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I love the serendipity of browsing libraries. The smell of the books, the exciting discovery of a literary treasure that was previously unknown, the quietness. Libraries have always seemed like Christmas to me, because all the books are free. Sure, you have to return the book, but still, it's pretty exciting to me ( Read more... )

The other day-dreamy part of me wants to buy a house. I definitely don't have the down payment money for a house. I don't make enough to afford anything in my area of West Philly. I am not even sure there's a rational reason for buying one beyond the equity and investment; other than that, it's all romantic. I want a bigger place eligible for ( Read more... )

I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Wizard (4th Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-13

Dexterity-14

Constitution-13

Intelligence-17

Wisdom-15

Charisma-13

Alignment:
Chaotic Neutral A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. He avoids authority, ( Read more... )

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haulstregapez goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Cleopatra.blackwell tricks you! You get a toothbrush.djkiltboy gives you 19 brown coconut-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.evinumen gives you 16 blue cola-flavoured wafers.faerie_nocturne gives you 11 red coconut-flavoured gummy worms.grendelsden gives you 10 light ( Read more... )

Freudian Inventory Results Oral (46%) you appear to have a good balance of independence and interdependence knowing when to accept help and when to do things on your own.
Anal (50%) you appear to have a good balance of self control and spontaneity, order and chaos, variety and selectivity.
Phallic (70%) you appear to have issues with ( Read more... )

"I'm going to fucking kill you with this bible." - some guy on a street corner in West Philly.

"I'm sick of these honkeys!" - old black man ranting to wife as Eric and I walked past them on Baltimore Avenue. She promptly told him to shut the hell up.

"The schedule explicitly states that during rush hour the 34 trolley is supposed to run every three minutes. However, this morning the trolley was exceptionally late. The time lapse between each trolley was approximately 20 minutes and the trolleys were arriving already filled with people by the time they reached 49th and Baltimore. They had room ( Read more... )

If a piece of art is created and isn't digitized, does it still exist - be it a story, a song, a painting, a recipe, a photo? Sure it does, but sometimes it seems like if a work isn't on the internet, it doesn't have an existence. If I don't blog about an event in my life, is it real? To me, perhaps, but not to others. If I don't put it on the ( Read more... )