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Quote of the moment: "Beware of a dying jackasses last kick, I'm not done yet." -Tony Christianson


Had my first day at my new job today. I just wasn't what I expected. It wasn't the worst first day I've had. And I remember the first month or so at the job I just got laid off from sucked. I guess my perspective is kind of...
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On the 28 of june 1914, Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed on the corner of Appel Quay and Franz Joseph Street, Sarajevo, Bosnia. This cause tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia to boil over, Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia. Backed by an alliance with Germany. Russia moved to support Serbia by attacking Germany's eastern boarder, while the German army moved threw Belgium towards Paris. Various German...
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I'm sure I have said it before but 'back in the day' people were made of tougher stuff, maybe not smarter, but toughter. I've finished reading The Sharpe Companion, the early years by Mark Adkin it had a bunch of examples from the napoleonic wars, here are some.

Defending the kings colors in the Battle of Salamanca Ensign Charles Walsh was wounded by a round...
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Quote of the moment: "It's very difficult to do this with out accidently getting hold of the work of the divine potter" -James May, while reaching across to loosen his passengars four point shoulder strap.



There has to be something illegal in 'Stacy's Pita chips' they are SOOO good.

Quote of the moment:
"How stoned do you think they got on the drive all the way up to _____?"
"I don't know, how many eights to a bushel?"


Singing: I smoke two joints in the morning, I smoke two joints at night, I smoke two joints before every job and nothing comes out right.

Quote of the moment: "It turned out my favorite shade of blue is purple."



Since I bought new kitchen cabinets for my condo from Ikea I've wondered about building some for myself, maybe the next place, or the one after... Partly as I'm a bit cheap, partly because the lower priced cabinets at ikea or home depot are different colors on the inside than they...
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I hate all the little things that show the passage of time. The sunday nights, monday mornings, darkness falling, the cold, the heat, new pages on the calendar, new calendars, annual orgy of consumerism, every time someone who's journal I read has a baby, Twwly Twwly Pistolita Issue_

Quote of the moment: "So are you going to join the EI snowboarding team now?"


I e-mailed ______, now I just keep thinking of perfect times for her to write back.





And I got laid off again, kind of.

Quote of the moment: "But then you'll never know, the wonders I've seen"

My co-workers surprised me today. One didn't know what 'apocalypse' ment, another started to say the jehovoah's witness in the group isn't christian. And the pair of them didn't know who Sasha Grey is.

hence the quote from the openning of farscape. I think it would be something to say if you...
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Quote of the moment: "So I ended up bending my pipe clamp over the week end.
That's funny because I used my pipe bender as a clamp this week end."

So I was inquiring about a set of dado blades for my table saw (which it turns out can't use them anyways) at my local saw blade shop. I wanted to get the 6" diameter...
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Quote of the moment: "No matter how much you push the button the elevator isn't going to get there any faster."

I find it interesting


I find it interesting that the government has trouble with the numbers involved in how much projects will cost. The provincial government has run out of money for their vechical 'scrap-it' program. Some how 15 million dollars was given to the program to pay people (i think) $2,400 to get ride of there old (1995 or older, I think )car. So...
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