May 2004 Archives
I was walking to the subway this morning, and passed by someone hawking yet another free newspaper -- metro, this time. He had the best sales pitch I've ever heard -- didn't say what it was, didn't say what was in it, all he did was wave it around and say, "It's free! It's FREE!"
i was walking to work this morning and heard a song that sounded really familliar booming out of a construction worker's mack truck and i started singing along even though i didn't even know what the song was i knew every word and then i had to sing the song to myself even faster so i could get to the chorus and figure out what i was singing so i fast-forwarded myself and then i figured it out and felt much better and was all proud
the song: you make me feel brand new, by the stylistics
| I had to make an unexpected transfer at the Queensboro Plaza subway station the other day. Lucky for me, I had my camera handy. My inconvenience allowed me to grab this picture -- click on the shot for more details! |
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- Finale:: Perform
- Martial arts:: Tae Kwon Do
- Flirt:: Please
- Energy:: None. :(
- Flavor:: Chocolate
- Guess?:: What?
- Accomplishment:: Not yet
- Prom:: Blargh
- Diploma:: College
- Bloody:: Hell!
Source: Unconscious Mutterings
Trains are late today
Signal problems made us sit
Waiting to emerge
I watch your head tilt
Drooping close to my shoulder
Sleep, but please don't drool!
I used to post entries around the "Friday Five," five questions that were posted every Friday (shocking!) and that you needed to answer in your blog. Unfortunately, the "Five" has gone bye-bye. :( However, there's a new game in town: Unconscious Mutterings, which uses free association.
So, without further ado, here's my list for this round -- my responses are the words on the right:
- Playoffs:: boring!
- Morris:: dance
- Break up:: sucks
- Eggs:: Benedict
- Parker:: Girls (one for the "Strangers in Paradise" fans)
- Hardy Boys:: doofy
- Deluxe:: posh
- Protection:: safety
- Girl Scout:: camping
- Salsa:: YUM!
Interior: Subway, Saturday afternoon.
Guy #1: "Dude, like...ten hours of drunk sleep, right? Well, like, that's equal to five or six hours of sober sleep!"
Guy #2: "Wow, man...that's...so true!"
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce my brand-new pre-meeting motivational chant:
"Kittens puppies kittens puppies
Smile smile smile!
Kittens puppies kittens puppies
Smile smile smile!
Raaaaaiiinnnn-BOWS!"
Guaranteed to make you sparkle brightly as your world goes to hell!
File under "think before you join": The CEO and founder of the "Curves" gym for women is a major funder of several organizations allied with the extreme anti-abortion group Operation Save America, according to the San Francisco Chronicle (April 20, 2004). Part of "Operation Save America's" creed is that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer -- a link that has no basis in scientific fact and has yet to be proven true.
As the Snopes Web site points out, just because the founder of Curves donates his profits to such groups, does not necessarily mean that his franchisees do. However, I'd assume that there must be some trickle-up happening there, since anyone who owns a franchise must pay back to the central organization -- which, in turn, puts profits in their CEO's pocket, which, in turn, goes to "Operation Save America."
Snopes also points out that the founders of the food chains "Domino's Pizza" and "Carl's Jr." are also openly pro-life supporters.
Lesson learned: if there's any nationwide business that you support on a regular basis, be it Wal-Mart, Curves, or, yes, even Domino's, investigate their politics. Don't let your dollars indirectly support a cause in which you do not believe. I know that a Curves has recently opened up here -- I'd considered joining, but I will not set foot in the place now.
