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Friday, August 29th, 2008
rabid1st
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5:19p
Seen in Traffic---Bumpersticker
"Before you criticize someone walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when he gets angry, he'll be a mile away and barefoot."
Good advice that. Thought I would pass it on.
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lifewithlogan
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3:52p
Palin .... hmmm ....
Well, there is exactly ONE person on my f-list who is enthusiastic about Sarah Palin as McCain's VP choice, and that is of course ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) rgoing, who now signs all his posts "Vote the hero, not the zero," so I'm not exactly surprised. :-)
Most other people are going, "Huh? What? Any woman will do to draw in those disappointed Hillary voters, even though she's younger and less experienced than Obama? I don't think so."
I guess we'll find out in November.
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maainakhtsen
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9:42a
"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." -Albert Einstein
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hohaiyee
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11:49a
Okay, so Microsoft Office doesn't entirely suck
I still find myself frequently (monthly) shaking the fist of frustration when Word craps out on me with an error message, but...and I can't believe I'm defending a molopo-corporate-behemoth...but, some bugs are to be expected, if we are to remember the gazzillion features MO Word comes with, and that on the relativity scale Microsoft is still very Young. Though really, if Microsoft hasn't eaten all its competing siblings, perhaps it would have relatively less bugs?
...mostly though, I Can't Believe I didn't know about templates before! Everybody else does! I've been using the templates from Monsters.ca, etc, but it's nice to know that MS Word has a centre-mart for all occasions of templates. This is going to make sending cards to relatives eleventy times removed so much easier.
Templates: Resumes, calendars, spreadsheets, presentations, and ...
(Note: When I took computers...it was back in junior high, and the class was 1/3 of the year. This is was Toronto of the early 90s, anybody remember that?)
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wickedkiwi
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5:37p
Ah, the joys of the webhosts
My account with Midphase has been officially cancelled on their end because I've been using "insecure scripting". WTF that means I have no idea. After 7 years of service with them, they can stick their insecure scripting up their ass. I'm moving over to Acenet.
In the meantime, please continue sending me messages to Gmail because Midnight Island is down for the count.
current mood: irritated
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seekingjoy
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11:24a
If President Bush was a drag queen.....Sarah Palin!
I knew it. I knew this was going to happen. McCain chose a woman as his VP. This is trouble for the Dems. McCain is already running ads of supposed Hillary supporters who are going to vote for McCain. One of Hillary's strong suits was that she could attract moderate or Republican women who were committed to have a woman in the WhiteHouse and believe in her experience. With a McCain/Palin ticket you get both --- experience and woman.
This is TERRIFYING to me. I always thought that the Republicans would probably advance a woman in the Executive branch before the Dems. My fear is coming true. They are willing to do whatever it takes. They do not pull any shots. They play dirty. They are incredibly savvy and strategic. They picked the old, tough guy with the powerful POW story and lots of experience. So now they are off setting it with the young, attractive woman.
AND to add insult to injury, she is anti-choice. While she has not been as staunchly anti-gay as some, she is opposed to gay marriage. She is anti-gun control. She is pro-capital punishment. She will appeal to the evangelicals.
While she says she is concerned about climate change, she wants drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. What a wonderful, truly Republican contradiction.
They are covering all of their bases. I am seriously nauseated by this. Any lack of enthusiasm I might have had for Obama/Biden is irrelevant. I cannot sit by while McCain, possibly scarier version of Bush since he has pretty much the same world views but is actually smart and powerful enough to make more evil things happen is voted into office along with the first woman VP who is anti-choice.
NO WAY! This should be what it takes for any Hillary supporter, any pro-choice woman (Dem, Rep, Independent), anyone who does not want to see 4-8 more years of Bush policies to get active. I am making a donation. I am volunteering. I am taking the days off before the election to help get out the vote somewhere. This is unacceptable!!
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McCain chooses Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for V.P.
By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago
DENVER - John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention
Two senior campaign officials disclosed Mccain's decision a few hours before the Republican presidential nominee-to-be and his newly-minted running mate appeared at a rally in swing-state Ohio.
Palin is a self-styled hockey mom and political reformer who has been governor of her state less than two years.
Palin's selection shocked numerous Republican officials.
In making his pick, Mccain passed over several more prominent prospects who had figured in speculation for months — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge among them.
At 44, Palin is a generation younger that Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, who is Barack Obama's running mate on the Democratic ticket.
She is three years Obama's junior, as well — and McCain has made much in recent weeks of Obama's relative lack of experience in foreign policy and defense matters.
Palin flew overnight to an airport in Ohio near Dayton, and even as she awaited her formal introduction, some aides said they had believed she was at home in Alaska.
She is a former mayor of Wasilla who became governor of her state in December, 2006 after ousting a governor of her own party in a primary and then dispatching a former governor in the general election.
More recently, she has come under the scrutiny of an investigation by the Republican-controlled legislature into the possibility that she ordered the dismissal of Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not fire her former brother-in-law as a state trooper.
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gets_it_faster
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10:41p
Happy Friday, everyone!
sapphire_magick tagged me:
List 5 celebrities you would consider having sex with without even asking questions (provided they smelled good).
2) Put all of them IN ORDER of your lust for them [5 - 1, 1 is the hottest].
3) Say which movie/show/thing it was that hooked you.
4) Supply photos for said people.
5) Tag five people
( Onwards! )
jengrrrl, what are you doing to me! I"m about to update about Lindsay and Samantha. OH god here i go!
So, everyone seems to be aware that Lindsay Lohan's father is a complete douche and is threatening to spill secrets etc.
but this just had to be posted, i was linked to Lindsay's myspace blog and it made me 'aaaaw'.
Having said that- the people were right, and he is yet to change- but this time, without his daughter by his side- He has become a public embaressment and a bully- To my family, my co-workers, my friends, and a girl that means the world to me (its obvious who that is).
Aaaaw.
and Samantha posted a blog as well:
his need to throw a tantrum for the whole world to hear is- i am not going to go into a play by play defense- i feel no need to publicly defend my role in lindsay's life- i'm just sorry that she likes me more than him.
p.s. i'm not the one that is so lost that i need to use my relationship with lindsay to earn a living.... i am, always will and always have been here for her
current mood:  artistic
current music: 85 - Rilo Kiley
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_pinkfish
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3:52p
I'll be celebration my brithday on Saturday September the 20th.
My actual bday won't be until the 23rd, but I wanna celebrate it during the weekend.
Saturday will be friends only... maybe my brother.
Sunday will be family and such. The older crowd.
If the weather's nice we can out or something. If it's sucky we'll stay in.
There'll be booze. Snacks. Cake. Candy. DVD's. Music.
Bring some of your own if you feel like it. Or not. Whatevs.
Also, tip for bday pressie if you wanna gimme some... moneyz. I need to pay back my mom for my shiny TV, and I can't do with more crap in my room. Unless, of course, you see something that is so me, of course. xD
Be seeing ya then. ;)
current mood:  dorky
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seangaffney
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7:52a
NYAF schedule
Panel schedule is up for NYAF, and I'm going through trying to see what is necessary and what is merely interesting.
Definitely:
Friday, 6:45pm. Vertical.
Saturday, 11:15am. Cooking manga.
Saturday, 1:45pm. Del Rey.
Saturday, 8pm. Yuri panel.
Sunday, 11:15am. State of the Manga Industry.
Sunday, 12:30pm. Yen Press.
As for screenings:
Sunday, 2:45pm, Aria.
Disappointments? No Viz, waaah. And no Kodansha, making me raise an eyebrow at their 'Big announcement in September' promise. No Tokyopop, but wasn't expecting them.
current mood:  creative
current music: Bomb the Bass - Empire
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island_coconuts
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4:54p
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTINE. Sorry it's late. HAHAHAH.
I'mma go eat my green tea ice cream cake now (:
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rachel2205
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10:38a
Ouch. Oh, Al Gore, you nailed it.
Eight years ago, some said there was not much difference between the nominees of the two major parties and it didn't really matter who became president. Our nation was enjoying peace and prosperity. Some assumed we would continue both, no matter the outcome. But here we all are in 2008, and I doubt anyone would argue now that election didn't matter.
Take it from me, if it had ended differently, we would not be bogged down in Iraq, we would have pursued bin Laden until we captured him. We would not be facing a self-inflicted economic crisis; we would be fighting for middle-income families.
- Al Gore speaking to the Democratic National Convention.
What must be like for him, knowing that he should have been president? And then watching the other man do what George Bush has done? I admire Al Gore for being able to rise above the situation as he has. And he also manages to pinpoint just what it is, I think, that I like about Obama:
His experience has taught him something that career politicians often overlook: that inconvenient truths must be acknowledged if we are to have wise governance.
I like Barack Obama because he has nuance in his thinking; because he seems capable of seeing more than one side of a matter; because he genuinely wants to understand the side that is not his own. There are still lots of questions about whether Obama is experienced enough and so on, but I think after the near-decade of Bush government the best president America could have is one who can perceive of a world outside of America that does not share 'American' values; of a world inside America that does not share 'American' values; and to know that this difference does not necessarily make one an enemy.
Let's hoping the US voting public sees this, too. Like it or not, my country, your country, and the world is affected by what happens in America in November. And for once I'd like to see someone at the helm who sees that power over the rest of the globe as a privilege for America, not a right.
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wannablessedbe
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10:27p
What did Obama do tonight that everyone is going nuts over?
It's funny how I get all my news from LJ. The real news is depressing. Last time I turned it on they were showing dead puppies.
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willowtara
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