Republicans were on such a roll screwing things up, you had to steal their thunder, didn't you? Watch Sen. Kerry's royal snafu! It doesn't matter if it was taken out of context or if it was a joke gone wrong, new campaign ads will be rolling out tomorrow, talking about how Democrats think soldiers in Iraq are uneducated.
Update: Sen. Kerry has cancelled all his upcoming stumping appearances for Democratic candidates.
At about 7pm tonight, I decided to go out and wash my car. The weather was pretty nice so off I went. It was just me and one other car, I guess not too many folks wash their cars at night. Anyhoo, I couldn't find the change machine, so I asked the one other guy there where it was, "..oh it's just around the corner." On my way back from getting some change, he said,"...I'll also go ahead and put some money in for you.." Huh?
Turns out the guy owns the place and was cleaning up. He put for me about $8 in my machine!!! I got to do all sorts of things I never do, like use tire degreaser, scented soap, foam brush, etc. Even after all that, I got done before the money ran out. Lil ol' me never puts in that kind of loot! $2 tops, $1 for soap and $1 for rinse. And he even got the vacuum going after I was done washing my car, who does that?
I know what you're thinking......who still washes their car manually?? Don't hate, congratulate!
So far I've been an unwitting member of these legal actions:
1) BMG. Got a CD for $3 w/ free shipping. Settlement after some people sued for unfair shipping charges. I was a BMG member for a few years.
2) Epson. Got an e-card for $45 to spend on their website. Settlement after some people sued claiming that their printers indicated the cartridges were empty when they were really not. I bought an epson printer a few years ago.
3) Western Union. Got a $1 coupon for my next visit. Settlement after some people sued for unfair pricing. Used western union occassionally.
4) I just got a notice from a firm (representing some employees) asking me if I wanted to be a part of a class action suit they were bringing against my ex-company for unpaid wages and unfair work practices. What's a girl to do? Hmmm.
So next time you get junk mail, don't be so quick to throw it out!
Don't forget to set your clocks back by one hour this morning at 2am. When I used to work on Sundays, it was great to get an extra hour of sleep. Now all it means is that I'll have to be leaving the library to go home an hour early because it'll be getting darker earlier. It's a long walk to where I park my car and in the dark, there ain't no telling what's lurking behind the bushes. The school has a courtesy escort but it takes hours before they can come out.
Go Bucks! Blanked Minnesota 44-0.
shoots off the mouth. What is wrong with these people? When will they learn that it's better to keep their mouths shut so as not to confirm their stupidity to the rest of us? Oh right, this is Viagra popping Rush Limbaugh we're talking about, he can't help himself!
was held last night at the Barrister Club. The point was to show us how to eat properly when on a business lunch or an interview. We had to dress up and pay $10 to attend. The highlight for me though was the meal. It was a 4-course dinner and during each course, we were taught the do's and don'ts. Soup-creamy tomato, salad-very leafy and fresh, entree-chicken, fish, rice, and peas (delish), and dessert-raspberry chocolate & chocolate mousse. (Coffee too at the very end). It would've been wrong for me to study after enjoying myself so thoroughly, so I hit the sack as soon as I got home. Well worth it!
Nothing against baseball, but it's really annoying when I make a mad dash home so as not to miss Grey's and CSI, only only to find out they are re-runs, thanks to the World Series! It's also the reason why there's been no House for the past month and there was no Sunday night football. Good thing it's just about done, the Cardinals lead the series with the Tigers 3-1.
1. George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) of Grey's Anatomy is gay!
2. Keith Urban, husband of Nicole Kidman, checked himself into rehab yesterday.
3. Scary Spice is 4 months pregnant with Eddie Murphy's baby.
4. Sal Masekela of E! News' Daily Ten is the older brother of Nathan Raro of Survivor Cook Islands.
5. Celebrity death-match I'd love to see: Rosie O'Donnell v. Elizabeth Hasselbeck
-Jeffrey Sebelia won Project Runway's Season 3 tonight. Of the 4 finalists, he had the the worst designs throughout the competion and had the worst collection during NY fashion week. What a total waste of a season!
-Ulrike and Laura had beautiful collections although they were very one dimensional throughout the competition.
-Michael Knight though should've won the competition. His collection was hip and was by far the best designer throughout the competion. I just might boycott the next season in protest......nah.
is kicking my ass!
galore is what we have on t.v. these days. Ohio is a swing state and with the mid-term elections coming up in early November, campaign ads run during every commercial break. The closer we get to election day, the nastier the ads become. Why can't we all get along?
"Citizens Tired Of Being Sick And Tired Are Responsible For The Contents Of This Ad"
why the outrage? Why are activists trying to block this adoption? That it'll start the sale of people? That adoptive parents have to abide by Malawian residency rules so why not Madonna? Do these people really expect Madonna to set up shop in this country so as not to offend its laws?
Bono and Bobby Shriver have a new project, RED, to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world's most iconic brands to produce RED-branded products. A percentage of each RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children with HIV/AIDS in Africa. Stores/companies carrying these RED products: American Express, Apple, Motorola, Armani, Gap, and Converse.
They were featured on Oprah and Larry King Live today and it seems to be for a worthy cause. So go out there and shop to save a life!
speech was very interesting. There were lots of people, actually the whole auditorium was full which was surprising. She spoke about how she began the whole Greenbelt Movement and how it led her to getting the Nobel Peace Prize.
I had an aha! moment after she explained why she was picked for the nobel peace prize when really her movement is about planting trees, I never understood the connection. She says that at the center of most wars and conflicts in the world today is the fight for natural resources (she didn't mention oil but we got it). If there're enough resources in this world to go around for everyone, then there'll be no reason to fight for them, hence PEACE.
All it takes is for us to do our part in saving the environment. Buy a hybrid car, recycle trash, plant a tree, whatever, it doesn't matter what so long as we all do our part. She also mentioned Al Gore's movie on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, numerous times. The gist from this was that fresh water will eventually become an endangered natural resource as sea levels rise from glaciers melting (seas contain salty water which will infiltrate fresh water lakes).
Final words: Be patient, be persistent, be committed! No matter how tough things seem to be, if you look hard enough, there's a silver lining. Grab a hold of that silver lining and use it to pull yourself up.
Great message all around!
is finally here! School is out until 10/16 so it's time for some R&R. I'm leaving Columbus tomorrow for a few days and I can't wait. My gorgeous niece is getting christened this Sunday and guess who's the Godmother? Yours truly!
Q: Why doesn't Rep. Foley use bookmarks?
A: Because he prefers to bend his pages over!
Just loaded this up on my computer and I love it. Simple interface, doesn't take up too many resources so everything's booting up faster, detected a virus after I ran a scan, great reviews online, etc. Decided to abandon McAfee after it never detected anything in all the years I've had it. I don't think I'm that lucky that my laptop never catches anything, McAfee just doesn't seem to detect as much (entitled to my opinion). So if you're wanting to try something other than Norton or McAfee, this is a great option. Amazon is selling it for $40.99 + free shipping. Should get cheaper as time goes by.
And no, I'm not getting a commission from Trend Micro and don't own their stock either.
exam is this Friday (wish me luck). It's going to be my first law school exam and everything is very formal. We received our exam numbers (used instead of our names for anonymity) via email today, along with instructions on what will go on during the exam. So when will the grades be available, you ask? January, yup, along with the rest of the year end exams.
I'm glad this class is coming to an end. One, it takes up way too much time to complete assignments, and yet it's only a 1 credit class. Two, I'll now officially have no classes on Friday, as this was the only class on that day, how cool is that?!
My Torts professor cancelled class today, it's the last class from 2-3:10pm. So now I'm in the library finishing up my homework. Reading, reading, and more reading....it just never seems to end.
Oh, did I ever mention how much free pizza there always is at Moritz? Hey, come today and listen to Speaker X....free pizza will be served. Hey, don't forget to come to Organization Y's meeting.....free pizza will be served, and today, for no reason at all, there was....you guessed it.....free pizza for all students! Enough already, how about some sandwiches?
and I just cracked open my civ pro book and boy will I pay for it. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., really (forget all the other ramblings I've had on civ pro cases) and truly is an obtuse case. The facts would make the sheep (that you count to fall asleep) fall asleep!
On top of that, the fact pattern is really difficult, and that's all that crazy prof wants recited back to him in class. So when I went to my usual life saver, Mikeshecket, he has under facts the word BORING! Now how is that going to help me??
Enough ranting, back to studying.
is taping a show at OSU, Oct 29th, with tickets being given out at 5pm today. So, I figured I'd go to the library until 4:45pm and then go pick up tickets by 5pm.
4:45pm rolled around, plenty of time to spare, so I asked the person at the front desk, "...do you know where the Ohio Union bldg is? I want to pick up tickets for the Jon Stewart show..." He pointed outside, "...you see that group of people over there...?" I peered outside and saw a group of people, "...oh ok great it's just across the street...." I replied. So off I went thinking, good thing Ohioans don't know anything about Comedy Central.
When I opened the door, what seemed like a group of people, was really a mass of students in lines about 4 deep, snaking around and around as far as the eye could see, waiting to get the same tickets I was going to get!!!!! WWWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Cry me a river.
Up next, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Wangari Maathai, is coming to OSU in a few weeks and the tickets can be picked up Oct 5th. I figure my chances will be better here!
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