why do pharmaceutical companies have to be so damned difficult when it comes to giving patients information that they can understand? doc english gave me a new med - starlix - to help with the diabetes...so i go to the website and first thing i see is "This website is intended for non-US audiences." errr, what the hell's the difference? so all this shit about the meds isn't true since i'm in the US? the prescribing info is in medicalese - i think i understand most, but not all, of it...

so, i've gotten a little CD swapping group together - there will be 5 of us for the first one...i think i'm gonna use the guts of the last mix i made, with a few modifications - it's a total "i've got a crush and i'm happy and perky and ready to dance and boink" sort of mix...

tonight was my first night back as a volunteer at IYG - it went very well. i've missed serving as a mentor and sounding board to gay/lesbian youth. getting involved again feels good.

found out that tyler (the spouse of iyg's executive director, rob connoley) went to the earlham school of religion and has co-written a book - several people at IYG talked about it and how good it was, i'll hafta check it out...

A few random facts culled from the internet...
1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6. There are more chickens than people in the world.
7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
16. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"
19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".
25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

alrighty, well, it's been brought to my attention that the Captain Underpants funny name changer posted to fark wasn't totally accurate (guess i didn't read all the words - okay, i can see "butt" being in there, but "dick"? errr....)

so, for the OFFICIAL name changer, you can go to the Captain Underpants web site and go to the Professor Poopypants Name Change-o-Chart 2000 - there i'm listed as Booger Toiletshorts...think i like Loopy Monkeyshorts better....

'tis amazing what you can learn on fark...

Follow the instructions to find your funny name. The following is an excerpt from a children's book, "Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants", by Dave Pilkey. The evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names...

Use the third (3rd) letter of your first name to determine your NEW first
name:
a = stinky
b = lumpy
c = buttercup
d = gidget
e = crusty
f = greasy
g = fluffy
h = stiffy
i = poopsie
j = pussy
k = flunky
l = boobie
m = pinky
n = zippy
o = goober
p = fishy
q = slimy
r = loopy
s = snotty
t = juicy
u = dorkey
v = tiny
w = cootie
x = skipper
y = dinky
z = zsa-zsa

Use the second (2nd) letter of your last name to determine the first half of your NEW last name:
a = diaper
b = toilet
c = giggle
d = bubble
e = monkey
f = barf
g = lizard
h = waffle
i = poop
j = girdle
k = potty
l = liver
m = banana
n = rhino
o = burger
p = hamster
q = toad
r = gizzard
s = pizza
t = gerbil
u = button
v = pickle
w = chuckle
x = tofu
y = gorilla
z = gootus

Use the fourth (4th) letter of your last name to determine the second half of your NEW last name:
a = head
b = mouth
c = face
d = ass
e = tush
f = breath
g = pants
h = shorts
i = lips
j = honker
k = butt
l = brain
m = dick
n = nose
o = starfish
p = biscuits
q = toes
r = buns
s = fanny
t = sniffer
u = sprinkles
v = kisser
w = squirt
x = humperdinck
y = brains
z = juice

Thus, for example, George W. Bush's new name is Goober Chickenshorts.To be fair, we should publish Al Gore's new
name, too: Lumpy Burgertush.

heh heh heh....and i guess that makes me Loopy Monkeyshorts...

a-ha basks in renewed popularity - hrm, just might hafta kazaa some of their new stuff and check it out...

sheesh, the article says it's been 17 years since "take on me" - that's impossible!!!

The World RPS Society - cool site!

this looks like a cool compilation...i need to get involved in some of these cd mix swapping clubs...or hell, perhaps i should just start one of my own! *8-)

well, i finally managed to get a track from kazaa i've been hunting down for a while now...it's the 10,000 maniacs version of the r.e.m. song "(don't go back to) rockville" - it was a bonus track on the cd single for "candy everybody wants", and it's one of those rare instances that the remake is as good as (if not better than) the original...i can't seem to locate my copy of the cd, it's out of print, and i've had the damned song in my head for a couple of weeks now...guess it's time to burn a new cd - but what else to put on the disc?

"Speaking of dildos..."

er, that's certainly not something i expected to hear outta MY MOTHER....*gasp*

got a new car - well, i'm on my way to getting a new car....'tis a 97 saturn, found it at eastgate chrysler. just have to meet up with the credit union to do all the paperwork and go to the dealership - whoo hoo! also need to figure out what to do about the old car - pretty sure i'm gonna just donate it for the tax write-off...

meanwhile, i've totally fucked up my sleep schedule - don't think i'll be going in to work tonight. i'm sure kim's calling me everything but a white girl...oh well, shit happens, and if i have the personal time, i'm gonna take it...

laa dee daa....

hmm, a few charities taking car donations: the julian center, the american lung association, prevent blindness indiana, and volunteers of america - haven't found any specifically queer organizations, but i might do some asking around...

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

ya know, it's all my fucking fault - i cursed myself. i just HAD to be a smart ass...when i paid off my car, i said that NOW would be the time for it to fall apart. and wouldn't ya know it, i blew up the fucking engine tonight on my drive home from work! argh! so, i'm getting onto 465 from 69 and i hear a loud noise and feel a shaking...then a big *POP!* and it sounds like something falls off of the car. i see smoke coming out from under the hood. when i pull over, i pop the hood and see FLAMES - yup, my car's on fire! so i get a can of root beer out of my car, the only liquid i had, and put the flames out. a guy pulled over to see if he could help - turns out he's a mechanic at Hare Chevrolet - and he tells me i've blown a rod. i know i was due for an oil change, i was gonna get that done this weekend - guess i don't have to worry about that now - arrrrrgh! paid the fucker off april 11, the thing blows up less than a month later! the aaa guy doesn't think it was a blown rod though, he said it's unlikely that it'd catch fire in that instance, but who the fuck knows...both the guys sounded like they knew what they were talking about. *shrug*

so now, what do i do?

don't think i wanna drop one or two grand in it with a new engine - but i could probably get a couple grand out of it for a trade-in. kelley blue book says that the private party value of it in fair condition is $2,150 - says that the Trade-In value is $1,090 - with all the "push...pull...drag it in" for $2,000 trade ins i see in the wheels & deals and such, i think that's a definite thing to consider.

another thought is donating it to charity and writing it off on my taxes - would that be a better idea? *shrug* fuck if i know...

argh, how fucking annoying! *whine complain piss moan grumble*

woohoo! got my camera today at compusa! the thing's so little, i'm just amazed! haven't checked out the pix with it yet, but i'll get around to it eventually...

wow - you really CAN find everything with google!

*8-)

happy 189th birthday søren kierkegaard!

went and saw Life or Something Like It with donna today - 'twas an okay movie. not as horrible as roger ebert's review, but i can understand his disappointment. and angelina should've definitely done a nude scene or twelve in this movie, but she didn't. *whimper*

okay, enough of this work crap, i'm goin home!! *8-)

well, it's now supposedly "national digital imaging week"...i've got stuff to list on ebay, but no digital camera to get pix...i want this digital camera from kodak....this puppy's three hundred bucks though, and it's not like i've got lots of cash sitting around....but argh, i want it!!!

part of me says forget about it and get the one at walgreens this week that's selling for twenty bucks, but i want the pricey one, dangit!

*shrug* who knows what i'll end up doing....

so greg went gallavanting off to michigan this weekend, leaving us short a player for mah jongg....so dale and mommy and i went to the movies instead - Spider-Man. pretty good - i really like tobey maguire. the movie started off kinda slow, but it picked up. kirsten dunst is a hottie too - loved that gratuitous scene in the rain with her perky little nips busting out of the flimsy shirt she was wearing. *8-)

just finished reading Find Me - the book from Rosie O'Donnell....my one word review - "HUH?" it certainly wasn't what i expected it to be - a memoir. there was a bit of her history in it, but most of the book dwelled on her obsession with a pregnant teen across the country. it was just very strange.

seem to be on a memoir kick lately, tho it hasn't been intentional...the last three books i've read have been autobiographical in nature - Patient by Ben Watt, Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox and then Rosie's book....Lucky Man was certainly the best of the bunch...i also got Drew Barrymore's autobiography from the library, but i'm not sure that i'll read that one next or not...