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Stuff on my Cat! Laughed so hard.... great way to cheer up before work this morning, I have to tell you. Thanks to ninja_pidgeon for the link.

He's watching yooooooooou:



Also, note to self: It's a bad idea to eat something garlickly before going to bed. Ugh. Sweetened cereal is incapable of covering up The Nastiness.

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Note to self: It's pointless to try to practice the harp if you haven't eaten since lunch. Even if you've taken your adderall, you will still suck. Shaky hands do not make for good practice sessions.

I have this nagging feeling that there's something I haven't done that's going to get me into trouble. I have no idea what. I've been randomly anxious all day today, which is making me feel weird. I kept thinking, "Why am I anxious? I don't have anything immediate to be anxious about" which is of course bullshit when I think about it. But I still have that nagging feeling, like there's a homework assignment I've been avoiding, or something. Grrr.

AIM keeps telling people I'm signed on somewhere else. It also keeps booting me off when I'm using it, saying someone else signed on to my account. I find that highly unlikely.

I know what I'm wearing to jenhowell's roller skating party. My new black and purple striped over-the-knee socks, my short dickies skirtt. I don't have any bloomers, and the boy shorts I own show off more than I'd like, so I'm going to be wearing my bathing suit bottoms over my underwear in case I fall on my ass. I don't feel like randomly flashing people if/when I fall. Which I likely will.

I need to really avoid falling directly on my ass. In my short life I've discovered that every time I fall and land on my tailbone, I get the wind knocked out of me, which is really really unpleasant. It also makes me very sore, so it would be the end of my skating for the night. One of the first times it ever happened to me (while doing gymnastics on the uneven bars in sixth grade), I could barely bend over to tie my shoes afterward.

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I can't resist posting this.



Yes, the cat's name is Frodo.

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Dumb coworker moment: Coworker was confused that I didn't eat shrimp.

Her: *poking through newspaper in break room* Hey, shrimp is on sale.
Me, the only other person in the room: Uh, good for you?
Her: You don't eat shrimp?
Me: You know I'm vegan.
Her: Yeah, but...
Me: Vegan means not eating anything that comes from an animal. Shrimp are animals, yes?
Her: Yeah, but they're small, and they're not tortured or anything.
Me: *blink* Still. Animals. o_O

I went on to mention the whole pollution thing, and how shrimp are basically garbage-eaters.

But, c'mon!! Gaaah.

Wore BPAL's Grog today. Smells like buttershots at first, and more like rum later. But by the end of the day, the last notes smell just like the last notes of Bluebeard, that "powdery" smell. Odd. Not something I'd wear everyday, but certainly interesting.

I'm very tired. Shower. Bed. G'night, world.

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One last thing: My mom's sick. Food poisoning or stomach flu type stuff... if anyone's willing to throw her some reiki or prayer or something I'd be grateful.

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Letter to the editor of the New York Times, found while wandering the www:

To the Editor:

Anti-abortion activists in South Dakota claim to be concerned about the "800 children aborted" in that state each year, and the State Legislature agrees. Apparently, their concern stops at birth.

According to the Children's Defense Fund, more than 27,000 children live in poverty in South Dakota; 18,000 have no health insurance; and two-thirds of fourth graders perform below grade level in math and reading.

The state's rankings regarding infant mortality, prenatal care and education spending per pupil are abysmal.

Where is the legislation to improve the lives of children already living in South Dakota?

I will never understand legislators who revere the fetus yet ignore the plight of the child once born.

Lori Keys Pender
Seattle, Feb. 23, 2006

Says it better than I ever could.