... seven years ago, at a little known institution called Fitchburg State College, a first year co-ed sat at a bland, bi-tonal VAX computer terminal responding to an email a friend had sent her. Relatively new to the world of web pages, she took it upon herself to trek to the library where the PCs were housed. Determined to emerge and be able to truthfully claim that she had her own web page, she spent hours in the lab, fending off programming geeks and book nerds alike. Within a week, that webpage was born. CJ Made Me Come Here was the freshman effort of a lone film student, and while it would be lost in a Geocities-related accident only a few months later, it was a testament to the student's html writing abilities.

The following sping, a sophomore attempt at the web page, tentatively titled CJ Made Me Come Here Again! was in the works. While it was difficult recovering the "misplaced" files due to the Geocities (or Geoshitties, to those of you who have delt with them in the past), most of them were found, and the page grew. It was renamed to BeYoNd ThE rEaLm Of GoOd TaStE in May 1995, where it remained on Geocities until November 1997, when The Big One hit.

Over Thanksgiving break in 1997, Geocities has some downtime. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things - all web servers experience downtime once in awhile. Upon returning from the break, the industrious young film student was dismayed to find that her web page no longer existed. In fact, it disappeared without a trace. The only thing remaning was a few files or photos here and there she had saved on her own computer. By January 1998, a new web page was born, it's name simply BeYoNd ThE rEaLm. It was there that Badtz Maru first made his appearance, as well was the Masshole Institute of Terminology and The Yummy Chronicles. In July 1998, the pages were moved to Tripod, and in September 1999, CJ's Page of Blah emerged.

Seven years after web server crashes, missing pages, lag, PC reformats, the VAX lab, and the term "my home page" was first used, that same student's web page returns. I realize that for years I've had "to be improved upon" or "please excuse the state of this website" disclaimers up, promising to make the page better than ever. As you can see by the introduction, this isn't another disclaimer. This is the real deal.

The Links

NEW The Empty Bowl NEW
Everything you always wanted to know about cereal but were afraid to ask.
NEW Fasig's Coffee NEW
Not only do they have fantastic coffee - they have great snacks, too!
Grim's List Server
The place to go to find a decent talker. This place has all the places worthy of a visit. Granted, it has some lame ones too, but you take the good with the bad.
Internet Movie Database
Everything you always wanted to know about movies (and television) but weren't sure who to ask.
NEW Kingdom of Loathing NEW
For anybody who has ever played a mud, or thought anybody who had played one was lame. This one's for you.
LiveJournal
Looking for a place to vent? Need to get something off your chest but don't have anyone to talk to? Now you can have your own personal "bitch board," which you can share with everyone in the world or no one at all. A link to mine is in the section below.
Petfinder
If you have a pet you cannot keep, due to allergies, moving, or whatever, or you're looking for a pet and you'd like to adopt, this is the site for you. Thousands of pets, from hamster to horses, who all need someone to love them.

Features

Memorial
This is a tribute to people in my life who have passed on. Some of them I knew better than others, and some of them I barely knew at all. In some way or another, though, all of them made an impression on me, and for that they'll never be forgotten.
Masshole Institute of Terminology
Once upon a time my sister came across an article making fun of the way people from Boston talk. Just in time for returning college students, she clipped the article and handed off to me. Thus, MIT was born.
Driving in Massachusetts - Are You Qualified?
You've got to be pretty tough to be able to survive a road trip behind the wheel around here. It's one thing to go sight-seeing with a friend who lives here driving. It's another thing all together to embark upon that journey yourself.
Page of Blah - Ramblings of a Neurotic Twentysomething
This is my online journal. I started it midway through 2002, mostly for humour. Along the way there have been a few un-funny posts, but most of the time I just discuss the lighter side of life.

Stuff I Couldn't Put Anywhere Else

The title of the section pretty much speaks for itself, but I know there are some of you out there who need everything spelled out... the stuff in this section didn't really fit into any other category. If I'd used a little imagination I probably could have managed, but to be honest the opening section of this page took a lot out of me. You don't like it? Hey, get your own web page.

See How Well You Know CJ
How well do you know your Friends?
Movie Trivia - Part One
Free The Gnomes!

At this point, you're either going to be thrilled with this new webpage, or you'll think it's the worst excuse for html you've ever seen. Either way, it's probably not going to change, so you should probably keep your opinion to yourself - but if you're feeling adventurous (I know a few of you out there are), drop me a line and say so. Who knows... perhaps you will end up as a feature on the page in the future!

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