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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
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8:43 am - Highly Recommended
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We just got back from a trip to London, and for anyone who's traveling there and pondering what transport to use to get from airport to hotel, I'd like to recommend a van service called dot2dot. Their url is www.dot2.com. We were traveling with two large suitcases plus carry-on. We knew we would need them because we were going to the bookstores on Charing Cross and then doing Saturday morning on Portobello Road.
The last thing we wanted was to try lugging these things on the tube. With dot2dot you just fill out their form giving your flight numbers, arrival and departure times, and the address you need to go to. They notify you how much it will cost (very reasonable) and you pay at the time you make the reservation. When we arrived at Heathrow they had us loaded in the van less than five minutes after we cleared security. And on the return they pick you up three hours before your flight time. Very efficient and very nice drivers. One of them told us they were operating on a shoestring budget and he hoped they would still be around next year. So if you're traveling to London, or any of your friends are, please give dot2dot a try. I love to see the little guy make it in the big city.
current mood:  chipper
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| Friday, June 5th, 2009
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6:01 pm - Yum, Peaches
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I have my first basket of locally grown Georgia peaches and I couldn't wait, as soon as I got home I ate one. Sooo juicy and delicious. Tomorrow morning I shall have cereal with sliced fresh peach and then I shall peel about half a dozen and make a cobbler. There's not a whole lot I like about living in Georgia, but peaches goes to the top of the list.
current mood: pleased
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| Thursday, May 14th, 2009
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6:39 pm - Full Circle
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Diane and I finally made it to the new Star Trek movie yesterday, and yes, I'm one of those who loved it. Understand, ST was the first tv show that ever really grabbed me to the point I went looking for fandom. And thank goodness I found it. I can't imagine my life without all the wonderful people I've met that I would never have known but for fandom. But Star Trek itself, I haven't really been interested in for a long time. Too many shows, too many (sorta boring) characters, too many bad scripts. And there were other wonderful fandoms out there distracting me (Hello Doctor Who, Professionals, House, etc.). But when I saw that movie yesterday it was like getting a shot of adrenalin. For me, against all expectations, it worked! Yes, I know there are enough plot holes to drop a meteor in, but that's never stopped a fan, right? I know some people aren't liking this movie because it's not how they envisioned these characters in their earlier years, and they're certainly entitled to their opinion. I'm just saying that for me personally it was way more than I expected so I loved it. I now cross my fingers and hope for fanfic. Real fanfic. Not a title, followed by one or two short paragraphs and then 'The End.' No, I'm hoping for some real stories about these young Star Fleet Officers, stories with a beginning and a middle and an end. I know there were ST stories like that when I first discovered fandom. I'd really love to come full circle and see ST-New Movie stories like that again.
current mood: happy
current music: Just Too Busy Being Fabulous
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| Monday, May 4th, 2009
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3:30 pm - my mappy thing
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| Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
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10:45 am - my inner redneck
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I confess that I have been watching Celebrity Apprentice this year and I have been watching it for one reason only. I am loving me some Jesse James. Uncouth, yeah,sometimes, but really smart and a kind heart. Throw in macho as hell and loves animals and I swoon. Just from the photos I've seen, I never understood why Sandra Bullock married that man. Now I do. Yummmm, loving me some Jesse.
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| Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
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9:06 pm - dialing for idol
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I've got to start being more careful when making a phone call. A couple of weeks ago when I was calling in to vote on American Idol, I accidentally hit 876 instead of 866. As soon as someone answered the phone I realized my mistake, said "sorry" and hung up. Today I got the phone bill. Seems that 876 is Kingston, Jamaica and my one second call cost me $2.58. Not a huge amount, but still irritating to know it was my own dumb fault.
current mood:  annoyed
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| Thursday, April 16th, 2009
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7:06 pm - gastronomic words of love
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Isn't it amazing how a few words printed on a page can make you physically crave something? I was just reading a book by MFK Fisher where she described a pot of coffee as "black as hell, hot as love, strong as death," and I suddenly had to have coffee or die.
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| Monday, April 13th, 2009
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1:41 pm - AMAZON...
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has lost its corporate friggin' mind. WTF?? As a long time customer, moi is not amused. Censorship is a real hot-button topic for me, especially when it comes to the printed word.
current mood: pissed off
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| Monday, March 2nd, 2009
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5:34 pm - Snow!
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Yesterday we had a tiny bit of snow right here in middle Georgia.
I know those of you who've been dealing with it for months are saying "bleh" right now, but bear with me. I only get to see it here at home about once every ten years. And it only lasted for a few hours before it was gone. But really truly, it was beautiful.
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| Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
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1:19 pm - BabyBamaCon
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Leaving for the chalet in the 'Bama mountains tomorrow morning. A whole five of us this year. Don't know why more people aren't coming; it's a very cheap getaway, none of us bite, and we tend to eat lots of good food and have heaps of fun. Oh well, we will have good times and break open a bottle of wine and tell tall tales of vogon.
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| Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
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7:04 pm - Mother
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Mother passed away this morning of a massive heart attack. She was still in the hospital, but her UTI was improving and the doctor had just left, giving orders that she was to be sat up in a chair today and given some solid foods. He wasn't gone more than ten minutes when it happened. It's almost four years to the day since my father passed. This doesn't seem real yet. It probably won't sink in until the funeral. It seems so odd not to have a parent of any kind anymore.
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| Sunday, December 14th, 2008
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2:40 pm - Hospital Again
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I thought we were going to make it through a whole year without mother having to be in the hospital, but it wasn't meant to be. Friday night she started having some alarming hallucinations (pretty gross, so I'm not going to mention what)and I called her doctor to see if I should take her to the emergency room. Why does everything always happen on a weekend? He said yes, that he would want some tests run. So we were there til about 5AM Saturday morning watching them take blood and urine, chest X-rays and catscan. Turns out she has a severe urinary tract infection (UTI) and her kidneys are in bad shape. I don't see the connection, but the doctor said that mental confusion is often the first indication you have in the elderly that they have a UTI. She is somewhat better as of this morning, but she is still having some hallucinations. Poor thing, she keeps trying to fold up clothes. And she says there is an ugly man who keeps showing up at the end of her bed and then disappearing. (I don't know if this is all imaginary, or if she just doesn't like the male nurse's looks). So. I guess we go hour by hour and day by day and see what happens here.
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| Sunday, November 30th, 2008
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4:31 pm - hawk sighting
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Just got in from a late afternoon dog walk (it was pouring
rain all last night and this morning) and as we were approaching
home I saw a big beautiful hawk doing a circle eight pattern over
our house and the pecan orchard across the street. It was so
big I thought it was just a vulture at first, but as I got closer and it got lower, I could make out that magnificent head and beak
shape. Wish I had a really good camera and knew how to use it. It's still very cold and windy outside, and even though there's no way to capture the grace of a hawk with outspread wings gliding on
those currents, I could still get the image of him against a grey
cloudy sky over the bare black branches of winter trees.
Bella paid no attention at all of course, just trotted on into
the garage, while I stood there at the edge of the street and
watched the hawk for several minutes till he moved off in
a pattern further down the road. I guess the field mice weren't
stirring in Chez Pecan Orchard today.
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| Friday, November 21st, 2008
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4:39 pm - Well Crap!
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They have cancelled 'Pushing Daisies'. There won't even be any closure, the last episode will be a cliffhanger. Dammit!!
current mood: pissed off
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| Saturday, November 15th, 2008
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9:58 am - DayGlo Dreams
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For some reason my dreams for the past several nights have been incredibly bright and vivid, like something you would see on HDTV. It's not like my dreams before were black and white or anything like that, but it really is like comparing analog to bluray. What on earth could be causing it? Something happening in my brain or just something I ate? Will it stay like this, and do I want it to stay like this? I'm not used to sharpness, I've been nearsighted since I was a child, so even with glasses my vision is never totally blur free. I think I like the uniqueness of this past few nights, but in the long run I prefer my dreams more muted.
It's like preferring Monet to Picasso, just a matter of personal taste. Shame I can't have a control button to switch my dreams back and forth between analog and HD.
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| Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
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12:48 pm - early voting
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Hubby and I decided to vote early today and we were there at 8AM when the doors usually open. Turns out they've been opening the doors at 7 because of the long lines of people. We stood in line for two hours and finally voted. I'm so glad to have it done, parking spots are really going to be premium on Tuesday.
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| Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
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6:42 pm - home again
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Got home safely yesterday from the wonderful Necronomicon in Tampa. The costumes this year were outstanding; there seems to be something about steampunk as a theme that spurs people to superhigh levels of creativity.
I really enjoyed a lot of the panels too. The fandom panels of course, but the science panels I went to were interesting too, and I actually learned a few things. I think my favorite panel had to be the Q&A with SF legend Frederik Pohl. Best moment was when a lady in the front row raised her hand and said "Mr. Pohl, I'm 91 years old and I'm considering a career in writing. Do you think I should proceed?" And he answered, from the vantage point of his 88 years,"Absolutely! Go for it. I still have a lot of writing planned myself." He might be physically somewhat frail, but his mind is still sharp as a tack and he was absolutely delightful at panel.
On the flip side of sharp as a tack, one of the POD authors who had set up a booth outside the panel rooms, asked one of the *real* authors "How much do you pay to have your books published?" And then wouldn't believe him when he said he didn't.
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| Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
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10:59 am - my addictions, let me show you them
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I am so glad it is fall and my shows are back on.
Pushing Daisies - Wheeeeee! Love this so much. Olive in a nunnery. Chuck and 'who's your mama'. Ned proving his love by stalking. Bees! What is not to love?
House - Will I be shot if I admit I like Lucas better than Wilson?
And I don't miss Cameron even a little bit? Do love me some snarky House though, and God has he been annoying so far.
Heroes - Sylar teamed up with HRG! Who knew that Sylar could be positively smarmy when he wanted to. I almost lost it when I saw him kissing that spoiled little dog in next weeks preview. Way to twist things around.
Fringe - I dunno. I watched the first few episodes, but during the last one I took a phone call about 15 minutes in and realized that I didn't mind missing it.
I am going to try Eleventh Hour when it starts and I think I'll give Life on Mars a try. I still love my CSI Las Vegas and will be glued to it until Grissom leaves after 10 more episodes. I'll see how much I still like it when the new guy comes in, but Grissom is the heart and soul of that show to me, so new guy is gonna have to really bring it.
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| Thursday, September 25th, 2008
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3:32 pm - Tell me, tell me please...
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If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... you're on my list, so I want to know you better!
Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
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| Monday, September 22nd, 2008
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2:13 pm - channel surfing
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Did anyone but me try to watch the Emmy's last night? I kept flipping back and forth, but what I saw was awful. The presenters seemed like they didn't have any idea what they were supposed to be saying or doing. I saw one funny moment between Ricky Gervais and Steve Carrell. And I did love Sally Field's dress. Other than that...bleh.
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