hrmmmmm - has someone leaked the winner of Survivor: Pearl Islands? An offshore bookie thinks so, because he's getting more bets than usual at this stage of the game, and they're all for the same person....hrmmmm...

Welp, September 20 2002 was the day the tornado swept through our neighborhood - can't believe it's been a year. in some ways it seems like it wasn't that long ago, in other ways it seems like it's been longer...

friday i went to Johnie's calling with mom - had i not invited tons o queer people over to the house for a pool party/ice cream social for saturday afternoon, i'd be going to his funeral. tho he wasn't a celebrity, he completed one of those weird death trifectas - Johnny Cash, John Ritter, Johnie Means - all Johnnies.

It's weird all the deaths that have happened lately - had i not gone to Johnie's calling, i might have gone to Frank O'Bannon's funeral downtown. i really liked the O'Bannon family's request that people donate school and/or art supplies rather than spend money on flowers - just one more way for Frank to contribute to education in Indiana. it's also cool that his death has brought about discussions of living wills and organ donation - there never seems to be the "right time" to talk about that sort of thing, but it's easier to make your wishes known when you can talk about someone else doing it. i certainly don't want to be hooked up to machines to prolong my time on this planet - that's not really life. i dunno if any of my organs would be worthy of donation (maybe i should donate my body to science fiction??) but i certainly don't mind them checking me out for possibilities. i know it's probably irrational, and certainly selfish, but the only thing i wanna keep is my eyes - something about taking my eyes squicks me, so lemme hang on to em, okay? doubt they'd be wanted by the time i'm gone anyways, my vision's getting worse and worse, it seems.

so, apparently they're gonna continue John Ritter's sitcom, even though he's dead...

farkers are of different minds - most seem to feel the same way i do, that it seems like ABC's just milking it cuz they know they'll get some ratings when people will watch the show just to see what it's all about. but if i'm not mistaken (which is possible, i've only seen the show once), it was a John Ritter sitcom, something that revolved around him, mainly...

other farkers suggested that ABC should keep putting the show out because if they didn't, 50 people would lose their jobs because of the show's cancellation - errrr, naah, i doubt that's ABC's take on it. And certainly people in show biz know that there are no guarantees on how long a show will last, and they shouldn't have too hard a time finding new work...not to mention the fact that this is a SITCOM - har har har, dad's dead! *chuckle chuckle!*

other shows have had differing ways of dealing with the situation of stars leaving unexpectedly, and it's turned out differently each time. it was really creepy seeing Nancy Marchand on the Soprano's when we knew she was dead and her last episodes were computer generated...Cheers did fine when Coach died - made a star of Woody Harrelson - but had it been Ted Danson, the main character, I don't think they could've gone on with the show...

it's a good thing that yesterday i didn't start the new meds the psychiatrist gave me in my appointment on monday - after getting the rx's filled, i noticed 2489 warnings about taking the stuff with AED's (that's anti-epileptic drugs) and other similar precautions. so i called and left a message with the neurologist, just to double check and make sure he agrees with the drug selections. well, didn't hear back from the office yesterday, so i didn't take the new stuff.

the reason i'm glad i didn't start the stuff yesterday? if i had, i'd probably stop taking it after this morning - had some majorly fucked up dreams/nightmares. had i had such vivid dreams as these the night after starting new meds, i woulda figured they caused em and stopped taking the stuff.

why were there 2 HUGE crickets (huge as in TEN FEET TALL!) in my bedroom, staring me down and looking as though they were ready to eat me? or rather, why the hell was i DREAMING about the aforementioned crickets?? very strange dreams - i felt very small, very vulnerable, and like being human was a distinct disadvantage....

A spiffy blog for Scrabble Geeks...

This Popular Science article makes it obvious - maybe my job ain't so bad after all - at least i'm not sniffing other people's farts...

hrmmmmm - looking to try a new recipe? well, check out Mr. Brain's Faggots - they've got recipes for stuff like Faggot Kebabs, Faggot Stuffed Peppers, and Faggot Cobbler

another article on the homophobe IU professor and his weblog....sorry, even though he's an employee of the school and probably shouldn't say stuff like that, i don't think the school should take away his right to do so...i'd certainly agree with the idea that IU's got a right to put a disclaimer on any website saying they don't necessarily speak for the school, but to censor the guy isn't cool, no matter how deplorable and idiotic his comments might be.

"Rasmusen said he keeps the site -- not so much for others to read, but as a journal to record his thoughts." - that, i think, is a crock of shit though - if he wasn't intending for it to be read by people, there are lots of ways to do that without publishing it on your employers' web space, for christ's sake...

a little personal note to Julie Millam, of the "Montana Family Coalition" - you're a CUNT.

ya don't like queer eye for the straight guy? fine, don't watch it.

your comment about reality tv for gays is inappropriate though:

"To me, that's not a reality show about gay people," said Julie Millam, who said she watched clips from the show. "A really good reality show for gay people would be five gay men dying of AIDS."

Opus is returning!

ha ha ha, seems this dave barry article about telemarketers has caused an uproar - ol' dave published the American Teleservices Association's toll-free phone number (that's 1-877-779-3974) and encouraged people to call and tell the telemarketers what they think...

so ... "The article generated thousands of phone calls to the ATA number, said Tim Searcy, ATA executive director. As a result, the association switched the number, which it formerly answered live, to a voice recording. The recording advises callers that the organization is unable to take the call because of "overwhelming positive response to recent media" and asks that they leave a message. "

farkers are talking about continuing the phone campaign to the telemarketers - methinks they'll be changing their phone number in the very near future...

they're labeling it a "prank" by dave barry - i don't think they understand how freaking ANNOYING it is to get 24890 unsolicited phone calls for crap you don't want at all hours of the day. i dunno, i might be a bit more annoyed at it than other people, simply because i sleep during the day and it's amazing how many stupid calls are made at 1 in the afternoon (ugh, can we also get these freaking landscape people to quit knocking on the door asking if we'd like the stumps in our front yard removed??)

hrmmm, wonder which bartender at which bar this is at bitterwaitress.com - "indyboy101" seems to have some delusions of grandeur...yes, leaving a good tip is the right thing to do, but it sounds like this person's got a little too much attitude...

VNS Update - saw Dr. Mohan today, had to see him after having a seizure last week and the couple the week before that. since it wasn't a thursday appointment, i had to go see him all the way up at st. vincent's - they don't seem as familiar with the VNS stuff there, for some reason. doc upped my keppra dosage as well as upping the VNS zappage - now it's 1.0 with the magnet zapping it at 1.25. i can definitely feel it going off, a sharp pain in my left ear every 5 minutes. i know it'll become less noticable as time goes by, but it's annoying as hell right now.

woah, even fark's lit up about o'bannon's cerebral hemorrhage - what a major bummer. hope the guy pulls through okay

well here's a URL you can't dispute: SpellingMistakesCostLives

do NOT click on this link if you're hung over - Japanese eye tricks - you have been warned...

IU professor keeps anti-gay Web log - hmmm, apparently indiana university economics professor Eric Rasmusen doesn't like the homos and feels the need to mention it in his workplace weblog...i don't agree with the people that have tried to get this man's opinions removed - hey, he's an asshole, he should be totally free to express that. taking away his right to express his opinions, as stupid as they may be, isn't cool.

and here i thought Aldi was just a place to get el cheapo groceries - they've got a notebook computer for sale at the store! dvd writer and everything, 1500 bucks...

How to make bedroom slippers out of maxi pads

hrmmm, perhaps i should get a rX for this one - Proloxil