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How come the people getting arrested on Cops never acknowledge the camera? I've seen a lot of episodes of that show, and never once have I seen any of them look nervous, or angry, or embarrassed to be arrested on camera. I wish I could get arrested on that show. I'd spend the whole segment acting normal, like any other arrest, and then at the end, as they were taking me toward the police car, I'd look straight into the camera and say, "It's a fair cop."
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You know how they say that stuff you're looking for is always in the last place you look? Not me. When I find what I'm looking for, I always keep looking, just in case it was a trick.
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I found out today that my mother's name is misspelled on her birth certificate. Isn't that weird? How could the spelling her parents intended be her legal name when it's not what it says on her birth certificate? And if her parents knew about it, couldn't they have gotten it fixed? It seems to me that if you catch a mistake on your baby's birth certificate early enough, you should be able to have it nullified and get a new one drawn up.
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blacwolve - my personal best for a day is 65 pages. 20 pages ought - in theory - to be a cakewalk. But I've been in a writing void since last October.
I have a goal of 100 pages this week with a book in a week writing group I belong to. I want to meet it. If I've plotted properly, it's completely doable. I'm one of those that requires plotting and structure. I don't write well without it.
But you also need to keep in mind circumstances - I don't know if you work/have children/whatever else goes on in your life to occupy your time. I don't have a job, and I don't have kidlets. I just take care of me and my husband. So, in theory, I have plenty of time to write.
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I love surprising people. I really surprised my sister with a birthday party Saturday night, and the look on her face made me feel like a million bucks. Suddenly all the rushing around to get it ready and to coordinate things was totally worth it.
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iTunes finally has some Smashing Pumpkins stuff! Woohoo!
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Only a week 'til I get paid again! Woohoo!
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I finally started reading Shadow of the Giant! Woohoo!
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I've managed to eat neither fast food nor microwave burritos for the past week, as we actually have real food in our refrigerator! Woohoo!
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I got my head checked by a jumbo jet! It wasn't easy, but nothing is, no! Woohoo!
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I think I'm going to play tennis again tomorrow, 'cause it's spring and if it's spring, you gotta play tennis! Woohoo!
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I want to get an iPod with spending any money or spamming anybody with any links. I give everyone here the opportunity to buy me one. Remember, though, this is a limited time offer! Act now and buy me an iPod before someone else beats you to it! Woo-freakin'-hoo!
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Quidscribis, I'd just like to say: I loathe you. I loathe you real bad. For me, two pages a day is an excuse for a tequila party.
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NinjaBirdman, I want to see the comic when you're done with it. I'm bored too and not creative enough to make my own.
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But. . . Joldo. . . I said "In theory". Not in actuality. Not yet.
I'm stuck in plot-hell. I'm still plotting the damn thing. And I'm one of those that has to plot. I have to have structure before I start or it doesn't go anywhere. I have to know where it's going and why. So I'm not there yet.
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The fact you're physically capable of typing that much in a day boggles my mind. I can just about manage ten words a minute.
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Ah. Then I feel sorry for you. Take a typing class or something. They're really useful. And, if you're going to, learn to type Dvorak. It's supposed to be much faster (I've heard of 20 wpm increases) than Qwerty and puts less stress on the hands and wrists.
I keep meaning to make the switch to Dvorak myself, but I need to learn it first. Right now, I have about 80 wpm. The 20wpm increase would help substantially.
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Gah, we had to take typing in elementary school. I loathed that class.
I've found what's helped me is AIM chat rooms. Try responding before a dozen chatbots advertising a hot webcam can get their message in. Very hard.
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Ya I agree. My typing speed has increased too since I started MSNing everybody in the universe...actually maybe not...my fingers are faster but my brain is slower. You win some and you lose some I guess.
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I think that actually going to a Hatrack event has made my addiction worse. Anyone else suffering from this phenomenom?
Even if I went to bed this minute and fell asleep immediately, I would have less than three hours of sleep before I have to wake up and get the kids off to school. Bad me.
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I realize it's not funny. I wanted to just introduce the characters and set up for the next 2 or 3 strips. They will be funny. I'll probably do them tomorrow, err today.
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Puff is purring and laying on my lap. She almost never purrs! This is so cool.
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I played Stratego yesterday for the first time ever. I've always wanted to know how to play that, and it was pretty fun. Does anybody know of a web-based counterpart to it?
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I'm thinking about trying to fit in some tennis between when my friends finish their homework and I get ready for church tonight. I think I can do it, depending on how much homework they have.
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I'd also like to know why the tennis court we play at isn't lighted, but the basketball court, park, and parking lot surrounding it all are.
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It came to my attention today that I use "dinner" and "supper" interchangeably. Somebody told me that I can't do that. I have to use either/or. It's like the "pop"/"soda" thing...which I've also started to use interchangeably. It's like no longer am I part of a culture.
I'm happy to say, though, that I will continue to give "caramel" only two syllables-worth of my time.
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I do that too, Da_Goat. You'll live outside of culture. It's actually kinda cool, if your coat is warm enough to take the cold stares and shoulders.
I have an earache. Again. I'm also having trouble updating my comic. (sigh) Oh to have time again.
On the plus side, I'm seeing Sin City tonight.
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I got the nicest compliment the other day. I'm still marinating in it. My son's Spanish teacher, whom I had not met previously, was sure I was his sister, not his mother. She seemed genuinely surprised.
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I was just reading the beginning of Jay's April Fool's thread, and I wanted to mention that I think Anna's written English skills are just superb. I find myself doubting my memory that she is actually French, and not a native English speaker.
And Kama, of course, has impeccable writing.... I am just so impressed by all the folks here who manage to overcome the community's rather high standards for spelling and grammar, when English isn't even their first language. Kudos! Posts: 1681 | Registered: Jun 2004
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I've been doing without some essentials (desk, shelves, other stuff) for a fair while now, but one of the other office buildings at work is throwing out desks and shelves, so one of the carpentry guys offered to score one of each for me and bring them over to my pad after work today.
I haven't even seen them, and I bet they're pretty old and beat up, so they may not find a home in my living room... but I am in dire need of shelf and desk space to put books, magazines, and papers on, so I'll take whatever free stuff I can get. If it isn't swank (which it won't be) I'll just keep it in the non-swank region of the bedroom. And I have plenty of nice tablecloths, I can cover the desk if need be. Or even paint it! That might be neat.
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Old metal desks are the best. I'm talking about the ones from the 50's with wood tops and sturdy design. A little funky paint and it'll look cool as hell.
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You know, this place was constructed in the 40s. It's possible this desk is that old. We'll see...
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My wife has an old style desk chair. I'll have to take a picture of it. It's really cool and incredibly solid. A chair of it's like would easily sell for $5-600 these days.
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I just found out that on top of my regular pay and the reimbursement for moving and travel expenses next week, I also get $500 for "incidental" moving expenses. That means I get significantly more than twice as much money than I was expecting to get next week.
This could mean that a piano purchase is in the cards...
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It's about time. I've been waiting to buy one since the day I moved in, and it just keeps getting delayed by unforseen expenses (computer death).
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I need to get out of this office before I have an asthma attack. What temporary insanity caused me to tell my co-worker it was OK to windex the entire office...
(Actually, it wasn't insanity, she asked if it would kill me for her to spray and I said not unless it was a lot)
And yesterday somebody put like manperfume on or something and it was HELL. On top of that, people with perfume on keep walking in the door. GAH!
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Hey CT! (I always swore I'd never do a CT thread, and this thread gives me the perfect opportunity.)
My baby's fingernail is peeling up from the proximal side, so I am less worried about the old nail interfering with any new growth. I can go back to worrying whether there will actually be any new growth. So, basically, I don't need any advice. I just wanted to help gross everyone out.
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Because I just realized this and have nowhere else to say it:
My socks don't match today. This is odd, because I always pair my socks. I don't know what went wrong - it's not like they're similar colours or anything. One is blue, the other is tan with a black-brown-white argyle pattern. I'm so confused! Posts: 3932 | Registered: Sep 1999
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How come no one ever says "Red China" anymore? Has the term become derogatory? Or is it just considered obsolete now that the Republic of China is usually just called "Taiwan"?
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