Last night, when I went to get on the Metro at Union Station, I reached in my pocket for my iPod. I had been watching Dr Who and West Wing with my earbuds on the train, so I hadn't been using it. It wasn't there. I had been dropping things (my cell phone, my glove) all evening, and I freaked out. I went back up to where I had searched for my SmartTrip card through my pockets (dropping half of their contents on the floor). I asked at the information by the incoming terminals. I left the Metro area and retraced my steps. I talked the Amtrak people into letting me look on the train. The woman who was cleaning up the train was really sweet and helped me look, flipping up all the seat cushions. It wasn't there. I left in tears, figuring I would wind up buying a new iPod. (I have been eyeing the iTouch). I asked the Metro lady again if anyone had handed one in, she said no. I started crying (seriously. I haven't gotten enough sleep in a week, and had been on edge all day). I sat down, waiting for the train, opened up a different compartment of my (new) purse, and there it was. When I had pulled out my pen to sign my train ticket, I must've put it in with the pen. I was relieved, and annoyed that in my stupidity, I had delayed getting home by at least half an hour.
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09:56:15 AM,Thursday 27 December 2007
((This is a spill-over from the comments on a different blog.))
Lancelot gets to be interesting because he was sleeping with Guenevere. It adds a dark edge and complexity. You don't get to be a cookie-cutter do-gooder dull hero and also sleep with the King's wife and leave the Round Table in disarray that allows the whole mess to fall. Galahad is a dull prissy goody-goody, but Lancelot can actually be interesting.
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04:12:57 PM,Friday 21 December 2007
Yesterday we got a Christmas card with with a stamp that said "Eid Greetings" which charmed me to no end.
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09:27:44 AM,Friday 21 December 2007
What does mistletoe symbolize? Why is it part of Christmas? I associate it with Balder and Loki, and that's about it.
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