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Archive for September, 2004

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Oh, and favourite quote of the day, uttered by my little cousins while describing their dollhouse (I’m staying with my aunt and uncle until I’m semi-recovered): We’ve got a king and queen and all the zoo animals!

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Well, to complete the tale of good news that I’ve been unfolding all summer, I got into a nasty accident on Wednesday and this is my first non-doped-up-on-Codeine-day, so I’m filling everybody in on the gory details. Well, not all of them since I’m really tired of trying to explain over and over and over [...]

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Ok, so apparently the problem with my computer is a problem with all St. John’s computers at the moment, namely that Dwight Knoll decided to set up his own server and attach it to the school server, and in the process somehow rerouted the entire St. John’s server through his computer, so while it is [...]

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My internet connection is doing strange things. It will connect to the St. John’s server, but then is unable to find a single website. Until I discover how to remedy this problem, do not expect frequent updates, as the computer lab creeps me out.

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I wish this storm would hurry up and get here.

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I wonder how honest is too honest? Where is the balance between making myself feel better and hurting the other person?

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The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep. -Rumi

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Sometimes I Forget Completely by Rumi Sometimes I forget completely what companionship is. Unconscious and insane, I spill sad energy everywhere. My story gets told in various ways: A romance, a dirty joke, a war, a vacancy. Divide up my forgetfulness to any number, it will go around. These dark suggestions that I follow, are [...]

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Woohoo! I actually get to go to sleep at a reasonable hour tonight! Normally I work until 11 on Tuesdays, but today my boss came in and said, “You look tired. We’re really slow tonight. Go home. Get some rest.” So I got to leave at seven instead. And I mean, I could certainly use [...]

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Perhaps I just need more sleep.