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doc came by the apartment while i was at work. played with my cat. did the laundry. i love my girl.

_time of the preacher_

walking back from a late night library drop off, i heard a lot of amplified yelling coming from a presbyterian church. got closer and realized it was yelling in spanish. spanish language missionary, yelling his sinners in the hands of an angry god. a bass started to rattle the shingles on the roof. an organ started to swell. the preacher got...
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new years eve, soon. what to do what to do what to do?

further adventures in house sitting:

doc's third gig is in queen anne. the apartment has two huge picture windows facing lake union. i went over last night, and watched the lights from the traffic, the houses and the boxy gray apartment buildings. a few boats on the lake were decorated with christmas lights, and the cut through the clear reflection of the moon.

around two...
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what i learned at work yesterday:

if you shelve while wearing a hand puppet, customers are much less likely to ask you questions. especially if you consult the hand puppet often for alphabetizing advice.

go forth and do likewise.

went out to the mogolian grill for my friend's birthday dinner. 20.02 and he turned 33. brought a copy of "the giant jam sandwich" for him.

got to see the godson, too. asked him about his letter to santa. "i just sent hi my list."

"no asking about mrs. claus? or the reindeer? or the elves?"

"no, just the list."

all business, that kid.

i will now go out for mongolian food. you cannot stop me. i am too far away.

twelve hour day tomorrow. working on sunday.

never ends.

a friend came by work today. she's studying writing at university of montana. thinking of doing the same.

emmett just climbed up the clothes hanging in my closet to get to the shelf for a nap.

wish i could do that.

a priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into a bar. the bartender looks up and says, "what the hell is this? some kind of a joke?"

hmmmmm...