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| Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 |
krasnyfox
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10:41p |
Writer's Block: Where am I in the garden?
Oh, this one's funny! You see, I relate to the carrot the most (not really, I don't compare myself to veggies and fruits). But I do not want to get into that because I don't want to give perverts any ideas. Correct Mood: <=3 horny Current Mood:  silly |
jakebe
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10:34p |
Abbreviated Tuesday
Lat Pulldown: 75 lbs.
Seated Row: 60 lbs.
Straight Arm Pulldown: 30 lbs.
Preacher Curl: 20 lbs.
Time: 20 minutes
Distance: 1.76 miles
Top Speed: 6.2 mph
Calories: 180e |
ysengrin
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9:53p |
You can't make this stuff up. A $5bn (£2.5bn) tourism and development scheme for the Green Zone being hatched by the Pentagon and an international investment consortium would give the heavily fortified area on the banks of the Tigris a "dream" makeover that will become a magnet for Iraqis, tourists, business people and investors. The cherry on this "International Village" as shown by an artist's impression released by the US military (according to the Guardian)? Why, the " Tigris Woods Golf and Country Club," of course. Glad they still have a sense of humor, if a total lack of sensible priorities. |
foofers
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9:31p |
 Wondering if anyone: - Has this old PC CD-ROM game buried in the closet somewhere, and
- Would be willing to part with it.
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rex_beowulf
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9:30p |
Yup...More Evidence Your lives are too stressful. You are far too busy with what the powers that be have you doing, and you are so stressed out from trying to either keep up, beyond your abilities, or from pushing yourself harder than the next guy, that you are all killing yourselves from stress. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_he_me/medication_nation;_ylt=A0WTUeHbaipI4EABwxqs0NUEThese are diseases caused by your lifestyles. Stress. Poor eating habits. Too much sugar. And stress, stress, stress. And this only records those who are insured, and those actually diagnosed with these diseases. I'm telling you, its a dead end, and you are killing yourselves. |
tygercowboy
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11:22p |
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stalbon
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10:58p |
From Superhero Movies to Superhero Shows! I spoke of Iron Man last post, which was an excellent example of a superhero movie. And, of course, I've seen excellent examples of superhero shows, too. And I believe everyone tends to expect things from these shows, as well. In G.I. Joe, for instance, people want to see big battles with blue and red lasers flying about, and people in snake-themed costumes yelling 'Retreat!!!' In Transformers, people want to see those same blue-and-red-laser battles, only this time with giant robots who transform into cool things. When it comes to superheroes, there's a bit more variance. For instance, as fun as it is to see Batman battle the Joker, most find just as much enjoyment watching him deduce mysteries or use some of his various disguises in setting up police raids or plot points. And when you watch Superman, you like to see him use his powers...super speed, flight, super strength, and yet find some way for those to not be completely overpowering. For me, though...it's the brawls. This wasn't so evident in Batman: The Animated Series, but Superman and both incarnations of Justice League were excellent examples. Yes, you had a plethora of powers to use with so many superheroes, but in some of the most enjoyable episodes, it came down to a simple brawl between two superstrong, super-tough beings. And really, I think that's something that Paul Dini and Bruce Timm did just right. For instance, the episode of Superman where Kalibak first makes his appearance, in a fight against Superman on Father's Day. There was little use of heat vision, super speed, or anything else...it was simply punch the other guy with all that you had until he finally stayed down. And there were numerous other episodes where similar, often city-sprawling brawls occurred, and I enjoyed the lot of them. So tell me, what is it that you most enjoy seeing in these superhero shows, and do you think they've done justice to that aspect of these heroes and their legacies? Current Mood:  Inquisitive |
doc_moreau
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11:34p |
Sacrifice I was having a dream... Driving home, down the hill toward the centre of town, and after that my house. I live right downtown (t's a small downtown, in a small town...) Anyhow, i passed the oddest sight. On the side of the road, walking the same direction i was driving, was a tan-skinned tribal looking person of considerable stature... and by tribal i mean he was wearing tooth neclaces and feathers and stuff. Not necessarily Native American, in fact i get the impression he was not supposed to be that - more of an islander i think. A cliche, i'd say. But he was supposed to be a primitive of some sort, you get the idea. He was dressed in no more than a hide loincloth, and was covered in large part with white powder, especially on his face. The skin around his eyes was painted black, though. I immediately thought he was going to be representing death in some ritual. Or perhaps a ghost or spirit. I say "was going to be representing..." because as he walked he was carrying a large flat platter, like a waiter at a bizarre restaurant ...i don't know if it was supposed to be metal, or wood, or what... but a large flat tray againt his shoulder, with a very white and pristine looking goat laying atop it, motionless. The goat might have had her legs tied, but i don't recall. Anyway, that was a little bit disturbing, and very much out of place. But i drove by, and turned left to go past the town centre. On the sides of the bridge were large bins of fruit and grain, and all sorts of food. I drove past. It seemed as though my town was decorating and getting ready for a great ceremony. Past the bridge on the left, in the parking lot of the general store, was a pile of tinder and wood, i suppose to make a nice pyre. And next to that a table draped in white cloth displaying all sorts of knives and flesh-cutting instruments. I don't think there were any other vehicles around, and i suddenly felt like an outsider, as you can imagine... I got the impression (you know how sometimes you feel things are a certain way in dreams, even if you can't describe them visually afterward?) that there were people milling about waiting for the tall tribesman to arrive with the sacrifice... though i don't really recall seeing any people. They were there, though. Adrenaline and the abnormally heavy thudding of my heart in its cage woke me up. I remember feeling divided - part of me yearned to play anthropologist (again the outsider) and wait around to see what was going to take place. I was wondering if i had my camera with me. But next to that, i was also very distressed, and wanted to get as far from there as i could in the short amount of time before it was to begin. ...And now that i came here to write this down (i rarely write down dreams, but this one was notable, i guess. Or at least, i was motivated enough to get up.) i probably won't be able to go back to sleep. Oh well, i might as well try! A half hour of sleep is a lousy point to call it quits. Current Mood:  uncomfortable |
mundywoof
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11:25p |
More room cleaning fun! Today I got, among other things, a set of those little under-cabinet halogen puck-lights. Three went into the closet (bad wuff!). And they're awesome anyways, lots and lots of happy light, more than I expected them to put out. Now I can see all the junk better!
Vacuum-space bags, more boxes, and CURTAINS followed me home too. So did coat hangers. I've gone domestic! D: |
dark_natasha
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9:04p |
Califur Originals Hey All
Here is some art for you to enjoy as I'm just about ready to head out to Califur in California! My apologies for not posting any new art recently as things have been very busy. Hopefully I will be able to do that after RMFC . ;) I have been busy with commissions so this convention I decided to find some good homes for a few older art as well as some new.
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preyfar
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10:32p |
REUNION FORCE, GO!
Neat. I just logged into my e-mail and had over 900+ e-mails from "Heather" from site spam site called Reunion.com. To *EVERY SINGLE ONE* of my e-mail addresses. Apparently, if they can't e-mail you to get your attention, they'll flood!
SPAMMER: "Do you like e-mail?"
SEAN: "OH BOY, DO I EVER!!"
SPAMMER: "Here, fucker! Have 2,700 spams!"
SEAN: "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUU... oh, wait. *click, delete*"
I didn't even know my e-mail servers could process that much shit. It's just so cute how hard these guys try. =D |
swift_fox
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10:07p |
Knock, knock, knockin' on the door!
In Eastern Conference action against the Philadephia Flyers!
Pittsburgh, with a 4 - 1 WIN in hostile territory,
gives Pittsburgh a three games to none lead!
One more and it's off to "Hoekeytown."
FOUR AND OH, HERE WE GO!
GO PENS!
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rex_beowulf
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6:26p |
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redstar918
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6:05p |
Your Daily Dose of Japanese Pop Because it's an addictionPerfume - Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow ( Cut for pure J-sugar overload )[17:54] redstar918: Why am I a sucker for sugar coated Japanese Pop?
[17:54] ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) vlyandra : Cause you're that fabulous. |
cubstatik
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5:17p |
A word of caution
A few things I need to get off my chest here.
I'm really really bummed out about my little brother still. I just can't stop thinking about it and it really sucks when I need to focusing my attention to the upcoming plans for Califur. I haven't even been able to put a dj set together because the energy or drive just isn't there. It hasn't been there for awhile. I really hate admitting when I feel vulnerable because that's not really me ...not who I'm trying to be anyway but it just feels like I have no choice. I'm trying to focus my rage and outer most frustration on putting together a wicked set but it's been pieced together inside my head and thats all I been able to pull off. Enough on that.
A word of caution to my friends. I know a bunch of you like to smoke the greens but please be careful at Califur. This is a new hotel, new grounds we're not familiar with. Don't test their hotel security because from what I have heard this is a hell of a improvement compared to the old hotels. Very very pish posh, so don't fuck up!
...on the subject of this, a few things as well about Dead D[rum] you need to be aware of and reminded of. Yes it's all ages, it will be 21+ to drink. If you're thinking "Oh Statik is my friend, he'll hook it up" You're wrong. I love you and all but I refuse to put myself in risk of you fucking up and me being held responsible. I'm sorry but I'm not budging on this issue because in the end it's my ass, not yours. There will be NO smoking whatsoever in the rooms, this is out of respect to everyone attending ...I will tell you to put it out if I see it or smell it. I can sense herb like you wouldn't believe. What you do on your own time is your own business, remember that ;]
Other then that, someone stop my fucking head from going at the speed of light please! So much to do, so little time ...fuck fuck fuck.
As always, you have questions ...I have answers! |
jimfoxyboy
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5:15p |
That once a year thing
Uh ya... birthday in a couple of days. And kind of stumped on what to do or ask for. hmm.. |
screwbald
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5:37p |
The Bunny Hill Current Music: Snow Patrol - Run |
saffron_zephyr
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7:06p |
Right! So! News from the front! I have two job interviews this week, one at Kroger and one at the Mart of Walls. And, apparently, CJ wants me to come back for at least two weeks now, even though I was technically already "terminated". Sad to say, my first thought was...huh, wonder who needs time off this time! Considering that's exactly how I've been feeling for the last few months, it's not a huge jump, eh? 'S not like they've gotta scramble to find someone to take my place, since I was only working five hours a week... >:C Got more mail from school, and I swear the more I hear about this place the more I want to squee. Is that weird? :/ Anyhow, apparently since /so/ many students have misunderstood the difference between twin and twinXL, they've made a deal with some linen company who'll hugely discount their dorm supplies for Hocking students. Twenty bucks for a complete twinXL set? That's pretty damn awesome from what I've seen. At the same time, I'm stressing over RH fees, since mine is coming out of loans and I've no idea how to actually confirm that they've been taken out and they're due June 1st. Gah! I /know/ I have enough money, I just don't know that all the shit will get processed by the deadline, and it's driving me crazy. And? Ready for something completely silly? I've realized the only thing that's actually irritating me about Hocking is that I don't know what the school colors are. XD I think one of them is green or blue, and maybe tan or silver...that's the colors just about everything is done in, but they're not at all consistent. This is a /good/ thing, because it's so little it means there's nothing major breaking my brain, but...you know... Mom's also driving me a bit crazy, since she doesn't quite grasp the concept that I can't just wander down to the school whenever I bloody well feel like it, and expect my adviser to be able to do anything. XC I kind of wish she'd just stay the fuck out of my business, but I actually do need someone's help to get down there for class registration and my placement test and all that. It pisses me off that she's perfectly willing to take a week off (A WEEK! the trip can be made in less than a day!) to go get the girls, but won't budge an inch to help me. I'm kinda playing with the idea of asking someone else, but I know she's feeling a little annoyed with all the people begging for rides lately. I need a car. :C I don't really want one, but...damn. I need a car. Current Mood:  cheerfulCurrent Music: Rosario + Vampire |
vermillionfox
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6:12p |
Medication half-completed Let me say, Clindamycin, despite you giving me horrid acid-reflux and making me down insanely large amounts of water, I want to have your babies. Also thankee for the well-wishes and all too! =^.^= I can now move my legs without leaking blood and fluids, and the welts are almost completely gone. A few more days and I think all I will have left are a few scar spots which is no biggie. On another note I am very happy as the annoying VW commercial has not been on lately. Oddly, it coincides just about perfectly with my calling up to Volkswagen HQ and letting them know my negative opinion of irritating advertising. Strangely a few other times I have called to complain to business or their marketing dept. reps about commercial quality they have seemed to remove them from the air very quickly. I'm pretty positive it isn't my doing, just my tolerance level coincides with marketing shifts. This brings me to my current rant one which I want gone... M&Ms Ice Cream Cones..... I will eat M&Ms, I particularily love the crispy mint and raspberry ones when available. Their latest commercial for their ice cream cone product line however got on my nerves with the first viewing. It involves talking about the food to which a man opens the freezer and finds the two CGI spokesfoods pleading to be let outas they seemed to have gotten locked in. The red one looks down and comments as his 'M' logo is like itty bitty, to which the yellow one claims about cold weather always causing shrinkage.... Seriously?! Really M&M Corp.?! A PENIS JOKE IN A DAMNED CANDY COMMERCIAL?! When I want sweet cocoa confections I do not want to be envisioning musky, wet peener *crunching* in my muzzle. If I want a penis in my mouth, I don't need my food involved!! Keep peenors out of my chocolate til I'm done with it!!! X3 Current Mood:  cranky |
| Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 |
fionacat
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12:11a |
My memory is terrible but... a) tell you why I friended you, b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc., c) tell you something I like about you, d) tell you a memory I have of you, e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you, f) tell you my favorite user pic of yours, Current Mood:  blah |
| Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 |
kaysho
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3:19p |
Three random furry bits Having someone run up to you in fursuit and play "guess who this is" is like having a co-worker ask you, "So, what do you think of my new look?" ... when you haven't noticed anything different and realise that any answer you can give is going to be a social disaster. Worse still, with the fursuiter you can't just muddle through with, "It's nice!" and hope that no specifics are requested.
That said, it can still be fun; although for the record, on such issues I think I'm batting .000.
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I always get a chuckle when someone comments that he browses sites like VCL and FurAffinity "for the fun of it (and for porn)" or "to discover new porn artists" or "to seek out new life and new civilisations and get their porn". It's cute, but ...
Come on, let's be honest with ourselves: most of us are making the wrong thing parenthetical here.
Or am I the only person out there who can say that probably 90% of the images he clicks on in FA have red or blue frames on them, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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Since I had made a post a few days ago poking fun at the LJ slut meme that's going around, it was inevitable that someone would point out to me in an IM that I hadn't actually done it. OK, fair enough ... I did it, just computing the results myself instead of posting them back to the server.
You can ask me privately about the results, if you want, but let's just say that I fall comfortably somewhere between "prude" and "did the whole football team", and leave it at that. :) Current Mood:  silly |
| Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 |
bigbluefox
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12:54a |
MMC Con report So, what was MMC like? For those who don't know, MMC is held on an old castle which has been turned into a youth hostel. If you've ever seen photos of Eurofurence 7 (1998), you'll remember the location.  MMC is special in that it lacks any kind of programming. Sure, they have a dealers room, an art show plus auction, and there's a dance. That's it. The rest of the con consists of meeting people, socializing, relaxing, having fun. Sounds boring? Now... imagine this on a 4 day weekend, the sun is shining, it's hot outside, hardly anyone stays inside. The convention sort of turns into an outdoor meet. It's relaxed, fun, awesome in any way and I got drunk every night. Yay me! Considering this, there's no real con report in the usual "Friday 12:56pm - BBF goes to the toilet" style. There are a few noteable things, tho: - getting stuck in a traffic congestion for 3,5h is NOT fun. - fursuiting IS. - I think I won the annual outgrossing-contests. - The CD Player was the first thing that broke during the dance: No, I don't think that a 5 minute song can play for another 8 minutes and 98 seconds. - The Mixer decided I don't need headphones anymore. - One of the turntables decided that pitch faders are overrated. - An extra day of con AFTER everything had been torn down and loaded into the cars = win. - not enough Jägermeister. - enough beer. - not enough ramen. - enough other tasty food!  Dance  Yo bunneh. Git in mah belleh! Photos are (c) Tioh. Follow the links to the full gallery. |
| Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 |
the_gneech
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6:20p |
The Difference From rowyn: The DifferenceAm I privileged to have been encouraged to place my happiness and the people I love before my career and material wealth? Is he privileged to have been encouraged to pursue material wealth and judge his worth based on his financial success?
I don't like gender roles. I don't like one-size solutions. But I don't dislike them because they screw my gender. I dislike them because they screw people. Men and women. Anyone who doesn't fit in the right box gets shafted. Stay-at-home fathers and career women, male kindergartner teachers and female loan officers. Women who don't want children and men who cry when they're upset. Women who dress for comfort and men who want to be beautiful. It doesn't matter how you don't fit in, all that matters is you're swimming against a current of expectations. Silly expectations. Well said. :) -The Gneech Current Mood:  contemplative |
preyfar
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1:33p |
Comcast Does anybody out there work, or know somebody who works, in the Comcast fraud department? If so I would like to speak to you on a personal 1 to 1 basis. I have a user on Fur Affinity (www.furaffinity.net) who has constantly been attempting to steal user identities and fraud people out of money via commissions, going so far as to pose as famed artists as Nene Thomas. Her name appears to be Stacey "Paine" English, current IP 69.138.203.191, 69.143.84.114 via md.comcast.net. Her reputation is that bad on other art galleries as well that an entire website has been dedicated to her identity theft. Thus far I have tried filing two Comcast complaint reports, but as you can guess, that did jack shit. She is IP banned from Fur Affinity, but manages to continually coming back when the IP bans expire, and she always uses one of the same few IP addresses. She needs to be taken down. UPDATE: Sandy from Comcast Corporate just called me to discuss the issue. She's looking into it right now. So, here's hoping. |
kaysho
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9:11a |
I want my MPG One of the reasons people complain when the price of petrol rises is that the cost of changing how much of it you consume usually, in the short run, far outweighs the amount that you actually save. Like most people, I'm trying to spend a bit less on petrol nowadays ... but short of buying a new car or starting to suffer too many trips on the bus or abandoning the idea of having a social life, the options are somewhat limited.
But, as the saying goes, the best fuel economy improvement device in the world isn't a "explain how this is supposed to work again?" fuel magnetising system or an expensive petrol additive. It's lightening the weight of your right shoe.
So, with that in mind, the last time I filled the car up I decided to try a little experiment. Just how low could I push my fuel consumption through behaviour changes alone?
Some of the things I could possibly do are easy and sensible, like "take all the things out of the car that you don't need to have in there, so you're not hauling all that extra weight around", and "inflate the tyres to something just short of the manufacturer's maximum recommended pressure to reduce rolling resistance". Some of the things that I could theoretically do are illegal and/or potentially dangerous, like "don't hurt your fuel economy by actually stopping at stop signs if you can see that no one is coming", or "always drive 10 mph below the speed limit because you get better fuel economy if you drive slowly". Don't do those. But how much could I do if I just did sensible stuff?
So I set a simple list. Accelerate moderately. Try to coast up to red lights as long as that doesn't put me in someone else's way. Don't drive faster than the speed limit, but don't drive more slowly than it, either. Don't use the air conditioning unless I have guests in the car (it's rude to make your guests sweat). Use the cruise control. Try not to hit the gas at all if I can see that the kinetic energy thus gained will simply have to be braked away again. And overriding all, be safe, courteous, and legal.
On the one hand, this was somewhat painful, as I own a 3.0-litre 190 hp sport sedan. Driving it this way is, well ... boring.
On the other hand, the car is rated by the EPA as having average fuel consumption of 21 mpg (11.2 l/100km) using the new test that rates cars with the AC on and with high-speed driving (24 mpg by the old test that drove no faster than 55 mph with the AC off). Surely I can beat that if I try.
I knew I was doing well when the trip odometer that I reset every time I fill up the car passed 400 miles and the "Hey, stupid!" light on the fuel gauge hadn't come on yet. Normally 400 miles for me is pulling into the filling station on fumes. However, the light did come on when I hit 430 miles, so it was time to fill up. Back to the same station as last time, same pump, to eliminate that variable ...
16.2 US gallons of petrol later, and I had a full tank again. That's 26.5 mpg (8.9 l/100km) ... not bad! I may just keep doing this, at least until the boredom overwhelms me and I have to find some happy twisty mountain road and drive the hell out of it to remind me why I bought a V-6 sport sedan in the first place.
And hey, in the meantime, this is a heck of a lot cheaper than going out and buying a new car that gets 26.5 mpg, that's for sure. |
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