Month: February 2006

This morning, stabbing pain in my lower abdomen woke me up at 6AM. Okay, time to schedule a doctor’s visit to check this out. I reached the appointment scheduler for Imperial Center Family Medicine, and was “scheduled” as a “stand by” patient for Dr. Torrey at 1:15. “It might be a long wait, as we … Read more

If you don’t think iPods are ubiquitous, think again. Here are some of the top 10 strangest iPod accessories: The Tunebuckle iPod “Chair Man” Speakers iPod DJ Docking Station iPod Nano Thong Case iPod Nano Wallet iLounge Toilet Paper Dispenser You can see the rest of the top 10 here. I met Vanessa at the … Read more

If you were at the State Fair, going through the Poultry Exhibition, might you see this?

My CSI:Neighbor sent me this e-mail: Hey, neighbor. Go read that orange sign in the window of the house up the hill, closest to our mailboxes. I’m dying to know what it says. My first thought was, “Why doesn’t she just walk up to the mailboxes and read the sign.” I walked up there, and … Read more

NCSU was offering free HIV testing today, of which I took advantage. And it was the “new” one that gives you your results in 20 minutes. ~Negative~ Note: This cartoon has not been reproduced. I am linked to its original source. There was quite a crowd getting tested there today, and during the wait time … Read more

Many of my friends know that I collect euphemisms for “dying” in obits. Such a friend sent me this instant message yesterday: OK strictly not an obituary, but on NPR this morning there was a show about bereavement of military families and a woman referred to her dead son has having been “deployed to heaven.” … Read more

People say the darndest things. This morning, a gaggle of women (three) were hovering around the coffee station at work. It’s a three-burner station, and they were waiting for the currently-brewing pot to finish. On the second burner was a full (to the brim) pot of regular, and on the back burner, a half-full pot … Read more

So, I was looking at people’s LiveJournal blogs who have Lejeune High School listed as a school they’ve attended. That’s the high school I attended, and it’s on the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina. In the list of blogs there, which pretty much belong to kids whose fathers (or mothers, but mostly … Read more

I had some wild-ass dreams last night. We had waffles and eggs for breakfast. Early afternoon, I read more of my article for class, and Robert finished the crossword puzzle. I got my tires rotated today at Just Tires. While I waited, I finished Monday’s article for class, and read most of Wednesday’s article. After … Read more