You can arm me to the teeth

28 July 2009 @ 18:49

I started making this scarf for my mother last December. It was to be her Christmas present, but I never finished it. Now that she is coming up to visit me for graduation, I thought I better finish it before she arrived. Last night I finished the knitting. It is now drying after I washed it and I will need to weave in the end threads and it will be awesome.

Look at the super cool photos below!

Current Location: Upstairs in the AC

Current Music: Marketplace

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15 June 2009 @ 19:31

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Nerd-gasm!

http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2009/06/15/wil-wheaton-is-here-in-portland-right-now

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15 May 2008 @ 20:24

That, my friends, is chaos

That, my friends, is chaos
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

This is what I was doing at school today.

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15 May 2008 @ 20:23

Eating the Storm Trooper

Eating the Storm Trooper
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

I was messing around with my busted camera this morning and took a silly picture or two.

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14 May 2008 @ 18:06

I am angry

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Originally uploaded by Carol329.

I bought a small camera that I could carry around with me because my awesome camera is too big most of the time, but when I took it out of my bag the other day, I noticed that the LCD was cracked. I am in the process of trying to find a new LCD screen to fix it, but in the mean time, I take pictures not really knowing what it is that I am getting. I was playing with Picasa to make me look amazingly washed out.

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19 March 2008 @ 20:29

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I cannot stop listen to Scroobius Pip.

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15 March 2008 @ 12:02

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Come be my friend on Last.fm.

Current Location: PSU Library

Current Music: Open Arms - Journey

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14 March 2008 @ 20:41

Notice anything weird?

Notice anything weird?
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

I love my computer, but in the process of changing around the keys for Dvorak, I broke several little plastic things under the keys. I am now in the process of trying to find another laptop keyboard to fix it with.

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25 February 2008 @ 23:59

A little obsessed?

Just back from the Mountain Goats show. Ah it was really really fun.

bluejayway,

diffuse and I were at the front right by Peter Peter Hughes microphone.

bluejayway and

diffuse came up with this crazy idea to go buy a bottle of whiskey and give it to John as he started the set. It turned out to be a great idea. They passed it around up stage. The set was pretty Heretic Pride, Sunset Tree heavy. One song from I think Full Force Galesburg and the rest Tallahassee forward. The See American Right was really really rocking.

They played this song called Exiting Portland, Oregon or something like that. It was an amazing song, something about how "Leaving Portland, you tried to kill me" it was really great.

Met Peter Peter after the show. Both him and John were wearing really great suits tonight.

I really want them to play Going to Scotland, anything from We Shall All Be Healed, Commandante, anything from Coroner's Gambit, California Song, The Recognition Song, or anything from All Hail West Texas.

The annoying girl that was there last year that kept saying "love you love you love you" was at this one as well. Less drunk so less annoying.

My pictures came out terrible. I am not even going to try and bring my camera tomorrow and just listen to the music.

Looking forward to tomorrow!

Tags: mountain goats, music

Current Location: 97212

Current Music: The Sign - sung by John Darinelle.

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04 February 2008 @ 19:11

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Today is my two year Portland Anniversary!

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03 February 2008 @ 08:31

So sad..

When I saw the sign on the door yesterday, I was so disappointed. I stood across the street waiting for the bus and loved watching everyone's reaction to the note on the door.

http://users.livejournal.com/kimya_dawson_/279627.html?style=mine

Current Location: 97212

Current Music: Weekend Edition

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28 January 2008 @ 18:59

Bus Experience

So a homeless guy might or might not have died on the bus today.

I got on the number six at 10th and Columbia and the bus driver wasn't sitting in his seat waiting to check my monthly pass, instead I find him leaning over a guy in one of the front handicapped rows who is laying down. The driver is yelling "Can you hear me? Are you okay? You are not okay. You need help." We then continued for TWO stops until we arrived at 5th and Columbia where we stayed until an ambulance and fire truck came. They tried to get him respond, he could not sit up, his eyes remained closed, the medical people leisurely walked around getting things in place for getting him to the hospital. So yeah, he might or might not be dead. We got kicked off the bus right before they carried him off to the stretcher.

Weird and scary.

Current Location: 97212

Current Music: State of the Union

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28 January 2008 @ 18:59

ZombieStatus

ZombieStatus
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

What does this mean? I know that I over loaded my Maxima by doing a large large calculation, but really, Ubuntu, Zombie?

My computer is undead!

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13 January 2008 @ 22:40

My Day in Five Pictures

Tags: pictures

Current Location: 97212

Current Music: On the Radio - Regina Spektor

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07 January 2008 @ 10:43

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90% John Edwards
88% Barack Obama
87% Dennis Kucinich
87% Mike Gravel
83% Chris Dodd
81% Hillary Clinton
78% Joe Biden
78% Bill Richardson
38% Rudy Giuliani
29% John McCain
26% Mitt Romney
25% Tom Tancredo
23% Mike Huckabee
19% Ron Paul
13% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Interesting..

Tags: politics

Current Location: School

Current Music: Such Great Heights - The Postal Service

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31 December 2007 @ 21:04

Marco drew this for me

Tags: pictures

Current Music: Wayward Son on Guitar Hero

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15 December 2007 @ 15:35

New Haircut

New Haircut
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

I went over to Bishop's and got a new haircut. Don't I look adorable? Heh

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02 December 2007 @ 02:36

Pictures

Here are some pictures that I took last month.

http://picasaweb.google.com/source.decay/20071201?authkey=TbH_K__zUgc

Tags: pictures

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03 September 2007 @ 10:57

Loft Bed

Everyone should tell all your friends living in Portland to buy my loft bed. I don't want to drag it to my next apartment. I might end up giving it to Janice and Richard to use as firewood.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/fur/412737947.html

Current Location: Pharmacy Cafe

Current Music: Commandante - tMG

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02 September 2007 @ 14:42

Big happenings

Well I found a new place to live. I'll be out of my studio downtown by next weekend and I'll be in a place about three miles away on the other side of the river. It's a basement apartment with a gas stove (!). It is essentially a big studio, but it is easily divisible into a bedroom, living room, and dining room. I get to use the washer and dryer there as well. No more paying quarters for laundry! I think I still have a roll of quarters left over. The people that own the house and live up stairs are exceedingly nice and I think I got picked for the apartment out of the many applicants based on my winning personality and

morpuddypond. Thanks.

I bought a new bike. It's a Specialized Langster. It's this cool bike where it can be a single speed, or you can take off the wheel, turn the hub around, and it's a fixed gear bike. I'm pretty excited about it. I rode it home from

bluejayway's and it is way easier to get up the hill on my side of the river now with a much, much lighter bike then my mountain bike.

I'm without internet at my place right now, so I'll post a picture of my bike later.

I start school again at the end of the month. I'm going to be taking 16 hours, with 4 hours being an online woman's studies class (Women as it relates to the Environment and Activism). I'm also taking Experimental Physics, Modern Physics, and Mathematical Methods for Physicists.

Current Location: 97005

Current Mood: blah

blah

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29 August 2007 @ 11:51

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I have a friend named Timothy. I told him that my new gangster name was c-dub (a mix of my first and last name) and he asked what his name was. So he is now christened Ti-Kuhn.

Yo, down in the hizzy.

Current Location: 97204

Current Music: Roulette - System of Down

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16 August 2007 @ 18:10

Confession #3

My windows face the alley. One of the windows does not have a screen. Sometimes my left overs start growing their own life forces. Sometimes the newly developed life forces get thrown out the window into the alley.

Tags: confession

Current Location: Home

Current Music: NPR

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16 August 2007 @ 09:02

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How do you stave off your mother's questions of when you are going to get married?

I called my mom yesterday because it was her birthday and her second question after how's your job was "how's church, have you been on any dates lately? Are you going to go on a mission? Your cousin Amanda met her husband on her mission or you could just meet your husband at church like Kirsten did."

Mom, I'm fine. I'll get married when I am ready, I am 22 years old and even though you got married when you were 19 and I almost did when I was 21, I'm happy with where I am, I do not need to get married (or marred, heh Doreen) to make my life complete.

Current Location: 97204

Current Mood: cold

cold

Current Music: Office talk

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06 August 2007 @ 09:05

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Me: My IT guy installed some free anti virus software on my computer and now it takes FOREVER to do anything. I think it is ridiculous that it takes 30 seconds to make font italicized and 30 more seconds to copy a formula from one cell to another.

Travis: I mean what is the point of an anti virus if it is worse than actually getting a virus.

Tags: humor

Current Location: Fluid

Current Mood: cold

cold

Current Music: Going Nowhere - Pony Up!

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05 August 2007 @ 02:06

Waffles

So I went and saw Derby tonight at the Doug Fir. My friend Megan, that I work with, is dating the drummer. It was such an awesome show. It fulfilled my indie rock need. Oh! The opening bands were awesome as well! The first one had a song where everyone had tambourines. I was dancing and having such a great time. It was a super great show.

Also I'm going to make waffles tonight! I have some blue berries from my produce box and I bought a waffle iron, so we'll see how my first attempt at vegan waffles goes.

Oh I made a cooking journal. There isn't anything on there yet, but I have plans, oh plans, for it. So if you want to add it the name is

couscouscarol.

Off to make waffles!

Tags: music, waffles

Current Location: My house!

Current Mood: bouncy

bouncy

Current Music: Get to the Feeling - Derby

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31 July 2007 @ 17:00

Confession #2

I read the spoilers for the Harry Potter book and probably won't read the actual book despite reading all the other ones.

Tags: confession

Current Location: 97205

Current Music: All Things Considered

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31 July 2007 @ 16:58

Toy Story 2 Requiem

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23 July 2007 @ 07:56

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So I met George Duran, pictured above, yesterday. We hung out, talked about how great Portland was, his new hosting duties on The Secret Life of... on the Food Network, and how much we love Alton Brown.

And by met, I mean I saw him at the place I went to brunch yesterday. He was filming a segment for The Secret Life of.. at the greasy, delicious coffee shop Rachel and I went to. Maybe we'll be in a background shot?

Current Location: 97204

Current Music: Office talking

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19 July 2007 @ 09:41

Confession #1

I like to have my head phones in at work even if I'm not listening to music so people won't come over and shower me with their mindless prattle.

Tags: confession

Current Location: Fluid Market Strategies

Current Music: None, just the head phones

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18 July 2007 @ 21:48

Production Stills

Click to see all the pictures I took while filming.

Oh man, Jed, you are so hot!

Tags: filming, lubbock, photo

Current Location: 97205

Current Music: NPR something or other

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18 July 2007 @ 21:03

Family, circa 1990?

Family, circa 1990?
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

Oh the nostalgia. We were able to go out in public looking like that?

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18 July 2007 @ 21:00

Oh that makes me feel safe

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Originally uploaded by Carol329.

I was sitting in the very last row on a little prop plane from Lubbock to Houston.

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06 July 2007 @ 22:58

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I found this on Amazon after perusing this site. I'm not quite sure what it is, but I'm thinking about getting it for fun. Anyone need a pagoda?

Current Location: 97223

Current Music: Garden State Soundtrack

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02 July 2007 @ 13:23

For the girls only

Seriously if you are a guy and reading this entry, I think that you should stop now. Travis and I have a code word when I want to talk about it, popsicle, because it's not something he wants to talk about.

Tags: popsicle

Current Location: 97204

Current Music: Your Belgian Things - tMG

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01 July 2007 @ 15:38

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This morning I decided to go running. I wanted to run as far as I could without stopping so I ran as far as I could until I thought my legs would break apart from me in protest. It turns out that point is about 1.5 miles with the hills in NW. I walked for a bit then ran some more, all in all my loop was 2.5 miles. Nothing too bad, Rachel and I went out longer this week. I came back, had intense cramps (not too weird, it is my dreaded girly week), and I felt light headed. I sat on my futon with my head between my legs and cried from the pain of my cramps. I finally decided to get up and started walking to my bathroom when I reached out to steady my hand and slowly darkening head on my built in nook. The next thing I remember is being curled up in the fetal position on the floor. My arm hurt, so I think I landed on it when I feel down, but I don't really know. I was really scared and didn't know what to do. My hands were shaking, I couldn't focus on anything, I was hot, then cold, then hot again. I'm fine now, but my mom told me that since I have very little fat on my body, when I exercise there is no reserves to pull from. Remind me to eat more than a piece of toast and a glass of water before I go out running.

Current Location: 97204

Current Music: NPR

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28 June 2007 @ 21:53

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Here's the music video that I'm in briefly. I think it came out well, Daniel!

Current Location: 97205

Current Music: 32 Flavors - Alana Davis

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25 June 2007 @ 14:40

Sicko in the entirety

Sicko.avi

Current Location: 97204

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24 June 2007 @ 21:25

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I watched two movies today, cooked a ton, received a chair so I can sit at my desk, and generally stayed inside to keep out of the cold and rain today.

I saw The Goonies for the first time. Very '80s and very fun.

I also saw a streaming video version of Sicko. I have to say it was pretty shocking. The US is screwed up and I feel helpless in trying to change it as I feel I have little effect on anything that happens. I might just move to Canada though. I do like the cold weather..

Current Location: desk

Current Music: some classical something or other

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12 June 2007 @ 12:58

Oh my..

http://www.walmartfacts.com/articles/default.aspx?id=5092

My favorite parts:

“Considering that Wal-Mart is like a second home to us, we’re excited to have our wedding there,” said Kymberlie.

Jarrod says he’s loved Genny ever since he first saw her working in Wal-Mart’s layaway department, years ago. After both stopped working at the store, their friends from Wal-Mart decided that they were meant to be together and helped them reconnect. Two and a half years later, the couple couldn’t be happier to marry at the place where they first met.

Couples will receive a wedding package with an estimated value of more than $5,000. This package not only includes the decorated wedding venue in Wal-Mart’s colorful lawn and garden area surrounded by the season’s bright foliage, but also an adjacent tent for the reception area, wedding cake and party food. The package also includes 14kt gold and diamond wedding bands, wedding invitations, wedding and groom’s cakes, fresh floral bouquets, digital cameras and digital photo frame, a portable GPS device, reception food and a $1,000 Wal-Mart gift card.

I wander if Wal-Mart will be open to being a wedding venue every other day of the year as well!

Current Location: Library

Current Music: La Dispute - Amelie

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11 June 2007 @ 20:27

My new wheels!

My new wheels!
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

This is my new bike for the triathlon. I've heard that a bike a 97% efficient machine, yay for being efficient!

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08 June 2007 @ 19:58

Picturesque Beans

Picturesque Beans
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

This is for Jed. Is it what you were expecting?

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03 June 2007 @ 00:42

A little of this and that

I bought a bike today for $100. My friend Julie bought it for her step daughter and then she never rode it, so she sold it to me. Yay! Why would I need a bike in my awesome city? Funny you should ask, it's because I'm going to train for a sprint triathlon for 1 Sept 2007. I'm actually pretty excited about it. I'm going to be training with two other girls from

damnportlanders.

Today was the start of the Rose Festival and Julie and I went to the Star Light Parade. My apartment was actually located at the terminus of the course so it made it easy to come home when everything was done.

Current Mood: tired

tired

Current Music: BBC News

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02 June 2007 @ 23:37

Pictures!

Here are the pictures for Daniel, Rachel, and Jed.

Current Location: futon, that is now in an upright position

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25 May 2007 @ 09:29

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Happy Towel Day! 42, Don't Panic and all that.

I'm going to be in Lubbock Wed 20 - Fri 22 June to be the movie.

I'm woke up this morning with a sore throat. I love that I can lay in bed with my laptop and work (or post to LJ).

I am thinking about buying a name change token to change the name to carol329 or source.decay. Do you think it is worth the $15 or should I just create a new journal.

Current Location: futon, that I am unable to put in upright posistion

Current Music: Here and Now - NPR

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16 May 2007 @ 15:55

My Day in five words

Shoes breaking in my feet.

Current Location: Fluid Market Strategies

Current Mood: bored

bored

Current Music: This American Life - Episode #97

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14 May 2007 @ 21:03

Rusty Door

Rusty Door
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

Door leading into WW2 barracks by Astoria.

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14 May 2007 @ 21:03

Beach

Beaches
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The lovely northern Oregon coastline..

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14 May 2007 @ 21:01

Miss you as well

Miss you as well
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

You should click through and look at the largest size for the full effect. I love my new camera.

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14 May 2007 @ 21:00

My Barbie

My Barbie
Originally uploaded by Carol329.

This is my Barbie pre deformation, but can you see how I didn't have to degenerate her into a crack whore. Unfortunately I didn't get a shot after I finished, but I will when I get her back from my teacher.

I had to make her into a real woman and I thought crack whore was perfect.

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02 May 2007 @ 22:37

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I missed seeing John Edwards this evening by about 10 minutes.

Current Music: What's free is yours - Pony Up!

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