tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126889152024-03-08T04:18:02.189-05:00Obtuse ViewsLife for me is about distractions. I try to keep looking up and forget about what's down.gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-34205821875929433232010-01-26T15:03:00.000-05:002010-01-26T15:03:10.577-05:00Cryptic Clues, Slogans and CodesWOW! It's hard to believe I haven't updated this blog since 2007! Things have changed so much for me since then. New friends, new home, new life, several jobs and a new fandom! Since "Leverage" premiered on TNT in December of 2008 I've discovered a new hobby, made lots new friends.
I'm planning to keep this blog for non-Leverage posts of a more personal type. I'll eventually get around to gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-49798921872507032262007-10-31T05:29:00.000-05:002007-10-31T04:38:46.438-05:00The New Face of Obtuse ViewsDuring the next few days (or weeks, depending on how much time my ADD will allow) I am revamping my blog into a "Saving Money" blog. I have been finding all kinds of specials and coupons to use and have the desire to pass these on. I also have had a lot of questions from people concerning the surveys I participate in and would like to have a place to get all that information together. These will gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-60455669633218917342007-07-01T15:40:00.000-05:002007-07-01T15:41:45.100-05:0010 Things I Hate About BlogsI just visited my “poor neglected blog” for the first time in ages. I guess I wanted to see if it was still there. And it is. The Stephen Fry YouTube video is still there, waiting to be played. I feel somewhat guilty because I haven’t updated in so long. I know there is at least ONE person (you know who you are) who is visiting my blog periodically to see if I have updated. I appreciate your gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1163637833630801662006-11-15T19:43:00.000-05:002006-11-15T19:43:56.600-05:00Stephen Fry 'The Letter'Found this on "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" second season DVD. It's hilarious!gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1154571621750747252006-08-02T21:17:00.000-05:002006-08-02T21:20:21.760-05:00Sweet Freedom!WOO-HOO!!! I just took my last exam! I feel like I’ve been released from prison!!Anyone who has ever gone back to college knows how I feel….no longer do I have to do something I don’t want to do, forcing myself to write when I don’t feel like it, always being judged, people nitpicking over everything I do…plus, family, chores, work, bills…..I swear, there were times I wanted to blow my brains gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1134795777402392892005-12-16T23:57:00.000-05:002005-12-17T00:09:11.040-05:00The Realms of the Unreal The world seems so quiet tonight…. where is everyone? I’m alone…I feel like I’m in a state of suspension…a netherworld feeling…the last time I felt like this I went into a “fugue” state that lasted a week.Maybe I’m just tired…spent the day with my mom, which these days is somewhat like being with a 4-year-old. She has trouble counting money…making simple decisions such as whether to buy large gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1133286742532543312005-11-29T12:42:00.000-05:002005-11-29T12:52:22.560-05:00Dave Navarro OnlineWow. I have been so-o-o-o-o busy. I have had things to write about, but I haven't had time! Two more weeks of study and another semester will be behind me.But one thing I've been doing is hanging out with Dave Navarro online. Yes, the same Dave Navarro who had his own reality show on MTV "Til Death Do Us Part", that chronicled his wedding to the lovely Carmen Electra. Earlier this year, he playedgypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1132176373792248892005-11-16T16:14:00.000-05:002005-11-16T17:24:17.646-05:00To Keep Good Girls From Going Bad"If I have told you once, I've told you a thousand times:to keep good girls from going bad, put them back in the refrigerator."I like that...I think I'll use it for my blog title. Can I get a vote?It seems the more determined I am to do my work, the more distracted I become. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle, like I'm swimming against the tide. However, the part of my brain that thinks in gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1131628512128568972005-11-10T07:51:00.000-05:002005-11-12T07:17:50.720-05:00And I Thought I Had ProblemsThursday, November 10, 20055:54 AMThings I found on the Internet…..Someone is taking photos of homeless people holding signs that say "Hello, My Name Is…." and underneath they have written their names. It projects the idea of giving a name to the face of the homeless people. It's called "Project Hello" and this is part of their mission statement…Project Hello aims to build awareness of the gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1128979598767543362005-10-10T16:21:00.000-05:002005-10-10T16:31:37.916-05:00Joaq on OprahI saw Joaquin on Oprah today. And I'll say what I say everytime I hear him sing as Johnny Cash. "Damn, that guy sounds just like him!"I'm so grateful she addressed the issue of the "head banging incident" and there was no mention of his visit to rehab. I know a lot of people are wanting to hear about it and I hope he does the right thing and let them wonder. It's his business, it was his choice gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1128786675878922482005-10-08T10:45:00.000-05:002005-10-08T10:52:12.900-05:00While Mom Was Out Part II I've always been a big fan of the show "While You Were Out." I've even fantasized about hanging out with John Bruce and Evan Farmer, even wrote romance story about them. Then when my mom goes out of town for five days, I get the bright idea (actually it was her idea) to redo her now spare bedroom.My stepfather died in a nursing home in February after a long battle with emphysema and it was his gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1128602717458937362005-10-06T07:24:00.000-05:002005-10-06T07:45:17.483-05:00While Mom Was Out!Ouch!Stop me before I paint again!That's what I've been doing for the last two days, in case anyone's wondering. I know some of you have missed me. You have, missed me, haven't you????Anyway, I was going write about it, but my arms are very sore and tired. Perhaps tomorrow. Before I go to Mom's to catch the look on her face.I was also going to post this last night, but Blogger was down for gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1127918363510034642005-09-28T09:19:00.000-05:002005-09-29T07:34:30.276-05:00Blowing In The Wind Yesterday I began the day googling around the Net, let my mind lead me to various places, little trips down memory lane. I guess this is my way of relaxing, of exercising my creative muscles, or letting the little "wild child" out of its' cage. Oddly enough, I ended the day the way I started, with Bob Dylan, thanks to Martin Scorcese and the guy who wrote the article that reminded me that his gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1125748840655050582005-09-03T06:48:00.000-05:002005-09-03T07:11:34.490-05:00Hellooo, my Preciousss....I can’t believe I’m up this early. I decided to go to bed early, around 11:00 and woke up at 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 because the cats couldn’t sleep either. Finally had to retrieve one of the little ones climbing the crown moulding. Stupid cat! You can’t dance on the ceiling! Who do you think you are, Lionel Ritchie? Yes, I know your brother’s name is Neo, but that’s just a movie!Speaking of Neo, gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1124638721399983342005-08-23T10:19:00.000-05:002005-08-23T08:00:48.800-05:00Joaquin Phoenix Speaks UpIn a recent interview in Newsweek, Joaquin Phoenix spoke up about rumours of his so-called "breakdown" on the set of Walk the Line last year. The reports that he was banging his head against a bedpost because the scene reminded him of brother's death are according to him "bullshit.""You know, the press has kind of imposed upon me the title of Mourning Brother, and because I haven't been vocal gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1124759275090008002005-08-22T19:58:00.000-05:002005-08-23T08:17:27.516-05:00Johnny Cash CoversToday I heard a punk rock version of “Ring of Fire,” the June Carter/Merle Kilgore song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. I guess as the release date of the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk The Line” draws near, we’ll be hearing a lot more of his songs on the radio. I did some research and discovered the cover I heard was done by Social Distortion back in 1990. I must say it gave me a whole new gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1124542853201525232005-08-20T07:35:00.000-05:002005-08-20T08:00:53.206-05:00Spam PreventionI have found it necessary to select the "word verification" option on the comments portion of my blog. Sorry for the inconvenience, but lately I've been getting spammers on my blog (dirty bastards are everywhere) and I wanted to stop it before it got out of hand. So comment away, (yes, please do!) just retype the little weird letters into the box so "Mr. Blogger" will know you're a real live gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1124199895185867092005-08-16T08:28:00.000-05:002005-08-16T08:54:18.766-05:00Signs That The Aliens Are In ControlMy creativity has gone down the toilet, I can’t seem to control my focus long enough to get any work done. I can’t think of a damn thing to write on my blog. Oh, I guess this is it, this is my entry.Sometimes I feel like aliens or something are controlling my brain. Maybe I should make one of those tinfoil hats like in “Signs.” My empty inbox continues to vex me, as does the lack of interest in gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1123629310573029952005-08-09T17:58:00.000-05:002005-08-09T18:15:10.580-05:00Joaquin's New JobStop the presses!!! Or blog update!!!! Or whatever!!!!!This is a new music alert! Well, maybe not new. The CD was released in April, so sue me for not being able to keep up with the thousands of new music title released every year. The CD and artist is “Ringside.” The song "Tired of Being Sorry" is being played on some radio stations. The duo is made of singer/songwriter Scott Thomas, and actor gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1123099717955391712005-08-03T15:06:00.000-05:002005-08-03T15:08:37.960-05:00Happy Birthday!Today’s my birthday. A milestone year. No, I'm not telling.I woke up with a headache…I feel like crap…my check didn’t come today. And due to bad planning on my part, I have to work tonight. I wonder if the universe is trying to tell me something…Is it going to rain today, too?gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1122134845160605812005-07-23T11:02:00.000-05:002005-07-23T11:07:25.166-05:00The Sad Little BlogI haven’t been able to write a lot lately because of time restrictions. That plus the fact I have not really had anything to say. This bothers me on several levels. One being my writing has been flooding the gates for about three months. I have been writing at least a thousand words everyday since April. The other reason it bothers me is because my blog just sits there, waiting, like a neglected gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1121702866991733222005-07-18T11:02:00.000-05:002005-07-18T11:07:47.000-05:00The White Rabbit SyndromeRemember the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland? Most people associate it with the Matrix as in leaving one reality and experiencing another. But I always identified with the White Rabbit, who kept pulling a pocket watch out of his waistcoat pocket and muttering… “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!” In the Disney animated version, he even had a theme song, which reverberates in my brain every gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1121013196138714512005-07-10T11:28:00.000-05:002005-07-10T11:35:43.923-05:00Covered in RainHave you ever noticed how certain music sometimes fits your life? Certain songs address the same feelings, the same situations, the same events that you are experiencing in your life?I rediscovered John Mayer today. Damn, he has such insight and wisdom for such a young man. He’s what, 26, 27? He writes songs that makes me think about things I haven’t thought about in years…how I felt as a gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1120648942838823982005-07-06T06:10:00.000-05:002005-07-06T06:33:36.733-05:00My ObsessionI’ve decided to finally give in to my obsession with messageboards. This morning I set my homepage to Ezboard.com to save time. I mean, if I’m going to log on 20 times a day I might as well save some time.Which led me to wonder…am I a tad obsessive about this? I did a google search, and then took this survey on BBC.com about obsessions. The first question is “Do you avoid stepping on cracks on gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688915.post-1120322544506669882005-07-02T11:32:00.000-05:002005-07-02T11:42:24.516-05:00Rules for BloggingMy three main rules for blogging:1. Don’t update first thing in the morning. I’m half asleep and have trouble with coherent or cohesive thought. Like this one. It’s 9:35 am in case you’re wondering. 2. Don’t update unless you have something to say. I will not start a blog with… “I got up this morning and did so-and-so and then the cat threw up…” unless it is relevant to some great universal gypsyfenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13197319770177232150noreply@blogger.com2