Monthly Archives: July 2007

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Bad guys really do suck

July 31, 2007 – 4:38 am

Ho hum.

What was and should’ve just been an amazingly fun and wonderful weekend in NYC has now turned into a terrible financial burden. And I was hoping to share my new PinkBerry obsession (jumping on the bandwagon) with you :(

For legal reasons (I think) and to spare you my bitching and moaning…a phone went missing (lost/stolen?) and some person(s) with no conscience or sense for karma decided to rack up $2500+ in long distance charges in 48 hours. And to top off the audacity of these mystery evil-doers, they called the 611 customer service number tonight (after we had canceled the service) TWICE apparently to claim about having their service shutoff. Oh how I wish I had some detective friends to help work on this. I watch too much Law & Order and/or CSI and I guess I thought some legal authority might help and/or care about this. Haven’t lost total hope, but will keep you posted if any miracles happen.

When we reported this to the police and the mobile phone company, so that the number could be suspended…we were told we would be responsible for all charges. There is apparently no fraud department, no investigative staff, nothing to help us fight this.

This is going to go to the lawyers and all our local news, but in the end it looks like we’re fighting a losing battle.

Why this might matter to you?
- You are not protected on your cell phone, like you are on a credit card, for fradulent charges.
- You can help prevent this by banning international calls from you cell phone.
- You can also prevent this by purchasing/using a pay-as-you-go plan.
But really, this just sucks.

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I hope NYC is ready for the Cali Invasion

July 26, 2007 – 6:08 pm

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Guess who is what :P

July 26, 2007 – 4:12 pm
Aries is a Fire Sign and Virgo is an Earth Sign. Where Aries is all fiery impetuosity, Virgo is grounded practicality. Virgo weighs all the options before devoting any serious effort, while Aries simply sees what they want and dives in! This is true both in career and in personal relationships — which can be something of a stumbling block. If Aries has decided it’s Virgo they want, they might be frustrated for some time to come, waiting for Virgo to make up their mind about whether the relationship is a good idea.

Aries is a Cardinal Sign and Virgo is a Mutable Sign. Virgo doesn’t need to be the leader or the boss; they’re glad to follow another’s suggestion once they decide it’s a viable one. Aries, on the other hand, wants to make those suggestions — every time. This is a beneficial dynamic if these two Signs are working as a team toward a common goal.

What’s the best aspect of the Aries-Virgo relationship? Their great effectiveness as a team — business or personal. Their personalities, opposite in so many ways, make for a highly complementary relationship.

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Annapolis :)

July 22, 2007 – 5:02 pm

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Dinner…carnage

July 22, 2007 – 4:56 pm


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Are you constantly zipping around the world, flying the friendly skies?

July 20, 2007 – 11:16 pm


Regardless, I’m sure you get on planes every now and again…I found the perfect fix for bad-ear people like Jeremy. If you’ve ever bust your eardrum doing I dunno, SNUBA!, or snorkeling and other shallow diving, then your poor little ears probably need some Ear Planes.

Ear Planes are designed to reduce airplane noise (though not the primary goal) and, more importantly, reduce the pressure in your ears by their corkscrew twist-into-ear design. I dunno, I’m not a rocket scientist (just a gEEk) and he does have the Bose noise reducers, but maybe these can help with the ear pressure issues he has.

Full report after we get back from Aruba :)

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Sometimes Summy needs a special treat too

July 20, 2007 – 11:05 pm


How perfect is this for Summy? I spend every field trip to Htown cleaning the backseat of Summer’s hair and drool…yuck! Summer rides in style, which means she hangs her head out the window: rain, snow, sleet, or shine…she’s gotta have an open window–as can be evidenced by the nose prints left when we don’t let her hang out the window while on the interstate (or freeways as I would say).

Well Jeremy found this, and how perfect is it? I hope it stays in place. Either way, along with a doggie DNA kit and this, I think her bday gifts are shaping up just peachy.

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It’s here! BIG BIG NORDIES ANNIVERSARY SALE!

July 20, 2007 – 4:22 pm

You know you can’t resist. Hurry, because stock is limited and prices go back up August 5. Some really cute dresses I tell ya, and Spanx and Hanky Pankys are on sale too :)


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Sushi…I’m so glad you came into my life

July 19, 2007 – 2:03 am

Yup, sushi…like the food that involves all the creatures I swore I would never eat, I’m now obsessed.

Last week J&J took us out for some tasty tasty sushi back home (Yuki Sushi) and tonight I wasn’t feeling the cooking vibe so we went on a little date to Sushi Taro. Thanks to the positive feedback on yelp we went for it and were pleasantly surprised. 2nd best sushi I’ve had (which doesn’t say much) but I look forward to going back and trying more new items from the huuuuuuuge menu. We shared the Tataki appetizer (mmm, but a little thick/rare for my liking) and I got the 2 wimpyiest-least adventurous rolls on the menu (Alaskan and Shrimp Tempura) but they were yummy. I even tried some of J’s spider roll and it was super yummy! Mom, I ate a softshell crab’s shell and I didn’t spit it out and say ewwwww…I’m making you proud I just know it!

I love city living, we can just decide to go to dinner and be at whatever cuisine we want in a matter of a 5-10 minute walk tops. Awesome!

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Rachel B is wearing my shoes!

July 18, 2007 – 7:28 pm

and I had em first, love my Coach Rheas
this has gotta earn me points in the style department :P

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Not my windshield, but might as well be

July 18, 2007 – 3:44 am

Thank goodness for Geico comprehensive insurance because my baby now needs a new windshield:(

We’ll hope it was a natural disaster of sorts that caused this because if some little twit did this on purpose, I KNOW karma has a can of whoopass waiting for them.

Arg, cars in cities ARE NOT FUN…EVER!

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Welcome Sir Jack Attack

July 18, 2007 – 3:01 am

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