For some reason, I am quite proud of getting Lycoris installed and working.

I uh... I didn't do anything else today.

U.S. soldier weds Iraqi love
Sunday, August 22, 2004 Posted: 9:36 PM EDT (0136 GMT)


PORT ORCHARD, Washington (AP) -- A Washington state soldier has married the Iraqi woman he met and fell in love with while in Baghdad.

Robert Hall, 23, says he knew within a month that he would marry Vivian Mansour, 21, of Baghdad, even though at first neither spoke a word of each other's language.

Yesterday, an old man purchased a few dianthus and proceeded to pay with quarters. He said, "I raided my wife's collection of state quarters." I considered saying, "Hope she doesn't find out!" and was so glad I didn't when he said, "She died so I don't guess I need to keep her collections anymore."

So close.

Tribe has best excuse for poor math skills

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Some people have a great excuse for being bad at math -- their language lacks the words for most numbers, U.S.-based researchers reported on Thursday.

Members of a tiny, isolated Brazilian tribe have no words for numbers other than "one or a few" or "many" and seem to have trouble counting, the researchers reported.

Perception is a funny thing. I look at myself sometimes and wonder how all the little bits of fat got under my skin. Then I see pictures of myself and wonder how people could not think I have an eating disorder. So yeah, there are things about myself that I feel I have no control over. Being stupid is the big one. Got no control over that. I lack the drive and commitment it would require to have any serious kind of disorder so I guess that's good. Better to be a slacker about things like that, right?

I don't know if the following quote is accurate at all but I thought it was humorous.

"As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

-H.L. Menchken (1880-1956)

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I thought I'd have to work tomorrow but it turns out I don't. As a matter of fact, I get to work 4 day weeks from now on. I may actually get back in the habit of having a cleaning schedule *gasp*. I miss having a relatively clean house. Clutter is a bad habit of mine/ours but I can't seem to rid myself of it.

My best friend is at a Cure show right now. Meanie didn't even ask me if I wanted to go. I'm a rotten fan, really. I like the Cure but I couldn't name a single song if my life depended on it. I'm that way with alot of bands, sadly. No memory for music unless I hear it constantly.

Blah blah... nothing of importance, really. Redyed my hair to get rid of the cheap-hooker shades. Got some plants potted so they won't die. Moved a bookshelf to the other end of the house. I'm sure I'll regret that one. It takes up alot of space. Maybe I'll get more reading done... who knows.

Yesterday, I was still a strawberry blonde, thanks to the Pacific. Also, I have NO idea why people think I'm 17. heh.

Today I went in for a LEEP. This is where they super-heat a loop of wire and use it to cut out the bad cervical cells that COULD turn into cancer if caused by HPV and left alone long enough. My eyelids wouldn't stop twitching and I kept wanting to just sob about how it wasn't fair. I get in the procedure room and the doctor comes in and starts poking around and says "Looks like there's an infection at the biopsy site. Let's clear that up and then we'll do the LEEP another time." *sigh* I hate stressing over stuff and then having to REstress over it. Oh well... at least now I know that it's gonna be 6 weeks recovery after these nasty cells get sliced and diced. That eliminates one question.

I hated the nurse he had today. She was dressed in street clothes, which I'm pretty sure isn't normal and she looked about 17. Acted about 45 and bitter. Next time, I'm gonna request the nurse I usually have cause she at least explains things to me and doesn't pretend I'm not there. I think the nurse/intern I had today was the same one that called me and said there was NO need for a procedure after the colpo I had three weeks ago. Stupid cow couldn't have been more wrong. Must be hard some days to tell the difference between 'nothing wrong' and 'please come in right away for further slicing'.

California high court voids same-sex marriages

(CNN) -- Thousands of marriages sanctioned in San Francisco earlier this year were voided Thursday when the California Supreme Court ruled that city's mayor overstepped his authority by issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said the city would appeal the 5-2 ruling by the state's high court.

"My heart is heavy," Newsom told reporters. "I respectfully disagree with the Supreme Court's decision, but I respect the court and will respect the order."

New Jersey governor quits, comes out as gay

Thursday, August 12, 2004 Posted: 6:54 PM EDT (2254 GMT)



(CNN) -- Dropping a political bombshell, New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced his resignation Thursday after revealing that he is gay and that he had an adulterous affair with a man.

With his wife standing quietly by his side, McGreevey -- a father of two -- spoke in calm tones as he described his struggle with his sexuality, "a certain sense that separated me from others." It was something that he said began as a child.

"At a point in every person's life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique truth in the world, not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but as it is," McGreevey, a Democrat, said.

USDA Investigates Death of Circus Lion

Activists Challenge Ringling Brothers' Account, Say They Notified Federal Officials

By Marc Kaufman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, August 8, 2004; Page A03

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is facing a federal investigation amid allegations that it allowed a young lion to die in a sweltering animal train crossing the Mojave Desert and then tried to keep key information from the government.

Soon after the investigation was launched, a recently fired Ringling Brothers lion handler delivered an affidavit to Agriculture Department officials contending that the lion died because the boxcar it was riding in was extremely hot and the animal needed water.

He said circus officials would not stop the train to cool the animal off despite reports by him and another handler that the 2-year-old lion, named Clyde, and other animals were suffering from intense heat.


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You know what's big? The difference between "No need to come back in right away." and "We need you to come in as soon as possible so we can cut out part of your cervix."

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