April 2003 Archives

ok, I wasn't going to post this here, but after I saw this answer I just HAD to! :rofl
swiped from Blue Eyed Nana

Martha Stewart: You are the anal bitch. You have to
have things done just so. In fact, forget it.
You will do it yourself. No one else can do it
right, can they.


Are you a list bitch?
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Sorry if anyone playing this game had bought shares in my blog, but I finally got the notice yesterday that it's been de-listed. (per my request over a week ago!)
I found it very interesting that the post that started all of this mess has mysteriously disapeared...
and then not 2 hours after I got my removal notice, I get the notice saying they're going public...ummm, yea, I give a shit, NOT!
for those that don't know what I'm referring to, you're probably better off...

now on to better news!!
Being a 'tech support' :biglaugha goddess is not without its' perks!
especially when your boss doesn't have a clue about computers :biggrin
I got called into work (again) yesterday, (second time in 2 weeks) on my 'day off'
took me about 15 min. to fix the problem, so I thought...wtf...

t=me, s=my boss

t-So now that I've fixed your problem, would this be a good time to ask for a favor? *s*
s-yes it would, better than most anyway
t-well....it wouldn't be till the first week of July...(hopeful)
s-oh, the week of July 4th, when NO ONE gets special time off work
t-ummm..yea, that would be the one...
t-but, well, Lori's birthday is July 2nd
t-and I would be willing to work extra time for it!
s-(pulling out calendar) So what day's are we talking about here?
t-well, since the end of the month falls on a Monday, and I usually have that off, but would have to come in anyway to finish up paperwork, why don't I work that monday, and take off the first-forth, and come back on the fifth? and I'll even work the following Mon. and Tues. if I need to (very, very hopeful voice)
s-well....I think we can work with that...don't forget to leave me a note so I can rework the schedule.
t-so I can go ahead and make my flight plans???
s-yea, go ahead, now get out of here before I change my mind! (laughing)
t-you're the greatest, s...see you later! (dashing for the door)

which in a nutshell means, the first week in July, my happy a** will be in Mass. :banana
I could so learn to like summer :sun_smiley

I was a bit bored tonight so went to emode and took this test
What Zodiac Sign Should You Be?
now as everyone that reads this blog knows (or should by now!) I AM a Scorpio...well, guess what this test said...LMAO

wonder why that is?
Last night, I was working with a program that allows you to set up a web-ring on your server, the documentation was rather poor but I managed to figure it out! *s* so yea I guess you could say I was pretty proud of myself.

So today, I'm uploading MT, like I've done (I have no idea how many) countless times before, with no problems, save a few minor glitches that were soon fixed...*sighs*

So I get it installed, log in...configured...etc...
there are no templates
NONE!
wtf??
so I re-upload the tmpl file...thinking that might fix it...
WRONG!
So I go to MT's default templates page (yea I've got it bookmarked, so?) and add them all in one at a time...rebuild...
it gives me some weird error message saying that "template " has no output file"
again...wtf??
there is no template ''!
and for every template I add I get 3 more to go along with it! (very weird)
and to top it all off, when I scroll to the bottom of the page, there is all this strange coding there...error strings on line ... and the like...

So I do the only thing I know how...delete it all and try again!

I'm wondering if her server is possessed?!?

***Update***
well, it WORKED!!
she now has MT running, and I retain my techie-goddess crown...no matter how tarnished it may be *s*

ok folks, don't pass out, but for the first time in longer than I can remember, I'm posting for the 3rd time in a week! (shocking I know!)

I received this in my email today, whether or not it's true *shrugs* I really don't know, but it was very well written, and if my children had ever asked me this, I only hope I could explain it half as well...

Well I think I'd better make another post about this here, instead of hijacking my own comment box. because obviously this is something that I feel very strongly about.

Dr. D. you made the point that

Looking at marriage, it is a bond recognized by the church that is legal between a man and a woman.

I personally don't care if it's recognized by the church, because (as this post points out), there is supposed to be separation of church and state here...I would however like for it to be recognized as legal by the 'state' (or country as the case may be) I don't think it's fair for it to be legal in some areas, but not in others, such as is pointed out in This case (and the final decision on that can be read HERE) IMHO that's just not right, that would NEVER have happened if the 2 parties involved had been of the opposite sex!

Now for the 'choosing' part :smile
I have said this before, although I don't think it was here on my blog.
The only "choice" for me, was the one to stop lying to everyone else, including myself, and admit how I really felt. If it was truly a 'choice' I don't think anyone would choose to belong to a group of people who are criticized, looked down upon, discriminated against on a routine basis, and not to mention in some peoples eyes, an 'abomination'...I'm pretty certain no one would ever 'choose' to be viewed or treated that way...
but that's just my opinion, I could be wrong :smile

sorry about the empty page here lately folks, between working (real, paying job) sleeping (which I cannot seem to get enough of lately) kids, NSO stuffies, and playing around with stuff on my own site,(if you're interested, This is what I've been working on, note, its not done yet!) I'm afraid I've been rather lax in posting.

I have been keeping up (somewhat) with my reads, and the other day was reading THIS the other day over at MadBull's blog, and one of the questions in the comments got me thinking (*authors note, I never said my posts had to make allot of sense!*)

Or should the state be able to dictate what we can or cannot use?

So naturally with the way my mind works at times, and considering "freedom" has been banded about allot here lately...how much right does the state and/or country we live in have to tell us what we can do and how to live our lives?
Now obviously there are 'no brainers' when it comes to this...if you kill someone obviously you're going to go to jail (or at least I hope you are!) rob someone, assault, etc...you get my point here, but what I'm referring to are things that allot of people take for granted...and some of you might want to stop reading right here....

In every state in the US., in every country across the world (I'm fairly certain) if you are married in another state/country, if you move, that marriage is recognized...
IF you are a man and a woman
HOWEVER, if you are a same-sex couple, even if the marriage is legal where you obtained it, if you move somewhere where it's not (legally) recognized, thats tough, you're out of luck

U. S. and State Laws Defining Marriage. In 1996, Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA, P. L. 104-199). That law limits marriage, for federal program purposes, to unions of one man and one woman. It provides that a state cannot be forced to recognize another state or country's statutory or judge-made laws extending marriage to same-sex couples.

Between 1996 and 2000, 36 states passed laws generally modeled on the federal DOMA. Three also amended their constitutions to limit marriage to unions between two people of the opposite sex.

So, what you're telling me is in this 'land of the free' I don't even have the freedom to legally marry whomever I choose??
and before you pull out your 'religion/god' card...might I remind you, that this country was founded on people trying to escape religious persecution, and obtain religious freedoms, and as far as I'm aware there is still a law separating church and state.

yea, my mind seems to take some interesting twists and turns at times...