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SUPERDUPER UPDATE!!! Time-space continuum- RIGHT NOW, The Present (I hope you don't get lost. These are kind of in backwards order now, except I kept the first one first and on this page, but 2 & 3 are on the next page. It sorta makes sense. And it sorta doesn't.So here's my intro to the blogosphere!) :APRIL SOMETHING 2008 -FIRST ENTRY--DEBUT DEBUT DEBUT!!! NUMERO UNO!!! Please, ENJOY!!!!Why hello there! I'm Fran, A fan of Midge-- (I'm also a 2nd cousin. Turns out I was wrong before about the exact relation. I'm just a regular 2nd cousin. The removed part had to do with a few family incidents that I don't really want to get into. But don't believe what my aunt & grandpa say). Anyway I still prefer Christian Klezmer-NearDeathMetalGothPopPunkFolkRock, but I like Midge, too. I was told it would be OK for me to add a page since they still haven't figured out how to put music or more pictures on here. Till then, here's my bdiary!! : ) Hello Everyone: Friends, Midge-fans, and Others,You have electronically entered a blog, which is short for Internet Diary. This is my first installment ever, so it should be fun!Today I guess I’ll talk about things I think of and things I wish I could think of…like politics or celebrities, or even this crazy circus we call the world!Or I could just tell you about my day.I went out today, and not just outside on the porch or for a walk, but actually over to another person’s house. His name is "Esteban,” and he made us “dinner.“ It was really good. Some kind of vegetarian burgery things that he sautéed and then further fancied up by surrounding them with a few small but impressive-looking vegetables. It’s just amazing what some people can do when it comes to some things. And even though it was small (the burger) and vegetarian, I felt full.After, we sat on the porch (his, not mine) and pet his dog a lot (a real dog; this is not a sex thing) and listened to music and then he said something that hurt my feelings and at first I pretended like it didn’t but then after a while I told him it did but by then it didn’t anymore.Life’s funny that way....Anyway, loyal readers, thanks for listening & I hope to blog at ya again real soon, LuvYas! Frannie (-entries 2&3 are on FRANCRONYMS page) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JULY 7-08!!!(entry #5)Midge made the pages bigger, so I made the print bigger, but now I'm thinking the pages might be TOO big, and I don't know if it's just weird or what. Also I kinda got used to being all crammed & crowded, so this roominess feels funny. I wonder if super-rich people ever feel funny in their gigantic houses. They probably just buy however much stuff will fit. Or put in a bowling alley. I bet Bill Gates has, like, 10 bowling alleys at least. But I guess I'd better not talk about him on the internet because I think he owns it. But he can still bite me.My place is TINY and I wouldn't mind me a bigger place (translation: I would LOVE me a bigger place) but I wouldn't get one of those McMansions with no land around it. God, those are awful. And I sure as heck don't need a huge-ormous house or any more stuff. Or junk, which is usually the same thing. In any case making these pages bigger was a lot cheaper. I do wish I could put in a pool for my goldfish, but there's none in the program. The fish seem fine, though. They've all got really good dispositions & seem at home just about anywhere. Well, see ya soon.LUV YAS! Frannie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STILL JULY 7, 2008 (still entry#5)You know what? As long as I'm here, I think I'll put some of my favorite original web- initial- thingees up. Here's one I made up and I think it's a winner!LOTO COTI....Did you guess it?...It's" Laughing On The Outside, Crying On The Inside"-- That's for sensitive bloggers... And it is NOT whining, or "whinning, " like all the whiners whining about whining like to spell it. Sometimes you just need an acronym with a little subtlety. Maybe artisic tendencies run in the family. Also I changed BFF to "Big Fat Faker." By Fat I mean fat-headed. No need to send a bunch of letters about Ruben(s)esque* beauty. I'm 110% with you. Maybe more. It's FAT HEADS I mean, and that's all I mean. So if you're worked up, calm down. And if you're calm, snap out of it! Have some strong coffee & jelly donuts. This blog isn't gonna read itself.Thing is, I don't know if you can change old acronyms. It's probably too confusing. But that one comes in handy when you want to comment on political blogs. Anyway, believe it or not, it's all copyrighted. These days it seems like "If it smells it sells, so what the hell !!!"This one's just a statement: "I'm a big fan of toast. If you ask me, there's no better way to eat bread." It's not really 1 of my best, but it is authentic. No "Million Little Crumbs" for me. I'm even more scared of Oprah than I am of Bill Gates. Anyway, you can't be too careful, so it's also copyrighted, 2007, 2008 by Yours Truly, Frannie, LUV YAS!!!!!* Do you think the painter is the same guy who came up with the sandwich? Makes sense when you think about it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~UPDATEUPDATEUPDATE (entry #4) June 16:Hey Everybody! I haven’t added anything in a while but Lisa called me yesterday & said a friend of hers saw these and was all” Who the heck is Fran?” and Lisa was all “She’s my 2nd cousin,” and the friend was all “Why is she on your website?" And I have to admit I didn’t really have a good answer for that one, so Midge is thinkin a linkin me f‘real soon. You may've noticed I haven’t had too much to write lately. I don’t know if I got the tomato salmonella or if I just ate too many Jr mints (don’t ask) but I was sick for, like, 5 days. And since then it's seemed my mind's been emptier than usual. I didn’t even have an opinion on George Clooney’s breakup with that girl-lady. And that’s not like me. So, loyal readers, especially those of you Hollywood-watchers who count on me for my Fran-on-the-street insider take, have no fear, I expect to be back on the beat soon. In the meantime I’ve been watching Rap Supreme (they’re going to have the "diss-off" next time. I think the toughest one is going to win...I sure love those bouncy cars). LUVyas......Frannie (P.S. the next page is still me!)NEWS ALERT: Peta may be after me for running a "goldfish mill." But it's not true, Each one is a beloved family member. So :BRING! IT!! ON!!!!!!

FRAN

On this historic date in history, the Midge website pages were expanded, thus historically allowing Frannie more room to elucidate her waiting public, and also just to talk and stuff, thus declaring her independence from crampiness.Signed and witnessed this day, July 7, 2008,Frannie... (I wish it were July 4, but I was busy blowing stuff up...) LUVYAS

I know this page is super-wide, but as long as it's here I may as well use it.Anyway, this way I can put up new entries AND keep the first ones here (to the right). And this Frannew entry couldn't be more timely, because it's about the weather, and boy are we having some! Here goes...JULY 23 08 (entry # 7 or something) TOTAL SURPRISE UPDATE about The Weather Channel GONE BAD, dateline Summer 2009, will be up soon. I'm kinda traumatized about it right now. They even have VOCALS behind Local on the 8s. Plus Al Roker. They've definitely gone HOLLYWOOD. For now, enjoy this now nostalgic account of the winning combo (fuzak & low-fi production) that WAS the Dear Olde Weather Channel : ( OK, so one of my favorite shows ever is “Local on the 8’s.” It’s comforting, yet always new & informative.And I know a lot of guys who like “Your Weather Today” on account of Heather and Jen and Nicole and all the pretty ladies, who seem to be modeled after a sexy first-grade teacher look.I like Marshall but I’m not the sort to get all hot and bothered over meteorologists. I like weather independent of its sex appeal.Thing about weather is, they don’t talk about the same aspects nowadays as they used to. Seems like Barometric Pressure was all the rage when I was a little kid. Was it rising, was it falling? And which meant what? I never knew but old people used to say it affected their rheumatism. Anyway, maybe we’ve moved beyond B.P. what with all the fancy fronts and El Ninos and global warming and color coded warnings and whatnot. Humidity also used to be big, especially in Balto, but now they barely mention it. When I was a kid you couldn’t go a summer day without some old person sayin “Hot enough for you?” or “It’s not the heat it’s the humidity.” And it might sound stupid to say it but it makes sense cuz around here in the summer it sorta feels like you’re swimming except you’re just walking.Back in the day not everybody had cable. And before that, if you can believe it, they say there wasn't even a weather channel!! Just a weather lady on the phone and a weather report on the news. Otherwise you just had to wait and see.Yet despite its utilitarian modernity, the weather channel isn’t satisfied to stay static. Just recently they upgraded their sets so that now it sorta looks like a broadway show, & I expect Heather to start singing “The Sun’ll Come out” or something, what with the giant set behind her that shows the whole person.(Lydell says now they have to wear pants). I’m not sure I approve of all the hoopla. Much of the charm of the weather channel has been its low-key, unassuming style, combined with its alternately smooth to funky smooth jazz music that you can, and should, only dance to in private. But I don’t want to judge the new sets too quickly. I remember when they first changed some of the graphics behind the temperatures. At first I didn’t like them but now I’ve adjusted and they seem just right. Still, you hate to see a good thing go bad.On the other hand, how could the weather channel ever go bad? Unless we hit that purple zone. I'm kind of scared of that. Orange is bad for sensitive groups, red is bad for everybody. So what happens when it turns purple? Will we all die?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?At the very least I bet it'll be kind of soylent greeny. Let's hope that doesn't happen this summer. My advice: if there's a pool nearby, jump in it! And if not, try some iced tea or lemonade (drink or jump in it). Most of all, thank heavens for A.C. By all means, Stay Cool, like the Fonzie! LUV YAS, FranP.S.- Send in your vote on if you like more paragraphs or less paragraphs & especially if you have opinions on margins. It is not as easy to decide these things as you think. I believe very strongly in polls of the Americans.

JULY 23-08!!! WEATHER STATION UPDATE local news up next on next Francronym pg!Also please to scroll DOWN (!) to see newest nearly pointless Frannie Summer 09 blog entry!

HEY!!! (July 31, 09)This is ALMOST spooky. Not really, though. I just went to update the site & for some reason unknown even to my own brain(!!) I decided to move an entry. What I DID NOT know was that what I was moving was originally from EXACTLY a year ago. That's the almost spooky part. Guess my internal clock has years on it, like computers do. Wish it had MINUTES on it, cuz I can't seem to get the hang of those. I still think microwave minutes are longer than actual regular life minutes. It takes FOREVER to make a cup of tea whereas you can waste hours if not days if not months or years or YOUR WHOLE LIFE just tweeting. It really is strange & I wonder if anyone at NASA is looking into it. I really admire astronauts, as you all know (see above & listen to Midge's "Crazy Astronaut Lady" song), but have to say there's been a slight crack in the veneer ever since I saw that "DID WE REALLY GO TO THE MOON OR IS JUST ONE BIG SCAM?" program on truTV (I think).They had some pretty good arguments, but I must admit I was folding laundry at the time & left the room to put stuff away so I might have missed some of NASA's rebuttal. Mostly there was just this snooty guy who kept saying everything was "ridiculous." That seemed to be his main argument. Anyway, whether or not we went to the moon doesn't really affect much except for it makes it less frustrating that lots of other stuff sucks-- a la-- "If we can put a man on the moon then why duzent this hairdryer work?" etc. Cuz then it's "Well, we CAN'T put a man on the moon, so that's why your hairdryer blows..."or whatever.Anyhow. I'll blog more at ya soon. Below is the stupid entry from last year. It hardly has any relevance now cuz Lisa tore her right shoulder's labrum & can hardly play much piano at present. But she says she's been working on some Bartok again, & that he's still cool.But you guys are the coolest!!!!Luv yas. FrannieJuly 31-08--HI! My real July installment's on Francronyms page (also check out the weather to the right); I'm just checkin in to say I think I'll be on vacation for a few. And Midge might come, too. We're not actually gonna GO anywhere, prolly-- we'll just hang out-- but it'll be time to refocus.Lisa says she needs to practice piano, which she claims is NOTHING like typing. Anyway, she likes some weird foreign stuff, like Bartok and Granados and Prokofiev (who spells his name 5 different ways, kinda suspicious), but I have noticed she hasn't been practicing much, and you know what they say about practicing (I forget). Also she says typing hurts (wah wah!). Hope you're all enjoying whatever it is you're practicing. AND that you don't get into any trouble for it! LUV YAS, Frannie

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CLASSIC FRANAMAZIN TALKIN MIMES AND ASTRONAUTS IN THE OLYMPICSOK, so it's August (08) already, & even though I'm more or less on break, I thought I'd better check in to say hey, address the OLYMPIC CONTROVERSIES, & introduce some of my ground-breaking circus ideas.First things first: Olympics update. So I was watchin the Olympics.. well, not really watching, but sort of glancing over at them, & I thought : WOW THEY HAVE AN ASTRONAUT COMPETITION!!!And most of you know how I feel about astronauts, so I got all excited, but it turns out it's just fencing. The outfits kinda look like Astronaut outfits, so that's cool, but they don't use real swords or anything, so it's not that risky, unlike space travel, which depends on physics & scientists & rockets & engines & stuff.Although I suppose going to China is pretty risky. First there's the long plane ride-- gotta watch out for that PAD, no joke, move around a bit-- also you have to be careful of getting "into it" with flight attendants. They will kick your ass first & get you arrested second!Then the decision over whether or not to wear a mask-- fashion faux pas vs. coughing fit (I guess that chicken flu thing is over)-- then there's all that fog, or pollution, or whatever you want to call it. Then whether to ignore the protesters or say hi.And then there's whether or not you're staying in one of their houses, which would be very embarrassing, especially if you've just snubbed them.But anyway, those fencing suits are HOT. I don't mean sexy hot, I mean hot hot. You should see how sweaty their heads are when they take off the hats.I don't know anything else yet because that's all I've seen. I'll try to add more updates on the sports & politics as they come in. Hopefully it won't be too foggy to see them.As for the talking mimes, I think it's an innovative idea that could bring miming into the 21st century (& has Olympic potential), but you wouldn't believe how closed-minded the mime community is. Of course, just to be extra-mimey they wouldn't TALK about it, but they sent this angry email that was all "The whole POINT of miming is that the mime does NOT speak..." and bla bla bla. It went on and on. And me and Lydell are like: Boy, they sure are wordy for the silent type. Anyway, they don't get it. The whole point of MY idea is that the mime DOES talk. That's what makes him or her so special. It's pregnant with drama if you just open your stupid mime minds, stupid mimes.I'm gonna see if I can get Barnum and/or Bailey interested.In the meantime, keep on keepin on & all like that. Midge is rockin on and I may report on them next.LUV YAS,Frannie

AUGUST 2009 UPDATE : MIMES AND THE OLYMPICS!!!!!!! Entry # 9

KINDLY TO PLEASE SCROLL even RIGHTER of Historic MIMES & OLYMPICS REPORT & FrannieBlog for Weather Channel Update!

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