A place for me to work stuff out and to post things that interest me.
Most of us can, if we choose,
make this world either a palace or a prison.
~Lord Avebury
I choose a palace.
~TKF
Do not let your fire go out,
spark by irreplaceable spark,
in the hopeless swamps of the approximate,
the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish,
in lonely frustration for the life you deserved,
but have never been able to reach.
Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won.
It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
~Ayn Rand
The democratic society's mythology of equality with its
attendant erasure of difference is an impossibility
in an actual, lived sense.
Therefore, according to this view, this
imaginary erasure cannot achieve an
actual democracy, because a sense of
community can only come with the recognition of difference.
~Slavoj Zizek, as paraphrased by Catherine M. Soussloff
Links!
A brand new link! Check it out!
deviantART
I thought the place was very cool. Oh, and all you Alias fans, you can find a very nice wallpaper there--
or rather, here--and a gorgeous Evanescence one, too!
Watcher's Diary
Slayage; The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies
Convert just about anything
Comes in really handy when you want to convert fahrenheit to celcius and vice versa!
Links to 100s of free calculators online
Everything from your due date to how much a house payment would be to a regular calculator
Reference Guide to Chicago Manual of Style
Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas & Almanac
Quotation Search Engine
Complete HTML True Color Chart
Epicurious Recipes
Inn Recipes; Recipes for all Occasions
JobStar-Resumes & Cover Letters Advice
Overstock.com: Up to 80% off most items
Ediblenature.com
Things My Girlfriend & I Have Argued About
(Trust me--you'll be laughing outloud!)
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Beyond the Invisible
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The tale of the world is like a tree.
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Sturdily rooted in the past, the tale's branches spread out through the days that come. The many stories that make up its substance
unfold from bud to leaf to dry memory and back again, event connecting event like the threadwork of a spider's web, so that each creature of the world plays its part, understanding only aspects of the overall narrative, and perceiving, each with its particular talents, only glimpses
of the Great Mystery that underlies it all.
~Charles de Lint, Moonheart
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Thursday, November 04, 2004
Yay!
I got a job! It's not a great job, but the pay is decent, as are the hours. I'll be working in the amazon.com warehouse, Mon-Thurs, 7am-5:30 with mandatory overtime. (It pays $9.25/hour to start, though, so that isn't too bad--overtime will be $13.80/hour). So, it looks I will have money for the holidays and to pay for Nik's plane ticket so I can see her over Christmas break! *dancing*
Unfortunately, their policy is NO time off during November and December--if the holiday falls during your work schedule, you have to work it. That means Thanksgiving will probably be a day late. Still, I have a job! YAY!
1:36 PM
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Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Do What's Right and What's Important
If you are 18 or older and an American citizen, today is a momentous day. It's the day when your voice can be heard if you choose. It is the day that your opinion is officially counted.
Republican or Democrat (though I think I know how most of you lean, if nothing else), please, do what's right. It's an honor and priviledge to participate in the process of casting your ballot today. I plead with all of you, regardless of your politics to participate. Show them that we have a voice and want to be heard.
Don't be discouraged by early numbers and talking heads telling you that it's all wrapped up for one side or the other. If this country could pull off even an 80% turnout, imagine what we could do! Imagine the reaction if all of us who aren't normally considered important, politically, suddenly stood up and demanded to be counted. The youth of our country. The minorities. The poor. By making our voices heard, it forces the politicians to have to take us seriously and at least consider our wants and needs.
So, rain or shine, hot or cold, or even "I just want to sleep in!"--push all of that aside and get out there! This past election, regardless of whatever backroom jockeying may or may not have taken place, was settled by a mere handful of votes! It's in our power to make that difference and I hope you all will participate today.
1:34 PM
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It's hit...
HARD
No response from the job interview that I thought went so well.
No money to fix my brakes, his car, or turn on the phone.
Gained 20 pounds for no discernible reason in the past few moments...well, I'm not throwing up all the time, so maybe that's it, but still. FAT FAT FAT
No extra money for the holidays or Daniel's upcoming birthday.
No money to buy Nik a plane ticket (I can't even afford to send her the $200/month I'm supposed to be sending her, let alone a plane ticket), so I'm not going to get to spend time with/see her and it breaks my heart.
No one particularly eager to hire me.
I'm so depressed right now. (Thank god that Jerry is willing to put up with my weepy whineyness at the moment, even if he's a bit concerned about me because of it...)
I really thought I did well at the interview...
*SIGH*
1:18 PM
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