You know it's bad when..

you answer your cell phone at home with the same phrase you use to answer the phone at work, and consistently dial "9" to begin your phone calls at home... ;P

YAY SNOW!!! ^_^

And if people have Amazon or other lists for the holidays that they want to give me a heads-up about, yemme kno! :D:D

Ooh, and the party last night was okie. I got there LATE because of the National Christmas Tree Lighting traffic, but I sat down in time for the salad course and got to talk to some fun people. :) It was more of a dinner than a party, but t'was coo, and lots of neat prizes were given out in a spiff li'l raffle. I didn't win anything, but Tommy (an older gent who works in my building) won a Kenny G Christmas CD that he was -all- excited about. ;)
Plus the food was good, so was the cheesecake after, and today, I'm right back on my NutraSystem diet. :):)

Hope everyone's doing well, and that for Christmas this year, my Christmas Miracle comes in the form of a new apartment. :):)

Love to All,
Nae

GIANTMICROBES!!!

I'm giving some of these out as presents.. AGAIN!! Know why?
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEW STUFF!!! ^_^
These were a HIT the year I passed them out for holiday prezzies, and this year I'm hoping for more laughs. Now the only question is.. which Microbe for which recipient??? O.O
I'm giving my rats Rabies and The Black Death each for their presents, and would love to give a few out to people at my D&D game.. but ya know how it is... If I give Herpes to a guy who just talked about having cold sores.. could that be funny, (I think it is, as he was trying to figure out who had passed them on to him after drinking from folks' bottles last week), or would he get insulted..? What about Malaria or Typhoid Fever..? I mean, they're pretty commentary-less, aren't they? Or Mad Cow?? And Clamydia is just so CUTE!!! I'd love to give her or Sea Sparkle to a friend's baby, but.. again.. "you're giving maladies to my KID???" ... And should I give Scum and and Dust Mites perhaps, to people w/ a REALLY dirty house as a subtle hint..? *cracks a smile* And here, I wanna get Sea Sparkle and Algae for myself... Plus they have Krill and other oceanics like Red Tide!

..What -is- Red Tide, anyway?

Anyway.. go check 'em out!! ^_^
http://www.giantmicrobes.com/



Teehee..! Did I mention I -love- shopping online?? ;D:D I don't have to ask ANYONE for a ride, and I can get all my shopping done in DAYS, not weeks and weeks, w/tons of frustration. This rocks!! :D:D

Ciao for now, kids! I gotsta go apartment search! :D:D

I Answered my Own Question

From Wikipedia:

-"Red Tide" is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom, an event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column, or "bloom". These algae, more specifically phytoplankton, are microscopic, single-celled protists, plant-like organisms that can form dense, visible patches near the water's surface. Certain species of phytoplankton contain photosynthetic pigments that vary in color from green to brown to red, and when the algae are present in high concentrations, the water appears to be discolored or murky, varying in color from white to almost black, normally being red or brown. Not all algal blooms are dense enough to cause water discoloration, and not all discolored waters associated with algal blooms are red. Additionally, red tides are not typically associated with tidal movement of water, hence the preference among scientists to use the term algal bloom.

The most conspicuous effects of red tides are the associated wildlife mortalities among marine and coastal species of fish, birds, marine mammals and other organisms. In the case of Florida red tides, these mortalities are caused by exposure to a potent neurotoxin called brevetoxin which is produced naturally by the marine algae Karenia brevis.-



So there we are. Proof we each learn something every single day. :):)

(Can we tell who hasn't got much to do at work today..? *knocks wood* Not that I'm complaining, of course.. first time in a long time I've had to do much on el computadoro. ;))

Now, OFF TO BUY STUFF @ CVS!!! By y'all! *waves happily*