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Mr. Darcy

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joined on 11/12/03
last updated 03/08/08
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My Testimonials

Unsu...
 
August 29, 2007
Sam,

At the risk of making your ego near bursting – you’re awesomepants! You drive me up the wall sometimes but at the end of the day you always seem to make things better. Your hugs are awesome and always calm me down when I’m upset. Although, I’ll never forgive you for laughing at me when I asked to close the window after you’d closed it – it was emotionally traumatizing *sniffle*. You’re my favourite dance partner (as many people have noticed and commented to me about.). You’re one of my favourite people to watch movies with cause you don’t jab me in the ribs when the narcolepsy sets in. I still think you should get me a crepe from Crepe’s Agogo, you know which one, because you live closer to one than I do. *sniffle*. You’re a wonderful, sweet, caring man. I love you with all my heart.

Love,

Rene
November 7, 2005
We all know Sam's a dream to dance with, a snappy dresser, and one of the cutest males on the dance floor. I feel no need to point this out anymore than it has here.

There is one thing I truly appreciate about Sam that has nothing to do with those things above. The reason I love keeping Sam around is because I know he will always be truthful with me about what he's thinking. Sam, yes, does say about 98% of the time things that usually get him smacked. But 2 % of the time he has said things that were intelligent and make me think like, "You know Heidi if you took that ring off your finger you’d have 2 dates by now..." It's that 2% that I love about Sam the most. A lot of people just say what you wish to hear; Sam says things that perhaps I need to hear even if I don't wish to. That's what makes him a friend off the dance floor.
May 7, 2005
Sometimes he offends without intention, yet Sam's vivacity pulls him through. Sam's collection of costumage increases and his enthusiasm for dancing is boundless. His adoration of his sweetheart is touching and reminds me of romance of yesteryears.
February 7, 2005
Sam - You are by far one of the best people I've met this year. You're kind, a great dancer, and you're not afraid to say exactly what's on your mind. :)
January 24, 2005
Sam is a wonderful person, even if he does have a HUGE ego. It becomes him in some sort of odd way. He has shown me how kind and understanding people can be. He is sweet, charming, kind, intelligent, funny, and speaks his mind. He is also a fabulous dancer and an all around great guy. Thank you Sam for all you have shown me, about dancing and about people.
Yours truly,
Miss Edda
Unsu...
 
January 19, 2005
sam is like strawberry jello. Youthful and fun, transparent and rosy-colored, strawberry jello is awfully sweet, yet strangely wiggly- weird enough to throw your sensibilities off for a moment. Not everybody can appreciate the funky din of the protein-filled rhythmic wobble of strawberry jello, but those who can are in for a real treat.
December 28, 2004
Sam -
I'm a bit delayed (I always did have an impeccable
sense of timing), however, I shall now sit down and
gush about you (it's about time that I stopped
smacking at your ego, if only for a short time). Feel
honored in some rather skewed way. And no, stop
looking like that, you do not have yet another girl to
add to the list of those who have fallen for you.
Neither of us are that idiotic.

Since you send these to Whitton: I need to get your
e-mail so that I stop using a middle man...and you're
fantastic (the latter being the relatively important
part).

Where do I start with you, Sam? You come out of the
blue (or, as you prefer, pink) and completely knock
down any preconceived notions. Is there even a proper
adjective for you? I've been known to toss a few nouns
at you, but never really an adjective that worked well
enough to be even slightly useful.

Thank you foremost for the faith in the Cambridge
whim. I have never been subtle about how much
Cambridge would mean to me, but that fact does not
diminish the unexpected support of others, especially
at the times when I my own thoughts begin to falter.

Perhaps I should be thanking my own typing skills for
winning you over into continuing to speak to me, but
it's not beautiful creativity that marks my words, but
the ability to play off of someone whose e-mails never
fail to entertain. That has been in my experience
incredibly rare, so I thank you for never ceasing to
make me laugh when I open one of your e-mails.

With that, thank you for putting up with me until now.
It's mostly an arrogance trait that causes me to come
across, as much as an understatement as I can make it,
aloof and, for lack of a better word, bitchy. More so
for quite a bit of time after meeting people.
Incidentally, I very commonly stay at that stage, for
either I'm just obstinate, or, more often, people
realize that it's not worth it. If it truly were for
my e-mails that you decided to be my friend, well
then, I had better thank not only you, but whatever
rambling causes my sentences.

Though we're not close, nor probably ever shall be, I
would put my trust in you. Isn't that funny. That
may not mean anything to you, but considering that I
can easily count the number of people that I trust on
one hand...

Thank you for the random things: having the best polka
frame that I know; your never failing self-confidence;
your utter support for those around you; your sarcasm
and wit; your honesty; your innate bouts of
politeness; your practically unfailing patience; your
obvious loyalty to those for whom you care; helping
teach me to dance; your incapability to get into a
car, sit at the cinema, or attend the theatre without
dancing in your seat; the railroad spike that I still
have simply for the hilarity of it; for not being able
to use a phone with your right hand, or, for that
matter, only being able to open doors with your right
hand because you wouldn't want to cross your body to
use your left hand; for allowing yourself to be
kidnapped from your home for unproduced coffee; for
finding tickets to the Stoppard show and tramping
through the Mission to view your co-worker's art; for
getting those badges to go ice skating for free (I am
convinced that your falling on the ice that day, and,
of course, the purring, will be my references in my
mind to you); for your love of Wilde, even when it
does drive a man out of the line at Gelato; for not
hanging up the few times that I rang you at work for
completely stupid reasons; for walking Syd and myself
to her car all of those times that you made it clear
that you weren't keen on the idea, but still went; for
relacing my corest; for your inability to remember
things that you don't consider important, even after
you're told countless times; for finding the cuff-links
that make wearing the blue shirt possible; for making
everyone around you laugh, breathe, and have a great time,
sometimes even in spite of themselves....essentially,
while I couldn't continue this forever,
understandably, this paragraph could last for quite a
bit of space.

I did mention that I lack the adjective to do you
justice.

And, of course, for even joking that I'm talented
enough to get into Carnegie Mellon's acting
department.

Happy Christmas,
Quinby
November 25, 2004
I really Love Sam. He's a really charming guy and a real good dancer and he's cuter than shit even if he suffers from terminal foot in mouth. He simply speaks without thinking sometimes, because he is overly enthusiastic and gets excited easily-
But Sam is guileless,he has always been totally without malice, accepting ,when necessary, chastisement from directors, friends and tribe moderators with good spirit.
August 22, 2004
Sam does not dance...he floats....he glides...dancing brings him joy, and I can relate....he's also damn funny...
March 5, 2004
Who needs music?

Sam does not need music in order to pull of an incredibly sexy waltz. He is the kind of lead that can pull the most novice of partners through intricate dance steps and allow them to feel beautiful and talented and sophisticated.

He comes with a recommendation of two thumbs up. :)
February 10, 2004
Well darn, i can't be your first. You have already had someone else.

what am i talking about? Testimonials, of course. *guilty look on face*

ok, i love making that joke. it's an overused old one, i know, but i just love it so.
___________________________________________________________________

anywho.. you are such a wonderful person that i absolutely need to write somthing awsome about you..

let's see.

you are _______________ and I ____________ you.
The best thing about you is _____________
You are so ______________________.

oh yeah. and don't forget it!

*giggles to self*

~Mari

ps
i don't know about you, but ~I thought that was funny.
December 31, 2003
Sam is a great person.He is compassionate,respectable,and very loving.He knows how to make people feel good.He is a wonderful dancer and a great man!!!!!!!!!
Love ya tons xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxo Breanna
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At the Edge of Within

"You wanna know how California got its name?

It's not named after some explorer or king

nope, someone made the name up.

A writer.

He just pulled it out of his imagination in the 16th century in Spain.

He made up this place where there was unlimited gold and pearls and beautiful fierce women wore gold armor and rode wild beasts.

And he called it California

it's true

it was a best seller back then"

~Evan Rachel Wood, King of California



which is an otherwise skippable movie.



I have quite a few life updates, so I'll get to some of them here.



I finally broke down and joined the modern world with an online calendar. I have eschewed my earlier ludlite "paper" version, and am now using Google Calendar. If you're on there and would like to add me, send a request to samsimmons at gmail. All the cool kids are doing it.



Thursday I'll be dancing Lindy Hop at the 9:20 Special in SF.

Friday is more of the same, to LPN at the De Young, because I can't resist a chance to Lindy-bomb a museum!

Saturday I'm totally free - anyone got something exciting going on?

Sunday I'm having brunch at Nona's.



I no longer work at ipsh.

Yes, I'll have to start paying my cellphone bill again like everyone else.

I prefer not to look for a job while still working another one, so I saved up a bit and put in notice. It was amicable, I'm still friends with the staff, I jut don't totally agree with the decisions they're making, and their stock continues to plummet, which doesn't inspire great job security feelings. So here I am jobless, enjoying my vacation, as it were (I also had a considerable amount of vacation time left). It's pretty amazing how busy one can remain while not actually working. On that note, I have a couple requests:



small request - if you're equally free during the day, we should totally hang out. Ping me, and we'll do coffee/lunch/whatever. May as well take advantage of it until I'm back at work!



large request - is your place of work hiring? Wouldn't they just LOVE the addition of a Sam? I'm awesome! I'm hard-working! I'm loyal! I'm cute! and I can start ASAP!*

I also come with a resume, available upon request. Really. No lines! I can email faster than you can raise your hand!

I live in Oakland, and will happily commute into SF or somewhere else in the East Bay. If you're farther than that (Peninsula or South Bay) I'd be very happy to at least interview, but I'd rather move there than commute from Oakland.

I have experience with tech support, reception, admin., and many other fields that I know you just can't wait to experience for yourself.

Would prefer a 9ish-5ish job.



*I'm also smart. Obviously that should have been in there. At the beginning.
Wed, March 5, 2008 - 9:57 PM permalink
I will finish this post before I leave for the day.

I will finish this post before I leave for the day.



"EGOTIST, n.

A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me."

~ Ambrose Bierce

obviously, not me.



Today I'm going out for coffee and conversation, then hitting the climbing gym on my way home.

Tuesday I'm going to the Ask A Scientist lecture at Axis Cafe (amazing coffee!) at 7pm (arrive very early if you want a seat), then going to Bad Movie (Pesto) Night in SF.

Wednesday I'm probably climbing, because I don't have any other plans.

Thursday the 9:20 Special is having their semi-annual Open House, which is always a blast, so I'll be swing dancing the night away.

Friday I'd like to go see the Extra Action Marching Band at the beautiful Cafe Du Nord but I'm not so sure that's actually going to happen, so we'll see. Anyone want to come? (21+)

Saturday is the PEERS Pride and Prejudice Ball where I will NOT be playing Mr.Darcy, but I will have to figure out something to wear before Saturday. Also - the HUGE White Elephant Sale in Oakland on Saturday and Sunday, where I'll go buy tons of stuff I don't need, and it'd be neat to squeeze in Ice Skating (see Fanboy's LJ. Yes, I hotlinked everything else but I just don't feel like figuring out how to hotlink another LJ user yet) in Vickies Oakland too, but I doubt I'll have time.

Sunday is just more Elephants on Sale, and probably some climbing, as I won't have been for awhile by that point.



This is just so wrong.



Coraline 3D movie trailer



Better quality formats available here.



Tetris makes everything better. Unfortunately, lots of those things are just concepts.

Tetris ice cubes:

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And while we're here, one more totally neat concept that will never actually be developed - Elastic Bookshelf!
Mon, February 25, 2008 - 5:38 PM permalink
Important things I have learned while watching The Jane Austen Book Club:

(previews) - I really loved Across The Universe. I already want to see it again.

I totally want to go skydiving.

I like both Jane Austen and Sci-Fi. Is this ok?

I think perhaps I would be content never being married. At the very least, I should give that more thought.

I really should get around to reading the rest of JA's library. Right after I find enough time to catch up at work to stop working 50+ hrs/wk. (bonus - not in debt)

I think perhaps I'm passive/aggressive sometimes, but I think I'm overly-obvious about it - does that make it ok? Do you think I'm p/g? Please reply if you do/don't. I'm not setting up some anonymous poll thingie because I just don't care that much.

"Physical attraction is one of the ungovernable forces, and that's what we like about it. It's like gravity - downhill, release the brakes, loosen your grip, and Whoosh!" - said by the only male lead, which is typical, but still, makes me proud :)

I'm kind of an attention-whore. I suppose this comes as a gross understatement to some of you. I miss having the attention of someone.

Sometimes, I totally fall for the quiet, reserved type. And I can't figure out why - I mean, quiet&reserved is like anti-me.

Rock Climbing in the movie - yes! Ambulance after RC - boo!





Penn&Teller doing 'cups and balls' magic trick. They're really great at what they do. They even dissect the trick at the end, and it's STILL hard to figure out!

Sat, February 23, 2008 - 1:18 AM permalink
"IMMIGRANT, n.

An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another."

~ Ambrose Bierce



How to behave on the internet





TSA steals food from doctors' infant children

Two doctors -- a married couple -- were flying with their kids from Chicago to Manchest NH. Given the record delays, snows, etc, they brought along a bunch of extra baby-food. When they got to the TSA checkpoint, the government stole their children's food, saying that if they wanted to bring that much food past the checkpoint, they'd need a letter from a doctor. So -- being doctors -- they offered to write the letter. No, the TSA said, you need a letter from a different doctor. According to Dr. Soni, the T.S.A. officers said they would need a “doctor’s note” to bring on all of the food. He said he pointed out that he and his wife were doctors, and then offered to get a pediatrician colleague on the phone...

The T.S.A. officers confiscated some of the food. “They divided it up. They took a jar of prunes and one of bananas, and I think a bottle of formula,” he said.

Why does the TSA hate babies?

Maybe, juuust maayybe the TSA was taking the doctor's nationality into consideration? Or was it just a coincidence that their names are Anand V Soni and Arati Pratap?

Just another day being happy I'm white. But why is it such a shitty feeling?



And while we're on the subject -

The Airport Security Follies

"but consider for a moment the hypocrisy of T.S.A.’s confiscation policy. At every concourse checkpoint you’ll see a bin or barrel brimming with contraband containers taken from passengers for having exceeded the volume limit. Now, the assumption has to be that the materials in those containers are potentially hazardous. If not, why were they seized in the first place? But if so, why are they dumped unceremoniously into the trash? They are not quarantined or handed over to the bomb squad; they are simply thrown away. The agency seems to be saying that it knows these things are harmless. But it’s going to steal them anyway, and either you accept it or you don’t fly." and it gets worse from there...



http://www.wantedmovie.com/

Well that looks fun.



And now I leave you with this - a 55 second paper airplane flight from 300 feet in New York, just because it's pretty.

Thu, February 21, 2008 - 6:24 PM permalink
"CARNIVOROUS, adj.

Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns."

~ Ambrose Bierce



Orgasmatron Delivers Instant Orgasms at the Touch of a Button

There is a god.



The World's Greatest Music Collection for sale on ebay

And I thought I had a lot of music! I had 3000 cds before an unfortunate ending with an x gave them an unfortunate end; but 6 million records and 3ooK cd's? I got nothin on that! Only one day left to bid kids!



From Dom - funniest thing all week. NSFW because I laughed so hard they all had to come over and see what I was laughing at.





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Laugh all you want, but remember - you've done it too.



143 MILLION pounds of Beef recalled over the weekend in the US. What goes around, comes around!



Ok, I know it's kind of a longshot - anyone want to fly up with me to the Seattle Moisture Festival? It sounds like lots of fun, and I really enjoyed Seattle last time I went. Festival runs 3/27-4/13, but the last weekend looks best for my calendar.
Wed, February 20, 2008 - 6:05 PM permalink
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I can't count past 8.

I'm also vegetarian, but that's secondary.

I'm terribly overemotional, and I wish I wasn't.
I was an overemotional teenager, of course, but for some reason it never went away.

I'm also the most romantic person you'll ever meet. I don't say this lightly, and I've searched all my life for someone who will satiate my constant desire for romance.

"Fezziwigs is the Roman Catholic Church for dancers. Only the most devout need apply."

I dance a lot. Mostly partner dancing. You name it, I've danced it. Current favorites are vintage waltz, Lindy Hop, Irish Ceilidh.

I rock climb, and do Aerials (tissu, rope, trapeze).
I like dancing that feels like I'm flying, and obviously I just like to be up in the air a lot.

I work in tech - whoa is that exciting, I know.
I work with cellphones, so naturally I have the latest gadget that makes calls, and I'm very opinionated about Carriers.
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