I Got haXored

Wow. Somebody out there cares enough to hack the very best.

NOT.

I had my stats account hacked into late last night/early this morning. I feel so special.

Too bad for them that was the only account I used that username/password combo. It wasn't an easy password either. And it definitely wasn't 'Tinkerbell'.

But thanks for thinking of me you 1337 haXor you. Oh gosh golly jee. I just don't know what to say.

eye <3 u

Cool News Site

If you're a news junky like me, take a gander at Newsmap.

Really cool.

Freaking Blogger

I don't know what the deal is with the comment thing. No settings were changed. And sorry to all the IE peeps out there...don't know why the right sidebar is doing that. Maybe it's all tied in together?

I blame this one totally on Blogger.

Anyways, later.

Oscars

Well, the NASCAR race today is over. Greg Biffle won and if it wasn't going to be Kevin Harvick by the end at that point, I'm glad Biffle won.

Anybody but Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. (Sorry Duck Hunter!)

Well, the Oscars are about ready to begin. Anybody else watching?

7:07 PM - WTF happened to Renee Zellweger's face? She looks 50 years old! Well, her face does anyway.

7:14 PM - Orlando Bloom looks yummy.

7:33 PM - Nice opening homage to film history. Here comes Chris Rock.

7:44 PM - Good Chris Rock opening. Except for the Bush-bashing that is.

7:47 PM - Ack! It's Renee again! I'm going to have nightmares if they keep showing her.

7:49 PM - Yay! Morgan Freeman has just won his very first Oscar ever for 'Million Dollar Baby'.

7:55 PM - Robin Williams is so hilarious!!! His imitation of Jack Nicholson was dead on.

7:58 PM - And the Oscar goes to 'The Incredibles' for Best Animated Feature Film.

8:02 PM - Drew Barrymore looks hot. And Beyonce sings in French. WTF? Wait, I think she might be lip-synching. OK not might but definitely.

8:19 PM - ROFLMAO at Chris Rock's comments about Tim Robbins.

8:27 PM - Tribute to Johnny Carson and his hosting the Oscars. Very touching.

8:32 PM - Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom presenting for Film Editing. I love you Legolas! LOL :)

8:35 PM - Mike Myers, "Personally, I like the part where he farts in the mud." Counting Crows performing 'Accidentally In Love'. I like this song.

8:42 PM - This little fake Katherine Zeta-Jones skit between Adam Sandler and Chris Rock is absolutely hilarious! LOL

8:50 PM - Al Pacino presents an honorary Oscar. He looks like he just woke up and is having trouble reading the prompter. But everytime I see him, I see him in The Devil's Advocate. Damn how I love that movie. Al Pacino is presenting an honorary Oscar to Sidney Lumet.

9:05 PM - And here's Beyonce singing again. Or is she lip-syching? Yup. It's lip-synching.

9:11 PM - The dog's bollocks! Oh my! LOL

9:24 PM - How the hell could Tom Cruise ever stand to be with Penelope? She can barely speak English. Oh wait, I know how he could stand it.

9:27 PM - Antonio Banderas and Carlos Santana performing.... Carlos is great on the guitar as always. Banderas? Ugh.

9:35 PM - Natalie Portman's breastbone. Ack. She needs to cover her shit up. She's too damned skinny to be showing what she's showing.

9:45 PM - Boring. Boring. Boring. Wake me up Chris Rock.

9:48 PM - Yo-Yo Ma performs for all of the actors, etc. that have passed in the last year. Ronald Reagan, Fay Ray, Phil Gersh, Frank Thomas, Jerry Orbach, Ralph E. Winters, Howard Keel, Janet Leigh, Christopher Reeve, Ossie Davis, Nelson Gidding, Paul Winfield, Jerry Goldsmith, Rodney Dangerfield, Virginia Mayo, Tony Randall, Marlon Brando, and others that I missed.

9:56 PM - Puff Daddy or P Diddy or Notorious B.I.G.'s former sidekick (whatever you want to call him) presents Beyonce and Josh Groban for the final musical number. She might actually be singing this time.

10:00 PM - Prince is presenting for Best Song. The guy that wrote the Spanish song that Banderas sang earlier won. He sang part of the song and did better than Banderas. It was actually quite sweet.

10:02 PM - Here comes Sean Penn to present. Fuck Sean Penn.

10:05 PM - The award for Best Actress goes to Hilary Swank for 'Million Dollar Baby'. And surprise. She doesn't know when to shut up.

10:12 PM - Chris Rock on introducing Gwyneth Paltrow, "And the only woman to breastfeed an apple..." Hehehehe. :)

10:17 PM - Charlie Kaufman wins for Best Original Screenplay for 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'. I absolutely loved that movie!

10:24 PM - Charlize Theron is looking absolutely fantastic as always. The winner for Best Actor goes to Jamie Foxx for 'Ray'! Wooohooo! And what a fantastic acceptance speech!

10:32 PM - And here's Julia Roberts (wishing happy birthday to Marva) presenting for Best Director. Clint Eastwood gets it for 'Million Dollar Baby'! His mom's in the audience. She's 96 years old.

10:36 PM - Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand are presenting Best Motion Picture. And the Oscar goes to 'Million Dollar Baby'. Maybe I should see this movie. It sounds like it would be my kind of movie anyway.

10:41 PM - Chris Rock closes it out by saying "Good night Brooklyn!"


Crash time for me now. Or maybe it's Crunch time.

I may or may not blog in the next day or so. Or even after that. I'm not sure. I don't know. I just know I have things I have to do.

Be patient with me. Please.


Monday - I've received several emails from you peeps about not being able to leave a comment on this post. I don't know what the deal is. I hadn't changed anything. Maybe editing this post will fix it?

Nope. That didn't do it.

A Lazy Sunday

Here it is. It's Sunday. Again.

Where does the time go? I could say the ever popular "Time flies when you're having fun" but that phrase doesn't really apply to me. At least not lately. For me, it seems, time just flies.

Why is that? When I was a young lass time seemed to creep by and so much could be crammed into a 24-hour block of time. I'm 32 (quickly approaching 33) and it seems as if the time between when I open my sleepy eyes in the morning until the time I lay my tired body down at night could be squished into an entire three hour period. It's not like anything really exciting or fun happened; time just happened.

Almost 33.

What the fuck has happened to me these last few years? Nothing. Where the hell has my time gone? I don't know. Have I really done anything? No. Am I stuck? Yes. Do I want to dig myself out of these doldrums? Yes. What the fuck am I going to do about it? I'm not sure yet...

I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand...

From "Let Me Go" by 3 Doors Down

Every time I hear that song, that's the line that gets to me. That's me right now. Perfectly.

"...This life I lead...." What life?
"...Where I stand...." In one damned place.

And that ladies and gentlemen, is my whole fucking problem wrapped up in a nice and neat little package. I wrap it up at night only to awake in the morning and open it again. Over and over and over. Remind you of anything?

I need to make a change. Well, actually there are two major changes I need to make but one is going to take much more work than the other. And at 32 (almost 33) do I have enough tenacity and belief in myself to be able to do it? Change was so much easier when I was younger. And I feel so old now.

But I don't want to be in the same place in a year from now. Again.

I'm tired. I'm tired of everything.

I need to do something.

Anything.

Just So Ya Know

The Dukes of Hazzard is showing on CMT all weekend.

Dukes of Hazzard theme song - Download!

7 Second Delay

ABC is rating this year's Oscar's show TV-14L and putting it on a seven-second delay. I'll be tuning in to see Chris Rock and to check out the duds primarily. I also want to see how the changes they've made in presenting some of the awards works out.

While I'm on the subject of movies, you can find your local showtimes by going to Google's showtime search. Just put in your zip code and decide which movie you want to see.

This musical toothbrush sounds like a really cool thing for kids out there. I'll bet all of you parents out there will be snatching these up for your little one(s). I know I would. Unfortunately, it won't be coming out until September.

Watch out world. The Backstreet Boys are back! Their new single is set to hit on March 18th and their new album will be released in June.

For all of the Firefox users out there, you need to update to 1.0.1. You can do that here.

I hate you Clear Channel.

Bad news for Jack William Pacheco. He wasn't able to buy 'em all after all.

And finally, how about this poor mother and her newborn? Wow.

Have a great weekend everybody!

Ridiculous

The size of Fred Durst's penis that is. Ridiculous.

The fact that this piece of shit video is making its way around the internet should be even more embarassing to him. BTW, the site and the video is NSFW.

Gimme a break! Come on, act like the rockstar you are!

If you're gonna distribute your own porn and you don't measure up, at least digitally enhance the size of your johnson and record the whole damned job. Stopping it halfway isn't really a tease when the goods can't be inventoried wholly to begin with. Where's the damned money shot for crying out loud?

After all, you're 'Mr. I'm So Important Doing It All For The Nookie Fred Limp Bizkit Durst' right?

Blame this on a hack like Paris Hilton? Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhh right. Get real.

Reminds me of the song 'Get Over It' I so dearly love of The Eagles.

I turn on the tube and what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin' 'Don't blame me'
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin and your daddy's too fat

Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it

You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if I gave you some cash
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight
You don't want to work, you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing

Get over it
Get over it
If you don't want to play, then you might as well split
Get over it, Get over it

It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
Some call it sick, but I call it weak

You drag it around like a ball and chain
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down
You bitch about the present and blame it on the past
I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass

Get over it
Get over it
All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it

Get over it
Get over it
It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit
Get over it, get over it

Butcher Block

Found via Boing Boing, the Voodoo knife display.

Interesting. I want one.

 

Sperm Is A Gift

Sperm: The 'gift' that keeps on giving
Court dismisses man's theft claim against lover who kept semen

CHICAGO - An appeals court said a man can press a claim for emotional distress after learning a former lover had used his sperm to have a baby. But he can’t claim theft, the ruling said, because the sperm were hers to keep.

The ruling Wednesday by the Illinois Appellate Court sends Dr. Richard O. Phillips’ distress case back to trial court.

Phillips accuses Dr. Sharon Irons of a “calculated, profound personal betrayal” after their affair six years ago, saying she secretly kept semen after they had oral sex, then used it to get pregnant.

He said he didn’t find out about the child for nearly two years, when Irons filed a paternity lawsuit. DNA tests confirmed Phillips was the father, the court papers state.

Phillips was ordered to pay about $800 a month in child support, said Irons’ attorney, Enrico Mirabelli.

You should definitely read the rest of the article located here.

Discuss

Identification Of Human Remains From 9/11 Halted

But yesterday, as word spread that the 1,588 victims of the attack on the World Trade Center identified so far would probably be the last, leaving 1,161 unaccounted for, many people had difficulty confronting that reality, displaying a visceral range of responses.

"On one side, I am very sad and hurt that the identification process has ended without finding any traces of my husband," said Meena Jerath, the widow of Prem Nath Jerath, a structural engineer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in an e-mail message. "On the other side, part of me is relieved that no tiny fragment was found of my husband. If only a small piece was found, I would wonder what happened to the rest of him. What were his last moments like? Did he suffer a lot?"

By any quantifiable measure, calculating the grim tally of splintered grief was daunting. The city processed a total of 19,916 body parts, ranging from pieces as small as fingertips to 286 intact bodies. In the end, 10,196 pieces were identified as belonging to particular victims, and 9,720 were not.

Some victims left behind as many as 200 fragments. Others, only one.

DNA tests alone identified 844 people, while dental X-rays accounted for 63 and fingerprints 46. The rest were identified by other means, and in some cases a combination of means. Medical examiners reported that seven victims had tattoos that helped with their identification.

The pace has recently slowed considerably, as the medical examiner's office relied almost exclusively on DNA analysis. Between September 2003 and September 2004, 53 identifications were made. Since then, there have only been eight.

You can read the entire article here.
 

We Regret This Spam

A breaking news bulletin was emailed by MSNBC to its breaking news subscriber list early yesterday morning informing them of a lottery contest. Haha.

Speaking of spam, the FBI has posted this warning on its website. The Sober virus is to be blamed.

Just what the world needs, a pill to keep you drunk longer.

Have you heard about this yet? A teaching intern in Sacramento, California was caught having sex over the weekend behind an elementary school with a male student. The kicker to the story? Her 2-year-old toddler was in its car seat in the back seat.

Sean Connery is being sued for $30 million. "Dr. Burton Sultan says Connery is trying to force his family out of the apartment by creating a hostile environment, including loud music, noises, rats, and water damage." Damn dude! Don't you know you're supposed to videotape this and release it on the internet so we can see for ourself before you file the lawsuit?

Michael Jackson's jury is white and Hispanic.

For my finale, check out this interesting article about love and sex.

ESSFingers. Out.

I'm In Love

Yes, I am in love. I'm in love with Lay's Dill Pickle chips.

They are the yummiest chips! (Did I just say yummiest???)

From the moment the chip first touches your tongue to the moment you swallow is pure bliss. It's the perfect combination of dill pickle flavor and saltiness. The tanginess is exquisite. The crunchiness is sublime. It's like an orgasm in your mouth.

Speaking of pickles and orgasms, does the book Tickle His Pickle by Sadie Allison seem like a good gift to give a young bride-to-be? :)

 

Think Before You Act

WHY I LASHED OUT IN PARKING BAY ROW

A disabled driver who lost his leg in a horrific motorbike smash today defended his decision to smash a teenage girl's car windscreen.

Graham Ewen said he took the extreme measure after two years of drivers parking in disabled spaces. He confronted 19-year-olds Fiona Tosh and Leanne Benzie for parking their Renault Clio in a disabled space.

But he claims they laughed at him and he decided enough was enough.

You can read the rest here.

Let me just say that I NEVER park in handicapped parking spots and it really pisses me off when I see other able-bodied people (both teenagers & adults) park in spots that are not designated for them. Argh!!!

Are there any Calvin and Hobbs fans out there? Wow! Look at all of those hands go up.

Then you will really like this site. You can find all of the Calvin and Hobbs comics there from 1985 to 1995. Hope you don't have much work to take care of today. Ha!

Blink-182 is on 'indefinite hiatus'. Me = sad.

Until later folks!

Do You Want Nude Pics?

If so, click here!

Update on Feb. 24th at 10:45 PM - beckypizz won the nudie pics for the whopping price of...wow...get this...please make sure you're sitting down...$10.50 in US money.

I guess beckypizz never heard of free porn on the intraweb before.

Hey, there's a sucker born every minute. Congrats mcsoliman! :)

Step Away From The Crack

Man Charged In Connection With Firefighter's Death
Funeral Scheduled For Wednesday

HOUSTON -- A man was charged Monday in connection with a southeast Houston house fire that killed a Houston firefighter, officials told Local 2.

Capt. Grady Burke, 39, died when the roof of the house in the 8500 block of Brandon Street collapsed, trapping him. Firefighters entered the burning home around 6 a.m. Saturday to make sure no one was inside. Six other firefighters were injured, but none of those injuries required hospitalization.

Jack Cordua, 44, confessed to police that he lit a small fire inside the known crack house. He is described as a homeless man addicted to crack.

"His nickname was 'White Boy Jack,'" said Brian Harris, with the Houston Police Department. "He lit the fire so he could see how to use his drugs, so he could load his drugs in his pipe and pack his pipe. When somebody's on drugs in a dark, abandoned building, and you can't see, you need light."

You can read the rest here.

For some interesting 'free-time' reading today, check out this list of the Top 100 Gadgets of All Time. Hey, the Rubik's Cube came in at #89!. :)

Awww Hell NO!

Slash's Top Hat Stolen

Guitarist Slash's top hat that he's been wearing for the past 15 years was stolen out of the limo that took him to the Grammy Awards last Sunday (Feb. 13), informed sources have told Blabbermouth.net. The limo driver swears he knows nothing about it and Slash wants the hat back. In addition, some personal things were missing from a bag Slash's wife Perla left in the limo with the top hat.

If anyone has the top hat and wants to return it (no questions asked), please contact Blabbermouth.net.

From here.

I must say though, if I had that hat, I'd...ooooohhhhh...wear it...touch it...rub it...while I was....

Another Penis Down The Toilet

Severed penis retrieved from toilet, reattached
Police say Alaska man's girlfriend tied him up, cut off his genitals

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 44-year-old Anchorage man had his penis surgically reattached after it was cut off by an angry girlfriend and flushed down a toilet, local police said on Sunday.

The events unfolded about midnight on Saturday, after the pair had been arguing over an impending breakup, an Anchorage Police Department statement said. At some point, the two decided to have sex and the man agreed to let the woman tie his arms to a windowsill.

You can read the rest here.

Paris Hilton's Sidekick Gets Hacked

It seems Miss Hilton had her T-Mobile Sidekick hacked yesterday.

Along with having her Address Book posted, her pics from her Sidekick and her notes have been put out there for all to see.

If you follow this thread you can read how the drama unfolds. (*As of 6:53 PM the owners of that forum have wiped their boards clean and now require registration to be able to surf there.)

***Warning - Most of the links above are NSFW!!! The chance of seeing nudity at any of the above links is especially high so don't say you haven't been warned.


Next up, the Daytona 500. Boogity! Boogity! Boogity!


Paris update - 12:20 PM
* Now being reported on Drudge

Daytona 500 update
* The race is over. Jeff Gordon won. Yuck. Enough said.

Paris update on Monday at 6:30 AM
* I took the links with the info off of this post. But if you have decent searching (*cough-Gooogle-*cough) skills you can find it for yourself.

Paris update on Monday at 3:15 PM
* Finally, CNN/Money is reporting it. Took long enough before it was picked up by mainstream media!

Yum....Pizza

100 Ways To Order A Pizza

Dale Earnhardt

4 years ago today...

RIP Dale.

 

Smokin' Expedition Dude!

Expensive litter: Tossed cigarette ignites SUV

No ifs, ands or butts about it, Jonathan Fish learned an expensive lesson today about the dangers of littering.

The 20-year-old San Francisco resident was rolling across the upper deck of the Bay Bridge at 10:40 a.m., smoking a cigarette. When he got to Harrison Street, he rolled down the window of his white 2004 Ford Expedition SUV and tossed out the butt.

Instead of bounding along the pavement, however, the still-lit cigarette blew back in and set the interior of his $30,000 SUV ablaze.

Black smoke filled the vehicle. Fish pulled over to the far left-hand lane about 100 feet from the Harrison Street exit and leaped from the Expedition, but instead of putting the SUV in park, he left it in neutral.

You can read the rest of the hilarity here.

For some distraction today, check out this hot porn site. If that doesn't make your pulse race, I don't know what would.

High Class Prostitution On eBay

This is the eBay auction that I will be referring to in this post.

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!! $100,000??? Yeeeaaaahhhhh right.

OK, now that I have that out of my system I will continue on.

Just in the last hour, the sweet peapie25 has removed one of the pictures from her auction. If you want to see the seductive pose on the couch that was removed, CLICK HERE.

Now surely eBay will yank this auction. So the auction link may or may not be valid by the time you read this. But never fear, ESSFingers is here! :)

Piece the following three screencaps together and you'll get the 'idea' of the auction:
Top
Middle
Bottom

Some people never cease to amaze me. Would any of my male readers like to try to request her references from her? LOL

While you're checking peapie25 out, be sure to check out her buying history. From what I can tell, she's a size 4-6 and wears a 34B bra. Oh, and she LOVES pink.

Have a great day everybody! Woohoo! My DVD burner will be in today and I will be playing with it later this afternoon. ;)

Toodles.


Update at 10:24 AM - Her auction was removed. I'm glad I got screencaps! Yay me! :)


Update at 3:59 PM - She's baaaacccckkkkk! Here she is again! I wonder how long it will be up this time? Don't worry chickadees. I have screencaps to show you just in case you don't see it before it's yanked yet again.

Update on 2/19/05 - In case you hadn't already noticed. It was yanked again.

Update on 2/20/05 at 2:30 PM - And she's back yet again. This broad just does not give up.

Update on 02/21/05 at 8:30 PM - And she's gone again!

In Today's News

Kid Rock was arrested today for punching a strip club DJ. Be sure to check out the video.

J. Lo is canceling her European concert tour due to illness. That's weird. She knows how long she's going to be sick. Methinks there might be a little future singer on the way.

Little Ashley Olsen is suing the National Enquirer for $40 million in a defamation suit. They say she was caught up in a 'drug scandal'. She says she wasn't. *yawn

If you're on a diet, feeling a little hungry, and need an appetite suppressant check this out. *Warning - you just might toss the cookies you just consumed.

The oldest humans just got older.

Do you like your toys? If so, these are the top 10 you can't live without.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved stiffer indecency fines. Get it? Stiffer??? Indecency??? Ahh, never mind.

Princess Diana is spinning over in her grave.

Taser International is targeting civilians. Don't worry though, they're not as strong as the police model.

And finally, I don't have to hear about the damned NHL lockout anymore. Thank. You. God.


Update at 7:00 pm - I got rid of the SkiCam and added the BeachCam. I had originally had a view from a nice beach in the Caribbean but it was giving me hell so I found a view in Maui that I thought y'all would enjoy. Sometimes you'll see the beach and the sky, people frolicking in the ocean, or even girls/guys laying out. ;)

I also added some new buttons to my sidebar. Check things out and let me know what you think!

Behold IE 7

Microsoft to release new Internet browser
Gates also announces free tools to fight spyware

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft will release a new version of its Internet Explorer browser with improved security features, Bill Gates announced Tuesday. Speaking at a security conference in San Francisco, the Microsoft chairman also confirmed that a new anti-spyware product, currently being offered for free in test versions, would be free in its final release as well.

“We have decided to do a new version of Internet Explorer, this is IE 7,” Gates said at the RSA Security Conference.

Well Mr. Gates, it's too little too late for me when it comes to your Internet Explorer. I only use it when I have to as it is.

The new version of IE, which will be released for preliminary testing this summer, will have new protections against viruses, spyware and phishing scams, which fool users into entering sensitive information on Web pages that appear to be legitimate. The update would be available only to users of the latest version of Windows — XP with last summer’s Service Pack 2 upgrade, which also came with security improvements to IE 6.

Um Mr. Gates, I thought that was what the security updates for IE 6 were for last summer. Why release a new version that's supposed to be doing the same thing IE 6 is supposed to be currently doing???

The company did not mention any non-security improvements such as tabbing or other features available in Firefox and other rival browsers such as Opera and Safari.

Mr. Gates, of course you would not mention any increased usability features now would you? Afraid your little company might not be able to rival the features available in the aforementioned three browsers? That's what I thought.

Analysts have said that tech-savvy users are switching to Firefox because it offers better security as well as some features that are not available on IE.

According to Web statistics tracking firm WebSideStory Inc., nearly 5 percent of Web surfers now use Firefox. Internet Explorer held a 90.3-percent share of U.S. browser usage at the middle of January, compared with a 95.5-percent share in mid-2004.

Trust me. You don't have to be "tech-savvy" to use Firefox. I have coaxed several untech-savvy friends into trying Firefox and after a very short and painless learning curve, they prefer it much more than IE. They loved it even more after being introduced to the various extension and themes. Oh and, tabbed browsing rules!

Microsoft is also gearing up its other security efforts, and last month began offering a preliminary version of its free anti-spyware software, which prevents malicious programs from snooping for data on computers and recording a user’s keystrokes.

Tuesday's announcement was the first time that Microsoft had confirmed the final release would also be free.

I must say, I actually like their recently released anti-spyware software. It is actually very user-friendly and simple to use. If you're on a Windows PC, and especially if you persist on using IE as your primary browser, I recommend that you give it a whirl and download it from here.

Road Rash & Lobster Love

Man accidentally dragged by taxi after fight with fares

A 23-year-old Wheeling man was in critical condition Sunday after his jacket got caught in a cab door during a scuffle with occupants and he was dragged down a North Side street.

You can read the rest here.

In other news, a study out of Norway has concluded that it is unlikely that lobsters feel pain. However;

The Norwegian study, even while saying it’s unlikely that crustaceans feel pain, also cautioned that more research is needed because there is a scarcity of scientific knowledge on the subject.

And, many consumers will always hesitate at placing lobsters in boiling pots of water.

New Englanders may feel comfortable cooking their lobsters, but people outside the region often feel uneasy about boiling a live creature, said Kristen Millar, executive director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council.

“Consumers don’t generally greet and meet an animal before they eat it,” she said.

Now imagine me, ESSFingers, standing over a huge lobster pot full of boiling water holding a gigantic LIVE lobster with my big ass tongs singing the Smurfs theme song to it.

Plop.

Happy Valentines Day

I hope you all have a great day with your sweetie(s). Have fun! :)

The Science of Kissing

 

Risky Blogging

When blogging gets risky
Bad-mouthing job leads to firings

Under the pseudonym of Sarcastic Journalist, Rachel Mosteller wrote this entry on her personal Web log one day last April:

"I really hate my place of employment. Seriously. Okay, first off. They have these stupid little awards that are supposed to boost company morale. So you go and do something 'spectacular' (most likely, you're doing your JOB) and then someone says 'Why golly, that was spectacular.' then they sign your name on some paper, they bring you chocolate and some balloons.

"Okay two people in the newsroom just got it. FOR DOING THEIR JOB."

This post, like all entries in Mosteller's online diary, did not name her company or the writer. It did not name co-workers or bosses. It did not say where the company was based. But apparently, Mosteller's supervisors and co-workers at the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun were well aware of her Web log.

You can read the rest here.

And in other news, Christina Aguilera is engaged.

And These Are...

My boys, Bobby Labonte (#18) and Tony Stewart (#20).

Unfortunately, neither one of them won tonight. I can't wait until the Daytona 500 next Sunday!!! 

I'm Lovin' It!

This camera angle that is. 

Oh Well

Just wasn't his night. 

Yay for Saturdays!

Well, I woke up this morning rather early for a Saturday (7:00) but then again I wound up getting to bed at a rather reasonable time (10:30) last night. I made a phone call and then managed to make myself get out of bed and fix breakfast for myself.

Got online, paid my bills, and bought a new toy. I can't wait for it to get here!!! Hopefully, it will be here Wednesday or Thursday and I'll be able to spend lots of time playing around with it.

You guys know what a geek I am when it comes to this stuff. Ahhh, but I love being a geek!

Today's going to be a great day! It started off wonderfully and it's going to finish wonderfully.

Promptly at 7:00 tonight, my ass will be planted at my computer drinking an ice cold beer and watching the NASCAR Bud Shootout at Daytona tonight. I'll have the race playing on the TV and on my computer while also following the drivers on the track and listening to their in-car audio with Nextel's TrackPass. If anybody might be interested in watching the race it comes on at 8:00 Eastern time on your local Fox station. I'll be on Yahoo! IM so feel free to shoot me a question about the race if you have one or to just 'shoot the shit' about the race if you want to. My Yahoo! IM address is over to the right underneath the cams if you don't already have it.

When the race is over, I'm thinking about maybe playing a little game of Dominoes or Gin. I haven't played in awhile. But of course, that will depend on how many beers I consume during the race! LOL (just kidding)

Before I go for now, check this out. I found it at Boing Boing. Is that crazy or what???

*In case you were wondering about my overabundance of exclamation points in this post, yes I'm hyper right now. I'm blaming it on too much Diet Coke this morning.

Woo Hoo!

Practice for tomorrow night's Bud Shootout is on Speed right now! Damn, I've missed my NASCAR.

Just a little more than 24 hours to go...

What A Dumbass

Graphic pictures sent accidentally to 700 people

FRAMINGHAM -- The man who organizes a private townwide e-mail list designed to discuss local government apologized yesterday for accidentally sending six graphic pictures to the almost 700 people on the list.

Steve Orr, a member of the Conservation Commission, said the links -- which included some graphic images such as a Middle Eastern man with a severe gunshot wound to the head -- were not intended to be distributed on that list.

"I've been doing this for almost 20 years now, so I'm allowed one mistake every 20 years," said Orr, a Precinct 1 Town Meeting member. "I don't think it's a big deal. It definitely was not intended."

Other pictures sent to residents, town officials and state legislators through Frambors, or Framingham Neighbors, showed a woman's private parts wearing a Hasidic Jew's payos hairstyle, a man standing naked on a beach with a woman's hand covering his private parts, and a mule mauling a mountain lion.

Also included in the e-mail were pictures of a topless woman and a series of muscle-bound women posing in small bikinis.

You can read the rest here.

Thank God It's Friday!

I'm on vacation next week!!!

To Pose Or Not To Pose

That is the question...

Actually, she didn't pose for the new Playboy coming out this week. From here:

She graces the cover of the March issue in a sexy red bustier with her fishnet-clad legs in the air. “Paris Hilton: Sex Star of the Year” blasts the cover line. Paris fans may be disappointed if they buy the issue hoping to see her private parts, however, because she does not appear nude inside. Nor did she pose for the cover.

But come on now, does she really need to? (*Note - some of the following links are NSFW so proceed with caution!!!) With this, this, this and this out there, I think we've seen it all anyways.

Whoops, sorry for that last link. That's not her at all. :)

Ouch

Suspect in teen's scalping surrenders

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A woman suspected of scalping another member of their punk clique -- apparently as punishment for her disrespectful behavior toward women -- surrendered Wednesday, police said.

The victim, a 16-year-old girl whose hair was cut in a mohawk, survived.

Marianne Dahle, 26, surrendered at the Ada County Jail on a felony arrest warrant for aggravated battery. If convicted, she could be sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Dahle is accused of tying up the teenager and cutting away a 6-by-8-inch section of her scalp. She allegedly used a 4-inch knife to cut away the crown and back portion of the scalp.

You can read the rest here.

Taking Sports Too Seriously

Cruel cut for Welsh rugby fan

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles to celebrate Wales beating England at rugby, the Daily Mirror reported on Tuesday.

Geoff Huish, 26, was so convinced England would win Saturday's match he told fellow drinkers at a social club, "If Wales win I'll cut my balls off," the paper said.

Friends at the club in Caerphilly, south Wales, thought he was joking.

But after the game Huish went home, severed his testicles with a knife, and walked 200 metres back to the bar with the testicles to show the shocked drinkers what he had done.

You can read the rest here.

IHOP & Alligators

Have a great day everybody! Don't work too hard.
 

God Help The People Of New York City

Jack Osbourne wants to be normal

Jack Osbourne is giving up fame to be a fireman. The 19-year-old says he is fed-up with being a celebrity, after starring in hit TV series The Osbournes, and is now desperate to lead a 'normal' life.

Inspired by the brave heroes of 9/11, the former drug addict plans to enroll in a course with the New York firefighters. The single-and-searching teenager also quipped the uniform could get him a girlfriend.

You can read the rest here.

ESSF's 2004 Fantasy Football - Final Standings

Well folks, another season of professional football has come to an end. Thanks to all of y'all for playing in my game. I really really appreciate it. I had a good time with it and I hope you guys did as well.

My congratulations go out to the Patriots and their fans. They did a great job this season and deserved to win the Super Bowl. The Eagles, well, they did just what they've done as of late - they choked. This time, they choked in the most important game instead of the second most important game. I wonder if the Eagles fans are happier or madder about that?

I already can't wait for next season to start. I definitely can't wait to see my Houston Texans in the playoffs next season. Just in case you think I'm joking, trust me, I'm not. Make sure you remember what I said in this paragraph.

Without further ado, following are the final standings in ESSF's 2004 Fantasy Football.

Chuck - 94 points *winner
Stuck - 81
Duck Hunter - 54
Chris - 37
Chess - 30
Sparkey - 29
Linda - 27
Roscoe - 25
Kristin - 20
Karen - 17

Now bring on my NASCAR!!!

ETA 9:38 PM - Well Chucky baby, if the *winner isn't good enough, I can always deduct 15 points. Why don't you ask Stuck how he'd feel about that?

Accidental Cyber Romance

Budding Jordan cyber love ends in divorce

AMMAN (AFP) - A budding romance between a Jordanian man and woman turned into an ugly public divorce when the couple found out that they were in fact man and wife, state media reported.

Read the rest here.

Oh my! That is just too...

hilarious.


So how did everybody like the Super Bowl? I thought it was a pretty good game (I'll get everybody's final scores up this afternoon after work). The commercials were a little boring compared to years past.

With that said, I am so in lust with the new Ford Mustang. Damn, that car is so hot!

Your Super Bowl Picks

Well ladies and gents, the end has come.

I hope you all enjoy the game this afternoon with your friends and/or family, plenty of snacks, and your beverage(s) of choice.

Following are your picks for the Super Bowl. Listed in order by who you picked to win, who you picked to score first, and what you thought the final score would be.

Have fun watching the game and the commercials!

Roscoe
New England Patriots (winner) ~~ Eagles (yes) ~~ P34-E28

Stuck
New England Patriots (winner) ~~ Patriots (no) ~~ P27-E17

Chuck
New England Patriots (winner) ~~ Patriots (no) ~~ P17-E10

Linda
New England Patriots (winner) ~~ Patriots (no) ~~ P36-E12

Duck Hunter
New England Patriots (winner) ~~ Eagles (yes) ~~ (didn't pick score)

Chris
New England Patriots (winner) ~~ Patriots (no) ~~ P28-E24

Sparkey
New England Patriots (winner) ~~ Patriots (no) ~~ P21-E17

Chess
Philadelphia Eagles (loser) ~~ Eagles (yes) ~~ E27-P24

Good luck everybody!

Final score for Super Bowl XXXIX:
New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21

Tucked Away

Police find gun in suspect's buttocks

A police spokeswoman called it "unusual" that a 19-year-old almost smuggled a loaded pistol tucked between his buttocks into a county jail this week.

Clifton Alexander Carter was transported to the Gwinnett County Jail on Tuesday after a school resource office at Central Gwinnett High School recognized him as a suspect wanted in Barrow County.

Upon searching him, officers found a loaded .25-caliber handgun hidden in the man's buttocks. There was a bullet in the chamber, sheriff's spokeswoman Stacey Kelley said.

You can read the rest here.

Improper Hand Signal

Pa. Man Sues Trooper Over 'Finger' Ticket

PITTSBURGH - A man says a traffic ticket a state trooper gave him is for the birds — or at least for flipping the bird. Stephen Corey, 42, filed a federal lawsuit because he says he had a First Amendment right to flip his middle finger at the trooper in July.

Trooper Samuel Nassan III gave Corey, a flight attendant from Pittsburgh, a ticket for following another vehicle too closely, then wrote him up for giving "an improper hand signal while passing my patrol car, namely middle finger up," according to Corey's lawsuit.

You can read the rest here.

ESSF's Fantasy Football Quiz #?
For 10 points, what player scored the first points in Super Bowl history? - Answered by Chuck

It Still Wasn't Supposed To Be There

Lawsuit Over Uterus Accusation Is Settled

DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Geisinger Medical Center has settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged that a surgeon left a 4-inch metal instrument in her uterus.

You can read the rest here if you're inclined to do so.

Music & Memories

This afternoon it happened again. It hasn't happened for a while now. But I hate it when it happens because I just can't help myself whenever I hear that song. Those that are closest to me know the song. The girl that works in my office with me knows it. The song came on her radio and she was on the phone and wasn't able to turn it down fast enough. All it took was a few notes and I started tearing up. She was on the phone at the time but I didn't care; I told her to turn it off or I was going to start crying. The song was playing on her radio. She knew what I was going to say as soon as I began to speak and she turned it off. She said, "I'm sorry. I was hoping you wouldn't hear it before I realized what it was and turned it off." It was too late though. I didn't bawl or anything but the memories started flooding back and the tears were sliding down my cheeks before I could stop them. I wiped away my tears with the back of my hand while she pretended not to notice and then we went on about our merry day.

It made me start thinking about all of the songs that hold certain memories for me one way or the other. All of us have songs where we remember exactly where we were, what we were doing, who we were with, and what our own little world looked like around us when we heard them. It may not have been the first time the song was heard or the first time the video was seen but a certain 'moment in time' was captured for some reason in our minds.

My first music-related memory came when I was probably about 5 or 6. I remember being parked at the Sonic with my dad in the truck and we were waiting for the lady to bring us the food. The radio was playing (the old push-button style) and Don McLean's 'American Pie' was on. Dad was singing to it and so was I. My favorite part was and still is the part, "Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry." I had no idea what a levee was, of course, and asked dad what it was when the song was over. I remember him telling me about what a levee was and him using his hands to help explain. I can still see him sitting there behind the steering wheel turned towards me telling me about levees. His hair was rather unruly, his eyes sparkled, and his white t-shirt was wet from sweat.

I remember playing in the front yard with my brothers one day (I was 8 or 9) when 'Devil Went Down To Georgia' by the Charlie Daniels Band came on my little portable radio that my parents hated because I ate the batteries up in it so bad. I was the singer, 'D' played the fiddle, and 'J' just danced around. LOL We really loved that song. :)

I remember singing and dancing, at around 10 years old, to Olivia Newton-John's 'Let's Get Physical' in the back of my dad's pickup with my little brothers on the ground pretending to be people in the audience at my concert.

I remember the first time I saw Duran Duran's 'Rio' video. I snuck into the living room to watch Friday Night Videos and fell in love with John Taylor that night. I was probably 11?

I remember watching Don Henley's 'Boys of Summer' video at my Nanny's (grandmother's) house. She had MTV. We didn't. We weren't supposed to watch MTV but of course we did. I still remember exactly how her house looked that night. Me and my brothers were stretched out on the foldout bed watching MTV afraid that Nanny would hear 'this awful music' and come running out telling us to go to bed. I would have been about 13.

I remember August 8, 1990. The entire day unfolded before me in slow motion. I remember my older stepbrother waking me up at about five in the morning telling me that I needed to get dressed and go to the hospital. He told me Nanny was about to die. I got dressed in the first thing I could grab and without even thinking sped to the hospital leaving my brothers behind to get there with our stepbrother. I remember holding Nanny's hand right before she passed away. I couldn't cry though. I didn't want anybody to see me cry. I left the hospital and just drove for about 2 hours listening to 'Fly to the Angels' by Slaughter over and over and over again on the cassette player in my car while crying the whole time in front of no one. I remember finally going back home after I had regained composure and seeing everybody sitting down in the living room crying; dad was crying like I'd never seen before. I went into the kitchen and started loading the dishwasher like nothing had happened. When they told me to come sit down with them I threw a plate down onto the kitchen floor shattering it into a million pieces and ran up to my room. I was 18. Nanny was buried the next day on my youngest brother's birthday.

I remember March 23, 1995. I was 22. This song was playing at a local dance hall. My future husband, to be my future ex-husband, asked me to dance for the first time. That was our song. That's the song that played on my coworker's radio today.

Sorry for the interruption to my normal blog flow folks. I'll be back to my regular posting self later tonight. :)

Some Of You

Seem to have forgotten to send me your football picks before the deadline last night.

< smiles sweetly>Could you please get them to me today?< /smiles sweetly>

Don't forget I need you to pick the winner of the game, the team to score first, and what you think the final score of the game will be.

Toodles.

Dial Your Pooch

Give a dog a cell phone

(CNN) -- It's one of the biggest sources of guilt for a dog owner -- not spending enough time with their four-legged friends.

Now, a U.S. company has developed a device in a bid to reduce those feelings of despair, by inventing a cell phone so that dogs and their owners can communicate when they are away from each other.

The PetsCell, measuring 12.5cm (5 inches) by 7.5cm (3 inches), is shaped like a bone and is attached to the dog's collar. It works in much the same way as a conventional mobile phone.

The owner dials their pooch's number and after one ring, it automatically connects to the phone on the dog's collar, allowing the dog to hear its master's voice, transmitted out of a speaker built into the collar-piece.

If the dog barks in response, the owner will hear it through their own telephone, creating a dog-owner telephone "conversation."

You can read the rest here.

Have a great day everybody. I'm so glad it's Friday!

One more week and I'm on vacation! Wooohooo!

Ice, Ice, Baby

Culpepper takes back necklace from paralyzed player

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Daunte Culpepper showed off his scrambling ability Wednesday -- in a crowded convention center ballroom.

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback presented a paralyzed high school football player two diamond necklaces worth about $75,000 during an NFL awards ceremony, but then awkwardly asked for them back after it was finished.

The apparent gift prompted a mother to cry, a father to think about buying a safe to store it and Culpepper to find a way out of the mess.

"I'll get him something else," Culpepper said sheepishly.

You can read the rest here.

Poor kid. But come on, do you really expect a superstar quarterback to give you $75,000 of his own personalized bling? Time for a reality check...


Final reminder - 7 of you still haven't sent me your football picks. The deadline is 10:00 PM Central time tonight.

ESSFingers out.

Surprise!

USU student suddenly discovers she is not a legal resident

LOGAN, Utah (AP) Until she returned from a brief visit to Mexico, Utah State University student Heilit Martinez thought she was a 20-year-old legal resident of the United States.

But since being detained by border officials, she has learned she is 18 and an illegal resident.

She faces possible deportation unless a bill by Sen. Orrin Hatch passes.

``When I was in junior high, I felt the way most Americans do about the Mexicans crossing the border,'' said Martinez. ``I felt all the illegal aliens should be deported. My parents would laugh when I said that.''

Read the rest here. Very interesting.

From Stereogum, I got this little gem. It's perfect for all of the Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan lovers and haters.


ESSF's Fantasy Football Quiz #?
For 15 points, who is the scheduled feature entertainer for this Super Bowl's halftime show? - Answered by Chuck

8:33 AM
ESSF's Fantasy Football Quiz #?
For 20 points, who has recorded the most sacks ever in a Super Bowl game? - Answered by Duck Hunter

10:07 AM
ESSF's Fantasy Football Quiz #?
For 15 points, what company is responsible for making the official balls used in the Super Bowl & provide the link to that company's website stating that fact. - Answered by Stuck

11:50 AM
ESSF's Fantasy Football Quiz #?
For 20 points - True or False? A Super Bowl has never gone into overtime. - Answered by Stuck


BTW, I have only received 3 people's picks. 7 of you are slacking!!! Get them to me already would you? *wink

Furby Fun

Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. But this is my Furby that I bought around Christmas in 1998. (In case you're wondering how old I am, you can find out that little nugget of info in my first real post on this blog.)

It was a bitch to get him. I had looked and looked and nobody had any of them in stock. It didn't matter the color, they were SOLD OUT. Everywhere.

Well one morning at work a girl, who had also been trying to find one for her son, called the local KB Toys and lo and behold they had them in stock! They had just finished putting them on the shelf. They had all of the colors!!! She immediately changed her lunch plans and was going to KB Toys and getting one for her son. I asked her if she would pick me up the solid black one. She said, "Sure" so I gave her my money and also gave her my backup color combination choice just in case the solid black one was sold out by the time she got there (in about 45 minutes). You must remember, these things were flying off the shelves like hotcakes. They were the biggest thing since Beanie Babies (which is a whole other story for me to tell later).

When she returned with my black Furby I practically jumped up and down (OK, so I did jump up and down) all the while giggling like a little schoolgirl.

Oh how I loved him and played with him. He was my cute little techno friend. Jeez, that sounded weird didn't it?

Surely you're wondering why in the sam hell I am posting about this by now.

This is why! Furby II will be hitting stores this fall just in time for Christmas. I wonder what one of the most wanted Christmas gifts will be? *ahhhhhh

Now I know that you think I lost my mind back then. Well, maybe I did. (But he was so cute damn it! I had to have him.) The following is proof that I still haven't found my mind.

This afternoon at work I actually, out of habit, grabbed a calculator to multiply 10 times 4. Yes that's right. And then I told the other girl that works in my office what I had just done. After she finished laughing her ass off at me she said that maybe she has rubbed off on me a little too much. That must be the case. Right?


ESSFingers' Fantasy Football Pop Quiz #?
For 10 points, who are the head coaches of both the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles?

Don't forget! Your football picks are due to me by tomorrow night!!!

Chizneck This Out

Cliznick on this.

Rappa. Be sure to read the post underneath this one.

Something Fun

Once again, I have found something fun for y'all to do out there in your spare time. :)

Check this out!

I wonder how many of these we can get posted around our little blogging community??? Hmmmmmmm......

You can't hotlink to the image so just remember to save the pic and use Hello or Flickr or some other way to host the image.

ETA - I'll post mine if you post yours!

Another ETA - Sparkey has hers posted so there's mine over there. Can't wait to see more hearts out there!

Wow!?!

Officials: Son Cuts Pacemaker Out Of Dead Mother's Chest
Man Says Medicare Implanted Experimental Device

HOUSTON -- A northwest Harris County man was placed behind bars Sunday night after cutting out a pacemaker from his dead mother's chest, officials told Local 2.

James Allen Donalson, 59, was arrested at his home on Dermott near Harbin and charged with tampering with physical evidence. Authorities say he used a kitchen knife to cut into his mother's chest to remove her pacemaker.

Authorities said Donalson's mother had already died before he removed the medical device.

Harris County sheriff's deputies said that when they arrived at Donalson's home, they found the mother, 85-year-old Ann Hunt Donalson, dead. As emergency medical workers checked her vital signs, they came across a large Band-aid above her left breast. When they removed the Band-aid, they discovered a hole in her chest.

Donalson told officials during questioning that he removed the pacemaker to prove that Medicare implanted an experimental pacemaker in his mother.

You can read the rest here.

February 1st

Damn does time fly.... I still can't believe it's 2005!

I now return you to your regularly scheduled program.