http://obscurephenomena.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:29:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This amazingly magical road trip I'm going to be taking is a first for several reasons. - I'm going to actually camp outside. - It's going to be my first real adult vacation that didn't involve work. - And it's with "the girls." I mean, one of us is a guy, but he pretends ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/284/i-suppose-its-time-i-do-after-all-have-at-least-some-anatomy-in-common-with-some-of-them/ I got into the third wreck of my driving career today. None of the three have been my fault. Today, I was traveling along a four lane road. I was nearing a stoplight, which was green. I was in the right lane. The left lane was at a halt ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/283/oh-the-joys-of-driving/ When you've been with someone long enough that your friends are all their friends, breaking up suddenly becomes ugly. Two good friends of mine ended a long relationship recently and I feel myself pushed to almost choose sides; and not by either one of them, but by myself. How can I willingly ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/281/ugly-ugly-ugly-ugly/ It never ceases to amuse me that after clean installation from a Windows XP SP2 package, there are now NINETY FIVE (95) updates deemed as High Priority by our favorite monopoly company. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/280/ha-ha-ha-ha/ luftmensch \LOOFT-mensh (the "OO" is as in "foot")\, noun: an impractical contemplative person having no definite business or income; or, one more concerned with airy intellectual pursuits than practical matters. Yiddish, from German luft, air, and mensch, person. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/279/luftmensh/ [14:03] J: I need a parka [14:04] Caleb: nah [14:04] J: *shivers* [14:04] J: my nipples have upgraded and could cut diamond now [14:04] J: I'm going to start selling Nipple Cut jewels [14:05] Caleb: that's a great idea. I'm sure we could design jeweler tools to clamp over breasts and we can call the ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/278/it-was-a-cold-day-at-the-office-from-the-archives/ I've been looking for a good answer for when people annoyingly ask me why I have not yet married my boyfriend of so long. I now have it. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/277/thatll-shut-em-up/ raconteur \rack-on-TUR\, noun: One who excels in telling stories and anecdotes. Raconteur is from French, from raconter, "to relate, to tell, to narrate," from Old French, from re- + aconter. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/275/raconteur/ Thw wind we had yesterday is gone!!!! Thank God! # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/273/2008-06-06s-phenomena-in-140-characters-or-less/ Work just does not sound appealing at all today. Boo hiss. # I wonder what classifies Bridal Jewelry? What seperates it from normal jewelry? # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/272/2008-06-05s-phenomena-in-140-characters-or-less/ I'm looking at an 11 year old boy wearing a t-shirt with an arrow pointing to his face that says, "Add Beer Here." # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/271/2008-06-04s-phenomena-in-140-characters-or-less/ The weatherman just said, "The weekend will be just hot, dry, and muggy." Grrreeeeeaaaaattt. # I'm so glad I got up early to work out today... But man... I am SURE missing that lost sleep... ZzzzZZZzzzzzzz # I want someone at Microsoft to explain to me why Office 07 is a piece ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/270/2008-06-03s-phenomena-in-140-characters-or-less/ I must confess. I work in IT. I listen to internet radio while I'm at work. Yes, one of the very staff who should be protecting the bandwidth... IS SATURATING IT! *evil laughter* If Network Dude only knew........ http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/269/my-dirty-little-secret/ It occurred to me this morning as I washed her that I've never named my new car. Hmmm. What to call her? # Never fails. I always get a bum wheeled shopping cart. Always. # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/268/2008-06-02s-phenomena-in-140-characters-or-less/ I have a lot of email addresses. I get a lot of spam. I scan most of them over, just to see if there's anything interesting. I just had one arrive with the subject, "Wanna hug you." and a body "Missing you with every breath." :-D How cute. A spammer must be in love with me! Now ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/266/so-sweet/ Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who swarmed out and covered me in support and well wishes during my drama queen escapade. I often forget how many people I have in my corner. I get all kinds of responses from folks when I say I'm crazy, that there is more than ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/265/you-guys-rock/ On a scale of 1-5, how evil is it to use your boyfriend as a subject in a small psychological experiment? # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/261/2008-05-31s-phenomena-in-140-characters-or-less/ Ouch. I can't breathe today, damn asthma, and my guts hurt. I knew I should have stayed home. # Seen at the mall: cute, fiery eyed 4 year old boy wearing a shirt that said, "My parents are exhausted." # I'm go glad I'm not part of, and probably never will be ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/259/2008-05-29s-phenomena-in-140-characters-or-less/ I have over 9GB of photos on my hard drive now. And having recently discovered the amount of control after the fact shooting in RAW gives me, I'm tempted to start shooting in it instead of JPG. What does that do to my file size? MORE THAN DOUBLES IT! So. ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/257/im-a-digital-pack-rat/ I'm not very good at dealing with time. I lose track of it. I forget it. I often don't even know what day it is. And I normally have to check multiple times within a single day, because my brain doesn't seem to see that as something I need to ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/256/time-what-is-that/ For a while now I've been pondering over the decision of what to do with my "economic stimulus" money. Well, today was the day I would have been getting it. When it hadn't yet appeared, I hopped on the IRS Website and used their Where's My Moolah thing... And realized... That duh, ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/255/heartbreak/ You know someone made a staffing error when other employees begin racing each other to get parking spots in the back lot just so that they don't have to go through the front doors and be forced talk to the receptionist. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/254/shes-so-annoying/ I've been eying the Think Tank Photo line of Urban Disguise bags for quite some time now. A while back, I bought a new camera bag to accommodate my new SLR, but the fit still isn't quite right. It works, but it's not ideal. It's so bulky, ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/252/at-least-the-bag-will-be-worth-it-i-hope/ I think ENTIRELY too much. It's ridiculous. I wish I could just shut it off. http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/250/hey-brain/ My department recently completed the roll-out of a rather large, important project without any major hitches that were our fault, so my awesome boss went to the company and suggested we get a reward for all our hard work. An American Express reward. For $250. FREEEE MONEY! Well... not really free... I ... http://obscurephenomena.com/bygone/248/oh-the-decision/