November 07, 2005
without cables
"Neuter Fawn", unnamed laptop, 4.7 lbs Here's my brand new lil' laptop. It's presently 1.2ghz, 40g, 256mb, dvd/cdrw, with a 14.1" xga. I got it at Fry's for $400 about a month ago, because I've always wanted one, and I figured with this thing I can take my work wherever...
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August 15, 2005
Don't let Nestle kill cats!
All responsible cat and dog owners know that chocolate is poison for our furry friends. Apparently neither the writers nor film crew of the new Nesquick commercial are responsible pet owners, as they have a kid giving a saucer of chocolate milk to his cat. In the commercial, the cat...
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June 30, 2005
Kittyrescuepalooza 2
Meet the teeny kitty which we rescued from a pile of filth in the street last night. He's about 4 weeks old and is not quite ready to be weaned. More later!...
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February 15, 2005
a productive day
Well, I feel I was extremely productive yesterday, which unfortunately means that I spent a bunch of money. I managed to: mostly finish the weekend work by noon deposit the paycheck drop off DWP and gas bills (heat and electricity is good) pick up prescription K/D cat food for Wheelie...
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January 12, 2005
nerd is good
And I didn't even cheat. :)...
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December 13, 2004
Revenge of I've been working all day
It will likely come as no surprise to anyone that You are a Geek Girl! You're competent, eccentric, and proud to be exactly who you are. It also helps that you're the smartest person you know. Meeting a guy is not a challenge for you, as long as you're willing...
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December 12, 2004
Pwned
I browse a lot of blogs. I read things that I agree with, I read things that I don't agree with, and I read plenty of things that annoy me. Usually I don't bother to comment. Today, however, I did. I present to you... Pwned Of The Month Posted on...
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December 08, 2004
yeah, I was bored too
I should have been working, but instead I was goofing on the internet. Tell me, is that something a Lawful Good person would do?? You scored as Lawful Good. A lawful good person acts as a good person is expected or required to act. They are dedicated to upholding both...
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December 05, 2004
PMS is a serious design flaw
I would like to lodge a complaint with biology. I am in a shit ass mood since yesterday sometime, when something that should have been nothing completely aggravated my pissed off gland. And for little other reason than I shall be menstruating soon. Irrational irritability is in itself irritating. It...
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December 04, 2004
Did that chick have RED hair?
After the election I decided that rather than shave my head bald I would dye it something interesting. There was a voter at my polling place that had black hair with just a few very vibrant stripes in her bangs. It was absolutely darling, and went along with her little...
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October 28, 2004
Special NYC Special Edition M&M's
Let the hunt begin! In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the NYC subway, M&M's is supposedly making a limited run of train letters. But where to get them! This is the question that is yet unanswered. If you see these delectables, snatch up a few and let me know...
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October 02, 2004
apologies to the feed people
My apologies to those of you who have this site on an rss feed, for the times when an entry is reposted 57 times to correct errors. One of these days I'll consistently compose in an outside editor and decrease the occurrances of such nonsense. Until then, this is for...
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another damn quiz!
...but "What Biological Molecule Are You" was just too neat to pass up. You are water. You're not really organic; you'reneither acidic nor basic, yet you're an acidand a base at the same time. You're strongwilled and opinionated, but relaxed and readyto flow. So while you often seem worthless,without you,...
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August 25, 2004
Inappropriate responses
I would like to provide, for educational purposes, a sample of an inappropriate response. Mingis: Damn, forgot to get coffee filters yesterday. We're totally out. What do you think, should I reuse the old one, or just use a paper towel? GTrain: *silence* Mingis: Hello? GTrain: Well, I probably won't...
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August 22, 2004
a few optical changes
The overall look of this site, as it was previously, was never meant to be a final polished version. Rather, it was intended as a detailed mockup which I could later change with ease, mainly through fiddling with css. I've been rather sick of the look of the main page...
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August 09, 2004
I am a Grammar God
It is confirmed, I am a Grammar God! Luckily for the universe at large, I am a benevolent god, and highly discretionary with the use of my mighty powers. You are a GRAMMAR GOD! If your mission in life is not already topreserve the English tongue, it should be.Congratulations and...
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July 22, 2004
100th post and Happy Birthday to me!
GTrain got me this fabulous, gigantoid 19" monitor for my solar return. I am completely undeserving of any gifts, of course, but I accept it none the less with many thanks and great happiness. :) Somehow, my desk seems larger... I have to redesign my desk space, as the computer...
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April 06, 2004
The tiniest retraction
Okay, I take back the part about the crabs. I don't wish ill on people. I believe in karma, and that the shit we dole out comes back to us even stinkier. The universe will take care of that. I don't need to sully my own karma by putting that...
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February 06, 2004
Welcome to the new and newly organized chaos
Alrighty! I've beel lagging, and pondering, and ignoring, and dibbling ad nauseum on the new Movabletype setup, but at long last, everything seems to be entered, the basic category pages are set up, urls are redirected, and here you are! There's still more to go, of course. Isn't there always?...
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December 01, 2003
I'm a dork
I don't have a passport, isn't that stupid? There's no reason for it. And right now, about 30 minutes from my front door, there's a casting call for LOTR geeks who have passports, and have nothing to do but fly hither and yon the next two weeks. AARGH! I think...
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August 24, 2003
kitty madness
The feral cat situation in my neighborhood is out of control. When we first moved in a year and a half ago, there were a few strays in the neighborhood. Needless to say, the situation has gotten considerably worse since then. At the end of June, a mama cat abandoned...
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April 16, 2003
Busy like the bee
I keep trying to take a day off, but my main currency supplier has been swamped with work, and they won't let me stop working. Actually, I'm a sucker, and have a freakish work ethic, so I take work because they need the help, even though my other dogs are...
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March 22, 2003
Is the blog working? The world wants to know!
Well I've finally decided to get off my duff and install Greymatter on this new server. Took me long enough, eh? I am still in the process of fine tuning it, as you will no doubt notice if you look around or poke about at all (no sharp sticks, please)....
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December 09, 2002
Once again, ages and ages
Hello there! Been ages ago, I know. I haven't been completely idle in the time I've been away, though. Of late I have been leaping from creative endeavor to creative endeavor like the butterfly in a breeze. Some of my projects I've even finished. :) Firstly, every time I think...
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August 16, 2002
Hello and thanks for the kharma
Hello! Well, it's been ages, hasn't it? I will try to recap for you what's been going on and keeping me from blogging. June and July had me focused on the move to our new home and the struggle to maintain sanity. We did it though, and with some luck...
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May 28, 2002
Did you miss me?
Have you been wondering where I've been? So have I. They say that time flies when you're having fun; I would just like to say that it flies just as fast when you're not paying attention. The whole Israel/Palestine thing has really got me down, and I allowed it to...
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almost midnight ramblings
It amazes me what the mind can notice, and miss entirely. I can have the image of a passenger on a bus watching the world go by stuck in my mind for a week, and yet I can miss an open can of cat food sitting on the counter in...
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May 19, 2002
the dark side of punk
Once when I was a little girl, about 6 or 7, I went into the Village with my mother, aunt, and cousin. It was a day out with the grown ups, a pastime I enjoyed. We would go out to a restaurant and they would spend hours talking about all...
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April 05, 2002
Friday Five
1. If you could eat dinner with and "get to know" one famous person (living or dead), who would you choose? I think, if I had to choose one famous person to get to know, I would have to choose someone that I feel could enlighten me, and help me...
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April 04, 2002
Hugh Gallagher's College Essay
Legend goes that Hugh Gallagher sent the following essay to colleges in response to the essay question: "Are there any significant experiences you have had, or accomplishments you have realized, that have helped to define you as a person?" "...Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I...
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March 31, 2002
enneagram personality test
Oh goody, another personality test! take free enneagram test...
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March 08, 2002
Friday Five
Friday Five 1. What makes you homesick? Food makes me homesick. Missing real pizza. Hot dogs from real street vendors. A whiff of something that reminds me of souvlaki from the ancient man with the little tin cart behind the grocery store. One hundred indian restaurants on 8th street. Good...
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March 07, 2002
general ramblings
Why have I hidden the messageboard you might ask? Why does this personal side not follow the smooth and easy navigation so typical of lucid albatross professional web design? Because there's a time and a place for everything, and since this the personal side, I can be as random and...
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March 02, 2002
general ramblings
I look back at my recent posts and I think, most of what I've had to say recently has been by way of complaining about this person or that situation. Is that my entire creative impulse? Are there only brief flashes of light in an otherwise dark stream of blather?...
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February 24, 2002
Winter Olympics '02
Opening ceremony "meet the athletes" procession musical medley: 1. Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd 2. Smack My Bitch Up by Prodigy 3. Praise You by Fatboy Slim Hello? What is it like to be only 1/3 sane? Don't get me wrong, I like all of these songs for one...
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