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Rivals.com College FB Preview

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:02:23 +0000

Rivals.com has ranked all 120 NCAA Div. I football teams for the upcoming season. Alabama is ranked No.1, which is no surprise, and should be in a great position to defend their national title. Nothing about the list really surprises me, except for Nebraska being ranked so high (No. 5). They were definitely on the upswing last year, but No. 5? In the country?? Not sure about that. Also, putting Arkansas in the top 20 is questionable. Yes, they have a big-time scoring offense, but their defense gives up just as many points. I’d put FSU and Christian Ponder ahead of those guys for sure.

Anyway, it’ll be great to get the regular season underway soon. I love football and fall weather. There’s no better combo in the world!!!

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9/11

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:48:40 +0000

Eight years on, and I still remember the attacks like it was yesterday. This is not something that will soon be forgotten by anyone who witnessed the events, either in person or on the news.

RIP to the innocent victims.

Brutal weather

admin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:40:12 +0000

Man, there has been some pretty brutal weather around here recently. Between the snow, freezing rain, and blisteringly cold temperatures, it feels like the worst winter in years. And I can’t even begin to tell you the number of traffic accidents that have been recorded in the past few weeks as a direct result of the bad weather. I wouldn’t dare go anywhere without tire chains these days, and unless you have a 4WD vehicle I recommend that you be careful as well.

Fortunately, everyone in my family is on holiday for the next week, so there’s absolutely no reason for us to go anywhere. Don’t expect me to budge until after the new year!

Broke my finger!

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:42:07 +0000

Oh, man, I’m in serious pain right now! I broke my right pinkie finger yesterday in a stupid fall at home, and it hurts like hell! The nail is completely purple, the whole thing is swollen to a ghastly size, and I can barely move it at all.

Ugh, I don’t even want to go into the details of what happened, but I will tell you that it involved getting into an impromptu airsoft (plastic BB) gunfight with my husband.

It’s hard to type with this splint on, so I’m not sure how much I’ll be updating here in the next few weeks. I might just post with my cell phone, since I can use my thumbs to punch out posts on the keyboard.

Anyway, I’m off to take my pain meds and veg out in front of the TV.

5 Books I’m Currently Reading

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:25:05 +0000

I haven’t done the “Five Things” meme in, like, forever, so I thought this would be a good time to bust out with a quick list! Here are five books that I’m currently reading and/or listening to on my iPod now. I normally don’t like to get involved with this many different stories at once, but I’ve been feeling far too restless to stick with just one title for very long.

The Innocent Man by John Grisham
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
There is a Tide… by Agatha Christie
Saturday by Ian McEwan

I’m closest to finishing Never Let Me Go (creeeepy!) and The Innocent Man, (boring) but am most intrigued by The Thirteenth Tale. Let’s see which one I finish first!

Fish Pedicure

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:13:04 +0000

I read an interesting story yesterday about a salon in the DC area that has been using “garra rufa” carp, commonly called “doctor fish”, in order to give people pedicures. The fish nibble away at dead, flaking skin, and, according to salon owner John Ho, are more effective than using a razor for the procedure.

Ho charges customers $35 for 15 minutes or $50 for 30 minutes to soak their feet in a warm bath littered with the dead flesh-eating carp. Thus far, about 5,000 customers have tried the fish pedicure, and most apparently rave about the results.

At first, I thought the whole idea of a fish pedicure seemed a bit gross, but after reading more about it, I’d definitely be willing to try it if it were ever offered in my area. I have terribly rough feet, and would certainly benefit from a pedicure of any sort at this point! The fish pedicure looks interesting, and if it works, then all the better. If not, I’d still come away with a great conversation piece for my time and money!

(AP Photo)

Gary Dourdan Arrested for Drug Possession

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:07:04 +0000

41-year-old actor Gary Dourdan, who plays Warrick Brown on the long-running CBS television series CSI, was arrested in Palm Beach yesterday for drug possession. Although details are still scarce at this time, several preliminary reports indicate that he was asleep in his car (which was parked on the wrong side of the street) at around 5am, which aroused the suspicion of police officers. When the officers went to investigate, they found an array of drugs in Dourdan’s possession, including cocaine, heroin, Ecstasy, prescription drugs, and assorted paraphernalia.

This arrest comes two weeks after Michael Ausiello of TVGuide.com reported that Dourdan would not be renewing his contract with CSI after it expires in May. Originally, it was thought that Dourdan was leaving to pursue other options, but a few days before this arrest, Ausiello followed up with a report that Dourdan may in fact have been fired for “personal problems”.

I did some more digging because I usually don’t follow this type of celebrity gossip (I just take in the major headline stuff like Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Brangelina, etc.) and learned that it has long been suspected that Dourdan would benefit from drug and/or alcohol rehab. In fact, after reading various gossip columns, I’m surprised that the actor wasn’t busted or fired long before this.

Wow, I never would have guessed that Dourdan would be in this situation. Let’s hope this arrest serves as a wakeup call and that he gets the help he needs.

Free Coldplay Song Download

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:05:29 +0000

I like Coldplay, so I was pretty excited when I heard that they would be offering a free download of their new single Violet Hill over on their website (www.coldplay.com). But I’ve been trying all day and haven’t been able to get the download to work!

When you get to the site, you click on a link called “Song” and then you have to submit your email address, zip code, and country in order to get download instructions sent to you. I’ve tried that at least 10 times, but have not yet received download instructions! I’ve tried with a Hotmail, Gmail, and Yahoo account, and I’ve put the @coldplay.com address on my white list for all three accounts, but had no luck. How absolutely frustrating!

Have any of you been able to get the free song? Let me know how you did it!