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i sat through the stepford wives (the recent remake) this weekend with sam. it wasn't terrible. kurt says i keep describing movies as "slow in the beginning". he commented on it cuz most movies are. anyhow, nicole kidman didn't annoy me as much as she usually does. matthew broderick will always be ferris to me, though. no matter how old or plump he gets.
on a separate note: bip2 (the new ipod) is doing well. i'm awaiting the arrival of the new iskin and will probably try to sell my old one on ebay.

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only 10 months ago i got my first ever 15g 3rd gen iPod.. and a best buy 2 year product replacement plan. i got to use that plan to get this:

a 20g 4th gen iPod for the low, low price of $40. so, that's all!

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i've been smoke-free at work for about 2 months (minus the 1.5 week holiday) and i find myself having a craving for something every day at approximately 3.. i need to come up with a healthful alternative to gardetto's and reese's peanut butter cups. something i can keep in my drawer at work. maybe a box of granola bars.. i wish we could have a dorm fridge up here.

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now i'm just annoyed. the one on my wrist is making my watch too tight, and they migrated from my elbows to behind my knees. i'm tired of taking an antihistamine.

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now they're on my wrists, hands and belt line. the cluster on my elbow is still there, but it's not as bad today. the antihistamine is making me tired and cranky.

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well. i got hives at about 2:15 this afternoon so i went to urgent care and they seem to think i'm allergic to penicillin. i think they're wrong. but i took a waldryl, so we'll see. i also have them on the other elbow and both knees, but this is the best collection (click for pic).

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it's chocolate. i still don't care for chocolate. even if it's in the shape of my favorite foodstuffs.

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so i ended up ordering from edo last night. and they forgot my shrimp tempura roll. and i didn't call them back because i just won't order from them again. dumb.

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so, i shelled out for a new video card and the sims 2 yesterday. omg it's so much better than the first (which i will still continue to play!). i made kurt and i and we live in this little house, etc. etc. the kurt character walks just like him. i'll post pics tonight.
he and joe are heading to milwaukee to hang out with their texas friends who were replanted up here. so i'm either going to go out for sushi by myself, go out for sushi with bob*, or stay home and play sims 2 for another 6 hours.
*unbeknownst to him yet. i'll call him if that's what i decide to do.

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well, the kids have never seen snow, so we decided to take them out. it didn't last very long.

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so bip, my iPod, doesn't appear to be holding a charge for more than 2 hours or so. yesterday, i listened to it on the ride to work, at work for about an hour, and on the ride home it shut off next to hilldale. i've only had it for 10 months. i bought the best buy replacement and service warranty, so i should be able to exchange it, but i like the looks of the third generation better than the fourth.. and i'd have to shell out for a new iSkin, too, cuz of the new button placement. of course, there's always the off-chance that they have some 3rd gen iPods sitting in their warehouse that they'll hook me up with. who knows.

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work's been keeping me busy this week; what with being out sick 2.5 days last week. i finished bob's bittens and the two hats. of course, i forgot to take a pic of the stellar embroidery job that i did on bob's bittens; but i'll get the hats before they go off to their owners. now i'm working on a pair for jill. i had to tink some last night cuz i wasn't paying attention (was watching ocean's eleven - this century's version) and trying to do a tiny bit of fair isle (which i'll be foregoing once i get back to that row).

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mom renews a membership with aaa for me each christmas; last year i didn't use it once, this morning, i had to call for a jump. kurt thinks i need a new battery. :/
they're sending a mobile battery testing truck and if it is, in fact, the battery, i can buy a new one right on the spot. what crazy conveniences us americans have.

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sometimes i like to travel around the ring but i get stuck going around only 5 sites instead of the 15 or so that are members. does this happen to anyone else? and why?

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friend and artist, amy devoogd painted this pic of me from one of the many mickey's softball games:

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i'm feeling much better. and i have sushi to look forward to tonight. :)

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apparently, my bittens are a steal at $15 a pop. this place is asking $80, and it isn't even a tapered thumb! omg.

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it's only been 3.5 hours since i took my first penicillin and i'm already feeling better. at least i'm less "swimmy". though i have absolutely no appetite, i ate some soup around 3 and that seemed to help.

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i feel like i'm going to burst into tears for no reason. i'm mighty tired of seasonal affective disorder; self-diagnosed, of course. update 12:21 pm: dean urgent care called to say i have strep. i've also been nauseous most of the morning. thank god my boss is understanding and cool about this whole thing. honestly, i hate missing work. but i really don't feel well; up or down.

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i took the day off yesterday cuz i woke up with a heavy head and really just wanted to sleep until noon. i made it til 10:30 when i decided i should just get up. then, around 7, i started getting sleepy, which is weird.. and throughout the night, i kept waking up and trying to swallow. nothin' doin'. my throat was raw.
so i got up at 6:30, took a shower, and headed over to urgent care for a throat culture. i haven't had strep since i was 13 or something, and i always hated when they stick that thing down my throat. anyhow, they now have a "rapid culture" with which they check for strep and it only takes 15 minutes. i turned out negative. but they still send it through the 24 hour culture, just in case. so i'm at work, telling everyone not to touch me and to wash their hands cuz i couldn't miss a second day in a row.

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order more yarn online yesterday. my lys is out of almost every color of lamb's pride brown sheep worsted and everyone seems to want at least a little bit of black on their bittens. i'm also checking out sauder for a dresser. i'm still using a stupid three-drawer plastic dresser that belongs in a dorm room.

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i didn't mean to make it sound as though i don't like my job. it was just hard to come back after almost a week and a half off. this year promises to be about as busy as last, so i'll have plenty to occupy my time.

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$20 wallet link via boingboing.

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aside from turning my alarm off (instead of snoozing), it's not been that terrible to be back at work. though, i did a bit of soul-searching while on vacation, and it seems to me that i need to either accept the drone-like state of my current employment, or move on to something i can be truly passionate about. of course, i won't be leaving any time soon.

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