Guess who’s not dead!

No… it’s not Elvis.

Hey!  I’m writing this via my proxy Andrew because I wan’t to escape from
the conspiracy which keeps hindering my efforts to make contact.  I won’t
get internet at home until an electrician comes to install a new phone
line in the house and while I have happily gotten a computer at work (ha
ha I have a desk!) the computer has Mozilla 1.0.2 which doesn’t run
anything so I still can’t post.  But for those who might care…

I’m really enjoying Santa Cruz.  I can hear the sea lions from my room
some nights which is awesome.  My housemates all seem pretty nice.  The
only one who appears to be a social being is an astronomy undegrad, and
he’s nice.  The only problem with the place is that apparently the
neighbor is trying to get a warrent to come into the house for an unknown
to me reason.  I’m really hoping nothing will come of it, but currently
there are signs all around saying “This is a private residence, you do not
have a right to enter.”  I’m getting ready to start school on Thursday.
The other grad students are really nice, I’ve gone camping with them up at
Lick Observatory which was fun.  We even got to commune with the dead
body of James Lick ::ooooooh::.  And a note for Andrew.  You should have
come here.  5 out of 6 of the incoming females have “ka” names and the 6th
middle name is Kay, so you would have had good odds 🙂


I promise to post more once I exit the dark ages but until then, enjoy!

10 Responses to “Guess who’s not dead!”


Good to hear from you, laika… Even if it sounds like dark forces think it would be better were no one to ever hear from you again. Well, the cable and phone comapnies at least, which are dark enough forces in my book.

How, may I ask, did you commune with the body of James Lick? Lick his statue? 😉

Paradoxdruid - September 22nd, 2004 at 7:54 pm

Also– gah! I need to get away from the Ka sounds, not be surrounded by them! 😀

Paradoxdruid - September 23rd, 2004 at 9:56 am

Wow. Laika lives! I don’t know who you are going to use as a service provider, but I would recommend Cruzio. My parents have used them since 1989, and they know what they are doing.

stephen - September 23rd, 2004 at 10:06 am

Cool deal. Colorado still here in the modern age by the way.

Gilvoro - September 23rd, 2004 at 6:03 pm

And if you check this today Laika…HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! 🙂

mallorn - September 24th, 2004 at 10:51 am

Thanks!
I now have entered the ranks of the 22 year olds… scary isn’t it?
(BTW another reason California is backwards. I got a CA drivers license, but it won’t arrive in the mail for a couple of weeks. I’m stuck with a crappy piece of paper and an invalidated CO license. So much for going out to drink for my B-Day)

Stephen- SBC has taken my soul! Why oh why!

Laika - September 24th, 2004 at 2:15 pm

When I went to buy Wine to have on hand they didn’t mind my hole-punched driver’s licesne at all. Then again, I keep mine in my wallet and just hand it over.. they may not have noticed the hole punch.

Now, though, I have a REAL CA driver’s license. Mwahaha.

Happy Birthday, Laika!!

Paradoxdruid - September 24th, 2004 at 3:34 pm

Wine just to have on hand? Hmmm… next you’ll be buying beer just in case an impromtu sunday football session happens at your house. Happy Birthday Laika

Gilvoro - September 24th, 2004 at 5:38 pm

you should have bought a bottle of limoncello 😉

mallorn - September 24th, 2004 at 10:11 pm

Laika! I’ve missed you so! How are you and Jake doing?

And, Druid, honestly. You’re in graduate school. You should’ve invested in an expresso machine that grinds the beans, froths the milk, and makes the drink automatically. Oh. And that’s self-cleaning. 🙂

ShortSpeedFreak - September 29th, 2004 at 10:09 pm

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