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Jul. 20th, 2004 07:46 amI have the Barney Miller theme song running through my head.
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Jul. 20th, 2004 08:01 amYesterday I visited my temp agency and let them know I was growing dissatisfied in my current assignment. Either they need to up my pay, or they need to transfer me to a new assignment where I will start out with decent pay. It's a slap in the face to be working in the same assignment for the same little wage with no apparent track to become part of the permanent staff. The lady said she'd call my boss when he comes back from vacation and speak with him.
I sent out some requests for info on a handful of graduate creative writing programs. But it's all pie in the sky right now. Until I can pay Grinnell back the money I owe them, my transcript will remain out of reach. And let me say, it's hard to save money when you're living paycheck to paycheck.
Not much else to report. Oh--I had odd dreams again last night. There was a banquet hall, and there was a huge line of people in a ring around the square layout of food. I stood at the end of the receiving line, but I wasn't actually in line. I thought about pilfering a roll, but decided I wouldn't cut in front of everyone. So I got in line. But the time I got to the food, all that was left were various batches of brownies. All of the dinner food was gone.
Later there were two brothers, one of which I believe was trying to get me to dance and the other wanted to show me how he could wrap his legs around mine and flip me in a spiral. I took off my glasses and let him--it wasn't as scary as I thought (I thought I'd spin in midair and land on my shoulder, but his movement just kind of rolled me on the ground). At some point, I was lying next to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vaxjedi and whenever the brother would nudge me, vaxjedi would make an annoyed sound, because nudging me pushed me into him. Eventually, I disengaged from the brothers and curled up with vaxjedi, and he got a little smile on his face and we cozied.
There was also something to do with beer and ginger beer in a freezer, running up to a door to make sure it didn't lock (this happened repeatedly), and getting together in a trio to sing disco tunes.
Like I said, odd.
I sent out some requests for info on a handful of graduate creative writing programs. But it's all pie in the sky right now. Until I can pay Grinnell back the money I owe them, my transcript will remain out of reach. And let me say, it's hard to save money when you're living paycheck to paycheck.
Not much else to report. Oh--I had odd dreams again last night. There was a banquet hall, and there was a huge line of people in a ring around the square layout of food. I stood at the end of the receiving line, but I wasn't actually in line. I thought about pilfering a roll, but decided I wouldn't cut in front of everyone. So I got in line. But the time I got to the food, all that was left were various batches of brownies. All of the dinner food was gone.
Later there were two brothers, one of which I believe was trying to get me to dance and the other wanted to show me how he could wrap his legs around mine and flip me in a spiral. I took off my glasses and let him--it wasn't as scary as I thought (I thought I'd spin in midair and land on my shoulder, but his movement just kind of rolled me on the ground). At some point, I was lying next to
vaxjedi and whenever the brother would nudge me, vaxjedi would make an annoyed sound, because nudging me pushed me into him. Eventually, I disengaged from the brothers and curled up with vaxjedi, and he got a little smile on his face and we cozied.There was also something to do with beer and ginger beer in a freezer, running up to a door to make sure it didn't lock (this happened repeatedly), and getting together in a trio to sing disco tunes.
Like I said, odd.
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ann_arbor_ypsiMy God, that's ridiculous.
Jul. 20th, 2004 10:11 amCasino ejects Ronstadt over 'Fahrenheit' praise
Ronstadt, who had been hired for a one-show engagement Saturday night at the Las Vegas Strip casino, dedicated a performance of "Desperado" to Moore and his controversial documentary, which criticizes President Bush and the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
That dedication angered some Aladdin guests who spilled drinks, tore down posters and demanded their money back, said casino spokeswoman Sara Gorgon.
"We had quite a scene at the box office," she said.
About a quarter of the 4,500 people in the audience got up and left before the performance had finished, Gorgon said.
[...] A statement issued by the Aladdin said Ronstadt had been "escorted out of the hotel" just after her performance and said the performer would "not be welcomed back."
Ronstadt, who had been hired for a one-show engagement Saturday night at the Las Vegas Strip casino, dedicated a performance of "Desperado" to Moore and his controversial documentary, which criticizes President Bush and the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
That dedication angered some Aladdin guests who spilled drinks, tore down posters and demanded their money back, said casino spokeswoman Sara Gorgon.
"We had quite a scene at the box office," she said.
About a quarter of the 4,500 people in the audience got up and left before the performance had finished, Gorgon said.
[...] A statement issued by the Aladdin said Ronstadt had been "escorted out of the hotel" just after her performance and said the performer would "not be welcomed back."
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Jul. 20th, 2004 10:59 amI've been fortunate to live in two states that don't support the death penalty. But wait....
Iowa prepares for death penalty trial
Iowa doesn't have capital punishment, but because the case is being tried in federal court, the death penalty is in play -- making it the state's first death penalty case in more than 40 years.
Expected to last three months, it could also be one of the longest in state history and the most expensive.
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Iowa prepares for death penalty trial
Iowa doesn't have capital punishment, but because the case is being tried in federal court, the death penalty is in play -- making it the state's first death penalty case in more than 40 years.
Expected to last three months, it could also be one of the longest in state history and the most expensive.
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speaking of violence....
Jul. 20th, 2004 11:22 amNot the Friendly Skies
Two crew members on a domestic Aeroflot flight beat up a passenger who had complained that the flight attendants were drunk, airline spokeswoman Irina Dannenberg said.
The passenger, identified only as A. Chernopup, was aboard a recent flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk, Dannenberg said. She said the crew belonged to another airline, Aviaenergo.
Seeing that the crew were intoxicated and were not fulfilling their duties, Chernopup asked to be served by a sober and competent flight attendant, Dannenberg said. He was then beaten up by crew members.
Two crew members on a domestic Aeroflot flight beat up a passenger who had complained that the flight attendants were drunk, airline spokeswoman Irina Dannenberg said.
The passenger, identified only as A. Chernopup, was aboard a recent flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk, Dannenberg said. She said the crew belonged to another airline, Aviaenergo.
Seeing that the crew were intoxicated and were not fulfilling their duties, Chernopup asked to be served by a sober and competent flight attendant, Dannenberg said. He was then beaten up by crew members.
Wow. Wow. I don't know what else to say.
Jul. 20th, 2004 01:00 pmSci-Fi Channel Admits Hoax
The Sci Fi Channel has admitted that it lied in claiming it was at odds with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and was making an unauthorized biography about his "buried secret."
The hoax was part of a "guerilla marketing campaign" that went too far, network president Bonnie Hammer said.
[...] In a news release, Sci Fi said Shyamalan had attempted to shut down production of the "disturbing expose."
It was all a lie, and there is no buried secret, Hammer said.
The documentary, which aired Sunday, said a mysterious drowning of a child in a lake near Shyamalan's boyhood home in the Philadelphia area had profoundly affected his life and fueled his interest in the supernatural. That's not true either, Hammer said.
[...] "Perhaps we might have taken the guerilla campaign one step too far," Hammer said. "We thought it would create controversy and it probably went one step too far."
The Sci Fi Channel has admitted that it lied in claiming it was at odds with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and was making an unauthorized biography about his "buried secret."
The hoax was part of a "guerilla marketing campaign" that went too far, network president Bonnie Hammer said.
[...] In a news release, Sci Fi said Shyamalan had attempted to shut down production of the "disturbing expose."
It was all a lie, and there is no buried secret, Hammer said.
The documentary, which aired Sunday, said a mysterious drowning of a child in a lake near Shyamalan's boyhood home in the Philadelphia area had profoundly affected his life and fueled his interest in the supernatural. That's not true either, Hammer said.
[...] "Perhaps we might have taken the guerilla campaign one step too far," Hammer said. "We thought it would create controversy and it probably went one step too far."