Redneck Campground, Part III

Redneck Campground, Part I

Redneck Campground, Part II


I'm too tired to say anything much except the following:

I had a very good time.

This years cast included:

Me violachic
Marta pheret1
Ben masgoose
Mary rincewindrocks
Eric (Mary's left hip, but sadly not on LJ)
Matt unhappymeal
Meg hellfaerie
OJ ojdorson
Alex (Ben's brother, also not one of the LJ denizens)
Vince dust_wind_dude
Felicity thumgreene

Much fun was reportedly had by all. I didn't get sunburned this year. Yay!



**EDIT: Rereading the above list leads me to one or more of several conclusions: 1)I spend too much time on LJ 2)We have managed to sucker almost everyone we know into LJ 3)I only know LJ people anymore**

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AIM is being a total butthead tonight, and keeps crashing. It takes forever to get reconnected, so this time I'm not gonna try. If I left an IM without telling you goodnight, I'm sorry. Go to bed. I'll have to give it an ass-whuppin' tomorrow when I'm less tired.

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About a month ago, I posted this.

I have to say, it hasn't been what I've expected, but in the last month I've certainly begun to meet my goal. Things are most certainly different.

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I've been hearing about this email going around. But for some reason I'm really amused that I got it. Especially because 1)they keep calling me "sir", and 2)my financial situation is so pathetic that it is amusing to think that anyone would think to try to scam me by flattering me into helping them with a financial matter.


FROM PRINCE AND ROSE SANKOH
AVENUE 5 PLOT 112 TRECHVILLE
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST (WEST AFRICA)
TEL 00225-0744-5016

REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT / ASSISTANCE

ATTN :DIRECTOR

DEAR SIR,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF OUR DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. WE KNOW THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A
SURPRISE, SINCE WE HAVE NOT KNOWN OR WRITTEN BEFORE.

INTRODUCING OURSELVES,I AM MR PRINCE AND MY SISTER ROSE SANKOH
CHILDREN OF LATE MR AND MRS PAUL SANKOH, MY FATHER WAS A GOLD AND
COCOA MERCAHNT BASED IN SIERRA LEONE, HE WAS KILLED BY ARMED
REBEL FORCES OF MY COUNTRY THROUGH BULLET SHOT.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2002 IN A PRIVATE
HOSPITAL THERE IN SIERRA LEONE. HE SECRETLY CALLED US ON HIS
BEDSIDE AND TOLD US THAT HE HAS A SUM OF USD $16.5M ( SIXTEEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S .DOLLARS), DEPOSITED IN ONE OF
THE PRIME BANKS HERE IN ABIDJAN IVORY COAST , THAT HE USED OUR
NAMES AS HIS CHILDREN FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE
FUND.

THAT WE SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR
CHOICE WHERE WE WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS EXPANSION OF HIS EXISTING COCOA
BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT OVERSEAS.

SIR, WE HUMBLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.

1) TO ASSIST ME IN RETRIVING THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY.

2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I DONT HAVE
BUSINESS IDEA OF YOUR COUNTRY.

3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER, SIR, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM
AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS,

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING US AS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE
CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO
ASSIST US.

NB : PLEASE CALL US IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS
MESSAGE ON THE TELEPHONE NUMBER AS STATED ABOVE OR
E-MAIL ADDRESS ABOVE. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

YOURS SINCERELY,

PRINCE AND ROSE SANKOH

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Join Governor Howard Dean, M.D., Democrat for President


Tuesday, August 26
11:00am
Navy Pier
Rooftop Terrace D

Chicago, Illinois


"We are the great grassroots campaign of the modern era, built from mouse pads, shoe leather and hope." Governor Howard Dean


We need your help! We are asking everyone who gets this invitation to bring 10 friends each.

Randomalities

Is this an omen? Does this mean I shouldn't try to leave ( Chicago? )

I am coming to the conclusion that music is like a drug for me. When I'm not involved with it, I crave it like crazy. But when I throw myself into it lock, stock and barrel, it can get wholly overwhelming. Weird.


One of my viola students rents her stuff from the music store I quit teaching at last month. They've been in a couple times the last few weeks to buy some stuff and trade up for a larger instrument. Apparently, the owner really misses me, and keeps telling them what a great teacher I was and how lucky they are to have me. So to Ms. Cherrie Who-Thinks-She's-In-Charge-And-Who-Screwed-Me-Over, TAKE THAT, BITCH! MUAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too bad the owner doesn't realize that she's much more of a detriment to that place than an asset. His loss.

Do women actually care about this stuff??? It seems so incredibly absurd- too much freaking game playing. The only ones I think are at all realistic are numbers 8 and 9. The rest seems like expensive choreography.

I have noticed something recently- it was actually sparked by watching my mother, but in recent times I've met several other individuals who fall under the same scruitiny- I've noticed that the people who are the quickest to criticize, and the people who find the most wrong with others, are the ones who have the most things to criticize in themselves. My mother harbors an unhealthy level of self-hate, and I've noticed that she does a lot of projection of it on other people- very quick to judge, and to find something wrong. I guess this isn't that shocking a revelation, as I'm sure its in every basic psychology textbook.

I never cease to be amused by the fact that, despite my desire to practice and advocate a non-violent lifestyle, Top Gun continues to be one of my favorite movies. And I'm not even all that into Tom Cruise. What's your guilty pleasure?

I remember several years ago, having a conversation with my friend Hope. She mentioned that she had had a talk with her boyfriend the week before, and had told him how glad she was that she was finally getting things really together and feeling more in control, and more energetic and motivated and all that. He had responded to her that he didn't think that he had necessarily noticed anything different about her, and was confused that she was so happy over these things. Not that he's an insensitive jerk, mind you (they are now happily married)- just that its interesting to see that sometimes even those closest to you don't see or understand everything that goes on in your head. Also, I guess, that appearances can be very deceiving, and just because someone appears to have their shit together doesn't mean they do.

Okay. I'm done now. Really, I am.....

Hey Chicago folks!

Movie, anyone?


It starts around 8:30- as soon as its dark enough. Marta and I are going down, like, NOW, but we're open to people meeting us down there.