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snurri ([personal profile] snurri) wrote2006-10-02 10:20 am
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Didja ever notice how, when there's a lot going on, people don't blog as much? At least, I don't. If I were a news organization, I would be the worst in the world. "Sorry, folks, too much going on; can't stay and talk about it!"

Yeah. That's kind of how it is right now, for me.

ITEM: The Twins, finishing in first. I love these guys. They spent the early part of the season in the cellar, and since June they've been steadily climbing out. It didn't seem like they'd ever catch the Tigers, but in the last week they tied it up, then moved up into first on the last day of the season. Seriously, who's writing this stuff? It's totally implausible. I don't buy it. But every time I watch this video I get all weepy. I've watched it twenty times. It's pathological but I love it. Even if the team doesn't make it past the first round of the playoffs they'll be heroes in my book. But for the record, I think they've got a shot at the whole damn thing.

ITEM: Spent part of the weekend chez Meisner. I really love those people. Pär is such a cool guy, J. is the best little guy-in-training, and Karen is beyond cool. They're cool, is what I'm trying to say. If this were a review of their family, it would be an incoherent rave. J. and I played with his toys and Pär and I had mellow chats and Karen and I saw "Scoop" at the budget cinema and it was great--why didn't anyone tell us?!? Love Scarlett playing awkward and nerdy, and Woody not getting in the way of the story. Hugh Jackman had to play a cipher, but he was still good. I'm developing a man-crush on him. Seriously. A couple of months ago I stayed up until 3 AM watching "Kate and Leopold." God I hate Meg Ryan. Anyway, to sum up: bark tea good, drunken pool good, Playmobil knights and pirates good. Friends, good.

ITEM:


Just follow the link. Mr. Ford speaks for me.

ITEM: A video. Men's room etiquette. Live by it.

ITEM: Yeah, I can't tell you. But it's kind of making me a basket case. In a good way(?).
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[identity profile] buymeaclue.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
ITEM: Yeah, I can't tell you. But it's kind of making me a basket case.

Repeat after me: Ommmmm.

[identity profile] sacwentie.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
ITEM: Yeah, I can't tell you. But it's kind of making me a basket case.

awwwww! Same thing always happens to me, brother. (The basket, and the case)

[identity profile] nomissnewo.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Re: bathroom etiquette

I wonder if anyone has picked up on the similarities between that video and the opening narration scene from the movie Magnolia

[identity profile] snurri.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. It's been a while since I saw that movie, so I didn't notice.

[identity profile] nomissnewo.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
ps. I noticed that you have google ads on the side of your journal. Are those your google ads? Does livejournal paid accounts allow you to monetize your journal?

Could you also use Amazon affiliate ads if you wanted to? What are the boundaries?

[identity profile] snurri.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are there because I switched over from a free account to an LJ "plus" account; you get more icons and stuff, but they put ads on your journal and your f-list page. I'm not making any money off them, but I'm not finding them all that obtrusive either, so I'm OK with it.

[identity profile] nomissnewo.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds just like the opposite of common sense for LJ. It seems that to make money off the free account, they'd use google ads since the users are basically getting to use lj content for free, therefore it allows to make at least *some* money off non-paying members.

It seems odd that they're subjected paid users to lj ads, when they're the ones bringing in all the income.

[identity profile] snurri.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, to be clear, I'm not paying anything for this; it's just an intermediate step between free and paid, with some small bennies on the side. I wasn't going to make the change, but I wanted more icons to play with so in the end I decided what the hell.

[identity profile] nomissnewo.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
ah, I see. Makes more sense now.

[identity profile] justinhowe.livejournal.com 2006-10-03 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the Bathroom Etiquette video. I suspect I will email it to my coworkers tomorrow.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_stranger_here/ 2006-10-04 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Dave! We were all so glad to see you. Most fun I've had playing pool in years. Come back!