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Stanford is good.
My surgery went well, my incision is almost invisible, my stitches are tiny and neat, I had full motor function the same day as my surgery, and I got to come home a full day earlier than expected. My nurses were kind and attentive. My doctor was one of the best on the west coast for my surgery. All in all, much better than either of my last parotid ( Read more... ) -
Brian's background
If you will be playing with us, please do not read if you can't keep it out of character.
I'm from Ares, the main moon of Boros. Mother is a payroll clerk and Father is a senior technician, both for the Iskellian Corporation. I was in my final semester at New Oxford University on Londinum, studying Mathematics, when the first conflicts of what ( Read more... ) -
No surprise here...
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Social Nerd
You're interested in things such as politics, psychology, child care, and peace. I wouldn't go so far as to call you a hippie, but some of you may be tree-huggers. You're the type of people who are interested in bettering the world. You're possible the least nerdy of them all; unless you participate ( Read more... ) -
My new toy...
...is an eGO Cycle 2 LX. I've had it for a week and a half, and I love it. It is perfect for my commute of 5.5 miles on surface streets. It takes me about 20 minutes to get to work, no matter what the traffic. In a car that takes anywhere from 12 minutes to 35 depending on how many other drivers are on the road. At a cost of about one cent a mile, ( Read more... ) -
Point to ponder
One of my co-workers described an accident he was in, and mentioned that everything happened like it was in slow motion. How did people decribe that feeling before the advent of slow motion photography? -
Fireworks
We did fireworks last night. We had a few people over, grilled some stuff, and set off over $80 worth of fireworks. I can definitely recommend the "King of Bling" fountain from Phantom Fireworks for $10. The Sacramento Bee gave it a top rating, beating out other fountains costing as much as $35. Phantom seems to turn out better fireworks at lower ( Read more... ) -
Yippee!
One of my customers gave me an entire paper shopping bag full of apricots from her tree today. At least half of them are perfectly ripe, while the rest are a bit underripe. We decided to make jam tonight. We sorted through and got enough ripe ones for two batches of jam. This is our fourth type of jam this year, so we've got the routine down pretty ( Read more... ) -
Hero project
For any Nathan Fillion fans out here, he's working with an artist to help society redefine heroism. Martin Firrell is accepting input from the general public regarding heroism without violence.
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silverkun made me cry this morning. In a good way. I miss my father, too, and he reminded me just how much. It's been 14 years, and I still hear his voice and miss him terribly. I know he'd be proud of my children. Te amo mucho, Papa. -
So much for that...
Got dismissed from jury duty in the peremptory challenge phase. I'll never know the reason I was dismissed, but
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