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So I got a little promotion at work. Same work, longer title, slightly higher salary increase this year.

But to put things in perspective, when this woman was my age, she was a frickin' judge. I am such an underachiever. frown
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leccy:
That's true, there was some great stuff going on at that time, sadly if you didn't have acess to British music magazines or go to clubs in north west England there wasn't much chance of you finding out about it. (hence the lack of knowledge to most outside the UK).
I was to young for the clubs then, but I had Q and late night radio biggrin
leccy:
I'm impressed. I bet a lot of British people haven't even heard of Neds Atomic Dustbin. Your comment about James reminded me of the fact I have Gold Mother on vinyl in a cupboard somewhere. No decks to play it on though confused
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Can anyone tell me where I put my glasses?

(I was going to post this on the current events board, but figured you guys might have a better chance of knowing).
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runk:
Dude, they're on the kitchen counter. Right in plain sight. What's the matter with you anyways?
jem:
Glasses?! what are these glasses you speak of?
Lord commanders of all things canadian and purple do not need glasses!!!

or they may be hiding under your bed..either way.

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....I think I saw pop star (former pop star? has it come to that?) Alannah Myles on the Subway yesterday.

I got a new CD- walkperson on the weekend, because my old one mysteriously died. It was very inexpensive and plays OK, but has no MP3 capability. The volume knob also turns towards, rather then away from, the front, unlike every other piece of sound...
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runk:
Actually, I've been to Sudbury. When I was a kid, my dad did business in Canada, and he would take the family on 2 week working vacations in Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba. I've seen the slag heaps. Cool.

In that last pic, BHL is wearing a Minnesota Wild hockey jersey. It was in the 60's (sorry, my metric conversion abilities evade me today) that day. There's always a stiff wind blowing off Lake Superior.

So, have you been indoctrinated to "MyThomson" yet? We switched our intranet over last week, and it blows. I'm the webmaster for our department, and now I have to go to 2 days of training in order to understand this carbuncle on technology.
jem:
and good thing its now Wednesday.

and thanks about the dreads smile

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Just picked up Stephen Kings last book of the dark tower series (needed both hands).
Astonishing X-men #5 (by BTVS creator Joss Whedon) comes out tommorow.
The O Henry Awards 2004 should be due out any day.

Guess which Im most exicted about? Guess which Im pretending to be most excited about?

But first (edited to add - no,actually, second) -

Oblivion
by David Foster...
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superflea:
I'm most of the way through The Doll's House (i think that's the title) in the Sandman series of graphic novels.

I won't commit to out and out liking it (I think the art is often weak and while I recognize Neil Gaiman is talented, I also can't help but suspect that he's overrated), but I am awfully eager to curl up with the books at the end of the night.

So we'll see.

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_sarah_:
I've seen him a couple of times. Both concerts were great. smile
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I can't believe it! Michelle Trachtenberg is filming a movie in my very city! Why, she's probably staying within a few blocks of my place! We could meet each other at any moment! She could fall in love me! I better start grooming myself a little better , for if (when! when!) it happens.
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jem:
but the cat food...its so NUTRITIONAL!!!!
kinda...

....
okay maybe not.
rorschach:
Naw the group is made for novices. smile It's for people who know to share with people who wish to know more! biggrin
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Now I understand completely that when I spill coffe on my desk, I should clean it up - and as quickly as reasonably possible. All I'm saying is that if some of the drops splash onto the monitor screen, isn't it a computer related problem?

You would be surprised how narrowly some IT departments classify their job descriptions.
superflea:
I've heard good things about the Watchmen. I may yet check it out.

The power supply was purchased at Canada Computers. One of my friends recommended PC Village for the system because he's found they have better service.

I don't have much of an opinion of Canada Computers, save that the store is too small but the prices are great. They're kind of like the Soup Nazi of computer upgrades.

That said, I was happy overall with my purchase from PC Village and will probably shop there again.
rorschach:
I plan on doing a page-by-page analysis of Watchmen on SG eventually. I may do this to celebrate my 1 year anniversary on SG, if I make it that far. It should be quite a spectacle. smile
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so I ran into a friend from undergrad on the weekend and went back to his place (which turns out to be just a block away from mine). We caught up and hung out and stuff (he told me 'you know, when I first met you it was the first week of school in toronto, and you had blue hair and a nose ring, and...
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rorschach:
Thanks bro, and thanks for being the first to participate in my DID project. smile

...but it will be back the next day and the next...
superflea:
That was general masturbating, not High-Fidelity-specific masturbating.

Although that one scene where Catherine Zeta-Jones takes off her top in the staircase... *shiver*

Even though you don't see anything, it's still almost unfairly sexy.
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yesterday I was in one of those really huge chain bookstores. And they were playing '8 days a week' over the PA. And in every section, on every floor, there was at least one person humming along under their breath. That's why the Beatles rock.

And points for correctly indentifying "Fact: they should've been called the Fetals"
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superflea:
Just think of what the Beatles could have done with a $2000 soundcard.
runk:
Actually, that woman does have yellow skin.

The bagels here at Thomson-West probably are the pressed bread you speak of. However, the big bagel chains 'round here (Bruegger's and Einstein's) are done right...you can see the big boilers in back.
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Ah, well, after a lot of stuff and time away from the internet, I am back.
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rorschach:
Well originally it was private but it was hard to get people to join with only one person. So I made it public for now. I would like it Private to give it an exclusive feel just like in the book. Plus I will be encouraging alot of silly role playing biggrin. For each new member, after we go private, there will be a quiz on Narnia. That way they can prove how much they know...and if it's not easy to come in to the group, I think people will value it more. smile

I eventually plan to allow members to submit quiz questions for fun. That way we can keep the group bumping to the top.
rorschach:
Yup, that's one of the main things, to get people reading again so the information is fresh in mind. smile
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w00t! w00t!

It looks like we have a new roommate! (see last entry for roommate finding woes). Me and the other roommate just met her tonight - she is about to study radiation therapy (which, oddly, my best friend has a degree in, so they can meet and talk about stuff).
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rommate finding blues.

About two weeks ago my roommate (the one on the lease) said he wanted to move out. Now we live right across the street from a major university and rent is decent so there shouldn't be a problem, right?! Not when roommate waits ten days to put ad in university housing centre (he's the only one who could've done it for free,...
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oracle:
90/91 I was in grade 10 in Muskoka..it was always snowy there..with the snow belt and all
oracle:
nice chatting with with you too...
bon nuit
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ok, I'm back. reformatting computer = very easy. Trying to get all my drivers back and reconnect to our apartments network = not so easy.