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    Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
    killersmart1
    4:58p
    OMG I feel dumb
    I wish I'd requested tickets to the Daily Show coverage of the DNC weeks ago. *pout*

    Current Mood: disappointed
    wickedfaire
    [ transversecity ]
    6:22p
    Group chat information
    The meeting tomorrow will be at 7, and it is likely that the greatest emphasis will be on general information and meet-and-greet, as we subdivide into smaller meeting groups in the coming weeks.

    If you want to be included, please email me and/or reply below with an email address I can use for your Campfire invite. Campfire requires individual invitation, so unless you get in touch with me, I can't send you an invite!

    I'll be back in touch tomorrow, and will speak with y'all soon.
    blessed_harlot
    3:41p
    :-D
    And now, in the category of people I don't like, but still crush on:

    Lovely little slashy insinuations about Brad/George
    blessed_harlot
    3:05p
    Massage School Is Really Going To Happen
    Due to a last minute change the Bush Admin made to new student loans, it's taken this long for the financial aid office to get their initial award letters out. So, I didn't know for sure how much I'd get, nor have I been able to do all the health-related requirements for the program, since they all cost money we don't have.

    Today, I got the letter. I've gotten $12,000 in loans (the only thing I qualify for) for the 2008-2009 school year, roughly 50-70% of which be needed to cover tuition. That means I've got the money for books, uniform requirements, health exams and eventually things like a table.

    Now it's a certainty. Now I know they won't kick me out. Now I know how I'll pay for this thing... or at least, who will pay them and who I'll be paying back later.

    Two of my four classes for this semester have now met (long story). A&P is a blast of the oddest kind. It's information I've always wanted, and I know how to study to retain it. Tai Chi I've mentioned to you already. It will be a pleasant, just sorta there class. Later, the delayed Health History and Assessment will start, and in late September we begin Swedish Massage, the foundation of all Western techniques. I am crazy excited about that, though I have no idea how I'll be taking that kind of information in. It's a form of study foreign to me.

    The last 24 hours or so, I've finally been shaping a study space at home. It's been a "soft opening" to the semester so far, but it's still coming together nicely.
    rosefox
    3:20p
    "An elaborate fantasy"
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    Current Mood: tired
    historygeek
    3:59p
    oh dear god
    Now I have a pack n play set up as a bassinet in my bedroom (what we're using as a crib at first)
    kiki39
    12:50p
    aww, like Spirited Away...

    Your result for The Japanese Demon Profile Test...

    Ryu

    You scored 7 in Malice and 25 in Chaos!

    Japanese dragons, or "Ryu," are very different from their Western counterparts; where the Western dragon is typically reptilian, with a heart as cold as its blood, the dragons of the Orient actually tend to err more on the side of beneficence. This should not, however, be construed as a license to treat them with disrespect; Oriental dragons are extremely powerful beings who do not tolerate impudence.



    Ryu, like the dragons of the West, are known to have a fondness for shiny objects and treasure. Some Ryu are willing to part with their treasures if they deem a mortal worthy of inheriting it. Other dragons may also, like gods, grant wishes and supernatural powers to those who seek them.



    At the same time, one must be wary when dealing with dragons; some may be extremely temperamental, and others even harbor a hatred for mankind and its desecration of the earth. Most dragons are by no means evil, but must still be treated with extreme caution.

    Take The Japanese Demon Profile Test at HelloQuizzy



    Current Mood: bored
    blessed_harlot
    2:02p
    I Am Your Condom Friend
    The people involved in the safe sex campaigns in India are brilliant. First, there was the awesome Bollywood-style condom ads. Now, there's condom ringtones.

    Dood, yes. Normalize the condom, the singing ringing dancing condom. This is just awesome.
    corvaxgirl
    2:54p
    Last weekend's tales can be found here.

    Current Mood: exhausted
    rosefox
    1:46p
    "They ask, who are you? And I got 75% on that."
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    Current Mood: angry
    bipolypagangeek
    [ ladistrange ]
    1:20p
    Meeting and greeting
    My husband and I will be attending this event next month:

    http://www.thefallfrolic.com/

    If anyone else is planning to attend, or looks at the site and thinks "gee, that might be fun!" please feel free to find me. I should be on site for the whole event and would like a chance to meet some 'kindred spirits' .

    Yes, this is cross-posted, so for those of you on more than one of the same lists please forgive the duplication.

    Bright Blessings!!

    Current Mood: Magickal
    Current Music: Jill Tracy: Sell My Soul
    nyghtowl
    12:06p
    Metallicapocalypse (sounds like a Greek diner!)
    In further news about the new Metallica record, I did the pre-order of the record through the band. I'm travelling the day it comes out and I don't want to go racing to a record store--much rather be racing down to Dark Odyssey.

    As a result I have now heard three, count 'em three songs from the new album!

    "Cyanide" keeps lurching around--it's heavy, it grooves, it has a great bass solo from Rob Trujillo. Scroll down a bit and you can hear it--there's a youtube clip.

    "The Day That Never Comes" is the single, it's a slow build like Fade or Sanitarium. End section (last three minutes) is awesome.

    Here's a youtube clip from the Leeds Festival:





    And then there's "My Apocalypse." Heavy high-speed gallop thrash. Good drum sound. Hetfield and Hammet interlocking and finding their nuts again. Me singing along with the first chorus. Duuuude.

    As my friend OL said this morning, "This fails to suck, rather dramatically."

    Be afraid, friends. The Metallibeast is Metalliback and they're going to kick our Metallibutts.

    MetALLicA for now

    MetalliPaul

    Current Music: Metallica--My Apocalypse
    polyamory
    [ treasuretherain ]
    11:38a
    pelisdragn
    11:04a
    I just updated to the new version of firefox, and I don't like it. Does anyone know if/how I can switch back? Much appreciated.

    EDIT: I think [info]terpsquared has figured out the problem for me! YAY!
    joyshine
    10:24a
    So, you can blame my prof for this...
    He asked us to do this for Friday. So I did it right now.

    Foundational texts: The poetry re-mix )

    And now, because I like the lists...
    Foundational texts: The prose remix )
    dicedork
    4:02a
    chalepa_ta_kala
    3:03a
    Twitterings of the Day
    • 13:03 Quiet morning, then lunchtime bike ride with the Grub. #
    • 18:16 I couldn't make my post-op this PM, but my surgeon did a phone consult w/ me, because she's fabulous. #
    • 20:19 Sipping an Optimator and unwinding. #
    • 22:12 @juverna: Back-to-school snuggles for you and your dear little ones. *hugs* #
    • 22:15 Woo-woo music and a lower back massage from @tutordennis, mmm. #
    • 23:28 Zimbardo's Heroism Attitudes Study: Survey of how individuals perceive the behavior of helpfulness. www.socialpsychresearch.org/ #
    • 23:54 Crows recognize individual human faces *and* teach other crows to recognize threatening individuals. tinyurl.com/crowface #
    • 00:01 Satellite images show that cows tend to point north and south when grazing and resting: tinyurl.com/magneticcows #
    • 00:15 Ictíneo, steam powered fish: 2 wood submarines built by Catalan inventor in 1800s. tinyurl.com/6s5c5m #

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    catelynn
    3:57a
    whiskyroses
    2:01a
    libertarians in space
    apparently, i belong on serenity. i could totally see myself as river. interestingly enough, there are a lot of questions about the government. the government butting into your business, the government being wrong... i bet most libertarians would end up in firefly with me.




    Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with?
    You scored as a Serenity (Firefly)
    You like to live your own way and don't enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you.
    Moya (Farscape)
     
    100%
    Serenity (Firefly)
     
    100%
    Heart of Gold (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
     
    88%
    Babylon 5 (Babylon 5)
     
    88%
    Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica)
     
    88%
    Deep Space Nine (Star Trek)
     
    81%
    Bebop (Cowboy Bebop)
     
    81%
    Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)
     
    75%
    FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files)
     
    69%
    SG-1 (Stargate)
     
    69%
    Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda)
     
    50%
    Enterprise D (Star Trek)
     
    38%
    Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix)
     
    25%
    nyghtowl
    1:22a
    Die With Your Boots On
    So I went to TES tonight to see my good buddy [info]ssgsupply1 present on fire cupping. A low attendance for an excellent informative meeting with the best bootblack I know (no offense to any other bootblacks reading this I love you all too!) serving as demo bottom.

    Seeing her at the demo led to a long conversation about boots, and boots are very much on my mind right at this moment. Here's the State of the Footwear.



    OK. I love boots. Really do. Love wearing them, fetishizing over them, having them blacked and done right, their weight on my feet and the feeling of invulnerability and invincibility that the right pair can give you. I love licking the right person's pair--and will even do bootblacking as service though I don't identify as a bootblack--nobody needs me to go home and get my shinebox.

    Here's the thing though.I have thick, wide feet and big calves. So boots have to fit right and it's harder than you think.

    I've had four pairs of boots that I consider "important." Here's a rundown:
    • My black Canadian Bulldozer construction boots with the vulcanized rubber toecaps. Bought in Ottawa. My classic boots need a new heel and sole and I am worried that new heels will ruin the boots.

    • Blue Digger workboots (yes they are navy leather.) These STILL fit. Thank God.
    • High polish black Chippewa firefighter boots. Have had problems getting in and out of these. They are EE which is a bit narrow for me. But they're so GORGEOUS.

    • Matte black knee high Chippewa loggers (the ones with the green laces.) I love these. Got 'em from Emily who bought them at her first LPN in 05 from the flea market. She gave them to me months later. This year I put them on before LPN but they made my tendons hurt like hell when I tried to walk in them. *sigh* I miss wearing these boots. They are actually really big for me (size 12!) but I can fit in
      them.

    • Hi-Tech 4E wide brown suede hiking boots. These fit and are comfortable but--I can't get 'em BLACKED. *sigh* They'll do in a pinch for personal pedal transportation and are the boots I wore to and at GLLA.

      Now: the new acquisitions:

    • Detroit Red Wings WORX boots. Need to break these in. Right now I can't get my foot in the left boot. *sigh*

    • Carolina dark brown (briar!) work boots. Calf height. 4E wide.
      Yes, they fit but have to break em in. Awesome. Hope they can break in and I'll have a new winter home for my feet.


    The fact that my legs swelled up in May/June (see previous posts) has been a huge source of worry and anxiety both healthwise and boot-wise--with me worrying that I'd be stuck wearing sandals for the rest of my life. Of course, the fact that my swollen feet don't really fit in my Tevas these days (hence the Crocs) hasn't helped. The meds I am on (vitamin supplements plus diuretic plus potassium pills) have helped with the swelling but I'm still recovering. Getting better every day though.

    I am tired of living in soccer slides.

    Where's the Huberd's?

    P

    Current Mood: indescribable
    Current Music: The Hunt for Red October on AMC
    Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
    ragingamazon
    9:11p
    Hawaii PSA
    I'm going to Hawaii really early Thursday morning. I will not be answering the phone or checking email after tomorrow afternoon (unless I know that you too will be on Hawaii and I am trying to meet up with you).

    I will see you all next week, and if you're going to Burning Man have a terrific time, drink lots, and have fun.
    Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
    bzero
    12:02a
    LoudTwitter
    In the last 24 hours:

    • 13:44 My phone is dead again. No charge 'til I get home after 10. Just FYI... #
    • 22:26 Dammit. Left my flash drive at work on the one night I have to myself. I hate being terminally absent-minded. #
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    Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
    ktpinto
    11:29p
    Confessions of an out of shape belly dancer...
    I had been doing the tougher of the three belly dancing tapes that I have, and I thought "Yeah, I'm sweating, but it's just not doing what I want" and I wondered why.

    Then I got the answer in the mail. I got two Sweating to the Oldies 20th anniversary discs.

    These tapes have been my weight-loss life savers for almost 20 years, but they had gotten old and worn, and I gave them to Christian before I started gaining weight.

    But now I've got them back... and now with color (my old ones were so worn, the color was shot)!

    I did the first one yesterday. God, it felt good! It's been about 4 years since I've used it last, and my muscles hated me... but in a good way.

    Tomorrow I do the second tape.

    Today I was bad. I ate too much. :( But I blame my hormones.

    I plan by my book release party in September to be back where I originally was.

    I plan by Albacon in October to be a size smaller.

    That's my goal! *raises a glass of sparkling water* Here's to hoping!

    Current Mood: thoughtful
    Current Music: Mystery Men
    polyamory
    [ wirelamp ]
    10:55p
    lovmelovmycats
    9:00p
    CO for Obama
    I made an icon out of a Colorado flag/Obama campaign symbol graphic that I found on my new "CO for Obama" community.
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