Currently browsing posts from July2004

Well, so far so good re: job. Nothing too exciting yet (which is probably good) and am learning new stuff at a reasonable pace. Nothing else of note to tell there. I hear, though, that things at former place of employ are in a state of upheaval. Tee hee hee, er, […]

Praying for:

Reading: Table Talk
Listening to: Robert Palmer (RIP) “You are in my system”
Trying to learn how to: work my damn new keyboard. The \ key is right next to the shortened SHIFT key and I keep hitting that and the CAPS LOCK key all the time and it’s PiSsINg me off!!
Happy about: […]

…. NO FUCKING DUH!
WASHINGTON (AP) - A steady stream of intelligence, including nuggets from militant-linked Web sites, indicates al-Qaida wants to attack the United States to disrupt the upcoming elections, federal officials said Thursday.
Jeebus, I’m dont even have a “steady stream of intelligence” and I coulda figured that out. Sheesh.
Could they report just […]

I found this on the Carolyn Myss board and I thought it was beautifully expressed.
Does anyone remember when computerized dot matrix printers were all the rage? I went to some kind of fair where you could pay to have a portrait of yourself computerized. The cool thing was that you could watch the portrait of […]

…. pretty much this:
“I don’t want to be buried. I want to be cremated and I don’t particularly care what is done with my ashes. I want my loved ones to have what ever kind of ceremony or memorial feels most comforting to them. I learned when my father died that the service is really […]

A trip to Hanover, PA can only mean two things:
1. I get to visit my own Godmother of Love
-and-
2. UTZ outlet store!
YUMMMMMMMM! I’m sitting here snarfing Utz potato chips and the occasional hard pretzel (which I can honestly say I’ve not had in a year since the last time I snarfed them it […]

(as an aside, I actually went looking for info on how the star date logs on “Star Trek” were kept so that I could give an accurate star date. OH. MY. GOD. Look here and worse still, here. Based upon that small bit of insanity, I just made one the fuck […]

Why? Because I left the hair coloring on just a little too long last night and now my hair is the color of night. I’m serious. I look like someone who decided to dye her hair reaaaaaaaalllly black. UGH. It looks horrid. I may have to go paint my […]

And now, a new feature here on Snarkypants because I sure am getting bored of the old ones!
Well, not quite BJD, but close.

A page from my unexpurgated* diaries:
Wednesday 5/18/1988
Still doing well on the “never say die-t” - my motivation is very strong and I’m really trying to change my eating behavior. I’m not eating […]

Props, kudos and 11 hugs go to the GOL for the new design! She’s still tweaking it a bit for me but I think this is it for the most part. Snark-o-riffic, eh?
Work is improving slowly but surely. I get my 30 day review on Friday. Can you believe I’ve been there a month […]