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Sunday, July 23, 2000
Download Beck's MP3 He's A Mighty Good Leader for free. I did and it's cool.

I understand Third World countries needing aid for food, schooling, and health care; yet, the G-8 want to give them money for getting online? I think that should be last on the list of what the money needs to be used for!

I just took The World's Smallest Political Quiz My results say that my political views are "centrist." The definition of that being: "Centrists favor selective government intervention and emphasize practical solutions to current problems. They tend to keep an open mind on new issues. Many centrists feel that government serves as a check on excessive liberty." That sounds accurate, although I consider myself a Libertarian

New moon discovered orbiting Jupiter. Very interesting.

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Saturday, July 22, 2000
Caffeinated Lipstick. Hmm, I might wear it.

Nick Oberlin, 17, has invented a way to make his car run on canola oil, at a cost of only 32 cents a gallon! [VIA UNKNOWN NEWS]

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Friday, July 21, 2000
Brain.com has tons of fascinating information! For instance: Is Humor Hereditary? and Is That Your Final Answer? Quiz Shows And Intelligence

Electronic publishing is going to be (and in many cases, all ready is) a part of a lot of new authors writing experiences. Getting your writing exposure is the hardest thing of all -- both online and in "real life."
Related Links:
Cyber Read, BN.Com's eBooks, eBooksNBytes.com,iBooksInc.com, 3AM Publishing

Listology: Lists of the Best and Worst in Movies, Books, and Music. I like to know what other people like and dislike, even if I don't agree with them all the time.

I'm not much into Star Wars, but who could resist Star Wars origami? [VIA MOODSWINGS]

Before I got online for the first time almost three years ago, I heard about Project Gutenberg and thought it sounded like a great idea. It's rather ironic that I didn't visit the site until today.

If you're interested in natural health care, you'll want to check out HerbMed, an interactive, electronic herbal database.

Is napster safe for your computer?. I've been using Napster for the last 6 months or so and I've not received a virus from any other users. In my experience, it's been adequate.

I'm sure most of you have seen Java magnetic poetry. Well, here's an even better version! Link via Hazel, who has me linked, by the way. Thanks! ;)

Stephen King's ebook Riding the Bullet, released in April, was so successful that it has publishers worrying about whether they're going to put out of business by electronic publishing. I seriously doubt that that will happen witin in the next fifty years. Most likely, it was succesful because S.K has millions of fans. Yet, you never can be certain.

Women dressed in lettuce couldn't convince me to become a vegetarian. Nope, not even the Broccoli Boys. What were these people thinking? Don't they want to be taken seriously?!

They're getting rid of the Taco Bell Chihuahua! That's a very stupid move on their part, in my opinion. I saw one of the new commercials, something about "tacos with guaco" and it was really lame, not entertaining at all! I guess I've come to expect Taco Bell commercials to be funny. We'll miss you, Yo Quiero.

Everyone's curious about themselves and what others know about them, right? Well, if you want to find out if your name is showing up online, use EgoSurf.com to find where, when and why!

The Hamster Dance is back! ;)

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Thursday, July 20, 2000
Do you think you could make it out in the wild? Take the Survivor Quiz and see. I got seven out of ten: I'm a survivor! :) One thing I did learn about: The Universal Ediblity Test.

America's Library. I heard about this site from a TV commercial. It's rather cool, although I think it's mainly intended for children, judging from the language used. Yet, if the statistics on American illiteracy are correct, then it's probably intended for everyone. Interesting interal link: What Was In Lincoln's Pocket?

Greg was kicked of the island on Survivor last night. I wasn't expecting that; I really thought Jenna was the next to go! Greg was one of my favorites; he was crazy -- in a likable way :)

One thing I've noticed on Survivor: The women's legs seem to beshaved and it looks as if they are able to pluck their eyebrows . So, do they have razors and tweezers--maybe even makeup artists? Should that even be allowed? Well, it's TV: Too many people would probably freak out if they were walking around with hairy legs and scruffy eyebrows. Argh, men have it too easy!!

More Survivor Stuff: Mark Burnett, Survivor's Executive Producer, answers questions and Survivor cartoons @ Slate.

Zinesters, you'll want to read this: It's very disturbing!

An Interview With Creed & more about the dispute between Creed and Limp Bizket.

BeliefNet.com: The Source For Spirituality, Religion, and Morality, because "we all believe in something." They cover Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and more.

X-Files characters as Fisher-Price toys. [VIA PCJM]

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Wednesday, July 19, 2000
I'm getting ready to go to the library (yes, again!) So, I decided to search for online book reviews. I came up with: Book Browser and LitDog. They're quite useful: I now have a list of books I must read!

Progeria, a rare genetic disorder, causes some children to age 10x faster than normal; most of them live no longer than 20 years. It's truly sad. The Washington Post has done a photo-essay on their annual reunion. [LINK VIA DI WEBLOG]

My Local Weather -- It's hot, and I mean HOT! (91 degrees, heat index is 99 degress and it's only 10:15AM!) I guess I should expect it, living in south Texas; but every year winter comes along and lulls me into forgetfullness, then comes summer and WHAM the heat and humidity slam me in the face. It's funny to me that in other places it's considered hot when it gets into the middle 80s. I'd be in heaven if it only got into the middle 80s for the high here. We've been nearing 100 every day for the last few weeks. Hmm, but I guess compared to a few other places in the country, it's not too bad. At least I have air-conditioning!

Wanted: Geek Guy. Heh ;)

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Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Two of Napster's founders have teamed up with Hollywood to create a new visual media file sharing company called AppleSoup. This could be interesting . . .

miss DIY : Hipper Than Martha. This site doesn't have much content yet, but I can tell it's going to rock!

I'm into journalism, especially the non-mainstream kind, so I was extremely happy to find UndergroundPress.org. I'm going to have to order a copy ASAP!

I don't remember exactly how I came across Jeffrey Bedrick's site, but I have to say, his art is amazing! I often wish that I was artistic with painting and drawing, but sadly, that's not so.

The Complete "Bushisms". Malapropisms galore. LoL!

Discovery.com has a live ultra violet sun cam. It's amazingly beautiful!

3D Stereograms are fun! :)

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Sunday, July 16, 2000
I haven't blogged any personal pages in a long time, because so many of them seem shallow and like clones of each other. But I just came across Dandelion (Yeah, I know, it's not the most original title...) It is a personal site, so expect the things that come with that. I like it because of the graphics and the owner is definitely unpretentious.

Reality Blurred is a weblog about "reality based" TV. They cover: The Real World, Road Rules, Making The Band, Survivor and Big Brother. [LINK VIA PCJM]

I didn't know that Keanu Reeves was in a band--until I saw Dogstar on The Late Show on Thursday. Keanu plays bass. They were ok; the song they played kind of reminded me of Collective Soul.[INTERVIEW]

I just entered a contest on UBL.com to see Vertical Horizon in concert.

The Nixons, a really cool, yet practically unknown band, have an awesome song out right now: First Trip. If you like bands like Creed and Pearl Jam, I'm sure you'll like them!

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Friday, July 14, 2000
I've been keeping a journal since I was 13 (Almost 7 years -- all ready!) And sometimes, I get in a rut when writing. So, I decided to do some researching on ideas for journalling. The best site I found was Journals@About.com. There are links to practically hundreds of sites, most of them quite useful. If you'd like to interact with other people about keeping a journal, I recommend that you sign up for the Journal Writing mailing list. I signed up a few weeks ago and everyone is extremely friendly.

I just discovered a really cool site: DailyRating.com. When I first went to the site, I didn't quite "get it," but then I signed up and surfed the site a bit more. You can use the site as a sort of journal, divided into questions like: "How Was Your Day?" "How Much Sleep Did You Get Last Night?"; but those are just the generic questions. You can create your own questions, which you can ask only yourself or have other people answer also. It might sound a bit convoluted, but just check it out and you may like it.

Sometimes I think Martha Stewart has the perfect job: She gets to make delicious food (with all those useful gadgets), mess around in her garden whenever she wants, make useless crafts, and hobnob with celebrities. But then I think: Who wants to be that perfect? I certainly am not a perfectionist, so I probably would end up just making a mess of everything.

MP3 goes to Washington. "This page contains a wealth of information concerning the United States Senate's involvement in the issues facing music consumers and the Internet."

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Thursday, July 13, 2000
WebRadio.com rocks!

I was just thinking about the olympics and how back in '96 when they were held in Atlanta, the media was all over the story. Yet, this year I've hardly heard anything about them. I guess that shows how xenophobic America really is and how, if we can't make money off something, we're just not going to pay attention to it.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2000
Anthropologists Turn To Exotic New Type of Human. They found a new tribe in the Amazon or New Guinea or something like that? You ask. No! This new "type" of person is the American Middle Class. Ohh, exciting! Heh.
[Link via DI Weblog]

Wow: 60-65% of German businesses are owned by women, yet only 38% percent of American businesses are owned by women. [source]

Want to have a bit of fun and waste some time? Go the the AT&T Text To Speech Demo and type in something crazy. LoL!

I'm sure you've heard of programs like Alladvantage.com, where you sign up and download a bar and as long as you keep that bar up while you're surfing the 'net, you get paid so much an hour. Well, now they've come up with a simular program, except that this time all the money goes to charity.

Interested in using a free ISP? Then you might want to check out Free Internet Service Providers, which gives the pros and cons of 20 free ISPS.

The Email Address Directory is a great place to find a service to get a new email address from. They have over 1,000 free email services listed. Personally, I think Yahoo!'s email is the best. I've been using it for over two years and never had had a complaint. [Oh, now I sound like a commericial!. Heh.]

Are you in college? If so, you'll definitely be interested in this.

Use AddPro.com to make sure your site gets listed in the search engines.

New search engine: Raging.com, from Altavista.

Rock Is Still Cool.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2000
I was finally able to get to the library yesterday and I checked out 9 books. Yes, I am a bookworm! ;)
I've been to many sites who's owners said that Bridget Jones's Diary was definitely worth reading, so I checked it out. I'm almost done reading it. It's one of the more unusual books that I've read: It's definitely entertaining, with many funny parts; but I find that the main character's lack of self-esteem and respect rather low for someone who is ostensibly a feminist.

TruthBytes.com: "Cause You Want To Know The Truth Even When It Bytes."

eHow.com -- "Step-by-step instructions on how to do just about anything."

Check out Film.com for more than 30 film critics. It's quite informative.

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Sunday, July 9, 2000
Last night on NBC, they played three episodes of Freeks and Geeks. Does that mean the show is coming back? I sure hope so! If not, it's really not fair to get our hopes up. It's the only "teen" show I ever watched, because it was actually funny and I could relate to the Lindsey character a lot [I've even been told that we kind of look alike!]

I just downloaded the Yahoo! Messenger. It seems quite simular to the AOL Instant Messenger. My ID on the Yahoo Messenger is iklectica; and it's IrisRaine on AIM. Feel free to instant message me sometime! :)

If you want a real eye-opener, check out the Implict Association Test.

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Saturday, July 8, 2000
I'd like to thank Flauweir for linking to Eclectica. I've received a lot of hits from him/her. The only thing is that their weblog in French! But thanks for the link, anyway! :)

If you're looking to create a message board, Coolboard.com is the place to go. They make everything so easy to set up and manage!

I'm not sure how I came across this site, but it's an interesting idea: Patchwork Girl. On the site, they have a hand drawn cartoon girl and they invite the visitors to give her a history. There aren't too many contributions yet, so if you want to get involved, this would be a good time!

Sing365.com -- For when you desperately need to know the lyrics to that song that has been bopping around in your head for the last two days.

Yahoo! has a whole news category about the death penalty debate. I'm definitely doing to be checking it out on a regular basis. [I'm anti-death penalty, if you didn't all ready know.]

Speaking of the death penalty, I just saw The Green Mile for the first time last night. I thought it was an interesting movie, not boring at all; but it is a long movie: about three-and-a-half hours. It kind of reminded me of an X-Files episode certain ways.

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Friday, July 7, 2000
I like fonts so much that I think I'm going to try to create some of my own. It looks like a lot of work, though.

Eve 6 wasn't quite happy with their song Promise until they added the "F" word too it. Odd, huh? ;) [By the way, this song rocks!]

If you're a coffee addict, you'll want to check out SmellTheCoffee.com!

Discovery.com always has something interesting going on.

Those "reality" based programs keep sucking me in. Even though I detest most pop music, I occasionaly watch Making The Band. Maybe I watch just to see Ikaika ;)

I thought I'd 'blog this even though I haven't taken the time to check it out: Movie Bloopers. Maybe it's funny, maybe not.

Biography.com -- Another useful site.

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Wednesday, July 5, 2000
Cool / Useful Stuff: Free Pictures! ; Lots and Lots of free programs! ; gnutella ; SmartFTP ; Women's Font Collective

A few years ago, I took the Meyers/Briggs personality test and it said that I had the INFP temperment. I decided to retake the test and it now says that I have the INTP temperment. Hmm, the odd thing is that I have traits from both temperments. I guess I can oscillate from one to the other.

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Tuesday, July 4, 2000
To my fellow Americans: Happy Independence Day! Have fun! :)
[Everyone else have a great day also!]

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Monday, July 3, 2000
The Libertarians nominated their presidental candidate -- Harry Browne -- yesterday. I'm so sick of G.W.Bush and Al Gore that I think I'll vote for him. It'll be cool to help him get over one million votes.

They're going to open three Egyptian tombs to the public. I've always wanted to go to Egypt; there is just something extremely mysterious about a place with so much ancient history.

Ah, the internet makes things so easy: I had an address where I needed to send a letter, yet I didn't have the zip code. So, I went to Google, typed in "zip code+locator" and I found exactly what I was looking for.

I had no idea that Matchbox20 are "pop phenoms." I've always considered them rock, and they definitely get considerable airplay on my local rock/alternative station.

Find and download some of the fonts used on your favorite TV shows, commericals, fonts used by bands, etc. [Link via PCJM]

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Saturday, July 1, 2000
Walter Matthau died sometime today of a heart attack at the age of 79. He wasn't one of my favorite actors, but I've seen him in so many movies that it's a shock to hear that he's dead.

03:43 a.m. - Puzzling over that weird dream you had last night? Never fear, The Dream Doctor is here! :)

MP3Lit.com and BoldType have teamed up to bring us BoldType Audio "more of the best literary audio on the web." Very cool.

Some people have too much time on their hands (Like I'm one to comment on that!) : Spam-Ku. Yuck!

For some reason, the decade of my birth doesn't make me nostalgic.

Hey, just what I've wanted to see: Watch The Corn WebCam! Heh.

Just Riddles And More. Even though the title contradicts itself, this is a pretty good site. Lots of brainbusters and such.

This site would not make Tracy Chapman, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Creed, Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks, Dr. Dre, Hootie & the Blowfish, Madonna, Ziggy Marley, Metallica, Phish, Bonnie Raitt, The Tabloids, Travis Tritt or a bunch of other bands, very happy.

According to the Celebrity Match Maker, Brad Pitt would be perfect for me. Hmm....

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Friday, June 30, 2000
I just took the un-telligence test @ TheSpark. I am 74% un-telligent; not bad, considering the current average is 60%.

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Thursday, June 29, 2000
These recaps of Survivor had me laughing the whole time I was reading them; they're hilarious! Dirk went byebye on last night's episode.

I was in the mood for something spooky, so I decided to look up ghosts and haunted houses. I came across GhostResearch: Pictures. Some of them look real, but I'm sure most of them are real. You can use PhantomsHaunt.com to look up haunted houses in your area. If you want an opposite view, check this out.

Disney is coming to my hometown to film parts of their new movie, "Pearl Harbor," next month. They're going to be filming on the U.S.S Lexington.

I've started a writing project: The Worlds Inside My Head. Bare with me until I write some new stuff; I've only posted three things, two of them from last year. I created this project to get myself writing again and to keep me from getting lazy this summer.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2000
ByeBye, Elian. Hope you enjoyed your stay.

It's summer, it's hot, you're bored, and there are only reruns of the X-Files on TV. Time to catch up on the X-Files Conspiracy Time Line! Yep, I'm an X-Phile ;)

I've thought about creating a fictional journal, just because I don't think my life is so interesting that anyone would want to read about it. Well, it seems that someone has beaten me to and and started a fiction collective. From what I've read, it seems interesting and I'm thinking of joining.

News discovery: ForwardSlash.net -- I have a feeling I'm going to be visiting this site often.

02:12 a.m - I love to read, but haven't been able to get to the library or book store in a long time, so whenever I find good fiction on the web, I'm truly happy. It turns out that SciFi.com, The Science Fiction Channel's website, has a fiction section that's updated weekly with original fiction and classics.

Revolver Magazine -- Anything that has Jim Morrison on the cover has to be cool, right? I'll have to see if I can get a copy.

Report Tells of AIDS Devastation: "AIDS is expected to decimate up to half the teen-age population in the hardest-hit African countries..."
This is awful! Sometimes it's so easy to forget how much we benefit from living in a prosperous country.

New weblog discovery: Pop Culture Junk Mail

This is a little too much, don't you think? Although, I might go to court if someone tried to take my cat away from me . . .

Everyone's getting offended lately. I think it's time to lighten up ;)

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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
For some reason, the picture for issue 11 of Inkblot reminds me of the 60s. Now I'm going to have to write a story for it!

I've always found The Free Site to be useful, but now that it's gotten a make-over, I like it even better.

I hardly ever watch the Tonight Show, but I did last night; specifically because Mark Wahlberg was a guest. I've got to see The Perfect Storm! Ah, eye candy. Heh ;) Oh, and Splender was the music guest. They're rather good.

Name generators are fun: My rap name is Mad Buggy Homie [LoL!]. Find yours. [link via TDT]

While searching for information on the Human Genome Project, I came across Year2067.com, a " Future & Emerging Technologies e-Magazine". It's all about robotics, cryonics, nanotechnology, the human genome, virtual reality and more. (Sounds like an episode of The X-Files!) The information covered is extremely interesting; yet I find it ironic that the design of the site is so very basic. It seems to me that people interested in the future would like their website to be on the cutting edge.

Whenever I get tired of American news sources, I head over to the BBC news site. Their's seems so much more interesting, but maybe that's because I'm unused to the style of reporting.

I know summer is in full swing by now, but if you're still looking for a summer job, you might want to check out CoolJobs.com. They list hundreds of interesting jobs, many of them seasonal, the perfect kind for students.

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Monday, June 26, 2000
Interested in using an online dating service? Well, Lorna's been there, done that and has created a website to feature her experiences. I personally wouldn't use an online dating service, but, as they say, "whatever floats your boat"! :)

Get free music, just for filling out surveys at ElementUSA.com. Tell them that Rainn sent you, please! This is not a scam: I've received two CDs from them all ready.

12:30 a.m. - I've been surfing a lot of Pitas lately, and I've found that there are a lot of new and interesting ones since I checked last. Here are some of the new (well, new to me, at least) pitas that I've enjoyed: BlueLog ; Ordinary ; Toaster ; Marmalade
[yeah, I'm 'blogging weblogs. Oh, well :) ]

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Sunday, June 25, 2000
I've been receiving quite a few hits from Unknown News, which is cool with me. I love obscure and weird stuff! :)

New journal discovery: Hey Jane, Remember Second Grade?

EZinesToday.com -- This is a really cool site if you're into reading ezines, which I am. There's one problem though: Why do they have to use size one font? I absolutely hate it when I have to squint to read a website!

Some cultures are so foreign to what we in the West believe. It would be hell on earth for me to be sold and owned: Women are so much more than commodities!

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Saturday, June 24, 2000
It's weird the sites you can come across while trying to type in a certain URL. I was planning on typing in xenith.net, the URL to an e/webzine, but mistakenly typed in xenith.com, which brought me to The Church of Eugenics. They have a picture of Bill Gates as a cyborg on their main page! Overall, the site is really odd. They want to base a religion on science. Aren't those two things antithetical?

03:38 a.m. - My 'blogging has really slowed down, I know. "Real life" beckons; but, hey, I took the time to create a new layout :)

Ever wonder what happened to the stars from your favorite sitcoms after they went off the air? See them today.

Katie just started a weblog. There's not much there yet, but if it's anything like her journal, it should be cool.

LibrarySpot.com -- I love sites like this: They have so much information!

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