I Wanna Be The Yellow Brick Road

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How well do you write?

Came across this story today and personally I think it's long overdue, but likely won't get much attention or cause much reform.

Now, I'll be the first to admit that I suck at spelling...which is exactly why I keep at least one dictionary on my desk*. I use it all the time. I even just bought a cheap thesaurus a few months back. My punctuation leaves lots of room for improvement, too. (I like to use exclamation points, periods and commas WAY TOO much, but it's my style. I don't write like that when it's not appropriate.)

But, while I am far from perfect, one of the fastest ways to turn me off when reading is to find lots of writing errors, especially spelling errors. In searching through some blogs, I've found some of the WORST writing ever. And not because someone can't spell, but because they prefer to write everything in "slang." This, to me, is just flat out annoying!

I know that I also tend to ramble on and on and on.... It's a bad habit, but I'm trying to be better.

I have one other writing problem that wasn't mentioned: legible handwriting. Again, this is a problem for me, and I therefore tend to type my letters and print them, instead. It's not that I can't write, but rather my handwriting is sloppy and I make LOTS of mistakes. I end up re-writing my letters over several times which just causes hand cramping. If it MUST be handwritten, I find it easier to type up what I want to say, then edit and correct without any problems before polishing it up and printing it up. Then I copy it with care in my "bestest" cursive writing.

Writing is not hard to do, it just takes a little more focus, people!

*And yes....I've heard that Blogger's spell-checker SUCKS!

Gross Out

*WARNING*
The following post is really sickening, so if you have a weak stomach, you may want to skip this one. ~Zette~


Have you ever had one of "those" bad smells in your house, but couldn't quite figure it out? Last week, I could swear my house smelled like urine. "It" was probably one of the nastiest smells ever. Or so my sinuses thought. No one else could smell "it."

I kept smelling "it" in the bathroom, which would seem appropriate, but even after cleaning EVERYTHING, including the shower curtains and plunger, I could still smell "it." Nothing seemed to work. My boyfriend thought I was losing my mind. Ditto for the babe. My sister said she didn't smell anything but "dog" smell. Damn! Dog smell?!! Great, I hadn't noticed that one until she said something and now that TOO was driving me and my nose crazy!

I wiped everything (light switched and door knobs, too) down with Lysol wipes. Still there. Pine-Sol was hardly noticeable after using it. Finally, BLEACH. Nope! Now my eyes burned along with my nose. Wonderful. I went out and bought a bunch of air fresheners and some carpet fresheners, but they only lasted a short time, before the smell was back. Even all my awesome candles barely covered the stench.

Finally, I realized the smell disappeared shortly after vacuuming the house. At least for a little while. Could it be the dogs I was smelling? OH GAWD! It was! Stupid dogs!

Apparently they have been "playing" out back in their own urine! YUCK! At least if had been feces, I would have seen it! GROSS! Hopefully the rain we are gonna be getting "cleans" it away throughly! At least I hope so. Probably gonna need to go to the pet store to get something to prevent this from happening again. Or maybe to the vet for "idiot dog" medication. *sheesh*

Both of them got MAJOR baths today, but I'm gonna have the carpets cleaned just to be sure it's all gone.

Suddenly I can smell clearly again.

Almost too clearly!

Sex By The Numbers

From the October 2004 issue of "O, The Oprah Magazine"

SEX BY THE NUMBERS
A Quiz


They say that when it comes to sex, people tend to flirt with the truth. So, how much do you know about the state of sex today? Test yourself and find out!


1.)The average number of sexual partners an American woman will have in her lifetime:
a.~Ten
b.~Six
c.~Twenty
d.~Two


2.)The average age at which women lose their virginity:
a.~14
b.~15
c.~16
d.~17


3.)The percentage of women who say they have sex once a week or less:
a.~45%
b.~61%
c.~89%
d.~32%


4.)The percentage of wives who admit to cheating on their spouse:
a.~50%
b.~90%
c.~15%
d.~25%


5.)The percentage of men who say their partners have an orgasm during sex:
a.~97%
b.~83%
c.~44%
d.~11%


6.)The percentage of women who actually do:
a.~10%
b.~29%
c.~49%
d.~73%


7.)The percentage of men who enjoy receiving oral sex:
a.~45%
b.~33%
c.~67%
d.~76%


8.)The percentage of women who love to give it to them:
a.~86%
b.~57%
c.~23%
d.~17%


9.)The percentage of men who find performing oral sex "very appealing":
a.~9%
b.~20%
c.~34%
d.~56%


10.)The percentage of women who say they use erotic materials to "put them in the mood":
a.~16%
b.~21%
c.~32%
d.~40%

Answers HERE!