For the record...

Akram gave me "full carte blanche", which under normal circumstances would probably be a VERY BAD THING. I kept the original design to the blog for, well, four years, and quite frankly, was starting to be a little bored by it. I appreciate design, and color, and feel, and all of those artsy-fartsy things, so I did a redesign of the blog using one of the pre-saved templates from Google Design, and, well, did keep some elements, basically the color (green) and the basic layout (a 1 large column, 1 sm-1sm column format). I will likely keep this same basic idea, although I may occasionally switch it to the 1sm-1sm, 1 lg. format from time to time... because I can :D

It's Akram's TRUE birthday today-- September 24th, 2010-- so if you get a chance, PLEASE, send him an e-card, http://www.hallmark.com/ (although I'm NOT liking the fact that so many of their cards are now pay-only), or http://www.bluemountain.com/ (all of which are free)-- his e-mail address is on his blogger profile (or was), so pleeeeeeeeeease, everyone, make this a special birthday for him! And Akram, I'm sorry for posting your e-mail address, I didn't know you'd take offense, but if anyone here uses it for nefarious purposes, they will have me to contend with. I'm on Cipro 250 3x daily, so I'm not feeling my best, and am (probably even) nastier than normal. I've already cussed out about five 419 e-mail scammers, and I'm not afraid to cuss out fifty more. So go ahead... spam my friend and myself with your BS messages and horse crap IM adds where you don't leave an effing message and expect me to add you when I have stated time and time again I DO NOT ADD RANDOM PEOPLE TO MY FRIENDS LIST, YA IDIOT, and see how bad my mood is when I've found out about it... cross a pit viper (or a regular viper) with a lioness, a shrew, and make the hybrid animal rabidly communicative, and you'll have an idea of how "charming" I'll be. I do regularly get spam IM's myself, and quite frankly, find anyone that sinks to those levels to be a despicable, contemptible, jerkwad that's extremely deserving of the worst, nastiest, cruelest things I can dish out (and you don't wanna know... my vocabulary is as long as it is broad).

Your horoscope, my dear friend, for what it's worth:

SEPT. 24th-- You're a dynamo. A single task keeps your attention through the next six weeks, and you won't rest until you've accomplished it. Someone special adds to your life in so many different ways, it's like five wonderful people are rolled into one. Your lucky numbers are 40, 1, 23, 48, & 18.

LIBRA HOROSCOPE: Set your sights high. Goals that are two easily attained won't shape your character or give you the confidence you need to become spiritually, emotionally, or financially bigger than you are.