Spam Email: Better than a Nigerian Prince!

Bwaha. I got this email a little bit ago and it just amused me. You know, CAPs, no punctuation, and the german email address haha

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From DENNIS SANKO reply-to sanko.dennis@yahoo.de to date Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 6:33 PM subject PLS HELP ME FAST

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DEAR SIR


SIR I AM DENNIS SANKO .I AM IN THE REFUGEE CAMP HERE IN GHANA ( WEST - AFRICA ), SIR BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER BEFORE MY LATE FATHER WAS KILLED BY REBELS IN THE WAR IN MY COUNTRY SIERRA LEONE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED TWO TRUNK BOXES HERE IN A SECURITY COMPANY AND SIR ONE OF THE BOXES CONTAIN US$12,000,000.00 AND THE OTHER BOX CONTAIN GOLD THE BEST GOLD IN THE WORLD CALLED ALLUVIAL GOLD .SIR AFTER I AND MY MOTHER WENT TO THE SECURITY COMPANY THE SECURITY COMPANY DIRECTOR TOLD US THAT WE SHOULD TELL OUR FOREIGN BENEFICIARY TO CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN PROCESS THE DELIVERY OF THE BOXES AND DELIVER THE BOXES TO OUR BENEFICIARY AND I AND MY MOTHER WENT TO FELLOWSHIP ONE WEEK END AT A CRUSADE AND WE MET A TOURIST CALLED ALLIN MEANS FROM AMERICA AND WE TOLD HIM THE ISSUE AND MR. ALLIN MEANS PROMISE TO HELP US AND SIR WHEN MR ALLIN MEANS GOT TO AMERICA THEN HE CONTACTED US AND CONTACTED THE SECURITY COMPANY AND MR. ALIN MEANS THEN AFTER HEARING FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.


THE SECURITY COMPANY REQUESTED HIM TO PAY FOR SOME DOCUMENTS AND MR ALLIN MEANS PAID THE REQUESTED FUNDS TO THE COMPANY AND WHEN IT WAS NEAR FOR THE BOXES TO BE DELIVER TO MR. ALLIN MEANS, THE SECURITY COMPANY CALLED MR. ALLIN MEANS IN AMERICA AND THE WIFE CONFIRMED TO THE SECURITY COMPANY DIRECTOR THAT MR. ALLIN MEANS DIED OF CANCER OF THE LUNGS 8DAYS BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY CALLED AND THE WIFE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT MR. ALLIN MEANS HAS BEEN UNDERGOING THE TREATMENT OF THE CANCER OF THE LUNGS FOR LONG AND HEARING THIS SAD NEWS MADE ME AND MY MOTHER CONFUSE BUT AFTER HEARING THE WORD OF GOD THAT STRENGTHEN US ,



I AND MY MOTHER WENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN SUCH FOR A GOOD AND RELIABLE BENEFICIARY THAT WILL RECEIVE OUR BOXES IN ABROAD AND WE GOT YOUR CONTACT AND AT THIS MOMENT THE SECURITY COMPANY IS WAITING FOR US FOR THE ONWARD DELIVERY OF THE BOXES TO OUR BENEFICIARY HENCE WITH GOOD HEART AND FAITH WE HAVE CHOSEN YOU AS OUR BENEFICIARY AND FOR THE DOCUMENTS OF THE BOXES , YOU CAN SEE THE ATTACHMENT FOR THE DOCUMENTS AND OUR IDENTITY CARDS MEANWHILE SIR,


YOU AS OUR BENEFICIARY WILL TAKE 25% FROM THE TOTAL US$12,000,000 AND THE GOLD AND 5% FOR MISCELLANEOUS AND THE BALANCE 70% WILL BE FOR US AND THIS YOU WILL USE TO OPEN A BIG INVESTMENT FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY AND I WILL USE PART OF THE FUNDS FOR MY EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU WILL BUY A HOUSE CLOSE TO YOUR HOUSE FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS THE BOXES ARE DELIVER TO YOU VERY SOON.SIR ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO SEND ME YOUR FULL INFORMATION AND I WILL SUBMIT TO THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THEN I WILL SEND TO YOU THE INFORMATION OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND YOU WILL CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICIALLY THAT YOU ARE MY BENEFICIARY AND THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL ACCESS THE INFORMATION I GAVE TO THEM WITH YOUR INFORMATION AND THEY WILL KNOW IT IS GENUINE AND THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL CONTACT WITH YOU AND PROCEED TOWARDS THE DELIVERY TO YOU MEANWHILE SHORTLY AS SOON AS THE BOXES ARE DELIVER TO YOU THEN YOU WILL SEND ME AND MY MOTHER INVITATION LETTER AND SOME FUNDS FOR US TO PROCESS OUR TRAVELLING DOCUMENT



AND THEN WE WILL TRAVEL TO MEET UP WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY AND WE WILL CELEBRATE AND START A BETTER LIFE TOGETHER SO WE WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU TOO SOON AND THANKS SO MUCH .

SIR YOU ARE TO SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO MY


YOUR FAITHFUL SON

DENNIS SANKO

Lemon and Garlic Chicken

So, the boyfriend and myself have started doing P90X. Friday, April 8 was Day 1, so we haven't been at it for long, but long enough to start getting into the groove. We've also decided to follow the nutrition guide. Not really to the T, because I like cooking different things too much for that, but definitely eating cleaner and healthier than we typically do.

This recipe came straight out of the P90X nutrition guide, and it's so damn good. Like, seriously guys, it's amazing. I wouldn't lead you astray on this. It came out that pretty, perfect brown and just juicy and delicious and mmmm. Seriously amazing, and you should go out and make it right this instant. Here, I'll even give you the recipe with some notes on what I changed up and such:

Lemon and Garlic Chicken from the P90X Nutrition Guide

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons molasses (yes, molasses, and this is a "healthy" recipe haha)
2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
4 garlic cloves, chopped (I totally used more because we love garlic)
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (I just put 2 chicken
breasts in and it works)
1/4 teaspoon salt (I didn't add any because, well, we don't like salt haha)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Lemon Wedges (didn't use)
Parsley springs (didn't use)

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a dish and add chicken. Cover and
marinate in fridge 1 hour, turning occasionally.

*Panda Note: I let it marinate for like, 3-4
hours. By "turning" I totally just took the whole bowl (with lid on,
obviously) and shook it haha

2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees

3. Remove chicken from dish, reserving marinade, and arrange in a
shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Pour reserved marinade
over chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper.

4. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes, basting occasionally with
marinade. Bake without basting for 20 minutes more or until chicken is
done. Serve with lemon wedges and garnish with parsley if desired.

Serves 3 (if you follow the chicken thigh thing, obviously it just
served 2 with us and I didn't change anything about it other than the
chicken.)

Nutritional info, per serving (again, a bit different if you don't use
the 2 lbs chicken thighs, but):

153 calories
4 grams total fat
21 grams Protein
8 grams Carbs
86 mg Cholesterol
219 mg Sodium
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We paired it with a salad and 1/4 cup of rice and we devoured it. It probably helps that it was post-workout and we were both starving, but still. Go make it. You'll thank me. :D

I Can Fly

The views were magnificent. In fact, if I could be so bold, I'd say it was the most gorgeous thing I'd ever saw. The hike took all night, and we managed to reach the summit of the mountain right before daybreak. Which would be now, I suppose.

I'm not sure why we decided to climb up here. None of us are really outdoorsy sorts, except for Peter, I guess. He likes fishing and hiking and stuff like that. He stands to my left, right behind me a bit, talking to Anne about the pinks and the greys in the sky, and she's making some noncommittal sound. She wasn't big on the idea, but since her boyfriend was out of town for the weekend, she decided to come with us. Naturally, she complained the whole time about the cold of the night air, the bugs, and the chances of us all falling to our death.

I came because it was something to do. I hadn't done it before, and I had always been a bit obsessed with the towering monster that lived at my back my whole life. When I was little, my dad used to tell me stories of trolls and ogres that lived up here, waiting to come down and eat kids who misbehaved. I laughed a bit, thinking of that as I stare out at a vast amount of nothing. Dense fog covered up the small town and surrounding forest below us. The only thing we could see was a white, fluffy carpet and an ever brightening sky. It was that perceived magical moment between night and day. The sun just barely peaking above the horizon but enough to light the sky up in different colors while the air around you swirled and created chillbumps on your arms.

"It looks like the fog could catch you." I say, looking back to the two behind me who are now sitting on a fallen log. Anne picking at her nails, Peter taking a picture with his phone.

"I wouldn't try it." Anne said without looking up, her tone bored and almost lifeless. I'm still not sure why we're friends.

I shrug and walk towards them, but it feels like there's a rope tied around my waist. A lasso of some pretty cowboy pulling me towards him. I get a foot or so away from the two on the log before turning back around, my hands on my hips, my teeth chewing on my already raw and chapped bottom lip.

I pull my hair out of the messy bun I had pulled it up into the night before, before we trekked our asses up here. I kick off my shoes and socks. I strip down to my underwear and cami.

Peter stands up. "Lucy... what are you doing? You're going to freeze."

I turn my head, a grin plastered on my face. "No I won't. I'm going to fly." I hear Anne let out a tired sigh as I look straight ahead and get a running start. It's like running before jumping off a diving board almost. The bits of rocks and dirt and branches pinching into the skin of my feet like pebbles and cement surrounding a pool. I reach the lip, my hands reaching out and pushing off a sapling like you would the metal bars.

The early morning wind flips me over. The edge of the mountain is empty. Peter and Anne must have decided to run away. Bastards always do that right as the cool shit starts.

I'm flipped again, the rush of the wind making my eyes sting and water so much I have to close them, which is a shame. My hair is being whipped in all directions, and suddenly I can't feel my own body.

But that's okay. I don't have to. As I rush into the blanket of fog, all I can think is that line from Superman.

It's a bird. It's a plane.

No, it's a girl that learned how to fly.

Personality Tests and You

Just first: While this isn't related (actually, maybe it is) to the post, I really, really hate how Blogger is obsessed with left alignment. Does the New Post box really have to be left aligned? Why can't it be centered? This just feels awkward, Blogger!

Moving on.

So, I love personality tests. I've often entertained going to see a shrink just to see what they'd say about me (other than I'm a narcissistic little bitch, but otherwise). This morning, I found this personality test, so I took it!

http://www.hypnoid.com/psytest2.html

The test itself was kind of jarring, since it asked questions like "Which is sin?" and "Which is impersonating you?" and weird things like that, and the images were blurry and pulsing. It kind of made me anxious for some reason, but I'm sure that's just a quirk of mine, and nothing to do with the test. Here's my results:

"Thoughtful to the extreme, you are often obsessed with perfection and the rules governing your own personal interests. Your world is black and white. You love to work within a logical system, such as language, computer programming, or mathematics. Manipulating a system that can be completely understood is a distinct pleasure to you, because of your confidence in the underlying veracity of your belief system. Because of your appreciation for logic and order, those who speak or think in a sloppy manner are apt to generate more than their share of wrath. Although very amiable, you are not drawn to friendships out of a sense of personal need. You are just as happy by yourself with a good book or puzzle. Because you are so involved with thought, you will on occasion have difficulty dealing with the day-to-day problems of a normal life. Taking out the trash, doing the dishes, these are often left until the last possible moment, if at all."

The bolded bits are very true, however I do have issues with the last sentence, since I'm kind of obsessed with getting things clean as soon as they're dirty. I'm also not a fan of it saying my world is black and white, since it's certainly not. I'm a big believer that we all live in a big blob of grey and there isn't a true "black" and "white" to things.

But other than that, it was an interesting quiz (and only 20 questions, so hey! a quickie!) I suggest you guys go take it and tell me what you think.

Oh, well, hello.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with this. It almost feels like I'm cheating on Xanga, but at the same time, I'm kind of tired with it over there. Don't get me wrong, I love the 2-4 people who regularly stop by, but at the same time, I'd kind of like to start fresh, you know? I thought about getting a tumblr, but to be entirely honest I don't think I'm smart enough to use one. It just all seems way too complicated, and I'm old and require a more straight-forward sort of blog.

Or maybe I just created a new one, on a more public place, that will allow for the possibility of more readers. In a way, I'd like to give this link out, let people I know read it. This would be helpful for family since I did just move six hours away, but somehow I don't think they really care about my blathering on. Maybe for pictures, but I did just teach mom how to use gmail, so maybe I won't upset that balance.

I may use this for my random dreams, or snippets of a story I'll never finish. I feel like those are kind of misplaced on my normal blog anyway. In fact, I may just go ahead and start doing that. I've wanted an excuse to rework some of them anyway.