Journal Entries by Subject Line
As noted above, this is the list of my on-line journal entries' subject lines, grouped by page. The inspirations for some lines are in parentheses.
January 10 - December 22, 2002
Must be Monday! -- Sep. 23
Rainy Wednesday -- Sep. 25
No More Miss Nice Guy -- Sep. 26
(a play on "no more Mr. Nice Guy")
Older and wiser? -- Oct. 2
"If you're the vile ex-boyfriend, press 1..." -- Oct. 7
What part of "Get lost, creep!" does he not understand? -- Oct. 17
(a play on "what part of 'no' don't you understand?")
Approved! -- Oct. 22
Ms. MacGyver? -- Nov, 8
Mmmm ... ice cream -- Nov. 21
Books for sale (cheap) -- Dec. 10
The night-time, sniffling, sneezing ... -- Dec. 17
(from Nyquil's commercials)
"There I stood in another line" -- Dec. 22
(from the song "Christmas Shoes" by Newsong)
January 2 - April 25, 2003
one design to rule them all? -- Jan. 2
(from Lord of the Rings "one ring to rule...")
Poisoned by these fairy tales -- Jan. 7
(from the song "End of the Innocence" by Don Henley)
Conscious of none -- Jan. 15
(explained in post)
"Yahoo" is not the word I'd use -- Jan. 21
Busted! -- Jan. 28
Spoiled rotten -- Feb. 6
. . . could you please rephrase the question? -- Feb. 14
(explained in post)
Every crush has a rusty lining -- Feb. 24
(a play on rusted-crush.com)
The Lazy Lover -- Mar. 4
(explained in post)
The opposite of lazy, I'd say. -- Mar. 10
(reference to the previous post)
Less talk. More action. -- Mar. 26
Student, advise thyself! -- Apr. 9
Once upon a time, two years ago -- Apr. 18
May 1 - June 30, 2003
Mrs. Reeves -- May 1
(explained in post)
My Insanity: Exhibit B -- May 9
No excuses -- May 14
The "O" part -- May 22
(explained in post)
the size of their toys -- May 30
(explained in post)
just shoot me -- June 11
(the name of a TV sit-com)
when I grow up . . . -- June 24
"Well blow me down." -- June 25
(Popeye said this a lot)
July 4 - August 29, 2003
picture it -- July 4
(the way Sofia from the Golden Girls started her stories about the past)
"What is past is prologue." -- July 9
(a quote from Shakespeare)
suffering for art -- July 16
maybe not -- July 18
sometimes, I just wanna quit -- July 21
(from the song "Take It Like a Man" by Michelle Wright)
men of few words -- July 29
How I spent my vacation -- Aug. 11
still my beating heart -- Aug. 11
(from the song of the same name by Sting)
baby, we can talk all night -- Aug. 13
(from the song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" by Meatloaf)
back to school, away from him -- Aug. 19
It's what they call a "vicious cycle" -- Aug. 19
Friday, where are you?! -- Aug. 21
no harm in looking -- Aug. 27
Feelin' the same way -- Aug. 29
(explained in post)
September 1 - September 30, 2003
just spit it out -- Sep. 4
a small world revisited -- Sep. 5
deep down -- Sep. 10
(the title of an Angel episode)
signs of life -- Sep. 12
(from the song of the same name by Steven Curtis Chapman)
pity, party of one -- Sep. 15
crushed again -- Sep. 17
new layout -- Sep. 19
comfortably numb -- Sep. 24
(from the song of the same name by Pink Floyd)
"I know who you are." -- Sep. 25
(explained in post)
Adventures with Dreamy Guy, Part Two -- Sep. 30
October 3 - December 29, 2003
Shopping. What a trip. -- Oct. 3
Baby got . . . D'OH! -- Oct. 3
(a play on "baby got back")
longing for the sounds of silence -- Oct. 9
(an Enigma reference, from my friend Michele)
men and other myths -- Oct. 15
recipient of dweeb mockery -- Oct. 17
(explained in post)
Public Service Announcement -- Oct. 17
the five stooges -- Oct. 21
(a reference to The Three Stooges, from TV)
"Ooh! I'm telling!" -- Oct. 24
Hanging in, hanging out, and hanging on -- Oct. 27
(from the song "Hanging In" (?) by Tanya Tucker)
the group groupie? -- Oct. 30
Nor iron bars a cage -- Nov. 5
(from a quote by Richard Lovelace)
My butterflies have butterflies -- Nov. 10
Aragorn, take me away! -- Nov. 13
(reference to a Lord of the Rings character)
Not so much! -- Nov. 16
a nightmare, I say -- Nov. 20
Oh, what a cryin' shame -- Nov. 25
(from a song by the Mavericks)
26 things -- Nov. 30
Crack-host Update -- Dec. 3
back to good -- Dec. 6
(from a Matchbox 20 song)
what, me worry? -- Dec. 9
(what the guy in Mad Magazine often said)
drinks for everyone! -- Dec. 12
Wherefore art thou, Nemo? -- Dec. 15
(explained in post)
"I'm a mouse, and I'm stirring." -- Dec. 23
(explained in post)
Gripe much?? -- Dec. 29
January 5 - March 26, 2004
Life Update -- Jan. 5
... in with the new -- Jan. 6
delayed gratification -- Jan. 8
pit of random -- Jan. 21
Rollin' with the punches -- Jan. 21
mad semester -- Jan. 22
(a play on Matchbox 20's "Mad Season")
break it down -- Jan. 26
Hump Day Rant-Fest -- Jan. 28
working class dog -- Jan. 30
(from a Rick Springfield song)
secrets -- Feb. 6
If this is Love, I'll take Spaghetti. -- Feb. 6
(the title of a book I read in high school)
monkeys on the 'Net -- Feb. 10
"A river divides us." -- Feb. 16
(a quote from "Shakespeare in Love")
Woe is me - I am undone! -- Feb. 18
what lies beneath -- Feb. 20
(the title of a movie I haven't seen)
They really like me? -- Feb. 27
(the famous Sally Field acceptance speech)
isn't anyone trying to find me? -- Feb. 27
(from an Avril Lavigne song)
all I can do is all I can do -- Mar. 4
(from a Trace Adkins song)
smashed -- Mar. 11
(the title of a Buffy episode)
the hopes and fears of all the years -- Mar. 12
(from the hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem")
"You rush a miracle man, you get shoddy miracles." -- Mar. 19
(a quote from "The Princess Bride")
is this fate or just a bad day? -- Mar. 22
(from a Sawyer Brown song)
gotta see a man about a horse -- Mar. 25
easy versus hard -- Mar. 26
to have and to hold, to pester and annoy -- May 28
(a play on word from wedding vows)
April 2 - May 28, 2004
Pit of Random -- Apr. 2
long-haired freaky people need not apply -- Apr. 7
(from the song "Signs")
dial M for . . . -- Apr. 7
(part of the title "Dial M for Murder")
it's like my quill is broken -- Apr. 13
(quote from "Shakespeare in Love")
How do I get there from here? -- Apr. 16
Q & A, B, C, or D -- Apr. 17
a free agent -- Apr. 27
(the title of an Alias episode)
a free agent -- Apr. 28
(yes, I used the same subject line twice)
Do they, or don't they? -- May 4
getting better -- May 6
Get out of my head! -- May 7
tick tock? -- May 7
getting better, again -- May 13
takin' what they're givin' -- May 14
(line from a song: "takin' what they're givin' 'cause I'm workin' for a livin'")
I left my heart in . . . Troy -- May 17
times they are a-changin' -- May 17
Him -- May 18
boy, have I got mail! -- May 26
the dream is still alive -- May 26
(from a song remake by Wilson Phillips)
June 1 - July 29, 2004
thanks for nothing -- June 1
it's the singer, not the song -- June 2
(a line from a quote in "Parker Lewis Can't Lose")
fly away, little man -- June 4
I'd like to thank the Academy, um, I mean, the Board -- June 8
something wicked this way surfs -- June 9
(a play on "something wicked this way comes")
right here, waiting -- June 16
(the title of a song by Richard Marx)
do you see what I see? -- June 21
(the title of a Christmas song)
It's a dirty job . . . -- June 25
(part of a saying that continues "... but someone's got to do it")
moving on up, but not really -- July 1
(a reference to The Jeffersons' theme song)
Should I, or shouldn't I? -- July 6
watch for flying disks -- July 10
just not getting it -- July 19
have keyboard, will snark -- July 20
(a play on "Have Gun Will Travel")
Does this look infected to you?! -- July 27
Single White Female -- July 27
check yes or no -- July 29
August 2 - September 27, 2004
Board now? -- Aug. 2
(a Buffy reference)
none of the above -- Aug. 3
ten Mr. Wrongs don't make a Right -- Aug. 11
someone's got his grump on -- Aug. 10
true confessions -- Aug. 12
Bad, Bad Girl -- Aug. 13
burned by Angelfire -- Aug. 18
new blog -- Aug. 18
burned by Angelfire -- Aug. 20
really? you mean it?! -- Aug. 23
just two -- Aug. 26
in with the G crowd -- Aug. 31
(reference to the song about being "in with the in crowd")
invitation to nothing -- Aug. 31
one percent inspiration -- Sep. 7
(from a quote by Thomas Edison)
he's created a monster -- Sep. 8
must post! quick, quick, quick! -- Sep. 13
who let the dork out? -- Sep. 15
(from the song "Who Let the Dogs Out?")
something for the pain -- Sep. 15
are you sure it's not Monday? -- Sep. 16
one percent inspiration -- Sep. 27
(yep, used the same subject again)
October 3 - December 30, 2004
no respect! -- Oct. 3
(Rodney Dangerfield's catch phrase)
Miss Brant? Get me a violin. -- Oct. 4
(a quote from Spiderman 2)
seems like only it was yesterday -- Oct. 6
(from the song "Yesterday")
Should I stay, or should I go? -- Oct. 12
(a line from an 80's song)
evening the score -- Oct. 14
in my mind's eye -- Oct. 19
(from a song by dc Talk)
Nashville Confidential -- Oct. 20
(a play on the title "L.A. Confidential")
Get the tickets, Cinderella!! -- Oct. 27
something wicked... -- Oct. 30
Plan G, or is it H? -- Nov. 2
rejections all around -- Nov. 2
right place, wrong shoes -- Nov. 08
Show me the money! -- Nov. 9
(a reference to the movie Jerry Maguire)
work jerks -- Nov. 15
there and back again -- Nov. 16
thankful -- Nov. 25
Dear Santa, I can explain . . . -- Nov. 30
(seen on a tee-shirt)
this small divide -- Nov. 30
(reference to a country song from several years ago)
Miss Independent -- Dec. 6
(reference to a song by Kelly Clarkson)
'tis the season -- Dec. 8
(from a Christmas carol: "'tis the season to be jolly")
rainy day rambler -- Dec. 9
to me, from me -- Dec. 16
all I want for Christmas -- Dec. 20
(from a Christmas song that continues "...is my two front teeth")
it's always something -- Dec. 26
work with me, people! -- Dec. 28
out with the old ... -- Dec. 30
January 5 - February 28, 2005
a year in review -- Jan. 5
no time like the present -- Jan. 11
the hardest part? waiting -- Jan. 14
(a reference to a song by Tom Petty)
the one with the new desk -- Jan. 19
read between the lines -- Jan. 19
The Petulant Kid -- Jan. 21
(a reference to an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
work with me, people -- Jan. 26
(again, I used the same subject line twice)
"Good . . . " grief -- Jan. 28
(a reference to Charlie Brown's catch phrase)
take those charts and shove 'em! -- Jan. 31
(a reference to "take this job and shove it")
fun and profit -- Feb. 1
roses are red, violets are ... blah -- Feb. 15
my hero -- Feb. 28
new, old prospects -- Feb. 28
don't cry to me -- Feb. 28
(a line from a song by Firefall)
March 2 - June 27, 2005
The Terminated -- Mar. 2
(a play on "The Terminator")
a definite maybe? -- Mar. 10
a moment like this -- Mar. 14
(a song by Kelly Clarkson)
down time -- Mar. 25
nowhere left to go but up? check again -- Apr. 4
(reference to a line from an Angel episode)
a ticket to ride -- Apr. 20
(a song title)
how *not* to be my boyfriend -- Apr. 20
(seen as a subject on another blog)
roaming -- May 4
(a common word in the cell phone world)
sand in my shoes -- May 20
(a song by Dido)
hold that thought! -- May 21
dust yourself off and try again -- May 23
(line from a song)
another day, another Dollar Tree -- June 10
(from the saying "another day, another dollar")
I want you to know - but then again I don't -- June 22
(line from the song "Complicated" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
a thousand times no -- June 23
Am not! Are too! -- June 27
July 8 - December 30, 2005
monsters -- July 8
(the headline of a London paper)
I forgot how nice romance is -- July 19
(line from a song by Billy Joel)
moving right along -- July 28
workin' on my next broken heart -- July 29
(a song by Brooks and Dunn)
workin' on my next broken heart -- Aug. 9
(once again, I recycled a subject line)
dreamin' with you, here with me -- Aug. 17
(a line from a song by Selena)
I love it when a plan ... falls apart -- Aug. 30
(a play on a repeated line from the A-Team: "I love it when a plan comes together.")
it's nice to have options ...? -- Aug. 30
validation -- Sep. 19
odd man out -- Nov. 2
another year in review -- Dec. 30
Titles of entries lost in the OLJ crash:
Who? When? Where?
a plethora of help
the horror!
(a line from a movie, I think)
I snoozed and loozed
work, not-work, and Wanda
that girl
(the name of a TV show)
and so this is Christmas
(line from a Christmas song)
January 11 - July 25, 2006
a second first impression -- Jan. 11
thoughts and ramblings -- Feb. 26
oldest entries -- Mar. 2
my cup runneth over! -- Mar. 13
(reference to a Bible verse)
trolling for more work -- Mar. 27
maybe work is trolling for me... -- Apr. 5
(reference to the previous post subject)
no news . . . is bad news -- Apr. 12
(from the phrase, "no news is good news")
not so bad -- May 2
here endeth the broadcast -- May 24
(heard on a Buffy episode: "here endeth the lesson")
the good, the bad, and the ow-ie -- June 7
(from the title, "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly")
a definite maybe! -- July 13
interview number two! -- July 18
WOO HOOOOOO!!!!! -- July 25
August 20 - December 29, 2006
spending my time -- Aug. 20
(the title of a song by Roxette)
I stand connected -- Sep. 5
(a play on "I stand corrected.")
rude awakenings -- Sep. 19
Now no means yes, and may means no?! -- Sep. 26
Three states. Two days. One outfit. -- Oct. 29
working stiff -- Nov. 7
Pay attention to me: I don't talk for my health! -- Nov. 9
(line from a song by Nelly Furtado)
the punch line -- Nov. 21
much ado about blogging -- Dec. 3
(reference to "much ado about nothing")
100 Things -- Dec. 7
mad skills -- Dec. 12
now I'm in the funny box -- Dec. 20
the shower scene -- Dec. 27
(a famous scene from the movie Psycho)
look at all these rumors -- Dec. 29
(line from a song by the Timex Social Club)
January 1 - April 23, 2007
a year in review -- Jan. 1
I guess that's why they call it work -- Jan. 10
(line from an Elton John song: "I guess that's why they call it the blues.")
dear Michele -- Jan. 18
sister chats -- Jan. 22
rock me, Amadeus -- Jan. 30
(the title of a song)
a naked face in Omaha -- Feb. 7
back on Earth can feel as cold as ice -- Feb. 20
(line from a song by Milli Vanilli)
great-ish expectations -- Feb. 27
(reference to the book "Great Expectations")
hair today -- Mar. 3
flipping out -- Mar. 4
save the drama for ... someone else! -- Mar. 8
(from the saying, "save the drama for your mama")
keep it on the down low -- Mar. 14
(line from the TLC song "Creep")
great idea, Custer -- Mar. 21
(reference to the Alamo)
nothin' but a number -- Mar. 27
(from the saying "age ain't nothing but a number")
What was I thinking? -- Apr. 2
(from the song of the same name by Dierks Bentley)
one angry man -- Apr. 10
(a play on the title "Twelve Angry Men")
riding in cars with crushes -- Apr. 11
(a play on the title "Riding in Cars With Boys")
dear Jeff -- Apr. 17
(a play on "Dear John")
under the bus -- Apr. 22
(explained in post)
everything and nothing at the same time -- Apr. 23
(from the song "Goodbye To You" by Michelle Branch)
May 1 - August 29, 2007
a thankless job -- May 1
she's so shy -- May 12
(from the song "He's So Shy")
time and time again -- May 19
(from the song of the same name by the Counting Crows)
work more, humorless -- May 23
dorky no more -- May 31
the cost of a cheap shot -- June 3
you know what I think I'm sayin'?? -- June 14
(a play on the line "You know what I'm sayin'?")
I really must go -- June 21
like nobody's watching -- June 27
(from the song "Come From the Heart")
by the numbers -- July 9
in other words -- July 17
dear Jeff, huh?! edition -- July 19
act one, scene two -- July 25
those things I do -- Aug. 2
(a play on the movie title "That Thing You Do")
strike three -- Aug. 5
me and my big blog -- Aug. 6
(a play on the phrase "me and my big mouth")
false alarm -- Aug. 9
I always feel like somebody's reading me -- Aug. 14
(a play on the song line "I always feel like somebody's watching me.")
coincidence and leprechauns -- Aug. 21
(explained in post)
big shot -- Aug. 23
(explained in post)
aftermath -- Aug. 29
September 6 - December 27, 2007
shine on -- Sep. 6
once upon an outfit -- Sep. 13
(a play on "once upon a time")
reporting live from the kitchen -- Sep. 17
nitpickers -- Sep. 25
think outside the number -- Oct. 4
(a play on "think outside the box")
stop the madness -- Oct. 10
(Susan Powter's old catchphrase)
the dead package office -- Oct. 11
(a play on "the dead letter office")
going and gone -- Oct. 23
under pressure -- Oct. 29
goodbye, hello -- Nov. 1
you don't bring me flowers -- Nov. 6
(from the song of the same name by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond)
those sexy, irritated eyes -- Dec. 3
somebody done somebody wrong -- Dec. 4
(a line from a song by BJ Thomas)
fallout boys -- Dec. 5
(from the name of the band Fall Out Boy)
photoblogging -- Dec. 13
Whitesnake impromptu -- Dec. 17
on the web and on the shelf -- Dec. 18
holiday haiku -- Dec. 27
January 1 - May 29, 2008
a year in review -- Jan. 1
that ever-elusive happy medium -- Jan. 10
in which I again talk hair -- Jan. 16
pop quiz, hot shot -- Jan. 24
(a line from the movie "Speed")
I ain't that crushy yet -- Jan. 31
(a play on the Dwight Yoakam song title, "I Ain't That Lonely Yet")
any right at all to criticize -- Feb. 3
(explained in post)
hat hair -- Feb. 15
me hearties -- Feb. 17
dance monkey dance -- Mar. 6
dead heat -- Mar. 11
Monday one, Anne zero -- Mar. 17
Who's on first? -- Mar. 26
(a famous skit by comedians Abbot and Costello)
a consumer reports -- Mar. 31
how to end an argument -- Apr. 4
by the numbers II -- Apr. 8
the other other woman -- Apr. 15
the cautionary tale of Mr. (I'm) Right -- May 1
(from the Angel episode title, "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco")
the guilty one blogs first -- May 6
(from the saying "the guilty one speaks first")
vegetarian in a small town, part I -- May 16
(from the movie title "Scandal in a Small Town")
vegetarian in a small town, part II -- May 22
the last Beatlemaniac? -- May 29
June 2 - December 30, 2008
degrees of separation -- June 2
tragicomic dramedy -- June 11
no meat, no fish, no service -- June 16
(from the restaurant posting "No shoes, no shirt, no service.")
letters to write -- June 20
the way the cookie statements crumble -- June 24
(from the saying "the way the cookie crumbles")
the sunny side of blah -- July 7
you can't get there from hair -- July 15
(a play on the saying "You can't get there from here.")
that's right, you're wrong -- July 31
those things I do, vacation edition -- Aug. 8
you just might get it all -- Aug. 11
(explained in post)
what lies beneath -- Aug. 19
(yep, used the same subject line again)
til you sign it on the dotted line -- Aug. 26
(explained in post)
dog and pony show -- Sep. 4
(explained in post)
quarking up -- Sep. 10
no email goes unpunished -- Sep. 16
(a play on the saying "No good deed goes unpunished.")
breaking up the band -- Sep. 18
birthday in the life -- Oct. 9
(a play on "a day in the life")
I think he prefers the abacus -- Oct. 13
time marches on -- Oct. 22
(explained in post)
OfficeMate, no more -- Nov. 3
(a play on the line from Spiderman 2 "Spiderman, no more")
what goes around -- Nov. 12
(from the saying "what goes around comes around")
pit of random II -- Nov. 25
it's going -- Dec. 4
a year in review - 2008 -- Dec. 30
January 8 - December 31, 2009
opportunity knocks (and sometimes emails) -- Jan. 8
one door closes -- Jan. 15
gainfully unemployed -- Feb. 6
one flu over the cuckoo's nest -- Feb. 18
(a play on the title "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
adding insult to extortion -- Feb. 28
(a play on "adding insult to injury")
picture it, interview edition -- Mar. 17
those things I do, jobless edition -- Apr. 9
overly unqualified -- Apr. 17
swine flu over the cuckoo's nest -- May 11
in love with an image time is bound to see through -- May 27
(from the George Strait song "You Know Me Better Than That")
she shall see Chelle? -- June 1
(a play on the tongue twister "she sells seashells by the sea shore")
new layout -- June 10
new layout, kinda -- June 23
liars, bad liars, and list-makers -- June 30
(a play on the saying "liar, damn liars, and statisticians")
watch for falling... -- July 20
(from the road sign "watch for falling rocks")
another day, another new layout -- July 31
lessons learned from email -- Aug. 6
welcome to me -- Aug. 14
wheeler keeps turning -- Aug. 25
multiple choices -- Sep. 1
money not for nothing -- Sep. 9
(a play on the song title "Money for Nothing")
I pity the fuel -- Sep. 24
(a play on Mr. T's catchphrase)
rhymes with "fired" -- Oct. 6
a website oversight -- Oct. 24
photoblogging -- Nov. 8
the I in panic -- Nov. 15
more website work -- Nov. 28
now that's a delayed response -- Dec. 5
Merry Christmas! -- Dec. 23
a year in review - 2009 -- Dec. 31
Notes
* The early entries didn't have subject lines. See the journal index for the complete list of dates/journal pages.
* I included the date of the entry to assist any interested person in finding it.
* There may be multiple references out there for any given subject line topic, but I've cited the one I had in mind when I wrote it.
* Quotes may not be exact, but they were inspired by the cited source.
* In the interest of posting this without making a ton of work for myself, I linked to each page rather than linking to each individual subject line. (Perhaps I'll look into doing that later, because if you're interested enough to check this page, I'd like to make finding an entry as easy for you as possible!)
eclectic is part of rusted-crush, with grateful acknowledgement to these sources
