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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Hey party peoples. I thought I should tell you that my grandfather died yesterday morning. It was a shock, but not a completely devestating one, you know? I'm ok, and most of my family is ok. But I wanted to tell you all because...well...

That's an interesting question.

I like Flare. I like it a lot. ("Oh yeah? How much?" "A lot!" "Alright, you're in.") I like everyone here too. This is my favorite little watering hole on or offline, really. A place to relax.

I'm also going to be in Seattle the rest of today and tomorrow, on an unrelated trip. I have to give my cousin a ride. So, I won't be around, and probably will be pretty busy this weekend too, for obvious reasons. I know some of you live and breath only in anticipation of what brilliant insite I will post next, so I wanted to warn you beforehand.

Anyway, I have to go get my car prepared for the trip. Basically, I have to toss all the trash and incriminating photos out of it. Also, washing it might be nice. And, you know, inflating the tires.

Everybody enjoy their weekend.

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love's function is to fabricate unknownnness
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Sorry, man. I know what that's about, I guess many do.
I was very disturbed when I discovered that my family would slowly disappear and that I and my siblings/cousins would form the next one, with OUR children thinking WE'll always be there. But it will be nice too, just different.

I hate death. When it rains, it pours.

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So, how's that Survivor-contest coming along, Newt?
-Well not very well at the MOMENT, everyone seems to have died.
-Gee, that's bad. Those Aliens bugging you yet?
-Not really, they mostly come at night mostly...

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Sol: I think that's the most internally disconnected post I've ever seen you make... :-)

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"You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend."
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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Ours is an internally disconnected age.

As may be obvious from my presence, the Seattle trip is a no go for now. My cousin isn't coming until Sunday. I am slightly bothered by the fact that no one sees it as necessary to tell me these things beforehand. Ah well.

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love's function is to fabricate unknownnness
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E. E. Cummings
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Read chapter one of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! And party everyday.

Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

My heart hangs heavy for you Simon.

I thought what you said was very interesting...why do we share these things on the boards?

I like to think that we are a community and wish each other well and that we share in each others lives to some degree.

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Oh, yes, sitting. The great leveler. From the mightiest Pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?
~C. Montgomery Burns

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I get that too Simon. I'm always the one people forget to tell that, for example, we're having a surprise birthday for my niece.

"I could have sworn we'd told you".

Actually, something like that happened last night. We (my hall mates) were all suppossed to be going out at 8. At 8, I walked across to someone elses room, to be told that they'd all gone. I was really pissed, but deceided to walk to the bus stop anyway. Half way there, my phone rang, with someone asking where I was. Which was nice.

People like you. They just forget you. That's the problem when you don't make a fuss of things.

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"If every vampire who said he was at the Crucifixion was actually there it would've been like Woodstock. I was at Woodstock. I fed off a flower person and I spent six hours watching my hand move." - Spike, BtVS