Ode to Texas
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Head Like a Hole - NIN
Ode to Texas

    The devil wanted a place on earth
    Sort of a summer home
    A place to spend his vacation
    Whenever he wanted to roam.
    So he picked out Texas A place both wretched and rough
    Where the climate was to his liking
    And the cowboys hardened and tough.

    He dried up the streams in the canyons
    And ordered no rain to fall
    He dried up the lakes in the valleys
    Then baked and scorched it all.

    Then over his barren country
    He transplanted shrubs from hell.
    The cactus, thistle and prickly pear
    The climate suited them well.

    Now the home was much to his liking
    But animal life, he had none.
    So he created crawling creatures
    That all mankind would shun.

    First he made the rattlesnake
    With it's forked poisonous tongue.
    Taught it to strike and rattle
    And how to swallow it's young.

    Then he made scorpions and lizards
    And the ugly old horned toad.
    He placed spiders of every description
    Under rocks by the side of the road.

    Then he ordered the sun to shine hotter,
    Hotter and hotter still.
    Until even the cactus wilted
    And the old horned lizard took ill.

    Then he gazed on his earthly kingdom
    As any creator would
    He chuckled a little up his sleeve
    And admitted that it was good.

    'Twas summer now and Satan lay
    By a prickly pear to rest.
    The sweat rolled off his swarthy brow
    So he took off his coat and vest.

    "By Golly," he finally panted,
    "I did my job too well,
    I'm going back to where I came from,
    Texas is hotter than Hell."



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Are You a Sociopath?
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Head Like a Hole - NIN
Topic: Blogthings

You Are 52% Sociopath

You're not a sociopath, but you're very prone to antisocial behavior. Other people's opinions matter little to you. You live your own fringe life - for better or worse.

What Color Crayon Are You?
Mood:  chillin'
Topic: Blogthings

You Are a Green Crayon

Your world is colored in harmonious, peaceful, natural colors. While some may associate green with money, you are one of the least materialistic people around. Comfort is important to you. You like to feel as relaxed as possible - and you try to make others feel at ease. You're very happy with who you are, and it certainly shows! Your color wheel opposite is red. Every time you feel grounded, a red person does their best to shake you.

EBay Express Survey About the Most Impatient Cities
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Austin, TX
This survey was taken back sometime in the beginning of 2006.  EBay Express did a survey of the top 20 most impatient cities in the nation.  Austin, TX came in #1.  This survey was based on some really strange criteria such as # of fast food restaraunts, quick change oil services and other such conveniences.  Well, if convenience means impatience, then I suppose Austin SHOULD be ranked #1.  However, Austin is the most laidback city in the nation.  We like to take care of business so that we have time to enjoy the many cool things to do in Austin.  Being the "live music capital of the world", we have many, many venues located throughout downtown and all over the city. Austin also has 3 lakes and many city parks.  Also, one must not forget 6th Street, the Warehouse District and the many shops and malls.  Austin hosts several golf courses and frisbee golf courses.  Many of the numerous city parks have hike and bike trails.  On any day of the week, one can find something cool and fun to do in Austin, TX.  There are art museums, the Texas History Museum (which has an Imax Theatre), the LBJ Library or one could always tour the State Capitol or the Governor's Mansion.  We also have a CRAZY tour bus that drives right into Town Lake (Duck Adventures), a Capitol Metro (Austin's city bus) day tour and the Dillos (also Capitol Metro and FREE). One more thing worth mentioning...there is certainly no shortage of eating establishments. We have it all when it comes to eats...BBQ, pizza, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, good ol' home-cookin'...pretty much whatever your heart (well...stomach) desires. Austin is a city that is rich in culture and full of diversity and conveniences. Be sure to visit the Tourist Information Center (located on W.6th St.) as it has all of the details on everything there is to do and see in Austin, TX.

Blogthings
Mood:  chillin'
Topic: Blogthings

I found a site called Blogthings.  It has a whole bunch of stuff to put in your blog.  This blogthing tells what sort of blog you (I) should have:

 

Your Blog Should Be Blue

Your blog is a peaceful, calming force in the blogosphere. You tend to avoid conflict - you're more likely to share than rant. From your social causes to cute pet photos, your life is a (mostly) open book.

I created a new personal site.
Mood:  bright

My daughter has had a site on Piczo for quite a while.  She doesn't care for MySpace and is not familiar with HTML.  She also doesn't want the hassle of uploading to a photo site, just to attain the HTML to put pics on a MySpace.  She is an artist and draws tons of pics!  She is able to upload directly to Piczo with no HTML involved at all. 

I have recently created a Piczo site myself.  It is also a community.  Now I can communicate with my daughter on Piczo as well as alternative forms of communication.  We live about 100 miles apart, so this is just one more way we are able to communicate. 

Her site on Piczo is:   Vashsgal20 

My site on Piczo is:   Austin*Girl's Realm on Piczo