Yeah, I thought you guys'd like that, seeing as how I'm pretty nurotic about always putting it in. It was either that, or tell you about all the crazy dating experiences I had in 2000. LOL
Yeah, LJ was running slow earlier, and all my notifications got delayed. It crashed just as I was going to link my entry in, too! Fortunately it came back up quickly.
You're welcome! *smile*
I hope not, although I suspect that should actually read 'luckily for them', lol, given what my reaction to "Jembo" is likely to be. *grin*
You're welcome! Good luck with the Gatekeepers. I imagine you won't actually need it, but just in case, lol.
Lizbeth and I turned in early last night, so I didn't find out about the gatekeepers until this morning. Curse Gary anyway, another week without a poll to "watch like a hawk," quoting you about me. LOL At least I'll be busy, today I'm flying down to Houston for a training and then a conference through Friday.
I didn't really care which side was going to be proven wrong, I just hoped they'd have as crappy a New Year as it looked like I would. That's the spirit!
I hadn't thought about how much time it would take to scan a book into a reader, or whether you could easily be sure you had all of the pages. But clearly, it would be worth it.
By this time, all the butter bugs had escaped, and much like Y2K reporters, were scattered throughout House Vorkosigan. I loved the parallelism here.
no matter how badly I screwed things up, there was usually a way out, although, chances were, finding that path would probably make me look pretty ridiculous at times. What a great lesson!
And we come to find that humiliation will not actually kill us, so we go with whatever works.
How nice to see where you are now, so happy in the new life and family you've found. *happy smile*
It kind of depends on the level of quality you're shooting for. Back then, with a book of Lois' length, it would've taken several hours.
Hahaha, glad you liked. At least, you know, butter bugs could potentially do something useful. *evil grin*
Oh, and I definitely had plenty of humiliation before it was all over. You're right though, finding my wonderful family was worth it. Although, truth be told, I think it was more of them finding me than the other way around.
Thanks so much for reading, and writing such kind words!
YAY, a fellow Miles fan! Barrayar was her best one about political intrigue--although I didn't count it as a Miles book since he was only born towards the end--and I think Memory was the roughest on Miles from a soul searching perspective, but A Civil Campaign was just fun. She's supposed to have another one pending with the publisher, although her author website is strangely quiet.
You have lifted my spirits and sent me off to find the book!Bujold House Vorkosigan. Just looked it up...
It really is great to know you came through after so many 'downs', Life can turn round, we just need to hang around long enough. Hope the future is better, and will be making sure you always sign Dan,....well just in case?who knows.....
I liked this, it made me happy to know you were alone with Dr.Pepper, but,At one point, 'I caught myself laughing out loud, and thought, with amazement, "I'm happy." Nice.
Ms. Bujold is one of my favorite authors, so I'm sure you'll enjoy her work.
Yeah, that realization of "I'm happy" was quite a shocker to me. 2000 would end up being a pretty good year overall, although it wasn't until 2002 that I met Lizbeth and began building the excellent family I have today.
Thanks for reading, and I'm glad you liked my story.
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Dan
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I think I have a new favorite of your entries now!
Jem (Who would probably not want to be Jim, either.)
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Really, a new favorite? Wow, I wasn't expecting that, thanks!
Hmmm, probably for the best. Lucky for you, I don't think anyone has ever turned your name into Jembo. LOL
Thanks!
Dan
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You're welcome! *smile*
I hope not, although I suspect that should actually read 'luckily for them', lol, given what my reaction to "Jembo" is likely to be. *grin*
You're welcome! Good luck with the Gatekeepers. I imagine you won't actually need it, but just in case, lol.
Jem
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Good luck to you too!
Dan
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That's the spirit!
I hadn't thought about how much time it would take to scan a book into a reader, or whether you could easily be sure you had all of the pages. But clearly, it would be worth it.
By this time, all the butter bugs had escaped, and much like Y2K reporters, were scattered throughout House Vorkosigan.
I loved the parallelism here.
no matter how badly I screwed things up, there was usually a way out, although, chances were, finding that path would probably make me look pretty ridiculous at times.
What a great lesson!
And we come to find that humiliation will not actually kill us, so we go with whatever works.
How nice to see where you are now, so happy in the new life and family you've found. *happy smile*
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It kind of depends on the level of quality you're shooting for. Back then, with a book of Lois' length, it would've taken several hours.
Hahaha, glad you liked. At least, you know, butter bugs could potentially do something useful. *evil grin*
Oh, and I definitely had plenty of humiliation before it was all over. You're right though, finding my wonderful family was worth it. Although, truth be told, I think it was more of them finding me than the other way around.
Thanks so much for reading, and writing such kind words!
Dan
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And what did you do in 1999/2000? *grin*
Dan
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House Vorkosigan. Just looked it up...
It really is great to know you came through after so many 'downs', Life can turn round, we just need to hang around long enough. Hope the future is better, and will be making sure you always sign Dan,....well just in case?who knows.....
I liked this, it made me happy to know you were alone with Dr.Pepper, but,At one point, 'I caught myself laughing out loud, and thought, with amazement, "I'm happy." Nice.
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Yeah, that realization of "I'm happy" was quite a shocker to me. 2000 would end up being a pretty good year overall, although it wasn't until 2002 that I met Lizbeth and began building the excellent family I have today.
Thanks for reading, and I'm glad you liked my story.
Dan
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