How did a death turn into a couples weekend? (original) (raw)

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Lookie lookie, I'm almost totally unique, how strange with such a common first name.

R.I.P. Heath Ledger

Way too young, and I actually liked a bunch of the stuff he was in. Dammit!

To those on my friends list or anyone reading who are serving or have served in the armed forces I wish you a happy Veterans Day and my heartfelt gratitude for your service to our country.

You know, it says something about how obsessed our world has become with the Internet age that when I left the first 'o' out of the word "emotions" in a document today, that the first word the spell-checker came up with was "emoticons". Not to mention that the actual word "emotions" wasn't even included as an option as a correct spelling.

Technology is going to be the death of us (I say as I post this to my online journal).

This video/poem says just what I feel when I worry about how every little thing I do or say may affect who and what my son becomes. Some language NSFW.

Summer time...and the living is easy!

Have you ever been to summer camp?
Yep, some of the best memories of my life, I wish I could still go to summer camp.

Have you ever made a s'more?
Yeah, but it's been awhile.

Have you ever slept under the stars (no tent/tarp)?
Not on purpose, I fell asleep in the front yard once, woke up with the neighbors cat sleeping on my back. Just for the record, I wasn't drunk or under the influence of anything, I was just laying on the grass in the late afternoon sun, and fell asleep and didn't wake up until after dark.

Have you ever had a member of the opposite sex sleep over at your house?
Does my husband count? Cause I've had two of those. Oh yeah, my eleven year old son also sleeps at my house. Gotta love the junior high questions.

What type of bed do you have (queen, twin, bunk, etc.) ?
My husband and I, we share a bunk bed, we race into the bedroom every night to see who gets the top bunk.../sarcasm. Again with the junior high questions.

I just destroyed an entire bag of limited edition strawberry milkshake creme Oreos because as I was sitting at my desk, where the package happened to be, talking to Charlie on the phone, one of those eight-legged freaks came meandering around the side of the bag.

The closest killing utensil happened to be a hammer. Hammers and Oreos have never gotten along. The Oreos died a heroes death in the conquest for a spider free apartment.

1. If you could suddenly speak one language fluently (that you don't currently speak) what would it be? Spanish, hands down, it would be the most useful one, especially when trying to find a job in todays market in the field I am studying for, being bi-lingual would definitely be a bonus point in my favor.

2. If you were to suggest a foreign film, that you really enjoyed, what one would you suggest? I don't know, I don't watch many foreign movies, I thought that Brotherhood of the Wolf was pretty good, and Jet Li's movies, but that is about the extent of my foreign film watching.

3. If you had to call another country home (other than the one you currently live in) what one would you choose? Hmmm, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, those all look like places that I would like to live, driving on the opposite side of the road from the one I currently drive on would take some getting used to though.

4. If you went out to buy an import music CD, what one would you buy? I buy imported dance/techno/trance CDs all the time, I couldn't name one that I am currently shopping for though.

5. If you were to chose an ethnic dinner, what would it be? Since I have had Mexican a lot recently, I would have to say Indian, which sounds really good right now.

This site is freaky weird, go try it out and then if somneone can figure out how it's done, PLEASE let me know cause it's just...freaky.

http://www.mysticalball.com/

HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF

  1. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.
  2. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sexual favors."
  3. Specify that your drive-through order is "TO-GO."
  4. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.
  5. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.
  6. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned up."
  7. Reply to everything someone says with "that's what you think."
  8. Practice making fax and modem noises.
  9. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc" them to your boss.
  10. Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.
  11. Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophesy."
  12. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears and grimacing.
  13. Disassemble your pen and "accidentally" flip the ink cartridge across the room.
  14. Holler random numbers while someone is counting.
  15. Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way."
  16. Staple pages in the middle of the page.
  17. Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a croaking noise.
  18. Honk and wave to strangers.
  19. Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complimentary mints at the cash register.
  20. TYPE IN UPPERCASE.
  21. type only in lowercase.
  22. dont use any punctuation either
  23. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.
  24. Repeat the following conversation a dozen times.
    "DO YOU HEAR THAT?"
    "What?"
    "Never mind, it's gone now."
  25. As much as possible, skip rather than walk.
  26. Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of your chin. When nearly done, announce "No, wait, I messed it up," and repeat.
  27. Ask people what gender they are.
  28. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.
  29. Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.
  30. Sing along at the opera.
  31. Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn't rhyme.
  32. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles."

Fourteen Things That It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn—by Dave Barry

  1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
  3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
  4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
  5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
  6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
  7. Never lick a steak knife.
  8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
  9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
  10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
  11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
  12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
  13. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
  14. Your friends love you anyway.

Thought for the day: Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

1. Do you have any pets? If so, how many, and what are their names?
4 pets, 2 cats, Ray and Pipsqueek, a dwarf hamster named Iz, and a purple picher hermit crab named Missy.

2. What was your very first pet? Do you remember its name?
I can't remember specifically but I believe it was a pair of gerbils, and there is no way I would be able to remember their names.

3. Is there an animal you would never have as a pet?
A tarantula, no way, no how, never EVER! (

small

huge case of arachnophobia)

4. What common pet have you always wanted but never had? Why not?
A dog. My Mom is deathly allergic to cats and dogs, so I grew up with rodents and reptiles (see answer to question 2). Since I have moved out of my parents house I have always lived in apartments that either didn't allow pets or had weight restrictions and I want a big dog, or at least more than 25 pounds.

5. What wild animal (extinct or not) would you own if you didn't have to worry about its adjustment or the cost of captivity?
This is a hard one, I love so many different animals and every time I watch Animal Planet I decalre to my husband that I want a (insert animal of the minute here). I guess I would have to say a herd of sea otters, they would provide me with hours and hours of entertainment, just watching them.

Crushes

1) Who was your first crush? (Celebrity or average)
Probably Corey Feldman (boy does that date me or what?)

2) Who do you currently have a crush on now?
Nobody

3) Have you ever become so obsessed with a crush, you went to extreme measures to find out everything about him/her?
I always tried to find out at least a little something about them, you can't go on just looks alone, you should have more in common thatn lust.

4) Has your crush ever turned out to be your future girlfriend/boyfriend?
Yeah, one of them is my current husband, how weird is that? I've also had other crushes turn into boy/girlfriends

5) Did a best friend ever turn into more than just a friend?
Sort of, not going into any more detail than that.

1. How much time do you spend on the Internet daily?
A couple of hours tops, it used to be a whole lot more, but since I'm in school now, I don't spend nearly as.

2. What are your favorite 3 websites?
My LJ friends page is my home page, StLToday.com, and I don't really have any others I would consider favorites.

3. Do you eat at your computer?
Yeah, but only because my dining room table is covered in other crap.

4. Pick one and why - Reading the news online or in a newspaper?
Online, I don't mind sitting down and reading the paper when I happen to be at my parents house, but I'm not going to get a subscription or go to the newspaper box everyday, so online it is.

5. How many people are on your instant messenger buddy list?
Pfff, less than 20, I very rarely even log onto my messenger anymore.

1) What was the first CD/Record/Album/Artist you ever bought and what format was it in? (Vinyl/Cassette/CD/MP3 Download)?
The first album I ever owned was given to me as a gift when I was but a wee one, it was Michael Jackson's Thriller and in was vinyl baby! It's still at my parents house since they have a record player and I....don't.

The first album I actually bought for myself was The Lost Boys soundtrack and it was a CD.

2) How do you usually listen to music? (iPod/Walkman/Stereo/Radio)
I usually listen to the radio or a CD in the car, or MP3's on my computer.

3) What is your favorite genre of music and why?
Dance/trance/techno/happy hardcore/house/ambient etc.

4) What is your opinion on music video shows and music televion?
When MTV first started I thought it was the coolest shit ever, Headbangers Ball, Yo! MTV Raps and the such. These days they are less music television than they are "hey look, we can do more reality TV than anyone could possibly ever have any desire to watch"

5) Do you usually agree with who the winners of the Grammy Awards are?
I generally don't even know who the winners of the Grammy Awards are, I would be hard pressed to give a shit less.

I'm not completely unique, but almost.

Sad part is, I know where the other one is, she works as an art curator or some other such asinine thing at Ball State University.

Go me and my almost completely unique name.

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."
-E.E. Cummings

From my Police Supervison textbook

Seagull Management - Manager hears something's wrong, flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everybody and flies away.

In reference to the original post and the follow-up post.

I got the email Thursday afternoon that they were going to ship me a replacement text, I hand’t requested this, but wasn't going to turn it down either. The book arrived on Friday, go figure it took longer for the book to get here after paying for the expedited shipping than it did when they shipped it the regular way, but that's neither here nor there. I originally ordered a used book, and paid used book prices. The replacement they sent me was a brand new book. All they want is for me to send the bad used book back at their expense and to be a satisfied customer.

Which I am, they managed to take what was a pretty disappointing online transaction, and make me a happy customer, and I didn't even ask them to make me happy, they did that on their own. So although the original merchandise was absolute crap and not worth the paper it was printed on, they went above and beyond to make things right.

I withdraw my original advice about not using Textbooks.com, and replace it with not necessarily a glowing recommendation, since I shouldn’t have had to contact them after my purchase at all, but with the advice that Textbooks.com does have some of the better used textbook prices I have seen online, and from what I hear some of the best buyback amounts also, and I have been assured that they really do have a quality control process for their incoming bought back books, but that sometimes bad books manage to get through. If you do buy from them and have a problem with the book, let them know, they do have good customer service.