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hummingwolf ([personal profile] hummingwolf) wrote2004-04-27 12:47 pm

Random

Had a calm, pleasant conversation with someone I don't always have calm, pleasant conversations with. That was a nice change of pace.

We are now well beyond the first flush of spring here. No more delicate blossoms on trees, no more pale buds signaling the impending arrival of new leaves. No, now leaves everywhere are grown beyond the new bud stage into nearly summerlike mature leaves--except for some trees which choose to dress themselves in pollen rather than leaves. Those branches dripping with their otherwise unassuming flowers pollinating the landscape can be seen as rather beautiful in their way, assuming you're not blinded by mucus in your eyes from pollen allergies. Picking up my antihistamine prescription today is high priority.

I have fresh, chocolatey brownies. Mmmm... brownies.

Speaking of food: Cicadas! Now I know what to do if I can't get my food stamp benefit increased.

You know how sometimes you will get one new piece of information and suddenly a whole jumble of seemingly disconnected facts rearranges in your mind with a nearly audible "click"? Happened three times (or four, depending how you count) in the last week or so. Since I've been even more on the brainfoggy side than usual the last few days, it's a good thing that only one situation requires any action on my part. That one required some self-examination as well, which probably would have been painful if I'd been awake enough to notice.

Once upon a time, I, like so many of you, had a super secret LiveJournal. Nobody else knew about it. No, not even you--you didn't even guess, trust me. I had to delete the journal when I came to the realization that my secrets are incredibly boring.

When I moved away from the place I grew up in, I had to pack up all my books in boxes so they could be put away in storage. I never bothered to count how many books I own (inherited, mostly), but the person who transported books from house to storage told me how many boxes there were. Contrary to expectations of those of you living in a stable universe, the number of boxes which he had to move has greatly increased and decreased over the years. The current number of boxes of books is eighty-five. I wonder how many boxes there will be the next time I see the collection?

[identity profile] unwilly.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 10:13 am (UTC)(link)
Stuper, duper sekrit?

Seems a shame to delete it.

You say your book boxes are mating and reproducing?

I'd like to see all those hybrid novels.

Put me down for a Frank Herbert and Stephen King cross. Maybe The Shining God Emperor of Dune.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
While there is a good selection of old novels, a lot of the books are non-fiction. Science books and self-help books are among the most common. How about How to Win Friends and Influence the Origin of Species?
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
The more I think about it, the more I think that if the books haven't mated and produced that offspring by now, I may need to induce artificial insemination. How To Win Friends and Influence the Origin of Species is a book I'd want to read.

[identity profile] eipooz.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
Everything is still yellow and brown here. Bah.

And you had a super secret journal! How come I didn't know about it! You had access to mine! heheheh.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
It's green here! Some trees that still had pink flowers all over them a few days ago have lost all their petals, so some of the sidewalks now have pink carpeting on them.

Nobody knew about the super secret journal, hon. I didn't want to reveal to all the world how boring I really am! This way I get to keep an aura of mystery. ;-)

[identity profile] eipooz.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
We are having tough weather. The winter was so cold and long and snowy. And it's dragging. We're still way below normal temperature for this time of the year. It snowed last night.

You're not boring at all. No way. And mystery = good:) (I hope)

[identity profile] unwilly.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 10:48 am (UTC)(link)
Mystery, schmystery.

I would never have a sekrit journal

(except for the upcoming one for limbolounge)

[identity profile] eipooz.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
UN is special. I think 90% of LJers have or used to have a secret lj. Bah!
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if 90% of all LJers have had a *secret* LJ, but it does seem like most of us have had multiple LJs for multiple uses. When I see the stats for how many LiveJournal accounts there are & how many of those belong to females vs. males, I have to wonder what the *real* numbers are.

[identity profile] eipooz.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm cool and simple now. Only have one.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
You've always been cool. It's kinda frightening.

[identity profile] eipooz.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I was so cool yesterday night.

[identity profile] madralaoi.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, I kinda came to the same conclusion myself.
What's the use of ranting when nobody can read/hear it? ;)
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2004-04-27 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. Good attitude. Works for me, anyway. :-)