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Post by Blue Sunflower on Nov 9, 2008 21:35:39 GMT -5
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Post by pending on Nov 9, 2008 21:53:42 GMT -5
*grumble grumble JEALOUS grumble*
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Post by pacejunkie on Nov 10, 2008 15:12:47 GMT -5
Wow! That's a beauty! Use it well.
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Post by cko on Nov 10, 2008 23:16:39 GMT -5
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Post by cko on Nov 17, 2008 16:08:48 GMT -5
Blue, I wish you would consider Facebook. There's a Facebook group for Oregon Zoo Guides!  |
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Post by pacejunkie on Nov 20, 2008 13:22:05 GMT -5
Yeah Blue, most of our GeekSquee group is on FB too. Join!
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Post by cko on Nov 22, 2008 5:14:50 GMT -5
For some reason this cracked me up. Maybe because Stinger mentioned Parcheesi in a recent discussion of drinking games.  There are more, but not as funny. I like the Myst one, though. If anyone here has ever heard of Myst, that is. |
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Post by pending on Nov 22, 2008 19:44:03 GMT -5
'Tis but one of the dim memories of my youth! And while we're talking board games, I have to advertise my favorite people: www.cheapass.com/, Cheap Ass Games, people who sell only the essentials (no dice, no pieces, assuming you can get them from any of the games you already have) to some awesomely creative games. My favorite will always be "Kill Dr. Lucky", although "Devil Bunny Hates the Earth" is pretty sweet too. |
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Post by cko on Nov 23, 2008 23:04:31 GMT -5
Pending, great link. I'm going to find someplace that sells these, even though that site's search function is horribly confusing to me. We love games in my family; perfect for the holidays!
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Post by cko on Nov 26, 2008 14:50:06 GMT -5
However you celebrate it, or even if you don't, it's about giving thanks and eating good food, so thanks to you all for being here and loving Reaper. Our local columnist does a yearly thing on Thanksgiving; it is one of my favorites. If he updates it tomorrow, I'll relink, unless we're running around like crazy basting turkeys and burning the pies. |
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Post by cko on Nov 28, 2008 18:23:13 GMT -5
This is cool to me. Omaha high-schoolers run off the Westboro Baptist Church, aka Fred Phelps's people. |
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Post by pending on Nov 29, 2008 11:19:59 GMT -5
Okay, I have something for you! My favorite webcomic, Penny Arcade, takes a break from the video game/penis jokes once a year, when they have a fundraising drive for their charity 'Childs Play'. The charity raises money for video games and entertainment for kids who are stuck in hospitals, and it's become hugely popular. One of the items they put up for auction is a webstrip, and the person who wins it gets to pick what it's about, so this is actually one of their rare, autobiographical strips, and I really love it:  |
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Post by cko on Nov 29, 2008 12:52:15 GMT -5
Ohh! Love the polaroids of Murray. "He had pride, but he did not boast." Sigh.
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Post by Blue Sunflower on Nov 29, 2008 23:48:15 GMT -5
I really miss Maggie.
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Post by pending on Nov 30, 2008 18:43:14 GMT -5
It had kind of reminded me of your cat-- I love how much character Murray has just in the comic strip. "His favorite play was the Pirates of Penzance".
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Post by Blue Sunflower on Dec 1, 2008 13:09:30 GMT -5
It had kind of reminded me of your cat-- I love how much character Murray has just in the comic strip. "His favorite play was the Pirates of Penzance". Maggie just loved annoying me. |
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Post by cko on Dec 5, 2008 23:58:36 GMT -5
It was mutual as I recall (from TWOP): |
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Post by cko on Dec 15, 2008 19:50:18 GMT -5
...because a recent encounter on one of the dating sites tells me I might need this calculation handy.  Let's see, forty-xxx divided by two is twenty-yyy plus z equals thirt.....oh. Okay, forget it. It was fun to consider, anyway. Oops, I forgot to credit: xkcd, obviously. |
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Post by pacejunkie on Dec 15, 2008 22:11:14 GMT -5
Hah! That's like something Barney Stinson would do, but he'd have a cool name for it too, like the Standard Lowering Probability Factor.
And I was 26 when I got married so there's some actual statistics in there. It also all makes sense in a weird way.
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Post by cko on Dec 19, 2008 1:12:29 GMT -5
Speaking of cats...  |
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Post by pacejunkie on Dec 19, 2008 7:38:08 GMT -5
OMG is that yours?!  He looks like he's at the beach. It must feel like a back massage. |
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Post by cko on Dec 19, 2008 13:08:16 GMT -5
Aww, no, wish it was. Just makes me think of Blue and Quill, who I was feeling nostalgic for, but now they're back, so...
Hope everyone's weathering their weather ok. It's been lovely here, cold, but clear. Makes it a bit easier to pursue The Dating, currently involving looking up previous...friends, and considering the Greater Bay Area in my scope now. Next up, lawyer friend who lives 50 miles away. Tons of baggage, but at this age, who doesn't? Unless I want to go way younger, which witness the cartoon above, I've already ruled out...I think.
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Post by pacejunkie on Dec 19, 2008 14:27:15 GMT -5
After pouring rain most of the day the sun has come out. Really, it's actually very sunny, as opposed to the typical gray we see here all winter. About 44 degrees, not bad for late December. Thanks for the Dating update, we're all watching closely  (but not too close. Seriously, you don't have to pull the drapes or anything. And what you do behind closed doors is your business anyway, and... oh, nevermind). |
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Post by cko on Dec 19, 2008 17:04:23 GMT -5
Thanks for the Dating update, we're all watching closely (but not too close. Seriously, you don't have to pull the drapes or anything. And what you do behind closed doors is your business anyway, and... oh, nevermind). Ha! I have nothing to hide from any of you. Yet. (Um, except some of the photos I've seen recently; it's amazing what people will to send to total strangers.) Which, by the way, my regularly-scheduled announcement: against all custom, this is looking like a good time for dating and romance, so get on it, everyone, if you aren't already. And if you are already, then...stay on it.  |
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Post by edgyauthor on Dec 20, 2008 9:16:01 GMT -5
I'm baaaaaaack. *cough* Okay, enough of that... After pouring rain most of the day the sun has come out. Really, it's actually very sunny, as opposed to the typical gray we see here all winter. About 44 degrees, not bad for late December. How weird would it sound if I said I'm jealous of your gray weather? It's always insanely sunny here, 99% of the time, at least. I was estatic on final exam day because not only was the sky overcast, but it rained for a couple hours! I walked around in it for a while between classes, sans umbrella. (I have one, but since it never rains, I never know where it is, heh.) |
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Post by pending on Dec 20, 2008 16:02:46 GMT -5
Ewww!... Okay, I'm sorry. But when we're talking about dating, all is fair for gutter-minded interpretations.
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Post by cko on Dec 20, 2008 16:29:11 GMT -5
Ewww!... Okay, I'm sorry. But when we're talking about dating, all is fair for gutter-minded interpretations. Well, that is what I meant. In more lofty realms--or actually, not--lot of birthdays in December of people I perhaps paradoxically admire. You may have seen at LJ, but I'm big on the late comedian and social commentarian Bill Hicks. This is a famous bit of his that starts out about drugs but ends up pretty philosophical. And, Keith Richards. I have this pic up in my office and look at it every day. Plus icon (and sentiment) by JT, aka the Ex.   |
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Post by reapersite on Dec 23, 2008 12:24:54 GMT -5
I haven't been around in forever, I know. I did finally update ReaperSite though (go me!) and then I know I have more I need to put up (thanks to cKo for keeping me updated) This is one of the things that has been keeping me busy:  Her name, as the Halloween costume might imply... is Darth Vader. Right now, though, I'm visiting my mom in Florida. Good times.  |
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Post by cko on Dec 23, 2008 12:59:44 GMT -5
Awwww! Darth Vader! Nice to see you both.
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Post by reapersite on Dec 23, 2008 13:12:11 GMT -5
Nice to see you too. I'm sure I'll be around more, especially once the show starts again. Plus I know the Season 1 DVD is among my Christmas gifts I have yet to open so that'll put me in the mood as well.
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