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Wednesday, December 29, 2004 faint of nothing Do I only make friends with duplicitous geniuses? It seems like the answer may be yes. Apparently this is what I prefer. I wish I had more photos from xmas. I also wish that my second hard drive wasn't totally dead with only an $700 chance of recovering the data. And I wish that people would take their laundry out of the machines when they're done.  In other events, I have managed to keep 5 of my 9 pots of outdoor impatiens alive, and one is even flowering again!!! Pics later. Careful balance of water, sunlight and warmth. I am the plant whisperer. Thursday, December 23, 2004 zzzz.... Soon the crazy deadlines and stress will over. And then I will do relaxing and fun things. And Mercury has no longer been retrograde for 2 days now. Yay! So burnt and so tired. Coded intensely for 10+ hours today. And a lot for the past few days. Crazy short time to complete a crazy large amount. Luckily it's still my favorite place to work.   Wednesday, December 22, 2004 metaphoric and literal This week my rob brehzny horoscope ends with the following, which I could easily take literally or as a metaphor. I think I'll do both: Consistently cut away the smaller, weaker buds in order to direct all the forces of growth into the few buds most likely to succeed.As usual, I love working here with the jet set enablers, but I'm beginning to resent the combination of stringent deadline and lack of direction that I am receiving. Monday, December 20, 2004 hate is the new love not really. I'm just feeling mean because it feels like everything is evil and wrong. I'm drinking hazelnut coffee with NDC because there is no milk. The hazelnut is too sweet and not strong enough and there is also no food or dishwashing soap around here. I also need clean clothes but have no time to wash any. Fulltime work starts today for an indefinite period which will likely be about 2 weeks. I forgot to charge my phone and my hard drive 2 of 3 is completely inaccessable. Luckily I love the xmas season and my little sparse gimp tree and the nice big tree we got and decorated at my parents' house and the huge one at jonica's party last night, because otherwise I might be over the edge with nothing nice to look forward to and without the smell of pine everywhere. Oh yeah, and I need to hand in a paper today and there's a final on xmas eve eve which should be a crime. And I still don't have gifts for everybody and I forgot to pay the IRS on time this month because I was away. And I firmly believe that there should be a big CD store in brooklyn that has all sorts of cool stuff. Sorry for ranting.     Saturday, December 18, 2004 chemicals are pests According to the Environmental Working Group, the 12 most pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables are: (in order of toxicity) Strawberries Bell Peppers (tie) Spinach (tie) Cherries (USA) Peaches Cantaloupe (Mexico) Celery Apples Apricots Green Beans Grapes (Chile) Cucumbers Friday, December 17, 2004 nuit Lately I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder things like how many xmas gift orders did I place online and what bills have not been paid and what am I forgetting. At 4am this morning I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep so I turned on NPR and listened to an hour long interview with some famous basketball coach even though I have virtually no interest in professional basketball and had no idea who he was. For those of you who enjoy looking at pictures of babies, I put these photos of Owen online because Katy and Phil are digitally and photographically useless these days. Alerts begin before birth Amber-colored fetus. Unborn kidnapees. Thursday, December 16, 2004 gris gris gumbo ya ya Lately I've been on a huge Dr. John kick. Specifically, Mood Indigo is the best song. It's like all the material of his that I've known for so long has suddenly taken on a new life. The only minor drawback is that each time I listen to Dr. John I lose more and more respect for Tom Waits, as it is so clear that Tom Waits is completely and directly derivative. Luckily I never liked Tom Waits too much to begin with. The comparison is a matter of real soul vs. acting and ripping off for an intended result. Or so it sounds to me. Tuesday, December 14, 2004 and pics  deer footprints in front of the house  the view from the back windows of Katy and Phil's house   Owen   sqinting at the so-bright sun in glamorama skisuit   posing for an xmas card photo   bizarre piece in store window at denver airport. you might notice that some of the little ones are elephants. Monday, December 13, 2004 eight arms and 6 brains I'm back. So much to do multi-tasking is an understatement. Friday, December 10, 2004 Coloradey Katy and Phil's house and baby are awesome. The house has many rooms and many levels with some really interesting angular ceiling configurations. The baby (Owen) is quite adorable and very wise. He seems to already understand what it is to be a human. And he smiles at me a lot. The other day we danced around a restaurant to give Katy a chance to eat and he was most content when Dancing Queen came on. But he also seems to like the Polyphonic Spree, Pulp, and Os Mutantes, so perhaps his appreciation of Abba is an abberation. I was disappointed that he cried a bit when I put on Tupac before, but babies cry for all sorts of reasons, right? Today I am very happy (despite the fact that I have major schoolwork to do and am using a 56k internet connection) because I have been asked to work at Marquis again for a few weeks. This arrangement is perfection, as I already know that I am happy and comfortable working there and such a short-term regular fulltime stint is ideal because it provides some stability but is not oppressive in the least. Tonight we might go and chop down a Christmas tree. And tomorrow I want to ski but it's contingent on finishing the paper I'm working on. Shout outs and much love to all the peeps I haven't been in touch with as much as usual. I've got some great pics to be posted upon my return. I'll try to spare y'all too many scenic pics of snow-capped mountains and such. Thursday, December 09, 2004 caw! The main rock radio station here in the Aspen area has the nickname "The Eagle" and sometimes after they announce the name and call-letters, they'll shout out "CAW!" Today, at the Aspen Public Library book sale I got a bunch of books but most notably a book for about Hiroshima written for children. It's sickly compelling. More about this Colorado excursion when I have more time available. Sunday, December 05, 2004 whatever I think "forthwith" is a better word than "immediately", although infrequently used. It's concise sound conveys the immediacy of "immediately", while "immediately" is more of an urgent whine. Emily's goal is to bring back the word "busted", as in: after finding out that his mom had cholera, Harold the Thug said "that shit is busted". Today I wish I had taken a photo where it said "I (heart) sweatshop labor" on the sidewalk. The lighting would have make it totally dramatic. Wednesday, December 01, 2004 title censored perhaps this is juvenile of me to post, but the name is just hilarious. inappropriate and undesirable words that could make nice names if they didn't mean what they do: rapscallion epithet boeotian ennui And today I discovered that FoxNews ringtones are available. 'Nuf said.
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