In the last 24 hours, I posted the following to Twitter:

• Tuesday, 0906: Words I just used to describe aunt's cleaning crew to IRC, and waking up thereto: "Very efficient. Lots of vacuum cleaners."
• Tuesday, 0909: @amyty I'm so glad California doesn't have those. Doesn't help you much though. :(
• Tuesday, 0914: @amyty If you liked that, try Charlie Chaplin with Attila: http://tinyurl.com/3v85gy
• Tuesday, 0938: Support greasemonkey gurus: I would love a script to select me my "Suggestions Queen" userpic in Suggestions, automatically.
• Tuesday, 0939: @thedivinegoat You just pinged out
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In the last 24 hours, I posted the following to Twitter:

• Sunday, 0017: things sent to Random Word hEll: X wrapped in duct tape and chains, stapled to the ceiling, wearing a ballet tutu and carrying a fairy wand!
• Sunday, 0204: dizzyfaced tired, but I got the documentation of What I Do down, at least the basics. The tech refinement is a document in itself.
• Sunday, 0923: Poor @stephenfry got read RPS of himself: http://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/1146491354
• Sunday, 0952: "Poodle, stop humping" count for the day: 1 (aunt's friend to whom she brought lasagna returning the pan)
• Sunday, 1127: My uncle thinks I should be getting $30/hour more than I'm asking for home PC consulting. :D (This is o hai I've been a mac user consulting)
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Today I got some stuff done that I'd been procrastinating. We're not going to do the ice cream today -- it'll be Friday or over the weekend. I did get some supplies for it today, though. I also got supplies for fudge.

This involved a trip to the local Trader Joe's. This marks the first time I've ventured out not in the company of a relative, and was thus interesting and exciting. I managed to miss my exit, and therefore wound up taking an interesting tour of neighboring streets until I blundered onto the correct freeway and got excitingly lost going the wrong direction, but at least then I knew where I was. I eventually got to Trader Joe's after getting turned around.

I hope that accomplishing most of what I set out to get done is a good omen for next year. 2008 was a bit of a rollercoaster, but so much better than some of the hell from 2007.

raranax is making bacon bagels. He has on tango music, and that's making me want to dance. Later, fudge. My aunt is bringing home the shelter dog that she's training, so he'll have a happy new year too.

Everything I was awesome at in 2008, I want to stay awesome at. Everything that needs improving, I want to improve.

Bacon ice cream may or may not occur.

In the last 24 hours, I posted the following to Twitter:

• Friday, 2358: @semanticist Could you bump back my tweets' posting time an hour? I'm -8GMT at the moment, and will now observe US DST :(
• Saturday, 0036: "the nearest branch" still cracks me up: http://afuna.livejournal.com/717729.html
• Saturday, 1505: @kestrelct Is it too late to have shirts like that printed elsewhere?
• Saturday, 1506: @voyagers It doesn't matter which they heard: the canon or the shortened Hallelujah.
• Saturday, 1646: @coffeechica Thank you!
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It's shaping up to be a very lazy Monday. I woke up early, checked the time, and zonked back out. There's no clock in the Cupboard Under the Stairs, and no electrical outlets, so when the cellphone is on charge cycle, it's not in there with me. So it's a very timeless little room. I wound up waking up at some dreadful hour, seeing how very dark it was, and freaking out enough so that I got up, turned my light on, and eventually turned the stair light on so I could sleep in peace with the security of being able to orient myself should I wake up again. I'm not used to this place and finding the little lights in it, and I get claustrophobia easily enough.

Dogs seem to be back now.

Earlier, raranax was practicing with his brand-new bullwhip, trying to whip a napkin off a chair. I was very tempted to take pictures so that those that way inclined on my friends list could appreciate -- erg, what was Lois's phrase about Roic at the end of ACC? In any case, he was doing all this whipping while shirtless, which is probably not the best safety measure to take when playing with a bullwhip without much experience.

There is snow outside, to the tune of a few inches. Snow is good. Snow is not my cup of tea, being as I'm still ill and don't want to push my luck with my lungs.

I will be getting snow photos, probably sometime today, after I decide to brave the Outdoors.

Life is good. 70% chocolate is good. The current book shortage is bad. I should remedy the situation somehow. Perhaps I should tag along on the next Trip to Town.

sionainn go out with iroshi? Straight chick + bi chick = mass confusion. So probably not.
2) When did you last call chorus_of_chaos? Not sure if it was within the last year, actually...
3) Is tygerr a nerd? I'd more precisely call him a geek. This is a good thing.
4) What planet should chorus_of_chaos be from? Somewhere with a lot of moons.
5) Where was atalantapendrag born? Earth.
6) Did hcolleen break up with you? She'd have had to date me first for that.
7) Would you set up sithjawa and boojum? No. But boojum set up sithjawa and me, does that count?
8) What would trickofthedark give deeahblita for his/her birthday? Some delightfully drawn porn.
9) Do you have a crush on shadesong? On her writing, maybe.
10) Is norabombay single? Definitely.
11) Would kellinator and chorus_of_chaos look good together? Dunno. I don't think there'd be a great meeting of the minds there, though.
12) Would you ever date wibbble? Not right now. And only if his wife approved. ;-P
13) How long have you known mamadeb? Since I was in my teens, actually. lmbujold's e-mail list is a great place.
14) Is sionainn athletic? She's a wench, which is better.
15) Has atalantapendrag dyed their hair? Probably.
16) What do you disagree with tsjafo about? We haven't actually had very many in-depth conversations, but I'd imagine there might be places, especially politically, where we'd agree on a principle and disagree on implementation.
17) What comic book character would elysianmusings be? A superhero ballet teacher? Do they draw such women?
18) Do you have smmc's screenname? Sure do.
19) If figment0 commanded an army, who would be his/her followers? Oh, dear. Um. Either a lot of Mormons, a lot of gamergeeks, or both.
20) What do you agree with amberfox about? Lots of things. Especially that we probably need to be local.
21) How would digitalambience conquer the world? By wheeling and dealing his way to the top.
22) Has tyrantmouth been to your house/dorm? Alas, no. We are not local enough for that to be a regular occurrence, either.
23) Does rubrchick drink? I suppose she might. Especially water.
24) How long would tigergladys dating amberite last? It might not even start, but if it did, probably a month or two.
25) Is thette popular? Hulda, or at least Hulda's bread, is. Yay fen! Yay game!
26) Where was trollprincess born? Also Earth. She at least grew up in the Pennsylvania part of Earth, one of the parts that is not one of those two big cities.
27) Where did you first meet raranax? At Grandma's. That was the visit where I sat on the cactus.
28) Would you wrestle silmarian in jello? Perhaps. I'm not sure his wife's as comfortable with me as she was, and I'm not sure how Darkside would take it.
29) Do you think elorie is hot? Haven't met her. Can't say.
30) What animal should popefelix be combined with? Perhaps a ferret or a lemur.
31) Is nalidoll your best friend? Darkside's got that spot, but she could be close.
32) Is trickofthedark in a relationship? Married, even.
33) What is easalle's favorite movie? Utena, I think.
34) If elysianmusings and pharminatrix were spliced together, what would it be like? A super-concentration of a billion different kinds of artistic.
35) Is cawingcrow related to sunshinegirl? Nope.
36) What exotic animal would ataniell93 like as a pet? She might well enjoy a snake, or Bad Tom before he went all bad.
37) What would you do if chorus_of_chaos died? Mourn. Possibly see if there was anyone local who could pay a certain man a certain kind of visit.
38) Does amberite know meacu1pa? Don't think so. Two different worlds.
39) Is rubrchick dead sexy? I'm assured so.
40) If tomb_of_osiris took over the world, who would be happy? Geeks everywhere.
41) If mamadeb and sithjawa were spliced together, what would be its name? Mama Sith. There would be scary cooking.
42) Does metaphorge have a crush on chorus_of_chaos? Nah.
43) Which president would bekithewitch be likely to idolize? Scotland doesn't have presidents. But it wouldn't be the Shrubbery.
44) What color should rubrchick dye their hair? Black, to match.
45) Would you make out with boojum? You should have asked me this before she got married.
46) Is meacu1pa an emo? I think there's a rule you can't be emo over age 25 or so.
47) How many monkeys could iroshi fight at once and win against? Lots.
48) Does onyxrising do drugs? Sidhe don't have to do drugs.
49) What video game does raranax remind you of? That text-based game where the currency is meat.
50) Are smmc and sithjawa married? Not to each other. And the Sith is not married. (Do Sith marry?)
51) If garnetdagger and nilo were Siamese twins, where would they be joined? The elbow, and they would have to have five hands.
52) Does elynne travel a lot? Not physically.
53) Where would karlita most like to visit? Nifty places around the entire world.
54) If juuro were hanging off a cliff, what would onyxrising do? Snap photos of the climbing feat in progress.
55) Could you see elance and metaphorge together? Not for particularly long, and I think her husband might be annoyed if he hadn't been consulted first.
56) Would thette and onyxrising make a good couple? Her husband also might be annoyed, but they would have tremendous fun scheming.
57) What is amberfox's shoe size? I'd guess 9.
58) What flavor of jello would tomb_of_osiris be? Lemon.
59) Have you flirted with grifyn? No. She is straight. Also married. I do not want to scare people. Too much.
60) Does sithjawa smoke? No. We would have to send the cigarettes to Antarctica too.
61) melcocha's eye color? Dark. And she has the gorgeous hair!
62) How tall is tigergladys? Tall enough to be beset by hamsters!
63) What is tsjafo's favorite band/artist? I think he's a lmbujold fan.
64) One thing you can't stand about lasayla? SHE DISAPPEARED OFF THE FACE OF THE INTERNET FOR A YEAR!!!
65) Have you ever dated chorus_of_chaos? No.
66) If elorie was a superhero, who would be his/her archnemesis? Stupid Person.
67) Is amberite a college student? Yep!
68) Which of your friends should swallowtayle go out with? I can't answer that on the grounds that she's my sister.
69) Would reichiere be a better ninja or pirate? Pirate.
70) What would sorcha007 think of eng1ne? Yay, a geek!
71) What is elance's favorite food? Strawberries? *arch look*
72) What rank would lasayla have in a giant robot army? Commander, chief snarker, or high-ranked minion.
73) What mental disorder does shadesong remind you of? sickhippo.
74) What is smmc's favorite game? WoW!
75) What would dustraven do differently in your shoes? Have very sore feet.
76) What animal does trystan_laryssa remind you of? Badger?
77) What would you do if you found out godai has a crush on you? "If I found out"? I seem to recall I flirted outrageously and had cybersex.
78) One quality you find attractive in raranax? He's both related and awesome.
79) Is cawingcrow related to you? Does the corvid thing count as related? Then yes.
80) Is sorcha007 friends with aratina? If they met, they would be.
81) Are hardartist and aratina going steady? Nope.
82) What languages does tygerr speak? English, probably some scraps of fan-created languages, likely snippets of Spanish, and both Geek and the Language of Luuuuuurve.
83) Does grifyn have a dog? shiba_inu is The Big Dog, so that would be a yes.
84) What is grifyn's biggest flaw? Probably paranoia. And not enough spare time.
85) Does raranax go to your school? Alas, no.
86) Does reichiere have a big secret? If so, her cats know it.
87) What is swallowtayle's favorite color? Not orange anymore.
88) Thoughts on popefelix? GEEK!!! (This is a good thing.)
89) Is ataniell93 a high school student? Long past that.
90) What word best describes tattooedchick? Emotional.
91) Is mamadeb 1337? Not quite that old yet. But she's more tech-savvy than many people in my parents' generation, without falling prey to abhorrent internet-specific abbreviations.
92) If chorus_of_chaos took over the world, who would suffer? The current mismanaged incestuous abusive healthcare system.
93) What song/movie would you recommend to bekithewitch? It would help if I knew her taste in music, but it's hard to go wrong with "White Reflection", because it makes me hyper.
94) Is silmarian introverted or extroverted? Introverted.
95) What is hardartist allergic to? Time-wasting e-mails like the ones he asks people not to send in his comic's site's FAQ.
96) If cawingcrow had a superpower, what would it be? Super Poly Organization!
97) Are popefelix and jdllama going out? I guess I don't have enough gay guys on the friendslist to warrant forcing opposite-sex pairings.
98) rubrchick's hair color? Dark. This has the added advantage of not showing up backstage.
99) How would popefelix kill elynne? Pun war.
100) Do metaphorge and rubrchick go to the same school? It would help if either of them were in school.

Sees candies 7 years old. Geek tales w/ gdc. Bad canned fruit; email GDCousin
the big u as he hasn't read it. Bond is working. Like telegram fun.

Poodle time! GDAunt has a New poodle and it is cute for a dog. GDCousin and I
were talking about his mom turning into a crazy dog lady. Hee.

Feb. 10, 1991
I sort of got to geog. bee. Sarah and Jay went out at first elimination. Jay answered carbon monoxide when he should have answered carbon dioxide. Sarah got a country wrong. We are leaving for California at 11:40 am. on March 11. Cleaning out file, found plenty of chicken books. Going to Pennsylvania too. Wow! Can hardly wait. Spent 1 1/2 hours in airport getting tickets. Lady let me, and humiliated me by catsitting. She put her cat on my shoulder, when I didn't want it there at all. Made me feel little again. [Guide Dog Aunt] and [Guide Dog Uncle] coming to stay with us a week before 11th. Randall and Kevin, the cousins, too!