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At the hospital
I'm sitting in the emergency room with my sister. Nothing super serious. She had surgery nearly two weeks ago and the wound seems to be infected. It has to heal from the inside out, so we have to keep it packed with gauze. Anyway, we've been here for over two hours. Since I'm bored (& pissed because the soda machine stole my money) and haven't ( Read more... ) -
This heat is insane!!!
+ So yesterday afternoon I was running a few errands. It was hotter than camel hump outside. I have photographic evidence.
Exhibit A: The temperature display in my car right before I walked into Dollar General around 2:00.
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A thought about the Grammys...
Taylor Swift should be sending Kanye West a fruit basket today. -
Water, water nowhere, but we've got a lot to drink!
+ As all the Americans on my flist are aware, we've been experiencing some insanely low temps here in the Deep South. I told thena to take her Canadian air back, but she won't take it. Anyway, we are not used to lows in the teens. I was born in Alaska, but I have no recollection of such frigidity. We are not used to these temps and neither is our ( Read more... ) -
I fail at lengthy memes.
+ I haven't updated this 30 Day Meme since before Christmas. I suck. But I'm determined to get it finished, so here are ( Days 14 through 18. ) -
Hmmm... a fictional book...
Day 13 → A fictional book
I'm being lazy tonight, so I'm going to copy and paste the info for my fictional book, Naughts and Crosses. Don't turn me in to the Copyright Police. ( I'm a teacher, and since we're known for copying stuff that we shouldn't I'd probably get life without parole in Copyright Infringers' Prison. ) -
"And this Christmas will be..."
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
In the spirit of the holiday season, I've decided to post my favorite Christmas carol, Carol of the Bells. I used to love singing this when I was in my high school choirs (the plural is not a typo; I went to two different high schools). I love the crescendo in the song and how awesome it sounds live.
( Here are two more songs I love to hear this time of year. )
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