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21 May This is a "Top . . ." list I can get behind!THANK YOU MSN LIFESTYLE MEN!!!! You have actually gathered a list of fabulous women who aren't famous for nothing or for being idiots. This is a list I can put my agreement and support, almost, behind. The Sexiest Women Over 35 - Slideshow - MSN Lifestyle: Men - 15 16 May HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!It was surprisingly hard to find a good "Happy Birthday" Video to post. But, after 20 minutes of solid search on Youtube. I found this one. This second video has nothing to do with my birthday except that I'm an otter and it struck me very cute. If you don't know what I mean by being an otter, it's a personality test thing. I'm not explaining it today, too bad. Ask me another day.
And, then there is this one. Mostly for Mary, but also just like the title says . . .
Just for Fun!
Well, that and I love this song.
So, Happy Birthday to me.  Hope you have a GREAT day too!!!!!!15 May Speaking of overratedYes, I'm mean. Sometimes. Not all the time. But some things just beg to be criticized. Like this. I don't know what you know about Maxim magazine, but their "tagline" is : "Girls, Sex, Sports, Games, Technology, Hotties" Right . . . yeah, whatever. I'm certain a bunch of juvenile XY chromosome sorts are running this deal. The emphasis should be on JUVENILE in that sentence because the rest is a given.
Anyway
Here is the text of why they chose Lindsay to be #1 hottest woman in 2007. Which, first and foremost I think is a stretch to beigin with . . woman? Not so much. But the pic is hot and she has no problem showing off her "assets" or whatever to whomever has a camera. But here's the thing that got me. The text.
 
1. Lindsay Lohan Tabloid bloodsuckers have been feasting on this Long Island native for three years running, but that’s only because this unbelievably beautiful, untamable Golden Age throwback with a nonstop social calendar and acclaimed acting chops is Ann-Margret, Meryl Streep, and Sophia Loren rolled into one. Moving well beyond kid fodder like Herbie Fully Loaded, she next stars in the highly anticipated film about the murder of John Lennon, Chapter 27. She’s following that up with the freaky thriller I Know Who Killed Me. But if you happen to see Lindsay’s smoky eyes from across some bar in West Hollywood, don’t bother sending over a drink—she’s accomplished all this before her 21st birthday. Wink. WHAT?! "untamable Golden Age throwback" What is that supposed to mean???
Ann-Margaret!!!!!
Meryl Streep!!!!!!!!!!!
Sophia Loren!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These are unfair comparisons if ever there were. Lindsay, party-girl extraordinare. The one who couldn't look letterman in the face for more than 2 seconds and checked with a handler to the left of a camera (right of screen) every other question Dave asked. SHE is supposed to be Ann margaret, meryl streep and Sophia Loren all rolled into one??? And, that new movie, I know hwo killed me? She plays A STRIPPER!!! And, she told Dave she had to go into "training" for it or whatever. Seriously. No, I won't take it back or cut the girl some slack. She went after this hard-core and on purpose. What a joke!
Stuff like this makes me want to beat my head against the wall. 09 May ContentmentContentment:
I realized this morning that I've never, ever, been particularly content. At least not for more than a few hours, a day at the most. And, oddly, once i realize I'm kinda feeling content, it fades away into discontent, annoyance, frustration etc.
And, not surprisingly, this extends to pretty much every area of my life.
I just sit around/drive around wishing for more, hoping that someday "my ship will come in" and at the same time knowing full well that I'm the one rowing this ship and, clearly, that's why it hasn't "come in" just yet.
The most irritating part is that I actually realize that this contentment has to come from within. I just can't seem to figure out how to flip that switch. A friend sent me this great article last night about being positive and how it all comes down to a choice. In every instance you can either choose to be positive or negative. EVERY time. Maybe 10-20% of the time I can be positive. Maybe. The rest of hte time I b!tch and moan and complain and whine and, ultimately, do nothing about it. I just keep doing what I always do and then wonder why nothing is changing. Is that not the definition of insanity? I always thought so.
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I've tried to fix this before. I've tried to work on being content. I've tried to work on making the positive choice/reaction. Never seems to last. Guess I'll just keep pluggin away, as always. Because as much as I may be discontent and annoying and whatever else, one thing I'm not is a quitter. I just don't. So, here's to another day and possibly better choices today that give me the results I am trying for. 06 May The world, as a villageI saw this also on Myspace, and just thought it poignant and thought provoking. Even if it's only half true, it should still make you think twice. Like this fact I recently heard: 13 million people live in Calcutta, 11 million of them are homeless. Yep, 11, that's not a typo. That'll make you think twice next time you want to complain about the time waiting in the drive-thru, huh?
If Earth's population was shrunk into a village of just 100 people - with all the human ratios existing in the world still remaining-what would this tiny, diverse village look like? That's exactly what Phillip M. Harter, a medical doctor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, attempted to figure out. This is what he found.
57 would be Asian. 21 would be European. 14 would be from the Western Hemisphere. 8 would be African. 52 would be female.
48 would be male. 70 would be nonwhite. 30 would be white. 70 would be non-Christian. 30 would be Christian. 89 would be heterosexual. 11 would be homosexual. 6 people would possess 59 percent of the entire world's wealth. All 6 would be from the United States. 80 would live in substandard housing. 70 would be unable to read 50 would suffer from malnutrition. 1 would be near death. 1 would be pregnant. 1 would have a college education. 1 would own a computer. The following is an anonymous interpretation: Think of it this way. If you live in a good home, have plenty to eat and can read, you are a member of a very select group. And if you have a good house, food, can read and have a computer, you are among the very elite. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness... you are more fortunate than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation... you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death...you are fortunate, more than three billion people in the world can't. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace ...you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. If your parents are still alive and still married...you are very rare, even in the United States. If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful... You are blessed because the majority can, but most do not. If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder...you are blessed because you can offer healing touch. If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all. 03 May I've completed 73 out of 138 life experiencesThis is a bulletin I pulled from Myspace. It's actually kinda neat and WAY better than the movie version I put up on there awhile back. I can't wait to see how other people did.
And, just for the record, some of these I would need a boyfriend and/or to be married to do. So . . . just keep that in mind.
() I had an asthma attack
() Smoked A Cigarette. () Smoked A Cigar () Smoked Weed () Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex (x) Drank Alcohol (x) Been In Love (x) Been Dumped (x) Been Fired (x) Been In A Fist Fight () Snuck Out Of A Parent's House Total so far: 5 Level 2
(X) Had Feelings For Someone Who Didn't Have Them Back - how about NOW! () Been Arrested/Seen Someone You Know Get Arrested () Made Out With A Stranger (x) Gone Out On A Blind Date (X) Had A Crush On An Older Person - how much older??? (X) Skipped School () Slept With A Co-worker (X) Seen Someone / Something Die Total so far: 10 Level 3
(x) Been On A Plane () Thrown Up From Drinking () Eaten Sushi () Been Snowboarding () Meet Someone BECAUSE Of Myspace or facebook () Been Mosh Pitting (X) Taken Pain Killers (x) Love(d)or Lust(d) Someone Who You Couldn't Have - do celebrities count? () Been in a BAD relationship Total so far: 13 Level 4
(X) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By (X) Made A Snow Angel () Had A Tea Party (X) Flown A Kite (X) Built A Sand Castle (X) gone puddle jumping () Played Dress Up (X) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves (X) Gone Sledding (X) Cheated While Playing A Game Total so far: 21 Level 5
(X) Been Lonely (x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School () Used A Fake / Someone Else's ID (X) Watched the Sun Set / Sun Rise () Felt An Earthquake () Kissed A Snake (X) Been Tickled (x) Been Robbed / Vandalized () Robbed Someone (X)Been Misunderstood - almost every other day!  Total so far: 27 Level 6
() Pet A Deer (x) Won A Contest (x) Been Suspended (x) Had Detention (x) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident/ moped (x) Had / Have Braces () Eaten a whole thing of ice cream in one night - NEVER (X) Had deja vu () Danced in the moonlight (X) Hated The Way You Look - for months on end, but it is getting better. Total so far: 34 Level 7
() Witnessed A Crime (X) Questioned Your Heart () Been obsessed with post-it-notes () Squished Barefoot Through The Mud (X) Been Lost () Been To The Opposite Side Of The World (x) Swam In The Ocean () Felt Like You Were Dying (X) Cried Yourself To Sleep - don't even ask about middle school or high school Total so far: 38 Level 8
() Played Cops And Robbers (x) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers (x) Sang Karaoke (X) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't (X) Made Prank Phone Calls (x) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose () Kissed In The Rain - sadly, no.  (x) Written A Letter To Santa Claus () Been Kissed Under A Mistletoe - again, sadly, no. Total so far: 44 Level 9
() Watched The Sun Set With Someone You Care / Cared About (X) Blown Bubbles () Made A Bonfire On The Beach () Crashed A Party (x) Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People - does family count? (X) Gone Rollerskating / Blading (X) Had A Wish Come True - it made me stop wishing! () Worn Pearls () Jumped Off A Bridge Total so far: 48 Level 10
() Swam With Dolphins () Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole / Freezer/Ice Cube - DUH! () Kissed A Fish (X) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes () Sat On A Roof Top (X) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs - once, it gave me a headache (x) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel (x) Talked on the phone for more than 6 hours - not quite, it would kill the phone battery (X) Stayed Up All Night - ahhhh, those great college days Total so far: 53 Level 11
() Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree (X) Climbed A Tree () Had / Been In A Tree House (X)Have been/Are scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone () Seen a Ghost () Have/Had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes or Flip Flops () Gone streaking (x) Been to/Visited Someone At Jail () Been Pushed Into A Pool With All Your Clothes On Total so far: 56 Level 12
() been told you are hot by a complete stranger - not so much () Broken a bone (X) Been Easily Amused - only every other day! (X) Caught A Fish (X) Caught A Butterfly (X) Laughed So Hard You Cried () Cried So Hard You Laughed () Mooned / Flashed Someone (X) Had someome Moon / Flash You - yep, my MOM! Total so far: 61 Level 13
(x) Cheated On A Test (X) Forgotten Someone's Name (x) Slept Naked (x) French braided someones hair () Gone Skinny Dipping () Been Kicked Out Of Your House (X) Rode A Roller Coaster () Went Scuba-Diving / Snorkeling (x) Had A Cavity Total so far: 67 Level 14
(X) Been Used (x) Fell Up The Stairs () Licked A Cat --- What the??? (x) Bitten Someone (X) Licked Someone () Been shot at with a real gun () Had sex in a field/garden/woods () Flattened someone’s tires (x) Drove in a car until the gas light came on (X) Got five dollars or less and bought something. Total: 73 Repost Your Results Like This... i've completed ---- of 138 life experiences Finland: Wife Carrying World ChampionshipsWives, In case you didn't already need it . . . here is another reason to lose whatever extra pounds you're carrying . . . make it easier on him to carry. Finland: Wife Carrying World Championships - MSN Travel Articles And, for those of you who are wondering and/or too lazy to figure it out yourself, 49 kilos is about 107 pounds. 02 May PhotoblogMany of you know that I am addicted to the internet. Concurrent with that addiction is an addiction to blogging and, separately, an addiction to taking pictures. So, awhile back I decided to start a photoblog. I haven't said anything yet 'cause I wasn't sure if it would stick or if I'd keep using it or whatever. But, It has and i am so now I'm going to share. The bigger reason I decided to share is that I got an amazing picture today. It is the epitome of dumb luck. There is, literally, zero skill involved, all pure chance and luck . . . . well, that and a great God who likes to impress me once in awhile. The link I'm putting here is to an individual entry, you need to scroll to the very last picture to see the "dumb luck" shot I'm talking about. Also, I'm including a link to my blog in the bloglist on this homepage. |
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