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Grex > Agora46 > #8: I'm Bummed, I'm Bummed, I'm really really Bummed | |
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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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tod
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response 301 of 594:
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Jul 28 16:15 UTC 2003 |
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edina
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response 302 of 594:
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Jul 28 16:27 UTC 2003 |
My grandparents are pretty laid back as well. But then, we have some
interesting distant realations as well.
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scott
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response 303 of 594:
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Jul 29 01:30 UTC 2003 |
Did some recording, and boy does my singing suck. Need to start vocal
practice again...
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tpryan
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response 304 of 594:
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Jul 29 02:07 UTC 2003 |
Another week wait to see if I get a job with The State of Michigan.
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beeswing
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response 305 of 594:
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Jul 29 04:10 UTC 2003 |
I still can't get teaching stuff straightened away, nor do I have my
contract signed yet, because the power is still out at the school.
Stupid storm.
IBB people don't seem to understand that when traffic lights aren't
working (and half of them still aren't due to trees crashing down
everywhere), you treat it as a four way stop. I've nearly been run over
several times a day due to people who think no light = excuse to book it
through an intersection.
There's been at least 100 robberies per night since the storm hit.
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lynne
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response 306 of 594:
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Jul 29 14:55 UTC 2003 |
General malaise makes it difficult to concentrate or accomplish much of
anything--despite boss breathing down my neck.
<ew. that's kind of a gross visual. sorry.>
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oval
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response 307 of 594:
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Jul 29 15:56 UTC 2003 |
i am looking at packages meant to be sent to MI long ago. i suck, now the
postbank is closed. TOMORROW! /writes it on hand.
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rcurl
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response 308 of 594:
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Jul 29 23:56 UTC 2003 |
IBB my winning bid on ebay fell through. After winning and paying, the seller
informs me that he can't get the item from his "Vendor" for 4-6 weeks, so
he is returning my payment by money order. I think he discovered his "Vendor"
wanted more for the item than my winning bid. I filed negative feedback
and have contacted the ebay fraud site. I think sellers should only offer
items they have, or will accept the consequences of having to pay too much
to get them if they are dealing with "Vendors".
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jep
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response 309 of 594:
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Jul 30 02:27 UTC 2003 |
It sounds like how I'd handle that situation, Rane. I'm sorry you
aren't going to get the item.
Would it be meaningful for us if you were to explain what it is? I'm
curious!
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jep
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response 310 of 594:
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Jul 30 02:42 UTC 2003 |
My son tells me his mother and her boyfriend may be flying to Las
Vegas to get married this weekend.
While this is slightly good in the short term -- John won't be living
with his mother's live-in any more -- it's got a lot of bad to it as
well.
The bum will be his stepdad until the next divorce, unless the bum
really is dying. Either way, I see it as an unstable, temporary
thing, not much different than the live-in situation they've been in.
It's going to be a bit more difficult for me to be effective when I
object to my son spending time alone with this person.
I'm not really looking for commentary on this situation. I don't want
to argue viewpoints about it. I understand that some will disagree
with me (and that some will agree with me) about how I view the whole
situation. When it comes down to it in the end, I'm the one who has
to deal with it, and that's just how it is.
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