Half of the items in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers for today were toys, because I so really need those.
.: Tom & Jerry: Mouse Attacks: I don't have a GameBoy Color, but maybe they'll start offering me games I like soon.
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Steven and I went to the Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse last night for dinner. While the food was great (excellent baked potato; yummy!), what was even better was the customer service.
When the waiter brought my salad I, of course, reached over for my silverware and unwrapped it which is when a big piece of fat fell out onto the table. Steven undid his and there was a big lump of gravy or cheese in it. Very disgusting. We flagged the waiter down, he apologized profusely, and brought us new napkins.
A little while later the manager came over and said he was very sorry that that had happened to us and he had taken care of the whole meal. That is far more than I would have ever expected, especially since we didn't talk to him at all - the waiter must have told him. We tipped the waiter $10 and left happy, vowing to remember to come have dinner there more often.
What a smart manager. He turned a possible issue (though, honestly, it didn't bug us that much) into a very positive situation for his restaurant. Kudos to him!
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I am both pleased and proud to announce that my contribution to Photojunkie's 300 Exposures in 30 Days: Version 2.0 is now up. I have ten of my favorite images ranging from the famous Hellcat photo to me drunk in the car to a box of crayons, so be sure to go check them out.
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I am so pissed at my damn monitor. Several months ago it was acting up so I took it to Best Buy and they repaired it (I bought that extended warranty thing, so it was covered for repairs). Today I sit down in front of the computer, turn it on, it starts, suddenly turns into a solid bar of color, and dies. I am currently on the oldest, darkest monitor in the world that is all of fifteen inches. I had planned to play EverQuest for several hours before we went to dinner, but the screen is so dark, I can't see where I'm going. This sucks! My manager said I could borrow one of the monitors from work, so here's to hoping I can convince Steven to go over there tonight so I can play games all weekend.
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It's Friday, so that means time for another edition of Discovery Friday!
.: Blog Me - It was Theresa's birthday this week, but I didn't get to visit and wish her a happy birthday, so the list I can do is mention her here this week. She has a lovely blog, so be sure to go pay her a visit.
.: Go Fish - I don't know why I've never talked about Nicole before. She's smart, witty, a great blogger, and she's got fish on her site. What more could you ask for?
.: Mariwood Dot Com - I found Mariann's blog through Kristine's site and have really enjoyed my visits. Her new design is super cute too.
.: My Texas Island - I saw Cindy's site name on someone's blog and that was enough to go make me take a look at her site. She's got a lovely design and some excellent photos as well.
.: Redwaterlily's Random Bloggings - Suzanne's blog is one of such open honesty and such intense writing, that it's hard not to be really moved by her writing. Go read her for yourself.
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A few tempting items in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers for today.
.: Koss DVP2161 DVD Player: I actually found this thing to be kind of strage looking. It didn't look like it was a whole DVD player to me. Odd.
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I haven't been taking photos very much since I returned back from Galveston (maybe taking 120 shots in less than two days burned me out), but I am resolving to put one picture a day into Picture Fish, like I did for so many months. There are a few new photos in there now, including my submission for this week's Theme Thursday.
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Thanks to Stacy, I now feel all warm and fuzzy after reading this story.
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Don't forget that tonight is the start of the new month so be sure to say "Rabbit rabbit!" at midnight so you'll have lots of good luck (double good luck if it's your birth month too!).
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To all my friends and fellow bloggers out in blogland, have yourself a very happy Halloween (just make sure it's not a Jack Chick one)!
(Link swiped from Michele)
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Today is the last day to sign up for Blog Ornament Exchange 2002. Hurry on over there and register if you haven't done so already.
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For some reason, my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers stopped working, so today's list is a short one.
.: SONICblue Rio 600 64 MB Digital Audio Player (MP3/WMA): I've been thinking that the mp3 player I won online (the RCA RD1000 Kazoo Digital Audio Player) isn't really going to work for what I need, so I'm half toying with the idea of buying one. This one looks nice, but the reviews were mixed.
.: Le Creuset 2-5/8-Quart Soup Pot, Blue: I don't think Steven really needs a soup pot, but the color on this was really beautiful.
.: Tanita 2201 Super Ultimate Body Fat Monitor and Scale: I've been thinking, since I've wanted to be more serious about losing some weight, that I should get a scale. I've always been kind of sceptical about how accurate a body fat reading on one of these is. It also stores personal data for two users and that is a great feature.
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Scripty Goddess received an all-new look totally done in CSS by Jenn and it looks awesome! She implemented all kinds of little toys in it (including the incredible hotlist feature that allows you to bookmark entries into your sidebar). Go visit and tell Jenn what a great job she did!
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Since I've been playing a ton of virtual pool over at Pogo, I found today's "It's a Group Thing" term particulary relative. Today's term is:
A Masse of Pool Players
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If you've ever read to the bottom of my sidebar, you know I have a list of all the books that I've read since I started my blog along with a mini-review when you hover over the tile and the books I'm currently reading. Hovering over the title for a review is kind of a pain, so I took a few minutes and created a book reviews page where you can read them much easier. Since I've already read almost fifty books this year alone, I may start showing only the last twenty or so down in the sidebar. Either way, enjoy the reviews and pick yourself up a good book!
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I haven't done one of these for a while, so I thought I'd post my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers for today.
.: NEC-Mitsubishi MultiSync LCD1550V-BK 15" LCD Monitor (Black): nice monitor, but I already have a nineteen inch, so not interested.
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File this under "You learn something every day:"
The phobia for the fear of long words is called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
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If you're a regular vistor to the site, you've probably been by my photoblog, Picture Fish, at least once. If you have a photolog too, go visit Photoblogs.org which lists tons of photlogs and lets you vote for them. Go list yours and give Picture Fish a positive vote while you're at it. :-)
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Today is my best friend Jeanna's birthday. She doesn't have a blog, so you can't go visit her, but feel free to leave her a note in the comments and I'll pass it along. Happy birthday, Jeanna! I love you!
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My mother sent me a link today to send your name to Mars (she had already signed up me, my dad, herself, my brother, my brother's girlfriend, and Steven; she's so sweet). When the Mars Rovers go up, they will contain DVD discs with all of the names collected. So far 2,999,665 names have been collected. You have until November 15th to add your name, so go sign up!
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Amancay set up skins on her site, so I monkeyed around with some images and made her a skin for her site. Go visit her and say hi when you get a chance. :-)
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Time for Christine's This-or-That Tuesday:
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It's Monday, so time to start the week out right with Jess's Participation Positives!
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My friend Jeanna actually did end up coming over Saturday afternoon. I had given her a gift certificate to Sephora as one of her presents, so we set out to the mall and the new store that opened there a few months ago. I'd been in once before during the week they opened, but with Jeanna and I there together, it was like a religious experience. We both bought way too much make-up, but had such a good time. To day, my purchases are in the $125 range and this is everything I've gotten:
.: Cargo eyeshadow in Nepal
.: Urban Decay eyeshadow in Lounge and Gash
.: Urban Decay nail polish in Big Bang, Cult, and Strip
.: Urban Decay Duo Color Lipstick in Manic/Depressive
.: Sephora Collection Glitter All Over Color in Violet
.: Sephora Collection eyeshadow in two shades of blue (can't remember which ones, but they are so pretty)
I have also fallen in love with Stila's Creme Bouquet Eau de Parfum Spray. It is the most heavenly scent every created! It smells like cookies. Yummy! I have a friend who had perfume created especially for her by a perfume maker in New Orleans and it smells almost exactly like this. I am so going to have to get some.
While I am having so much fun shopping in such a girly store (I hardly ever by clothes or make-up; I'm not a girly girl usually), I am going to have to be very careful or I am going to spend all my money there. I just love all the pretty colors!
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As Matt pointed out, yesterday was probably the longest time I've gone in between posts and it was all the fault of EverQuest. I played for about ten hours yesterday, but the sad thing is that for about four of those hours I had grouped with people that were significantly higher in levels than me so I received no experience for all of the fights I did at that time. I did, however, loot a lots of corpses and get a lot of money, plus I got more familiar with the game, so it wasn't a total waste, I guess. I am now a level nine paladin and I should be able to start casting spells.
I have often lamented over the past several years that I was no longer a gamer chick. I guess I am back to gaming with far more of my time than I should!
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