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  • adam 00:30 on 2002/08/30 Permalink  

    MTV's VMA…. 

    Ok, Jimmy Fallon did a pretty good job hosting. I don’t know what his “thing” is, but in his Letterman appearance the other night, and in his post-show interview with Kurt Loder, he comes across as a guy with an untreated case of ADHD. But maybe it’s just him being a little nervous – whatever.
    Britney Spears – wow, quite the outfit. Christina Aquilera (or however it’s spelt) – c’mon, you ho, what were you thinking? I could see your boobs, and your cheeks, but that was more than I ever wanted to see. Why, oh why did you do this to me??? And you’re not even all that. Or a bag of chips. Please, reconsider going out in public if thats what you’re gonna wear. Pink did okay, I guess, but it was a wee bit skimpy too – at least you’re not a total ho.
    There were many rappin’ dudes wearing all manner of dress – what the heck were they thinking? Fur? On an eye patch? C’mon, B2k man…. it’s just plain wrong.
    The presenters were your usual mix of people, but I did find it a bit odd that they had someone come on to introduce Rudi Guiliani, who then introduced Sheryl Crow – again, whatever, I guess.
    My biggest gripe with the whole evening: Axl Rose, of Guns and Roses. He performed for the first time in like 4-5 years. Guess what? There’s a reason he hasn’t performed in so long. His voice is crap – either he’s got a cold, or he’s totally destroyed it. I think it was the latter – I seem to recall reading/hearing that he’s had problems. He did an abbreviated “Welcome to the Jungle”, and it just wasn’t the same – especially the scream at the beginning. I do give him massive props for coming back despite the fact that most of the original band is gone and he’s had to rebuild from scratch. Oh, and by the way… what the F was up with “Buckethead”? It might just be me, but I though he looked/acted a bit like Wes Borland, formerly of Limp Bizkit.
    The highlight of the evening had to be the little “Moon man” bits they played before they introduced the nominees for each category. Very innovative and interesting.

     
  • adam 23:02 on 2002/08/28 Permalink  

    Out of the mouths of babes… 

    Me: Are we there yet? (we were stuck in traffic)
    :emma: No. Hey, who’s the driver here???
    Dang that girl is funny sometimes.

     
  • adam 11:59 on 2002/08/28 Permalink  

    And now I know 

    Living in the Blog-osphere
    I recently wondered why no-one was reading/finding my blog. According to this article, there’s at least 490,000 or blogs out there – no wonder no-one knows about me.
    Back to the drawing board…..

     
  • adam 11:52 on 2002/08/28 Permalink  

    Interesting…. 

    BlogHog
    A new blog search/aggragator thingee. BlogHog’s mission is to help you find, read, and track blogs.
    I couldn’t find my blog in there, but I added it, so maybe I’ll have 6 readers by the end of the week!

     
  • adam 11:29 on 2002/08/28 Permalink  

    A day with the kids. 

    we’re off to the children’s museum up in niantic (i think) for a few hours before we ditch the kids with my neice/nephew and go out for a dinner of adult conversation. Wow…. adult conversation. What the heck will we talk about???

     
  • adam 10:17 on 2002/08/28 Permalink  

    A new blogging tool 

    Kung-Log is a neat new OS X only tool for posting to a MovableType blog. I tried it out, and I like it so far – except that it didn’t post this post properly. I have to try again and see if it was something I did (most likely) and how I can fix it. It’s pretty cool though, and seems to do a good job. More as I figure out what went wrong.

     
  • adam 01:22 on 2002/08/28 Permalink  

    Abby won't sleep 

    :abby: seems to think it’s the middle of the day and wants me to hold her. Problem is, I want to go to sleep – very badly. :noah: was having this same problem last night.
    I swear it’s a conspiracy. If I could just figure out what they’re saying…..

     
  • adam 10:41 on 2002/08/27 Permalink  

    Welcome to my life 

    New Haven Register
    NEW HAVEN — New Haven area employers will either make do with existing staffing levels during the fourth quarter of this year or cut jobs, according to a new survey.
    The survey — released by the Connecticut office of Manpower, the nationally recognized employment firm — found that a little more than half of the firms surveyed — 53 percent — said they planned to keep staffing levels the same as they are now. But 40 percent of the companies that participated in the survey said they expected to reduce employment levels.

    This is the exact same job market that I am trying to find work in. Good thing that my former employer is still in business though. Wouldn’t want the CEO or anyone to have to try to find a job. Or pay a frickin’ mortgage.
    And no, I’m not bitter at all…
    (if you used to work with me, then :contact: me)

     
  • adam 18:29 on 2002/08/26 Permalink  

    Adwhore 



    Just wanted to help my new text exchange ads get some exposure. Yeah, they’re done on the right hand side too, but this can’t hurt, can it?
    Check out the ads, and if you need an text ad-exchange service, these two are pretty good. You could pay, but why?

     
  • adam 18:25 on 2002/08/26 Permalink  

    Ideas are like children: there are none so wonderful as your own.

     
  • adam 18:24 on 2002/08/26 Permalink  

    To unify people's ears and 

    To unify people’s ears and eyes means to make people look and listen in concert so that they do not become confused and disorderly. Signals are used to indicate directions and prevent individuals from going off by themselves.
    Chapter 7: “Armed Contest”

     
  • adam 11:30 on 2002/08/25 Permalink  

    My famous relative 

    Godfrey Jackman
    Ok, so unless you’re British (or an Anglophile with access to British TV) then you probably don’t care.
    This is my “uncle”. It’s actually my mothers uncle, so I guess that makes him my grand-uncle, but he’s still related, so that’s all that matters.
    There’s a few things missing – the one I recall being “Treasure Island” – but it means that besides myself, my brother and my mother’s shop, there’s another one of my family on the internet. We’re slowly taking over, I guess!

     
  • adam 09:59 on 2002/08/25 Permalink  

    Friendly? Heck no. 

    The Journal News reports…
    Mount Kisco: Longtime Friendly’s waitress resigns over corporate policy
    The 60-year-old Mahopac resident says she’s resigning after being suspended for three days for a mediocre review by a so-called "mystery shopper." Corporations like Friendly’s hire consulting companies who send "mystery shoppers" into restaurants, movie theaters, retail outlets, etc., to rate the help.
    Apparently the only problem with her reveiw was:
    “Did you receive your breakfast entree within 10 minutes of time of order?” The mystery shopper replied, “It took 11 minutes.”
    Most importantly:
    While the review states that service was average, it notes that Kennedy, who makes $3.30 an hour plus tips, was “very nice.” The customer said that Kennedy had a lot of tables to handle and that she frequently apologized to customers who were waiting.
    Leaving aside the pay rate (isn’t minimum wage now like $7.50?), it says that she was very nice. It does NOT say, however, that the restaurant was understaffed that day – meaning that the reviewer was lucky to get their food so quickly.
    I have to say that this entire story is just stupid. If Friendly’s had been smart and flexible, this would be a non-issue. But they’re being stupid and rigid, so now they’re getting bad press.
    Back in my retail days (I was an employee of a large chain of pharmacies back in high school/early college) I was “mystery shopped” many times, and never had a problem. Other co-wokers got bad reviews, but they weren’t suspended. I’d also like to point out that when an employee was on the cash register, the total on their register was closely watched (obviously). The thing is, I think that unless you were over/under more than $20, they didn’t do anything but tell you to be more careful. So I could be taking money out of the register, but as long as I was careful about it, they wouldn’t fire me. Where’s the sense in that? (By the way, it should go without saying that I never did actually take money – I was just using that as an example)

     
    • Rudi 18:04 on 2002/08/27 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Actually, for food service workers, the minimum wage isn’t often used for pay scale. They assume that tips will cover the difference, and then some. Fun, no?

  • adam 09:19 on 2002/08/25 Permalink  

    Doctor, heal thyself 

    Yahoo! News
    Cops: Dr. Knew How to Hit Mosques
    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A doctor suspected of hatching an elaborate plot to blow up dozens of mosques and an Islamic education center had enough expertise and firepower to carry it out, police said Saturday.
    Well, at least it wasn’t the other way around – Islamic’s trying to blow up a church. And it’s really good that he was so unhinged that he was threatining his wife – otherwise he might have done it.

     
  • adam 00:32 on 2002/08/24 Permalink  

    Kim Possible, on the Disney Channel. Why? ‘Cause it’s friggin’ funny, that’s why!
    Christy Romano is the voice of Kim Possible, secret agent and teenage school-girl. Her folks are both Doctors, she has twin brothers who are a pain in the ass (or is it pains in the ass?), and a good friend named Ron Stoppable. Together they fight evil villians (such as Senor Senior Sr & Senor Senior Jr, or DNAmy…) and try, very hard, to lead normal teenage lives.
    It’s a very campy cartoon, and it’s very well illustrated. I suggest you check it out.

     
    • Alexander N. Mueller 02:28 on 2002/10/11 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Kim Possible is a very exciting cartoon.It has had me revved up for ten days of the NSW school holidays.I like Ron,Kim and her gadgets but most of all I love RUFUS!

    • Mariam 17:56 on 2002/10/16 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Kim possible is the best show ever!!

    • Lovey 19:53 on 2002/10/16 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      i love kim and ron! ron reminds me of my best friend!

    • Margauxcool 04:34 on 2003/03/22 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I think KIM POSSIBLE doesn’t know that RON STOPABLE loves her. REally! I surfed at ron’s journal.

    • Brooke 18:44 on 2003/06/07 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I love Kim Possible!!!! it’s one of my favorite shows. The characters are great Kim,Rufus,Wade but my personal fav is Ron he makes you laugh so hard. And he’s kind of cute for a cartoon.

    • charlotte 09:07 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Im kims bigist fan ever i have nely all of the toys of her.And i have a frend calld ron he is my best frend.

    • kp1 09:10 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      IM sooooooooooooooo kims nomber 1 fan so all yous can get guttid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • lotty 09:14 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Im kims no 1 fan!! i watch her evre day
      and i have the dvd and evre toy and gba game.

    • kims no 1 fan ever 09:17 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      kims no 1 fan here sorry you lot there are no more places to take my spot

    • lotty 09:20 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      im kims biggist fan ever.soooooooooo cool int it
      sorry no room to take my spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • lotty 09:23 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      im so kims no 1 fan it is rely cool to be her no1 fan i have kims autagraph and more!!!!!!!!!

    • charlotte 09:27 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      kims no1 fan
      here sorry
      evreone
      im here
      no 1fan
      my url
      name is:
      kims no1
      fan.com

    • lotty 09:34 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      im kims no 1 fan ive got evrething of kim possible
      its a mint
      show and I
      have kims aughtagraph
      told you im
      kim possible
      and ron stoppibles
      number 1 fan its
      soooooooo
      cool and i am
      a chearleeder
      yes.

    • lotty 09:40 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      im kims no1
      fan ever
      and i am rons and ruffusis
      no 1 fan
      ever!!
      also ive been on
      kp tv and
      misson kim
      possible
      on the
      disney channel.
      I was so shocked
      to be
      on tv!!!!

    • charlotte 09:45 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      ITS RELLY COOL TO BE KIMS NO 1
      FAN AND
      HARD BECOUSEI WATCH
      KIM POSSIBLE EVRE DAY.
      HAVE I TOLD YOU THAT
      I HAVE EVRE PRODUCT
      OF EAL MART!!!

    • LOTTY 09:52 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      IM KIMS NO 1 FAN
      IM KIMS NO1 FAN
      NO MORE ROOM
      FOR YOU TO BE
      A FAN LIKE ME
      SO THERE
      “KIM IM YOUR NO
      1 FAN OH YOU KNOW
      ALSO I THINK RON
      FANCEYS YOU”

    • LOTTY 10:01 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      IM KIMS NO 1 FAN IT IS THE BEST SHOW EVER AND
      IM A SECRET AGENT LIKE KIM POSSIBLE
      AND RON STOPPIBLE AND RUFFS!
      I HAVE GADGITS LIKE KIM AND I SPY
      WITH MY FREND CALLED RON AT
      THE SNOOKER AND BILLODS
      CLUB ITS SOOOO FREAKY
      AND I PLAY IT WITH RON GESS WHO I
      AM “KIM”

    • LOTTY 10:04 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      KIMS NO1 FAN.COM”RON LIKES YOU
      BADLY TRUST YOURE NO 1 FAN”

    • LOTTI 10:16 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      KIMS NO 1 FAN KIM HAW DO YOU DO IT ON A SCHOOL
      NIGHT.
      IS IT HARD TO SAVE THE WORLD ANYWAY IM NOT
      UP TO THAT
      STAGE YET BUT WHEN IM
      15 LIKE YOU AND
      RON I CAN SAVE THE
      WORLD LIKE YOU.
      DRAKEN IS SOOOOO
      TOAST YOU CAN STOP
      HIM CANT YOU
      SHEGO IS ANOYING.
      MONKY FIST IS A WEARDO
      AMY COLECTING BEANIES
      NO WAY
      GILL IS UGALY
      AND WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO
      TO GLOBEL JUCTICE
      ITS SOOOOOOOO
      FREAKY.

    • LOTTY 10:19 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      KIMS NO1 FAN.COM2RON IS A BIT CRAZY WHEN HE SES MONKEYS INT HE”

    • LOTTY 10:23 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      KIMS NO 1 FAN:I AM THE BESTIST KIM
      POSSIBLEFAN LIVING

    • LOTTY 10:39 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      KIMS NO1 FAN:JIM AND TIM ARE RELLY UNCOOL
      OR WHAT KIM YOU ARE THE COOLIST GIRL I
      HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE THATS WHY IM
      NO 1 FAN

    • LOTTY 12:44 on 2003/12/08 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      KIMS NO 1 FAN:HELLO IM KIM
      POSSIBLES NO 1 FAN HAVE YOU
      HERD OF THE PRODUCTS I
      HAVE ALL OF THEM,TOYS
      ,BOOKS,SCHOOL SUPLIES,
      CLOTHS.
      AND MORE ANYWAY
      IM THE BESTIST
      KP FAN SOOOO.

    • lotty 12:21 on 2003/12/09 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Ive been kims no1 fan since it came out its realy cool my faivarate epasode is where rons
      pants fall down.
      im kims biggist fan!!!!
      soooooooooooooooo get biffed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • lotty:kp no 1 fan!! 12:04 on 2003/12/10 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      kp no 1 fan:im kps no 1 fan so shut up.

    • RonFan 16:28 on 2003/12/10 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Ron’s my man!! He’s cool and I think the show should be called “Ron Stopable” instead of kim possible.
      Does anyone know where I could get some pics of Ron?
      RonFan

    • ryohoki 20:50 on 2003/12/29 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Looks like all you are the NO.1 fan of the show but im the greatest fan of them all!!!

    • kims biggist fan ever 08:03 on 2004/01/05 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      im kims no1 fan ever i have evre thing of her so put that in you sig and smoke it!!!!!!!!!!

    • kims no1 fan 08:06 on 2004/01/05 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      im kims no 1 fan ever ive got the secret filles
      and the tv movie a sitch in time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • kim possible 08:12 on 2004/01/05 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      sorry i diddent understand that do you mean im kims no1 fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • kim 08:22 on 2004/01/05 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      get stuffed im kps no1 fan and rons

    • kpbiggistfan 09:45 on 2004/01/10 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      im kims biggist fan no big

    • lotty 13:27 on 2004/01/11 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hay any of us like mary-kate and ashley
      im ashalys and kim possibles gratist fan ever!

    • kpno1 13:29 on 2004/01/11 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      i do i like mary kate

    • kim possible 13:33 on 2004/01/11 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      cool but im kims biggist fan

    • claire 11:00 on 2004/01/16 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      tell me about kim possiable and her lifee…pleaseee:)

    • mike 12:01 on 2004/04/16 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      u guys are all wrong ,I AM KIM S NUMBER ONE FAN

    • Taylor 23:18 on 2004/04/27 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      All of this arguing is driving me crazy! Most of you have really cool stuff, I just have the Kim Possible fashion doll. I know that Kim picks her nose when nobody is looking and she sleeps with a stuffed animal that is called Pandaroo.
      If any Disney employees are reading this, I have written an episode for a new Kim Possible.

    • eve 01:19 on 2004/04/29 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      whats up with you guys? why do ya like kim so much, it’s all ’bout RON

    • eve 01:24 on 2004/04/29 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Okay; who’s a RON FAN!?

    • eve 01:28 on 2004/04/29 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Sooooooooooooooooo. who hates Bonnie

    • eve 01:41 on 2004/04/29 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      what are you doing?
      your hair–it’s so—flippy!

    • jilly 01:48 on 2004/07/31 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      i lOoVeE kim possible and shEeGo!!!cAn yOu tElL me wHeRe to gEt pIcs?

    • joshua 02:49 on 2004/08/28 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Why didn’t you put photos?
      and you should have music to make it more interesting.picture and names of Christy Romano and kim possible side by side.is it even possible.

    • T 21:05 on 2004/09/09 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Ron Stoppable is so much cooler then kim possible! Kim is really self-fish she only thinks about her self! Ron is allways helping people! RON IS COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      RRRRRRRRRR OOOOOOOOOOO NNNNNNNNNNNNN !!!!!!!!!!!@

    • T 21:07 on 2004/09/09 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Ron! ron! ron! ron! ron! ron! ron! ron!

    • michaila 09:52 on 2005/02/14 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      all of u are so not kim possibles # 1 fan im at the top im head cheerleader i have every single piece of clothing i have her cheerleding suit,autograph,my rooms full of her things,school supplies, i watch every single episode every single day, and guess wat christy carlson romano actually came to MY house and sang her songs after that i had lunch with her

    • christina 19:34 on 2005/04/12 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I watched most of the kim possible movis.I really liked the one when the toys wher attacking the city. I rially liked the move.I also am 1 of her fans. Posted by: Christina on April 12, 2005 7:30 PM

    • alexis 02:35 on 2005/05/23 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      i love kim and ron they always save the world just in time

    • seth mcguigan 23:31 on 2005/06/17 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      although i am not kim’s number one fan, i have sereas problems leting go of the stuff i do have. i freek out when i dont have my dvd, cd, and cards. so all of you possers out there. i go thru DT’s

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