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Monday, May. 19, 2008 - 12:10 a.m.

The weather stayed mild all through Sunday, and I'm very grateful for our natual air conditioning.

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Had an unpleasant experience while shopping online; eBay is nice, but never ever again will I buy something I Seen On TV. (sic).

When I tried to finish my purchase and get the hell away and gone from the site, I was sent through SEVEN upsells before I got to the final checkout screen.

Never again.

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Yesterday was Interesting in the May You Live In Interesting Times kind of way, for a myriad of reasons, the only one of which I can share with you here is that Old Buddy Dave's roommate Jim is moving out.

This kind of came as a surprise, but sometimes good situations have to run their course.

Jim was neat and funny and quiet and intelligent and damn.

Damn.

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George Takei and his long time partner Brad Altman are getting married.

Love and congratulations to them both.

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The 97th Bay To Breakers was yesterday.

The winners included two Kenyans and that girl who accepted the marriage proposal on live TV.

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Not much else to write about, friends.

If you know a fannish person in the Anaheim area who can share a bathroom and tolerate a cat, get in touch with OBDave!

Have a good Monday.

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3 of my readers commented on this entry

Anne - 2008-05-19 07:54:49
I hate that!! I got what I wanted, leave me aloooonneee. On a brighter note, sometimes I find those items (not sold in stores....) at a store called 'As Seen on TV'. We have one in one of the malls around here. Could be worth checking out. Like I'll be doing to find my daughter those 'amazing' cloths that soak up everything but the rug. She's loved info-mercials since she was small, and now has her own money, hehe. Too bad she's not getting an incentive check. Happy Monday!
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bluesleepy - 2008-05-19 09:22:15
Also, places like Bed, Bath & Beyond and Linens N' Things tend to sell "As Seen on TV" items. The benefit of that is you get to see the product up close before you choose to buy it! Some are good products, and some you're just left shaking your head at. I hope you continue to experience cooler weather!
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art - 2008-05-19 10:09:04
they used to have one of those as seen on tv stores in salt lake; i went in there once, and all i seen was junk. i hope what you bought wasnt junk.
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