For now. The nice man was NOT helpful, but as I figured a way around the problem, I have uploaded some pics.

For my enjoyment, really, not yours. 🙂

Alright, so this is my version of a kitty break (and a puppy break, because damn, if she isn’t cute as hell.)

This is Izzie, giving me her “I know you aren’t waking me up to take a stupid picture, right?” face… 🙂

This is Ellie.. and yes, I believe she was high on the ‘nip when this was taken.

And this is Keira, Andy’s new puppy who I now want to steal… bonus points for anyone who can figure out where she got her name from… 😉

That is all.

Is it wrong that I think this is unbelievably fabulous?

Yeah, I thought so.

Sigh.

Courtesy of Andy in Minnesota…

What percentage of $1 bills have been in a stripper’s g-string?

Correct answer gets… Andy! He’s quite entertaining, very knowledgable in trivia and sports and is disturbingly tall.

Winner arranges for shipping. The insider is not responsible for lost or damaged merchandise.

Yes. I love France. Particularly now… observe.

Fabuleux. Merveilleux. La France est mon pays.

Veritablement.

Alright, this made me laugh uproariously.

When I was driving home tonight, I noticed a certain smell. The air was no longer tinged with the icky smell of burgers grilling… but with that lovely scent of burning wood in the crisp night air. Yes people, fall is coming back! Woohoo! That made my night.

Tuesdays are wonderful—there’s new music at iTunes, and after publishing the issue, the coworker and I went to our favorite little place on the water, where we flirted shamelessly with the bartender and had some Coronas.

So, for anyone interested in the latest additions to my iTunes library… (I must add here that Andre has influenced my most recent purchases.) Check them out… Man of the World, by Fleetwood Mac, Burn, by Ray LaMontagne, Tank Park Salute, by Billy Bragg, You’re Beautiful, by James Blunt, La Cienega Just Smiled, by Ryan Adams, Ne Me Quitte Pas, by Ciara Adams, Hide and Seek, by Imogen Heap, Song 6, by Daniel Powder and Almost Honest, by Josh Kelley

In other news, my favorite French blogger turns 32 tomorrow… Joyeux Anniversaire Anne! Vous etes un ecrivain merveilleux et j’adore votre blog. J’espere que vous recevez l’homme, et le travail, de vos reves. 😉

Go on over to her blog and wish her happy birthday.. 🙂

So we launched the most recent site today. Woohoo. 😛 It’s a site where the Boss can expound (his) truths to the masses, and where (he assumed), they would lap it up like puppies.

Oh, was he so wrong.

The masses are taking him to task. I now have a newfound appreciation, and yes, love, for all people everywhere. 🙂 🙂

Added to that overwhelming, and quite honestly, euphoric, joy, I was directed to some intriguing sites today.

Their Circular Life—It’s very, very cool.

And, have you ever heard this? “Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.” It comes from an undelivered Nixon speech.

William Safire was one of the greatest speechwriters of all time, and he wrote an incredible speech for Nixon in case the moon mission failed. It’s brilliant, and truly one of his greatest speeches.

Drowning your sorrows in liquor and incredibly hot men is, by far, the best medicine for anything.

That’s all.

Just wanted to share.

I think I have found the other reason I have been so down… I miss my family. My little cousins turn 5 and 9 this month, and they had a joint family party today. I hated missing that. I remember when their mom chose their names. And I feel like I am missing out on so much of their growing up. 🙁

I just got a call from my sister (who’s there), and both the boys were talking to me, saying “Thank You” and “I love you,” and now I am sitting here a little teary-eyed wishing I was there. These boys are wonderful you see. They IM me all the time, the younger only managing his name and every emoticon imaginable, but the older has long conversations with me that end up with him calling my cell to emphasize his point. 🙂 Our latest chat was about girls and football camp (he, of course, is adamant that girls cannot play football). It was hysterical.

My sister sent me some pics with her cameraphone…

This is K-dog. He just turned 5 and loves Batman. Apparently, the rollerblades I got him were a big hit. 🙂

This is G-man. He turns 9 in two weeks and is smart as a whip. He loves learning and maps and can sing “La Marseillaise.” My sister tells me he is putting his new maps on the wall as I write this. (This kid is going to be president, I promise you.)

Happy Birthday guys!!

Have you heard this song?
This one?
And this one?

Now imagine two ladies belting these songs out while at work, reading the lyrics off different sites on the Internet and recording the entire thing on an iPod.

That was my day. 🙂

And then I found this really random, useless (but surprisingly entertaining) physics thing online: Playing with Levers
Yes, I am that much of a nerd. Let it go.

I then came across Gizoogle.com. It’s a website that translates other websites (and IM conversations) into gangsta speak. Weird, yes, but also funny as hell. This is a little taste of what the Insider would sound like Gizoogled.

Oh, and someone got to my site by searching for “my boss sucks” on MSN.
I’m number two. 🙂
There’s something to be said for irony.