Ninjababe's Ramble

Again with the Change! Jeez, girl!

I didn't really like the last title graphic.

So, let's try this.

A bunch of baby-Nin faces for a background!

Awwwwwww... aren't they cute!! (And, a bit scary according to Ith)

QUOTE!

I have a new quote. Over at 'Too Much To Dream', in the comments of one of the posts, Andrea (the webpage owner) said something profound. Something I believe is just so true:

I don't let strangers piss on my carpet, and I refuse to let them piss in my webspace.

So, congragulations, Andrea! You've been added to the rotating quote in the upper corner of this page, and to my quote list (Of which, anyone can see here).

I'm Laughing, I'm Crying

Via Dave Barry's Blog... (link in sidebar)

I'm laughing so hard that I can't breathe and I have tears in my eyes.

Kikkoman!

Or, the English subtitled version

Work Woes...

There's a new federal law that comes into effect this year. It's called HIPAA, and it's basically a medical privacy and informational law.

I ran into it a few days ago at the dentist. They're required to give me a form stating who they can and can't give my records to and a form stating what all the ingredients of dental substances are.

I then had to sign a form saying that I accepted the forms (or that I refused to take the forms...).

Well, this is impacting us at work as well.

It turns out that we have to have every customer of ours sign a privacy form as well (There may be more, but at least that).

Well, the pharmacy I work at does an average of 800 prescriptions a day. That's a lot of patients!

And, the boss men want to make me the HIPAA officer!

Ummm... No... I'm already a few months behind on the paper billing for state insurance, and a week or so behind on Medicare paper billing. I don't need another overwhelming project!

I'll just wait till K comes in on Monday. She'll save me.

Granted, if I do it, it'll be done right. But, I don't want to be responsible for all that paperwork!

Question

While watching General Hospital (Yes, I enjoy soap operas... One of my deep dark secrets!), something came to me while watching one of the female characters get slipped a date rape drug.

A woman is slipped a drug in her drink by Man A. But, before he can make off with her, Man B (knowing nothing of the drug) sweeps her off her feet and they end up in bed together.

Would that be considered rape since Man B had no idea the woman had been drugged?

[cackle!]

The pharmacist had me listen to a voice mail on his machine. It was a doctor looking to order an 'erectile constricting ring' for a patient.

I turn to the pharmacist and the pharmacy manager (both were next to me) and calmly said, 'It's a cock ring.'

It just popped out! I didn't mean to say it!

(Now, all the weird searchers have something new to go 'huh?' about! Bwahahahahaha)

I can't believe some places... A local nursing home called my work, yelling at use because one of their residents has been out of morphine for 5 days. Umm... Hello! It's their responsibility to keep track of their residents' medication. We only fill what they tell us to fill. The pharmacy I work at does an average of 850 prescriptions a day.

Then, it turns out that they had the medication all this time.

The poor woman!

You're not seeing things...

Yes, I changed my title graphic, again.

The picture is actually of the ninjababe-let as a toddler. The original picture can be found here.

I blame Rachel because she uses a picture of herself as a child and it inspired me.

I decided that I needed a color face lift as well... I kinda like it!

Good way to waste an afternoon at a friend's house. I can tell you it took me the same length of time as the Director's Cut of Lethal Weapon. How do I know this? Well, I started working on it as we started the movie, and finished about when the movie ended.

Et voila!

You're not seeing things...

Yes, I changed my title graphic, again.

The picture is actually of the ninjababe-let as a toddler. The original picture can be found here.

I decided that I needed a color face lift as well... I kinda like it!

Good way to waste an afternoon at a friend's house. I can tell you it took me the same length of time as the Director's Cut of Lethal Weapon. How do I know this? Well, I started working on it as we started the movie, and finished about when the movie ended.

Et voila!

YEAH!

Not only am I a Car Goddess, I am a techie goddess as well!

BOOYA!

I figured out the archives problem...

Yes, ladies and gents, not only do I now have workable archives, I also have permalinks (Plus, the 'more' on long posts will expand in the same window, but that won't really be necessary until the future since the only really long post I have is in the archives now...)

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful...

You are a dark goddess!


Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You?
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Bwahahahahahaha!

[Snort]

I Am a Car Goddess...

When I'm parking the car, I automatically press down the emergency brake. It's subconcious.

My emergency brake release is a lever on the dash. You pull it out, the brake releases. Last night, at about 615pm, I reach down to release the brake, and I flew back into the seat! The lever broke!

FRELL!

So, after calling Ith and debating calling a tow truck, I decide to see if I can't fix it myself. I unscrewed the little panel that is situated around the release lever, and using a dying penlight, I look inside.

Oh... there are all sorts of metal things back there. So, I ponder. Finally, I figured out which is the release mechanism. I placed a screwdriver behind the mechanism and pulled. Finally, it popped off.

BOOYA!

Look, Ma! I'm a Pin-up!

You are the classy pin-up! You are everything
sophisticated and refined about the entire era.
You exude class and dignity.


What Type Of Retro Gal Are You?
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[snort] Obviously, my swanky side is dominant today.

(he he he... she said 'dominant'!)

The Newest Country Sensation

"Full Figured Women and Big Thighed Men" has caused a nationwide sensation this month. After debuting on the charts at number forty, it shocked the music industry by climbing the charts to number four within days. This week, it has made it to number one. Now, critics are predicting that the group, 'Rx Store', may be the next Dixie Chicks.

[snort]

The manager at work, who is in charge of the support hose department, always says 'full figured women and big thighed men' when he's talking about thigh high stockings. So, K and I thought it would make a great country song.

Therefore, the above 'news announcement'.

ARGH! I'm surrounded by idiots (Mark II)

Sales tax in my area is 7.25%.

Someone at work has instructed the clerks that to figure out sales tax, they add 7.25 to the total.

I've had to retrain three people on how to do sales tax. One insists that her way is correct and won't listen to me.

So, I've created a memo. It's now stuck to the time clock. On fluorescent green paper. It's how to figure out sales tax.

Twits

New Title Pic

I wanted a bit of change, so I created a new title picture!

[beam]

I may put Calvin & Hobbes back up after a while (I like that one), but I thought a change was needed...

Frodo Stares... Take a Drink...

Ith posted the 'Fellowship of the Ring' drinking game she and I have been working on onto her blog. To commemorate it, here are a few Frodo staring pictures!

Frodo has a decoder ring!

The ultimate Frodo staring picture

Frodo stares into the darkness

A different angled Frodo staring picture.

I want her cloak and her cornet.

And, I want the gown

Woof! Elf boy in the snow! Woof!

Smoking will kill you, you know...

Wait, you say. The last half aren't of Frodo!

Good eyes! Those are my two favorite elves and Stud Puppy #1, aka Aragorn!

Why am I posting pictures? (Well, other than the 'because I can!'). I'm searching for a good picture of Frodo glaring down Sting. It's from the Two Towers (So, I don't have hope of getting a really good one until the DVD comes out...) where Frodo is about to kill Sam in Osgiliath.

Oh, and I was bored earlier, so I made an animated gif from some pictures a friend grabbed for me from the DVD of Fellowship. It's a little large (445K or so...)

Some Jokes...

K got these from a friend...

How does a butcher introduce his daughter?
Meet Patty.

Parents found a book on S&M under their son's bed.
Mother: What do we do?
Father: Well, I know one thing. We're not spanking him.

Final Fantasy

I was thinking (always a bad thing) on the way to pick Ith up from work. ‘Which is the best Final Fantasy game to me?’

Well, I can’t decide. So, I thought I’d list the things I like…

I can’t really remember Final Fantasy I-V well… I loved VI (Which was sold as Final Fantasy III in the United States) (Yes, I’ve played them all… ROMs are nice for that). All Final Fantasy games have intricate and in depth story lines. All have sucky endings (I mean, after playing for 80+ hours, you expect to have a great ending! Of the ones I’ve actually made it to the ending, I like VI the best so far…)

From this point on, I’m going to talk about Final Fantasy VI-X, and I’m going to be discussing things that are spoilers…

Final Fantasy VI was the first game that I’ve spent more than 80 hours playing. A very intricate game with a main character with amnesia who is different from all the rest (half-human, half-esper).

Final Fantasy VII had Full Motion Video (FMV). Ooooo! A main character with amnesia that is different from all the rest (genetically altered).

Final Fantasy VIII had FMV, and a different type of storyline than anything I’ve seen before. It was more of a love story than anything. And, the music! A main character that has amnesia and is different from all the rest (Guardian Force induced amnesia of childhood, and, the only person I know who can say ‘...’ and mean so many different things) (I’m sensing a trend!)

Final Fantasy IX had FMV (see another trend appearing?) that went seemlessly at times from FMV to player control and back. A main character that has amnesia and is different from all the rest. (Genetically created by an alien) (Yep, definite trend!)

Final Fantasy X had FMV. With voices. Yes, we have voices! And, the transition between FMV to non-FMV was so smooth, that in places, I couldn’t tell where one left off and another began for a few moments! The main character pretends to have amnesia and is different from all the rest. (Who is actually 1,000 years plus from the past... sort of).

And, then, we have the ‘innards’ of the game. The battle style, the magic system, etc.

All are turn based (even though, some of the games, you can make it live action) games. Which means, you don’t have to have quick hand-eye coordination.

Final Fantasy VI is pretty much a normal RPG to me. There a few twists and turns (Celes being one), and it had Espers. Oooo! I love these (Shiva is one of my favorites all through the games). Beings you can call up to do massive amounts of damage. And, there are different characters who have different skills (Edgar and his tools (Love how he pulls on a hockey mask when he uses a chainsaw), Cyan’s sword techniques (And the way he talks… LOL!), Gau’s Rage (He copies a monster’s attack)…).

Then, you get to Final Fantasy VII. The change of platform is very evident. Just the FMV alone! Oh wow… And, even if you did go through the game in a straight line, without doing any of the side quests, using a walkthrough, it will take hours to complete! And, I like how in order to do spells, you have to have materia (which is a clump of rock/crystal created by the planet). All the characters have depth (I cried when Aerith died). And, while I was happy when I stopped Sephiroth, I found him tragic.

Final Fantasy VIII. I love the magic system. I think it’s a great way to up character levels. I would get into a fight, have one character fight the monsters and have the other two draw magic. By the time I got to the end of the game, I have massive amounts of spells and my character stats weren’t too shabby either. The love storyline wasn’t bad either (even though I don’t really like Rinoa). And, again, we have a tragic villian (Poor Seifer!). Lots of different type of challenges. I liked the Guardian Forces (Loved calling up Shiva and Diablo) and the backgrounds were beautiful.

Final Fantasy IX. I liked the premise of the world. All covered in mist and the only settlements are on cliffs. And lots of airships (I like airships). But, all in all, I felt this was a normal RPG type game…Secrets out from left field, fighting toward a common goal.

Final Fantasy X. Oooo! I love how the characters gain levels. And, I like how you can switch characters during battle. Plus, the graph on the side that showed the order of turns in the battle, so you knew when to attack and when to use support items or magic. I don’t like how you are on a set path. Granted, the little map in the corner is nice, but I want to be able to wander freely. And, since you don’t get the airship until right before the game ends, you can’t really wander freely.

So, after all that rambling, I’ve come to the conclusion. I love all the games, but I guess so far, Final Fantasy X is my favorite. (Even though, I still love the storyline of VI and VIII the best…)

Damn, that was a lot!

I swear, I'm surrounded by idiots

Insurance rejected a prescription claim because of the following error: Days Supply Invalid. Claim Rejected. Maximum 90 Day Supply.

A normal person would do what? That's right, change the amount given to equal a 90 day supply.

Do they do that?

No.

They leave the rejection for me to fix.

The next day.

The patient is without medication for over 24 hours because of this.

Granted, it's not a life and death type of medication, but still...

I'm surrounded by idiots.

Coffee!!!

Everyone at work knows I drink coffee and go to Starbucks daily.

A pharmacist walked right by me and didn't ask if I wanted him to pick up my coffee order. Never mind that I do it for him all the time.

Oh, I let him have it when he came back. I leaned against the counter, smiled, and said, "Thank you so much for getting my coffee for me."

Then, half an hour later, after asking others if they wanted me to get their coffee order, I made it a point of telling him, "See? I ask if others want coffee. I'm not selfish like some people I know."

By this time, he was never going to live it down.

But, then, right before I went to lunch, a pharmacutical rep came in and he snagged me a foam turtle. So, I decided to forgive him.

Yesterday, a coworker and friend of mine passed away. It wasn't a shock, he had been battling against multiple brain tumors since he was 14. But, still...

I'll miss him. He was someone I could rely on to get my jokes, no matter how obscure.

He'd actually start making clip-clopping noises if I pretended to ride a horse across the pharmacy. He was someone that I could spend half an hour firing random movie quotes back and forth, tell bad jokes, and have a general good time.

I'll miss you Mikey...