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[21 Aug 2008|11:19am] jenoofer Okay. Everything packed. I'm off to Greenbelt! See you all on Tuesday. post comment

I WAS SO BORED. [21 Aug 2008|08:14pm] colour_me_troll [ mood | nauseated ] ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) 7 comments|post comment

Writer's Block: Your Favorite Series: One Last Go Round [21 Aug 2008|10:45am] cube_166 [ mood | exhausted ] If you could pick any TV show that has been off the air to come back for one more season, which show would you pick and why? Submitted by idle_kid_city View other answers I'm sure this will be a popular answer but I'll say it anyway: Firefly. And it needs another series for obvious reasons that I don't really need to enumerate. Anyway there's lots of shows that I would like to see come back, and to come back for longer than just one last season in fact. Dead Like Me, Buffy and Angel (how weird is it that I already want them to come back when I haven't even watched all of them yet?), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the list goes on. "The list goes on" isn't a program by the way. It sounds like it would be a really tedious program if it was and to be honest I wouldn't mind if it had been cancelled. In fact if it had been cancelled I'd look for the man that cancelled it and give him a hearty handshake, a hug and the key to the city. Or something. Do you think many television executives get attacked because they cancelled brilliant programs? I think that should happen more often. I think it would be poetic irony if someone was to go and cancel their life before it's time. Actually I don't and I think it would be needlessly violent and not at all advisable. Anyway off I go now. Seeya next time for more quickly rescinded encouragement of needless violence. post comment

[21 Aug 2008|05:08am] sweetanyanka Survived yesterday.  Picked up Jen and went for chocolate lava and boy hug. That helped. Now off to bwi. post comment

[21 Aug 2008|10:22am] morganmuffle [ mood | amused ] If anyone wants something interesting to watch I suggest trying the Modern Pentathlon stream on the BBC website, or presumeably it's on TV somewhere, suddenly you understand the skill of the actual Show Jumpers because WOW are these guys not even nearly as good. I know you have to allow for the fact that it's now a mudbath in the arena AND that they get assigned horses at random but still... refusals, destroyed fences and fallers right left and centre *is kind of hooked* (no really, watch a bit, it's nice and distracting from thoughts of idiot channels that don't know what they've got in a show *scowls*) ETA Bombshell news from the show jumping... A number of horses have tested positive for banned substances - don't know which ones or what substance. Four have been disqualified from tonight's finale - and they will also be dq'd from the team event a few days ago. GB finished 7th in the team event - so we don't think it would affect them - but we believe it could affect the medals. Think something should develop in next 10 mins with a press conference at 1100 BST. WTF?! I have to say my general low level fear of doping positives (which has been with me all the way through the Games and has occasionally been right it turns out) DEFINITELY did not cover fear that anyone would have doped a horse! Let alone 4 of them! 24 comments|post comment

[21 Aug 2008|10:16am] doraichan DX I'm so bored. Shou-chan, why do you have to be in school?! DDDX *whines* Arghkhdfjhdmc ~Dodo potato. post comment

[21 Aug 2008|10:00am] morganmuffle [ mood | depressed ] *blinks* Well then. Catching up on my flist has largely wiped out my good mood because no more Stargate: Atlantis? It might not be the best show out there but it's going to be sadly missed by me and heartbrokenly missed by a lot of people I know :( And actually these days I think, to a large extent, I love the show mostly because I love it's cast and that sort of makes it worse because now you've got that fear of what if they don't find something new and awesome? (ETA although thinking about it at least we know DH has still got the potential of Starcrossed and I guess some of the other cast will switch to that and I can't see Jewel being without a job long but really it's Chuck and Kavan and David N and such that concern me) (I have a suspicion with their made-for-TV movie plans letter writing campaigns are not going to work but if they do I have to say the idea of bombarding the SCi-Fi channel with lemons is my favourite so far...) 10 comments|post comment

[21 Aug 2008|09:25am] morganmuffle [ mood | good ] I walked into work with a sinking feeling because I'd heard the Olympics bulletin on the radio and not a mention of the BMX at all... which is why I can now say I've never been so glad to hear about a spot of rain *g* (spot of rain? sounds like it's chucking it down in Beijing but still, no BMX till tomorrow *is relieved*) ( And yet some sports continued on... ) 12 comments|post comment

[21 Aug 2008|08:37am] doraichan http://blog.livedoor.jp/jd0139/archives/923175.html I WANT AN ESKIMO JESUS DIAMANTE COAT. D; And argh, I had a dream about school AGAIN. x___x ~Dodo Potato. 3 comments|post comment

pretty flower [21 Aug 2008|05:17pm] andricongirl I re-drew my jellisteins monster and added him as a tee-shirt design on red bubble Pretty flower on red bubble 4 comments|post comment

Andy Taylor signing [20 Aug 2008|11:31pm] parlance So The Bug is doing a signing of his tell-all in NY. No other dates announced yet. A friend forwarded this and I have no idea where she got it. But he's listed at the Borders and B&N websites so it's for real. Andy Taylor, member of Duran Duran, signing copies of Wild Boy 9/16/08 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble – Smith Haven Mall. Lake Grove, NY 9/17/08 1:00 PM at Borders Books – Columbus Circle. New York, NY From what I can tell, Lake Grove is about 50 miles away from NYC, yes? Isn't that like doing a signing in LA and another in San Juan Capistrano? Or Chicago and... Islip? It doesn't make sense. post comment

Oh, dear, spelling [21 Aug 2008|01:20am] eclectictastes7 [ mood | chipper ] I got the most epic yarn hookup today. I think I've mentioned before that my ex-boyfriend's mom owns a yarn shop? I went in today with the gift certificate I (finally!) found yesterday while cleaning my room (it was from Christmas and got lost in the fray when I was packing for York), and since the gift certificate was a rather generous one I got a pretty good selection of new yarn (for Christmas presents, mainly). As I was buying it all, though, Lindsay also brought out all this other stuff - I guess it was sale stuff or just random skeins she hadn't sold - and she totally filled up my bag! I got 9 more skeins of yarn - and I only bought 4! It was wonderful. I was smiling and thanking her so much. So that was pretty much the highlight of my day. I love stopping in to see her, she's great. The afgan squares are coming on apace. I might take a break to work on some stuff with my new yarn soon. I love Harvest Records. I bought two more CDs there today - the news ones by Teddy Thompson and Old 97s - and if I'm lucky and the stuff I want comes in their next shipment, I'll get the new Conor Oberst and Death Vessel before I leave town. So... yay! Um... my spelling is epic fail tonight. Thank goodness for Firefox spell-check. I think I need to go to bed. 1 comment|post comment

Fun times with FEVER! [21 Aug 2008|01:33pm] logansrogue [ mood | pissed off ] Ohhhh, my buddies! My PALS! Guess what I nearly did last night? I nearly fainted and clocked my head on the hard, cold bathroom floor! That's right! I decided that, after being two days without washing because I was too sick to get much further than the toilet without needing to lie down again, that was it - I'd take some codeine and have a nice bath, then rinse myself off. Medicines I'd had that evening: - Some horrible shit old-fashioned Ammonia and Sene... Sene... somethingerather to clear up my chest. - Panadol - My daily dose of antidepressants - Very very late, nurofen Plus (ibuprofin and codeine). I had my bath - no problems. Quite lovely, really. It was when I decided to get out that the troubles started. Dizzy spells! Can't see for the patterns before my eyes! Can't... stand... SHIT! I lay down on the cold tile floor, (oh that's nice), and shouted for help. Everyone was in the bedrooms. Thankfully, I collapsed in the laundry, in which there's a huge stinking hole in the wall where Dad's building a staircase and the sound goes right through. Scotty heard me, Scotty got Mum. I staggered with the help of Scotty to the couch in the lounge room, where I slept for the evening. Watched a movie, and tried to get some sleep. Woke up today - still getting temperatures. God this shit is great fun. 3 comments|post comment

08.20.08 link round-up [20 Aug 2008|09:25pm] parlance Finally getting around to putting one together. Some are a few days old, forgive me. ********** On the Radio By the way, LA's Pacifica station KPFK is having an online membership drive. If you like what you're hearing and reading, consider making a donation, will you? Trouble the Water http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=2979 Among those who did not have the means to leave [New Orleans], were a couple living in the ninth ward, Kimberly and Scott Roberts. Armed with only a camcorder, they survived the harrowing storm and witnessed the lack of government action in the aftermath. Now, a new film using the footage taken by Kim Roberts called Trouble the Water, is making waves in the world of independent film making. ********** The End of the Musharraf Era http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=2999 Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned from office today rather than face the prospects of being the first president in the nation’s history to be impeached. The news, greeted by celebrations in the country, came just hours ago as mounting political pressures increasingly isolated the former president who took power in a 1999 coup. ********** Will Diebold Once More Make Havoc with Votes? http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=3011 A prominent data security expert and self-described life-long Republican has said that Diebold voting machines can never be trusted. In a 2006 interview, Steven Spoonamore says that the 2004 election was stolen and that Diebold voting machines are designed to steal elections... ...What does this mean for the 2008 elections? How can voting irregularities that marred both the last Presidential elections be avoided in this coming election? ********** What the Press Misses in Obama’s VP Choices http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=3010 Today we’ll look at the angles that the mainstream media avoids with respect to Barack Obama’s VP pick - what positions the potential candidates have taken on important issues, and the racial dynamics that Obama faces in feeling the need to balance his blackness with a white running mate. ********** News As I said at blackfolk, this promises to be a hot mess and a half. Clinton's name will be put in nomination at convention http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/14/breaking-clintons-name-will-be-put-in-nomination-at-convention/ The presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton announced Thursday that Senator Hillary Clinton’s name will be placed into nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. ********** Articles File under humor of sorts. The Guardian sends a reporter out to duplicate Michael Phelps' meal plan. He doesn't make it. The need for greed http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/15/foodanddrink.michaelphelps?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time, eats 12,000 calories a day. Eggs, mayonnaise and assorted fats make up a jaw-dropping proportion of his diet. How can he force it all down? And what is it doing to his body? With nothing to lose but his waistline, Jon Henley tries dining like an Olympic champion ********** Blogs Professor Black Woman examines the use of blackface and ablist epithets in "Tropic Thunder." I haven't seen the movie, but I couldn't quite articulate what was making me so deeply uncomfortable about the trailer, despite the justifications people were trying to give me for the use of blackface, and I'm glad PBW came through as she always does. Tropic Thunder Protest Called by Dis/Ability Rights Group http://profbw.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/tropic-thunder-protest-called-by-disability-rights-group/ Ultimately, Tropic Thunder is likely to appeal to people who think they are “above” bigotry and that oppressed people are “over-sensitive.” Downey Jr. has already said as much during his press for Iron Man. It is written for and expected to sell to the people privileged enough not to be the target of their “humor.” It relies on the “good person” argument that argues everyone involved in the film from Downey Jr. to Stiller to Tom Cruise (who has a cameo) are all established actors who would never do anything offensive. Tom Cruise has black kids after all! Except they did. ********** This is a good start. A great start. Something feels like it's missing, though. Take a look and let me know what you think. The Black Male Privileges Checklist http://jewelwoods.com/node/9 Examining black male privileges offers black men and boys an opportunity to go beyond old arguments of "personal responsibility" or "blaming the man" to gain a deeper level of insight into how issues of class and race are influenced by gender. Gender is one of the most important tools in the production and reproduction of power because it relies on consent and not just coercion. Link from blackfolk ********** A blogger writes about incidents of sexual harassment at Comic Con... and Comic Con's astounding lack of a clear policy to address these incidents. A serious note. http://bullyscomics.blogspot.com/2008/08/serious-note.html Comics oughta be fun. Comic book conventions ought to, as well. But as long as harassment goes on and there is no clear-cut official written rules on convention behavior and what to do in circumstances or physical or mental assault, our hobby runs the risk of alienating and endangering those within it. Link from kitsune_stars ********** Yeah, there were more where that came from. chink-eye photos: the week in review http://www.angryasianman.com/2008/08/chink-eye-photos-week-in-review.html Not since the 4th grade have I seen such a mature display of respect. What a great week for making fun of Asians. To think, we've got like nine more days of Olympic competition left. Who knows what could happen between now and the Closing Ceremony? Anyone else want in on the chink-eye action? The cameras are ready.That's racist! ********** Action Alerts Bring Justice to Victims of Rape in California http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/192936966 Tell Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa justice needs to be served. The LAPD needs to tackle the backlogged rape kits today and fulfill the promise made to the victims. Act now to make rape prosecution a reality. ********** Support the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act http://www.colorofchange.org/gulfcoast/?id=1290-92292 The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act would hire 100,000 Gulf Coast residents and evacuees, providing them with training and jobs to rebuild their homes and communities. It started as nothing more than a good idea, but after thousands of ColorOfChange.org members called on Congress to support the plan, and after years of persistent activism from students and Gulf Coast organizations, it now has a real chance of bringing some justice to the Gulf. Even though it's come this far, it will take massive public pressure on each member of Congress to get the bill passed. If we want justice for Katrina survivors, we need to make our voices heard now as the media focuses its attention on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Please join us and call on your member of Congress to co-sponsor the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act, then ask your friends and family to do the same ********** 2 comments|post comment

Capslock abuse :( [20 Aug 2008|11:59pm] hysteric_style [ music | the Olympics!!!! ] Omgomgomg they're making a new season of Slayers. I should not be so excited about an anime, but stfu because it was like my first major fandom and, much as it pains me to say this, I'm still madly in love with Zelgadis. Like I saw him in the opening to the new season on YouTube and I nearly hyperventilated. SO PATHETIC. I haven't done an update in too long. Er, I went horseback riding last week which was awesome, I tried riding a bike and failed.... and now I'm back at my grandma's for a few days before MOVING INTO SCHOOL :D Although I'm upset for class-registration reasons, mostly because of stupid prerequisite problems involving Latin, and because every class I want to take is at 11am and 2pm so I can't take a bunch of the ones I want. Wah wah wah. My schedule should end up pretty cool regardless. Also OMG PROJECT RUNWAY DRAG QUEENS, YES. ilu Chris March. ilu Rupaul. Btw who on my flist has seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog? Because I'm in love with it. I need either the DVD or a sequel asap. JOSS WHEDON YOU'RE BUSTING MY BALLS. 1 comment|post comment

Return of the Sims [20 Aug 2008|07:29pm] blacktofade [mood| artistic] [music| Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out ] First, the mother, sister, and I went to see Dark Knight finally. We all thought it was amazing! The Joker scared the ever loving piss out of me. I was actually shaking during his first "home video". He could be the first villain that I don't find sexy! :O Oh man, Top Gear this week was the race to Oslo. Why have I not seen that before? SO MUCH SLASH. May, you massive gheyist, come out of the closet already :| Anway, as the subject says, the Sims are back! So, ages ago, swing_set sent me her Top Gear Sims and now ohmyshoes has influenced me, with her own amazing TG Sim story, to finally put them in my game. ( So here they are ) I should terrorise my sims with this. Y/N? LOL? Question: I'm having trouble getting the cheat box to show up. CTRL + SHIFT + C has stopped working. Does anyone know any other way to get it up (in before Viagra) or to fix it? Cheers. 12 comments|post comment

oh my fag [20 Aug 2008|08:11pm] wring you probably figured by now that i read too much jezebel.com. but really guise, this is effin awesome, I promise. International Male Catalogs!!! 4 comments|post comment

I certainly wasn't expecting... [20 Aug 2008|08:02pm] sperlock [ mood | calm ] the punchline in this comic. post comment

No more SGA... [20 Aug 2008|10:44pm] kb_twilight [ mood | pissed off ] [ music | Exile "Fly Away" ] ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) 1 comment|post comment

3am blog, and what's on my mind [21 Aug 2008|02:46am] thingogram [ mood | that early morning mood ] I found this picture of me from my 18th birthday.   Do you think there's a name for people who identify with hermaphrodites? I dress and act like neither man nor woman. I have masculine days and feminine days. I wear outfits that accentuate parts of my female body and obscure others. I wear pink cheesecloth and drink pints. I wanted to go to my year 13 prom in a tuxedo with a corset and stilettos. I don't care whether I fall in love with men or women. Ideally, I would like to love them all at once. My sexuality defines me more than my gender. I think I'm an empathetic being. I am neither male nor female, neither hetero nor homosexual, I don't try to be what others are or what I'm told i should be. I have no interest in subculture, because I'd have to change it every day. I am as gender-ambiguous and as sexually open as I like to be, not because anyone else is, but because I am. I study literature- the creation of other lives and the exploration of other consciousnesses. Though I'm not what anyone would call talented, I enjoy acting- the art of becoming someone else. When I sing, I think about my words and become the voice behind them. I want multiple lovers, because I couldn't choose just one until I'd loved them all. I believe in the sacredness of all life, and every being ever created with a soul and potential. I support the plight of the minority who cannot help but be different from the norm, but I resent them when they try to obtain preferential treatment over those who cannot help but be different to the minority. I stand up for those who cannot speak, and listen to those who can. Stereotypes hold no weight with me- there is no gender, there is no race, there is no sexuality, there is no marital status, there is no age, there is no wealth- there is only the individual and the way the individual chooses to live. Could it be that I am the embodiment of everyone? Someone who is at once totally unique, yet at the same time a composite of both sides of every choice it's possible to make? Am I like this for a reason? After all, not everyone believes in things so strongly. Not everyone can tell when to stick with what is truly right, and when to change their minds and admit they were wrong. Not everyone is so objective that even when they make a mistake and don't correct it, and do the worse thing on a principle of no importance, for pride or for spite, they are aware of choosing to be wrong. Not everyone can analyse themselves as though they were someone completely seperate. Not everyone can slip inside the mind of another, and understand them without becoming them. Not everyone is everyone. 1 comment|post comment

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