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Entries from June 2008

Spamalot

September 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

So I guess someone must have linked me somewhere important, because I’ve started to receive a lot of spam comments. They are all gibberish with weird html links, but apparently this is the way they test the system to see if they can get through - then they start to send the real spam.
Rest assured, [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Cats rule the internet

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Is it weird how cats and cat memes and cat videos are so huge here on the Interwebs? I mean, I Can Has Cheezburger started as this funny little site and now it’s a full blown blog/message board with several spinoffs - including a lolspeak dictionary for crying out loud.
But for some reason cats are [...]

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Tags: Cats

Passing the bar means going out to bars!

September 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

On Friday September 12th I found out that I passed the Oregon Bar Exam. Yes. My friend arranged for a pub crawl type dealy for that afternoon and evening, starting in the Pearl district (where I live). She even made a laminated map! That, my friends, is how you celebrate.
We started with some early dinner [...]

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Tags: Food and Drink · Reviews

The Great Outdoors

September 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Being in bar results limbo land can be a good thing sometimes. Besides occupying my time with organizing my apartment, selling off old AFI paraphernalia from college, playing indoor soccer and going to jits class, this past week I’ve gotten to go adventure in the Northern Cascades and down in Southern-Central Oregon. There’s something about [...]

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Tags: Photos · Travel