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2005-04-17T12:07:00.000-05:00

I have successfully migrated my posts and my comments!!! from here over to my new blog: here

I won't be making any new posts here so if you would update your blogrolls & links lists I would greatly appreciate it.

I am still messing with the setup over there so if you go there and things are looking a little funky come back in a little bit. Chances are I'm working on it at that moment. I will be working on it a lot in the next week so expect the setup to change some until I get everything looking the way I want it.

I hope you all follow me over there. See you on the the other side.

:)

I'm A Workin'

2005-04-17T09:30:00.000-05:00

I'm working on the old ESSFingers site. Finally. LOL

Things will be changing over there constantly for a little while. But feel free to stop by over there and tell me what you think.

The Week Ends

2005-04-15T07:29:00.000-05:00

This week has seemed to drag on and on and awn. I thought Friday would never get here. And now it's here. Just think, Monday is right around the corner again. Such is life right?

When I read about the Paris hotel fire this morning it made me very sad. Those poor people. Half of the dead are children. Memories of 9/11 came flooding back to me when I read about the people jumping from their windows to escape the fire.

Don't feed Charlie. More importantly, don't give him your cigarettes. They're trying to get him to kick the habit.

More bandwidth was sucked up on the internet last year than ever before. That doesn't surprise me. Hell, I go through more bandwidth every month. I could only imagine what my numbers look like in a year.

Amazon is thinking about getting into the DVD rental business. That might be interesting.

And what the hell is up with the Red Sox/Yankees game last night? As if things can get any more crazier between those teams and their fans.

This story just breaks my heart. It's so sad for both families involved and for the entire community.

Well I'm out of here folks. I hope you all have a great weekend doing whatever it is that makes you happy. Take care.

My American Idol Spoilers To A Friend Via Email

2005-04-13T21:38:00.000-05:00

OK girl...you asked me to tell you who left. I know you didn't ask for all of this but I wasn't doing anything else while watching the show so I figured why the hell not!!! ROFLMAO. Hope you enjoy reading this after you get out of class tonight. Just remember that I type 110 wpm. :)

General opening. RS says there were over 34 million votes cast. The finalists are seated on the little bleachers on the side of the stage. Ryan asking Constantine about his 'tongue' move during his song last night...Constantine doesn't know why he did it and must have been channelling Gene Simmons from KISS.

RS asking how Anthony's feeling. RS says he looks like he's going to puke. He says he feels fine. RS asks Vonzelle what it feels like lately to have been working in the recording studio on their charity single.

Now showing footage of the top 12 finalists singing their single to be released 'Everything Is Beautiful' for charity. Showing Bo in the recording studio and then Scott and then Vonzell and then Anwar in front of the board and then behind the microphone. Now showing general clips of the finalists putting together the single in the studio.

Back to RS and the live show. The single comes out April 19th. Commercial.

Back from commercial. RS says the bottom three will each be singing their favorite song from the season. Now the finalists are out on stage singing the song 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me'. Nadia sings first, then Vonzelle, then Carrie, then all three of them together. Eeks!!! Scott first among the guys, then Constantine, then Anthony, then Anwar, then all the boys and girls together. Constantine has a solo. This song is really sucking. Bo with a solo. Vonzelle has a solo now along with Anwar. Nadia's hair is way too big. Anwar looks like his hair is pulled back in a hair net. This song isn't really that good. Getting better towards the end. Carrie has the final solo ending the song. Song is over. Not that impressive if you ask me.

Now they're doing a video clip of what the singers do during the week. Thursday - trying to figure out what they're going to be singing and what they cut out of the song to cut it down to 1 minute 30 seconds. Friday - showing them doing the little interviews they do before they perform on Tuesdays. Now showing them shopping for their outfits for the show. This is all stupid fluff I could do without. Saturday, they work on recording their AI album and the charity single. Showing them going bowling after recording Saturday. Carrie says they have to all stay together when they do stuff like that.

Sunday is 'workday'. That's when they record the promo spot (commercial) for American Idol on Tuesday to open up the show. Monday is a rehearsal day. Tuesday is show day. Final walkthroughs in the morning for the show and then to hair & makeup for the show. Scott getting his makeup done. The show goes live.

Wednesday is results day. Scott says the worst day of the week is Wednesdays. Bo says everybody goes into a cocoon just waiting to find out.

Back to tonight's live show. RS says that noone wants to go home and says that we won't believe who is in our bottom 3 tonight. Commercial.

So far I have to say that this show is pretty cheesy. I can't believe I have to watch for a whole hour of this. BTW, it's 8:18 now. Yeah, I know it. Still 42 minutes to go. Argh. I need a beer - hold on. Be right back. OK I'm back. Still on commercial.

Finally the show is back. 8:21 now. Showing the promo commercial the finalists have done for Ford. Stupid musical thing with digital cameras and scanning pictures. Really really dumb. It's for the Ford Focus that's why all the camera mess.

RS says tonight is the Extended Results special. Yeah tell me about it. Showing clips of how they performed last night. Back from the clips & judges critiques.

RS - Carrie I know you weren't feeling too well. What was wrong? Carrie - I don't know what it was. It took a lot more to make sure you hit those notes.

RS - Nadia, a lot of pressure on this show. What are the tricks to dealing with it? Nadia - There is a lot of stress but when I first got into this competition I said I just want to do what God's will is and I deal through prayer.

RS - Anwar, you were very strong last night. What made the difference for you? Anwar - Previously, I was overthinking it. Now I'm becoming part of the music and it's making a whole lot of difference in here (points to his heart) and in here (points to his head). Just want to get the message across.

RS to Scott - your favorite song of the series so far? Scott - 'Against All Odds' and 'She's Gone' (from last night) but probably 'Against All Odds'. RS - Scott, I'm going to have to have you perform that now. Audience groans. Scott is in the bottom three and gets up and sings 'Against All Odds'. He starts off kinda bad and off key. He starts getting better during the chorus. Paula clapping for him. Simon not looking at him. Scott's not hitting the ending notes like he did the first time he sang this song. Not a very good performance but it had to have been hard. RS sends us to commercial break. It's 8:30.

Back at 8:34.

RS - Carrie you sang 'Love Is a Battlefield'. He's going over the judge's reactions. She is safe.

RS - Anwar you sang 'I'll Never Love This Way Again'. Going over reactions. He is also safe.

RS - Bo you sang 'Free Bird'. Reactions. Bo is in the bottom 3 tonight!!!! OMG!!!! Bo saying he's fine with it. That it all started as a bet between him and mom. It's all good. He can still go back home and sing gigs. She bet that he wouldn't go try out for AI and he bet her that she wouldn't sleep on the convention floor for 3 nights. RJ says that Bo is the bomb but has lost some confidence in the last couple of weeks. Paula says she has no worries in the world that Bo will be in the finals. RS says to Bo that he could be out tonight and Bo says 'no worries brother'. Bo comes up and sings 'Remedy' by the Black Crowes. Other finalists are dancing. Bo is doing great singing this song. While he's singing he goes over to Scott and gives him a little hug. Bo really rockin' this song. Paula standing up and dancing now. Audience is in to it. RJ clapping for him. Performance over. RS sends us back to commercial at 8:40.

I still can't believe Bo is in the bottom three. See, that's what we get for not voting for him. Just thinking that there are enough people out there voting for him. I guess we need to vote for him some next week just in case something like this happens again.

Back at 8:44.

RS - Constantine you sang 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Reactions. Simon again this time gives his reaction. Simon giving him mad props. Constantine you are safe.

RS - Vonzelle you sang 'Let's Hear It For The Boy'. Last night's reactions. If you are in the bottom 3 tonight what will you sing? She will sing 'All For Nothing' by Whitney Houston.

RS - Anthony you sang 'Everytime You Go Away'. Last night's reactions. He will sing the same song from last night if he's in the bottom 3.

RS - Nadia what song are you going to sing? You ARE in the bottom 3 tonight. She's going to sing 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me'. Everybody please welcome Nadia. It could be her last time on stage. Nadia gets up to sing. She's singing it just OK. She looks like she's in shock kinda. She's doing better as the song goes on. Song is over. All three - Scott, Bo, and Nadia - meet in the center of the stage. RS will tell us who's safe after this commercial at 8:49.

Back at 8:52.

RS tells the audience they can't complain if they don't vote. RJ says that voters should be looking for consistency with the finalists. Points out that both Ruben and Fantasia have been in the bottom 3. Tells them they have to want it. Paula says they've all seen crazy things before. And tells them to remember the passion and why they came here. They have to always remember that and perform like it's the last time they ever perform. Simon says song choice is the biggest deal when they're on the show. Tells them to watch their past performances and understand why they're there. RS pretends to hide behind Nadia's hair. Nadia says she doesn't regret her song choice from last night.

RS - Bo, Nadia, step back for me. Scott you are safe. Congratulations Scotty.

Bo & Nadia are the bottom two!!!!!! Wowzer. RJ says that if people really believe these two shouldn't be here then they did right. Paula asks Bo if he believes he has what it takes. Bo says he has what it takes. Paula tells him he has to show it. Ryan between Bo & Nadia now.

RS - America you've decided that Bo is safe. Wooohoooo!!!! Bo & Nadia hug. Nadia leaves American Idol. Nadia says thanks to everyone at home in Miami and her fans. Says her journey has been unbelievable.

Showing video clips of Nadia from the very beginning of the contest now. Nadia is crying and constantly wiping away tears while watching it. Somebody (Ryan) hands her a handkerchief and the camera cuts away. Ryan leads Nadia out to the center of the stage just them two and Nadia tells America to watch out for her in the future. Everybody comes to hug Nadia onstage.

Seacrest out.

If I Only Had A

2005-04-13T06:34:00.000-05:00

Gotcha! No, I wasn't going to say 'brain'. I was going to say '$900 laying around'. Why? Well since you asked so nicely I will tell you. Dell is activating a '$750 off $1499 or more' coupon on its Inspiron notebooks this morning at 8:00 AM my time. Whaaaaa!!! I could configure a top of the line notebook and get it half off. The coupon details are as follows:

Offer: Save $750 on select Inspiron notebook purchases of $1499 or more (before tax and shipping)!

Restrictions: Not combinable with Inspiron notebooks containing Celeron Processors, Inspiron 2200s, Deals of the Week, Outrageous Deals, dollars off, percentages off and select other promotions. Only one coupon may be applied per cart at checkout. Coupon code expires after first 10,000 uses, or when the limited quantities available through this offer are depleted, whichever is earlier. Offers subject to change. View details in My Cart. Enter coupon code at checkout to receive this offer. Limited quantities at this price. Limited time offer. ONLINE ONLY.

If you want the coupon code email me and I'll send it to you.

Just for fun, I've configured a notebook and then wept afterward. The details of my Inspiron 6000:

Pentium® M Processor 730

Windows XP Professional

15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel

1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support

No CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service

512MB DDR2 SDRAM 1 Dimm

60GB Hard Drive

8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability

9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)

64MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics

Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)

Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Includes Word 2002, Streets & Trips 2005

No more bells & whistles

NO router - you can get a better one cheaper at Newegg or ZipZoomFly

$1,805 - ~~$300 for Dell Home Customers Inspiron 6000~~ = $1,805
Free UPS Ground Shipping - $49 value= $1,805
$750 Off Coupon Code = $1,055 before sales tax

OK, I need to configure it cheaper. I want it to be around $900. Will now try again.

I'm getting into the shower now to wash away my tears. :(

Update at 9:30 AM - The coupon code has expired. Oh well. LOL

Not In A Blogging State Of Mind

2005-04-12T07:31:00.000-05:00

I just have not felt like blogging the last couple of days. So following is a list of little things I've been pondering/questioning lately.

The hair on the upper right side of my head has been hurting lately when I wake up. It must be the way I have my head and pillows situated but WTF? And yes I meant to say my hair hurts in the morning. Women with long hair understand what I'm talking about.

Close your damned mouth when you have the hiccups. Nobody likes attention whores.

If the light is green and you're making a legal right turn, why do you insist on coming to a complete stop before you make your turn? Yeah asshole, green means go.

Why does the media feel the need to analyze Pres. Bush's song choices? I don't have a problem with him listening to 'My Sharona' so why do they? From a major music magazine editor,

One of that song's lyrics, "Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind," prompted Spin magazine editor Dave Itzkoff to comment: "This wouldn't be consistent with Bush's image as protector of conservative values."

Just because you don't like him doesn't make him a laying-in-wait child predator. Get over yourself already.

If you say you're going to do something do it. If you say you're going to be somewhere at a certain time be there. If you say you're going to call then call. You may think you're more important than everybody else but you come across as a selfish ass when you pull crap like that.

When you're at work do your work. Don't have others do it for you because you're lazy. You should just quit instead and let your company hire somebody that actually wants your job.

I feel better now. I guess I was in a blogging state of mind after all. LOL

Take care all.

Just Another Manic Monday

2005-04-11T07:20:00.000-05:00

I wish it was sunday
’Cause that’s my funday
My I don’t have to runday
It’s just another manic monday

It's going to be raining like a sonofabitch all day long today. I'm not going to be spending much time on my hair this morning then! LOL

Have a super duper day!

How Old Am I?

2005-04-10T11:33:00.000-05:00

The new 'N Sync song 'Girlfriend' with Nelly is a pretty cool song. I like. For the other closet 'N Sync freaks I mean fans out there, go to their website and you can listen to all of their previous songs and watch their videos. Lance is my favorite btw.

I want to thank all of you for your birthday wishes for me on Friday. Stuck sent me a very nice e-card and Buddha Bubba even analyzed my dream. I'm not quite sure what to think about the analysis. It was interesting though. :)

'Happy Birthday' was sung to me at midnight by a wonderful friend. I was greeted at work with another round of 'Happy Birthday' sung by one of the departments as soon as I walked in. Arriving at my desk I saw balloons, cards, and a giant chocolate cake. The ladies that went in on my gift came in to my office about 15 minutes later and presented me with another card containing a $60 gift card to a local megastore. Ka-ching! The workday went well - not too busy and not too slow.

Took a couple of shots of Malibu rum when I got home and chased them down with a nice cold brew. Popped open another beer and started getting ready. A friend came over and picked me up and we went over to her place. Drank another beer and we decided we were going to go out and play a little pool. But, alas, I kinda threw a wrench in those plans. You see she had a bottle of tequila and I decided to partake in it. 3 shots worth. Umm, yeah. A couple of hours later she brought me home. I would have gotten myself in major trouble if I had gone out. Trust me.

I woke with a hangover and craving pancakes and bacon so I drove myself to the only place still serving breakfast - Whataburger. They stop breakfast at 11:00 and I got there at 10:52 baby! Woo hoo. Got back home, talked to The Chuckster and then proceeded to chow down on my syrup-laden fluffy treats. Then guess what? I laid back down and went to sleep. Hahahahaha.

Somebody needs to remind me the next time I try to do this that I'm not 22 years old.

Well, the race is about to start. Short tracks rule! Later everybody. Hope you're all having a great weekend.

Go Bobby! Go Tony! Go Kevin! Go Dale Jr.!

Happy Birthday To Me

2005-04-08T18:21:00.000-05:00

Wow. I'm 33 years old.

I never thought I would last this long. When I would write in my journal at the tender ages of 14-18 years old, 32 was 'the age'. I was positive that I would die before I was 32 years old. It was just something I knew in my heart that would happen. In a way I felt it was something that deserved to happen to me. So needless to say my 32nd birthday last year was really strange for me. I don't really know how to explain it. I just feel like I'm not meant to be here sometimes. But yet here I am.

This last week I've started having my recurring nightmare again. It's the same one and the only one I can remember having had since I was about 6 years old. I'm staring up at the Statue of Liberty and then my dream flashes me to being on top of a bunch of mattresses stacked up with what seems to be a million blankets on top of me. I can't breathe. The blankets are all tucked in around me and I can't move. I just see the the arm and the face of the Statue of Liberty. And then I wake up. I'm sweating and hot and panicky. Then I realize it was just my nightmare again. Why do I keep having this nightmare? Usually I have this nightmare a couple of times a month. But here it is. Daily now. It's been 25+ years and it's still there.

On the flip side, I love myself more than I ever did at 14 or 18 or 25 or 30. I'm actually liking me more as the years go by. I'm a better person than I was last year at this time. I guess that's all I can try to be. A better person. More forgiving. Gentler. Kinder. And happier with myself.

You know, sometimes this growing older deal is quite nice. Stray gray hairs and all.

I hope you all have a great day today. It is a Friday after all. Oh, and it's my birthday. So enjoy yourself.

Cheers to this being my best year yet.

Oh No!!!

2005-04-07T12:51:00.000-05:00

I haven't made a post yet today. Whatever shall I do??? I know. *wink

Since this ol' blog of mine has been lacking drama lately, I've decided to create myself an Amazon Wish List like Chris did. Maybe I'll get me some drama up in this joint too!

Here's my Wish List.

I'll be forever grateful if I could get just one of these items. Don't forget - tomorrow is my birthday.

Take care.

Up In The Air

2005-04-06T07:14:00.000-05:00

Remember when everybody and their mother blogged about and talked about Hunter Thompson's suicide back in February? Why aren't they talking about his wish that his wife shoot his ashes out of a cannon? Weird.

Speaking of ashes, did you know that you or your loved ones can arrange to have your ashes/their ashes be part of a fireworks display? Now I love love love love watching fireworks. But that is kinda freaky. Did I mention I love fireworks?

Remember this? "Big bucks! Big bucks! Noooooo Whammies!" If you do, then you also remember the name of my absolute all-time favorite game show 'Press Your Luck'. Why didn't I know about Michael Larsen's story? I remember watching him because I thought he looked like the wizard in 'The Wizard of Oz' and because of all the money and spins he was getting.

A local morning DJ, Rod Ryan just referred to the mass influx of people waiting to see the pope laying in state and camping out in St. Peter's Square as a 'Catholic Woodstock'. That got a big laugh out of me. Don't groan. It's funny and it's true.

If you go to Mexico, Canada, or the Caribbean (lucky you) you're going to need a passport to get back in to the U.S before too much longer. Phase 1 enforcement begins January 2006.

You've seen this story right? A Britney & Kevin reality TV show in time for May sweeps? I'll DVR it at least...LOL

I certainly hope that Anthony or Scott gets the boot tonight on American Idol. They sucked.

I haven't heard back from my new friend Mike since I last emailed him. That makes me sad.

Would you like a sterling silver pendant of my nipple? Too bad. But you can make one of yours or your SO's if you win this auction on eBay.

That is all for today. Go forth and toil.

Nuttin' Honey

2005-04-05T07:11:00.000-05:00

I've got jack crap for ya today. It's not because I didn't try though. It's because there's nothing out there to feed to you. I'm also tired. Still getting used to the time change....

The big news stories today are the Pope (click) and Michael Jackson's tickle game (click). That's it. Nothing interesting going on in the world of tech, entertainment, Fark, or even in sports. Wait scratch that. Today the Houston Astros' have their season opener here at home. Go Stros!

Be sure to check out my reply below to my new friend Mike. Hopefully I'll hear back from him soon. It's nice having another person to talk to about my day. :)

Until the next time,
ESSFingers

Update - Final Score: Astros 3, Cardinals 7

Hemorrhoids & My Right Femur

2005-04-04T18:57:00.000-05:00

You all remember this post right? The one where my new friend Mike in Ghana would like me to help him invest his dead father's money here and give me a 20% cut? Yeah, that one.

Following is the email reply I received from him this morning...

ATTN:SIR

Thank you very much for your prompt reply to my mail.

It is true that I do not know you personally, but you see all I require from you is your straight forwardness, honesty and above all confidentiality. I can assure that this business is going to be mutually beneficial, as I am willing to reward your effort or assistance with a considerable percentage from the fund.

For an easy and effective communication I shall require you to furnish me with your direct telephone, mobile and fax numbers, so that I can forward to you , the relevant documents to butress my proposal

I shall look foward to a prompt response.

Thank you
Mike Kamokai,

Here is my response to him...

Howdy Mike. I hope today finds you in better shape than I am in.

When I first arose this morning I figgered today would be a joyous day because the smell of cow dung was not as bad as it was the day before. I was wrong. Whewee! When I stepped on to the porch outside of my little room added on to the barn the smell was the worst I had ever smelled since the day before. I really wish on occasion that my evil stepmother would let me let live in the house with her and my three stepsisters. But I try to make do as well as I can. And besides, sometimes it is quite nice to sleep under the stars with my little dog Shotzee. You see, sometimes he needs me to help him get tucked into his sleeping bag since he only has two legs (his left front and his right rear leg), is blind, and has three huge hemorrhoids.

I am sure you are tired of hearing about my horrible morning so I shall skip ahead to this afternoon's occurrances. I live in the outskirts of a tiny town in Texas where only the town whore and the pizza delivery man are wealthy enough to have a house phone and a computer so I was going to ride my horse, Mr. Ed, to Luigi's home to respond to your email. Amazingly, Mr. Ed was supposed to be re-shoed by a nice old man here on the farm named Jeff Gordon. Mr. Gordon (we call him 'Jeffie') accidentally shot Mister Ed in his left flank with a nail gun leaving me to ride a wild mustang named Laser into town. I was thrown from Laser at least three times which has caused a big bump on my left nostril and made my right femur to swell up horribly. Laser ran away from me and I had to crawl to Luigi's just to be able to send this email to you at this late hour.

If you would kindly let me know what I need to do next I would like it very much. I do have some amazing ideas in how we may invest the money you have talked with me about.

Happy trails to you,
Travis Essfingers

What could be next??? Stay tuned.

Sweet Talkin'

2005-04-04T07:22:00.000-05:00

How would you like to be able to talk to your TV and have it respond to you? You could change channels, search for a certain movie, record a show, and even order a car dealer's brochure. Wait. A car dealer's brochure? Like who would do that? Yes, I want more advertising in my life. I just can't get enough. Not.

NSFW Warning - From Drunken Stepfather, check this out. Besides the obvious questions, forget it, never mind. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

OK. I know the Pope is dead. But does it kinda weird anybody else out that every news site out there has pics of the Pope laying in state? Who knows. Maybe it's just me.

Every time the issue of grading with red pens comes up, I become incensed. If America's kids can't handle their schoolwork being graded with a red pen, our country is going to be nothing but a big sloppy pussy in about 25-30 years. The parents and educators that back this anti-red pen movement are already big pussies themselves. Agree or disagree with me. I don't care.

Wouldn't something like this be nice?

Guess what folks? I got a reply from my new friend Mike in Guana. I'll update this post later this afternoon or evening with his reply and my reply back to him. Oooooh. This is so much fun!

Have a great Monday everybody. I'm outie for now.

It's Time To Go Racin' Boys!

2005-04-03T12:12:00.000-05:00

If there was ever going to be a time for you to watch a NASCAR race, today is one of those times. They are racing at Bristol today. Bristol Motor Speedway is one of the few bang'em up, tempers flarin', 'Lady Luck better be on your side' racetracks left in NASCAR. The only other race that's better than the day race today at Bristol is the night race at Bristol on August 27th later this year. Either way, both of these races are always filled with non-stop action and big time drama. Fun fun fun for the whole family I say! The race starts at 1:15 Eastern time on FOX so give it a try if you don't have anything else going on today.

Ugh. I hate getting used to these time changes. Set your clocks forward (if applicable in your area) if you haven't already.

Courtesy of my latest Computer Shopper digital magazine, I have discovered two free programs that I absolutely love. I can't believe I've never stumbled across them before!

The first program, ePrompter is a nifty little email retrieval program that will work with just about any email account you have. It is amazingly simple to set up and can check email in up to 16 email accounts. It puts an icon in your system try that will notify you of new email in any account you have at whatever update interval you set it up with. You can read the emails, reply to them, mark them to be deleted, etc. without having to even open your browser. Check out a screenshot of it in action on my computer right here.

The second program, EvilLyrics, is great for all of us song lyrics lovers. It works with all of the popular music players out there (iTunes, MusicMatch, Winamp, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer) and more. Just don't forget to install the plugin for the player(s) you use when you install the program. When you're jamming out on a tune you've got playing on your computer, just open EvilLyrics and the lyrics are right there for you if you wish. When that song is over, EvilLyrics will automatically look up the lyrics for the next song that comes on. This is a very nice little program. You can even set it up for karaoke. :)

Well, that's it for today folks. The race is about to start.

Gentlemen, start your engines!

Update @ 4:25 Central Time

Woohooo! Congrats on the win. Great race Happy!

Happy Birthday To You

2005-04-02T14:42:00.000-06:00

Today is my father's (60) and my ex-husband's (32) birthday. I should have known better right? I mean come on. If that wasn't a sign that me and my ex shouldn't have been together then I don't know what is. LOL

Hmph. My birthday is in 6 days.

The Pope died a little over an hour ago. Almost every channel is covering his death. If I wasn't watching the coverage I could watch:

'Ed, Edd, and Eddy' on Cartoon Network

Some chicks selling anti-aging skincare products on QVC

Jadakiss getting 'Punk'd' on MTV

Soccer on ESPN

Soleil Moon Frye AKA Punky Brewster in a cheesy movie on Lifetime

Wild West hunting techniques on the History channel

How the lunch cart was created on FoodTV

Celebrity couple engagements and weddings on VH1

I now return you to the papal coverage.

Will He Bite?

2005-04-01T20:15:00.000-06:00

I'm giving this a try for the first time so bear with me. Hopefully this adventure will be long and prosperous. Yeah right. Maybe it will at least be entertaining?

I received an email from a new friend today. The email follows.

Dear Sir,

First I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction and I pray that my contacting you will be given genuine approval considering the fact that we don't know each other before. I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am mike kamokai, I am writing to inform you of my desire to invest, and to buy a house in your country.

I am the first son of Chief Joseph kamokai who was the former Para month ruler of saradungu village of Sierra-Leone .my father was attacked by the R U F rebels on his way to Lucia a northern part of Sierra-Leone and my father sustained injuries and he died three days.

Before he died he revealed to me about the two boxes containing $50 million u s dollars. Which he deposited with a security company in Ghana for safe keeping. My father did not disclose the content of the boxes to the security company. To avoid the officials from raising eye brows.

Presently I and my mother are here in Ghana to notify the security company of the claims, and we are staying in the refugee camp.

Therefore I want you to lecture me on how best we can invest this money in your country, because my father told me that it is dangerous to invest in Africa to avoid suspicions, and due to market instabilities coupled with economic and political situation facing Africa for your assistance myself and my mother have agreed to offer you 20% of the total amount of the money.

We have all the vital documents covering the deposit and the ownership which I can send to you.

Note, I have never disclosed this transaction to anybody apart from you. So please keep it very very confidential. Call me on this number line **************.

Thanks.

Best regards.
Mike kamokai

My reply to him is this.

Dear Sir Kamokai,

I am most happy that you have decided to contact me through this email.

It is a total eclipse of the heart to learn of how your father perished in that amazing attack. May Gawd hear your fleeting cries for his presence. I pray for you now. Be right back.

I am back now. It makes me a happy person to know that you want to buy a house in my homeland. My homeland is such a great place. I am most positive my presidente will welcome you with open arms when I write to him about you. You may rest assured knowing that you will be welcomed into my homeland.

Your papa must have been very strong while carrying that amount of dollars. Those boxes full of u.s. money would have taken 8 of my countrymen to carry to the outhouse. It would take even more of our men to carry them to a security company. I would very much depreciate the opportunity to help you handle your money in my country. 20% sounds very fair for you. If you have any clue as to how we may begin this transaction please inform me as soon as bovinely possible.

I want to show you complete trust in this matter as you have shown me the same. I will not speak a word of our communications with any other person. Once again please let me know how you would like me to approach the deposit at your earliest convenience. Thanks.

Friends 4 Life,
ESSFingers

Let's see if he bites. I will update this post if the need arises. *wink

Double Your Gmail, Double Your Fun

2005-04-01T07:32:00.000-06:00

Are you running short of storage space in your Gmail account yet? If so, bottoms up. Beginning today, Google is doubling the amount of storage offered to its users. I just checked the storage space in my Gmail and my account has started growing already. It's up to 1288 MB right now. I wonder how fast it will grow today? Hopefully fast because I'm really in the...oh wait. Never mind.

Do you like M&Ms? Do you like Star Wars? Hell, even if you don't you have to check out this little ditty. You can thank me later.

American Idol finalist Scott Savol has sung some hits in the past. To a judge. You can see his mug shot here and read more about it at The Smoking Gun.

Have you ever done this? Although I've never hit my computer I have been known on occasion to slam my mouse down with such force that it broke apart. But I've only done that once.

Do you blog? Why yes, you do. But I don't have to tell you that Blogger's really sucking the big balls lately. Now do I?

Google is growing. Yeah it is.

One of the final journalistic giants in newscasting is retiring. Ted Koppel will be leaving ABC when his contract expires this year. Buh bye.

If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out Google's main page. They have a new feature called Google Gulp. Sounds fascinating!!! :)

Have a great April Fool's Day everybody! And remember - don't fall for it all today. *wink

Gmail Storage Capacity Update @ 1:05 PM Central time - I'm up to 1504 MB! Woohoo!

Another Gmail Storage Update @ 6:44 PM Central time - I'm up to 1682 MB!

Another Gmail Storage Update @ 9:43 PM Central time - 1800 MB baby...

Wanna Yahoo 360° With Me?

2005-03-31T19:06:00.000-06:00

Thanks to Roscoe, I'm messing around on Yahoo 360° this evening.

I've been playing around with it a little bit and it's not that bad. It seems well suited for fellow Yahoo nuts out there. The best thing about it is the friends lists.

So far, this is what I've got set up. It's still in beta but I do have a couple of suggestions as to what can make it a little better.

Would any of you like an invite to be able to try it out? Leave a comment here with your email address or email me with that info and I'll send you an invite. Note: You do have to have a Yahoo account set up to begin with.

Let me know what you think about Yahoo 360°.

Mr. Pelloat Sentenced

2005-03-31T07:20:00.000-06:00

Mr. Pelloat, my band director when I was in school, has been sentenced.

Pelloat, 57, pleaded guilty Thursday to four second-degree felonies - two counts of sexual assault involving one victim and two counts of improper relationship between educator and student involving the same victim and another student at the time.

District 1-A Judge Monte D. Lawlis sentenced Pelloat to two 20-year sentences to be served consecutively in the assault cases and two 20-year sentences to be served concurrently for the improper relationship.

If you're new here and unfamiliar with previous Mr. Pelloat posts, you can check them out here.

But you want to know what really gets my goat (besides sexually assaulting students)? He says he's found God now. He also confessed to his oldest daughter, Rene', about what he'd done with some of his students while she was on her deathbed.

I am so sick and tired of hearing about murderers, rapists, and in this case, child molesters supposedly finding the Lord after they've been exposed as the pieces of shit that they are. This interview with Mr. Pelloat in particular really pisses me off. His interview with this reporter actually begins like this,

First of all, I would say I didn't say anything (previously) because I was instructed by this book here (touching a Bible he brought in with him) with Exodus 14:14 that the Lord would fight for me, and he has, and that all I needed to do was hold my peace. So I've held it until we've gotten through, and yes, I'm ready to do some of the story and tell some of the things I know.

To my students, they have always been my life. Take out everything bad that's done and there's my life. I've had, over my career teaching, I've touched over 3,500 kids. Out of that 3,500, 27 I didn't touch in a good manner. That's 0.7 percent if you want to look at that. I don't know how many people have a 99.3 percent winning record, or approval record, with the people they have met.

Can I get a WTF on that?

What he says about his confession to his oldest daughter while on her deathbed,

Tell me a little bit about that list. Why did you keep it?

My daughter, my oldest daughter died last year in March of cancer. (starts to sob). ... While at the hospital one night, she and I kind of had a meeting of the minds and a confession between each other. That was a deathbed confession to my daughter.

You confessed to her what you had been doing?

I wanted her to know.

So you're saying you decided to be a selfish prick, once again, and unload your guilty conscience onto your oldest daughter who is about to die??? Do you really think it made her feel any better before she passed away knowing that her Daddy was a child molester???

You, Mr. James Pelloat, are a pitiful excuse for a human being.

Just Memories

2005-03-30T09:45:00.000-06:00

Well. I went to make a post this morning and got this message, "ERROR - We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are unable to process your request at this time. Our engineers have been notified of this problem and will work to resolve it." Whatever. So I'm writing this in WordPad and it's 6:30 on Wednesday morning. Not sure when I'll be able to post it.

Instead of one of my fairly 'normal' posts, I want to tell you about something that happened to me yesterday. If you're wanting a link-filled post feel free to stop reading now and go to the next blog you have planned to peruse. I won't mind.

A good friend called me up yesterday and was telling me how her 7-yr-old son was going to be with his father this weekend for the first time in well over a year. All of a sudden out of the blue this 'father' (who is a deadbeat loser, behind on child support, selfish, etc.) calls and wants to see his son. My friend told him that he could and they set up the time he would show up to pick up their son from her house. When she gets off the phone with him, she tells her son that his Daddy wants him to come visit him for the weekend. The boy was happy about this but also scared. My friend said that her son told her that he wouldn't do anything to make Daddy mad. She asked him how would he make him mad? The boy said that Daddy used to get mad when he told him he was hungry and wanted something to eat. My friend told her son that he shouldn't be afraid to tell his Dad that he's hungry. Needless to say, my friend is going to be sending food (yes food) with her son when he goes to visit his father so that he knows he will have something to eat if he's hungry. Is that some shit or what?

When she told me about this, it made me think of my childhood and brought back some memories I hadn't recalled in quite awhile. You see, my brothers and myself went through that same sort of thing growing up.

I was 5 years old and it was the summer before I started 1st grade. When Dad would leave in the morning, Mom would lock us up in our room. We would be locked up in that room all day long. She didn't let us out for lunch. She didn't let us go outside and play. She didn't let us out to watch TV. We would cry and beg her to let us have something to eat or to use the bathroom or to let us play on the swings for just a little bit. We promised to be good and not make her mad. It didn't work. We stayed locked up. If we had to pee, we had to pee on the floor. If we had to shit, we had to shit on the floor (which didn't happen very often - we were really good at holding it). If we wanted to eat, we would eat what we had snuck into our room and hid under the mattress from the night before which was usually some bologna or slices of cheese.

A little bit before Dad was to be home from work, Mom would let us out and would tell us not to tell Dad that we were in our room all day long. We couldn't tell him we were hungry because then Dad would get mad and would want to know why we were hungry and would get mad if he had to make us a sandwich. And that would make Mom mad. If we told him anything, she wouldn't let us out to play the next day. Of course, that was just the proverbial carrot she would dangle in front of us. We always hoped that if we were good enough we would be able to play the next day. We were never good enough.

Dad would get mad that our bedroom smelled like piss. He blamed it on my younger brothers believing they were waking up in the middle of the night and peeing on the floor instead of going to the bathroom. Of course, that wasn't what happened. My brothers couldn't tell him that though. It would make Mom mad and besides, Dad wouldn't believe what they told him anyway. Oh some of the spankings they got because of this.

Dad would get mad when he found those strings that go around the bologna and the plastic wrappers from the cheese under our mattresses and in our closet. He said it would attract roaches. So he would spank us for sneaking food.

This happened for a few summers in a row. Every day. When Mom got 'sick' in '81 we were happy in a way because it meant that she couldn't keep us locked up in our room any more.

Dad finally found out about all of this when I was about 19 years old. He never had any idea. He broke down in tears when he found out. It was one of the very few times we'd ever seen our father cry.

My friend telling me about her son yesterday made me remember these things all of a sudden. Kinda weird as I hadn't really thought about them in years and years. It's just something that happened and we moved on.

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

2005-03-29T07:19:00.000-06:00

Heads up for some of you Firefox folks. There's a new extension out that's quite a bit different from some of the others. If you would like to be able to keep up with Terri Schiavo's health status you can do so by installing this extension.

Any of you Tivo? If so, how do you like the new pop-up ads?

I can't wait to hear the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on the Grokster v. MGM case. The outcome of this case could severely impact many technological advances that all of us use and take advantage of every single day. As Mark Cuban, the legal financial backer of Grokster in this case says in his blog,

Software doesnt steal content, people steal content...

We only know about this because it happened in California. I wonder how often this happens in our other 49 states....

Did any of you see the movie "Guess Who" this last weekend? Planning on seeing it? Well check out this little tidbit of trivia.

A big decision was made in the Michael Jackson case yesterday. It could really tank MJ's defense.

By now, you've all probably seen the new breakfast sandwich being offered by Burger King. Dayum.

Virtual crack. Nuff said.

Have a great day everybody.

Toodles.

eBay And The IRS

2005-03-28T07:28:00.000-06:00

So the IRS is thinking about considering eBay sales taxable income. I thought you were supposed to report sales on eBay as taxable income already. And another thing, how in the hell is the IRS going to be able to enforce this? Is there going to be a form to fill out for the IRS before you'll be able to sell on eBay? Maybe I shouldn't give them any ideas.

It was about freaking time there was a new Desperate Housewives last night. Supposedly, the next 7 episodes are supposed to be new. I'll believe it when I see it. On another DH note, where did the 'Mary Alice used to be Angela' storyline come from? I must have missed something somewhere along the way.

Any of you growing up in the '80s remembers the band Crowded House. The drummer, Paul Hester, hung himself in a park Friday and was found Saturday.

Rosie O'Donnell has apologized to Kirstie Alley for accusing her of lying about her weight. She's apologized in her blog and supposedly also over the phone. Can I get a "Who gives a shit" up in here?

I'm not usually very squeamish, but this story gave me the heebie jeebies when I read it. I think it was the mental image I got while imagining how the accident happened and what it may have looked like afterward. Youch.

Well girls and boys, I have got to go. Somebody you know woke up late this morning and is running behind. Very behind. Have a great day kiddos.

Old Hat

2005-03-27T14:12:00.000-06:00

You know, lately, sometimes I think I’m going crazy. Other times, I think I’m really just beginning to wake after a very long slumber.

I have always been a master of knowing what hat I need to wear at any specific time. I became a master of that skill at the ripe old age of 5. Yes indeed I did. The very first hat I remember wearing was the ‘I’m-having-fun-no-matter-what’s-happening-around-me’ hat. Then came the ‘have-to-be-perfect-to-please-everybody’ hat followed by the ‘fuck-you-all’ hat. Of course there have been other hats worn by me through the years. The ‘I’m-so-in-love’ hat was quite nice for awhile.

One hat in particular I have been very fond of the last 7 or so years is the ‘stay-away-from-me-I-don’t-want-to-be-hurt-anymore’ hat. Oh that hat. It’s a comfy hat that I need to have within reach at all times – when I’m not wearing it that is. Like Linus’ blanket, it makes me feel safe and secure. It’s always there for me. Lately I’ve been finding myself taking it off more often only to almost immediately snatch it back up and put it back on my noggin. I can’t really help it at this point. It’s a habit. I get scared without it because it’s the hat I’m most used to.

I must say though, that there have been times lately where it has been nice not wearing it.

Does anybody know where I can find the ‘I’m-just-me-take-it-or-leave-it’ hat section?

Happy Easter!

2005-03-27T11:00:00.000-06:00

I hope all of you enjoy your day today and experience wonderful weather wherever you may be.

Can't wait to see pics of Easter Egg hunts from all of you.

Take care.

Finally

2005-03-26T12:26:00.000-06:00

Well I finally got around to finding the dirty voicemails that Pat O'Brien left for this chick trying to get a threesome going. Allegedly, there's also a cock shot out there that he sent to 'Betsy' who was going to be the other girl they hooked up with. Well well well.

If you want to listen to the raunchy voicemails you can get them here. Unzip (the file that is) and enjoy.

Rawr

2005-03-26T10:24:00.000-06:00

I'm sorry Chuck's wife but it's time for the precious Peep nestled between your breasts to move on down.

Damn it's foggy outside! When the pea soup burns off it will be replaced by some hellacious thunderstorms being sent to us by Dallas. Good ol' Dallas. Not. Would any of you other 49 states out there like to take Dallas off our hands? You can have it for a really nice price. If you're sitting there reading this and scratching your head trying to figure out why the hell I'm talking like this - you can stop. It's just a Houston/Dallas thang.

It's official. Brad and Jen are definitely Splittsville.

It seems that people are finding new ways to trade mp3s. You're kidding me right? People actually trade mp3s? *insert look of utter shock on ESSFingers' face

Cool. Kenny the Shark is coming on. It's the only cartoon I watch. Really. Now please don't tell anybody. Let it be our little secret.

Kmart has completed its takeover of Sears. It will become the third largest retailer in America behind Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

This ruling by the FCC really sucks. And it's stupid. The FCC is a real big doodiehead. So there! *sticks tongue out

How cool is this? Way cool.

Yet another reason to own a PSP is here. See? It's definitely not just for gaming. *wicked grin

Well, I gotta go for now. I have to make my NASCAR picks for Busch qualifying in under 6 minutes. Wish me luck!

And The Winner Is

2005-03-24T18:41:00.000-06:00

Ladies and gentlemen, here is the winning photo in ESSFinger's 1st Annual Peeps Photo Contest!

Let's all give a big hand to Chuck! Or should we congratulate his wife? LOL

It seems there was some hot and heavy voting going on in the final minutes between this photo and the 'other' Peeps cleavage photo submitted by Queen Of Pink. At five 'til, I started getting things ready to update and then right when my computer clock turned to 6:00 and when I checked the final poll results and took a screenshot I was really impressed by the action going on. Third place goes to the Chuckster as well for the very moving Peeps decapitation shot.

In the next hour, I'll be updating the Peeps Photo Gallery to include the name of the blogger that submitted what pics so check back later some time if you'd like to see who did what. *wink

It's been a fun contest everybody. I hope you all had fun participating and will join in again for the next photo contest.

Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!

Vote For Your Favorite Peep!

2005-03-24T06:49:00.000-06:00

Today is the day you've all been waiting for!

You can now vote for your favorite Peeps pic in ESSFinger's 1st Annual Peeps Photo Contest. Check out that poll over there to your right where the cams usually are. To see a list of all of the Peeps pics eligible for voting check out my Peeps gallery. I did remove a couple of my pics to make the number of pics equal 20 - which was the maximum number able to be voted on in the poll I found to use. So if one of those was your favorite, I'm sorry. :(

I received some great submissions from you guys and I want to thank each and every one of you that sent pic(s) in. I really appreciate it! I will end the voting at 6:00 Central time this afternoon and declare a winner. May the best guy/gal win.

Now for a little news....

Attention Firefox users: You need to upgrade to version 1.02. You can do that here. I've noticed that some of you never upgraded from 1.0 to 1.01 so just in case you're worried that you're going to mess something up I'll explain the process to you. This will apply only to Windows users btw. It's really simple to upgrade. Download and save Firefox version 1.02 to some place you will find in a few minutes. Go to your Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel. Remove Firefox. Now find the version 1.02 file you downloaded and install it. Voila. All of your themes, extensions, bookmarks should still be there just like they were before. You may get an update notice on your some of your extensions/themes in the day or so after you've upgraded Firefox. No worry. Just update those when Firefox asks you to or just click on that colored circle with the arrow in it right underneath the 'X' on the upper right side of your screen. All done.

Yes I agree. Skype is very cool. A wonderful way to make long distance calls over the net for free whether you're talking to family, buddies, or complete strangers. I personally love it. It's been a couple of months since I've used it though. Maybe one of you out there will Skype with me sometime. You can compare it to AIM or Yahoo! Messenger in that you call up a buddy on your list if they're showing online. You don't have to know their phone number or punch in any numbers. I have one of them jazzy little headsets I use. :)

I really wouldn't mind having a PSP. If you don't know what it is yet, you'll find out soon enough what it is when Christmas approaches. It will be what all of the kids want this year. If you want to read more about what it is, check it out here and here. Good luck finding one any time soon. I sooooo want one. If you want to buy me one, I could tell you where to send it!

Well that's it until later today. Just a short version of an otherwise normal post. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend. Have fun dyeing the eggs and watching your children find them Easter morning. Drive carefully if you're doing any traveling. For those of you that have tomorrow off (like I do), enjoy it!

Don't forget to vote and vote!

Wrong Number

2005-03-23T07:07:00.000-06:00

For crying out loud. American Idol gave out the wrong phone numbers last night for the final 3 performers (Mikalah, Anwar, and Jessica). It looks like last night's show will be rebroadcast tonight and the results show will now be on Thursday. Jeez. I voted a few times for Jessica last night but I knew the correct number: 1-866-436-5711. I voted for Carrie, Bo, Vonzell, and Jessica last night and now I may have to do it again? OK. Will do. ;)

Gmail, meet Yahoo!. Yahoo! will begin upgrading free users to 1GB in late April.

iTunes can be used DRM-free again.

Check out Britney Spears' nasty green dress. While you're there, have a gander at J-Lo's wrap.

MSNBC's Picture Stories this week is interesting.

Go see yesterday's Dilbert. It reminds me of some of you blogger buddies out there.

Of course Barry. It's only the media's fault. Cry me a river.

I've got some interesting Peeps pics so far. Send me your pics! Don't forget - the deadline is midnight tonight. Voting is tomorrow.

Don't work too hard today everybody. Later.

Peeps Photo Contest Pics So Far

2005-03-22T23:39:00.000-06:00

So far, these are the pics I've received for my 1st Annual Peeps Photo contest.

I can't wait to get the rest of your pics.

Get to posing people! You have a little more than 24 hours to email your Peeps pics to me.

Wounded Peep

2005-03-22T19:10:00.000-06:00

How are your Peeps doing? I just ate this one's body.

So far, I've received a couple of Peeps pics. They're hilarious!

Don't forget. Your Peeps pics are due in by midnight tomorrow night. Can't wait to see some more Peeps pics! :)

ESSFinger's 1st Annual Peeps Photo Contest

2005-03-22T07:25:00.000-06:00

Yo peeps! It's a Peeps photo contest!

Get ya some Peeps and grab your camera.

You can manipulate your Peeps however way you see fit. It can be funny, sad, stupid, or bizarre. You can use props if you want or just the Peeps themselves. You can use one Peep or multiple Peeps.

Each of you can submit as many Peeps photos as you want. I will post them here Thursday morning where everybody can vote on their favorite. The winner gets...I'm not sure yet.

Email your Peeps pics to me by Wednesday night (that's right - tomorrow) at midnight. You have about 44 hours from the time of this post. My email address is linked below the cams over on the right.

Spread the word! Everybody is welcome to join in.

Good luck and have fun!

P.S. I expect some very good submissions out of some of you out there. Especially you Chuck! Don't y'all let me down. :)

Peep-tastic

2005-03-22T07:21:00.000-06:00

Any Peeps lovers out there? If so, check this out. Don't 'creme' your pants now. Get it?

Well, guess what. Hewlett-Packard is planning to acquire Snapfish. I used Snapfish a couple of times the Christmas before last and I was very happy with them.

Surprise! New GM models will start rolling out with a plug-in jack to allow iPod users to plug in.

Remember yesterday's post about DRM-free music from iTunes? That's over.

Now this site is for all of you people out there that get off on googling people. Check out ZoomInfo. It's very cool. Instead of coming back with a bunch of results for "Bob Smith" and not knowing what Bob Smith is the one you're looking for, ZoomInfo actually collates data on each Bob Smith to present profiles on each one. Then you can go from there. BTW, you can create or change your own ZoomInfo profile there so that people can find the correct "John Doe" when they look for you. Interesting. And it's free.

Owen Wilson has a penis nose. OK, not actually. One of Saturday Night Live's skits on March 12th had David Spade with an almost anatomically correct appendage.

Now now Mikey. Don't cry. Save them tears for later when you'll really need them.

It's not C2. It's not Diet Coke. It's Coca-Cola Zero. It's supposed to taste just like Coke Classic but without the calories. Do we really need another soft drink???

Today is World Water Day. Drink up!

"You Can't Fly Forever Without Getting Killed"

2005-03-21T07:13:00.000-06:00

That saying sure is the truth. Just ask this man. Oh wait. You can't.

Yahoo! is getting into the blogging biz. Yahoo! also acquired Flickr.

Just in case all of you iTunes lovers out there don't know this already, you can buy your songs DRM-free from the iTunes music store.

American Idol has been sold. The dude who just snatched up Elvis Presley's empire has bought 19 Entertainment for $161.3 meeelllllyun. *pinky finger at edge of mouth

Some of this town's wives were surprised at what they found.

A new format is going to be tested with DVDs and music. Check this out.

I'm out for now. It's Monday. Urgh.

Persistent Vegetative State

2005-03-20T11:59:00.000-06:00

From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke site:

A persistent vegetative state (commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as "brain-death") sometimes follows a coma. Individuals in such a state have lost their thinking abilities and awareness of their surroundings, but retain non-cognitive function and normal sleep patterns. Even though those in a persistent vegetative state lose their higher brain functions, other key functions such as breathing and circulation remain relatively intact. Spontaneous movements may occur, and the eyes may open in response to external stimuli. They may even occasionally grimace, cry, or laugh. Although individuals in a persistent vegetative state may appear somewhat normal, they do not speak and they are unable to respond to commands.

In this post I will, of course, be referring to Terri Schiavo. Consider yourself forewarned that you may not like what I'm going to say. I would love to hear all of your thoughts on this matter be they assenting or dissenting. No name-calling though OK? Thanks.

First I have to address the thuggery of the Republicans in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate in this matter. On February 25th, Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was authorized to be removed Friday, March 18th at 1:00 PM. On March 17th, The U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency motion filed by Terri's parents to consider arguments in the case. Well Friday morning before the feeding tube was to be removed, the House Government Reform Committee issued subpoenas for Terri Schiavo, her husband Michael, and others to appear at a congressional hearing on March 25th. "Then, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee formally invited Michael and Terri Schiavo to testify on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's statement pointedly noted that it is a federal crime for anyone to interfere with a person's testimony before Congress." Terri's feeding tube was removed Friday afternoon.

Friday night, Congress began work on emergency legislation that would give the Middle District of Florida's U.S. District Court jurisdiction to issue relief necessary to protect Terri's constitutional rights. As of Saturday members of Congress say they may have reached a compromise on the bill. Voting on the bill will be taken up today or possibly early tomorrow morning. President Bush is leaving Crawford this morning to be in Washington to sign the bill as soon as it's passed.

Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband, has this to say about Congress' meddling:

“I’m outraged, and I think that every American in this country should also be outraged that this government is trampling all over a personal family matter that has been adjudicated in the courts for seven years,” he told CNN. “I think that the Congress has more important things to discuss.”

I would have to agree with him on this. CNN's legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says,

...I think one thing, you know, really needs to be said here. Is what this issue is really about. I mean, what the larger context for all of this is, is abortion politics. That is really what's the very clear undercurrent here. The right to life movement feels very strongly in what President Bush calls a culture of life.

And they begin -- that matters at the beginning of life, in abortion, and the end of life, in a situation like this. The people supporting the removal of the feeding tube feel very strongly about the autonomy of the person. But that's the subtext here and that is, I think, what's really driving a lot of the partisans on both sides.

Folks, this is why you need a living will. At the very least, discuss with your family and other loved ones what you would like them to do should something ever happen to you that would cause you to be kept alive by artificial means. And discuss with them what they would like you to do or not do for them should something happen to them.

I do not want any extraordinary means to be taken to keep me alive. I do not want to be kept alive through artificial means. If I am ever in a vegetative state like Terri Schiavo I do not want to be kept alive. My family knows it. My friends know it. My husband knew it when we were married. I do not want to lay in a bed wasting away for years and years in the hope that I might somehow make a recovery. I want them to let me go.

Terri Schiavo has been in a vegetative state for 15 years. She has made no improvement. I know Terri's parents love her but I feel they're being selfish in keeping her alive. It's unfortunate and it just plain sucks that she will have to die by starvation. In a way, it would be easier if she was connected to a machine that kept her breathing. It could just be unplugged and she might pass relatively quick. However doctors say,

Patients who are terminally ill and conscious and refuse food and drink at the end of life say that they do not generally experience pangs of hunger, since their bodies do not need much food. But they can suffer from dry mouth and other symptoms of dehydration that can be treated effectively.

Once food and water stop, death usually comes in about two weeks, and is caused by effects of dehydration, not the loss of nutrition, said Dr. Sean Morrison, a professor of geriatrics and palliative care at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. "They generally slip into a peaceful coma," he said. "It's very quiet, it's very dignified - it's very gentle."

I'd like to say to the politicians, stop.

I'd like to say to Terri's parents, let her go.

Update Sunday March 20th at 8:16 PM Central time - The Senate unanimously passed legislation ordering the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to review Terri Schiavo's case. The House of Representatives is currently debating the Schiavo bill. The debate is being carried live on CNN, Fox News, and C-SPAN. The House is expected to vote at 12:01 AM Eastern time passing the bill. President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law shortly thereafter.

I can not say enough how wrong I think this is of Congress and President Bush.

Update Monday March 21st at 5:46 AM Central time - The House passed the Schiavo bill by a vote of 203 to 58 around 12:45 AM Eastern time this morning. President Busch signed the bill into law at 1:11 Eastern time. An attorney for Terri's parents arrived at the federal district court for the Middle District of FL and filed an emergency injunction to have Terri's feeding tube reinserted. The federal judge has not ruled yet regarding the matter.

Update Monday March 21st at 1:00 PM Central time - U.S. District Court Judge James Whittemore is set to hear the case today at 3:00 Eastern time.

Update Monday March 21st at 5:30 PM Central time - Judge Whittemore said today that he will rule in the case but did not say when.

Update Tuesday March 22nd at 5:45 AM Central time - Judge Whittemore refused to order Terri's feeding tube re-inserted. Terri Schiavo's parents will be filing an appeal in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, GA.

Update Wednesday March 23rd at 6:05 AM Central time - A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 not to reinsert Terri's feeding tube. The parents are appealing that ruling.

Also from the above article, "If the federal courts decline to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case, Congress and Bush could pass and sign another law to try to keep the brain-damaged woman alive, said CNN legal analyst Kendall Coffey."

That's scary and a total abuse of power.

Update Thursday March 24th at 7:05 PM Central time - Yesterday Terri's parents appealed to and lost again in front of the entire panel (11 judges) this time of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The parents then appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused to intervene in the case. The parents are now asking District Judge Whittemore to reconsider his decision from Tuesday.

It seems as if this will never end. For Terri's sake I think it should end.

Update Thursday March 31 at 9:00 AM Central time - Terri Schiavo has passed away.

Morning Thoughts

2005-03-19T09:38:00.000-06:00

This morning I awoke with an immense feeling of urgency to go to a garage sale. Yeah, you read that right. Let me lead you through the amazing internal dialogue that went on in ESSF's brain.

My eyes open. Ahhh, it's 7:53 according to the DVR box. Shit! I'm going to be late for work. Wait, it's Saturday doofus. My eyes close. Damn my elbow hurts. That's what you get for falling asleep on the couch yet again. I need to go garage sale-ing today. Hold up. Why the fuck did you say that? I don't know. It was the first thing that popped into my mind. Well what would I buy? Hellifiknow. I just need to go. I know. You said that already. My eyes open. Why is there no sound coming from the TV? Because you probably pressed the 'volume down' button in your sleep that's why. Dammit. Where's the remote? There it is. Damn it's warm. Well that's because you were laying on it. Turn the volume up. Local news. A bridal store was on fire. Snicker. Sudden image in my mind of thousands of fru-fru blackened wedding gowns sopping wet from the fireman's hose. Oh yeah. Fireman's hose. I'd like to be hosed down. Shut up ESSF. Get your ass up. I'm hungry and I need to pee. OK then.

So I got up, used the bathroom, got my morning Diet Coke, and sat down at this here thing called a computer. Did I check my email first? Nah. I went to my local paper's website to check out the garage sales for today.

Methinks I spent too much time talking to a friend about being more budget-conscious last night.

Happy Saturday everybody.

The Alcohol Knowledge Test

2005-03-18T12:47:00.000-06:00

Bourbon
Congratulations! You're 113 proof, with specific scores in beer (100) , wine (83), and liquor (86).

Screw all that namby-pamby chick stuff, you're going straight for the bottle and a shot glass! It'll take more than a few shots of Wild Turkey or 99 Bananas before you start seeing pink elephants. You know how to handle your alcohol, and yourself at parties.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 30% on proof
You scored higher than 94% on beer index
You scored higher than 88% on wine index
You scored higher than 93% on liquor index

Link: The Alcohol Knowledge Test written by hoppersplit on Ok Cupid

Cheers Allan!

Just Nuts

2005-03-18T07:07:00.000-06:00

From Boing Boing, American Express (AMEX) sent a scary letter to one of BB's readers. Apparently AMEX doesn't like a domain name picked by Felix Eduardo Guerrero. Check out Felix's blog post about it and an excerpt of the letter right here.

Mark McGwire is a loser.

Kiki noticed strange behavior from some of the kids at Neverland Ranch. She thought some were intoxicated. Imagine that.

Mario Vazquez hired Clay Aiken's attorney right before he up and left American Idol. It's the same attorney that got Clay out of his contract with 19 Entertainment, the management company started by the show's creator.

OK. This 13-year-old kid didn't want to hurt anybody so that's why he brought a 9 mm handgun and 6 knives to school? Yeah. Right.

Did anybody out there feel it? There was a 2.5 magnitude earthquake in the Knoxville, TN area last night.

Am I a bad person because I'm tired of hearing about this?

Whatever.

Here's a hilarious IQ test for you to take in your 'oh so precious' time today. (Aw hell. I'm a redneck. Forgive me. It's early.)

Yet another idiotic eBay auction.

If this isn't nasty, then I don't know what is. I would consider this just 'kinda' NSFW. I recommend standing in front of your screen if you're unsure about viewing this at the workplace. Just in case.

Have fun today kiddos! Here's hoping you have a wonderful Friday and an even more wonderful weekend. Later.

Fuck You

2005-03-17T21:56:00.000-06:00

You know who you are.

Sorry for the interruption everybody else.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2005-03-17T07:14:00.000-06:00

I really am Irish. And damned proud of it!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody!

Thank You California

2005-03-16T21:40:00.000-06:00

Well, I thought I would never say that! LOL

Ahhh, but I'm realistic enough to know that Scott Peterson will spend 50+ years on death row without meeting the needle.

That is California after all.

And I'm from Texas.

:)

Divorce Nest Eggs

2005-03-16T06:56:00.000-06:00

This doesn't really surprise in this day and age. I know of a couple women that do this 'just in case it happens again'.

Formal sentencing for Scott Peterson begins today. Hopefully he won't get a new trial. I hope he gets the death penalty.

American Idol was just 'OK' last night. The best two singers were definitely Nadia and Bo.

Konfabulator is a pretty neat dealio. The TVScraper widget is the cool. I have 13 days left to decide whether or not I want to spend $24.95 to keep Konfab. I'll let you know.

Come on spring! You can do it.

At this school, the monitor thought it better to feed the kids grass rather than send them to the principal. On the up side, the kids weren't sexually assaulted.

You think you have an ugly dog? Are you sure?

Finally, check out this awesome performance of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' that a buddy emailed me. My buddy is the one that's singing real high at the beginning. This video is safe for work so feel free to enjoy it on your company's time. Oh, just kidding about my buddy. But do check the video out. It rawks!!!

Have a great day children. Don't get into too much trouble or I'll have to feed you grass. You wouldn't want that now would you?

Why Men Wear Earrings

2005-03-14T21:11:00.000-06:00

A man is at work one day when he notices that his co-worker is wearing an earring.

This man knows his co-worker to be a normally conservative fellow, and is curious about his sudden change in "fashion sense." The man walks up to him and says, "I didn't know you were into earrings."

"Don't make such a big deal, it's only an earring," he replies sheepishly.

His friend falls silent for a few minutes, but then his curiosity prods him to say, "So, how long have you been wearing one?"

"Ever since my wife found it in my truck."

Happy Steak & BJ Day!

2005-03-14T05:55:00.000-06:00

I hope all of you men out there have fun with this male version of Valentine's Day.

Ladies, don't be selfish. Today is all about the men.

For more information on this holiday, check it out here.

;)

Audioscrobbler

2005-03-13T21:59:00.000-06:00

I am a certified music whore. I'm constantly listening to music when I'm at my computer (when I'm not watching TV that is.) My taste in music is very broad as anybody who has ever seen my music collection in my MusicMatch Jukebox or Winamp Player can attest to.

I've come across some blogs in the past few months that have been using Audioscrobbler and I have thought about using it myself. After checking out Roscoe's post on it I decided I would go ahead and set it up.

I have to use it with Winamp as MusicMatch doesn't allow third-party plugins. That's not really a problem because I use both of them about the same. In addition to Winamp, Audioscrobbler can also be used with iTunes, Windows Media Player, and some other lesser known media players. Anyway, it's really easy to set up. You sign up at Audioscrobbler, create a little profile (if you want), and then download the appropriate plugin. Start up your player (Winamp in my case) and a box will pop up where you enter your Audioscrobbler username and password. Save it and then play your music. Simple as that. Oh, and it's free. That is always a good thing.

So do you wanna see what I've been playing? Well here's my Audioscrobbler. I've put a link to my Audioscrobbler over on the right underneath the cams so you can check out what music I've been listening to whenever you want.

If any of you out there decide to try it out yourself let me know so I can check out what you're listening to.

ESSFingers out.

Ack

2005-03-12T14:55:00.000-06:00

Haven't felt like blogging but figured I would post something.

So there ya go. Maybe I'll post something more worthy later today.

Have a great weekend.

Star Wars Trailer

2005-03-10T22:30:00.000-06:00

Damn! It looks like Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith will be a fine movie.

If you didn't get a chance to check it out, let me know and I'll help you out in that department.

:)

Progenitorivox

2005-03-10T07:21:00.000-06:00

I got an email from the fine folks over at JibJab sometime late last night. They have some new animation up at their site. It's not made by them however. It's produced by Consumers Union 'Prescription For Change' and the music is provided by Austin Lounge Lizards. It's very cute and funny. Go check it out in your spare time today. ;)

Consumers Union 'Prescription For Change'

More Durstwurst Drama

2005-03-09T18:49:00.000-06:00

Here's another update in the Durstwurst Debacle.

Fred Durst: Nevermind About That Lawsuit Thingie

Last night, the Gawker Batcave received a call from entertainment management company The Firm, asking if we had received a delivery. Moments later, a messenger showed up bearing flowers and the note above. Was this the most genius prank ever? We called The Firm to verify the authenticity of the delivery, and it turns out that it is indeed from Fred Durst.

You can read the rest here at Gawker.

You can also check out the story at Boing Boing here.

Blog Alert!

2005-03-09T12:41:00.000-06:00

I found a great new blog via Boing Boing.

Drawn!

Go now and check it out! You'll love me forever for it. I promise. *wink

I Think I Can

2005-03-09T07:29:00.000-06:00

Argh. It's only Wednesday. Where's Friday?

I replaced the Old Faithful cam with the Mount St. Helens cam seeing as Mount St. Helens decided to have a little explosion yesterday. So keep your eyes peeled.

You know how most of the time somebody will send you a link that they got from a friend who got it from a friend who got it from another friend and it's a total waste of time? Well this is not a waste of time. Click on it. You'll love it. I promise.

Eat any penis lately?

Goodbye Dan Rather. I prefer watching Brian Williams but maybe I'll watch Dan tonight. Seeing as it's his last show and all.

I've used a few of these before. I think I will try the 'Slow Clap' today. :)

The girls of American Idol are really sucking. With the exception of Jessica, none of them were too good last night. Oh, and if Janay doesn't leave tonight I'm going to reach through my TV and pluck her ass out myself.

Well, that's it for now. I've got to go and finish getting ready for work.

Work. Yay.

Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely

2005-03-08T08:58:00.000-06:00

All of you Backstreet Boys fans out there get the title of this post I'm sure.

Well, it seems Nick Carter is in a little bit of trouble. He got busted for DWI in California yesterday. Nice mug shot Nick!!

This One's For You

2005-03-07T19:27:00.000-06:00

This one's for you Chris.

Wal-Mart Is Undeterred.

Now everybody YATTA!

Yay. It's Monday.

2005-03-07T07:13:00.000-06:00

Have a great day everybody.

Durstwurst

2005-03-05T11:04:00.000-06:00

Here's a follow-up to this post I made....

Durst seeks 80M Bizkits in Net sex vid

Limp Bizkit lead singer Fred Durst struck back at the Web sites that posted X-rated video clips of him romping with an ex-girlfriend with an $80 million lawsuit yesterday.

"The Video was never intended by either participant to be shown," the lawsuit states.

Durst, who explained in court papers how he "held the camera," said computer hackers stole the video from his hard drive and posted it without his permission.

Secret Service agents looking into Paris Hilton's cell phone hacking are also conducting "an elaborate investigation" into the Durst incident, the papers state.

Among the sites being sued is the Manhattan-based Gawker, which featured the Durst dalliance in a Feb. 25 posting.

Gawker founder Nick Denton said they took down the link three days before they heard from Durst's lawyers.

"We don't get it - we complied before you even got around to wasting paper on us," he wrote.

Maybe it's because Gawker described Durst's anatomy as "unimpressive."

From here.

The entire story and a copy of the temporary restraining order can be seen and read at The Smoking Gun.

Bwahahahaha!!! $80 million???

OK, I'm getting up off the floor now. I need to change into a fresh pair of panties due to laughing so much.

Thanks for the memories Fred. :)

On a completely unrelated note, check out Dustin Hoffman's breasts. Possibly a Tootsie 2 in the making?

Playboy's Breast Implant Up For Sale To Highest Bidder

2005-03-04T12:22:00.000-06:00

Here's the story and here's the auction.

Come on now, you know you're in need of a 69-HH silicon breast implant. Don't we all need one?

Update on Friday at 5:41 PM - Here's a big shocker! Golden Palace Casino is currently the top bidder at $16,750. Check out some of the crazy stuff Golden Palace Casino has bought off of eBay lately by clicking here.

Update on Saturday at 9:17 PM - Golden Palace Casino has won Tawny Peaks' famous breast implant for the paltry amount of $16,766. Hahaha.

Hostess With The Mostest

2005-03-04T07:02:00.000-06:00

The Domestic Diva herself, Martha Stewart, was released from prison at 12:30 am this morning. I know what's going to be dominating the news this morning, this afternoon, and tonight. How much do you want to bet?

It's scary that some people out there actually fall for this.

No French jokes from me here. This is sickening.

I really wonder about the state of our society when I read about stories like this.

Eleven years ago today, John Candy passed away. It doesn't seem like it's been that long.

Free wi-fi in Texas might be threatened.

Here is an interesting article on what some men's finger length means.

How would you like to have most of your face chewed off by a monkey?

Speaking of ouch, check out this story of a 92-year-old woman impaled by a water faucet while in the shower. Yikes.

Newsflash. Discussing lesbianism with 60 6th-grade girls at camp will get you fired from your job as an intern. Duh.

Here's an amusing game for you to play today. Enjoy.

Stop Playing With Yourself

2005-03-02T17:39:00.000-06:00

Ouuuuccccchhhhh!!!

Random ESSFingers Pics

2005-03-01T18:39:00.000-06:00

OK, I finished taking my "random" pics. Chuck will be so proud of me! LOL

Now I know y'all are just clamoring to get a peek of the old ESSFingers. Well maybe you're not. But at least lie to me and say that you've wanted a peek.

Here are a couple of my fuzzy friends at work.

My work calendar would make Duck Hunter very happy I'm sure. Trust me, he's only there for the month of March. *sticks tongue out

This is a pretty red bud tree that we're always commenting about at work.

This is a little of what my drive to work looks like.

Everybody knows what these are right?

This is a cool little bird's nest almost right above the crawfish holes.

And finally, I'm on my way home.

OK everybody. I'm waiting to see your random pics. Get on it!

Such A Pretty Day

2005-03-01T12:18:00.000-06:00

Taking a cue from Chuck, here's the first of my random pictures.

So here I share some of our lovely weather with you.

It's a beautiful day outside. Too bad it's supposed to be raining again tomorrow.

Nice Chattin' With Ya

2005-03-01T07:41:00.000-06:00

Had a great time chatting with you folks last night. You know who you are. ;)

Have a great day everybody!

I Got haXored

2005-02-28T20:25:00.000-06:00

Wow. Somebody out there cares enough to hack the very best.

NOT.

I had my stats account hacked into late last night/early this morning. I feel so special.

Too bad for them that was the only account I used that username/password combo. It wasn't an easy password either. And it definitely wasn't 'Tinkerbell'.

But thanks for thinking of me you 1337 haXor you. Oh gosh golly jee. I just don't know what to say.

eye <3 u

Cool News Site

2005-02-28T18:52:00.000-06:00

If you're a news junky like me, take a gander at Newsmap.

Really cool.

Freaking Blogger

2005-02-28T16:40:00.000-06:00

I don't know what the deal is with the comment thing. No settings were changed. And sorry to all the IE peeps out there...don't know why the right sidebar is doing that. Maybe it's all tied in together?

I blame this one totally on Blogger.

Anyways, later.

Oscars

2005-02-27T18:40:00.000-06:00

Well, the NASCAR race today is over. Greg Biffle won and if it wasn't going to be Kevin Harvick by the end at that point, I'm glad Biffle won.

Anybody but Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. (Sorry Duck Hunter!)

Well, the Oscars are about ready to begin. Anybody else watching?

7:07 PM - WTF happened to Renee Zellweger's face? She looks 50 years old! Well, her face does anyway.

7:14 PM - Orlando Bloom looks yummy.

7:33 PM - Nice opening homage to film history. Here comes Chris Rock.

7:44 PM - Good Chris Rock opening. Except for the Bush-bashing that is.

7:47 PM - Ack! It's Renee again! I'm going to have nightmares if they keep showing her.

7:49 PM - Yay! Morgan Freeman has just won his very first Oscar ever for 'Million Dollar Baby'.

7:55 PM - Robin Williams is so hilarious!!! His imitation of Jack Nicholson was dead on.

7:58 PM - And the Oscar goes to 'The Incredibles' for Best Animated Feature Film.

8:02 PM - Drew Barrymore looks hot. And Beyonce sings in French. WTF? Wait, I think she might be lip-synching. OK not might but definitely.

8:19 PM - ROFLMAO at Chris Rock's comments about Tim Robbins.

8:27 PM - Tribute to Johnny Carson and his hosting the Oscars. Very touching.

8:32 PM - Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom presenting for Film Editing. I love you Legolas! LOL :)

8:35 PM - Mike Myers, "Personally, I like the part where he farts in the mud." Counting Crows performing 'Accidentally In Love'. I like this song.

8:42 PM - This little fake Katherine Zeta-Jones skit between Adam Sandler and Chris Rock is absolutely hilarious! LOL

8:50 PM - Al Pacino presents an honorary Oscar. He looks like he just woke up and is having trouble reading the prompter. But everytime I see him, I see him in The Devil's Advocate. Damn how I love that movie. Al Pacino is presenting an honorary Oscar to Sidney Lumet.

9:05 PM - And here's Beyonce singing again. Or is she lip-syching? Yup. It's lip-synching.

9:11 PM - The dog's bollocks! Oh my! LOL

9:24 PM - How the hell could Tom Cruise ever stand to be with Penelope? She can barely speak English. Oh wait, I know how he could stand it.

9:27 PM - Antonio Banderas and Carlos Santana performing.... Carlos is great on the guitar as always. Banderas? Ugh.

9:35 PM - Natalie Portman's breastbone. Ack. She needs to cover her shit up. She's too damned skinny to be showing what she's showing.

9:45 PM - Boring. Boring. Boring. Wake me up Chris Rock.

9:48 PM - Yo-Yo Ma performs for all of the actors, etc. that have passed in the last year. Ronald Reagan, Fay Ray, Phil Gersh, Frank Thomas, Jerry Orbach, Ralph E. Winters, Howard Keel, Janet Leigh, Christopher Reeve, Ossie Davis, Nelson Gidding, Paul Winfield, Jerry Goldsmith, Rodney Dangerfield, Virginia Mayo, Tony Randall, Marlon Brando, and others that I missed.

9:56 PM - Puff Daddy or P Diddy or Notorious B.I.G.'s former sidekick (whatever you want to call him) presents Beyonce and Josh Groban for the final musical number. She might actually be singing this time.

10:00 PM - Prince is presenting for Best Song. The guy that wrote the Spanish song that Banderas sang earlier won. He sang part of the song and did better than Banderas. It was actually quite sweet.

10:02 PM - Here comes Sean Penn to present. Fuck Sean Penn.

10:05 PM - The award for Best Actress goes to Hilary Swank for 'Million Dollar Baby'. And surprise. She doesn't know when to shut up.

10:12 PM - Chris Rock on introducing Gwyneth Paltrow, "And the only woman to breastfeed an apple..." Hehehehe. :)

10:17 PM - Charlie Kaufman wins for Best Original Screenplay for 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'. I absolutely loved that movie!

10:24 PM - Charlize Theron is looking absolutely fantastic as always. The winner for Best Actor goes to Jamie Foxx for 'Ray'! Wooohooo! And what a fantastic acceptance speech!

10:32 PM - And here's Julia Roberts (wishing happy birthday to Marva) presenting for Best Director. Clint Eastwood gets it for 'Million Dollar Baby'! His mom's in the audience. She's 96 years old.

10:36 PM - Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand are presenting Best Motion Picture. And the Oscar goes to 'Million Dollar Baby'. Maybe I should see this movie. It sounds like it would be my kind of movie anyway.

10:41 PM - Chris Rock closes it out by saying "Good night Brooklyn!"

Crash time for me now. Or maybe it's Crunch time.

I may or may not blog in the next day or so. Or even after that. I'm not sure. I don't know. I just know I have things I have to do.

Be patient with me. Please.

Monday - I've received several emails from you peeps about not being able to leave a comment on this post. I don't know what the deal is. I hadn't changed anything. Maybe editing this post will fix it?

Nope. That didn't do it.

A Lazy Sunday

2005-02-27T12:12:00.000-06:00

Here it is. It's Sunday. Again.

Where does the time go? I could say the ever popular "Time flies when you're having fun" but that phrase doesn't really apply to me. At least not lately. For me, it seems, time just flies.

Why is that? When I was a young lass time seemed to creep by and so much could be crammed into a 24-hour block of time. I'm 32 (quickly approaching 33) and it seems as if the time between when I open my sleepy eyes in the morning until the time I lay my tired body down at night could be squished into an entire three hour period. It's not like anything really exciting or fun happened; time just happened.

Almost 33.

What the fuck has happened to me these last few years? Nothing. Where the hell has my time gone? I don't know. Have I really done anything? No. Am I stuck? Yes. Do I want to dig myself out of these doldrums? Yes. What the fuck am I going to do about it? I'm not sure yet...

I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand...

From "Let Me Go" by 3 Doors Down

Every time I hear that song, that's the line that gets to me. That's me right now. Perfectly.

"...This life I lead...." What life?
"...Where I stand...." In one damned place.

And that ladies and gentlemen, is my whole fucking problem wrapped up in a nice and neat little package. I wrap it up at night only to awake in the morning and open it again. Over and over and over. Remind you of anything?

I need to make a change. Well, actually there are two major changes I need to make but one is going to take much more work than the other. And at 32 (almost 33) do I have enough tenacity and belief in myself to be able to do it? Change was so much easier when I was younger. And I feel so old now.

But I don't want to be in the same place in a year from now. Again.

I'm tired. I'm tired of everything.

I need to do something.

Anything.

Just So Ya Know

2005-02-26T16:34:00.000-06:00

The Dukes of Hazzard is showing on CMT all weekend.

Dukes of Hazzard theme song - Download!

7 Second Delay

2005-02-26T12:42:00.000-06:00

ABC is rating this year's Oscar's show TV-14L and putting it on a seven-second delay. I'll be tuning in to see Chris Rock and to check out the duds primarily. I also want to see how the changes they've made in presenting some of the awards works out.

While I'm on the subject of movies, you can find your local showtimes by going to Google's showtime search. Just put in your zip code and decide which movie you want to see.

This musical toothbrush sounds like a really cool thing for kids out there. I'll bet all of you parents out there will be snatching these up for your little one(s). I know I would. Unfortunately, it won't be coming out until September.

Watch out world. The Backstreet Boys are back! Their new single is set to hit on March 18th and their new album will be released in June.

For all of the Firefox users out there, you need to update to 1.0.1. You can do that here.

I hate you Clear Channel.

Bad news for Jack William Pacheco. He wasn't able to buy 'em all after all.

And finally, how about this poor mother and her newborn? Wow.

Have a great weekend everybody!

Ridiculous

2005-02-25T22:35:00.000-06:00

The size of Fred Durst's penis that is. Ridiculous.

The fact that this piece of shit video is making its way around the internet should be even more embarassing to him. BTW, the site and the video is NSFW.

Gimme a break! Come on, act like the rockstar you are!

If you're gonna distribute your own porn and you don't measure up, at least digitally enhance the size of your johnson and record the whole damned job. Stopping it halfway isn't really a tease when the goods can't be inventoried wholly to begin with. Where's the damned money shot for crying out loud?

After all, you're 'Mr. I'm So Important Doing It All For The Nookie Fred Limp Bizkit Durst' right?

Blame this on a hack like Paris Hilton? Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhh right. Get real.

Reminds me of the song 'Get Over It' I so dearly love of The Eagles.

I turn on the tube and what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin' 'Don't blame me'
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin and your daddy's too fat

Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it

You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if I gave you some cash
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight
You don't want to work, you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing

Get over it
Get over it
If you don't want to play, then you might as well split
Get over it, Get over it

It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
Some call it sick, but I call it weak

You drag it around like a ball and chain
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down
You bitch about the present and blame it on the past
I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass

Get over it
Get over it
All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it

Get over it
Get over it
It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit
Get over it, get over it

Butcher Block

2005-02-25T12:26:00.000-06:00

Found via Boing Boing, the Voodoo knife display.

Interesting. I want one.

Sperm Is A Gift

2005-02-25T07:01:00.000-06:00

Sperm: The 'gift' that keeps on giving
Court dismisses man's theft claim against lover who kept semen

CHICAGO - An appeals court said a man can press a claim for emotional distress after learning a former lover had used his sperm to have a baby. But he can’t claim theft, the ruling said, because the sperm were hers to keep.

The ruling Wednesday by the Illinois Appellate Court sends Dr. Richard O. Phillips’ distress case back to trial court.

Phillips accuses Dr. Sharon Irons of a “calculated, profound personal betrayal” after their affair six years ago, saying she secretly kept semen after they had oral sex, then used it to get pregnant.

He said he didn’t find out about the child for nearly two years, when Irons filed a paternity lawsuit. DNA tests confirmed Phillips was the father, the court papers state.

Phillips was ordered to pay about $800 a month in child support, said Irons’ attorney, Enrico Mirabelli.

You should definitely read the rest of the article located here.

Discuss

Identification Of Human Remains From 9/11 Halted

2005-02-24T17:48:00.000-06:00

But yesterday, as word spread that the 1,588 victims of the attack on the World Trade Center identified so far would probably be the last, leaving 1,161 unaccounted for, many people had difficulty confronting that reality, displaying a visceral range of responses.

"On one side, I am very sad and hurt that the identification process has ended without finding any traces of my husband," said Meena Jerath, the widow of Prem Nath Jerath, a structural engineer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in an e-mail message. "On the other side, part of me is relieved that no tiny fragment was found of my husband. If only a small piece was found, I would wonder what happened to the rest of him. What were his last moments like? Did he suffer a lot?"

By any quantifiable measure, calculating the grim tally of splintered grief was daunting. The city processed a total of 19,916 body parts, ranging from pieces as small as fingertips to 286 intact bodies. In the end, 10,196 pieces were identified as belonging to particular victims, and 9,720 were not.

Some victims left behind as many as 200 fragments. Others, only one.

DNA tests alone identified 844 people, while dental X-rays accounted for 63 and fingerprints 46. The rest were identified by other means, and in some cases a combination of means. Medical examiners reported that seven victims had tattoos that helped with their identification.

The pace has recently slowed considerably, as the medical examiner's office relied almost exclusively on DNA analysis. Between September 2003 and September 2004, 53 identifications were made. Since then, there have only been eight.

You can read the entire article here.

We Regret This Spam

2005-02-24T07:23:00.000-06:00

A breaking news bulletin was emailed by MSNBC to its breaking news subscriber list early yesterday morning informing them of a lottery contest. Haha.

Speaking of spam, the FBI has posted this warning on its website. The Sober virus is to be blamed.

Just what the world needs, a pill to keep you drunk longer.

Have you heard about this yet? A teaching intern in Sacramento, California was caught having sex over the weekend behind an elementary school with a male student. The kicker to the story? Her 2-year-old toddler was in its car seat in the back seat.

Sean Connery is being sued for $30 million. "Dr. Burton Sultan says Connery is trying to force his family out of the apartment by creating a hostile environment, including loud music, noises, rats, and water damage." Damn dude! Don't you know you're supposed to videotape this and release it on the internet so we can see for ourself before you file the lawsuit?

Michael Jackson's jury is white and Hispanic.

For my finale, check out this interesting article about love and sex.

ESSFingers. Out.

I'm In Love

2005-02-23T19:07:00.001-06:00

Yes, I am in love. I'm in love with Lay's Dill Pickle chips.

They are the yummiest chips! (Did I just say yummiest???)

From the moment the chip first touches your tongue to the moment you swallow is pure bliss. It's the perfect combination of dill pickle flavor and saltiness. The tanginess is exquisite. The crunchiness is sublime. It's like an orgasm in your mouth.

Speaking of pickles and orgasms, does the book Tickle His Pickle by Sadie Allison seem like a good gift to give a young bride-to-be? :)

Think Before You Act

2005-02-23T07:17:00.000-06:00

WHY I LASHED OUT IN PARKING BAY ROW

A disabled driver who lost his leg in a horrific motorbike smash today defended his decision to smash a teenage girl's car windscreen.

Graham Ewen said he took the extreme measure after two years of drivers parking in disabled spaces. He confronted 19-year-olds Fiona Tosh and Leanne Benzie for parking their Renault Clio in a disabled space.

But he claims they laughed at him and he decided enough was enough.

You can read the rest here.

Let me just say that I NEVER park in handicapped parking spots and it really pisses me off when I see other able-bodied people (both teenagers & adults) park in spots that are not designated for them. Argh!!!

Are there any Calvin and Hobbs fans out there? Wow! Look at all of those hands go up.

Then you will really like this site. You can find all of the Calvin and Hobbs comics there from 1985 to 1995. Hope you don't have much work to take care of today. Ha!

Blink-182 is on 'indefinite hiatus'. Me = sad.

Until later folks!

Do You Want Nude Pics?

2005-02-22T18:46:00.000-06:00

If so, click here!

Update on Feb. 24th at 10:45 PM - beckypizz won the nudie pics for the whopping price of...wow...get this...please make sure you're sitting down...$10.50 in US money.

I guess beckypizz never heard of free porn on the intraweb before.

Hey, there's a sucker born every minute. Congrats mcsoliman! :)

Step Away From The Crack

2005-02-22T07:02:00.000-06:00

Man Charged In Connection With Firefighter's Death
Funeral Scheduled For Wednesday

HOUSTON -- A man was charged Monday in connection with a southeast Houston house fire that killed a Houston firefighter, officials told Local 2.

Capt. Grady Burke, 39, died when the roof of the house in the 8500 block of Brandon Street collapsed, trapping him. Firefighters entered the burning home around 6 a.m. Saturday to make sure no one was inside. Six other firefighters were injured, but none of those injuries required hospitalization.

Jack Cordua, 44, confessed to police that he lit a small fire inside the known crack house. He is described as a homeless man addicted to crack.

"His nickname was 'White Boy Jack,'" said Brian Harris, with the Houston Police Department. "He lit the fire so he could see how to use his drugs, so he could load his drugs in his pipe and pack his pipe. When somebody's on drugs in a dark, abandoned building, and you can't see, you need light."

You can read the rest here.

For some interesting 'free-time' reading today, check out this list of the Top 100 Gadgets of All Time. Hey, the Rubik's Cube came in at #89!. :)

Awww Hell NO!

2005-02-21T22:04:00.000-06:00

Slash's Top Hat Stolen

Guitarist Slash's top hat that he's been wearing for the past 15 years was stolen out of the limo that took him to the Grammy Awards last Sunday (Feb. 13), informed sources have told Blabbermouth.net. The limo driver swears he knows nothing about it and Slash wants the hat back. In addition, some personal things were missing from a bag Slash's wife Perla left in the limo with the top hat.

If anyone has the top hat and wants to return it (no questions asked), please contact Blabbermouth.net.

From here.

I must say though, if I had that hat, I'd...ooooohhhhh...wear it...touch it...rub it...while I was....

Another Penis Down The Toilet

2005-02-21T06:34:00.000-06:00

Severed penis retrieved from toilet, reattached
Police say Alaska man's girlfriend tied him up, cut off his genitals

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 44-year-old Anchorage man had his penis surgically reattached after it was cut off by an angry girlfriend and flushed down a toilet, local police said on Sunday.

The events unfolded about midnight on Saturday, after the pair had been arguing over an impending breakup, an Anchorage Police Department statement said. At some point, the two decided to have sex and the man agreed to let the woman tie his arms to a windowsill.

You can read the rest here.

Paris Hilton's Sidekick Gets Hacked

2005-02-20T11:11:00.000-06:00

It seems Miss Hilton had her T-Mobile Sidekick hacked yesterday.

Along with having her Address Book posted, her pics from her Sidekick and her notes have been put out there for all to see.

If you follow this thread you can read how the drama unfolds. (*As of 6:53 PM the owners of that forum have wiped their boards clean and now require registration to be able to surf there.)

***Warning - Most of the links above are NSFW!!! The chance of seeing nudity at any of the above links is especially high so don't say you haven't been warned.

Next up, the Daytona 500. Boogity! Boogity! Boogity!

Paris update - 12:20 PM
* Now being reported on Drudge

Daytona 500 update
* The race is over. Jeff Gordon won. Yuck. Enough said.

Paris update on Monday at 6:30 AM
* I took the links with the info off of this post. But if you have decent searching (*cough-Gooogle-*cough) skills you can find it for yourself.

Paris update on Monday at 3:15 PM
* Finally, CNN/Money is reporting it. Took long enough before it was picked up by mainstream media!

Yum....Pizza

2005-02-19T12:12:00.000-06:00

100 Ways To Order A Pizza

Dale Earnhardt

2005-02-18T20:22:00.000-06:00

4 years ago today...

RIP Dale.

Smokin' Expedition Dude!

2005-02-18T10:19:00.000-06:00

Expensive litter: Tossed cigarette ignites SUV

No ifs, ands or butts about it, Jonathan Fish learned an expensive lesson today about the dangers of littering.

The 20-year-old San Francisco resident was rolling across the upper deck of the Bay Bridge at 10:40 a.m., smoking a cigarette. When he got to Harrison Street, he rolled down the window of his white 2004 Ford Expedition SUV and tossed out the butt.

Instead of bounding along the pavement, however, the still-lit cigarette blew back in and set the interior of his $30,000 SUV ablaze.

Black smoke filled the vehicle. Fish pulled over to the far left-hand lane about 100 feet from the Harrison Street exit and leaped from the Expedition, but instead of putting the SUV in park, he left it in neutral.

You can read the rest of the hilarity here.

For some distraction today, check out this hot porn site. If that doesn't make your pulse race, I don't know what would.

High Class Prostitution On eBay

2005-02-17T10:03:00.000-06:00

This is the eBay auction that I will be referring to in this post.

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!! $100,000??? Yeeeaaaahhhhh right.

OK, now that I have that out of my system I will continue on.

Just in the last hour, the sweet peapie25 has removed one of the pictures from her auction. If you want to see the seductive pose on the couch that was removed, CLICK HERE.

Now surely eBay will yank this auction. So the auction link may or may not be valid by the time you read this. But never fear, ESSFingers is here! :)

Piece the following three screencaps together and you'll get the 'idea' of the auction:
Top
Middle
Bottom

Some people never cease to amaze me. Would any of my male readers like to try to request her references from her? LOL

While you're checking peapie25 out, be sure to check out her buying history. From what I can tell, she's a size 4-6 and wears a 34B bra. Oh, and she LOVES pink.

Have a great day everybody! Woohoo! My DVD burner will be in today and I will be playing with it later this afternoon. ;)

Toodles.

Update at 10:24 AM - Her auction was removed. I'm glad I got screencaps! Yay me! :)

Update at 3:59 PM - She's baaaacccckkkkk! Here she is again! I wonder how long it will be up this time? Don't worry chickadees. I have screencaps to show you just in case you don't see it before it's yanked yet again.

Update on 2/19/05 - In case you hadn't already noticed. It was yanked again.

Update on 2/20/05 at 2:30 PM - And she's back yet again. This broad just does not give up.

Update on 02/21/05 at 8:30 PM - And she's gone again!

In Today's News

2005-02-16T16:20:00.000-06:00

Kid Rock was arrested today for punching a strip club DJ. Be sure to check out the video.

J. Lo is canceling her European concert tour due to illness. That's weird. She knows how long she's going to be sick. Methinks there might be a little future singer on the way.

Little Ashley Olsen is suing the National Enquirer for $40 million in a defamation suit. They say she was caught up in a 'drug scandal'. She says she wasn't. *yawn

If you're on a diet, feeling a little hungry, and need an appetite suppressant check this out. *Warning - you just might toss the cookies you just consumed.

The oldest humans just got older.

Do you like your toys? If so, these are the top 10 you can't live without.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved stiffer indecency fines. Get it? Stiffer??? Indecency??? Ahh, never mind.

Princess Diana is spinning over in her grave.

Taser International is targeting civilians. Don't worry though, they're not as strong as the police model.

And finally, I don't have to hear about the damned NHL lockout anymore. Thank. You. God.

Update at 7:00 pm - I got rid of the SkiCam and added the BeachCam. I had originally had a view from a nice beach in the Caribbean but it was giving me hell so I found a view in Maui that I thought y'all would enjoy. Sometimes you'll see the beach and the sky, people frolicking in the ocean, or even girls/guys laying out. ;)

I also added some new buttons to my sidebar. Check things out and let me know what you think!

Behold IE 7

2005-02-15T17:00:00.000-06:00

Microsoft to release new Internet browser
Gates also announces free tools to fight spyware

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft will release a new version of its Internet Explorer browser with improved security features, Bill Gates announced Tuesday. Speaking at a security conference in San Francisco, the Microsoft chairman also confirmed that a new anti-spyware product, currently being offered for free in test versions, would be free in its final release as well.

“We have decided to do a new version of Internet Explorer, this is IE 7,” Gates said at the RSA Security Conference.

Well Mr. Gates, it's too little too late for me when it comes to your Internet Explorer. I only use it when I have to as it is.

The new version of IE, which will be released for preliminary testing this summer, will have new protections against viruses, spyware and phishing scams, which fool users into entering sensitive information on Web pages that appear to be legitimate. The update would be available only to users of the latest version of Windows — XP with last summer’s Service Pack 2 upgrade, which also came with security improvements to IE 6.

Um Mr. Gates, I thought that was what the security updates for IE 6 were for last summer. Why release a new version that's supposed to be doing the same thing IE 6 is supposed to be currently doing???

The company did not mention any non-security improvements such as tabbing or other features available in Firefox and other rival browsers such as Opera and Safari.

Mr. Gates, of course you would not mention any increased usability features now would you? Afraid your little company might not be able to rival the features available in the aforementioned three browsers? That's what I thought.

Analysts have said that tech-savvy users are switching to Firefox because it offers better security as well as some features that are not available on IE.

According to Web statistics tracking firm WebSideStory Inc., nearly 5 percent of Web surfers now use Firefox. Internet Explorer held a 90.3-percent share of U.S. browser usage at the middle of January, compared with a 95.5-percent share in mid-2004.

Trust me. You don't have to be "tech-savvy" to use Firefox. I have coaxed several untech-savvy friends into trying Firefox and after a very short and painless learning curve, they prefer it much more than IE. They loved it even more after being introduced to the various extension and themes. Oh and, tabbed browsing rules!

Microsoft is also gearing up its other security efforts, and last month began offering a preliminary version of its free anti-spyware software, which prevents malicious programs from snooping for data on computers and recording a user’s keystrokes.

Tuesday's announcement was the first time that Microsoft had confirmed the final release would also be free.

I must say, I actually like their recently released anti-spyware software. It is actually very user-friendly and simple to use. If you're on a Windows PC, and especially if you persist on using IE as your primary browser, I recommend that you give it a whirl and download it from here.

Road Rash & Lobster Love

2005-02-15T09:23:00.000-06:00

Man accidentally dragged by taxi after fight with fares

A 23-year-old Wheeling man was in critical condition Sunday after his jacket got caught in a cab door during a scuffle with occupants and he was dragged down a North Side street.

You can read the rest here.

In other news, a study out of Norway has concluded that it is unlikely that lobsters feel pain. However;

The Norwegian study, even while saying it’s unlikely that crustaceans feel pain, also cautioned that more research is needed because there is a scarcity of scientific knowledge on the subject.

And, many consumers will always hesitate at placing lobsters in boiling pots of water.

New Englanders may feel comfortable cooking their lobsters, but people outside the region often feel uneasy about boiling a live creature, said Kristen Millar, executive director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council.

“Consumers don’t generally greet and meet an animal before they eat it,” she said.

Now imagine me, ESSFingers, standing over a huge lobster pot full of boiling water holding a gigantic LIVE lobster with my big ass tongs singing the Smurfs theme song to it.

Plop.

Happy Valentines Day

2005-02-14T07:07:00.001-06:00

I hope you all have a great day with your sweetie(s). Have fun! :)

The Science of Kissing

Risky Blogging

2005-02-13T11:19:00.000-06:00

When blogging gets risky
Bad-mouthing job leads to firings

Under the pseudonym of Sarcastic Journalist, Rachel Mosteller wrote this entry on her personal Web log one day last April:

"I really hate my place of employment. Seriously. Okay, first off. They have these stupid little awards that are supposed to boost company morale. So you go and do something 'spectacular' (most likely, you're doing your JOB) and then someone says 'Why golly, that was spectacular.' then they sign your name on some paper, they bring you chocolate and some balloons.

"Okay two people in the newsroom just got it. FOR DOING THEIR JOB."

This post, like all entries in Mosteller's online diary, did not name her company or the writer. It did not name co-workers or bosses. It did not say where the company was based. But apparently, Mosteller's supervisors and co-workers at the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun were well aware of her Web log.

You can read the rest here.

And in other news, Christina Aguilera is engaged.

And These Are...

2005-02-12T21:10:00.000-06:00

My boys, Bobby Labonte (#18) and Tony Stewart (#20).

Unfortunately, neither one of them won tonight. I can't wait until the Daytona 500 next Sunday!!!

I'm Lovin' It!

2005-02-12T21:02:00.000-06:00

This camera angle that is.

Oh Well

2005-02-12T21:01:00.000-06:00

Just wasn't his night.

Yay for Saturdays!

2005-02-12T10:02:00.000-06:00

Well, I woke up this morning rather early for a Saturday (7:00) but then again I wound up getting to bed at a rather reasonable time (10:30) last night. I made a phone call and then managed to make myself get out of bed and fix breakfast for myself.

Got online, paid my bills, and bought a new toy. I can't wait for it to get here!!! Hopefully, it will be here Wednesday or Thursday and I'll be able to spend lots of time playing around with it.

You guys know what a geek I am when it comes to this stuff. Ahhh, but I love being a geek!

Today's going to be a great day! It started off wonderfully and it's going to finish wonderfully.

Promptly at 7:00 tonight, my ass will be planted at my computer drinking an ice cold beer and watching the NASCAR Bud Shootout at Daytona tonight. I'll have the race playing on the TV and on my computer while also following the drivers on the track and listening to their in-car audio with Nextel's TrackPass. If anybody might be interested in watching the race it comes on at 8:00 Eastern time on your local Fox station. I'll be on Yahoo! IM so feel free to shoot me a question about the race if you have one or to just 'shoot the shit' about the race if you want to. My Yahoo! IM address is over to the right underneath the cams if you don't already have it.

When the race is over, I'm thinking about maybe playing a little game of Dominoes or Gin. I haven't played in awhile. But of course, that will depend on how many beers I consume during the race! LOL (just kidding)

Before I go for now, check this out. I found it at Boing Boing. Is that crazy or what???

*In case you were wondering about my overabundance of exclamation points in this post, yes I'm hyper right now. I'm blaming it on too much Diet Coke this morning.

Woo Hoo!

2005-02-11T17:55:00.000-06:00

Practice for tomorrow night's Bud Shootout is on Speed right now! Damn, I've missed my NASCAR.

Just a little more than 24 hours to go...

What A Dumbass

2005-02-11T12:22:00.000-06:00

Graphic pictures sent accidentally to 700 people

FRAMINGHAM -- The man who organizes a private townwide e-mail list designed to discuss local government apologized yesterday for accidentally sending six graphic pictures to the almost 700 people on the list.

Steve Orr, a member of the Conservation Commission, said the links -- which included some graphic images such as a Middle Eastern man with a severe gunshot wound to the head -- were not intended to be distributed on that list.

"I've been doing this for almost 20 years now, so I'm allowed one mistake every 20 years," said Orr, a Precinct 1 Town Meeting member. "I don't think it's a big deal. It definitely was not intended."

Other pictures sent to residents, town officials and state legislators through Frambors, or Framingham Neighbors, showed a woman's private parts wearing a Hasidic Jew's payos hairstyle, a man standing naked on a beach with a woman's hand covering his private parts, and a mule mauling a mountain lion.

Also included in the e-mail were pictures of a topless woman and a series of muscle-bound women posing in small bikinis.

You can read the rest here.

Thank God It's Friday!

2005-02-11T07:17:00.000-06:00

I'm on vacation next week!!!

To Pose Or Not To Pose

2005-02-10T06:52:00.000-06:00

That is the question...

Actually, she didn't pose for the new Playboy coming out this week. From here:

She graces the cover of the March issue in a sexy red bustier with her fishnet-clad legs in the air. “Paris Hilton: Sex Star of the Year” blasts the cover line. Paris fans may be disappointed if they buy the issue hoping to see her private parts, however, because she does not appear nude inside. Nor did she pose for the cover.

But come on now, does she really need to? (*Note - some of the following links are NSFW so proceed with caution!!!) With this, this, this and this out there, I think we've seen it all anyways.

Whoops, sorry for that last link. That's not her at all. :)

Ouch

2005-02-09T14:02:00.000-06:00

Suspect in teen's scalping surrenders

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A woman suspected of scalping another member of their punk clique -- apparently as punishment for her disrespectful behavior toward women -- surrendered Wednesday, police said.

The victim, a 16-year-old girl whose hair was cut in a mohawk, survived.

Marianne Dahle, 26, surrendered at the Ada County Jail on a felony arrest warrant for aggravated battery. If convicted, she could be sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Dahle is accused of tying up the teenager and cutting away a 6-by-8-inch section of her scalp. She allegedly used a 4-inch knife to cut away the crown and back portion of the scalp.

You can read the rest here.

Taking Sports Too Seriously

2005-02-08T18:06:00.000-06:00

Cruel cut for Welsh rugby fan

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles to celebrate Wales beating England at rugby, the Daily Mirror reported on Tuesday.

Geoff Huish, 26, was so convinced England would win Saturday's match he told fellow drinkers at a social club, "If Wales win I'll cut my balls off," the paper said.

Friends at the club in Caerphilly, south Wales, thought he was joking.

But after the game Huish went home, severed his testicles with a knife, and walked 200 metres back to the bar with the testicles to show the shocked drinkers what he had done.

You can read the rest here.