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8th-Nov-2009 02:51 am - A question
So I have had a thing come up a lot and haven't been able to find an answer.

First: My sim maxed her gardening skill and wants to plant a money tree. How do I do that? I seen it said something about getting money in the mail and I've never got a bag of money in the mail lol.
8th-Nov-2009 12:51 am - I love Saturdays.
Who doesn't love rude, overly entitled customers?

I work in a large book chain where we wear lanyards instead of name tags. Many times, at least several times a day in fact, many customers line up in the wrong direction. We have a sign that says PLEASE PAY HERE but it's above eyesight, so often times people miss it and that's okay. But most the time when I ask them to line up in the other direction, especially when there's a line already forming, they turn around and apologize. Keep in mind that we only have customers form in ONE line, for simplicity.

Well, said entitled customer came up when there was already a line around the other way, about 5 or 6 customers deep. He'd been there literally 30 seconds when I asked him to please walk around the other way and join the queue, very politely.

Here's how it went )
8th-Nov-2009 07:58 am - US House backs healthcare reforms
A landmark bill that could extend healthcare coverage to tens of millions passes in the US lower House after a tense vote.
8th-Nov-2009 08:24 am - Saudi deaths in border fighting
Saudi Arabia says three soldiers died and four are missing fighting with rebels on its border with Yemen.
8th-Nov-2009 01:48 am - At least 11 dead in Pakistan suicide blast
A suicide car bomber struck in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing 11 people, including a local mayor, authorities said.


8th-Nov-2009 01:59 am - My smile was like this =)) and it went to this >=((
There are three things that are guaranteed to make me smile at my job as a video rental clerk. Those things are, in no particular order:

* Cute and laughing children.
* Cute old couples and/or friendly older gentlemen who call me "doll" (in the non-creepy way preferably).
* People who have their ID ready before getting to the till so I can look up their account.

So honestly, I'm not too hard to please. Most people fall into one of these three categories, or there are people around them that make me really have a genuine smile on my face instead of a fake plastic pageant smile. All is good.

Things that are guaranteed to make me FROWN include:

* Messing up the store by moving everything, and then complaining about not being able to find anything.
* When I ask for an ID, giving me a phone number. I didn't realize people had phone numbers as names! Sorry 867-5309!!
* Making terrible fun of the people who were speaking in Somalian in front of you and then letting your child go on and on after they left asking me questions about how silly they sound and how do I understand them and how do I check out movies to them and then the 8 year-old said I SHOULDN'T CHECK OUT MOVIES TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH! Geez, I wonder where little Timmy picked that up from!
* Stealing the pens from the cup. Now people can no longer sign their slips.
* Arguing with me and damning me to hell over a 40cent late fee. I'll pay the damn thing myself if it's that much of a deal! But I can not delete it from the system! No way, no how!
* ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ... now I know my ABC's, next time won't you sing with me and remember them so you know where you are going in the store when I say that everything is alphabetical around the wall? Thanks! (Example: "Yes! Last House on the Left is in! It will be in the L's!" and then they walk over to the P's and ask me if that would be before or after The Proposal. *facepalm*)

And last but not least...

* I am not in charge of what movies Corporate sends us, so please stop getting upset with me that we do not have Dexter/Season 2 of Friends/Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom/Titanic/Angus/Boondock Saints/Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas/more copies of blah blah blah blah.....

*ahem*. Thank you. *bow and scamper*
8th-Nov-2009 12:16 am - " Are you Brain," Jordan Catalano
" Are you Brain?" Jordan Catalano
8th-Nov-2009 01:01 am
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  • 09:27 Good morning, my greased porn otters. #TalkLikeWarrenEllis - talklikewarrenellis.com [pic] ff.im/b7hV7 #
  • 10:57 I guess this is some of that "civil discourse" I keep getting lectured to emulate. #hcr j.mp/3kPc4K #
  • 10:59 YouTube - Unruly Republicans Disrupt Health Care Debate ff.im/b7jPS #
  • 11:10 Sinfest | 2009-11-07: Belly Rubby ff.im/b7k3R #
  • 12:06 Reagan! Reagan! Reagan! - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com ff.im/b7l5T #
  • 12:14 MSNBC's Hacked Twitter Feed [PIC] ff.im/b7lgI #
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  • 12:16 High hopes for a malaria vaccine -- latimes.com ff.im/b7liA #
  • 12:17 The White House On V: What Aliens? - V - io9 ff.im/b7ljm #
  • 12:18 Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5% - NYTimes.com ff.im/b7llo #
  • 12:19 Should I Buy Her A Drink? | The Best Article Every day ff.im/b7llG #
  • 12:22 I am being forced to go have fun. On my way to a picnic. Woo hoo. Let the good times roll. #
  • 12:22 Anti-Piracy Group Throws in the Towel, Pirates Walk Free | TorrentFreak ff.im/b7lpO #
  • 16:08 Back from having fun. Did all right at the tug-of-war, at least until they started piling 10 extra guys on the other end. #
  • 16:12 RT @QueenofSpain: totally afraid of what Bachmann will say... OMG NOT HAWAII . lol #hcr #
  • 16:15 Pass the ibuprofen, please. ff.im/b7pHf #
  • 16:22 RT @jkfecke: Oh, man, color on my TV went out. That's - oh, wait. Just Boehner speaking. #
  • 16:23 RT @faboomama: Sigh...why is Boehner so obsessed with my coochie? #hcr #
  • 16:27 Anti-Piracy Group Responds to Media, Not DRM Breaker | TorrentFreak ff.im/b7pUV #
  • 16:34 Why do I have this uncontrollable urge to LOL every time a Republican congresscritter starts laying on the rhetorical cheese? #hcr #
  • 16:37 Wow. The FF search function is really hosed. Items out of order or not even appearing anymore. ff.im/b7q4o #
  • 16:49 RT @kbondelli: How is it that the minority party keeps claiming to speak for the vast majority of Americans? #
  • 16:52 Good points, Rep. Capps #hcr #
  • 16:53 Hey, Rep. Pence. I find pointless wars offensive. Can we stop that, too? #hcr #
  • 16:57 @QueenofSpain LOL! And they've gotta dig deep into their bench for those women, too. #
  • 17:00 Oh, no. #bachmann #
  • 17:03 RT @kbondelli: Wow, Fortenberry's hair must need its own supplemental insurance policy. #
  • 17:10 It never fails to amaze me how quickly Republicans jump to protect "existing federal law" when one isn't talking about rendition or torture. #
  • 17:14 RT @fordkt: so, apparently old white men know what women who get abortions go through and that means twice as much mental illnesses. FAIL. #
  • 17:16 Hearing a Republican whining about government takeover is like hearing the head of Little Debbie whine about fat people. #
  • 17:23 TEXAS? Did that fool just name TEXAS as a good example of acceptable health care coverage? F-A-I-L. #
  • 17:30 I was wondering who was going to be the first moron to drag out the old GOP tropes to scare the hell out of people. Pence, of course. #
  • 17:32 Mike Pence's Top Contributors twitpic.com/op2ny #
  • 17:34 Photo: Back (via cobblucas) tumblr.com/xqg3wskxn #
  • 17:35 Photo: Self-Love #5: Back (via my-goddess) tumblr.com/xqg3wsl4y #
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  • 17:37 Photo: 122/365 - No Way *Back*. (via just.K) tumblr.com/xqg3wsm98 #
  • 17:37 Shorter GOP: OMG TEH GUBMINT GONNA TAKE AWAY ALL YUR STUFFZ AAAAIIIIEEEEE. #
  • 17:38 Photo: 365-92 “Back” to Bed (via TXAlleKat) tumblr.com/xqg3wsmvp #
  • 17:38 Photo: cause i m back… (via memorias perdías (mostly away)) tumblr.com/xqg3wsn82 #
  • 17:39 Photo: bringing sexy back (via *Niki*) tumblr.com/xqg3wsnhs #
  • 17:39 Photo: elegant back (via louie imaging) tumblr.com/xqg3wsnso #
  • 17:41 RT @Wolfrum: GOP would be doing better in #hcr debate if they let Lobbyists do the talking. It's Gov. getting in way of private sector. #
  • 17:44 ONE POINT TWO TRILLION DOLLARS!!! And how much did throw at your pals in Wall Street to bail them out, Mr. Barton? #
  • 17:44 RT @owillis: every time gop reps speak i swear to god i hear dixie playing in the background #
  • 17:45 @owillis You don't get it, Oliver. Southern twang="folksy". Northern/Midwestern accent="liberal" :D #
  • 17:48 When did the Republicans suddenly develop a hatred for trial lawyers? Where else are they gonna get campaign contributions from? #
  • 17:51 "We believe in freedom - you're free to be on your own." WIN. #
  • 17:52 Photo: back (via khamael) tumblr.com/xqg3wsvmh #
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  • 18:07 @fancyfembot It''s not too bad. But it's definitely for those who religiously watched BSG. #
  • 18:10 @Wolfrum Sadly, there's plenty of wingnut effluvium to help in that endeavor. #
  • 18:16 @Wolfrum I hear that. What do you do with people who Godwin themselves hourly? #
  • 18:18 Of course you don't have the money, Cantor. You gave it all to your buddies on Wall Street. #
  • 18:19 Yes, because when my health is on the line, I always think more about saving money more than I do about getting good care. Wotta clown. #
  • 18:20 I wouldn't fix my car with cheap-ass parts, yet the Republicans think that I'd do the same for my healthcare just to save a few bucks. #
  • 18:26 Not him again. #boehner #
  • 18:29 Dear Boehner: the reason no one likes your Graphjam.com chart? PRINT IS TOO SMALL. Up Yours, Me #
  • 18:31 I have muted Boehner and supplied my own audio track. He sounds much more intelligent now. Sorta like Charlie Brown's teacher. #
  • 18:35 Most unconstitutional thing he's ever seen? So I take it Boehner has never heard of Gitmo, then? #
  • 18:37 Yes. I am watching Congress debate health care and posting semi-naked people to Tumblr. Do I tell you how to spend... ff.im/b7rYm #
  • 18:44 Geez-o-pete. Boehner is about as boring and predictable as the Syfy Saturday Night Movie. And even less entertaining. #
  • 18:47 YAY! BOEHNER'S GONE!! WOO-HOO!! #
  • 19:16 Dear wimmins: Sorry about #stupak. But feel free to send us some campaign money anyway. Love, the 60+ Dems who just backstabbed you. #
  • 19:31 Oh, geez, Cantor again? *changes channel to Lewis Black HBO special* #
  • 19:36 @coldacid Been that way for at least the last 30 years or so. #
  • 19:36 RT @AlterNet: The list of 46 Democrats who voted for the #stupak amendment can be found here: bit.ly/MEjsc #
  • 19:37 THIS JUST IN: I like red wine. [pic] ff.im/b7sM5 #
  • 19:40 Who the hell let the drunken frat boys into Congress? #
  • 19:44 @gordondym Is that the American version? #
  • 19:50 I always mute CPSAN callers. Because I already know what talking points Fox News handed out today. #
  • 19:52 RT @faboomama: DAMN! RT @Radlein:CSPAN callers are the people not literate enough to leave YouTube comments. #cspancallersarenuts #
  • 19:59 Here goes nothing. #hcr #
  • 20:05 GET THE LEAD OUT, YA LAST 10 BASTARDS! #hcr #
  • 20:07 BOO-YAH. #hcr #
  • 20:17 RT @AlterNet: Anti-Woman Amendment to Health Care Passes House bit.ly/14xcP7 #
  • 20:50 RT @SamSeder: 2day's GOP RT@lysabelle Hey Cao go back 2 Vietnam or whatever communist country U came from,... O yes, my gloves R off .... #
  • 21:08 RT @owillis: RT @GregMitch: Wingnuts sending messages to Rep. Cao-- calling him "Mao" and "Gook." bit.ly/1lZGii #
  • 21:10 RT @TeresaKopec: #Tcot full of racist comments about Rep. Cao. What a sludge pit. #
  • 21:24 RT @hrana: In a show of maturity, Rep. Cao (R-LA) is having his Wikipedia page defaced by angry anti #hcr folks. twitpic.com/opx4o #
Slapped on by this LoudTwitter thing.
7th-Nov-2009 01:12 pm
U.S. Representative John Boner Boehner tries to quote the preamble to the Constitution (the one he's holding) and quotes the Declaration of Independence instead.






6th-Nov-2009 02:46 pm - Automotive stupidity
My boyfriend worked as a mechanic for a couple decades, and as such he's pretty much Seen It All--you know, the electric tape over that pesky oil light, the music up loud to drown out that funny noise...but this one really stood out.

Scenario: customer walks into a parts store and requests something simple....say, spark plug wires. And this dialogue follows:

Clerk: What kind of car is it?
Customer: A fodo. (The r-dropping makes it worse somehow--I swear I thought it was some exotic European make I'd never heard of before.)
Clerk: Yeeesss...but what KIND of four-door is it?
Customer: It a V8.

And the worst part is, he says that not only did this happen REGULARLY, but about three times out of five the next information they would come out with was the color of the paint.

Because the fact that your car has four doors will really narrow down the specific parts you need. O.o
6th-Nov-2009 12:20 am - Civics class stupidity.
I'm a senior in high school and the things I hear from the mouths of my peers are simply stunning. I just want to either bang my head against the wall or burst into tears on a daily basis.

In the beginning of the semester, a student asked, "Do we have a prime minister?" (We are in the US. This should not be a question you need to ask as a 17/18 year old.)

Yesterday a student asked if women could run for president. I go to an all-girls school and we just finished watching a movie about the women's rights movement. Not to mention, where has she been for the last couple of years? A woman just did run for president, idiot.

I genuinely fear for the future. There are some relatively intelligent and informed students in the class and the school as a whole. But the rest...I just do not understand how they will ever survive in life. D: Even more insanely stupid things happen quite often. I could fill a journal.
8th-Nov-2009 01:38 am
Here is a one that I had happen Thursday.

Pay the bleeping attention to your proofs!! )

And a small one that is getting SO annoying: Why, for the love of god, are you handing me your CREDIT CARD for $0.11? Really? You don't have a dime and one penny in your car? Heck, I'll make it easy on you and just take a dime. A nickel? Something? We have signs that say we don't want to take under a certain amount. (Actually, we have six of them, on bright neon paper) Please read them.

[edited to elaborate a little]
8th-Nov-2009 07:06 am - Deadly suicide attack in Pakistan
At least 10 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, police say.
7th-Nov-2009 11:27 pm - Texas Governor's Mansion Cowboy Cookies
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Testing out one of the Presidential Cookies on my blog HERE
Made with oats, chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut.

5th-Nov-2009 10:17 pm - Olive Oil Cake
Check out the recipe at my blog! Savory Simple
5th-Nov-2009 02:02 pm - New art project... but is it food_porn worthy?
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A friend of mine has a gallery nearby and each month hosts a themed show. November is "GLUTTONY". This is my recently completed piece called, appropriately, "Breakfast of Champions". It is wood, acrylic paint, paper and ink.

+2 )
5th-Nov-2009 02:41 pm - Some days are chili
I could wax poetic about this season. The trees, the nip in the air, and the smell of chocolate from the boys Hallowe'en loot. The chocolate can handle it's own and better writers than I have already cornered the market with their descriptive powers.

This season's chill brings the warmth of chili.

Alright, that's just an excuse, we eat chili regardless of the season. As my oldest would say, "Chili is yum!" I set out to prepare for something, different.
Over the summer we were part of a community gardening plot. This year our big harvest was pickling cucumbers, tomatillos, and peppers. Lots of Pepperocinis, Poblanos, Serrano, and Jalapeños! That, however, is for a different post. This post is about Tomatillos!

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8th-Nov-2009 04:01 pm - PREVIEW TRAILER FOR EPISODE EIGHT OF MERLIN SEASON TWO
When a mysterious warrior challenges Arthur to a duel, nobody could possibly predict the devastating chain of events that is set in motion – least of all the young Prince himself – as the magical family drama continues.

Arthur and Merlin soon find themselves on a strange quest at the behest of the beautiful Morgause. Through her, Arthur discovers a dark secret which could bring about the downfall of the kingdom...

Bradley James plays Arthur, Colin Morgan plays Merlin and Emilia Fox guest stars as Morgause.






Source - http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk46/sat.shtml

and - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksHEXBZ6Tgs&feature=player_embedded

Finally some time AWAY from Camelot. And an Uther and Arthur showdown ?! OMG !
7th-Nov-2009 08:39 pm - Ian Somerhalder on Jimmy Fallon


Source: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Still looking pretty damn gorgeous. Mods, I checked and it hasn't been posted. Also, oblig gif:

7th-Nov-2009 11:01 pm - Selena Gomez & Santa Stitch


Selena Gomez strikes a cute pose while meeting “Santa” Stitch at Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Winter Castle on Saturday morning (November 7) in Anaheim, Calif.
 
The 17-year-old Disney starlet taped a segment for the 2009 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, airing December 25 on ABC.
 
Yesterday, Sel tweeted, “[My mom Mandy] made me turn the depressing music off and put on ‘One Time’ by my boy Justin Bieber. Why does he always put me in a good mood?”

++++++++++++ )


8th-Nov-2009 02:56 pm - Demi Lovato In California on November 6, 2009

Demi Lovato in California on November 6, 2009. She looks shy!


Source:
http://missdemi.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=338
8th-Nov-2009 06:35 am - US House backs healthcare reforms
The US House of Representatives narrowly backs a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms pledged by President Barack Obama.
8th-Nov-2009 01:06 am - pregnant or not?
I'm really nervous about this, so I knew this was the place to come before I beat myself up with stress in the home-pregnancy test aisle at the pharmacy..

OK, at the beginning of my birth control pack, Monday (tomorrow is my last day of sugar pills- for reference) I was unable to renew my pack so I couldn't take my first pill until Tuesday at like 5ish? (I usually take them at 9pm), also later that same week (it could even have been Saturday) I forgot to take my pill until several hours later.

That Saturday (the first week of my pack) my boyfriend and I had sex with a condom, he then took off the condom- but didn't really make an effort to wipe off his penis after removal. About 15 minutes later we had sex again, for the first little bit we didn't use a condom, and then when we were really going to "get into it" he put a condom on.

Do you think any of this is grounds for pregnancy?

For the rest of the month I've had more than usual discharge, my period did come this Thursday (a day or two earlier) but it was pretty light (only a bit lighter than usual) and finished last night/this morning. Usually my period runs into the Monday (just the gross after-stuff).

Am I stressing myself over nothing? I took a basic quiz on about.com and they said because of the discharge& stuff I should take a test.. The idea of getting a test really scares me- plus I really dont have a spare $20 to throw down on a test if you all will say its not necessary.

I'm so mad at myself because before and after that week I have been RIDICULOUSLY GOOD at taking my pill within half an hour.. Which I usually can never do.

Thanks in advance!
7th-Nov-2009 09:05 pm - Updated video driver = problems
So, I updated my video driver...and installed glamor life.

I have all EP's up to Freetime and have glamor life, mansions and gardens, celebration, family fun, h&m stuff packs.

I can't open my game in full screen mode any longer. And when I open it in window mode...it inevitably crashes.

I've tried searching this problem out but can't really find anything.

Any suggestions?
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