tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188228042012-01-30T01:35:24.441-05:00Unimportant, self-righteous, stream of consciousness from a 20-something nobodynattering nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137806911338915690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18822804.post-4945872375228652602008-01-26T15:37:00.000-05:002008-11-19T02:22:52.169-05:00

I can't help but make fun of my friends. It is mean, I know.A: I've had to go to the dentist five times in the last month.N: Yikes. What's up?A: I don't know, I just have been having problems, specifically with gingervitis.N: What? Did you say gingERvitis?A: Yeah...N: It's definitely gingIvitis.A: That doesn't make any sense.K: I would have thought it was gingervitis too.N: Fine, let's ask our

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You were very talented and very good looking. We'll miss you.Love,The General Public

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Because my dear friend Meghan is in the Cincinnati choir! Check her out. She's the second soloist and right in the front and center!Watch tonight, Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. EST and remember to vote for Meghan and Cincinnati after the show.You can vote via phone (watch the show for the number) AND vote online up to 10 times per email address until 3 a.m. here: http://www.nbc.com/

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Ran: What's the font you always use?Nat: Frutiger 45 Light.Ran: Yeah, I think I use Cosmic Sam.Nat: You mean Comic Sans?Ran: Oh. Yeah...Don't blog about this.Nat: Too late.----------------Now playing: Smashing Pumpkins - Jupiter's Lament

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I hung out with one of my favorite families this past weekend.My favorite five-year-old (the artist formerly known as my favorite four-year-old) was at her finest, dancing to High School Musical and saying all kinds of ridiculous stuff.Her Mom: Don't bite your toenails.Fave 5: I'm not. I'm licking my toe.Her Mom: Oh, that's different. Carry on.

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OMG. I love peacocks and I love parties. And I love Hostess with the Mostess. Somebody please plan a peacock party. I'll even wear my Mrs. Peacock costume from "Clue: The Musical*."*Yeah, it's a real musical.----------------Now playing: The Decemberists - Every Day is Like Sunday

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This is the last day of NaBloPoMo. I really can't believe I made it. I predicted one week, and look at me. If I could only apply this kind of diligence to vacuuming and working out, I'd be the coolest girl around.

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Pumpkins are so freaking awesome. I just love them. Why can't pumpkin flavored drinks and foods be a year-round thing?I love the smell of pumpkin guts. I love pumpkin scented candles. Jack-o-lanterns are pretty sweet.Pumpkins are the cat's pajamas. End of story.(NaBloPoMo, please end. Please, please end).----------------Now playing: Sigur Rós - Salka

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I live in a condo (you remember this photo, don't you?). People in my cookie-cutter little neighborhood are uber-jazzed about the holidays, and have started decorating their so-called lawns (really just tiny stretches of grass) and front stoops. You all know my opinion on holiday decorations, so I haven't put my festive tokens on display quite yet.This weekend I drove by a neighbor's house and

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I love sending and receiving mail. Real mail. The kind that requires postage.Back in the land of my alma mater, going to the Post Office was one of my favorite things to do. I was on a first name basis with Charlie, the greatest postman in America. If there were a TV show like Postal Idol, Charlie would enter and WIN, hands down.Charlie would always pull out all of the new stamp options for me to

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Truth and time told all. You're out of there.

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Are we done yet?xoxo,Natalie----------------Now playing: DeVotchKa - Dearly Departed

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You know that serendipitous feeling when you randomly find $20 in your coat pocket? It's one of those simple moments when you kind of want to eject your fist into the air, pull it down in a fast, easy motion and exclaim "Yes!"The other day I found $20 at the gas station. It was so awesome! Then I got in the car and realized I had actually dropped the cash myself. Even though finding my own money

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I write this blog from a dark cave. I am hibernating with a family of brown bears, trying to avoid the madness that is Black Friday. I can't believe I found a WiFi signal...P.S. Teddy says hi. He made me take this picture of him waving earlier. He's kind of a ham.----------------Now playing: Alicia Keys - No One

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...and don't bother seeing Before The Devil Knows You're Dead.The characters aren't likable. It's kind of boring. It's really a glorified Lifetime movie, with Traffic-esque slicing of scenes. Not worth the $9.----------------Now playing: Various Artists - Amerie - 1 Thing

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I have had a stomach ache every morning for four days.I'm out of things to write about.I have the blogging blues.

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I have had you since junior year of high school. You are the most comfortable item of clothing, save my brown sweater from my 7th grade yearbook photo that I still wear, I have ever owned.You are not too heavy, not too light. Perfect for any kind of sleeping weather. I don't think you're very fashionable, but I must have felt very rock and roll when I first bought you at Old Navy.You were amazing

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This is so true, and yet so profound.

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The world's largest snowflake was 15 inches wide, and 8 inches thick. It was found in Fort Keogh, Montana, in 1887.This according to REAL Simple magazine.

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Well, sort of. I want the waiter at Joe's Crab Shack. He's real cute and funny.Now, please enjoy this educational rendering of the crab body.

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My dog has been acting like a zombie ever since my sister brought him home from school.Is it possible that he is permanently stoned? We all know what kind of crazy shenanigans happen at college.I mean, look at him. He's not normally this self-conscious about driving.

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Does anyone know how hard it is to impress your colleagues at a 90s party? I have been begging Natalie to help me with this situation, but it is the one topic she refuses to natter about. If you read this blog religiously, you know who I am and that I started going to a new school. (It's subtle, but you can pick all that out of this summer's posts alone.) At said school, I've found myself

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As promised, I've been trying to decode the word paddywack or paddy wack or paddy whack etc. from the "This Old Man" nursery rhyme. But, I've been unable to come up with any concrete answer. Here are the theories I've stumbled upon on the internets...According to one Yahoo! surfer, it is connected to the Irish mob, as in "Oh my lucky charms, it was the paddy who whacked him."Another Yahoo!

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Growing up I used to collect stuff. I collected American Girl dolls and all the accessories to boot (side note: I should really start doing research on all these colloquialisms and phrases like "to boot" and "paddywack").Then I collected fairies. Oh, lord did I LOVE fairies and anything fairy-related. Books, figurines, toys, glitter packaged in a small plastic Ziplock labeled "Fairy Dust."

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When is enough enough? I didn't get home from work until 11 p.m. tonight. Want to know what my first order of business was? I ran to my TV room, clicked on my DVR, and proceeded to watch MTV's "The Hills."Is there a point when someone is too old to be watching MTV's "reality series?" I feel like I might be fast approaching that birthday, and I want to be prepared.

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Me: What should I blog about?Pal: Want to blog about the top ten fetishes?Me: No.Pal: Seriously, there is a video of a woman cooking a really nice dinner then sticking her foot in it.Me: I don't want to blog about that.Pal: What about an Indian girl with eight legs?Me: No, seriously.Pal: You should start taking more pictures.Me: Yeah, I know.Pal: Like, you should have taken a picture of those

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Some things I plan to ask for this year...1. The Office Seasons 1-3 on DVDSo I can laugh at every single "That's what she said" again.2. La Cie External Hard Drive (500 GB)So I might be able to avoid the heartbreaking loss of all my data in the years to come.3. Diploma FrameSo I can remove my Master's degree from its current position: lying on top of my fridge.4. IKEA Expedit Bookshelf (Brown/

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I love The Kooks' version of this song, but the Lily Allen cover is really awesome. I guess I am just obsessed with this song in general.Don't get excited about video. It's really just a photo with music.

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Which is normal:A. To work from 11 a.m. to 4 a.m.B. To work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.I choose B, but my life tonight mirrors A.

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Today I attended a nine hour meeting.Yes, nine hours.I don't think I have to justify why this post is so lame.

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Today is my dad's birthday. He would have been 53. I miss him very much.

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Keywords are funny things. You type some mumbo jumbo into Google and BAM! you end up here, at the coolest blog ever. According to Google Analytics the following keywords have led visitors to me, Nattering Natalie.1. "Mucinex Commercials"This is hilarious to me for two reasons: 1. Who is Googling Mucinex commercials? and 2. I only mentioned them ONE time in ONE post back in 2005.[see related post]

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I have to go to my book club meeting today and I'm terrified. Yes, I read the book...Or did I?I didn't so much pick up the book and sit down with a cup of tea, turning the pages eagerly to advance the story. In fact, I never turned a single page.OK, OK. You got me. I listened to the book on CD, in my car, to and from work!Am I a cheater? Can I even qualify for membership in this book club? I do

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Remember my list of least favorite songs? Then, remember how I had more least favorite songs?Well, I'm ready to announce 11 & 12.11. Rockstar - NickelbackSample Lyrics: "Sign a couple autographs, so I can eat my meals for free (I'll have the quesadilla, on the house)."12. Crank That - Soulja BoySample Lyrics: "All too clean off in dis hoe, watch me crank it watch me roll, watch me crank dat

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Will I really be able to do this?I've committed to at least one post per day throughout November.I'm taking bets as to how long I can make it.I'm guessing one week.

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Happy Halloween Ghouls and Goblins...Seriously, how cute are my jack-o-lanterns?I mean, really?If you were a kid, you'd want to trick-or-treat at my house, right?Because no one did! I thought it was just a given. Now that I'm a big girl, in my own grown-up place I just assumed I'd have trick-or-treaters.I had candy. I wore orange tights and a headband with bobbling bats...but still, no takers. It

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I got a flu shot today, no tears and I didn't even get a lollipop to suck on after.Yeah, I'm hardcore.

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I burned a candle all day at work and it's totally against university policy. Bam! Take that Campus Security.Natalie's the name, rebellion's my game.

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I am learning how to be popular. All you need to do is post pictures of Matthew McConaughey on your blog. Yep, that's all it takes.How do I know? I have Google Analytics. It tells me all sorts of crazy stuff. I even know what cities and states my readers live in (shout out to Indiana, Georgia and Massachusetts - you people love me, huh?).Anyway, according to Google Analytics - my most popular

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It Only TuesdayWASHINGTON, DC—Tuesday's arrival stunned a nation still recovering from Monday's nightmarish slog, leaving some to wonder if the week was ever going to end..onion_embed {background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;border: 4px solid rgb(65, 160, 65);border-width: 4px 0 1px 0;margin: 10px 30px !important;padding: 5px;overflow: hidden !important;zoom: 1;}.onion_embed img {border: 0 !

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My sister has a knack for saying pretty ridiculous, albeit it hilarious stuff. You may recall her "apples are the new strawberries" comment (see: this post).When she recently renewed her ID (hooray for being legal!) she came home and recounted her trials and tribulations at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Though the DMV is always a real-life sociological experiment, her anecdotes were funnier

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I picked up my iMac yesterday from the Apple Store.I lost all of my data - my master's thesis, my photo library, my music library, my graduation speech, my resume, all of my design work...I have no happy anecdotes to share, no silly stories to recount.I promise never again to be the kind of Mac user who tells PC-owners they are dumb asses.

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Check out the world's smallest dog, Boo Boo. Also, check out my pal Steve. He's the news reporter who broke this hard-hitting story.

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So I guess "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" is back. I came home to find some strange Mr. Straight Guy pageant going down on Bravo. I used to be a pretty big "QE" fan, but this nonsense was just disturbing. Let me set the scene for you. Susan Lucci was host, guest commentators were puppets from "Avenue Q" and there was a laugh track playing over candid clips of the audience. Also, Carson wore a

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I broke my own rule about holiday decorations. My feeling is they should not be displayed before the month in which the holiday occurs. It will be October in approximately one hour, and 10 minutes ago I put my jack-o-lanterns up in the window!

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Report:Yesterday we went to Oktoberfest and more than 12 hour later, I can still smell pierogies, schnitzel, and bratwurst.End of report.

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The current state of things:I have a bloody toe.I have shards of glass all over the carpet and couch.I have no electricity in the basement, so no way to see the glass in order to clean it up.I had to barricade off the basement stairs to protect my dog....And it's all because I attempted to change a light bulb.Happy Flippin' Friday.

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I recently ended a very substantial four-year relationship. It's embarrassing to say this, but it was love at first sight. I was completely and totally infatuated in the beginning, and as time went on I could not picture my life without this relationship. We went everywhere together - school, work, you name it. I introduced him to my family and friends and even took him with me on vacations and

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Where are kitschy male-trends born? You know the ones I'm talking about. Unexplainable, popular phenomenons among the dudes of our world that suddenly arise with seemingly no prompting.I remember the first time I observed this take place. In high school, out of nowhere, the funniest thing for boys to talk about was the mullet. Why?!? We did not live in an area where the mullet was often sported.

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Here's that Imagini thing again. It claims that this is what my wishes would like if they were granted. I don't know... Read my VisualDNA™     Get your own VisualDNA™And here's apparently what all my wishes mean:"I'd like to travel back to when the Summer of Love seemed about to re-write all the rules forever. Ideally, I'd like to wake with a lick from my favourite puppy, and I'd like to be a

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Now that I'm living in a new city, I have new doctors. Today was my first visit with this particular doctor. The office was incredibly difficult to find and when I walked into the waiting room, I immediately turned around and walked back out to peer at the sign and confirm I was in the correct place. I had been very confused when I saw the waiting room was completely jam-packed with senior

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I'm not sure this description really fits me very well. Actually, I'm pretty sure it doesn't.Nonetheless it was kind of a fun experiment. Check it out if you can find the time. And, let's face it, you can or you wouldn't be lurking here on my blog. Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™----------------Now playing: The Fratellis - Baby Fratellivia FoxyTunes

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I don't regularly watch game shows. I do love Wheel of Fortune, but that's only because I'm kind of good at it. Basically, I watch it to impress myself. L-A-M-E.Regardless, my best pal M was over this past week to watch the Big Brother 8 season finale. While we waited for it to start, we caught some of Drew Carey's new game show Power of 10. Drew Carey asks the contestants a question that begins

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Please enjoy this indie rock, UK-deliciousness while I entertain 80 or so students for 14 hours at a theme park. Sigh.

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1. The only thing still saved on my DVR is "High School Musical." It's not because I haven't watched it yet and am saving it for a rainy day, it's because I can't bear to part with it. 2. I watched almost a full hour of QVC last night. Leslie Blodgett of Bare Escentuals was on explaining some of the new Bare Minerals products and I couldn't tear myself away. I think I should get some kudos for

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It's because I'm boring. Well, actually at first it was because some technical snafus frustrated me so much I didn't think I could go on. Then, they were fixed (hooray)! But, I still didn't want to write. Diagnosis: Purple gemstone in my ear? No, silly that's a humorous anecdote from a once interesting, more fun Natalie.The real diagnosis was blogger's block. There seemed to be no end in sight

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My friend is fixing my blog one step at a time. Thanks Mateo. You sure are swell.

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Blogger in Beta?No me gusta y no entiendo.Ahhhh I lost my banner and hit counter. And, I truly have no idea how to fix it.Someone with mad skills needs to hook a sister up, because right now I'm a sad pup.

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I do love to sing in the shower. Man, do I sound good in there. I'm talking, recording contract good.Here are my five greatest hits from the shower:1. Hello Dolly: Hello Dolly! (the musical)2. Much More: The Fantasticks (the musical)3. Beautiful Disaster: Kelly Clarkson4. Vow: Garbage5. Sunday Morning: Maroon 5BONUS TRACK(for when I'm feeling sassy and blatantly obvious)**We've Gotta be Clean:

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A good cry never hurt anyone. If it did, I'd be beat up (my friends and family can attest).When I'm wallowing in despair, here are the top 5 tunes (in no particular order) that I put on repeat while lying in the fetal position.1. Never is a Promise: Fiona Apple2. Evaporated: Ben Folds Five3. Ex-Factor: Lauryn Hill4. Do What You Have to Do: Sarah McLachlan5. Fly Away: PoeP.S. This is by no means

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Hey, remember Seinfeld? That was a great show.Yeah...Anyway, remember the episode where Elaine gives her friend who never wears proper breasticle support a bra for her birthday? And then the friend (who incidentally is the narrator now on Desperate Housewives) wears the bra as a top out in public? That was a funny episode. You know why? Because it was so silly. That could never happen in real

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What is America coming to? Have mom and dad gone too far? Baby toupees? Baby hair extensions?I say no to fake baby hair.Unless the babies are members of a distinguished orchestra.

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My friend, her daughter (also known as my favorite four-year-old) and I set out on a trip to Old Navy and Toys-R-Us today. The adventure is about 1/2 an hour away by car.Not ten minutes into the drive my Fav. 4 announces her throat is dry. We tell her to tough it out for a little while and we'll get her a delicious beverage upon arrival.Two minutes later, puke. That's right, puke. Little 4 didn't

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Hey, my Actual Conversation post was published on Milk and Cookies, a new blog that aims "to amuse. To really make you...laugh out loud."Check it out. It's brand new, but it's got a lot of promise. Plus, what a great name. It makes me think of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...

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Who is lonelygirl15?

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YouTube, its what's for dinner. And lunch. And late night snack.YouTube is NewTube to me. I never visit the site on purpose. I normally just watch a video posted in someone else's blog and see the little logo at the bottom.Recently, following a conversation at work, I decided to check out the actual site. I clicked. I searched. I clicked some more.Then I stumbled upon something: a video of a girl

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# 49You know you're a nerd when you email CBS to complain about the misspelling of "allegation" in the subtitles used to clarify whispers among houseguests during a recent episode of Big Brother 7: All Stars.

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Fummer = the awkward period between fall and summer.I really like summer. I really love fall. By all accounts, fummer and I should get along great.I try to appease fummer. I wear long-ish sleeves with skirts, a combination of both summer and fall apparel. I sometimes wear jackets, but often wear sandals. I think it's a nice compromise, an offering to the fummer Gods, if you will (and I know you

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Mr. Potato Head was such a big deal. He's a stud spud.Last night when visiting my favorite four-year-old I came across a variable community of taters.(Please notice the crab trying to disguise himself as a member of the Potato Head legion).I have to credit the photo work to the little tot. And yes, I used tot in a post about potatos. I am so clever.The potato family I stumbled upon last night

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Marry Poppins. I would just sing and wink and stuff and every last random thing on my floor would put itself away.

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When I'm feeling lame to the max, you can expect a minimal effort post. Hence this fill-in-the-blank, low brain power attempt to entertain.1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet and current street name)Rascal Court2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your mom's side, your favorite candy)Shirley Take-53. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME: (first initial of first name, first two or three letters

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Like the loser that I am, today I googled my own blog (in how many languages can you say pathetic?).I came up with very little, not to my surprise. I'm unpopular, so is my blog.But then...I found this thing Blog$hares, which is a fantasy blog stock market of sorts. At first I didn't get it. And to be perfectly honest I'm still not sure I do.Regardless, it led me to a new blog/ger that links to me

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I'm going to lose it here pretty soon.Dad: Will you hard boil the eggs in the fridge?Me: Sure.Dad: Do you know how to boil eggs?Me: Are you serious?Dad: Well I don't know what you know how to do.Me: Dad everything boils the same.Dad: Oh, I'm sure you'll do fine. Just don't mess it up.

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I'm ba-ack. Holla at your homegirl.Internship complete, I am staying with my Dad for a week before I head back to A-town.Staying with Dad is complicated. Mostly because little things are blown out of proportion.Here is an actual conversation I endured today:Dad: Did you know we had a coat closet?Me: Uh...yeah. I grew up here. I've seen it.Dad: Did you know we had a utility room? It also has a

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I park my car in a covered parking garage below my apartment building. A few weeks ago I found myself in the garage sniffing the air. To my unpleasant surprise, I smelled urine. Dry urine.I know the smell well. Once upon a time in the dormitories, a male friend who crashed in my room slept-urinated (yes, a play on slept-walked) on my dresser and desk chair.The dry urine hit my nostrils and

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Please hold while I fail my finals.

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"Web comics do it once a day at mignight."www.toothpastefordinner.com

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www.marriedtothesea.com

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I'm spoiled, yes. I have DVR. I record all my shows (a brazilian in total) and watch them later, skipping all pesky commercials.Sunday is my big TV night. I heart Desperate Housewives, Big Love and Huff. I tolerate and sometimes like Grey's Anatomy.This Sunday I had a group project meeting at 10 p.m. No worries. DVR is set to record all new episodes.ALAS! I came home to find all of my shows had

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I'm not one to fill out personality "surveys" especially when found in forwards.However, I stole this off of a blog I love to read.The instructions are to put your music player, in my case, iTunes, on shuffle and press next for every question. The song title is the answer to the question.Will I get far in life?No No No - Yeah Yeah Yeahs...Maybe I'll take the band name over the song title. No No

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All the glances and the unsaid tension is getting lame. I prefer Big Love and Huff.I'm just saying.

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You're like 70. Dyeing your hair red is ridiculous at this point.P.S. Have you ever tried having a conversation on a talk show instead of doing stand-up on speed?

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No caption necessary.

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Blow Out is in its third season which can prove only one thing: there are hundreds of thousands of freaks just like me who love to watch this jerk make himself look ridiculous.Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. EST on Bravo. It's worth a watch. If you can look past the disgust you will have for him, you are sure to enjoy a point and laugh fest.A bit of last night's episode:"Anything with my name on it has

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According to myheritage.com, which scans your photo and fills you in on what celebrities you look most like...I look...73% like unknown South Korean actress Ha Ji Won.68% like 65-year-old British actress Julie Christie.67% like that British guy Sam Neill from Jurrassic Park.62% like Taiwanese pianist Jay Chou.62% like Czech soccer player Pavel Nedved.Oh and for good measure, myheritage.com says I

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I can't believe how lucky I am! I met a famous blogger this weekend. He's so famous, he even has a tshirt with the address of his blog. Pinch me, I must be dreaming.He has vowed to only wear the shirt out or at parties (see http://gossipbyacrazywhiteboy.blogspot.com/2006/04/episode_230.html). Luckily I saw him out. If I had run into him at the grocery store or in his own home, I might have not

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There's a rumor going around that Matthew McConaughey is fixing to purchase a public university in the state of Ohio. I don't know who started the rumor, but my sources say it's kind of true.

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Last night the fortune from my cookie read: "You will have a pleasant experience."Man, that cookie was playing it safe. I mean, it didn't even have the balls to throw in "soon." It figured I was bound to have a pleasant experience sometime. Couldn't handle the idea of messing up with specifics.Perhaps next time I'll receive: "Eventually you will die." I guess expecting exemplary psychic ability

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Vote for these two crazy (bob)cats! They are going head to head against another NON-OU couple for a chance to win the ultimate sports wedding. Help 'em out.http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/marriagemadness/couple?page=mm060331cc#

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1. An ArtistEveryday I go to these three cartoon Web sites and I wish I could draw something other than a heart or a star or a fat kitty.2. An AthleteI wish I liked working out. Or kicking balls. Or throwing them.3. An EntertainerI like stages and lights and pretty costumes. 4. An ExpertI think it would be really interesting to be all-knowing on one subject. To have people say: "Oh, well we ought

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I think I'm in love with a character on Gilmore Girls: Jess.No, it's not about Milo Ventimiglia, the guy who portrays Jess. It's actually about Jess.Poor, tortured Jess. So elusive. So evasive.The thing is, he kind of sucks. He's not a good boyfriend when he's with Rory and when they break up, he stalks her in a really uninteresting way. Jess: "Rory, hi. I need to talk to you." Rory: "No." Jess:

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Did everyone seriously not notice the new banner at the top? I MADE that. I have made three new banners in the last week, finally settled on this one, and no one cares. I don't know html. This was a big project for me. Respect it.Who are you people?

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Today I saw the HBO film "Walk Out."Will you ever be able to look at Efren Ramirez and not say have the urge to say: "Build her a cake or something" ?I won't.

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Nothing is new anymore. Every movie is a remake. Some movies are even remakes of TV shows. Where has all the originality gone? When I lived in Spain the only TV show I watched was Alla Tu, a game show that even a slow-thinking American could understand. The host, Jesus Vasquez, was divine and the contestants also acted as the Vanna Whites, displaying the boxes that contained prize amounts. Sure

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Today I saw a rainbow when I was thinking about my grandmother.Tomorrow my roommate moves back after a four month hiatus.

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www.marriedtothesea.com

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Speaking fake French is funny. Oui oui. You agree, no?"Le sir the couch no is for le sleeping."

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I am officially nominating Terrence Howard for placement on the Hottest Dudes as I See It list.5. Terrence HowardHe can hustle and flow in my direction any time.

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Last week a bike parked outside of a snack shop in Athens, the Oasis, caused a lot of commotion. A sticker on the bike that read "this bike is a pipe bomb" made a police officer take a second look at the bike. The bomb squad was called. Three hours of investigation later, it appears the sticker boasted the name of a band from Pensacola, Florida. The bike, was in fact, NOT a pipe bomb.The bike or

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