I know I showed these off last year, but they are fantastic and need to be reveled in yet again... | |
Christmas lights set to musical score
Here's some more cool Christmas lights videos: http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-6458539689785580334&q=christmas+lights | |
12.10.2006
Amazing Christmas Light
12.09.2006
Word of the Day
(Beware all... I think this is a marvelous idea!)
Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com
December 09, 2006:
Hasselhoffing
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hasselhoffing&defid=749357
The act of changing a colleague's desktop wallpaper to display the manlyphysique of David Hasselhoff.
Dear God man! I leave my workstation for a few moments to visit the big boysroom and you've Hasselhoffed me!
Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com
December 09, 2006:
Hasselhoffing
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hasselhoffing&defid=749357
The act of changing a colleague's desktop wallpaper to display the manlyphysique of David Hasselhoff.
Dear God man! I leave my workstation for a few moments to visit the big boysroom and you've Hasselhoffed me!
12.08.2006
Spinach recall
There was an article I read back in September about the recall of Spinach from the states due to an e coli scare associated with that spinach... It's now December and although the article say to not buy such spinach until it is deemed save I have not heard another thing about this... when can I eat my spinach again?
It's interesting to see how quickly the media will jump all over a medical threat, but when that threat is over it is never mentioned to the public so the public will continue on in their paranoid delusion created by the media, fearing what they eat, drink, breathe, etc. In all fairness the media should report more on when a threat is over, not just when it is a threat.
This website is a good example of the media scaring the public... all the items were recalled but very few have follow up articles as to whether a product was later re-released or deemed safe. http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/recalls/
Here is the spinach article (from the above website) if you wanted to read it for yourself:
Beware of bagged fresh spinach from U.S., advisory warns
Monday, September 18, 2006 11:18 AM ET
People should not eat bagged fresh spinach from the United States until further notice, a federal advisory is warning after an E. coli outbreak that has made more than 100 Americans sick.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is attempting to find the bacteria source that prompted the outbreak that started last week and has spread to at least 19 states.
The Public Health Agency of Canada reported that no illnesses have been reported in Canada due to the contaminated spinach.
The advisory issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it was co-operating with the Public Health Agency, Health Canada and U.S. officials in the investigation.
Natural Selection Foods, LLC, of San Juan Bautista, Calif., has recalled all of its products that contain spinach in all the brands they pack with "Best if Used by Dates" of Aug. 17 through Oct. 1.
Natural Selection Foods, LLC brands include: Natural Selection Foods, Pride of San Juan, Earthbound Farm, Bellissima, Dole, Rave Spinach, Emeril, Sysco, O Organic, Fresh Point, River Ranch, Superior, Nature’s Basket, Pro-Mark, Compliments, Trader Joe’s, Ready Pac, Jansal Valley, Cheney Brothers, Coastline, D’Arrigo Brothers, Green Harvest, Mann, Mills Family Farm, Premium Fresh, Snoboy, The Farmer’s Market, Tanimura & Antle, President’s Choice, Cross Valley, and Riverside Farms.
Consumption of food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria may cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses.
People with compromised immune systems, young children and the elderly are at particular risk of developing serious complications. Individuals who experience symptoms of illness should contact their doctor.
It's interesting to see how quickly the media will jump all over a medical threat, but when that threat is over it is never mentioned to the public so the public will continue on in their paranoid delusion created by the media, fearing what they eat, drink, breathe, etc. In all fairness the media should report more on when a threat is over, not just when it is a threat.
This website is a good example of the media scaring the public... all the items were recalled but very few have follow up articles as to whether a product was later re-released or deemed safe. http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/recalls/
Here is the spinach article (from the above website) if you wanted to read it for yourself:
Beware of bagged fresh spinach from U.S., advisory warns
Monday, September 18, 2006 11:18 AM ET
People should not eat bagged fresh spinach from the United States until further notice, a federal advisory is warning after an E. coli outbreak that has made more than 100 Americans sick.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is attempting to find the bacteria source that prompted the outbreak that started last week and has spread to at least 19 states.
The Public Health Agency of Canada reported that no illnesses have been reported in Canada due to the contaminated spinach.
The advisory issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it was co-operating with the Public Health Agency, Health Canada and U.S. officials in the investigation.
Natural Selection Foods, LLC, of San Juan Bautista, Calif., has recalled all of its products that contain spinach in all the brands they pack with "Best if Used by Dates" of Aug. 17 through Oct. 1.
Natural Selection Foods, LLC brands include: Natural Selection Foods, Pride of San Juan, Earthbound Farm, Bellissima, Dole, Rave Spinach, Emeril, Sysco, O Organic, Fresh Point, River Ranch, Superior, Nature’s Basket, Pro-Mark, Compliments, Trader Joe’s, Ready Pac, Jansal Valley, Cheney Brothers, Coastline, D’Arrigo Brothers, Green Harvest, Mann, Mills Family Farm, Premium Fresh, Snoboy, The Farmer’s Market, Tanimura & Antle, President’s Choice, Cross Valley, and Riverside Farms.
Consumption of food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria may cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses.
People with compromised immune systems, young children and the elderly are at particular risk of developing serious complications. Individuals who experience symptoms of illness should contact their doctor.
12.07.2006
Word of the Day
(this one is dedicated to Steve hehe)
Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com
December 07, 2006:
elationship
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=elationship&defid=1704264
This refers to a couple (friends, lovers, whatever) that know each other *only*via online correspondence (e-mail, IM chats, video rooms, etc.).
A: Jasmine and I have a great elationship, dude.
B: Um, she lives in Vietnam, dude.
A: I know, but she writes very flirty e-mails. And her myspace is totallyhott.
Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com
December 07, 2006:
elationship
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=elationship&defid=1704264
This refers to a couple (friends, lovers, whatever) that know each other *only*via online correspondence (e-mail, IM chats, video rooms, etc.).
A: Jasmine and I have a great elationship, dude.
B: Um, she lives in Vietnam, dude.
A: I know, but she writes very flirty e-mails. And her myspace is totallyhott.
12.06.2006
PostSecret 6
Here's an interview with Frank Warren (the creator of PostSecret) I found it quite interesting :)
20 Questions with Frank Warren
Written by Scott Semegran
Thursday, 03 August 2006
Do you feel the urge to reveal your deepest, darkest secrets? If you do, you are not alone. Thousands of people have revealed their secrets on a web site called PostSecret.com. According to Technorati, PostSecret.com is the seventh most popular blog on the internet as of August 1, 2006. What is PostSecret? It’s a web site that invites you to anonymously reveal your secrets. The directions are simple:
“Each secret can be a regret, hope, funny experience, unseen kindness, fantasy, belief, fear, betrayal, erotic desire, feeling, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything - as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before.”
Create a 4-by-6-inch postcard and draw, paint, or cut and paste whatever you desire to reveal your secret. Then anonymously mail to it to Frank Warren, the artist behind the project. Every Sunday, he puts the postcards on his web site. Sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, and sometimes sad, it’s hard not to feel a wide range of emotions when reading the submissions. The skeptic in me ponders if the secrets are really secrets at all. But the artist in me knows that it really doesn’t matter if the person is telling the truth or not. We all have secrets. We all have something we hide about ourselves. It’s the choice to reveal what we want to the world that makes us who we are. And reading the submissions reveals more about us than it does the person who submitted it. It should remind us all that we have our own secrets to deal with.
PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives is a collection of submissions to PostSecret and it has garnered rave reviews. And Frank is currently busy prepping a new book titled My Secret: A PostSecret Book, scheduled to be released this October. He took time out of his busy schedule to answer our 20 Questions. Read what he had to say:
Q: When was the last time YOU confessed a secret?
I'm not Catholic so I am not required to confess. (Did I sidestep that successfully?)
Q: According to about.com, "The sacrament [of confession in Catholicism] is used for the forgiveness of sins committed after baptism. It's a sign from God to impart grace to the soul. We reconcile ourselves with God through confession." Do you see any parallels between this Catholic sacrament and your audience confessing their secrets to the PostSecret community?
I think sharing a secret can be thought of as a spiritual experience, among other ways. I know that some of the postcards I receive display artwork and care that appears to have taken such an investment in time and effort. Much more than would be necessary to simply tell a secret. I think these cards represent something more than we can see. Maybe for these people, sharing their secret is a search for grace.
Q: What is your selection criteria for posting on PostSecret?
When I travel to college campuses and talk about what people like to see on the web site this is what they tell me. They like secrets that have a strong visual message and a simple easy to read secret. They like secrets that they have not seen before. And they appreciate a variety of sexual, philosophical, humorous, remorseful and joyful secrets every week.
Q: Many of the submissions are altered or modified versions of post cards that can be bought in a store. Have you encountered any issues with claims of copyright infringement?
Very little for the website and traveling art exhibit. A few have been vetted by my attorney for the books.
Q: Do you have a philosophy to live by?
We are all on our own journey from the home we were born into toward the home we make for ourselves.
Q: Why are people compelled to tell their secrets?
I think on the website I have created an environment where a person can share a private secret without any social cost.
Q: What inspires you as an artist?
A tedious business.
Q: Have you received any requests to reveal the owner of a submission?
Sometimes I receive multiple emails from people sure that the same secret is from someone they know. They all want me to confirm a return address. I never do. I suggest instead that they chose to believe whatever will make their life more meaningful.
Q: Are you a spiritual person?
My faith is a work in progress. Currently I am discovering spiritual meaning in how the pain and suffering I experienced growing up is enabling me to find purpose as an adult.
Q: How did your association with hopeline.com come about?
I have been a volunteer taking hopeline calls for over three years now. I have also lost a friend and family member to suicide.
Q: A New York Times review claims, "[PostSecret] isn't really a true confessional after all. It is a piece of collaborative art." Do you agree with that?
I would rather not define the project. It is what it is. I am moved by it and if others continued to be moved by it too, I will keep going.
Q: If you were trapped on a deserted island, what three things would you need to survive?
I just need one thing, New York City.
Q: Do you have a favorite submission? If not, do you have a submission that comes to mind, for whatever reason, above all the others?
A person mailed me a photograph and on the back wrote. "I steal small things from my friends to keep memories of how much I love them." Sometime I laugh when I read that, other times it makes me sad. It's now my favorite poem.
Q: Are you an Elvis man or a Beatles man?
I like them both. But if I had to pick which superpower I wanted between flying and being invisible, I would chose flying. Because sometimes seeing so many secrets makes me feel like I am invisibly watching people's lives already.
Q: According to an article on usatoday.com, PostSecret is your third art project. Tell us about some other art projects you've worked on?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4415-2004Oct3.html
Q: What words of wisdom did your father share with you? Was it good advice?
I told me father last week that watching him try to start several small businesses and fail was a great lesson for me. It showed me that there is no shame in trying something and failing and it demonstrated to me how hard one has to work to create and grow a business or any venture.
Q: Will there be a documentary filmed about PostSecret?
There are talks now but nothing is set.
Q: Were you originally surprised at the amount of creativity these strangers had at artistically expressing themselves?
For me this was a great surprise. How courage can be more important than talent or technique in creating meaningful art.
Q: What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
Take the dog out to go pee. Pick up my New York Times. Walk downstairs and check my email.
Q: Do you see a future without secrets appearing in your mailbox?
I hope they never stop. (There's your secret).
Please visit postsecret.com.
http://www.quirkee.com/interviews/20-questions/20-questions-with-frank-warren.html
20 Questions with Frank Warren
Written by Scott Semegran
Thursday, 03 August 2006
Do you feel the urge to reveal your deepest, darkest secrets? If you do, you are not alone. Thousands of people have revealed their secrets on a web site called PostSecret.com. According to Technorati, PostSecret.com is the seventh most popular blog on the internet as of August 1, 2006. What is PostSecret? It’s a web site that invites you to anonymously reveal your secrets. The directions are simple:
“Each secret can be a regret, hope, funny experience, unseen kindness, fantasy, belief, fear, betrayal, erotic desire, feeling, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything - as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before.”
Create a 4-by-6-inch postcard and draw, paint, or cut and paste whatever you desire to reveal your secret. Then anonymously mail to it to Frank Warren, the artist behind the project. Every Sunday, he puts the postcards on his web site. Sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, and sometimes sad, it’s hard not to feel a wide range of emotions when reading the submissions. The skeptic in me ponders if the secrets are really secrets at all. But the artist in me knows that it really doesn’t matter if the person is telling the truth or not. We all have secrets. We all have something we hide about ourselves. It’s the choice to reveal what we want to the world that makes us who we are. And reading the submissions reveals more about us than it does the person who submitted it. It should remind us all that we have our own secrets to deal with.
PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives is a collection of submissions to PostSecret and it has garnered rave reviews. And Frank is currently busy prepping a new book titled My Secret: A PostSecret Book, scheduled to be released this October. He took time out of his busy schedule to answer our 20 Questions. Read what he had to say:
Q: When was the last time YOU confessed a secret?
I'm not Catholic so I am not required to confess. (Did I sidestep that successfully?)
Q: According to about.com, "The sacrament [of confession in Catholicism] is used for the forgiveness of sins committed after baptism. It's a sign from God to impart grace to the soul. We reconcile ourselves with God through confession." Do you see any parallels between this Catholic sacrament and your audience confessing their secrets to the PostSecret community?
I think sharing a secret can be thought of as a spiritual experience, among other ways. I know that some of the postcards I receive display artwork and care that appears to have taken such an investment in time and effort. Much more than would be necessary to simply tell a secret. I think these cards represent something more than we can see. Maybe for these people, sharing their secret is a search for grace.
Q: What is your selection criteria for posting on PostSecret?
When I travel to college campuses and talk about what people like to see on the web site this is what they tell me. They like secrets that have a strong visual message and a simple easy to read secret. They like secrets that they have not seen before. And they appreciate a variety of sexual, philosophical, humorous, remorseful and joyful secrets every week.
Q: Many of the submissions are altered or modified versions of post cards that can be bought in a store. Have you encountered any issues with claims of copyright infringement?
Very little for the website and traveling art exhibit. A few have been vetted by my attorney for the books.
Q: Do you have a philosophy to live by?
We are all on our own journey from the home we were born into toward the home we make for ourselves.
Q: Why are people compelled to tell their secrets?
I think on the website I have created an environment where a person can share a private secret without any social cost.
Q: What inspires you as an artist?
A tedious business.
Q: Have you received any requests to reveal the owner of a submission?
Sometimes I receive multiple emails from people sure that the same secret is from someone they know. They all want me to confirm a return address. I never do. I suggest instead that they chose to believe whatever will make their life more meaningful.
Q: Are you a spiritual person?
My faith is a work in progress. Currently I am discovering spiritual meaning in how the pain and suffering I experienced growing up is enabling me to find purpose as an adult.
Q: How did your association with hopeline.com come about?
I have been a volunteer taking hopeline calls for over three years now. I have also lost a friend and family member to suicide.
Q: A New York Times review claims, "[PostSecret] isn't really a true confessional after all. It is a piece of collaborative art." Do you agree with that?
I would rather not define the project. It is what it is. I am moved by it and if others continued to be moved by it too, I will keep going.
Q: If you were trapped on a deserted island, what three things would you need to survive?
I just need one thing, New York City.
Q: Do you have a favorite submission? If not, do you have a submission that comes to mind, for whatever reason, above all the others?
A person mailed me a photograph and on the back wrote. "I steal small things from my friends to keep memories of how much I love them." Sometime I laugh when I read that, other times it makes me sad. It's now my favorite poem.
Q: Are you an Elvis man or a Beatles man?
I like them both. But if I had to pick which superpower I wanted between flying and being invisible, I would chose flying. Because sometimes seeing so many secrets makes me feel like I am invisibly watching people's lives already.
Q: According to an article on usatoday.com, PostSecret is your third art project. Tell us about some other art projects you've worked on?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4415-2004Oct3.html
Q: What words of wisdom did your father share with you? Was it good advice?
I told me father last week that watching him try to start several small businesses and fail was a great lesson for me. It showed me that there is no shame in trying something and failing and it demonstrated to me how hard one has to work to create and grow a business or any venture.
Q: Will there be a documentary filmed about PostSecret?
There are talks now but nothing is set.
Q: Were you originally surprised at the amount of creativity these strangers had at artistically expressing themselves?
For me this was a great surprise. How courage can be more important than talent or technique in creating meaningful art.
Q: What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
Take the dog out to go pee. Pick up my New York Times. Walk downstairs and check my email.
Q: Do you see a future without secrets appearing in your mailbox?
I hope they never stop. (There's your secret).
Please visit postsecret.com.
http://www.quirkee.com/interviews/20-questions/20-questions-with-frank-warren.html
12.05.2006
S.A.D.
Here's a new one to me... Seasonal Affected Disorder. It's a medical condition, a form of depression affecting people in one season only, usually in the darker, drearier winter months from October to February.
I hate to self diagnose... but I think this may say a lot about my current mood over the winter for the past few years... LOL
"Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, also known as winter depression is an affective, or mood, disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. SAD is rare, if existent at all, in the tropics, but is measurably present at latitudes north of 30°N, or south of 30°S."
"Seasonal mood variations are believed to be related mostly to daylight, not temperature. For this reason, SAD is prevalent even in mid-latitude places with mild winters, such as Seattle and Vancouver. People who live in the Arctic region are especially susceptible due to the effects of polar nights. Prolonged periods of overcast weather can also exacerbate SAD.
SAD is a serious disorder and may require hospitalization. The symptoms of SAD mimic those of dysthymia or clinical depression. At times, patients may not feel depressed, but rather lack energy to get out of bed and do things. Norman Rosenthal, MD, pioneer in SAD research and author of Winter Blues: Everything You Need to Know to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder, has described SAD as “an energy crisis.”[1] He has estimated that the prevalence of SAD in the adult US population is between 1.4 percent (in Florida) and 9.7 percent (in New Hampshire)."
"Treatments using light are the most common, and of these bright light therapies tend to be the treatment of choice.[1] The use of a therapuetic light box is the most effective, leading to an approximately 85 percent success rate[10]. A specially designed light, many times brighter than normal office lighting, is placed near the sufferer. It should provide a dose of 10,000 lux. Many use it for 30-60 minutes daily. The sufferer should remain within sight of the light-box, with their eyes open and unshielded, only occassionaly glancing at the light box. The best time to administer light therapy is still a matter of debate, though use in the morning has been suggested to mimic the effects of normal dawn on the patient.[11]In fact, some studies have shown dawn simulation to be more effective than bright lights in treating SAD.[12] Light therapy may take several weeks to take full effect though some improvement should be noted within a week. It should be continued until natural daily light exposure becomes sufficient, usually during spring.[citation needed]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
Other Sources for Info
http://www.sada.org.uk/
http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=3-86-93
Where to get Light Boxes online:
- http://www.sunshinesales.ca/?ref=gg_sad
- http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/?sc_cid=150&s_kwcid=seasonal%20affective%20disorder%20light%20therapy373686976&gclid=CLLlmaX47YgCFSXLYAodaTOdiw
I hate to self diagnose... but I think this may say a lot about my current mood over the winter for the past few years... LOL
"Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, also known as winter depression is an affective, or mood, disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. SAD is rare, if existent at all, in the tropics, but is measurably present at latitudes north of 30°N, or south of 30°S."
"Seasonal mood variations are believed to be related mostly to daylight, not temperature. For this reason, SAD is prevalent even in mid-latitude places with mild winters, such as Seattle and Vancouver. People who live in the Arctic region are especially susceptible due to the effects of polar nights. Prolonged periods of overcast weather can also exacerbate SAD.
SAD is a serious disorder and may require hospitalization. The symptoms of SAD mimic those of dysthymia or clinical depression. At times, patients may not feel depressed, but rather lack energy to get out of bed and do things. Norman Rosenthal, MD, pioneer in SAD research and author of Winter Blues: Everything You Need to Know to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder, has described SAD as “an energy crisis.”[1] He has estimated that the prevalence of SAD in the adult US population is between 1.4 percent (in Florida) and 9.7 percent (in New Hampshire)."
"Treatments using light are the most common, and of these bright light therapies tend to be the treatment of choice.[1] The use of a therapuetic light box is the most effective, leading to an approximately 85 percent success rate[10]. A specially designed light, many times brighter than normal office lighting, is placed near the sufferer. It should provide a dose of 10,000 lux. Many use it for 30-60 minutes daily. The sufferer should remain within sight of the light-box, with their eyes open and unshielded, only occassionaly glancing at the light box. The best time to administer light therapy is still a matter of debate, though use in the morning has been suggested to mimic the effects of normal dawn on the patient.[11]In fact, some studies have shown dawn simulation to be more effective than bright lights in treating SAD.[12] Light therapy may take several weeks to take full effect though some improvement should be noted within a week. It should be continued until natural daily light exposure becomes sufficient, usually during spring.[citation needed]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
Other Sources for Info
http://www.sada.org.uk/
http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=3-86-93
Where to get Light Boxes online:
- http://www.sunshinesales.ca/?ref=gg_sad
- http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/?sc_cid=150&s_kwcid=seasonal%20affective%20disorder%20light%20therapy373686976&gclid=CLLlmaX47YgCFSXLYAodaTOdiw
12.04.2006
Song of the Week
"Marshmallow World" - Brenda Lee
It's a marshmallow world in the winter
When the snow comes to cover the ground
It's the time for play
It's a whipped cream day
I wait for it the whole year around
Now those marshmallow clouds being friendly
In the arms of the ever-green-trees
And the sun is red like a pumpkin hay
It's shining so your nose won't freeze
Oh' the world is the snowball, see how it grows
That's how it grows
Whenever it snows
The world is the snowball just for our soul
So get up and roll it along
It's a yumm yummy world made for sweet hearts
Take a walk with your favorite guy
It's a sugar date what a spring is late
In winter it's a marshmallow world
(It's a marshmallow world in the winter)
(When the snow comes to cover the ground)
It's the time for play
It's a whipped cream day
I wait for it the whole year around
(Those marshmallow clouds being friendly)
(In the arms of the ever-green-trees
And the sun is red like a pumpkin hay
It's shining so your nose won't freeze
Oh' the world is the snowball, see how it grows
That's how it grows
Whenever it snows
The world is the snowball just for our soul
So get up and roll it along
It's a yumm yummy world made for sweet hearts
Take a walk with your favorite guy
It's a sugar date what a spring is late
In winter it's a marshmallow world
It's a marshmallow world
It's a snow covered world
It's yummy, yummy world
It's a marshmallow world
It's a marshmallow world in the winter
When the snow comes to cover the ground
It's the time for play
It's a whipped cream day
I wait for it the whole year around
Now those marshmallow clouds being friendly
In the arms of the ever-green-trees
And the sun is red like a pumpkin hay
It's shining so your nose won't freeze
Oh' the world is the snowball, see how it grows
That's how it grows
Whenever it snows
The world is the snowball just for our soul
So get up and roll it along
It's a yumm yummy world made for sweet hearts
Take a walk with your favorite guy
It's a sugar date what a spring is late
In winter it's a marshmallow world
(It's a marshmallow world in the winter)
(When the snow comes to cover the ground)
It's the time for play
It's a whipped cream day
I wait for it the whole year around
(Those marshmallow clouds being friendly)
(In the arms of the ever-green-trees
And the sun is red like a pumpkin hay
It's shining so your nose won't freeze
Oh' the world is the snowball, see how it grows
That's how it grows
Whenever it snows
The world is the snowball just for our soul
So get up and roll it along
It's a yumm yummy world made for sweet hearts
Take a walk with your favorite guy
It's a sugar date what a spring is late
In winter it's a marshmallow world
It's a marshmallow world
It's a snow covered world
It's yummy, yummy world
It's a marshmallow world
12.03.2006
PostSecret 5
There's a new PostSecret book out!!!
It's called "My Secret"
I'm refraining from buying either book because I want them for Christmas!
In January there is another one coming out called "The Secret Lives of Men & Women"
I'm going to buy that one with any Christmas money I get! :)
If you want to buy them for yourself (or a friend) you can get them through Amazon, Chapters, Barnes & Noble, or at most local retailers.
12.02.2006
The Sims 2
I have to admit I haven't been playing the Sims as avidly as I used to (sad to day real life gets in the way...) so today as I was finalizing my Christmas list and, of course, visited the Sims 2 site... they actually have quite a few expansion packs!! Here's what I found...
The Game:
The Sims 2:
The sequel to the best-selling PC game of all-time!
In the The Sims™ 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime and mix their genes from one generation to the next. You set your Sims' goals in life; popularity, fortune, family, romance or knowledge. Give them a long, successful existence or leave their lives in shambles. Take them to extremes, from getting busted to seeing a ghost, from marrying an alien to writing a great novel. Unleash your creativity with the all-new Create-A-Sim, new building options, and the new in-game movie camera. Get ready to mix their genes, fulfill their dreams, and push them to extremes. What do you want to do with your Sims' lives?
The Expansions:
The Sims 2 University
Your Sims Are Taking Over Campus!
Your Sims are now young adults leaving home to live the ultimate college fantasy. Immerse them in college life as they become the Big Sim on Campus. They'll relish their new-found freedom as they party with friends, join fraternities and sororities and pull outrageous pranks. Your Sims will explore all the campus hot-spots as they frequent lounges, gyms, coffee houses and more. Help them fulfill new lifetime goals to unlock more rewards and reap all of the benefits of their university years.
The Sims 2 Nightlife
Send Your Sims on an Epic Night Out
Your Sims are on the town hitting all the swanky hot spots. Whether they're dancing until dawn, romancing that special someone, or striking out at the bowling alley, it'll be an unforgettable night! Let your Sims loose to enjoy their favorite after-dark activities as they pursue a life of pleasure. Determine their love lives as you discover the chemistry between Sims. Will their life aspirations and personalities click or clash? It could be the beginning of a stormy affair or a dating disaster. Ready for fun and romance? Bring on the night!
The Sims 2 Open for Business:
Your Sims Get Down To Business
Now your Sims can create their own businesses. They can design their own clothing boutique, beauty salon, florist, high-end electronics shop, bustling restaurant chain, or virtually any other type of business. Hire your staff as the business grows and put talented Sims to work making toys, running the register, crafting floral bouquets, giving sales pitches, or manufacturing robots. But watch out for slacker employees and be prepared to fire them on the spot. From clever tinkerer to master craftsman, develop your Sim's talents to best suit your business needs. Will they build a thriving business empire or become eccentric entrepreneurs designing the next big thing?
The Sims 2 Pets
Get Your Paws on The Sims™ 2 Pets Expansion Pack!
Create the perfect pet for your Sims to train, play with, and love throughout a lifetime. Pick everything from their paws to their personality. Choose from dozens of popular dog and cat breeds like Schnauzer and Siamese. Or create a unique cat or dog by modifying their features and body type. Your Sims can teach their pets tricks, take them for a romp in the park to meet other furry friends, or buy them toys, beds, and much more. But pets have minds of their own-so expect the unexpected!
The Sims 2 Seasons
(this one is coming soon)
Enjoy All Four Seasons with Your Sims!
Head outdoors for year-round fun with your Sims! New seasonal activities await your Sims including snowball fights, chasing fireflies, jumping in leaf piles, and more. Strengthen family ties in Winter, let romance bloom in Spring, deepen the bonds of friendship in Summer, or fast-track your career in Fall. Your Sims can now explore new careers and master new talents throughout the year, but beware freezing, sunburn, sneezing, and other unexpected weather effects! Dress your Sims appropriately or face the consequences!
The Stuff Packs:
The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff
Must-Have Items for your Sims' Entire Family!
Add excitement to your Sims' family with this all-new collection of furniture, clothing, and décor. Decorate the home with an assortment of cool new furnishings, including upscale living room items and adventurous bedroom sets. Dress your Sims in matching attire for an amusing day out with the family. With 60 new items from castle beds to cruise ship replicas, your Sims now have more stuff for family fun.
The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff
Must-Have Items to Glam Up Your Sims' Lives!
Your Sims can now indulge in a glamorous life with this collection of luxurious furniture, fashionable clothing, and extravagant décor items*. Create lavish homes furnished with the finest modern bedroom, living room, and dining room sets. Turn heads in the neighborhood as your Sims show off elegant gowns, red carpet formalwear, and cool casual styles at their next big soirée. Your Sims will live the high life with 60 new items including pop-art paintings, sectional sofas, a high-end stereo, fur coats, and more!
The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff
Celebrate the Season with Must-Have Holiday Items from Around the Globe!
Spice up your Sims' holidays with this updated collection of seasonal items, outfits, and décor. Deck their homes with traditional décor items from around the globe including mistletoe, reindeer lawn ornaments, and an all-new European-style Father Christmas. Indulge your Sims this season with this collection of 60 items of festive fun!
The Extras:
The Sims 2 Holiday Edition
Celebrate the Season with a Limited Edition of The Sims 2!
Celebrate the season with a limited edition of The Sims™ 2. The Sims™ 2 Holiday Edition includes The Sims 2 plus The Sims™ 2 Happy Holiday Stuff. Create and control your cast of Sims characters. Determine their personalities, appearance, behavior, choices, and more. Design and enhance their homes with countless building and décor options. Guide them through a lifetime! And now you can add sparkle to their holiday celebrations with a bonus collection of festive holiday items from around the world. 'Tis the season to explore the open-ended, creative gameplay of the world's most popular people simulator! Give the perfect gift-classic Sims gameplay spiced up for the holidays!
The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Mini-Pack
Celebrate the Season with All-New Must-Have Holiday Items for Your Sims!
Spice up your Sims' holidays with this mini-collection of seasonal items, outfits, and décor. Add even more sparkle and fun to your Sims' celebrations with 10 all-new festive items from around the globe, plus 10 all-new outfit options like a kimono or European Santa ensemble and more! Indulge your Sims this season and round out your holiday collection with these fun new items!
http://thesims2.ea.com/about/index.php?pid=pcgames
The Game:
The Sims 2:
The sequel to the best-selling PC game of all-time!
In the The Sims™ 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime and mix their genes from one generation to the next. You set your Sims' goals in life; popularity, fortune, family, romance or knowledge. Give them a long, successful existence or leave their lives in shambles. Take them to extremes, from getting busted to seeing a ghost, from marrying an alien to writing a great novel. Unleash your creativity with the all-new Create-A-Sim, new building options, and the new in-game movie camera. Get ready to mix their genes, fulfill their dreams, and push them to extremes. What do you want to do with your Sims' lives?
The Expansions:
The Sims 2 University
Your Sims Are Taking Over Campus!
Your Sims are now young adults leaving home to live the ultimate college fantasy. Immerse them in college life as they become the Big Sim on Campus. They'll relish their new-found freedom as they party with friends, join fraternities and sororities and pull outrageous pranks. Your Sims will explore all the campus hot-spots as they frequent lounges, gyms, coffee houses and more. Help them fulfill new lifetime goals to unlock more rewards and reap all of the benefits of their university years.
The Sims 2 Nightlife
Send Your Sims on an Epic Night Out
Your Sims are on the town hitting all the swanky hot spots. Whether they're dancing until dawn, romancing that special someone, or striking out at the bowling alley, it'll be an unforgettable night! Let your Sims loose to enjoy their favorite after-dark activities as they pursue a life of pleasure. Determine their love lives as you discover the chemistry between Sims. Will their life aspirations and personalities click or clash? It could be the beginning of a stormy affair or a dating disaster. Ready for fun and romance? Bring on the night!
The Sims 2 Open for Business:
Your Sims Get Down To Business
Now your Sims can create their own businesses. They can design their own clothing boutique, beauty salon, florist, high-end electronics shop, bustling restaurant chain, or virtually any other type of business. Hire your staff as the business grows and put talented Sims to work making toys, running the register, crafting floral bouquets, giving sales pitches, or manufacturing robots. But watch out for slacker employees and be prepared to fire them on the spot. From clever tinkerer to master craftsman, develop your Sim's talents to best suit your business needs. Will they build a thriving business empire or become eccentric entrepreneurs designing the next big thing?
The Sims 2 Pets
Get Your Paws on The Sims™ 2 Pets Expansion Pack!
Create the perfect pet for your Sims to train, play with, and love throughout a lifetime. Pick everything from their paws to their personality. Choose from dozens of popular dog and cat breeds like Schnauzer and Siamese. Or create a unique cat or dog by modifying their features and body type. Your Sims can teach their pets tricks, take them for a romp in the park to meet other furry friends, or buy them toys, beds, and much more. But pets have minds of their own-so expect the unexpected!
The Sims 2 Seasons
(this one is coming soon)
Enjoy All Four Seasons with Your Sims!
Head outdoors for year-round fun with your Sims! New seasonal activities await your Sims including snowball fights, chasing fireflies, jumping in leaf piles, and more. Strengthen family ties in Winter, let romance bloom in Spring, deepen the bonds of friendship in Summer, or fast-track your career in Fall. Your Sims can now explore new careers and master new talents throughout the year, but beware freezing, sunburn, sneezing, and other unexpected weather effects! Dress your Sims appropriately or face the consequences!
The Stuff Packs:
The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff
Must-Have Items for your Sims' Entire Family!
Add excitement to your Sims' family with this all-new collection of furniture, clothing, and décor. Decorate the home with an assortment of cool new furnishings, including upscale living room items and adventurous bedroom sets. Dress your Sims in matching attire for an amusing day out with the family. With 60 new items from castle beds to cruise ship replicas, your Sims now have more stuff for family fun.
The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff
Must-Have Items to Glam Up Your Sims' Lives!
Your Sims can now indulge in a glamorous life with this collection of luxurious furniture, fashionable clothing, and extravagant décor items*. Create lavish homes furnished with the finest modern bedroom, living room, and dining room sets. Turn heads in the neighborhood as your Sims show off elegant gowns, red carpet formalwear, and cool casual styles at their next big soirée. Your Sims will live the high life with 60 new items including pop-art paintings, sectional sofas, a high-end stereo, fur coats, and more!
The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff
Celebrate the Season with Must-Have Holiday Items from Around the Globe!
Spice up your Sims' holidays with this updated collection of seasonal items, outfits, and décor. Deck their homes with traditional décor items from around the globe including mistletoe, reindeer lawn ornaments, and an all-new European-style Father Christmas. Indulge your Sims this season with this collection of 60 items of festive fun!
The Extras:
The Sims 2 Holiday Edition
Celebrate the Season with a Limited Edition of The Sims 2!
Celebrate the season with a limited edition of The Sims™ 2. The Sims™ 2 Holiday Edition includes The Sims 2 plus The Sims™ 2 Happy Holiday Stuff. Create and control your cast of Sims characters. Determine their personalities, appearance, behavior, choices, and more. Design and enhance their homes with countless building and décor options. Guide them through a lifetime! And now you can add sparkle to their holiday celebrations with a bonus collection of festive holiday items from around the world. 'Tis the season to explore the open-ended, creative gameplay of the world's most popular people simulator! Give the perfect gift-classic Sims gameplay spiced up for the holidays!
The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Mini-Pack
Celebrate the Season with All-New Must-Have Holiday Items for Your Sims!
Spice up your Sims' holidays with this mini-collection of seasonal items, outfits, and décor. Add even more sparkle and fun to your Sims' celebrations with 10 all-new festive items from around the globe, plus 10 all-new outfit options like a kimono or European Santa ensemble and more! Indulge your Sims this season and round out your holiday collection with these fun new items!
http://thesims2.ea.com/about/index.php?pid=pcgames
12.01.2006
11.30.2006
Thought of the Day
This is a fwd I received awhile back that I really enjoyed:
"Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!
God didn't promise days without pain,
laughter without sorrow,
sun without rain,
but He did promise strength for the day,
comfort for the tears,
and light for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it."
"Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!
God didn't promise days without pain,
laughter without sorrow,
sun without rain,
but He did promise strength for the day,
comfort for the tears,
and light for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it."
11.29.2006
How To Save Flash Videos From YouTube
Okay so I thought I re-posted this article awhile back but when I looked through the blog archives I couldn't find it... so I'm posting it now.
The easiest way to save videos out of YouTube is by using the site KeepVid. It allows you to just plunk in the URL of of the video you are trying to acquire and then save it as a .flv file. You will need a .flv player to play it though:
KeepVid
http://keepvid.com/
FLV Player
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
The article:
"Every video posted in YouTube has its own video identification code.
The eleven digits of both upper and lower cased alpha-numeric video identification code is used to watch videos via YouTube’s website or embed them into other websites.
To download the videos via KeepVid or similar sites, the eleven digit video identification code is still useful, but in case of KeepVid crashes, user has to “kick it old school style” by reading YouTube video’s page source.
Using the F-16 Crash video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=b4Knsa7kBPE) as an example, here is how to save videos from YouTube “old school style”.
In Firefox browser, open “View Page Source” and do a text search for
player2.swf?video_id=
For this example video, its public video identification code is b4Knsa7kBPE, but the internal prolonged video identification code is
b4Knsa7kBPE&l=48&t=OEgsToPDskI3D6CVWsTxEa4Bzc
THKXc7&s=E04B5F8107785BA4:8A51374783A7BCE6
Keep in mind that the code between “&t=” and “&s=” may be session-sensitive and changed every time the video is accessed.
To save the video, the URL path format is
http://www.youtube.com/get_video?
video_id=prolonged_video_identification_code
By paste the above URL into browser would not download the video. The best way is to paste it into an email and send it to oneself.
The default file extension assigned by email clients (Gmail, Thunderbird, Outlook) when saving the video is html (hypertext markup language), change it to flv (flash video).
Media players like VLC can play flv files stand alone. To convert flv video to other formats like Audio Video Interlaced (.avi), Quicktime (.mov) or Windows Media (.wmv), use CinemaForge.
Update1: Keepvid.com can direct download videos from Google Video, YouTube, IFilm, Putfile and various other sites.
Update2: How to save videos from Comedy Central's website.
Update3: April 30, 2006 - Javi Moya has created an extension called VideoDownloader 1.0 for Firefox which would download embedded videos and media files directly from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, and other 60+ video sites. (more)"
http://www.tian.cc/2005/11/how-to-save-flash-videos-from-youtube.html
The easiest way to save videos out of YouTube is by using the site KeepVid. It allows you to just plunk in the URL of of the video you are trying to acquire and then save it as a .flv file. You will need a .flv player to play it though:
KeepVid
http://keepvid.com/
FLV Player
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
The article:
"Every video posted in YouTube has its own video identification code.
The eleven digits of both upper and lower cased alpha-numeric video identification code is used to watch videos via YouTube’s website or embed them into other websites.
To download the videos via KeepVid or similar sites, the eleven digit video identification code is still useful, but in case of KeepVid crashes, user has to “kick it old school style” by reading YouTube video’s page source.
Using the F-16 Crash video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=b4Knsa7kBPE) as an example, here is how to save videos from YouTube “old school style”.
In Firefox browser, open “View Page Source” and do a text search for
player2.swf?video_id=
For this example video, its public video identification code is b4Knsa7kBPE, but the internal prolonged video identification code is
b4Knsa7kBPE&l=48&t=OEgsToPDskI3D6CVWsTxEa4Bzc
THKXc7&s=E04B5F8107785BA4:8A51374783A7BCE6
Keep in mind that the code between “&t=” and “&s=” may be session-sensitive and changed every time the video is accessed.
To save the video, the URL path format is
http://www.youtube.com/get_video?
video_id=prolonged_video_identification_code
By paste the above URL into browser would not download the video. The best way is to paste it into an email and send it to oneself.
The default file extension assigned by email clients (Gmail, Thunderbird, Outlook) when saving the video is html (hypertext markup language), change it to flv (flash video).
Media players like VLC can play flv files stand alone. To convert flv video to other formats like Audio Video Interlaced (.avi), Quicktime (.mov) or Windows Media (.wmv), use CinemaForge.
Update1: Keepvid.com can direct download videos from Google Video, YouTube, IFilm, Putfile and various other sites.
Update2: How to save videos from Comedy Central's website.
Update3: April 30, 2006 - Javi Moya has created an extension called VideoDownloader 1.0 for Firefox which would download embedded videos and media files directly from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, and other 60+ video sites. (more)"
http://www.tian.cc/2005/11/how-to-save-flash-videos-from-youtube.html
11.28.2006
Quotes of the Day
"True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be and will not be." - Annon
"Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank." - Annon
"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have." - Annon
"Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank." - Annon
"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have." - Annon
11.27.2006
Furball
Furball is my cat who lives in Ontario with my parents, I got him for my 10th birthday.
He died today of cancer. :(
It's for the better though, he wasn't himself for awhile now, the cancer really took it's toll on him.
He was fourteen, he had grey fur and was very masculine, if he were a person I think he would have been a football player, he had broad shoulders and didn't like to be cuddled but loved being petted as long as it was on his terms, which usually meant he would wind in and out of your legs while you were sitting so you had to bend over to keep up and pet him, he didn't usually like being picked up. He was a little bit crazy and was known on occasion to run in circles or crash into walls or chase imaginary "bugs" for no apparent reason.
He had a small, light circle of black around his tail (which is why I named him Furball after the Tiny Toons characters with a band-aid 'round it's tail.) He was in a car accident one summer when I was at camp and he had to have his one eye removed and it was sewn up, because of this a few of my friends referred to him as "Pirate Cat". We called him Furs or Fursies. When I first got him mum thought I should have named him Starpie to go with Mooncake (our other cat).
<3 <3 I'll miss you Furs <3 <3
I don't think I ever mentioned my other cat, Mooncake, so I will do so now. Mooncake passed away two winters ago, around this time actually. I had her since I was five or six so she was about seventeen when she died. She was a fat cat! Weighed in at 22lbs at one point.
Her fur was black & white, the back and tail were black and her tummy and half her face were white. She was very prone to purring and loved to have her tummy and under her chin or just behind her ears scratched.
If she were a person she would have been the queen. She was very prim and proper and had to have things just so, she liked being cuddled and was a real lap cat.
She basically died of old age, she lost a lot of weight and was kind of in and out of it for a few months before her passing.
We called her Moonytunes & Moons. I named her after a dessert I saw on a television show for children that taught about other cultures I had seen when I was about four.
<3<3 I miss Mooncake too! <3 <3
He died today of cancer. :(
It's for the better though, he wasn't himself for awhile now, the cancer really took it's toll on him.
He was fourteen, he had grey fur and was very masculine, if he were a person I think he would have been a football player, he had broad shoulders and didn't like to be cuddled but loved being petted as long as it was on his terms, which usually meant he would wind in and out of your legs while you were sitting so you had to bend over to keep up and pet him, he didn't usually like being picked up. He was a little bit crazy and was known on occasion to run in circles or crash into walls or chase imaginary "bugs" for no apparent reason.
He had a small, light circle of black around his tail (which is why I named him Furball after the Tiny Toons characters with a band-aid 'round it's tail.) He was in a car accident one summer when I was at camp and he had to have his one eye removed and it was sewn up, because of this a few of my friends referred to him as "Pirate Cat". We called him Furs or Fursies. When I first got him mum thought I should have named him Starpie to go with Mooncake (our other cat).
<3 <3 I'll miss you Furs <3 <3
I don't think I ever mentioned my other cat, Mooncake, so I will do so now. Mooncake passed away two winters ago, around this time actually. I had her since I was five or six so she was about seventeen when she died. She was a fat cat! Weighed in at 22lbs at one point.
Her fur was black & white, the back and tail were black and her tummy and half her face were white. She was very prone to purring and loved to have her tummy and under her chin or just behind her ears scratched.
If she were a person she would have been the queen. She was very prim and proper and had to have things just so, she liked being cuddled and was a real lap cat.
She basically died of old age, she lost a lot of weight and was kind of in and out of it for a few months before her passing.
We called her Moonytunes & Moons. I named her after a dessert I saw on a television show for children that taught about other cultures I had seen when I was about four.
<3<3 I miss Mooncake too! <3 <3
Cyber Monday
Urban Word of the Day:
November 27, 2006: cyber monday
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cyber+monday&defid=1530539Cyber
Monday is the Monday after [Black Friday], when online retailers will belooking for their biggest sales from those who checked out products over thethanksgiving weekend, and will now be ordering them Monday at work.
Forget those long black Friday lines, I'm going to order on Cyber Monday!
I suppose us Canadians with credit cards could potentially partake of Cyber Monday
"The term Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Whereas Black Friday is associated with traditional brick-and-mortar stores, "Cyber Monday" symbolizes a busy day for online retailers, and one in which online stores offer low prices and promotions."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Monday
November 27, 2006: cyber monday
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cyber+monday&defid=1530539Cyber
Monday is the Monday after [Black Friday], when online retailers will belooking for their biggest sales from those who checked out products over thethanksgiving weekend, and will now be ordering them Monday at work.
Forget those long black Friday lines, I'm going to order on Cyber Monday!
I suppose us Canadians with credit cards could potentially partake of Cyber Monday
"The term Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Whereas Black Friday is associated with traditional brick-and-mortar stores, "Cyber Monday" symbolizes a busy day for online retailers, and one in which online stores offer low prices and promotions."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Monday
Song of the Week
"If I had a Million Dollars" - Barenaked Ladies
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a house
(I would buy you a house)
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you furniture for your house
(Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a K-Car
(A nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love
If I had a million dollars
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had million dollars
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had million dollars
Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere
You know, we could just go up there and hang out
Like open the fridge and stuff
There would already be laid out foods for us
Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things
They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon
Well, can you blame 'em
Uh, yeah
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a fur coat
(But not a real fur coat that's cruel)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you an exotic pet
(Yep, like a llama or an emu)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you John Merrick's remains
(Ooh, all them crazy elephant bones)
And If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
Now, we'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner
But we would eat Kraft Dinner
Of course we would, we’d just eat more
And buy really expensive ketchups with it
That’s right, all the fanciest ke... dijon ketchups!
Mmmmmm, Mmmm-Hmmm
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a green dress
(But not a real green dress, that's cruel)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you some art
(A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a monkey
(Haven't you always wanted a monkey)
If I had a million dollars
I’d buy your love
If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
I'd be rich
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a house
(I would buy you a house)
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you furniture for your house
(Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a K-Car
(A nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love
If I had a million dollars
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had million dollars
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had million dollars
Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere
You know, we could just go up there and hang out
Like open the fridge and stuff
There would already be laid out foods for us
Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things
They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon
Well, can you blame 'em
Uh, yeah
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a fur coat
(But not a real fur coat that's cruel)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you an exotic pet
(Yep, like a llama or an emu)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you John Merrick's remains
(Ooh, all them crazy elephant bones)
And If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
Now, we'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner
But we would eat Kraft Dinner
Of course we would, we’d just eat more
And buy really expensive ketchups with it
That’s right, all the fanciest ke... dijon ketchups!
Mmmmmm, Mmmm-Hmmm
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a green dress
(But not a real green dress, that's cruel)
And if I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you some art
(A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a monkey
(Haven't you always wanted a monkey)
If I had a million dollars
I’d buy your love
If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
I'd be rich
11.26.2006
Le Male: Make-up for men
Jean Paul Gaultier has created a line of make-up & bath products for men.
The bath products coined "Le Male Tout Propre" are based off the Gaultier scent "Le Male" and icludes perfume, gentle face & body soap, showergel & aftershave.
The bath products coined "Le Male Tout Propre" are based off the Gaultier scent "Le Male" and icludes perfume, gentle face & body soap, showergel & aftershave.
The make-up line "Le Male Tout Beau" includes powder, lipstick/balm, eyeliner, concealer, and faux tan powser.
The make-up is concealed in dark black cubes, tubes resembling fountain pens, and containers reseembling zippo lighters.
"The Tout Beau line is created to enhance male beauty."
"Gaultier is convinced these products have outgrown the gay scene and can now be used by all men. “Virile or what?” he says"
http://www.gay-news.com/article04.php?sid=573
11.25.2006
BrainBats
BrainBats... those things where the shape and configuration of the words and letters denotes a phrase or word... yeah they amuse me so here are a few gooders: (The answers are posted underneath the link next to the corresponding number.)
1.
one all all all all
all one one one one
2.
CLOUD
TH
3.
S E S A M E
4.
ha ir
5.
ecabt
6.
One Another
One Another
One Another
One Another
One Another
One Another
7
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Never Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
8.
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
DDDDDDWESTDDDDD
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
9.
NOMMAG
10.
William March
William June
William September
William January
All (and more) can be found here:
http://www.brainbashers.com/showpuzzles.asp?formpost=Y&page=1&field=cb&puzzletext=BrainBats%26trade%3B
ANSWERS:
1. One for all, all for one.
2. Thundercloud
3. Open Sesame
4. Hair cut
5. Cabinet
6. Six of one and a half dozen of another
7. Never in a month of Sundays
8. West Indies
9. Backgammon
10. Monthly bills
1.
one all all all all
all one one one one
2.
CLOUD
TH
3.
S E S A M E
4.
ha ir
5.
ecabt
6.
One Another
One Another
One Another
One Another
One Another
One Another
7
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Never Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
8.
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
DDDDDDWESTDDDDD
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
9.
NOMMAG
10.
William March
William June
William September
William January
All (and more) can be found here:
http://www.brainbashers.com/showpuzzles.asp?formpost=Y&page=1&field=cb&puzzletext=BrainBats%26trade%3B
ANSWERS:
1. One for all, all for one.
2. Thundercloud
3. Open Sesame
4. Hair cut
5. Cabinet
6. Six of one and a half dozen of another
7. Never in a month of Sundays
8. West Indies
9. Backgammon
10. Monthly bills
11.24.2006
Black Friday
"Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, marks the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season, although retailers often decorate for the Christmas season weeks before-hand. Many retailers open very early (typically 5 A.M.) and offer doorbuster deals to draw people to their stores. Although Black Friday has served as the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season for decades, the term has been traced back only to the 1970s and did not achieve widespread popularity until about 2002."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping
I must admit I find the fascinating as we do not have a "black Friday" in Canada
Urban Dictionary:
The day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. It's traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year (and sometimes considered to be the beginning of the Christmas season). A.K.A.: Green Friday
"I'm holding out on buying my Christmas gifts this year until black friday rolls around, so I can get the best deals."
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=black+friday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping
I must admit I find the fascinating as we do not have a "black Friday" in Canada
Urban Dictionary:
The day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. It's traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year (and sometimes considered to be the beginning of the Christmas season). A.K.A.: Green Friday
"I'm holding out on buying my Christmas gifts this year until black friday rolls around, so I can get the best deals."
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=black+friday
11.23.2006
Quote of the Day
"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did"- Newt Gingrich
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
