Oh poor neglected blog, how I've missed you. I know it's been awhile and I apologize for my absence, life just kind of took over for awhile there if you know what I mean. I really don't have time even now to type but I just wanted to lay down a quick theory I'm working on.
I believe there must be a strong correlation between the necessity to print out every single email received (because you know if you don't print it and wave it around then it must not exist right?) and still using an AOL email account for your major personal interactions.
Just a thought.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Dilemma resolved!
Update on previous book post (wow, that doesn't narrow it down at all does it?).
So I was telling Boyfriend about the dilemma behind this post, and how I couldn't figure out where to ship it,when he chimed in that he always has stuff shipped to his parents house (some southern suburb). Since his dad comes to the city often for shows (music; listen not play)he just brings it up with him. And he went on to say it's too bad my family is so far (really not horribly far, but enough that I don't go home on a regular basis). Then he took the next step and completely surprised me by saying, "I can see how much you would love this, let me take care of it for you. I'll buy it and ship it to my parents". Wow. I am a big fan of Boyfriend.
Oh and randomly I figured out why my template was all wonky looking (bottom of this post)! Turns out there are two tabs at the top of the editor box, one says "Compose" (which is your standard WYSIWYG editor that looks like a Word document, and "Edit Html" which is well, where you can directly edit your Html. Turns out I had switched tabs unknowingly one day and it apparently stays like that, regardless of logging in and out, till you change it back. Learn something new every damn day.
So I was telling Boyfriend about the dilemma behind this post, and how I couldn't figure out where to ship it,when he chimed in that he always has stuff shipped to his parents house (some southern suburb). Since his dad comes to the city often for shows (music; listen not play)he just brings it up with him. And he went on to say it's too bad my family is so far (really not horribly far, but enough that I don't go home on a regular basis). Then he took the next step and completely surprised me by saying, "I can see how much you would love this, let me take care of it for you. I'll buy it and ship it to my parents". Wow. I am a big fan of Boyfriend.
Oh and randomly I figured out why my template was all wonky looking (bottom of this post)! Turns out there are two tabs at the top of the editor box, one says "Compose" (which is your standard WYSIWYG editor that looks like a Word document, and "Edit Html" which is well, where you can directly edit your Html. Turns out I had switched tabs unknowingly one day and it apparently stays like that, regardless of logging in and out, till you change it back. Learn something new every damn day.
Monday, May 4, 2009
What Craig taught me today
Randomly paging through Craigslist part time jobs today and I came across two that caught my eye. The first one (located here)was just really well written, entertaining to read, and spaced out nicely so the physical layout was easy to scan through.
The next one I'm going to cut and paste right in since I don't think it will last long. The tile was Bouncer/Security Needed and in case the link works, here ya go, but in case it doesn't....(all horrible grammar, spelling, and punctuation totally not mine). Man spam really is everywhere isn't it?
Bouncer/Security Needed
I need a security/bouncer for my wife.Her arrival date should be 17th OF May.I will prefer you to have your car available for this,I am offering you $650 as your weekly wages, So i will like to make one week payment deposit to you before her arrival so that i will be rest assured that i had secured your services now you are to make yourself available for 3 times in a week to her schedule for 2 hours each day.she will be going for her medical care and for other purpose which she might need you for as i stated on the AD so you are to secure her around for those period i stated to you...Also i want you to know that my client who is in the State will be sending you a cashiers check (which will be an over payment of $3500)so you will have to take the check to your bank and have it cashed once it gets to you and then after the check get cleared your bank you will notify me and then i want you to know that the remaining funds after deducting your wages will be used by my wife for her travel expenses,accommodations and any other expenses.
Get back to me with the following details of yours if you are okay with my terms,
Your Full Name
Address
City
State/Zip Code
Phone Number
The pay check can be send out to you immediately,Kindly let me know if you are good with this offer so that the paycheck can be forwarded to you as soon as possible and i will appreciate a quick response from you.
Thanks and please get back to me asap
Kindest regards
Moore Melborne
Also (and this is JJ again) what the heck happened to my blogger homepage? Something went wonky in the back end and now my WYSIWYG editor that I write in is weird looking (and to be honest kind of archaic looking as well). Hmmmm...to explore another day I suppose.
The next one I'm going to cut and paste right in since I don't think it will last long. The tile was Bouncer/Security Needed and in case the link works, here ya go, but in case it doesn't....(all horrible grammar, spelling, and punctuation totally not mine). Man spam really is everywhere isn't it?
Bouncer/Security Needed
I need a security/bouncer for my wife.Her arrival date should be 17th OF May.I will prefer you to have your car available for this,I am offering you $650 as your weekly wages, So i will like to make one week payment deposit to you before her arrival so that i will be rest assured that i had secured your services now you are to make yourself available for 3 times in a week to her schedule for 2 hours each day.she will be going for her medical care and for other purpose which she might need you for as i stated on the AD so you are to secure her around for those period i stated to you...Also i want you to know that my client who is in the State will be sending you a cashiers check (which will be an over payment of $3500)so you will have to take the check to your bank and have it cashed once it gets to you and then after the check get cleared your bank you will notify me and then i want you to know that the remaining funds after deducting your wages will be used by my wife for her travel expenses,accommodations and any other expenses.
Get back to me with the following details of yours if you are okay with my terms,
Your Full Name
Address
City
State/Zip Code
Phone Number
The pay check can be send out to you immediately,Kindly let me know if you are good with this offer so that the paycheck can be forwarded to you as soon as possible and i will appreciate a quick response from you.
Thanks and please get back to me asap
Kindest regards
Moore Melborne
Also (and this is JJ again) what the heck happened to my blogger homepage? Something went wonky in the back end and now my WYSIWYG editor that I write in is weird looking (and to be honest kind of archaic looking as well). Hmmmm...to explore another day I suppose.
Swine Flu (because eventually I had to post something about it!)
see more Funny Graphs
Argh, it doesn't fit! Go check out the orginal here, it's worth it for a nice quick Monday laugh....
Friday, May 1, 2009
Neil Gaiman Friday
As many of you know I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan. I've read many of his works ranging from children's picture books, to graphic novels, to full on adult length novels and have loved everything he has done. So it is with great excitement that I came across a tweet from him (yes I even follow him on Twitter) stating that he will be making an appearance in Chicago for the Printers Row book fair. Even more exciting it turns out I will be in Chicago that weekend (I'm going to Bonaroo in June as well and was worried that dates would conflict). Events at Printers Row are free and open to whoever shows up except those held in the Harold Washington Library which, while still free, need a ticket to get in. Ticket information for Neil's visit will be posted on May 18th. I'm so excited I've even written in my planner to go online that day and try and get tickets so I don't forget (as it's the day before my monstrous work event I will probably be very scatter brained).
In my love for him I read his blog when I get the chance. Over the past year or so he has mentioned his work on the project "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" for the full story of how it came about click here. The end result is what sounds like a fabulous photography/art book with stories attached to the pics written by Gaiman. This sounds absolutely delightful to me so when I saw the post with the link to pre order I actually almost giggled out loud at my desk. The catch however is twofold. A) the book costs $34.99 plus shipping and I'm hard up to drop that much right now trying to save for all the things I want to try and do this summer (though the fact that it will be very, very limited printing is quickly pushing that fear out of my mind) and B) it will not be available until July so I have no idea where to have it shipped. I'm hoping (secret cross my fingers hoping) that I will be starting new employment around that time so I don't want to list my work address for shipping which is what I normally do since shipping to my house is a nightmare. Nothing larger than a letter is ever left for me which means a trip to the post office (if it's USPS) is involved and the post office near me is somewhere between the sixth and seventh layers of hell. If it's UPS or FedEx the gods only know what will happen to the package if I'm not there to receive it.
So I find myself in a dilemma. I could ship it to my mothers house though since that is in Wisconsin I won't be sure when I would be able to go get it, and I have a terrible time waiting for something once I know it's arrived. I could wing it and ship to the house or find a reliable friend with better delivery services than I and have it shipped to them. I think I'll mull it over through the weekend and hope that I come up with something (and convince myself to spend the money as well).
In my love for him I read his blog when I get the chance. Over the past year or so he has mentioned his work on the project "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" for the full story of how it came about click here. The end result is what sounds like a fabulous photography/art book with stories attached to the pics written by Gaiman. This sounds absolutely delightful to me so when I saw the post with the link to pre order I actually almost giggled out loud at my desk. The catch however is twofold. A) the book costs $34.99 plus shipping and I'm hard up to drop that much right now trying to save for all the things I want to try and do this summer (though the fact that it will be very, very limited printing is quickly pushing that fear out of my mind) and B) it will not be available until July so I have no idea where to have it shipped. I'm hoping (secret cross my fingers hoping) that I will be starting new employment around that time so I don't want to list my work address for shipping which is what I normally do since shipping to my house is a nightmare. Nothing larger than a letter is ever left for me which means a trip to the post office (if it's USPS) is involved and the post office near me is somewhere between the sixth and seventh layers of hell. If it's UPS or FedEx the gods only know what will happen to the package if I'm not there to receive it.
So I find myself in a dilemma. I could ship it to my mothers house though since that is in Wisconsin I won't be sure when I would be able to go get it, and I have a terrible time waiting for something once I know it's arrived. I could wing it and ship to the house or find a reliable friend with better delivery services than I and have it shipped to them. I think I'll mull it over through the weekend and hope that I come up with something (and convince myself to spend the money as well).
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