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| Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 | ||
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artimusdin |
5:53p | Plantses! So, the highlight of my day was when a regular customer came in and brought me a plant so I can start myself a herb garden. She says it's rosemary. I'm willing to believe her, I'm just a bit curious as it doesn't look like the picture that's in my book o' herbs. So, on that note, is there anyone that can identify the exact species/breed of this? ( Pic number one! ) ( pic number two! ) ( pic number three! ) ... Though I have to admit, after coming out of the kitchen with that red-eyed obviously-just-been-crying look, I had one rather large, fully grown man looking Distinctly Traumatized over a woman that had obviously been crying near him. It... kinda made me giggle a bit. Thankfully he was a regular, and he asked me if I wanted him to come back in a while. I... can occasionally get some awesome customers. Edit: We have figured it out. It's pineapple sage. <3 Current Music: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve-Sarajevo |
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tephra |
5:42p | My music tastes are... odd. Swiped from MorganaLilith@LJ: Go to Pop Culture Madness (http://www.popculturemadness.com/Mu ( Apparently I didn't dislike any of them. ) Current Mood:  boredCurrent Music: Propellerheads & Shirley Bassey - History Repeating |
| Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 | ||
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jyuukoi |
6:07p | : Userinfo|Pairings - Axis Powers Hetalia : Axis Powers Hetalia Pairings *in no particular order* Japan/Greece Hungary/Austria Norway/Denmark Finland/Sweden America/England Spain/France Switzerland/Lietchenstien China/Korea Estonia/Latvia Poland/Lithuania Russia/Belarus Russia/Lithuania Turkey/Egypt Germany/Italy Germania/Rome *note: while my allegience goes to Hungary/Austria, I happen to find Switzerland/Austria insanely cute.. so if I collect pictures of that, it's just Fujoshi!Hungary doing it because she's a fangirl. |
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jyuukoi |
4:36p | : This entry has been brought to you by TEH HOMOSEXUAL : I unfortunately do not have an icon gayer then Cecil but be assured that when I post with this icon, whatever it is that I am going to blog about is going to be 100% homosexual! And oh boy it is. It started with the fact that I kept getting yahoo news feeds about Adam Lambert's oh so shocking AMV performance. I mean the critics were really harsh and so okay, I don't normally follow American Idols, in fact I generally and purposely try not to because to me American Idols is really just very.. generic.. But I decided to download the album, y'know.. just to see if it was any good. It is, my friends, the most homosexual album on the face of the planet. No seriously, it is. And "For Your Entertainment" must be the king of all homosexual songs. The line "I'm gonna ride you until you blow"? yeah, that gave me a few warm fuzzies inside. So yes, I really do like the album alot and most of it has been tagged for "my favorites" on my ipod. I was giggling over the song all the way home from work where two muses were expressly fighting over who got to use the song. We had a winner but there was alot of really dirty fighting involved and loser went home to said lick his wounds. OH WELL. It's a really great dirty song, it really is. Well worth that people's sensibilities were sacrificed in the making of the song. You know what, good on him. The world needs a little more homoeroticism. Current Music: Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment |
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artimusdin |
12:52p | *shamelessly ganks from tripoverhercats* So, have been playing an online pet game called Howrse, and it has a reward system where sponsoring someone into the game is part of the achievement process. So, if anyone would like to give it a try, please use this link: http://www.howrse.com/?parrain=artimusdi and it will credit me as your sponsor. To start with you get one horse or pony (your choice in the color or breed) and you raise, train, sell, compete and breed them. As you go along in the game you can open your own stable to board horses and hold various jobs. Or you can just register, twiddle around for a day and then ignore it and it'll still give me the credit for a sponsored player. (you can only have one account, so if you already have one, don't jepordize your karma) Current Music: 16. Harry Gregson-Williams - The Pilgram Road |
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xtricks |
10:49a | Today is World AIDs Day and I've been very, very lucky. I don't have AIDs and, partly because I'm so anti-social, only a few people I knew died of it. It has, however, transformed my world. It's changed the world for all of us. I believe that AIDs and the 'net are the transformative events of my generation. For all Obama is, might have been, could be or was, his effects is minuscule compared to these two transformative events, the same for the Berlin wall, the collapse of Communist Russia, the Middle-East or all the other grand events, with the possible exception of global warming and the mass extinction we're in the middle of. I believe that AIDs is pretty directly responsible for the current cycle of destabilization of Africa and that the consequences of it will continue to cripple that continent for generations. I also believe that AIDs set back sexual morality and affirmation, and that it has transformed sex and desire and our view of sex in sad and lasting ways. I also believe that AIDs crippled the 'men's movement' – to the point that there really isn't one, anymore. If I could trade my life for AIDs never having existed, I'd do it without hesitation. I believe it's been one of the most destructive forces in a century. One of the tragedies that I think is not often discussed, especially so many years after its beginning, is the loss of male mentors for men – particularly gay men. My partner mentions frequently that the men who died first and in largest numbers were the bravest of their time. The ones who were willing to step out of the closet, not ashamed of their sexuality and desires, the ones most willing to touch and be touched. That very courage killed them. One of those men was Vito Russo . He died when he was forty-four years old, of AIDS. He wrote the, Celluloid Closet a book that should be required reading for anyone interested in queer history, the presentation of queers in the media (and the way it has shaped public perceptions) and – as so many gay men became because they had no choice, a gay activist during the early, horrible years AIDS in the 80s. He was one of the co-founders of GLADD and active in ACT UP. He was a critical voice for gay men and queers in general. My partner met Vito Russo and had a chance to speak with him. They ended up talking about classic monster movies (Frankenstein, the old Dracula movies etc) and how – as queer kids – they often identified with the monsters; isolated, outsiders, freaks and 'impure' and how those movies shaped and supported them through their growing up. My partner said, excited, that maybe that could be Vito's next book. The look he got in return was very tired and Vito Russo said: "Perhaps you'll be the one to write it" (paraphrased from memory). Vito Russo died not long after. He should have had decades of life ahead, to teach, to write, to mentor younger gay men (and women and straight people and everyone), to live in the world and help change it. He didn't and we're all poorer for it. |
| Monday, November 30th, 2009 | ||
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tephra |
5:03p | DONE! It has been a slog. I spent more days behind the quota than ahead of it. The first fifteen thousand words or more could be cut off and nothing of substance would be lost. The story has no end because the plot barely started to congeal before it fell apart. But I'm okay with all that because I kept writing anyway. And I do love Apollonia, Marcus, Abraham, Ersilia, and Muriel and I think they could get together into something with a real plot at some point. Maybe next year even. :D  Current Mood:  ecstaticCurrent Music: Murry Head - One Night in Bancock |
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spacelogic |
2:02p | numbers A while back I was looking through a collection of brochures for different programs at my school and caught myself thinking "wow, there're a lot of women on these brochures!" Then I thought "I wonder how many there are, exactly," and counted. End result: 13 women, 17 men, and a few I couldn't positively identify. Hm. I think part of the reason I thought it looked good was that they had women on the brochures for "male" fields (CS, engineering) and men on the "female" fields' ones (nursing, I believe also culinary arts) so I was expecting good numbers too. But there's also the male default here. I noticed the women. The men were to be expected. I remember reading about a study where men and women were shown videos of conversations and asked who had dominated them, and they thought women were dominating conversations when the time taken by men and women was equal, and saw balance when the men talked more. Another case of that crops up in the apparent "crisis" in American Judaism. That most religions are and have historically been run by men isn't an issue, but as soon as one appears to be dominated by women, it's a problem. Note that the only man quoted in that article as saying that gender imbalance isn't a problem is speaking from a place where men are the majority -- that kind of imbalance is fine, people! Have I mentioned lately that I'm tired of misogyny? Current Mood:  worriedCurrent Music: Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler |
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ardath_rekha |
1:02p | Blargh Hopefully the insomnia will end soon. Hopefully. I haven't been able to sleep normally since I got my temporary crown. It came complete with the insertion of a post and that's undoubtedly where the bulk of the pain is coming from. A fiberglass rod was shoved up into my upper jawbone, after all... my body is adjusting to this but it involves lots of pain and headaches. Vicodin + caffeine = a very sick Ardath. I may call the dentist's office today and see if they can get me a non-hydrocodone-based prescription (oh hay I've never tried oxycontin is it good?) or I may fall asleep the second I get home and be worthless. Finals are coming up, wheeeeeee! So here's the rest of my semester, which is this week and next: Two papers due on Friday. One just needs revisions, the other I'm behind on. Another paper due Monday, along with an oral presentation of its information, and then that class is done. Finals next Thursday and Friday, both of them obscenely early in the morning. And that would be that. So once I do the papers and presentation I'll have most of a week to study, and it's material I've been enjoying so it's sticking nicely in my head anyway. This at least makes it easier to deal with the fact that, at the moment, I have no brain power to speak of and only had three hours of sleep, maximum, last night. I just want to crash... at least once this little class is over I finally can (once I get home). Onward. |
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dragovianknight |
9:15a | Supernatural fics I wish someone would write ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} bridgetmkennitt, you might want to not click the link until after you're done with your fic fest fics. :D( Random ideas are pretty womancentric, really. ) Current Mood:  cold |
| Sunday, November 29th, 2009 | ||
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dragovianknight |
8:40p | Maybe one of you will recognize them So, cleaning out my purse for the first time in...a long time, I found two fic fragments, and I don't know if I ever typed them in/posted them, and in the case of the second, I can't remember which universe it was in, though it seems like something I should have talked about. (The first is clearly a sequel to the fic in which Angelo found Marcello in Pickham.) So, behind the cut, ( two DQ8 snippets, and hopefully one of you can tell me where I was going with these... ) I think it's sad that I have to rely on other people to remember what the hell I've written, to be honest. But there you go. Current Mood:  dorky |
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dragovianknight |
11:45a | The Interweave Store is having a sale 20% off downloadable patterns! So I broke down and finally bought the pattern for the Bacchus Socks I've been eyeing forever. Now I just need to convert the pattern to magic loop, since that appears to be the only way I like to knit socks. And get a 2mm circular needle. Current Mood: cold |
| Saturday, November 28th, 2009 | ||
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artimusdin |
5:16p | ... I don't suppose anyone has a copy of the Grinch song that they'd be willing to share? I thought I had a copy, but apparently I don't. Am v. sad about that. Current Music: 20. Amy Grant - breath of heaven (mary's song) |
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jyuukoi |
4:57p | Black Friday: I survived despite the fact that people wanted to tear my throat out over a 29.95 cheapo piece of Wal-mart MP3-player shit. It was incredibly enlightening as to how greedy people acted. It may not of been that way at other stores, but remember who Walmart caters to. Luckily I had a half-dull exacto knife with which to defend my life. You know 29.95 MP3 players = SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS. |
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xtricks |
12:09p | Fic: Night Travelers  Night Travelerscast: Andy Davidson - ![[info - personal]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small} invisible_lift, Jack Harkness - xtricks, Owen Harper - pocketmouse, Ianto Jones - teaBETA: 51stcenturyfox(Prologue), (Part 1: In the Field) This is a sort of early holiday gift for those who follow the role-playing game I admin. It's a transcription of one of the better (possibly best) of the adventures the team has been on. It's been cleaned up as much as possible to make reading easier however, it is not entirely like a standard novel/story; for one thing the POV changes frequently because of the nature of play by post gaming. However, I think the shifts are clear and more-or-less logical and the story is well worth the slightly odd style. The entire story runs about fourteen chapters and I'll be posting a couple of chapters every few days. |
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spacelogic |
11:09a | how not to overcome a phobia I broke my glasses last night. In the morning, when I sheepishly reported to Mum what had happened, she told me I should find a backup pair (don't have one; it's been years and my prescription changed) and call the optometrist. Now, I am a logical person, but do not ask me to make a phone call if there is any alternative. I will panic, shut down, and become defensive. The only kind of phone calls I can handle are when someone calls me, when I call home, when I call somewhere I know a robot will answer, and when I have absolutely no choice. It's hard enough talking to strangers in person, or emailing them; not knowing who'll be at the other end of the phone is impossible. And it's not just that I need to make more calls, goddammit. I feel ill when I'm pushed. And nobody understands. *single tear* Current Mood:  aggravated |
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jyuukoi |
8:19a | I AM GOING TO MAKE KLAUS HEINZ VAN DEM EBERBACH SIM TODAY WHEN I GET UP. I also convinced Jess that she needs to read Eroica for it's pure awesomeness, so I gave her links and if she needs to physically borrow the manga she can. But he's going to have tons of international adventures involving espionage and tons of guns. <3<3<3<3<3 I am actually quite excited to make him as a sim. There'll be countless opportunities for adventure and let's face it, all of my sims downloads have actually BEEN with making him in mind. I promise there will be posts of this epic-ness. |
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ardath_rekha |
2:47a | Yummy insomnia Or something like that. Watching an old episode of "Stingray..." it's an episode in which he checks himself into a mental institution to investigate reports that it's being used as some kind of espionage base. After throwing a deliberate freak-out at one of the other patients to establish his crazy creds, the other patient tells him: "Yeah, you came to the right place. You're a bona fide fruit salad." My instant reaction: "Mmmmm... fruit salad..." There's some downstairs. It probably wouldn't be nearly as funny to me if I weren't so sleepy/insomnia-laden at this moment in time. But now I'm hungry. And snickering. Mmmmm... snickers... |
| Friday, November 27th, 2009 | ||
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icedark_elf |
11:06p | |
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spacelogic |
4:37p | meta: squicks and siblings Claudia Christian mentioned in a blog post the other day that a B5 director ("who had clearly never watched the show") had told her to play her scenes with Sheridan more "sexy and coquettish" and I had such a strong "EWNOGROSS" reaction that I had to step back and analyze why. I can handle all kinds of fic/pairings, even if I prefer to avoid them. But Sheridan/Ivanova disgusts me, and thinking about it I've come to the conclusion that it's because they're too much like siblings. It's kind of funny, I suppose. I can handle all kinds of screwed-up pairings if I understand the kink, even if I don't share it. I can deal with non-con, power imbalance including parent/child incest, aliens... lots of stuff. And I'm on IJ substantially because I used to have a good friend who wrote and read Weasleycest, and while I wasn't into it I didn't like the idea of her ability to do so being restricted. But despite this, sibling incest remains one of my biggest squicks. Maybe it's because I have siblings I'm close to, and the idea of people perverting that kind of relationship feels too close to home. But I have parents I'm close to, too, and I can handle parent/child type stuff. I suppose in the Sheridan/Ivanova case, there's the added factor that they're not related by blood or by legal definition, and I've got those siblings too and know how upsetting I'd find it if people ignored that and assumed that we were sexually involved. Ties in to the whole "a man and a woman can't be just friends ever" cultural assumption, which I hate because I used to be the girl who had all guy friends and wasn't into any of them, no, really, stop teasing me, Mum! *coughs* Tangent there. Anyway, I think there's another factor. Actors are often treated as people whose job is to convey emotions, deliver lines, and embody personalities. They are, of course. But another job they do is play relationships, and they're often not as good at that. We've all seen a big romantic storyline completely fizzle because the main romance lacked chemistry. Then, too, parent-child dynamics on screen and stage often fall flat. But the most commonly disappointing relationships I'm used to seeing are sibling ones. Screen siblings, whether bickering or affectionate, tend to fail to convince. And so I guess when I see a sibling relationship I like, I really don't like seeing it taken through the "a man and a woman can't be just friends ever" cliché. So Sheridan and Ivanova, whose sibling vibe seems so clear to me, I can't bear to think of in a sexual situation. (Claudia Christian, I may have mentioned, is brilliant at playing relationships. Yet another reason I love B5.) Current Mood:  pensive |
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dragovianknight |
3:37p | Seen via choc_fic: Fandoms of Color Request Meme  Naturally, I requested Static Shock, and now I'm spreading the word in hopes this will reach someone who can actually write Static fic. :) |
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dragovianknight |
11:12a | Because 4-H Lady was willing to brave Walmart at 5am I now own a Philips MP3/video player*. So, does anyone know how I can get my various AVI files (and DVDs) into SMV format so I can take them places with me? Preferably a free way? *And a pair of boots that are too narrow in the heel, so I'll have to return them. :( Edit of SQUEE: I just realized I can now conveniently listen to podfics! Current Mood: cold |
| Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | ||
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jyuukoi |
4:29p | The more I watch the Hetalia anime, the more I really really like Japan. He's so adorable. |
| Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 | ||
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dragovianknight |
8:58p | Delivered via timewarp Somehow, the Friday the 13th DVDs I ordered on the 23rd, shipped on the 24th and arrived today. And they managed that with Super Saver shipping (because I'm cheap). Dude! :D I thought the "Lewis Vendredi made a deal with the devil..." opening lasted through season two; I'm sad they cut it on the DVDs. I wish Rashid had been in more than two episodes. He was awesome. Current Mood:  happyCurrent Music: F13 2x01 - "Doorway to Hell" |
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dragovianknight |
10:02a | Present for myself I pre-ordered Nox Arcana's Winter's Eve CD (and finally ordered Phantoms of the High Seas, too). Music to listen to through the new year! ^__^ Current Mood:  excited |
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