09:00am don't call me to congratulate me... we'll have to talk later... i'm already asleep...
08:28am mark it - only half an hour left... sorry i've become so useless... i'd like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors... thank you, r.b., j.l. & m.k., r.k., s.o'., and k.l. - i love you all!!! you know what this means, don't you??? this means that there is also only one half hour left to support me!!! aaaaaaaaaaarggggh!!! how about some last minute flow??? whaddya say???
07:57am i'm throwing brian's birthday party tonight... sheesh... i'm actually feeling kind of nauseous... i just have to keep telling myself that it's just one more hour...
07:29am here's a post... i'm completely uninspired...
06:55am only two more hours... only two more hours... i'm sorry but i'm afraid that the rest of my posts are going to be this ridiculous...
06:32am i can't believe that i'm still awake... i don't think that any of my friends are awake at all right now... they were all right - i am crazy...
05:58am oh, fun! i was toilet #25 on twodolla.org!!! neat!!!
05:33am this is just for you, jonno...
network: i have no idea anymore
05:07am i am so not going to win any awards for this... lol... oh, goddess... i don't remember doing anything at all in the last two hours... i've been surfing the web looking at naked men... nothing different than any other morning, really... except that i'm just not allowed to get bored and go to bed... i'm really only still doing this because i really want my charity to get the whopping wad of money i've got people to put aside for them... my back sucks... it's cursing at me so loud right now... no, really... i can hear it making noises... it almost sounds like it's saying, "you ass!!! turn me horizontal!!!"
04:31am this is what i look like at 4:30am...
04:04am i'm in love...
03:40am all i can do is yawn and drift... i still have five and a half hours of this??? i don't know what to do??? i hate tv right now... i hate the internet right now... lol... oh sheesh... i'm getting grumpy and i'm posting a whole 10 minutes later than i wanted to...
03:07am i don't feel like posting anything other than this statement right now... sorry...
02:36am again, from 101 training tips for your cat... this time by request...
biting, scratching, and clawing people
does your cat bite or scratch you? you can stop the behavior if you know its cause. cats scratch people for two main reasons: in play or defense. some cats go beyond biting or scratching when held and actually pounce on or attack people.
the tips here are for mild or moderate problems. if your cat shows potential to really injure you, get help from your veterinarian first. you may need to use a combination of medication and training to reduce your cat's aggression.
kittens learn how much pain they can inflict by playing with their littermates. they learn how much of a bite causes a reaction and then learn to modify their play-attack. single or orphan kittens, deprived of this experience, may not learn that they should not bite hard.
if you wrestle with your cat, she learns that it is okay to play roughly. later she may scratch or bite you when you pet her. she feels confused when you punish her and may scratch even more if you swat her to tell her no. she doesn't know that you aren't play-wrestling any more.
to stop your cat from scratching, first you must decide never to use your hands and arms for anything except petting. if you want to play with your kitty, use a toy.
some kittens are less interested in being petted than others. accept your cat's personality and don't force petting when it isn't invited. most kittens appreciate petting more after they are grown. as kittens, they would rather play.
when your cat scratches you, immediately stop what you are doing. just freeze or go limp, stopping all movement. that usually stops the stimulus that caused the kitty to scratch or bite in "fun." then put the cat down and go do something else for a while.
another tactic is to give the cat a toy immediately when she begins her behavior. (do the "go limp" step first, so she doesn't grab at your departing hand.) that teaches her that it is okay to be aggressive with toys, and it gives her an immediate outlet for her feelings. keep several toys handy to give to kitty when she becomes rough. try using balls, fishing pole toys, and large stuffed toys. eventually kitty will learn that when she has those playful feelings, she should attack a toy and not you. (giving the cat a toy is not "rewarding" her. since play behavior is a normal instinct, you must give the cat an alternative to biting you.
does your cat curl up on your lap to be petted, and then suddenly bite your hand? males do this more often than females. it is thought that there is a threshold beyond which petting is no longer acceptable. your pet may be affectionate in other ways, but this is one habit he doesn't enjoy.
your cat may like sitting in your lap but not being petted. your best bet is to respect your cat's wishes. punishment won't help. try to learn how much petting your cat will tolerate and stop petting before that point is reached. if the problem becomes severe, your vet may prescribe medication to alter the cat's behavior.
a cat that bites your unexpectedly may be injured. if you happen to pet a painful area, the cat's natural reaction is to strike out. a cat that suddenly bites someone without apparent reason should be examined by a veterinarian.
02:00am a lot of these bloggers are cat owners... maybe i should pull more cat tips from the book... hmmmmmm... i'll start typing one for my next post... also, you can request tips...
01:32am i can't join the blogathon chat on AIM from AOL??? i have to download AIM even though i am an AOL user??? that's so silly, but okay!!! i guess sometimes i don't like everything about AOL, but that's not worth blogging over at 1:30 in the morning... well, maybe anything is worth blogging over at this point, but i don't think i feel like it... so i'm downloading...
01:06am from 101 training tips for your cat...
holding a cat
everyone knows how to hold a cat. after all, you live with your cat and hold him every day. only children must be taught how to hold cats, right?
still most people have difficulty holding their cat at times. do you have trouble getting your cat to sit while you groom him? when you visit the vet do you have difficulty getting your cat out of his carrier? does your cat struggle as you lift him onto the table? part of his discomfort may be the way you carry him, not a reaction to being at the vet's.
a cat will struggle if his weight is not supported evenly. cat's like to be horizontal when lifted. they will struggle if their back legs dangle. once a cat has been picked up, all four legs should be supported.
use both hands to pick up a cat. put one under the chest just behind the forelegs. put the other under the belly as far back as you can. once you have picked up the cat, cradle his hind legs in one arm and let his forelegs rest on the other arm.
another way to pick up a cat is to reach around behind him and scoop him up. use this method when the cat is sitting on an elevated surface, such as a table. it also works well when you approach from above or when you reach toward his face. use one arm to reach around the cat at the same level as his body. his body should rest on your arm as you scoop him toward you.
you can hold a cat in one arm. the cat's body should rest along your arm with the legs bent in their natural position under the cat. use your hand to support this front end and front paws, and allow his rear end and rear legs to rest in the crook of your elbow. check to be sure there aren't any loose legs dangling. hold the cat against your body so he is supported from the side as well as from below.
some cats like to be held on your chest facing you, with their paws reaching up to hug you. use one arm to support the cat's rear end. this hold should be used only with friendly cats.
lifting by the scruff of the neck should be reserved for small kittens. although you should not lift an adult cat by the scruff of his neck (that's too much weight to suspend from the skin!), you can use the "scruff hold" to help restrain the cat when necessary. use your fist to grasp a large fold of skin directly behind the cat's ears. do not lift the cat or he will struggle.
the scruff hold is ideal for extracting cats out of small spaces when you can't reach the whole cat. reach over the cat, grasp the scruff of his neck, and slide him out. also use the scruff hold to restrain your cat gently while you groom him.
towel holds are great for medicating cats. you can wrap your cat in a towel to keep his claws away. another special hold is the between the legs technique. kneel in a corner facing outward, with your cat between your knees and facing away from you. the cat can't go backward or sideways, so you only have to keep him from going forward.
small children should always sit down before they hold a cat. they can get scratched if they try to pick up the cat. even if the cat is too polite to scratch, and he endures being dangled or squeezed, it isn't very nice for him. until children are able to pick up and hold the cat horizontally in their arms, they should sit down first.
12:27am this is the best worst made for tv movie i've ever seen!!!
12:01am the nine miners are alive... the russian tea room is closing tomorrow... tonight is saturday night live's mike myers special... that's the news from here...
11:28pm "this is for the birds!!!" - just a quote from my sweet baby brian...
i can't find anything in my head to talk about... i can't find anything online to talk about... so, i ask you to visit this other participating blog... i've really been enjoying it today... ahh, hell, visit this one, too... and what the fuck... visit this one, too... but hey!!! don't forget to come back here when you're done!!!
11:02pm that is such a great show!!! it wiped me out!!! i think i need to lay head down for a moment... i really need to get a second blogging wind soon... i'm still up for having visitors over... if you have nothing to do and would like to keep me company, please call or write... also, don't forget that you can still sponsor me AND that your donation will be matched 100%!!! come on guys... money money money!!! (it's also a tax write off)...
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10:03pm the iron chef is on and i can't write for an hour... i will post something in half an hour just to keep within the rules, but it won't be a quality post... (like all my other posts have been, ha!)...
09:35pm if only tonights line-up were this good, i wouldn't be so afraid to stay up another 11.5 hours...
NETWORK
Fox
NBC
PBS
CABLE
Game Show
VH1
TBN
Sci-Fi
ESPN2
Comedy Central
BET
09:00pm sheesh, has it only been 12 hours??? oy...
08:25pm this is sick...
Babes in Coutureland
Reports that children growing up along national avenues of privilege can cite their favorite looks from Paris and Milan faster than they can find Narnia on a map were cause enough for concern. But when we heard that thongs were being pitched to 7-year-old girls at the mall, well, it had all gone a bit far. Here on Planet Fashion we are looking for lifers. If children are (silver-) spoon-fed fashion too early, we run the risk that all they'll want is sackcloth by the time they reach style maturity.
Dressed in summer mufti, flat-front khakis and a white shirt with French-roast coffee stains, I was dispatched on a reconnaissance mission to the weekend house of 7-year-old -- "7 1/2," she corrects me instantly -- Storey Schifter. With a network of chums from such bastions of nascent fashion as Chapin, Brearley and Buckley -- not to mention assorted playmates from Beverly Hills -- the chic and savvy Storey had agreed to give me the scoop on kids and fashion today.
Attended by her French bulldog, Daisy Peanut, Storey met me on the veranda of the lovely house that her parents, Helen and Timothy Schifter (he owns LeSportsac with his family) built a while ago on an open field in Sagaponack. Storey wore white jeans and a summery red top her mother bought at a vintage clothing shop.
"We like vintage, I think," Storey said. She held out a small wicker basket filled with jellybeans, pretzels and Scooby-Doo chocolate cookies. I took one of the cookies.
"Let me see," Storey demanded.
I showed her the face on the sweet.
"That's the Zombie. Let me look for a Scooby for you."
Great host. I was still chewing my Scooby when we arrived at Storey's headquarters on the second floor. Nothing suspiciously sophisticated like leopard upholstery or charge cards lying around, but just a lot of pretty Porthault pillows and stuffed animals. We sat on the floor.
"Want a napkin?" Storey asked. "See, it's Barbie on them."
I took the napkin and dabbed my mouth.
She settled the basket of treats between us.
"Have you ever heard of Gucci?" I asked.
No response.
"Christian Dior?"
She shook her head.
"Diesel?"
She shrugged.
"Yves Saint Laurent?"
"Huh?" she responded.
I took another cookie; Storey found a Scooby. She stood up. Put her hands on her head. "My favorite store in the whole world is Marni."
I almost dropped my cookie.
"Marni is in London," she continued. "Marni doesn't sell kids' clothes, but I love what they have. My mom gets her clothes there. I'll ask her to show you her garden jacket," she said, referring to a white jacket painted with blue flowers. "My mom and I have the same Indian shirt, from Calypso. And Jack Rogers sandals, too."
Storey pointed to a long line of shoes that included pink terry-cloth slippers from the Ritz; she and her mother stayed there when they attended Ungaro's couture show last January.
"These are my favorites," Storey said, showing me a pair of blue-and-white-striped cotton shorts. "We got these on St. Bart's. And we got my Nike pants at T.J. Maxx. And this," she said, reaching for something familiarly orange, "is a sort of apron raincoat we got at an Hermes party for kids."
"What's an Hermes party for kids?" I asked.
"You know," she giggled. "A bunch of kids. We made perfume."
A good sign, the giggling. Grown-ups never laugh when Hermes is in the sentence.
"These are my favorite jeans," Storey continued, pointing to a blue denim pair. "We got these at Fred Segal in L.A."
Red alert, red alert.
"Fred Segal?" I asked, worried that the mere mention of the trendily famous store would have us soon steeped in Hollywood vapidity.
"What do you do at Fred Segal?" I asked.
A long pause, a curious look. "We shop, duh!"
Storey giggled. "You're a pretty silly boy," she said.
"Here's my favorite summer outfit." She gestured toward a cotton top and pants in nonmatching floral Liberty prints. From Calypso. "We're into florals."
Storey opened her closet door and showed me her "princess things." I did not understand. All I saw were pretty party dresses. "You know, princess things," Storey said, giggling. "Mommy's friend is a real princess. She makes them."
"Is her name Marie-Chantal?" I guessed.
Storey giggled. Nodded her head. "I have lots more to show you," she said, opening the top drawer in her bureau. "Here are my comfy clothes. I wear them for gardening." On top of one neat pile of cotton shirts was a white T-shirt with the logo of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
During the school year, Mondays through Thursdays, Storey wears a uniform to school. On Fridays, the students dress as they like. The noted couture model Barbara Goalen once said that everything she knew about personal style she learned from wearing a uniform to school: "It teaches girls chic, and they learn to wear plain, simple clothes."
"My mom always picks out what I'm going to wear to school on Fridays, and I always don't like what she picks," Storey said. "She likes buckle shoes and I hate them."
And here was Mom at the door.
"Oh, Mom," Storey said consolingly, "but it's O.K."
Storey likes Tod's, Nikes, Birkenstocks and Pumas, to name a few. And she prefers sneakers to boys. "Maybe when I'm 13, then maybe I'll like boys."
Except for Cow, whom she likes a lot.
"Cow?"
"That's Lenny," Kravitz, of course. "We call him Cow because he wears a ring in his nose." Lots more giggling. Storey also likes Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, especially Britney. "She still has baby fat," Storey said in a hushed voice.
"Why don't you try the jellybeans?" she asked.
Storey selected the more colorful ones and placed them on my Barbie napkin.
"I have only one friend who doesn't dress well," Storey said. "Because she dresses like a real teenager, and she's only 7 1/2!"
Storey shook her head disapprovingly.
"I don't think it is appropriate to dress too cool. It is very cool not to be cool when you're our age." Storey found the last cookie with Scooby-Doo's face and placed it on my napkin. "Because if you're dressing too cool you may be acting too cool. It's like a disguise.
"Let me show you my really, really best dress-up clothes," Storey said, pulling a box out from under her bed.
Before you could say abracadabrapuccigucci, Storey had dressed me in a crown of crinolines and pink boas from her costume box.
"You're a really silly boy," she said, and giggled.
She stood up and walked gamely to her bureau. "Wanna see me mess up my clothes?"
But here was Mom, just in the nick of time.
08:00pm finding stories online and posting them makes this blogathon thing really easy...
Ailing Man Sues Fast-Food Firms
NEW YORK - Want a class-action lawsuit with that burger?
A New York City lawyer has filed suit against the four big fast-food corporations, saying their fatty foods are responsible for his client’s obesity and related health problems.
Samuel Hirsch filed his lawsuit Wednesday at a New York state court in the Bronx, alleging that McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC Corporation are irresponsible and deceptive in the posting of their nutritional information, that they need to offer healthier options on their menus, and that they create a de facto addiction in their consumers, particularly the poor and children.
"You don't need nicotine or an illegal drug to create an addiction, you're creating a craving," Hirsch said. "I think we'll find that the fast-food industry has not been totally up front with the consumers."
The suit does not specify the amount of damages Hirsch and his client are seeking.
Industry officials lambasted the legal action.
"It's senseless, baseless and ridiculous," National Restaurant Association spokeswoman Katharine Kim said. "There are choices in restaurants and people can make these choices, and there's a little personal responsibility as well."
KFC spokeswoman Amy Sherwood said her company couldn't comment on the lawsuit because it hadn't yet been served, but dismissed the idea that the fried-chicken chain ought to be held responsible for anyone's health problems.
"Eating sensibly combined with exercise is the best solution for a healthy lifestyle," she said. "KFC offers a variety of menu offerings for those who want a more healthy choice."
Walter Olson, a Manhattan Institute fellow specializing in legal-system issues, called the suit a blatant attempt to cash in on the recent publicity over obesity and the tobacco settlements. He also said it disregarded the idea that people are responsible for their own actions.
"Most people are aware if eating double cheeseburgers, it's not the same as celery," he said. "We all have appetites, but people have no trouble walking down the street and buying a different kind of food. They’re not somehow forced to keep going back and keep supersizing. Overeating is a bad habit and is one of the pitfalls of human nature."
So far, there's only a single complainant named in the suit, but Hirsch said at least two other clients would be filing soon in what he aims to make into a class-action lawsuit. All were regular fast-food consumers who suffer from ailments ranging from obesity to diabetes.
The lead plaintiff, 56-year-old maintenance supervisor Caesar Barber, ate at fast-food restaurants four or five times a week and blames his fatty diet for his obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol and the two heart attacks he has suffered.
"I trace it all back to the high fat, grease and salt, all back to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King - there was no fast food I didn't eat, and I ate it more often than not because I was single, it was quick and I’m not a very good cook," Barber said in an interview with Foxnews.com.
"It was a necessity, and I think it was killing me, my doctor said it was killing me, and I don't want to die."
Frances Winn, a 57-year-old retired nurse, said her habit of eating at fast-food restaurants at least twice a week since 1975, caused her to go from a size 6 to a size 18, and inflicted her with hypertension, high cholesterol and a hyperthyroid problem.
Israel Bradley, 59, said his ritual of eating a pound of french fries a week gave him high blood pressure, diabetes, made him obese and forces him to walk with a cane. In 1993, he passed out and had to be rushed to the emergency room because of the medical problems caused by his diet.
"I got addicted to it," he said.
Winn and Bradley would both file New York state suits soon, Hirsch said.
The aim of the legal action is to force the fast-food industry to "offer a larger variety to the consumers, including non-meat vegetarian, less grams of fat, and a reduction of size" of their meals, along with federal legislation that would require warning labels on fast food similar to those on tobacco products, Hirsch said.
"Hopefully it will change the eating habits of the American public," he said.
In December, then Surgeon General David Satcher declared obesity America's soon-to-be number one killer, and urged for there to be a healthier range of food available to consumers.
07:35pm thank you so much paul for inspiring me!!!
this is from the site betty bowers - america's best christian...
Eminem: Born Again!
Anyone watching MTV will tell you that Marshall Mathers, also known as Eminem, Slim Shady and "Defendant," has broken out like psoriasis. After listening to his angry tirades filled with juvenile angst and contrived mayhem, I expected a rough man to saunter into my suite at the Four Seasons for our interview. I was not prepared for the fey, timid little boy who has, no doubt, grown up under a barrage of taunts and insults (those directed at his "look" would certainly fall comfortably under the expanding heading of "constructive criticism"). It is with guarded jubilation that I discovered that this trailer-tenor has become a born-again Christian. I also have an exclusive preview of Eminem's new CD, which is inspired entirely by Bible verses. Being based on our Lord's Old Testament, of course, it will present no discernable departure from his previous misogynistic and bloodthirsty rants.
07:02pm here's a recent chat (slightly edited):
MyFriendPaul [6:27 PM]: i'm off to bed
06:34pm oh my goddess!!! i have to post something!!! brian has gone to sleep and left me, yet again, alone... we sat up and watched a documentary on julius and ethel rosenburg who where the only to two americans to be executed by the government for being russian spies or something like that... i wasn't really paying attention... maybe i should have been then i could possibly have something to write about now... ugh... more from "you are worthless"...
why i hate dogs:
05:25pm that was GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! *sigh* this counts as a post... i'm taking a nap... but fear not... i'll be back in time to post when i need to...
04:50pm awwwwwww... brian is home now!!! and he brought me back a burrito!!! awwwwwww...
04:29pm now i'm sure that you were expecting some kind of really hot and exciting post to follow all that, but, nope... since 4:08pm i've loaded the dishwasher and smoked another cigarette... i also got an email from a friend who reads my site regularly reminding me that not only do some family members read this (sorry for the shocking references to butt porn) but also reminded me that i've just realized that a lot of young people will probably be reading today, as well... i know i should tone down my writing, but why should today be any different from any other day??? this is one of those times when accepting the fact that you have no conscious comes in handy... oh, alright, already... i'm sorry!!! i won't talk about nasty butt-fucking porn again... sheesh... but you can't stop me from looking at filthy websites while i write all this... i gotta have SOME fun!!!
04:08pm or ben & jerry's chocolate fudge brownie ice cream!!!
04:05pm it's crazy... when i get bored i get hungry and horny... it's like i'm a proverbial man that way or something... but i think that i'm a woman in that i'm never satisfied with whatever i eat or any dirty movies or filthy websites i look at... or maybe that's a man thing, too... i don't really know... all i do know is that all the food in this house is bland and so is all the porn... here's an idea for those of you secretly planning on showing up here at my apartment to surprise me: bring entenmann's pie or cake or something and bring hot nasty butt-fucking porn with you... oh!!! and don't wear underwear!!!
03:31pm when in a pinch, i always like to quote things from one of my favorite books, "you are worthless - depressing nuggets of wisdom sure to ruin your day"...
you are being watched. there are people out to get you. there are secret cameras everywhere. it's a conspiracy. maybe other people aren't what they seem at all. maybe this is all an elaborate setup, and really you were abducted by aliens a long time ago and have been strapped to a table in an alien prison for years with needles stuck in your brain, and they're making you imagine your whole life as some kind of twisted experiment. don't let them do it. fuck with the experiment. go shoot some people in a mall. how do you know your best friend isn't one of them?
02:59pm ooooooooh, i LOVE it when my computer crashes before i save the post i'm working on... UGH... and it was a good one, too!!! it was all about being alone and sad and stuff... you know, the kind of thing you NEVER read on revolution freedom... perhaps it's a sign to stop complaining... or perhaps it's a sign that my computer sucks...
02:23pm this is kind of boring... i mean, it's kind of fun and all, but i'm bored... i'm getting a headache... i'm only, what, five and a half hours into this thing??? i have absolutely nothing to talk about and nothing to keep me entertained... i'm alone in the house... there's nothing on television... i've watched every video i own so many times that i'm afraid to put one of them in the VCR for fear that it may unplug itself from the wall and kill me... i'm going to go ahead and post this and look for something to friggin' do...
02:03pm i'm baking... tomorrow is brian's birthday party... this is the cake he wanted:
1 pkg yellow cake mix
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour one 9 X 13 inch pan or two 8 - 9 inch round cake pans. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients. Beat at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour batter into greased and floured pans. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
01:31pm i am naked... i really don't feel i should have to write anything other than that right now... be back in half an hour...
12:59pm hmmmmm...
network: MTV
commercial writers suck... what am i talking about??? i suck...
12:30pm i've already smoked eight cigarettes since i started this morning... this could get ugly...
i've just received an email from a friend who says he will match any amount of money that i get in sponsorship today... you give $24 - he'll give $24... you give $100 - he'll give $100... i love this guy!!! come on everyone... let's break him... hehehe...
12:02pm brian is leaving... he has to go to work!!! i'm going to be all alone... now, i'm actually used to being alone all day, but i really feel like i need company on this day in particular... does anyone wanna come over and play with me???
and on that note, here is an email i just received:
Subj: why don't you try this during your blogathon???
i think that's a great idea... i can't guarantee how exciting it will be, but i think i'll do it... one article of clothing per post... with a picture!!! i need to make something else to eat in the meantime, though... that bowl of cereal did absolutely nothing for me...
11:26am this is really difficult!!! oy, i can't think of anything to write... i'm gonna pull an archive and just post that... sheesh...
MONDAY, 08.13.01 been awful busy lately with boring crap but thought i would write in with this... last night i got mugged. nice, huh??? it happened on fulton st. here in my hood. these guys said they had a gun and that i needed to give them all of my money. well, i had none. which made them mad. so they took me to an atm machine to withdraw. well, i had none. lucky i never deposited my work check from friday. so they got even more mad. long long story short, i'm fine. not hurt at all and they didn't really get much and it all lasted for about 20 minutes and they still have not been captured by the nypd.
11:00am so one thing i talked to fish last night about possibly doing today was transcribing television... i think i'll do some commercials...
network: MTV
10:31am oh goddess... if you walk away to do absolutely anything you get back to your computer and realize that you were supposed to post already... oops... this is a post... this counts...
09:58am yay... i'm chatting with a blogathoner!!! hehehe... hmmmmm... i think most of the people doing this are very young... this girl is 17... now that i look at other participant sites i'm finding that most of these people are teenagers... wow!!! what did i have to blog about when i was a teenager??? hmmmmm... probably just about as much as i have now... not a whole damned lot...
okay, my first dilema of the day... my roommate needs the phone... UGH... it is 09:46am and i am going to have to post in exactly 14 minutes!!! she talks forever!!! oh no!!! you know, i really think that i should be exempt from posting exactly every half hour... i live with two other people!!! any regular reader knows how broke i am and can understand why i don't have DSL or cable modem or something like that... actually, there's an even better reason that i'm still on dial-up... high speed connections are STILL not available in my neighborhood... i live right in the middle of a four or five block area that isn't open to it yet or something... i have no idea how it works... anyway, so eventhough i am broke and struggling and everything like that i still wouldn't be able to --- oh, wow... she's off the phone!!! with minutes to spare!!!
09:27am wow!!! it's already 09:17am and i've just barely got my computer up and gone through emails and such... i think time will fly if i'm posting every half hour!!! i was up last night chatting with fish trying to come up with schticks for today's blogathon... trying to come up with fun things to do or write about and, well, you know what!?!?! i still have absolutely no idea how i am going to do this... any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! also, i'd just like to know who is actually reading my blog on this fine day... drop me a line either way... 09:22am... okay, so maybe time isn't going to move that fast... *sigh* i'm getting hungry already... perhaps i'm just bored and want to eat because of it... regardless, i am going to fix a bowl of cereal... should be back in time to post in time... this feels like some weird science experiment where i am a lab mouse... but then again, isn't that what life always feels like???
08:55am ew, it's early... this will have to count as my first post as i'm not really awake yet... i promise this will get more exciting as the day goes on... of course, you are still more than welcome to sponsor me until 09:00am tomorrow morning... i need more money!!!
TUESDAY, 07.02.02 this is where i will be participating in the blogathon 2002: a 24 blogging marathon starting at 9:00am EST (6:00am PST) on saturday, july 27th... during that period, i'll be posting about every half-hour... remember when you were in school and you would bowl for charity? and for every pin you knocked down you got, say, ten cents? well a blogathon is an event for charity that lasts 24 hours. each participant finds sponsors who can either donate a flat amount for the entire event, or an amount per hour. once you sign up, you blog for 24 hours on the day of the event and raise money for charity. the charity i'm working for is called STREETWORK which is a project of safe horizon... in the streetwork project, counselors reach out to homeless and runaway youths on the streets of times square and urge them to come to the drop-in center, where they can take a shower, get counseling, a meal, and a change of clothes. staff run support groups on AIDS, drug abuse, teenage parenting, job hunting, and gay and lesbian issues... i need your help to raise money for this wonderful cause... click here if you'd like to sponsor me for this event!!!
SUNDAY, 07.28.02
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[08:00pm] The Canceledsons
[08:30pm] When Women Get Their Dresses Torn Off
[09:00pm] Wildest Security-Cam Videos: All Urinating-In-Coffeepots Spectacular
[10:00pm] TV's Most Commercials
[08:00pm] Law & Order: Off-Duty
[08:30pm] Law & Order: Quick Break-Room Smoke
[09:00pm] Good-Looking People Covered In Weevils
[10:00pm] Emmy Awardfisher: Ghetto Physician
[08:00pm] This Show Came All The Way From Ireland
[08:30pm] Ken Burns' Urkel (Part 8)
[09:00pm] Our Friends The Oil Conglomerate
[09:30pm] Up Wit' Yer Kippers
[10:00pm] Yanni Live From The Moon
[08:00pm] Panelists You Now Realize Are Gay
[08:30pm] Excruciating Pantsuit Challenge
[09:00pm] Ghoulish Spectres Of Souls Long Dead Guess How Much Turtle Wax Costs
[10:00pm] Stick-Like Microphones With The Little Foam Ball On Top
[08:00pm] The 100 All-Time Greatest List-Driven Clip Shows
[08:30pm] David Lee Roth's Silver Jubilee
[09:00pm] Rock Naps
[10:00pm] The Joan Osbornes
[10:30pm] Aw, Christ, Not The Milli Vanilli One Again
[08:00pm] Cedric The Confessor
[08:30pm] Bible Bots
[09:00pm] Crucifixing Up Your Home
[09:30pm] Why The Lord Wants Gays To Die
[10:00pm] Bigger Hair Than Thou
[10:30pm] God This, Church That
[08:00pm] Star Trek: No, Wait - Babylon 5
[09:00pm] A Bead Of Sweat From Gene Roddenberry's Nutsack
[10:00pm] Movie: The Series
[08:00pm] Truck And Taffy Pull
[08:30pm] Death-Rink Rodeo
[09:00pm] Tearing Down A Wall With Your Damn Bare Hands
[10:00pm] Drawbridge-Eating From Reykjavík
[08:00pm] Steve Martin's Absolute Worst Movie
[09:00pm] Women Sure Are Dumb Slut Bitches: Pass The Beer
[09:30pm] Sinbad: For Some Reason
[10:00pm] Classic Best-Of Encore Gold SNL (Rerun)
[08:00pm] Russell Simmons' I Can Afford That
[08:30pm] Flanksteak & Shortribs, Crime-Stoppin' Bruthas
[09:00pm] Tide Commercial: African-American Version
[09:30pm] To Be Annizounced
[10:00pm] Black Weather Report
[10:30pm] Ain't Nobody Watchin' On This
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Betty's Exclusive Interview
Betty Bowers: So tell us: who did Christine Aguilera pleasure first?
Eminem: Carson, then Fred.
Betty Bowers: Well, one look at that harlot, my only surprise is that she waited to do them one at a time. Now, to you: I didn't realize you were an albino.
Eminem: I ain't no f----- albino! You want to dwell on my race but you could NEVER say that my s--- is whack because you know my s--- is tight.
Betty Bowers: Scatological speculation aside, your eyes do look wildly dilated. Indeed, even the most strung-out girls in my Christian Crackwhore Ministry can't get their pupils to muster a gape like that. I'd say sunglasses would not be remiss even if you're not an albino. Not that I'm necessarily buying into your protestations in that regard, dear. So, tell us, are you now a born-again Christian?
Eminem: Yeah, I am down with the Bible.
Betty Bowers: How did this miraculous change occur, dear?
Eminem: Well - dear - see? Everywhere I turn, I get s--- from posers that don't know me. Sticking a finger up my a-- about not being "politically correct" and s---. You know? People saying "you ain't supposed to say f-gg---" and "you ain't supposed to talk bout beating up b-tches." And Doctor Dre say --
Betty Bowers: What type of doctor is Dr. Dre anyway? Medical? PhD?
Eminem: Dre ain't a doctor. He just calls himself that to sound important.
Betty Bowers: Oh, sort of like Doctor Laura.
Eminem: She is one hard b-tch.
Betty Bowers: Perhaps, you two could do a duet. You seem to hate all the same people.
Eminem: Yeah, but I hate her, too! (laughs)
Betty Bowers: Well, that hardly sets you apart, dear.
Eminem: Yeah, but she wouldn't be down with it since she isn't going to cooperate with my slams on her.
Betty Bowers: No, self-hatred would require far too much introspection for her. Let's talk about something more pleasant. So, tell me, did you become born again to avoid coarse vulgarity?
Eminem: No, b----. I didn't f-king get f-king born-gain to do that!
Betty Bowers: This is clearly a metamorphosis in its very earliest of stages. I assume, at a minimum, that you will no longer sing about, well, such uncivil inclinations as killing.
Eminem: Killing? Everyone is riding me about violence. Look, Saving Private Ryan was probably the illest, sickest movie I've ever watched, and I didn't see anybody criticizing that one for violence.
Betty Bowers: That killing was done for God, dear. Indeed, the bullets our boys fired were from God in Heaven. The German bullets were coming, of course, straight from Satan. And the French . . . well, there were no French bullets were there? But I'm always grateful the French are cowards every time I wander among the unblemished buildings of Paris. Anyway, everyone America kills either has crude morals or crude oil. And all American war efforts are for the glory of God.
MyFriendPaul [6:28 PM]: & catch you tomorrow?
FourTwoNine [6:28 PM]: i'm blogathoning for another 14 hours
FourTwoNine [6:28 PM]: so i'll be around
MyFriendPaul [6:29 PM]: 24 hour thing?
FourTwoNine [6:29 PM]: yup
MyFriendPaul [6:30 PM]: you FOOL!
FourTwoNine [6:30 PM]: i know
MyFriendPaul [6:30 PM]: sounds kind of neat
FourTwoNine [6:30 PM]: it's kind of neat
FourTwoNine [6:30 PM]: but i'm bored
FourTwoNine [6:30 PM]: i need entertainment
MyFriendPaul [6:31 PM]: think of your audience!
FourTwoNine [6:31 PM]: what audience???
MyFriendPaul [6:31 PM]: so you're doing this why, exactly?
MyFriendPaul [6:31 PM]: just for the overtired exhausty thrill?
FourTwoNine [6:31 PM]: to raise money for this charity that helps homeless gay and lesbian youth
FourTwoNine [6:32 PM]: they'll get money because i stay up too many hours
MyFriendPaul [6:32 PM]: oh well that IS neat
FourTwoNine [6:33 PM]: yeah
FourTwoNine [6:33 PM]: plus the guy that introduced me to the charity is really hot
FourTwoNine [6:33 PM]: and sweet
MyFriendPaul [6:33 PM]: go ferret thru things that shine for ideas
FourTwoNine [6:33 PM]: good idea
MyFriendPaul [6:33 PM]: or just write a big link to it
FourTwoNine [6:33 PM]: hehehe
MyFriendPaul [6:34 PM]: so you're doing charity to try to get laid? you bad bad man
FourTwoNine [6:34 PM]: wouldn't you???
FourTwoNine [6:34 PM]: i mean, he's HOT
MyFriendPaul [6:34 PM]: i'm SHOCKED i tell you!
FourTwoNine [6:35 PM]: well you're all the way in london and stuff... and since i can't have you i have to do SOMETHING...
MyFriendPaul [6:35 PM]: things are tough all over, babe
FourTwoNine [6:35 PM]: *grin*
MyFriendPaul [6:36 PM]: howard says, "You can take the girl out of the cheap underwear..."
FourTwoNine [6:36 PM]: go to bed and ring me in the morning... unless you want to have virtual sex or something...
MyFriendPaul [6:36 PM]: HA!
MyFriendPaul [6:36 PM]: i never did that
FourTwoNine [6:36 PM]: mmmhmmm
MyFriendPaul [6:36 PM]: i have trouble enough typing with both hands and my full concentration
MyFriendPaul [6:36 PM]: let alone masturbating with one hand, it all sounds too pesky
FourTwoNine [6:36 PM]: i don't need your full concentration
FourTwoNine [6:37 PM]: *sigh* you and i never had sex...
FourTwoNine [6:37 PM]: but that's okay
MyFriendPaul [6:37 PM]: you are EVIL! devil child!
FourTwoNine [6:37 PM]: i'm going insane
FourTwoNine [6:37 PM]: i need chocolate
MyFriendPaul [6:38 PM]: you're only doing this in a cynical attempt to get ratings! you don't care about me at all! men are all the same
MyFriendPaul [6:38 PM]: mmmmm. chocolate.
FourTwoNine [6:38 PM]: hmmmmm... i never thought of the ratings i could get if i had long distance internet sex with you live via the blogathon
FourTwoNine [6:38 PM]: nah
FourTwoNine [6:39 PM]: it would make our friendship get all weird and stuff...
MyFriendPaul [6:39 PM]: hehhe
FourTwoNine [6:39 PM]: i love you, babe...
MyFriendPaul [6:39 PM]: and one of us would leave before breakfast
FourTwoNine [6:39 PM]: hey i have to be up for another 14 hours... i ain't going nowhere...
MyFriendPaul [6:40 PM]: so are a bunch of people doing this or was it your idea?
FourTwoNine [6:41 PM]: no there are 212 participants
MyFriendPaul [6:41 PM]: wow!
MyFriendPaul [6:41 PM]: across the us?
FourTwoNine [6:41 PM]: yeah
FourTwoNine [6:41 PM]: across the world, baby!!!
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client: head and shoulders
hey, what's with the cap? you got a little league game today or something?
nah, i'm just used to it.
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Date: 07.27.2002 11:31:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: booXXX@netzero.net
To: blah@revolutionfreedom.com
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