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May 17th, 2008
 | 09:30 pm - Sports Update! BOO! Both Phillies and Padres lose, and I listened to them both!
Records Phillies 13-7 Padres 3-5
Fussing shall ensue... Current Location: Chattanooga, TN Current Mood: annoyed
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 | 06:16 pm - They're trying at least. Oooooo, Phillies are making a game of it anyway. They're trailing 4-3 now, but with Rollins on third now and one out. Just need a long ball to tie it up.
Whoops. Strike out makes it two outs. Now the Phils need a base hit.
Double switch for the Blue Jays, so we'll see what gives. Current Location: Paducah, KY Current Mood: nervous
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 | 02:31 am - Ye Gods! Jason Werth hit THREE home runs yesterday, including a grand slam! Phillies win 10-3.
So records now are Phillies 13-6 Padres 3-4 Current Location: Percival, IA Current Mood: surprised
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May 15th, 2008
 | 10:30 pm - Gosh! Flyers at least won Game 4. Granted, they're still behind 3 games to 1, but at least there's no sweep this time around. Current Location: Eden, ID Current Mood: nervous
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 | 06:25 pm - Now Back on the Road Shees. Even though we were available yesterday, had to wait till this morning for a load to become ready. But at least it's good miles, over 2600 down to GA.
Gah, tried to pry open the Compaq last night to change out the display hinges, but there's this onnnnnne spot that's holding up the whole show, and I can't figure out how the fuck to work it. It's not a hidden screw as far as I can tell. I took out every screw I could find as well. Even the diagrams didn't help! So I just put everything back together for the moment, till I have some time again. Current Location: Ontario, OR Current Mood: frustrated
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 | 06:20 pm - Sports Update! Holy Smoke! Cole Hamels just pitched a complete game shutout! Phillies win 5-0!
So the records now...didn't listen to the Padres. Just as well, they lost again.
Phillies 12-6 Padres 3-4 Current Location: Baker City, OR Current Mood: elated Current Music: Phillies Postgame show
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May 13th, 2008
 | 11:04 pm - Hmmmm. Is it a requirement that all baristas in a shack in the NW US be female and too cute for their own good?
Took a trip with the brother and sister in law down to Sea Lion Caves, and in Rickereal we stopped at aforementioned shack. Our server was blonde, female, and like I said, too cute for her own good.
Went with a 16 ounce Caramel Silk (Caramel and white chocolate). On the sweet side, but not bad overall.
Then there's that one up in Sumner, WA at the cardlock station across from the JC Penney lot. Same deal, and there's two of 'em this time! My my. Current Location: McMinnville, OR Current Mood: silly
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 | 10:38 pm - Too Much Fun! Oh, my mate can be the source of much entertainment sometimes.
In regards to cheesecake pudding, here's what she said.
"I wonder what it will taste like."
Of course, the fact that I'd just finished 22 ounces of stout probably helped matters. Still funny.
But boo, leaving again tomorrow. Ffffffft to that. But this time I AM bringing my bass along.
Was inspired last night by the viewing of the DVD "August Rush". Really made me want to get up and move my fingers along the fretboard, something I hadn't done since I moved! The string on Morgana were still loosened to prevent neck warpage, and now she's pretty much tuned up again, and ready to go. And go she shall! Current Location: McMinnville, OR Current Mood: tipsy Current Music: Eagles - "One of these Nights"
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May 11th, 2008
 | 07:40 am - Sports Update Missed the Phillies yesterday, which was probably just as well, losing 8-2.
Did get to hear the Padres though, and they won. Yea, verily.
Records Phillies 11-6 Padres 3-4 Current Location: McMinnvile, OR Current Mood: awake
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May 10th, 2008
 | 11:00 am - Oh You Little Piggy Just HAD to go and down three bottles last night, didn't you? Lucky you have the constitution of an ox, and so such binges don't affect you the next morning. Lack of sleep does though. Meh.
Now get off thine divine duff and actually get some work accomplished. Thee back yard's a mess, and so is inside for that matter, though admittedly gray clouds overhead are not helping. So then just get thee to a Seven Eleven for your morning soda pop. At least you'll be out of this chair then eh? You've got inlaws arriving this evening! Move it buster!
Go Flyers. Go Phillies. Go Padres.(poor blighters, stuck in the basement of the NL West) Go Portland Beavers, regardless of record.
*smacks own wrist* That's enough out of you! Current Location: McMinnville, OR Current Mood: weird Current Music: Car Talk on NPR
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May 9th, 2008
 | 10:43 pm - As If You Didn't Know Already But my honey's awfully funny. Just because. She seems to be marching around in naught but her underclothes at the moment, giggling all the while. Can you tell neither of us has had anything to drink in weeks?
Lightweights. Current Location: McMinnville, OR Current Mood: tipsy
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 | 10:38 pm - Sports Update! Phillies win! Only got to witness the Padres tangentially, so it didn't reallly count.
Records Phillies 11-6 Padres 2-4
Dammit, now the Flyers just need to win Game 2. Current Location: McMinnville, OR Current Mood: tipsy Current Music: Coast to Coast AM
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 | 07:24 pm - Sports Update! BOOO! Both Phillies and Padres lose last night.
Records Phillies 10-6 Padres 2-4
The only bright spot is I got to listen to the Portland Beavers last night, and they won, so it wasn't a total bummer of a night.
Now it's game 1 of the latest round of the playoffs for the Flyers. Let's tune in shall we?
And, as you can tell from my location, I'm finally home for a few days. And there was much rejoicing.(Yay...)
EDIT: Whoops, Flyers lost 4-2. Boo! But then, that's how the last series started as well. Current Location: McMinnville, OR Current Mood: anxious
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May 8th, 2008
 | 06:45 am - Sports Update! Wow. Phillies pulled a rabbit out of the hat last night, winning 5-4 in a game I didn't think they would.
Records Phillies 10-5 Padres 2-3, tried to catch em yesterday, but tuned in right at the postgame show. Rats. Might do better today.
I've also tried switching from the Philadelphia to the San Diego ballcap, just to see if it makes any difference. Current Location: Prosser, WA Current Mood: Wheeeeee!
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May 7th, 2008
 | 12:37 am - Homeward Bound! Jeeziz, after five weeks out, we're on our final load going at least homeward direction. Will be unloading near the Tri-Cities in WA, but at least the appt's pretty early in the day, leaving enough time to actually get home on time. Yay!
Add to it that it's foggy here, but at least the roads are finally clear. No snow or ice. Whew. Current Location: Apple Creek, ND Current Mood: awake
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May 5th, 2008
 | 05:03 pm - Temple Description One of the things that I've wanted to do once I hit the lottery or gained enough funds somehow would be to build a temple to the goddesses Nebt-Het and Renenet, since they were the two that said they'd help me out with it.
So far, the lottery hasn't come through, which I'm finding irritating. But one thing I can do in the meantime is to try and build the temple in my mind at least, describe it as best I can in words. So here goes.
At a distance, the first things I see are multicolored lotus columns, painted mostly white, but with the tops of green and red, and sandy yellow at the bases.
The temple would be rectangular, twice as long as it is wide, and perhaps twenty feet tall to try and convey the awesomeness of the work undertaken within. Half of the temple would have a roof, and the other half might be more a courtyard, meant more for public rites and offerings. I see a large pool of water to one side of the courtyard, where those who wish may ritually bathe. The other half would be simply flat floor, where gathering could take place, or with a brazier in the center should such a thing be needed.
I'm wondering whether the other half should indeed have a roof or not. Small, intimate rites might be nice below the stars and other celestial bodies. Then again, perhaps these should just take place in the uncovered half.
A covered half would work nicely for rites that require total or near total darkness, lit only by candles and/or torches. Perhaps a few small closets for storage of materials or participants who need to remain hidden until the right time.
Of course at the far wall stand the images of Nebt-Het and Renenet, since they'd be the patron dieties of this temple. Others are certainly welcome to stay a while and make their presence known, but when all is said and done it's the home of these two. I could see these images as larger than life itself, the two seated upon thrones, with aforementioned closets discreetly set into the sides or around the back.
I see another pit near the center of the floor, meant for either a fire or for offerings.
Let thine will be done. As in heaven as it is on Earth. Current Location: Gary, IN Current Mood: tired
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 | 04:45 pm - You Always Get What You Vibrate In working with the Law of Attraction you come to see yourself as a vibrational being, always sending out a vibration of some sort.
It's almost like you are one end of a guitar string, and (the) God(s) are at the other end, immediately sending your vibration back to you over the string. At first I wasn't going to mention fretwork, since this part holds true whether the string is held against the fretboard or not.
Then it occured to me the for stringed instruments anyway, as the point where the string is held down gets closer to the bridge, that increases the frequency of the vibration. So once again it can be said the higher your vibration, the closer you are to (the) god(s), literally! Current Location: Gary, IN Current Mood: ecstatic
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May 4th, 2008
 | 01:29 am - Sports Update! WHOA! The Flyers WON game 5, and with it the series! They advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, most likely playing the Pittsburgh Penguins, who they've had good luck against. Still, we'll have to wait and see.
In Baseball data, I caught the tail end of the Phillies today, and this time they lost in 10 innings 3-2. I heard the Padres score towards the end, but didn't actually listen, so it doesn't really count towards the standings.
Records Phillies 9-5 Padres 2-3 Current Location: West Memphis, AR Current Mood: elated
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May 3rd, 2008
 | 12:09 am - Sports Update! Holy Moses! Pat Burrell hits a two run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to win it for the Phillies!
Records: Phillies 9-4 Padres unchanged at 2-3 Current Location: Houston, TX Current Mood: happy
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 | 12:00 am - The Things You See at Truck Stops Two things really. As I'm walking through the lot past the diesel fuel island, I look up.
A cell tower at least 200 feet tall spired out of the center of it, like something out of a dream or nightmare, right before it falls on you. Being that it's a cloudy night as well, the sky's kinda brownish from the city lights, and kinda bluish in other patches.
Then as I'm walking around inside, I see four couples who musta just gotten out of the prom. Four ladies in formal gowns of various colors, accompanied by their respective dates. I thought the one in the ultramarine blue gown with a sequined waist looked especially smashing. Beautiful. Never did attend any proms myself. No dates. Meh. Current Location: Houston, TX Current Mood: amused Current Music: Coast to Coast AM
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April 30th, 2008
 | 05:52 pm - Crappage A hinge just broke on this laptop. So now I have to hold the screen in place when going over bumps or the display just flops down, which I'm sure can't be good for the other hinge.
And of course, just out of warranty. Fucking planned obsolescence. The ol' Thinkpad may be old as the hills, but it never did this! Dammit, why can't IBM make a 17 inch display model?
Guess I'll be switching over to the latest laptop a lot sooner. Somehow, since at present I can't make the driver for the cell phone to work. No Vista version. Meh.
Edit: SHIT! Now the OTHER hinge just broke! GraaahhhHHHHHH!!! Current Location: Rochelle, IL Current Mood: aggravated
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April 28th, 2008
 | 08:04 pm - Sports Update! Oh my gosh! Flyers won game 3! They now lead the series 2-1. I was listening from the start of the second period on. Current Location: Jean, NV Current Mood: shocked
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 | 12:57 pm - Sports Update Both the Phillies and Padres lost yesterday. Boo!
Records now:
Phillies 8-4 Padres 2-3 Current Location: Los Angeles, CA Current Mood: hot
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April 27th, 2008
 | 02:13 pm - Dreamages! ( Snippets and bippets ) Current Location: Chiriaco Summit, CA Current Mood: awake Current Music: Padres still behind 2-1, bottom of the fifth.
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 | 01:51 pm - Sports Update Bah. Phillies lost today 5-1. But at least they took 2 of 3, which to advance to the playoffs is the least you need to do. A sweep would be ideal of course, but I'll take what I can get.
So far: Phillies 8-4 Padres still in progress, but behind 2-0 in the bottom of the 4th. Previously 2-2. Current Location: Chiriaco Summit, CA Current Mood: suspicious
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April 26th, 2008
 | 07:10 pm - Sports Update! Good news! Good news! Flyers, Phillies, Padres all win! And I listened to them all, at least partly.
So records stand at: Padres 3-3(they lost the previous game) Phillies 8-3 Current Location: Anthony, TX Current Mood: happy
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 | 02:30 pm - Sports Update! Found out Phillies won it last night 6-5. So now current records are:
Phillies 7-3 Padres 2-2 with game 5 in progress. Leading 5-4. Current Location: Wickett, TX Current Mood: awake Current Music: Padres ahead 5-4, what else?
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 | 02:05 pm - Fun Times! Slide that Fifth Wheel! Found our load overweight on the drives, and the tandems were already all the way forward, so no way to shift weight to them. So what does that mean?
Yup, slide the fifth wheel. At first since it was all the way back, just put it all the way forward and no problem right?
Whoops. A reweigh showed us overweight on the steers. And with our fuel tanks only about half full, can't do that. No way. So after much fussing and cranking down of landing gear, finally find that sweet spot where the fifth wheel will get back to the perfect spot. So, yay. Current Location: Wickett, TX Current Mood: Wheeeee! Current Music: Padres ahead 5-2 top of 5th
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April 24th, 2008
 | 12:56 pm - I'm Tired But at least the Philles won. I'll be asleep again when the Padres come on.
Records Phillies: 6-3 Padres: STILL 2-2. Shees, they need to play a day game soon.
Not much else to report. Heading to Dallas again. Yay. Strange, haven't gone anywhere near the eastern seaboard for weeks it seems. Where in heaven's name is all the freight? Current Location: Quincey, NM Current Mood: tired
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April 23rd, 2008
 | 02:59 pm - Dreamage Okay, One more blathering and I'll be done for a while.
Just remembered a bass playing dream from last night, to Billy Joel's "The Stranger"
These of course always make me happy, even if it was air bass. *snicker* Current Location: Los Angeles, CA Current Mood: silly Current Music: Thomas Dolby - "One of Our Submarines Is Missing"
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