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I won't be making any new posts here so if you would update your blogrolls & links lists I would greatly appreciate it.

I am still messing with the setup over there so if you go there and things are looking a little funky come back in a little bit. Chances are I'm working on it at that moment. I will be working on it a lot in the next week so expect the setup to change some until I get everything looking the way I want it.

I hope you all follow me over there. See you on the the other side.

:)

I'm A Workin'

I'm working on the old ESSFingers site. Finally. LOL

Things will be changing over there constantly for a little while. But feel free to stop by over there and tell me what you think.

The Week Ends

This week has seemed to drag on and on and awn. I thought Friday would never get here. And now it's here. Just think, Monday is right around the corner again. Such is life right?

When I read about the Paris hotel fire this morning it made me very sad. Those poor people. Half of the dead are children. Memories of 9/11 came flooding back to me when I read about the people jumping from their windows to escape the fire.

Don't feed Charlie. More importantly, don't give him your cigarettes. They're trying to get him to kick the habit.

More bandwidth was sucked up on the internet last year than ever before. That doesn't surprise me. Hell, I go through more bandwidth every month. I could only imagine what my numbers look like in a year.

Amazon is thinking about getting into the DVD rental business. That might be interesting.

And what the hell is up with the Red Sox/Yankees game last night? As if things can get any more crazier between those teams and their fans.

This story just breaks my heart. It's so sad for both families involved and for the entire community.

Well I'm out of here folks. I hope you all have a great weekend doing whatever it is that makes you happy. Take care.

My American Idol Spoilers To A Friend Via Email

OK girl...you asked me to tell you who left. I know you didn't ask for all of this but I wasn't doing anything else while watching the show so I figured why the hell not!!! ROFLMAO. Hope you enjoy reading this after you get out of class tonight. Just remember that I type 110 wpm. :)

General opening. RS says there were over 34 million votes cast. The finalists are seated on the little bleachers on the side of the stage. Ryan asking Constantine about his 'tongue' move during his song last night...Constantine doesn't know why he did it and must have been channelling Gene Simmons from KISS.

RS asking how Anthony's feeling. RS says he looks like he's going to puke. He says he feels fine. RS asks Vonzelle what it feels like lately to have been working in the recording studio on their charity single.

Now showing footage of the top 12 finalists singing their single to be released 'Everything Is Beautiful' for charity. Showing Bo in the recording studio and then Scott and then Vonzell and then Anwar in front of the board and then behind the microphone. Now showing general clips of the finalists putting together the single in the studio.

Back to RS and the live show. The single comes out April 19th. Commercial.

Back from commercial. RS says the bottom three will each be singing their favorite song from the season. Now the finalists are out on stage singing the song 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me'. Nadia sings first, then Vonzelle, then Carrie, then all three of them together. Eeks!!! Scott first among the guys, then Constantine, then Anthony, then Anwar, then all the boys and girls together. Constantine has a solo. This song is really sucking. Bo with a solo. Vonzelle has a solo now along with Anwar. Nadia's hair is way too big. Anwar looks like his hair is pulled back in a hair net. This song isn't really that good. Getting better towards the end. Carrie has the final solo ending the song. Song is over. Not that impressive if you ask me.

Now they're doing a video clip of what the singers do during the week. Thursday - trying to figure out what they're going to be singing and what they cut out of the song to cut it down to 1 minute 30 seconds. Friday - showing them doing the little interviews they do before they perform on Tuesdays. Now showing them shopping for their outfits for the show. This is all stupid fluff I could do without. Saturday, they work on recording their AI album and the charity single. Showing them going bowling after recording Saturday. Carrie says they have to all stay together when they do stuff like that.

Sunday is 'workday'. That's when they record the promo spot (commercial) for American Idol on Tuesday to open up the show. Monday is a rehearsal day. Tuesday is show day. Final walkthroughs in the morning for the show and then to hair & makeup for the show. Scott getting his makeup done. The show goes live.

Wednesday is results day. Scott says the worst day of the week is Wednesdays. Bo says everybody goes into a cocoon just waiting to find out.

Back to tonight's live show. RS says that noone wants to go home and says that we won't believe who is in our bottom 3 tonight. Commercial.

So far I have to say that this show is pretty cheesy. I can't believe I have to watch for a whole hour of this. BTW, it's 8:18 now. Yeah, I know it. Still 42 minutes to go. Argh. I need a beer - hold on. Be right back. OK I'm back. Still on commercial.

Finally the show is back. 8:21 now. Showing the promo commercial the finalists have done for Ford. Stupid musical thing with digital cameras and scanning pictures. Really really dumb. It's for the Ford Focus that's why all the camera mess.

RS says tonight is the Extended Results special. Yeah tell me about it. Showing clips of how they performed last night. Back from the clips & judges critiques.

RS - Carrie I know you weren't feeling too well. What was wrong? Carrie - I don't know what it was. It took a lot more to make sure you hit those notes.

RS - Nadia, a lot of pressure on this show. What are the tricks to dealing with it? Nadia - There is a lot of stress but when I first got into this competition I said I just want to do what God's will is and I deal through prayer.

RS - Anwar, you were very strong last night. What made the difference for you? Anwar - Previously, I was overthinking it. Now I'm becoming part of the music and it's making a whole lot of difference in here (points to his heart) and in here (points to his head). Just want to get the message across.

RS to Scott - your favorite song of the series so far? Scott - 'Against All Odds' and 'She's Gone' (from last night) but probably 'Against All Odds'. RS - Scott, I'm going to have to have you perform that now. Audience groans. Scott is in the bottom three and gets up and sings 'Against All Odds'. He starts off kinda bad and off key. He starts getting better during the chorus. Paula clapping for him. Simon not looking at him. Scott's not hitting the ending notes like he did the first time he sang this song. Not a very good performance but it had to have been hard. RS sends us to commercial break. It's 8:30.

Back at 8:34.

RS - Carrie you sang 'Love Is a Battlefield'. He's going over the judge's reactions. She is safe.

RS - Anwar you sang 'I'll Never Love This Way Again'. Going over reactions. He is also safe.

RS - Bo you sang 'Free Bird'. Reactions. Bo is in the bottom 3 tonight!!!! OMG!!!! Bo saying he's fine with it. That it all started as a bet between him and mom. It's all good. He can still go back home and sing gigs. She bet that he wouldn't go try out for AI and he bet her that she wouldn't sleep on the convention floor for 3 nights. RJ says that Bo is the bomb but has lost some confidence in the last couple of weeks. Paula says she has no worries in the world that Bo will be in the finals. RS says to Bo that he could be out tonight and Bo says 'no worries brother'. Bo comes up and sings 'Remedy' by the Black Crowes. Other finalists are dancing. Bo is doing great singing this song. While he's singing he goes over to Scott and gives him a little hug. Bo really rockin' this song. Paula standing up and dancing now. Audience is in to it. RJ clapping for him. Performance over. RS sends us back to commercial at 8:40.

I still can't believe Bo is in the bottom three. See, that's what we get for not voting for him. Just thinking that there are enough people out there voting for him. I guess we need to vote for him some next week just in case something like this happens again.

Back at 8:44.

RS - Constantine you sang 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Reactions. Simon again this time gives his reaction. Simon giving him mad props. Constantine you are safe.

RS - Vonzelle you sang 'Let's Hear It For The Boy'. Last night's reactions. If you are in the bottom 3 tonight what will you sing? She will sing 'All For Nothing' by Whitney Houston.

RS - Anthony you sang 'Everytime You Go Away'. Last night's reactions. He will sing the same song from last night if he's in the bottom 3.

RS - Nadia what song are you going to sing? You ARE in the bottom 3 tonight. She's going to sing 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me'. Everybody please welcome Nadia. It could be her last time on stage. Nadia gets up to sing. She's singing it just OK. She looks like she's in shock kinda. She's doing better as the song goes on. Song is over. All three - Scott, Bo, and Nadia - meet in the center of the stage. RS will tell us who's safe after this commercial at 8:49.

Back at 8:52.

RS tells the audience they can't complain if they don't vote. RJ says that voters should be looking for consistency with the finalists. Points out that both Ruben and Fantasia have been in the bottom 3. Tells them they have to want it. Paula says they've all seen crazy things before. And tells them to remember the passion and why they came here. They have to always remember that and perform like it's the last time they ever perform. Simon says song choice is the biggest deal when they're on the show. Tells them to watch their past performances and understand why they're there. RS pretends to hide behind Nadia's hair. Nadia says she doesn't regret her song choice from last night.

RS - Bo, Nadia, step back for me. Scott you are safe. Congratulations Scotty.

Bo & Nadia are the bottom two!!!!!! Wowzer. RJ says that if people really believe these two shouldn't be here then they did right. Paula asks Bo if he believes he has what it takes. Bo says he has what it takes. Paula tells him he has to show it. Ryan between Bo & Nadia now.

RS - America you've decided that Bo is safe. Wooohoooo!!!! Bo & Nadia hug. Nadia leaves American Idol. Nadia says thanks to everyone at home in Miami and her fans. Says her journey has been unbelievable.

Showing video clips of Nadia from the very beginning of the contest now. Nadia is crying and constantly wiping away tears while watching it. Somebody (Ryan) hands her a handkerchief and the camera cuts away. Ryan leads Nadia out to the center of the stage just them two and Nadia tells America to watch out for her in the future. Everybody comes to hug Nadia onstage.

Seacrest out.

If I Only Had A

Gotcha! No, I wasn't going to say 'brain'. I was going to say '$900 laying around'. Why? Well since you asked so nicely I will tell you. Dell is activating a '$750 off $1499 or more' coupon on its Inspiron notebooks this morning at 8:00 AM my time. Whaaaaa!!! I could configure a top of the line notebook and get it half off. The coupon details are as follows:

Offer: Save $750 on select Inspiron notebook purchases of $1499 or more (before tax and shipping)!

Restrictions: Not combinable with Inspiron notebooks containing Celeron Processors, Inspiron 2200s, Deals of the Week, Outrageous Deals, dollars off, percentages off and select other promotions. Only one coupon may be applied per cart at checkout. Coupon code expires after first 10,000 uses, or when the limited quantities available through this offer are depleted, whichever is earlier. Offers subject to change. View details in My Cart. Enter coupon code at checkout to receive this offer. Limited quantities at this price. Limited time offer. ONLINE ONLY.

If you want the coupon code email me and I'll send it to you.

Just for fun, I've configured a notebook and then wept afterward. The details of my Inspiron 6000:

Pentium® M Processor 730

Windows XP Professional

15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel

1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support

No CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service

512MB DDR2 SDRAM 1 Dimm

60GB Hard Drive

8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability

9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)

64MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics

Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)

Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Includes Word 2002, Streets & Trips 2005

No more bells & whistles

NO router - you can get a better one cheaper at Newegg or ZipZoomFly

$1,805 - $300 for Dell Home Customers Inspiron 6000 = $1,805
Free UPS Ground Shipping - $49 value= $1,805
$750 Off Coupon Code = $1,055 before sales tax

OK, I need to configure it cheaper. I want it to be around $900. Will now try again.

I'm getting into the shower now to wash away my tears. :(


Update at 9:30 AM - The coupon code has expired. Oh well. LOL

Not In A Blogging State Of Mind

I just have not felt like blogging the last couple of days. So following is a list of little things I've been pondering/questioning lately.

The hair on the upper right side of my head has been hurting lately when I wake up. It must be the way I have my head and pillows situated but WTF? And yes I meant to say my hair hurts in the morning. Women with long hair understand what I'm talking about.

Close your damned mouth when you have the hiccups. Nobody likes attention whores.

If the light is green and you're making a legal right turn, why do you insist on coming to a complete stop before you make your turn? Yeah asshole, green means go.

Why does the media feel the need to analyze Pres. Bush's song choices? I don't have a problem with him listening to 'My Sharona' so why do they? From a major music magazine editor,

One of that song's lyrics, "Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind," prompted Spin magazine editor Dave Itzkoff to comment: "This wouldn't be consistent with Bush's image as protector of conservative values."

Just because you don't like him doesn't make him a laying-in-wait child predator. Get over yourself already.

If you say you're going to do something do it. If you say you're going to be somewhere at a certain time be there. If you say you're going to call then call. You may think you're more important than everybody else but you come across as a selfish ass when you pull crap like that.

When you're at work do your work. Don't have others do it for you because you're lazy. You should just quit instead and let your company hire somebody that actually wants your job.

I feel better now. I guess I was in a blogging state of mind after all. LOL

Take care all.

Just Another Manic Monday

I wish it was sunday
’Cause that’s my funday
My I don’t have to runday
It’s just another manic monday

It's going to be raining like a sonofabitch all day long today. I'm not going to be spending much time on my hair this morning then! LOL

Have a super duper day!

How Old Am I?

The new 'N Sync song 'Girlfriend' with Nelly is a pretty cool song. I like. For the other closet 'N Sync freaks I mean fans out there, go to their website and you can listen to all of their previous songs and watch their videos. Lance is my favorite btw.

I want to thank all of you for your birthday wishes for me on Friday. Stuck sent me a very nice e-card and Buddha Bubba even analyzed my dream. I'm not quite sure what to think about the analysis. It was interesting though. :)

'Happy Birthday' was sung to me at midnight by a wonderful friend. I was greeted at work with another round of 'Happy Birthday' sung by one of the departments as soon as I walked in. Arriving at my desk I saw balloons, cards, and a giant chocolate cake. The ladies that went in on my gift came in to my office about 15 minutes later and presented me with another card containing a $60 gift card to a local megastore. Ka-ching! The workday went well - not too busy and not too slow.

Took a couple of shots of Malibu rum when I got home and chased them down with a nice cold brew. Popped open another beer and started getting ready. A friend came over and picked me up and we went over to her place. Drank another beer and we decided we were going to go out and play a little pool. But, alas, I kinda threw a wrench in those plans. You see she had a bottle of tequila and I decided to partake in it. 3 shots worth. Umm, yeah. A couple of hours later she brought me home. I would have gotten myself in major trouble if I had gone out. Trust me.

I woke with a hangover and craving pancakes and bacon so I drove myself to the only place still serving breakfast - Whataburger. They stop breakfast at 11:00 and I got there at 10:52 baby! Woo hoo. Got back home, talked to The Chuckster and then proceeded to chow down on my syrup-laden fluffy treats. Then guess what? I laid back down and went to sleep. Hahahahaha.

Somebody needs to remind me the next time I try to do this that I'm not 22 years old.

Well, the race is about to start. Short tracks rule! Later everybody. Hope you're all having a great weekend.

Go Bobby! Go Tony! Go Kevin! Go Dale Jr.!

Happy Birthday To Me

Wow. I'm 33 years old.

I never thought I would last this long. When I would write in my journal at the tender ages of 14-18 years old, 32 was 'the age'. I was positive that I would die before I was 32 years old. It was just something I knew in my heart that would happen. In a way I felt it was something that deserved to happen to me. So needless to say my 32nd birthday last year was really strange for me. I don't really know how to explain it. I just feel like I'm not meant to be here sometimes. But yet here I am.

This last week I've started having my recurring nightmare again. It's the same one and the only one I can remember having had since I was about 6 years old. I'm staring up at the Statue of Liberty and then my dream flashes me to being on top of a bunch of mattresses stacked up with what seems to be a million blankets on top of me. I can't breathe. The blankets are all tucked in around me and I can't move. I just see the the arm and the face of the Statue of Liberty. And then I wake up. I'm sweating and hot and panicky. Then I realize it was just my nightmare again. Why do I keep having this nightmare? Usually I have this nightmare a couple of times a month. But here it is. Daily now. It's been 25+ years and it's still there.

On the flip side, I love myself more than I ever did at 14 or 18 or 25 or 30. I'm actually liking me more as the years go by. I'm a better person than I was last year at this time. I guess that's all I can try to be. A better person. More forgiving. Gentler. Kinder. And happier with myself.

You know, sometimes this growing older deal is quite nice. Stray gray hairs and all.

I hope you all have a great day today. It is a Friday after all. Oh, and it's my birthday. So enjoy yourself.

Cheers to this being my best year yet.

Oh No!!!

I haven't made a post yet today. Whatever shall I do??? I know. *wink

Since this ol' blog of mine has been lacking drama lately, I've decided to create myself an Amazon Wish List like Chris did. Maybe I'll get me some drama up in this joint too!

Here's my Wish List.

I'll be forever grateful if I could get just one of these items. Don't forget - tomorrow is my birthday.

Take care.

Up In The Air

Remember when everybody and their mother blogged about and talked about Hunter Thompson's suicide back in February? Why aren't they talking about his wish that his wife shoot his ashes out of a cannon? Weird.

Speaking of ashes, did you know that you or your loved ones can arrange to have your ashes/their ashes be part of a fireworks display? Now I love love love love watching fireworks. But that is kinda freaky. Did I mention I love fireworks?

Remember this? "Big bucks! Big bucks! Noooooo Whammies!" If you do, then you also remember the name of my absolute all-time favorite game show 'Press Your Luck'. Why didn't I know about Michael Larsen's story? I remember watching him because I thought he looked like the wizard in 'The Wizard of Oz' and because of all the money and spins he was getting.

A local morning DJ, Rod Ryan just referred to the mass influx of people waiting to see the pope laying in state and camping out in St. Peter's Square as a 'Catholic Woodstock'. That got a big laugh out of me. Don't groan. It's funny and it's true.

If you go to Mexico, Canada, or the Caribbean (lucky you) you're going to need a passport to get back in to the U.S before too much longer. Phase 1 enforcement begins January 2006.

You've seen this story right? A Britney & Kevin reality TV show in time for May sweeps? I'll DVR it at least...LOL

I certainly hope that Anthony or Scott gets the boot tonight on American Idol. They sucked.

I haven't heard back from my new friend Mike since I last emailed him. That makes me sad.

Would you like a sterling silver pendant of my nipple? Too bad. But you can make one of yours or your SO's if you win this auction on eBay.

That is all for today. Go forth and toil.

Nuttin' Honey

I've got jack crap for ya today. It's not because I didn't try though. It's because there's nothing out there to feed to you. I'm also tired. Still getting used to the time change....

The big news stories today are the Pope (click) and Michael Jackson's tickle game (click). That's it. Nothing interesting going on in the world of tech, entertainment, Fark, or even in sports. Wait scratch that. Today the Houston Astros' have their season opener here at home. Go Stros!

Be sure to check out my reply below to my new friend Mike. Hopefully I'll hear back from him soon. It's nice having another person to talk to about my day. :)

Until the next time,
ESSFingers


Update - Final Score: Astros 3, Cardinals 7

Hemorrhoids & My Right Femur

You all remember this post right? The one where my new friend Mike in Ghana would like me to help him invest his dead father's money here and give me a 20% cut? Yeah, that one.

Following is the email reply I received from him this morning...

ATTN:SIR

Thank you very much for your prompt reply to my mail.

It is true that I do not know you personally, but you see all I require from you is your straight forwardness, honesty and above all confidentiality. I can assure that this business is going to be mutually beneficial, as I am willing to reward your effort or assistance with a considerable percentage from the fund.

For an easy and effective communication I shall require you to furnish me with your direct telephone, mobile and fax numbers, so that I can forward to you , the relevant documents to butress my proposal

I shall look foward to a prompt response.

Thank you
Mike Kamokai,

Here is my response to him...

Howdy Mike. I hope today finds you in better shape than I am in.

When I first arose this morning I figgered today would be a joyous day because the smell of cow dung was not as bad as it was the day before. I was wrong. Whewee! When I stepped on to the porch outside of my little room added on to the barn the smell was the worst I had ever smelled since the day before. I really wish on occasion that my evil stepmother would let me let live in the house with her and my three stepsisters. But I try to make do as well as I can. And besides, sometimes it is quite nice to sleep under the stars with my little dog Shotzee. You see, sometimes he needs me to help him get tucked into his sleeping bag since he only has two legs (his left front and his right rear leg), is blind, and has three huge hemorrhoids.

I am sure you are tired of hearing about my horrible morning so I shall skip ahead to this afternoon's occurrances. I live in the outskirts of a tiny town in Texas where only the town whore and the pizza delivery man are wealthy enough to have a house phone and a computer so I was going to ride my horse, Mr. Ed, to Luigi's home to respond to your email. Amazingly, Mr. Ed was supposed to be re-shoed by a nice old man here on the farm named Jeff Gordon. Mr. Gordon (we call him 'Jeffie') accidentally shot Mister Ed in his left flank with a nail gun leaving me to ride a wild mustang named Laser into town. I was thrown from Laser at least three times which has caused a big bump on my left nostril and made my right femur to swell up horribly. Laser ran away from me and I had to crawl to Luigi's just to be able to send this email to you at this late hour.

If you would kindly let me know what I need to do next I would like it very much. I do have some amazing ideas in how we may invest the money you have talked with me about.

Happy trails to you,
Travis Essfingers

What could be next??? Stay tuned.

Sweet Talkin'

How would you like to be able to talk to your TV and have it respond to you? You could change channels, search for a certain movie, record a show, and even order a car dealer's brochure. Wait. A car dealer's brochure? Like who would do that? Yes, I want more advertising in my life. I just can't get enough. Not.

NSFW Warning - From Drunken Stepfather, check this out. Besides the obvious questions, forget it, never mind. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

OK. I know the Pope is dead. But does it kinda weird anybody else out that every news site out there has pics of the Pope laying in state? Who knows. Maybe it's just me.

Every time the issue of grading with red pens comes up, I become incensed. If America's kids can't handle their schoolwork being graded with a red pen, our country is going to be nothing but a big sloppy pussy in about 25-30 years. The parents and educators that back this anti-red pen movement are already big pussies themselves. Agree or disagree with me. I don't care.

Wouldn't something like this be nice?

Guess what folks? I got a reply from my new friend Mike in Guana. I'll update this post later this afternoon or evening with his reply and my reply back to him. Oooooh. This is so much fun!

Have a great Monday everybody. I'm outie for now.

It's Time To Go Racin' Boys!

If there was ever going to be a time for you to watch a NASCAR race, today is one of those times. They are racing at Bristol today. Bristol Motor Speedway is one of the few bang'em up, tempers flarin', 'Lady Luck better be on your side' racetracks left in NASCAR. The only other race that's better than the day race today at Bristol is the night race at Bristol on August 27th later this year. Either way, both of these races are always filled with non-stop action and big time drama. Fun fun fun for the whole family I say! The race starts at 1:15 Eastern time on FOX so give it a try if you don't have anything else going on today.

Ugh. I hate getting used to these time changes. Set your clocks forward (if applicable in your area) if you haven't already.

Courtesy of my latest Computer Shopper digital magazine, I have discovered two free programs that I absolutely love. I can't believe I've never stumbled across them before!

The first program, ePrompter is a nifty little email retrieval program that will work with just about any email account you have. It is amazingly simple to set up and can check email in up to 16 email accounts. It puts an icon in your system try that will notify you of new email in any account you have at whatever update interval you set it up with. You can read the emails, reply to them, mark them to be deleted, etc. without having to even open your browser. Check out a screenshot of it in action on my computer right here.

The second program, EvilLyrics, is great for all of us song lyrics lovers. It works with all of the popular music players out there (iTunes, MusicMatch, Winamp, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer) and more. Just don't forget to install the plugin for the player(s) you use when you install the program. When you're jamming out on a tune you've got playing on your computer, just open EvilLyrics and the lyrics are right there for you if you wish. When that song is over, EvilLyrics will automatically look up the lyrics for the next song that comes on. This is a very nice little program. You can even set it up for karaoke. :)

Well, that's it for today folks. The race is about to start.

Gentlemen, start your engines!

Update @ 4:25 Central Time

Woohooo! Congrats on the win. Great race Happy!

Happy Birthday To You

Today is my father's (60) and my ex-husband's (32) birthday. I should have known better right? I mean come on. If that wasn't a sign that me and my ex shouldn't have been together then I don't know what is. LOL

Hmph. My birthday is in 6 days.

The Pope died a little over an hour ago. Almost every channel is covering his death. If I wasn't watching the coverage I could watch:

'Ed, Edd, and Eddy' on Cartoon Network

Some chicks selling anti-aging skincare products on QVC

Jadakiss getting 'Punk'd' on MTV

Soccer on ESPN

Soleil Moon Frye AKA Punky Brewster in a cheesy movie on Lifetime

Wild West hunting techniques on the History channel

How the lunch cart was created on FoodTV

Celebrity couple engagements and weddings on VH1

I now return you to the papal coverage.

Will He Bite?

I'm giving this a try for the first time so bear with me. Hopefully this adventure will be long and prosperous. Yeah right. Maybe it will at least be entertaining?

I received an email from a new friend today. The email follows.

Dear Sir,

First I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction and I pray that my contacting you will be given genuine approval considering the fact that we don't know each other before. I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am mike kamokai, I am writing to inform you of my desire to invest, and to buy a house in your country.

I am the first son of Chief Joseph kamokai who was the former Para month ruler of saradungu village of Sierra-Leone .my father was attacked by the R U F rebels on his way to Lucia a northern part of Sierra-Leone and my father sustained injuries and he died three days.

Before he died he revealed to me about the two boxes containing $50 million u s dollars. Which he deposited with a security company in Ghana for safe keeping. My father did not disclose the content of the boxes to the security company. To avoid the officials from raising eye brows.

Presently I and my mother are here in Ghana to notify the security company of the claims, and we are staying in the refugee camp.

Therefore I want you to lecture me on how best we can invest this money in your country, because my father told me that it is dangerous to invest in Africa to avoid suspicions, and due to market instabilities coupled with economic and political situation facing Africa for your assistance myself and my mother have agreed to offer you 20% of the total amount of the money.

We have all the vital documents covering the deposit and the ownership which I can send to you.

Note, I have never disclosed this transaction to anybody apart from you. So please keep it very very confidential. Call me on this number line **************.

Thanks.

Best regards.
Mike kamokai

My reply to him is this.

Dear Sir Kamokai,

I am most happy that you have decided to contact me through this email.

It is a total eclipse of the heart to learn of how your father perished in that amazing attack. May Gawd hear your fleeting cries for his presence. I pray for you now. Be right back.

I am back now. It makes me a happy person to know that you want to buy a house in my homeland. My homeland is such a great place. I am most positive my presidente will welcome you with open arms when I write to him about you. You may rest assured knowing that you will be welcomed into my homeland.

Your papa must have been very strong while carrying that amount of dollars. Those boxes full of u.s. money would have taken 8 of my countrymen to carry to the outhouse. It would take even more of our men to carry them to a security company. I would very much depreciate the opportunity to help you handle your money in my country. 20% sounds very fair for you. If you have any clue as to how we may begin this transaction please inform me as soon as bovinely possible.

I want to show you complete trust in this matter as you have shown me the same. I will not speak a word of our communications with any other person. Once again please let me know how you would like me to approach the deposit at your earliest convenience. Thanks.

Friends 4 Life,
ESSFingers

Let's see if he bites. I will update this post if the need arises. *wink

Double Your Gmail, Double Your Fun

Are you running short of storage space in your Gmail account yet? If so, bottoms up. Beginning today, Google is doubling the amount of storage offered to its users. I just checked the storage space in my Gmail and my account has started growing already. It's up to 1288 MB right now. I wonder how fast it will grow today? Hopefully fast because I'm really in the...oh wait. Never mind.

Do you like M&Ms? Do you like Star Wars? Hell, even if you don't you have to check out this little ditty. You can thank me later.

American Idol finalist Scott Savol has sung some hits in the past. To a judge. You can see his mug shot here and read more about it at The Smoking Gun.

Have you ever done this? Although I've never hit my computer I have been known on occasion to slam my mouse down with such force that it broke apart. But I've only done that once.

Do you blog? Why yes, you do. But I don't have to tell you that Blogger's really sucking the big balls lately. Now do I?

Google is growing. Yeah it is.

One of the final journalistic giants in newscasting is retiring. Ted Koppel will be leaving ABC when his contract expires this year. Buh bye.

If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out Google's main page. They have a new feature called Google Gulp. Sounds fascinating!!! :)

Have a great April Fool's Day everybody! And remember - don't fall for it all today. *wink

Gmail Storage Capacity Update @ 1:05 PM Central time - I'm up to 1504 MB! Woohoo!

Another Gmail Storage Update @ 6:44 PM Central time - I'm up to 1682 MB!

Another Gmail Storage Update @ 9:43 PM Central time - 1800 MB baby...