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ladyoflorien) wrote2005-07-05 11:53 pm
ladyoflorien) wrote2005-07-05 11:53 pm
My friends r0x0rz!!1!!!11
Oh my god, I love my friends. Gerren just e-mailed me after forever and a day... about ten minutes prior to receiving his message I was actually thinking to myself, "I've got to go write Gerren a letter right now." I haven't heard from him, not even Futurama Quotes E-mails (that he usually sends out every Friday), in soooo long. And, among other things, you know what he says?
oh, and i know Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is opening soon
(directed by the genius Tim Burton and the affable Johnny Depp). so i
won't expect emails during that time period.
I squeed out loud. The boy knows me so well! But, since he also appealed to the artist in me, and complemented my geek-ego, I'm gonna post the rest of his e-mail here too. Because it made me happy. And because I can.
a few minutes ago i saw the fear of God instilled into a populace:
so i'm driving home from work on route 1, the only completely straight
road i've ever seen in the northeast, at least for 50 miles. and i
left a little early because i saw dark clouds in the southeast, the
exact direction route 1 south goes. and i drive a coupla miles down
the road, and i'm noticing the clouds are getting darker, heavier,
with that slight morbid green hint to the sky. and i'm also noticing
that the driving patterns of my fellow motorists have changed.
instead of the normal tailgating, passing on the right, and excessive
speed, we have the slow pace and proper following distance one might
expect of drivers from Canada. oh, yeah, that's a burn. so the
approaching cloudburst got closer in our collective front windows.
the lightening was sporadic at first, with an incredible increase in
frequency, and was the color of Master Windu's lightsaber. pretty
soon the whole sky was enveloped in blackishgreen, and the sky opened
up with a cloudburst that kept increasing in heaviness. every minute
the rain got stronger and still even stronger. and the cars
eventually came to a virtual stop, even before the storm drains were
overfilled and the road started flooding. and i couldn't help but
thinking, man this is cool. also, i'm thinking, when Armaggedon
comes, people *will* be afraid. and i'm glad i have the healthy kind
of awe. and not the fraidy cat kind.
That was the artistic side I was talking about. And now to end us on a geeky note...
so i could talk about other stuff, like radio station changes in my
area, and the layer of dust on my xbox, but i guess that doesn't
really matter. i hope you are well. i'm sorry i haven't emailed in a
while (especially for me). but the renovation has been (and will be)
my focus of life for a while. thanks for putting up with me. i'll do
maybe a futurama thing soon ('ya never know). and don't forget to hit
reply all. Jen (Watts), one of the other coupla girls on the list,
said to me, who's that Gabby? she knows her stuff.
fear not my friend. you are respected among nerds.
and i too, the sender to the nerds, am now respected. sweet!
oh, and i know Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is opening soon
(directed by the genius Tim Burton and the affable Johnny Depp). so i
won't expect emails during that time period.
peace
later
[gerren]
Have I mentioned I love my friends yet? 'Cause if not, here's a bloody hysterical joke another friend sent to me:
The Washington Post's Style Mensa Invitational once again
asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter
it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and
supplying a new definition. Here are this year's winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which
lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people
that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone
layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down
in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the
purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which
renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite
period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit
and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are
running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got
extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off
all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the
Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through
the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem
smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed
just after you've accidentally walked through a spider
web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that
gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot
be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding
half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the bunch:
18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ***hole.
I totally just added to my vocabulary tonight.
oh, and i know Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is opening soon
(directed by the genius Tim Burton and the affable Johnny Depp). so i
won't expect emails during that time period.
I squeed out loud. The boy knows me so well! But, since he also appealed to the artist in me, and complemented my geek-ego, I'm gonna post the rest of his e-mail here too. Because it made me happy. And because I can.
a few minutes ago i saw the fear of God instilled into a populace:
so i'm driving home from work on route 1, the only completely straight
road i've ever seen in the northeast, at least for 50 miles. and i
left a little early because i saw dark clouds in the southeast, the
exact direction route 1 south goes. and i drive a coupla miles down
the road, and i'm noticing the clouds are getting darker, heavier,
with that slight morbid green hint to the sky. and i'm also noticing
that the driving patterns of my fellow motorists have changed.
instead of the normal tailgating, passing on the right, and excessive
speed, we have the slow pace and proper following distance one might
expect of drivers from Canada. oh, yeah, that's a burn. so the
approaching cloudburst got closer in our collective front windows.
the lightening was sporadic at first, with an incredible increase in
frequency, and was the color of Master Windu's lightsaber. pretty
soon the whole sky was enveloped in blackishgreen, and the sky opened
up with a cloudburst that kept increasing in heaviness. every minute
the rain got stronger and still even stronger. and the cars
eventually came to a virtual stop, even before the storm drains were
overfilled and the road started flooding. and i couldn't help but
thinking, man this is cool. also, i'm thinking, when Armaggedon
comes, people *will* be afraid. and i'm glad i have the healthy kind
of awe. and not the fraidy cat kind.
That was the artistic side I was talking about. And now to end us on a geeky note...
so i could talk about other stuff, like radio station changes in my
area, and the layer of dust on my xbox, but i guess that doesn't
really matter. i hope you are well. i'm sorry i haven't emailed in a
while (especially for me). but the renovation has been (and will be)
my focus of life for a while. thanks for putting up with me. i'll do
maybe a futurama thing soon ('ya never know). and don't forget to hit
reply all. Jen (Watts), one of the other coupla girls on the list,
said to me, who's that Gabby? she knows her stuff.
fear not my friend. you are respected among nerds.
and i too, the sender to the nerds, am now respected. sweet!
oh, and i know Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is opening soon
(directed by the genius Tim Burton and the affable Johnny Depp). so i
won't expect emails during that time period.
peace
later
[gerren]
Have I mentioned I love my friends yet? 'Cause if not, here's a bloody hysterical joke another friend sent to me:
The Washington Post's Style Mensa Invitational once again
asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter
it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and
supplying a new definition. Here are this year's winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which
lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people
that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone
layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down
in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the
purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which
renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite
period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit
and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are
running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got
extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off
all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the
Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through
the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem
smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed
just after you've accidentally walked through a spider
web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that
gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot
be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding
half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the bunch:
18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ***hole.
I totally just added to my vocabulary tonight.