Steven wants some new wallpaper for his computer at work, so I'm trying to find some for him with no luck. Where do you go to get your wallpaper?

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Last night, right after I made my post about what a wonderful Friday it had been, I got really sick. With my stomach problems (I got diagnosed with gastritis early this year), I almost always feel kind of crappy, but it's been worse lately and last night it hit hard. I ended up curled in a ball on the dozing on and off. Steven and I were supposed to go up to Winchester (outside of Giddings, not too far from Austin) for Chritmas at my Grandpa's house, but I felt so bad when I woke up that I called my mom and told her we weren't going to be able to make it. I'm feeling better today, but still kind of bad. How I wish my stomach would be all nice and normal and not revolt all the time.

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Today is my mom's birthday. She's up visiting my grandpa today, so I won't get to see her, but I wanted to wish her a happy birthday and let her know how much I love her. I love you, Mom! Happy birthday!

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I passed on everything in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers today, but there were some nice things.

.: Circulon Steel 2-1/2-Quart Covered Saucier: nice pot, but Steven doesn't need one, so I'm going to pass.

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Thanks to a post in Kristine's MT Plugin Directory page, I found a great plugin by David Rayners called MT PingedURLs.

With this plugin, instead of only being able to list the URLs that you've pinged, you can change it around and add all kinds of information like the title of the post and an excerpt from the post. I've always wanted something like this since I have a "Pings Sent" section in both my TrackBack and Individual Archive templates. It's like an early Christmas present.

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Today has been a nice Friday. We had our office party this afternoon and followed it up with three games of Ultimate Outburst. It was fun and a nice way to start five days off from work since I'm taking Monday off and we get Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm now buzzing on piña and luxuriating in the fact that I have nothing to do. It feels so nice.

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Today is my mom and dad's twenty-ninth wedding anniversary. I love you both. Congrats! :-)

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Shawn is having car troubles this holiday season (a dead battery and alternator that costs $560 total), so if you have a few bucks to spare to help out a fellow blogger, why not make her Christmas a little brighter? Swing on over to her site and give a little.

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Nothing that I wanted in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers today, so quite a lot of passing took place.

.: Goldeneye (Special Edition): I've only seen a few Bond films (all of them with Pierce Brosnan), and I've never been particularly impressed with the series. Steven loves these films, but doesn't want them on DVD so pass.

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Thanks to a post by Elaine, I found out that Cirque du Soleil's Allegria is coming to Houston in March, which just happens to be right in time for my birthday. Steven and I saw "O" the last time we were at The Bellagio and it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. While I don't think Allegria will be as good (there is no way to top the way water is used in the "O" Theater), I am still very excited to see Cirque du Soleil again. I just bought tickets for me and Jeanna to go on March 20th. It's going to be an awesome evening.

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Thanks to Jordan, I know have what amounts to an archive for all of my MTBlogTimes charts. You can access it through the link on the sidebar called, "When Do I Most Frequently Blog?" I am totally fascinated with my blogging pattern. Very interesting indeed.

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I noticed a nifty little chart thingy at the bottom of Kristine's site the other day and was immediately intrigued. It turns out it's generated by an MT plugin called BlogTimes. It was easy to install (I had to also download the GD perl module stuff, so if you're a Blogomania client you probably will too) and now it's down at the bottom of the page. Makes it pretty easy to see that I am a night person. Hopefully the vertical version will be completed soon so I can add it to the sidebar.

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The latest in Apple Switch ads features Han Solo and it is simply hysterical.

(Link courtesy of Scott)

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I just realized that I missed Tivoing this week's episode of 24. Anyone have it and last week's Alias? I'd be more than happy to pay postage.

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I am so excited! I Wish, You Wish was mentioned on Weblog Central! If you haven't submitted your info, go do it now!

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Every Wednesday those who are involved in a relationship with somebody share a few (simple but significant) reasons for their love. Please keep in mind that this does not have to be a romantic relationship. It can be about a parent, a sibling, a friend, a co-worker, your kid, your dog, whatever.

Stop in here to join the notify list, see who else has left their reasons, and to be added to the blogroll. Also, feel free to save the button below to your server and link it to http://www.neuroticfishbowl.com/reasons.html

I love Steven because...

• He planned the best anniversary dinner with the nicest gift
• When Bella leaped over the balcony this morning he ran downstairs to check on her
• He calls me by cute pet names all the time
• We chatted on the phone yesterday at work and it was so enjoyable
• He almost always lets me pick where we go for dinner
• He's going with me to the country (out near Giddings; the middle of no where) for a family thing this Saturday
• I can always tell he loves me

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In honor of my flying kitty, today's "It's a Group Thing" term is:

A Clowder of Cats

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Nothing that I wanted in my Amazon.com Gold Box Offers today.

.: Calphalon Commercial Bakeware Jelly Roll Pan: though Steven makes a wonderful focaccia bread, he probably wouldn't need one of these pans very often.

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As of late, Bella has become obsessed with the algae eater that we have in our 55 gallon tank. It's very odd since currently he's the only thing in there and she doesn't pay any attention to the two tanks in the computer room which have the lively, always moving goldfish. All I can figure out is that he confuses her since he doesn't move much and she's trying to decide what the hell he is. She's spent the better part of almost two weeks in front of the tank, rarely coming to sit with me in the back room and even sleeping on the table that faces it instead of with us in the bed.

This morning, at about 4:45, she hops up in the bed. Her bell wakes me up, so I call to her to come cuddle with me. Instead, she remains sitting by my foot, meowing. I sit up and lean towards her, squinting, to see if anything is wrong. Since it's fairly dark and I don't have any glasses on, all I can see is that she's brought a black blob up with her. I immediately think, "OMG. She learned how to open the tank and caught the algae eater." Leaning closer I see it's one of her feather wands (though not the one from the infamous Hellcat picture). I say out loud, "She's got her feather wand," and hand it to Steven who's also stirring at this point. It's then that things take a turn for what could have truly been a disastrous conclusion.

We live in a loft condo and for, whatever reason, Steven tossed the feather behind him over the ledge to the floor below. Bella runs at the feather and continues over the ledge, which is probably twenty feet high. I hear a thud and Steven yells an obscenity, while I scramble for the lights and he starts running downstairs. She had missed landing on the glass table (I shudder to think how badly she might have been hurt) and appeared to be fine. We petted her and looked for any injuries she might have sustained, but she just wanted to go back downstairs and sit in front of the tank so we let her.

When I woke up this morning she wasn't at my feet like she usually is and I started thinking she had died from internal injuries overnight and refused to get out of bed until Steven would go check on her. She was fine and even played with us, so I guess all's well that ends well. Maybe she just wanted to take this pose to the next level.

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Just in case you've missed it, I thought I would make a post about the new project that Shelli and I started called I Wish, You Wish.

I Wish, You Wish is a collection of wishes by bloggers which means that here, in one centralized location, you can find a blogger's name, URL, birthdate, and a link to their wishlist, if you feel inclined to buy them a present. We hope it becomes a good resource for the web, so feel free to submit your own information.

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I remember everyone talking about a site that was going to be kind of a news page for bloggers (stuff like "I've moved to a new domain"), but I'll be damned if I can remember what it was called. Anyone remember?

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I know it's not Monday any longer, but I still want to start the week out right with Jess's Participation Positives!

• We had the best anniversary over the weekend
• I love my new earrings
• I had fun hanging out with Jeanna Sunday
• I Wish, You Wish is still really going well
• Another project of mine is so close to being complete
• I got a lot of stuff done at work
• Ibocea, my EverQuest character, is almost to level 39
• Bella is completely litterbox trained and now gets to sleep with us at night which makes me so happy
• Bruce Campbell's autobiograpy If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor is so good and it frequently makes me laugh out loud
• It's almost Christmas!
• I love and am loved

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Has anyone else not been getting their Bloglet e-mail? I can't remember the last time I got one.

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By the way, if you're looking for a last minute gift idea, why not try out Sudsalicious Bodyworks and get some soap or lotion for your loved ones? It's run by the big pink cookie herself and as someone who's had the pleasure to receive her lotion and soap in the past, it is great stuff. Go buy some today!

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In all the hubbub that was the anniversary celebration, I forgot to metion that Bella got a Christmas gift from Amancay's cats. It's this great cat dancer and she just loves it. She asked me to say thanks, so thanks Amancay, Teenie, Murray, and Dreama from both of us.

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Jeanna came by today and we braved Best Buy, the mall, Barnes and Noble, and Toys 'R Us to finish up our last minute gift needs. Unfortunately, the damn gift card machine at Best Buy (I need three cards from there) wasn't working so I'll either need to go over there on my lunch break or run by one day after work.

We went to the new Sephora in the mall and Jeanna was going to get me Stila's Creme Bouquet perfume, which I just fell in love with a while back. While we were there, though, she tried on Comptoir Sud Pacifique Amour de Cacao perfume. It combines vanilla (my favorite fragrance), unsweetened dark chocolate, and bitter orange. While that may not sound all that appealing it smelled so damn good on her that I was torn on which one to get. Luckily Sephora will give you little testers of fragrances so I got one of each to try this week and see which one I like best. Knowing me, I'll have her buy one and I'll buy the other.

We also found this little pick-me up sprays by Demeter in all these different scents. I liked the angelfood one alot, but the one that I really like is, I kid you not, dirt. It smells like dirt. But it smells good. Weird, huh?

Even though I am doomed and have to go brave the Best Buy lines again, I'm starting to feel Christmasy and happy. Hope everyone had a weekend as good as mine!

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I'm starting to get into the holiday spirit thanks to the CD that Carla sent me. It's got some great Christmas songs on it and I just love it. Thank you so much, Carla! You rock. :-)

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