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I was a complete insomniac last night. Not one wink. I don't think I've ever done that before, or at least, have no memory of such an event.

Did you know there are birds chirping at 3:30 AM?

I was in at work before 7:30 this morning in a state that is probably not entirely unlike a drunken haze. I don't think I've ever gotten...
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Hurray for Kung-Fu Movie Night!

Contract recruiters are pushy.

Frack'em. They can deal with me on my terms.

So I semi-randomly got a call from a recruiter today. Nice to know I have options, although unemployment sounds a lot more appealing right now.

I'm also still sick. Hell spawn has been extricating itself from my nasal cavities all day. It's about as fun as it sounds.

Personal pet peeve: Product web pages that (a) lack the information I want, and (b) have broken feedback forms. So not only can't I ask for more information on the product I might want to buy, I also can't tell them their feedback system is broken because they don't post an email address for web support, but instead use the same broken feedback mechanism. I...
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I may either have to join a group and project I don't have any interest in whatsoever, or join Merritt in laid-off land in the not too distant future. Honestly, the latter might be a good thing for me, though I think I would prefer to have it occur around December so I can do the snowboard bum thing.

The other long shot option is...
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I notice quite a few girls on this site that have their birthdays listed as something like 1914 or other such number that doesn't intuitively match their photos. While the practical Occam's Razor person might simply say they're lying, well, that's boring, and I'll have no part in it.

I prefer to entertain my own theory of parallel and intersecting universes where someone born in...
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It's entirely too sunny. This is Seattle, damn-it! I want my clouds back!

Ever get that sense of inner peace? That feeling of being at one with all aspects of yourself and your surroundings, that can never really be captured in words or in pictures?

The one good thing about having been sick is rediscovering what it feels like to be healthy.