Her hand on the back of my neck, taking away the pain.
I always forget how that feels, not hurting, free from pain.
But, then I remember freedom; pain becomes more hurtful.
Without knowing, I can endure. Knowing bliss, living hurt.
The hurt drives me to poor choices. The hurt makes me a fool.
Without knowing, I can endure.

Yes, another online company designed to sell yet another perpetual motion machine ( Read more... )

The way these guys play the guitar may surprise you.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1770531

Dragoncon Star Wars fans will gt a big kick out of this one.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1785787

In 2007, China put a ban on drinking alcohol at lunch, but only for civil servants or government employees and only on work days ( Read more... )

I met someone who reminded me of an old lover, one who'd hurt me so much many years ago. This new person was nice, cute, into interesting things and very alive. The more I learned about her, the more interesting she became. It was late; she gave me her email address and I sent a hello the next day ( Read more... )

His bitterness ... it makes me smile.

http://somethingpositive.net/sp06062004.shtml

Ok, we all know he wrote "RFC 1149.5 specifies 4 as the standard IEEE-vetted random number.", and hundreds of people looked up RFC 1149, one of the always entertaining April 1 posts (at least they're entertaining to regular RFC readers). Yes, back at iBeam, I was the resident RFC reader. I also read patents and contracts and ... lots of stuff ( Read more... )

If you like taking/editing digital pictures, this free download is a must see ( Read more... )

Fever has been gone for a few days.
Still coughing, and blowing my nose alot, but less than before.
Voice still gone; I'm really looking forward to not having an "Oh No!" reaction every time the phone rings.

Now, I can actually speak in a very hushed tone, with little or no pain. I'm still avoiding it, hoping to fully heal sooner.

3 days of being in bed, occationally getting up for food/water/etc, and always getting worse every time I get a little better ( Read more... )