You bet I’ll be contacting my cable service provider! Woohoo!

On other Colombian (and not so very good news), my friend Fabián has decided to close down Colext.Org. I’m sad because it was a great online community for Colombians, but I support his decision. Sometimes I go crazy managing this little website, now imagine one with 2500+ members, all the trolls, all the complaints, all the support. Fabián was just too nice to offer something like it without asking anything in return, and now he decided it was time for a break. I’m with you all the way, Fab! I’m glad Colext gave us the chance to meet, you’re like a brother to me. Thank you for being such a great friend!

I just visited Brandy’s blog and found a very interesting entry about something I’ve been thinking of quite a while, but I didn’t find the guts to actually express my thoughts here. While some bloggers are all for Freedom of Speech when it comes to their own blogs, the epidemic of trolls these days is just incredible. But here I go…

People asking for money on their websites. What do you think about it?
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If you’re a young wife (or partner) interested in having babies, you may want to tell your loved one to be careful with Traffic Polution. It seems it damages sperm and may reduce fertility in young and middle-aged men, according to an Italian study of motorway tollgate attendants.

And also, don’t forget to tell them not to sit for prolonged periods of time because the heat in the pelvic area can also damage sperm. UK scientists say that posture has a bigger effect than the atmosphere. I’ll be talking to Patrice very seriously then.

First the wee wee spam and now male fertility related issues. Mmm… Is it Men Day today or what? Next I’ll be posting about home improvement or mechanics.

Spam is annoying enough, but while there are people who still believe every thing they get in their mailboxes, I guess the problem will not be solved. I somehow have learned to live with it and I have an e-mail account set up especially for registrations that I know will cause the flood, so I’m always psychologically prepared.

A friend of mine from Colombia contacted me on MSN the other night all excited because she had received an e-mail informing her she was the lucky winner of a trip to Disneyland. I didn’t want to bring her down right away and played the devil’s advocate and told her to send me the message so I could read it. Then I broke the news and taught her about nasty spam. I thought she had learned, but it’s happened again, ha ha!

Anyway, there is spam that sometimes you feel like opening because it says something kind of interesting in the subject line, but when you receive a message saying “Do you have a little wee wee? We can help!” — C’mon! Get serious… ha ha ha! It’s like “Look at me! I’m spam!”. It just made me laugh. A little wee wee? Very professional, I must say. Spam is a mystery for me; how is it generated? I have no idea. Maybe it will be my next thing to learn. What kills me is that they haven’t learned I’m a girl and I need NO wee wee advice, he he!

I’m tired! But before going to relax for the evening, here’s my This or That.

1. Lying down on the couch, or stretching out on a recliner? The couch
2. Going barefoot or wearing soft slippers? Barefoot, always!
3. Eating ice cream, or pizza? Errr… Ice cream.
4. A classic movie or a reality show? I hate RS. Movies, please.
5. Wearing: blue jeans or sweat pants? For comfort? Sweat pants.
6. A long, soothing bubble bath or a quick, invigorating shower? The shower.
7. Furniture: leather, or something on the fuzzy side? Leather? No, thanks.
8. Soft, classical music, or upbeat rock & roll? For comfort? Soft mussic
9. Darkness or light? Right in between… a media luz.
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I wrote a long rant about my T.V. Service Provider earlier this afternoon, but then I decided to write about something good. However, the rant is still here if you’re interested on reading the “More” part.

It’s been a beautiful day today in Montreal A little bit chilly, just for me. After answering the 20 questions I found at Pariah’s blog and looking at how messy my desk was I decided to go in a cleaning spree. Got rid of tons of papers I don’t need anymore, organized the floppy disks (Patrice had a lot of them all mixed with blank ones) and labeled them properly. My keyboard is shinning and I passed the wonderful Swiffer and the vacuum on the rug, after hiding the darn computer cables (they sure can be a lot!). It looks delicious now!

Patrice kind of got curious after seeing me cleaning and he decided to something of his own. Got rid of old comic books and other stuff to donate to the local library where people seemed very pleased to know someone wants to share with them. Books, they are so expensive! Thinking of all those kids who will profit with the stories of the Smurfs and Children Encyclopedias makes me feel happy.

How was your day? Having fun so far? Still interested in a little rant? Continue reading then. If not, take care! I might see you later
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I found these 20 online/computer-related questions at Pariah’s. Cool!

1. Who is your best online friend?
By best friend I assume it’s someone I talk to in (or communicate with) very often, someone I trust and someone I like very much. I have a few: Peter, Babs, Jaya, Kristin, Kathryn and Sophia (the last two are MIA, ha ha!). Am I missing someone? Hope not!

2. Who is your oldest online friend?
That has to be Sundar, a really nice guy from India I met 5 years ago and who has been absolutely wonderful all these years. And then there’s Paul, my friend from the UK who shares my love for birds and Formula 1 Go McLaren!

3. Who is your newest online friend?
Mmmm… Let me think… That has to be Martie, who I have been talking with on a regular basis since a couple of weeks ago. She’s nice! Hiya, Martie!
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Visiting Jennifer I found this link to a DOS-based test you can download at Weblog Wannabe. It’s really simple: all you have to do is get the file, unzip it into a folder and open the whoami.exe file. Then you’ll do the test and you’ll get a really interesting analysis of your personality. Try it out!
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