June 26, 2003

And the vote goes to...

Well, so far I can only find two New Weblog Showcase blog entries (that are not mine) to link to...
The first is actually more interesting than the blub made it sound: Occasional Subversion on biotechnology or crop mutation or something. This is my favorite passage:

"Humans have modified crops for centuries through selective breeding; indeed, it would be difficult to name any crop which is "pure" -- just defining purity would be a challenge. The people who argue against genetic modification are often arguing from a point of view which equates something they call "nature" with purity, but such a view of nature has less to do with science than religion."

(Haven't any of these protestors ever heard of Gregor Mendel? Wait, they were probably taking "whiteness studies"....)

The next showcase entry I am voting for, Triteness Studies, I enjoyed because I had previously read that news article on the "privilege walk" and had been pretty annoyed that anyone was forced to take that class. The money quote from this essay is "History is much a tale of one people oppressing another. " So true and yet so cynical. Must be why I liked it. (Plus, my grandparents grew up German--in America--during World War I, so my "people" suffered oppression, too.)

Anyway, maybe I'll re-read some of the other entries tomorrow in hopes of finding a third candidate for linkage .

And remember, a link to my entry is a vote for me, a link to my blog is an indication of your taste and refinement....... :)

(Author's note: please pardon the ponderous prose and dangling participles--I am practicing my sleep-typing again!)

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Just Your Average Workday: The Sequel

I am so tired again today I wanted to go straight to bed when I got home, but I remembered my committment to blog and therefore will relate that no blood was spilled at work today! Hurray! Also, after three hours of fruitless phone calls I finally located an exorcist--I mean, a plumber--to fix the possessed men's room toilet that had been in continuous flush mode for about 20 hours. His name was Ben, he was kind of cute, and it only took him about 5 minutes to mutter the proper incantations.....

It's not actually reading Harry Potter that has me using all these occult metaphors...

You see, I took my digital camera to work yesterday, and took a few pictures. The ones from the projection booth are very interesting! I wish I knew how to do thumbnails (Pixy! any tips?) but since I don't, here are two pictures I took a few minutes apart :

projector.jpg

theater ghost.jpg


That stringy bright stuff was not there when I took the picture!

Logically I figure that the flash was bouncing off of something (since I was at a slightly different angle than for the prior shot) but if you look carefully you can almost see a face.....

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Apologia

One last entry before I head off to class and thence to work....

I apologize for the excessive pinging I have been doing lately. It seems when I revise an entry, such as correcting spelling or grammar errors I missed on my first three edits (that preview font is just so darned small!) and then publish, it re-pings everyone.

My bad.

I will try to remember to erase the "URLs to ping" box on future editing.

No promises, tho'.

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Just Your Average Workday.....

I hope CSI doesn't decide to stop by the theater and do luminol tests in the east men's restroom (as opposed to the west men's restroom, where the haunted toilet resides). We cleaned up all the blood splatters, but I've heard that stuff can still detect hemoglobin years later.
One of my concession clerks was sitting under the counter reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix between shows when a customer came up for a free refill. Being one of my most conscientious employees, he leaped up to assist her---and whacked his head on a sharp corner. I've always heard that scalp wounds bleed profusely, and I can now testify to that. I can't help but wonder if we can get a lawsuit going against J.K. Rowling ... I hear she has squillions...

Anyway, Tiger was whining, er, complaining, um, mentioned in my comments that I didn't blog much on my two-month anniversary. Tiger, dearest Tiger, I would much rather have been blogging yesterday than wrapping ice chips in a paper towel for my clumsy clerk's boo boo and checking that his eyes were dilating properly with the handy dandy flashlight every theater keeps at the ready for seeking out disruptive patrons and lost car keys. I certainly would rather have been blogging than listening to the haunted toilet (I really think Moaning Myrtle inhabits that restroom) running all night since it waited until after 4 o'clock to go haywire and I cannot call a plumber until I go in today. I definitely would rather have been blogging than spending the afternoon trying to find out why our supply order wasn't delivered, and eventually learning that due to a "keying mistake" we wouldn't be getting it at all this week.

And, for some reason, I was so tired when I got home last night I dropped straight into bed without even checking my email.

Since I get off work at 6 tonight instead of 11, I will attempt to satisfy your flattering jones for my wit and wisdom with more pearls then.


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Once around the 'sphere, cabbie

Tiger says:

I will stop as soon as someone devises an inpatient program where they keep you doped up for years until you have absolutely no more craving for nicotine. I am eager to trade my nicotine addition for an addiction to a better drug.
(Amen!)

Frank offers a handy reference list for future Presidents on what Executive orders can and cannot do.... (and denies he is Gephardt's speechwriter).

Pixy Misa wonders what's all the fuss about Harry Potter ... (I am on page 440! halfway there!)

Loyal Reader Pete points out in my comments that we have never seen Frank and Bill Whittle at the same time.....

Pietro has the last word about Saddam's WMDs. (Mmmm...grammar check: Since WMD is shorthand for Weapons of Mass Destruction, why do we always see it pluralized? Shouldn't the newmedia treat it as we do other words that are both singular and plural, such as elk, sheep, etc., and say "a herd of WMD was spotted" or "hoards of WMD roamed the desert unchecked"? Just a thought.....)

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June 25, 2003

Happy Anniversary to Me!

Today is my two month anniversay of blogging, and to celebrate, I have used my "good for one free re-entry" card from NZ Bear to enter this week's New Blog Showcase. I almost entered the story about the concessions clerk being stuck on the roof, but since it's still over at blogspot.....(it's on my to-do list, ok! One of these days I will get my origins transferred!).

Anyway, Loyal Readers...do your duty!!!! Enter your blogs into the showcase so I have three decent ones to link to, ok? I would hate to get disqualified on a technicality....

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Monday...er, Wednesday update

Seeing as yesterday was my "weekend," today has a Mondayish kind of feel to it, which is reinforced by by the fact that the new In My World is another cliffhanger!
Frank, just because George Lucas obsesses over that whole trilogy thing doesn't mean that you have to, too! (tho' I must say you look hot with a light saber....)

In other news, Tiger has a new logo!

Pixy Misa is back from his trip, with photos to prove it! (He has also posted some cheesecake photos, giving his site the coveted PG-13 rating!)

John is hysterical (as usual) on marketing ploys for sports teams

Jamie has an ethical question that he needs to send to Frank Answers

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June 24, 2003

Shudder

"When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," said Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri.

I don't know which is more frightening...the idea of another Presidential Dick (nope, NOT referring to Nixon) or the thought that this kind of statement is par for the course for the left......

Update: The more I read Gephardt's statement, the more I am convinced that Frank J is his speechwriter... a statement like that is just so absurd!

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Mush Brain

I have been working on my paper for most of the day, and it's almost there. Unfortunately, I had hoped I'd finish it today. Life interrupts art. One of my nieces turned 11 today, and my sister decided to have the birthday party at my house (yes, she asked first, and I agreed). But there went three hours of homework time (pre-cleaning; party;post-cleaning). The good part [aside from the acknowledged excellence of cake and ice cream] was that I got my brother P.K. to critique my paper, and he gave me some good suggestions. I also persuaded him to install the drivers and software for my digital camera, which I used to take pics at the party.
Boy, was I disappointed. Like blogger, the camera was free, and I got what I paid for. (Actually, now that I think of it, I had to put up with earthlink for all those months to get that camera, so I paid WAY more than it was worth!).
So that you know what I am talking about I am going to post one of the pics I took at the party.

This is the birthday girl: View image

It's blurry, grainy, the colors are bizarre........ sigh.

Here's one P.K. took of himself, fooling around:dsc_033.jpg

He's actually pretty good-looking in person......sigh.

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June 23, 2003

Caesura

Just a note to my Loyal Readers: Pete, Tiger, Victor, Pixy Misa, et.al., even though tomorrow is my day off, there is a good chance I will not be blogging because I have another paper due for one of my classes, and I cannot wait another minute to dive into the new Harry Potter book.

So, stop by tomorrow to see if Order of the Phoenix is more compelling than my compulsion to blog!

(Cool...a cliffhanger! just like Frank!)

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Monday Salmagundi

Thanks to Victor (wet T-shirt photos? please, Victor, this is a family blog!) I wandered over to James Finch's new site VRWC, and found the transcript to a recent conversation he had with Bubba--I mean, former President Clinton.
Wow, James! How come all those dweebs have your phone number???

Tiger is depressed because Glenn Reynolds hasn't linked to him....
Shall I remind him that Frank J has not only answered my stupid questions, but left comments on my blog? Nah, that would just be mean......

Pietro is making up for not blogging over the weekend......

John Collins was, um, ticked off this weekend....

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No Breaks Allowed

Don't you hate it when your favorite blogs go the entire weekend without an update? It's almost as if some of these folks have an actual life or something....
Ok, I am as flattered as the next woman when my blog is the top story for days, but it seems like Glenn, Tiger and Frank are the only ones considering MY entertainment needs....
(Pixy Misa is granted absolution because he warned me he was going on a road trip, and left me a catalog of his music to keep me amused til his return.)

Get with the program, guys!


UPDATE: Let me reiterate, Glenn(NOT Reynolds), TIGER and Frank worked very hard over the weekend to keep me entertained!!!!

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True Relevance

Frank is even hotter with a shotgun!

Yes, the Peace Gallery is now up, AND there is a new In My World!

See, this is why I love Mondays......


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New Blog of the Week..

The winner in the New Blog Showcase this week is An Unsealed Room

I'm kind of relieved, even though I didn't vote for it, because as far as I could tell there were no duplicate votes credited to this entry. Those of you further down the voting list (John) can take heart in the fact that some of the blogs above you really didn't garner as many votes as they seemed to.....

I emailed Bear about the duplication thing, but haven't heard back from him yet.

Wonder if he's sorry he started this whole showcase thing.....

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Horrors!

Oh no! I go to work and Frank menaces a sweet little kitten!
This man definitely needs a wife!

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June 22, 2003

Simulcasting..involuntarily

And it was a sad day in the ecosphere (a pre-coffee rendering of ecosystem/blogosphere, I guess) when my new provider's network upgrades, which were supposed to be over with by 5:30 am, are STILL locking me out, and here I am back at blogger...
Gawd, the IRONY of that....

I had lots to say, too!

Frank looks very hot in his Nuke the Moon T, armed and dangerous for the first Peace Gallery photo.

The Emperor may unleash his wrath on all of us if we don't start coughing up pizzas at a faster rate.

Tiger has an excellent musing on tolerance, race, and humanity.

And I must be off to the theatre shortly, where I will be held prisoner 'til near midnight... I hope that my new blog is back by then.....

UPDATE: It's baaaaaack........ and the above is a copy of my post from 10:20 this am at my old blogspot site. Kudos to Tiger who found it there!!!

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