Well, the lady in the supermarket yesterday told me to eat more meat to get better centred (also to have more sex) and tied that to being made in not the literal image of God, but the image of his wants and desires.

Obviously Atkins.

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OK. The rent money has been transferred to the power company, and our lights will stay on. Next on DH's list of asses to kick is our landlord's, and he has this idea for how to try to persuade the landlord to sell us the house at a discount based on the fact we've been here since '99--sure, he'll get less money than if he sold it on the open market, but it'd also be a lot less hassle, and he'd get the money quicker.

If somehow this could all work out to leave us owning this place, what with the nice neighbors and good-sized yard and the perfectly decent, convenient location right here in the city, it'd be the best annoying angst-producing crisis EVAH.

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Also, do you know what it means when a Bible verse is quoted with "NIV" at the end? I'm writing cover copy for a devotional, and this verse from Exodus is cited: Exodus 20:24b, NIV. I don't get the "b" or the "NIV". Could you or Cindy (or anyone else) clue me in?

Yeah, it's New International Version. If you see KJV it's King James Version. RSV = Revised Standard Version. NSRV = New Revised Standard Version. NLT = New Living Translation. There are a ton of translations in English, and a lot of abbreviations. If you need more of them explained, give a holler.

I didn't see your question about the "b" answered. If I'm being repeato girl, I'm sorry. But just in case...

The "b" afther the "24" indicates they're taking the second half of the verse.

Exodus 20:24 reads:

" 'Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you.

In this case, I would imagine they're using the verse from the "Wherever I cause..." point, forward.

Sometimes, if you're reading the text, you'll see [b] or whatever, in the text. In that case the [b] would be taking you to a footnote. But when a letter is part of the verse reference notation, it's signifying you're taking the second part of the verse.

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Oh, I was being repeato girl. Sorry Susan and -t.

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You clarified my guess, Cindy. I was tricked by a footnote.

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Susan, you weren't the only person to get very little sleep last night.

This stuff that went on at my house yesterday has me really freaked out. It was keeping me up for a while last night, and I'm still trying to figure out what, if anything to do about these developments.

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announcement: "Charmed Life" by The Divine Comedy makes me tear up Every. Time. I. Hear it.

It's on a wedding mix that Tom made last October.

Dude. Good love song.

OK, back to lots and lots of stoooopid work.

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Sean--You don't have to do anything, right? I mean, besides really, REALLY looking forward to moving out of there when you got the cash? You aren't going to change their minds by arguing, and merely sharing living space doesn't mean you endorse their craxiness. I mean, I had a roommate whose only goal in life was to marry a rich guy, which she was able to go on and on about. I didn't agree with any of her philosophies and thought she was pretty unscrupulous, but I basically avoided talking about ideas with her until I was able to move into another place. If you do the same, you may be able to sleep better.

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Such a weird day. Dealing with "the situation." It may require filling out a police report, since one hasn't been filled out yet (I thought it had). Got my classes all registered for. Heard back from prof on the independent study to complete the Bronze/Buffistas paper, and he's probably going to allow me to do it without getting a minor in his department.

So dialectical...good and bad... It goes from up to down so quickly. I'm not sure I can deal with the whiplash for much longer.

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