I was speaking to a friend tonight on IM (instant messenger), and I was laughing about stretching out some tights in the washing machine, and that they were about 20 feet long now. She responded with, "Good for bed play?"
Alright. Now that one has thrown me. I am dying of curiousity and she refuses to explain. How in the hell can extra long tights be used in bed play???
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 27, 2006
Ohhhhh k
 | Just+D took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Longs for tenderness and for a sensitivity of feel..."
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I took this personality test that is supposedly pretty accurate. I had no idea I was this close to suicide.
(Go ahead and take it, its laugh out loud fun. lol)
Atlanta Trip Pictures v.2
I have a confession to make. I took NONE of these pictures. My only claim to fame was that the stingray picture was taken with my camera.
I hope I don't get sued.
OKAY OKAY I CONFESS
I suspended my CD boycot. But only for 2 minutes. While I was in Circuit City. Checking out. With my new Perfect Circle CD. But I was aching for it. I love the song Passive. Except for those 2 minutes, the boycot is still on.
Power to the People!
Power to the People!
Today's Horoscope
Your feelings are on their way out, and chances are, you may be seen as erratic and unpredictable at the moment. Now, you're usually the very soul of devotion and commitment -- and you love your routine more than just about anyone. But now, for some darned reason, you can't seem to even force yourself to do anything the way you did it yesterday -- or for the past ten months. Or even years. Don't be scared. Maybe it's time for a change, and the universe has devised a plan to help you out.
Thank God. Everyone needs the universe to rescue them occasionally.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Self Aware
Here I am, 43 years old, and I discovered something about myself in the last few days that I never realized before. I am not satisfied with just seeing something, I have to touch it and feel the texture before I am satisfied with it. When we were at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, my friend pointed out to me that I kept touching the flowers, something I hadn't really noticed myself doing. I mean, I knew I did it, but I didn't realize to what extent.. and then I started paying attention. I have an odd need to know if what I am looking at is fragile or tough, bendy or hard, rough or smooth. Touching is the best way to find out.
I bet its the sign of an artistic genius.
Either that or I'm still a mental toddler.
I bet its the sign of an artistic genius.
Either that or I'm still a mental toddler.
Atlanta Trip Pictures, v.1
Reality Bites
After being on vacation last week and knowing that I have to go back to work tomorrow is kind of putting a damper on my normally sunny outlook on life. I have been looking forward to last week's trip for months, and seeing a close friend for the first time in years and years. Now the trip is over and I am suddenly at loose ends with nothing to look forward to.
I'd better find something to occupy my time, and fast.
I'd better find something to occupy my time, and fast.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Top Ten Deep Thoughts
1. Follow your dream! Unless it's the one where you're at work in your underwear during a fire drill.
2. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either, just leave me alone.
3. If you don't like my driving, don't call anyone. Just take another road. That's why the highway department made so many of them.
4. When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.
5. A handy telephone tip: Keep a small chalkboard near the phone. That way, when a salesman calls, you can hold the receiver up to it and run your fingernails across it until he hangs up.
6. Each day I try to enjoy something from each of the four food groups: the bonbon group, the salty-snack group, the caffeine group and the "What-ever-the-thing-in-the-tinfoil-in-the-back-of-the-fridge-is" group.
7. When you find yourself getting irritated with someone, try to remember that all men are brothers and just give them a noogie or an Indian burn.
8. It's a small world. So you gotta use your elbows a lot.
9. This land is your land. This land is my land. So stay on your land.
10. Love is like a roller coaster: When it's good you don't want to get off, and when it isn't you can't wait to throw up.
2. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either, just leave me alone.
3. If you don't like my driving, don't call anyone. Just take another road. That's why the highway department made so many of them.
4. When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.
5. A handy telephone tip: Keep a small chalkboard near the phone. That way, when a salesman calls, you can hold the receiver up to it and run your fingernails across it until he hangs up.
6. Each day I try to enjoy something from each of the four food groups: the bonbon group, the salty-snack group, the caffeine group and the "What-ever-the-thing-in-the-tinfoil-in-the-back-of-the-fridge-is" group.
7. When you find yourself getting irritated with someone, try to remember that all men are brothers and just give them a noogie or an Indian burn.
8. It's a small world. So you gotta use your elbows a lot.
9. This land is your land. This land is my land. So stay on your land.
10. Love is like a roller coaster: When it's good you don't want to get off, and when it isn't you can't wait to throw up.
She's baaaaaack.
I made it back from Atlanta last night around 9:00. I only took enough time to check my email and read Dave's post (which was excellent and thought provoking, btw), then I crashed. I do believe I will leave it open for Dave to come back and post whenever the mood strikes him.
I had a wonderful time in Atlanta and I wasn't entirely thrilled about the idea of coming back home to the usual grind. Oh well, we do what we gotta do don't we.
While I was there I had a look at the Georgia Aquarium, right smack in downtown Atlanta, and I, in a burst of creativity, took lots of pictures. I know you can't wait to see them. When I mentioned this to Odat, her first response was, "Oh no, not more animal pictures!" For some reason she is hiding her true enthusiasm.
We also went and saw the Georgia Botanical Gardens, which was quite nice even though full bloom season hasn't started yet. I intended to buy a new orchid for my office window, but at a cost of $40 I was talked out of it and my frugal nature won in the end.
I love Atlanta. ;-)
I had a wonderful time in Atlanta and I wasn't entirely thrilled about the idea of coming back home to the usual grind. Oh well, we do what we gotta do don't we.
While I was there I had a look at the Georgia Aquarium, right smack in downtown Atlanta, and I, in a burst of creativity, took lots of pictures. I know you can't wait to see them. When I mentioned this to Odat, her first response was, "Oh no, not more animal pictures!" For some reason she is hiding her true enthusiasm.
We also went and saw the Georgia Botanical Gardens, which was quite nice even though full bloom season hasn't started yet. I intended to buy a new orchid for my office window, but at a cost of $40 I was talked out of it and my frugal nature won in the end.
I love Atlanta. ;-)
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Wind from the North
I just went out for drinks with a boss that I never bonded with or liked. We worked together for 13 years and never really saw eye to eye. I was in the majority in the company that really disliked this guy- and thought that he was really bad for the company. Hey was a good ol' boy- part of the old guard, somehow the senior management felt that this guy was really good. I felt different, but the politics were such that you could never say a bad word against the powers that be without commiting career suicide. He holds a powerful position and people are scared to get caught talking bad about him.
We had been through a lot over the years- upswings, downturns and most recently a change of ownership of the company.
Well, the occasion of our drink was that it is his last day tomorrow, as he is leaving the company.
I thought that I would be elated, but i wasn't.
Now I miss the old days in the old company- even if there were people that I felt that I didn't like at the time.
In the past, I hated the fact that we had to make do with what we had- and had to forego the latest technology because we didn't have the money. I read what was out there and felt that we were the only antiquity around that was not keeping up. We had to seemingly work harder with familiar old technology to give our customers the excellent quality and service that they came to expect from us. We had to keep up with others that had better, and did things with surely more ease and efficiency than we did. And we did keep up. We were in the top 1% of our peer companies. We were seen as the best of the best, despite of all out secret shortcomings because the boys knew what they were doing.
Then all of our prayers were answered. We were sold to a large, rich foreign company who bought us becuase of our great reputation, and despite of our obvious need of an upgrade. Instantly, the latest technology crashed upon us like a tsunami. We had all the toys that we had ever longed for, and most companies still longed for. Along with that came the flood of new work from our confident customers who were elated that we were expanding and upgrading. Everything all at once.
Along with all of this instant growth and investment, came the huge pressure of something called ROI. Suddenly we were expected to know exactly what to do with all this new software, hardware, equipment and such. We were expected to instantly turn this into cash in the bank.
To make a long story short, we fell on our face. Sure- we should have had more time to learn and test and develop. Financial people don't think like this.
What we cursed about yesterday, we miss dearly today. Oh, to be familiar with anything again and just have the routine of the work day to be your major beef.
Suddenly we were faced with problems like technolgy that was so new that you could not hire experienced people. You could not get experienced technical assistance. You were expected to make it all work- now. You all of a sudden were pioneers in a new global economy on the leading edge of technology with tens of millions of dollars at stake.
Eventually, something had to give and it was the bosses that took the fall.
The company will go on, and we will be among the best again.. but I can't help feeling like we let our bosses down, even if we didn't like the way they treated us.
I suppose the moral of this story is that change happens and never think that you are the best at anything. If you resist change, you are only making it worse for yourself in the long run. We all have much to learn, and the world is ever changing. America is at a huge risk because of apathy and a false notion that they are and always will be the greatest. There are emerging nations that work way harder than we do for less pay. They work as hard as our ancient ancestors did- but we do not. This is fearsome.
My company is now in direct competition with these foreign companies and it will be all we can do to stay alive.
Remember: when a country lost a war, America helped rebuld it with the new technology. Now these countries make America look outdated. Wake up.
Dave B.
We had been through a lot over the years- upswings, downturns and most recently a change of ownership of the company.
Well, the occasion of our drink was that it is his last day tomorrow, as he is leaving the company.
I thought that I would be elated, but i wasn't.
Now I miss the old days in the old company- even if there were people that I felt that I didn't like at the time.
In the past, I hated the fact that we had to make do with what we had- and had to forego the latest technology because we didn't have the money. I read what was out there and felt that we were the only antiquity around that was not keeping up. We had to seemingly work harder with familiar old technology to give our customers the excellent quality and service that they came to expect from us. We had to keep up with others that had better, and did things with surely more ease and efficiency than we did. And we did keep up. We were in the top 1% of our peer companies. We were seen as the best of the best, despite of all out secret shortcomings because the boys knew what they were doing.
Then all of our prayers were answered. We were sold to a large, rich foreign company who bought us becuase of our great reputation, and despite of our obvious need of an upgrade. Instantly, the latest technology crashed upon us like a tsunami. We had all the toys that we had ever longed for, and most companies still longed for. Along with that came the flood of new work from our confident customers who were elated that we were expanding and upgrading. Everything all at once.
Along with all of this instant growth and investment, came the huge pressure of something called ROI. Suddenly we were expected to know exactly what to do with all this new software, hardware, equipment and such. We were expected to instantly turn this into cash in the bank.
To make a long story short, we fell on our face. Sure- we should have had more time to learn and test and develop. Financial people don't think like this.
What we cursed about yesterday, we miss dearly today. Oh, to be familiar with anything again and just have the routine of the work day to be your major beef.
Suddenly we were faced with problems like technolgy that was so new that you could not hire experienced people. You could not get experienced technical assistance. You were expected to make it all work- now. You all of a sudden were pioneers in a new global economy on the leading edge of technology with tens of millions of dollars at stake.
Eventually, something had to give and it was the bosses that took the fall.
The company will go on, and we will be among the best again.. but I can't help feeling like we let our bosses down, even if we didn't like the way they treated us.
I suppose the moral of this story is that change happens and never think that you are the best at anything. If you resist change, you are only making it worse for yourself in the long run. We all have much to learn, and the world is ever changing. America is at a huge risk because of apathy and a false notion that they are and always will be the greatest. There are emerging nations that work way harder than we do for less pay. They work as hard as our ancient ancestors did- but we do not. This is fearsome.
My company is now in direct competition with these foreign companies and it will be all we can do to stay alive.
Remember: when a country lost a war, America helped rebuld it with the new technology. Now these countries make America look outdated. Wake up.
Dave B.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Possible Guest Blogger
I may possibly have recruited someone to keep the entertainment fires burning in my absence, although he informs me that he is a commitment-phobe so he wouldn't promise anything (I think he was just wanting my password).
Anyway, any post that you see between now and Saturday morning won't be me, it will be a canuck from Vancouver. You know how those Canadians can be, so there is no telling what you will learn.
Enjoy.. if he is brave enough to post anything, that is.
;-)
Anyway, any post that you see between now and Saturday morning won't be me, it will be a canuck from Vancouver. You know how those Canadians can be, so there is no telling what you will learn.
Enjoy.. if he is brave enough to post anything, that is.
;-)
Figures
It had to happen eventually.
Those Texans can be mean when they are riled.
AP Associated Press
Updated: 4:39 p.m., ET Feb. 21, 2006
OKLAHOMA CITY – In a move that has taken the State of Texas by surprise, the governor of Oklahoma has declared the Oklahoma government’s intentions to raze the State of Texas in the first state-to-state eminent domain bid.
“It had to happen eventually,” explained Governor Brad Henry. “We have always considered Texas to be ‘South Oklahoma’ anyway, so why not make it official. We will raze the buildings we don’t particularly care for and have condos built in their place as vacation homes for our residents. Of course, it will create a larger tax base for the State of Oklahoma’s benefit.”
Not surprisingly, some Texans are crying foul. “I ain’t giving up my double-wide to no Okie!” Exclaimed Denton resident Duane Elroy, 42. Mr. Elroy’s sentiments were mirrored by several of his neighbors, although with “livelier” language.
When contacted by AP as to the possibilities of this bid succeeding, Texas attorney Fred Grokman conceded that under current eminent domain laws, there was really nothing stopping Oklahoma from succeeding in its quest to add Texas to its tax base.
When Governor Henry was asked if he had his eyes on any other state, he stated, "Arkansas is nice," although he declined to provide details.
Those Texans can be mean when they are riled.
Today's Horoscope
Puzzles, riddles and, above all else, intrigue are at the very top of your list when it comes to what you enjoy on a daily basis. So if anyone foolishly entertains the thought of trying to outwit you, trick you or manipulate you, even just for a moment -- well, let's just say you'll be able to straighten them out without even blinking an eye. They won't stand a chance. Even if you weren't already the shrewdest sign in the heavens to start with.
Courtesy of Yahoo.
I love it when my horoscope strokes my ego. hehe
Monday, February 20, 2006
Any Volunteers?
I will be going out of town on Wednesday and will be gone until Friday or Saturday, so, it is sad to say, I won't be posting for a few days. I know I know, you will miss me desperately and are wondering what you will do with your time without me to keep you entertained.
SO...
On that note...
If there are any volunteers to keep this blog active while I'm gone, I will happily turn over the keys. I realize that very few people read the thang, but I kind of hate to just abandon it, even if it is only for 3 days. If anyone is interested, let me know.
SO...
On that note...
If there are any volunteers to keep this blog active while I'm gone, I will happily turn over the keys. I realize that very few people read the thang, but I kind of hate to just abandon it, even if it is only for 3 days. If anyone is interested, let me know.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Email of the Day
You have to admit, this is funny even if you are a Democrat.
If you are offended by this because you think Hillary Clinton walks on water, let me know and I'll be sure to post more Hillary jokes.
;-)
If you are offended by this because you think Hillary Clinton walks on water, let me know and I'll be sure to post more Hillary jokes.
;-)
Thursday, February 16, 2006
I hate when that happens.
London - The flames of a British couple's Valentine's Day passion were extinguished in more ways than one after their hastily discarded underwear caught fire on a nearby romantic candle.
Fifteen firefighters were needed to extinguish the resulting blaze at a house in Southampton, on England's south coast, after the young pair's tryst became literally red hot at about 11.45pm on Tuesday.
The couple escaped unharmed - but slightly red-faced - while another person who was in another bedroom was rescued as smoke filled the property.
"We would like to send out a message reminding people of the dangers of unattended candles," said a Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. - Sapa-AFP
*snicker*
Boycott time.
That's it. I've had it. I am so sick and tired of these people and their constant whining about us lowly consumers causing their children to go hungry and hinting that we are stealing the clothes off of their backs.
Enough is enough dammit!
Am I the only one who is sick of seeing people like Mick Jagger and Britney Spears living as if they owned the world and all the cash in it, all the while having their record companies whine and complain about a few people downloading their songs? Well now they have decided that even if we DO purchase the CDs, we are not allowed to use it as we like, it is completely at their discretion to dictate to us what we do with something that we bought and paid for.
This is it. I REFUSE to buy another CD EVER. I don't care if it is the best song in the world, I ain't buying it. Fuck em.
Oh, and you guys in the band A Perfect Circle? You can thank your record companies. Yours was the next one I was going to buy. No more. Nu uh. I'll stick to (what is still free) radio.
Enough is enough dammit!
Am I the only one who is sick of seeing people like Mick Jagger and Britney Spears living as if they owned the world and all the cash in it, all the while having their record companies whine and complain about a few people downloading their songs? Well now they have decided that even if we DO purchase the CDs, we are not allowed to use it as we like, it is completely at their discretion to dictate to us what we do with something that we bought and paid for.
This is it. I REFUSE to buy another CD EVER. I don't care if it is the best song in the world, I ain't buying it. Fuck em.
Oh, and you guys in the band A Perfect Circle? You can thank your record companies. Yours was the next one I was going to buy. No more. Nu uh. I'll stick to (what is still free) radio.
WTF
I almost had a kitten given away to one of the people here at work. Until I made the mistake of mentioning that the mama kitty is Siamese. She then behaved as if I told her that the kittens were trained by terrorists and come complete with strap on bomb belts.
Huh. Weird.
Huh. Weird.
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