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Oh Livejournal, this is the longest I've neglected to post anything in here in our nearly 8+ year tenure. and look, I'm marrying someone I somehow met through here maybe 6 years ago? Yes, crazy meetups. those crazy times. this crazy place and that crazy history ( Read more... ) -
Ice . Road . Benefits . Thanksgiving
Today's walk to the train was blustery and cold. The wind was whipping my nose and numbing my ears; it felt like home. I suppose I thought it would be warmer in New York, in the vaugest sense of the word warmer- perhaps perceptable to me, having endured the 1/2 mile walk to Buffalo State in 2 feet of snow and negative degree wind chills. However, ( Read more... ) -
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Prioritization is the hardest part. There's so many things I want to do, but I can't accomplish them all at once. That's for sure. I need to slow it down... -
it's been a long time since anything politically has made me this upset.
"We [would] rescue the jobs, the savings and the ability to get a loan for each hard-working American," said Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y."No, the right to a loan is not an immutable part of being an American. Every American does not need a loan. Fuck the government, they clearly don't speak for us. The part about loans that everyone wants to ( Read more... ) -
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So we've made it- school begins tomorrow. I find myself having so many stirring and fascinating thoughts but never have anywhere to write them down. It's as if having the notebook with me keeps the thoughts at bay ( Read more... ) -
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"It was, as many had suspected, an ape-like costume stuffed with entrails."
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what's in a name?
It seems that the cynicism of choice has changed from sarcasm to snark1. Perhaps i'm in the minority, odd being somewhat of a cynic myself, but there's way too much snark2 going on. Was the world always such a snarky place?
Otherwise, i bought Longans3, Lychees4 and Dragonfruit5 last week in Chinatown. It was a rather disappointing trip, and of ( Read more... ) -
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So I have an apartment. It's 90% finalized. I'll be in Astoria, near the Astoria blvd stop, but within walking distance of Steinway. It's a nice place, nearly as sizable as what we had in Buffalo. It has windows, a full kitchen, a crappy little bathroom (on a diagonal- deja vu as for the current place ( Read more... )
