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Writer's Block: Teen Time Machine

2009-06-12T14:36:51Z

If you could be a teenager living in any decade, which one would you choose?

I would have to pick the 1950's. Beautiful clothes, good music, and cars that looked like rocket ships. Also, the dating life seemed so innocent. A boy picks you up and takes you to a dance. The height of the evening is a good night kiss :)

Writer's Block: Swine Times

2009-04-30T14:25:41Z

Are you worried about catching the swine flu? Do you have a plan for avoiding contagion or dealing with quarantine?

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I am not worried about the swine flu because I have never caught the flu before.

Do I have a plan of avoiding it? Wash my hands often, eat healthy, take my vitamins, and get plenty of exercise.

Dealing with quarantine? As long as I have food and booze, I can stay in my apartment and be just fine.

Writer's Block: Get Real

2009-04-10T15:00:52Z

What reality show would you most want to be a contestant on? What would your strategy for winning be?

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Fuck most reality shows like Fear Factor (yay let's eat something gross), Big Brother (lets watch people bitch and moan), and Rock of Love (where skanks compete for love from a washed up rock star). I will give the shows that displays people's talent (singing, cooking, dancing) some credit, but whoever put no-talent realty stars like New York or Jade Goody on a celebrity pedestal needs to be dragged out and shot.

Snark of the day

2009-04-08T14:14:36Z

Why do some people try to act like moralists on the Internet?

For an example, I visited my Facebook page this morning. I am fan of NPR and they posted a link about the Somali pirates hijacking a ship containing 20 Americans. Along with the link, people can make comments about the story. Since it is Facebook and not the Washington Post, most people posted pirate jokes. Yet these "high and mighty" kill-joys chime in like:

"You people are seriously not what I hoped for in the "NPR crowd." Bunch of stupid bloodthirsty rednecks."
"Wow, these comments are fucking deplorable. I understand our education system is pretty bad, but this is NPR, not FOX. Thanks for further solidifying the fact that the "American Liberal" is nothing more than a glorified moderate Republican."

My response to these people: "Lighten up Francis".

My response to the Notre Dame students protesting Obama's visit

2009-04-06T22:40:52Z

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=12842828&ch=4226716&src=news

Just fucking suck it up. We had to endure Bush for 8 years as president and Obama is your president now. The Catholic Church's stance on giving a leeway on the death penalty but stem cell research is an abomination is one of the many reasons I left your church a long time ago.

LJ friends?

2009-04-05T23:10:40Z

I am wondering who are all of the random Russian people and why did they friend me on LJ?

I invoke the goddess Bast on this asshole

2009-02-26T18:53:12Z

Fucking kill this man. He was useless to society even before mutilating cats.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_re_us/tortured_cats

Writer's Block: Dream Job

2009-02-13T01:09:46Z

I pretty much have (or well going to have) a cool job, a physicist. Low stress, pays decent, and get to hang out with other geeks like myself.

But I have always wanted to be a bass player for a rock band like Rush. I could say that I tried. I majored in music in college and that led to me playing for jazz bands and orchestras. I got tired with the scene and after I got my music degree, I went back to work on my physics degree.

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?

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Writer's Block: Seven

2009-02-05T15:25:00Z

Which of the seven deadly sins—sloth, greed, lust, gluttony, anger, envy, and pride—are you most likely to commit?

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Definitely pride. I am constantly looking myself in the mirror, spend at least two hours to get ready for work, and I nitpick what is wrong with me physically.

Dreaded taxes

2009-01-30T00:09:08Z

I decided to do my taxes early since I was able to access my W-2 form online through my job. After I subtracted the amount I withheld from the government to what I should owe, I still owe them a staggering $466. I was crying after I looked over the math and wondered if there are any mistakes. I called payroll and found out that I was still listed as married on the W-4 even though I got a divorce in 2007. I called a rep from the IRS and really there is nothing I can do except to correct the W-4 for the 2009 year and cough up the money.

This shit is not fair. Banks are getting bailouts for giving loans to people who shouldn't qualify in the first place, but a mere grad student have to sacrifice her budget to pay (or worse put it on her credit card) or risk going to jail. I hope Obama fixes this shit so that I will not get hit again next year. To Bush: fuck you for fucking up this country.

Writer's Block: Robotic

2009-01-25T23:36:50Z

Who (or what) is your favorite fictional robot?

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Can I name 3?

Writer's Block: Listening In

2009-01-24T19:50:13Z

Even if you're not actively eavesdropping, you can hear some interesting things. What's the best conversation you've ever overheard?

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Well, the best (or worst in my situation) was when I was at a party little over a year ago. I had just gotten back from working for a research group in Oklahoma. I overheard a conversation about an ex of mine just got engaged while I was away. I still had not gotten over the breakup and once I heard the news, I felt so sick that I went to the bathroom and threw up.

A response to those who sport OBX or HH stickers on their cars

2009-01-22T03:58:38Z

Useless facts

2009-01-18T18:47:04Z

So, Ohio's state beverage happens to be tomato juice. In reality, it should be Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold.

reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ohio_state_symbols

Movie cliches that need to fucking go

2009-01-16T15:56:30Z

For the past month, I have been on a movie kick. As I retire for the evening and pop a DVD into the player (or go to the theaters), I deliberately watch the trailers before the movie begins. After observing, I conclude that Hollywood use ways to capture the audience interest and tricking them into paying $9 a ticket to see another crappy film. These tactics I consider to be tired and cliche and honestly, get on my goddamn nerves. So here they are:

1. "The Entourage"- Ladies and gentleman, let me present the heroes of the film. They walk so cool and tough down a lone street or alley. No looking at each other, no talking. Just looking straight ahead and facing the situation, whether battling the bad guy, getting some pussy, or building a hotel for dogs.

In reality, no one in their goddamn mind walks with a group of friends like that in real life. One is usually checking their text messages while the rest chat about last night's ball game. If you see a group of kids do "the entourage" in the mall, then they might be douchebags, not superheroes.

2. "Grace Under Pressure"- This is normally found in action movies. A man (or Angelina Jolie) lights a cigarette. Right behind him, there is a leaky gasoline tank. They discard the match into the pool of flammable liquid. The camera focuses on the man who is calmly walking away and right behind him...Boom! A big fucking explosion.
If there is a car or building that is about to blow up sky high, get the fuck away from it as far as you can. Even Tom Cruise has it right:

3. "Montage"- This dead beaten horse cliche was popularized even in good movies like Rocky, Scarface, and many 80's movies. Then it got tired and annoying. If you have been living under a rock for most of your life, it is simply a 2-5 minute segment of music playing while the protagonists are working on some shit like training to beat Apollo Creed, building a fortune from drug money, or practicing the ski slopes in hopes to win the girl of your dreams. Fortunately, this is not found much anymore after it was made fun by the guys from South Park. Good riddance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl1Vu22k8ts

Writer's Block: Back to School

2009-01-15T01:53:15Z

What fictional high school—from tv, film, or a book—would you most like to attend? Or would you rather never go near high school again, fictional or otherwise?

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Without any hesitation, Starfleet Academy.

Writer's Block: Shops Gone By

2009-01-12T16:40:43Z

There was a department store called Gayfers that closed down about 10 years ago after being bought out by Dillard's. They used to have "Midnight Madness" sales for preferred customers, so my mom would drag me and my sister out to buy clothes for school.

As far as restaurants, I miss Mangiamo. It was the only Italian restaurant in Kent that had jazz music on Fridays as well as great martinis. Some asshole burnt the place down last spring and since then the restaurant was not rebuilt.

Woolworths shut its doors in the U.K. last week, sending many into a frenzy of nostalgia and bargain shopping. What now-closed store or chain do you wish was still open?

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Bad cop, no donut

2009-01-09T05:00:59Z

Is it me or is that there are a lot of cops out there busting people for speeding? They were lined up along the interstates while I was traveling and on my way to work, I saw one bust someone.

I got two fucking speeding tickets within the last two months. I won the court for the first one (and zero points on my insurance thanks to my lawyer), but for the second one I am going have to suck it up and pay because it occurred outside of Columbus while I was traveling back for the holidays (doing 80 on a 65, whoop de do). I feel that it could be the shitty economy that cities are strapped for money so the only easy and dirty way to eek by is for cops to bust decent people for going over the speed limit. Never mind busting meth labs or hood rats for strong armed robberies. My insurance policy is going to renew next month. If I see a dramatic increase in my premium, I am going to fucking scream.

Writer's Block: Small Economies

2008-12-16T23:11:17Z

The news is full of stories about people cutting back on their spending. What thrifty measures have you taken since the end of the economy as we know it?

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Not much. I have been living rather frugally and I have a stable income coming in. Since I am impressionable with those around me, the economy has tightened my purse strings a bit. I am driving home instead of flying for Christmas. I stopped getting acrylic nails and fills. I am cooking here more and eating out far less. I hand wash my laundry and letting them air dry instead of taking them to the laundromat. Finally, I bargain hunt for things I want rather than buying something at the mall on a whim.

I might be the amongst the very few on this planet

2008-12-16T19:39:58Z

I have been adding my old high school classmates on Facebook. I find it really annoying and cliche of them putting pictures of just their kids on their profile picture. The reason I added them because I want to see how they are doing, what do they look like, and looking at their achievements. It worries me that once you become a mother that you lose a sense of your own identity. Earning a college degree, starting your own business, or doing charitable work are what you call achievements, not crapping out a kid. Billions of people have already done it. Even my sister, a single mom, has enough tact to post a pic of herself on Facebook and Myspace.

Cost of Christmas visit from Kent to Pensacola

2008-12-15T01:37:54Z

Roadtrip

gas ~ $115
hotel~$110
meals~$30

vs.

Air

flight~$400
baggage fees~$30
pet carry-on fee~$200

umm, it looks like I will be driving

Writer's Block: Gone but Not Forgotten

2008-12-04T14:30:05Z

Many beloved television shows are no longer with us, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Six Feet Under, and Mystery Science Theater 3000. What defunct television show do you miss the most?

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 could be on longer because there are plenty of shitty movies that they can riff. But the writers created RiffTrax where they riff newer Hollywood movies so I am pleased of what they have done.

Another show I would like to add (and I am sure many will agree) is Firefly. I didn't have a chance to watch it because it was off the air after 13 episodes. I am sure it was pulled because people were into reality TV or celebrity bitch-fests than an original sci-fi/western series at the time. But now, people are into Lost and Heroes, so if Firefly is resurrected then I will stay on longer.

Writer's Block: Physical Education

2008-12-02T23:38:11Z

Call it gym, P.E., recess, or pure hell, most people have participated in a class at school that focused on games and athletics. What sport or game did you hate the most when you were a kid? What sport or game was your favorite?

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It depends. PE during my middle school years was hell. It was a chance for the bullies to torment me because the teachers really don't give a fuck about the nerds. Hated the mile runs on Tuesday, hated the sports in which I was picked last, and hated the rain days where we sat in the locker rooms and watched the thin selection of crappy Disney movies. I tried to block the years between 11 and 13.

High school, on the other hand, was fun. Maybe because I was in an accelerated program with the other nerds and we pretty much goofed off. I also took PE during one summer at another high school where we played indoor volleyball (because it was too damn hot in Florida) and went bowling. And on Fridays we watched movies all day.

Santa=Satan ?

2008-12-01T05:14:00Z

Slideshow of santas and scared children

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/holiday/sfl-scaredofsanta-ugc,0,7181908.ugcphotogallery

Enjoy :)

My Christmas Wish List

2008-12-01T05:04:01Z

Well, these are long shots for myself since I already put new tires and a stereo in my car. But these would be nice:

1. 22 in LCD monitor

2. Swarovski Crystal iPod ear buds

3. GPS

4. A pair of Nine West ankle boots