Items by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:31 Off to the #yyj Tweetup at @Cabin12Victoria. In other words, I'm going to go and meet strangers from the Internet! Woo-hoo! # 12:11 @dLife Thanksgiving was six weeks ago. Why didn't you ask that then? # 12:13 @tlcur107 Timbits can be evil, but they are [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 3:02am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Writer's Block: Is your goose (or tofu) cooked?

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  Are you planning to host Thanksgiving at your place or will you travel to see family and/or friends? Do you prefer a traditional menu or something entirely different?

  
  

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  "Planning to?" WTF are you talking about? Thanksgiving was six weeks ago! [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 2:12am EST
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• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  10:05 @sreno7 Are you on the outs with Telus? If not, check with them; they offer TV now as well as phone and Internet. # 12:07 @sreno7 Well, your only choices for TV in BC are Telus and Shaw. Same with high-speed Internet. Bell doesn't offer home' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:01am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:11 @sixuntilme It's really not a big deal. I used that thing for years. I don't know why so many people are afraid of it. # 07:18 I think I'm literally allergic to mornings. I wake up every morning sneezing. Achoo! # 07:23 Why did my prescription [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:02am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  01:07 @sreno7 My boyfriend @john_nemeth says that when he finds his soldering iron, he can fix your puter, but it might take more than one day. # 01:07 @sreno7 Boyfriend wants to know, if he has to keep puter more than one day, if he could send [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:01am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  10:19 @JoyofDiabetes Neither! My BG this morning was 6.7. # 10:27 @danasaur82 Yup, parade is tonight in downtown #yyj! It starts at 5:30, and later there's the harbour ferry Santa ballet. # 10:28 RT: @timescolonist: Santa parade lights up downtown tonight: tinyurl.com/yhr8z5w # 10:54 [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 3:01am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  10:40 @JoyofDiabetes I'm more likely to have low BG in the morning. My Dawn Phenomenon occurs around lunchtime! The later the lunch, the higher BG # 10:48 @DiabetesMine The link that said "Look who else has diabetes" and was about someone named Matthew Lavin. # 11:04' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:02am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Historical inaccuracy in TV show "White Collar."

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I finally got around to watching the first episode of "White Collar." I liked it, and I'll continue watching it, but I have to catch up on it since it premiered three weeks ago and I only just got around to watching the first episode. But I've recorded the episodes, [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:52am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  15:14 When I was leaving this morning, boyfriend was holding ChayaKitty. He told her, "Say bye-bye to Mommy,Chaya," and waved her paw at me. # 15:16 Why do I have the "Skinamarink" song stuck in my head? Skinamarinky-dinky-dink, skinamarinky-do, I love you! # 16:03 You know what? I [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:04am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:51 Just heard on Ocean radio that it is snowing on the Malahat. Yay. Happy winter, everyone in #yyj. # 15:02 When my cats get into something they're not supposed to, I say, "Not for Kitties!" Then my boyfriend says, "Everything is for kitties!" # 15:03 Is there' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:01am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  09:21 Wondering if I should be searching for higher ground in the #yyj area if this rain keeps up! Fortunately the Gorge isn't likely to overflow. # 09:23 @sixuntilme Test strips have a mind of their own. I often find them outside my front door; I think they're [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:02am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Cell phone

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I came verrrrrrrry close to purchasing a new cell phone on Saturday. I went to the Virgin Mobile kiosk at the mall and saw that the phone I'd had my eye on, on the Virgin Mobile website, was on sale for $80 instead of the $109 it was listed for' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:56am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  09:23 Farmville won't work on my work computer. I got here early enough to harvest my crops, but the game won't load. Bye bye, crops. # 12:09 I can hardly wait for the next Doctor Who special. Only six weeks to go! # 12:46 I must remember to [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:01am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  
  12:30 I just HAD to retweet this. RT: @CBCCanada: Man disguised as mummy robs Saskatoon business bit.ly/1ep4zf # 12:31 @lindahancock I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a sore wrist after the flu shot. # 12:39 I got my torrent of Doctor Who: [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Kittens, real and imaginary

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I frequently call Chaya "kitten" while Monster calls her "baby."
  
  I recently started playing a new game on Facebook called "My Kitten." In this game you adopt a kitten (I chose a grey Persian) and give it a name (I named my kitten Grimalkin.) Then you buy food and [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:52pm EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  00:02 @sreno7 I don't know. The only time I've spelled it "catalog" is for computer programming when I was in high school. # 10:44 Woke up to 500 tweets this morning; appears that 400 of them are retweets. I'm seeing the same tweets over and over and OVER' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:02am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  10:41 Today is Friday the 13th, but tomorrow is World Diabetes Day! #wdd09 # 10:55 Most of my wardrobe is various shades of purple. I may have to go to the thrift store to get some blue clothes for World Diabetes Day #wdd09 # 10:57 Would you believe [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Mystery Google

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I just discovered "Mystery Google." You type in your search term as usual, but it will then give the search results of whatever the previous person searched for.
  
  I'd been reading posts on My Life is Average about a Miley Cyrus song called "Party in the USA." I went' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:56pm EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Two website recommendations

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  Someone on my friends list recommended this site: My Life is Average. It appears to be a place where you submit stories about things that happen in your "average" life that are fun or amusing or awesome.
  
  I found another, similar site that seems to have the same [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:18pm EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  15:55 Boyfriend says I drink too many caffeinated beverages. I told him Coke Zero doesn't come in caffeine-free. He says "Drink something else." # 15:56 I say no way am I giving up my Coke Zero! And for some reason I can't get decaf @OregonChai around here. No one [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Writer's Block: If these walls could talk

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  Would you rent or buy the home of your dreams if a brutal murder had taken place there? What if you got to live there rent-free? Would you think twice if neighbors warned you that it was haunted?

  
  

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  If it really was the home [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:20am EST
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• rainbow_goddess @ 2009-11-12T21:02:00

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  Tomorrow makes it one week since I put my cell phone on the counter before going to bed and woke up the next morning to find that a pool of water had formed on said counter overnight, rendering my phone unusable. I've tested it twice since then, and both times' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:02am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  11:24 RT: @mental_floss:The Swiss Army first ordered its famous knives in 1889 after switching to a rifle that required a screwdriver for assembly # 12:14 Cats do not observe two minutes of silence when they want you to open the balcony door for them. # 12:23 I just [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:02am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:52 Mornings happen way too early around here. # 07:53 This article really pisses me off: bit.ly/95v9n #asperger # 08:06 Students forbidden to use the word "meep" at school: bit.ly/3GenDr # 08:07 @missravenx I think the author has never met an Aspie. # [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• 11/11/1918

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  Remembrance Day by Bryan Adams
  
  For our king and our country and the promise of glory
  We came from Kingston and Brighton to fight on the front line
  
  Just lads from the farms and boys from the cities
  Not meant to be soldiers we lay in the trenches
  [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 1:31am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  10:48 Diabeteblog D-Blog Day post: The Problem of Cheating: tinyurl.com/y8dcsou # 17:48 So I am seeing lots of RTs of other people's D-blog posts but apparently nobody wants to RT mine. Was there something wrong with it? # 19:24 @iam_spartacus I tried the link in my [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  
  10:50 How's this for irony? RT: @canadaliving: Pig manure spill interrupts traffic near swine flu clinic #canada bit.ly/4aHBCe #
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  09:00 My workplace has no bathrooms and no running water. Yay. # 09:08 Oh, and my cell phone sat in a wet spot on the kitchen counter overnight, so now it's not working properly. I hope it works after it dries. # 10:14 @biggerhamster Prince Charles and [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:04 RT: @mysmelly: “Everything comes to those who wait... except a cat.” ~ Marilyn Peterson // Find more cat quotes here: ow.ly/zMDD # 07:21 Sorry, @chayakitty. I know you like sitting on my lap and purring, but I have to get dressed and go to work soon. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:04am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  13:39 I was planning to get an H1N1 vaccine this weekend, but may have to go to work instead. # 13:56 @sreno7 There is a clinic on Friday & Saturday at CanWest mall but I may have to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday, even. # 14:37 @[...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  08:22 @Diabetic_Iz_Me Actually, RTs annoy the hell out of me. I see the same tweet posted dozens of times because everyone I follow RTs it. # 08:24 @sreno7 If you use Twitterfox and click mentions you'll see the reply. If you use Twitter website and click "@sreno7"' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 3:05am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• rainbow_goddess @ 2009-11-04T23:08:00

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I really think that CBS needs to do a NUMB3RS crossover with Criminal Minds. Seriously. They're both FBI shows. They're on the same network. They both have child prodigy–math genius guys. Seriously, Charlie and Reid were made for each other. Although if we're going to slash the guys, we'd have [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:11am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Metaphysical administrative assistant!

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I almost applied for a job I saw on the job bank. It was for an administrative assistant for something called Dr. Yaitanes Metaphysical Academy. They wanted someone with a metaphysical background. I figured that while I don't know what they mean by metaphysical, exactly, I've read enough sci-fi, fantasy [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:06pm EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Boredom and adventure

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I've been really bored with my life lately. I go to work, I go home, I surf the web, I read/answer email, I go to bed and do it all the next day. On weekends I sleep late, I do my weekly grocery shopping, I catch up on my TV' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:36pm EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• People do not know the difference between "city" and "country"

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I'm listening to a quiz show on the radio. The question is "What far-eastern city has the most Rolls Royces per capita?"
  
  People answered the following:
  
  -- Germany
  -- Saudi Arabia
  -- Iran
  -- China
  
  
  There was also a question asking what common condiment used to' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:25am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  15:06 New Diabeteblog post: Trick or Treat with diabetes! tinyurl.com/yhtdj4h #diabetes #halloween # 20:28 Waiting for the crazy train to depart! # 20:45 The pumpkin patch reminds me of Farmtown. # 20:47 There are screams coming from the haunted house! #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 2:01am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Icons

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  After today I'll remove all my Halloween icons. It's not yet time for Christmas icons. What should I do for new icons?' [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 1:17pm EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  10:24 I hear helicopters outside, probably part of the #victorch Olympic torch relay. I wish they'd called off the Olympics five years ago. # 11:00 @sreno7 Might not be able to stop anything, but there' # 11:01 @sreno7 There is no reason not to express displeasure. [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 3:01am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• rainbow_goddess @ 2009-10-30T23:49:00

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  
  see more Lolcats and funny pictures [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 2:49am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• Monster Mash music video featuring the Groovy Goolies

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 2:40am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• Being a tired, cranky, grammar police person

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  Last night I was trying to catch up on my LJ friends list before going to bed. This meant I stayed up later than I had planned to, and that was probably a bad idea.
  
  Someone posted in the diabetes community asking for new [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 2:22pm EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:56 RT: @mysmelly: “A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” -- Groucho Marx # 08:00 @okelay It helps to have seen previous episodes to know who all the characters are & their backstory, but there # 08:00 @okelay ...is an [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 3:01am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• H1N1 vaccine clinics

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I looked at the VIHA website and found that the only place I can get an H1N1 vaccine either tomorrow or Saturday is at CanWest mall. I don't want to take a day off work to stand in line all day at one of the health unit clinics, and Fridays' [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 2:17am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:11 @BernardF I'm asking my doctor about one today. # 13:15 My doctor does not yet have the H1N1 vaccine, but I did get the regular flu shot. Now I have a sore arm and want to go to sleep. # 13:15 Unfortunately, I have to be' [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 3:02am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  There is only one show on this entire week that I want to watch. Everything else is a repeat -- House, NCIS, NCIS LA, Criminal Minds. But new Dragons' Den! I've been reading tweets from the Dragons all day (when I had downtime at work, of course.) They all said [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:43am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  13:17 Perogies for lunch -- yay! Dropping sour cream on my dress -- boo! # 13:47 What is Google Wave, and why are so many people so excited about it? # 20:53 Previously healthy 10-year-old girl with no pre-existing conditions dies of H1N1. Eek! tinyurl.com/ylb9nr8 # [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 3:01am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• Writer's Block: Seeing stars

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  

  Which character from any film, television show, or book would you most like to take on a date and why?

  Submitted By blue_mariposa88
  

  
  

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  I'm going to say Spencer Reid from "Criminal Minds." He's a bit young for me, which [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:57am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  08:02 @okelay I'm pretty sure @dhewlett has always been a U.S. citizen. He's been living/working in Canada but he's not a Canadian citizen. # 08:03 RT @indigogirls2009 “Indigo Girls Live at the Roxy”comes out on DVD 11/17! Re-tweet everyday for a chance to win a copy!#IndigoGirlsDVD #' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:01am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• Canada's Worst Driver, and Canada's worst passenger

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  I just watched the first episode of the latest season of Canada's Worst Driver. I generally find it amusing, and it makes me glad that I don't drive, though it does worry me that there are people like that out on the roads.
  
  However, there is one "worst driver"' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:10am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  
  11:26 @codeman38 I probably use less than five voice minutes a week on my cell phone. I've found that using speakerphone makes it easier to hear. #
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 3:01am EDT
  by The Woman in Purple