HEADS UP GIRLS! RICK FIX! Rick will be on D.C. 101 radio program in the morning with Elliot in the DC/MD area. Don't live in Maryland? It's ok you can listen LIVE a http://www.dc101.com!!! I hope I get to hear him, I'll be recoding it on my handy-dandy tape recorder! =)

Wow- a 6.4 quake just hit Turkey- everybody's rocking except for the place everyone associates with earthquakes (SF)....just watch, now that I've typed that, something will probably happen! Did any of you gals in GA feel that earthquake the other day??

They just mentioned something on FOX that there's a general terror alert regarding the targeting of nuclear power plants in the country- I'm sure (I hope!) that nothing will happen, but dang, I don't think we ever get used to these alerts. I just get chills whenever they mention them. What was really scary was that a couple of months ago I'd heard that the Palo Verde nuclear plant just outside Phx, AZ was under heavy guard- all of my side of the family (except my sis) lives in the Phx metro area. Just the thought of possibly losing my whole family was just absolutely gut wrenching chilling- ironically enough, I was more worried about it than they were-lol! It was like nothing to them (???????) I didn't get it. But, the whole events of 9-11 & after are really surreal to me- sometimes I sit back and think, "whoa, did that REALLY happen??" (I'm having one of those profound moments now). It just serves to remind that things really are different now and we have to be alert. When I hear a plane flying low over downtown SF, I always look up to see where it is. I wasn't even in NYC (never been there even), and yet I cannot hear a plane the way I used to hear it. When that happened in NYC, I thought for sure somewhere on the west coast would be next- Seattle? SF? LA? Who knows- all I know is that it was a very uncertain time and I was at work when the plane hit the Pentagon and I just wanted to go home and couldn't track down my hubby. I was reading something at the MSN Group (Fox News Channel Central) on the page created for Rick, and I have to say I really admire him for dashing down there to cover and experience what was happening. That had to be such a raw emotional experience for him. Kudos to him for covering it so well!!
Well, I dunno what got me on that- sorry!! Yeah, I'm wondering when Rick's going to be back and what he'll be mostly appearing on. I would think it would be Studio B- but I could be wrong- what's your opinion?

Hey Guinnevere, I used to play the violin too. =) I loved it but quit because of my dislike for my HS teacher, stupid reason I know. But I did join the choir and had a blast with them. I got to go to New York City and sing at Carnagie Hall in Nov. of 2000, my senior year. I didn't even have a boyfriend at all during HS, I think it was because of my serious lack of self esteem, which thank God I've started to have some. I dated one guy twice but it didn't work out either time. So anyway that leads me to my present boyfriend-less state. I actually don't mind not having a boyfriend, but it sure would be nice to have someone to talk to and hang out with. =) You know someone to do the silly little stuff, like grocery shopping, with. =) Anyway I'm rambling again and I have to finish getting ready for school so buh-bye girlies. Talk to you all later. =)

Here's my horoscope for today: "Tactlessly expressed statements can cause long-winded explanations and marital entanglements this morning. Your health knows pressures-- upsets due to dietary indiscretions. Your assessments of run-of-the-mill situations are on the mark today, so rely upon your judgment and not upon others. Your financial outlook for today is weak. Your compatible sign for today is Aquarius" Well, at least my hubby's my compatible sign for today! LOL Ah, well. Melissa- if it's any consolation I didn't sleep well either and when I did, I was having very strange dreams- which I don't mind when they don't stress me out. These last night were stressing me out. Lol- maybe I should have gotten on AIM! 3:30 your time would have been 1:30 my time- and I was awake. From your post below it sounded like you were mentally sharp and on a roll- I like when I'm like that. Even if it's kind of a sarcastic/funny kind of mood, I sometimes find that's when I'm at my best. LOL- Ok, rambling now...off to work now- blech.

*Sleepless in Missouri - random ramblings from an insominac*
|||| Can't sleep - I'm not tired.
|||| Rick covered a Hurricane in 1989 - I was 6 years old - if that doesn't put things into perspective (age-wise) I dunno what does.
|||| I just KNEW Rick was a Romantic. A nice long stroll in New York seems pleasantly romantic to me.
|||| I wonder what Rick's favorite kind of music is?
|||| Why am I up at 3:30 wondering about Rick when I should be sleeping, or better yet studying for my finals.
|||| Where's Jen when I need her? I'm suffering from insomnia, I need someone besides myself to talk to. LOL
|||| Don't ever watch the movie "Better Luck Tomorrow" it's terrible and horribly drawn out.
|||| I get to watch X-MEN 2 on Thrusday! Hopefully it'll make up for that bad movie.
|||| Have any of you seen that new Excedrin commercial with the really hot brown "puppy-dog" eyed man? I need to find a picture of him, he's adorable. I would never have to "fake a headache" for that man. LOL
|||| See I'm funny right? Or maybe I'm just deliriously insane.
|||| I think perhaps it's the latter of the two.
|||| Ok I'll stop now. Goodnight - er - morning.

*cries* I now know what Rick did that night he got back home. *sniff-sniff* He's divorced and his girlfriend met him at the airport......

*can't talk* So you guys can just listen to Rick talk for 15 minutes.
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*pouts* I found this tramatizing news at this stupid site
I'm not bitter or anything am I? Taking it like a pro huh? LOL Actaully I knew that's what he meant on Sajack's show the other day, I was just in denial. =) But in all actuality I'm sure y'all know I wish nothing but the best of happiness for the wonderful man that is Rick. Despite my crush.

I Found This Article HERE
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Fox embedded correspondent to speak at AU
By LISA PICKOFF-WHITE
Eagle Staff Writer
Monday, April 28, 2003

American University alumni Rick Leventhal is coming to the Wechlser Theater on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. to answer questions about his experiences as an embedded journalist with Fox News.

Leventhal spent six weeks covering the war in Iraq and was embedded with the United States 1st Marine Light Armored Reconnaissance unit.

He recently joined Fox’s New York bureau coming from the network’s Chicago bureau where he worked since March of 1997.

While working for the Chicago bureau he covered the war in Afghanistan and was one of the first reporters to cover Sept. 11 as the World Trade Center fell.

Leventhal graduated with a B.A. from AU in broadcast journalism.

About 100 students can attend the talk on Wednesday. RSVP to Journalism Division Director Wendell Cochran at x2075.
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hmmmm So you guys think I still have time to catch a plane to Washington D.C.? LOL =) It doesn't start until 12:15 P.M. so I've got 10 hours! OK, I give up it just wasn't destined to be. =/

YAY just what you all have been waiting for! I Have some wallpapers up. I stuck them all on 2 different pages for right now, so I'm sorry if they take a while to load but they're DEFINATELY worth it! =) So with no further ado I present:
RICK WALLPAPERS
And for all you KellyGirls out there...
GREG WALLPAPERS
I Hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think, I worked pretty hard on some ot these, and not as much on others, but I still like them all. The first 2 on the Rick wallpapers were made by our very own Guinnever! =)

You guys are making me smile & laugh today- God knows I need it (it's been a rough week so far, and it's only Tuesday)! I may check in later- I have a gruelling 4 hour policy training session (I work for a med. mal. ins. co., so you just know it's REALLY exciting stuff- LOL!). I gotta get a coffee before I go in there. Melissa- I'm so excited- it sounds like the site's coming along!

Hey- don't you gals think that it's a little odd that there haven't been any magazine articles (like decent 2-4 page ones) about the embeds? I keep looking and nothing....I will let you know if I do find something- there's a newsstand next to the PO where I get my mail, and believe me, I've been hitting it every day. I still think there should be a special issue regarding the embeds.....why should American Idol get their own special issue???

Hey Melissa- I can relate to the geek thing- I was definitely a recovering geek (still am???) too. You should see the Jr. HIgh & HS pics- scary. Let's see....I wore glasses, not into makeup until HS... was in both band & orchestra.....no sports.....LOL. Geek! But I am also very grateful for that. No regrets- except that I wish I'd made myself more, I dunno, attractive I guess to the guys. I was just extremely shy in school and after one guy called me fat & boring after I'd asked him to a dance (where the girls ask the guys - Sadie Hawkins?) that kinda killed my self esteem for a bit....but I got over it soon after- he was a jerk anyway. You're definitely not a geek- I think it's better to be informed than to be ignorant (heaven knows there's enough people out there who have no idea what's going on). I think I experience the guy-geek revenge though.... in HS, I used to laugh about the computer guys who spent their lunch hour in the computer lab, but now they're the ones probably making the big bucks- lol. More power to em'- great for a revenge of sorts at HS reunions, I'm sure!

Hey guys I found this page with a clip from when Rick was in Iraq. I don't remember this. Do you? It's actually kind of scary though, I can easily understand why someone would fear for their life. Anyway the clip is HERE Look for "Not A Drill" on the middle of the page.

Oh no, Rick's smile beats out Greg's hands any day in my opinion!! =) As Tom Cruise said in some movie (I think it was Jerry Maguire? - maybe - I dunno.) "That smile is gonna be the end of me." Ahhhh and it's so true I cannot resist a man with an infectious smile! =) I love how when he smiles he doesn't open his mouth all the way 'cause it's like he's embarassed to show his teeth or something, but when he can't help it and has to smile really big he puts his head down in embarassment. It's so adorable you have to watch him. Jen and I came to the conclusion that Rick is really a "geek in jock's clothing" it's like he was goofy for so long that he can't shed the geeky skin, even though his best friend (Shep) is the coolest man on the planet and he got to do the coolest job in the world within the last month. I would like to have myself a recovered geek, basically because that's what I am, though I'm still quite the geek. I mean, what 19 year old do you know that's addicted to the news??? lol ok bye now. =)

Well gals, I think I'm going to call it an early night tonight- this day kicked my butt- to put it nicely ;) I think we may be having to wait a bit now before we see the guys again- like someone else said, they'll probably really be off now for the next couple of weeks to rest up again. :*( Oh well! Everyone have a good evening!!

Lol- wouldn't you know, I have a dream last night.....but it was that I was in a MALL (alluding to Rick's comment about a mall story on Pat Sajak's show). I woke up thinking, great- well, where was Rick??? I was at the mall, but where was he when he should have been reporting the mall story?! HA HA Another funny thing is that my hubby said I got on my elbows & said something about sliced cheese and mumbled something else & went back to sleep! LOL Well, I guess that's better than saying "Rick" in my sleep! (Yes, I have that tendency to talk in my sleep- but usually it's about work.) The best thing I've said so far, & a few times, is "I'm so confused!"- lol- fits for where I work.....

My hubby also wants to change the channel, now that my "embedded hot reporter" is off....and I'm like "what if they come back?" and he said, "they said goodbye, they're not coming back!"- (LOL when he was saying it). I can't let gooooooooo........ LOL! Rick, Rick, Rick.....hehehe **sigh** I'm so giddy now- when's the next fix??????

What did I tell ya??? Boy, did I get the third degree- but in a kidding kind of way! My hubby doesn't understand why I think Rick is attractive- he said I should like the "Kelly guy"- LOL!! He kept saying Eccleston was hot- but I know he was just joking to kinda poke fun- that's ok. Well, at least that's out now! :D Oh yeah....he said that he thought Rick jumped in everytime Pat asked a question- like trying to beat Greg to the punch. I said, "yeah, but Greg's kinda stole his fire this week (more appearances)- plus he didn't get to Baghdad first!" (Sorry GregsGrrrrls, but I had to defend Rick!) :D

HE CAN'T SAY WHAT HE DID?!?!?! WHY of all things would he say that. *knife in the heart - salt in an open wound* He could've made something up! I mean we all KNOW what he did! I mean he was gone for a month and he has a girlfriend, but UGH he should have made something up! lol ok maybe I'm over reacting a little but come on he can't tease us like that, it's not fair! lol ok I have to go finish cleaning my room. *sob sob sob*

Is everyone ready for Sajak tonight?? I have my VCR/tape set to go! I just have to explain WHY I'm taping it.....that should be interesting!! Alisha- it was me that asked what part of CA you're in- my sister lives in San Diego- about a block or so from Pacific Beach. She loves it there, she's completely addicted to the beach! We were from AZ before and wanted to get away from the heat- she went to So. CA (she's partial to San Diego & has friends there) & I went No. CA (I had a best friend that was living up here at the time, plus I'm more partial to No. CA).

Hey Lynne over at Small Victory you said you saw Rick's girls do the weather on Fox & Friends. I was just wondering about how old they looked? What did they look like? I've been curious for a while now so I thought I'd finally ask. =)

Oww, Leslie - hope that Darvocet is doing the trick for you! I've broken both my ankles, and it's no fun hobbling around on crutches. Hope you're feeling better soon. BTW, I am in San Diego (I forget who asked - sorry - I have Mommy Brain today.) I'm totally in withdrawal - I haven't seen any Fox news today, and no Rick, Greg or Shep since Thursday! (I missed the whole Naked Studio B thing - I'm SO sad!) I have to believe that these guys are finding out about groups like ours and are getting a kick out of it. I can't wait till the day we see them on air talking aout it - I'll just wet my pants. I'm setting my Tivo to record Pat Sajak - I can't wait to see it!

I think it's time to do some shopping....in the Fox News Store! I think I've been watching waaaaay too much......I wish they had some Rick stuff. OK if not Rick stuff, what about embedded reporter stuff? Embedded reporters???? Um, I'll take one Rick please....LOL!!!

Hehehe....you know you're in too deep when you see a Fox ad with Rick in it and you stand stock still and stare until it's over....**sigh** Thank God there's the video clips at Fox Fan Central! Do you guys watch Friends? Thurs. night's one was really funny- Joey has a soap party up on the roof & the friends go. Well, Monica is a little gung ho, flirting with the soap star guys & getting autographs- on her bra.... while Chandler was stuck at a play that they were all supposed to go to. The way she was acting & the things she said made me think of how I act inside when Rick's on - LOL! I actually didn't turn on the laptop till now, so I was a good girl today- did the cleaning & some laundry. Even took a load of stuff to storage- I was impressed! Still left Fox on though- just in case. I usually watch a lot of news anyway, but now there's Rick to throw in there too. I feel like I'm going through withdrawls- (especially since I haven't been online all day till now). :D

8>) *BOOYAH!*

>8-0 "booyah's my word!"

>-] Jen don't laugh at my 'booyah'

OK- one last post before I head home- I put Rick as my wallpaper on my computer at work. I swear, everytime I minimize all my programe and see it I just about have a heart attack because I forget it's there....then I drool! LOL I'm wired right now after having a toffee nut latte (I figured I needed a treat after this week- plus no Rick today, so I need something.....) so I should hopefully have enough energy to stay up tonight! I'm gonna try to be on AIM tonight (guinnevereo in case you want to chat).
Yes- we are a wild and crazy bunch of LevenGals & GregsGrrrrrls!!

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HA! Now I know it must be on my end! ;p

Melissa- I don't see the comments yet, but our system here is kinda funky this morning I think. All of my internet stuff is running super slow. I'll keep trying. Yeah- can you just imagine how much all the tapes would cost??? Man, I didn't even have the slightest Idea of what segments I wanted.....I was just dumbfounded when she was asking me.

Guinnevere - I didn't even bother ordering the tape since you said you had to order by day and time -- HUH! Like I'd be able to pick, you know how much money it would cost me to buy all of them -- a lot! =) I hope they have a tape or dvd at a fairly decent price with all his reports. Are the comments showing up for you yet? Sometimes they just disappear for a while, it's very strange. BUT I shouldn't have that problem once I get my own domain and move this over to my own personal site hopefully soon.

Melissa- did you order the Iraq coverage tape? Did anyone else try that too? If so, did they call you to find out what day/time you wanted the coverage for? That really threw me- I'm so bummed!! They've GOT to put out a tape eventually of all the embed coverage....

'Morning Ladies! I have no idea what is going on with our internet at work today, but I can't see the comments on the blog- are you guys having the same problems? I'm not sure if it's site specific or our connection here at work. Everything here seems kinda slow, so it may be on my end. OOOOHhhhhhh the guys are on Pat Sajak this weekend- thanks Sally for posting! And thanks for the links to the interviews Melissa! I watched this morning....now THAT's more of what I've been waiting for! :D One on one, instead of them both together. (Well, now, that sounds kinda bad the way I put it! But you know what I mean.) Melissa- what awful feeling did you have? Hope all is OK now! As to the guys if they did a show in the nude.......**at a loss for words**......uh, the only thing I can think of is HUBBA HUBBA!! **drools** Wow- there are a few of us crazy Scorpios here! LOL- Leslie- I loved the "a surge in hormones wreaks havoc with one's ability to reason"- HA! So that could explain my lack of reasoning as of late- I think I'm stuck there- LOL! Welcome Alisha! Where in CA do you live? It's nice to know there's another LevenGal here from CA :) I know EXACTLY what you mean by recording the segments- I've started doing that and since we've had satellite (4 years now) I've rarely taped anything- now all of a sudden I'm taping the Fox News Channel- daily! LOL! I'm sure my hubby finds it strange (funny?)- he's asked me what I'm taping and I say "Studio B" or something like that. He knows I think Rick is hot, and he teases me by saying "she's hot" whenever Greta comes on- LOL! I've been taping Fox & Friends every morning just in case.....I don't think either of them were on there this morning- someone correct me if I'm wrong. I have the VCR set to tape Studio B today....just in case. :D Alright- gotta get to work now.

Guys I can't sleep. I got this awful feeling coming home from my movie about 1:00 a.m. and now I'm all shaken up. =/ But on a good note - no wait a GREAT note, fox fan central has individual interviews with Rick and Greg HERE!!! It's all basically stuff we've heard a hundred times before but I like these interviews better. I mean when they're talking you can definately see the emotion on their faces, it's like it's all starting to sink in.

JEN!!! YAY!!! That's great news! Don't go hide under a rock! (whoops I just accidently typed rick but I changed it LOL)

Shep in the nude -- that's too much for my brain to handle *faints* LOL

I swear things just keep getting weirder and weirder. I was watching "Idenity" (featuring the luscious hunk John Cusack) and in the movie John's character gets shot. But before he passes out he "finishes what he was doing" can we say de-ja-vu!!!

Ok here's the dream I had about Rick last night It was very odd:

I was standing in this school auditorium next to Rick's camera guy 'cause RIck was doing a story there. And out of nowhere someone shoots Rick and I'm standing there so freaked out that I can't move and cant talk or scream or anything. For some odd reason Rick tries to go on reporting his story but then he starts slurring his words and passes out. But for some reason my dream skips to a day later and he's out of the hospital and I go out to the Garage to get a pop and next thing you know Rick follows me out there. And he's all like "I just wanted to thank you for being there for me, It means a lot to me" and I'm like "Of course why wouldn't I be there for you?" and he just keeps coming closer and closer and I know he's gonna kiss me so I start thinking 'Oh god I think I forgot to brush my teeth after I after I ate, oh god he's getting closer' and then he kisses me and I wake up.

It's just like me to worry about not brushing my teeth in a dream! lol It was an odd dream all together though.

I'm also in CA, and I feel so ripped off! I don't get to see F&F because it's just way too early to get up for me. (I have a 2-year old, and chasing him around all day requires that I get as much sleep as possible!) I do have Tivo, so I guess I could record it, but then I might have to explain it all to my hubby - he'd laugh himself silly! I was glad to find the clips from some of Rick and Greg's recent tapings online, but still - I feel so out of the loop. Keep those links to the video clips coming - I sure appreciate them! :-)

Well LevenGirlies (& GregGirlies!) I think I'm going to have to take the night off- I'm beat. I seriously feel like a numb zombie after today. I think I literally have spirals where my eyes used to be- hehehe. I'm so afraid I'll miss something! Some of you post late at night (or what is late at night for you; semi-late for me since I'm PST- BTW- is there anyone else here in CA or the West Coast?) so many times I don't see your posts till the AM here at work. I'll have to make sure I get here early so I can catch up!! :) I'm still waiting for a REALLY good Rick dream, but geez, I hope I don't say his name aloud or something! My hubby says I talk in my sleep sometimes....but usually it's about work- LOL!

Ooooh.....I wonder if he's ever in SF- for THAT I'd call in sick for work....IF I knew where he was going to be, that is (special story, interview, etc....) Hmmmmm......**sinks into daydreams**

Ya know....I wonder why Rick was in Chicago (other than to do Mancow, which he could have done by phone)? He sure is busy for just being back! ;) HE would be about the only reason I would get on a plane (i.e., if I knew he was going on a same flight I had booked, it would make the flight VG) right now. I haven't flown since October 2001- and I only went then because I booked the flight September 6th (2001). I really debated going then; and that was only going to TX & then back. Going wasn't bad, coming back was the absolute longest flight I'd ever been on. I just couldn't wait to get on the ground again. I'm not real fond of flying to begin with, but flying within a month after 9-11, I was scared to death. Be that as it may.....I would definitely get on the plane if he was on it! OMG- Rick on Mancow was toooooooo good!! **SIGH** Needed that today!! :D Whatta guy..... BTW- they have it on the Fox Fan Central: mancow

Just click on Mancow & it should take you there- hope I did that right!

BUMMER!! On my post last night I said that I'd ordered the Iraq coverage with the embedded reporters (from the Fox Fan video/transcrips) for 34.95....well they just called and it's by date & time....so I cancelled it for the time being. She seemed to think that they would have something like that out after the war is over. BTW I did email Fox (forget now which address) and made that suggestion to them to have the embedded reports (maybe one tape for Rick, one for Greg, etc). So ladies....sorry to disappoint! I know I am! I just can't afford 34.95 each for a LOT of tapes - LOL- So, keep your eyes peeled to the Fox Fan Central (I assume most if not all of you have joined, if not, it's free) for any updates. OR....bombard them with that suggestion. They've GOT to be putting something like that out once everything winds down- especially since Rick & Greg are back now. Back to work now....

Hey girls I'm at school but about to go to work. I just thought I'd post the link to order the "Iraqi imbbeds" video. It tells you how to do it on the page. I think I'll order it too. =) I hope it has ALL the stuff they reported I'll be very happy. =) Here's the link.
https://secure.fdchemedia.com/secure/fox/forms/index.php3

Turns out the whole Kansas City area that has Comcast cable internet was having problems. I was on hold for 40 minutes this morning to figure out what was wrong with my internet and the guy was like "What area do you live in?" and I'm like "Kansas City" and he's like "Oh they're having temporary problems and should be back up soon." All that holding for nothing! Grrrrr!

Hey Sally, to post you you have to push rhe "post and publish" button for it to show up on the page. If it shows up in the section below where you typed don't worry it will eventually post when someone else makes a post and pushes the "post and publish" button. OR you can always click "edit" that is right below your post at blogger and it'll show up back in the section where you type and just push the "post and publish" button. I hope that made sense. Sally I'll go ahead and make your linke clickable. If you or anyone ever want to make a link clickable here's how you do it type all this out in blogger exactly the way it is. Don't put any extra spaces or delete any spaces.
<a href=http://www.link-you-want-to-go-to.com target=_blank>Put whatever text you want here or type the link again</a>

Guys I have come to the conclusion that I do indeeed have a Rick 6th sense. LOL See I woke up this morning at like 6:40 and I swear not but 2 minutes after I woke up "Fox & Friends" had Mancow on. He's that radio DJ guy. And he was talking to Steve, E.D., and Brian on the camera and then he starts waving for someone to come over to join. Guess who it was RICK! I about flipped my lid, he looked geourgeous. I got like 2 pictures 'cause he was there for like 1 minute tops, but the pics aren't good 'cause my stupid flash on my camera wouldn't turn off when I kept trying to turn it off. I also had a very strange, but semi good and semi bad dream about Rick last night. I'll share it later, but for know I"ve got to go to school.

I'm at a loss without Rick coverage this morning.....they spoiled me! I taped Fox & Friends, but I notice that they have been having them on at the end, and they weren't today. Does anyone know when they tend to have Rick on the most? I tried searching for the transcript for yesterday's Sean Hannity Show (as you probably know, he talked to them via phone on his radio show yesterday. I missed it....). I can't find any yet, but if one of you LevenGals or Greg's Grrrls do, please post it here. Gotta get to work now.....:(

Sally- Thanks for posting that! :) Do you mean the H&C segment they were on? I only found that one (where Rick mentions Shep's cat). If there's another one, can you post the link? And yes, I would love to know Rick's birthday- my guess is that he's either a Pisces or Scorpio. He actually reminds me of a guy I knew about 13 years ago who was a Pisces- more on that later!
Melissa- I think my email is spastic tonight too- I didn't get on IM, but it seems like I should have gotten a LOT more emails than I did today....hmmmm.....internet trolls!
Leslie- forced withdrawal definitely sucks and doesn't work! :) I'm having a difficult time myself....

OK- a quick bio: I'm 34 (b-day Nov. 13), married to a great guy (ex San Francisco Cable Car gripman, now instructor). We live in San Rafael, CA on a 54' sailboat with our kitty, Maggie. I have three step-kids; although one will be 30 this year (about 5 years younger than I), so I don't really think of her as a step-daughter. My step-sons are 19 & 21. I work for a medical malpractice insurance company- grrrrls- this site brings a lot of "LEVity" to my day! You have no idea.....Rick's smile is enough to make my bad day disappear! (Sounds bad, huh, but it's true!). I graduated from SFSU last year with a degree in English/Creative Writing. I'm feeling the urge to write again, so hopefully I can write my way out of my current job! :D I just haven't had any fodder...until now! :) I keep saying this, but I'm really, REALLY glad to be a part of this group! At first I thought I was the only one out there with a Rick addiction!

I've been so spoiled this week with Rick coverage daily (sometimes times two), I have a feeling they'll be cooling it now for the rest of the week. Everyone keep an eye out & post if possible if there's a sighting.

Talk to ya'll tomorrow! Sweet (Rick & Greg) Dreams!! :D

PS- if you go into the video & transcrips in the Fox Fan Central, they have a video of the Iraq coverage- EMBEDDED coverage- check it out. You have to buy it.....so I took a chance and got it- it's $34.95 + s/h- I hope it's worth it- I'll let you know. It will probably be 2-3 weeks before I get it.

Hey guys my internet is being seriously spastic right now. It won't let me check the blog but I'll let me come post here. It won't let me check my e-mail and it won't let me sign on AIM. I dunno what the deal is. Leslie, I would hope a man as beautiful as Shep wouldn't be "playing for the other team" but the thought of it made me laugh. You know....I did read somewhere that him and Rick took a vacation a while back....LOL actually I read that on a message board so who knows how true it is, plus if it is true there's nothing too it. I just got back from a vacation with my best friend. You watch. Tonight will be the night that Rick just so happens to "Hear about this site from a friend" and he'll check out this site and he'll read this and think "what an idiot!" and then he'll never say "hello" or he will e-mail me but it won't be very nice. =/ So, just in case I have that misfortune I'd like to apologize to Rick and say, "I admire and respect you and Shep very much and I was only joking around." There we go. That should save my butt. =)

I was watching Shep tonight. He looked good today, I think he got a haircut. And during his G-block segment he was SO funny. I was laughing pretty hard. Anyway that's all I wanted to say. I think this is the shortest post I've made so far. =)

Hey guys. Seems the people over at Fox REALLY REALLY keep an eye on people's sites. On the same Yahoo Group that I found the previous picture, I found a girl who wrote this message on 10/5/2001:

Hi everyone. I just got an email from Rick! Here's what he said:

"a friend of mine alerted me to the webpage you created. i am flattered. thank you!
and please stay tuned...
all the best,
rick leventhal"

Rick, if you or your friend reads this, you're very welcome and keep up the great work because that's why we're here!

Sincerely,
Breanna

Maybe -- *hopes & wishes* -- Rick will catch on to my site and send me an autographed photo for real.

HEY LOOK AT THIS!!!


It's not mine, but I sure can pretend! I found it at a Yahoo! Group.....but don't you know know it made my day!! lol *grinning from ear to ear*

Yeah what IS up with those 10 minute spots....they didn't even get to ask many questions! Fox doesn't understand we're used to nice long 20 minute segments with Shep. I mean he'd go to commercial but then he'd come back and talk to RIick some more! Seriously I'm about to die if someone doesn't ask how old RIck is. I have this huge desire to know, and I can't find any info on him.

I've had a couple of weird dreams since this whole war started. I had a dream that I was Saddam's prisoner with one other girl and guy that was a priest. And Saddam kept telling us he'd cut off our feet if we tried to get away. It was a little nerve racking to say the least.
The other day (when I missed Rick in the morning) I had bout a 10 second dream about him. He didn't say anything but he looked really sad, and he was very skinny like he hadn't eaten in weeks. I remember he was wearing this ugly shirt it was dark brown with medium yellow horizontal stripes. I dunno why but when I woke up I was so worried about him. So, when I heard you guys saw him on tv I was relieved but upset that I had missed him. =)

Yay!! I made my first Rick Leventhal wallpaper!! **G** I don't think I can post it here, but I'll email to Melissa and maybe she can add to the fanlisting page. I'm really pleased with it, but I may try to fix it up more too. I'm going to work on more during lunch at work this week & then this weekend. Made with loving hands....heheheh

Sorry- just one more thing- did you gals catch this morning that Greg said he's still in the Reserves and was going in for his stint? It sounds like it's not like he's going over there, but just doing what he normally does for the Reserves. I was getting ready for work, so I was kinda half listening.

I also changed my "nickname" to Guinnevere - so when you see Natalie from the get go & no more Natalie after 4/23- it's because she became her alter-ego Guinnevere- tee hee hee

Wow- I just saw that it changed my name throughout- cool! (Hey, I'm easily impressed these days!) ;D

One more thing....I had some really strange dreams last night. I have a lot of work dreams anyway, but mingled into this was also the stress of trying to catch Rick on TV & trying to tape it. Only Rick wasn't on TV, it was Greg- and I was trying to tape & edit & whatever! Greg's good looking, but Rick is....well, Rick just IS. I'll leave it at that ;) So it was really weird that the only one I was dreaming of was Greg. Dang!!! When will I finally have a Rick dream?????? I fell asleep around 10:45 & then woke up at 11:20 (H&C repeats here at 11) and thought I could stay awake till the end, but I didn't. But that's ok- I got the earlier one on tape.

I was so absolutely thrilled this morning- got my Rick fix!! AND I got to tape it live!! **happy dance** It was really cute because they kept kidding Rick that he was complaining. OK- I know Rick's my favorite, but I think he has a point about him not getting as much airtime as Greg. There's a pro & con to it: pro- more of Rick for us LevenGals to love; con- he needs more attention! I guess it balances out in the end. But I did feel bad for him (I'm sure they banter out of plain good old fun), but I think there is a certain jealousy Rick has for Greg- he made it to Baghdad before him & I think he senses Greg has more of the popularity than him.......lordy, if he only knew!!!!! Let's telepathically send him lots of thoughts & lovin'!! I wish they would have had them on for longer this morning though. Same with H&C last night- I guess I just can't get enough Rick!!

Hey girls. Up early again. I swear I think I'm developing a 6th sense! I woke up at 6:45 (and I leave my tv on overnight) and the very first thing that Fox & Friends say when I wake up is. "Rick Leventhal & Greg Kelly are coming up." I was like "Ok now I'm officially awake!" after only 3 hours of sleep, but I'm not tired at all. =) I think I might try to call in at the show. ANd everyone say YAY 'cause I can tape the show this morning. =) =) =)

Ugh, I'm still up! I can't sleep....too much energy! I just noticed something when I was going through my photos that I snapped from Hannity & Colmes tonight. Look at the uncanny resmblence between these two!

That's Rick L. and Tobey Maguire. Rick made that face and it instantly reminded me of Tobey, so I thought I'd share. Am I out of my mind or do they look similar? What do you guys think?

Hey everyone I just visited TheFanlistings.org. Seems someone is building a Shepard Smith Fan Listing and someone else is building a Bill O'Reilly Fan Listing. They're in the upcoming FL's (tv/radio personality) section like mine. But no one has started a Greg Kelly one. Maybe I should do that and combine the 2....that'd be a LOT of work though. *thinks* maybe just maybe I might do that. But still it's a LOT of work.... I dunno -- It'd be fun, but could I keep up with all the news and info on both guys, not to mention pictures? Maybe not......
edit 12:17: Sally I don't know who Adrian Paul is...I'll have to check him out sometime. They're kind of strict in the Fanlisting rules. You have to know how to do HTML (a coding language that you use to make websites) and all that so, I might iniatally make a Greg Kelly site and pass it on to someone else who could and would know how to run it full time.Does anyone else here know how to make websites with HTML?

Hey Sally and all the newbies! My name is Melissa and I'm addicted to Rick. (all join in: "Hi Melissa Welcome to Rick Anonymous") lol ok Really I enjoy him very much. I have a bad habbit of becoming fascinated with celebs. I like Ewan McGregor (the hottie scottish man in Moulin Rouge *drools*), Jude Law, Joseph Finnes, Colin Firth. (OK I admit it I have a thing for accents.) Uh Tobey Maguire is adorable. Yeah the list could go on but my MAIN crushes are Rick and Ewan. I'm a single, 19 year old (will be 20 May 17th though) community college student in Missouri, I plan on transfering to Missouri University (go Mizzou!) and majoring in photojournalism. Maybe that explains my sudden intrest in Rick....he's a handsome journalist. I used to think I was going to be a famous rock star.....as you can see that didn't work out. I think I want to live in North Carolina one day, though I've never visited it,so we'll see. Uhhh that's all I can think of for now. This is kind of a long post anyhow. Oh and Yeah, like Jen said, I finally go my approval to make this blog/future fansite an official fanlisting (http://thefanlistings.org)!!!

Yeah Natalie I dunno what's wrong with the comments, maybe it's the site that hosts them. It takes them f-o-r-e-v-e-r to load, so I'll have to check into that. But ummm can we say "YUMMMY" to Rick in a suit and tie! I kept thinking "It'll be hilarious if Rick shows up in a suit and Greg dresses down this time." It didn't happen, but Rick looked nice in a suit. *gush gush* I like the interviews when they aren't so serious, I mean of course we know they got scared sometimes. Of course they feard for their life at somepoint. I want the good/happy humbling stuff. Ahhh well, 2 Rick fixes in one day...they're gonna get me addicted to this twice a day stuff!

Hi everyone! And welcome to the new LevenGals Bloggers! I'm having a hard time posting comments for some reason (my computer or server?), so I'll post! :)
It's great to see so many married women with kids!! Now I don't feel so guilty!-LOL!! :D It is just pure clean fun- I've forgotten how fun a 'celeb' (although that just doesn't seem like the right word somehow...) crushes can be! It's been a long time! Hey- maybe that can be something we bring up- past crushes- heheheh. H&C was great, but I was biting my nails just waiting for their part. Yeah, why did they keep showing them in nightvision? That was funny....also when Rick made a comment about their eyes getting fixed (sorry, I don't remember the exact wording)-LOL! I agree with Lynne- they saved the best for last. I just can't help but grin from ear to ear when I see Rick smile! MMMMMMMMMMM.........Well, I don't know if I'll stay up for the re-run, but sure is tempting! Jen- congrats on the new car!

OH.MY.GOD.....THESE 'TEASERS' ARE KILLING ME.....I'm so impatient! Let's just say that patience is usually not one of my virtues.....

Hey guys something funny for you all. I was listening to the radio on the way home and the annoucer was talking about Monica Lewenski's new show. He said (something along the lines of) "I was flipping through the channels and came across the show and thought she doesn't need a show. She must have sucked. I mean, really"
Now I'm not sure if he meant that as a pun or not, but I think I was laughing for five minutes straight. I mean he said it in a way like he didn't think about the pun, though I'm sure he new. It was just really funny! ok I'm off to watch Hannity & Colmes.
EDIT: Ok Rick and Greg aren't on yet. But I have to ask this. Why do they keep showing night vision clips of them on Hannity & Colmes? Don't they know us ladies want to see them in the flesh, not green with glowing eyes. I wan't to talk to someone in promotion and marketing over at Fox cause they're lacking in skills and they keep teasing us! I bet they won't be on until the last 10-15 minutes of the show. lol =)

Hey Alisha we love to have more LevenGals! Guess what you guys -- I just looked and we have a total of 12 girls at this blog and 3 more I'm waiting on to see if they want to join, all in no less than FOUR days! That's so amazing, I've never been a part of something so popular right off the bat. Why aren't more people creating sites for these guys and their fans?! Oh well. THANKS Natalie for the Hannity & Colmes update! (35 minutes to go *tick-tock-tick-tock*) Looks like these guys aren't going to really get 2 weeks off 'cause they keep making apperances. But there's no complaint here....the more the merrier! =) Looks like none of us are going to have problems getting our FOX(y) MEN FIX. Well that's about it, until after the show, where I know I'll be gushing over Rick. (That is, if I have the ability to type.)

Hi, Levengals - I'm new to the Blog! I found you all today while surfing the net, trying to get a fix for my addiction to Rick, Greg and Shep - I've missed them so! I must admit, I feel like a total dork as a 34 year-old married mom with a crush, but hey - it's good clean fun! :-) BTW - my maiden name was Leventhal! (But alas, no relation that I know if - darn!) Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and say hi. Thanks, Melissa, for creating this blog as a place for us to share the joy of the Fox Men!

RICK & GREG ALERT!!
They're going to be on H & C tonight!! YIPPEE!!!! I'll be home in time for that!! And I can fall asleep watching the re-run at 11:00....ah....sweet dreams of RICK.... :D

Hey guys, I'm at work (yeah I know I'm a slacker). I got to see about the last 10 minutes of Studio B and I have to say Shep looked terrible! His skin looked a little discolored and his eyes were all puffy. Maybe he's been sick, or he's got a hangover from partying with Rick for 3 days straight. =) Maybe he is fine and I just forgot what he looked like. =) Anyway, I should get back to work. Speaking of people being gone, where has Neil been, he's been gone for a while too. Hmmmm it's a conspiracy lol

Grrr the comments are being a pain in the rear right now, I have no idea why. Anyway Jen you CAN'T put up an away message! That would defeat the whole purpose of IMing him! What if he wants to talk to you?! Look what you'd be missing out on! =) If for some reason he's busy or doesn't want to talk he'll probably say something like "Thanks...I do what I can and it's a pleasure talking with my fans." or something like that.
I should put up a list of all our names and IM ID's up. I have AOL IM but I'm not on very much just at night sometimes. Here's my ID:
AOL IM: pennilessp0et
And for everyone who didn't read my comment on Natalie's post. Here's my idea for Rick's book:
"How I Lost The Battle To Baghdad & 18 Pounds In One Month" by: Rick Leventhal
It's all in good fun though, cause I still love him to pieces! =) Anyway I gotta go now or I will end up being late to class.

Just one more thought before I start work......I'm having a fit of inspiration right now, and will probably unfortunately have to wait till this weekend to do anything about it. I'm going to try to design a Rick wallpaper- Melissa- I'll send to you when I get it done (and let you know if for some reason what I have in mind doesn't work). I'm so glad for this site!!

Also- I always have AOL IM & Yahoo IM on at work- my ID's are:
AOL IM: GuinnevereONeill
Yahoo IM: guinnevereo

Melissa- I know the one you mean!! Yeah, that commercial gets pretty regular airplay- if only they would show RICK as much as they do that commercial......LOL Geez, there is something about Ricks voice that is just......indescribable. It's soothing....sexy....every other adjective that I can't think of right now cuz it's too early (it's only 7:30 here- I've been up since 4:45). That's one thing nice being out on the west coast, is that Fox & Friends is on from 5:00 to 6:00 my time. Unfortunately I didn't get to tape this morning- I had no idea that Rick would be on (if even just in voice)- but same as you- I got my RICK FIX!! :) woo-hoo!! Shep's back today (or so they said yesterday that he would be....) so I got the VCR set (correctly!) today for Studio B & Fox Report. Here's some food for thought.....do you gals think there will be a few books coming out about the embed's experiences? I know they asked Greg about this this morning. Wouldn't it be great if Rick wrote a book? I wouldn't be surprised......I'd be first in line here to buy it!! :D

-- LOL Poor Jen, it'll be ok! I'll think happy thoughts. Just remember he was busy this morning! =) Did you get to see him on tv this morning Jen? They showed pics of him in his uniform, he looked pretty good, I can definately see the attraction to him. There's a certain something that can be said about a man in uniform.... NOW if only we could get Rick to play dress up. I don't have to leave until 11:00 this morning 'cause my first class on Tuesdays isn't until noon. =) Go figure, I have a noon class so I wake up at 7:00.
-- Ok I don't know about you guys, but if I hear that figgin' Kristy Lane commercial ONE MORE TIME I'm gonna shoot my television! It's already bad enough she's using the war to promote her album not to mention they play the commercial twice every commercial break, ok maybe not twice but I swear they play it at least once every break! Grrrr

Welcome Nancy we're glad to have you! =) Can you guys believe it, I'm up really early! I'm actually watching Greg Kelly Right now. Before they went to commercial break they called him Rick, you could imagine I was very amused. =)
edit 7:58: Ahhh my I got my morning Rick fix! Gotta love it! The second they said "Rick from New York" was calling I was like, "hey Rick is from New York how odd." and next thing you know it's him. It's so cute how Rick and Greg have their little "competition" going on. Hey Jen did you hear Greg officially say he's single??? =) =) =) And now you know for a fact that he lives in hotel cause Steve was like "Where are you gonna hang that plauqe you live in a hotel?" lol ok I'm on my Rick Fix high so I'm babbling again talk to you gals later. =)

Jen, this was my favorite!!! LMAO
Rick and Greg: uhh they're pretending to be us -- check and see that none of your clothes are missing...

Yeah....where has Shep been?? He's been MIA for like 3 days now! Him and Rick and Greg must be going out and partying all night long.......lucky! Welcome to the blog Sally! Glad to have you! =)

GenX I could seriously kiss you for telling me that! I was searching for like an hour at foxnews.com for a new video of Rick! I don't know how on earth I missed it on the FNC Fans page. When I played it I seriously squealed and grinned and clapped my hands in excitement. That was a most appreciated Rick Fix! =) I guess we'll have to survive without Rick and Greg for the next 2 weeks. *sighs* I love that Rick showed up in jeans! That just shows how relaxed/layed back he can be. Though I do have to say Greg looked mighty sharp in his suit and tie. =) And I have to give them both props because they like M&M's!!! That's my most favorite candy. (ohhhh sweet sweet candy) lol PLUS M.M. are my initials. =D ok I'm being goofy now. It's from my Rick high. lol Talk to you all later.

Hey girlies! Couple things real quick.
1) If you want your name that you're posting with to change here's how you do it. When you log in Click on "LevenGals Blog" and right above where you would normally type your message is a button that says "Team" click on that. You should get a page that lists everyone that has joined the blog including yourself. Click on your name. On the page that comes up in the right hand corner it should say "Edit Profile" click on that. And in your profile you should change your nickname to whatever you want it to be, and that's that!
2) I just wanted to mention again that Jen and I came up with a fun idea to send Shep, Greg, and Rick "Welcome Back" and "Thank You" t-shirts. They have some really funny slogin's for t-shirts at: http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/ Just click on the merchandise store there. I was thinking we could all chip in and send them a letter with our blog URL, let me know what you guys think.
3) If there's anything that you want to talk about besides Rick feel free! Otherwise we may get burned out on him after a while. I just like that you all like Rick and I have fun talking with you guys. =)
4) I noticed sometimes your guy's posts don't show up until I do a post. To make sure your post will show up when you're done be sure to hit the "Post & Publish" button. Not just the "Post" button, otherwise it won't go to the page until I or someone else "posts & publishes"
Don't worry Jen, it wasn't your fault. I didn't even go to sleep for another hour after we were done talking and I turned my alarm off this morning instead of hitting the snooze button. I could kick myself for that though! =)

Hey girls! Thanks for the complements Natalie! I did put up the Levethal Fanlisting, but there's no info or anything up yet. It all says "Coming Soon..." except there's photos from foxnew.com and info on the main page. If the page doesn't load the first time try again, because for some reason it wasn't wanting to load this morning. But onto things more important -- I MISSED RICK ON T.V. THIS MORNING?!?! *cries hystarically* I even left my t.v. on last night just incase he came on in the morning and I woke up while he was on. (That would have been the BEST thing to wake up to!) I wouldn't have missed him at all if I would have woke up at my normal time of 8:30. I can't believe I overslept and missed my first class AND rick. What a bad morning. *sniff sniff* Was he home or still over there? Did he look o.k.? What did he talk about? I may have to pay you to send me a copy of that tape. *lol* Oh well, I gotta go to school now, since I already missed my first class! Welcome to the blog CoyoteQ!

Melissa- EXCELLENT job on the RL fan page & updating on the blog!! I absolutely love it! I'm going to have to check it out more at lunch- have to get to work now - BLEH!- I'm going to go do a magazine check this morning- I will keep everyone here posted (everyone else please do the same) if I see anything out there.

BTW...in case I've confused anyone, I'm Natalie aka Guinnevere. I'm still trying to fix that- maybe for clarity's sake I'll just post as Natalie......

YEEEEESSSS!!! WOO HOO!! I got my Rick fix this morning!!!! Rick & Christian were on Fox & Friends (at the tail end). I stealthfully taped it!! Girls, it DEFINITELY made my Monday, which is a VG thing because I think it's going to be a tough one. Good thing I taped it too, cuz I couldn't keep my contacts in (they burn in the AM) so I can watch later when I can see again! It was all too short, but he was so cute. He has such a way with reporting that just makes me swoon! Christian is cute too, but Rick wins hands down. I set the VCR to tape Studio B & Fox Report just in case- now, just watch: he'll be on something else I didn't set the timer for. I need to get more tapes today. Cheers!!!

Yeah, you guys gotta see some of the t-shirts on that site! They are SO funny.
As a joke we could send them the one that says:
"The American press is all about lies! All they tell is lies, lies, lies!"
or
"There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!"
I think the guys would get a kick out of them. They would make great "Welcome Back" and "Thank You" gag gifts! =) And we could send a letter from all of us with our blog URL so maybe they'll say "hello". =)

Hey Jen I think you were trying to IM me byt my computer was spazzing out so I had to restart it. You can IM me now though.

I know this is the Leventhal Fanlisting Blog aka "LevenGals"- but have any of you listened to Tori Amos' latest album Scarlet's Walk? (Yeah, I know she doesn't support the war or Bush, but I still like the music- I just have to divide the two. I'm probably one of the few conservative Tori fans out there). Anyway, there's this song "I Can't See New York"- it is such a beautiful and bittersweet song. What made me think of it is how Rick covered the 9/11 tragedy and.....geez, I don't know. Somehow the connection hit me- I was thinking of the song then of him. If you haven't heard it, download it from one of the many music download sites out there (winmx is good). She (supposedly) wrote it before 9/11, but it eerily fits 9/11 because she is singing about not being able to see NY. You can see the lyrics here: http://www.hereinmyhead.com/collect/walk/walk12.html . Wow. I don't even know why I thought of the two together. I hope Rick made it home safely!!

Yes I may change the name of this blog the the LevenGals! =) Gotta run. I'm gonna watch the thing with Greg Kelly to see if they mention how popular Rick and him have gotten in the last month. =)
edit: ok it's only been 10 minutes so no need for a new post. First of all I have to say this.... "What was that?!?!?!" That wasn't an interview! That was nothing. That was a blip. And they didn't talk about anything important (i.e. his fans!). lol. The clip from when he talked to his dad was really funny though. =) I must say, he did look awfully cute up there, and I really couldn't see the cuteness before, I guess I've been converted. I'm now a Greg Kelly admirer. But Rick is still #1! Oh well I hope Greg and Rick make it home safe and sound here shortly. =)

Oooh- I like that- LevenGals! I would also like to know about this mysterious email.....dang, I'm sooo curious!! I want one too!! hehehe That would be cool if they knew about Small Victory & now this Blog. **happy dance** I'm now a member of the MSN Group "Fox News Channel Central"- woo hoo!! (Thanks GenX for drawing my attention to it! :D )For the Shep gals out there, there's a lot of Shep, but plenty of scrump-dili-rick-licious Rick too. Ya know, Melissa made me think of something: once Rick has had his two weeks off, maybe he'll be on Hannity & Colmes? We're going to have to keep each other posted for Rick sightings- God knows I'll be checking in every day! I think I'm going to have to come up with Rick wallpaper for my work computer to help me through the day....we have two people out on stress in my unit (that's 2 out of 8), so I need all the smiles I can get! Proud to be a "LevenGal"!!

Ok, you know it's bad when...you're watching a movie and in the background of the movie a TV is showing "Hannity & Colmes" so you start watching the TV to see if you'll get to see Rick, instead of paying attention to the movie. Yep, this happened to me tonight. =) I was watching the movie "Confidence" and in one scene they have a TV that is showing "Hannity & Colmes" but I didn't spot Rick. It would have been really funny and odd if I would have though. =)
Natalie I have no idea why it just erased the second part of your post. hmmmmm

Hi! I just accepted the invite! RICK RICK RICK!!!

The Rick Leventhal Group Blog will be here shortly. If you'd like to join, e-mail me (pennilessp0et@hotmail.com) or leave a comment on this blog. Afterwards I will send you an invite for this blog and we can enjoy all kinds of Levy yumminess! NOTE: you do have to be a blogger member, though you do not have to have your own blog. Talk to you soon! =)