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#102
10-04-2011, 05:45 PM
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Holy crap! How did that happen? When a lab goes boom does the professor get in trouble? The good news is that I finished my psych homework. The bad news is that this means that I have to go clean the bathroom like I promised I would. Ick. 
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#103
10-04-2011, 06:05 PM
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I'm sorry you've been grumpy, Nut.
Maybe it will make you smile when I tell you that I love your accent! It definitely comes through in your typing.
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#104
10-04-2011, 06:13 PM
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Hugs and kisses to all who need them.
 Wow Soapy! If anyone was sleepy in class beforehand, they weren't after. I hope your burned student recovers quickly.The division chief bought all of us lunch at a Thai place to celebrate fiscal year end close out. It was pretty good. Plus, we all got to go home early today. Still haven't been able to be productive at work since the components for my main data mining system seem to be improperly installed. I've basically lost two whole days of work and will probably be pulling my hair out by next week because I'll be so far behind. Congrats Grebo!
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#106
10-04-2011, 07:46 PM
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I...I feel faint. I have to sit in a chair and fan myself! Soapy, that's what happens when you let your students get hold of the Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.  Seriously, though, glad everyone's okay.
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#107
10-04-2011, 07:48 PM
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#108
10-04-2011, 08:26 PM
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Hi all! My cat is mad at me, his favorite toy is missing and I can't find the darn thing anywhere!
Found some canned pumpkin at the store finally, it was expensive but I bought both cans they had. Pies/cheesecake will be made! Hugs to all who need one!
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#109
10-04-2011, 08:46 PM
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I just realized that I'm getting old. I found out that my town is changing it's trash/recycling program. Instead of saying, "Whatever", I went to the town website, found out that they're having an information session at the Library on Thursday and I fully intend on attending.
Oy. I hate getting old and responsible. din din is leftover soup, ham and cheese sammich, and some of the heavenly homemade pickles I got at the OSV farmer's market. Gonna have a good day on Thursday. My sweetie will be working from home so I'll have the car. Gonna go get the ingredients for those ginger/pumpkin whoopie pies, do me some baking, do some homework, and go to the trash meeting.
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#110
10-04-2011, 08:48 PM
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Won the pub trivia contest once again. w00t!
Remember when we went to Indyanner at the end of July, and our hostess got bit by Loki when she was breaking up a dog fight? Her knee got infected, and had to be surgically drained a few weeks ago. Well, now her health insurance company wants to subrogate to our homeowner's/renter's policy; we've been expecting it. We said at the outset we would not contest anything, and would do what we could to expedite closure of the matter, but our hostess is still upset and embarrassed by her insurance company having the gall to want to go after us. Makes me believe there are still decent people out there in the big bad world. Time to get horizontal. G'night, y'all. Last edited by VunderBob; 10-04-2011 at 08:49 PM.
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#112
10-05-2011, 01:24 AM
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I don't understand why anybody would use cream of anything as an ingredient, but then, I also don't understand why anybody would call cream of anything a soup. If it's a cream it's not a soup, if it's a soup it's not a cream.
Soapy, did you take pics? We had a pretty spectacular (but not very dangerous) fire in my Orgo I lab, but sadly it was before everybody carried a camera. We were watching it burn itself down (after making sure it couldn't jump anywhere else, etc etc) and remarking on how, if we'd had a camera, we could have made postcards to greet prospective students with: anybody who got scared or found it "cool!" should be rejected. Gratz, Granny Rebo! The new job is kind of scary in a "this can't be true" way. Let's hope those butterflies in my stomach settle before one of those hammers I'm sure have to be somewhere manage to fall.
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#113
10-05-2011, 02:51 AM
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Here we go again. I'm going to try to fight my insomnia the studious way. If I fall asleep every time I read my school books during the day (even when they're not boring), maybe I'll fall asleep reading at night. Got my pillow, a blanket, and my nutrition text. Let's see if the chapter on the digestion of carbohydrates will do the trick (not that it's boring - it's actually fascinating)
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#114
10-05-2011, 03:24 AM
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Pygmy -- Maybe if you're reduced to reading my contribution to the MMP you'll drop off from sheer boredom
Ivory -- Glad everybody's (mostly) OK (and that you hopefully won't get into trouble over this!)Nava -- what, a workplace where everything seems to be working correctly, and the work itself is interesting and something you are expecting to do and the co-workers are competent and helpful? Yeah, you're hallucinating...  
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#116
10-05-2011, 05:17 AM
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Good Mornin' Y'all! Up and caffienatin'. *YAWN* 'Tis 53 Amurrkin out with a predicted high here of 88. Savannah weather says 53 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 82. Nice! Tomorrow is pretty much the same prediction.
So, this mornin' I will go to irk and we will leave from there around ten. We're takin' a company vehicle. One of the nice new ones even. Figurin' in stoppin' for N.O.L. we should arrive in Savannah around twoish. The meetin' this afternoon starts at three and goes for a couple of hours. Then it's dindin somewhere on the river front which is always a good thing in Savannah. Tomorrow the meetin' goes to two p.m. and includes N.O.L.. Then we're headin' back to the homeplace. Should be a not awful overnight trip. I'm takin' laptop just so I can say howdy to y'all from Savannah. Don't y'all feel special! No, I do not like pumpkin. Pumpkin is teh ick! So There! Glad the new gig is goin' well Nava. May that continue. shortdrum get some sleep. You need to be all rested up to go talk trash. Now I shall seek out more caffiene and sustenance for rumbly tummy. Then, purtification for irk and travel must commence. Happy Hump Day Y'all!
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#117
10-05-2011, 05:23 AM
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A gazillion years ago when I was taking high school chemistry, I was assigned an idiot for a lab partner. He, undoubtedly like many before and since, thought it would be cool to turn on the gas jet and light it. Stupid ass set fire to his book. Oddly enough, he didn't get kicked out of school - I guess because he was SMRT enough to be in the Honors section.
 Plus the teacher was a bit of a wuss. No fire marshals were involved.Well, I guess it's official. swampy is not one of the cool kids after all - doesn't like punkin??? Damned commie bastard!! I've got a couple of cans of pumpkin left over from last year, but I haven't looked to see if there are any in stores or what they cost. Is it a real shortage or some bogus attempt to jack up the prices?? Dang, I'm getting cynical...I'm also grouchy enough at the moment to say I'll be glad when Scruffy goes to her reward. I was sleeping so comfortably and soundly when she started barking to be let out. Naturally, I was unable to fall back to sleep. I am not amused. Stoopit dog. Today is supposed to be gorgeous. All windows will be opened. Grass will be mowed. I may even begin moving hostas from the front garden to the hill along the driveway. If I split the biggest ones, I'll cover a lot of area. Then I can move the daylilies that didn't bloom from the shaded hill to the sunny front garden. My back is aching already!! Or I could just nap... Happy Wednesday!
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#118
10-05-2011, 05:37 AM
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* service levels and methods make sense - no such thing as "must do in 2 hours things which, due to our QC processes, require a minimum of 3 working days (if nobody is on vacation)" * people are polite * if you don't know/remember how something went, the reaction is either "oh yeah, let me explain" or "buf, I suck at that too... ask ThatOne; hey ThatOne, can you give Nava a hand?" and I just found out The Hordie is here! Ex-coworker, Scotland, I "trapped" him with a WoW screenshot background I'd forgotten to change after Christmas and we spent many car rides discussing raid strategies, he trying to rile me about the uselessness of hunters and me refusing to be riled. We're in different teams, but it's a definite plus Is it OK to squee over 6'4" guys if they happen to be the youngest siblng of 9? (with a nick to match)
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#120
10-05-2011, 06:26 AM
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Yay, Grebo!
Soapy: Yummy-sounding pumpkin recipes, taxi. Yay for Hordie being there and good workplace! Long day yesterday helping brother with conference. It was fun and interesting, but exhausting. Up and at 'em! GT
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#121
10-05-2011, 07:04 AM
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I submitted it online over the weekend and they rang me on Tuesday morning so I didn't have to wait too long. The reason they rang was to make an appointment for me to go into the job centre to see an advisor. So this morning I trooped off to the job centre where I saw two advisors, clearly I am so special I need more than one. The first one showed me the details on the screen of my online application, asked me if everything was correct and then printed it out. The second person took some details about what kind of work I wanted and what geographical areas I was going to concentrate on. He gave me a little activity book to fill in so I can document my job-search but when I asked how they intended to verify that I'd actually done anything I'd written in it, he looked at me like I was from another planet. So presumably I can write whatever I want in there and nobody will care two hoots whether I actually did any of it or not. Now I have two weeks before I have to sign on again, and I plan to spend that time doing very little. I've been busy this week already, I am off shopping tomorrow afternoon with a friend and I'm meeting some other ex-irk colleagues on Friday for lunch and a catch-up. I was considering vacuuming the floors today but I don't want to peak too early...
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#122
10-05-2011, 07:36 AM
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Considering the number of people looking for work they deal with, you think they could have found a better webpage designer, eh?
Anyway, they phoned first thing this morning- before coffee- but didn't want much info, so even uncaffeinated I could mumble out the appropriate gubbins (working the accent and dialect there  ), and I get to go see 'em tomorrow, wish me luck in getting a helpful advisor- some are genuinely helpful, and work with your skills, interests and experience- others seem to think you're scum for being there, and should be happy to get a night shift scraping up dog vomit for minimum wage. Hope you got a good one too ScareyFaerie!Spent the remains of the day sewing a banner for the local university circus group; planning to spend friday pretending to be a student so I can help lure in some more How to make yourself feel old- spend the day talking to overexcited teenagers, full of optimism and dreams! I should just bring a zimmer frame.
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#123
10-05-2011, 07:46 AM
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#124
10-05-2011, 07:56 AM
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Nava is a shoo in for the week's most graphic/colorful post.
MOOOOOOM I know you don't really mean that about Scruffy but I do understand. I'm futzin' with a talk I get to give to a group of seniors next Wednesday. It's the standard this is what we do here at old folks' services but I do like to mix it up a bit. I'm actually doin' this one for a co-irker who is out on sick leave. She had arthroscopic knee surgery Monday and will be out of commission for a couple of weeks. We talked to her yesterday. She's doin' good she says. Plus she has a chee-hoo-ah-hoo-ah named Little Bit glued to her side. Little Bit will be decidedly unhappy when momma returns to irk. After all, the only reason momma could possibly be at home all the time is to be with Little Bit, according to Little Bit. Guess I should get back to irk stuff. Laterz!
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#125
10-05-2011, 08:06 AM
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Yay on refinding Hordie! Although your description of wanting to squee over him makes me feel like I really should be jealous Fil & Boo (this has got to be either a band name or a TV show name!) -- good luck on
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#126
10-05-2011, 08:06 AM
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#127
10-05-2011, 08:23 AM
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I didn't like to say that I'm rather looking forward to having a bit of a break, I've been in continuous employment in various places ever since leaving college many years ago and I think after so long contributing to the system that supports our ever-growing army of workshy layabouts, it's time I got some payback. Luckily my severance payment will give me enough to live on for several months so I am not in a desperate rush to find another job, I may well take a month off instead but I doubt the job centre worthies would be too impressed with that idea. Nava, I see nothing wrong with squeeing over a 6' 4" bloke, I think such behaviour is to be encouraged!
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#128
10-05-2011, 08:50 AM
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Morning.
I am working on spreadsheets all day again today. Rah! I like pumpkin but I do not like cinnimon which seems to be everywhere over here. I never came across it until I came here from the UK. Enjoy your time off boofae
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#129
10-05-2011, 10:43 AM
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Showered, dressed, emptied dishwasher, did my post office chore, and ingested lunch.
I need to get out there and mow, but I don't want to. Sucks being a responsible adult sometimes...
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#131
10-05-2011, 10:56 AM
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Mornin'. I foresee yet another day of non-productivity. Data mining system still isn't working properly. Everything I have on my plate requires me to pull the data from there. Sigh...
We're feverishly callling around and emailing various people to get the fix started, but so far we've got zip; zilch; nada. I have a teleconference at 10:00 so at least I won't be twiddling my thumbs for a couple of hours.
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#132
10-05-2011, 11:57 AM
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The grass is cut, including the ditch.
BBBobbio:
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#133
10-05-2011, 12:38 PM
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I'm following the shooting in Cupertino this morning. 2 dead, 7 wounded. The shooter's still at large. Scary stuff, since it looks like he just snapped.
I need to do my self-appraisal by the end of the week, but I don't wanna. What I am I supposed to say? I did my job this year to the best of my abilities. The end. I hate reviews. I'd rather have a root canal. Either I'm doing an acceptable job or I'm not. If I am, there's no need to talk about it. If I'm not, it should have come up long before the annual review. With no possibility of promotions or raises, the reviewers feel like they have to make stuff up, so they look like they're Doing Something. I am not interested in additional responsibilities that come with the possibility of...more responsibilities. Seriously, their selling point is that it will help me make more money. Later. Somewhere else. No, really. I like being employed, I like being employed, I like being employed. A roof over my head, food to eat, clothes to wear...Sigh. I really, really need to get out of this line of work. If nothing else, at least so I can have new and different things to complain about.
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#134
10-05-2011, 12:55 PM
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Stupid computer is apparently out of warranty. I hope the part I need isn't too expensive.
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#135
10-05-2011, 01:15 PM
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A list of action words for you: Accomplished Achieved Approved Assisted Built Completed Conducted Consolidated Controlled Converted Created Cut Delivered Demonstrated Designed Developed Devised Directed Doubled Earned Eliminated Enhanced Established Expanded Finalized Founded Generated Grew Headed Implemented Improved Improvised Increased Installed Introduced Instituted Invented Launched Led Maintained Managed Negotiated Operated Organized Originated Participated Performed Planned Processed Produced Promoted Proposed Purchased Recommended Redesigned Reduced Reorganized Researched Revised Scheduled Serviced Set Simplified Sold Sparked Staffed Started Streamlined Strengthened Stressed Stretched Structured Succeeded Superseded Supervised Terminated Traced Tracked Traded Trained Transferred Transformed Translated Trimmed Tripled Uncovered Unified Utilized Vacated Verified Widened Won Withdrew Worked Wrote
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#136
10-05-2011, 01:17 PM
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My plan didn't work. The chapter, apparently, was just too darn interesting. I finally fell asleep after 5am.
We started buying parts for the Jeep off eBay. So far we have 2 of the 3 parts needed to replace the heating system and so far we've saved over $300 from what it would have cost to buy them new from Quadratec and even more than what a repair shop would have cost. I'll know in about 7 hours if we got the 3rd part. If we did, we'll save another $30. I'm so excited! Yay for credit cards! Sweetie's paying for them with his and then I'll repay him when I get my money in a few weeks. Still have to repay him for my school book rental too. He keeps apologizing because he can't afford to help me pay for school. No matter how many times I tell him, he doesn't seem to understand that giving me a place to live, food, and a credit card to use while waiting for my loans to disburse, is EXACTLY what's enabling me to STAY in school. There's no way I'd be doing this without him.
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#139
10-05-2011, 04:25 PM
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#141
10-05-2011, 05:11 PM
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It's now officially Oct. 6 here in the Middle East, so....
Happy Birthday, Li-li!!
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#142
10-05-2011, 05:23 PM
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Thanks, Rebo! I did actually accomplish quite a lot this year. I may have even accidentally exceeded expectations!
But I really, really hate reviews.
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#143
10-05-2011, 06:22 PM
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Happy Birthday LiLi!
PT was great today - bike hurt like a mofo again but I am getting so much better. Depending on what the ortho says on Friday they are going to start transitioning me off the crutches next week. Whoo and hoo! rosie please please please get to a medical professional
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#144
10-05-2011, 08:19 PM
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YAY! We got the third part! Someone tried to get outbid us with 8 seconds to go but all he did was put us at our max. One cent more and we'd have lost it. Sweeeeeeet.
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#146
10-05-2011, 10:29 PM
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Was broke at usual college time, joined Navy instead  Now there is time and money and a supportive partner. The eventual goal is a Master's in Library Science
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#147
10-05-2011, 10:42 PM
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).Did you go the Community College then transfer route or straight to 4 year? I've been finding the CC experience to be invaluable for getting back into the swing of the whole school thing.
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#148
10-06-2011, 02:07 AM
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There's an IMHO thread about how often you stay up "all night" which some of us interpret as being 24 or more hours. The last time I did that was just this past weekend. Cramps woke me at 4:30 Friday morning, I spent the day at the fair, and by the time I got home I was sore and severely over-caffeinated, and didn't fall asleep until six Saturday morning. So I spent 25.5 hours awake. But at the 23 hour mark I wrote a cover letter and applied for a part time job that pays nearly twice what my regular job does, and more than 3x what the retail p/t jobs I've applied to do.
Later on Saturday afternoon I reread the cover letter and decided it was either obnoxious or brilliant. It was brilliant. I already have an interview set up for next Wednesday
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#149
10-06-2011, 02:55 AM
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Today, people at work are divided in two groups: those who knew Steve Jobs had a foot on the other side of the river and those who've been surprised by the news. We've got four floors of IT and pseudo-IT folks here, so it's the main subject at the coffee machine.
Wheeeee! for interviews! Yay! for Jeep parts. And a very merry HAPPY BIRTHDAY with no nausea and well-behaved sons to LiLi!
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#150
10-06-2011, 04:10 AM
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Happy LiLi Day!
Rosie, I hope there's someone to help you get down those stairs - where are the great neighbours when you need them? I need to speak to my union's solicitor this morning about my compromise agreement which still hasn't been finished and signed off. There are a couple of small amendments to make, and then it should be finished. The rest of today's plan includes shopping for groceries this morning and then later I'm off into town with a friend for a girlie afternoon of shopping, ending with cocktails in our favourite Latin restaurant. It's tough being out of a job...
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