is anybody out there?

can anybody hear me?

Poconos Properties: Season 2!!

The premier of the new season of Poconos Properties is just a few days away. The blog community is abuzz w/ chatter:
"It's going to be even better than last time!"
"Expect great things from Jordan. I hear he's gotten EVEN FUNNIER."
"I'm only eating gorilla cake from now until the premier!"

Are you ready?!?

The official Fergie rival.

HOO RAY

I don't know if anyone even looks at this blog anymore, but I couldn't let it go w/o a shout out to the newly-engaged. Yay! Its a Cascino-Vahey wedding!

paranoia

erica, i know that you know that everyone knows that my family knows me as care bear. is that subliminal messaging down below???
well, i'm once again a contributioner to e-opal. my contribution, however, is yet to be disclosed.
for now, know that i do think-a-lot about you's in the e-opal kingdom even though we seem worlds apart....or maybe just an ocean and then some land.
xoxo
care

genocide, ethnic cleansing and new jersey

Repost: my myspace bulletin

Well, well... These things come up quickly. Since grad school is all over and such, I had to go out and get a job. I'm moving back to Washington, DC on March 9. That's a Friday, so consider yourself on notice for next weekend-- March 2nd/3rd-- for a going-away shindig. Send me your email address if you think I don't have it (and it's probably best to assume I don't), so that I can send you the evite as soon as I figure things out in more detail. Miss you already!, Erica

Scott says "HELLO EVERYBODY!"

Good Morning Opal's peeps. This is Scott the "new sweetie" of Geoff and I have had the pleasure of meeting some of you, been unfortunately not meet you all, but have heard a lot about every one of you.

Geoff told me that Erica had posted that he should write about me so he asked me to make a guest entry. I don't have much time before it's time to head out to work but here are the bullets:

• Have lived in VA all my life
  
• Major in Computer Science at William and Mary
  
• Have some level of which I like the "dorky" things in life but always appreciate the cool things
  
• Work for a software company and travel a bit but now have a great reason to come home
  
• Have completely fallen for Geoff ;)
  

I look forward to meeting all of you and I hope everyone has a great week.

-Scott (a.k.a. Middle Name)

works fine for me

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if anyone's still out there

stolen from one of my fave sites :

THE AMERICANS

WHO VOTED FOR

GEORGE W. BUSH

WISH TO RETURN

THEIR TELEVISION.

BY WAYNE GLADSTONE

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AMERICA: Yeah, hi. I bought this TV here about two years ago and I'd like to return it.

BEST BUY CLERK: Oh, yeah. I remember you. You loved this TV. What happened? Is it broken?

AMERICA: Broken? Well, I'm not sure. It's just that ... hmm. How do I explain?

BEST BUY CLERK: Well, what's the problem?

AMERICA: Well, I've heard there are other TVs? Like a smart TV that knows when your shows are on and can record them for you? One that can be programmed with parental controls and specifications.

BEST BUY CLERK: Yeah, sure, but you said you didn't want a smart TV. I remember. I tried to sell you that. But you said it was "haughty." That it gave you too much information—like it couldn't make up its mind. You wanted a "simple" TV that you could relate to.

AMERICA: Yeah, I know ... but this TV. I mean, sometimes I'll put it on a channel and it just stays there. No matter what. No matter how bad the channel is or how much I want something different. I even changed the batteries in the remote control and banged on the side of the set, but nothing works. It's like it's ignoring me.

BEST BUY CLERK: And that's a problem?

AMERICA: Well, yeah.

BEST BUY CLERK: But I thought you liked that. I remember. You were all like, "I like a TV that knows what it wants."

AMERICA: Well, yeah, that's true. And don't get me wrong. Sometimes I like what's on. I'm a very spiritual person, so sometimes I like the religious programming, but that can't be all there is.

BEST BUY CLERK: But that's why you bought the set. We watched The 700 Club together right in this showroom. I pointed out that all these other TVs had that channel, too—they just don't show it all the time. And you said you weren't sure you could trust a TV that didn't show it all the time.

AMERICA: Yeah, I remember ... Well, it gets confused.

BEST BUY CLERK: Confused?

AMERICA: Yeah, like sometimes—and this is going to sound crazy—but sometimes I'll tune in to one show and it will show me another.

BEST BUY CLERK: What do you mean?

AMERICA: Well, like the whole fall schedule. Supposedly, there are options out there. I've been reading about all these new shows in my local paper, but I can't watch them. I'll ask for Heroes and suddenly I'm watching 24 again. Just like that. It switches one thing for another like I'm not going to notice the difference.

BEST BUY CLERK: How long has it been doing that?

AMERICA: Well, in truth, probably from the beginning, but I didn't notice at first. I'm a pretty big 24 fan. And, also, I only just started reading the newspapers. They're mostly opinion, you know.

BEST BUY CLERK: Yeah, but, you see, nothing's really changed. Your TV's not broken. This is exactly what you wanted. You just changed your mind. I'm sorry, you can't just—

AMERICA: Oh, I know! It uses way too much energy. My utility bills are through the roof! Wasn't there some warranty that this TV would keep those costs down?

BEST BUY CLERK: No. Not in the warranty. It was in the advertising. They're not the same thing. TVs use energy. That's just the deal.

AMERICA: So there's nothing we can do?

BEST BUY CLERK: Sorry. Nothing now. There was talk of building more-efficient TVs. Ones that are better for the environment. That would free us from our reliance on our enemies' resources. Technology that might even provide a new source of revenue for America and create jobs for its people. And then we ...

AMERICA: Whoa, whoa. Easy. You're giving me a headache with all that.

BEST BUY CLERK: Yeah, that's what you said in 2000.

AMERICA: Oh.

BEST BUY CLERK: Yeah. You take care, now. But mark your calendar. Big sale coming in '08.

- - - -

blah dee blah blah blah

So I'm incredibly bored. In a good way I suppose-- I'm getting paid. But seriously, outside of answering a few phone calls and ordering lunch, nobody has asked me to do anything today. The kicker of it all is that I'm on the last chapter of my book (The Fortress of Solitude, but Jonathan Lethem, you should all read it), but it would probably be inappropriate for me to sit here reading.

But somehow it seems ok to blog and do crosswords and piddle around online. Oh well.

I now have a facebook profile. I would post pics here of Geoff's birthday, but that's something I'd have to have posted to the internet previously. So nevermind. I'm meaning to get everything up on Flikr at some point. I'll get to it. We'll put it in line right behind "get a job." (Or who knows, maybe before.)

So what's everybody up to? Anyone?

Tara, how's the new semester?
Jill, what the hell is going on with you? Where are you?
Geoffy? Why don't you tell us all about your new sweetie, that cute boy Scott?
Paul, eat me.
(just kidding!)

Interesting things I read today:
Tobacco manufacturers have been upping the amount of nicotine in cigarettes since 1998.
Um... ok that's it.

If anyone has any suggestions as to entertaining myself quietly and on the computer, please, send them my way.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEOFF

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!