Jantrails

I should just buy my own continent or something

2012-01-30T18:23:00.002-05:00

Hi, everybody.

I'm just stopping by to briefly update you on the weight loss thing.

118 pounds so far.

It's going slowly lately, possibly because it's so COLD outside that I haven't been able to take any walks.
I know I could probably walk indoors at a store or something (we don't have any malls around here), but that would just feel weird. I can't stand having people look at me when I'm walking.
And I know that there are people in malls who, for some god-forsaken reason, actually sit around and do what they call "people-watching". I don't get it. I've heard people say it's fascinating and fun, but to me it just sounds awfully rude. I mean, would you like having someone stare at you and analyze you and make a mental list of all the ways in which you look weird or act weird or move weird?
I get the creeps just thinking about it.
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Wild for Wild Sauce

2011-11-26T16:09:00.007-05:00

Hi, there!

Remember over two and a half years ago when I posted about being nostalgic for the "Wild Sauce" that Taco Bell used to have?

Remember when I said I'd found this recipe which claimed to re-create it?

Today I FINALLY got around to making the recipe.
Yes! It only took me two and a half years.

I have honed procrastination to a fine art achieved only by a few select masters.

(Autographs available upon request... when I get around to it.)

Anyway, the sauce!
The sauce!

I like it!

I did make some modifications to suit my tastes.

You can see the original recipe in the picture here... (click to enlarge).

Here's what I did differently:

1. I used dehydrated minced garlic instead of dehydrated minced onion.

2. Instead of one teaspoon of sugar, I used two. (It still could have used a little more, but I didn't want to run the risk of making it too sweet).

3. Instead of two teaspoons of tabasco sauce, I used about triple that amount. (What can I say. The hotter the better.)

4. Instead of plain boring vinegar, I used some of the liquid from the jalapeno jar.

5. Instead of regular chili powder, I used the extra hot variety.

6. Instead of plain cayenne from the grocery store, I used "medicinal strength" cayenne. You know, the stuff I got as a gift from "The Crotchety Old Man". (Who, by the way, I would like to thank yet again!) I blogged about it here in this post which was titled "Pay No Attention To The Steaming Intestines".

This stuff is great! I could eat it with a spoon. Seriously.
It's good and hot.

For my dinner tonight, I'm going to have it on tacos.

Yum!
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Condolences need slightly more ketchup

2011-11-04T13:00:00.003-04:00

I forgot to update all of you on the weight loss thing.
I've lost 114 pounds so far, which might sound pretty good at first.
The problem is that I've been on a plateau for awhile, and the number seems to be stuck at 114.

I weigh once a month, so I'll keep you updated when the next one happens.

Send encouragement, condolences, cheeseburgers, or some combination thereof.
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Reddest. Lunch. EVER.

2011-09-11T17:25:00.000-04:00

Since I've had very very few comments on any of these vegetarian posts, I can only assume that most of you are dead.
My condolences.

Since I'm the only person left (almost), this means there will be plenty of bacon out there for me to eat when I start having meat again tomorrow.
And pepperoni.
We mustn't forget the pepperoni.

Here's what I had for the last day of my vegetarian week:
(I feel like I'm going to sprout soon.)

Breakfast:
Strawberries
Carrots

Lunch:
Radishes
Raspberries
Tomatoes
Strawberries

Dinner:
Blueberries
Cauliflower
Strawberries
Broccoli
Kiwi
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I hope your bones heal soon. Here, have some radishes.

2011-09-10T21:39:00.001-04:00

Tomorrow's the last day of my vegetarian week.
It's been a veeerrry quiet week.
I'm optimistically hoping the only reason people haven't commented is because you've all broken all the bones in your fingers. I imagine something involving super-glue and a falling piano.
Maybe a dumpster full of bowling balls.
Feel free to specify.

On Monday I can go back to having normal food again.
Pepperoni pizza sounds exquisite, sort of like cold fresh water must sound to someone who's shriveled up and dying in the desert while the hot sun laughs and laughs in their face.
(I was going to include something about camels peeing on them, but wasn't sure quite how to approach that.)

Anyway, here's today's menu.
If you're out there, at least let me know you're still breathing.

Breakfast:
Blueberry yogurt
Chocolate Almond "Fiber Plus" bar
Milk

Lunch:
Tossed salad with Italian dressing
Diet Coke

Snack:
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Raspberries
Broccoli
Sugar-free raspberry lemonade

Dinner:
Morningstar Farms imitation "sausage" patty (Not as bad as it sounds.)
Hush puppies
Radishes
Carrots
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I'm not even sure what pepperoni is really made from, yet I... (smack drool.... slobber)

2011-09-09T17:56:00.004-04:00

Day #5 of my pointlessly self-imposed vegetarian week.
Only two days left, then I can resume my previous omnivorous existence.
I think I miss pepperoni the most.
Yes... pepperoni.
(*starts daydreaming and drooling*)

Breakfast:
Bowl of Kellogg's All-Bran with 1% milk
Peppermint tea

Snack:
Strawberry yogurt
Lemon tea

Lunch:
Cheesy broccoli-mushroom pasta
Diet cola

Snack:
Pickles
Carrots
Radishes

Dinner:
Flour tortilla topped with marinara sauce and parmesan cheese, baked in oven til crispy
Sugar-free raspberry lemonade
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Too meat-deprived to think of a title for this post

2011-09-08T21:54:00.002-04:00

Yesterday we in Jantrails-land heard the unmistakable sound of absolutely no one caring what I ate.
Today, there's that exact same sound, except you can also hear a pin drop.

And monkeys, for some reason.
I hate monkeys.

Here's what I ate for day #4 of my pointlessly self-inflicted week of vegetarianism:

Breakfast:
Blueberry yogurt
Bowl of Fiber One cereal

Snack:
Peppermint tea
Strawberry yogurt

Lunch:
Peanut butter sandwich
Baby carrots
Tomatoes

Snack:
A raw jalapeno pepper
Carrots, radishes, and pickles

Dinner:
Chipotle queso fresco on Rye Wasa
Baby carrots
Pink lemonade (sugar free)
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Bean slime... not my favorite thing.

2011-09-07T18:30:00.001-04:00

(*gasp*)
Do you hear that?
What's that sound?

It's the sound of absolutely no one caring what I ate today.

And yet, here I am posting it anyway.

By the way, the Progresso soup was awful. Really bad. The texture was like that "bean slime" you get from a can of kidney beans, and the flavor was almost nonexistent. It did NOT taste like jalapenos at all. It hardly tasted like anything. Really nasty bad.

Breakfast:
Strawberry yogurt
(didn't feel like having anything else; I had a headache and didn't feel well)

Lunch:
Bean & cheese burrito with salsa

Snack:
Grape tomatoes
Diet orange crush

Dinner:
Progresso "Black Bean Jalapeno" soup (Blecchhh! Yuk!)
Cheese crackers
Baby carrots
Tomatoes
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P.S. Rest assured I'm drinking plenty of water. If only to get the bean slime taste out of my mouth.

Another day, another carrot

2011-09-06T22:12:00.006-04:00

I'm so glad there were people who actually commented on yesterday's post.
Thank you.

(*pause for sobs of gratitude*)

When this vegetarian week is over, and I'm allowed to eat recently-living creatures once again, I am totally going to dive into a swimming pool full of bacon.
In the deep end.

Here's what I had today:

Breakfast:
Bowl of Fiber One cereal with 1% milk
Raw string beans

Lunch:
3 Vegetarian egg rolls w/sweet & sour sauce
Raw carrots

Dinner:
Crisp Rye Wasa bread with swiss cheese spread
Raw carrots and string beans

Snack:
Blueberries
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Are you still wearing pants? How about now?

2011-09-05T17:30:00.002-04:00

Every now and then I decide to go vegetarian for a week.
I always blog about it on The Jannaverse, and most people are absolutely bored to tears. I can tell this because most people don't comment.
(I suppose there's always hope that I've awed them into speechless wonder, but somehow I doubt it.)

Anyway, I'm going vegetarian this week, and instead of boring the pants off my Jannaverse readers, I've decided to bore the pants off my Jantrails readers instead.

(The irony being that I don't think I even HAVE any Jantrails readers, and if I do, they might not wear pants.)

Anyway, here's what I ate today:

Breakfast:
Nothing! It's Labor Day, I have the day off, and I slept in.
(Easiest vegetarian meal EVER.)

Brunch:
Fresh raspberries
Chocolate almond "Fiber Plus" bar

Lunch:
Flour tortilla topped with marinara sauce and parmesan cheese, baked in oven until crispy

Dinner:
Macaroni and cheese
Sugar-free pink lemonade

Snack:
Strawberry yogurt
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Maybe they're thinking of my evil twin instead

2011-08-21T23:17:00.002-04:00

I dunno how many of you are actually following this, but here's the next update.
I've lost 112 pounds now.

And ironically, I'm feeling more depressed because I STILL don't think I look any different.
If anything, I'm starting to feel that I look worse.
The mirror tells me I'm the same size I always was, if not bigger.
It makes no sense, but there ya go.

People everywhere are showering me with compliments, telling me what a huge difference they see.
I'm the only one who just doesn't see it.
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Perhaps I'll notice when I dissappear entirely

2011-07-09T11:01:00.003-04:00

Weighed myself this morning.
I've lost 110 pounds now.

Hard to imagine that.

I couldn't lift 110 pounds if it was sitting in front of me, so how on earth was I able to do it when it was attached to me...??

Ironically, I still don't think I look any thinner than when I started.
Still waiting for that moment when my brain can see what's happening.
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A pin just dropped...

2011-06-17T22:37:00.001-04:00

It's so quiet over here.
This is the blog where I wonder if I'm still alive.
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A hundred and six

2011-06-17T15:47:00.003-04:00

In case any of you were wondering, I've lost 106 pounds so far.
Despite losing over a hundred pounds, I STILL don't think I look much different.
People are telling me I do, but I just don't see it.
I wonder if I'll become like one of those anorexic types who still sees fat in the mirror even when everyone else is staring at her ribs poking out.
I'm a long way from visible ribs, but I still wonder.... how much longer will it take before I see a difference?

And now, for some creepy disturbing reason, I'm craving BBQ ribs.
(*awkward cough*)
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Let's all listen to me rant about something no one else cares about. Bring popcorn.

2011-06-13T17:34:00.014-04:00

Let me start by saying that I love R.E.M.
I've loved it for a long time, it's one of my very favorite groups, and lately I've re-kindled that love by listening to their CD's more often. (My favorite is "Automatic For The People".)

One of my bittersweet college memories is sitting in the dorm basement, watching MTV and being incredibly moved by the video to "Everybody Hurts".

I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for the bassist, Mike Mills. In addition to his usual job of playing bass, he's also played guitar (electric and acoustic) and piano.

Michael Stipe writes the lyrics for their songs, whereas Mike Mills (along with Peter Buck) writes the actual music.
Plus he sings. His voice is wonderful. It's rare to find songs where you can hear his voice prominently displayed; usually he's relegated to doing background stuff.

He is an excellent musician and composer who takes music seriously AND enjoys it. Since I am also a musician and composer who strives to do the same, I can relate.

R.E.M's new album is called "Collapse Into Now."
I bought it last week, in hopes of hearing some neat stuff, and especially in hopes of hearing Mike Mills' talents prominently displayed.

Although there are some good songs (like Überlin), in general I was disappointed.

It's hard to really hear his voice anywhere. I know he's the one doing the harmonies in the background, but there are no good spots where his voice is clearly overtly audible by itself (unlike songs on other albums where he had prominent countermelodies, unique harmonies, or even separate melodic segments-- like "Orange Crush", "Stand", "Maps And Legends", "At My Most Beautiful", "Fall On Me", and especially in "Animal").
Even his bass lines were frustratingly subtle at times, unlike previous bass lines which were clear and melodic and memorable, like the opening part to "Man On The Moon", the energetic notes in "The One I Love," the beautiful simplicity of "Everybody Hurts", or the six-string bass intro to "All The Way To Reno". I even love the straight eighth notes at the beginning of "The Great Beyond". (Crank up the bass when you're playing it in the car, and those eighth notes will pierce right into your heart.)

On previous albums, he's done incredible keyboard work, like "Nightswimming" and "Electrolite".
Or he's played unconventional instruments, like recordin g different notes of his own voice onto a mixer, and playing different chords with it for the background of "Star Me Kitten".

On this current album, it's almost as if they went out of their way to obscure his voice instead of bringing it out.

There's a song called "Oh My Heart", for example. In the video where they're rehearsing, Mike has a harmony part AND a little melody part in the chorus where he's the only one singing after Stipe has finished. It's clear as day. On the CD version, though, they've muddied it up by distorting it and possibly adding other voices instead. They've ruined it.

Likewise, in the song "Mine Smell Like Honey", the rehearsal version lets us hear Mike's harmony very clearly in the chorus. (The part that starts with "Dig a hole, dig it deeper...")
But on the CD version, his voice is almost inaudible in that section.

What annoys me also is that they brought in "guest" vocalists. What the heck? Instead of bringing in outsiders, why not let us hear the talent you guys already have right there in front of you?

This guy is underrated and under-appreciated, in my opinion.
It frustrates me that the new album seems to sweep him under the rug.

Don't get me wrong, I also respect Michael Stipe and Peter Buck; Stipe has a unique, beautifully-soft-and-rough vocal timbre that makes his sound unmistakable and synonymous with REM. Buck is an excellent guitarist who plays with a lot of energy and skill. According to the notes on one of the CD covers, Buck also wrote the melodies for two of my favorite REM songs ("Try Not To Breathe" and "Drive").

But I hope Mike Mills does a solo album soon. He deserves it.

One additional rant before I leave you alone:

(And hopefully this won't cheapen everything I've just finished saying.)

Mike Mills used to have gorgeous long curly blond hair. His natural color is brown, but he lightened it sometime in the late 90's. I love it that way. I love the long curly blond style he had. It made me smile and swoon and all that other good stuff.

He's cut it all off.
(*gasp*)

In the back, it's super short, right close to the neck. No more perfect golden waves.
So ordinary. So plain and uninspired-- the very opposite of his music.
Plus he's starting to go gray, and doesn't seem interested in changing it.
(*sobbing*).

I love Mike and his singing and his music, but (and it pains me greatly to say this), right now I can't stand his hair. I realize this makes me sound horribly shallow, and I'm semi-embarrassed about that.

Here's what it looked like before:
(click to enlarge)

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And here's what he looks like right now:
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Mike?
Please grow your hair back.
I'm begging you.
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UPDATE:
The shorthaired picture above was from a video which was shot last year, I think.
I see from more recent videos that he has indeed grown his hair longer in back again.

Whew.
Thank you, Mike.
Forget all that hairy ranting I did earlier.

Though I meant the part about you deserving a solo album. :)
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ADDITIONAL UPDATE:
I hate to admit this, but the more I listen to Collapse Into Now, the more I really like it.
In fact, it's becoming one of my favorites.
I STILL emphasize that it doesn't showcase Mike Mills enough, but other than that, yeah... it's a good album. One of their best.
There, I said it.
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If I had a penny for every pound, I could buy a tiny cheeseburger

2011-04-10T20:09:00.003-04:00

Wow.
Guess what!

Total weight lost so far: 100 lbs. (!!!)

A hundred!
I still can hardly believe it.

Everyone's telling me I look so different now, but the freaky thing is that when I look in the mirror, I still see the same person. I think I still look exactly the same size.
It's frustrating.
I'm happy that other people say they notice, but I'm eagerly awaiting the day when I notice, too. :)

I have more to lose, so the battle isn't over quite yet. Stay tuned!
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Trouble in the Twitterverse

2011-03-13T20:46:00.008-04:00

Sigh.
I knew it was too good to be true.
All right, remember a couple weeks ago when I decided to try switching to "new" Twitter?

At the time, it seemed to work just fine.

Now it doesn't.

I'm clueless as to what the problem could possibly be.

First, it switched me back to the OLD Twitter for no discernible reason.
And now, when I try going to NEW Twitter again, all I get is a blank screen.

Here are the screencaps....

1. (Old Twitter)
At the top, it says "You're using an old version of Twitter that won't be around for much longer." And the yellow button says "Switch to new Twitter!"

2. But when I do click on the yellow button to switch, all I get is this blank screen:

It gives me the same blank screen, no matter what menu item I click on.

I'm going back to "Old" Twitter until I can get this solved.
Anybody know how long that's going to be available?
If they're going to disable the old version, I may be forced out of the Twitterverse, kicking and screaming against my will.

Can any of you lovely computer people please enlighten me as to what's going on?
First, why did it switch me back to the old version?
Second, why doesn't the new version work the way it did a couple weeks ago?
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Update

2011-03-10T22:30:00.002-05:00

Hi, everyone.
I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I'd just give a quick update on the weight loss thing.
I've lost 96 pounds so far. (!!)
I'm really hoping I can hit 100 by April.

Stay tuned!

Next on the list: learn to make wheels and fire

2011-02-20T19:55:00.004-05:00

For the last umpteen weeks (maybe more), I keep getting a message at the top of my Twitter page that says "You're using an older version of Twitter that won't be around for much longer. Switch to new Twitter!"

I've resisted this for a couple reasons:

1. Technology and I occasionally have ugly moments where it refuses to work properly, thus reducing me to a pathetic angry raving lunatic.

2. I detest change.

3. When G-Mail switched over to some "new & improved" version, it ended up not working right for me. I have to use the old version or I get error messages. (see #1 above).

Today, I finally decided to switch.
As far as I can tell, it works all right.

Though for all I know, it's lulling me into a false sense of security until it finally decides to erase my hard drive while I sleep tonight.

Time will tell.
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Ow!

2011-02-14T19:38:00.001-05:00

Waaahhh!
I broke my toe and it hurts. :(
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Peeking up out of the snow

2011-02-03T13:15:00.003-05:00

You'll all be glad to hear that I survived the winter storm.
(see previous post for a colorful radar image of it as it approached).

There are heaps of snow piled all along the street, and some of them are pretty darn huge.

But here I am, safe and sound.
Still sick with my flu/cold thing, but I'm hoping it won't last much longer.

Update on the weight loss thing: 93 pounds so far. (!!)
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Aaauuuugghhh!

2011-02-01T17:06:00.002-05:00

I totally realize that I live in a state where winter storms are common, but this is rotten!
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The first post of the year

2011-01-01T01:38:00.003-05:00

It's 1:40 in the morning on January first!
I still can't believe it's 2011 already.

As I type this, it's raining pretty hard outside, and it's 52 degrees. That's quite warm, compared to the usual temperature for a Michigan winter. It's an unusual warm spot, sandwiched in between the more typical stretches of sub-freezing temps. Sunday it's supposed to get back down into the teens and twenties.

Speaking of teens and twenties, those are years I'll never see again, since I'm going to be 41 in just a few days. Please politely ignore my screaming and sobbing.

I've lost 82 pounds so far.
Still going.

Not much else to say.

Bedtime.

I hope your year is a good one.
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Quick update

2010-10-06T01:04:00.002-04:00

Update:
1. I've lost 70 pounds now.
2. I can wear smaller pants!
3. Twinkies are delicious.
4. You can have a pretty lengthy conversation with a Burger King cheeseburger, as long as you don't mind doing most of the talking.
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And now I have all these empty bottles....

2010-08-24T08:39:00.005-04:00

It wasn't that long ago-- a year, maybe-- that I absolutely hated diet pop.
Diet Coke? Bleccchh. Diet Pepsi? Same thing.
Diet anything else? Gag me.
Now, although I still wouldn't categorize it as delicious, I find myself drinking it more often. In fact, I hardly ever have the "real" stuff anymore.
I used to call diet pop/soda a "chemical swamp" because it tasted so fake and was full of God-knows-how-many chemicals.
It'd be ironic if I was actually making myself less healthy by dumping all that junk in my system.
I can see the news now: "If only she'd stayed fat instead of drinking all that diet pop, she might have lived at least 20 more years..."

Oh, don't worry, I'm eating fiber and whole grains and fruits and all that other stuff too. Let's just say I have become intimately acquainted with the intestinal turmoil that can be wreaked by a big bowl of Kellogg's All-Bran.

So far I've lost 66 pounds.
That's more than what my grandmother weighs. (!!!)
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Slowly Shrinking

2010-06-13T18:54:00.005-04:00

If you've seen me in person lately, you know I've lost a bit of weight.
Over 57 pounds so far. (!!)
I started back in December.
I make sure to eat tons of fiber, whole grains, multi-grains, and enough water to drown a moose every day.
I also drink a lot of herbal tea, which means I probably pee even more than the moose I symbolically drowned.

I haven't "given up" anything, because I think it's a mistake to tell yourself you "can't have" something.
Therefore, when I feel like it, I've eaten chocolate, bacon double cheeseburgers, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, cookies, and pepperoni pizza. I think all those things are absolutely perfectly fine and guilt-free when enjoyed in a reasonable way. There's no such thing as a "bad" food.

I've also enjoyed salads, veggie burgers, fresh fruits, and whole grain breads. I'm learning to love new things!

If there's one thing I've discovered, it's that no one knows exactly what works for me personally-- except myself.
Well-meaning people are sometimes quick to give "advice", but it's clear that they don't necessarily understand my particular needs. Even if they've lost significant amounts of weight themselves, the fact remains that different things work for different people.

Most of the time I just try to keep a reasonable outlook about the bigger picture.
It's harder than it sounds sometimes.
But for the most part, it's working.
I'm glad.
I still have a long way to go, and I just wanted to share my current success with you. :)
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Wordless Wednesday

2010-04-28T00:02:00.001-04:00

To various people I noticed on Tuesday:

2010-04-27T23:49:00.003-04:00

1. To the chick with the screaming tantruming kid in the middle of the store: Honestly, it really is ok to give your kid a spanking when they act like that. Really. Trust me.

2. To the guy in the green shirt: Please pull up your pants.

3. To the person driving behind me: I was going 10 miles over the speed limit and you STILL tailgated me and passed me?? Wow. I hope you're a famous brain surgeon on your way to save somebody's life.

4. To whoever decided that pizza rolls should be on sale this week: I think I love you.
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Wordless Wednesday

2010-04-21T00:00:00.001-04:00

Not very ladylike

2010-04-18T21:05:00.001-04:00

It's that time of year for the ladybugs to be infesting us.

Things that do not taste good with ladybugs:

1. Chicken nuggets
2. Pizza rolls
3. Fish sticks
4. Bratwurst
5. Biscuits
6. Tacos
7. Anything else

Yet whenever I make something, I have to check the pots and pans first, because at least half the time there's a ladybug on it.
I hope my neighbors are having this problem as well; I'd hate to think I was the only one.

How about you?
Any ladybugs?
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Here, have some cheetos

2010-03-24T17:06:00.000-04:00

Please enlighten me...

2010-01-01T17:27:00.004-05:00

I was browsing through the BBC news today when I found this story about some hazardous weather over there.
We're having winter weather over here in Michigan too. My fingers are numb just typing this.

What really interested me, though, was not the weather story, but the photograph it included.

<--- (Click to enlarge)

At first I thought it was some guy wearing an airplane costume (???), but then I noticed the people standing down on the ground at his feet.
So this must be a giant statue of some kind...?
I wish I knew what it was; this really fascinates me.

The story focuses on Northeast England, particularly Northumberland and North Tyneside. So perhaps this statue is in one of those locations.

Do any of you out there know what this object is? What's it called? What's the significance? Where exactly is it?

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Here we are in 2010!

2010-01-01T16:16:00.003-05:00

Well, I survived into the new year.
Or at least I made it to January first.
I hope all the rest of you did too.

Have a good year!
And if you have a bad year, blog about it! :)
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Galileo, Figaro....

2009-12-02T02:09:00.002-05:00

I can't decide if this is hilarious or weird or some freaked-out combination thereof.

I also can't stop singing along.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-11-04T00:00:00.001-05:00

Remembering Ed

2009-11-02T00:06:00.004-05:00

Today would've been the 40th birthday of my friend Ed Dryer, who passed away on May 14th, 2008.
I blogged about him here, here, and here.
He was a funny guy who could make me laugh, and I miss him.
Rest well, Ed.
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The ride of his life

2009-10-31T21:29:00.001-04:00

OMG!
I know exactly where this is, and I've been on this road before.
Can you imagine how much of a fright this would've been??
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The strangest McDonalds thing I have ever seen

2009-10-12T21:29:00.002-04:00

If you love McDonalds but hate clowns, this video will make you feel very conflicted indeed.
I don't care one way or the other about clowns, and this is even making ME feel slightly creeped out.
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-07T00:00:00.004-04:00

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The holiest porta potty EVER

2009-09-25T17:38:00.000-04:00

Reason # 931 never to have kids

2009-09-18T17:17:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-09-16T00:12:00.001-04:00

Aaaaauugggghh! No NO no nonononono.....

2009-09-16T00:06:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-09-09T00:12:00.000-04:00

I'm glad I don't work in an office

2009-08-23T20:15:00.000-04:00

Awhile back I posted a picture of a cubicle covered in tinfoil.
It was an office prank somebody pulled on somebody.
Here it is again:

I found another picture of a prank that got pulled while someone was apparently away on vacation. Line their desk with eggs. And their floor. Let the eggs sit there, unrefrigerated, for the entire duration of the person's absence.
Yikes.
Actually, I'm surprised they didn't put any on the chair.

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I promise never, ever to wear these

2009-08-21T21:46:00.002-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-19T00:40:00.001-04:00

I saw the meteor shower!

2009-08-13T02:36:00.000-04:00

I just got in from watching the Perseid meteor shower for a couple hours.
It was pretty cool!
I tried it last night too, but only saw about four of them because I was having a hard time finding a good viewing spot.
Tonight I found a nice spot at the side of the road with a good wide open view of the appropriate section of sky.
In just over two hours (~11:45-2:15), I saw 44 of them! And there were at least ten others that I thought I saw, but it was in my peripheral vision and by the time I looked closer, they were gone already.
Definitely at least 44, though.
How spectacular!
Especially the big bright ones that streak across the sky with that sparkling tail.
It was worth getting sleep-deprived two nights in a row. :)

Around two-ish, a police car pulled up behind me.
Uh-oh, I thought.
Turns out he just wanted to make sure I wasn't stranded or in trouble or anything. When I explained about the meteor shower, he said that was perfectly fine. He even said he'd been watching it too, over near the high school, along with a group of other people.

I'd write more about all this, but it's 2:34 in the morning and I am SO exhausted I simply have to go to bed now.
I just wanted to post about this on one of my blogs, and since it's not really in the "humor" category, I'm putting it here instead of on the Jannaverse.

(Speaking of the Jannaverse, today is my three-year blogiversary there! :)
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-12T00:34:00.001-04:00

I'm rare... like fine cheese. Except I usually smell better

2009-08-08T00:29:00.001-04:00

Your Personality is Very Rare (INFP)

Your personality type is dreamy, romantic, elegant, and expressive.

Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 6% of all women and 4% of all men

You are Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Perceiving.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-05T00:32:00.001-04:00

Manic Monday: Final

2009-08-02T19:32:00.002-04:00

Today is the very last of the Manic Monday themes, and the word is "Final". Thank you very much to all of you who have read my Manic Monday posts these past few years. Now I have to think of something else to post on Mondays! Anyone have any suggestions?

Things the letters FINAL could stand for:

1. First, I Need A Life
2. Frank's Intestines Never Acquired Limpness
3. Frequent Intermittent Naps Are Leisurely
4. Freeway? Interstate? Nearly Always Lost!!
5. Fortunately, Indiana Never Annoyed Louisiana
6. Flatulence Is Not Always Loved
7. Flailing Ichthyologists Need A Lifeboat
8. Fantastic Illusions, Nibbling Away Lifetimes
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What I've been humming to myself all day long

2009-07-24T21:08:00.003-04:00

A few days ago on the Jannaverse, I posted about how much I miss the old Schoolhouse Rock bits.

I know they're all available on a nice DVD set, but my current level of uber-poverty requires that I watch them on YouTube instead. It takes awhile to download because I'm on dial-up, (Yes, I know, I know...) but I enjoy them anyway.

While searching around on YouTube, re-acquainting myself with all the good old Schoolhouse Rock memories, I found one I don't remember seeing when I was a kid.

It's the one that teaches about the predicate, and it's called "The Tale Of Mr. Morton".
I have grown to love it a lot these past few days, and I watch it often. It's so sweet.
I like Mr. Morton. :)
He and I would get along just fine.
Especially since I'm a cat person too! :)
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-22T00:04:00.001-04:00

Ode to my evening beverage

2009-07-15T01:02:00.003-04:00

Drinking, drinking lots of tea
Even though I'll have to pee
Right before I go to bed
What's going on inside my head?
"Such foolishness is sad," I said

My bladder soon begins to slosh
"Oh, no," I say. "Oh, no... oh gosh!"
I narrowly avoid the worst
It's not the last, and not the first
Yet soon again I'll quench my thirst
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Something slightly creepy to make your day more interesting

2009-06-24T23:07:00.002-04:00

Wow... I can't decide whether this is a good idea or just really really wrong. :)

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There may be a pop quiz later

2009-06-21T21:52:00.004-04:00

In Michigan, we call carbonated beverages "pop".
I've learned that other places prefer the term "soda".
And still other places call all carbonated beverages "coke".

In this retro post over at the Jannaverse, back in August 2007, I explored the kind of confusion this can cause.
You may want to take notes.
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To summarize:
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Michigan:
Coke = pop
Soda = white powdery stuff
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California:
Soda = Coke
Coke = white powdery stuff

Feel free to analyze. :)
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It's fun being a twit

2009-06-19T17:18:00.000-04:00

As you probably know if you read the Jannaverse, I've kinda gotten into the whole Twitter thing.
I like it because it's a challenge to see how much you can say in 140 characters or less.
You can be silly, complain, or just give a simple boring update. Whatever you want.
And sometimes people will subscribe to your updates, which is known as "following."

There's this app which can create a collage of all your followers, and I've got mine below.
Love the variety.
I've got everyone from aliens to Jesus to household pets.
Yay for Twitter. :)

Get your twitter mosaic here.

Barbecued Sinuses

2009-06-16T08:09:00.001-04:00

As some of you know, I've been sick for a couple weeks now.
I'm reasonably sure it'll go away eventually, but in the meantime I'm stuck with all the symptoms of an upper respiratory infection.
Just when I thought it was going away, it came back.

In hopes of clearing out my sinuses, I tried something last weekend.

I had a barbecue sandwich for dinner, and I made it extra hot with some Blair's Death Rain.
Good stuff.
The hotter the better.

I'm pleased to announce that it cleared my sinuses for a few brief glorious minutes. This is after I blew my nose enough times to fill up the Baltic Sea.

It was good while it lasted.

If I end up having swine flu, there's gotta be at least some humor in the fact that I tried eating a BBQ pork sandwich to get rid of it.
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Manic Monday: Shower

2009-06-15T00:08:00.000-04:00

Apparently I am a sucker for shower gel.
I love it.
I love all the different scents it comes in. I even buy the scents that are made just for guys, despite being painfully single and living alone in a deep dark hole of nothingness.

*pause*

*listens to sound of self getting older with every passing second*

Anyway, I love shower gel, and for some reason I tend to hoard it. I have all these lovely scents, and yet I tend to use just a tiny amount so I can "save" it. Never mind the fact that there's plenty more at the store, along with a hundred other scents I could easily fall for.

Just the other day I found a bottle of chamomile scented stuff I've had for awhile. The bottle's almost full, and I have no clue why I don't just go ahead and USE it already.

If you're keeping track, this is #78,122 of my quirks.
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-06-10T00:09:00.001-04:00

My bladder is mocking me

2009-06-07T14:48:00.003-04:00

If you read the Jannaverse, you know I've been sick this week.

I have no energy to get up and do much, so I mostly just drink bottled water, occasionally getting up to be on the computer for a few short minutes. Then I take a moment to pee, then I go back to bed. That's about it.
Sometimes I like to mix things up a bit by peeing BEFORE I check the computer.

Anyway, here's what has puzzled and amazed me.

It seems like for every cup of water I drink, I pee out four times as much.
I keep having to get up and pee and pee and pee and pee over and over and over again, in an amount that's completely disproportionate to what I actually drank.

Where's my body hiding all the extra water?
Have I been a camel all this time and never knew it?

I hope not.
I hate the desert and my back would look lousy with a hump on it.
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Still breathing, usually

2009-05-30T15:47:00.002-04:00

I've been terrible about posting here lately. Please don't give me dirty looks or take away my chocolate. I feel bad enough as it is.

I'm trying to concoct some believable excuse involving aliens and flat root beer and China and the Bush administration, but so far nothing has come to mind.

Bear with me.
Feel free to send chocolate.
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-27T00:03:00.002-04:00

Quick; check your back yard....

2009-05-24T03:53:00.002-04:00

I have no idea.
It's not a squirrel; the legs are too long and the proportions aren't right.
It's not a dog; the proportions aren't right, plus dogs (usually) don't walk on two legs.
The only semi-plausible guess I can think of is that it's somebody's lawn ornament, permanently posed like that.
Any thoughts?
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-06T00:05:00.001-04:00

Manic Monday: Pines

2009-05-03T22:29:00.005-04:00

The Manic Monday theme is "Pines," and I'm stumped.
(Heh! No pun intended).

All I can think of is an acronym:

Perhaps
I
Need
Extra
Sleep.

So true!
Plus, I just realized that "pines" is an anagram of "penis", but maybe I'd better just go on to bed instead.

Good night, everyone.
Have a decent Monday.
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-04-29T00:08:00.000-04:00

It should at least be warmer than my body temperature...

2009-04-27T00:03:00.000-04:00

Sometimes, to save money on lunch, mom and I bring leftovers to work.
I don't mind eating leftovers. I do, however, insist that they be heated up in the microwave first.
Mom, on the other hand, has no problem eating cold spaghetti, cold meatloaf, cold pizza, cold macaroni, cold ANYTHING.

I just.... can't.
Mine HAS to be warmed up first.

What about the rest of you?
Are you able to eat cold leftovers, or do you want them heated back up first?
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Maybe I'll just cook my OWN dinner tonight... and tomorrow.... and the day after that

2009-04-21T00:09:00.010-04:00

Perhaps you've heard the news about Domino's Pizza.
Last week, two idiot employees decided to take a video during their workshift. The guy was doing stuff like putting the cheese up his nose before putting it on someone's sandwich, "sneezing" on food, and blowing boogers onto it. He also held a piece of salami behind his butt and farted on it, then plopped it onto the sandwich.

They thought this was hilarious, and actually posted it on YouTube. (!!!)
Disgust and outrage exploded throughout the cyberverse, and soon the video had over a million hits. Their company found out, and the two people got fired.
They've also been arrested under a felony warrant.

Here's an article about it in The New York Times.
Here's an article in MLive.com.

Here's a news broadcast about it.
And here's another. (This one has plenty of shots taken from the original video, so it's especially worth seeing)

(Edit: The original video seems to have been taken down because the guilty employee is trying to cover her butt, but the story is still being posted plenty of other places on YouTube. Here, try this one.)

After getting in trouble, the two employees tried to claim that the food never got delivered to the customers.
But on their video, they said it WAS on its way to being delivered. This leads me to believe that it did indeed get eaten by someone. Acccgghhhh.

Domino's is obviously worried about losing business over this.
Really, when it comes right down to it, you have no idea what restaurants are doing to your food.
Pardon my shuddering.
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Things the letters PLANT could stand for

2009-04-19T22:59:00.004-04:00

1. Please Listen And Notice Termites

2. Penguins Like A Nice Toffee

3. Perhaps Louis Admits Nothing Today

4. Pond Life: Always New Tadpoles

5. Pureed Liver: Acccgghhh! NOT Tasty!
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Chicken... tastes just like crocodile

2009-04-12T22:25:00.003-04:00

You will all be thrilled to learn that Wikipedia has an entire page devoted to the phrase "Tastes Like Chicken."

It gives a list of animals that supposedly taste like chicken. I've copied it below. So, tell me, how many of these have you actually eaten, and did it indeed taste like chicken?
I've tried frog legs, and of course I've tried turkey. I admit that both have a chicken-esque aspect to them.
I'd love to know how many of you have eaten fried spiders.

Alligator/Crocodile
Fried spider
Frog legs
Giant Ditch Frog
Iguana
Opossum
Rabbit (especially domestic rabbit)
Rat
Rattlesnake
Squirrel
Turkey
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If any of you go to Ethiopia, bring me back some more of this!

2009-04-05T21:28:00.004-04:00

Remember Jason from ABC group?
(Just say yes. This will go a lot quicker.)

He got back from Ethiopia a few weeks ago. It sounds like he had a wonderful trip. In addition to spending time with friends, he got to work as a substitute teacher at the International School in Addis Ababa.

And, guess what: and he brought me a present!

He and I both love super-hot spicy things, and Ethiopia supposedly makes some good spice blends. So he tried them while he was there.

Berbere ended up being not very spicy at all, he said.
But there's this other spice blend, called mitmita, which was decent.

He brought me back a generous sample.
I like it! It's not painfully hot (unfortunately), but still has promise.
It's somewhere in the "high medium" range.

Think of it as a slightly more exotic version of Cajun seasoning.
Yum!
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Accgghhh!!!

2009-04-04T12:21:00.003-04:00

Wow.
I'd love it if someone out there could explain this to me.
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Here's the link, in case the player isn't showing up.
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Have you seen it? Go back and watch it before you read any further.

It can't be that her legs are fake; she moves them both before and afterward.
Plus, the person holding onto her legs would have noticed if they felt fake.
So, then, what exactly is going on here?
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Wordless Wednesday

2009-04-01T00:00:00.003-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-03-25T00:07:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-03-18T00:12:00.000-04:00

Let the nerdy party begin!

2009-03-16T00:07:00.008-04:00

I'm excited!
I just got done wasting a few more moments of my life playing Word Challenge on Facebook.
And I beat my old high score!
My previous high score was 28,089, I think. That put me at the "poet" level.
My new one is 30,686, which puts me at the "anagram cyborg" level!

I realize this makes me a word nerd, but I'm going to brag anyway. :)

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Surely this is enough reason for us to have a big nerdy party with all sorts of dictionaries and thesauruses and Scrabble games and crossword puzzles and anagrams and palindromes and other things that would give hot flashes to your old high school English teacher.
Bring your own synonyms. (Which, by the way, rhymes with M&M's. Sort of.)
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UPDATE! UPDATE!
I just beat my old score of 30686, and now my high score is 35237! :)
Woohoo!

Just imagine how much fun I would be if I actually had a social life!
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Ooooh! OOOH, another update!
My high score is now 39962.
I was SOOO close to 40,000. Drat!!!
Still, pretty cool!
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And he didn't even use any sauce

2009-02-24T18:50:00.002-05:00

Here is a video of a dog eating a Taco Bell bean burrito in less than one second. He just sort of goes "glarff", and it's gone.
Wow.
Looks like he's also big enough to swallow the little Taco Bell Chihuahua in one gulp too.

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Nostalgic for Wild Sauce

2009-02-23T00:01:00.001-05:00

Back when I was in college (late 1980's-early 1990's), Taco Bell had these things called "Wild" tacos.
It was the same as a regular taco, except with yummy "wild" sauce on them. Although I didn't consider it particularly hot, it was still tasty, and added a decent ~~kick~~ gentle nudge.

I was so disappointed when they eventually removed it from their menu.

So, years later, I was thrilled when Taco Bell came out with "Fire" sauce. I was hoping it would be that same Wild sauce, in convenient packet form. But alas. The taste and texture are completely different. It's not the same thing at all.

But wait! There may be hope yet.
While surfing around today, I found this site where someone tried duplicating the recipe. (!!!!) I'm definitely going to try it.
When I do, I'll blog about it, either here or on The Jannaverse. :)
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UPDATE: I tried the recipe today! You can read about the results HERE!
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And my sinuses are filled with pudding. Just thought you should know.

2009-02-19T16:45:00.003-05:00

I've decided that I sort of DO like the Ginger Ale cough drops.
Of course, you might not want to take my word for it, since I can't taste a thing right now.
Can't smell anything, can't taste anything.
You could feed me chunks of tires right now, and if I was blindfolded I'd think they were gummi bears.

Coughing, sneezing, aching, blowing my nose so much it's red and raw, with chapped lips that are so torn up I feel like I'm constantly tasting a raw steak.

Yah.
Not very good company right now, am I?
You may want to sort of back away and immerse yourself in hand sanitizer after you click away from this post.

But wait... after you're all germ-free and safe, go here and say hi to Morgen, who turns 42 today.
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It's for medicinal purposes, I swear!

2009-02-15T21:19:00.005-05:00

I have a sore throat today, so I went and bought some cough drops.
I got the regular cherry kind, and then I decided to try a new flavor.
Ginger Ale. (???!!)

Here's a picture of them.

They're ok, but I haven't decided yet whether I really like them.
The cherry ones are Luden's brand, which are tasty like candy but don't really have that soothing menthol kick.
The ginger ale ones have some menthol, but don't really have a lot of flavor to them. Yet, their subtlety might be growing on me. Hmmm.

I wish there were blueberry-flavored cough drops. I would love them so much, I'd eat them like candy and would probably never have another sore throat ever again.
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For better or worse... and quilted for extra softness

2009-02-08T20:16:00.003-05:00

Have you ever heard of people making bridal gowns out of toilet paper?
Here are some examples of designs that won a contest.
The people actually did a really good job.

Imagine if people actually really wore these to weddings.

I could never do it.
The moment I leaned over to kiss the groom, everyone would hear a slightly muffled R-r-rr-ii-ppp!! And my bare butt would be showing to all the bridesmaids and the groomsmen and whatever unfortunate little kid happened to be carrying the basket of flowers.

Hopefully the guy would still marry me anyway.

If I ever get married, please don't take a videocamera to my wedding.
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Rip Van Janna

2009-02-07T10:57:00.001-05:00

Agghh!
I went to bed at 7:30 last night because I was so tired I just couldn't think.
I didn't get up til 10:30 this morning.
Fifteen hours!
And I STILL feel like I could use a nap.
What's going on?

I will say this: if you drink half a gallon of tea during the daytime, and then you go to bed for 15 hours, you will have to pee really, really, really bad when you wake up.
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A cubicle covered in tinfoil

2009-02-04T00:06:00.000-05:00

If Dilbert and Reynolds Wrap ever made a commercial, this is probably what it would look like...

... and it smelled sorta like prehistoric dog food

2009-01-27T19:08:00.000-05:00

Manic Monday: Snow

2009-01-25T20:10:00.000-05:00

The question of the day is...

2009-01-24T18:42:00.002-05:00

Ok, why doesn't he have his pants down when he's pooping down the chimney?
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(If the video player doesn't show up, you can watch it here instead.)

My imaginary shopping spree

2009-01-18T22:14:00.003-05:00

A couple weeks ago I did a post that explained how much I love office supplies.
Little did I know that I could have saved it for today, when the Manic Monday theme is "office".
If I had a thousand-dollar gift card to spend at any office supply store, here's what I'd probably get:

Legal pads: The veery veeerrrryyy narrow ruled kind. Wide-ruled paper annoys me.
Mechanical pencils: Only the kind with the twist-out eraser, and only 0.5 lead, thank you very much. Gimme at least five.
A nice big file folder to keep extra band music.
A 10-gb flash drive.
Whatever's left over, spend it on fountain pens.

If any office supply store ever has a going-out-of-business sale, I may be the happiest person on Earth.
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Manic Monday: Cell

2009-01-12T00:07:00.001-05:00

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If all my cells were pizza-filled
(Sometimes I think they are)
I'd eat myself and disappear
Then you could have my car!
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In case there was ever any doubt

2009-01-12T00:06:00.000-05:00

I took this test, which confirms that I am, in fact, a nerd.
It's ok. I will proudly wear it as a badge of honor. Sort of like a pocket protector.
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I bet he would have loved Taco Bell

2009-01-07T19:56:00.003-05:00

If I lived a few hundred years ago, it would have been very cool to meet Mozart. We could go on dates and stay up late watching the stars, making jokes about how the oboes are always flat.
It would almost be worth giving up indoor plumbing.
And Taco Bell.
And blogging.
No, wait.... forget I said anything.

There's no point in dating Mozart if you can't blog about it.
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Point me toward the sale on legal pads

2009-01-05T00:09:00.000-05:00

Here I am! Still alive and everything-- though I had a bit of a scare this morning when I slipped and fell on the ice. Nothing like being re-introduced to gravity on a moment's notice.
This is my first Jantrails post of 2009. Sorry about the procrastination.

The Manic Monday theme is "Sale".

Ordinarily I don't really get into the whole "holiday shopping" thing, so I don't get all excited by the post-holiday sales, or the pre-holiday sales, or whatever else they're calling it these days. In fact, I try to avoid large stores that are bursting with manic crowds. I'd much rather be sitting quietly at home, reading or blogging.

But, y'know, the more I think about it, the more I've been craving office supplies lately.
I'm a nut for office supplies.
I don't even have an office, but that doesn't stop me.
I love paper, notebooks, envelopes, pencils, fountain pens, gel pens, colored paper clips, markers, folders, journals, sketch pads, portfolios, and many other things that can readily be found at office supply stores.

And, it's been awhile since I indulged my passion.
I wonder if anything's on sale over at Staples or Office Max.
I might even go check, if it wasn't for all the ice out there which would likely cause my imminent demise.
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OMG

2008-12-27T14:18:00.002-05:00

Look at this!
The pizza delivery guy drops the pizza on the ground, then stuffs it back in the box and gives it to the person anyway!!
He had no idea a camera was filming the whole thing.
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Things the letters CANDY could stand for

2008-12-26T00:05:00.000-05:00

1. Cats (Almost) Never Destroy You
2. Choose Another Nation! Denmark? Yugoslavia?
3. Come Along Nicely. Don't Yell.
4. Contact A New Dork Yearly
5. Consideration Always Necessary. Don't Yodel.
6. Crept Around North Dakota Yesterday
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Manic Monday: Tree

2008-12-22T00:35:00.001-05:00

Something Wicked This Way Comes

2008-12-18T23:32:00.004-05:00

Here is a radar shot of the ice storm/snowstorm that is headed right for me.
Please send hot chocolate.

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Manic Monday: Candle

2008-12-15T00:08:00.000-05:00

It would be funny if there was a candle shaped like a giant keg of gunpowder, so when you lit the wick it looked like you were getting ready to blow everything up.
Just imagine the fun you could have at airports!
You could even blog about it, once they let you out of solitary confinement.
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Manic Monday: Light

2008-12-08T00:08:00.000-05:00

You know you're addicted to blogging when......

Q: How many bloggers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: None. Why bother? The screen gives off enough light while we're typing.

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On the bright side (no pun intended), this may lower my electric bill.
And I'm going to pretend I look attractive and exotic while I'm squinting.
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I still can't believe it's December already

2008-12-05T19:57:00.004-05:00

It's Friday again!
Where has the time gone??
Really, it seems like I blink, have dinner, and pee a few times, and another week has just flown right by in the meantime.

Perhaps I'm distracted by the fact that it's currently thirteen degrees outside. Wind chill of 2 degrees above zero.
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And, of course, since this is Michigan, it WILL get colder before it gets warmer.
I used to love this kind of weather when I was younger.
These days, I just sort of curl up into a ball and think warm thoughts.
It helps if I pretend I'm a bacon double cheeseburger.
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Jantrails

I should just buy my own continent or something

Wild for Wild Sauce

Condolences need slightly more ketchup

Reddest. Lunch. EVER.

I hope your bones heal soon. Here, have some radishes.

I'm not even sure what pepperoni is really made from, yet I... (*smack* *drool*.... *slobber*)

Too meat-deprived to think of a title for this post

Bean slime... not my favorite thing.

Another day, another carrot

Are you still wearing pants? How about now?

Maybe they're thinking of my evil twin instead

Perhaps I'll notice when I dissappear entirely

A pin just dropped...

A hundred and six

Let's all listen to me rant about something no one else cares about. Bring popcorn.

If I had a penny for every pound, I could buy a tiny cheeseburger

Trouble in the Twitterverse

Update

Next on the list: learn to make wheels and fire

Ow!

Peeking up out of the snow

Aaauuuugghhh!

The first post of the year

Quick update

And now I have all these empty bottles....

Slowly Shrinking

Wordless Wednesday

To various people I noticed on Tuesday:

Wordless Wednesday

Not very ladylike

Here, have some cheetos

Please enlighten me...

Here we are in 2010!

Galileo, Figaro....

Wordless Wednesday

Remembering Ed

The ride of his life

The strangest McDonalds thing I have ever seen

Wordless Wednesday

The holiest porta potty EVER

Reason # 931 never to have kids

Wordless Wednesday

Aaaaauugggghh! No NO no nonononono.....

Wordless Wednesday

I'm glad I don't work in an office

I promise never, ever to wear these

Wordless Wednesday

I saw the meteor shower!

Wordless Wednesday

I'm rare... like fine cheese. Except I usually smell better

Wordless Wednesday

Manic Monday: Final

What I've been humming to myself all day long

Wordless Wednesday

Ode to my evening beverage

Something slightly creepy to make your day more interesting

There may be a pop quiz later

It's fun being a twit

Barbecued Sinuses

Manic Monday: Shower

Wordless Wednesday

My bladder is mocking me

Still breathing, usually

Wordless Wednesday

Quick; check your back yard....

Wordless Wednesday

Manic Monday: Pines

Wordless Wednesday

It should at least be warmer than my body temperature...

Maybe I'll just cook my OWN dinner tonight... and tomorrow.... and the day after that

Things the letters PLANT could stand for

Chicken... tastes just like crocodile

If any of you go to Ethiopia, bring me back some more of this!

Accgghhh!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Let the nerdy party begin!

And he didn't even use any sauce

I'm not even sure what pepperoni is really made from, yet I... (smack drool.... slobber)