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  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:04:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Change is good</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you could change one major thing about your life, whether a relationship, your job, your living situation, your school, etc., what would it be? Are you currently working toward a serious life transition?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1103&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1103&quot;&gt;View 1233 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Major life transition?  &lt;br /&gt;Already in the works.  Not posting it here though since no one needs to have my life history inflicted on them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&apos;Nuff said.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:16:44 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Time traveler</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you could go back in time to another decade, which decade would you choose and why? Would you want to return or stay there? What if you could bring one other person with you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;Submitted By &lt;span class=&apos;ljuser  ljuser-name_iammeanttolive&apos; lj:user=&apos;iammeanttolive&apos; style=&apos;white-space: nowrap;&apos;&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://iammeanttolive.livejournal.com/profile&apos;&gt;&lt;img src=&apos;http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif&apos; alt=&apos;[info]&apos; width=&apos;17&apos; height=&apos;17&apos; style=&apos;vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://iammeanttolive.livejournal.com/&apos;&gt;&lt;b&gt;iammeanttolive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1120&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1120&quot;&gt;View 880 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No thanks!  I must refer you to Professor Membrane&apos;s lecture on time travel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Only a complete IDIOT would do that!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^-</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Would you talk to the dead?</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you ever participated in a seance? If not, would you consider it? What spirit would you summon and what question would you ask them? Do you believe we can get messages from the dead?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1119&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1119&quot;&gt;View 656 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nope.  Never did a seance.  Why would dead folks want to talk to us anyway?&lt;br /&gt;That&apos;s why they died in the first place...to *get away* from this shithole world.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:50:56 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Nature or nurture</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you think your moods are controlled by your brain chemistry or that your brain chemistry dictates your moods? Do you believe people are born with particular emotional temperaments or that they are primarily shaped by environmental factors?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;Submitted By &lt;span class=&apos;ljuser  ljuser-name_abelincoln1864&apos; lj:user=&apos;abelincoln1864&apos; style=&apos;white-space: nowrap;&apos;&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://abelincoln1864.livejournal.com/profile&apos;&gt;&lt;img src=&apos;http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif&apos; alt=&apos;[info]&apos; width=&apos;17&apos; height=&apos;17&apos; style=&apos;vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://abelincoln1864.livejournal.com/&apos;&gt;&lt;b&gt;abelincoln1864&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1116&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1116&quot;&gt;View 719 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone knows that the CIA controls all the populace by microwaves with satellites in geosynchronous orbit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*passes out tinfoil hats*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Falls over backwards laughing!!*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:40:35 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Ohhh, baby</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;If your best friend asked you OR your partner to help you conceive a child, would you consider it? How do you think it would affect your friendship and your relationship? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;Submitted By &lt;span class=&apos;ljuser  ljuser-name_moho2987&apos; lj:user=&apos;moho2987&apos; style=&apos;white-space: nowrap;&apos;&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://moho2987.livejournal.com/profile&apos;&gt;&lt;img src=&apos;http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif&apos; alt=&apos;[info]&apos; width=&apos;17&apos; height=&apos;17&apos; style=&apos;vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://moho2987.livejournal.com/&apos;&gt;&lt;b&gt;moho2987&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1108&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1108&quot;&gt;View 967 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Best Friend,&lt;br /&gt;Take a long hike on a short pier.&lt;br /&gt;That is all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:12:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Bucket list</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you found out you only had six months left to live, what would you do with the rest of your life? Do you have a &quot;bucket list&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;Submitted By &lt;span class=&apos;ljuser  ljuser-name_prototypic&apos; lj:user=&apos;prototypic&apos; style=&apos;white-space: nowrap;&apos;&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://prototypic.livejournal.com/profile&apos;&gt;&lt;img src=&apos;http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif&apos; alt=&apos;[info]&apos; width=&apos;17&apos; height=&apos;17&apos; style=&apos;vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://prototypic.livejournal.com/&apos;&gt;&lt;b&gt;prototypic&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1106&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1106&quot;&gt;View 1309 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heehee!&lt;br /&gt;I would definitely set up a dictatorship of the proletariat that would start by hanging all the major corporate CEO&apos;s of the Banking &amp; Finance industry, oil and auto industry.&lt;br /&gt;Then I could install all the sensible folks of my own choosing that would implement a plan to clean up this stinking planet and stabilize the economy with gold based currency (again!)&lt;br /&gt;A crash program to convert all energy sources to hydrogen, fusion, wind, renewable vegetable oil (switch grass &amp; algae and solar power.  &lt;br /&gt;That would pretty much end most incentives for wars.  Yay!  :)&lt;br /&gt;Oil is too valuable to piss away by burning it all.&lt;br /&gt;Nuclear power plants will be shut down and dismantled. The employees will be shuttled to clean energy sources so they won&apos;t be just fired/laid off.  (unless they are like Homer Simpson)  :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The existing government can be retained as a powerless figurehead but they will be limited in salary to less than $45,000 each and the penalty for influence peddling will be swift and severe.  Hanging by neck from the yard arm, being shot repeatedly, keel hauled and then boiled in oil.&lt;br /&gt;...And that&apos;s just to give us time to figure out ways to hurt them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once my dynasty is installed the people will all prosper and love their benevolent ruling class so much that rebellion would be out of the question.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then again.............NAAAH...No one would go for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*runs off giggling*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:34:27 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Come here often?</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Hi, sweet cheeks!  Come here often?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arrrrgh!&lt;br /&gt;Why don&apos;t I ever have my gun when this happens?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:P&lt;br /&gt;I guess I will just have to be satisfied with kicking their nuts up their butt.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:41:46 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Gone Too Far</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A friend of mine and his whole family were all wiped out by a drunk driver at an intersection.&lt;br /&gt;I&apos;m not exactly a MADD member but I think DUI &amp; vehicular homicides should get life in prison with no bail or any parole. &lt;br /&gt;Strike one.  You&apos;re out.</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:01:37 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Improving the Way We Eat</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;How could the way we eat improve in the future?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Presented by &lt;a href=&quot;http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;216634277;37392899;b&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Intel, Sponsors of Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1094&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1094&quot;&gt;View 257 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N5364.federatedmedia.com/B3659174.55;sz=1x1;ord=b9d06136d29f4f12d3f0e1e9545be7ec7d727adf&quot; border=&apos;0&apos; width=&apos;1&apos; height=&apos;1&apos; alt=&apos;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;preferably through an IV.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*giggles!!*</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:46:16 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: On the (Job) Hunt</title>
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  <description>&lt;div class=&apos;appwidget appwidget-qotd&apos; id=&apos;LJWidget_10&apos;&gt;
&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;What&apos;s the hardest part about looking for a new job?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://clk.atdmt.com/MON/go/174115913/direct/01/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sponsored by Monster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://view.atdmt.com/MON/view/174115913/direct/01/&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1076&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1076&quot;&gt;View 523 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://view.atdmt.com/MON/view/174115913/direct/01/&quot; border=&apos;0&apos; width=&apos;1&apos; height=&apos;1&apos; alt=&apos;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A bonehead can figure that one out.&lt;br /&gt;The hard part is *GETTING* the job!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Clock Punching</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was paid to throw newspapers.  :)</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Technology &amp; My Future</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;How do you think technology will impact your future?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Presented by &lt;a href=&quot;http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;216634277;37392919;u&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Intel, Sponsors of Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1048&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1048&quot;&gt;View 246 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N5364.federatedmedia.com/B36&quot; border=&apos;0&apos; width=&apos;1&apos; height=&apos;1&apos; alt=&apos;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Haahaahaaa!  I will never give up my steam powered television!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:39:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>I can has work!</title>
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  <description>Yay!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just got the call to report for work on Monday morning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&apos;s part time database programming job but it&apos;ll work for now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:06:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>There are few things nastier....</title>
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  <description>Today I went in to use a public bathroom.&lt;br /&gt;....&lt;br /&gt;Someone had eaten breakfast and barfed all their milk &amp; rice krispies in the toilet ,down over the sides and on the floor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;So&quot;, thinks I,&quot; Guess I better wash my hands and get out&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nope.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They blew the rest of their cerial into the sink. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Needless to say I found another bathroom to use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:P</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Tips for a Beautiful Body</title>
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  <description>&lt;div class=&apos;appwidget appwidget-qotd&apos; id=&apos;LJWidget_13&apos;&gt;
&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;What’s your best tip for a beautiful body?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;Sponsored by  &lt;a href=&quot;http://clk.atdmt.com/NYC/go/164568177/direct;at.nycvsb00000177;ct.1/01/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Body by Victoria&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt; from Victoria&apos;s Secret.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1042&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1042&quot;&gt;View 511 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://view.atdmt.com/NYC/view/164568177/direct;at.nycvsb00000177/01/&quot; border=&apos;0&apos; width=&apos;1&apos; height=&apos;1&apos; alt=&apos;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&apos;t smoke or even use tobacco.&lt;br /&gt;I talked to a guy this week who was only 2 years older than I and he looks like he is already 100 years old.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:P</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:58:20 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Decision Time</title>
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  <description>&lt;div class=&apos;appwidget appwidget-qotd&apos; id=&apos;LJWidget_14&apos;&gt;
&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you need to make a difficult decision, what kind of resources do you consult for guidance? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1031&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1031&quot;&gt;View 511 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Department of Natural Resources of course!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:55:15 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Thanks for the Input</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the worst piece of advice you&apos;ve ever received?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1022&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1022&quot;&gt;View 512 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;In order to get a good job, you have to go to college&quot;</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:30:27 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: And the Apple Goes To</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Who is/was your favorite teacher in school?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1021&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1021&quot;&gt;View 516 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;None of them.  They all hated my guts.&lt;br /&gt;Normally this wouldn&apos;t be so bad but I didn&apos;t even do anything to deserve that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go figure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:40:19 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Proven by Science</title>
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  <description>&lt;div class=&apos;appwidget appwidget-qotd&apos; id=&apos;LJWidget_17&apos;&gt;
&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you believe everything has a scientific explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;Submitted By &lt;span class=&apos;ljuser  ljuser-name_mesnyder_92&apos; lj:user=&apos;mesnyder_92&apos; style=&apos;white-space: nowrap;&apos;&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://mesnyder-92.livejournal.com/profile&apos;&gt;&lt;img src=&apos;http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif&apos; alt=&apos;[info]&apos; width=&apos;17&apos; height=&apos;17&apos; style=&apos;vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://mesnyder-92.livejournal.com/&apos;&gt;&lt;b&gt;mesnyder_92&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1016&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1016&quot;&gt;View 512 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course foolish humans!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any properly researched magic is indiscernable from science!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So there.  Myah!  =^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:25:25 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Commercial Appeal</title>
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  <description>&lt;div class=&apos;appwidget appwidget-qotd&apos; id=&apos;LJWidget_18&apos;&gt;
&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is your favorite commercial from your childhood? Bonus points if you include a video of it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1015&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1015&quot;&gt;View 502 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back in the dark depths  of time..before there were Transformers there was&lt;br /&gt;Robot Commando by Ideal Toys.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wowsers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cool commercial even though it was a real hunk of garbage that was&lt;br /&gt;blatantly misrepresented!  Shame. &lt;br /&gt;On Saturday mornings they hammered kids with this crap endlessly!&lt;br /&gt;It took 8 &apos;D&apos; size batteries and broke down a lot. &lt;br /&gt;It cost $19.95 in 1961 dollars  (do the inflation)  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now it is a much sought after collector&apos;s item.  Ironic...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awi5nS7w8Y&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awi5nS7w8Y&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Today&apos;s Progress report</title>
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  <description>I got moved over to the Shelter,Thursday.  Wednesday was hell as I &lt;br /&gt;got delayed by my starter going into kaput mode on my car.  &lt;br /&gt;A furry and I got it changed out though and by then the day was over but I got &lt;br /&gt;everyother thing done.  Yay...&lt;br /&gt;Not bad for a roof and 2 squares a day.  Breakfast is a donut and milk.  Blah.&lt;br /&gt;Lunch and dinners are often donated from various non-profit places around town &lt;br /&gt;so the food is actually pretty good.  Amazing.&lt;br /&gt;:)Hmm...Ok.&lt;br /&gt;It&apos;s clean. No vermin.  That&apos;s good. I was worried it would be a rougher place &lt;br /&gt;but they throw out people that fuck up so I guess that works...&lt;br /&gt;Looks like it&apos;s only running at 50% full due to lack of funds so this means I &lt;br /&gt;get a whole bunk to myself and store stuff on the top.  Not bad...&lt;br /&gt;I&apos;m working out of a local Library and Wendys when the library is closed.&lt;br /&gt;So far so good.&lt;br /&gt;I hope Dept of  Geologic Survey people will hire me.  They seemed interested when&lt;br /&gt;I went over to drop off my hard copy application.&lt;br /&gt;*paw fingers are crossed*&lt;br /&gt;Gotta go back to job search mode again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:51:52 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Sorry kiddo.  The world owes NO one a living.</title>
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  <description>This lady learned an important lesson.  (if she is lucky the college won&apos;t counter-sue and/or maybe the judge will throw the case out for frivolity. )&lt;br /&gt;The ugly truth:&lt;br /&gt;Colleges take your money and you get a sheepskin after 4 some odd years of work. &lt;br /&gt;They REALLY aren&apos;t there to help you get a job once you leave.  Nope. &lt;br /&gt;In fact, unless you can show them you can bring in millions in federal/state grants they really don&apos;t give a shit.  &lt;br /&gt;If you hear otherwise it&apos;s either a lie or because the grad knew someone important.&lt;br /&gt;Got a degree in business with IT.  Awesome.  &lt;br /&gt;There&apos;s thousands of  other folks out there with that same piece of paper.&lt;br /&gt;You were expecting folks to be falling all over each other to hire *YOU*?  &lt;br /&gt;Doesn&apos;t happen.&lt;br /&gt;We ARE in a recession right now and there are folks out there with PHD&apos;s that are pushing a broom.&lt;br /&gt;So...&lt;br /&gt;Here is your burger spatula unless you wanna be in the french fryin&apos; legion today. &lt;br /&gt;Better grab a mop too I think some kid threw up by table #6.&lt;br /&gt;Oh yes, and do be sure not to pour water into the deep fryer, because after you get outta the hospital, you&apos;ll be fired.  (they dont teach you that shit in College of Business)   :)&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice day!   =^.^=&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/new.york.jobless.graduate/index.html&quot;&gt;http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/new.york.jobless.graduate/index.html&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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  <lj:music>Everything you know is wrong:  Weird Al.</lj:music>
  <media:title type="plain">Everything you know is wrong:  Weird Al.</media:title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:20:32 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>I has gotten my marching orders.</title>
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  <description>well, it&apos;s official.&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday I move to the homeless shelter.&lt;br /&gt;It&apos;s got a roof and food for now.&lt;br /&gt;Not my idea of fun but it will do till I can get better situation going.&lt;br /&gt;My time online will be more abbreviated mostly as I will have to snarf wifi spots and I&apos;ll still be searching for work as usual.&lt;br /&gt;If you got a job, keep it.  If you have no job now, good luck and good hunting!&lt;br /&gt;Take care all, and try not to follow me in. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=^.^=</description>
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  <lj:mood>determined</lj:mood>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Now here&apos;s some good news for a change!  =^.^=</title>
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  <description>Sometimes things fuck up and work out right... :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capewind.org/news992.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.capewind.org/news992.htm&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Here is your daily load of Crack for the week...</title>
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  <description>Oh NOES!!  You guessed it!&lt;br /&gt;More news on the Flu of PIGS!&lt;br /&gt;This time it&apos;s an epidemiologist speaking...&lt;br /&gt;I still remember the 1976 swine flu epidemic...that nobody got sick from!&lt;br /&gt;Was it because everyone took their shots like good little Borg Drones?&lt;br /&gt;Nope.  only 20% even got the vaccine then.  &lt;br /&gt;So...read this....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,637119,00.html&quot;&gt;http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,637119,00.html&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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