The Neurotic Fishbowl Archives: June 16, 2002

No More Advice

Ann Landers died today. I always enjoyed reading her columns and for many years, she was a daily read for me. I'm sure millions will miss her advice.

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My Heart Goes Out

Erica must have had a miscarriage. I am so sorry to hear this. My heart goes out to her.

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People Really Do Win!

I've mentioned before that I (or my mom) have won drawings for cash and prizes through online contests and surveys. Recently I'd won a kick-ass waffle maker and a coffee maker and my mom had won a $500 drawing. Yesterday in my mailbox I had a notice that I had a certified letter waiting for me at the post office. I went and picked it up today and it turns out I won a RCA mp3 player in SBC Digital Madness Sweepstakes. I've got to send in a notarized eligibility form in the next two weeks, but pretty cool, huh?

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Saturday Scruples

Time for Phoxxe's Saturday Scruples!

1. You're starting a new restaurant. Video Lottery Terminals (VLT's) would bring in needed cash. Do you install them? I guess it would depend. Would they clash too much with the type of restaurant I was trying to make? VLTs don't exactly go with a classy restaurant. If not, I guess I might, though they would be illegal in Texas. ;-)

2. You're a personal trainer. You start an affair with a client who thinks the workouts now should be free. Do you insist on payment? If I really liked the person and wanted to continue the relationship and this was going to be a major point of contention, no. Otherwise, I probably would.

3. Your spouse would be upset if she knew you forgot the asthma kit when you took baby to the park. Do you lie to avoid a fight? Yes, if she doesn't know and nothing bad happened, why bring it up?

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Happy Bithday, Erika!

I wanted to take a minute to wish the talented Erika of Snazzykat a very happy birthday. Happy birthday, Erika!

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Updated To Do List

Here's my updated To Do List, utilizing my cool new collapse/uncollapse feature.

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Collapse Extended Entries

Thanks to another cool tip that the Scripty Goddesses found, you can now show extended entries right on the main page. I hate it when I'm reading along in a blog and have to leave the page to read the rest of the entry. This nifty little trick takes care of it for you and takes just a couple of minutes to put in place.

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Friday Five!

And now, time for today's Friday Five!

1. Do you live in a house, an apartment or a condo? Condo.

2. Do you rent or own? Well, Steven owns, so I guess I kind of do by default. :-)

3. Does anyone else live with you? Just Steven.

4. How many times have you moved in your life? I moved with my parents to the house they still live in when I was about six or so and then I moved in with Steven (officially) about two years ago or so.

5. What are your plans for this weekend? Not much yet. Watch some tv, play on the computer, and that's it so far.

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Thursday Thumb-Twiddler

Since I like memes (I know; shoot me), I thought I would try out Dave's Thursday Thumb-Twiddler.

1. You receive notification of jury duty. Do you go willingly, or do you try and find some way to beg off (or get yourself disqualified)? What if you were told that the case you were being impaneled for might go on for months? I used to get them while I was in school which automatically lets you skip it. The one other time I got called I totally forgot about it and found the card months later. Personally, I would try to beg off, though I should do my civic duty and go.

2. Would you be willing to give up sex for one year if you knew it would give you a much deeper sense of peace than you have now? Considering how much peace I lack in my life, I just might. Man, oh man, would it be tough to hold out for a year, though!

3. What's the most violent television show you watch? What about the most sexually graphic? Hmmm. I don't really watch a lot of violent television shows. I guess I'd have to say 24 or maybe Witchblade. It's usually movies that are the most violent of the two. Sexually graphic would probably be Sex in the City or the occasional Real Sex episodes I catch.

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Thursday Threesome

Time for Deb's Thursday Threesome!

Onesome. Do a Little Dance. Everyone loves to watch a good dancer, so tell us your all time favorite movie dance scene and why. When Gene Kelly sings and dances in the rain in "Singin' in the Rain." I feel in love with that movie the first time I saw it and every time I watch him splashing in puddles and dancing so freely it makes me cry.

Twosome. Make a Little Love...Spill it! What do you do to make the night romantic for that certain someone? Dim the lights, pour the drinks, and put some music on, something sexy like Maxwell is always a good start!

Threesome. Get Down Tonight! Party it up, Getting your Groove on, or whatever you call it, everyone has a different style that they consider a good time. Let us in on what yours is. Me, Steven, and some friends out for dancing (either club style or two stepping) works for me!

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Woof!

This is one is pretty accurate.

i'm a pup. what kinda pet are you?
quiz made by muna.

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So, Maybe My List Won't Get Done

I was struck by inspiration on the way home from work and called Christine, whom I had just left at the office, and invited her to go have dinner with me at Lupe Tortilla's, the absolute best fajitas in town (and this is Houston, so that's saying a lot). She's on her way over now and should be here soon, so I may not do as much on that To Do List and I had wanted to. Oh, well! There's always tomorrow!

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We Have A Winner!

I was going to mention this last night and got distracted, but the new M&M's color has been decided and it's purple (the color I voted for, btw). They have a cool map on their site to let you see how countries voted. Poor pink hardly swept any countries at all!

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Today's Requests

Bizarre search request noticed in today's referrers:

Google search for hate kill steven dell

Google search for places to get gay massage sacramento

Google search for laundromat business opportunity sacramento

Google search for how to fix my life

I've really got to start keeping track of these somewhere. I get the weirdest hits some time...

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To Do List

Copying the ever-talented and lovely Kristine, I'm putting a To Do List up here so that tomorrow I don't play Poseidon or Paradise Poker tournaments all night and do nothing else.

To Do List

~~E-mail Mita~~

~~E-mail my aunt Susan~~

~~E-mail Judith~~

~~E-mail Heather~~

~~E-mail Rebecca~~

E-mail my long lost buddy Justin

~~E-mail Mikey and apologize for not e-mailing him back in April~~

E-mail Sheila
Finish my Arizona post
Put some pictures from Vegas on here
Make some klips of some of my favorite sites that don't have them (anyone want one while I'm at it?)
Encode my e-mail address on the site so I get less spam

Can you tell I am the world's worst at e-mailing people back? I used to write long, long e-mail letters several times a day (as Justin can tell you), now I never even answer my mail. Tomorrow, though, come hell or high water, I am sending some mail out!

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It's a Group Thing: Part XVI

I was looking for today's "It's a Group Thing" term and came across one that caught my eye. Today's term is:

A Marvel of Unicorns

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Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came

News over at The Official Stephen King Web Presence about the future of The Dark Tower series. I am waiting as patiently as I can for these books, but I swear for the longest time a day didn't go by that I didn't think of them and their characters in some form. I reread all of them about two summers ago. Maybe it's time for another reread.

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I can see right now I'll have to make another attempt at reading this series. I tried (I really did!), but couldn't get into it. Please tell me it gets better as I go along?

Posted by that tart at June 18, 2002 08:55 PM

I read through Book 3 many years ago, and for some reason, never went past it. I was obsessed with Roland and his personality when I was younger...like you, I thought about the characters and where it was going, but for some reason, I just can't start it over again. Can anyone convince me I should?

Posted by todd at June 19, 2002 08:59 PM

I accidenally came across DT4 and I read it in a day then I asked myself why haven`t I heard about these books? And of course I tried to found all the other ones. TOUGH LUCK....I only found dt3... The bad thing is that it will take some time to get it out of my mind... So I`ll keep on hoping...

Posted by ploumi at June 10, 2003 04:54 AM

The Dark Tower series was recently re-released with new introductions, DT4 contains about 11 pages of DT5, which should be out in Nov.

Posted by reese at July 24, 2003 09:04 PM

I'm re-reading DT1 & DT2. Have picked up DT3 and DT4 on Amazon.com - part of my R&R plans for this month.
Full series available (HC) and can pre-order DT5. Also try library for copies.

Posted by NPirnat at August 9, 2003 12:31 PM

What the heck - let's throw in a comment! I just typed the words "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" to see what would come up - also to take a second stab at getting through Browning's poem (This time I could follow it). For anyone who tried reading Volume I (THE GUNSLINGER) and couldn't "get into it" - I don't blame you. It's a terribly grim, dark, gloomy book - after that godawful shootout in Tull, I nearly gave up myself. BUT if you keep going into THE DRAWING OF THE THREE, you're in for a pleasant surprise - a great surprise! I've just re-read it for the third time (preparing for WOLVES OF THE CALLA) and I couldn't put it down. The second Roland steps through that first door into that airliner and into Eddie Dean, the story takes off like a rocket and never looks back. Some of the best, most suspenseful, most passionate writing of King's career. I am totally absorbed in this ka-tet (which only gets better with the additions of Odetta/Detta, Jake and Oy. I was a little disappointed that WIZARD AND GLASS was almost entirely a flashback (I want to get on with the Quest!), but it certainly filled in a lot of background that we needed to know. Now on to the Tower! (Incidentally, I've got a bad case of the flu right now - time to take some astin!)

Posted by pat casken at August 20, 2003 02:02 PM

to the dark tower I came
the best collection of stephen king
there is. I am obsessed with roland and his ever changing view of his world which mirrors our own Cant wait for dt5. if you haven't read any of the series Im sorry

Posted by Acorn at August 23, 2003 01:23 PM

Just had a thought, as to why the DARK TOWER series doesn't really kick in until THE DRAWING OF THE THREE. It's because Eddie and Susannah see the worlds (their own and Roland's) through OUR eyes. (Granted, Jake was in THE GUNSLINGER, but he was too young and scared and in awe of his surroundings to have a very strong presence at that time. But Eddie and Odetta/Detta speak in voices and think thoughts that have resonance for us. They serve, I think, the same purpose that the Hobbits serve in LORD OF THER RINGS (If you've ever tried to read THE SILMARILLION or any of Tolkein's other works where Hobbits are NOT the lens through which the epic adventures are viewed, you know what slow going it is). Eddie and Susannah, like the Hobbits, are US - and Roland starts to become far more exciting and fascinating and touching (and even more heroic) when seen through their eyes.

Posted by pat casken at August 30, 2003 10:50 AM

the first stephen king i ever read was 'the drawing of the three'. ever since then i've become an SK addict. ' the waste lands' has to be his best ever even though i find the riddling session with blaine the mono( in 'wizard and glass) one of the most gripping piece of work ever written.

Posted by parul m at September 14, 2003 11:02 AM

THE DARK TOWER SERIES IS ONE OF THE BEST SERIES EVER. IF U CAN READ IT U CAN ALSO. IM ONLY 14 AND IVE READ BOOKS 1-3 AND AM 250 PAGES INTO THE FORTH. ALTHOUGH OWNING THE BOOKS HAS PUT A LARGE GAPING 80 DOLLAR HOLE IN MY POCKET IT WAS WORTH IT I AM WAITING AVIDLY FOR THE 5TH BOOK. BY FAR THE BEST AND MOST ADDICTING PART DOES NOT COME TILL THE END OF THE THIRD AND BEGINNING OF THE FORTH AS PAT KASEN SAID. BLAINE THE MONO IS A AMAZING PART OF THE STORY AND IS COMPLETLY ORIGINAL. YET UNFORTANITLY WE STILL DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT WHAT HAPPED TO THE WORLD EXCEPT THAT IT HAS MOVED ON, AND THE HORRES LEFT ARE HIDIOUS.

IF U HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOOK E-MAIL ME

VI
When some discuss if near the other graves
be room enough for this, and when a day
Suits best for carrying the corpse away,
With care about the banners, scarves and staves
And still the man hears all, and only craves
He may not shame such tender love and stay.

Posted by SEAN ELMORE at September 19, 2003 01:26 PM

I too typed in " Childe Roland..." as one person here mentioned they did. I printed a copy of Browning's epic poem to read and puzzle over later. I am currently re-reading DT 3 after reading the first two over the past couple of weeks. I first read DT 3 about ten years ago when I got a copy of it from a book club by mistake. I loved it but never picked up the earlier books. The newly released paperback series caught my eye and I jumped back in... and wow what a trip.

I disagree with those who liked DT 2 better than DT 1. I read King's preface to the new series where he acknowledges those who think that The Gunslinger was difficult to follow. Maybe I am twisted but i loved it and didn't find it at all hard to follow. The novel's dark austerity makes it all the more appealing to me. I totally 'get' King's idea of spaghetti western meets Tolkien.

As for the shootout in Tull, I didn't find it nearly as disturbing as the scene in DT 2 where Eddie gets a cavity search by Balazar's goons. For some reason I found this description to be completely gratuitous as opposed to the scene in Tull that had actual significance to the plot.

I'm just quibbling here though, because overall this series is great. I just think that DT2, while being a necessary and powerful link, is the weakest of the three I have read when judged on its own merits. What do the rest of you think?

I am looking forward to reading DT 4 and the rest!

Posted by llednew at December 19, 2003 08:29 PM

The DT story lets me travel to the special place where I wish I could be, and where I think I have been. I would have a Kingsland Ale at my first chance. The story is best realized if you read all the related books. Are you a beamer or a breaker? Waiting for Dt 6 and 7. See you on the flip side.

Posted by James at January 2, 2004 12:59 PM

I also typed "childe roland...etc...etc..." to see what it brought up. I've read DT 1 through to 5 and i'm re reading them all as we speak. I find it amazing the references to the Dark Tower events in the rest of Kings work, go andread the Stand and Needful Things and you'll see what i mean, also his short stories and Hearts In Atlantis. Obviously Kings own quest to write about the Dark Tower and the Ka Tet is as consumming as Rolands own quest.

Email me if you notice any references, i've just pointed out the easy ones, its hard to find one of kings books that dont refer to the Dark Tower in some way!

Posted by vikithecat at January 6, 2004 11:25 AM

im 15 the first book (the gunslinger) was really good thats what started me reading the other 3 the drawing of the three was amazing waste lands was probabley the least cool and wizards and glass was really good as well

Posted by morgan at January 13, 2004 03:49 PM

Im only 16 and i don't read that much. But The Dark Tower is the best series i have ever read! I can't wait to read the last two books of the series

Posted by Keith at January 23, 2004 08:17 PM

I'm currently 400 pages through DT 5 and these books are amazing. i find that i can relate to all of the characters as king so avidly describes them through clever flashbacks and changing points of view. i get hints of the book in my every day life (for example, the allusion to the robert frost poem fire and ice seen in dt 5) dt 4 was my personal favorite, but i think that this is the highest point in king's career. i can't wait for the last two to be published! another interesting fact: lupe means wolf in french!

Posted by Mandy at January 29, 2004 02:21 PM

Hey guys what's up i'm 18 and I started reading the Dark Tower series three years ago. I went to my high school library looking to re-read The Lord Of The Rings series when by mistake i picked up the Wastelands. I read it without realizing that it had it's predecessors, after i found them i ate them up. I am about 100 pages into the fifth one and can't wait to finish. I need someone to talk to about the Dark Tower, someone who can answer questions and ask as well because i myself have read the first four books three times already.

Posted by FuseBox at February 19, 2004 09:09 PM

man....Ive read alot of Stephen Kings books....but nothing of his works are like these, I cant seem to put them down, Im so entranced in his books, the anticipation for his last two books to come out are so great, I cant wait to see what is exactly is at the dark tower...maybe the crimson king is Stephen King himself ;)

Posted by John at February 21, 2004 05:38 AM

For those of you who say that The Gunslinger was hard to read through I would suggest looking at your local library for the book on tape. In fact, I would even recomend to those who have read the books to listen to them on tape. Frank Muller reads the first 4 books (If listening to the first one, they have rereleased it with someone else reading it - find the one that Frank Muller reads - ) and he does a great job with the characters. I especially love how he does Eddie's voice. (As a side note to anyone that cares, Frank Muller won't be reading anymore books because of an accident he got in. I think it was very nice of Stephen King to dedicate book 5 to him. I could defenately belive that Muller heard the voices in King's head.) I am re-listening to the books again before I start on book 5 and as many before me have stated this is a great series, so to all that have yet to read (or listen to) the Dark Tower series...what are you waiting for? Good reading all.

Posted by Alex at March 4, 2004 08:38 PM

I HAVE NOT LONG FINISHED READING DT5.
SO I RE-READ FROM NUMBER ONE I AM NOW GETTING INTO NUMBER FOUR. I FOUND THE SERIES REALLY GOOD . EVEN MY TWO SON'S ARE ENJOYING THE BOOK'S THEY ARE AGED 17 & 13 SO THE SERIES HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO D6

Posted by PHIL at March 11, 2004 12:11 PM

I am one of the many who have typed "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" into some search engin "Altavista" looking for an copy of this mysterious pome written by Robert Browning and saw unoficial stephen king site and thought that id check it out. as it happnes to be i now have the 5th book open in my lap YET A NOUTHER STEPHEN KING FAN... neways. And iv been wonderin how in hell dose SK manage to encorperate 15 outher books in with this one series? even thoe i like the idea that he managed to use the superflu emptied world as one of the ones that the ka-tet visit. the priest form 'Salem's Lot is intresting as well.
I would also like to point out, to those who have read most of his outher books, Flag, or Walter or marten or whatever sk wants to call him in outher books, is a charicter who is repetive in his books and it makes me wonder about him, he seams to have an impact on this series as well and wants for Roland and the ka-tet to renounce the tower.... but whi?
i will leave u with this last thought of mine ~~cause i gotta get back to book 5~~ but i wowld like to let all outher sk fans out there who aer out of collage that there is a 16 year old teen runnin around who has read all of sk's books. i started in 6th grade acculy the teacher wanted a note from home sayin that i could read these books >>i think he was unstable

Posted by Spike Dragon at March 11, 2004 07:56 PM

I was introduced to the dark tower series by my boyfriend and am currently working on the fifth book. I've found the series to be much more realistic than my normal scifi/fantasy norm. (It's the first series I've ever read by SK) I think it's one of the best series of books ever done (at least so far) and I can't wait for the rest!!

Posted by Pinkie at March 30, 2004 12:25 AM

I am 13 years old and have already read DT1-5. The first book was a bit slow to follow, but things quickly spedup in DT2. Part 4 was basically just a flashback of when Roland first became a gunslinger. This book was crutial to understand some of the plotline. King has brought in characters from other books in DT5, and I believe he will put in more! As for King himself... I have learned that STEPHEN KING HIMSELF will be in the book! Not just in the end of DT5, but throughout the series! I am waiting to get to Walden Books to get #6, Song of Susannah, and I can only imagine what DT7 will be like in September, when it comes out!( The day is the 21st, KINGS BIRTHDAY!)Thats all I got, email me for info.

Posted by Chris Laz at June 15, 2004 05:15 PM

only 1/3 thru #6 and its already much better than wolves. i think wizard and glass is still the best of them so fsr

Posted by ziggy at June 21, 2004 03:24 AM

This morning i purchased DT6 Song of Susannah and i'm already halfway through! My eyes ache and i need to get some food but i cant put it down!

Posted by vikithecat at June 23, 2004 11:58 AM

Just finished DT5 Wolves... and thought it was the best one so far, (well maybe Wasteland.) The cliffhanger ending is driving me nuts and i know it wont be resolved quickly in DT6. To those of you who don't know there's a DARK TOWER SHORT STORY in a Stephen King collection called Everythings Eventual. The story is called The Little Sisters of Eluria, it takes place shortly before the Gunslinger but after Roland is on his own and following Walter. Its pretty good, go get it!

Posted by gumslinger at September 16, 2004 05:53 AM

Thats it its all over, and theres still so much we never found out. . . . I've been reading these books for the last 14 years (i got the gunslinger when i was 13) and now i can only back to the beginning and start over again. . .hmmmm who does that remind you of . . .

Posted by Vikithecat at December 6, 2004 03:26 PM

just finished reading the last dark tower book.didnt want to finish as i know its the last.amazing how kings mind works to put it all together.a modern day tolkien.anyone agree?

Posted by cally at January 4, 2005 03:15 AM

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Blogrolling Along

Just in case you hadn't noticed, Blogrolling has made new changes to their code allowing you to set a time for updates to show as new and to sort your list by most recently updated. If you use Blogrolling on your page you're going to have to update your code, but by updating this time, any changes you make from now on will automatically be incorporated - no more making the change and then having to upload new code. I'm glad I made the change over to their service. It's handy and free!

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Dance Your Way To Health

A school in California has started using the game Dance Dance Revolution in their physical education classes.

My brother has DDR and I swear I burn more calories on it than on my StairMaster. I think it's a great idea to get kids into exercising. And seriously, if gym classes are anything like mine used to be, you never burned any calories anyway. I've been seriously thinking about getting a Playstation 2 when the price drops so I can get this game and Final Fantasy.

(Link courtesy of Ernie)

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This-or-That Tuesday

Time for Christine's This-or-That Tuesday:

Popcorn at the movies: buttered or not? I used to not like it buttered, but now I do.

Sometimes you feel like a nut..sometimes you don't...Mounds or Almond Joy? Blah. Neither.

Chips or pretzels? Chips, but I do like pretzels.

Milky Way or Snickers? Snickers.

M&M's or Reese's Pieces? Reese's Pieces!

McDonald's or Burger King? McDonald's for fries, Burger King for burgers (good thing they're right next to each other by my house!).

Vanilla Coke or Pepsi Twist? Blech! Neither. Cherry Coke instead.

Hostess Twinkies or Cupcakes? Not a fan of either.

Hershey's Kisses or Hugs? I like both of these, but probably the Kisses best.

Original Mountain Dew or Code Red? Another blech. Neither.

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Camera Recommendations

My Olympus digital camera ended up getting broke by the post office (thank god it was insured), so I am shopping for a new one. I was looking at the Sony DSC-P71 Cyber-Shot since the guy who sit next to me at work has one and loves it, but Christine said she's heard lots of bad things about Sonys. I'm looking for a camera around the $400 price range. Anyone got one that they would recommend?

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Wings

I thought the image was pretty. :-)

'What kind of Wing are you?' by. Xera

(Link courtesy of Kristen)

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Sad But True

Sad but true, I would rather skip dance class tonight and stay home and do nothing but play Poseidon. When did I become an old bump on a log?

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Hidden Agenda My Ass

Nickelodeon is going to air a special about children with gay parents. The idea of the special is to help others see that people with different families are the same as other people. Of course, Traditional Values Coalition, a right-wing group, sees it differently. Their executive director says, "It is a cover for promoting homosexuality for kids." WTF is wrong with people? Some people have families that have same-sex parents. How can you possibly see a show that tries to help kids learn to tolerate others and see that all people are the same as a show with a hidden agenda to turn your kid gay? Will people never learn that a show like this doesn't turn someone gay? If you're gay, you're gay. It's as simple as that. What a bunch of idiots.

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Participation Positives

It's Monday, so time to start the week out right with Jess's Participation Positives!

The business trip I went on was both more fun and more productive that I thought it would be

The chiropractic adjustments seem to help make my neck and back feel better

The khakis that I got from Victoria's Secret fit really nice and are very comfortable

This paycheck I just got is my last one before my adjustment kicks in

Steven asked me to lunch today

I was playing an adventure in Poseidon yesterday and I was able to overcome the difficulties inherent in not having enough bronze instead of starting over like I thought I was going to have to (Just humor me on this.)

I had a nice time with my parents and my brother this weekend when we went to dinner and went over to their house

Last week I was able to take some CSS code from a site and figure out what it was doing all by myself (probably to be incorporated in yet another new skin)

I love and am loved

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Die, Spammers, Die!

I have been inundated lately with spam. I just recently switched to my Neurotic Fishbowl account, so it's driving me crazy that I'm already gets lots of spam in that one, never mind the accounts I've had for years that get tons of spam every day. I don't know if it's helping or not, but I've started reporting all my spam to SpamCop. I figured it only takes me a couple of minutes to copy and paste the e-mail in their report form and send the form out. Maybe some people will get shut down because of it. Anyone out there use SpamCop? Does it do any good?

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Monday Mission 2.24

Here's PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.24:

1. What does Father's Day mean to you personally?
We don't show a great deal of emotion in my family, so this is really the first year that we've celebrated Father's Day (he always got a card before, but we took him out for dinner this weekend). It's a day to honor and let the father (or father figure) in your life and let them know you love them.

2. Was there a Father, or a Father Figure in your life as you grew up?
Yes, my dad and my mom are still together.

3b. Would you like to become a parent? Would you be good at raising your own children?

I personally don't want to be a parent. I think I would be good at somethings (teaching a child to respect others no matter how they're different, appreciating things like books and art, etc.), but I would suck at things like making sure they ate their vegetables and cleaned their room. Heck, I don't even do that!

4. With Rosie, Callista, Jodie and Camryn all raising children without Fathers, Hollywood seems to be sending a message that children do not need male role models. Do you agree? Are these "stars" sending a good message to the young adults who admire them?
I think it can be a catch-22. Why should someone have to have a partner in their life to raise a child if they are ready and able to make that step? On the other hand, I think it certainly can't hurt for the child to have a father. Personally, I think it's not a bad message to send out to young adults granted that they could actually raise the child.

5. Do you think the absence of a loving, caring father in the life of a child could have any influence on their sexual preferences when the child grows up?
I guess this is the whole "gay men are caused by overbearing mothers with no fathers" argument but I don't think so. Of course, I could be wrong.

6. Was there ever a time when your father became "uncool." Or maybe embarrassed you?
When I was in middle school the local strip center was having a big shingding. They had a guy manning one of those big search lights and the guy aimed it into traffic and just about blinded my dad. My dad, not the most temperate of people, pulled over and started yelling at the guy. I was so embarrased.

7. Are you ever too old to kiss your Dad?
Never.

BONUS: When you coming home, dad?
"I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."

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Sunday Op-Ed

I didn't do it yesterday, so here's Chris' Sunday Op-Ed, a special Father's Day edition.

1. Dad
Who is someone who's very important to me, but I've always had a difficult relationship with? I love my father very much, but it's hard for me to share it with him. There's a lot of past hurt and love, but for the most part, things are good and I think we are at a good place in our relationship. I hope he knows how important he is to me.

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Eight From The Eighties

Here's Deb's Eight From The Eighties!

1) Girls of the world ain't nothin' but... oppressed for the most part. I am glad I don't live in a country like Afghanistan!

2) Who's the meaning in your life, who's your inspiration? Steven. (Awwwww.)

3) What do people like about you? (Bonus: Do you really know how to dance?) People like my sense of humor (or maybe that's just me), the fact that I am kind, a good friend, and my ability to know more useless trivia than anyone else. And yes, I really know how to dance. Steven and I take lessons (country and western) every week.

4) Are you an innocent wo/man? I am not an innocent and I have a man.

5) Is your house in the middle of your street? It's a condo and it's more towards the end of the building. :-)

6) Did you have Pac-Man fever? I've had all kinds of video game fever, but while I liked Pac-Man, I was never really obsessed with it. My dad, on the other hand, had both Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man fever big time.

7) Do you always feel like, somebody's watching you? And you have no privacy? (Woah, oh, oh, oh.) Nope. I never feel that way.

8) Why do they call it the blues? Because it's the color of sad, gloomy days.

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Saturday Scruples

Here's a late edition of Phoxxe's Saturday Scruples!

1. You phone a friend at 2 a.m. but accidentally dial another friend. When his indignant voice answers, do you hang up? No, because most of mine friends have caller ID and lots of them would be up anyway. If I woke them up, I would apologize and get off the phone as quickly as possible.

2. You're about to buy a newspaper when you notice the vending box is open. Do you pay for the paper? Not if I noticed before I paid.

3. A new business opportunity could make you rich. Do you try to involve family members and in-laws? It depends on how much risk is involved and if I thought it wouldn't strain our relationship too badly if it didn't.

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Friday Five!

Since I was out of town on Friday, here's this week's Friday Five!

1. How often do you do laundry? Well, me personally, never. Steven does all the laundry, a load or so a week I think.

2. What's in a typical wash load? Shirts, underwear, socks, shorts, and maybe some jeans.

3. Front or top loader? Powder or liquid detergent? Top loader with liquid detergent.

4. Do you use fabric softener in the rinse cycle? Sometimes, I think.

5. Dryer or clothesline? Dryer. No place for a clothesline in a condo!

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