Voted.
Walking up to my local Fire hall, towards the voting booths, always has such an empowered feeling.
Happily, I just missed the rush. Walking out, the lot and street were busy with cars arriving and people walking in.
The sun is shining warm, what a fantastic day.
What is the best radio station and/or web site to listen to election day updates? Not having cable or an antenna to tune in kinda sucks today.
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Election Day10/31/2008 16:18 #46451
halloween candyCategory: holiday
must...stop... eating...
candy.
and now I've got a serious need for some vodka soaked jello encased gummies. thanks (e:fellyconnelly)
now where was I? oh yeh..
candy.
- hides gargantuan mound of empty wrappers in shame*
and now I've got a serious need for some vodka soaked jello encased gummies. thanks (e:fellyconnelly)
now where was I? oh yeh..
- bites a reeses*
theecarey - 11/03/08 12:58
I didn't make it out the party, Tiny, other plans came up that afternoon that I decided to go with.
I was really pining for those jello shots though.. (and seeing peeps!)
I didn't make it out the party, Tiny, other plans came up that afternoon that I decided to go with.
I was really pining for those jello shots though.. (and seeing peeps!)
tinypliny - 11/01/08 10:41
I didn't see you at the party! Were you there??!
I didn't see you at the party! Were you there??!
jason - 10/31/08 16:52
Cool it on the sugar, sister! We don't want you to blast off into space!!
For all of the really sinful things I enjoy, believe it or not I don't eat candy very much, if at all.
Cool it on the sugar, sister! We don't want you to blast off into space!!
For all of the really sinful things I enjoy, believe it or not I don't eat candy very much, if at all.
mrmike - 10/31/08 16:50
aw man, I'm most likely going to miss out on the fun. First time in awhile that I've had an embarassment of party riches and can't take advantage to its fullest extent.
aw man, I'm most likely going to miss out on the fun. First time in awhile that I've had an embarassment of party riches and can't take advantage to its fullest extent.
10/27/2008 15:47 #46368
trying to change things upSo I am beginning to place plastic on all of my windows. This afternoon I begin with the main living room. This set of windows is relatively easy as there is just a credenza/side board to move out of the way, nothing to move off of it either.
As I finish up the windows and begin to slide that piece of furniture back into place, I look around the room with a temptation to rearrange the furniture. I begin sliding my large couch in one direction, and its matching love seat in another. End tables get pushed around as does the coffee table. The only other piece of furniture in the room is what holds my rarely used cable-less tv. I try different positions, and nothing is pleasing to the eye, yet I am determined to do something different. I just need something different. Everything has been in place for the past five years and I am itching for something... different.
Well, as I proceed, I find that my new and creative configurations continue to not work well. I decide to sit down and look around (and jump on here) trying to decide what to do next as the room is still in disarray yet edging closer to something that might work. I moved one end table out, slid the couch down in its place, then angled the other couch. Basically minus one end table, the couches are in their original configurations, albeit an angled love seat.
Arf. Apparently, I had it the best that it can be these past five years. And while I agree it always looked good, I am just itching for that new, changed up feel. But what I had is the way it needs to be and looks best.. so off I go to put everything back the way it was.
..but maybe I can tweak something a little, something to pacify me, even if only temporarily.
Then off I go to do a few more windows (or maybe all of them), before I get bored from doing that.
As I finish up the windows and begin to slide that piece of furniture back into place, I look around the room with a temptation to rearrange the furniture. I begin sliding my large couch in one direction, and its matching love seat in another. End tables get pushed around as does the coffee table. The only other piece of furniture in the room is what holds my rarely used cable-less tv. I try different positions, and nothing is pleasing to the eye, yet I am determined to do something different. I just need something different. Everything has been in place for the past five years and I am itching for something... different.
Well, as I proceed, I find that my new and creative configurations continue to not work well. I decide to sit down and look around (and jump on here) trying to decide what to do next as the room is still in disarray yet edging closer to something that might work. I moved one end table out, slid the couch down in its place, then angled the other couch. Basically minus one end table, the couches are in their original configurations, albeit an angled love seat.
Arf. Apparently, I had it the best that it can be these past five years. And while I agree it always looked good, I am just itching for that new, changed up feel. But what I had is the way it needs to be and looks best.. so off I go to put everything back the way it was.
..but maybe I can tweak something a little, something to pacify me, even if only temporarily.
Then off I go to do a few more windows (or maybe all of them), before I get bored from doing that.
tinypliny - 10/28/08 00:14
Well then, lemme rush to claim the title of the queen of furniture rearrangement before anyone else does!! I don't have much furniture but it all gets moved almost every weekend!
Well then, lemme rush to claim the title of the queen of furniture rearrangement before anyone else does!! I don't have much furniture but it all gets moved almost every weekend!
tinypliny - 10/28/08 00:12
I think you should take this opportunity to get rid of some uneccesary furniture. Sell it, give it away! :D Freed-up space always feels happier.
I admit, I am a compulsive furniture mover as well. I keep moving things around and then things come back to their positions all over again. I think its a thing that people born in March do. Its not any horoscopy or anything, its just a random observation. All the obsessive/leisure/compulsive furniture movers I know (and I know quite a few of them) were all born in March!
I think you should take this opportunity to get rid of some uneccesary furniture. Sell it, give it away! :D Freed-up space always feels happier.
I admit, I am a compulsive furniture mover as well. I keep moving things around and then things come back to their positions all over again. I think its a thing that people born in March do. Its not any horoscopy or anything, its just a random observation. All the obsessive/leisure/compulsive furniture movers I know (and I know quite a few of them) were all born in March!
matthew - 10/27/08 18:05
I like to consider myself king of furniture rearranging! I do it about once or twice a week, no lie. Thats in part why i like Victorian furniture, it's all built on wheels! I always end up with the same arrangment after trying every possible combination. I think moving things around helps me with stress managment. It's something I can do that I feel I have complete control over.
I like to consider myself king of furniture rearranging! I do it about once or twice a week, no lie. Thats in part why i like Victorian furniture, it's all built on wheels! I always end up with the same arrangment after trying every possible combination. I think moving things around helps me with stress managment. It's something I can do that I feel I have complete control over.
10/24/2008 15:51 #46306
Drink to your health (with beer!)My newest installment of ComputerWorld Weekly Top Ten brought me the following delightful little article on the development of disease-fighting beer. Students at Rice University are working on a genetically modified strain of yeast that will yield much higher concentrations of resveratrol (I keep wanting to say/write as though pronounced "reverse-it-all", anyways..) the compound responsible for red wine (grapes, pomegranates) health benefits.
A short article, check it out:
"University Researchers Developing Cancer-Fighting Beer"
I figured a few of you would find it amusing :)
A short article, check it out:
"University Researchers Developing Cancer-Fighting Beer"
I figured a few of you would find it amusing :)
tinypliny - 10/25/08 12:00
You are most welcome, dear child. Your welfare is always is in my headlights.
Vrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooommmmmm....
You are most welcome, dear child. Your welfare is always is in my headlights.
Vrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooommmmmm....
terry - 10/25/08 10:29
thank you mother
thank you mother
tinypliny - 10/24/08 17:25
Sorry to be party-pooping yet again but the putative "benefits" of resveratrol are not clear yet. It has the same genomic fingerprint (as in same effects on transcription and cancer proliferation) as hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives containing high levels of estrogen. Reference: :::link:::
Drinking is harmful. Period. If you want cardiac health, eat grapes instead. Don't find excuses for drinking. If you indulge, know that you are intentionally signing off some of your future years/quality of health.
Sorry to be party-pooping yet again but the putative "benefits" of resveratrol are not clear yet. It has the same genomic fingerprint (as in same effects on transcription and cancer proliferation) as hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives containing high levels of estrogen. Reference: :::link:::
Drinking is harmful. Period. If you want cardiac health, eat grapes instead. Don't find excuses for drinking. If you indulge, know that you are intentionally signing off some of your future years/quality of health.
terry - 10/24/08 16:27
Halleluja!
Halleluja!
10/23/2008 20:11 #46286
Asus-teeny tiny itty bitty notebookCategory: nerd
I've been fantasizing over the idea of having a teeny tiny notebook to carry around with me as opposed to the bulky laptop I have now. I am not seriously in the market for anything shiny and new, but I have been checking them out.
Asus brand seems to be one to look at. A few models all weighing in at just 2-2.5 lbs with screens sizes between 7-8.9" (the 10" weighs a bit more at just over 3lbs). I simply like the tiny size of it. I don't touch type exactly, so I don't see the smaller keypad being an interference for me. I played with a couple of them at Best Buy last night, one with Linux installed and one with Windows XP.
I just vision myself pulling it out of my carrying bag/purse, and getting comfy cozy at a coffee house, working on basic things as usual, but not taking up much room. Being able to write without the extra heft. I can bolster my want/need for it in many ways.I know it would be more of a toy, a frivolous buy really, as it would not replace my main laptop, but its fun to look.
Amazon link with reviews:
this picture doesn't really show it, but they are so tiny that they don't look real. awe, so cute! Anyone ever use one/have one??
Asus brand seems to be one to look at. A few models all weighing in at just 2-2.5 lbs with screens sizes between 7-8.9" (the 10" weighs a bit more at just over 3lbs). I simply like the tiny size of it. I don't touch type exactly, so I don't see the smaller keypad being an interference for me. I played with a couple of them at Best Buy last night, one with Linux installed and one with Windows XP.
I just vision myself pulling it out of my carrying bag/purse, and getting comfy cozy at a coffee house, working on basic things as usual, but not taking up much room. Being able to write without the extra heft. I can bolster my want/need for it in many ways.I know it would be more of a toy, a frivolous buy really, as it would not replace my main laptop, but its fun to look.
Amazon link with reviews:
this picture doesn't really show it, but they are so tiny that they don't look real. awe, so cute! Anyone ever use one/have one??
theecarey - 10/24/08 11:01
or there is always the iKit, if I want to get crazy small. Then again, I would just continue to use my Micrsoft 8125 PocketPC, if I wanted to keep it uber teeny tiny.
:::link:::
or there is always the iKit, if I want to get crazy small. Then again, I would just continue to use my Micrsoft 8125 PocketPC, if I wanted to keep it uber teeny tiny.
:::link:::
theecarey - 10/23/08 22:02
ahhhh! so (e:heidi) is to blame for my new found fixation,hmmm? I wondered where/who/when that little seed got planted. I should have known it was a fellow (e:strip)per! And now I DO remember that post of hers, hehe
(e:matthew), I have a Gateway from 2002, and a Toshiba Tecra from early 2005. The former is heavier. I tote the Toshiba around all of the time. They are both working fine overall and do their job. But shiny, new, teeny tiny seems so much fun.
ahhhh! so (e:heidi) is to blame for my new found fixation,hmmm? I wondered where/who/when that little seed got planted. I should have known it was a fellow (e:strip)per! And now I DO remember that post of hers, hehe
(e:matthew), I have a Gateway from 2002, and a Toshiba Tecra from early 2005. The former is heavier. I tote the Toshiba around all of the time. They are both working fine overall and do their job. But shiny, new, teeny tiny seems so much fun.
matthew - 10/23/08 20:26
what kind of laptop do you have now?
what kind of laptop do you have now?
awesome, thanks so much (e:mrmike) and (e:libertad). I have been so out of the loop on radio stations that I need(ed) to know where to turn the dial to. :)
I usually switch between 970am WNED and 88.7 FM WBFO. I'll have to check out WBEN.
Probably WBEN