Ok, historyis- here, not all my friends are gone— I'm glad to see you! *** (Without any of my "favorite blog" links, I've forgotten who's around and who's gone.) Thanks for the compliment, thatoneguy, though I'll assume you weren't referring to my steller haiku, eh? No, the whole "friends" thing is something I'm really slow at. But usually when I make them, I make them for life. The internet friendship thing is someth
It took me 10 months to make friends at JoeUser. You think it's easy? -A.
I'm telling you, the list format makes life so easy--no need for those messy transitional sentences! Yeah, I rememeber one of my Oxford profs getting on me for not using transitions. I'd just come out of a year of journalism training where they really don't use transitions (at least us bad writers don'
Thanks Shovelheat. In cyberworld, it's easy to forget to string together sentences containing more than 15 half-assedly chosen words.* Your compliment means a lot to me. -A. *17 or 18 words, three-quarters-assedly chosen.
I kill you without words or meaning; with boredom— it's just, my friends left.
Hey, Colorado's only about 10 hours from me, so if you get bored and need a friend...or better yet, if you have extra tickets to give away.... Your new best friend, -A.
I remember going to doctors occasionally with my mom when I was young. It was fascinating to see the moment the needle pierces the skin, to see the feet of the phlebotomist or nurse shuffle but their hands stay still while they undid the tourniquet and blood began to fill the large syringe. Later they'd pull the needle out quickly and smack a cotton ball onto the skin
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1. Ginny Weasley?!!!!! I'd prefer that it was Looney Lovegood any day. I don't have much pity for any of the Harry/Hermione or Harry/Luna pushers 'cause Rowling has made it clear, both in the books and in interviews, what's going to happen. So then, bwahahaha! <img src="../images/smiles/smile.gif" borde
Taking a cue from Shadey's blog , here's a general update as proof that I'm still alive. 1. Yup, I'm now an official freelance writer, in addition to my day job. (Would it be lame to have a business card that said, "Anglo P. Esque, Freelance Writer"? Probably.) Nothing exciting or earth-shattering, but some nice
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SPOILER alert--if you haven't read the book yet, don't read this. Ye be warned. Answers to my prognostications: --I was totally wrong about the Half-Blood prince, though I did figure it out pretty quickly after Harry first read "The Half-Blood Prince" penned into his potions book. --We didn't hear much about goblin rebellions, but there were werewolf rebellions, so I'm only about 80% wrong on that one. <img src="../images/sm
*AHEM* Spoilers for those of you who haven't finished it. Ye be warned. I know who R.A.B. is. S/he's mentioned in this book and a previous book. Anyone else know? I also made a huge mistake in where I thought she was taking the book--but I am (currently) right about Snape--I thought he was evil! Though I do find it interesting that while he and Harr
Love ya Floozie. This is what came out strongest to me in your article: You didn’t kill people in combat. You didn’t kill people who were willing to put their lives on the line to defend their country. You cowardly killed innocent civilians that were simply doing the daily trawl to work, and we cannot let you de
Yes, feel the pity oozing from my poors for you. you have to look out for number one Good luck with that when you get married. You'd have to marry an abolute saint. (...Fortunately, I did.) <img src="http://im
So...it's probably safe to assume that there aren't many on here who are excited about the next Harry Potter book, . But surely I can't be the only grown-up looking forward to this sixth installment in the seven-book series, either. Once upon a time, I thought J.K. Ro
Weird, I wrote a story like this once. I won't bother posting it (long and boring and nowhere as good as yours), but suffice it to say it was about a relationship going south; the man was moving to the city and the girl was sad that she couldn't go with him...because she was a bomb-sniffing dog in the local PD or something. Nice to read you again Maso. -A.
A classmate of mine came back from her and my ex's 10-year reunion. After pining away for him for eight years after he graduated, it's nice to hear that he's gotten rather fat and ugly, as she says (though no picture to prove it). I guess I'm happy with my age 18 memories. Sounds like I'll forget everything soon enough, anyway. -A.
I worked in a doctor's office through high school and part of college. The doc I worked for took the time to answer each patient's questions, and if you're the one in the room, you want that kind of care--you don't want an assembly line. He was a surgeon and had the fun job of often telling people they had cancer and going over their treatment options. People in the waiting room would get rude and crass, not knowing that the person coming out had spent
old song might help you smile anglo. I wouldn't say there's a smile on my face, Bob, if you know what I mean. (Kinda of an "Office space" joke there, sorry.) -A.
*gently nudges article into the forum, though wonders why one has to nudge articles into the forum at all, why they don't just appear there technomagically like they used to*
ok pan... will do. See, this is what ticks me off about you. My point was entirely valid, on topic, but you ignored it. Why? Can't you fight it? Don't you understand it? Or would you rather just whine defensively than admit that you're wrong? But you fixate on one tiny aspect of it, the part where I met
Dear Eve, Yes, I mean you, as in Adam-and-; you as in the one we earthlings can thank for plunging us all into this abyss we know as "mortality," the one who (reportedly) is the reason women get put down and bang their heads on glass ceilings... Anyway: I got a bone to pick with you. D'ya remember that day, the one in the garden, where you met th
ummmmmm and where is A PERSON ATTACK>? AS in I think so and so is an idiot? or moron? Dude, your original post was about name calling , not about personal attacks. If you wanna make it about personal attacks, then write that. But as far as name calling goes, go meet all the other kettles, Pot. -A.
jeez i dunno. maybe they were influenced by bad companions? Had to go dust off the old "insightful" for that one. -A.
I'd rather not know. I find that if I'm dreading something that's coming up, it's all I can think about. (However, I wouldn't mind knowing when H is going to die. Sure beats the hell out of my current state: worrying every bloody moment of every bloody day that that freak accident thing will happen again.) Oh yeah: As a procrastinator by nature, I'm hugely offended by all you "living in the moment" freaks. What's wrong with you?! <img src="../
Ugh, Marmite! I tried that when I was over there and wanted to retch. I can acquire the taste for scones, clotted cream, HobNobs/McVities, fish 'n' chips, and most traditional English foods, but...Marmite. *shudders violently; laptop falls to ground and breaks* -A.