I am Norman

Monday, January 09, 2006

and now it's NATIONAL!

I've seen blogs before that ask for lurker status, but some still prefer to remain anonymous. But apparently - this is an enigma that drive OTHERS crazy as well!

I've got all the snooper tools. I see all sorts of IP addresses, and I see lots of 'hits' on my page, and it's not all just 'page-loads' either! Some of you lurkers actually READ my stuff! I can tell by the pie chart that tells me how long you stayed here and how many entries you make on the page. Fun stuff for stat-ho's like me.

But it's good to know that I'm not the only person who is driven to the brink of insanity by the few people who only lurk.

So - welcome to National De-lurking Week! Don't be askeered to say HI! I'm not mean, and rarely bite. The only person I'm mean to is my husband, who usually deserves said meaness. (Reference the two blog entries before this one!!)

**picture stolen from 'TranceJen". I linked to that site from Warcry Girl. Thanks!

I haven't done a 'meme' thingie in a while, and I saw one that I actually liked. Furthermore - I'm doing it without being TAGGED!! So thanks Tammy!

4 Things About Me

Four Jobs You've Had In Your Life:

1. Baskin Robbins Scooper
2. Boutique Saleschick
3. Claims Processor
4. the thingie I do now!

Four Movies You'd Watch Over and Over

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Four Rooms
3. Somewhere in Time
4. Raising Arizona (Son - you got a panty on yore haid)

Four Places You Have Lived

1. Ft. Sill, OK
2. Ft. Leavenworth, KS
3. Ft. Sam Houston, TX (ya seein' a pattern here? Good!)
4. Arlington, TX
and one extra...
5. Amarillo, TX

Four TV Shows You Love to Watch

1. Survivor
2. CSI (but not the New York one)
3. World Poker Tour
4. The Flavor of Love (HAAAAA!!)

Four Places You've Been On Vacation

1. Las Vegas, NV
2. Me-HEEEE- CO border towns.
3. Both Disneys
4. Grand Canyon

Four Websites You Visit Daily
1. If you are on my blog list.. I visit you. daily
2. cnn.com
3. cbsnews.com
4. toontown.com (and by the way - I'm ADDICTED to this site. er - um. I mean - my KIDS are addicted.. yeah.)

Four of Your Favorite Foods

1. Pizza
2. Olive Garden's salad - with their house dressing of course
3. beef jerky
4. Pizza. it needed listing twice

Four Places You'd Rather Be Right Now

1. Hawaii
2. San Antonio, TX
3. Arlington, TX
4. Vegas

And like Tammy - I'm not tagging anyone either! Just let me know if you played.

posted by Norman at 7:18 PM

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15 Comments:

At Monday, January 09, 2006 8:07:00 PM, Mise en Place

Yeah, lurkers BITE!
At Monday, January 09, 2006 8:17:00 PM, Michael

I'm really not here.

Take Care
Michael
At Monday, January 09, 2006 8:21:00 PM, Stewie

I'm not here, either.
At Monday, January 09, 2006 8:49:00 PM, Norman

Mommyblogr - I know you're here..

but - (evil laugh).. it's so TYPICAL for the men to absent!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH (and yes - I had to put that in there just because of the weekend comments! HA!)
At Monday, January 09, 2006 9:07:00 PM, Kim

hey, I was a Baskin Robbins ice cream scooper too and at my senior prom, in my strapless dress, my right arm was bigger than my left arm! :-) should i have just typed that? anyway, i could never learn to scoop left-handed.

it was a great job but my addiction to ice cream at this stage in my life is quite dangerous.
At Monday, January 09, 2006 9:17:00 PM, Norman

Kim - I had the big arm too! Along with a big-ass muscle between my thumb and pointer finger. I called it my "Daquiri-Ice Arm"!! LOL

Norm!
At Monday, January 09, 2006 10:52:00 PM, Aric Blue

I don't count as a lurker since I'm more than willing to stick my unwanted opinions out there at any given time.

But hey, the 4 question thing will be my next blog when I'm stumped for something to post.
At Monday, January 09, 2006 11:22:00 PM, pack of 2

Have I ever told you that I know Flavor Flav? I hung out with him in June for several hours. One of my closest friends is his publicist. I forgot that he has a new show...I was meaning to watch it.

I'm not a lurker but have been missing in action so I'll say...Hello to you Norman:)

Shelly
At Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:58:00 AM, Nap Queen

I'm commenting about your comment about Celebrity Fit Club. I'm so with you about Vanessa! She looks fantastic and healthy. Same with Countess. I think there are so many other overweight celebrities they could have found if they had just tried a little harder.
At Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:10:00 AM, Tammy

Great list!
At Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:00:00 AM, Michelle

Delurking to say Howdy =) I'd comment more but I'm supposed to be working. Shhhhhhhh!
At Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:30:00 AM, Ann

I used to work at Baskin Robbins, too. Ahh, the good old days of getting tendonitis from scooping ice cream and making 2 bucks an hour.
And I am an Arizona native (tho. I live in Calif. now) and I have never been to the Grand Canyon. I have flown over it and ooohhed and aaahhed on my way to Vegas.
At Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:47:00 AM, Wide Lawns

Yay for de-lurking week! I hate lurkers, and wish someone would leave me some comments too, hint hint (just kidding!). I get a bunch of fake comments which are so disappointing. I used to dream of working in an icecream shop and it was my first job, for about a week, and then I was fired for having too weak of an arm to effectively scoop. So now I work in a country club, and my arm is still weak, though my typing fingers are very strong.
At Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:53:00 PM, Nicki

I'm here. Not lurking.
At Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:27:00 PM, Stormieweather

I was never here