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scott
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response 238 of 673:
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Jul 17 09:52 UTC 2003 |
I'm still a bit jetlagged and therefore up before 6am, but I did discover that
I'd thoughtfully left myself a day or two worth of the good tea. I was
dreading trying to get down to the coop during Art Fair.
And after about a month and a half I've actually got a place to myself for
a bit. That's *really* nice.
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gull
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response 239 of 673:
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Jul 17 13:44 UTC 2003 |
Re #225:
o/~ Burninating the countryside / Burninating the peasants... o/~
Heeheehee.
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tod
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response 240 of 673:
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Jul 17 16:52 UTC 2003 |
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lynne
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response 241 of 673:
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Jul 17 17:13 UTC 2003 |
Feeling much better after calling in sick yesterday. While I was not
technically horking up my innards, I *was* asleep for about 26 of the past
30 hours, which leads me to conclude that there really was something
wrong with me. (beyond the usual, that is! :)
Oh--IHB my communication was accepted with no further do-si-doing :)
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scott
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response 242 of 673:
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Jul 17 18:50 UTC 2003 |
17" LCD monitor, yum.
Plus we spent some time at the store trying to figure out whether it was
wall-mountable, concluded that it didn't seem to be officially supported but
physically possible. Then I leafed through the instruction book after getting
home and found a couple pages of instructions for attaching the (optional)
wall bracket. (The keyword, it turns out, is "VESA". Some kind of mounting
standard)
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gull
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response 243 of 673:
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Jul 17 20:11 UTC 2003 |
VESA makes a lot of standards relating to monitors. There are
VESA-standard video modes, as well.
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michaela
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response 244 of 673:
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Jul 17 22:55 UTC 2003 |
Re #241 - sometimes, even if you aren't technically sick, your body will force
mandatory rest so you DON'T get sick. After all that school and work, I'm
sure your brain and body needed the rest. :)
IHB I get to see my dad tomorrow, and we're going to pick up my new car.
Shortly after he leaves, my boy will arrive for the weekend. I can't get much
happier than this. :)
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other
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response 245 of 673:
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Jul 18 00:19 UTC 2003 |
I've actually drawn rough plans for the major parts of the cargo carrier
I'm designing for my bike. It will allow two minimally modified .50
caliber ammunition cans to be mounted securely (and locked at the same
time) using only one small padlock.
Now, I just need to design the additional module which will lock onto the
back to secure my hiking pack and sleeping bag.
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jaklumen
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response 246 of 673:
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Jul 18 04:03 UTC 2003 |
resp:225, resp:239 Strong Bad: "Swished you, peasantie."
My only question: The website said that t-shirt was "coming soon"--
so how'd you get it?
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michaela
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response 247 of 673:
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Jul 18 04:21 UTC 2003 |
Weird. I ordered it just a week ago. What size are you trying to get?
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beeswing
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response 248 of 673:
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Jul 18 05:55 UTC 2003 |
Met with the school president today. Was offered a higher salary than
I'd anticipated. They will mail my contract to me. I saw my classroom.
Small, but lots of windows. I can't wait to put in plants and posters
and such. There's a big crucifix above the (dry erase!!) board, but I
can handle that.
I'll be meeting with the other jr high teachers on Monday, which will be
cool.
Now if I could stop being somewhat terrified....
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rcurl
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response 249 of 673:
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Jul 18 13:50 UTC 2003 |
Keeps you on your toes....
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janc
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response 250 of 673:
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Jul 18 13:57 UTC 2003 |
(Oh, yea, dry erase! When I used chalkboards I used to get covered in dust.
I'd cut through the carpeted office on the way to my mail box after classes,
and leave a trail of white chalk footprints behind me. With dry erase not
only is it easier to teach in technicolor, but you get to get high on the
fumes, which I think generally improved my teaching (there was generally
plentiful room for improvement).)
As a student I was always terrified to get in front of a class to talk, but
even from my first day of teaching, I just loved it.
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mynxcat
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response 251 of 673:
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Jul 18 14:01 UTC 2003 |
Chalk board is a lot more fun. You can't make those screeching noises
with a dry-erase pen
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michaela
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response 252 of 673:
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Jul 18 15:33 UTC 2003 |
Bees - it sounds wonderful. Dry erase boards rock for those of us with
allergies and dark clothing. :)
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keesan
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response 253 of 673:
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Jul 18 17:49 UTC 2003 |
There are some really smelly markers designed for these boards (the smell made
me sick) and some others that don't smell at all (water-based?).
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jiffer
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response 254 of 673:
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Jul 18 22:37 UTC 2003 |
IHB I get to see Radiohead in October! Woohoo! RADIOHEAD! yeah!
IAHB two of the three people who are acting as my references let me see them
before they mailed them off, and I didn't ask. Sweet!
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jor
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response 255 of 673:
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Jul 19 00:16 UTC 2003 |
But breathing chalk dust is terrible.
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jaklumen
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response 256 of 673:
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Jul 19 02:49 UTC 2003 |
resp:247 not ordering it yet-- on a budget. But did you see if they
had XXL or 3XL? I'm also wary of white T-shirts...
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jep
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response 257 of 673:
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Jul 19 15:02 UTC 2003 |
I took the day off yesterday, intending to go to the Art Fair.
However, when we talked about it, my son and I decided to go to
Michigan's Adventure, an amusement park in Muskegon with roller
coasters and a water park. We got there at 11 (opening) and stayed
until closing (9). Oh, man! We had a *great* time.
Michigan's Adventure is owned by the people who own Cedar Point. It
doesn't have as many or as large of roller coasters as Cedar Point,
but that was fine with me. I don't like them that much anyway. It
does have several, including one called the Corkscrew which we didn't
go on. It has a mile-long wooden coaster called Shivering Timbers; we
didn't go on that one either. We went on the rest of them.
We spent most of the day in the water park, playing in the several
wave pools, riding on the many types of water slides, and generally
having a great time.
One ride I have to mention... it's called Ripcord. It's an extra cost
item; $30 for one person, $20 each for two, $15 for three. It's a
bungee drop from an enormous metal tower. It wasn't something I
wanted to do, but each time someone else did it, I and everyone else
stopped what they were doing to watch. For $16 extra you can buy a
video of your plunge.
Once we were inside Michigan's Adventure, I found my son is going to
Cedar Point and Soak City with his mother for the weekend. So he's
going to have a pretty exciting weekend all together.
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scott
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response 258 of 673:
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Jul 19 16:55 UTC 2003 |
Got myself a nice little shortwave, and right now I'm listening to some cool
salsa-type music with Spanish announcements. From a quick Google it looks
like I'm picking of Voice of America.
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mooncat
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response 259 of 673:
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Jul 19 17:21 UTC 2003 |
Congrats Trisha!
IHB- I'm spending the weekend with the Beau, and shortly we're heading
north to attend a wedding- and I'll get to hang out some more with his
way cool daughter.
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michaela
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response 260 of 673:
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Jul 21 00:30 UTC 2003 |
Jaklumen - go here - http://shop.store.yahoo.com/homestarrunner/trttrexla.h
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gelinas
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response 261 of 673:
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Jul 21 01:12 UTC 2003 |
IAHB a traffic light is being installed at Liberty and Wagner, replacing a
four-way stop. I walked around that intersection this evening; the new roads
look good. I hope they are finished soon.
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jaklumen
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response 262 of 673:
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Jul 21 03:04 UTC 2003 |
Thanks, Sarah. I could really use a black tee, so I'll look into it.
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