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Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:05:13 -0700

We've had so many short, sharp shocks, as far as SU remodels have gone, and yesterday's was just as sharp and shocky as the previous iterations. I'm pleased to say, though, that unlike all the other revisions, this latest attempt feels a bit more thought-out and looks a whole lot cleaner. I'm still trying to figure out where everything is, but thus far I'm liking it. (*gasp!*)

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Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:55:43 -0700

Apologies to anyone who's been wondering where I am; For some reason, Firefox has slowed to a crawl, and I'm not sure I enjoy using it enough to upgrade. As I've been working on some projects recently, the break has probably done me good. Will probably be back in a while, but in the meantime you can send your pressing questions/links/larfs directly via StumbleMail (though this does take all of the fun out of the Stumble button!)

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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:33:52 -0700

I left out a plate that had contained thawed berries, and all morning have been catching wafts of it. It smells like cotton candy, so guess what I'm jonesing for now?

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:36:21 -0700

I'm job searching these days, but only half-heartedly. This isn't due to inherent laziness - I love keeping myself busy, and learning new things. No, the lack of interest is due to a combination of factors. Most notably, being gunshy after my last employer screwed me over for eight years. After an experience like that, reading job descriptions like this does not exactly lead to visions of a happy, interesting, productive workplace:

The role has autonomy to use discretion and make decisions within generally defined parameters...

The work will involve a fair degree of complexity and may include but is not limited to the following accountabilities...

Ensure the optimal level of customer service and professionalism is provided...

Sesquipedalian and pedantic? Wow, where do I applZzzzzzzzzzzz

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Fri, 08 May 2009 20:29:51 -0700

For your enjoyment, a message from mother to my sister, sent from the Paris Apple Store.

hi this french keyboqrd is even more odd thqn the scottish one: the zeqthr zqs lovely yesterdqy but q bit cooler todqy: yesterdqy ze walked to notre dame qnd to where erin hqd stqyed in 2007 was a lovely evening: dqd likes the 2 dollqr bottles of zine

(I'll assume that a good time wqs hqd by qll, and that the quirks are due to the AZERTY keyboard, not the cheap "zine".)

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Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:15:36 -0700

As many of you know, I've been greatly inspired by my StumblePal Rodney's attempts to green his community and provide free food for its citizens. So inspired that I thought I'd try something similar in my own 'hood.

There's an acre of land directly across from my apartment (I can see it through the tomato plants growing on my windowsill) owned by a local development company. Twice in the 9 years I've lived here, it's been bulldozed with the intention of building a small condominium, and twice those plans have been abandoned. They're paying almost $1.5 million a year in taxes for it to sit vacant.

I approached them with a proposal to let me garden it. I outlined my intention to develop my gardening skills, share the bounty with my neighbours, and leave the site as I found it. As I've been depressingly underemployed since the current economic woes began, I've been crossing my fingers that this would be something to give me a lift.

I needn't have bothered. The guy answering the phone made it clear he thought this was a waste of his time, and was quick to reject the idea, muttering something about "liability issues".

I called back, happily offering to sign waivers, agreements, whatever he wanted to make them feel comfortable.

(Deep sigh) "You're unemployed right now?"

"Yes."

(Dismissive tone) "You gotta find something to do."

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Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:37:55 -0700

I swear, everytime I see Xian-O in my visitors list, Daphoenus shows up immediately after. Is this some sort of Cult of the Redhead commandment? If so, I didn't get the memo - somebody check my subscription settings, please; I hate feeling left out!

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Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:29:31 -0700

A glance at my tag cloud reveals I have FIVE "favourites" tagged as porn. (Though in the true spirit of SU, none of them actually are.) Ever helpful, SU provides a link to "Meet stumblers who like porn and the pages they recommend". Um, no thanks. I'm getting enough trash through the Stumble button as it is.

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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:17:16 -0700

It's a blah day here in Trawna, and since somebody isn't trying hard enough to entertain me, I'm going to go to the zoo.

Have I mentioned recently how TOTALLY, COMPLETELY AWESOME it is to be unemployed?*

*I may live to regret this. Possibly very, very soon

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Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:10:55 -0800

To my fellow Stumblers who are following up on their threat to leave because of the crappy new layout: I beg of you, don't delete your blogs! As disheartening as this new look is, it's even more disheartening to see everyone's hard work - years' worth of accumulated links and wisdom - wiped out.