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Ways to become blind and dumb 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Dial M for MundaneIn yet another lame attempt to get the younger generation to read Shakespeare, or hell, read at all, a group is setting up a program to allow interaction with the characters of The Scottish Play to read and enjoy the play. No this isn't a retarded idea at all. I always wanted to read a play on the 1.5 inch screen of cell phone.
Humanity 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So this afternoon I drove around running errands. I stopped at one point at the Farmer's Branch cemetery I've been meaning to visit for as long time. I have no ties but have passed it frequently enough to wish to visit. Between studying archaeology for so long and my mother the genealogist I really find cemeteries peaceful. Maybe I can only really handle people once they are no longer living. Either way, this was the most interesting headstone. Pure white marble, it has had over a century to stand. The owner was 6 year old Clara Jewel born in 1885, died in 1892. Somehow it will never cease to amaze me how people lived completely different lives so close to my own and yet so long ago. That someone had planted tiger lilies around the grave to live with her remembrance is beyond stunning. It was also nice to have camera in hand again. It has been too long and I have complained too often to hold out any longer.
The big knives are in the drawer.. 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I am on my 7th strong drink, I can barely hold 5 pounds without grimacing and my ring and pinky finger are sitting straight out without me trying to even curl them at all. Right about now I am ready for cutting it off. They always say women have higher thresholds for pain. Right about now I place this on about a 4 or 5 on my scale. I remember the pain and consequent shock of almost breaking my ankle. I remember surgery, I remember my elbow. It has been a long time since I have had this sort of consistent pain that just keeps building and seems neither tolerable nor managable.I rarely ever cry and I am almost to that point. Fuck.
Sky on fire 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So whereas a third of the country is experiencing blizzards, here in Texas it is a comfortable 60 degrees. But instead of snow, we get to have 50 mph gusting winds that is picking up dirt and turning the sky pink. It's 15:30 and if it was raining from the color of the sky I would expect a tornado. I haven't seen the sky this color since the fires from Mexico and south Texas back in the late 90's when the dirt and smoke all floated north.
The Sea is Not Mine 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It was a suprisingly good night. I think my arm will fall off on it's own if I move it at all. My head hurts so very badly b/c of the speaker volume my brain is likely to implode. But the first opening band was a one-woman hurricane of deranged goodness. The second band could die in a fire. It was a high school concert where everyone was too stupified by the bad to boo them offstage. Midlake was amazing. Good sound, good songs, good everything. Five normal looking guys, pervaded by the Denton standard for beards and longish hair. They played almost all of the songs off their main album, a few old ones, a yet-to-be-released one. For the encore, instead of one famous song they played another two that normally might not be show type. A little slower then expected but it rounded everything out well.Granada is a much better venue than expected. You can easily see the style set up as the original Studio Movie Grill with the tired sections. Where normally food would be placed the ledges wer
Reason # 909561 to hate CNN 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Nothing says news channel like the front page story about stars arriving to the OscarsIt's not news, it's CNN
.com!This is becoming a trend for me to point this out. How sad for the world. Read more:Reason
My brain holds all the wrong things 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Secret Menu ItemsStarbucks will make you absolutely anything you want no matter how insane it is, according to our tipster."Baristas might try and tell their customers that no, we can't do that with the blenders. This is a lie. Starbucks corporate policy is that the customer is ALWAYS right (even when the request is stupid). If you really insist that you want your iced soy latte blended, the baristas HAVE to do it. If they continue to refuse, ask to speak to a manager and either they'll realize they're about to get in trouble and will fill your request, or the manager will come out and politely tell the barista to make the customer happy.Absolutely any concoction that you can think of (involving any type of milk, syrup, coffee, etc.) will be made for you. The limits to Starbucks "secret menu" are merely the limits of your imagination. You can even bring supplements from home and ask the barista to please include that in your drink."Well, damn.This is all too true. All you need is a Read more:holds
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The Logical Mystics 1970-01-01 00:59:59 CERN begins constructing a gigantic labratory underground.The Compact Muon Solenoid is supposed to probe the limits of physics, with ambition. "It will aim to identify the elusive Higgs boson (known as the "God particle" because of its importance to the Standard Model of physics), look for so-called supersymmetric particles and seek out the existence of extra dimensions."Or perhaps destroy humanity when Science becomes the new god of our race. Whichever....via BBC Read more:Logical
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Brillant.... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Article OneArticle TwoI have to give credit, the idea behind this was amazing. Unfortunately the company does not use the same machine software in each store. No wonder they were caught. I'm amazed this is as below the wire as it is. Not sure if it due to it being the smallest state or that everyone is so used to security breaches of this nature we barely blink anymore. I do know it has been a pain in the ass.
Finally something useful 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A dictionary that doesn't suckWord Source, a 'social dictioary' is everything dictionary.com and MW cannot be. No adds, simple navigation, no asking for a password or money, and giving a full (mostly) definition instead instead of a one word explanation with the option to upgrade.About damn time. Read more:Finally
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Trepidation 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Tomorrow I have step #1 to what I want. I hope I pass. There is a list that is made much easier if this comes to pass. Even if everything becomes a billion times more complicated due to it.Wish me luck. Please.
... 2007-03-02 04:03:00 Why is it that I am trying to make it as easy as possible in one form yet I keep finding my stubborn side trying to push to make everything as hard as I can?
Brother... 2007-03-01 08:21:00 Taba, I need talking. Call me again. You know my answering ability. Read more:Brother
A decade over.. 2007-03-01 08:13:00 The only credit I can give grunge artists is the same as I offer for country: you know your sorrow well.Too bad it does not helpt the singing. Read more:decade
I like the way it leans 2007-02-28 17:24:00 I'm sure Dave will scorn this but the mix between a motorcycle and a car seems like a nifty idea to me. While I would still want a car large enough to fit 3 bag of groceries into, this would be a great vehicle to take to work and around town otherwise. Actually make driving fun while playing to my desire for more security than a bike would give.
Keane: A Bad Dream 2007-03-02 20:38:00 Rather a dull video of a wonderful song. But I like his coat and that he reminds me of my friend Larsen.For a more entertaining Keane
video, go here: Everybody's ChangingI've just sung karaoke to it so many times on Singstar that I don't really want to see it again.And now off to the Land of Gar to collect last years tax return so I can finish e-filing and get my money. Read more:Dream
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Elk Head 2007-03-02 17:59:00 Things to do when you're bored and want to look dumb with a camera. Seriously, too much free time....via digg Read more:Elk
The line bgeins to blur... 2007-03-04 07:06:00 So the eclipse pretty much looked like this. From further away. And cold. And windy. And seen with 2 pagans on a break from work.I grew up on Greek mythology. I read all the stories and knew all of the Gods, monsters and humans. Somehow, I always felt a special love for Artemis, goddess of the hunt. While I never wanted to be the chaste and pure being she was in story, I loved her complete freedom and independence. So I have also always looked fondly upon the moon, as it is her planet. The one place in the world I have always wanted to visit is the island of Delos, to see the ruins of altars built to her and her brother Apollo at their place of birth. I think in some ways she is why I wanted to be an astronaut as a child; to be closer to the moon.But tonight, as with all times, I look upon it and see nothing but an orb in the sky. I lack the belief to feel any sort of religious comfort in it. Scientifically, while rare, the eclipse looked just like a night when the moon is waxing/wanin
Reach Teach! 2007-03-04 04:45:00 If this had happened in a class I was attending, I would have laughed my ass off.Thanks, Pel.BTW, don't bother with all the rest of the videos at the site. They lack in the funny. Read more:Reach
About Time... 2007-03-03 17:28:00 See that thing on the left? I hate it. I hate every bit of pointless fake patriotism that the hoards feel the need to post on every piece of crap vehicle they own so as to show that they have good intentions. Righteous intentions. As if any money from these goes to the actual troops (or even the military) or raises awareness of issues. If anyone was aware of the issues to begin with the need for the slogan wouldn't be as pressing.And as these stupid little magnets also brought the onslaught of all the other 'causes', this nice article made me giggle. It's about damn time that they no longer made a profit. I have nothing against the companies making the items, as they were just feeding on the desires of the populace. It is, as always, the populace I despise. In this instance, I am glad that there is a momentary gap of obscenely tacky stupid human behavior about.
Reason # 237849 to hate CNN 2007-03-05 17:24:00 The Geico cavemen set to be in a television series with the premise that they will "struggle with prejudice on a daily basis as they strive to live the lives of normal thirty-somethings in 2007 Atlanta."This article is yet another hard-hitting journalistic acheivement brought by the ever fantastic CNN
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