Spam comments oberservation

Spammers are odd. I don't know how they get the posts that they reply to but I've noticed something weird. The majority of comments I get are all on the same posts. Today I had 21 comments and they were concentrated on 4 or 5 posts with about 15 on one particular post.

I don't know if they get my posts from feeds or whatever but I think that's weird.

Everybody is sick at my job

It's crazy. It seems like the whole office is sick. First my team leader was sick. Then me and a coworker were both sick. Last week 3 people were out for 3 days sick. Now today one of my team mates is sick. I hope whatever strain of the flu this is runs it's course soon. It's taking at least 3 weeks for most people to get back to normal.

Please don't let me get sick again. That was the worse.

How interesting - Internet dust-ups Part 2

It's very interesting that I just wrote a post called internet dust-ups the other day and I get into one today. lolol. I can laugh because the way the message was set up makes me believe it was someone just chomping at the bit to write negative things about me.

The person registered for the forum they posted the message in today. It was their first message and they used a generic name as their posting name. Then they started talking about some of the types of posts that I had on my sites and how as an advertiser they wouldn't want to be associated with my site.

Am I mad? No I'm not. They didn't even have the courage to use a name, not their real name just a name. You know John, Robert, Harvey whatever. I don't think it's someone associated with the post I wrote on the forum. I think it's someone who isn't happy with something I wrote on my blog.

In any event...get a life loser!

Joke of the week

Shopping in New York City...

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: "You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!"

So, a woman goes to the store to find a husband.

On the first floor the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs".

The second floor sign reads: "These men Have Jobs and Love Kids".

The third floor sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking."

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

At the fourth floor the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework."

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak."

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads: "You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store."

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opens a New Wives store just across the street. It too has six floors. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex and have money. The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

Internet dust-ups

Have you ever gotten into the middle of a problem unintentionally? I have. It wasn't really bad but I still felt weird afterwards. Especially since Side B did a smear campaign against Side A. When everything went down Side B was wrong wrong wrong. But I found out that they are in the habit of trying to cover their own butts and making the other guy look bad.

If Side B would do what they were supposed to do, they wouldn't have to worry about their competition.

Blogging perks

What are blogging perks you ask? It's stuff you get just because you blog. The best blogging perks are the people you meet. I've been in contact with a great group of people through blogging. Unfortunately I haven't been able to meet any of them in person yet.

Another great perk is free stuff! Yeah, I love free stuff. I got some samples in the mail a few weeks ago. I got some instant snow, a fireplace dvd and a smencil. The smencil was watermelon flavored and it smells so good. When you write with the pencil the fragrance comes out. I know they have a lot of other scents that I can try. The company also sells unique items like bags from recycled sails. You can find some great gift ideas browsing through their site.

That's just a couple of the benefits of blogging. I'm sure some more will come up as well. This is something I'm really glad I started doing.

Football Sunday

I'm rooting for the Chargers because I hate New England. I don't know how good of a chance the Chargers have but I'm rooting for them anyway. I'm also rooting for Green Bay. I really don't think the Giants have a chance against the Packers but you never know, there could be a upset in the making.

I can't believe I'm actually rooting for a NFC team.

Joke of the week

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick
up a few things when he noticed an old lady following
him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and
continued on.

Finally he went to the check-out line, but she got in
front of him. "Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my
staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's
just that you look just like my son, who I haven't seen
in a long time."

"That's a shame," replied the young man, "is there
anything I can do for you?"

"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can you say 'Good bye,
Mother!'? It would make me feel so much better."

"Sure," answered the young man. So, when the old woman
was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye, Mother!"

As he stepped up to the check-out counter, he saw that
his total was $127.50. "How can that be?" he asked, "I
only purchased a few things!"

The clerk replied "Your mother said that you would pay
for her."

Where did my joke go?

Ummm just where in the heck did my joke go? I had my joke of the week up and I went into my blog to do some quick maintenance and pow my joke is gone. Luckily when I post, I get an email with my entire post in it and I save them in my mail file. Once I get home, I'll just copy it and repost it.

Blogger is weird like that though.

John's birthday is coming up

I've been looking for John's birthday present. I love shopping on the internet and I use sites like CouponChief.com to find coupon codes to help me save money. I'm thinking of going somewhere like Buy.com to get him some dvds. I could also buy him computer accessories at Buy.com because he's always on his computer. But I don't want to give away the surprise. Actually I haven't decided just yet what to buy.

I gotta keep him guessing!

Updating this blog

Try as I might, this blog just doesn't get the readership that my other blogs do. I'll still update this one at least 3 times a week but that may be it. None of my blogs get a ton of hits but this gets the second fewest of the 4. I have a blog that's only 8 months old that gets twice as many hits as this one.

Maybe I just need a blogging break.

Vacation plans aren't set yet

John and I have been talking about taking a vacation together this year. It will probably be a small 4 or 5 day trip because we'll both be in school. Our plans aren't set yet because we don't have the funds to put the down payment on the trip. I have a few Low APR Credit Cards but they don't have high enough limits to cover both of our deposits.

I went online to compare credit cards before I applied for mine. I ended up with a regular Mastercard because that was the best deal for me. I wanted a rewards card but once I saw the fee I didn't apply for it. I also did the math and realized that it would take me over 3 years to get a reward. Since I would pay an annual fee times 3, I could have just paid for the reward out of pocket and it would be a better deal.

I always compare things like that before I apply for credit. There's a great website that will let you compare fees, rewards, interest rates and weed out offers based on your criteria. Hey the banks aren't looking out for your bottom line, so you need to do it yourself.

I finally feel better

It's been a long 5 days since I got sick. I feel a whole lot better today. I've had a half gallon of orange juice, grape juice and a 2 liter bottle of Hawaiian Punch. I've also taken a entire box of Benadryl, some Sudafed and some Nyquil tablets.

My nose was so raw that the skin was chapped and peeling. I put Vaseline on it and except for a few small patches it's healed up. I'm glad that's over.

Leasing a car is always an option

I just got a new car. Well the car is not new it's just new to me. It's a 2005 so it's a late model car. I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy a car at all. One option I had that I didn't use was leasing a car. I know some people think leases are evil but they can be the best thing for you depending on your situation.

You can find anything on the internet so why not your car. That's what I did. I looked at the dealership that I knew I wanted to work with and watched until I saw the car that I eventually bought. You can search over the web and tell them exactly what you want. Whether you want to search by make and model or by what you want your payments to be, BuyYourCar will work with you.

They will present you with several leasing options. And believe me the more options the better. I had two financing options and one company was a lot cheaper than the one was. If I was looking for a new car to contract hire I would lease because you can use the car for the lease term then return it. No muss no fuss. I just decided that right now buying was a better option for me but who know, maybe I'll lease in the future.

I feel like crap

I can't believe I'm this sick. I didn't take another day off because I don't want to use that many sick days this early in the year. My nose is runny and I'm congested. Everybody at work can tell I'm sick because you can just see it in my face.

I'm not going out all weekend. I just plan on resting.

One of my goals for this year

One of my goals this year is to lose weight. One pants size for starters. I would love to eventually lose 2 sizes. I've been researching weight loss conroe for help. I think it's doable within 6 months with proper diet and exercise. I use a walking program to get the weight off but I need to keep up with it or the weight comes right back.

It's an ongoing battle that I hope to eventually win.

I have the most awful head cold

It's really bad. I left work early on Tuesday and I called in sick yesterday. I feel better today but now the cold has left everywhere else and it's manifested itself as a head cold. Yuck! Luckily for me one of my coworkers has a box of Kleenex on his desk and let me have them. I grabbed a couple of tissues before I left home and I went through those before 9am.

It's gonna be a long day!

Decorating my boyfriends apartment

Decorating an apartment is hard work. John just moved into a new apartment and we have been running all over town looking for things for his apartment. We've gotten 2 different sets of blinds because the first set didn't fit right so we had to get new ones. Then we went looking for bathroom stuff. We ended up getting fabric shower curtains with plastic liners for the bathrooms. He has 2 bathrooms in his apartment. I like this curtain with the moon, stars and a dark blue background. I like it so much because blue is my favorite color.

I'm kinda jealous, he only pays $50 more than me but has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Plus he has huge walk in closets in the bedrooms. So we have a lot of rooms to shop for. I know I'm up for it.

Posts in draft

I usually have a post or 2 in draft. Right now I don't have any so anything that I write, is basically written on the fly. That's good if it's a current subject like sports or celebrity gossip. Other things can be written whenever and posted whenever. It makes it more convenient when you haven't posted in a few days to get something up there.

I need to sit and write down what I'm thinking.

School is starting tomorrow

I can't believe another semester is starting so soon. It seems like I've only been out of school for a week even though I know it's been closer to 3. I'm almost done with my degree but now my boyfriend is starting school.

He also works for a bank so any bank or business related classes will be reimbursed. He's been researching online degrees because it's more convenient than a traditional university. He also read online about a woman named Teresa Chaulk who is pursuing her doctorate from the online university Capella. She's the superintendent of schools in Wisconsin and was previously a alternative school principal.

Over 85% of the students at Capella are studying for their Masters or PHD degrees. Although Capella is based in Minnesota, you can live anywhere and become a student since it's a online university. I can't wait until both me and my boyfriend are done with school. Then we can both make a decent living.

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If the Packers win - You win

Free furniture if the Packers win the Super Bowl. Two brothers in Wisconsin are life-long Packers fans. They also own a chain of furniture stores. If the Packers win Super Bowl XLII they will waive the bills for all purchases made between December 26th and January 1st. They purchased insurance to pay the bills if the team does win.

Now that's a reason to root for your team!

Joke of the week

Sunday School...
by Rev. Darryl L. Andrzejewski

I have been a pastor for 14 years. I was teaching a large Tuesday morning bible study on creation. There were 35 people in attendance, mostly school moms and retirees. We were covering the vast and intricate design of God's hand in nature. We were moving about... covering this and that... and then I turned my attention to the Great Barrier Reef, how many different species grouped together to form this wonder. What I wanted to say next was that this was one of the world's biggest "ORGANISMS". However, I didn't get that word quite right.

I said four more words after this colossal bible-study blunder, stopped, and thought to myself, "What did I just say?!" When I looked around the room, I quickly discovered my fear was very real, as evidenced by the three dozen shades of red around the room.

Word must have leaked about my embarrassing moment, as attendance for the next Tuesday class nearly doubled.

My boyfriend wants to read my blog

Right now he doesn't. He knows that I have 1 but doesn't know where it's at. He wants me to write about relationships and stuff like that. That way he figures that he can read my blog and figure out what I'm thinking. I told him to just ask me what I'm thinking but then I avoid the question.

I did ask him if I won't answer him in person, what makes him think I will write it down?