Memory Alone
I've recently come to terms with the fact that our lives are about action for memory rather than experience. We stumble about the brutal path of existence, falling all over ourselves and each other for even the faintest glimpse of an experience. Of course, we usually redefine or re-quantify our personal holy grails as aspirations, goals and/or dreams, but in the end they...
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I've recently come to terms with the fact that our lives are about action for memory rather than experience. We stumble about the brutal path of existence, falling all over ourselves and each other for even the faintest glimpse of an experience. Of course, we usually redefine or re-quantify our personal holy grails as aspirations, goals and/or dreams, but in the end they...
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kayliane:
happy new year
hotcurry:
How have you been?
kayliane:
because you've been missing 
Waking up...
Holy shit, I've been asleep for like three months.
Holy shit, I've been asleep for like three months.
Reissued.....
kayliane:
none of them are me. Here's me:
hope you had a nice long weekend
and I never noticed you like refused before. Hooray for Refused!
[Edited on Sep 07, 2005 12:06AM]
hope you had a nice long weekend
and I never noticed you like refused before. Hooray for Refused!
[Edited on Sep 07, 2005 12:06AM]
kristaann:
Thief Steals $75,000 Worth of Bull Semen
WOLFSVILLE, Md. (Nov. 2) - Someone stole $75,000 worth of bull semen from a Frederick County farm, the sheriff's office says. Eric Fleming said the six small canisters of frozen semen taken from a liquid nitrogen tank represented four to five years of collection work.
He said he had planned to sell it and use the proceeds to expand his breeding herd of shorthorn beef cattle.
"I'm so depressed about this that I probably will get out of the cattle business," Fleming said Tuesday.
He said he found the semen missing from an outbuilding on his Stonewood Acres farm in northwestern Frederick County Sunday night.
Fleming said the canisters held the semen of 40 to 50 bulls.
I thought this would make you smile big*
hugs from downtown
k
Thief Steals $75,000 Worth of Bull Semen
WOLFSVILLE, Md. (Nov. 2) - Someone stole $75,000 worth of bull semen from a Frederick County farm, the sheriff's office says. Eric Fleming said the six small canisters of frozen semen taken from a liquid nitrogen tank represented four to five years of collection work.
He said he had planned to sell it and use the proceeds to expand his breeding herd of shorthorn beef cattle.
"I'm so depressed about this that I probably will get out of the cattle business," Fleming said Tuesday.
He said he found the semen missing from an outbuilding on his Stonewood Acres farm in northwestern Frederick County Sunday night.
Fleming said the canisters held the semen of 40 to 50 bulls.
I thought this would make you smile big*
hugs from downtown
k
On Death
Some would say we are a society preoccupied with death. The fact is we are not nearly as concerned with death as we should be. We live in an almost constant malaise of denial about our mortality. Death becomes like a 30th birthday to a twelve year old--a fate so distant as to approach fiction. Oh, but it is coming my friends. Hard...
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Some would say we are a society preoccupied with death. The fact is we are not nearly as concerned with death as we should be. We live in an almost constant malaise of denial about our mortality. Death becomes like a 30th birthday to a twelve year old--a fate so distant as to approach fiction. Oh, but it is coming my friends. Hard...
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dixxxon:
yeah, i used to contemplate such complex ideas, but then i realized, what the fuck, why bother. i'll be dead soon...
S.F. is pretty much the bestest place ever to get a great, quality tattoo. but my loyaty lies with Everlasting Tattoo. best of the best. not only are all the artists there very talented, but i think it'd be a good place to get a first tattoo. the guys there are really kind and helpfull. excellent customer service skills. i get ALL my work done by Mike Davis. top notch.
whatcha thinking of getting?
S.F. is pretty much the bestest place ever to get a great, quality tattoo. but my loyaty lies with Everlasting Tattoo. best of the best. not only are all the artists there very talented, but i think it'd be a good place to get a first tattoo. the guys there are really kind and helpfull. excellent customer service skills. i get ALL my work done by Mike Davis. top notch.
whatcha thinking of getting?
dixxxon:
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[Edited on Aug 27, 2005 7:42PM]
The Trespassed Penis
It happened today. Anheiser-Busch finally got me. I always assumed my intellect would serve as the psychological equivalent of an SPF 50 to the constant death-ray of primtive corporate advertising. That is, until about five hours ago.
It was quite sad, really. I saw it happening in what seemed to be slow motion. Car passes Budweiser billboard, eyes look up toward said...
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It happened today. Anheiser-Busch finally got me. I always assumed my intellect would serve as the psychological equivalent of an SPF 50 to the constant death-ray of primtive corporate advertising. That is, until about five hours ago.
It was quite sad, really. I saw it happening in what seemed to be slow motion. Car passes Budweiser billboard, eyes look up toward said...
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jujubee:
Well thank god I don't have a penis. Great journal entry, I needed a laugh. 
jujubee:
How about a "detachable penis"? Or is that too trendy for ya?
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dreamstar:
I have moved to Clifton... a cozy 1 bdrm garden apt. near the guido paradise club.
Even with its close proximity i have yet to carry my own "fake luggage"...
What the hell have you been up to?
Even with its close proximity i have yet to carry my own "fake luggage"...
What the hell have you been up to?
liante:
That is a mystery I can't answer for you, although I've noticed the same thing myself (hence my sporadic presence around these parts lately). But then I'm not paying to be here, either.
Finals went... well, they were rough. My worst semester ever, academics-wise, but given everything else I had going on at the time that's not much of a surprise. I'm hoping to pull up the GPA this last year, to salvage my pride come graduation if nothing else.
Re: desire to be a barrister -- yes and no. Do I still want to practice law? Sure. Do I want to be a trial attorney? Less sure. I was told by one guy that he didn't think I had the "meanness" to run a trial, which planted a few doubts in my head. Granted, the guy was a little off on a lot of other things too (broad generalizations about women/minorities that he seemed to think were gospel truth, among other red flags), but it's enough to get me wondering whether I wouldn't really be happier doing something a little more reclusive and bookish. It is true, at least, that I don't particularly enjoy dealing with people, although I can put up a good stage presence when needed.
So, well, we'll see. Keeping options open and trying to interview as broadly as I can this year, both for large firms (which would be as bookish and research-oriented as I could take, I'm sure) and clerkships.
Finals went... well, they were rough. My worst semester ever, academics-wise, but given everything else I had going on at the time that's not much of a surprise. I'm hoping to pull up the GPA this last year, to salvage my pride come graduation if nothing else.
Re: desire to be a barrister -- yes and no. Do I still want to practice law? Sure. Do I want to be a trial attorney? Less sure. I was told by one guy that he didn't think I had the "meanness" to run a trial, which planted a few doubts in my head. Granted, the guy was a little off on a lot of other things too (broad generalizations about women/minorities that he seemed to think were gospel truth, among other red flags), but it's enough to get me wondering whether I wouldn't really be happier doing something a little more reclusive and bookish. It is true, at least, that I don't particularly enjoy dealing with people, although I can put up a good stage presence when needed.
So, well, we'll see. Keeping options open and trying to interview as broadly as I can this year, both for large firms (which would be as bookish and research-oriented as I could take, I'm sure) and clerkships.
Alright, so I'm not dead.
Finally decided which job to take, and, yet again....am attempting to save the world rather than save myself.
Vapid diatribe to follow...
Finally decided which job to take, and, yet again....am attempting to save the world rather than save myself.
Vapid diatribe to follow...
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kristaann:
earth to buddy
come in
buddy.
xx
come in
buddy.
xx
LAESQ's EXCLUSIVE INTERVEW WITH "OBLIQUE" -- CONTEMPORARY POP-CULTURE ARTIST AND CREATOR/SUPPLIER OF PRINTED TEES TO URBAN OUTFITTERS.
Recently, I sat down for a drink at the W Hotel in San Francisco with Oblique, where he was gracious enough to provide a brief interview to yours truly. Enjoy.
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LAESQ: Well, first of all, thank you for sitting down with me. I know your slammed.
OB:...
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Recently, I sat down for a drink at the W Hotel in San Francisco with Oblique, where he was gracious enough to provide a brief interview to yours truly. Enjoy.
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LAESQ: Well, first of all, thank you for sitting down with me. I know your slammed.
OB:...
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liante:
Fascinatingly weird. 
By definition, every father is a motherfucker.
hotcurry:
The more you know....
wyatt:
Interesting point on the word "motherfucker"
White folks generally think it's somebody who fucks his own mother or something similar. Blacks, who originated the term, meant it to refer to a slaveowner who would come into the slave quarters and fuck a woman in front of her children.
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on bikes. The Radian you posted might be a fine bike if it's in OK shape.
Regarding bike "age": Bikes age more quickly than cars when parked outdoors, but last much longer than cars when garage-kept and ridden occasionally. There are lots of 1985 bikes that are pulled out and ridden less than 1000 miles per summer.. Back here where it snows, the mileage is lower than in SoCal. But a maintained and rarely ridden bike is actually a common thing. These bikes are the best bargains, if you can evaluate them mechanically. If not, I still advise going to bike shops and looking for an old bike that the owner will vouch for.
Some sit until their tires get flat spots and all the rubber parts rot, and then go on the market, so exceptionally low mileage may not be a good thing. Guys get married and stuff the bike in the garage all too often. Generally, go for a bike that has been ridden regularly, but in no way looks "worn out."
Another good thing about the 1980's Japanese bikes is that almost all of them were built to be ridden. By the late 80's and definitely in the '90's the Japanese figured out that US riders generally wanted a weekend toy. It needed only to function in one small niche environment. Unlike the rest of the world's motorcyclists, US riders don't demand that their bikes be viable commuting and grocery-getting machines during the week. And US cruiser riders demand only that their bike look good while parked in front of some pub. Because most bikes out-accelerate most cars and most US riders have no idea about cornering or what real motorcycle performance can be, the average cruiser customer doesn't know what's missing. By the Y2K, all the big companies were building 1500+ cc cruisers that had less power and poorer mileage than their 400cc sportbikes. And the sportbikes were becoming more uncomfortable to ride at anything less than three times the posted limit. Tourers were getting obese with luggage, stereos, heated seats, everything but a pop-up camper (which you CAN buy as a trailer). In the 1980's, the Japanese still expected that every bike they built would spend Monday-Friday with a milk crate bungeed to the back, squirting through traffic.
What style of bike calls to you? I'd be happy to suggest some models. I'm generally of the opinion that Hondas are best, but a well-cared-for Yamaha, Kawasaki, or Suzook will often be a nice bit cheaper than an equivalent Honda. If you were trying to save every penny and find a $600 roach, I'd say Honda only.
White folks generally think it's somebody who fucks his own mother or something similar. Blacks, who originated the term, meant it to refer to a slaveowner who would come into the slave quarters and fuck a woman in front of her children.
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on bikes. The Radian you posted might be a fine bike if it's in OK shape.
Regarding bike "age": Bikes age more quickly than cars when parked outdoors, but last much longer than cars when garage-kept and ridden occasionally. There are lots of 1985 bikes that are pulled out and ridden less than 1000 miles per summer.. Back here where it snows, the mileage is lower than in SoCal. But a maintained and rarely ridden bike is actually a common thing. These bikes are the best bargains, if you can evaluate them mechanically. If not, I still advise going to bike shops and looking for an old bike that the owner will vouch for.
Some sit until their tires get flat spots and all the rubber parts rot, and then go on the market, so exceptionally low mileage may not be a good thing. Guys get married and stuff the bike in the garage all too often. Generally, go for a bike that has been ridden regularly, but in no way looks "worn out."
Another good thing about the 1980's Japanese bikes is that almost all of them were built to be ridden. By the late 80's and definitely in the '90's the Japanese figured out that US riders generally wanted a weekend toy. It needed only to function in one small niche environment. Unlike the rest of the world's motorcyclists, US riders don't demand that their bikes be viable commuting and grocery-getting machines during the week. And US cruiser riders demand only that their bike look good while parked in front of some pub. Because most bikes out-accelerate most cars and most US riders have no idea about cornering or what real motorcycle performance can be, the average cruiser customer doesn't know what's missing. By the Y2K, all the big companies were building 1500+ cc cruisers that had less power and poorer mileage than their 400cc sportbikes. And the sportbikes were becoming more uncomfortable to ride at anything less than three times the posted limit. Tourers were getting obese with luggage, stereos, heated seats, everything but a pop-up camper (which you CAN buy as a trailer). In the 1980's, the Japanese still expected that every bike they built would spend Monday-Friday with a milk crate bungeed to the back, squirting through traffic.
What style of bike calls to you? I'd be happy to suggest some models. I'm generally of the opinion that Hondas are best, but a well-cared-for Yamaha, Kawasaki, or Suzook will often be a nice bit cheaper than an equivalent Honda. If you were trying to save every penny and find a $600 roach, I'd say Honda only.
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sweetscarling:
WISH I CouLD, but I have already adopted 2 death row dammed doggies totally in breech of my lease agreement..but I would rather be kicked out then let these boys go..they are my family .. What you are doing is extremely noble... !! Wonderful that you are helping these homeless babies out.. I hope and pray that they find their way to a good home.
Cheers
PinkAddicTiOn
WISH I CouLD, but I have already adopted 2 death row dammed doggies totally in breech of my lease agreement..but I would rather be kicked out then let these boys go..they are my family .. What you are doing is extremely noble... !! Wonderful that you are helping these homeless babies out.. I hope and pray that they find their way to a good home.
Cheers
PinkAddicTiOn
missmuffet:
i can't see any of the pictures!
UPDATING....