, heat sink & fan, motherboard, and RAM. The motherboard has onboard sound, and seeing as I'm only going to be using it as a server, I might sell my old sound card (Sound Blaster Live Platinum) on eBay. Once I get it working (*fingers crossed*) I plan on using the desktop as a network server. I'm going to run Apache, PHP and mySQL for my web development needs, an FTP server for my friends (but seeing as I've only got 128 Kbit upstream, it's not going to be amazingly good), and maybe host the odd game server or two. The great thing about is will be the ability for me to remove some of the junk I've got on the laptop (such as listed above) onto the desktop, leaving the laptop free and easy, and running smooth. Once I get the parts, and start trying to put it together, I'll let you know. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 16,July,2004 | It was a bit touch and go at the end, and I had my fair share of frantic last minute problems, but I'm happy to announce that I've finished the Rail Gourmet project - on time! I've got to go and visit them Monday afternoon to explain how it works, and then fight with them for the next 4 weeks about my payment (they are very good at being slow to pay), but I can now relax and enjoy my weekend. Drinks are on me (once I've been paid). |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 13,July,2004 | I hate it when this happens, I'm so bad at falling asleep. As you should all know, I've got a very important project due in a few days time. Rather than repeating what I have been doing so far, i.e. working late into the night, I thought to myself 'If I get some early nights this week, I can wake up early, and get the project cracked out nice and quick'. Great in theory, but my body clock is working against my plan. I managed to get to bed at a record time of 11:30pm on Sunday night, waking up initially at around 5:30am on Monday morning, but then waking again at 10:30am after falling back to sleep. This is no major victory however, seeing as it was mainly due to the fact I had been awake since 3:00pm Saturday (give or take a few hours kip on Sunday afternoon). I was hoping that an 'early to bed' last night, with an 'early to rise' today would help prompt an 'early to bed' tonight as well, but alas no. I was going to try and get to sleep at around 12:00 midnight, but got chatting with someone, so didn't actually go to bed until around 2:00am, but alas it's now close to two hours later, and I just can't drop off. I guess it's my own fault to an extent, but only because I have a real problem sleeping. I.e. the real problem is that I find it hard to drop off anyway, and feel that I'm wasting my time by being in bed, but not sleeping. So I make it worse by staying up until I'm practically falling asleep in my chair, then going to bed. I've been doing that for a number of weeks now - heck, a number of months even, going to sleep at any time between 4:00am and 6:00am - sometimes not even going to bed until the following lunchtime (trying to pull an all-nighter, but not quite succeeding). I doubt this is doing my body any good, especially seeing as I'm not getting up until around 2:00pm on average - I'm missing so much of the day. I don't know what to do about it, I guess I could seek some professional help, but I honestly don't know what they will be able to do to help. I have tried taking herbal sleeping pills, and they do tend to work in the short term, but I don't want to have to keep using them as I've no idea what damage they might be dong to my body. I guess something like being hypnotised could help, and I have to admit that being hypnotised is on my list of things I'd like to do, but I'm not sure I can afford it (especially if I can't get this project complete on time). Anyway, I guess tonight I'm going to surf the web a bit, and then try going to bed again at around 4:00 - 4:30am. Wish me luck :) |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 12,July,2004 | For any of you that know me well, you will know that for the past few (I say few, must be close to a year by now) months I've been waiting to get some freelance web development work that has been promised from my dad's company. This has become known as 'The Rail Gourmet Project', and is worth a lot of money to me. Well, I've had it now for about a month now, and have been working hard on it, but have only just recently made a breakthrough, and I can finally see that the end is in sight – that I can complete it, which is important because I've only got until Friday to finish and ship it back to them. The problem is not the coding itself. It's true I have not done anything quite like this before (adding a security system to a site), but you only learn by doing, and I'm a quick learner, so this is fantastic experience for me. The problem is the fact I'm continuing on from a developer who is VERY new to coding, and as such has not written the best code. I'm trying to do two things at once: learn how to do new things in a professional way, while learning how to decode what someone has written in an unprofessional way. Not an easy task. I find it hard enough to read code from people that know what they are doing, so this is a nightmare. In all fairness to the guy, he's very good considering the little time he has been coding for, and I'm sure that one day he could make a fine developer, but it's still not quite good enough for large project like this, He's making silly little mistakes, mistakes which I'm having to tidy up. I just hope that I'm able to decode what he's done well enough to make good on my end of the deal. So, wish me luck, if I manage to do this on time (which has to happen, or I'm dead), drinks are on me. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 04,July,2004 | I'm a regular on the urlLink battle.net World of WarCraft forums . I visit at least once a day and spend time reading up on the latest news and ideas for the game, as well as posting my own opinions and ideas, etc.. Now some idiot has taken it upon himself to urlLink pretend to be me , and has started posting bullshit messages about making money from lag. How is this possible? Anyone that uses battle.net knows that it hosts a number of different gateway, each placed in different locations around the world, each one allowing you to sign-up for an account. Because each of these gateways are separate, you are able to sign-up using the same username as someone else using a different gateway. Whoever is it has even copied my forum signature in an attempt to make it look authentic. I (The original Xepheus) am using the Northrend gateway while this new impostor is using the Azeroth one (I used to use the Europe gateway, but had to change a couple of weeks ago). You should easily be able to tell the difference between us based on the listed gateway next to the posters username, and by searching for a posters previous posts (i.e. I've got more of them), but I'm worried that someone might mistake this idiot as me, which may lead to problems with our guild. I've reported this poster, all I can hope is that Blizzard do something about it. Otherwise, I'm just going to ignore whoever it is. No point in getting upset about idiots like that after all. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 09,August,2004 | After close to two months of sloppy service, abuse & neglect, and an internet connection more unstable than a bull in a china shop, my mum has finally become so pissed off with NTL, she's given them the old heave-ho! (Or, in plain English, we've cancelled our NTL broadband internet connection). We're sticking to NTL for our cable television and second telephone line (which we don't use very much, but with free line rental who's complaining?), but the broadband just has to go. (take a look at some of my past blog entries to see just how bad our connection was). As a parting gift from the only decent NTL customer support employee we've had the luck to deal with, we've been awarded a years worth of compensation as their way of saying sorry. I don't know how much it's all worth in total, but part of the compensation includes £10 a month off the price of our cable television for the next year, plus no charge for our two additional television set-top boxes for the next three months (so at a rough guess, it's at least £150 over the coming year). As I'm typing this, my mother is upstairs ordering a urlLink 1 MB line from Bulldog . With £1 connection, and unlimited download bandwidth each month for only £30 a month (£20 for the first three months), you can't go wrong (it's the cheapest I've found so far, and I've heard good things about Bulldog, so lets hope it does not turn out to be another red herring). We've had to buy a new ADSL modem/router from Bulldog (we could have purchased our own, but it was cheaper and easier to buy from them), and seeing as we're going to be paying a lot less for NTL over the next 12 months, it's almost like NTL are paying it for us. The other benefit of buying hardware off the ISP is that they have to support it, so no longer can we be fobbed off with the excuse that we're 'behind a network' as the network would have been supplied by them. Anyway, as long as all goes well, we'll be connected within the next 10 to 12 days. |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 03,August,2004 | I've decided to leave the 'Gay_Pagans_UK' Yahoo group that I was a member of. I've got nothing against the other members (oh the whole, the ones I spoke with were very nice people), but I feel that being a member of this group was making someone that I was not, someone I didn't like. Read on and I'll do my best to explain. I've got my own faith. The truth is, I don't feel it's even a 'faith', or even a 'belief', it's more of an 'idea'. It's my own personal view of how the world works, how it all fits together, and what my role in the world is. It is also basis for my own morals – and how I judge what I feel is right and wrong. I'm not however 'religious'. I never have been, and I hope that I never will be. My own view on religion is that it's the only true source of evil in the world. I've got no problem with faith. I'm happy for someone to have as much faith as they want, and to believe in whatever they want: in God, in Jesus, in Mother Earth, in Buddha, in whoever or whatever, believe what you want. That's 'faith' and in some cases can be good or you (some people draw power from their faith), that's not 'religion'. Religion, for example, is where one culture decides that their faith is more important than someone else's, and as such seeks to convert people for their own needs. To 'Convert the sinners' for example. It's where Christians might say that Hinduism is wrong because 'there is only one god'. Or for Islam to say that Paganism is wrong because of the freedom of sexuality that's allowed within pagan circles. Religion is also people taking advantage of power that religion has given them (or who have even manipulated religion for their own purposes and to gain power), people like vicars and priests (for example) who abuse children or steal money (saying it's for god – yeah, right). What is the number one cause of war, death and destruction in the world? Religion! When religion raises it's ugly head, it causes nothing but trouble. That is why I don't like religion (I hope that you understand what I mean, and see the difference between religion and faith?) What does this have to do with the pagan group? Well, once again, 'religion' has something to do with it. Each of the members, in their own little way, was religious. On a couple of occasions I heard at least one of them mummer some anti-Christian words (which I will admit were justified, but in this day and age of forgiveness, were out of place, and not needed), and even had one occasion where one of the members was forcible trying to push his own views upon me. Something which I myself find very immoral. Anyway, since becoming a member of the group, I've found myself turning into someone that I'm not. I found that by joining the group, I was highlighting myself as being a 'pagan', and in turn, no longer being 'Daniel Hollands'. I found myself becoming (even if only a tiny bit) 'religious', and I really didn't like that. I found myself becoming very 'them' and 'us'... and that's just not who I am. I'm more than happy to admit that this is my own fault, and is a result of my own thought process, and is not in anyway the fault of the other members, and if you're interested in meeting gay pagans, I can't think of a better group than 'Gay_Pagans_UK', but it was not my scene. The reason I joined the group in the first place was because I was looking for more people like myself, and though that a joining a pagan group would be the best place to find other people like me (because of the pagan connection). It turns out that I was wrong. What I really want, in a group of people like me, is a group that share my view that 'everyone is different, but equal'. I don't care from what background you come, or what your belief structure is based around (or even if you don't have one at all), as long as you're open minded to other people and their way of life. That's what I'm looking for, with some luck, one day I might find it. (PS, due to a close call, I've put my 'sexual exploration' on hold for the moment. Nothing bad actually happened to me (thankfully), but it was highly possible that something could have. All this means is that I'm still bi-curious, and I am still very keen on finding out what homosexual sex is like, it's just the timing is all wrong.) (PPS, Although I gave two examples above of religions being used in bad ways, I just want to point out that I've not got a problem with any of the cultures mentioned above – or indeed any cultures in the world that I know anything about. I respect them all equally. Now I admit that I don't agree with some of their ideas and beliefs, but who am I to say they are wrong?) |
2,947,268 | male | 25 | Internet | Cancer | 03,August,2004 | My good friend Caroline and I had a very nice trip to Rochester today. While it's not quite as good as the camping I would have liked to have done over the weekend, we had a good time regardless. We spent a large proportion of our time browsing the shops in the local 'high street' - lots of smallish shops all set-up to catch the tourist trade (which we fit into more than happily on this occasion). I counted no less than three 'new age' shops, two 'used books' shops, and a whole host of other little shops that you would never even think of looking in, unless you were a tourist. Oh, and they had a 'tourist information centre', if that was not the icing on the cake, I don't know what is. Two of the shops we went in sold swords, one of them had a fantastic 'for display purposes only' presentation sword. It would probably bend or break in two if anyone tried to use it (and the plastic handgrip was a bit of a turn off), but it came with a cool wooden wall mount, and all in all, just looked fantastic. When I get my own place, one of my first purchases is going to be a display sword for the wall. After around an hour or so looking in the various other touristy shops, we decided to check out the Cathedral. I'd been there before, a few years ago with the school. I can't say I was highly impressed to be honest. It was majestic building, and I remember being quite impressed with it back when I visited it with the school. But! Since my discovery that I was a pagan at heart, I've not had a great thing for Christianity, or anything relating to it. Although if truth be told, I don't think I ever have. I respect Christianity, and respect the people who believe in it, it's just not me. I guess it's much like a dog lover being at a cat show, same idea, just different theme. After dodging out a side entrance in an effort to avoid the people at the main entrance, who were collecting donations for the church, (who we didn't want to give money too, seeing as we both believe the church has had more than it's fair share of money over the years) we wandered over to the castle. Such as with the Cathedral, I'd seen it before, so rather than go inside again (there was not much to see anyway, most of the inside had collapsed), we found a nice spot facing the river Medway, sat down, and chatted about 'this', 'that' and 'the other' until we got hungry. A bit later, after finding some food (I have a wonderful jacket potato with a coronation chicken filling and salad), we found my mum (who had been kind enough to give us a lift down here, before going off to meet her friend), and after a bit more shopping (specifically in one of the two used book shops, and then in Matalan on the way home for some new XXL t-shirts – yeah I'm getting fat), we returned home and chilled out for the rest of the evening. All in all, a very good day out. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 30,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Today on my drive to Merom (for work), I noticed an abandoned gas station in Linton with writing all over the windows and boards and boards of words on paper lining the lot. When I looked closer, weird rants had been painted all over the concrete too. I have no idea what all this means or what it's about, but most of the content seems to be about travel, God and pop music. Highway to heaven, I don't know, but it was interesting. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 29,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> The site urlLink Jesus of the Week doesn't so much mock religion but makes sport of the ridiculous iconography that goes along with it. I felt guilty for laughing at this site (it's the Catholic in all of us), but this made me a little misty for the days I grew up with Shan's 'Wrestle-Me Jesus' and Tarbox's 'Jesus Playing Soccer' painting. This page in particular cracked me up (see above): 'Imagine this one gracing your mantle, right next to the outdated Sears family portrait. This statue has got just about as much class as a mimosa made with Tang. The nameless chap (or chick) who sent this one in writes, 'Found in Chinese store in Arizona. Answers question: 'What do Jesus, Richard Pryor, and Michael Jackson all have in common?' Their heads have been on fire.' Interesting comment, I suppose. It also leads us to ask another more rhetorical question: When is a statue small enough to be a statuette and which would this be considered? Or is it just crap? Oh yeah, and one more question: Since when was Jesus known to wield a Snickers bar in His right hand?' |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 29,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> This weekend, Bloomington was pretty much consumed with the 10th annual urlLink Lotus World Music and Arts Festival . Even though I am going on my sixth (whoa!) year here in Bloomington, this was my first Lotus, and I had such an amazing time. Being there and seeing how much people in this town cultivate the arts and value culture made me feel like I am definitely better off for having spent some of my life in Bloomington. The music was really wonderful too. I have to say my favorite show was done by the urlLink Mahotella Queens , a group of three women from South Africa who have been performing since 1964. Even though they are all about 60, they perform with so much energy! Another bonus was that Jennie Nye came down for a visit on Saturday night. It was so much fun to spend time with her and catch up. We went to a great Lotus after party, and a lot of the musicians showed up to talk and play. There was impromptu music everywhere; in the living room and on the rooftop. Some schoolmates on Friday night: |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 26,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> I just got a call from Uncles Bob and Pete saying that the gentemen dining at the table next to them up in Ventura are none other than urlLink Sir Anthony Hopkins and Director urlLink Ridley Scott AND they were eating hot dogs. How weird. Alison, I thought you'd appreciate that. Speaking of someone who hails from South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK... I just bumped into Emmy award winning urlLink Tyne Daly . Um, okay, so it wasn't that exciting, but she did get into her new black Chrysler Sebring convertible (no one drives those out here, hell does anyone?) chomping on what looked like a long Misty 110 ciggy. Wow. Classy with a capital K. I was a bit intimidated by her, and thought it best to keep the Emmy congrats to myself as I didn't want her to go all Cagney and Lacey on my ass. Whatever happened to Sharon Gless? |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 25,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Oh for the love of God, please end this day, this work week... It's bad enough when I find a transaction on my bank statement that I didn't make, but it's worse when I report it to the bank that they fail to tell me they'll be cancelling my card. So depositing two checks , and getting money for the weekend didn't happen this morning. Apparently someone pumped $35 worth of gas at some gas station in North Hollywood on a Monday during the workday. My car can only hold $20 worth of gas when the gas prices are sky high, I was at work that Monday, and I don't ever go to North Hollywood. It's creepy, as I have no idea how someone could've gotten my info. Hopefully it was just a computer glitch on urlLink WaMu's part. Mom's latest tip on keeping your credit/debit card number safe : When signing your receipts at a restaurant, be sure to take your copy, but also scratch out your credit card number on the restaurant's copy before leaving it on the table. Your card has already been run through the computer, and there's no use for it after that. Thanks Mom! I'm headed to the premiere of the Coen Brothers' ' urlLink Intolerable Cruelty ' tomorrow night. It's also a wrap party for their latest film remake which finished today, ' urlLink The Ladykillers ,' starring Tom Hanks. My friend Jenny (another IU alum) who works on all the Brothers Coen films invited me, so it should be a rip roarin' good time. The dress is Hollywood casual, and I still have no clue what that means. I've lived out here for over a year now, and I think I can still count the number of clothes I've purchased on two hands... maybe even one. I'd really love to see Hanks and Clooney in the flesh, and maybe casually elbow Catherine Zeta in the boob. That, or I could show her my stylin' T-Mobile phone. Never really been that big a fan of hers. Hopefully this will be a good networking night for me, as I'm out of work around Halloween time. :( Treasure your steady jobs, kids. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 25,September,2003 | Time: Earlier today. Place: the red line train at Wilson Ave. Incident: As I was leaving the car, I passed a rather rotund gentleman who was singing at the top of his lungs, 'pass the chicken!' in a very melodic fashion. He repeated this little ditty as long as I was in earshot. This immediately recalled another experience I have had with random chicken-stuff. Last year when I was walking to work, I was approached by a man with a bag, who got very close to me and said, 'I have chicken for sale. Real good chicken. Any piece you want.' He opened a scummy looking bag to reveal an assortment of fried chicken. I said no thanks and went on my merry way. He called after me, 'You're missing out! I have good chicken!!' So, yeah, not much else is going on in my life right now, so chicken is the highlight of my day (that and eating really good spaghetti.) Over and Out. &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 25,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> There is a great little tribute to our friend John Ritter, who i spent quite a bit of time with in rerun. I did really think he was pretty great in Tadpole. Here is the link: urlLink OtherPeoplesStories.com is really fantastic and hilarious. The premise is that people write stories that they've heard other people tell. Its sort of become something a little different but still funny. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 25,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Those of you addicted to love will have to go into rehab. British singer/songwriter/guy in front of a bunch of slicked-back hair models in matching outfits Robert Palmer has urlLink died of a heart attack. Maybe his heart did really beat double time. I'm pretty sad about it, but at least we can all rest assured he has a nice, snappy suit to wear into the next life. Let's just hope those dancing girls make better pallbearers than faux musicians. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 25,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Apparently, one of fall's hottest trends is urlLink shoplifting . Oh please, that was so 1997, our junior year in high school. The New York Observer article details some of the hot new techniques such as 'crotching' (eew), 'sweethearting' and 'mantyhose.' |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 25,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> urlLink who's your indie rock boyfriend? brought to you by urlLink Quizilla According to Who is your indie rock boyfriend, Stephen Malkmus of Pavement is my man: 'he is clever, and you are hot shit. go find a shady lane and fuck off! ' Funny, I just saw his band urlLink The Jicks , and while they were good, I didn't feel a cosmic connection. Ahh, at least I didn't get Conor Oberst. I'd worry about my mental health then. For the Fellas: urlLink Who's your indie rock girlfriend? |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 24,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> urlLink Fametracker has a hilarous posting section about your favorite movie cliches. I'd have to say I love/hate movies with the cop duo where one partner is old, tired and is on his last mission before he retires and the other is a fiesty renegade with something to prove. It's always better when's there's an annoying Joe Pesci ('Oh gawd!') sidekick around for laughs. See Seven as well. Oooh! And I hate it when scenes in movies always have wet streets at night even though the preceding day was beautiful. You hear the swoosh of cars and see their red tail lights reflected in the slick pavement. Meaningful stuff. I think the funniest post on this thread is the 'Billowing Curtains of Egress' where the cops burst in and all that's left in the hotel/bath/bed room are the white curtians blowing in front of an open window. What cliches drive you crazy? |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 24,September,2003 | Hello from the land of justin timberlake and way way too much web surfing. I got rid of my cable tv last week which in turn has led to a lack of TV. period. I dont get local channels either. I think its best this way. Im going to the clinic outpatient now, so things are looking up. Im reading, listening to the radio; Im finally cleaning the house. I'm happier. That stills leaves me with plenty of time to surf the web endlessly as i am doing right now. I really do need to wind down after the rousing game of mini golf i had with jeremy and paul and john. ...and peter paul and mary. Its pretty cold here. If only i had a bob evans that i could duck into for a warm, breaded oriental chicken salad, since thats what i crave in the winter. Alas there is no bob evans in colorado. I've only seen ONE waffle house and it was near the airport so thats sort of nonmansland type territory and can't really be considered colorado. There was a perkins, but it was torn down. In its place was built an eating establishment with a leprechan as mascot. or maybe it was a denny's. either way, why did they bother? &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Swanky and jet set are two ways you could describe my job. Today I had a lunch meeting at urlLink Bob Evans . This is the first time I have not eaten breakfast there with my grandparents at the one near the Indianapolis airport. In case you were wondering, ok I know you weren't, I had the Oriental chicken salad. Not bad, but only in Indiana or at Bob Evans, which is basically transplanted Indiana, can you even imagine anything 'Oriental' being breaded. *Sigh* Such is my glamorous life. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> I always find these urlLink Rankings so amusing. Heck, and Depauw is on there too! Such a lame description of IU. Not sure how one would describe good ol' B-town though. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,September,2003 | Whenever someone else uses the word frosty it deserves attention ( I also enjoy the assorted mischief): 'Autumn leaves, pumpkins, and chrysanthemums—not to mention Halloween costumes and assorted mischief—will help ease us into the inevitable frosty climes of winter.' &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> It's been a crazy week here at work, but luckily my weekends keep me sane enough to stay in this game called 'Ladder Climb in Hollywood'. Last weekend was packed full of fun things. My Aunt Deirdre from Boston is in town on a photo shoot, and my Uncle Pete and 7-month-old cousin Aidan came along to chill for the week. urlLink poohpj.jpg I'm babysitting him on Sunday, so I'm hoping all of my big sister/diaper changing/bottle warming techniques come back. Pete, Aidan, and I strolled over to the Santa Monica Pier where Red Bull was holding their annual urlLink Flugtag event. A gazillion people were there watching these groups of people launch their weirdly engineered contraptions off the Pier in hopes that it'll fly. Most designs were top-heavy and immediately nosedived into the Pacific. Still fun to watch though. I also went with some friends to urlLink 'The Animation Show' at the Regent Theatre in Hollywood. So much of animation seems filmic these days! It showcased a lot of Mike Judge and urlLink Don Hertzfeldt's older work. Don's 'Rejected' is still my fave. Very funny. It's coming to a theatre near you. I've been getting some good use out of my longboard lately. It is by far the best leg and ab workout I've had in a long time. AND it has helped my balance and posture tremendously. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Last night I went to see a beautifully amazing band called urlLink Broken Social Scene at Vertigo. Really it was three bands in one with various members performing in different groupings to open the show. I think at one point there were 11 people on stage--four guitars for sure, and everyone switched from horns, to drums to bass to vocals. Really thick, dreamy music you must hear AND see if urlLink they're coming to a venue near you . |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Nerve.com has created the urlLink Unsexy List , discussing and dissecting the most disgusting things people do to prevent themselves from finding love or even someone to sit next to at the movies. I have to say I'm guilty of a few...though not number one. Lipliner...ugh. Flavored lipgloss, I'm down. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,September,2003 | Word to yo motha. I trust that all the ladies had a lovely weekend...I was in Kansas City with the fam. Mary is SO TALL! She comes up to my chest and she is only 7. It's off the hizzle fo shizzle. Tonight is a big one, what with pottery class and all. Who's to say what will go down after class. I started 'researching' grad schools yesterday (aka surfing the net and ending up frustrated b/c I can't seem to find the info I need). Shan how is school going now? Still feeling like it may not be your thing??? Give it time... I'm off to the mall with Gracie to get her some educational toys. Yesterday we went to this Gymboree class where I swear the teacher was on uppers or something. She was hopping around the room like a damn kangaroo (but looked more like a woodpecker); she had way more energy than any of the kids. Then we sang such classics as 'Where is Gymbo?' and 'Bubbles in the Air.' I tell you, I challenge myself and learn something new every day with this job. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> East Bay Express has an article about urlLink fifth graders' interpretations of Radiohead songs . I wish my art teacher had been this cool. Author Rob Harvilla wanted to see how innocent ears would interpret a band that has been mercilessly analyzed in all sorts of media. The kids' drawings are worth a look too. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 20,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Correspondence Here are some emails I received this lovely rainy morning... 'Good morning Ali-Cat, Things were hectic on Friday, so you didnt get a joke, sorry. However, I found something you would like even more while out on a ride saturday... I was on my way home when I approached a white blob on the side of the trail. I couldnt tell what it was but it was moving. I thought it was a small dog at first, but then I realized it was a fat, white/tan cat grooming itself. You should have seen it. I was licking its paw and cleaning its face when I saw it, I almost fell off of my bike. IT WAS SO FUCKING CUTE! I truly think you would have wet yourself.' That one truly made my day, as sad as it sounds... This next one is really hilarious, because some guy in IU's Sigma Pi fraternity thinks I am a freshman guy who is interested in rushing their house...I get these emails all the time with these frat guys BEGGING the rushees to bring over hot girls. Mmmm. Dreamy! 'Hey guys ‘Paul Young’ rush chair for Sigma Pi sending out one of my last emails for rush. If you are genuinely interested in joining our fraternity this is the week to make a big showing. We plan on giving bids out the remainder of this week. We will be closing rush after this week and all bids that are out or will be given out must be signed by Sunday September, 28th. If you are not given a bid and are still interested let myself or the other rush chairs know and we can keep you on our list for Spring rush. If your on this list and signed another house… sorry, and good luck with that!!! And if you change your mind now or after it starts and come to your senses then get a hold of me and we discuss Spring rush!!! Monday September 22nd - Monday Night Football and refreshments (Bring a girl or several; guy that brings the hottest girl will be fully compensated!!!) Wednesday September 24th STRIPPERS!!! Don’t miss this night!!! Bring your singles (dollars bills, or bigger for you big ballers looking for some wild action). They’ll be here at 10… So come early and pre game a little before and get a front row seat for a show you won’t forget and won’t want to miss!!! Friday September 26th Upstairs party, bring the freshmen!!! Theme to be named later Paul A. Young Sigma Pi Rush Chair 1430 N Jordan Ave Bloomington, IN 47408 (812) 219-3668' |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 20,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Bottoms Up! Just so all y'all know, the Sonny Bonotodian is now a drink.....and a damn decent one at that if I do say so myself....Here's the recipe. Keep it like a secret. Well, not really. Um, I wasn't really sober when I made it, but I'm pretty sure it was Bacardi, Cranberry juice a splash of gin, a dash of lemon juice and some triple sec for goodtimes. I think Sonny would approve. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 19,September,2003 | So, here's the latest... On Thursday I went to the Green Mill, a Chicago favorite, with some classmates from the English program. It is an old jazz/swing club, which reportedly was owned by Al Capone back in the day. It is great on Thursday nights, because they have a 15 piece swing orchestra. Now, as many of you know, Shan does not dance. What, you may ask, does she find enjoyable at this place, then? Well, I enjoy the decor, which has not changed since its opening back in the 30's, love the music, and like watching good swing dancers. This is I think the third time the new English people have gotten together for fun and drinks, and I have to say, it's still a little awkward. Some of these people are a little kooky and goofy, as English majors can be. But, not me! Oh yes, get a new beers in me and I am by usual obnoxious self. I think I seriously kept the conversation going at some points by just being an idiot. But, you can't talk about Chaucer and Milton all the time. Come on, people! Some of them would, I think... So anyway, the night hit a high point when a nattily dressed dancer spilled his drink down the back of my pants (not while he was dancing, though). How, you may ask, did this incident occur? Well, friends, all of you are familiar with the trouser styles of today, which sit pretty low on the rear. Mind you, I'm no Britney Spears, but I do sport the pants, now!! So, as I was sitting in said pants, having a nice chat with my fellow students, dancer guy accidentally pours almost a whole drink down my pants. I was wearing khakis, but all was well, as he was drinking something clear. Matt was none too amused with these shenanigans, but I let it go. Also on Thursday, I checked out the new H & M store that opened on Michigan Avenue. Have to say, I was a little scared. Not only were there about 300 people in the place, but the 80's wear was abundant!! We're talking oversized, off the shoulder sweatshirts. I am not ready for that, and I hope most other people aren't either. A lot of their clothes did look cute -- and reasonably priced-- but I could not handle the madness. Teens everywhere, grabbing tapered jeans and other bad items had me running for cover. The lines to the dressing rooms snaked all the way through the stores, also making me not want to try anything on. I will be back, though, hopefully when the 80's have left... With much relief I headed next door to Filene's Basement (aka TJ Maxx) and felt safe and comfortable shopping there amid the J. Lo sweats and FuBu Ladies gear. Ok, that's all I can blog for now. I went to the Lincoln Park Zoo today and hopefully here is a picture of my favorite animal, whose stuffed friend was left at La Quinta on SB '98! Sniffle... &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 18,September,2003 | Hey ladies... So the delinquent blogger is finally getting on the ball. Or I was going to until I realized I have to pick Mary up at the bus stop...hold on. Such is living on the edge as a nanny. And I'm back. I apologize for taking forever to get on this blogger thang (by the way, a couple days ago Jon and I were getting some household items-goodtimes, I know-and out of nowhere I said, 'What if Linens 'n Things changed their name to Linens 'n Thangs to appeal to a thuggish ruggish clientele? And maybe got Fubu and P Diddy of Sean John to design some stuff for them?'). So I guess I have some catching up to do, and here I go! I am working as a nanny for 4 kids. 3 are in school all day so I spend my days with a 2 year old...for a good mental image of this kid, picture Cindy Loo Hoo from Dr. Seuss. That's Gracie; she's a great kid to take care of...very easygoing and fun. It has taken some adjustment, but I'm starting to really like it. I am still applying for grad school for next fall; being a nanny doesn't exactly have career path written all over it. I'm living in Newton, which is about 15 minutes outside of Boston. It's a sweet area (what I've seen of it, anyway) and I LOVE my apt. Although I felt like such a mom having to buy floor guards for every piece of furniture so nothing scratches up the wood floors, which are new. And gorgeous. Also I'm sleeping in my very own big-girl bed (aka, a queen size) for pretty much the first time, and I love that too. Hmm now on to extracurricular activities. *wink wink* (Right, I wish my life was that exciting.) I am taking a beginning wheel-throwing class on Tuesdays and had my first class last week. The class is cool so far and has a good teacher. There are two gals around our age so I'm HOPING to make some friends. Gee I hope they like me. ;) And Alison, you'd love this...Jon and I go to a trivia night at this bar called innerlimits every Thursday with some of his friends. The questions are mostly geared towards the older folks, so we haven't exactly cleaned up, but we have racked up $25 in gift certificates. And hey, more than the prizes, it gives me a good kick in the head to think, maybe I'm not as smart as I once thought. I have had a couple moments of glory, however. I haven't let CHS down; I got the kalamata olive question AND a Don Quixote question fast as lightnin', I say. This weekend, I jet off to Kansas City for my great aunt's memorial service. I get to see my siblings, which will be great, but I would like to stay around here and kick it. Plenty of time for that soon enough, though...Oh, and I'm coming back to Indy Oct. 24; my friend Kristin (from DePauw) is getting married on the 25th. So I hope to see some of the crew out and about that weekend! Wicked. How B-town am I. Peace, love, and leather pants, Jenny |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 18,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Sick. Went to the medic on the lot here, and had my temperature taken. 96 degrees. I'm hot and cold, and my left ear is killing me. Pretty sure it's an ear infection. Waaaa. That may explain why I'm off balance and bumping into everything. I'm headed to the real doctor this afternoon to hopefully get on some antibiotics. See you tomorrow. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 17,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> K's Weekend Recap Part II Yes, I know it's hump day, and we're nearing THIS weekend, but I've got some time to kill, and would love nothing more than to share more of last weekend. Or do you call it this weekend, or this last weekend? Eh, who cares. 'The Girl Turns Off the Picture' After a long week of work, I crashed on the couch Friday night with some newly checked out DVD's from the On-Lot Library. I popped in 'The Kid Stays in the Picture', the documentary of producer Robert Evans, and lasted about twenty minutes with it. It was all still shots of him from back in the day with his chatty, rambly voice over, and well, he just sounds a little too pompous for my liking. Woo hoo, he married Ali MacGraw, woo hoo he has a thinner nose than The King of Pop... *CLICK* and off he went. The roomie, Rayna, was cleaning out the bunny cage while it was on (more on the bunny in a minute), and she's like, 'who's that?' Funny thing is, Ray was at the 'Intolerable Cruelty' wrap party where Mr. Evans was, and still doesn't know who he is. Silly girl. She moves out to L.A., and admits to knowing very little about those in this city. No matter though, she's learning a ton at her veterinary job, which leads me to my next topic... My Apartment is Turning into the L.A. Zoo What started out with a few Betta fish, turned into one big pet purchasing habit for the roomie. She now owns multiple fish, frogs, bumblebee frogs, chameleons, mice, crickets, lizards, toads, and she has rescued a bunny named Faith, who resides in a big cage in our living room. The most recent acquisition is a baby squirrel, and Ray's having to stay up at all hours to nurse the little Stuart with a syringe and formula. He was near death when the vet office first got him, and now he's eating on his own, opening his eyes, and probably able to be set free soon. She's a pet miracle worker, I swear! Stuart's nearing departure makes Ray sad, which in turn makes me sad for her. Remember, I'm NOT a pet person, and I'm allergic to dogs and cats for the most part, so it figures that my roommate chooses to get every other pet imaginable in our close living quarters. They make her happy, and I'm not there often, so it works out fine. I usually sing George Michael's 'Faith' to Faith the bunny in the morning before I zoom off to work. Little by little, these critters are growing on me. :) More on my cracked out weekend later. Happy Hump Day! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 16,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Do you remember THE HIPPIE? Well, I saw him the other day coming out of Bear's.... Anyway, not the point, but I did turn into a hippie last night for a few glorious twilight hours when Jeremy and I went to play some frisbee golf....DUUUDE. There were hairy shirtless guys and random dogs as far as the eye could see. I learned that I am terrible at disc golf, but I have a mean left hook that could be mighty powerful if harnessed and used for good and not evil. FORE! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 14,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> The Eleventh Hour of Work Feels Too Much Like the First... After a long day of script revisions, interoffice web porn fiascos, and a so so preview screening of one of our new episodes, the day is STILL not over! I'm currently clawing my face off waiting for Boss #1 to finish his A story and make a B line to the door for the night. Until then, I will attempt to BLOG something worth reading. Or not. Recap on some of K's weekend : 'Lost in Translation' Caught 'Lost in Translation' at the urlLink ArcLight Hollywood Not only were Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannsens' performances superb, but I had completely forgotten how wonderful the ArcLight Theater itself is. No, I haven't gotten over the fact that a ticket costs $14, but being able to purchase the tickets in advance and have reserved seating so you can waltz in a minute before the previews start is definitely worth it. If the movie is in the urlLink Cineramadome this cooky usher stands up and introduces the movie, who's in it, who directed it, and any other little useless tidbits one might want to know about the movie they're so anxiously awaiting to see. *Remember to consider being that lame usher when unemployed* Other great things about the movie also worth noting; cinematography and Giovanni Ribisi nailing the hell out of the Spike Jonze-ish character. I just helped Boss #1 spell Damocles. *Wondering just HOW that fits into our little show here* 'Guess' What I Did? No haircut was had. I didn't get up as early on Saturday as I would've liked, and had to rush to the eye doctor appointment (gotta take advantage of this great insurance while I have it) for the yearly eye exam. I had mentioned to the eye doc that I wanted to be able to wear my glasses to work more, and she recommended transition lenses! Um, NO THANKS. Yes, I want to be comfortable, but aint' no way in hell I'm gonna start looking like a skeezy dude who drives a conversion van with that wood paneling stripe on the side. Also, how is one supposed to properly pick out a new pair of glasses when they don't have their glasses on to see correctly? I asked the sweet eye technician, Coyo, to help me narrow down the two pairs of glasses I had, 'Better 1? Better 2?' We deduced that plastic glasses slide off of this big shnozz of mine, so we went with the metal framed Guess glasses. I just might start tight rolling the jeans again and carrying an Esprit tote again. It was interesting too, the optical emporium had a fine line of glasses from Lauren Hutton and Catherine Deneuve's respective collections. I guess I didn't realize that over the hill actresses could make a killing in eyeglasses. Who knew! Okay, I think I'm going to go upstairs and make some EasyMac. Nearing hour twelve... *sigh* |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 14,September,2003 | Tuesday's a Good Day for Irony... Just finished working this morning as a 'career counselor' for immigrants in Uptown. I am just sitting here thinking about the fact that my job is to help people find jobs and get their lives together, I am currently having a professional crisis. I do not, right now, find grad studies in English to be my life calling. At this point, if I was really serious about the whole thing, I would not procrastinate on doing my homework and dread going to class. Right? Or would I still procrastinate because that's what we all do? I guess no job or school is what it's cracked up to be- oh well. I too have been sniffling into a hanky about the fate of Ben and Jen. Maybe I just have a cold from all the yucky kids I've been around lately... Must go to Einstein's Bagels and also get ice cream. Without a doubt, it will be snacktacular! &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 14,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> This is what I'm obsessed with this morning: The grilled cranberry turkey sandwich at the Bakehouse The 'Hey Ya' video by Andre 3000 (of Outkast) The end of Bennifer Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie ** They're coming to the Patio in Indianapolis on Oct. 14. If you can get there, by all means go. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 14,September,2003 | Shan, a.k.a. Chicago, has finally arrived to rock the boat! Actually, the weather has been sucking so much here lately that I think quite a few boats were rocking over yonder in the harbors. Since the theme seems to be 'what I'm up to,' I have to say that you all sound like your weekends are tons better than mine! Not that reading, reading, reading, and staring at rain clouds doesn't hold a certain amount of charm, you know. Let's see... I joined some new fellow grad-mates on Friday night for a rousing evening of chat, noodles urlLink (Noodles and Co.) , and beer (at urlLink Prairie Moon -- a good locale for beers other than Bud Light) in Evanston. Just so all noodle-eaters have a clear understanding: Noodles and Co. serves Asian, Italian, and other 'American' (?) dishes. There is a virtual smorgasbord of options! Laughed until I practically peed my pants at Robin Williams in an HBO special (I am a little upset by the fact that he is vulgar-- Mrs. Doubtfire never really got that point across)! I also viewed Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers... I wish the books could hold my attention, but I hate to say that I like these movies better than the 'ol written word. I did manage to venture out of my apartment today for some tasty brunch at urlLink Benedict's on Lincoln (in Lincoln Square) and then for some jigging at the urlLink Chicago Celtic Festival downtown at Grant Park. While rain clouds loomed overhead, I enjoyed a harpist, some cute Irish dancer children with scary wigs, and crafty artwork. I can't wait for all of our respective cities to be up and running! &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 12,September,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Start Me Up Well, my weekend got off to a fantastic start when I had to spend $260 to get my car's starter replaced. Here's a picture of Nick checking out the fly steering wheels at Pep Boys: After that, the night got better when we went to the IU Fine Arts building to see urlLink A Mighty Wind and then to Yogi's for some black and tans. Today we headed into Hoosier National Forest and up the firetower for some beautiful panoramic views of the wilderness. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 12,September,2003 | Greetings from sunny So-Cal. I'm jealous of those on the East coast, whose weekends have begun, as I'm dying to get out of here. On tap for the weekend: A bunch of us movie nerds are headed to see Sofia Coppola's latest film, urlLink 'Lost in Translation ', which opens tonight in select theaters. Bill Murray with Tokyo as his backdrop, unable to speak the language is sure to be some visually and comically arresting stuff. I'm getting the hair cut tomorrow at urlLink The Standard Hotel on Sunset . There's a hip salon there that's dirt cheap called Rudy's Barbershop, and they have free valet with validation! The coolest thing is that you can't book appointments in advance there. So you just go in, put your name on the list, and then go wait in one of the hotel lounge or pool areas where some eurotrash dj is spinning some tunes. It's a great place to spy on celebs and beautiful people while sitting in a big furry white chair, sipping on a $12 martini. It's almost worth the price of a plane ticket to take part in this fun little afternoon. Last time I was there, John, Leah, and I spotted Jessica Simpson (of recent urlLink MTV 'Newlyweds ' fame) and two of her pals laying out by the pool that overlooks the city. They were drinking Amstel Lights and getting even orangy-browner by the L.A. minute. Leah also commented when J.S. was getting up to put her clothes on, that she hadn't ever seen a skirt that short. Oh, and those boobs have to be fake. If you haven't caught any of her MTV reality show, you must, as it's horrrrible. She asks her 98degree husband, Nick Lachey, if Chicken of the Sea is tuna or chicken. This goes on for five + minutes. It's so bad it's good! Have a great weekend everyone. Happy blogging! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 31,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> So, many people think that living in the windy city with Oprah is cool. Little did I know that she is actually a stress factor in my life. A recent urlLink study determined that people who closely watch her show have 20% higher stress level than those who don't. Personally, the only thing that stresses me about Oprah is her hair. The helmet 'do has really worn itself out. Time to move on! (And, by the way, I'm not a devoted fan, just a by chance viewer. Since it's on more than 2 times a day here, though, it's not hard to catch the show). |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 30,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> As a part of my job, I have to read the Sullivan Daily Times, and this little snippet is from a wire report from lovely, stinky Terre Haute: 'Ernest 'Disco Ernie' Nasser, a dancer who was a longtime fixture in Terre Haute's nightclubs and discos, died Sunday of pneumonia, He was 89. 'He's dancing with the angels,' said his daughter, Marsha Nasser. A retired businessman, Nasser danced almost nightly at Terre Haute's nightclubs and discos for years after his retirement. And at age 62, he caught the stripping bug when he got to fill in for an injured urlLink Chippendales exotic dancer at a Terre Haute nightclub. He soon began stripping at private birthday and bachelorette parties. The senior stripper caught they attention of the nationally syndicated 'Bob and Tom' radio show, on which he was interviewed and later featured in the show's advertisments. Nasser also strutted his stuff on the urlLink 'Maury Povich Show,' appearing in a segment titled, 'We're Totally Opposite, but We're Madly in Love.' Nasser's son, Marlon, said his father just liked to make people laugh.' urlLink The Full Story . Ok, first off, Terre Haute has multiple nightclubs? And women from this fair city want a 70-year-old man stripping for them? And on national TV? All I know is that when I imagine this man performing as a Chippendale dancer, it brings to mind the Saturday Night Live sketch where Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley urlLink dance and try out for position on the...um, squad. Let's just hope old Disco Ernie had heart. R.I.P., Ernie |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 30,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> I love Halloween...all the scary old gothic stories and superstitions. As a kid, I remember watching a cartoon version of 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and thinking that was just the coolest thing ever. (It's also a really good urlLink read ). One of all time my favorite crazy and spooky stories is urlLink The Fall of the House of Usher by urlLink Edgar Allen Poe . It is a very gloomy day here, perfect for Halloween. Have a fun night everyone, and I still don't know what my costume is going to be! I'm going to an 80's cover band concert / costume party. Last minute ideas? Oh, and on a side note, Insane Clown Posse was here last night, playing across the street from my work. Yesterday morning, it totally freaked me out to see hundreds of fans with their faces painted up at 8:30 in the morning. Maybe I should go with that for a costume... |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 30,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> In honor of what I'm sure is going to be my next (and only) sport I dominate, here's urlLink Hipster Bingo . It looks like the Bingo I'll be playing will be at the American Legion here in Bloomington, but this could definitely be a Clip N' Save item. This site, urlLink The Catbird Seat , is good for some music reveiws and funny stuff. Check out the urlLink Guide to Indie Hair . |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 30,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> and then you find their IM away message saying they just won the Miss Touch of Class USofA Pageant last night. That's what happened today with my good ol' buddy Sam. He and I acted in summer theater together, and well, he's moved on to acting of a different kind. I talked to him today about his new night gig, and I couldn't be more thrilled for him. He loves being Miss Jaclyn Payne, a dancing, singing, strutting her stuff kinda diva who performs and competes in Northern Indiana. Not sure if there's much of a crowd up that way, but if you can reach just one person, then it's worth it, right? Hehehe, good luck Sam/Jaclyn! urlLink Support your local drag queen! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 29,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> In honor of Halloween this seems appropriate. I was just reading this Morning News article, urlLink Strangers in the Night , about ghost hunting in the Pacific Northwest, and the author put this picture in of Baby Monster's (not to be confused with Baby's Mama) grave, and he/she/it died on my birthday. Pleasant. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 29,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Pam Anderson, maker of some wonderful decisions, has decided to become a novelist. Hey anything's better than being Kid Rock's lady...ugh. Here's some of Pam's wit and wisdom from a urlLink Telegraph article : 'My breasts, they're so 1999, you know,' she says wistfully. The writer also shares words of advice in her monthly Jane column [not Marie Claire, as the Telegraph says]: 'Q: 'If a guy really wants to impress you, Pamela, what should he do?' A: 'Besides penetration? It's the little things.'' I also love the discussion of implants: in there or gone? 'I'd been told beforehand that she'd had her implants removed, and was therefore greatly taken aback by the sheer amplitude before me. If this is her without implants, what on earth was she like before? But later on, Hedda, Pamela's 'business partner', puts me right on the whole implant question. 'They were in, then they were out, and now they're back in again.'' It makes me wonder if she uses a new set of implants or if she keeps the old ones in a box under her bed or something and pulls them out and dusts them off when the mood strikes. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 29,October,2003 | yesterday i went to walgreens for some juice and while in line to check out, i noticed the selection of snacks that bombards you at most store registers. what was profound about this display was the signage that said 'need a snack?' and was right below a box of super glue. so apparently, at walgreens, they are encouraging the practice many people attempt to leave in kindergarten, eating paste. along with snickers, twizzlers, and reese's, one can also snack on glue.....yummy! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 28,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> So I guess Jessica Simpson is urlLink making money from her vapidness . How ironic is it that someone who is probably going to be the next tuna spokeswoman (insert perverted joke here) can now afford to eat filet every night? You know she'd pronounce it 'fill it', though. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 28,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> On my way to work this morning, it was really cold but looked like it was going to be a clear day. It was early enough that I got these pictures before the fog burned off. Maybe tomorrow I'll leave and get a picture of this really pretty creek that's on the way too. Naah, probably not. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 28,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> As an assistant, I sympathize with other assistants who are given the most retarded tasks. Sometimes they fall under the category of 'My wife should be doing this, but she threw her back out at her Shiatsu massage so you're doing it' or maybe it's one of those 'Since you're the lowest on the totem pole here at the office, it's your responsibility to find the best sushi in the area'. Here's an example of the latter. Read the memo of the poor New York paralegal who was either so used to cranking out the memos (much like an English grad student deconstructs that text, Shan!) that when she was given this assignment, she attacked it with the excitement of any other case, or maybe she was just so fed up with her menial tasks, that she created the sarcastic urlLink Sushi Memo to shut her boss up for a bit. *is it too early for sake?* |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 27,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> ...don't say I never helped you out. Here's your Halloween costume. An unholy union of Dee Snider, Christian Aguilera and the tiger that mauled Sigfreid. Rowr! Just be sure you kick it by the Pepsi machine all night long. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 27,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> So the post i made yesterday about my Nokia commercial didnt work. It was only 10k so should have known that was a little small for three video tracks, and one sound track. So, here is the commercial on my website: www.leahdieterich.com/nokia.avi It is 11MB so it will take a while to download. Enjoy! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 27,October,2003 | ... whilst driving to work today, i was flipping through morning radio and came across a familiar song 'now taaaake these broken wings and learn to fly again, learn to live so freeeee!'. now this song always has made me laugh, along with some other choice songs. but this time i was listening, really listening and i found some of the lyrics disturbing 'you are half of the flesh and blood that makes me whoooole'. then it made me remember the time that faye took me to her christian bible study/convert jennie before she goes to hell! and how her friend jackie was telling me i will go to hell unless i allow the Lord into my life the way she wants me to, all along referencing particular passages (the good old 'i am the vine, you are the branches' and ' you are the clay, i am the potter'). she even used the word 'saved', not in refernce to me, mind you! so i think mr. mister is trying to start a cult.....and i used to sing along. the evidence is all right here: Baby, I don't understand, why we can't just hold on to each others' hands This time might be the last, I fear, unless I make it all too clear I need you so, ohh Chorus: Take these broken wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in Take these broken wings Baby, I think tonight, we can take what was wrong and make it right, mmm Baby, it's all I know, that you're half of the flesh And blood that makes me whole, I need you so, so (chorus) Take these broken wings, you've got to learn to fly Learn to live life so free And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in Yeah yeah, let us in, let us in (Solo) Baby, it's all I know, that you're half of the flesh And blood that makes me whole, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah, so (chorus) Take these broken wings, you've got to learn to fly Learn to live your life so free And when we hear the voices sing The book of love will open up for us and let us in, yeah yeah Yeah yeah, oooh so i am sticking with shaking my tail feather.... |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 27,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> When I was younger I emotionally neglected a pet. I mail my ex-girlfriend pretending to be a girl with bisexual feelings for her. I'm a married man. At this urlLink site , people anonymously confess things they've done, said or thought that have been eating away at their consciences. Some of them are funny, some are sad and some you read and are like, 'Whoa. I'm an angel compared to these assholes!' So let's see, in the spirit of confessions, I'll let one out. Since this post is clearly not anonymous, it won't be the worst thing I suppose... Just last week, I sort of backed into a car parked behind me. There wasn't any damage, but I didn't leave a note or anything. Ok, that was kind of lame, but (especially for you Shan, living in Chicago and all, where hitting a parked car is about as bad as not using your turn signal) it's the most recent thing I could think of and I DID really feel sort of bad about it. I'll update when I think of something really devilish. Feel free to comment anonymously, all you troublemakers. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 26,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> So, the class that I am a teaching assistant for at CU is the advanced creative concepts class in the advertising program (ie the one that got me really interested in the field as well as got me the internship i have right now) is working on little 30 second commercials for Nokia phones. The new nokia phone they are working on gives you the ability to create your own faceplate with like magazine clippings, old wendys bags, parking tickets...whatever strikes your fancy. So, my fellow TA scott and i have to work on the project too and so i did a little mock up commerical of one of our ideas for the spot. I am posting it here. Its a quicktime movie and only 10K so it should download fairly quick. Sorry about the poor quality (the 'getty images' watermark in the center as well as the number at the bottom left and also the white bar on the right side...) just disregard all that as for the final product we would just shoot the fim ourselves. I'd love feedback! urlLink subliminal_1_sound.mov |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 25,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> I really want to see the new film urlLink Sylvia starring Gwyn P. Has anyone else seen it or have any opinions? Although Gwyn is not one of my faves, I think she would be perfect in this role. I was so intrigued by her marriage to Ted Huges after reading Letters Home , a collection of Sylvia's letters compiled and edited by her mother. They begin with her early college days and end right before her death. I have a really old copy of the book so I have no idea if it is still in print, but I'm sure there will be an onslaught of new stuff now that the movie is out. I also saw a super weird movie of her life about a year ago, which was filmed in the 70's and was just eerie. Any other good movies out now? I am interested in Pieces of April too, but I'm not sure I want to go anywhere near the cast of Dawson's Creek anytime soon. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 24,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> and he's Jewish! It's costume day here on the set folks, and one of my bosses switched his yarmulka for papal gear. Oy. Only in L.A. I still don't know what I'm gonna be for Halloween. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> In honor of Jennie's post about 80s Strikes Back and the death of Rerun (who was prominently featured on I Love the 70s), here's urlLink I Love Six Months Ago . Aside from Hal, I'd have to say my favorite 80s crusader is probably urlLink Michael Ian Black of The State and urlLink Wet Hot American Summer fame. He also had a great cameo on one of my favorite new shows, urlLink Reno 911 . |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> While i was procrastinating going to the ad agency to intern, I was looking on the web for food ideas for my totally vegetarian wedding...which is a huge and daunting task. I came across this website called 'vegkids.com' that has this scary garbage-pail kid looking cards about why kids shouldn't eat chicken etc...they are crazy!!! but reminded me of my 80's obsession with garbage pail kids. Check it out if you get a chance. In other news, im still very obsessed with Danish duo 'Junior Senior.' One is fat and tall, one is skinny and small. One is gay and the other is straight. They are quite the pair. Check out their awesome animated video for the song 'dont stop the beat' which you may have heard like ten million soundbytes of like 3 months ago if you watch any MTV (which i used to be very guilty of.) They are way cooler than MTV and have an animated squirrel is the hero of the video. Here is the link: urlLink Shynola.com |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,October,2003 | due to my lack of work at the restaurant this week, i am finding myself with more evenings to plop on the couch and entertain myself with random shows.....my favorite being 'the 80's strikes back' on vh1. on most all topics, there is an interview with hal sparks (alison's previous loverboy!) and that guy from ed, who really is funny, but where did he come from? juliette lewis also pipes in a bit, but what i really love is being reminded of the time when trapper keepers were HOT and ocean pacific rivaled dolce and gabbana for cool points. of course, the biggies stick out: mr. t, who shot jr, culture club.....but where would i be now without scratch and sniff stickers? no matter that you knew it would stink, you still scrated and sniffed the skunk with as much enthusiasm as the root beer mug. damn, i think i can credit my good grades to scratch and sniff since without that check plus, there was no sticker. and then trapper keepers were banned, yes banned, in fourth grade at christ the king grade school....but being the rebel that i am, i stuck with it and carried a polar bear trapper, risking detention and sentencing to hell. if only that was still the case, trapper keepers being contraband instead of guns......tear, tear. try this wee match up game at urlLink 80s Strikes Back . who knew ronald was a jelly belly fan? |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Not to go all grad student on y'all... This week my Intro to Grad Studies/Life of Utter Boredom/Slow Descent to Hell focused on deconstructive theory, and I was, and still am, up to my ears in stupid articles about 'the lack of meaning' of just about everything. Anyway, this guy in my class, Doug, recalled an Onion article that accurately portrays the pain., confusion, brain drain, and utter weirdness of being in an English grad program (and it's funny, cause it's the Onion). urlLink Grad Student Deconstructs Take-Out Menu. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 23,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> As someone who has a stepfather who bears more than just a passing resemblance to Kenny Rogers or the Bee Gee's Barry Gibb, this site has a special place in my heart. urlLink Men Who Look Like Kenny Rogers . Of course, a lot of these guys look a lot like urlLink Will Ferrell as that weird homeless guy who poses nude for the art class on SNL. And that's just fine by me. I promise soon to devote an entire post to him. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Damn. First Elliott Smith, now urlLink Fred Berry has passed away this week. They say it happens in threes, so I'm scared to see who's next. Fred passed away in his L.A. home from natural causes at the young age of 52. He was famous for playing red beret wearing Rerun on the late 70's hit 'What's Happening?'. It pretty much went downhill for him from there. Six Degrees of Rerun My Uncle's good friend was roommates with him in the late 80's in NYC after one of Reruns many divorces. He's one of the few who had a Rerun Fan Club T-shirt. Probably quite the collectors item now. Kinda weird that Rerun had fan club t-shirts on hand at his apartment. Doesn't a fan of his make the t-shirts and distribute them? I wouldn't know, as I wasn't the sizable star that Fred was. A writer for the show I'm working on received a birthday wake-up from Fred himself a couple months back. He said it was the most bizarre way to wake up ever. They had a nice little chat. Longer than the 30 seconds they're alotted I'd venture to guess. Celebrity Deaths Since we're on the topic, I thought I'd mention a much talked about website on celebrity deaths which was started and is still maintained by a family friend of mine, Scott Michaels. Scott also used to run the Graveline Tours out here in L.A., but moved to London to be with his partner who is a big BBC star just now breaking out in the U.S. Well, Scott's back in L.A., and has lots of death to talk about on his site. Check out urlLink FindADeath.Com to find out your favorite celebrity deaths. A bit morbid I know, but it's really neat to see how passionate Scott is about giving detailed accounts full of stories, photos, and public records. The site itself is a bit clunky, but the content is worth a second look. It's great when you've got a couple spare hours in the office, and you find yourself wondering, 'just what exactly DID happen to Heather O'Rourke, the Poltergeist girl?' |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,October,2003 | ...it's snowing in Boston. The leaves haven't even fallen off of the trees-and some of them are still green!-but sure enough, it's snowing big fat fluffy flakes, and over an inch has accumulated already. The first snow always gives me a nice warm fuzzy feeling and for a second or two, I think that I actually like the winter...until the first time I soak my shoes and the bottom half of my jeans walking to the car and then numb up my hands scraping the ice off of the windshield. Then I wise up and spend the drive to work with one hand on the steering wheel (or in my pocket) and the other raised high in the air, flipping old man weather the bird (or playing the piano). I've got to migrate to a warmer climate asap. urlLink Fall Bird Migration - All Info About Science for Families.htm |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 22,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 21,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> You could really go the rest of your life without reading this, but it's kind of amusing to see how lyrics get interpreted from one language to another. This student's urlLink translated Baby Got Back lyrics by Sir Mix-A-Lot go from English to Greek then back to English. It's easy to see a little something got lost in translation. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 21,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Here is a picture of one of the three fake ads my partner and i did for Gillette Razors. The whole campaign for the razors is just basically anti-mustache. AT some point ill try to get a way to show all the ads or link to a pdf but right now my pdf is too big and wont upload. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 21,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> I got Waltz #2. See what urlLink Elliott Smith song you are . |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 21,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> In a really sad turn of events with famous people passing away, 34-year old singer-songwriter Elliott Smith urlLink died yesterday . The cause of death is undetermined. I saw Smith this summer, and while I'm really glad I did when I got the chance, I remember both Mike and I commenting that he really looked not well . At the time, we thought he was very drunk, but who knows. Smith is best known for his 1997 Academy Award nomination for the song 'Miss Misery,' which was featured on the Good Will Hunting Soundtrack. He also contributed music to the wonderful film the Royal Tenenbaums, and I think his music fits in perfectly with Wes Anderson's brother Eric's whimsical urlLink drawings . My favorite Elliott Smith song is probably 'In the Lost and Found.' It's melancholy and full of longing and just very beautiful. Here's a urlLink review of Figure 8, the album that song is on. UPDATE: I hate to link to MTV, but they seem to have the most current information. It looks like his death is an urlLink apparent suicide . |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 21,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Look who came into town this weekend. The one and only bfreske! I hadn't talked to Bridget in 4-eva, and it was really great seeing her. She still slips into the Chicago accent ('So I says to the bitch') and squeals when she laughs. We had a wonderful time laughing over old stories and stupid things we did. Ahh, goodtimes, goodtimes. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 20,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> My new favorite book is 'Kitchen Confidential' by Anthony Bourdain. It tells the ins and outs of the restaurant world...specifically chefs. So fascinating. He mentions that when his family used to go to france for the summer when he was about 9 the french children were allowed a cigarette on sunday as well as watered down wine. Pretty hilarious right? |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 20,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> In an interview on yesterday's Today show, Barbara Bush straight up urlLink dissed all of the democratic hopefuls, saying: 'So far, they are a pretty sorry group if you want to know my opinion,' said Mrs. Bush in an interview aired on Monday by NBC's 'Today' show, when asked about the Democratic line-up for the 2004 presidential election. Oh my bad, I thought she was talking about her own family being a pretty sorry group. I guess it takes all kinds. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 20,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Jennie is 24 today! Have a great day and party like a rock star (or one of the Hilton sisters). People who share Jennie's birthday: 1917 Dizzy Gillespie (jazz trumpeter) 1928 Edward 'Whitey' Ford (Yankees pitcher and hall-of-famer) 1956 Carrie Fisher (STAR WARS...and Debbie Reynolds daughter, heh heh) ....drumroll.... AND 1976 Jeremy Miller (Ben from Growing Pains Whoo hoo!) |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 20,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Ok Jenny, so you and Jon can't be mustard and ketchup hot dogs, but I think the Harry and Lloyd idea sounds spectacular. You'd be Harry of course, right? Lord knows it'd be easier for him to grow out that horrible bowl cut. Or maybe you could be Steve Bartman, the Cub fan who got in the way of the foul ball in Game 6, and your boyfriend could be Moises Alou who was supposed to catch that ball. Sure, you'd both be guys (guess you would in the Harry /Lloyd situation too), but how nice would it be to see Bartman and Alou holding hands and kissing. Ok, frightening, but the costumes would be timely and funny...not to mention quite the conversation piece. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 19,October,2003 | so yes it is monday in case you haven;t noticed and i decided to start my week off right. at the center this morn, as i am zipping up my pants (after taking a wiz, not rolling in the hay), i zip my scarf into my zipper. not so bad if i can get the damn thing out, but no, the world doesn;t work that way, as i have learned from the cubs and sox. so i am destined to spend the rest of the day at half mast, scarf entwined with zipper, and tug at my sweater to hide said atrocity. but at least when i stand next to attractive fellows in a barski, i avoid camel toe. (hee hee, shall i sent that bit to jean?....you KNOW it had to be said!) anyhoot, in response to such lovely blogs, what's not to like?....literary club: GOOD!, watching jessica simpson go camping with louis vuitton bag and bear bin: GOOD!, dogs lead a cheer: GOOD! and, jenny, may i suggest kevin bacon and lady in red boots from footloose, or if going for the man on man theme, kevin and jack his stalker from will and grace. OR jessica and nick ;) but why be constricted with people, think washer and dryer, ketchup and mustard, pot and kettle? seriously, why not jesse and chester from 'dude where's my car' complete with track suits and 'dude' and 'sweet' tats? and i'm spent...... |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 19,October,2003 | I'm devastated to say that I think New England has better foliage than Indiana, even than Brown County. There goes that claim to fame (I say claim to fame because I have witnessed busloads of Japanese tourists diggin the leaves at Turkey Run and in Brown County)...but at least we still have the Indy 500. I was in New Hampshire over the weekend, and they just have some great leaves. Mountains too. Exciting stuff... I am looking for couples' costumes suggestions if you bloggers out there happen to have any. Jon came up with a gem of an idea...being Harry and Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber when they're wearing the orange and white suits...but I'm a little concerned about how we're going to acquire the necessary props to really pull it off. But damn it, I'll try. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 19,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Yay! Camel toes....with a side of Bloomington. For all of you out there that know that Jane's mom wears Reeboks and not Camel Toes, this site is for you. urlLink The Camel Toe Report. Obviously, this one is up there for me (see picture above): PampTOEna Toe Toe Factor: ocho Here we see another American Tourist who has decided to assume a rugged, 'adventuresome' persona in order to procure beaver in a foreign land. For years, this line of flirting has been known as 'The Running of the Bullshit', because the male (sometimes referred to as 'the matadork') will do everything he can to obscure the fact that his primary form of exercise is usually just a few minutes on a body-by-jake ab and butt toner and that his typical adventure consists of using the H.O.V. with less than three people in his car. Of course, from her perspective, this young senorita doesn't need to know that her brave conquering American hero works in customer support for Gateway and toils in a windowless call center in Sioux Falls for 40 hrs/week, after which he drives home in his yellow Nissan X-terrra in time to watch 'Are you hot?'. Of course, she could be bullshitting him as well... her outfit looks a little like the color guard outfit that the Indiana University marching band uses. Perhaps this kind of role-playing is really what we want when we travel; except there's nothing too exotic or exciting about a part-time worker at the Barnes and Noble in Bloomington hooking up with Randy from Gateway. This guy is not kidding around, buster. CNN.com has a story about urlLink Bloomington liquor stores getting scanners to combat students' fake ids. Before, the fine folks at Big Red Liquors had to resort to asking you stupid questions as evidenced in the article: 'I'll ask them what their astrological sign is, just to see how they react,' Ludy says. My personal favorite, however, is 'What's your high school mascot?' Who has the time to go around memorizing all that crap? |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 18,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> I am one of the many people embarrassed to say that I like to watch and hear about Jessica Simpson because her stupidness amazes and entertains me all at the same time (and probably makes me feel that I'm smart, which is why we all are fascinated with her and her poor husband anyway. Last night I caught one of the entertainment shows, and they were basically profiling the latest idiotic comments made by the lovely lady. Two great features: She asks Nick: 'Do I smell inscent?' He replies, 'Don't you mean incense?' She counters' 'What's that?' The clip also leads to the revelation that Jess is unfamiliar with the term 'razzing,' and Nick explains the meaning to her once again. The segment concludes with her saying something like, 'I'm not stupid. I'm funny! I laugh at myself all the time!' So are we. While online today, I came across the interesting artilce: urlLink Raised By A Pack of French Poodles: Jessica Simpson's Mesmerising Brand of Dumb , which details why we superior beings all find her so fascinating. I know I'm generalizing here, but most people do find her pretty damn stupid. I love the title's insinuation: not raised by wolves, in a barn, what have you, but by a pack of French poodles, who have inspired Jessica's best coping tactic: whining, then begging Nick to let her hire someone to make it all go away. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 18,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> This game was a topic of conversation at Stephie P's wedding shower, and the web site is pretty funny. Who's up for a game of urlLink Ghettopoly (soon to be followed by Thugopoly, HipHopopoly, Hoodopoly, and RedNeckopoly)? Playas use counterfeit money to buy drugs, guns, crack houses, gamble, and even achieve pimp status. The game pieces are also not your typical iron and race car...hours of fun! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 17,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> I can't wait for Halloween, and yes, Alison, I remember my desire to be a Casio Keyboard with a distortion button to boot! My Top 5 Past Halloween Costumes 5. Hula Girl complete with grass skirt, scary Cher wig, and Flower Petals affixed to the boobs (thanks pasties, rubber cement, and Leah!) 4. Bridget's Gypsy costume with the glittery gold see through pants. I was decked out in this outfit one Bloomington evening at the Bluebird where a pretty well known IU basketball player said one and a half months post 9-11, 'Hey, heard of anymore terrorist attacks lately?' My gypsy ass almost kneed him in the jewels for what was quite possibly the saddest and weirdest pickup line I've EVER heard. 3. My mom went crazy with the fake blood and gauze, and I guess I was a cross between a zombie and a really ugly made-up fourth grader. This costume/Halloween happened to coincide with the recent San Francisco earthquake, so I was staggering around with an Oakland A's baseball card wrapped in the gauze and I was saying I was a SF earthquake victim. I'm surely going to Hell for that one. 2. When I was seven or so, Mom sewed together the coolest Minnie Mouse costume, or was it Mickey? Okay, so I looked part mouse, part mime, but I had so much fun doing my Mickey impersonation at every doorstep. 1. Groucho Marx . I cannot tell you how many strange looks and teases I got in fifth grade for this one. Leave it to me to wait until the last minute to put together a costume, not to mention listening to my Dad's suggestion as he's a huuuuge Groucho fan. At the beginning of the night, I was so embarrassed, that when asked who I was, I just kinda shrugged and scampered away. Towards the end of the night, I didn't care, and I was working that cigar and proud to wear a safari hat, mustache, and glasses! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 16,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> ...says Old Dirty Bastard, or excuse me I mean Big Baby Jesus. This urlLink ODB quote page is proof that Harvard kids know how to live it up while at the same time realizing that the Wu Tang clan ain't nothing to fuck with. Some of these are so funny, but the guy is way crazy. Ok, and now I'm thinking there was a sketch comedy show with the Wu Tang Clan as financial advisors. It was really funny, but I can't remember what show it was or who I was with when I saw it. Has anyone else seen that? I know it's real!!! |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 16,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> Here is an interview that they played on NPR yesterday that was just too good not to put up here. Its from 1979 after another great Cubs loss to the Phillies with Mike Royko. 1979 Mike Royko 22:23 Phillies Interviewer: But they tied it up. MR: When they tied it up I was sure they were going to lose. Interviewer: The 9th inning 22-22. MR: Yeah. Interviewer: They go into the 10th inning. Why were you sure they were going to lose? MR: Cuz they're the cubs. They lose games like that. They do something heroic. Come right to the end, and then right at the last second they fail. And that's what makes it so wonderful. Because that's bascially the story of all of us. I mean the Yankees aren't real. Nobody goes around winning and triumphing over everything. 99% of most people don't triumph over anything. You know, they just get by. Interviewer: Is chicago a good baseball town? MR: Oh, it's a marvelous baseball town.Fans are tolerant. They get mad, but they're basically philosophical and tolerant. I think Chicagoans generally are more sensible or levelheaded than people in many other parts of the country. ARe that we've learned through experiences such as the Cubs not to expect the most. And to be happy with smaller gifts. That's why we can survive great blizzards, we've survived political corruption, uh we survive gangsters...all the things we're known for. We survive all that. We go on and we live and were happy. And the Cubs help teach us that life is rough. |
1,926,378 | female | 24 | indUnk | Aries | 16,October,2003 | &emailalert=no&[email protected]&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350'> urlLink Reasononline has an article about books and how the rise of technology has eroded middlebrow culture. Some argue this is a good thing because people will immerse themselves in what they want to read/listen to/watch without worrying about the cultural implications, but others say the phenomenon hurts culture at large because middlebrow consumers are not exposed to, and therefore interested in, elements of highbrow media and entertainment. Either way, the author discusses the Guardian's list of urlLink The 100 Greatest Novels of all Time , noting that, while it's a mixed bag of cultural classics and middlebrow favorites, they all are timeless because they ARE entertaining and just good stories. I don't know if any of you would be interested or even have the time (Jenny, I'm looking at you), but I think it would be kind of fun to read some books at the same time and revive literary club. Maybe this list could be a jumping off point. |
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