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Reply to Why I Want a Samurai Sword in Humor JoeUser Forums

Ha, You're hilarious! Very funny post. I hear they have some pretty funky new electric toothbrushes on sale. By the by, I was watching an antiques show in Japan called "Nandemo Kantei Dan" and learned that the sharpness of the sword used to be measured by the number of dead criminals stacked on top of each other that the sword could slice through. Apparantly a good one can do 6. This number is also marked on the sword. I think that is one

Reply to Quotes from America's Next Great Generation in Humor JoeUser Forums

Quite Amusing! I ended up laughing out loud in this really quiet place and everyone stared. Of course, I laughed harder. Whatever, Techno Dave! I love it! boom-chika-boom!

Reply to Quotes from America's Next Great Generation in Humor JoeUser Forums

Quite Amusing! I ended up laughing out loud in this really quiet place and everyone started.?Techno Dave! I love it! boom-chika-boom!

This time I got my entry in ON TIME! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I just submitted my entry! YAY YAY YAY time a million! woah! Some background may be needed. Last week I tried to enter a writing contest and wrote furiously to make the deadline, only to notice later that the dealine passe a week ago. I obviously need some more instruction on reading instructions. That's why I am a teacher. Hah! This time, I go

Reply to A Sad, Reflective Kinda Day in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I understand about the sad part, but it is a good thing (to a point). My Dad says that one really knows one is alive when one is hurting. Happiness can seem unreal. I thought he was a bit sadistic at the time. But even in this melancholy time, it seems (from your post) that you have lots of evidence of having lived a life, having done things. So not only do you have these things tied up in memory, you have a chance to edit by deciding what things

I got Harry Potter Tickets! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hubby comes through with the Harry Potter tickets and orange peel chocolate! I have to wait until the 26th but that schould be good training in delayed gratificcation! BTW-- that chocolate is AMAZING! YMMERS! WA-HOOOOOOOoooooo!

Reply to What else I got for my anniversary in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Thanks guys. Yeah, kind of sucks, but when I look around at my life, I see so many opportunities that I feel like I am in a candy store. Hubby was really supportive so that makes all the difference.! Look at me so optimistic! That certainly is a big change from a couple of years ago.

What else I got for my anniversary in Blogging JoeUser Forums

LAID OFF! sigh... another opportunity for change and seeking my true path has been offered to me. I feel compelled to take it.

procrastinatrix strikes again! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I've got a contest deadline tomorrow, and heaps of homework for Japanese class that I have not even touched and what do I do? I spend last night tinkering with digital images on photoshop and print them out in post card format (some nice printed images if I had taken care to reset the pixels). Today, I spend all my free time writing post cards to people I haven't be

I gave into temptation and checked the score! ARGH! in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

I had all these nice plans to go watch a recording of the Stanley Cup finals. My home town team(Flames) were in the final. I was SOOOOO rooting for them to win. I was going to go to a Canadian bar in Shibuya called the Maple Leaf to watch a recording of the game. Then my co-worker mentions the live updates on globeandmail.com ruining my carefully cultivated ignora

Reply to What I got for my anniversary in Blogging JoeUser Forums

He's actually pretty good about an amazing amount of stuff. I think we suffer from bouts of differentious priorititus.

What I got for my anniversary in Blogging JoeUser Forums

If you don't count the printer ink that I bought for myself, I got dinner and dishes done. He made curry, which was pretty tasty and did the dishes. Usually whoever cooks doesn't have to do dishes but I really don't like having to wash out a curry pot. So I got to work on my photos while he cleaned up. Apparantly, he still hasn't read my blog either so he is a litt

I finally feel like things are going right for once in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I have no idea where this well-spring of optimism is stemming from, but lately, I just have the greatest snse of well-being. I have lots of things to be thankful for and a great husbanis being prtty supportive. This is not simply a bid to get him to take me to the fireflyviewing dinner at the FourSeasons in Tokyo. It just occurs to me that when I disappear to my ro

Reply to For my 5th anniversary I would like... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Soemhow, 5 seems like a long time and it doesn't. Yeah, I hope this one will be special. Thanks for fhe well wishes!

For my 5th anniversary I would like... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

This is my way of subtle hinting to my hubby of what would be good ideas for our anniversary because he reads my blog sometimes. DH (that's you honey, Dear Husband 'cause I feel freaky using your name on-line) First, thanks for the last five years. Most of them have beeen pretty good, and we don't need to rehash what could have made those freaky ones a li

I tried entering a writing contest in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Writing has been stalling a lot lately. It could have something to do with holding down a full time job, trying to prepare for a Japanese proficiency test and still spend time with hubby. Still, you gotta do what you gotta do. To kick start my procrastination habit I decided to enter a small writing contest. No big eal, write the next chapter 1000 word lim

Reply to Frikinfrakin HTML! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Thanks for your suggestion. I will give it a go. Cheers!

My Overly Simplistic View of Life in Blogging JoeUser Forums

How much money gets spent on war? God only knows. I often think that they should just chuck the whole lot of that money into R&D for alternative energy sources. First of all, it would get rid of any reason to fight over fossil fuel related energy resources. Probably something other resource will be squabbled over, but it would be nice if it were not oil and gas.

Frikinfrakin HTML! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm beginning to think that there is a cosmic law that states nothing in my life shall be easy or work out according to hte instructions. As it is with many things, this is proving to be true making my own website. I understand that my cheap-ass nature will make things difficult for me and my webbing attempts, but geocities is anything but easy for me! Ins

Reply to NDP Ads: Negative in Politics JoeUser Forums

I won't be able to see the article as I live overseas, and I only vaguely get what your are describing (my fault, not yours) but I would REALLY have to think twice about voting for anyone recommended by Ralph Klein.

Reply to How on Earth Do I Insert a Picture on Joeuser? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Thanks, Jamie. I will try that later this afternoon. PS scissors thing was quite cute. Are you actually a kindergarten teacher?

The Once Quelled Espresso Machine Continues its Rebellion in Blogging JoeUser Forums

That darned machine was working just fine for a couple of weeks. I was having enegergizing latte almost every morning and enjoying the savings involved by being a do-it-yourselfer. Then today, the rebellion rose up once again. This time, it was not a matter of just pushing the button harder. I pushed that thing really hard--until it almost fell over. But

How on Earth Do I Insert a Picture on Joeuser? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm not a complete idiot (or so I like to flatter myself) and I know how to attach pictures, files etc on email. I can't do images on Joeuser. Do I need to have a website from which I connect a picture? If so, then I am going to have problems, because I have no website. sigh.... Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.<!-- Ju-Anchor-Footer

How I Finished in the Matsudai Fuyu no Jin in Blogging JoeUser Forums

So I ran the race. It was one of the hardest things I have done. It didn't help that I wasn't in fabulous shape either. I will be better prepared next year. And that it how good it was. I am going back. So, I didn't win the 150 kg of rice. I was one finishing number away from winning the draw prize for a trip to Hawaii. I placed 204th of around 480 e

Espresso traumatization. That machine drove me crazy! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well, I didn't get home by 7:00. However, first thing when I did get home was to start using that espresso maker. I ripped off that plastic cover and right away, that espresso maker new that I meant business. Now we'll find out who is the boss, I thought to myself. So, first cup of espresso no problem. Milk foamer? Different story. Determined to rebel and undermine until the end, the espresso maker milk foamer feature would not work. After fidd