Category: daily drivel
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invasive brain-eating aliens
A nap seemed like a good idea, until I laid down and my sinuses filled up like a trash can left open in the rain. I need to be able to lay on my side in bed again. I used to be able to, before I got all flabby and started injuring myself just by… Read.
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puffy head, itchy eyes, swollen nose – WIN!
I woke up very early this morning because my head is as stuffed as a teddy bear’s. If I have to get sick, the timing couldn’t be more perfect: I have an entire week off from work, starting Monday. With any luck at all, this is only an allergic reaction to the dust in the… Read.
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Ovaltine
Catching up on my Twitter feed this morning. Ran across a Tweet from science writer Pamela Gay describing the exploration of the asteroid Vesta by the Dawn probe. “Vesta melted, formed iron core, may have an Ovaltine crust.” Wait, what? Oh. Olivine, not Ovaltine. Okay, then. Read.
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I see molecules
Forgot to take my book to work with me yesterday. Fetched it from my bed stand and put it on the kitchen table next to my backpack, just before I started packing my lunch, so I wouldn’t leave it behind and what did I do? Left it behind. Of course. Which didn’t bother me until… Read.
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linking, linking, I’ve been thinking
You can’t imagine how cross-eyed I am right now. I spent practically the entire day with my nose against a computer monitor, making links between web pages I’d previously copied from our agency’s current web site to the future web site. I sat down at seven-ten this morning and, except for potty breaks, mid-morning cup… Read.
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rosie
There’s something so wrong about using the iconic image of Rosie the Riveter to sell crappy beer. Read.
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sparklies
My Darling B and I spent the afternoon shopping for clothes. And here’s just one more reason I have to believe she’s the perfect match for me: We both feel that the only thing more painful than shopping for clothes is getting run over by a train. Wait, no: Shopping for a car is probably… Read.
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morning walk
Think I’ll take a morning walk through park near the Aldo Leopold Center. Read.
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batfatthat
Couldn’t sleep in this morning. I was trying, but when I crawled back into bed after a quick trip to the bathroom during the wee small hours, I heard a ticking or scratching sound, very faint but very persistent, in the bedroom. There was probably a mouse behind the book case or poking around in… Read.
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moocher
I got a phone call from a moocher this morning. Stand on a street corner with a cardboard sign, or make the most of technology and call me on the phone; either way, you’re just a moocher if you’re begging me for money. It was so unusual for the phone to ring any time before… Read.
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