a nice break from life...

(i even added a line for you hard workin nine to fivers)

to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life...

Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night


Before traffic jam commutes and the end of month long vacations...

Christmas morning...

People climbing trees to watch the Milit


Climbing trees

I'm not finished yet...

and i say if you can
still have fun moments when life isn't about just making it through the
day, if u can be happy to be alive, make the most of every moment, be
spontaneous, silly, enthusiastic, excited and happy...
then you will truly be LIVING.

OMG.



was my reaction to kitkatsplash 's recent post...

I could get all riled up by the Ladies Against Feminism website, but it's really just silly.

Here's an excerpt from "If You've Got It, Hide It"

While this is certainly not true in every single case, we can lessen
our chances of losing our daughters by insisting on three essential
things:

-

All women, even older women, need to adhere to the following standards:

UH OKAY. cause women are just accessories to men with no thoughts, feelings, desires, and dreams of their own right?

 please relinquish your lazy wanna stay at home and be pampered
and have 12 maids and nannies and belong to somoene and have my hand holded and be taken care of completely ideals and join the
rest of the hard working population first

THEN you can talk about how ungratifying work and independence and
individuality is before you say otherwise and wanna preach that everyone should be
like you so you don't have to feel bad for not wanting to aspire to much in life.
thank you.

gees. if u leave it up to ladies like this, women would be punished for
even having their own personal, private thoughts. heck we 'd be
punished for existing!

picture taken at a vegas pet shop...don't the lizards look like they're holding a meeting?? haha

NOW A POLITICAL JOKE
(provided to u, from scotty to me)

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He
concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed." 

"OH NO!" the president exclaims. "That's terrible!" 

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching
as the president sits, head in hands. Finally, president looks up and
asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

ps. BE CAREFUL OF EMAIL PHISHING

A form of identity theft
called Phishing is extremely common lately. Typically an e-mail is sent
to you that looks like it comes from a legitimate company, such as JP
Morgan Chase (USF's P-Card vendor) or E-Bay telling you that you must
update your records and verify your username and password. You are
taken to a site that may look exactly like the company's site, but it
is really a place to collect information from you and steal your
identity, money, records and whatever else they can. Just logging in
could lead to your user name and
password being intercepted. They may threaten you with suspension of
your account if you do not reply. Do not believe them.

USFsafenet
Promoting Computer Security at USF

Jonny
Moseley's birthday wish is about to come true, final preparations were
underway Thursday in San Francisco's posh Pacific Height neighborhood
for a unique urban big air ski jump event. More Details

Live: Watch Icer Air SF Urban Ski Jump Event -- Event Set To Begin At 12:20
SAN FRANCISCO: Claudine Wong Reports On Thursday's Last Minute Ski Jump Preparation
SAN FRANCISCO: Jonny Moseley Talks About Pacific Heights Ski Jump

kaii. there are x gamers about
to take ski jumps in the middle of summer in pacific heights today,
apparently there is snow in SF there. haha.

there has been a helicopter hovering in the sky outside my window for an hour now...



and... 15 minutes ago john roberts was sworn in as supreme court justice. let's hope justice will always prevail.

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New Chief Justice John Roberts Is Sworn In

Roberts Approved 78-22

POSTED: 7:19 am PDT September 29,

2005

UPDATED: 12:12 pm PDT September 29,

2005

WASHINGTON -- John Roberts has been sworn-in as chief justice, just hours after his confirmation by the Senate.Justice
John Paul Stevens administered the oath of office at the White House,
as President George W. Bush looked on. Roberts' wife held the Bible.Bush
described Roberts as "a man of integrity, deep humility, and uncommon
talent." He said the American people had seen Roberts' character, and
his "reverence for the Constitution," as well as his "impartiality and
devotion to justice."Roberts can now be in place when the new court session begins on Monday.Earlier Thursday, the Senate voted 78-22 to confirm Roberts as the 17th chief justice of the United States.
All of the Senate's majority Republicans and about half the Democrats
voted for Roberts. The White House plans to swear him in this afternoon. The 50-year-old U.S. Appeals judge succeeds William Rehnquist, who died earlier this month.
Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said the
Roberts court will face "some of the most difficult and fundamental
questions of U.S. law." Roberts watched the Senate vote on TV
from the White House. He and his wife are having lunch with President
George W. Bush and the first lady, prior the swearing-in ceremony.The
Senate vote to confirm Roberts was be more formal than most votes.
Senators voted from their desks, standing when their name was called to
vote for or against Roberts' confirmation. Senators usually mill
around during a vote, casting their votes when their name is called.
Many walk onto the floor of the Senate, cast their vote, and then
leave, but in this case, Frist asked senators to be in their seats 10
minutes before the vote.Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said that
his Democratic colleagues are hoping and praying John Roberts won't be
an idealogue on the bench. Schumer said there's a risk of that -- a
risk he says he found too great -- but that there's genuine hope
Roberts will be what Schumer calls "a lawyer's lawyer." Schumer
was among 22 Democrats who voted against Roberts to be chief justice.
He said the vote showed Democrats are "not lined up as a unit" to block
all of Bush's nominees. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid also
voted against Roberts, saying the nominee left too many unanswered
questions. But ranking Judiciary Committee Democrat Patrick Leahy said
Roberts will be "his own man" as chief justice and voted to confirm him.
Even though Democrats split on Roberts, they are united in warning the
president not to nominate a conservative ideologue to replace retiring
justice Sandra Day O'Connor. That nomination is expected soon after
Roberts is sworn in.Democrats said they might try to block that nominee should the president choose someone they believe isn't in the mainstream.

so freakin painful.

so today i was just running errands after class got out in the afternoon.
first i stop by to visit pooh cause i hate leaving her at home all alone and gloomy from early morning till night.
which is what i thought was gonna happen today
anywho i stopped by
and poor pooh bug was sick. she up chucked pieces of her lunch on the floor and on her pee pad.
she was SO happy to see me.
so i played with her
made some phone calls

suddenly i start feeling it
sharp pain in shooting up the nerve of this one front tooth.
if u don't know by now...i've got really soft cavity prone teeth
and i've been going to the dentist a lot lately

i kinda knew that something was going on with this tooth tho
it was sensitive and sometimes i would get migraines from the pain of this stupid tooth
that is weak and also has already gotten bad, weak fillings

but suddenly, there it was the sharp shooting pain of nerves decaying
i know it cause i have already had to get a root canal before
and so i was familiar with the pain.
right away i knew. i'm in trouble.

zip zip zip...pain
tap tap..ZIP ZIP...
shoot. i kno this piercing pain
so i call the doc..

and they squeeze me in at 410
i get there. they take an x-ray
i figure they'll take an x-ray and if it shows up my nerve is getting
snacked on by bacteria, they'll wait till monday to send me to the
endodontrist
wrong.

turns out there is a worrisome cavity no one had noticed
he had to dig around
there were three tiny cavities hiding below my gum line
me: "is that bad?"

dr. kadosh (the nicest and most awesome dentist ever)
"well we should try to get the cavity out and see how far the decay
goes down, and if it has hit the root yet.  we're going to have to
remove some of the tissue though."
.....
"gum tissue?"
"yes"
"dr. kadosh...is it going to hurt?"
"not during, it shouldn't, but it will after it wakes up...do you have any pain medication?"
"ibuprofen?"
"we'll get u some codine for the weekend."

my thoughts: UH OH. this is gonna hurt.

next thing i know.
i've got the nitrous oxide going. and the injections are being administered as painlessly as possible.
and dr. kadosh has what he describes as a small laser in my mouth and is burning away at my gum line.
zzzt zzzt zzzt
poke poke
and then refills the cavity.

so...after all of that emergency patching and gum burning...
there's still a 50% chance that i will be in the endodontrist's chair on monday getting a root canal.
cause it seems i might have been grinding my nerve to death.

sigh.
i'm so tired of my stupid teeth.
so i'm on 800 mg of advil right now.
i'm gonna go email my dad the happy news, hop in the shower, and possibly have a codine induced sleep.

  i hope it turns out to be just a fluke and i don't need even more work.
i mean... i have a HOLE in my gum line right now that is throbbing with pain. and i don't think that is normal at all.
in fact...it just plain sucks.

i found something of real entertainment value for you...THIS IS JUST BRILLIANT:



and stolen from red_dirt_girl  
who is probably my most favorite xanga blogger.  i found her when
i started xanga and i am still hooked, though she has no clue that i am
alive.

she makes me wanna live life truly not caring what people think and
perhaps in canada....but that's besides the point...  anywho...
now...i give u...one of her recent posts

BUT you HAVE to go see her most recent one. it's just gross. cause i
have seen tara reid's reality show, or bits of it, and it's just
disgusting. she's just trashy and nasty.

anywho...here...finally....here....ENJOY

 

Dear Angela,
I am lame and have too much time on my hands.
Yours, Kelly

this excerpt was stolen from chrischoi - one of my favorite blogs to read.  i think all men should read his blog.
i personally believe a lil gentleman-ness and respect can go a long way.

chivalry102

i think mannerisms and how you conduct yourself really help shape
who you are and how you treat others (although it can be argued to be
the other way around.)  but chivalry and etiquette is a great way to
express how you feel about someone.  chivalry is perfect for bums like
me cause let's face it, when it comes to expressing my feelings through
words i say stuff like "i you like very much please, thank you. 
yes." so if you're like me, then chivalry is the way to go to let that
sig other know that you care.  you probably know all the basics at this
point - walk on the outside of the sidewalk, open the door for the
lady, pay for everything etc - if you're already doing all of this. 
congrats!  you're one of the very few guys that still do this - one of
the elite.  but how about chalking it up even further.  i thought we'd
talk about the dining experience today - here are some new ones to do,
and how it actually is pretty good for us.

1.  let her order first
in all circumstances,
doesn't matter if you've been in the sahara desert for 50 years and
haven't had a meal in that long - let her order first in a restaurant. 
just as you would always let the lady go first, the same applies here. 
why it's good for us: 
let's face it, all girls are rabid wolverines when it comes to food. 
i've seen the smallest girls eat the same amount a village in Papua new
guinea eats.  so let her order first so you know exactly how much all
of it will end up - that way you can gauge if you should hold back on
your order, or order to your hearts content as well

2.  drinking
wine, champagne etc...never chug as
it comes, and definitely do not drink out of the bottle.  no matter
what, although you think it's as funny as lighting a monkey on fire, it
isn't to her.  when you raise your glass, don't raise it any higher
than hers - this is a respect thing.  also, when you do raise your
glass, say a little something before you take your first sip.  can't
think of anything?  no problem - just say "world peace" otherwise,
toast to a nice part of your date so far.
why it's good for us: 
it's alcohol man..what can NOT be good?  chances are, she'll get tipsy
and barely remember anything after her drink, so better make a good
impression while she's sober.

3.  time your eating
try not to finish before
her, cause then it leaves that weird awkward moment where you end up
staring at her like george mcfly in a tree.  more so, if one person
finishes before the other, that means one person is talking more than
the other.  finishing at the same time means that there was a good
balance of talking and eating by both parties. 
why it's good for us:  
remember the first one.  girls are wolverines.  you got that?  girls =
wolverines.  so once they're done eating, many will still be hungry. 
and have you ever hung out with a hungry wolverine?  it's not fun. 
they get all snappy and start mini riots. they start scratching
and biting body parts. it just ain't pretty. better to have some extra
food on your plate so you can feed the beast...er, i mean girl.

4.  standing
anytime she excuses herself to the
restroom, etc - stand up too.  just half stand up.  i noticed that this
one is a bit hard to pull off as a natural move.  so to help this, you
can just ask a simple question while doing it, to diffuse the attention
- i personally like asking if they want more wine - that way they'll
concentrate on the question more than the fact that you're half
standing up like a constipated monkey.
why it's good for us:  
now is your chance to pass gas and make sure it doesn't get passed into
your chair.  also, gives you chance to loosen the wedgie you might be
getting from the tight dress pants you bought from br. 

5.  paying for the meal
and finally - when the
check comes around, excuse yourself and pay it at the restaurant
counter.  not at the table.  don't even open the check until you reach
the counter.  and don't try to hide it either when it comes, as if
you're smuggling drugs.  just casually walk over, pass your payment,
along with the tip and then return as if you came back from a spy
mission.
why it's good for us:  
that way when you open up the check and see the $200 owed for the meal,
she won't see the blood leaving your face as you turn white and
contemplate whether or not you should steal some silverware and sell it
on ebay.

in any event - keep up the chivalry, we gotta make up for all the
messed up guys out there.  and remember - it's not bad that nice
guys finish last in that they're the guys most girls want to end up
with.  cheers.

scotty emailed this to me.  thanks for cheering up my day hun!

my mother's dad passed away.  i can't say i know how to think or feel.
i think i'm just in shock right now.