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missives from the great beyond (2009-10-13)

13 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

@chicagostyle Am less bothered by the tasteless makeup than the tasteless crotch shots. That said, the makeup is pretty stupid. in reply to chicagostyle #
@gapersblock I love the library! Great interior too. Minerva’s owls ought to go poop on Travel+Leisure. in reply to gapersblock #
I mean. My job is to create order from chaos. The new env? Chaos. But chaos I can’t impose order on. Makes me kind of want to weep. #
@writchrd preach it :( in reply to writchrd #
I mean, it’s like developers grew up on another entire planet from sysadmins. Same written language, but boy is the spoken different. #
lackadaisical (or maybe just lacking) standards on the new team is going to drive me to drink. more. #
Brrrr. Office is cold again. @christensen always used to complain it was too hot. I think he was luring me into false sense of complacency. #
@hubbit @Ipstenu I’ve had damage with too-big packaging – dvd boxes flying around a huge box = scratched & dinged. Feedback may help! in reply to hubbit #
Digging on amazon.com/packaging – able to rate the pkging on orders rcvd – finally have venue to whine about ginormous box addicts. #
@Kbcraigs Do tell – what for? in reply to Kbcraigs #
Think my fav thng abt ‘sexism in FLOSS’ debates is how creative people get with their “nuh-uh!” denials. (via @rikkikite) http://is.gd/4hw0e #
Today’s going to take a lifetime: Workday-after-3-dy-wknd, + class, + staying up late to do take-home exam of unknwn difclty due Weds mdnit. #

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12 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

@smokes70 The Sandwich Club, a little yummy kosher sammidge shop with my One True Love, matzoh ball soup! in reply to smokes70 #
Back from trip up northside for nom nom nom w/@hubbit and trunkload of stuff to Brown Elephant! Bye, excess books and “stuff”! #
I wish I had satellite radio so I could take #radio1 with me in the car. Still, not actually *in* car enough to justify the cash. #
@beth825 Anything for a buck^H^H^H^Htribute. in reply to beth825 #
(via @hubbit) David Tennant + Simon Pegg in a ‘black comedy’ true story == When do I queue up for tickets? http://is.gd/4fyut #
Just loaded grocery cart up with stuff to take out to car to donate to Brown Elephant. Anyone need a vacuum? They’ll have one! #
Just discovered Discover card changed my due date on me. Late fee. Grrrrrrrrr. #
Highly tempted by Macy’s Columbus Day sale to go buy a big girl bed at last. $$$ tho! #
Argh. I hate tax deduction phaseouts. #
@ebertchicago I liked Coraline in 3D (only 3D film I’ve seen). That said, I don’t like the idea of live action in 3D, esp exclusively. in reply to ebertchicago #

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11 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

The band is still outside banging away. They get no awards for fewest takes to shoot a video. #
Some band is practicing on the roof of the building next to ours. U2 they are not. #
Swatching, swatching, swatching… testing pattern ideas for Prairie stole. A million tiny pieces of knitting! #

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10 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

@smokes70 He asked me if I had any advice. in reply to smokes70 #
Googling my email found 1 of my Flickr pics used http://is.gd/4cxLC in a post on brilliant blog: Ask A Urinal (Wisdom frm Bathroom Graffiti) #
Had a thought-provoking chat with a stranger tonight on Wabash. #
Blocking Nelly scarf. It, uh, is shorter than I was previously estimating. Curse you, Willful Obstinancy That Wanted To Be Done Already. #
@HalosofHope I’ll be there! in reply to HalosofHope #
BREAKING: I just almost managed a Fahrenheit-to-Celsius conversion in my head! (Canadians everywhere unimpressed.) #
@ExampleYouTwit That is patently untrue. Also sell (freakish) canned haggis. in reply to ExampleYouTwit #
As it turns out, probably eating actual food before going to pers training would have worked better. Muscle fatigue sucks. #

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9 October 2009 at 22:18 sabrina Comments off

@cloudlover Throw it in with fiber stash… it’s moth repellent! (Bonus: if he doesn’t see it coming in, he’ll never find it in there!) in reply to cloudlover #
@InsideTheSox Some of us, who had to pay for playoffs tickets we knew wouldn’t be printed, already have! :P in reply to InsideTheSox #
Music Guy next to new cube plays “These Boots are Made for Walkin’,” I immediately flash back to _Blackpool_. Livens things up, at least. #
Treated self to fancypants new cookware today – two calphalon nonstick skillets. I will have delicious omelettes soon… soon! #
@StevenGlassman Tried it, but looks like they’re, ah, under load at the moment. =) in reply to StevenGlassman #
Yow. Tummy rumbling and starving at 9:30, on top of week-old headache? This day is off to a bummer of a start. #
Happy #Chicago Fire Day! http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/conflag/ (Please do not burn the city down celebrating.) #
Binny’s is buying Sam’s? After Zimmerman’s a few years ago? But… that basically leaves us with a “good liquor store” monopoly in town. #

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