At last my money problems are being taken care of.. Took care of that deliquent ticket today (finally) so I won't have to be looking out for cops like a WWI pilot looking out for the Red Baron. It blows hardcore that if you don't have the $$ to pay for it, they zing you with huge penalty dollars, making it even harder to pay....
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uncaringmachine:
I'm doing my taxes tomorrow! Ha!!!!! FINALLY, I too can pay off MY crazy late ticket I haven't paid in over a year. AND pay off a couple credit cards AND a repossessed car. You are not alone in the debt department, my friend.
I'm currently visiting my sister in Orange County, CA. Neither of us have enough money to fly to Connecticut for grandpa's funeral, so we're having a west coast family wake evening on Thursday. I didn't come down for xmas, so I had a stack of family gifts waiting for me. One package from my aunt was a beautiful framed photo of my grandparents on their...
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uncaringmachine:
Hey, it's just good to have someone to be with, yknow? I seem to always take a girl for granted, but then she leaves, and I get all down about it. It's my fault! Sheesh........so be thankful that this girl wants to be with you. And yes, sometimes, on those rare instances, us nice dudes do get our due. Later!
My mom just called me, her father, My grandpa Stanley "Bubba" Skorupski just died.
He was sick, and had a heart attack in the shower this morning.
He was the first of his line to be born in America, his mother came here from Poland when she was a little girl.
Although I loved and respected him, we never got along. He never really warmed...
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He was sick, and had a heart attack in the shower this morning.
He was the first of his line to be born in America, his mother came here from Poland when she was a little girl.
Although I loved and respected him, we never got along. He never really warmed...
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chancy:
i'm sure he knew you loved him, and if he didn't i'm sure whenever he is he knows now. when we send out a feeling strong enough, it can transcend all boundaries.
as for Chantal, i think she needs time to appreciate you. if it's meant to be, it will be. i heard a story today that reinforced that for me. and you shouldn't be a "if i was single, i would date you" sort of guy, that's just a tease. you should get the "i want to be with you no matter what, and i never want to be with anyone else."
and that's all the unsolicited advice i have for this evening.
and happy very belated birthday!
as for Chantal, i think she needs time to appreciate you. if it's meant to be, it will be. i heard a story today that reinforced that for me. and you shouldn't be a "if i was single, i would date you" sort of guy, that's just a tease. you should get the "i want to be with you no matter what, and i never want to be with anyone else."
and that's all the unsolicited advice i have for this evening.
and happy very belated birthday!
prockg:
Oh man, I'm sorry. My dad was 46 when he died of lung cancer, and even though we were really close, I still have regrets to this day.
Thanks for the kind words during my time in solitary confinement.
Thanks for the kind words during my time in solitary confinement.
First off, it was wonderful to get so many birthday greetings last week, thank you all...
Just returned last night from a business trip to Vegas, so I'm spending today in bed watching TV recuperating. Not from partying, but from working to set up our booth at the flooring convention. My 6:05 flight home last night turned into 9:30, and I didn't actually get home...
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Just returned last night from a business trip to Vegas, so I'm spending today in bed watching TV recuperating. Not from partying, but from working to set up our booth at the flooring convention. My 6:05 flight home last night turned into 9:30, and I didn't actually get home...
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squire:
Well thank you sir! And right back at ya! Looks like you and I have quite a bit in common. But I got divorced two years after you. It gets a lot better, right? 
pwndcake:
Doh! I re-edited the quote because I had it wrong the first time. Too late for me, though, you already quotted it. 
Well today's my 33rd birthday. Just got my first "Happy Birthday" from a total stranger. 
God I love this site. Tonight I plan to get nice and drunk, appreciate Chantal's friendship, Shannon's companionship, and MIKEY_DOUGH's music at the Fillmore in SF.
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menotyou:
Damn. Missed your birthday by a day.
Well...may your days be filled with joy and your nights filled with easy women.
Well...may your days be filled with joy and your nights filled with easy women.
uncaringmachine:
I think I'm gonna go back and watch the whole Millennium set again. And again, and again.....
Christ, haven't updated for almost a month! Shows how busy I've been with work, and actually having a social life for once.
Let's see, girl situation has drastically changed in the past week. Went from disappointment to disappointment all year, made lots of great new friends, but nothing ever panned out. The day before xmas eve, had a first date with Shannon. Super sweet, incredibly...
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Let's see, girl situation has drastically changed in the past week. Went from disappointment to disappointment all year, made lots of great new friends, but nothing ever panned out. The day before xmas eve, had a first date with Shannon. Super sweet, incredibly...
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Last night was our last night of the flooring convention in San Francisco. SO the boys from Georgia and D.C. and I went pubbing, then just drinking at the hotel's bar, then off to a club. DAMN that was a fun night. But anytime you limp back to the Hilton with an ass covered in welts from being beaten by a punk chick with your...
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adny:
Oooh Maker's Mark. That brings back some twisted memories for me.
Welts and whipped cream sure beats Rice-A-Roni as the San Francisco treat ...and what club was that?
Welts and whipped cream sure beats Rice-A-Roni as the San Francisco treat
...and what club was that? Thanksgiving was fun, but I think the wonderful food went right to my gut. I was doing so well too...
I got drunk on turkey day, so I could bear to listen to my family, and my brother-in-laws family praise Bush and glory over the re-election. Otherwise I would have made a scene. To I just turned it into a drinking game for myself. Everytime...
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I got drunk on turkey day, so I could bear to listen to my family, and my brother-in-laws family praise Bush and glory over the re-election. Otherwise I would have made a scene. To I just turned it into a drinking game for myself. Everytime...
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adny:
Oh man... The family Bush talk is a tough one. Glad my republican family members (two of them) live in other states. I've decided to just shut up and let them sink their own ship - and it will go down...
Your drinking game sounds like a great solution, though in the wrong company I'd be crawling home
Maybe a trip to the UK in the future?
Your drinking game sounds like a great solution, though in the wrong company I'd be crawling home
Maybe a trip to the UK in the future?
Off to Orange County for a week... Not much to do for work, so it's mostly socializing with my sister's kids, and my best friend. My car's ignition locked up today, after a tow to my sister's place, Robbie and I went to town on the steering column. Not so much "auto repair" as "frontier justice"... Two hammers, a power drill, two cobalt drill bits,...
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I just realized that today is the first day in about 2 weeks that I haven't had any alcohol. I only get buzzy on the weekends when out, but usually have a hot cocoa & whiskey or Irish cream at night, or a cider with dinner at the least. Maybe that's a good thing. I had a fucked up dream last night where I was...
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adny:
Yeah, being at the Eiffel Tower is a pretty cool experience. All of Paris is a real treat. There is a great art scene, and one of the city-run facilities is where I took those night shots from. They even have a fun bar in the museum and studio complex
snaggle_puss:
Although it is creepy, that line "Until Pen and Paper make love again" is rather creative. Of course I am sure she stole it.
Finally talked to Kristen this morning.
It's over, she doesn't want to date me anymore.
Not sure what I did wrong, or didn't do right.
Back to square one. God I'm depressed.
It's over, she doesn't want to date me anymore.
Not sure what I did wrong, or didn't do right.
Back to square one. God I'm depressed.
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chancy:
your sitch with the dream girl reminds me of my sitch... except in my sitch i'm the dream girl in love with 2 guys.
it's almost been a year and it still hurts. especially when i'm drunk!
how long were you married for?
it's almost been a year and it still hurts. especially when i'm drunk!
how long were you married for?
chancy:
wow... i'm surprised you lasted that long. 
you should think of all the things that relationship taught you. nothing's a regret or a waste of time.
toques... you'd fit right in up here in da nort i had to go count my hoodies after that... i have 18. the turtlenecks are closing in...
you should think of all the things that relationship taught you. nothing's a regret or a waste of time.
toques... you'd fit right in up here in da nort
i had to go count my hoodies after that... i have 18. the turtlenecks are closing in... Lately I have incredibly low expectations. Yet I'm still being disappointed. I really don't ask for much, I hardly ask for anything at all. I just want my car to keep working, I want to be able to pay my rent. Love seems beyond me anymore. I haven't talkeds to Kristen for more than 5-10 minutes for a week, and all her emails are one...
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adny:
Hey! I'm trying hard not to be an American asshole. The language barrier is tough, but you just have to smile, be polite, and try your best to speak French. Then they warm up and speak English with you...
It's nice to get away from the news.
It's nice to get away from the news.
adny:
Ah, Amelie 
On Tuessday I'm going to Cafe Deaux Moulin (where she worked) and Maison Collingnon ( the grocery store) on Monday They still look the same. Then on Wednesday, I hope to get to Canal St-Martin, where Amelie skipped stones....
On Tuessday I'm going to Cafe Deaux Moulin (where she worked) and Maison Collingnon ( the grocery store) on Monday They still look the same. Then on Wednesday, I hope to get to Canal St-Martin, where Amelie skipped stones....