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[Jul. 20th, 2004|04:01 pm] |
I AM NOT JOKING!
If those chicks at starbucks do not lose the "i am happy with life and being a barista" attidue I will wring their necks! it is bad enough that i cannot buy coffee anywhere else in this town, but do they have to lavish me with syrupy niceties?
I think that when they thank-me for dropping in tomorrow, I am gonna dukesofhazard the counter top, grab whichever bubbly blond opens her mouth by the nape of the neck and twist till her eyes bleed.
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[Jul. 16th, 2004|08:31 am] |
Kent.
The people at the Starbucks in Kent are more chipper than the people at any Starbucks in Seattle.
Girl From Kent: I like your necklace
Me: It has naked women on it...look
GFK: Oh...mmm..that's ok. I like it anyway.
I did not order the Freedom toast at Mom's Country Kitchen, but I think they secretly gave me freedom fries with a burger. |
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[Apr. 7th, 2004|08:52 pm] |
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awaaaah awaaaaah awaaah that is how my godson cries. i cry like that too now. on the inside because i am dying to go out and do what comes naturally. drink beer. have beer bog. |
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[Apr. 7th, 2004|08:40 pm] |
YES!
The Indian activist Gandhi lead many peaceful rebellions against oppressive governments, first in South Africa and later in British-controlled India. At first he called his strategy "passive resistance," but later disavowed that term because it had negative implications. He ultimately chose the Sanskrit word satyagraha, meaning "love force" or "truth force." "Truth ('satya') implies love," he said, "and firmness ('agraha') is a synonym for force. 'Satyagraha' is thus the force which is born of truth and love." According to my reading of the astrological omens, Virgo, satyagraha should be your word of power in the coming weeks. Your uprising against the forces of darkness has got to do more than say "no." A fierce, primal YES should be at the heart of your crusade.
Five years today. who woulda thunk it? Funnily, when i moved here I thought that I would likely remain for 5 years only. Now I am thinking 10. I wonder if that will change again. Hope not. I want to go home BUT do not want to put my life on hold until that day arrives.
My trip back home this time was wonderful and crazy. I would love to go and hang out for 6 months, but I cannot imagine a time where life would afford me that much leisure time. I need to find a way to do some kind of work that has me travel between the two places regularly.
Enough whining. I just ate some early strawbs and some kinda crazy whitechocolate icecream for dessert (dessert, yes, i usually fill up on dinner and have no room for dessert, but hey).
My dog is trying to eat a 6 month old pistacchio shell that he found under my desk. He is stoooopid.
wednesday night on kexp is most excellent.
my sister is pregnant. |
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[Feb. 15th, 2004|09:26 am] |
long weekend.
rain.
contracts reading. i make the best coffee.
i was a witness in moot court. i think that i should become an actor. but i am certain that i will be typecast because i only have about three different facial expressions and 2 tones of voice. there could be a revival of films about post-war peasant farmers. or textile factory workers.
russell banks is my new favorite author. highly recommend the short stories "the moor" and "sarah cole. a type of love story" in Angels on the Roof.
i read the latter last night to danny for valentines day (since we did not have the anti-v party this year...) and we were both thoroughly depressed by the end.
talking about authors. i went out on a limb and attended a "networking" event at barca last week for a little while - some thing with the world affairs council. i met this japanese man who was visiting the USA. i told him that i really like to read haruki murakami. that is probably a stupid thing to say. maybe it is like saying "you speak very good english". but he seemed suprised and impressed. then the conversation ended. |
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[Jan. 30th, 2004|10:44 am] |
Jack Nicklaus had more major tournament wins than any other golfer in history. Skill and practice were at the heart of his athletic prowess, but on at least one occasion he tapped into a more mysterious source of power. In 1973, he got into an uncharacteristic slump that had him stumped. Then one night he had a dream in which he experimented with a new grip on his clubs. When he went to the golf course the next morning, he tried the dream's suggestion. It worked; his funk ended. I hope you'll draw inspiration from Nicklaus' example, Virgo. If you start drawing a blank in your area of expertise, be willing to call on help you'd normally never seek -- maybe even the woo-woo kind.
My horoscope.
What is woo-woo? |
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[Nov. 15th, 2003|12:19 pm] |
I = light weight.
i am embarassing myself with my lack of tolerance. home in bed by 10 and my head hurts.
used the headache this morning to finally clean the bathroom which was sorely neglected. i need a new shower curtain too this one is skanky. |
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[Oct. 14th, 2003|06:32 pm] |
"Who made the discovery which has most deeply affected the fortunes of the human race? We think -the person who first discovered that a debt is a saleable commodity." - Macleod.
And I always thought it was sliced bread |
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[Sep. 27th, 2003|06:25 pm] |
In a society that emphasizes respect and dignity for the individual, truth-seeking cannot be an absolute value, but may be subordinated to other ends although that subordination may sometimes result in distortion of the truth.
Quote. |
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[Sep. 22nd, 2003|09:40 pm] |
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”If a man has suffered any damage from the non-fulfillment of a promise, the promisor is bound by natural law to make good the matter; and from this it is right to conclude that a promise can be exacted, and a person must perform it, lest another suffer a loss thereby” |
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[Sep. 22nd, 2003|08:38 pm] |
as a walker and runner, i over-pronate. roll too far outwards. Sometimes this can be corrected and sometimes not. sometime it causes pain in my feet. and sometimes that pain transfers up to my knees and hips.
i think i over-pronate in life too sometimes.
wondering if there are shoes that can correct that. |
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[Sep. 18th, 2003|10:23 pm] |
consortium (ken-sor-shee-em). The benefits that one person, especially a spouse, is entitled to receive from another, including companionship, cooperation, affection, aid and (between spouses) sexual relations.
"if you do not show me some affection I am going to sue you for loss of consortium"
heh. i like. |
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[Sep. 18th, 2003|01:48 pm] |
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If I ever have a band I am going to call it "hillbilly trailer." |
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[Sep. 16th, 2003|07:29 pm] |
ahhh. school. i enjoy the feeling of being master of my day. i like the feeling of having noone else to blame (err did i say that?).
took a lovely run through seward park and beyond this evening. the best part about seattle is when the weather gets a little grey people are less likely to leave their homes and all the parks are empty for those of us who like to run in the rain. lake washington was created for grey, drizzly days.
i have not run in the afternoon for years, it seems. i enjoyed the smell of the day, damp earth smells. they cause me to feel that i am in altogether another place.
this is probably endorphins talking. disregard that burst of positive-lovinglife-comments. they were murmered by someone who is not i. |
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[Sep. 12th, 2003|04:53 pm] |
i heard johnny cash sing 'first time ever i saw your face' and wanted to hear the amazing version by roberta flack.
found everyone except that. and i mean every one in every style - al green, peter, paul and mary, the temptations, alison moyer, thekingston trio, a movie orchestra, elvis presley, celine dion and all these people i do not know - each in their respectibe styles - samba, folk, reggae, irish themesong and cabaret - but none of the goosebumps from roberta.
i feel like i am in a musical parody. |
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[Sep. 10th, 2003|07:42 pm] |
my birtdhay was lovely. thanks to all the beautiful people.
i am still a big believer in the birthday - you get to eat a lot of food.
crim law grade was not too bad. it is nice to know that i was not completely off track -- hope that i can keep that up throughout this year. it will be a nice feeling to not fail dismally (though i am prepared for all possible case scenarios).
i am feeling very positive about the whole thing and about life in general. ultimately i think i feel most like myself when i am being challenged and when things are new. i am sure that just about everyone is the same. this is not a new lesson for me but just like most elisa-lessons, i forget them until i learn them again (unless they are elisa-revelations which i remember for at least 6 momths).
it is windy and grey. looking out the window i can see the autumn and hear the season change. mothballed goosebumps and overcoats are quietly callling my name. i don't mind the change but i know that i will wish for sunshine on about day 3.675. |
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[Sep. 4th, 2003|11:15 pm] |
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oh, and i just put in a good 11 hour study day -- is this sustainable i ask myself (and you if you feel you can answer). |
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[Sep. 4th, 2003|10:56 pm] |
i read a book in high school called so much to tell you. i cannot remember what it was about but i do remember that something about it made me and my friends laugh whenever we spoke of it. i think it was akin to the "oh, think twice, it's just another day for you and me in paradise" speech that we got from some charity trying to pull at our teenage heartstrngs.
anyway, i do have very much to tell you.
like, chelan was ace fun. i have to learn how to post pics in the journal so you can see an action shot of what "looks like" me skinny dipping with a floaty (those floaties sure can get it on).
like, school is getting hectic but I still like it. i am now going through the "i will have to bite the bullet and OMG! 'network' if i am going to make it in this world" stage, so i think that i may join some clubs and may also run for leadership for one of them.
like, damien lawlor, who went to uni with me and who starred in the ever-not-so-famous short film be yours truly showed up out of the blue on wednesday just before i left for lake chelan and stayed here while we were out -- was truly strange.
like, i heard from the two little ladies, kurstin and lina this week, and i want to devise some evil plan that allows me visit the fam and friends again...no weddings on the horizon (though many, many births) so i need a new excuse.
like, well maybe there is not that much to recount.
i am done.
wonder if lisa ended up wearing the rad dress? |
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[Aug. 26th, 2003|03:29 pm] |
First day of school complete. Day 2 underway. Every class has begun with long discussions of how hard law school is and how you should have ethics and professional responsibility - who are they kidding!?
In this time, my darling dog and hubby are having handstand contests in lake chelan. Apparently rolo is now taking a run up off the deck, leaping into the air and swan diving inot th water with a shameless bark just as he enters the cool waters. I hear he is a better diver than me now (not hard because I suck - actually I think that I have only properly completed a dive once in my life when I went to St.Albans pool with Mark and Pete Tsambazis and failing in their attempt to teach me how to dive they began teasing me to the verge of anger - at which time I completed the solitary success).
So rolo probably dives better than me. I hear he can fish with his teeth as well but that stinks of embellishment from the vacationer.
First day summation:
Contracts professor is funny in a math teacher kind of way.
Civil Procedure will be non comprehensible until the second semester.
The Torts professor needs a good lay.
Property remains to be seen.
And the jury is out on legal writing (had to use that stupid legally related phrase ..).
Over. |
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[Aug. 20th, 2003|12:56 pm] |
last day at work -- well last real day.
goodbye speakeasy, hello law school. this is going to be a ride into hell or something where i HOPE that i do not walk out asking myself what i want to do with my life....again. i think i have a three year turn around on that question. need to break the terrible threes.
my brain is leaking out of my arm pit toooo. ouch. |
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