"Greenskeeper runs himself over." Why did God give me this sense of humor if he's only going to punish me for it in the end?

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How psyched am I? The Farscape Season 3 Premiere airs tonight at 9:00 PM EST on the SciFi Channel. For the uninitiated who are wondering what the heck this show is about and are considering watching the premiere, SciFi is airing a one hour Farscape 'primer' called "Farscape Undressed" (at 8:00 PM EST) that will recap the show so far. This is, in my opinion, the most creative television show on the air, followed closely by The X-Files and Buffy. It features truly unconventional plotlines and outlandish characters, a villain you absolutely love to hate and alien creatures by Henson (muppets!). And the special effects and art direction rival just about any sci-fi film that's ever been released. I wish more people I knew watched it - I feel like I'm the only one sometimes! Check it out if you get the chance.

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I was trying to think of way that I could observe St. Patrick's Day here, and decided that I would pull out all my old photographs from Ireland, scan the best ones in and stick 'em up here for whoever wants to take a peak. The first 5 or so are from 1975, and oh brother was I a goober. The rest are some of the prettiest pictures I took in 1991, when I stayed for a portion of my visit on Inismore, one of the Aran Islands. You can start viewing the photos by clicking here.

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back,
the sun shine warm upon your face,
the rain fall soft upon your fields,
and until we meet again may God
hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Peace be to ya, as Grammy used to say.

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"Pilots, mariners told to watch out for Mir". Imagine seeing a piece of Mir fly by your window.

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I would say "Thank God that's over with," but I don't think Ms. O'Hair would have thought God had a thing to do with it.

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Soothsayer : Caesar!
CAESAR : Ha! who calls?
CASCA : Bid every noise be still: peace yet again!
CAESAR : Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry 'Caesar!' Speak; Caesar is turn'd to hear.
Soothsayer : Beware the ides of March.
CAESAR : What man is that?
BRUTUS : A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.
CAESAR : Set him before me; let me see his face.
CASSIUS : Fellow, come from the throng; look upon Caesar.
CAESAR : What say'st thou to me now? speak once again.
Soothsayer : Beware the ides of March.
CAESAR : He is a dreamer; let us leave him: pass.

Famous last words.

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Not much to say this morning, except that I hope you all have a fantabulous day!

I have a Moby song running over and over in my head (the one with Gwen Stefani, can't recall the name this early in the morning). I swear, that man is everywhere. He certainly has no qualms about using his music to sell consumer goods, and a couple of his songs have been used to great effect in The X-Files. Last night I was watching The West Wing and there was an ad for a new show called The First Years and that Stefani remix was used in it. The First Years is about lawyers, btw. Like we need another show about lawyers. Like I need to watch a show about lawyers. There are enough in my life already, thank you very much.

I'm late - gotta fly!

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My horoscope for this week, according to The Onion:

"Cancer: (June 22--July 22) It's time to end your long, foolish disagreement with an old friend. Her pronunciation of "tomato" is, in fact, correct."

Thank God, the stress was killing me.

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I should be getting my photos tonight from the parade on Sunday, so I hope to be able to post some soon. In the meantime, I'll be gearing up to do it all over again this Saturday. Well, not exactly. We'll be watching the parade in Newport, but there will be much less alcohol consumed, seeing as how we'll be towing around the kids. Although, I may need to calm some nerves while I'm there. I had forgotten until I spoke with my sister Mary yesterday that she and her friend Meg will be playing matchmaker this weekend. I guess there's a guy they want me to meet - a 40-something-year-old fireman named Harp. Which is all fine and dandy, but I do so hate situations like this. It would have been fine if I didn't know that's what they were up to - I would have no idea what was going on and I could be the self-assured dork I usually am; but now I will be so self-conscious, and I will probably drink myself into a not-so-attractive stupor. And I have way too much time to think about this before I go - I keep wondering, "Why doesn't Mary remember what he looks like? Okay, okay, I get it, he's really nice - but what does he look like?" I chastise myself for being so shallow, but then I think, "If he's so nice, why is he a 40-something-year-old, never-been-married single-person?" Um, we won't mention the fact that I'm a soon-to-be-37-year-old never-been-married single woman.

Oh my God, what is wrong with me?

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I sincerely wish this poor woman a speedy recovery, but at the same time I can't help but be reminded of that Farside cartoon with the people walking around with bullseyes on the tops of their heads.

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Two Snow Ladies Enjoying The Afternoon Sun

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My parents would be so proud (if they ever found out!). We're the first picture on the page, top left. You know you've peaked when your picture appears on Drunks.com. ;-)

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Chris Carter speaks to Salon.

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I've mentioned this site before (there's a link on the cool stuff page), but I wanted to share my HeroMachine creation with you all. You still can't save a local copy of the file, but you can use a work-around if you want to have one - once your super-hero is finished, pres Alt+PrintScrn, open an image editor (such as Adobe Photo Deluxe, which is what I used) and paste. You can then trim down the image to include only the character. Click here to see my first creation - she's kind of boring-looking, but most of you will know what I'm getting at.

St. Patrick's Day festivities last generally about a week around here. It all begins today as we head down to New Haven for a day of eating, parading, live Irish music and, of course, drinking. I hope it's not too cold out there. We'll wrap up the week next Saturday with a trip out to Newport, RI for that town's parade and revelry. Maybe I'll have some decent pictures to share with you all.

Have a great day!

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How about some good news this morning?

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