Every Monday escorting at the clinic is its own mini-adventure into some seriously fun socio/psycho/politcal/interpersonal observations and interactions. Most days it's only a very minor adventure, pretty routine amusements to be had watching Ann do her thing under the influence of various moods or levels of conviction in the context of a variety ( Read more... )

So who wants to get started with me on a ballot-initiative/petition-drive for Minnesota to cede the whole damn 6th district over to Wisconsin so we can just wash our hands of Michele Bachmann once and for all? Since a majority of Wisconsinites are happy-dancing over their newly-passed anti-gay marriage amendment, I say instead of all the ( Read more... )

soylentmean and I are going to commit double suicide as soon as we're released from class for lunch. We just can't take this instructor anymore. St. Anthony Falls is just a few blocks away. I always wanted to go down that big slide....

goodbye cruel world

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The word for today is: Fragmentary.

frag-men-tar-y [frag-muhn-ter-ee]: -adjective consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains ( Read more... )

So I'm reading Haunted by Chuck Palanhiuk. My friend the Bookman gave it to me last year as an advanced-readers' copy. It's been sitting on my shelf all this time, I somehow had an aversion to reading it, despite my adoration of Fight Club (only seen the flic version, but am planning to read the book soon!). But after hearing Chuck P. interviewed ( Read more... )

soylentmean and I are in class together all this week starting this morning. It's a Linux kernel class, which sounds cool and fun, as it really should be ( Read more... )

After so much waiting and scheming and preparing for it, my company just sent out their request for applications for the volunteer leave program I've been planning to apply for. Bad news is that I see they've made a change this year to the eligibility requirements: instead of a requirement of having worked with the non-profit for 6 months, it's now ( Read more... )

I'm feeling a little remote and distant from my LJ lately. like my LJ is a friend with whom I used to be really tight but lately all we can manage is some strained and awkward small talk leaving us both thinking "bah - why bother?".

or maybe I'm just sleepy and braindead this morning ;D

I think standing outside for over an hour in windchilly bitter cold escorting at the clinic first thing in the morning somehow neutralizes the wakey properties of a cup of coffee consumed prior to standing in the cold. Or the nice Dunn Bros girl mistakenly filled me up with decaf rather than the leaded stuff. Either way it's all fog and cotton ( Read more... )

...and how could I neglect to mention the crowning awesomeness of the weekend - catching the Indigo Girls at the State Theater last night?? seabiscuits and I managed to get first row A tix (not counting the two rows of chairs they threw in the orchestra section for whatever special people) right smack in front of Amy - awwwww *bats eyelashes in adoration ( Read more... )