February 2009
1.31.09
qod:
What decade do you wish you lived in?
80s
“Everything you imagine is real.”
– Pablo Picasso (via boredintheburbs)
January 2009
I Don’t Hurt Anymore - Dinah Washington
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Witness: Man stabbed ex to reclaim implants →
File under : Comedy and Tragedy in the News.
At least I know for a fact that he'll write me...
Me: Not scared of monsters ever again! You know why? Last night Shannon told me in passing conversation that he is the King of The Closet Monsters and that I now have his protection, so none of the other closest monsters will mess with me anymore. Score!
Caleb: What if there is a rogue closet monster?
Me: Well he must be king for a reason. One must outwit and be stronger than all the other monsters. I’m not sure if he’d fight them for me or not but I’d like to think so.
Caleb: Well you know in Kingdoms there are rogues and bandits and villains that oppose the law. Even in pack animals you’ll get a rogue lion or rogue wolf. And sometimes they can gather enough strength to over throw the King, then they will all take up residence in your closet because protection was given to you…
Me: At which point there will be a civil war and your people will become involved, because I, for the first time in my life, will be the woman in need of protection and saving. You wouldn’t let them eat me alive, I just know it.
Caleb: Well I run with the under the bed monsters and basement monsters (they are actually the same thing). We don’t have kings, just clan systems.
Me: You told me you were going to become their king. You liar!
Caleb: It was high hopes, not lying, You know how difficult it is to unite a few hundred clans? That’s a lot of work. I can’t even match my own socks.
Me: LAZY. I’m going to be sucked into my closet because you’re lazy.
Caleb: Well it makes a better story if you get sucked into the closet first, then I send in my clan of under-the-bed and basement monsters (but not cellar monsters those are something totally different). There is a glorious battle, lots of lives lost, a tragedy, and an epic ending. If there was just a war between the two, that’s just barbaric and not a good story.
Me: Fucking writers. Making me suffer for the sake of a story. You better retell it well! Make me FANTASTIC.
Caleb: I always tell a good story.
Amy's addition - That's my Caleb!
“Why is God considered an explanation for anything? It’s not - it’s...”
– Unnamed blogger commenting on an article on intelligent design as requoted by Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion.
Family: Octuplets' mother has 6 other children →
sarahchristine:
What the hell? I am sorry, and this may make me very unpopular, but why do people think it is a good idea to have so many children? Why would someone who already has 6 children take fertility drugs? The world is over-populated as it is and you take it upon yourself to add 14 more children to it? Why are you so special? Why not adopt if you want to have a huge family? Or take in...
1.30.09
qod:
If you had to describe your style in one word, what would it be?
Controlled.
Stalker?
Earlier this week I got a new follower on Tumblr. I know this because I only have 8 followers ;) then there were 9. The name of the new follower was “Napstr”, and everything on their page was blank, untitled… untouched. It was like that for a few days and then they disappeared. I was back to 8 followers again.
Now this morning, it’s back up to 9. This new one is...
There is no such thing as Customer Service anymore
Let me start by saying that I hate…. and I do mean HATE automated phone systems. They have not simplified anything or made anyone’s life easier. All they have done is guaranteed that by the time the caller actually gets to a real person they are either severely frustrated or incredibly ticked off, and that’s no way to start a conversation.
So that being said, my doctor wants...
You can only hope for a blind thief
My co-worker across the hall, bless his heart, decided last night after I left that it wasn’t safe leaving my water pills and potassium pills sitting out on my desk. He hid them in my bottom lefthand drawer… but LEFT A NOTE attached to my monitor stating that he’d done so… :-|
Emotion = unknown
One of the old classmates I found on Facebook had her status stating something about she was sad to hear that * insert name here * passed away this month. Now normally if I hear something like this I feel SOMETHING. Even if it’s regret for not keeping in touch, or sympathy for the family… but this time I just stared at the name feeling. . . . I don’t know. You see,...
Reflocking
So I found an old classmate on Facebook. Through her I think I’ve found most all the others (slight exageration… but only slight). Most of them have on their friends list only other people we went to school with, with MAYBE a couple “friends and family” thrown in. What’s up with that?
*revision*
I’ve also noticed that they have formed groups that NEVER...
Tumblr Drama
mjchamplin:
It’s not worth it.
There’s drama on Tumblr? Maybe I’m still too new at this….
Confession
beenthinking:
The influx of Facebook birthday wishes from long lost or peripheral friends (always early – must be the day they must notify “friends” of upcoming dates) feels intrusive and weird.
We all know you didn’t really spontaneously remember on your own – just like I didn’t really remember yours. I’m not sure I’m comfortable with this era of synthetic sincerity…or prefab loyalty.
Also, I’m...
1.28.09
qod:
Dear Tumblr,
Do you have pets?
What are they’re names?
I have 2 dogs.
Darby and Madame Chang.
Have a great gpoyw!
3 Dogs - Neesa, Maia, and Zephyr 1 Cat - Whisper 5 Rats - Tank, O.P., Seti, Nasa, and Weeji 4 Tarantulas - Abby, Pig, and 2 yet to be named
Thunderkiss ‘65 - White Zombie
HEADBANG!
boredintheburbs:
Ace Enders and a Million...
“The priests of the different religious sects… dread the advance of science...”
– Thomas Jefferson
Discrimination
I logged onto Facebook to find over under the “sponsor” section to the right something that says:
Davos-Join the Debate Do you feel you suffer or you are discriminated against due to your religious beliefs?
Then you have three choices: All the time Sometimes Never
I chose “all the time” because I’m Atheist.
Next popped up the percentage like so:
0% All the time...
“Here is a technique that I find very helpful in reminding me to keep a work/life...”
– Remarks by Sandra Pianalto President and Chief Executive Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Ursuline College Graduate Commencement 2004 Friday, May 21, 2004” (via mykol78) (via c-quoia) (via thecaleb)
Email Signatures
Let me first start off by saying that NOTHING in this company is conforming. There are no two computers alike and therefore no two computers have the same software loaded. MOST the people in this company are using Outlook for their email. I, along with a very small minority are still using Netscape. Mind you, this isn’t by choice, but just what’s been given me.
So last week we get...
