11/19 Junk in the Trunk

A very procrastination-oriented Junk in the Trunk

• Office Romance Tips


• US Blogger Fired By Her Airline - Scary!


• Controversial Dutch Film Director Shot Dead in Street *sigh*


• Tea!


• For those of you that could use the help - Installing Windows SP2, Step by Step


• TV Gasm...similar to Television Without Pity


• Did you miss out on NaNoWriMo like I did?


• How about a nice hot cuppa joe? - Why a kowerker sent me that the other day, I'll never know.


• The Political Capital MasterCard


• "Political Hot or Not!"


• Arach No! Phobia - I don't know if it's the weather or what, but I've been seriously assaulted lately by these big, hairy and ugly buggers, EEEP.


• Did you see this Get Fuzzy?


• Bush's new head of the FDA, Dr. W David Hager, a practicing OB/GYN who describes himself as largely "pro-life" and refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women. You have got to be JOKING. I don't know who this guy is, nor have I taken the time to validate this, but if this is what we're going to be facing, THAT SCARES me and my box that doesn't function very well at all without the hormones. Not to mention the fact I don't want to get pregnant.


• CIA plans to purge its agency - Isn't this a little something called "discrimination"? Oh yeah, this must be part of that political capital gettin' spent...


• Never count the milestone as you pass them one by one. Count your blessings, count your friends, unafraid of anything you see, believing that the best of the years is yet to be. -Cecilia Menon


• Morse Code Translat0r


• For those of you running Firefox, I highly recommend the FoxyTunes plugin. I LOVE IT. Don't have to switch out of your browser to control your mp3 player.


• Who You Callin' Aggressive? Interesting article on Passive/Aggressiveness - New research suggests that in many cases it stems from a positive, socially protective instinct - to keep peace at home, avoid costly mistakes at work, even preserve some self-respect. Some of the people being demeaned as passive-aggressive are in fact being extremely careful not to commit mistakes, a strategy that has been successful for them, if not entirely conscious, said E. Tory Higgins of the Motivation Science Center at New York's Columbia University. They become difficult, he said, when their cautious instincts are overwhlemed by demands that they perceive as unreasonable...people with strong passive tendancies often grew up in loving but demanding families, which gave them responsibilities they perceived to be unmanageable. Sounds about right.


• Study Links Sleep Deprivation, Obesity Ugh......maybe I should go to bed a little earlier just in case?


• Curbing Your Enthusiasm - Information about porn and obscenities and the implications in the future. Including Patriot Act implications.


• The Diceware Passphrase Home Page for those of you that struggle with finding the "perfect" password.


• Do Blogs Change the News?


• EverQuest II Hunts Newbies - I know quite a few of you are playing this and that it sounds fabulous.


• Should a charge of plagiarism ruin your life? This is a wonderful article - I think that anyone who would like to be a writer for realz should read this.


• Bugging You.... Uh...yeah.


• Election apology starts net feud - Sorryeverybody.com VS. We'renotsorry.com

11/11 Edition

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• Many of you are involved with National Novel Writing Month. I can't wait until I have MORE FREE TIME to write random stuff. Maybe some day I'll actually FINISH my books that I've already started.


• Ok guys, ENUF Z NUFF - Americans Flock to Canada's Immigration Web Site


• "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei


• Turn Your Back On Bush. Apathy is so great, isn't it?


• In my never ending need to find an American candy that can SHOCK AND AWE me, I stumbled acrossed the white, double, and dark chocolate varieties of KitKats. Not shocked. Not awed. Not impressed really (especially not with the WHITE chocolate ones - GROSS), but they weren't bad.


• Anybody tried these? Company Again Touting Weird Soda Flavors


• For a good laugh, here's Some joker's Fuck the South! rant


• For today's edition of It's Such a Travesty!, I bring you: ACTION ALERT: Walter Reed Wounded Vets Need Phone Cards!


• Bit Torrent users - weigh in with your opinions please...


• Firefox 1.0 released! More Mozilla goodness, including a blog posting plug-in.


• For all the pirates out there: Should I Rip this? flowchart


• This can't be a good thing: Drug sheds weight - and keeps it off. Let's just continue to FEED OUR INSTANT GRATIFICATION and LAZY ASS society. *sigh*


• See in a couple of places: Business Owner Arrested After Allegedly Spanking Two Employees - Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?


• How to play a dead body on 'CSI'
You know, I'd *really* love to do that.

• For the conspiracy theorists - Investigate the Vote! and it looks like Micheal Moore is filming a sequal to Farenheit 9/11.


• I can rest soundly at night knowing that I can now buy Caskets at Costco.


• Man Legally Changes Name To 'They' - Does he want to be blamed for everything????


• Closing with a "Daily Words of the Buddha" posting:
  
  Some recluses and brahmins, so called,
  Are deeply attached to their own views;
  People who only see one side of things
  Engage in quarrels and disputes.
  Udana VI, 4
  
  

<3 Peace Out.

Concessional Junk in the Trunk

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After this post, I will no longer be discussing this election madness. I realize that it is unproductive to dwell on what should have been or could have been and that to deal with WHAT IS is my only hope for moving on through the next four years. Addionally, I hate this bickering that I'm seeing and hearing about all over stuff that we were able to rationally discuss BEFORE the election, but all the decency has hit the window. Please do not pick a fight with me, I am over the situation and moving on....

However, I would like to share some post-election information that I've gleaned....of all kinds - pro and con.

• From About.com: Today - "News reports say that many voters pointed to "moral values" as the most important issue in the election, beating out the economy, the war in Iraq, the fight against terrorism or healthcare." This saddens me greatly....


• TVgasm's "Fair" and "Balanced" 2004 Election Coverage - *giggle*


• The Expatriot Act


• From Micheal Moore's Election Watch


• What a Bush Win Means for the World


• Regret, No Remorse in Kerry's Plea for Unity - This concession speech was the epitomy of grace and humilty. I think we all could learn from his perspective.


• Watchdogs Spot E-Vote Glitches


• In Quotes: World Reacts to US Poll


• Macromedia Flash the Only Winner in US Election


• Five Key Economic Challenges for Bush

And with that....

Post Halloween/Pre-Election JitT

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I was kinda sick and played mellow this weekend. Mostly reading and homework and sleeping. I totally forgot that I had a bunch of interesting Halloween stuff! DOH! Like it or not, here it is anyway!

First, the Halloween stuff!

• RetroCrush always has the coolest features on any given day, and this Halloween has been a particularly fun treat with The World's Greatest Halloween Costumes feature, The 100 Greatest Horror Movie Performances Countdown, The TOP 100 Monsters of All Time(some notables and favorites of mine: Rhoda Penmark, Elvira, Vampira, The Wild Things, Jack Skellington, Pinhead, Beetlejuice, Medusa, Michael Myers, Cereal from Halloween Past, Jack the Ripper, SPIDERS!, Grendel, andHannibal Lecter), The 100 Scariest Movie Scenes of All Time List (You'll love the DumboPINK ELEPHANT HALLUCINATION, and my personal "scariest" are Skinny-Dippin' Shark Food, The Shining, They're coming to get you Barbara!Silence of the Lambs. My most scary moment was not listed, but it was also in Halloween - the moment when micheal myers appears to be dead, but sits bolt-upright while Jamie Lee is cringing by the couch). Goooooood times!


• Extreme Burst Candy is now the OFFICIAL TM Lalajen endorsed Halloween candy....surpassing Candy Corn.


• In the "That's a damn shame" category, 'Witch' Pardons Come Centuries Too Late

Then....the FUN stuff......

• Space Ghost Quote Generator


• Make Your Own Family Tree!


• Sign up for a Hello Kitty Email account!


• Tack showed me this corset designed by Tori Amos


• Researchers: Stress Causes Forgetfulness


• Review: Foxx outstanding in fine 'Ray' - I can't wait to see this....


• Up next, consumer silliness: Pink Fondue Pots and When Sushi and USB Collide...


• If you haven't taken my advice about Newsreaders, here is some good information: Answer to a news junkie's prayers - Try it, you won't regret it!


• Download Margaret's Oct. 29, 2004 State of Emergency Show from Jacksonville - Hurry, link expired 7am EST on election day!

Finally, the Political Stuff....

• This post on Federal Agent Abuses is brilliant.


• Bush Supporters Still Believe Iraq Had WMD or Major Program, "To support the president and to accept that he took the US to war based on mistaken assumptions likely creates substantial cognitive dissonance, and leads Bush supporters to suppress awareness of unsettling information about prewar Iraq."


• Cases of Republican harassing and deterring election processes - I find this absolutely disgusting: GOP Voter Suppression in Ohio and Summit board rejects 976 voter challenges


• Things You Didn't Know About the US


• Al-Qaida's vote for Bush - Does it need to be any clearer than this??


• Electoral Vote Predictor and News Site...I'm keeping hope alive....


• Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Presidency!