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Hot enough for me?
It's not enough that my personal life is in a shambles. (So what else is new?) A few weeks ago, a bookcase in the library fell over, falling on and breaking the free-standing fan I keep there. No problem; there's still the AC in the hallway ceiling, and the living room ceiling fan ( Read more... ) -
There really must have been something wrong...
... with LJ last night. Something was preventing my post from appearing, and that's all there is to it. I can't believe that all of my friends here are so callous and thoughtless that they would just ignore me completely. They are all so much better than that ( Read more... ) -
Realizing when it's time to get out of the relationship
As part of a general housecleaning/winnowing of kipple, I've been going through boxes and boxes and boxes of belongings. I came across an interesting artifact from, I think, near the end of 1987. I had come home from work one day to find that my then-girlfriend (who had failed to join the workforce herself) had rendered the below on the phone- ( Read more... ) -
I saw "Star Trek" today.
In IMAX, yet, at the AMC in Burbank. I took a vacation day so I could see it on opening day (or what was supposedly opening day, anyway), since so many people I know saw previews and I wanted to avoid hearing spoilers from them. Naturally, my own ( spoilers are hidden behind this cut. ) -
Ping divertimento
It's possible you've been shown this by several people already. But then, it's worth the chance. Credit edgreen86 with bringing it to my attention by posting it on his own LJ. -
It's all Dogbert's fault
The geek media are starting to weigh in over this thing (for example last night's "South Park"). Thanks to Paul Ilechko, who pointed this out to me.
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It's not you, it's me
I've been finding Facebook more and more interesting lately, and LiveJournal less and less so. That's just the way it is. So I'm going to be spending more time and effort there. My recent hissy fit about WastePail09 is a symptom of this, not the (or even a) cause. The recent rise in weeping and wailing just threw into relief the fact that I'm ( Read more... ) -
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My previous post has been made friends-only. Probably better that way. This one will remain public as a placeholder in its stead ( Read more... )
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