It's so nice and brisk today - in the 40s - it really feels wintery! I'm loving it (though I wish I could find some thermal pants to wear, my buttcheeks is so chilly!). We are going to go down to Washington DC today, visit the National Zoo and hopefully see the panda and cheetah cubs *crosses fingers* Always a sure bet for entertainment is the Great Ape house. I loves me the gorillas. For some reason the big silver backs make me feel especially sad though. They look so bored and demeaned... you can see it in their eyes... =/ I know the zookeepers take really good care of them all, but it is just no comparison to being in the wild (even though it is probably much safer for them and they live much longer). 
Afterwards, we are going to Georgetown to meet my Dad who is coming in from Paris this afternoon, and my Aunt and Uncle (the other half of my liver heheh) for dinner. Matt and I have vowed not to eat anything today until dinner - when we anticipate eating our weight in steak. *burp*

http://poetv.com/video.php?vid=4006

cute =)

For those of us in the United States who may have unlimited long distance calling on our home or mobile phones - you can make FREE INTERNATIONAL CALLS!

http://www.futurephone.com/index.html

Well, we scrapped t he idea of going to Manhattan for Evil Dead the musical - we just don't have that much money! BUT, Wicked is coming to Baltimore YAY! We missed out on the Washington DC engagement last year - tickets were sold out in a day or two. Looks like tickets are just as hot this year. I was looking on Ticketmaster and seats available one minute were gone the next! So I panicked and got us two seats for Feb. 18th. =) It'll be a happy Valentine's outing for us I guess!

Who's coming with us? =D

http://www.evildeadthemusical.net/home.php

http://www.rennfest.com/

Yay! We're gonna head over to the Maryland Rennaisance Festival tomorrow =D I'm charging my camera batteries tonight so look for a wiki of photos when we come home ^_^ I can't wait! I haven't been in almost ten years!

In my dream last night, Matt was leaving for work. After I heard the door open and close, I went downstairs and saw the backdoor was open. I looked out at our backyard, which was all grey/black and ominous and dripping with something black and oily, but I saw no one out there nor heard any sounds. After I closed the door, I noticed the door to the basement was open now. I walked down the steps, made it halfway down and WHAM I got hit in the face with a 2X4 or something. I fall down and it's still sitting on my face, obstructing my vision, but I hear a man say, "Bitch."
And that's it. =/

I love my crock pot.
Yay for slow cookers. =9

We went horseback riding yesterday afternoon - my third time, and Matt's first. It was soooo gorgeous out in the woods, just a perfect day. My horse was nice and obliging, but Matt's had a mind of it's own. Choosing it's own path and refusing to trot. Stubborn thing! Matt even suspects the thing was trying to brush him off with trees and branches. Hmmm... maybe! lol My rear end is a little sore from bouncing in the saddle, but I think it's something we will definitely do again... hopefully with a more agreeable horse for Matt. ^_^

I dun feel good. I dun wanna go to work. I wanna stay home, work on my drawing, watch movies, get warm in my bed, snuggle with my husband, and eat chicken noodle soup.

If you haven't stumbled upon this wiki yet - GO THERE NOW! I was totally blown away by Alexa's project...

Terrible, terrible tragedy... but also a lesson in forgiveness for the whole world.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/04/amish.shooting/index.html

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's {2005} winners:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

3. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

5. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

6.Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

10. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

11. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

12. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer dude.

13. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

14. Glibido: All talk and no action.

15. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

16. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

17. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morn ing and cannot be cast out.

18. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

I did this a couple of years ago, and if you haven't already done so, you should sign up, too. Unless you love talking to telemarketers...

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

Got Astonishing Xmen #17 yesterday and it's so awesome! I say that every time I get an issue though, don't I? lol Joss Whedon, you are the MAN. And, it's nice to see Marvel delivering something in a timely manner... for once.


(where is Civil War #4 damn it?) 

LMFAO
[Nickole]

Got this email from my local comic book shop - and if anyone fits the bill, they should contact him at ShelmanR@aol.com - who knows, you might be on tv! =D

If anyone is interested, just let me know.
  thanks,
  Sheldon
www.comicskingdom.com


ABC TV SEARCH FOR COMIC BOOK FAMILIES

Casting for ABC TV's Wife Swap new prime time fall season is now under way, and we'd love to cast a family of comic book enthusiasts!

I’m hoping you will consider referring any families who share an active interest in comic books. All families featured on the show receive a $20,000 honorarium. Potential families can live anywhere in the continental United States and should consist of two parents who have at least one child, age 6 or older, living at home.


The premise of Wife Swap is that one parent from each household swaps places for a week to experience how another family lives. It is an incredible family opportunity to both learn and teach different family values. The New York Post says, "It should be called ‘Life Swap’ because it's not just the wives who learn something here. It's the families."



Thank you,

Meghan McGinley
Casting Associate Producer
ABC Television's "Wife Swap"/RDF Media

Snagged this from [Calico Tiger]'s diary who snagged it from [Viking]'s forum post who snagged it from.. um.. somewhere else maybe... but you gotta see this video. Weird Al still has it. Word.
lol

http://www.break.com/index/weird_al_white_and_nerdy.html

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif., Sept. 15 — As the number of cases of a virulent strain of E. coli linked to fresh prepackaged spinach grew to at least 94 in 20 states on Friday, federal health authorities identified an organic produce company here in California as a possible source of some of the tainted spinach.

By late Friday, 14 of the sickened people had grown gravely ill, the federal authorities said, and one had died, a 77-year-old woman in Wisconsin. Health officials said they were unable to determine if the outbreak was likely to spread further.