Weblog Wannabe

I don't know what Un Lapin means but it's one cute song. The flash movie is somewhat disturbing, though. ♥

karmOmeter will help you discover how many lifetimes you will have to live through before you meet your soulmate. Apparently, I have fared well but am still somewhat karmically challenged. "You must live through one more life before you are united with your soulmate." But I need my soulmate NOW. Boohoo! ♥

I hate JavaScript. I really do. But not as much as the owner of that domain does. ♥

A new Harry Potter book has just been released and the title is Harry Potter and the Power of Mr. T ;) Okay, it's just another X vs. Mr. T page but hey, anything with Mr. T in it is worth a laugh or two. ♥

I'm going to participate in NaNoWriMo in November. I might not be blogging anymore by then, but you'll get to read a crappy novel in progress. Aren't you excited? ;) I might even turn you into a character in my novel. Consider yourself warned! ♥

Sunday Morning Haiku

Still have another
Another party to go
One busy weekend.

Yesterday was my mum's birthday party. Today is my brother and sister-in-law's housewarming party. Two parties in two days is a bit too much for your darling Firda for she is not a partying kind. But at least she's not feeling depressed (yet).

Anyway, I've been in a romantic mood this weekend. I played "My Best Friend's Wedding" on video yesterday just to hear the part that says, "... if you love someone, just say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise, the moment just passes you by." I played that part over and over and over again.

Another part that I love was when Michael told Jules, "We don't even have a song. Kimmy and I... We don't have a song. Do you think that's a bad sign?" Then Michael sang "The Way You Look Tonight" and they were dancing to it on the boat cruising the Chicago River. Told you I was in a romantic mood :) ♥

Are you a Goth, Trendy, or Alternative? Apparently, I'm a little bit of everything. It said something about me being either a really well-balanced person or have no taste whatsoever. Whatever. I'm mostly trendy, though. It only proves just how wrong this quiz is. Heh. ♥

Vroom! Vroom! Whoever come up with this must be on crack. Make sure you have your computer's sound capability on. I'll never look at Formula One race the same way again. ♥

Friday Morning Haiku

Two more weeks to go
And it will be all over
It's quite bittersweet.

It's weekend again! Yay! Not sure how I'm going to spend it. Tomorrow is my mum's 58th birthday and I haven't bought her anything. I'll probably go to the mall with her and let her pick her own birthday present. Anyway, I'm feeling rather creative so I'll probably come up with some silly web project this weekend. But don't hold your breath. You know how I am ;) ♥

The Net Nostalgia Quiz is a quiz game about internet and computer history. If you've been online forever, you should be able to answer all the questions easily. I did well in the internet history bit but not very well in computer history. How well did you do? ♥

Swat the Mosquito is like the real thing, only less messy. And not quite as satisfying as crushing the mosquito with your bare hands. ♥

Shoe is a game anyone can play anywhere, anytime, with the aid of only your shoes and any random object which comes to hand. Sounds like fun. Sounds like the kind of game I'd have played in college. ♥

Thursday Morning Haiku

Remind me to pay
My internet bill today
Two days overdue.

I could pay the bill online, but the thing is, there's no money left in my account to transfer so I have to go to the bank to put some money into my account and then transfer it to my ISP's account. Yeah, very fussy indeed. God knows how much I hate going to the bank. I'll probably have enough money to be online for another month after I become jobless, but I don't want to get my hopes up too high so I'll just assume that I'll be internetless by October 16.

I'll miss you. A lot. Will you miss me? ♥

I don't really know what exactly tele-phony does, but it sure looks nifty. (That's the best (non-)description I could come up with three minutes to midnight.) ♥

Get a Computer-Generated Sketch of yourself online in about a minute. The results are pretty accurate. Give it a try and then tell me what you think! ♥

From the Desk of Simon Presley. Writing some silly complaint or complimentary letters to some companies regarding their products can get you some free stuff. Or a $1 cheque. ♥

Ouch! Kids, don't try this at home. Or anywhere else. Just leave it to the pro. ♥

Sorry about the predictable twin *grins* But I'm one fine blog twin, aren't I? ;) ♥

Wednesday Morning Haiku

I need some sweets
But I do not have any
Have you some sweets?

I was having a pineapple pie for breakfast but then I realised that it looks like a breast, and I lost my appetite. The pie is roundish with some pineapple jam in the middle and a raisin on top of it that looks like a nipple. I just can't eat anything that resembles human organ. Yes, I do eat cow innards but innards are different because they are supposed to look like that.

Anyway, a co-worker is going to treat me lunch today, probably at that place that sells cow innard soup (yum-yum!). It's going to be an early farewell lunch. That is if he doesn't forget, and God knows he forgets more than he remembers. I happen to be cursed with friends who are just as forgetful as me. ♥

Are You Smarter Than Miss America? I answered 5 out of 8 questions correctly, which is supposed to make me smarter than Miss Washington DC, as smart as Miss Tennessee, Miss Massachusetts, and Miss New York, but not as smart as Miss Oregon. Not being American, I think I can live with that :) ♥

Tuesday Morning Haiku

I am so hungry
Fifteen minutes to lunchtime
I can barely think.

Well, until I can think clearly again (read: after lunch), go over here and give me some ideas. I'll babble more later. Promise. ♥

Web of Culture has a collection of gestures from around the world. One gesture could mean one thing in one country and the opposite in another. For instance, in Bulgaria, you nod your head to signal "no" and shake your head to signal "yes". I can see a sitcom material there. ♥

To prove that I'm not a gamer, I only scored 210107 in Spaced Penguin :) Yeah, I suck. Before you play, make sure you have some time to spare because once you start, you wouldn't want to stop until you finish all 25 levels. Trust me! ♥

The Blog Twinning Project is much cooler than my stupid Weblogger Twin Quiz :) If you see two links to Weblog Wannabe there, it was my fault. I'm a moron. I hope Kevan would remove one of them. Update: Good Lord, now there are three of them! What have I done?!? Remind me not to go there again or I'll screw up even more. (Actually, that's the reason I rarely participate in other people's project. I just knew I'd screw up.) ♥

Nikolai has announced the winners of the Do You Know These Bloggers? quiz. I always thought that the FatBubble post was too obvious ;) Just about anything reminds me of weblogs. Heh. ♥

Monday Morning Haiku

I am feverish
But have to work anyway
Can't wait to go home.

I'll just blame the weather again for this inconvenience. Going home time is still so far away. Sigh. Hmm. I don't really know what to say here. Not that I have nothing to say. I just don't think it's worth sharing. Oh by the way, the bomb yesterday was a car bomb. Not that it makes the bombing less awful. There was no casualty, but innocent people could've got hurt or even killed. I got the feeling that there'll be several more bombings this week. I pray that no one will get hurt. ♥

AppleBlunders.com is here to show you that Apple, while "insanely great", is not perfect. No surprise there. "Think different - think." Judging from Jordan's giggling (see comment), I think this site is supposed to be funny. ♥

There was yet another bomb explosion at the parking lot of a shopping mall here in Jakarta this morning. Not that you care. Even here a bombing is usually only enough to make the streets and shopping malls look deserted for a couple of days, and after that, it's business as usual. There's nothing we can do anyway. We've given hope up on the police to ever find out who was/were behind the bombings. I think most people here think like me: if it's our time to die then we'll die. ♥

If you're feeling crappy and ABBA's "Dancing Queen" can't lift up your mood, just listen to Arkarna's "Rehab". It's a fun, happy, catchy song. If it works to lift up my mood, it should work to lift up just about anyone's mood, even if the song is telling you that having too much fun could make you end up in a rehab. I think you would like it ;) ♥

Which rockstar is your rockstar boyfriend? Apparently, mine is Thom Yorke. "You and Thom Yorke are a match made in heaven!" Er, okay. I sure hope that Thom Yorke is a geek. ♥

Simpsons fans among you might enjoy If They Mated, Simpsons style. ♥

I wish life had rewind, fast forward, and pause buttons. Play, record, and stop buttons just are not enough. The play button is on by default, and once you push the stop button, the play button will simply disappear. Isn't life depressing? ♥

According to the TypingMaster's Online Typing Test, my typing speed is only 47wpm. I suck. Anyone could do better than that. I've never been good at typing. But I think for someone who type with two fingers (or "eleven" fingers, as we like to jokingly call it here), I'm not doing so bad. ♥

Pacman Microgame will strain your eyes less than any of the tiny games. I promise. The only thing missing from the tiny Pacman is the scoring. ♥

Saturday Night Haiku

I wish it would rain
I wish the rain wouldn't stop
I wish love was rain.

I was going to complain about how I'll be jobless, penniless, and deprived of the only thing that keeps me sane and that makes my life mean something in less than a month, but then I got a plan. Or rather, I found a perfect job vacancy. It's for the position of Content Coordinator/Manager in an advertising company with responsibilities to "develop, supervise, produce and edit content for our websites, multimedia, and other digital media." What could be more perfect for me than that? ;) And the best thing is the office is close to home. Literally. I'll definitely apply for this one. Cross your fingers for me, will you? ♥

I think today is the last day you can participate in the Do You Know These Bloggers? quiz. Submit your answers, if you haven't done so already. ♥

There's an "Understanding Islam Week" over at Lake Effect. Go there if you're interested in learning more about Islam. It might be able to clear up some misconceptions. ♥

Bombing Afghanistan: a socio-economic alternative. Interesting. Somewhat utopian, but interesting nonetheless. Go read it. ♥

Tiny Windows Games is a collection of tiny versions of classic games for your sneaky worktime pleasure, including Tiny Tetris! Yay! Not that my eyes were made for games that tiny, and neither were yours. ♥

Quek is a chat application written in XML and DHTML that enables visitors to a website to 'see' each other and chat. Unfortunately, it only works on IE5.5 (before it crashes after several minutes) and IE6. Try this. If it works as intended, you should be able to chat with other visitors of this site (if any) while you're here. Another hat tip to Smilin' Stan for the link :) ♥

Rubber duck collection stolen off lawn. Oh boy. Those thieves are getting worse! I didn't know that rubberduckies were worth stealing. Hat tip to Smilin' Stan for the link to this rather disturbing news. ♥

In case you're interested, Warblog.com is available, and so is Peaceblog.com. Thanks to Tim Ireland for the pointer. ♥

Friday Morning Haiku

Ich liebe Freitag.
Um 5 kann ich weggehen.
Es macht mir viel Spa�.

Yay for German haiku! :) That one was written by the multi-lingual Chunshek. Thanks, Chuck! Sorry for the lack of bloggage yesterday. I didn't feel like blogging all day and in the evening, Blogger was down. When it was back up, I didn't feel like blogging anymore, so I just went to bed and sleep. At least I don't feel so blah anymore now since I had enough sleep last night. Enough sleep makes Firda a happy girl :) I really should stop all my pathetic attempts to be a night person. ♥

FOUND magazine collects FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -- anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life. Now you know where to go should you lose any of those stuff. ♥

Do you have an ugly mug? If you do, you might want to submit a picture of it to The Ugly Mug Gallery Of Horrors. I wish I had a picture of my ugly mug. It's so ugly that my co-workers always laugh at it every time they see it. ♥

Anyone want to marry some guy's brother Jon? He sounds rather scary, though. But then again, if you asked any of my brothers to describe me, I think they would make me sound just as scary. ♥

I just played the The Urinal Game and I think if I were male, I'd be quite politically correct in the rest room. I only got two wrongs. How well did you do? ;) ♥

Palestinian solidarity with the American people in pictures. A picture can speak a thousand words. ♥

Wednesday Afternoon Haiku

Sun is shining bright
But the day still feels gloomy
I need to cheer up.

Some secret admirer (yeah, right) has been sending me a cheer up email every day. Well, at least for these last couple of days. He might have got tired of it by now because it just doesn't work. Heh. Sorry, pal! ;) Well, anyway. I had barbecued chicken for lunch at a food stall today with a couple of co-workers. Under the table, there was a cat, sleeping like a log. During my half an hour there, the cat only moved once. He stretched and yawned and then went back to sleep and didn't even move when I left the table to pay the bill. What a lazy cat. He could've got some yummy chicken bones from me, but no, he preferred to sleep. Made me feel so worthless. ♥

Play the Cat Game for some mindless fun. Just remember the cats and then click on the one you didn't see. It's not really as easy as it sounds. I managed to get into level 12 which put me in the top 1 percent and made me one of the top 5 players. I rock! ;)

Hmm, I just realised that they didn't record my score. Oh well... ♥

I am so tempted to sign up to Where Is My Geek? which is a free dating service for geeks. Blogging simply doesn't work its magic to get me a date. Sigh. ♥

It's somewhat amusing that the domain Jihad.Net belongs to a site called "The Jihad to Destroy Barney[tm] on the Web!" *giggles* You do know Barney the Dinosaur, don't you? ♥

I helped Phil redesign. I'm not responsible for the colours, though ;) ♥

Thanks for spreading the word, guys! I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciate it. [1] [2] ♥

Tuesday Morning Haiku

Few hours of sleep
Filled with totally weird dream
Not quite refreshing.

I remember that the dream was weird but I don't really remember what it was all about. I do remember the part of the dream before I woke up, though. I was in my room, just getting back from work. I turned my computer on and got online. Then I found myself voice-chatting with some guy (in reality, I don't do voice-chat). We talked about highways and how some of them were closed due to the floods. While chatting with him, I got undressed to change into my t-shirt and shorts. Then I heard him exclaiming, "Wow!" Only then did I realise that I just did a strip show in front of my webcam (in reality, I don't have a webcam). I got panic and told him to close his eyes. I checked on his webcam and saw him standing there in his room with his eyes closed. Somehow I found it amusing. I giggled, and then I woke up. It was time to get ready for work already. ♥

Among the wacky uses of old Macintosh computer suggested at the Mac Udder Side Park are backpack, basketball net, bird feeder, and toilet brush. Check out the pictures. ♥

The Virtual Interactive Typewriter For The Internet is totally useless. Otherwise, I wouldn't have blogged it. ♥

Why War? A correspondence between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud. ♥

Golden Errors is a collection of errors from ESL students' papers. My favourite is: "After work, he usually whacks TV." ♥

I feel like writing a new about page. Anyone have something nice or not so nice to say about me that I can quote? ♥

Monday Morning Haiku

I am feeling blah
Monday is such a blah day
I want to go home!

Sigh. I can't believe it's Monday already. I'm not angry anymore. I just feel the blahest of blah. I feel like crying. I hope eating cow innards at lunchtime will make me feel a bit better. For now, I'll just have to settle with the standard cheering up: listening to some parody songs by Destiny's Nephew *cough*Emlyn*cough* That should work. ♥

Oswald Denies Role In 404 Error. Yet another silly 404 page. ♥

"(Don't) Shoot The Neighbor's Cat!" by Lyndon LaRouche, Jr., a 2004 U.S. Presidential Pre-Candidate. I like what he says in that article. "For a start, turn off CNN!" ♥

I just found that my weblog is on the list of GLBT Weblogs & Journals. Tres cool! :) ♥

Sunday Morning Haiku

Such a hot morning
I think my skin is melting
The haiku's rhyming.

Well, I've got my sense of humour back so if you ask me how I am, I'd say I'm okay. I had a dream last night in which people that I knew offline and online were mingled, as if they knew each other. Weird, huh? I don't remember what the dream was all about, though. All I know is that I woke up with a sprained calf. Ouch! I'm not sure I'd be able to come up with any stupid quiz this weekend. I couldn't think of anything less stupid than "Blogger ID Personality Quiz" in which I'm supposed to tell you your personality based on your Blogger ID number. Very dumb indeed, and not half as challenging to create as the last one. But I'll be sure to come up with something before I bid all of you goodbye in less than a month from now. Boohoohoohoohoo! ♥

Jason wrote some hilarious captions to the photographs from the infamous Break Bread with Brad in Chicago. Which Brad, you ask? The Brad, of course! Stole the link from him too :) [Note: I'm easily amused so it might not be hilarious for you.] ♥

Islamic Glossary Term: Jihad. It's not like what most of you think. ♥

Mourn the victims, stand for peace. ♥

I keep on finding mistakes in my previous posts. I shouldn't have blogged at all. ♥

Bid for some stuff reposessed and confiscated by the police at The Property Room. I quite like that new Apple Orange I-Book. The highest bid for it at the time of posting was $425. Quite a bargain, eh? ♥

I've heard the word "war" being mentioned so many times lately that the song that keeps on playing inside my head is Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel. So depressing. ♥

Saturday Morning Haiku

Weekend's here again
And I need a distraction
Sick of feeling blah.

I might try to come up with yet another stupid weblogging quiz. Creating a quiz is a good and fun time-killer. I'll definitely try not to think too much about the world. I'm still disappointed with the world in general. And I'll try not to read too many weblogs because I'm bound to find some weblogs with pretty upsetting content. Chatting with friends all morning has been fun. I bored most of them stiff, though. I haven't been very chatty lately. But still it's nice to get an instant message every now and then even though I tend to get upset every time someone asks me how I am. Try not to ask me that when you message me, okay? :) ♥

Build Your Own Britain anywhere in the world in three easy steps. ♥

I went to the U.S. Embassy to attend a memorial service for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania this morning. We prayed for the souls of the victims and also for God to keep us away from hatred and violence towards anyone from any ethnicity, race or religion. I hope God listens to our prayers. ♥

"You must be the change you'd like to see in the world."

-Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi was right once again. I shouldn't lose my faith in humanity. I shall be the change I'd like to see in the world. If I'm not already one. ♥

Friday Morning Haiku

I am so angry
I am so very angry
I am so angry.

I've lost my faith in humanity. Enough said. ♥

Why didn't I think of this? ♥

Michael Swanwick's Periodic Table of Science Fiction will eventually have a short story about each element. This week's element is Silicon and I like the story a lot. ♥

The Nostradamus prediction that said World War III would begin with the fall of "two brothers", which many people referred to as the destroyed World Trade Center towers, is a hoax. It should make you feel a little better if you happen to believe Nostradamus' prophecies. ♥

I just read about Jish's experience and I can't help but wonder what would happen to me had I been in America, being brown and a Muslim and all. Would you defend me? ♥

I always forgot to mention that this site is currently one of the featured links over at Those Brown Eyes. I guess that makes me officially Asian :) ♥

"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."

-Mahatma Gandhi

♥

Thursday Morning Haiku

And my life goes on
Yet another day has come
I need a haircut.

Things are uncertain on the Firda's front. I've submitted my resignation letter this morning so exactly a month from now, I'll be out of here. I have not and might not get the employment pass I need to work in Singapore. If I don't get the employment pass, it will be goodbye to all of you because I won't be able to afford to maintain my online presence until I get another job. But look at the bright side: I'll get to sleep a lot! :)

Oh, in case you didn't notice, I'm back to work already. Let's hope that this place won't explode. Not while I'm inside the building anyway. ♥

"When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
when you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on.
Don't let yourself go, everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes."

-R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts", Automatic for the People

Sometimes a song can say exactly what you want to say, but just could never find the words. ♥

I love you all. Take care. ♥

(Not) for Jordan and Andy: So You Want To learn Japanese... It might provide you with the much needed distraction. ♥

Blogger users' account on the attacks to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon can be found at Blogger's Search Attack. [Warning: huge file size abound.] ♥

Very Early Wednesday Morning Haiku

I can't sleep tonight
I keep on getting visions
Of all the terrors.

I was already asleep when my supervisor called to tell me not to go to work tomorrow. I asked her if there was anything wrong and she told me about what happened in New York and Washington DC. The U.S. embassy, consulates, and all its agencies throughout the world have been shut down indefinitely soon after the incident. Our workplace is no exception. My thoughts and prayers are with the American people. I hope my friends and their loved ones are all right. I hope this is not the beginning of World War III. ♥

Find out what happens when memes collide. It's not pretty. ♥

Make your own Flash movie at DigitalFilms.com. Choose a background scene, characters, animated actions, dialog, introduction, and ending credits. Put your name as the producer and email the movie to your friends. Sounds cool. The only question is, will your friends appreciate your movie? ;) ♥

Monday Night Haiku

Hot night after rain
It's not my kind of weather
Rain, please fall again!

Well, watching the silly quiz I made out of boredom turning into a wide-spreading meme has been fun. It's a bit more fun than watching paint dry, if you must know. It's good to know that I was right about some webloggers (i.e. those who got themselves as their twins) but also wrong about some others. If I was right about everyone, that would be too creepy. In reality, I'm rarely wrong about people. I can read people like a book. It's a gift, I think. But the thing is, I don't really know what to do about this so-called gift, so all you got from me is this silly weblogger twin quiz. I'm sorry. ♥

<Sep 09 / 08:47> Emlyn : Happy new UNIX timestamp! ♥

I was bored enough to come up with this quiz: Who Is Your Weblogger Twin? Mine is, uh, myself *grins* Okay, so it's lame to include myself, but hey, I want to know my twins, too! But since myself doesn't count, my weblogger twin would be Caroline. Who's yours? Is it me? ;) ♥

If you are bored enough and home alone, make some Paper Blowgun Darts and have fun. The "home alone" part is important because someone might lose an eye, thanks to this evil thing. Aim at a dart board instead of people. Don't say I didn't warn you. ♥

Have a question that Jeeves can't answer? Ask John! He was always not quite sure what I meant, though. But some of his suggested questions and answers are quite funny. ♥

Sunday Morning Haiku

Home alone is fun
No nagging parents and no
Bad TV noises.

Everyone is going to a wedding. I voted out because I hate going to weddings and have been so ever since I turned 25. I don't hate the wedding itself. I just hate how people are always asking me when I'm going to get married every time I come to a wedding. Gee. I wish I knew. But of course, they don't care about my feelings. All they care is that I'm old enough to be married and even to have a bunch of kids. I wish they'd learn to mind their own business. ♥

I don't know what's wrong with the Hamptons. I don't even know where the Hamptons are. But should you ever have the urge to Nuke the Hamptons, just know that you can. Well, sort of. ♥

Another amusing read is this compilation of Amazon.com consumers comment on the AFI's Top 20 Films of the 20th Century. It kept me giggling from beginning to end. ♥

Personal Injury Warning System documented all personal injuries some guy has experienced all his life. Each injury description is accompanied by a warning symbol. I wonder how he could remember the month and year an injury occured. Reading the description of some of the injuries was enough to make me wince with pain. But all in all, it's a pretty amusing read. ♥

Friday Evening Haiku

Grey, rainy Friday
Exactly my kind of day
That's all I can say.

Another guys up-picking lesson that I learned from my pal Jordan today was, "when a guy flirts with you, if you're interested, it's customary to flirt back." Okay, I'll keep that in mind, and I'll try not to run away the next time a nice guy flirts with me. But, um, wait a minute. I think I read somewhere that nice guys don't flirt. Hmmm. Maybe running away is not such a bad idea after all. What do you think? ;) ♥

It's funny. Ever since I posted this dorky, blurry, silly photo, I've been getting people telling me that I look cute. I guess now I can post a cheesy personal ad somewhere and truly mean it when I say "my friends think I'm cute". Heh.

*blink*

Nevermind. ♥

Phil, I've got postcard #2! Thanks!

I love getting stuff in the mail other than bills and junkmail :) ♥

pain^t it! is a really cool graphic design contest because the only tool allowed to create the entries is Microsoft Paint. This is one contest that I'd love to join even though I know that my chance to win is zilch :) ♥

Come to underground film network for all the latest news, reviews, previews and general tomfoolery on films that probably don't even exist. It's kind of amusing, though. Kind of. ♥

With leJOS, you can program Lego robot with Java. My geekiness hasn't reached that level. Yet. But it sounds geeky so it should be a cool thing. Isn't it? ♥

Everyone's probably blogged Oldversion.com already, but I think the site is a very good idea. "Newer is not always better." I know that old version of ICQ is better than the new one. At least it doesn't come with any ad. I just hope the site won't provide people with old browsers. That would be a disaster. ♥

Thursday Morning Haiku

I'm down with a flu
Both my eyes are watery
I am so sleepy.

We had no internet access at work yesterday because the server went dead so I just spent the day driving my co-workers nuts by playing some national anthems as well as some animal sounds from Microsoft Bookshelf 2000 multimedia files. 'Twas fun. Llama sounds like toilet flush. Gurgling. I wonder if llama really gurgles. I know that cat really meows. Anyway, I fell asleep while I was online last night and my silly computer didn't disconnect its silly self so hours of online time were wasted last night, which wouldn't be such a big deal if I were on a cable connection, but no, I'm on dial-up. Blech. Oh, I did get around to update the lists at Quack's before I fell asleep. If you signed up yesterday, your name and place are probably listed already. If not, I'll add it when I update the lists tonight. ♥

Kick-Ups is one of those stupid games that you'd feel really proud if you could score a high score in. The idea is not to let the ball touch the floor once you start. If you want to be one of the top 100 high scorers, you have to score more than 192 (last time I checked). The highest score as of the posting of this entry was 2672. My highest score? 73. I suck. ♥

Is your car among the top 25 stolen cars of 2000? If it is, get a better alarm system! Better safe than sorry. ♥

Quack has got two hosts in New York already. He definitely could use the Smart-Ass Guide to New York City. Only Quack is a smart-duck, not a smart-ass. Anyway, the guide is funny, though it might not be funny anymore for native New Yorkers. ♥

Have you visited Quack's today? It's freshly updated! ♥

From Quack-O-Matic*:

<Sep 04/14:34> Emlyn: Firda. F is for Fine, I is for iris. R is for retina. D is for driving, and A is for Argus-eyed.

See, Firda, your name is all about your perfect eyesight. Pity that you don't have perfect eyesight.

<Sep 04/14:38> Emlyn: Functional Intelligent Replicant Designed for Assassination

<Sep 04/14:38> Emlyn: No, that sucks, also.

<Sep 04/14:39> Emlyn: What does Firda inspire in people? Fear! Duh!

<Sep 04/14:39> Emlyn: No.

<Sep 04/14:39> Emlyn: I'll be quiet now.

*Posted just because I can without permission. ♥

Of course to mark the beginning of the third year of Fairvue Central, there is a new feature: Short Quotes / Long Years (though I personally think that it's more like "Short Years / Long Quotes"). I'm glad Nikolai didn't use the quote I suggested him ;)

♥

Happy 2nd birthday to my April Fools' twin, Fairvue Central! :)

Ok, so the image is crappy but hey, it's the thought that counts ;) ♥

Tuesday Morning Afternoon

Back to work again
Forgot my sweater again
This room's freezing cold.

My favourite pastimer is checking my referrers log to see the IP addresses of my visitors. I actually recognise some of my regular visitors by their IP address. Now that everyone's back to school, it's even easier. I can recognise them easily by the name of the university they go to. Yeah, I am that sad. Well, either I am sad or I care enough to get to know each one of my visitors. I like to think it's the latter :) ♥

I wish we had something like the Random Hall Bathroom Server at work. I just hate having to leave my desk to go to the bathroom only to find that it's occupied. It's such a waste of time and energy. (Thanks for the link, Jordy!) ♥

Monday Afternoon Haiku

There's nothing better
Than spend a Monday at home
This Monday is fun.

Of course time flies when you're having fun. It's afternoon already and in no time at all, it will be Tuesday morning and I will have to go back to work. Ack! Anyway, I managed to get Quack's website done today, after two weeks of procrastination and design stump. Go visit the site some time for the latest news on the project and on Quack, who is sitting in front of me, grinning as always. I love my duck. I'm sure you will fall in love with him when you meet him :) ♥

Create songlyric sheets with SyncLyric. It has a built-in CD ripper to convert CD tracks to wav files, a built-in mp3 to wav converter (mp3 decoder), a built-in full function wav player, and a built-in transcription word processor to input song lyrics and chord symbols, and print the results. Doesn't sound so bad for freeware. ♥

Penii: A Smurf's Perspective.

Wannabe: Are you home or in your dorm already?

Smurf: I almost bought a pair of boxer shorts with rubber duckies on them .. unfortunately, they didn't have my size .. instead I bought a pair with Tony the Tiger on them :)

Wannabe: Oooooohhhh, tiger! ;)

Smurf: Right now I'm at home .. I would've been moving in tomorrow (Saturday), but since Elyse had her baby tonight, I'll be moving in Sunday.

Wannabe: Ah, I see. Btw, do you wear briefs under your boxer shorts? If you don't, wouldn't it feel like, you know, dangling?

Smurf: Ack! Why would I wear underwear under my underwear?? Briefs are horrible .. so constricting .. I can't stand 'em.

Wannabe: But still, if I had a penis, I would hate the dangling feeling. Same reason why I always wear bras.

Smurf: Now, I thought women wore bras to avoid bouncing ..

Wannabe: Bouncing, dangling, they feel about the same.

Smurf: Ah. Well, really, penii don't dangle as such. They hang. Assuming you're wearing pants while doing anything athletic.

Wannabe: Hmm. I could never understand penii.

Smurf: What's there to understand? Urine delivery, arousal (and penetration), and ejaculation are its only functions ..

Smurf: It's like saying, "I could never understand mailboxes."

Wannabe: But still, I'm always curious about how it feels to have a penis.

Smurf: Well, since to explaining it to you would require me to relate it somehow to the female experience, of which I've had none, then I can't be of any help .. see a hypnotist.

Wannabe: Hmm. Hypnotists. Where can I find a hypnotist here? I can't even find a sworn translator. Or a Kevin Smith movie on video.

I wasn't going to publish this ICQ conversation for obvious reason, but since the Smurf asked for it, I thought what the heck ;) So, is it boxers or briefs? ♥

Remember the contest? Well, I've decided that there is no winner. Sorry. ♥

Sick of all those pop-under ads? Support ASAP! ♥

The most annoying conversation of the week is the one I had this morning with my little brother (LB):

LB: Are you going to bring your computer when you leave?
Me: No.
LB: Then what would you need a monitor for?
Me: Because this one is not mine?
LB: But you're leaving anyway.
Me: So?
LB: Then why would you need a monitor?
Me: Well, how are you going to read my email when I send you one once I'm away if we don't have a working monitor at home?
LB: You're weird.
Me: Grrrr.

Tell me, what's so weird about wanting to have my own working monitor??? ♥

Sunday Morning Haiku

Long weekend always
Equals a depressing time
Too much time to think.

I should be kept busy all the time to prevent me from thinking about life. Life depresses me. I hate my life. Knowing that there's a lot of hungry people in the world depresses me. I've always had something to eat, yet I complain all the time. Knowing that some people are actually happy with their lives depresses me. Why not me? Why, God, why?

Long weekends always turn me into a drama queen. ♥

Dan wrote to let me know about the launching of his latest project called Daypop a couple of days ago. It's a Google-like search engine that indexes newspapers, online magazines, and weblogs daily. It's yet another way for webloggers to do ego stroking surfing and meme searching. After all, weblogging is all about linky loving and bandwagon jumping. Ne c'est pas? ;)

On a totally unrelated note, here's 100 Reasons to Celebrate the DotCom Bust. ♥

I wonder if The Sheboygan Art Museum really exists. The website doesn't look very suspicious, but the following paragraph makes me wonder:

"The Sheboygan Art Museum is home to some of the most famous pictures in the world. It is true that there are some that have questioned the authenticity of some of our exhibits, but it is our contention that this criticism was fueled by the personal animosity of one critic. No one has questioned the exhibits' authenticity since his unfortunate accidental death by swallowing dynamite.

And we can prove we were somewhere else at the time."

That sounds rather fishy, doesn't it? ♥

Saturday Night Haiku

Such a sad, sad night
Hungry on a Saturday Night
No dinner date? No.

Not that I've ever had any dinner date. Not being a night person has its disadvantages. And it's already too late to find anything to eat. Sigh. When I'm hungry at night, I always feel like listening to opera songs. I don't know why. Hmm. I can't open ICQ. Not enough memory. Silly computer. But then again, you can't expect much from a computer with only 16MB of RAM. Nevermind me. I just feel like rambling. ♥