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I also realized, upon looking back at my LJ, that I had failed to define exactly what the lump in my knee IS. It is not a tumor of any sort. Rather, it's a bone cyst that has developed around one of the ligaments. Still painful, not life-threatening or anything silly like that. I need to get it removed, but I'm trying to hold off until October when my FMLA kicks in.
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Can I get an Amen, please? http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/com This is the first time I've seen someone successfully articulate my misgivings with Unitarianism and with the whole 'respect everyone' charade. Wonderful stuff.
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http://www.brat-halla.com I can't figure out if it's brilliantly funny or hilariously blasphemous. Or both. Odin and Frigga at Costco was precious. But where's Bragi? I demand Bragi!
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I love my job, I really do. (For those who need a catchup, I'm a wine specialist and manager's assistant for Twin Liquors here in Austin). However, if there's a part of my job -- or rather, a time of my job -- that I like the least, it's Saturday mornings. They're depressing, despite "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" playing on NPR. The crowd who comes in on Saturday mornings just reek of desperation; they buy cheap booze in huge amounts, they are often waiting in their trucks for me to open at 10am. They're the quiet alcoholics of the world, the people who start drinking when they wake up and finish when they go to bed. This is not the wine and food pairing crowd; this is Kentucky Deluxe 'bourbon', Ron Rio rum, Taaka, Crystal Palace gin, and other baseboard cleaners. I've processed my feelings, and it's all about my grandmother -- who started the day with Jim Beam and ended it with Seagram's Vodka, and was never sober inbetween. I've come to realize there's still a lot of pain there, and there always will be. And if it's not that, it's the parade of rednecks with guns. Thankfully, we're out of deer season, but during November and December Saturday morning was heavily salted with camouflaged road apples buying cheap peppermint schnapps and bourbon. You couldn't pay me to go into the woods with these guys, not even if I was wearing orange from head to toe AND wearing kevlar to boot. People think Friday night would be the worst in the liquor business. Nah, Friday nights are fun. I get to use my brain occasionally. Saturday mornings, though...
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First off....THIS is funny. http://www.comicvsaudience.net/images/fl That said: I've actually seen some movies recently. Capsule reviews: "WALL-E" is one of the best movies I've ever seen, "Kung Fu Panda" was hilarious... And then there's Mirrormask. I wanted to love Mirrormask. I expected to love Mirrormask -- script by Neil Gaiman, special effects by the Henson Workshop, what's not to love? But I was oddly disappointed. On a cynical level, I felt like I was watching "Labyrinth" with art direction by Cirque du Soliel on acid. The lead, Stephanie Leonidas, was excellent (and I feel old; Corwin thinks she's incredibly good-looking) but the rest of the performances didn't move me much. Maybe it was that I expected more from a Gaiman/Henson collaboration, but...while I'm glad I saw it, I'm not overly eager to see it again.
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It's been a while since I posted. Let me try to do the quick summary. JOB: Still love it. Retail at the holidays was exhausting, but other than that this is a great gig. Inventory starts 2/2. HEALTH: Um. Right knee is dangerously close to unspeakable. I have a doctor's appointment in about forty-five minutes to try to figure out why there's a tangerine-sized lump on one of my ligaments, and every so often that knee decides to attempt to throw me at the ground. It has failed so far, but...damn, it hurts. I also have officially joined The Bifocal Generation. FAMILY: Mixed bag. Bran's health -- specifically her asthma -- is kicking her butt. Corwin is doing better at Westwood, though it's a tough school. Aven is great. Cat's health is iffy; she was diagnosed with Hypermobility Syndrome (www.medicinenet.com/hypermobility_syndro WRITING: Get back to me after I survive inventory and decide to go fiction or non-fiction for the next one. MKP: I staffed my tenth weekend in December at the Greater Carolinas Center. Had a wonderful experience. Have been out of local leadership for a few months while I took a breather after stepping down as president in October. Will be returning after inventory. PRIESTHOOD: I'm working on restarting the CUUPS group at our UU church. If you read this, send me a note? Let me know someone's out there? Leave a comment?
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I know honesty -- especially honesty in professional sports -- is a rare thing. Which is why this story matters. Golfer turns self in for using illegal ball. It may not seem like much -- and in truth, ninety-nine percent of the time I don't give a damn about professional golf. (When asked about my feelings on the sport, I fall back on two quotes: Mark Twain's "Golf is a good walk spoilt" and Rosie O'Donnell's "Golf is men in ugly pants walking".) But this is the kind of thing that in my opinion our society -- our global society -- needs more of. Accountability, self-policing, and just plain old playing fair. So here's to J.P. Hayes, my hero of the week. May we all remember that if no one else is watching, we are watching ourselves.
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I found this REALLY funny. http://www.236.com/video/2008/get_your_w There are some other great bits on 236.com -- I really like the Sarah Palin VLog, especially the last entry. "I WON! I'M THE PRINCESS OF AMERICA!
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Yes, I do. I love my new job, even if getting there is a hassle right now because of the Cap Metro strike. I'm currently sitting here. I've finished my work, restocked and squared the shelves, done my paperwork, and it's...two hours and some change into my shift. Nothing to do now but surf the 'net, which leads to this amazing website for us booze geeks: Check THIS out. I want to be THIS guy. Did a Samhain ritual last night at the UU church. Small turnout, but it laid foundation for later, which is what I was looking for. Very pleased Obama won. Amused Indiana went blue; it just proves to me that Hoosiers think about their pocketbook first, which is a pleasantly pragmatic school of thought. Better than Texas, where we have one big ol' blue island (Austin) in the middle of a sea of RedneckState.
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