Regarding that web page I posted on Tuesday . . . I've got a lot more to add to it. a LOT more. More along the lines of a whole WORLD more. There's an internet world of Dolls. or Dollz. I'm not sure how to explain them. Or why it's become so fascinating to me! It's basically a digital art form of the human figure. You can make them as realistic or as cartoony as you want. The clothes are as unlimited as your imagination. The main rules are that you don't steal other people's artwork and you don't "frankendoll" the bases. (bases being the body itself that you build on.) I always loved paper dolls growing up. (I believe it's because of all the costumes and clothes!) Those paper dolls have become digital dolls of the 21st century. It allows you to be more creative and develop fantastic drawing skills using graphics programs like Adobe Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro. I'm still in awe. On the right you see one of my attempts. (of COURSE I have to try this!) The base and the trim pattern is from Xandorra's Place. The rest is me, attempting to copy John William Waterhouse's painting of Ophelia. (for the 5th time, 5th different format. it's a long story!) I've got much to learn. I'm going to go blind, I know it!

Yes, I know, don't yell at me. I'm not an EQ fan. I DO, however, love creating characters. I will be spending many, many happy hours here:

eqpixelarmy.com.

If I come across a phrase at least three times, I research it. I keep hearing the first line to this poem, so here it is in full: The Spider and the Fly

I'm shocked. Remember that dead laptop some hacker placed a bid on using my account? Other people bid on it. The closing amount was over $127. For a dead laptop! Am I missing something? (Of course, I'm just glad that I didn't win it!)

Ok, so I can't resist. Really. I'm sorry. You've been warned.


Have you seen the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie?

It's been rated Arrrrrr.

(as seen on Gene Weingarten's humor chat on the Washington Post web site)

Bert & Bud's Vintage Coffins

This is great. Warped, but great!

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.

I always wondered where Snoopy's novel came from! "It was a dark and stormy night . . ." I think Snoopy's opening was better.

I've been an eBay member since 1998. It was bound to happen, and last night it finally did. Someone managed to place a bid using my account. When I first got the bid notification, I thought, I don't remember placing a bid today . . . and looked to see what it was. $10.00 on a laptop. An old, crusty, slow laptop that didn't even work. My next thought - "who in the WORLD would want to bid on that?" Then, "Why does this guy even think that somebody would bid on it??" So off I dash to the eBay help section, follow directions by changing my password and writing to the seller explaining the situation and requesting a retraction. I also wrote to eBay, just to cover my tail.
When I explained what had happened to my mom, she worried that something might have happened to her account, too, and went to check. There in her inbox was a notification that her eBay account was suspended due to her pretending to be someone else. She started to panic, but I made her scroll down to the end of the letter, where it requested you to "verify" your account by entering in account information, credit card and bank information and sending it back. "Never, ever EVER send information like that through an email. This is a scammer." I told her, and to prove it, made her log in to eBay, which she did without any problems. So again I ended up at eBay's help and security page, and reported the fake email. eBay itself states that it will never request personal information through an email. So do a lot of other companies, like Paypal. So to all y'all who are scammers - nice try.

Whatever women must do, they must do
twice as well as men to be thought half
as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
-Charlotte Whitton-

My BlogThis! bookmark doesn't seem to be working. It just puts in a wierd number. Apparently they haven't changed the format for it since they updated their site?

Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19!

I think I need to make a list of rules. Perhaps other people wouldn't tick me off so much if they knew what the rules were.

1. Don't talk to me in the morning. If I'm showered and dressed, then, I'm partially lucid, so you can come within ten feet. Otherwise don't even look me in the eye.

2. If you're going to criticize me or my work, be constructive about it. I'm open to suggestions, not to put downs. (If you're going to criticize, at least make sure you can do it better than I can!)

3. Don't give out my phone number to cute boys. Don't give my phone number out to cute girls, either. Just . . . don't give out my number. Unless I tell you otherwise, I don't date. And I certainly don't do blind dates. There's too many wierdos out there, and I attract enough as it is.

4. If I'm angry at you, go away. I won't be angry for very long, and your trying to make up then won't help.

5. If I'm sad, go away. Your sympathy just makes it worse.

6. I sing in the car. Deal with it.

7. Music attracts my attention. I can't force it into background hum. Turn it off when I'm on the phone or talking to you, otherwise I won't pay attention to you.

8. I have a short attention span.

9. I like learning new things, but I am an expert at nothing. Expect me to know a little about a lot, but not everything.

10. I can be very patient. It's an acquired art.

11. Don't knock the Muppets.

12. Don't take advantage of me. I have limits, and I have a smidgen of self respect. I've walked away before, and I am willing to do it again.

13. Don't mock my religion. I have more faith in God than I do in man.

14. I like running jokes, word plays and puns. That's a warning for you.

15. Learn to help yourself. Don't be afraid to do a little research. It's ok to ask me something twice. Five times is pushing it.

16. Every once in a while I will do something unusual. Like the henna tattoo. This is normal for me. There's no cause for concern. Don't harp on me about it. Consider it a phase. Be glad it isn't permanent.

17. I have wild mood swings. They are most likely not directly caused by you, or by anything in particular. If you don't like it, then leave me be til I get to a mood you like.

18. Beware of my stubborn streak. It's what you get when you break rule #12, or attempt to push me in a direction I don't want to go in. It isn't pretty. You will not win.

19. I can be pleasant. I can be sweet. I am not a happy person. I don't expect to be. This does not bother me. Happy people don't grow or change.

20. I am not perfect. I don't expect you to be perfect. I can be wrong at times. So can you. I will not rub it in your face. Don't rub it in mine.

Ok. . . I saw an ad for this in the local paper. The ad read "Got Poop? We Scoop!" This was just too good to be true, but apparently it isn't! Doody Calls