This is a picture of my daughter holding an Ugly kitty. She is a 3+ month old kitten that has lived in a pet store (in a cage) for over a month. She looks at me each time I go in to buy dog food. I always think "poor ugly kitty, nobody buys you". Now, she's a really sweet kitty. She's the first one to go to the side of the cage when somebody walks buy. She purrs really loud at the slightest bit of attention. But, she's ugly. She's small and skinn...
I feel "off" today. I've been very productive at work this morning, so my work load is fine. But "I" feel off. A bit cranky, a bit temperamental, a bit melancholy, a bit frustrated and a bit lost feeling. It's an odd state of mind that hits me now and then. It's not like being bi-polar (though I had a shrink try to diagnose me that way once). It doesn't happen very often, either. I wouldn't really call it depression, either. It's just "off".... like I...
We have a term around here for employees of Stardock. We call ourselves Stardockians. Makes sense, right? Well, one may wonder what a Stardockian is. In a current blog by Zoomba (who is becoming a Stardockian) I mentioned that he already seems like one. Stardockian is more than just an employee. We have a whole company culture around us that makes us a bit of a "family". For instance, I was just in a car accident. "Stardock" sent flowers to my house and ...
Random things about Karma... that you may not have ever wanted to know: - I have only hit two animals in the 19 years that I have been driving: one was a skunk when I was 17, the other was a couple years ago when I hit a bird while driving my sister's mini-van. How do you miss a bird? - My ears are pierced 6 times (well...more than that, but those are the ones I use). 4 on the left, 2 on the right. - I haven't slept more than 4 hours straight in over a month. - I sleep wa...
In the article by Cordelia: https://forums.joeuser.com/Forums.aspx?ForumID=17&AID=120476 she "tagged" me. Which, I guess, means I have to write embarrassing tales of my youth. I have so many to choose from.... I'm having a hard time distinguishing between "embarrassing" and simply "stupid", so I'll just write down 5 things that pop into my mind: 1) When I was fairly young (not sure what age, but in elementary school). My parents installed a nice shiny chandeli...
So, if it seems like I fell off the face of the Earth for awhile, it's mainly because the last month has been crazy-busy for me. So, instead of going into a long story about everything I did, I figured I'd just post random pictures with brief descriptions. In April, I went to the RetailVision Show Which is only a few blocks from the Alamo Armadillos are funny I got hit on by Eddie Money I went on vacation with my husband We took a cruise and saw a...
Apparently, VP Cheney was Quail hunting with a buddy (Harry Whittington, a 78 year old millionaire lawyer from Austin) and accidentally shot him by "peppering" him with shot from a 28 guage. Even though they were both wearing bright orange, the VP didn't "see" him. Luckily, there was an ambulance on hand (since the VP was around) and was able to take Whittington to the hospital where he is "fine and in good spirits". Full story at: http://www.cnn.com/2006/PO...
Funny things run through my mind during my Zen like driving state while driving to work in the morning. It popped into my head that "Dharma" needs my dog. People already associate her with Dharma from Dharma and Greg, so why not? What do i mean? Well, Dharma (from Dharma and Greg) had two dogs. One was "Stinky" who in turn got a dog for his bar mitzvah named "Nunzio". Nunzio is a tri-colored Welsh Corgi. My "Holly" is also a tri-colored Welsh Corgi. Here...
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I am starting this thread so that people can post vegetarian/vegan or light (for the dieters) recipes. Please start the recipe with what it is. I will try and post a new recipe of my own every day or so (I have a lot of them). Here is my first example: Portobella Wellington (VEGAN): 2 Large Portobella Mushrooms, cleaned with stems trimmed Vegan puffed pastry 4 Green onion, diced 4 Shitake Mushroom, stems removed, diced handful fresh parsley, finely chopped 6 button mus...
Most people have a vice. Be it smoking, drinking, drugs, or indulging in something they know that they shouldn't. I have a few, and I know that they are bad for me, yet I find them so hard to give up. My two large ones are dairy (especially cheese) and coffee. Many people will say: "Those aren't bad like alcohol and drugs!" But, to some people, it is. I have some health issues that I *know* are aggravated by these two food (or drink) choices. Yet, I am addicte...
Since I am lazy, I am going to paste a copy of an IRC conversation that I just had: ------------------ <KarmaGirl> last night on the news, there were two women fined $400 each for praying in the courtyard of their apartment complex. I guess it's not public property, so the apartment complex says their is no "free speech" and that the women were violating other renters rights. <KarmaGirl> Is that wacked, or what? <Cordelia> that is completely whacked <Zoomba>...
Our household is very...well..odd when it comes to religion. I am very open minded to religion and don't believe in one single religion. My husband attends the "church of the racing gods" on Sunday during drag racing season, but that is as far as it goes for anything organized. I've never liked "churches", other than the social aspects. I find religion to be too personal to need such an organized outlet, so it's not shocking that we don't attend one. But, that makes it...
Just a senseless joke that I received via email: A student comes to a young professor's office hours. She glances down the hall, closes his door, kneels pleadingly. "I would do anything to pass this exam", she says as she leans closer to him, flips back her hair, gazes meaningfully into his eyes. "I mean"... she whispers, ..."I would do...anything". He returns her gaze. "Anything"? "Anything!" His voice softens. "Anything"? "Absolutely anything". His voice turns to a whisper....
Just a senseless joke that I received via email: A student comes to a young professor's office hours. She glances down the hall, closes his door, kneels pleadingly. "I would do anything to pass this exam", she says as she leans closer to him, flips back her hair, gazes meaningfully into his eyes. "I mean"... she whispers, ..."I would do...anything". He returns her gaze. "Anything"? "Anything!" His voice softens. "Anything"? "Absolutely anything". His voice turns to a whisper....