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February 17, 2009

In which my passport literally takes over the world

In preparation for the Ireland trip, I had to get my passport renewed. It wasn't due for a few more months, but I figured I should get it taken care of. [info:] lolcatz (who is my boyfriend, for those who have been asking recently) needed his renewed as well, so we went and got pictures taken and sent off all our paperwork at the same time.

For whatever reason, mine appears to be ahead of his in processing by a week, at least according to when our checks cleared. Mine showed up recently, and holy crap,
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Published on February 17, 2009 23:39

February 16, 2009

I don't even play one on TV

Lately it seems like I'm taking a pill or two with every meal. I've slowly built up a pharmacopeia of prescriptions and supplements for all sorts of totally unrelated reasons. A multivitamin, per my family doctor's recommendation. An antibiotic from the eye doctor that's been shown to help dry eyes (still fighting that). Flax seed oil, fish oil, and Vitamin E to also help with the dry eyes. Vitamin E double-endorsed by the dermatologist. Vitamin C so I won't catch [info:] lolcatz's cold. Vitamin D beca
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Published on February 16, 2009 07:48

February 15, 2009

Sea of Love

Happy Valentine's Day! Today, [info:] lolcatz and I set out to experience one of the most romantic events known to mankind--er, well, seakind: Octopus Blind Date Day at the Seattle Aquarium.

Here's how it works. Every Valentine's Day, the Seattle Aquarium releases a male octopus and a female octopus into the same tank together to see if they'll mate. Apparently, these two have been in adjacent tanks for the last year--able to see each other but not touch. Romantic, huh? The hope is that once joined, th
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Published on February 15, 2009 08:00