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Elaine is watching American Restoration
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Best thing I’ve found in old posts so farIt’s a close contest with a lot of frontrunners, but 2007-me just made 2009-me laugh out loud.
http://kostia.net/blog/?p=1825
It’s the last line that I love.
Strangeness might ensue, especially in feed readersI’m going through and moving some old posts from the old blog to this one, backdating them so they sort properly.
This has necessitated changing the archives list to a dropdown, since it now goes back many more months.
I’m afraid it might also make a ton of really old posts show up as new in the RSS feed. If that happens, I apologize. It’s not over, but once I’ve moved all the posts I want to move, it’ll stop.
Common outdoor climbing phobias and how to combat themObviously I’ve never been (and never will go) rock climbing, but next time I have a precipice problem, I’m going to try this.
Common outdoor climbing phobias and how to combat them | Boing Boing Gadgets:
2. Heights
I’m not normally scared of heights, but I have to admit that hanging out on the edge of a 400-foot-tall cliff and trying to look down to see how my climbing buddy was doing whilst being held in place by one flimsy rope was a little freaky at times. Since positive self-talk (it’s ok, breathe, you’re not gonna fall) was not really working, I thought of my own calming down method — I found tiny flowers and leaves in the rock’s cracks and pretended they were my dog Ruby. “Hi Ruby,” I’d say, and suddenly my fear was replaced by a warm, fuzzy feeling. “What are you doing here?” I know it sounds crazy, but try it. It works.
kostia: Use a dark pen, not a pencil. Warm up the scanner first. LOOK at the PDF before you send it to me. Am I really asking too much?kostia: Use a dark pen, not a pencil. Warm up the scanner first. LOOK at the PDF before you send it to me. Am I really asking too much?
Stavia won the Shadowfoot, Thieves Guild achievement in OblivionStavia won the Shadowfoot, Thieves Guild achievement in Oblivion. The achievement is worth 14 TrueAchievement points (10). 11312 tracked gamers now have this achievement.
kostia: The heads-up display from Oblivion is visible in the corner of my plasma screen while watching tv. AWESOME.kostia: The heads-up display from Oblivion is visible in the corner of my plasma screen while watching tv. AWESOME.
Stavia won the Prowler, Thieves Guild achievement in OblivionStavia won the Prowler, Thieves Guild achievement in Oblivion. The achievement is worth 14 TrueAchievement points (10). 12079 tracked gamers now have this achievement.
Stavia won the Cat Burglar, Thieves Guild achievement in OblivionStavia won the Cat Burglar, Thieves Guild achievement in Oblivion. The achievement is worth 14 TrueAchievement points (10). 11812 tracked gamers now have this achievement.
Stavia won the Bandit, Thieves Guild achievement in OblivionStavia won the Bandit, Thieves Guild achievement in Oblivion. The achievement is worth 13 TrueAchievement points (10). 12922 tracked gamers now have this achievement.
Stavia won the Footpad, Thieves Guild achievement in OblivionStavia won the Footpad, Thieves Guild achievement in Oblivion. The achievement is worth 13 TrueAchievement points (10). 13553 tracked gamers now have this achievement.