"Joe" written by Theecarey on estrip.org

03/13/07 09:15 - 52ºF - ID#38446

Joe

Recently, I heard Joey giving one of his toys a pretty fair beating. He is a busy cat and I swear he sleeps only at night. Well, ever curious as to what he found to amuse himself, I looked in on his playtime. And I grabbed the camera of course :)

I do believe he was making a bit of a political statement...

and I will spare you the other 500 pictures I took, haha

Permalink: Joe.html
Words: 81
Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: nerd

03/09/07 01:13 - 22ºF - ID#38409

firefox extensions

Just received my weekly ComputerWorld fix. I am linking the following article for those who are Firefox users- particularly those interested in extensions. I have a few add-ins to make my browsing experience more delightful- however there are so many, that I might be missing out on some really helpful ones. The article ferrets out the "20 Must-have Firefox extensions". I enjoyed going through what their opinion is of the add-ins--and what can be expected. The dirt on them may save me time with d/l. I had hoped for a review on Jet Packs.. alas I will just have to give it a try myself. enjoy!

Page 5 has goodies for coders/developers.

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: potpourri

03/08/07 10:55 - 19ºF - ID#38395

Spring Ahead

Weird.. daylight saving time occurs this weekend. I forgot it would be early this year. Three weeks early!

everything you ever wanted to know about DST but didn't care enough to ask:

:)

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: silliness

03/06/07 11:58 - 9ºF - ID#38388

limited edition toxic green milkshake

I'm not obsessed, I just wasn't sure exactly what flavor the coveted Shamrock Shakes actually are. (to answer (e:leetee) ) Shamrock? ;) Mint? Kinda, but not really.. So I decided to do a little research.

This article cracked me up. This guy was on the search for the shake, and his commentary of his adventures were humorous to read, along with the pictures and commercials of McDonalds ads from long ago.

Whatever happened to Grimace, the Fry Guys and that Hamburgler???

and so, I read on.. laughing.. and now sharing. The link to the site/article is below, if you have a few minutes.

I don't even like McDs. Other than the fries, an occasional shake, and the yearly Shamrock Shake- just because.

"There is a significant Irish population in my town. There is a significant number of McDonald's restaurants in my town. Yet, there are no Shamrock Shakes. Not even during March. It's a fact that haunts me year after year, and a fact that doesn't process as such because, year after year, I hit every McDonald's in the whole damn city...just to be safe. As you might guess, this whole thing has become more than a simple pining for a good milkshake. It's a war. It's a life goal. It isn't so much about finding and devouring a Shamrock Shake and it is about just finding a Shamrock Shake,..."

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: adventure

03/05/07 11:51 - 13ºF - ID#38374

shamrock shakes

Florida is sounding really good to me right now and not just because of the arctic deep freeze we have been experiencing for the past month (brrrrrr!!); although it certainly bolsters my desire!!

I just keep hearing about Florida.. family.. friends..epeeps. travel.. all these things that have been planting a travel seed in my mind; of course, not just Florida, but for some reason I am feeling drawn to it. Been there, done that, but would certainly do it again. Perhaps a little trip to the Keys, hmmmm ?

pack my backpack of essentials (book, undies, lipgloss), pack my camera and I am off to explore.

Lets see what develops..

I'm working on getting my passport as well :)

and while all that figures itself out, I am doing some local day travels, camera in hand- cold ass weather and all. Simply heading wherever I feel drawn.. life is good!

PS- Shamrock Shake time!

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: nature

03/03/07 03:14 - 31ºF - ID#38344

snow shadows

a few shots taken while cross country skiing.

There are some water ones that I am holding off on, for now :)

Wherever there is shadow, there is light..

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: bizarro

03/01/07 11:09 - 31ºF - ID#38324

Twisted pooch

I can act out in my sleep, although most of the time I stay still. Last night I decided to sleep on my couch, not often do I do that- even though my couch is AWESOME. Its pretty deep, if you take off the cushions, not that I did that either. I just piled any extra toss pillows on the back of the couch.

Sometime in the night, I dreampt that I was sleeping on my couch and my dog was sleeping on the back of the couch (not that I have one). I reached up and scratched the furry pooch under the chin. In my dream and in reality, I moved my hand up and gave a good scratch. In my dream, it was to the dog under his chin. In reality, I gave the fringy toss pillow above me a good scratch on its 'chin'- which was the corner of the pillow. I woke to that and laughed. How could I not? Let me report, it is really bizarre to 'scratch a pillow under its chin'.

unless of course, I had (e:twisted) 's 'pooch/pillow'- :) then it would totally be reasonable !!

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: animals

03/01/07 11:40 - 30ºF - ID#38317

zoo!

I'm at the zoo! I bought a membership. I want to cuddle with the grizzly bears!!
Its hailing now..time to buy my 'i love elephants' (i really do!) support bracelet and be on my way.
thanks for the incentive, lee :)

jenks writes at 11:54:49 03/01/07 - Comment #16157: the bears in the snow make me want to cry. :(

theecarey writes at 09:20:29 03/01/07 - Comment #16147: haha, (e:brit). I *really* wanted to pet the grizzlies. They look squishy and soft and cuddly and cute. I just want to hug them and kiss them and love them and...

best if i didnt though, huh?

I am totally with ya, (e:metalpeter) - when people do dumb things to get themselves mangled by a wild animal and then the animal gets punished to death for it. :(

I didnt get far into the zoo before the hail/snow/rain began. I did go in to see the elephants as well, but I was too captivated by them to get my camera-phone out-I'll get a variety of pics next time for sure!

mike writes at 07:30:18 03/01/07 - Comment #16141: I got my elephant bracelet! My mom picked it up for me, I love it! I want to save the elephants!! I know it is bad that they are in the zoo I guess but I am glad they are there because I like to see them and stuff. I guess i wish they had a huge refuge but we'll see@

metalpeter writes at 06:57:48 03/01/07 - Comment #16140: I will admit you got my hopes up, I was hoping to see some tiger pics, oh well. You really don't want to go over there as cute as they look they are vicous. Ok I'm about to go on a rant here. You know what really pisses me off is when some dumy or some drunk go into a animal habitat and what that causes. They always go and shot the animal. That is so backwards screw that if mr Joe Cool wants to go swim with the bear then it is his fault he get eatin don't take it out on
the bear. That would be like if I broke into someones house and and as I went to rape the wife the husband son wakes up and protects his wife by smashing something over the guys skull and the charge the son. I'm not talking about when someplaces have a thing where you can feed baby animals that is completely differant. But why would you shot the animal that has done nothing wrong. I can see shoting near the animal to try and get it to go away. But to kill an animal or just really hurt it to save a guy who knew he shouldn't be there and went in there anyways is such a waste. I say shot the guys and maybe if he just lays there the animal will leave him alone.

mrmike writes at 06:48:50 03/01/07 - Comment #16138: "look, ron, I'm on a hairy tractor"

Ain't the zoo a hoot this time of year. There is the one outdoor aquatic exhibit that is still inhabited that is a kick as well.

brit writes at 05:54:39 03/01/07 - Comment #16128: don't cuddle the grizzly bears!

leetee writes at 02:03:23 03/01/07 - Comment #16122: Yay! We heart elephants!

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: adventure

02/28/07 07:57 - 33ºF - ID#38313

compromising positions

somehow, I end up like this anytime I encounter even the tiniest slope while XC skiing.

I still don't know how to get up after a fall. But now I am quicker at unlocking the boots from the binding :)

theecarey writes at 09:12:29 03/01/07 - Comment #16146: (e:metalpeter) I was soooo trying to remember what what you told me last year! You are right, you did give me advice. I can only remember something about knees above skiis, or in my case, skiis above knees, lol. I will have to write down what you said :) I'' get the hang of it- or I can learn not to fall!! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this to me!

(e:pyrcedgrrl) -- you are welcome to join me ANYTIME. You can even borrow my skiis. I'll trail behind you in my boots, camera ready... mwuahahahahhahaha >:P

metalpeter writes at 06:47:08 03/01/07 - Comment #16137: I remember a post like this is the past. I guess I didn't give you good enough lessions on how to get up from a fall. I used to X country ski. First of if at all posible your skis need to wind up facing sideways to the hill. That way when you do stand up your skis and you don't go down the incline or is that decline. You need to see where your body is in comparison to your feet and skis. From there move your body or usaly eiser to move your legs so that you are in a simalur position to sitting on the edge of a bed or even a couch or chair. The important thing is that both knees and feet are not behind, or are infront of your upper body. As long as they are you can push up with your legs like you in a chair at the same time use your ski poles and arms to make sure your skis stay flat on the ground and pareall to each other. This would be so much eiser to show ya then tell ya. Hay kinda sounds like a fun (or maybe not, not sure) game for a future e;strip party. I can picture my self standing there and you knocking me over and saying how do you get up with skis again. That being said if you hit your head and are disoriented undoing the skies is much eiser stay safe and have a great time.

pyrcedgrrl writes at 02:45:51 03/01/07 - Comment #16124: I would SOOO pay to see that!

mrmike writes at 09:09:47 02/28/07 - Comment #16115: lot o gravity in them thar bunny hills

ingrid writes at 08:19:11 02/28/07 - Comment #16112: wow. good pic!

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: nature

02/27/07 10:24 - 30ºF - ID#38301

winter day

from yesterdays post:

ok. I'm feeling it (going outside to play), even if just for a few minutes. I can catch up on sleep later.

I fulfilled both 'tasks' as evidenced by a few pictures of some of the time spent outside. It really was nice to go out and not be frozen! Afterward trudging through knee deep snow, I spent the remaining moments of daylight looking out the bay window for a view of the side and part of the back yard. Joey joins me in watching the snowflakes fall before succumbing to my lap followed by my succumbing to his purring. I was only up for less than a few more hours before I fully fell asleep- straight through the morning. Weird yet enjoyable dreams were had.