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New user icon... and an old journalism icon
I decided to just retire the idea of using a "wrestling" icon for now. (I imagine that at some point I will find a bear wrestling or something, heh.)
Slot #15 goes to a little girl snuggling a bear statue from
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Is there a way we could get everyone on the Internet to read this?
Blog comments etiquette
Had this been applied as a hard rule when the Internet was born, Garou would've been kicked off the grid in 1998. :p -
...papa.. *has flashback about dentist*
Dad emailed me this last night:
Just a reminder: in 20 days cell phone numbers are being released to
telemarketing companies and you will start to receive calls, and you will be
charged for the calls.
To prevent this, register at www.DONOTCALL.GOV
This blocks your number for five years.
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A dark Orwellian... present?
Apparantly so.
1984 is one of my favorite books of all time. Just got it in hardcover with Animal Farm. Doubleplusgood reading! -
And my nine-year-old Billy is already BSing at a sixth-grade level!
Seriously, this shouldn't be a children's book. I would say this even if this was a left-wing-written book called Holy Crap, there are Republicans In My Closet! It just promotes more partisan hackery and giving more voices for the -wings and not the moderates/sensible people. BUT THAT DON'T SELL BOOKS! -
Can't sleep
I was trying to get to sleep early for Kumoricon but it looks like it just isn't happening. Haven't really been active today, as all I did was get up, go to my parents' with Nichi for dinner, then go from there to a ballgame. (Portland Beavers beat Tuscon 6-3.) So yeah, not a whole lot of activity there ( Read more... ) -
magazines
Well, SOMETHING had to replace Playboy and FHM... so anyway I am getting this in the mail now. What kinda sucks is that I just got three issues in the mail in the last three days... they decided my subscription started with whatever issue came out the week they got my subscription card EVEN THOUGH it says to allow 6-8 weeks for the subscription to ( Read more... ) -
New dishwasher
The dishwasher had to be replaced. Luckily, this being a rented residence I didn't have to pay a dime. I'm not sure how old the old dishwasher was... it might have been a few decades old since this complex was built in the late 1960s.
The replacement dishwasher is quite new though. There are few ways I can tell.
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