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Happy birthday to helenschappell, and may you have many more, just as happy. Thank you for letting us kidnap you and share your special day. Also, da_zhuang, you rock. You rock six ways from Sunday. That is all.

Hey, is anyone interested in going to this? If you would like to be seated with our party (currently 4 but may grow to 8 or 10) please RSVP by mid-day Friday. Tickets are $95 (possibly less if I can get them direct instead of using TicketBastard™). If you RSVP I will assume you will attend, or be responsible for finding someone else to attend in your place, or otherwise cover the cost of your ticket. If you’re not sure you can make it, or if you don’t RSVP, you can still get tickets directly from ticketmaster.com or possibly a bit less by calling SJ CPA directly. We may also plan for dinner (La Pastaia could be good). I will post again with dinner plans as we get closer to the date. ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE DR. STEPHEN W. HAWKING Mon, Nov 7, 2005 08:00 PM San Jose Center for the Performing Arts 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, CA 95113 Hawking Rethinks Origin of the Universe In two, rare public appearances, at a moment of revolutionary change, world-renowned cosmologist Dr. Stephen Hawking presents a popular lecture entitled “New Perspectives on The Origin of the Universe” at the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose on Monday, November 7th, and at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, Thursday, November 10th, 2005. Both events begin at 8pm. _

I have sunk to a new low. (253.0 lbs.)

Exercise log for October Sat 10/1: none Sun 10/2: none Mon 10/3: exercise bike, 30 min Tue 10/4: walk/run (about 90/10), 35 min, approx 2 miles Wed 10/5: stairs, 37 levels, 23:39, 38.35 sec each. weight 253.0 (home, a.m., net) and 254.0 (work scale, after breakfast) Thu 10/6: stairs, 40 levels, 25:31, 38.27 sec each. Fri 10/7: stairs, forgot the count Sat 10/8: none Sun 10/9: none Mon 10/10: stairs, 40 Tue 10/11: stairs, 42 Wed 10/12: stairs, 45 Thu 10/13: stairs, 45 Fri 10/14: stairs, 46 in 27:33, 35.93 sec each, weight 252.5, afternoon Sat 10/15: none, wt 251.2 (home) Sun 10/16: none, wt 249.4 (home) Mon 10/17: stairs, 47 in 29:33, 37.72s each, weight 250.0 after workout (before lunch) Tue 10/18: stairs, 48 Wed 10/19: stairs, 50 in 29:52, 35.84s each Thu 10/20: stairs, 51 in 30:32, 35.93s each Fri 10/21: exercise bike, 7.5 mi, 30 min Sat 10/22: none Sun 10/23: none Mon 10/24: exercise bike a.m., 9 mi, 40 min Tue 10/25: exercise bike, 7.5 mi, 30 min Wed 10/26: exercise bike (work), 11 mi, 30 min Thu 10/27: exercise bike, 7.5 mi, 30 min. wt 248.6 a.m. Fri 10/28: none Sat 10/29: exercise bike, 10 mi, 40 min Sun 10/30: none Mon 10/31: stairs, 51 in 34:something, wt 256 (hmm, weird)

Miche and I had sex again tonight. She had some pain, but we managed to find a position that was not painful, and which she said was actually kind of nice, so I’m encouraged by that. We have been trying to get together and have snuggle time for the last week or so, with some success. I want us to get in the habit of being in bed together and paying attention to each other, every night for an hour, whether or not we have sex. My thinking there is that hopefully we can create an environment where she feels slightly more comfortable (as in not anxious) and also one where she is willing to experiment with being varying levels of uncomfortable, taking small risks and feeling safe to do so. ...

Nekodojo.org is down for the second time in three days. Looks like it will stay down tonight and well into tomorrow. Poly readers: www.polyamory.org will also be down, as will any lists ending in @polyamory.org. Yesterday: Connection went down Sat. night but I didn’t call them until Sunday, because I didn’t have the number. (It’s supposed to be found on the bill but all my bills are stored online as well :) Sunday, they had me change a bunch of settings, and then change them back, and then hold a long time, and finally it worked, after the tech fiddled with something on their end. ...

I wrote a poem for my sweetie. I’m placing behind a cut due to it’s sappy content. You have been warned. Tears You shed some tears last night, you were afraid, That something would be wrong, or I’d be mad. But everything was right, I’d never trade, Our love is not just strong, it’s ironclad. I thought about our past, our wedding day, You were so scared, you shed some tears then too, But we have held on fast, words can’t convey, The time we’ve shared; our wish has since come true. ...

Last night was a milestone, or at least a turning point, in our relationship. We had sex, for the first time in something like 5 years. The sex was nothing fancy, but I’m immensely proud of M for getting up the nerve to do it.

Congress must establish an independent Katrina Commission, modeled after the 9/11 Commission, to unflinchingly assess the failures and successes of government responses to the disaster and make us safe. If you agree with this, go here to sign this petition. Personally, I don’t feel that the United States is safer since we sent troops to Iraq. It doesn’t make me feel safe knowing that a large number of National Guard, including Reserves, are in the Middle East. ...

I wrote this as a comment to another friend but I wanted to save it here… If I ever write a book on “managing your manager” it will probably include: - Have good communication with your manager. Don’t be afraid to assign tasks to your manager if something is outside your control but affects how you do your job. More communication helps, if you are good at your job and comfortable talking about it – it only hurts if you are bad at your job and you’re trying to cover it up. ...