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utorak, 27.10.2009.

April 3rd was my first fencing competition in two and a half years

April 3rd was my first fencing competition in two and a half years, and it happened to be the biggest competition hosted by the NC Division to date, not counting Nationals. For not fencing for almost a year, I think I did pretty well- 16th out of 56. Not quite where I want to be, but better than I expected. The frustrating thing is that it's been almost two weeks, and the NC Division's website hasn't been updated with the new info. Sadly, therefore, there is no verification of my coolness.Returning to fencing is really helping the stress recede in my life... even though it in no way matters to the fate of the universe, fencing seems to matter more than work, and that helps out a lot. That also says something about my line of work, I guess. Or maybe not. Maybe it just says something about work in general.Which brings me to coffee- as in, I'm going to make some more. Anybody want a cup?I stumbled over a cool little Shambhala center (in Durham, of all places). They've got intro sessions on Sundays, and I think I'm gonna check it out. Anybody feel like coming along?Come on- it'll be like "white people day" at the Gurudwara.May Javayamuni Buddha, the Buddha of eternal caffination, watch over you.

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nedjelja, 25.10.2009.

Tonight's wine review

The Wine: Gordon Brothers Merlot 1999Appellation: Snake River, Columbia ValleyColor: A deep, rich core of purple, with just a hint of light mahogany towards the edge.Nose: Dark flowers and perfume, blueberry and spice.Body: Full and softTastes of chocolate and dark berry fruits, with a bit of black cherry and vanilla on the finish. Long and lingering, rich and full.Rating: Damn good.Mmmm.... wine. To steal a line from Ben Franklin - Wine is the only proof we have that God exists and He wants us to be happy.And to steal a line from our Fearless Leader - Mission Accomplished, God.

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petak, 23.10.2009.

I kind-of

I kind-of, sort-of got some vauge assurances that work might consider the possibility of maybe letting me off next weekend for NC Divisionals. Assuming that goes to plan (and "plan" may be getting ahead of myself) I still have to count on my gear getting here on time. Assuming the gear gets here from Triplette unscathed, I have to hope against hope that Walter Triplette didn't wire my blades himself... otherwise, I'll have to strip them and rewire them. I've got to get used to moving in fencing shos again, since I've been fencing barefoot since I got back into it. Whee. Bah. Wheebah.All this uncertainty has me on edge. I can't sleep, can't concentrate. It's like some drug. And I think I'm starting to like it.May Nadonamuni Buddha, the Buddha of eternal Fencing Pimpness, watch over you.Namaste and Wheebah.

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srijeda, 21.10.2009.

There goes my next paycheck

Fencing Jacket, Spectra/Dyneema, FIE Rated 800+ Newtons $199.00Plastron, Stretch Nylon, 350 Newtons $ 35.75PBT Low top Fencing Shoes, size 14 $ 99.00Prieur Foil Body Cord, 2-prong, x2 $ 36.00Infinity Foil Lame $140.00 ------------Total $509.75Going to your first competition in two years - priceless. (Well, more like $509.75 plus tax and shipping, plus gas and entry fees, but you get the idea.)

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ponedjeljak, 19.10.2009.

I was reading over some of my old notes from college today

I was reading over some of my old notes from college today, and getting back into issues I'd forgotten... It's that odd feeling of discovery mixed with nostalga. Class notes written hurredly in black ink, spelling out the details of Augustine, Cicero, and Pascal... Then there are my personal answers to their questions, and my questions to their answers, written over the notes in contrasting colors. Chances are, I was sitting in Cup-A-Joe, smoking a clove ciggarette, and drinking coffee at the time.The odd thing is that some of those issues still bother me- the nature of man and the limits of determinism, for example. Others I either don't care about anymore, or I've answed the questions, and now it almost seems silly that I cared about them so much- Does free will exist? What is the meaning behind the Gospel of Thomas? Why is Gnosticism important? What's Eating Gilbert Grape?It makes me wonder what my life will be like in five years, and what I will have discarded by then. I need to go on a voyage of self-discovery. Ideally this voyage would take me to warm, sunny, tropical beaches and interesting parts of the world via first-class air fare. I'm currently seeking financial backing for said vayage, inquires are welcome.

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subota, 17.10.2009.

Too tired to think

Too tired to think... must finish random memeSchool and year you graduated:Millbrook - 1997Nickname in High School:Kitt, or Kit Borga, to those in the know.Sport you were into:marching band. it's a sport, dammit.Had a circle of friends:band geeks / REALMS geeksBest subject(s):um... physics and AP Donut-smugglingWorst subject(s):anything involving numbers, funny languages, or people who's names ended in "-Mahon"Teacher to whom you owe life lessons?Prim, for showing me that grown-ups can be cool, and Holder for showing me that being eccentric isn't always a good thing.Describe in one word: Freshman year: suckedSophomore year: realms!Junior year: peachy-keen (pchykeen)Senior year: whatthehelljusthappened?Best friend?Brandon "Chun-Li" Hill, and Kat "Double Espresso" Andrews.Cafeteria food sucked?Why, yes indeed. That's why we ate in the band room.Wore uniforms?Really dopey looking ones at first, then really kick-ass black and silver ones. With chickens!How was the prom?Very nice, kind of, I think.Who were the prom king and queen?Casey Prince, whom I randomly went to Europe with, and some chick.Any achievements?I got my black belt in Shotokan Karate and I became an Eagle Scout.Were you popular?Ony in certain (very small) circles.Best song that reminds you of high school?Anything from JCS/RMS, and "Parked my car three blocks away - turned out to be a smart move"

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četvrtak, 15.10.2009.

Bored

EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS = Favorite Spice + Last Foreign Vacation SpotCurry Scotland (Isn't Curry a town in Scotland?)SOCIALITE ALIAS = Silliest Childhood Nickname + Town Where You First PartiedHuckleberry Fife (and my cousin, Barney)"FLY GIRL" ALIAS ( la J. Lo) = First Initial + First Two or Three Letters of your Last NameK. Bu (Kay Boo! Woo Hoo!)DIVA ALIAS = Something Sweet Within Sight + Any Liquid in KitchenHoney BeaujolaisGIRL DETECTIVE ALIAS = Favorite Baby Animal + Where You Last Went to SchoolKitten State (Their rival is Ball (of Yarn) State.)BARFLY ALIAS = Last Snack Food You Ate + Your Favorite DrinkPretzel GenmaichaSOAP OPERA ALIAS = Middle Name + Street Where You First LivedMichael WalnutPORN STAR ALIAS = First Pet's Name + Street You Grew Up OnTiger Bolo (coooool)ROCK STAR ALIAS = Any Liquid on the Bar + Last Name of Badass CelebrityBarolo Eastwood

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ponedjeljak, 12.10.2009.

the drive home

I was kept at work by the captains of industry, who assured me (from their corporate offices in maryland) that the roads were safe and sound, and that work would proceed as normal even though we're in the middle of an ice storm.On the way home the roads were horrid. Ice and snow and nothing else. If I hadn't driven those roads twice a day, I wouldn't have even known they were there.Just when I thought everything was going to be all right, the SUV in front of me went into a 360 spin for no apparent reason. I stopped and waited, since he was in the middle of the road, and he pointed himself in the right direction and started moving again. Shortly thereafter, he hit a patch of ice, tried to overcorrect, and went off the road, into a ditch, and up an embankment into the woods.I pulled over and tried to help him get his car out of the ditch, but since it weighs about a ton and a half- well, no dice. I left him when his tow truck showed up. I hope he's gotten wherever he was going without killing himself or anyone else.I must have run at least four stoplights on the way home. They were set for trip switches, and when I can't see the lines, I don't know how to trip the lights. Not my fault, officer.I've been told to report to work at 7:30 tomorrow. I don't think I'm going. Damn the man. Save the Empire. Save the Kitt.

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subota, 10.10.2009.

Yay! More useless crap!

I am an IntellectualWhich America Hating Minority Are You?Take More Robert & Tim QuizzesWatch Robert & Tim Cartoons

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četvrtak, 08.10.2009.

Great Gooly-Moogly

Who the hell knew Leonardo DiCaprio was so cool? Jesus, I might even have to reconsider my long-standing hatered of this guy.http://www.leonardodicaprio.org/globalwarninglaunch.html -->Check this out.You heard the man. Get to it.Now I'm off to run. Catch me if you can. (Oohhh, that was overdoing it. Shame.)

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utorak, 06.10.2009.

Aw, poo.

oh! pain in my ass,that summons me forth from bed-work is a cold bitch.a four-hour shift-the petals flowing downstreamhave barely fallen.rain cleanses the soul;washes away night's taut whisps,and so does coffee.sleep beckons to me,warm but transient mistressgone before the sun.

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nedjelja, 04.10.2009.

I left Virginia this evening at 6pm

I left Virginia this evening at 6pm, and headed home into the freezing night... sometime around 8:45 I found myself driving the backroads around Smithfield, having missed the obscure turnoff somewhere in the darkness.By 9:30 I'd made it home. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like it... unless you leave the heat off, then pretty much any freezing cave with lights in it is like it.Hopefully the hot chocolate will help. At least the microwave still works. If you hit it enough.Bah. Time to settle in for a night of LotR special edition and nachos. Even with all the mediocre/bad stuff going on right now, I'm kind of warming up to the idea that life might not be all bad. The jury's out- at least until the nachos are done.--I believe it was Dengyo Daisho who said "may nachoyamuni buddha, the buddha of eternal infinite tasty nachoness, smile down apon you." --words to live one's life by. Such a wise old man.--

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petak, 02.10.2009.

Random and unnecessary

Congratulations! You're Faramir! Which Lord of the Rings character and personality problem are you? brought to you by QuizillaFight Club! What movie Do you Belong in?(many different outcomes!) brought to you by QuizillaYou are Form 5, Dragon: The Weaver."And The Dragon seperated the virtuous fromthe sinful. He tore his eyes from his socketsand used them to peer into the souls of thoseon trial to make a judgement. He knew thatwith endless knowledge came endlessresponsibility."Some examples of the Dragon Form are Athena(Greek), St. Peter (Christian), and Surya(Indian).The Dragon is associated with the concept ofintelligence, the number 5, and the element ofwood.His sign is the crescent moon.As a member of Form 5, you are an intelligent andwise individual. You weigh options by lookingat how logical they are and you know that whilethere may not always be a right or wrongchoice, there is always a logical one. Peoplemay say you are too indecisive, but it's onlybecause you want to do what's right. Dragonsare the best friends to have because they'rewilling to learn. Which Mythological Form Are You? brought to you by Quizilla

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