05.26.04
Posted in General at 5:05 pm by Jules
I received one of those corny e-mails today titled “Don’t Mess with the Sex Fairy” in which was found many interesting little tidbits about sex and the positive things it can produce. I’m not sure of the validity of all or any of them, but I really found one very interesting.
8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.
I wonder….
I’ve noticed as I’ve grown older and kissed less, the health of my teeth has seemed to decline.
Could it be I’m not kissing enough?
Maybe it’s just that I’m getting older and this is what happens with teeth as you age.
Oh, who knows!? I found the thought funny.
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05.25.04
Posted in General at 1:29 pm by Jules
WorldNetDaily: Christians look to form ‘new nation’ within U.S.:
[Quote] Calling the approval of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts “the straw that broke the camel’s back,” a group of Christian activists is in the beginning stages of an effort to have one state secede from the United States to become its own sovereign nation. [Quote]
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05.24.04
Posted in General at 1:57 pm by Jules
This HAS to be a new scheme to try and get folks’ account information. I don’t even have any type of account with U.S. Bank.
Received the following via e-mail just a minute ago:
[Quote]
Dear U.S. Bank valued member,
Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the online
banking community we have issued this warning message.
It has come to our attention that your account information needs
to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports.
If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and renew
your records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account deletation.
This notification expires on May 26, 2004.
Once you have updated your account records your internet banking
service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Please follow the link below
and renew your account information.
[Link]
U.S. Bank Internet Banking
[Quote]
Frankly, I didn’t click on the link to even see where it led.
Sometimes I really think we should just go back to some of the old ways, a la this post by Dazed. (Not exactly the same thing, but the same sentiment - at least in part.)
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05.21.04
Posted in General at 6:17 pm by Jules
I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
~ Thomas Edison
Edited on May 21st 2004, 19:19 by entipy
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05.20.04
Posted in General at 2:53 pm by Jules
Anyone know of a good -free- online picture gallery? Does such a thing exist?
A friend has asked me, and I just don’t know. I’m doing some searching, but I thought someone on here might know of a good one I can recommend.
Thanks!
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05.11.04
Posted in Family, General, Movies at 4:31 pm by Jules
Sunday was my birthday, and it was a great day.
I slept in until 9:00 a.m. (WOW!), then we (hubby, daughter, and myself) got up and drove to Savannah to go see Van Helsing. We loved it! It always helps to go into movies with no real expectations. It was a cheesy action flick with good special effects and handsome actors. Definitely worth my time and money.
After the movie, we drove over to Hinesville and ate at Zum Rosenhof, the German restaurant I mentioned previously. I had spaetzle with creamy gravy and picked over some of hubby and daughter’s foods, trying this and that. I’ve had spaetzle leftovers twice since the restaurant and almost made myself sick eating too much of it both times. SOOO GOOD!!!
We headed out from Rosenhof to the coffee shop to meet up with some friends. I enjoyed my sugar-free caramel latte and ran my mouth about a bunch of stupid crap for a couple of hours. Then we said goodbye and drove home where I ended up the night by watching The Sopranos and Sorority Boys.
My family and I had a belated Mother’s Day / Birthday get-together last night, and my mom gave me a karaoke machine as a gift!! 
:D :D I sang “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones about 5 times last night. Heh. Must get new CD+Gs.
Another year, another good birthday. 
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Posted in General at 4:15 pm by Jules
For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.
~ Virginia Woolf
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05.10.04
Posted in General at 7:48 pm by Jules
Hey Gossip - I’ve been noticing that the site seems to be getting slower and slower for some reason which is odd because it’s always been nice and quick. Do you know any possible reason for this? I didn’t know if there was suddenly lots more traffic or what.
Just curious!
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Posted in General at 4:33 pm by Jules
How do you do that, Gossip?
Carlo “Gossip” Zottmann
You have some kind of hack that makes it show up as a link or what?
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Posted in General at 1:29 pm by Jules
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
~ Mary Oliver
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05.06.04
Posted in General at 6:52 pm by Jules
Anybody with cats ever tried one of these:
Self Cleaning Litterbox
Does it work, and is it worth the money?
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Posted in General at 4:17 pm by Jules
MSNBC - Barge sinks after nude sighting in Texas:
[Quote] AUSTIN, Texas - Partygoers apparently hoping to catch a glimpse of nude sunbathers crowded on one side of a floating barge, prompting the ship to capsize and dump all 60 people into Lake Travis. [Quote]
snickers
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05.05.04
Posted in General, Movies at 7:07 pm by Jules
My two most recent purchases arrived today.
A Clockwork Orange (DVD) and The Count of Monte Cristo (book). I must say, I had no clue this book was so long! I’m in for quite a little read. Oh well, from what I’ve heard, it’s worth it.
I’ve been wanting to see Clockwork Orange for years. I started watching it once when I was in high school (or early college - can’t remember exactly), and I turned it off after the first few minutes because the violence horrified me. I’m tainted now, though, the pacifist no longer. I think I can handle it (and probably even appreciate it) now. We’ll see.
I’m excited.
Edited on May 6th 2004, 18:38 by entipy
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Posted in General at 10:57 am by Jules
Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotomy of a decorous age.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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05.04.04
Posted in General at 5:24 pm by Jules
I’m putting this in semi-private because I figure that way, those who really want to see it will, and those who don’t won’t have to read about my crap.
I’m pretty fucking depressed right now and suffering from boredom on top of that. I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s been this way for a couple of weeks now, and I am totally at a loss. I was just sitting here earlier, staring at the computer screen, and I could feel no life in me whatsoever. Just…. blah.
I’ve been waking up every morning during this period (two weeks or so) immediately feeling depressed - first thing. I don’t want to move. I don’t want to be awake. I definitely don’t want to get out of bed. I just feel horribly morose and want to cease to exist so the feeling will go away. I think I’ve done a good job of covering this with a brave face when in the presence of most other humanoids, but the energy to keep that up is rapidly diminishing.
Nothing has “happened” in my life to cause this. There have been no sudden nor large nor even semi-medium changes in my life to elicit such a drastic daily reaction from me. I seriously don’t know what the problem is at this point. I’m wondering if perhaps my medication dosage needs to be adjusted or something. I’m not experiencing the uncontrollable anger I was a couple of months ago - the medication certainly helped with that - just this depression. I was SO happy for quite a few weeks straight there; it was wonderful. Now, I just feel empty and hopeless. The feeling doesn’t stay in the forefront of my mind. Its intensity peaks and wanes, but it’s always waiting back there for me.
I know this is somewhat of a babbling mess, but I had to get it out somewhere.
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Posted in General at 4:05 pm by Jules
“We have so many voices in us, how do we know which ones to obey?”
~ Edna O’Brien
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