heh. The hibiscus (nice tropical plant) I have in my office started flowering again briefly a couple weeks ago.

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I know! Until we had that bad snowstorm here in Chicago last week, the garden out my window was very green and I could see crocuses without even trying hard.

Amazing.

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My garden is mostly mosses and flowers and deciduous trees so it usually looks terrible in the winter, and awesome in the summer. I'm really glad to see it starting to perk up!

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It's been said that we are in another cycle of El Nino/La Nina instead of global warming, but I think it's all fucked up, no matter what you call it.

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I call it the Apocalypse.

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Are we in fact, as you so boldly claim, "in the dead of winter", when the first official day of spring is a mere 26 days away?

I think not.

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i think that technically makes the dead of winter only about 19 days ago.

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current mood: dropping science

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That's still only 2/3rd the way through - although I see your point. Man, this year has gone by quickly!

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wake up dood the flowerz is comin

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Didn't you read my comment about VirginEarth? I thought that you'd be interested in a grand challenge, or at least in an opportunity to work with a great mind, such as mine.

http://tyrven.livejournal.com/403818.html?thread=7684970#t7684970

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You're kidding right? My garden looks way better in spring! I'm all for turning up the heat a bit. Oh, and my house is on a tall hill about 25 miles from the waterfront - once the ice caps melt I'll have waterfront property.

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I'm really NOT kidding.

The combination of your garden's looks, no matter how photographically spectacular, and the maximum potential value of your waterfront property, simply doesn't come anywhere near the $25M prize for winning the contest. This doesn't even include the added personal value, to you, of having worked with my great intellect. You said recently how you are now in a position in life where you can choose what to do next, instead of having choices forced on you. Well, this is a real challenge. It's optional, of course, but grand.

As I said, I already have an awesome plan, one I came up with way before the contest was announced. One of the great things about my plan is that it will work even if increased CO2 is not the actual reason for global warming. In other words, my plan doesn't involve the removal of CO2, so it will work regardless of which idea behind global warming proves correct.

I'm asking, seriously, that you work with me, because I don't do well with people, for whatever reason, even when I try hard to be normal and nice. I have some kind of negative aura, which permeates space, time and the internet. However, I also have a peculiar kind of genius, which would do well to work in the background. You have people skills and marketing experience, with just enough technical background to understand what I'm saying and doing. Katie could round out our combined lack of working knowledge in mathematics. Her putting together the mathematical foundation for the winning entry in the VirginEarth contest would certainly look great on her resume for financial analyst.

So, how about it?

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I'd like an answer, please. If "no", then I'd like to know why you would pass up a chance at $25M, and the opportunity to work on something so cool, especially when my plan makes it so that you don't have to start from scratch.

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