Choppy DVD playback [17 May 2008|18:03] macosx [hypersapien] This last week when I've been watching DVDs I've noticed that the video quality is suffering for some reason. Frames are being dropped pretty frequently, though the audio plays back fine. When there is any sort of movement on screen it becomes very irritating to watch. My amateur estimation is that about 3 or 4 frames are being dropped per second. I've tried playing the DVD in both Front Row and regular old DVD player- both behave exactly the same. I uninstalled Perian (as I was running out of ideas), and all that did was make it so that now I can open fewer types of video files, and didn't make any changes to my dvd problem for the better or worse. I've experienced this on the last 3 DVDs i've watched, so its not just one disc. However they all were from the same TV series on DVD (Dexter). I briefly searched for any kind of issues other people might have had with these particular DVDs, but out of 300 Customer reviews on Amazon, only 10 people rated them negatively, and only one of those mentioned it being "choppy", and frankly his description of the product didn't match up with what i'm experiencing. I've also checked Software Update, and there's nothing new for me there. I've checked everything I can think of, does any one else know what might be going on? say something

I have a line. Please get in it. [17 May 2008|20:35] customers_suck [captainsjm] [ mood | aggravated ] A bit ranty today, sorry. Sir, there are many ways you can get my attention. You could clear your throat. You could say any of the following things: "Pardon," "Excuse me," "Do you work here?," "Miss," "Ma'am," hell, I'll even take "Sir." I wouldn't even mind if you tapped your fingers angrily on the counter. But, for the love of baby Jesus, do not stand behind me whispering, over and over again, "Hello, dear." If you'd just said it in a normal voice, once, I wouldn't have minded. But, no, you just had to whisper it into my ear, so that I whip around to see you standing in the darkness all creepy. There are two sides to my counter. The left side is covered in tissue paper, the dead side, and the right side has a nice open space, and is where I take all my customers. There are not two lines. I don't serve people over the left side. You come over to the left side, I tell you to step over to the right. If I could put up a sign, I would. The vast majority of people figure it out, since I only talk to folks from the right side. So, please don't try to form a line over there. I'll just tell you to move. I've been paying attention to the people who can line up properly, and I really have no clue when you stepped in. And, if you start rooting through your purse, I'm going to assume that you just needed a flat space to figure out your finances, and are not in line. Don't get all huffy when you suddenly decide that you're ready, and I don't instantly flock to your service. I have a line, and you're not in it. A lady and some kids stepped up to the left side, and I asked her to come to the right side. I finished checking out the people on the right side, and I thoughtlessly turn to the left to get the lady who was waiting. There I see a lady and some kids. Because I'm a bit frazzled, and horrible with faces, I start ringing them up, only to discover that the first lady had already moved, and was waiting on the right side. So I'd asked her to move, she had, and now I was ringing up another lady. I felt wretched, but, why on Earth would you watch someone be asked to switch sides, and then completely disregard that to take her place? Why was that necessary? This bit was just aggravating. My little shop is expensive. Three dollars will buy you a postcard and a pack of pencils, and literally nothing else. So, when a chaperon brings in a group, where each child has only three dollars, and she just lets them loose, that means that I'm left to do price checks every three seconds and a dozen voids because the kids can't do math. If I wasn't so busy, I'd help them find things they can afford. But I don't have time, so I'd appreciate it if the chaperon could pay the least bit of attention and help the kids. say something

Crybabies Say What? [17 May 2008|17:52] lgf http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29988_Crybabies_Say_What#rss I’m a little amazed that there are still Democrats out there on all the talk shows today, whining and spinning and faux-seething about the President’s “appeasement” remarks in Israel. They want to look tough to the base, to the Kos Kids and the DUmmies and the Olberthings. They want to look different from John Kerry, who let himself be “swift-boated.” They refuse to learn the lesson: “swift-boating” worked not because Kerry was a wimp about it (although he was), but because there was substance to a lot of their allegations. When you whine and complain about unfair remarks, but those remarks contain more than a grain of truth, it’s obvious to a lot of people—even to supporters. And whining doesn’t generally play well in the US. The Obama camp is playing purely reactive politics, and in this case it’s over-reactive politics. I don’t think the American public is buying it, despite the deluge of desperately yapping Dems in the media. say something

Men Indicted for Selling Body Parts [17 May 2008|20:34] cruel_com http://feeds.drudge.com/~r/retort/~3/292562545/men-indicted-selling-body-parts The former head of UCLA's cadaver program and a businessman were indicted Friday on eight felony counts involving black market sales of human body parts. Henry Reid, the former director of UCLA's willed body program, allegedly sold donated body parts to businessman Ernest Nelson, who then resold them to medical, pharmaceutical and hospital research companies. "As a result, Ernest Nelson was able to supply over 20 of his clients with hundreds of body parts and received over $1 million for the supplied body parts," according to the indictment. say something

Benched [17 May 2008|20:17] behind_the_lens [lucky_groom] Canon Digital Rebel XT * Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS * Lightroom Left of Center Photo Opening Day for Little League. This is a shot of the kids getting one last set of instructions before taking the field for the first time when it will count. More from my look at Little League are HERE 1 comment so far |say something

Indy-themed candies [17 May 2008|19:34] aliasa [ mood | sleepy ] Glutton for punishment. As a promotional tie-in to the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull release, M&Ms and Mars have released limited editions of their trademarked candies, Mint Crisp M&M's and Snickers Adventure Bar. Of course, anything remotely related to mint chocolate anything, I instinctively want. I especially love pastel dinner mints. So I reached over and grabbed a bag of the Mint Crisps M&M. As I was putting it on the counter, I spied the words, 'coconut' in the Snickers packaging. Added that to my checkout too. A few hours later, I remembered these items and decided to try the Snickers Adventure bar. Boasting of a hint of coconut and exotic spices, I carefully bit into my first bite. Not sure what to expect. First bite was that familiar Snickers taste of roasted nuts, caramel and nougat. Followed by a sweet release of coconut and then an odd, almost medicinal like spice. I still can't figure out what the spice reminds me, too much of an artificial taste. While the coconut was a sweet and nice touch, the lingering spice flavored, strengthened with each bite, was a bit overwhelming. Oddly shaped M&Ms in the white, light green and dark green resides in the Indy-themed covered bag. Lumpy circles with grey monogrammed letters and faces. The mint crisps, at first, tastes like Girl Scout Mint Thins. But with each bite, the interior rice crisps middle becomes an annoying crunch. To rid myself of both tastes, I quickly went through a half a container of Driscoll's strawberries. Sweet, plump, red-riped goodness. Now I'm ready for a nap followed by an evening out. say something

Drive Thru Aggravations. [17 May 2008|20:15] customers_suck [rainbowkiwi] [ mood | aggravated ] [ music | TS2 starting up ] I had a lady in the drive thru today. She ran out of cupholders in her car or something after I handed her the drinks. I come back to the window with the food and she's pooring almost a whole cup of coffee out of her car onto the ground. She looks up at me laughing and says something, but I don't remember what it was. sdlkfjljfldj SOMEONE HAS TO CLEAN THAT UP LATER! It's not like you're pooring it in grass. The drive thru concrete gets stainded because of customers like you! It is NOT funny either! I probably could have said something to her because my manager is pretty cool, but I was too shocked that she did it right in front of me and laughed about it. >.<! I also had a lady who wanted hot, extra salty fries. So I park her until the new fries finish, salt them a bit more than usual, and someone brings them out to her. A few minutes later she comes marching in and demands a manager. Apparently.... they are now too salty! If you're so picky, DO IT YOURSELF THEN! We do have salt packets. 6 comments so far |say something

WTF?! [17 May 2008|16:36] customers_suck [orimental] So I work as a sales associate at a certain clothing retail chain. It's early evening, so it's starting to get a little busy. I'm ringing up this woman and I make small talk with her about how we're having some great deals throughout the store. I'm the only one ringing as we're less busy than other stores in the area and we don't get as many hours to give out as the others. I tell her the total and she pays in cash. She has her two daughters there with her and the older one asks her if she broke the $100 note she had, sounding surprised/worried. The mother, who I can already tell was a little kooky from just how she was interacting with me as well as with her daughters, tells her that she doesn't know, that she may have. I know she's just joking with her girls. As she starts to scrounge around her purse, I can see behind her that there's a line starting to form behind her. She finally breaks out the c-note and shows it to her daughter. Her daughter then asks if she can use it and takes it from her mother's hand. She runs off to the back of the store to look at stuff I guess. Her mother then starts ranting and screaming, "Security! Security! I need security! She just ran off with my money!" She then looks at the customer behind her waiting in line, and asks him if he's security and to help her get her money back. I should also note that the location I work at is near the border and the majority of our customers don't speak/understand a lick of English. He's got an "I don't know what she's talking about." expression on his face. I tell her that he's a customer, not security. She then tells me, "Oh, he looked like security." Because he was wearing khakis with a tucked-in dress shirt and holding a shopping bag from another store? Okay. Then my manager comes out and asks me WTF is going on. I tell her quietly that she's pretty much lost it and is just joking around with her daughter. The customer asks my manager if she's security. Now my manager is wearing our brand's apparel, so obviously she must work for mall security. But thankfully, she and her gray tooth finally left before we had to call actual mall security. 1 comment so far |say something

So I Went to the Gun Show Today... [17 May 2008|19:47] guns [gwferguson] ...which is always fun and highly entertaining, what with all the shiny boomsticks and vast number of... unusual... people--from teenagers wearing the latest in tacti-cool fashion accessories to rabid conspiracy buffs squawking about RealID and black helicopters to grandmotherly types gleefully exchanging dessert recipes and ballistics data. I went there in hopes of fondling a real, live Browning Hi-Power Mark III, but no such luck. Picked up some G3 magazines, three inexpensive 20-rounders and one steel 30-rounder, piddled with the various AK-47-like variants (does anyone know how to attach a forward sight without canting it? Even the Arsenal offerings seemed a little funky), chowed down on some really awful (and really overpriced) Dogs o' Doom at the concession stand, sampled venison jerky and homemade fudge, then made a single major purchase: This. A Sig P220 SAO in .45 ACP with three magazines for a really good price (for these parts). Mmmmmm...shooty goodness! 1 comment so far |say something

Do they think that walls can hide you, even now I'm at your window... [17 May 2008|18:23] kawaiispinel [ mood | bored ] [ music | Johanna- Sweeney Todd ] I am a sheep, and I need to exercise some sort of control over my characters... Or my characters need to do something useful for once, since THEY'RE ALL LAZY PEOPLE. Gather all your RP journals, list the characters and any AU versions you RP. Open the post to the public so even lurkers can ask the muses questions. Respond with that RP account. Characters welcome to ask questions, as well, of course. ( Here there be characters ) My headspace, it is scary... And that is nowhere near a complete list... Just the ones who are actually active. 5 comments so far |say something

[17 May 2008|17:23] customers_suck [green_turquoise] [ mood | annoyed ] Dear customer, Yes, I did say that I was on break. But I was not talking to you, I was in the kitchen talking to a manager and explaining that I couldn't put your order in because the computer won't accept any input from someone who isn't on the clock. I don't know why you were offended by my being on break, especialy when I got a manager to override the time clock so I could take your order, since you couldn't wait for your waitress to finish with her other table. And I wish you had confronted me, I would have explained and appologized. Instead, you felt the need to complain to a manager about my attitude. I hope that you'll find out what it's like to deal with someone who really does have a bad attitude. ARRRGH. say something

The Way of a Pilgrim [17 May 2008|19:27] christianity [slyfoot] I have found an e-text of The Way of a Pilgrim, but I am not sure if it is complete or not. It starts out with "By the grace of God I am a christian, by my deeds a great sinner, and by calling a homeless rover of the lowest status in life..." and it ends with "With all my soul I wish it, my beloved brother in the Lord," he answered. "May the all-loving grace of God overshadow your way and guide you as the Angel Raphael guided Tobias." Could someone verify whether the last line corresponds to the last line of a print edition? The translation might be slightly different, but as long as the text is complete, I'll be happy! +S say something

Optics [17 May 2008|18:26] guns [chairtomorrow] Boy, I'm just a multi-posting bugger today, ain't I? Before I go out and spend $400 on a spotting scope setup or $600 on a rifle scope, are there any sleepers out there? Any bargain-priced products that perform about as well as the big-ticket items? I know next to nothing about optics, so any help that you could give would be immensely appreciated. TIA It only now occurs to me that when I have seen "TIA" in this community, it has meant "Thanks In Advance" rather than "This Is Africa." /shame 8 comments so far |say something

Update: Kennedy Did Not Have a Stroke [17 May 2008|15:58] lgf http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29987_Update-_Kennedy_Did_Not_Have_a_Stroke#rss Ted Kennedy apparently did not have a stroke; it was a seizure of some kind: Spokesperson Says It Does Not Appear 76-Year-Old Suffered Stroke - CBS News. The comments section for this CBS News article is a real cesspool. say something

California Carnival Ride Collapses [17 May 2008|18:58] cruel_com http://feeds.drudge.com/~r/retort/~3/292532480/california-carnival-ride-collapses State investigators were trying to determine what caused a spinning carnival ride at a county fair to collapse and injure all 24 people aboard. The carnival ride, called the Yo-Yo, collapsed shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, about 80 miles southeast of Sacramento. say something

Clinton Subdued on Campaign Trail [17 May 2008|18:31] cruel_com http://feeds.drudge.com/~r/retort/~3/292520345/clinton-subdued-campaign-trail With her candidacy running out of time -- and perhaps air -- Hillary Clinton's campaign has taken on a distinctly subdued mood. "I'm so grateful to all of you for letting us have this conversation," Clinton said softly at an afternoon event, speaking to a group in which reporters outnumbered supporters by at least 3 to 1. "When you have just the big events with the rallies and all the rah-rah and all the speeches and the lights and everything, it doesn't mean as much to many people as to be included and actually hear the stories and the concerns that everybody has." say something

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[17 May 2008|18:26] customers_suck [dun_dun_dun821] Recap: Hostess at Cracker Barrel  Okay, one of the comments to my other posts reminded me of this. This is probably one the biggest customer_sucks I have ever witnessed, experienced, or heard about from my workplace.   ( Definition of entitlement *beep* )   Server told me that they don't like her because 7 years ago EB's granddaughter and server went to the same high school. EB's granddaughter was dating a guy who dumped her and then a couple months later started dating the server. Server said she didn't break them up, but just because she dated him later, EB's granddaughter hated her. Whatever. It was seven years ago and in HIGH SCHOOL!   This is more of a job suck thing, but EB kept calling home office and threatened to sue, so home office, because they didn't want to deal with the crap, lifted the ban.   EB and her granddaughter and the rest of the family came back a month or so later when server was there. I was in the back vestibule with server when they passed to go to their table. Granddaughter flipped server off and stuck out her tongue, like a fifth grader. lol.   Since then I've probably seen them twice. Good thing is, though, they certainly don't come in as often as they once did.   12 comments so far |say something

the numbness [17 May 2008|16:25] gapingvoidtest http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/004541.html say something

[17 May 2008|17:32] rillifane In the United States, salaries for full-time college faculty average $73,207. By rank, the average was $98,974 for professors, $69,911 for associate professors, $58,662 for assistant professors, $42,609 for instructors, and $48,289 for lecturers. Faculty in 4-year institutions earn higher salaries, on average, than do those in 2-year schools. In 2006-07, faculty salaries averaged $84,249 in private independent institutions, $71,362 in public institutions, and $66,118 in religiously affiliated private colleges and universities To put these salaries in perspective, in France, professorial salaries are fixed by law. The very most senior professors earn about $80,000 while lecturers earn about $25,000. (This is in a country where the top marginal tax rate is 55% and there is a 19.6% sales tax.) I notice that when there are stories about high tuition costs they rarely point out that the main reason tuition costs have been rising faster than the rate of inflation is obscenely high faculty salaries. The emphasis in invariably on how difficult it is for some family to cope with tuition costs. They always express their anger/consternation at government for not "doing more" (which is to say giving them "free" money).  I  notice that no one suggests that controlling faculty salaries is the best way to deal with this problem but instead invariably suggest that taxpayer money be used to pay tuition costs. Of course this has the effect of ensuring that those college professors will continue to receive their bloated salaries.  Is it any surprise that college professors are overwhelmingly liberal? The liberals push the programs that allow them to continue to work short hours for big pay with time to spare to piously condemn "corporate greed." Oddly, I have never heard a single college professor suggest that their own continuous clamor for higher salaries is in any way morally suspect as an example of people thinking only of themselves and not of those whose education they are allegedly dedicated to. 3 comments so far |say something

Pay Attention! [17 May 2008|15:39] customers_suck [terwashere] I work at a gas station/food mart. My manager and I both agreed that this is an example of the most irritating type of customer in our business. Verbatim from a transaction earlier today: Customer: I want some cigarettes. Do you have Winstons? Me: Yes! Do you want full flavor? Customer: Yeah. Me: *on my way to the Winstons shelf* Customer: I want two packs of the lights. Me: v_v' *grabs the lights, forgetting the full flavor, now completely irked with the customer* Stuff like this happens all the time (or maybe they wanted 100s instead of the normal size, and don't mention 100s until I've grabbed the other box and brought it to them). Someone will be unclear about what they want. I'll ask a clarifying question, to which they agree is what they want. Then they tell me they want something very different, as though they had never agreed to my clarification in the first place. Like they respond positively out of habit. Another common question: "Do you want a receipt for your gas today?" I often get a "yes" response, only to have the customer walk out the door and not come back... when I'm in the middle of printing the receipt. So you didn't want it? It's really okay if the answer is "no." I don't care as long as the customer knows what they want, and are willing to communicate it to me. But so many of mine don't do that, treat me like I'm a robot, and often get upset when I get them what they confirmed they wanted. Grrr! 2 comments so far |say something

Ingraham vs. Olbermann [17 May 2008|15:39] lgf http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29986_Ingraham_vs._Olbermann#rss Laura Ingraham Dismantles Keith Olbermann. Crunchy audio clips. say something

.30-06 [17 May 2008|17:39] guns [chairtomorrow] About 6 years ago, I acquired a Ruger M77 in outstanding shape during the initial CWD scare here in WI. Since a lot of folks were selling their deer rifles at the time, I only paid about $250 for it. However, since I was still in my virulently anti-scope days, I had a Williams peep sight installed, which has now made it impossible to mount a scope. Rather than pass up the chance to buy another gun, and since I love the .30-06, I think I'll just buy another to which I can affix a scope. I regularly see rifles chambered in the aforementioned cartridge for less than $400; I know what Field & Stream says, but what do you folks say? When it comes to a .30-06 bolt gun costing less than $500 used, where would one's money be best spent? Now and again I see the synthetic-stocked Remingtons for about $340, and I have been tempted, but I thought I'd tap my sources before committing. Thanks in advance. EDITED to change 'poop' to 'peep'. Yes, I am serious. 8 comments so far |say something

The Funniness Of Things [17 May 2008|18:43] theferrett [ music | The Vines - Get Free ] Even though I had planned to stay at home working on Saturday night, years of social conditioning have taught me that Not Having Plans on a Saturday night - and worse, the fact that my wife is so busy she is rightfully ignoring me - makes me feel like a big, big loser. I suppose I could have made plans. But now I'm just staring at the Internet in between large file transfers, hoping something amuses me. Bleah. 15 comments so far |say something

Random thinkiness [17 May 2008|16:39] cleolinda You know, I've figured out something kind of funny about hypomania. To catch you up, particularly since the Twilight entries have brought in a lot of new people--psychiatric diagnoses are never really set in stone; a doctor might come up with something that sounds more accurate years into your treatment. I have cyclical, chemical depression; it's gotten bad at times, but it's really pretty mild compared to what a lot of people have to live through. I'm on mild doses of antidepressants--which I tend to talk about pretty openly, number one, because I don't think it's anything to be ashamed of, and number two, because I think it helps other people to go, "Oh, okay, someone else is going through the same thing, and here's what her symptoms and reactions were like." ( Read more... ) ( Just a teensy bit of linkspam ) 24 comments so far |say something

[17 May 2008|18:28] aliasa [ mood | chipper ] This morn, I woke to the din of NPR newscasters. It's been months since I've heard their voices -- I've been sleeping straight through. Ironically, today is the start of my first day of vacation! Staying local, visiting friends, eating at places I've been wanting to try, getting massages, and catching up on the latest movies. One of the first things I scheduled was for my haircut and color. Got some bad news -- my hairstylist announced that today would be his last day styling my hair. Sadly, he has to return to Japan -- he doesn't want to go but after inquiries with 3 different attorneys, they all came back and said the said thing, he can only return if he has a certain visa. Bummer. He told me he felt that he was lied to -- something about how the salon was supposed to sponsor his visa. At one point, I thought he was going to start crying, he looked so distraught, I didn't know what to say except that I was really sorry. When I left, I tipped him extra and wished him the best of luck. Also mentioned that perhaps one day I'll see him again. Maybe even in August as I will be in Japan. Before I left, he told me that he would only recommend one other stylist for me and told me her name and handed me her card. He said this in front of the others, even the owner. An awkward moment. I thanked him again and wished him the best. It's official, in August, I really am going to Japan. I have my receipt in front of me. I'll be flying out from JFK to Narita. We'll be visiting Tokyo and Niigata. Unlike the ease of visiting Taiwan or China, where I could slip into my passable Mandarin (though these days, it is probably questionnable), the Japanese language is one that I am clueless about. So starting in June, I'll be taking lessons at the Japan Society. While it is still months away, I'm totally eager and excited about this trip. say something

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purple dog [17 May 2008|15:29] gapingvoidtest http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/004540.html say something

the beirut show may 27th [17 May 2008|15:11] sanfrancisco [absinthedreams] hi there, the show's coming up and i need to know if there will be an opening band. i don't really know where to find out, since my internet-fu is weak and i am not turning up any results. say something

Fauxtography in Texas [17 May 2008|14:21] lgf http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29985_Fauxtography_in_Texas#rss Looks like someone got a little ... uh ... over-zealous with Photoshop in a yearbook for McKinney High School in Dallas: Students’ photos altered in McKinney yearbook. Imagine posing for a yearbook photo and ending up with someone else’s body – or looking nude – in the final product. Yearbook photos for 583 McKinney High School students were altered by a national photography company. The yearbooks were delivered Monday. Some girls’ heads ended up on boys’ bodies, and vice versa. Some necks were stretched, and some outfits were altered. McKinney school officials say they are appalled by the changes and called them unethical. “I cannot even figure out why they did some of the things that they did,” said Lori Oglesbee, the school’s yearbook adviser. The problem photos are obvious. One girl’s arm is missing. Another girl is missing her clothing – and was left with a blurred chest. Multiple students have the same body and clothes. Some shirt colors were changed, while patterns and wording on other shirts were wiped out. At least 34 students had someone else’s body. The photography company’s excuse ranks right up there with Adnan Hajj’s “I was only removing dust and scratches...” Officials from Lifetouch National School Studios Inc., the Minnesota-based photography company, said someone at the company made the alterations in an attempt to comply with the school’s photo guidelines. This school must have some pretty cool guidelines. UPDATE at 5/17/08 2:40:00 pm: Eden Prairie company will assume cost of reproducing Texas yearbook where photos were altered. say something

New girl applying [17 May 2008|16:57] nonuglylesbians [that_evening] ( You are about to view content that may only be appropriate for adults. ) 4 comments so far |say something

CNN's making stuff up again [17 May 2008|14:55] guns [scarybaldguy] [ mood | cynical ] Man opens fire outside California church. Yeah, right. A shooting at a church, which is a gun-free zone, in CA, which has some of the tightest gun laws in the country, by some kind of crazy person who's all crazy, when crazy people can't have guns? Nope, couldn't have happened. 6 comments so far |say something

Тревога [17 May 2008|17:43] ru_foto [areffieva] Пожалуйста, покритикуйте. say something

I see my present partner in the imperfect tense... [17 May 2008|16:29] kawaiispinel [ mood | impressed ] [ music | Nobody's Side- Chess (London) ] Just got back from seeing Prince Caspian which was totally made of awesomeness. Caspian was made of pretty. And it disturbs me that I didn't realize Reepicheep was voiced by Eddie Izzard until the end of the movie, and then it just randomly smacked me in the face and so there I was squealing incoherently in hushed tones to my mother during the climatic scene. It was kinda hilarious. And afterwards Mom and I ate at this new restaurant in Murray, which sells the BEST FAST FOOD HAMBURGERS EVAR. They don't taste like fast food burgers. That shit is fresh off the grill with melted cheese and real bacon and that delicious charbroiled taste and they had these delicious little mozarella stick bites, AND OH GOD. *flails* Ummm... Yes. That was pretty much my day. How are you today, flist? 5 comments so far |say something

Apocalyptica [17 May 2008|14:19] behind_the_lens [zok] say something

СССР [18 May 2008|01:11] ru_foto [duck_by_web]   say something

[18 May 2008|00:11] ru_foto [lostanastacia] 4 comments so far |say something

мистер Бенджамин и сеньор Патрик [18 May 2008|00:42] ru_foto [7424m] 2 comments so far |say something

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Об одном режиссере... [18 May 2008|00:42] ru_foto [bizz_giena] ( ещё кое-что... ) 1 comment so far |say something

first post [17 May 2008|13:30] trigeeks [getmeoutofhere] Can I just say that I love triathlon training? I've got about five weeks of training under my belt now, not including the two-weeks' worth of rocky start where my whole family had a cold. Things are just going so well! I've been doing spinning classes up until now, but am preparing to purchase a bike. Torn between Specialized Dolce, Specialized Allez Triple and Novara Carema (.2 cents, if you've got 'em!). I cannot wait to get out on the road. I was a big time mountain biker when I was in college, but my bike was stolen from our garage early in my marriage and I never replaced it. How can you replace a first love, really? It was a 2001 Jamis Eureka, awesomeness. But anyway. Can't wait! For the women who have already suited up... what is your favorite brand of tri-suit? I've decided that I want to go the one-piece route. I know I need to get to a store and have a try-on party, but I'd love to hear some praises or boos about any particular brans (especially would love to hear from anyone who may be working on losing some weight). Hope you're all having a great weekend! 1 comment so far |say something

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[17 May 2008|16:19] customers_suck [angelofsaturn] [ mood | irritated ] Oh how I love racism. *stab* ( people make me wanna hurt them ) She calls in for a delivery Thursday nite and the other manager tells her that we can't deliver to her b/c she threatened a driver. She lies and says she didn't(that same driver was working that nite so he told her the story) and then the woman says we're not delivering to her b/c she's black. The other manager tells her that I'm the one who put the note on there and the woman told her that I'm not black. ?? Um I've been black every day of my life so I don't know that she was tryin to accomplish. I'm the only black person working in my store. Bitch. So my GM sends me a text about it b/c she said that she was gonna call up there yesterday. She probably didn't but I gave him my side just so he wasn't going in blind. So basically you cannot use the race card against your own race. People just make me sad deep down inside. 19 comments so far |say something

Things You Learn From Video Games [17 May 2008|15:13] deeptape 1 comment so far |say something

133,000 Dead in Burma [17 May 2008|16:01] cruel_com http://feeds.drudge.com/~r/retort/~3/292464439/133000-dead-burma YANGON -- Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it one of the most damaging to hit Asia. say something

Ted Kennedy Rushed to Hospital [17 May 2008|15:37] cruel_com http://feeds.drudge.com/~r/retort/~3/292457894/ted-kennedy-rushed-hospital Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts Saturday morning, a well-informed, prominent Democratic source in that state told CNN. The source said the 76-year-old senator had "symptoms of a stroke." say something

Kennedy [17 May 2008|22:02] ikilled007 [ music | Metallica - Battery ] All our thoughts and prayers are with Senator Kennedy and his family tonight. I'd hate for him to pass away because he's absolutely terrible for America and Americans need to suffer for selling out every founding ideal in pursuit of totalitarian socialism. So, GET WELL SOON, TEDDY! 2 comments so far |say something

[17 May 2008|15:59] d4b Went out to do errands this morning. This time I measured it; I biked 19 miles. I can't go very fast, but definitely a workout at times. When I came back home, I was trying to figure out what had changed, and I finally did: They'd taken down all the Christmas decorations. say something

[17 May 2008|23:48] ru_foto [shuster] Нормандия, страна сказочных замков и баранов, местных и приезжих: Это Мон Сен-Мишель. Еще немного - тут. 6 comments so far |say something

Pervert alert [17 May 2008|15:34] customers_suck [misssaramangel] I ring out an older man (60's) who had pieces of wood. After the transaction goes through he says he has to run off and get something. When he doesn't come back after a minute, I move his cart away from my register in case I had another customer come through. As I'm pushing his cart 10 ft away the following ensues: OP: Old Pervert Me: Innocent victim OP: Hey! Where are you going with my cart!? Me: Oh I was just moving your cart so the lumber wasn't in the way of any customers OP: I know where you want me to stick my wood *dirty snicker* Me: O.O OP: Yeah you got it. You're a smart little girl aren't ya I was too in shock to say anything at all. Just O.O. Looking back, I should have said a rusty meat slicer. 8 comments so far |say something

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