I wrote some testimonials on Friendster, and then I never returned. In order to not lose them forever, I'm pasting them here:

Tanya:There I was, just outside of Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam. Our Huey was downed by Viet Cong AA on a bug-out, and the rest of the 117th was dead except for me. I wasn't in such good shape, myself, with a broken leg ( Read more... )

Countries in the world I've visited:


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1. Total number of films I own on DVD or video:

About 100, rough guess. I used to have money, and I indulged my desire for movies.

2. Last film I bought:

Since I no longer have money, I don't buy myself movies. The last one someone else bought for me was, I think, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

3. Last film I watched:Alone in the ( Read more... )

Imagining yourself a software product, what version are you?

stay version 0.6.5

What phases/events in your life marked your transition from previous versions?

• stay 0.0: birth and a zillion things I can't remember (1970's)
• stay 0.1: stay discovers girls and programming (early 1980's ?)
• stay 0.2: stay struggles through high school (late 1980's)
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I just finished reading the books Jhereg, Yendi, and Teckla, by Steven Brust, and I want to record my feelings about them here.

( Broad spoilers follow... )

A friend of mine, John, has a "Nickel Night" poker event at his cabin every six months or so. He's been inviting me for years, but I never went. Finally, this time I bit the bullet and arranged to go. It was great!

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We've had this big problem with flies lately. They're all over the house and it seems as if there's an endless supply of them. I must kill six to ten a day, but they just keep coming. I haven't been able to figure out how to stop more flies from showing up ( Read more... )

Hey, a pal of mine bought me a paid livejournal subscription!

Yay!

I need to use LJ more, especially since I can post by e-mail now!

I never know whether to publicly acknowledge his generosity. I'd like to, but what if he didn't buy the same thing for every one of his friends and acquaintances? Will some of them feel slighted?

Warning: This conversation includes profanity and a discussion about necrophilia.
( A funny conversation about virgins )

This is a summary of my recent trip to Seattle, with bold keywords for those of us (e.g. me) with attention span problems. You ought to be able to read just the key phrases and get the basic idea without reading all the rest of the details.

My wife and kids and I flew to Seattle on Friday. We flew because driving that distance is a pain, and I ( Read more... )