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Grex > Agora46 > #8: I'm Bummed, I'm Bummed, I'm really really Bummed | |
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jep
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response 276 of 594:
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Jul 24 18:47 UTC 2003 |
A co-worker went on vacation for two weeks, leaving me in charge of her
two tropical fish. They died today, after 3 days.
I gave them the spiral funeral and sent her an e-mail.
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polytarp
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response 277 of 594:
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Jul 24 18:51 UTC 2003 |
You fucking muderer.
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arabella
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response 278 of 594:
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Jul 24 19:23 UTC 2003 |
I'm extremely bummed because my opera workshop is over, and now I'm all
alone in Bulgaria. I think I've forgotten how to be a solo tourist.
I'm also bummed because this stupid internet cafe doesn't have telnet
available on its computers, so I can't use party. Crapola. This sucks
beyond belief.
Also, I'm experiencing severe cyrillic fatigue. I can hardly wait to
get to a country that uses an alphabet I can read quickly.
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rcurl
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response 279 of 594:
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Jul 25 00:11 UTC 2003 |
Is the computer in cyrillic? That would be tough....
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tod
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response 280 of 594:
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Jul 25 00:13 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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beeswing
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response 281 of 594:
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Jul 25 04:06 UTC 2003 |
I have a neat time picturing tampons up one's nose.
IBB the traffic situation is still bad. Burglaries are up 500% in the
areas where power hasn't been restored. People are being told to treat
the intersections like 4-way stops, but many people are dumbasses and
drive straight through them. I cannot drive without getting hella cranky.
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keesan
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response 282 of 594:
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Jul 25 18:42 UTC 2003 |
What does power have to do with burglaries?
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dcat
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response 283 of 594:
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Jul 25 19:24 UTC 2003 |
Alarm systems are disabled, making it easier, for one thing.
IBB the State's Saturday-midnight showing of Monty Python & the Holy Grail
isn't until after I leave town (it's the night of the 30th, i think).
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lynne
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response 284 of 594:
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Jul 25 22:52 UTC 2003 |
You can toggle back and forth between cyrillic and roman alphabets on
computers in Bulgaria...or at least you could when I was there a ridiculously
long time ago. <wanders off in search of the past 4-5 years>
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michaela
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response 285 of 594:
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Jul 25 23:53 UTC 2003 |
IBB there was a huge mix-up between the university health center and the
pharmacy. It was the health center's fault, and the pharmacist was really
sweet when she tried to make it easier on all of us, but I still had to take
two hours out of work to get my prescription. Hmmph.
On top of that, Planned Parenthood now requires that I have an exam through
them before getting birth control pills. They used to just allow me to fax
my exam results and prescription over. So, instead of paying $5 for pills,
I had to pay $36.
Not. A. Good. Day.
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mynxcat
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response 286 of 594:
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Jul 25 23:57 UTC 2003 |
Better than paying $450 at the ER for the morning after pill...
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beeswing
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response 287 of 594:
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Jul 26 00:43 UTC 2003 |
No power + major darkness at night = thieves paradise.
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gelinas
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response 288 of 594:
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Jul 26 04:28 UTC 2003 |
IBB it took me three days to figure out and fix what turned out to be a
fairly simple problem, especially since I'd seen the suggestion on the
web. :(
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novomit
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response 289 of 594:
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Jul 26 14:17 UTC 2003 |
A good punch in the stomach is free. ;)
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arabella
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response 290 of 594:
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Jul 26 18:08 UTC 2003 |
I'm slightly bummed because it looks like I'll be spending 9 hours in
Budapest on Monday, but I stupidly mailed my Budapest guidebook home a
couple of days ago, after deciding that I wasn't going to go there
after all. It's apparently pretty hard to get to Poland from Bulgaria
without going through Budapest, and I can't get a direct train all the
way to Krakow, hence the 9 hour stopover. Oh well, I'll probably just
check my bags in the luggage office and wander around the city for a
few hours.
This response, by the way, is being written in an Internet cafe
called "The Real Matrix," in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. I continue to
be bummed because telnet is absent here as well. PS - the default
keyboard setup here is the Latin alphabet, and you can toggle to the
Cyrillic alphabet. A lot of Bulgarians can write in both alphabets.
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keesan
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response 291 of 594:
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Jul 26 18:14 UTC 2003 |
There is a lovely recreation of a bunch of medieval buildings, reduced size,
in one of the city parks in Budapest. And some really good pastry shops.
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jaklumen
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response 292 of 594:
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Jul 26 21:49 UTC 2003 |
resp:248 resp:250 Correct-- not a part of the dietary law. Yes,
a "nightcap," so I've heard, does more harm than good. It may help
get you to sleep, but the sleep will not be as profound. My
understanding is the sleep aid is in the hops-- which can be brewed
into a tea and taken before bedtime instead of alcohol. Hops are
bitter, of course, so it takes nasty as hell, but I've heard it helps.
resp:247 Done. I am working on the weight issue (fatty tissue tends
to block the airway, yes-- it's most noticeable with men with neck
size over 16 or 17, I think) following a low carbohydrate diet. As
discussed elsewhere, it cuts out the refined sugars and flours, and
encourages more vegetables. I am eating a lot healthier now. If only
I could get exercise back on track-- I can no longer walk at work
because of the blistering heat.
The machine and surgery-- wow. I might have to go through similar
processes, too. I have my referral and my physician has made sure I
am taking my allergy medications.
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jep
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response 293 of 594:
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Jul 27 04:19 UTC 2003 |
One of my cousins at the family reunion "entertained" my mother with a
discussion of how he evaded arrest for two years by hiding out in the
woods of Virginia. For two years! He finally turned himself in and
did his time, and thankfully appears to be turning his life around.
Some of my relatives are a bit too colorful for me. My mother was
shocked, as I'm sure my cousin meant for her to be. Why would anyone
walk up to a 75 year old woman and talk of such things to her?
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gelinas
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response 294 of 594:
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Jul 27 05:09 UTC 2003 |
Just curious: did he have help from the locals?
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rcurl
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response 295 of 594:
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Jul 27 06:56 UTC 2003 |
Re #293: would your mother have been as shocked at, say 55, as she was
at 75? I ask seriously as I would like to know if age is relevant, as
from my experience people retain their personalities into older ages
(although they might be less reckless).
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russ
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response 296 of 594:
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Jul 27 08:43 UTC 2003 |
During the move, a jagged piece of metal on a crate snagged and
ruined an otherwise perfectly good pair of pants.
Also, I'm up at an ungodly early hour of the morning.
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tod
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response 297 of 594:
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Jul 27 18:40 UTC 2003 |
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gregb
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response 298 of 594:
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Jul 27 19:39 UTC 2003 |
And besides, that's where Zsa-zsa and Ava Gabor are from, I believe. B-
)
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jep
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response 299 of 594:
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Jul 28 02:48 UTC 2003 |
The Detroit Zoo is not as magnificent as I remembered it being. It
is, like the Nashville Zoo which I visited last year, underpopulated
with animals, and underfunded. I thought it compared unfavorably even
with Potter Park Zoo in Lansing (an outdated, small but still
reasonably nice zoo). I took my son to the Detroit Zoo today, and
wished we'd gone to Toledo instead.
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mynxcat
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response 300 of 594:
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Jul 28 13:46 UTC 2003 |
Re 295> For my grandmother and her sister, age seems only to have made
them more "jaded" if you will. It seems, at the age of 80 something,
very little serves to shock them. This was evidenced when they were
taken to a topless cabaret in Paris, and neither batter an eyelid.
This coming from little old ladies from India, where even a little
bare skin send people into a tizzy.
Especially my grandmother's sister. You could say anything to her, and
she'd continue like everything's normal. I guess age brings
experiences, and nothing surprises them anymore
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