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I leave in two hours to join up with my brother in Anchroage for a must-have-fun-at-all-costs weekend that will probably...31 DEC
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keep this boy
It was ninth grade biology class, and my partner and I shared a lab table with his partner and him....30 DEC
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three for the price of one!
and since you probably thought i was kidding about the embedded photo of the dog, here is what santa brings...29 DEC
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autocomplete alphabet
a content-filler-meme that takes up 40% of my front page real estate? yes please! play along at home: type each...29 DEC
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cream of the crop
i finally decided on a photo to represent the 'best of squeegie.org 2004,' and it wasnt any of the photos...29 DEC
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content filler
snarky bit on how the stores are filled with morons. im-getting-old sentence on the darn weather. eloquent paragraph on loving...27 DEC
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on christmas day
Five Things I Learned On Christmas Day if it squeaks, the dog will unwrap her own present thankyouverymuchsetting the chocolate...27 DEC
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christmas sugar
chcolate peanut butter balls snowflake cookies chocolate pie apple cranberry crisp these four sugary items are the limit of my...25 DEC
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alliteration at its finest
it feels like friday today. a nice, quiet friday. not like the two past fridays....22 DEC
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to the new year
i have made numerous trips to the alaskan City Of Some Lights, anchorage, though considerably fewer now that i live...22 DEC
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solstice sun
after my mood lifted dramatically with joats awesometastic suggestion for recovering my lost pictures, i took some pictures on my...21 DEC
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we dont believe in that
by the looks of the office kitchen, the concept of skinny Christians is against our religion....21 DEC
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monday positives
i want to end my day with some positives, with the few good things that did happen today:after nearly two...20 DEC
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bad day again
ive been away from my desk from 8am until 4pm doing a huge bulk mailer all by myself because my...20 DEC
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friday afternoons
i used to love friday afternoons - so quiet and calm. i could catch up on the little stuff i...17 DEC
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one and one is three
We had a little baby girl Made from San Francisco light We called her Dharma 'Cause the truth was plain...17 DEC
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current weather
thanks to christopher swingley at the international arctic research center at the university of alaska fairbanks for the handy dandy...16 DEC
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of olives
lets say that i do not eat olives. because i dont. eat olives that is. i do say that i...15 DEC
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best of squeegie
rannie is asking for submissions for his best of photoblogs 2004, and i am considering submitting a photo. it's not...15 DEC
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needs less pepper
you want to know why i never update my work website? really want to know? its because i built it...14 DEC
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do not use while prickly
against what one of my friend stubbornly believes, devils club is a real plant that grows in south central alaska...14 DEC
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the perfect tree
some of my favorite christmas memories from my childhood surround getting a christmas tree. because we lived in rural alaska,...13 DEC
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htaccess should wear a cape
i just implemented the fancy pants htaccess hotlinking protection lynne showed me, though i do not think that it is...12 DEC
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gollum impression
To Anyone Still Doing Gollum Impressions And Hissing 'My Precious' Every Chance You Get, Knock it off. Seriously. Thank you,...12 DEC
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bullets for friday
because i can only think in bullet points: 4pm on a friday is the perfect time to contact technical support...10 DEC
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happy birthday, steve
ohay - i almost forgot it was steves birthday today! good thing he posted about it, otherwise i would have...08 DEC
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wish list
i just signed up for secret santa, and you should too. or, rather, you could just buy me something from...08 DEC
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open letter to software makers
dear software makers, when updating very important information and upgrades in your software, please do not force me to restart...07 DEC
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i hate hotlinkers
Beautifull_Letdown has herpes sprint111 has herpes, too meaniepunk has herpes as well and even kiss2039 has herpes its a hotlinking...06 DEC
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like a tupperware party, only different
last night i attended a sex toy party. and while both my husband and the friend i invited initially thought...04 DEC
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santa has a shipping budget
you want to know the reason why santa doesnt shop online? shipping to the north pole is OUTRAGEOUS. ups does...03 DEC
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winter vehicle tips
Four Winter-Vehicular-Related Tips That Should Be Obvious Yet Some People Need To Learn The Hard Way do not hold your...02 DEC
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bye bye macro
it would seem that the moment i am asked to photograph some jewelry for a friend, all of my macro...01 DEC
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apropos of nothing
when i do a search at amazon.com that returns no items, why would amazon.com suggest to me three related searches...30 NOV
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a week in the life of newsletter season
so this is pretty much how the last seven ten days of my life has gone (notice three things missing...29 NOV
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a noble quest
i bought absolutely no socks today, but i did go out with a friend and b's sister (who came from...26 NOV
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fulfilled my duty
apparently i am #1 in a google search for fascist anarchists. i feel that my life is complete....26 NOV
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the thanksgiving edition
how the dog must sleep at my left hip - under the covers or on top - even though shes...25 NOV
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the magical un-rising yeast
ive been swamped with the newsletter at work, so its been quiet around here. and now i think betty crocker...24 NOV
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meta-meta
you know im spending too much time online with this newfangled web-log stuff when, during a small discussion at the...22 NOV
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its the mittens
flared pant legs. layered tees. bell sleeves. pink striped mittens. i feel like a walking gap ad today. dont know...22 NOV
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another one bites the dust
looks like my brother is broked now, too. sounds like his was more exciting as it involved blood. but then...20 NOV
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seriously
1// gigantic workplace-sized trash bags should not be clear. seriously. they should be black. shudder. 2// 45mb files should not...19 NOV
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garlic
while i do love garlic, perhaps chopping three cloves first thing in the morning was not the best of choices....19 NOV
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shooting in the cold
note 1: after 20 minutes outside in 0°F, you probably do not want to grab that aluminum tripod with your...17 NOV
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put my back into it
remember my husbands broked back? and how he was going back to work, Lord willing and the creek dont rise?...17 NOV
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burst of energy
'whats with the huge burst of energy tonight?' 'what burst of energy?' 'the burst that had you doing the dishes....16 NOV
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policies on grooving
all staff meeting minutes should include the following as an item for discussion: Policies dealing with 'If you ain't got...15 NOV
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completely unrelated
[a] i accidentally tied my hair into my tennis shoe laces this morning and didnt realize it until i went...15 NOV
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nothing on
there is absolutely nothing on the interwebnet this time of night....14 NOV
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self crowned, no doubt
it was complete anarchy for a while, but now it seems that my sinuses have come out as the Supreme...13 NOV
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about snot
blowing my nose changes the pressure in my sinuses such that the other nostril will begin leaking at an alarming...12 NOV
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the incredibles
the incredibles: most awesomest. the humor, action, exploaiona were great, and the animation was fantastic. edna mode was definitely my...11 NOV
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an open letter
to whoever turned my alarm off yesterday or last night: not only did my dreams contain computerized versions of myslelf,...11 NOV
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found item
in a donated day planner, blank and unused but for a single page in the TO DO section, on which...10 NOV
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Nauyans Find Bosom Buddies In Neanderthals
Wins: 5 Losses: 1 Ties: 1 Fifths: 73 The Nauyans hosted last night's game against the Pangean Neanderthals that ended...10 NOV
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currently thinking
please please do not ever use these phrases in your writing: "for obvious reasons;" "it is painfully obvious that;" "obviously."...09 NOV
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why i love the internet #329
last week i went to this huge charity day sale at a local department store with a friend and fell...09 NOV
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all about the politics, baby
for a young couple in their twenties who have no interest in anything political, having dinner with a newly elected...08 NOV
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may i take your picture?
i took a ton of pictures for work this weekend at a work event, and got really good at asking...08 NOV
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victim of the titties
its not every day that i get a comment from 'titty twister victim' that isnt spam....08 NOV
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on being an adult
23 years old, and i still have trouble pulling my coat sleeve over my mittens. i think that is grounds...08 NOV
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under attack
rhapsodic.org, under attack!! [via]...07 NOV
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decorations
the day after the devils holiday, my new upstairs neighbors promptly removed all of their spooky decorations and i thought...07 NOV
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sunday morning
the dog needs to learn that weekend = sleep in; 9am does not count as sleeping in, especially when it...07 NOV
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alien pods
something so close that it looks like something else. suggested by maker....04 NOV
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step away
okay, Valette this is an intervention step away from cafepress.com...03 NOV
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the best ive ever had
and i find it kinda funny i find it kinda sad the dreams in which im dying are the best...03 NOV
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Can't Say No to the Nauyans
Wins: 4 Losses: 1 Ties: 0 Fifths: 62 Nanwalek won a home game last night against the Washington Insiders. "They...03 NOV
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size matters
not one woman in my bible study group has hair longer than their shoulders. only one woman has hair that...02 NOV
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photo stamps
right when i was ready to order some spiffy customized photo stamps for christmas, they stop taking orders. i didnt...01 NOV
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no candy
you bring your little snot nosed kid to my door, somehow bypassing our locked building entrance, and my dog will...31 OCT
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daylight savings
even though some family members are looking out for me, if it werent for computers automatically updating their time for...31 OCT
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on strike
i was talking with my mother over the phone during my lunch break today, and she had the audacity to...29 OCT
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Nauyans Squash Cockroaches
Wins: 3 Losses: 1 Ties: 0 Fifths: 47 The Nauyans went against the Adak Cockroaches Tuesday night and came away...28 OCT
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lunar eclipse
i missed the lunar eclipse last night, only to dream about it. rather, dream about me thinking i missed it,...28 OCT
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tree63 in concert
last friday night i attended my first concert ever and had a blast. the full blame of my depravity rests...27 OCT
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live-in cynic
id like to offer my services as a live-in cynic. the price is good, and the sarcasm is dry....26 OCT
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lynnes birthday
go wish lynne a happy birthday/anniversary/we love you day....26 OCT
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Another Nauyan Victory
Wins: 2 Losses: 1 Ties: 0 Fifths: 41 (would have been more if those bloody girls hadnt broked it all)...26 OCT
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meat in the microwave
when you say it with the same inflection six times to six seperate people, it comes to have a poetic...25 OCT
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buscemi pharmacy
my pharmicist roger looks suspiciously like steve buscemi; not an identical match, of course, but close enough to be his...22 OCT
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Nauyans Crushed at Home
Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Ties: 0 Fifths: 34 In a surprising upset, the Anchorage Rockhoppers beat the Nauyans 4-3 on...22 OCT
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xbox
there is a new toy in my apartment, all shiny and new, our new xbox. and it scares the crap...21 OCT
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comic sans you to death
if you send our organization a financial/high priority form printed in NOTHING but comic sans, you can be rest assured...20 OCT
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loor-eem eye-pus-em
a conversation over intercom two minutes ago: co-worker: im on my computer, and its all in a different language. how...20 OCT
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First Nauyan Win
Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Ties: 0 Fifths: 10 The Nauyans whipped up after the pansy penguins last night in what...19 OCT
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driver archetypes
i and the rest of fairbanks woke to two inches of snow the perfect consistency for snowballs. the morning on...19 OCT
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me like hockey
Having just realized that the first hockey game starts tonight at 9.30, the Nauyans are currently boating over to Homer...18 OCT
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places to dream
the five most common scenes for my dreams:a bathroomhotel tower/roofmy parents house (childhood home)a grocery storea car...18 OCT
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photo suggestion 3
photo suggestion 3: the tallest building in fairbanks. as suggested by maker....18 OCT
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monks
bleeding throat monks!...17 OCT
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Nanwalek Nauyans
somehow i got roped into being a part of the blogospheric hockey league, home of the Best Hockey on teh...16 OCT
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pomegranate season
guacamole with pomegranite seeds pomegranate juice and jelly how to de-seed a pomegranate and more pomegranate recipes...14 OCT
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can you tell me how to get
sometime in the past few weeks, pbs changed its afternoon schedule and did not once consult me. it used to...14 OCT
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photo suggestion 2
photo suggestion 2: the oldest building still standing in fairbanks. as suggested by maker. it took quite a bit of...12 OCT
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tingly cheeks
i just spent 45 minutes strolling through downtown oohing and ahhing at the old buildings while the sun got dangerously...11 OCT
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cellular
we finally joined the ranks of the new millenium and are now a one-cellphone family. all of my brothers and...11 OCT
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did you just grab my ass?
a night at the roxbury soundtrack is the perfect pick-me-up cd. and if you havent seen the movie, then get...10 OCT
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identity crisis debunked, an exercise
i am a wife i am a lover i am a sister i am a daughter i am an aunt...08 OCT
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healing is a rollercoaster
i stood in the shower two mornings ago while the lyrics ran through my mind. i mused how those lyrics...07 OCT
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angelina jolie
I LIKE ANGELINA JOLIE DOES ANYONE ELSE LIKE ANGELINA JOLIE SHE HAS REALLY BIG LIPS...07 OCT
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you know it
when the work day starts with an extended Staff-Meeting (read aloud with finger quotes) at a nearby coffee house, the...06 OCT
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photo suggestion 1
photo suggestion 1: anger. as suggested by nomad....06 OCT
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n is for no
its easier to tell someone 'no' through email - or even a contact form - than it is over instant...04 OCT
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crowd participation
what pictures would you like to see posted here? things around my apartment, around fairbanks, around the office, what have...02 OCT
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parade of homes
i spent all day drooling through the parade of homes. houses #10 and #12 were by far the best and...02 OCT
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the stuff of my life
see, ive been super busy. with... stuff. thats right, stuff. fer instance, i moved my brothers site over to my...02 OCT
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how to not do business
back in may i was looking to get some new bras. the local stores (all three of them) did not...30 SEP
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first snow storm
we had a miniature blizzard for all of 60 seconds last night that left me humming 'winter wonderland' all...28 SEP
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the bassist has my heart
they make me happy drag queen moviesice water on a cold morningthe smell of vanilla nut cream coffee groundsseeing Matt...27 SEP
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i have proof
told you....27 SEP
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jiggle it
as joat nicely pointed out, i am #1 in a google search for jiggle inseam. and apparently no one got...25 SEP
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snow
it is snowing. right now. snowing. no denying any more. its winter....25 SEP
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things to not tell your mother
Things To Not Tell Your Mother youre not taking your vitaminswho at school has the best drugsyou havent gotten a...24 SEP
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six sucky things about yesterday
yesterday was pretty sucky, but not for reasons one might think. first sucky thing: i had to work. well, at...23 SEP
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two years
she has been in my dreams a lot lately. she is in trouble and i cannot help her. i try...22 SEP
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dear alaskan drivers
Dear Alaskan drivers, I know that this is Alaska. I have lived here all of my 23 years of life....20 SEP
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aarrr
red/black/white striped shirt: check extra long bandana on head: check boots: check sea legs: check gold hoop earring: check black...20 SEP
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talk like a pirate
aarrr. rap like a pirate. riddle like a pirate....19 SEP
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very good
from a feedback questionnaire created and writen by someone in a completely different company, emailed to me for printing purposes:...17 SEP
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confused incompetent and stupid
talking to the insurance company makes me feel like a 10 year old child who cannot even tie her shoes...17 SEP
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speedy delivery
i love the way my ups delivery man calls me by my last name every time he comes by the...16 SEP
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lotion
it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again yes, precious, it gets the hose...16 SEP
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mom's cranberry tea
with b and i both sick over the course of the past few weeks, we have had a near-endless supply...15 SEP
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four random thoughts
if your are going to be spending more than five minutes outside, it is now the season for wearing gloves....14 SEP
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chilly
dereks monday bug reminds me so much of my childhood dog Chilly. she was a black chihuahua mix that my...13 SEP
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flying frisbee
flying frisbee puppy dogs. the best way to kick off the weekend. [via]...10 SEP
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perhaps
perhaps my body is trying to make up for the 102 hours i slept during the past five days while...09 SEP
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chain gang
i am back at work today, but moving in slow motion. not the cool kind of slow motion with sound...09 SEP
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saline wash
nasal and sinus saline washes. you know you want to try it....08 SEP
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full of hate
i hate my couch. i hate my waterbed. i hate my lungs. i hate my throat. i hate my sinuses....08 SEP
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letter of the day
prairie dawn, sweetie, you know that cookie monster is going to eat the letter of the day just like he...07 SEP
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cold
at least ive had something to do this weekend: battle this awful cold. it started in my throat like it...06 SEP
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threes company
1// apparently my left ankle is the ankle i sit on all the time. at work, at home, that is...04 SEP
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cordially
if four different people told you, "make sure you tell Valette she is invited," wouldnt you, oh i dont know,...03 SEP
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also
some nice semi packed very high drove down the road this morning around 8 and snapped the cable line into...03 SEP
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bike-0, car-1
on my bike ride home from work last night, a woman driving a white four-door sedan failed to stop at...03 SEP
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it does matter
someone just donated a 19 inch monitor that i immediately claimed. i told the boss that if i needed to,...02 SEP
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care package
super nintendo games, used book store credit, and conditioner. thats what i call a care package....02 SEP
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bed-3, bike-0
i have been having problems getting out of bed in the mornings this week. i can hardly get up in...02 SEP
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three days
i just found out that labor day is on monday, giving me a three day weekend. what to do?...01 SEP
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happiness is
happiness is a well-fitted bra....31 AUG
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vice guide to everything
Don't go to a doctor unless you have to crawl there. Operating at home is fun and easy. Never go...31 AUG
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hot topic
movable type 3.1 released with some great new features along with the developers contest plugin pack and a professional network,...31 AUG
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do you know?
did you know that the sky is blue? and there are clouds hanging in said blue sky? clouds that are...31 AUG
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in the groove
when im nervous, i tend to not breathe out. i breathe in fine and dandy, but i forget to expel...30 AUG
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presentation
i have to do this presentation for work tonight, and i dont really want to do it, but it does...30 AUG
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special
it takes one special of a mood to make me cry at without a paddle....28 AUG
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just download it
me: "we need to upgrade that computer to xp pro because blah blah blah. Local Company has it for $X...27 AUG
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speak up poster contest
shove it up your em space and other good posters at the speak up poster contest. i wonder if i...27 AUG
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writing tip
'quick' writing 'tip': if you are using 'words' and 'phrases' in a 'non-traditional' or 'illustrative' way in order to make...26 AUG
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screen grab
screen grab confab too fun - check out mine. what are you working on right now?...25 AUG
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cracker snatcher
im fed up with people eating my food in the refrigerator at work, so i have started labeling my packages:there...25 AUG
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yackety schmackety
"blah blah blah ... city council blah blah ... guaranteeed to vote for me ... yadda yadda ... im so...24 AUG
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super mario 3
nick at authenticgeek has a new design up based on super mario 3 that is the greatest thing in the...24 AUG
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silver lining
but look at the bright side: even though it may have a spiffy foot-pedal-operated sink, i still managed to avoid...23 AUG
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borked
the sewer is still down. the phone system is borked. the boss drank all my milk and ate all my...23 AUG
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who knew
who knew it would have been so easy. so very easy. too easy, perhaps?...21 AUG
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not mine, i swear
OKAY. just so we are all on the same page. the 'weblog' at http://rhapsodic.drunkmenworkhere.org/ is not my website. it is...21 AUG
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propaganda master
nomad: anyway, you totally rock and I don't care who knows it. Valette: rock on Valette: tell the world nomad:...20 AUG
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i get around
ive heard it said that it wouldn't be right to leave your best girl home on a saturday friday night....20 AUG
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good and bad
the flood is still present at the office, and the water and sewer have been turned off so as to...20 AUG
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the great flood
there are currently 3 inches of standing water in the office basement. all of the electrical systems and servers were...19 AUG
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what not to do
DO NOTwear pretty undies whilst bike riding. this includes anything with sequins, tassles, fuzzies, stategically placed holes, and g-strings. trust...19 AUG
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new one
i havent seen this kind of virus email before:Dear user mistress@rhapsodic.org, Your email account has been used to send a...18 AUG
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one moment please
why are people so scared of voicemail and/or answering machines? do they really think that giving their message to a...18 AUG
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dropcash
dropcash is a new service that combines the power of paypal and typekey into a lean, mean, fundraising machine. it...18 AUG
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gender and rss
we did a little experiment here at rhapsodic.org to find out how gender balanced we are in our blog reading...17 AUG
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105
the thermometer outside my apartment building door is currently reading 105. this is the middle of august. we should be...16 AUG
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this is progress
after my one week of championship shin splinting, i have now been on a strict bike-to-work-and-bike-home-unless-you-pass-out regimine that has been...16 AUG
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all i want
all i want all i need is to be able to figure out how much your product will cost me...16 AUG
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state fair pictures
i finally got up the rest of my pictures from the tanana valley state fair. i had a great time...14 AUG
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gmail restored
almost two months after i lost my gmail address, i finally got it back with a lot of help from...13 AUG
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state fair rides
tanana valley state fair amusement rides gallery....13 AUG
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the list
in the half hour since i have been home, my husband has coughed up:three lungsa birda motorcycle covertwo bars of...12 AUG
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mirror project
three new mirror project submissions, the first of which guest stars my husband....12 AUG
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sleep to dream
all this getting-up-to-excercise bullocks is really getting in the way of my dreaming....12 AUG
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kennel in the car with diamonds
our landlords are re-caulking our bathtub and shower today. i had only a few options in taking care of lacey:stay...12 AUG
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multimap
get thee on multimap thus commandeth the Lord God [via]...12 AUG
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blacklist
mt-blacklist...11 AUG
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bike for a mini
i could bike down to my local geek store after work and buy myself a mini ipod in the shiny...11 AUG
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bittorrent
What do people -- and by "people," I mean human beings, not geeks -- want to use BitTorrent for? To...11 AUG
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bang bang
bang bang he shot me down bang bang i hit the ground bang bang that awful sound bang bang my...10 AUG
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where have all the themes gone
notice anything missing on the mozilla firefox theme download page? like screenshots? how am i supposed to know if i...10 AUG
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cheeky monkey
i bought two bicycles at a garage sale this weekend for pretty cheap: one for b and one for me....09 AUG
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down with socks
you people and your socks. forcing them on all of society. please just say no....09 AUG
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bastardizations of my first name
five bastardizations of my first nameColetteVioletValValetBabette...09 AUG
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napoleon dynamite
VOTE FOR PEDRO heck yes!...07 AUG
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back in a few
my brother is in town, so things may be quiet around here for a few days. smellyalater....06 AUG
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26 things
my 26 things (see also). im letting the pictures stand without verbiage this year. i dont know if that is...05 AUG
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the end of music
the end of music: the fifteen worst tracks in your own personal collection. do i ever have some doozies. i...05 AUG
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oceanfront property
i rearranged the sidebars to give the fragments section better real estate. is anyone reading those?...04 AUG
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popup killer test
test the strength of your popup blocker with this popup killer test. it was actually pretty fun to go through,...04 AUG
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spider-man crayons
Now this...this is green! In fact, it's called "Green!" It's grass, it's stems, it's everything you need it to be....04 AUG
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cant do it
while i may have the dangerously curvy body, super sharp wit, and exceedingly good looks of a super heroine, i...03 AUG
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peasants quest
peasants quest: get medieval revenge on trogdor for burninating your cottage (or cheat, whatever). [via]...03 AUG
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four letters
ever so slightly related: if you knew your mother was reading your blog (hi mom! *waves*), would you edit out...03 AUG
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bourne supremacy
the bourne supremacy gave me the biggest headache ive had in quite a while. apparently the director decided to pinch...03 AUG
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not by the baja
why alaska is so far away. [via]...02 AUG
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life is pain
looks like on my fifth day of jogging after umpteen years of decidedly not-jogging, i have shin splints. i had...02 AUG
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tibbar tibbar
rabbit rabbit...01 AUG
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jogging: day 3
morning number three in the jogging excursion has gone well, which is surprising because IT IS SATURDAY and i should...31 JUL
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swank
i just got the go ahead to come up with (and buy) the perfect computer for all my work- (and...30 JUL
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have i told you lately that i love you
have i mentioned lately how much i love my internet family? because you guys are beautiful. choco chip cookies for...30 JUL
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save me
the creepy client who has been hanging around the office waaay to much lately is presently sitting outside my office...29 JUL
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shes in there
last night i announced to my husband and my dog and the world that i would be getting up a...29 JUL
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black and white
photoblogs.org soliciting techniques on converting digital photos to black and white. im pretty partial on the channel mixer, myself....28 JUL
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internet-less
my computer at work doesnt want to recognize the internet even though it can see the server and all other...28 JUL
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golden days
this is the first year that i have attended any of the golden days events. the street fair was... well,...27 JUL
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donnie darko
what the hell happened? cliffs notes and other relevant questions about donnie darko. i adored this movie and cannot wait...26 JUL
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pounding
there is nothing like the rhythmic pounding of a flagpole rope slapping against the flagpole for thirty minutes straight when...26 JUL
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happiness is
happiness is a tickle fight and an one hour family nap....25 JUL
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no, really
sometimes you really should not hang out with old high school buddies....23 JUL
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logo bashing
corporate logos made into profanities and dodge ram = uterus ive been giggling for the past fifteen minutes about those....23 JUL
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moms house album
i put up an album of the pictures i took at my mothers home. i love my mom....23 JUL
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raining
let the rain come wash over me let the rain come purify my soul let the rain come falling from...23 JUL
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one more soul
i recently convinced one of my sisters-in-law to give her soul over to the almighty blog. lady bossco is her...22 JUL
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amazed
its amazing how much tidying up one can do on an hour lunch break when one is under pressure....22 JUL
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the ie hack to end all ie hacks
jr found a spiffy little gem on the webmasterworld forums that will (supposedly) negate the need for hundreds of ie...21 JUL
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what a view
the view from my mothers house; the view with which i grew up; the view i still miss....21 JUL
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potted woes
i took a clipping of one of my mothers plants while i was in homer and potted it so that...20 JUL
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travelling buddy
when i am on a long road trip, i will sometimes collect a travelling buddy. this is someone who is...20 JUL
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happy blood all over day
...tonight you're going to present all of this to your husband so he'll understand that he risks being raped in...20 JUL
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totally fucking awesome
totally fucking awesome...20 JUL
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back from the road trip
for every zippy litttle driver on alaskan highways who wants to go 10-15 miles over the speed limit (raises hand),...19 JUL
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im leaving first thing in
im leaving first thing in the morning. the boy is even going in to work late to make sure i...15 JUL
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free birthday meal
cheap stingy bastard has a list of restaurants that will give you a free meal on your birthday. i can...15 JUL
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summer reading list
since everyone is posting their summer reading list, i thought id post mine, as well. but its long, so beware....15 JUL
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sour skittles
sour skittles are guaranteed 25% more fun than regular skittles. however, i would suggest not licking your finger, dipping it...14 JUL
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no satisfaction
after nearly a week of smoke-free life, the stuff rolled back into town for a bit today. and again its...14 JUL
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wrong math
maybe my math is wrong, but if i print 500 of the outside page one day, then 1330 of the...14 JUL
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figures
the nights where you need the most sleep will invariably be the nights where you get the least amount of...14 JUL
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300
i just recorded my 300th dream. its about being angry with b....12 JUL
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four pickles
SubWay Worker: what else would you like on your ham sandwich? Lady In Front Of Me: nothing. SWW: nothing? LIFOM:...12 JUL
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to the sea
which reminds me. im going to homer this weekend to goof off with my brother and offer up emotional support...12 JUL
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tide tables
having not lived anywhere close to the ocean for a few years, i no longer have tide books in my...11 JUL
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waiting
a friend was supposed to call me before 10am and then i was going to meet her and her sister...10 JUL
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the rss blues
im not really understanding these mt rss templates. i know what i want it to look like in the aggregator,...10 JUL
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moms zucchini bread
when there is jack-all to do online, and jack-all to talk about with the few souls online, and jack-all the...09 JUL
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tell me
somebody told me......09 JUL
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mozilla exploit
mozilla has an exploited vulnerability. but at least theres a fix for it. ive recently wondered if the reason there...08 JUL
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another newlsetter rant
i love how the newsletter process is dragged out so long that there is only a one week break between...08 JUL
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move em on head em up
how does she always get rawhide in her eyebrow?...07 JUL
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slobs
people are intrinsically slobs. yes, even good, christian people. yes, even the good, christian people i work with. slobs....07 JUL
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it is i
it is i, captain vegetable with my carrots and my celery...07 JUL
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puppy update
an update on the puppy: the tenant came home around noon on sunday. all day we saw the dog following...07 JUL
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why?
my brother is in anchorage right now. he is six hours away in a car, one hour away in a...06 JUL
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thank you
thank you for overreacting to the smallest things. thank you for often being angry. thank you for making me feel...05 JUL
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also right now
also right now: one of the people in an upstairs apartment is (i think) moving out; i saw her carrying...04 JUL
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right now
right now: sunshine. the smoke is dissipating. later: blue skies! holy cow! sing me some irving berlin....04 JUL
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inundated
i just deleted 535 spamalicious comments from melissas site. i happened to hop online just as the creep was inundating...03 JUL
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braids
when going for a ride on a motorcycle, it is imperative that people with hair over 30 inches in length...03 JUL
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boundary fire map
boundary fire map - at least its not moving south currently....02 JUL
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dont hate me
in celebration of my 3rd blog anniversary (i refuse to call it my blogiversary because i dont want to sound...02 JUL
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foggy
will someone please tell me how in the world i am supposed to breathe through a dust mask without my...02 JUL
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ash
this is what the ash on my car looks like....01 JUL
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quiet
quiet...01 JUL
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26
im up for another round of 26 things....30 JUN
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texas-sized
the fires are coming closer to fairbanks. the smoke cloud is the size of texas. the size of texas. im...30 JUN
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all entries
you should be aware that choosing to list all entries in power-editing mode in the movable type interface, your computer...30 JUN
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mozilla is the answer
another ie exploit can cost you highly confidential information, like bank account numbers. for the love of your peter, for...30 JUN
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colon forward slash
"You can visit our twenty-four hour support on the web at: h-t-t-p-colon-forwardslah-forwardslash doubleyou-doubleyou-doubleyou-dot..." i didnt realize people still said urls...30 JUN
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transported
lift the handset and dial a number to be transported to another place [via] too short....30 JUN
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the end times
the sky is so dark that the street lights are on all day and all night. this morning, the clouds...30 JUN
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with an e
if youre going to look for porn, use the right spelling. [via]...29 JUN
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free as in coffee
this is getting crazy. im setting up a linklog. converting cgi movable type templates to php [via] wow, what a...29 JUN
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lingering smoke
do you have to, do you have to let it linger?...29 JUN
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a pack a day
there are about three hundred forest fires in interior alaska right now, and the smoke has finally settled into the...28 JUN
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wake up call
one of the downsides of the sun setting around 1am and rising around 3am is that friends can jolt out...27 JUN
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lily pad favicon
i hate how every site powered by typepad now has the typepad lily pad logo thing as their favicon....26 JUN
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fast company
fastcompany.com has a stupid linking policy. hm....26 JUN
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that smell
i love how my fingers smell like basil all morning....26 JUN
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sushi ettiquite
sushi ettiquite ubuweb: 365 days project - a free mp3 download for every day of 2003...25 JUN
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another ie vulnerability
yet another reason to quit using internet explorer....25 JUN
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natural disaster movie of %year%
Natural Disaster Movie of %YEAR% in ten steps 1// Misunderstood Scientist (caucasian, american, male), married to his job, presents Natural...24 JUN
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169 minutes
"Thank you for calling Internet Customer Support. We are experiencing a statewide outage on dial-up and email. If you still...24 JUN
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midnight sun run
im scared of taking people pictures. some photographers say that being behind the lens makes them feel removed from whatever...24 JUN
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walk through picknick
ive been into a slight depressive slump since my brother moved out of state, which means i have neglected all...24 JUN
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watermelon salt
everyone who sprinkles salt on watermelon, please raise your hand....23 JUN
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1993 to 2000
we (by which i mean the royal we, being the one and only me) are nearing our 2000th comment here...23 JUN
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pepto rebellion
It certainly doesn't say "Buy our poo-goo" to me, but nothing in this commercial does. Does he have a bomb...23 JUN
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trimming down
whether i find something cool online while im at home and know i want to play with it at work,...22 JUN
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magic text
if youre into those magic eye illustrations, dig this: a plain text magic eye trick. [via]...22 JUN
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seizure blocking, please
while i love the image blocking capabilities built into the mozilla family, i would love to see it extend to...22 JUN
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the magic number
looks like i missed my three year blogging anniversary. huh. i dont feel any older....22 JUN
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sostice sunset
summer solstice sunset...22 JUN
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what it means to me
if you decide to start some addictive behavior out of the blue, and the only reason you have for doing...22 JUN
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percission
animated percussive music. 35 mb mpg file, but worth the download. [via]...21 JUN
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cold meals
cold meals --or-- foods that do not require heating/cooking ice cream popsicles fruit cheese fresh vegetables veggie salad potato salad...21 JUN
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ac alaska campaign
at a whopping 95°F and holding, i am about to embark on a mission to aircondition the entire state of...20 JUN
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two, in fact
jet tea lacey my camera i only have so many hands. can it be done?...19 JUN
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fractal art
chaoscopia: surreal fractal art. [via]...19 JUN
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gmail screwups
thanks to the lovely lovely natalie at luminescent, i got myself another gmail address. which means i am at least...19 JUN
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mt migration
and for future reading: migrating from mt 2.x to mt 3.0d...18 JUN
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8 tracks?
nice to know that, in terms of its technology, my office isnt as far behind as some....18 JUN
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the only body you will ever have
herbal body care recipies of yumminess: salt or sugar scrubs, body butter, and lip balm....18 JUN
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me so horny
horny dreams leave me feeling that way all day long....17 JUN
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why indeed
why cant life be better?...17 JUN
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i miss her
i will never stop missing her....16 JUN
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mt pricing structure change
six apart has announced a change in their pricing structure for Movable Type 3.0dev. i think it is wonderful that...16 JUN
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simplebits contest
simplebits is holding a contest for a free copy of the new book, web standards solutions. all you have to...16 JUN
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ask metafilter
there are some great topics on ask metafilter today: in movies, why do women lift their leg while kissing? tips...16 JUN
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did i ask?
did i ask you to push it?...16 JUN
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wicked worn 4
that wicked worn look: part 4 the whole series was a bit of a dissapointment....16 JUN
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stolen gmail
do me a favor? wouldja send off a bunch of emails to valette@gmail.com and ask the person "why did you...16 JUN
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in my head
Mon dieu! Il y a une hache dans ma tęte....15 JUN
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vs, not long
victorias secret needs a lesson in photoshop. notlong: an uri redirection similar to tinyurl, only with more customization features....15 JUN
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phones down
the telephones in our whole apartment building are down. wats up with the phone company not having an after hours...15 JUN
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soft serve
1 teeny miniature schnauzer 1 field of fresh growing grass 5 patches of bright yellow dandelions 1 loving father figure...15 JUN
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and its red
we got a new toy this weekend....14 JUN
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free snorkel
only in kenya. free snorkel with every visit....13 JUN
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what babe?
you remind me of the babe....12 JUN
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helium
black. as is my need. bleeding. as is my heart. stringberg and helium. heeeliuuuuuuum. needs speakers. definitely....11 JUN
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menopausal
8a - noon: sunny sunny noon - 4p: HOT HOT dear lord its too hot 4.30 - 6p: dark, cloudy,...11 JUN
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synidcate, people!
okay, yes. other people have said it in the past. and i sniggered at their holier-than-thou attitude. but now. it...11 JUN
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rather not, thanks
five things id rather not talk aboutdefecationany television showpolitics (including but not limited to: the current president, the future president,...10 JUN
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why
why do you have to make every little thing all about you? why do you get angry that im angry...10 JUN
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expression download
microsoft recently bought out creature house expression. while it may sound like a greeting card company, its actually a vector-based...10 JUN
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mmm... donuts
if no one in the office cares for chocolate-smothered, coconut-sprinkled doughnuts, then i cannot be rightly held responsible for eating...09 JUN
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wicked worn 3
that wicked worn look: part 3...09 JUN
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robert greaves
oh, Robert Greaves, why do you make cameo appearances in my dreams?...08 JUN
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forever my ass
"you really need to start getting along with your siblings, because your grandparents and parents will die someday. but siblings...07 JUN
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grief
this photo makes me want to cry....07 JUN
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alaskan blood
i know that everyone will call me a baby. and i know that i 'dont know real heat until youve...07 JUN
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2004
damask
residents names damask backgrounds Nigritude Ultramarine its been too long since ive posted a picture of my dog, so there...07 JUN
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physics of a freezer
lets open the floor to a good physics discussion, shall we? how long will it take for my refrigerator motor...06 JUN
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2004
mosquito fur coat
the good news is that millions more mosquitos are dead. the bad news is that i dont know if they...06 JUN
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glad i came
i have to admit that last night and this morning, i was very worried about my decision. i wondered if...05 JUN
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last minute road trip
....aaaaaand with a last-last-last minute decision, im driving to anchorage tonight so i can visit my neice in the hospital....04 JUN
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happiness is
happiness is getting my hands in the dirt, planting flowers, and getting muddy. all while getting paid for it....04 JUN
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ocean
ive been thinking a lot lately about the ocean. specifically, how much i miss it. there is nothing that makes...03 JUN
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very important things
if you have a dry, cynical sense of humour (it must be spelled with a 'u' when accompanied by the...02 JUN
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test
a test for lynne. nothing to see here. move along....02 JUN
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army
ive been sewing up a storm lately (can three items really be considered 'a storm'?), and am most proud of...02 JUN
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favorite favicons
favorite favicons....02 JUN
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sans sub
the saddest story you ever did hear: i stood in line for the 20 minutes it took to get my...02 JUN
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27 and a heif
did you know there are 27 1/2 rhapsodic.org’s to the hectare? i most certainly didnt. good to know....02 JUN
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well balanced
fresh corn on the cob and buttermilk buiscuits do not a complete meal make....02 JUN
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wicked worn 2
the wicked worn look: part 2....02 JUN
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infectious problems
in figuring out a booting problem with one of the office computers, i managed to royally screw up my own...01 JUN
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sleeeeep
i really really really really really really really need to get some sleep before work tomorrow morning. convinced yet?...01 JUN
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firefox bug
i just reinstalled firefox on my home computer, and the popups are all screwy. when something pops up that i...01 JUN
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plinks
purple numbers, plinks, and pink numbers. when will the insanity end?...01 JUN
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rejected
css naming conventions. theyre all so... boring. and yet, im just as guilty as the rest. rejecting the rejection letter....30 MAY
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pansy
apparently the dog doesnt limit herself to eating only dandelions. the next time i catch her standing IN my flower...29 MAY
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with the movers
Valette: your scalp is going to slough off, you know Valette: all those chemicals nomad: I'm meeelting. meeeeeelting. Valette: dont...28 MAY
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stock photography suggestions
royalty-free stock photography suggestions...28 MAY
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weekend to do
i took today off from work to give me a nice cushy weekend. and since i cant find my dayplaner,...28 MAY
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loop turner
i just turned two huge loops of fabric (probably an inch+ wide and four feet long) without a fancy loop...27 MAY
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guacomole
how can you live without guacamole?...27 MAY
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thank you for watching
vincent twice, vincent twice...27 MAY
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bitten feet
why are mosquito bites on the feet almost impossible to ignore? much more so than bites on any meaty part...27 MAY
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more cowbell
more cowbell!...26 MAY
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so far
he lives so far away from me...26 MAY
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take me out
franz ferdinand - take me out. introduced to me by seansix. thought i would share some of the love....26 MAY
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choco peanut butter
i could really go for a glacier milk shake right now. anyone in homer want to mail me one? chocolate...25 MAY
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icelandic milk
"afterwards it will be 1985 and you will be thirsty for icelandic milk" (quicktime). [via]...25 MAY
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stabbing dream
last night i dreamt i stabbed melissa in the thigh with b's diving knife. she bled all over my car...24 MAY
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kat kuhns
dani informed me just a bit ago that a classmate from high school, Kate Kuhns, died this evening of brain...24 MAY
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doubletype
doubletype is an "open source graphical typeface designer that builds TrueType font file[s]." woo!...24 MAY
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drafting patterns
im linking this pattern drafting program so i can find it at home....24 MAY
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kaleidodraw
kaleidodraw: a fun way to waste 20 minutes....24 MAY
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on base yard sales
community yard sales on the military base are great if you have children. otherwise, they blow chunks....23 MAY
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dye color chart
koolaid dye color chart [via]...21 MAY
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boobies!
what is WITH all the commentary on this site lately? i need to balance it with a boobies link, or...21 MAY
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of hair, knuckles, and blood
i give myself nearly enough time to get to the office presentable (read: not smelly) each weekday morning. sometimes i...21 MAY
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aack
another friend gives in to the dark side of the internet and gets a blog: aack....21 MAY
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craftster
i am now completely addicted to craftster....21 MAY
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it is summer
the dog and i have been spending quite a bit of time the past few days on the tiny lawn...20 MAY
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fun stuff
i just got back from a very long (and surprisingly enjoyable) staff lunch. i love when there is leftover food...20 MAY
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2004
troy in fifteen minutes
PEOPLE OF TROY: Paaaaaaartay!PARIS: *mopes*PEOPLE OF TROY: *get bombed and fall asleep in the gutter*The Greeks climb out of the...20 MAY
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homstar runner wiki
the homestar runner wiki has everything you ever wanted to know about the crew. most awesomely, it has transcripts and...19 MAY
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no stealing
it is a really bad idea to convince the dog to crawl back under the covers at/after 7.30am. i am...19 MAY
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