Askaninja.com is confusing, much like the ninja.

Yeah, that's why I only get the podcasts. All of the content, none of the irritating site design.

This is very cool:

In very basic terms a permanent neodymium-iron-born magnet is forced back and through an electric coil by the modulation of waves. The researchers suggest such buoys could power about 20% of Oregon’s electricity needs.

SA, I'll be slightly closer to you than usual this weekend. (Asheville) ::stretches arms::

::adoration:: Not close enough!

If you or smonster come through Nashville or Knoxville or pretty much anything near/around this state, lemme know. What are you doing in Asheville?

Wow, how wonderful! For how long?

I love this question, because it shows a unique assumption everyone makes: that I'm not moving there permanently. *g* Which I'm not, but the assumption still amuses me. I've got a four-month visa, and a six-month follow-up visa for Britain after that. So I will definitely be gone for at least ten months, and I'm kind of thinking about traveling to France and Spain and Portugal, maybe Greece and Morocco (and Italy again; that is a given with me) in the two months following, to make it a full year. But things can change. I'm trying to be really open to opportunities.

It's lovely to read this. I hope the turns and bends in the road will have many great surprises for you!

Gosh, me too. Thank you.

Jessica and Tom, I am a) amused that you already know about it; and b) have already an opinion about it. I still think it's cool, though. I'd go just for the nooks and crannies. But not for the price.

I love this question, because it shows a unique assumption everyone makes: that I'm not moving there permanently.

Heh, I've always assumed you were. :)

'd go just for the nooks and crannies. But not for the price.

I would be thrilled if someone were to buy me dinner there, for example. t bats eyes

Heh, I've always assumed you were.

It sure would be nice if I was. Well, a little scary. But nice.

I would be thrilled if someone were to buy me dinner there, for example.

We should prevail upon someone to do exactly that.

Argh! I just went to get my awesome new dress altered, and there's no more tailor at the dry cleaner's! What to do?!??

(Hint: the answer is not "learn to sew.")

Now I'm sweaty, but at least my cat is fed. (These things are not connected, except in that the cat food was outside, where the warm and humid are.)

Three-armed baby born in Shanghai.

What are you doing in Asheville?

Terry's birthday and going to Stoneleaf (a.k.a., the reason Terry's been living in Asheville for the past month). We almost had darth come with us (yay!) but he's got car troubles and has to stay here (boo!)

If you or smonster come through Nashville or Knoxville or pretty much anything near/around this state, lemme know.

Well, if you're going to move to Europe permanently, we oughta figure something out! I had a rude geography awakening last week when I realized that Nashville is actually 500 miles away from here. I had this vague sense that most things in Tennessee were, you know ::hand wave:: over there, across the mountains, not far.

Maybe we could meet in Pigeon Forge or something. I've always wanted to go to Dollywood. WHAT? Or, you know, Knoxville. It's about the same distance. Or Maggie Valley! Hmm.

Can you tell I can't wait to get a car?

Found out Monday night that my Dad went to the emergency room with heart trouble late Sunday afternoon. They admitted him, ran a cardio stress test, took him to surgery, did an angiogram, and put in three stents -- all in about 24 hours. He should be back home today. I am just amazed at the speed of it all.

Remember my awesome mood from this morning?

For it, I have been rewarded with: people not doing work I need, a client wanting changes on all copy for a project due Friday, a worker who gives me at least 3 excuses everytime I find something wrong in their work, and that same worker not completing ONE SINGLE TASK that I need from them today.

GRR.

Maybe we could meet in Pigeon Forge or something. I've always wanted to go to Dollywood. WHAT? Or, you know, Knoxville. It's about the same distance. Or Maggie Valley! Hmm.

Pigeon Forge is pretty reasonable for me. We could do a weekend in Dollywood! I went there when I was a kid. It's pretty much what you'd expect a tennessee theme park in the mountains to be.

Can you tell I can't wait to get a car?

Hee. Have you started looking yet?