hrmmm....Libraries Can't Afford New Potter Books...so budget cuts force libraries to decide - do we get 500 copies of the book every kid (and quite a few grownups) wants to read, or do we cut that number so that we can buy the other stuff that needs to be accessible in a library? tough call...

argh, i've been too busy lately to read/view the stuff i've checked out from the library lately, so i'm gonna hafta return it and reserve it another time cuz they won't let me renew em - guess someone else that actually has some spare time wants to watch/read em....

i got a couple of DVD's:
Shadow of the vampire
The cat's meow
both cuz they have Eddie Izzard in 'em - i started to watch shadow of the vampire but got turned off cuz it has subtitles...well duh, it's about a guy that does silent films...still interested, just hafta watch it when i'm not lying around in bed looking for something to watch...

bookwise, i got:
The lion of Wall Street : the two lives of Jack Dreyfus - the dude's a nut, but i suppose it's good to know this stuff...
Oh, the things I know! : a guide to success, or, failing that, happiness - by Al Franken
Posters American style - looked interesting, i just don't have time....
When you ride alone you ride with bin Laden : what the government should be telling us to help fight the War on Terrorism - by Bill Maher...this one is very interesting, i've read it already but want to read it again - perhaps i'll actually buy it...

now i think all this Harry Potter marketing's gone a bit too far! now they've even got HP ecstasy!

(reposting this, with the CORRECT links this time...*8-))

the licence plate on my car expires Feb 15 - thinking about getting one of them fancy shmancy plates this year...too late to get a Vanity Plate (THE PDD, perhaps?) but i could get one where the fees go to a good cause...


Breast Cancer?


Gleaners Food Bank?


Indiana Mental Health Trust?


Indiana Literacy Foundation?

there's also one for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, but they haven't posted artwork for it yet...

those above take extra effort to send money & an application directly to the organization - easier options include:


Indiana Children's Trust?


Indiana Education?


Indiana Arts Trust?

decisions decisions....

one of my fave columnists, dave barry, has a few things to say about us hoosiers in a recent column...

"...Unfortunately, I managed to get a batch of Hoosiers very upset recently, when I wrote a column about which is the stupidest state.

For the record, I did NOT say that Indiana is the stupidest state. I believe that many states, including mine, are stupider than Indiana. What I did say -- and I now realize that I was wrong -- was that ''Hoosier'' is a stupid nickname. My argument was that nobody seemed to know what a ''Hoosier'' is, so why would you go around calling yourself one? I stated that, for all we know, ''Hoosier'' could be a Native American word for ``has sex with caribou.''...

Mocha Mousse Cake from The Abbey - YUMMMMM!! got outta work early this evening, so i figured i'd drop by the abbey to say hey to pooky - he made me a kick-ass burrito and sent me home with coffee and dessert for momma...not sure if it's the girlfriend or the antidepressants or both, but he's definitely a much happier, emotional guy nowadays...i could learn a lesson or two from him, i suppose...

got a huge list of things to accomplish this weekend, and i'm gonna try to get as much done as possible...

Sue Johanson was on Conan today (well, Comedy Central's repeat, that is) - never heard of her, i guess she's got a show on Oxygen - too bad we don't get that cable channel...'twas rather amusing seeing this little ol lady strap a dildo onto her chin and demonstrate to Conan, Tom Selleck, and some big wrestler guy...

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errr...not quite...but okay...

that "Sanctity of Human Life Day" shit really got under my skin...so i've entered this:



into a fark photoshop contest where the theme was "Cards That Hallmark Doesn't Make."

oh yeah, forgot to mention - my hair's not brown anymore. *8-) codi helped me with a new dye job - the result was not what we'd intended, but i think i'm glad it turned out the way it did...maybe some other time i'll go blond, as was the plan for this weekend...

so, sunday is the dubya-sanctioned "Sanctity of Human Life Day" - ugh, the irony there's enough to make me puke...

Bea Arthur Sighting!



She's supporting West Hollywood's ban on declawing cats...guess Betty White isn't the only one of the Golden Girls that's an animal activist...

i must say, i think it's a good idea - to do away with declawing...er, excuse me, would you mind terribly if i ripped off your fingernails and cut your fingers down to the first joint? didn't think so, so why is it okay to do that to a cat? sorry, i guess your couch not getting scratched up IS more important...