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current archive July 01 - 31 June 01 - 30 May 01 - 31 Apr 01 - 30 Mar 23 - 31 Mar 16 - 22 Mar 01 - 10 Feb 16 - 29 Feb 01 - 15 Jan 16 - 31 Jan 01 - 15	FRI MAR 10 00 Austin I don't think my body is going to survive the -10C to 70F temperature jump. There's a mutiny among the pores. How stupid did I look dragging my raggedy ass off the plane with my scarf still wrapped around my neck? The flights are too horrific to recount... 17:44
	THU MAR 09 00 A couple of people that I work with read harrumph for the first time today. It felt rather odd, like someone was peering up my dress though in reality, I've been dropping my pants for the past couple of months. My business cards arrived late this afternoon from the printer. I was afraid that they wouldn't show up in time as the printers had all their hardware stolen earlier in the week. I've laid them out on the dining table to dry. They look like a school of beached goldfish. I'm leaving for Austin early in the morning... I really hate flying. Oh, Elise - Kit Kat! 22:41 At Paperboy you can translate international newspapers into "English" - which leads to the following: Fight for US president shank becomes the duel between Gore and Bush WASHINGTON, 8 March. With convincing victories with the preselections on Tuesday Gore and the texanische governor George W. Bush their positions removed US vice-president aluminium clearly as favorites in running around the American presidency. Vice-president aluminium Gore celebrated his victory in Nashville with the democrats. (photo: Reuters/Larry Downing) of far ones. aluminum Gore? 09:10	Have you had plastic and/or cosmetic surgery? We're in the development phase of talksurgery.com, looking for consumer reviews. You can get the full poop here. C'est moi... "Royal Palette Auteur" thanks to the Job Title Generator [via Bump] Caroline, Halycon, Elise, Jish & Cyn all can be seen in FOJM Webloggers and Linksluts. Who are the Jets and who are the Sharks? .
	WED MAR 08 00 Ok. All you folks with your digi-cameras - why don't you take a mirror shot of yourself and save me the trouble of tracking you down? 23:47 harrumph! presents "MasterClips ugliest/silliest/cheesiest clip art 'o the day". Today's wiener, um, winner is.... 20:27 If I say "I love the CVS. It _will_ make my life easier" fifty times, will I believe it? I must say that Perforce rocks my world a little harder than WinCVS ever did though I really would prefer to choose which kind of footwear the icon wears as it marches in place. Red high tops are so passé. I'd prefer the ones on the left. Nows the time to stock up on all your Star Wars paraphernalia. Prices at your local toy store are, most likely, vastly reduced. 16:23 I learned this morning that karmic justice is rather sweet. We are all accountable in the end. While it might not happen today, or tomorrow for that matter, eventually it will find you (not you but them) and bite you (ditto) in the ass. Prolific has a link to The The. If I could hear "Perfect Day" again, it would ah, be a perfect day. 10:45	I decided to call my new dev branch "Barbie". The developers are snickering... I thought it was time to take a stand and just say no to Star Wars heroes and villains. I swear their must be a "Yoda" something in every development group on this planet! I must confess that I feel very much the same way...
	TUE MAR 07 00 Pea green with envy over Brig's new tats. 17:42 It used to be that when I was tired, I would mark up my dreams in HTML. Last night I dreamt that the hush hush Deep Leap project was a "nano-bit" recoverer. I have no idea what the project is, but, I'm warning you now, if it is said nano-bit recoverer, I'm chucking all of this to join the psychic network. 13:16 Now that we have the tiara thing under control, we have to learn how to wave properly. None of this namby-pamby waggling the hand back and forth business. We want to look like her majesty when we wave. Hold out your waving arm straight. Bend your arm in so that your forearm is at a forty-five degree angle. Drop your elbow so that your hand is level with your shoulder. Cup your hand ever so slightly, closing the space between your fingers. Rotate your hand back and forth at a sedate, yet animated speed. You should now have a fairly decent regal wave going. There will be a test. 12:40 "If stencils make perfect letters, they can also make perfect eyebrows." Eyebrowz offers stencils inspired by celebrity eyebrows - Brooke Shields, Marilyn Monroe, Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, Uma Thurman, Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Aishwarya Rai, Sharon Stone. Product review. And don't think they've forgotten you boys! 08:49	Yay! I'm a nobody! Anyway, I'll be at SXSW from Friday to Tuesday. Drop me a line if you want to hook up. While I was searching online Lee Press On Nails I came across the following... [Honest! I'm woman enough to buy my tampons over the counter.] "Shopinprivate.com offers personal products and private items". Condoms, Preparation H, diet pills, tampons, you name it. If it's caused you to blush at the cash register, you'll most likely find it here.
	MON MAR 06 00 Judith has forwarded the most fabulous tiara links.... Crowning Glories: Two Centuries of Tiaras and NPRs Morning Edition. 18:40 This adulation of diminution has got to stop! The cult of thinness has tempted us all with the 5k - which is torment enough. Then 5 bytes and if that wasn't enough, 5 bits. When will this madness end? I just want to go and generate some ultra-padded, fat, Dreamweaver code. 16:35 Just when you thought it was safe... junk mail brings you "You do the Sexual Math!" 15:41 So, this is what I've come up with for making GIF animations from AVIs. AVI > FlickerFree VideoFramer > CoffeeCup Gif Animator > Image Ready It's a bit like tap dancing, but the results aren't too bad. What do you think? Is it me? 12:52	Even though I can't quite hear it, I can tell that the club bunnies downstairs have much better taste in music that I do. At least, the beat feels good.
	SUN MAR 05 00 Many buildings in Montréal sport small, round hieroglyphics. Most likely, Gaz Métropolitain is signaling some significant information. I snapped them and this panorama yesterday as I wandered around the Old Port of Montréal, fiddling with my new camera. 12:33 D, Em and I went to a taping of Madly Off in All Directions last night down at the Centaur theatre. Em completely lost it during the last act, luring me into a fit of the giggles. Just when I thought all was safe, I could feel her shoulders begin to vibrate anew. It was very funny, but after laughing for two hours, I felt rather sick on the way home. Hee hee. This is what I get for making banners on little to no sleep. Quite frankly, I hope that everyone keeps their pants on. I don't think it would be a pretty site. 08:05	Anxiety checker. Halcyon has a great mirror picture.
	SAT MAR 04 00 D and I were standing behind a group of kids who had their tongues freshly pierced. I could have sworn they were Sims. "Dah da ba da dah..." 18:49 My <body> shirt arrived yesterday. It's lovely, I adore it. Could it be a subtle endorsement of Jakob Nielsen's Designing Web Usability? Think about it. It's the default. Unadulterated link colours! Gimme some attributes baby! 08:05	Could life be sweeter?
	FRI MAR 03 00 Feline frenzy! Pat's Web Cam & Matt Haughey - select "tonight's webcam shot". Coincidence? Cat world domination? 20:30 Faces completely intrigues me. Send me a reasonably accurate description of yourself and we'll see how you would look on America's Most Wanted! If you find my glasses, let me know. I've had to resort to my previous "Clark Kent" look. They must be around here somewhere. 12:23 WELCOME ELISE! Who can turn the world on with her smile? Take a nothing day and suddenly make it all feel worthwhile? Well, it's you girl and you should know it, with each little smile and every movement you show it... the wee hours	I've been tinkering with my 5k entry. It reminds me of making gravy at Thanksgiving- siphon off the fat with a Turkey baster while endeavouring to leave the "juices" behind. Skanatra combines two of my favourite things. "Fly Me to the Moon" never sounded so good.
	THU MAR 02 00 Further embarrassment at the DQ. Despite the still less than spring-like temperatures, I ducked in for a wee cone. The son of the owner was behind the counter this time. He played it very cool until he handed me the object of my desire saying "it's my gift to you". I confessed that I'd already had my first-of-the-year-free cone. Reminder to self to check CD player before leaving for the gym. Krishna Das doesn't work on a stair master. Why are Casio manuals so lame? They read like they've been squirted back and forth through Babelfish one too many times. 20:49 The ever popular "Beware the Ides of March" are now available. What better way to say hello? 09:16	Unfortunate camera angle. What is it they say about working with children and animals? Recent CDs: Maha Maya: Shri Durga Remixed Ramasutra, The East Infection The Presumptuous, Egocentric, Psycho Stalker From Hell [via Liz Speaks] I have my very own adult Barbie PC. Don't say the word "pink" around Mac salespeople. "It's Strawberry!" New Macs smell different than new PCs. FYI: iMacs don't like Kingston hubs.
	WED MAR 01 00 Another view of Ev's cockpit. 11:25 OnlineOpinion. A new visitor feedback initiative. Somehow, "very negative" sounds far less painful than "your site sucks". 09:41 "Madame, où est la gare?" might have sounded great in grade 10 French class but it's doing diddley-squat for me these days. I thought that I would help y'all out with a little practical Québecoise which is far more entertaining and hopefully more useful than "où est la gare?" They aren't very PC. We'll start with the "ou-oune" family of words. doudoune - duvet, blanket foufounes - bum, ass, butt gougounes - flip-flops moumoune - sissy, gay nounoune - idiot poupoune - cute child or woman with too much makeup shoshoune - favoured child toutoune - stupid girl zouzoune - penis Example: "Aïe! Toutoune! Est-ce que mes gougounes sont sous la doudoune?" These words are all feminine. What's up with that? 07:51	Meet Little Miss Nosey Leslie has some additional thoughts on the entourage: therapist astrologer pilates partner decorator dogwalker aesthetician plastic surgeon driver (calling it a chauffeur is very nouveau riche, besides, limos are out, town cars are in) and of course, the all important: publicist. More wardrobe desires. Ah, the first of the month. When weblogs such as mine, look a little odd. Unless, someone's feeling verbose.

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