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Reply to Do you Sudoku? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I already know all the answers (since I can actually count to 9!),

Dude, just let it go already in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I suppose it is human nature to harp on stuff that really ticks us off. But, there is also something to be said for knowing when to stop and for being gracious when you get what you want. Case in point, a little... disagreement I had with this old Japanese man on the train. Ok, I had my headphones a little too loud. Sorry. No problem

My stupid sony clie won't synch... in PDAs JoeUser Forums

A couple of weeks ago nothing seemed to go right. I had arguments with people (... not that this is unusual, but with a some old guy over the volume of my headphones.... and mainly because he treated me like shit and when I capitulated he just couldn't let it go), and I was bumping into things and dropping things. The worst? My PDA screen got crunched. I h

Reply to Do you Sudoku? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I like em. I have a book of them which I like to do while I am riding the train. Different levels of difficulty in the book. I can't do the top level ones. Once I make an error, I usually don't realize it until it is too late and I have to erase the whole thing. Grrrrr.

Reply to Randomly.... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I like to imagine myself capable of wielding a tuna as well. Makes me feel strong, since some of the tuna I see sold is almost as long as I am tall and some weigh easily over 100 kg. That little tuna can is misleading. Anyway, I am a tuna wielding woman! Watch out!

Reply to My Blog Sidebar in Blog Communities JoeUser Forums

Thanks, lady! I enjoy your blog, too. (hugs) I was going to put something about procrastination down, but I'm having the guilts today, so.... BTW, how do you get the little smilies at the bottom of your post things, here? Mine won't show them, so if I don't remember them, I can't just click 'em.

Reply to Randomly.... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Glad to read that you are feeling better about stuff. Don't beat yourself up over your reaction, though. When someone is/has been sick, he doesn't have the same emotional defenses. My experience anyway. Doesn't mean you're weak or lacking pride. Means your body has been busy getting better whilst someone deserving a smack with a tuna has been acting like a wiener. Remember... tuna are LARGE fish! Just imagine somone getting smacked with

Reply to Scratch & Sniff in Humor JoeUser Forums

..... I don't know what to say! I was without words for a coupla seconds... then laughed. Crazy Lady, how do you find these things?

Reply to Dharma needs my dog... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Poor Bub. Give him a hug for me. Good to hear that he doesn't seem in pain with all the acoutrements of old age. I hope Bub's got some good time left in him still. Dogs are so great.

Reply to Dharma needs my dog... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

LW- Frankie may end up becoming a little gent in the next year. My brother's lab was a nice dog, but goofy and annoying (especially to my parents' older dog). By the time he turned two, he was able to be a "good boy" with older dogs who weren't also black labs. Tank's wonderful now that he's outgrown that puppyness. Took long enough tho. I'm jealous of you folks, tho. Wish I could keep a dog here.... sigh... Karma- y

My intuition is ticking away.... but what does it mean? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

My intuition is kicking on high gear but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be figuring out. I hate that. Then again, I'm not sure how reliable my intuition is at this time. I feel a bit stressed and so that often crosses my wires, and I tend not to be the most trusting woman on the block (yet I am sometimes so gullible... sheesh). And other

Reply to Sanma (Pike Mackeral) For Dinner. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Sanma is yummy and delicious! I'm glad you could get it fresh. I like it, too, but I don't like it as much when it is cooked with the tummy still inside... too bitter.

Reply to Angels and Demons in Religion JoeUser Forums

In response to the angle question, here is something that happened to me... One winter, I couldn't get my car out of the parallel parking spot I was in because of ice. I was late for a job interview and no one was one the street. I said, "God, I really need an angel to help me out right now," thinking I was just talking to myself. Next thing I knew, some fella was knocking on my window and asked if I needed help with my car.

Protopic and Cancer Link? in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

The FDA posted a warning about a possible but unproven (in human studies) about a link between people who use Protopic and skin cancer or lymphoma. People who use protopic generally suffer from eczema, more specifically, atopic dematitis (REALLY dry itchy skin that forms scales, and plaques and generally gets the heck scratched out of it causing scabbing or r

What happened to the Anne McCaffrey website kitchen table? in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I used to chat on line at the "kitchen table" chat room on Anne Mccaffrey's website. When I move back to Tokyo, I didn't have internet for a while so I got out of the habit. Enough so that the new regulars thought I was a newbie. Hmmph. I was just thinking about that today (while on my Saturday Syndrome Quest for Stimulation) so I went to check it out. Go

Saturday Syndrome? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yesterday, I was all filled up with this fire to get moving and get things done. Big plans. Go grocery shopping in the morning, pick up a video to watch while folding clothes, vacuum the house, fold clothes, get to the gym, have a couple quality hours reading a book. I should have known I was in trouble when I got to the grocery store and started to

Choosing Paper for Digital Prints in Photography JoeUser Forums

Glossy? Semi-matte? Matte? "Real" photography printing paper or regular paper? What about fibre printing? It all depends on your purpose and what you want your picture to look like. Of course, budget plays a part. Photoshop User Magazine did a great article in their Jan/Feb 2005 issue. The article is called, "The Paper Mill" by Daniel M. East

Reply to It snowed in Tokyo! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

of course!

Reply to 'Among My Interests Are Tanning...' in Humor JoeUser Forums

I think the dress is scary enough

Reply to It snowed in Tokyo! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

lol istn't it the way of things... for everything that happens, there is always something to shovel.

It snowed in Tokyo! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

It snowed! It's so pretty. Snow can really transform a drab scene into something pretty. I went out with hubby and got him to ask permission to take some photos of this really neat rock garden outside Yutenji station. Private property so you have to ask. THey were nice enough to allow photos, but the old guy shoveled the walk the whole time we did photos

Reply to Decisions, decisions... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Zap them down.... everyone seems to hope so, but at this point there is so much finger pointing and denial that it is impossible to assign enough blame to prosecute them. Some reputations are definately ruined, Aneha (designer), Ojima (pres of comany selling units), and Kimura (pres of construction co). Aneha is definately down for the count as far as reputation goes. He will probably have to work in a gas station, I am hoping he gets jail

Reply to Building a home that you know is unsafe is homicide! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Here is another link that shows that the condos were sold while knowing they were not sound!!!! Link

Building a home that you know is unsafe is homicide! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I seriously believe that if you build a home for others that is unsafe is homicide. Recently in Tokyo, it was discovered that a series of apartment complexes that were sold do not meet earthquake safety standards. These buildings are only able to sustain half the earthquake damage that they are supposed to. How do these people sleep at night? Being that

Decisions, decisions... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

So the best laid plans aren't going to come to fruition. I had plans to go to a writer's conference in Daytona this May. Been planning for it since last year, took a job that I didn't want to take and really stresses me out trying to keep up with it, and another job that I didn't really want trying to save for it, and stopped taking photography classes (ver