Monday, April 29, 2002


Link of the day:
a knitting maniac


I have been experiencing major blog and other technical difficulties.
Incredibly slow updating is making me annoyed.
Things don't show up when and where I want them to, and I cannot
get the archiving to work properly. It's driving me nuts. sigh.



I'm working on getting more links and quizzes of mine up on this other
page, but who knows when that will be finished. I'm feeling a little
negative and nuts today, so who knows.


http://users.rcn.com/jcpcmsg/

Saturday, April 27, 2002

You are the most universal mythical beast ever. Sightings of the unicorn have been reported from all over the world, even in these modern times. Unicorns are pure and incurruptible. In China, unicorns symbolised gentleness, good will, and wisdom. Christianity links the unicorn with Christ. It is said that unicorns would only allow virgin girls to see them, let alone touch them. They were easily lured into fatal ambushes by a virgin with some potchers waiting for the unicorn in nearby bushes. A unicorn's horn was a highly prised possesion, which was reputed to have great healing capabilities. With the touch of its horn, a unicorn could bring back a person who had been dead for several hours. But when disattached from the unicorn's body, the magic was suggnificantly reduced and could only protect against poison. The unicorn had the body of a horse, a unique spirling horn, and a lion's ta!
il. They were pure white in color. Congradulations, you are a rarity amoung mythical beasts. There aren't enough of people like you in the world.

What mythical beast best represents you? Take the quiz!



BLUE PURPLE WHITE: You're a Problem Solver
You are constantly considering what else each person
or situation requires. You want to know what is missing.
During this period of mulling things over, others might
view you as passive or quiet.



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http://www.sheepgame.co.uk
http://home.earthlink.net/~mthyen/555frame.html
http://www.angelfire.com/va/toni/A.html
http://www.weightdirectory.com/

http://commonwoman.diaryland.com
http://www.healthdiscovery.net
http://www.baptisttop1000.com/
http://pureinheart.hypermart.net
http://www.liberator.org/ficbc/index.html

http://www.bright.net/~double/euchre.htm
http://cardgamecentral.com/euchre/main.html
http://www.euchresites.com/
points list
http://www.angelfire.com/va/toni/A.html

http://www.havanastreet.com/freestuff.html
http://www.eyeforbeauty.com/Linkware/frames.html

http://cedesign.net/help2j.htm
http://cedesign.net/dodads.htm

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

gruesome
http://www.fullmoongraphics.com/New11/spooky/spooky.html
zebra
http://www.fullmoongraphics.com/New11/zebrakitty/zebrakitty.html
okay
http://www.fullmoongraphics.com/new12/sleepymoon/sleepymoon.html

Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Okay...big project for today....

archiving.
hope it works.




What do people say behind your back? Find out @ digitalcharisma




If I lived in Middle-Earth, it would be in:
Lothlorien or Rivendell

You prefer the tranquilty and peacefulness of nature and enjoy the milder seasons of the year. While you know it is necessary to keep in contact with other living beings, most of the time you enjoy the seclusion of an aesthetically pleasing, woodland environment.



Friday, April 19, 2002






Which David Lynch character are you most like?



Darth Vader
Tall, powerful, and the darkest of the dark. You've got armies, fleets, and the dark side of the Force wrapped around your little finger, but you still have a soft spot for that little wuss you call "son." How sweet.

Take the Imperial Test at Bucketheads!




scariness for the day invovles...furries.
I didn't quite realize what they were before,
and I didn't quite realize that a lot of people
I had known fell into that category.
scary. Must do eerily interesting
research later...much like that weirdness involving
fan fiction earlier this year.



http://www.tigerden.com/Sites/furlinks.html
http://weetabix.diaryland.com/010430_55.html
http://www.furnation.com/XianJaguar/xian3.htm
http://www.starkers.com/
http://www.atrocities.com/
http://www.morbidoutlook.com/home/section/home.html
http://archive.showmenews.com/2002/Feb/20020202News016.asp
http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/
Chantecaille

http://sommerdai.diaryland.com/020418_93.html
http://weetabix.diaryland.com/breastexam.html

Thursday, April 18, 2002

http://www.megatokyo.com/affiliates/site.php?bid=51&rid=69
http://www.nationalpost.com/scripts/printer/printer.asp?f=/stories/20020416/652508.html
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0110955 - The Ref
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0098554 - Uncle Buck
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0091790 - Pretty in Pink
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0088128 - Sixteen Candles
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0091042 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0087332 - Ghostbusters
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0120241 - Suicide Kings
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0092991 - Evil Dead II
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0066921 - A Clockwork Orange
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0089218 - The Goonies
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0093437 - The Lost Boys
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0103893 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie)
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0100436 - Pump up the Volume
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0097493 - Heathers

I have a couple different things to write about. One is that I am very sorry that I don't use my beautiful journal more...crap, I think that I deleted my neopets wish list the other day...darn.


Feminism - is a tricky thing.
This week I picked up Time and Elle.
Well, actually I didn't pick them up, they came to me.
Point being, Time had a huge article on fertility and women. I dreaded reading it. I was afraid that it was going to blather on about how women need to have babies young, or that they shouldn't wait and how older women can't be good mothers, all of that.


Here is my public service announcement of the day: spam is not your ISP's fault. I hesitate to include AOL and Hotmail/MSN in this blanket statement, but its probably true. Here's another PSA - email forwards, for the most part, CAN'T BE TRACED!!!! No matter how many people you send that email about the kid with one kidney that is riddled with cancer to, AOL, Time Warner, Microsoft, Bill Gates, and the Outback Steakhouse are not going to donate any money, or anything anywhere.

Wednesday, April 17, 2002

was supposed to post on 4/13

blog for 4/13

LT36 (Letter Set: California Dream Natural Jean) $1.00
LT38 (Letter Set: Heart to Heart Your Feelings) $1.00
LT2200 (Letterpad: Pinny-Mu 96 Sheets) $3.99
CD67 (Refill: Tare Panda Planner Blank Refill) $.80
CD63 (Refill: Tare Panda Memo Refill) $.80
CD136 (Planner Refill: Tare Panda Weekly Plan) $.80
CD139 (Planner Refill: Tare Panda Monthly Plan) $.80
449-02572 Green(File: IBIS Character Zipper File) $3.99
SS159 (Origami - Crane Glow-in-Dark) $1.99

http://home.arcor.de/juergen.moellering/pics/royo/luis_royo_p2_fallen_angel_II.jpg

My Little Ponies:
Baby Northstar is a first tooth baby pegasus
Firefly

http://www.angelfire.com/me3/rewetzel1/mlpopinion.html
http://www.angelfire.com/me3/rewetzel1/mlplinks.html
http://www.users.voicenet.com/~dsewalt/ponies.html
http://darkwinter.net
http://www.geocities.com/gennysgarden/homepage.html

I have a couple different things to write about. One is that I am very sorry that I don't use my beautiful journal more...crap, I think that I deleted my neopets wish list the other day...darn.

Feminism - is a tricky thing.
This week I picked up Time and Elle.
Well, actually I didn't pick them up, they came to me.
Point being, Time had a huge article on

Shoyru Transmogrification Potion
Striped Jetsam Morphing Potion
Icetravaganza Scratchcard
Peak O Plenty Scratchcard
Race to Riches Scratchcard
Terror Trove Scratchcard
Faeries Fortune Scratchcard
Sriped Flotsam Morphing Potion
Goodie Two Shoes Usuki
Magical Cloud Gelert Plushie
Geisha Girl Usuki




which "monty python and the holy grail" character are you?

this quiz was made by colleen







which children's storybook character are you?

this quiz was made by colleen







which 80s hair band are you?

this quiz was made by colleen



novel by prize-winning author Eimi Yamada, "Boku wa Benkyo ga Dekinai," or "I'm not a good student,"

d.land entry on feminism...just do it!

Saturday, April 13, 2002

Further information about SPAM blacklists may be found at

http://orbz.org/
http://njabl.org
http://spamcop.com
http://postfixgate.com

ISP's can check to see which SPAM blacklists they are on
by going to http://dnsstuff.com or directly to
http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ip4r.ch?ip=Your_IP_ Address

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/DailyNews/primetime_020411_hyperlexia_feature.html

http://downtoearth.ncbuy.com/archives/index.html?disp=5&dir=next&strip=605

http://www.catrunner.com/

Thursday, April 11, 2002

this is from yesterday..

experiencing mucho technical difficulties at work.
yuck.


Ohh...not doing to great today.  My stomach is very unhappy.  

Matt and I were wondering if I might be lactose intolerant, so I
haven't had any milk or milk products today.
That doesn't seem to matter...I'm still miserable. Gross.


There's some weird shit going down at work that I don't like, and wish 

I had never gotten involved. A supervisor asked me to report some things
about someone to them. Word got out, and rumors were created.
I got investigated. Not Cool. I hadn't really done anything wrong, but
shit happened, and I am unhappy about it.



The new love of my life is here!

more dog links

Kevin links:
japanese class
something
sumo
cat stuff

Kris links:
dictator stuff

Nick Links:
shooping
better shopping
Lots of bizarre Flash movies here

Wednesday, April 10, 2002

Gross...somehow I got involved in a weird office politics issue.  

And its being looked into by management. I am NOT happy about this,
and it looks wicked bad, too.



http://www.opane.com/meaningofkiss.html
http://www.jlist.com/
http://www.wokshop.com
http://www.houserice.com/
http://www.rabidhome.com
http://www.japanesque21.com/
http://www.opane.com/index.html
http://store4.yimg.com/I/katespaperie_1674_4913972
http://store4.yimg.com/I/katespaperie_1674_4752019
http://www.katespaperie.com/index.html
http://www.patternworks.com


need to make this one the quiz of the day on scribble:





You are the classic yellow squeeky toy.

Find your inner rubber ducky.

Saturday, April 06, 2002

Oh yeah...also mention to psych class...birth order.


Saturday is greasy hair day!  Most Saturdays I sleep in, then 

just get dressed and putter around the house without a shower.
YAY!! Except Matt wants to go to church tomorrow, and I said
I'd go, and tonight is daylight savings. Must remember that
and shower before bed...because who wants to roll out of bed
an hour early and then shower? Well, maybe you do, but that
makes you a freak!


Apparently, I am:




Which Rock Chick Are You?



Which Trainspotting Character Are You?



You Are Edward From "Edward Scissorhands."

You are very shy and often misunderstood. Innocent, sweet, and artistic, you like to pass your days by daydreaming and expressing yourself through the arts. You are a truly unique individual. Unfortunately, you are quite lonely, and few people truly understand you.

Take The Johnny Depp Quiz!


Which David Bowie are you?



click to take it!




What era of Trent Reznor are you? Take the What Trent Are You? quiz to find out!
Quiz by !


The Tool Song Test

Find out which Tool song you are @ Useful Idiot.






Which Rocky character are you?



I am the nature-loving Jesus. There seems to be nothing that will stop me from protecting the earth and my furry friends. I may also have a hidden passion for sweater knitting.


Take the What Jesus Would You Be? Quiz




You are Carl Sandburg
You see the world in a different way than your peers and are able to find beauty in the most unusual places!

Take the Which Poet are You? Quiz - brought to you out of boredom and pretention!



You are Sylvia Plath
No matter how much you struggle, you can't manage to shake off depression. You use symbolism to express yourself and have a knack for getting the most out of gas ovens.

Take the Which Poet are You? Quiz - brought to you out of boredom and pretention!




Remy LeBeau
I'm Remy LeBeau
What X-Men Character are You?


Take the What Johnny the Homicidal Maniac character are you? quiz!







Which Cosmic Debris Girl Are You? By kidvermin






You are the classic yellow squeeky toy.

Find your inner rubber ducky.



I Am
Fachea
Celtic Goddess of Poetry.
I'm a freaky writer type that doesn't like to leave the house. I'm probably a lot smarter than you.
What Celtic Goddess are You?
Quiz by Aoibhell
this was supposed to be yesterday's entry.

Had some technical difficulties...

blogger down 04/05/02

Thanks to PVP:

The first book I would recommend to you is COSMOS. 

The best-selling science book ever published in the
England language, Cosmos is an overview of the past,
present and future of science. It was also a very
popular series on PBS, starring Carl, which you can
buy on video or DVD.


In line with the PvP strip of April Fifth, you 

need to pick up one of Carl's later books: The Demon
Haunted World. Carl debunks most of the crap that the
country currently believes in. It's a great book.



(end PVP quote)

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interesting pillow

crochet basket for shower?

crochet info - slip stitch

yet another link in my endless quest to find size 13 29' circular knitting needles

other projects to look at

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Nick kicked my butt at foosball. 10 t0 4, or 8 to 4, or something sad like that. Oh, and he scored 2 of my 4 goals himself :)

referred to this site by one of our customers...online personal training...hmm

MODULE #3: DISPOSITIONAL PERSPECTIVE
4 & 5
3/25
3/31

MODULE #4: BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
6 & 7
4/1
4/7

ASSIGNMENT #1
xx
4/8
ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE 4/14

more patterns:
http://www.crochenit.com/free_patterns.htm

interesting site referred to by customer:
http://www.workoutsforwomen.com/

Friday, April 05, 2002

quick and dirty australian history link
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thanks to fark, stuff below excerpted from here

Yujin Kitagawa's dulcet tones warbling away as

part of the superstar folk duo Yuzu have moistened the
panties of prepubescent pupils for the past few years.


Shukan Bunshun (3/21) notes that he appeared in a 1995 

XXX-rated movie graphically recreating one of Japan's most
heinous crimes -- the 1989 murder of a schoolgirl held captive
and repeatedly raped for 40 days by four schoolboys who
finally tired of their "game" and fatally bashed the girl
before cutting her body up and encasing the parts in concrete
poured into oil drums.



video king Taiji Sato
Kitagawa

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below excerpted from IMDB

by Koji Wakamatsu

this film paved the way for other Wakamatsu masterpieces 

like Violated Angels (1967) and Go,Go, Second Time Virgin (1969).


The comments below are about the movie Aoi haru(2001)

which was directed by Toshiaki Toyoda. The review is

by Simon Booth, and I found it very intriguing. It can be

read on IMDB here.

The closing night movie for the SF Indie Fest is 

a vaguely coming of age type drama, set entirely within
the grounds of a Japanese boy's school. Here, the kids
all run around in gangs, sleep in lectures and fight at
break times. Every wall in the place is covered in graffiti.
Ryuhei Matsuda (the effeminate guy from GOHATTO) stars as
Kuja, a senior who becomes the school's official gang leader
by winning at "The Clapping Game". This game involves the kids
hanging from a railing on the edge of the school roof,
letting go and seeing how many times they can clap their
hands before their nerve fails and they grab back on.


From here we follow the progress of his friends and 

enemies throughout a part of the school year, the challenges
to his leadership and the pressure of the school system
felt by everyone. There's a hell of a lot of violence goes
on in the school, and we get the impression that life as
a Japanese school boy is a difficult dangerous business.


It's a pretty bleak and cheerless vision - 

between this and BATTLE ROYALE you'd be forgiven for
thinking that the Japanese school system was on the
point of explosion or collapse, with the youth as disaffected
as they come. How close this is to reality I don't know,
but the friend I saw it with tells me that the classroom
scenes are pretty close to how it actually is.


The cast all perform well - Ryuhei Matsuda has such a striking

appearance that he doesn't really need to do anything to create
an impression, and indeed he spends most of the movie being
aloof and impenetrable. This contrasts with the energies and
frustrations evident in the other characters, particulary his
best friend Aoki.


I enjoyed the movie a lot... good characters, and well filmed/scored,

with interesting developments. It's based on a collection of
autobiographical short stories from a manga artist, which
shows a little bit in the episodic nature of the plot, but
it's all weaved (sic) together well for the movie. Worth
looking out for if you don't mind your high school movies
nihilistic, violent and bleak.



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Thanks to snopesfor this article snippet



So popular was Dragnet in its day that satirist Stan Freberg 

spoofed it on a 1953 record titled "St. George and the Dragonet."
This record and its flip side, "Little Blue Riding Hood"
(also a Dragnet spoof) were extraordinarily popular as well,
hitting the #1 spot on Billboard's pop chart and selling over
two million copies; the record's success prompted Ed Sullivan
to invite Freberg to perform both sides of the single live on
his Talk of the Town variety show.



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notes for psych class

On a side note, has anyone ever participated in any psychological studies?

Wednesday, April 03, 2002

No more April Fools...just some stuff that was on my mind today.

hosting site

29" size 13 circular bamboo knitting needles...I'm in love! Also, size 1 dpn! and size 1

diet

excerpt from iVillage birth order article:
First-Borns (that's me!)


Positives: They are natural leaders. They represent
United States presidents, astronauts, and CEOs by
overwhelming numbers. They frequently live with a
sense of entitlement and even superiority. They often
come in two flavors: compliant nurturers/caregivers
or aggressive movers and shakers. Both are in control;
they just use different methods. As a rule, first-borns
are picky, precise people -they love paying attention
to details -and they tend to be punctual, organized,
and competent. They want to see things done right
the first time. They don't like surprises.


Negatives: They are often moody and occasionally lack 

sensitivity. They can be intimidating, particularly by
pushing people too hard or refusing to take no for an
answer. Sometimes they can be a bit of "know-it-all,"
and often are poor delegators, in large part because
they don't trust other people as much as they trust
themselves. They also tend to be bossy, flaw pickers,
and conscientious to a fault.


I have alot of these qualities, but not all of them.  

I notice many First born qualities in Matt (my boyfriend),
even though he is a Last born. He has an older sister who
is just about 7 years older. So he did spend most of his
teen years as an only child, and he is the only boy.
I wonder...


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the 1997 film, "Inventing The Abbotts"


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excerpt from atheist article on fark.com:



The [atheist] convention agenda is chock-full of
guest speakers, including abortion rights activist
Bill Baird and Michael Cuneo, author of American
Exorcism.


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taco supremo salad @ Wendy's 

1/2 a medium fry @ Wendy's
medium diet coke
Luna Bar (180 cal)
lollipop
1 chocolate lindt truffle
pretzels (160 cal)
yogurt (140 cal)
generic slim fast (230 cal)
hostess chocolate cupcakes (180 cal)
mint tea


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quiz of the day:

Which HP Kid Are You?


Quote of the day (by Anthony):
"Kevin, you laugh like a goody two shoes."
A truly SICK list of knitting/crochet links:

knitting and crochet links
http://www.crochetandknitting.com/easy.htm
http://www.cei.net/~vchisam/groovy/7703-04.html
http://www.cei.net/~vchisam/groovy/48-178bag.html
http://www.cei.net/~vchisam/groovy/41-111hat.html
http://www.craftown.com/bunting.htm
http://members.aol.com/cillcrochets/bib.html
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/baby.html#NEWBORN%20BABY
http://www.touchinglittlelives.org/crochet.html
http://www.geocities.com/crochetnook/Baby_Patterns.html
http://home.inreach.com/marthac/easy.html
http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/lionbrand/index.fcgi?page=http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cctq-plush.html
http://www.geocities.com/ladyntsn/baby.html

booties/afghans
http://www.cei.net/~vchisam/groovy/7703-01.html
http://www.crochetnmore.com/babybooties.htm
http://members.tripod.com/~kpup/html/baby_booties.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Creek/4975/babygrannyblanket.html
http://www.craftown.com/baby/pat11.htm
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevsbooties2.html
http://www.geocities.com/mooncat48/Patterns/BabysandChildren/CutieBootie/Cutie_Bootie_Revised.htm
http://home.inreach.com/marthac/mybootie.html
http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/projects/nov98_crochproject.html
http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/lionbrand/index.fcgi?page=http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cpl-bafg.asp
http://www.touchinglittlelives.org/barb3dc.html
http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/13kids/8hrafghn.shtml
http://www.jo-annstores.com/project/yarn/lion_bhat.html
http://www.angelfire.com/home/bobbiescrochet/shellbt.html
http://members.aol.com/lffunt/babyyo.html
http://www.craftown.com/knit/knit30.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/angelcrafts/capnbooties.html

how to:
http://www.craftown.com/crolesson.htm