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Friday Fiver
1. What do you obsess about?
Everything. No, seriously. Except maybe my hair and makeup, cause that's too much trouble.
2. What do you do for a living?
Currently an Administrative Assistant for Whirlpool Corporation.
3. Where do you call home?At the moment, Oxford, Mississippi, but the MS Gulf Coast will always be "home" to me, at least as ( Read more... ) -
New Orleans levee failures
Last night I mentioned that I've been reading about the levee failures in New Orleans. Honestly, when they happened, I was concerned and appalled by what I saw on TV, but I was also upset that they didn't seem to be focusing on the Gulf Coast, which is where my family was. I wanted to quit hearing about New Orleans and start hearing about my home ( Read more... ) -
How do you get from Ole Miss to MSU (or reverse)?
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Netflix recommendations
So, I finally did it -- I joined Netflix. I signed up for the two-at-a-time, unlimited plan for $15/month. I've rated about 100 movies and have 30-something in my queue. My first selection(s) are due to ship tomorrow, which means I might get them on Saturday (probably not till Monday, though). By the way, they're Ray and Garden StateNow I want ( Read more... ) -
LJ design issues
Yesterday I changed my link colors so they would be easier to see ( Read more... ) -
Hurricane Pictures, Part 1
So, my dad brought his camera when he came up this past weekend, and he let me download copies of his pictures. I had seen the satellite footage, I had heard the stories (and guessed that his house would be gone before the storm had even passed), but seeing pictures is quite another thing. I'm glad that I've seen them, though, since I'm going ( Read more... ) -
Reply from Google
Just got this e-mail in response to the comment I sent the other night"Thank you for your note. We understand that several areas other than New Orleans have also been affected by Hurricane Katrina, and we apologize for any frustration you've experienced with Google Maps (beta). Please be assured that we are working closely with our data providers ( Read more... ) -
Q & A about hurricane names
Q: "What happens if we run out of hurricane names?"
A: If we're unlucky enough to deplete the year's supply of names we won't, contrary to popular opinion, simply start using names from next year's list. In that case, the National Hurricane Center will turn to the Greek alphabet and we'll have Hurricanes Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc. public, hurricane