tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534121116165095402024-03-13T19:49:37.034-07:00dOrk fOrcesSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-10584820252571776752014-01-30T10:08:00.000-08:002014-01-30T11:55:51.082-08:00Black Moon Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Master Passion Greed</b> by <i>Nightwish</i><br />
<b>Royals</b> by <i>Lorde</i><br />
<b>Don't Let Me Be Lonely</b> by <i>The Band Perry</i><br />
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<b>Timber</b> by <i>Pitbull</i><br />
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January 6 thru February 21 is Carnival Season. That's so cool. A whole season for carnivals. Makes me want to read Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern again. That was an awesome book.<br />
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January 27 thru February 1 is National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week. I had never heard of such a creature until I was composing today's edition of dOrk fOrces, but I fully intend on reading more about this.<br />
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January 30 is Inane Answering Message Day. ... :: facepalm ::<br />
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1920 – Birth of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Heron">Patrick Heron</a> - abstract painter, author<br />
1933 - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Ranger">"Lone Ranger"</a> begins a 21-year run on ABC radio<br />
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1948 – <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a> assassinated in New Delhi<br />
"Where there is love there is life." ~Mahatma Gandhi<br />
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<b>sessile</b> – permanently attached; not freely moving. </div>
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“The past cannot be cured." <i>~Elizabeth I</i><br />
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Around 12 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) long, Dusky Myzomelas are dull-coloured but active and fast moving, often hovering to take insects or nectar from flowers in the upper storey. They inhabit a wide range of habitat types, including monsoonal forests and scrubs, woodlands, swamps and almost any area near water.</div>
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Dusky Myzomelas tend to be sedentary in sufficiently attractive areas, nomadic or migratory in less attractive districts, particularly in the southern part of their range.</div>
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Breeding takes place in the dry season (typically March to September). The small, neat cup nest is usually constructed with fine bark, spiderwebs, and leaves on a well-hidden branch high over water. The two white eggs have fine reddish spots.</div>
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I have to admit. There's just so many places I want to visit, it's unreal. Unrealistic. Here's just a few.</div>
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<b>Red Key Tavern</b> - Featured in <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/bars-every-book-nerd-needs-to-visit">Bars Every Book Nerd Needs to Visit</a>, I was drawn to this for almost everything they listed. First of all, it was opened by a WWII Veteran who was a POW. Model airplanes hang from the ceiling. And Kurt Vonnegut did some writing there. </div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Forts"><b>The Maunsell Sea Forts</b></a> - I originally saw these on <a href="http://sobadsogood.com/2013/03/29/22-mysteriously-abandoned-places-around-the-world/">22 Mysterious & Abandoned Places Around the World</a>. I was captivated. It looked like a Dreamscape Reloaded piece by <a href="http://www.denisolivier.com/artwork/gallery/">Denis Olivier</a>. Who, by the way, is my favorite photographer. <br><br>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanzhi_UFO_houses"><b>Sanzhi UFO house</b></a> - I saw this on <a href="http://listverse.com/2008/03/10/top-10-interesting-abandoned-places/">Top 10 Interesting Abandoned Places</a>. I don't know what it is about the pictures of this place that make me both sick and excited. They're just so...against the architectural grain. Or maybe it is because of all the deaths that occurred during construction that led to the abandonment of the project. Creepy!! I want to see. </div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona"><b>Arizona</b></a> - Why Arizona? Ever since I was a child, I've been mesmerized by this fictionalized view of Phoenix I had in my head. I have no idea where I got the fantasy from, but it had to do with storms. Seriously. Look up <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=arizona+storms&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=EXrqUrOpOsKsyAG51YCYCw&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=871">Arizona Storms</a> and look at the pictures. Indescribable. Lightning. Dust storms. Monsoons. Lightning. Oh my gosh. I'm shaking with excitement just thinking about it. They also have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Canyon">Antelope Canyon</a>. </div>
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<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/03/glowing-blue-waves-are-bioluminescence/"><b>Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives</b></a> - I saw it listed on <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/surreal-places-to-visit-before-you-die">27 Surreal Places to Visit Before You Die</a>. Consider it added to my bucket list. <br><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitomo_Glowworm_Caves"><b>Waitomo Glowworm Caves</b></a> - I also saw this on <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/surreal-places-to-visit-before-you-die">27 Surreal Places to Visit Before You Die</a>. How beautiful that would be. </div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Central_Library"><b>Bristol Central Library</b></a> - As seen on <a href="http://flavorwire.com/280318/the-25-most-beautiful-public-libraries-in-the-world/">25 Most Beautiful Libraries</a>. It's a library. It looks like an ancient church. I want to LIVE there. <br><br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island"><b>Oak Island</b></a> - John recently started watching <a href="http://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island">The Curse of Oak Island</a> on <a href="http://www.history.com/">The History Channel</a>. I'm not only addicted, I might be slightly obsessed and have a minor case of treasure hunting fever. I love a good mystery.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness"><b>Loch Ness</b></a> - Childhood fantasy. Period. <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Mills_Historic_District"><b>Helltown, OH</b></a> - All roads lead from Ohio. That's my quote. Feel free to use it. In a later edition, I will explain what I mean by that quote. It will be amazing. Anyway. I found this <a href="http://listverse.com/2010/07/07/10-most-terrifying-places-on-earth/">10 Most Terrifying Places on Earth</a>. Now, I don't believe in ghosts. I think if they existed then everyone would believe in them because everyone would have seen them. But this story...is hard to pin down and very creepy. I'd love to visit. <br /><br /><br /><br />P.S. I took a lot of time on this particular edition. I'd love to hear from you about what you thought. Don't forget to follow me on Facebook and like the dOrk fOrces page!!</a></div>
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<b>Nothing Else Matters</b> by <i>Metallica</i><br />
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December 18 is <b>Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day?!</b><br />
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1913 – Birth of Alfred Bester, US, Science Fiction author<br />
1892 - "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres
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1997 – Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33
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David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an award-winning American novelist, short story writer, essayist, professor of English at Illinois State University, and professor of creative writing at Pomona College. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest,[1][2] which was cited as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 by Time magazine.[3]<br><br>
Los Angeles Times book editor David Ulin called Wallace "one of the most influential and innovative writers of the last 20 years".[1] With his suicide, he left behind an unfinished novel, The Pale King, which was subsequently published in 2011, and in 2012 was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, which was not awarded that year.[4] A biography of Wallace by D. T. Max, Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story, was published in September 2012.[5]<br><br>
Biography<br>
Early life<br><br>
Wallace was born in Ithaca, New York, the son of Sally Jean (née Foster) and James Donald Wallace.[6] In his early childhood, Wallace lived in Champaign, Illinois.[7] In fourth grade, he moved to Urbana and attended Yankee Ridge school and Urbana High School. As an adolescent, Wallace was a regionally ranked junior tennis player.<br><br>
He attended his father's alma mater, Amherst College, and majored in English and philosophy, with a focus on modal logic and mathematics. His philosophy senior thesis on modal logic, Richard Taylor's 'Fatalism' and the Semantics of Physical Modality (described in James Ryerson's 2008 New York Times essay "Consider the Philosopher"[8]), was awarded the Gail Kennedy Memorial Prize.[9] His other senior thesis, written for his English major, would later become his first novel.[10] Wallace graduated summa cum laude for both theses in 1985, and in 1987 received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Arizona.<br><br>
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Wallace's father was James D. Wallace, who accepted a teaching job at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall of 1962 after finishing his graduate course work in philosophy at Cornell University. James D. Wallace received his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1963 and is now Emeritus Professor at Urbana-Champaign. Wallace's mother, Sally Foster Wallace, attended graduate school in English Composition at the University of Illinois and became a professor of English at Parkland College—a community college in Champaign—where she won a national Professor of the Year award in 1996. Wallace's younger sister, Amy Wallace Havens of Tucson, Arizona, has practiced law since 2005.<br><br>
In the early 1990s, Wallace had a relationship with the poet and memoirist Mary Karr. Wallace married painter Karen L. Green on December 27, 2004.[11][12] Dogs played an important role in Wallace's life:[13] He was very close to his two dogs, Bella and Werner;[12] had spoken of opening a dog shelter;[13] and, according to Jonathan Franzen, "had a predilection for dogs who'd been abused, and [were] unlikely to find other owners who were going to be patient enough for them".[12]<br><br>
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Wallace committed suicide by hanging himself on September 12, 2008.[14] In an interview with The New York Times, Wallace's father reported that Wallace had suffered from depression for more than 20 years and that antidepressant medication had allowed him to be productive.[11] When he experienced severe side effects from the medication, Wallace attempted to wean himself from his primary antidepressant, phenelzine.[12] On his doctor's advice, Wallace stopped taking the medication in June 2007,[11] and the depression returned. Wallace received other treatments, including electroconvulsive therapy. When he returned to phenelzine, he found it had lost its effectiveness.[12] In the months before his death, his depression became severe.[11] The same year Wallace had checked into a nearby motel and taken all the pills he could obtain, ending up in a local hospital. His wife kept a watchful eye on Wallace the following days, but on September 12, after his wife left their home, Wallace went into their garage, wrote a two-page note, and neatly arranged the manuscript for The Pale King before hanging himself on the patio.[15]<br><br>
Numerous gatherings were held to honor Wallace after his death, including memorial services at Pomona College, Amherst College, University of Arizona, and on October 23, 2008, at New York University—the last with speakers including his sister, Amy Wallace Havens; his agent, Bonnie Nadell; Gerry Howard, the editor of his first two books; Colin Harrison, editor at Harper's Magazine; Michael Pietsch, the editor of Infinite Jest and Wallace's later work; Deborah Treisman, fiction editor at The New Yorker; as well as authors Don DeLillo, Zadie Smith, George Saunders, Mark Costello, Donald Antrim, and Jonathan Franzen.[16][17][18]
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Go ahead and check it out. Enter a book. It will populate with recommendations for what to read next. :)SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-577930738109972022013-12-17T12:35:00.000-08:002013-12-17T12:35:07.490-08:00Lunar Tuesday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Bad Moon Rising</b> by <i>Creedence Clearwater Revival</i><br />
<b>Moon River</b> by <i>Audrey Hepburn</i><br />
<b>Blue Moon of Kentucky</b> by <i>Bill Monroe</i><br />
<b>Last Full Moon Bonus</b><br />
<b>Dark Side of the Moon</b> by <i>Pink Floyd</i><br />
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from <i><u>www.brownielocks.com</u></i> <br />
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December 17 is <b>Wright Brothers Day</b><br />
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<b>cathexis</b> – the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea. <br />
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“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." <i>~Voltaire</i><br />
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Toumani Diabaté (born August 10, 1965) is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles.<BR><BR>
Biography<BR>
Diabaté comes from a long family tradition of kora players including his father Sidiki Diabaté, who recorded the first ever kora album in 1970. His family's oral tradition tells of 71 generations of musicians preceding him in a patrilineal line. His cousin Sona Jobarteh is the first female kora player to come from a Griot family. His younger brother Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté is also a prominent kora player. <BR><BR>
In 1987, Diabate made his first appearance on an album in the UK, on Ba Togoma, an album featuring his father's ensemble. In 1988 Diabaté released his first album in the West, a solo album entitled Kaira, recorded in one afternoon in London and produced by Lucy Durán. <BR><BR>
In addition to performing Malian traditional music, Diabaté has also performed and recorded in cross-cultural settings. He has collaborated with flamenco group Ketama, forming a combined group known as Songhai and releasing two recordings: Songhai I and Songhai II. In 1999, Diabaté collaborated with American blues musician Taj Mahal on the release Kulanjan. "MALIcool" is a collaboration with American jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd. He also collaborated with the Icelandic popular musician Björk on her 2007 album Volta. <BR><BR>
In 1999 Diabaté released the album New Ancient Strings, a collaboration with Ballaké Sissoko and in September 2005, he released In the Heart of the Moon, for which he collaborated with Ali Farka Touré. The album went on to win the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album. On July 25, 2006 he released his latest album Boulevard de l'Indépendance, recorded with his Symmetric Orchestra. In the Heart of the Moon and Boulevard de l'Indépendance, are both part of the Hotel Mandé Sessions, recorded by Nick Gold and released on World Circuit Records. Both Boulevard and Hotel Mandé are references to landmarks in Mali's capital city, Bamako. <BR><BR>
The Symmetric Orchestra led by Toumani Diabaté is composed of musicians (mostly griots)[1] from the across the old Mande Empire of west Africa, who play a mix of traditional instruments including the kora, djembe, balafon and bolombatto, as well as modern ones like the guitar and electronic keyboard. <BR><BR>
Diabaté appeared in 2006 at the WOMAD Festival UK, Roskilde Festival in Denmark, and at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary. In 2007 he performed at the Glastonbury Festival and toured the U.S.A.. In 2008, he was at WOMADelaide (in Adelaide, Australia).[2] In early 2008, Diabaté released his new album of solo Kora music, The Mandé Variations, to widespread critical acclaim. Many reviewers praised the album for its detailed recording of the Kora and careful mastering, in addition to the improvisational skills and wide range of apparent influences displayed on the album.[3] <BR><BR>
In October 2008 the Arabic language lyrics in Diabaté's song Tapha Niang (from Boulevard de l'Indépendance) were removed from the PlayStation 3 video game LittleBigPlanet, after it elicited objections from a Muslim individual due to their inclusion of verses from the Qur’an.[4] The publisher Sony Computer Entertainment Europe decided to delay the launch of the game by a week and recall most discs in order to replace the song with a lyric-free instrumental version. However, some copies of the original game had already been sold in the Middle East and United States.[5] <BR><BR>
Diabaté was chosen by Matt Groening to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in May 2010 in Minehead. Diabaté also performed at Hay Festival in June. In July he performed at the Larmer Tree Festival to huge acclaim. <BR><BR>
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SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-15098835081601877862013-12-13T08:58:00.001-08:002013-12-13T08:58:36.946-08:00Friday the 13th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Our Solemn Hour</b> by <i>Within Temptation</i><br />
<b>Burning in the Skies</b> by <i>Linkin Park</i><br />
<b>Like I Roll</b> by <i>Black Stone Cherry</i><br />
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<b>Stay</b> by <i>Florida Georgia Line</i><br />
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December 13 is <b>Pick a Pathologist Day</b><br />
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1967 – Birth of Jamie Foxx, comedian<br />
1913 - Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre<br />
1996 – Mae Barnes, singer, dies at 89<br />
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<b>umbriferous</b> – casting or making shade. <br />
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“You may delay, but time will not." <i>~Benjamin Franklin</i><br />
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The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in Icones Plantarum Tropicarum ser. 2, 6: t. 566. 1989 - Sarasota, Florida. Collected by C.H.Dodson & A.C.Hirtz 8 km from Chaco on the road to Santa Rosa de Chaco, off the road Ibarra to Lita, 1400 m, Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). The holotype is kept at Herbario Nacional del Ecuador (QCNE). The isotype is kept at Rio Palenque Science Center (RPSC), Ecuador.<br />
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Plant Morphology<br />
Description: Epiphyte. Rhizome short. Pseudobulbs appressed, laterally compressed, narrowly ovate, costate, to 2 cm wide and 8 cm long, 2 to 30 folite, with 2 to 3 distichous, foliaceous sheaths surrounding the base. Leaves thin, heavily veined on the underside, narrowly ovate, acuminate, to 8 cm wide and 32 cm long. Infloresence produced from the base of the pseudobulb, pendant, surrounded by 2 to 4 sheaths, 1 to 3-flowered. <br />
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Bookworm Fix of the Day</h1>
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<i>For all you bookworms out there like me. </i><br />
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This seller makes available books on CD and DVD-ROM. I have purchased for myself a CD on the history of dreams and the study thereof. I got the CD-ROM earlier this week, and I have to say, I am thoroughly impressed with the quality. These are books dating back decades if not centuries, and it makes me very happy that someone took the time to keep these books alive. They sell many subjects including paranormal, language, psychology, philosophy, and religion. Definitely worth checking out!!</div>
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Don't miss this, either: <a href="http://qwiklit.com/2013/03/21/50-reasons-you-should-be-a-bookworm/"><i><u>50 Reasons You Should Be a Bookworm</u></i></a>. Short and sweet and complete with book covers. </div>
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SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-40140150371698949202013-12-12T04:24:00.000-08:002013-12-12T04:26:32.198-08:00KickstarterYup. That's right. I have started a Kickstarter project. You can view it <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1573713648/2-years-to-ny-times-bestseller-list/posts/692479"><b><i><u>here</u></i></b></a>.<br><br>
Also, you have view my updates on my progress on both the Kickstarter funding as well as my progress in the books on <a href="http://begabook.blogspot.com/"><b><u><i>my other blog</i></u></b></a>.<br><br>
Annnnd.......just an update, I will be mainly posting to this blog on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with the exception of days I do not work. I hope you are all having a dorktastic day. SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-91970051679379966772013-12-11T10:06:00.000-08:002013-12-11T10:52:47.824-08:00Cusp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is a man at work who, without fail, reminds us all of two very important days of the week. The first is timesheet day - the cutoff day for us to make sure our tinesheets are correct so we do not have payroll issues. The second is, of course, hump day. Thanks, Gus!</div>
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<b>Sleep Well, My Angel</b> by <i>We Are the Fallen</i><br />
<b>Nemo</b> by <i>Nightwish</i><br />
<b>Ghost Riders in the Sky</b> by <i>Johnny Cash</i><br />
<b>Hump Day Bonus</b><br />
<b>Everybody Knows</b> by <i>Leonard Cohen</i><br />
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December 9-15 is <b>Computer Science Awareness week</b><br />
December 11 is <b>International Mountain Day</b><br />
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1475 – Birth of Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici), Italy, Pope (1513-21) 1844 – 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, CT 1911 – Thomas Ball, US sculptor/painter/singer, died at 92<br />
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<b>cusp</b> – a point or pointed end. <br />
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“At the heart of any terror is the fear of losing what we find meaningful." <i>~Mark Z. Danielewski</i><br />
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Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, as articulated by Erik Erikson, explain eight stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage, the person confronts, and hopefully masters, new challenges. Each stage builds upon the successful completion of earlier stages. The challenges of stages not successfully completed may be expected to reappear as problems in the future.</div>
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However, mastery of a stage is not required to advance to the next stage. Erikson's stage theory characterizes an individual advancing through the eight life stages as a function of negotiating his or her biological forces and sociocultural forces. Each stage is characterized by a psychosocial crisis of these two conflicting forces (as shown in the table below). If an individual does indeed successfully reconcile these forces (favoring the first mentioned attribute in the crisis), he or she emerges from the stage with the corresponding virtue. For example, if an infant enters into the toddler stage (autonomy vs. shame & doubt) with more trust than mistrust, he or she carries the virtue of hope into the remaining life stages.[1]<br />
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Bookworm Fix of the Day</h1>
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<i>For all you bookworms out there like me. </i><br />
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<a href="http://www.bookish.com/home"><u><i><h2>
BOOKish</h2>
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This website is just full of fun stuff, including news articles, gift guides, books to read before you die. You can get notified of recommendations, personalized for you, and check out new and notable releases. Truly a great website!</div>
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And there is <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/12/nothing-to-lose-but-your-guilt.html#entry-more"><i><u>this</u></i></a>. Talk about a rant. I imagine every time someone misspells something, uses improper grammar, etc., this person is right there to correct them. Not that I have a problem with that, but this struck me as a little...too far. I imagine this person to be very serious, with fake laughs at proper times and a flaring anger problem. I might be wrong. SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-38348597124372241172013-12-09T09:31:00.001-08:002013-12-09T09:31:33.720-08:00New & Improved<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, hello there strangers. It’s been a while. My apologies. I…had 3 more kids. But I’m back! Somewhat. </div>
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Of course, with a full time job and 4 kids…I will never be completely anywhere. LOL</div>
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Let’s see if I can keep up with this between job, children, cooking, husband, and Christmas shopping. (I’m purposely leaving reading out of this because…well…any spare moment is usually spend with my nose in a book. You know that!) </div>
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Frozen by Delain<br />
Never Enough by Epica<br />
Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker<br />
Moody Monday Bonus<br />
Monster by Eminem<br />
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December is Awareness Month of Awareness Months Month (yup) <br />
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December 9 is International Anti-Corruption Day</div>
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1902 – Birth of Margaret Hamilton, Cleveland, OH, actress (Wicked Witch – Wizard of Oz) </div>
1965 – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premieres<br />
1982 – Marty Robbins, country singer, dies<br />
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calorifacient – (of foods) producing heat. <br />
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“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it well.” ~Nelson Mandela<br />
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson<br />
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The Bush Stone-curlew or Bush Thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Although it looks rather like a wader and is related to the oystercatchers, avocets and plovers, it is a terrestrial predator filling an ecological niche similar to that of the roadrunners of North America. </div>
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Like most stone-curlews, it is mainly nocturnal and specialises in hunting small grassland animals: frogs, spiders, insects, molluscs, crustaceans, snakes, lizards and small mammals are all taken, mostly gleaned or probed from soft soil or rotting wood; also a few seeds or tubers, particularly in drought years. Birds usually forage individually or in pairs over a large home range, particularly on moonlit nights. </div>
During the day, Bush Stone-curlews tend to remain inactive, sheltering amongst tall grass or low shrubs and relying on their cryptic plumage to protect them from predators. When disturbed, they freeze motionless, often in odd-looking postures. For visual predators like raptors (and humans), this works well, but it serves little purpose with animals that hunt by scent such as foxes, dingoes or goannas. <br />
Despite their ungainly appearance and habit of freezing motionless, they are sure-footed, fast and agile on the ground, and although they seldom fly during daylight hours, they are far from clumsy in the air; flight is rapid and direct on long, broad wings. <br />
The Bush Stone-curlew is probably heard more than it is seen. Its call sounds like a wail or a scream in the night. When scared, it screeches – a sound similar to the screech of a possum.[2] When threatened (presumably in the presence of a nest), they may raise their wings wide and high in an impressive threat posture and emit a loud, hoarse hissing noise. <br />
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<b>My Life is Average</b><br />
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Today after reading about Dumbledore's death I cried for half an hour while my 6 year old daughter comforted me. MLIA<br />
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<b>Customers are Fun</b><br />
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I Don’t Work Here Does Not Work Here, Part 13<br />
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SUPERMARKET | IN, USA | CRAZY REQUESTS<br />
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(My roommate and I are doing some shopping at a popular supermarket chain. The employees wear red shirts with white name tags. My roommate works at a day spa and hasn’t changed out of her uniform yet, which is a black dress with a bronze name tag. As we are heading to check out, an elderly woman grabs my friend’s arm.) <br />
Woman: “Can you tell me where the house robes are?” <br />
My Roommate: “I’m sorry. I don’t know.” <br />
(The woman is still holding on to my friend’s arm, so my friend gently pulls herself loose.) <br />
Woman: “Excuse me! I asked you a question!” <br />
My Roommate: “Ma’am, I’m sorry, but I really don’t know where they are. I don’t work here.” <br />
(At this point, a store employee has noticed us and approaches.) <br />
Employee: “Can I help you ladies?” <br />
Woman: “This lady won’t help me find the house robes! She isn’t doing her job. I asked a simple question, and she’s ignoring me to hang out with her little friend instead. I want to speak to a manager.” <br />
Employee: “Ma’am, I don’t believe she works here.” <br />
Me: “She doesn’t.” <br />
Woman: “Well, then why is she wearing a name tag?” <br />
My Roommate: “I work at a day spa down the street and I haven’t had time to change out my uniform yet.” <br />
Woman: “Oh. How was I supposed to know that?” <br />
(She’s being very rude and I’m getting fed up with it.) <br />
Me: “Because her uniform looks absolutely nothing like his?” <br />
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Woman: “Excuse me? I won’t be talked to like that.” </div>
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Employee: “Ma’am, I apologize for this misunderstanding. If you’ll come with me, I’ll show you the—”</div>
Woman: “No! I want to see a manager! I want both of these girls fired!” <br />
My Roommate: “Neither of us work here!” <br />
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<b>Bookworm Fix of the Day</b></div>
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<i>For all you bookworms out there like me.</i> <br />
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There are two websites I’d like to share with you today. <br />
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The first is www.bookriot.com. I love this website. It has reviews of books, gift guides, giveaways, recommendations, and then there’s this: http://bookriot.com/2013/12/02/20-things-happen-youre-book-nerd/ which describes me perfectly. <br />
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Also, I’d like to share http://imaginebookstore.com/. This bookstore is located in San Antonio on Culebra and I just adore this place. I can’t promote it enough because the owner, Don Hurd is living **my** dream. And even though I’m not the one living my dream, I have absolutely no problem living vicariously through him, his wife, and his two sons, all of whom run the store. </div>
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Imagine Books and Records boasts not only being a family owned and ran bookstore, but also the added amazing quality of providing a venue for local bands to play, authors to come and sign books, and poets to gather and commune. </div>
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They are having some upcoming winter events which I am hoping to be able to make, if I can find someone to watch my 4 kids. <br />
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And! They have started a publishing “house” which publishes paperback books under the name Toad Press Paperback. </div>
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<br />SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-16491762561408428272010-06-03T10:56:00.000-07:002010-06-03T11:10:22.837-07:00June 3, 2010<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvnNp4b1I/AAAAAAAABvs/YOIkygsDeuQ/s1600/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478610928678760274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvnNp4b1I/AAAAAAAABvs/YOIkygsDeuQ/s400/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For those of you here in San Antonio...who caught that storm last night? My mother & I were out in Castroville at the time it hit. It was calm...and within 3 minutes...I am not exaggerating...within 3 minutes the wind had picked up and the skies went almost completely black. 5 minutes later the entire town had lost power, the street signs were blowing around, and there were the beginning whirls of a tornado in the fields. It was...intense. But beautiful. Absolutely amazing. Once again, I must point out how one can feel the electricity of the storm in one's veins. Dramatic? You should have been there. It was awesome.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Songz</span></strong><br /><br />Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver<br />Right Where I Need to Be by Gary Allan<br />Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk<br /><br />Thursday Bonus<br />Amazing by Aerosmith<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze<br /></span></strong>from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />June is Rebuild Your Life Month!!<br /><br />June 3 is my son's birthday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1860 Comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes<br />1921 A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado<br />1967 Aretha Franklin's "Respect" reaches #1<br />1979 World's worst oil spillage occurred in the Gulf of Mexico<br />1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history<br />1994 5.9 earthquake/floods SE Java (150+ killed<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />swain - a male admirer or love<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong>from http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/miscsong.html<br /><br />Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. ~Sydney Smith<br /><br />I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. ~Dudley Field Malone<br /><br />I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven. ~Josephine Baker<br /><br />Maybe the words that I say is just another way to pray. ~Curtis Mayfield<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong>from random family, friends, overheard conversations, etc.<br /><br />"Oh...but not knowing is the magic." ~Julianna<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki</span></strong><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />The chupacabras[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾas], from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker"), is a legendary cryptid (a creature whose existence has been suggested but is regarded as highly unlikely) rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas. It is associated more recently with sightings of an allegedly unknown animal in Puerto Rico (where these sightings were first reported), Mexico, and the United States, especially in the latter's Latin American communities.[2] The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats. Physical descriptions of the creature vary. Eyewitness sightings have been claimed as early as 1990 in Puerto Rico, and have since been reported as far north as Maine, and as far south as Chile. It is supposedly a heavy creature, the size of a small bear, with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of the tail. Biologists and wildlife management officials view the chupacabras as a contemporary legend.[3]<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average</span></strong><br />from www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today, while working as a camp counselor, I heard two boys talking. One, about 4, asked the other if they could be best friends forever." The other's response? "Maybe, but we may need a few breaks." Smartest little kid ever. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was eating Veggie Tales fruit snacks. Fruit snacks in the shape of vegetables. That has got to be the most contradictory idea i've heard. MLIA.<br /><br />Today, one of the boys at my school asked me what kind of girl I am. My reply? "The kind who get's sunburned from being outside blowing bubbles too long." I have a date this Friday. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was on an airplane and was handed some peanuts. Turns out, there's directions on the packet; open bag, eat peanuts. Gee thanks, I would have never figured it out. MLIA.<br /><br />Today in chemistry, my teacher was talking about acids and bases, and giving demostrations for some. Just as the class was ending, a girl in the back of the room puts up her hand and asks if a banana is a base. Somehow, we're testing it tomorrow. MLIA.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn From My Fail<br /></span></strong>from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />Do not make an improvised facial mask out of leftover canned pumpkin puree even if it is full of vitamins. The vitamins might be good for your skin, but the pumpkin will leave a bit of a stain. #LFMF<br /><br />When deciding what marshmallows to use in your instant hot cocoa, never decide on the extra-giant ones and then put them in the cold cocoa while you’re microwaving it to make it "melt faster". You will not be able to access your cocoa once it’s done. #LFMF<br /><br />General rule about status updates on facebook:If it feels inappropriate even when excessively drunk.it probably is. #LFMF<br /><br />When cutting your own bangs ONLY TO YOUR EYEBROWS, make sure your eyebrows weren’t raised in concentration. Your bangs will be very short when you stand back and lower your eyebrows. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun<br /></span></strong>from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />Free Cop Holder With Drink<br />Movie Theater Durham, NC, USA<br /><br />(A customer approaches the ticket drop, holding a half bottle of wine.)<br />Me: “You cannot bring that in here, ma’am. That is against the law.”<br />Customer: “What! I need to bring this in! I can’t just leave it in my car! There is a law about open containers being in cars in this state.”<br />Me: “How did you manage to bring it all the way here, then?”<br />Customer: “Oh, it wasn’t opened when I left. I drank it on the way here.”<br />Me: “So you had an open container and you were drinking on the way here in your car?”<br />Customer: “No! I hung the bottle out the window on the way here, and put my head out the window when I was drinking, so it doesn’t count!”<br />Me: “Okay, I’m going to call the police now. You wait here.”<br />Customer: “Okay! Is he going to hold this for me while I watch my movie?”<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris!<br /></span></strong>from www.chucknorrisfacts.com<br /><br />According to Einstein's theory of relativity, Chuck Norris can actually roundhouse kick you yesterday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon<br /></span></strong><br />"Nicholas Cage"<br /><br />Nicholas Cage was in Rumble Fish with J T Turner<br />J T Turner was in Mystic River with Kevin Bacon<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvZFelvAI/AAAAAAAABvk/Q6yXx0MSgT8/s1600/129129642779512259.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478610685965745154" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvZFelvAI/AAAAAAAABvk/Q6yXx0MSgT8/s400/129129642779512259.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYxDhhpI/AAAAAAAABvc/JQ8EXgpGsQ0/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478610680483514002" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYxDhhpI/AAAAAAAABvc/JQ8EXgpGsQ0/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYnktbrI/AAAAAAAABvU/rNESoYkG9tM/s1600/untitled3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478610677938351794" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYnktbrI/AAAAAAAABvU/rNESoYkG9tM/s400/untitled3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYRDQ0uI/AAAAAAAABvM/N5GrplafV5g/s1600/untitled2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478610671892484834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYRDQ0uI/AAAAAAAABvM/N5GrplafV5g/s400/untitled2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYLYtLgI/AAAAAAAABvE/Pn8FWBgS7DI/s1600/funny-pictures-there-are-many-penguins.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478610670371810818" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAfvYLYtLgI/AAAAAAAABvE/Pn8FWBgS7DI/s400/funny-pictures-there-are-many-penguins.jpg" border="0" /></a>SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-16381726790725670102010-05-31T23:23:00.000-07:002010-05-31T23:34:57.728-07:00June 1, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn_QvPAdI/AAAAAAAABu0/FoqOb5awFew/s1600/dorkforcesbrick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 79px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn_QvPAdI/AAAAAAAABu0/FoqOb5awFew/s400/dorkforcesbrick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477687752056046034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Welcome to JUNE!!! Enter with a bang.<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1QP-SIW6iKY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><paramname="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1QP-SIW6iKY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></paramname="allowscriptaccess"></object><br /><br />I want to take a moment to promote my friend's blog.<br /><a href="http://disturbedprodigy.blogspot.com/"><b><u>Click here to read it</u></b></a><br />His latest entry is about child abuse/violence. It is disturbing and heartbreaking. And intelligent. So, Aaron Chandler, here's your promotion because your blog touched me that much.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scary Spice's Songz</span></span><br /><br />Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival<br />Alabama by Cross Canadian Ragweed<br />Bela Lugosi is Dead by Bauhaus<br /><br />Tuesday Bonus<br />Tomorrow by Sixx AM<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scruffles' Songz</span></span><br /><br />About a Girl by Nirvana<br />Get the Funk Outta Ma Face by The Brothers Johnson<br />Somebody Told Me by the Killers<br /><br />Tuesday Bonus<br />All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You by Heart<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aaron Chandler's Songz</span></span><br /><br />Tongue Tied from the show Red Dwarf<br />Trapped in the Drive Thru by Weird Al<br />Chihuahua by DJ BoBo<br /><br />Tuesday Bonus<br />Ding Ding Dong by Gunther<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Holidaze</span></span><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month!!<br /><br />June 1 is National Go Barefoot Day && Say Something Nice Day!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Today in History</span></span><br />from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1495 1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller<br />^Epic.<br />1792 Kentucky admitted as 15th US state<br />1796 Tennessee admitted as 16th US state<br />1808 1st US land-grant university founded-Ohio Univ, Athens, Ohio<br />1813 Capt John Lawrence utters Navy motto "Don't give up the ship<br />1843 It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio<br />^Not important? Think about what day it is.<br />1880 US census at 50,155,783<br />1890 US census at 62,622,250<br />1938 Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Word of the Day</span></span><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />threnody - a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp for the dead.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Personal</span></span><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />zomg!<br />My good friend, and excellent poet, Janeece, has allowed me to be the one to write her biography. I am epically honored.<br /><a href="http://allpoetry.com/GuiltedShadow"><b><u>Read her poetry here</u></b></a>.<br />Wow.<br /><br />♥john♥ will be here Wednesday night. yayz!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Spotlight</span></span><br />from the life & times of YOU!!<br /><br />My nephew, Jake Flanders, is now on FaceBook. HA! We are gaining on you, MySpace. Oh wait. FB trumps MS any day. If you search him, he is the one with the spiky colorful face thing. Yeah.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quotes</span></span><br />from http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/miscsong.html<br /><br />"All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be." ~Breathe by Pink Floyd<br /><br />"And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you that I'm tired of Castles in the Air." ~Castles in the Air by Don McLean<br /><br />"And the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls, and whispered in the sounds of silence." ~Sounds of Silence by Paul Simon<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quotes</span></span><br />from random family, friends, overheard conversations, etc.<br /><br />"Would you love a monsterman (monsterwoman in a guy's case), could you understand, the beauty of the beast?"<br />~from Lordi as requested by Scruffles (Xzavier)<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WikiWikiWikiWiki</span></span><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate which has been modified and subsequently dried, resulting in a grotesque preserved specimen.<br /><br />One suggestion for the origin of the term was the French phrase jeune d'Anvers ('young [person] of Antwerp'). British sailors "cockneyed" this description into the personal name "Jenny Hanvers." They are also widely known as "Jenny Haviers".<br /><br />For centuries, sailors sat on the Antwerp docks and carved these "mermaids" out of dried skates. They then preserved them further with a coat of varnish. They supported themselves by selling their artistic creations to working sailors as well as to tourists visiting the docks.<br /><br />Jenny Hanivers have been created to look like devils, angels and dragons. Some writers have suggested the sea monk may have been a Jenny Haniver.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASp8xkjrKI/AAAAAAAABu8/NlxevDiXJag/s1600/281px-Jenny_Haniver1218.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASp8xkjrKI/AAAAAAAABu8/NlxevDiXJag/s400/281px-Jenny_Haniver1218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477689908353281186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nifty Websites</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.seed.slb.com/home.aspx?LangType=1033"><b><u>SEED</u></b></a><br />A truly fascinating website about science.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Life is Average</span></span><br />from www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today, I learned that the prefix "sham" means fake. Apparently, I've been washing my hair with fake poo for sixteen years. MLIA<br /><br />Friday night, my friends and I went out to eat. After eating we all went out to Dairy Queen for some desert. I had bought a bouncy ball from the place we had eaten so we were bouncing it off the table and trying to make cool shots. One of my friends hadn't had a turn to bounce it yet so I gave her the ball and said "Let's see what you got!" She proceeded to bounce it off of an empty bowl, off of the table, and straight into the open mouth of our other friend. She is officially a ninja. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I woke up and there was a bagel under my pillow. There was also a banana in my toilet. I live alone. What? MLIA<br /><br />The other day i wore my "I only date ninjas" shirt to school for the first time. The guy i REALY like came up to me and said "is that so"? then walked away. The next day he came up to me in a ninja holloween costume and said "now do i quallify to date you"? he is perfect.:D<br /><br />Today I watched a German movie, with English subtitles... on the French channel. MLIA.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learn From My Fail</span></span><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />If you find a dead carpenter bee in the garage and take it in the house so the kids can see it up close and not be afraid of them anymore, be prepared to have at least one of the children cry for half an hour over the dead bee. #LFMF<br /><br />when using the disabled toilet because the other is in use, the big red cord is NOT the flush cord. #LFMF<br /><br />Just because Violet Beauregarde says she sticks her gum behind her ear for safekeeping, it does not mean it’s a good idea. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Text Faux Pas</span></span><br />from www.textsfromlastnight.com<br /><br />(949):<br />The dentist just giggled when he accidentally shot water across my face, I can sense how he treats women.<br /><br />(781):<br />I'm pretty sure I saw a man standing on a table with no shirt on getting sugar thrown at him while "pour some sugar on me" blaring while the cops were in the house.<br /><br />(440):<br />omfg. get on facebook. the science olympiad team had a rave.<br /><br />(412):<br />Turns out they use me as an example of What Not To Do at freshman orientation. My little brother told me.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(810):</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Xanax and allergy medicine look a lot alike when you spill them on the floor. Just saying that I still have allergies but I'm unsure if I still have legs</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Customers are Fun</span></span><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />No Fortitude For Longitude, Part 4<br />Call Center | Ohio, USA<br /><br />(After unlocking the caller’s account and beginning to explain when it can be used.)<br />Me: “Okay, sir. The account will be unlocked in a half hour.”<br />Caller: “Okay, I’m in Florida, where y’all located?”<br />Me: “Sir, we are in Ohio.”<br />Caller: “Okay. So is that 30 minutes Central or 30 minutes Eastern?”<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chuck Norris!</span></span><br />from www.chucknorrisfacts.com<br /><br />When Chuck Norris wants an egg, he cracks open a chicken.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon</span></span><br /><br />"Henry Rollins"<br /><br />Henry Rollins was in Johnny Mnemonic with Keanu Reeves.<br />Keanu Reeves was in Something's Gotta Give with Paul Glaser.<br />Paul Glaser was in The Air Up There with Kevin Bacon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Random Video Hilarity</span></span><br />from www.youtube.com<br /><br />Thank you, Aaron Chandler, for finding this for me!<br />((WAIT FOR ITT.........................)))<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oMs6oWDoQrY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oMs6oWDoQrY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Funny Pics</span></span><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/05/30/funny-pictures-is-messin-up-ur-lawn/"><img title="funny-pictures-cat-is-dandelion" src="http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/funny-pictures-cat-is-dandelion.jpg" alt="funny pictures of cats with captions" /></a><br />see more <a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/">Lolcats and funny pictures</a><br /><a href="http://poorlydressed.com/2010/05/29/fashion-fail-artichoke-chic/"><img class="aligncenter" title="Fashion Fail: Donâ��t go to the Sizzler wearing this or youâ��ll end up alongside someoneâ��s sirloin" src="http://poorlydressed.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/129144359759322953.jpg" alt="Fashion Fail - Artichoke Chic" /></a><br />see more <a href="http://poorlydressed.com/"></a><br /><a href="http://roflrazzi.com/2010/05/31/celebrity-pictures-paris-hilton-dog-food/"><img title="celebrity-pictures-paris-hilton-dog-food" src="http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/129182698731604130.jpg" alt="Paris Hilton" /></a><br />see more <a href="http://roflrazzi.com/">Lol Celebs</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn1v2SuII/AAAAAAAABus/rubfhwyB8oA/s1600/129195281466187611.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn1v2SuII/AAAAAAAABus/rubfhwyB8oA/s400/129195281466187611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477687588608456834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn1VI0uFI/AAAAAAAABuk/_9hDa7Er3eo/s1600/129177648384475850.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn1VI0uFI/AAAAAAAABuk/_9hDa7Er3eo/s400/129177648384475850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477687581438425170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn1D5rKsI/AAAAAAAABuc/fCvtGyKEa38/s1600/129171285614897875.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TASn1D5rKsI/AAAAAAAABuc/fCvtGyKEa38/s400/129171285614897875.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477687576811481794" border="0" /></a>SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-50284314816321816242010-05-30T16:02:00.000-07:002010-05-30T23:52:45.198-07:00May 31, 2010I am sleep-deprived & zoombehfied. (Thank you, Scruffles.)<br />So. If I messed up, please forgive me.<br /><br />I need sleep.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scary Spice's Songz</span></span><br /><br />Johnny Cash by Jason Aldean<br />Nickajack Cave by Gary Allan<br />Johnny and June by Heidi Newfield<br /><br />Monday Bonus<br />Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash<br /><br />Memorial Day Bonus<br />Devils and Dust by Bruce Springsteen<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scruffles' Songz</span></span><br /><br />Jenny Was a Friend of Mine by the killers<br />Time to Dance by Panic! At the Disco<br />Skulls by the Misfits<br /><br />Monday Bonus<br />Scream by the Misfits<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Holidaze</span></span><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />*****Today is Memorial Day*****<br /><br />Today is also World No-Tobacco Day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Today in History</span></span><br />from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1678 Lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes<br />1790 US copyright law enacted<br />1868 First Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio<br />1884 Dr John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal"<br />1907 Taxis first began running in NYC<br />1917 First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball)<br />1941 First issue of "Parade" goes on sale<br />1985 41 tornadoes hit Northeast US, killing 88 (in Penn, Ohio, & NY)<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Word of the Day</span></span><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />scuttle - to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Personal</span></span><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />So I attempted to write more in my book. That did not work out well, at all. But I did get offered the chance to write a biography for a good friend of mine. That is definitely an epic plus.<br /><br />I pulled some cheats online for Scooby-Doo Night of 100 Frights. Something like that. As well as for Lego Star Wars. Yes, my son is playing video games. And I am listening to Chris LeDoux's This Cowboy's Hat.<br /><br />I found a song called "North Dakota" by Chris Knight (singer, songwriter). It is...flooring. I don't know quite how to describe this song. Beautiful, haunting, raw, emotional. It is amazing.<br /><br />I found her on the first warm day<br />The rain had washed the snow away<br />Went for wood and lost her way back home<br />And I ain’t the kind believes in ghosts<br />But some nights I get pretty close<br />When the North Dakota winter moans<br />When the North Dakota winter moans<br /><br /><object width="660" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0GX8hGmR00E&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0GX8hGmR00E&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br />Find more about Chris Knight <a href="http://www.chrisknight.net/"><b><u>at his website</u></b></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Spotlight</span></span><br />from the life & times of YOU!!<br /><br />My sister, Lynette, is having some serious fun over there! Let's see. Will is getting married! Robert & Jessica are about to welcome little Maddie into the world. And! There's talk that she is moving to Las Vegas! You go, sis. I love you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quotes</span></span><br />from www.imdb.com<br /><br />from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes (my all-time favorite movie)<br /><br />A heart can be broken, but it will keep beating just the same. ~Ninny Threadgoode<br /><br />You are absolutely, unconditionally, positively the most stubborn person I've ever known in my life! ~Grady Kilgore<br /><br />See, now is a time for courage. I guess you already know that there are angels masquerading as people walking around this planet and your mom was the bravest one of those. ~Idgie Threadgoode<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quotes</span></span><br />from random family, friends, overheard conversations, etc.<br /><br />"YOU ARE AN ORANGE"<br />~Scruffles (Xzavier)<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">WikiWikiWikiWiki</span></span><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />Government Conspiracy Theories<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment"><b><u>The Philadelphia Experiment</u></b></a><br />The Philadelphia Experiment is the conspiracy theory regarding a naval military experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, sometime around October 28, 1943, in which the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge was to be rendered invisible (i.e., cloaked) to human observers for a brief period of time. That is also referred to sometimes as Project Rainbow.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Project"><b><u>Montauk Project</u></b></a><br />The Montauk Project was alleged to be a series of secret United States government projects conducted at Camp Hero or Montauk Air Force Station on Montauk, Long Island for the purpose of developing psychological warfare techniques and exotic research including time travel. Jacques Vallée[1] describes allegations of the Montauk Project as an outgrowth of stories about the Philadelphia Experiment.<br /><br />Great books to read:<br /><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=BkFn-%20%208jmUj4C&dq=Footprints+of+God+Greg+Iles&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=ANACTP2PA5LANsnyuTs&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0%20%20CCkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false"><b><u>Footprints of God by Greg Iles</u></b></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-Experiment-William-Moore/dp/0449214710"><b><u>The Philadelphia Experiment by William L Moore and<br />Charles Berlitz</u></b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nifty Websites<br /><br /><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dirty-pretty"><b><u>Urban Dictionary</u></b></a><br />Sample<br />intexticated - describes people who drive while sending text messages on their phones.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Life is Average</span></span><br />from www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Last night I heard my brother get 'The Talk'. From his 6 year old son. MLIA<br /><br />Today, me and my friend were looking a Facebook group called "IF i miss 11/11/11 11:11:11 I will be pissed". She looked confused, gasped and<br /><br />asked me "WHEN IS THAT?" MLIA.<br /><br />Today, I jokingly asked my elderly nerdy physics teacher if he had ever been in a gang...to which he replied "back in the day, me and a couple puerto ricans would go around and cause some mischief." I will never look at him the same again. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I realized that the pokemon Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres end with uno, dos, tres. I didn't know pokemon were Spanish. MLIA<br /><br />Today, my mother informed me that I was conceived in China. Even though I really didn't need to know that, now I kind of want a tattoo that says "Made in China"...MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learn From My Fail</span></span><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />If it looks like a potato, and acts like a potato, there is the distinct possibility that it is a moldy kiwi. #LFMF<br /><br />If you have an indoor/outdoor cat who likes to hunt, keep your bedroom very clean. It will make finding the rotting, dead chipmunk she hid there much easier… #LFMF<br /><br />Whether your parents know you are coming home at 3 am or not, do not use a flashlight to find the lock on the door. You mother will attack you with a rolling pin. #LFMF<br /><br />When licking your finger to get a smudge off your child, NEVER re-lick your finger if it turns out to be stubborn. Also, never assume just because it’s on the arm, it’s not poop. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Text Faux Pas</span></span><br />from www.textsfromlastnight.com<br /><br />(720):<br />Downstairs neighbor just asked me to tell people when they jump off the balcony next time not to land on her flowers<br /><br />(815):<br />Pretending to be straight requires way more energy than I'm willing to use in this heat.<br /><br />(714):<br />i just opened the overnight bag i packed at 2am last night. Apparently all i thought id need was a handful of quarters, mascara and one sock<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Customers are Fun</span></span><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />Pause For (Lack Of) Thought<br />Fast Food | Waukesha, WI, USA<br /><br />Me: “Thank you for calling [Fast Food Restaurant]. How can I help you?”<br />Caller: “Yea, I’m calling about the nuts you put in my son’s ice cream.”<br />Me: “Um, sir, we don’t sell ice cream here.”<br />Caller: “Yeah, you did. I came in last night.”<br />Me: “Sir, this is [Fast Food Restaurant]. We don’t serve ice cream here.”<br />Caller: “Yeah, you do. For 49 cents. And you put nuts in my son’s ice cream! I’d like to speak to your manager!”<br />Me: “You’re speaking to her.”<br />Caller: “Oh, and you said you don’t serve ice cream here?”<br />Me: “No sir, we don’t. I think you needed the number for [other restaurant] across the street.”<br />Caller: You own both the restaurants?<br />Me: “No sir, we don’t. We’re just us.”<br />Caller: *long pause* “So what kind of desserts do you sell there?”<br />Me: “Cinnamon Twists.”<br />Caller: “I hate those things. What else you got?”<br />Me: “Cinnamon Twists. That’s it.”<br />Caller: “I heard you say that! What else do you have?”<br />Me: “That’s it.”<br />Caller: *longer pause* “Well, can you concoct something for me if I came in?”<br />Me: “No, sir, we can’t do that.”<br />Caller: “Oh…”<br />Me: “Was there anything else you needed help with?”<br />Caller: “No. Just to clarify, you don’t sell ice cream?”<br />Me: “That’s right.”<br />Caller: *long pause* “You should probably hang up now.”<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chuck Norris!</span></span><br />from www.chucknorrisfacts.com<br /><br />Chuck Norris uses tabasco sauce instead of visine.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon</span></span><br /><br />"Channing Tatum"<br /><br />Channing Tatum acted in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints with Shia LaBeouf<br />Shia LaBeouf acted in The Battle of Shaker Heights with Kathleen Quintan<br />Kathleen QUintan acted in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon<br /><br />^Ummm....grrr.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Funny Pics</span></span><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/05/30/funny-pictures-in-here-somewhere/"><img title="funny-pictures-cat-looks-for-prize" src="http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/funny-pictures-cat-looks-for-prize.jpg" alt="funny pictures of cats with captions" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/"></a><br /><a href="http://actinglikeanimals.com/2010/05/30/funny-animal-photos-nice-headlights/"><img class="aligncenter" title="Funny Animal Photos - Nice Headlights" src="http://actinglikeanimals.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/129145617154521142.jpg" alt="Funny Animal Photos - Nice Headlights" width="500" height="325" /></a><br />see more <a href="http://actinglikeanimals.com/"></a><br /><a href="http://actinglikeanimals.com/2010/05/30/funny-animal-photos-nice-headlights/"><img class="aligncenter" title="Funny Animal Photos - Nice Headlights" src="http://actinglikeanimals.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/129145617154521142.jpg" alt="Funny Animal Photos - Nice Headlights" width="500" height="325" /></a><br />see more <a href="http://actinglikeanimals.com/"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TALwpaOBVGI/AAAAAAAABt0/4wugk3AEEDM/s1600/129193077610539712.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TALwpaOBVGI/AAAAAAAABt0/4wugk3AEEDM/s400/129193077610539712.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477204691039376482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TALwo5tmMrI/AAAAAAAABts/oG79CZGI9G0/s1600/129182717565444042.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TALwo5tmMrI/AAAAAAAABts/oG79CZGI9G0/s400/129182717565444042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477204682313446066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TALwoXvj4DI/AAAAAAAABtk/9xtorSMaNpo/s1600/129125694779461725.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TALwoXvj4DI/AAAAAAAABtk/9xtorSMaNpo/s400/129125694779461725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477204673194876978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Bwa ha ha<br />Any suggestions? Let me know. Coming soon: Awkward? Or Not? from Scruffles & pals.SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-69743507542646071472010-05-30T00:47:00.000-07:002010-05-30T00:59:20.352-07:00May 30, 2010<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIZQEJQX4I/AAAAAAAABtc/KixGWYsuFP4/s1600/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476967860617109378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIZQEJQX4I/AAAAAAAABtc/KixGWYsuFP4/s400/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I know I already went through the whole "this is the first edition of the second style of dOrk fOrces" or something like that, but...<br />This is the first revamped issue.<br />Oh hell. Who am I kidding? I am just playing around with this DF blog thing because it's fun and I can.<br /><br /><br />**Carl Poole!....if you read this...that whole "How to Save Money" thing you posted on your status...yeah. How long you think you can come up with those? Cuz that was funny...**<br /><br /><br />The songs are being moved to the top of the page now, just in case you want to pull up the songs and listen to them while you are intaking your daily dose of dOrk.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">MuZaK</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Songz</span></strong><br /><br />I Know You Want Me (Calla Ocho) by Pitbull<br />Hair In My Eyes Like a Highland Steer by Corb Lund<br />My Tree by Snoop Dogg<br /><br />Sunday Remix<br />Losing My Religion - Arthur Project & Mike Tsoff Remix<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scruffles' Songz<br /></span></strong><br />We Ran Out of CD Space by Psychostick<br />Ring My Bell by Anita Ward<br />Jive Talkin' by Bee Gees<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />5/9-6/20 is National Family Week.<br />Those who are close to me have lost those close to them recently. Don't forget to tell the ones you love that, well, you know. That you love them.<br /><br />***Today is HUG YOUR CAT DAY***<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1868 Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves<br /><br />1908 First federal workmen's compensation law approved<br />1967 Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles<br />1971 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; drunk LSD apple juice<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />epoch - the beginning of a distinctive period in history<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal</span></strong><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥JMB♥<br /><br />All day long I have been questioning the how of why I am awake. And yet, here I am, still awake. I am listening to remixes of Metallica, REM, and Sarah McLachlan on YouTube. I took a 15 minute doze earlier whilst watching Penguins of Madagascar with my son, but then I was awakened and got a second wind. That second wind has long since been hammered from me and I am just running on pure desire to not sleep.<br /><br />Dang. I can be so stubborn.<br /><br />Also, I stretched and possibly tore some scar tissue in my feet. It feels at once like I have multiple lacerations on my feet, as well as a possible dousing in rubbing alcohol followed by a lit match.<br />Owwie.<br /><br />Oh yeah. Have a movie suggestion. Dragon Hunters. It's a cartoon/movie. With a purple bunny, wanna-be knights, and a precoscious little princess. I love that movie. It. Is. Epic.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">In the Spotlight</span></strong><br />from the life & times of....YOU!!<br /><br />Okay. Since I am no longer sending these out from my work e-mail, please contact me either at jysp1982@myspace.com, spydurpoet@gmail.com, or on FaceBook. On FaceBook you'll have to search me out under spydurpoet@yahoo.com<br /><br />Send me your stories, your experiences, your "get this" moments (thanks, Stef-sis), your "awkward!" moments (thanks, Scruffles), and whatever and whatnot jazz and glitter you feel needs to go down in history because it is the epic-ness of your dailies that break the monotony of ours.<br /><br />Don't forget pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Yes, I am drunk on lack of SLEEP so if that made no sense, it probably didn't. But you get the gist, yeah?<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=149998542119<br /><br />^Yeah. So liked that.<br />I won't be posting from there in the future, but I had to let ya'll know it is out there. :)<br /><br />What's the use? I shall never be shaking my booty or anything else ever again. What´s the point? It's not the same without my Lemmy. ~King Julian<br /><br />This is the most advanced encryption I've ever seen. It's got sudoku with fractions! ~Kowalski<br /><br />In case of a loss of oxygen, please place your masks over your faces to hide your terrified expressions from the other passengers. ~Private<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong>from random family, friends, overheard conversations, etc.<br /><br />"You know, theres like a million things wrong with Flo-gay-bots song that says that he can ride a bike with no handle bars. NO YOU CANNOT! You are teaching kids wrong, how are you supposed to turn?! If you can do that -- then I can cook without fire and pots/pans, read without text involved, and beat someone to a pulp... WITH MY MIND! Oh, and I would be able to walk with nothing but a head, neck, and torso. BUH-BLAAAAAM!"<br />~Scruffles/Xzavier<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWiki<br /></span></strong>from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />***Special thanks to Daniel Poole for providing the links and the excellent suggestion to feature lost, forgotten, abandoned places, ghost towns, etc.***<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island"><b><u>Hashima Island</u></b></a><br />I couldn't find one paragraph that I wanted to post in its entirety without wanting to post the whole page, so here are the highlights. Please take note that these are exact quotes from the page unless otherwise noted.<br />*Hashima Island is one of about 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself.<br />*As petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the 1960s, coal mines began shutting down all over the country, and Hashima's mines were no exception. Mitsubishi officially announced the closing of the mine in 1974, and today it is empty and bare, which is why it is called the Ghost Island. Travel to Hashima was re-opened on April 22, 2009 after more than 20 years of closure.<br />*The island has been featured in numerous films, such as the 2003 film Battle Royale II: Requiem. The 1949 film Midori Naki Shima (The Greenless Island) was also shot on Hashima Island. The island is also the setting of the final stage in the 2005 video game killer7, where it is strictly referred to as Battleship Island. It was also referenced in the manga Midori Days and the anime Get Backers.<br />*The video game Forbidden Siren 2 takes place at Yamijima Island, that was directly modeled after Hashima Island.<br />*The island is increasingly gaining international attention not only as one of the modern international heritages in the region, but also as the housing complex remnants in the years from Taisho Era to Showa Era. Moreover, the island has become the frequent subject of a discussion among enthusiasts for ruins.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania"><b><u>Centralia, Pennsylvania</u></b></a><br />*Centralia is a borough and ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005[1] and 9 in 2007,[2] as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962. Centralia is now the least-populous municipality in Pennsylvania, with four fewer residents than the borough of S.N.P.J..<br />The borough was also a hotbed of Molly Maguires activity during the 1860s and 1870s. The borough's founder, Alexander Rea, was one of the victims of the secret order when he was murdered just outside of the borough on October 17, 1868.[4] Three individuals were convicted of the crime and hanged in the county seat of Bloomsburg, on March 25, 1878. Several other murders and arsons also occurred during this period.<br />*The only indications of the fire, which underlies some 400 acres (1.6 km²) spreading along four fronts, are low round metal steam vents in the south of the borough and several signs warning of underground fire, unstable ground, and carbon monoxide. Additional smoke and steam can be seen coming from an abandoned portion of Pennsylvania Route 61, the area just behind the hilltop cemetery, and other cracks in the ground scattered about the area. Route 61 was repaired several times until its final closing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pripyat_(city)"><b><u>Prypiat</u></b></a><br />**Daniel, when you mentioned this, I thought it sounded familiar. In "The Last Oracle" by James Rollins (I think Galvan has my copy), that place is mentioned, along with some other very interesting places. Check out the synopsis online somewhere, and if you're interested in reading it, I think Chris is done. Just get it from him. Excellent, fascinating, interesting book. Yes.<br /><br />*Prypiat was founded in 1970 to house the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers, officially proclaimed a city in 1979, and was abandoned in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster.<br />*A mission in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare takes place in Prypiat, where the player is tasked with sniping a target and then exfiltrating near the Ferris wheel. At one point, Captain MacMillan, the leader of the mission, remarks, "Look at this place. 50,000 people used to live in this city. Now it's a ghost town. I've never seen anything like it." The mission was especially notable due to the accuracy with which it portrays the city.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii"><b><u>Pompeii</u></b></a><br />**I already included this in a previous dOrk fOrces, but it goes along with this section, so if you missed it, or if you feel like re-reading, there is it.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Nifty Websites<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.numbernut.com/"><b><u>Number Nut</u></b></a><br />Click & see. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average<br /></span></strong>from www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today, I went to a Dunkin Donuts drive-through. My dad decided to be funny and ask for a Big Mac and a Whopper Jr. The man at the other end of the drive-through proceeded to answer "Alright, that will be nine hundred and five dollars." MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was play fighting with my dad. He made his hand into a gun and shot me, so I cocked my 'shotgun' and fired at him. He then shot me with a 'rocket launcher'. I tried to die in a dignified way but fell off my chair laughing. I'm 24. I love my dad. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I saw and advertisement for non-drowsy sleep aids. MLIA<br /><br />I saw a Chuck Norris fact that said, "Chuck Norris is the reason Waldo hides." No wonder Waldo is such a good hider. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was extremely tired, and making a grilled cheese. When I was done, I cleaned up the kitchen and went to watch T.V. My mom went into the kitchen, then came back and said, "You'd better see this." Apparently I put all of the dirty dishes in the fridge, and the ketchup and cheese in the sink. Fail. MLIA<br />^^:: nodding head vigorously :: I've done this! Or something similar. I think it was with orange juice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn From My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />If someone calls your office and asks to speak with Dick, don’t say "do you know his last name? There are a lot of dick who work here," at least not when your boss is within hearing range and has a mouth full of coffee. #LFMF<br /><br />Scaring a friend walking by herself on a dark street is a bad idea. Scaring a friend who can readily use tae-kwan-doe to kick your ass when grabbed from behind is an even worse idea. #LFMF<br /><br />Never toast a marshmallow over the stove flame on a fork and then eat it. 4 burn lines on my lips for days. #LFMF<br /><br />Always remember that catnip is in the mint family of plants. A nice, relaxing, peppermint scented pedicure will end with the cat violently attacking and licking your feet. #LFMF<br /><br />If your boxers seem to be roomier than normal in front, yet are riding up your butt crack, they’re on backwards. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Text Faux Pas<br /></span></strong>from www.textsfromlastnight.com<br /><br />(602):<br />You'll be the guy with the raft that sells burritos on the river. You'd be legendary.<br /><br />(951):<br />my dentist asked me why my tooth was chipped, i told him i couldn't remember. i think he understands.<br /><br />(210):<br />Went to use to bathroom and walked in on karaoke. Two girls singing "a whole new world" to each other in the shower. I'm gonna miss this place in the summer<br /><br />(210):<br />Somebody was walking their dog with their car. seriously<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris!</span></strong><br />from http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/<br /><br />Chuck Norris never wet his bed as a child. The bed wet itself out of fear.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon<br /></span></strong><br />Johnny Depp --> Kevin Bacon<br /><br />Johnny Depp was in Once Upon a Time in Mexico with Cheech Marin<br />Cheech Marin was in Masked and Anonymous with Ed Harris<br />Ed Harris was in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon<br /><br />^I promise I am not intentionally linking everything to KB thru Apollo 13.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection of websites<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYvXMWphI/AAAAAAAABtU/Mp6W_grKFeY/s1600/1291740000761323171.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476967298794694162" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYvXMWphI/AAAAAAAABtU/Mp6W_grKFeY/s400/1291740000761323171.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYvOGaVgI/AAAAAAAABtM/d-vqvin4Ah4/s1600/129194646164605701.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476967296353850882" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 377px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYvOGaVgI/AAAAAAAABtM/d-vqvin4Ah4/s400/129194646164605701.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYutli0SI/AAAAAAAABtE/653qRxz0hiU/s1600/129180843422198400.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476967287626060066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYutli0SI/AAAAAAAABtE/653qRxz0hiU/s400/129180843422198400.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYuZ31brI/AAAAAAAABs8/9IqiowxbiLE/s1600/129129456595181215.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476967282334068402" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAIYuZ31brI/AAAAAAAABs8/9IqiowxbiLE/s400/129129456595181215.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />^^The RED SQUIRREL (( :: sigh :: from Penguins of Madagascar?? Yes? No? I know. I am a dOrk))<br /><br /><p><i></i> </p><p><em></em> </p><p><em></em> </p><p><em>Thank you! Thank you! I am here for all eternity!!</em></p><p><em>♥jessi</em></p>SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-38985960370569372772010-05-29T18:44:00.000-07:002010-05-29T19:27:30.625-07:00May 27, 2010***Please be aware that this daily e-mail of dOrk fOrces has run out of life support. This will be the last e-mail to your workplace e-mails. If you would like to receive these e-mails at your personal e-mails, please contact me here or at spydurpoet@gmail.com<br />There is also the FaceBook group dOrk fOrces.<br />And the blOg, which is probably your best bet after today because I will be forced to post their daily instead of mass posting at the end of the week.<br />You can find that at http://dorkforces.blogspot.com<br />I apologize. It was a great run, but there's static about whether or not it falls within the guidelines of the company Code of Conduct, and I would hate to get anyone in trouble. :) (Yes, that includes myself)<br /><br />I would like to thank the following people for helping me out with this e-mail, which I started to brighten people's days and break the monotony.<br />My Gal Friday…Steffi Style - Steffi Mueller - quotes, songs, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, etc.<br />Patricia Salazar - Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon<br />Nick Ramos - songs, book recommendations<br />Scruffles (my nephew, Xzavier, from California) - songs, quotes<br />Suzette Santiago - picture of rising gas prices & why we can't feed everyone :)<br />Aimee Johnston - Learn From My Fail!<br />Olan Goodman - quotes<br />Freddy Cisneros - stories<br />Michael Hernandez - quotes<br />Brandon Haynes - songs, stories, quotes<br />Mat Xavier - songs, stories, quotes, and don't forget his YouTube channel blog - it is epic!<br />Ryan Driscoll - songs, stories<br />Ted Tucker - songs<br />Damien Forrest - songs<br />John Rodriguez - websites<br />Keith Howell - songs<br />Ricardo Quinonez - songs, quotes, picture (I know this is your first & last mailing. Sorry, you missed some epicness, but you can read it on the blog)<br />Larry Pryor - picture<br />Please, if I forgot anyone, let me know.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />***May is National Smile Month. I hope that I made each of you smile at least once with this e-mail.***<br /><br />Today is Cellophane Tape Day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from http://www.brainyhistory.com<br /><br />1796 James S. McLean patents his piano<br />1844 Samuel F.B. Morse completes first telegraph line<br />1907 Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco<br />1961 First black light is sold<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />Waxing - to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, or power.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal<br /></span></strong>from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />Watched a certain HBO series (very popular) for the first time last night. Honestly, I mean, there were funny parts, but for most of it, I was sitting there saying "huh?" while Steffi was laughing because she knew what was going on. It was fun, though.<br /><br />Then, of course, we proceeded to say we were tired and going to go to sleep, but ended up facebooking each other (again) from 5 feet away. :) I love staying with Steffi. It's always a blast.<br /><br />**3:30pm: A BIRD just flew smack into my window here at work. No joke. Then it flew away like nothing happened. I can hear it's thoughts. 'Dang it! That was another force field. No one saw that….just kidding.'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />I need 3 volunteers for an experiment.<br />#1 - someone who does NOT dream (or at least doesn't think they do)<br />#2 - someone who dreams on a regular basis<br />#3 - someone who dreams more than they think is normal for a homosapien.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHG-78wiqI/AAAAAAAABsM/qrCaeGFzpYk/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476877406405954210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHG-78wiqI/AAAAAAAABsM/qrCaeGFzpYk/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />^This is for an experiment in lucid dreaming. It's nothing crazy. I just need you to write down how your dreaming (or lack thereof) is on a normal routine, then start eating sunflower seeds (just munch on them), bananas, and drinking one of the following teas: jasmine, peppermint or anise (with your choice of sweetener added plus a smidgeon of cinnamon and nutmeg). If you're feeling particularly crazy about the experiment, you can also add extra servings of milk, pickles, popcorn, fish, and pistachios to your daily diet. I just want t know if this really promotes, if not lucid dreaming, then at the very least vivid dreaming and the increase of dream recall. Let me know.<br /><br /><br /><br />^Ricardo's stress reliever. Is adorable. Yes? I concur. :)<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />No Ordinary Love by TobyMac<br />I'm a Believer by the Monkees<br />Happy Together by the Turtles<br /><br />The Week is Almost Up Bonus<br />Breathe by Anna Nalick<br /><br />♥for jmb♥<br />Emotionally Yours by Bob Dylan<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day</strong><br /></span><br />New York, New York by Frank Sinatra♥<br />Empire State of Mind by JayZ (feat. Alicia Keys)<br />Carried Away by George Strait<br /><br />The Week is Almost Up Bonus/Fab Four Bonus<br />Beautiful by Moby<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Randomness Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />We Built This City on Rock & Roll by Jefferson Starship (Thank you, Ricardo Quinonez)<br />Drive by Incubus (Thank you, Ricardo Quinonez)<br />Public Service Announcement by JayZ (Thank you, Ricardo Quinonez)<br /><br />The Week is Almost Up Bonus<br />1976 by RJD2 (Thank you, Bryan Hawkins)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from http://www.quotegarden.com/humorous.html<br /><br />An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault. ~William Castle<br /><br />When somebody tells you nothing is impossible, ask him to dribble a football. ~Author Unknown<br /><br />Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~Carl Zwanzig<br /><br />I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back. ~Fred Allen<br /><br />Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you. ~Colin Sautar<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />Me: I need to connect Chuck Norris to Kevin Bacon<br />Ricardo: Chuck Norris to Kevin Bacon?<br />Me: Yes.<br />Ricardo: Well, Kevin Bacon was in Footloose, and Chuck Norris kicks people's butt with his loose foot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Fascinating Websites<br /></span></strong>from http://webupon.com/web-talk/30-random-but-fascinating-websites/ AND http://webupon.com/web-talk/30-more-random-but-fascinating-websites/<br /><br /><br />http://www.aip.de/groups/galaxies/sw/udf/swudfV1.0.html<br />This website lets you pick a point in the universe and enlarge it for a better view. Awesomeness.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHHVMY_c7I/AAAAAAAABsU/C3qtgiFXGIg/s1600/image002.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476877788776461234" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHHVMY_c7I/AAAAAAAABsU/C3qtgiFXGIg/s400/image002.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average<br /></span></strong>www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Recently I got a new laptop and made the homepage MLIA. I just opened up Internet Explorer and saw MLIA and now I don't remember what i wanted to do. MLIA.<br /><br />Today, I realized that if you say "Your pants are on fire," then point at their pants, people will look down to make sure they're not. MLIA<br /><br />Today I visited my 2-year-old cousin for the first time in a while. About half an hour after I got there, she pointed at my braces and asked in toddler-talk, "Why's there a necklace in your mouth?" Why, indeed. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was listening to my iPod while waiting for the bus. I started nodding and realized I was off beat. I was embarrassed until I realized no one else could hear the music. MLIA.<br /><br />Today, I followed a guy all around Borders, just so i could hear him speaking french on the phone. MLIA<br /><br />Today, my boyfriend and I were in Target looking at babywipes, debating which to get: Winnie the Pooh or Finding Nemo. A mother with two young children saw our predicament and suggested the Winnie the Pooh ones, saying her children love them, and she was sure our child would, too. We thanked her and bought them. We do not have a child, the babywipes were for my boyfriend's camping trip. MLIA.<br /><br />Today, I learned that there are many viruses for windows computers, but only 1 for Macs. Apple makes the virus. It makes all of the icons on your desktop fall to the bottom, and if it is a laptop, and you tilt it they fall to that corner. If you restart your computer it goes away. I seriously want this virus now. MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail<br /></span></strong>from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />When you’re really mad at your video games and your wife tries to comfort you by saying "if it helps I Love You!" the correct response is, in fact, "it does and I love you too" and not "your love won’t buy me a gun". #LFMF<br /><br />When the TSA agent at the airport asks if you are a US Citizen, do not reply,"What happens if I say I’m not?". They will show you, very clearly. #LFMF<br /><br />If that fancy new cheese you bought seems unnaturally chewy, check to see if the waxed paper backing is still on it. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br /><br />America, Land Of The Not-So-Free<br />Retail Houston, TX, USA<br /><br />Me: “Would you like a free year of anti-virus for this computer?”<br />Customer: “No, that is too expensive! In my country, we can get it for about $16 USD!”<br />Me: “Well, in this country you get it for free when you buy a computer.”<br />Customer: “No, it’s too expensive. You give me a deal?”<br />Me: “I can charge you $16 US Dollars for the anti-virus.”<br />Customer: “Okay! You see? You gave me a deal.”<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"The grass is always greener on the other side, unless Chuck Norris has been there. In that case the grass is most likely soaked in blood and tears. "<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon</span></strong><br />Special Requests from Nick Ramos<br /><br />"Chuck Norris"<br /><br />I cheated. I did. I went to http://connect.filmsandtv.com/gamerun.php?r=3726<br />Chuck Norris played in The Delta Force with George Kennedy<br />2. George Kennedy played in The Dirty Dozen with Charles Bronson<br />3. Charles Bronson played in Borderline with Ed Harris<br />4. Ed Harris played in Apollo 13 with Xander Berkeley<br />5. Xander Berkeley played in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH6VHPGDI/AAAAAAAABs0/j_HtTLCF8cw/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476878426773067826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH6VHPGDI/AAAAAAAABs0/j_HtTLCF8cw/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH6CqwffI/AAAAAAAABss/kXLwv2Gt064/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476878421821783538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH6CqwffI/AAAAAAAABss/kXLwv2Gt064/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH5iNe9gI/AAAAAAAABsk/QT4S4BlyZvI/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476878413109065218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH5iNe9gI/AAAAAAAABsk/QT4S4BlyZvI/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH5eiyVaI/AAAAAAAABsc/Gl1TA_Knb1E/s1600/image009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476878412124673442" style="WIDTH: 97px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHH5eiyVaI/AAAAAAAABsc/Gl1TA_Knb1E/s400/image009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-89862624685535466722010-05-29T18:26:00.000-07:002010-05-29T18:37:57.160-07:00May 26, 2010It's hot & humid and even though Steffi did my hair today & it looks beautiful, I know I look like I've been electrocuted because the moisture in the air hit my head and now I look, once again, like one of those trolls. <br /> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHAVAVTLpI/AAAAAAAABrc/K1Khvdz0OnY/s1600/image007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHAVAVTLpI/AAAAAAAABrc/K1Khvdz0OnY/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476870088958357138" /></a><br /> <br /> <br />Holidaze<br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /> <br />May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. <br />(R!!!!!)<br /> <br />Are you ready for this mouthful?<br />This week is Week of Solidarity With the People of Non-Self--Governing Territories.<br /> <br />Today is National Senior Health & Fitness Day.<br /> <br />***Tomorrow is a full moon. We should start getting the psycho calls here today. This full moon is called Flower Moon by the Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because this time of year flowers are all over. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Today in History <br />from http://www.brainyhistory.com<br /> <br />1805 Lewis and Clark first see Rocky Mountains <br />1927 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 15 millionth Model T automobile <br />1973 Funky Worm by Ohio Players hits #15 <br />1977 Movie "Star Wars" debuts<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Word of the Day<br />from www.dictionary.com<br /> <br />regnant - prevalent; widespread<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Personal<br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /> <br />Knowing I am not going home for even a few days is strange and foreign to me. I always back out of staying at friends' houses for that reason. I like to be home. And these past few months I've gotten used to being home, alone. <br /> <br />But staying with Steffi has been really fun, and I can honestly say she makes it fun and worthwhile. We had nomnomnoms and watched Dear John and I yes, I cried, but not as much as I was expecting. Everyone said it was a real tear-jerker, but the only time I cried was when he was reading the letter to his father. That was the only point I cried. But it was an amazing movie. Beautiful and moving. Not was I was expecting from the synopsis. <br /> <br />I feel spoiled. Literally. We ate pork potstickers (hahaha I passed the addiction on), watched a tear-jerker, listened to movies, had nomnoms, woke up later than expected, she did my HAIR and then we had tazo tea on the way in. Oh! And she packed me a lunch!! Any more spoilage and you'll have to throw me out. bwah ha ha.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />People of Chase<br />from the life & times of … you!<br /> <br />I need 3 volunteers for an experiment. <br />#1 - someone who does NOT dream (or at least doesn't think they do)<br />#2 - someone who dreams on a regular basis<br />#3 - someone who dreams more than they think is normal for a homosapien. <br /> <br />****ALSO**** If there's any pics of the karaoke....yeah. Send them this way. <br /> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHAgRUpcaI/AAAAAAAABrk/-d0n_Kq-FAE/s1600/image008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHAgRUpcaI/AAAAAAAABrk/-d0n_Kq-FAE/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476870282497585570" /></a><br /> <br />AWESOMENESS, LARRY!!<br /><br /> <br /> <br />Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /> <br />Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann<br />That's the Way by KC &the Sunshine Band<br />All Shook Up by Elvis<br /> <br />Wednesday Bonus<br />Dirty Water by Joe Grushecky & the House Rockers<br /> <br />♥for jmb♥<br />Patience by Guns'n'Roses<br /> <br /> <br />My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day<br /> <br />Brass Monkey by Beastie Boys<br />Stand Back by Stevie Nicks<br />Over the Hills and Far Away by Led Zepplin<br /> <br />Wednesday Bonus<br />Umbrella by Rhianna<br /> <br /> <br />Scruffles' Song Promotion of the Day<br /> <br />He's on a Rammstein kick.<br /> <br />Engel<br />Liebe ist für alle da<br />Roter Sand<br /> <br />Wednesday Bonus<br />Du Hast<br /> <br /> <br />Quotes<br /> <br />"If I know what love is, it is because of you." ~Hermann Hesse<br /> <br />"She is not perfect. You are not perfect. The question is whether or not you are perfect for each other." ~Robin Williams<br /> <br />"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> <br />Roter Sand und weiße Tauben<br />Laben sich an meinem Blut<br />Am Ende gibt es doch ein Ende<br />Bin ich doch zu etwas gut.<br /> <br />Red sand and white doves<br />refresh themselves on my blood<br />In the end, there is still an ending<br />I am still good for something.<br />^from Roter Sand by Rammstein, at the request of my nephew, Scruffles<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Quotes<br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /> <br />"One day you wake up to find the roses were all made of paper and they've burned, and he's just a man...just as human as you are, and you want him to accept all your faults and yet forgive him none of his."<br />~Alicia Flanders (my mom)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />WikiWikiWikiWiki<br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /> <br />Lilium kelloggii is a species of lily known by the common name Kellogg's lily. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in forests, including redwood understory. It is a perennial herb known to exceed two meters in height. It originates from a scaly, elongated bulb up to about 7.5 centimeters long. The stem is ringed with dense whorls of up to 40 leaves, each leaf up to 16 centimeters in length. The inflorescence bears up to 27 large, showy, nodding lily flowers. The fragrant flower is bell-shaped with 6 strongly recurved pink tepals up to 8 centimeters in length. There are 6 stamens with large red anthers up to 1.4 centimeters long and a pistil which may be over 4 centimeters in length. The flowers are pollinated by swallowtails.[1]<br /> <br /> <br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_kelloggii)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />My Life is Average<br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /> <br />I just discovered the google language options "bork, bork, bork!" "elmer fudd" "hacker" "Klingdon" and "pirate." Can you honestly side with yahoo after that? MLIA. <br /> <br />Today, I was in the mall and I saw a lady trying to steal a full sized mannequin by stuffing it under her clothes. I love you mall. MLIA. <br /> <br />A few days ago, my mom's best friend was pulled over on a back road for speeding. He ended up just giving her a warning. Why? She was dressed as the Cat in the Hat. MLIA <br /> <br />Today I was studying for the 4th of my four midterms for the week when I realized that not only do I talk to myself while studying, but I also crack jokes and laugh out loud at myself before continuing to study. Thank you college, for helping me completely lose my mind. MLIA <br /> <br />Today, I was driving to work. It was very snowy out and as I passed the town hall and police station, a saw a bunch of people having a huge snowball fight. When I drove closer, I realized the people were all the town cops, in uniform. MLIA <br />^This HAS to be a small town, and I want to know where it is, so I can move there.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Learn from My Fail<br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /> <br />When you have your 5-year-old and her friend practice their numbers by counting their toes, make sure the friend ACTUALLY has 10 toes before telling her to "try again". #LFMF<br /> <br />Some things you can take at face value. Don’t spend twenty minutes trying to figure out how often to take your Once-A- Day brand vitamins. #LFMF<br /> <br />If you have long hair, always tie it up when using a power drill, and if you do get it caught, do not put the drill in reverse to unwind your hair, it will only make things worse. #LFMF<br /> <br />Aloe Vera and green hand sanitizer look very similar, they do not feel similar especially on a peeling sun burn. #LFMF<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Customers are Fun<br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /> <br /> <br />Demand A Battery Of Tests ASAP<br />Tech Support | Boston, MA, USA<br /> <br />(A customer comes to pick up a phone they had dropped off for repair.)<br />Customer: “I’m so glad it is working! What was the problem?”<br />Me: “It just needed to be charged.”<br />Customer: “No, it was fully charged Friday and then just died. There must be something else wrong with it. Please look at it further.”<br />Me: “Well I did. The battery was at 0%, in fact, you still will need to charge it for quite a while. It is working though.”<br />Customer: “No, you keep it and keep looking.” *leaves*<br />(The customer comes back two hours later. A co-worker handles it.)<br />Customer: “So is it okay?”<br />Coworker: “Yes, it turns out there was a problem with the phone’s N.R.G. We have corrected it.”<br />Customer: “So that explains it!” <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br />from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /> <br />"Chuck Norris can speak Braille. " <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon<br />Special Requests from Nick Ramos<br /> <br />"Jack Black"<br /><br />was in Be Kind Rewind with Mos Def(1)<br />who was in The Woodsman with Kevin Bacon(2)<br />"Jackie Chan" <br />was in Shanghai Noon with Xander Berkley<br />who was in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon!!!!<br />^Thanks for helping me on that one, Patricia. I couldn't figure out how to link him to Jackie Chan.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Funny Pics <br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /> <br />from www.whydoilivehere.com<br />There are many important life questions worth exploring: What is it I really want? Is this the career for me? Am I going to regret this tattoo? Is my neighbor’s front door installed upside-down? Why am I forced to live among crazy people? Why Do I Live Here? Because, after all, if your neighbors aren’t the weird ones, then, statistically, it’s probably you.<br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA4UBvyWI/AAAAAAAABsE/VVPli4mLDZE/s1600/image010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA4UBvyWI/AAAAAAAABsE/VVPli4mLDZE/s400/image010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476870695540476258" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA4HtPVLI/AAAAAAAABr8/qZbfJuVPrvQ/s1600/image011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA4HtPVLI/AAAAAAAABr8/qZbfJuVPrvQ/s400/image011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476870692233237682" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA3n_I0nI/AAAAAAAABr0/oWs0y4FnII0/s1600/image012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA3n_I0nI/AAAAAAAABr0/oWs0y4FnII0/s400/image012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476870683718374002" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA3aR-xzI/AAAAAAAABrs/8q0iDVkRmic/s1600/image013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAHA3aR-xzI/AAAAAAAABrs/8q0iDVkRmic/s400/image013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476870680039311154" /></a><br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity. <br /> <br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-29118771553802118412010-05-29T15:19:00.000-07:002010-05-29T15:25:36.512-07:00May 25, 2010Hello! I hope you are all having a great day. :) I know it's a cloudy, gloomy day, but hey, we can all go dancing in the rain. We can do RiverDance!<br />^yeah. obviously I wrote this when it was raining & it is no longer raining.<br /><br /><br />Paul Gray, the bassist of Slipknot, died yesterday at age 38. This is a tragedy for the music industry. Moment of silence for a man who defined epic. :(<br /><br />Holidaze<br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />Today. Is. The. Cookie Monster's Birthday.<br />OMNOMNOMNOM<br /><br />Are you ready?<br />Today is ALSO *****NERD OR GEEK PRIDE DAY*****<br />Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha….<br />Okay. I'll stop now.<br /><br />Not!<br />Bwah hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.<br /><br />Okay. I'm done.<br /><br />It's also National Missing Children's Day, and National Tap Dance Day.<br />Hey! See? We should all go outside, do River Dance real quick, and then come back in like nothing happened. I'm sure that would make news. We would be the most EPIC Chase site in the world. Oh, wait. We already are.<br /><br /><br /><br />Today in History<br />from http://www.brainyhistory.com<br /><br />1887 Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die<br />1935 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates<br />1937 1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to New York<br />1941 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India<br />1962 Isley Brothers release "Twist and Shout"<br /><br /><br />Word of the Day<br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />Shivaree - a mock serenade with kettles and other noisemakers for a newly married couple.<br /><br /><br />Personal<br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />A couple of you were privy to this hilarity yesterday.<br />So, I was in a mood yesterday, and I decided that I was going to break down and have a cigarette. I got the cigarette. I needed a lighter. Four people later, I got a lighter. I was thwarted by Brandon and Mike, but made it around their blockade. I went outside…put the cigarette in my mouth…<br /><br />and the lighter would not work.<br /><br />So Brandon takes the lighter and the cigarette from me whilst I stand there with my mouth hanging open in shock of the trouble I had to go through to get nowhere, and gives them back to their rightful owners. The owner of the lighter, thank you, John, flicks the lighter on with no problemo.<br /><br />What an epic fail of…a fail. So. I made it through yesterday without a cigarette, which makes it a week that I have been smoke-free. Yay!<br /><br /><br />People of Chase<br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />Please be conscious of your co-workers. I know we get involved in our own worlds and cliques and what-not, but you never know when someone needs a kind word, an ear to bed, or when you're going to be the last straw for them.<br /><br /><br /><br />Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Tomorrow by SR71<br />Wasting the Dawn by 69 Eyes<br />In the Darkness by Dead by Sunrise<br /><br />Rainy Tuesday Bonus<br />Burn by Apocalyptica<br />^if you don't know who Apocalyptica is….check them out. I adore them. awesome band. yes. ♥<br /><br /><br />My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day<br /><br />Don't Wake Me by Love and Theft<br />When it Rains by Eli Young Band<br />Don't Say by St. Lola in the Fields<br /><br />Rainy Tuesday Bonus<br />Umbrella by Rhianna<br /><br /><br /><br />Quotes<br /><br />"They say sleep is the cousin of death, so my eyes wide open cuz a dream is kin to your last breath."<br />~The Game<br />♥<br /><br /><br />Quotes<br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />"or the lack of in my case "<br />i mean - i had my umbrella and everything, but i shouldn't have bothered to use it at all. i'm sooooo glad i took a shower this morning.<br /><br />~referring to Umbrella by Rhianna<br />~Thank you, My Gal Friday - Steffi Style~<br /><br /><br />WikiWikiWikiWiki<br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the commune of Pompeii. Along with Herculaneum, its sister city, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in 79 AD. The eruption buried Pompeii under 22 meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1592. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year.[1]<br /><br /><br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii)<br /><br /><br /><br />My Life is Average<br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />I was waiting for a call about whether I got accepted to get my job or not. Then I heard a telephone ring in the distance; we live in a big house so I screamed and ran downstairs as fast as I could to get the phone. I kept on slipping and falling on the hardwood stairs because I had socks on. When I finally got there covered in bruises, panting, I found out the sound only came from the movie my sister was watching on the couch. MLIA<br /><br />So my grandmother used the most cell phone minutes in the house w/ just over 2000 this month. I, the teenager, used the least, ranking just under both of my parents. MLIA?<br /><br />Today I decided to buy Sour Patch Kids for my after-lunch snack. I held up each package to the light to see if there were a lot of red ones before I picked a pack to buy. MLIA.<br />^^the red ones are my favorite, too.<br /><br />Today my mom has finished building LEGO's Death Star and Star-Trek Enterprise. I'm so proud that my mom knows what's important in life. MLIA<br />^^this sounds oddly like something my son would say about me....but he's only 6 and is not allowed online except to play nickolodean.<br /><br /><br />Learn from My Fail<br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br /><br />While holding your car keys in one hand and trash in the other, be careful which one you toss in the dumpster. #LFMF<br /><br />When you see a small spider in your vehicle at the end of the week don't ignore it. Over the weekend that spider might be busy making the biggest web you ever saw and giving birth to about 50 little baby spiders. In your vehicle. Which you then have to drive to work. #LFMF<br /><br />When joking around at a new job, remember that not all work environments are the same, and what may have been a common joke one place may be mistaken as sexual harassment at a different place. #LFMF<br />^^crazy. we just took the code of conduct training. apparently, he missed that.<br /><br />Note to self: While giggling hysterically because your dog just let out a loud burp, remember to STEP AWAY. Dog burps are shockingly vile. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br />Customers are Fun<br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br /><br />A Complete Avatard<br />Video Rental Phoenix, AZ, USA<br /><br />Customer: “Do you have any copies of that new Avatar movie?”<br />Me: “Sorry it looks like it’s not available anywhere right now. I could call you when a copy comes in if you like.”<br />Customer: “You didn’t check the back room. Do you have any there?”<br />Me: “No, we don’t keep movies in the back. Company policy says we have to have all available copies on the shelf.”<br />Customer: “So, why don’t you have any on the shelf?”<br />Me: “Because we’re all checked out. There are none present at this store or any other in this area. It’s an extremely popular movie since it just came out a few days ago. We have no more copies at any nearby store.”<br />Customer: “Why not?”<br />Me: “Well, they all got checked out by other people.”<br />Customer: “Well, why the heck did you let them do that? What kind of video store lets people just take whatever movie they want?!”<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br />from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"When Chuck Norris breaks the law, the law doesn't heal. "<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon<br />Now for Robin Hood :)<br />Russell Crowe<br /><br />was in Gladiator with Joaquin Phoenix(1)<br />who was in Hotel Rwanda with Nick Nolte(2)<br />who was in Cape Fear with Robert DiNero(3)<br />who was in The Untouchables with Kevin Costner(4)<br />who was in JFK with Kevin Bacon<br />but there is an easier way … if anyone is up to the challenge… LoL … someone else pointed out theeasier steps by the way…<br />Russell Crowe was in A Beautiful Mind with Ed Harris(1)<br />who was in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon.<br /><br />Thank you, Patricia, for this. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Funny Pics<br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGUO-zVpnI/AAAAAAAABrU/zpFsh5zVG9w/s1600/image001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGUO-zVpnI/AAAAAAAABrU/zpFsh5zVG9w/s400/image001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821606956639858" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGUOUMJB_I/AAAAAAAABrM/ZHMxcmmTSuI/s1600/image002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGUOUMJB_I/AAAAAAAABrM/ZHMxcmmTSuI/s400/image002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821595517945842" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGUOEIbTFI/AAAAAAAABrE/ouWlq3g8UoQ/s1600/image003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGUOEIbTFI/AAAAAAAABrE/ouWlq3g8UoQ/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821591207398482" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT1wDSKFI/AAAAAAAABq8/_Cx0T9clFdg/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821173500258386" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT1wDSKFI/AAAAAAAABq8/_Cx0T9clFdg/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT1fbYozI/AAAAAAAABq0/qgsKSadkOtg/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821169037943602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT1fbYozI/AAAAAAAABq0/qgsKSadkOtg/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT08CgJgI/AAAAAAAABqs/lITWGKV1Wtc/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821159538337282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT08CgJgI/AAAAAAAABqs/lITWGKV1Wtc/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT0rJ1okI/AAAAAAAABqk/spIr7l1wPZc/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821155005702722" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 332px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT0rJ1okI/AAAAAAAABqk/spIr7l1wPZc/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT0OJLqfI/AAAAAAAABqc/aYcgtZ4lGoE/s1600/image009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476821147218323954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGT0OJLqfI/AAAAAAAABqc/aYcgtZ4lGoE/s400/image009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-6362044910664392542010-05-29T15:13:00.000-07:002010-05-29T15:19:28.450-07:00May 24, 2010I hope you all had an excellent weekend. I am incredibly tired, but hopefully this 5-hour Energy will kick in shortly. Thank you, Nick Ramos, for the hit. I swear. We are the generation of energy junkies. But that's okay, right? I can think of worse things to be addicted to. Like cigarettes, for instance. And it turns out that it is not just my car that has that stench. I had to do a lot of laundry, and cleaning, and still, everything smells like cigarettes. How is that even possible?? Oh. And the Lakers….lost?!<br /> <br />Holidaze<br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /> <br />May is Fibromyalgia Education & Awareness Month. <br /> <br />Today is Brother's Day!! Make sure you hug, call, or in some way contact your brother today (if you have one). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Today in History <br />from http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html<br /> <br />My computer is not allowing me to pull up this page. This happens on a regular basis and is getting annoying. I am going to find an alternate page to pull these from. Please stay tuned. <br /> <br /> <br />Word of the Day<br />from www.dictionary.com<br /> <br />adumbrate - to foreshadow; prefigure<br /> <br /> <br />Personal<br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /> <br />I was on the phone for six hours straight last night. Yeah. Crazy? I think I am, too. ((Breaks into song about being crazy in love…))<br />I know. It's disgusting. :P <br /> <br />So….tomorrow will mark a week w/out cigarettes. (It would have been today, but the day I quit smoking, I paid someone for one last cigarette and to never give me another one). The initial insanity has passed, but…yeah. I still have those moments when I'm like…okay, time for a smoke….and there are none. <br /> <br /> <br />People of Chase<br />from the life & times of … you!<br /> <br />Someone give me something to work with here. Come on. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /> <br />Low Rider by War<br />Raise Up by Petey Pablo<br />Say Hey (I Love You) by Michael Franti<br /> <br />A Case of the Mondays Bonus<br />Supermassive Black Hole by Muse<br />Angels on the Moon by Thriving Ivory<br /> <br /> <br />My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day<br /> <br />Run Run Away by Slade<br />A Little Respect by Erasure<br />Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order<br /> <br />Get Me Movin' Monday Bonus<br />Groove is in the Heart by Dee-Lite<br />Toxic (Remix) by Britney Spears<br /> <br /> <br />Scruffles' Song Promotion of the Day<br /> <br />Rosetta Stone* by Tool<br />Danger - Keep Away by Slipknot<br />Tears Don't Fall by Bullet for my Valentine<br /> <br />Get Over It Monday Bonus <br />She Was by Dark Lotus<br />Changes by Deftones<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Quotes<br /> <br /> “The game always has to be played from the inside out, ... I'm not a black hole by any means. I always look for my shooters.” ~Shaquille O'Neal<br /> <br /> “Biology is a black hole. Biological agents are an area where they have never told us the truth.” ~Richard Butler<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Quotes<br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /> <br /> what if the Hokey-Pokey IS really what it's all about?<br />~Thank you, My Gal Friday - Steffi Style~ <br /> <br /> <br />WikiWikiWikiWiki<br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /> <br />In honor of the new section, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (thank you Steffi & Patricia), I am listing the origins. <br /> <br /> <br />Six degrees of separation (also referred to as the "Human Web") refers to the idea that everyone is at most six steps away from any other person on Earth, so that a chain of, "a friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in six steps or fewer. It was originally set out by Frigyes Karinthy and popularized by a play written by John Guare.<br /> <br />On the internet:<br /> <br />Digrii.com<br />In 2008 born the project of Digrii (which in Swahili means "degrees") dedicated to social networks that will give way to network users to assess their degree of separation with anyone. The project, developed through a social network (www.digrii.com) allows anyone to create a free account and just invite their acquaintances and friends to register so that can create the global network. Each time a user visits the profile of another user, the system automatically returns the degree of separation that exists between him and the profile of the person who is considering at that time.<br /> <br />SixDegrees.org<br />On January 18, 2007, Kevin Bacon launched SixDegrees.org, a web site that builds on the popularity of the "small world phenomenon" to create a charitable social network and inspire giving to charities online. Bacon started the network with celebrities who are highlighting their favorite charities – including Kyra Sedgwick (Natural Resources Defense Council), Nicole Kidman (UNIFEM), Ashley Judd (YouthAIDS), Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek (Clothes off Our Back), Dana Delany (Scleroderma Research Foundation), Robert Duvall (Pro Mujer), Rosie O'Donnell (Rosie's For All Kids Foundation), and Jessica Simpson (Operation Smile) — and he encouraged everyone to be celebrities for their own causes by joining the Six Degrees movement.<br /> <br />"SixDegrees.org is about using the idea that we are all connected to accomplish something good," said Bacon. "It is my hope that Six Degrees will soon be something more than a game or a gimmick. It will also be a force for good, by bringing a social conscience to social networking." The game, 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,' made the rounds of college campuses over the past decade and lived on to be a shorthand term for the small world phenomenon.<br /> <br />Bacon created SixDegrees.org in partnership with the nonprofit Network for Good, AOL, and Entertainment Weekly. Through SixDegrees.org, which builds on Network for Good's giving system for donating to more than one million charities online and AOL's AIM Pages social networking service, people can learn about and support the charities of celebrities or fundraise for their own favorite causes with their own friends and families. Bacon will match the charitable dollars raised by the top six non-celebrity fundraisers with grants of up to $10,000 each[16]<br /> <br />***Facebook<br />A FaceBook platform application named “[Six Degrees]”[dead link] was developed by Karl Bunyan, which calculates the degrees of separation between different people.[citation needed] It has over 5.8 million users (as of December 20, 2009), as seen from the group's page. The average separation for all users of the application is 5.73 degrees, whereas the maximum degree of separation is 12. The application has a "Search for Connections" window to input any name of a FaceBook user, to which it then shows the chain of connections. As of October 24, 2009, the application was no longer available.<br /> <br />Along the same lines was the group “Six Degrees of Separation - The Experiment”, which instructed new members to invite six people on their friend list, and is cited in a report about the theory. The group however, had no way to check if everyone is actually within six degrees of each other, and has since been deleted. However, a newer group with the same name revived the intent of the deleted group.<br /> <br />***LinkedIn<br />The LinkedIn professional networking site operates on the concept of how many steps you are away from a person you wish to communicate with. The site encourages you to pass messages to people in your network via the people in your 1st-degree connections list, who in turn pass it to their 1st-degree connections.<br /> <br />SixDegrees.com<br />SixDegrees.com was an early social-networking website that existed from 1997 to 2001. It allowed users to list friends, family members and acquaintances, send messages and post bulletin board items to people in their first, second, and third degrees, and see their connection to any other user on the site. At its height it had approximately one million users.<br /> <br />***Twitter<br />Users on Twitter can follow other users creating a network. According to a study of 5.2 billion such relationships by social media monitoring firm Sysomos, the average distance on Twitter is 4.67. On average, about 50% of people on Twitter are only four steps away from each other, while nearly everyone is five steps away.[<br /> <br /> <br />^^I am on LinkedIn, FaceBook, and Twitter. I fully intend on checking out digrii.com and sixdegrees.org. <br /> <br /> <br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />My Life is Average<br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /> <br />Today, I saw a really cool bug on my bedroom window. I got my camera and was enthusiastically taking pictures of it. A couple minutes later, I look up and realize my neighbors' living room window is directly across from my bedroom window. They were standing there giving me dirty looks. MLIA <br /> <br />Today I read a story on MLIA about somebody's grandma hearing Satan talk to her through the phone. Being dyslexic I thought it said Santa. I like my version better. MLIA <br /> <br />Today in English class, one kid started to sing "I Believe I Can Fly" from Space Jam. Little by little, kids joined in until everyone was singing. We sang the chorus while our teacher just sat there staring, open mouthed. Then the bell rang and we all ran out of the room. MLIA.<br /> <br />Today when I got home from school I was looking through the mail to see if I had any. I didn't, but there was one addressed to 'Murphy Hanton.' Murphy is my dog. MLIA <br /> <br /> <br />Learn from My Fail<br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /> <br />Do not tell your 3-year-old that she will get a huge prize if she goes the day without pooping in her pullup. Children are devious. Her pullup will stay clean and you will find turds all over the house. #LFMF<br /> <br />A fresh glass of water is irresistible to a cat. When your back is turned, he will take a sip. If he’s a slob, there will also be cat food and hair floating in it when he’s done. #LFMF<br /> <br />Always check the date on chocolate milk cartons, if there is enough chocolate you will not notice it has spoiled until you get to the bottom and the chunks get stuck in your straw. #LFMF<br /> <br />When his mother says to you, "Don’t marry my son. You’re too good for him." You should really take that advice. #LFMF<br />^^OH! Burn!<br /> <br />When taking your blood pressure medication, make sure not to accidentally take your wife’s super-strong sleeping pills by mistake. Especially if you’re playing a four-hour gig with your band. #LFMF<br /> <br />When you’re sitting in a business meeting and you see some pink fabric sticking out of the sleeve of your sweater, don’t pull it out, it might just be that pair of underwear you lost in the wash a few days ago. #LFMF<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Customers are Fun<br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /> <br />Not So Beautiful Mind<br />Bookstore | Alberta, Canada<br /> <br /> <br />Customer: “Hi, I’m looking for a book based off a movie. Life is Beautiful, I think?”<br />Me: “I don’t believe Life is Beautiful” was originally a book. Are you perhaps thinking of A Beautiful Mind?”<br />Customer: “Yes! Yes that’s the one! Get me that one! It’s the one about World War II. And the guy is burned. And there’s a French Nurse. That’s the book I want!”<br />Me: “That actually sounds like The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. I can grab a copy of that for you!”<br />Customer: “Yes! The English Patient. That sounds right. But Michael Ondaatje, that sounds like a foreign name. No, The English Patient wasn’t written by a foreigner. Do you have a copy that wasn’t written by Ondaatje? I want that story, but I want it written by a Canadian.”<br />Me: “So you want a copy of The English Patient that is not written by Michael Ondaatje?”<br />Customer: “Yes! That’s what I want. Do you have any copies of that story written by Margaret Atwood? I do like her.”<br />Me: “No. I really don’t think we do.”<br />Customer: “Oh. Do you think any of your other stores might?”<br />Me: “I doubt it, ma’am.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br />from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /> <br />"When Chuck Norris gives you the finger, he's telling you how many seconds you have left to live. "<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon<br />In honor of IronMan 2 … <br />Kevin Bacon - Robert Downey Jr<br /> <br />Robert Downey Jr was in Natural Born Killers with<br />Tommy Lee Jones, who was in Men in Black with<br />Will Smith, who is Independence Day with<br />Jeff Goldblum, who was Deep Cover with<br />Laurence Fishbourne, who was in Mystic River with ….<br />KEVIN BACON!<br /> <br />Thank you, Patricia, for this. :)<br /> <br /> <br />Funny Pics <br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSfSisllI/AAAAAAAABqU/v9a7I8vSaIc/s1600/image004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 370px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSfSisllI/AAAAAAAABqU/v9a7I8vSaIc/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476819688110200402" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSe_kk9II/AAAAAAAABqM/Nhh3zJ_Ge_Q/s1600/image003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSe_kk9II/AAAAAAAABqM/Nhh3zJ_Ge_Q/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476819683017815170" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSeTrAWLI/AAAAAAAABqE/MzKuEXy0Rsk/s1600/image002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSeTrAWLI/AAAAAAAABqE/MzKuEXy0Rsk/s400/image002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476819671233616050" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSd3QqLzI/AAAAAAAABp8/yxq4cmzOh98/s1600/image001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAGSd3QqLzI/AAAAAAAABp8/yxq4cmzOh98/s400/image001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476819663606918962" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />^^Except for the thing on the bottom, those are the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen in my LIFE and I want them. <br /> <br /> <br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity. <br /> <br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-69867399480226207762010-05-28T11:43:00.001-07:002010-05-29T11:23:35.439-07:00May 28, 2010Hello! I hope you are all having a fantastic Friday. If this is your first time here, you can find previous editions of dOrk fOrces by clicking on a date to the right of this page.<br /><br />If you have NOT been receiving these in your e-mail and come to this blog for your daily dose, I apologize for the delay. I will have the last week's DF up by Sunday at the latest.<br /><br />Today's is not going to be too long because I am readjusting to having to post it on the blog FIRST, and also I had some running around to do today.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month!<br /><br />Today is...nothing special apparently. We have Sierra Club Day (???) and Slugs Return From Capistrano Day. I am sure there are some FASCINATING stories behind these. no doubt.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from www.brainyhistory.com<br /><br />1900 Solar eclipse occurs<br />1997 Bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />ethereal - light, airy, or tenuous.<br />^definitely a poem word.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal<br /></span></strong>from the life & times of jessi-bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />Just having way too much fun with Steffi this week. Watched Stoploss last nigt, ate pot stickers, Blizzard Oreos, talked to John, listened to muzak, played Ms PacMan. I'm telling you. I needed this. Thanks, Steffi. I am kind of glad my trans went out.<br /><br />Kind of. My trans still went out. But it was SO worth it to spend the week with you.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">You!</span></strong><br />from the life & times of you!<br /><br />Gimme stories, ya'll.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></strong>(if you're new and wondering why this name was dubbed to me - it had something to do with the scorpion that bit me and the pic I took of it...after I killed it.)<br /><br />I Guess You're Right by The Posies<br />Wrong Baby Wrong by Martina McBride<br />Dust in the Wind by Kansas<br /><br />Friday Friday Friday Bonus<br />What Was I Thinkin' by Dierks Bentley<br />That's How Country Boys Roll by Billy Currington<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday...Steffi Style's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Brandon's Song Promotion of the Day</span><br /></strong><br />People=Shit by Slipknot<br />Sulfur by Slipknot<br />Do What You Do by Mudvayne<br /><br />Friday Friday Friday Bonus<br />Dig by Mudvayne<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from www.thinkexist.com<br /><br /><br />Bob Dylan quotes!<br /><br />A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.<br /><br />A song is anything that can walk by itself.<br /><br />He not busy being born is busy dying.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes!</span></strong><br />from random family, friends, etc.<br /><br />"I accidentally put your name in all caps. Heeeyyyy! Does that qualify as me screaming your name?"<br />~ Me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Fascinating Websites</span></strong><br />from http://webupon.com/web-talk/30-random-but-fascinating-websites/ AND http://webupon.com/web-talk/30-more-random-but-fascinating-websites/<br /><br />Rense - check out the size of our world!!!<br />http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAAYMqmRA5I/AAAAAAAABp0/the8QqHPM40/s1600/RENSE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476403752754807698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/TAAYMqmRA5I/AAAAAAAABp0/the8QqHPM40/s400/RENSE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average<br /></span></strong>from www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today I typed "Waffles are" into Google and it said: "Waffles are pancakes with syrup traps." Made my day. MLIA.<br /><br />Today I was in the girls locker room getting dressed for gym, when from around the corner we hear my gym teacher say "Who brought this guinea pig here?!?!?! What kind of joke is this?!?!" After going to check, we found there was, in fact, a guinea pig in a cage sitting on the floor of the locker room. Nobody really knew what to make of the situation. MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br />Sorry. That's it for today. The main thing was to get it posted today. I will get better at this. :) I promitz.SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-56707759439474171972010-05-23T09:28:00.000-07:002010-05-23T09:45:52.154-07:00May 22, 2010<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_la8Rg1heI/AAAAAAAABps/HQkaC18-JYs/s1600/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474506813585327586" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_la8Rg1heI/AAAAAAAABps/HQkaC18-JYs/s400/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month.<br /><br />Today is National Wig Out Day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html<br /><br />1570 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published<br />1761 1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila<br />1849 Abraham Lincoln patents a buoying device<br />1868 Great Train Robbery-7 men (Reno Brother) make off with $98,000 in cash<br />1906 Wright Brothers patents an aeroplane<br />1954 Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />suspire - to utter with long, sighing breaths.<br />^as a poet, used this word a lot. I adore this word. it's so….poetic. as that was not. lolz<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal</span></strong><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />Another epic Friday with Scary Spice and My Gal Friday. Went to IHOP, went back to her apartment, watched 16 Candles (finally, after almost 28 years, I have seen that movie), listened to music, planned to get some sleep, watched Mean Girls instead, went to bed, rolled OUT of bed sometime around 10am, brought our red-eyes and bushy tails back to work because we adore this place so. freaking. much.<br /><br />Yes. It was awesome. I feel like I am somewhat normal now that I have seen 16 Candles. So everyone who has been making fun of me because of the movies I HAVEN'T seen can cross that one off the list and move on to another movie, like, any of the Star Wars movies, Rambo movies, Terminator movies, Jason movies, and a whole list of apparent classics.<br /><br /><br />"Automobeeeeeeeeeel?????"<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />Someone is parked SO wrong in the visitor parking. I mean, I can park kind of crooked sometimes, but that's just…. I mean, really. That's an EPIC fail of a park.<br />(I hope you don't get this e-mail)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Coffee & Donuts by Kevin Rudolf<br />If You Leave Me Now by Chicago<br />Eight Second Ride by Jake Owen<br /><br />Saturday Attempt to Work Bonus<br />Buleria by David Bisbal<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong><br />Babygirl by Sugarland<br />Country Girl by DF Dub<br />Baila Esta Cumbia by Selena<br /><br />Saturday Attempt to Function Bonus<br />Radar Love by Golden Earring<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong><br />“Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route.”<br />~Charles Caleb Colton<br /><br />“The loneliness was still there, but it was getting louder and easier to dance to.”<br />~I adore this quote, but alas, no author was noted. does anyone know who this is by?<br /><br />“My life has been one great big joke, A dance that's walked, A song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke, When I think about myself.”<br />~Maya Angelou<br /><br />“The dance is a poem of which each movement is a world.”<br />~Mata Hari - Dutch Dancer && Spy for the German Secret Service during WWII<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />having a girls night in is always fun. especially when you see a random pickup truck with unknown occupants roll in about 5am, park *too close* to your bosses car, jump the curb while parking, said occupants stumble out of truck, and hide in the bushes giggling madly while taking a swig out of the bottle they had with them. and then in the morning: random truck is gone. you know it was a fun night<br />~My Gal Friday - Steffi Style~<br />^^Holy Steffi-ism, Steffi. That was hilarious. Sober people watching non-sober people is always funny. Funny thing, though, I never did see them come out of the bushes.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki</span></strong><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />A lucid dream is a dream in which the sleeper is aware that he or she is dreaming. When the dreamer is lucid, he or she can actively participate in and often manipulate the imaginary experiences in the dream environment. Lucid dreams can seem extremely real and vivid depending on a person's level of self-awareness during the lucid dream.[1]<br /><br />The term was coined by the Dutch psychiatrist and writer Frederik van Eeden (1860–1932).[2]<br /><br />A lucid dream can begin in one of two ways. A dream-initiated lucid dream (DILD) starts as a normal dream, and the dreamer eventually concludes that he or she is dreaming, while a wake-initiated lucid dream (WILD) occurs when the dreamer goes from a normal waking state directly into a dream state with no apparent lapse in consciousness.<br /><br />Lucid dreaming has been researched scientifically, and its existence is well established.[3][4]<br /><br />Scientists such as Allan Hobson, with his neurophysiological approach to dream research, have helped to push the understanding of lucid dreaming into a less speculative realm.<br /><br /><br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dreaming)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average<br /></span></strong>www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today, in my spanish class I decided to look in the front of my textbook to see the interesting stuff that had been written there (we use a class set of books and have had them for a very long time). I found a half erased message saying "Justin Beiber is Fergalicious". I couldn't stop laughing. MLIA.<br /><br />I was walking to a gas station with my best friend after a football game to wait for my mom when we saw a bunch of middle school wannabe gangsters. We kept looking over at them and cracking up at how they were dressed and talked, it looked like one was getting annoyed and he started to walk over... his pants actually fell on his walk over to us. Ahhhh the amusement. MLIA<br /><br />Today my friend and I were pretending the floor was lava and she pushed me off my kitchen counter. As I was falling my brother's best friend caught me(the one who I like) and said he was happy I was falling for him. Guess who has a date Saturday?(: MLIA<br /><br />Today in math, a kid in the back was mumbling to himself really loudly. He is a regular funny guy and trouble maker, so my teacher asked if he had anything to share with the class. He stood up and basically screamed, "YES. Clementines are just mini oranges!" My eyes are now open to those clementine imposters. MLIA<br />^I swear this sounds like my nephew. Huh. Stay tuned. I just know this is either my nephew or one of his friends. Has to be.<br /><br />Today my parents met my boyfriend. We were throwing a dress up party and i pointed out my boyfriend to my parents, he was the 6'11" guy at the top of the stairs above us wearing a hot nurses outfit, miniskirt and platform goth boots. MLIA.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />** Word of warning to the unsuspecting cubicle folk!**<br />From Aimee Johnston - our first very own LFMF!!!!<br />If you share a workstation with other colleagues never run your hands along the underside of the desk, no matter how curious you are. EVER. LFMF.<br /><br /><br />Don’t assume that all printer cartridges are supposed to be shaken to extend their usability. Failing to do so will result in black toner all over you, the printer, carpet, desks, and worst of all, the intern you’re "training." Also, try not to instinctively wipe your face afterward either. #LFMF<br /><br />When facing a tough decision, and you wife says "surprise me", always get whatever it is she wanted. #LFMF<br /><br />When your lease agreement says guests can only stay three days, check and double check to make sure your landlord isn’t one of your friends on FaceBook before you post your status as "Whole family has been staying with me for 2 weeks & driving me crzy" #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />When Common Sense Goes Naval Gazing<br />Military New York, NY, USA<br /><br />(I serve on a Canadian Naval vessel, and while on an exercise our ship comes alongside in New York and offers tours to any civilians who wish to see the ship. I am on duty when a group of Americans come on board for a tour. At the end of the tour, one gentleman comes up to me.)<br />Tourist: “Excuse me, when does the ship leave?”<br />Me: “We’re in port for another two days before we head back to sea, sir.”<br />Tourist: “But we’re here today. Can’t we take the tour now?”<br />Me: “I beg your pardon, sir? Didn’t you just take the tour?”<br />Tourist: “We saw the ship, but when do we go to [town the ship is named after]?”<br />Me: “Oh, I’m sorry sir, but the tours are of the ship only.”<br />Tourist: “But when do you sail to [town name]?”<br />Me: “Well, we actually can’t, sir, because that town isn’t on the ocean.”<br />Tourist: “Well, that’s stupid! How are we supposed to sail there? Never mind, where is the ship going next then, and when do we have to be here?”<br />Me: “Well, if you’d like to watch us leave, we will be shoving off around 10 o’clock on Sunday, sir.”<br />Tourist: “And where are we going then?”<br />Me: “Well, I can’t disclose where the ship is sailing next due to operational security, sir.”<br />Tourist: “Then how are we supposed to get back?”<br />(Thankfully at this point the man’s wife jumps in.)<br />Tourist’s Wife: “This isn’t a cruise you moron! We just came to see the ship!”<br />Tourist: *to me* “Well why didn’t you say that? Are you Canadians all stupid or something? No wonder we beat the crap out of you in the war! If you didn’t surrender to everyone that waved a gun at you, you probably wouldn’t be so stupid!”<br />(The tourist storms off the ship.)<br />Tourist’s Wife: “I…um…yeah. May I have one of those free hats, please?”<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"M.C. Hammer learned the hard way that Chuck Norris can touch this. "<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics<br /></span></strong>from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_labyaHfYI/AAAAAAAABpk/ymP0LvtBT2c/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474506255479831938" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_labyaHfYI/AAAAAAAABpk/ymP0LvtBT2c/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_labk2attI/AAAAAAAABpc/nYpbex8y-x0/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474506251840435922" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_labk2attI/AAAAAAAABpc/nYpbex8y-x0/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_labOC7ZeI/AAAAAAAABpU/gVgpglmiOr8/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474506245718894050" style="WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_labOC7ZeI/AAAAAAAABpU/gVgpglmiOr8/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_laa9MuxhI/AAAAAAAABpM/GcVZZBie7cg/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474506241196606994" style="WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_laa9MuxhI/AAAAAAAABpM/GcVZZBie7cg/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_laaux4ASI/AAAAAAAABpE/KpMtV9uOO7M/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474506237325869346" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_laaux4ASI/AAAAAAAABpE/KpMtV9uOO7M/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />^^The CAPTION to this is: "Three Days Later He Had an Aneurysm" ^^<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-63204113634528829242010-05-23T09:07:00.000-07:002010-05-23T09:27:51.841-07:00May 21, 2010I AM DORKENSTEINUS REX! HEAR ME RAWRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lWj4ZrhgI/AAAAAAAABo8/dkWydg6BIzk/s1600/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474501996481054210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lWj4ZrhgI/AAAAAAAABo8/dkWydg6BIzk/s400/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Jupiter. The planet. Is missing. A ring. ???? http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/space/05/20/jupiter.cloud.belt.missing/index.html?hpt=T2<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lTVlVVDTI/AAAAAAAABoU/NCqfDldyxTc/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474498452309478706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lTVlVVDTI/AAAAAAAABoU/NCqfDldyxTc/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />^That thing made noise. Like the PacMan game. It was loud. At my desk. Just a warning.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is National Vinegar Month.<br /><br />Today is I Need a Patch for That Day, National Endangered Species Day, and World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Day. Yeah. Say that ten times fast, yo.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html<br /><br />1310 Shoes were made for both right & left feet<br />1881 American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton<br />1908 1st horror movie (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) premieres in Chicago<br />1918 House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />baksheesh - a tip, present, or gratuity<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal </span></strong><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />Was up until 4:30am. I am not tired. Go figure. Must be the lack of nicotine. It's hot. And humid. But just wow. 70 miles an hour down the freeway is an amazing feeling with the windows down. I want to go driving. Outrun the sunset. Yes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />So multiple people got texts from Kenny yesterday announcing that he is going to be a father!!!!!!!!!<br />Today he's been called multiple names because he was referring to his dog having puppies.<br />Kenny. You're lucky we didn't throw you a celebration party. That would have been epic. But hey. On the other hand, maybe those onesies would have come in handy for dressing up the pups. And the diapers? Yeah. I can see how those would be necessary as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong>(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Has Anybody Seen Amy by John & Audrey Wiggins<br />Midnight in Montgomery by Alan Jackson<br />Water's Edge by Seven Mary Three<br /><br />Friday Finally Bonus<br />Runaway Train by Soul Asylum<br />Til Summer Comes Around by Keith Urban<br />Get Off on the Pain by Gary Allan<br />Who We Be by DMX♥<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />99 Red Balloons by Nena<br />Our Lips Are Sealed by The Go-Go's<br />More Than a Feeling by Boston<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Audrey's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong><br />Lean on My by Bill Withers<br />We Are Family by Sister Sledge<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scruffles' Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong><br />Shadow Zong by Static-X<br />I Want to … Break It by Static-X<br />Happy? by Mudvayne<br /><br />Friday Finally Bonus<br />The god That Failed by Metallica<br />The Remembrance Ballad by Atreyu<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Damien's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />She Got it Made by Plies<br />Customer by Raheem DeVaughn<br />Say Ahh by Trey Songz<br /><br />Friday Finally Bonus<br />Confessions (I & II) by Usher<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Quotes</strong><br /></span><br />“Who knows how long I've loved you, you know I love you still. Will I wait a lonely lifetime? If you want me to I will.” ~Beatles song quote<br />“I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.” ~Tori Amos<br />“Dreams have but one owner at a time. That is why dreamers are lonely.” ~Erma Bombeck<br />“The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.” ~John Milton<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong>from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />• I have seen enough zombie movies to know a Zombie apocalypse when I see one. They start with treating old age like a disease and try to "cure it" and instead create a mind destroyer that makes you want to eat each other. Add this to the fact science just created a living cell with "man-made DNA" and you will see that we are screwed.<br />~~Olan Goodman~~<br />as a response to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100520/ap_on_sc/us_sci_synthetic_cell#mwpphu-container<br /><br /><br />Jessi: ha ha ha banana<br />Brandon: A banana sounds really good right now<br />Jessi: I was thinking an orange...<br />Brandon: Or an apple<br />Jessi: Or a pomegranate<br />Brandon: Or a bananaorangeapplepiesoupchilegrapsourtacoshrimpchickenbbqtunasunday!<br />Jessi: Just.....wow<br />Jessi: Can I quote you on that?<br />Brandon: If u want<br />Jessi: Awesome possum<br />Brandon: To the nearest dorkforces by u!<br />Jessi: Tee hee<br />Brandon: Bee weezee<br />Jessi: Bee. Weezee. Really?<br />Brandon: Yeah<br /><br />you know there is something wrong with me when i eat fried foods...that's the worst thing possible for me. but then i think about it - at least i'm not hanging out with my good friends Jack, Jose and Johnny!!! LoL!<br />~~My Gal Friday…Steffi Style<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki</span></strong><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />The zombie apocalypse is a particular scenario of apocalyptic fiction that customarily has a science fiction/horror rationale. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization. In some mythologies, victims of zombies may become zombies themselves if they are bitten by zombies; in others, everyone who dies, whatever the cause, becomes one of the undead. In either scenario, this causes the outbreak to become an exponentially growing crisis: the spreading "zombie plague" swamps normal military and law enforcement organizations, leading to the panicked collapse of civilian society until only isolated pockets of survivors remain, scavenging for food and supplies in a world reduced to a pre-industrial hostile wilderness. The day that the zombie apocalypse begins is sometimes known, by analogy with military operations such as D-Day, as Z-Day.[1]<br /><br /><br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_apocalypse)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average</span></strong><br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today, I saw a guy wearing gothic clothes drinking out of a Miley Cyrus thermos and eating out of an Edward Cullen lunch box. I have never wanted more to punch a contradiction in the face. MLIA.<br /><br />When I was three, I went outside to play on the swing set. Since there is a forest in my backyard, there was a deer. The deer was giving birth to a baby fawn. When i saw this, I ran inside screaming, 'MOMMY THE DEER IS LAYING AN EGG!' my parents still mock me for this...MLIA<br /><br />Today, my boyfriend showed me that if you type James Bond into Google Translate and translate it to Traditional Chinese, it will translate to 007. MLIA<br /><br />Today, my friend wanted to go home early from college. His reason? "The nintendo plushie I ordered came in the mail and I want to open it!!" MLIA<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />When driving 1.5 hours to an out of town hockey game, make sure your son put his Goalie pads in the car. #LFMF<br /><br />When your girlfriend tells you her sister is a downtown hotdog vendor, spontaneously asking her sister "what corner do you work" could be taken the wrong way. #LFMF<br /><br />When crossing an international border never answer "not today" when the guard asks if you are bringing in any guns or explosives. #LFMF<br /><br />When a bottle of Franks Red Hot sauce drops on the floor and breaks – don’t assume the cat is smart enough not to lick it up. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />Early Bird-Brained<br />Supermarket New Zealand<br /><br />(I am at work doing a before-opening clean of the trolley handles and checkout counters.)<br />Customer: “Excuse me, I’d like to buy these now please.”<br />Me: “Um, ma’am, I’m not a checkout operator.”<br />Customer: “Yes, but I’m here now and I’m running late, so can you just run these through the scanner for me?”<br />Me: “Ma’am, it’s five thirty. There are no checkout operators as we don’t open for another hour and a half.”<br />Customer: “Oh, I was wondering why there wasn’t anyone in the Deli, but that’s okay because I went back behind the counter and got the ham out the freezer.”<br />Me: “Ma’am, you’re not allowed to do that. How did you get in? The doors are locked until the security guard gets here.”<br />Customer: “Oh, I broke the window because I thought your door wasn’t working. Can you run these through for me now?”<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"Chuck Norris...End of Story "<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVq1cxMI/AAAAAAAABo0/d6VFzwtxX7s/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474499553298007234" style="WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVq1cxMI/AAAAAAAABo0/d6VFzwtxX7s/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVlqsfTI/AAAAAAAABos/f5CDEn8APLc/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474499551910722866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVlqsfTI/AAAAAAAABos/f5CDEn8APLc/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVe2xLtI/AAAAAAAABok/sPQbTst4jLA/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474499550082313938" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVe2xLtI/AAAAAAAABok/sPQbTst4jLA/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVPWxCSI/AAAAAAAABoc/3w3IRn94E8k/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474499545921554722" style="WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_lUVPWxCSI/AAAAAAAABoc/3w3IRn94E8k/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-68334877127412726302010-05-21T01:21:00.000-07:002010-05-21T01:36:49.579-07:00May 20, 2010<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZFR37VFTI/AAAAAAAABoM/nt9M11Ctf-s/s1600/dorkforcesbrick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473638570488304946" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 79px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZFR37VFTI/AAAAAAAABoM/nt9M11Ctf-s/s400/dorkforcesbrick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ping.<br />If you saw me laughing like an idiot at my desk and laughed because I looked like an idiot, I was laughing at today's Learn From My Fails. Yupyup.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze<br /></span></strong>from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is National Meditation Month.<br /><br />This week is EMS Week.<br /><br />Today is Eliza Doolittle Day.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html<br /><br />1310 Shoes were made for both right & left feet<br />1830 D Hyde patents fountain pen<br />1892 George Sampson patents clothes dryer<br />1944 US Communist Party dissolves<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />plucky - having or showing courage.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal</span></strong><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />I eat, then I smoke. I drive, then I smoke. I watch a movie, then I smoke. I write a poem, then I smoke. I work, I smoke. I work, I smoke. I wake up, I smoke.<br />Except now, there is no ellipse after my actions in which I am moving to light up a cigarette outside. And I am so confused. It's…throwing me off balance and it feels unnatural. I've been smoking for so long it's like a second nature and also I don't have the nicotine and all the poisons they put in cigarettes slowing me down so I am way hyper and barely got any sleep last night and I am bouncing off the walls and nervous ticks and aggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh.<br /><br />And I know this is so mushy and no one cares, but…here is #1234325345456546 of the reasons I love him:<br />(yes, that is a made up number, but I have no doubt that I could come up with that many reasons)<br />We watched Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, then Twilight, then had a conversation about how I need to watch the Rambo movies. He's so eclectic. Just. Like. Me. :)<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase<br /></span></strong>from the life & times of … you!<br /><br /><br />THANK YOU!!!! Suzette Santiago!!!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZD1L04fjI/AAAAAAAABnk/Gq-j5aKVt1M/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473636978102140466" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZD1L04fjI/AAAAAAAABnk/Gq-j5aKVt1M/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />customer: one more question before i go<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />me: okay, sir<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />customer: why did the policeman arrest the baseball player?<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />me: chuckles.....asked, why?<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />customer: because he stole second base!<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />me: LoLoL!<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />customer: thanks for your help, have a GREAT day!!!<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />Are you serious?<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />yes ma'am<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />You get the most awesome calls, I swear.<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />yeah<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />LOL<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />My awesome call was a guy telling me to look up a jazz singer with the last name of Rushing, which I have yet to do, and a 5 minute explanation of why I cannot add a customer to my FaceBook.<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />haha<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />awesome!<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />some of these people i'd like to just look up on FB to see what they look like - you know - confirm the image i have of them painted in my head!<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />holy steffi.ism!!!!<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />that is awesome.<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br /><br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />two in one day.....<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />i'm on a roll<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />can i put both in?<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />yes ma'am<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br /><br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />omg<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />i am laughing out loud at my desk and i think people are looking at me weird<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />and then my boss & boss' boss just walked out and saw my face red from laughing.<br />Rushing, Jessi Y. says:<br />nice.<br />Mueller, Stephanie A. says:<br />nice<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Bad Girlfriend by Theory of a Deadman<br />Paralyzer by Finger Eleven<br />Closer by NIN<br /><br />The Week's Almost Over Bonus<br />Addicted by Saving Abel<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong><br />Scars by Allison Iraheta<br />Complicated by Avril Lavigne<br />Stay by Sugarland<br /><br />The Week's Almost Over Bonus<br />Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Nick Ramos' Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong><br />Sara Smile by Hall & Oates<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Ryan Driscoll's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />Little Red Corvette by Prince<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Keith Howell's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong><br />Purple Rain by Prince<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br /><br />“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” ~Frederick Douglass<br /><br />“Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.” ~Thomas Mann<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong>from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />"I'll be good."<br />~Ryan<br /><br />is it a coincidence that the Chicken Dance keeps popping up on my life? i think not!! LoL!<br />~Steffi<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki<br /></span></strong>from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil (pronounced /ˈɪɡdrəsɪl/; from Old Norse Yggdrasill, pronounced [ˈyɡːˌdrasilː]) is an immense tree that is central in Norse cosmology; the world tree, and around the tree exist nine worlds. It is generally considered to mean "Ygg's (Odin's) horse".<br /><br />Yggdrasil is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that is central and considered very holy. The gods go to Yggdrasil daily to hold their courts. The branches of Yggdrasil extend far into the heavens, and the tree is supported by three roots that extend far away into other locations; one to the well Urðarbrunnr in the heavens, one to the spring Hvergelmir, and another to the well Mímisbrunnr. Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the wyrm (dragon) Níðhöggr, an unnamed eagle, and the stags Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór.<br /><br />Conflicting scholarly theories have been proposed about the etymology of the name Yggdrasill, the possibility that the tree is of another species than ash, the relation to tree lore and to Eurasian shamanic lore, the possible relation to the trees Mímameiðr and Læraðr, Hoddmímis holt, the sacred tree at Uppsala, and the fate of Yggdrasil during the events of Ragnarök.<br /><br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average<br /></span></strong>www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today I read the warning labels on my new hair straitener. Apparently, now people have to be warned not to try and straighten their eyelashes, eyebrows, and tongues. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I while at home, my phone rang. When I picked up the phone, the only thing I could hear on the other line was the sound of applause. Then they hung up. I'm confused. MLIA<br /><br />Today, my puppy lifted up her paw to shake, so I shook it and let it go. She lifted up her paw again. I shook it again and let it go. She lifted up her paw a third time. I grabbed her paw and held onto it. She seemed content. I've come to the conclusion that my puppy just wants to hold hands. MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />If your husband works from home, always verify that he’s not quietly screen sharing and conferencing with someone. When you come up behind said husband to "spice up his day," his snarky partner can hear you, and will beg you to continue in his most lecherous of voices. #LFMF<br /><br />If you hold kitty’s food dish 2 feet above her head, and wave it around teasing "You want noms? You want noms?" then any injuries you receive are well-deserved. #LFMF<br /><br />Keep in mind that Red Bull poured into a plastic cup looks an awful lot like beer. The officer who pulls you over for speeding will not think it’s ridiculous that someone would be drinking and driving in 6:30 AM morning rush hour traffic. You will have to perform a breathalyzer. Also – yelling "I’m blowing!" isn’t the proper response to "Blow harder into the machine" #LFMF<br /><br />When your Mother in Law comes over to babysit so your husband can take you out for a birthday dinner, don’t hide your dirty dishes in the oven. She may decide to turn on the oven to bake you a cake. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />Stupidity Bytes<br />Retail Tennessee, USA<br /><br />Me: “Thanks for coming in! Anything I can help you find today?”<br />Customer: “I need the internet.”<br />Me: “Okay. You need to get connected to the internet at your house?”<br />Customer: “No! I need the internet, idiot. Don’t you guys sell them here with lots of gigglebites and dial-up modems and the like?”<br />Me: “You need a computer tower then? We have plenty of those.”<br />Customer: “No! I need the internet! My friend has an internet and its fast and has 10 gigglebites.”<br />Me: “Okay, I will do everything I can to help you. I would also recommend you grab a copy of one of our guides that should be a great help.”<br />(I show him a copy of Computers for Dummies.)<br />Customer: “Does it come with the internet?”<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"The most honorable way of dying is taking a bullet for Chuck Norris. This amuses Chuck Norris because he is bulletproof. "<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZE02CVwRI/AAAAAAAABoE/CYOEmaCWDnI/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473638071764631826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 386px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZE02CVwRI/AAAAAAAABoE/CYOEmaCWDnI/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZE0dce2GI/AAAAAAAABn8/6srY8_ulAgc/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473638065163393122" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZE0dce2GI/AAAAAAAABn8/6srY8_ulAgc/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZEz56pCTI/AAAAAAAABn0/OV0Z0asyQ2Q/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473638055626213682" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZEz56pCTI/AAAAAAAABn0/OV0Z0asyQ2Q/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZEzuTasMI/AAAAAAAABns/zyDZLOQ4-IA/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473638052508905666" style="WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZEzuTasMI/AAAAAAAABns/zyDZLOQ4-IA/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />^Sorry. I love those.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-67727924142495946232010-05-21T01:00:00.000-07:002010-05-21T01:18:20.438-07:00May 19, 2010<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZBCkk0InI/AAAAAAAABnc/eKJfULgGNTg/s1600/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473633909549048434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZBCkk0InI/AAAAAAAABnc/eKJfULgGNTg/s400/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ohhhmmmmmm.<br />Right. More like omnomnom. Please do not feed the Jessi, aggravate the Jessi, or give the Jessi any cigarettes. You should probably steer clear of the Jessi for a few days, as Jessi is in the middle of her one-step program to quit smoking.<br />The one step? No smoking! I made it all the way home last night, all through the night, all through the morning, and all the way to work without smoking. I also didn't buy any, so I'm out. So. No tempting the Jessi with nicotine-y goodness. :) Mmmkay? Mmkay. Good.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze<br /></span></strong>from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is Clean Air Month.<br /><br />This week is National Bike to Work Week.<br /><br />Today is National Employee Health & Fitness Day!<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History<br /></span></strong>from http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html<br /><br />1571 Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines<br />1848 Mexico gives Texas to US, ending the war<br />1848 1st department store opens<br />1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)<br />1898 Post Office authorizes use of postcards<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />habitué - one who frequents a particular place.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal<br /></span></strong>from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />Must. Have. Mints. O__o Stay away from the light…er!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />So. What's up? Anything interesting happen????<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong>(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Lost by Gorilla Zoe<br />The Truth by Jason Aldean<br />Es Por Ti by Juanes<br /><br />Tuesday Bonus<br />Zombie by the cranberries<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh<br />Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison<br />China Grove by The Doobie Brothers<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scruffles' Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />Push It by Static-X<br />Bled For Days by Static-X<br />Destroyer by Static-X<br /><br />Mid-Week Bonus<br />The Enemy by Static-X<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br /><br />“I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” ~Stephan Grellet<br /><br /><br />“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~Leo F Buscaglia<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />"I like that flavor of vitamin water."<br />~Ryan<br /><br />"i hope i never end up at the Shady Springs retirement home.....i'd never last a day!!!! but then again - i have no kids to put me there!!!!"<br />~Steffi<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki<br /></span></strong>from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />The tree species Aesculus glabra is commonly known as Ohio buckeye, American buckeye, or fetid buckeye. It derives its unflattering common name from the disagreeable odor generated from the flowers, crushed leaves, broken twigs, or bruised bark.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y_j_oPPpI/AAAAAAAABms/8f7EBe--Dvc/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473632284723592850" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y_j_oPPpI/AAAAAAAABms/8f7EBe--Dvc/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_glabra)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average</span></strong><br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Last night my parents caught me watching something on my ipod after curfew, but I was let off the hook because I was watching a documentary on dinosaurs. Best excuse ever. MLIA<br /><br />Today, my friend was telling me about how she saw three guys wearing the same shirt, all in one day. Surprised, I yelled, "Three guys in one night?!" A couple of people shot looks at us. I can only imagine what they were thinking. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I wore my Phantom of the Opera t-shirt. When I got home, my bedroom was dark, but something was producing a light. Confused, I started looking around. When I looked in the mirror I noticed the Phantom's mask glowing. I had a minor freak out. I hadn't realized that my shirt glowed in the dark. Good job, Opera Ghost. Good job. MLIA<br /><br />Today was my first day to teach kindergarten. I got hit with a hotdog.MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />When you’re frantically trying to pull over because you hear a police siren, make sure the siren isn’t part of the song on the radio. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun<br /></span></strong>from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />Emergency Services Must Be Pooped<br />911 Tampa, FL, USA<br /><br />(I get dispatched to a call: ‘1 year old male, possibly crying’. We get on scene and the mother opens the front door with a happy and healthy baby in her arms.)<br />Me: “Hi, ma’am. What seems to be the problem today?”<br />Mother: “Well, my baby just looked terrible so I freaked out and called you guys.”<br />Me: “It’s not a problem. Can you tell me what happened?”<br />Mother: “Well it was right after dinner. He looked confused, turned bright red, and started crying uncontrollably.”<br />Me: “And when did he stop crying?”<br />Mother: “He just stopped right before you guys got here. I changed his diaper, and here we are.”<br />Me: “Ma’am, I think I know what the problem is. Your baby was just constipated.”<br />(At this point, the grandmother walks in the room.)<br />Grandmother: “You called 911? Are you a retarded? He had to poop! I told you he wasn’t ready for solid food! I’m sorry, guys. You can go back to the people who really need your help. I got this.”<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. "<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAM8VW66I/AAAAAAAABnM/qB-Fc2DS-U8/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473632988213734306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAM8VW66I/AAAAAAAABnM/qB-Fc2DS-U8/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAMtRYwHI/AAAAAAAABnE/_KTIwgPtHTI/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473632984170545266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAMtRYwHI/AAAAAAAABnE/_KTIwgPtHTI/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAMNOV9TI/AAAAAAAABm8/X0PIAaM02nQ/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473632975567844658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAMNOV9TI/AAAAAAAABm8/X0PIAaM02nQ/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZALsUorpI/AAAAAAAABm0/Cn2_iynW9ok/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473632966735867538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZALsUorpI/AAAAAAAABm0/Cn2_iynW9ok/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Random Funnies</span></strong><br />from www.ahajokes.com<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAwP9Co_I/AAAAAAAABnU/UfUh0hrdR8Q/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473633594775872498" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ZAwP9Co_I/AAAAAAAABnU/UfUh0hrdR8Q/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-65015256620112488072010-05-21T00:40:00.000-07:002010-05-21T00:59:08.827-07:00May 18, 2010<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y8NROJyPI/AAAAAAAABmk/OlxA5mnofLo/s1600/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473628595774146802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y8NROJyPI/AAAAAAAABmk/OlxA5mnofLo/s400/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Good day, my lovelies. How are you?? I hope this Tuesday finds you terrific. It's beautiful outside. We should all be at a park having a picnic and playing softball. Yes. :)<br /><br /><strong>Holidaze</strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is Get Caught Reading Month. Thank you, Nick Ramos, for the book loan:<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y57plXQDI/AAAAAAAABlk/HPefsXmYK_I/s1600/image009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473626094053048370" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y57plXQDI/AAAAAAAABlk/HPefsXmYK_I/s400/image009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This week is National Effectiveness Week.<br /><br />Today is International Museum Day AND Visit Your Relatives Day!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html<br /><br />1969 Apollo 10 was launched on a mission that served as a dress rehearsal for the first moon landing.<br />1998 The federal government filed a sweeping antitrust case against Microsoft Corp<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />tipple - to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal<br /></span></strong>from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />I have come to the conclusion that my life is epic. And I love it. :) Yes. :: cabbage patch dance, chicken dance AND Mexican hat dance :: HA!<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Live…From California!!<br /></span></strong>from the adventures of SPA (my nephew & his friends)<br /><br />"What are you trying to feed me? I'm not a cat! Fish is for cats. For your health."<br />~Scruffles<br /><br />Yeah. I have no idea. That was his MySpace status. O__o<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />So. What's up? Anything interesting happen????<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong>(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Lost and Found by Brooks and Dunn<br />Not Falling by Mudvayne<br />4000 Rainy Nights by Stratovarius<br /><br />Tuesday Bonus<br />Peruvian Skies by Dream Theater<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />Whiskey in the Jay by Metallica<br />Long Time Runnin by The Doobie Brothers<br />Round and Round by Ratt<br /><br />Tuesday Bonus<br />Welcome to the Jungle by Guns'n'Roses (though that seems more like a Monday morning bonus)<br />^Steffi, you're hilarious. :)<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Ryan's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong>thanks, boss!<br /><br />Snuff by Slipknot<br />Dead Memories by Slipknot<br />The Bleeding by Five Finger Death Punch<br /><br />Tuesday Bonus<br />My Chick Bad by Ludacris<br />^ :: giggle ::<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br /><br />“Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!” ~Eleanor Roosevelt (thanks, Gal Friday, for providing that!!)<br /><br />“Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled, - The glory, jest, and riddle of the world.” ~Alexander Pope<br /><br />“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks” ~Mary W Shelley<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />seeing people outside of work is like seeing an animal at the zoo outside of its cage: AWKWARD!<br />~My Gal Friday...Steffi Style<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki<br /></span></strong>from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />Acer pseudoplatanus, Sycamore (or Sycamore Maple, to distinguish it from other plants called sycamore) is a species of maple native to central Europe and southwestern Asia, from France east to Ukraine, and south in mountains to northern Spain, northern Turkey, and the Caucasus.[2][3] In Scotland, the Sycamore is known as the Plane tree, although it is not a member of the Platanus genus. Its apparent similarity to the plane led to its being named pseudoplatanus, using the Ancient Greek prefix pseudo (false).<br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_Maple)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y6yz4UlCI/AAAAAAAABls/7LbOd9ZYO4U/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473627041709724706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y6yz4UlCI/AAAAAAAABls/7LbOd9ZYO4U/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />^I adore sycamore trees. I think I would like to be buried beneath one when I die.<br /><br />from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DarnleySycamore.JPG<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average</span></strong><br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today, I read a story on MLIA about someone's favorite animal being a hippopotamus because they fart through their mouths... Wouldn't that be called a burp? MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was watching the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and there were people bouncing around in giant hamster balls. I was very jealous. MLIA<br /><br />Today I watched a girl try to get a senior discount because she is in the 12th grade.MLIA.<br /><br />Today I sat on the sofa, watched Lion King 2, in a snuggie, with an owl plushie, ate a brownie, and drank orange passion mango Italian soda in a martini glass. I'm 19 and I think it was a day well spent. MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />If you ever feel the need to facepalm, try not to do it so hard that you give yourself a nosebleed. #LFMF<br /><br />Never sneak up on your paranoid girlfriend in the mall, put your hands over her eyes and say " guess who?" unless your damn sure she isn’t holding a taser in her purse. #LFMF<br /><br />Take your dentist’s advice and go home after a wisdom tooth extraction. Do not go back to the office. You WILL email your customers and they WILL NOT like what you have to say. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />See No Evil, Speak The Rest<br />Grocery Store USA<br /><br />(An elderly customer is checking out.)<br />Customer: “How do I use this card?”<br />Me: “All you have to do is slide it through, then push the ‘debit’ button on the left.”<br />Customer: ”Thanks. What does ‘PIN’ mean?”<br />Me: “Your pin number is the number that goes with your card. You just need to enter it in and hit the green button in the corner.”<br />Customer: “Okay, but turn around. I don’t need you stealing my money away.”<br />(I think she is joking, but she stares at me until I turn around. She then states each number in her pin out loud as she pushes the buttons.)<br />Customer: “You didn’t peek, did you?”<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice. "<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7dhR5exI/AAAAAAAABmM/lnm7Fhqv3NU/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473627775451101970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7dhR5exI/AAAAAAAABmM/lnm7Fhqv3NU/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7dQUgmCI/AAAAAAAABmE/qCTEamhyyQM/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473627770898651170" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7dQUgmCI/AAAAAAAABmE/qCTEamhyyQM/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7c6myvaI/AAAAAAAABl8/0uV2QLFfPso/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473627765069757858" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7c6myvaI/AAAAAAAABl8/0uV2QLFfPso/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7cfFpksI/AAAAAAAABl0/kT8ohEARf4o/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473627757682987714" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y7cfFpksI/AAAAAAAABl0/kT8ohEARf4o/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />^AHAHAHAHABANANAHAHAHA I LOVE IT!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Random Funnies</span></strong><br />from www.ahajokes.com<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y72v3C5dI/AAAAAAAABmU/kNcoi7lSCL0/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473628208861734354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y72v3C5dI/AAAAAAAABmU/kNcoi7lSCL0/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessi<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>POEM<br /></strong><br />Release<br />by Jamais Vu<br />http://allpoetry.com/poem/6451273<br /><br /><br /><br />clicking beads beglitter neck and wrists,<br />with tears glistening off salt raw cheeks.<br />fingers, palms clenching in tighter fists<br />hold my breath against the stench existence reeks.<br /><br />like fool's gold shattered glass sparkles on the floor,<br />and i reach for the pieces that threaten my skin<br />waiting for the laceration, because i fear there is more<br />pain and sorrow stalking me before i can breathe again.<br /><br /><br />blanketed by darkness sleep eludes these eyes,<br />so i fill the empty silent night with screams and cries.<br />upon bloodshot hazels and shivering muscles will the dawn arise<br />where within the wind you'll hear the echoes of desperate sighs.<br />map the spot where stones mark the moment where it dies,<br />this darkness within i cling to like a carnival prize.<br /><br /><br />clicking keys riddle the auditory ambience of my room,<br />providing backdrop for music marking this house occupied.<br />every light glaring brutally to banish the lurking gloom,<br />highlighting the stains where once felled the tears i've cried.<br /><br />fading away like smoke and ashes in the wind,<br />defined only by the lack of prints that i leave,<br />drowning in guilt, regret for all i've sinned<br />and violently embraced by the shame of the lies i believe...<br /><br /><br />blanketed by darkness sleep eludes these eyes,<br />so i fill the empty silent night with screams and cries.<br />upon bloodshot hazels and shivering muscles will the dawn arise<br />where within the wind you'll hear the echoes of desperate sighs.<br />map the spot where stones mark the moment where it dies,<br />this darkness within i cling to like a carnival prize.<br /><br /><br />hear the ghosts of chains breaking away from me<br />as i break and bleed, struggling to get free.<br />i was never meant to be caged like this, you see.<br />hear the ghosts of shackles fall, no longer defining me.<br /><br /><br />blanketed by darkness sleep eludes these eyes,<br />so i fill the empty silent night with screams and cries.<br />upon bloodshot hazels and shivering muscles will the dawn arise<br />where within the wind you'll hear the echoes of desperate sighs.<br />map the spot where stones mark the moment where it dies,<br />this darkness within i cling to like a carnival prize.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>PHOTO<br /></strong><br />Swamp King by bamako<br />http://bamako.deviantart.com/art/Swamp-King-76495684<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y8BMmCOyI/AAAAAAAABmc/AmjiJoCiegI/s1600/image010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473628388373707554" style="WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y8BMmCOyI/AAAAAAAABmc/AmjiJoCiegI/s400/image010.jpg" border="0" /></a>SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-16384222429824877332010-05-21T00:26:00.000-07:002010-05-21T00:40:08.767-07:00May 17, 2010<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y3_b8JVlI/AAAAAAAABlc/2lJkteMs_M4/s1600/dorkforcesbrick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473623960086730322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 79px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y3_b8JVlI/AAAAAAAABlc/2lJkteMs_M4/s400/dorkforcesbrick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />For those of you who do not follow the dOrk fOrces except when I am here (because it is online as a FaceBook group and on blogspot), and did not get to read yesterday's dOrk fOrces, Ronnie James Dio died yesterday of stomach cancer, a battle he's been fighting for a while. This is tragic. He was a powerful force in music, one of a kind.<br /><br />***Patricia && Steffi! Yo quiero Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon material! :)<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is National Barbeque Month.<br /><br />This week is National Backyard Games Week.<br /><br />Today is World Hypertension Day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1620 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)<br />1845 Rubber band patents<br />1883 Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha<br />1984 Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />majuscule - of letters written either as capitals or uncials.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal<br /></span></strong>from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br />I am getting extremely aggravated with this loan modification process. Yes. And this is the flood on one of two ways out of where I live:<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y2QhttykI/AAAAAAAABks/HCL29fcuacI/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473622054671338050" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y2QhttykI/AAAAAAAABks/HCL29fcuacI/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Funny story. While I was taking this picture, a truck pulled up and the guy asked me if I was alright. I said yeah, I was just taking a picture. (I had packed my car about 15 feet past the water crossing sign, put my emergency lights on, got out, and hobbled down to about 20 feet from the river.) We started talking and turns out that he (his name was Tyler) went across it in his truck yesterday. I mean, yeah, he was in a truck, but the truck wasn't that big. I looked at him, walked away, and said "Sorry, I don't talk to crazy people." His son started laughing. Then a cop pulled up to the OTHER side of that mess, and waited.<br /><br />I think he was planning on crossing it AGAIN, but the cop pulled up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Live…From California!!<br /></span></strong>from the adventures of SPA (my nephew & his friends)<br /><br />And again, I forgot to post the dOrk fOrces, and again I got bombarded with questions about how I could forget to post them. Whoops. :) Sorry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase </span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />So. What's up? Anything interesting happen????<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Bloodbuzz Ohio by The Nationals<br />Save Me by Shinedown<br />Walk the Line by Johnny Cash<br /><br />The Mondays Bonus<br />Stay Strong by Newsboys<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day</strong><br /></span><br />Dragostea Din Tei (The Numa-Numa Song!) by O-Zone (and yes - all i can see are the sailors that did the parody of this song while out to sea!!!!)<br />Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus<br />Your Love by The Outfielde<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scruffles' Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />Scream with Me by Mudvayne<br />Beautiful by Mudvayne<br />Strange by Mudvayne<br /><br />The Mondays Bonus<br />The Crimson by Atreyu<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong><br />“Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies for instance.” ~John Ruskin<br /><br />“In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.” ~Paul Dirac<br /><br />“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” ~Emily Dickinson<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />why does everyday feel like groundhog day for me? LoL!<br />~My Gal Friday...Steffi Style<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki</span></strong><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />Ball lightning is an atmospheric electrical phenomenon, the existence of which is disputed. The term refers to reports of luminous, usually spherical objects which vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. It is usually associated with thunderstorms, but lasts considerably longer than the split-second flash of a lightning bolt. Many of the early reports say that the ball eventually explodes, sometimes with fatal consequences, leaving behind the odor of sulfur.<br /><br />Laboratory experiments have produced effects that are visually similar to reports of ball lightning, but it is presently unknown whether these are actually related to any naturally occurring phenomenon. Scientific data on natural ball lightning are scarce owing to its infrequency and unpredictability. The presumption of its existence is based on reported public sightings, and has therefore produced somewhat inconsistent findings. Given inconsistencies and the lack of reliable data, the true nature of ball lightning is still unknown.[1] Until recently, ball lightning was often regarded as a fantasy or a hoax, but some serious scientific discussions and theories have attempted to explain it.<br /><br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average</span></strong><br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today in class I looked up from my work to see everyone staring at me. I freaked for a few seconds before I realized that the directions were written on the whiteboard behind me. MLIA<br /><br />Today I was looking at the bus expectations for a high school I am applying for. One of the rules was: "Passengers on a school bus shall not transport tobacco, alcohol or controlled substances, weapons or explosives, animals, insects, or reptiles alive or dead, or glass items." I am now wondering what happened where they now need to specify alive or dead reptiles, or reptiles at all, for that matter. MLIA.<br /><br />Today, my dad said he could survive through anything. I asked him how he would survive in a zombie invasion thinking he wouldn't be able to answer. Surprising enough to me, he answered me with the most elaborate plan and explained that all of the equipment was ready at his work and in our storage closet at home. I love my dad. MLIA<br /><br />Today my mom went to my eye doctor appointment. Without me. MLIA.<br /><br />Today, I was at play rehearsal and my director was fixing costumes. She had just bought a bunch of things from the craft stores, including string and new scissors. She grabbed the scissors and struggled to open it. Then she flipped it over and read aloud, "To Open, Cut with scissors". Oh the irony. MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />After purchasing a new mobile phone, make sure it is not in your shirt pocket when you bend over to put the toilet seat up. #LFMF<br /><br />"My husband's nuts fell off his bike" will ALWAYS make the guy at the bike shop laugh until he pees. #LFMF<br /><br />If you see a hairy-looking brown thing in your shower, ALWAYS look to make sure that is in fact hair that came out when you while you were showering, and NOT the most terrifying bug you’ve ever seen. #LFMF<br /><br />There is a reason makers of body wax have a different formula for legs and eyebrows. Leg wax WILL rip the skin off your eyelids. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />I Don’t Work Here Does Not Work Here<br />Supermarket Texas, USA<br /><br />(I work in a library, but I had forgotten to take my name tag off after work when I went shopping.)<br />Customer: “What aisle is baking powder?”<br />Me: “Huh? Oh, I think it’s that way somewhere. I’m not really sure.”<br />Customer: “Well you’d better find out for me. Isn’t that your job?”<br />Me: “Oh, no, I’m sorry. I don’t work here.”<br />Customer: “Yes you do! You have a name tag on!”<br />Me: “Oh! No, I’m sorry, I work at the library, I just forgot to take this off.”<br />Customer: *very angry* “I don’t want excuses! Just tell me where the d*** baking powder is!”<br />Me: “I don’t know where it is. Go ask someone who works here.”<br />Customer: “You’re going to tell me or else!”<br />Store Manager: “Can I help you folks?”<br />Customer: “Yes! Your employee here is being very rude!”<br />Store Manager: “Sir, he doesn’t work here. Is there something I can help you with?”<br />Customer: “Oh!” *turning to me* “Well why didn’t you say so?”<br />Me: “I did. You were being a moron!”<br />Customer: *turning back to manager* “You let your employees curse at customers like that! I want him fired right now!”<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"Chuck Norris does not know where you live, but he knows where you will die. "<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics<br /></span></strong>from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y270jdfzI/AAAAAAAABlM/EzXBPTtEQh0/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473622798462975794" style="WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y270jdfzI/AAAAAAAABlM/EzXBPTtEQh0/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y27kpWmDI/AAAAAAAABlE/1DGpeiueGY0/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473622794192721970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y27kpWmDI/AAAAAAAABlE/1DGpeiueGY0/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y27EmCetI/AAAAAAAABk8/HcXhkjkmNtw/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473622785588886226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y27EmCetI/AAAAAAAABk8/HcXhkjkmNtw/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y26msIieI/AAAAAAAABk0/lUrgtksJpFY/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473622777561385442" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y26msIieI/AAAAAAAABk0/lUrgtksJpFY/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Random Funnies</span></strong><br />from www.ahajokes.com<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y3kCyOJ1I/AAAAAAAABlU/31R10gtk1dw/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473623489477748562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 329px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Y3kCyOJ1I/AAAAAAAABlU/31R10gtk1dw/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessiSpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-74527777016499641522010-05-16T20:33:00.000-07:002010-05-16T20:45:32.525-07:00May 16, 2010<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C7B7_M19I/AAAAAAAABkk/VWJgnbpjDLE/s1600/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472079189212190674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C7B7_M19I/AAAAAAAABkk/VWJgnbpjDLE/s400/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />So, for the most part, the roads are dry again. Except the road that takes me to work the fastest. That is still a raging river, and<br /><br />probably will be for a good three or four months. At least.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />Today is National Sea Monkey Day, NASCAR Day, and Biographer's Day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History<br /></span></strong>from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1861 Kentucky proclaims its neutrality<br />1866 Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer<br />1869 Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7<br />1874 1st recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg Mass)<br />1954 WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast<br />1985 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year<br />1987 Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show<br />1992 "Smells Like Nirvana," by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35<br />2010 Ronnie James Dio dies of cancer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />eidetic - pertaining to visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal<br /></span></strong>from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br /><br />Had a fantastic time with Steffi Friday night.<br /><br />We went to IHOP and then went back to her apartment. Meant to watch 16 Candles, but we ended up watching the Weather Channel and watching the cars splash through the river in the parking lot. Then, around 2:30am, I laid down on her couch and she went to bed, and we meant to go to sleep, but ended up having an epic (5 thread) conversation on FaceBook until about 4:30am. I woke up at 10:15, frantically getting ready for work.<br /><br />I love her Hello Kitty. Biker Kitteh!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C5WP6sJsI/AAAAAAAABjc/afBGPdNjABM/s1600/l_b80956adc683466a831025f1137bc7ea.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472077339136108226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C5WP6sJsI/AAAAAAAABjc/afBGPdNjABM/s400/l_b80956adc683466a831025f1137bc7ea.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C56ibxOsI/AAAAAAAABj0/GJNgkXjr1Lc/s1600/l_dfc5f8b635564973bf0792ae992b143f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472077962581981890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C56ibxOsI/AAAAAAAABj0/GJNgkXjr1Lc/s400/l_dfc5f8b635564973bf0792ae992b143f.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today, I spent the day at my mom's house playing video games with my son and stealing his "free kisses." Mwah ha ha. :) I also wore his mouse? bunny? hat. :) I am such a dOrk.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C5qSnSL-I/AAAAAAAABjs/KK0C4bLveig/s1600/l_cb4c14b6ba274a7782223ea3e61b23d5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472077683457404898" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C5qSnSL-I/AAAAAAAABjs/KK0C4bLveig/s400/l_cb4c14b6ba274a7782223ea3e61b23d5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C5qESax8I/AAAAAAAABjk/RvU7h13PejE/s1600/l_81a0a28f5c26478f9f528378deea88ec.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472077679611791298" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C5qESax8I/AAAAAAAABjk/RvU7h13PejE/s400/l_81a0a28f5c26478f9f528378deea88ec.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Live…From California!!</span></strong><br />from the adventures of SPA (my nephew & his friends)<br /><br />My nephew was the person who let me know that Ronnie James Dio died today of cancer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />I was going to go in to work today. But got totally thwarted by a six-year old who wanted to play video games. Win? Definitely.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day<br /></span></strong>(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Holy Diver by Dio<br />Rainbow in the Dark by Dio<br />Like the Beat of a Heart by Dio<br /><br />Memorial Bonus<br />Evil Eyes by Dio<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scruffles' Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />Holy Diver by Dio (yes, it bears repeating!)<br />Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage<br /><br />Bonus<br />Mommy's Doin Drugs by ABK<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes </span><br /></strong><br />The following quotes are by the late, great Ronnie James Dio.<br /><br />I've never taken vocal lessons. My early trumpet training and a fortunate talent for singing has always been enough for me. In the case of rock singing, I've always felt it was better to remain a bit untrained to maintain your individuality.<br /><br />The best subjects are always people, who never fail to amaze me by their unpredictability.<br /><br />Lyrically I like to use themes that make the listener use his or her imagination, and to give a little of the lessons I've learned in my own life.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong>from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />Scruffles: I swear on Disco that this is a joke and I DO NOT mean it. I just want to get your reaction, and uh I was dared to do this. If I or someone told you that you had a nice body, would you you take your top off and dance a little. (this is such a wrong thing to say! I sorry. I'm getting 5 dollars out of it though!)<br /><br />Bunneh: N0 iwud say thankz th0 &say b0oqa b0oqa b0oqa<br /><br />Scruffles: I'll tell you what, you get the 5 dollars. I feel bad, even though it wasn't meant and I was actually in quote "Swore on Disco that I wouldn't be able to do it", but hey I ultimate punched them right after. (my friend Devin told me to do it, it was payback revenge on what I made him do)<br /><br />Bunneh: I qet 5 d0lrz 4 nuthn yay ! Lol<br /><br />Scruffles: But theres a catch! You have to come find me in order to get it! I will be at school around 4th or lunch, whenever I decide to stop partying.<br /><br />Bunneh: Hahaha alritey . . .Nw i realy q0ta find wald0.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki </span></strong><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />Dio was an American heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In an interview, available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Dio states that he never intended to begin a solo career. His intention was to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well-known at that time. Dio in Italian means "God".[1]<br /><br />The band has released ten studio albums and has had numerous line-up changes over the years with Ronnie James Dio being the only constant member. Guitarists have included Craig Goldy (most recent guitarist), Doug Aldrich, Vivian Campbell, Tracy G, and Rowan Robertson.<br /><br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(band))<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average</span></strong><br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today in science we were talking about all the water systems and how they work. Never before had a class made me need to pee so badly. In the bathroom I heard my teacher in the next stall muttering "I need to drop that unit" MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was playing snowball fight on WiiFit. The Chuck Norris Mii came out. I hit it with a snowball and it fell down. I KNOCKED DOWN CHUCK NORRIS. I felt very epic. MLIA<br /><br />Today, me and my dad went ice fishing. on our way off the lake the song Love Me by Justin Bieber came on. My dad asked me when Britney Spears released that song. Ive never been more proud. MLIA<br /><br />Today I learned that every year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States. MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Text Faux Pas<br /></span></strong>from www.textsfromlastnight.com<br /><br />(240):<br />boyfriend # 1 is in the bathroom and boyfriend # 2 is ringing the doorbell need back up this is not a drill i repeat this is not a drill<br /><br /><br />(630):<br />Just got off the phone with poison control. They're more concerned about our alcohol intake than that the beer bong was last cleaned with pine sol.<br /><br /><br />(908):<br />i just hugged the lady at the liquor store goodbye for the summer...<br /><br /><br /><br />(252):<br />I'm at work, still drunk. Can you turn on the radio? If the station goes off the air I passed out. Can't get fired. Haven't slept yet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"Chuck Norris doesn't pop his collar, his shirts just get erections when they touch his body. "<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6KhR_byI/AAAAAAAABkM/Jw1J05KhoT8/s1600/129151733339729612.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472078237150441250" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6KhR_byI/AAAAAAAABkM/Jw1J05KhoT8/s400/129151733339729612.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6KQTEYCI/AAAAAAAABkE/N9TGX99SazE/s1600/129175637941979079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472078232591556642" style="WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6KQTEYCI/AAAAAAAABkE/N9TGX99SazE/s400/129175637941979079.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6J6qsNdI/AAAAAAAABj8/vNSKrqXkweo/s1600/129133888832067762.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472078226785056210" style="WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6J6qsNdI/AAAAAAAABj8/vNSKrqXkweo/s400/129133888832067762.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Random Funnies</span></strong><br />from www.ahajokes.com<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6fB2jARI/AAAAAAAABkU/17gj06MfRHk/s1600/window9.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472078589491085586" style="WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6fB2jARI/AAAAAAAABkU/17gj06MfRHk/s400/window9.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessi<br /><br /><br /><br />POEM<br /><br />http://allpoetry.com/poem/6446055<br />By Poetic-Theorem<br />This is my poem instead of your kiss<br /><br />This is my poem instead of your kiss,<br />aching for you each night just like this.<br />This is my poem instead of your eyes,<br />needing to see you here by my side.<br /><br />This is my poem instead of your arms,<br />longing to hold you to keep me warm.<br />This is my poem instead of your touch,<br />wanting to feel you so very much.<br /><br />This is my poem for you I must write<br />yearning for your love with me tonight.<br /><br /><br /><br />PHOTO<br /><br /><br />http://annissangsue.deviantart.com/art/Broken-Heart-61687101<br />Broken Heart annissangsue<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6tOy8XYI/AAAAAAAABkc/Hkspo9SLNJc/s1600/Broken_Heart_by_annissangsue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472078833483799938" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_C6tOy8XYI/AAAAAAAABkc/Hkspo9SLNJc/s400/Broken_Heart_by_annissangsue.jpg" border="0" /></a>SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-4982354227837102122010-05-16T18:44:00.000-07:002010-05-16T18:55:55.214-07:00May 14, 2010<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ChiXTkUyI/AAAAAAAABjU/cLyfuknZC7E/s1600/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472051158998864674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_ChiXTkUyI/AAAAAAAABjU/cLyfuknZC7E/s400/dorkforcesbrick3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love this weather. I am terrified of driving in it.<br /><br />The things I love most in this world are my son, John Burchett, my family, my friends, music, and violent weather. Even as I driving to work trying not to cry because I was so scared of getting into another accident, I was thanking God for the weather because it is just so beautiful. Can you feel the lightning in your veins and the thunder in your heart? I adore this weather. I am terrified of the roads.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />How fitting. May is American Wetlands Month.<br /><br />This is National Children's Book week.<br /><br />Today is National Chicken Dance Day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1796 1st smallpox inoculation administered, by Edward Jenner<br />1804 Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast<br />1896 Lowest US temperature in May recorded<br />1908 1st passenger flight in an airplane<br />1928 John McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Word of the Day</span></strong><br />from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />sawyer - a person who saws wood, esp. as an occupation<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal</span></strong><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br /><br />I never go through water crossings, either when there are signs or no. But today the exit from my house out to FM471 was already a white water rapids at least 2 1/2 feet deep. So I turned around to go to the Potranco exit, the only other exit, and that was flooded, too, but not as bad. I had to go through it or I would not only not make it to work, but I would be stuck at my house for at least three days with no way out. The exit to Potranco never floods. That's how bad it is out there.<br /><br />So I went through the river, and there was someone on the other side who had the common sense to not cross it, but they waited there while I proceeded to drive through the river, get caught in the current, freak out, hit the gas, and by the grace of God get through it.<br /><br />I feel both foolish and stupid, also grateful that I did not get swept away.<br /><br />But I can't go home.<br /><br />How can something that I love so much, something so beautiful, something that never fails to make me feel electric with life, be so destructive and terrifying? We also had a tornado warning out by my house, and, like the last time when a tornado really did hit, no sirens. The kids in the neighborhood are at school right now, and I called the school to tell them to get as many kids home as possible right now because by the time school lets out, all roads that lead home will be flooded.<br /><br />Even my yard is a lake right now with at least 2 inches of water. I now own lake front property.<br /><br />***Thank you, My Gal Friday, Steffi, for putting me up whilst I am currently displaced from my home. :) **<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Live…From California!!<br /></span></strong>from the adventures of SPA (my nephew & his friends)<br /><br />And again, I forgot to post the dOrk fOrces, and again I got bombarded with questions about how I could forget to post them. Whoops. :) Sorry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgFDVmoZI/AAAAAAAABic/gCTBEW3upqY/s1600/image013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472049555910861202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgFDVmoZI/AAAAAAAABic/gCTBEW3upqY/s400/image013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgE6untqI/AAAAAAAABiU/0yM3HfE-T9Y/s1600/image012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472049553599870626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgE6untqI/AAAAAAAABiU/0yM3HfE-T9Y/s400/image012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />**Thank you, Steffi, for providing these pics.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Leaving to Stay by Jonny Lang<br />Leave Out All the Rest by Linkin Park<br />I Song by Kevin Rudolf<br /><br />Friday Bonus<br />The Levee by Jonny Lang<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br /><br />Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson<br />Sweet Child O Mine by Guns'n'Roses<br />When I See You Smile by Bad English<br /><br />Friday Bonus<br />Mickey by Toni Basil<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br /><br />“Initially the rain will exacerbate an already fragile situation.” ~Andrew Featherstone<br /><br />“And it's a hard, It's a hard, It's a hard, It's a hard, It's a hard rain gonna fall” ~Bob Dylan<br /><br />“In the hour of adversity be not without hope For crystal rain falls from black clouds” ~Persian Proverb<br /><br />“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” ~Langston Hughes<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span></strong><br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />i should have brought my floaties and or a raft today....i probably would have been more successful getting myself to work. who needs the comal or guadalupe when you have stone oak? LoL<br />~My Gal Friday...Steffi Style<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki</span></strong><br />from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />A pyrocumulus, or, literally, fire cloud, is a dense cumuliform cloud associated with fire or volcanic activity.[1]<br /><br />A pyrocumulus is similar dynamically in some ways to a firestorm, and the two phenomena may occur in conjunction with each other. However, one may occur without the other.<br /><br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrocumulus_cloud)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average<br /></span></strong>www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today my mom asked my step-dad what he would do if my mom won the lottery. He said he would take half and leave her. My mom then said "good I won twelve dollars, here's six.. now go !" Mom, your hilarious. MLIA<br /><br />So today I FaceBook chatted my mom...her response, "I can't talk to you right now, I'm doing some serious stalking." MLIA<br /><br />Today, in my math class, another math teacher walked in to talk to mine. He finished his conversation, but as he was leaving he said to my teacher (a woman), "So I hear you scored last night?" She smiled and said that yes, she had. She then turned to us, her face bright red, and said, "In hockey." Good to know she thinks like we do. MLIA.<br /><br />Today in Geometry, the student aid was coming around to stamp our homework logs. Frantically, I searched through my book and binder... but couldn't find mine. As he approached me.... I said in a panic, "Gaah I can't find my homework log! Can you come back in a minute?" He then looked at me, looked down at my desk, stamped my log, looked at me again like I was an idiot and walked away. Oops. MLIA<br />^sounds like something I would do.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Learn from My Fail</strong><br /></span>from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />Never use the term "Lickety-split" to someone new to this country. You will have to explain, frantically, in broken Japanese, that it’s not a sexual suggestion. #LFMF<br /><br />Never assume the small rodent shivering on your store’s windowsill is a hamster, no matter how much it looks like one, or the fact that PetSmart is right next door. Bats are VERY good at completely hiding their wings beneath them, and don’t care so much for being scooped into boxes. #LFMF<br /><br />When packing a backpack for a short trip, be careful how you store your electric toothbrush. It could go off while you and everyone else on the bus is sleeping. While you’re trying to fish it out and turn it off, no one will believe that sound is coming from a toothbrush. This is especially embarrassing in a foreign country. #LFMF<br /><br />Tell your grandmother your little brother just needs to end his video game, not that he’s "going to kill himself and then we can go to dinner." #LFMF<br /><br />When getting your patients ready for the day, never ask the woman with one leg where her other shoe is. #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />Extremely Dis-concert-ing<br />Library Phoenix, AZ, USA<br /><br />Me: “Thank you for calling [Library]. How my I be of assistance?”<br />Caller: “Yeah, my son said he wanted to check out some CDs. Do you guys have CDs?”<br />Me: “Of course. Can you tell me what type of CD he’s looking for?”<br />Caller: “What do you mean?”<br />Me: “I mean is he looking for audio books, computer games, music?”<br />Caller: “I don’t understand.”<br />Me: “I’m sorry, let me be more clear. Did he want–”<br />Caller: “No, I mean I don’t understand what you said before.”<br />Me: “I was just asking if you knew what type of CD he was looking for. Like audio books, or music, or–”<br />Caller: “Wait, what’s that?”<br />Me: “What’s what?”<br />Caller: “That thing you just said.”<br />Me: “What, music?”<br />Caller: “Yeah, what’s that?”<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"Chuck Norris can build a snowman out of rain. "<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgWsF6EOI/AAAAAAAABi8/qX_qOp_VIJw/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472049858908655842" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgWsF6EOI/AAAAAAAABi8/qX_qOp_VIJw/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgWFr2sII/AAAAAAAABi0/FpcCsipSJ0A/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472049848598835330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgWFr2sII/AAAAAAAABi0/FpcCsipSJ0A/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgV3GB6BI/AAAAAAAABis/rB1JM0xD9Ho/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472049844682090514" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgV3GB6BI/AAAAAAAABis/rB1JM0xD9Ho/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgVgBVt1I/AAAAAAAABik/un9yeax1SVo/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472049838488401746" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CgVgBVt1I/AAAAAAAABik/un9yeax1SVo/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />^they are wearing kleenex boxes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Random Funnies</span></strong><br />from www.ahajokes.com<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CggxMZFNI/AAAAAAAABjE/0_C0fMl472o/s1600/image007.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472050032076723410" style="WIDTH: 330px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_CggxMZFNI/AAAAAAAABjE/0_C0fMl472o/s400/image007.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessi<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>POEM<br /></strong><br />http://allpoetry.com/poem/6442593<br />By zerothehero<br /><strong><em>Daffodils Forgotten<br /></em></strong><br />A callow man takes up the mantle<br />driven on to make his mark,<br />conjoined in blurred arrangement<br />whilst conviction is securely parked.<br /><br />And yet the heaviest burden falls<br />on those already bent,<br />bright daffodils forgotten<br />with life valued only in percent.<br /><br />The journalists of the people<br />spouting reactionary spat encores,<br />turn your blind eyes toward celebrity<br />whilst your brothers join the poor.<br /><br />As life's price receives appraisal<br />value so precious is thrown away,<br />the oldest and the broken<br />left alone in cold hard disarray.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>PHOTO</strong><br /><br /><br />http://popoks.deviantart.com/art/never-was-163992897<br /><strong><em>Never Was</em></strong> by popoks<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Cgr5ok4LI/AAAAAAAABjM/saY5r9EC7Cc/s1600/image010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472050223320981682" style="WIDTH: 105px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S_Cgr5ok4LI/AAAAAAAABjM/saY5r9EC7Cc/s400/image010.jpg" border="0" /></a>SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753412111616509540.post-2673807895317189212010-05-13T22:41:00.000-07:002010-05-13T23:35:12.149-07:00May 13, 2010<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zudGhmAgI/AAAAAAAABiM/8o9Puuxqrao/s1600/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009831083442690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zudGhmAgI/AAAAAAAABiM/8o9Puuxqrao/s400/dorkforcesbrick2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Okay. So. Had I had any desire to laugh today, I would have been laughing up a storm at today's Customers Are Fun because, well, that was just…weird.<br />Talk about random, eh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Holidaze</span></strong><br />from www.brownielocks.com<br /><br />May is National Good Car Keeping Month.<br /><br />The 13-16 is Grand Prix de Monaco.<br /><br />Today is….are you ready? Root Canal Appreciation Day.<br />?!?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Today in History</span></strong><br />from www.todayinhistory.com<br /><br />1643 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population<br />1930 Only known fatality due to hail<br />1934 Great dustbowl storm<br />1966 Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black"<br />1970 Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres<br />1995 6.5 earthquake hits Greece<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Word of the Day</strong><br /></span>from www.dictionary.com<br /><br />afterclap - an unexpected repercussion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Personal</span></strong><br />from the life & times of jessi bean<br />♥jmb♥<br /><br /><br />… No comment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Live…From California!!</span></strong><br />from the adventures of SPA (my nephew & his friends)<br /><br />So now we've moved from Shiny to Tiffany the Bunny. I so have to know the story behind the name on this one, too. Couldn't be as awesome as Shiny's name, could it?<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">People of Chase</span></strong><br />from the life & times of … you!<br /><br />Freddy! You are awesome! Thank you! Here's to you, My Gal Friday…Steffi Style.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zth4i3V4I/AAAAAAAABhM/b-3L5h-jJ4Q/s1600/image004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471008813718394754" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zth4i3V4I/AAAAAAAABhM/b-3L5h-jJ4Q/s400/image004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zthgg1VtI/AAAAAAAABhE/OORAlX1iJrw/s1600/image003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471008807267423954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zthgg1VtI/AAAAAAAABhE/OORAlX1iJrw/s400/image003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />*****ALSO*****<br />Steffi & Patricia! Help me with this whole Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon thing. :)<br /><br /><br />This is EPIC call.<br />customer: I just want to tell you how special you are<br />Steffi: thank you, sir, I appreciate that<br />customer: and I don't mean short bus special, either!! you truly are special!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Scary Spice's Song Promotion of the Day</span></strong><br />(there ya go, Jan. got mahself a nicky-name. because My Gal Friday said I was scary spice for posting a pic of the scorpion that bit me up on FaceBook. or MySpace. one of them)<br /><br />Airplanes by B.o.B. & Hayley Williams<br />Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones (yes, I know this is a repeat, but…see Today in History. Besides. It's an epic song. It makes me want to set things on fire!)<br />Let it Be by The Beatles<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Gal Friday…Steffi Style Song Promotion of the Day </span></strong><br /><br />Shut Up and Drive by Chely Wright<br />Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd<br />Whole Lotta Love by Led Zepplin<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes<br /></span></strong><br />You can always go back home, you just might be there alone. ~from Smile When You Call Me That by Jakob Dylan<br /><br />Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars… I could really use a wish right now ~from Airplanes by B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams<br /><br />So afraid to open your eyes, hypnotized. You know you're not the only one Never understood this life. And you're right, I don't deserve but you know I'm not the only one. ~The Only One by Evanescence<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quotes</span> </strong><br />from random friends, family, etc.<br /><br />I honestly look forward to my vacation. if only I were going somewhere with a beach, a book and a tasty beverage.<br />but then again - I am going to milwaukee.<br />~My Gal Friday...Steffi Style<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WikiWikiWikiWiki </span><br /></strong>from www.wikipedia.org<br /><br />Ley lines are alleged alignments of a number of places of geographical interest, such as ancient monuments and megaliths that are thought by certain adherents to dowsing and New Age beliefs to have spiritual power. Their existence was suggested in 1921 by the amateur archaeologist Alfred Watkins, in his book The Old Straight Track. The believers in ley lines think that the lines and their intersection points resonate a special psychic or mystical energy.[1] Ascribing such characteristics to ley lines has led to the term being classified as pseudoscience.<br /><br />(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_lines)<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Life is Average</span></strong><br />www.mylifeisaverage.com<br /><br />Today as I was driving along, I stopped at a red light. when I looked over I see a guy walk up to another guy only to throw an orange at him and run away laughing like a freak.. I laughed so hard. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I was at the mall with my friends when we spotted a little girl who was talking about her favorite movie with her mom, Beauty and the Beast. I can do a good impression of Lumiere the candle, so I did it when I came up to the girl. She screamed happily, gave me a hug, and wanted to "keep me". It was a good day. MLIA<br /><br />Today, I found out that an Arachnoleptic Fit is the frantic dance you do when you walk into a spiderweb. MLIA.<br /><br />This morning, I woke up and looked at my phone like I always do. To my surprise I saw that I had a recent call from about half an hour earlier. It wasn't a missed call; it was my boss. I had a 2 minute long phone conversation with my boss in my sleep and don't remember a word of it. Work is going to be interesting tomorrow. MLIA.<br /><br />Today I learned that when I was in grade one a police officer came to our school to teach us about car safety and he asked us when do we put our seat belts on and I replied "when we see a cop". The teacher had to call my parents to tell them what happened and my dad couldn't talk to the teacher because he was laughing so hard and the teacher had to call my mom. I love my dad. MLIA<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Learn from My Fail</span></strong><br />from www.learnfrommyfail.com<br /><br />Soaking dry beans overnight makes them ready to cook. Soaking them in a covered container for a week makes a horrible, stinking, foamy bowl of disaster that you have to force-feed to the garbage disposal. #LFMF<br /><br />Even though the Ambien bottle says not to drive or operate heavy machinery, assume "heavy machinery" also means "online shopping" and "give your dog a new haircut" #LFMF<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Customers are Fun</span></strong><br />from www.notalwaysright.com<br /><br />No Longer An Eye For An Eye<br />Hospital Washington DC, USA<br /><br />(I have just found a spare eyeglass case for one of our doctors.)<br />Doctor: “Thanks, what do I owe you?”<br />Me: “Eh, don’t worry about it. We usually charge, but I’ve got you covered my friend.”<br />Doctor: “Oh! I guess next time you need a prostate exam I’ll try and hook you up.”<br />Me: “Uh, thanks?”<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chuck Norris Factoid of the Day<br /></span></strong>from www.chucknorrisfactoids.com<br /><br />"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is in fact based on a true story. Chuck Norris once ate a live turtle, and when he crapped it out, it was six feet tall and knew karate. "<br />^Okay. These are just getting psychotic.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Funny Pics</span></strong><br />from the www.icanhascheezburger.com collection<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt-y33v7I/AAAAAAAABh8/k4sB7gXX27k/s1600/image005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009310412095410" style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt-y33v7I/AAAAAAAABh8/k4sB7gXX27k/s400/image005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt4KjJrfI/AAAAAAAABh0/ZwbZU0LH2QM/s1600/image006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009196508556786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt4KjJrfI/AAAAAAAABh0/ZwbZU0LH2QM/s400/image006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt35Lu2ZI/AAAAAAAABhs/S-6eQr_w5SI/s1600/image007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009191846926738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt35Lu2ZI/AAAAAAAABhs/S-6eQr_w5SI/s400/image007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt3n5yhUI/AAAAAAAABhk/kS6qEHu9wJU/s1600/image008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009187208267074" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 359px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt3n5yhUI/AAAAAAAABhk/kS6qEHu9wJU/s400/image008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt3QWTY-I/AAAAAAAABhc/Xkn5IhMh1Gg/s1600/image009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009180885410786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt3QWTY-I/AAAAAAAABhc/Xkn5IhMh1Gg/s400/image009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt3OZYs5I/AAAAAAAABhU/pSJTlS86sXU/s1600/image010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009180361470866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 365px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zt3OZYs5I/AAAAAAAABhU/pSJTlS86sXU/s400/image010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />^Look! They made it to IfShoesCouldKill.com!!!!<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Random Funnies</span></strong><br />from www.ahajokes.com<br /><br />**Please keep in mind this is an EPIC FAIL of an attempt to laugh at a situation.<br /><br />Top ten signs that you are too drunk<br /><br /><br />10. You have to hold onto the lawn to keep from falling off the Earth.<br /><br />9. Mosquitoes catch a buzz after attacking you.<br /><br />8. The back of your head keeps getting hit by the toilet seat.<br /><br />7. Your idea of cutting back is less salt.<br /><br />6. You can focus better with one eye closed.<br /><br />5. You fall off the floor.<br /><br />5. The whole bar greets you when you come in.<br /><br />4. You haven't had a driver's license in such a long time that you have forgotten what one looks like.<br /><br />3. Roseanne looks good.<br /><br />2. You don't recognize your wife/husband unless seen through bottom of glass.<br /><br />1. You spent more time on the floor than you do standing up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you, thank you. I am here for all eternity.<br /><br />♥jessi<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>POEM<br /></strong><br />http://allpoetry.com/poem/5186095<br />By Jeremy0826<br /><br />The Day I Found You<br /><br /><br />This place used to be filled with so much laughter and life,<br />until the day that you vanished from my life.<br /><br />I searched for days hoping to find you,<br />praying that you would be somewhere safe and sound.<br /><br />I don't know what it was that brought me here,<br />but I heard a voice in this secluded place.<br /><br />Your body was laid upon this pile of rocks,<br />as if someone wanted us to find you there.<br /><br />I fell to my knees and cried as I picked you up,<br />then carefully held you close to my heart.<br /><br />From then on I was never the same again,<br />and I knew in that moment that you were never coming back.<br /><br />If only I was there to protect you that morning.<br />If I only knew what you were going through.<br /><br />I love you endlessly and I want you to know, that I am sorry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>PHOTO</strong><br /><br /><br />http://bonbonka.deviantart.com/art/Devastation-112893417<br />Devastation by bonbonka<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zuUmlBZBI/AAAAAAAABiE/TPFhLtOdRJE/s1600/image011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471009685068932114" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0voh2h1M2Ok/S-zuUmlBZBI/AAAAAAAABiE/TPFhLtOdRJE/s400/image011.jpg" border="0" /></a>SpydurPoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659635571941742248noreply@blogger.com1