Oh, I nearly forgot: I am the mighty vanquisher of bats. (Dylan is pretty effective, too, until I shoo him away. Wish I could've gotten a photo.)
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Ephemera
06 August 2009 @ 09:23 am
Today's "quote of the day" makes me very happy:
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
- Michel de Montaigne
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
- Michel de Montaigne
28 July 2009 @ 11:24 am
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bitwise :
bitwise :My old apartment has become available again, as the new renter flaked out. If anyone wants a big place in NE with high ceilings, that stays cool in the summer (hardly ever need AC), on a surprisingly quiet street, with a good landlord, get in touch with me. It can claim 2 bedrooms, but one is kind of tiny. And yes, the loud upstairs neighbors got the boot a month ago.
It's a really nice place. You should rent it - unless, of course, you need a 3-plus bedroom house in a couple of months, in which case you should rent my southern estate instead.17 July 2009 @ 06:38 pm
This is a last-minute request for moving assistance tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:00. Please let me know if you can make it.
Many thanks!
Current Location: US, Minnesota, Hennepin, Minneapolis, Butler Garden
08 July 2009 @ 03:20 pm
Due to a Ticketmaster screwup, my party has ended up with a Quiet camping pass in place of one of the Festival camping passes we need.
Does anyone know of someone who has a Festival camping pass they could sell me? Please put the word out, and give me a call if you hear anything promising.
Many thanks!
Current Location: United States, Minnesota, Douglas County
21 March 2009 @ 05:23 pm
I live in a very odd place: people put on shorts and t-shirts to walk, run, or bike around lakes that are still frozen, commenting all the while on what a beautiful day it is.
It *is* a beautiful day, you know.
Current Location: US, Minnesota, Hennepin, Minneapolis, Pleasant Ave S
19 March 2009 @ 08:35 pm
It must be spring; I had time to walk home from work, eat something, watch a podcast, get my bike fixed, and ride around the lake before the sun set.
Yay!
Yay!
07 December 2008 @ 05:27 pm
Calling all lakeboy_55s!
lakeboy_55s! lakeboy_55, I don't seem to have your e-mail address after all. If you'll send me a note at myfirst.mylast@gmail.com, I'll send the flyer your way.Thanks!
Current Location: Under the SunRay
Current Mood: happy
happyCurrent Music: The Commitments - In the Midnight Hour
05 December 2008 @ 10:18 am
Current Location: Yeah, still here.
Current Mood: 
contemplative
contemplativeCurrent Music: Jonathon Coulton - Still Alive
03 December 2008 @ 08:35 am
07 November 2008 @ 09:59 am
This has been the most incredible week. I don't know if it would be possible for me to be happier.
And regardless of what happens next, I'll have the memory of the happiness that I'm experiencing right now.
And regardless of what happens next, I'll have the memory of the happiness that I'm experiencing right now.
Current Mood: exultant
30 October 2008 @ 07:07 pm
And while you're at it, check out the fascinating global electoral college map created by the Economist.
30 October 2008 @ 06:04 pm
19 October 2008 @ 09:29 am
Current Mood: hopeful
hopeful19 September 2008 @ 02:42 pm
( More stuff about sewing, with photos this time )
Also, I have finally added photos to my last entry on sewing
Also, I have finally added photos to my last entry on sewing
Current Mood: accomplished
17 September 2008 @ 09:59 am
I just received this e-mail from one of my co-workers - a good fellow who has recently welcomed his first child into his home:
So if you can help, or know of anyone who can, please let me know.
"This is my attempt to interest you in taking our cat. I know you have two of your own. So if you know of someone who would take a fluffy cat you could pass this along too.
We have discovered that we are now in need of placing our cat. Our cat, Mocha, is lacking the attention she is used to and my wife and I need to find her a good spot to go. She is extremely well behaved. She is extremely interactive – she talks – not hyper. She is a really loud purr-er. She spent 3 years in a shelter and we definitely wouldn’t send her to one – just background info. She is really shy – and would be pretty skittish around anyone new for a while. Eventually though, she will wrap up on your lap or in your arm… All that being said – she would be no good for a family of little ones, but for pretty much anyone else – she’d be great!"
So if you can help, or know of anyone who can, please let me know.
10 September 2008 @ 12:19 pm
Apparently the McCain campaign owns lipstick, and they're not sharing.
("This election is not about issues" quote and story here)
(I wonder how their supporters feel about the implications continually made by the campaign that they're stupid?)
("This election is not about issues" quote and story here)
(I wonder how their supporters feel about the implications continually made by the campaign that they're stupid?)
Current Mood: 
angry
angry10 September 2008 @ 11:54 am
Oddly enough, this story did *NOT* come from the Onion:
I realize that this isn't intended to be met with rational thought, but the first thing that occurs to me is "so the first 50 things you buy will be rounded up to $1.00, then the next one will cost $0.99, and so on, right? I wonder whether they're testing their registers to ensure that happens." This is going on in California, where they're really strict about advertised-price laws.
99¢ Only Stores®, in Response to Dramatically Rising Costs and Inflation, is Forced to Announce Its First Ever Price Increase, Raising Its Top Price from 99¢ to 99.99¢, Which is an Increase of Almost a Whole Penny
The New Maximum Retail Price will Still Be Just under a Dollar
(Full story here)I realize that this isn't intended to be met with rational thought, but the first thing that occurs to me is "so the first 50 things you buy will be rounded up to $1.00, then the next one will cost $0.99, and so on, right? I wonder whether they're testing their registers to ensure that happens." This is going on in California, where they're really strict about advertised-price laws.
Current Mood: weirded-out
10 September 2008 @ 09:43 am
School Board:
Lydia Lee (Incumbent)
Jill Davis
Carla Bates
Associate Justice 3, MN Supreme Court:
Paul H. Anderson
Associate Justice 4, MN Supreme Court:
Lorie S. Gildea
Judge, Fourth District Court 53:
David L. Piper
This is very good - almost everyone I supported and no "activist" judges to blur the lines between church and state.
Lydia Lee (Incumbent)
Jill Davis
Carla Bates
Associate Justice 3, MN Supreme Court:
Paul H. Anderson
Associate Justice 4, MN Supreme Court:
Lorie S. Gildea
Judge, Fourth District Court 53:
David L. Piper
This is very good - almost everyone I supported and no "activist" judges to blur the lines between church and state.
Current Mood: pleased
pleasedCurrent Music: John von Ormond - Western Borders
06 September 2008 @ 01:39 pm