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Websites That I Frequent

So here’s a list of websites I frequent…

1. MySpace.com – Nuff said.

2. Xbox.com – This is cool if you are an Xbox 360 gamer. You can check out new and upcoming video games, see your gamer score, compare your score to your friends scores and just a fun site to waste time on.

3. AintItCool.com – Aint It Cool News – Inside scoops on up and coming movies, tv shows & DVDs. Usually you can find some really cool things on here if there are movies coming out that you are looking forward to.

4. ThePRP.com – This site contains news about heavier bands – whether it’s a new tour listing, the new track listing on their forthcoming album, or the low down on which bands got beat up on tour last week, you’ll find it here if the music is heavy.

5. Maps.Google.com – I use this site for directions whether I’m headed to a meeting or video shoot for work or if I’m going somewhere unknown with Jackie, I prefer this site over mapquest any day.

6. Foobies.com – Fark (free) boobies. Say word.

7. Photobucket.com – Upload pictures and now video. I mostly use this website for sharing stuff on myspace.

8. HBO.com – When the HBO is running new episodes of the Sopranos, I sweat this site. I used to sweat it when Six Feet Under was still running new episodes too. It’s cool to read episode recaps, at least for a nerd like me.

9. ButtonSmashing.com – This site is run by HektikLyfe and features a lot of great info/news/deals on video games. If you are a gamer, check this website out often.

10. Frappr.com – If you are into geography and/or maps this site has some awesome features for making your own map of friends…groups…etc.

That’s all I can think of for now…I’ll add more if I think of it. Any cool website suggestions out there for me??


Currently listening:
Continuum
By John Mayer
Release date: 12 September, 2006

Iris

Cool sites!

Posted by Iris on Thursday, September 21, 2006 – 2:40 PM
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HektikLyfe
YouTube!!!!  You can’t miss that one.  While you’re there check out some of our whacked out videos.  YouTube.comBored.com is fun if you can find something interesting.360Voice.com is fun once in a while.
Posted by HektikLyfe on Thursday, September 21, 2006 – 2:41 PM
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HektikLyfe
Oh and ULTRA thanks for the plug!
Posted by HektikLyfe on Thursday, September 21, 2006 – 2:41 PM
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Charley
good call, i totally forget that one (youtube)
Posted by Charley on Thursday, September 21, 2006 – 2:41 PM
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HektikLyfe
Oh yeah, I hit CNet for techy toy information and reviews.
Posted by HektikLyfe on Thursday, September 21, 2006 – 2:42 PM
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HektikLyfe
…and the always classic Pricewatch.com and Bensbargains.net
Posted by HektikLyfe on Monday, September 25, 2006 – 6:30 PM
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Boom Boom Hernandez

I’m at work right now so I don’t have many bookmarked but one that comes to mind immediately is:  http://www.spoofee.com.  Great for checking out current internet and non-internet specials/deals.

Posted by Boom Boom Hernandez on Thursday, September 21, 2006 – 4:11 PM
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Wendy

Very diverse list.  Thanks for the info.

You need to add Blockbuster.com or Netflix.com. 

Posted by Wendy on Friday, September 22, 2006 – 2:03 PM
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A Quick – It’s A Small World – Story

Last night I was playing Texas Hold ‘Em on Xbox Live and while waiting for all 8 players to join the tournament I started talking to the people who had already joined the game.

I asked where everyone was from. One guy said he was from FL. I stated that I live in FL, but I’m originally from NJ. He asked me where in NJ…I replied that I most recently lived in Mays Landing, NJ. He said he used to live there…right off of route 50 near the wawa and the gas station

Now if anyone knows me, you’ll know that the apartment I lived in from late 2004 through March 2006 was right off route 50, near the wawa and the gas station.

It’s a small world after all…


Currently listening:
Pieces of the People We Love
By The Rapture
Release date: 12 September, 2006

Schulzie

Jamie Lynn Schulz
mabey you have a stalker !!!!
Posted by Schulzie on Monday, September 18, 2006 – 3:05 PM
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Charley
hah…i think it was too random to be a stalker incident…and besides the gas station is not really a gas station anymore…i think it’s torn down…
Posted by Charley on Monday, September 18, 2006 – 3:06 PM
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HektikLyfe
Haven’t had this happen to me yet but I think it’s cool that it is possible.  I didn’t get a chance to download that free game so I guess it’s even less likely.
Posted by HektikLyfe on Monday, September 18, 2006 – 3:12 PM
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Jackie

yea that was pretty crazy i was like WHAT !!! you should have asked him if he misses the Hamilton Mall ?? hahahaha

The Austrialian guy was a fucking Kike and a half tho WTF he just talked to say words.. nothing made sense. and he laughed at his own jokes. HAHAHA opps

Posted by Jackie on Monday, September 18, 2006 – 3:33 PM
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Charley
i knew you were gonna say something like that
Posted by Charley on Monday, September 18, 2006 – 3:43 PM
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HektikLyfe
Speaking of Small World, since you’re so close (relatively) do you know if it’s true about the finger printing they’re doing at Disney World? 
Posted by HektikLyfe on Monday, September 18, 2006 – 4:15 PM
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Wendy

Gas stations are so “seen one, seen them all.”  But Wawa….   *sigh*

Posted by Wendy on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 – 10:40 PM
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Iris
That’s a cool “small world” story. *Skips away singing* It’s a small world after all…..
Posted by Iris on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 – 11:14 PM
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celena

im just here to look at hektiklyfe.. or however they spell it…. icon. I loves that kitty cat.

and cool story. did he send you naked pics after?

Posted by celena on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 – 3:26 AM
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5 Years Ago

I was here in Florida on September 11, 2001. I wasn’t working in New Jersey as usual. I had flown to Florida on September 10, 2001. We woke up early that Tuesday morning to begin an all day video shoot. Shortly after arriving on location and videotaping for a while, some news started coming across the wire. My brother Chris was the first one to tell me that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. My first response; “Was it a terrorist?”

As we drove from location to location, still working and shooting video, we would get in the car to hear the latest news on the developing story. Soon news of a second plane crashing into another tower and a plane crashing into the pentagon arrived. This day became a nightmare. I didn’t want to work. I just wanted to get glued to the television to hear what the fuck was going on. I wanted to know how and why this happened. I wanted explanations.

After hearing several replays of peoples accounts all day long and just trying to picture what was going on, I finished up work and went straight to a television. I remember the horror of seeing the video of the planes crashing into those buildings and just thinking about being on that plane as a passenger.

A weird darkness overtook my feelings that day. It was like some sort of depression out of nowhere. Feeling so much loss, feeling far away from home and all I had was CNN to deliver each developing story on this crisis.

I started watching the nightly news very frequently during that period. It was a very scary time. Terror levels were raising, flying in airplanes became such a hassle and the thought of how many lives were lost was so devastating to even think about.

The unanswered questions, the 911 myths, the anger, the death, the cowards…there are too many emotions that come about when you think back to 2001. There are too many unanswered questions about that day. It was truly a horrible experience, just being an observer.

This morning I listened to the original 9/11/01 Howard Stern Show Replay and a lot of my emotions came back to me. I had never heard that broadcast and hearing their reactions to the events that day not only brought me another perspective of the horror, but it reminded me of the anger and the pain that came along with it. This also reminded me that people forget. I don’t want 9/11 to be a holiday. I don’t want 9/11 to be an excuse for a day off from school or work.

This is the day that we should remember those events. This is the day when we should remember that this life is not a rehearsal. This is the day when we should remember the people who were lost. I know it is very painful to think back to that day, but it should not be forgotten.

I don’t want to watch any of the movies about 9/11 and the reason is because I couldn’t stand to watch actors trying to portray that horror. I have my own experience of it and I will never forget it.

No matter how scared I was getting on the airplane on September 15, 2001 to return to New Jersey it had to be done. And it was a completely different experience from flying to FL, only 5 days earlier. I’ll never forget my experiences that week and the emotions that developed. I’ll never let go of that anger, it’s one that could never be forgotten.


Big Korean
I had just got home from work when I heard what was going on. I stayed up all day to be ready to be called into work. Only 4 burn patients were sent to Atlantic city hospital. None of the injured were sent to my hospital.  But that night at work I heard many stories from the EMT’s of what was going on up in NYC. I did not sleep for 48 hours. I really had problems sleeping for weeks after 9/11. I never told anyone how close I was in joining the armed forces. But I wanted blood after what this group of cowards did to my country.
Posted by Big Korean on Monday, September 11, 2006 – 4:41 PM
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Katy

Katy Reiser
Dude, we listened to Stern that day in the van when we were going from one shoot location to another.
Posted by Katy on Monday, September 11, 2006 – 5:04 PM
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Charley
Yeah but that was only bits and pieces…and once we were driving our client around we switched to a regular news channel…either way that day sucked ass…
Posted by Charley on Monday, September 11, 2006 – 5:43 PM
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Billy
i was working ,when it happen . and after the first tower fell .the police came to the salon and told us to go home. and i went home and watch the rest of all the bullshit those fuckers did . god bless AMERICA !!!!
Posted by Billy on Monday, September 11, 2006 – 6:18 PM
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THE Tucson Goddess with Irish Eyes

I shall never forget that day either, and you relived part of MY day today………..i was on my way to work listening to howard stern like i did every day, heard it all from him and even had to call my mother (who was at home recovering from surgery) to see if it was true!  The first thing I thought was how cruel for Howard to be pulling the same horrible trick those dj’s in boston pulled (was that opie and anthony? i forget, but the whole mayor dying thing………).  Mom answered the phone in shock and told me it was true, that she had to go and couldn’t talk.  I worked as a bank teller at the time and when i finally got into work i told everyone and they laughed at me, said your lying…………wtf?  we had no tv or radio but they finally believed me when the customers came in asking for ALL their money, that day was so horrible!!!!  anyway, just wanted to comment, i shall never forget that day, and this morning i had to say goodbye to my cousin as she was leaving for the airport, hopping on a plane at LAX ( i was in la for her wedding shower)………she was nervous but knew she would make it back to the east coast ok, and just found out she did:) whew:)

Posted by THE Tucson Goddess with Irish Eyes on Monday, September 11, 2006 – 7:16 PM
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Amsterdam
this might be a little out of place here, but if you haven’t yet seen it, you should watch the video called “loose change”…it’s as blatant a conspiracy theory as any other, but it raises a lot of questions that deserve thought…blind faith in the government is a dangerous thing, as is blind anger…they tell us who to be mad at and we believe them, it might be worth another look
Posted by Amsterdam on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 – 1:09 PM
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Wendy

I agree with you, esp. that life is not a rehearsal.

I heard it first on Stern too and remember when they said (initially) that they heard that a small plane had crashed into the WTC.  I was getting ready for work (late as usual) and then I turned on the TV.   You were smart not to watch all the movies and stuff, although that one the other night on ABC that got all the hype b/c it “might give people the wrong idea” REALLY got me even more pissed off at our government.   I don’t want to be scared or live in fear, but you know what?  I am scared and I don’t feel safe.  And while everyone says to just get over that and try to enjoy each day, I think about it all the time.  Those men are sick.  They’re evil and they’re ruthless.  And they scare the shit out of me.  Which is what they wanted to do.  So now I hate myself for being exactly what they wanted us to be.

Wow – I really went off on a limb here, here?  Make sure the next blog is more chipper, ok Chief?    Doh!

Posted by Wendy on Thursday, September 14, 2006 – 12:21 AM
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Thursday Night Insomnia

my favorite band, the deftones, will be returning on October 31, 2006, with their new album :: Saturday Night Wrist

here is the cover art:

Deftones : Saturday Night Wrist

Deftones : Saturday Night Wrist

and here is the link to get the first single, “hole in the earth”

hail the return of the Deftones, it’s been too long since 2003.

now i really have to try to fall asleep…


Apple Something
Good album art.  I love the fake worn record look.
Posted by Apple Something on Friday, September 08, 2006 – 1:48 AM
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celena

Thats an awesome cover.

Try melatonin… its in the vitamin section and works great. You arent groggy or weird in the morning, like with tylenol PM.

Posted by celena on Friday, September 08, 2006 – 2:13 AM
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HektikLyfe
a.k.a. Lesbian Orgy?
Posted by HektikLyfe on Friday, September 08, 2006 – 2:19 AM
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Charley
Lol…I get the whole vibe that “Saturday Night Wrist” is slang for masturbation…and it looks like some guy is at a peep show..you see the reflection of his eye towards the upper middle of the artwork…or maybe I’m just whacked out.
Posted by Charley on Friday, September 08, 2006 – 10:01 AM
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Big Korean
to sleep
drink some warm milk
eat a cookie
take a hot shower
apply lotin to entire body
turn on fan,( white noise is needed)
rub one out, in complete darkness
then get to sleepin

JUNHO

Posted by Big Korean on Friday, September 08, 2006 – 10:07 AM
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celena
I vote for the shower after you rub one out.. all that lotion and boy goo.. icky. HAHA
Posted by celena on Friday, September 08, 2006 – 3:04 PM
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Iris

I hate insomnia. Try forcing yourself to think of 10 lovely thoughts.

Nice cover.

Posted by Iris on Saturday, September 09, 2006 – 3:50 PM
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