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25 new of 673 responses total.
oval
response 459 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 13:22 UTC 2003

REALLY?

polytarp
response 460 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 13:58 UTC 2003

YES OVAl REally.
oval
response 461 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 14:57 UTC 2003

oKAY THEN.

lynne
response 462 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 15:12 UTC 2003

IHB I went to my first tryout (the second of three sessions for this 
organization's recruiting) and was pretty much guaranteed a spot on the
team I wanted.  :)  Tryout was fun too, and now I have that pleasantly
(e.g., very slightly!) sore feeling from a good workout.
edina
response 463 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 16:25 UTC 2003

Almost done with the medical tests . . .Woo hoo!!!
michaela
response 464 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 18:29 UTC 2003

Re #458 - Using all-caps is like shouting, and you used all-caps.
polytarp
response 465 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 22:01 UTC 2003

How is it like shouting?  Do you pronouce the first letter of every sentence,
and often some after, louder than you do the rest of the letters?  You know,
louder enough to be a shout?
jaklumen
response 466 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 22:30 UTC 2003

What a yutz.  It's a precedent.  When Pavel Xerox and what's-his-face 
were working on the DEFCON project, they decided that text in caps was 
an emote for shouting.  It's held true for the rest of the Internet 
ever since then.  You're pretending you didn't have an inkling of an 
idea, right?
polytarp
response 467 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 12 22:55 UTC 2003

Well, I think it's a dangerous precedent:  Just because some kerl said so,
everything in caps is shouting?  Kerl.
michaela
response 468 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 13 00:44 UTC 2003

IHB most of my bedroom is unpacked, and the apartment is starting to feel like
home.
polytarp
response 469 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 13 00:55 UTC 2003

I don't believe you.
other
response 470 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 13 01:10 UTC 2003

The friends I'm staying with in Maine got some good news shortly after I
arrived.  Their son's mother turned herself in to the police after the story
about her kidnapping him was covered on the local evening news, and his dad
should soon be home from going to pick him up.
edina
response 471 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 13 12:13 UTC 2003

That's awesome.

I'm happy because I'm getting organized.  I spent an hour and a half last
night winding yarn into balls to get things more cleared out.
eskarina
response 472 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 13 17:56 UTC 2003

IHB I just got an email from the office that someone signed for my spot in
the co-op!  Now I only have to pay rent on one house this fall!

IAHB I just had a nice lunch with a friend I've known since middle school.
russ
response 473 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 13 22:14 UTC 2003

Testing new modem that just got here today.  Seems to work great.
remmers
response 474 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 02:11 UTC 2003

IHB I got a root canal today.
jep
response 475 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 03:39 UTC 2003

I went to the Lenawee County Fair with my son this evening and we had 
a fabulous time.

My son's favorite ride was shaped like a flying saucer and spun the 
riders around the inside rapidly enough that you'd slide to the top of 
the flying saucer.  It also pulled pretty well on my cheeks.  I don't 
know what kind of force it came to, but we were told 34 mph and the 
ride was about 11 feet in radius.

All of the rides seemed pretty fast to me for rides at a county fair.  
I hoped they were properly assembled and not too rusty.  For their 
part, they did have very firmly enforced height requirements for all 
of the rides.  My son did not get to ride on a couple of rides 
requiring riders to be 52" tall.  I guess they were reasonably safe.
beeswing
response 476 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 04:31 UTC 2003

IHB I was able to buy a $50 bottle of perfume for $13 because all they
had left was the tester. 

IHB school is getting underway. Wish my life would calm down a bit.

IHB a cool band is coming back to town in October.
michaela
response 477 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 05:29 UTC 2003

IHB I'm staying in town this weekend. Yes, I'm extremely grateful that I get
to see the boy as often as I do, but it really really really really sucks
living out of a suitcase for two months and only spending about 2.5 days at
home before driving 400 miles. :-P  It'll be nice to rest and finish
unpacking.
goose
response 478 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 12:18 UTC 2003

IHB I'm going to see Iggy and The Stooges tonight.
remmers
response 479 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 12:34 UTC 2003

And *now* IHB I got a root canal yesterday.
lynne
response 480 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 14:41 UTC 2003

re 474: ???  Must've been some effective painkillers they gave you?
re 477:  Can he come visit you?
IHB work is going well and I have momentum and energy to get things done.
I'm cautiously optimistic about meeting timeline goals I set for myself--
which will be key to finishing my thesis in a timely fashion. 
remmers
response 481 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 15:58 UTC 2003

A root canal isn't the world's most pleasant experience, but it
was worth it, considering the monster toothache I had beforehand.
IHB I'm rid of it.

Procedure was almost painless thanks to the anesthetic, and there
have been no painful aftereffects.
goose
response 482 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 17:36 UTC 2003

Newfangled painkillers (as well as anti-swelling drugs) are great things.
I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled last year and really felt no pain
or discomfort after the fact....or during since I was sleeping like a baby...a
baby on anethesia.

The painkiller the doctor gave me was Toradol, a NSAID that the doc told me
was many tines the painkilling of Morphine with none of the addictive or
'stoned/spaced-out' effects.  I got an IV loading dose while out and then took
it for a few days after surgery.  Cool stuff.
arabella
response 483 of 673: Mark Unseen   Aug 14 18:52 UTC 2003

I'm happy to be home in the USA.  Travel is great for expanding the 
mind, but 7 weeks is a long time to be away, and I was by myself for the 
last three weeks.
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