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My Political Views
I am a center-left social moderate
Left: 1.47, Libertarian: 0.12

Political Spectrum Quiz

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Type your name at Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com) and post what you find in your blog.

1. jim

A nickname for James.

Other examples of such nicknames include: Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimbo, Jamie, and many others.
Psst…I think Jim has a crush on Ann.

2. jim

A generic nickname used to give to a person of the male gender. Used commonly in hipster circles, mostly back in the ’60s and ’70s. See Marlon Wayans’ character’s usage of it in Requiem for a Dream for a good example.

“You hooked us up? Solid, Jim.”

Current Mood: Alarmed

Looks like I never posted about it here (damn you Facebook!), but I’ve been living with Lara in Burnaby for the last 5 months.  In the last 3 we’ve had some difficulty.  I won’t get into it, but there were miscommunications and misunderstandings, exacerbated by the close quarters of the condo.

So, I’ll be moving back to Abbotsford February 1st.  Lara and I aren’t breaking up; we’re just taking a step back to the point at which we were happier.

Damn I hate moving!

Current Mood: Ugh

This morning I got a root canal for my left bottom molar, which had splintered on the back side a few weeks back.  For those of you who are cringing, the procedure itself is painless.  The dentist wouldn’t start unless I was completely numbed from the Novocaine.  There was some discomfort from the needle she used to put in the freezing so I guess it’s not completely painless, but the, uh, rooting was.

The whole thing took 2 hours! The drilling didn’t take long, but I swear she took an hour just dredging up the pulp from the roots.  I’m happy with her attention to detail, as even a microgram of leftover nerve would have left me in agony after the freezing wore off.  For those who aren’t familiar with root canals there is information here.

I was feeling some deep bone pain as feeling started to come back so I popped the Ibuprofen and antiinflammatories the dentist prescribed.  Lara tells me my temperature is up, which makes sense.  My body’s trying to recover from some trauma.

Right now it’s a dull ache, slightly better than my worst day after the tooth splintered.  I have a temporary cap and will be getting the crown put on in a week-and-a-half.

Cost of root canal:  $1,600.  My medical will pay for half.  Cha-ching! Take care of your teeth, boys and girls!

Current Mood: Mischievous

I had forgotten about this one, as it had a finite run, but Concerned was made using the Half-Life 2 Source engine and Comic Book Creator, and just about every strip had me at least chuckling, if not chortling or guffawing:

Current Mood: Cool

Ganked from Aargh:

Not safe for work!

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From Lara’s LiveJournal:

Go here and keep hitting random quotes until you get five that resonate with you, then post them in your journal.

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. — Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)

I hope that when I die, people say about me, ‘Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.’ — Jack Handey (1949 – ), Deep Thoughts

Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life’s absurdities by thinking absurdly about them. — Lewis Mumford (1895 – 1990)

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. — Pythagoras (582 BC – 507 BC)

Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person. — Dr. David M. Burns

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Cectic – I think practically every rant Puck has made about about religion and New Age is here in comic form:

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The Perry Bible Fellowship – Always amusing:

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Theater Hopper – Movie-based comics:

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Truck Bearing Kibble – Similar to The Perry Bible Fellowship for weird humour:

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XKCD – Math and science geek humour with stick men:

That’s all folks!

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I can’t believe I forgot that online comics are called “webcomics”…duh…

PVP – More video game tomfoolery, with heart:

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Questionable Content – Despite originally being about emo music (now it’s more about relationships) the writing and art grabbed me:

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Real Life – Amusing life-based comic…with video game and TV references, of course:

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Something Positive – Dark, dark humour: