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Friday, June 2nd, 2006
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3:59 pm - emotion therapy
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Possibly the most adorable thing in the history of things is this video of a little girl tormenting Kermit with her own version of the ABCs.
If you are so jaded that this doesn't melt you, it's time to lay off the Internet.
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| Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
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6:55 pm - Double fanboy squee.
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This is my happy place right now. Studio Ghibli (Most famous, of course, for Hayao Miyazaki's films, such as Howl's Moving Castle) is producing Tales from Earthsea. Studio Ghibli. Earthsea. It's honestly like Miyazaki and Le Guin have been reading my letters to Santa.
Tales from Earthsea will be directed by Goro Miyazaki, Hayao's son. He's posting a daily blog, which is translated up through March on the site I linked to. Even in the first one or two entries, he establish that he Gets It far better than that atrocious Sci-Fi Channel miniseries, or than any American studio ever would, I think.
current music: Susumu Hirasawa - Dream Island Obsessional Park
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| Sunday, September 4th, 2005
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7:41 pm
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| Sunday, August 21st, 2005
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8:23 pm - Migration route
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I don't even remember who I've mentioned this to, but I'll be in the Boston area from Aug 27 to Sep 11. If you are in the area and want to say hi, feel free to leave a note and something can be arranged. If you aren't in the area, well, don't expect a whole lot from me during that time.
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| Thursday, August 4th, 2005
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2:23 pm - All this time, and it's a POLITICAL post? Ew!
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Human Rights Watch reports that America is poised to resume production of landmines.
I've been looking, but the only reports I can find on this are from HRW and sites quoting them. Anyone have a link that independantly confirms or denies this?
You can probably guess what my opinion on this, if true, would be, but I'd like to get a little more information first.
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| Tuesday, March 29th, 2005
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1:13 am
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| Tuesday, January 11th, 2005
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4:45 pm - Stray otter
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Well, I just found out today that I'm not going to have a room at FC after all. No blame being assigned, shit just happens. That being said, I'm going to need a place to crash. Anyone going to be there that wouldn't mind giving up a chunk of floor Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights? I ask here because I much prefer to stay with someone I mostly know.:)
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| Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004
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11:37 am - Okay. Fine we lose. We all lose.
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Look, a lot of you are saying that it's just another election, get over it, work together.
No. I'm sorry, but no. This isn't just another election. In a real election, you vote FOR a candidate, the one you like better. If the other guy gets elected, well, you can bitch about it but he's not really hurting that much.
THAT ISN'T WHAT JUST HAPPENED. This was not a choice of who we like better. This was a contest between those of us that wanted to fire Bush, and those of us that didn't.
If Kerry had been elected, the Bush supporters would grumble, they'd snipe at his presidency, but they'd still feel they are adequately represented by our government. Of the, say, 49% of people that voted Bush in the sane universe, most of them could accept Kerry as a president, and with good reason. As a sane political animal, Kerry would be a moderate president and accomodate as many of the demands of the other side as possible.
But, no. That 49% is the Kerry minority. And how many of them believe that Bush is an adequate second choice? Do you think that number even reaches the double digit percentages? 49% of America has been disenfranchised. Bush hasn't shown that he's willing to listen to us. He hasn't shown that he's willing to compromise. He hasn't been shown to believe that 49% of the country is worth paying attention to.
Look at that number. 49%. That's not people who thought Kerry would do better. Somehow it turned out to be a social gaffe to like Kerry. No, that's 49% of the country that voted to fire Bush. And what's the effect of half the country striving to make their voice heard?
And people are insisting this is business as usual? Right. Did you guys feel completely unrepresented with Clinton beat Bush? Did you think that he wasn't going to listen to your side at all? Huh? I thought not.
Take your talk of unity and freaking stuff it. I don't want to hear it until I hear it from the man that is supposed to represent me.
Democracy gives you the government you deserve. Lucky fucking us.
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| Friday, October 29th, 2004
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3:23 pm - An experiment in liberty.
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I am not afraid of terrorists. I am afraid of George W. Bush.
I pray that President George W. Bush will die of natural causes before the election even happens.
I will settle for him simply being removed from office, but it is not enough to make up for the damage he has done. If there is any justice in this world, unlikely a hope as that may be, he will be punished.
My ideal wish is that, upon Election Eve, an angel will come down from heaven, announce that God is unhappy with the deeds being performed in his name, and strike down the false prophet on national television. The angel is welcome to move on to other dangerous religious zealots, Christian and Moslem, but that's not the point.
Although as a loyal (and moral!) American I will do no harm to our President, no matter that his incompetent crusade is increasingly dangerous to my own safety, I bolster my wish with a curse. It is a curse I learned from my Gypsy grandmother to consume villains with their own villainy. Please, join me in crying out to the East:
LOMBAAKI CREO PLOMO PLEAH ZONA A'AH!
LOMBAAKI CREO PLOMO PLEAH ZONA A'AH!
LOMBAAKI CREO PLOMO PLEAH ZONA A'AH!
Actually, that is a spell to remove warts, but I believe it will be effective if enough of us join in.
current mood: confrontational
current music: Dead Kennedys - I Fought the Law
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| Saturday, August 14th, 2004
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1:21 pm - Poof goes the ottah.
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And so begins the moving process. Not far, just next door, but to a far, far better place. What this means for you, gentle reader, is that I'm going to be scarce until they hook up some internet over there, which should be Monday. Yeah, yeah, all of two days. It still seems like a long time to me.
In any case, I'll have some access on my Sidekick, so I'll try and keep an eye on you. That means no parties and no boys while I'm gone, understand?
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| Tuesday, July 27th, 2004
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4:04 pm - My oversimplification of politics.
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Republicans are angry that anyone could support Kerry.
Democrats are depressed that anyone could support Bush.
Ramifications are left as an exercise for the student.
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| Sunday, May 9th, 2004
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6:52 pm - Otter!
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I spent Saturday on the coast, including the Oregon Coast Aquarium, for my Bio class, and spent a lot of time learning the quirks of my new digital camera.
( Big picture alert! )
current music: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
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| Saturday, May 8th, 2004
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6:01 am
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I noticed in the news that the Bush administration is intending to up their embargo efforts against Cuba, vowing to stop at nothing until Castro is out of power. Maybe I'm missing something, but why do we even care anymore? Communism stopped being the almighty threat to the free world years ago. Why are we still wasting money on making people angry with us?
I mean, who honestly thinks that impoverishing a country will make the people think, 'gosh, democracy's a great idea'?
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| Tuesday, April 20th, 2004
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3:15 pm - Some dialogue, prose to be added later.
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Are you even real?
That's an excellent question. Are you real?
Of course I am.
How can I simply take your word for it?
If you were real, you wouldn't be avoiding the question.
Very clever. I am as real as everyone else, here. Including you.
What is this place? Am I dreaming?
Hmm. A dreamworld. I like that. May I use it?
No, this isn't a dream. I can tell when I'm dreaming.
Ah! A lucid dreamer. How fun! That also means you can control your dreams, doesn't it?
Yes.
That's a fun trick. The real trick, though, is to be lucid when you're awake.
What does that mean?
Have you ever had a dream where you want to fly, say, and you know you should be able to, but for some reason that you don't understand, you can't? You try and try, but you just stay on the ground, and eventually the dream goes on anyway? Isn't that what it's like all the time when you're awake?
current music: Chris Cornell - Preaching the End of the World
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| Saturday, February 21st, 2004
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3:04 pm - I'll try a meme, sure.
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Okay, fine, I'll do the music meme thing. Randomize playlist, pick the first 10.
1. Reverend Horton Heat- I Can't Surf
2. The Beatles- Eight Days a Week
3. They Might Be Giants- You'll Miss Me
4. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- The Rascal King
5. DDRMAX- Twilight Zone
6. Johnny Cash- Guess Things Happen That Way
7. They Might Be Giants- Dirtbike
8. David Bowie- 1984
9. Tom Petty- A Higher Place
10. Bad Religion- Pessimistic Lines
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| Wednesday, February 4th, 2004
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9:05 pm
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Studying for a map test in my History of Western Civ class.
Me: Why isn't St. Petersberg on here? Oh, this is 1648, St. Petersberg was founded in 1703.
Roommate overhearing me: Oh. Was it Leningrad before that?
Me: ... Yes. Yes it was.
He seemed annoyed that I thought that a partially college-educated 26 year old should be able to pin down Lenin to within a century or two.
current mood: aggravated
current music: Frank Black - Czar
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| Monday, January 12th, 2004
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11:38 pm
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Well, it's about time to admit it to myself. The book's on hold indefinately. I feel a little bad about yet another aborted project, but I still got quite a lot farther than I ever did before. Maybe I'll come back to it, but it's time to try something else.
In the meantime, I'm making another try at college, which has been an exciting adventure in fuckups, although it seems to be pretty much resolved. I'm counting on financial aid that I have no guarantee of getting. But on the other hand, some fool of a company was willing to extend me a line of credit, so I'm in no immediate danger of starving.
Also, I have do have a new creative project. My group of friends really wants to try our hand at filmmaking, some just for the fun of it, some because they want to make an acting career. As the closest to a writer we've got, lawd help us, I've somehow found myself caught up the screenwriter. And probably most of the other jobs, too, because as bad as I am, I'm one of the least flaky of us. Wonder of wonders, I think I may go somewhere with this. I've got a story plotted out, characters that are starting to come into their own, and I'm still in the first excitement of creation.
So, yeah. Despite all evidence to the contrary, I've been busy.
One last thing. I don't have the cash on hand, and my income for the near future depends on people paying me money owed in a remotely manner.(Not holding my breath.) However, I do have the aforementioned credit card now. I need to decide, and real damn quick, whether or not I should attend FC. So, uh, convince me. I dare you.
current mood: uncertain
current music: Nightwish - Wanderlust
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| Monday, December 8th, 2003
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6:37 am
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I was just pointed at the superlative role-playing game The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen. The game boils down to this: You play as one of a group of nobles sitting around a table and sharing tales of their exploits and adventures. Little concern is had for historic details, scientific facts, or the bounds of credibility. The listeners can interrupt with interjections like "But Count, it is well known that the Empress has a hatred of giraffes after her lap-dog was eaten by one" or "I'll wager, Baron, that beyond the door you mentioned was an entire dragoon of fusiliers waiting in ambush," and the storyteller has to either incorporate that in the story, pay a wager, or challenge the upstart to a duel. Whoever tells the best story is the winner and gets to buy the next round of drinks.
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) queenofstripes, you realize that I'm going to make you play this with me next time I see you, right?:)
current music: Butthole Surfers - The Weird Revolution
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| Sunday, November 30th, 2003
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1:23 am
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| Saturday, November 29th, 2003
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4:44 pm
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This week's commentary by James Randi made me think of queenofstripes. The first item is about the improbability of meaningful communication between skeptics and new-agers, but I think similar things apply to net.bastards and.. uh.. us.:) Anyway, just snagging the link in case the vixen wants to have a look
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