randomness 1 Comment

Sparking Debate

It occured to me today that my posts as of late have been mainly fluff: avatars, candles, news updates, and the like. There are a few things I’ve posted about recently—mainly the Larry King Live interview with LDS President Hinkley and my Ohayocon pictures & review—that have generated a veritable fuckload of search engine traffic, which is fun.

It also occured to me that I could quite possibly have forgotten how to formulate a proper written argument. (It’s been a while since undergrad.) This shortcoming could present a problem when trying to pontificate on a potentially controversial subject; after all, I’m not the sort to go spouting off at the mouth on a regular basis. So, when I do get on my soapbox, I try not to sound like a raving idiot.

So, instead of writing a proper essay, I will instead string together a few potentially controversial facts, and see where the comments go.

*dons flame-retardant gear*
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site-related

A Non-LJ GIP (Gratuitous Icon Post)?

Well, it appears that Yahoo! has jumped on the avatar bandwagon. These apparently can be used with Yahoo! Messenger, as well. (Too bad I have no intention of getting online with any other messenger service—I use IM too rarely as it is.)



Hey, while I’m at it, here’s another me (a la Candy Bar Doll) that I made back in, oh, December, and never bothered to post.

Interesting, isn’t it, how all these cute girlie thingies have all sorts of skin and eye and hair color, but no option for build? Yeah, if I ever looked like this in real life, I’d be in the hospital for anemia or some shit.

potpourri 1 Comment

Taxes: Check.

Just got done with Das Taxes. We bought a $10 book at Barnes and Noble today about filing your 2005 taxes, and it was actually helpful. Worth the ten bucks. Unfortunately, we just barely missed being able to itemize our shit. We gave it a shot, though, and we know what kinds of receipts to save for next year.

So, let’s hear it for having our Federal tax refund to fund our summer vacation. w00t.

Aaron’s quotable for the evening? “Use tax? Suck my left fuckin’ buckeye.”

the ongoing saga of my job 1 Comment

Perks

It?s nice working at the bank sometimes. When I get bored or distracted (and don?t want to go on the intarweb for fear of getting fired for unauthorized internet usage), I can open up my checking account and see all the checks that have cleared today. For instance, I know that my candle supply order should be filled soon, because my PayPal payment went through today. I can also tell that Snapfish tends to process my film and upload it before they even cash my check. My incessant peeking at my account also helps remind me to write all my debits in my checkbook.

So, I guess this job?s good for something besides semi-annual incentive pay and free premier checking.