2.10.2008

Song of the Week

"Party Like a Rockstar" - Shop Boyz

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahTotally dude!
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
I'm on a money makin' missionBut I party like a rock starI'm flyin' down 20 lookin' good in my hot car
You know them **** be at my showWorried 'bout where my chain goI'm tryin' to rap and hold my pantsBut these **** won't let my thang go
I do it like I do it'Cuz you know them **** be tryin' thatOh don't you know I **** wit fine diamondsThat look like Pamela
They fine and they hot brahWhen I'm in the spot brahI party like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
Party like a rock starDo it wit da black and da whiteLike a cop car, cop car, yeah
Whoop, whoopMe and my band, manOn the yacht with Marilyn MansonGettin' a tan man
Cool! You know meWit a skull belt and wallet chainShop Boyz, rock starsYeah, we 'bout to change the game
Change the game? Uh ohThey know that I'm a star, I'm a starI make it rain from the center of my guitar
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
As soon as I came out the wombMy momma knew a star was bornNow I'm on the golf courseTrippin' wit da Osbournes
I seen da show with Travis BarkerRock star mentalityI'm jumpin' in the crowdJust to see if they would carry me
****** wanna marry meThey see me, they just might panicMy ice make 'em go down quickLike the Titanic
Yeah, I'm wit da Shop BoyzYou know what we doI'm surfin', screamin' 'cowabunga'Totally dude!
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
Totally dude!
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rockParty like a rock star
Party like a rockParty like a rock starParty like a rock starTotally dude!

2.09.2008

The Ketchup Effect (probably NSFW)

This is a horrible, horrible video! (but so funny)

Word of the Day

(wait... there's content that doesn't fall into this category! O_o)

Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com
February 09, 2008: facebookable

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=facebookable&defid=2709356

Content is considered appropriate enough to be viewed by the general public of the facebook community i.e friends/significant others/family/coworkers without having to worry about explaining a sketchy situation

You know it was a good night when only 3 out of 152 pics are facebookable

2.08.2008

The creator of the Frisbee, Superball, Hula Hoop, Slingshot & Silly String

An excerpt from the "Good Old Days" newsletter I subscribe to:

"Richard Knerr passed away on January 17 at the age of 82.
You don't recognize the name? If not, I'll bet you remember these names: Hula Hoop®, Frisbee®, Superball®, Silly String®.

If you were a youngster living in southern California in 1958, you might have noticed an odd pair on your playground demonstrating a new toy. They were Richard Knerr and his childhood friend, Arthur "S Aug 23, 2012 pud" Melin, and the toy they had reinvented and renamed was the Hula Hoop.
Rich and Spud had founded the Wham-O® Company ten years earlier in 1948. Their first try at toy stardom was the slingshot, a Y-shaped stick with rubber straps to shoot small stones or other such missiles toward a target (see the old Wham-O advertisement below).
They had developed the slingshot because they were falconers and needed something to shoot meat into the air to train their birds. "Wham-O" came from the sound they imagined the shot made when it hit its target. Richard and Spud thought their slingshot might be a popular toy for post-War boys.
Boy, were they right! I wonder how many kids got into trouble after breaking a window with the ubiquitous slingshot? And, if you couldn't afford to buy one, you were always on the lookout for just the right forked branch to which you could affix inner tube strips and make your own.
After their early success with the slingshot, Knerr and Melin spent the next decade looking for a new "hot" product. Their inspiration came in 1957 from an acquaintance who had visited Australia and told the two entrepreneurs about children twirling bamboo hoops around their waists in gym class.
Knerr and Melin experimented with toys themselves and often tried them out directly on potential buyers. After a few months with the Hula Hoops on the playgrounds, they knew they had a hit. Wham-O sold more than 100 million Hula Hoops in the first two years of production. The Hula Hoop is now widely recognized as the biggest fad of the '50s.

Then there was the Frisbee, a flying disc that Wham-O introduced in 1958. The plastic disc was originally called the Pluto Platter -- so named because of widespread fascination in the United States with Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). Wham-O bought all rights to the disc design from Walter Morrison, who had applied for a patent for it.

Wham-O marketed the Frisbee as a sport, and dozens of game variations were developed over the years: Frisbee Golf, Disc Football, Disc Baseball, Frisbee Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, etc. The games made the Frisbee one of the favorite family toys of the 1950s through the 1970s, the time period when a professional Frisbee league was established.

The 1960s brought Wham-O's Superball and the Slip 'N Slide. In 1962, when the limbo dance was popular, the company marketed a limbo party kit complete with dance instructions. It was Rich and Spud's goal to stay on the cutting edge of amusement.

In 1982, Wham-O was sold to Kransco Group Companies, and in 1994, the giant toy-maker Mattel purchased it from Kransco. In 1997, Wham-O became independent again when it was purchased by a group of private investors in California.
That same year, Richard Knerr was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times. "If Spud and I had to say what we contributed, it was fun," he told the newspaper. "But I think this country gave us more than we gave it. It gave us the opportunity to do it.""

Q. Where did the name "Frisbee" come from?
A. Wham-O's Frisbee was originally known as the Pluto Platter, but some credit the design of the flying disc to the Frisbie Baking Company of Bridgeport, Conn. The company made pies that were sold at many New England colleges. It seems that students discovered that the empty pie tins (see illustration below) could be sailed through the air and caught. It was cheap entertainment.
Rich and Spud had heard of the phenomena of the flying pie tins when they bought rights to the Pluto Platter. They initially offered the toy under its original name, but in 1958 the Frisbie Baking Company went out of business. Coincidentally, Wham-O renamed and reintroduced its flying disc as the Frisbee that same year.

If you would like to read more about the development of the Frisbee, click here to go to the About.com inventors page on "The History of the Frisbee."
If you would like to visit Wham-O's official Web site on its history, click here." -- Ken Tate

Word of the Day

(bahahaha! So immature!!)

Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com

February 08, 2008: teafragging

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=teafragging&defid=1268330

It's [teabagging], but in video games. When playing online or split-screen in a First person shooter game, and you've just [frag]ged someone, you walk over the opponent's digital carcass, and then press the crouch command repeatedly to embarass the victim while he or she respawns.

It is truly embarassing, and should only be done by professionals. This means you need to earn some respect before you teafrag somebody, or else you will face the wrath of the victim.

1: "Dammit! I just got teafragged by some [noob]!"

2: "That was me, stupid!"

1: "Fuck."

2.07.2008

Grandparent Quotes

Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.
~Author Unknown~

What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars' worth of pleasure.
~Gene Perret~

Grandmothers are just "antique" little girls.
~Author Unknown~

Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.
~Welsh Proverb~

A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the television.
~Author Unknown~

Never have children, only grandchildren.
~Gore Vidal~

Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother.
The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.
~Pam Brown~

Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good because
Granddaddies have only so many horsy rides in them.
~Gene Perret~

Grandmother always made you feel she had been waiting to see
just you all day and now the day was complete.
~ Marcy DeMaree~

Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.
~Author unknown~

Grandmothers hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.
~Author Unknown~

If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren,
I'd have had them first.
~Lois Wyse~

My grandkids believe I'm the oldest thing in the world.
And after two or three hours with them, I believe it, too.
~Gene Perret~

If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice,
I should advise every one of you straight away to become one.
There is no fun for old people like it!
~Hannah Whithall Smith~

It's such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother
that's why the world calls her grandmother.
~Author Unknown~

Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old.
~Mary H. Waldrip~

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
~Proverb~

An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again.
Anything longer than that, and you start to age quickly.
~Gene Perret~

The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby's grandparents.
You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods,
which is why most grandparents flee to Florida .
~Dave Barry~

I wish I had the energy that my grandchildren have - if only for self-defense.
~Gene Perret~

Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple.
Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love.
~Author Unknown~

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.
Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.
~Alex Haley~

Grandmother - a wonderful mother with lots of practice.
~Author Unknown~

A grandparent is old on the outside but young on the inside.
~Author Unknown~

One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby
around the finger of a grandfather.
~Joy Hargrove~

It's amazing how grandparents seem so young once you become one.
~Author Unknown~

If your baby is "beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses,
sleeps on schedule and burps on demand,
an angel all the time," you're the grandma.
~Teresa Bloomingdale~

Grandparents are similar to a piece of string - handy to have Around
and easily wrapped around the fingers of their grandchildren.
~Author Unknown~

What is it about grandparents that is so lovely?
I'd like to say that grandparents are God's gifts to children
And if they can but see, hear and feel what these people have to give,
they can mature at a faster rate.
~Bill Cosby~

Grandchildren don't make a man feel old;
it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother.
~G. Norman Collie~

2.06.2008

Song of the Week

"Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T's

Hey there Delilah what's it like in New York CityI'm a thousand miles awayBut girl tonight you look so pretty, yes you doTimes Square can't shine as bright as you, I swear it's true
Hey there Delilah don't you worry about the distanceI'm right there if you get lonely give this song another listenClose your eyes, listen to my voice it's my disguiseI'm by your side
Oh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meWhat you do to me
Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hardBut just believe me girl, someday I'll pay the bills with this guitarWe'll have it good, we'll have the life we knew we wouldMy word is good
Hey there Delilah, I've got so much left to sayIf every simple song I wrote to youWould take your breath away, I'd write it allEven more in love with me you'd fall, we'd have it all
Oh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to me
A thousand miles seems pretty farBut they've got planes and trains and carsI'd walk to you if I had no other wayOur friends would all make fun of usAnd we'll just laugh along because we knowThat none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise youThat by the time that we get throughThe world will never ever be the sameAnd you're to blame
Hey there DelilahYou be good and don't you miss meTwo more years and you'll be done with schoolAnd I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of youWe can do whatever we want toHey there Delilah here's to youThis one's for you
Oh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meOh it's what you do to meWhat you do to me

2.05.2008

New Form of Breast Cancer

 Please pass this one on to all of the women that you know~

Different kind of Breast Cancer - DO NOT DELETE
Please forward to all of the women in your lives . Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, friends, etc..

In November, a rare kind of breast cancer was found. A lady developed a rash on her breast, similar to that of young mothers who are nursing.

Because her mammogram had been clear, the doctor treated her with antibiotics for infections. After 2 rounds, it continued to get worse, so her doctor sent her for another mammogram. This time it showed a mass.

A biopsy found a fast growing malignancy. Chemo was started in order to shrink the growth; then a mastectomy was performed; then a full round of Chemo; then radiation. After about 9 months of intense treatment, she was given a clean bill of health.

She had one year of living each day to its fullest. Then the cancer returned to the liver area. She took 4 treatments and decided that she wanted quality of life, not the after effects of Chemo. She had 5 great months and she planned each detail of the final days. After a few days of needing morphine, she died. She left this message to be delivered to women everywhere:

Women, PLEASE be alert to anything that is not normal, and be persistent in getting help as soon as possible.

Paget's Disease: This is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the breast, on the nipple and aureole It appeared as a rash, which later became a lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would not have ever suspected it to be breast cancer but it was. My nipple never seemed any different to me, but the rash bothered me, so I went to the doctor for that. Sometimes, it itched and was sore, but other than that it didn't bother me. It was just ugly and a nuisance, and could not be cleared up with all the creams prescribed by my doctor and dermatologist for the dermatitis on my eyes just prio r to this outbreak. They seemed a little concerned but did not warn me it could be cancerous.

Now, I suspect not many women out there know a lesion or rash on the nipple or aureole can be breast cancer. (Mine started out as a single red pimple on the aureole. One of the biggest problems with Paget's disease of the nipple is that the symptoms appear to be harmless. It is frequently thought to be a skin inflammation or infection, leading to unfortunate delays in detection and care.)

What are the symptoms?

1. A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipple causing it to itch and burn (As I stated, mine did not itch or burn much, and had no oozing I was aware of, but it did have a crust along the outer edge on one side.)

2. A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on the aureole area with a whitish thick looking area in centre of nipple).

3. Usually only one nipple is effected. How is it diagnosed? Your doctor will do a physical exam and should suggest having a mammogram of both breasts, done immediately. Ev en though the redness, oozing and crusting closely resemble dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), your doctor should suspect cancer if the sore is only on one breast. Your doctor should order a biopsy of your sore to confirm what is going on.


This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as many of your relatives and friends as possible; it could save someone's life.

the green flash

Thank-you Johnny Depp for bringing this to my attention:



From Wiki:
"Green flashes and green rays are optical phenomena that occur shortly after sunset or before sunrise, when a green spot is visible, usually for no more than a second or two, above the sun, or it may resemble a green ray shooting up from the sunset point. Green flashes are a group of phenomena stemming from different causes, and some are more common than others.[1] Green flashes may be observed from any altitude (even from an aircraft). They usually are seen at an unobstructed horizon, such as over the ocean, but are possible over cloud tops and mountain tops as well."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash

2.03.2008

Birthday Calendar

It tells you how many hours and how many seconds you have been alive on this earth and when you were probably conceived. You can also see what phase the moon was in the night you were born. This is neat.

http://www.paulsadowski.com/birthday.asp


2.02.2008

Spell Checker for MSN


Download this http://www.msgpluslive.net/
to make msn into msn plus then go here:
http://www.msgpluslive.net/scripts/search/?q=spell+check and download that and then when u press F7 on msn it spell checks for you

2.01.2008

Taskbar Icons


So I think you should be able to move around Windows task bar icons... their static order has pissed me off for years

1.31.2008

Vanity Cards

Sometimes at the end of sit-coms a white screen with a ton of writing comes up on it, if you've taped the show and you pause on that page you can read it and it's something the produce wrote, sometimes about the show, or them, or .... just basically anything they want. They're called Vanity Cards, here are some of the good ones:

http://www.chucklorre.com/







OTHER:

1.30.2008

Canadian Poem

This one is good for a laugh!

Canadian Poem - annon

It's winter in Canada
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour
At twenty-five below.

Oh, how I love Canada
When the snow's up to your butt
You take a breath of winter
And you nose gets frozen shut.

Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around
I could never leave Canada

'Cause I'm frozen to the ground!!

1.29.2008

Quote of the Day

"May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. 'I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.'" - anon

1.28.2008

Song of the Week

"Mack the Knife" - by Bobby Darin, (performed by Frank Sinatra)

Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jack-knife has Mac-heath dear
And he keeps it out of sight

When the shark bites with his teeth dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves though wears Mac-heath dear
So there's not a trace of red
On the sidewalk Sunday morning
Lies a body oozing life
Someone's sneaking 'round the corner
Is the someone Mack the Knife
From a tugboat by the river
A cement bag's dropping down
The cement's just for the weight dear
Bet you Mackies's back in town
Louis Miller disappeared dear
After drawing out his cash
And Mac-heath spends like a sailo
Did our boy do something rash
Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Polly Peachum Lucy Brown
O the line forms on the right dear
Now that Mackie's back in town

1.27.2008

Rock Band Song List

"Rock Band Set List: In addition to the 45 tracks listed below, Rock Band will also feature 13 as of yet unannounced songs ranging from a variety of established bands to up-and-coming independent artists that can be unlocked as you play through the game.

960s
* Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter"

1970s
* Aerosmith - “Train Kept a Rollin’”*
* The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
* Boston - “Foreplay/Long Time”
* Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"*
* The Police - “Next to You”
* David Bowie - "Suffragette City"
* Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"*
* Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper"
* The Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop"
* Deep Purple - - "Highway Star"
* KISS "Detroit Rock City"
* Molly Hatchet - “Flirtin’ With Disaster”
* The Outlaws - “Green Grass & High Tides”*
* Sweet - “Ballroom Blitz”*

1980s
* Rush - "Tom Sawyer"*
* Bon Jovi - "Wanted Dead or Alive"
* The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
* Faith No More - "Epic"
* R.E.M. - “Orange Crush”
* Iron Maiden - “Run to the Hills”*

1990s
* Foo Fighters - "Learn to Fly"
* Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
* Nirvana - "In Bloom"
* Stone Temple Pilots - "Vasoline"
* Weezer - "Say It Ain't So"
* Smashing Pumpkins - "Cherub Rock"
* Radiohead - "Creep"
* Beastie Boys - "Sabotage"
* Hole - "Celebrity Skin"
* Pixies - "Wave of Mutilation"
* Garbage - "I Think I'm Paranoid"
* Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun"

2000s
* The Hives - "Main Offender"
* Queens of the Stone Age - "Go With the Flow"
* The Strokes - "Reptilia"
* Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
* OK Go - "Here It Goes Again"
* Nine Inch Nails - "The Hand That Feeds"
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps"
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dani California"
* Coheed & Cambria - “Welcome Home”
* Fallout Boy - “Dead on Arrival”
* The Killers - “When You Were Young”
* New Pornographers - “Electric Version”

* Indicates a cover song, all others songs are original master recordings"

http://playstation.about.com/od/previews/a/RockBandSongs.htm

1.26.2008

25 Ways to remain Healthy

Just some LOLs for today :-)


1.) Brush twice a day!



2.) Dress right for the weather.



3.) Visit the dentist regularly.



4.) Get plenty of rest.



5.) Make sure your hair is dry before going outside.



6.) Eat right.



7.) Get outside in the sun every once in a while.



8.) Always wear a seatbelt.



9.) Control your drinking of alcoholic beverages.



10.) Smile! It will make you feel better.



11.) Don't over indulge yourself.



12.) Bathe regularly.



13.) Read to exercise the brain.



14.) Surround yourself with friends.



15.) Stay away from too much caffeine.



16.) Use the bathroom regularly.



17.) Get plenty of exercise.



18.) Have your eyes checked regularly.



19.) Eat plenty of vegetables.



20.) Believe that people will like you for who you are.



21.) Forgive and forget.



22.) Take plenty of vacations.



23.) Celebrate all special occasions.



24.) Pick up a hobby.



25.) Love your neighbor as yourself.

1.25.2008

Sims 2 FreeTime Coming Soon!

A new expansion for Sims 2 is coming out soon! I'm all excited!

"Announcing The Sims™ 2 FreeTime*
‘Tis the season to shower Sims fans with information on the upcoming expansion pack!

Get rewarded for doing what your Sims love most! Whether shooting hoops, composing new music, or crafting pottery, your Sims can master new activities that make their lives richer—uncover secret lots, craft unique items, and, for the first time, unlock a secondary aspiration!

Help them fill their all-new lifetime aspiration meter and earn points to spend on rewards! But beware—gifted Sims can create masterpieces, but the works of less talented Sims may have unexpected outcomes!"

http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep7_index.php?nl_122707