Greetings From Northern Arizona!

Back Again! (Again!) Who knows for how long...

	Locked Out, Now Back In!

It's been a long time since I've posted regularly here. It's been even longer since I've had access to this account. I may have to ease into things.

	About the name "Irving Washington"

Hello, my name is Irving Washington. That's Irving, with a "g" rather than Irvine with an "e". Irving Washington is not my real name, even though it may sound like the kind of name you'd only use if it was the one you were born with, and even then you might want to change it to something more along the lines of John Milton, or Milton John, or Milo Minderbinder. The name Irving Washington is really Washington Irving's name, backwards. The idea comes from Joseph Heller's Catch-22, which, when I originally created this account, I believed to be the greatest work of 20th Century American Literature. You should read it.

	Reopening Soon?

The Café may reopen soon. In the meantime, have you tried Lil's Atelier?

	Old Friends

Here's a list of old friends. I wonder which ones are still around?

• Greebo T. Cat was by her own testimony the cutest cat on HooToo. I now live with another cat, (despite an allergy). Are you still around, Greebo?
• Bluebottle and I often commented that we were so similar, we may be related.
• Joanna "haunted" my journal on a regular basis, makes great dougnuts, and teaching me lots of M/cr slang!
• Uncle Sam was a Yank like me who had an interesting take on nationalism.
• Saffire was the first to find my page! Are you still around?
• Lydia at last posting, she was no longer the tattooed lady. In fact, I was not sure her name was even Lydia anymore. I had planned an update, but never got around to it.
• Fenchurch M. Mercury Made my John Lennon / Hippie fish. Can we have those again?.

I am a member of the h2g2 Musicians Guild, which is a virtual club for musicians, singers, composers, and other music aficionados at h2g2.

	Green Bandit Press

My writing can be found on Green Bandit Press, where you can read a novel I wrote, Little Lost Dogs: A Reginald LaKino Mystery. Written by me, WRH Soland, and illustrated by Adriel Begay.

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Irving Washington, you have today's Quote of the Day! (Last Posting: Feb 23, 2012)
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Happy birthday Irving Washington!! (Last Posting: Aug 25, 2007)
That really weird title thing about ANARCHY that I can't even read let alone pronounce- ROUND 2. (Last Posting: Jun 15, 2003)
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	Journal Entries		Most Recent Conversations
	Welcome to this Researcher's Journal. If you'd like to comment on anything they have written here, just click the relevant 'Discuss this Entry' button. NaNoWriMo Journaling: Day Two (Nov 3, 2011) Over 5,000 words total now. Not bad for two days' work. Today I googled the average weight of a male lion. Whee! ~Irv Click here to discuss this (1 reply, Latest reply: Nov 3, 2011) NaNoWriMo Journaling, Day One: (Nov 2, 2011) I broke 3k words today. I may have a little more in me, but I'm taking a break for the moment. Things I have googled today include: "Best Zoological Colleges" "Nutritional value of blood" "Carlsbad Caverns" "What are the fattiest organs" and "White adipose tissue in mammals" ~Irv Click here to discuss this (2 replies, Latest reply: Nov 14, 2011)		From h2g2 Submitted For Approval (No Posting) (Latest post: 3 Weeks Ago) From h2g2 Backroom Chat About American Politics (5) - 2012 Election Edition (Posted: Feb 1, 2012) (Last reply: Mar 21, 2013) From h2g2 Room Mate #23 (No Posting) (Latest post: Mar 12, 2013) From h2g2 Managing Life froma Hospital Bed, Part n (No Posting) (Latest post: Mar 2, 2013) From h2g2 A Twist of the Knife (No Posting) (Latest post: Jan 22, 2013) From h2g2 107Xth Conversation chez Lil (Posted: Feb 8, 2012) (Last reply: Sep 10, 2012) From h2g2 Yes, we have no lasagna (No Posting) (Latest post: Apr 7, 2012) From h2g2 biopsy results (No Posting) (Latest post: Mar 22, 2012) From h2g2 Car Wash (No Posting) (Latest post: Mar 20, 2012) From h2g2 insurance shuffle (No Posting) (Latest post: Mar 19, 2012) Click here to see more Conversations

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	These are all the Guide Entries this Researcher has created. If you'd like to read them, click on the link, and if you want to talk about them, use the 'Discuss this Entry' button when you get there. From h2g2: A624881  The inComplete and unOfficial H2G2 Dictionary (under construction) (Sep 2, 2001) From h2g2: A621893  The Thing (Aug 27, 2001) From h2g2: A309755  Church of the True Brownie Float (Apr 28, 2000) From h2g2: A309511  Crater Labs Inc. Float (By Asteroid Lil) (Apr 28, 2000) From h2g2: A309502  ACEs FLOAT (Apr 28, 2000) From h2g2: A309476  Pokémon League Float (Apr 28, 2000) From h2g2: A296714  Full Sized Aroma Float (Apr 11, 2000) From h2g2: A295256  The H2G2 Parade Marching Band (Apr 9, 2000) From h2g2: A294789  The Ultimate Road Trip Song Collection (Apr 8, 2000) From h2g2: A290053  Tahirih: The Pure One (Apr 1, 2000) Click here to see more Guide Entries		These are all the Edited Entries to which this Researcher has contributed. They obviously read the Writing Guidelines and submitted their Guide Entries to Peer Review: why don't you too? From h2g2: A295571  'Dragnet' - the TV Series (May 16, 2000) From h2g2: A300989  Excuses (May 9, 2000) From h2g2: A264395  MASH: A General Overview (Feb 29, 2000) From h2g2: A257302  An Introduction to The Beatles (Feb 9, 2000) From h2g2: A241976  Beat Poetry (Jan 13, 2000) From h2g2: A228737  What to buy the Person who has Everything (Dec 14, 1999) Click here to see more Edited Entries

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