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missives from the great beyond (2009-10-28)

28 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

@sanityknit Dude, those must’ve been killer earplugs — or powerful sleepiness! in reply to sanityknit #
Row 155 on Lilalaunetuch done! Only like 80 more to go! #
@lorenzodeleon C’mon. We’ll get Mike to do the falsetto bits. You know you want to! in reply to lorenzodeleon #
@mizmoose Am going to go aspartame-free, see if headache goes away, then free for a week, then drink some, & see what happens. Erk. in reply to mizmoose #
After blissfully having no headaches for a week, am now having a drink w/aspartame and suddenly have mild headache, & a sinking suspicion. #
Hmm. Good points, all of you. I shall foist any leftover candy off on willing recipients: Tech support. #
Like, I don’t want to be the person that gives out one SweeTarts packet per kid, but 6 chocolate bars seems excessive. #
Practical yet nerdy question: How do you scale Halloween candy purchases? If I expect 50 kids, how much candy should I be buying, here? #
@cloudlover If somebody asks you if you are a god, you say…YES! in reply to cloudlover #
Hey, @thebkwyrm, am thinking I met you, from LJ/ZConland from a few years back :) #
@Ipstenu Dude, it was there. For like five minutes, but THERE. For reals. in reply to Ipstenu #
Oh my God, is that *BLUE SKY* I see out the window?!?!?! #
Should I sign up for Dec accellerated intersession class? Maybe I’ll flip a coin. #

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27 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

Man. After class tonight, I am completely whipped. Sleep, I love you so! #
In other news, reading about interrupts and TCP overhead, strangely, not making me want to snooze. Weird. #
I wish I could go to LISA this year, program looks great. $employer won’t send me to conferences though. Alas. #
@Ipstenu It goes away — I had my sore arm the day of and a little the next, but it does get better. Plus, it beats the flu. in reply to Ipstenu #
Valuable sysadmin soft skill: Tactfully explaining that just because someone wishes you had backed up their data does not make it so. #
@chowbok I was going to guess Aerosmith, but looks like they had a fight in the 80s. in reply to chowbok #
Bad about today: Would a little sunshine frigging kill you, Mother Nature? Really. #
Good about today: Found my missing usb key (& keychain!), cleverly hidden at work. #
Most awesome wedding ever: http://bit.ly/1qX2In #
So I got a coveted Google Wave invite. It’s very … wavey. #
Also, got my lace alphabet pattern! Schoolhouse Press’ one, not the Piecework Mag one, tho resubbed req for that at library ystdy. #
Got my copy of Susanna Lewis’ Knitting Lace book yesterday. Awesome book! Looking forward to having free time again. #
Ha. Got mail from VW on a voluntary recall on the part that failed and kept me in Columbus an extra day last month! Timing is everything. #

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26 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

Hey @lorenzodeleon, we’re doing this http://is.gd/4DfYb at work tomorrow, right? #
Ack. I’m on call this week, first time with the new group. Uh… have you tried rebooting? #
@explorechicago A friend is looking for Imperial pint glasses for beer at home. Any thoughts as to where he could buy them? in reply to explorechicago #
Coworker going to hospital. Deeply worried by all this. #
Also, am so bored by baseball postseason and ready for Fox to air new eps again. #whitesox in 2010, but for now… can has Fringe back? #
Ok, am now tired of hobbling around like my personal trainer is issuing beatings, not reps. Can has less pain now, pls? #
@beth825 Nice :) in reply to beth825 #
@beth825 Gonna knit the fingerless gloves? :) in reply to beth825 #
@Ipstenu It was 5G, actually. I want it baaaack. :( Not just because of the data on it, tho losing that stings too. (Privacy, not primacy) in reply to Ipstenu #
I admit I’m almost more bothered by losing the snazzy keychain than the $20 usb key. But it’s the principle of the thing. #
Grump. Think I lost my school USB key – keep all my stuff on it to shuttle between home & school. Plus has snazzy Sapphire & Steel keychain. #

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25 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

@mizmoose For 11, you mean? Ehhh. I guess I’m mostly reserving judgment until we see how the 14 year old emo kid does. in reply to mizmoose #
Have I mentioned I don’t really like the new TARDIS-shaped DW logo yet? ‘Cos I kinda don’t. Old school 4th Doctor diamond-shaped one FTW! #
Also, can’t be sure just yet, but think I might have just talked myself out of my December class on account of ZOMG NEED VACATION. #
Sadly, it wasn’t until at about 7PM Sunday night when I really felt refreshed from my week, and now the weekend’s over already. #
@Kbcraigs Also they’re just not a very good band. At all. Under any circumstances. Ever. in reply to Kbcraigs #
@Kbcraigs You must have missed it also when an Iron & Wine cover of “Such Great Heights” was used for M&M ads a few years back. Bleagh. in reply to Kbcraigs #
Sad that my new banana fiber yarn is not going to work for my fingerless gloves. Too chunky. Hat maybe? Not sure. #
Now I have Weird Al stuck in my head thanks to VC’s Sunday Song Lyric. I blame @orinkerr. #
@suezq_WI DST ends next weekend! Enjoy the light while it lasts :) in reply to suezq_WI #

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24 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

Should mention, after fixing mistake of this week, am on 3rd to last Lilalaunetuch motif. End is in sight! Then kettle dyeing it! #
Feeling itchy to cast on for new lace. Going to finish one WIP for a friend instead. My willpower is frightening even myself. #
New drive belt on the Babe. Feeling hopeful about merino again. #
I mean, really? Criticize real policy and politics as you like, but can we not make stupid shit up just to cast new blame? Beyond lame. #
Just read someone lambasting Obama for not closing borders & thus allowing H1N1 outbreak. Because flu germs totally respect Customs. #
@beth825 Awesome! Soon you too will be whiling away time spent in grocery line checkouts confusing onlookers by spindling. Muahaha. in reply to beth825 #
10AM Saturday gym appointments always sound like such a sensible plan, except on Saturday mornings. #
Woke up this morning with bits of Nirana’s Incesticide running through my head. Now playing: Molly’s Lips. #

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