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Roomba Instruction manual
June 17, 2009
June 9, 2009
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I got one of these today after work… It was scary. I saw the flash, and then it was big, zig zagged, colorful, and I had trouble seeing and especially reading. After about 10-20 minutes, I found I could read again, but I could still see it at the top of my vision. Now, it seems like it's gone.
June 1, 2009
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Apparently, I got the lasik just in time (5/2005).
May 28, 2009
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I had this on my wishlist last Christmas. Oranjello and I love it, and want to buy another one for Lemonjello, but unfortunately, it is currently out of stock.
May 27, 2009
Anyone have any experience with Annandale Animal Hospital?
Posted by Carolyn under Animals, health[7] Comments
I’m considering switching vets. After being told that a dental cleaning would cost $400, and then finding out my friends only pay $250, I’m starting to feel like I’m being ripped off.
http://www.vcahospitals.com/annandale
Has anyone ever gone to Annandale Animal Hospital? They are closer to my house than Alexandria Animal Hospital, and they also have evening and Saturday hours so I wouldn’t have to miss work. So, I’m thinking of switching to them, but I’d like to know what they are like before jumping into them.
I guess if no one has ever been there, I’ll take Lemonjello to them when his vaccinations come due in October and see how it goes.
In the meantime, I’ll be attempting to brush Oranjello’s teeth. When Oranjello was trying to bite the toothbrush and lick the toothpaste off of it, Lemonjello was all interested, so I let him look at the toothbrush, but he shied away. So I guess it’s good that it’s Oranjello with the bad teeth and not Lemonjello.
May 27, 2009
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I'm supposed to brush Oranjello's teeth. According to the vet, he has a surprising amount of tartar built up for him only being a year old.
May 26, 2009
The vet wants me to brush Oranjello’s teeth every day because he apparently has a lot of tartar buildup and she was surprised as he is only a year old. She said she recommends him for a cleaning already, but unfortunately, the cleaning she’s talking about is like $400 because they have to anesthetize him. So she wants me to brush his teeth to push back having to go in for that major cleaning. It sucks. Why’s he have to have bad teeth? (Insert mullet-guy joke here.)
I linked to the training video they had for me, but here it is again http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/Brushing-Your-Cats-Teeth/Entire-Video
Luckily for me, it doesn’t seem like Oranjello hates the toothbrush or the toothpaste. He actually jumped ahead to week three and was like putting the brush in his mouth and licking the dab of toothpaste off of it… so I think it won’t be too traumatic for either of us (crosses fingers)
May 25, 2009
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Ryan's awesome thoughts on Science
May 20, 2009
The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)
Posted by Carolyn under Pointlessness[4] Comments
Your result for The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)…
The Walk of Shame (NLBF)
Normal Liberal Beta Female
Believe it or not, when Johnny from Phi Betta Kappa appeared at your dorm door with a bottle of vodka and 16 Candles on VHS, it wasn’t because he wanted to be your boyfriend. Let’s just say things seem a bit less romantic in hindsight. You need a man who will respect you, and since most men are compulsive liars, it might be best to take a break from dating until you get a bit better at ferreting out the douchebags. That being said, you are likely fun, extroverted, and care deeply about your friends. In short:
You are more NORMAL than QUIRKY.
You are more LIBERAL than TRADITIONAL.
You are more PASSIVE than DOMINANT.
When picking a date, consider: The Late Bloomer (QTAM), The Suit (NTAM).
Avoid: All liberal males (LM)
(Image from http://homepage.univie.ac.at/melanie.feratova-loidolt/courses/ws2005/memos/beauvoir.htm)
Take The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?) at HelloQuizzy
May 15, 2009
Which Star Trek character are you?
Posted by Carolyn under Entertainment, Fun, Pointlessness[4] Comments
Your results:
You are Uhura
| Uhura | 70% | |
| Chekov | 60% | |
| An Expendable Character (Redshirt) | 60% | |
| Mr. Scott | 55% | |
| Jean-Luc Picard | 45% | |
| Deanna Troi | 45% | |
| James T. Kirk (Captain) | 40% | |
| Beverly Crusher | 40% | |
| Geordi LaForge | 35% | |
| Will Riker | 35% | |
| Data | 32% | |
| Leonard McCoy (Bones) | 30% | |
| Mr. Sulu | 30% | |
| Worf | 25% | |
| Spock | 20% |
pleasant soft-spoken voice.
Also a talented singer.
Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Test
May 14, 2009
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Apparently, daydreaming is good for you.
May 13, 2009
4 years ago today, I got the Lasik eye surgery. It was Friday the 13th, to be exact.
We went camping recently last month, and I was noticing that I still marvel at being able to see each individual leaf on the trees while driving down there. It’s amazing.
Best $5k I ever spent, and I have never looked back. No regrets at all.
My yearly exam is next week to ensure I keep the lifetime warranty. Yay.
By the way, I highly recommend Whitten-Perraut/TLC for your Lasik needs. Dr. Perraut did my lasik surgery.
May 13, 2009
May 12, 2009
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I tried to read the article on the Discovery website, but it apparently doesn't exist.
May 8, 2009
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Armstrong Vinyl Composite Tile sealing, polish and maintanence
May 5, 2009
It’s no secret. I don’t have any rhythm. Since Guitar Hero has come out, I’ve been learning a bit, and now that we have the drums, I’m improving even more.
But many many years ago, Clint picked up a game called Mad Maestro. This game was sort of like Frequency and Amplitude where you use the controller to press the buttons right when the note passes by the circle. For the songs, they had well-known classical songs. Well, I picked up that controller, and I started playing. And then I was like “Clint! It’s so fast! I can’t keep up!!!!!” And Clint was just like, “It’s you. You’re controlling it.” It took me a little while to realize what he was saying.
This game was different than Frequency. In Frequency (which ultimately became Guitar Hero), if you hit the note early or late, it beeped an error sound. In Mad Maestro, you are the conductor, conducting the music. If you hit the button early or late, it still plays the note. So I was hitting all the notes early and it was just playing the song anyway. So I was in this feedback loop where I was pressing the button faster and faster and faster until my thumb was going to fall off, and the game was just playing that song all sped up and fast. It was crazy!!
I don’t think I ever played it again. But I think Clint went all the way through it while I watched. I’ll stick to the games that beep at me when I fuck up. But Mad Maestro seemed like a fun game if you know what you were doing. It was certainly fun to watch.
April 15, 2009
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"New photographs released by NASA have captured images of a vast stellar formation resembling a human hand reaching across space."
April 10, 2009
April 5, 2009
20090405:
I dreamed we were at X-Day. And I was like, “Oh shit, I didn’t sign us up to come to X-day this year! Now we’re here, I hope they let us stay!” Then I was like, “Wait a minute, it’s not time for X-Day, this is a dream!!” So realizing it was a dream, I enjoyed myself for awhile, and then I was like, “Oh, this is a dream, maybe I can fly.” So I launch myself into the sky, but I took off SOOO FAST. I was like “Oh shit, I need to stop!” and I looked down, and there was like a canyon or something beneath me, so I was like, “Oh shit! I can’t land here!” So then I was like, “I know! I’ll wake myself up. Wake up!!!” And I kinda started shaking myself awake, and I felt the pins and needles of waking up. Then I woke up, and was like “Wow! Lucid dream! Let me write that down.” So I get out of bed, walk all the way around the bed to Clint’s side (rather than climbing all over him), and I pick up the keyboard for my pda from the headboard on Clint’s side. Then I walked all the way back around the bed, and hooked my pda into the keyboard and start typing. Then I was like “Oh weird, it’s already filled in, and there are pictures and everything!” Then I ended back up at X-Day and was just having a good time and the thought never crossed my mind…. Until I really woke up, and found out that I only dreamed I woke up and got the pda keyboard.. Weird! I should have questioned it again when the journal on my pda was already filled out… with pictures?? WTF..
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March 26, 2009
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Cat shot with an air rifle. This is terrible. I'm glad the cat lived.
It's annoying how the vets tried to charge $150 emergency fee. Even worse is the one vet that told her he would have her fined if she didn't bring the cat in.
March 21, 2009
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Party on, dudes!
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This seems really neat. I'd like to see one someday.
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I started wearing a helmet several years ago to alleviate some of Clint's worries. What I found out was that it really increased my confidence and I was much more relaxed. I still don't go around skiing recklessly, but my helmet did save me from a nasty spill last year. A skier went out of control and slammed into me, throwing me over into the snow. After witnessing that, another friend of mine got himself a helmet.
March 20, 2009
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I have no idea who this lion was, but the reunion is "uplifting". He totally runs up to them and hugs them and nuzzles them and it's so cute!
March 17, 2009
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Want to identify a tree with a leaf? Answer these questions about the leaf to help.
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Maybe someday I will decide I have the patience and know-how to attempt a garden.
March 12, 2009
March 9, 2009
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I made this tonight. It was a success.
March 3, 2009
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oh no, why? "The cat was just dazed. She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket, and never moved all the way to the humane society". Poor stoned kitty!
February 28, 2009
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Ski resort adds a wind turbine to save on energy costs
February 27, 2009
February 10, 2009
Carmine Burana mis-heard lyrics - “Salsa Cookies! Windmill Cookies!” You can’t get any more hilarious than this.
When Clint & I were watching Star Trek 2, I could not get over this ridiculous damage report. Basically, Khan shoots the Enterprise in three key places. Kirk asks Spock for a damage report, and they both get up and walk over to the diagram of the Enterprise. Spock then points to the three red dots with Kirk watching, and the music going “da.. da… da..” for each dot. It was hilarious!:
Continued from my previous blogpost.
January 21, 2009
The CNN homepage had the headline “Ticker: Obama breaks Bush’s big rule”
Posted by Carolyn under News, politics[2] Comments
The CNN homepage had the headline “Ticker: Obama breaks Bush’s big rule”. So, me thinking there was actual news clicked on it. I read the article, was like “So!?!?” Then I noticed that was some stupid political blog thing and not real news. And then I read a few comments. I saw the comment that said, “this is news? is this supposed to be something to make GW sound bad? Who gives a rip!” and I totally agreed.
January 13, 2009
I will blog about the actual trip later, but I felt like blogging about my new skis.
January 5, 2009
I definitely feel like I’m missing a huge chunk of information in this story.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/05/kansas.boy.missing/index.html
Why did they wait 10 years to report him missing? He’d be at least 21 now, right?
Who is the person who contacted the Exploited and Missing Children unit, and what concern did they have?
What is the one question that was answered? And what was the answer?
Anyway, I guess they could only report what they know, and they must not know anything, but this report only opened up more questions rather than answering anything. It’s like, “Hey, there’s a very interesting story out there, but we can’t tell you anything about it.”
December 31, 2008
Since I did a New Year’s post last year, I figured I’d do another one this year. (more…)
December 6, 2008
Your rainbow is shaded violet.
What is says about you: You are a creative person. You appreciate beauty and craftsmanship. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you’ve mastered it.
December 4, 2008
So, last night, I went to bed, and Clint decided to go downstairs to play playstation. Lemonjello came to bed with me, but then he heard Clint go downstairs. Except, he didn’t know what the noise was, so he got all puffed up and just stared at the door for awhile. At first, I tried to see what he was looking at, but of course, there was nothing there. So I stared laughing because I knew he just heard Clint go downstairs. Lemonjello didn’t pay any attention to me, though. He decided to investigate further, so he started slowly tiptoeing to the edge of the bed. Then he slowly jumped down, without making a sound, and he was puffed up the entire time, and he slowly snuck into the hallway. After a minute or so standing in the hallway looking around while all puffed up, he finally decided it was safe, and came back to bed and started kneading me. So I turned out the light and tried to go to sleep, but I couldn’t because I was laughing so hard. It was hilarious! The whole ordeal lasted about three minutes.
December 2, 2008
So, today, I was planning on making a meatball meal that had been in my fridge for a couple of months (the sell-by was the end of September). I should have frozen it, but I kept planning to make it, but then forgetting about it. I was wondering about whether it was still good. When I pulled it out of the fridge, the corner of the plastic wasn’t all the way closed, and some of the sauce spilled on the ground. While I was grabbing a paper towel, Lemonjello was there ready to do some clean-up duty. When I turned around, I immediately knew those meatballs were no good. Lemonjello was sniffing the sauce, and then instead of licking it up, he tried to bury it like in a litter box. Needless to say, the meatballs were thrown away. I wonder if the corner not being all the way sealed contributed to the demise of the meatballs, but we’ll never know. I really should have remembered to make it sooner. Oh well.
Another funny thing that happened recently involves Oranjello. A friend of ours had a fake fur coat (polyester leopard). She put it on without Oranjello noticing, and then went into the bathroom. While she was in there, Oranjello trotted up to the door to wait for her (he likes to hang out inside with you, but if you close the door, he’ll just be chilling on the outside). When she came out, he took one look at her, and then shot across the room at full speed, bouncing off a couple of pieces of furniture. We were like, “What’s his problem?” and then we realized he was freaked out because of the coat. Hahha
November 27, 2008
it’s not fair! wtf. The raccoon was IN THE TRAP. He was thrashing around in there. I went and investigated, and he was IN THE TRAP. Of course, he was hanging from the ceiling of the trap definitely thrashing around. The thought crossed my mind for a split second of bringing the raccoon-infested trap down and take it outside, but then it was like “i better wait for Clint to come home to attempt anything. Also, he’s thrashing around a lot, so I’ll wait for him to calm down anyway.”
Suddenly, it got quiet. I went up to investigate. AND THE FUCKER WAS SITTING OUTSIDE THE TRAP, which was set off, mind you, just looking at me like “yeah, I escaped.” FUCKER!!!! That bastard!!!
He wasn’t even in that trap for 10 minutes.
No more Mrs. Nice Guy.
November 13, 2008
I’ve been thinking about how Oranjello and how large he is, and how bushy his tail is…. I thought maybe he had some maine coon in him. So I had Clint google up some images, and we came across this blog.
Check out the pictures of Oranjello’s twin. Especially the picture of that tail! It’s Oranjello’s tail!
Need more proof? How about this one?
OK, I’ll stop now.
October 28, 2008
I have narrow ear canals, so my wax doesn’t drain properly. (more…)
October 24, 2008
When I first read this article during my lunch, I was looking at the picture wondering why the ‘B’ was backwards. The article did not mention specifically that the ‘B’ was backwards, and I shrugged it off as being a trick of the camera, and didn’t think much more about it.
My coworker just mentioned that the article came out that the report was false. I mentioned that I was wondering why the B was backwards, and I said “Maybe the girl was sitting in the mirror carving it on herself.” My coworkers laughed.
So yeah… Crazy people out there! And this election is crazy.
October 3, 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/australia.zoo.carnage.ap/index.html
If you are going to have a kid, it is your responsibility as a parent to make sure your kid understands right and wrong.
It is also your responsibility as a parent to know where your kids are and what your kids are up to.
This article doesn’t give specific details as to exactly what time this event occurred other than being early morning, where the parents were, who was with the child, or what. But the fact of the matter is, this kid was left to run amok in a zoo for a half an hour. Since he broke in, I assume the zoo was closed. Where were the parents? Where was whoever was responsibile for watching this kid? Based on what the news is reporting, I agree that the zoo should sue the parents, because they are ultimately responsible for their child until that child turns 18.
Those poor poor animals…
September 22, 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/22/bridge.fear.ap/index.html
I was driving alone to Ocean City. Clint had caught a ride up there with Kipp the day before, but I had to work that Friday so I was driving myself and meeting everyone up there Friday afternoon.
When I hit the toll booth traffic, I noticed the left side had a shorter line, so I pulled into it. I did not realize that the left toll booth was the line for the other side of the bridge going in the opposite direction. I had never had a problem going over that bridge before, but when I was going against traffic with the threat of a head on collision if I screwed up one direction, or going over the edge and drowning if I messed up the other, I had an anxiety attack. The second I made it over, I pulled off the road and had a cigarette to calm my nerves. Then I continued onto Ocean City and had a fun time.
Ever since then, I make sure to go into the toll booths on the right, no matter how long the lines are. I still feel nervous going over the bridge, and it’s mostly what this article touches on. I’m afraid of having another panic attack more than a fear of actually going over the side of the bridge.
September 19, 2008
Since everyone is doing it, here’s my Mosaic Meme.
1. 20060508 – Carolyn’s MRI – Image 8 of 24 – Carolyn crab eyes, 2. Subway Club Footlong, 3. Jade, 4. Pretty in Purple Mosaic, 5. val kilmer, 6. Yuengling, 7. Aigua blava / Blue Water, 8. Hersheys Chocolate Cake 2, 9. Delta Pilots – pre-flight check – Boeing 777, 10. 20070428 – Camping – (by Casey) – 478982645_d8ec19a25f b – Clint, Carolyn, Misfit – happy family, 11. I’m so happy!, 12. 20080622 – Oranjello and the turtle – 159-5952 – Oranjello reaching for the turtle
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page of results, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
Carolyn
2. What is your favorite food?
Subway Club
3. What high school did you go to?
Woodbridge Senior High
4. What is your favorite color?
purple
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
Val Kilmer
6. Favorite drink?
Yuengling
7. Dream vacation?
blue water
8. Favorite dessert?
chocolate cake
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
pilot
10. What do you love most in life?
Clint (I chose this picture because it also shows the second loves – camping and cats)
11. One Word to describe you.**
happy
12. Your flickr name
carolyncasl
September 19, 2008
http://totallylookslike.com/?s=grumpy+cookie
http://clintjcl.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/comedy-video-ninja-cat-comes-closer-while-not-moving/
And the part in Joe’s Apartment where Joe was standing nervously by the door, and said to the girl he’s trying to impress, “Nobody here but us…<nervous laugh>” As he starts to move, millions of cockroaches that were standing behind him in his shape scatter…….
August 29, 2008
So, Oranjello and the kitten seem to be getting along great! I am concerned that Oranjello plays too rough with the kitten and doesn’t realize how much bigger he is than the kitten. But the kitten would get wrestled enough to meow and try to escape, but then if the kitten gets away, the kitten keeps coming back for more. My mom said they’ll be fine together. So I am not as worried that Oranjello is going to kill this kitten, just somewhat concerned. (more…)
August 28, 2008
Oranjello did the funniest thing this morning.
The alarm went off, and I groggily got up to hit snooze, and Oranjello was already at the clock on his two back feet kinda hitting it.. I was like “what the—is he trying to hit the snooze button!!?!” (more…)
June 27, 2008
After Ram’s Head had lied to us about the time that Type O Negative was playing (we called ahead, was told there were 2 bands before them that were playing a certain amount of time and that Type O Negative was going on around 10pm. We showed up at 9:30 and had already missed half the set.), we decided to leave somewhat earlier to be safe. We initially told Greg we were going to leave by 7:30, but then the day of the concert, we felt kinda nervous and thought we’d like to leave by 7. Greg had already planned on 7:30, so he wouldn’t be able to get to our house by 7. He did get to our house at around 7:20 and we rushed out the door to leave. (more…)
June 25, 2008
Another example of Christians not being very Christian-y.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/20/teacher.cross/
I am dumbfounded. I don’t know what to say.
“Freshwater, according to an independent report, used an electrostatic device to mark a cross on the arm of one of his students, causing pain to the student”
Electrostatic device? That’s worse than a ruler!
“Freshwater was also reprimanded several times for refusing to move his Bible from his classroom desk and teaching creationism alongside evolution”
Creationism teachings do not belong in a public school. If a family wants their kids to be taught creationism, then they can put their kid into a private school that teaches it, or home-school them. Church and State are to be separate, remember?
And he was a science teacher!? What’s he thinking?!? Has he been doing this for the entire 21 years he’s been teaching? I’m confused.
Maybe he went insane…
June 23, 2008
Cops pay 3 a.m. visit to tell man his door is unlocked
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/20/rude.awakening.ap/index.html
I have never liked movies where someone who is not expected walks up to a door that’s ajar, and are like “Hello? … Hello?” and then walk in and start looking around. I’m like “Just because it’s open doesn’t mean you can just walk in there”. And of course, the next scene usually involves them finding the person horribly murdered or something. (more…)
June 14, 2008
Another example of adults lying to kids. When does the madness stop?
Posted by Carolyn under News[8] Comments
School defends drunken driving hoax
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/12/drunken.driving.ap/index.html
First, there was Santa Claus, then there was the Easter Bunny, now this.
At what point are the kids going to realize that adults are full of shit and rebel?
I definitely think this school went too far.
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