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“Ho Hos Are A Vital Part Of My Cognitive Process”

From Xander. This post is for Julie. Because now it is all her fault. My mornings are spent watching Buffy, the vampire slayer reruns. This is one of the funniest shows on television!. Pretty lame, I know, to discover this on their last season. But thanks to FX, it is on every day. I have years to catch up on.

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    Putting It All Back Into Place

    Slowly I plod back to my PC, back to my resume files, back to the classifieds. I promised myself that this entry level job at Finali wouldn’t be the be-all-end-all and would be used to get me a better paying position. But so far, I have only settled into a work-a-day routine and haven’t furthered my goals. It will be at least four or five more months until I can get a promotion here. The position isn’t satisfying, barely stimulating and I am capable of so much more. It isn’t a bad place to work. It isn’t a bad job, it just a very routine and tedious task driven position that I don’t do well at for long periods of time. I can’t quit without a safety net so I am saying it out loud. I am still looking. I shall keep ya posted.

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    Pinhole!

    Yesterday was world wide pin hole photography day. Who knew. Here is the gallery. I always thought this kind of stuff was cool. Very science fair. Very Encyclopedia Brown. And cheap fun for everyone.

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    Google Of The Day

    Type in “Do I Look Sexy” and let the hilarity ensue.

  • Do I Look Sexy?

    • Make sure safe search is “on” Otherwise you could lose your job. Or an eye.

    Via Catch.com

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    Life Is In The Details

    The sweet quiet of a Sunday morning. The joy of sleeping in. A great cup of coffee. Startled out of a guilty sleep, the phone rings and it is mother, checking in. Yes, as much as life changes, as much as life presents obstacles and challenges, some elements remain the same. Working now, I have the chance to gaze in to what life, a modern life in this world, is about. I spend hours each day processing money order purchases for on line auctions. And the people of this world are buying fun, wacky stuff. A guy in France who is obsessed with 1950s Americana buys hundreds of dollars of photos, posters, record albums and knick knacks from movies each month. A small vendor in Taiwan sells the latest Japananimation collectibles to an eBay user in Holland. In the daily tedium of the job there are these little gems that are fascinating. ABBA is making a resurgence, especially in Spain where a lot of collectors seem to be buying selling ABBA related stuff – records, posters, ticket stubs. A guy in Idaho bought a Sonny Bono action figure (yes, that Sonny Bono. It doesn’t come with a tree).
    I was terribly grouchy earlier this week, due to this job and its tedious routine. But I have decided to enjoy the time I spend there looking into people’s lives through the microscope of www.ebay.com and other auction sites as people find the things that are important to them, find the way to keep their Sunday mornings surrounded by the loved and the familiar.

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    Friday Fives

    Friday Fives

    1. How many houses/apartments have you lived in throughout your life?
    Two different dorm rooms, one barracks room, ten (that is right, ten) apartments.

    2. Which was your favorite and why?
    When I lived in the housing at Lowry Air Force base, after the base closed and they opened it up for public rentals, I rented a funky townhouse with wall to wall linoleum. It was a corner unit with lots of light and a good deal of space. I had great neighbors whom years later I am still friends with. A friend told me once it really fit my shabby chic lifestyle. That does about say it all.

    3. Do you find moving house more exciting or stressful? Why?
    I hate moving, but then again, nearly everyone does. Working at Ryder trucks customer service I have learned a few things. Move early, move in the middle of the month, move in the middle of the week, rent a truck and get a bigger one than you think you will need. Get a storage shed to shuttle stuff so you can start moving early and a keg to feed your friends with.

    4. What’s more important, location or price?
    Location. I am not a massive mansion on the hill sort of guy. I want a funky place that is close enough to make the commute tolerable but also equidistant from friends and the city.

    5. What features does your dream house have (pool, spa bath, big yard, etc.)?
    A huge porch that wraps around the house. A third floor or attic study to put in the computer and geeky hobby stuff. And friends who know me know I need a huge kitchen for all my stuff. I want an open floor plan for entertaining and secret passages. After playing Clue as a kid I have determined that the coolest houses have secret passages. After housesitting for a family this winter I have added a steam room to the wish list. Hard to live without that!

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    Defeat European Terrorists

    This is a fun flash game where you just sit and shoot uzi’s at terrorists. Very funny. And the best part – it’s in German so you have no idea what is happening.

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    Lost Among The Missing

    This is a sad commentary of race, money and the media. It seemed when this pregnant woman turned up missing, only to have her body wash ashore in California, it didn’t warrant media attention, unlike Lacy Peterson. Why? She wasn’t the White All-American Girl.