archenemy

woot.

Fortunately for you = more opportunity to edit: Oops--I forgot I was not in Spray. Feel free to moderate away. My bad.

Facinating. Especially the dismemberment job. I mean, what is the job title for that? Sorry, but horror is my favorite genre--especially when its real.

Don't be such a fag; I am just checking.

I think, in general, this is a good thing. The laziness part--not so good.

so no open at worky?

wonder what the process is?

I think I need a purifying vision quest thingy.

D for Dork. I am comfortable with myself. Oh, and D for Dane.

I'll just take the D.

You are a sick robot.

The Netherlands are a United Province. Holland was a county in the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the Netherlands. Dutch refers to germanic background.

ok. don't deck.

Yup. Your boyfriend sucks.

Thanks man. Have a good time there, and don't deck.

I think it's doable, but like mentioned above, you'll need someone in a boat to watch you and to carry your gear. If you decide to swim in Lake WA, I will swim with you as I am training in that lake as well. It's good prep, the tides just in that lake are much stronger than you would expect. 6 miles of swimming is a long way--it's about 180 pool lengths (and remember that swimming in a pool is WAY easier than open water swimming) BTW: You can't run that far in a wetsuit, you'd have to strip it off when you are on the other side of the water and retrieve it later.

Oh yeah, hoping to leave Portland early AM on Sunday, and will be returning to Portland that evening and leaving enough time to drive on back to Seattle.

yeah, moral fiber.

Anyone going and either need a ride or want to grab a ride and split gas/driving?

Thanks for the advice--TimL has been super helpful!!

not so elusive as one would hope.

Quantas complaints procedure Remember: it takes a college degree to fly a plane , but only a high school diploma to fix one. Reassurance for those of us who fly routinely in their jobs. After every flight, Quantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet, which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas Pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has NEVER had an accident. P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. P: Something loose in cockpit. S: Something tightened in cockpit. P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level. P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That's what they're for. P: IFF inoperative. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you're right. P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search. P: Aircraft handles funny. S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious. P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics. P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed. P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget.

So, when is the right timing to brake one's back? Sorry to hear about your friend, but you might want to resist the temptation to find comfort in comparing your situation to someone who is "worse off" than you. Sounds to me like you are doing great. But very sorry to hear about the trauma your friend is now going through--my respects.