I supposed I should update this thing.  I am back in Florida at my folks.  It's not bad.  It's allowing me to focus very clearly on just applying to jobs and all that ( Read more... )

My flickr got 549 views yesterday. Holy SHIT!  While I am not entirely caught up, I have made it all the way to the Caribbean, so i figure I'm just gonna breeze through the last few months.  My photos from the Caribbean are much less detailed/in number than my Europe shots ( Read more... )

I know better than to be ungrateful to techies, but I swear, they can be so small-minded and self-pitying.

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Another emergency medical evacuation by helicopter.  This is ridiculous.  Why do people so near death's door decide to take a 10 day cruise to Panama anyways?

Armando left.  The new guitarist seems to be a bit of a Melvin.  I may have ( Read more... )

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Mr. Herbert (R-Utah) has said he disapproves of discriminating against gay men and lesbians, but that he does not think it should be illegal.
...What???  WHAT?

Let's replace the phrase 'gay men and lesbians' with ANY OTHER MINORITY EVER, and see how that sounds.

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Tomorrow is hourly comic day.  I'm gonna try to do it.

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Most of the young ( Read more... )

I hate riding in cabs. Watching the meter tick your paycheck away.

How can I have had such a fantastic time in Chicago and not written a single post?

Some highlights:

• Biking from Katherine's apartment in Andersonville down to Navy Pier along the lake.  And back up through hectic downtown Chicago.
• Going to see Where The Wild Things Are with Corey, not having enough time to wait for a table at Kuma's Corner but ( Read more... )

I'm having the time of my life here.

I love being in Chicago.

Life in Port Charlotte:

My parents own a bike they got from Walmart.  It is the worst bike in the world.  You have to work so hard, and you still barely go anywhere.  I looked it up online, and it cost $39.98.  I own paperback books that cost more than that bike.

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Today, at work we were gathered to be told some bad news. One of our colleagues ( Read more... )