Thursday, July 17, 2008
I Can't Stop Listening
My newest song obsession...Nil Lara's Fighting for my Love. I love it. Give it a listen. Sorry about the geeky video, but the artist doesn't have his own video out there for it. So just click play, and switch windows so you don't have to watch the video but can listen. It'll make you want to get out of your seat, and dance circles with your arms in the air (yeah, I've got a little bit of hippie in me, blame the Husband).
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Word of the Day
I decided to google (yes, it's a verb) "Word of the day" today, just to add a little spice to my blog. It is:
mephitic (muh-FIT-ik); adjective
1. Offensive to the smell; as in, mephitic odors
2. Poisonous; noxious
I wish I could say I was making that up, but that's what came up. No lie. I'm instantly reminded of last weekend. I will leave it at that.
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I can't seem to get rid of the stomach ache I've had since going up north either. Every time I eat, this awful pain comes out of nowhere, and I feel like garbage. I hope one of you girls didn't impregnate me after I went to bed. . .that might put a damper on that daily meth habit I seem to have going for me.
mephitic (muh-FIT-ik); adjective
1. Offensive to the smell; as in, mephitic odors
2. Poisonous; noxious
I wish I could say I was making that up, but that's what came up. No lie. I'm instantly reminded of last weekend. I will leave it at that.
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I can't seem to get rid of the stomach ache I've had since going up north either. Every time I eat, this awful pain comes out of nowhere, and I feel like garbage. I hope one of you girls didn't impregnate me after I went to bed. . .that might put a damper on that daily meth habit I seem to have going for me.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Playing With Photo Effects
I took some pretty casual photos from last weekend and decided to play around with some of the effects in Picasa.
This is Annukka. She's the super mom. Working full time, getting her masters degree, mom of an almost two-year old. Much needed R&R on our little trip. I took the photo, lightened it up and changed it to sephia.
Here's Jackie. The little entrepreneur, go-getter of the group. I used the soften feature to blur a border around the photo. Kinda neat.
Here's me. Chillin' like a villain. I sharpened the photo, going for that over-saturated, over exposed look. My role in the group? Ornament.
And last but not least, Laura. She works her tail off, and is the party girl. Wow, it's starting to sound like I'm working one of those charity events where they auction off singles. Laura enjoys nightlife, movies, and being in the outdoors up north. Men living at home with their parents doing paper routes need not apply. I tried a focal black and white effect here, but that may need some work.
This is Annukka. She's the super mom. Working full time, getting her masters degree, mom of an almost two-year old. Much needed R&R on our little trip. I took the photo, lightened it up and changed it to sephia.
Here's Jackie. The little entrepreneur, go-getter of the group. I used the soften feature to blur a border around the photo. Kinda neat.
Here's me. Chillin' like a villain. I sharpened the photo, going for that over-saturated, over exposed look. My role in the group? Ornament.
And last but not least, Laura. She works her tail off, and is the party girl. Wow, it's starting to sound like I'm working one of those charity events where they auction off singles. Laura enjoys nightlife, movies, and being in the outdoors up north. Men living at home with their parents doing paper routes need not apply. I tried a focal black and white effect here, but that may need some work.
No More Convincing Me
Yes, it's confirmed. People, more than likely, MEN are all total creeps.
How do I know this? Aside from my own interactions with them on a daily basis (Hi, my eyes are up here, or catch a glimpse not stare), I just logged onto my stat counter for the first time in months and months. Check this out: I've had almost 5,000 hits on my page in 4-5 months, but I'm finding out not because people are interested in my writing. It's all because back in February I posted a photo of Jenna Jameson's hairstyle that I liked. I kid you not, that's what's bringing all the hits to my page. I can tell what people are searching for in order to link to my page. Pictures of Jenna!
It's time for mama to get herself some ads and start benefiting from the perverted freaks of the world.
How do I know this? Aside from my own interactions with them on a daily basis (Hi, my eyes are up here, or catch a glimpse not stare), I just logged onto my stat counter for the first time in months and months. Check this out: I've had almost 5,000 hits on my page in 4-5 months, but I'm finding out not because people are interested in my writing. It's all because back in February I posted a photo of Jenna Jameson's hairstyle that I liked. I kid you not, that's what's bringing all the hits to my page. I can tell what people are searching for in order to link to my page. Pictures of Jenna!
It's time for mama to get herself some ads and start benefiting from the perverted freaks of the world.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Girls Weekend
Last weekend was our annual trip to Cadillac. Much fun indeed. Although golf was rained out, we did find other activities to keep us busy. As always, it was a great trip! Bonfire, fireworks, music, cards, wine, and lots of laughs.
I played around with some photo effects. The first one I tried to add warmth and soften. The second one I tried to brighten and sharpen. Which one is better?
I played around with some photo effects. The first one I tried to add warmth and soften. The second one I tried to brighten and sharpen. Which one is better?
Monday, July 7, 2008
Happy Birthday, Jackie!
Happy Birthday, Friend! I hope you have a wonderful day. . . pamper yourself!
There is an upside to getting older. We're one year closer to retirement. Just think, in 34-years, this will be the Founding Forefathers.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
New Coworker
Some of you may or may not recall that recently I was ranting about work and promotions. Well, someone in my office retired at the end of June. The office here was so gracious as to never internally post the position (which would've been a promotion for me), so I missed the opportunity to apply. I was definitely bent out of shape about that one. I'll leave it at that.
The new person started this week. As her boss was taking her around and introducing her, I was friendly and said "Welcome aboard!" and all the other cliche crap people say when you start a new job. What I really meant to say was:
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