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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 7, 2012 - 10:01am

Here is my Monday update:

I've been wildly busy lately.  This morning, I've had coffee cake and this afternoon I get regular cake!  Lots happening.

I recently learned that I can, in fact, mow my own lawn.  I can successfully climb onto the roof of my car if I need to, and I can use a nutcracker in place of pliers in a pinch.  I can assemble things if they have directions. 

I didn't watch the derby, but I did have a mint julep just to be fancy.  Yes, that's as "fancy" as it gets, folks. 

Oh, and I watched The Bodyguard for the first time yesterday.  It wasn't that bad. 

 

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Profunda Saint-... from Calgary, AB is reading Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series May 7, 2012 - 1:23pm

I was attempting to type that noise Whitney Houston made in that song, but it doesn't translate well visually.

AH-IAIAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love YOOOOOOoOOOOOOoooOOOOOOOU.

See? Terrible.

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 7, 2012 - 1:25pm

I kept waiting for her to sing that song.  And then I missed the end.  Which I guess is where she sings it. 

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Typewriter Demigod from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by Joyce May 7, 2012 - 1:31pm

I revised. I revised some more. I sponcered an indie developer with a fifth of my paycheck. I felt good about myself and played internets.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 7, 2012 - 2:14pm

I think I may get pizza tonight. A friend of mine asked me to go see the Hunger Games, but....meh

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 7, 2012 - 2:16pm

Also, anyone know where to get a lot of free boxes? I really don't feel like buying all that cardboard just to throw them away, seems wasteful. I am only going to move so often and don't plan on keeping them. 

 

Maybe I could build a fort though. 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 7, 2012 - 2:19pm

Um.  Go to pretty much any store and ask them to save you some.  Bookstores, grocery stores, fast food restaurants...

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 7, 2012 - 2:29pm

They always say they threw them away and don't save them. Bastards. 

 

 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 7, 2012 - 2:32pm

They must hate you for some reason.  Can't imagine.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 7, 2012 - 2:39pm

I know, right?

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 7, 2012 - 2:45pm

Also, I am going to my last O's game as a resident of Charm City Friday night. My friend got us field level seats! 

I swear to everything holy if they lose, there will be blood. I won't do anything, but it's Baltimore, I am sure there will be blood somewhere. 

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anderson May 8, 2012 - 2:03am

I fucking love Utah!

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Typewriter Demigod from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by Joyce May 8, 2012 - 4:32am

woot, a french exam this afternoon. I'mma have FUN!

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 7:49am

C'est une bonne chose!!

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Dwayne from Lexington, Ky. is reading Strangers in the Land by Stant Litore. May 8, 2012 - 8:02am

I'm always amazed we get through it with so few deaths, although it is sad that man died.

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 8:05am

My senior year in high school, I couldn't get into a study hall - schedule conflicts - so despite already taking two years of Spanish, I decided to take French one with the good looking basketball coach who started that year.  On the first day, after class let out, Coach Cline pulled me to the side and mentioned that he appreciated my enthusiasm for learning, not many seniors signed up for a new language.  I looked at him and said, "Come on, Mike, let's not fuck around.  We both know why I'm here".

So after a trip to see the guidance counselors, I got my schedule re-worked so I could have study hall instead.  Oddly, Coach Cline was my study hall advisor.

 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 8:08am

@Jessica, am I reading this right? Maybe? So, you only took the class because you thought he was cute and then tried (pathetically and bluntly) to seduce him? When this failed, you instead changed your schedule and somehow ended up in study hall with him? 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 8:11am

Also, I learned something new. Cats are the only animals that domesticated themselves. I am pretty sure this proves dogs are better than cats. Our Paleolithic ancestors chose to keep dogs around, cats just sort of showed up. 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 8:15am

Um, no.  I wanted to take study hall, I just had to figure out how to get a scedule change.  This was the obvious solution.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 8:20am

You could have just gotten into trouble. Dentention was somewhere I got a lot of homework done (if I bothered to do it at all). However, I worked on my bus drivers farm and he was cousins with the principal, so I rarely got detention for any of the shit I did. 

"Tommy, I need Matt to roundbail this afternoon.

"Alright, Matt, you'll have to do dentention some other day."

"Ok, whatever."
 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 8:24am

Why get in trouble?  That's silly.  I got my way, and I got strange looks from Coach all year long.  Win/Win.

My friend sent me a copy of a picture he found in an old scrapbook, it's of me.  I have apparently been cut out of the surrounding photo, pasted to a white piece of paper, and one of my arms has been severed.  I can't figure out if I should be terrified or not. 

 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 8:27am

My friend sent me a copy of a picture he found in an old scrapbook, it's of me.  I have apparently been cut out of the surrounding photo, pasted to a white piece of paper, and one of my arms has been severed.  I can't figure out if I should be terrified or not."

Oy. Again with  this shit? Like first it was....wait, what was it...mirror eyes and some strange oral fixation. 

 

Why get in trouble?"

Because I was bored.

 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 9:09am

The mirror eyes and slot mouths happened to my "friend".  Sheesh.  And they didn't happen. 

My crudely clipped photo did happen. 

I think it was supposed to be nostalgic. 

 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry May 8, 2012 - 9:31am

There's no nostalgia like the nostalgia of finding out someone has made a voodoo doll of you.  Makes you feel pretty special.

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Dwayne from Lexington, Ky. is reading Strangers in the Land by Stant Litore. May 8, 2012 - 9:34am

This is the only place with stories that sound sort of like mine.

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 9:35am

Well, I went ahead and emailed him and asked why my arm was missing. Seemed like a legitimate question.  He said it was because I had a cigarette in the other hand, and he wanted to crop it out.

Which doesn't sound exactly legitimate, but close enough I'll buy it.

 

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 9:36am

Wait. I can count at least TWICE you've given me shit for smoking. Mmmmhmmmm

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 9:36am

I do need to quit though. I never will, but I'll keep saying that so people think I will. 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 9:54am

I quit smoking almost 8 years ago.  I'm allowed to give weak-willed people shit for smoking.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 10:28am

LOL

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 12:57pm

So....who votes for Chinese food for lunch?  I have on a cute top and I need validation from the hostess about how nice I look.

 

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Typewriter Demigod from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by Joyce May 8, 2012 - 1:11pm

I vote!

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 1:12pm

I went to Wawa for lunch. Then, standing in line realized I wasn't hungry. I only bought a pack of Marlboros  and a root beer. 

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Typewriter Demigod from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by Joyce May 8, 2012 - 1:25pm

I had a mayo-chutney-cheese sandwich! And a juice!

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 1:34pm

A friend of mine in another department, just got tickets to an O's game tomorrow (company gave them out) guess who's going to the Rangers v. O's tomorrow, and then field O's v. Rays level Friday! Everything is coming up Matt! 

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jyh from the center of the universe is reading Cyclonopedia FTW May 8, 2012 - 3:33pm

I quit smoking almost 8 years ago.  I'm allowed to give weak-willed people shit for smoking.

I thought doing things even though you know they're bad required a strong will.

Aw, man...

I need to reread all that stuff.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry May 8, 2012 - 4:00pm

guess who's going to the Rangers v. O's tomorrow

It really doesn't matter who goes.  All that matters is that the Rangers will win.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 8, 2012 - 4:05pm

It really doesn't matter who goes.  All that matters is that the Rangers will win."

Lies. What really matters is: I will be right near home plate and will be able to throw beer bottles at the Rangers. LOL

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Typewriter Demigod from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by Joyce May 8, 2012 - 4:31pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember my friend, Smilegirl?

 

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry May 8, 2012 - 4:37pm

Ah.  TD.  You're a card.

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Typewriter Demigod from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by Joyce May 8, 2012 - 5:05pm

serious?

 

but seriosly, she's adoreable

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Jose F. Diaz from East Coast is reading short novels by various authors that change so much it isn't worth posting here. May 8, 2012 - 5:11pm

BATTLE ROYALE!!

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Typewriter Demigod from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by Joyce May 8, 2012 - 5:18pm

what of it, joseph?

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Dwayne from Lexington, Ky. is reading Strangers in the Land by Stant Litore. May 8, 2012 - 6:04pm

@Doll - what would you have done if he just politely turned you down, or just said I know and winked?

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 8, 2012 - 6:52pm

Probably taken French.

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Jose F. Diaz from East Coast is reading short novels by various authors that change so much it isn't worth posting here. May 8, 2012 - 8:14pm

I just like saying "BATTLE ROYALE!!"

It's catchy.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner May 9, 2012 - 6:58am

concur

 

Also, if todays game is rained out, I will.....do....something. I'll be mad dammit! 

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jyh from the center of the universe is reading Cyclonopedia FTW May 9, 2012 - 11:06am

Tom Gabel, the singer for Against Me! is going to become a woman. 

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averydoll from Kentucky is reading Lisey's Story by Stephen King May 9, 2012 - 11:08am

Good for her!

 

Also, my candy drawer is void of candy. 

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jyh from the center of the universe is reading Cyclonopedia FTW May 9, 2012 - 11:24am

Also, my candy drawer is void of candy.

That's what the he-she said.  ZING!