| Dec. 19th, 2009 @ 04:08 pm The shape of the weekend. |
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G20 has its thumb and maybe full fist right up its [redacted] at Copenhagen. Surprise! Similarly, US Senate practices yogic rectal-cranial inversion with regards to health care. Way to pass the buck while world and US citizens die. Great job. Keep it up -- I've got one more thumb up for ya.
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NC was not spared the east coast snowfall. Was s'posed to have two social events last eve. We got as far as the edge of Hillsborough before encountering cars sprawled all over the road as if they were camping. I was like, okay, I'm fine with this, but the rest of these MFs are not clearly not prepared.
Was fun to learn about how our car behaves in the snow. Learned that my model year VW Jetta wagons were all built in Germany, possibly even by Germans. Thing has like three different skid-protection mechanisms -- in the drive train, the steering and the braking systems. The sheer lack of out-of-control is um, out of control.
For the first time that I can recall Orange County, NC plowed, salted and sanded the roads. Amazing! Within 24 hours of the snow event. Unheralded, unheard-of!
My dear wifey, the lovely and talented ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ilexcassine is a dedicated (adjunct) prof, and is dealing with getting grades into the registrar's office today despite the fact that UNC's registrar's office is still working on making the stunning leap into the 20th century and requires paper submission of all grades. Ah, bureaucracy at work -- Must take a lot of calories to retain that stasis. We are, therefore, on UNC campus. I brought the camera with, but the snowfall has either melted off or didn't stick here as much as out in Hillsborough, so the loveliness has receded to a predictable gray. Rats.
Must snake the sink. Purchased snake. Worried about the HVAC, which has been blowing cold air, although not consistently. Anyone? I'm sans clue.
Really, I'd prefer to settle in with my synthesizers and psychedelic light show and crank some jams.
I'm getting together tomorrow with a drummer that I've been working with for a month or so, as well as a bassist that I've been chatting and getting together with occasionally. Met both of them on Craigslist, and lo and behold, they both seem approximately sane. We'll see how it works when the three of us get together.
Life is apparently what happens while one is busy making other plans.
On which topic, the lady and I will be spinning on the XDU over the xmas break. We have 6 hours planned for 12/25 and 3 more planned for 12/26. Xmas day is 10am-2pm eastern, and again 6-8pm eastern for the Funk Disco Dance Friday show. Boxing Day is 7-10pm eastern for the Synthetic Pleasures electronic music specialty show. Maybe you would care to tune in over the webstream? |
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