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Archives for October 2001

so I totally had the

so I totally had the random haiku thing down, and I decide to be squirrely & improve it…what did I actually do? completely fuck it up.

we had a long lovely

we had a long lovely afternoon, laying in bed & reading. I just finished stephenson’s cryptonomicon. I can’t decide if it is 2 shorter books that got crammed together, or one slimmer book weighed down by a bunch of extra crap. and I say that still thinking that I really enjoyed reading it, and having [...]

an interesting quote from Rick

an interesting quote from Rick Steves (who I’ve watched for years & years on kbtc): “we don’t fit very well into this planet” – talking about americans & travel.

the bookfest was something of

the bookfest was something of a disappointment, really. not as many publishers as last year, no contests that I could find, more booths with toys/calendars/maps & other “goojers” — I blame the economy. I went with Kat (as usual) & her friend Mark (I don’t really know him that well, but I find him a [...]

I still haven’t taken off

I still haven’t taken off my boots…which seems like a sign of something. this house hasn’t quite gotten into a feng-shui-happy-space. but it’s closer. the frankenstein computer is up & running…but needs work, lots & lots of work. ugh. yipes, so much to do! still, I just made a bunch of notes for the jewelry [...]

I forgot to post this

I forgot to post this a couple of days ago: <sigh> man, I’m a robot that can’t get elected…or…got shafted out of office. (grumble grumble)

okay, so there is one

okay, so there is one redeeming thing – the children’s fund for afghan children. otherwise… bleh. bleh. bleh. I spent a lot of time yelling at the screen. is it just me, or do his eyes light up when he says “evildoers” or “evil one”?