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The TiVo’s back!!!! The TiVo’s back!!! I am sooooooooo excited. I called in to TiVo last week, and they told me to try unplugging it for a long amount of time (not just unplug it & plug it back in like I had been doing) because that insures that it fully cycles – so I tried that. I unplugged it on Sunday & plugged it in last night and so far so good! I did have one small problem though, when I set it up to record on the VCR (I was going to record the last Queer As Folk that I had on TiVo in case Laura still wanted to borrow it) I wasn’t getting sound on the VCR. I have to look at my set-up tonight and then call in to TiVo if I can’t figure it out. Another great thing about TiVo is that they have great customer support. They are very friendly and helpful whenever I have had to call in. This is the first problem I have really had – the last time I called in was last fall when I got my digital cable box and I wanted to make sure I had everything configured correctly.

I am so excited! The TiVo’s back! If you have a TiVo you will understand – going back to regular TV after life with TiVo is really hard. I kept trying to rewind things or fast forward through commercials – and regular TV just couldn’t do it. But now the TiVo is back!

This site has some rather hysterical things on it. Thanks Naomi for sending me there to check out the Sorority Slut Barbie.

I just saw a commercial on Cartoon Network for GirlsInc.org – wow. It was great. It was about a girl sitting in her regular clothes in gym class while everyone else was in the pool. She says how she isn’t swimming because she isn’t comfortable being seen in her bathing suit (hmmmm… I’ve been there!) and then she goes on to say how she started thinking what her friends at Girls Inc. would say. Then they show her with 3 friends (in bathing suits) and they ask her if she is going to sit on the sidelines throughout life. They (wisely) tell her that it doesn’t matter how she looks – it matters how she *feels*. They then show her jumping in to the pool with everyone else. It says on the site (full article there) that “Instead of going on a diet, Deidra Brown – at 5-feet-10 and 264 pounds – decided to star in and help produce a national public service announcement aimed at inspiring girls around the country to accept and appreciate their bodies – no matter what their size.” What a great message!

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. – Michelangelo

I like that quote. I have been thinking a lot lately about my goals – and setting higher ones. I just commented to someone yesterday that I think the head boss’s expectations of me are lower then my abilities. Then I went to meet with our new sales director (my direct boss now – she started on Thursday) and she made a comment that basically matched that – that she could sense that I felt that way. Woooo. She took that Keirsey test yesterday too, and her results were the same as mine! So here the results for me were that I am a “rather rare, say two or three percent of the population” and I get one for a boss! I have a good feeling about her, although I still wonder what “the plan” is for the future. The winds of change are in the air – but I’m ok with that. I deal with things better if I can see the big picture, the end goal. Then I can see my place in the picture much more clearly and I work more efficiently.

My parents had a garage sale Thursday & today (Thursday is the big garage sale day around here, that’s when the die-hard garage sale hunters are out). I made $110.00. (Giving $20 to my son for selling some of his toys) Such a nice feeling to sell stuff that we don’t need anymore and make some money off of it. I used part of the money I made to go get my hair cut this morning. I have bangs now! Yeah! I needed a change, so we cut light bangs that I can blend into the rest of my hair if I want them to disappear. I like them! I am really glad I did it. New look will be on the cam on Monday. I haven’t put a new hard drive in my PC at home yet, so the cam stays at the office for now.

I forgot to pull the images off of my photo CDs when I was at work yesterday. The CD player in the laptop won’t read a “burned” CD so I can’t pull them off here. I do have other images though that I want to add to the site, so I think I will work on that tonight. Yes, fun exciting Saturday night, I am going to watch DVDs that I borrowed from Steven back on St. Patrick’s Day. “What Dreams May Come” and “Meet Joe Black”. I have seen them both before, but it has been awhile. I saw them both on video, so I didn’t get that full “widescreen” effect. Also I think I am going to try to call one of the guys I have been exchanging e-mails with later on tonight. Have to get myself into that social chatty frame of mind. I know, seems hard to believe that I have to psych myself up for that, but I do. I talked with a different guy last night – it went really well. We talked for *two* hours. He seems really nice, and I may get to meet him in person tomorrow depending on how our schedules work out. I am excited – and nervous!

I am glad I have started talking to the “ad guys” again – I am feeling a lot better then I did a week ago. I have talked to the IO since our little talk on Wednesday. But he isn’t giving up the chicky-poo, he isn’t motivated to try to work things out with us, and I need to move on. I was upset about things on Wednesday, but after time to step back and look at whole picture I started to feel better. Like I said then – I could understand how he felt. I just have to accept it, and I am doing pretty well. Today’s horrorscope is pretty cool (courtesy of the MSN Home Page):

The only thing that stays the same is change, Libra. At this time last week, you were worried about things that you’ve easily solved. By this time next week, you could be gearing up for a major life event. You never know what is headed your way, but the Moon’s current Sign does everything in its power to help you chart and appreciate your progress. Try to keep a written log of everything you want to accomplish in the next few days.

Hmmmmm… written log. Blog. Interesting. Off to watch TV with Jason – they are showing the “Star Wars: The Magic of Myth” exhibit that is at the Museum of Fine Arts right now. Too cool! We are going to have to head down there and check it out.

I took the Keirsey Temperament Sorter Test today for my new boss. I found the results simply amazing. The results were *so* on target. We paid for the full test results. You can take the test for free but you only receive a description of your Temperament free of charge. You can find out if you’re an Artisan, Guardian, Rational or Idealist. Then you can obtain the full Character Description for your type (written by David Keirsey) complete with color charts, career tips, relationship advice and more . The full results were $9.95 and 10 pages long. Want to know something interesting? I am an ENFP – but barely an “E” (Extrovert) – the dividing line is at 5, and I scored a 6, barely passing the line. Naomi is and INFP. Whoa. So close. I new she was a great person, now I know why! *wink*

Portrait of the Champion (ENFP)
Idealists (NFs) share the following core characteristics:

– Idealists are enthusiastic, they trust their intuition, yearn for romance, seek their true self, prize meaningful relationships, and dream of attaining wisdom.
– Idealists pride themselves on being loving, kindhearted, and authentic.
– Idealists tend to be giving, trusting, spiritual, and they are focused on personal journeys and human potentials.
– Idealists make intense mates, nurturing parents, and inspirational leaders.

Like the other Idealists, Champions are rather rare, say two or three percent of the population, but even more than the others they consider intense emotional experiences as being vital to a full life. Champions have a wide range and variety of emotions, and a great passion for novelty. They see life as an exciting drama, pregnant with possibilities for both good and evil, and they want to experience all the meaningful events and fascinating people in the world.

The most outgoing of the Idealists, Champions often can`t wait to tell others of their extraordinary experiences. Champions can be tireless in talking with others, like fountains that bubble and splash, spilling over their own words to get it all out. And usually this is not simple storytelling; Champions often speak (or write) in the hope of revealing some truth about human experience, or of motivating others with their powerful convictions. Their strong drive to speak out on issues and events, along with their boundless enthusiasm and natural talent with language, makes them the most vivacious and inspiring of all the types. Fiercely individualistic, Champions strive toward a kind of personal authenticity, and this intention always to be themselves is usually quite attractive to others. At the same time, Champions have outstanding intuitive powers and can tell what is going on inside of others, reading hidden emotions and giving special significance to words or actions. In fact, Champions are constantly scanning the social environment, and no intriguing character or silent motive is likely to escape their attention. Far more than the other Idealists, Champions are keen and probing observers of the people around them, and are capable of intense concentration on another individual. Their attention is rarely passive or casual. On the contrary, Champions tend to be extra sensitive and alert, always ready for emergencies, always on the lookout for what’s possible.

Champions are good with people and usually have a wide range of personal relationships. They are warm and full of energy with their friends. They are likeable and at ease with colleagues, and handle their employees or students with great skill. They are good in public and on the telephone, and are so spontaneous and dramatic that others love to be in their company. Champions are positive, exuberant people, and often their confidence in the goodness of life and of human nature makes good things happen.