I just stepped in a big pile of sassy!

I am 99% sure that I saw Tay Zonday today.
Who, you say?
The Chocolate Rain guy!

I was out biking in NE Mpls/St. Anthony Village. First I stopped at Urban Harvest for a sandwich (which, by the way, is right next to Rosackers which I LOVE love LOVE). Then, I went to Caribou for a cold tasty beverage.
Sidenote: NE Mpls needs more bike corrals. Especially in business that aren’t right on the street. There was nowhere to lock my bike. Uncool!

Anyway, I was sitting outside drinking my vanilla cooler when I saw a white Lincoln/Mercury drive up.
The following was my thought process at the time:
“Oh wow. That old lady looks just like Tay Zonday.”
“Hey wait a second - that’s a 12 year old boy.”
“No, that’s Tay Zonday.”
(he goes in to GNC)
“I’m losing it! I saw the new Weezer video yesterday. I must be mistaken.”
(he comes out of GNC)
“OMG That *is* Tay Zonday! Should I say something?”
(he drives off)

At the risk of looking/sounding creepy, I said nothing.
I wonder how I can find out if it was, in fact, Tay Zonday.
Curious.

My blog/website and e-mail have been down for two days (two separate occasions) in one week.

I have hosting through Surpass and I’m questioning if I should renew with them.

All of my tech support experiences with them have been frustrating.
They used to be very quick to respond and have lately taken up to EIGHT HOURS to respond to a support request/problem. Also, they have been outright rude to me in the past.

I’m worried about all of my files, etc transferring over, which stinks. I wish I knew just a wee bit more about all of this stuff.

grr.

on Second Life.

There is proof here (scroll way down)
and
here.

Hot.

I <3 my second job.

If you know me, then you’ll know why I find this to be unbelievably hilarious.

No vaginas please, we’re Floridian
snippet:
A theatre in Florida had to change the title of a charity production of The Vagina Monologues on its marquee, after a woman complained that it was offensive.

The new name? They decided on ‘The Hoohaa Monologues.’

This rare personal post is brought to you by an off-putting comment from my mother.
Thanks, mom.

This afternoon, I went shopping with my mom. Pre-shopping, we grabbed some lunch at Panera. During lunch, my mom kept talking about old neighbors of ours, etc. that I “could have” dated (not really). Anyway, she said, “You should try match.com - now that Dr. Phil’s hooked up with them - they have some kind of guarantee now.” Really, what match.com has now is “If, after paying WAY TOO MUCH for six months, you don’t find anyone, we’ll give you another six months ‘free’ to not find anyone.” Awesome.

This made me think about all of the crazy dating (that has begun online) in my life. Keep in mind that NONE of my long-term relationships have happened as a result of online dating (and I’ve never paid for an online dating service).
I have met…
* someone from Wisconsin (on a geared toward a specific audience dating site) who was not very nice to me, that I took a long road-trip with a few months after we began long-distance dating
* other various long-distance folks
* a handful of random local folks
* someone local (on craigslist) that cheated on me. twice.

Really, what it all boils down to is you e-mail once or twice and that’s all that happens. One of you stops responding. Or you have a date and no more. Or you date twice and then the person drops off the face of the earth - months later, they are in a relationship, living with someone, and most likely they were hung up on that person when they went on those two dates with you anyway.

Now, I’m not saying I’ll never date online again. I’m just saying that folks online have the opportunity to be 10,000 times more flaky and shady than they can be in person. There’s no accountability. No security. Two essential things that I need in a relationship (dating, friendship, or otherwise).
I’m just sayin.

Hey!
Netflix is offering a free month once again!

If you want to try Netflix on for size, e-mail your friends who have netflix now and ask them for a code.

Woo free month here I come!
(thanks Stacia)

Thanks Stacia!

“No matter what’s going on, I’m up for a cookie. They’re fun, they’re always a treat and just about anytime of day I would like one in my mouth. They are the tits of food (link).”
I couldn’t agree more.

If you don’t already, you should totally read The Sneeze.
It’s good stuff.

Well, I wouldn’t say that *no one* is talking about Sven - but CJ is about as close to scum as you can get and really shouldn’t qualify as a living, breathing, organism, so…

I’ll talk about Sven.

Who’s Sven, you ask?
Why, Sven Olaf Sundgaard is Kare11’s latest metrosexual addition to their newsteam, more specifically, he’s their new weather man.
Did I mention that Sven is only 25 years old? You heard me.
Twenty-five.
I’ll be older than him in three short days.

Isn’t there a rule that all weather people have to be at least 35 and married with three kids?
I thought so.

My point?
Sven has a blog.
It really shows his age and wisdom (or lack thereof).
You know, his blog makes me appreciate Jason DeRusha’s blog.
Never thought I’d see those words on screen.

Seriously, folks.
You need to check him out.
I plan to watch him on the news next chance I get.
All I’ve seen so far are pictures.
And with the over-gelled spiky hair and beady little eyes, he’s reminding me a lot of another local, Tyler from The Real World (not that there’s anything wrong with that ;).
I’m just sayin’.

I just got an e-mail from “Vibrator O. Premonition.”

Dear Vibrator O. Premonition,

Any rumblings about my love life? Anything stirring you at this red hot moment?

Let me know what’s buzzing - thanks for the ride!

*Sassy

This is probably my second snow day - EVER (and I grew up in Minnesota).
My school isn’t even closed, but only seven students showed up (Seven!) and my car doors were iced shut, so I’ve got the day to myself (and the kitties) at home.
Nice.

Anyway, I’ve not much to say except it’s beautiful outside now (was scary this a.m. when I tried to leave the house), and I want to take snow photos (I just might).
I also want to rescue my car from the crazy amounts of snow while it’s warm before everything re-freezes and I can’t get my doors open again tomorrow morning.

You know, I still read MNSpeak (via bloglines) and I really do think the quality of writing/posting/conversation has gone down on that site.
For instance, for the past week or so I’ve noticed that all of their daily “Miscellaneous Local Links” are either from the Star Tribune, WCCO, or CityPages. Have they given up on reading other local blogs?
How pedestrian.
What gives?