Julia's Bloglet - Thursday 22 April 2004

Annapolis does not disappoint. _
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11:37:45 PM, Thursday 22 April 2004

I have found the perfect outfit for Katherine's farewell to the English language party. Come as your favorite word or phrase indeed. _
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01:49:26 AM, Thursday 22 April 2004

Okay, so the vast majority of commenters would prefer themselves to be skinny and plain. What I'd like to know now is, what about your mate? Same or different? _
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10:12:47 PM, Monday 19 April 2004

Question of the day: If you could either be skinny and plain of face or fat and beautiful, which would you choose? Note that in this case skinny means having the ideal body that people would stop and notice (not skeletal), fat means being obese enough that people would also stop and notice (perhaps in disgust), the plainness and beauty are relative to the weight, as well. The more ideal the body, the plainer the face, etc. _
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03:20:01 AM, Saturday 17 April 2004

Moss and I were speculating about tape worm weight loss earlier, which led to some googling on the subject. Snopes revealed that the Maria Callas story is false. She did have tape worms, but not intentionally. She just ate a lot of raw beef. Anyway, three sites were too fun (and by fun, I mean bizarre, of course) not to share.

1) Dr. Alpheus Myers of Logansport, IN invented a tape worm trap in 1854, and you can see the engraving of it, and also read the patent (issued in 1855).

2) this is a page for kids, letting them know all about how they might get worms, what can be done to treat them, and how to prevent them. Be sure to check out the helpful verse at the bottom of the page. Really.

3) Not everyone is down on worms, though. Dr. Joel Weinstock believes they might be helpful to people with conditions such as ulcerative colitis. You can read all about it here, but be warned, there are pictures! _
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03:14:53 AM, Saturday 17 April 2004

T.I.A.I.L.W. Dame Darcy. _
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01:50:13 AM, Wednesday 14 April 2004

Sarah pointed out the Wikipedia definition of Jew, but I thought it might be nice to give another resource, as well. Tracy Rich, a law librarian and self-proclaimed traditional, observant Jew, has put together a wonderful Jew FAQ with information divided into beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. _
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04:38:06 PM, Monday 12 April 2004

"Suddenly, the otter attacked again..." Hee hee hee. _
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01:05:55 AM, Saturday 10 April 2004

So, I only need ten more photographs to make my collection of fifty complete. This is exciting.

Also, though I have posted this elsewhere, I have to share my fiction mash-ups.

The King and I Capture the Castle
Upon Anna's urging, the King of Siam to removes his family to a crumbling castle in England for safekeeping. Once there, he falls in love with her materialistic sister. (Alternately, The King and I, Robot)

Gaudy Night of the Living Dead
Harriet Vane returns to Oxford only to find it overrun with zombies. _
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01:18:28 AM, Tuesday 6 April 2004

Made this. It's really tasty. _
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05:37:46 PM, Wednesday 31 March 2004

Dress up your gay dog, square your squirrel, warm your kitten! _
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05:02:19 PM, Wednesday 31 March 2004

Worst pun ever. _
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03:44:11 PM, Monday 29 March 2004

Lion story done! Now I just have to go through the massive editing phase. _
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04:09:53 AM, Sunday 28 March 2004

If I don't have eggs with avocados in soon, I'll die. _
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02:37:50 PM, Saturday 27 March 2004

After I went to the post office this afternoon, I decided some afternoon diversion was necessary. I knew we needed toilet paper, so I went to the health food store that's next to the post office to pick some up.I had no cash on me, so I knew I was going to need to buy more than just toilet paper to make sure I could use my debit card. Then I had a great idea. What's more fun than playing make believe? Not much! So I decided to make believe I was a vegan. The rule was I could only buy foods I woud actually eat if they weren't vegan. I have no ide why, but pretending to be a vegan was very entertaining. I'm going to go eat some macaroni and soy cheese now. I'll report back later. _
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08:30:02 PM, Wednesday 24 March 2004

New album up in the gallery from my road trip last August. _
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06:09:46 PM, Tuesday 23 March 2004

As per Martin's request (and lots of others' as well), the tracklist for my latest blogswap disc (commentary may be available somewhere eventually):

1. "Hellocat" - Julia Rios

2. "Rue de la Paix" - Zazie

3. "Gilfriend in a Coma" - The Smiths

4. "Twiggy Twiggy" - Pizzicato Five

5. "Riverwide" - Sheryl Crow

6. "I'm So Small" - Fleming & John

7. "Don't Go Home with Your Hard-on" - Leonard Cohen

8. "A Modest Proposition (Scottish, not Irish)" - Julia Rios

9. "It's Not Unusual" - Tom Jones

10. "Gimme the Car" - The Violent Femmes

11. "Man in the Long Black Coat" - Joan Osborne

12. "Come Back from San Francisco" - The Magnetic Fields

13. "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

14. "Lost Wine" - Swann

15. "Apple Blossm" - The White Stripes

16. "Blood Keeper" - Liz Phair

17. "Iron Man" - The Cardigans

18. "A Message from Uri Borechka" - Caitriona Y.

19. "Me Gustas Tu" - Manu Chao

20. "Across the Universe" - Fiona Apple

21. "Do the Strand" - Roxy Music

22. "Lola" (Live) - The Kinks

23. "Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)" - Gorillaz

24. "Unicorn House" - Julia Rios and Caitriona Y. _
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01:32:59 AM, Saturday 20 March 2004

Go here and then click the links. They're delightful. (Via Vaulted Eel). _
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01:10:56 AM, Saturday 20 March 2004

To Mirabai: I hope your birthday has been wonderful. Moss and I meant to send you a package on time. But we're us, so... you'll get one eventually, or at least at Croquet. Happy Birthday! _
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10:55:04 PM, Wednesday 17 March 2004

On the menu today: Caesar salad. _
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09:50:59 AM, Monday 15 March 2004

My sister was here this weekend and we regressed to our childhood years. It is interesting to see how people will react to grownups playing with hula hoops. _
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10:18:21 AM, Tuesday 9 March 2004

You may remember that one of my professors from Ball State was charged with trespassing last year (a ridiculous charge). Though he and his wife were both declared guilty by a jury earlier this year, their sentence was pleasingly light. Read about it. _
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11:03:21 PM, Wednesday 25 February 2004

Happy Mardi Gras! To celebrate, I will go to work. _
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08:58:10 AM, Tuesday 24 February 2004

And I am off to my first day at work. _
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08:48:48 AM, Monday 23 February 2004

Today is Jenny's Birthday. In honor of it, Moss and Remi and I all made songs for her. You can hear them by going to here for Remi's, here for mine, and here for Moss's. Since Jenny is so cool, I know everyone will want to wish her a happy birthday. You can do this by logging onto AIM and asking me to invite you into Jenny's Birthday Chat (Note: Moss and I are going to leave the house for a little while, so I will not be around until roughly 4 p.m. PST, but after that it is fair game). Hope to see you there. _
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06:10:04 PM, Sunday 22 February 2004

Going now to meet Moss and see a movie. When I return: Speedwrite! _
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05:48:59 PM, Friday 20 February 2004

Mrow! _
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03:17:43 PM, Friday 20 February 2004

Thinking about speedwriting goodness demain. It will be my last free weekday to use l'ordinateur as I start work on Monday. I had a meeting on Wednesday and they presented me with a job agreement which states that I will commit myself to a minimum of 47 hours a week on average (and since it's commission based I am exempt from receiving overtime, too), so you can expect to see less of me. Call it a fairwell speedwrite daytime virtual Par-tay if you will, but I fully expect Moira and Martin to give me at least one piddling session. Also maybe a little appearance by the Annelet? And of course everyone else is welcome, too. So. Until then. _
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01:04:57 AM, Friday 20 February 2004

Blogging from Apple store! What fun. Checking out Keyboard to go with Garage Band, which is sadly out of stock with a six week wait. But which is cool. _
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08:31:47 PM, Thursday 19 February 2004

Sometimes you google people and find out sad things. Then you have to wonder if maybe you shouldn't have tried to find out what became of a particular person. Maybe you'd have been better off with your speculation that everyone you haven't kept up with is fine and leading a pleasant life. But it wouldn't be true, and I suppose it's good to know the truth, isn't it? _
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02:08:44 PM, Tuesday 17 February 2004

All quiet on the Bamberg front. _
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06:39:56 AM, Tuesday 17 February 2004

Moss: "Don't think that just because I'm this drunk I can't get meta." _
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05:29:58 AM, Tuesday 17 February 2004

"God damnit, monster! In this house we work for our money!"

"And I just gave him three fitty the week before."

"Damnit woman, you give him three fitty, no wonder he come back to our house." _
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04:55:54 AM, Tuesday 17 February 2004

Not so deep as a churchyard, pig, but that'll do. _
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04:37:20 AM, Tuesday 17 February 2004

But where's the rum gone? _
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04:35:53 AM, Tuesday 17 February 2004

We've found a quick fix, though: The Coen brothers and liquor. _
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02:29:33 AM, Tuesday 17 February 2004

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