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Thursday, June 9th, 2005
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2:25 am - The Return of the Smiley Face Bag
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My new bio:
I haven't been writing in this journal because it seemed redundant having two, and I didn't want to separate out some posts from others anymore. But now a diverse group of family and friends read my other journal to hear innocuous updates about my son, and it doesn't seem fair to bombard them with my political opinions. Or any opinions, really. The other journal doesn't feel like a place to really write anymore (or at least for right now). And I want a place to write. And I'm tired of this being a friends only journal, too. Writing is an outlet and a hobby for me, and sometimes part of the fun of it is having an audience. Also, I may swear sometimes.
Goddammit.
See. There I went.
If that bothers you, you should probably stop right here.
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2:12 am - Politics are keeping me up nights
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Can't sleep... again. I'll almost drift off, and then my mind will wander to some random news story I read, and in seconds my brain is kicked into overdrive, and the wheels are spinning madly. I'm deeply worried about the state of this country. This giant bureaucracy that used to be the Land of the Free is collapsing under its own weight. I see corruption and evil in every branch of our government. I think back to these discussions and projects we did in junior high school about the rise of Hitler and Stalin, and I think, "IS ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT NOW????????" There are enough similarities, that it freaks me the hell out sometimes. I mentioned this to a friend recently, and he said, "You don't read the New York Times, do you?" I said no, and he told me this very topic is being discussed on a daily basis in the Times. I don't know if that's true, I still haven't bothered to read the Times (laziness, not bias :-)).
I don't see any real way to bridge the gap between the very different world views in the so called "Two Americas," but I do take some comfort in the words of the same friend I mentioned above; he said that politics and trends have a way of swinging back and forth, and that there is much comfort to be taken in living in a country where half of the people have similar political views as mine. He said to focus on that.
I wonder what's going to happen with Iraq. There was an article today that said the Army is going to be at least 25% short of its recruiting goals this year (and that's after it reduced its goal substantially... it's actually only at 62% of it's original goal). Bush vowed that there would be no draft. Congress voted that there would be no draft. What on earth are they going to do? They're either going to have to scale down our military presence around the world, or they're going to have to draft. Both seem like bad options. If this craziness is still going on when my son starts high school, I'll be writing this journal from some other country... that is for sure. Canada, New Zealand, maybe somewhere in the Netherlands? I wonder what Croatia will be like in 10 or 15 years?
And why isn't the US Press covering the Downing Street Memo? Very strange. But my benadryl is kicking in, so maybe I'll be able to get some sleep now.
The end.
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| Friday, March 4th, 2005
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11:07 pm - Hello, Friendslist!
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I'm deleting my friendslist for a few days because of a privacy risk from a site called frienditto. I heard about it here I don't think it's a huge deal, and I doubt if anyone on my friendslist uses friendditto, but I think I'd like to do a privacy check of my friends-only posts before I make them accessible to the whole net again. :-) I'll re-friend y'all over the weekend, after I've had a chance to review my LJ (who knows what state secrets I might be keeping!! :-) ).
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| Thursday, February 19th, 2004
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4:56 pm - Kimmmmq and Rainbrot are da bombs
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Today marks the fourth time I've received a surprise package from Kimmmmq and/or Rainbrot. I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind!!!! :-)
We got the cutest little valentine care package you could ever hope to see. Candy hearts, and See's candy and a glowy ring, and a pop-up flower arrangement, little pink hearts, and...... LOVE BITES HEART LIP GLOSS PALETTE! It's adorable.
And Then....
Rainbrot sent us art. Pure art. He editted a picture of our son and sent us a beautiful enlargement. Awwwwwwwwwwww!!!! It made me teary.
Thank you so much, you two! We love you!!
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| Thursday, January 1st, 2004
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5:45 pm - Dammit.
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I'm trying to learn to cook. It is not going well. So far I have managed to botch both tuna cassarole and a turkey breast. In the first one, I didn't realize until after the fact that you have to add water to the cambell's soup concentrate before you mix it with the noodles. Ended up with a very dry, very weird tuna/noodle dish. The turkey breast wasn't entirely my fault. I just bought my first meat thermometer, and either it's calibrated wrong, or the recipe I used gave the wrong instructions. The book says to cook the turkey until the thick part of the breast reaches 185 degrees. It never got there. After a couple of hours, I finally took the breast out at 180 degrees. It looked awesome (golden brown), but it's so overcooked that it's inedible. Dammit, dammit, dammit.
The cheesy garlic bisquits came out awesome though. I'm doomed. I can bake, but I can't cook. Dammit.
Alright... well... I can't cook yet. Tomorrow's another day.
(I feel compelled to add that I'm not a "tuna cassarole" eater under normal circumstances, but I'm trying to empty out our pantry so we can start fresh, and there was a bunch of tuna in there)
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| Thursday, September 4th, 2003
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11:04 pm - Help, I'm out of town....
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1. Hi, if anyone here is instant messaging with my husband right now, would you please ask him to check his email. I can't call him, and I want him to get on Yahoo messenger so we can talk (or just email me). Thanks! (Yes, I know, I need to learn how to use the whole silk thingy. Later though, not tonight)
2. I'm on a modem, using NetZero tonight, and the LJ pages look totally different. For instance, My Profile page is in a totally different format. Is that just because I'm using NetZero, or is it the same everywhere?
Gracias!!
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| Monday, February 24th, 2003
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9:11 pm
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Saw Donnie Darko last night. Trippy. Interesting. Spooky in places, funny in others. Several truly amazing scenes, strung together in a very strange plot. Very, very strange.
I need to go to bed, but I might get sucked into the Joe Millionaire reunion thing. I never watched any of the show, but...
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Damn it. I'm sucked in. See you later. :-)
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| Sunday, February 23rd, 2003
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10:40 am - Stuff some people said once
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| Wednesday, February 19th, 2003
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5:03 am - How to beat a cough (unauthorized... I have no real health training)
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I'm at my grandma's house. She's sick again. She's not too bad off this time, she just needs a "mom" for a couple of days, and I was available. Her cough medicine wore off about 30 minutes ago, and I initiated stage 2 in my personal "Attack Plan for Nasty coughs". Now I'm wide awake at 4am, so you get to hear about said attack plan.
( Woo. This is very, very exciting. Woo. No, really )
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| Friday, February 14th, 2003
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5:21 pm - Science finally explains my coffee/broccoli/chocolate aversions
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Random list of thoughts generated by reading about "Supertasters."
- Some foods taste so bitter or metallic to me that it's hard for me to keep them in my mouth long enough to chew them up and swallow them. I have taken no end of shit from well meaning friends and family that insist I must eat them anyway, and from people who would say things like, "Quit being so picky!" as if I could control my taste buds.
- I used to feel really guilty about not liking many common foods.
- In college I realized that if I wasn't able to eat broccoli, or leafy greens, I'd better find a way to supplement. I read up on antioxidants, and started taking multi-vitamins, and grapeseed extract. I have continued to take high doses of vitamins in either pill or nutrition bar form for the last 13 years. I have had 2 complete physicals in the last 6 years. Both doctors said my bloodwork looks great.
- I still get hassled occasionally, but now I don't feel guilty... now it pisses me off.
- About 10 years ago I learned that some people have very sensitive tastebuds, (often combined with a very sensitive sense of smell). I started asking around, and found out there is a whole branch of my family tree (on my Dad's side) that can't stand the same foods I can't stand.
- Last year, I heard about the "Supertasters" research, (from a fellow supertaster).
- Today, I read the above article about supertasters. IN YOUR FACE all you people who said it was in my head!
- I don't eat broccoli. I don't like coffee at all. I will eat small doses of milk chocolate sometimes, but almost always mixed with something else (nuts, vanilla, lots of milk, etc). Can't stand dark chocolate. Can't stand the smell or taste of yellow mustard. Cabbage and Kale are right out. Bell Peppers... yuck.
- I don't know if it's related, but even the slightest smell of mayonaise turns my stomach.
- Stuff I don't usually like that much, but eat anyway: Spinach, lettuce, carrots, celery, mushrooms, green beans, squash
- Stuff I really like: garlic, onion, fresh cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, most fruits.
- That is all. I can't believe you read this far. :-)
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| Monday, February 3rd, 2003
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8:04 pm - In retrospect, the title of this is "Italy", rather than "nothing"
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| Sunday, February 2nd, 2003
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7:19 pm - USMC
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| Sunday, January 26th, 2003
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1:14 pm - My Ovation 6-string
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Two times in my life I have been poor enough to sell almost everything I owned in order to be able to eat. I kept enough clothes to be able to go to school (I was in college). I kept my school books, and a few personal books. I kept my bike, so I could get to my classes. I sold all my furniture, including my bed. My radio, record player, records, tapes, everything... sold. There was one exception though; I did not sell my guitar, even though it would have fed me for 4 or 5 months. I just couldn't do it. That was my line in the sand between staying in college, and giving up. If it got so bad that I would have *had* to sell the guitar in order to stay, I think I would have dropped out (for awhile, not forever), and got a better paying job. (I was already working 30 hours a week, but it was at a grocery store, and wasn't enough to cover rent, food, tuition, and books).
When I finished college and started working full time, I found that I had less and less time for my guitar. Most of the time now, it just sits in a corner. An ongoing goal of mine is to have enough time in my life to want to play regularly again. Also, someday I'd like to find a really good teacher, and learn more. :-)
( Re-stringing (cool guitar pics) )
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| Friday, January 24th, 2003
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9:02 pm - What do your thoughts look like???
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| Tuesday, December 24th, 2002
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1:10 pm - Politically correct, but heartfelt...
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| Thursday, December 12th, 2002
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4:55 pm - Power to the people, yo...
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I am a golden goddess!!!!!
I just walked back into my hair salon (after 24 hours of worrying about it), and said: "Hi, I was here last night, remember? Listen, I don't want to be difficult, but this is not a great hair cut. It's way shorter than I wanted, and I have no idea how to take care of it. This is not what I had in mind when I said I wanted a trim. This is a totally different cut."
[This would be a braver story if the girl who cut my hair last night had actually been in the shop today, but luckily for me she wasn't. :-) ]
The lady I talked to was awesome. She said, "Yeah, I watched her cut your hair last night, and I was wondering what she was doing. She cut your hair to look exactly like hers!" I can't believe how relieved I was. I'm not crazy. She even agreed that it was a bad cut!!!!
Without making it much shorter, and without charging me anything (I left a good tip, though), the cool lady reshaped the mop of weirdness on my head, and promised me she'll be there for me as we grow it back out. I have a new hair lady. Her name is Ann. :-)
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| Tuesday, November 5th, 2002
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10:12 pm - (mini) Fire!
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Wheat pasta is way more flammable than you might think. I found this out when I accidentally spilled about 20 dry spaghetti pieces on a hot burner. They shot multiple little 3 inch flames straight up, almost instantly. I was so surprised that I just stared for a minute, while doing quick mental calculations on whether this little fire meritted the first use of our kitchen fire extinguisher. I decided to just try blowing it out. That worked well... for about 3 seconds; The loose pieces that had slipped farther down under the burner kept reigniting, and it took several tries to get it all out.
Crisis: Averted.
Dinner: Edible.
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| Thursday, October 24th, 2002
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11:45 pm
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| Thursday, September 26th, 2002
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6:22 pm - What can I say, I'm a chick...
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| Sunday, September 22nd, 2002
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11:36 pm - Doh!!!
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Do not, I repeat, do *not* put your mini zen rock garden, filled with a mini beach's worth of sand, on the little shelf above your expensive, ergonomic, non-mini split keyboard. If you do not heed this sage advice, there may come a day when the back of your hand inexplicably knocks the little garden off the shelf, creating a sand tsunami of amazing proportions that will render half of your keyboard useless, and cause you to feel decidedly non-zen-like. Write that down, Grasshopper, it's important.
DAMMIT!!!!!!
current mood: decidedly non-zen-like
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| Saturday, August 3rd, 2002
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11:27 pm - Ah....love.....
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| Friday, July 5th, 2002
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11:48 am - I loved this...
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The new Pledge of Allegiance, by lj user ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) catastrophic:
I pledge allegiance to the mathematical symbol for pi, also to key lime pie, pecan pie, and chicken pot pie. And to all the other people who live in America, whether I like them or not, One nation, under a groove, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
The back-story of how she arrived at this version, as well as wonderful, helpful comments, is Here
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| Sunday, June 23rd, 2002
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1:40 pm - My LJ Anniversary
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12:51 am - Hi Everybody! (Normal randomness)
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I feel like posting, but I'm so sleepy I can hardly keep my eyes open. The last 5 days have been great, but very busy. Tomorrow should be very not busy. I hope I can sleep in. Sometimes I just wake up after 4 or 5 hours, and can't go back to sleepy. Sometimes I wake up because of the doggie, but sometimes i just wake up for no apparent reason. Wow, this is sure an interesting topic. This will undoubtedly be one of the posts I need to archive because of it's impactful content. Ha :-)
Moving on...
There are lots of posts and comments that I have responses to, but I just haven't been able to get myself to write much. Maybe tomorrow. I do love reading everything you guys write though. From memory: I know Smushy had a post about lions and zebras that made me smile, and Bogosity had the great braces post. Kimmmmq wrote insightful stuff about her mom, and Rainbrot wrote a great one liner about spam that's touting anti-spam software. My beautiful Howdylectable wrote about communication. CapitalKay wrote wedding vows. Ceci's kicking Math's ass. Fjarlq had awesome summer vacations, but Pcitizen didn't, Gruntinator's moving into his new cube. KMO is back!, Big Larry hasn't posted, but he's written lots of funny comments. Mem went to the desert (and came back looking HOT! :-)), Stay's been too busy to post much, I think (me too, bud :-) ). Syz wants turbo mode back. Tastelikechicken and Thenisaid are getting fitness equipment, Wickenden wishes he'd put the shrimp over rice, and Youngoat's working on eating healthy. :-) See, I told you I was paying attention (mostly anyway, please forgive any mistakes :-) )
I've really got to get some sleep now, goodnight everybody, sweet dreams!! :-)
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| Saturday, June 8th, 2002
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9:45 am - Ok, Ok, me too...
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| Tuesday, May 28th, 2002
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10:26 pm - Chemical endorsement
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Took my first "Aleve" pill a few hours ago. I wanted to try it because when my back or neck acts up, I end up having to take 3 to 4 ibuprophen tablets every 4 hours. That dose controls nearly all, (and often all) of the discomfort, (and I'm very grateful for that), but it's inconvenient to keep restocking my purse, my desk, my pockets, etc. :-) The Aleve is 1 pill every 8 to 12 hours. The pharmacist told me it has about the same benefits and liabilities as any other pain reliever, but is less of a hassle to carry around. Sounded good, so I bought some.
So far, the Aleve kicks butt. One little pill, and I feel better than I've felt all day. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts. I wish I would have waited to take it so I'd have a better chance of it working all night, but who knows, maybe it really works for 12 hours!? We'll see. :-)
Woo hoo!!
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| Tuesday, May 7th, 2002
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8:49 pm - Happy Birthday Fjarlqie!
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| Friday, May 3rd, 2002
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12:19 pm
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Well, *almost* made it a week with no live journal. :-) I'm going out of town for a few days, so that will finish out the week with me only having cheated last night and this morning. :-)
Without the internet for a few days, I:
Read the first Harry Potter Book. Loved it.
Wrote real emails to my friends and family.
Corrected hundreds of papers, and figured grades.
Learned to play Jack Johnsons "Flake" on the guitar.
Finally went to the doctor about my knee (x-rays, ortho app, and phys. therapy to follow).
Finally took the dog to the vet about his eyes.
Apparently, I normally spend waaaaaay to much time in front of my computer. :-)
I'll be back on Sunday......
:-)
current music: Jack Johnson, "Flake"
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| Wednesday, April 3rd, 2002
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10:38 pm - Many words, no proof-reading....
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I feel like writing, but can't think of anything specific to say, so I'm just going to open my brain and see what comes out.
( What came out... )
current mood: unfocused, but happy
current music: clickety, click, click, click of Howdy's keyboard
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| Friday, March 22nd, 2002
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11:42 pm
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News from the nutrition front:
(A) The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer
fewer heart attacks than the British or
Americans.
(B) On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat
and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the
British or Americans.
(C) The Japanese drink very little red wine and
suffer fewer heart attacks than the British
or Americans.
(D) The Italians drink excessive amounts of red
wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks
than the British or Americans.
Conclusion: Eat & drink what you like.........
It's speaking English that kills you.
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| Saturday, February 9th, 2002
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10:25 pm - What's *your* favorite Ninja question?
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| Saturday, February 2nd, 2002
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10:48 pm - Fun with Google
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| Monday, January 28th, 2002
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5:25 pm - Self Spam????
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I just got pornographic spam that claims to have originated from.....ME. What the HELL??? How do they do that? How can I make it stop? How can I find out if other people got porno-spam from "me" today?
current mood: Somewhat concerned
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| Monday, January 7th, 2002
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5:09 pm - Technology run amok...
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Yesterday I bought the most advanced voice recognition software that I could find, and afford. I am very excited, amused, and frustrated. :-) I used it for the first time today to write a short text document. It went well until the very end when I was trying to get the program to close by way of voice commands. Instead of closing the program, it kept transcribing what I was saying. My favorite part is how it had to guess at the curse words:
"Close program no clothes program no close the actual program what the hal you heard me fought you you stupid piece a ship Theodore dammit cancel flocking program I can't believe it hello oh never mind dwell"
Apparently, it gets much better over time. As a matter of fact, in a fit of optimism, I am using the program right now, and these two sentences are perfect. I think I'll stop here, and not press my locked lock lock lock L U C K too late. . . Happy face
current mood:  silly
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| Saturday, December 8th, 2001
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7:49 pm - Package, package, package, package!!!!
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Hey!! I just got home from being out of town for two days, and there was a package with my name on it!!! So right off, that's cool. Even without even opening it, that's just friggin' cool! :-) I notice that the return address says it's from rainbrot , (sorry, don't know how to link journals yet-someone will tell me in the comments). I confusedly ask howdylectable , "Rainbrot sent me a package?" To which he grins, "Apparently." I cut open the tape with my car keys....
BARBIE BUBBLE BATH!!!!!! Wow!!!!!! AN ISABEL ALLENDE NOVEL!!!!! At this point, I realize that this is a joint Rainbrot/kimmmmq package (heavy on the Kimmmmmq :-) ). I continue opening my totally unexpected package. A RELAXATION GIFT SET WITH A CANDLE, SLEEP MASK, AND NOTEBOOK!!!!! :-) (I like the excitement added by the caps. I'm hearing the "Price is Right" announcer in my head, saying each of these items in the "IT'S A NEW CAR!!!!" voice). There are also TWO CANDY SUCKERS!!!!! taped in with the RELAXATION KIT!!!!!!. :-) Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, and here comes the REALLY cool part......two, (count 'em), *TWO* BEGINNING YOGA TAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been wanting a beginning yoga tape for months, and I have been too damn lazy to go find one myself, and my life is so good that *TWO* of them spontaneously show up in my living room!!!!! I am SOOOOOOO happy!!!!!
OH, HEY!!! There's also a card, to explain this mystery package. On the outside it says, "Happy hugs, happy kisses..." and on the inside it says, "...happy thoughts of you!" Woo hoo! Kimmmmmq wrote "Happy Birthday" on it, and said she was trying to find items that would help me relax.
Awesome. Totally awesome. I feel so loved!
You guys ROCK!!! :-)
Barbie Bubble Bath..... Too cool.
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| Sunday, October 28th, 2001
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9:21 am - Spending my extra hour on LJ
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I'm sitting in our frontroom, procrastinating, with the stereo going softly in the background. It's awesome. I've had my CD's mostly packed up since last January (Moved twice, didn't seem worth the effort to unpack). Friday night I finally put them all back in the stereo (it's one of those jukebox style players where all the CDs stay in the player). I'm so happy! The last time I sat listening to these CDs, and surrounded by these things, I lived by myself in an apartment. It makes me smile, almost laugh out loud actually, to think about D sleeping in the other room. I still can't believe I'm here.
I had a conversation with a good friend of mine a few years back. I was discussing how I wished my life was. It almost scares me how I am suddenly smack dab in the middle of that daydream. Stereo going, wonderful husband/lover/bestfriend sleeping in the other room, dog sleeping at my feet, most of the clean-up work from last night's party done, living in this beautiful place, surrounded by amazing people, working at a really good job, only about an hour from the ocean, 20 minutes from hiking in the foothills, thinking about getting in shape to have a baby in a couple of years.
So I'm enjoying all I've got this morning. Appreciating this chapter, and hoping it's a long one. :-)
Also, thanks to capitalkay, cecimoi, fjarlq, howdylectable, memgineer, pcitizen, and our non-LJing friends for hanging out last night. And good job to all of us.... a year ago we would have wiped out all that junk food in an hour! :-) Please come back Tuesday (for Jordan's Return) and eat the rest of this stuff!!! Love you all!!
M
current mood:  loved
current music: Bare Naked Ladies
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| Sunday, September 16th, 2001
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2:34 pm
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We've done dishes and laundry, and bought groceries. Yesterday we graveled more of the yard (for a more tidy dog area). D is currently earthquake-proofing the storage room. I am about to move all my as yet unpacked boxes into the guestroom (for "later" :-) ). Feeling almost normal, as long as I don't put the news on. It's been a good day so far. Going for a hike later. Berry cobbler is cooking. Vanilla ice cream is in freezer. So far, so good.....
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| Sunday, July 22nd, 2001
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8:26 am - What the hell?????
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I got up about 2 hours ago at what I thought was 8:30am. I just looked down at the corner of my screen, and it says that it's now 8:23am. Ok..... I have verified with the kitchen clock. It is currently 8:25am. I can't imagine how I didn't notice that earlier. I don't know if the bedroom clock is messed up, or if I read it wrong.
Whatever........I'm going back to bed!!!!!!!
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| Wednesday, July 4th, 2001
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11:35 pm - Fireworks!!!
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Had a great 4th of July! D, M, T and I all took light rail to a great fireworks display at a nearby amusement park. The streets around the park had been blocked off, and there were tons of people on foot. Most had blankets or towels and were perched on the various patches of grass and landscape that surround nearby businesses. We actually found a great bit of comfy grass on top of a little hill, overlooking a large, mostly empty parking lot. There were families in the parking lot setting off their own fireworks, riding bikes, skating, playing, and in general having fun. The weather was so mild, it was awesome. We got treated to several very cool neighborhood firework displays before the main show. I especially liked that there was plenty of room for everyone. There were a lot of people out, but it didn't feel crowded. Well, at least not until the show ended and we tried to leave! :-) The light rail station was packed, so we waited for it to clear out by walking half way home. It was wonderful. There were plenty of people and cars out, so even though it was kind of late, it never felt spooky or dangerous. I love where we live.
I feel grateful. My life is so good.
current mood: happy
current music: M putting on his shoes
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12:52 pm - House!
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We got the house we wanted to rent!! I am soooooo happy. We can start moving on the 16th of this month. It's perfect timing. It's a 3 bedroom, so we're going to be able to have both an office, and a dedicated guestroom. Woo Hoo!!
Kim.... you were 100% correct about the Venus razor. It's awesome. Totally different than any razor I've ever used. Someone was really paying attention to the details of a woman's anatomy when they designed this thing. Very cool.
Also, so sorry to hear your daughter is so sick. Poor babe, she'll remember this summer as one of her toughest, I'll bet.
I am currently sitting on the couch trying not to produce saliva. I've got one of those "Crest Whitening Strips" on my top teeth. It tastes vaguely of peroxide, which is not awful, but not yummy either. Only 18 minutes left to go....D and I bought them the other day, and today is my first try with them. They're supposed to work pretty well, but I'm not sure if I can do this twice a day for a month (14 days for uppers, 14 for lowers). It feels weird. If it works though, the pay-off would be good, I've always wanted to whiten my teeth.
Staying up way too late these days...totally off my normal schedule. Oh, well, it is summer after all! :-)
current mood: cheerful
current music: D on the phone
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| Monday, June 25th, 2001
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4:47 pm - Good day
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After reading Fjarlq's entry, I got all fired up to go do something active. Put on my rollerblades for the first time in well over a year. It was slow going at first, but muscle memory is an amazing thing. Didn't fall. Also, didn't go fast. :-)
There was an older man walking with this tiny little dog. He looked almost sheepish as I skated by and smiled at him and his kitten-sized pooch. (I was sharing genuine joy though, not teasing, I love dogs). When I got up about 100 yards past him, I decided to turn around and head back to the apartment. The man was down on the ground, rolling around with the dog with absolute abandonment. It was cute and cool. I decided to go home the long way and give them their moment.
I do feel great after just 25 minutes on the skates. My lungs have opened a little bit, and my muscles feel pleasantly "awake" Thanks for that post, Fjarlq!
D and I are going to look at a house tonight/tomorrow. I already saw the outside, and have started to bond. Trying hard to stay objective.....
current mood:  energetic
current music: giant planes circling
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12:26 pm - Close enough....
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That's it, this is as good as it gets as far as "happy" "sunny" color schemes goes. Or at least this is as good as it gets when a non-programmer sets the colors.
Whew, I'm too tired to write anything after the whole "color" fiasco.
current mood: resigned
current music: little birds outside the window
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12:17 pm - Still testing.....
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11:48 am - Testing....
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Playing with color options. Trying to create a "summer" "happy" "sunshine" type of look for my live journal. Succeeding to create various "discordant" "disturbed" "mudslide" types of looks. Check back later. :-)
current mood: determined
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10:01 am
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