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Please, take a moment and follow the Snowbride saga.

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What kind of shirt could Gatsby possibly want for his birthday?

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I hate being sick.

It's 2:00 am, my muscles ache so much my skin hurts, my throat is raw, and I can't sleep.

I got tired of lying in bed moaning, so I'm here now.

Is anyone else not sleeping?
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deckwreck:
Mine isn't as severe as many are; it's tied to my asthma so it's more of an agonizingly slow sufficating death.
But thanks for the sentiments!
cellosoul:
I very much enjoyed the snowbride photos!
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Dear Allie,

re: your letter of April 7, 2004.

Thank you for your interest in the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Your patronage is very important to us.

Unfortunately, the winning numbers are not known until the day of the draw, and even if we did know them in advance, we could not divulge these numbers simply for your shopping pleasure. You'll be happy to...
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runk:
I think the Lottery Commissions have a form letter...I got the same one from the Powerball people. wink

Toronto, huh? One of my favorite cities in the world. Love it, love it, love it.

Funny how a film can just turn your skull to mush, isn't it?
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Dear Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation,

I have a full-fledged shoe fetish I must feed. If you could just give me the winning numbers to this week's lottery, it would be greatly appreciated.

Hugs and Kisses,

Allie

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I'm a huge grump. *grump grump grump* I don't even grumble anymore. I just say it to myself: grumble grumble grumble.

My parents have this huge "family...
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oryx:
ohhhh... shoes... prrrr....

and if you actually get the winning numbers, do you think you could give me, oh, maybe a couple of them? just enough to pay my rent next month and get some new boots? and maybe buy groceries? i'll love you forever and ever. well, wait, i'd do that without the numbers... but the numbers would help.

kiss
superflea:
I'm spending my weekend here. More specifically, I'll be spending Friday hung over, promising to find religion if God calls off the choir of jackhammers. The rest of it, I'll probably spend sleeping too much, and driving around just for the sake of driving around. I've lived here for a year and a half and still barely know anything about the city.

I need to go exploring.

The girl is going home to visit her parents, which means I get the bed to myself. I think it is more sinfully delicious than if I had somebody else in it during her absence. Seriously - I can just stretch out forever. Maybe I'm getting old. biggrin

I broke the news (and felt like a heel for doing it) to my parents that I wouldn't be coming home for Easter. They're cool with it, but I still feel guilty about the whole affair. My excuses are twofold - firstly, I don't want my first cross-province trek in the car to be on a holiday weekend. Fuck that traffic. Secondly, once you escape the confines of school, a 3 day weekend is no longer the excuse you need to run off and visit friends and family. It is now the excuse I need to get caught up on some housework, and maybe watch a few movies that I've purchased recently but not had the chance to sit down with.

As horrifically out of whack as it may sound - I do so genuinely enjoy little vacations in my apartment.
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oryx:
that is right, just believe everything the photography student tells you...

yes, it's in the commentary. she talks about her experiences reaffirming her faith in god. and that god has found a way to use her. that is great, if that's her experience and that's how she chooses to interpret it, whatever helps you make sense of an often senseless situation. i however, like to believe that my time in africa reaffirmed my faith in humanity.
thehedgehog:
just what i've read over here

looks like it should be quite fun though :]
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I went for an ultrasound today. Is it wrong that I search for signs of disappointment and fear in the technician's eyes? Signs of lumps, nodules, or even worse, cancers? When I sneak glances at the screen I see only shadows and light areas--it means nothing to me--but if I stare at the technician's face will I see the change when they find something awful?...
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oryx:
you know, i thought about shortening the dress. however, there are two problems with that:

a) i'm short

and

b) i'm also round.

so when i talked to my mom, who has the dress with her in kelowna, we were pretty sure that shortening it would make me look like a big red ball. props to my mom for the lovely, 'i-feel-so-sexy' image.

but she also said we could go shopping when she comes for my b-day. i don't know why i'm so into this prom thing, i've never been one for a lot of that girly stuff. but i plan on looking just smashing, as i'm sure you will too dear.
superflea:
I'm so lucky - I know for a fact cancer is waiting around the corner, just counting down the days until he and i can be playmates. Really saves on the worrying. Seriously, I'm going to wake up one morning with a tumor the size of a medicine ball hanging from my septum and my only reaction will be "What took you so long?"

One of my friends had a fun experience with the policies and bureaucracy involved in disclosing information to a patient where he was basically deliberately (and erroneously) allowed to believe he was HIV+ for an entire weekend. It's been a while since it happened and many of the important details are lost to me at the moment, but I'm surprised there wasn't a lawsuit involved. The important lesson: don't try to glean anything until you're having the "here's what's up" talk with the doctor. Anything else just makes for bad mojo.

I think we need to make Salad King an important part of Prom-related mayhem.
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The 2nd "No" arrived. Bad day.
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oryx:
it's okay, your internet friends still love you.
dogslife:
Your real-life boyfriend does too.

(I will not presume to speak for your internet boyfriends.)
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dogslife:
I love you shitloads, dude. Seriously.

Fuck school. You're smart. And creative.
_sarah_:
I wasn't sure if I should call you Allie or not, since I never know who minds if their real name is on the internet. (By the way, I say Allie because that's how dogslife referred to you when we last talked. If you prefer something else, let me know).

I had no idea where you'd gotten Ginny. Now I do, and it's very cool. smile I love the Harry Potter books.

Spying is fine. smile I figured you'd see that in his journal. Rush is a really good band, but Geddy Lee's voice can be a bit of an acquired taste. Also, their music is extremely different through the years, so I COULD ask dogslife to play some for you, but he might play all the stuff that I hate. wink

My favorites are "Time Stand Still" (energizes me like you wouldn't believe because it always makes me think of growing up and friends through the years), "Subdivisions", "Red Barchetta" (good for driving), and "Ghost of a Chance" (the song in my journal).
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I can't believe I get paid to do this!!!

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I've just discovered the best thing on the planet.

The Brother P-touch 1180 Handheld Electronic Label Maker

Is it sad that I'm this excited about it?

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Update:

I bought the grey one (Numero Uno) and the red one (after much deliberation throughout the day). smile The next pictures I post will have replaced the dummy...
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hellkitten:
Ginny, you have great taste! I would've picked those two, as well. +o)

You know, as long as I can remember I've wanted a label maker. I'd have no use for it, but I still want one desperately. Think of all the wonderful things I can make labels for - "monitor", "tredmill", "chocolate bar", "bed"... wink
hellkitten:
Haha... you should definately label yourself "taken" while at work +o)
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I was going to write a huge pep-talk-to-myself kind of journal entry, but decided against it. I don't want to bore anyone who might be reading this.

I have moved from being completely miserable to downright irritable. I went shopping yesterday, and I didn't even buy anything! Something MUST be wrong.

i'll be glad when this day is over. Today, at work, I get to...
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I hate rejection.

Thank goodness I was too busy writing a profile and looking at naked pictures to spend my time sulking.
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dogslife:
Dude, a couple of things. First of all, it's "YAARRGH!", and use the frickin' ARRR!!! for chrissakes.

And I'm just deeelighted you and Siv are hitting it off.
dogslife:
And you should apply to join SG Canada East, not the Prom group. That's the official Prom, which is on the West Coast.