Today I (verb)...Round Three

...started the third thread in this series.

... am going to a bar mitzvah

...just wanna' relax.

...is chilling at home with the kids again.

...spent a relaxing day on Georges Island in Boston Harbor. The weather was perfect; sunny, warm, and with a cool ocean breeze. I packed a lunch and brought a book to read. I explored Fort Warren which is on the island. And I enjoyed the ferry rie to and from the island.

... am wishing this friggin' rain would just stop for cryin' out loud!

...had a great time with friends at a graduation party, but sorta wish I had been doing what Quis was doing.

Hopes FK survives the storm that just passed us. It was nasty...even is it was for a really short time, and I was driving durin the worst of it.

...slept all the way to 8:30. But I think it left me more tired than usual, so I may have restarted the REM cycle.

...sweated my arse off in this heat and humidity...why do people like this thing called summer?

started removing about 400 ft. of chain link fence from my folks place.

... worked another 11 hour day, and cut the grass the second I came home (you know, in case in rains again in the next 6 hours!).

...helped sort and shelve ten billion boxes of auto parts while running up and down a rolling ladder about five billion times in eight hours.

It was like being half library page, half weightlifter.

[plotz]

... am starting work a little later so I actually have so "me time" in the morning.

Legion Tracker, get your <strike>creative</strike> filthy mind out of the gutter!

removed yet another section of fence in my folks yard. 96 degree heat. A few more, and it'll get to be comfortable working weather.

...got called a troll on FB by a friend. The reason you ask...he made a statement and claimed it was scriptural, and I refuted it...using scripture to plainly make my case. I asked him to provide just one scripture backing his claim, and he cannot do it. I asked him to show me where I took anything out of context...he could not do it. Instead, he calls me a troll and insults my parenting skills.

I'm having fun with him now. Before he was just a minor bit of entertainment for the long weekend...now, so much more.

Moral of the story...if you want to make big claims about your beliefs and use God as your wingman...you better make sure you can back them up.

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Originally posted by future king:
Legion Tracker, get your <strike>creative</strike> filthy mind out of the gutter!

Just so you know, I use a Sonicare toothbrush on my mind twice a day...and then mental floss.

Yeah? I see, so all that rattling around and scraping of your brain did this to you.
Hmmmmm ...

It's ALL starting to make good sense now!

... got a crewcut

...got my computer connection to the internet back. Wednesday during the lightning storm I foolishly had my computer on. With one bolt, my computer blinked out for a second and there was a little crackling sound. After that no internet conection. The same bolt also fried my roommates answering machine.

Thankfully the rest of the computer was working fine and my modem was working. I first called my ISP and they tried to help. They said that it sounds like the network card. So today I took my computer to the Geek Squad at Best Buy. Yup, a new network card did the trick.

Moral: Don't use your computer during an electricl storm.

... only have to work a half day. This is good news as it's going to be another mild and sunny day around here so I can have a nice afternoon with my wife.

... am up way to early

..watched part of the 25th anniversary stage production of Les Miserables.

... helped Carol clean our disaster area of a house. We've been so busy the last few weeks that we got seriously behind. Now it looks livable again.

... was a good boy and cut and trimmed my lawn, and picked up some stray garbage that somehow always seems to blow in from who-knows-where, ripped up some weeds, and even planted a couple of easy flowers (I definitely do not have a green thumb). Scoring brownie points with the wife is never a bad thing!

...took the kids to church, did a lot of little things around the house, and watched some television with the kids.

... got an iPad through work

...had to give up my Blackest Night Green Lantern ring to one particularly Green Lantern obsessed little three year old boy to keep him from hijacking his sisters again. Guess I need to get another one.

...managed to make two non-inane (sort of), comics-related posts in a row.

Yes, I'm as shocked as you are.

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... got an iPad through work

Congrats! Have fun and send me a picture of yourself or something!!

...found out some hacker tried to use my credit card number to buy shoes in another state. The best part? They went fifty bucks over what my credit line would be IF the stupid card was paid off!

:rolleyes:

I hope they were nice shoes, Jerkface. Because now I have to go cardless for two weeks while the company issues me a replacement with a new number. Eff you. Seriously.

... am feeling Cleome's pain right now because the same thing happened to my wife's credit card last summer. It was no fun.

... took the day off to go to my bro-law's graduation

... chasing after the cat and running around trying to get ready for work.

...am having a gout flare-up. God, those hurt!!!

... was honoured to be included amoung the friends of none other than the great Paul Levitz on Facebook!

...hung at home with the kids.

...Vampire!? O_o

...came to the happy end of a year-and-a-half-long project.

...finally posted again in "Lord of the Oval".

... have major running around to do before I even go to work!

...quit my volunteer post after five-plus years.

... called a student's house to set up a meeting... the person who answered had a very youthful sounding voice but responded "yes" when I asked if she was Mrs. 'Whatever'... we spoke for a few minutes and then she told me she'd have to call me back after she spoke to her husband... a few minutes later, the phone rang and the real Mrs. 'Whatever' told me that I had spoken to her daughter, who had mistakenly said "yes" when I had called and then didn't "know how to correct the mistake"... I said I thought the student had an awfully young mother to which she responded, "Well, yes he does"...

... have to work eight hours and then go and babysit for another, possibly eight, hours.

...actually, yesterday, I get an Arsenal and Lightning Lad sketch by Phil Jimenez.

Took the family to see Green Lantern. It was a lot lot lot of fun.

Took the family to this: http://mlatcomics.com/krc/

Had a lot of fun. got some sun, as it was pretty much all outside (they had tents for the artistts and writers.

A big thankks to Dan Mishkin (co-creator of the Blue Devil) for telling me about it.

... am lamenting the that the color of the water in the pool is still a vivid green

... had to work on Father's Day so will have to visit mine and my wife's another day this week.

Played nine holes of golf with a friend and had a great time. Then took my kid to the splash pad but it was closed due to thunder and bad weather, so we made Ice cream instead.

... got a small promotion at work. I'll take it!!

... saw Phil Jimenez at the NYC pride parade... I successfully resisted the urge to yell out, "I loved the Legion Academy!"

Congrats Fubar King.

Congratulations, FKAE.

(I guess I can forgive you for so quickly abandoning the name I gave you.

)

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Congratulations, FKAE.

Hey that gives me an idea. Maybe I should start my own line of underwear like FCUK ... make people pause for a second when they read the logo!

FKAE sounds like a name for a hair color line.

Oh god, it shows how twisted my mind is, and its embarassing, but my mildly lyscexic mind did it as the word for a rather disgusting form of japanese porn that starts with a "B".

I'm so embarrassed.

Well, rick, I guess BEEFCAKE does tell us something about you.

;-)

...helped package 15,000 meals for folks (especially kids) in underdeveloped parts of the world.

...drove a couple in their eighties to a church function.

... went to a 1st birthday party.

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Oh god, it shows how twisted my mind is, and its embarassing, but my mildly lyscexic mind did it as the word for a rather disgusting form of japanese porn that starts with a "B".

I'm so embarrassed.

... am so grossed out ( well, not really ), never speak to me again!!!

...wore my shirt inside out all day. It was not done on purpose.

...helped feed 402 homeless folks at the downtown soup kitchen.

... am in awe of Legion Tracker's selflessness. Way to go good buddy!

...couldn't believe that AFOB returned!

... managed to stay awake for a 10 hours shift at work with about 4 hours of sleep the night before!

...cataloged 800 of my comics.

Wrote a review for my Ultraverse blog. And made the kids day by bringing home a mid sized rubbermaid container of Marvel action figures.

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Originally posted by SharkLad:
... am exhausted ... Last night at approximately 3:33am, my house alarm went off ... I went downstairs to investigate ... when I reached the bottom landing of the stairs, a friggin' bat flew by my head! After a half hour of ill-fated attempts, I finally caught it using a butterfly net(!) I had bought for my niece and managed to throw it out the window ... there was little sleep after that ... this is the second bat that has gotten into my house in two years ... is it...a sign?

Had a repeat of the above event... except at 3:42am... third bat in three years... I think it is a sign that I need to move...

...do not want to really do anything that productive.

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Originally posted by SharkLad:
[b] ... am exhausted ... Last night at approximately 3:33am, my house alarm went off ... I went downstairs to investigate ... when I reached the bottom landing of the stairs, a friggin' bat flew by my head! After a half hour of ill-fated attempts, I finally caught it using a butterfly net(!) I had bought for my niece and managed to throw it out the window ... there was little sleep after that ... this is the second bat that has gotten into my house in two years ... is it...a sign?

Had a repeat of the above event... except at 3:42am... third bat in three years... I think it is a sign that I need to move...[/b]

...or fashion a costume and fight crime. Just Sayin...

... split a chicken shawarma for lunch with a co-worker and made the mistake of agreeing to have it made "a bit spicey".
When will I ever learn!

...cataloged 873 more of my comics...and I'm done. (It was interesting to discover that the Legion makes up almost a third of my collection.)

...filled two more beer boxes with stuff I didn't want/need anymore. (Books and knickknacks, mostly.) Then dropped them off at the MegaloThrift store.

That makes six boxes total that have gone out the door in the last week-and-a-half. Go, Me!

... have to work another 10 hour (maybe more) shift at work. That's what happens when the president of the company is visiting your store in a couple of days!

Too bad, fk. Since we're celebrating down here, I'll lob a firework across the border for ya.

... am heading to a BBBQ.

... the extra B is for BYOBB.

... that extra B is just a typo.

Sounds like you are hitting the B early Exnihil.

... am bracing for the barrage of fireworks that will be set off on my narrow street tonight.

... have to go power shopping for my trip next week. It always breaks my heart to spend money on myself!

...am still filling giveaway boxes. Seriously, how can one small domicile hold this much crap?

Someone here should let me know soon if they've been longing all these years to own a 1990 "Collectors Edition" tin of Crayolas, but didn't feel like ponying up <strike>49.99</strike> 6.99 online...

Also if you need more hand-painted plastic cat figurines...

Etc.

... plan to spend my birthday with my wife and friends!

... am having a houseguest arrive for five days

... worked my last shift and am now officially on vacation for the next 10 days!!!

... found $20 on the sidewalk.

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... found $20 on the sidewalk.

No fair! While I was out biking yesterday, the best I could do was 35 cents!

...want mr_cleome to get home from work before Happy Hour is over.

(If he doesn't, we'll order in and do our boozing at home. But I want out, OUT, OUT OF THE HOUSE, damnit!)

...am wondering if one pronounces the "n" in "damnit."

...found a Baltimore Oriole.

..ignored calls from work. I'm still on vacation damNit!

Had company -- didn't feel like cooking so picked up some Popeye's fried chicken. Sinful and a real hit!

Popeye's.

"If loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right."

... Am going to spend the better part of the day on my buddy's boat in beautiful St. John's Newfoundland!

...am taking my 20-yr old cat Beavis in for a four week follow-up vet appt. He's been losing weight that I attributed to old age, but when he started his summer shedding losing tufts of hair I took him in. He was just under 7 pounds, having been close to 18-20 in his prime

After screening him for possible ailments, we started him on a hyperthyroid med... Today's visit is to see if he needs his dosage increased.

Sorry to hear that, Pov.

...went out for an early dinner with friends at a family-run Italian restaurant.

... have to return to work.

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Pov:
 ...am taking my 20-yr old cat Beavis in for a four week follow-up vet appt. He's been losing weight that I attributed to old age, but when he started his summer shedding losing tufts of hair I took him in. He was just under 7 pounds, having been close to 18-20 in his prime

How is Beavis?

...had a great birthday!

...came home.

...am so happy to see Fat Cramer here!

!!!

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Quislet, Esq:

He's okay, thanks for asking. OLD. lol... The vet upped his dosage and we started him on a prescription wet food... he had proteins in his urine samples and this food is designed for better absorption. That and lowering his BP by getting the hyperthyroidism under control should hopefully allow him to gain some weight back.

... plan to go to a movie tonight to beat the heat.

... didn't get nearly half the sleep I should have gotten!

... went to the movie (The Devil With Hitler) and when I came home, I saw fire trucks on my street. Not near my house, but the smell of smoke was in the air.

...saw Harry Potter (well, his movie).

...damn near bought the farm, choking on a supplement pill that's supposed to restore me to health. Conclusion: the Heimlich maneuver does work and irony is not dead.

...spend my one day off cleaning and being all domesticated (also being grateful Fat Cramer didn't purchase said farm).

FC:

...accompany mr_cleome on his exotic field trip to get the car tires rotated. Wheeeee!

...got a LOT of writing done!

...went to a picnic/party.

...go looking for chanterelle mushrooms.

... am going to church and then a barbeque.

...unknowingly shut the cat in the closet.

...hope LT was able to release the cat in a timely fashion.

... am taking my wife to the Niagara Outlet mall just for fun, shopping and something to do.

... made a lot of progress at work.

...changed a flat tire. Darn, nail.

... have one of two long and boring operations meeting at work. ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.......

..think that's better than have one or two long and boring operations!

...outed myself to a younger co-worker: "I read comic books. My favorite is the Legion of Super-Heroes."

...was trained on my employer's new timekeeping program--and thinking I should have posted this as Time-Teller Lad!

... start very early at work, but get to leave early too to start my weekend off!

...will go to the beach at lunch, with dog.

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Originally posted by Legion Tracker:
...outed myself to a younger co-worker: "I read comic books. My favorite is the Legion of Super-Heroes."

At least you had a choice. A couple of weeks ago on my Facebook page (paraphrased):

- A friend of mine: Why are you going to San Diego?
- Me: Oh, just a vacation.
- Lard Lad: He's going to a Comic Book Convention!

Thanks a lot, Lardy.

... will try to stay cool with all the humidity we're expected to get today! *whew*

...held a mini post-a-thon in honor of Summer being 2/3rds over.

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Originally posted by cleome45:
...held a mini post-a-thon in honor of Summer being 2/3rds over.

Yeah, right. You knew He Who would be posting the Hot 100 after tonight.

;-)

...am enjoying the Natal Day holiday, even though I think that's a horrible name for a holiday.

... am enjoying being off on this Canadian Civic holiday.

... found out I have tennis elbow.

...dropped down a notch.

...am pretty sure I cemented the fact that most people would not want to hear what I actually have to say.

...am reminding Dev that we are not most people.

... worked 11 hours and just want to eat, then go to sleep!

...got more things to do at work, because my "in box" almost looked like I only had about three weeks of work left.

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Originally posted by cleome45:
[b]...held a mini post-a-thon in honor of Summer being 2/3rds over.

Yeah, right. You knew He Who would be posting the Hot 100 after tonight.

;-) [/b]

Isn't that what I just said?

... am going to pick up my comics on the way to work.

Am enjoying a completely relaxing day off

...finally got LSH 15, as well as Adventure 529.

Also, I'm enjoying seeing dadman around.

...worked 11 1/2 hours.

... have to back to work on my day off to pick up my bag of comics that I left at work yesterday! Doh!!

... finally got to resume working out regularly. I just have to get up an extra half hour everyday though...

Spend the entire day surfing the net and playing video games.

...had a good day with the family at the water-park. Han is now at the clinic with her eye puffy and nasty looking...I mean really...c'mon.

...am craving chips and dip. (and refusing to crack open same before my long-suffering overlord/provider gets home.)

. . . am vegging out. Finished revising my novel yesterday and will tackle the syllabi for my classes in the fall. But today is do-nothing day.

...was walking through a salt marsh, in grass up to my shoulders, and kept thinking about that scene in Jurassic Park where the velociraptors picked off the people one by one as they were walking through tall grass.

...concocted a tasty marinade for the steaks I'll be cooking tonight

... woke up in a foul mood and am trying to snap out of it by watching my favorite movie

...just got back from a vigorous bike ride on a breezy, cool day. I feel great!

...got a week's worth of work done. It just wasn't my work.

... finally have a chance, and enough free time, to actually go to the show tonight!

...celebrate six years on Legion World!

^ YEA ROCKHOPPER LEADER!!!

We're glad for every day of it!

,,,can't remember Legion World without Rocky.

...am very thankful for my Legion World family.

Found out my sister was taking her grandkids to see "The Smurf Movie." Texted her Smurf names that each of the grandkids could use, and suggested Curly Smurf for the five year old. He responded, "No, thank you. I don't want to be a Smurf."

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...am very thankful for my Legion World family.

... am lucky to have Rocky in my Legion World family!

...went back to work <sigh>

...did not see Captain America.

...had a showing for my house. They liked it but thought the yard was a bit small.

... have the day off with absolutely NO plans as yet!

...am debating between making another pot of coffee, or brewing some iced tea instead.

... am taking three of the great nieces and nephews to the Children's Museum.

...am going to my cousins place for a bbq

...made melon gazpacho with prosciutto.

Won't do it again.

On purpose?

...was for about two minutes the only male in a comic book store.

...spent a fun filled evening playing the game of "Life"

... am wondering if dedman actually played the Game Of Life game or was he just using a metaphor.

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Originally posted by Legion Tracker:
...made melon gazpacho with prosciutto.

Won't do it again.

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Originally posted by Jerry:
On purpose?

Yeah, well the concept/recipe was appetizing but the taste, not so much. Maybe it'll be better today.

...sang a solo.

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Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad:
...sang a solo.

And I'm sure it was purdy! :-)

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... am wondering if dedman actually played the Game Of Life game or was he just using a metaphor.

Yup, the actual board game.
Haven't played it since I was a kid.
Twas a fun night.

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[b]...sang a solo.

And I'm sure it was purdy! :-)[/b]

I'm told it was.

... return to work after a week off.

...had to work without my computer. Didn't get much checked off my to-do list, but the office is more organized.

...tried cooking Cuban Ropa Viega
Its still in the slow cooker and smells delicious

... am wondering if dedman will send me some leftovers?

...ate the one peach that the racoons left me.

...hopefully helped someone in my family change her mind about suicide in a flurry of Facebook posts. I'll feel better when I see her post again.

... drove back and forth from JFK airport three times

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...hopefully helped someone in my family change her mind about suicide in a flurry of Facebook posts. I'll feel better when I see her post again.

Hope it works out! I'm sure just having someone to talk to helped immensely.

...I auditioned for a new band

... hope dedman gets into the band!

... spilt coffee all over myself and the seat of my car... later, I found $83 on the floor outside of IKEA... helped take my mind off of the unfortunate coffee incident...

... must pick up more gas for my lawn mower at some point.

... am totally going to make a certain fellow Legion Worlder jealous with the movie that\'s playing in my town\'s theatre tonight .

You lucky mother-sprocker! I would kill to see that on the big screen!

Oh, and yes... today I am jealous

...decided at work that I had enough training and informed my unit leader that I wanted to sign off on the new plant.
Next three night shifts are going to be filled with question sessions for me!

...watched Zombie Strippers! It was fun!

...met a manager named "Tiki" at a job interview. White dude.

... am only working a half day so will have lots of time later to go to the show with my wife.

...have already drunk half a pot of coffee (iced) and broken up two catfights. And it's not even Nine O'Clock yet.

...got the kids a dog named Jake. A two year old Havanese.

...returned home from Edmonton

... am going to try and book another vacation <fingers crossed>.

..saw some really wild stuff at work today.

...had a bath then slept, leaving me wide awake in the middle of the night.

...cleaned up a bit of a mess that Jake left today when I got home. He's still adjusting to living with us.

...had lunch at a Turkish restaurant.

... need to get home from work at a decent time as we have company arriving later this afternoon.

is glad I do not have to work today.

...finished reading and enjoying the pictures in a book on American landscape painting.

... have the entire day off, and aside from cutting the grass I have nothing major planned.
So... gonna chillax all day!

...am the Answer to the Ultimate Question to Life the Universe and Everything!

... wished Rocky a Happy Birthday and he answered me in Greek (using Greek letters and everything!). I'm impressed!!!

...am wondering about my future and where it will lead me. So many uncertainties right now...

...got some near-future assignments.

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...am wondering about my future and where it will lead me. So many uncertainties right now...

Me, too, pal. Me, too....

... went into a drugstore to buy some eyeglass cleaner towelettes. I bought what I thought were eyeglass cleaner towelettes. I then used one to clean my glasses. A little bit later, i noticed that there were streaks and a film on my glasses. "That's strange" I thought. So I take out the package to try cleaning my glasses again. It was then that I saw that I had bought Eye Lid Cleaner towelettes. According to the box you use them to wipe away the junk that accumulates around you eyes, but they were lso useful to remover make-up from your eyelids. I guess now I need to buy some eye shadow.

...attended a midnight sale at my CBS and puchased Flashpoint 5, JL 1 and a few odds and ends that came out this week (plus sale items). I wish they'd do this every week cuz I'm such a night owl!

... have to set up my HP Touchpad that I got for a steal 2 weeks ago.

...found out that mr_cleome won two free "V.I.P." tickets to Octoberfest on Facebook! So we get in early and they give us a free mug or something! Woooo!!

...revel in denial that I need to be up at 4 am.

... booked a ticket to take the Boston Harbor Lighthouse tour for this Saturday at 10 am. I don't know if I should worry that it is a 3 hour tour. But I'll get to go into a working lighthouse.

...am more conflicted than ever.

...got two $50 gift cards from work for all the extra stuff I've been doing. Gave one to my sometimes work partner cause he has been helping a lot too.

... have to go and give blood this morning.

...just wants to sigh.

...worked really hard for a change. Our gas plant crashed today, so I was over there helping bring it back online seeing as my sulphur plant was quiet.

... am back to work after 2 days off! Yuck

... used the word "Super-Rubification" in a story. Eat your heart out, Mort Weisinger!

...am trying a new variety of coffee. It's excellent!

...only had to work 8 hours today. Plus looking forward to the three day weekend.

... am heading into a working weekend PLUS I have to work the holiday Monday as well.

... climbed inside the oldest and only manned lighthouse in the United States.

Wow...the lengths people will go to find a man.

;-)

...sampled the first tomato of summer from mr_cleome's garden in the back yard.

Yeah, go ahead and laugh. We had quite a cool summer here.

...hung out around the house, cause it's way to hot outside to do anything...plus we have storms rolling through right now.

... start work a bit later so am doing my morning excersizes and workout between posts.

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...sampled the first tomato of summer from mr_cleome's garden in the back yard.

Yeah, go ahead and laugh. We had quite a cool summer here.

...had the first half-decent sized tomato, since we've had quite a cool summer too.

...have a headache from the drastic weather change from yesterday to today.

... am working on this stat holiday. *sigh*

...plan on chilling in this beautiful cool (temperature) day with the kids.

...went to the office because I probably won't tomorrow.

... ate way too many french fries for supper so I have to stay up until I digest it before sleep.

...watched the pilot episode of Nanny and the Professor on Hulu.

...had a fun day relaxing with my two favorite kids.

... booked another vacation in beautiful St. John's Newfoundland!

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... booked another vacation in beautiful St. John's Newfoundland!

Cool Beans! When are you going?
Don't forget to try the George Street walk (start at on end of the street, go into a bar and have 1 drink. Then move on down the street doing the same thing)

...am thinking about taking a quick roadtrip after work to a local antique shop to head off a pending ebay auction (one way or another, piano bench, you will be mine.)

...am wishing I could afford a vacation...anywhere.

... FINALLY have a full day off *yeah*!!!

...bought some haddock from a couple of guys who were driving their truck around with a big fish box in the back, and knocking on doors. Pretty good fish, too.

...am in pain in my lower back again for the third day in a row. This is more severe pain than I am normally in and really starting to get to me.

...bought 5 new #1 DCnU comics plus 3 other books.

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Originally posted by Dev - Em:
...am in pain in my lower back again for the third day in a row. This is more severe pain than I am normally in and really starting to get to me.

Did you go see a doctor yet? Don't wait another day ok?

...had 70(!) things on my to-do list. After a long, busy day, I only got one done.

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Originally posted by future king:
[b]... booked another vacation in beautiful St. John's Newfoundland!

Cool Beans! When are you going?
Don't forget to try the George Street walk (start at on end of the street, go into a bar and have 1 drink. Then move on down the street doing the same thing) [/b]

I walked around George street a lot the last time. My wife and I and our friends aren't big drinkers, but it was still nice to go inside the places and check out the local talent. The musicians in the pubs and on the street are AMAZING!

We're going back the first week in October, God willing.

...oh, never mind.

... have to go grocery shopping after work.

...got about 4 1/2 hours of sleep.

... have to work 10 and 1/2 hours. Yay!

...want a new drug.

... only worked 9 and 1/2 hours!

...just cleaned up a huge water mess in the bathroom.

... am anxious to watch the Thor movie after work tonight, that was just released yesterday! Never got a chance to see it at the theatre when it first came out.

...really wish I had slept more than 4 hours.

...got a call from a friend who had an appendicitis attack about three days ago. He's feeling much better now, thankfully.

Here is the last 24 hours or so...Flooded bathroom late last night. Not much sleep (4 hours maybe), due to random shooting pain in my foot. Work. Ate two chocolate covered crickets on a dare (not actually bad at all. crunchy and kinda nutty tasting). Flat tire on the way home.

... got up and am having a huge cup of coffee, trying to wake up.

...didn't get it done.

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...didn't get it done.

UHHHHHH ..... WELL then why don't you ...

No, never mind. Too easy.

...got it done.

... stop giving advice to Legion Tracker.

...wondering when FK will learn.

... worked another 10 hour day. Man it's a busy time of year for us at the store!

...had Buddy's pizza. Good stuff.

...lived to see another day.

...saw the Lion King in theaters again some 17 years later. Judge away, I dare you.

... am changing store locations, a bit closer to home. (yeah!)

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... am changing store locations, a bit closer to home. (yeah!)

Congrats! More time to put on your pants, eh?

Dude, who needs pants with a body like I got?

But maybe I need tutoring in English??

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...saw the Lion King in theaters again some 17 years later. Judge away, I dare you.

Can I just judge Disney for blatantly ripping off Tezuka and never ever admitting it?

...stayed home from work again. Feel better now though.

... am anxious to pick up Legion #1 from my comic book store on my way home from work!

...picked up and read Legion #1 at lunchtime.

...Went to work and covered for someone else that was out today. 6 hours of catchup put off till tomorrow...if everyone shows up tomorrow.

... am going to do my work-out, just as soon as I finish this coffee.

...was hired.

Good news, cle!

...Am very happy for cleome.

Cleome! YAY!

Thanks, Guys.

There's still some details I have to work out tomorrow, but it's an honor just to be nominated and blah blah blah...

Hippity-hop! Hooray Cleome!

... am sending a congratulatory hello to my good friend Cleome!

Way to go, cleome!

Today I... am in horrible dental pain. I've been doing Invisalign braces for about a year now and this latest set is cranking those chompers tight!

...am not sure how I feel.

...learned what I don't want to be when I grow up.

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...was hired.

Congrats:
New Theme Song

... am going out to dinner with my wife and our good friends!

...am wondering what these things called friends are that you actually do things with in real life...

... am wishing Dev lived closer so we could take the girls on a double date sometimes.

...thanked my LW pals for their good wishes.

...hoped Ex's teeth are feeling better today.

...savor one last day of wageless freedom, and cool, misty Fall weather.

... have the day off so must pack and get ready for my vacation that starts this Sunday!

... hoped everyone had an awesome day today

... work another 10 and a half hours, but what the hey ... I'm on vacation in 3 days!

... am "PowerPoint"-ing like a madman (even though this would be so much easier in Visio. Sometimes... you just have to bite that tongue and say, "Yes, boss.")

... have to do some last minute shopping after work.

...had a nice steak dinner with a good friend.

...came home to no power in the house. It had gone out around five and came back on around 10:30.

... work my last shift and then it's 10 days off for vacation!!

...managed not to gorge myself on free food at work (there was a celebration of some employee birthdays) but it wasn't easy.

... went 7 miles on the treadmill in an hour and a half.

... watch my Godson get married to the love of his life!

...finally got my ne2w vehicle in my possession. Thanks to my folks for the generous gift.

...completed an actual full week of work. For pay. I can't quite believe it, either.

...am glad for futy, Dev, and cleome!

...am stuck in the office for 10 hours babysitting a massive software release... then get to go home to try to grab some quick sleep... then back to the office by 2AM for the second half. Fun, fun. :rolleyes:

Plan on killing tons of time on the LMB Wiki.

...am just savoring the quiet at home.

...fell in love with Lucille Ball...again.

... got back from vacation in gorgeous St. John's Newfoundland. I want to back again soon already!

...am extremely tired of favoritism, especially where it has no place and shouldn't exist. Truth be told though, I knew it was going to happen, and at least Han is saying she is happy with the part she got.

... am wishing everyone in Canada a very Happy Thanksgiving!

..wish I had wished everyone in Canada a very Happy Thanksgiving before it got so late.

... am back to work after a very rewarding week and a half off.

...heard "Free Bird" played at a funeral.

... got up waaaaaay too early!

...can't be bothered to give a damn.

... am making homemade pizza after work today!

...had my first Vietnamese meal. Pho! Yum!

... almost puked from all the pizza I just ate!

...ate a danish, a hot dog, and a ribeye.

... help my nephews pick out their Halloween costumes.

... had too much chocolate. argh.

...woke to the worst allergy attack I've had in eons. Thank Dog for generic Sudafed.

... need to clean up some leaves and stuff around the yard.

...finished a long-delayed project.

...couldn't figure out why that couch was so difficult to get downstairs, when I was sure it had gone up just fine six years ago.

...had a fourth vehicle in about 5 months die on us. 800+ to fix this one. Not sure what we are going to do.

...had a terrific bike ride (about 50 blocks) on a perfect Fall day.

... go back to work after being away for 2 days for meetings.

...paid my mortgage payment, and noticed that the number of dollars in my remaining principal balance is almost exactly half of the number of miles on my car. Talk about some conflicting emotions!

Cheers to imminent financial freedom... jeers to my old beater.

... have to pick up some Halloween candy on my way home from work.

...woke to see a long-lost fan return from the cold (over at another board). Yay!

... stuck my toe in the waters of the MMB for the first time in a while

...spent too much time shopping.

... have the day off and plan on spending it in the company of my beautiful wife.

...need to make a shopping list and empty the compost bin.

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... stuck my toe in the waters of the MMB for the first time in a while

...hoped that married life is being good to Sharky.

... echoed what Cleome said (and also chased our puppy around the living room. Man am I tired).

... will do my best to scare all the kids as they come to the door for their candy! (just kidding)

...decide what candy my children should not eat...hmmm...

...spent $60 on cleaning supplies. My house is not that dirty...it was just re-supply time.

... have to go shopping for food after work. Everything seems to run out at the same time.

...am nursing a pair of very sore wrists (I've been trying to learn Pachelbel's Canon on the piano... that's my story, and I'm sticking to it!)

... went to a charity event for rescued dogs.

...spent day two of training the person replacing me in a job that I could not have because I could not type 60 words a minute at the right time.

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...am nursing a pair of very sore wrists (I've been trying to learn Pachelbel's Canon on the piano... that's my story, and I'm sticking to it!)

I'll verify it's believable.

...started the day teaching a computer class for senior citizens.

... am working a 10 hour shift. Yay!

...have a splitting headache. More aspirin and a cold compress are in order. Ow.

...started the day with a crying student. Good times...

...finished a quite productive work week, and feel pretty good about it.

...didn't kill anyone.

... am going to pick up my comics after work. I'm a bit late I know. Busy week!

...had a good lunch with a good friend.

...finished a week of training my replacement. Four days of straight hours of talking. Oy...

Fixed my broken doorbell. Wait. When did I acquire electrical skills?

... finally have a day off!!! Now, whatever am I going to do with all this free time? I know ... shopping!

...need to do yard work...last time for the year.

... work again on a Sunday, second weekend in a row.

...hit sale tables at Macy's.

...helped my mom shop for my sons Christmas presents.

... need to get a hair cut after work.

...made chicken salad. I love the stuff but this is only the second time I've made it, probably because I made of a disaster of the first recipe I tried (years ago). It's pretty good. Nothing fancy, unless you consider almonds fancy.

... have to go get my flu shot before work.

...sang We're Off to See the Wizard by myself in front of a live audience.

...explained the concept of Rockhopper Lad being from a planet where sentient life evolved from penguins to a colleague. Her response: "That's new."

...am back from attending the N17 march downtown.

Ironically I arrived home to find out that I have another crappy temp job lined up for Monday. With any luck, it'll be less crappy than every other crappy temp job I've had this year.

...had Thai food for lunch. It was good.

...cleaned the house

... squirted myself in the face with my own breastmilk

... could not possibly top the previous post.

... tore that s#!t up!

(where "that s#!t" = the carpet in the spare bedroom, in preparation for refinishing the hardwood floor beneath.)

...did a lot, but feel like nothing got accomplished.

... will continue to shop for a new home with my wife.

...really need to pull myself together.

...is not sure which way is up anymore.

...went on a hayride.

...had a nice chat on the phone with my friend Max who lives in Massachusetts.

... am happy to be going back to work after spending a nice weekend with my wife!

...hauled boxes and filed like the Devil himself was nipping at my heels!

(Which, in a sense, he was.)

..left work early because I wasn't feeling well. I've been resting all evening, but may call in tomorrow. I hate being sick!

...did not much of anything.

... fell asleep at the movies

... stayed awake at the movies

(Must've been a double feature.)

Helped decorate the tree at my Mother's in exchange for pizza and two loads of laundry

...watched a parade

...listened to four Morrissey albums in a row, and emerged surprisingly CHIPPER!

...am sitting alone in a hotel room... bored and ill-fed... singing the "Business Trip Blues".

One week limited engagement.

...tried corn in my chicken rice bowl.

...am feeling blah...totally blah.

... have the blues

...am starting to become convinced one our client companies is going to go down completely in the coming months. And lots of people I've worked with for years are going to lose their jobs. Pretty depressing morning.

... am on my fifth and final night of hotel living. Fare thee well, Virginia, I'm homeward bound.

...got the tree up with the lights. Kids decorated with help from mom. Also cleaned out the laundry area.

... missed a reunion dinner. And it looks like I'll be missing a lot more in the next few weeks. My friends will kill me dead!

...got very little done.

...bought a new microwave oven and learned the difference in customer service between Home Depot and Lowe's.

...was at least productive on the household stuff. I did a bunch of cooking, dish washing, and also threw out some stuff in the pantry that was lonnnnnnnng past its prime. (At least it's all compost-able, too.)

...changed my Febreze plug ins using Gain scented refills. My house smells awesome.

...sang even though I'm getting over a cold and sounded like Suzanne Pleshette yesterday.

...failed again to start my Christmas shopping.

...joined Exnihil in failure, but succeeded at buying lots of fresh fruits and vegetables for meals this week.

... watched Survivor in disbelief

... Got an XMas tree !! and ... decorated it and my house.

(ok I put up three strings of lights outside) and 4 stockings inside.

... wrapped presents too! made a chicken, and mushroom soup! fertilized the yard, and laid down bark!

... finished a proposal for a client, woot!

...learned that a colleague thinks I pronounce the word "chocolate" funny.

...saw the most peculiar holiday display, a Star of David on a pole, next to a pink plastic pig in a Santa suit. Almost drove off the road.

...was bummed out that FC didn't have her camera with her on that road trip.

... dressed up as Santa at work

...barked at a Yuppie Northwest Princess in the grocery store to get out of my way. After saying a polite "Excuse Me" twice and being roundly ignored.

Sometimes you just need to speak to jerks in their own language. Who the hell parks their damn shopping cart in the middle of an aisle exit while they send a damn text?!

The holiday spirit. I do not have it. And I couldn't be prouder.

... am halfway through my vacation

...am a quarter-way through my vacation.

... wish the very best to all of Legion World

Happy New Year!

...have a headache.

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... wish the very best to all of Legion World

Happy New Year!

Likewise, I'm sure.

... will not have chocolate for lunch.

...am not having a good day.

...found out that I passed an IT certification exam I took at the beginning of December.

I'm now "officially" qualified to do the job that I've already been doing for four years now. Man... and it was so fun being all rogue.

... am moving back to London.

... went back to work

... wish Peebs the best of luck in his new venture!

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... am moving back to London.

...am jealous! London is one of my favorite places of the world and contender for favorite city in the world besides Manhattan!

... I was late for work

... want to wish Peebs congrats and safe travels!

...installed my new under-cabinet microwave oven...with the help of a friend. I initiated it by heating water for a cup of Pineapple Kona Pop tea.

... binged

...had lunch at a roadside cafe / bait & tackle shop.

...finally had the New Year's party at chez_cleome today. I actually think it went off well. (Probably overspent on the goodies but it was worth it.

)

...cleaned out my office files, ate a wonderful pizza sandwich and then bought two orchids.

... was late for work again

...am having my car serviced.

... got a haircut

...filled the fridge and countertop with fruit and vegetables.

...came back from work, made a grocery list, did dishes, etc.

... have the day off

...filed my tax return. A good part of my refund will be used for paying off my car.

... got stood up for dinner

.. broke off part of a toot. Luckily there is no pain.

...tried the Cranberry Orange Winter Warmer mix my downstairs neighbor gave to me for Christmas. I was a bit reluctant to try it as it called for you to heat up some cranberry juice and that didn't sound too appealing to me. However it was very tasty, but a little sweet. It wasn't too surprizing that it was sweet, the first ingredient of the mix was sugar.

...Worked 8 hours and just caught up on reading my Legion comics.

...am ill. I've spent the vast majority of the last 18 hours sleeping.

...went through Saturday's mail and saw my first W-2 of the four (!!!!)

I have to wait on this year.

It was from the Unemployment Dept. Let the record note that Gummint was more efficient than Free Enterprise this time out.

...read a comic book for the first time in weeks.

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...am ill. I've spent the vast majority of the last 18 hours sleeping.

Feel better soon, Kent.

...slept in a little. Wrote a letter that I should not have had to write...but I'll explain at another time. I am now just relaxing.

...heard some good stories from some good friends.

...am too tired to move.

... got a stiff neck

... snorkeled in deep water without life jacket for the first time

... felt really proud of Blaze for doing that ^

...have a stomach ache.

...am saddened at the news of l.e.g.i.o.n.JOHN

...realized that I should drop a class because I forgot that I had already taken it 21 years ago.

... didn't go to the gym because my honey said so.

...procrastinated the hell out of writing that report, then whipped up a bunch of nonsense an hour before the meeting.

"They" loved it... :rolleyes: "They" really make this job too easy.

...made the final payment on my car note.

...send huge congrats to Rocky. That's always such a great feeling to drop a bill.

...am celebrating for Rocky!

...am buying a thumb drive or two. If there's any cash left over after that, maybe I'll even buy some comics!

...am so freakin peeved right now that I cannot stand being near myself.

...think Dev might want to consider becoming a Carggite. ;-)

...had an awkward phone conversation with my mother. It was like a Lily Allen song come to life.

... called in sick

...called Toyota to see why my paying off my car wasn't showing up on my account on their Web site. Apparently it takes several days for them to acknowledge anything happening and that I wll get the title in the mail later this month.

^ Patience, young penguin....

;-)

...am chewing antacids like they're candy. I must be the only Italian-American on the face of the planet whose stomach can't handle tomato sauce.

... dragged my sorry arse into work

... had a very entertaining bus ride. The bus I was on was going through a shopping plaza. There are 3 stops within the plaza. As the bus was going by the 3rd stop, an old man pressed the stop button, but the driver kept going. The guy started yelling for the driver to stop. The driver said that the bus had been pass the stop when the old man pressed the stop button and so could not stop or let him off. The old guy went ballistic, yelling and getting into the driver's face. Another passenger got up and got between the two. The driver called the transportation police. I didn't see it, but apparently the old guy hit the driver.

Anyway, we get to the next stop, which was right outside the shopping plaza. The driver opens the door and the guy gets off, but stands in the door yelling for the driver to come out and fight him. The intervening passenger waves the guy to leave. Which he does.

We then had to wait for the police to show up. They interviewed the driver, the intervening passenger and one passenger who was sitting up front. Then they tell us that a replacement bus will be along shortly. It actually wasn't that far from my stop, so I asked if it was ok for me to leave and then I walked home. Although I lost sight of the bus after a while, I still think I got home sooner than if I had waited for the other bus.

...now have three different people working on a project for me. Odd thing finding myself as a group leader, and still learning the processes of the shop/

...was trolling Craigslist in search of a used iPod. Left some messages for three that are in my price range and compatible with my Mac Dodge Dart. So far, no responses.

...outlined a long-delayed fanfic project.

...had a seafood dinner with friends.

...am getting my taxes done. C'mon... big big bucks, no whammies!

...walking in mud, mud mud everywhere.

...am royally pissed off at my medical provider(s). (So what else is new?)

...applied for a job.

...wondering where Quislet, Esq got his name.

...bought a box of comics from someone I work with...it included Jonah Hex (the old 70's/80's series) 1 - 92 (plus a bunch of doubles), only missing issues 5, 6, 43 and 80.

Awesome find, Dev. Those Fleischer stories are classic. The series has some beautiful covers, as well.

...am in possession of a used iPod (blue) and wondering if this means I've finally joined the 21st Century like everyone else...

...had a garage sale. I took out an ad in the local paper for $30 and would have been satisfied to make that back and lighten the load a bit. Ended up bringing in $280. Woo. Whoo!

...worked 8 hours. Had dinner with my parents, and we finished watching a movie that my mom and I started watching around 30 years ago.

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...worked 8 hours. Had dinner with my parents, and we finished watching a movie that my mom and I started watching around 30 years ago.

That's a slow-moving movie!

...made lentil stew.

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[b]...worked 8 hours. Had dinner with my parents, and we finished watching a movie that my mom and I started watching around 30 years ago.

That's a slow-moving movie! [/b]

Was it, by any chance, Berlin Alexanderplatz?

...took Hyvvie to the doggie salon. When I picked him up his coat was all fluffy!

... have a red neck

...Worked ten hours, and had dinner with the kids and my parents.

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[b]

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Originally posted by Dev - Em:
[b]...worked 8 hours. Had dinner with my parents, and we finished watching a movie that my mom and I started watching around 30 years ago.

That's a slow-moving movie! [/b]

Was it, by any chance, Berlin Alexanderplatz?[/b]

Heh. No. It is a movie called Abandon Ship . The story is this...back when I was a lot younger (seriously about 30 or so years ago) we were on vacation at my Grandparents up in Ludington Michigan. We started watching this movie on some television station that they happened to get. We were about halfway through it, and they started making the difficult choices that people have to make in a situation like this (overloaded small boat in the middle of the ocean with no hope of rescue that they know of.) My Grandfather calls and says that his car broke down...so we begrudgingly turn the movie off and go get him (he had been bar hopping and did something stupid to his car.)

We never found out what happened to Tyrone Power and the rest of the survivors...or even everyone they cut loose.

Looked for it for thirty years to no avail (except for Ebay auctions that I wasn't going to cough up that much money for.) Finally...I'm flipping through my On Demand free movies, and there it is. So we finally got to see the ending...thirty years later.

...thought I'd like to see a shooting star, looked up and there was a shooting star.

...started driving to work and realized I had forgotten my security passcard... so I drove back home, got it, and started driving to work again... then realized I had also forgotten my laptop... so I drove back home, got it, got back to my car and realized I had locked my keys inside my running car... so I went back in, manically searching for my spare set, finally found them and started driving back to work... and then hit construction.

Today I also... was late for work.

...saw Chronicle. It was very intense and very well-done.

... am going to Disney World

...had a blast singing with some preschoolers.

Also, enjoyed some delicious red velvet cake.

...had someone leave a smudge on my forehead.

...learned my rent was going up. I rather it didn't, but I can't complain. I have been in my current apartment for about 20 years and the rent has only gone up by $225.00

... saw a really depressing movie

...took the kids to Autorama.

Jon loved seeing the Bumblebee Camaro, and Hannah got to meet one of the girls from the Disney Show "Shake it up" and get her autograph.

A good time was had by all.

... am noticing the frayed fabric on my shirt cuffs. Crap... time for a JC Penny run.

...have had a low level headache all day.

...have had the makings of a cold.

...got buffeted by rain and wind (thanks, Truckers!) for an interminable period at the bus stop.

By the time I got home, I felt so much like a wet dog that I'm surprised the cats didn't hiss at me.

...got my yearly raise. Who knew that surfing the web was so lucrative?

...slept in for the first time in about a month.

...didn't work for the first Sunday in two months.
...did some gardening solo.
...took the dogs for two long walks.
...went for a bike ride.
...paid what I think were the last of David's bills.
...got the car washed.
...had a McDonald's Shamrock shake.
...talked to mom on the telephone.
...tried to boycott Rush Limbaugh's remaining sponsors. Figured
out I don't do business with them any way.
...polished my work shoes.

...feel like a slacker after reading Jerry's list.

...am at work for the last of 6 night shifts and ending a cycle of 9.

...posted here!

...welcomed back Matlock.

... drank way too much coffee

...sketched breakdowns on typing paper for an upcoming portion of my current fanfic. It makes it easier for me to write.

...thought about retirement.

... attempted to get all of the leaves off of the pool cover

...worked 8 hours. Then came home and cleaned out one of the Kitchen cupboards.

..."co-cantored", that is, one of the sopranos and I shared cantoring duties on a long Psalm.

1. Made a big pot of chili.
2. Ate too much chili for dinner.

...helped work on my wife's car. In the sense that I mostly watched her step-father the mechanic do stuff.
But when he couldn't get the hose he was replacing off by prying, pulling or harsh language it was my idea to just cut the darn thing off.

...wish I could have heard Rocky the co-cantor.

.... made some fish sticks ... and didn't do much else.

...am just zoning. I had to work a 32 hour software deployment this weekend, and then be back in the office this morning at 6 for "early life support". I am literally almost supine in my chair, just idly clicking. It's gonna be an early night for Ex, I can feel it.

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.... made some fish sticks ... and didn't do much else.

... I went to the store and got more fish sticks ... and made them ..... he he he

Wait... you're in England... home to like a thousand little fishing villages... the place where "fish and chips" was invented... and you're eating fish sticks???

Somewhere, Rick Stein weeps.

...made my famous pizza for the crew at work

... am wanting Lament's famous pizza.

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Wait... you're in England... home to like a thousand little fishing villages... the place where "fish and chips" was invented... and you're eating fish sticks???

Somewhere, Rick Stein weeps.

In my defense, these are the prepared foods kind, not the frozen kind .... I just love tartar sauce man!

... would kill for some mozzarella sticks ..... and/or ranch dressing.

... had parent-teacher conferences

...am doing a bit if soul searching. Making decisions.

... accidentally sent a blanket email of my "9AM Update" mistyped as a "9MM Update". Hopefully, HR had already had their coffee.

...went into work on my days off for a meeting with some upper management, supervisors and the IT dept to discuss options for bring in an electronic scheduling program (they currently use a paper system).
So I put forth many ideas of how we could make it work, which the supervisors liked but IT kept shooting down citing "security issues".
Eventually I reached my breaking point and asked the IT people one question. "If security is a concern (and I understand why it is), why have you people in IT left so many gaping holes in our internet security (Websense)?"
I then told them the dozen or so ways (likely left there for themselves) that it can be bypassed.
Upper management were suddenly not too impressed with IT and what they had to say.
So, now I am competing with the IT dept to write the scheduler.

...am back from the dentist office and the pharmacy.

Final score:

cleome: 3

wisdom teeth: 1

P.S.--

Click Here For A Spoilerpain pain pain pain pain pain egg bacon sausage and pain

...dropped a small bite of pickle from a Chicago-style hotdog on my blue & white striped shirt and discovered the magic of Tide To Go Instant Stain Remover on chili stains.

...am working my last overtime nightshift. 1 1/2 hours to go then 4 days off.

...carried home a 35 pound container of kitty litter from the store. (and you know I don't have a car, don't you?)

...joined AAA at a discount rate for the first year. Bring it on, roadside emergencies. I'm ready.

...think that Jerry will find he's made an excellent investment, like I do.

...had two preliminary interviews (one of which led to another interview scheduled for next week), and an abortive attempt at a Worker's Comp hearing (the case before mine ran so long that I had to request a postponement so I could actually make it to the damn interviews in a timely manner).

Set up a testing area at work with one of my kinda bosses. In doing this, it cut the testing time for the robot kits down to half of what it was taking by moving everything around from table to table.

^ nice Dev

...gave my trainee a rundown of the lube oil system in our gas compression plant.
Smart kid, picking it really fast.

... had a humbling experience regarding the quality of my singing voice.

I was getting ready for work this morning and was just sort of distractedly singing John Lennon's "Mother". When I got to the end where he starts his sort of primal, "Mama, don't gooooooooo... Daddy come hooooooooome..." I suddenly realized I was being accompanied...

...by my dog who was howling back at me.

I'm living in a Warner Brothers cartoon... I half expected the neighbor to throw a boot at me.

I need to wrap up the latest round of grading papers today, so I can get on with everything else I gotta do this week before flying east on Thursday.

...took half the day off to recover from the weekend's liturgical marathon. I'll be going into work shortly.

...am chillin at the in-laws house.
My house is still on the market and we have 4 showings today.
Spending the day here is much more convienent

...created more work for myself, but in a good way.

...did a substantial amount of writing for the first time in weeks.

...am gearing up the usual "Where should we eat lunch?" battle when we go into the city.

... am back to work after a very looooong vacation.

... am spending more time on LW than usual.

...hit a high A-flat.

... fell off the veg-wagon?

... went on a meat bender?

I don't know... long story short, after being completely vegetarian for over five years, I suddenly - for no discernible reason - was seized tonight by an incredible craving for a steak, which I then indulged.

Although I do admit that I feel a bit guilty (I originally went vegetarian to support my wife) I do have to report... my god, it was so good!!!

Have you told her yet?

Yeah, I told her before the fact. It's not the first time I've had the urge to eat meat, but it was the first time I went through on it since I gave it up.

Her attitude has always been, "You're a big boy; it's your choice," which, to be honest, is really the only way we are together with most things. We tend not to make heavy demands on one another.

She had been through a traumatic experience a while back with animal cruelty and it changed her outlook toward animals forever. I didn't - and don't - really have the same overarching objections toward meat as she (though I do agree with several of her main points), but at the time wanted to show her as much support as I could.

This is not to say I'm back to being a full fledged "meat-eater" by any stretch - and certainly not in her presence - but I do think I have to examine my own beliefs and find the balance that's right for me.

Yeesh - sorry to ramble on. Heavy thoughts in the Nihil house tonight.

It's allowed. I like to consider myself a philosophical vegetarian. I really would put the thing into practice if I didn't love my burgers so dang much.

... ate a big breakfast then took a nap

...opened all the windows for the first time this year. The cats are pleased.

...prepared to return to work tomorrow after a week out with tendonitis.

... woke up to the sight of one side of my pool having collapsed from all the rain last night

... took a five hour nap. Thinks jet lag is much better than a collapsed pool. And less expensive.

sorry Sharky thats sucks!

... got a call back from my insurance company... the pool may be covered...

nailed the porch decking on the house since we couldn't nail the subfloor down due to rain. And went to pick up seven windows on sale (how I'm getting everything). Then, I returned to do major cleanup on site, cut some grass, and took pics with my lovely and talented wife.

...updated my status now that I'm no longer Deputy Leader.

did a lot all day long and got nothing done.

chilled with the youngins.

Played a little XBOX 360 w/Jon.

Played golf this morning, shot a fantastic 93 (for me, that is), and then came home to cut on the water sprinkler and watch Sam and Buster play in the yard. Other than that, quiet day. thank'ya lord, I needed one.

...cleaned the house...without air conditioning.

...got put on 12 hour shifts today, after going in and starting 45 minutes.

... was asked again to consider running for union rep

Signed up for more overtime. If I get it all I'll be working 60 hours of OT between the 14th and the 20th.

*sigh* Looking forward to this shutdown to be over so I can go back to regular hours.

...got a cast put on my left foot. Was told that I have Charcot Arthropathy. Basically a arthritis thing that people with neuropothy of the feet can get. My left foot arch is basically collapsing.

I have to keep all weight off of it for 6 weeks at least. That should stop the effects and heal it.

Work is going to be fun.

Well, that sucks like hell, Dev. but, six weeks ain't forever. I been there.

Yeah, it's the whole job thing. Gotta see how they react to this. If they can accommodate until I can figure out how to get around this.

Got a few ideas already, but I will still need some help.

Hey, it ain't no big thing. We'll get a lawn chair, a couple of solar panels that can link, a battery, a small electric motor, and we'll McGuyver a damn chair that'll run 0 to 45 in 3.2 seconds, clear stairs, and make love to their mama's.

I was just thinking I need a stool that I could kneel on to keep the weight off my foot...but that would work too.

Yeah, Ricks idea sounds like WAY more fun than a stool

... am hoping Dev feels better

...think I'll be filing for bankruptcy by year's end, if things keep going on like this.

... saw Avengers. Hulk Smash!

...am still sore, but feeling better overall. Gonna be a little while to get back to normal...everything considered.

...am trying to get it together.

Got parbroiled in the sun today.

...found out there was not quite enough damage to total the car...but very close. The insurance company is also replacing Jon's booster seat because his last one literally got wedged between the passenger front seat and the back seat.

Guess the guy hot me a bit harder than I thought...guess I really was in shock, or do have a slight concussion.

...hope Dev really is okay.

Dit and to.

... am sending good vibes to Dev!

... had a really crappy day that got better then got crappy again

... wanted to give Sharky a hug, but had a pretty tiring day too

... walked to the store, got a basket (the hand held one, not the cat) full of groceries, went to the checkout, aaaannnnddddd found out I had not brought my wallet and therefore did not have my debit card with me. I had some money on me, but had to put back most of the stuff. And yes Lardy, I restocked properly. Luckiky I didn't really need what I put back.

...shredded a bunch of old legal papers for mr_cleome and one of his buddies in an adjoining office. Then did the laundry.

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Luckiky I didn't really need what I put back.

Thinks "Luckiky" would be a great name for a Legionnaire.

watched the city's Victoria Day weekend fireworks display from my kitchen window.

...spent only a little bit at Costco.

...have a sore throat; hopefully it's not the onset of something worse. OTOH, at least I have a good excuse now to spend all day tomorrow inside, reading classic Defenders comics and listening to weird 70s music.

...have a furnace that is not responding to the thermostat controls. No air, or heat for that matter. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!1

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...spent only a little bit at Costco.

Thats possible?

...only climbed into 36 holes at work today

...wandered around Kitsilano, buying books, towels, a new hat, and hot sauces, wishing I could afford to live in that part of town. On the way back toward the Skytrain, I took the ferry along False Creek for the first time.

... saw Dark Shadows ... some funny scenes but ultimately felt it fell flat

...went shopping, did chores, cooked.

Still no comics. [grumble]

... have aching feet

...went to an organ recital given by a friend who is a very talented organist at the church where he plays. Their choir sang also, but they weren't nearly as good as he was.

...sat down this afternoon for a glass of iced chamomile tea. Realized that if I wasn't already aware that I was gay, this activity would have been a dead give away.

...woke up to the chirp, chirp, chirp of the battery to a smoke alarm going out. Realized it was on the ceiling in the living room - the living room with the 20 foot cathedral ceiling. Realized that I didn't have a ladder tall enough to reach it. Went to the hardware store in my Honda, Accord hoping to find a collapsable ladder that would fit in the Honda. Realized I didn't want to pay $255 for a collapsable ladder. Went home and found a tree trimmer guy on Craigslist. Called him up and asked if he could come over with his ladder. Agreed to pay him 25 bucks. Waited two hours for him to show up. Got the battery changed. Still trying to get the dogs settled down.

...went to a Little League baseball game.

... signed a contract to fix my pool

... went to the gym and forgot to bring my gym clothes

...sang a firefly song.

...enjoyed the Chicago soundtrack along with my morning coffee.

... came home early from work sick

...wished Sharky a fast recovery.

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... went to the gym and forgot to bring my gym clothes

I was going to hit the gym after class, but forgot to bring my water bottle and padlock! had he clothes though.

[snip]

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...sat down this afternoon for a glass of iced chamomile tea. Realized that if I wasn't already aware that I was gay, this activity would have been a dead give away.

So if my favorite tea du jour is "pine smoked" Russian tea, I should embrace my true destiny of being a logger who runs a bbq food cart on the side?

And if I like green tea best, that means I'm an environmentally conscious Coluan?

... watched "Iron Man"

... went to my daughter's 5th grade graduation. I can't believe my baby girl is heading to middle school next year.

...pruned a pear tree, planted some hyssop....

...didn't do a whole lot, slow night. Sleeping in about two hours

... have a couple of BBQs to go to... hopefully it'll stop raining...

... thanked Blaze for one year of happiness.

... and did the same thing for IB.

...emerged from my fog long enough to congratulate the happy couple.

...got invited to lunch, then lunch got cancelled.

...provided music for a Memorial Day service.

And bought a purple shirt.

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...emerged from my fog long enough to congratulate the happy couple.

... thanked cleome profusely for all her support!

...signed the papers to finalize the sale of my house

... napped on the couch and woke up REALLY thirsty.

...would feel better if I could just bawl my eyes out for five minutes, but I've got zero privacy for most of today (repairman is here). So that isn't happening.

cle

.. hugged cleome too

...hope cleome's repairman is gone by now, and cleome is feeling better.

... wrote a really big check

...held keys while my friend the organ tuner tuned an organ. That's about as much fun as it sounds.

... watched Prometheus!

... had lunch with a Legion Worlder

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... watched Prometheus!

I cannot say "I hate you" because that would be a lie...I do want to punch you in the arm though.

How was it?

... got one of the gable ends sheathed.

...got my car's oil changed.

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... had lunch with a Legion Worlder

Whoa... coincidence city... me, too!

... went to the gym only to find it closed due to a flood

... slept the hell in!

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[b]... watched Prometheus!

I cannot say "I hate you" because that would be a lie...I do want to punch you in the arm though.

How was it?[/b]

I won't say anything because I don't want to ruin it. It was pretty damn good. Charlize Theron. Michael Fassbender. Noomie Rapace. yeah!

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... got one of the gable ends sheathed.

...misread the above quote and thought Rick was being bad again.

...had a nice long family walk with the dog. Funny how that can be so calming and anxiety relieving.

... sat in a room for two hours with people that really don't like me

...got a little perspective when I took a walk during work to blow off steam and chanced upon a small park with a monument with the names of the citizens of Fulton County, GA who died in WWI.

...am making the mental transition from yuppie to hippie, as I hit the road tomorrow for fun in the mud at Bonnaroo !

decided to post in this thread.

... got some good news

...was told that I can get extra time at work if I want it. 4.5 hours a week, but it's something. Pushes me over 60 for a week.

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...am making the mental transition from yuppie to hippie, as I hit the road tomorrow for fun in the mud at Bonnaroo !

...am in awe that Ex is even cooler than I knew he was.

...am officially homeless (new owners had a final walkthrough tonight and take possession of my old house tommorrow. I don't take over my new house till the 11th)

... bought some geraniums

...luxuriate in it not being my turn to shop for and cook the evening meal, while enjoying a vodka lemonade and some bossa nova.

...am riding the train from Vancouver to Portland. Didn't get a seat on the shore side. It is packed, and the wifi is spotty.

But hey, it is a weekend getaway and I will get to meet cleome45!

... lost to a six year old in Candyland

...was up by twenty to eight in the morning. I've been so thoroughly reprogrammed by the temp job du jour after only one week that this feels like "sleeping in."

... bought some cherries. Yum!

...made my first buy from a food truck -- a shrimp & grits empanada.

... watched a parade

...went to my first ever comic con. It was actually geared more towards anime fans and gamers, but being a gamer I still had a totally awesome time!

...met mrs. and mr. cleome!

... am jealous of Kent

...am not in a good mood already.

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...met mrs. and mr. cleome!

...confess to finishing last in the drinking contest. [grumble]

... had my work plagiarized

...went back to work after an 18 day vacation

...bought a Legion comic book. And a Silk Spectre comic book. And a Superboy comic book.

...plus, wondered what it would be like to have an 18-day vacation. ;-)

...looked up at two buildings which are very prominent in the Atlanta skyline and realized I had dreamed last night I watched them being destroyed in an earthquake. It was mega creepy - I had completely forgotten the dream til then.

...went out after choir rehearsal to mark our last rehearsal for the summer. We sing through July and start back up in full swing after Labor Day.

...explained to LT how I get an 18 day vacation....
You see I work in cycles of 6 days of 12 hours then have 6 days off (in a 2 week cycle it works out to around 84 hours, normal work week.
Thanks to my job being unionized, my qualifications and senority I am entitled to what amounts to 12 days off a year + 6 stat holidays.
So when I take 1 cycle off, when you include my regular 6 off to either side, I get 18 days.
And I can do that 3 times a year (this year I can do it 4, as I didn't take all my vacation last year)

I hope that made some semblance of sense!!!

...went to a life drawing session for the first time in at least six years. No, not as the model. Went well. Started off rusty but by the end I was doing some decent work.

...am jealous of Kent and wishing I had access to a model

...resisted the temptation to make a very expensive DVD purchase that I cannot afford (hint: things would have been truly outrageous if I'd bought it.) So I'm proud of myself.

...worked 12.75 hours.

*Netflix has that on there now Fanfie.

...was grateful to Dev for the news about a recent addition to Netflix.

...am glad Virdy has lots of vacation and Dev has lots of work.

...don't know why I'm drinking a cola when I have to get up at 5AM tomorrow for another glorious workday in Dairyland.

... am annoyed about having house guests for the weekend

...think I could maybe do some chores AND some art. Hope really does spring eternal.

...went to some garage sales

... had tacos !!!

...finished up about a 68 or so hour work week.

Did this on 5 hours of sleep a night average.

Did this by getting up at 5 a.m. and not getting home from between 6 and 8 p.m.

Did this all on one foot...

Oh yeah...the next paycheck is gonna rock.

...moved.

...enjoyed seeing dear young people getting married.

Finally resized and posted the pictures of my new house on My Blog

...am going out of town for three days to attend classes for work.

...have insomnia. This classroom shit today is gonna be HELL to get through!

...called in sick. Head hurts. Tummy hurts. Spent most of the morning sleeping. Little better now.

...sent get-well hugs to Rocky.

... am going to my first ever book club. It is also the first meetig of this particular club.

... had tacos.

...took a tumble.

... threw a shower

...caught a shower.

...Went to the Doctor today and had x-rays taken. There was no further damage done to my foot yesterday. No broken bones, just some sprains. In fact, the foot is healing quite nicely.

Although, my foot still hurts like anything when I move my toes up at all. Searing pain shooting up to about my knee. But, that being said...I can deal with pain. So I am feeling much better overall, at least mentally.

... went to Buy Buy Baby

...went to Trader Joe's.

...went to Bed Bath & Beyond.

...only worked 7 hours. long week.

...got home from work earlier than expected, for a week's total of 16 hours temping.

:rolleyes:

... had a blissfully long sleep after a week of sleeping 6 hours a night.

... got a haircut. I really needed one especially since I hate getting haircuts.

..welcomed back one of my dearest RL friends, who has moved back after a two-year absence.

...slept until about 5:30 pm. Only up enough time to eat bfast and lunch (as to not upset my diabetes.)

... spent a productive afternoon at Starbucks

...am back from the job du jour, and enjoying a gin fizz before dinner.

...called out sick from work.

The bummer about doing that - you know, apart from being sick - is that you still have to wake up before work to actually do the calling. Sure, I could go back to bed - but, man... the damage is done.

...got my MA degree in the mail! it was too big for the nicer frame I got from the art supply store, but if fit in the decent-enough frame from Wallyworld. Hung it on the window side, where there already was a nail. Gotta figure out where to put the calendar now.

...went out to eat with friends.

Ex, feel better soon.

Kent, congratulations.

...ran 1/2 a kilometer wearing steeltoe boots, fireproof coveralls and a hardhat, in 28C weather....there was a (small) sulphur fire in an area I was familiar with, so I went to help.

...ate Popeye's shrimp.

...missed my chance at lemon meringue pie.

...renewed the registration on my car

... had oatmeal with peanut butter and cinnamon.

...thought the sandwich and chips on my plate at Panera, plus a bottle of water, didn't look worth $10.

...just said "fuck this" and started looking for work at a new company.
Two suitable companies found with available jobs.
Resumes submitted.

... am feeling very low.

... Flew to Arizona.

...wish I could take Quis and other LW "low" lifes out to karaoke.

...am relieved because yesterday I had to go tell somebody I'd found their cat, dead, near the road.

...logged into Legion World for the first time since February--hey everyone!

...sat on the grass on a gorgeous summer day, listening to John Coltrane and gazing up at a cloudless blue sky.

...read Celome's post and thought of this song. The time is right.

LW doing what she does best

...took the day off to catch up on some neglected home maintenaince.

Lawn fully cut, edging done, weeds wacked, trees trimmed... I think it's time to go into the office to take a break!

...bared my soul to some good friends.

... got some good news

...saw a dead kitty (gray tabby) on the side of the road on my way to work.

When I got home, I gave The Sid a huge hug and a scrap of chicken. He didn't care for the hug, but was happy to accept the chicken.

... think I figured out a way around a writer's block I've been having.

...am really really tired.

But still having fun on FB annoying a friend of mine.

Fed the dogs pizza. I think there might be a rule against that, but they loved it.

Had my favorite quinoa dish for supper, with dill, dried currant, lemon juice, and toasted sesame seeds.

I had peanut butter with oatmeal again today. Twice, in fact.

.. bought some grapes, not realizing that they are NOT seedless.

...got my blood test results. I'm improving.

(Great news, FC!

)

...found out my therapist drinks the same kind of tea as I do.

... went kayaking on the Charles river for 3 hours.

Football!!!!

...spent the day wasting time at work.

...bought a new used car. I can drive myself to the park and ride in a car I own! Those two things haven't happened simultaneously for a while.

Spent all day working on floors. Doesn't seem like much, but in three days I've put down over 25lbs of wood screws. My back hates my guts. And my guts hate my legs. And all of them hate my brain.

...finally got to see The Dark Knight Rises. Trust me, there's a story behind it...that I am not getting into.

...am thankful for what I have, though undeserved.

...found out my hawaiian shirt and sandals were not a good choice to wander around San Fran, given the sudden cold snap today.

...mark seven years with Hyvvie the Wonder Beagle!

... am married one year

...*LIKED* the last two posts!!!

(congrats Sharky!
and Rocky and Hyvvie too)

...stumbled by chance upon a potentially life-changing event (for me, at least) that will be held tomorrow at UC Berkeley.

... am wearing a new pair of socks. I'm also in a really good mood. I don't think the two are unconnected - happiness and comfortable feet go hand in hand... er... so to speak.

First day of school.

Woke up to newspaper article: recent grad killed in a car accident. 19, he was stationed in Germany.

More than the usual "can't make eye-contacts." Have to look for bruises as the year goes on.

Several "hearing impaired." Caught myself a couple times teaching where I couldn't see them, as if they weren't there. As a class, have to give them time to see the interpretations so they can answer too.

Last hour will involve homicide before the year is up but then, doesn't it always?

... stood for the better part of 7 hours. My legs are killing me.

... bought a lot of ice

... took doors back, and got other doors instead. And then put up backing for soffit. And then cut grass.

... mourn the end of summer 2012

<sniff> I feel like I barely go to know you <sniff>

... got drunk on wine whose origins I do not know

...spent eight hours straight painting a room, only to have Mrs. Nihil decide... after I was done... that she doesn't like the color.

Happy Labor Day, indeed.

Awww Ex, dude. I feel it. We are doing the house and Carol picked out a pretty color on the paint chips. We got it to the house and it looked like Gerber Carrot baby shit on the walls. Fortunately, we stopped after about eight feet when she saw it. And I'm so glad, cause if she had liked it, she was really gonna be pissed at me when I vetoed it.

Maybe it will grow on her? Give it a few days. Maybe with some new furniture... New drapes.... New artwork. It really could be just the right color.

Jerry, yer a cruel, cruel dude.

I can respect that.

Maybe a glitter toitie seat?

...I just hung out at home with the kids and had fun on FB.

found out that it takes over 20 cop cars to protect the President when he's having breakfast.

am lucky I never died at work...

I had to put a sightglass in service that was on a vessel that contained around 80% H2S (0.001% is usually immediately lethal)
The glass was faulty and leaked as soon as it pressured up.

Luckily I had pressured up with water rather than from the vessel itself.

^whoa. glad you're safe, VL

... found out that just because something isn't listed in the list of exclusions of your health plan, doesn't mean it's automatically included

... got involved in some major drama

... hopped on one leg for no good reason

... continued to sort out the drama

...made a return to the Heromorph website

...enjoyed a great Key Lime Pie by my wife.

...saw a lot of brightly-colored, feathered animals

... realized I probably lost a friend

Got the keys to the office building we will be renting.

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... realized I probably lost a friend

I assume in an argument sort of way rather than a passing away sort of way. Either way, I am sorry to hear that.

Salmon was on sale so I bought some Salmon.

Tomorrow's "Today I." Hope to figure out how to cook salmon, if it can't be done in a fry pan, it won't get done.

Next month's "Today I" Found old salmon in fridge.

I've found this helpful http://www.howtocookhero.com/cook-salmon-in-a-pan/

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[b] ... realized I probably lost a friend

I assume in an argument sort of way rather than a passing away sort of way. Either way, I am sorry to hear that. [/b]

Me too, Sharky.

Didn't cook salmon.

Cooked salmon for dinner. I wasn't impressed. Salmon recipes anyone?

... am feeling very low.

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Cooked salmon for dinner. I wasn't impressed. Salmon recipes anyone?

Here's one that happened to be open on my desk:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/crispy-skin-salmon-with-fiery-asian-slaw-10000001918469/

I've tried something similar to this one (minus the plum tomatoes, most of the "Moroccan spices" and with parsley) - http://www.melindalee.com/recipes/grilled-moroccan-salmon-with-charmoula-sauce/

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... am feeling very low.

...gave Quis a

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... am feeling very low.

...managed to get a day's work done despite the worst allergy attack I can remember having in months.

Bleah!

as well

Felt awfully sleepy despite having 8 hours' sleep and a cup of coffee.

...got some work done on an indie film project I have a role in.

got the Articles of Incorporation for our new small business, a used car dealership. My days of enjoying working out in the wilds are over, sadly. I'm gonna miss the quiet and wide open spaces.

Congrats, Rick! Wishing you success.

thanks, Jerry. Gonna be a lot of hard work, but I hope it's gonna be worth it.

Read salmon recipes and thanked some people for providing them even though it took me three days of hinting that I was in desperate need of salmon recipes.

... accidentally locked my dog out of the room. But when I went to let him in, he'd gone to sleep so I left him there.

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got the Articles of Incorporation for our new small business, a used car dealership.

Congratulations, Rick!

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...got some work done on an indie film project I have a role in.

Nice to hear it's progressing, AL!

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Originally posted by rickshaw1:
got the Articles of Incorporation for our new small business, a used car dealership. My days of enjoying working out in the wilds are over, sadly. I'm gonna miss the quiet and wide open spaces.

Yahoo! Maybe you can take some of those cars out for a test run in those wild open spaces, still.

...had to return a new belt to the store to exchange it for a smaller size. :-)

... couldn't find enough food to eat and got really hungry

... am craving cookie dough ice cream.

...took a drive to visit the the first childhood home I can remember living in - the house my parent's lived in when I was born. I discovered the name of the street it is on has been changed to Memory Lane. Believe it... or not!

... had a very good day

... got ready to do overtime tomorrow

...woke from the worst nightmare I've ever had. Then fell back asleep and had an even worse nightmare and woke up AGAIN. I have never in my life been so happy to be awake before. Bleah!

cleome!

... had an awesome date with Blaze. Fresh seafood and beer, mmmmmmmmm!

...dropped another digit off the mortgage!

So close to freedom... so freaking close I can taste it! (Ugh... tastes like brick veneer. Note to self: licking the house is not an appropriate expression of excitement.)

... felt slightly envious of, and totally happy for, Exnihil!

... am meeting an old friend for lunch

...feel tired, very tired.

... feel the same as Fanfic Lady

...got a new driver's license and am somewhat satisfied with the picture.

... wracked my brain trying to decide whether to buy check-in baggage allowance for a backpacking trip to Indonesia, then realize the difference is only about $15 anyway.

...had a fine (delayed) birthday dinner with friends.

... slept all afternoon

... have the day off work and am just doing some autumn cleaning. While cleaning out my closet, I found an unopened box from an ebay purchase from like two years ago.

I honestly had no idea what was in it, so I tore it open and found... the complete Marv Wolfman Night Force series and the Kupperberg/Mignola Phantom Stranger miniseries. Sweet! Two little 80's magic-y runs that I've never read. It's like a totally cool surprise present from myself. Thanks, 2010 Ex!

...realized that I have amassed a collection of pink slips over the last four years that would stack up taller than all the Rob Liefeld jokes we've collected over the same duration of time.

No, not that kind of pink slip, Pov!

Buy your own!

...bought new socks, tee shirts, and underwear at Target. Bought two new pairs of pants at Sears. Bought a new suit and two white dress shirts at JC Penneys. Yes, I'm going back to work soon.

... wope up wanting to promptly go back to bed

...wonders how one wopes up?

...was dashing across the street to the bus stop only instead I stepped right into a pothole about 4 feet deep and went sprawling right into the street. I tore both knees out of my pants and skinned my knees but at least a bus didn't hit me. It was one of those kind of days.

... finally figured out why I have two of every station on the telly with my new cable company. I have HDTV. The second version of each is high def. Duh! Ch ch changes.

... tried to test whether apples really do help keep you awake. Test results inconclusive.

... ate two large quesadillas for dinner ... now I am so full I can't sleep. Have a quesadilla IB.

...am having one of 'those' days.

... also rediscovered my love for Neal Young late in the evening ... can't tear myself away.

... thanked Power Boy for offering me a quesadilla

... hoped Dev-Em was alright

... had two cups of coffee before noon!

...was served a pineapple with a big knife in it at dinner.

... lost something very dear to me. Hope I find it.

...stopped by the front desk at my local public library to fill out a compliment card for a young reference desk clerk named Tina. I was struggling to print a copy of my resume from my e-mail account. It was an attachment that had to be downloaded, but the library's security system wouldn't allow me to download to the computer. She informed me that I could check out a flash drive with my library card. I had no idea. Problem solved.

... Got a reply on Facebook from my old elementary school friend. I think he was my first crush too. I distinctly remember on a bus ride back from a field trip thinking that we could get an apartment together when we grew up. Unfortunately, he already has a husband.

Quis

... discovered the joys of broccoli with some lemon juice and olive oil

Hung the sign for the new business. Finished the siding on the left side of the house. Ate lunch with my wife. Picked up salvage chairs for the house and took them to the house. Went to florence and picked up chairs for the office and some tools I need to build our dining room table. Took chairs to the office. Went to current house to get keys. Took several items to the new house again. Took birthday presents to my mom's house. Finally got home and ate supper at around 9pm.

Whew.

... commended rickshaw for being so productive

...had major car trouble.

...am having one of those weeks.

... made plans to leave the office late

...had a loooooooong day at work.

...think my third day of vacation went way too fast.

...am going to watch a little debate....

... felt harassed by noon time

...think Ibby should file a complaint against noon time.

... saw a wild rabbit and a housecat in the middle of my street just sniffing each other.

As my car rounded the corner, they each took off to opposite sides of the road. It's cool... I wanted to call out... I've got an open mind.

...wondered at the level of intelligence of some of my co-workers.

... read up on Les Miserables

...took Jon to his last soccer game for this round. 50's and raining.

... started hanging up Christmas decorations (Halloween isn't big over here)

...bought a blu-ray player 'cause my DVD/VHS player stopped playing. I put in the new Star Trek movie to test it and, whaddaya know, we're now exploring strange new worlds....

...had a 13 hour work day and feel as though I could pass out. XD The dead are a demanding bunch.

...helped with a b-day party for my wifes 90 year Grandma.

... smelled something weird around my work area, but couldn't trace what it was

...crossed the border to mail my absentee ballot and run a few errands. While i stopped for lunch at a diner nect to the border, there was a shooting on the Canadian side! I-5 ramp was closed, cops zooming up, copters circling overhead. I didn't find out what happened until a bit later. A Canadian border offical was shot, but she has thus far srvived. Not so the shooter, apparently, whether by his hand or by that of another border agent.

.. survived yet another earthquake. At 7:13 there was a 4.6 magnitude earthquake at Lake Arrowhead Maine. It shook my house for about 3 seconds.

Gosh! I've only been through 2 or 3 earthquakes myself that were that bad.

... I had a boring day; the most unusual part of it was me eating oatmeal with mixed fruit and honey.

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq:
.. survived yet another earthquake. At 7:13 there was a 4.6 magnitude earthquake at Lake Arrowhead Maine. It shook my house for about 3 seconds.

Isn't Lake Arrowhead the setting for S.King's "The Mist"?
Watch out for tentacles!!

... am hopefully not jinxing myself by saying I'm having a very quiet night at work (only 3 calls and all were routine)

... broke my diet by eating some pasta... but at least I said no to the pizza.

... am reflecting on the number "10".

Fingers, toes, commandments, Pearl Jam album, '70's romantic comedy that introduced cornrows to America, and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

I'm counting down to freedom on my fingers. w00t!

...found out my ex is having heart surgery (nothing major) on the 5th of November. I'd like to visit her, but her family (who hates me) and her friends (who used to be my friends and who now hate me) are all going to be there. I refuse to cause drama at a hospital, that's tactless and stupid.

I THOUGHT THIS SORT OF THING ENDED WHEN YOU GOT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

...am very tired...and tired of things.

...went to the comic book store for the first time in a month. And bought two comic books.

... am reflecting on the number "9".

Lives of a cat, Supreme Court Justices, Giffen panel grids, John and Yoko's revolution number and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(Good lord... is this going to be a thing now?

I hadn't thought about it, anonymous LW critic, but... sure, why not? I'm really excited, so I guess I'll be insufferable for a few days. I mean, more so than usual.

)

... tried Korean food again. Pretty tasty, alright.

... am reflecting on the number "8".

Magic Balls, tracks on 70's tapes, the number of 'Enery I am I am, simple rules for dating my teenage daughter and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(Say... isn't there something about "8" being "Enough"? Hmmm... never heard that one.

)

Came this >< close to tossing a kid out the window.

They really shouldn't have moved my classroom off the first floor to the third. I'm too impulsive.

...can't wait to see what number Ex reflects on next!

...considered placing a bet, but decided against it after recalling the Cadbury egg incident.

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Originally posted by Legion Tracker:
...can't wait to see what number Ex reflects on next!

Originally posted by Jerry:
...considered placing a bet, but decided against it after recalling the Cadbury egg incident.

Well, wait no longer because Today I...

... am reflecting on the number "7".

wonders of the world, Soldiers of Victory, Mary Three, guys against Thebes, brides for as many brothers, and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(Seven Mary Three? Really? That's what you came up with? What can I say... stream of consciousness can be a strange thing at times.)

saw a trend in numbers

... thought hard about where to go during the upcoming long weekends.

Ohmygod! I like decided to like, like things on facebook.

...am procrastinating.

... am also procrastinating, and would like to curl up in bed again.

...went to Sing-A-Long Sound of Music with my boyfriend and my two best friends.

... went "awwwwwwww" at Rocky using the term "boyfriend" to describe his man

...am bemoaning the fact that I have to get up at 2:30am to go to work.

... got some coffee.

... am reflecting on the number "6".

a song of as many pence, ... of one - half dozen of the other, The Invisibles' Mister, Mockingbird's Secret, "You are Number...", and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(So, wait...if the Prisoner is Number Six, who is Number One? That would be telling... he's not a number, he's a free man.)

...put the living room back together.

... am reflecting on the number "5".

Fox Force, Easy Pieces, stages of grief, -finger discount, people you meet in heaven, and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(Fox Force Five? Yeah... come on, anonymous LW critic... ketchup!)

... ate too much and now need to work out to make up for it.

...woke up in a blah mood and it has progressively gotten worse all day. So not in a good mood at this point.

... wished the weekend were here

... am reflecting on the number "4".

Horsemen of the apocalyse, noble truths, corners of the world, Sign of the, score and seven years, and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(This bit feels like it's been going on for four score and seven years. OK... OK, anonymous LW critic, I'll give you that one... that was actually sort of clever.)

(Wait... I just realized something... is Ex having a conversation with himself in those parathentical comments at the end? Wow... that dude's losing it.)

(Ah, leave him be - he's just giddy with excitement, and is being a bit of motor mouth. Two voices isn't that strange. Now... four? Yeah... four might be a little strange.)

Realized the Apocalypse is in three days.

Another long day punctuated this afternoon by a fall on my left knee. Not real happy with the idiot that is using the table with wheels as his own workbench without locking the wheels so that it does not roll when touched. Learned that the hard way...along with the fact that it was him that left his extension cord all over the place which is what caused me to go off balance and reach for said table because I did not want to slam my foot (the one that was in the cast this summer) down onto the ground. Instead I now have a really good size bloody scrape on my knee. Oh happy day.

...am reflecting on the number "3.47".

... am reflecting on the number "3".

Stooges, blind mice, Seven Mary, .47 less than Legion Tracker's reflection, as of yesterday - days until the Apocalypse according to Blockade Boy who doesn't realize that the world actually ended years ago over a three day period in April of 1904 and that the only thing holding this present world together is our collective belief that it didn't, ... and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(So... again with a Seven Mary Three reference? Wait... that's what you're going to ask about?

)

... am reflecting on the number "2".

by two, by four, by six, if by sea, of hearts, of us, of a kind, in one, in love, in the bush, for tea, for joy, for the show, over one, under par, at a time, the loneliest number since the number one, and...

...days until I freaking pay off my house!

(And posts in a row... did no one else do anything yesterday?)

... am going to SUSHI!

...am going to write shameless smut while drinking Pusser's Rum, eating Twizzlers, and hoping I don't post anything drunk later in the evening. It is a good day.

... am reflecting on the number "1".

day until I don't owe a dime to anyone in this world, day until the last ten years of focus pay off, day until I can choose to do what I want instead of what I have to, day until I'm free... because it's ONE DAY until...

...I freaking pay off my house!

(Day until you stop cluttering up the Today I... thread with your self indulgent back patting? Yeah, yeah... that, too.

)

... got my Halloween costume

...got by on about 3 1/2 hours of sleep.

...was almost whizzed on by a drunk while catching the second bus home from work.

... opened my eyes really wide when I read cle's post!

Just another day in Paradise, M'Love. My fancy footwork saved the day (not to mention my shoes and my pants cuffs).

...shovelled snow for about 3 hours. I hate my new driveway and am buying a snowblower ASAP

...am thinking it i s a pajama day for me and the kids.

... am reflecting on no number at all.

The slate is clean, the balance is 0, and I am completely free of any debt... because Today I...

...paid off my freaking house!!!

...am rejoicing with Exnihil!!!!!

...voted early.

... got an itch that wouldn't go away.

...got a package in the mail I wasn't expecting! YAY!

...won a Loony Tunes Blu-Ray from Ethan Van Sciver. y children are as happoy as I am.

... saw someone peeing on a trash can in clear view on my way home at 6pm on a busy street.

...had a very scary drive to work. Have I mentioned yet how much I hate winter?

...found out my office is closed for an impending hurricane! Fingers crossed that they are overreacting... but, damn... that is really unprecedented.

... am home as well due to the hurricane ... school closed!

...feeling the effects of the hurricane, all the way here in Michigan. Windy and rainy.

...wondering why some of my co-workers are less intelligent than my 4 year old.

...am wondering why a certain relative is stupider than a jackbutt.

...am now wondering what a jackbutt is.

... am wondering if any of Dev-em's coworkers are related to Legion Tracker?

...declare that a jackbutt is stupider than chickenbutt.

...wonders where I could find some jillbutt.

...declare that Kent is hornier than a jackbutt.

...was afraid to horn in.

... thoughts that deer were much hornier than Kent.

...found out that I only have $483.00 left to go on my student loans!! WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I thought i'd never pay those bastards off!!!

^^Ooh, that's a good feeling. I paid mine off about a year ago.

...referred to my job as juggling flaming bowling balls while riding a unicycle on a highwire while singing "The Star-Spangled Banner".

...got a job offer via Linkedin from SaskPower

...was deeply saddened at the loss of Terry Callier, a great American musician that few Americans knew about.

He was 67.

[i]"Let\'s get in the wind..."[/i]

... am listening to Terry Callier. He sounds like the book Giovanni's Room. Btw Cleome ... do you like Antony and the Johnsons ?

... saw yet another person peeing on the street. i guess its better than stepping in Saturday morning vomit.

...am preparing to head into town to pick up a snowblower

...voted.

...wrote 1000 words at work on my lunchbreak! GO ME.

...had to say bye to a co-worker that actually knew what she was doing. She got a new job...and mine just got a little more difficult.

...never got the snowblower, but finished some flooring, put together a desk and a cabinet, and installed a peek-a-boo window in the door to Dani's playroom

stood on a picket line, the first time I have ever done so in a work-related capacity.

... have been without power and heat for five days, but still feeling damn lucky compared to what other people in my area have been experiencing

...Going out with an old friend for dinner. Good times.

...Sitting in a hotel room in Warrensburg Missouri wondering how to pass the time.

...made cleome's Grated Carrot Salad for tomorrow's church potluck dinner.

..woke up an hour late...or early..or

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Originally posted by Power Boy:
... am listening to Terry Callier. He sounds like the book Giovanni's Room. Btw Cleome ... do you like Antony and the Johnsons ?

I do now. (Brought up "Hope There's Someone" on YouTube.) Thanks for the tip, PB.

And it's been too long since I've read Giovanni's Room.

...read the local news, and am feeling even more ticked off than usual.

... wished the weekend weren't over.

...voted! Now if only I knew who these people running for "State Senator" are.

...surprised myself at the polls. I voted as I knew I would for President, but for all other offices went with the Libertarian Party - whose platform I've long supported in theory, but finally decided to support with my vote.

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Originally posted by Exnihil:
...surprised myself at the polls. I voted as I knew I would for President, but for all other offices went with the Libertarian Party - whose platform I've long supported in theory, but finally decided to support with my vote.

...did the same, oddly enough. Other than president I voted straight down the line for the Libertarian party. *high five*

...unfortunately didn't have the option of voting for anyone other than Republicans or Democrats for offices other than the President.

...but I do applaud people who had the option for taking it!

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Originally posted by Exnihil:
[b] ...surprised myself at the polls. I voted as I knew I would for President, but for all other offices went with the Libertarian Party - whose platform I've long supported in theory, but finally decided to support with my vote.

...did the same, oddly enough. Other than president I voted straight down the line for the Libertarian party. *high five* [/b]

Waaaaaaaaaait just a minute here...

You didn't pull any of that fancy conjurin' stuff on me, did you?

... had a relatively relaxing day at work. For the past few days I've been working 19 hour days (including travel) because of a major equipment failure. We got things fixed last night though, so all is back to normal.

...am thankful for appliance protection plans. Furnace fixed within three and a half hours of finding the blower motor dead. Heating back up finally.

... got dizzy doing plenty of research

... am so very tired.

Dark when I leave for work... dark when I go home... daylight savings sucks!

Made more mistakes in one lecture than I normally make in a year I think, lol).

Agree totally with Ex

...am disappointed that my four day "weekend" is coming to an end. I dun wanna go back to work.

*sulk sulk sulk*

...mjust say that I am glad to be getting the overtime again (even gettin 5 hours on Saturday), but my ankle is not liking it very much...very achy lately, but that just means it's getting stronger.

... found out that it is Ester Rolle's birthday.

...remembered some Good Times.

... had a headache

...am happily reading the "Super-Stalag-- of Space!" stories, thanks to my local library.

However, I couldn't find a thread here specifically about it, and I could've sworn there was one.

[sulks]

...fried burgers. At home.

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Originally posted by cleome46:

...am happily reading the "Super-Stalag-- of Space!" stories, thanks to my local library.

However, I couldn't find a thread here specifically about it, and I could've sworn there was one.

[sulks]

Cleome, this thread should do the trick:

http://www.legionworld.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=001138

...wondered if Levitz & Giffen will do a Super Stalag of the Fourth Dimension story.

...contemplated what color shoes go with a plum colored dress. Hmmmm.

took a nap. So did both children. Life is nice and quiet sometimes.

... survived without drinking coffee

...discovered that while my Keurig machine may make a very nice cup of coffee, that it downright SUCKS at making tea.

...am not feeling quite myself.

Ha ha ha.

Very cute, Ex.

Set up Kinect for the Xbox 360

...am somehow still functioning on 3 hours of sleep.

...picked away at an art project, despite the damn phone ringing off the hook all day.

...made an appointment with a food truck.

... was late to work

...climbed under the house

... gave in and drank way too much coffee

...offered my opinions in a focus group.

...having been spending lots of time online. Love when I get assigned the gas compression plant at work

...bought the ingredients for pumpkin soup. Except the pumpkin. How could the stores be out of pumpkin?

...had another long day at work. Where everything changed about a dozen times from the start of the day to the end...and that was just one project.

The Rite-Aid has chocolate covered cherries and blueberries on sale. I've been eating chocolate covered cherries and blueberries, all day.

...watched Zombieland in honor of Twinkies going goodbye.

...began training in the control room at work. Taking a break right now.

... didn't have enough for breakfast

...bought my only two comic books for the month. And some turkey.

... had a headache

Decided to book a cheap room ($40) to avoid a long late drive home after tonight's state semi-finals of football.

The room has high speed internet and cable tv. I don't have those at home. It has a HUGE jacuzzi. I've never been in one. It's snowing outside. The game is on tv.

hmmmmm

oh yeah, before leaving town I decided to stop at the school a do a bit of lesson planning and grading. They installed a new electronic key system so all I had to do was swipe it to get in. All the school's lights were on.

After an hour, two security guards showed up and asked me how I got in. I said I walked in. I tried to tell them their system let me in and by the way, the outside door doesn't close and lock. They wouldn't let me. They started accusing me of all kinds of dastardly things, not having permission to come in (need permission to work, lol) and causing overtime charges.

Their system let me in. All the lights in a three story building were on. It took them an hour to find me. There were cars in the parking lot. One of the outside doors doesn't close....

Our school has an 82% poverty rate, 20% disability rate, failing state scores and I was wrong for trying to do some work on Black Friday instead of shopping.

Sigh.

Thanks for letting me rant.

...am headed out to have Thanksgiving leftovers with the neighbors. Good thing I saved some cookies from yesterday's party.

...yeah. whatever to today.

...went to a fundraiser for my neighbours who had a house fire earlier this month.

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Thanks for letting me rant.

... encouraged Blockade Boy to rant some more.

Encouragement can be bad. Today I read in the paper one of my former students got stabbed in a 5am beer-pong dispute, which I suppose is better than my present student (15 yrs old) who got shot in the leg two weeks ago. This is my old neighborhood and I love it dearly but we really need to stop drinking the water straight from the river.

...put a new faucet in the bathroom, and set up the Christmas tree.

Also watching the Watchmen...answering that age old question.

...almost decided to roast vegetables with five-spice and cumin every day just to enjoy the fragrance.

.. overslept and as a result, got ready to go in 10 minutes

...partied into the early morning, slept in, took myself to brunch, ate too much, watched tv, and fiddled around online. All in all not a bad 30th.

... sent ActorLad a virtual cake!

... booked my hotels in Beijing and Harbin!

... nagged Blaze to get his China visa!

... didn't get hardly any work done ... lazy Power Boy!

...am making bbq sauce for ribs we are having tonight

...spent all day trawling the job-search sites, again.

For my next trick, I'll fake my own death and be spared another search for at least the remainder of this century.

:rolleyes:

... had tea with cayenne pepper and ginger

...booked a last minute vacation to Florida. Fly down on Dec 11th and back on the 21st

...found out I will be having holiday travel plans after all... on a family friend's dime!

... politely told the guy at Jiffy Lube to put back all of the filters he took out of my car and just give me a sprockin' oil change

... accomplished many things I've been putting off for weeks.

... took a bunch of medecine with caffeine in it before I went to bed.

... felt nauseous after eating breakfast

...ended up having my training cancelled again and helped out in the sulphur plant again.

...am probably going to spend the morning looking for something I put away in a place that I knew I would never forget.

FC I do that ALL the time!!

...am going to take a crack at drawing Gandalf in 30 minutes or less

... went to the library

...called in sick because I busted up my knee yesterday. Walking is not fun.

...got my Christmas cards in the mail. Yay, that's done.

...made pancakes for breakfast.

...moved a bazillion chairs.

...did some cleaning in the kitchen, then got dinner (Mom's Pot Roast-- w00t!) together.

Switched the alarm clock setting to "off."

... will celebrate something special with IB.

... am so freaking tired.

I've been getting the house in shape for hosting Christmas... and realizing just how many surfaces are capable of collecting dust.

Put outlet covers on the outside of the house. Fixed light fixtures in the attic. walked the dog. Went and got a washing machine to replace the monster that was that just died. Hung curtain rods for the wife. Fought off a low sugar spell. Hung more curtain rods. Found the lawn mower cover that decided to try to blow away in the last storm we had. Tried to watch a football game. Had a little fun with friends on facebook. Posted here.

...had baked potato chips for breakfast, not too many.

Cooked Christmas dinner on Boxing Day.

...am loving my new electric blanket more than is strictly necessary.

... got sick. Achy all over, headache, a little tightness in my chest, felling a little warm (but no temp per the thermometer)

didn't do a damn thing. I had, for the first time in over four months... a day off.

Got woke up at five am by brother wanting my carry on bag. Wth, where is he going? Ugh, tired to ask...

...still have power (electrical, not super).

...will send out a few Christmas Cards.

.... need coffee, stat.

... am headed to my brother's for a family gathering. Normally it is on New Year's Day, but got switched to today. And except for a passing remark a my sister's on Christmas, I would not have known about the change of day.

...am making beer beef stew. IT SMELLS SO GOOD I WANT TO EAT IT NOW.

... went to the gym after a week away due to a cold.

... thought about changing outfits. But then, I do that every day...

...had to go search my e-mail for my login information so I could get on to post here...

...am making my first post in this brave new Legion World.

...ran out of bread for the breakfast toast. At least I had some crackers left from Saturday's "New Years Day" party.

...had a prisoner tell me that I have a nice voice.

...got a late Christmas card.

Switched the alarm clock setting to "on."

... had the same prisoner ask me out to dinner if he got out.

...drank the last of the peach-flavored black tea.

... have been very productive.

Been stuck at home with a bad back.

Gosh day time TV is really awful.

I put on a shirt this morning ... usually a go to staple ... that smells of BO ... and I have ripped the sleeve of said shirt ... which makes me sad because I enjoy the color and have had it for a long time.

Shirt drama.

...found out my boss is being moved to another store. My fourth direct supervisor in a year and some change! Sux, I like this lady.

...do another load of wash. Holidays over.

...got the wash done before the power went out. Another thrilling day.

... devestated that the prisoner who has called me 2 days in a row did not call today.

started the morning with 40 jump squats on the porch in my underwear, then, later, got new contradictory directions on a fairly useless research project. I would compare it to rearranging deck chairs on the Titannic, but (1) that is cliche and (2) it's really more analogous to raising the Titannic in order to recover the invoices for the deck chairs and then rearranging them instead.

Saw the new site. Looking good.

...decided that something I put in the stir fry tonight did not agree with me. Perhaps the oyster sauce...

...baked. Blueberry muffins, Quinoa Corn muffins, biscuits and dog biscuits.

... overslept, but only by 15 minutes

...was grabbing a scone to go with my morning coffee before work, and found somebody's wallet just lying there on the curb next to mr_cleome's car. It still had all their stuff in it.

Tomorrow, I'll have to take it to the police station, I guess.

... felt sick

woke up very very late.

... realized that I am getting fatter x_x

... did not cheat on my diet

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... realized that I am getting fatter x_x

...would like to remind IB that we still adore him, even on those days when the quarter doesn't bounce off his abs quite so readily.

... spoke with my friend from elementary school. In retrospect, he was my first crush.

...watched inauguration coverage most of the day. Teared up a few times. Proud of my country. Proud of my President. Proud to be a Democrat. No hesitations or apologies.

... am not sure what I did. Must have been an unremarkable day.

...stepped up to become a part of the LMB!

... met a new friend at the Academy. ^

... wished I was back in the Academy!

... baked up 3 squares/cookies for a fundraiser this week, while having a very good day on my new diet!

...had this confusing sense of being content where I am but wishing I were somewhere else.

did absolutely nothing whatsoever that could be deemed interesting in any way, shape or form.

...just had to take a nap.

...nearly froze walking to my car after work this morning; -43C with windchill

...turned 33. To celebrate I went and did my taxes, paid my property tax, went grocery shopping, and generally felt sorry for myself and lamented the shitty weather.

It's that kind of year.

...had 3 hours sleep after a nightshift, a two hour long doctors appointment, showered and went back to work for another 12 hour shift (its where I am now)

...go into Halifax. Buy some graphic novels, eat Szechuan, hit the university library.

What did the university library do to Fat Kramer that it needs to be hit?

Woke up sleepy despite having a good 7 hours in bed.

...Spent most of the morning chatting with my very first client for my new business

... had one of the worst commutes of my life.

First at my stop, trains heading into Boston can come from Braintree or Ashmont and arrive on different tracks. IN the morning, the Braintree train can be so pack, you can't get on. 2 Braintree trains came and were too packed, but I saw an Ashmont train approaching. So I hurried to the other platform and waited and waited and waited. After about 5 minutes, the train pulls into the station. I get on. It's crowded, but there is room to get on. Then they announce that the train is standing by because of a signal problem in Cambridge. So we wait for another 10 minutes. Now it is 9, when I am supposed to be at work. I called in to let them know what was happening. The train finally goes, but at every stop we stand by for 10-20 minutes. A train ride that normally takes 10 minutes took 45 minutes. And with the initial waiting, I was an hour and 15 minutes late. Grrr!!!!!!

... had a much better though unnecessary commute.

Yesterday I was told that the office would be open but close at noon. This morning I got up. Saw that it wasn't snowing yet. Had breakfast and went into the office. This commute was much easier than the last one I wrote about. I even got a seat. I arrive at the office and no one is there yet, but I am early. After a bit, with no one else showing up, I call the switchboard/bad weather line. Guess what? The office is closed all day! So, I sign off my computer, pack up my stuff and head home. Again, a nice subway ride. So nice that I was tempted to keep riding for a bit longer.

... am having a junk food night!

Pop Tarts.

...sang "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" at a funeral.

...went to a local "Opry" to hear some bluegrass.

...lost a bet that the road would be plowed by Sunday morning.

.. am going to play D&D and hope that the subway opens up tomorrow morning.

... submitted my last paper for grading at the LMB Academy!

...chaired a committee to award grants to some community arts organizations.

...expect to have another day, pretty much like yesterday.

... was given a senior citizens discount. The cashier was about to ask for the money owed, took a look and pressed the discount button.

Welcome to the club brother.

Had a successful day googling my past.

...was invited to sing in an a cappella jazz ensemble.

... ate too many cookies!

...cleaned my bedroom, top to bottom, and threw away FOUR BAGS of crap that i'd been hoarding unnecessarily.

I feel SO much better.

... had lunch with my best friend from Elementary school. Although when I reconnected via Facebook, he didn't remember my last name, so I don't think I was his best friend.

Originally Posted by Conjure Lass

...cleaned my bedroom, top to bottom, and threw away FOUR BAGS of crap that i'd been hoarding unnecessarily.

I feel SO much better.

Please come to my house.

...have a Valentine for the first time ever. Unfortunately, he's in another state at the moment, but we'll see each other next weekend.

... cleaned like mad ... because my valentine is visiting tomorrow.

...got the car looked at again due to an odd burning oil smell. The culprit: valve gasket cover. God bless my car and it's middle-aged problems. xD

..put a pot of water on the stove to boil, went on the internet and forgot it, until the smell of melting pot reached me. Not the first time I've done that either.

Wondered what happened to the 16th.

...got mentioned in a sermon.

...completely over-ate and feel as though my belly might explode.

... felt the same as Conjure Lass, although I know I didn't overeat... *gasp* maybe I'm pregnant!

... took a walk in the cold cold air.

...successfully put together a gigantic IKEA wardrobe sans instructions

... bit my lip. Ouch.

...found out that not only was the valve cover leaking, but that my spark plug wires are essentially soaked with said leaked oil. ARGH. I keep telling myself that the car has 100k miles and these things need to be taken care of but DAMMIT, DAMMIT, DAMMIT!

... ate ... a ... whole ... lot. including onion rings from McDonald's.

When did McDonald's get onion rings?

Today I was going to ask that same question but I didn't want anyone to know that I didn't know. Nobody read this post today.

I read Blockade Boy's post today.

So did I. And it's raining today, so I'm doing yucky paperwork.

I slept in ... I think it had to do with the onion rings.

...made a chocolate mousse cake for my friend's birthday. I'm not 100% sure I can keep myself out of the fridge.

... made a new friend

...commissioned a 790psi steam line into service at work.

To put that in perspective, 790 steam is invisible; and has enough power to shear through flesh and bone while cauterizing the wound like a hot knife through butter.

Needless to say I was VERY careful!

...thought 790 could be an effective superhero.

... Met up with some old friends I haven't seen in years

...shoveled snow for an hour and a half. I'd just like to say that shoveling was a LOT easier five years ago. I'm just sayin'...

... actually bought a LEGION BOOK! (I think this is my second for this boot)

It was in between ok and pretty good.

Snow Day!!!

Originally Posted by Conjure Lass

...shoveled snow for an hour and a half. I'd just like to say that shoveling was a LOT easier five years ago. I'm just sayin'...

This is why I bought a snowblower this year...too old for the shovelling.

....finished the logo design for my home business

"...am feeling better after a full 24 hrs. away from work. Still need to hold the coffee mug with both hands to keep it from spilling into my lap, though. My muscle control... it is a sad, sad joke after three weeks of this subsistence-wage bushwa...

I miss inane postings.

... gave cleome a hug :Hug:

...attempted to clean the bath tub.

... saw a sneak preview of the movie "Emperor". Prettty good. But Tommy Lee Jones sounds like Tommy Lee Jones and not Douglas McArthur

... didn't feel how fast time flew

..bought some cheap lime-green pants.

...checked the closet and realized that I don't own any cheap lime-green pants. Now I'm trying to decide if I'm relieved or disappointed.

... did a funny drawing.

Tried for the second time to make it through "The Tree of Life." I settled for making it though "Guns, Girls and Gambling."

...posted on LW for the first time in five days. Apparently, I had gone twelve days before that. I've never gone so long without posting before. Not even during Hurricane Ike. I'm going to have to do something about this.

... ate some very good fish!

... worked.

Originally Posted by rickshaw1

... worked.

...Did the exact same thing, except it was my first day in my new temporary postion as "shutdown coordinator"

Ooooh. meaning... you close the place and give people the sack?

Originally Posted by rickshaw1

Ooooh. meaning... you close the place and give people the sack?

Naw, the opposite pretty much. We do mini-shutdowns all the time, but every 4 years the entire place shuts down for a complete maintenance overhaul. I'll be coordinating getting everything ready, verifying everything is safe to work on and once the shutdown starts, be the go between the maintenance dept. and my own dept. (operations) and management (ugh). There will be hundreds more workers on site compared to normal

Cool. Cause as the guy that's had to shut down a few things and let people go at times, that's some heavy shit. Weighs on you after a time. Good to hear it has another definition.

...PAID OFF MY STUDENT LOANS. *FLAILS*

...congratulated Conjure Lass!!!

Right on, Conjie!!!

Originally Posted by Conjure Lass

...PAID OFF MY STUDENT LOANS. *FLAILS*

Frak yeah. Quite an accomplishment

I had five apples today. not as impressive.

I DID however do a quick sketch of Cobalt Kid and Question Lad in a haunted house ... during a seminar ... that needs to be colored tonight. But I have dinner plans first.

Thanks, guys! *HUGS YOU* I was so happy I went to get ice cream as a reward for myself. Calories be damned!

CL, congrats to you. I remember that day myself. Nice feeling. After paying it off, I got to keep all my minimum wage to myself. Well, me and that guy FICA.

...ran around town doing errands and visiting

... Congratulated Conjure Lass. Awesome, Conjure Lass!

... COngrats, Conjure Lass!

... had to cancel a date with Blaze because of an emergency

went for a super long walk ... checked out loads of cool architecture ... now ... I make dinner.

I also read this great article about the relationship between neaderthals and modern humans. I am part neanderthal most likely.

... tried out a new noodle recipe. Went pretty well. Loved the taste of the egg yolks I mixed in.

... I really did eat too much...

...entered a massive amount of info into spreadsheets so I can track whats happening at work.

... didn't get enough coffee.

...am coming down with a cold

...took an impromptu day off. God bless personal time.

...played the same song over and over again.

... ate plenty of fish.

... got asked out by a 45-year old man!

Although, he doesn't look a day over 36...

*wolf whistle* Weeeeellll, well, Ibby. You could have a sugar-daddy! XD Just kiddin'.

...I bought some old-school Elton John vinyl. He made some awesome music back when he was on drugs. XD

I WOULD like some new shoes and a new jacket, CL

But the sugar-daddy would have to adopt Blaze too!

... team won a big new project today, and frankly I'm scared!

...replaced the float valve and overflow lines on our upstairs toilet

For the fourth of five days, got paid a half day of my salary to stare at students taking standardized state tests.

... noticed that John Constantine is wearing loafers in the preview of the new Constantine series.

... played hookey. he he

< --- changed my avatar. "I punch yo face ... leave L shaped bruise on yo cheeck!"

...Came to work for some overtime and discovered we now have computers set-up in our new work trailer. Very little was achieved

... woke up not feeling particularly well-rested!

...am fascinated with Cyprus.

... ate a whole lot of cheese.

...had meatloaf for supper

...mark the six-month anniversary of Georges' and my first date.

...celebrated my husband's birthday. He ate cake, I didn't.

... published a book! (Actually it was yesterday, but I'm still pretty excited)

... high fived Sharky via the internet! And popped some virtual champagne.

...checked out Sharky's book at amazon. Looks good! Congrats!

... told everyone that I know a genuine published author!

... was gratified that the other members of my book club liked the book(s) I selected. I had suggested either Will Eisner's COntract With God or Will Eisner's the Plot. The guy running the club said "let's read both"

... read this article about two-headed sharks

...started reading Sharky's book, and kept wondering why a shark hadn't appeared by page 23.

...climbed up and down ladders, climbed through piperacks, followed lines, got covered in coke dust, probably was exposed to asbestos, answered questions and gave advice about pyrophorics, located valves, and reviewed proceedures.

...also am looking forward to going home for the day

...had a very bad day. It seems so unfair!

... thought there must be someone I can punch to make FC's day better.

... work.

...decided that yesterday afternoon's agreement to report for work 90 minutes early on Friday is proof positive that I need my damn head examined, big-time.

... laughed at Cleome's post.

...got up early, tried to be quiet, then hit the stainless steel thermos against the stove, which reverberated like the Gong of Doom.

...thinks that the Gong of Doom sounds like an awesome title for an LMB adventure

... really wished I could stay in bed longer.

...took a day off and went swimming with Desdemona and Superbaby

... changed my costume, again.

woke up to rain. loits and lots of rain.

... had my first workout of the week. Gahd I need to stop working so late.

... got a lot of work done.

...have to drive to Chester, formerly known as a summer playground of American millionaires, now just an extremely expensive and crowded village.

... bit off more than I could chew

Avoided biting and chewing.

...responded to many facebook posts with nothing more than "Excellent!!". Yesterday I changed my avatar to a self photoshop of Mr. Burns

... wished I were in Siberia. So freaking hot here!!

...locked myself out of my work trailer with no one else on site with a key. So I put the skills of a shady past to good use and am now in my trailer

... wondered how I could learn about VL's shady past, and also ifVL would teach me how to pick a lock!

...heard the spring peepers for the first time this year.

...had three people ask me if I was okay. Hmmm...perhaps I'm not?

... am working like the frickin Energizer bunny.

... felt like my eye was getting blurry.

Got woke up from a peaceful sleep by a damn thunderstorm. Boo.

...wished I'd brought more food with me.

...am taking a (forced) day off from work. Not allowed to work tomorrow either.

... fell asleep on the couch again

...took the day off to share Georges' birthday with him.

...liked Rocky's last post

Read about another recent former student getting shot.

I've told them once, I've told them a million times: don't hold up police officers.

sigh

Good thing people in this town are such bad shots. He'll live.

...had my HVAC system serviced, and my clothes dryer vent cleaned.

...spent a second day home sick.

...hope Rocky feels better quick enough to sing tomorrow.

... am going to finish my taxes and read old Supergirl comics, probably not in that order.

...sound like Suzanne Pleshette.

...went to an Earth Day festival.

...feel successful.

...go to the dentist and do my taxes, which I just never got around to yesterday. Since I owe them money, I'm not terribly motivated.

... wished I could strangle a client.

Originally Posted by Rockhopper Lad

...spent a second day home sick.

I thought about it but said to myself I'd troop it out and was all prepared with my best "whoa and pity me" speech for my first hour freshmen when I saw at least half of them (no exaggeration) had red-runny noses or watery eyes or both.

It's going to be an allergy season from hell.

,,,went in to work and left to come home shortly after noon.

...went to the dentist and got nitrous oxide for the first time. I'm kind of upset with my prior dentist for not trying it before. I think I went through quite a bit of unnecessary pain and discomfort.

...came home from work, ate some fries and chicken fingers

...wrote too much about heavy scrotum for my mental health!

...realized that I have been dating my sweetie three-and-a-half times longer than I've ever dated anyone else ever.

...send best continued wishes to Rocky and his sweet baboo.

...finished getting the plant shutdown, isolated and depressured (well to honest, I didn't do that...it was my coworkers for the most part. All I did was provide guidance and answer questions)

... wished that Rocky and Blockade Boy (can I call you Blocky?) would feel better

... am heading off to Egypt with Mrs. Nihil.

All things being equal, I am 99.99999% certain that we will have a wonderful touristy time, and I'll be back here in two weeks with exciting tales of adventures from a far off land.

On the other hand... given the state of the world we live in today - on the off-off chance that a couple pasty-faced Americans vacationing in the Middle East should attract any sort of unintended trouble... I'd be remiss in not taking this chance to say, "I think I'll miss you most of all, Legion World".

Anyway, knock on wood and enough of all that... I'll see you all in a bit.

... Hoped EX gets super powers! a Nabu helmet, some Thanagarrian technology, a blue scarab ....

SHAZAM!!!

Say hi to Rama Tut!

We will miss you. Talk soon.

...think that our local rib joint might be featured on a Food Network show. I have to swing by there tonight and find out if it's true. (Well, I really want a plate of ribs, too. TV or no TV...)

Exnihil is in de nile. lol, snort, ,,, snort.

Learned "Seven Ways to Discipline Your Child," and "How Animals Eat Their Food" on youtube.

HA! I hear about the funnest things from students.

...am still not feeling quite right. Wish i could figure out the magic cure.

... worked on a weekend, so I could go on leave next week!

...officially became LAD Boy as my department was renamed Legislative Affairs Department -- much better than our former name, LaRD: Legislative and Regulatory Department, and the runner runner-up for the new name CAD: Congressional Affairs Department.

...slept all day and till 0300am

... am reflecting on - from a hereditary standpoint - how lucky I am to have dodged the "bad back" gene.

I am the only member of my genetic nuclear family (my mother, father, sister, and brother) who has not had to undergo spinal surgery at some point.

I was talking to my younger brother last night who is recovering from his third back surgery. He's had three discs removed and a metal "fusion cage" placed in there to take their place. He's only 35! That's freaking insane.

I have no idea why I'm the only one this has skipped... (though I do have a pet theory that the fact that I used to parachute may have subtly elongated my spine and prevented the compression they all get)... but trust me, I am freaking thankful.

...answered the phone without looking at the call display first. I'm now the lucky winner of an extra night of overtime.

...am feeling a weird blend of gratitude and regret.

...planted lettuce starts, sorrel, and nasturtiums.

...had my home internet antenna realigned because the ISP installed a new tower. It's actually fast again!

Took my wife to the Clinic, and then ER. She is still there, seeing a GI specialist in the a.m.

Looks like my three day weekend is going to turn into a four day weekend.

No fun. Hope she feels better soon, Dev.

...am drawing a picture of Hawkgirl while working (slow night)

...had to buy a new keyboard because the "M" quit working.

Brought wife home after some tests. Stomach issues diagnosed. Still no idea what caused pain that we took her there for though.

...didn't sleep very good

... finally posted on Legion World again after nearly two weeks.

...got my paystub, 84 regular hours + 84 hours overtime in two weeks AGAIN!

... haven't done much yet.

... I have listened to this funny song though:

Originally Posted by Viridis Lament

...got my paystub, 84 regular hours + 84 hours overtime in two weeks AGAIN!

... wondered if VL is throwing up his cash in the air and rolling around in it? Maybe he could fill a swimming pool and dive in!

Originally Posted by Power Boy

... wondered if VL is throwing up his cash in the air and rolling around in it? Maybe he could fill a swimming pool and dive in!

Lol, I wish. Most of the extra cash is going into home repair, the house we bought last summer was a fixer-upper

... sprouted a new zit

... changed my costume twice!

Pitched a fit at the "Shutdown Manager" right before I left for work this morning...and all my co-workers witnessed it.

20 minute yelling match and I was totally justified and in the right and everyone got to see for real just what a oily, lying snake in the grass the guy is.

and for perspective, current chain of command is as follows -

Me - my supervisor - shutdown coordinator - shutdown manager

Am working my last night shift before I start an 18 day vacation.

w000000000t!

Congratulated and envied VL at the same time!

Marked thru the calendar to show only 12 more days 'til MY vacay starts!!!

... hit Monday running - I'm definitely filing overtime tonight.

...woke up with a froggy, swollen throat. Gonna see the doc soon.

Originally Posted by Paladin

...woke up with a froggy, swollen throat. Gonna see the doc soon.

Turns out, I have pharyngitis. Got some antibiotics and perscription cough syrup. Throat still hurts like hell, and the voice comes and goes.

Hope you get better soon, Palardy. I have a slight sore throat myself, but so far hasn't hurt quite that bad.

... caught myself feeling really happy at how nice the weather is today... because that totally means I can get some yard work done this afternoon.

Aw yeah, middle-age pleasures!

No, noooo, that's just being content. Think of it that way.

...am going to school for the first time in ten years. I AM SO NERVOUS. Less-Soul-Sucking job, here I come!!

as someone who has been an older student myself, let me tell you: it rawks!

you will do great! and the kids will appreciate you being there - you'll ask the questions they are too scared to ask.

^^Agreed. I was an older student, too. Now, as a professor, I've appreciated having "non-traditional" students in my class. They've usually spent time in "soul-sucking" jobs and know the value of an education.

^^ Older Student too...I was out of school for 15 years before I went back for engineering.
Like Kent and HWW I found the older students were the ones who were more likely to ask lots of questions

... found a dead bird in the pool filter
... let out a very manly shriek
... struggled to get said bird out of the filter for 10 minutes
... shocked the pool
... washed my hands repeatedly

...worked at my soul-sucking job.

...tentatively lined up a house-sitting gig in Portland for the summer!

...cleaned my garage then when and watched the new star trek with the wife

...am hatching plans and spinning plates. When all is said and done, this might be my masterpiece!

You mean, I wasn't...*sniff*...your masterpiece?

I'm talking the whole thing, Lardy... never fear, though... you were the first master brush stroke.

... had an awful time getting out of bed

...felt really old when I had to explain to a coworker who Esther Williams was. And Fernando Lamas. And Lorenzo Lamas.

... shaved again after a week. Beard was getting itchy.

...could use a beard trimming. Maybe if I wake up early enough.

...accompanied (on piano) a choral concert.

... seached Youtube for a video of Legion Tracker's performance, then realized he probably wouldn't have used the name "Legion Tracker" to upload it!

...finished leak and pressure testing the water line I ran to the outside of the house (for a garden hose). No Leaks.

... finally went for a swim after two weeks.

...ate lunch at Wendy's.

... went to a housewarming party. got some sun. now sleepy.

...paid bills and made a quinoa salad.

... thought about how Legion Tracker would look in a mauve-and-silver outfit.

... finally got around to doing my ab exercises. I need to stop doing overtime...

...am now only 5 days away from vacation!

... ate too muck kiwi

...Am planning on watching the E3 conference

... am getting my nass kicked by trying to make simple charts in ms word ... it is SO slow. grrrrrrr !!!!!!!

.... drank three cups of coffee just to keep going

... am making arrangements to fill in a few more slots in the old want list.

...am now only FOUR days away from vacation!

(And after a day like today at work, DAMN well ready for it!

)

... brought a lunch of green foods (kiwi, peas).

...am figuring out what house project to tackle today

... woke up blessedly late, but still with a splitting headache

... have my weekly yoga class.

I'm the only guy in a class of women which - at first - seemed a bit awkward, but... screw it, I feel more energized with this form of exercise than anything I've felt in years.

Ha! I'm not quite sure how to interpret that last sentence, Ex. I will just assume it's the exercise that energizes you and not the...um...scenery...

Or maybe I won't assume that...

Well... considering that one of the women is my wife, you can rest assured that if I found myself focusing on any "scenery" I'd fairly quickly find myself in the "downward dog"-house.

(Groan... sorry... I promise no more yoga puns

)

...finished one piece of art from my backlog

...had contractors finally come in to put in our new windows that we were expecting last month. On the hottest day of the year, no less!

... had a long meeting and got totally tired after it ended

...am about to work my last shift before vacation!

Originally Posted by Paladin

...am about to work my last shift before vacation!

WOOT!! Enjoy the time off...how long do you have?

And what mischief can you get up to in that time?

...got thru that shift which is about as hellish as last days before vacation tend to get for me--you know just as a reminder that I seriously NEED one!

Originally Posted by Viridis Lament

WOOT!! Enjoy the time off...how long do you have?

Eleven days, including two full, long weekends! That's, like, an ETERNITY in retail, trust me!

Plus, first real vacation (meaning, more than just four days in a row off or not due to injury) in TWENTY MONTHS!

Part of the perils of switching to a new company as I did at the time, having to earn vacation time from the ground up.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

And what mischief can you get up to in that time?

Heading off to sunny Orlando, FL for the bulk of it (Sat-Sat). Luckily, for these old bones, we'll only spend one of those days max in a theme park. The time-share condo we own down there is fairly luxurious!

whew! I am seriously excited for your awesome vacation!

Are you planning to spend most of that time in the condo or on the beach?

Beaches are a pretty good drive from Orlando, so mostly condo and gallivanting!

...found myself highly interested in Lardy's Vacation Blast! that's about to ensue. (I hereby copyright that for future use as a hilarious comedy or a porno movie).

Orlando, FL! Hitting Disney or those types of theme parks? I always get confused on which theme parks are where in Florida and California.

...watched Braveheart for the first time.

... spent half a day planning my dinner date with Blaze and drinks with the (gay) boys after.

...went to the funeral of the husband of one colleague and father of another (they're mother and son). Later, I took my mom to see Man of Steel.

... hurt my lip

... was apparently unable to adequately describe my desired haircut to the substitute barber. It turned out less "1930's banker" and more "1950's rockabilly".

Oh, well... now where did I store those "Reverend Horton Heat" albums?

... almost fell apart

...am back to work after 18 days off

... finally didn't do overtime on a Friday. Last week was EXHAUSTING, yet still productive.

...bought ice cream for the first time in a year. But then, it is the first day of summer.

... had a Cerveza Negra last night. WI really love that beer.

...didn't kill anyone.

... woke up after having a nightmare.

...arrived home from Orlando a few hours ago.

... have a wicked sore throat. It was bound to happen, given that - over the last month - I've been to Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Detroit, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Louisville, Kansas City, St. Louis and... well... Goose Creek.

One can't be around that many different population centers and not come down with something. As I said to Huey yesterday, thinking about all the grubby little kid ailments that I've probably been breathing in over this past month, "I've really got to stop exposing myself to children."

Yeeeeeeah... I should probably think of a different phrase to express that idea.

Too late, your comment has been saved and recorded for all posterity

Originally Posted by Exnihil

s I said to Huey yesterday, thinking about all the grubby little kid ailments that I've probably been breathing in over this past month, "I've really got to stop exposing myself to children."

...am probably going to be forced to take my family to see Monsters U. I loved the original (it and Finding Nemo are my favorites of the Pixar films) but never wanted a sequel to be made. I'm sure this prequel is decent, but nothing will top the beautiful story of Boo and Sully.

*sigh* Can't help but see that sequels/prequels are the norm, rather than the exception, since Disney engulfed Pixar.

Originally Posted by Paladin

...am probably going to be forced to take my family to see Monsters U. I loved the original (it and Finding Nemo are my favorites of the Pixar films) but never wanted a sequel to be made. I'm sure this prequel is decent, but nothing will top the beautiful story of Boo and Sully.

...saw it. I definitely wasn't wrong. Not bad but a shadow of Inc.

... I always did wonder why companies love making prequels. I hate prequels; you already know where the characters will end up, making it a bit harder to have a sense of suspense or to care so much about their choices. I greatly prefer sequels.

I just think Pixar is at its best creating new things. Again, Monsters U. didn't suck, but no sequel or prequel they've made has come close to being as satisfying as seeing them just surprise us with something we've never seen before. I've a feeling that Pixar's best years are definitely behind them.

There IS such a thing as over-telling. Some sequels suffer from revisiting characters who, frankly, have nothing new to offer because the originals wrapped up their stories quite well.

...got into more trouble than I expected.

... had to take a half day off

... am hopping and popping and laying more groundwork. This is shaping up to be one busy summer!

....returned to work after 11 glorious days off. Not long enough!

... because of Lardy's reply, planned MY next vacation!

... got a "yes" that made me very happy. It seems that one of my "toothpicks" may actually be a coffee stirrer.

... am jealous of Ex

... me too

...am happy for Ex, as I know this was at the top of his meet-up wish list!

... had a productive workday

...attended a boring work-related meeting.

...kept wanting to take a nap.

...installed two new toilets and a light fixture

Originally Posted by Legion Tracker

...kept wanting to take a nap.

... did the same thing that LT did

...spent an hour at Starbucks enjoying a Valencia Orange Refresher and the Arts section of the New York Times.

...built most of a fence, will finish tomorrow when the concrete has set, cleaned out and fixed my gutters, and photoshopped a picture of the house to see what colour we will be painting it.

... did 3 days' worth of workouts. But boy do I feel good!

...enjoyed a steak lunch at work for Employee Appreciation Day.

... woke up after a blessed 9 hours of sleep

...am counting the hours until my office closes... a weekend in the Allegheny Mountains w/ the missus and the pup awaits!

...had all this extra help at work, but it was slooooooooooooow!

...trained in my new position (the one I wanted since I started work with my company) again

... had to take part in a fire drill

...worked 1-11 on the 4th of July. Happy...4th?

... forgot to eat breakfast

House cleaning and bill paying.

... negotiating my leaves package

...Am working night shift

... had a very short (2.5 hour) date with Blaze

...am heading downtown for the first time since moving here.

...mistook corn starch for flour while making the corn bread. Well see how it turns out....

it might be really good, thick.

^ Better than expected, actually!

Originally Posted by Kent Shakespeare

...am heading downtown for the first time since moving here.

... welcomed Kent back, despite not actually being there physically

... am super-proud of my wife. After a decade and half of putting in her time in the corporate world, she gave her notice today to pursue a new career. Times are a' changin' in the Nihil household!

Congrats and best wishes, Mrs. Nihil!

Next thing you know she'll be burning her bra. Go, Mrs. Nihil, go !!! Remember that bumper sticker about well behaved women never making history. Then go out and make some history.

...am happy for the Nihils and their new adventure!

...ditto!

...had a very good time doing a very distressing thing.

...am just not having a good day.

... gave Dev a pat on the back

... am also working while sick. sigh.

should have vacuumed. Didn't.

... slept. A lot.

...had a long but brisk/fun day at work. I felt GREAT!

...got an email in my spam folder advertising "Free Access to Local Sluts".

Do I really need an email about this? I mean... isn't access to local sluts pretty much free by definition? Isn't that difference between them and, say, local prostitutes?

Originally Posted by Eryk Davis Ester

...got an email in my spam folder advertising "Free Access to Local Sluts".

Do I really need an email about this? I mean... isn't access to local sluts pretty much free by definition? Isn't that difference between them and, say, local prostitutes?

Eryk Davis Ester: Slut Expert (P.H.D. in Slutology)

... self-diagnosed myself with the flu

... - a half-Italian, half-Jewish man - am currently making plans with one of my best friends - a half Indian, half Japanese woman - to, next year, visit her and her husband - an airline pilot from the Netherlands (yes... literally a "flying Dutchman"), in their home in Hong Kong.

Does the U.N. have punch cards? This has got to be worth like a free sandwich in the commissary or something.

Hong Kong is fantastic.

Originally Posted by Power Boy

Hong Kong is fantastic.

Chunking Mansion: a city within a city. That was the backpacker place I stayed in Hong Kong, early 90s. An AMAZING social mixture of mostly Indians and Pakistani's and western backpackers. I remember skinny little elevators with a weight limit that they taught us to bypass by holding onto the rails and lifting our feet. You could eat like a God for almost nothing at little restaurants the Indians had hidden in their apartments.

So is most of Asia. Sigh, I miss being on the open road with nothing but a backpack, a map and a sense of adventure... (and of course WIFI access so I can plot my next move).

...notched my thousandth post (plus) in only forty seven days. Not too shabby.

... woke up late. aaah, blessed blessed sleep!

...woke before my alarm clock went off. Bleh!

... slept in.

...read that Nassim Taleb read 20 Zola novels in 20 days, and thought maybe I could do it in 20 months, so got the entire works of Zola for $3.42 on Kobo. Read 10 pages so far....

Took the family to see Despicable Me 2. We saw it in 3D, cause that was the one available as the showtimes were incorrect online. Fun movie that the kids loved.

I love the minions.

... went to the see the Internship to enjoy the super cold air conditioning of the theatre.

It is no Legally Blonde ... and now I kind of hate Google.

...realized I get depressed reading Facebook. There's always sad news.

...BEASTED the day between working all morning/mid-afternoon and shearing the yard late afternoon/early-evening.

... had sensitive teeth

...went swimming with the dog. The water's so warm it's freaky.

... decided to start using the word beasted ... but then I'd have to beast something first.

... made a list of 12 African countries I'd choose to visit if someone gabe me a free trip: South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Benin, Mali, Zimbabwe, Rwanda

...looked up Benin on Wikipedia, because that's a country I never hear anything about (and will expect a full report from IB when he visits there).

... thought of what voodoo fetish I would bring home from Benin as a souvenir for FC.

...am looking forward to the end of a 16-hour-ish babysitting stint with a two-year-old who never runs out of energy or vocal chords. :ack:

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... made a list of 12 African countries I'd choose to visit if someone gabe me a free trip: South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Benin, Mali, Zimbabwe, Rwanda

My gosh you just game me an overwhelming urge for yassa. Or Mafe. Nope, yassa. Mafe tomorrow. Wow, amazed how much I miss particularly remembering how miserable I claimed to be while I was actually living there. There are some things I just cannot get out of my blood, from my time there.

I'd HAVE to add Senegal to MY list, best cooks ever and of course there's the historical connection to the US because of the slave trade. And Ghana. The friendliest people I met when living in Gabon, were from Ghana.

Well, now the day doesn't seem like such a waste. I've actually done something.

Ooh, and some fried plantain! mmm, my tongue is having orgasms.

... am realizing - from his last few posts - that Blockade Boy has lived one heck of a life! I can't wait to be splitting a car ride with him in... 11 days!

Originally Posted by Kent Shakespeare

...am looking forward to the end of a 16-hour-ish babysitting stint with a two-year-old who never runs out of energy or vocal chords. :ack:

Kent? Babysitting?

Originally Posted by Exnihil

... am realizing - from his last few posts - that Blockade Boy has lived one heck of a life! I can't wait to be splitting a car ride with him in... 11 days!

Thanks for the compliment but I'm pretty sure the interesting part will be at the destination and you'll be happy it's a short ride to get there, lol.

I am envious. I know Senegal and Ghana are safe, stable and pleasant West Africa destinations, and Gabon has one of the better economies in Africa due to its rich natural resources. But all I know is what I've read, and it will be a while before I actually get to experience these in person.

... made a list of Asian countries this time.

Leaving out countires I've visited (Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Maldives, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia) and ones I plan to visit in the near future (Thailand, Myanmar, Laos), the 12 I'd go to are India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Jordan, Israel, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Mongolia, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and Iran.

...bought Legion of Super-Heroes #22.

... made a list of European countries to visit. If I had to pick 12 I'd hit:

Italy (and cheat by sneaking in the Vatican)
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Poland
Czech Republic (for the beer!)
Iceland
Russia
Switzerland
Greece
Netherlands
Romania

...made a list of 12 errands I need to run tomorrow.

...have read over a dozen comics and counting! Laaaaaazy day!

Wished I had a dozen hours of sleep

Got drenched by rain walking from my parking spot to work.

Caught those groundhogs trying to move back in.

Experienced some workplace-related drama with the news that two associates in a relationship were breaking up--one of whom put in her two-weeks' notice.

Worked 10 hours today.

walked about 10 hours today ... ok 3 or 4.

Went to the Spa with Blaze

Went to Taco Bell with my sons. The lady remembered what my sons get!

...enjoyed my birthday.

... greeted Legion Tracker a happy birthday.

... saw a "Look Around You" reference in an "xkcd" comic, and was delighted at the confluence of the two humor sources. It was basically a "you got your chocolate in my peanut butter" of cleverness...

... which further made me wonder - again - why all those people in the 70's were walking around with open jars of peanut butter. But I digress...

... set an appointment with my dentist.

...now have 36 hours in since Monday. At least 30 more to go.

... stayed up late to comfort a friend going through a difficult time

...am wearing Silver Age Projectra colors: deep pink and dark blue!

No bouffant, though.

... did my toughest workout of the week. One more tonight, then two tomorrow so I can catch up.

...worked a half day in the office, got my oil changed, mowed the grass, did the weed wacking, knocked out two loads of laundry, and took the missus out for a nice dinner.

Tomorrow I...

...hit the road to go play with my internet super-hero friends.

That there is what I call... "Balance".

... didn't get to talk to Blaze in the morning

Originally Posted by Exnihil

... which further made me wonder - again - why all those people in the 70's were walking around with open jars of peanut butter. But I digress...

...dogs...

...am working my last cycle before I take the month of August off. 3 days (counting today) then 3 nights, then off till August 31

... wanted to kick the wall

Gave a belated Happy Birthday to Legion Tracker and vacuumed, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, organized some household mayhem all for no particular reason. Also paid off all (hopefully) of my Ma's medical bills, found out I own a house, had a snickers bar (king size) and watched Netflix.

... woke up late and felt bad because I was nowhere near as productive as BB was

...spent a great day hanging out with Ex, Blockade Boy and Suddenly Seymour.

... felt envious of these guys!!!

Originally Posted by Dev - Em

...spent a great day hanging out with Ex, Blockade Boy and Suddenly Seymour.

Cool! Was that your first meet-up with Ex and BB? (I know/think you'd already met Seymour.)

Come to think of it, was this BB's first meeting with any LMBers?

Yeah. Habve met SS before, but not Ex and BB.

Okay...spill on the heights of BB and SS, already! <fingers crossed>

...am having an od day emotionally. Had a great time yesterday, but included in that was information from my wife about a young lady we know from a church we went to.

She is 17 and currently in ICU on a ventilator. Unable to breathe in her own and showing no brain activity at all. She is a very special young lady to us. Jon would only go to her in nursery when he was in there. He adored her, and we call her his first crush/love. She was also a mentor to Hannah through the plays that Hannah did at that church. We are friends with her parents who are some of the nicest people you could ever want to meet.

So...I am having a hard time dealing with some things today at times. They are currently dealing with the Doctors/Insurance saying that there is nothing more that can be done...and are looking for them to decide (as her parents) to pull her from the ventilator.

Don't know how you do that as a parent.

Sorry...just needed to vent a little.

Originally Posted by Paladin

Okay...spill on the heights of BB and SS, already! <fingers crossed>

Sorry man, you're out of luck there. SS is only three inches shorter than me, and BB is taller than Ex.

Sorry to hear about that, Dev. Always horrible to hear about young lives ending too soon.

Originally Posted by Dev - Em

Originally Posted by Paladin

Okay...spill on the heights of BB and SS, already! <fingers crossed>

Sorry man, you're out of luck there. SS is only three inches shorter than me, and BB is taller than Ex.

Foiled again!

Hm. I might have to make damn sure Ex is taller than me if we meet again....i.e. "demand a recount!"

I was wearing REALLY thick socks.

Sorry of your conflict Dev. Having now met you, I can tell you are the type on which this would weigh heavily. Having recently made a similar decision for my Ma, the needs are fresh. Your friends will find peace as a family. Just be near. Your friends will be ever grateful to know how important the young lady is and will remain to your family and that you are there if needed. Best wishes.

Originally Posted by Paladin

Foiled again!

Hm. I might have to make damn sure Ex is taller than me if we meet again....i.e. "demand a recount!"

If it helps, I think you may be the same height, or slightly taller than, Blaze

Originally Posted by Dev - Em

...am having an od day emotionally. Had a great time yesterday, but included in that was information from my wife about a young lady we know from a church we went to.

(post truncated by IB)

So...I am having a hard time dealing with some things today at times. They are currently dealing with the Doctors/Insurance saying that there is nothing more that can be done...and are looking for them to decide (as her parents) to pull her from the ventilator.

Don't know how you do that as a parent.

Sorry...just needed to vent a little.

I'm really sorry to hear that, Dev. She sounds like a very special person. I'm sure her family will appreciate the support and compassion which you are undoubtedly giving them.

...got home from vacation.

Now that things are unpacked and household needs are handled, I've been enjoying reading about the BB/Dev/Ex/SS meetup.

Sorry to hear about Dev's friend though. Praying for that family...and for Dev.

... am extending my thoughts to Dev and his circle of friends. My best to all of you.

And, also...

... am ruminating on this phrase...

Originally Posted by Paladin

I might have to make damn sure Ex is taller than me if we meet again.

... and am anticipating a PM in short order.

Cholo throwing up Eastside, bo-y! You caught a break Ex. That waitress was from the northside of the river. We're the Eastside of the river. You're lucky she wasn't strapped.

AND

I'm looking at the Memphis photo in a whole new light.

...am really sad tonight. Lindsey, the young lady I mentioned yesterday passed away this morning. As a parent, my heart breaks for my friends. Tears coming and going today.

Cannot comprehend the pain.

Sorry to hear about that, Dave. And all caused by meds she was prescribed? So senseless.

My condolences, brother. So sorry to hear.

Not sure if it was the meds. She had ben having issues for the last year or so. Will have to wait to find out exactly what the causes were. If the meds had anything to do with it...or if it was something that was going to happen no matter what (i.e. the kid running down the basketball court that falls over dead due to something that was hidden.)

I'm so sorry to hear that, Dev.

Sorry for your loss, Dev.

ah ... hang in there Dev. Sorry to hear that.

... am making plans for meet-ups with not just one, but two of the lovely ladies of Legion World.

Am two hours away from finishing my last shift till August 31st

...felt low on energy all day and wanted to go home...until about 4:30 PM when I perked up and stayed at the office an hour and a half late.

... am considering how long a hypothetical route like this:

[Linked Image]

might reasonably be expected to take.

Sure it says 40 hours... but I'm pretty sure that doesn't account for martini stops.

..went on a retreat at the lake, then to a wedding not at the lake.

... mapped out, with Blaze, our international travel for the next 3 years.

Originally Posted by Exnihil

... am considering how long a hypothetical route like this:

[Linked Image]

might reasonably be expected to take.

Sure it says 40 hours... but I'm pretty sure that doesn't account for martini stops.

Crikey! that's cray cray!!

And I know from experience that from vancouver to point A is about 20 hours, not counting martini stops (plus photo stops, awesome scenery there)

Originally Posted by Exnihil

... am making plans for meet-ups with not just one, but two of the lovely ladies of Legion World.

Stayed open minded enough to grant "lovely" but I've read Pov's posts. He's NO lady!

Originally Posted by Exnihil

... am making plans for meet-ups with not just one, but two of the lovely ladies of Legion World.

...am pondering who those ladies might be since they (females, that is) are in short supply 'round these parts! (Okay, I think I know, upon further thought!)

Watched the evening bird show.

Around 5, the sparrowy looking things show up. They've more color than sparrows so I don't know what they are. There's some let you get pretty close. None jumped on my finger yet but there's one gives it a good thought. It will get within a foot. He likes to hang out in the holes of the chain link fence. Never the top. A lot of the birds like to fly full throttle through the fence. I think birds play games.

Then the woodpecker family shows briefly. Very pretty. The robins but there's the really tiny yellow birds like to chase them. About 5:30 to six though, it's the robin show. Then the cardinal family shows up briefly. No bluejays this year and very few crows. This one robin usually comes back, and makes a racket from the highest perches until just before sunset.

Then the grand finale. Like clockwork, the lightning bugs then at 9:15 give or take, the owls. These owls are like the honey badger. They don't give a shit. You can walk right up to them. Tonight, one was hanging out on the mailbox and I was on the stoop, 2 feet away. Sometimes all three stand on the top bar of the driveway fence, swaying back and forth. They particularly seem to like the little girl from next door.

In the morning, show starts again. The owls are not so regular but sometimes they hangout on top the garage, all three of them. I can see them from the bedroom window. The sunrise is almost always colorful, lights up the dining room red. When lights come up, robins again. The cardinals next, usually just the male making a racket. He flies and lands the same pattern everyday. Then the doves, early to late morning. I like the doves but they're skittish. Mostly I can watch them running around on the roof of the garage, snagging mulberries that have fallen. The bunnies and groundhogs show up about then too. Spring baby's are dumb enough to let you get close but by now, everyone knows to hightail it. Could be the pot I always carry when I see them.

Afternoons are more unpredictable or most likely I haven't figured the pattern. Some delicate looking finchy things and the robins like to hang around the base of the garage. Sometimes the cardinals and jays. In early Spring, the eagle from across the way was seen a lot. Flew not 20 feet from me. Well, 40 feet. My driveway floods when rain is heavy and this Spring I came home, couldn't get into my drive because a Mallard family saw an opportunity to take a swim. I stayed in my car, waited for them to waddle off. On another day, it was a humongous turtle. Had to tell the neighborhood kids it wasn't a drum. Once and only once, three Winters ago, looked out the front window and saw a coyote. Too big to be a fox and never heard of wolves around here. It was a "did I really see that" moment. GORGEOUS animal. Did a quick internet search then went out and checked the tracks. Sure enough. The neighbors say for awhile, there was a raccoon would hang out with the neighborhood one-eyed cat that lived on our porches, depending upon who was feeding. Cat died in March so no more raccoon sitings. A possumey looking thing shows up on occasion. There's an iridescent black/purple tiny bird I see from time to time. Usually after rains. No Idea what that is. Rarely, maybe twice in over ten years I've seen hummingbirds. Wish more of those would be around. Seen a couple redtailed hawks, one landed on the sidewalk while I was on the porch. Stomping on a little bird it had grabbed right out of the air. So far, the canadian geese seem content to just fly over, which is fine by me and none of the hunter birds seem inclined to eat me but there is one bird that likes to poop bomb the house. It's gotta be that crow. How else do you get purple poop on the side of the house? Rocks, will hit the house siding right outside my window, make me jump a mile out of the lazyboy. Someday, I'm going to get that one into the pot.

... had trouble waking up

... continued my cold war with one of the personal trainers at the gym

...was productive in spite of myself.

...am exhausted.

... didn't eat breakfast

...made dinner for my mother.

... ate a box of peanut brittle.

... thought of what to do over the long weekend

... am meeting an old friend for lunch... hopefully, he doesn't bring our high school yearbook again...

... had some shrimp dumplings

... am curious how Texan penguins fare in the August heat. That seems like the sort of thing I'd like see for myself.

... got bitten by what seems to be several mosquitoes

...made lasagna for the first time. We haven't eaten it yet. I'm sort of afraid to. I'm not sure I did it right.

(I'm sure it tastes great! And besides, it's your first time which makes for a great learning experience!)

... got hungry thinking about lasagna

... am very sore from a kickball doubleheader

... woke up too late to do my morning workout

I really need to get my sleep cycles in order

...found out I have a hernia. It's on the side of my abdomen. Not terrible, but beears watching. Thing is, I have had it for a while (like a few years) but never knew what it was until I saw a new Doctor today. Have been told it was other things in the past, but this one made sense.

Also found out a few days ago that a good friend that I used to work with has thyroid cancer. Think they caught it early enough though...

Not having a good run with news lately...

Dev.

...was probably a hair aaway from having a full blown anxiety attack. I have never felt like that in my life...wow.

Did something else happen, Dev? Hope you're feeling better now.

... saw a picture of a guy on a porn site who looks eerily like me. Blaze agreed with my assessment (but he did say I'm cuter)

...am off work on a SUNDAY. It's glorious. I almost never take a vacation day on Sundays. I'm so glad I did.

Originally Posted by Dev - Em

...was probably a hair aaway from having a full blown anxiety attack. I have never felt like that in my life...wow.

You thought I was going to steal your stuff, didn't you? lol.

Hope you're MUCH better.

Today I moved a bunch of dirt from that pile over to this pile.

...am feeling a whole lot better than yesterday.

... almost violated a traffic law. Thankfully I remembered in time.

... got what literally might be the most adorable email I've ever received from my wife.

I sent her my travel itinerary for this weekend (the places I'd be going, and the real names of the LMBers I'd be meeting up with). A minute or so passed, then I got her reply... "What are their code names?"

Yessssss... it's all coming together. Little by little she's being indoctrinated. One of us... one of us.

Way to go!!!!!

Hee! We have code names! We're so awesome.

A martini gets properly stirred in a chinacart.

wink wink

Originally Posted by Conjure Lass

Hee! We have code names! We're so awesome.

You better believe it!

First the monitor board symbols, then the code names! Next we'll have our own individual costumes too.

..had a really amazing evening out with some really, REALLY amazing people tonight!

... ate too many dumplings

...got a MAJOR unexpected karmic redress in my favor.

I received an email informing me that a deposit on a reservation that I wound up having to cancel - and which I had been informed three months back was forfeit - was, instead, going to be refunded to me in full... tomorrow!

Suh-weet! Next round's on me!

... headed over to where Ex lives to partake in his free round of drinks!

...did not consider aluminum siding.

... didn't drink enough coffee.

...will be having pizza soon.

...am off to the Farmers' Market.

Am continuing with my extensive interior renovations. Working on the laundry room today, lots of plumbing work to do

... had a restful day, but am having a busy night!

... am very proud of my Mrs.

(Well... I'm proud of her everyday but, since today is the day she goes back to school - after 15 years in the corporate world - to pursue her real dream... I'm extra proud.

)

... read a very interesting article about what life really is like - and what you have to give up - to be a travel blogger.

I'd much rather be a travel TW show host instead now

...don't have to water all the plants, because it rained last night. Woo-hoo!

... woke up late. And I still feel sleepy despite two cups of coffee.

..... I haven't two cups of coffee worth of caffeine in three days ... I can't be blamed for anything I do or any countries I bring to the ground.

... saw what Peebz meant about the lack pof caffeine (I think you missed the word "had")

... SEE!!! :tears: :teethgnashing: :ineedsomecoffee:

... gave Peebz some tea bags (sorry, I drank all my coffee already!)

... walked ... and walked ... and walked ... and had two very milky capuchinos.

I'd kill for a tea bag at this point. a nice earl grey would solve all my problems.

...didn't hit someone.

That's what i call a good day.

... woke up early, for once this week.

... am considering a few different options for this coming weekend.

As part of my summer-long travel project, my wife and I are headed to Nova Scotia to visit a certain Legion World cafe owner, but... additionally... also happen to be arriving in the midst of the Atlantic Fringe Festival - a week long showcase of original theatre.

Looking at the schedule, there are sooooo many good plays that I'd like to check out, but the one show that I know I am definitely hitting is called, "Love in the Time of Time Machines". Just check out this description:

Klein and Gabrielle broke up. That was it.

OR WAS IT?!

Yes, it was.

OR WAS IT?!

When time's arrow spins like a compass, do our actions amount to a hill of beans? What do the beans amount to? I don't know, you're the bean expert!

Point being...Time Machines!

Doesn't that ad copy sounds almost exactly like the type thing that I'd write?

Wait a minute... maybe I did!

Or will!

... fell asleep on the couch again

Originally Posted by Exnihil

Doesn't that ad copy sounds almost exactly like the type thing that I'd write?

Wait a minute... maybe I did!

Or will!

I'm convinced it's your writing. But you haven't written it yet. But it already exists. Or does it?

[my head spins....]

...became a palindrome.

... walked all over, took the train all over, waited all over, took a taxi all over, took a bus all over ... now i am resting

... watched my beard grow.

... had to start dressing up for work again following the post-Labor Day end of "business casual".

Unfortunately, following my quitting smoking last spring - and my subsequent gain of about 15 pounds - I neglected to do a trial run to see how my dress slacks were now going to fit.

Yeeeeeeah... it's gonna be an uncomfortable, gut-sucking-in kind of day.

... had some melon. Oh yeah!

...have been walking the thin line between helping hold things together and letting things progress as they will.

... waited for seven hours for a less than one hour flight.

^ I feel ya, Peebz. I once had to wait four hours for a one-hour flight. We were already on the plane and had to deplane, then we got three more false alarms stating it was alright to board. Worst thing was we'd stayed up all night just for that flight.

...go to work early for the second part of a two-day online conference.

(They've never had me attend a conference until this week.)

...went to the comic book store to pick up the final issue of X-Factor.

(Cleome, that sounds like a positive development. I hope it is.)

... went nuts trying to figure out if my antivirus' flagged threats are simply false positives. Waiting for tech support's reply now.

...had an employee quit with two days' notice because he's been recruited to play professional basketball in Ukraine (I wish I were making this up!).

^that's amazing and ... I wouldn't mind working for you.

... took a long nap.

(is naptime included Rocky?)

Found out that I will be working 60 hours overtime on my days off

... had some tasty cheesesticks

(sorry to hear that VL)

...was very uncomfortable on meteformin.

... woke up with what seemsw to be the start of a sore throat

...exhibited extreme self-restraint in not immediately posting something I got in a PM today.

Seriously... this thing is so good that it made me grin from ear to ear. I must have looked at it like 10 different times today. I have to hold off one more day... but I'll share it tomorrow night in the "When Legion Worlder Met Legion Worlder" thread.

Trust me... it's worth the wait.

*in Snarky McBitch's high pitched talking to the tiny dog voice

"Who's an evil tease. Ex is an evil tease."

...had to define "twerking" for my mother.

Originally Posted by Rockhopper Lad

...had to define "twerking" for my mother.

eh, it's a bit abstract. You should probably show her.

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Originally Posted by Rockhopper Lad

...had to define "twerking" for my mother.

eh, it's a bit abstract. You should probably show her.

My brain just froze.

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Originally Posted by Rockhopper Lad

...had to define "twerking" for my mother.

eh, it's a bit abstract. You should probably show her.

And film it, posting the video here afterwards

Elders React To Twerking

...forgot it was my 5th wedding anniversary. yay shiftwork for losing track of days.

Also found out our new contract was accepted.

... thought about life.

... had another mundane dream about my regular life.

... had beer for breakfast

...saw my surgeon today. Minor surgery in my future. No hernia...but I do have a growth that needs to be removed. Fatty tumor about the size of a softball (approx).

Will be the first time I have ever been put under for anything. They found a few other things, but nothing to be worried about.

Oddly enough, he was two hours late getting to the office from the hospital. Which, I admit, was a little annoying...but liveable given what happened. As we are sitting there, this older couple comes in and sits down. She looked familiar to me, but I didn't want to stare. She seemed to be doing the same thought process as well. We were then called into the room. When we emerged, she stood up and walked over. As she said my name, it hit me who she was. Someone I have known my whole life (just do not see her all the time, she sees my parents more.) Her husband (who was there as well) is my mothers best friends (since they were 5) brother.

Needless to say, the fact that people we know and consider family love this Surgeon, makes me feel a whole lot better about everything. May not seem like much, but if he had not been delayed...we would have never seen them and known how good a Surgeon this guy is.

(I'm sure it'll all go well, Dev!)

...started on a new project at work.

...can't seem to get started.

Originally Posted by Dev - Em

...saw my surgeon today. Minor surgery in my future. No hernia...but I do have a growth that needs to be removed. Fatty tumor about the size of a softball (approx).

Get better soon. Hope you don't feel too bad about it. Look what they found in London's colon.

[Linked Image]

... was able to sneak in a quick workout before heading to work

... attended my brother's wedding to his partner (now husband) of 31 years.

(awww! so awesome)

... started scanning my computer. boy, there sure are a lot of programs out there...!

...hope my @#*!^% allergies will back the @#*!^% off so I can get some @#*!^% work done! Unlike yesterday.

Looked up the Yellow Kid thread. Saw a bunch of posters on the thread I haven't seen around in awhile and clicked on their last posts.

memories

...Am working my last nightshift, tomorrow is my first day of in 18 days

...am not feeling well physically. I'll probably go to bed early.

... hopes Fanfic Lady feels better ... and hits this thread up

http://www.legionworld.net/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=788310#Post788310

... relaxed with my first leave day in months.

...am pleased as punch that thoth is spending a day off here, and wondered if "leave" implied military.

(also wondered if thothkins minds being referred to as "thoth")

Originally Posted by Thriftshop Debutante

...am pleased as punch that thoth is spending a day off here, and wondered if "leave" implied military.

(also wondered if thothkins minds being referred to as "thoth")

<--This Star Wars nerd is just preoccupied with the fact that there's some "hoth" in there!

I'm amazed we have both a Thoth and a Set now.

Will Anubis and Horus be next?

...got a little good news.

I don't mind being called pretty much anything, although "Brave volunteer for the second Sun Eater bombing run." would leave me with some bitter foreboding.

Horus is taking Anubis out for walkies, but they shall return for War of the Gods!

Hopefully this will be better than the DC Perez mini series. Although we could really do with some other gods from a different pantheon to be honest.

Originally Posted by Thriftshop Debutante

...got a little good news.

...felt happy for Teeds.

Originally Posted by thothkins

I don't mind being called pretty much anything, although "Brave volunteer for the second Sun Eater bombing run." would leave me with some bitter foreboding.

It occurs to me that "thothkins" sounds like the nickname...you guys, imagine Lash or Spellbinder saying "thothikins". Am I right or am I right?

But only thothkins gets you NTH HOTSKI.

He's obviously Tom Fatsi....or Grendel.

"Fatsi."

Now that hurts. Especially as I've adjusted my flight belt to act as a girdle. Oh, that's not what you meant...exhales again.

It was worse when Swan and Sekowsky used to draw me. I was Chunkski and Fatsi then...

... saw an article that She Hulk was getting a new comic (yay) with artists Javier Pulido (yay) ... but what about Hawkeye ...

I hope they don't ruin the best comic going!!!

Originally Posted by thothkins

"Fatsi."

Now that hurts. Especially as I've adjusted my flight belt to act as a girdle. Oh, that's not what you meant...exhales again.

It was worse when Swan and Sekowsky used to draw me. I was Chunkski and Fatsi then...

Hey, no offense intended, Hoth! Tom Fatsi is a real dude who had a letter published in an old S&LSH lettercol and eventually found his way to LW. It was a great story in the annals of this site! Plus, he's not fat, apparently.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

Will Anubis and Horus be next?

More likely: An00bis and Whore-us!

See this is why I interpret every post as filled with euphemisms!
(what about Aboobus?)

Today I ...

... am feeling anti social.

Look! In the sky! that huge streak of energy! Is it the Blight? No it's Power Boy's jealousy surge because I have ABoobus with me

... looked for the "In on a Friday Night" thread for ages. No results.

Hint from Space-Heloise: use the search function at the old board. It *may* help you find the last post date.

Originally Posted by Paladin

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

Will Anubis and Horus be next?

More likely: An00bis and Whore-us!

We already have an Er0siris, but no posts yet.

And verily, Tom Fatsi is an LW legend.

Suddenly, "Aboobis" is really growing on me. I'm not sure exactly why.....

... think paladin got into the Pro Fem again!

I was going to suggest stopping the estrogen injections.

Am having a slow night at work, so I am scheduling some more posts for my art website

Am looking out at a sunny, early autumnal, day. The sun may have had a hat on, but the raging inferno of a star surely burned it away before I noticed. Why I put some of my savings into that scheme I'll never know.

... read up on hotels in Macau.

Originally Posted by Paladin

Suddenly, "Aboobis" is really growing on me. I'm not sure exactly why.....

That name is too good to pass up. Look for Aboobis to make an appearance in the next big LMB event!

...feel REALLY tired for some reason I can't explain.

...Had a massive headache last night. Sleep was not an option for a few hours as the pain kept me from relaxing. Thankfully, I am just a bit numb this morning...that wonderful after headache thing when they are so bad.

...can't wait to get out of the office (or what's left of it) and go home.

... had Ramen for dinner. A good start for a Ramen marathon. Not that I am doing a Ramen marathon.

...got over feeling chilly. Not because of being out in the country, but clearly because of being called Hoth a few posts up.

...just got home from the ER. Migraine for two days solid. Some good drugs later and I am finally feeling semi human.

...was glad to see Dev recovering well!

...recovering from the migraine. Just a dull headache at this point. Surgery on Thursday. Next weeks check is gonna suck...

Glad you are almost recovered Dev

...touched up my resume

...am taking deep breaths.

...used my authority to write checks on behalf of the Company for the first time. I didn't like it.

... made tacos!

... slept like a sleepy sloth with sleepy sickness.

... felt proud

The system can work!!

A couple of days ago I used the MBTA's (Boston's subway system) customer service part of their website to complain about how dark the handicap ramp at the JFK/UMass stop was. I took several pictures (without flash - although I did take a couple with flash and they were just as dark) However I could only attach one picture.

Today as I was going to the store (I cut through the station) I saw a new light attached to one of the other light poles and shining onto the handicap ramp. It was sufficiently dark enough that I could see that this was a vast improvement. I wrote back to thank the MBTA and to suggest an additional light or two would help even more.

So despite all the complaints about the MBTA (and there are some legitimate ones) They do seem to be trying to do their best.

...hung out with an old friend at a way cool used bookstore...and made plans to hang with Seymour tomorrow for lunch.

...spent too much on a bottle of Lillet (a fabulous aperitif wine), and am enjoying it now.

Later, I'll be having a veggie sandwich with some faux-bacon bits on it. Because... yeah. Still don't know what I wanna' be when I grow up.

...attempted what is credited as the "World's hardest Suduko". worked on it for an hour and didn't set a single number into place. It lives up to its name.

...got a whole bunch done first thing, but have now pooped out.

... had fish sticks .... they dont have floppy ears and I can't cuddle with them so I figure they're fare game. mmmm

...am working on a new project... designing the invitations for my in-laws' 50th anniversary wedding vow renewal.

50 years! Just... wow!

lol, If you added up all the years of marriage in my family generation, I don't know if it would add up to 50. There might BE 50 marriages, given how many are on their 3rd or 4th but I don't think the years would add to 50.

Sounds like a good project for next family get-together.

Congrats to the in-laws, BTW.

... went home early for the first time in a couple weeks.

...still hate doing the dishes as much as I did yesterday.

...cooked scrambled eggs for supergirlie (formerly superbaby) for breakfast. She usually doesn't like eggs scrambled but that's what she wanted. She actually ate them!

... tried to teach our dog how to sit. she ignored me and walked away.

...have dirt under my fingernails, but didn't let that stop me from mixing myself a post-yardwork cocktail. (Campari™ and OJ-- FTW!)

... had some very, very good lamb cannelloni.

...will be making spaghetti.

...found out I have to wait almost 2 weeks to have something done with this kidney stone I have

...went out for a nice work lunch, but couldn't go to an evening thing because I had Halloween paper craft to make.

...changed my mind about the spaghetti. Noodle another day.

... ditched most of my weekend plans because my body still hurts from the flu.

... spent some quality time with my parents.

...noodled.

... made ceviche.

... celebrated a friend's birthday.

...helped some friends get married. But I left the reception as they started playing "Blurred Lines" and before they played "What Does the Fox Say?"

... tried very hard to erase "Blurred Lines" and "What Does the Fox Say" from my memory banks.

Maybe I can supersede them if I listen to Savage Garden's Hold Me and The Calling's Our Lives some more.

...bought a Christmas decoration in violation of all I hold sacred. But they were the only two of that type, and I didn't really get any last year and...>sigh<

On the plus side, I've not heard "What does the Fox Say" and I've not seen the Blurred Lines video either. Woman getting paid to get her clothes off so that men can pose around her pretending to look cool, doesn't really appeal to me.

... succeeded in muting the mental memories of those two songs, thankfully. I really hate listening to Robin Thicke's falsetto.

(there's a parody of the Blurred Lines video out there with men taking their clothes off and women standing around to look "cool". haven't seen it either though).

They all come across as pitiful when I see anything like that.

... had some macadamia nuts today. Oh yeah!

Finished silly hours and silly travelling. Back to normal for next week.

Fed 320 people. Well...not all by myself.

...had more spaghetti. Just the regular kind you buy in a box at the supermarket, though, not the fancy sentient stuff that comes out of a skull hatch.

[Linked Image]

Back when supervillains were proud to be supervillains and could build skull shaped homes.

... got my tickets.

This weekend, the wife and I are going to see two septugenarian actors perform a sixty year old play in which nothing happens.

To mix it up a bit - in the second act - nothing happens... again.

And let me tell you, even if they can... I... can't freaking wait!

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There are not enough 0's on this board to express how much I want to w000000000000000000000000000t!!!

"They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more," says a departing Pozzo.

"But each night is but as passage between days, Charles."

"You won't win Magneto. It is the light of hope you see, not of power."

The pair try to leave, but continuity is retconned and they spend another day waiting, retreading old issues.

Originally Posted by Exnihil

... got my tickets.

This weekend, the wife and I are going to see two septugenarian actors perform a sixty year old play in which nothing happens.

To mix it up a bit - in the second act - nothing happens... again.

And let me tell you, even if they can... I... can't freaking wait!

[Linked Image]

There are not enough 0's on this board to express how much I want to w000000000000000000000000000t!!!

.... "squeeeed!" in excitement and a hint of jealousy!

that is going to be sooooooo killawesomer!!!!

That does look pretty cool.

Yeah, it doesn't get a lot better than that.

...got my necessary work done at the office and hope to take a real day off tomorrow. It's been a loooong time.

In quiet moments I'll imagine myself seeing Waiting for Godot.

Watched the sun attempt to get up. Calling it a dawn makes it sound better than it was. I don't think it was expecting people to be watching so it wasn't putting in much effort.

... had a tasty pork chop noodle soup.

...saw "12 Years a Slave."

Walked along the beach, before anyone else was up.

... had a throbbing headache.

...am sleep-deprived, because I woke up constantly all last night/this morning due to sinus attacks.

I predict that Monday will not be one of my more productive days. If I had any sense at all I'd just fall back into bed until Noon.

...put up with colleagues eating habits.

... felt my head spin, literally

I'll send two priests round for the exorcism...

...saw a sudden increase in winter clothing.

... didn't have my cup of morning coffee

PANIC!!!

...begrudged nearly everything.

... had too much junk food

...had pie for breakfast.

... woke up all sweaty after a long nap.

... idled and puttered. I should have waited for real cyborg parts really.

... lost my laptop privacy screen

..wondered if you could get glasses with privacy lenses. A clear signal to the world that it disgusts you, and you'd rather not know what it was getting up to.

...got some projects done that, most weeks, don't get done till Wednesday.

... had some tasty Caesar's salad with salmon AND bacon.

... had a job interview

(Good luck Quis!)

... still did not have any coffee. two days in... come in IB, you can beat that caffeine addiction...!

I thought it was only an addiction if you injected it? Surely, my snorting of coffee granules is fine?

Couldn't wait to get home. Strangely sleepy and bored.

Well, most people smell their coffee after it's brewed, not before...

Hope you have a more interesting and awake day tomorrow thothkins!

... really felt like I needed a vacation earlier today. I'm not quite as enthusiastic as I used to be.

...think I drank the same water as thothkins and Ibby. Sleepy, bored, unenthusiastic, need a vacation....

"Are you full of energy, pep and vigour?! Are your friends and family sick of your get up and go attitude?! Drink thothFizz, the drink guaranteed to demotivate you in minutes and de-energise you effortlessly. Now available in snortable caffeine smelling granules!

Testimonial: I used to be a leader in everything, and now I ...oh I hate posting. What's the point? What's the point in anything >whine<?

Yes! thothFizz! Available in all outlandish outlets of the outré and odd!

...was pretty busy in a bogged down by a lot of it sort of way. Glad to be home.

At least we have the boards to blow off some steam

... began packing and preparing for a flight I have this evening. Oy!

...played harpsichord for a choral concert.

Had some very tasty Thai green curry and red curry.

...feel like I've done a lot of stuff...but I haven't.

It's the thought that counts...

..misplaced my momentum and so have done very little.

...baked scones, finished reading a good book, made a grilled chicken panino (with Asian slaw) for lunch, paid bills,...

... am playing photographer at my in-laws' 50th wedding anniversary renewal ceremony. I'm really proud of them, and quite in awe!

...got some chores done before anyone else was up.

... probably going to put up the Christmas tree

... lamented the lack of good conversation to be had with people in "real life"

...got a new tree, and had to put it up much earlier than usual so I could see how many baubles I'd need to buy.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... lamented the lack of good conversation to be had with people in "real life"

... but was happy for the amount of good conversation to be had online here at LW

... a gust of wind knocked out all available transport to work until this afternoon. So, after hours standing around, I eventually trudged in for a few hours, before a much longer than usual trudge back. Bah!

Exhausted myself by doing the abs workout that normally would barely make me break a sweat. Bad enough I was sick for a week, but it looks like it'll take me a few more days to fully recover.

Exhausted myself by doing an abs workout. I'll get someone else to tie my laces in future so I don't have to bend over.

... saw a dog climb up a bicycle. I think it's secretly part monkey.

Although it was wet and windy, I had a nice time shopping for Christmas decorations.

... started getting my head back in the game.

Read the first bit of version 7 of the Legion actually. With a cup of tea. Bliss.

Bleh! People without their heads in the game. Decapitation is never pretty to see.

Survived a scary physiologial alarm this morning, which was followed by an extraordinarily serene mood for the rest of the day.

[No, I didn't die.]

I see dead people's posts.

Harold.....the money....the money....is....somewhere you'll never find it...Heee...heee....heee.

Today, when not being possessed and buying police style notebooks I went for a nice drive and spent some quality time with others.

... played hide and seek with my cat!

Secret Santa at work. My person was really pleased with the gifts, which was nice.

Computed for my 2013 expenses vs. 2013 savings.

...unfriended a Facebook pest whose inappropriate posting finally crossed a line. He was not a Legion Worlder.

Good for you Rocky!

.. unfriended a couple of "friends" who clearly only talked to/noticed me whenever they needed something. (also not Legion Worlders)

Who are these people who are giving Legion Worlders a comparatively good name?

Avoided flood water getting back home.

... promptly forgot my New Year's resolutions

Had a lovely dinner with my family.

... had some coffee which turned out to be too sweet, thus irritating my throat. Bah!

...felt glad I wasn't flooded and that travel went without a hitch.

Had some delicious tuna belly in olive oil.

. . . went to the visitation for the wife of a co-worker. She was 38 and leaves behind a husband and young son.

Got to break out the x-country skis that are useful once or twice a year. Went on a nice ski around the bay and through the neighborhood. I get some looks, which is really the reason I ski.

Then I shoveled and when I was done, I needed to shovel some more. I have to keep up with the neighbor who somehow is able to totally clean off his 30ft drive in less than 10 minutes using a shovel. I mean, CLEAN. Except it wasn't. Six inches of snow. Found out he's in hospital Appendix, lol, snort, snort. I know it hurts, had mine out as a kid. I think I'll buy him some balloons and take them to the hospital. Anyhow, neighbors got together and helped his wife shovel the drive. Not as good as him but she can at least get the car out.

Well, that was MY day.

... tried on a new outfit. What else is new?

...was loopy.

... was stuck in traffic for almost two hours because of a stalled bus. @*!(!*(!)!)

'd just like a do-over. Just one of those days.

Have a drink on me, Ex. All the way from Southeast Asia.

... found the best route for me to take to work. Traffic's still pretty bad but at least it's PREDICTABLE.

...got up at a "decent" hour. Sickening.

...officially placed Sara Barielles' wonderful "Brave" in the category of "Songs I'll Probably Never Get Sick Of" when I heard it for something like the hundredth time this morning while I was getting my hair done, and loved it more than ever.

Spent a while going through Exnihil's Mission Monitor Board thread. Oh and some proper life stuff too, probably...

... didn't have enough to eat because I anticipate having too much to eat later!

spent an unusual amount of time in the garden for the time of year.

The river and bay are so frozen, I got my Olympics on and went skiing out my front door. Tomorrow if it's nice, I imagine I might try to make it downtown (5 miles) just so I can get on the bus back carrying ski's. More than likely, I'll make it a couple hundred yards and start thinking how nice a hot cocoa would be.

... finally sat down and started to read "The Superman Files" compiled by Brainiac 5, not bad!

... woke up at 4am to get to a 7.30am flight.

Went on two pointless car journeys.

Shoveled the driveway even though it didn't snow. Force of habit.

... had the burn on my leg checked.

There has to be a better way to find out if you have Sun Boy powers.

...had to listen to really irritating people on the way home. Again.

... ate tasty dumplings

stood for a while as the train track broke.

...am thankful that, after the great ice storm, (1) my electricity was only off 12 hours, and (2) my internet service, cable, and phone were only off 48 hours. Glad to see you again, Legion World!

...am thankful that, after the great ice storm, we also made it through the 4.4 earthquake tonight whose epicenter was about 30 miles away.

... Am thankful that Tracker made it through OK.

... Slept on the couch all night because I was so exhausted

Through the quakes, through the storms
He finds where he belongs
It's Tracker, The Legion Tracker

Without power, without a phone
He finds his way back home
It's Tracker, The Legion Tracker

No new ice and the ground isn't shaking but either part of the house is sinking or part is heaving because the side storm door won't close anymore. Get's jammed at the bottom.

One more thing to fix.

Originally Posted by thothkins

Through the quakes, through the storms
He finds where he belongs
It's Tracker, The Legion Tracker

Without power, without a phone
He finds his way back home
It's Tracker, The Legion Tracker

... am going to finally finish the nursery... or I'll eat my fin...

(SharkBaby is due in less than a month)

... am off work for the day, with pay, since it's a stat holiday!!

... hit my wrist

Shoveled my driveway.

..hear about more restructuring.

... Flashed the wrong file in a presentation. Nothing deadly though

...slept in.

Squeegeed my driveway.

Chores! Where is my self cleaning nano-future? Where?!

... got stuck in traffic. 90 minutes to cover a distance which takes me 20 minutes on a Sunday.

Spent most of it helping out a colleague out of self created crises. Only to get a criticism towards the end which just showed me that nothing was learned. Pointless.

...am considering the ramifications of my wife having just passed her Licensing Exam for Massage Therapy and now - starting off on her new career - of my helping to spread the word to help her build her client base.

Hmmm... I'm guessing, "Hey... you looking to have a lady rub your body for money?" probably isn't the best approach.

How much would she be paying?

Originally Posted by Exnihil

...am considering the ramifications of my wife having just passed her Licensing Exam for Massage Therapy and now - starting off on her new career - of my helping to spread the word to help her build her client base.

Hmmm... I'm guessing, "Hey... you looking to have a lady rub your body for money?" probably isn't the best approach.

"Hey...want a massage in a helicopter?"

... am enjoying reading and re-reading Legion Tracker's above post!

... As with Catonyx, I am applauding Legion Tracker's post!

Heli-Rubs - The massage service that won't get held up in traffic.

... Had a swim and worked on my arms

... went shopping for my nephew's birthday gift and had a blast running into some old friends in the process.

... wished I had brought more dimsum for my lunch.

...am laying some groundwork for the resumption of a Legion World project.

Let's see... if he is Target #26, then - even though I talked to him first - geographically, it would make more sense to bump my original Target #26 to be Target #27. Although... wait... that other guy is super-close to Target #26. Maybe I should ping him to be #27. I don't really know him that well, but... eh... that never stopped me before. So then... if potential #27 accepts, original #26 becomes #28, making that fourth guy - who already said yes if our schedules match up - Target #29. Then that fifth guy - who actually was supposed to be Target #25 last year - becomes Target #30. Hmmm... unless! No... no way I could get him on board. Is there? Well... anything's worth a try, I suppose. If I could actually line him up, then he'd be Target #30, and Target #25 from last year would actually be Target #31!

Whew, that's a heck of a line up if I can pull it off.

OK.

Now... week 2...

... felt annoyed by how some people express regret when they find out guys are gay. Well, it's a loss for straight women but a win for gay men!

heard some family news from a co worker that put many little work things in perspective.

... had my hands full with a difficult client

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... had my hands full with a difficult client

...said the actress to the vicar.

I just did the office equivalent of clearing some of the stables.

Originally Posted by Exnihil

...am laying some groundwork for the resumption of a Legion World project.

...got my fourth "yes" out of my initial six "targets".

The folks of Legion World pretty much rule. This spring is going to be suh-weeeet!

FINALLY got to work out. Whew! What a stressful week it's been.

Shoveled the driveway.

... tried to collect on a long-term outstanding loan

Faced the dreaded housework ....and lost.

Made plans to shovel the driveway.

finally finished validating the data in a file. Finally!

...received an out of the blue apology from a person who - seventeen years gone - put me through some incredible pain. And, though I never would have imagined it... just like that... closure.

Forgiveness... whew... that's some powerful stuff.

helicopter access + abandoned island = closure

...am glad for Exnihil.

...posted here because I didn't feel like finishing the dishes.

..after a rubbish week, was pleased to see a cleome post.

... Was delighted when I logged into Legion World

...attempted to duplicate the best martini I ever had (prepared at Tony Packo's in Toledo, Ohio... garnished with their signature sweet-hot pickles... drank in the company of Legion World's own Blockade Boy).

...failed to do so.

...considered the feasability of a return trip to Toledo.

practish..itsh >hic< all in th'practish, ol' boy >burp<

bought milk.

Tomorrow: eat cereal!

... put peanut butter, bananas, kiwi and strawberry on some pancakes. Yum!

...ate cereal.

had a picnic. with other people. in a park. under the sun.

not like now ... in my living room. at the coffee table. with my tv friends.

... Found out just how cold the desert is at night

...found out how cold my dessert was when I ate it tonight.

... needed to find a bigger fork

...need more Excedrin™, but it's too soon. So a walk to the coffee shop for sugary consolation will have to do.

... inhaled a lot of dust and sand

Read about another former, shot. 15 years old, critical condition.

It's almost never the "mean" ones. It's almost always the foolish ones, the ones that won't listen to reason and think they know the way already.

Teaching in the old neighborhood is a dream come true, a goal I had that I was fortunate to reach but it is emotionally draining.

... am on spring break!

so far, spring break has consisted of wiping up spit up and changing dirty diapers... ok, so not that unlike what goes on in Ft. Lauderdale...

Enjoy, Sharky! Whoo!

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Teaching in the old neighborhood is a dream come true, a goal I had that I was fortunate to reach but it is emotionally draining.

So sorry to hear about your former student, BB. Hope your student gets better.

Shoulder wound will heal. Getting better is a longer shot. Waiting for the other shoe to drop, who shot him? Typically, it's kids arguing over something inconsequential and some moron gets offended and points a gun.

Assuming I'm not missing any, this is the third one since Christmas 2012. Equal opportunity: one white, one Hispanic, one black.

Sigh. It's much like that here too. People get annoyed/drunk/angry and shoot or stab each other over the silliest and most trivial things.

...didn't shoot or stab anyone. I did get annoyed while doing the dishes and throw a wet sponge at the wall, though.

... had some tasty Malaysian cuisine!

I'm quite happy as I think visited most countries of Southeast Asia already (Myanmar's coming later this year, leaving only Laos, Brunei and Timor-Leste). Soon I'll be ready to expand my travels outward.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... Soon I'll be ready to expand my travels outward.

I started my bunker (or Fortress Lad if it goes well) to be prepared for Ibby's expansion plans.

...gave up my seat on the train to let two sisters sit next to each other. As a train commuter every day, I'm very judicious as to who I give my seat up to. But little kid sibling solidarity is a pretty good reason to.

... I made sure to go for the train seat that someone had put their bag on, despite there being a overhead rack and space beneath the seats. As a train commuter, I'm very aware of awkward, inconsiderate people who think more of their personal baggage than other passengers.

...agreed with Thothkins...(yeah, I hate that! When did it become the norm for people to assume no one should sit in the middle?)

Originally Posted by Cobalt Kid

...agreed with Thothkins...(yeah, I hate that! When did it become the norm for people to assume no one should sit in the middle?)

Happens here all the time on the bus/rail. I also love when some clown props his legs and ugly-a** feet recliner-style up on a row of seats just to make sure you get the message that he's KING OF THE WORRRRRRRRLD!

Thank Dog that these days, most of my commuting is done during off-hours (weekday afternoons), so I don't have to do anything seeing these buttheads but walk by towards the next empty row and roll my eyes.

Got an email from a school counselor. During a conversation with Seniors who raised concerns that teachers didn't care, the counselor asked them who did. Four names came up unanimously. He was notifying those four.

I guess I should add the word "only" to the "four names." Some of our teachers need better marketing. Some really don't seem to give a crap. Usually when I go to an after school student activity (play, program, athletics), I'm the only non-paid staff member there. Some people don't know what they're missing but I guess that's true in all aspects of life.

sigh

Congratulations, BB.

Originally Posted by He Who Wanders

Congratulations, BB.

Thanks, it was nice to be noticed but like I wrote, there are some teachers need better marketing. I can think of several other than the four that never say bad things (even in teacher lounge) about the kids and do much around the building to make things go or to provide activities for kids. People really don't know what goes on outside the classrooms, before and after school.

May the world be blessed with more teachers like you, BB.

Hear, hear. Congratulations, BB, I'm glad the kids know and appreciate your concern.

Thanks guys. Didn't mean to turn it into a pat myself on the back.., well, guess I did, but the news did come in a week it was an encouragement to me. Be nice to hear some of that from the Admin on occasion. This is highly a nepotistic (friend, relative, yes man...) place and if anyone suggests it could be better...

ANYHOW: Happy Easter.

... want to ride on a white horse. or a brown one. or a black one.

Best I can do for you Peebs

DON'T TAKE THE BROWN ACID

... went to church for the first time in months. Almost a year I think.

... sweated buckets.

... missed Blaze

...had sniffoos...of SPACE!...or somewhere...somewhere rubbish...bah!

...reflected on a friend I've grown distant from.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... went to church for the first time in months. Almost a year I think.

How did I miss seeing you?

Originally Posted by Legion Tracker

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... went to church for the first time in months. Almost a year I think.

How did I miss seeing you?

Well...

Originally Posted by Fanfic Lady

...reflected on a friend I've grown distant from.

I do that quite a lot too lately, Fanfie. I suppose it's an inevitable part of life.

... am leeeeeeeeeeaving
... on a jet plane
... barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'm fairly certain when I'll be back again.

... did not bring my umbrella to work. And it is raining quite heavily now.

...got splashed by a car while walking. (It would have been very comical had it not happened to me.

)

...put some stuff in my safe deposit box at the bank. Alas, it was just documents. I wish it ill-gotten cash or something kewl.

... was putting vicks on my lip, and someone thought I was spreading mucus around. Errrrr.

... woke up in a strange city (a feeling I've come to love over this past year

)

... also woke up in a strange city. It's nice to be home.

...faffed up my little Legion checklist spreadsheet. Ironically, I no longer have a copy of the Duplicate Damsel stats.

No tinkering before going to work from now on I think.

This thread will be back after the break...

Thinking about your cold sore? Think Ibby! Think Snail! Yes, just tap the little shell to activate and then spread this little mollusc along your lips! Snail! The environmentally friendly way to stay cold free.

Need to keep one step ahead of the law? Need safehouses that are secure andscenic until the heat dies down? Welcome to Toothpick Travel. Helicopter escapes a speciality.

... am super jet lagged today.

Originally Posted by Cobalt Kid

...put some stuff in my safe deposit box at the bank. Alas, it was just documents. I wish it ill-gotten cash or something kewl.

diamonds or Starfinger's rings.

... Rushed out the house w/o breakfast to make my dentist appointment, only to find the dentist stuck with another patient. I've now waited an hour past my appointment time

My family in general also tends to assume that I'm always okay. Although even if you are okay, it can be nice to have someone just ask.

... ran out of "healthy" things to eat at home. I need to get to the supermarket.

...started reading Mockingjay finally! (What can I say? I got to the Hunger Games late.)

... finished a crossword puzzle for the first time in a week

...am going to leave for a camping trip and won't have phone or internet until Sunday, so. Who knows what kinds of withdrawal I'll be suffering by then?

(I know what you mean. A one-hour train ride without my phone is almost enough to drive me nuts!)

... found out that Blaze had a viral infection

...want to work on the mint bed (really a great big planter) that I started yesterday, even though the weather isn't that great.

.....was too tired to go to FCBD after work. Fuck it....not a terribly scintillating selection this year, anyway!

... napped for most of the afternoon because of my fever, so had trouble getting to sleep at night. Meh.

Watched the Kentucky Derby and felt like a Louisvillian again.

... Found out I would have to wait 2 hours in line to see the doctor. Er, no thanks. My cough will go away on its own and the first doc already suspects it's viral anyway

...am researching the varying temperature and weather patterns of different English counties during the month of June.

One never knows when information like that might come in handy.

To be in England
in the summertime
with my love
close to the edge

I just got through today... move along...

I was chatting about the weather with a guy at the comic store

he says "summer is coming better get out ur umbrella!"

I laughed in a knowing way.

... started drafting an itinerary for the Myanmar cities of Yangon, Bagan and Mandalay. It's so hard to get there from here, I should make the most of it when I do.

... traveled to...

... well... Sears Hardware store to buy a replacement water filter for the fridge.

They can't all be exotic.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... started drafting an itinerary for the Myanmar cities of Yangon, Bagan and Mandalay. It's so hard to get there from here.

Surely the road to Mandalay helps?

Finished planting planty things* for the garden. Quite a lot of survivors from last year, so not too much trouble.

*still waiting for my Cleome Chloro-filled Correspondence Course.

Maybe for inspiration, if Blaze weren't afraid of drowning. Good thing we're taking a plane.

...finally got my arse back to LW - where have I been??

... Wondered where Cali has been all this time

... am struggling with an audio problem (as in... there isn't any audio) in my company's online meeting application.

On the one hand... it's very frustrating to not be able to talk back and forth during a meeting.

On the other, just seeing a cursor highlight some text on my screen... followed by someone typing, "Cool?"... followed by me typing, "Yep,"... sort of makes me think that if they just don't fix this problem, our efficiency might skyrocket.

...crave chili every time Cali posts for some reason! Tasty, bland, chili....

(Not that Cali's bland, btw...

)

... had a good day then had a shi&&y day ...

now what?!?!

rawrhhrhrhr.

bleh!

had some ice cream. all better. and some tv.

...threw out lousy doughnuts.

Fie on lousy doughnuts!

... remembered i had some lousy doughnuts before. they were baked or steamed instead of fried.

I am going to suggest they fry them from now on the next time i go by that store. I'm sure that will go over well.

... got bombarded by client requests

... calculated the inflation on the 6 Million Dollar Man.

A cyborg of today would cost:

$32,901,035.29

the 32 Million Dollar Man. (not quite the same ring as 6 but not as much as I thought ... I imagined the number more in the billions)

... tried to play 2048 and got pissed.

...am too tired to make any posts other than this one.

See you all tomorrow, after I have a good night's sleep.

...and when fickles goes to sleep...

...wound up with lousy deli food. Not illness-inducing, just overcooked/not tasty.

Between this an the lousy doughnuts earlier this week, I may be driven to eat vegetables or something similarly drastic. Great Hera!

Jeepers! I hope it's not tomatoes. Quis will have a fit!

...bought some rainbow chard. And prosciutto. And taleggio. And pretzel baguettes.

...SHOULD have bought pretzel baguettes, but I didn't know they existed until LT mentioned them.

... wondered where I could buy rainbow chard and taleggio.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... wondered where I could buy rainbow chard and taleggio.

I bought mine, plus the pretzel baquettes, at an organic foods store called Earth Fare.

Thanks, LT! I can think of a couple of specialty stores here where I might be able to find those.

...still felt tired. I used up all my energy working on the latest installment of my fanfic in the Bits forum. Hopefully tomorrow I'll do more posting.

Originally Posted by thothkins

...and when fickles goes to sleep...

Very cute. Thanks, Thoth. Good night, all.

...hope Fickles has enough energy tomorrow to comment in the All-Avengers Thread!

... got frustrated by the 2048 game!

...feel a little better.

Originally Posted by Paladin

...hope Fickles has enough energy tomorrow to comment in the All-Avengers Thread!

I'm on my way there right now.

Saw that "cat saves boy" video. JJ Abrams couldn't have done it better with a script and 90 mill on the table.

... looked for the cat video and found out that Youtube is blocked. Oops!

... felt glad that Fanfie's feeling better!

...dreamed that I was going to visit M. Lash in his 43rd story apartment. I found the building by walking through a very busy urban area, but I didn't know the apartment number. I wandered the building's narrow halls, stopping in various doorways to ask people if they knew Lash. After meeting quite a few pleasant people, I finally found a young woman who knew Lash and would take me to him. Then I woke up.

A very basic plot to the dream, but the details were amazing!

...interviewed someone whom I hope will be my new assistant manager. Later I got sick and had to go home early. The two were unrelated.

...learned that the ominous work rumours were true

oh no

hope things will be OK at work.

Originally Posted by Rockhopper Lad

...interviewed someone whom I hope will be my new assistant manager. Later I got sick and had to go home early. The two were unrelated.

... I got sick too, because of the terrible heat wave. And last night, it rained hard all of a sudden. All this is really messing with my body.

...realized I could afford to buy a condo!

Congrats Cali!! Housewarming party! Yay!!!

... had to take the cat into the vet and she's got an abscess. So, she's going under tomorrow to get the tooth extracted.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

oh no

hope things will be OK at work.

Thanks Ibby. It looks pretty bleak. The whole section is being badly affected

And with good news...here's our next poster...

Hope things turn out alright at work and with your cat, thothkins.

... felt a lot better, I plan to come in for work tomorrow and sneak off in the evening for a date with Blaze.

...and that was your good news.

I just found out that a delayed course I was on is no longer the the same course, because the company doing it have updated it.

They cancelled in in Q3 last year and I couldn't make the Q4 one. So, I was due to sit it shortly. But I don't think they picked up the gap between my booking and their new courses coming into play. So, they didn't bother/know to tell me.

The slightly better than poor news is:-
The costs haven't changed. Good because I have doubts my company would fund the difference right now.

I also get to push the date back to sit it, which they were fine with under the circumstances.

And I imagine a lot of the course material will be very similar, so it's not that big a jump.

But

just the same.

Yeah, that was my good news. There hasn't been anything really great to share, sadly.

I understand your frustration. I hope the changes in the course don't affect you negatively, and that for all intents and purposes the company will treat it as the same course.

Reading your post made me think the tone in mine didn't come across as funnily as it was intended. It was supposed to be like a "and that's all the good news folks. Now for more whining" towards the general readership rather than actually meant to be read as for any one person.

If it didn't come across that way, hopefully this post cleared it up a little.

Oh, thanks for clarifying, I do appreciate it. But no worries, I didn't take it negatively. I hope my own post didn't come across as testy or annoyed; I also meant to say that my circumstances are "steady" right now, nothing great but nothing too terrible either.

thanks Ibby.

... picked up the cat from the vet. She had two little teeth removed and came home and has gone through a bowl of tuna. She's only been with me full time for a few years since I moved here, having been with neighbours before that. I got blood tests done. They're all fine too. So, keeping an eye on her for a few days before a checkup. She's not young (13 approx), but it was the first thing that's ever been a problem.

Rudely asked two guys if they were done apologizing to each other for possibly being interpreted as being rude.

I thought we respectfully dealt with it without apologising. But I'm sorry if you felt differently

...saw X-men: Days of Future Past.

Originally Posted by thothkins

I thought we respectfully dealt with it without apologising. But I'm sorry if you felt differently

I was being "rude." See my quote?

Originally Posted by Legion Tracker

...saw X-men: Days of Future Past.

any good?

... had a weird dream about going skiing with people from college whom I loathe. Eh.

Originally Posted by thothkins

... picked up the cat from the vet. She had two little teeth removed and came home and has gone through a bowl of tuna. She's only been with me full time for a few years since I moved here, having been with neighbours before that. I got blood tests done. They're all fine too. So, keeping an eye on her for a few days before a checkup. She's not young (13 approx), but it was the first thing that's ever been a problem.

She's a strong not-young kitty! Glad she seems to be doing well now.

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Rudely asked two guys if they were done apologizing to each other for possibly being interpreted as being rude.

Originally Posted by thothkins

I thought we respectfully dealt with it without apologising. But I'm sorry if you felt differently

It's funny, we weren't so much apologizing as thanking each other for being all explanatory

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Originally Posted by Legion Tracker

...saw X-men: Days of Future Past.

any good?

One scene is wonderful; if you see it you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Otherwise, it was okay. It was fun to see at least 16 X-Men, but as one reviewer noted, the film fails to focus on its characters and it loses momentum in a convoluted plot. But it probably won't cause any X-fans to quit the franchise.

Thanks for the review, LT. I'm watching it tomorrow. I already had a hunch I wouldn't be blown away, but at least it looks like I will have a pleasant time

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Originally Posted by thothkins

I thought we respectfully dealt with it without apologising. But I'm sorry if you felt differently

I was being "rude." See my quote?

Yeah I got that. My response was supposed to be taken as a funny hence the smiley thingy.

I'll see NoFP next week. I'm not too bothered with super hero movies, but it was such a classic story, it's too hard to miss.

I got that you were being "rude" too, BB.

I think it's great we're all being so polite and explanatory.

Gee, I'm turning into Monstress! Soon I'll start calling you all "dear" and recommending fuchsia vests to go with your vivid eye colors.

...wondered what an IB/Monstress combo would be like!

It was a lovely mental image.

...got the feeling I've been in a relationship coma for more than a decade.

... wondered if that was a good thing or bad thing.

... also saw X-MEN!!!!!!

...am enjoying a quiet, rainy day off.

Originally Posted by Power Boy

... wondered if that was a good thing or bad thing.

Quite a bit of both.

Originally Posted by Power Boy

... also saw X-MEN!!!!!!

Was it good?

Originally Posted by Legion Tracker

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Originally Posted by Legion Tracker

...saw X-men: Days of Future Past.

any good?

One scene is wonderful; if you see it you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Otherwise, it was okay. It was fun to see at least 16 X-Men, but as one reviewer noted, the film fails to focus on its characters and it loses momentum in a convoluted plot. But it probably won't cause any X-fans to quit the franchise.

I think we were awed by the same scene, LT. Man, I am now a big fan of speedsters

I very much agree, some characters were kind of just there. But, at least most of them got their good battle moments. Blink is just awesome, my family was talking about how cool she was. Awesome! Pleased to see a relatively obscure X-Man get so many good moments.

Originally Posted by Caliente

...wondered what an IB/Monstress combo would be like!

It was a lovely mental image.

Tried to imagine this. I really don't want to have b oobies

And if I got a pair Blaze would cry.

...didn't do much of anything.

... successfully completed day three of paternity leave -- and by successfully I mean I wasn't puked on

... felt happy for Sharky!

Sadly got peed on shortly thereafter

.... thought it was already Saturday when I woke up. But it's only Friday!

... am super-excited to hit the road to go have dinner with a Legion Worlder. Mums the word on who... perhaps it's you.

(Note: The odds of it being you are 1 in 1,628... so don't feel obligated to set an extra place if you don't want).

Which funnily enough are exactly the odds of being hit by a car in a city centre. Now, the odds of being hit by a car that is being driven by Exnihil are...

...today am just about to go off for a nice long country stroll.

...considered the odds and did not make a Reuben sandwich for Exnihil. However, coincidentally, I saw a notice about an event at Shem Creek, near which I once shared a meal with Exnihil.

.. wondered what the odds of me being the lucky Legion Worlder would be if we adjusted for geography.

...bought a bunch of crap.

... am going on a pub crawl. wish me luck.

super constitution don't fail me now!

... Recalled that I have never been on a pub crawl before. Luck Peebz!

Enjoy your hangover Peebs!

... almost wore my feet to the bones as I received an architectural tour of London courtesy of... Peebs!

Olde London Towne had seen it's fair share of shambling tragedies, but the stump legged colonial brought a lump to the throat of many a hardened local. "Please guv, just a farthing towards my helicopter airlift. Help a poor tourist will ya ma'am?"

... Rated Fathers' Day with me dad

...put an offer on a condo.

...heard neighbors arguing with each other. It was the worst time that could have happened, and now I'm depressed.

Wow coincidence, so did I. I like my neighbors. Sad to hear the arguing.

Congrats and good luck on the condo Caliente. Exciting times.

Today I started packing for my annual pilgrimage to week-long teacher school in Exeter, NH. Made my "reservation" (no card, no down) at the musty ma-pop I stay at in Vermont. Looking forward to my real maple syrup breakfast the next day, then on to Exeter.

... Excited for you, Cali and BB! Thanks for sharing.

I'm so sorry to hear that Fanfie. I hope you are feeling better.

... Had a roasted hazelnut beer. Everyone agreed it was the best among the flavors we had ordered

...am jet-lagged like a mofo.

...feel physically ill on top of everything else, so I called in sick at work.

... hope Fanfic Lady feels better soon.

Thanks, Quis.

...caught up on some reading. Reviews in the Gym'll's forum to come later.

Originally Posted by Exnihil

...am jet-lagged like a mofo.

Which, as all kids viewing know, a mofo is a small African tree dwelling mammal. The speed of it's vast leaps through the foilage often leave it disoriented.

..found out I was no longer at risk of the chop at work. They are going to much around with the structure though.

Get better soon, Fickles.

Get better soon, Fanfie! Looking forward to your reviews. I don't chime in because I haven't really followed any series besides the Legion, and a little bit of Justice League, but I do read from time to time.

I'm glad to hear your job is safe, thothkins. I hope the reorganization doesn't disrupt things too much. And I really hope your company does a good job at communications all throughout. We always advise our clients to communicate, communicate, communicate; the anxiety can be an awful thing for everyone involved.

... had a nice swim.

...felt well enough to go back to work.

My thanks to Thoth and Ibby for the get-well wishes. And I echo Ibby's reply to Thoth about the job situation.

Glad you're feeling better Fickles.

and thanks for the support. That's really nice of you. The odd thing today was that they have now lost more staff than they wanted and slapstick chaos has now ensued.

... organised a works evening out (much rarer now than they used to be). As I left it dawned on me that I'll be the only one still there of the that group soon, for a number of reasons. Nice to get home early enough to enjoy the sunset too...

...feel much happier after posting the dictionary definition of melancholy in the Random thread. Go figure.

(Snacking on chocolate and peanut butter didn't hurt, either.)

...drove home from a beach trip with friends. (Thought about shouting up the coast to Lardy.)

...bought some walking shoes because they have orange laces.

Originally Posted by Legion Tracker

...drove home from a beach trip with friends. (Thought about shouting up the coast to Lardy.)

Ah, I'm out of town anyway.

Quote

...bought some walking shoes because they have orange laces.

Fancy!

... wished Lardy a good trip!

...got up to see the dawn.

Yeah, ok. The cat got me up to see the dawn, But it was nice anyway

... had Madagascar Vanilla Bean ice cream. The first ice cream I've had in over a year!

... have an aeronautics test.

Here's hoping I pass with... flying colors!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha... whoooooo-boy! I slay me.

Good luck!

One more day in New Hampshire for teacher school then back to Toledo. Two courses: the Math of Origami and Astronomy. Both have been fascinating. There are teachers here from all over: even one from Manilla, IB.

Of course I found the local comic shop and picked up two graphic novels off the cheap table. "Walk-in" by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics). That's started out pretty good. After that I'll read "Astro City." I thought I had once read good things about that title so I picked it up.

Good luck, Ex!

Glad you're enjoying teacher school, BB! Both the Math of Origami and Astronomy sound interesting, all right. Glad you got to meet people from all over. I'm sure my countryman (or woman) is enjoying the much cooler weather in New Hampshire

I've heard many good things about Astro City as well. Happy reading!

... finally made time to sneak in a short workout this morning. I have a lot of catching up to do tonight though...

...I have a day off!

Hope the test went well Ex.

... Got stuck in terrible, terrible traffic

... Only have to go into the office to pick up some mail ... and I still can't manage to do that!

Sometimes I hate going to the office too Peebz!

... Had to cancel my vacation leave

I had to cancel a leave day last week Ibby, so you have my sympathy. Made up for it today... by sleeping a lot.

Thanks, thothkins. It's easier to be made to cancel a leave if there are no travel plans. I don't have a plane ticket or hotel reservations to hide behind

I slept a lot today too, but I'm still sleepy!

I think I'm oversleepy now. My sleeping patterns have pretty much given up and gone back to the Sandman.

Course all the good Sandman slots are taken, so I get Garrett Sanford.

"Right thothkins, just give Brute and Glob a hand with the weird Kirby devices and we can get started."

At first I wanted to be Sand Hawkins, but then I realized I'd have to deal with not being organic and with having terrible prophetic dreams, so... nah.

... was able to swim after a long stressful week

... had a few pints in a pub in London and watched some World Cup with my wife. (go Brasil!)

Columbia looked tough defEATING Uruguay.

... found out my camera battery is busted!

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

At first I wanted to be Sand Hawkins, but then I realized I'd have to deal with not being organic and with having terrible prophetic dreams, so... nah.

Not to mention being stuck in some glass prison for decades because Wesley had gone senile.

...quality family time today, so off for a nice drive ignoring my chores. I'm ignoring you chores >sticks fingers in ears which may be a problem driving later<

... Felt ill because of. The terrible humidity

Fireflies put on quite a show tonight.

...had an uninteresting sandwich for lunch.

But it was free.

... am about to have some birthday noodles for lunch.

... getting ready for a really late supper in the garden later.

...did something I promised myself I'd never do. I got into a political discussion on Facebook.

It's rickshaw1's fault.

(Thanks for the conversation, Cranky.)

... went to a barber instead of the expensive salon I've been going to for almost twenty years (now about 40 minutes from where I live)... (sea) creature of habit... plus, I'm really vain when it comes to my hair... nearly had a panic attack, but it all worked out in the end :-P

... am, once again, making some travel plans. In short order, it looks like I'll be spending a weekend drinking first with a colorist, and then with a sculptor!

... Am not traveling, am actually somewhat putting down roots but ... putting together a home office.

... or am when I'm not checking the internet.

Like with Peebz, haven't been able to make travel plans lately. My family and friends are frustratingly inflexible. But I'll keep planning! Blaze and I are determined to see as much of the world as possible.

Cooool, home office. Are you installing video games?

... been having some weird dreams lately. Last night I dreamt that Blaze and I were trying to escape the city during a zombie apocalypse. And our dog got bitten

... COMPLETED THE HOME OFFICE! SWEET ass SWEET.

*smug satisfied sigh* Now I need to do some work. he he he

Sadly IB, the one game I want, requires a new gaming console ...

I'm not that committed to the game. yet. I've followed it from pc to video ... and maybe two systems.

... went to the beach... I loath the beach... not as much as candy corn... but close...

...has some strawberry ice cream. It was all right.

... had a very delicious Mexican dinner. Then I caught the eye of a man who was kind of cute, but alas he was in a hurry. (Blaze was with me, of course).

...learned of the untimely death of a dear friend.

Sorry for your loss, LT.

My condolences, Tracker.

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

My condolences, Tracker.

Mine, too.

...gave mine as well.

Thanks, friends. It's good to find you all here.

We're just here, LT. And we'll continue to be.

Fleshed out some details of my martini date with a Snocone.

...went back to work after a week's vacation.

... saw the new apes movie.

... played the Plague Inc. Simian Virus expansion pack. I have now turned Earth into a Planet of the Apes seven times!

...won a stuffed animal for my kids at one of those machines at arcades you put quarters in. Unfortunately it was a pink elephant.

Originally Posted by Cobalt Kid

...won a stuffed animal for my kids at one of those machines at arcades you put quarters in. Unfortunately it was a pink elephant.

^ You've already seen PLENTY of those!

I had to be sure I wasn't having a flashback to the Uconn Final Four win of 2004.

.. am making a big ass veggie soup.

Originally Posted by Cobalt Kid

I had to be sure I wasn't having a flashback to the Uconn Final Four win of 2004.

Good thing an Omeka Okafor plush didn't come out as well...

(He was my boy, too! One of the few BB stars I was friendly with when I worked for Calhoun).

You worked for Jim Calhoun?!?!

For my junior year, just a 4-hour / week intern. It was a great job because I became friends with the team. Just enough $$ for cheap vodka and one night takeout.

....which means you're CLEARLY responsible for their championship, right?

Today I... Clearly realized I am solely responsible for the success of the Uconn BB program!

Today I...killed my legs doing squats.

... got Toothpick #40! (And tomorrow... 41 and 42!)

^ only 60 more to go!

...went to 4 food stores and could not find Chinese egg noodles.

I wonder if German egg noodles will work instead.

... Became a godfather

I'm sure organised crime will flourish under your leadership Ibby...hang on...

slept late...after getting up from 3-5 am ...

... Asked one of my godchildren to take thothkins for a swim

... Tried but. Failed to get a table at a ramen resto. Oh well, next week!

...got a $350 airline voucher for volunteering for a flight bump resulting in a one hour delay. Yay! That basically paid for my trip.

...tried out my new cement flippers...glub.

weather typically took a turn for the worse at a weekend. So no BBQ today

... had some hotcakes.

...shopped for a new laptop

Read up on rabbit, cat, owl and dog cafes in Japan.

fell asleep on the couch again. Ugh. I really should do something about the quality and the duration of my sleep...

...A new chain pub opened up in town a couple of weeks ago. A big enough chain to make an instant impact. It's an atmosphere free, family friendly/ generic sort of place. Except no one has told the locals.

The range of ales is great, which I enjoyed between the table of druggies and the father trying to drunkenly chat up a couple of teenagers.

... promised myself I will improve my sleep quality, starting tonight.

...said goodbye to another long-time friend. Except this one is only moving to Florida.

...bought new running shoes. They look like they're from the Iron Man Armor collection.

Cool shoes, LT! Hope your friend enjoys Florida.

... helped gather group of friends A to meet group of friends B, and now it seems we'll evolve into one big happy gay group

...ate some decadent peanut butter pie.

... could murder some PB pie.

and then some.

...got food poisoning.

I hope it wasn't on Peanut Butter pie. Get well soon.

...spent an unfun day doing monthly reporting.

Came into possession of a lot of extra bottled water.

... had a lovely walk along a sandy, deserted beach with a misty island dominating the distance watching the day drift into evening. I realised I hadn't a camera just as I also noticed a seal sunning itself on a large rock just out to sea. Still, I have the memories... for as long as they last.

I hadn't any bottled water either. Some sort of global shortage I shouldn't wonder. If only we knew who the culprit was...

... had a very nice, big, hot pork asado bun. mmmm!

Originally Posted by Braal Janitor

...got food poisoning.

Get well soon.

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Came into possession of a lot of extra bottled water.

Oy. Just don't get caught up in any riots, please. (I heard about the water scare on another board that has posters from your neck of the woods, BB.)

...got my last wisdom tooth pulled, and thank whoever first invented the Coedine pill.

... called in sick. My body hurts all over.

Went to bed 5 hour early. Now up 7 hours early. A net saving of zzzzzzzz.....

Originally Posted by cleome47

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Came into possession of a lot of extra bottled water.

Oy. Just don't get caught up in any riots, please. (I heard about the water scare on another board that has posters from your neck of the woods, BB.)

Fortunately, no riots. The alarm had gone out at 2am. I woke at 6 and checked the on-line paper, saw the alarm; do not drink, bath or even touch. Read it again to make sure I wasn't dreaming, then got in the car to get bottled water for me and the neighbors at the local 24hr. It wasn't crowded but I barely got out of my car and a guy said they were out. So I decided to head north to Detroit but decided the try my luck at the first town in, about 20 mi into Mich. People were already filling up.

It's a thing that we're not well prepared for, except for all the zombie apocolypse movies and that's exactly what it was like. People not thinking. People reacting. There were a few bone heads back in the city I guess. Everyone was polite and helping each other where I was. The Kroger and Walmart people were probably more frantic than we were. A LOT of outlying communities started bringing in water to the city to help us out.

Back to not being prepared. It was the "do not touch" and the no indication of when it would be over that guided behaviors. Someone filled up a couple carts so everyone else figured that's what you were SUPPOSED to do. Like it was going be a forever thing. It really didn't occur to anyone to just get a couple cases.

Well, it was an only few days thing so a lot of people have a lot of extra bottled water hanging around. We can expect a few more of these before summer is over so it may come in handy but local governments should use this as a model for how to prepare, but it looks like it's going to be more a lot of looking for people that can be blamed for something.

The last two neighborhoods to get the all-clear? The one where I teach and the one where I live. And me spending the last two years between Toledo and Cleveland getting tested on why my digestive track doesn't seem to want to work. hmmmmmmm.

Moral: contact your local politicians and recommend they teach people a plan for what to do in such a situation, including expecting stores to ration the amount they will sell, how to be civil, not to panic, work together....

Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac

... called in sick. My body hurts all over.

Hope you get well soon!

Luckily, I'm better now.

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Originally Posted by cleome47

Originally Posted by Blockade Boy

Came into possession of a lot of extra bottled water.

Oy. Just don't get caught up in any riots, please. (I heard about the water scare on another board that has posters from your neck of the woods, BB.)

Fortunately, no riots.

The last two neighborhoods to get the all-clear? The one where I teach and the one where I live. And me spending the last two years between Toledo and Cleveland getting tested on why my digestive track doesn't seem to want to work. hmmmmmmm.

Very glad you got through okay, BB.

...pointed out that this thread has passed 2000 posts and it's time to start the fourth "Today I (verb)..." thread.

...got stuck in traffic in 100+ degree weather