(May 8th, 2008 - 1:19 pm)
I always have a hard time naming my characters when I write fiction; everything I come up with sounds horrible to me.

For the stories I’ve been working on for my thesis (”The First Time I Kicked a Dog, a.k.a. “The dog novel”, a.k.a. “the girls”) I stole an idea from Matt Groening and named all characters after streets in Portland (except for one character).
I have an e-mail account I use only for certain registrations that I think will generate a ton of spam. Occasionally, I sign in and clean up the accounts. While I was doing so today, I realized something: Spammers use great names! So, I’ve decided my spam-account needs to be checked more often, so I can steal names to use for my characters in my stories.
I’m glad I’ve come up with another method. I can’t wait to create Flossie Sharp and Chris Ducklow! I’m gonna fuck their shit up!
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(May 7th, 2008 - 10:23 pm)
As some of you know, I’m no longer associated with the last lupus website I posted about. Here’s my own creation!
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(May 7th, 2008 - 12:09 pm)
“Look, I’m a woman, so I like Hillary. I’m black; I like Obama. But I’m also grumpy, so I like John McCain.”
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(May 7th, 2008 - 11:59 am)
I got an e-mail response to my bitch about the pharmacy at Fred Meyer. I submitted my name, postal address, and e-mail, but I didn’t give them my phone number (although they could get it from my account with the pharmacy if they really wanted it).
I know I must seem silly for making such a big stink, but I’ve worked too much customer service in my life to let it slide. And, considering how much business I’ve given them, I don’t think I’m asking for too much.
We’ll see what happens next…Anyway, here’s the letter.
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(May 6th, 2008 - 8:49 pm)
Things that make me very unhappy right now:
- -This rash on my arms and the scars it’s causing.
- -Having to waste my time figuring out how to get rid of the snakeoil.dom virus.
- -Not hearing back from the part-time jobs I’ve applied for.
- -The letter I got from school, informing me of a tuition increase of 4.3%… because I’m not spending enough for graduate school at a private institution.
- -The fact that I screwed up by taking out the stitch in my arm early.
- -Having the stitch I put in myself with sewing thread untie and fall out within a couple of hours after I put it in. (It’s hard to tie a knot in a stitch with one hand).
- -All (unpaid!) work and no play.
Things that make me happy:
- -Q-tips.
- -Skin Shield Liquid Bandage.

- -Losing ~10lbs so far on my current diet.
- -The Triamcinolone Acetonide Ointment that seems to make my rash on my arms better.
- -Stopping the snakeoil.dom certificate from coming up.
5a. Only having to spend ~15 minutes to figure it out.
- -Getting rid of some of my stuff (and earning some cashish) on Half.com.
- -Knowing that I’m very close to finishing up all the tasks required by the business of my life.
- -My friends. I have the best friends in the whole wide world.
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(May 6th, 2008 - 12:20 pm)
I ♥ bored, 14-year-old white boys in the suburbs. I really do.
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(May 3rd, 2008 - 5:45 pm)
The older I get, the less I tolerate crappy customer service. I do give some leeway, depending on the situation. But I’m really done giving the Burlingame Fred Meyer pharmacy a pass…
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(May 3rd, 2008 - 9:29 am)
Getting Rid of Clutter, or, Why Do I Own Two Copies of Siamese Dream and Nevermind?
I’ve thrown a few things up on Half.com and Ebay this weekend….and most of it isn’t crap. I just need more money and space. Friends-of-Neva discount: Item is free, just send me a few bucks for shipping, if necessary. Post a comment or e-mail me if you want anything listed.
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(May 2nd, 2008 - 1:59 pm)
This diet means I had to cut way back on the candy and cheese products. What kind of life is that?
I can’t wait to lose the weight so I can eat and get fat again.
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(May 1st, 2008 - 10:58 pm)
Finally! I was able to get some decent pictures of my remodel. Full set of pictures are here.
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