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amplified to rock
this isn't being updated any more, yo. go to my new weblog. well, read all this stuff first and THEN go to my new weblog.
Ray's back...
...at a temporary Diaryland home. You too could stop by and listen to him bitch about being stuck in Michigan. While I'm thrilled that he's updating again, I think he needs to talk about me more often!
The Amazing Journey
Ray is taking his archives down on June 15, so this is your last chance to read his journal if you haven't already.
Vertigo
I found this one through my referrer stats and I'm hooked. I love the design (Cameron is an interior design major, so naturally she has a great eye for color) and the writing is excellent as well. She also has a fledgeling webring (try saying that one three times fast!) called Unusual, dedicated to spotlighting "journals by people who are not afraid to celebrate what makes them different." Sounds promising.
Funny Signs
I have gone on roadtrips for the sole purpose of seeing funny signs. This started in 1992, when Robin and I made a 10-hour drive from Decatur, Illinois to Weiner, Arkansas just so we could take a picture of the sign. And we did. The photograph now hangs proudly on my bulletin board at work. Then, last year, Amanda and I made sure we took a little time out to stop in places like Peculiar, Missouri (where we photographed the local Lions club, where the sign read "Peculiar Lions") and Knob Noster, Missouri (insert Beavis and Butthead laugh here). I think I'll be submitting some of my photographs to these people, along with my ASS . MANAGERS WANTED photo. I got a big kick out of this site and promptly sent the link off to Amanda.
When In Doubt, Use Parlsey
Yeah, so Amy's worse about updating her journal than I am. But the entries are always worth the wait, even though the most recent entry (that would be the May 4 entry) gave me the worst flashbacks ever to my horrible teaching days. I understood exactly how she felt. I took so much of the bad stuff that happened that year personally and it would really eat away at me constantly. Of course, I never would have been able to put together an amusing journal entry about it...I would have just gone home and cried about it.
Half-Empty
Teddy is just cool. He's cool because he just tells it like it is. I mean, if I accidentally picked up a dog turd, do you think I'd mention it in my journal? Hells no. He makes me laugh even when I'm sitting around at my boring job trying to kill time. And he updates daily, which means there's always something waiting for me when I get to work. And, uh, he gets points for attempting to buy the new Sleater-Kinney CD.
The Amazing Stupendo
From the people who brought you that psychoanalyzer in the last entry...it's the Amazing Stupendo, and he can read your mind. I didn't find this one quite as accurate as the psychoanalyzer, but it did get a few things right on target. It's good fun if you're bored.
Psychoanalyze Yourself
Freakishly accurate. I did a test similar to this one recently and found it accurate as well. Answer ten questions and *poof* instant psychoanalysis. It's certainly more fun than working...
Love That Dirty Water
My faith in online journals has been restored once again. This one is funny, frank, and really, really cool. Hellsbelle and I have a lot of neat similarities, and you all know how I am about neat similarities. I get all excited when someone else mentions that they participated in the Young Author's Conference in grade school. And we both ended up in publishing, though she's in Boston and I'm in the 'burbs of Chicago. I'm looking forward to her next entry.
Andrea's weblog
...which is called Naked Pictures of Ricky Martin, even though there are no naked pictures of Ricky Martin, just an assemblage of cool links, including a link to some Transformers fan fiction that's...well...adult in nature. Who knew that Optimus Prime likes it weird? Not I, says Nanette.
And while you're there, check out her journal, which isn't updated as frequently as the weblog but is loads of fun.
K 45 Handbag
I so totally want this. I want this like you would not believe. I am about to break down and buy this even though the last thing I need is another stinkin' handbag. Well, maybe I need another pair of shoes even less, but I really don't need another stinkin' handbag. But look at it! Just look at it! It is so funky! I'm going to mull this over for another few minutes and then I'll probably drop the $32 on it. All the "where did you get that marvelous handbag?" compliments will make it worth the money.
may.be.icy
Okay. Here's a description of Sarah's journal: Take me, at age 25. Reduce my age to 19, but keep my taste in music intact. Put me back in college, only instead of being in central Illinois, I'm at a school in Chicago. Erase about 90% of the stupid mistakes I made in college. Allow me to date a musician who has talent instead of a total hack who can't write a song to save his life. Give me some motivation, some dedication to my studies, and web design talent. Sarah kicks ass. I was a big fan of her old journal (which was called Eleven High) and I didn't know she had started a new one...I stumbled across it while trolling through the Diary Registry yesterday. I felt like I had found an old friend and there was a lot of catching up to do. She rocks. I mean that.
Midgeworld
It's finally back online after some downtime, and it's just as awesome as ever. There's the usual journal here, but there's also book reviews, a nice photo album, links to a bunch of band sites (Magnetic Fields! Le Tigre!) and more. The design is fun (I love the pic on the splash page) and the writing is great. I'm glad Ann posted her new URL to Journals-L so I could bookmark it again.
Waves
It's been a long time since I've been this excited about a journal. Katie is funny. Incredibly funny. Funny like no other journaller out there, as far as I'm concerned. Read the talking boobs entry and you'll understand what I'm talking about. Now why did it take me so long to find this one? And why are you still reading my description? Get out of here!
No Idea, No Spark - Clumsy
This is the first in a series of daily updates. (Ray challenged me to a week of daily updates and I couldn't turn it down...you know me.) It's a collaborative entry written in the third person, all about what a clumsy oaf I've been lately.
Grim Reaper's Age Guesser
I grabbed this from one of Kate's journal entries. You respond to questions and, based on your responses, the ol' Grim Reaper guesses your age. It guessed my age four years older than I really am...heh.
Corviosity
Another good journal from one of my readers. At this rate, I'm going to end up spending all my time sitting in front of the computer reading online journals! Kate has had a roller-coaster life and she isn't afraid to write about it. Be sure to read her bio section, it's well-written and it provides a lot of important information.
Brian's Diary
One of my readers has started a diary, and it's a good one. After reading the entries he's posted so far, I started thinking, and I realized that I talked to Brian a few times when we met over an Internet personals thing way back when. I feel bad about it because I kind of blew him off, I was in a really weird phase where I didn't quite know what I wanted. But I guess it's good that I blew him off, because he met Tracy and they're getting married in September. I guess everything happens for a reason...
No Idea, No Spark - Subway Stories
This entry is more like it. Subway stories from four different cities. Written in "that Nanette style."
No Idea, No Spark - Vacation Debriefing
Some bits of tid regarding my vacation. Not as meaty and juicy as I would have liked, but it'll do.
Ray made these for me
More math art. A server problem ate his last wonderful piece of math art, so he made me eight more. This is the first one. I'm not going to make a separate entry for each one, you'll just have to type in the number to look at more. I think my favorite is "mathart05.gif". It just looks...strange.
Glitter
Krystyn is an amazing storyteller. She can make even a normal day at work take on a magical quality. I'm not sure how she does it, but I know that I like it! Glitter is an appropriate name for her journal, when I met her in real life, I found her to be sparkly!
JournalProm 2000
This is a fun idea...a "prom" for journallers. I already have my date (Ray, of course, and I even asked him myself!), now I have to pick out my dress. I can't decide whether I want to go all-out formal or just dress comfortably. We'll see.
Sandra!
I met Sandra while I was on vacation. Even though she doesn't update her journal any more, it's still worth a look. It is very rare that I meet a girl who I can stand, she's one of the few. Oh, and if you're in New York City and you want to hire a web designer, she's looking for a job.
Diarist Awards Winners Announced
Yeah, so it's a popularity contest...blah blah blah...I didn't complain when I wasn't one of the popular kids, and I certainly won't complain now that I am one of them. Congratulations to all the winners.
I think that next quarter I'll have one of those "Outguess Nanette" contests, sort of like the ones Roger Ebert has in the Sun-Times. I'll post my picks, then I'll invite people to send me theirs, and the person who makes the most correct guesses win. That would be fun!
Fiendish Thingy
Oh, how I envy Stef. She's a kickass designer and writer, she's part of an improv group, she's young and still in college...Fiendish Thingy is her journal. I recommend it!
No Idea, No Spark - Leap Year
A new journal entry. It's about time, eh? This one's about what I was doing four years ago today--last leap year--along with some memories of my first full-time job. Yes, I was a teacher.
Being Steve Malkmus
It helps to know about the band Pavement, but even if you don't, you might find this funny. I did. Indie rock humor at its finest from my favorite indie rock weblog/newspage.
Who I Am
Amy's always a good read, one of my all-time favorites. I really liked her Chutzpah collab for this month. We have a mutual love of cosmetics and a mutual dislike of Jennifer Love Hewitt.
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