car is sold!
Mood:  celebratory
Now Playing: Sports Junkies -- Cakes is in the box!
It's over! I sold her to a really cool couple who live in Owings Mills. It was really sad handing the keys over... I know that it was time to move on, but it was still a little sad. :(

Now sweet Roxy will be my only vehicle!

Fun with scammers
Mood:  mischievious
Now Playing: Cry me a river
Topic: Uche, the idiotic scammer
My "work address": United
States Seafood, Frozen Crabs Department = United State Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division.


My "home address": MD State Police Barracks in Glen Burnie.

If this guy falls for my email, I'm just going to die laughing.


-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren Grande [mailto:loveshoe@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:32 AM
To: marcus1780@fastermail.com
Subject: RE: PAYMENT


Hi Uche,

I'm sorry for not trusting you, but you can never be too sure these days!
I'm glad that we got that all cleared away, because now I feel much better
about all of this. And of course I want to get this done ASAP for you,
since the car is for the motherless baby home... it makes me feel so good to
help out those in need. Do you work with them, too? I take it that you are
in London as well? I'd love to visit there someday. Maybe I could even
visit the motherless babies while I'm there! I've been wanting to adopt for
a while... are there any children there that you could recommend? My ideal
child would have blonde hair and lots of freckles.

Anyway, I hope that having you send me the check will be okay. I'm still
leery about giving out personal information... as a matter of fact, this
account is under a false name, I'm sorry for misleading you. My real name
is Jen, I hope that you don't think any less of me or don't want the car
anymore. By the way, what shipper will you be using so I will know who I'm
talking to if they call me? I am anxious to get the money... I have had the
car for a long time and I have had trouble selling it. The dealer would
only give me $50 if I traded it in, can you believe that?

Here is my information, if you don't mind, could you send it to me at work?
If that's a problem, I've listed my home address.

Name: Jenny Craig
Phone Number: 410-867-5309
Address: USS FCD 950 H St. N.W., Washington, DC 20223 (work -- United
States Seafood, Frozen Crabs Department)
or home
6800 Aviation Boulevard Glen Burnie, MD 21061

I'm looking forward to your response... I'm so glad that I can help the
motherless babies... I know that they will love driving the car!

Talk to you soon!

Your friend,
Jen




From: "uche chima" To: "Lauren Grande" Subject: RE: PAYMENT
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 01:20:47 +0800

Hello Lauren,
Thanks for the understanding. But i am more comforable with the
transfer but if you do not like it i want you to forward the following
information so that i will issue out a check with the fomation you will
provied and this are the information needed from you they are:

FULL NAME: (that will be on the check)
HOME ADDRESS: (were the check will be sent to you)
PHONE NUMBER: (cell,home,office)
As soon as i have this infromation a check will be issue out to you, and will wait for the clearing of the check before my shipper will come for pick if you are ok with this do get back at me because the car in question
is for the motherless baby home in london. Do get back with this
information as soon as possible.

Regards,

Uche Chima..


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren Grande" Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 09:22:17 -0500
To: marcus1780@fastermail.com
Subject: RE: PAYMENT

I'm sorry if you feel that I am being unfair, but I have been warned
about a lot of scammers asking for personal information. I don't feel
comfortable giving someone that I don't know my personal information. If you are not in this state, how are you planning on picking up the car?


From: "uche chima" To: "Lauren Grande" Subject: RE: PAYMENT
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:06:18 +0800

What do you mean by calling me a scam, you can go to hell with your
car for all i know. If i should ask you to give me your home that i
will send you a check will you accept that for payment?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren Grande" Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 17:03:11 -0500
To: marcus1780@fastermail.com
Subject: RE: PAYMENT

I hope that you aren't trying to scam me. There is absolutely no
reason that you need that information. I'll be happy to forward your information on the the FTC.


From: "uche chima" To: "Lauren Grande" Subject: PAYMENT
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 03:02:34 +0800

Hello Lauren,
Thanks for the reply. I would have love to have a look at
the car but am not in the state all i want you to do is to send me a pic of the
car and i will wire the $1,500 to your account as soon as you provied me
with the information below:

BANK NAME:

BANK ADDRESS:

BANK PHONE:

ACCOUNT BENEIFIARY:

ACCOUNT NUMBER:

ROUTING NUMBER:

SWIFT CODE:

When i have all this information the funds will be wire transfer to your account as soon as possible do get back if you are ok with this deal.
Uche..



----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren Grande" Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:35:05 -0500
To: marcus1780@fastermail.com
Subject: RE: Owner 52726703: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead

Yes, the car is still available, and there are several people interested in it. If you would like to see it this weekend (or any other time), let me know.

Thanks,
Lauren


From: dealerleads@autotrader.com
Reply-To: marcus1780@fastermal.com
To: loveshoe@hotmail.com
Subject: Owner 52726703: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 12:24:57 -0500 (EST)

***VEHICLE LEAD***

The following lead was generated from AutoTrader.com's web site

http://www.autotrader.com.

VEHICLE INFORMATION
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Jetta
Year: 1995
Price: 1500
Mileage: 159000
Body Style: Sedan
Color: White
Cylinders: 4 Cylinder Gasoline
Transmission: Manual
Doors: Four Door
Stereo: Unavailable
VIN: 3VWRB81HXSM016997
has NOT been MD inspected. This is a great little car, it
just
needs
some
TLC. Please email me if you have questions!

NO PHONE CALLS!

See additional photos & CARFAX here:
https://loveshoe.tripod.com/loveshoeslittlenest/id10.html


BUYER INFO
Name: uche chima
E-Mail Address: marcus1780@fastermal.com
Comments: IS THE CAR AVALIABLE $1,400.

posted by a cautiously optimistic Redskins fan at 11:57 AM EST

Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:49 PM EST

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Out with the old...
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Depeche mode
Topic: Football

Out with the old... poor Timmy Couch!


In with the... old??

Well, it looks like the Browns have found their new quarterback. Garcia is definitely better than Couch... hell, I'm better than Couch. I just hope that Garcia stays healthy for the Browns. I also hope that Garcia doesn't do any drinkin' and drivin' during his stay in Ohio.

Terrell Owens (aka T.O.) is causing a stink already. He thought he was going to the Eagles, but he was traded to the Ravens. I hope that he stays with the Ravens just to see Ray Lewis (aka Killer) put him in his place. I would PAY to see that!! I also don't want Philly to get T.O. because in the NFC East, McNabb to T.O. is just a lethal combination... the other teams wouldn't even stand a chance. Hopefully McNabb has continued to go downhill... he started out pretty shaky last season and never really posted the same kind of numbers that he did previously. Especially from a fantasy standpoint. McNabb is still a good QB, but I wonder if he's going to come back to his former glory. I sure hope not!!

Foreign scam artists -- The beginning of the Saga of Uche!
Mood:  incredulous
Now Playing: Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Topic: Uche, the idiotic scammer
It's funny how ridiculous these scams are. I've got someone in God-knows-what-forsaken-country (Nigeria, btw) trying to get me to fall for a scam. Following is my email conversation with them... you'll get a kick out of it!! I particularly like the "motherless baby home" approach!!

>From: "uche chima"
>To: "Lauren Grande"
>Subject: RE: PAYMENT
>Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 01:20:47 +0800
>
>Hello Lauren,
> Thanks for the understanding. But i am more comforable with the
>transfer but if you do not like it i want you to forward the following
>information so that i will issue out a check with the fomation you will
>provied and this are the information needed from you they are:
>
>FULL NAME: (that will be on the check)
>HOME ADDRESS: (were the check will be sent to you)
>PHONE NUMBER: (cell,home,office)
>As soon as i have this infromation a check will be issue out to you,
>and
>will wait for the clearing of the check before my shipper will come for
>pick if you are ok with this do get back at me because the car in question
>is for the motherless baby home in london. Do get back with this
>information as soon as possible.
>
>Regards,
>
>Uche Chima..
>

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lauren Grande"
>Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 09:22:17 -0500
>To: marcus1780@fastermail.com
>Subject: RE: PAYMENT
>
> > I'm sorry if you feel that I am being unfair, but I have been warned
>about a
> > lot of scammers asking for personal information. I don't feel
>comfortable
> > giving someone that I don't know my personal information. If you
> > are
>not in
> > this state, how are you planning on picking up the car?
> >
> >
> > >From: "uche chima"
> > >To: "Lauren Grande"
> > >Subject: RE: PAYMENT
> > >Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:06:18 +0800
> > >
> > >What do you mean by calling me a scam, you can go to hell with your
> > >car
>for
> > >all i know. If i should ask you to give me your home that i will
> > >send
>you a
> > >check will you accept that for payment?
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Lauren Grande"
> > >Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 17:03:11 -0500
> > >To: marcus1780@fastermail.com
> > >Subject: RE: PAYMENT
> > >
> > > > I hope that you aren't trying to scam me. There is absolutely
> > > > no
>reason
> > > > that you need that information. I'll be happy to forward your
> > >information
> > > > on the the FTC.
> > > >
> > > > >From: "uche chima"
> > > > >To: "Lauren Grande"
> > > > >Subject: PAYMENT
> > > > >Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 03:02:34 +0800
> > > > >
> > > > >Hello Lauren,
> > > > > Thanks for the reply. I would have love to have a look at
> > > > >the
>car
> > >but
> > > > >am not in the state all i want you to do is to send me a pic of
> > > > >the
>car
> > >and
> > > > >i will wire the $1,500 to your account as soon as you provied
> > > > >me
>with
> > >the
> > > > >information below:
> > > > >
> > > > >BANK NAME:
> > > > >BANK ADDRESS:
> > > > >BANK PHONE:
> > > > >ACCOUNT BENEIFIARY:
> > > > >ACCOUNT NUMBER:
> > > > >ROUTING NUMBER:
> > > > >SWIFT CODE:
> > > > >
> > > > >When i have all this information the funds will be wire
> > > > >transfer to
> > >your
> > > > >account as soon as possible do get back if you are ok with this
>deal.
> > > > >Uche..

> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Lauren Grande"
> > > > >Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:35:05 -0500
> > > > >To: marcus1780@fastermail.com
> > > > >Subject: RE: Owner 52726703: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead

> > > > > > Yes, the car is still available, and there are several
> > > > > > people
> > >interested
> > > > >in
> > > > > > it. If you would like to see it this weekend (or any other
>time),
> > >let
> > > > >me
> > > > > > know.

> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Lauren

> > > > > > >From: dealerleads@autotrader.com
> > > > > > >Reply-To: marcus1780@fastermal.com
> > > > > > >To: loveshoe@hotmail.com
> > > > > > >Subject: Owner 52726703: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead
> > > > > > >Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 12:24:57 -0500 (EST)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >***VEHICLE LEAD***
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >The following lead was generated from AutoTrader.com's web
> > > > > > >site
>at
> > > > > > >http://www.autotrader.com.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >VEHICLE INFORMATION
> > > > > > >Make: Volkswagen
> > > > > > >Model: Jetta
> > > > > > >Year: 1995
> > > > > > >Price: 1500
> > > > > > >Mileage: 159000
> > > > > > >Body Style: Sedan
> > > > > > >Color: White
> > > > > > >Cylinders: 4 Cylinder Gasoline
> > > > > > >Transmission: Manual
> > > > > > >Doors: Four Door
> > > > > > >Stereo: Unavailable
> > > > > > >VIN: 3VWRB81HXSM016997
> > > > > > >Description: > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >BUYER INFO
> > > > > > >Name: uche chima
> > > > > > >E-Mail Address: marcus1780@fastermal.com
> > > > > > >Comments: IS THE CAR AVALIABLE $1,400.


I'm thinking of having a little fun and seeing if they notice some info that I'm going to give them. I think that I'll give them my phone number... 867-5309!!


***UPDATED March 24, 2004 -- this entry is the beginning of the Uche drama***

posted by a cautiously optimistic Redskins fan at 4:07 PM EST

Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:52 PM EST

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The Passion
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: Miscellaneous goings-on
Even if you can stand violence, this movie was way over the top. I understand that Mel Gibson wanted to really make the audience understand the pain involved in Christ's torture and cruxifiction, but he definitely crossed the line making this movie. I know that he's the Son of God and all that, BUT there is NO WAY that he could have lived through everything that they put him through; Son of God or not. I probably wasn't watching for about a quarter of the movie; that's how gory it was. It was more like a slasher flick than a religious movie. There's a kid in our development who saw this who is only 12 years old?! And he told me that he didn't think it was violent, and that it was rated "R" for "religious"?!? What is this world coming to?? When we were walking out of the theatre, there was a church bus pulling up. I would say that I don't understand why people are going to see this movie, but hey, I went and saw it, too... so I have no room to talk I suppose. I must say that the acting in it was fantastic and that the film itself was well done. They just could have gotten their point across with about half the torture and 70% less blood.

sunday sunday
Mood:  lazy
Topic: Weekend happenings
I have to get in the shower in a minute... we're going to see the passion at 11. It's been a movie weekend; we saw Starsky & Hutch yesterday... it was pretty funny, although it started out kind of slow. Last night we went out to dinner with the neighbors... tried to find something to do afterwards, but Pasadena just isn't a place that you can really go out in.

I listed my car on eBay, no bids yet.

I FOUND IT, MY PRECIOUS!!!
Mood:  happy
Topic: Lord of the Rings
The Two Towers CAPTIONS!!!

I also found the whole story behind where these captions came from; This webpage celebrates the wonderful engrish subtitles featured in an asian bootleg DVD of Lord of The Rings - The Two Towers. What you see is exactly what appears on the TV screen. The first half of the movie has the most screengrabs, as there is more action than talking later on, and the subtitle writers eventually started getting the name of the characters right. Have fun!
Here's a definition of the word "engrish" from an online dictionary:

"Engrish is a slang term which refers to an English language phrase that arose through poor translation of another language (usually Japanese) into English, or sometimes, poor translation of English into another language followed by good translation back into English. This used to be a frequent occurrence with product manuals, which might say something like "to make speed up find up out document", but it's less frequent today. Another source of poor translation is an unchecked machine-produced translation, such as that from the Babelfish service."

Another fun site I've found is Engrish dot com... I will now share with you some of my favorite things from that site. I would post more pictures from TTT botches, but I think that I would start laughing so hard again that I'd fall out of my chair and crack my head open.

Here are some funnies from Engrish.com... I keep finding more and more that are so funny! You just have to go to their website to see all of them -- I'll run out of space otherwise!

hilarious
Mood:  silly
Now Playing: David Grey
Topic: Lord of the Rings
Found some hilarious LOTR stuff today.. you can see the whole FOTR movie captions

here.

Here are my favorites: (sorry about the size, good thing I pay for extra space on my website!)

There was a site that had bad captions to TTT too, but New Line made them take it down because of copyright... which is a shame, because they are so damn funny.

Work is better today, obviously. Mostly because it's Friday, I imagine!

Here are some other funny LOTR things that I came across today, all of which I came across at Elf porn shack:

Lord of the Bling: Fellowship of the Bling


Lords of the Rhymes

Towers are the players --- gollum as a rapper -- pretty freaking funny!

TTT Stick figure movie/trailer

That's it for today!

home for lunch
Mood:  happy
Topic: Work
Yeah, I'm happy now, since I'm home and not at work, hehe. I reached my breaking point today. I started my entry while I was at work and have it saved in a word document. Figured that I'd post as long as I'm at home and have a few minutes. Eating my PB&J sandwich now. Needed comfort food, ya know.

Well, I'm IM'ing Krys and Finn right now and I have to leave in five minutes for work. :( I'll put my other post up when I get back, I hope.

Shame on me
Mood:  surprised
Now Playing: Justin Timberlake (yes, I'm a dork)
Topic: Miscellaneous goings-on
Didn't vote yesterday. I felt that I shouldn't vote without knowing something about the candidates that are running. I'm thinking that I should change my party affiliation to independent, because I just don't belong in either party, really. I have the weirdest political opinions.

Pseudo-boss has walked by my desk about five times in the last half hour, he's driving me crazy. He drags his feet when he walks, too -- which is about to send me over the edge, I swear. Oh, big shocker, he just walked by again. AHHHH!!!! Ahh, now I hear him jumping out of his chair and the chair rolling into the bookcase. Ugh. Why can't he just sit still???

Hotels in Boston are really freaking expensive. Even the low-end ones are over $100 a night. Sheesh! I'm definitely using Priceline for this trip. As long as I'm going to pay that kind of money, I might as well get something good, right? I'm really excited about this trip... it will be fun exploring Boston with Kurtis. In my research today I also found out that the LOTR exhibit (that is currently in London I believe) is coming to their Museum of Science in August... so we're going to have to make another trip later this year, haha.

Pseudo-boss just came out to bother me. His white-out pen ran out, so he wanted to know if I had any. What do I look like, a freaking supply cabinet?!?! People don't seem to understand that the supply room is downstairs. What you see is what you get, you know?

What I wouldn't give for him to just sit at his desk quietly for one whole day. I bet that he couldn't do it. I would even let him have 5 trips past my desk a day. (oh look, there he goes again! that makes twice in five minutes!)

*sigh*

I'm going to wrap up for today. Honestly I haven't done much work...just can't seem to get into anything today.