090612 Don Dickerson: It's not that I was wrong and he's not a son of a bitch, it's just that I've learned to appreciate him. I love that old son of a bitch. And I was wrong about what "son of a bitch" means. And these ridiculous, huge, all-midrange speakers are partly about filling out the midrange, and as much about paying some kind of respect. Letting in what my adolescent pout refused to see.
No, he didn't screw it up. See earlier comment from back in the writing group days if you don't remember what I'm talking about.
091312 Megan said, "When something goes wrong, you get mad at everybody."
When did I get to be such a clenched-up bitch? And more importantly, what can I do about it?
092112 Defendant Annmarie C Schulte in court, in custody, with attorney Samuel W Benedict. Lesli S. Boese appeared for the State of Wisconsin. Arguments by the State. Statement by father of victim. Dr. Melissa Westendorf sworn in and testified. Statement by defendant. Clerk to seal Dr. Westendorf's report and emails in the file. Clerk to forward a copy of Dr. Westendorf's report to the Department of Corrections with the Judgment of Conviction. Court orders the following: Count 2: - Total sentence: 17 years (Initial Confinement: 7 years, Extended Supervision: 10 years). Credit for 353 days. - Defendant IS NOT eligible for Challenge Incarceration and IS NOT eligible for Substance Abuse Program. - Court costs of $268.00 to be paid as a Condition of Extended Supervision. - DNA surcharge of $250.00 to be paid as a Condition of Extended Supervision. - Image surcharge under 973.042(1) of $1,000.00 to be paid as a Condition of Extended Supervision. - Conditions of Extended Supervision: No contact with E.S.,M.S., A.S., and C.S. unless agreed upon by Agent, Treatment Provider, and father of child. No contact with anyone under the age of 18 without prior agent approval. Compliance with Sex Offender Registration Program. Compliance with DNA testing and pay for same. Cooperate, attend and participate in all treatment programs recommended by your agent, including Sex Offender Treatment. Mental Health evaluation and any recommended treatment and/or medications. Other counseling agent deems appropriate. No possession of any pornographic and/or sexually explicit material. No alcohol or drug use. No possession or use of a computer or any technological device with internet capabilities without prior written permission from agent. Pay all restitution, costs and surcharges as ordered by the Court. Pay all supervision fees. Obtain and maintain full-time employment and/or education. Obtain and maintain stable residence approved by the Department of Corrections. Count 4: - Total sentence: 17 years (Initial Confinement: 7 years, Extended Supervision: 10 years) CONSECUTIVE to Count 2 - Defendant IS NOT eligible for Challenge Incarceration and IS NOT eligible for Substance Abuse Program. - Court costs of $268.00 to be paid as a Condition of Extended Supervision. - Conditions of Extended Supervision: Same as Count 2.
092112 I feel hollow.
092412 I feel like I can breathe a little bit now.
092712. II'm #subbing at Muskego high school, and it’s a babysitting gig, so I'm thinking i’ll get on the old interwebs and entertain my dumb self, but I ccan't connect to the network even though it shows up as an open network, and my phone ccan't connect either and just like an old typewriter, this dumb text editor has a quirk. Using the extended keyboard’s apostrophe sometimes but not always results in a doubling of the initial letter of the contraction. II'll leave the examples uncorrected so you can see what I mean. IIt's weird, and I ddon't recall seeing anything about it on the forums. Sometimes automatic spelling correction is more annoying than anything. And so is the title bar dipping in and out of view every time you have reason to touch the text field.
But you know what? I still like this editor the best. TThat's the weird thing about it.
Oh. Okay. Just learned it’s a known issue, and they’re working on it. Good. Can be worked around by disabling auto-correct or using the built-in keys instead of the extended. Ass coo.
“Playing Cards: hours of fun!” That's actually what it says on the pack. Love it. So Victorian. So pre-disenchantment-era, like that one big-headed girl thought Katy & I were. The “pre-TV couple.” Even though we weren’t, really. But of course how could poor dumb big-head have known that, if even we didn’t know it. (Or didn’t we...?)
# threethings
1. The other day in the Butler computer Lab--that almost scrawny kid with the nape of his neck buzzed and thin, black plastic framed glasses, but not nerdy really, not in the exaggerated movie way you might expect, looked like a Paul, a *souris*, quiet kid but dignified enough--he was typing. Courier font on plain Word document, double-spaced like a proper manuscript, just typing away, word after word, scarcely pausing, until I think he felt me over his shoulder and minimized it. I said sorry, I wasn't spying on you, just curious, and he said okay, didn't seem bitter or anything. Then later I watched him alternate effortlessly between the march of words and the browser, looking up map of Switzerland, google-Earthing London--it's all right there. Research on the fly. It's not a big deal, it's just right there. That kid is doing what I need to do. It was so quietly electrifying and illuminating to watch the words just appear, the way they used to do for me. Not this wishy-washy journal stuff, but made-up shit! Where stuff happens to strange people! And you get to know them because you're there every moment as the stuff keeps happening! I remember being on that bright field! And I want to go home! What I'm trying to say is, he made it look so easy. I used to be the one making it look so easy.
2. How many times have I had to tell you, life is not a bed of pansies!
3. Hm. Substituting and typing. I might be a little pathetic. And that might be okay.
WHY DO almost ALL THE GIRLS HAVE LONG STRAIGHT HAIR? DUDE WTF!? IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF CREEPY! WERE THE GIRLS IN MY HIGH SCHOOL THIS CONFORMIST ABOUT APPEARANCE? (yes probably)
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At least kids here can figure out how to pronounce my name.
I’m like a fucking beached whale, mucking around in my own blubber rolls.
I undulate on a beach of peanut shells and pretzel crumbs. I am a great barrel of spongy, reeking pathos near a sea of redemption i can never hope to swim in.
What?
093012 I need to do something besides drink. Why was i so mad at the girls,yesterday? Wrong, wrong, wrong.