Geeeezzzzz

Why do I find such things so amusing? I stole borrowed these from (excuse my language, please) Fuck Yeah Jumping Rob; you may go there to see page after page after page of these things.

The original photo from the set of Breaking Dawn 1 in Brazil:



It's an unfortunate shot. He's so pretty. Usually.



So here are my favorites:



























Poor, poor Rob.

Pocket Edward is on the job

Pocket Edward™ debates using the doggy door to scope out the back yard.



He tries to scale the Matterhorn.



Icicles! The perfect weapon.



Must. Reach. Bella.




Baby the Quaker Parrot says, "Vegetarian vampire my ass."

Burning a theme with ponzy-like structure

"Hi there!I would like to burn a theme at here. There is such a thing, called HYIP, or High Yield Investment Program. It reminds of ponzy-like structure, but in rare cases one may happen to meet a company that really pays up to 2% daily not on invested money, but from real profits.For quite a long time, I make money with the help of these programs. I'm with no money problems now, but there are heights that must be conquered . I get now up to 2G a day , and I started with funny 500 bucks. Right now, I'm very close at catching at last a guaranteed variant to make a sharp rise . Visit my blog to get additional info."

Just what I've always wanted to do!!! How did this person know?

P. S. I'll never understand "ponzy scheme". And I don't care to.

Spam

This is one of the more....creative spam comments that I've gotten:

"Good day, sun shines!There have were times of hardship when I didn't know about opportunities of getting high yields on investments. I was a dump and downright stupid person. I have never thought that there weren't any need in big starting capital.Now, I feel good, I begin to get real money. It gets down to select a correct partner who uses your money in a right way - that is incorporate it in real business, parts and divides the profit with me.You may ask, if there are such firms? I have to tell the truth, YES, there are. Please be informed of one of them:"

One would think that Rule No. 1 for Good Spamming would be using correct grammer and subject/verb agreement, at least.

Helloooooooo???

*tap tap tap*

Is anyone out there?

*shields eyes with hand*

I can see you, really, I can, but I can't hear you.

I know that someone(s) from Europe and the U.S. and the U.K. and Panama and even someone from Slovakia have googled "italy-shirtless-edward-new moon" and "robert-pattison-new-moon-shirtless" and "edward-cullen" and "vanity-fair-italy-edward-and-bella".

And I thought I had it bad.

Come on, please leave a comment if you land here from any search. Even though there are some google searches I'd rather not be associated with, I'd sure like to know who's out there.

*crickets chirping*

More attention than I need

I guess I've hit the big time. I'm now attracting spammers. So far it's not a royal pain, but if it continues, I'll have to go to word verification to prevent them.

I have to check to see just what it is that they're googling; I'm kind of afraid to see!

A quiz that didn't lie

You Are Most at Home in the Bedroom

You're the type of person who finds sanctuary in your home. Your home is your private space. While you may be a social person outside the home, it's very rare that you invite people into your home. There's nothing like spending time alone in your bedroom - relaxing and reflecting about your day. You truly treasure your time by yourself. You need to be able to recharge every so often in order to thrive.

What Room Are You Most At Home In?

Blogthings: Discover the Parts of Your Personality that Have Been Hiding

Star Wars Day

May the fourth be with you.

How I spent most of my morning OR I caved

I just preordered this. Yes, I caved.

After finishing Breaking Dawn Friday night, I've been.....unsettled. I'm having a hard time reading normal books, books that I usually love: funny books (not comics, just humorous stuff), detective/murder/mystery books, or in the case of Tim Dorsey's books, funny/detective/murder/mystery books.

I'm sort-of semi-enthusiastically reading Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews, writer of Savannah Blues, which I loved. It's entertaining, but damn, I need some Twilight.

But I can't find it anywhere. It's driving me crazy. I put that book on the shelf in our bedroom when I finished reading it months ago, and I have not touched it. That I remember. I borrowed and read New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn in the last three weeks (actually, a kid loaned me Breaking Dawn in January, but I had to wait to borrow and read the other two before I got to that one) (hmmm, I need to find out just who that kid is and give it back to him) (maybe), and I know that Twilight was on that bookshelf while I was reading them.

Where did I put it? I probably picked it up during one of my Ambien Ambles, possibly Friday night as I lay in bed thinking about the series and "fell asleep". But where did I put it? I've looked everywhere that I can think I may have left it. Under the couch, under the headboard of the bed, on other bookshelves, in the pile of my stuff in the bedroom and the box (of my stuff) that I'm supposed to have put away, etc. I cannot find it. I don't want to buy another one; the first was a gift from the library, and I'd only read it once, and I don't want to have to buy that one plus the other three.

(I know. Tom's reading it but he doesn't want me to know that he's reading a girly-vampire-werewolf-romance-bodice-ripper.)

I saw that Costco has the set of four hardbacks for $46, which is a bargain if you like hardbacks, but I really like the big paperbacks. They're easier for me to handle and to hold on to with one hand when I'm eating (yet another reason that my weight isn't dropping). That size paperback opens so easily, and I don't have to crack the spine (which drives Tom crazy) to hold it open. I've got delicate wrists; it hurts to hold those things open.

So I decided that I have to own the movie, since I'm not going to rent it, and iTunes will charge $15 for the download. I googled "Twilight dvd" and found a site (which I cannot remember; maybe Twilight Lexicon ? (As we all know, I'm far too lazy to check that link out before I post this, so it'll have to wait a while.) If I don't like it, I can give it away. (Maybe a Twilight contest?) Or sell it. Although I imagine that everyone who wants it will have it by the time I get it.

But wait--there's more. I chose the Target one because it comes with a "free" iTunes download available on March 21, the day the movie is released on dvd (as if you didn't already know that, duh). Amazon has a 24-hour rental-download, but 24 hours might not be enough. What if I really like it and want to watch it again before it's delivered (between March 26 and 30, supposedly)? Amazon's costs the same, and Target's comes with a third dvd of videos and stuff) (which will, no doubt, all be available on YouTube by 12:31 a.m. on the 21st).

AND, even better, one of my sisters gave me a $25 Target gift card for Christmas, which I keep forgetting about, so I still have it. Or did. It ended up costing about $2.

It wasn't an easy thing to order. The website kept kicking me back to the sign-in page when I tried to check out, or it told me that there were no items in my cart, or there were 3 items in my cart, or some such nonsense. I ended up calling their customer service number; a very nice lady (Dawn, I think) placed the order for me, assuring me that the website is not usually that difficult to use.

So we all know what I'll be doing on Saturday, March 21.

After I sleep till noon, that is.

Looking ahead

Makes me wonder about the future of our country

when a univeristy student makes a statement like this:

" 'What am I gonna remember in 10 years - that I saw Barack Obama or that I failed the test?' asked *******, another senior nursing major who skipped class to make sure she would get a spot inside the Convo."

Please God, don't let her become a nurse. We don't need nurses who are so sure they're going to fail a test that they don't even go to class.

Okay, this was probably taken out of context and possibly said in jest, but that's what our local paper has as the subheading of this article.

My new favorite ad

I must have lied

You Are 64% Interesting

You are a fairly interesting person. Many people find you to be intriguing. You have a dynamic, adventurous life... a life that others envy. You are genuinely interested in and open to the world. You love making new friends, and you're always up for an unusual experience. Like everyone else, you can get a bit boring from time to time. That's normal. But unlike everyone else, you can pull yourself out of a rut. You don't stay boring for long.

Are You Boring or Interesting?

Time out

Saving Silverman

So, have you seen the movie? The one about four guys who are obsessed with Neil Diamond, and when one of them gets engaged to this snooty girl who hates Neil (and her fiance's friends), the other three kidnap her etc etc etc?

Me either.

Or maybe it's three guys obsessed, and two kidnap the girl. Whatever.

Anyway, two of those guys sat in front of us at Neil's DC concert last week.

Just thought you'd want to know.

I stalked Don Henley

I did. With my sister.

But that was about 7 years ago, I think, and old news.

Just wanted to pass that on.

You can't tell me that alcohol wasn't involved.

http://www.local6.com/news/16715344/detail.html?Derrr

Massive quantities of alcohol, at that. My favorite quote? "Edwards said he knew the canal was infested with alligators before taking a 2 a.m. swim at Nubbin Slough, a canal near Lake Okeechobee on Sunday.

"They said they pulled out over a dozen 12-foot alligators and they spotted 150 in that area," Edwards said."

So why was the moron in the canal at 2 a.m.? It had to involve alcohol.

Happy May 1!

And, here is my annual refrain:

Why isn't it warm?????

Big Trouble in Little Burg

It seems that the link a couple of posts below doesn't work, so I'll copy and paste the info from the paper, with names and places removed:

"Some members of the xxxxxxxxxx High School football team are accused of armed robbery and distributing prescription pain pills. Information came out Wednesday afternoon concerning star players who are allegedly involved with the drugs, as well as allegations that the coaches knew what was going on but turned a blind eye to any illegal activity.

Investigators from the xxxxxxxxxxxxx Police Department signed search warrants to access records at the high school. An affidavit filed with the clerk of court Wednesday alleges nine current memebrs of the school's football team, one former student, the team's head coach and two assistant coaches were involved in, or had knowledge of, the distribution of prescription pills in the school's locker room before games. Many of the pills are believed to have been Oxycontin.
Investigators say some of the football players may have also been involved in an armed robbery of rival high school students on Halloween 2007. One of the students allegedly involved is the football team's star player. Ten other xxxxxxxxx High School students' names are also listed in the affidavit.

Police executed a search warrnant at the high school Wednesday morning and got all the documents they needed. Although no arrests have been made in this case (note from me: two kids have been arrested for the robbery since then), investigators want to know how many players and coaches knew about this alleged prescription drug distribution, but who also failed to tell police.

The biggest name on the list junior xxxxx xxxxx, a star running back on the football team. Police talked to xxxx more than once during this investigation. According to the affidavit, on January 23, 2008, xxxx admitted to being part of an armed robbery which included other xxxxxxxx School students xxxx xxxx and xxxx xxxx. Xxxx said he only helped plan the robbery.

On March 28, xxxx was questioned again and investigators asked about his knowledge of xxxx dealing prescription pain pills before football games while in the locker room of xxxxxxx High School. In the affadavit, xxxx states he was aware that xxxx had been both selling and giving away pills since the 2006-2007 football season and that xxxx had told him the pills would make it so players would feel no pain during games, even from hits by other players. Xxxx verbally committed to UVA in December.

The Xxxxxxx City School Superintendent says since this matter deals with students and personnel, he cannot comment on the matter at this time.

Along with alleging that some of the coaches knew about the drugs, police also allege some of the assistant coaches may have known about the armed robbery. However, the coaches did not report it to the police.

In the affidavit released Wednesday, HPD Sgt. Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Criminal Investigations Gang Unit, says it was "very apparent that there was an overwhelming amount of information and knowledge about the use and distribution of pain pills by football players of the xxxx High School football team." Police Guy also says that not only did the players know about this themselves, but several coaches also had this information and knowledge. In the affidavit, Police Guy talked with head football coach Xxxx Xxxx.

He says, "Xxxx stated he had heard of Xxxx Xxxx selling drugs on one occasion and on another occasion received an anonymous note that his football players were selling drugs." Xxxx also says he approached Drug Guy about it in the spring of 2007, but that Xxxx denied any involvement or knowledge.

In the affidavit, Xxxx goes on to say that "Head Coach stated that even though he had received information about Drug Guy selling drugs and received a follow-up anonymous letter about it, he never reported this information to police." The affidavit also alleges that two assistant coaches, Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxx, had knowledge of some of these reports. Police Guy says Xxxx told him he had no knowledge of of the drug dealing, but did know about the armed robbery, which he allegedly never told police about.

Police Guy adds Xxxx coach guy said he had heard about the allegations and had questioned Drug Kid, but he "did not know where to draw the line between what was rumor and what was real." "

P.S.

Last week I was measured for a bra for the first time in my life. I went to Soma, which is a part of the Chico's group. Since for some reason my bras don't fit, I decided to buy a good one and have it fit.

You see, I didn't have boobs until about 10 years ago. I certainly didn't when I was a teenager. Pregnancy helped for a short time, but then they deflated and were smaller than ever. But I was skinny, too.

Enter perimenopause, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and depression. I stopped exercising (I was in good shape when J was a Jazzercise instructor and I got to take free classes), gained weight, lost 25 pounds after surgery for reflux (8 weeks on a semi-liquid diet), and over the last 5 years I slowly gained it back. Now I'm 7 pounds above my pre-surgery weight, and I've got boobs.

My clothes don't fit. Anything that buttons up the front just gapes open. (Okay, not just at the boobage area now. Also the gut area.) So I was measured for a bra and got one that reduces the bust by 1". I was so impressed that I bought two of them.

Oh my goodness. No jiggling when I walk. My tops fit so much better. I love these bras! (I can't post a link--blocked because it's "provocative attire". Like the kids can't find their way to porn sites here.)

http://www.soma.com/.