WP: Describe division 3 ways, drawing on a different sense each time.
At the end of the night I was dizzy, the alcohol dividing my sense of sight from the reality. When I knew I was looking forward, but my brain persisted in thinking that the world was swaying. The darkness behind my lids was comforting. I thought my friend was split in twain when I opened my eyes, but I knew the truth when we gripped palms. The birdsong of early morning shifted from one side of my head to the other as a robin exchanged one branch for another. The bed was too persuasive to ignore. I’d leave the division for another day…perhaps when I woke things would have multiplied back to normal.
not so good, eh? that’s what you get for writing at midnight. :zzz:
So you like the new layout? It still needs work but at least you can see the pretty pictures 🙂 Please comment. And look for the new little features :satisfied:
Author: etoiline
Thursday Threesome
Standard::A geek in the family::
A geek– Hey, who handles tech support at your place? You? …the six year old? …or someone from outside? …and how about in your web space? No, we’re not looking for techs; we’re just curious . It’s usually me. My parents are clueless…and now that my uncle is gone, no one else in the family does web design like I do…and I actually kind of love setting things up. Shoot, I connected one of the lab computers to the Internet today, and set up a printer…it was fun, until the thing started going sooooo slow…
in the– computer? Just a curiosity for the designer types: what Operating System are you running? …and which browser? Since sites can show up differently in different browsers it’s more than a casual question. I love my Mac. I will always get a Mac, given a choice. But I do admit that pcs are better for gaming, and the internet does seem to be faster on them. And they get the cool little scrollbar effect that doesn’t happen on Mac IE *pouts* And as much as I hate bowing to Bill Gates, IE is the only browser I use.
Family– Do any family members read your place? Do they care? Do they have a clue? …and how about your ‘off line’ friends? …or do you supply a little bit of separation there? My dad just told me the other day that he read some of my story online, which is cool. Then he asked me how long it was gonna be. I told him I had about seven chapters so far, and he said, oh, so about ten? I laughed. My aunt has checked out my site occasionally, and I’ll probably help her out when the Asher Shew Ackelmire Gallery goes online. If we can ever get the various issues surrounding the fact that Uncle Johnnie didn’t tell anyone how to get into the hosting accounts, and now he’s…dead. Yeah. So if any of you out there know how to transfer ownership of a domain from a person who’s died to someone still living, please let me know 😉
(I’m doing this here because I want to try out that TrackBack thing.)
Well…I have no idea
Standardanyone else but Alex notice there are no pictures on this page? Eh. I looked at the code and everything is correct there. I’m guessing it’s just something silly going on with the server. When you open up the properties for a picture and copy/paste the url in your browser it works…bah. I’m going to vote, then I’m going to go home and watch survivor. and CSI. maybe. It’s not new tonight. And though Without a Trace isn’t new, it’s new to me…so I might watch that. Then again, I might not, because ER is new tonight…and mustn’t forget about Tru Calling, which is hopefully going to be taped tonight unlike last week. I still don’t know what happened then…must find synopsis. Enough rambling for you?
The Daily Dirt
StandardThought I’d do this here today.
1. Favorite Movie? Anything LotR, right now.
2. Favorite TV Show? CSI, or Alias.
3. Favorite Band/Singer? John Mayer/Josh Groban.
4. Favorite Song? Where the Streets have no name, U2.
5. Favorite Celebrity? You have to ask? Orlando Bloom.
Happy Earth Day
StandardYahoo! Celebrates Earth Day
I saw a Toyota Prius the other day at the med school. I have to say it looks a little odd, but I guess if it’s better for the environment…
There’s a big deal for Earth Day going on at the Botanical Garden today and tomorrow, and there’s supposed to be a big party down at Forest Park this weekend. I remember when Earth Day was a big deal…when I was younger the Girl Scouts would always do something for it. We really need to get a recycling bin for the apartment.
Regardless, the Earth Day stuff at the park looks fun… Alex & Leo, wanna go? lol.
My dad’s style…and two anniversaries
StandardI don’t get that many emails from my dad, but I got one today reminding me to make a card for my parents’ anniversary on Saturday. He doesn’t capitalize anything. I don’t really care what he does with punctuation, but he uses the ‘luv u’ and stuff like that. I guess it’s just because he’s not used to the internet yet or something like that. It just always suprises me when I see how he writes…
and speaking of anniversaries…ATTS will be two years old on Saturday as well. Can you believe it? I think you should comment on how much you love this place. And I’ve got a new layout ready, if not coded, so possibly that’ll be up in time for the birthday bash 😉 Keep your fingers crossed!
The Daily Dirt…a first
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1. What shows do you watch? Day by day, starting with Monday: The Swan (unfortunately) and CSI: Miami; 24; Smallville and Angel; Tru Calling, Survivor, CSI, Without a Trace, and ER; nothing fri or sat; Sunday: Cold Case and Alias.
2. As a child, which shows/cartoons did you always watch? Fraggle Rock, the Smurfs, Sesame Street
3. Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching TV? I’ll refer you to question one for that answer.
4. What kind of shows do you like to watch? (reality/cartoon/soapies etc) Mostly shows with substance. A little reality, mostly crime-dramas or sci-fi/fantasy.
5. Do you tape any shows?Most of the time, because I’m never sure if I’m going to be home to see them when they’re actually on.
Toasting. Or trying to.
StandardApril 2004 WP: Write about a car trip.
The one thing I remember about my youth group trip to Colorado (other than the insanely long drive in a hot van) was that my walkman batteries conked out on me about halfway there and I didn’t have enough money to get new ones (until we got there, of course). And to top it all off, by the time we got there we couldn’t have any electronic devices with us on the actual hiking trip…which included watches. So I spent the entire week wondering what time it was…until we were in the middle of nowhere reveling in the glorious country God provided. And I suppose that was the purpose of it all…I miss going camping, such like that…amazing how thinking of a road trip can remind you of things like how I was scared to be ‘too secular’ and not understand things the leaders were talking about. How I could spend an entire night solo, singing to myself and writing in my journal and actually reading the Bible. I keep looking at the Outward Bound site and wishing.
One of these days I will have to stop wishing and start actually doing.
Moonstone got a couple more paragraphs two nights ago…let’s hope that continues. Dad asked me how long it was going to be after I told him I had about seven chapters written: “…so it’s going to be around ten?” Hah. Hah. I have no idea how long it’s going to be. I don’t even know how it’s going to end, unlike JK Rowling. Go read it.
Thank you and goodnight. I’ll try to do the TC prompts more often.
May you die of…
StandardOld or Obsolete Names for Diseases and Disorders Funky things people used as disease names.
Actually I hope none of you die of any of these…but some of them are funny, or just plain weird.
It’s an anniversary but it’s not happy…and those crazy calorie restriced people
StandardToday is the fifth anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton Colorado. I can’t believe it’s been five years. I hope that the people out there have come to terms with what happened. My deepest sympathy.
And yesterday was the ninth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. It doesn’t seem like it happened so long ago. CNN.com – Families observe Oklahoma bombing anniversary as Nichols trial resumes – Apr 19, 2004
And on a slightly lighter note…Luigi just had his first big paper come out in PNAS (which is a really important scientific journal) and he has been fielding interviews all over the place. Now you too can know what I work on. Er, sort of. I didn’t actually do any work on this paper, but I’m happy for him anyway. He was interviewed for the Post-Dispatch which you can read here, and for many many other publications and/or shows around the world, which you can search here. And that Tina Hesman you see as the author for a bunch of those stories…she’s the medical reporter for the Post. Yay, StL! And the Post Weatherbird ‘bird line’ refers to the (below the fold, but!) front-page story. Heh. Like the Weatherbird needs to lose some weight 😉
Heh. I just got a call from WGN radio in Chicago…they wanted to talk to Dr. Holloszy who is my ultimate boss. Whee! National coverage is fun. And yes, if you were watching channel 2 news last night, that was in fact my boss 😉