Wednesday, May 31, 2000
i'm curious... i wonder if there are any other "greeks" out there in blogger land. sorority girls? fraternity boys? i've tried searching the blogger databases... but the only mention of the greek system is minor jabs here and there.
here sits a lone sorority girl...
this is very clever. if i had all day to just sit on my butt and surf, i'd rock the blog off. oh wait... i do have all day...
my new project is to work on my "comedic timing" as far as the internet is concerned. i am, as most of you have guessed, a comedic genius. i'm a riot... a hoot... a ham... a card... a joker, even... the class clown. i am bursting with wit, sarcasm, and of course, impecable timing. however, time is sort of an irelevent intangable here in cyberspace... so my particular sort of comic genius is... defunct.
i'm working on it though. i'll let you know when i make a break through.
yuuummmmmm... vegimax goooooooood.
get your game on. go play.
Tuesday, May 30, 2000
i added several links over there --->
for the most part those links are to sites i visit frequently and have been added more for my convenience than anything else.
in other "like woah" news: i'm sad that my side tables look so crappy. i sure wish the light pink table would go to the bottom of the darker pink table... but height properties seem to just mess things up worse. ideally just a dark pink BORDER around the light pink table would be nice... but i don't even know if that's possible and i don't have the energy to investigate right now. at least i have acknowledged that my tables are crazy so you don't think i did it on purpose.
*blush* how sweet.
Monday, May 29, 2000
should your blog live or die? mine will be around for awhile, i think.
i love the circus. i always have. every year the caravan circus inhabits the breslin student events center at michigan state university for about a week. i walk to class cutting through a parking lot full of motor homes, tents, and miscellaneous circus paraphinalia. sometimes i come only inches from hopping into the back of the truck and hiding til they leave a few days later.
my favorite part of the circus has always been, and always will be the elephants. they are so massive, so unlike any animal i encounter regularly, so graceful and gentle. i go to the circus every year, even at age 24, and ride the elephants during intermission. they are almost magical to me.
now legislature is threatening the circus as we know and love it. if this bill passes circuses will no longer be able to travel with elephants and a huge piece of our childhood nostagia will come to an end. don't let this happen.
the ringling bros and barnum & bailey circus have kindly provided information on this legislature, as well as a super easy means to communicate with various polititions asking them not to support this bill.
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOX: (cont.)
yet another cheesy movie i had the pleasure (?) of veiwing this weekend...
INVASION OF THE SPACE PREACHERS (1990)
the extraterrestrial evangelist, reverand lash, has come to earth to pick the pockets and minds of america on his quest for the ultimate religious experience -network television!
creating a congregation of mindless morons with his psycho-sermon radio broadcasts, lash and his monsterous ministry are on their way to network nirvana... or are they?
ok, i promised ER stories, so i'll start by telling you why i was there in the first place. my younger sister hit a stopped van while driving 30 mph. the people in the van were fine, i guess, as were her back-seat passengers. she had a friend in the passenger seat who has huge seatbelt bruises, but seems to be ok other than that. my sister however walked away with two broken metacarpels wrapped in a lovely splint/sling combo. ouch.
in the room (a.k.a. curtained area) next to us was a little girl who had taken ~60 mg of someone elses ritalin and was acting all nutty. (having some extensive experience with ritalin myself, i'm certain she must've taken more than 60mg for the hospital to be inducing vommitting, etc... but whatever.) they made her drink a like 32 ounces of this charcoal stuff mixed with chocolate syrup... her mouth was all black near the end. she was funny though cuz she was the cutest little black girl with an attitude on her like you've never seen... plus she was basically on speed.
my other sister, her boyfriend and i waited in a small family room down the hall and watched rerun clips of MTV's "eMTV weekend" with eminem. we hung out with the aunt of the ritalin girl and her boyfriend. we told gruesome stories of past visits to the ER... it was all great fun.
one of my most prominent qualities is the ability to see the positive in anything, and if i can't, to at least make light of the situation. even so, when i took a break from the waiting room jokes to use the restroom, i walked past several open-doored rooms inhabited by ER patients. no one looked happy. they did even look a little ok. they were crying, or on respirators, or moaning. they had long colorless faces. their friends and family sat patiently next to them, but they looked just as bad.
no wonder everyone hates hospitals. seeing all that sure makes you think...
ooh! trey redesigned what was basically a journal site and is now BLOGGING! i've been reading his journal for awhile and look forward to more frequent updates. go check out his web cam too; he's a cutie!
Friday, May 26, 2000
it's 2am. i just got back from the emergency room. (i'm fine by the way, i was only a waiting room guest.)
i'll fill you in on all the thought provoking ER details after i get some sleep.
Wednesday, May 24, 2000
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOX: (cont.)
the second installment of "cult movie" box text, for your reading pleasure. this one was a real hit!
FRANKENHOOKER (1990)
the frankenstein legend gets switched up by the makers of "basket case" and "brain damage" in this outrageous horror comedy. when his pretty fiance "goes to pieces" under the blades of a runaway lawnmower, aspiring mad scientist jeffery franken hatches an unorthodox scheme to bring his beloved back to life. he reassembles his girlfriend from the body parts of new york prostitutes. but his dreamgirl runs amok on 42nd street, turning tricks that literally make people's heads spin. can jeffery still find true love? or has he created a monster?
the box text really speaks for itself i think, but if you want more information, you're in luck. there are people out there with more time on their hands than me!
Tuesday, May 23, 2000
i'm such a barbie fan that i hate to see her get caught up in this whole thing... but this site *is* pretty funny.
i added myself to the directory, but i highly doubt anyone would call. especially since i don't have a fancy toll free number like so many of you do.
BUT, if you leave me voice mail i'll send you a dollar. (1-517-229-2639)
so, yeah. about linking...
i'll be perfectly honest. if no one ever visited by site, i'd stop updating it and let it rot. sure it is a place for me to express myself, a tool to ease my boredom, a way for me to communicate the things i have to say. the content, design, etc. is for me and me alone.
but *i* know who i am and what i think. *i* already know my thoughts, my opinions, and even what kind of design i like. *i* don't want to communicate with myself... and i certainly don't feel the need to express myself to... myself.
i think a lot of people are kidding themselves if they think hits are not important to them. maybe they are happy with 2 hits a day while other prefer 2000, but really without the hits, what's the point?
and now that we have all come to terms with the fact, that yes, hits are important... what is the harm in trying to entice people to visit your site? i refuse to feel ashamed for enjoying the mini-spotlight things like the power blogger list bring. i refuse to criticize others for outlandish schemes they may have to draw more people to their site. i refuse to *not* link to worthy sites, giving them credit for brightening my day, because i fear the reputation of a link slut, or because people might think i want to be (*gasp*) popular.
because you know what? i do want to be popular and i do want 10,000 people a day to read what i have to say, no matter how trivial it might be.
so go ahead and link me. i'm a slut.
have you seen the ad for the women's gillette silkeffects razor? the one with the three lovely shiny ladies wearing pale blue, pink, and white respectively and dancing around oversized(?) razors and shaving cream? then there is that part where the girl in blue is sliding down the handle of a razor as if she's on a playground... and because of the ripply-textured-grippy handle, she is sort of bouncing, lurching even, down the handle... with a huge stupid grin on her face...
please tell me you know what i am talking about and think its crazy funny.
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOX:
i'm a big fan of cheesy "cult" movies. i rented a bunch to get me through the week and thought it would be a huge disservice to all of you if i didn't post the text from the movie covers.
i'll ease into it and just start you off with one.
NASTY RABBIT (1965)
a comedy of explosive proportions
a zany network of international agents invade a dude ranch to keep tabs on a soviet saboteur sent to release a contaminated bunny on the continental divide. only time will tell if young rock 'n' roll maverick, britt hunter (portrayed by 50's singing sensation, arch hall, jr.), can save the day. presented in glorious technicolor.
the cover shows a sweet little white rabbit wearing a radiation symbol around his neck. the backdrop: a massive nuclear-esque explosion.
A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Michigan Wolverine. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were Wolverines too. Not really knowing what a Michigan Wolverine was but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like fleshy fireworks.
There is, however, one exception. Lilly has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.
"Because I am not a Wolverine."
Then, asks the teacher, what are you?
"Why I'm a proud Michigan State Spartan," boasts Lilly.
The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Lilly why she is a Spartan.
"Well, my mom and dad are Spartans, so I'm a Spartan too."
The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?"
A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Lilly, "I'd be Wolverine."
i've decided to start a campaign to push for a 24 hour society. there will be more than enough support to back this idea. there are already several businesses that run on a 24 hour schedule, and plus with the internet and all it's functions running all night long... we have a good start. one excellent outcome of this societal shift to 24 hour opperation will be better jobs for night owls.
i'm not saying we all have to stay up 24 hours a day, it'll be just the same except when you find yourself still up at 4am you'll have more options, and you won't be considered so weird. why don't you join me in my efforts.
this has got to be the coolest thing i have seen in a while.
i am a total sucker for dry wit and random humor and this site is full of it (in every sense of the phrase).
what a sweet apology for his previous nastiness.
everything you ever wanted to know about me and then some... now go create yourself!
now let's all bow our heads in a moment of silence... (sob)
and one more for the horrible loss suffered in L.A. tonight.
i am the number one pet peeve of all various forms of "computer people".
i realize in saying that i seem to be implying that i am *not* a "computer person" (who would ever admit to such geekiness?) *i would i would* i am in fact very much a computer geek... but not in the professional sense... not in the "i work with computers, and worse yet computer ignorant fools 24 hours a day" sense.
these poor souls have enough to worry about dealing with people who really have no fucking clue what is going on, without having to answer the questions of lazy, "i could find out for my self if i really wanted to" people like myself.
my ex-boyfriend always gets annoyed with me for that shit.
anyway, the point of this story is that i read the blogger f.a.q. page and found out all about "safe mode" and how i could use it to get rid of the stupid messed up post i had a few days ago. lucky me. but please note that that messed up post, as well as a whiney post *about* the messed up post sat in my blog for days (and would have been an eternity) if i hadn't happened upon a solution randomly.
so be proud of me that i fixed that silly thing, and in the process... i taught myself a valuable lesson. i *am* capable of using help files and finding answers in f.a.q. pages. i am a capable productive human being. (now if i could get my mom to belive me...)
Monday, May 22, 2000
i'll be the first to admit i love summer. i love the sunshine, i love the warmth, i love it all... except: i hate being alone.
the population of this place drops by roughly 40,000 after the first week of may. other than a few people i went to high school with, everyone i know heads home for the summer. sadly even if i DO find someone to hang out with, all the bars, etc. are dead.
even simple day to day activities become a chore. i hate to do ANYTHING by myself, let alone be FORCED to. taking a walk isn't the same without kimmie. going to parties just isn't fun without the rest of the girls. i don't even get e-mail anymore now that people are out of school and enjoying their summer plans.
anyway, i don't know what i'm complaining about. in a few weeks i'll be on my way to the happiest place on earth, but in the meantime, the inbetween time... i'm bored.
so, how 'bout you e-mail me. all of you. pleeeeease.
Sunday, May 21, 2000
i'm so excited. i got my hands on a big fat atlas today. i found some really nice atlases in various bookstores, but what really is the point of spending so much money on a book that will be torn to shreds by the end of the summer? i found the cheapest ($5.99), biggest (huge), most recently published (2000) altlas and plan to fill it with comments, side notes, and lots of highlighter marking where i have been and where i want to go.
i'll be leaving about june 9th to drive from lansing, mi to orlando, fl. i have made the trip several times and have some favorite places to stop along the way. if you're familiar with I-75 and any fun stuff between mi and fl, please send me ideas!
wow... aren't you all jealous. jerwin and i are apparantly having a slumber party right now... and wow, guess what's on the agenda for this evening....
Friday, May 19, 2000
"it's no good. when someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you've created together collapses, and that everything you see or do reminds you of them, the worst is the thought that they tried you out and, in the end, the whole sum of parts adds up to you got stamped REJECT by the one you love. How can you not be left with the personal confidence of a passed-over British Rail sandwich?" -bridget jones
ouch! i guess i must have come off a little nasty in my previous post. i thought the blog names were fun and even sent him a nice e-mail letting him know i like them, and an image he had on his site, and to let him know i linked him. guess i better watch my tone now that i'm in bloggerland.
-Princess of Bitteria
ok, jerwin changed the name of his blog multiple times in the last half hour or so. i'm guessing he ran out of update ideas and was just SO desperate to reach the top of the infamous power bloggers list. some examples were: "would you like some fine quality raisins" and "::I drank WHAT?::"
Thursday, May 18, 2000
hah! i had to laugh when i read what andrea just wrote. i don't know what has happened to matthew perry, but he looks BAD...
and speaking of engagements (kinda)... this is too funny.
who thought we'd ever see her on sportscenter again...
so, my friends and i heard that the best way to come up with a porn star name is to use your middle name and the name of the street you live on. mine would be JOY PARKMEADOWS. before we moved it would have been JOY LIBBIE (even better). but the best is my friend andy. he's JOHN (a.k.a. JOHNNY) TOBAGGON. it doesn't get any better than that, now does it?
and in the same vain, add this to the "too much time on their hands" file...
i hadn't actually perused the site in sometime, and sadly i notice now some of the images are MIA... it's ok, the ones that are there are more than entertaining
this is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen.
i am in love with jimmy pop. i'd do it like they do on the discovery channel with him anyday.
is this what it's come to? i feel partially to blame since i downloaded a kid rock mp3 just days ago...
actually i just saw this weeks episode... every girl needs a pacey.
i really have to go to bed earlier, because i really need to start waking up in the MORNING. it's not even like i'm sleeping in til noon, it's more like 2-3pm. i've got to do some outlandish and energy consumptive activities today in order to wear myself out. i have to work at 8:30 tomorrow morning, and that just won't be possible if i stay up 'til 5 or 6am again!
unfortunately, the weather here is terrible, so there's no chance of me getting a little sun... and any outdoor activities are somewhat out of the question. arg.
i am so proud. i just found myself at the very tippy top the infamous power bloggers list. i also realize it is 5:00 in the morning (but only 2:00 pst) so my numero uno status won't last long... oh well. it was nice while it lasted.
guess where i'll be spending my entire summer...
i can't wait to get down there. it'll be a nice change of pace, scenery, you name it. and i love my friends and family to death, but it will be so nice to meet some new people and have new places to go when i go out. i live in my college town with 45,000+ people all winter, but as you can imagine, it's a little slow around here in the summer.
orlando is defintely NOT slow in the summer.
bizarro is by far my favorite comic... so twisted, yet hits the hammer on the head everytime.
i know this is old news by now... but good news to say the least.
i knew izzo wouldn't leave. he's not in the game for the money. (like he's not making enough here anyway...) he knows how valuable the msu community is and even though he has a championship under his belt, he still has goals unmet. what one word describes the future of men's basketball at michigan state? DYNASTY.
and speaking of basketball... it's round three and now i'm torn. it's a tough choice between the man of my dreams, and one of my own kind, but alas these guys are going to take it all!
honestly, what the hell is going on with my computer!? how many times in one night can netscape crash? i've seriously restarted my computer five times since 11pm! arg. and it's not like i have a crappy computer or an old version of netscape. it's just well... my computer's female, and... (it's that time of the month).
i recieved a 24. anyone in mensa out there? i'm thinking about applying, and wondering if it's even worth the energy...
if you like that kind of mind game, here's another. i believe i got an 11 on that.
167.
know of any other good mind game/i.q. sites? i love that stuff.
oh my! someone has way too much time on their hands. if you've ever seen the show (or work at a toy store like i do) you'll probably be pretty amused. check out some of the things those critters have linked!
i have this listed in my "games" links to the right, however i thought i should mention it again here. piercing mildred is the wackiest game i have ever seen. you definitely need to check it out! my characters are Susie, Thelma, Princess, and Stallion. Susie was the winner back in february one week. we're so proud. (unfortunately the tatoo that got her that honor was lost due to infection.) Currently none of them are too pierced or tattooed. They are saving their $$ for some outrageous tatoos!
Wednesday, May 17, 2000
ok, here's the deal. i'm such a night owl, and there is just nothing else for me to do, but play around on the internet while everyone i now has visions of sugar plums dancing through their heads. it gets unbearably (unbareably? -god, why can't i spell?) lonely. so if you're reading this drop be an quick e-mail or if you're on AIM, go ahead and IM me!
my new shoes. except mine are grey and rosie pink. very cute!
actually check out the whole skechers site. they were smart enough to get both skechers.com and sketchers.com for those of us who don't know how to spell their name!
i'm currently reading Bridget Jones's Diary. bridget, obviously the main character, is SO witty and fun. i relate so well to many of her dilemma's. it's short, and broken up into little chunks, so it's a real easy read.
i have wanted so badly to get this blog off the ground but i haven't been able to decide which should come first; an eye catching design or actual content, etc.
i have decided for the time being to just start blogging. the design i have now is functional if nothing else, so i may as well start blogging away. that seems more fun anyway, in light of the creative block i suffer when i even THINK about a design!
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