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Arr, schwab the decks!

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

I was informed by Yahoo! this morning that today, September 19, is officially Talk Like a Pirate Day. Has such a cool non-holiday day ever existed? I think not. I have always been fascinated by all things pirate even though I closed my eyes through the beginning of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World until I was about 10. So, in honor of this day (and also because I have nothing to do for the next hour before I leave to go to Orlando), I give you a pirate-themed post. Arrr.

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There’s a monster in the garden

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

There is something very strange going on in Acton. Several nights now I’ve heard strange noises outside my window very late at night. One night recently I was woken up by someone making a noise as if they were calling a cat (there is a cat that hangs around nextdoor). I lay in bed, ready to fall back to sleep, when I heard one of the strangest noises I’ve ever heard in my life. I wouldn’t even know how to begin describing it. I wish I did. It was sort of like someone trying violently to get something out of the back of their throat, and also had a bit of zombie-speak thrown in for good measure. However you may imagine it, just know that it was utterly and completely disturbing. I wrote it off as someone coming home drunk from the pub, but then it happened again. And it happened again after that. It’s happened about three times now and I fully expect to hear it again some night soon. I was woken up by the cat call at about 2:45 this morning and I waited to see if the monster sound would follow. Nothing. Then I heard the cat call again. I wanted to see who/what was making the noise, so I sat up and peeked through the blinds; there was moisture on my window and I couldn’t see a thing. It was too cold out to open the window and investigate further, so I went back to sleep. The monster mystery will have to be solved another night.

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Homeless, but not quite jobless

Monday, September 19th, 2005
Well, things are looking up. Kind of. I've now been in London about a week and a half and I am earning money, if only for a few days. After hours and days of searching and sending out my CV ... [Continue reading this entry]

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