Author Archives: zephoria

iowa

We’re in Iowa… There was another change in cars and now we have a very big truck. Tehehehehe. We’re doing quite well – ridiculous in fact… we’re still stunned by the new car, which is awefully big and lets us put things on the roof. Mmm.. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, here we go!!! Sleepy.. more shortly…

fabulous spam signature

[From a friend at lab]
Subject: Moralistic bleetings of a SPAM agency…

In the disclaimer section of some spam I just received:

>>>>
We are dedicated to saving the global economy by helping small companies
with cost effective advertising. If you attempt to stop bulk email, you
are damaging the economy and threatening our children’s future.
<<<

new florida adoption law destroys privacy of birth mothers

A new Florida law requires women who want to give their unborn up for adoption to publish their sexual histories in the local newspapers of the town in which the child was conceived.

“When women come into my office and find their whole lives have to be exposed in the newspaper, they are like, ‘Forget it.’ They can abort without consent, but they can’t give the child an opportunity to live without humiliating themselves.”

those damn crush sites

I always thought it was a bit odd that people sent me crush notes to the address that i use for my websites. I mean, anyone who has a crush on me probably knows me well enough to know one of my “real” email addresses, right? Well, truth be told, it appears as though there’s a bit of harvesting going on by those silly crush companies… I guess my procmailing those to the spam folder was a bit more accurate than i first believed!

eating

People always give me shit about the fact that i can’t get much food into my body and otherwise get annoyed by the process of eating. Well, studies might show that i’m bound to live longer! Of course, those studies probably don’t account for the large quantity of junk food intake, the sedentary computer-bound lifestyle, carpal tunnel, a broken neck and a few other maladies that make me Darwin’s nightmare..

phasing

Why is it that i never cleanly finish one thing before phasing into the next? Although this really reflects an absurd number of the aspects of my life, i keep thinking about school. I oozed into grad school from undergrad, taking forever to finish my thesis. And i’m definitely oozing out of grad school into everything else. Hell, this week has been this chaotic mixture of thesising, V-Day and preparations for travels.

Speaking of which, oh my god am i excited! Car chaos was a bit out of hand, but it is settled now. We were going to take Jon’s car, but then Catie’s mom was a little nervous so she offered her car (which is brand spanking new) and well, we just didn’t object. So, we’re driving my car out to Ohio where it will sit for the month, which is perfectly fine with me. I started getting little things (like Dr. Bronner’s.. mmm..) but most of the shopping is going to happen on route. Steph is bouncing uncontrollably and i just can’t wait. We have no idea where we’re going or what we’re doing and that’s just A-OK. We’ve started babbling uncontrollably in emails.. in those thinking aloud kinda ways… Latest one involved underwater themes and fishies…

Basically, i can’t wait for the absurdity. Outdoor festivals just rock my world. Everyone comes out of their caves and smiles and just gets ridiculous. Absurd ideas fly through the air and there’s such a magical feeling about the combination of earth fire water sky and music. ::bounce::