Archive for February, 2003
Monday, February 17th, 2003
Guilt-free
So, a leisurely hike to the bus stop and a stroll through downtown later, and I’m at work. Pat is the only other person in our department in today; apparently our manager was the only one who actually bothered to call his/her team and tell them they didn’t have to come in to [...]
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Monday, February 17th, 2003
Snow day (or, on being a guilt-ridden mess)
Finally! A decent amount of snow! Now, don’t get me wrong. I hate winter. I can’t wait for winter to be over. But, some days you get lucky, and enough snow falls that you don’t have to go to work. Got a call from my mgr. this morning, and [...]
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Saturday, February 15th, 2003
fast fast fast.
my clothing order is already here! one day! with 2nd day shipping! i guess that’s what happens when the place is right in ohio.
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Saturday, February 15th, 2003
youth (or, it’s a small world after all)
so, in the spirit of valentine’s day, i saw a post on gawker that linked to the black hearts party. i started reading through, looking at pictures, and then realized that it all seemed a tad familiar. i went and looked at the archives, and came across BHP IV. “New Brunswick, NJ”? [...]
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Friday, February 14th, 2003
bike stuff
it’s gonna be spring next week no matter if the weather wants to cooperate or not.
i ordered a bunch of cold-weather clothing yesterday from nashbar, a balaclava (so tasty!), tights (faggy!) and some weatherproof socks. my nizzle paul was over last night helping me put all my new components on the bike. should [...]
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2003
flush (or, how to gross out your co-workers)
ok, so i drink a lot of liquid during the day, so that means i go to pee a lot. the urinals in the men’s room are the slightly old-fashioned type, in that you have to pull the handle when you’re done; there’s no little red eye that knows when you’re through tapping [...]
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2003
Laid-Off Zoologist Goes On Tranquilizing Rampage
SAN DIEGO—Twelve San Diego Zoo visitors and two employees were brutally sedated Monday, when laid-off zoologist Dr. Brian Vermeer, 41, returned to his former place of work armed with a tranquilizer gun and began firing into a crowd. “It was kind of horrible,” said Maria Christopher, 44, who witnessed the tranquilizing spree. “People were gently [...]
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2003
heartbreak (or, the unbearable likeness of being a rangers fan)
ok, so the rangers re-acquired kovalev from the penguins. big deal. so what if you look at the team page and kovalev already is the leader in all scoring categories? who cares?
sather fires trottier and goes behind the bench himself. yawn.
as a longtime fan, i’ve been through the entire range of [...]
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Monday, February 10th, 2003
“dude, you’re gettin’ a cell!”
“Steve” the Dell Dude busted for pot posession.
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Monday, February 10th, 2003
jam-packed weekend of birthday fun.
jam-packed weekend of birthday fun. friday night went to dinner with slf, ryan and dawnie-dawn. after dinner we went over to the holiday to have some (read: many) birthday shots. now i know what Jagermeister tastes like.
saturday woke up late (obviously), and made some yummy blueberry crepes. went for a quick [...]
