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F*ck DC Metro power outages...I visited my friend in Vienna (Virginia), which was an engagement I expected to take about three hours, four tops. It was more like six thanks to all the bloody delays...one train nearly got canceled and I thought I'd have to sleep at his house and then try to sleep worrying whether the delays would be just as bad the next day. Still, I'm back in one piece. I'll make a mental note not to travel on the Metro during rush hour if at all possible. Also, my friend's apartment is pretty nice. Well-furnished and tidy.

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F*ck DC Metro power outages...I visited my friend in Vienna (Virginia)' date=' which was an engagement I expected to take about three hours, four tops. It was more like six thanks to all the bloody delays...one train nearly got canceled and I thought I'd have to sleep at his house and then try to sleep worrying whether the delays would be just as bad the next day. Still, I'm back in one piece. I'll make a mental note not to travel on the Metro during rush hour if at all possible. Also, my friend's apartment is pretty nice. Well-furnished and tidy.[/quote'] I'm just trying to figure out what word that is you used to start the post off, with the vowel missing I can't make heads or tails of it. Fack? Fick? So confusing...
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I'm just trying to figure out what word that is you used to start the post off' date=' with the vowel missing I can't make heads or tails of it. Fack? Fick? So confusing...[/quote'] I can't write the whole word or else baby Jesus won't love me any more, but if I put in asterisks I can obey God whilst doing my absolute damnedest not to. Oh no, wait, I'm not Catholic. 60175641.jpg(I just do it out of a sense of decorum/paranoia, I have a subconscious fear that if someone sees me write the full word they won't hire me or something)
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Really Iceman? I'm fairly certain all the people on here are accustomed to seeing, and using, obscenities. For example I'm fucking stoked to be catching up with my girlfriend again later today and probably tomorrow as well. Obviously the vulgarity isn't strictly necessary but after a rocky two months where we hardly spoke it's sensational to be catching up so regularly again.

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Really Iceman? I'm fairly certain all the people on here are accustomed to seeing' date=' and using, obscenities.[/quote'] It's not you folks I'm worried about. I curse plenty in real life, but I'd rather not have it on public record.
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Really Iceman? I'm fairly certain all the people on here are accustomed to seeing' date=' and using, obscenities. For example I'm fucking stoked to be catching up with my girlfriend again later today and probably tomorrow as well. Obviously the vulgarity isn't strictly necessary but after a rocky two months where we hardly spoke it's sensational to be catching up so regularly again.[/quote'] Yes, but then you're not the preeminent DC- area expert on religious freedom in Scandinavia, who moonlights as a painfully self-conscious young poli-sci major trying to forge a career path at an extremely prestigious Catholic university, now are you? Consider the stakes. :D
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Congrats Macabre and best of luck Aside from the almost constant interruptions (we really are getting sick of those) it was a great day with the girlfriend. Catching up with her (and her friends) tomorrow as well to begin work on a vision-impaired specific assistance organisation. The main objective is to aid vision impaired people aged 16+ get involved in the community from a social perspective and take on tasks which the larger organisations (Royal Society for the Blind, Vision Australia, and Guide Dogs Australia) don't address.

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Nah this one's used to a few creature comforts. Actually she did find Sexually Efficient Oyster to be utterly hilarious. Before You Bloat in particular got plenty of laughs. I think you'll be pleased to know she digs the hell out of Abject as well so I'm likely to order a copy for her as well.

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Congrats Macabre and best of luck Aside from the almost constant interruptions (we really are getting sick of those) it was a great day with the girlfriend. Catching up with her (and her friends) tomorrow as well to begin work on a vision-impaired specific assistance organisation. The main objective is to aid vision impaired people aged 16+ get involved in the community from a social perspective and take on tasks which the larger organisations (Royal Society for the Blind, Vision Australia, and Guide Dogs Australia) don't address.
Cheers RO. My dad teaches blind and visually impaired people to use computers and has teaching assistants who themselves are visually impaired or blind working with him to give that added perspective.
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It's a rare thing actually which is a little sad. For organisations whose sole purpose is aiding the blind and vision impaired they have surprisingly few actually working for them.
It is sad, I have a lot of respect for people who take time to help others less fortunate. Groups like this deserve more funding also instead of being pushed to the back of the queue as most people involved are volunteers and work hard, it is extremely rewarding though and worthwhile.
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