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I took my first flight since the operation on March 7. It was very bumpy and I was keeping my mind off this by working. After about 30 minutes, I suddenly realised that I could look out of the window, so I did. I could see some white lines in the distance and brown and green patches sliding by on the ground. I was so excited and eager to find out what I was looking at that I asked the person sitting next to me: "Excuse me, I just got...

SWOOL 2003 will be the name of our next cd swap to happen in roughly three weeks. No definite dates yet, but there will be some guidelines to follow on this one. We'll give everyone a chance to participate, though not everyone received their cd's last time. I had a really good time with the last swap, so i'm sure this one will be even better. Many of you have requested that we do another, so I'm ready. This time, you'll have to make a 10 song cd containing only...

if anyone is interested, i'll give someone two free tickets to see hootie and the blowfish in concert this saturday at 7pm. the seats are 9th row, dead center and will be sweet. email me if you're interested reganATsomewherequiet.org...

My first inclination is to make fun of the people who weep on the steps of the Alabama courthouse. I mean, come on, who has time to get all upset at something that seems so trivial?Well, apparently, plenty of people have the time. I didn't know much about the case, or why people were so upset and why some were so vehementoly defending a stone. I agree that the message is important, and trust me, I think it's cool that he had that in the courthouse. I did however, write...

One after another those six lines failed, each transferring more power onto the remaining lines, Stauffer said. Finally, the last line failed and a power surge rocketed through Indiana, into Michigan, careening up the west side of the state, across its center and back down into Ohio, leaving dead power plants and transmission lines in its wake. AEP says that electricity meant to move through FirstEnergy's system reversed itself when the transmission systems in northern and southern Ohio separated, sending the power through AEP's system into Indiana, Michigan and Ohio....

i've moved into the new place with sean eppers. he's out until next week, and so am I. there's really nothing like spending two weeks in dallas, coming home for two days to move and then going back to dallas. the place is looking pretty nice and i'm really happy with how my room turned out. i'm torn on what of the things i got at target is the coolest, but i know it's a death-match between the desk halogen lamp that has a sweet dimmer or the framed print...

I think all this controversy over the showing of the ten commandments in the courthouse in Alabama is pretty stupid. From both point of views, it ought to be a non-issue. To the people wishing the stones to leave, really, how big of a deal is it? It's two rocks with some words on them. It's not used in the courtroom, it's not making life any more difficult on anyone. It's just a showing of something from ancient history. To the christians, do you really think those ten commandments sitting...

drive home friday. day off saturday. drive back sunday. crazy isn't it? i like it though, i get $306 everytime i drive to Dallas and back. easy money. i've had an amazing experience training new people in Colleyville. Probably the best of my entire career with United. the people they've hired are incredible, lively, energetic people. just the kind of people that ought to work for United. i've had to rediscover my old, goofy, out-going self. having to act and be the center of attention and teach is something i...

i'm in dallas starting today thru friday. holy cow, the new store is freaking amazing. for everyone that has ever patronized the market street in lubbock, just think about that but three times better. it's beautiful and the people here will totally love it. they've done so many things different and a lot of stuff already seems like it'll work out better. i think they've planned well for moving into the metroplex....

The court upheld a lower court ruling in a case stemming from the 2000 murder of Amy Stahlecker, a freshman at Wayne State College. Prosecutors said Richard Cook, 36, of Omaha, picked up Stahlecker and later shot her. Cook was convicted of first-degree murder, and is serving a life sentence. He remains the only defendant in the wrongful death lawsuit. The woman's parents, Susan and Dale Stahlecker of Fremont, claimed in the suit that a Firestone Wilderness AT tire on their daughter's 1997 Ford Explorer failed, setting off the chain...

Jeremy Camp Stay $12.74 @ Grassroots $11.00 iTunes Music Store Song: I Still Believe Gavin DeGraw Chariot $9.98 iTunes Music Store Song: Belief David Gray White Ladder 7 £ @ Amazon UK Song: Nightblindness Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle, Vol 1 $9.98 for 20 songs iTunes Music Store Song: Fortunate Son...

this may sound weird; i bought a cologne of a guy i don't like. you probably know what i'm talking about. it seems like all the jerks, the drunks, and the guys just in it for sex all smell the same. the ones that ruin girls and college for the rest of us. they're always slathered up with cologne and it's always some sugary, acidy smell. i don't like that smell and i can tell a jerk without even talking; just by smell. well, i've become that guy because Curve...

I like to violate copyright everyday. Usually it's in some small way. I'll copy an Oingo Boingo CD for a friend, photocopy an interesting essay from an anthology, or maybe download an episode of Six Feet Under from a file-sharing network. Sometimes I go bigger, like when I bought a bunch of cracked software from a guy who was literally standing in a shady doorway, or when I bought a pirated DVD on the street in New York City (yes, it looked like shit when I played it). I only...

What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You Don Chaffer $12.74 @ Grassroots Song: Up Against The Window Pane Darkness Falls Caleb Carruth $9.98 @ Grassroots Song: Darkness Falls Somedays Matt Wertz $12.74 @ Grassroots Song: Yesterday Morning She Must And Shall Go Free Derek Webb $13.49 @ Grassroots Song: Lover Twilight Shaun Groves $9.99 @ Grassroots Song: Without You...

"With grief too deep for words, the bishops who stand before you must reject this action," they said in a statement read by Bishop Robert W. Duncan of Pittsburgh. "We are calling upon the primates of the Anglican Communion, under the presidency of the archbishop of Canterbury . . . to intervene in the pastoral emergency that has overtaken us." Because the Anglican Communion is a federation of autonomous churches, however, it is unclear what power its leaders have to intervene. Robinson pledged to work toward reconciliation, and told reporters,...

You're the beauty that encompasses the night, the peace in the morn You're the dreams of my dreams I will never awake...

A group of Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed publicizing the prices of prescription drugs in Canada to help consumers find the best deals. one of the few good things i've read......

Might I be the only one who has little to no faith in our elected leaders? Does anyone feel like their reps are fighting for them? Or do you feel like the reps and leaders are fighting for their own futures and campaigns. Do their big oil buddies, or Telecom buddies, or Aero and Space buddies help them make decisions? Do they really care about what a 22 year old think ought to happen? I ask these questions because I already know the answers. The answers are clear as day...

As a community service, i make this announcement: 5GB Apple iPod on sale at compUSA for $149...

I ran across this cool little internet site boasting it's capability to beat you in 20 Questions. Skeptically, I gave in and tried it. It got penguin in 13 questions, guinea pig in 28 questions, it got killer whale in 18, but it couldn't get daikon radish (although i think i boofed a question or two). It's incredibly cool to play, it just got this one off me: Is it multicolored? No. Is it used for hunting? Yes. Does it live in grass-lands? No. Is it heavy? Yes. Can it...