Happy Christmas
Mood:  cheeky
Merry Christmas, everybody! Only the best of wishes to all of you. Some of you even got stuff from me! Yay!

As far as the Andy load, thus far... I did way better than I ever should've. There's cable internet, this, an iron, an ironing board, an ironing board cover, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, a SpongeBob sweatshirt which I will wear religiously, candy candy candy, some PJ pants, a computer monitor, a faster CD-burning drive, and more. Yay me!

And I definitely have given out and will be given out my best gifts ever this year, both in price and in thoughtfulness (sometimes the cheapest gifts are the absolute best... I say that for framed items).

Merry Christmas!

Food for thought
Mood:  sharp
Now Playing: Ryan Adams'
Info to fill your brain:

The Onion has posted its list of the least essential albums of 2003. I agree with most of it. Really, though... can any album - especially a rap album - as great as Be a Man by "Macho Man" Randy Savage be on a least essential list? How can you NOT want that?

Did you know... 7.5 cents of every dollar spent in the U.S. goes to Wal-Mart.

Merry Christmas... from the Ninja Turtles!

You know, I think I've learned something about people I work with today. At least one of them is just here for my toothpaste. Oh, and sure... the newspaper that I'm close with its staff members quotes some OTHER, not nearly on my level manager for this article. And really, how could I outquote that? Well, besides "I'm Andy and I run..."

Though I do admittedly like her for her music (and get picked on for it), Michelle Branch indeed does have other redeeming qualities.

I'm on to add more to the random lyrics. Some are serious, some are funny, none are really pointed at anyone in particular (okay, some of the funny ones are)... and they're random. Refresh over and over to read 'em all! And if you're really wondering what the heck song that lyric came from... I'm not telling! You'll have to do a websearch or something and find out more about the song. Ha!

Monkeylove!
Mood:  quizzical
Now Playing: not a darn thing, by crickey
THIS JUST IN! 50 tons of bananas have washed ashore!

UPDATE: This is fun. Go to Google, type in "miserable failure" and hit "I'm feeling lucky!"

honk
Houston, we have found the site of all sites.

No one should go without one!

BUY BUY BUY!
andyBay is back! The first of many baseball cards on the block, this fabulous game-worn jersey Randy Johnson card, is ready to be bought! Will yooooou be the lucky buyer?

For everything sold and feedback, check out the page I call andyBay.

For a master spreadsheet of the cards I plan to sell, in Microsoft Excel format, click-a here-a.

Andy Rants!
Mood:  suave
I was doing my more-often-than-not nightly tradition of sitting in bed reading newspapers last night when I read this article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Don't get me wrong, I see nothing wrong with college football. I was a big UGA supporter up until recently, when I suddenly lost interest in about 95% of sports (Anna Kournikova being the 5% I retained interest in).

Really though... an $81 million dollar building program... for a COLLEGE? And not just to build a stadium or something... check out these figures.

* $750,000 to renovate a trophy room
* $18,000 for PINBALL MACHINES!
* $5,000 for a locker room door
* $22,000 to replace furnishings in the football coach's office because he didn't like the current red, black, and white colors

Um, hello? Do they need any of this? UGA's sports could go on season ticket sales and merchandising alone (probably merchandising from Brunswick and St. Simons alone!). Let's not put any of that $81 million or so towards actual education or anything...

The Friday Five for December 19, 2003
Mood:  a-ok
I'll do the Friday Five every... Friday! The questions come from longtime site FridayFive.org. A little insight into the Andy, if you will. Please feel free to reply with your answers, too. It's a community thing!

1. List your five favorite beverages.
Water would be number one. Sweet tea would probably be two. After that, in no particular order... apple juice, chai latte, and maybe hot chocolate.

2. List your five favorite websites.
LiveJournal, Amazon.com, My Yahoo!, X-Entertainment, and The Onion, probably.

3. List your five favorite snack foods.
Oooh. Cookies, milkshakes, peanut butter cups, cheese, and something else.

4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.
The Game of Life, Monopoly, Don't Break The Ice, Scattergories, and Scrabble

5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games. Hmm... for PlayStation 2, "WWE SmackDown!: Bring the Pain," "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," "The Simpsons Hit & Run," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds," and I can't think of a fifth.

It's official!
Spread the word... Andy is back online!

The new Andy Online!
Ah yes, this is easier. I can just log in, post whatever, and go on. No more heavy formatting.

I'm attempting to get AO back up again. There will be more to it soon. Very soon, I hope! And it'll be updated a lot more regularly, too.

For those of you worried (all two of you), this will not cancel out my livejournaling. They'll be a seperate entity.

More details on the plan for this soon!