bluvelvet

well after talking about it eons ago, i have joined a gym. and i am currently drinking to what will in theory be my new found health.

i am kinda hoping that this will help get me out of the funk that i am in and have been in for a while. i know that if i do it right it will definately get me...
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ladymaze:

I've always been a closet-member of the undead. It's refreshing and liberating to let my inhibitions slip and reveal my true self to the SG world!

Mar 23, 2005

magni:

Pumping up is a great way to let the goat run.

Mar 25, 2005

and i come home in the begining of the wee hours of rhe morning and see a movie called el diablo on cable. this sends me back to a time when we went to that italian place on 87th st where i got the gnocci with the diablo sauce and she wore the short skirt with the garters and no panties cause it was my...
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_sarah_:

You know me so well... I did do that little head tilt the RCA dog does.

I thought it was an eBay auction at first, and I couldn't figure out why you'd drive almost nine hours round-trip on one of the most boring highways in America instead of paying for shipping. Then I realized you're unemployed and have nothing but time and chalked it up to "A Weird Justin Escapade".

I drove to St. Louis for Fourth of July on a whim back in 1996. (That was the trip that caused me to break down in Hammond. I think I told you the story of getting stuck at the Shell on Indianapolis Ave for eight hours).

Have fun!

Mar 21, 2005

ladymaze:

I know it's a ripoff. I just haven't had time to do the research into other things yet.

Mar 21, 2005

enjoying a little ganga while the controlled maddness that is dizzy gillespie washes over me. two cats chasing each other from one side of the apartment to the other sounding like galloping horses.

drove a little over 400 miles round trip today to muskegon michigan to pick up my new (only to me) scooter. swung by kalamazoo and had dinner with sorcha 'twas nice to...
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_sarah_:

True, you don't fit the stereotypical yuppie definition of "accomplishment", but you fit mine, and mine is all that counts.

Sorcha's Definition of Accomplishment:

When you complete something you set out to do and better yourself in the process; therefore, visiting museums and art galleries, reading good books, researching ways to continue your education, watching programs you wouldn't normally have time to view, and taking an occasional road trip are all accomplishments.

You are still growing, intellectually, instead of letting yourself waste away in front of the television sixteen hours per day. Were you to do that during the entirety of your lay-off, I'd have to bitchslap you with an entire roll of Turkish Delight.

And you know I would.

[Edited on Mar 18, 2005 2:36AM]

Mar 17, 2005

_sarah_:

Next Thursday (24th). Me. You. Cheap dinner and rich conversation.

Yes?

Oh my god. I just watched Supersize Me.

I'm soooooooo glad I stopped eating fast food months ago.

[Edited on Mar 18, 2005 10:02PM]

Mar 18, 2005

ripping cds from a friend, sitting here thinking that i should maybe not get my gen eds from an expensive four year university since i will be paying out of pocket (sort of) for the classes. less glamorous, certainly but makes a lot more sense. goin to mich to get my scooter tomorrow. just mailed the check for the factory manual for said scoot so...
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jubjub:

.....driving at night alone trips me out, i love it and fear it and the same time.....the places ones mind can go, clothed in darkness, the road is yours.........your music broadcast thing sounds just perfect, if you;ve got music what more do you need, measure the time in albums, thats what i love to do....and smoke lots of cigarettes and watch the smoke make patterns in the air.....

hope it goes well

Mar 17, 2005

_sarah_:

I prefer to drive at night. I've always been that way. Speaking of driving, as you drove away, I realized I hadn't told you how to get to I-94 from my place. I figured you'd mapped it, though, since you didn't ask. I tried calling your phone, but yeah...

Anyway, that last Google thing was that mystery ingredient in Turkish Delight.

It's mastic.

'The aromatic resin of the mastic tree, used especially in varnishes, lacquers, adhesives, and condiments and as an astringent.'

Mmm... varnish...

Mar 17, 2005

just got done filling out my FAFSA. hope all goes well, but i don't think it will. the preliminary fafsa end page said that my expected contribution would be over $22,000. yeah, not so much. i dunno. actually i have an annuity that i am planning to use for my tuition this year anyway.

i sent for my transcripts yesterday, and now i wait.

at...
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_sarah_:

Get some sleep, and buy some damn curtains already.

I know the timing will be odd, which is why I told you call me from Grand Rapids. That will give me time to wake up, get home from wherever I am, wipe the coke off the countertops, or whatever. Grand Rapids is 45-60 minutes from my front porch.

Mar 15, 2005

_sarah_:

Ha. I know that feeling. I zip around like a cat when I'm book or CD shop-... Wait. You've seen me. Never mind.

Goodnight.

Mar 15, 2005

i figured that even a not so flattering recent picture is better than a picture of a devil from a booze shaker box. i don't know why i think this. ah well best not think too deeply on these things.

been in a huge funk lately. i don't know if its the never ending winter, being laid off (which is not as fun as it...
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_sarah_:

Thursday is fine. Just call me when you get to Grand Rapids so I know when I expect you.

Do you still have the directions?

Mar 15, 2005

_sarah_:

I have mad-ass qualifications. Employers would be stupid not to hire me.

Perhaps I should put that in my cover letter...

Mar 15, 2005

so i have just returned from a trip to the great white north. good times, it was in the motherfucking fifties when i was there. unfortunately it was in the twenties at night so my winter camping experience was a bit of a cold one. i think that i overestimated my fifteen year old sleeping bags ability to insulate. but it wasn't all that bad....
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_sarah_:

Let me know when you finish Devil in the White City. I have some thoughts.

I started The Jungle. So depressing.

I knew it wouldn't be a happy book, but damn... I think I'm going to set it aside and start Book 5.

Speaking of Book 5, here's a Book 6 countdown for your desktop.

Countdown

Mar 10, 2005

winter camping

bluvelvet:

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Mar 7, 2005

so my life has been in a bit of a psycological upheaval. i kind of kicked it all off, sort of. what ever the original reason for my mental i don't know what. it has been an odd week. the good news is that i will be able to go camping this weekend, some time in the northwoods all by my lonesome. too bad it...
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unknowntrigram:

Welcome to the BCB group.

Mar 7, 2005

rephrased:

I'm starting at the Southern point, Springer Mtn. in Northern GA.

Mar 7, 2005

i had a very interesting experience last night. i mwt with the commitee that is planning our ten year highschool reunion. that in and of itself is a little weird, a decade since high school, blah blah blah.

the part that was very interesting and that really got me thinking was when one of the people at the meeting asked why i stopped going to...
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_sarah_:

Oh, this is cute. Gomez is sleeping on my suitcase. I didn't take it with me and ended up leaving it on my bed. I guess, now that I'm home, he wants to ensure I don't leave again. Such a sweetie.

He's getting all sorts of cuddles tonight.

Feb 27, 2005

ladymaze:

Thanks.