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Nostalgia I could do without
100 points to whomever remembers the Ditto machine and why they were the bane of my existence in 3rd grade. About the only school equipment I disliked more was the laminator. -
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In the middle of printing out job applications, my printer's left roller decided to completely die, causing any sheet of paper fed to it to immediately be wound up sideways, frayed to pieces, soaked in ink, and messily stuck in the right roller and print mechanisms. Multiple attempt to determine cause and about 15 ruined sheets of paper later, it ( Read more... ) -
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So my day consisted of spraining my wrist, doing everything left-handed, drinking eggnog, playing Kirby: Return to Dreamland, and watching various TV shows in Hulu.
I don't think I've fucked off this much in months. If it matters though, I did put away the laundry.
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The hell you say
Creepy, insulting letter I received from a scam-artist training company that poses as a recruiter on job search sites:
Hello [my name ( Read more... ) -
Positive things!
- The North Carolina Zoological Park is awesome. It is huge, has gigantic enclosures for the animals with lots of space for them to move around, with the environments artfully designed to allow the animals privacy while still making them highly visible.
- Raleigh's Farmer's Market is also awesome. We got some local honey, weird melons and unexpectedly ( Read more... )
- The North Carolina Zoological Park is awesome. It is huge, has gigantic enclosures for the animals with lots of space for them to move around, with the environments artfully designed to allow the animals privacy while still making them highly visible.
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Things and stuff
So, on...Saturday, I think it was? Maybe Friday, I don't remember...anyhow, over the weekend, we were on our way to a coffee shop when we saw a woman in the middle of the road, desperately chasing after a fluttering bird whose wing was clearly broken. We were afraid someone might hit her, or the bird, so we pulled over to her (stopping traffic ( Read more... ) -
Enjoy Yourself and Don't Apologize For It
I keep running into people who act like this: "Only pussies feel emotions, so the only emotion I ever feel is anger--at whatever made me feel something, or at myself for feeling it."
No one ever actually says that, but I've noticed a pattern that when someone is subjected to an emotional situation or piece of art or idea, their first reaction to ( Read more... ) -
I assume LJ won't delete my account for complaining about _other_ social networks?
Google: Whatever happened to "Don't be Evil ( Read more... ) -
Sorry, we're too good for you.
The way a company keeps out "undesirables": offer something really nice for a manageable price, then say "you are only allowed to buy this if you become a member. Membership is $55 a year ( Read more... )