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"Overstimulation calms me."

greygirlbeast Apr 24, 2024 16:39

Sunny and warmer today, Our high was 77F.

I got up at six a.m. this morning and finally finished "Terra Mater (Dissolve)." Such a modest little vignette to get hung up on. But now it's done, and Sirenia Digest 217 should go out to subscribers sometime tomorrow. Then I get to work on The Sun Always Shines on TVLast night we finished the first two ( Read more... )

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"...there's nothing but salt."

greygirlbeast Dec 29, 2021 17:35

Today our high was either 77˚F or 78˚F, depending on the source. It's still 76˚F, and my office window is open. Despite an overcast morning, much of the day was sunny ( Read more... )

mammals, evolution, asih, subterranean press, 2021, 2015, ichthyology, paleontology, tattoos, vile affections, covid-19, cephalopods, warm december, herpetology

"A double-fisted queen of terror."

greygirlbeast Jun 20, 2019 20:24

It's a beautiful evening here in Birmingham, sunset turning the tops of the clouds pink and violet. Currently, it's 86˚F, with the heat index at 89˚F.

Today was supposed to be a McWane day. I had ambitions of finishing with the coronoid and the splenial both today, finishing the mechanical prep work and the acid bath and so forth. But then I didn' ( Read more... )

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greygirlbeast Jun 10, 2018 10:53

A little cloudy at the moment, 70˚F ( Read more... )

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"Yeah, when I was only seventeen, I could hear the angels whispering."

greygirlbeast Jul 01, 2015 12:21

There were thunderstorms before dawn. I slept through them, but they woke Spooky. Now, they've passed over us and out to sea. And there's some sun. And suddenly it's July, again ( Read more... )

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"Weren't we like a battlefield, locked inside a holy war?"

greygirlbeast Jun 30, 2015 12:19

The sun is out today, and the temperature is supposed to reach 81˚F. I'll be gracious and let that pass for summer. Actually, I'm glad it's not hotter today. Kathryn's getting a new tattoo this afternoon (photos tomorrow), and she's better off not being all sweaty and shit ( Read more... )

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Howard Hughes Goes Round and Round (and Round)

greygirlbeast Jul 22, 2014 12:57

The warm air is coming back. We got low eighties yesterday, and currently it's 84˚F, and supposedly it feels like 91˚F out there. I'm going to guess the humidity must be very high ( Read more... )

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"I can't seem to find my way up from the basement. A demon holds my place on earth 'till I die."

greygirlbeast Jul 08, 2014 12:28

I dreamed I was in a bombed-out European city near the end of WWII. I was at the edge of a wide green lake, catching water snakes ( Read more... )

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"So, cross your fingers, say a prayer. You don't believe, but I don't care." (10.5 Vicodin)

greygirlbeast Jun 01, 2013 13:32

Jesus, how did I get so goddamn old ( Read more... )

pink floyd, not a kid anymore, point judith, the sea, travel, tattoos, william hope hodgson, cons, summer, birds, new orleans, iggy's

"I find it looks the same, but everything has changed."

greygirlbeast Jan 01, 2013 13:43

Comments, kittens?

Only about five hours sleep last night. It's not the way I meant to begin the new year.

So, finally, a list of my favorite films of 2012. All but Cloud Atlas appear on the list in a more or less random order. I have placed Cloud Atlas at the top because, I believe, it genuinely is the best and most important film of 2012:

1: ( Read more... )

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