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Six things others may not know about me. . .
As tagged by <,femmeirlandaise>
Six things you may or may not know about me:
1) I carry a wallet. I actually own two purses (both small, neither trendy or costing more than twenty bucks) for times when I don't have pockets, but in general, I carry a wallet. It's not a big leather tri-fold (though I tried one for a bit) but a small canvas bi-fold from Timbuk2. I ( Read more... ) -
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Pictures, for your viewing pleasure, of my 25th birthday party :) I never ever ever have parties, and rarely have people remember, so thanks for everyone who did!! xoxo
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30648219&l=07dc4&id=69500455
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Trees
So I was thinking about deforestation the other day, on my way home from work. You see, 696 is not exactly scenic; there's a reason my coworkers call it "the ditch."
I was thinking, "Gee, what if every American planted just one single tree? Or, to start, how about every American adult?" And then I thought, "Well, that would be phenomenal, but how ( Read more... ) -
No kidding, eh?
Every once in a while I scan my "spam" folder to check for mistakes in the automated sorting. . .
. . .and sometimes my jaw drops a bit at what I see.
Headlines from this morning's subject lines:
"May the foreskin be with you"
"The Loin King"
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This Memorial Day, and every day,
To all of the soldiers who have sacrificed ( Read more... ) -
Brownies
Well, so far it's been culture shock up here in D-town. I cover the north side of 8-mile on the squad, all the way up to M-59, depending on which shift I'm working. Some of the people have been friendly, but in general, as the new girl I get the cold shoulder. . .possibly until I prove myself? Hrm. One medic even told me that he wasn't used to ( Read more... ) -
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Do an iTunes for "Vitamin String Quartet".
Not all of their stuff is groundbreaking, but I'm loving their rendition of Tool's "Schism". -
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We were given two hands to hold,
Two legs to walk,
Two eyes to see,
Two ears to listen,
but why only one heart?
Because the other one was given to someone for us to find.
--- Unk.
Anyhow, quick updates, since I don't use LJ to blog -- just to keep you guys up to date:
Got hired full-time paramedic with Universal-Macomb Ambulance, covering 911 for ( Read more... ) -
Your hard-earned tax dollars well-spent.
This is ridiculous. Some excerpts:
"For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison. . ."
". . .the 50 states spent more than $49 billion on corrections last year, up from less than $11 billion 20 years earlier. The rate of increase for prison costs was six times greater than for higher education ( Read more... ) -
Hey bizatches!
Alright y'all, I'm in Warren for the night! (Due to wonerful Ohio weather, the 3.5 hour drive took 7.5 hours and I got here at 5am ( Read more... )