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Apr. 24th, 2002
travel jitters
Apr. 24th, 2002 06:34 pmTaking a break from packing (which must happen tonight, as we're leaving asap after I get off work tomorrow). I'm having pre-travel anxiety, which always happens, to the same degree no matter how far/for how long I'll be out of town. My chief anxieties are:
All unfounded, all stupid, but all present. Until I actually get to where I'm going, then it goes away.
I'm packing light this time. All black or jeans; if I need something funkier, by gum I'll be in NYC and I'll get it there. No superfluous makeup. As long as I remember my meds I can replace anything I forget at the local CVS.
One spot on my hand is still itching for no reason. Perhaps best to pack Rhuligel as well.
- The cats will choose this weekend to get locked in bathrooms or chew through the wiring
- My parents will get sick/have an accident and I won't know about it
- Something exciting/important/cool will happen at home and I won't know about it
All unfounded, all stupid, but all present. Until I actually get to where I'm going, then it goes away.
I'm packing light this time. All black or jeans; if I need something funkier, by gum I'll be in NYC and I'll get it there. No superfluous makeup. As long as I remember my meds I can replace anything I forget at the local CVS.
One spot on my hand is still itching for no reason. Perhaps best to pack Rhuligel as well.
Fun little cryptozoology site
Apr. 24th, 2002 09:40 pmMonsterHunters, mostly an ad for some upcoming shows but slick (if inaccessible!) presentation.
The most frustrating thing about cryptozoological/ufo/paranormal websites is that the photos they present as evidence for whatever they're trying to prove are inevitably lowered in quality to make them web-ready. This is one field in which detailed originals are really necessary to constitute any kind of proof and a compressed .jpg just won't cut it.
It looks like this series is going to be as much about the "monster hunters" as about the monsters themselves. I hope it doesn't end up reinforcing the notion that people interested in weird stuff like this are all "tinfoil hat wearers".
The most frustrating thing about cryptozoological/ufo/paranormal websites is that the photos they present as evidence for whatever they're trying to prove are inevitably lowered in quality to make them web-ready. This is one field in which detailed originals are really necessary to constitute any kind of proof and a compressed .jpg just won't cut it.
It looks like this series is going to be as much about the "monster hunters" as about the monsters themselves. I hope it doesn't end up reinforcing the notion that people interested in weird stuff like this are all "tinfoil hat wearers".