Peace Baby

Mimi from Mimi Writes had a great idea that I will share with you in case you don't know. Her suggestion is for all bloggers who are interested to do a post titled Dona Nobus Pacem on Nov. 7th (election day btw). Along with the post she would like you to take the pic of the earth from her site and "sign" it (using some sort of paint program) and post it on your blog for that day. I have to say that I am up for it. Pass the word along and lets see how many people we can get to do this!
Get more info on her idea here.

Insta Coupons

Everybody who knows me knows that I love to save a buck. I love to save a buck so I can spend it on something else. Hey, it all works for me. Right now I am sort of wishing I had a Cingular phone because their is this program known as Cellfire that downloads coupons right to your phone. How freaking cool is that? No hauling around tons of papers and losing them in your wallet (or purse). Right now they also have a program where you can get a coupon for free body lotion for Bath and Bodyworks right into your cell phone. Damn, why can't they be on Sprint too! If you have Cingular I think this would be a great thing to check out and hopefully they will expand their wireless networks so I can save money right from my phone too. Download your free copy of Cellfire to your mobile phone by visiting www.cellfire.com or sending a text message to 22888. Purchase anything at Bath and Bodyworks and receive a free bottle of Signature Body Lotion ($9.50 value) when you show the cashier the Cellfire coupon on your mobile phone.

I just thought I would share the pumpkins we carved last weekend with ya'll in honor of Halloween tomorrow. I did the face with the mirror, C-boo did the zombie hands, Amanda did the pirate skull and Adam did Skellington. . .see how creative we all are! I also watched Halloween for the first time and I was amazed that Jamie Lee Curtis did not look like an old man!

Butcher Than I Thought

Does this make me a lesbian then?

You Are 70% Boyish and 30% Girlish

You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch. Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes. You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them. You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be.

How Boyish or Girlish Are You?

Too Much Fun

I had a lot of fun messing around with that paperdoll site where you dress celebrities, but this one is even more fun. You have got to try the RAZZ Mixer yourself to fully appreciate it. You can record your own messages and add stuff to it or do what I did and just mix some stuff together to create your own blurb from the prerecorded sounds and phrases. The only thing I would like to see added would be a way to make the background little ditties stretch out longer without having to hit the button twice, but heck it is free and fun so I don't know why I am complaining. Time to go make some more rude recordings!
Here is the one I created


Make your own Razz!

Hot Stuff Saturday & The Internet Is For

A few hotties here with one or two uglies mixed in in this male supermodel show.


On a related note, the Internet is for. . .

Here is a post D. can appreciate for future ex husband friday. Cyclops. For an animated superhero he sure is a whole lotta hot. Yes, I do realize what a geek that makes me sound like and I am fine with it. What superhero character do you want to make your future ex?


p.s.
hot stuff Saturday won't be up until Sunday this week. I'm heading down to Columbus tomorrow night to see C-boo for his Halloween get together.

HUH?

There is a guy who is running for Oklahoma State School Superintendent with the platform of providing bulletproof books to students in case of a school shooting. This gentleman even went so far as to get a couple of his buddies together and film themselves shooting at textbooks with various weapons. As he says "Our experiment was as scientific as we could make it, just two or three people who had been in the military,". He did note that the rifle shot all the way through the books while the other bullets were stopped halfway through the book. His recommendation? Cover the books with Kevlar.
What?!?
First of all, how big are books? Not big enough to cover your whole damn body and nobody can hold up enough books to cover themselves in a spray of gunfire. Second, I think a much better solution would be to head off the root causes of school shootings which would be bullies, cliques, depression, and the general shitiness of High School these days. What's next? Assigning Kevlar vests to incoming freshman? This sounds like a sort of fanciful "solution" that somebody came up with to get his name in the press and not someone who is actively seeking solutions to a very horrible problem.

Ride Free. . .

I was just reading through some of D.'s old posts and I can't believe I missed the one on the Beach cruisers. These bikes are so freaking cool. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my mountain bike hybrid thingie but it is missing the style of these fun bikes. My personal favorite one is the Firmstrong 7 Speed. It just looks like it has more pizzaz and zing to it than a regular old bike. . .and it looks a heck of a lot more comfy too. I may just have to get myself an online Christmas present while I'm shopping for everyone else!

Conversations From a Cafe

I just love it when new drinks come out. The questions we get are just priceless.

Man: What does the Pumpkin Spice latte taste like?

Me: It tastes kind of like pumpkin pie. It has a pumpkin flavor with the spices of pumpkin pie, vanilla, cinammon, nutmeg

Man: Will I like it?

Me: I don't know. I'll make you a sample.

Man: Do other people like it?

Me: It is one of our most popular drinks. People wait all year for the pumpkin spice.

Man: What if they all have funky taste?

Me: (trying really freaking hard to not roll my eyes at him) Well, I'll make you a sample and you can try it.

Man: What if I don't like it

Me: Well then you can order something else (I am sure the exasperation was showing in my voice by now)

Man: Do you like it?

Me: No, not really

Man: Then why are you trying to shove it down my throat? (then stomps off)

Was it just me or was he insane? I mean really? How the hell do I know if you are going to like something? If someone offers you a sample try it, if you dont like it then don't get it. It is that freaking simple.

Fly the Friendly Web

I just encountered a Guide to Airline WiFi while looking up other articles for class. What a great idea that is. I absolutely, totally, 100% completely hate to fly. My biggest problem was always trying to find something to keep my mind off the fact that I was in a plane with I don't know how much space between me and the ground below. Yes, I know it is the safest mode of travel and all that blather but we can't help what we fear (right Morgen?). I would love to be able to bring my laptop on a plane and be able to surf the Web or Blog or write spam emails to all my friends to keep my mind off of where I was. Heck, I would probably even pay to do it but I would think that offering it free would be a good incentive to get business travelers. Then again this is all moot if you can't actually bring a laptop on board.

So Sad, But So True

I heard this song this morning on my alarm clock and it actually made me chuckle a bit (even before my first cup of coffee) and then a little sad because it is so true.



p.s.
yeah, i know the sound is a bit out of whack, but this is the only actual video of it I could find.

The Gift of Giving

I just got my neices one of their many presents. Remember back about ten years ago when Tickle me Elmo came out and it was all the rage? People were paying outrageous amounts of money to get their hands on one (imagine what it would have been like if ebay was around). Well, my neices were not even a twinkle in their daddy's eye back then but they both love Elmo (what little kid doesn't, really?) so I decided to get them each a TMX Elmo, short for Tickle Me Extreme. Have you seen these yet? They are great! I about laughed my butt off when I watched the Youtube.com video of it going through it's little laughing riot. The best part is the side effect bonus of driving my brother absoulutely insane having to listen to two of these things laugh nonstop. That is truly the best part of the gift of giving.

Farts ARE Funny

Super Geek

I got this page fill from Derek. God do I love these stupid personality tests.

Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 90% Green Lantern 80% Hulk 65% Robin 60% The Flash 60% Supergirl 55% Catwoman 50% Batman 50% Wonder Woman 45% Superman 45% Iron Man 45%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

WTF?

No, not What. . .but Why the F**k for this one. Why in the world is there a puddle of urine around the urinal at work? Granted it is a public restroom but urinals are designed specifically to prevent such splash over. As a matter of fact it is difficult to miss. Yet, every freaking day there it is. . .a massive yellow lake that one must tip toe to avoid stepping in. Needless to say this completely freaks and grosses me out every time. The only other option is to use the actual toilets, but then everyone can hear exactly how much coffee I am recycling at the time. All I have to say is ARGH! It isn't hard, just step up close and go there is no need to wave it around and get a mess on the floor.

It's In The Grape

One of my favorite beverages of choice is wine. I love the variety and the choice and the mixing and the matching that is involved in it. I got interested in this when I managed the wine collection at a restaurant that I worked at (yeah, that was the only good thing about that job). I did a lot of reading up and a lot of tasting. Some of my favorite wines came from Australia, especially the Tempranillo and a few others that I can't remember off the top of my head. Anybody who loves to drink wine knows that there is a never ending flow of info out there that varies by varietal, year, blend, vinter, region or any other factor you can think of. At Australian Wine Clubs they have a great store of information about Australian wines, wineries, wine types, and wine regions. They even have a listing of wine blogs! Anybody who is interested in joining a wine club (kind of like panty of the month clubs except a lot more fun to ingest) there is info there too on what to look for before joining a club.

Time to Clean

OMG. . .I just got an email from cleaninghunk.com! You have got to visit this site. . .it is SO much better than the last one. You get to pick your guy, his outfit, and what room he cleans along with downloading the videos, wallpapers, and pics of your favorite guy. Whoever came up with this marketing ploy is a freaking genius (and my new hero) and deserves a big fat whopping raise! Who is your favorite cleaning hunk?

Happy Halloween

Last night Carrie had a little Halloween tete. . .pumpkin carving, pumpkin pie, and beer. YUM! I had fun dressing up for the first time in years. . .any guesses? Doesn't Carrie look oh so spicy? Yes, she does make her own costumes.

1 in 100. . .

. . .ain't so bad

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 98 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Hot Stuff Saturday

How, exactly, does one get a job working on one of these photo shoots. Hot damn!

Skin The Fox

No this isn't some sort of pervy game but a pretty nifty little Website. I personally can't stand Fox news. Part of the state purpose of Skin the Fox is this:

Fox News is actively disseminating propaganda from the White House and facilitating a White House agenda that undercuts American credibility, fosters deceit, and holds this country and its people up to ridicule in the eyes of the world. Worse, these actions make us an ever more desirable target for terrorist attack. And an even more dangerous entity in the world at large as, being the primary military force on the planet, a mis-informed America is a dangerous America.

The only way to stop the dissemination of inaccurate and dangerously false information is to bring down the propaganda machine. That machine is, first and foremost, Fox News.

Stop watching Fox News.

I just subscribed to their newsletter and if you feel the same way I urge you to visit this site. If you like Fox news, then don't visit the site and don't register for the newsletter. This is America and you are free to watch what you want, just don't tell me what I can and can't watch.

Career Fest

Any of you who know me know that I am sort of a professional student so to speak. I have pretty much been seeking higher education on and off (mostly on) since graduating from High School over ten years ago. A huge part of the problem is that I have no freaking idea what I want to be when I grow up. It isn't that I don't have any idea, it is that I have too many ideas. Well I went to this site that offers a book to help identify your Dream jobs. I just ordered the free e-book version (or you can buy a print version for $7.95). The book is supposed to have quizzes and exercised to help you narrow down the field and it has been a #1 bestseller at Amazon.com as well. Take a look at the site because it does list some careers that I never would have thought of in the first place like voice over artist or congressional aide.

Easter Cheer

This post card from Postsecret cracked me up

Conversations From a Cafe

I have decided on Wednesdays to share with you all conversations that I either overhear or participate in at my lovely job. The conversations are actual but the identities have been changed to protect the guilty. . .

Lady: I want a cup of coffee. Put steamed milk on it (she goes back to annoying conversation on cell phone)

Barista: Would you like half coffee and half steamed milk, a cafe au lait, or would you just like the coffee topped off with steamed milk?

Lady: I don't know (exasperated tone). Why do you people ask me these questions? (throws money on counter and returns to cell phone conversation)

Barista makes drink and puts on counter. Lady takes sip of drink

Lady: What is this?

Barista: It is coffee with steamed milk topping it off

Lady: That isn't what I want

Barista: What exactly do you want then?

Lady: Well I don't know (in a tone implying that she is talking to an idiot instead of the fact that she is an idiot)

Barista: Then how do you know that that isn't what you wanted? (asked in all seriousness with an innocent expression)

Lady: Oh! Okay (somewhat mollified. Takes another sip, goes back to phone conversation and leaves)

Barista: (roll eyes and help next person)

I kid you not that actually happened. I wish it had been me to say that to her, but it wasn't.

My Vote. . .

. . .is going to the The Zombie Presidents. I was just discussing with a co-worker how it doesn't matter what party a candidate is with they are out to suck your blood no matter what. Turns out they are actually after your brains. Heck, I don't think these guys can run the country into the ground (pun intended) any worse than it already is. Besides that, it would make the political debates a whole lot more interesting watching their body parts rot and fall off. And now I even have a gift idea for C-boo. . .Hello holiday shopping online!

WTF????

Today I was reading the Enterainment section of the Plain Dealer and I stopped to read one of the advice columns. It happened to be the parenting column by Dr. Sylvia Rimm. I was horrified and appalled as I read the article. I have to share it with ya'll

Q. I have a question I've yet to see in your column and probably never will. What do you do when you can't stand your own child? My 10-year-old son has been a thorn in my side since he was 2 years old. He respects no one and is self-centered and selfish. He demands attention, yells and screams for no reason, and is mean to others, but if somebody is mean to him because he was being obnoxious, I hear, "My life sucks. Everybody hates me. I hate my life." This isn't depression, but just his personality. I've had repeated talks with him and nothing works. His father is somewhat the same and has just moved away with his new family to a different state. I have to bear the burden of raising him completely alone now.

I finally met a man I care for deeply, and I feel we'll never be able to live together for fear of how my son will ruin his and his well-behaved children's lives. My son says he hates my boyfriend and that he'll never live with him. I lived with someone a while back, and my son made all of our lives a living hell, and he didn't even hate that man. I can't put anybody through that again, and yet I truly love this man and wish to spend the rest of my life with him -- with or without my son. I have a right to enjoy my life, too.

Okay, Dr. Rimm gave a good response but I just have to say a few things to this. First off, someone find that woman and sterilize her. She has no damn business having children because she is so wrapped up in her own selfish little world. She wants to spend the rest of her life with some guy with or withour her son???? WTF? This isn't a freaking puppy we are talking about that you find a new home for because you can't housebreak it. This is a child you moron that you chose to have so suck it up and live up to your end of the bargain which is to get the kid and yourself help because you and your ex are such messes that you are well on the way to turning your kid into a mess as well. No wonder the kid acts out. . .I would too!

I just can't get over these freaking people. WHY ARE YOU HAVING KIDS IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM??????? If I was that other man she was seeing I would have extreme doubts, hell if she would dump her kid at the blink of an eye then what the hell would she do to me. Damn, I just can't help feeling really sorry for that poor kid and thank God that I have the parents that I do.

E-Xmas. . .

This year I have decided to do all my Holiday shopping online. I have gradually been doing more and more holiday shopping online so I want to see if I can do it all online this year. Let's face it, working in a retail atmosphere the last thing I want to do on my day off is be around even more cranky shoppers. I am now going to take advantage of online coupons to do this. What is even better is that I can save money at Target.com (my all time money eating guilty pleasure store) without having to deal with the holiday crankies and I can save money on shipping or on the total purchase.

Eye Candy For A Cause

I saw this on Kenneth's blog and had to share it. 100% of the proceeds from the calendar (which features some damn fine looking Marines) goes to aid the families of wounded soldiers.

Name Game

One of the things I hate most about NaNoWriMo is coming up with names. I suck at creating names for my characters. I have been wracking my brain for the past several days and I only have 1 character name. They always seem to sound too juvenile, too Conan the Barbarianesque, or too Porno. At least I still have over two weeks to create names that don't sound too horrible. Does anyone out there have any good ideas on name generation?

Song In My Head

The one thing I miss about not having cable (and I haven't had it since 1992) is watching music videos. I watch a bunch over at Youtube but now I found Singing Fool where you can Check out over 11,500 music videos! You can still upload your own music videos, create playlists and get codes (and even save the videos) but you don't have to wade through all those clips that people post from their video phones. This site takes you right to the music vids. I have a feeling I'll be spending a good amount of time here procrastinating NaNoWriMo.

CARMELO
Joey Montana
Singingfool.com

Hot Stuff Saturday

A contestant from BB Australia modeling for some cheeky talk show. . .

Copacabana

I have had this song stuck in my head all day long. . .I figure the only way to get it out of my head is if I share it and get it stuck in someone else's head.

The Time Is Getting Close. . .

. . .to take back Washington from Republican control. Haven't things gotten just a bit out of control with W. and his cronies? We aren't the only ones who feel this way. Visit TAKE BACK THE CAPITOL and hear from some other people who are definitely less than satisfied with the way things are going. You gotta love the grass roots efforts and be inspired by them, especially when it takes on a creative edge like it does there.

Future Ex-Husband Friday

Welcome to another addition of Future Ex-Husband Friday. This weeks lucky bloke to get added to the list is Jason Statham. MMMM. . .pretty. He was a damn good reason to sit through both Transporter movies and who didn't love him in snatch?

The Adventure Is Close

One of the great things about signing up for NaNoWriMo is that you can add this nifty icon to your blog or Website. Go ahead, I dare you to sign up and share your insanity (oops, I meant genius) with the rest of us. Derek, Morgen, and Gumby have done it. Who knows, this may be the month that I write the great American Crap (damn, did it again. I meant to say novel. My life path number warned me about being over critical of myself).

On a slightly more serious note: If you are a teacher, parent, or librarian who is interested in starting a young writers program you can find info on that here.

A Numbers Game

I have to admit that I am fascinated by the different forms of fortune telling. Maybe it is because I am a tad self centered and like to hear all about me, me, me. Check out this numerology reading site. All you do is enter in your full name and your birthdate and it gives you a full reading based on your life path and birthday numbers. When I say a full reading I mean a full reading. It details your life path number (I am a 7. . .a seeker of truth), birthdate number (#4. . .hard worker and a conscientious person), the challenge numbers of the various parts of your life (#3 is where I am at righ now. . . I am my own worst critic), Your personality numbers (#9 I have an impressive and aristocratic bearing, how true!). . .heck it just keeps on going. I am going to go back and read some more about me (because after all it is all about me) but first I'll share a part of it that I figure Tracy will get a kick out of.

You possess a great reserve of willpower that must be directed at your goals. You do not give up, but relentlessly pursue your aims. You are quite opinionated. People tend to be inspired or repelled by your strong personality. You have great powers of concentration and the ability to visualize your goals, thus making them more attainable. You stand up for your convictions and hold your ground. All of these abilities enhance your chances of success in life. There is a tendency to be self-centered. You can be domineering and, in the extreme, a bully. You can be highly critical of others, complaining that people lack the industry or determination you possess. But this lack of understanding can alienate friends and family members from you. You must learn to control this tendency to maintain harmony in relationships. Once you are convinced of the inherent correctness of your ideas, you stubbornly -- and sometimes rigidly -- defend and propagate them. Avoid obstinacy and antagonism. You must cultivate balance, compassion, and perseverance.

NaNoWriMO PTt II

NaNoWriMo is right around the corner and my brain is buzzing. I had a few ideas of what I wanted to do, but I think I have it narrowed down to one now. Originally I was going to try to rewrite the one I did this July, but on rereading it I figured I would let that be my first flopped effort that writers (or wannabe posers like me) need to go through. I think this next one I am going to do a warped sort of fairy tale thing ala John Moore mixed with a little Stephen Brust. Okay, except I'm no where near as smart as John Moore and don't have nearly the style of Mr. Brust, but hey if Gucci and Prada warant cheap knock offs then these guys definitely do! I already have a little binder to keep my ideas that I've jotted down as they buzz into my brain so that on Nov 1 I am raring to go.

P.S.
Ian, thanks fot the invite, I do mean to join it just takes me awhile to actually getting around to doing things.

Teaching Aid

As some of you know I am back in school and this Programming Concepts class is giving me just a little bit of a headache. I understand the fact that we have to know the concepts behind programming to really be able to do well at it, but it bothers me to not know the language. We are using Java to illustrate the concepts we are discussing and it kind of bothers me to not really know what is going on with the language. Yes, I know copy, cut, paste and just concentrate on the concepts but that doesn't work for me. I did find a website that does help though. CodeCall Programming Forum has sections that deal with just about every language (Java, Ajax, C#. . .) and also extensive help with Web languages (XML/ CSS, HTML). I have been checking it out so that way I can answer my own questions because I hate being that guy who is always asking questions over and over and over. Yes I know the only stupid question is the unasked one, but I much prefer this way, thank you very much.

How Dry I Am

Okay, I realize that this is the second alcohol post in as many days but Cboo introduced me to the espresso martini at Mojo down in Columbus. Can we just say "OH. . .MY. . .GOD!" Two of my favorite things blended into one. If they could just add nicotine somehow then I would be in heaven. The closest recipe I could find to that is

1 shot: Classic Italian Espresso blend
1 shot: Kaluah
1 shot: Stoli Coffee
1 shot: Stoli Vanilla
Served in a chilled martini glass, shaken or stirred.

Does anyone know how they make it at Mojo? If you do I would be your best friend forever (of course you would probably be enabling me to slide down that slippery slope to becoming an alcoholic, but hey! That is what friends are for!)

And yes D., I realize that this is not a "real" martini.

Sarah Silverman. . .

. . .cracks me up. Normally I don't go in for the whole crude humor thing, but something about her just cracks me up. Maybe it is because she is unapolagetically un P.C. which is oddly refreshing. I just finished watching Sarah Silverman - Jesus is Magic and it cracked me up! I'm not saying that being a racist pig is a good thing, but for a comedy special that rips on everyone it rocks. I lover her delivery style that sort of Steven Wright with a bit of life added to it with some chutzpa.

Movie Fest

National Lampoon has now launched their own DVD of the month club. They tout it as delivering the best movies that didn't come to a theatre near you. They are offering movies such as The Rage in Placid Lake (which actually got a great rating on IMBD.com). If you are a fan of this kind of humor it is worth checking out. They do have Brother From Another Planet (which I love). They also carry. . .who knew. . .the full line of the National Lampoon original movies.

Who Knew?

The American Academy of Pediatrics just concluded a study that found in order to raise healthy children they need good old fashioned, unstructured play time. That's right, scheduling your child's every waking moment and cramming in French, Art, Yoga, Riding Lessons, Computer Design, and Literature is not a good thing. .. .just think how bored they'll get when they get to kindergarten then.

Who knew?

Well, every sane parent I would imagine. Have you ever listened in to the "super" moms when they discuss what their children are doing then bitch about how stressed they are with running the tots to all the classes? Well think of how that poor kid feels being bundled off to class after class after class. Sure a few things are good like maybe tennis and piano lessons, or fencing and art. But to have a schedule activity for every day? Come on? Do these parents not remember what it was like to just have down time as a kid to let the imagination flow free? Do we all have to become mindless super-automatons? Cripes, life gets structured enough as we grow up at least let the tricycle motors have a few years to just play without any specific goals.

All The News

I love news bloopers. . .especially when they catch themselves in a double entendre. . .

Mojito Madness

I saw these Mojito glasses and I automatically thought of D. She is the one who got me hooked on these yummy, rummy concoctions. For some reason I thought they were a lot more difficult to make than they really are. This is the recipe that I found that tastes the best

INGREDIENTS

* 1/2 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
* 1/2 lime, juiced
* 1 sprig fresh mint, crushed
* 1/2 cup crushed ice
* 2 fluid ounces white rum
* 4 fluid ounces carbonated water
* 1 sprig fresh mint, garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. In a highball glass, stir together the confectioners' sugar and lime juice. Bruise the mint leaves and drop into glass. Fill glass with crushed ice and pour in rum. Pour in carbonated water to fill the glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

The only difference is that I like to use spiced rum with my mojitos. Hmmm, maybe a Christmas gift in the making here? No more mashing the mint with a spoon and I do like festive glasses (as I know D. does too!)

NaNoWriMo

The National Novel Writing Month is coming up quick. I had my practice run in July and I actually did all 50,000 words in one month (with one heck of push at the end there). Now that I have one under my belt I think I will give it a go again this November. Anyone else out there care to take the challenge. You can register at NaNoWriMo.org and don't forget your guide book No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days to help you make it through the month. . .

Why It Is Difficult To Shop In Foreign Countries

Renee sent me these and I loved them. What was that old 80's song? Things that make you go HMMMM. . .

My Fifteen Minutes

Check out Josh Kilmer Purcell's blog and see if you can figure out who that handsome man is there with the esteemed author. Just a reminder, If you have not read I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir (P.S.) yet then get your butt out there right now and read it.

cross post with Creative Truth

Hot Stuff Saturday: En Fuego

What is fashion TV and how can I get it? If they have shows like this on all the time then SIGN ME UP!

In The Mood. . .

. . .for some spooky good times. Well Morgen, you have succeeded in getting me in the spirit of Halloween with that meme of yours. I have decided to hook up my computer with a spook-tacular screen saver from Free Halloween Screensavers. I got this really nifty floating skull coming up between fiery gates doing that nice demonic laugh that all floating skulls tend to do. It was free, safe, and easy to install (as long as you are using at least I.E. 5). They have all sorts of different free, creative, and fun wallpapers and screensavers for Halloween there. I may have to do the spooky haunted house just because if I see a glowing skull in the middle of the night on my laptop I just may freak out (but at least it isn't Bigfoot). Don't worry for the kiddies or the faint of heart they also have create your own Jack-o-lanterns and dancing spirits.

Rejects

Move Along by the All American Rejects. . .there is something that I like about this video (besides the hottie pants singer that is).

Future Ex Husband: Ugly Edition

Okay, the title may be a bit misleading because Eric Mabius is far from ugly but he is on Ugly Betty (see how that works. Wow, am I clever or what?). You may also remember him as the token straight guy on The L Word or from Resident Evil. All I have to say is when he took of his shirt on Ugly Betty I was like, WOW. . .plus he has that whole innocent look that is so hot too. . .

Holidays Are Around the Corner. . .

. . .so it is time to think about getting those gifts for those people who you a)don't know b)don't like or c)have to kiss up to. My gift of choice for these types of people has always been a nice bottle of wine. What could be easier or better? Almost everybody drinks it (or pretends they do) so just about anybody will appreciate it. This year (as part of my all online Christmas shopping experiment) I'll be getting those bottles at JJ Buckley Fine Wines. I can shop by country, varietal, color, or my personal favorite by price. The only thing I would like to see would be pictures of the bottles that I am selecting but for the prices I am paying I'm not complaining!

All Hallow's Eve

Okay Janna, I'll bite. . .wait, that so came out wrong! First I have an 8 foot ape creature listed as a bf video and now. . .well, anyway, uh-hem, on with the show with Morgen's Halloween meme thingie

1. What's the scariest movie you've ever seen?
Mommy Dearest. . .some seriously frightening overacting going on there

2. What was your favorite Halloween Costume from childhood?
The year I went as a killer granny from hell. I got one of those grey hair bun wigs and stuck knitting needles through the bun. I wore a horrid muumuu of my grandmothers and carried a walking stick and kept my head. When my friends and I would go to a house people thought I was their grandmother until I looked up and said thank you. I don't know which freaked them out more, my voice coming from a granny costume or the gory, bloody, scabby, scar-faced make-up I had on that made me look like I was gnawing on someones insides.

3. If you had an unlimited budget, what would your Fantasy Costume be for this Halloween?
I would so hook myself up with a really kick ass Robin Hood sort of medieval costume. Yes, I realize that makes me sound like a huge dork but do you know how much those damn yew bows cost?

4. When was the last time you went Trick Or Treating?
D. and I went all the way through our senior year of high school. By that last year we had the neighboorhood so down pat and our system so worked out that we would each need two pillow cases to contain our haul of sugar.

5. What's your favorite Halloween Candy?
Definitely Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, I already bought two bags just for myself. My neices also know that my price for taking them out trick-or-treating is that they have to surrender all their peanut butter cups to me. . .and they do!

6. Tell us about a scary nightmare you had.
Yeah, that would be last night after downloading all that bigfoot stuff all night long to mess wih Morgen. It was so bad I was doing the silent nightmare scream where you are trying to scream and cant figure out why there is no noise actually coming out. Dreaming of bigfoot peaking in your windows or chasing your car is so not fun. I learned my lesson Morgen, I really, really did.

7. What is your Supernatural Fear?
I have Geraldo Rivera to thank for this one. DO you remember in the 80's when the big thing on all the "news" shows was talking about Satan worshipers and how they sacrificed people to Satan. I was about eight or so and that became my biggest fear for the longest time that I would get chased by Satanists and sacrificed to Satan in the woods by the old resevoir in my town.

8. What is your Creepy-Crawlie Fear?
Creepy-Crawlies don't bother me that much, the only thing I can't stand like that are snakes. Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?

9. Tell us about a time when you saw a ghost, or heard something go Bump in the night.
When I lived in New Mexico there was a legend that Portales (the town I lived in), Roswell, and Clovis were part of the Devils triangle. Supposedly in the town cememtary was the portal to hell. Well being bored college kids in a small town with nothing to do me and three others decided to drive through the cemetary to find the portal to hell. Mind you this was May in New Mexico. It was very dry and very freaking hot at 2 a.m. So we pull in the cememtary and start driving along the twisty roads towards the center where this portal is supposed to be when all of a sudden there was this huge, dense fog that just completely enveloped the car so that we couldn't see even a foot ahead of us. Needless to say we freaking tore out of that cememtary and floored it all the way back to the dorms. As soon as we left the cememtary the fog dissapted, but we still sat shaking in the car for twenty minutes trying to get the nerve up to run from the parking lot back to the safety of the dorms.

10. Would you ever stay in a real Haunted House overnight?
Not unless I brought a lot of extra underwear with me. Seriously though, it might be fun if there were a bunch of others with me but not if we had to be separated like on that one show.

11. Are you a traditionalist (just a face) Jack O'Lantern Carver, or do you get really creative with your pumpkins?
I like to think I get creative, but they usually turn out all sloppy and messy.

12. How much do you decorate your home for Halloween?
I don't, but it would be fun to do one year.

13. What do you want on your Tombstone?
I told you it was a bad idea!

Now I'm supposed to tag at least one person, and they copy these questions onto their blog, giving their own answers. I think I'll tag Gumby and D.

Here's what Morgen says: "Make sure you link back to
It's A Blog Eat Blog World when completed, since this is where this meme began. And when you've completed it, leave me a comment & I'll add your name at the bottom, under Monsters Who Completed This Meme, so we all know where to look!"

Bigfoot Pt II

Last night I was up until 1 a.m. looking for recordings of Bigfoot yells online. Why? Well, I guess to be a jerk because Morgen posted a blurb about his irrational fear. Here is where being a jerk comes back to bite you in the butt. I had nightmares all night long about bigfoot and not the oh scary ones, but the one where you are trying to scream but you can't because your brain and body are disconnected. Well, to continue I thought I would share some of these with ya'll. In the light of day they aren't scary and maybe even a little cheesy but at 1 a.m. they sure are freaky.

This site claims to have yells from various parts of the country

And here we have "the largest collection of bigfoot vocalizations on the net"

And a little BF video

Celebrity Collage

Derek found this cool face recognition thingie (see his blog for the link). You upload a face pic and it matches you to the celebrities it thinks you look like. All I have to say is I freaking wish I was half as hot as Jake! The only celeb that people ever said I looked like was Belky Bartokomous from Perfect Strangers. I'll take Jake or Matthew over Belky any day!

Welcome to Ohio

Someone sent me these "you must be from Ohio if. . ." and I thought some of them were pretty funny because they are so true:

You live less than 30 miles from some college or university(I think I have like six or so)

You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candied ones (MMM good, love me the candy buckeyes)

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit (How many times did we go trick or treating in the snow D.?)

You carry jumper cables in your car (This can't just be an Ohio thing)

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. For example: "Where's my coat at?"(I am totally guilty of that)

You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day

You measure distance in minutes(everything is about twenty minutes away)

You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths (well duh!)

Make Mine A Venti

It absolutely amazes me the lengths people will go to to not use Starbucks terminology when ordering. We'll hear crap like "I don't want the smallest one, and not the biggest one. . .what is that other size?" Like it doesn't say Grande right on the freaking menu. Another favorite is when someone, usually a guy, says "Give me the 16 ounce coffee."
I'm sure he does that all the time. . .NOT. Can you see him at the movies "I'll take the 64 ounce diet Coke and the 72 ounce popcorn with 2 ounces of butter on it!" Nope. I'm sure he orders the large popcorn and the large Diet Coke but for some reason try to get him to say Venti and he is so way to cool for the rest of us.

Get over it. It isn't like this is some sort of Candid Camera to get you to look like an idiot. People all over America order their tall, grande, or venti drinks every day. They don't realize that they look even more like a shmuck dancing around the lingo and throwing out all sorts of different modifiers "Yeah, I'll take that $3.60 size. . ." Dude! That is a price, not a freaking size. If you ever wonder why Starbucks baristas get bitchy about the terminology of the sizes it is because they have to listen to that crap all day along with being blamed for creating the terminology.

Big hint here: Odds are if someone is wearing an apron they have no control over what a muti-million (or is it billion) dollar, International company calls their drinks. Odds are they also have no control over the price so you can bitch all you want but just about the only thing you'll get is talked about behind your back when you leave.

Hand Check

What can I say about the whole Rep. Foley fiasco? I could say I am so glad that we have such hypocrites making sure we are living our lives like they think we should while they say f*ck it and do what they want. Or I could say that it isn't surprising that one of the foremost legislators of Internet predator legislation is himself an Internet predator (Jim West anyone?). I could say Why the HELL haven't criminal charges been pressed yet? Or I could ask why any of the many colleagues of this man who KNEW what he was up didn't step forward and do the right thing (and that does include the brother of Mr. Bush)?

What the hell? These people want to tell me that I can't marry another MAN but then they go out and sexually harrass BOYS! So, what, making gay marriage legal or at least not demonizing homosexuality might actually take away some of the thrill that these idiots get or something?

It would be a refreshing change if the jerks in D.C. could just remember that the crap they pull has a real and actual effect on the rest of us. Is having that jerk re-elected so much more important than the boys he was harrassing? Evidently it was because not ONE person stood up and said anything except for, are you ready for this, another teen boy who the jerk was trying to get his freak on with.

Says a lot about our political system when a teenage boy has more umph than our elected officials eh?

I guess not because I am sure someone else can say it much better. . .

My Car. . .

. . .is smarter than I am. Granted it doesn't send me emails like D.'s car does but it does do some other creepy stuff. It, of course, has the odometer and the outside temp on the display. Out of curiousity I pressed the little button that had an i inside a circle (I guess the international symbol for information) and all of a sudden my little display put up a whole variety of stuff like my average speed, how many miles I can drive with the gas in my car, my average miles per gallon, what my coolant temperature is (although what that means I have no clue and really don't care in case you were thinking of telling me all about it). I also noticed that on the radio it not only displays what station is on, but what song is playing and who is the artist! Wow, as long as the computer doesn't go wonky that is so cool! Obviously the honeymoon is still not over between me and my car. . .

HSS Short and Sweet

Here is a quick, short, and sweet Hot Stuff Saturday (just a tiny bit late, but I'm sure ya'll will forgive me. . .right?).