Animal Crossing friend codes, anyone?

Animal Crossing: City Folk for the Nintendo Wii launched Nov. 16th and I bought it! However, I don't know anyone else who has it, so that means I can't visit other towns.

Total suck, Nintendo. Why do you hurt me so?

So, does anyone want to swap friend codes? My town has yummy pears. I am currently paying off my 3rd mortgage (Yes, I took time off of work in order to play this game) and I have a spare invitation to Redd's if you want it!

If you want to swap, please leave a comment below. Or email me at jenomaha (at) gmail (dot) com

I must warn you though, I do teach my townsfolk to say rather offensive things... Because, damnit, it's funny. So, if you're easily offended, don't visit my town. More than likely, my crude neighbors will move around and become YOUR crude neighbors.

Also... I have Wii Speak if you wanna chat.

Back from Sioux Falls.

Corey and I went on vacation for our 1-year anniversary to Sioux Falls, SD. It was really fun, especially Falls Park where you are free to climb the rocks all you want and climb right up to the waterfalls.

On the 3rd and final day before we returned home, I planned for us to spend the day at the Kirby Science Center at the Washington Pavilion, which is a science museum that has over 80 interactive exhibits all relating to science.

I guess it's mainly for kids, but I knew we'd both like it since we're pretty much kids. I thought the science-crap would appeal to Corey, and the interactive games would appeal to me.

Well, I came to find out that they hire really RUDE tellers and also they aren't even open on Mondays (or Saturdays. Or Sundays.) I even called the day before and wrote down their hours from the machine recording that apparently LIED to me. So we didn't see the whole damn reason that we went to Sioux Falls in the first place.

So I'm pretty pissed at the Kirby Science Center in Sioux Falls right now. That's right, Kirby. I'm not talking to you anymore.

Anyway, we did have fun for like 1 day of the trip. When Corey wasn't miserable with a bad cold on the 1st day and when I wasn't miserable because I was pissed at the science place on the 3rd day, the second day was perfect. :)

Yes I'm writing this to avoid homework. Again.

in other news...

Hello, blog?
It's me, Jen.

Are you still there?

...

(Yeah, I would be long gone by now too.)

I finally shut off What the Blog... made it private except to the other 2 admins and myself. It's closed until further notice, which is somewhere between forever and ever. Maybe I will miraculously find time to bring it back, but it's doubtful.

I really am sorry about the whole thing... it was a great idea but as usual I didn't stick to it. (Kind of like this blog.) I have trouble sticking to things sometimes.

Here's my news, to all those interested:

• Still working at the most awesome and time-consuming job ever. I love seeing my work online and in print every day. It rocks so much! Even on the days I'm at the office until 8 or 9 pm... oh yeah, and that one night I was there 'til midnight...

• I am still madly hopelessly wonderfully truly in love with that boyfriend of mine... our 1-year mark will be October 21st. It's kind of amazing to me that this blog witnessed the last year of my singledom, our first date almost a year ago, and now my life as it is with him in my life. The more I think about it, the more I realize how I've documented a huge milestone in my life just blogging for that one year. It's like a part of me knew I needed to have it written down. (Yes, parts of me are also sappy and insane now.)
  

• I got a NEW car. This awesome job I have pays me enough to live (who knew?) and breathe (wow!). Plus, my old car kept needing all these stupid repairs. So I thought, why the hell not? I got a 2007 Toyota Yaris, which came loaded with all the extras I wanted, and it's even the exact color I wanted. I wanted a hybrid, but I couldn't afford one, so I went with the next lowest gas mileage I could find. It's especially wonderful now that I commute so far to work every day.
  

• Still going to college to get my Bachelor's degree... even though I kind of hate it right now. The classes are too easy and boring, which makes me want to skip class and not do homework. And my classmates are all fresh-out-of-high school, no-talent, no-skill, skinny-bitch-girls. "Uhm, teehee, it's either graphic design, cosmetology, massage therapy, or nursing... I think I'll just flip a coin. Um wait... aren't there any 4-sided coins?"

• Recently reaffirmed my lack of faith. This sounds strange, I know, but I'm very glad I'm finally making some firm decisions with my religious beliefs. And my firm decision is: I don't have any religious beliefs.
  

• Of course, I'm still a vegetarian and, if anything, that in itself is my one true faith. I have seen a few documentaries lately on animal rights, and while I wouldn't recommend them to meat-eaters, I would be happy to recommend them to any veg*ians out there. Nadine recently went vegetarian and has been doing really well with it. Even though she says I was the initial influence, I know she came to this conclusion on her own. And that's the way it should be.

I'm writing in my blog to avoid doing my homework... so I guess I need to stop now and do it... I guess.

Back to school?

I set an appointment to talk with a rep at a smaller-sized university. I need to see what it will take to get my Bachelor's for Computer Graphic Design or Computer Graphic Design: Web Design with a minor in Art: Studio or Marketing Management. I'm hoping the majority of my credits from my previous college (where I earned a 2-year associate's degree) are transferable. I'll be really annoyed if they're not... I don't want to have to start over from scratch. I'll also find out how much money I need to have to afford this, and how many internal organs I will have to sell to get the money I need.

Anyway, I know you can't tell, but I'm kind of excited. Really, I am!

Admitting something we all know.

Okay, for the past 2 months I have been completely neglecting my beloved blog and my blogger friends. I used to post on a daily basis and now it's more like once or twice a week. I still read and catch up on my friends' blogs every few days, but as for writing entries myself, I just haven't. At first I was convinced that I had writer's block or was in fact more dull than I had previously realized. But now I'm pretty sure that I've just gotten bored with the whole blogging thing now that I have a new toy in my life... a boyfriend.

It's one of those things that you don't want to be bored with, but you just are because your priorities have changed or some other interest has taken over.

I'm not deleting the blog or giving up on it. I guess I'm just admitting to myself and my fellow bloggers what has been obvious these past two months. I am gonna continue trying to write when I have time, but no promises on when or where or how good it will be. I do appreciate everyone that has been patient with me the past couple months as my posts have been slowly dwindling down.

I have a problem though you might be able to help with. I need another moderator (or two) for What the Blog!?

It's not a big job to do as it stands right now, but only because I haven't marketed it at all (besides asking members to post WtB!? buttons on their sidebars), so the traffic is slow and thus the members list is slow to grow. It really needs a moderator besides just me that will actually help it grow or market it a bit.

I guess I wasn't thinking much ahead other than starting a group for fun and making cute buttons. Maybe it needs group activities too? Not anything annoying or obnoxious or required or repetitive though. Lol, okay I'm trying not to be picky. But something once in a while to make the members remember they are part of Wtb!?. A monthly members spotlight? A contest with a limited edition award button? I don't know. I'll think more about it. (Maybe.)

Despite it being a small job to moderate (unless someone puts in the efforts to make it a big job), I don't want to give permissions to just anyone. But I know I need someone to help me out because I'm a really bad moderator and marketer there. I just like making buttons I guess... hah.

Okay, so let me know if you're interested at all. Obviously the base of the blog is there, it just needs some help to get it moving.

It's my freakin birthday!

Okay, so who got me presents?

(Ohhh so now you're gonna bring up the fact that I stiffed you on your birthday. Jeez. It's always gotta be about you.)

Well, I'm 23 today. And ya know, when I turned 22 last year, I was a little bummed because 21 was an awesome year of basically drinking and partying and being free and single, primarily with my friend Echo. But 22 didn't turn out bad at all, so now I'm not at all worried about 23. So that's cool. (And I do realize anyone older than me is saying "shut the hell up, young'n".) So I guess I won't have to stress until I'm at the 29 to 30 birthday mark, which I hear is a little rough patch to get through. So, really, I have like 6 more stress-free birthdays ahead of me. Wooo!

Now, I can eat my cake without too much worry. (Diet starts: January 1st, 2007)

I'm going right now to pick up The Boyfriend from the airport (he went home for the holidays) and he has to spend the whole day with me because, hello, it's my birthday. :)

He got the Season 1 DVD of Battlestar Galactica for Christmas, so we're gonna start watching that today. He was very very evil in letting me watch the mini-series DVD (which caused the series to launch because of the sudden cult following)... and that was over a month ago. In the meantime, BSG is in its 3rd Season on the Sci-Fi channel, and I can't just start up in the middle of Season 3!! I wasn't expecting it to be so good, and I had to wait in agony all this time to see Season 1.

Anyway, so that will be my day! Later, everyone.

Question and answer time.

Found a little quizzy-question-thinker-thing that I kind of like. All the questions can be kinda lame in spots, but I have interesting-ish stories/explanations to help non-lame them. Actually, some of my answers are just Too Much Information. (As usual.)

Describe your very FIRST...

Memory? I really do remember as a barely-walking toddler waking up and getting out of my crib to pull the nightlight out of the wall. Then I started screaming because it was dark. Then I took my diaper off. Then I screamed some more because I was cold. I don't remember anything else, though I'm sure my parents came in shortly thereafter to shut me up, fix my problems, and strap me down again in my crib. (Not literally, people. Jeez. And take Child Protective Services off your speed dial already. It's scaring your friends and neighbors.)

Word(s)? I said "doggie" first... Who knew I'd become an animal lover!? :) After that I said "daddy" and then some time later (and I will never hear the end of this from her) I said "mommy".

Crush? I remember I was totally obsessed with Bejan Pourteymor (I have no idea how to spell it, so I spelled it phonetically. It was a middle-eastern name, I believe) in early grade school. (This was the start of a lifetime obsession with foreign guys.) I vaguely remember my mom taking me to his apartment complex where he lived with his mom, for whatever reason, and he answered the door wearing those footy-pajamas with Transformers on them (this was like 3rd or 4th grade, so he really should have been too old for those YEARS ago). But I still liked him. He was so funny! You know, for a gradeschooler.

Pet? The first dog that was actually mine was a Cocker Spaniel named Daisy (her name was actually much much longer than that, but I'm too embarrassed to share the whole thing), that my dad bought for me as a puppy when I was 5. She lived a spoiled, fat and happy life for 15 years solid (which is a long time for that breed) and passed away almost 3 years ago.

Girl/boyfriend? My first "boyfriend" was in my freshman year of highschool. One of my friends set me up with her cousin so we could double date to some stupid dance. (Yes, I'm so cool.) I "dated" him for a week and dumped him the day after the dance. He was really boring.

Kiss? I was 17, I think. He was a jerk. Seriously, if I saw him today I might throw up in his eye. We met online, which wasn't the issue, but obviously the issue was that I had no idea who he really was until it was too late. And my judge-of-character was completely Non-Working at the time (which should have been apparent from my group of friends at that time). We made out a bit after we met, but then when it came down to talking about 'us', he said that I "wasn't beautiful" like he thought I was. He said from my photos he was expecting a "beautiful, sexy, little gpth girl" and I wasn't what I had portrayed. Hello, asshole, I am 17... I don't even know what I am yet!! Every normal 12-17 year old girl is slightly-goth and takes Emo-esque photographs of themselves. WTF did he expect? Anyway, if I "wasn't beautiful" enough for him, then why did he make out with me, and lead me on? Oh yeah, that's right, he's an effing bastard.

Because of this colassal jerkoff, I developed a strict policy to never kiss a guy I wasn't entirely interested in. Thus, I have done my fair share of backing away from guys trying to go in for a kiss. I just refuse to lead a guy on in any possible way... I know what it's like and it sucks. (Sorry, guys... I wasn't just "being shy" or "playing hard-to-get". I just didn't like you. That's usually what it means when a girl backs away from a kiss. If she likes you, she won't do that. Usually. Guess what, it doesn't hurt to ask beforehand. Then you'll know for sure and avoid feeling confused when she runs away from your affections.)

Rejection from a guy/girl you liked? Oh, there have been so many. (Both given and received.) Well, the first time I was rejected by a guy that I clearly remember was in 7th grade. I liked this guy, (who was a TOTAL dork, by the way) and he and I became pretty close friends. Well, I was all excited about it and telling all my friends that I thought maybe he liked me like that. He pulled me aside one day at lunchtime, saying he wanted to ask me something. All my friends were going "ooooh, he's gonna ask you out!" but when he got me alone he asked me if I could help set him up with my best friend (skinny, pretty, personality-less best friend)... I was so mortified. The worst part... she wasn't even remotely interested in him because he was a freakin dork and she was too good for him!! So, I had to let him down for her nicely and then consoled him like the good friend I was. But he just never stopped talking about her!! Surprisingly, I didn't have the need to be friends with him any longer after a short while of that.

Car? 91' Ford Escort LX, fully loaded. My baby! From my parents when I turned 16 (slightly spoiled, I know).

Puppy love? I thought I was in love with Air Force Guy when I was 19 years old and he was 21. We never even held a conversation longer than 5 minutes. Ugh, and it took me forever to get over him! WHY!?

Cell phone? I had a pay-as-you-go phone and no-contract service that I bought almost 3 years ago so that Nadine could call me when she was having her daughter. Before that I was really anti-cell phones and always claimed that I would never get one. I found out that I really liked having a cell phone... I used up WAY too many minutes way too fast with that pay-as-you-go phone, so I bought an unlimited-minute, no-contract plan from Cricket about a year ago and have been really happy with the service ever since I got it.

True love? Well... I don't want to jinx it! You're not supposed to say it out loud, right? That's what jinxes it... but, uh, yeah. You know what I'm saying. I think.

Real job? Well, I'm assuming that by 'real' you don't mean babysitting, so... Gosh, it's really hard to remember when I even started working a real job. I think it wasn't until I was out of highschool... though I guess I can't remember for sure. But I do remember my parents told me after I dropped out of hellschool, I mean highschool, to "get a job or get out" so I got a job working retail at Nobbies, a party supply store. It was slightly fun, for a retail gig.

"Intimate" encounter? (You know what I mean) Okay, this is the part of the quizzy-thing I think goes too far. I mean, this is kinda personal, even for a crappy little blog like mine that only 4 people read. But uhh okay I'll just be vague, but still answer, so as not to seem like a prude. It was not even a year ago. (Yeah, that's right. I waited until I was ready and I met someone I really cared about so that I wouldn't regret it. Make your jokes.) And it was fairly romantic and good and all that crap. I'm not with the guy anymore, for good reasons... we weren't good together when it came right down to it. And though I did care about him, it only took me 4 days to get over him. Lol. So, it probably wasn't love.

Then I started this blog right after!

Wow, sharing time is OVER.

This wasn't really a taggy-post, but I will tag you all anyway (Mikala, Tiffany, Missy, insert your name here and you know who you are, etc!). Because, damnit, I feel awkward and exposed and you all should share in the over-sharing.

Tis the season, right? Yeah.

So, Happy Holidays, my lovelies!

Please drive safely (see: not like me) and make sure you have a designated driver for New Year's, or just stay where you are, drunkie mcdrunkerson.

Alas, my friends, I won't be going out OR drinking this year. (But I'm okay with it.) And although I know you'll miss hearing a new story like the one from last year, I really want to ring in the New Year with my New Guy.

Something to make you physically ill.

I know, this is my 5th post in one day. Admit it... you love it.

Quote taken from The Superficial (hilarious celebrity news). Full story here, but all you really need to know is this:

After spending all that time with Britney Spears and her two kids, Paris Hilton says she's ready to start having children of her own. She tells Life & Style Weekly:

"It's been my dream to have four babies by 30. I look after animals, so I'd have a lot to give my kids."

Paris, I'm not sure how much clearer I can make this:
PLEASE DON'T REPRODUCE. THANKS.

The horror that is my purse.

My purse, full:
On pocket, from left to right: Ani DiFranco button, Tegan & Sara button.
On strap, above: Button that reads 'Green Beans: 12 oz.'

Okay. Get ready for it...

My purse, with of all contents:

From left to right (for the most part):

• Faceplate and case for my car stereo by JVC
  
• Nightmare Before Christmas wallet (bought from Hong Kong)
  
• Violet/fuscia coin purse from Clinique
• Pair of pink heart-shape Swarovski crystal earrings (bought on eBay)
• Pink multi-ink pen shaped "like a tiny dildo" (according to Nadine)
• Small spray bottle of "Glow by J.Lo" cheap-o imitation perfume
• 3 Hershey's dark chocolate squares
• Necklace in abalone and pearl from my great-grandma
• Mini-briefcase with essential grooming tools (file, tweezers, scissors, clippers, etc)
• Blue "cheese-grater" nailfile with a broken handle
• 4-sided pink/purple/blue/teal nail buffer/shiner (cannot live without it)
• 1 GB USB Flash Drive by Lexar in silver and black
• Giant silver safety pin (I have no idea why)
• Cheap plastic wide-tooth comb
• Mini travel-size bottle of Purell hand sanitizer with aloe
• Pink hair-tie
• Random loose quarter
• Big "claw" hair clip
  
• Wooden curved hair brush with rubber gripped handle
• "Candy BonBon" WetSlicks Crystals lip gloss by CoverGirl
  
• 2 tubes of Liquid Ice "sticky" lip gloss from Walgreens
• "Megaberry" Megabites Flavorful Lipstick by Jane
  
• "Silver Sand" Moisture Extreme lipcolor by Maybelline
• "Malt" lip gloss from Target's dollar aisle
• "Blossom" lip gloss by Ten
• "Creamy Natural" TruBlend Liquid Foundation by CoverGirl
• Las Vegas souvenir tin that says JENNY (filled with Ibuprofen and Allegra)
• Cheap Bic ballpoint from Olive Garden (oops)
  
• Uni-ball ballpoint pen
• Pink double-sided Sharpie
• Kyocera Dorado cell phone from Cricket
• Makeup brush for face powder
• "Translucent" CornSilk Shineless Pressed Powder by Sally Hansen
• Lighter that Echo gave me
  
• Natural Ice lipbalm by Mentholatum Co.
• Beeswax lipbalm by Walgreens (just like Burt's Bees!)
• Lava Lips flavored lip gloss by BonBons (you get this stuff at Walmart)
• "Twig" Beyond Color lip recovery cream by Avon
• Halloween face shimmer from Walgreens
• My keys, with:
• Crane Coffee keychain that says "I (heart) NADINE" in pink Sharpie
• Black/white keychain that reads:
  
• Baker's (Kroger's) card
• Omaha Public Library card
• Big metal clippy thing from The Boyfriend
  
• White bottle opener from Nadine
• Black and pink braided ghetto-lanyard
• 6 keys (3 keys actually useable): My house key, my car key, Mom's car key, my old car key (my first car, the Ford Escort LX, that I sold over 2 years ago), key to Gramma's old apartment (she has since moved twice), and an old house key (before getting all new doorknobs).

My prized possession, my Nightmare Before Christmas wallet I ordered on eBay from Hong Kong, which is not worth stealing because it never has any money in it:


Thanks to Mikala (and Tiffany) for this idea.

P.S. I have since gotten a new purse, but all the same crap got transferred into it so I'm not retaking the photos. Blogger also won't let me upload photos today, so you'll have to click on the link if you wanna ooh and ahh and my new purse.

Things that have kept me busy.

I swear, I have been pretty busy...

• Drove Dad to the ER at 1:30 am last week
• Skipped work the next day due to lack of sleep
• Found out Dad has multiple blood clots in his lungs (like last time)
• My uncle from South Dakota randomly came to stay with us
• Bought Echo's Christmas present online (woo!)
  
• Helped Gramma go through the exact same box 3 times
• Griped at Gramma
  
• Got griped at by Gramma
• Watched Annie Hall and Pi with The Boyfriend
  
• Ate an egg, cheese, spinach, and artichoke souffle from Panera Bread
• Almost died of PURE JOY from eating souffle at Panera Bread
• Went Christmas Tree shopping with The Boyfriend
• The ONLY coworker/supervisor that I like announced he's leaving in a week
• Won a 3-hour limo ride in a crooked raffle at my work
• Hated my job 437 times
• Thought about going back to school 73 times
• Applied at only 1 job that looked remotely promising
• Bought a new purse (made me feel better)
• Found a freakin awesome B'n'B in Crescent, Iowa (they have 3 dachshunds!!!)
• Dad got released from the hospital
• My uncle went back home
• Gramma looked through exact same box a 4th time

I wish I may.

Dude, seriously, my wishlist at Froogle works approximately 12% of the time. So, I joined the rest of the world finally and signed up at Amazon for my wishlist instead.

And found a few things (not) worth mentioning:

Ice Cream in a Ball
Have you ever wanted ice cream really really badly, but you didn't want to stop playing catch?

"With the unique Play & Freeze Ice Cream Maker, you can make ice cream anywhere! You dont need electricity, just add ice and rock salt in one end and ice cream mix in the other end, then have a ball as you shake it, pass it or roll it!"

Oh my god. Does anyone else think this looks like a hamster ball? I cannot believe this thing comes in multiple colors. What freak actually finds this 'ice cream ball' and says to themselves, "You know, I really wish I had 6 playful colors to choose from, because the blue ice cream ball is just not worth $39.95, but I think an orange one would be." This is almost the stupidest product on all of Amazon.


When Tennis and Cheese Collide
I love tennis. I love creamy cheese spread. Why in the hell can't we merge these two?

OMG, FINALLY:

Product Features

• Cheese Spreader
• Tennis Design

Lovely description. What bothers me most is that there are 4 of them. Like you need a whole set of Tennis Cheese Spreaders to make your life complete.


Spam gets 4 new names
Naturally, this offends me on many levels. But I'll try and put my bias aside...

Alligator, Rattlesnake and more! Exotic and unforgettable food gift! Wild game just got wilder. Here's 4 cans of meat for your wildest, wooliest meat connoisseur to enjoy. He can try Smoked Rattlesnake, Cajun-style Alligator, Buffalo Au Jus and Elk Au Jus. It's a taste of the wild side, all ready to heat and serve!

Okay, the description made me laugh my ass off. "Wild game just got wilder" IN A CAN?! Not only are you not a 'wild, wooly, manly-man' because you are buying meat in a can (which you will heat up in the microwave), but also: holy god, don't you kill enough animals on a regular basis?! Do you really need to pretend that you've had alligator and elk? Don't kid yourself... there are 4 differently seasoned Spam chunks in those cans. Bon Appetite!


Advertising the obvious
Whoa. This is not very nice on so many levels...

"This is a great sweatshirt. Great gift."

Uh, great gift? I don't think the "Kiss Me, I'm Ugly" sentiment will go over too well with Grammy this holiday season. Or anyone. Maybe get it for yourself, if you have very little self-esteem. But don't expect many kisses.


The Depressing Coffee Mug
Nothing beats a hot cup of coffee and a mug that will make you cry first in the morning!
This one makes a great gift too! They ought to have it boxed in a set with the 'Kiss me, I'm ugly' hoodie. Can you throw in an eating disorder with that?

Remember folks, there are less than 30 shopping days left until X-mas 2006!

I still don't know what day it is.

Guess what, it's Web comic Monday!
(Shut up, I know.)

Today's comics are by the charmingly strange Max Cannon at Red Meat comics.

My favorite character he draws is called Bug-Eyed Earl, so I'm posting 5 of my all-time favorites with Earl.
















Ahaha!! Creepy.

Previous web comic tuesdays:
Oct 30th, 2006: Let's Pretend it's Tuesday!
Oct 17th, 2006: People search for my blog!?

(Real post to follow! I promise-ish.)

Default away message.

There was a death in my family on Wednesday so I won't be around to post anything until maybe Monday from work. Everything is fine, I just have a lot to deal with and won't even be around a computer. I have major withdrawal symptoms already from both the computer and non-family life forms. I also gnawed through my restraints this morning. Yummy.

Uhm, yeah...

I promise an never-before-seen level of fun & excitement on Monday's entry, that will make up for an entire week without me!! You might spaz out from the joy of it. I would wear protective gear.

I'm also trying this new 'exaggerating' thing to make new friends... how do you like it so far!?

Searches that lead to my blog.

You don't realize how freaky people on the internet are until you see what they're searching for. With a lot of site counters like StatCounter, Google Analytics, and SiteMeter, you can view the "keywords" that led someone to your website through a search engine.

Since I talk quite a bit about the Nintendo Wii and being a geek girl in general, I wasn't shocked by this one. In fact, multiple searches relating to the Wii release and/or buying a Wii in Omaha come to my site on Google. Like so:


And if you don't know how to spell Carpentry, yet still want a job in the UK in that field, search using AOL in the UK for the words "carpentrey jobs" and my site will appear at this entry where I mock a guy that contacted Echo and was kinda slow. It comes up at the 2nd result:


Here's where it starts to get weird, folks. If you search for "serial killers pretend to love animals" on Google.com, my recent entry on internet dating will be the 3rd result. Nice. I just don't want to know why this person is searching for those words...


And finally, thanks to Nadine... if for some strange reason you search for "peeing that long" on Google, my site will be the 1st result with this entry of an absolutely insane conversation with Nadine. Yes, I am #1 in "peeing that long"... that is a title that I hold very near and dear to my heart. Check it out:


It is a really strange world out there. I sincerely hope all you new visitors get your spell checkers working, further investigate your new serial killer neighbor who pretends to like your dog but is really plotting against you, and for sure get that peeing issue looked at by a trained professional. Ya'll got issues.

Links and blog networking junk.

It's been a little while since I've looked at my super-filled sidebar and updated my links.

So I did today. Yay! Ch-ch-check 'em out!

Also, I was looking online and on Blogger for a 'webring' of sorts. Okay, so that is the old school word for it. But basically I wanna join a kind of "blogging network" because those things make you feel cool. Like a blog-club or some junk. I searched for a vegetarian blog network, but no luck. Then I searched for a Midwestern network. No dice.

What the hell, dude? Am I bad at searching, or are there just not enough networks to join out there?

So, I was thinking maybe I should start my OWN damn network and then people will be all like, "Oh Jen Jen Jen! Can I join your Super Cool Fun Bloggers Blogging in Their Blogs Club?!"

And I will be all like, "Well... I guess so. But only if you are super, cool, fun, you blog about super cool fun shit, and also if you must promise to be my friend forever and ever."

And they'll be all like, "Oh yeah? That sounds worth it."

And I'd be all like, "Okay, sign here... and here. And an initial here. A drop of blood here. First born child here. Aaaaaaaand you're in!"

So anyway, I'm trying to come up with a good theme and/or name for the blog network before I make a new blog and start promoting it. And by promoting I mean sitting at my computer staring at the screen waiting for more than 2 people to sign up.

Anyway, maybe if you feel really creative you could help me think of a topic and/or name for this blog network. Leave your idea(s) in the comments section. But don't say "make it a vegetarian network" because then seriously no one would join except for me and Mikala (congrats on your 3 days... let me know if you need any help/encouragement/advice! I know it's really hard. Especially when the beef jerky starts talking to you. It happens, you'll see.) So I just want it to be less exclusive than that.

I want to make buttons too. So you can put them on your site when you become a member and totally whore it out for me on your sidebar so that more people will sign up.

A surefire crowd pleaser.

I get the feed for The Daily Puppy on my personalized google homepage. It's a site that features a different puppy every day and you can vote 1-11 biscuits on how cute you think it is. Of course, they all end up with between 9 and 11 every single time. Before you get excited, these puppies are not for sale (that I know of) and as far as I know anyone can submit their puppy (although I bet it's tough to get in).

I love puppies and basically everyone else does or should too. Although I made a promise to myself that I'll never own a puppy (I will adopt an older dog and/or mixed-breed instead), they are still damn adorable. I can still look! Here are just a few of my favorites.

So just try not to look at them and make squealing noises. I dare ya.

Apocalypse the Shepherd/Akita/Corgi Mix, passed out cold:
(more photos of Apocalypse here)

Loaf the Mini Dachshund, waiting for a tummy-rub:
(more photos of Loaf here)Wally the Corgi, lounging around:
(more photos of Wally here)

Wyatt the Labrador, trying not to look guilty:
(more photos of Wyatt here)
Tori the Chihuahua, looking kind of insane:
(more photos of Tori here)

Southwell the Beagle, probably running towards lunchtime:
(more photos of Southwell here)
Sylvester the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel:
(more photos of Sylvester here)
Phoebe the Dalmation, looking kinda retarded (in a CUTE way!):
(more photos of Phoebe here)
Marley the Rottweiler, chowing down on some kind of grass/leaves:
(more photos of Marley here)
Olwen the Corgi, looking exhausted:
(more photos of Olwen here)
Mateo the Mini Australian Shepherd:
(more photos of Mateo here)

Henry the Mini-Dachshund:
(more photos of Henry here)

Beethoven (unknown mixed-breed), sleeping on a shoebox or something:
(more photos of Beethoven here)
Marley the Beagle/Hound mix:
(more photos of Marley here)
Luka the Border Collie:
(more photos of Luka here)
Cassidy the Boxer, looking grumpy:
(more photos of Cassidy here)
Charley the Corgi, going as fast as his widdle legs will carry him:
(more photos of Charley here)
Apollo the Great Dane:
(more photos of Apollo here)

Let's pretend it's Tuesday!

Okay, when I started this blog I told myself I'd never post twice in one day... So, I'm a LIAR. But today we're pretending it's already Tuesday because I'm certain I will not remember to post tomorrow. I'm really busy, okay! Get off me.

So last week I completely forgot (shocking, I know) about Web Toons Tuesday or whatever it was called... So it's Tuesday today... or I will forget again. Really I should name it "Whatever I Post, Whenever the Hell I Remember To".

Yeah, that's really catchy. That could my blog title.

Or maybe I meant to skip last week... because I'm suspenseful like that... yeah, that's it. You don't know.

Anyway, I've got some new comics for ya. Because comics rock. Once again, I'm at work and too lazy to compile and post from a brand new, never-before-blogged (on this blog) comic, so here's some more super sexy comics starring some savvy savage chickens from Doug Savage's Savage Chickens.

(Dude, say that 3 times fast.)


Previous Web Toons Tuesday entry: People search for my blog?!

A new way to check comments.

Added a "latest comments" feed in the sidebar. It is right under Labels and right above Archive. You all know how I hate putting forth effort on my blog, so this was super easy to do... let me know if you want to know how and I will share my vast (and lazy) knowledge with you.

It will be a fun addition, I think. At least now it will be easier to record and advertise that people like me. :D I tried really hard to do the label-cloud thing but there are like more than 2 steps so I said screw it.

Before you say it, I know I have too much crap in the sidebar...

Also, how the hell do I left-justify certain widgets? I'm annoyed that the comments are right-justified. I looked at the html but it made my brain cells die.

People search for my blog?!

Thanks to everyone that complimented my blog's new outfit... it's actually one of the more customizable templates that blogger provides, so really all I had to do was change the colors. Yay for an acceptable amount of effort!!

Guess what, kiddies? It's Web Toons Tuesday!

For this first installment (or last) of Web Toons Tuesday (name/day/content is subject to change), we have a few of my favorite comics from Savage Chickens, a web comic by Doug Savage. The characters are mainly, you guessed it, chickens. And the comics are all drawn on post-it notes.

Enjoy:










If you like this comic, you can find lots and lots more at the SavageChickens site. It is updated each weekday, and there are even fun freebies like a downloadable theme song, wallpapers, and icons.

Web Toons Tuesday may or may not be a reoccurring event, depending on feedback. I am considering having an "assigned day" for my bullcrap that is completely irrelevent and also for fun linkies. Or like share my personalized Google homepage with Widget Wednesday or something.

I don't know damnit, but there will be alliteration involved!

On a blog/rant-related note: I find it very strange that there are people that Google-search my blog. And I don't mean that they are searching for some related topic and ended up here somehow. I mean that they are literally using the words "jenomaha" or something similar to get to my blog.

Is it that my friends are forgetting the 'blogspot.com' part and googling it instead? Or... do people google me when I tell them my Gtalk screenname? Dun dun dunnnnn. I hope you know that freaks me out. Can't you say hello at least?

"I'm cyber-stalking you, wanted to say hello!"

And why why why, do people come here and spend well over 5, 10, even 20 minutes on my blog, going from page to page, and more than likely reading any entry or two... and then they say nothing?!

Why can't you say hi, what is wrong with you? I can see my (few) regulars do that, but that I don't mind of course, I do the same at their blogs sometimes. But new people come and stay for a loooong time, and then apparently never come back.

Why did they bother? Are you morbidly shy, or is it one of those "if you can't say something nice..." things? Or are they just leaving the screen up accidentally while they go make themselves a sandwich?

Well, fine, I'll never know. But it would be nice if I could track you down, go to your blog, read half of it, and then say nothing too. Hah, that'll show ya!

So yeah, people like me shouldn't have site meters.