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Jul. 18th, 2009 @ 08:14 pm
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looking for a caucasian male who doesn't do drugs or smoke, isn't psycho, has manners & can afford a decent restaraunt & martini's. |
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Jul. 18th, 2009 @ 07:54 pm
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someone SHOULD ask me out tonight for dinner, but of course no one WILL because every man in Arizona is lame |
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Jul. 18th, 2009 @ 07:26 pm
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someone should ask me out for dinner tonight. I'm bored but cute and in a good mood. Wanna share this feeling with someone right now. |
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Jul. 18th, 2009 @ 05:34 pm
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just returned from submitting my picture to the Torrid model search |
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Jul. 19th, 2009 @ 03:22 am
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i courage my thoughts and speak them to youMood:  cold |
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A woman portraying one of the Andrews Sisters sings for a veteran.
Read the rest of this entry » Originally published at Teh Blog. You can comment here or there. Mood:  nostalgic |
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In the interests of actually getting photos from Sully Plantation up, I’ve decided to just make several posts of them, in no particular order, but with grouping within each post. So, here you go – as usual, there are more below the cut. Enjoy: 
Marc teaching a kid about the footwraps that the Soviets used instead of socks (and did until 2007).
Read the rest of this entry »
Originally published at Teh Blog. You can comment here or there. Mood: nostalgic |
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Jul. 18th, 2009 @ 09:47 am
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This is a test post from  , a fancy photo sharing thing. |
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Jul. 18th, 2009 @ 04:32 am
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gotta sleep, going to a modeling audition tomorrow for a plus size fashion company |
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Can I just say that I absolutely bloody love my new mood theme by .
Mood:  giddy Music: nowt |
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That's my wife.
For me, it's the happiest place on earth because of how much she enjoys it. Getting to experience her experience of it -- that's priceless.
I can't believe how wonderful my life is. I'm shocked when I think through the illogic of how much good luck I have and how little it results from the things I work for. I mean, it's like I aim at a target, shoot, I believe everything should work just right, I miss the target drastically and manage to knock a tin can into a Rube Goldberg machine that pours me a Latte and sticks $1000 in my pocket. And my life seems to be a maddening continuity of this event happening about three times a week.
I only realized at the end of that paragraph that they made a movie like this once: Forrest Gump.
Which completes the circle, doesn't it? If you ever asked me which movie protagonist I most resemble, you wouldn't expect Forrest Gump to make the top 100, would you? But there it is, a box of freaking chocolates.
Oh, she simultaneously wrote a post about Disneyland and beat me to the punch of using that photo. Hey -- I got that photo in ONE SINGLE SHOT. I mean, she walked up and said - "wait! I want you to get a photo of me jumping in the air", she gave me about one second and jumped, I snapped, and that was the output. The previous and following photos are totally different locations.
Ha. So sometimes I shoot and get exactly what I want. Still, that Forrest Gump insight is frightful in its accuracy.
I told her in a chat message, "You CANNOT use that photo to blog, it's MINE, I'm using it!" and she didn't see the chat, she walked in at that second and handed me her laptop with her post written in it, for me to preview, and I started cursing as I saw the image because I wrote the chat too late. |
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I have like over 100 friends and very few post anymore including the groups I'm in. This is dissapointing especially when I want to read blogs. |
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I'm going to be participating in this year's Blogathon, a 24-hour event to raise money for various charities. I did the Blogathon a few times, but it's been more than five years since my last one. I'm really looking forward to this.
I'm going to be blogging for the Best Friends Animal Society, an organization that ensures every animal has a home. Best Friends believes that no animal is "unadoptable" - they rehabilitate animals with physical problems, behavior issues, or any other problem that would have made them a hard case at any other shelter. They found homes for Michael Vick's old fighting dogs, and they find homes for cats with Manx syndrome (a genetic disorder resulting in incontinence, among otherthings). They find homes for guinea pigs, pigeons, and horses. Any animal who needs a forever home, BFAS works to find them one. And if they don't, or if it takes a long time, the animals can stay on the ranch in Utah as long as they need to...even forever.
But Best Friends isn't just working with the animals at the ranch. Through their No More Homeless Pets campaign, they work with shelters and retreats around the country to help them develop strategies to become no-kill. They reach out to people around the country through their show Dogtown, which airs on National Geographic Channel (and is how I learned about Best Friends). They are really a worthwhile charity, and you can find out a lot more at their website, which I linked to above.
You can sponsor me for the Blogathon on a lump sum or per hour basis. Either way, you'll be making the donation directly to BFAS (not to Blogathon or to me), so it's fully tax-deductible. I haven't decided on my content yet, but I'll definitely spend some time showcasing animals that you can sponsor (minimum donation of $25 per animal) or even adopt if you want to travel to the ranch to meet them. I hope you'll consider sponsoring me in the Blogathon to help Best Friends with their important mission! |
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Once again T-Mobile has been good to me. I had seen their billshrink.com commercials and used them, and called up a couple of weeks ago to change plans. The rep told me I could've done it over the web, but I said I prefer to change plans through a rep. Unfortunately, THAT rep did not help me out; she assured me that "Unlimited Data" would be okay with my Blackberry. Wrong!
Today the new plan took effect. The only change I saw was that I couldn't get "EDGE" but rather only "edge" which means you are connected to BIS but not logged in. Having forgot about the plan change, I assumed this was a technical issue. After work, I called T-Mobile to ask about it. Turns out it was due to the plan change - I'd dropped the Blackberry component of my plan.
The reason this is a GOOD post is because it all worked out. I spoke with a wonderful rep who was basically able to put me back where I was. My old plan was discontinued, but somehow she got it back - or rather, it's now a business-only plan, but she was able to add it back at the old rate rather than the scary business rate. Things are a little different now - I had to have unlimited texting added - but I have the same service and features I had before for the same price. We're on FamilyTime now and have fewer minutes, but who needs 1300 minutes/month when you only use 500? I'm paying the same for 700 that I was for 1300, but WHO CARES because we only use 500 between us anyway. (I'm a big texter, not a big talker.)
So everything is hunky dory again, I have full EDGE and all is well. As for billshrink.com, I can't blame them, I think it's a good service. The end! |
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Jul. 17th, 2009 @ 08:31 pm
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is about to watch 'THE MATRIX' film for my REL 202 class. all alone too. lame. |
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Gotta love the wetspots. almost makes me want to go to Vancouver just to see it - though Calgary is next on my horizon this summer/fall.
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Jul. 17th, 2009 @ 08:27 pm
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Jul. 17th, 2009 @ 07:09 pm
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Testing out posting from my iPhone. Whee!
Here, have some kittens:
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I emailed the author regarding a debate w/ a friend @ Freedom Fest who suggested expatriating would raise huge red flags - tax to visa and return travel - despite my net worth being well under the $2M test requirement. It will be interesting to learn of his response.
In other news, Israel is out of the question for a second passport beyond finding willing Rabbi's and proving Jewish blood lineage back 2 generations to Holland. (Ggma was a Dutch Jew who married an Irish/German.) I don't want any of my future children, simply by birth to be obligated for mandatory military duty. Nope nope nope...
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Editor’s Corner:
Expatriation: What Happens Once You Give
Up Your U.S. Citizenship?
By Mark Nestmann
For Americans, "expatriation" means giving up U.S. residence, citizenship and passport.
That's a radical step, but expatriation is the only way a U.S. citizen or long-term resident can legally and permanently sever the obligation to pay tax on worldwide income. And as a result of the escalating anti-offshore vendetta by the Obama administration, it may eventually be the only way that someone born in the United States can ever hope to invest or do business outside of the United States.
But not every expatriate is ready to sever ALL relationships with the United States. And fortunately, there's no need to do so. Here are some of the questions our clients ask most frequently about their future dealings with the United States after they expatriate:
Question: Can I keep U.S. bank and securities accounts after I expatriate? How are income and gains taxed?
Answer: Yes, you can, so long as the bank or broker accepts non-U.S. clients. However, you will need to notify the bank or broker of your new status as a former U.S. citizen and file an IRS form with them indicating that status. Bank account interest and capital gains from securities are generally tax-free with respect to a non-resident alien. Dividends may be subject to a withholding tax up to 30%. The exact amount depends on the provisions of the tax treaty (if there is one) in effect between the United States and your new country of residence. That country may also tax this income.
Question: Am I eligible to receive social security benefits? How are they taxed?
Answer: Yes, unless you reside in a country subject to U.S. sanctions (e.g., North Korea). Again, social security payments may be subject to a withholding tax up to 30%, depending on whether or not a tax treaty is in effect between the United States and your new country of residence. And again, that country may also tax this income.
Question: Am I eligible for Medicare benefits once I turn 65?
Answer: If you are 65 or older and eligible for Social Security benefits, you're also eligible to receive Medicare. There is no requirement that you be a U.S. citizen to receive Medicare benefits if you paid into the system during the time you lived and worked in the United States. However, Medicare benefits aren't payable for medical procedures outside the United States. You would need to return to the United States for medical treatment at an approved facility or from a qualified provider. This would be possible only if you can obtain a visa allowing visits to the United States, or possess a passport from a country on the Department of State's "visa-waiver" list. You may be able to obtain a "medical visa" permitting you to visit the United States for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment.
Question: How long can I remain in the United States on future visits without being considered a resident for U.S. tax purposes?
Answer: Assuming you have a valid multi-entry visa or a passport from a visa-waiver country, you can visit the United States anytime. You can stay up to an average of 120 days/year over a four-year period and no longer than 180 days in any single year without being subject to U.S. tax on your worldwide income. If you stay longer than that, you'll not only need to pay tax on your worldwide income, but your worldwide estate will also become subject to U.S. gift and estate tax. In addition, lengthy stays in the United States may violate your visa status, possibly resulting in a prohibition on returning for up to 10 years.
Question: How long does it take to receive a "certificate of loss of nationality" from the U.S. State Department after I formally relinquish or renounce U.S. citizenship? Are there embassies/consulates that are known to be more expedient in this regard?
Answer: It has taken our clients 6-12 weeks to obtain this certificate in most cases. However, in one case, it took almost a year. In this case, the consular official before whom the client appeared was hostile to the concept of expatriation. The official reportedly refused to forward the paperwork to the State Department until the client filed a formal complaint. Some consular officials are more forthcoming than others, and we offer introductions to "friendly" embassies to our clients.
(The Nestmann Group, Ltd. can assist individuals interested in the possibility of expatriation through all phases of the process, from obtaining alternative citizenship and tax-advantaged residence to formally giving up U.S. citizenship and passport. Please contact us for more information at info@nestmann.com.) |
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I like Dessen books, but there is so much internal dialogue, it gets a little annoying. In this book, something happened at the end of the previous school year that it takes like half the book to tell. Girls old best friends drops her like last a bag of bricks just because friend thinks that Girl slept with her boyfriend. Turns out she did, but the guy raped her. For some reason, she doesn't want to tell anyone the truth, which was so so so annoying. It takes another friend of theirs to the same thing to happen to her, before the story finally comes out. Since the best friend that dropped her is like so popular, Girl now has no friend at school, so she befriends some loner dude. He has anger issues and is really into music. I don't really know what else I can say about it. Also, the girl has some small issues at home because her and her sisters are local models and the two older sisters went off to NYC to model and the middle sister developed an eating disorder and had to come home to recover. And now the Girl doesn't want to be a model anymore but she doesn't want to upset her mother because when the grandmother died like a million years ago, the only thing that made the mother happy was all the girls being models and now none of them are and she doesn't want to disappoint. I think that is a lame reason to be doing something like a gazillion years later. Get over it! As with nearly all teen lit, everything ends up okay in the end. That is the way it always goes with Dessen.
Grade: C
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страницы некоторых друзей не открываются,
с мобилки жж не читается (уже 2 недели),
ЖЖ тормозит конкретно и никто не комментирует, вымерли все что ли? вы, вообще, где?
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сначала оно было маленьким, потом превратилось в огромную рыбу с клювом, а замет стало атомным грибом! 
16 июля, Московский мост, Киев, вечер, снято со стороны Оболонского парка
остальные фото здесь:
http://photo.i.ua/user/468604/126940/
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з 21-00 запальний етно-рок від гурту "Вася клаб"
після 23.00 відриваємось під "Рок-н-рольних вовків"!
байкерський клуб "ROUTE 66"
Київ, вул.Жилянська 87/30 (перехрестя Жилянської та Комінтерну)
тел.: (044) 239-38-65 , (067) 402-56-46
початок о 21-00, вхід вільний
http://route66.com.ua
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"Вася Клаб" сегодня, 17 июля, в байкерском клубе "Route 66", Киев, ул.Жилянская, 87, 21-00, вход бесплатный.
зажигательный этно-рок, полный драйв!)
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Jul. 17th, 2009 @ 06:39 am
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Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know we want to do them. |
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Jul. 17th, 2009 @ 02:34 pm
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Изменилась и форма коммуникации с потребителями. "На смену монологу пришел диалог,— говорит Белоусов.— Сейчас уже нельзя сказать: "Мы выпустили классный сноуборд", нужно говорить: "Мы выпустили новый сноуборд — попробуйте его, пожалуйста, и расскажите о ваших впечатлениях", иначе ваше сообщение будет выглядеть как банальная реклама. Компаниям нужно добиваться не массового охвата потребителей рекламным сообщением, а того, чтобы у потребителей сформировалось мнение об их продукте. А мнения формируются только в диалоге".
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Когда актер Эштон Катчер и телеканал CNN решили выяснить, у кого больше френдов в Twitter, Катчер разместил в интернете видеообращение ко всем пользователям Twitter, в котором пообещал, что если у него будет миллион фолловеров (друзей.— "Деньги"), то он придет к дому основателя CNN Теда Тернера, позвонит тому в дверь и убежит, засняв все это на видео. Телеканал принял вызов, выкупил в Twitter аккаунт cnn и к агитации за свой аккаунт привлек известнейшего тележурналиста Ларри Кинга, который пообещал урыть Катчера. Через пять дней Катчер победил в этой гонке, несмотря на то что, стремясь его обогнать, телеканал транслировал рекламу своего аккаунта в Twitter на весь мир.
"Все наоборот в добровольных обществах клиентов — живое, часто не(под)цензурное общение, в круге которого могут присутствовать и представители любимого бренда/компании, но только на правах приглашенных экспертов, потому что клиенты сами себе голова, и они лучше компании знают достоинства и недостатки их товара или услуги, ведь они платят свои деньги и тратят свое время на продукт или услугу бренда/компании".
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You know what's completely ridiculous?
1. Being annoyed my Michael Jackson's untimely death because it makes your tv ratings job harder due to schedule changes.
You know what's even more ridiculous?
2. Spending TWO SOLID HOURS watching Bob Ross paint a series of mountains, trees, and to a lesser extent, cabins. Go here and try not to let it happen to you.
You know what the most ridiculous thing you'll ever hear is?
3. I feel SOOOOOO ZEN right now from all that Bob Ross painting. No really, I feel physically lighter. It's bizarre. I'm convinced that the world will end when Bob Ross has a 24 hr network and everyone, everywhere will be zombies watching it. No one will care about anything else. It's really wonderful though.Mood:  calm |
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1) had long talks with jon, mom, etc. and am feeling soooooo much better. like had a 3 hour wedding planning/bitching/catching up call with my mom and such good stuff. and i have a good idea of how i'm going to approach compromising with others now. so yay.
2) today i made big effort to be positive about everything at work. people who were not doing what they were supposed to for a group project? i praised their minor, older, baby steps and encouraged them to do what they were supposed to and really looking forward to seeing it.
3) i feel a little silly saying this but i heard about a black pug that got really rapidly sick and had to be put down and while Olive is fine i was totally like omg olive is going to die and i will be SO SAD. so yeah - i love my dog and she will die one day but for right now she's fine.
4) i got some sleep! whoo! sleep!
and...
no actually outta the blue a certain CW from my past im-ed me. yeah...
he was like: blah blah blah same old i've grown and am an adult and life's journey - same old same old.
and i was like: yeah ok?
and he was like: so i wanted to see how you were and hear all about your life and i was such an asshole and so horrible and miss having you in my life, babe :-D
and i was like: . . . . . . . ooook?
and then he was like: and i'm so much more awesome now. me me me . . . i i i. . . growth life adulthood i'm amazing. soooo anyway... i gotta go :-D
and i was like: umm no. see first, same old story you tell me everytime you feel guilty and im me (about every two years or so) and then wax poetic about how much you've grown/changed/whatever and its the same old thing time and again. and btw my life is fucking awesome. jon's awesome. work's awesome. shit is just peachy.
and he was like: um... great? see that's the sort of people we are! we're people who help people! we're awesome!
and i was like: let's just cut to the chase? what do you want? to be bffs? you coming to LA and want to hang out? you want to crash my wedding? or. . . you want me to forgive you so you'll stop feeling guilty?
and he was silent for like five fucking minutes.
and then he was like: NOooooo. i don't feel guilty. i don't need anything. i im-ed you on a whim.
and i was like: whatever. go sounds like you're all self discovery happy with yourself. that's nice. i hope you're happy with the life you've made for yourself and sounds like you are - but i am too. so i gotta go and am sure our paths will cross or you'll feel guilty again in another two years but until then peace the fuck out.
and it was good.
but basically (not indicated by the reader's digest version above) he's got nothing on me. he was wavering between being an ass right out or trying to out adult me and i won. i'm really proud of myself because i didn't give an inch. self worth is quite high right now.
and in case i haven't mentioned it - i'm really really lucky to have jon. dealing with this shit has only served to reinforce what a great guy he is and how lucky i am to be with him. and our dog is pretty awesome too. |
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http://animalsclubfreedom.typepad.com/animals-club--freedom-national-org-inc-non-profit/2009/07/the-licensing-of-tyranny-in-dog-ownership.html
makes me think of deciding not to take buster to the "people's republic" of santa monica, ca park last year. the discriminate by not allowing any dogs other than locals, registered in the park w/o a license. fines and fees are common w/ police hanging out routinely checking just for the fundraising purpose. |
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2009/07/ron_paul_the_free_love_yenta.html?hpid=politics
I'm amazed someone didn't setup a dating site earlier... but there are SO many more misfit toys of the male variety that usually showup than females. actually, that reflects the majority of the online dating sites so nothing new!
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Jul. 16th, 2009 @ 07:39 pm
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the world kneels toward LOVE. it bows before it in awe. |
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Jul. 16th, 2009 @ 06:02 pm
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join my netflix crew at this link:
http://ping.fm/y0vTY |
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Jul. 16th, 2009 @ 04:55 pm
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is watching a movie called "The Village" in the library @ASU for my REL 202 class cuz I'm too undisciplined to focus on schoolwork at home. |
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Jul. 16th, 2009 @ 12:27 am
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Yesterday was an incredibly great day. We did a massive tour of Switzerland- Lucerne-Interlaken-Bern-Freibourg-Lausanne-Vevey.
We kicked twice with a bunch of the Swiss players, and went for 2 swims as well. I hit stepping diving butterfly and stepping ss rev swirl. After the second shred in Vevey, we swam out into the lake just as the sun was setting...magnificent! At night I went with some of my new pals to the Montreux Jazz Festival, which had a bunch of free music, and was pretty chilled out.
Today I had a much longer train trip than I had planned, as we were over in the French part of Switzerland, so it put an extra 2 hours on my day. In the morning I visited the Collection de l´Art Brut, a collection of the artwork mainly from crazy people and criminals, it was pretty interesting.
There was this American woman in there and she´s like "this is stoopid, it´s not even good art". I don´t think she really got the point.
So today I achieved my goal of walking across Liechenstein. This was probably, legit, the worst idea I have ever had in my life. My path basically took me along by the side of a highway, but I did it anyway. I arrived in Feldkirch, Austria, to see the EC train chiugging away without me, and that the next one comes two hours later. Oh yeah, it was also 35 degrees and heaps furter than I thought.
So I guess now I will go and wait for that. I came on so I could get in touch with my couchsurfing person, I didn´t have their details written down, so I am wondering if they will still have me as I am arriving quite late. We shall see, we shall see.
Munich tomorrow, then Berlin via Dresden. It´s all happening. |
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I've been biting my fingernails for as long as I can remember, and I suspect I'll probably do so for the rest of my life. I've tried willpower, cayanne pepper, that foul-tasting coating you put on your nails, nailpolish, a $1000 bribe, everything. Nothing has even remotely worked. You see, I don't bite them when I'm nervous - I bite them when I'm bored, which is an awful lot of the time.
At this point in my life, I see little wrong with my habit. They don't look awful, I made it through a year in unsanitary Korea without dying from any illness I may have picked up through the habit, and I wouldn't want a job that cared about what my nails looked like anyway.
Sure, sometimes I'd like to have nice looking nails, but due to photography, I'd probably have to keep them cut quite short anyway, so it's something of a moot point.
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Jul. 16th, 2009 @ 08:58 am
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горе, горе тебе, великий город Вавилон, город крепкий! ибо в один час пришел суд твой. И купцы земные восплачут и возрыдают о ней, потому что товаров их никто уже не покупает, |
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Case postponed by judge till August 3 to give both parties time to work out a deal.
what a crock. the Swiss should just tell the IRS to shutup and go home, no payment, nothing. But this is UBS in Switzerland, not a solitary bank alone in Switzerland w/o any US branches or relations - key...
Belize and areas of the Non-European world are lookin' better and better... |
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“Those Winter Sundays”
Robert Hayden
Sundays too my father got up early
And put his clothes on in the blueback cold,
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather made
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.
I'd wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking.
When the rooms were warm, he'd call,
and slowly I would rise and dress,
fearing the chronic angers of that house,
Speaking indifferently to him,
who had driven out the cold
and polished my good shoes as well.
What did I know, what did I know
of love's austere and lonely offices?
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Another find reference Freedom Fest.
http://www.nestmann.com/catalog/product_info.php?ref=9&products_id=29&affiliate_banner_id=2
Snippets that have blown my mind more than many others this week from reading and listening including health care:
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You can't be innocent…the computer found you guilty.
Your bank or broker will never tell you, but every transaction you conduct through a US bank or broker--deposits, withdrawals, credit card, currency conversion –creates a secret financial profile of YOU.
The USA PATRIOT Act and similar laws actually require banks, brokers, car dealerships, jewelers, and many other types of businesses to spy on you. And none of these businesses are allowed to tell you they're doing it.
If the computer software these businesses MUST use to spy on you triggers a "guilty account" alert, you'll never know until your assets are frozen or confiscated. The law makes it a crime to tell you if you're under suspicion.
One mistake—withdrawing too much cash, writing a check to the "wrong" person, etc.—and you could be the next victim.
Could your seemingly innocent account activity actually indicate that you’re laundering money? Or even worse, that you're a terrorist?
The answer, sadly, is "yes." But you CAN fight back… it's perfectly legal to create international "lifeboats" of wealth and privacy that are practically invulnerable to snooping or confiscation. And The Lifeboat Strategy shows you exactly what you need to do to counter today's threats to wealth and privacy.
Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn in this book:
How you've lost your "right to privacy":
* 13 types of public records-available to anyone-that can be used to steal your identity
* Your "right to silence" is much narrower than you might think
* Five ways businesses and the government use "data mining" to learn about your interests, sources of income and lifestyle
* How "mail covers" strip away the privacy of first class mail
* The 10 most important electronic eavesdropping threats
* Your telephone dialing records have almost zero legal protection
* The giant hole in "caller ID blocking"
* The secret global network that monitors all international telecommunications
When the United States became a nation 230 years ago, only three federal criminal statutes existed. You could be punished for smuggling, piracy, or treason. But today, more than 3,000 federal criminal statutes exist, including nearly 400 offenses for which your property can be seized without a criminal conviction. Are you unknowingly violating any of them?
* Do you fit the definition of a "terrorist?"
* Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion-how to tell the difference
* Six ways government agencies can seize property, without convicting you of a crime
* If you fit any of these 40 "profiles," your assets can be seized
* Are you a "racketeer?" If you've ever made this simple mistake, you probably are
* Withdrawing lawful cash from your own bank account can land you in jail
* Emergency powers that permit the government to freeze your assets, close securities markets and more
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and it goes on but i'll stop there lest i sound like i'm recommending a book i haven't even read yet nor will order next.
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The Sporting News posted a good piece
From late in the article, For the viewer, it was the kind of compelling blend of unblinking physical horror you get from watching the last mile of an Ironman, but with the "Festivus Feats of Strength" curiosity and creativity of the aforementioned competition full of dudes named Magnus. I joked with one of the competitors that that the games would be on ESPN2 in five years. He shook his head. "Three." At the very least, as a spectator sport, it has raw potential, especially if they continue to serve three dollar beer and keep the whole low-carb carnival feel to the whole thing. Scandinavians, by the way, were out in force and proud with it. Mikko Salo of Finland won the men's division, Annie Thorisdottir of Iceland placed 11th in the women's division overall, and the Danes provided moral support from the stands.
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Strange that I never knew this ("Monadnock" was the name for an architectural project by Howard Roark pivotal to the plot in The Fountainhead). The only monads I ever knew about were all related to Spinoza's metaphysics.
A.Word.A.Day: Inselberg - noun: An isolated mountain or hill rising abruptly from its surrounding. In US it's known as a monadnock. |
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Jul. 16th, 2009 @ 01:21 am
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working on the script to my first porn feature film, it's gonna be hot! |
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Jul. 16th, 2009 @ 03:30 am
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Jul. 15th, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
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Hi all. :)
So, how is everyone doing?
Kelly :)
What is worse? A friend who is always around, but that you are just not sure if you can trust OR a bad weather friend who is there when something really bad happened, but not sure about the rest of the time? |
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I think, although I am happy, I am also lonely. I long for the company & comfort of an understanding soul.
"My life will be sour grapes and ashes without you."
--- Daisy Ashford , The Young Visiters.
Music: regina spektor - on the radio |
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