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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
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7:03 am - Writer's Block: Book review
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Since I have a fucking clue, I wouldn't ban any books. I'd set up polling stations, and have anyone who voted to ban books summarily shot.
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| Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
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12:55 pm - Why Hallo Thar.
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| Monday, November 2nd, 2009
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8:31 pm - Happy Halloween
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| Friday, October 30th, 2009
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4:15 pm - Nothing Like It
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There's nothing like the smell of an amp cooking the dust off it. I may have vaporized the cat - one can hope.
current mood:  listless
current music: uhm... duh?
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| Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
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12:17 pm
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| Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
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9:25 am - reccomended viewing.
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| Friday, August 14th, 2009
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8:22 am - Stop! Vadertime.
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| Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
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4:32 pm - Snert - 1989 - 2009
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| Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
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6:43 am - Gender Bias
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| Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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11:59 am
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| Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
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1:58 pm - Intriguing.
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| Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
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10:05 am - on beeping security tags.
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Originally posted by LJ User 'Wiseacre', in the Bad_Service community.
http://community.livejournal.com/bad_service/2196811.html
Whenever those things beep and you don't have any unpaid merchandise, just keep going. With the disclaimer that the law varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and what I'm about to say may not be 100% accurate for where you are, here is what I learned from my cousin, the loss prevention guy, and from further reading:
- if you don't have anything you haven't paid for and you get a beep, keep walking normally.
- if someone asks you to stop or wants to look at your stuff, keep walking. You may politely decline if you wish.
- if someone tries to impede your progress ask directly "Am I under arrest?" If they say no, keep walking. If they say yes,do not resist, demand the police be called, that the manager be called and do not speak to anyone until the cops arrive. Then turn out your bag and pockets, proving to the cops you have no unpaid merchandise, file a complaint against the employee, the manager, and the store for unlawful imprisonment. Make sure you get names of all employees involved and contact details for corporate. Visit lawyer.
- if, as you're walking out mind your own business anyone lays a hand on you, stop immediately and have the cops called.
Those sensors generally are worthless. Any real theives know they don't have to stop or submit to a search if they beep. It only catches amatuers and inconveniences customers too timid to ignore it. The only time I'll ever stop for one is if one goes off when I go into a store and a staff member is attentive and offers to desensitize anything I might have to stop me setting it off again. If they can't be bothered to help me on the way in, I see no reason to inconvenience myself on the way out.
The law may be different where you live but probably not much.
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| Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
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4:22 pm - The Dog
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There's a dog next door. He's a beaglish looking mutt, has quite the bell on him, when he calls, it's rather impressive.
Unfortunately, he's insane. His 'owners' don't spend any time or interact with him, all he ever gets to do is run from one end of his run to the other, and bark. Every time I go out front to smoke, he stares at me, barking and baying.
I think he would gladly lose a leg to have someone to play with, someone to interact with. I've never seen the people who live there do anything with him, except occasionally yell at him to shut up. The poor dog has no positive interaction with anything, no training, no foundation to build a good behavior set on, and can't do anything but run around in his tiny little area and cry for an owner who was interested in having a dog, but not interested in taking care of it. What little playtime he gets is whenever the kids feel like it, and that's very infrequent, and doesn't work well for either party, since, well, neither of them know what the hell they are doing, or have any familiarity with each other.
I know how he feels. I hope something changes for him.
current mood:  disappointed
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| Thursday, April 9th, 2009
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8:06 am - The Quest For Bullets
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Wal-Mart was interesting. Actual people answered the phone in good order, with good phone voices and professionalism. I was rather surprised at this. Further surprise came when the 'associate' at sporting goods answered the phone in good time, was professional, and was quick to answer my questions. At all four stores. THIS is the level of customer service I should be expecting!
Diamond (2071)5.47 for 100 rd
Midtown (2070)2.26 for 50 rd
Eagle River (2188) - 50 and 100 in stock
Wasilla (2074) - 50 in stock
Fred Meyer, not so impressive. Machine answered the phone, and there was _no_ Sporting Goods option in the robot. Customer Service transferred me, and many rings later..
home and garden picked up.
Home and garden transferred me to sporting goods, who picked up after another many rings. However, they had what I needed.
Northern Lights Winchester - 26.99 for 500 rounds.
Yesterday, I tried Fred Meyer Soldotna, with another bad experience. Again, no option for Sporting Goods in the robot, and Customer Service transferred me. After many rings (I estimate seven), Sporting Goods picked up. I heard the call open, heard background noise, and the call terminated. I redialed, and got the exact same experience.
So I redialed, told the nice Customer Service lady what had happened, and she said she would transfer me directly. I waited, and after being on hold for 30 seconds or so, a person picked up, and I asked them about the .22 Long Rifle. They said they "didn't have any", and hung up.
grr.
current mood:  quixotic
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| Thursday, March 19th, 2009
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8:07 am - submitted without comment
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| Friday, October 3rd, 2008
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10:18 am - Now that I've gotten mine..
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| Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
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12:48 pm - I has a domain!
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Huh.
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) crisavec got me wiregeek.net for my birthday.
Time to setup my autoforwards and move some emails..
This is _neat_. there's a lot I can do with this. My head is _spinning_ with possibility.
current mood:  amused
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| Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
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10:19 am - data storage temptation
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comes out to 2.7tb formatted/raid-x redundant storage array.
only problem is, I'd lose my alarm clock/bittorrent machine. might have to replace it with a 200$ fanless mini-itx setup ; )
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| Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
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1:27 pm - Dopplegangers and Ex's
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Ran into (not literally) a doppleganger, not moments ago. This lady looked precisely like an ex of mine, from the jaw structure to the posture, to the hair and face and eyebrows.. had scarily similar glasses, too.
Being the sauve and sophisticated individual I am, I proceeded to drop my keys, drop my laptop bag, whack my knee on the back door of the van, rack my elbow on the car next to my van, and almost drive into a telephone pole.
current mood:  distressed
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| Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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12:48 pm - Teeth Update
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Cleaning/Root Scaling @ 50% (final chunk of this procedure is scheduled for 7/3/08).
6/17/08 - realized I had an infection in my gumline, upper right (the 3/4" diameter pus ball was a good clue).
6/18/08 - visited my dentist. Doc Walther wasn't in, but Doc Keeler was, and I like his style.
"Yup, that's infected"
"yes, sir, that's why I'm here. Can I have an antibiotic perscription?"
"Oh yeah, definitely. Also, this is going to hurt."
"WHAT?"
*Stabbity*
"gloorrrrrrrg *hack hack hack*
So dude lanced me, scribed me some penicillin (which is working wonderfully, with accompanying minor nausea), and I'm back on my merry way.
Not bad.
Then comes Friday. 6/20/2008. Three Extractions, IV sedation.
they tell me they used Halcyon - a dissociative. Apparently, while this stuff works incredibly well for it's intended purpose, it turns me into the Tasmanian Dickhead.
My last memory from Friday Before is sitting down in the chair and the IV needle going in. Flash of red-fire-OMG-NOT-BLOOD-IN-BLOOD-SYSTEM, then cold, then.. nothing.
Not even fade to black. This is just, someone kicked the projector of my POV off the damn table and clear out the window. I'm _gone_.
I have some fuzzy memories of talking about the side effects of this drug with Raven, and playing City of Heroes. Apparently I tried to get in a fight and go 'walkies', also.
I'm not sure - I wasn't _there_, you see.
Saturday, I had solid food.
Sunday, I had steak.
I am _amazed_ at the speed of the recovery here.
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drained
depressed
oooo!
aggravated