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There are people on the net that have nothing better to do with their time
then be nasty to other people online. They post rude comments, spend hours
a day talking about sites they hate so much, that they well, spend hours a
day talking about them. (lame) They mock the owners and posters for their
opinions and their right to free speech. They expect everyone to fit into
their narrow-minded little world view or else they throw a temper tantrum.
To these people I say grow up.
Here's a bit of info people...the web is
a HUGE place. If you don't like what I say here, or who I am, or what I
do, or talk about, or what I look like, or the color of my hair, or
whatever asinine thing you dwell on, go somewhere else. It's
really, really easy. Honest. You just click the little "x" in
the corner of your browser and *poof* the offending, big, mean and nasty
site has disappeared.
I pay for this site. It's mine. That
means I can use it for whatever the hell I want to. Don't like it if I'm
bitching about something in my life? Oh fucking well. Go somewhere else.
Think I'm stupid for expressing my thoughts? Too fucking bad, don't read
them. Somewhere along the line, someone forgot this simple fact: Live
and let live Don't like me, cool, fine, whatever, I don't care.
This journal is NOT for you. It's for me. I'm not in it for popularity or
fame or anything stupid like that. I write it because I need to write and
express myself and get things out of my head sometimes. So read or don't,
it doesn't matter, but don't waste my time (or yours) bitching about it.
*gets off soapbox*
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Saturday, February 26, 2005
Stuff You Can't Get
Why is it that the stuff that you like the best, you can't get where you live? Is it that it's rare and that's what makes it so yummy? You don't have it often, so it becomes more special? And why is it that they have to have products only in certainly markets and parts of the world anyway? I mean, sure, not everyone wants some of the weirder food options, but desserts? Doesn't everyone pretty much equally enjoy things like chocolate? A friend of mine moved over to England last year. And, around the holidays he sent us a goodie box of assorted things. Within were a bunch of Cadbury chocolates called "The Roses". They were really good. Simple, flavored - like an orange cream or something - but tasty. Of course, they don't make them here in the States. Cadbury chocolate is totally different here for that matter. It's much creamier in it's European form. I totally devoured all of the ones he sent and it bums me out that I can't get them here. Whyever not? Another thing is tea. There's this super yummy one called Passion Fruit, Mango, Orange from Twinings that's only available as an "international" selection. You can't get it in the US and you can't even get it in the UK. (Thankfully, my friend Kjersti can get it for me in Norway and does, keeping me in yummy tea.) But it begs the question, why? Why have some products US only, some products UK only and some products everywhere but US and UK only? How odd is that? I don't know. I'm guess I'm just jonesing for some chocolate and thinking about how much I enjoyed the simple Roses ones and how it stinks they limit markets like that. Many years ago, when I went to Canada on vacation, they had some of the most delicious spreads and cookies that simply aren't made on this side of the border. It's just annoying. I know it works that way in reverse too; more then one American-living-abroad suffers cravings for foods and snacks they simply don't offer overseas. In this day and age why it's not easier to get your favorite snacks globally is beyond me. Sure, it encourages international friendships, but jeez, seems like they're missing out on a great market and lots of profit - something we all know companies live for. *shrugs*
Friday, February 25, 2005
PayPal Is Pissing Me Right Off
Ok, so I have a Business Class PayPal account. Means I can take payments via credit card and stuff for my items. Also means I get a PayPal Mastercard Debit Card. Which is super handy. I can use the funds in my account to buy things anywhere you can use a mastercard. Which is like, everywhere from the grocery store to amazon. Handy. Starting in January, I got emails letting me know that my card was expiring (February) and that I should be on the lookout for the new card. To check my primary address in my account and ensure it was correct. And that when it arrived, to make sure to go online, login and activate it. Easy enough. January came and went. First couple weeks of February came. No card. So I call them. Long distance. With a stupidly long hold time. Finally talk to the lady who says that the card has not yet been sent because they send it two weeks out before it expires. Don't worry, it's on it's way and I'll get it soon. No card arrives. I email them. No response. Today, I get fed up because Monday is the last damned day of the month. And I had already gotten an email saying, "Last reminder email to activate your new card!" Well, I'd freakin' activate it if it ever showed up! Call again. 20 minutes on the phone and this is the story I'm getting. We're sorry but the card did go out, but it came back returned. What? It's the right address. It's confirmed (meaning it matches my bank account). I use it all the time for things and clearly there's no problem. So, send it back out again I say. Take an envelope, write my address on it and stick my new card in it and send it off. Oh no, clearly things don't work like that. The "solution?" Wait until after Monday. Let my current card expire. THEN, login to the website and request a new card. Wait TWO WEEKS and hope it shows up this time. What...? Why can't YOU just put in the request NOW for the card to be resent? Why the hell do I have to wait until it expires and then request a new one AGAIN? This makes no freakin' sense to me what so ever. Just one of those days where I'm reminded how much I generally hate people.
Ca Ca Poo Poo!
Wouldn't it be funny if you had G-Rated Tourette's Syndrome? You know, like instead of saying foul curse words you said like little kids versions? Yeah, I'd like the #2 with a large Poop! er, fries and extra Booger! Booger! Booger! um, cheese. Also, I'd like the caca poopie head! big smelly dork! upsize coke please. Yeah that'll be all. stinky butt! *laughs* In fact, no, I don't know where these things come from either. Heh.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Rollup Prices?
What's the opposite of "Rollback Prices?" Whatever it is, I noticed one yesterday in Super Hell-Mart. Mom and I stopped in there for one thing since it was on the way. Standing in the so-called "express" lane, I notice the bottles of soda are now $1.09. Which is catches my eye because I clearly remember a few weeks ago it was $0.96. I remember because they had the cold cases plastered with the annoying "rollback" stickers, signs and all kinds of clutter advertising how it was under a buck now. Yesterday, no sign of the "look at us giving you low prices!" type of sales pitch was present. Just the new stickers indicating the higher price. Funny how they don't make as much of a deal when the price goes up as when it goes down, eh? Random observation.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Crashapalooza
My pc's been supremely unstable today. Much more so then the last week or so. Within 45 minutes of turning it on this morning it crashed twice. I gave up and left it off for the afternoon. Once it crashes, it generally keeps crashing and it needs a time out. Hope I waited long enough. Normally though, I get a few hours out of it at first so it stinks that it bombed out twice like that. (The second one within five minutes of logging back in after reboot.) Blah. I've been feeling really off today. Really just not well. Head doesn't feel well, stomach's a twisted up nightmare and I just feel...ill. Low. Wrong. Dunno. Can't focus and can't seem to get anything done. Hell, I laid down this afternoon for like two hours and dozed because I just felt so out of it. Bleck. Love's iPod is sitting on the counter. He doesn't know it yet. Hell, I didn't know until I heard someone knock on the door that it was even shipped. I tried to call him at work, but just got his voicemail. Damn will be be surprised! Two, count 'em TWO free ipods from the site. Damn that's freakin' awesome. Ok, now that's funny. As I'm writing this, an email just came in saying the iPod had been shipped and to expect it in 7-10 days.  Oh, and Kjersti? You wanted to know about my emoticons? Most of them I gathered from around the net. They're actually ones I've set up for use in my message board but I cheat and refer to the list of them and just manually insert them here. Since most of them are hosted on my domain anyway, it's not like I'm stealing bandwidth from anyone but myself.  Mkay, well, I have a ton of emails to get back to that I haven't been able to with the crashing, but I wanted to try to get an entry written really quickly. So here it is. Out for now.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Free iPod?
Were you still thinking over that whole free iPod deal I've babbled about around here? Possibly wanted to do it, but weren't sure? Well, go ahead and sign up here and help out bruce from novachild.com. Poor guy's only got one sign up so far. I don't need it any longer because Love completed his referal needs (thank you everyone!) and of course, I got mine back in November. My Fox news report piece just aired last week explaining it and how it's not a scam, so if you were on the fence, just try it and you too can work towards getting an iPod. Yeah I know, this isn't really a real entry. But, hey, I'll write one of those when I actually feel like it.
Postal Holidays
Just a quick, general FYI: Sorry to anyone who put in an order Friday/Saturady. I was all set to get them out today but....it's President's Day and the post office is closed. They WILL go out tomorrow. Sadly, this one was out of my hands.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Recent Searches
Just peeking at my stats and looking at the last twenty search engine hits. They always amuse me. Some are so odd. Some are understandable but most...who knows. Google: hypercolor shirt Oh, sure. You're looking for this entry. I was thinking about them one day and decided to look it up. And though Generra (the company who made them) is back around doing fashion again, there's no mention of their (in?)famouse one hit wonder of the 90's. Google: song Mickey whistles Steamboat The official authorized biography, "Walt Disney: An American Original" has this to say about Steamboat Willie: "Walt and Ub borrowed from a successful Buster Keaton comedy for the third Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie. The action in the first part of the cartoon was to be syncopated to an old vaudeville tune, "Steamboat Bill," the last half to "Turkey in the Straw." Google: step by step lasagna receipe You know, I still owe you guys that. I have the photos and everything, I just never put it together or wrote it out. I have to do that one of these days. Google: moldavite pendulum Ah yes. I received just such a beautiful item from a friend for my birthday:  Though not where I found it originally, you can find one for sale here. It's lovely for the record and I cherish it.Google: giveneyestosee ipod Ah yes. I did discuss this recently. And, yes, it really is legit. Love's iPod is in the shipping process right now, so I thank everyone who signed up to help him get one. I was als on the local Fox news channel about this. We filmed in December, but it just aired now for Sweeps. Yahoo: Femme Fatal archetype Heh. Though I don't think I slay men with my looks and deeds, it's an amusing search nonetheless. Yahoo: painful secene of the film This one's a bit vague. Painful to me is something like the strobe lightning that made me get up and leave the theater during the first 15 minutes of Chronicals of Riddick. Which is probably where the search result pulled up. Yahoo: giveneyestosee/journal Well, this one's obvious. Here I am. Google: 553 Could not determine cwdir: No such file or directory A blogger error. If I remember correctly, it had to do with having the wrong path in the settings. Google: car ERG Valve So many people find me by this search, but...I can't really tell you much of what it is or does. All I know is that mine's gone bad in my '95 Mustang and it's meant my "Check Engine" light has been on continuously for the last two years or so. I'm pretty sure it has to do with emissions and filtering or such of exhaust in some way, but seeing as it wasn't a critical fix and we stopped having emissions tests here like six or seven years ago, I've not worried about it. I've just dealt with the constant "Check Engine" light instead. Google: Do I have to wait 6 weeks before dying my hair again? I'm no expert, but the more you dye it and the closer you dye it back-to-back the more you run risk of frying it. Also, some dyes might interact in bad ways resulting in things you didn't expect. I'd say to wait a month, but then, I'm very skittish about dying my hair in the first place since my hair gets mad at me when I dye it. Your results may vary. Google: ybor webcams Well, I know where Ybor is. It's an off-shoot area of Tampa. It's a HUGE nightclub spot. It's also really dangerous and a violent area. But I can't tell you about webcams. I can tell you they use a face recognition software on the public streets down there. There are cameras everywhere and they scan the crowds each and every night with software to identify, tag and search for wanted people. Little too Big Brother for my liking. Google: 800-514-7490 I think I'm the only result on the net for this one. It's Verizon. More specifically, when you order new service or change your service (like, you add Caller ID or something), this is the number that calls you with an automated message telling you your new service is on and offering optional user instructions. It keeps calling back though until you take the call. Google: burn on lip Ouch. Really painful. And there's not much you can do about it. Some 100% pure aloe (no dyes) might help (or an aloe chapstick like Blistex Herbal Answer) and so do chapsticks meant for sunburn. Most of them contain a mild numbing agent. It's what I used when I burnt mine. Specifically, Blistex Pro Relief helped numb the pain. Also, I put cold compress on it for short periods of time. (No more then about 10-15 minutes at a time.) I'm not advising this medically, just as my personal experience with a burnt lip. Google: "low water pressure" "new shower head" Yeah, low water pressure sucks. Find one meant for low water pressure that helps compensate. Also, if the head has a low pressure filter on it but you have higher pressure in your bath, just remove the filter and enjoy your luxury. Heh. Google: McDonalds Racist "I'm Lovin' it" You were looking for this ranty entry. For the record, I fucking hate the "i'm lovin it" slogan. It's total and complete ass. Google: eyes sensitive to fluorescent light Yeah, welcome to my world. 25% of the population can perceive the flicker but 100% get eye strain and fatigue from it. For those of you - like myself - cursed with migraines, that flicker and eye strain leads to attacks. Joy. Yahoo: before dying wait 24 hours after shampooing So they say. Let a little of your natural oils built up to protect your scalp. Shower, NO product, wait 24 hours, then dye. It's what I do. Google: horrible storms ever Um...been through a few bad ones, but thankfully not the most horrible ever. Google: XP reboots repeatedly Yeah, story of my life lately. Look in your error log (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer -> System) and see what's written next to the big red stop sign icons. Mine has been "acpi" (which is windows xp's power management system) lately and requires bios changes to fix and then, despite bios updates, hasn't fixed in my case and left me rather screwed. Your errors may vary. By the way, you can double click any entry in the list and get more info. So....there you go. M explains it all.
Was that a Mack Truck?
It certainly feels like I was run over by something massive, large and heavy. Ugh. Yeah, so I'm definately sick. Taking a Claritin (though for allergies) has helped me breathe today but nothing has helped the I'm pretty sure gravity has tripled feeling, nor the utterly unable to catch my breath feeling. Did go out today and get some supplies like clasps and toggles. Which is good. And the store we went to was having a "buy 3 beads, get the 4th free" sale which basically took 25% off the total which was also good. But they were out of two key things I needed - 6mm AB Swarovski cubes and 8 or 9mm AB Swarovski rounds. Which stunk. And which means I need to hit another store now to try to track them down. Which blows. Especially since there is only one (count 'em, ONE) bead store in the tri-county area that's open on Sundays. And I hate that bead store 'cause they're mean, rude and bitches. (I know, tell us how you really feel, M.) Anyway.....ugh. Did I mention I feel like utter and complete ass? 'Cause I do. Ass that's been run over, chewed up, spit out and run over again. So, despite the fact I already
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