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back form the day o’ doom!
Phew… I had barely a moment to myself today… Kevin and Dale were both out, so I was putting out fires all day long. I got everything done without having to stay late, however, so it’s good for me. It was nuts… like someone kicked over an ants-nest.. everyone runnning around, nattering and stressing. bah! feh! But it’s all over, now.
thirty-six minutes until hidden video… I hope it’s better than last week’s, all the others batted 1000. 🙂
Heading to work late/early.
Hmm… Kevin’s sister went into the hospital last night, and Dale’s on vacation… Looks like I’m in for a lot of work today. Paul just called me up and asked if I could come in any earlier… I told him that my bus leaves in 15 minutes, and I’ll be in by noon… he offered to come pick me up… I don’t really see what difference that 45 minutes will make, but it’s fine by me.
I hope that Kev’s sis is ok…She had some sort of procedure done last week, and they nicked some area near her colon. She’s stable, but it looks like she’s going to have to have a temp colostomy done… lasting for 2-3 months. I’m guessing that it had some sort of maintenance regarding her hysterectomy.
I’m guessing Paul’ll be here in 15 minutes… and then it’ll take 15 minutes to get back. (That is, unless he gets lost… somehow, I think it’d be funny if I got in *late* due to all these folk’s panic.)
It’s not like we send blood and organs out to needy patients… It’s Ramada, for goodness’ sake! Nobody’s going to die if things take place an hour later down the line.
Silly, easily stressed people.
Dear scottobear,
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Yay! I thought I was forgotten! I’m uploading squirrel.. just to see if it affects my download credit.
Also, I discovered pics.am, which is another nifty free image archive, but has many pop ups…(if you have a popup killer [the free one is fine] installed, you’re set. ). This kitty cracks me up, somehow.
Step one for the new website. I’m going to make a point of putting a few minutes every day, until it’s all done.
I want to twiddle the colors some, and put a small banner graphic across the top.. something the width of both columns.
I’m going to try for something minimalist, though… my last major revision was “I got a kitten” and changing it to accomodate LJ code.
He does have super-powers, y’know.
RE: Last Mood – Newton is cute, absorbent, but a poor electrical conductor.
Newton can, however, deliver a static charge from his nose to my finger in a colossal blue arc that would make the Mighty Zeus say “Say, nice one!”
*clutches blackened stump of an arm*
*brushes out crackly-afro*
added a non-refreshing newtcam pic to my bio page. 🙂
My Brother brought over a package for me that he signed for yesterday… It’s invader zim! 32 episodes of tasty, freaky, Zimmy goodness. Thanks dcl! Coolio Labels, too. I look forward to watching them with much pleasure. I’ll get to learn how my DVD drive deals with VCDS.
Newt’s taken to giving me a pre-dawn wakeup call again. I need to find his settings, and adjust him to “one hour after dawn, or so”. At least I’ve found his snooze button… soft fuzzy underbelly.
Fun fact – French are born with tails, which are later removed.
Word of the day – fumbuckery. (I dig spoonerisms.) It describes the functionality of midday meetings.
I want to make homemade ice cream by rolling a bucket back and forth to my sweetie. Strawberry, maybe.
Chuck E. Cheese can cause nostalgia, and nightmares. I tend to side with Mr. Munch.
If you think your pregnancy test should be private, wait until you read this. The new Florida adoption law says that if you don’t know the father of your baby and you want to let someone adopt the baby, you have to list all the possible fathers of your child in the newspaper.
When background searches fail to locate the birth father, the mother must place legal notices about the adoption in a local newspaper where the child was conceived.
In the notice, the mother must list her name, describe herself, name or describe the possible father or fathers and list the date and the city or county of conception.
Not into writing or reading LJ tonight…
Long story short…beautiful night outside… that “promise of rain” smell in the air, cool breezes. I’ve been sitting out front for the last couple of hours in my chair, just reading, and talking to Newt through the window…he seemed happy, as long as I was within view. Read more about the weird, wild west. It’s a nice ‘snippet’ book.. good to fill the space between other readings, and just enjoying the atmosphere outside.
before I go, two pictures from this morning.
I saw a big, fat parrot sitting on a telephone wire… the camera didn’t get a good shot of him or his buddy, so I sketched him.
on the bus was a girl with an unfolded McDonald’s french fry box… she was using it as a sort of mask… the side flaps looked like hammer-head eyes. She was having a grand old time, and made me laugh.
Now, it’s bedtime, and I’ll see you in the morning, dear journal.
G’nite.
assorted pics of Bailey for Erica. Not my best work, but some good shots of Kev. :)
good grief! I’m glad I got a fat hd.
Welcome to Earth & Beyond. You’ve been selected out of thousands of applicants to participate in the public test of the first online role-playing galaxy. After a few easy steps, you’ll be in your own starship and adventuring through a living galaxy populated with thousands of players.
First things first – Download the game!
If you have a broadband connection, you can download the code all at once. It should take between one and two hours.
You’ll need 1.6 GB of space on your hard drive, so make sure there’s room.
[password stuff]
Again, congratulations on making it through the selection process. Even though
the game is still in a test phase with occasional difficulties, we think you’ll
have a great time. We look forward to hearing from you about your experience,
so we can keep improving the game.Welcome to Earth & Beyond!
Maria “Cerdith” Hamilton
Community Manager, Earth and Beyond Online
Westwood Studios
It looks really neat, thus far.
coming soon…..(er or later)
to tide you over…
restoring from a note to my sweetie, midday.
From about 1 to 6 today my sense of time had stopped functioning properly.
Minutes seemed like hours. I kept getting a bad case of the nods, blinking off into Russian sleep and then finding myself looking at a clock, only to discover I’d only been out of it for a moment or two.
I drifted back and forth to being able to hardly keep my eyes open… my body was feeling like a limp dishrag… and my mind, (while firing solidly at code) continued to wander or settle places in the darker recesses of my cranium.
I think that they’re all symptoms of being overtired. Upside, I didn’t feel crabby, though I was rather numbskulled for a while…maybe that’s not the right term. My mind was sharp, but scattered. Thought confetti filled a lot of the cracks.
I feel that the bike ride is what really woke me up. I was a member of the walking dead for a while there.
Some dinner will set me back to totally right.
Been bitten by a crocodile lately? Yes? Then you get a free case of beer.
Newton’s heartbeat makes me smile.
zoinks! 11?
Later, dear Journal.
Note to self – Newt will wake me first thing in the morning whether I want it or not. He’s a persistent little bugger…. I played with him while 3/4 asleep this morning, having him hunt my hand under the covers while I pretty much remained in a mostly-sleep state for about fifteen minutes until he decided that he wanted to be chased…. hopping down from the bed, and Mer-ing at the foot until I got up and staggered after him around the house. (he remained underfoot, and playful as I slowly woke, brushed my teeth, and got a drink from the kitchen.) As I type, he’s now on the floor, resting his chin on my right foot.
oh my gosh… this is just too awesome. play with puppets!… thanks 
niwi!
The Giraffe’s penis is upsetting, though.