I am addicted to Neopets. I have 4 virtual pets: Arquatiss, HappiBuddyBoy, HappyBuddyBoy, and Nena_Lobo10101. How pathetic am I?

I kind of thought I would turn out to be Alice in the quiz. I love that book. I reread it every summer when I was a kid. We read it in high school in English class. I wish I had an annotated version of the book: a copy that explains all the chess moves and all the political jokes. Maybe someday.

You're just a girl; you tend to get frustrated easily, you daydream quite a bit, and you try to avoid making trouble, though curiosity always gets the better of you. Even under tight circumstances, however, you put aside (some of) your fear and figure out what's the best thing to do. You want a better understanding of your world.

I'll never complain about the weather again.

This news story reports the funniest joke as discovered by scientists in the UK. Don't they have anything better to do?

This CNN review declares LOTR a new classic. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but I had never read the books. I was disappointed and surprised by the ending, so now I'm reading the books to find out how the story is going to turn out. Yes, I skipped ahead to the end in the "Fellowship" book to see if it ends the same as the movie, and it does. Since I know that they end the same, I'm no longer disappointed.

Is this fair? I don't think so. A person who committed a crime is going to profit from the crime. I guess crime does pay. He only spent 22 months in prison and his last job contract was for $950,000. Yeah, that's fair.

Hello from vacation-world! Yep, can you believe I've been offline all this time? I had a happy holiday with my family and I'm really looking forward to the new year. There are unlimited possibilities, all within my reach. Anything seems possible. Next year has to be better than 2001.

Ok, I don't know what's happening with Bravenet and the images for the guestbook service, but you can still sign my guestbook, even if you can't see the button. It's in the right-hand column, above the words "View and sign my guestbook!" Click and go to my guestbook.

TGIF! I'm on vacation all next week. I haven't had a vacation since the beginning of 2000. However, if this week is any indication, the vacation will fly by, and I'll be back to work before I know it.

EEP! Didn't check that last entry after I posted it. Sorry for the mistake. I fixed it now.

In Ft. Lauderdale, the dead can't rest in peace.

You can still post a letter to a military serviceperson: Operation Dear Abby is up and running online.

Let the lawsuits begin.

Windows XP apparently has some serious flaws. Get a fix for it here.

The media is finally sure the country is in a recession, or so they say.


For those of you contemplating tongue-piercing: Piercing Causes Brain Abcess

Yet another reason to save the rainforests: AIDS Fighter

When Good Stars go Bad: Winona Ryder in jail? Who woulda thunk it?

NBC must be very hard up for advertising, since it lost the football league and all the ad revenue it generated. Guess they figured the exclusive Olympics contract wasn't gonna cut it.

More greed off a national tragedy.

Unruly fans aren't just watching soccer. Isn't football only a game?

If you want to make your Archives show months instead of date ranges, try this site. I took it from the main Blogger page in case you didn't see it. Don't forget, though, to change your archive settings to monthly. You may have to republish your archives as well.

Turkish women are now allowed to wear pants.

How'd I miss this little gem? Geraldo Rivera totes a gun in the Afghan war zone. Smart or stupid?

How can Texas claim that the last execution for 2001 is scheduled? Aren't people still living in Texas????

Another epublisher bites the dust.

As if the tragedy of Sept. 11 wasn't bad enough, repercussions are still being felt. This article is about a woman who recently committed suicide because she couldn't live without her husband. He died in the WTC collapse.

Ok, I was having trouble with the comments. For some reason, they were not working properly. I got rid of the comments, and added the Guestbook. Please feel free to sign it!

Not only is the Pope online, so is the Virgin of Guadelupe. Went to the Virgin's site, but it was in Spanish. No comprendo espagnole. (Or something like that!)

No wonder the signs near prison work camps say "Don't pick up hitchhikers." A prisoner in a work camp escaped under the fence, walked to the local convenience store, bought himself some beer and cigarettes, and then returned to the work camp.

In defense of Andrea Yates? I don't know what to think. Personally, if my spouse ever hurt my kid, I would not defend his actions, nor he for me.

Arson for fun? You've got to be kidding.

If you're into self-flagellation, submit your diary/weblog/journal site to the Diary Critic. Good luck.

Generation X is nostalgic for its youth? Already?

Fortified water? What is the world coming to? I guess what P.T. Barnum said is true: there's a sucker born every minute.

People at CBS News can't spell. Duh, it's "inadvertent," not "inadvertant." Makes me wonder if Dan Rather writes his own material.

****12/9/01---Ah, they have it fixed now. Wonder how long it took.

It's ok for thousands of Americans to lose their jobs due to the current state of the economy, but Congress can vote themselves a pay raise. How is that fair? Sometimes this country sucks.

Has Atlantis been discovered???

Today is the 60th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack (Dec. 7, 1941). See this page of the NY Times. USA Today has an article comparing Sept. 11, 2001 and Dec. 7, 1941. Did you know that Pearl Harbor veterans are dying at the rate of 1,000 a day?

Time: 9:05 am (CST)
Listening to: computers humming around me
Reading: "Dune: House Harkonnen" by Brian Herbert
Beverage: Diet Mt. Dew
Mood: bored and tired
I should be: working
I wish I could: surf the Internet all day
I anticipate: taking off work the week between Yule & New Year's
I dread: Yule gift shopping
I love: doing nothing
I hate: having to work for a living
I risk: not having enough time to do the things I want
I want: my husband to find another job–soon!
I dream about: being financially comfortable
I settle for: second-best
I laugh when: almost all the time
I cry when: I have PMS
I just started: this blog
I just finished: this entry

Thanks to Nancy of OnlyMyWorld for her survey!

Which Evil Criminal are You?

If I were a work of art, I would be Piet Mondrian's Composition A. I am rigidly organised and regimented, although my cold and unapproachable exterior hides a clever way of thinking and a rebellious and innovative nature. A lot of people don't understand me, but I can still affect them on an emotional level. Which work of art would you be? The Art Test