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stop

stop trying to impress. must not get hopes up. im trying too hard. this is too stressful....
31 DEC
2003

new layout

new year, new layout....
31 DEC
2003

anniversary highlights

highlights from our romantic anniversary evening include: discovering 99 is the maximum number of lives allowed in super mario 3...
31 DEC
2003

design fasion trends

2003 web design fashion trends in review: background images, unordered lists, and css, oh my!...
31 DEC
2003

spongebob trailer

oh, and: spongebob squarepants trailer...
30 DEC
2003

sick

it started last night with a buzzing behind my eyeballs. at first i attributed it to the kinda spicy turkey...
30 DEC
2003

pajama pants

spending the past 4.5 days in my husbands pajama pants makes for a rough transition back to Proper Christian Work...
29 DEC
2003

wasted

what a depression-filled, wasted saturday....
27 DEC
2003

grazing throug the holidays

yesterday was perhaps the weirdest christmas day i have ever experienced, but only because it never really felt like christmas....
26 DEC
2003

holiday shopping

for a gallon of milk and some cool whip: 20 minutes in The Line To Enter Grocery Store Parking Lot.15...
24 DEC
2003

diet change

for those concerned, the appointment with the vet went very well. apparently, schnauzers are prone to gastro-intestinal problems. laceys stems,...
24 DEC
2003

get happy

more is a beautifully animated short film that is depressing as all get out. which means you have to...
24 DEC
2003

dear betty crocker

Dear Betty Crocker, You have always been so good to me. I have trusted you for years. Why have you...
24 DEC
2003

ball droppings

ball droppings is a fun excercise (work threshold: low) in physics and music. plus its pretty and a kind of...
23 DEC
2003

all mupets, all the time

kermitage.com: all about the muppet show! it includes an eopisode guide and a very thorough character list. do you remember...
23 DEC
2003

fives

merlin's lists of five things is very fun. it could easily turn into a meme, but i like it as...
22 DEC
2003

its pat

the hubbys place of employment treated everyone to a wonderfully expensive dinner this weekend at the turtle club - a...
22 DEC
2003

grumpy

my hip hurts like i slept all night on the floor, and my knee feels all swolen. its like my...
22 DEC
2003

15 months

even after 15 months, my heart still stops when i see the calendar pointing to the 22nd....
22 DEC
2003

monkeys make it better

johnny cash's desperado - but with monkeys not as funny as one might expect...
19 DEC
2003

classical gas

xerox customer support hold music consists of every version ever made of Classical Gas. its a good song, but gets...
19 DEC
2003

pain

while salt scrubs are one of the best bath/shower goodies around, it probably isnt a good idea to use one...
19 DEC
2003

hee

liquidating our assets. (high giggle factor)...
18 DEC
2003

harf

the sound of the dog harfing is not an ideal way to wake up. neither is rolling over and swiping...
18 DEC
2003

evil master genious

oh yeah....
17 DEC
2003

the things i remember

its pretty sad, i know, but apparently i have our xerox copiers serial number memorized....
17 DEC
2003

nightmares

yeah, i think giving children nightmares is the best way to get a point across. [via]...
17 DEC
2003

nice guy

while i hate being on the phone with customer service for three hour conversations that resolve absolutely nothing, at least...
16 DEC
2003

monday woes

troubleshoot. troubleshoot. troubleshoot. attempt. attempt. attempt. failure. failure. failure. depression. hows your monday been?...
15 DEC
2003

synergy

synergy for me to look at after lunch...
15 DEC
2003

right

right, then....
12 DEC
2003

bidding

hmmm.... maybe two weeks before christmas isnt really the best time to be bidding on ebay items....
11 DEC
2003

hinged

rarely closed....
11 DEC
2003

wishes

i wish i excercised more. no, i wished i liked excercise more. then id do it more. no, i wish...
11 DEC
2003

bot-valette

bot-valette (otherwise known as "me") posted a story on my blog of auto-generated goodness about a lady who locked her...
11 DEC
2003

knock damnit

no one in this office understands a closed office door. it truly confuses each individual with whom i work; and...
11 DEC
2003

horny

what would prompt someone to wear a bunch of bicycle horns on his body and play music with them? it...
11 DEC
2003

casio ex-z4

i have found the camera that shall be mine. but i want the casio ex-z4 model, not the ex-z4u. the...
10 DEC
2003

fannys your aunt

not one soul in my office has heard the phrase, bob's your uncle. and not to even mention fanny's your...
10 DEC
2003

r. robot

On The Late Show, Valette engaged in outrageously distasteful duplicity that most Americans found shocking. featured in r. robot. another...
10 DEC
2003

automated blog

ive got a new blog. the best part, the absolutely best part, is that i dont have to do a...
10 DEC
2003

home alone

after a quick errand before dinner turned into a 2.5 hour trek through every corner of the city, and after...
09 DEC
2003

christmas

if you were my husbands parents, what would you like for christmas?...
09 DEC
2003

birthday steve

its steve's birthday today! happy birthday!...
08 DEC
2003

rather be

id rather be in a hot tub at chena hot springs than sitting in my office with its dreary light...
08 DEC
2003

personalization

i forgot how good it feels to get back to a workstation of my own. after working with a 'temporary...
08 DEC
2003

just a car

it was the best car i ever owned. the first car we ever paid more than $2000 for. the first...
05 DEC
2003

snowglobe

shake it up with this fun flash snowglobe. if you let it sit for a little bit, the people do...
05 DEC
2003

feel like an idiot

how to not feel like an idiot, #54: when the keys wont come out of the ignition, when the car...
04 DEC
2003

potpourri

im wearing cool green wool socks that clash with my cool green top. while not bothered by the clashing (they...
03 DEC
2003

typepad

i cancelled my Type Pad account just a few minutes ago at the last possible second of my free trial...
02 DEC
2003

LFHCrfS

"The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS) is a club for scientists who have, or believe they have, luxuriant...
02 DEC
2003

the car

its totaled. i loved that car....
02 DEC
2003

picasso

take a load off of your horrid tuesday morning with mr. picasso head. much fun....
02 DEC
2003

kersmash

kersmash....
01 DEC
2003

go away

i know this will probably come as a big ole frickin shock to you, but a closed office door with...
01 DEC
2003

virtual drum set

virtual drum set....
30 NOV
2003

peanut butter balls

dont hate me because of my peanut butter balls....
28 NOV
2003

cheap socks

im ashamed to say that i became one of them today. the swarming post-turkey-day masses. and all for cheep socks....
28 NOV
2003

ready for bed

the Rolls That Would Not Rise have been eaten anyway. the chocolate covered peanut butter balls have been devoured. the...
27 NOV
2003

sun dog

sun dog and halo picture taken today at 1.30p. i also got good pictures of the left side and...
26 NOV
2003

inaugural speeches

A few people with a lot of bad ideas have nearly destroyed the vast cultural heritage of the Reagan years,...
26 NOV
2003

too much spirit

i think the holiday spirit has just stepped over the line....
26 NOV
2003

good freezer

at eight degrees above zero, ones vehicle makes a pretty good freezer and an awful refrigerator. fresh vegetables should not...
25 NOV
2003

pictures

a bit of what fairbanks has been like for the past week or so: how to survive harsh winters: nap...
25 NOV
2003

stream it

my shoulders kind of hurt. they have hurt for a while now, and b keeps promising to rub some icy...
25 NOV
2003

they all go out

this morning has consisted of the staff running in cirles around me asking "are we there yet?" while i systematically...
25 NOV
2003

erotica

flower erotica is a good thing....
24 NOV
2003

145

145. rah. [via]...
23 NOV
2003

60 degree change

since i live in alaska and all, and since people are often amazed and scared at the weather we get...
21 NOV
2003

schfifty five

schwenty-one... schwenty-seven and a heif... schfifty-five. faster than you can say poopty peupty pants-ss...
20 NOV
2003

fix-ed

i got the silly thing fixed. yay for the mt support forums....
20 NOV
2003

imminent death

negative six degrees (F) is a whole lot warmer than negative thirty. i like that the decision to wear a...
18 NOV
2003

afternoon slump

surely im not the only one who hits a 3pm slump where the top of the desk looks oh-so-comfy and...
18 NOV
2003

missing in action

ive lost it. it being a word too often up for interpretation. not meaning my mind, in this particular instance,...
18 NOV
2003

mama cass

And everybody's gettin' fat except......
17 NOV
2003

inaccurate on... uh... purpose

I think this clearly shows Canada's nefarious plans for invading and annexing Alaska, no doubt for it's sweet, sweet...
15 NOV
2003

sing it for you

let them sing it for you. there are a lot of words not in the database, but adding words is...
14 NOV
2003

today

am swamped at work. thank goodness its the weekend when tonight is over. i moved my today blog from TypePad...
14 NOV
2003

neutralized

i am (surprisingly) feeling much, much better. air is able to pass through both nostrils. sinus-acid has apparently been neutralized....
13 NOV
2003

sinus acid

i think my eyes are being liquefied. probably by the acid in my sinuses. then it drips out of my...
13 NOV
2003

plans to be sick

disney cartoons and stupid green couch, here i come....
12 NOV
2003

drip drip

it feels like i have been wiping my nose with a cheese grater. my water-like snot will not cease dripping,...
12 NOV
2003

sick

am home sick today. feh....
10 NOV
2003

revolutions

just saw matrix revolutions. loved it. still have a few questions, but thats okay....
08 NOV
2003

one thousand

on my way to post something about how bored i am and how im glad i get to leave for...
07 NOV
2003

caught up

i just caught up on entering all of my dreams. a month behind no longer. there were only nine dreams...
07 NOV
2003

chewy flavor

its great snowball weather outside. the dog is amazed that ice cubes now come in 'chewy.' and me without a...
06 NOV
2003

interpreting avatars

buttafly guide to interpreting friendster* photos *or bulletin board, IM, blog, or any kind of online profile...
06 NOV
2003

road conditions

the incredibly sad thing about living so close to the office is that i cant use road conditions as an...
06 NOV
2003

men make dinner

if today really is men make dinner day, then i can look forward to one of the following tonight: kraft...
06 NOV
2003

snark

countdown until a plethora of matrix revolutions reviews start clogging up the blogoshpere (yes, i just said blogosphere). 5...4...3......
05 NOV
2003

asap

this morning i have 11 items on my Needs to Be Done You Lazy Pile Of Poop list, 5 of...
05 NOV
2003

wtf, mate?

so everyones dead except for austrailia, and theyre like, 'wtf, mate?' end of the world (quite a bit of profanity)....
04 NOV
2003

hm

i just had the opportunity to completely goof off from work by stopping at some extra places while out doing...
04 NOV
2003

puppy prozac

the dog is depressed. she doesnt play with her toys or bother us to entertain her. instead, she lays on...
04 NOV
2003

homer pictures

i wasnt able to take the office camera on my trip south - i think someone definitely would have missed...
03 NOV
2003

in the know

for those that dont know: old engine oil is black. new engine oil is a clear yellow-ish color. therefore, if...
03 NOV
2003

homer

homer: afternoon napsreading in the afternoon sunshinecoffee and catching up on old high school gossip with an old friendbeing asked...
03 NOV
2003

a message from management

24 OCT
2003

icy snow

the weather has been weird the past few days. theres a thin layer of icy-snow stuff clinging to all of...
23 OCT
2003

nervous

im so nervous its not even funny anymore....
23 OCT
2003

apparently

rated R movies are the only ones worth watching because they have better action. being 'normal' means being able to...
23 OCT
2003

randonly generated

random generated goodness. May 62 funkedified dead baboons explode pennies while performing a drive-by-shooting on your mother.--arabian random insult generator....
22 OCT
2003

syrup

because the office kitchen smells like an entire bottle of super-sweet cough syrup was spilled and fermented for a day...
22 OCT
2003

haircut

okay, no more putting this off. the dog gets her tranquilizer pill, ill make myself an almond rocca mocha, and...
21 OCT
2003

frozen cherries

no denying it any more. winter is here....
21 OCT
2003

sigh

le sigh....
20 OCT
2003

suicide

my computer decided to commit suicide this weekend, most likely due to separation anxiety. i knew i should have stopped...
20 OCT
2003

let your senses guide you

close your eyes. let your senses guide you. [via]...
17 OCT
2003

buh bye

i had lots of cool links to share today, each one proudly holding its place as a Tab To Remain...
17 OCT
2003

russians

the russians are coming. the russians are coming. the russians are coming!...
17 OCT
2003

its a hooker

- How can you die from a fall of a whopping 3 inches?- He's only an inch tall. He's a...
16 OCT
2003

buffalo

i was on my way to the store and the traffic was awful - worse than i have ever seen...
15 OCT
2003

commute

i could so do this job. think they would pay for my daily commute?...
15 OCT
2003

adoption

i inherited this sad root-bound philodendron and put it into a nice big pot. i hope its happier....
14 OCT
2003

6 degrees

6 degrees of amazon.com. connect any two items sold on amazon by using the 'other people also bought...' links. currently...
14 OCT
2003

on addiction

Addiction is many things to many people. It wears many masks and comes in many forms. But it always has...
14 OCT
2003

floatutorial

css floats are probably the most difficult css thing for me to grasp right now. floatutorial to the rescue! huzzah!...
14 OCT
2003

anonymous confessions

I chopped off my hamster's head and put it in the stew pot when my mom wasn't looking, and no...
14 OCT
2003

logical

the box of teabags is definitely the most logical place to store the toenail clippers. also: perhaps the reason that...
14 OCT
2003

fuzzy thong slippers

terry cloth thong slippers! fuzzy slippers! that will keep my feet cool and happy! woo!...
13 OCT
2003

linklog collections

as a bookmark for myself: low threshold links, aka, linklog thingies....
13 OCT
2003

supid dreams

and the birds would laugh at me and talk behind my back.-- stupid dreams, by sam brown...
13 OCT
2003

introducing

so i went and got myself another domain. that makes 3 now, if anyone is counting. but i can stop...
10 OCT
2003

sherbet

my love turns 23 today. hence the cake. and the sherbet. what sherbet? you ask....
09 OCT
2003

mom's goofy cake

while you might be thinking that it be entirely possible for someone - say, me - to run home and...
09 OCT
2003

duplication

anyone ever notice how it looks all perfect and buh-yootiful in photoshop and then as soon as it is duplicated...
08 OCT
2003

15 dots

...a framework for retrieving and visualizing biologically and psychologically relevant information from biological motion patterns. it is amazing how 15...
08 OCT
2003

sniiiif

08 OCT
2003

difference

is there really a difference between sorbets and sherbets?...
07 OCT
2003

open for business

Type Pad is now officially open for business. i still have some discount codes that will be available only through...
07 OCT
2003

magazine paragraphs

magazine paragraphs mimicked with css. way cool, but appeals not to the lazy butt within. all the extra ids and...
06 OCT
2003

accept no substitutes

note to self: your husbands sister will never be a substitute for what you had with melissa. she is a...
05 OCT
2003

come a little bit closer

and as i rode away i could hear her say to jose......
04 OCT
2003

new shades

new shades. expensive, prescription shades. i forgot mine in the rental car when damon and i went to homer...
03 OCT
2003

killing for dummies

i havent had any spamming going on in my comments since i started this site. heck, my brother has gotten...
03 OCT
2003

russian prison tattoos

barbed wire tattooed across the forehead signifies a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole. russian prison tattos. simple,...
02 OCT
2003

bing

*bing!* (what is, the sound of the css lightbulb finally clicking on?)...
02 OCT
2003

linklog idea

maybe with the next redesign (whenever will that happen?) ill include some fancy linklog like everyone else is doing. until...
02 OCT
2003

post-apocalyptical glow

sunrise this morning cast an orangish post-apocalyptical glow on the clouds and buildings. creepy. and my pictures didnt turn out...
02 OCT
2003

fuckzilla

The Ledgend of Fuckzilla -or- how we made melissa proud...
01 OCT
2003

free analyzer

can anyone suggest a great (free, preferably) log analyzer?...
01 OCT
2003

potpourri. the yummy kind.

sql scares me. and will continue to scare me until i just jump in. its an unusually warm day today....
01 OCT
2003

gratutious

gratuitous photo of myself. just for you....
30 SEP
2003

only bad thing

the only bad thing about a convex monitor mirror is learning to look into it....
30 SEP
2003

textbooks

ive got some textbooks that i really want to get rid of. my campus bookstore wouldnt buy them back -...
27 SEP
2003

layout-o-matic

layout-o-matic solves all your layout needs. it doesnt allow much in the way of customization, but its pretty fun. theres...
26 SEP
2003

first snowfall

while the first snowfall of the season is just a light dusting, it still counts. driving to work this...
26 SEP
2003

distinctly recall

i distinctly recall that in the moments before i fell asleep last night i smelled a dirty diaper. which is...
25 SEP
2003

permanent fund dividend to be

permanent fund dividend to be $1,107.56. which is cool in the i-didnt-earn-it sort of way, but very uncool in the...
25 SEP
2003

i just remembered that i

i just remembered that i have an eye appointment at 5pm, and am really nervous. like first-day-of-school nervous. which is...
24 SEP
2003

birthday sale

holy fuck. birthday sale. cheap-ass hosting. do it. now. the sale is over, but they are still a good host....
23 SEP
2003

yesterday was the one year

yesterday was the one year memorial of my sisters death. this was a hard weekend for me, and has been...
23 SEP
2003

there was a moment yesterday,

there was a moment yesterday, probably when all four wheels were definitely no longer touching the bottom of the lake,...
21 SEP
2003

my loves

19 SEP
2003

upcoming.org is a collaborative event

upcoming.org is a collaborative event calendar by the wacky andy baio. all i need is for some fairbanks people to...
19 SEP
2003

arrrr. but only half-heartedly.

arrrr. but only half-heartedly....
19 SEP
2003

to b's coworker: when the

to b's coworker: when the phone rings at 6.30a (an hour before i even consider getting up), it is more...
19 SEP
2003

fall trees

18 SEP
2003

BM_solid: a really poor choice

BM_solid: a really poor choice for a file name....
17 SEP
2003

how to: by you where

how to: by you where content is provided by you, the home audience....
17 SEP
2003

free 12 week course at

free 12 week course at westciv: html and xhtml for css. it looks like it will be pretty elementary stuff,...
16 SEP
2003

saturday marked the start

saturday marked the start of the winter season with the first layer of frost. made me very happy to...
15 SEP
2003

this online font browser is

this online font browser is very sweet and pretty fast. i wanted to say that its faster than any font...
13 SEP
2003

today my brother, his wife,

today my brother, his wife, and i participated in the parade of homes - 11 different architectual/construction companies each open...
13 SEP
2003

it is a song that

it is a song that has haunted my thoughts for years. it would come on the radio only when i...
12 SEP
2003

i woke to my raidio

i woke to my raidio announcing Johnny Cash has died at 71. you can watch the video for his cover...
12 SEP
2003

well we're movin' on up

well we're movin' on up to the east side to a dee-luxe apartment in the sky we're movin' on up...
11 SEP
2003

midnight croquet.

midnight croquet....
11 SEP
2003

a general announcement: im depressed.

a general announcement: im depressed. have been for a while, and will probably continue to be for a while. i...
10 SEP
2003

im bored. b is having

im bored. b is having this smallville marathon party. im very grateful for this laptop and its nic card. its...
09 SEP
2003

bala catfish are freshwater fish

bala catfish are freshwater fish that are community-minded and love sharing a tank with other community-minded fish. unless, of course,...
09 SEP
2003

since you asked, 112

since you asked, 112 is for the number of carrots harvested from my tiny garden this weekend. a handfull...
08 SEP
2003

112: saturdays magic number.

112: saturdays magic number....
06 SEP
2003

note to self: with the

note to self: with the sun setting just after 9p now, 9p is not a good time to start a...
05 SEP
2003

if you had to get

if you had to get them online, where would you buy anti-static bags?...
05 SEP
2003

our steel mantle clock sits

our steel mantle clock sits on one of our system speakers in the corner of the living room slash office...
05 SEP
2003

the powerful List-a-matic combines 15

the powerful List-a-matic combines 15 different css tweaks to unordered lists. i really like that all of these tweaks have...
05 SEP
2003

i crawled out of bed

i crawled out of bed at 8.30a after a fun dream of screaming obscenitites at my father. and i think...
05 SEP
2003

dear bloggers whose sites i

dear bloggers whose sites i love to read, i love you guys. group hug. love, Valette...
04 SEP
2003

big idea productions (the makers

big idea productions (the makers of veggie tales and 321penguins) files for bankruptcy in plans to be bought out by...
04 SEP
2003

shebang (!?).

shebang (!?)....
04 SEP
2003

is it really that impressive

is it really that impressive that someone with boobs would know how to [a] find the oil dipstick and coolant...
04 SEP
2003

dear bloggers whose sites i

dear bloggers whose sites i love to read, okay. people. bloggers. you have to make some actual posts to retain...
03 SEP
2003

ive been looking all over

ive been looking all over the web for a cursive pixel font. the only reference i can find to one...
03 SEP
2003

i just noticed that my

i just noticed that my mozilla isnt popping up screens at their propper size. and i think it started yesterday...
03 SEP
2003

chicken rotolo with mushrooms is

chicken rotolo with mushrooms is just as yummy as it looks....
02 SEP
2003

man, i am funny.

man, i am funny....
02 SEP
2003

somewhere over the rainbow

somewhere over the rainbow is its own reflection. taken on 30aug at 8pm-ish....
02 SEP
2003

the paper shredder in my

the paper shredder in my office sounds just like my moms ancient electric cheese grater. whenever someone puts more than...
02 SEP
2003

cleaning out my email folders,

cleaning out my email folders, i stumbled upon this gem i sent to my brother last month. it had no...
29 AUG
2003

if i was in a

if i was in a band (which i am, but if i were in a non-christian band...), i would totally...
29 AUG
2003

one can only ignore

one can only ignore the changing of seasons for so long....
29 AUG
2003

handy-dandy little tool: cmospwd will

handy-dandy little tool: cmospwd will attempt to discover the password placed on your bios. if that fails, you can use...
29 AUG
2003

the lunch hour included being

the lunch hour included being hit on, a 15 minute conversation with my father, and yummy chicken salad sandwich. needless...
29 AUG
2003

surely im not the only

surely im not the only person who bounces from this blog to that, spreading comments at will, and then immediately...
28 AUG
2003

Simplicity and boredom are your

Simplicity and boredom are your theme in dress. in bed. bad cookie fortunes. [via]...
28 AUG
2003

By registering their subjects in

By registering their subjects in an identical framework, with similar poses and a strictly observed dress code, Versluis and Uyttenbroek...
28 AUG
2003

am in possibly the best

am in possibly the best mood ive been in for weeks. and it really feels faboo, dahhling. took a long...
28 AUG
2003

japanese curry spilled on a

japanese curry spilled on a forearm looks suspiciously like baby poo....
27 AUG
2003

word association thesaurus. cool.

word association thesaurus. cool....
27 AUG
2003

by popular request, and for

by popular request, and for a short time only: the much praised letterhead on which i spent precious little time....
27 AUG
2003

lying on the grass with

lying on the grass with long sleeves and a good book in the sun's last summer appearance while the dog...
27 AUG
2003

i just creativically-vomited out a

i just creativically-vomited out a letterhead design for a local organization. it took me three hours, two of which were...
26 AUG
2003

imbecilic prick.

imbecilic prick....
26 AUG
2003

pompous bastard.

pompous bastard....
26 AUG
2003

i had a three day

i had a three day weekend, one that wasnt planned until 7.40 monday morning when i found my husband and...
26 AUG
2003

remove messenger from windows xp.

remove messenger from windows xp. worked perfectly for me....
22 AUG
2003

when fatboy slim's weapon of

when fatboy slim's weapon of choice video came out starring christopher walken, i became completely addicted to it. even today,...
22 AUG
2003

i got nothin. only artsy-fartsy

i got nothin. only artsy-fartsy pictures....
22 AUG
2003

i love those ruffled plastic

i love those ruffled plastic pants that go over a babys diaper, or the tights with the butt ruffles. now,...
21 AUG
2003

white mascara causes the

white mascara causes the top lashes to chemically bond to the lower lashes such that one cannot open her...
21 AUG
2003

the gashlycrumb tinies detail twenty-six

the gashlycrumb tinies detail twenty-six wonderful ways for children to die. by the wonderful edward gorey. if you havent seen...
21 AUG
2003

eight new garden photos. and

eight new garden photos. and three more of lacey....
20 AUG
2003

be sure to wear

be sure to wear some flowers in your hair....
20 AUG
2003

potpourri. and not the stinky,

potpourri. and not the stinky, burny kind. blogstakes: a sweepstakes where you dont have to sell your soul and a...
20 AUG
2003

the gender genie can, using

the gender genie can, using highly complicated algorithms, determine if the author of a certain passage is male or female....
19 AUG
2003

a fax: my mom is

a fax: my mom is cooler than your mom....
19 AUG
2003

something beautiful

my new exploding dog book just came in the mail today: wish for something better. it was an impulse buy...
19 AUG
2003

i think i may have

i think i may have fixed the camera. *crosses fingers*...
19 AUG
2003

what is it with the

what is it with the recent amount of people (or one who is quite determined) searching for "Kobe Bryent Rape...
18 AUG
2003

a pair of pliers and

a pair of pliers and a blowtorch meet in her aspect and her eyes: the following statement is true fax...
18 AUG
2003

works digital camera is on

works digital camera is on the fritz. im hoping that whoever took it to the retreat this past weekend didng...
18 AUG
2003

the uniform of today: maroon

the uniform of today: maroon shirt, khaki bottom, brown shoes. what i want to know is how three of us...
18 AUG
2003

subsiding stomach aches. hear me

subsiding stomach aches. hear me out. a plate of pasta the size of texas. free movie tickets. cursed pirates. smokey...
18 AUG
2003

i cant have a

i cant have a bath without candles....
15 AUG
2003

fact: you know as well

fact: you know as well as i do that its private property even though the parking lot is always empty...
15 AUG
2003

i spent the evening trying

i spent the evening trying to ignore the pain. so i ran a few errands, thinned my garden some, made...
15 AUG
2003

right. so. this power outage

right. so. this power outage thing. the outage area is comparable to about the size of... oh... a third of...
14 AUG
2003

kiwi

mmmm. kiwi....
14 AUG
2003

some hostile takeover happened about

some hostile takeover happened about an hour ago on blogshares that affected a bunch of my shares. but hey -...
14 AUG
2003

my right submandibul gland is

my right submandibul gland is swollen this morning. its making me feel whiney....
13 AUG
2003

bookmarklet reference of the gods.

bookmarklet reference of the gods. mostly as a bookmark for myself and the numerous computers i inhabit. but woe to...
13 AUG
2003

fractals are finally introduced to

fractals are finally introduced to millions of colors. and eyes worldwide breathe a sign of relief....
12 AUG
2003

on friday the band played

on friday the band played at the tanana valley state fair. it was a beautifully sunny day tacked onto a...
11 AUG
2003

psst. four more puppy photos.

psst. four more puppy photos. five more garden photos....
11 AUG
2003

another one bites the dust

we bit the bullet and, on friday, got cable modem hooked up. schpankin....
11 AUG
2003

every preteen girl and every

every preteen girl and every post-pubescent male needs to see before and after digitally retouched photographs. models do not look...
10 AUG
2003

sometimes

sometimes i think it's a shame when i get feeling better when i'm feeling no pain...
10 AUG
2003

well let me tell you

well let me tell you about the way she looked the way she acted, the color of her hair her...
08 AUG
2003

4.10am. woke to the sound

4.10am. woke to the sound of wretching, amplified. bolted up in time to see lacey step out of her kennel...
07 AUG
2003

an aaa study finds that

an aaa study finds that eating and listening to music are more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while...
06 AUG
2003

Other designer:You suck, but that's

Other designer:You suck, but that's a given.Damn you and your "skillz."-- work-related haikus...
06 AUG
2003

for two summers in my

for two summers in my high school years i worked for the alaska marine highway system (the alaska ferry system)...
06 AUG
2003

when one has a listing

when one has a listing of recent comments on the sidebar of ones blog, one must be careful what one...
05 AUG
2003

95.16 is the magic number

95.16 is the magic number i need to ditch stuff off my server....
05 AUG
2003

yesterday i got this totally

yesterday i got this totally wonderful vanilla hand lotion from gina because im super special and wonderful and she wants...
05 AUG
2003

im seriously considering clipping my

im seriously considering clipping my toenail. perhaps inappropriate for the workplace. for the receptionist. but still. theyre super long. a...
05 AUG
2003

signups opened last night for

signups opened last night for TypePad. it looks like they give you a 30 day free trial of the service,...
05 AUG
2003

google has announced that they

google has announced that they now include the capabilities to search for synonyms by using the twiddle: ~. great for...
04 AUG
2003

ive gone and corrupted another

ive gone and corrupted another human being. my brother now has a blog to call his own. but all he...
04 AUG
2003

a girl has got to have shoes

im wearing the white strappy sandals i wore (in december, no less) the day of my wedding. i havent wore...
04 AUG
2003

at long last, typepad bans

at long last, typepad bans its secret handshake and opens itself up to the world. im not going to sign...
02 AUG
2003

rabbit rabbit. that sleepy un-intelligible

rabbit rabbit. that sleepy un-intelligible goodbye i gave to B this morning doesnt count....
01 AUG
2003

twenty-six

new album: 26 things. a july scavenger hunt by sh1ft.org. i am submission #97. that was too fun. must do...
31 JUL
2003

boss-man took my digital camera

boss-man took my digital camera to wasilla for the weekend. its completely unfair that he took it just like that....
31 JUL
2003

this is the story all

this is the story all about how my life got flipped upside down id like to take a minute -...
31 JUL
2003

its great when, the day

its great when, the day after a server switch, no one notices any change or difference with the network. which...
31 JUL
2003

a bit shaggy, but still

a bit shaggy, but still a face anyone can love....
30 JUL
2003

on the second third day

on the second third day of christmas, my TypePad gave to me... photo albums! yay! these photo albums have to...
30 JUL
2003

there are server problems. so

there are server problems. so expect the site to play hide and seek all day. bugger....
30 JUL
2003

i just found out that

i just found out that once again, as a direct result of boss-man's procrastination, i will have to stay in...
30 JUL
2003

everyone could use a little

everyone could use a little anti-comic sans propaganda. a cause worth supporting. comic sans is not an appropriate typeface for...
29 JUL
2003

today has been brought to

today has been brought to you by......
28 JUL
2003

i went to a dance

i went to a dance just the other night i met a girl there she was out of sight i...
28 JUL
2003

anyone interested in seeing more

anyone interested in seeing more information about TypePad (of which i am a beta-tester), those six apart people are releasing...
28 JUL
2003

bleurgh

bleurgh...
28 JUL
2003

ive got a monster headache,

ive got a monster headache, gobs of chorse to do around the apartment, and a movie to look forward to....
26 JUL
2003

why oh why put a

why oh why put a shortcut key that closes the program (without a warning of any kind) right next to...
25 JUL
2003

i have a few default

i have a few default programs i work with nearly every day. when i start up my computer at work...
24 JUL
2003

css heart. spiffy. click in

css heart. spiffy. click in the black space below the heart for more info....
24 JUL
2003

my bathroom smelled like beef

my bathroom smelled like beef stew this morning....
24 JUL
2003

i just realized that

i just realized that my bookmarks toolbar probably makes zero sense to anyone but me....
23 JUL
2003

there were original fried chicken.

there were original fried chicken. and crispy fried chicken. spicy fried chicken. fried chicken strips. fried chicken burgers. i ended...
23 JUL
2003

when a staff memeber has

when a staff memeber has a birthday, the office takes them to the restaurant of their choice for lunch. these...
23 JUL
2003

a sharp intake is when

a sharp intake is when that song plays on the radio that makes me breathe in deeply and sharply and...
22 JUL
2003

Steveo has posted the 1000th

Steveo has posted the 1000th comment on the site. wow. this feels like it calls for some sort of celebration...
22 JUL
2003

i am increasingly annoyed with

i am increasingly annoyed with people today. with this one for their gramatical editing nuances. with that one for their...
22 JUL
2003

i finally saw the animatrix

i finally saw the animatrix last night and found it to be brilliant and depressing. i was going to write...
21 JUL
2003

every part of him

... every part of him screaming for release, Harry felt the creature use him again... out-of-context innuendo is often the...
21 JUL
2003

i have less snot than

i have less snot than yesterday. this is a big improvement of which we are very proud. but i still...
19 JUL
2003

im so dizzy that if

im so dizzy that if i didnt live three minutes away i would have Boss-Man drive me. screw you guys....
18 JUL
2003

last night

7:00 leave work and get home 7:30 complain to husband about staying at work late and how nothing worked like...
18 JUL
2003

my friend beth has been

my friend beth has been in washington for three months now; her flight comes in either tonight at 1am or...
17 JUL
2003

engrish monkey mazes are harder

engrish monkey mazes are harder than they look....
17 JUL
2003

echinacea tea is not yummy.

echinacea tea is not yummy....
17 JUL
2003

anyone?

am looking for a volunteer (or two) with access to mac os9 or osX to view a site for me....
16 JUL
2003

sisqo's thong song + purple

sisqo's thong song + purple sumo hippo = kozo [via]...
15 JUL
2003

awholelotta mt

matt haughey has come up with a great article on extending movabletypes functionability. its a pretty good read if you...
15 JUL
2003

sleep deprivation 101

i go through distinct stages of sleepiness. phase 1, philosophical: i can hold deep conversations on profound topics and amaze...
15 JUL
2003

say it.... saaay it...

squash patch: impossible to say seven times fast squashpatcha: new martial art; kin to the art of heiyachow...
14 JUL
2003

sunset

sunset: saturday 10pm at a playground on the chena river sunset: sunday 1am at the soccer fields...
14 JUL
2003

Trogdor

burninating the countryside, burninating the peasants, burninating all the people in the thatched-roof cottages, Trogdor comes in the niiiiiiiiiight! [via]...
12 JUL
2003

again ive been seriously considering

again ive been seriously considering taking part in the blogathon. i think of all the charities that do good things...
11 JUL
2003

so as to not leave

so as to not leave the weekend on such a depressing note, i would encourage everyone to make a pillow...
11 JUL
2003

we were not far into

we were not far into fievel goes west when i had (mistakenly) thought about john candy doing the voice of...
11 JUL
2003

dump it

some stuff, y'know? sideblog is a neat little application similar to blogrolling that lets you add a sidebar link-lovefest without...
10 JUL
2003

so

so whats the deal? i get back from my long weekend and everyone has run away?...
09 JUL
2003

gravity-defying game of ping pong

gravity-defying game of ping pong sans CGI. how do they do it? (hint: the poor quality and stage color hides...
09 JUL
2003

road trip

i just got up a photo album of our road trip to the arctic circle on monday. it explains the...
09 JUL
2003

the Great Flip-Flop Search

the Great Flip-Flop Search of '03 is finished, thanks to the coolness of beaver sports....
09 JUL
2003

i jumped out of bed

i jumped out of bed at 8.22a and was at work by 8.30a. the office is supposed to open at...
09 JUL
2003

2.30 and my eyes are

2.30 and my eyes are finally getting a bit swimmy-droopy. work is not going to be much fun....
09 JUL
2003

when ive got something to

when ive got something to post, i now need to decide if i put it here or there. and when...
09 JUL
2003

that TypePad's so hot right

that TypePad's so hot right now. and im a beta tester. ill prettify it up some tomorrow....
08 JUL
2003

im still around. but on

im still around. but on vacation. so not very tied to a computer. like i am at work, you see....
07 JUL
2003

charlies angels full throttle: a

charlies angels full throttle: a whole lotta ass and way too much bernie mac....
05 JUL
2003

the air carries smells of

the air carries smells of summer this afternoon. charcoal, simmering hot dogs, watermelon, cherry popsicles, cut grass. i need to...
04 JUL
2003

claustro much?

when i was younger, my father would 'tickle torture' us kids by holding us down on the floor, sitting on...
03 JUL
2003

in bed

a fun game that makes any chinese dining experience turn into a pre-teen slumber party jamboree: The In Bed Game....
03 JUL
2003

eleven twelve

who doesnt remember that great sesame street pinball counting song? its been in my head all day. onetwothree four five...
03 JUL
2003

i happened to mention to

i happened to mention to my supervisor the whole wanting-to-take-time-off-but-cant thing, who happened to mention it to Boss Man just...
03 JUL
2003

nasa scientists exposed spiders to

nasa scientists exposed spiders to different mood-altering drugs and documented the drugs effect on the webs. "...the more toxic the...
02 JUL
2003

anyone who is anyone has

anyone who is anyone has been reading my pointless dribble for any time will probably know how addicted i am...
02 JUL
2003

here is a music review

here is a music review site that hates anything and everything, even if it doesnt know the artist. Hmm, you've...
02 JUL
2003

b gets next monday and

b gets next monday and tuesday off, making for a nice 5 day weekend. two seconds before i requested the...
01 JUL
2003

im afraid that im not

im afraid that im not sure of a love there is no cure for...
30 JUN
2003

sunday events were governed by

sunday events were governed by one and only one criterion: which buildings had air conditioning. this is alaska. -50°F we...
30 JUN
2003

what a sadistic bastard. im

what a sadistic bastard. im jealous i never thought of it. and surprised none of my siblings did, either. [via]...
27 JUN
2003

you can do it

your assignment for the weekend: ask a stranger (preferably a senior citizen) the color of their unmentionables. DO NOT GIGGLE...
27 JUN
2003

my cd-rw at work went

my cd-rw at work went into nervous-breakdown-mode and then died. it was awful to witness. all that commotion and ruccus...
27 JUN
2003

well?

well?...
26 JUN
2003

mostly because im now using

mostly because im now using a tabbed browser for the majority of my online experience, but slightly for usability purposes,...
25 JUN
2003

lacey pictures

25 JUN
2003

if you are going to

if you are going to continue to not ask me (the office IT department) about problems with your computer, and...
24 JUN
2003

to whom it may concern:

to whom it may concern: with The Great Flip-Flop Search of '03, i believe i have found the winning pair...
24 JUN
2003

when you call up a

when you call up a place of business, do everybody a favor and identify yourself. tell the receptionist, 'This is...
24 JUN
2003

i cannot believe that i

i cannot believe that i am going to have to resort to buying flip-flops online. no store in this tundra-ridden...
23 JUN
2003

of books and oprah

im embarrassed to admit (though that has never stopped me before) that i have been inexplicably drawn to the oprah's...
23 JUN
2003

right now i want to

right now i want to be creative with color and shapes and stuff. but im not up for installing photoshop,...
23 JUN
2003

golly gee. there sure is

golly gee. there sure is nothing like a depressive, lonely, insomniatic night filled with tears and an itching inner ear....
23 JUN
2003

these arent your childhood barbies.

these arent your childhood barbies. though they do look similar to a few one of my second grade friends had....
22 JUN
2003

my blogging started two years

my blogging started two years ago today with a bit of insomnia and and a disturbing flash cartoon involving a...
20 JUN
2003

last chance

ive already gotten a few suckers takers for the cd im assembling here soon. today (and ill be pretty flexible)...
20 JUN
2003

ive got a lovely bunch

ive got a lovely bunch of coconuts (dee-el ee dee dee)...
19 JUN
2003

a word for today from

a word for today from klondike.kate: sinecure - a position or office that requires little or no work but provides...
18 JUN
2003

act now!

this week! this week only! no money down! no payments 'till spring! no payments in spring! no payments in summer!...
17 JUN
2003

if you happened to be

if you happened to be in fairbanks on sunday, and if you happened to be in fred meyer west, and...
17 JUN
2003

i wish in windows i

i wish in windows i could be able to rearrange the items on my taskbar without having to close and...
16 JUN
2003

the band played at the

the band played at the santa claus house in north pole on saturday. stressful because: (a) the stage (aka flat-bed...
16 JUN
2003

my compulsion for post-it doodling

my compulsion for post-it doodling is reflected accurately at mathieu sylvain's post-it gallery. ill probably submit a few things, but...
16 JUN
2003

one

one...
13 JUN
2003

happy graduation day, dear shigatsu.

happy graduation day, dear shigatsu....
13 JUN
2003

why is it that when

why is it that when men gain weight their tummy gets bigger and remains smooth, but when women gain weight...
12 JUN
2003

as of last weekend, i

as of last weekend, i have:3 inch peas 1 inch carrots teeny heads of leaf lettuce oregano stubble and contributed...
11 JUN
2003

your procrastination is not my

your procrastination is not my emergency. can you get that through your thick-skulled me-me-me pea-brain? i dont care that Super...
11 JUN
2003

with a vengence

over the weekend my host upgraded php on my server which inadvertently removed my ownership over a few select directories...
10 JUN
2003

today wander-lust shut down. i

today wander-lust shut down. i loved that little button. it brought me sites that i would otherwise never find: some...
06 JUN
2003

its all about the cheesy

its all about the cheesy creamy creamy cheese (flash; foul-mouthed squirrel; goth in skivvies; nsfw) over at ill will press....
06 JUN
2003

and because i know yall

and because i know yall want to see another picture of my dog:...
05 JUN
2003

because steve rode in on

because steve rode in on his css white horse last night and saved this distressed damsel from the nasty mean...
05 JUN
2003

an offensive term for the

an offensive term for the female genitalia becomes increasingly less offensive while reading an enhaustive etymology and cultural history. its...
05 JUN
2003

im bored as butt. too

im bored as butt. too bad i cant get the help im needing. until that time (which may or may...
04 JUN
2003

i dont sign the back

i dont sign the back of my debit or credit cards; instead, i write "Please See ID." can you guess...
04 JUN
2003

something else entirely.

something else entirely....
04 JUN
2003

im serious about needing the

im serious about needing the help, people....
04 JUN
2003

im betting there is someone

im betting there is someone out there who wants to help me with that wonderful age old browser question: "why...
03 JUN
2003

all right. who took my

all right. who took my stack of lime green stickys? addendum: i found it. and all is well in whoville....
03 JUN
2003

thats it

the next person to ask me why their .p65 or .pmd file wont open properly in wordperfect will have their...
02 JUN
2003

nothing makes you feel oh-so-girly

nothing makes you feel oh-so-girly like a french pedicure....
02 JUN
2003

the band is playing at

the band is playing at the Collegetown Coffeeshop tonight around 6. all you punks are invited....
01 JUN
2003

we discovered a gravel-pit-turned-lake five

we discovered a gravel-pit-turned-lake five minutes from my apartment that is apparently dedicated to fully-cothed males, bikini-clad females, and oodles...
31 MAY
2003

inspired by damon, i present:

inspired by damon, i present: drowning in a vat of rancid watermelon pulp thank you....
30 MAY
2003

dont say i didnt warn

dont say i didnt warn you. at least i feel a little better....
30 MAY
2003

money

money cannot buy a dog deciding your breasts make the perfect ledge on which to sleep or the ability to...
30 MAY
2003

this or that

this or that silence or do you like background sound? background sound, definitely. white noise at the very least. bathe/shower...
30 MAY
2003

one word: stamp i tried

one word: stamp i tried collecting stamps once when i had a new zeland pen pal. she sent me 10...
30 MAY
2003

monday mission

a bit from the monday mission. whats the worst thing about mondays? waking up. do you believe in soul mates?...
30 MAY
2003

a spam-header suggestion from the

a spam-header suggestion from the tuesday too “Improve your health today” - “a small d i c k is not...
30 MAY
2003

thursday threesome

thursday threesome. is there any one slang word that you find more annoying than others? theyre all pretty annoying when...
30 MAY
2003

weekly wrap-up

friday five sucks donkey dick. so. weekly wrap-up. do you like summer? i love it in that its not winter...
30 MAY
2003

you know.... his fahza.

you know.... his fahza....
30 MAY
2003