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Thursday, October 7, 2004
Gravitation |
Wild Wicked Laughter fills the room!! I've been dying to see this anime and it is great! I just have to get the music. It is deffinetly not for Marina but it is for me. Lots of gay bishies *swoons* |
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Sunday, October 3, 2004
just some tests |
 A href="http://pages.prodigy.net/hpdevo/quiz">Which HP Kid Are You? Get Sorted By The Hogwarts Sorting Hat! |
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Monday, September 27, 2004
Year 5 |
I read Harry Potter- The order of the Phoenix this week. It actually only took me a couple of days. I didn't get much else done until I finished. It was really good. I've started looking into Harry Potter fanfiction now. Marina knows how to freak me out. Everything had gone well today and then after 10pm she was still awake and she was messing around in her room and she fell and banged her ribs on the foot board of her bed. I should get her a new bed. She always gets hurt on that footboard somehow. She has a scrape on the skin and I guess we will see how bruised she is in the morning. |
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Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Fanfic recommendation |
First things first. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAKASHI-SENSEI !!!!!! I just read this fic and I have to recommend it. It is a Naruto fic it is a Jiraiya/Tsunade Het fic and is only one chappie but it is wonderful. http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/story.php?no=35776 I should make up a list of my recommended fanfics someday. I've decided not to put my art on my bloga anymore but I am putting it on my deviantart site at: http://cdkobasiuk.deviantart.com/ |
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Thursday, September 9, 2004
TRied Something New |
I made a set of Photoshop 6 brushes of Kakashi. You can get them from http://cdk8.mine.nu:7000/blogs/Brushes%20and%20Stuff/Kakashi Brushes 1.zip
If you use them for anything let me know so I can see. That would be fun. |
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Monday, August 16, 2004
My YUGIOH the Movie Review from AGV |
| YU-Gi-OH The Movie Yay! we went today to the theater. It was the perfect movie day. It was raining cats and dogs here. I Read a number of reviews over the weekend and I did hear that 'Yugioh' came in 4th this weekend at the box office. Not that I let any of that affect what I'm going to see but I will want to address a few points of a couple of reviews after I tell you what I thought. The theater where we saw the film probably had about 30 kids and maybe 10-15 adults. At first I thought the film was going to be too loud but I quickly got over that because the higher volume drowned out the chatter and whinning of the rugrats. Animation: The animation was equivalent to the TV show. The cards looked more real though (lots of money shots of said cards, can you say mechandising?). Story: The plot was also on par with the TV show. They managed to make a new badguy who's been dead and nursing a grudge for 5000 years. I can't remember any glaring plot holes so I figure they did an alright job there. There were hardely any slow spots, Yugioh(the anime) is about the duels and action and that is what this movie is about too. Characters: All the major characters make an appearance though a couple of second stringers don't get any dialogue. All the characterizations were true to the tv show also. Music: Yugioh isn't know for it's soundtrack really. They put in one song during a dialogue free segment (those are rare in yugioh too) and used an old english track for the closing credits. Monsters: The usual fantastical creatures that just keep getting stronger. I don't play the game so even though I enjoy the duels they never make intuitive sense to me like Pokemon battles do. ( Did I just type that?) My favorite parts are the dialogue really. The trash talking, the snide comments, the movie spoofs. It was fun to see it so big in a theater instead of on the TV. Now for the other half of the coin. If you don't know Yugioh and have never read the manga or watched the TV show (english or japanese version) seeing this movie would be a total waste. Sure they give you a quick run down of the Millenium puzzle and the vague history of the Pharaoh but that is about it. They open up with Pegasus and if you don't know the show you have no reason to believe that he is anything more than a wealthy and snooty fop. Also toward the climax Tea/Anzu brings up an old friendship symbol which would mean nothing if you hadn't been there before. Ok, now for some of the reviews I read. The first I read in one of the local papers actually made sense They basically said that this is a show for the fans so unless you are a fan it won't mean much to you. Which I totally agree with. The second review I read was by a child reviewer in the same newspaper and they obviouly know about Yugioh and they enjoyed the movie. Sounds sane so far right? Well, they were the exception. The Catholic News service said this:.........."Yu-Gi-Oh!" is a dizzying, disjointed mess. The story is nonexistent and the Japanese animation is sketchy at best. "Yu-Gi-Oh!" makes those annoying "Pokemon" films seem almost Oscar-worthy. Some parents may raise sincere concerns about the occult symbolism of the tarotlike deck. The movie clearly distinguishes between "good" and "evil." Still, it is best left to parents to decide what they feel is suitable viewing for their children..........Due to animated violence and some scary images, the USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The reviewer obviously doesn't know Yugioh. I have no worries about all those kids becoming Satanists and when I asked my 7 almost 8 year old daughter if anthing struck her as scarey she just laughed at me. An even more amusing review came from CHUCK GRAHAM of the GANNETT NEWS SERVICE: "..........If Yu-Gi-Oh is a Japanese invention, why do all the characters look European-American? One character, Maximillion Pegasus, even has mannerisms and a haircut reminiscent of Michael Jackson. Every person we see definitely has that same cute little, perky Michael Jackson nose." My question is why do they send reviewers that know nothing about Jpanese animation to review a Japanese animated movie? I wouldn't presume to review, say.....abstract art, seeing as which I have no knowlege or liking for that art style. The final review that had me shaking my head is at this addy - http://www.gradingthemovies.com/html/mv/gtm_mv001238.shtml The best part was this:" ............ The greater worry is Pegasus, a major character with a taste for wine coolers. In view of the target age for this film, it seems inappropriate to be pushing a product considered by some to be a gateway into harder alcohol. Then there’s the role women play in this strange land. In the “real” world, all of the people playing the card game are male, except for Yugi’s friend Tea. She’s described on the Yu-Gi-Oh website as a “cheerleader,” who roots for the boys. The only other females are some of the strange card-incarnations who (in typical Japanese anime fashion) are big-busted short-skirted creatures. (In a more bizarre moment, one of these girls injects a fluid into a boy’s rear using a huge hypodermic needle.) " I guess kids aren't supposed to know that adults drink alcohol. We all know the weaknesses of females in anime I don't want to get into that here but the part about the card giving a needle in the tush seemed just like silly kid fun to me, I don't get what was so bizarre about it considering all the fantasy that Yugioh is steeped in. I think I've ranted enough. So in summary. If you are a fan you'll like it, if not don't bother. The studio did a fair job and didn't crucify anything and most reviews aren't worth the paper or the pixels. |
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Thursday, August 5, 2004
What I found in the forest last week |
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Sunday, August 1, 2004
Blog Maintance |
Finally got the new summer bamboo theme up and running and I'm adding a bunch of Naruto fanlistings too. Next I w ill have to change my poll at the bottom. That is enough for tonight. |
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Mountain Biking |
I think mountain biking in our area should have a different name. I was thinking of 1.Wilderness Biking 2. Trail Biking or 3. Offiroad Biking |
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Never a dull moment |
| I got Diane (Michaels Neice ) to babysit again on friday so I could go mountain biking with Michael. Well , this time Marina wa a pest and called me on my cell a dozen times before I got home. Nothing made her happy. The ride went well though. I made it past the mogul from hell for the second time and i didn't hit that tree in the Sandbox that I've hit every time this year.
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Thursday, July 29, 2004
Another week of Michaels Vacation |
He is running us into the ground. Monday-Golf, Hiking at Weirtheimer and Mountain biking Tuesday- Bowling and Ice skating Wednsday- Ducks game- we had Suite tickets, courtesy of a friend of Michaels Mother Thursday- today- Bronx Zoo 10:30am-5:00 pm I am behind in Naruto and I am trying to get my new theme up and running. |
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Monday, July 19, 2004
Photos |
| I updated my Photo Blog (see link above). I added Marina's Birthday, her Communion and our trip to Pedrofest in the Berkshires.
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Monday, July 12, 2004
Naruto fun |
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Likely occupations: (Aquarium keeper)Aquarium maker
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Thursday, July 1, 2004
My spider sense is tingling |
| We went to see Spiderman 2 today. My mother took Marina to the ocean while we went. It was impressive. We enjoyed it a lot.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Belmont Racetrack |
| We went to Belmont today. We picked 3 horses for each of the 9 races. We won 3 times. Nothing big. It was interesting though. It wasn't very crowded. There were lots of families with children. We ended up moving around a lot and sitting on all three levels and in different places. We checked out the horses and ate lunch and snacks. It was a very nice day and we had a lot of fun.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Ice Skating and Bowling |
Today Michael and Marina ice skated for 2 hours then Michael and I bowled 2 games, I had a 162 and a 13?. Not to shabby. Then we did the arcade at Sports Plus. After dinner we played Uno Attack. It had to be the longest single game we've ever played, we had to reshuffle the deck twice before Michael finally won.
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Monday, June 28, 2004
First Day of Michaels Vacation |
[Currently playing: Azumanga Daioh - Movie OST - Azumanga Daioh the movie OST - 01 - Sarabai (Goodbye) (03:19)]
We went and had the tire fixed on the truck and then we went out to Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead. We weren't sure if we were going to take the tour boat or not. At noon we went to McDonalds for lunch then we went to Out East Family Fun . We played 18 holes of mini golf using a gift certificate Marina got for her Communion. Then we went back to Atlantis for a little while. Michael went biking and I did a few chores. My itching wasn't too bad during the day but at night it picks up. |
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Friday, June 18, 2004
Old school anime |
[Currently playing: Macross Plus - Do You Remember Love (06:27)]
My current pick for anime this week is Robotech. Seen 3 eps and it is really good. The animation is strictly '80's but the concept and story are good.
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Thursday, June 17, 2004
More Naruto |
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Monday, June 14, 2004
Fun |
My japanese name is ?? Fujiwara (wisteria fields) ?? Chiaki (very fine in autumn). |
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Friday, June 4, 2004
Naruto and Fanfics |
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I just finished reading a great fanfic. It is yaoi just to warn you but it is so well written. It is a Kakashi/Iruka. http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1843100&chapter=1 |
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Monday, May 31, 2004
Memorial Day |
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We went mountain biking on the family trail in Rocky Point today with Marina. Marina did a lot of complaining and a little falling. It was my first time on the bike since November. I was pleased by how I felt after being sick and everything. We saw a skunk and a bunch of Pink Lady's Slippers (Cypripedium acaule). See this link to see and read about them. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/pink_ladys_slipper.htm They are protected by law in New York State. Then we went to my parents for dinner. [Currently playing: Tamaki Nami - Mobile Suit Gundam Seed COMPLETE BEST - Believe (03:57)] |
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Happy Birthday Iruka-sensei |
Happy Birthday to Iruka Sensei from Naruto.
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Sunday, May 23, 2004
Gundam Seed |
 You're Sai! Gundam Seed Character Quiz brought to you by Quizilla |
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First Fishing Trip of the Season |
Michael caught the only fish. It was a plenty big fluke. Marina got the net under it but couldn't lift it up it wsso heavy. The weather was beautiful. 3 seperate boats rode so close to us I could see the zits on the drivers. Idiots. We also saw an Osprey sitting on a branch near its nest on Patersquash Island. A pair of Oystercatchers on the shore of Patersquash Island too. Along with a bunch of other birds. Marina saved a starfish Michael cought and Michael brought up 1 crab. I had no action but I took a number of short naps and had 2 beers. :) I panfried the fish with breadgrumbs in olive oil for dinner. Next week Marina is not allowed to stay up till 11:30 watching anime with me on Toonami and Adult swim. She was nasty to my mother after church. I really enjoyed Gundam Seed this week, it was #6. Those guys on the Artimis shor got what they had comming to them. They were just asking for it with their arrogance and nasty attitude. I am also enjoying the end of the Dark Tornament in YuYu Hakusho. I finally got all the Naruto eps on CD and the manga too. Now I have to go thru Marina's extra drive and clean up my bit torrent downloads in there to save space. We layed out our plans for the summer. Lots planned. We put in the vegetable garden yesterday. This is probably the latest I've ever planted. We went to the ecology site and got wood chips too and I finished mulching two of the gardens. I still have to finish up the flowerbed by the front door and plant the dianthus I got from Keith and Kevin.
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
Naruto and more Naruto |
Chunnin but both teachers of Naruto, you two were drawn to each other by fate. You both share the primary goal of training Naruto to be the best he can be. Along the way, you'll have to work closely together, I wonder what goes on between you two in the Teacher's Lounge? Which Naruto Yaoi Couple Are You? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Monday, May 10, 2004
I love Manga |
 Which of the Samurai Deeper Kyo Cast Are You? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Sunday, May 9, 2004
Happy Mothers Day |
 Fighter Tamahome Which Fushigi Yugi Character Are You? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Sunday, May 2, 2004
hmmmmmmm |
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Wednesday, April 28, 2004
You know you've read too much manga when.......... |
| You Know you've read too much manga when you start reading one of your american comics and you can't figure out why the story makes no sense and then you realize you were reading it right to left instead of left to right.
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Friday, April 16, 2004
Blog Article 1 |
http://www.aksarah.com/naruto/
They used one of my 'you know you've watched too much Naruto when' in the fun section
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Monday, April 12, 2004
This is sad. |
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Thursday, April 8, 2004
Shame on the road is written off |
Which Azumanga Daioh Character are you?
One Life, One Meeting Neighborhood means how far you can walk in flipflops and not feel your feet.  You are Mizuhara Koyomi! You are more of a loner than everyone realizes, but you don't mind having a bit of fun now and then. You are pretty inteligent, and good at a wide range of things, except music, even though you love it. You have pretty bad luck though, and things never seem to go your way. You worry about your appearances a lot, and have a sweet tooth that you probably indulge too much. You also can be a bit mean at times, and tend to pick on those weaker than yourself. You have a cynical side to you, and are a realist. The things in life that really excite you are good cooking, good ideas, and good jokes... and singing, even though others plead with you not to do it. Your best friend? You hate to say it, but a Tomo has been your friend for a long time now. Try doing something which lets you release tension in a productive way... like hosting a radio show, inventing things, or becoming a politician. The Azumanga Daioh Character Quiz brought to you by Quizilla |
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Sunday, April 4, 2004
Favorite Power Puff Girls Episode |
My favorite Power Puff Girls episode is 'Super Zeros'. This episode highlights the girls differences in taste in comics. I find it fun because I started out liking the beautiful and gimick riden super heros like Blossom likes and then I learned to enjoy the angst ridden superheros like Buttercup likes and now I enjoy Japanese comics like Bubbles likes, and I have even dabbled in newspaper serials like the Proffessor enjoys. And this just sucks http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=4678 |
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Friday, April 2, 2004
Parents the world over |
I just love this bit from Naruto. I showed it to Michael and he agreed it was perfect. This for all the parents out there, especially if they have a girl. Naruto Clip Zip |
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
And if you don't care about my Naruto quizes ....screw you |
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Hey, It's Another Naruto Quiz! v.1
 Yay! You are Kakashi! Naruto Quiz
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Li>My #1 result for the SelectSmart.com selector, Naruto Personality Test, is Sasuke
!!!!!!!!!WHAT ANIME R U FROM!!!!!!!!!!
Are you a yaoi fangirl?
What Yaoi Fangirl Type Are You? Powered by pMachine Quizzer |
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Things I'd like to have |
I was thinking about the house yesterday. I ended up making a list of the things I'd love to have in the house if I could. 1. Front Porch and Genken style entry way. 2. Japanese tub and japanese toilet 3. an endless pool (one of those current pools) 4. a new screen room in the back with a genken style entry too with room for the pool 5. an outside shower and changing room 6. a potting shed and/or greenhouse 7. and of course the kitchen done over |
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Felt like drawing |
I fet like drawing and playing with my new watercolor pencils so when I was at Michaels today I got a watercolorpad and this is what I drew after dinner.....
I drew with plain pencil and colored it in with my watercolor pencils. I had a few picturs of Kakashi in front of me for reference. |
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Sunday, March 21, 2004
Fan = Fanatic |
I am so hooked on Naruto, I've seen the first 50 episodes and I just finished spending more than 200 hours with a cable modem downloading the next 10 episodes. I bought some crap on Ebay yesterday too. 4 pins and a headband and ring set. I found a great Naruto fan site too. You just have to go to the Fun section and read the "You know you watch too much Naruto" list and the "things Naruto characters would never say" list. I was laughing so hard I had tears. I sent in a suggestion for the 'too much Naruto' list too. Here is the link: http://www.aksarah.com/naruto/
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feeling silly |
| Got this from here - http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/ssj4gwenchan/unouwatchtoomuchanime.htm
You know you watch too much DragonBall Z if you make jokes like "How many DBZ characters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" You know you watch too much DragonBall Z if you know the answer is "1, but it takes 5 episodes to screw it in."
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Friday, March 19, 2004
Felt like a test |
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Sunday, March 14, 2004
DBZ test |
 PICCOLO! You are a surviver. You can be placed any where on the planet and you would most likely be fine. You have dificulty putting reliance on any one but that's because you're probably more capable then most people in every thing. You may not have much friends because of it. Which Dragonball Z Character Are You? (great results!) brought to you by Quizilla |
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Thursday, March 11, 2004
Stupid Men |
Women never get into trouble like this. http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-limaso103702031mar10,0,6618891.story Do you want to know why? They are at home being tortured by their childern and taking care of all the stuff the men won't do while they are out doing stupid crap like this. Michael worked with the guy who died. He was kind of freaked out because he was supposed to set up the guys computer yesterday morning. Bakas. |
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messing around |
Heenker had this on her Live journal: Because I haven't updated my journal in nine days... Here are my answers: 1.How about an anime- Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - Quiet Country Cafe OAV- short, only 2 eps. Really nice |
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Communion |
| Marina was able to make her first confession on Saturday. There were some nervous tears but she got through it. I mailed the communion invitations on Monday. Marina was home sick on monday and tuesday. fever and then GI. She went to school today.
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Friday, February 27, 2004
The worst anime ever |
I've always wondered where the crappy anime was. Even if I wasn't in love with a series (ie. most mecha, and some Gundum) I could watch it and find something to amuse myself in it. Until tonight. I watched the first 2 episodes of Maria-sama ga Mitaru. It was dull, dull, dull. Holy crow, I'll have to list my complaints. 1. The characters made me want to drown them. Two dimesional and snooty and stupid. 2. The school, if it really existed, should be burned to the ground. What a crock their heriaracle system is. 3. The dialogue was Booooring, *yawn* 4. It was no fun and didn't make me care about anything at all. 5. Yuri alert! If it was yaoi I could have stomached it but the yuri made me ill. Especially in the 'catholic' setting. I need to wash my brain out with some DBZ after that.
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Thursday, February 26, 2004
Starting to feel better |
| That Diflucan-150 seems to be doing the trick. There are still issues but I am better than I was. Doctors apt. tomorrow at 11.
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Thursday, February 12, 2004
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang |
Yesterday I worked the bookkoutlet at Marina's school Things were slower than they have been in previously when I ran the bookoutlet so I started reading a book I had bought for Marina and I at the last bookoutlet. Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang. It is the biography of a 12 yearold girl during the Cultural Revolution in China , 1966. I found it quite riveting and interesting. Ms Jiang explained many aspects of life in China at the time and presented the reader with an intimate view of how the Cultural Revolution affected the man and child on the street. Ms. Jiang gives one summary thus:'This is the most frightening lesson of the Cultural Revolution: Without a sound leagal system, a small group or even a single person can take control of an entire country.' The book is too mature for Marina yet but by the time she is in 4th or 5th grade I figure it will be just right. I finished the book in one day myself. |
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Sunday, February 8, 2004
So much I should do |
I should make a fan site for Monty Python since we own the complete tv series.
In the mean time you can visit this site http://www.carolcleveland.com/index.htm
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"I knew somthing was going on." |
"No, nothing is going on."
Monty Python rules, God bless them all .
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Thursday, February 5, 2004
More Soy and good web pages |
We had the bar-b-que riblets for dinner last night. Michael really enjoyed them. I liked them and of course Marina wouldn't touch them. Today I made beef teriyaki with soy burgers. That turned out good too. Unfortunately Marina, who loves regular beef teriyaki wasn't crazy about it. I found a really good website: http://members.aol.com/swankivy2/ She is really interesting. I enjoyed her photo journal of her trip to Japan. |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Soy Protien and Meat Substitutes |
I have trouble digesting meat products especially beef and most especially ground beef. I had a veggie burger a TGIF's for my birthday and I enjoyed it so I decided to try some of those veggie burgers and soy burgers for home. To make a long story short, I love everything I've tried so far. http://www.gardenburger.com/products/Original.htm This was the first I bought and cooked, very good http://www.gardenburger.com/products/DinerDeluxe.htm This is a dead wringer for a real burger for me, and no indigestion. http://www.lightlife.com/gimmeleanbeef.html Made this in home made tacos, great. http://www.lightlife.com/gimmelean.html Used this last night with beans to make tocos too, even better. Then I used some to make meatballs tonight, excellent. http://kellogg.marketlocator.com/kelloggs/us/knutr.nsf/0/417B24CD69D1FCAD862569CB00513C4D? opendocument&Cat=MorningStarFarms These were great on Sunday morning. http://www.bocaburger.com/main.aspx?m=boca_burgers I got these in Coscto's. Really good burgers too. More in the fridge to try yet. Ja ne'.
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Monday, February 2, 2004
Shrugs |
| igokai (n., Japanese) -- what happens in a game of (i)go when both players misread a local situation in the same way, and a sequence of moves that should not have worked, ends up working afterall. |
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Sunday, February 1, 2004
Hellsing |
The new Van Hellsing movie trailer looks good. Hugh Jackman, :drool:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/van_helsing/superbowl/ |
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Saturday, January 31, 2004
Go |
-from a Noh play
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Friday, January 30, 2004
Had a heck of a scare today |
It was after 3 pm and I saw the buses come down the street like they always do but then Marina didn't come in. I look ou and saw Chris the kid across the street walking Lee's dog and I went out and asked him if he took the bus home and he said yes. I asked him if Marina was on the bus and he said yes. Now I was panicing. So I ran in and tried Glorias house, thinking Marina might have done something she shouldn't. There was no answer so I left Michael a message and jumped in the car and rode the two blocks to Gloria's house, she was just going inside. I asked her if Marina was with her and she said something, but heaven knows I can't understand the girl sometimes. I think she said Marina had gone back to school. So I raced home and just as I was pulling up to the driveway I see Marina going in the front door. I nicked the front gate with the car but it should be ok. Any way , I ran in the house and was all worked up and hyperventilating and I ended up scaring Marina. It turns out that they had a substitute bus driver and she didn't remind Marina to get off at her stop and Marina wasn't paying attention so she stayed on and then she realized she had missed her stop and told the bus driver and the bus driver came back around and dropped her off. That was too scarey. |
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Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Kodocha (Childs Toy) Petition |
Watched the first episode of Kodocha (Childs Toy ) today on digisub. It is great. If you like this anime and want to help get it released in the US please sign the petition below. http://www.petitiononline.com/kodocha/petition.html |
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Monday, January 26, 2004
test ;) |
 What Type of Villain are You? mutedfaith.com. |
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Saturday, January 24, 2004
Book Review: Megatokyo #2 |
Let me preface this by saying I love this online comic. I loved the first book that was printed. Megatokyo#2 Is the continuation of the story of two friends who on a lark end up in Tokyo and then get stranded because they have no money to buy tickets to come back home to the States. The story weaves between Piro's angst ridden attempts to earn the needed money while making a number of female friends, all of who don't understand him (or so he likes to think) and Largo's alcohol drenched , fantasy laced mishaps as he makes friends and enemies whike driving Piro nuts. There are tons of geek references, internet jokes, gamer gags and anime fanboy logic throughout the story. The art is interesting and pleasing with a japanese manga style. The story is fun and multi layered. The characters are all unique and not too stereotypical in a manga/ anime way. The book has an extra section of a short novelization of the RPG that Largo and Piro play. It is really good. I would like to see more. I've read all these comics before but being able to read them straight through was fun and it kept me laughing outloud (much to my kids annoyance). The jokes are that funny, even on the 4th go around I have to belly laugh. A very good read and well worth the money. So if yo uread this go to your local comic shop and tell them you want Megatokyo #2 from Dark Horse Books. DHB will be reprinting #1 soon too so I'll probably get it for the extras. Don't forget to visit Megatokyo.com . |
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Yummy |
Dinner: Udon in soup. The soup was made with one diced onion sauteed in sesame oil then chicken broth, ginger paste, shoyuo, mirin diakon radish and collard greens. MMMMMMM. Desert: Kuri-iri Dorayaki. Japanese Pancake filled with sweet red bean paste and crushed chestnuts. A filled cake, yummy. |
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Friday, January 23, 2004
Friday....shopping spree |
Went shopping today. First I went to the Asian Grocer. Spent $116 and change. I got shredded tofu, oil, cooking wine, redbean paste, rice molds, rice sprinkles, curry roux, a diakon radish, pocky,chinese rice and sesame dumplings and a bunch of other stuff. Then I went to the comics store...............................$68 and change. I did get the Megatokyo #2 It is soo good. If you want to know what that is about check my links on the side. Then I had lunch with Michael. Finally I finished sewing my kimono. Check my photo blog for the pictures. |
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Friday, January 16, 2004
Brrrrrrrrrr! |
| It is so cold that the cold water pipe in the kitchen has frozen. It is 9 degrees F out side right now with a windchill of -12 degrees. School was canceled yesterday and today. Marina was good yesterday. I hope she is as good today. I cleaned most of her room yesterday. I'm going to try and finish it today.
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Thursday, January 15, 2004
Gandalf |
 Burn baby. You are Gandalf and the injuries he received during his fall/fight with the Balrog in the depths of Kazad-dum. How lucky are you. First you win your fight against the tough ass Balrog and then because you're such a good boy you get to come back again and help your friends defeat Sauron. Show off. Which LOTR character injury are you? Quiz (Warning TTT spoilers) brought to you by Quizilla |
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Boromir |
 Go you! You really know what Boromir is made of. LOTR - How Much Do You Know About Boromir? (Could Be Hard) brought to you by Quizilla |
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Hobbits |
 To you your Hobbit is just another piece of furniture... I mean look at it! It's just the right size for a leaning post or replacement coffee table. LOTR - If You Owned A Hobbit What Would You Use It For? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Wednesday, January 14, 2004
MOre junk |
Giving this a try. |
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New Truck |
| We went to pick up Michaels new truck tonight. He got a Nissan Frontier XE (?). It is a dark red with an extended crew cab (for Marina).
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Adding |
| Added some more things at the bottom.
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Book Outlet |
| I'm working the book outlet at school today. Won't get much cleaning done.
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Monday, January 12, 2004
Computer |
Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day. I'll just have to keep at it.. Hopefully Michael will get my old computer set up soon so I can get ahold of my files and records. |
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hmmmm |
| trying new stufff, STill have to execise
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Winamp |
Winamp is now winamp 5.........my what's playing list won't work and neither will my currently playing wmp9 thing on powerblog might reinstall winamp3 if I can find it
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Saturday, January 10, 2004
New Computer |
| I am posting this using the new computer. Actually PowerBlog was the first program I installed. There is so much to do yet. We are going bowling tonight so it will be days before I am completely turned over.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
40 years old |
| Tomorrow I turn 40. Michael is getting me a new computer for my birthday. I am trying to get everything backed up and organized so the switch over will be smooth.
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New Inner Page |
| I'll have to put a link to this on the blog layout somewhere but until I do, this page is a record of all my past blog layouts. http://cdk8.mine.nu:7000/blogs/mainblogfiles/pastbloglayouts.html |
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Saturday, December 27, 2003
Playing with Christmas gifts |
| I am having fun with Marina's new toys. I took pictures of some stuff I did so far. It is in my photo blog (see top) or you can find it at this address: http://cdk8.mine.nu:7000/blogs/photoblog/ello/ |
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Friday, December 19, 2003
weee! a MMPPP Quiz |
 You are Hanon! You're always right, and God help anyone who says otherwise. You're mature, strong and intelligent - but be careful, the world isn't as straightforward as you think. You're always ready to give advice, though you have trouble sticking to it yourself. It seems that you're the only one paying attention in this world, and you've got to take control. Take it easy for a while and things will sort themselves out... and when they don't? Then you can start yelling ^_^ Which Mermaid Melody (Pichi Pichi Pitch) Princess are you? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
two stupid quizes |
 You have Inu-yasha's CROTCH!! teehee!! You're furry!! XDD Which anime character's CROTCH do *YOU* have!? o_O  DUO'S ASS!!! You, my friend, have a NICE ASS!!! *cheers* It goes well with braids especially when your long braid always slaps agaisnt your ass all day long... You look good in black clothes... well at least your ass stands out well in it. ^^ (Anime) What sexeh Bishonen's ass do *YOU* have?! -^_^- (includes pics!! XD yey!) brought to you by Quizilla |
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Monday, December 15, 2003
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch |
       I downloaded the first episode and watched today. It is so kawaii!! I think I will try and get some more to watch. It would be good if they translated it so Marina could watch it. |
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Sunday, December 14, 2003
Stupid drivers |
| On Friday night Marina and I were going xmas shopping. We get to the corner of Floyd and Montauk Highways and the light turns red. We need to make a right turn onto Montauk but there is a "no turn on red sign". Well two SUV's behind me start beeping. I point to the sign and they just pull out and go around me into oncoming traffic . There is never a cop around when you need one. That is how somany people around here get killed in car crashes. Idiots. Needless to say they were both men.
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| Marina is in her bed crying because I won't read her a second book after midnight. We won all 3 games bowling even thoughI bowled like crap. All 3 games under my average. Michael bought me new bowling shoes tonight as an early xmas present. The beer was good. I'm getting pretty good results with Bit Torrent for downloads. It works best overnight and when I'm not home. Now I need a good computer to watch this stuff on. |
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Thursday, December 11, 2003
Christmas stuff |
| We wrapped a bunch of xmas gifts tonight before dinner. Then we watched "Olive the other Reindeer". I like that show.
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great |
| There are still a few bugs but nothing earth shattering. The main page works, the archive page works and the article pages work. Now to watch a little TV with Marina.
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w00t! |
| This might actually do it. :)))))
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Hope springs eternal |
| I am hoping what I just did fixed everything. Cross my fingers.
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FUBAR |
| Man is this all screwed up. I hope I iron out the wrinkles soon.
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Rain |
| It is raining out and most of the snow and ice is gone. Unfortunatley we'll be getting more later in the week nad to day is supposed to be very wet. I have to ship 2 packages and pick up the xmas pictures nad run to the grocery today. |
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Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Is it that late already?! |
| Time to dry her hair and put her to bed. More bugs being squashed.
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Auction update |
| I actually got paid the same day I sent out invoices for 2 items today. Yay!
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What a tangle |
| It is all tangled up the archives and the article pages. I don't think I need a link to the main page on the main page.
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still fixing the bugs |
| Trying to get the archives working right too, I have to get Marina to bed. :P |
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Never Stops |
She never Stops yelling. 
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Check out my new Jet Black Dedication |
Don't forget to look over my new dedication. Jet Black is such a sweetie  .I'm gonna go over this again after dinner. |
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More bugs |
That is the problem with changeing the layout, lots of bugs. You would think with all the cuting and pasting I did there wouldn 't be any bugs but there are. The image rollovers aren't working. I don't have an archive page either. 
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Debugging |
| Working out the bugs for the Blog.
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New Blog Design |
| Ok, I did the new design and the new dedication. I need to remember to put in entries more often.
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Monday, December 8, 2003
What a weekend o.O |
| We got lots of snow on Fri and Sat. It ended up running into at least a foot of snow. I went shopping for xmas today. I went to the mall. Yuck. I did finish my parents so that is good. Now I just have to get the church gifts and wrap everything.
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Saturday, November 29, 2003
New Christmas tree |
| I've been looking for years to replace our really nice but incredibly wide xmas tree. We got it for our second xmas and it had all the branches that you have to put on and it was 7.5 feet and maybe 4.5 feet wide at the bottom. What a monster. So I ordere thru a catalogue a pop up tree with built in lights that was only 30" across at the bottom and 6 ft tall. We put it up and decorated it today. It looks really good and doesn't take up half the living room. Ill post pictures of it when I take some.
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Friday, November 28, 2003
thanksgiving weekend |
| Survived Thanksgiving day but now I have a cold. Bummer.
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Monday, November 17, 2003
test |
 What Finding Nemo Character are You? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Ebay |
| Really getting it going on ebay. Need to pack some stuff today.
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Saturday, November 15, 2003
Skylights vs mold |
| Yesterday I bleached, rinsed and then painter the skylight in our bedroom twice. Today I did the skylight in the foyer. No guilt about the mold now. The new humidifyer I bought is great. I put it in Marina's room last night , she is sick again.
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Friday, November 14, 2003
AGV IS BACK !!!!!!! |
| AGV is up and running under limited conditions right now. Had a gas last night on the site. Getting closer to the new layout, 2 column, one static column with a header. I think. Gotta go and take the pics for this weeks auctions, need to make money to pay for AGV. |
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Wednesday, November 12, 2003
WEB DESIGN BLUES |
 ok, consider yourself warned. This layout that I loved for so long dies at 600x800.  Why didn't anyone say anything??  And the Css is breaking down.  I will need to look into making a new layout.   I'll keep the Japanese themes of course and the dedications and the buckets of crap I've accumulated but I will have to rearrange it some how.  Poopies. |
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Friday, November 7, 2003
Resonance and Frustration |
| I posted on Strike Down after months, literally. My bad. I hope this works out better now. Things have really slowed dow over at Frustration, I have to finish archiving too.
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Thursday, November 6, 2003
Photoshop |
| It seems the more I learn with photoshop the more I have to learn.
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Dental News |
| I got a good report at the dentist yesterday and they couldn't see anything wrong wit the teeth that were bothering me. If if keeps up they said to come back. Tomorrow I take Marina to her dentist. Oh boy.
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Good work day |
| I managed to get all the pictures taken and the 10 auctions written and prepared all in one day. Not to shabby. Straighten up some TCG stuff and finished setting up my Fanfiction pages.
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Saturday, November 1, 2003
More tests |
 My inner child is sixteen years old! Life's not fair! It's never been fair, but while adults might just accept that, I know something's gotta change. And it's gonna change, just as soon as I become an adult and get some power of my own. **********************************
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ?? *********************************
brought to you by Quizilla |
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Tests |
 Which Fantasy Creature are You? brought to you by Quizilla You are an Elf! You're graceful and elegant, whether its during battle or just walking. You are very kind and friendly, and make friends easily. You love nature, and often use magic and your bow and arrows. *************************************
************************ *********************** **********************************  Take the Spirit Quiz and visit Castle Diqueria. |
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Monday, October 27, 2003
Ballet Music |
What the frig is it about classical ballet music that makes me mist up?? How embarrassing. Marina is watching her Barbie of Swan Lake video and the Tchaikovsky music gets me all teary eyed. 
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The Party is over......... |
 Finally past the whole clean the house and plan 3 parties thing for Marina. Now I just have to clean up the kitchen and try to keep up with the usual housework and do the ebay stuff. I am trying to make a TC set of Lupin for one of my TCG's. It is harder than you would think. I am not graphically inclined either. I think I have finally cleared up most of my prayersite troubles and am ready to start adding more content. Mickey is back. *does a dance* Hadn't heard from her in over a month on the Lupin RPG. I'm glad she is back. Speaking of the RPG, I have to post and I have to do more archiving.
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Saturday, October 18, 2003
Pain |
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Code and dirt clods |
| I've finally found a CSS setup that I can use for my Days of the Week prayer pages. I started transcribing the pages over yesterday. I'll save all the fancy graphic stuff for the TCG pages. Went to the dr today so I could get my prescription refilled. They were having the Center Moriches Street Fair today so I went to the Preysbiterian church (I think) across the street and blew $10 on some old stuff. 2 pairs of rice dishes with cina and Taiwan on them , a plate, a piece of aluminum , a cool picture frame and a pair of decorative small shelves. This afternoon I tore up the iris bed yet again. This is becoming a semiannual event for me. I cant keep the damn grass and weeds out of there. This time I am going to get very nasty about it. After I raked it out and filled two paper yard bags with stuff Michael mowed it for me then I started breaking up the trf( the weeds made it so hard) MIchael finished that for me. Then I pulled out the few bulbs/rhizomes that I thought I could salvage and then Michael dugg out 3-4 inches of dirt and took all the grass with it and put it in the spots he is filling in Bruno's old yard. Now I can take a portion of the 20 yards of sterile fill Michael got delivered and refill the garden. |
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Thursday, October 16, 2003
Links |
| kewl, changed the css link codes for the blog, it looks nicer now, problem is when I change the seasonal color scheme I will have to change the link attribute colors too.
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Tummy |
| I had frosted flakes and water for dinner. Tummy still hurts.
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CCD |
| Gosh it is annoying, start time is 4:15 and pick up is 5:20, I was late for both and the teacher was pissed. Even Ma says they are out of their minds.
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Time |
| Time flies. Now I have to pick up Marina.
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DR |
| The Dr. said I have to make an appointment so I can refill my perscription. Bummer.
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CCD |
| We were a little late for CCD. I always forget what time it startes.
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Soup |
| Tried making Marina's soup before she got home. She was happy untill she decided that I made the wrong type. *sigh*
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Stomach |
| Michael and I both have had some stomach trouble for the last two days, must be a bug.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2003
My hubby, Mr. Liberal |
| Funny story: We were watching the Yankees game last night at dinner when a commercial came on that caught my attention. It was the ATT mobile commercial where the man and woman are together but not talking(obviously, had a fight) and then the guy wises up and text messages the woman while she is at work to appologize. After it was over I blurted out something like 'wow that was a commercial with an interracial couple in it'. Michael says no it wasn't. I say ya it was she was obviously asian and the guy was obviously caucasian. My husband (God Bless him) says "that isn't interracial, I thought you meant black and white". "Michael", I say, "asian and european is interracial, what would my father say? and it was a good commercial but I'm sure someone in the midwest is calling ATT right now to complain." I started laughing and said he was such a liberal and that is why I loved him. |
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Sunday, October 12, 2003
META - TCG |
| If I make the trade I have in the works I will get a gamer card. I should arange my cards by set then so that it will make more sense.
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IKEA |
| I KEA is a great store as long as what you want isn't what everyone else wants. We went to day to get Marina a new bed. Well to make a long story short, they were out, out of the one I wanted, out of the one MIchael liked and out of the one I thought was nice but too expensive. I called up when I got home and they were out too and you couldn't back order it. Michaels parents got a bunch of tables and couldn't get one set either all the same story. We went to Micky D's for lunch with Michaels parents then the 3 of us went to Dave and Busters for a while. After that I dragged them into Famous Footware andi tried on 4 pairs nad bought nothing. oh well. |
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Thursday, October 9, 2003
Marina Sick |
| Marina came home a couple of hours early today. She had a sore throat and a slight fever. She has an optamologist appointment tomorrow, she has to be well for it. I don't want to have to reschedual , it will be another 2 months if I do.
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Layering |
| Lately I've had to figure out how to layer different programing techniques one on top of the other, CSS,HTML,Java to get the effects I desire.
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Email harvesters |
| I found a program that might help me cut down on my spam. It boggles the email harvesters so I used it in my blog. We will see if it works.
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Funky Fonts |
Ive been playing around with some fonts. It started when I wanted to make a button for BISHIE. |
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Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Cowboys and Bishies |
 You're evil, but you still have many fans. you like torturing people and probably have many uncommon hobbies... *sweatdrops* What kind of Bishounen are you? (^^) Got sucked into the BISHIE craze over at Megatokyo. Ed does look yummy. I took Gren From Cowboy Bebop as my bishimorph.
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mountain bike ride |
| I rode the 11.5 mile course last night in my fastest time yet. 1hr 20 min. I averaged 8.5 mph. I only dropped the bide once(I remained up right), was going fast and nearly went into one of the black diamond areas. I screwed up only 1 mogule ( that damn on with the roots) and I kissed only 3 trees, I was a grab, one was bump and one was a knuckle scrape. Soon I will have to add back in that part me and Elean a skip. She won't like the idea but I'll work it out. Saw a mother deer and a baby running , I miss took them for dogs again at first, those tails are a riot. [Currently playing: Dance Dance Revolution - Dam Dariram (03:15)]
[Currently playing: YuGiOh - One Card Short (03:52)]
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Saturday, October 4, 2003
Fun Stuff |
| I received my META cards today and set up more pages and adopted some sprites for my blog. I love dressing this thing up.
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Friday, October 3, 2003
Working |
| Added some more Fanlistings and worked on my TCG pages and tweeked the blogs some. Need to adopt some sprites.
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Mountain Biking |
| With the sun going down early now and everything I decided to start before everyone else tonight. I dropped Marina off at my mothers at about 4-4:15 then I went straight up to Rocky Point. I got htere and the parking lot was really full. I got my stuff together and started at about 4:45. 3 guys past me politely on the trail. I saw one bow hunter, one deer running like heck thru the woods. Her tail was sooooo puffed out. I also came across a ground squirrel / ground hog on the path. It was obviously injured/sick so I stopped and shooed him off the path by making a bunch of noise before I continued on. I got done at about 6:15. There was still light so that was good. I had geared down from my last ride at RP. I still missed a couple of mogules and I sat down once in the Sandbox. I did have more control around the curves though and didn't kiss so many trees. It was chilly and I had a hard time warming up so I felt tight and stiff the whole ride. I haven't ridden in two weeks.
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Thursday, October 2, 2003
Trading Card GAme |
| Thought I would try one of those online trading card games so I started with META the Megatokyo Trading Card Game. I set up my page here http://cdk8.mine.nu:7000/blogs/TCG/META.html. The home site for META is here http://draegos.dynu.com/meagen-sama/index.html
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Phew ' |
 Only one of the auctions was wrong, the rest were correct but I had to send out Itemized bills to mollify the customers. Shipping is expensive. I must have typed in the wrong something or other on the one that was wrong. Need to double check things more often. On another note, I am on a Cowboy Bebop kick today. Must have been this really cool fanfic I read earlier. (Yaoi) I read a pretty good Trigun one too but that didn't get me into the music. *shrugs* My new fave site is http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/ . For grown-ups only. *smirk* 
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RANT ! |
[Currently playing: Yoko Kanno - O.S.T. Future Blues - What Planet Is This?! (04:31)]
 I am so incredibly pissed right now. This morning I boxed and weighted all my auctions then I went on the US postal web site to calculate postage. I got 3 complaints about the costs so I went on again tonight to redo and itemize everything and now I am getting lower #'s. What the hell is that about?? I am going to look like a price gouging jerk now. I have to go bac kand recalculate and re email everyone. Crap! |
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Wednesday, October 1, 2003
PS2 |
| Marina actually played for a couple of hours today. Her attention span is getting better.
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Friday, September 26, 2003
???? |
| You are Piro, the Angsty Administrator. You have a low self-esteem despite the fact that everyone adores you...don't know why, you're no one special, right? Pat yourself on the back...it might feel good. Which MegaTokyo Administrator are YOU? brought to you by Quizilla |
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l33t |
 Largo Which Megatokyo character are you? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Aint done yet |
 Which MegaTokyo Character are You? brought to you by Quizilla |
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Just for fun |
 You are LARGO
Which Megatokyo Character are j00? Test Created By |
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Wooowhooo Megatokyo Rox !!! |
 You are SERAPHIM
Which Megatokyo Character are j00? Test Created By |
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Sunday, September 21, 2003
C.L.I.M.B. Picnic |
| I got up today and rode the 7 mile loop at Cathedral Pines averaging 7.2 mph. Then we went to Southhaven Park and had the picnic. I brought a lot of supplementary food which was good , they had lots of food , but I am fussy. Marina rode well at Cathedral Pines and learned how to bike down a hill using her brake. We played some games at the picnic and took a walk to the lake with the geese, which Marina fed and got scared of. There was an Indian group (from India) having a picnic and I got to check out a lot of Kameez outfits and I think I know what I want. Something pastel and bright and fancy. We joined C.L.I.M.B. and Michael bought me a C.L.I.M.B. t-shirt. Man am I tired now. Marina didn't eat much at the picnic (of course) and I gave her ramen noodle soup when we got home. |
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003
The remodel from Hell |
| I finally finished painting Marina's room. This is the remodel we started wayback in April. Her room hadn't been done since way before she was born so when we found out that the roof need replacing we decided to put a skylight in her room and then fix all the holes in the plaster on the ceiling and on the wall from the bathroom remodel 2 years ago. Well the roof only got done in July and I am still working on her room. I have almost all of her stuff spread throughout the house and it is driving me crazy. I have to get this all done before her birthday in the end of October. We ususally have a house full then. Next big thing is to paint her furniture. They are almost all hand-me-downs. Most of which were mine.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Wasting time |
| If I should be cleaning, I redesign my blog. If I should be auctioning I blog. If I should be blogging I chat. If I should be RPGing I look for pics on the internet, or waste time researching . |
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Feeling Guilty |
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Does your weblog own you? [Currently playing: (#1 - 7/500) The 70's Mix - Bringing The 70's Back To Life!! (00:00)]
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Sunday, September 7, 2003
Lupin Yaoi test :) |
Lupin X Jigen. Most fangirls scream. Your relationship is a shaky one. Jigen obviously loves Lupin, but Lupin just wants to play most of the time. Jigen would rather have a loyal partner. Lupin, well, Lupin just wants some tail ever once in a while. What Lupin III Yaoi Paring on you? A Spug Quiz! brought to you by Quizilla |
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Friday, August 29, 2003
feeling yucky |
 Did a lot of house work today.  I have to d/l the pics form the week and write about our week of vacation yet but I'm not in the mood.  I did add some cool mouseover effects on the blog though. It worked straight away, ain't that a surprise. ttfn
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Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Feelings |
 You represent... desire. You sure are motivated. You have a definite knack<br>for getting what you want. You always put your own interests before those of others, and you almost always find youself being satisfied Though you have determination, try some compassion. Putting others first occassionally<br>can get you even more satisfying relationships. What feeling do you represent? brought to you by http://quizilla.com |
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Sunday, August 24, 2003
Geocaching |
| Went to Kalers Pond and found another cache. It was nice. Marina grumbled but we got through it. Then she played on the playground.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
New Blog Design |
| I did the autumn color scheme today. We went to the beach this afternoon. It was nice. Marina wa the usual pain in the posterior. |
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Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Plans |
| I was thinking of redesigning the layout/look of my blog again. I would like to go back to a Japanese theme a little maybe make it seasonal and make it easy to change according to the seasons. I also want to change my dedication and fix some bugs. More work to do. |
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My Blackout Story |
 The lights went out here, boom, no tv, so I went outside with the kid and did my orchids for a while, didn't think anything of it, we lost power the week before and we do all the time (LIPA sucks) anyway then I figure I'll go up to the grocery and get her some food(she was grossing that I had no ramen in the house for her). The grocery is in a different grid area than our house and I just assumed they would have lights.  So we get up there and no lights and tons of traffic, had to take a back route out of the area. So I figure it was a couple of grid areas and I'd go west to the next town over do some shopping and be back in the neighborhood when the electricity came on (really bad traffic).  I go a few more miles and still no lights , that is when I put my foot down and put on the radio(Marina won't let me listen to the radio in the car) . Well that is when I found out about the black out, It took me over an hour to get home from there. Poopies.  We got our power back after 1 am that morning. Not bad really. I gave Marina a geography lesson using the atlas and the globe so she would know where the power was out. 
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Thursday, August 7, 2003
Suffering |
| Oh the humanity! I spent the day sorting and cleaning up my daughters toys that are all located in the living room right now while we redecorate her room. What a nightmare. I still have a lot to do. Maybe one more day. You wouldn't believe the crap she saves. Wrappers, broken toys, scraps of papers, empty boxes, the list is endless. |
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Monday, August 4, 2003
Coming Out Ride |
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Saturday, August 2, 2003
Web Art |
| I figured out how to make blinkies. I put some I made on the bottom right of this page.
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Sunday, July 27, 2003
Nature |
| Did lots this weekend. But the coolest thing was finding a very small toad (about the size of a dime) on the sand on Fire Island. It was a speckled brown and was hopping toward some green growth and was on a sandy path. So I carefully lifted him up and brought him to the edge of the vegetation so he wouldn't get stepped on or eaten.
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Thursday, July 24, 2003
In the box cubed |
Meal of the Day: Japanese Curry and Rice. I used beef, potatoes and carrots and Mild Curry roux.
Drink of the Day: Empire: Gin, Cognac,Apricot Brandy, & Orange Bitters.
Show of the Day: Cyborg 009 "The Hero". Really good episode. Unfortunately Marina said she turned on the VCR to tape it but screwed it up.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2003
This or that Tuesday |
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1) DVD or VHS? |
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Monday, July 21, 2003
Working the House |
Doing major housework today.
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Saturday on Monday |
This week's Saturday Scruples! are here! I tell them it was nice and leave it at that.
I return the money. You recognize your favorite movie star having a quiet coffee at a deli. She is incognito to avoid being bothered. Do you approach her? I get a small piece of paper and pen out and approach her discreetly, peaking quietly I say hello and could I have your autograph, I really love your work. |
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Friday, July 18, 2003
Online tests Strike again |
 Your ideal man(slut) is ... Oriya! Sexy, cool, smart and talented (in ways I won't mention), he's quite a catch! His choice of friends is a little strange, and so is his line of work, but he's the sexiest one of the bunch! You sensual girl, you! I hope you're a girl ... (Muraki, are you taking this? >_<) |
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Thursday, July 17, 2003
What your Birthmonth says about you |
| I got this from noaizumi JANUARY: Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very Stubborn and money cautious. Some is pretty true. Some is not, I've never been quiet in my life. |
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Wednesday, July 16, 2003
ratz |
crap, crap, crap !!!!  I had troubles with the big tv downstairs last night when I set up to tape Lupin and I left the IO box off and screwed it all up and didn't get Rats to You.  We picked out about a million paint samples at Sears today so we can pick a paint color for Marina's room. We picked out a light at Home Depot, it is ok, There weren't enough choices for me. Makes me want to go to one of the specialty stores and see what is available. [Currently playing: Anime Song - Lupin III - Fisarmonica (02:44)]
 Figuring out more of this PowerBlog thing. Sort of on the job training here. Heenkers last post on the RPG is intense.................gotta figure out how I'm gonna handle "it". |
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Out and About |
Quote of the Day: "Why was there no action!?" said by my daughter after today's very good Cyborg 009 episode. Chore of the Day: Picking out a light fixture for my daughters room. Purchase of the Day: $112 worth of groceries in the Asian grocer. An all time high for me. Meal of the Day: Cold soba noodles and dipping sauce and a 3 lettuce and wakame salad with sesame oil and rice vinegar.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2003
More fun questions |
| http://www.this-or-that.org/
1. Lemonade or Ice Cold Beer? |
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1. Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck? |
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There is no end |
Your Results: You love your sci-fi, computer and video games, and keeping up to date with the world of technology. Though you try and keep one foot in the real world, you may find people hard to deal with and prefer to keep most of your relationships virtual, but you do make the effort to interact with the real world. ©2002 http://internetjunk.co.uk |
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The online test Parade |
 Your Chinese zodiac sign is: The Rabbit  People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people also seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, and never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise.They are most compatible with people born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog |
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Monday, July 14, 2003
Nope I haven't run out yet |
[Currently playing: YUJI OHNO - LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ] - Theme From Lupin III [Full size version] (06:23)]
You are Jack the Ripper. Yours were some of the most brutal murders recorded in history--yet your case is still to this day unsolved. You came from out of the fog, killed violently and quickly and disappeared without a trace. Then for no apparent reason, you satisfy your blood lust with ever-increasing ferocity, culminating in the near destruction of your final victim, and then you vanish from the scene forever. The perfect ingredients for the perennial thriller. You are quite the mysteriously demented? |
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Name Analysis |
Catherine: You are a quick study, and can be self-taught. Your curiosity can get the best of you, but you must learn to concentrate. You have much enthusiasm with a driving attitude toward achievement in life. Your privacy is important to you. You have a rich inner life. You work hard to achieve material success through your own efforts. You can be quite inventive and quite curious. You enjoy a challenge. You can take thought-directed actions. You are relatively demonstrative in your affections. You enjoy being stroked verbally and physically. You can handle details well. You have a methodical mind. You need to learn to be expressive. You are a person who cannot tolerate being misunderstood. Donnaruma: Your world, good or bad, revolves around your family. You are determined and loyal, and your word is your bond. You have a great deal of loyalty to those you love. You have much inner strength. You must learn to give 'wise' service and not be a martyr. You must learn to give 'wise' service and not be a martyr. You have a need to be up front. You have a lack of confidence in your mental abilities and do not like being forced into giving your opinion. You are soft-hearted with a charitable nature. You are always involved with projects and things to do. You have a need to be up front. Kobasiuk: You have good recuperative abilities and strong mental determination. You are very private and dislike others prying into your affairs. You need to learn flexibility. You are a constructive thinker. You have a need for monetary security. You have a need to be up front. You try to be prudent. You have good business acumen. You need to learn to give and receive love for love's sake. You have a need to be assured of affection. You need to learn the meaning of true giving. There is a compulsion for change and rebirth on all levels. There is a need to guard your health. |
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and the online tests continue |
Your Heart is Purple
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Lupin RPG |
Gack! It is so teasingly slow the pace. Writing this way is a little fustrating..............hence the title. |
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Even more online tests |
You've got a MUSE in you!Congrats! It gives you creativity but it also sometimes makes you a bitch. Stop having hissy-fits when someone tweeks one of your ideas! You inspire people! What is Your Inner Supernatural?
You Are a Henna Gaijin! You're not Japanese, but you wish you were! You can use chopsticks with your eyes closed, and you've memorized hundreds of Kanji. You even answer your phone "moshi moshi." While the number of anime videos you've seen is way higher than the number of dates you've been on, there's hope. Play the sexy, mysterous gaijin, and you'll have plenty of Japanese meat. What's *Your* Japanese Subculture?
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Saturday, July 12, 2003
Sea Sick |
Oh man ,what an evening. Michael thought it would be fun to take the boat to Patchogue tonight to watch they fireworks with Marina. I thought it was a good idea and Marina was interested, so after dinner we got ready. We got dressed and I packed up warm clothes for the cool night air and trip back. Michael and Marina went out and bought munchies. I packed up a few other things and we left at 7:30pm The fireworks weren't due to start until 9:30 but we wanted to give ourselves enough time to boat there and to mark the buoys wit hthe GPS for the ride home .We were in the middle of Bellport Bay when I got queasy. I figured it was from riding and playing with the GPS, so I went out onto the deck and Michael drove and handled the GPS. It was windy and a little bumpy by that point. When We hit Patchogue Bay it got even rougher and I could feel my stomach acting up this is when Marina started crying that she wanted to go home. She kept saying she was scared. Well with me fighting my nauseous and trying to calm Marina we got to the right place and man, was it blowing. There was a blood red sun setting and a huge full moon rising. It was pretty though it was hard to appreciate it at the time. It was only like 8:30pm. Marina was having fits and I was turning green. Michael got really mad and finally decided to turn around and go home. It was a bumpy ride home too but not as bad, thought there was less wind because we were going with the wind so I couldn't get all the fresh air I liked to help my sea sickness out. We got home in the house at about 9:00 and I put some stuff away and gave Marina a shower and she was in bed by 9:30pm. I was still queasy. I took a shower and layed down for a little while and felt good enough to get up and write this but my head still feels funny now at almost 11:00pm. What a night. |
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More online tests |
What Stage of Anime Fandom That I Went Through Are You At? |
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Online Test Attack |
Take the "What Highschool Stereotype are you?" Quiz
I love in-jokes, especially if they help highlight the marvellously geeky cultural differences between my internet clique and the rest of the world. Click here to find out which test you are!
I am truly passionate. Find your soul type at http://kelly.moranweb.com
Get you a sammich? Yes, Mam Find out what anime character cliche you are.
Find out what anime series you belong in.
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Friday, July 11, 2003
Marina / Summer |
I have a big question.  How do I fill up Marina's summer constructively without driving us both crazy.  I have things I need to do and she wants to sit on her ass in front of the TV.  My mother has bought play tickets for us for I think 4 fridays.  Michael has 2 more weeks of vacation..............those weeks will be really full. 
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New Dedication |
| New Dedication and some rearranging , Old Archive link added, Old Dedications link too.
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Spirited Away |
I gave Marina the VHS of Spirited Away today that I had bought a month ago when I saw it. Thw movie makes me all verklempt from start to finish.
I Think Chihiro's parents remind me of me and Michael.
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Thursday, July 10, 2003
trying to get rhythm |
Drink of the Day: Galliano Sour = 1 part Galliano + 1 part Scotch + 1 part Sour Mix Review: Good, cut the scotch nicely Song of the Day: Hungry Like the Wolf by Reel Big Fish Job of the Day: Laundry Boggle of the day: Why is Marina's new blog 100 years behind??
The RPG with me staring as the libidinous Lupin III is going well. It is kind of strange writing smut in tandem with someone else. Especially since I've never written smut before. |
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Wednesday, July 9, 2003
scotch and other booze |
It is funny. Not all alcohol is created equal. It has nothing to doo with proof or the volume consumed either. Tonight brought home this point. I made Michael and I Affinities. rec.= equal parts scotch, red vermouth and white vermouth with some bitters I drink which only had 1 shot of scotch and one shot of each of the red and white and I was more giddy and buzzed then I got after countless drinks with vodka that I had at the wedding we went to on the 4th. |
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busy busy |
Spent last week running around with Michael while he was on vacation. Marina started Swimming lessons too. She has 3 more classes to go. Jubulation! The roofers came yesterday and started the roof. They finished up today. Now we have a new roof and 3 new skylights. It took me some time to clean up the upstairs under the skylights last night so we could go to bed, but it is worth it. Been doing oodles of laundry all week. Still tons to go and lots of bed linens because of the skylight work. I did catchup with the kitchen on Monday though so that is good. I have a really big list of things to do yet. ml |
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Monday, June 30, 2003
Cyborg 009 |
http://www.ex.org/3.2/23-manga_cyborg009.html Marina enjoyed the first episode on Toonami. It was fun. |
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Sunday, June 29, 2003
Sun Burnt |
Today Turned out better weather wise than the initial forcast predicted. Marina and I wore matching blue and white stripped skirts to chrch today with shite T-shirts and white sandles. When we got home form church Michael helped Marina practice riding two wheels again We got home about 8:00 pm and i made us a quick light supper, then it was showers all around. I' tried something different with my new hair tonight too. I started a new Yahoo Group. My poison ivy is still really itchy on my stomach. |
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Marina calls it being twins. I had made the skirts 2 years ago but finally Marina's fits her alright now. 
while I got the food together. I wore my new tw piece tank top bathing suit. It was comfortable. I did well with the sunscreen on Marina and I except for thefact that I totally forgot about my back. It is really burnt. 
I couldn't find any that delt with powerblog so I started one. I'll troll my other groups that deal with blogs and stuff to see if anyone wants to join. 
I put lots of salt water on it at the beach. I hope it dries up soon.Saturday, June 28, 2003
Saturday Doings |
Read all of July's Shonen Jump this morning. Then I got to watch a new YuGiOh
Did some housework. Then I helped Michael put the new GPS anntena on the boat. I made the fish he caught for dinner. Butter and white wine with green onions and Tarragon with bread crumbs and baked in the oven. He said it was really good, Marina didn't care for it but she did like the turnip greens. After Dinner Michael suggested that Marina try to ride two wheels again. I am in the middle of packing for the beach right now. I had to print out more of my packing lists 'cause I couldn't find the old ones. The misc. stuff nad food stuff is still to go. The food needs to be planned but not pack ofcourse until after church tomorrow. We'll see if I have to post anywhere later. |
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. Actually I saw two new YugiOh's the first was a repeat but I hadn't seen it and it had a whole lotta Kaiba in it so it was really good.
You cna't make everyone happy. 
She agreed and this time she started to get the hang of it. Michae ldid a lot of running along side of her. She really only fell once and didn't get hurt.
Michael said we will do it agian tomorrow. 
Friday, June 27, 2003
fixing the roots |
Had to fix the root for my weblog, too many subfolders. Things went well today. ml |
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oh my goodness |
| I and Fujiko were reprimanded on the RPG for not waiting for Jigen to post. My bad.
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Last Day of School |
This is it. I really have to start working now. Michael starts his first week of facation on Monday too. That will give me a week to adjust to keeping Marina busy. Yesterday Marina actually got her hair cut right ater I had mine done. I had it chopped short and layered for a change, she just had a trim. The we went to this new game store by the hairdresser and bought the Playstation InuYasha game. It is cool. A lot of it is still in the japanese. This blog is aboutto be rolled out and i will set up Marina's for her this week too. |
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Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Online test |
http://www.mindmedia.com/brainworks/first-paragraph.jsp Catherine, you are somewhat left-hemisphere dominant and show a preference for visual learning, although not extreme in either characteristic. You probably tend to do most things in moderation, but not always. Your left-hemisphere dominance implies that your learning style is organized and structured, detail oriented and logical. Your visual preference, though, has you seeking stimulation and multiple data. Such an outlook can overwhelm structure and logic and create an almost continuous state of uncertainty and agitation. You may well suffer a feeling of continually trying to "catch up" with yourself. Your tendency to be organized and logical and attend to details is reasonably well-established which should afford you success regardless of your chosen field of endeavor. You can "size up" situations and take in information rapidly. However, you must then subject that data to being classified and organized which causes you to "lose touch" with the immediacy of the problem. Your logical and methodical nature hamper you in this regard though in the long run it may work to your advantage since you "learn from experience" and can go through the process more rapidly on subsequent occasions. You remain predominantly functional in your orientation and practical. Abstraction and theory are secondary to application. In keeping with this, you focus on details until they manifest themselves in a unique pattern and only then work with the "larger whole." With regards to your career choices, you have a mentality that would be good as a scientist, coach, athlete, design consultant, or an engineering technician. You can "see where you want to go" and even be able to "tell yourself," but find that you are "fighting yourself" at the darndest times. |
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Thursday, June 19, 2003
Rurouni Kenshin Quiz |
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My #1 result for the SelectSmart.com selector, which rurouni kenshin character is most like you?,is takani megumi
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Tuesday, June 17, 2003
YuYuHakusho Quiz |
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Cowboy Bebop Quiz |
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Happy Anniversary to Me |
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Today is my Wedding Anniversary Michael took off from work We went mountain biking. This time we didthe main trail at Rocky Point. I did about 12 miles in 2.5 hours. I had one complete fall and I had some troubles with the mougles and with some of the tight turns. The big fall happened toward the end when I was tired. There was this narrow pass with a double mougle and inbetween the mougles wa this ditch that ran back intot the woods from run off. Well I made it up[ the first mogule then stalled out inbetween and then I lost control of the bike and one thing led to another and I ended up more upside down than right side up in the ditch , on top of a pine sappling wit hthe bike ontop of me and i couldn't get any purchase toget up. Boy was I tangled. I ache all over now, and have a scrape on my back. We went out for dinner to T.G.I. Fridays with Marina. I just posted my first RPG post for Strike Down. I made Lupin sound cool if I dosay so myself. Worked on my photoblog today too. I found a good program that makes photo albums really nicely. Taped RK, have to tape Adult Swim and then to bed. |
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Monday, June 9, 2003
Dragon ogf Doom |
| As Zennigata would say - crap, crap , Crap, Crap, CRAP!! Ok, I got to tape the new Kenshin, even though I missed half the important dialogue due to ringing phones and screaming children. I'll watch it again tonight. I watched Dragon of Doom in the Japanese with Subs this afternoon (only parts) while I had lunch. I like the Japanes e voices best then the Pinoneer voices then the Funi voices. Oh well. I have to tape a new anime at midnight tonight on adult swim. No info on it yet.
Marina's teacher says she is doing fine in school and isn't having any troubles. I am going nuts. Went to Costco's and bought food, bookks, PS2 games and a DVD Castle in the Sky. More anime , wheeee. |
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What a Weekend |
| WOW What weekend. We got so much done and a lot of it was fun. Saturday morning Michael took me mountain biking with my new bike. We road the family trail in Rocky Point for almost an hour. Michael said I did really well. Then we stopped at his parents then we went out to do errands. We bought a PS2 finally. Marina picked out a Scooby Doo game. I got DBZ Bodukai ( of course). Michael picked out a bass fishing game and I got a DVD, Dragon of Doom a Lupin the Third movie.
Now I have a new crisis. Marina had a panic attack on the bus stop again. She says she doesn't feel well and doesn't want to go to school. Last time she did this she spent the whole day in bed with no TV or toys and didn't complain. I'm going to drive her to school today and talk to the teacher. This has got to be dealt with now. |
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Friday, June 6, 2003
What a Mess |
| I'm still trying to figure out what that big yellow thing in the sky is. Field Day was cancelled today because of the wet fields. The makeup day is next Tuesday.
I am still sneezing and my upper sinuses feel itchy and wrong. I wonder if Hayfever has struck. Still jerking around with the layout for my blog. I am not happy with it totally yet. Almost caught up wit hthe dreaded laundry. What a mess, a little cold and boy do I fall behind. Michael wants to go mountain biking tomorrow. It will be my first time on the trails and my first long ride with my new bike. I'll take pics if I remember. I am so out of shape. I did a little execise this morning and I felt it. A few days off with a fever and I fall apart. Last night I was chatting with 5 people at once. Boy was I confused. Kinomi showed me her latest artwork. She goes on on how simple it is, and how she did it. It was extrodinary , I was so impressed. She just blows me away with that stuff. Tekky nagged me into doing more on his board: http://obsolence.com/resonance/ . I'm going to try. Gotta get things done before Marina gets home, I haven't done much today.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2003
Globalization |
| Ok so my timestamps don't work right. More crap to fix. You may notice that I have my music portion up now though.
Michael has a stomache flu. I still have the head cold and Marina is getting better, she is due home soon. I did some studing on Globalization yesterday. I read some stuf both for and against and have decided that I am for Globalization. I've been reading a lot on the web about the worlds views on the US and I must say that I am disappointed. They don't understand us at all and we go all out trying to understand everyone all the time and no one tries to understand us. |
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Sunday, June 1, 2003
My Bad |
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What a weekend. I knew Marina was going to come down sick when here friends were over on Friday and they were coughing and sniffling. First her throat hurt now her nose is running. I'm right behind her with a sore throat. There was so much rain last night and today. In the morning my father-in-laws rain gauge said 4 inches. We probably got over 5 inches all weekend. I found the kind of phone my mother wanted for her birthday on line and ordered it. It was at this cool company www.the phoneguys.com . It is white and hangs on the wall and has a hand cord and programmable numbers and a speakerphone. Went to my mothers for dinner tonight for her birthday too. Marina had an anxiety attach. She had too many chips for lunch and was feeling queasy. So of course she panicked and wouldn't eat any dinner and was a nervous wreck for a little while. She of course felt fine (not counting the runny nose) by the time we left. I gave her some antihistamine before bed so she would sleep. Michael scolded me last night about not keeping track of the money I spent, because he was doing his money chores and needed to know what I had spent on Dr.s in the last two weeks. Then today he complained about my mother making plans for Marina during his vacation this summer. We tried to get to see "Finding Nemo" this afternoon after church but of course it was sold out. Marina was bummed so I suggested a board game and soda and chips(my bad). We had fun in the afternoon playing Mouse Trap. Michael had beer and chips, I just had beer. We have to do our Sunday night weigh-in yet. :P I was working on making a music thingey for my blog. Using the Winamp3 "What's Playing " plug in. I had to map a drive to the server over the network but now it works. I just have to re think my blog page layout and work on the appearance of the music list. I have to scale down the size of my fonts a real lot again. I could put so much more on my blog page if I did that. |
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Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Taping |
| 30 min before my taping hell begins.
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Blogs and Shirts |
| I have become addicted to reading other peoples blogs. All kinds of things, smart, dull, cranky, funny, depressing , homely too. Then I remembered (code for: Michael reminded me) that I had to iron shirts for him for work. I know it sounds sexist...........I iron my husbands shirts. But take it from me it is the lesser of many evils. My mother in law only recently stopped ironing MIchaels shirts for him even though we've been married 14 yrs. I suck at ironing but he is way worse than me. I stay at home and he works. I make him do yucky things like the garbage and oil changes on the car. Ironing doesn't seem so bad then. I believe in a division of labor. Someone has to do it, and it beats unclogging the sewer line when that gets backed up.
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SUV's |
| Of all the stupid............. They want to give SUV owners a tax right off. Well then they should give diesel truck owners a bigger tax right off and then just give the whole damn country to OPEC. Republicans, they love to reward stupidity and selfishness.
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Having a good day so far. I found a bar set in Kmart. Might go out for dinner. Michael is helping Marina with her math homework. It is so cold and dry here my fingers are splitting. :( |
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Shopping |
| I went to Walmart on Friday. You can 2 and 3 dollar your self to death in that place. I spent a bucn and didn't geteverything I needed, though I did get some great stuff. I found a sewing pattern for a blouse and/or tunic top with a madarin colar. It has 3 sleev lengths and a skirt and slacks in the pattern too. I bought 2 yards of $1/yrd fabric too to make the blouse. I can't wait to do it. I have so many sewing projects planned.
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Monday, January 20, 2003
Weekend |
| Busy weekend. My repaired harddrive came on fri. so Michael spent 12 hours installing it, formating it and working out the buggs that went wit hthe n ew cordless keyboard and mouse I got for xmas. The gremilins at one point jumped from my computer to his and then back again. We thought we had sent them all packing until tonight when Marina turned on her computer and it went haywire. At first it wouldn't boot up then the keyboard wouldn't work. We are still not entirely sure what went wrong there. Michael planns on reformatting her computer next so that is when he will have to iron out those problems. As for my machine, I think I have all the software back on it that I need. Now I will have to clean the foyer, where the computers are all housed and start my auctions again. After tomorrow. Tues. is Michael's 41st birthday so I do not think I will get any serious work done. Have a lot of taping to do tonight too. We had Rob Roys on Sat. before dinner and Yesterday we had Northern Lights = rum, triple sec and champagne with orange peel. They were good. The Rob Roys were strong the Northern LIghts were light. Had a nice chat with a girl online about parents and discipline tonight too. I made window decorations for the Lunar New Year using Chinese papercuts and clear contact paper tonight. I use six dragon dance motifs. I have the red envelopes and gifts to put in them ready. I have a hanging decoration too. In the mail are two paper fans for decoration and I just won the cutest set of chinese style mini lights. I hope I get them in time for the New Year. We all went bowling today. Marina did really well considering she can hardly lift the lightest ball in the alley. I did pretty well myself. I made soup with udon for dinner, Marina helped. Chicken stock, carrots, onions, diakon radish, shreaded cabbage, japanese soysauce, mirin and ginger paste. I put the udon in the bowls then put that all on top. Boy was it good. I really am enjoying my new keyboard and mouse. All the extra buttons are a blast. Thanks Santa! Almost thru the Fellowship of the Ring. Still have lots of comics to catch up on. Marinating some deer meat. We got it from some friends of ours. I'll report on how it goes when we eat it in the next few days.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Michael away |
| Wow, I did it. I actually got Marina's room totally clean. I removed 5 large black garbage bags of stuff from her room. 4 of those were actually garbage. It was a horror. The kitchen is still a mess. Michael called tonight too. He had a good day skiing. He is really tired now. He said it was really cold on the ski lifts today. Marina was in rare form today when she got in from school. She spent a half hour crying and screaming at me. She finally calmed down and she had a snack and did her homework. I was watching the euronews during lunch today. One story was funny. There is the international Mime festival in England right now. They were saying how very little funding for Mime art comes from Britain. It must be an english speaking prejudice against mimes or something, thats what I figure anyway. TLotR is going well too. I'm up to the part when the Nine are getting ready to leave Rivendell. I'm taking my time so I can appreciate it more. I typed in more of the dialogue for my fanfic yesterday. I have to start going thru it and writing the descriptions and stuff. I read a really great mushy DBZ fanfic today too. It was by Kinomi it was called "Suspicions". It was from Krillians POV. I'm behind in reading my comics. I should try and read some tomorrow. Oh, I have been trying out new mixed drinks since I got my bartenders guide for my birthday. Today I made a Biondina, which is equal parts triple sec and anisette. It was good. It was good cut with a little seltzer too. The last two I made were 1. a Fig Leaf which is 1.5 ozs rum, 1 oz sweet red vermouth and 3/4 oz lime juice, bitter but good. 2. South Express which is made of equal parts kirsch, dry vermouth and sweet red vermouth. I thought it was drinkable with ice. Back to work.
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Sunday, January 12, 2003
Grand Opening |
| Happy New Year !!! Today is the grand opening of my blog. I intend to be serious now that I have it all formated the way I want. Michael left for Vermont today. He won a free 4 day ski trip on the radio back in Dec. I absolutely refused to go. The drive alone would have killed me then I would have been put dead into the cold storage. I hate the snow, I hate the cold, I hate the ice...........I hate winter. So I told him to take some friends and have a good time. Though I question anyones sanity who went with him. I just hope I don't have to kill my kid while her father is away. Michael usually has to referee our arguments. I watched episodes 4-6 of Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 last night while I folded laundry. It was good. I think I know who the old goul is running the robot factories. His assistant is a kinky SOB too. I'm also re watching Cowboy Bebop, which I have incomplete on tape. Jet is still my favorite character. We would get along fine in the kitchen, I cook without meat by choice alot, so his bell peppers and beef (sans beef) would be fine by me. I have so much to do but my goals this week are to catch up with the cleaning before my hard drive returns and I have to go back to work and to start typing in the next chapter to my fan fic. I wrote out the dialogue while riding on the train. Now I have to transcribe it and add in the descriptions and sceanic stuff. I bought my own copy of The Lord of the Rings in COSCO on Friday. I have read a number of chapters so far. It has been years since I read it. I have forgotten so much. Tolkien's use of the english language is incredible. Makes me feel illiterate.
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Saturday, January 11, 2003
Setting up Blog |
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Friday, January 10, 2003
Purchase |
| I bought the Lord od the Rings books today
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Thursday, January 9, 2003
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Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/9/2003 11:41:09 PM YES!! I now have the commetns working in the right place now I want to add a couple more things and then wham!!!! it will be ready to get serious Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/9/2003 11:36:58 PM Boy is the kitchen a mess.......but I did fold a few loads of luandry and clean more of marina's room Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/9/2003 03:07:23 PM hamha!, helped in school today, and cleaned marina's room ( a little ) |
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Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Happy 39th Birthday |
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Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 11:04:23 PM more tomorrow........tomorrow is another day........early to bed and early to rise.......... Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 11:00:11 PM html is nuts, there should be line #'s and reference points or something Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 10:25:39 PM more to do Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 10:24:17 PM lalalalalalala..........writting code is such a drag....... Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 10:16:48 PM Nopibloo ! Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 10:11:52 PM Hamha!! Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 10:07:47 PM try this Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 09:59:00 PM All Messed up, will start over Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/8/2003 08:43:13 PM happy birthday to me |
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
A bunch of posts |
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Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 11:26:15 PM will have to try more tomorrow Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 11:21:35 PM have a big day tomorrow, now I lost the comments?? :(( Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 11:18:03 PM have to answer an agv post Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 11:16:26 PM humph Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 11:09:58 PM try try again Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 11:06:38 PM what the heck Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 11:04:10 PM more tests..why do I do this so late at night?? Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 10:59:29 PM All I had for dinner was fries and hot tea ( I was too cold for a shake or soda). Now the fries keep coming back at me. :( Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/7/2003 10:54:59 PM Hello again, One more day and I hit the big 39. I did get all the xmas stuff put away today. So proud. - |
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Monday, January 6, 2003
trial Crap |
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Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/6/2003 11:37:02 PM :) Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/6/2003 11:34:51 PM late late Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/6/2003 11:32:30 PM smile Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/6/2003 11:28:59 PM The current mood of cdk8@optonline.net at www.imood.com Author:Catherine Kobasiuk Date:1/6/2003 11:24:17 PM playing The current mood of the Internet at www.imood.com |
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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Testing |
| I'm just testing things out, my tummy still hurts. I wish Marina would goto sleep.
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The First |
| I'm starting this so I have somewhere to vent. I deserve it.
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