Steven and I went to Aquarium World (AKA The Big Fish Store) today and got another fishbowl inhabitant.

She's a three inch oranda that is mostly orange with a little bit of calico markings. I just realized I haven't taken pictures of the last couple of fish we bought, so I'll have to take pictures of her and the others for the In the Fishbowl (The People and Fish in My Life) page.

We're going to dinner pretty soon, probably going to use the gift certificate to Texas Land & Cattle that Steven got from Bella, so I had better go get ready. Everyone enjoy the rest of their Saturday.

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I've spent most of the day moving around some stuff in the sidebar so it's exactly where I want it (I am so anal sometimes).

I also added a current download of a random mp3 to the Music Selections section. It's got a link to the CD the song is from, so if you like the download, it's super easy to buy the CD.

The current song is Jeff Buckley's New Year's Prayer (the theme song for The Dead Zone) from his CD Sketches (For My Sweetheart the Drunk). Enjoy!

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Thanks to a link from Kristine, I know how like a million more fonts on my computer. Obssessed with fonts? Visit FontFace.com.

Speaking of fonts, I love everything that Da Vinci, Monet, Prehistoric Pals, Rodin/Michelangelo, and Vincent. These would make great birthday presents for my birthday in March. :-D

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While browsing through Kristine's MT Plugin Directory, I spotted a neat little plugin that counts all the words in a post. There are even instructions on the download page that shows you how to display the total number of words in all of your posts (look over in the sidebar under recent pings to see my total). It took all of five minutes, so if these kinds of things interest you, go download it and have fun!

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I've always been interested in numbers, so I thought I'd be geeky and count some things. All of the below is for the 2002 calendar year.

• Posts by others: 7
• Posts by me: 1269
• Total Number of Words in MT Entries: 153287
• Average Number of Words Per Post: 120.13
• Number of Comments: 1702
• Average Number of Comments Per Post: 1.33
• Number of Categories: 30
• Category with most posts: Daily Ramblings with 186
• Number of Days I Blogged: 319
• Since I Started Blogging, Days With No Posts: 19
• Average Posts Per Day: 3.98
• Number of Members in Ki(y)mberly(ie)s: The Webring: 15
• Number of posts in Picture Fish: 400
• Number of comments in Picture Fish: 155
• Number of Continuous Days Posted in Picture Fish: 69 (July 21st through September 26th)
• Books Read: 43 (read reviews of them all here)
• Number of DVDs Titles in My Collection: 139 (read the list of them here)

Yeah, it's geeky, but so am I. ;-) I may update this if I can think of any other numbers to display. Any ideas?

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Today was a day that kicked my ass.

Like I said in this post, I fell asleep on the couch last night at about 10:00, woke up at about 1:00, and took a sleeping pill probably around 2:15 or so. While it allowed me to go back to sleep, that pill completely screwed my day.

I was under this fog where it took me like a minute to answer questions and every third keystroke was a typo. I just couldn't wake up and I felt like I was underwater.

I finally started coming out of it around 1:00 in the afternoon, but when I got home tonight after running a bunch of errands, I sat on the bed and drifted in and out of sleep until Steven got home about a half hour later. It's now almost 10:00, so I have to go get ready so we can go eat something, but I still just want to go to bed. Let's hope I get a second wind.

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Ever since I installed my Zonkboard, I've had a hell of a time playing around with it and looking to see if anyone has left me any notes.

Since I'm a total Zonk Whore, I figured why not join others in the love of the Zonk and joined the ZonkBoard Portal run by Julie.

If you have a Zonkboard, you too can join us. Just send Julie your Zonkboard username, site name, and URL. It's easy as pie.

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I feel like I have a million little things I need to be doing and I just can't kept them straight. Sounds like time for a To Do List!

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Since I've got my real name (Kimberly) and my name as I've been spelling it for the last fifteen years or so (Kymberlie), I thought I'd see what the different name numerologies mean for me.

Kymberlie:

Your Heart Number is 9
Gives you a strong desire to help and to serve others. Generous and compassionate, you would probably make a good teacher or care-giver. Your desire to aid other people is your paramount concern.

Your Personality Number is 5
Makes you a rather fun and care-free individual whose company other people find inspiring and delightful. You're a bit of a free spirit, love variety, and have a strong desire to live life to the fullest.

Your Image Number is 5
And you may appear to be many things to many people. Restless and curious, you crave variety and are always on the move. You love adventure and are eager to explore everything you possibly can.

Kimberly:

Your Heart Number is 4
You have a strong desire for a sense of security in life. Home, family and tradition are all very important to you. You need a job that you can depend on, and you aren't afraid of a little hard work.

Your Personality Number is 5
Makes you a rather fun and care-free individual whose company other people find inspiring and delightful. You're a bit of a free spirit, love variety, and have a strong desire to live life to the fullest.

Your Image Number is 9
Might make you appear to be a bit of an idealist. Generous, kind and compassionate, your concern is primarily for others, not yourself. And this can cause you to be a bit self-sacrificing at times.

I would say that the Heart Number of 9, the Personality Number of 5, and the Image Number of 9 would be a combination more like me. Lately, though, I've been less compassionate than I've used to be. Maybe I'll try and work on that this year.

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I was planning on coming home from work and doing some new posts (I have this "The Year in Numbers" thing that I want to do), watching a movie, and adding some pictures to Picture Fish, but that got totally derailed.

I did come home from work and I got some barbecue from Barney's BBQ near my parents so I could meet up with my mom and loan her Bloody Bones and Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton (I've got her ready the Anita Blake series and have already loaned her the rest). I started watching Shadow of the Vampire, which has been on the TiVo forever, but I was tired and my tummy full of barbecue, so I fell asleep. I just woke up and finished the movie off (pretty good movie, btw. Willem Dafoe was absolutely amazing) and now I need to get a shower in and see if there's anyway for me to go back to sleep. I feel pretty tired, but I think the nap is going to jack my sleep schedule up for the night. Isn't it amazing how there's never enough time to do all the things you want to do?

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Apparently it is that time of year again for the The 2003 Bloggies. I wasn't blogging at this time last year, so I only vaguely remember Christine talking about it last year.

I'm looking through the list and nominating my favorite blogs for all kinds of categories. Remember, Neurotic Fishbowl is under a year old, so feel free to submit it to Best New Weblog or to Best-Kept-Secret Weblog or Best Tagline of a Weblog or... Well, you get the picture. ;-) Also, it sure would be great if I Wish, You Wish got any nominations.

Now that I'm done self-whoring, it should be fun to watch the hype and all of that surrounding this thing since I've never really seen it before. Maybe I'll copy Christine and host an award.

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Because it's never too late to show you're allegiance. Man, these guys can party!

(Bonus points if you can name the movie that the title's from)

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I thought this quiz was appropriate since I've put two pin-up skins up in the past week.

I am a Seductress.

What Type Of Retro Gal Are You?
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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 brought me beautiful orange roses when I was having a bad day this week
• He brought hot dogs to the New Year's party we went to in case I didn't like the food so I'd have something to eat
• He patiently looked at all the skins I worked on this week when I made him come give me his opinion
• He kisses me every time he leaves
• He's become a kitty person and adores Ms. Bella
• He rubbed my shoulders when I complained that they were hurting

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Today's "It's a Group Thing" term, simply because I like it, is:

A Leap of Leopards

For those of you who missed what this is all about, each week I will feature a term for groups of things from An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition by James Lipton. I found the book really interesting and wanted to share it with everyone.

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I mentioned the other day that Steven was off to buy ice cream ingredients to use his Cuisinart ICE-20 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt & Sorbet Maker, but I never mentioned how the ice cream came out.

His first batch was French Vanilla, made from Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book. It was simply delicious and tasted like it had come from an ice cream palor. I was a very happy little neurotic fish eating it.

The second batch was mango ice cream made using a base from the Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book and a recipe from The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, and More. I don't like mangos, so the flavor did nothing for me, but Steven loved it. We took some with us last night to our friends' house and they ate it up.

It seems, then, that the ice cream maker was a great buy and is going to be a big hit. It's incredibly easy to use and was pretty cheap to boot. Now if he would just make some peanut butter ice cream (I am dying to try it)....

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I did a little tweaking around here today. I added a GuestMap to the sidebar, so make me happy and leave a little pin in it for me.

I also spent forever messing around with MT tags before I finally figured out what I was doing wrong and now the last five comments and pings are displayed in the sidebar as well. I've always wanted to display those and finally got around to doing so.

It's been a quite New Year's Day, just how I like it. Now to go do some online shopping and maybe, finally, update Picture Fish.

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Some poor teenager thought he was getting a tattoo that said, "Love, honour, and obey" and instead it said, "At the end of the day, this is an ugly boy." Read the full story here.

Remember, folks, those things are permanent. It's best if you're getting a tattoo in a foreign language to bring along someone who speaks it.

(Link courtesy of Zorbs)

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Steven and I got home about a half hour ago from some friends house and I am really tired (though not drunk, surprisingly enough). We are off to bed to snuggle and stay warm. I hope everyone had a fabulous New Year's! Good night!

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It's that time of year again - the time when people reflect on the year and its events and make resolutions for the one to come.

I've examined this year and a lot of things have lead me to become bitter and unhappy (though you don't really see that much here). My main resolution (in addition to the ones about losing weight and saving money that probably every one of us makes) this year is to be to be happier. To let the little things mean more to me. To let all the shit that I can't control not get me down. To love myself more and remember that I am amazing.

This was going to be one of those posts where I wished everyone a happy new year, but it got a little melancholy all of a sudden, but now we are moving past that.

I've been blogging for just under a year and I have met many, many, many amazing people online. People who I talk to, consider good friends, and wish that I lived nearer too. If I don't know you yet, say hi. Don't ever be afraid to leave a comment, even if it's to disagree with me (but please, be nice when you do it).

There's been all kinds of talk about blogging A-Lists out in the blogosphere and I really don't have the time or the energy to post a huge amount about it (we have to leave in a half hour and I'm sitting her in my underwear!), but remember, the only way you get to know someone is by talking to them, even if they do get a gazillion hits a day and you only get five. I know some of those "A-List" people, and what you realize is that they are just people when you get to know them. It doesn't matter how many hits they get. They are just like you and me.

So, on that note, I hope everyone has a safe and very, very happy New Year. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon, so say hi so I can come visit you on my day off. :-)

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I may no longer be Monday, but since Jess was late posting, I figured my Participation Positives could be late too.

• I put three new skins up in a week.
• It's a short work week
• I got to talk to that damned tart again this week on AIM
• My Comptoir Sud Pacifique’s Amour de Cacao perfume (it smells like chocolate! Delicious!) is on its way to me.
• I have beautiful orange roses thanks to my sweetie
• We no longer have to lock Bella in the bathroom during the day and I feel like a better cat mommy
• Ibocea, my EverQuest character, finally made it to level 40
• I'm *this* close to getting some projects done
• It's almost a new year!
• I love and am loved

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Taking advantage of Robyn's Red-tag Sale, I snatched a PSD of her Shirley Manson header and have produced a new skin that really tickles my fancy. You can view the end product here. Enjoy.

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Man, I never would have guessed, but it turns out Demi Moore and Tobey Maguire. Never in a million years would I have picked the two of them as a couple. Way to go on grabbing a young hottie, Demi!

(Link courtesy of Kristine)

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I got rid of the Zonkboard to see if it's been the problem with the slow load time on the site. Could everyone let me know if they've had a problem, are still having a problem, or have had no problems with the site loading? Thanks!

Update: I was in the MT Forums getting ready to ask a question when I came upon a post titled "Load Time" in the Tips and Tricks forum. Girlie found out that it's actually the Fast Online Users count script that's killing all the pages. I guess the Zonkboard will reappear and that might disappear. I really did like seeing how many people were on my site at any given time, though. :-(

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I feel like it's late Christmas here at The Neurotic Fishbowl.

You probably noticed the wonderful pin-up skin that Shelia made me and I put up just last Friday. This weekend she took the cutest little almost nude cowgirl and made another skin for me, this one completely CSS based. It's now live and you can take a peek at it here. That damned tart is just too good to me!

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I have such a sweet boy. He knew I had a crappy day (only compounded by Aunt Flo's visit), so he brought me home these gorgeous orange roses and he's in the kitchen making me soup and toast with the edges cut off. I am such a lucky girl!

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Aunt Flo is visiting, so I'm feeling particularly blah today. I've got like no energy and just spent an hour and a half sitting in our big comfortable leather chair watching the original A Nightmare on Elm Street. While it's not a half bad film, it just didn't live up to my memories of how good it was. If we had a DVD player in the back room, I'd pop in my copy of The Evil Dead and watch it. As much as I love the second two, I've never actually seen the original. Maybe I'll go get comfy on the couch and watch it.

I got a new computer at work (2.4 GHz) and moved to a different spot, so I feel like I didn't get anything done today. Add in the insanity that usually takes place around my office, and I wish I would have just stayed home curled up in bed.

That damned tart made me another skin, this one completely done in CSS and featuring a very sexy cowgirl (much saucier than the other pin-up she made me). Expect to see it up here before the night is over. Thanks to Robyn yet another new skin is being worked on. That one will be my first celebrity skin (I just like using that phrase).

That's all for now, boys and girls, so take care, eat some chocolate for me and watch a scary movie or two. You'll thank me later.

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Lately, when I've been working on Photoshop, I get the following error whenever I try to move a layer around: "Could not complete your request because the layer is locked." I think maybe a default setting got changed, but for the life of me, I can't get this error to stop popping up. Has anyone else experienced this? Know how to make it stop? Help!

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I am so excited! The new season of The Dead Zone starts on January 5th. If you missed it last year, they are running a marathon of a lot of the episodes on that same day. The show is nothing short of amazing and Steven and I were glued to the TiVo last year whenever we had an episode to watch. Great stories, wonderful acting, awesome effects, and an ending that only leaves you wanting more. And who knew that Anthony Michael Hall would grow up to be so sexy?

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I was over at Sephora.com ordering Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Amour de Cacao perfume and thought I'd see if they have any sales. They've got stuff for up to 75% off, so I highly recommend checking it out. They had the Sephora Animal Stories Bath Gift Set for $5.00 and I know they started out December at $16.00 a piece. Also, if you're a member of Ebates, you get 3% back on all purchases. If you're not a member, go sign up. I've saved a couple of hundred bucks through them.

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