Gladiator is on TV right now. Damn, it's a great movie!!! - Yano, 8:14 PM |

The Beginning of the End of My Social Life The Beginning of the End of My Social Life The Beginning of the End of My Social Life Well, I caved in and bought Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. I no longer feel the need to go out and socialize or do anything away from my PS2. THPS4 is all I need. Ok, and Dave, too. But he has to sit there and watch. He can't play, because I don't want to have to beat him. As for the game, I'm LOVING it!!! As I've said before, I was so good at THPS3 that I wasn't challenged, and I beat everyone that I played with. But THPS4 is kicking my ass, which is GREAT. I needed a good ass whoopin'. I haven't read the instructions yet, but it looks like everything is more or less the same in terms of moves. There are a couple new moves that they got which are pretty awesome. And the gameplay is a bit different, but I like it. The tasks are done on a task by task basis, rather than having a listing of all your tasks that you need to finish within a certain time frame, you're giving tasks one at a time, with a time frame for each task. This is awesome because you get more time to finish your tasks, but if you don't feel like doing a task, you're just in free skate mode. Have no idea what I'm talking about? Well then, you gotta play the game! Ahhh....I am such a happy girl! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! - Yano, 5:13 PM |

Bored? Loved playing with your Rubik's Cube when you were a kid? Check this out: Virtual Rubik's Cube - Yano, 4:56 AM |

Friday, November 1 Friday, November 1

The Wicked Witch of the West Si-yeeeeeede! The Wicked Witch of the West Si-yeeeeeede! The Wicked Witch of the West Si-yeeeeeede! It was a fun Halloween. Our work party was a success. We had a great selection of food, and the decorations fit the mood nicely. The dirt pie was much anticipated and appreciated. Hopefully I'll get some pics up this weekend. (along with the rest of the pics I've taken in the last 3 months!) We had a little gathering at Melanie's place, ate wings and White Castle and watched Friends and the movie 'Frailty'. 'Frailty' was a pretty good movie, though I missed a little 'cuz I fell asleep. I stayed up too late the night before making my dirt pie. Oh, and I was 'The Wicked Witch of the West Siiiiiide'. Pretty lame, but I was in a pinch! Stupid Invention of the Day - Today at work we're discussing what kind of underwear that women find sexiest, and being the only woman in my area, they asked me. So I told them boxer briefs. Then it came down to discussing solid vs. pattern, then solid (solid). Then what colors (dark). From there, it progressed to dark colors being better to hide certain stains. So they then came up with an invention - having a strip in the back of your underwear so when it gets, uh, unclean, you tear off the strip and there's a new strip underneath. Geniuses. I work with geniuses! Who needs to do laundry? Not my boys! Looks like winter is upon us. The temp right now is 36 degrees, and it's only November 1st. The average for this time is the mid 50s. Ack! And after the time change, it's dark when I go home. It's quite shocking to look out the window at 5pm and see all the streetlights on. And now, a moment of silence for Jam Master J of Run DMC and Darrian Chapman, a Chicago newscaster, who both passed away this week. - Yano, 1:16 PM |

Thursday, October 31 Thursday, October 31

Gotta go to my Halloween festivities, but here's a shot of my costume....can you figure out what I was? Hint: 'West Side' is written on my knuckles. Like my poses? Hell yeah, I'm a fucking loser. - Yano, 6:59 PM |

Halloween Happenings Halloween Happenings Halloween Happenings So it's 4 in the morning, and I just finished my worms and dirt. Actually, it's just dirt, because I forgot to buy the gummi worms. Oh well, I can always add them in tomorrow. No one eats them anyway. It's my fault I procrastinated so long. Oh well, at least it's good to know that my dirt tastes DAMN GOOD. It just takes so long to make that dirt of of crushed Oreos. It took me a while to figure out what to have for my costume. The daily crappy webcam pic should give you a hint as to what I'm going to be, but trust me, you'll never guess it. It's really lame, but hey, it's a costume. Today at lunch Dan didn't finish his food. I told him that his eyes were bigger than his mouth, because that's what my mom would always say. But then he corrected me and said, 'It's 'Your eyes are bigger than your STOMACH'. Ohh...yeah, that's what it is. But then the ever witty Amy replied that one with 'Yeah, because there's nothing bigger than Dan's mouth.' HA! How true. So in honor of Halloween, I'll give you my top ten scary movies (haven't done a top ten list in months!). The Exorcist III Event Horizon The Shining The Amityville Horror The Ring The Sixth Sense What Lies Beneath Poltergeist III The Exorcist The Omen What are yours? - Yano, 4:38 AM |

Wednesday, October 30 Wednesday, October 30

www.yanoneedsawebsitedomain.com www.yanoneedsawebsitedomain.com www.yanoneedsawebsitedomain.com Well, I've been debating about getting my own website domain, but it looks like www.yano.com is taken. Any other ideas? I don't know what to get. I really should get my own domain and space because I feel bad that I'm using up Dan's space, and I want to move all my stuff from my Psylocke site, because I keep on overloading my bandwidth on Geocities. Tomorrow is Halloween and I still don't have a costume. It really crept up on me this year! But I'm not going to party or anything, I'm just going to have a nice night with friends, watching scary movies. I also need to get my little Halloween baggies together. Tonight, it's time to make some dirt and worms. What is this dirt and worms I speak of? Basically, it's my specialty Halloween dessert. It's made out of chocolate pudding, cool whip and crushed Oreo cookies, with little gummy worms sticking out of the crushed oreo 'dirt' topping. It's always a hit at the parties. I'm getting a craving for some now. - Yano, 3:28 PM |

Tuesday, October 29 Tuesday, October 29

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year I can't believe that Halloween is this Thursday. What planet have I been on? I don't even have a costume planned!!! And I'm on a budget, so I don't even know if I want to buy a costume. I may just have to be inventive and make something up here. Argh. Stress! So I did my Halloween candy shopping. This year the candy of choice is Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Snickers, and Milky Way. My favorites. Ok, they're not. They're the ones on sale. But the peanut butter cups ARE my favorite. I remember being a little kid and separating them, and secretly stealing one or two of Claudine and Fatima's. I also bought my little halloween baggies, because I always put my candy into little baggies, with other little treats. This Halloween, we've got spider rings and pumpkin stickers. How cool am I? Unfortunately, my Halloween decorations aren't that great this year. I'm missing a lot of stuff from last year, and I don't know where it is. Usually, I have my little tombsontes up in front with my blinking eyes in the back, but I can't find the stakes for my blinking eyes, and the tombstones are MIA. Oh well. I'll have more time next year, wherever I am! Looking for a costume? The Costume Idea Zone should help you out. Are you enjoying my Halloween colors? Can it be any more annoying? Can it be any more SPOOKTACULAR? Ahh....I'm a loser. - Yano, 2:57 AM |

Sunday, October 27 Sunday, October 27

Angels in the Outfield Angels in the Outfield Angels in the Outfield How unoriginal can I get? Anyway, congrats to the Anaheim Angels for winning the World Series. It was a great series, and it was really touching to see the Angel's win their first championship. Too bad Gene Autry passed away. *sigh* When will Harry Caray help the Cubs win their long awaited championship? Damn that Billy Goat Curse! And can I tell you how much the Bears suck? Can I? Every time, I give them the benefit of the doubt, and BAM! They lose. Grrr... And what sucks even more was that Walter Payton's record was beat by Emmitt Smith today. Don't get me wrong, Emmitt definitely earned it, but as a Chicago gal, I've got a soft spot for Walter 'Sweetness' Payton. The game hasn't been the same without him! Watched 'Angel' today....don't know if I like the direction that show is going... As you can see, I've changed my titles. I just need a little change every now and then. - Yano, 11:07 PM |

One Week Later and I'm Still Alive One Week Later and I'm Still Alive One Week Later and I'm Still Alive this is the arm that I'm going to marry Well, I called some reception sites and found out that there's still some availability next year. I gave them a pretty broad range (August 16th - November 8th 2003) but it's good to know that it's not too late to book a hall. All this wedding planning can get pretty stressing. And I've added a new post to my wedding blog so check it out when you get a chance! Dave came by yesterday and was using the computer. He gave me a lot of grief about posting his ugly constipated pictures on the internet. And for as much grief as he gave me, I think he LIKES the webcam. I turned it on and he was like 'You're not going to catch me on that thing again', but like a moth to the flame, there he was a couple minutes later doing stupid poses. Oh, the power of the webcam! So I've got this nice flex shot of him. Whoo hoo! Check out that bicep! I'm not marrying this man for his mind, my friends, it's all about that bodacious bod, baby! He's just a piece of meat. Eye candy! Ha! So yesterday we went to go watch 'The Ring' (it's my second time) because Dave hasn't watched it yet. On our way there, I realized that it was exactly one week before that I had watched it. I was waiting for some sign of my impending death, but as you must have figured out already, I'm still alive. Watching the movie for a second time wasn't as bad as the first time I watched it. It was nice to know that I caught Dave shutting his eyes during one of the scary parts. I'm happy he enjoyed it. The last movie we watched, 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' he wasn't too fond of. I loved the movie. Two weeks later, he didn't even remember watching it. Gives me a lot of high hopes for my wedding! - Yano, 7:07 PM |