I came across a quote from someone I've never read or heard of before. It was while I was prepping for my ATS-W exam. It caught me unawares. It's flowery, it's wrapped up in itself, and it might be read as pretentious. I don't see any of those things beyond an intellectual capacity to acknowledge that might think those things ( Read more... )

It's really good to be working. Work right now means coming back to VT and swinging a hammer. Carpentry and construction puts me to bed tired, but feeling able. Driving to work out here is the kind of drive that people on vacation drive for the pretty alone. I'll see if I can track down a decent digital camera and put up some photos next time I ( Read more... )

Going to Adks for a rock climbing trip. This one will take longer than the last such trip I made. Thinking it might have more rocks and less college campuses and coffee houses this time ( Read more... )

Back in VT.

The air smells cleaner. The soil is too wet as a result of freakishly steady rain. The house my father built is right where I left it.

I got in a 1:00 on the nose. Work early. Good to be somewhere clean.

Thanks and stuff.

I win at school.

That is all.

House Guest: Had company from up north this weekend. Jen came down. Not much accomplished. We almost worked on her armor. It is getting warm enough to move back out to my shop.  Mostly it was a low-impact head-clearing exercise. Small conversation, small meals, small... small is good. Hope she had a good time. I got some good reading done.

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It was refreshing. My folks were more generous than I believe that they should have been, but it was a kindness that I won't condemn them for. My family was all in attendance at my Grandmother's X-Mas, save my favorite uncle. He most out west last year and has become scarce. Miss him ( Read more... )

I watched the first season of Dexter (Showtime production) on our Netfilx account last week.  Very, very fun to watch.

The protagonist reminds me very much of by brother....

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Nah.

Your result for The Personality Defect Test...
Hand-Raiser

You are 86% Rational, 57% Extroverted, 40% Brutal, and 43% Arrogant.


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I've identified a habit in my gaming. I tend to play video games for the system over the story. Many of my friends keep telling me how I am missing out. It might be true ( Read more... )