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Happy birthday, Alea!

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Wow. And I thought the roadtrips to Tucson were brutal, topping out at a whopping 3.5 hours one way. I get very antsy if I'm in a car much longer than that. I grew up making regular (2-4 times a year) 11-12 hour drives from New Orleans, LA to Augusta GA and back. Road trips were kind of a way of li...

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Yes! His DW episode was so good! I finally started The Sandman, and also Signal to Noise, which I absolutely loved. The art was amazing. I'm taking a class on the history of the graphic novel, so that's mostly what I've been reading lately. The most recent was Ice Haven, which was really interestin...

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My WiFi network has been named "The Giant's Drink" for quite a few years now. All of my devices, however, are named with 007 since I call myself Platypi007 online. Laptop007, Incite007 (my old LG Incite phone), Captivate007 (Samsung Galaxy S Captivate) and so on.

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I was introduced to Neil Gaiman by a friend who gave me a copy of "Neverwhere", his adaptation of a TV mini-series he wrote for the BBC, and I was hooked instantly. I then read his joint venture with another favorite author of mine, Terry Prachett, "Good Omens," which I also love...

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The fact that the interior of my car reeks of gasoline from having the gas tank unsealed and open inside the cabin for a week. At least it runs now, though. Maybe having the windows cracked all afternoon today will have helped. I also hate that I didn't have anything with which to drain off the fuel...

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Having a working car again!

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All right, as long as we're in disagreement, I'll just set it up to randomly open in the same tab, open in a new tab, close your browser, open a random porn site, or repartition your drive.

I'm on board with that! (Not sure I'm supposed to post here, but I just had to)

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Just saw "The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe" last weekend and I agree with most people that it was just "meh" as far as DW episodes go. I wasn't a huge fan of series 6 in general, the story arc just didn't seem that plausible to me and I didn't really like the finale, and m...

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Historically they were the result of failing to trim the edges of the sheet which was folded and cut into pages (if you look at older books you will sometimes find pages that haven't yet been cut apart). Today they are, I presume, an attempt at looking old-timey.

Yep, and I hate them.

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One very confused restaurant in town celebrated Mardis Gras on a Monday in late January. That's OK! In New Orleans they start celebrating Mardi Gras season the day after Epiphany (January 6) and go until Fat Tuesday (day before Ash Wednesday). There are parades all over town during that time, and k...

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My car. The fuel pump, and the little plate that allows connections for the fuel pump and fuel level sending unit to pass through to the rest of the car, and the electrical connector for the fuel pump which has apparently been arcing for frell knows how long and burned a hole in the connector on the...

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King cake, again! Probably the last ones this year (Mardi Gras is on Tuesday, if you don't know). I'm making two, though that is probably far too much king cake for the party I'm having tomorrow (if any of you want to come to Columbia, SC feel free to stop in) but I wanted to try out the unfilled, b...

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I cleaned the s*** out of the bathroom.

Erm. Not literal s***. Just emphasis-adding s***.

I'm glad you made that distinction. :D

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Oh yeah, it's back to 1000+ today. :D

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I love Spirited Away.

And that Sirius valentine totally made my day.

My friend finally got to see Spirited Away tonight and he loved it. :) I love that film and most any of the rest of his films! :)

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Dear god, no! I may hate the heat and wish I lived someplace cooler where it snows in the winter but that is INSANE. IN. SANE.

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King cake, again! (Actually right now it is the lemon and orange zest in my king cake dough, the baking part won't happen until about 4am...) By the way, I'm in the process of revising the recipe, and I hope to get ahold of a decent digital camera next week when I make my third one of the season, so...

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Is anyone here getting a PlayStation Vita? It's out next week for First Edition Bundle purchasers, and the week after in stores. Well, if we go by how long after the PS3 came out I got a PS3, we can figure on me getting a Vita in 2016. However, if we go by how long it has been between console purch...

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The photograph from last year has blown my mind. Blown. My. Mind. I mean, I've seen the movie Fargo, and I have a friend who grew up in Minot (which I always call Mynock in my mind, the creatures that were feeding on the Millennium Falcon in Empire Strikes Back), but that is more snow than I could h...

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Then the post lives up the the thread title! :D

It's a certification for computer technicians. Also, I hope it helps me get a job.

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No worries - I still have a Portal/Portal 2 bundle and a couple of copies of 2 left if anyone wants one.

Oh really? What do I need to get a copy of 2 from you?

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My library system is pretty strict about needing proof of address (they do accept utility bills or rental agreements, though). It makes sense since it's such a great library system with so many resources offered free to patrons (including e-books and free music downloads as well as a host of employm...

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I love taking showers before bed, especially when there's enough time before bed that my hair won't soak the pillow. It's just really refreshing to go to bed all clean. I love this too (thankfully 5 minutes is enough time for my hair to dry). However, I can't really go through the whole next day wi...

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So while studying for my second A+ test I did the following instead of studying for the test: Played Skyrim, a lot. Watched anime on Netflix, a lot. Did my taxes. Organized my drill bits and screwdriver bits. Cleaned the kitchen well. Cleaned the bathroom. (By this and the previous one I mean more t...

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I just passed the second of two tests for the CompTIA A+ certification!

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I love that show. So. Very. Much.

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I love it when my roommate gets so riled up at sporting events. I find it horribly entertaining. Haha, I have a friend like that. Last year at the Superbowl he almost put a football through his window and his wife snapped at him. One time he went out and ran around the parking lot at his old place ...

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I've got a 15 year old Nissan Altima. I don't like it as much as the Honda Accords I owned before this one, but I still like it (even though this one is one of the most ugly cars on the road). It's been giving me some trouble lately... but I can't afford a new car right now so I'm just hoping I can ...

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Google apparently has no idea who I am? I couldn't find any information that looks at all like what you guys posted at that address.

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I'm getting the impression I'm wearing my headphones too much. I'm getting grooves in my skull corresponding to the grooves on the headband - this may be a problem. I've had little indentations in my head at my temples for quite a few years now thanks to glasses and the fact that I have a fat head ...

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I've heard of Kobo, but haven't seen one in person (I've only seen a couple of Kindles in person, actually). I chalk it up to the fact that I follow tech blogs like Engadget and Gizmodo. I think they are a lot less popular than Kindle and Nook.

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Great review of Skyrim's lackings! I've been playing it steadily since it came out, much less now than I did in the beginning, but I can still sit down and spend hours in the world without realizing it. But still, I do wish it had an economy, a power system I could get involved in, choices that woul...

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I made laundry detergent and fabric softener today.

Did something recently publish about making your own detergent and fabric softener? At least three of my friends posted to Facebook last week about doing the same.

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I think that is more snow in that one picture than I've seen in my entire life.

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