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Augh! I'm feeling a little megrim-alicious again. It's a bit like being really stoned. I'm a bit disoriented, my attention span is shot, and reading is tricky. I had enough sleep, and I've eaten properly today, so I have no idea what's triggered it.

I'm sure it'll be gone by the weekend, right? RIGHT?

I'm pretty much ready for my trip tomorrow. I have my costume and changes of clothes packed, I have my contact information and maps ready to go, and I even painted my nails up all girly-like. All I need to do now is redo my poi so they look splendid and shiny, and get my portable CD player laden with my performance piece so I can play it to death during my trip.

Does anyone else prepare for a dance this way? I've listened to my performance music for an average of two hours a day for the past two months. I should know this stuff well enough to dance it backwards.

Too bad I haven't had enough room to practice my poi, though. My ceiling has a light fixture placed most inconveniently. I have to spin in a most miserly fashion. Summertime is much more conducive to practicing poi. I can practice outdoors, and don't need to worry about pesky things like wanton property destruction.

I'm still not feeling the soreness from yesterday's two-hour pole dancing session. However, I am seeing the evidence. I have bruising on my knees from less-than-graceful landings. I'm going to start wearing kneepads in class until I have my descensions under control.

I also want to find out what club my instructor dances at so I can go and see her in action. She did a short demonstration for us last night, and she's really good. I want to see her do the same stuff in 6" heels.

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Gunslinger's war on weeds: "There are many ways to get rid of weeds. You can dig them up, spray them, cut them to pieces or burn them. But noxious weed eradicator Trevor Thompson prefers to shoot them."

Helpful criminal calls police: "In a heartwarming example of criminals going out of their way to help the police, a Wisconsin man was arrested by police after ringing them up to tell the he was trying to break into a church, and then inviting cops to come home with him to have a look at his impressive drugs stash."

Black Weatherproof disguised Bullet/Stab-proof jacket: I want one! It looks comfy and will serve me well in all my illicit undercover dealings.

Girls Who Said 'Vagina' During Monologues Suspended: This is so fucking lame.

North Korea | Children's Parade - Arirang | Mass Games 2005: "This is unreal. You're seeing about 2-3000 kids under 10 in the front doing intensely choreographed gymnastics moves, and look in the background. That's not a giant screen, that's thousands and thousands of children holding up sets of cue cards for the routine. I don't know what it is, but there's something frightening about this. | Children's section of 'Mass Games' or otherwise known as the 'Arirang' performance in Pyongyang city, North Korea in 2005. Watch the giant human mosaic in the background, composed of 15,000 or more individuals each holding a colored placard. The mosaic changes with the music."

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Elf defence for 'lingerie thief': Shadowrun player runs amok, Mazes and Monsters-style.

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