To The Emperor!
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atreides (Sun Jan 08, 2012 at 02:22:08 PM EST) (
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Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses. To His Imperial Highness, Joshua Norton the First, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico!
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Everything's Packed
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atreides (Fri Oct 14, 2011 at 02:37:52 AM EST) (
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It's all stuffed in the car.
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I Did Not Wish To Tempt The Wrath...
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atreides (Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 10:58:16 PM EST) (
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...of the thing from on high. So many times I've spoken aloud to no avail. So I've been silent. And patient and taken no chances on jinxing it. And now it is done and, with collective sigh, I can voice the words.
The Satrapic Seat shall be in exile no longer. The Benevolent Tyrant is returning to the Satrapic City of Austin.
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To The Emperor!
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atreides (Sat Sep 17, 2011 at 11:11:37 AM EST) (
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Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses.
To His Imperial Highness,
Joshua Norton the First, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico!
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What's A Little Baby Doing...
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atreides (Sat Sep 03, 2011 at 12:49:14 AM EST) (
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Dressing up in banker's clothes?
What's a little sweetheart like you
Doing with a bloody nose?
And no, I'm not having nosebleeds again...
So, yeah. Let's talk.
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So, It Seems I Have A Job...
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atreides (Sun Aug 21, 2011 at 01:37:40 PM EST) (
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Some semblance of a position that might be worth a damn in the future...
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The Good Old Days Weren't Always Good...
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atreides (Thu Aug 11, 2011 at 09:22:28 PM EST) (
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No, those aren't lyrics. That's the primary thought.
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So, Here's The Problem With Christian Music...
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atreides (Fri Jul 01, 2011 at 12:22:27 AM EST) (
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So, Welsh Girl, the Welsh Parents and the girls are sitting in Denney's when we notice that the music being piped into the place is christian music. Welsh Dad and I were both offended, him because he is very not Christian and me because it's very not music. Later, while sitting on the pot, horrors of christian music blaring above my head, I realized what my problem with it is...
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A Bigger, Steaming Pile of Meh...
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atreides (Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 01:01:04 PM EST) (
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I've probably had more interviews in the last two weeks than I'd had in the last 6 months in Austin. Any, yet, that doesn't catch me a break at home...
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Father's Day #3
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atreides (Sun Jun 19, 2011 at 12:07:35 PM EST) (
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It's only 11AM and it's already been quite a day...
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