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I knew somebody would comment on that.

I finally parted with my U2 collection. It took me a long time to collect it all, but it was just sitting in a bag in my attic and seemed a waste. Slight pang of nostalgia when it was gone, but at least I'm £200 better off!

(cold-spell casts geneva to fog, its gray somehow blurring into the blank and becoming an appropriate backdrop to this then: the goblin's d-day with the dentist, well not really, it's that first year dental student, "...hi there, call me benny hill, please sit down, comfortable..." as he whips out a syringe with a smile and a style straight out hitchcock's psycho shower scene "...now stay still, no need to clinch the chair tight like that, this will only take a moment...", smiles, looks puzzled, takes another look at the ex-ray, grasps the idea, nods his head, smiles again, stabs and injects "...there that wasn't too bad was it, now I am just going to clear out that cavity..." the goblin feels as if he is going very slowly up the highest roller coaster ride in his life, the student drills a bit, retracts to drill, makes golf swings in the air "...yes, like that I think, how am I doing..." the goblin dare not reply, he drills on "...rinse please mr. flea..." puts bibs and bobs the goblin's mouth, drills then whoops, out comes a small white gyrating object on the end of his drillhead "...whoops, sorry, we'll just put another cotton swab in then won't we...", but the goblin stupidly replies "...actually could we try a sandbag instead..." a joke which seems to earn him a gag they call a dig but is in fact an ancient chinese water-torture where goblins slowly drown in their own saliva while probably singing to themselves o come all yee spacemen, ride over, the goblin returns to reality wherever that ever was)

Supposed to be going into college today to my cardiovascular assessments, but the jackass I pick up never gave me my petrol money yesterday and is saying he is bring blood up today. I know he is bull****ting, he is my brother-in-laws little brother and he told me his dad died of cancer, when he didn't, he died of a heart attack. How do I get this dick out of my car? I'm too nice to turn round be all "I just don't want to drive you there anymore because you ****ing LIE"

Drinking wine straight after i get up....Hmmm

Did I ever mention how much I hate the polish? One of the fucking spastics drove out of a junction and into the side of my car. I swear I dunno how much more of this shit I can take. I'm either going to smoke myself into retardation or fucking drink myself there.

How do you know he/she was Polish?

Final case for my hash possession, after being on probation since 2011, it's finally ****ing over, case dropped. Feels like a second wind, there's a metaphorical ball and chain attatched to you whenever you are in the kegal system, of course there is a 6 month + $150 to clear the charges, but **** it, can't wait to get out of that hell hole.

At least it makes you car nice and shiny :o:

Even the polish cars?:D

Because when I got out of my car ready to beat the **** out if him he was frantically apologising in a Polish accent. Urr, how else would I know? He wasn't driving an artic for 18hours solid or anything so his accent was my first guess.

Nicely played:D

Saw an elderly lady slip as she was coming outside of a balti house earlier :(

She let out a shriek and didn't move. I just ran over and then stood there for 10 seconds or so as her husband tried to get her up. I offered my help but not really sure what I could have done but I felt really bad, she seemed OK as she got to her feet. Poor woman :(

This type of weather at the moment is lethal for the elderly and for that reason most don't venture out unless they have to.

Yes; the roads and pavements are treacherous at the moment. It was literally on the doorstep of the balti house, fortunately she didn't hit her head off the building.

I could go for some balti right now.

It really is awful for the elderly when it's icy out. My grandmother has minor fractures to her spine (osteoporosis) but still works two ten hour shifts a week. She gets up early in the morning, when it's the absolute iciest out, and her steps are a hazard. I've fallen down them more times than I care to admit when it's slick out.

I've been going out of my way to salt the **** out of her steps and porch so that she doesn't fall when she's leaving for work. It's something that really freaks me out, because if she slipped, that would be absolutely horrendous; minor spinal fractures due to osteoporosis coupled with a fall could mean paralysis or worse.

Yeah, three years ago my grandma was getting out of a car and slipped on a patch of ice and broke her hip. She was 81 and had already been sick for quite a long time before that, so it all went downhill from there. She passed away 3 weeks later.

:( Genuinely sorry to hear that. And made me think of my dear old nana :(

Ah, the winters are always at least icy here, even if they are not snowy. Seeing old people fall/struggle in the weather genuinely upsets me, I have such a soft spot for old people. In saying that I have met a few who are all 'the younger generation are arseholes'.

Alright, so yesterday, it was Lee/Jackson Day in the South, which is a holiday honoring the Confederate generals Lee and Jackson. It also snowed yesterday. Do you know what that means? We had a white Lee/Jackson Day. As God intended.

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Past few days my older dog has been sick. She kept having accidents and was acting really lethargic, which is exactly the type of behaviour that my last two dogs had when they died of stomach cancer. It really had me worried sick, and I had a trip planned to the vet today. However, she was acting much happier today and seemed fine so I cancelled it. I noticed when I was cleaning the lawn to mow it that there was cat litter in her stool.

She ate cat **** right out of the litter box, and I was worried that she was going to die in the night. Damn dog, thank god she's fine though.

I once had a dog that was eating dryer lint out of the trash can. Apparently dryer lint makes their poop acidic or something, cause I'd keep hearing a loud yipe come from outside and then he'd come running into the house with his tail up, trailing **** into the house.

Hey all, just letting you know that I won't be around much, or possibly at all, for the next several months. I made it to Nicaragua safe and sound a day and a half ago, and I am crazy crazy busy. I may try to stop in when I can, but who knows what will happen. For now, adios!

Good luck man! Make the most of it.

Well have a great time, stay safe and try to stay cool :)

Good luck with your expedition! Take as many pictures as humanly possible, lol.

I love Latin America and so kind of envy you now in Nicaragua (even though I haven't visited that country) What are you doing there? and how's your Spanish?

Laters dude! Take care of yourself out there man.

Good luck and be sure to spread the doom love while you're down there!

Actually that's only in Virginia. Funny that you also get Monday off for MLK day.

I looked it up earlier today actually. Back in the 80s and 90s the state of Virginia even combined all three into Lee–Jackson–King Day, I kid you not. If there's more of a dick move out there, I can't think it off hand.

You will be missed, my friend.

Went visit my sister and brother in law today. Got to hold their baby (my nephew) for the first time, who is now 6 days old. Was pretty sweet. That boy can fart! Contest-winning farts.

Reconciled with my ex girlfriend today, we might get back together. This time I won't **** it up.

I've been playing a lot of music lately, and I wonder if there's a point where it's too much because I'll often jam and be utterly exhausted for about an hour. I was playing some hardcore saxophone with a dank drummer earlier, probably the best free jazz I've done so far. But that does take a physical toll when you put your entire body into your music, I guess.

Hah, yeah, I know. I grew up in Virginia in the years of Lee-Jackson-King Day. It may be that I was in the DC burbs but everybody in my area still just called it Martin Luther King Day. Even in school.

In fact, I was an adult before I even really knew about the Lee-Jackson holiday. So the split-up of the two days allowed Virginians to revere the Confederate leaders more, and have a 4-day weekend. Everybody wins.

I was actually bummed out today because my little sister and I realized we'd missed the new episode of Victorious.

This is what my life's become.