interesting..."scientists have pinpointed a part of the brain that leaves people unable to stop humming annoying tunes"..."American researchers have found an area behind the forehead that processes music and helps retrieve memories. They said the rostromedial prefrontal cortex was where information about the harmonic relationships of music are stored. The region is also connected to the temporal lobe, which is involved in more basic sound processing." - so is the fact that i have Temporal Lobe Epilepsy related to the fact that I can't get "Who Let The Dogs Out?" out of my goddamned head whenever Carol gets out her little stuffed doggie that sings the damned song?!?!?

an update to the evil wal-mart story i posted a while back...

i sent em an email and told them i wasn't spending ANY money at their evil store this xmas...and the more i think about it, the more i realize that needs to extend beyond the holidays - i can get stuff i need at places that don't treat people like crap and care only about the bottom line, and it probably wouldn't save me all that much money anyways...

so anyways, they sent me a reply back:

From: "CUSTOMER REPLIES: WM Stores & Sam's Clubs"
To: "'lorib@crapmail.com'"
Subject: RE: LtrToPres# 000000001303146: Subject: SUGGESTIONS/FEEDBACK
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:03:55 -0800

We apologize for any misunderstanding concerning the Toys for Tots collection box in our store. This is an isolated situation where the box was located inside the store and was being used as a trash receptacle. There was a very small amount of items in the box and had not been picked up. To rectify the issue, the store removed the trash, the few items in the box, and provided $425 in toys. This was in addition to the $1,000 cash grant provided to the Toy for Tots organization.

Thank you,
Customer Relations

yeah, okay.

now i need to find a new place to get the oil changed in my car...

hee hee hee....time for a joke (or two):

Two couples who have been friends for years decide to spend the weekend at a fancy hotel. When they get there, one of the husbands suggests they get a little wild and swap partners.
After two hours of solid sex by the fireside, the man turns to his new partner and says, “Wow! This is the best sex I’ve had in years.”
“Yeah,” his new companion agrees.
“I wonder how the girls are doing.”

A woman is in her doctor’s office and suddenly shouts, “Doctor, kiss me!”
The doctor says, “I’m sorry, it’s against my code of ethics to kiss you.”
Five minutes later the woman again shouts, “Doctor, please kiss me!”
Again he refuses and says, “As a doctor, I simply cannot kiss you.”
Finally, after another five minutes, the woman pleads with the doctor again, “Please, please kiss me, just once!”
“Look,” he says, “I’m sorry. I cannot kiss you. In fact, I probably shouldn’t even be humping you.”

oh, the things you can do with Jell-O!

hrmm....i already bought some pre-made ones, but it'd be cool to make my own christmas crackers...

so, we're having a "christmas around the world" pitch-in at work...i'm thinking of making something norwegian...er, what the hell to make?

i've googled around, looking for recipes, and have found a few sites to check out at a later time:

http://www.sofn.com/norwegianculture/recipes/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/infonorway/kitchen/recipes/index.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/recipe.html

interesting article on photoblogs - perhaps if/when i upgrade to Blogger Pro/Blogspot Plus (or just get my own damned URL) i'll integrate more photos into my blog...