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Last night, watching President-elect (holy shit) Obama's acceptance speech, there was a very distinct moment when the words "I live in the best country on earth" went through my head, unbidden. I don't know how I feel about that this morning, but I know I'm thankful to my country today for giving me one moment of pure, uncompromising pride in the ( Read more... )

I wasn't going to post, but it's the first time I've been on LJ in quite a few months and an old friend just happened to reappear on it and well, I did some reading, and eventually found myself on my own page ( Read more... )

And I reccommend it more than your next meal. Hop on that bandwagon, folks.

Via Heckel:

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louley: I apparently can get certified as a USCG aproved Marine Captain next month for free.
me: wait, what?
louley: that's the ... strangest work perk I think I've ever had
me: what is that actually?
like you can captain a shit?

H&M TO U-VILLAGE! H&M TO U-VILLAGE!

Finally, a reason to go to that godforsaken hole.

Thank you, baby jesus in a diaper.

Ok kids, it's next Saturday and I am sorely interested all of a sudden. Less prep than zombie walk, double the fun and potential of scarring small children for life.

WHO'S IN?

( For those of you who don't understand my love of marching bands... )

Initially I was all doldrumy about it because I wanted to see plays and movies and nobody wanted to go with me and blah blah blah, but then both my boys called me with news that they were going to try to visit me ( Read more... )

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