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Today is February 1. This update is coming to you courtesy of the computer in the "crow's nest" at the Iowa State Capitol.

Editor's note...at this point the author made some disparaging comments about the Wintel P.O.S. she was working on, and Telnet promptly crashed! Cosmic irony, or yet another example of the superiority of the Macintosh? You be the judge...

Now I'm at home. I coudn't finish my update-from-work because the computer there was being weird. The main thing I wanted to say today is that I burned my tongue. Other than that, I'm loaded and rollin'. (ok neither, I'm sitting on the floor watching TV)

Today is February 6. As you know many of the pages on The Land of Rach were made with SimpleText. There's something you might not be aware of (thanks, Steve) which is that all of the News pages were created and maintained with Pico! Pico stands for PIne COmposer. Here are some nice Pico links.

Useful Pico Help Page He has some good info but likes Vi better. I'll stick with Pico for now, thanks. Vi is insane.
Awesome Pico Homepage! This author is a big fan of the program. Also features a manual and great help info.
Keith Tyler's Page He's got some interesting content, and a site design that reminds me of how I always set my Telnet window. The home of LowPower!, a site with banners for "low-end applications for web development." This includes Pico and the aforementioned SimpleText. Enjoy.

How do you get to Pico you might ask? Telnet of course!

Today is February 8. It is very cold and rainy here! Boo!
I got an Apple ][ Emulator but since I am a moron, I am not able to get it to work yet.
Check out Trav's Home Page. My favorite part is the Adventures of Count and Spell. Trust me, it's wacky fun.

Today is February 12. It is 1:38 a.m. I was working on an essay for History 114 that is due later today when I noticed that my spacebar was worn partly smooth and I thought that was cool. Also, I got a new mp3 player, SoundJam. It's pretty cool because it can take Winamp skins and convert them for its use.

Today is February 18. The image to your left is the "Baby Floppy Bee" from Manhattan Toy Company. Yes, I stole the image from their site. But I did edit it myself with Painter Classic. Anyway, I like this bee a lot. I bought him in Carmel, California, at a very cool store...whose name totally escapes me. The name he came with was "Benjamin" which I remember because at the time I was working with a nice guy named Ben, so it kind of stands out in my mind. I renamed him Bernardo, I think because all of my stuffed bees get Hispanic names.
Two humorous stories involve Bernardo. The first was when I was auditioning for All-State Band in High School. I took Bernardo along for good luck. I showed him to Mrs. West, our chorus teacher, and she was fascinated by him. By "fascinated," I mean she talked about Bernardo like she was high. Example:

"It's a bear...but it's a bee! See, he looks like a bear with his little face, but you can see he's really a bee. But it's not hidden, it's there for all to see!"

Eventually she had to be subdued.
The other story about Bernardo happened recently, while I was watching one of my favorite shows, Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He had a bit on about "New Characters." One of the new characters was called "Guy that's protected from three-inch bees." He came out in this suit that's kind of hard to describe. It was like full body armor but very wide weave mesh. Sort of like a form-fitting cage. Also he had a hat, to which was tied a whole bunch of little bees just like Bernardo! I was so excited. I grabbed him off the shelf and 'showed' him the tv. Then the band played a song that went:

"He's protected from 3 inch bees, that's right.
He's protected from 3 inch bees, tonight!
A 3 inch bee can't sting this guy!
A 3 inch bee shouldn't even try!
He's protected from 3 inch bees, that's right!"

It was great. The bees were attatched to the hat with different lengths of fishing line. When the guy danced around, the bees moved. The effect was quite comical. I hope they show it again so I can tape it.
Much of the above information brought to you by alt.fan.conan-obrien, courtesy of Deja News z

Today is February 21. It's been a good week so far. I made something new on dr_pyro.tripod.com. The Daisy Pitter Homepage. Go check it out. Right now there is a bio and a few recent photos of Daisy in her natural habitat!

Today is February 28, the last day of the month.
Do you like to waste time? I know I do. Saturday Night Live Transcripts are a great way to go. The image you see below makes me want to exclaim "Presidenting is hard!" and then ask "Can I have a Pop-Tart, daddy?"
Since I really have made no progress with my life lately I will give you some more links.

NewsRadio FanFiction When I first got onto the web I read some fanfiction and I thought it was pretty cheesy. Then I found out that it can actually be cool, as per this site. I even submitted a story of my own, under my favorite online handle, "Rachelpi." I recommend the ER/NewsRadio crossover for great bottled hilarity.
The Scardey-cat Stalker. Man oh man this is a funny site. The gal in charge, Krista, made a 'zine all about the joys of stalking. It's very funny and will make you laugh until tears come to your eyes.
Jimski.net Another fun personal site. He has an awesome Journal and the most wonderful collection of bizarre links. Go check out his site for more laughter.

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