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Sat, 2 Sep 2017 03:39:21 +0000

I was about to post the same thing. Darn, I've been doing decently well about GoT spoilers, too :(. OP, could you put a warning or something with the link??

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Thu, 2 Feb 2017 20:40:46 +0000

Hah, I used to tell my coworkers that I was giving the copier a blow-job when I used canned air to clean out the dust.

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Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:46:24 +0000

Miqmimoo needs (Native) help! (rot'd for personal stuff) V'z ehaavat bhg bs vqrnf, fb V'z ubcvat fbzrbar urer pna cbvag zr va gur evtug qverpgvba. V'z cneg Puvpxnfnj Angvir Nzrevpna ol oybbq gubhtu V qba'g ybbx vg zhpu ng nyy. Zl urevgntr vf ba zl qnq'f fvqr naq V'ir orra tbvat guebhtu ubbcf gb trg zl qbphzragf va beqre gb trg zl gevony zrzorefuvc pneq. V'ir unq zl PQVO fvapr V jnf yvggyr, ohg zl pybfrfg yvax gb zl urevgntr, zl tenaqzn, qvrq jura V jnf ernyyl lbhat. V jnag gb trg va pbagnpg jvgu bgure crbcyr sebz zl gevor naq yrnea zber. V jnag gb svaq gung frafr bs orybatvat, ohg V'z nsenvq gung V'ir jnvgrq gbb ybat naq gung V'yy whfg or frra nf n juvgr tvey ybbxvat gb rkcybvg n gval senpgvba bs n oybbq pbaarpgvba. Ner gurer nal Vaqvtrabhf crbcyr urer gung pbhyq tvir zr na vqrn bs gur evtug jnl gb tb nobhg guvf? V'z va gur abegujrfg vs nalbar xabjf fcrpvsvp cynprf V pbhyq tb sbe uryc. Gunaxf

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Sat, 21 Jan 2017 02:02:10 +0000

(rot'd for personal stuff- location mostly :) ) Gunaxf! V'z cynaavat ba ehaavat sbe Vqnub Fgngr Ubhfr ba na vaqrcraqrag cyngsbez. V jbhyq tb sbe Obvfr pvgl pbhapvy, ohg V yvir bhgfvqr bs gur pvgl yvzvgf. Jr'ir orra urer sbe n srj lrnef, naq vg qevirf zr hc gur jnyy gung zbfg bs bhe ercf eha habccbfrq. V ybool nf n ibyhagrre sbe zbfgyl urnygupner eryngrq vffhrf (V'z n Zrqvpny Nffvfgnag jvgu n ybg bs pnapre va zl snzvyl, fb vg unf orra cerggl vzcbegnag gb zr), ohg Vqnub unf n ybat jnl gb tb va n ybg bs erfcrpgf. V'ir orra yhpxl rabhtu gb tb gb QP n pbhcyr bs gvzrf naq V'ir ernyvmrq gung V unir n cnffvba sbe vg, fb ubcrshyyl V pna znxr n qvssrerapr fbzrubj!

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Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:59:17 +0000

Eh, personally I will be following the new accounts. I was frustrated before as I struggled with giving him the attention vs keeping track of policy changes and such (I'm intending to run for local office in a few years so I'm trying to be involved) but now I'm following the OFFICE and not specifically the orange man.

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Fri, 6 Jan 2017 23:48:22 +0000

Boise here- we get snow, but it usually all melts in the next few days. We're sitting with 14 inches on the ground and another 3-7 on the way. Then we'll have freezing rain to add a lovely layer of ice to everything and down tree limbs. The next day we get normal rain to melt everything. They're warning to expect major flooding.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Doctor Who': S08E04 - Listen

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:58:31 +0000

Oh I don't do well with scary stories from personal experiences. It's one of the big reasons that I can't watch Supernatural! I had a horrible moment just now where I thought "I live in Boise! What if the house we bought is the one Mark grew up in and there's a horrible ghost lady haunting my kids at night?!?!?" Then I remember that our house is only 10 years old....

Mark Reads : Tour Dates / Appearances

Wed, 14 Jan 2015 01:27:22 +0000

Excited for you to make it to Boise! If you had planned it for August 14-16 I would have pitched you for Fandemonium! Oh well, glad you can make it out here at all :)

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Tue, 14 Oct 2014 01:59:26 +0000

Oh my wow, thank you for reminding me about this show! I remember watching the dubbed version on TV as a kid, now I'm excited to watch the original. Very, very cool!

Mark Reads : Mark Reads \'Sandry\'s Book\': Chapter 1

Thu, 9 Oct 2014 15:17:20 +0000

Hooray! On to the Emelan books! I'm the odd one out of the Tamora Pierce fandom, though the Tortall books were my childhood, my library never seemed to have the first Circle book in so I never made it to this world! I found it at my new local library late last year and read the first two....then I could never find the third. I'm thinking I should add these to my collection as a gift to myself this year :) Any ways, I super excited to start this journey! New characters to have all the feels for!!!

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Mastiff': Part 25

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:45:26 +0000

As others have said, what a great username! This is actually one of my favorite books overall, not just of yours. Others on this post have put it much more clearly than I could hope to, but you make characters we care about so much! You know a book is good when it can cause such strong emotions in the readers. Even though the betrayal is heartbreaking, reading it through the second time I could see all of the warning signs that I glazed over the first time, hidden in plain sight. Also, thank you so much for commenting here! It is so fun to see one of my favorite writers so invested in her readers. There are very few movie stars that I would be starstruck by. For me, its the people who actually make a difference in peoples lives that cause awe. With the messages your books portray and the way they shaped me into the person that I am, I would be a gaping loon if I ever met you in person. Its hard enough typing this! Thank you, Queen Tammy. :)

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Mastiff': Part 25

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:32:59 +0000

Agreed! Though I have to come clean and admit that there were nuns on my part... heart-breaking, painful nuns....

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Mastiff': Part 19

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:59:15 +0000

I've been lucky that this is pretty similar tot he experiences that I've had with all of my RPG groups. Then again, I've only ever played with groups of people that I'm already friends with, and it really was just about the fun of hanging out together. Best memory I've ever had was playing Changeling (a White Wolf RPG, SO much fun with a good storyteller) all of our characters had been spelled to be terrified of something and run away, except for the one tiny girl who was still nervous about playing who passed her check to not be scared away. Instead she took down the baddie single-handedly with the most unique means to her character. we all just sat and stared at her for a minute than screamed and danced around while our (male) GM just shook his head and laughed, because she just did exactly what she was told, to do what she thought her character would do. Our group now is playing Pathfinder- very similar to D&D with slightly altered rules. Our group is just three guys and four girls, two of which are teenage girls. bringing in the next generation of geeky gamer girls :) I'm so proud, one is my goddaughter.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Mastiff': Part 14

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:44:06 +0000

(Mastiff spoilers) "naq fur pna’g qvfznagyr guvf flfgrz gung fb oehgnyyl ehvaf crbcyr." Jryy, fur pna'g ohg fur'f tbg sevraqf va uvtu cynprf ng gur raq bs gur obbx! (Discussion of religion rot'd for google avoidance) Zl uhfonaq pbzrf sebz n Zbezba snzvyl naq fb V hygvzngryl zneevrq vagb vg. Juvyr V ybirq znal bs gur crbcyr, va gur cnfg lrne V'ir cerggl zhpu fgrccrq njnl sebz gur eryvtvba nf n jubyr, juvpu zl uhfonaq qbrfa'g arprffnevyl nterr jvgu, ohg yhpxvyl fhccbegf... vfu. Gur jubyr guvat erzvaqrq zr n yvggyr gbb zhpu bs gur Tragyr Zbgure ohfvarff, rfcrpvnyyl jura V zbirq cnfg "Arj zrzore" fgnghf. V xabj gung gurer ner bgure YQF ernqref urer naq V'z abg gelvat gb haqrezvar be nethr jvgu nalbar'f oryvrsf, whfg funevat zl bja rkcrevrapr. Naljnlf, V zragvbarq va cnffvat gb zl "sevraq" (Jub unccrarq gb or gur jvsr bs zl uhfonaq'f obff) gung V jnf guvaxvat nobhg tbvat onpx gb jbex orpnhfr V unir n uneq gvzr nf n fgnl-ng-ubzr zbz naq V YBIR zl svryq bs jbex. Fur pnyyrq zr gur arkg qnl gb gnyx nobhg vg zber orpnhfr "fur pbhyq frafr zl urfvgngvba nobhg gur jubyr guvat." Fur gbyq zr gung V arrqrq gb erzrzore abg gb or frysvfu naq gb chg gur arrqf bs zl snzvyl orsber zlfrys orpnhfr orvat n Zbz vf bhe zbfg vzcbegnag qrsvavat dhnyvgl. Abj qba'g trg zr jebat, V YBIR zl puvyqera, ohg orvat n Zbz vf BAR bs zl dhnyvgvrf, abg jung qrsvarf zr. V jnf fb nofbyhgryl fubpxrq gung fbzrbar jub V unq bayl xabja sbe n pbhcyr bs zbaguf pbhyq abg bayl fnl fbzrguvat yvxr gung gb zr, ohg gehyl oryvrir fur jnf qbvat zr n snibe- fubjvat zr gur cngu gb gehr jbznaubbq.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Mastiff': Part 10

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:20:19 +0000

Quick side note, Palisa was a nine-year dog. She had four strikes on her bronze badge, working towards her silver. Beka has four strikes in her leather badge, earning bronze next year. So this was not an under-experienced dog. I am curious where her partner is. If she was tracking did she have a scent hound also?

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Mastiff': Part 10

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:17:04 +0000

This is one of the things that makes my mom.... not the best rancher. She raises goats but she gets too attached to them and has a very hard time selling the kids before they grow out of their adorable bouncy stage. Even the hens that aren't laying hang around indefinitely. She takes any death (unfortunately a very real part of raising livestock) very hard. I'm not saying I'd be any better about it, my pets have always been a part of the family, but it makes her hobby farm quite an expensive venture. She also gets frustrated about some of her ranching friends who don't see their animals the same way as she does. Again, not that either way is bad or incorrect, but I get a lot of very upset phone calls that "so-and-so did this and I'll never sell them one of MY animals. Never quite sure what to say...

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Bloodhound': Part 25

Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:14:41 +0000

Aw man, that sucks. I saw pics. My husband and I graduated from there a year ago. You'd think the apartments would have all learned from the dam break years ago and not built so many basement apartments.... prayers and happy thoughts! Good luck with finals!

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'Bloodhound': Part 25

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:37:59 +0000

I'm so sorry! Um, you don't happen to go to a certain religious university in the Northwest, do you?

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Fri, 11 Jul 2014 04:51:16 +0000

The American Cancer Society is in the middle of Relay for Life season, I'm sure your locals relays would love some help at the events! If you're looking for something a little more long term, you could join the committee to plan for next year's events, which usually start planning around September.

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Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:36:29 +0000

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Apparently the first five season 8 Doctor Who scripts were leaked. Make sure you've got tumblr savior at the ready and exercise social media use with EXTREME caution. This is not a drill, folks! Good luck, stay unspoiled. We're all in this together. Seriously, though. I'm getting Harry Potter flashbacks. I had the worst friends for keeping me unspoiled. Bapr V jnf frag gur fpna bs cntr 596 jvgu "url qb lbh guvax guvf vf erny?" nsgre V pyvpxrq gur yvax naq tbg gb ernq Qhzoyrqber'f qrngu gjb jrrxf rneyl. Gura gur FNZR SEVRAQ sbhaq n yvfg bs rirel punenpgre qrngu sebz Qrnguyl Unyybjf naq ernq vg bss gb zr yvxr "cfu, guvf vf qhzo, Ebjyvat jbhyq ARIRE xvyy bss Urqjvt." Vg jnf abg n unccl gvzr. Gur fnzr sevraq tbg zr vagb Qbpgbe Jub fb V jba'g or erfcbaqvat gb nal zrffntrf sebz ure sbe n juvyr...