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I watched Mean Girls for the first time last night. Now I understand the jokes about toaster strudel.

Someday I will understand Arrested Dev. jokes too. Someday.

I stayed up late last night watching all my favorites from season 4 of the Simpsons

Best. Season. Ever.

Oh, Stone Fox - now on the Net!

If you need some diversion today, you could do worse than the video for Kenny Rogers' "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)":
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yZ8k6fVe25k

I added a couple of songs to my scare quotes myspace also but I don't know. I am going to work on doing some better stuff soon.

I think what you said to Jocelyn was, "You have quite a beak on you."

Kamp Krusty (#8F24) 24 Sep 1992
Bart and Lisa spend six weeks at Camp Krusty. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out.

A Streetcar Named Marge (#8F18) 1 Oct 1992
Marge takes a part in the musical version of “A Streetcar Named Desire”, a musical which has a strange resemblance to the Simpsons' own home life.

Homer the Heretic (#9F01) 8 Oct 1992
Homer, in a dream, gets permission from God to skip church, much to Marge's objections.

Lisa the Beauty Queen (#9F02) 15 Oct 1992
Homer enters Lisa in a beauty contest, and Lisa comes in as runner up. However, when the original winner is injured, Lisa becomes Little Miss Springfield. Bob Hope guest stars.

Treehouse of Horror III (#9F04) 29 Oct 1992
The Simpsons hold a Halloween Party, in which three stories are exchanged: In “Clown Without Pity,” Bart receives, as a birthday present, a talking Krusty doll....from the House of Evil 'Your One Stop Evil Shop'. Next, in “King Homer,” three words King Kong Klone. Finally, After being assigned to read a another book, Bart picks out an item from the occult section, and tries to raise the dead Snowball I, but instead cause the dead people to rise up in “Dial 'Z' For Zombies”.

Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie (#9F03) 3 Nov 1992
When Bart fails to keeps an eye on Maggie and puts her life in danger, Homer finally puts his foot down on Bart's mischief by passing the ultimate punishment: Bart can never see The Itchy and Scratchy Movie.

Marge Gets a Job (#9F05) 5 Nov 1992
The Simpsons home needs about $8,000 worth of foundation work, so Marge gets a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. However, things start getting a bit sticky when Mr. Burns develops a crush on Marge. Tom Jones guest stars.

New Kid on the Block (#9F06) 12 Nov 1992
Bart develops a crush on the new girl next door, but his heart is broken when she dates Jimbo. Sara Gilbert guest stars.

Mr. Plow (#9F07) 19 Nov 1992
After Homer wrecks the two family cars during a snowstorm, he buys a snowplow, and starts up Mr. Plow. However, the competition becomes cut-throat when Homer's best buddy, Barney, starts up a competing plowing business, Plow King. Guest stars Linda Ronstadt and Adam West.

Lisa's First Word (#9F08) 3 Dec 1992
While trying to get Maggie to say her first words, Homer recalls what happened a few years back when Lisa was born, when they first moved into their present home, and what Lisa said her first words.

Homer's Triple Bypass (#9F09) 17 Dec 1992
All those years of eating those fatty foods has caused Homer to have a heart attack. Now, Homer has a choice - spend $40,000 for Dr. Hibbert's bypass operation, or $129.95 for Dr. Nick Riviera's operation--any operation.

Marge vs. the Monorail (#9F10) 14 Jan 1993
After getting $3 million from a fine due to Mr. Burn's illegal disposal of nuclear waste, the town decides to spend money on a needless monorail ....built from shoddy materials. Leonard Nimoy guest voices as himself.

Selma's Choice (#9F11) 21 Jan 1993
After aunt Gladys Bouvier dies, Selma decided to try and get married and have a child.

Brother From the Same Planet (#9F12) 4 Feb 1993
Bart decides to get a bigger brother when Homer neglects him for the last time. Turnabout is fair play, Homer replaces Bart with a little brother. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes addicted to the Corey hot-line, a 900 number.

I Love Lisa (#9F13) 11 Feb 1993
Lisa's valentine to the most disliked boy in her class causes her to be chased by him.

Duffless (#9F14) 18 Feb 1993
After Homer gets caught drunk driving, he promises Marge to stay off the Duff for one month. Meanwhile, when Bart ruins Lisa's science project, Lisa vows to take revenge by determining which is smarter: a hamster or Bart.

Last Exit to Springfield (#9F15) 11 Mar 1993
Homer becomes a Union boss and negotiates a new contract with the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, mindful that Lisa needs braces. Dr. Joyce Brothers guest stars.

So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (#9F17) 1 Apr 1993
When Homer get seriously injured from Bart's practical joke, the Simpsons recall at the hospital various moments from past episodes.

The Front (#9F16) 15 Apr 1993
After watching a particularly bad Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, Lisa and Bart ghost write their own using their grandfather's name. Meanwhile, Homer takes night school to make up a missing science credit. Brooke Shields and David Crosby guest star.

Whacking Day (#9F18) 29 Apr 1993
While the town of Springfield prepares for the annual snake whacking day (which Lisa dreads), Bart gets expelled from school for embarrassing Mr. Skinner during a school inspection. Barry White guest stars.

Marge in Chains (#9F20) 6 May 1993
When the Osaka Flu hits Springfield, everyone suffers. And when Marge accidentally shoplifts at the Kwik-E-Mart, she spends 30 days at the local prison.

Krusty Gets Kancelled (#9F19) 13 May 1993
When the Gabbo show causes Krusty to get cancelled, Krusty quickly hits the skids. However, Lisa and Bart vow to help Krusty out by organizing a comeback special. Guest stars Bette Midler, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson, Luke Perry and Red Hot Chili Peppers

I think what you said to Jocelyn was, "You have quite a beak on you."

HAHAHA

no, that's not what I said. But if I had said that, I would have meant it as a great compliment.

I spent a couple hours yesterday uploading more songs from old cassettes into my Best of JMC 1995-2005 playlist.

I AM SOOOOOO FUCKING EXCITED! I ordered pad thai from Thai Pastry and shrimp toast and crab rangoon from Furama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ads;dlfj;k

Homer the Heretic (#9F01) 8 Oct 1992
Homer, in a dream, gets permission from God to skip church, much to Marge's objections.

They NEVER rerun this one. "Mmmmm ... sacrilicious."

I think I read somewhere that Kenny Rogers was totally freaked out by that song and hated it.

that's one of my favorite ever episodes

I tried to be my sister's myspace friend, and got one of those messages that THIS USER does not accept invites from bands. Then I tried to be my own friend and typed in the wrong last name. ha ha

They NEVER rerun this one. "Mmmmm ... sacrilicious."

This was just on tv!

Sarah, that stuff sounds great.

"What if we picked the wrong religion? Every week, we're just making God madder and madder!"

I'm so hungovergry.

Thanks, Jordan. I am thinking of trying to get some ladies together for an electro pop project where we rework the songs to make them playable live.

Hey. I think I coined a word. It's as good as "horngry," a staple in Jenny and my IMs.

Jesse, you forgive me, right? JEESSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

YOUR FACE IS LOOKING BETTER!!!!!

Thanks!

jesse still has nice tits, i don't care what anyone says

Way to stand up for your beliefs!

http://www.download.com/3000-2343_4-10704042.html

This is pretty sweet (for Windows users). I've always been kind of shocked that you can't drag around your taskbar items by default.

you know what's really sweet for windows users? Macintosh computers.

:)

Fine, pls to tell U.S. health care industry to switch to macs.

Yeah, I'd love to have a Mac at work, but I don't see that happening any time soon. I had one at my old job, because it was a small company, and they figured that since they needed Macs for the art/design department, they might as well just order a bunch for the whole company. Here, I'm just crossing my fingers that I get a flat-screen eventually.

I don't know anything about this Erin McKeown chick, but her version of It's Only a Paper Moon basically could not have a hotter beat.
http://myspace.com/erinmckeown

xpost I rock dual boxes, but most of the time I'm on the Mac. Pretty much I just keep the PC around to run database shit and old copies of Word and Illustrator 8.

Dan and I were talking about the lack of a good, customizable midline Apple desktop. We have mini-Macs, iMacs, and PowerMacs. Noone wants a mini-Mac to actually do anything on. No employer is going to want to buy computers that once obselete must be completely replaced -- monitor and all (iMac). And Power Macs are ridiculous what with their 4 processors and huge price tag.

If Apple could just produce a nice customizable desktop computer (a la Dell), I (and many workplaces) would be stoked. I have a name all picked out: the Mac.

sarah . . . i found this link for homemade bath bombs... maybe good for your handmade presents?
http://scentofwater.wordpress.com/tutorials/how-to-make-an-all-natural-bath-bomb/

neato!

hey john i applied to some job opening at where u work (assuming u still work for the encyc???) what are chances of getting a job? are there other openings? should i have namedropped you? wish i thought to ask this before i applied ...

I've liked some of them Erin McKeown records. She was playing Mother Fools/Uncommon Ground-type places and then made it big in a Morning Becomes Eclectic way.

Deej I keep meaning to tell you that my workplace seems to be hiring fairly frequently and I could pass on your resume. It's news/media related. But I hesitate to tell people about it because a) work starts at 6:30 a.m. in Evanston and b) pay isn't amazing. So it's not for everyone. But on the other hand, the people are cool, they are easygoing about schedules and working from home on occasion, and the work is pretty easy once you learn all the company style stuff. You can email me at naamme at yahoo if you want more info.

Woah! That looks fun! I'm guessing I'd need to practice ahead of time since the bombs would need to be made pretty close to xmastime (so they wouldn't lose their smells).

Also, obviously, I'd need to bathe with them and make sure they were good enough. :-D

hey john i applied to some job opening at where u work (assuming u still work for the encyc???) what are chances of getting a job? are there other openings? should i have namedropped you? wish i thought to ask this before i applied ...

What's the position? If it's in my department, I can tell my boss that I know you. There's a position open here right now.

I want to work at EB. Not the Empty Bottle.

i applied to EB for a copy editing position. If thats not the job opening yr talking about, I would love to see the listing ...

sent my email july 31 and only got a generic 'we have received your email' notice back

Copy editing at the Bottle would be pretty sweet I bet.

emailed, n/a

Deej, yep, that's my department. I'll put in a good word. Apparently, she has been having problems finding people for this position because everyone has been failing the spelling test.

haha

"she" = my boss, obv.

the c3nter for neighborhood t3chnology has not gotten back to me re: the job I applied for :-/

periodic UCP job listing update:

Electronic Publishing Technical Assistant
BiblioVault Operations Assistant
Editorial Assistant, Acquisitions
Manager, International Sales, Marketing, and Foreign Rights
Managing Editor, Int. Journal of Plant Sciences
Marketing Analyst
Editorial Assistant, American Naturalist
Business Analyst
Manuscript Editor I, Medical Journals Group
Marketing Manager

Our crew should slowly take over John's department over the course of the next 18 months.

"Steal My Sunshine" just came on my iPod AGAIN.

you need a bigger iPod