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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
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| Subject: | Ever had one of those days ... |
| Time: | 4:35 pm. |
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... that last for weeks?
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
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| Subject: | The Dark Knight |
| Time: | 12:47 pm. |
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Finally got to see it this past weekend as I took my nephew for a treat (for me as much as him, of course).
... in Bliblical terms I saw the movie, and saw that it was good.
It was VERY good!
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
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| Subject: | Mackenzie the model |
| Time: | 10:52 pm. |
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Yeah, I know that I 'may' be biased but that sure is one beautiful baby boy :o)
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| Subject: | Last night |
| Time: | 10:07 am. |
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... I got home, from work, at 02:30. I left again, to go back to work, at 07:30.
This will be an interesting day :o)
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| Subject: | Work ... |
| Time: | 12:38 am. |
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... sometime, hopefully, I will be out of here.
If it happens before the sun rises that would be a bonus ;o)
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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Most people - the educated people, safe in their warm, three-bedroom, semi-detached houses - belive that myths and legends are born from ignorance or misunderstanding.
From fear, even.
The men and woman who cross themselves when they hear an owl hoot, just in case it is the Banshee calling, are ridiculed.
The men and women who leave a bowl of milk out to appease the wee folk are mocked.
They are called irrational.
... because 'most' people, the educated people, believe that they know better. They know that the legends are legends, that the myths are myths and that there is nothing to be afraid of in the darkness and that, ultimately, the men and women who think otherwise are wrong.
What if they aren't though?
What if it is most people who are wrong, who have simply forgotten the past?
What if it is THEM being irrational and everyone else - the believers in the old ways, the dark ways - who are right.
What if every legend really is born out of truth?
... then the things in the dark would be real!
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| Subject: | Zombie meme |
| Time: | 4:13 pm. |
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You are in a mall when zombies attack. You have:
1. One weapon
2. One song blasting on the speakers
3. One famous person to fight along side you.
1 - a very sharp, double-edged, sword (and a small riot shield in the other, while wearing riot gear, as those aren't weapons ;o))
2 - The Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner
3 - Chuck Norris (c'mon, you know that he is the guy that you would want at the end of the World!)
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
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| Subject: | Genocide |
| Time: | 5:28 pm. |
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Maybe I am being a bit dense here but isn't the term 'genocide' (something that the admittedly murderous and very possibly evil Radovan Karadzic is being tried for) being used incorrectly?
I am not meaning to downplay the atrocities committed by him, at his order, or in his name at all but I always thought that genocide meant one of two things:
1 - the killing of a whole race or nation.
or
2 - the systematic murder of an entire political, cultural, or religious group.
I know that both are similar but they are distinct. However, and ultimately, Karadzic 'only' killed thousands of people and never had a chance of taking out an entire political, cultural, or religious group let alone a whole race or nation. While it was still abhorrant he targeted Bosnian Muslim and Bosnian Croat ethnic groups.
How does taht count as genocide rather than mass-murder?
Disclaimer - I am not downplaying this, or sympathising with him in the slightest. He desrvers to suffer and die for what he did. I am simply 'quibbling' on the word choice.
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| Subject: | Quote of the day |
| Time: | 12:50 pm. |
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I love this:
Today's flavour of the day could end up being yesterday's leftovers served tomorrow.
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
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| Subject: | I know why I am tired ... |
| Time: | 12:29 pm. |
| Mood: |  exhausted. |
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This is what I have worked, so far, this past week:
Monday – 09:30 - 18:00
Tuesday – 09:30 - 18:00
Wednesday – 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday – 09:00 – 23:15
Friday – 09:00 – 23:00
Saturday – 09:00 – 23:00
Sunday – 09:45 – 23:15
Monday – 08:55 – 18:30
Tuesday – 09:30 – 22:15
This is what is planned for the next few days:
Wednesday – 09:30 - 22:00
Thursday – 09:00 – 00:00
Friday – 09:00 – 00:00
Saturday – 08:00 – 00:00
Sunday – 08:00 – 00:15
Monday – 07:30 – ??:??
I don't need a sleep, I need a coma!
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| Subject: | Oh - me like, me like a lot! |
| Time: | 11:57 am. |
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Your result for The Steampunk Style Test... The Aristocrat54% Elegant, 48% Technological, 30% Historical, 32% Adventurous and 34% Playful! 
You are the Aristocrat, the embodiment of steampunk elegance and poise. For you, dressing steampunk is first and foremost about simply looking good, with accessories and details to follow. However, this does not mean that you ignore the demands of creating a “steampunk look.” Your outfits weave together a balance between technology and style, and between period accuracy and beautiful anachronism. While your fashion inspiration may come from anywhere across the Victorian social spectrum, you always find a way to make your outfit beautiful. You will probably be found in the clothes of the steam age elite simply because of the greater elegance available to them. Chances are you dress this way because you like it, and you would still dress in this manner even if steampunk was not a popular interest. Try our other Steampunk test here. Take The Steampunk Style Test at HelloQuizzy
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| Subject: | Irony |
| Time: | 9:38 pm. |
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The only thing that went well tonight was when something didn't work - thankfully that is what we wanted.
So one down, many fasands to go ...
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Major issues at work; another long night ahead ...
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| Subject: | So sad |
| Time: | 5:54 pm. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7528602.stm
What a beautiful little girl!
Her parents quote, which nearly has me bawling my eyes out:
"She loved to hold our hands, sing, smile and have all the fun in the world.
Everything was perfect yesterday (Saturday) morning, a real peaceful feeling like she knew.
We love you Meg, you taught us how to live our lives. THANK YOU."
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| Subject: | Work, work, everywhere |
| Time: | 12:15 pm. |
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I was at home for seven hours, thirty nine minutes before being back in the office.
Not only did the work at the weekend not go to plan1 but today has started bad and got worse - critical failures on servers, possible virus alerts, antivirus updates failing ... and that is the GOOD stuff!
... is it the weekend, yet?2
1 ... and the aware for understatment of the year goes to ... we were meant to be doing part one of a complete Oracle cluster upgrade. We are still at the point where we can't confirm if Oracle itself is working (due to a possible hardware issue) let alone configuring any clustering or data transfer.
2 ... though this coming weekend I will be, again, working until midnight Thursday and Friday and from 8am to midnight Saturday and Sunday. Yay me :o(
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| Subject: | Look at the time ... |
| Time: | 10:56 pm. |
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... I am still in work; I want to go home now.
Please.
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| Subject: | Foreshadowing and forewarning |
| Time: | 6:03 pm. |
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