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12:56 pm
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Cookie Generator by Hutta
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09:36 am
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What I've learned about homeownership....
Everything cost $500. Even if it initially does not seem that way. The gutters were going to be $110 to clean and fix, but then they found a hole in the roof that the home inspector missed because it was raining and the roof is steep so he inspectoed from the ground. Which is fine, and I'm glad we found it because that explains why the tiles fell off the shower downstairs and the wall had water damage.
Even if you do stuff yourself, like spread gravel over the driveway, its turns out to be $500. It is probably the most beautiful gravel drive in town though, mainly because all the other houses are paved, which I'm betting you can do for $500. The Lex Luthor stained glass window I want for the front door--if I'm lucky it'll be $500. I bought a toothbrush holder for the upstairs bathroom, $500. Well, I went for a toothbrush holder which lead to a laundry hamper and somehow plates ended up in the mix
Good news though--I'm getting satellite installed today--suppose to be $52, and DSL by Tuesday.
And one more thing---
Take the quiz: "Which American City Are You?"
New York
You're competative, you like to take it straight to the fight. You gotta have it all or die trying.
I'm living in the wrong city. Just like Brian Kinney.
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06:15 pm
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Picture of my (hopefully) house
The closing date is 2/27. I had a home inspection, and I'm really happy with the results. For an old house (first record of it was in the 1911 city directory), it is in decent shape. All the homes are old in this section of town and a lot of young people are buying them and restoring them.
I absolutely *adore* it.( Read more... )
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02:39 pm
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Damn, I must be dumb
From ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) keswindhover | drdawn's Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 5 |
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Edited to add: I'm even friends with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) dictionary_wotd
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04:07 pm
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2003 meme--I do things on my own schedule
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11:17 am
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10 Unpopular (edited to add: or not so unpopular) Fannish Opinions
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10:56 pm
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At stranger in a strange land: My adventures with foreign travel.
I arrived Thursday afternoon. The air was cool and crisp. The drug company had paid for the flight and hotel. It must have been cheaper to hold the meeting here. The language barrier was apparent immediately. The exit signs did not say “exit.” They said “sortie/exit.” Thank god I had a driver.
“This is Bay Street. It’s the financial district,” he said.
“Oh! It’s like your Wall Street.”
Then we passed a yuppie looking coffee shop, I continued, “And Second Cup, that’s like your Starbucks.”
“Um, no. We have Starbucks.”
“Yeah, right” I thought. I had seen the Billboards. I knew the score. I noticed the advertisements—Walmart, Linens ‘N Things. “You have the Discount US Chains, but not the quality shit,” I said as we passed the Luis Vuitton store.
Then, I saw the Starbucks and the second Starbucks, and another, and another, and the fifth and sixth Starbucks I kind of saw together and it was hard to know for sure which one was the fifth and which one was the sixth because they were across the street from each other. By the way, when that happens, the one of the right is always the lower number.
I was staying on West Bloor, but again roads going west didn’t say “west” they said “ouest/west.” Damn, I should have taken Canadian in high school. I noticed right away that the natives here, here in this place called Toronto, which in ancient Canadian means the Meeting Place, really like green glass. Like everywhere, every condo building or office building has this tinted green glass. Must be a city code or maybe they got a deal from one of their discount US stores .
I had two non work goals: stalk GH and try to blend in with the locals. So as soon as I had checked into the hotel, I went walking down Bloor to Church St. Some of the exteriors shots from QaF are there. Ok, now I should mention my disability. Sisabet calls it “ Lois Lane Syndrome.” You know how some elementary school kids will freak if they see their teacher in the grocery store. I never had that problem because if my elementary school teacher was in the grocery store, I wouldn’t recognize her. I have a real problem recognizing anyone out of context. Also, if they alter their appearance, say by wearing a cap and mask in the OR, I have a lot of trouble knowing them. I guess this applies to locations as well. I think I saw the park where Brian tells Ethan “there’s nothing noble in being poor” but I can’t be certain. Also, I saw St. James Church which I think is where Brian’s momma goes to church and there were some steps where Brian could have been standing when he talked to the minister, but without Brian standing there it is really hard to know whether it was the right church. I wanted to find the exterior of Brian’s loft, stand in the street and yell “Brian” like Justin did in ep1.4, but instead I ended up standing in the street in front of random could-be-loft-buildings yelling “Brian.” Anyway, I didn’t see anyone from the show.
I walked around a lot Thursday and wanted to eat. There was a nice looking sushi place, but I had grown accustomed to really fine sushi living in Memphis. I didn’t really know if I could trust Toronto to make good sushi. So I ate at Pita Pan. The girl at the counter asked me why I had American money. “Because I’m not from here,” I said, not wanting to give too much away. Then I realized, Hey I must’ve blended. So basically I’m 1 for 2 on the trip. I spent the rest of my free hours Friday and Saturday searching for Gale. No luck.
Trip home was interesting---more tomorrow.
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10:53 am
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50Cent Icons
Because my sister keeps telling me I need these. And yeah, I am fascinated by 50 Cent. Some times sisabet and I discuss the innate goodness of Eminem or the beigeness of Dre, but everyone seems to agree that 50Cent is pure thug. 100%. Nothing socially redeeming about the man in any shape or form.
    
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09:56 am
[Link] | On the 4th floor of the Children's Hospital, there's a coke machine with 20 oz bottles for a dollar. I get one about everyday. After the money goes in and I hit the Diet Dr. Pepper or Diet Mountain Dew button, there is a 10 second pause before the drink drops. This pause upsets me. Maybe the machine has decided to steal my money or maybe it is going to flash "sold" on all the diet drinks and I'll be forced to drink something with sugar that I'm not even craving. Generally, after about 8 seconds of the pause, I'll begin to yell "VEND! VEND!" at the machine and will seriously consider slapping it. This has got to end.
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08:51 am
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Last night
So last night I fell asleep at home in a chair. I was on call and on the phone alot with the resident in the unit but no one was bad enough that I had to come in--but I was up every hour talking about patients and making plans with the resident.
I dreamed I had sex with Duncan. Which surprised me because #1) I haven't seen very many episodes of Highlander and #2) I thought I was much more attractived to Methos, esp after seeing this PW sex scene. Anyway Duncan was in my kitchen naked looking through the frigde. I felt sorry for him because I knew there was no food in there, so I went up behind him, put my arms around him and started kissing his back. He turned around and picked me up and then the rest is like an amazing porno blur. The guy is incredible. I think I've spent the last 15 years having sex all wrong....cause it has never been like this. Then the phone rang and I woke up.
Two days ago at dinner, sisabet, my kid and I were having a discussion, about celebrities and what we would do if they showed up at our house disoriented and/or high. Because it is important to have a plan and all be on the same page. For example, Sharon Stone---call the police. Gale Harold--bring him in, put him on the couch, make him coffee and call me 911. Sisabet was scared that Michael Chiklis might be violent and she shouldn't let him in, but I insist that we bring him in and just talk him down. My son said fictional characters showing up would be more interesting and wanted to discuss our response should Xander and various animae characters show up at the door. Sisabet, however, insisted that was just crazy talk and a waste of time because the odds of fictional characters showing up was so low ......Anyway, I think that is how Duncan ended up in my kitchen
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11:23 am
[Link] | and another GIP!!
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11:22 am
[Link] | GIP!!!
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03:57 pm
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03:19 pm
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Brian Kinney, dead babies
Finale: So there is one point about 17 minutes in when Debbie says "Jesus Christ" and the camera cuts to Brian. eliade was talking about BK as a superhero. I realized in some ways he is a Christ figure. Three times he has been in a arms out crucifix pose. Each time in front of Justin. Ep 1 where he stands naked for the first time, season 2 ep 19 or 20 after bowling, Justin has been with Ethan, you know the scene--where Brian dominates his ass. As Justin walks in, he holds his arms out. Then, he did it again in the apartment in the season 3 finale.
I am work and getting kinda upset. ( Read more... )
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09:38 am
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Fake Spoilers: Episode 5
This reads more like a fake wildfeed summary. Based on my new favorite show. ( Read more... )
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04:38 am
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Boll Weevils
I've been up all night. June is usually slow but I've had 3 trauma patients tonight, the last one is really sick. So basically I've been up all night with her.
But I have to tell people about yesterday afternoon. I was walking from the fellow's office to the ICU and I see this woman dressed up in a formal floor length peach gown, surround by 20 some guys in green pants, green capes with lots of decorations and beads and masks. I thought they were acting out "The Princess and the Pea." But No, the woman is the Cotton Coronation Queen, visiting the hospital as part of her public service. The guys wore these masks, the kind where they can see out of a fake wire mouth but you can't see them. They also had this long trunk, anyway, they were boll weevils. So I walk up to this group and I start firting with them, except I can't see their faces and the masks are all similar. I can see their bodies, and they can see me. It was just like "Mr. Personality." Except, I had to get back to work.
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06:11 pm
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Fake spoilers: Episode 4
sisabet helped with this. I may run out of quality TV and movies to rip off soon. So don't be surprised if eventually Spike and Angel are on this ship that sinks, then Spike lays on a floating door crying, "Angel. Angel. I won't let go. I won't let go." Later on at the hotel, Spike tells Wes, "Uh, I let go. I couldn't help it. He was all cold and slippery. A pure Angel-cicle. Man, I can't believe he's gone." Spike sits down and shakes his head. Wes sighs, "He's not gone. C'mon, let's get the boat."
Cut for the real fake spoiler ep ( Read more... )
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05:07 pm
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Fake Spoilers StVS ep 3:
It's gonna be hard to sell this one. Here goes--( Read more... )
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12:44 am
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More Fake Spoilers---StVS (Spike the Vampire Slayer)
So I'm watching Highlander and Duncan is building a dojo. I ask sisabet, "What's a dojo?"
She says, "It that place where Duncan is sparring with Methos and Methos is all 'women are bad' then Duncan puts that sword to his neck. Like a karate gym."
Fake Spoiler Cut( Read more... )
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09:28 pm
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The Fake Angel Script
Thanks to everyone who commented on my journal yesterday. Kinda makes me feel like I need to write more AU thoughts. Today on LJ: Spike quips, "Don't you get it, Mulder. You came back wrong." Hee hee
Ok, the fake AtS season 5.1 script--Cutting for the hell of it. ( Read more... )
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