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Friday, Apr. 23, 2004 - 1:42 a.m. Cost of the War in Iraq
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WARNING!!!! if you know me personally, you may read my diary, but if you do, you take the chance of hearing things you don't want to know, misunderstanding what I've written and being hurt by it. If you are unsure if it is ok to read, save yourself and me the grief and heartache, and ask first!!! Please note that this is a DIARY, ie my subjective feelings, hearsay, suppositions, and outpourings of ranting of the moment. It does not represent objective news, the whole of what I think of a topic or someone, or even a thought-out representation of any of the above. Keep that in mind. Thanks. * Here is a Diary Etiquette Read Me. Soft Butches Play with Wires Well, I found this over at starzero's place. He is actually a flaming femme dyke. hehe. Not me, I tell ya. other women in feminine dress, but you can still wear a skirt when forced. Guys only consider you mildly threatening, if at all. You attract some men, though most can figure out you're not into men. You have little trouble being pals with them. You're not afraid of tools and if you had the urge, you could probably handle hanging cabinets or installing hardwood floors. Still, you're not a motivated a do-it-yourselfer and usually only get caught in home improvement projects to impress or placate the girl you're dating.
I am proud to say that for the first time I have done something electrical (I am always afraid I'll do something wrong and burn the house down)... I changed the lightswitch in my closet. It is quite exciting, since it always sort of went phfftt! phfft! when I turned it on. The light would blink on and off, I'd jiggle the switch to more of that phfft sound, and the light would go off. I was sure I'd have to pay an electrician a couple hundred bucks to tear out the 50 yr old wiring, with a resultant rainfall of plaster dust. But no, I just opened up that trusty second hand Time-Life beginning electricity book I bought when I became a homeowner 3 years ago, and there were such clear and visually appealing instructions I decided to go for it. I took the book with me, got some sort of voltage tester thingie for $3 and a new switch for about $1.20, came home and did it! I am not dead, the light actually goes off as per indicated by the lettering on the switch (before it was always a crap shoot which direction would work), and I haven't heard any more scary nonstandard electrical sounds. So there ya go. Soft butch hehe. Now I am dead tired but I will work on some drawings for a Spelling Book. Then to bed pretty early cuz I will be driving across town to speak to two classrooms of grade 2 kids about being an illustrator at half past noon. so early! :) tah! 7 People have left cute, callous or caring comments on the wench's wordiness!! Go to "notes" instead of comments ps, you'll need to email me for a username and password � previous meanderings - future past Goodbye Michael. May your next life be kinder to you. - Thursday, Jun. 25, 2009 � |
*inspired by Chaosdaily