tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56773202012-02-06T05:48:09.256-05:00The Obligatory Blog**How can you care?** 'Because I choose to.' **You make it sound so simple.** 'That's because it is simple. Hard sometimes, but simple.'Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.comBlogger9731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-59624034837804170662007-08-01T13:43:00.001-04:002007-08-01T13:43:50.564-04:00What Form Would Your Patronus Take? (With 10 Excellent Results & Pictures)Your Patronus would be an Eagle!Take this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab CodeJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-73886991265423564932007-07-16T08:37:00.000-04:002007-07-16T08:38:24.175-04:00In a few hours, I will be at Edisto Island, with no internets, and lots of beach. :-)See y'all when I get back.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-51269654495040496602007-07-11T08:54:00.000-04:002007-07-11T08:56:50.549-04:00Well, now that I've shaken the Chief Technology Officers hand, I guess it's official: I am (or will be, depending on when they can dump the work on my desk) the Project Coordinator for him and the Manager in charge of our intranet/DevNet projects. I'll be moving off of the Help Desk soon, back into an office and out of this cube.'Scuse me while I dance...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-79887489259354185572007-07-09T08:48:00.000-04:002007-07-09T08:49:19.555-04:00Gotta love a co-worker who doesn't call anyone to let us know that she's going to be late/out/whatever. Even better, the cell phone number she gave us has been disconnected.*headdesk*Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-65543460052083646402007-07-04T06:23:00.000-04:002007-07-04T06:27:38.821-04:00Any of the following sound familiar...?He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.He has refused to pass other Laws for the Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-22738482045691116432007-07-02T17:53:00.000-04:002007-07-02T17:54:51.671-04:00Just got a CNN.com breaking news email here at work that Bush just commuted Libby's sentence.Yeah. Aren't we all SO FUCKING SURPRISED at this.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-4839465325379087512007-06-26T10:19:00.000-04:002007-06-26T10:25:35.068-04:00If you want to know why I don't watch wrestling anymore, look to the news for articles about the Benoit family. Vince may want us to forget, but I won't. I also can't forget the kid at Wildside who used steroids so he could get noticed by the WWE.I'm not very coherent right now about this. I'm still in the reeling, flailing stages.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-70767479028104794972007-06-22T11:04:00.000-04:002007-06-22T11:06:24.526-04:00After 4 days and 2 1/2 hours back at work, I can say that this place definitely sucks the life out of you. :-p Of course, the fact that I haven't slept well the last couple of nights probably isn't helping the matter, either. :-pBUT, in good news, I'm writing! And some people even like what I'm writing, so I'm happy. :-)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-76637957411356134652007-06-16T14:27:00.000-04:002007-06-16T14:29:32.540-04:00For Guy Buckmaster, a marketing director in Clearwater, Florida, gaming with his six children began in the late 1990s with "Diablo II: Lord of Destruction."I'd love to hear how they did that, since Diablo II came out in 2000 and the "Lord of Destruction" expansion came out in 2001...From This article on CNN.comJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-40697236637023904542007-06-09T11:55:00.000-04:002007-06-09T11:56:27.823-04:00HOME!!!!!!!!More later. Got catching up with home to do.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-4196831818721140172007-06-06T13:32:00.000-04:002007-06-06T13:35:04.168-04:00I was looking in my home closet today, and I think what I need to do fairly soon is pull every stitch of clothing out of it, pile it on the bed, and try everything on. I've got a feeling that while the dresses will be OK, most of the pants are going to have to be donated and replaced, since my new stoma is about an inch higher on my abdomen than my old one and would be right on the waist band ofJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-83148253274031145912007-06-04T15:15:00.000-04:002007-06-04T15:16:05.775-04:00Pain is because of cut muscles, the surgeon says. There's no magic cure, just rest and time. So I'm out of work another 2 weeks.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-92156092470991031652007-06-02T09:01:00.000-04:002007-06-02T09:02:14.821-04:00Note to self: Rice hurts like hell later, don't eat it. :-pJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-59089230932677932072007-05-29T17:18:00.000-04:002007-05-29T17:21:01.568-04:00Steps forward and backwards... there is a lot more pain then there had been with any of the other abdominal surgeries, and I've been runing an low-grade fever off and on for the past few days. I'm tired, and tired of pain, and tired of not finding real comfortable ways to sit and stand. I'm worried that June 5th is going to get here and I'm going to be in no position to go back to work.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-68685941718600915982007-05-24T07:25:00.000-04:002007-05-24T07:29:34.824-04:00I'm doing better.Yesterday I got everything done I needed to get my ostomy supplies delivered monthly to my door, which helped my state of mind a lot. So did the shower. ;-)There are three huge, cute kittens here... Yin weighs 1 pound 9 ounces and still looks very bear-cub like. Yang (who just climbed Dad's chair into my lap) also weighs 1 pound 9 ounces, and seems to be trying to have 1 blue Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-52489856684089218752007-05-21T16:30:00.001-04:002007-05-21T16:40:52.866-04:00Kinda short... I'm out of the hospital, but I'm a long way from being what I'd consider well. Me and this new external stoma are going to have to get to know each other a good bit better... I've gone from having a small stoma (the size of my upper thumb joint) under the skin to this huge thing sticking out above the skin. The ostomy nurse and the surgeon say it'll get smaller over the next six Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-71248863600485492432007-05-11T10:54:00.000-04:002007-05-11T10:59:33.051-04:00No way to put this but bluntly:I'm having surgery Friday the 18th to have my guts rearranged again. I had another abscess start Sunday, and have been on 2 antibiotics since Monday, and just had it drained an hour ago. The surgeon absolutely did not like what he saw in there, and said that if we waited, I ran the risk of it getting infected over and over, leading to the huge chances of dead Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-68461950373287367942007-05-04T09:29:00.000-04:002007-05-04T09:41:49.256-04:00Tao watching Shortcake eat. I don't think she believes that anyone would like that hard crunchy stuff.Tao contemplates climbing Mt. Jenn-leg. Thankfully, her claws are small and the jeans are thick. ;-)Yang checks out my sock feet. Yin was sleepy last Saturday.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-12185422890946991842007-04-26T15:42:00.000-04:002007-04-26T15:44:17.248-04:002 hour waits for 3 minute consults are pretty much gaurenteed to put me in a pissy mood. However, it was all good news, so I'll forgive the hematologist. This time. ;-)After taking 12 vials of blood last time, they did all their magic on it and determined that either my faulty heart beat or something left over from my multiple abdominal surgeries last year was the cause of the clots, and I can Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-19940549390546039892007-04-25T05:41:00.000-04:002007-04-25T05:42:30.771-04:00THEY'VE FOUND AN EARTH-LIKE PLANET!!!*bounces*As an unapologetic space geek, this is awesome, incredible news. I can't tell you or make you understand how happy this makes me. :-)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-88061018880828989252007-04-24T10:07:00.000-04:002007-04-24T10:11:57.424-04:00Shortcake takes a well-deserved break from the kittens. I've managed to comb most of the tangles out of her fut, and her coat is really improving.Yang and Yin practice getting into the perfect shape for their names. ;-)Is there anything as cute and comfortable looking as a pile of sleeping kittens?Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-65776700318289884362007-04-23T11:06:00.000-04:002007-04-23T11:12:07.377-04:00Some more pics from this weekend...Shortcake was never too far away, and even grabbed a hold of Tao from time to time. ;-)Here is Tao... you can see the smudge between the eyes and the pattern on her chest pretty clearly.Yang, chewing on his paw.And here's Yin. She really, REALLY doesn't like to be away from her siblings or mom. She cried the whole time I had her out, so I didn't get a lot of Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-60486962710860017832007-04-21T11:50:00.000-04:002007-04-21T11:55:16.262-04:00Here's the gang... they're really exploring their cage a lot, except for Tao, who still likes to sleep. ;-)This one is posted only because Tao is in the background going, "HEY!! GETOFFOFMEEEE!!!"This morning I pulled Yang out, since he was the only one awake, and let him crawl around on a clean sheet on the floor. Shortcake was never too far away, and this picture shows just how small he still Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-10126849615738923402007-04-19T10:41:00.000-04:002007-04-19T10:43:00.790-04:00I swear, if one of my co-workers says, "Oh, it doesn't matter," or "I don't care," or "You decide for us," one more time, I'm going to scream. I'm not getting paid to be their manager, and right now I'm really tired of being leaned on like one. Am I really so old and out of touch that I can't comprehend why people won't make a decision and take responsibility for it?Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-71996654703084283072007-04-14T12:46:00.000-04:002007-04-14T12:52:15.782-04:00Here's all three of them snoozing together. Yang is practicing his camouflage.Tao still has her eyes completely closed. She all about the sleeping. ;-) But, not to worry, she does wriggle about a good bit, and she's the first one I've heard purr.Yang's eyes are partially open, hence the pitiful look here. Yin's eyes were open last night. Figured that the fraidy-cat would want to be able to seeJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-26354083280717841512007-04-12T08:45:00.000-04:002007-04-12T08:53:15.119-04:00I have KITTENS!!!This is Shortcake, the young mother of three kittens born April 5th. She's medium hairred, incredibly sweet and affectionate, with a great purr.This is Tao, a girl. You can't see much of it in this picture, but she has a white smudge on her face along with white paws. She's not a morning kitty. ;-) She's also the smallest of the three.This is Yang, the boy, and the biggest byJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-22030689780879765932007-04-09T08:35:00.000-04:002007-04-09T08:36:19.503-04:00I got this note yesterday morning...Dear person I have been given to:Please do not put your portable phone on your left ear. It makes me jumpy.Love,Your pacemakerJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-87835057495841598692007-04-08T11:27:00.000-04:002007-04-08T11:28:05.713-04:00 If you think you are free,You are free.If you think you are bound,You are bound.For the saying is true:You are what you think.-Ashtavakra Gita 1:11Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-15714563506565422382007-04-04T12:29:00.001-04:002007-04-04T12:29:37.797-04:00 Attention is living; inattention is dying.The attentive never stop; the inattentive are dead already.-Dhammapada 21, translated by Thanissaro BhikkhuJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-83989828268131674842007-03-30T05:22:00.001-04:002007-03-30T05:22:50.005-04:00Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-71478053278819021262007-03-26T10:09:00.000-04:002007-03-26T10:10:48.535-04:00No kittens for me this time. :-(Apparently the mother is very feral and mean, so they're going to give her to another animal worker instead of a volunteer.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-82788688655702606692007-03-22T14:04:00.000-04:002007-03-22T14:10:59.199-04:00Well, I decided to not mope, and to look for something new to do with some of my time. What do I love? Final Fantasy, cats, learning to cook, taking pictures, etc., etc....Project Pet is an organization my parents did a lot of volunteer work before, and I have had pictures of some of our babies up here in the past. So I gave them an email, and they have a desperate need.So, by the weekend, I Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-78471607990342921642007-03-21T14:45:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:50:33.277-04:00Bored now...Need mental stimulation, and work just ain't cutting it.Pretty bad when I'm craving two things I either can't have or never really enjoyed, simply because I'm desperate for a change.Here's something that fits...Darling, give me your absence tonightTake the shade from the canvas and leave me the whiteLet me sink in the silence that echoes insideAnd don't bother leaving the light Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-69384425998476164362007-03-20T15:35:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:39:32.293-04:00KADAJ FIGURE!!!!*much wanting and lusting over*And I LOVE the dirty look the Cloud figure is giving him... all, "Damnit, why doesn't she love me and want me?"Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-16744069570122892462007-03-20T12:36:00.001-04:002007-03-20T12:36:24.810-04:00Which Heroes Hero are You? Your Result: Peter Petrelli You're a dreamer who has lived in the shadow of your family and wants desperately to be your own person. Like Hiro, you feel the need to do something extraordinary with your life. You have dreamy eyes and great hair. Isaac Mendez Claire Bennett Sylar Hiro Nakamura Nathan Petrelli Matt Parkman Nikki Sanders Which Heroes Hero are You?Create aJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-43333372421198298632007-03-16T05:19:00.000-04:002007-03-17T07:27:20.173-04:00ETA: Zip file is updated. Thanks to Janice, who sees things I don't. :-pRules:1. Have your music library ready. When is it ever not ready?2. Choose one (1) song from your music library whose title starts with the first letter (or number) of your screen name. I'll be using JLSigman3. Repeat this process with each successive letter (or number) in your screen name until you run out of letters (Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-13032417533406960482007-03-15T19:31:00.000-04:002007-03-15T19:34:55.195-04:00OMG OMG OMG OMGJust found Myxer Tones.com, and I could get myself in trouble with text message fees. :-p It lets you make free ringtones from MP3s you have. So, what did I do first?"Advent: One Winged Angel", of course. ;-)And it started it at the perfect place, where the chorus comes in. :-p*closes the webpage before she gets herself in trouble*Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-50085248254786102822007-03-15T06:30:00.000-04:002007-03-15T06:31:31.971-04:00*cackling madly*What Is Your Battle Cry?Skulking on the hotel lobby, carrying a bladed baseball bat, cometh JLSigman! And she gives a cruel scream:"Vengeance and goo flow from my veins! I tear into the enemy until Satan himself emerges from the pit to thank me!"Find out!Enter username: Are you a girl, or a guy ?created by beatings : powered by monkeysJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-28113678085218014322007-03-12T18:16:00.000-04:002007-03-12T18:34:33.940-04:00WARNING: Much nonsense, hilarity, and general manic behavior are about to be displayed.HYDE and TM are HERE!! *smooches both*So my new boss, who is technically my old old boss and is about to be my new boss (and no, I won't get fooled again), calls me into his office to hand out the pay raise and bonus info. He hands me a letter, which basically states, "Congrats, you're pay is going up [eh]%, Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-52555905976541141292007-03-11T07:51:00.001-04:002007-03-11T07:51:29.404-04:00My japanese name is 石丸 Ishimaru (round stone) 美晴 Miharu (beautiful clear sky).Take your real japanese name generator! today!Created with Rum and Monkey's Name Generator Generator.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-91191980910135181102007-03-07T16:34:00.000-05:002007-03-07T16:36:31.207-05:00Right now, I'm at the "I want to be doing anything but this, anywhere but here" stage. Unfortunately, I cannot take much of any pay cut right now, considering my outstanding medical bills and stupid credit card debt.*whaps self for getting self into this position*Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-19500681040350518492007-03-05T11:57:00.000-05:002007-03-05T11:58:30.750-05:00 As free human beings we can use our unique intelligence to try to understand ourselves and our world. But if we are prevented from using our creative potential, we are deprived of one of the basic characteristics of a human being.-His Holiness the Dalai LamaMaybe that's why I'm all about the rage right now... work is most definitely preventing this. Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-68595452182290392232007-03-03T09:25:00.000-05:002007-03-03T09:27:29.975-05:00I had no idea Amazon.com took checks! I could be in trouble... ;-) Today I bought 3 CDs:Faith by HydeVerticle Infinity by T.M.Revolutionand Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd, to replace my disk that got broken years ago.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-79030891793173852692007-03-02T14:14:00.000-05:002007-03-02T14:15:43.011-05:00Got my federal refund, which I promptly sent most of to my credit card company, so they'll quit calling me at 8:30am on Sundays. :-pState will hopefully be here by Tuesday.Any pay raise or bonus should be in the next couple of weeks.I pay off the car in May.*phew* I may actually come out of this alive. :-pJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-59887088252154611322007-02-24T08:30:00.000-05:002007-02-24T08:33:40.864-05:00Went to Drugs.com to see more about Coumadin, since my dose has been increased again because my blood's not quite thing enough. Found out this interesting bit of information... "Avoid eating cranberries, drinking cranberry juice, or taking cranberry herbal products"You mean the juice I drink every morning. *headdesk*Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-23785855059132932752007-02-19T16:59:00.000-05:002007-02-19T17:00:37.907-05:00Pick your favorite wrestling news site, and you'll read that Mike Awesome killed himself Saturday.What a shame. I really, really liked him. Gone waaay too young. I hope he has found peace.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-36616007807602997222007-02-18T19:25:00.000-05:002007-02-18T19:31:10.957-05:00Well, what all did I do today?#2 - Went to Wal-Mart and picked up some Purina Cat Chow senior formula (Goldeneye is 9 1/2, the twins are 7 1/2). So far, they seem to like it, we'll see how it reacts to Sweet Thing's sensitive digestive track. :-p#4 - Good grief, there was food scattered for yards. :-p#7 - And I'm getting a decent amount back, close to $1000. The state will go straight into Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-85704447308553155092007-02-17T19:49:00.000-05:002007-02-17T19:59:08.309-05:00Let's see... so far I've done:#1 - Got the groceries, new mouse, new sweats, and added a new clock radio/CD player. My old one was at least 15 years old, and the volume was screwed up. This one is much better. ;-)#3 - Kept a little of the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack, but not much, as well as some new Overclock Remix and Anime Remix stuff.#8 - Holy incredible stories, Batman! What amazing, painfulJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-67030423290644570662007-02-17T07:04:00.000-05:002007-02-17T07:13:53.098-05:00(kicks Blogger for forcing me to upgrade to a rather crappy GUI new version and do all kinds of new sign-up and sign-in crap)Anyways...Here's what I need to do this weekend... I'm being very Virgo, making lists and all. Beside, when my horoscope says, "Organize your information, sort through your files and clean out your messy closets. But do it with style, for you now get to be as weird as you Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1171633532486752632007-02-16T08:44:00.000-05:002007-02-16T08:45:32.510-05:00Nothing earth-shattering to this post. Just wanted to make a quick, random comment that music fucking rules.Carry on.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1171028996761430542007-02-09T08:48:00.000-05:002007-02-09T08:49:56.786-05:00This is the best thing lately. Now I can access my home computer from work. hehehehehehe... I so sneaky...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1170890195837389282007-02-07T18:15:00.000-05:002007-02-07T18:16:35.886-05:00Quick rant because I'm hormonal and pissed off...HEY NETFLIX!! How FUCKING HARD is it to actually look at the fucking DVDs before you put them in the white sleeves and send them out?? HELLO? I wanted season 2 disk 2, the white sleeve said season 2 disk 2, the DVD inside CLEARLY SAID DISK 1. I swear, I'm going to try Blockbuster for free very soon if this shit doesn't get any better...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1170885102815591582007-02-07T16:50:00.000-05:002007-02-07T16:51:42.840-05:00(People of the not-female persuasion may want to turn away...)Another reason why I loved being on hormones and not menstruating for 5+ years - PMS sucks ass. My brain is so hormone soaked I'm easily distracting by stupid shit, or even nothing at all. I've made a couple of really stupid mistakes at work that I normally wouldn't. I hate it.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1170789345112228582007-02-06T14:15:00.000-05:002007-02-06T14:15:45.133-05:00Bush does "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" I don't know how accurate it is, since I didn't watch the State of the Union, but this is awesome.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1170766456601955692007-02-06T07:52:00.000-05:002007-02-06T07:54:16.640-05:00I get some newsletters from Beliefnet, and one of them had a "Which archangel are you?" No codes to paste, so I just C&P'd the text.You are Raphael, Archangel of the East. Though not recognized by the Protestant Church, you are officially recognized as one of three archangels by the Catholic Church. In two books of apocrypha, you have prominent roles. In the Book of Tobit you heal a blind beggarJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1170335503904546322007-02-01T08:11:00.000-05:002007-02-01T09:28:18.663-05:00IT'S SNOWING!!!!!And I don't have any goddamned batteries for my camera that work... ARG!EDIT: OK, I tore the kitchen junk drawer apart and found a couple. Now I need to find the camera cable... found it!EDIT2: Pics!From the front porch, looking right towards the azalea bush.From the front porch, looking straight ahead.From the front porch, looking left over two of my neighbors' yards.From the Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1169901307302081232007-01-27T07:34:00.000-05:002007-01-27T07:35:25.550-05:00target="_blank">width="200" height="100" border="0">Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?Final Fantasy 7Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1169673021816541782007-01-24T16:07:00.000-05:002007-01-24T16:10:21.850-05:00Had a blood draw this morning to check my levels, and the news wasn't as good as it could have been. It's gotten low (too thick), so they're upping the Coumadin to 7.5mg three times a week, and 5mg the rest of the week.But in good news, I've started to take advantage of the free gym here at work. Right now I'm just walking or biking for 20 minutes a day, but I hope to increase that eventually.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1169383169319684072007-01-21T07:38:00.000-05:002007-01-21T07:39:29.343-05:00You know the Bible 100%! Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic! Ultimate Bible QuizCreate MySpace QuizzesConsidering both my grandfather and my mother were Lutheran pastors, and how well I remember what I read, I'm not surprised...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1169327146682595582007-01-20T16:05:00.000-05:002007-01-20T16:05:46.706-05:00What Fantasy Archetype Are you? The Seasoned Veteran FriendYou are the Seasoned Veteran Friend! You resemble Aragorn (Lord of The Rings), Merlin (Arthurian Legend), Han Solo (Star Wars), The Marquis (Neverwhere), Sirius Black (Harry Potter) and Chase (Wizard's First Rule). You are exceedingly loyal, tricky and hardy. You regularly pull the Unlikely Hero, Mentor and Pillor-of-Strength Love Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1168688981495944392007-01-13T06:48:00.000-05:002007-01-13T06:49:41.516-05:00I'm not normally one to embed, but this just has to get out to everyone possible. Olbermann make Bush his bitch.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1168617771030708062007-01-12T11:01:00.000-05:002007-01-12T11:02:51.056-05:00So I'm sitting here at work, listening to music, and I'm wondering why my pacer seems to be slamming my heart a bit. It feels like when I'm at the clinic getting checked, when they put big magnets on my chest.So then I look at the headphones.Headphones use magnets.*headdesk*Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1168341209268621192007-01-09T06:13:00.000-05:002007-01-09T06:13:29.300-05:00Got there about 15 minutes early, despite my pulling into the wrong parking lot twice (there's about a ton of little doctor's office around the hospital, and a complete lack of street numbers on most of them). Filled out the paperwork and waited.Not too long afterwards, they call me in to put my pacemaker through it's paces. The nurse puts a ring with a magnet in it over the pacemaker so the Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1168280520161186012007-01-08T13:18:00.001-05:002007-01-08T13:22:00.163-05:00Less stress in my life already... I'll be getting a full paycheck from work Friday. I was worried I'd get little or nothing, since the stupid hospital doctor's office took 10 fucking days to fill out 5 lines of a two-page form. :-pI also cooked this weekend! Go me! ;-) A simple meat and cheese pie-like dish from off the BisQuick box, but still. Back at work today... some things have changed, Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1168017521832869362007-01-05T12:17:00.000-05:002007-01-05T12:18:41.853-05:00Bush has said he will announce his new blueprint for the war in Iraq "sometime next week."Well, the guy who thumbed his nose at his daddy is dead, so whatcha wanna bet it's time for us to leave? :-pJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1167944797949208702007-01-04T16:00:00.000-05:002007-01-04T16:06:37.973-05:004 entries in a row! Let's see if I can make this a habit...After beating the incredibly disappointing .hack//G.U. early this week, I decided what I needed was to go visit old friends. So I grabbed my copy of Final Fantasy VIII and got reacquainted with the gang. I don't think I've actually played it through to the end since I had it for the PC 5 or so years ago. It's a wonderful story with a Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1167865128294962902007-01-03T17:54:00.000-05:002007-01-03T17:58:48.316-05:00Some people you just have to thank in person. So today, when I passed by the Urgent Care on my way to the post office, I thought, "I need to go tell Dr. Wingo he saved my life."So I did. I went in, asked for him, went back to the nurse's station, and shook his hand. He was surprised to hear I ended up with a pacemaker. We chatted for a minute, then he had to get back to his work. I also Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1167740862875442632007-01-02T07:25:00.000-05:002007-01-02T07:27:42.903-05:00After the past few days where the temperature never got below the mid 50's, it's actually fairly cold outside now. The climate changes are getting more pronounced... Mom has gold finches a couple steps removed from full mating color, and it's JANUARY.A hope for the new year...By this invocation of peace may peace bring peace!With this peace the dreadful I now appease,with this peace the cruel I Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1167657451597352872007-01-01T08:08:00.000-05:002007-01-01T08:17:31.620-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!*punts 2006 out the door*A couple small resolutions... 1) Stress less about money. It's impossible to never stress about it, but it doesn't need to be something I think about every single day.2) Cook more. Now that I have a working range and oven, I need to get into the habit of cooking things on the weekend I can eat off of during the week. This will help with the money Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1167217484505055772006-12-27T06:02:00.000-05:002006-12-27T06:04:44.733-05:00At home full time now. YAY!!!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1166818759156672602006-12-22T15:17:00.000-05:002006-12-22T15:19:19.176-05:00I'm hanging in there, continuing to recover. My bad shoulder still screams a lot, but my range of motion is getting better every day. The skin on my chest is healed up from being ripped off by all the tape, but I've still got a fairly spectacular collection of bruises.Just taking it one day at a time...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1166462979999765312006-12-18T12:18:00.000-05:002006-12-18T12:29:40.026-05:00I am out of the hospital now... and I stay out of work until January 8th or 9th. I see my doctor tomorrow, and the cardiologist on the 8th.More later... my shoulder is sore. Thanks for everything. :-)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1166392215233819532006-12-17T16:33:00.000-05:002006-12-17T16:50:15.256-05:00It's amazing how things work sometimes.Tuesday night I have a little pain in my chest when I breathe, but I had come home to a house covered in cat spit up, so I wrote it off as exhaustion and went to bed. The next day, I couldn't walk across the hall to the meeting room without gasping for air. I just thought it was a chest cold, or maybe bronchitis, so I told my boss I was heading to the Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1165949693005822832006-12-12T13:54:00.000-05:002006-12-12T13:54:53.056-05:00You are pure awareness.The world is an illusion,Nothing more.When you understand this fully,Desire falls away.You find peace.For indeed!There is nothing.Ashtavakra Gita 15:17Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1164911939649176322006-11-30T13:38:00.000-05:002006-11-30T13:38:59.696-05:00To the Divine Goddess who resides in all existence in the form of Confusion, we bow to Her; we bow to Her; we bow to Her, continually we bow, we bow.Presiding over the senses of all beings and pervading all existence, to the Omnipresent Goddess who individualizes creation we bow, we bow.In the form of Consciousness She distinguishes the individual phenomena of the perceivable universe. We bow to Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1164540488245075362006-11-26T06:27:00.000-05:002006-11-26T06:28:08.283-05:00To everyone of us there must come a time when the whole universe will be found to have been a dream, when we find the soul is infinitely better than the surroundings. It is only a question of time, and time is nothing in the infinite.-Sai BabaJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1164373645601062552006-11-24T08:05:00.000-05:002006-11-24T08:07:25.633-05:00I have bought a ticket for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert here in Columbia on the 13th of December~!!!*dances around the room*Yes, I probably shouldn't have, considering the boss has taken away all our overtime and all, but damn... I missed them the last couple of years because of hospital stays and such, and I am NOT missing them this time!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1163674255454877582006-11-16T05:50:00.000-05:002006-11-16T05:50:55.476-05:00Depression sucks, and leaves you without much of anything to write about. I'll be OK, though... I have my kitties to purr in my bed with me.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1163247533381166332006-11-11T07:18:00.000-05:002006-11-11T07:18:53.403-05:00Your Vocabulary Score: B+You have a zealous love for the English language, and many find your vocabulary edifying.Don't fret that you didn't get every word right, your vocabulary can be easily ameliorated!How's Your Vocabulary?Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1162907286018119092006-11-07T08:47:00.000-05:002006-11-07T08:48:06.043-05:00Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1162831519792701652006-11-06T11:44:00.000-05:002006-11-06T11:45:19.916-05:00I swear, I've got candidates calling me every hour or two. :-pJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1162571912802788722006-11-03T11:38:00.000-05:002006-11-03T11:38:32.836-05:00No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.-DogenThat about sums up work right now...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1161903727376986812006-10-26T19:01:00.000-04:002006-10-26T19:02:07.400-04:00Yesterday I get a certificate from the Accounting department in thanks for "being available to quickly solve our computer problems and issues, making sure people are back to work with little delay, and for always maintaining a truly positive attitude".Today my boss says I'm answering too many calls, that I need to give out the more long-term and research-involved calls to others, and here's a Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1161794153798471462006-10-25T12:35:00.000-04:002006-10-25T12:35:53.820-04:00Look into the sphere of birthless mind!Let dawn the enjoyment of ceaseless play!When free of hope and fear--that's the result.Why speak of birth and death?Come to the natural, unmodified state!-Drinking the Mountain Stream: Songs of Tibet's Beloved Saint, MilarepaJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1161724521357224822006-10-24T17:14:00.000-04:002006-10-24T17:15:21.376-04:00I find it pathetic, when it's not rage-inducing, that neither my boss nor her boss trust their underlings to do work, and have to constantly harass, hound, and threaten with dicipline unless things are done.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1161298302163658452006-10-19T18:50:00.000-04:002006-10-19T18:51:42.186-04:00Inpired while toweling dry from a shower:Long lines of tissueUp and down, across and backDefine who I amJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1161279767935131222006-10-19T13:41:00.000-04:002006-10-19T13:42:47.963-04:00*giggling madly*I think Microsoft's been Slashdotted. ;-) I'm trying to download the new IE 7.0 release to test here at work, and my T3 is fighting to download it at 10KB a second. This may be the slowest 14MB download in a long time. ;-)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1161100090800177532006-10-17T11:45:00.000-04:002006-10-17T11:48:10.826-04:00I am so fucking tired of being left out at work. Whether is lunches, meetings, just general knowledge, whatever. When shit work needs to be done, oh, I'm there. Otherwise, I'm not.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1160948314749922632006-10-15T17:36:00.000-04:002006-10-15T17:38:34.770-04:00Everything's about to change at work, either for better or worse... our new VP & Chief Technology Officer starts Monday. I no longer believe in the platitude, "Things can't get worse," because believe me, they can. I just need to keep the following in mind...There is no fire like greed and no crime like hatred. There is no sorrow like being bound to this world; there is no happiness like Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1160579965150702562006-10-11T11:18:00.000-04:002006-10-11T11:19:25.193-04:00Lou Dobbs tells middle-class America to wake the fuck upFrom the article... Individual firms, corporations and national organizations spent a record $2.14 billion on lobbying members of Congress and 220 other federal agencies in 2004, according to PoliticalMoneyLine. That's nearly $6 million a day spent to influence our leaders. We really do have the best government money can buy.So, did you Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1160505677792551532006-10-10T14:23:00.000-04:002006-10-10T14:41:17.813-04:00Adventures in corporate stupidity...We use a program called Shavlik to push out Windows and Office updates. It needs to be renewed every year, and it's going to come due in about 3 weeks. Last week I got in touch with Shavlik in order to start the process. Now, we're a multi-billion dollar commercial real estate company, but we don't have any kind of corporate credit card to pay for these Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1160144939955659522006-10-06T10:25:00.000-04:002006-10-06T10:28:59.980-04:00NuclearPower is the home of 8-bit theater, a web comic that is rapidly becoming one of my favorites, if only because of the following punchline...*dies of giggling*Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1159964087695083592006-10-04T08:12:00.000-04:002006-10-04T08:14:47.723-04:00I was putting together a music list to go to sleep to last night, and found that Dell had plunked a bunch of free music onto the hard drive. Most of it is crap, but there's been a couple of interesting things. One of them was a song by Guy Forsythe called "Long Long Time". Mostly it's him talking over the music, but it's an incredibly biting look at American society. The last line is this:I Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1159742751960006242006-10-01T18:45:00.000-04:002006-10-01T18:45:51.980-04:00When we are firmly established in nonviolence, all beings around us cease to feel hostility. When we are firmly established in truthfulness, action accomplishes its desired end.When we are firmly established in integrity, all riches present themselves freely. When we are firmly established in chastity, subtle potency is generated. When we are established in nonattachment, the nature and purpose Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1159643495653013192006-09-30T15:10:00.000-04:002006-09-30T15:11:35.676-04:00The Republicans:They put an Arabian Horse Judge in charge of disaster management.They put oil company lobbyists in charge of our energy policy.They put Dubai in charge of our port security.And they put a child predator in charge of the Committee for Missing and Exploited Children.Who will you put in charge in November?And the Broken Oaths meme:"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1159351963922253602006-09-27T06:11:00.000-04:002006-09-27T06:12:43.946-04:00How White and Nerdy Are You?Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1159220290870899142006-09-25T17:36:00.000-04:002006-09-25T17:38:10.896-04:00So after moping about it for way too long, I've grabbed myself by the scruff of the neck and started doing something about what's been making me most unhappy lately. I've got three vouchers for three Office certification tests, and I'm spending all my free time at work plowing through as much of the free online training as I can manage.I'm still waiting for the shit to hit the fan where I am, Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1158958548218809362006-09-22T16:55:00.000-04:002006-09-22T16:55:48.240-04:00*puts on my best Vampire Willow face*Bored now...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1158676126796099892006-09-19T10:26:00.000-04:002006-09-19T10:28:46.816-04:00Absolute best shitty translation EVER...Publicons.de is a German page that does those neat little "Fan of" icon things that you see people use all over the place. I ran it though Google's translation thing just to get a better idea of what it does, and it spit out this wonderful bit of mis-translation...Retarded treatment of Sponsoring inquiriesBetween that 09.09.2006 and that 16.09.2006 it can Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677320.post-1158167532671381892006-09-13T13:06:00.000-04:002006-09-13T13:12:12.703-04:00Hmmm, guess I should catch up...1) Birthday went good, except for the Panthers getting their asses kicked by the Falcons. The final tally was: $20, a new coffee pot, "Sims 2", "Dragon Quest VIII", and a pasta cook book.2) Been a bit down/out of it/sick since then. Part of it is my arthritis, part of it is my sinuses, and part of it is despising the people I work with. I'm doing what I can Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04837987109257498554noreply@blogger.com0