Saturday, December 09, 2000
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You've heard that cellphones may be a danger to your brain, but who would have thought they'd be this deadly?
[linkage from metafilter]
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My very pretty web-acquaintence Julie has decided to start Bloggin'!
I have no idea what made her decide to, but the reason why I did was to ease the task of updating this main page. I was already doing it on a daily basis, but I was too lazy to archive anything and things got complicated otherwise. I don't remember whose blog was my first to read, but after seeing so many blog sites, I tried to resist assimilation, but couldn't, and surrendered to BLOG.
Even though I try not to use it like most other bloggers, I still always end up including links in most of my entries. I would like to start using it more for a daily journal/weblog... so that I don't have to manage both of those things separately.
Well, I'm now on my second day off, and will probably not make anymore entries tonight. Tonight I'm going to go to my company, Flashnet's funeral/goodbye party. It's kinda sad, but it'll be so awesome to see a lot of people I used to work with there. We'll be all hangin' out at a local bar called the Mule Pub with the former CEO, current/former employees and their dates. Last time I was there, I had 3 drinks (a Blue Hawaiian and 2 beers), and made a fool outta myself and fell down the stairs on the deck. OUCH. Actually, it was more embarassing than painful. Oh well, I've learned my lesson.. =P
should be a lotta fun... we'll see...
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 One more week until my 22nd burfday!
I can't wait! I'm going to formally celebrate it on Sunday (cuz we couldn't find any open reservations on Saturday) with my youngest sister Marilyn whose birthday is the 20th. She's turning 16! Wow, I can't believe it!! I never thought I'd see the day that would happen. She's always been a baby to me, and now she's old enough to drive. It's crazy how time whizzes by.
Hopefully, we won't get a bunch of combo gifts, but fortunately I don't remember that happening much growing up. I think most people know better than that. *wink*
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Friday, December 08, 2000
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 Why am I happy? Cuz it's payday!! Woo hoo! Time to $pend money and pay bills (BOO)!
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Made a new acquaintence...Miss Firda @ Wannabegirl.org. I sent her my baby picture (which you will also find on my images page) for her Web Babies Project.
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Today's my day off...probably not gonna be on here much. Sowwy.
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Thursday, December 07, 2000
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Would you ever eat a piece of candy that looked like this?
Yeah, I realize it looks kinda like a Tootsie Roll, but do Tootsie Rolls look like that before you put them in your mouth or melt in the sun? I don't think so...
If you've never been to Bad-Candy.com I suggest you go now. These 2 very brave boys have put their taste buds at risk by trying some of the most disgusting looking candy out there. And then you get an in-depth review which is usually hilarious!
To think that someone out there has bought this stuff for their kids....so sad!
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@8:57 PM
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Are you one of those gamers out there that get seriously hooked on certain games for extended periods of time? I know I sure am. I found this article about 10 different games that a lot of us might find have gotten addicted to from one time or another. I found quite a handful of ones that I know I couldn't peel myself away from. Remember, you're not alone...
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@8:21 PM
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This is an article that's a little over a week old, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. I don't know how familiar Luna the Tree is to you, but basically it's about a one thousand year old redwood tree in California that was spared the chainsaw because of a very inspirational environmental activist by the name of Julia Butterfly Hill. To prevent the tree from being cut down, she decided to live in it, spending 2 years of her life there (1997-1999). She finally climbed down after the lumber company agreed that they would not cut it down. I find it very admirable that someone as young as her proactively took part in trying to preserve nature like that.
Apparently, her sacrificing 2 years of her life up there wasn't enough. Read what happened to Luna the Tree here.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@6:45 PM
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Vegetarians: Do not enter this site, this is a sickening waste of meat. I love meat, but not in that kinda way...*shudder*
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Daign shows some more love to some unsuspecting webcam girlies.. Gotta love him for his courage!
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I don't know where I found the balls to do it again, but I've decided to put my funky ass up on AmIHotorNot.com again. This time, it's a picture from when I was a tad younger. Am I stupid? Yeah, probably so. OR...Maybe I just have a fetish for being criticized and just can't admit it... Hmmm!
Criticize me!
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@4:15 PM
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Inappropriate Thought of the Moment
Did you realize that girls that were born in 1982 (nineteen freakin' 82!) are able to legally do PORN this year? Oh my God, that's just so young!!! I remember thinking about how young kids born in 82 were to me when I was in elementary school. Now they can do porn?! Ack! And just think, next year you can model nude if you were born in 1983. Sheesh, somebody please stop the years from going by!
By the way, if you're wondering why there isn't a link for this blog, it's because first of all, I do not condone pornography, and secondly, it's so damn easy to find porn on the net. Just go to any local search engine and type in any bad word you can think of and then presto! There's your p-o-r-n!
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@10:10 AM
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Remember when you were young, people would ask you what you wanted to be when you grow up? Some kids knew right away, and then some kids didn't...(like myself). Well, don't feel alone because there are plenty of people that have since grown up and are still held back by indecision, take for example, this man. See? Don't you feel better now...
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@8:18 AM
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Flash Fumble #1:
Can you catch a train as it speeds by you at 60mph? Apparently MAC Cosmetics thinks so. This is actually a cosmetics company whose website I've been checking for from time to time because I really like their makeup. For quite a while it was under development, so I stopped checking it. Today, when I finally stopped by again, imagine the disappointment I felt when I saw the awkward menu of their Flash interface. I mean, they did some great Flash work, but did they think about whether or not most users would be comfortable using a menu that has to fly past you a few times before you realize what you want to look at and then try to click on it just in time?
See it for yourself, just make sure you have Flash installed and you'll be good to go.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@8:04 AM
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This is why I think I probably won't ever go to a rave... Hint: Keep clicking the Next button at the bottom of the page when you get there.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@7:00 AM
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I remember when I was about 9 or 10 years old, I got my first perm. Boy, that looked really bad. It was really frizzy and I lost all the shine in my hair. My mother bought some V05 Conditioning Hairdressing (you know, that tube of hair goo?) to try to help me out and it always made my hair oily and weighed it down too much. I ended up using it only like 5 times, and the tube kinda just stayed there hiding in the bathroom mirror cabinet for what seemed like years. Well, today I found that there are some other uses for Alberto V05 Conditioning Hairdressing that I wish I knew about before we finally threw away that tube.
Believe it or not, it looks like there are a lot of things you can do around the house with it that you would probably never think of...kind of like WD-40. So if you're like me and have an unused tube of Alberto V05 hairdressing lying around your house for some odd reason, I would check this out. =)
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Wednesday, December 06, 2000
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*cough cough* I'm still very sick today.. Probably not much web activity today either. When I feel better I'll be at work and I'll blog PLENTY! Until then...
I'm sure you've seen this links before, just wanted to post them again for anyone who still has never seen them:
Am I Hot or Not?
Am I Goth or Not?
Am I Geek or Not?
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Tuesday, December 05, 2000
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Not feeling good..not feeling good at all. Gotta lay down. Sorry if I don't post much today.
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One person who believes being thin nowadays can be a negative image....
One last linky. I LOVE his style of art. Night night...enough surfing for one day.
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Monday, December 04, 2000
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Added "Lakeside Living" to my Opinionation section. It is pretty much a quick runthrough of my experience living in a lake house in Fort Worth, TX and explains why I want to move back to Dallas so bad. :P
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@9:28 PM
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Updated my about page by adding a little section about what the site is about. I can't believe I ever left that out.
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I know I've talked about this site before I started using Bloggah, but I still love it and it's worth mentioning and having in my archives. LOSERS dot ORG is a non-serious website that lists sites that have been nominated and earned the title of being a "Loser." It's all in fun, as you will occasionally see some respectable sites in there. Some sites deserve it, some don't.
The site neatly separated into several categories such as design, girls, wannabes, journalists, rednecks, and so on... You can also nominate sites, too.
My personal favorite sections are girls, design, and journalists. Some of the sites are pretty sad. What I really like is the comments underneath each site. They're usually 1 - 5 word comments which are short, general, and in a way, to the point. Some are so funny! No, they don't really tell you much about the site, but the comments give you enough of a prejudice towards the site that you have to check out the site to see why they said what they said.
According to LOSERS dot ORG, even the people who run the site are listed on there, so it's not like they pretend to be God and determine who the losers are.
Personally, I wouldn't want to be considered a loser, but the good thing about getting on there is getting more hits. Not a bad trade-off if that's what you care about.
I found Powazek's site on there which shocked me a bit. He has a really nice looking blogger page, and I wouldn't consider his site a "loser" yet somehow he made it on the list. Maybe he nominated himself?
Well, if you've never been there before, I suggest you go! It's entertained me for hours at work. You'll probably see me talk a lot about sites on there from time to time.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@6:47 PM
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I know I am far from being a good writer, but whenever I try to read Feline Transfer Protocol, I can't ever figure out what she's trying to say. She uses the most complex sentences to describe the simplest things. Ok, it might just be my lack of having good reading skills, but if you think about it--WHO WRITES LIKE THAT?! Whenever I read novels, I don't ever see authors writing anything so abstract and hard to understand. I am not trying to diss Helen in any way, but I'm just saying that it isn't necessary to replace every single normal word with a "big word" and cram it into an awkward sentence.
Maybe she just wants everyone to know that she's got a humongous vocabulary and probably has a PhD in English OR she just types on her computer with a "big word" thesaurus handy. I've seen other Australians write, and they write like normal people, so I don't think it has anything to do with that either.
Here's a quote....
"Given my parlous fiscal state and crushing dissatisfaction, perhaps I ought simply yield to the lure of conceptual menopause. I shall acquire a pension and spend all of it on the pokies. I will procure seventeen feline companions for Sagey Cat and purchase shoe-boxes of cut-price cigarettes which I shall imbibe lavishly when my oral cavity is not occupied articulating praise for right wing am talk radio hosts, supping cream sherry and sharing the seafood platter of manifold furry quadrupeds."
(throbbing headache)
Anyway, check it out and lemme know what you think!!!
Sue me!
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Why I'm Addicted to: Everquest ...
» It gives me a nice fake sense of achievement
» There are always so many people playing it, so you're never alone unless you really made a bad reputation for yourself.
» It's not extremely gory even though the idea is that you kill all these living creatures and loot their bodies for items.
» Playing Everquest is like having another life, another world that you exist in.
» The company who developed the game continually updates different aspects of the game, and seems to constantly work towards making it more balanced.
» There are so many zones, it's fun to explore new lands. I'm level 52, and I still haven't seen all of Norrath.
» It's very difficult if not impossible to cheat in the game, so that's a lot more fair.
» It's fun to group with other people and make group efforts to kill enemies.
» A decent selection of classes and races.
» It burns up your time real quick which can also be a bad thing when you need to spend more time on your real life.
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Sunday, December 03, 2000
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Don't ask me why I'm suddenly in "Asian Mode" lately. It's not like it's part of my identity or anything! *hint of sarcasm* Well, I ran into this site called "Asian American: An Analysis of Negative Stereotypical Characters in Popular Media" which is a clearly written, easy to navigate site explaining and commenting on the different stereotypes that Asians have in movies. It's actually pretty sad, but true.
It'll have to take several hundred years of evolution and social changes for Asians to ever be viewed any differently. I think a lot of the reason why Asians are portrayed somewhat negatively is because Western civilization doesn't really know much about us, and it also has to do with our culture and how we're raised. Because we are still somewhat a mystery, it's up to the imagination of writers and producers to figure out how an Asian should be casted. It's not to say it's not OUR fault that we get stuck in the same type roles all the time. To me, Asians by nature, oppress themselves, which of course does not reflect an attitude of confidence nor worthiness. If we would just be a little more outspoken, happier, and less traditional, we might just start to be seen as fun, social people, and get more respect in the media.
blabbed by Rosalyn Khuu@8:07 PM
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Today is my best friend Alina's 22nd birthday! She and I are 13 days apart, and we're both Sagittarians. I've known of her since I was 6 years old but we didn't really get to know each other until we were 11 and became best friends. We played the violin together, and spent lots of time making each other laugh, rollerblading, talking, and all the stuff that best friends do. Alina's a very creative person, and she can whip up really interesting art structures and collages. I have the capability, but I just don't let my creative juices flow as well as her. I wish I had some pictures of some of her creations. Back when she lived up here in Dallas, I'd come over to her house now and then, and I would usually see a brand new creation in her bedroom. She uses anything from coat hangers, turbines, magazines, wax, pedestals, to whatever she can get her hands on and makes something that makes no sense, but makes sense at the same time. It's sooo neat.
I miss her so much since she left for college. She went to Austin to go to The University of Texas in Austin to originally study Criminology, and then she changed her major a few more times. Right now, I'm not sure what her major is, but she's going to graduate next fall. She also got married! I'm so shocked! It kinda came outta nowhere, but she married a guy named Paul on St. Patrick's Day this year. I was going to get married last December, but we really didn't have the funds to have a great honeymoon and not everything was in place yet...so we're holding off till next year probably. Sometimes I wish I could just go get married to Chris in front of a judge, and the have the big wedding later.
I called her today and we got to chat a little bit. She's really busy with school for about another week, and then she gets a break. Wish I could see her on my burfday!
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I love watching Late Night with Conan O'Brien since up always up in the whee hours of the night. He's very witty, humorous, and has some really funny sketches on his show sometimes. Back in January 1998 , he played a short clip of a historically inaccurate scene from 1997's "Titanic" where Jack (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (played by Kate Winslet) were partying in the lower deck with all the "third class people", dancing around in some folk music. In that clip, they took out the original music from the scene, and then replaced it with some rap or hip-hop type song and slowed down the speed of the video. It was soooo hilarious...Chris and I could not stop laughing. It was perfect! You just had to see it. Well, since then I've been dying to find that clip somewhere, and I'm hoping someone in this world has a recording of it. NBC apparently does not distribute tapings of the show, so they suggest that you try to find recordings from other viewers who may have taped shows. Does anyone remember seeing this clip? I know there has to be someone on this planet that's seen it and happened to tape it and maybe upload it somewhere. If you or anyone you know of has this clip online, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I'll be your best friend forever! Promise!
I already checked conan.misfitmedia.com and they had LOTS of recordings, but the guy who was taping those episodes happened to stop taping for a couple years, one of the years being when this very show was taped, so they didn't have it. =( According to that site, the clip was played again in March of 99. Oh well, hopefully one day by some miracle, it will show up...because I want it to!!
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Did you ever wanna go clothes shopping online, but had no idea what it would look like on your body type? Let's assume your body doesn't look anything like the bodies of the women who are modeling those clothes (God forbid that ever be the case)...do you think those clothes would still look the same on you? What if you're just a little too heavy in the hips, too busty, or even, a little too thin and lacking curves? Well, I've discovered a nifty little tool on Landsend.com that lets you put in your measurements (if you pick the Exact Questionnaire) and choose your face shape, hair, and eyes, along with several other details, and then it creates a body model for you.
Of course, even if you put in bigger measurements, it doesn't mean you'll see any extra flab you may have hanging around, but still, it makes a good general accurate body model. Mine was embarassingly accurate.
All you have to do is go to Landsend.com and click on "My Model" at the top. Then pick the man or woman model, and either do that first questionnaire, or click where it says to do the exact questionnaire if you want to use your real measurements. Next, register, and then go try on some clothing, and see if you like how it looks on your model body. Have fun!
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Is that you, Nate?
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