We had a mysterious neighbor while I was growing up.
We never saw him, the mailman never delivered anything, no headlights ever turned into the driveway, lights were never on in the house. Nothing. A lawn service came once a month and took care of the grounds, and, somehow, the house always seemed to be in good upkeep.
This fact disturbed my father more than...
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We never saw him, the mailman never delivered anything, no headlights ever turned into the driveway, lights were never on in the house. Nothing. A lawn service came once a month and took care of the grounds, and, somehow, the house always seemed to be in good upkeep.
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...Then in the Arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise.
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from...
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Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from...
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abra:
stop being such a tease! 
i know where you live and i'll find the stikfa...
i know where you live and i'll find the stikfa...
abra:
have fun! 
*swoon*
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ivy:
Smell the salts. 
alyssum:
I can only imagine! I wonder what the retention rate was like at the end of that year.
I'll definitely be on the roof with something at the end of the week if they keep doing it, but I'm pretty sure it won't be a bb gun!
I'll definitely be on the roof with something at the end of the week if they keep doing it, but I'm pretty sure it won't be a bb gun!
little Tj unusual behavior factoid #273: whenever someone calls and immediately says "oh, i have the wrong number"... i immediately wonder if the person that'd called works for some law enforcement/mob/gang/paramilitary group and was merely calling to see if i were in the house so that the aforementioned organization could stage a raid... and i then run through a quick list of things that i...
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bombshellbetty:
Whatever adds a little excitement to your life. Way to make even those humdrum wrong number calls a little more interesting! 
No dough, no blow, what's a girl to do? I went to a crazy dress up party on Saturday. The Sexadelic Scorpio Space Harem party. I bellydanced for hours. Wheeeeeee!
No dough, no blow, what's a girl to do? I went to a crazy dress up party on Saturday. The Sexadelic Scorpio Space Harem party. I bellydanced for hours. Wheeeeeee!
abra:
well, you know i'm sad, so i'd love a story to make me laugh. so no dying children or puppies hit by cars.
(there is not a good enough smiley for what i want to convey.) 
(there is not a good enough smiley for what i want to convey.) times scratched goatee while trying to think of something clever to put here: 4
success rate of scratching goatee to thinking of something clever: 0
magic number: 3
success rate of scratching goatee to thinking of something clever: 0
magic number: 3
abra:
what do you think of labret piercings? i'm thinking of getting one.
p.s. if we're both single by the time you're 30, will you marry me?
p.s. if we're both single by the time you're 30, will you marry me?
y'know... there are some damn amazing people in this world...
*pours a 40oz on the ground to reprazent those amazing people*
word.
*pours a 40oz on the ground to reprazent those amazing people*
word.
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abra:
okay, pabst then.
and a splash of jameson for yourself.
and a splash of jameson for yourself.
bombshellbetty:
Holy cow! I went to the most amazing party last night! It was the Sexadelic Scorpio Space Harem party or something like that, and everyone was dressed up! Woo! I love SF!!!
I shouldn't be awake right now. Got home at 5am. Coffee...
I shouldn't be awake right now. Got home at 5am. Coffee...
I need to find a good blues bar around here... smoky... a small stage with an old wooden chair and barely enough room for more than a haunting voice and a one-chord groove... a place where you're given whiskey regardless what you asked for...
I say this not because I have "the blues" - oh! quite the contrary! - but because sometimes, the blues are...
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I say this not because I have "the blues" - oh! quite the contrary! - but because sometimes, the blues are...
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studentochaos:
I feel you on the blues bar thing. I have a small smokey diner and bar which are nice, but no none juke box music. How sad.
alyssum:
There's a definite dearth of blues bars around here. I can't say as I've ever been to one!
My hubby's family is a big one on making a metric ton of really good food. That was a major shock to me - Dutch Babies are one of about 2 things my mom cooks more or less from scratch.
I'm definitely staying tuned!
My hubby's family is a big one on making a metric ton of really good food. That was a major shock to me - Dutch Babies are one of about 2 things my mom cooks more or less from scratch.
I'm definitely staying tuned!
restless night... but somehow, i feel rested - moreso than on "regular" nights...
the wanderlust is calling... i'm feeling the pull to hit the road after work today... but where shall i go? i'm taking suggestions...
the wanderlust is calling... i'm feeling the pull to hit the road after work today... but where shall i go? i'm taking suggestions...
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alyssum:
I'm with Abra on the suggestion there... but barring that... You could visit scenic Bremerton!
No, on second thought, maybe not. You oughta just come here instead.
No, on second thought, maybe not. You oughta just come here instead.
abra:
oh goodie. i'm going to go check.
you have a great weekend too.
you have a great weekend too.
just got home from a show... a lot of odd run-ins... but mostly, i'm just thinking more and more about pursuing photography seriously...
*shrug*
in any case... my cheeks are turning perma-blush... what's a boy to do?
*shrug*
in any case... my cheeks are turning perma-blush... what's a boy to do?
abra:
by all means, pursue photography seriously. you are so talented. (everytime i turn on my computer, i see your picture of jellyfish and think of you. do you have any pictures of squirrels?...)
(was my journal entry presumptuous? i'm sorry. forgive me?)
(was my journal entry presumptuous? i'm sorry. forgive me?)
so, i got this... toy... yesterday. i don't care how much of a geek it makes me... besides i don't trust people who can't admit that they geek out to stuff...
anyway, it's the coolest toy ever. i feel like i'm ten again... but transformers ain't got shit on this toy, though.
on top of that, i also got the first issue of my newest...
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anyway, it's the coolest toy ever. i feel like i'm ten again... but transformers ain't got shit on this toy, though.
on top of that, i also got the first issue of my newest...
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ivy:
I have lots of toys too. They're just of the 'adult' variety.
I geek out for complicated home networking configurations. It should be my bumper sticker.
I geek out for complicated home networking configurations.
It should be my bumper sticker.
alyssum:
Awh, but it's true... It's not like you can wander around in "There's no place like 127.0.0.1" shirts and have your geekiness be a mystery!
Eek, that's so cool, I can't wait!! You tryin' to make me jealous with that Dutch Baby talk?
It's not like you can wander around in "There's no place like 127.0.0.1" shirts and have your geekiness be a mystery!
Eek, that's so cool, I can't wait!! You tryin' to make me jealous with that Dutch Baby talk?
--shelley
love is the most shocking discovery of all.