georgeha's Diaries (page 2)
Print Story Toyota makes well engineered cars
Cars
By georgeha (Thu May 01, 2008 at 03:36:15 PM EST) wrenchin, che, beer, tents (all tags)
I suspect they transfer their flunkies to the jack division.

Plus productive weekend, too many kids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, new job, Diarios de motocicleta, playing with electricity and less.

RePoll: When will I get a successful start?


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Print Story Men fish over dead girl
Motorbikes
By georgeha (Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 12:58:34 PM EST) hexity goodness, discworld, ANZAC, wrenching (all tags)
aka Jindabyne

Plus busy week, Hat full of Sky, Tide of Iron, Corps Commander: Totensonntag, Battle for the Ardennes, Battles of Wits, Take our Daughter to Work day, a new start and less.

Poll: When will I get a successful start?


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Print Story It's like the Breakfast Club meets the Maltese Falcon
Films
By georgeha (Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 09:26:55 AM EST) hexity goodness, thrifting, saling (all tags)
Plus, An Angel at my Table, adventures in home dentistry, little luck on the thrifting and garbage picking, interviews, a different rhythm, Magic Realm and less.

Poll: What did I play at the gaming day?

Edited to add dental mishap and interview stuff


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Print Story Due to unforeseen technical difficulties
Cars
By georgeha (Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 10:11:49 AM EST) (all tags)
the regularly scheduled georgeha diary, "Like a cross between the Breakfast Club and the Maltese Falcon" will not be posted.

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Print Story TGIF
Working life
By georgeha (Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 12:27:04 PM EST) chess, beer, hexity goodness, debt, Aussie films, kull wahid (all tags)
for I am forced to finish my diary. It's also been a very busy week.

Plus Lantana, Dune, sitting, making up for failed local government, stimulating the economy, Years of Rice and Salt, playing to my strengths and less.

Poll: Taxes done?


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Print Story If there's a better crazy old black bluesman chaining a young white slut to a radiator movie, see it
Plus, nostalgic coffee at Grandma's ROMs birthday party, favorite restaurants, Rabbit Proof Fence, Polar Bears past Bedtime, an experimental last batch , six year old channels Norma Rae, ASL SK 1, and less.

Poll: Silent in support of Bob.


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Print Story I miss Nazis
Films
By georgeha (Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 12:06:10 PM EST) Nazis, Irish_girl, urban decay (all tags)
back in the days, you could always pull out a Nazi if you needed a good villain, case in point, Marathon Man.

Nowadays, they're mostly dead, save for a few concentration camp guards. We need new villains.

Plus, the Constant Gardener, Bloody Aachen, Easter, the city is crumbling, and less.

Poll: Favorite movie villain?


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Print Story The luck of the Irish eludes me at the annual Saint Patrick's Day parade
Diary
By georgeha (Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 12:11:17 PM EST) 40RL, beer, drugs (all tags)
Plus, drug of the week, Harold and Kumar, Battle of the Bulge, ground loop. you can't fight City Hall, and less

Poll: Favorite parade?


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Print Story If it's Pi Day
Food
By georgeha (Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:20:00 PM EST) freaks, geeks, corned beef, pie, when horses sing, discworld (all tags)
I must be diarizing.

Plus Rory O'Shea was Here, Guards, Guards, Forty Year Old Virgin, bankrupt, Abilify, Gillette Fusion, and less.

Poll: Favorite Judd Apatow production?


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Print Story It's a rough day at work when your most reasonable customer is Japanese
Family
By georgeha (Fri Mar 07, 2008 at 09:33:08 AM EST) SOTA, song charts (all tags)
It's a rough day when you get into a conference call with your wife and her therapist.

Plus, and now the waiting, the latest internet meme, Viking ships at sunrise, an Unmarried woman, Red Moon Rising, FPC, the Martians and less.

Poll: Will I get Black Snake Moan?


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Print Story I'm your density
Books
By georgeha (Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 12:28:05 PM EST) hexity goodness, beer, discworld (all tags)
It seems that very fantasy writer must tackle the grandfather paradox, in this case it was Pratchett and Night Watch. Which is entirely unrelated to my girls learning the Time Warp at school.

Plus Good birthday, The Panic in Needle Park, Hitler's Last Offensive, last minute audition rush, France 1940 and less.

Poll: Favorite time traveling story?


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Print Story Swimming with the snowflakes?
Travel
By georgeha (Fri Feb 22, 2008 at 12:39:20 PM EST) homebrewing, beer, hosers, furriners (all tags)
Blame Canada.

Plus Personal Velocity, Hollywoodland, Surf's Up, mediocre honey brown, financial disaster, Family Day, nearly lambic, and less.

Poll: Favorite Part of Niagara Falls?


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Print Story I'm going to clap my hands and make a scene
Travel
By georgeha (Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:45:03 PM EST) drugs, yours til Niagara Falls (all tags)
I got a years reprieve from Dr. Deane

Plus, The King, Weeds, ideal sledding weather, bad idea, Phillips DVP 5140 DVD player review, Lions at Lunchtime and less.


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Print Story It's Friday, I must be diarizing
Boredom
By georgeha (Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 12:24:20 PM EST) hexity goodness, dementia, Lent (all tags)
Plus, the 3D Hannah Montana Concert movie spectacle, the old lady across the street, the old voice on the radio, the Truth, one down, Guadalcanal, and less.

Poll: What are you having for dinner?


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Print Story On my 42nd birthday
Films
By georgeha (Fri Feb 01, 2008 at 11:19:35 AM EST) homebrew, evil tenants, bjork (all tags)
I shall drink honey lager homebrew

Plus, living up to stereotypes, Dancer in the Dark, Dark Water, To Rule the Waves, Follow me and Die, High Tide in Hawaii, Yes we have no haggis, High School Musical, Running out of time, so close, a frustrating day, it's like 70% of the world has been opened up to me and less.

Poll: Favorite Scottish influence?


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Print Story Thank goodness for the Moral Minority
Diary
By georgeha (Thu Jan 24, 2008 at 10:59:50 AM EST) HSM, hexity goodness, it's fun to shower at the YMCA (all tags)
they got me my latest win, despite a late Friday making for a tough Saturday.

Plus a northeastern movie Trifecta (Malice, Sweet and Lowdown, Being John Malkovich), YARIASC, I got a reading and less.

Poll: Favorite Steve Jackson game?


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Print Story If it's Friday, it must be chicken broccori day
Games
By georgeha (Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 12:28:35 PM EST) overexposure, subtitles (all tags)
no, I mean diary day.

Plus, Commune, El Orfanato, football, the media onslaught continues, and less.

Poll: What are you doing for King Day?


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Print Story I'm so proud
Family
By georgeha (Fri Jan 11, 2008 at 10:48:04 AM EST) ymca, Cleveland, dentist, media (all tags)
She's on a billboard, in the paper, on TV and pet of the month

Plus, Stranger than paradise, Time for Trumpets, Men of Bastogne, Day of the Dragon King, I understand Tarzan, medcheck, doubleplus green Christmas trees and less.

[UPDATE: Breaking news on my lunch decision]

Poll: Best food requiring little or no chewing?


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