| Contribute to my Jimmy Fund Walk |
[Jun. 5th, 2006|11:22 pm] |
So, as I may or may not have already told you, I've volunteered to walk in the Jimmy Fund charity walk. I will be walking 26.4 miles (the entire path of the Boston Marathon) on Sept. 17th.
I currently have a fundraising goal of $500. This money will be donated to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to provide compassionate care for cancer patients as well as help fund research to improve the survive chances of those patients.
I hope you will help this cause by making a contribution to my walk. Your contribution will help current and future cancer patients everywhere. This way we can all help to end cancer.
Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund |
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| Tough Things to do |
[Nov. 29th, 2005|11:00 pm] |
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| |  depressed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Bad Day - R.E.M. | ] |
What a day.
Tough things I had to do today:
1) Realize that the cute chick who smiles at me a lot was just being nice (besides, anyone who turns down seeing Boris' Kitchen because they "might be bored"... nuff said)
2) Realize that "I'll consider it" really is a very nice way of saying "That's nice, but no thanks"
3) Acknowledge that when your date for the evening doesn't answer her phone, or return your call regarding where your meeting it means you've been upstood
4) Accept that some women just aren't going to be interested in you, and the best thing you can do for them is to wish the happiness wherever they may choose to go.
Back to square one once again. Damn you chinese fortune-cookie fortune and your lying eyes! |
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| Politics |
[Oct. 23rd, 2005|03:50 pm] |
Since most of you who read this will probably find this interesting (atleast for a visit or two), I present:
King-Makers
My Post!
Enjoy |
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| Wee!! |
[Oct. 23rd, 2005|03:47 pm] |
Thanks ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) quirty
| My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul |
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| anonymouscanine goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Werewolf. | | baelarion gives you 18 dark blue evil-flavoured jawbreakers. | | lordameth gives you 14 teal grapefruit-flavoured pieces of chewing gum. | | queenitsy gives you 18 blue orange-flavoured gummy bats. | | quirty gives you 12 softly glowing cinnamon-flavoured jawbreakers. | | second_batgirl tricks you! You lose 39 pieces of candy! | | anonymouscanine ends up with 23 pieces of candy. | | Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern. |
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| BK For Life |
[Oct. 8th, 2005|09:09 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  happy | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Air Conditioner... In October!! | ] |
So, last night I went to the Boris' Kitchen Old Shit Show.
I'm not going to write a review (did think of that though), because most of you have probably seen all the sketches they did. (quirty you may be out of the loop, but I can fill you in later).
It was great to see everyone. I hadn't realized how much I'd missed them all, and it was nice to see that they missed me too. The Freshmen were really good. queenitsy and baelarion, the troupe is in great shape. The place was packed! They couldn't fit everyone in! People were standing in the hallway!!! It was incredible.
There were a number of other graduated Borsians. And it was great to see all of them again too.
Apparently some of the Freshmen have already learned The Happy Dance. :-) |
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| For my American Studies/Baseball fan friends out there |
[Sep. 19th, 2005|10:38 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  confused | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Jackhammers outside | ] |
queenitsy and second_batgirl I'm looking at you.
Alright, so I'm wathing the Football game this evening. And they have a special interview with the commissioner of the NFL. Here's the quote as I remember it:
Interviewer: So, I hear that the players are also contributing [to the Katrina relief fund]?
NFL Commissioner: Yes. The players have really stepped up to the plate. We've raised over a million dollars already.
So, what really bothers me about this:
Its during the FOOTBALL game, the FOOTBALL league commissioner, talking about FOOTBALL players. AND HE MAKES A BASEBALL METAPHOR!!!
Is anyone else bothered by this? |
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| Driving without a horn is like being a mute in an argument |
[Aug. 30th, 2005|10:43 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | amused | ] |
So, If one observes dogs, and their attempts to verbally communicate (i.e. barking), one realizes that even with a limited set of expressions (variations on barking) they can communicate certain ideas very well. There's loud bark and growl (for expressing anger, or warning of danger), the quieter single bark for attracting attention, and the continuous excitement barking (the guests are arriving).
This seems very analogous to how people use their horns when driving in traffic. There's the long extended honk (as a form of shouting at stupid drivers), the quick short honk (for getting attention of others), and the repetitive celebratory post-sports-game honk. |
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| Cookies! |
[Aug. 29th, 2005|10:33 pm] |
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| |  annoyed | ] |
Food for thought:
Which cookie tastes better?:
1) The cookie that's still in the cookie jar, on top of the fridge, and unattainable?
2) The cookie in your hand that is all yours, but you may have to fight others to keep
3) The cookie in the hand of another, which you must steal away from him/her.
4) The cookie on the ground, which another has discarded and you won't have to fight to get. |
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| Prayer for the Sea Anemone |
[Aug. 17th, 2005|10:42 pm] |
Prayer for Sea Anemone:
Protect the Sea Anemone, for she is too easily fooled
In her constant search for the right fish,
When the boy prods her with a stick, she charges
Believing she has found her fish, she pulls with all her might
When the boy leaves, there is only the anemone left
Ages pass before she can relax to search for fish again
Protect the Sea Anemone, shun the boy |
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| Mixed Metaphors |
[Aug. 4th, 2005|09:32 pm] |
So, this afternoon I was thinking to myself. I only really have a vague grasp of a what a mixed metaphor is. I wish I had a good concrete example so I could really wrap my brain around this concept.
A few hours later as I watched a taped episode of The Daily Show:
"The thing with Islam is, that they don't have a Pope, who would say 'Hey! That's not Kosher'. Not that he would say that..."
I feel better now. |
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| The Joys of water |
[Jul. 23rd, 2005|01:44 pm] |
Thanks to the ever enlightening nexus of webcrawlers that is Slashdot, I've come across some amazing videos.
Remember playing with water-balloons as a kid (or even an adult)? If you watch closely as it explodes you can make out a ball of water, which quickly breaks apart (hopefully because of collision with a friend).
Well, NASA scientists, in their ever love of finding excuses to study interesting things, have decided to reminisce of their childhoods and explore water balloons, this time in Zero G.
Links:
Water balloons in Free Fall:
Website
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Water balloons in normal gravity:
Website
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
I love the way that the water stays glooped together. Its very surreal. Kind of makes you imagine creating larger and larger balls of water. (Can you imagine a spherical swimming pool?) Final Fantasy fans will hopefully get the Blitzball Reference.
But what if you add more water? What would a real water world be like? Nothing but water? (No rocky core). Voyager touched on the idea in Thirty Days (pic). Naturally they missed the opportunity to explore a wonderful idea.
Anyway. Some fun food for thought :-) |
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| Tears |
[Jul. 14th, 2005|07:13 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | Somber | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Souls of the Departed - Bruce Springsteen | ] |
How many tears to mourn an elder,
and all the wisdom and experience lost?
How many tears to mourn a child,
a lifetime and a future destroyed?
How do you explain the tears,
to the stranger who does not understand?
How many tears for the lost security,
and comfort and peace?
How many tears for the destruction,
of the order, we worked so hard to create?
Will there be tears left for the villain,
who made it all come to pass?
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| What the hell is wrong with this town? |
[Jun. 21st, 2005|10:51 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | angry | ] |
What the hell is wrong with this town?
Tonight is the 21st of June.
Tonight is the summer solstice, the shortest night of the year
Tonight is a full moon.
Where the hell is everyone?!
I went to the caern (or, where I think it is), and there was nobody there tonight. Where the hell is everyone? Its one of the most important nights of the year and its a full moon to boot. Any self-respecting garou would be at a caern tonight. Where the hell are they? There weren't even any kinfolk there! What has come over this town that a night like tonight would be so completely ignored?
Hell! Even the black spirals worship on a night like this.
Something is seriously wrong. >:-( ! |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 14th, 2005|12:58 am] |
Its a work in progress (no real textures on it other than the glass), but I'm proud nonetheless. |
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| The Caern |
[Jun. 14th, 2005|12:45 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | exhausted | ] |
Well, my guide wasn't able to make it, which is probably for the better. I had forgotten how out of shape I was. So, while I still haven't found the Caern, I at least got a little exercise. I was really surprised at the number of spirits there. I would never have thought there'd be that many. Most of them went about their business as you might expect them too.
The confusing part though was the number of dog spirits which were so surprised to see me, and how cautious of me they were. I wasn't sure if it was for my protection or theirs... |
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| Finding a local Caern |
[Jun. 13th, 2005|06:51 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | confused | ] |
Well, I'm not moved, and settled. Not completely unpacked, but that's not surprising, I'll probably not finish unpacking until sometime in July.
I've already spent some time getting the lay of the land. Local supermarkets, local library, local movie theater, and of course, the search for the local wildlife and Caern. I did manage to find this last one surprisingly. Or, at least I think I did. There's a local lake (its actually a reservoir). All around it are the signs and markings one would expect, but there doesn't seem to be one.
I also haven't been able to find any neighbors either. A local kinfolk is the only one who's answered my calls. She's going to take me to explore the reservoir this evening. (She doesn't know anything about any local caerns, and her Lore knowledge is effectivly non-existant.) |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 29th, 2005|12:38 am] |
I faced many challenges today.
Some I solved with Brains
Others with Brawn.
Wednsday, I will solve them with beer!
today I moved heavy boxes (brawn), negotiated who will take what room (brains), and wed I will move even more things, but will recruit assistance with offers of beer |
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