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But not a real green dress, that’s cruel!

By autographedcat

On January 30, 2004

In Blog

You’ve just one a million dollars, tax free!

1. Who do you call first?

kitanzi, of course!

2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself?

If it actually happened *today*? Two first class tickets to London for the filkcon next week.

Aside from that, I’d pay off all the bills and credit cards and so forth, and then probably look at buying a house.

3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else?

Depends on what she wants.

4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom?

Eventually. See #5.

5. Do you invest any?

After everything’s paid for, including the house, whatever’s left goes into low-risk investments, with the intent of using the interest to supplement income. (Just $1 million isn’t enough to quit my job, so I’ll just use it to be even more comfortable, and be able to help my friends who need help when they do.

More quizzage

By autographedcat

On January 30, 2004

In Blog

So telynor pointed me at this page. I found a lot of the questions rather annoying, as they a) assume monogamy, and b) occaisionally offered an either-or question to which the answer was in the middle. I was particular put off by:

A Relationship requires compromise. Whose?
a. Yours
b. Theirs

The correct answer is, to my mind, “both”.

Anyway, here’s the result if anyone’s actually interested:

The Gentleman
Deliberate Gentle Love Master

Steady & mature. You are The Gentleman.

For anyone looking for an even-keeled, considerate lover, you’re their man. You’re sophisticated. You know what you want both in a relationship and outside of it. You have a substantial romantic side, and you’re experienced enough sexually to handle yourself in that arena, too. Your future relationships will be long-lasting; you’re classic “marrying material,” a prize in the eyes of many.

It’s possible that behind it all, you’re a bit of a male slut. Your best friends know that in relationships you’re fundamentally sex-driven. You’re a safe, reliable guy, who does get laid. In a lot of ways, you’re like a well-worn, comfortable pair of socks. Did you ever jack off into one of those? All the time.

Your exact opposite:
The Last Man on Earth

Your ideal mate is NOT a nut-job. She is giving and loving, like you, but also experienced. Avoid the The Battleaxe at all fucking costs.

By autographedcat

On January 27, 2004

In Blog

create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide

I *did* count states I’ve driven through (the only reason New York graces this map, for instance), but that’s only because I felt so inadequate compared to the rest of you. 🙂 In fairness, I only really began to travel outside of the southeast in the last few years, for various reasons that no longer seem very good.

Have to get out west soon. Never been out west.

If you’ve a little to spare

By autographedcat

On January 22, 2004

In Blog

You may have seen this already in other journals. No matter. I’ve been through what this family is going through, and I know all the small horrors that come with it. I’ve already cross-checked with enough people I know to be trustworthy to know that this is legitimate, so if you have something to spare, please consider directing it this way.

http://www.relevantpink.com/rebeccafire/

Away too long

By autographedcat

On January 21, 2004

In Blog

Whew. It’s been a busy time here since the start of the year, between various houseguests, and GaFilk, and general sickness around the house. I keep thinking “Boy, I need to catch up on LJ”, and then I think about how much there is to write, and I think “Maybe later.” So, without further ado, let’s go back to just before GaFilk weekend and see if we can’t get caught up. 🙂

NEW SONG: Never Seen The Tech Desk

By autographedcat

On January 5, 2004

In Blog

First, a disclaimer: yeah, this is inspired by my own work experiences, but to be fair, every single place where one tier of people had to support another, lower tier of support folks, this has been true. I’ve even been the clueless git on the other end of this song, so believe me that this is all in good fun.

This song is dedicated to anyone who has ever had to work in ANY sort of help desk environment, and especially for the SysOps who have to support THEM.

Beginning a New Year

By autographedcat

On January 5, 2004

In Blog

kitanzi and I spent a quiet New Years Day just enjoying each other’s company while our house guests spent the day with Bill and ladyat at Bedlam House. telynor brought them over about 5pm, and we made plans to go out to eat.

Medieval Tofu Warfare

By autographedcat

On January 2, 2004

In Blog

Discuss.

Ring out the Old, Ring in the New

By autographedcat

On January 1, 2004

In Blog

Had to work on New Years Eve, but we got let go about 3:30pm, which was nice. kitanzi wasn’t so lucky, and not only had to work her full shift (which lets out at 8pm), she got stuck on a call at the last minute and didn’t actually get away until a half hour after her shift ended. Such is the life of support folk, though. She came home in need some serious festivity, so we quickly ate the sloppy joes I had prepared for dinner and then set off for New Years Eve at Bedlam House.