Month: February 2002

  • “It says ‘I Choo-choo-choose You,’ and there’s a picture of a train!” Since some people have been asking about it, once again I present to you my Simpsons Valentine. (It’s the one Lisa gave to Ralph Wiggum in a memorable episode.) I made it for Snookums last year since he’s a big fan. A kind…

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  • This is getting ridiculous. Now there’s a tropical cyclone named after me.

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  • To counteract the effects of the decadent Italian dinner I had last night, I am declaring today to be a “detox” day. Fruit, veg, and lots of water, and that’s it. Wish me luck.

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  • Accomplishment: Tonight at dinner, for the first time in my life I managed to tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue. Yeah, baby.

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  • My reign of terror in Australia continues. After the fires, we now have floods. Next I bring the locusts!

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  • And another thing… U2’s done both the NBA Finals and the Superbowl now. Will they be whoring themselves out to the World Series next year? (Probably not, there’s no half-time to erect their giant pretentious sets.) I was impressed that Bono managed to make it back from pressing the flesh at the World Economic Forum…

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  • The Snook and I watched the Big Game live on television this morning. How nice was it to watch the Superbowl at 10:30 a.m.? It almost made up for the fact that we don’t get to see any of the commercials. Which reminds me: ever wondered what the cameramen do while the adverts are running?…

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  • Phil saw his shadow and y’all have six more weeks of winter coming. Does that mean we get six more weeks of summer??

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  • Grrr. Sometimes I hate being a day ahead of you guys. It’s Monday morning, and I fire up web-goddess to see what comments have been left. But wait! I’ve forgotten that it’s only Sunday there. Crap.

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  • Michael Moore’s summation of Bush’s wrongdoing in the Enron disaster is masterful. For a few weeks I’ve been feeling like I’m not getting the whole story from the media, and now here it is. Granted, Moore can be a bit over-the-top sometimes, but here he seems to be backing up his wild accusations with evidence.

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