*irritated my mail didn’t make it to it’s destination yet.

It should’ve really been there by Saturday. I’m going to scour the mail shop for it during my next break.

First active healthy choice of the day… “No thank you” to homemade fudge.. ooh.. *BE GOOD SCOTTO*

In other south Florida News..

Snatch Violence
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An irate moviegoer, apparently blamed for kicking another’s chair,
pulled out a can of pepper spray and doused his accuser Friday during an
evening show at the Shops at Sunset Place AMC Theater — then sprayed a
police officer while trying to make his getaway.

http://www.herald.com/content/sat/news/Dade/digdocs/099198.htm

A sweet dual 833 NT machine was stolen over the weekend (after the major layoffs… ) most likely by someone with a key and door combinations.

2nd major theft, in recent memory…first one being a Nice laptop docking station a few months ago. I wonder if the culprit for both is the same, and if they’re still working here. My sympathy isn’t very high. security around here has been more of a goof than anything else. the numeric keypads just slow us down, and everyone knows the codes. (and in the main building, you can walk around one door to get in through an insecure one… go figure)

Looks like they called back and rehired some of the mail shop… Hoy and a few others are back, and I saw them making the mass exodus on Friday.

In other news, I still have to get stationary and some more trinkets for VAGG… Going to kick my tush into overdrive on that. I want to start mailing assorted Vallies out by Feb 01.

camgirls… so wacky

DNA police

The prospect of routine DNA screening of the entire population drew nearer yesterday when the Government proposed to give the police the power to retain indefinitely samples taken from innocent people.

Is this a good idea?

Clinton Pardoned Patty Hearst??

Was her record really a problem, at this point?

went out with my little brother and his girlfriend today.. I wish I could’ve brought Ornj with me.

My brother and I are so different in some ways. He has a tattoo. (a big one, of a flaming skull on his right side and stomach) If I were to get a tattoo, it’d be someplace and something different. The family crest, or something along those lines. He got severe burns on his tummy as a young boy, I got serious back surgery about a decade ago.

He’s blonde, I’m dark-haired… He’s tall, like I am, but he’s thin, and not fuzzy at all. no goatee. If we had the same birthday, I’d claim to be his evil twin. 🙂

We look very little alike.. but I think we both turned out pretty well.

I arrived at the library to meet him this morning… he and Lori arrived over an hour late. (no sweat, I know his time-sense) I looked briefly for the book club’s book, to read while I wait for my personal copy to arrive, to no avail. We walked around the city, idly chit-chatting about nothing in particular. We never did get around to seeing the movie, as Lori wasn’t particularly into sitting still for a couple of hours. A quick lunch was had at the IMAX, consisting of tasty subway sammiches, veggies all around. After eating, we wandered the local craft-show… a few ideas for Valentine’s a go go presents…anyhow, it was getting sort of chilly, so we decided to pack it in, and head home… I swung by the grocery store for supplies.

I got home fairly recently, and have been mentally debating with myself about how I’m feeling. I don’t feel bad about my current job situation. A little stress, but I’m not upset or worried… I’m quite confident that the situation is livable. (Honestly, I’m surprised at myself for staying there as long as I have… the company seems to be my biggest source anger or stress.)

I’m going to make this for supper tonight. 🙂 yummity yumyum!

FYI- Garam Masala

A fragrant blend of spices traditionally used in Indian cooking.

• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 4 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Blend together well.

to all the meanies at fake userid’s…

quit it, why don’t ya?

Fred the cat’s story… Newt asked nicely If I’d put a link here.

New LJ client for windows. I really like the new visualization of the friends tab.

available at – http://www.livejournal.com/download/ if you have the desire to implement it. 🙂 very keen new features.

• More music auto-detection: WinAmp, Sonique, FreeAmp, Media Player 6, Windows CD Player
• installer updated to the newest version and crc checking added
• auto-detect for music behavior changed
• now only automatically replaces the text if it detects music and nothing was there previously, otherwise it leaves it alone
• detect now button will overwrite the text as long as it finds something playing, regardless of if there is anything there already
• dynamic menus were made to support more than one submenu
• make dialog now supports inline images
• select a “URL” and it will auto-fill in the URL in the dialog
• this will default to an inline image if the url has the extension jpg, gif, or png.
• return to normal user after posting in shared journal
• ability to create lists (ctrl-t shortcut for hilighted text)
• change to ‘no comments’ feature so that you can remove it.
• installer changed to add ‘auto-start with windows’
• bug fixes/changes in whitespace check and digit check.
• fixed tab order after dialog additions
• made make link smarter for selections and flipped height and width.
• friendgroups are updated with the call of the friends list.
• dynamic menu support wrapped in case the server hiccups
• friends list changed to include friends and friends_of in one window
• icons added for the relationships of friends
• selection also sets focus now after addition
• delete post in history removes it from the list box at left.
• GUI changes to line things up again.
• add friend button is smarter now (does ‘smart’ behavior based on friends relation)

Y’see, I figure I’ve got two choices at my stage. I can try to make my world grow bigger, or I can let it get smaller — and if I don’t do the one then the other’s gonna happen in time…

“What we call the beginning is often the end
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”

– T.S. Eliot

Ah, love… so much better than the alternative.

I do indeed have what most people would commonly understand as “eyes”.

You’d have liked my father. He was a sweet guy. He died when I was eighteen, but when I was a little kid we used to sit together and I’d read my comic books to him. I don’t think he cared much about the silly stuff in comics — but he loved me and took pleasure in my reading aloud to him. I miss my dad.

If you have a moment, if your heart is big enough to spare a moment, give a nod and a smile for all the good ones who spent their lives making great art and small art and even entertainment. When they’re gone, there’s only one way to tell them you miss them… Send them a moment of kind thought right now. The beam will pick it up and carry it across the stars to them where they wait. I’ve been sending good wishes to the ones I miss all evening. Now it’s your turn.