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Its late and I should be in bed... not really. What I should be doing is sitting at work while a group of people count every item in the store. This plan however is simply FAIL. Turns out the scanners they brought have an older version of the software on them. I went through this fiasco about 4 and a half months ago. Had to call the company and get the software updated. Turns out I have to do this again. You would think they would have run through this issue by now. Nope certainly not, if it can go wrong when I am around it most certainly will. I'm all Murphy's Law like that So instead of sitting at work bored off my ass, I am sitting on my bed in nothing but my boxers typing this... Hung out with Viv on sunday. it was great first time in a long time. Went to see The Ugly Truth, besides being Chick Flick... it is damn funny, Just the one scene. Restaurants & Remotes... thats all I will divulge. DAMN FUNNY.... the rest, well the rest was painfully predictable, in truth even the above scene was painfully predictable, but damn it was worth every red cent of the $7.50 it cost to get in. After the movie was the good old stand bye Olive Garden, where Viv's offspring was saying "lem'me see your butt" something about a vibrator... Later in the car on the ride home there were other golden quotes as well... "Let me stroke it once... I promise to stroke it back." "What happens if I stroke it this way..." See pure gold from the mouths of babes. Viv threw in a good nugget too... "Stop trying to communicate while being quiet." She said this to her children... I still can't make much sense of it I missed a call from blocked number during dinner... last I heard from him was on my Bday... I honestly didn't think he was going to ever call back. It was surprising, but again disappointing, we can't ever seem to get shit worked out to have a decent conversation it seems. What else has happened... Summer session is over. I got tired of the US history class, to the point of sacrificing a better grade for some sanity. I regret this at some point. Just not now. New semester starts on the 31st. I had signed up for 11 units, the school decided to play musical courses. Now, two of my courses are at the same day and time. I had to drop the php programing class. To be honest Im relieved and pissed off at the same time over this. I mean it took me a whole three days to register because they were having issues, and then they go and move class days around and force you out of 3 units. all the while all the fees are going up. I shouldn't complain though. I know us CA state Jr colleges have things on the cheap. even with the new price of $26 per unit. Perhaps I can bitch about the $40 cost of a parking permit One of my employees told me My hair was nice on Monday. That was cool... especially seeing as he is damn cute, and in being so is damn dangerous. He has a girlfriend... but I swear some days he wouldn't mind trying other things out. lol Perhaps I should quit and use him as a going away present. Last thing... what the hell is with people being condescending for no damn reason? I know the whole trying to be helpful bit, but honestly if what you say comes off sounding as though you know everything there is to know and the other person doesn't know a thing. Well you really should just keep your thoughts to yourself. If not you deserve the reply you end up with and then some. Oh! some other shit happened... One of my coworkers may have found out about my liking dick and what not. separate from the dangerous one... All and all its really no ones business what my preferences are there, but we will see, the situation is still developing, but really its about damn time. After all what straight guy knows what the hell blacks beach is? Some other stuff is troubling me, I don't know what to make of it other then I should have expected it. Expectations are funny that way I guess even when you know how something will eventually play out, doesn't mean the happening won't suck just as much suck as it does. Then again my arrogance is showing in the claim to know how something will play out. Rather I hope I am being arrogant, and over-thinking what really is. I think that is about it, hope you all are doing great wherever in life these words greet you. Steve

Eh... if Apple opened OS X up to more than just their hardware, their memorable claims of "It just works..." will fly out the window. As it is they seek and destroy any company that produces "mac clones" Pystar is the recent co in their cross hairs they filed bankruptcy to fend off the last lawsuit. We'll see what they do to stave off the next. after all the OS X software agreement and T O S state that using the software on anything other than apple hardware is a violation of the agreement. Funny how all the Apple Fanboys scream about Apple's greatness... after all its only the product of overzealous control. Makes you wonder if Apple sold OS X for all computers (which they can do with their conversion to intel chipsets) if they would still be the golden boy, or just a vilified as Microsoft is. After all everyone likes to hate Microsoft, but no one can come up with anything that even touches MS in the long run.

not really... win7 doesnt recognize the multi-touch track pad as well as vista did. Im sure they will address it when the final is released.

installed the RC just fine on my macbook pro... other than minimal battery life and a "right click" issue 7 works just fine. I even prefer it to osX but I'm used to windows.

cute, and now that we have an answer... I'm moving this to the Games and Humor forum.

Go here : https://www.gayauthors.org/forums/topic/18074-list-of-whom-to-contact/ he is the second person down... click PM send him a note asking for author status.

He'll have to contact JSmith to switch him into the author catagory so he can make an announcement

love is the absence of selfishness.

well if your at nifty all you have to do is click down the list... Im sure there is another 5er in store. there is no emotional investment in pornography. Simple as that. That is what this is about yes?

getting away from sites that are not peer reviewed. Oxford English Dictionary defines.... pornography, n. 1. a. The explicit description or exhibition of sexual subjects or activity in literature, painting, films, etc., in a manner intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic feelings; printed or visual material containing this. point being is pornography is subjective. I dont think anything on this site is posted to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic feelings. When stories are found that appeal to the former rather than the latter they are removed. Regardless of definitions... this is the same question that crops up around here every year or so. Point, we dont host that such stories here, Nifty is a far better venue for anyone looking to waste 5 minutes or looking to post a story that would help someone waste 5 minutes.

microsoft offers a plug in to allow older versions of office to read / edit docx files http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=1930394 Irrational fear, or very real? I can't decide.

agreed just go in the buff, daisy dukes are best left to ... well... daisy duke

Saturday night I was at my uncles house, they surprised me with a strawberry cake. It was cool there were candles, three of them anymore and the fire marshal would have been called, and people singing happy birthday. I had a few beers and tried to relax in the spa as my cousin spouted on about the end of the world in 2012. Not my belief, but hey who am I to deny him is above just saying to him people have been saying it is the end of the world since the world began. Disney is doing this promotion right now. You sign up online, and they let you into the park on your birthday for free. Sad thing is, for those people who have an annual pass, the offer is kinda moot. So they offer annual passholders three alternate options. 1) a gift card good for the amount of admission. 2) a birthday fastpass card ( one for you and up to five additional cards for members of your party) and 3) a voucher good for 1 admission ticket at a later date. Anyhow, I went out to disney chose option 1 and went in to California Adventure for this bomb ass chicken salad they have there. Turns out one of my cousins on my dads side was at the park visiting with his family. Met up with him, then the other sister, went over to disneyland. Di dthe riding rides eating... etc. Had a dole whip and saw the enchanted tiki room staring Maynard (look him up) that was very enjoyable. Outside, my cousins two little blonde daughters decided it was time to sing happy birthday to me. Complete with the missing stanza "...May Jesus bless you. May Jesus bless you ... love you and keep you, May jesus bless you." I don't even know where to start with this... other then there is a sunday school teacher running around out there somewhere that needs a right good throttling in my opinion. However being the nice guy I am I let them sing it, several more times though out the night. I had had my fill however, when I was forced ino a large hat shaped like a birthday cake, and was assaulted by a stuffed mickey mouse that was chirping out the birthday song in all of its fading digital glory. These ... little angels thought it would be fun to hit me in the face with said stuffed novelty... Escape was stalled by fireworks... and everyone just standing watching. It looked cool... what I saw of it; I just wanted to escape. Too bad, we made it to the emporium on main street where more "browsing" took place, and said little girls got magic wands ( yay something else to assult the "birthday boy" with!! ) and of course another rousiong rendition of their "birthday song" all small world like -- never ending -- . All though this day I kept getting calls from a blocked number, WHich belongs to this guy Im intereseted in getting to know better. He was supposed to call back last night at 11ish never did. Timing sucks like that I guess. Thanks to everyone who passed on birthday wishes in various avenues. It was appreciated, even if I didnt hear from everyone *cough* Joe *cough* Dan *cough* Myr *cough* I think that was about it... Steve Oh and if anyone is interested, you should totally check out "Sometime Around Midnight" by Airborne Toxic Event. I'd youtube but those usually have shitty quality...

what are we disagreeing about exactly? I didn't allude to any position on the whole issue. I simply think such a lawsuit is frivolous and a waste of time. You want to change the national motto fine and dandy. Start a letter writing campaign. Congress set the motto, they should change it. guess how this is done? By popularity of course. Leave it on... take it off... In God ( Jahova, Allah, etc) doesn't really matter to me. I have more important things to do with my life then worry about four words on my currency.

Zealots are a group of people who, intrinsically, just can not leave well enough alone. Whether they be Christians, Muslims, or Atheists. Gay or Straight

Eric are you feeling alright? Cause damn I remember someone telling me off for going to a closed system.... Its a toss I use windows xp and vista and OS X Leopard. XP is on the desktop. Vista is on the hp laptop as well as on the macbook pro using bootcamp. All and all OSX is damn pretty but I prefer to use windows. Ive had the macbook for about 3 months and in that three months my overall computer usage has dropped. I wont list the reason as there are many little things that have contributed to this, but the biggest on ehas been the Mac experience. Its beautiful and intuitive and "almost" everything apple advertises. Still I find it just off. I would prefer to run the windows installation, but it doesnt seem to be overly stable while running on the Mac. I should try an XP installation perhaps. Then I am shallow and much prefer the dark vista themeing over the XP theming...

What two issues upset you the most about eFiction? What two issues would you like to see resolved? Join in the discussion in Administration Communication

I like the term re-evaluate and reject. I think its good practice for people to re-evaluate what society expects of them and what they expect of themselves. One can't, however, re-evaluate an instinct. the nature of an instinct dictates it as being done without conscious thought. Wanting kids is, at base, an instinct. It is something we are all bound to want at some fleeting moment or another, even with constant exposure. It's a nice thought really. That one, inside, whispering "I can do this..." Don't lose it, and don't discount it because it doesn't fit into your life now, or what you expect your life will be later. I'm sure you will again come to a time when it is right to re-evaluate those expectations.

I'll echo the majority of what is being said, I like it, I'm just not sure of the placement.

While all the little comments are fun and cute and what not, if they are not included in a post that has a response to the topic, they are off topic and do not belong in the thread. Lets be sure to include a response to the thread with the little comments. As for me, I'd have to say Bourbon, because I think it would be fun and challenging. I am like him in many ways, and in others very different. If I was playing someone else's character? thats a tough choice because there are tons of great characters on GA.

I took a creative writing class--well workshop--last semester, did you know these things, blogs, are supposed to be carefully planned out? If that is the case, blogage = FAIL, EPIC FAIL even. I dunno I guess this would be a more entertaining blog if everything was thought out and well rendered into some pseudo-journalistic spin-off. I dunno, to me a blog should be more personal, It should be clearly partisan, and one should never turn to a blog for precise facts. That is just a fools errand. My problem is I have structuring my thoughts and feelings into something halfway entertaining. I just come off sounding like a whiny little bitch. I guess that has it's place, but not in a public spectrum. What I am saying I guess is bear with me as I try to figure out my balance of bitchy/entertaining... I started the summer session, yeah summer school , anyhow the first week one of the professors was out. In his stead was a substitute, who was barely mobile and recovering from back surgery mind you, and a rambling fifteen page syllabus. I'll take this moment, to say that his attendance policy for the summer term... A student who misses one or more classes should check their enrollment status before resuming attendance... So... basically he is saying if you miss a class, he is going to drop you. This seems an empty threat considering most Professors, and the school policy clearly state that it is not the professors job to cut your enrollment, its your own. They would rather just give you an F and screw with your GPA. Anyhow I was really hoping he was one of those people who is just a dick on paper, and more agreeable in person. Turns out he is. He is even willing to let absences slide if you are scoring well on the exams, if your not however, well that's your own harvest I guess. History is the other class I'm taking, American to be exact, colonial times to 1877. Its required by the gov because they subsidize funding or something or another. its completely online. I don't know how to feel about this, or if I am self motivated enough to pull it off. Case in point week 1's work is due tonight by midnight. I have yet to do anything other than read 2 of the 3 chapters. So we shall see... What else, oh yes. Many may have heard of my atrocious mini golf skills, a lucky few have even bore witness to this first hand. I have great news! Apparently I mini golf a helluva lot better after I have had a few beers . #2 get well... I know the hotel was getting on your nerves, but really a hospital is just the same, but without the smiling desk staff and knocks to announce housekeeping. Instead you traded down to Nurse Ratchet and bad food. Then again, I have heard great things about sponge baths.... fill me in when you are able won't you? Lastly I have a question. What do you guys think of Babe vs Baby? Personally I'd rather hear Babe, the latter grates on my nerves for some reason. What are your thoughts? Steve

90 million? there is a house in the LA hills. It's amazing. Its just been listed for 15 million, and would take substantially more in ongoing restoration efforts. I'd buy that, and pay for school, and a car. After that I don't think there would be much left. the house though is amazing and it has all sorts of Historical landmark designations. It was designed and built by Frank Loyd Wright for Charles and Mabel Ennis. yeah that's about it.

I still think he should ditch the stripper and go back to San Francisco.... I may be biased though

Moving this thread to the writers corner. I'll add my two cents later. Steve