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I've been on LJ sabbatical. Like completely gone. I'm not sure how long it's been at this point. And by sabbatical, I mean that even as my posts began to taper off a few years ago, I was still reading and following my Flist. sometime, probably during the summer, I tapered off of reading. I tapered off of following. And I've recently recognized this ( Read more... )

I've been painting for the past few days. Strike that. Grinding, chipping and painting. People who don't know don't seem to have a grasp on exactlly how much goes into a worthwhile paint job. My rule of thumb is to extract the amount of time your average Chief Mate thinks it will take for you to do a job, and how much it will take o do the job ( Read more... )

I've got a motherfucking PERMANENT ACCOUNT motherfuckers. I'm not stoopid and I'm not THAT drunk yet.

well, maybe I am that drunk.Anyway, I've found out this is a very divisive issue, and I wanted to make a poll, but fuck it. If you care, leave a message. Or comment. Or whatever the fuck they call it these days.The question is: Why do I smell like ( Read more... )

Since we got here in November, the craptain has been obsessed with "crabbing".
He bought his personal limit, and another crew-member bought HIS limit, (he's since lost all interest in "ceabbing") every week, the Craptain goes out and collects the traps and re-baits them.
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OK bike people. I know that there a couple of you on my list. I am the new owner of a trek 4500 (or something) (updated for model.) I don't think the bike is really the thing. My request is for advice on what the best bags/rack to get for this bike are. I'd like waterproof, but that's just the seaman in me. I can't really see riding in driving rain ( Read more... )

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