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'specially for [info]rgeorge, [info]manna_panna, [info]celina, and anyone else with a serious emotional attachment to fonts...
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766
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to do:
11:30 am: medicate cat
12 - 2 pm: go to shop, mark out and paint sign
2 - 3 pm: figure out how to return [info]ferousoxide's library book and do so
3 - 4 pm: second coat of paint
4 - 7 pm: be at home to orchestrate deep cleaning,
grocery delivery,
hand off old microwave oven for reuse in a sculpture;
7 - 8 pm: back to shop, third coat
9 pm: medicate cat

interleaved:
1) call one bank to have it explain to the other bank. (again.)
2) acquire new microwave oven.
3) more laundry
4) refill dishwasher
5) get chair upstairs
6) empty car

There are a number of spots in my life where I have suddenly run out of energy or enthusiasm for whatever it was I was or meant to be doing. Symptoms: piles of books next to the kitchen sink, none of them about cooking; storing clean, even folded laundry in baskets (though it doesn't help that there is no closet in my room); sorted, unopened mail.

I'm not sure if it is laziness, an unconventional sense of problem solving, depression, some combination thereof. I need to try harder to keep this out of my job.

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Do I want to go out, or do I want to stay in? get things done...
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Because I can,,,
Send a JibJab Sendables® eCard Today!
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and another 'I wish I could make this' shout out...
hey San Franciscans, are you familiar with this? I'd love to.
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hey, remember Prozac Rat who opened for that first Danger Board show? They didn't suck at all! they have a free show tonight at the Acadia over on Riverside. I can't make it but I thought I'd spread the word.
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Drive In Livingroom, or, how to become spontaneous
PARTYALARM! INSTANT PARTYALARM!
Now hear this...
vaxjo and some others have invited us all to join them this evening at 8pm for a Drive In Living Room. The second such event!

Those of you who know me better may know exactly how ridiculously owned/attached I am to and by my living room furniture. Most of it belonged to one grandparent or other. But the weather is nice! And since I never invite anyone to my home hardly, I'm very tempted to bring some of the nicer things. Of course I have only a hatchback at my disposal.

This ought to be awesome.

The films playing are: Hitchcock (I mean) Hancock, The Incredible Hulk, and Get Smart. I really liked both of the last two. It's $7.50 for admission, and concessions are available. Or you could bring some take out. Or something.

(PS in other news, the kitty is healing fine. kthx.)

written from: :
iHome
feeling: :
amused amused
I hear: :
Express Kundalini
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Well, both my work and personal email accounts are still on the blink. Thank you kindly still to the gentlemen who have been hosting them; I know I'm rich in good friends. It still makes me just a bit twitchy to not know who might be trying to contact me. (No doubt with more concern for the size of my genitals and offers of discounted designer footgear.)

Tomorrow is Bastille Day (observed) at Cafe Barbette. I think I'll go! Today is evidently not shopping day... then again, if I wasn't working I'd probably be out playing too.

FeO, I have mailed your letter but still have to return your library book. And your plants are fine. XOX.

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predictably very slow day in the storefront.

Kitty health: She's an old, old lady. she's mostly very healthy with her few remaining teeth, and she still jumps and sasses and all that. But she's got a LOT of these odd cysts in her skin, and one of the big ones on her back has opened (it's hard to discuss this because it's kinda gross and I love her.) The vet has examined it, cleaned it up, and given me some meds and stuff. But it's where she can lick it, and that's no good. She can't wear a collar, because there's another cyst on her neck that might open if it got rubbed. Amusingly, the vet recommended I find her a onesie to keep her from licking it. So far I haven't found time to do this, but shall this evening after work. I imagine she'll hate it. I'll need to provide her a way to use the litter box. Poor furry old thing.

The AC in the shop is fixed, HURRAY! My monsterboy and I had a chance to look at CONvergence some last night, even hang out with [info]paulzebras and company. That was nice. The Dreaming is gorgeous. The Space Lounge has never sounded better. Many of our best former Minneapolitans are visiting! It really is one of the most creative, most fun SF conventions around. I hope my sweetheart manages to love it too.

The age-old land war in New Mexico seems to have reached a long-standing detente. Anna and Daniel are evidently prospering this year and eventually this strange old debt will be paid in full. Living well does beat revenge.

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It's kind of a miserable day so far. Kitty had to go to the vet this morning, and the AC is both out 'til Saturday and going to be X-Pensive. We've put the chocolates up in the refrigerator so they're not damaged by the heat. Gah.
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About that last poll, thank you kindly to those of you who answered. I appreciate your participation, and I suppose it is something of a sop to my sense of security and ego just to know you're there.

(in case this subject still interests you!) )

In other news, attended [info]nicholay's and [info]thetrustmeguy's birthday last night, which was delightful with firecrackers and velvet underground and perilous tales of [info]jodi's ankle.

This afternoon [info]saracura (the girl) and I had a really interesting meeting with [info]luno about software. Then my sweetheart took me out to see Get Smart, which was much funnier than I expected.

The annual car show at the state fairgrounds has been making traffic really curious, symbolic, and irritatingly slow in my neighborhood. I have to wonder how much gas a model T actually uses.

these are pieces of my life that I wonder whether I will remember next year.

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100 friends
I can't say I really understand the social networking phenomenon or whether I am using it properly.

Poll #1208566 100 friends
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: None

If I were to chop my LJ friends list by two thirds to limit it to 100 people and your name was removed, how would you feel about it?

Happy. "Friends" should be a meaningful word.
2 (2.2%)

Whatever makes you happier. No big deal.
47 (51.6%)

No change (uh, who are you again, alisgray?)
0 (0.0%)

No change. (you never write anyway!)
1 (1.1%)

Baffled - I would think we are closer than that!
11 (12.1%)

Confused and somewhat hurt. But understanding.
19 (20.9%)

Irritated - who wants drama. just use filters.
3 (3.3%)

I'm sure I wouldn't be on that list.
8 (8.8%)

If I your name were removed you would be likely to

ask why!
16 (19.0%)

make less of an effort to cultivate a meaningful friendship.
8 (9.5%)

make more of an effort to cultivate a meaningul friendship.
11 (13.1%)

remove you from my list as well.
10 (11.9%)

eyeroll.
4 (4.8%)

shrug.
39 (46.4%)

remember to send out individual invitations to things since you won't see them on LJ.
20 (23.8%)

feel awkward when we run into each other in person.
11 (13.1%)

worry about me.
14 (16.7%)

worry about yourself.
12 (14.3%)

Tags:

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Michael and I are sitting in a coffee shop discussing the Flying Spaghetti Monster. ([info]saracura wasn't familiar with it either.)
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Sentiment
I love the flowering trees. It's one of my favorite things about springtime. We're too cold a climate to have many dogwoods, but those are my favorite. My grandmother had and elegant little dogwood in her strange, ornate garden (octagonal brick fishpond, hedges, kiln.) Sometimes my father would stand behind me and make it bark.

Sometimes thinking about that makes me sad.

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It's evidently not my gallbladder that has been chewing on me, it's a peptic ulcer. And it's (mostly) now under control, I'm thrilled to say. Thanks for everybody's support.
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Have any of you got experience with gallbladder attacks? My super-sleuthing self-diagnosis is that. Flu is pretty unlikely to be sticking around two weeks with no contagion. I think my brother must have made up "walrus flu," anyway. Anyway, the symptoms are pretty congruent, despite the negative ultrasound.

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired, I can tell you that for sure.

Things at work have been burbling on really rather well, and I should be bragging about our recent wave of publicity.



We were in last Monday's Star Tribune business section as well. Go us!

And, happy May Day!
written from: :
1411 SE 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55414
feeling: :
sick sick
I hear: :
Switchblade Symphony
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For the record
Thanks to those who have been looking out for and after me for the last couple of days, chiefly [info]saracura and my sweet monsterboy_msp. Boy howdy was I sick! After a very pleasant (and not-sick) visit in DC with [info]azure_armand and [info]birdfigment, I came down with something most unpleasant and ended up in the Urgent Care getting anti-nausea drugs usually prescribed to chemo patients and two and a half liters of saline intravenously.

But I am back at work today. Perhaps not 100%. But this is all part of the American Dream. I'm so glad I had a partner to take over for me yesterday on her usual day off!

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Just a Reminder...

SaraCura in Dinkytown

offers a 10% discount to students every Wednesday! Adornment and thoughtful gifts for every occasion. Jewelry, cards, art, candles, henna, costuming!

New this week are scrabble tile pendants and phone charms by XO Handworks...




more information can be found at http://www.saracura.com/blog.html

Enrich your sensual world.

written from: :
1411 SE 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55414
I hear: :
Love And Rockets
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jumpstarting your SPONTANEOUS
Do I know anyone who would be up for a synthpop musical adventure this Thursday evening that doesn't already have other plans? C'mon. The first step toward having a more vibrant social life is showing up! One and possibly two tickets available.

Of course I could use them myself. But since I was already planning to go, and since I know the hard-working folks who are throwing this event, and I feel they deserve to break even, I'm going to buy my ticket. If you were going anyway, please go! if you were probably not, take me up on this one. (you'll need to get yourself to the Greater Twin Cities and be above the age of 18 to accept.)

This ain't a date. (I have a date.) But it could definitely be An Adventure.

love,
Alis

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Dear Livejournal, it's true, I have been avoiding you. I've experienced several journal-worthy experiences since my last vaguely personal posting, but I haven't written about them. Is it because of the new allure of Facebook? Or that my to-do list is enormous? Or that it's February and cold and depressing? Or some of all of the above?

Michael and I are together, we're mostly very happy about that though there are some things we haven't figured out yet. I feel like talking about that relationship here is somehow disrespectful of it. Certainly it was really wonderful to have a sweetheart for the Great Greeting-Card Holiday (especially while running a greeting card related business.)

[info]ferrousoxide and I have managed to have some sundry small adventures, the next upcoming one is probably going to see De/Vision at Ground Zero this Thursday. (De/Vision is a German synthpop band -- if synthpop can be oldskool, they'd be it. One of my local favorite bands, Amdeide, is opening. Consider joining us.)

[info]luno generously has helped me by installing the video camera rig in SaraCura (the store). It works! so the *third* time someone smashes our front door, we can show pictures of it to the police, and maybe get that person to pay the extra $400 - $600 vandalism has cost us each time.

Sarah and I went over the calendar yesterday and we confirmed that I have time off in March to travel. I plan to go visit [info]azure_armand and [info]birdfigment, since I've been promising to do that for the last three years. Michael is disappointed that he can't really afford to go with me.

guess that's enough of an update for now.

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