still a little bit of your song in my ear

[did i say i was going to something productive? hmm. i lied.]

I just want to say: Damien Rice is beauty.

(hi. clarinet in "Cheers Darlin'?" genius.)


Current Music: "Cannonball" - Damien Rice

saturday looks good to me

well, actually it's pretty overcast and gloomy looking out. but really i'm just shocked that i'm up at all right now. it's not even 10am yet. i stayed up until about 3 or a little after, so i figured i'd be cozy in bed until at least after 11:30am. But, with much thanks to Luna & Stella who were scratching at a plastic bag on the floor and knocking things off my dresser, I'm up.

i actually just re-downloaded Yahoo! Messenger and they've really done a lot to upgrade it. For those of you who don't have it, you should get it. They have cute, customizable avatars, plus, if you've got people set up in your contacts with enough info., you can send, not only IM's, but text messages right to their cell, emails and even call if you have the right tools (i don't). Chatted with VLB on there for a bit this morning, too. ANYways....

so last night was an at-home night. Mark did his own thing and I didn't do much of anything except customize this thing and look up stuff online about 'Lost.' I'm addicted to that show, as well as many others. But that one is really a good one.

today should be a little more exciting, however, since I have plans to hang with Ang after she gets out of her class. Some shopping, dinner, etc. is on the menu. I'm hoping she'll wanna do Mongolian BBQ since I just got ANOTHER free stir-fry from signing up my gmail account to their mailing list. snort. It's not even scamming though, because the griller guy TOLD Angi the other day that they want to see how many times someone signs up with different emails. Like a contest they're running. Strange that it's being allowed, but cool for cheap-asses like me!

ack! enough computer shit ... must. do. something. productive. with. afternoon.

meow, meow, party, meow

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I wanted to have his love-child

Not trying to steal any gossip limelight from Trent's blog, which is "firmly on the pulse," but I had to report this piece of news:

Ben Harper had another baby with Laura "Jurassic Park" Dern. Sniff.
I was supposed to be having his babies. How dare he.

You can check out the story HERE.

htm**

That is my license plate number (with the "**" being actual numbers - but I'm not putting those up there, you stalkers!) and I always remember it because of "HTML."

Now I know I'm a nerd. Not only because of the license plate thing but that I loved HTML coding when I was in college and I'm super diggin' it now while fooling with this blog. I'm sure half of anyone who is reading this is thinking "uh... your blog is boring," but I don't care because it's fun for me.

Crap. I fear that if I was ever a teeny bit cool, I am no longer.

Current Mood: computer-y

the dirty

some might not dig it, but i feel at home there.

not to mention 4 rounds of drinks and a slut shot, all for only $5.

holla.

arf

and, can i just say that i am totally done with the whole celebrity-chihuahua-as-an-accessory thing?

not that i was ever into it. but, c'mon. stop.
played OUT.

but they are cute.

Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky & Mike...and Ralph!

That's right! New Edition's back together! Um, but... sans Bobby Brown mais avec Johnny Gill. This may be old news, but I just found out.

Sigh. Chanda and I used to dance our little asses off to NE.

"Mr. Telephone Man
There something wrong with my line
When I dial my baby's number I get a
Click every time"

Good stuff.

sex is groovy, AIDS is not

Although this should be something we are aware of and educated about EVERY day, today is World AIDS Day. Make sure you're doing the right thing with the right people and always stay informed. Inform others as well, when you can.

For the faint of heart, don't click the link below. If you're in a work/family environment at the moment, don't click the link below. If you think the human anatomy is "icky," don't click the link below. But if you want to see what I think is a nifty way to get the point across, click the link below.

MILK

About MILK: in this work the artist Shu Lea Cheang brings the number of deaths from AIDS in Africa in connection with the wide availability of pornographic images on the Internet. It shows sex pictures that are accessible to everyone on the Internet. The work does not create these pictures but puts them in the context of the artistic statement through programming on the surface of its own website. This is a media-critical and typical procedure used by web artists: the showing and sampling of pictures available in the collective archives of the Internet.

i'd like to thank the academy

So, today i am the recipient of a "Keep The Light On" award at work. Pretty much means, I keep the topic of Diversity at Ford in the forefront and am a good example of what it means to be diverse and accepting of others. Normally I don't really give a rat's ass about these little acknowledgements given here at work; I'd rather have a pay increase. But today, I feel a little proud. Not only were many nominated from my department and only I won, but the other winners from the other departments were all managers and supervisors and general higher-ups. Hell, I don't even work for Ford directly!

The award itself is like an Emmy or something - it's clear glass (well, it's sturdy plastic, but looks like glass, so...) and stands about 10" tall in the shape of a flame (Keep The Light On, get it?). My name is etched in it next to a light bulb along with the Ford logo, the name of the award, my dept. and the year.

And here's the part that I think is cool, which is odd since I normally am not into the whole "corporate ladder" thing. I accepted the award from the head of my department (big man on campus) as well as the Vice-President of Ford (almost biggest man on campus)! He's one of 8 or 9 people who report directly to Bill Ford Jr. and he was there to congratulate us (me). :)

So, I'm feeling a little proud of myself today.

dude, like, the real O.C. rulez

Stee-VUHNN!

stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

so, i did the decorating. i always feel like it's a little top heavy when i do it. meaning, i have a TON of decorations for the living room (where i spend most of my time) and not so much in the rest of the house. the bathroom needs more. the kitchen needs more. the living room = overload.

unfortunately, i don't have gads of cash to go and spend on other decorations, so i use the same ones over and over. even if i buy more, i end up putting it in the living room somewhere and it just starts to look gaudy. i tried to trim it back a bit this year. hmm.

still not sure about putting a tree up. it'll have to go in the dining area, where the half-assed photo screen is. anything is better than that screen. but i can just see me coming in from work to find the tree down, bulbs strewn about the place after being used as cat toys and little pieces of wire everywhere, from the chewed up xmas lights. this is not something i think i'd handle well. maybe no tree, then?

ah, holidays.

old navy

just what exactly is performance fleece? how does it differ from regular fleece?

just something i've always wondered.

still gets me

The second to last episode of 'Friends' was on UPN tonight and I, of course, caught it. Even though I don't think the writing was at it's best at that point, I still miss that show. I guess it reminds me of my "younger days" and all the things I did and went through for the duration of that show. It made me feel nostalgic. Hasn't even been off the air for a full year yet. Damn.

we'll see...

Just trying it out. We'll see how I keep up with it. This blog could never compare to the stylistic flair of some or the brilliant writing skill of others that I read, but it'll have to do. it'll just be ME.

Right now it's time to get my decoratin' on ... my favorite part of the wintery cold season.