[11 Oct 2008|02:59pm] randomblade Okay. So my mum has M.S and also a sweet tooth. I have an ongoing project of trying to find healthy alternatives to junk food for her. Now, Stevia is an herb that provides sweetness without calories. It has an inoffensive taste and is great for putting in fizzy water with lemon to give her the illusion of lemonade. It froths slightly when you agitate it in water, which can look like you're drinking detergent. Another problem that comes up with the MS around this time of year, as we head into summer is that mum overheats. She can't function above a certain temperature. To counter this, she swims in cold water in the morning, and drinks ice-frappe drinks when she can Now this frothing property made me think. If you put stevia water in the blender, you make a thick white froth. If you put ice in, you make a thick white ice-froth. Add lemon and a teaspoon of matcha, and you make the most delicious thing-that-is-nothing in the world. 1 scribble| annotate

Memes [10 Oct 2008|09:41am] blindlyinnocent Post a picture in my comments of what you think describes me when you think about what/who I am. Give no written explanation though. Just an image. (Optional) Copy and paste into your own journal and see what others think about you in pictures! Halloween Meme airwolfpsu puts apples in your razorblades alectogozen TPs arbutus allthingsnoisy dresses up as blackwell arbutus swoops on allthingsnoisy and drains their cutlery bethybnny TPs your candy blackstone shows up with burning torches, pitchforks and dip blackwell puts fake eyeballs in your pumpkin cousin_sue runs around screaming for hours until abruptly silenced by bethybnny, wielding a sharpened Bank Manager's lunchbox diva_dot carves silvertongue1's effigy in the medium of gerbils irish_caffeine creates an unholy monstrosity from silvertongue1, luminaseeker and ladytairngire ladytairngire puts real eyeballs in your Bank Manager's lunchbox leilia gives you a toothbrush lies_and_theft calls cousin_sue to let them know the psycho killer's in the attic luminaseeker haunts your Wings Greatest Hits silvertongue1 tries to pick up Phantom Hitchhikers LJ Name 1 scribble| annotate

Dream [10 Oct 2008|09:16am] blindlyinnocent [ mood | wistful ] [ music | MSNBC morning news ] I had a dream last night which involved being evacuated to a tall hotel type building, being accused of witchcraft & murder in a psuedo-real murder mystery, and solving logical and matheatical puzzels. But the overriding emotions in the dream were directed at this guy. I know this guy in real life. He is sweet and we are friends. But in the dream I knew he was in love with me. In the dream I teased him, I would say coquettish things, give him little pecks on the cheek, etc. I felt something when we were close working on puzzels, I felt a closeness and bond when we were near. I teased him because I guess my psyche wanted to taunt him into making the first move. I was talking to Amanda, former roommate, in the dream, who commented that he is/seemed very honorable. I guess in the dream he didn't want to be tricked into making the first move; he wanted to make sure that I made the first move so I knew why I was doing it. In the back of my mind I think I thought I was still engaged to Andy, which was part of what was holding me back. Part was also that while I noticed the closeness between us, I didn't realize it meant love on his part until already intot he dream a bit. I always love dreams where there are guys in which we like each other. I don't feel guilty because I have a fiance, but instead think it's the place I can feel that "new relationship" feeling again. It was a really warm and fuzzy feeling (in said dream) to find out that this guy had feelings for me, and to realize throughout the dream that I might have them for him. That sort of thing hasn't ever really happened to me before, that I can remember. I did have a close friend who liked me, but I didn't find out until much later when it was too late. When I write my official NaNoWriMo in November I want to try to embue it witht his feeling. This feeling of change and emotional & romantic growth. Because even if I can't have it now, at least my character should be able to. 2 scribbles| annotate

Have you been friended by Russian spambots? Watch out! [09 Oct 2008|10:50pm] anat_astarte ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) 2 scribbles| annotate

THE OFFFIICCEEE IS ONNNNN [09 Oct 2008|08:58pm] ilanajacqueline In response to me dancing around the living room singing "The office is onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!" Mom: Loni, you're embarrising me in front of the dog. annotate

Hack the planet [09 Oct 2008|05:58pm] mojograham [ mood | hungry ] Just some random characters, no one in particular. ( Interlude ) Bonus points if you can catch the reference to Hackers in that first one. annotate

Fictional Characters meme! [07 Oct 2008|10:50pm] anat_astarte ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) 8 scribbles| annotate

Back on the bike [07 Oct 2008|07:36pm] pancom Not too bad of a ride, considering the three weeks of lying around and overeating. I did have a pickup truck with twin CB antennas pass me with the PA bullhorn shouting, "There's a sidewalk. Use it." I may let it inspire me to write a rebuttal and post it in the local newspaper. —distance: 29.05 mi —ride time: 1:43:04 —avg speed: 16.8 mph —max speed: 35.9 mph —calories: 992.8 3 scribbles| annotate

Young robots in love. [06 Oct 2008|08:11pm] mojograham [ mood | listless ] More robots ( Interlude ) I think I'm going to make that first one into a painting. annotate

Things Die, Things are Reborn [06 Oct 2008|02:35am] sirenecheval [ mood | amused ] [ music | 2001 Maniacs ] My laptop died, and that is not a thing of particular substance. I'll get a new one some day. (Or rather, a sort of new one. I like my computers like I like my men, with a couple of miles on it.) Someday I'll be making millions a dollar for every hundred words I put down, and at that time I'll have a laptop for every outfit. I'll have them in a dispenser and I'll throw them away like tissues. Right now I'm sitting on the floor working on my husband's 800 year old back up laptop. It works, and so I'm happy about it. In terms of rebirth I had a fit and changed my website, my server is the devil, (and not the cool one with martinis,) so I'm going to rely on Wordpress for everything, but that's okay because it's smarter than I am. I'm messing around with it, and it might enable or encourage me to start up some of my real loves, like radio drama and the like. If I can get any scripts out while finishing up my redlines with White Wolf, gosh, I might actually be produce something! Shock and awe. So we'll see. 2 scribbles| annotate

Twitterpated [05 Oct 2008|11:02am] evilchick 15:07 I don't know who put Germans in the dishwasher or why they gave 'em emphysema and casio keyboards, but I sure do like the noises they make. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter annotate

Day 328: Silver Spider [05 Oct 2008|08:30am] blackwell Day 328: Silver Spider Photo: Available 1 scribble| annotate

Counting Days [04 Oct 2008|08:05pm] blackwell Day 327: Knots Photo: Available 38 Days till I finish my 365days project 7 Days till I'm married. Counting Days. ( Day 326: The Gift ) annotate

Twitterpated [04 Oct 2008|11:03am] evilchick 00:42 I like those people with whom we pretend to be vampires! # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter annotate

Alternate Photo Sale: Day 50 to Day 100 [03 Oct 2008|02:16pm] blackwell Looking at these photos, which were taken almost a year ago, the memories of what was happening in my life at that time seem to resurface - and also, the memories of what I was learning as I was taking these photos. During this time, I did pinups of Andrea and a portrait of Manning Krull. I was just getting used to wearing an engagement ring, and I was experimenting with color and light as I never had before. These photos, I think, illustrate a jump in my skill - as I learned from my mistakes and experimented with techniques. During this time, I did a bunch of trials with color, where I tried to drench a photo in one color as much as I could. Above, you can see me try my hand at purple, and below, you see what I did with white. Below the cut there is orange and yellow and black and blue. These Alternates are available for 20$ each at a size of 8x12. If you were thinking of getting me a wedding present, but you weren't sure what to get, buying a print would be a good way to go. ( Alternates Selected from The Days between 50 and 100 ) 2 scribbles| annotate

OMG VP WTF? [03 Oct 2008|01:04pm] evilchick What broken, funhouse mirror traces the parameters of acceptable debate about economic issues in this country? It's a testament to the superglue on our ideological blinders that no one's eyeballs rolled out of their damn heads when Gwen Ifill asked Senator Biden if his ticket's proposed plan to raise taxes on those with annual incomes over $250,000* constituted class warfare. I'm sorry, Ms. Ifill - what warfare? As an American, I'm incapable of comprehending that word unless it's preceded by "middle" and followed by "the backbone of the American economy." We live in a nation where the gap between rich and poor is already absurd and continues to grow. We live in an advanced industrialized econcomy that's sees fewer of its citizens improve their standing than any other comparable nation (all the while proclaiming ourselves the land of opportunity). Yet, neither of the candidates nor the moderator breathed about "class warfare" when talk turned to tax breaks for higher income brackets or for large corporations. The rich profiting at the expense of all the rest of us is just the natural order of things. CEOs and boards of directors of multi-national corporations are entitled to union bust, to cut pensions, and to slash labor costs by moving their operations to places where there are even fewer of those pesky environmental standards and workers rights laws. When someone proposes a plan to reduce these inequalities (however feeble) THAT is unjust. More than that - it's war! *I am not advocating taxing on the basis of income as the best way to re-distribute income. 4 scribbles| annotate

Novella Writing [03 Oct 2008|11:35am] blindlyinnocent [ mood | frustrated ] I'm glad October was my prep month for NaNoWriMo. I am so out of practice of writing! Oct 1: I had a great idea for a world, but couldn't figure out how I wanted to start the first storyline in it. All my beginnings sucked. Never made it past the first page. Oct 2: Started new Cthulhu novel set in Newark Delaware incorporating people I may or may not have met. (Okay okay, I threw in an ex.) Wrote 1,926 words. Oct 3: Woke up and looked at what I wrote yesterday. Didn't want to continue it. Argh!! I was checkin out Lady Lark's cool Sims2 inspired fanfic, and that made me want to play sims. I can get the game by Monday from amazon for $28, or I could bum some money off of Andy and try going to Target or something now. Maybe I should check out some writing inspiration sites. Challenges and the like. Argh. Why is this so difficult? Maybe I just need to write a bunch of beginnings this month in prep for November. 2 scribbles| annotate

Twitterpated [03 Oct 2008|11:02am] evilchick 15:05 I'm becoming increasingly interested in the role of video game journalists in the industry. Reading suggestions, s'il vous plait? # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter 3 scribbles| annotate

Reference Material [02 Oct 2008|03:31pm] planetx Arthur Schmitt's steampunk phone: www.tart2000.com/ (flash site: it's the blocky thing in the middle) Ernie Fosselius's "Light Switch Complicator" tinyurl.com/47mgvy San Diego Has a Mighty Herd : The Majestic Centurion Justice Alliance tinyurl.com/49b9g8 annotate

Halloween Costume Deal! [02 Oct 2008|02:04pm] planetx Originally published at jaredaxelrod.com. You can comment here or there. In order to help pay for the epic wedding of myself to the lovely and talented J.R. Blackwell, I have decided to take on 1 Halloween costume commission this year. That’s right, for the low, low prices of $200 one person can look as awesome as I do come Halloween. The first person to email me and pay $200 in advance will get a costume whatever they want* custom made head to toe—props included—done to their specifications. Want to be a pirate? I can do that. An airship pirate? No problem. An airship pirate superhero? Consider it done. I have an extensive portfolio, should you want to peruse it. But don’t spend too long looking! This offer is limited to the first person who pays! Act now! AND THE DEAL IS OVER!  Sorry if you missed your chance, but first come, first serve! Also, check out JR Blackwell’s–she who took the awesome above photo— Alternate 365 Photo sale! *Within reason. Some costumes will not be able to completed in the time before Halloween. A rule of thumb: if it has futuristic armor, it’ll take too long. 6 scribbles| annotate

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