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Notify List Stuff: Remember, if you want an e-mail every time I update my journal, go here. Plus my notify list might get extra little tidbits from time to time. If you want to get an e-mail every time I upload something Real World related, go here. You can be on both mailing lists, one or the other, or neither. It's all up to you. I have done so little but work on web stuff this week, that I find myself running out of things to write about. I mean, you guys don't want to hear about my struggles with, and eventual triumph over, a perl script, do you? Didn't think so. While I was home this weekend, I found a box of notes from tenth grade. They were hilarious. I had to laugh - at the time, I had a crush on this boy we'll call Gary (because that's his name). I was all about trying to get a mutual friend of ours (named Mike) to set us up. So there was a whole series of notes between Mike and me on this topic. Basically, I would say, "So, do you think Gary likes me?" and he would say (diplomatically), "No way in hell" and I just didn't get the hint. I was such a nerd. (I hear some of you saying, "Was?") I remember one night in this time period, a group of us went out to throw eggs at things. I realize, stupid and juvenile, but I was 15. This was high excitement at the time. It's better than doing drugs or getting drunk and wrecking the car, right? Anyway, we were driving around and we saw a red hearse parked in front of a grocery store. A red hearse? We thought this was the funniest thing we had ever seen. As we drove by, we tried to get a peek at who was driving this thing, and I swear to God it was Santa Claus. Chubby, white hair and beard, cheeks like roses and all that. So of course, one of us egged the hearse. Well, the guy started chasing us! In the hearse! So we were driving around this parking lot at about 60 mph while being tailed by a hearse. Finally the guy driving our car went as if to leave the parking lot and go out onto the street, but instead did a u-turn around the divider and drove back into the parking lot. Since the hearse couldn't manage a u-turn, we got away. I feel bad now about egging the guy and all, but the whole chase was funny. He looked like Santa Claus! And he was driving a hearse! Right around the same time, we were going to some waterfall near town after school to goof around. One of my friends drove a VW Bus. So Mike was sitting in the passenger seat, one guy was driving and the rest of us were sitting in the back. Mike decides to hock a loogie out the window. It flew out, and then curved and flew back in the rear window and hit me in the face! At the time, I was mortified, but looking back it was pretty funny. And gross. But still funny. I hate those radio ads where a woman presents a bunch of choices like, "Coffee or tea?" and a man answers, "Neither" and then the tagline is, "Beer or Michelob" and he answers, "Michelob". I hate those! The guy who is answering them sounds like he thinks he is so cool. I don't know if they are nationwide or just regional ad buys, but they suck. I don't care what kind of ads you run, Michelob is not now, and never will be, good beer. Thank you. |
Warning: clicking on these links will launch a new browser window. Cam pointed to this site as an example of nice design, but I'm not crazy about it. My biggest problem with it? Everything is centered. I hate that. Magazines and newspapers drive more traffic to websites than online ads. I can see that. If I see an interesting ad, or story in a magazine, I will often check out their site. Nothing specific here, but webdeveloper.com is a good resource regardless of your skill level. Why won't NBC just put "Will & Grace" on Thursday nights? Bump the ailing Frasier and at least give me something to watch between Friends and ER. Another good show in a bad timeslot: GvsE on USA, Sundays at 8. Have you watched this show? It's hilarious! But it's on opposite the Simpsons. Catch some episodes this summer while everything else is in reruns. A useful service: Looking for someone to host your site? Use Find A Host to find one that meets your needs. |
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