All of Dana's Online Randomness

Dammit, my coworkers made me turn my phone’s ring down, and now I’ve missed a very...

Jan 1st

@metaphorge: Does California Adventure have a “Hollywood” with Disneyfied arrogant...

Jan 1st

Watching Robbie’s Leeds show on Sky One, Bourdain on Travel Channel. I’m as happy as a...

Jan 1st

Happy UK New Year!

Jan 1st

Happy EST New Year!

Jan 1st

Braved the liquor store. It’s cheaper to drink at home than to pay the cover charge for cheap...

Jan 1st

@lunza: So am I. Kinda sucks, huh?

Dec 31st

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Dec 31st

Playoff-bound Titans! Sorry, Browns. I wish y’all could go too.

Dec 31st

@weaktwos: I live in an apartment building where I can only get cable, no satellite.

Dec 31st

I was planning to find a place for it in the UK, but I found another means of watching live UK TV.

Dec 31st

@weaktwos: I could send it to a friend in another market to hook up to their cable on a TV they...

Dec 31st

@weaktwos: A refurb of the older model, I think.

Dec 31st

I could use it the normal way, but I’d love to figure out a way to rig it to watch LA or NYC...

Dec 31st

Bought a really cheap Slingbox from Woot. Now I have to decide what exactly to do with it.

Dec 31st

I’m inordinately nervous about the Titans…

Dec 31st

Miley Cyrus – Start All Over

Dec 31st

Miley Cyrus – Right Here

Dec 31st

Miley Cyrus – Let's Dance

Dec 31st

Miley Cyrus – Good & Broken

Dec 31st

Miley Cyrus – East Northhumberland High

Dec 31st

Miley Cyrus – Old Blue Jeans

Dec 31st

John Barrowman – You're So Vain

Dec 31st

Robbie Williams – We're The Pet Shop Boys

Dec 30th

Robbie Williams – Your Gay Friend

Dec 30th

Robbie Williams – 2006 - Jealousy (Live - BBC...

Dec 30th

Robbie Williams – Monsoon

Dec 30th

Robbie Williams – Hot Fudge

Dec 30th

Robbie Williams – One Fine Day

Dec 30th

Robbie Williams – Never Touch That Switch

Dec 30th

@brad: I am and I do, but it’s a bit of a trip to my place…

Dec 30th

Girls Aloud – What You Crying For

Dec 30th

John Barrowman – If You Leave Me Now

Dec 30th

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Dec 30th

I was just blinded by Randy Moss’ postgame suit.

Dec 30th

That was a fun game. I’m fairly certain that Peyton and Eli switched places for three...

Dec 30th

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Dec 29th

I’d like to go to sleep now, please.

Dec 29th

FYI, if you like travel shows and you like to drink, check out “The Thirsty Traveler”....

Dec 29th

I’m contemplating a trip to England next year to see Robbie Williams play, and a friend might...

Dec 29th

Just finished watching the DW Christmas special. Eh. Looking forward to the new series, tho.

Dec 29th

I’m watching the Billy Ray Cyrus reality show. And enjoying it. I might need to be...

Dec 28th

@ohmu: Too broke for a servant, and I have a built-in force field that repels all men.

Dec 28th

It’s telling that the times when I miss being married are when I’m sick. But I am sick...

Dec 28th

At home with a stomach bug. I need a servant or a boyfriend or something to go get me some Sprite.

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

@galateadia: I’m feeling your pain. It’s freezing here, but one of the other folks...

Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

BBCA is showing docs on women whose boobs are too big or too small. Really nicely done, although...

Dec 27th

Second attempt at a morning dose of Keppra had the same snoozy effect. I wish it would work okay,...

Dec 27th

Life has really funny timing sometimes.

Dec 27th

I am ready for a nap. Shame it’s only 3.

Dec 26th

A choral version of “Fairytale of New York” — interesting.

Dec 26th

@bigorangemichae: I’m sure she does, and I understand that. But I don’t make value...

Dec 26th

If you’re British, Robbie’s Leeds show is on Sky 1 right now. God bless Boxing Day.

Dec 26th

Rascal & his coat: My Aunt Linda’s dog,...

Dec 26th

@jillymcgill: Thanks!

Dec 26th

@ohmu: That’s fine. I need to clean house before anyone comes over. But I appreciate the...

Dec 26th

@ikepigott: She likes gardening and home decorating. And pontificating on social issues. And now...

Dec 26th

@ohmu: I love sports, but almost everyone I know doesn’t care for them. Everyone’s got...

Dec 26th

Oh, the same aunt hates both Paula Deen AND Tony Bourdain. Now I see why we don’t hang out...

Dec 26th

@ohmu: Excellent idea

Dec 26th

@ohmu: Come over and I’ll split the frozen Red Baron’s French bread pizza in the...

Dec 26th

Besides, what else are you supposed to be doing on Sundays besides football? Volunteering at a...

Dec 26th

@phinnia: The thing that made it funnier to me is that she said this in a room full of...

Dec 26th

If I were Jewish, I’d be really pissed right now

Dec 26th

@ohmu: Steak-Out’s not answering the phone. So I guess nothing is open

Dec 26th

@ohmu: You’re a sweetie. Thanks.

Dec 26th

Have I mentioned that she is a very critical, if loving, person?

Dec 26th

According to my aunt, people waste their time watching and obsessing about pointless games instead...

Dec 26th

Domino’s closed too! I love some things about this town, but this seriously annoys me.

Dec 26th

@ohmu: See, if you do that too, then I’m not alone. So I’m instantly cheered up, even if...

Dec 26th

Oh, a funny from Christmas dinner: my aunt’s rant about how sports fans are inherently selfish...

Dec 26th

Or better for my health — take up cooking myself. I did get cookware from Mom, but no markets...

Dec 26th

@sambearpoet: Only Chinese delivery in the area does weird stuff like closing at 7. Must move to a...

Dec 26th

@sambearpoet: There they go, screwing things for those of us uninclined to cook.

Dec 26th

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Dec 25th

Just thought of a perfect gift, but I have to go to Wal-Mart to get it. Eek!

Dec 24th

I’d forgotten how awesome Beck is.

Dec 24th

Stopped in Ardmore to get a Sun Drop and a lotto ticket, just because.

Dec 24th

My God, Hwy 53 from Huntsville to Pulaski sucks.

Dec 24th

@ijk: Yeah, good point. I’ll be doing that myself later this week. Today I have to finish a...

Dec 24th

At work when no one else is. Ho hum

Dec 24th

Coolest…Store…EVER

Dec 23rd

New blog post: Vid ‘O Da Whatever: ‘Facebook Stalking’ http://tinyurl.com/2b2twh

Dec 23rd

Vid ‘O Da Whatever: ‘Facebook Stalking’

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

New blog post: Coolest…Store…EVER...

Dec 23rd

John Barrowman – Every Little Thing She Does...

Dec 23rd

John Barrowman – All By Myself

Dec 23rd

John Barrowman – Feelin' Good

Dec 23rd

John Barrowman – Being Alive

Dec 23rd

John Barrowman – Your Song

Dec 23rd

John Barrowman – Heaven

Dec 23rd

New blog post: New Robbie Williams Choons http://tinyurl.com/yumuqg

Dec 23rd

New Robbie Williams Choons

Dec 23rd

Just discovered my rent autopay went thru 2 weeks early. So screwed.

Dec 22nd

Oooh, Saluki basketball!

Dec 22nd

It’s a good day to take the meds the doctor gave me yesterday, snuggle up in the recliner and...

Dec 22nd

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Dec 22nd

It’s Christmas, and at Christmas you’re supposed to tell the truth.

Dec 22nd

Guess I should just keep my mouth shut.

Dec 22nd

Don’t forget to visit http://frozenpeafund.com

Dec 21st

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Dec 21st

Countdown Singers – Theme from "Sex & the...

Dec 21st

@galateadia: Yay! A girl!

Dec 21st

Tomorrow is Frozen Pea Friday: http://tinyurl.com/2j33hy. Trying to make an avatar.

Dec 20th

@galateadia: Can we lay down bets on boy or girl?

Dec 20th

@phinnia: I’ll have to try that Lush. My hair’s right in between straight and wavy,...

Dec 20th

I keep getting emails offering me 6 figures to be a Web developer. Makes me want to become a Web...

Dec 20th

@lunza: I slept 14 hrs last night, so I’m the biggest sissy alive.

Dec 20th

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Dec 20th

I keep fighting it, but waves of woozy keep overtaking me.

Dec 19th

@yogariffic: ustername.livejournal.com is the correct URL to enter.

Dec 19th

Had an apparent drug reaction and passed out for a few minutes. Still rather out of it.

Dec 19th

@metaphorge: Glad about the phone, and the computer too. :)

Dec 19th

Back from the doc. More Keppra, less Lyrica, and hopefully I won’t be going into the hospital...

Dec 19th

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Dec 19th

@yogariffic: http://www.loudtwitter.com/

Dec 19th

Jessica Alba, Jamie Lynn Spears, and now Lily Allen. That’s it, I’m buying a chastity...

Dec 19th

Trying out Camino. So far it’s much faster and less clunky than Firefox.

Dec 19th

I love the Levi’s commercial where the couple is ripping each other’s clothes off.

Dec 19th

Tell @nateritter what kind of Twitter client you use.

Dec 19th

@nateritter: Snitter at work, Twitterific at home. Love them equally.

Dec 19th

@cathleenritt: http://tinyurl.com/ynjjgv

Dec 19th

*looks at inbox, sighs*

Dec 19th

@spanishmanners: AppleCare would only pay for one of the two replacement power supplies I’ve...

Dec 19th

@spanishmanners: That’s the same reaction I’ve had to the $90 pricetag on replacing my...

Dec 19th

I just got NYE off, which gives me a 4-day weekend. Where shall I go?

Dec 18th

The $5 headphones from Woot are more comfortable than the $29 Sony ones they replaced. Go figure.

Dec 18th

@tyrsalvia: I do the same thing. I also hate asking people to hold while I order in a drive-thru.

Dec 18th

Just found out that Xmas Eve is not a holiday at work, which means I’ll have to work a full...

Dec 18th

Two different women stopped me at Wal-Mart to ask where I got my boots. That’s a ringing...

Dec 18th

Wearing a black-and-white mini jumper, black tights and boots. I look very Mod today.

Dec 18th

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Dec 18th

That said, since I don’t seem to be making any progress towards actually visiting London in...

Dec 18th

Oops…THIS is the most heartwarming sports story ever....

Dec 18th

This might be the most heartwarming sports story ever: http://tinyurl.com/yvflzn

Dec 18th

Mark Ronson Featuring Lily Allen – Oh My God

Dec 18th

“I will, I bloody well will.” I adore Ray Davies.

Dec 18th

Ray Davies – Things Are Gonna Change (The...

Dec 18th

Robbie Williams – Handsome Man

Dec 18th

Kanye West – Stronger

Dec 18th

The best post I’ve ever seen about the dynamics of abuse: http://tinyurl.com/yvflzn

Dec 18th

New blog post: New Media and the WGA Strike http://tinyurl.com/28k9jj

Dec 18th

New Media and the WGA Strike

Dec 18th

It seems like it’s “Let’s Make Dana Feel Insignifigant and Unloved Week”.

Dec 17th

@sambearpoet: Thanks.

Dec 17th

It’s amazing how happy a $5 tub of popcorn has made my coworkers. Highly recommended if...

Dec 17th

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Dec 17th

Dear Tyler Hansbrough: Take better care of that head of yours. You’ll need it around March.

Dec 17th

Watching Paula Deen cook makes my cholesterol go up. But damn if Iron Chef isn’t improving my...

Dec 17th

My mood would improve immensely if I had Chocolate Covered Anything in my apartment right now.

Dec 17th

Today is Chocolate Covered Anything Day. Seriously....

Dec 17th

The Pats get further w/ no run offense than anyone.

Dec 16th

Found the sports bar where the Midwesterners hang out. Score!

Dec 16th

Found the s

Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

This has been a helluva sucky weekend.

Dec 16th

Love my new weather radio. Now I’ll never sleep through tornado warnings again.

Dec 15th

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Dec 15th

A coworker thanked me because she overheard me talking about how to find people on FB and she found...

Dec 14th

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Dec 14th

Dear ESPN.com: Please don’t send me an alert that the Mitchell Report is available on your...

Dec 13th

@horsepowerheels: Neither would I, but it works.

Dec 13th

My boss just brought in cookies made with lemon cake mix and ground-up candy canes. OMG.

Dec 13th

My friend P. will be on Fox Sports Radio at 10:30. Listen here: http://tinyurl.com/yooj54

Dec 13th

For those of us who do sports news, today is like Christmas. The Mitchell Report is gonna be fun.

Dec 13th

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Dec 13th

Where does flirty end and creepy begin?

Dec 13th

Proof that geeks aren’t perfect: http://tinyurl.com/2fbkp4

Dec 13th

@tyrsalvia: No argument there. ;)

Dec 13th

Note: By my bitching about fellow women, I am no better than they are. I freely admit this.

Dec 13th

@tyrsalvia: I most likely do. It’s just that in my experience, guys make crude jokes and talk...

Dec 13th

It’s much more fun to work with men than women. It’s sexist but true.

Dec 13th

That would be @technomom.

Dec 12th

@technom is awesome. :)

Dec 12th

@ultimatejosh: Didn’t know that. Thanks!

Dec 12th

@technomom: Could you possibly convert a Word doc to a PDF for me? I seem to recall you’ve...

Dec 12th

There ARE reasons. My brain’s not processing grammar today.

Dec 12th

@technomom: Yep, there’s reasons that Britney’s parents ran her into the ground, and...

Dec 12th

$15 for one ticket is a bit extortionist, but I guess that’s better than $1K a ticket for the...

Dec 12th

Just bought a ticket to see Hannah Montana in concert…on-screen at a movie theater. I’m...

Dec 12th

I want to go back to Illinois, where it’s gray for six months but at least the weather...

Dec 12th

It’s like 90 freaking degrees outside, and our weatherman says we might have a winter storm...

Dec 12th

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Dec 12th

@spanishmanners: Someday soon, you’ll be back over here and spending all your winters here and...

Dec 12th

@technomom: Bought them too. Someone stole my headphones last week, so these should be a nice...

Dec 11th

God, I’m a horrible flirt. Horrible as in scary.

Dec 11th

Got about 3 hours of sleep, but feel reasonably decent despite that.

Dec 11th

Wish I could sleep. Not feeling well. Wish I had someone to talk to.

Dec 11th

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Dec 11th

My brain is in a very weird, uncomfortable place tonight.

Dec 10th

Sometimes I feel profoundly annoying.

Dec 10th

My boss banned uncomfortable footwear from the workplace. I have never appreciated him so much as I...

Dec 10th

I’m wearing heels today for the first time in, well, since I came to work here. If men had to...

Dec 10th

horsepowerheels: Some sort of failure at the downtown substation.

Dec 10th

I’m noticing that I get headaches after eating bread lately. Weird.

Dec 10th

@horsepowerheels: It’s from downtown to Airport Rd.

Dec 10th

Half of my LJ FL is without power in OK and TX, and so is Huntsville, but we don’t have a bit...

Dec 10th

Me + heels + steep staircase = much hilarity for coworkers

Dec 10th

Ran home to get a coworker some meds. I swear I’d make a great pharmacist.

Dec 10th

@nateritter: Target. Seriously.

Dec 10th

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Dec 10th

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Dec 9th

British Mars bars kick the everloving crap out of the American version.

Dec 9th

So, if I am what I eat, I am a Taco Bell Mexican pizza and a Cadbury milk tray

Dec 9th

http://tinyurl.com/ynp33u=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197162893&sr=8-2

Dec 9th

Which is ironic, because I also got this today…

Dec 9th

In other news, I spent way too much money at an international store that sells English and German...

Dec 9th

So proud that I have two alma maters that I love to follow in sports. Most people don’t get...

Dec 9th

Only 3 points kept me from seeing my Salukis play for the national championship in Chattanooga. So...

Dec 9th

Watching SIU play in the Div. 1 playoffs.

Dec 9th

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Dec 8th

@amazing_tito: Still, it’s a possibility. I think they might have the keyboard.

Dec 7th

@amazing_tito: Good idea!

Dec 7th

Can anyone recommend a WoW-related gift for two total addicts?

Dec 7th

It’s official — everyone I’ve ever known is on Facebook.

Dec 7th

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Dec 7th

Oh my…Robbie Williams in high-def…

Dec 6th

@technomom: Will do. :) Also got a pair of sexy black leather boots.

Dec 6th

Bought a dress. And boots. God, I hate shopping.

Dec 6th

Still grappling with the Christmas party dress issue.

Dec 6th

Writing a story about a month-old boy who was killed by his mother. Considering I have a month-old...

Dec 6th

Good way of looking at it, @lunza.

Dec 6th

The dress will show as much cleavage as the corset, but in a more dignified manner. Really!

Dec 6th

You guys are bad influences. ;) Thanks.

Dec 6th

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Dec 6th

Thanks, @lunza! It was that or a corset, which is really a bad idea.

Dec 5th

@technomom: That’s just the height of selfishness (the shooter, not you.) It’s getting...

Dec 5th

Is $169 an insane price for a Christmas party dress? What if it’s REALLY pretty?

Dec 5th

“You’ve Got Mail” is beginning to look horribly dated. I wonder if in 10 years the...

Dec 5th

@ohmu: Westroads Mall

Dec 5th

@ohmu: Omaha. Nine people dead, five more injured.

Dec 5th

Why do people go and shoot people at malls? I know that Christmas commercialism sucks, but...

Dec 5th

Typing out my Christmas list. I have way too many family members…

Dec 5th

People keep coming by and complimenting me on my makeup. It’s strange.

Dec 5th

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Dec 4th

It has been a really crappy day, but I’ve got to get more positive about things…

Dec 4th

It looks like my mom and my sister are not speaking to me again, so I’m off my family’....

Dec 3rd

I just blew up at my mom via email. Can I go home now?

Dec 3rd

How freaking hard is it to find photo galleries when they’re on top of the site?!?

Dec 3rd

Need a nap.

Dec 3rd

My headphones are missing. This sucks.

Dec 3rd

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Dec 3rd

Vid ‘O Da Week: ‘Hanukkah Hey Ya’

Dec 3rd

New blog post: Vid ‘O Da Week: ‘Hanukkah Hey Ya’ http://tinyurl.com/yv73ud

Dec 3rd

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Dec 2nd

Doing a photn gallery of the Huntsville Xmas Parade.

Dec 1st