August 2005 Archives
The Other Boleyn Girl
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Busy Busy Busy
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Wow. What a week last week. And this week is shaping up to be even busier. Since all the new health insurance (including vision and dental) is now fully kicked in and active, I've a whole slew of appointments in the coming weeks. YAY! New glasses! YAY! Meeting with shrink! Lots of coming in late or leaving early. Which, would be nice except that I'm working on two big projects and there's lots to do. Something that I haven't had to deal with a lot before - both of these projects have run into the "PC-Only" problem. I have aMovies!
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I'm usually pretty out of the loop when it comes to upcoming movies. I don't watch TV that much, and I've made it to the theater only once this summer - to see Johnny, of course. But lately it seems like all the commericals are ads for movies. Maybe it's because Hollywood has been having one of the worst summers ever. Anyway, I decided that I'd make a list of upcoming flicks that have caught my eye. I know I won't see them all on the big screen, but at least I'll remember the titles. And then I can addEvery Child a Wanted Child
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From the New York Times: "Taking on one of the most highly charged questions in the abortion debate, a team of doctors has concluded that fetuses probably cannot feel pain in the first six months of gestation and therefore do not need anesthesia during abortions. [snip...] The finding poses a direct challenge to proposed federal and state laws that would compel doctors to tell women having abortions at 20 weeks or later that their fetuses can feel pain and to offer them anesthesia specifically for the fetus." (my own emphasis added) GAH! This kind of thing makes me so angry.Tiger Bike Fringe
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I saw the most amazing bike on the train this morning. The most normal looking woman was sitting next to a bicycle that was covered in orange tiger stripe furry-fleecy fabric. As in the seat, all supporting bars, handles, everything was upholstered in orange and black. And there was orange and black dingle-ball fringe in places. As well as orange and black fur on the wheel spokes. This photo doens't do it justice. I tried to grab a shot without being too obvious. But, come on. Tiger fringe? WOW!Two Beets and a Corndog
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A friend of mine told me one of the funniest airport security stories I've heard in awhile last night. Apparently her rather straight-laced, math professor of a brother was traveling with his family a bit ago. They all got pulled out of the security line and subjected to The Search. The security agent reached into the brother's backcpack and was feeling around for contraband when suddenly her hand stopped and she looked at him. "Would you care to explain, sir?" "It's my snack." "Snack?" The agent pulled out a Ziploc bag with two beets and a corndog, strategically placed, I'mSmells Like Summer
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I'm outside Chicago right now on a business trip. I had forgotten what summer was like outside CA. Everything is green and lush. It smells like growth. Last night after dinner, the air had that warm, slightly humid feel. That feel from my childhood when we used to stay outside until it got dark, chasing fireflies and not wanting to have to go to bed. Today we got a real treat - a thunderstorm! The sky turned dark and all of us (except the locals) immediately thought "fog." But then we remembered where we were. And sure enough, about aFinally
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Nothing like getting the plug pulled to make it clear just how much you depend upon the Internet.Voices from Chernobyl
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Jitterbug Perfume
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St. Elmo's Fire
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St. Elmo's FireIt's Worse Than Crack, I Tell You
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E has been espousing the virtues of Delicious Library (not to be confused with del.icio.us) for awhile now. He even went so far as to get me a CueCat a bit ago, to make the input of data that much easier and more fun. (Is that love and devotion or what?) Well, it is fun. I just scanned in all of my DVDs and VHS tapes. The headache and shaky hands meant that I had to eat some lunch before starting on the book collection. Now I just need to figure out the best way to export to the web.Apparently I Have No Right to Joy
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The San Jose State University English department has been kind enough to post a list of required readings for English majors. They call it "the guilt list." Indeed. It's actually quite depressing how many of those titles I have not read. Luckily I have heard of most of them (though there are a number of new titles). And there are a large number I know we read in class, but I can't be sure that I read the entire thing. I know for a fact that we only read certain books of The Illiad, for example. Does that count? I'mNo Strings Attached
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As I was walking to work today, I came upon a crisp 20 dollar bill lying on the walkway. I glanced quickly around, to see if there was anyone nearby who might have dropped it. Surprisingly, there was no one nearby. I looked around some more, thinking perhaps it was a trick. The bill must be attached to a wire and a duo of adolecent boys would snicker loudly as I bent over to pick it up, just to have it jump out of my reach. But no... there were no wires. I easily snatched up the bill, put itI'd forget my head if it weren't attached
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I swear, some days I just shouldn't get out of bed. I'm in San Diego working on a project. Here's a brief list of things I've forgotten/have gone less then ideally: 1) Checked-in at the airport at 5:20 yesterday for a 5:40 flight. (If you know me at all you will know how much stress this caused me - I'm ALWAYS there a hour ahead. At least.) 2) My bag didn't make it on the plane with me. (Luckily it arrived in the middle of the night.) 3) I forgot to bring any clean bras with me. 4) I forgotMonthly Archives
