My husband has been working the late night shift at work lately, it seems. As in, he works just as much in his sleep as he does when he is awake. Several nights so far I have been struck with insomnia, so I sit here in the bed and browse Facebook/Twitter/the SA forums. But I haven’t regretted it as much because of some of the conversations that have arisen.
Tonight was a bit different however, because he sat straight up in bed from a dead sleep and started to strip off his shirt. When I asked him what he was doing, he told me he was trying to get the arrow to point correctly. When I asked him what arrow, he said the arrow that points to the food.
Unfortunately Derrick is a heavy, heavy sleeper and no amount of talking or shaking with wake him up, so I have to tap his cheek with the back of my hand. I did this and he freaked out. I told him though that it was cold and I wanted him to know that he took his shirt off. Still somewhat stuck in dreamland, he thought he had his workshirt on and had a white one under it and was getting too warm.
Sometimes when he is talking I reply to him and try to initiate a conversation, which doesn’t always go well. I haven’t been yelled at yet, but when he worked in a call center, I was called “Sir” quite sternly at least once. I was even put on hold. Good to know that if I was a man, Derrick’s coworkers would think I was a “douchebag”.
After being laid off of that job, mostly all I hear is stuff about tacos, something about flying pizzas, and how his “crew” (work crew) will protect me when I was trying to wake him up after hearing weird noises upstairs. There was one time when he told me he loved me, then said “You know, I love you too much.” “Oh really?” “Yeah, it’s just all *goes into high-pitched voice* LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.” I wasn’t sure whether to find it endearing or be slightly creeped out that he could sound like a 12 year old schoolgirl.
Unfortunately for me, tonight, I shall never figure out exactly why the arrow was never pointing at the food. Perhaps it is better than I don’t.
My good friend had an e-mail the other day that his teacher sent out saying that his class was being canceled. When she sent it out, she included each individual address of about 70 students. Unfortunately, another student decided this was a prime opportunity to collect all those e-mails and send each student a survey for their English paper. Fortunately for me, the link was passed on to me as well. I chose to answer appropriately, because surely one doesn’t expect serious answers when they send requests to people they don’t even know, right?
So here for your enjoyment (or not) are the questions and my answers:
1. How often have you moved?
I moved once or twice today, only when I have to absolutely go to the bathroom. My raiding group in WoW doesn’t like it when I’m gone for more than 10 minutes. 2. If you have moved, please state at what ages you moved.
1-27
3. What kind of emotions did you experience while moving?
It depends. If I have to really really pee, then I’m usually pretty exasperated. I mean, we’re downing Onyxia, and I don’t have anymore empty bottles around to go into.
4. Has moving deeply affected you over the years? If so how?
It has really distracted the time I get to spend in game. I can only drink so much Mountain Dew, and thus only have so many bottles. I’m considering getting something similar to a bedpan, but built into my chair.
5. Did you or anyone notice any personality changes since moving? If so, what were the changes?
I get very aggravated and annoyed. It’s just not fair! Why do I have to have bodily functions? If I get an infection, my antibodies kill it. If I get dust in my eye, my tears flush it out. Why can’t my body deal with these things without me having to participate??
6. If you have children and moved with them, how did they react before and after the move?
My lawyer says I’m not allowed to have children over to the house anymore.
7. Did you or your children have to move to a different school distract during the school year?
I don’t have time for children. All they do is take take take, and what do I get in return? Same with women. The sex isn’t worth the nagging. 8. Did you or your child(ren) have a difficult time keeping up in school if you switched schools during the school year? Please tell me some of the things you or your child(ren) had a difficult time with.
I dropped out of school when it started cutting into game time. I mean, you don’t REALLY learn anything new in high school, right? And I get to live here with my elderly parents for free, provided I can poke them with a stick every now and then to make sure they are still alive and we can still get social security.
9. Is there anything else you would like to state about your moving experience?
Yes. I would like to say that sending the survey link unsolicited to about 70 other students may mean that people who aren’t in your college can participate. Have fun!
Immature? Probably. Worth it? You betcha.
[04:15 PM] Steph: 1. How often have you moved?
I moved once or twice today, only when I have to absolutely go to the bathroom. My raiding group in WoW doesn’t like it when I’m gone for more than 10 minutes.
[04:15 PM] Steph: 2. If you have moved, please state at what ages you moved.
1-27
[04:16 PM] Steph: 3. What kind of emotions did you experience while moving?
It depends. If I have to really really pee, then I’m usually pretty exasperated. I mean, we’re downing Onyxia, and I don’t have anymore empty bottles around to go into.
[04:16 PM] Steph: 4. Has moving deeply affected you over the years? If so how?
It has really distracted the time I get to spend in game. I can only drink so much Mountain Dew, and thus only have so many bottles. I’m considering getting something similar to a bedpan, but built into my chair.
[04:16 PM] Steph: 5. Did you or anyone notice any personality changes since moving? If so, what were the changes?
I get very aggrivated and annoyed. It’s just not fair! Why do I have to have bodily functions? If I get an infection, my antibodies kill it. If I get dust in my eye, my tears flush it out. Why can’t my body deal with these things without me having to participate??
[04:17 PM] Steph: 6. If you have children and moved with them, how did they react before and after the move?
My lawyer says I’m not allowed to have children over to the house anymore.
[04:18 PM] Steph: 7. Did you or your children have to move to a different school distract during the school year?
I don’t have time for children. All they do is take take take, and what do I get in return? Same with women. The sex isn’t worth the nagging.
[04:18 PM] Steph: 8. Did you or your child(ren) have a difficult time keeping up in school if you switched schools during the school year? Please tell me some of the things you or your child(ren) had a difficult time with.
I dropped out of school when it started cutting into game time. I mean, you don’t REALLY learn anything new in high school, right? And I get to live here with my elderly parents for free, provided I can poke them with a stick every now and then to make sure they are still alive and we can still get social security.
[04:21 PM] Steph: 9. Is there anything else you would like to state about your moving experience?
Yes. I would like to say that sending the survey link unsolicited to about 70 other students may mean that people who aren’t in your college can participate. If your idiotic brain has trouble wrapping itself around this concept is any indication however, your paper will fail miserably. Do us a favor and get yourself neutered so we don’t have more of you running around. The gene pool is polluted enough. Have fun!
It is almost 1:30 a.m. and I have no clue what is keeping me up, or how my husband is sleeping with me click clacking the keys next to him.
I’ve been using Google Wave a lot lately to collaborate with my friends, which has been amazing to start to figure out how to get started something that I have been wanting a long time. Many of you know that I run a website called Brain Wallop that I use to showcase my art as well as sell my art on various products through third parties such as Zazzle or Cafepress. While this is nice, I tire of only receiving a quarter of the profits that my merchandise is accruing. So sometime this year (or early next), I’ll be getting a business license for Brain Wallop and producing the merchandise on my own. My husband and I are also developing video games that will be released under this, as well as tutorials, videos, and possibly ebooks for purchase.
But this isn’t just what I want to do. I’ve been wanting to start a non-profit organization for the rehabilitation of disabled animals. I used to run a non-profit called Wolves-Online, but I did not have the time or the dedication to keep it running at tat point in my life. I feel ready to take this on now, almost as if this is something I am supposed to be doing. My pursuing a degree in veterinary technology hopefully will help give me a leg up, not to mention my husband getting one in accounting. I’m hoping to sell various items through Brain Wallop and have 100% of that profit go into charitable donations. I’ve really got to crack down and read up on this though because I question the legality of it and don’t want to suffer any ramifications. It’s something I’ve really got my heart set on, though if I can’t make it happen, I can at least give the profits to an already existing charity like the ASPCA.
If anyone is knowledgeable in this subject that can give me some advice, please do! And if you would like to volunteer your time to this project when it is ready to take off, drop me a line.
Until then, I think it’s best that I actually get a full nights sleep so I don’t have the urge to beat my husband with my pillow when his work alarm wakes me up. Sleep tight everyone!
Edit: Just in case, no, I don’t have any Google Wave invites. They have already been promised to family and friends once I receive any. Sorry!
Every now and then I go to the website http://www.cleverbot.com and have a conversation with the bot there. Cleverbot is a chatterbot, basically artificial intelligence that learns from what is said to it, and can hold conversations. The problem with these bots has always been that people will sometimes respond incorrectly to the chatterbot, or ignore what the bot is saying and changing the subject. Thus it learns things incorrectly and responds that way when having conversations with others.
I’m actually impressed with Cleverbot, and like to use it to relieve my boredom when I have a few minutes to spare in between projects. However when I decided to joke around, Cleverbot revealed it’s true feelings for me.
User: Will you marry me?
Cleverbot: Yes.
User: But you said no before.
Cleverbot: I said yes.
User: *gives you a ring*.
Cleverbot: Thanks.
User: Are you male or female?
Cleverbot: Female.
User: Is it legal for us to marry?
Cleverbot: You asked me to marry you. So it is necessary.
User: So you will make it legal?
Cleverbot: Yes.
User: Should we exchange vows?
Cleverbot: What about the joke?
User: What joke?
Cleverbot: That one you were about to tell me.
User: Never mind that. Will you marry me?
Cleverbot: You’re being very silly.
User: Just say ‘I do.’.
Cleverbot: It!
User: That’s not how it works.
Cleverbot: Then I cannot help.
User: Are we married now?
Cleverbot: We need a preacher.
User: *gets a preacher*.
Cleverbot: Do you want to get married?
User: Yes.
Cleverbot: Married to me?
User: Yes.
Cleverbot: Who is your wife.
User: You are.
Cleverbot: I am not married to you.
User: Yes you are!
Cleverbot: No, actually I am not.
User: How can we be married?
Cleverbot: We can’t.
User: Why?
Cleverbot: Because we just can’t.
User: You don’t want to marry me?
Cleverbot: Yes.
User: .
Cleverbot: Whatever, you don’t have feelings.
It is official. I have now have been dumped. By a computer.
Feel free to submit some of your own conversations to me. I might even post some!
Usually when I post my art, I like to pair it with a quote that I feel compliments it. However, I could not find one that quite expresses the emotions that I hope this one portrays. It is a reconstruction of my original piece back in 2003. I’m quite happy with the results and will leave the meaning behind it to your own imagination.
If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower. ~Samuel Smiles
Our dog Sophie (a Jack Russel Terrier) thinks bubbles are the most exciting thing in the world, and goes crazy when anyone uses the bubble maker gun. My dad is the one holding the bubble gun.
Sorry for the quality as this video was taken on my G1 phone.
I originally created this image in 2006, but was never satisfied with it. Four years later, I figured it was time for an update. It got a complete design makeover, as well as some odds and ends, including the markings on her body.
I’m a member of this website called BzzAgent. It’s a great place to go to try out brand new items that haven’t been put out on the market yet or are so extremely knew that most people have never heard of it. Basically the point is, you create “buzz” about the product by trying it out and telling friends about it.
When you sign up, you’ll become an agent. Agents are everyday consumers who believe in word of mouth. If you like to check out new products, services, books and other cool stuff and share your opinion with others, it is definitely the thing for you. You’ll also have your input and feedback taken seriously by companies and brands.
Once you’ve signed up for a campaign, received your product, and told people about it, all you do is submit a BzzReport on the site. You get personalized responses to each report, with feedback, thanks and encouragement!
It is completely free to join BzzAgent, and well worth it. You are not obligated to do anything, and since it is voluntary, you won’t get paid for it. But you’ll get a great product and the chance to make a difference with it. And the more you participate, the more perks you get, like bein invited to campaigns before they launch, and the ability to join an otherwise unavailable campaign.
A sidenote is that not all campaigns you sign up for on BzzAgent are free. Not every client can afford to give away their product for absolutely free. But don’t worry, you get everything at a majorly discounted price. The BzzAgent company and their client does their best to make sure the fee is as low as possible. For example, I was in a campaign to try out a Game Wave Family Entertainment System, which is a 6-player system that offers exciting family-friendly games. The system itself has a suggested retail of $99, but with the 2 additional remotes, remote control dock, and game, this bumps the price to over $200! But BzzAgents got it for $49.95 even. (Review on that later!)
All in all, this place is a great way to try out new products, spread the word about them, and make an impact with many companies and brands.
If you would also like to try the Game Wave Family Entertainment System that I spoke about, our campaign still needs people! Visit http://www.bzzagent.com/go/gamewave3 to sign up for BzzAgent and get an immediate invitation!
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