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Running with Wii Fit

2009-07-10T02:32:45Z

Went on a 10 minute jog with Wii Fit tonight. Every step of the way, I could feel my ass and thighs jiggling. It was not pleasant.

I don't think I'll do that again for a while.

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2009-06-30T03:56:32Z

08:34 Comic! tinyurl.com/nmwzh6 Off the record, the litigants are all based on real cases I've seen or worked. For the Record: all fiction! #

08:35 @choochoobear You forgot the coup d'etat in Honduras over the weekend -- which I only found via the BBC. #

08:37 @Paradisacorbasi WAIT! HOLD ON! You mean black culture ISN'T only what I see on BET?!!? You're totally shitting me! #

10:42 Video for "Walkin on the Moon" is like someone from the 80s came forward in time to make "the coolest video ever" -- if it were the 80s. #

16:16 Vacuumed/swept & mopped (as appropriate) hallway, stairs, and bathroom -- then dusted and disinfected the whole thing. *sigh* It's 4:30?! #

16:24 STEVE HAS RETURNED TO US!!!!!! tinyurl.com/lwoajc #

22:33 It only just now occured to me that I haven't updated my photography site in a year. Shit shit shit. #

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2009-06-29T03:56:20Z

07:37 @Paradisacorbasi A few newspapers and groups complained that it portrayed a black superhero as a belligerent drunken hobo. (cont...) #

07:38 (cont...) Of course, after seeing the movie, I realize it really says more about the stereotypes of those critics than the film itself. #

07:41 It's not as if there's never been a belligerent drunk hero before; David said last night "He's pretty much just Tony Stark without the suit" #

08:27 RT @choochoobear Staff members of the British Embassy in Tehran have been arrested: tinyurl.com/nzz7vl #

08:29 @bradysmom I've never found supplements helpful at all, especially for what's (probably) stress-induced insomnia. Sorry you can't sleep. :( #

10:23 I just reached 100 followers. The 100th follower? A spam account! Yay! #

10:27 @Paradisacorbasi Exactly, but I think (as always seems to happen) people didn't actually WATCH the film before bitching about it. #

11:29 @Paradisacorbasi For me, it depends. I'll listen to what others say and not see a movie if those others have SEEN the movie. (cont...) #

11:30 (cont..) I just really hate those that form judgment prior to release. Like the Jerry Springer: The Opera protests in England before release #

11:32 Jerry Springer: The Opera, btw, is really good. What protesters found offensive might not have been if they'd actually seen it in context. #

13:34 King of Infomercials Billy Mays dead. bit.ly/eyj7m He was 50 yrs old. Something is striking down famous 50 yr olds. Call Nancy Drew. #

13:35 @invisiblemonkey Maybe he's offering it to Kanye West? #

13:38 @jacquerowland It's like the 1970s that I've read about in textbooks! Honduras is like Chile and Iran is like...Iran! #

15:34 RT @paradisacorbasi BREAKING NEWS (AP) : Iranian police clashes again with about 3000 protesters. #iranelection bit.ly/Bgm13 #

15:36 @claudiogonzalo Sad to hear that -- and sad to know the US had involvement in 1973 making it that way. #

15:38 Just gave Nuala an ickle bit of catnip and am now watching her chase invisible mice... #

21:28 Back from photographing event. So tired. Need to retreat from people for a while. Good thing I'm furloughed tomorrow and off Thurs & Fri. #

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2009-06-28T03:56:14Z

10:38 MJ marathon on MTV, "You Rock My World" is on. MJ's face is covered in every dance scene. "How sick was MJ & for how long?" I wonder. #

12:08 @jacquerowland Or that he's just another politician, not Jesus. Every generation has to learn (the hard way) not to trust G/D politicians. #

12:09 @jacquerowland "clean coal"? Go to WV sometime. (Insert obligatory WV incest joke here.) #

22:58 Just saw Hancock. I remember, when released, it was considered offensive. I don't understand. I really liked it. :) #

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2009-06-27T03:56:25Z

02:23 RT @jacquerowland Perez Hilton's Despicable Michael Jackson Coverage Creates Backlash: bit.ly/URmTz #unfollowperez [14:58 & counting] #

02:24 I wish I could sleep. *sigh* #

15:07 I feel completely exhausted. Everything hurts, and I have no energy. *sigh* #

15:52 I'm ready for the weekend now, plzkthxbye. #

18:03 Someday we'll discover that Warren Buffett has a time machine. #

19:13 re: multi-grain cheerios commercial that I hate -- the box says, "Get a divorce, Steve. Your wife's a harridan!" #

22:19 @yinepusayi You know, I never cared much for feminist theory, but lately radio & TV ads are starting to get on my feministy nerves!!! #

22:19 I HATE the radio ads for Lipton Sparkling Green Tea where all the soft drink bottles are slightly thick trollops. #

22:21 Also in loathing with the GEICO ads where the tee hee hee giggly woman flirts with the money staring at her while her husband watches. #

22:33 Help me figure out what else the box says: joellevand.livejournal.com/354415.html #

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What else does the box say? How about, um, YOUR WIFE'S A BITCH, STEVE! ?

2009-06-27T02:27:37Z

I really hate this commercial. Especially the wife character, the definition of harpy or harridan. Poor Steve has clearly noticed his wife is a little chubby and looks like she's going to go for a walk after this. So he's paying attention, trying his best, doing what a good husband should, and he's treated like shit.

Every time I see it, I yell at the TV, "The box also says, 'Get a divorce, Steve!'"

So, answer a question for stupid Cheerios, please:

View Poll: Poor Steve

PS: I'd also like to recast this commercial with Jon and Kate Gosselin.

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2009-06-26T03:56:23Z

10:32 Forecast for the rest of the week? Rain. And not the good, keeping-things-cool rain either, but the "it's 90 degrees and WET!" rain I hate. #

13:25 This day is quickly devolving into a clusterfuck of stress and stupidity, and I need out of here now! #

16:05 Justice Clarance Thomas is only justice who thinks strip searching a 13-year-old girl is justifiable. Is anyone surprised? #

17:54 Power just went out. It's not even cloudy. Just warm & humid, and me w/o a/c. Good thing David didn't start cooking yet. (stove's electric) #

20:41 The power in parts of Hamilton, NJ went out around the same time MJ was pronounced dead in LA. Coincidence, or cosmic mourning? #

20:41 #iranelection falls off Trending Topics for the first time since June 12th. :( #

20:58 Yay, #iranelection is climbing it's way back into the Trending Topics #

22:04 Dear Universe, I'm going to bed now. Can you see that no more talented people die tonight? If you must take a life, how about Perez? #

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2009-06-25T03:56:33Z

09:06 NYTimes: There has been shooting in Baharestan Square in Tehran, outside Parliament, the site of a scheduled opposition rally. #iranelection #

09:08 RT @LaraABCNews 22-yr-old in Mashad shot dead while chanting allahu akbar on roof. unconf, tho from trusted srce #iranelection #

09:09 NYTimes: Police officers in Tehran have raided a campaign office for the opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi #iranelection #

09:12 Al Jazeera (via NYTimes): Some of the militia members have flashed the opposition’s signature victory sign to some protesters at rallies. #

09:12 Okay, no more tweeting for this morning, unless something BIG happens. Later, tweeps. #

10:12 @hazardhostile Yes, no NJKiDS or ACSES for us today either. #

11:44 (From Iran) phone line was cut, lost internet - getting more difficult to log into net. they're tracking high phone line use #iranelection #

14:08 Today feels like a Monday; Friday will be a nice suprise on Wednesday. #

16:06 RT @jamesmalach: Watching live Henry VIII historical reenactment at the British Library. Cardinal Wolesey is txting someone on his iPhone. #

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2009-06-24T03:56:23Z

07:43 Dr. Appt today. Fasting bloodwork. Last food was at 7:30 PM last night. Damn, I'm hungry now...and still 2 hrs to go before appt. #

08:45 15 minutes before I leave for the Dr. OMG, my stomach is growling loudly. #

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2009-06-23T03:56:24Z

09:00 A woman in my office is having a major breakdown right now. Shouting across the office. Very professional. #

14:16 bit.ly/QBtfJ
#iranelection #neda #

14:58 46 strips between now and eternity...and I've got 40 of them plotted and one half-scripted. #

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2009-06-22T03:56:23Z

12:23 @Paradisacorbasi OMG, yes! They're so freaking creepy! #

18:41 Just spilled about 1/2 c. of water all over my copy of Vegan with a Vengeance. Good thing I never use it, right? /sarcasm :( #

21:32 lunch today: Waitress wishes Dad a Happy Fathers Day, flirts w/David, and high-fives me when I order a 2nd margarita in the first hr. Win! #

22:47 Rumor has it: RT (from Iran) @AliMarboushi is leaking protester names to gov. officials inside Iran. Block him. #iranelection #neda #

22:48 RT @AnnCurry Protesters r trying to organize a general strike. People told to stock up on supplies, medicines #iranelection #

22:49 PS: In lighter news, I'm sad that Button lost the Grand Prix today. #

22:53 RT @CNNBrk: Iranian media: Guardian Council says more votes cast than eligible voters in 50 cities, denies affected outcome. #iranelection #

22:56 Oh great. Anonymous, having defeated Scientology, throws down the gauntlet on Iran: bit.ly/hW0iW #IranElection #

23:03 Laundry done, caught up on the latest Iran Election info. Off to bed. #

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2009-06-21T03:56:36Z

08:19 RT @paradisacorbasi Iran vows harsh action as protesters gather - msnbc.com bit.ly/ozrE7 #iranelection #

15:33 vegan friendship bread is in the oven now! #

15:34 @invisiblemonkey RT Map to embassies accepting injured: tinyurl.com/nwrvsd #IranElection #

15:35 RT: Footage from Iranian news channel Press TV shows passenger bus burning on Tehran street: adjix.com/evz4 #iranelection #

15:36 @starshaped I know the feeling. It's been 4 years since I used anything not WordPress related, and now I'm like "stylesheet code? WTF?" #

15:40 #iranelection NYTimes: Readers inside Iran...send us photographs — our address is: pix@nyt.com -- tell us what you are seeing or hearing. #

15:46 Watching the vid of the "Allah Akbar!" screams in Tehran last night...does anyone else feel like they're watching Network? #iranelection #

15:49 RT @invisiblemonkey: bit.ly/4zMYoP A young female peaceful protester bleeding out after being shot. (very graphic) #iranelection #

15:51 RT @mousavi1388 "I am prepared For martyrdom, go on strike if I am arrested" #IranElection #

15:55 Following the Iran Election, I wonder where our mass protests demanding a new election were in 2000 when our presidency was stolen. #

16:10 @invisiblemonkey Some people in this country are as well--impoverished, urban, southern minorities -- the ones whose votes weren't counted. #

16:18 @invisiblemonkey Yes, it was handled by the court. I still wonder why we sleepwalked through it all. What's happening in Iran now is... #

16:20 ...just so angry -- and rightly so. Stolen elections steal democracy & freedom. If that doesn't make one angry, what will? #

16:20 @invisiblemonkey ...you're not plotting anything involving a squid, are you Ms. Veidt? #

16:57 Watching Heroes from the beginning, since we've never seen it before. Did the show really start with text opening or is that just the dvd? #

19:51 OMG, baseball is SO FUCKING BORING. #

19:53 just watched the bottom of the 9th Mets v. TB. The game was really close, apparently, but I was in a waking coma, didn't notice. BORING! #

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2009-06-20T03:56:21Z

15:30 @indoob Oh, I'm digging the rainy summer here. Sleeping through June without the air on is <3 and Win. #

21:59 @jnyobe48 Good luck with that -- and if it works out, let me know who you spoke to. I know of an overstay from 2001 in VA. #

21:59 @jnyobe48 I do hope you're including Perm. Residents in your "Hey Citizens!" shout out. #

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2009-06-19T03:56:41Z

08:51 @jacquerowland I just started using Mr. Tweet because someone recommended me. I'm . . . still trying to figure out how to use it. #

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2009-06-18T03:56:28Z

08:00 The man who leaked the real election results showing Ahmadinejad coming third was killed in a suspicious car accident #iranelection #

08:02 More info at bit.ly/12kqL4 -- including names of the arrested, news of arrests in the Uni, etc. #

08:55 TIME's article on why Twitter is the tool of the Iran election is more of TIME just not getting it. *sigh* #

08:59 This is the first time I've been to an NJKiDS "bootcamp" (read: re-education through stupidity camp) and don't know a soul here. #

09:29 LNC is the term they give we guinea pigs -- yet everyone here is dressed as it they were hot shit. #

12:49 I need to break up with cheese, go on a break with sugar. #

13:18 @jnyobe48 is illegal what? "illegal" is an adjective, not a noun. #

13:19 NYtimes: "Mohammadreza Habibi, senior prosecutor in Isfahan, had warned that demonstrators can be executed under Islamic law." #iranelection #

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2009-06-17T03:56:20Z

07:22 This: tinyurl.com/krjft4 I'm not going to hash iran election it for the reasons stated within, so please read & RT. #

09:09 I want a time machine so I can have an affair with Lord Byron. #

12:47 RT @Paradisacorbasi From Iran:CONFIRMED! Army moving into Tehran against protesters! PLEASE RT! #IranElection #

14:09 RT @invisiblemonkey Apparently the US State Dpt. doesn't want Twitter to do maintenance because of the role it's playing in #iranelection. #

15:29 Well, that sucks. RT: @Frauenfelder Looks like Boing Boing got hit by a DDOS attack. #

16:10 @igotsnakeeyes But IKEA is the happiest place on the planet Earth. #

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2009-06-16T03:56:31Z

08:46 RT @neilhimself: RT and this - Meserach: @change_for_iran has me in actual fucking tears #iranelections #

10:04 RT:@mayog How the EU & US respond is critical. If they come out too strongly pro, this will be spun as a Western coup attempt. #IranElection #

10:06 PS: This made me want to cry. twitpic.com/7buyf #IranElection #

10:09 Oh God, the Twilight Twits are at it again! How many times can you read one book in a row? #

10:11 "I'm reading it for the fourth time. The first three times I devoured it." Funny, I picked Twilight up once...and threw it across a room. #

10:11 "I know! Once I pick it up, I can't put it down!" Funny, I can. #

10:12 "And now that True Blood is back on, I can't help but compare them and think the show's inferior." O_o I really want a new job now. #

10:14 You know, I wouldn't even mind if they weren't 50+ years old and squealing like tweens AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS! #

10:48 @starshaped Hey, wow, those are my plans for this evening as well. #

18:22 RT: @neilhimself Dear Christian Civil Liberties Union, whatever side you're on, I am now on the other one: bit.ly/twerps #

18:25 Fuck, I'm behind on writing the comic and don't feel like doing it. #

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2009-06-14T03:56:13Z

14:06 Thought for the Day: Doctor Shipman was an NHS doctor. #

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2009-06-13T03:56:29Z

09:25 I can't find my running shoes. *sigh* #

09:54 Two coworkers and I just ran screaming out of my office - 6" house centipede on the wall. My boss runs over. "Stand aside, ladies!" #

09:54 And yes, I am a squealing girly girl when it comes to creepy crawlies and am thankful my boss killed that thing. EEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! #

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2009-06-12T03:56:20Z

09:53 @doctorow That's because you're one of the good guys. #

13:40 A completely black document in Word is intimidating me, mocking me, saying "You thought you had something to say? Well SAY IT!" And I can't. #

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2009-06-11T03:56:34Z

08:43 @invisiblemonkey His hammer is his penis, you know. #

17:54 The best thing about being an unpopular webcomic: you can put real people* like @doctorow in, and no one sues you. #

17:57 * = as opposed to completely original, not-real people that you might assume are real because their names are similar. *cough* #

19:32 @isachandra: I'm doing a recipe that requires vanilla pudding mix (instant). Is it true that Jell-o brand is vegan? Is there a better one? #

21:43 "DOOMY DOOM OF DOOM CAUSED BY ASYLUM SEEKER WHO TOOK A JOB IN THE NHS FROM BRITISH PEOPLE AND VOTED FOR LABOUR, I CAN EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL"... #

21:45 ...is the newest Shit Happens strip. It's mostly prose and mostly making fun of the British media. I like it. tinyurl.com/ncojh3 #

21:47 PS: Yes, Virginia, there is actually a "Darkie Day" in parts of England. tinyurl.com/ml2b55 And they think it's all good fun, too. #

22:47 Working on a top secret project. Okay, not that secret, just trying to healthify and veganize Amish Friendship Bread. #

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2009-06-11T02:03:50Z

"DOOMY DOOM OF DOOM CAUSED BY ASYLUM SEEKER WHO TOOK A JOB IN THE NHS FROM BRITISH PEOPLE AND VOTED FOR LABOUR, I CAN EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL!" is the title of the newest Shit Happens strip, up on the site now. If you couldn't guess from the title, which I love, it's about a certain tabloid newspaper in England. Well, two tabloid newspapers in England, but I didn't lampoon The Sun too much, lest I be sued by a certain Billionaire Tyrant, who I shall not name.

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2009-06-10T03:56:27Z

12:57 @ramit Now my question (because I'm curious) is, what percentage of your readers (page views) click through to Amazon? #

19:55 I have too many back nom-able.com entries to post. *sigh* First organize, then post. #

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2009-06-09T03:56:24Z

11:15 I'm a finalist for CultureNow's Life After Singularity essay contest. Please vote for me: tinyurl.com/mtng9p (you have to register) #

19:47 @yinepusayi Of course you are! You opinion means you hate The Community!!!! Duh. #

19:50 @Paradisacorbasi Might want to give that a try again another day -- WWDC will bury most TTs...especially if Steve shows up. #

20:53 @yinepusayi NO! GLAAD is super special and awesome and you can't hate on them because it makes you a TRAITOR to the CAUSE! ... #

21:00 @Paradisacorbasi Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference -- kinda like Nerd Prom for Apple geeks. And they had John Hodgeman open! #

21:33 Why am I finding it so painfully hard to write copy for nom-able.com tonight? #

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2009-06-08T03:56:11Z

11:57 When the comic is over (Dec 19th...mark your calendars) and we divvy up the characters, I only want Ginger. She's the most fun to write. #

12:22 @bluelemur 19-12-09...technically, it was supposed to be 19-12-08, but we're a bit behind schedule. #

18:28 @hazardhostile You forgot: an alien named Ozmodiar that only Halifax can see! #

21:08 ...watching the Smithsonian Channel's documentary on the Escape from Alcatraz. Not enough Clint Eastwood or Patrick McGoohan. #

21:53 ..and now watching Dress to Kill because of the documentary. lol #

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