I AM FINALLY BACK ONLINE, BABY! Whew. I feel so ... liberated. After attempting a video capture, I could no longer dial up. I uninstalled all software, reset all settings, Device Mgr showed no exclamation signs, I reinstalled drivers time and time again, reinstalled Windows, took the modem out and put it back again ... I even bought a new modem that STILL didn't work! And after all that, turns out that the problem lay in the SURGE PROTECTOR that my phone lines run thru! I was offline for 3 ENTIRE DAYS ... I feel as if I've been constipated for a long time and have finally managed to let loose a turd. =) Thanks to Pooh for the [unintentionally] colon-rumbling phone call. =)

Pics from my solo trip up to Big Bear to come soon!

Welcome back hm7863! Time to really start causing some trouble! =)

Just got back from Tahoe / San Jose. I'm so tired and sore. Anyhoo, we went to Northstar Resort. Weather was sunny! Conditions were kinda slushy, but that made falling a lot less painful. =) I kinda got some "skillz" this time around, so check out my pics page with action video. =) And here's my first panorama attempt, taken of the San Luis Reservoir on the way home:

Saw Blade II @ Downtown Disney. Lotsa sci-fi gore and vampires necking. My favorite line? When the heroine gets bitten by one of 'em weirdos and says, "I can feel it burning inside me ..." HAHAHAH. Sci-fi perverts! So ANYWAYS, afterwards we had to go to the bathrooms, and the women's restroom was SO swanky! Much nicer than the men's restroom. And NO I am NOT the proud owner of a PENIS. =)
Just in the mail: I PASSED BOTH THE HERBS AND THE ACUPUNCTURE PARTS OF MY NATIONAL LICENSING EXAMS!!! WAZZZZAAAAAP!!!!!! I was so worried about the herb part ... I still await the score on my point location but ... I'm not worried about that. Now I can exhale for a while. =) Moocho grassyass to H2L for pounding me the night before!!!

(First see my 03/16/02 entry.) I have managed to procure a Marvin Martian WITH K-9 off of eBay. Right after it got here, I shipped it off to Japan. But not without having a little fun first. =)

I 1) cooked, and 2) exercised. Wow, what's wrong with me. =) Biked 8 miles total in SoCal traffic =) Attempted monkey bars and chin ups with dismal results and young children laughing at me, but I will try again!!! Must get in shape for the Annual Camp Pendleton Mud Run. So I'm crazy. Don't you know that by now? =)

Had an episode outside with the neighbors. I heard some hi-pitched screaming outside and a kid yelling, "Get away cat!! GET AWAY!!!" I went outside and found everyone looking under my car. Apparently the kid was walking his pet bunny, our kitty attacked, the bunny ran under my car for cover and was so scared it wouldn't come out. The kid was walking around fuming and saying, "Where are you stupid cat ... come out stupid cat!" At least the mom tried to calm him down and told him it wasn't the cat's fault. I'm glad the bunny wasn't hurt, but ... I'm just having trouble trying to picture a bunny on a leash. =)

OK that's it. You know when Yahoo starts pulling the freebies on us, we're in trouble. Today I was informed that as of April 24, 2002, they will pull the free POP3 & Mail Forwarding features. I guess my Eudora is no use no mo'. What is UP with that! $20/yr "special intro rate". Man, next thing you know I bet pplz will be charging per email msg sent. Grrrrrrrrr ... well if anyone knows of an email service with FREE POP3 service, lemme know ... cuz I've been using Eudora since the beginning of my Internet experience and have grown rather attached to it ...

I miss you already hm7863! You'd better have mucho fun in Japung!

Here's another free mp3 for you to munch on (2.13MB). It is a dancy track peppered with sound clips from Vday silliness with friends (photos here). If you missed my first & much more original mp3, here are the lyrics and music. Yes, that is me attempting to rap & sing. I apologize in advance for any speaker, eardrum, and psychological damage =)

I am so bummed that my Jabra cell phone headset crapped out! I took the features I liked and were removable - the eargel and the clip - and surgically transplanted them to another headset. =) I really liked the button on mic too tho ... I guess that's what I get for using the 2.5mm jack in lieu of a real ear acu pt finder =)