Once upon a time, on a blog I sometimes read, a question was asked about readers' dealbreakers in interpersonal interactions. I wrote a version of this ( Read more... )

Well, this about sums up that past thing completely:


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Is there someone in your life that you care about but that you haven't connected with in awhile?

Don't wait until it's too late. First, spend five minutes of quiet time and remind yourself of what you love about the people in your life. Then give them a shout. Let them know they matter to you.

I just took a brief trumpet lesson from Pipsqueak after rehearsal. I can now play a Bb major scale, and it's only about... a quarter tone flat on every note. *faceplant* Holy moly that shit is hard, but also fun ( Read more... )

The idea was originated by me (this is my traditional Christmas decoration), but executed by a friend/race teammate:

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Happy holidays, everyone!

I *suck* at shopping!

IHNJ, IJLS "chocolate cock blocker"

It is totally lame when you have to consult your LiveJournal to accurately report your taxes.

When I arrived last week (after hours of delay), I kept waiting for my airplane to burst through the cloud layer so I could see the ground as we landed. Much to my surprise, I saw the ground... *just* as we touched all three wheels down perfectly, since we never broke through the cloud layer at all. Later, the pilot announced that they'd just tried ( Read more... )

So, in the back parking lot of the Starbucks I'm using for their net, there's a guy sitting in his Nissan Altima, using the wireless with his laptop from his car. (No, I'm actually paying for a drink this time, as their parking lot is too full to not be a customer ( Read more... )