25 Random Things About Me

I like most of these things except for the obvious ones.. Some are more interesting than others. If you get tagged you are supposed to also do a 25 random things also - but I won't make you. :)

Commenting is appreciated just so I know I didn't waste my time.

1. I've been here in the US since 1992 and have worked in the same company since.

2. I was married in 2002 or was it 2001 (i know it was like a year only) at the house of my friend. and then was separated in 2003. And yes, my divorce was granted so I'm freeeeeeeeeeeee again.. well sorta.. lol (which brings us to number 3)

3. I met John online in 2003 (or there abouts) at an online backgammon league where we eventually compared notes on the games we like to place and found a common genre - shooter games!. I went to see him in May of 2006.. got engaged sometime in April of 2007.. long distance relationships have it's repurcussions but I'm not complaining. It only means we spend quality time when we get together at least twice in a year. And yes, we're still engaged. He's my best friend.

4. I smoked for about 10 years. I quit cold turkey in May of 2006. It will be 3 years in May '09 that I've been cigarette free.

5. I quit drinking for about 7 years now. I used to drink a LOT (scotch and beer were my poison). Now I drink occasionally (glass of wine at family night or good ol' PIMMS w/ 7up)

6. I've started crocheting again. Last time I did was back in highschool for home ec class in the early 80's. I've given a few items I've made and it feels good to know they like what I made for them. I'm currently working on a few birthday gifts... a scarf set for Stephie (it's a bit delayed but better late than never),a throw for Catie, and an Afghan for John. Future projects are already lined up.

7. I love my shooter games. It's how I release stress on real bad days. I plug in my headset and enter my own little world. Unreal Tournament (pc) and Time Crisis (console) and a few other games... as long as they're shooter games, I'm there!!!

8. I have my pc games, an xbox, a ps2 and just recently a ps3 and a ds-lite. Can you tell I love gaming..lol

9. I have a nice DVD collection going and still growing. Last count was about 200 movies already.

10. In 1990, I went to Europe on a tour and was able to see London, Belgium, Amsterdam, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain, Austria, Germany and Greece. I would love to see the other countries I didn't get to see.

11. Here in the USA, I've been to the following states -- Hawaii, Washington State, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Florida, Illinois and of course California where I live. I drove by the following states when I made the trip out to Oklahoma - Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Colorado has only been a connecting point each time I fly out to Kansas.

12. I used to play the guitar (in my highschool days.. was an accompanist during the masses held at the school) and the electric organ. I don't play anymore but I think I can still play a tune.

13. Lucky 13!!!! My birthday is on the 13th (for those who know me, you know which month I was born) and sometimes it falls on a friday. Haven't had any bad luck come my way when that happens.

14. I've gotten to see a Renaissance Fair on one of the earlier trips I made to Kansas when I went to see John. I think that's something I would do maybe once every 10 years.. lol ok. maybe every 5 years.

15. I got into making Websites a couple years ago and when in the right mood I mess with it still. Which reminds me, I have one project I need to get started on. I still like taking pictures and messing with computer graphics. I'm waiting for a software a friend is ordering for me :D which will make it easier to work on the websites.

16. I have a cd collection too. I've got a variety. The music I listen to depends on my mood. I've got pop, rock, broadway, country, oldies, 80's (biggest collection), etc etc etc.. quite a number of them that I can't remember anymore what I have.

17. I can be hard-headed depending on the situation. If I strongly believe in something it will take a lot to change my mind.

18. I have 3 laptops and 1 desktop. I have so much external drive space than I know what to do with.

19. I'm working on finding something I can do from home so I can augment to my current paycheck.

20. I can be a smart ass at times but I know my boundaries.

21. I like watching Scifi and Paranormal Stuff, some of the tv series like CSI, CSI:Miami and CSI:NY, Numbers, Flashpoint, Criminal Minds, House to name a few.

22. I prefer wearing jeans or slacks to skirts/dresses. The day I get married, the dresscode will be JEANS! (I know I'm nuts but hey, it will be my wedding!)

23. I love to cook. I like to sing. But I'm NOT a singing cook..lol - - I can do those separately.

24. I have yet to take a cruise. I've only gotten to the ships (we toured all of those that were docked ready to sail) when I went to Florida for familiarization trip with Carnival Cruise Lines.

25. AAaahhhh! Finally! Thank you for dropping by. I hope you had a wonderful stay as you journeyed through my crazy world. Come back soon!

Baby pronounced dead lives after hours in cooler

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A stillborn Israeli baby who was pronounced dead by doctors "came back to life" on Monday after spending hours in a hospital refrigerator.

The baby, weighing only 600 grams at birth, spent at least five hours inside one of the hospital's refrigerated storage units, before her parents, who had taken her to be buried, began noticing some movement.

"We unwrapped her and felt she was moving. We didn't believe it at first. Then she began holding my mother's hand, and then we saw her open her mouth," said 26-year-old Faiza Magdoub, the baby's mother.

The baby was pronounced dead several hours earlier, after doctors at Western Galilee hospital in northern Israel were forced to abort her mother's pregnancy because of internal bleeding. Magdoub was 23 weeks into her pregnancy.

"We don't know how to explain this, so when we don't know how to explain things in the medical world we call it a miracle, and this is probably what happened," hospital deputy director Moshe Daniel said.

The baby was then taken to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit for further treatment, but doctors were not sure how long she will live.

Motti Ravid, a professor of internal medicine, told Israel's Channel 10 that the low temperature inside the cooler had slowed down the baby's metabolism and likely helped her survive.

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Who's on First (21st Century edition)

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Who's on First? ( 21st century edition)

The Classic "Who's on First" from Abbot & Costello updated to the 21st Century

ABBOT: Super Duper Computer Store... Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm thinking about buying a computer

ABBOT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.

ABBOT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?

ABBOT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?

ABBOT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOT: Yes

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office and it has windows! OK, let's just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOT : The Word you get when you click the blue W

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue w if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?

ABBOT: Yes, you want Real One.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need!

ABBOT: Real One.

COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2,3& 4. Can I watch them?

ABBOT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great, with what?

ABBOT: Real One.

COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?

ABBOT: You click the blue 1

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOT: The blue 1.

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?

ABBOT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue W is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in office for windows!

ABBOT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. Its pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.

COSTELLO: And that word is real one?

ABBOT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part of Office.

COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping you have anything I can track my money with?

ABBOT: Money.

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer?

ABBOT: Money

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOT: One copy

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOT: Why not, they own it.

How Kids See Things

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NUDITY

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a Woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, "Mom! That lady isn't wearing a seat belt!

HONESTY

My son Zachary, 4, came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he'd dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage. Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to my bathroom and came out with my toothbrush. He held it up and said with a charming little smile, "We better throw this one out too then, 'cause it fell in the toilet a few days ago.

OPINIONS

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a Note from his mother. The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents."

KETCHUP

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup to come out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. "It's the minister, Mommy," the child said to her mother. Then she added, "Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle."

MORE NUDITY

A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. Wh en he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, "What's the matter haven't you ever seen a little boy before?"

ELDERLY

While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4- year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. The various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs, unfailingly intrigued her. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, "The tooth fairy will never believe this!"

DRESS-UP

A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, "Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit." "And why not, darling?" "You know that it always gives you a headache he the next morning."

DEATH

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his Father always said: "Glory be unto the Faaaather, and unto the Sonnn .. and into the hole he gooooes."

SCHOOL

A little girl had just finished her first week of school. "I'm just wasting my time," she said to her mother. "I can't read, I can't write and they won't let me talk!"

BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family bible. He was fascinated as he finger ed through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. "Mama, look what I found", the boy called out." What have you got there, dear?" With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, "I think it's Adam's underwear!"

Computer Stupidities....

Here are some stories I found stumbling around the net... enjoy the paranoia!!!

Computer Stupidities: Paranoia

• Customer: "I had an important document that was password protected, and I can't get in it. I don't know the password."
• Tech Support: "Ok, we do have a program the get passwords from Word documents. Can you email me the document?"
• Customer: "No, it is very sensitive. That's why it was password protected. I won't even keep the file on the server. I keep it secure on a floppy."
• Tech Support: "It would be much safer if you kept it on the server. Floppies are easily corrupted. At least on the server it would be backed up each night."
• Customer: "That is exactly what I don't want to happen. For legal reasons, I don't want any copies of this file. I want you to come down here and get the password for me."
• Tech Support: "I'm not in the same office as you are, so I'll need to send someone there to your desk to help you out."
• Customer: "Have them call ahead first so I can get security here when they are work with the file."
• Tech Support: "Security? Sir, We sign a non-disclosure agreement, so that won't be necessary."
• Customer: "Yes, it will be necessary! This is a very important and sensitive document, and we don't want anyone touching it without some security."
• Tech Support: "Ok, that's fine. I'll let them know to bring the password software so they can get the password you forgot."
• Customer: "I didn't forget it!"
• Tech Support: "Excuse me?"
• Customer: "I didn't have to remember it."
• Tech Support: "What do you mean?"
• Customer: "The password was written on a yellow post-it note attached to the disk and must had fallen off. It has be somewhere on my desk, but there are so many papers here I can't find it!"

I had to mute the phone so they wouldn't hear me laughing.

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I work as a computer tech at a community college. Most of our computers are currently running Windows 95. One day, an officer from our security department stopped by to talk to me. His face looked grim. He pulled me quietly aside.

• Officer: "We have a new part time person working in our office who uses the computer, and I have to ask you something, but you need to keep this confidential."
• Me: "Ok, what's the problem?"
• Officer: "Well, over the past two or three days I've glanced over at the new person's computer, and several times I've seen a message that says 'You have performed an illegal operation,' but he keeps clearing it by clicking something. I need to find out what he's doing wrong and if we should call the local police."

He looked so scared and serious, I had a hard time containing my laughter.

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I've done my time in tech support and have managed to live through some very weird calls, but this one was the best. An older lady bought a brand new desktop system with all the extras and had been using it for about a month when she got an error about an "illegal function." She took apart the whole system down to the hard drive and hid it in different parts of her house, called us, and wanted to know how much longer she had until the police were going to come get her. Needless to say, we spent a lot of time on the phone putting the system back together.

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• Tech Support: "May I have your phone number, sir?"
• Customer: "I don't give out my phone number!"
• Tech Support: "All right. How may I help you, sir?"
• Customer: "How much for your Internet service?"

I gave him the prices.

• Customer: "If I own the software why do you keep charging for it?"
• Tech Support: "Well, sir, the software is free, but you are charged for being online."
• Customer: "YOU CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO THE PHONE LINE?!?"
• Tech Support: "Well, sir, you do use a modem to dial online."
• Customer: "I WILL NEVER HOOK MY COMPUTER TO MY PHONE!!!!" (click)

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Back in the beginning af the 90s I worked as a technician in an university, and my job was to keep the PCs and Macs at the department connected to the university network. At this time, the network cabling was a coaxial cable in each floor in the building, terminated in both ends, and the computers were connected to this cable by using a T-connector directly at the main coaxial cable. This also meant that when we cut the cable to hook up a new computer, the computers at the other end lost the connection to the network.

One day, more than three quarters of the computers lost their connection, and the telephone went red from angry employees not being able to print. After a lot of work, we found the problem. One of the professors, convinced that this computer network was a threat to his health, had cut the coaxial cable and removed the part of it that was running through his office. We were not able to convince him that there was no harm in having the cable there, so altered the cabling so it wouldn't run through his office. Afterward, the professor was angry that he was not able to use the big laserjet printers that everybody else used.

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• Customer: "Well, I just want to know if I load this disk into my computer, won't other people be able to get into my computer and access everything I have in there?"
• Tech Support: "No, that's not possible."
• Customer: "You see it on the TV all the time."

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I know a woman that believes there is a hacker attacking her computer. Every time there is a problem, or she gets an error message she is convinced it is "the hacker" messing with her. Almost every day she tells me "The hacker made me lose my document" or "The hacker made my email return with a wrong address message" or "The hacker made Explorer freeze today" or "The hacker made Napster lose its connection today" or "The hacker made a floppy unreadable" or "The hacker made the printer jam."

She has even assumed her imaginary enemy has superhuman powers. When I tell her some of the things she says are impossible to do, she says, "He knows how to do it. He is a genius."

She is sure this guy exists, and he devotes enormous resources and several hours a day, seven days a week to the sole purpose of bothering her.

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Customer: "I think I've broken my computer! There's a message across the screen that says: 'It is now safe to turn off your PC.' WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?!"

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A customer called saying he was getting an error in Windows 95. He told me what the error was, and I recognized this as a typical error that occurs after installing MS Office 97.

• Tech Support: "Sir, did you just install Office 97?"
• Customer: "YOU'RE IN MY COMPUTER, AREN'T YOU?????" (click)

Charlie Bit Me ... take 2

This was posted by Sarah on her Multiply. Was tooooooo cute to resist. I had to post it for those on my contact list.....



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'Superman/Batman' artist dies at 37

SANTA MONICA, California (AP) -- Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as "Superman/Batman," "The Flash" and "Civil War," has died. He was 37.

Michael Turner was a regular cover artist for several titles, including "Superman/Batman."

Turner died June 27 at a Santa Monica hospital of complications related to cancer, said Vince Hernandez, editor in chief of Aspen MLT, the Santa Monica publishing company Turner founded in 2003. Turner had battled bone cancer for eight years.

Through his company, Turner created online comic adaptations for the NBC series "Heroes" and published his own titles, including the best-selling "Fathom," a deep-sea story about a female superhero.

He also drew covers for large projects such as DC Comics' "Justice League" and Marvel's "Civil War" and was a regular cover artist for "Superman/Batman" and "The Flash."

"He was definitely one of the most popular and influential comic-book artists working right now," said Andrew Farago, curator of San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum. "He was very, very much in demand as a cover artist on high-profile projects."

Ryan Liebowitz, general manager of the Golden Apple Comics store in Los Angeles, said Turner's name was synonymous with special-edition covers that often became collectibles. The milestone 500th issue of "Uncanny X-Men," due out next week, will feature a special-edition cover by Turner.

Turner was also known for drawing female comic book characters that evoked both innocence and sex appeal and exuded energy.

In 1994, the budding artist was hired by Century City-based Top Cow Productions after an editor saw his work at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego.

At Top Cow, Turner co-created "Witchblade," a comic about a voluptuous female detective who fights evil after discovering a mystical glove. The comic went on to make Top Cow's name and set the standard for Turner's future work.

Source: CNN