I’m back!
Holy cow! Where have I been, you ask? Well, for starters, incredibly busy with work and moving, and second, I infected my office PC with the virus of death, and it has taken three days to rebuild, so I have been cut off from the ENTIRE WORLD (or, at least, the internet.)
When I got this virus, the first thing I did (well, after aiming a barrage of expletives worthy of any sailor at the computer) was look at K Dukes 411-Spyware blog, and sure enough! I found my virus. Unfortunately, her recommended fixes did not work, perhaps they were outdated or the virus had evolved – basically, her solution involves accessing the task manager or your registry via safe mode, neither of which the virus will allow you to do. Either way, for your information, if you ever get the virus called Security Tool, the best way to fix it is to 1) throw away your infected computer and 2) buy a new computer. The other alternative is to enlist the help of the entire tech department at your office for three days to rebuild your PC, reinstall your software, reestablish your network and VPN connections, and make jokes about how you shouldn’t download porn at work. (For the record, I was looking up a recipe for rainbow cake, which I am going to make this weekend, but that sounds so harmless it was followed with jokes about how I needed to learn how to lie better.)
Anyways, as you can see, I am back online. I have so much to post about! But first, important question – should I buy this? It’s on sale at Amazon for $119. I realize that seems like a lot of money for a TV series from 1997, but it is all 10 seasons…54 discs…9,900 minutes of pure sci-fi bliss. That’s 72 cents per hour of entertainment. It doesn’t get much cheaper than that. However, it comes in this retarded-looking boxed set that basically screams “beam me up Scotty cause I plan on never getting laid again.”
Carmen is discussing. 
Emilily is discussing. 
Olga are discussing. 
Geez, I have been sooooo crazy busy this week and last! So much work, board meetings, UK execs in the office all next week, and I am trying to pack up and be moved out of my apartment by the end of the month! Whew. If I make it through October without losing my mind it will be a miracle.
Well, I spent all day yesterday boxing stuff up and preparing for the move. I made the mistake of packing my clock and deciding to just pack until bedtime (aka, when I got tired) and then proceeded to drink an entire pot of coffee…not sure how late I stayed up, but I didn’t get out of bed today until 11:00. I am trying to downsize, and pack for…? I’m keeping only the necessities; everything else I’m selling (in this order) on Craig’s List, at consignment stores, or in next weekend’s yard sale. Anything left over is being donated* or trashed. I think it will be liberating when I’m done, even though right now it is making me crazy. I don’t know how much time I spent sorting my in-case-of-emergency mini safety pin collection into colors – gold tone, silver tone, and brass – but when I realized I had made three piles of bobby pins – good, bent, and to be repaired – I had to stop and ask myself – is there such thing as too organized?**
So here are the products I got from the Lucky Magazine contest I won. Not a lot of stuff, but hey – it was free! High five!
Also, the product is pretty gentle on my (ultra-sensitive) skin, and based on the ingredient list, is probably edible as well. However, I tend to question anything that lists Acai berry as an active ingredient. My experience with those lousy acai berry scammers has left a foul taste in my mouth for anyone who has jumped on this snake-oil bandwagon.
jeremy, 
Not to be gross, but I usually pull the little blonde hairs off my toes every time I do my toenails. So I don’t see the point in wearing sandles that make it look like your foot has run off and mated with a mountain goat.
K Dukes’ comment about 
A 3-dimensional model of the human genome! According to the 
Check this out. I did not mean to buy it, but now that I did, it is pretty cool. (I was looking for a font or typography related app, and this one popped up, and I accidentally hit “buy” when I really meant to preview it.) Anyways, you select a font, write a word or little phrase, and then you draw a picture or write a note using the font and text you have created. The speed you “draw” at determines the size of the font. You can also adjust the opacity and change the background. This is a really sloppy one I made just to experiment!
Carmen 6:46 pm on October 30, 2009 Permalink
rrr, yeah, i don’t know if you should buy that. $119 is alot to spend on something that nerdy especially when I could find a pirated copy – oh hahahhha, just kidding! I would never do that.
That sucks about your computer, mostly because I was blogging all by myself and as we can all see that doesn’t really go so well. That sounds selfish but you know its true. Glad yer back!