tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:48:33 +0000sentrypro xfchartzseargentnichipoisonyodaLHS class of 89artbrandscrazydangeroushigh schoollifememoriespetcopetsmartquantum physicsshoesshoppingsickvet3 hour commuteBritney SpearsDIYL'AnseNHLWTF?aarpangry kidanniversarybad marketingbarbiebeasleybillsblah blah blahblatherbloggingbookbrainfoodbreaking newsbubblebusinesscarsclass actioncleaningcomplicatedcoolcrayonsdaddatademographicsdolldramadrunkemergencyengagedexperimentsfailfairytalefun for allfuturegas pricesgeekgraphicsharley davidsonhockeyironylanselawsuitlearninglovemenmovienew officeoffice spaceoldold schoolphotonspicspictures of random thingsplayoffspoliticsrandom photosrandom thingsred wingsromanceroommatessciencesculpturesexsharkssimplesmashed facesmokingspacespice girlsstupid celebritiesstupid peoplestupid surveyssuspendedswitzerlandtechtimetourtroubletruckstulip maniavisualizationvotingweb2summitwomenwordleworkThe <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Life" rel="tag">life</a> and times of a self-proclaimed <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/DramaQueen" rel="tag">drama queen</a>...http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)Blogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-5482269257192720880Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:22:00 +00002010-03-05T20:22:25.431-08:00seargentsentrypro xfcSo after months of waiting for them to respond to my complaints, I found the email addresses of their CEO and VP of Products and sent them the following email: Subject: Worst Customer Support Experience EVER Dear Mr. Adamson and Mr. Scharf, I FedExed the following memo with the required documentation and information to your company after my dogs were poisoned by your product, SentryPro XFC, at http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2010/03/follow-up-on-sentrypro-ordeal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-3085226146684341756Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:24:00 +00002010-02-05T15:24:28.488-08:00bookbrandsbubblebusinesslearningtulip maniaWill we *ever* learn from mistakes of the past? I'm guessing no. An excerpt from the executive summary of the book The Brand Bubble by John Gerzema: Tulipmania and Inflated Brands In 1841, Charles Mackay wrote a book called "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" to describe various marketing phenomena. Of special note was his passage on “Tulipmania,” an occurrence that http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-just-find-this-incredibly-fascinating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-1235647987789688523Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:43:00 +00002009-10-26T21:43:37.879-07:003 hour commutefun for allnew officeoffice spaceworkIf there is a soda vending machine anywhere in the building I'll be damned if I can find it. But, that's okay! We'll just hold our afternoon meetings from the street and sidewalk while we schlepp all the way over to 7-11 to get our chocolate or Diet Coke fixes around 3 pm. That will, at least, keep us productive and *collaborative* (not to mention allowing us to showcase our novel problem http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/10/just-few-observations-from-our-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-7434170214898640706Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:00 +00002009-10-24T20:07:53.226-07:00artcomplicateddatagraphicssimpletechvisualizationweb2summitwordle These are the most common words written in blogs, news stories and discussions about this past week's Web 2.0 Summit. I love beautifully visualized themes and concepts and Wordle just takes all of the noise, chatter and chaos and distills it down to a simple, lovely picture. I think that's just sublime. Sometimes, at work, I'll pull the copy from a really technical, dry, complicated email http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-just-love-wordle-dont-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-4670601534255613775Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:23:00 +00002009-10-23T12:24:40.701-07:00 <!-- .style1 { font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14px; } --> I wanted to share a link to the Bing demo I saw at the Web 2.0 Summit this week. It’s worth a watch if you’re interested in why there is so much buzz about them right now. I’m&nbsp; most definitely *not* a Microsoft fan but this demo was really very cool. The actual demo starts at the 9:10 marker. Check it out at http://http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/10/highlights-from-web-20-summit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-3104955412515222711Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:51:00 +00002009-09-22T15:53:09.278-07:00dangeroushartzpetcopetsmartpoisonseargentsentrypro xfcsickyodahttp://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/09/video-of-poor-sick-yoda.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-1673677326462848054Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:50:00 +00002009-09-22T15:51:48.248-07:00dangeroushartznichipetcopetsmartpoisonseargentsentrypro xfcsickhttp://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/09/video-of-nichis-pathology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-6478974864448401234Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:34:00 +00002010-01-15T11:03:24.444-08:00billsbrandsclass actionfailhartznichiseargentsentrypro xfcvetyodaDogs are going through what the vet says will be the worst of it last night and today. It was a very *long* night... I've been on the phone all morning trying to get someone high up enough at Seargent/Hartz to take my call so I can tell them the following: As company responses to customer crises go? *Epic* FAIL. That they owe me almost $2000 in vet bills. Cash only, kthxbai. If they don't http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/09/update-on-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-772809503531949336Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:44:00 +00002009-09-21T15:46:35.868-07:00anniversaryblogginggeekoldold schoolIt just occurred to me that I've been blogging for almost 11 years. I don't know if that makes me feel like a really old-school geek or just old. Or just a geek. What do you think?http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/09/wow-10-years-old.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-5997303083012826500Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:15:00 +00002009-09-21T12:26:34.335-07:00emergencyhartzlawsuitnichipoisonsentrypro xfcvetyodaSentryPro XFC is EVIL, POISONOUS and I want to share this story so other people don't have to go through the same thing I and (apparently) thousands of other pet owners have gone or are going through right now.I bought this stuff because I had run out of Advantage and it was a holiday weekend so I couldn't refill at their regular vet. I applied it on Thursday night of of Labor Day weekend. On http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/09/sentrypro-xfc-will-poison-your-animals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-7978451179398193450Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:43:00 +00002009-06-24T17:48:48.362-07:00aarpbad marketingdemographicsstupid peopleDear AARP,Hi there. You don't know me (clearly... as I will painstakingly point out in this email) but my name is Jaimee. I am a - female- US citizen- college educated- voting- gainfully employed- pet owning- renter- with an income of more than ${okay, this is really none of your business}- who doesn't own a car- and has no dependents.Nice to meet you. Now, the reason I am writing to you is this.http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-does-aarp-want-me-so-bad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-2826796933851305674Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:04:00 +00002009-06-02T00:17:14.830-07:00angry kidbarbiebeasleydollsmashed faceMrs. Beasely was a doll that had a hard plastic face that I used to practice kissing when I was, like, 5 years old. I vividly remember getting so pissed off about something one day that I swung her by the feet and smashed her face in. It didn't break. Instead, she now looked like she forgot to put her teeth in. Her glasses never fit quite right after that again, either. She ended up creeping me http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/06/mrs-beasley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-4057036144008400848Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:39:00 +00002009-04-10T02:53:07.050-07:00engagedfairytalelovemovieromanceTalk about a long story... girl meets boy about 20 years ago and happiness ensues. Then graduation approaches and boy breaks girl's heart. Boy goes off on his own path, girl goes off on hers. For the next two decades they both make mistakes, do stupid things, seek peace, search for themselves only to find out through coincidence that they've both been randomly, throughout the years, looking for http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/04/holy-shit-im-engaged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-5390250392242110065Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:31:00 +00002009-02-11T19:50:07.152-08:00cleaninghigh schoollanseLHS class of 89memoriessmokingsuspendedtroubleIt struck me today, after my previous post, how fun it is to think back to my junior high and high school days and remember all of the stupid things I've never gotten in trouble for. There are, however, some things I caught hell for...Like the time Polly Hollon and I (at least, I think she was in there with me) got busted smoking in the first floor bathroom by Mrs. Magnusson. [Man she was mean. http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-tales-from-yoop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-9131245259952749878Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:37:00 +00002009-02-10T19:46:03.305-08:00drunkhigh schoolL'AnseLHS class of 89lifememoriesNeed I say more? Okay... maybe just a little (or alot) more. Like remembering when I got drunk on strawberry schnapps in the 9th grade and puked all over Tammy Paquette's mom's bathroom rug (it was pink... much like my puke - which made me even sicker at the time). Bless Tammy's mom's heart - she never breathed a word of it to my dad.And then, just to reinforce the nickname "Puker", a year and a http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/02/dear-god-its-my-20th-high-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-4615304421175721526Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:44:00 +00002009-01-29T21:19:58.052-08:00blah blah blahblatherrandom things<!--[if gte mso 9]> 1024x768 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/01/25-random-things-about-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-1792627648094180490Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:02:00 +00002009-04-27T01:51:50.066-07:00crazySo I have this friend who had a one night stand with this guy last, like, May or June... they only slept together once and after that when they saw each other (frequently because of the circles they move in) it was not a comfortable situation. Long story short, it was more to her than to him and she had a hard time coming to that conclusion. She still hasn't. In fact, as I type this I can hear http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-just-dont-understand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-7915701475341016251Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:12:00 +00002009-04-27T01:51:50.070-07:00crazydramaliferoommatesMy life has run the gamut over the past 12 months and just when it seems to have evened out I find myself in a roommate situation with a dear friend who is some sort of weird combination of all of the bad/crazy ways my mom and dad have been. I mean, let me preface this by saying I love her to death -- she's been there for me in ways not even my own blood has been, she's the only person who can http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-tumultuous-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-3352459341323072999Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:56:00 +00002008-03-19T09:13:33.688-07:00carsdadgas pricesharley davidsonironytrucksMy dad hasa 2006 Chevy "Intimidator" Silverado SS pickup trucka 1998 Chevy Silverado Z-71 pickup trucka 2001 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (and yes, it's bitchin)TWO Harley-Davidson motorcyclesa Honda motorcyclea 2006 Yamaha Raptor 350 4-wheelersitting in his garage at this very moment. What does he bitch about at least once per day?The price of gas.Irony is, indeed, alive and well in Upper Michigan.http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2008/03/irony-at-its-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-7494129710856354666Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:07:00 +00002007-10-12T00:14:29.160-07:00photonspoliticsquantum physicsswitzerlandvotingSwiss to protect voting data with 'unbreakable' quantum encryptionA new "unbreakable" encryption method will be keep votes safe for citizens in the Swiss canton (state) of Geneva in the country's upcoming national elections, officials said Thursday. The city-state will use quantum technology to encrypt election results as they are sent to the capital on Oct. 21, said Nicolas Gisin of the http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2007/10/ok-two-words-effing-cool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-4987207734936186504Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:53:00 +00002007-09-01T00:54:28.675-07:00is self induced. It's time to make some new friends.http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2007/09/this-lonliness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-8243194404484832770Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:10:00 +00002008-12-13T22:53:39.215-08:00artcoolcrayonssculpturePete Goldlust's intricate carved crayons are too cool not to share.Perhaps one has a little too much time on their hands maybe?http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2007/08/two-posts-in-single-day-arent-you-lucky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-5010759765140616907Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:41:00 +00002007-08-07T11:16:40.926-07:00brainfoodexperimentsfuturequantum physicssciencespacetimeLately, scientists have been working on experiments involving photons and slits and such suggest the mind-bending concept that the future can leak into the present. Physicist Jeff Tollaksen of George Mason University says the weak measurements may show that “something that happens now is affected by something that happens in the future. It suggests that the universe has a destiny — a destiny thathttp://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2007/08/this-is-why-i-love-quantum-physics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-9130641453945560818Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:00:00 +00002008-12-13T22:53:39.422-08:00Britney Spearsstupid celebritiesWTF?Um, seriously? She needs to stop editing her own website.http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2007/07/name-britney-spears-new-album.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067471.post-3057330370826245865Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:00:00 +00002007-06-28T11:04:06.501-07:00breaking newsspice girlstourThe long-awaited reunion tour announcement has nation breathing sigh of relief and 30-something soccer moms jumping for joy.(Pardon me while I go throw up.)(Thanks, PopSugar.)http://webdiva411.blogspot.com/2007/06/like-omg-stop-presses-spice-girls-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (*sigh*)