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...And that's why I usually don't post any personal journals anymore. blackeyed

Thanks to the few people who took the time to offer some comfort. I assume the rest of those who read it either disagree, don't care, or are too busy contemplating the hilarity of AIDS.
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atomicant:
i didn't even see that, but man i'm sorry. addiction is a shitty thing to deal with, especially when you want to help but you know you are powerless.

i'm really sorry.
meatpieboy:
Hey. I've been off SG for about two weeks traveling and not computering. Sorry I missed that.

I don't honestly know anything about addiction beyond booklearning. It feels like nothing given what you're dealing with.

I do sincerely hope for you and him that your bro can fight his brain and break the habit.
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I saw Lily Tomlin on Kathy Griffin saying that she was banned from Late Night with Conan O'Brien for asking him not to use "douchebag" as a pejorative. Lily's contention is that it's "anti-woman" to use it that way.

I think since douching is damaging to the delicate balance of a vagina, it is inherently anti-woman. Therefore, douchebag as a pejorative is actually feminist.

Discuss.
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d_day:
I must disagree.

When I think of douchebag, I think of home enema. In that respect, it's equally offensive to both sexes.
d_day:
Yeah, I know it was tongue in cheek. But since we were Offering arguments, I thought I'd come up with a new one.
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zepp101:
If you work for Fed Up

Then I work for U.P.S.

Under
Paid
Slaves
zepp101:
Haha....I don't blame you at all.

Based on past experience, it makes the day a whole lot easier and enjoyable.

So are you through and through with the job?
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thefreak:
NICE.

-TM
hopey:
Did you get the picture?!?!

A rambler would be nice.
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No time..no time!

It will still be several weeks before I'm able to craft anything approaching even a mildly entertaining journal.

For now, suffice it to say, things are good:

-We've got half the island signed up for the business, hopefully a healthy portion of the other half is coming.

-I love our new house/neighborhood. Our new next door neighbor has an amazing vegetable garden...
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meatpieboy:
You're great.
emotedcreations:
More classes, research, papers, an internship, and retaining my sanity.
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Homage to MessyJesse a la status update:

Time: 5:42 Hawaii Standard Time

Audio/Video: We're all watching the end of Trading Places on TV. Hurrah for greedy crooked bastards getting their just comeuppance.

CPU: Waiting for dinner to sufficiently cool before we dig in- herb chicken (thyme, rosemary, basil, marjoram, coriander, lemon pepper, garlic salt), au gratin potatoes and peas. Yum

System report:...
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d_day:
I don't think I've even heard of it.
meatpieboy:
I've got pictures of what she did to my face. Gotta find my camera though.
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I'm sure anyone who has ever taken a medication for a condition that really effected their quality of life knows the agony of choosing between the relief from the condition and the relief from the side effects of the medication.

It's never an easy choice. Especially when the condition is mostly behaviorally symptomatic. In my case, it's choosing to be unbelievably tired 24/7 or have...
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hopey:
Wait, what?

Also, i LOVE declare dessert too. Alas, it was not mine.

Will post sideboob pics when they are taken.
bleeder:
I used to take some of my friend's meds. I can see what you mean by 'zombie'.
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I really have to chill out before I end up raping someone with a cactus.
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toothpickmoe:
That...would be interesting.
meatpieboy:
ha. That's the like question my dissertation didn't answer.

The short answer is that they do everything. It would really depend on what the context what. Birds usually have 2 or 3 different kinds of alarm and alert calls for when a predator is around (often different for hawks vs. terrestrial predators like cats). They may have a number of different social calls, for contact, indicating food, begging for food, what have you. There are calls used in aggressive encounters, to prevent or stop fighting. Some birds have copulation calls, or calls given before or after copulation to coordinate male and female behavior...

Since you say "going OFF", my best guess is that some predator had gotten a chick, and the parents were going as berserk as they could in an attempt to save it. But that's pretty much a best guess. It could have been two birds having an aggressive encounter, too. And mynas mimic, I think, so you could hear a whole lot of variety out of them.

Seriously, I tried studying why some species have large call repertoires and some have small ones. Deep stuff. Very confusing. Still confuses me.

Finally: not a dumb question.
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bleeder:
Sounds good. smile
hopey:
That's not a house!!!

Yes, it is through a community program that runs it through the college. It's basically teaching us how to make a business plan and run all of our numbers. I also have to take a finacial class with it. i just finished with figuring out my net worth. Interesting.

Thanks for thinking i can kick ass.
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roxy:
Thank you for the congrats smile And yeah, I really don't think that I could be any more excited! Why are you counting down your work days too?
charlielove:
School, school and more school. I'ma graduate this year.
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I've had my fingers crossed for so long, I'm getting arthritis.
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therevolutionary:
so uncross them, doofus.

pfft- it says i misspelled doofus.

whatever.
_void_:
Yeah ... he has a gift with words.