My newspaper subscription is up for annual renewal. Immediate disclaimer: Due to the nature of my job, I ought to renew. And I can write off the subscription to taxes.

Still, I'm torn.

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stormshaman and I are up at past 3 a.m. Eastern.

I remember in adolescence being up at this hour, alone in the tropical predrawn except for the buffos and whatever other wildlife gathered in the hedges.

Then, it was a flaw and a curse. I was up because I was up to no good, or I was up because I couldn't lie down.

Now, I am up because I have chosen to stay ( Read more... )

does this bother me so much?

I can at last get some other work done.

To explain the post just previous, I was avoiding work today and discovered that you can stream your REI product reviews direct to Facebook. If I'd realized the whole thing was going to pop up - not just a link - I'd have tried to pick a more exciting product.

At least I have established that my LJ account hasn't been shut down for inactivity.

REI


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Just stating it for the record, given that I haven't posted here since early November and have barely looked at my flist.

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... into the whirl (cesspool?) of political activism now. Will surface some time Wednesday morning and reply to all you good folks to whom I owe replies.

Keep your fingers crossed.

Today I canvassed again, hopefully for the last time. People were oddly very eager to talk. Some wanted to talk about how sick they were of electioneering, some wanted to discuss lines for early voting, but most actually wanted to talk about candidates and issues. It was kinda nice -- except I met my first pointlessly rude person. But one out of ( Read more... )