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1) I am rearranging the den, in light of the flood of papers I now must deal with, and the fact my desk was never optimized for a computer

2) This has necessitated moving books in preparation for another desk. I have apparently become weak, and feeble in this task, as I for a second thought "wow, I have a lot of books" before snapping back into ( Read more... )

As if hail stones of death weren't enough ( Read more... )

Hello LJ, long time no post ( Read more... )

"Don't cry for me when I'm gone...I've lived longer than a lot of other guys I met." - William B. Lotosky ( Read more... )

Because of this I was able to watch "Snakes on a Plane" while on a plane.

Part of my life feels oddly complete.

I didn't think I'd quite do it, but after two years and 115 pages, I have a fucking master's thesis written!

The papers are signed, I just need them bound for the university.

If I wasn't sick/didn't have work tomorrow I'd be boxing all my notes away over gin and tonic, but alas...that's what three day weekends are for!

So, I'd estimate 80% of the internet is blocked at my job. Not just on student accounts, but the teachers as well. I can understand this on some level, with sites like amazon, or others that are shopping...but when the Queens college library became blocked I thought they were getting a little retarded ( Read more... )

This writing while mildly intoxicated is an invigorating experience! If I look at the pages I added to my thesis tonight, and they are coherent I may try this again in the future.

So, I just finished off Ancient Rome (and I use that term loosely) this past week in the GED Social Studies class. With only two days of class this week, I figured a video would be in order. Anything I like about Rome is pretty much out of the question, as it's "R" rated, and I'd like a job thank you very much. So, I took a page from one of my ( Read more... )