I got suckered into a debate about the state of American politics over lunch. I'm very much opposed to spoiling any meal with such talk. However, I was faced with one of those overly-vocal foreign nationals who assumes that the opinions of her and what she assumes are the opinions of her country men are of the utmost interest to me. After listening to her...
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it_thing_hard_on:
BWAHAHAHAHA! 
luminaire:
Man, that's just satisfaction itself.
I have a screaming headache, and I'm exhausted. I did manage to do everything on the massive TODO list. I'm going to call it a draw.
supremepizzaman:
Mmmmmmmm, pie.
Enough of True Tales of null and His Evo.
I hope you'll forgive my exuberance about the car. I researched it for a long, long time, agonized over whether I wanted to spend the money, and finally bought it. I've already been subjected to the abhorrent "penis extension" line of thought repeatedly, and it begins to grate. Anyone that knows me can tell you...
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I hope you'll forgive my exuberance about the car. I researched it for a long, long time, agonized over whether I wanted to spend the money, and finally bought it. I've already been subjected to the abhorrent "penis extension" line of thought repeatedly, and it begins to grate. Anyone that knows me can tell you...
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it_thing_hard_on:
I honestly think you scared a couple of drops of pee out of me the other night. But it was a good time.
venice:
It's worse when they're all your best friend and her boyfriend will listen to. I can tolerate them, really, but I have a limit, and today I was pushed nearly past it.
Imagine, Seattlites, that you're driving up 3rd Avenue toward Belltown. It's about eleven at night on a Friday, and you've got two friends in the car. You've just passed Zanadu Comics, and there's some guy in a convertible 911 Carrera obviously cruising with his date. You swing around him and start to pull past. He's not having any of this, so you see him surge...
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mistersatan:
The whole thing just smacks of mental instability to me, you know?
mistersatan:
I'm inclined to agree, but some of these people are older than either of us.
I just discovered a new, exciting use for the sunroof: making absolutely sure that people know they've been flipped off.
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miguelitooooo:
it's also good for decapitating yourself
it_thing_hard_on:
Oh yes, I've done that before.
I'm trying to think of good driving songs. The ones like "Black Betty" (both the original and the Spierbait cover) are simple, but do you have any odd ones you'd like to throw out?
Among my choices so far are:
"Black Betty," Spiderbait
"New Noise," Refused
"District," Sick of It All
"As Heaven Is Wide," Garbage
"Black Sunshine," White Zombie
"Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd Skynyrd...
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Among my choices so far are:
"Black Betty," Spiderbait
"New Noise," Refused
"District," Sick of It All
"As Heaven Is Wide," Garbage
"Black Sunshine," White Zombie
"Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd Skynyrd...
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miguelitooooo:
"Tuesday's Gone" by Skynyrd!!!
opahl:
I like to listen to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs when I drive, no specific song though. 
So what kind of writing do you do?
So what kind of writing do you do?
The software industry in Seattle actually turns out to be a very small pond, and if you stick around long enough, you end up knowing everyone or having a common acquaintance with everyone. I've been here for over five years now, so I know a lot of people. Not friends, mind, I'm not much good with people, but a lot of acquaintances.
Today, I wandered...
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Today, I wandered...
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unravled:
It did make the name of today's new SG comical to see when I logged on this morning.
venice:
There has never been any hope for the children.
null and the Hot New Car
No more than I had driven my new Tarmac Black EVO VIII off the lot, than a boy-racer in a last-generation Camaro replete with Erector-Set-style rear wing started trying to challenge me. I smiled and let him go after showing him that my mid-range response was nothing he could touch.
Fast forward a few minutes, and I'm pulling into...
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No more than I had driven my new Tarmac Black EVO VIII off the lot, than a boy-racer in a last-generation Camaro replete with Erector-Set-style rear wing started trying to challenge me. I smiled and let him go after showing him that my mid-range response was nothing he could touch.
Fast forward a few minutes, and I'm pulling into...
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archernu:
Excellent choice. My good friend Doug has an EVO VII and, in conjunction with a few relatively minor modifications, nothing can touch him. You bought what many consider to be hands-down the fastest non-supercar available in the world. Congratulations, 0.
archernu:
The very two things that make you the equal of most people are the two things that I need to work on. Spending five years living in Boston sans a car has left me very dull. I plan to put money towards a driving course before I add (much) horsepower. Considering that I cannot currently run my SVTF to it's stock limits, I wouldn't be able to utilize any extra ponies except, say, from a rolling start on the highway, which doesn't exactly take much skill.
Perhaps you could show me a thing or two after I get out there.
Perhaps you could show me a thing or two after I get out there.
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unravled:
Congratulations!
iris1:
ooh!
I got hit on by a personal trainer at the gym. It was a woman, but it was still strange to me, so I left early.
Later, I went home sick and passed out for several hours.
It was a strange day.
Later, I went home sick and passed out for several hours.
It was a strange day.
miguelitooooo:
yeah that sounds AWFUL