7617 - Не имею ни малейшего представления.

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MM has some new things going on in life, and now is unable to take cal from Th-Su. That means I have to find a person to take Th & Sa, and backup on the weekend (should something happen to EN) is semi-shot. I've got to see if P is interested in Th, and if OD can do Sats... or if anyone can do sats... I know I don't want to be saddled with 'em again. Missed going out last minght, and may miss it tonight, too, depending on EN. Sunday should be all mine, though.

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I've never met a "Lisa" on LiveJournal that I didn't like. I know about 7 now.

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Beautiful NASA images

Self-Portrait (top image)
Astronaut Steve Robinson turns the camera on himself during his historic repair job "underneath" Discovery on August 3. The Shuttle's heat shield, where Robinson removed a pair of protruding gap fillers, is reflected in his visor.

Unprecedented Vista (bottom image)
Discovery's underside floats over the Earth in this first-of-its-kind view, taken during astronaut Steve Robinson's dramatic August 3 spacewalk. Riding the International Space Station's robot arm, Robinson ventured under the Shuttle to remove a pair of gap fillers sticking out between tiles on the orbiter's heat shield.

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Moment of Lyric:

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My children were raised, you know they suddenly rise.
They started slow, long ago, head-to-toe, healthy, wealthy, and often wise.
At three-score and five, I'm very much alive.
I've still got the jive to survive with the heroes and villains.

I've been in this town so long, so long to the city,
I'm fit with the stuff to write in the rough
and sunny down snuff i'm all right by the heroes and villains

( ... )

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1 year ago - Thinking Wolfsonian, CEJ, Skeletor, bro, bandwidth crooks, awesome search phrase, cat poop coffee, silly ad, Where do they Make Balloons... (hey, synchronicity)

2 years ago - miniature oranges, orisinal games, tv in my head, first/last meme, newt on a windowsill, daler mehndi

3 years ago - Newt Wakies, Croc bite brings beer, scotto-man, overtired, funions

4 years ago - vcr tape, gaming, militate, warren, scientific independence for researchers, Frontier Psychiatrist, evil SUV

5 years ago - many folks join my Friendy-list (probably due to interests) , grover, graves museum

Phone Post: 7618 - Walkabout though the valley of the homeless

PhonePost 371K 2:03

“On this morning's walk, I was hit up no less than 6 times by vagrants for change or anything I could give them. I don't know what's happening with this population down here, they're not going back up north for the summer, or if they are, the population that's remaining is very high. I think that if the population triples again come September/early October that the situation here will become intolerable. I can't see walking, y'know, 4 miles and having a bunch of hands stuck out, reaching at me... y'know, this isn't Calcutta. I... I don't need, don't want, um, people in varying levels of um, mental health and physical health and cleanliness just sticking their hands out, just begging for money... can't tell who really needs it, who wants a fix, who wants beer, uh, and who really needs help. All I can do is tell people where St. Vincent's is, tell people where the homeless shelters are, and take it from there. I absolutely cannot give money to anyone anymore. It's a dice roll I'm not going to make. Well, that's, um, officially random, I guess. Right now I'm at the Coral Square Mall, hanging out in the mostly-dead food court, there's still a Chinese food place, a uh... random grill and a pizza joint, but all the good stuff's gone. There used to be a French bread place... that's gone, uh, a couple other little snacky-places that are just no longer here. And uh, I think I'll just walk around here for a little bit then go to the club in a bit, come noon or one o'clock, and then report back home while uh my tech has to go to the gym. I'll take call. Then my night's free. I'll have Saturday night and all day Sunday to do walkabout and hang out and have fun. Don't know what I'm gonna do yet, but I'll take things as they come. I hope your day is good, I'll talk to you later, dear journal. You have a great one. Bye.” Transcribed by: scottobear