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Odd piece for the evening:

With a real waffle cone,
Lucifer monkeyed in the jungle,
Not minding much the show goddesses, real hippies,
Feverishly famous, starring in two shows

The world was expanding wider than usual,
the sad thoughts were coming early, if at all

I made it to Lake Tahoe, but not before having my laptop tested for explosives and both my nail file and lighter confiscated. How is it that I managed to travel with the same items on Lufthansa without a problem, but dinky little Alaska Air found it necessary to make such a fuss? I would accept the argument that it is part of their job...
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Off to Lake Tahoe, sick or not! Thanks for the encouragement!

My travel plans may be compromised by the fact that I appear to be getting sick.

Friday was a dear friend's birthday party at Cha Cha Cha in Los Feliz. I got her this. I also got very drunk off sangria.

Saturday morning I went on another of the L.A. Conservancy's walking tours. This one was titled "The Historic Core." Sites covered (among others) were the Subway Terminal Building, the Broadway Department Store, Grand Central Market (if you ever have...
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Saturday, the lovely bijoux and I braved the rain and went to a screening of Finding Neverland at the new branch of the American Cinematheque, the Aero Theatre. We sniffled throughout, then ate burgers and drank beer at Father's Office. We were having a great time until two brats who were waiting for a table actually asked us whether they could have out table...
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I have been loving the rain here.
I don't think I could ever grow tired of it.

Am suffering near-exhaustion after the holiday aftermath.
I haven't taken a vacation in years.

Saw these exhibits over the weekend with my new "friend."
(Boy #2 from a few journal entries ago, if you recall.)
Still unsure as to the nature of our connection,
but it's refreshing to...
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It was to be a nice, relaxing Christmas at my parents' house in the Valley. Instead, I awoke at 3:00 am Christmas morning with a dreadful asthma attack. I couldn't breathe at all, so I was forced to drive myself to the hospital in my pajamas, whereupon I got a series of breathing treatments from a big male nurse in a Santa hat, with...
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Friday evening I had a date with a man I met at an office party. This alone can be a recipe for disaster, I know. Thursday night we spoke and he said he was looking forward to seeing me, and that we would meet around 8:00pm on Friday. Friday I leave work a half hour early to go get ready. Just as I leave, he...
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