Today was a day well-spent. Not only did I (finally) get a library card, I also found some stores I need to frequent more often. Details below the fold.
I awoke with the burning need to cash a check--$58.74 to be exact. Being the man that I am, I knew I could not let this day go to waste with just a mere bank run;...
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I awoke with the burning need to cash a check--$58.74 to be exact. Being the man that I am, I knew I could not let this day go to waste with just a mere bank run;...
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zombie_nirbhao:
and this is why I ♥ you
oninotaki:
The internet is a tricksy tricksy thing lol Speaking of which you dont happen to have a copy of the book The Other World: The Comical History of the States and Empire's of the Moon (1657) do you?
Today I worked nine hours. Five of that paid for this morning's fill-up. 
In less bitchy news, I have 10 more days to get my house shipshape before my parents arrive. In true SYH fashion, I'm not going to do damn thing until, oh, the day before they get here.
In less bitchy news, I have 10 more days to get my house shipshape before my parents arrive. In true SYH fashion, I'm not going to do damn thing until, oh, the day before they get here.
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zombie_nirbhao:
nothing says patriotism like being anally raped at the pump
zombie_nirbhao:
ALL THE WAY!
Tonight's movie selection: There Will Be Blood
Overrated dreck.
(I reserve making a detailed judgement until I have read Upton Sinclair's Oil! on which this movie is supposedly based.)
Overrated dreck.
(I reserve making a detailed judgement until I have read Upton Sinclair's Oil! on which this movie is supposedly based.)
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pennycandy:
Hey hey Syh! How's it going? Things are alright. Been better and worse, so I can't complain 
zombie_nirbhao:
I picked a fight with my professor and left class early tonight.
(sigh)
(sigh)
Blue Collar
Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, and Richard Pryor as Checker Motors autoworkers in 1977/8. When I saw that snippet of a synopsis the first time I saw this movie (between moves to MI, so 2000, I think), I thought Really? Those three? And it was made in Detroit? Sweet. I only saw two scenes (Yaphet Kotto being painted to death and Richard Pryor being...
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Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, and Richard Pryor as Checker Motors autoworkers in 1977/8. When I saw that snippet of a synopsis the first time I saw this movie (between moves to MI, so 2000, I think), I thought Really? Those three? And it was made in Detroit? Sweet.
I only saw two scenes (Yaphet Kotto being painted to death and Richard Pryor being... Read More
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jermhawk:
Maybe it was TN. It was the original one. The first choice was here.
zombie_nirbhao:
any timely aspect of a movie will be out of date at some point.
watch the kids in the hall again sometime. it is hilarious when they get on their cell phones.
watch the kids in the hall again sometime. it is hilarious when they get on their cell phones.
Between working on the lawn, working on the Blazer, and roasting pork on my grill (many maple branches gave their carbon so I could have tasty tasty meat ), I found time to watch a few movies. A list with brief reviews follows:
), I found time to watch a few movies. A list with brief reviews follows:- Flesh Gordon I have yet to finish it. I started it last night but had to interrupt myself to cook dinner. I...
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oninotaki:
sounds good to me, maybe catch a movie later?
willdabeast:
you're lucky! i haven't seen any overtime in weeks. although, vacations are starting soon so that should reverse next month.
Further proof I am a product of my generation (no matter how much I may deny it):
Tonight's movie selection is The Deer Hunter. It's a calm, soothing, very laidback bit of cinema for a Wednesday night. Just after Michael, Nick, Steven, and Axel make asses of themselves towards the Vietnam vet, the band plays a lively Russian tune. I'll be damned if I...
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Tonight's movie selection is The Deer Hunter. It's a calm, soothing, very laidback bit of cinema for a Wednesday night. Just after Michael, Nick, Steven, and Axel make asses of themselves towards the Vietnam vet, the band plays a lively Russian tune. I'll be damned if I...
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zombie_nirbhao:
is right
is right
oninotaki:
hey you going to naves b-day thing tomorow?
spacegirl:
umm. nice 
I had trouble thinking about what to update about too.
I had trouble thinking about what to update about too.
Dammit dammit dammit.
There has got to be a better way to get a coil-sprung Dana 60 rear end w/3.54 gears and trailing arms from Atlanta to me than truck freight. Has to be.
Simple math time!
1500 mile round-trip = 150 gallons of gas (erring on the side of leadfoot here)
150 gal @ $3.50 = $525
LTL freight (one-time shipment, assuming business pickup...
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There has got to be a better way to get a coil-sprung Dana 60 rear end w/3.54 gears and trailing arms from Atlanta to me than truck freight. Has to be.
Simple math time!
1500 mile round-trip = 150 gallons of gas (erring on the side of leadfoot here)
150 gal @ $3.50 = $525
LTL freight (one-time shipment, assuming business pickup...
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pennycandy:
Gillette, Wyoming. I guess it is just "booming" out there. lol. That's what everyone keeps telling me.
willdabeast:
speaking of utilikilts, have you gotten one yet?
I am currently in Day Four of my Man Cold. Unfamiliar with this ailment? Most people are. Informational video follows:
This post took a lot out of me. I'm going to go lie down now & look pitiful.
This post took a lot out of me. I'm going to go lie down now & look pitiful.
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nopantsdave:
The clip.....I recognized him, but I hadn't seen it.
zombie_nirbhao:
(sigh)
Now that I have finished all three seasons of Arrested Development--and the movie is nowhere near release--I'd better do the dishes.
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willdabeast:
i'll be snuffelufagus.
a story of a wizened philosopher's travel across country a with his companions, a curmudgeonly bald eagle and a large furry imaginary creature.
a kukla, fran and ollie for the new milennium.
a story of a wizened philosopher's travel across country a with his companions, a curmudgeonly bald eagle and a large furry imaginary creature.
a kukla, fran and ollie for the new milennium.