... for the record, I've been stuck at home for the last couple of days with my car in the shop. I'm having a handful of relatively minor issues (though they do add up) fixed, in the hope of making it through state inspection and keeping this thing running for another year or so. Anyway, until I know when I'm getting the car back, I can't commit to actually being able to go anywherethis weekend.
... a particularly large tree’s hospitality, appearing to savor the joys of the landscape without enduring the adverse effects of the midday sun. Yet, like all Impressionist work, upon closer inspectionthe scene became a chaotic haphazard assortment of brushstrokes. The seemingly tranquil lake swirled and bubbled in small, violent circles, the ripples reverberating throughout the body of water. The ...
... fancy Makhaira were easy to size up. Light as a feather, easy to handle, not as scary as they seemed. "Look at that," he slung an arm around his guest's neck and held the sword up for Pirithous' inspection, dangerously close to his eyes, "there's a nick in it! I'm so sorry . I'll get that sharpened for ya. Use my own personal armorer and everything, whattaya say?" He didn't have an armorer, ...
[there is a very dirty little boy with a runny nose, who looks to be playing with his shadow in one of the hallways. Upon closer inspection, you might notice the shadow actually move away from him, roaming across the floor as he chases it. When he catches up finally, he slaps it with a squeal and their roles are suddenly reversed; now he is the one running while the shadow chases.] Tag! You...
... I've already knocked more than half of them out of the park. I walked 2 miles before noon today, got the Rat Mobile washed at "a nice innie-outie carwash," as my mother calls it, had the emissions inspection done, ran to the bank and Wal-Mart, got a load of laundry started, folded another, did the basic cleanup in the kitchen... pant for breath ... and now I'm going to clean out a space in the ...
[...] in confronting the political turmoil that has consumed the country this past week, the Iranian government appears to be engaging in a practice often called deep packet inspection, which enables authorities to not only block communication but to monitor it to gather information about individuals, as well as alter it for disinformation purposes, according to these experts. The monitoring...
... down to the boots. Once he had succeeded in releasing the blue Spartan of his armor he started to check every ounce of skin for any bullet wounds, cuts, or bruises. After a very rigorous inspection and more crying from the blue privet Churchwalked Caboose to his room. Church held Caboose for a while before looking him in the face, “How are you feeling Caboose?” Church asked him ...
...bend down and inspect the debris that Perceptor retrieved from the hapless drone when the youngling chirps for his attention, holding out the metal laced pile for the Guardian’s inspection. “Very Good, Perceptor.” Shockwave ordains. Perceptor smiles beatifically up towards his creator, ginger optics alight. ^^^^^ Without his notice, Shockwave is more frequently rearranging his schedule to ...
... dust scattered as the boy blew along the spine. A new edition of New Guide came out every decade, and he doubted whether anyone had even looked at this since Father in the forties. Upon closer inspection, Rabastan guessed that Father had hardly looked at it in its time. The cover page had a messy note from Mr. and Mrs. Flint, wishing Teddy Lestrange a wonderfulschool year. The spine crackled ...
... achieved include: - Exam. Duh. I know I passed and think I did decently on the short answer questions. The essay was rather craptastic, though. - Haircut. Though it's nothing particularly different. - iPartment Inspection. Not that I was actually here at the time, but hey, the Landlord isn't kicking us out or anything! \o/ We were just told the carpet needs cleaning. - Catching up on TV episodes...