Micro-emotions

T/W/T/W/T/W...the sobering public lecture "Population, Environment, And The Millennium Alliance For Humanity And Biosphere" delivered by Stanford University's Professor Paul Ehrlich; free postcards to decorate my cubicle; listening to "As Neat As A New Pin" (2009) by Empty Set; picking the winner of the Melbourne Cup (bet $20, won $125); witnessing a scam attempt^^^; Season 2 of the "Venture Bros." 'toon and Season 1 of the "X-Men" anime; loving and hating in equal measure "The Mad Square: Modernity In German Art 1910-37" at the Art Gallery Of NSW; misplacing a thumbtack in my apartment that I'm yet to locate; pigeon-racing...um, reality challenge, I suppose you'd call it, "Taking On Tyson"; Turkish Delight Tim Tams; catching a company trying to slug me with a late fee for a bill I didn't receive (fee waived); renting "Your Highness" (2010) and not regretting it; a poker night with CM, AM, DL, DW and AP at which I was runner-up to AP in both tourneys (doubled my dough, though); "Prognosis #18" and audiobook "Robin Hood: The Witchfinders" (2009) by Rebecca Levene; Bloomberg Television; and an attack of extreme lethargy.


^^^A woman came into a restaurant where I was eating and asked the lady manager for help. She said her car was in a nearby parking station and she couldn't get it out because she'd accidentally left her wallet at home. She offered to leave her contact details if she could please borrow the money ($27!) to pay for the parking. Then, she said, she'd drive home, get the wallet and return to refund the loan. The restaurant lady took her at face value as she seemed distressed, but wanted to send a staff member along for the ride, to collect the cash. That suggestion didn't go down well. Oh no, the wallet was in [far-off suburb]. There was no need for someone else to travel all that way, too. At this point, the manager knew she was being lied to. She advised the woman to go to the police station for assistance. The woman pleaded her case again, saying she didn't want to bother the police over it and insisting she'd be straight back with the money. When the manager replied firmly that she was sorry but could do no more, the woman's demeanour changed. She launched into a torrent of abuse and racial slurs, sticking her middle finger up as she exited the scene.


Innistrad Von Zarovich pre-cons
1st - "Spectral Legions" (U/W) - 3 matches, 8 games
2nd - "Repel The Dark" (G/W) - 3 matches, 7 games
3rd - "Carnival Of Blood" (B/R) - 2 matches, 6 games
4th - "Eldritch Onslaught" (U/R) - 2 matches, 5 games
5th - "Deathly Dominion" (B/G) - 0 matches, 4 games


Put things into perspective (ta, TG) - http://bit.ly/cQfu6q


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