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9089 – friday
current music – driver 8 (in my head)
Sputnik Cafe is closing… ah well. One trip was really enough.
Friday 5 –
1. Are you married?
Yup! BHK all the way! đŸ˜€
2. When do your claws come out?
When people I love are seriously threatened. (Including me!)
3. Have you ever been in a car accident?
More than one! I’ve been the passenger all times but one, though.
4. Who is the last person you held?
BHK, and she was holding Pye at the time! (Newt was curled up next to my leg. Love fest!)
5. Describe a time you’ve gone overboard:
Hard to recall… I fell out of a canoe once, back when I was 17 or 18, trying to woo a gal by moonlight. That never panned out for me.
Hmm… I’m surprised this wifi sensing t-shirt only goes to XXL… they’ve got to know that geeks are prone to running larger than that. It’s a pretty cool thing… I wouldn’t mind having that woven into a laptop bag or a pda pouch.
After work, I got with BHK and we grabbed a little nibble at *$. Also got her a pre-christmas present, glittery green coffee travel mug… it eased the day a bit, given the assorted annoyances of the day brought earlier in the forms of Condo, Health Care, Bar, Bills and so on. Amazing what a little hot tea and milk will do to ease the mind. We eventually toddled home to a light supper and and early bedtime.
1 year ago – General dynamics, watched barbarella, prep for directv
2 years ago – big brain waiting on repair, foggy morning pics
3 years ago – mel’s new place, zombie survival, what’s a hoe, 8/20/2000 last day without a post
4 years ago – JL, cllo, newt food, Jupiter and Thetis, COH sayings, poo chart
5 years ago – Got cookie bars, CDC/Promedmail (Zoonoses), Bigfoot links.
6 years ago – I got spooked by a phantom voice, prep for bear vs. man-armor, Mexican vanilla, KPMG sucks.
7 years ago – Globetrotters (Afro of holding), Myths of pearl harbor, Sigmund and the sea monster, chaos postcards, two sweet anonymous quotes. 
9087 – thursday
A study from Mental Health America ranks the most depressed states in America. Here they are, ranked from happiest to saddest. (via fallentoad)
The study ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on rates of depression and suicide. Researchers found that states with easier access to mental health resources had lower suicide rates. (see also – Smaller babies grow up to be sadder adults / Study links low birth rate to depression, anxiety later in life)
Highlighted…
Protected: Clue Comics – The Giant vs Nazi Robot Dinosaur
9087 – thursday
A study from Mental Health America ranks the most depressed states in America. Here they are, ranked from happiest to saddest. (via fallentoad)
The study ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on rates of depression and suicide. Researchers found that states with easier access to mental health resources had lower suicide rates. (see also – Smaller babies grow up to be sadder adults / Study links low birth rate to depression, anxiety later in life)
Highlighted…
9087 – thursday
A study from Mental Health America ranks the most depressed states in America. Here they are, ranked from happiest to saddest. (via fallentoad)
The study ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on rates of depression and suicide. Researchers found that states with easier access to mental health resources had lower suicide rates. (see also – Smaller babies grow up to be sadder adults / Study links low birth rate to depression, anxiety later in life)
Highlighted…
compliments of lady, that’s my skull
compliments of lady, that’s my skull
From my favorite sleestak –
Giant Golem vs. Giant Nazi Robot Dinosaur!
compliments of lady, that’s my skull
compliments of lady, that’s my skull
From my favorite sleestak –
Giant Golem vs. Giant Nazi Robot Dinosaur!
9087 – thursday
A study from Mental Health America ranks the most depressed states in America. Here they are, ranked from happiest to saddest. (via fallentoad)
The study ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on rates of depression and suicide. Researchers found that states with easier access to mental health resources had lower suicide rates. (see also – Smaller babies grow up to be sadder adults / Study links low birth rate to depression, anxiety later in life)
Highlighted below are places I’ve spent the majority of my formative years, plus my current setting of Maryland.
1. South Dakota
2. Hawaii
3. New Jersey
4. Iowa
5. Maryland
6. Minnesota
7. Louisiana
8. Illinois
9. North Dakota
10. Texas
11. Georgia
12. Vermont
13. Nebraska
14. Florida
15. California
16. Massachusetts
17. Pennsylvania
18. Virginia
19. New York
20. New Hampshire
21. Alaska
22. Michigan
23. District of Columbia
24. Delaware
25. Arizona
26. Alabama
27. North Carolina
28. South Carolina
29. Kansas
30. Wisconsin
31. Tennessee
32. Montana
33. Mississippi
34. Colorado
35. Washington
36. New Mexico
37. Oregon
38. Connecticut
39. Indiana
40. Arkansas
41. Maine
42. Wyoming
43. Ohio
44. Missouri
45. Idaho
46. Oklahoma
Lowest
47. Nevada
48. Rhode Island
49. Kentucky
50. West Virginia
51. Utah
We’re number 5!
I know I’m a lot happier in Maryland than I was in Florida, but that environment could travel with me anywhere, and I’d feel better…. just as long as I have BHK, Pye and Newt along for the ride.
Depression is a serious medical illness that comes in many forms with a variety of symptoms.
If you have any of the following symptoms for a prolonged period, it may be time to seek help.
- Persistent sad or anxious mood
- Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism
- Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
- Loss of interest in hobbies or activities
- Fatigue or decreased energy
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Insomnia or oversleeping
- Changes in appetite or weight
- Thoughts of death or suicide
- Restlessness or irritability
- Headaches or chronic pain
Of the above, I tend meet the qualifications from number 6 (not so much), 10 and 11, though I don’t think that I suffer from depression, rather, physical issues are causing them.
Speaking of which, I went to the doc for a reviewing of the back situation. Aside from the standard “eat better, exercise more” bit, there wasn’t much else to report just yet. I make an appointment for an MRI tomorrow.
First (publicly posted) Sentences of the month in 2007 –
- Jan – Something I post at the top of every new year, and I appreciate the words more with every additional trip around the sun.
- Feb – Gentle day, all told – Went out to Jerry’s for lunch, shopped for party food, got a haircut ( short, but I think it looks good.)
- Mar – Chatted a bit with graypumpkin online about gaming, road trips and whatnot while I was doing online research about gigs and following up on resumes (not to mention found info about MCSE server 2003).
- Apr – Rode with Tina and BHK to urgent care over chest congestion – seems like sinus infections related to allergies is the rule of the day.
- May – BHK and I might do something special for May Day.
- Jun – They offered me the gig!
- Jul – We spent most of the day out and about, Geocaching with the Newsoms.
- Aug – So, it’s August… only a couple of weeks until BHK’s birthday, Father in-laws birthday, and we’re looking to have Emily over in a weekend – and then the all of the Newsoms over perhaps two weeks after that.
- Sep – Rennfest was a hoot! Much larger venue than South Florida’s, and more professionally done.
- Oct – Cathy and Dave over tonight for Lasagna, conversation (they’re moving to Colorado once the house is sold) and a couple of games of apples to apples.
- Nov – Skipped the jacket on the commute to and from work today – 55-65F isn’t too bad with a long sleeved shirt.
- Dec – Nice morning, until I got out of bed and pulled my back.
An assortment of recent keywords locating my site – Surprisingly, Melons isn’t there!
| hero machine |
| mothra |
| beatnik |
| freaky |
| boners |
| freaky gif |
| prettygirl |
| _31337157 |
| a ding don dandy christmas three suns download |
| batgirl |
| bill cosby picture pages mortimer ichabod marker |
| bittorrent chaos nipple removal |
| chlorophyll man |
| french chef.wav |
| godzilla vs destroyer downloads |
| healthy%20poo |
| hydroevacuator |
| james demedicis |
| kitty hawk |
| freaky pictures |
| keen |
| prison stripes |
| newtcam |
| jail uniforms |
| weiners |
Added bonus tonight – went with in-laws to Ledo’s, and BHK finally got to hear crabs for christmas this season!
1 year ago – chinese at in-laws (some things haven’t changed much!), first sentences, potential snow, hannibal review, krampus, ir refer to home as North Bay, not North Beach.
Pictures taken – undercover newton
2 years ago – uggs, xmas trees, gp surgery, backlogged email notes
pictures taken – foggy morning
3 years ago – Movie with Mel goes poop, nice night out anyway, metro freefi, zombie song, fire butter coats Minnesota town, Freudian inventory, $$$ issue
4 years ago – Rainy-day wakeup, old LL passes the torch, aces & eights, oldest penis, trampled shopper
5 years ago – Danny and I send dopey “Sven” emails to companies for no good reason, bro brings me eggnog, I scare the living tar out of a lippy kid
6 years ago – gestapo gives c’s pal grief about aiming, reptile people, lj bump, world tour, Toliken Movie desire
7 years ago – Sims, accused of being an alien, dead milkmen, cannibal the musical lyrics, I’m a warmer
Rahr! -cropped: Rar!
Rahr! -cropped: Rar!
9086 – Snow!
It’s a-snowin’ today! Not sure why images are currently unavailable, but clickthroughs should work fine.
It started about 6am, and continued throughout the day.
View from the office, about midday 
View at the ground view of the circle, around dusk.
Pretty nifty stuff… flickr now has a halfway decent photo editor built in! The freebies are all I really want, so it’s golden. (I suspect that I’ll use color fixing and cropping the most.)
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newtcam- pye wants to play in the snow! – edited: Someone wants to play in the snow!
newtcam- pye wants to play in the snow!: Someone wants to play in the snow!
9086 – snow!
It’s a-snowin’ today! Not sure why images are currently unavailable, but clickthroughs should work fine.
It started about 6am, and continued throughout the day.
View from the office, about midday
View at the ground view of the circle, around dusk.
Pretty nifty stuff… flickr now has a halfway decent photo editor built in! The freebies are all I really want, so it’s golden. (I suspect that I’ll use color fixing and cropping the most.)
Writer’s Strike…