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This might be a stupid question, but have you made sure that Firefox is fully updated? It could just be an out-of-date version.

Also, it looks like you're running XP. I don't use Firefox or XP, so I wouldn't know, but it is entirely possible that XP does not support the fancy stlying that Firefox does in Vista and later.

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Eh. Could be worse.

I was spending the day in San Francisco with all my friends that are about to leave for college. I do have a real life outside of the internet....

Mental Magic feels like it would best fit my personality. Also, I would be the most kickass marketer ever.

Could you possibly go to the Start menu, right click on "Computer" or "My Computer", and choose properties? Then take a screen shot and show us. (If you don't know how to take a screenshot, see basic tutorial here: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows)

Meh, pillow fights are boring with just two people. The best pillow fights have at least 3 people, preferably 4 or 5.

... *shuffles in the corner uncomfortably*

Oh yeah, I slept until noon, only to find out that she was sleeping until noon as well. Chilling with her now watching and making fun of movies.

Details would be lovely.

Actually, I purposefully chose not to capitalize it, as it is slang, not a proper noun. "Nazi" refers to the regime in Germany during WWII, but...

While written rules are important, what's most important is to make sure the meaning gets across intact. So it should really be judged on a case-by-case basis. Just say whatever naturally sounds right to you.

I really hope you don't sit there for a few minutes contemplating how to say the word. I assume you just say it however you want to say it and move on with your life.

It's really difficult to tell. When it's ambiguous like that, it's really up to the writer. Because there is no concrete rule to define it, most people arent going to sweat about it. Consistency is the most important thing here.

Did someone let it sneak out that I'm secretly a bit of a grammar nazi at heart? D:

As Rainshine said, your example sentences seem grammatically awkward to begin with, so it's difficult to really define with that example.

Here's a better example:

"The board members' chairs were faulty."

Now, it sounds like your question has to do with the pronunciation more than the written form. I tried to do some research to get you a concrete answer, but the only things I could find were discussions, not concrete rules.

In my opinion, I believe adding the extra "-ez" sound adds more clarity to the listener, especially if they can't see the written form. In most cases, it would be otherwise too ambiguous to distinguish between plural and singular.

There's common English, business English, and scholarly English. When it comes to the really technical nitpicky stuff, it usually doesn't matter in common English. In more formal situations, however, some people care. I agree with Grammar Girl that as long as you maintain a consistant style throughout your writings, you should be good.

It's really difficult to define the "right" way to do it simply due to the nature of the English language as a mutt language.

An unbirthday is every day in the year that's not your birthday.

Either that or the day where unbirths in the BBS-era first started appearing.

Can't shower until parents wake up (only working shower is in their bathroom), so I guess I'll do the whole packing bit (sans laptop) and then pass out with an alarm set for noon.

Well then the ISP gives out faulty equipment, because we had the same issues at my old house, and when we moved, they gave us a "brand new" router. Unfortunately, this is one of those companies where you have to use their equipment, you can't just go buy your own, and they charge a fee if you ask to get it replaced.

I'm actually a little surprised that they (Google) started in Kansas City rather than, say, Silicon Valley.

Man, my head hurts. Meh, Waffles (my friend is named Waffles, shut up) probably woke show up until the afternoon, and I have to pack for the weekend and take a shower before then...

Think I can get away with napping until noon?

You know, in my AP gov class last year, only two guys in the entire class knew that song.

Sad...