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Dream

5:45am CDT Thursday 27 June 2002

(dream)

In a classroom situation, a student was outside with the intention of knocking down the flag pole in such a way that it would crash into the classroom.

The professor didn't seem too worried, saying something like "I wonder what it will be this time?"

I was all he's going to crash into the school; look out

But when I saw the plan unfold outside, it was less than menacing.

He was down the hill a ways riding on a park-sized train (that people can ride for fun around a park) and had tied a cable from the train to the flag pole. But he had tied the cable in a direct line to the flagpole, so that when the train moved forward, the cable would be routed around a tree, severely limiting the destructive force of the train.

    train
====#####==================  train track
     \
      \
       \
    	\     # tree
    	 \
    	  \
    	   \
    	    \. flagpole
---------------------------   edge of school

The train rolled along the track and the student noticed the cable was now bent around the tree, so he cut the cable and went to run up around the tree and back to the train, but then the somehow ran over the cable so he couldn't attach it... such a mess was made of his plan.

It turns out the cable was a high density fiber optic data cable, so the student was in a ton of trouble for cutting it and letting a train run over it. I was put in the position of yelling at the student, but noisy people were all around me being noisy and the student was a 6 or so year old girl who was quite uncomforable with the whole situation. I was glad to wake up.

Today

7:23am CDT Thursday 27 June 2002

Hee! I just tweaked my journal-start macro so that I can run it from within any buffer of emacs and it won't affect the current buffer I'm in (unless it's *scratch*).

I have just picked up my new business cards from Kinko's for $19.11. 500+ cards. They look great!

I'm at Empire Cafe to meet Kim Sawyer, for what may be my last coaching session with him, unless he's sure we can get our barter worked out.

10:43am

Good stuff with Kim. I have just sent three referrals to Nova - priority mail for $12.95; they will be delivered by high noon tomorrow. I called Nicole to let her know to look for them. I also wrote her a note on Power Puff Girls stationary.

12:42pm

I have just added a donate button to my journal. I have considered doing this in the past, but now I think people are more likely to be moved to do so.

If you donate to my adventure, be sure to enter your address and I'll send you a postcard!

Lunch with Kristen soon; I'm going to make PB&J and meet her at Hobbit Cafe.

zzzz

9:47pm CDT Thursday 27 June 2002

I just called Wende to see when she will finally get home; it seems like she's been gone forever!

She answered the phone, which was a huge surprise, and said she is in Houston at Taco Bell with Bob.

Bob? my brain thought about being jealous. "Who's Bob?"

"Jennifer's husband?" Wende's voice made a question mark at the end wondering why I didn't know who she was talking about.

"Oh, Bob."

In the background, I heard Wende say to Bob, "get a ton of hot sauce, don't forget a ton." Wende is so cute.

"Call me when you have a chance; I have some news for you," I said. She doesn't know that I plan to vacate the city soon.

11:14pm

Wende never called me back; I'm going to bed now, but I'm going to read Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan, a book that Janette gave to me.

11:48pm

Sleep now for real.