OBVIOUSLY it's a good idea to start a hideously ambitious (129 st by 260 rows! Charts! Cables! Oh my!) Debbie Bliss baby blankie for my cousin Wayne's latest spawn. Who I'll probably never meet, if I'm honest, barring giant family reunion occasions, which I would spend hiding in a corner, knitting and snarling.

And also a cuddly dinosaur for his older kid, because I am a big sister and I know how fast sibling rivalry can get murderous.

I couldn't be happier!!

Shamelessly stolen from lindyb28

"This is an actual letter from an Austin woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph… PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best web mail-award-winning letter….

Dear Mr. Thatcher,

I have been a loyal user of your ‘Always’ maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the Leak Guard Core or Dry-Weave absorbency, I’d probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I’d certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can’t tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there’s a lit tle F-16 in my pants.

Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from the curse’? I’m guessing you haven’t. Well, my time of the month is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I’ll be transformed into what my husband likes to call ‘an inbred hillbilly with knife skills. Isn’t the human body amazing?

As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you’ve no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers monthly visits from ‘Aunt Flo’. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior.

You surely realize it’s a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend’s testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey’s Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy! The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants..

Which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: ‘Have a Happy Period.’

Are you fucking kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you’re some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything ‘happy’ about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock your self in your house just so you don’t march down to the local Walgreen’s armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to Slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn’t it make more sense to say something that’s actually pertinent, like ‘Put down the Hammer’ or ‘Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong’, or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bull shit. And that’s a promise I will keep. Always.

Best,

Wendi Aarons

Austin , TX"

Meme from fallen_scholar  
1. Go to your profile and copy your list of friends.
2. Bold those you've met in person.
3. Italicize those you've spoken to on the phone.

Like him, I edited the list to strike out non-people, or duplicates of the same person because they have multiple LJs. I am also modifying it to underline people I've texted with. I'm also not double italicizing/bolding. Bolding takes precedent.

3catsjackson, _bitterglitter_, _let_it_rock, abide97, abysse, ainjel, andypop, angel_electric, arvindn, astrelsa, bluesgal, brielle128, brokentooth, burningblue, chaoticerotic, chaptal, cheapdialogue, chewmung, chidder, chipzdarsky, ckrotch, coldsong, dark_mirage, deathboy, decoverite, diffrentcolours, djmrswhite, dreama, drummingmama, elysesewell, equani_tsula, ethnoaudrey, evegirl, explosivo, fallen_scholar, fanless, gene_home, glenorglenda13, godivadeadlove, grapefruitgirl, guerrillabear, halbergman, haunting_love, hughcasey, i_amthecosmos, jason7, jdquintette, jocundfey, johnnythunders, kaz_pixie, la_lisa, lenoraclaire, loverofbunny, mad30, mad_jamison, marije, mariongropen, mbarrick, mcbrennan, mckennl, medesign, mekon, melistress, mercyb, mickmercer, mindrtist, misslynx, moirawolf, moogazoid,  moth2theflame, mr_machiavelli, mykeamend, nadja, neelyneelyneely, nicodemusrat, novemberstarr, omstar69, panda_cookie, paris_of_priam, patchworkkid, penpusher, pernickety, poh, pope_guilty, prizmdonna, queenpersephone, rayvenwahine, rehenazelreyhan, retro_rider55,  satoribee, segertimmen, sensitive_one, shimmersplash, slavezombie, slipgun, smarticulate, soopageek, supertanshemale, tashamonster,  thewasteland, tongodeon, trinity_of_ash, twopiearr, uninesix, watashi, wmblair, zombiejoe

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I'm somehow got VIP @ Pitchfork Fest

I fucking stood 3 meters away from Jarvis

I'm sooo tired

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Tomorrow - Spiritualized!

More update on Mon :D

Получено в среду, 16 июля, через 44 минуты после того, как на закс.ру появилось решение (?) UNESCO World Heritage Centre по-русски: http://www.zaks.ru/new/archive/view/48873

Dear Mr. Chernov,

I forwarded your e-mail to my colleagues in charge of World Heritage sites in the Russian Federation and in charge of communication with media who may contact you directly on this subject.

Whoever, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the decision of the World Heritage Committee are not yet public since they have to be still reviewed and approved by the Committee reporteur.

Best regards,

Junaid Sorosh-Wali
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Europe and North America Unit

То есть решение "не будет обнародовано до рассмотрения и утверждения его соответствующим комитетом".

Сейчас (20 июля, 2:07) на официальном сайте WHC последняя новость - от 10 июля: World Heritage Committee requests close surveillance of Bordeaux, Machu Picchu, Timbuktu and Samarkand: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/454

Про Петербург нет ничего.

32-я сессия UNESCO World Heritage Centre в Квебеке закончилась в четверг, 11 июля. До вторника, 15-го отдыхали (14-го был национальный праздник - День взятия Бастилии).

See icon. I love twilight. I like that I can relax (I am photo-sensitive and can't go out in the sunlight FOR REAL...) so it means I can walk around without getting sun stroke! I love the silhouette of palm trees dark against the rich deep hues of Los Angeles twilight skies. That's why I captured that Hal Bergmann photo as an icon. Other more northern parts of the country don't get the same long twilights as LA does. I missed them when I wasn't here.

Twilight... dinner time, time to get ready to go out, work is done, sun is gone... time to play, time to enjoy the rest of your day.

By 'back' I mean 'reading porn and listening to Regina Spektor', not 'posting things that are interesting'. But, you know, in Birmingham and not in Scotland looking at my walls and not looking at bunnies and alpacas.

На Всероссийском образовательном форуме «Селигер-2007» направление «Массовые акции» будет готовить людей, способных управлять людьми, быстро и грамотно организовывать уличные акции, демонстрации и пикеты. В первые же дни будет открыта «Школа массовых акций», в рамках работы которой профессиональные массовики во главе с Василием Якеменко расскажут о технологиях влияния на массовое сознание, объяснят участникам роль массовых акций в 2008-2012 гг., научат организовывать акции в новых форматах.
http://seliger2008.ru/directions

Теперь у нас дома есть телевизор. Дедушка очень рад. Он даже произнёс "Теперь у нас есть всё".
Конечно, для пенсионеров, а тем более болеющих, это счастье. Но если вспомнить, с какой регулярностью (около одного раза в час) в мои школьные годы дед сомтрел новости, а сейчас радио на полную мощность врубает, потому как очень плохо слышит.
А по идее, я должна радоваться за родных.

!BadAss! Burlesque
does it's final
- BUSH BASH -
Saturday July 19th
@ the Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery @ 1st St.
NY NY 10009, $15
Doors open - 12am


The Saints of Pain open the party
with their special brand of
bone crunching soul metal!

The outlandish O'Debra Twins
host the following patriots,
freedom fighters, & activists
in this - our final BUSH BASH:

Producer Velocity Chyaldd
Delirium Tremens
Creamy Stevens
Veronica Varlow
Stormy Leather
Nasty Canasta
Weirdee Girl
FiFi Dupree
Bunny Love
Jo Boobs
Tigger
Deity

VJ Val Killmore
and
DJ Velocity Rile U up!

Hang on to your ticket stub from the door
for the !BadAss! Bush Bash raffle prize!

Madame Courtney
reads you tarot realness
throughout this affair...

Bar God Moonshine delivers
political decadence &
underground drinks!

www.BadAssBurlesque.com

Cyn and I were sitting on the bench in the garden tonight, because the weather was so perfect. I heard a buzzing, and then sort of a whumpf as it stopped. When I got a glimpse of it, I thought it was a dragonfly for a moment, but it was a hummingbird. It darted around for a bit, checking things out. We didn't move, so eventually it came in to the bee balm, which was right next to Cyn. It seemed to remain wary, but went for a couple of blossoms. I felt like I had a mosquito on my forehead, so when it went behind the flower, I moved to brush the bug. The hummingbird saw me move, and fled.

It was pretty cool to be that close to one. I had never seen one in person until a couple of years ago, and never in our yard until this spring.

Later, I looked down and saw a really big beetle near Cyn's feet - like nearly under them. I didn't want it to get squished, let alone Cyn to freak out, so I flicked it back under the bench. "What?" "Nothing. Don't look." "Why? What is it?" "Nothing." "Oh ick! A June bug." "No, June bugs are nowhere hear that big."

It wasn't moving, so I figured it was dead or dying. A few minutes later, I saw it climbing on the hosta, so I guess it was just playing possum.

( see it )

1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.

Blazing Saddles, Blues Brothers, Brazil, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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um so i'm back, and i had a great time, but i got the worst sunburn i think in at least 10 years. i was only in the water for an hour and the reason i didn't put sunscreen on my back was cos i was planning to keep my t-shirt on in the water so it wouldnta been necessary..at the very last minute i decided to take the shirt off and it just didn't occur to me to put sunscreen on my back :(. i kept waking up so many times because my back was killing me. i used up all the aspirin i'd brought with. Sweet boyfriend dutifully rubbed aloe vera on me but it didn't much help. The worst part, though, came last night. My back started itching something fierce. Not just a regular itch. It was almost painful. It felt like I really had bugs biting me and crawling on me. I couldn't sit for a minute without needing to scratch again. I tried applying aloe vera. Tried a cold compress on my back. I was still miserable. I was about ready to go to the hospital and beg them to kill me. Finally my dad spoke to his wife, who used to work in the medical field, and she said to get hydrocortisone cream. Sweet boyfriend drove to CVS even though we were both exhausted, and got me some. The relief was almost instant.

Moral: ALWAYS WEAR SUNSCREEN. That song was right.

We managed to go in the ocean twice, even though Grundy gets bored of it and wants to get out after like 20 minutes. We went to the beach on Assateague Island, which if you don't know, is famous for its wild horses. Who, incidentally, couldn't drag me away. In any case, we saw a few driving to the beach, but then when we got on the beach, there were two horsies! One was standing still like a statue, the other was lying down, just chillin on the sand. We sat down like 2 feet from the reclining one. It was awesome.

We also visited the boardwalk. We went on the Ferris wheel, the Matterhorn, the Tilt-a-Whirl, and the Haunted House. We woulda gone on more, but we got there kinda late and rides were closing. We got fudge, but you can never really get enough, and it disappeared too fast.
EW listen to this. We stopped at this little food stand called Polock [sic] Johnny's. I ordered a burger. As they handed it to X, he dropped it. The plate was very flimsy, yolu see, and it was a good-sized burg. SO THEN THEY CHARGED HIM TO REPLACE IT ! The fucking burger was like $6.95..so when the first one drops he has to pay another $6.95 for a new one? BASTARDS. We should've argued. If they'd given a better plate it wouldn'ta happened!

I brought a ton of food because I thought we wouldn't have enough money to go out to eat..I only ended up cooking once. I made chili. It was okay.

While there, I finished this Steve Martin book, The Pleasure of My Company. It was bizarre, but entertaining I guess. I also read The Catcher In The Rye. I'd read it as a middle-schooler or something, and loved it..I still find ita very good book. I think it deserves most of its accolades.

Now I am reading a biography of Elvis from 1960-1977 called Careless Love. Biographies rarely fascinate me, but this one's pretty interesting. I guess cos Elvis is my favourite singer ever, and I grew up with him. He really is an enigmatic, multilayered type person. Few people really knew him. This book has a lot of quotes from people who actually did.

I finally got X to read Portnoy's Complaint, my all-time favourite book. He's so cute..my little goy keeps asking the meaning of Yiddish words. Unbelievably, I've been able to define most of them. I like that the way I got to know most of them was from my (Gentile) mother. She's been married to 2 Jews, though, so I guess she picked it up. Jewish by injection, as they say. HAHA.

I guess that's about it. I really need to find a job this week, for real.

Agnes and Henry are home and have a blog dedicated to them. That way I won't torture anyone who isn't interested in seeing the sweetest, most adorable kittens.



These cats are unbelievable sweet! I'm so in love with them.

So, I wanted to write this down befor ethe next part comes out, and I'm sure everyone will have seen it befor ethey read this, but:

I think that Penny could really be evil and it luring Captain Hammer (Or maybe even Dr.H) into an evil trap. Why? because a) it would be an awesome twist and then She and Dr. H can plot and plan together and his plans might even work. b) there was that conversation she had about people not always being what they seem to be on the outside and there is a hidden layer underneath c) how much of a coincidense was it that Captain Hammer had to go and rescue he because she was standing in the MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!

Yeah, so want this to happen, she's to damn perfect as it is.