Today is January 18. I had my first "real" day of intern work. I was trying to do research on Fort Dodge. Specifically, I wanted to see what opinion articles had run in their local paper, the Messenger. Sadly, this was not to be, as you can discover by following the link. They have no archive!
Then I went to band practice. I am the only percussionist there full-time, but members of the Wind Symphony will play with us for the concert. One of our songs is published by Manhattan Beach Music. I include the link because I like the song "Manhattan Beach."
Today is January 27. Work is going ok. It is nice to be back in a routine. Friday I went to the SUB film Grave of the Fireflies. It was a great movie but so sad! Later I had a pleasant cup of cafe latte* with a gentleman friend at Gregory's Coffee House and re-learned the game of checkers. We rounded out the evening with the rental of another, far less serious anime, Dragon Half. It was hilarious and totally appropriate for my short attention span.
* Heidi's Page has definitions for many types of coffee drinks. Plus she works at Gregory's so she must be cool.
I spent the night in my grandma's basement on a Hide-a-bed. Let me explain why this is funny. One day my friends, who will be identified only by their initials, "Sharon," and "Laura Joy," and I were reading some classified ads (we were bored in study hall, give us a break!). I read one selling a Hide-a-bed, and they looked at me, as to say, "What?" It had suddenly occured to them what a Hide-a-bed actually was, a BED that you fold up and HIDE in a couch. Before it had seemed to them that there was a word "hidea" that described a bed. It was all clear to them now! So whenever there are Hide-a-beds I think of Sharon and Laura and laugh.
Today is January 29. Ok, so we all know that The Land of Rach has been brought to you by, among other things, Kitties! Well imagine my surprise today when I was using my favorite search engine and I found out that kitties, those darn corporate whores, have been sponsoring some other things too!
- A "West Wing" fanfic. You'll need to scroll all the way to the bottom.
- South Park E-mail discussion list. It's somewhere in the middle of the page, so just do an Apple+F or a Ctrl+F on "kitties."
Thanks that's all I have for today! Hugs and kisses everyone!
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