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| Thursday, July 24th, 2008 |
jetkat
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2:42p |
11 on the WTF scale http://www.rent-a-dildo.com/EDIT: I thought this was a hoax from the start. I was amused by it, so I decided to share it and see what people came up with in response. |
pyrokitten_mew
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2:22p |
friday hike?
anyone with too much time on their hands want to go for a hike in the berkeley hills tomorrow afternoon? i should be free around 1 or 2pm. |
| Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 |
bigbaldguy
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8:13p |
4.5 True Statements, or: How Not To Blog I now believe that I have resolved conflict into a form with which I can safely engage. The film Batman Begins is the clearest possible snapshot of the state of my mind at a particular moment in my (multidimensional) timeline. I'm glad I don't have to have that experience again. I may watch the movie again sometime, though. If you ask me questions while I'm watching that movie, I might say something truly unpredictable. Read the following two lines as if they were Sufi poetry (interchangeable personas/identities). Unfortunately, a lot of what I see in the next two lines is very subjective, so you have to really get to know me if you want to appreciate this poem a little better.
i am safe and protected in many ways that you will never understand.
i cannot explain them all even to myself. help me find the way there.
To test the validity of what I've written above, I thought I'd have the following conversation this afternoon with a co-worker who also happens to be a really good friend. Try to go to a poetic space in your head when you read this.
[Me]: wanted to check if i had spilled the apple
cart on [dangerous fleabag server] this morning
[Co-worker]: sorry; didn't see this till now.
I keep switching btw my desktop and laptop
[Me]: i assumed no, and continued.
[Co-worker]: ah - I wasn't really involved in that
(other than running [random software]
for [Another co-worker])
[Co-worker]: but I seriously doubt it
[Me]: oh, ok. i don't worry about pushing
[Another co-worker]'s buttons, because [he/she/it]
so excellently pushes mine.
[Me]: but i was worried for your stability right then
[Me]: as you're leaving tomorrow and all
[Co-worker]: oh, no worries
[Me]: my gift to you and [forthcoming bride]:
[Co-worker]: I develop on
[more comfy and stable machine
that no one has yet noticed :-)] :)
[Me]: "you are both protected in ways that
i cannot possibly explain."
[Me]: i wish you a safe journey to and from
[Scary Place On Other Side Of Globe]
[Co-worker]: I'd like to get that printed
on an insurance card :)
[Me]: just say it if you feel threatened.
[Me]: remem{,e}ber that much for [Me]. :-)
[Co-worker]: you got it, and thanks :)
Current Mood:  George[tm]Current Music: DJ Olive Vs JP Dessy & Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Walking Slowly from Scories |
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post_pedestal
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7:56p |
Cranky and Plucky For Sale! Please Re Post!!! Hi There Everyone! It's an exciting moment, and the possibilities that start from this moment are endless! Cranky and Plucky haven't been getting out much lately, no matter how much I tried to push myself to take action. It took a lot of meditation on the subject, and I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to own a large scale art rental business! I want to make art! I don't want to view my art as a responsibility that I have to lug around to various events. I want to make things, and I want to let it leave my life with love, and then move onto the next inspiring idea! So I'm selling my art on Craigslist. http://austin.craigslist.org/art/767422245.html I'd like to sell it to someone in Austin, unless a person outside the area would be willing to come here and pick it up. They don't need to go to the same home. All the rest of the info is in the Craigslist ad. Write me if you have any questions. I'll be using the money to build something new in the Fall, and working on some other project ideas I have. And it'll help me get to Burning Man, which is always worth the effort. I'll be working at Lovejoy's tonight if you'd like to come visit and talk to me about this choice. I love you all, -- Dominique Vyborny Metal Artist 510.388.2567 http://www.myspace.com/crankyandplucky |
tamara_rose
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2:36p |
While going for my lunch time walk yesterday, I was stopped by a familiar face. It was Mr. Peanut!
Judging from the brown paper bag in his right hand, I think he was returning from the nearby carry-out. I don't know what it is about this well dressed nut I find so attractive, but I'm sure it has something to do with the monocle and his hour-glass figure.
Tonight I get to be a drooling fangirl. I mean I get to be a drooling fangirl more than what is usual for me during the week -- my friend K and I will be seeing Dark Knight after work. I'm mostly looking forward to seeing if the movie lives up to its hype, but I'm also excited to see the Watchmen trailer on a big screen. After months of going on and on to some of my co-workers about how cool this comic is, they finally realized I knew what I was talking about and asked to borrow my graphic novel when they saw the preview last weekend. I know it's wrong, but sometimes it feels so good to say "I told you so!"
Years ago I had the pleasure of interviewing the infamous and brilliant Genesis P-Orridge. The conversation covered a range of topics from beat writer techniques to the future of evolution in human physiology. One of the most memorable aspects of this exchange (Oh who am I kidding? There was no exchange. I just sat there asking a few questions and listening to a pre-op pandrogynous Gen give me his take on life, the universe and everything. But I digress...) was his perspective on the inherent dilemma of computer systems and binary code. On and off, black and white, good and evil, etc. In his opinion (and this is very much paraphrased), seeing the world in terms of dualities is very limiting and should be avoided at all cost. I've often thought of that one conversation with Genesis, usually out of the blue remembering some specific phrase he (still a he at that point) said during the couple hours we spoke. Yesterday I came across this article about the now surgically altered Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and how he is adjusting after the death of his nearly-literal other half last year. Some of the article is a little depressing, but I was happy to read how s/he still espouses a distaste for the either/or mentality. I've always admired h/er/im (?) and it's good to see s/he's stuck with h/er/is (??) ideology after getting more mainstream media coverage in the past few years. I'd like to have a good, long discussion with Gen again sometime. Hearing impromptu sermons about anti-duality is especially good for my Gemini soul.
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trulydoolally
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9:03a |
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| Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 |
zachary_1
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12:35p |
Going once, going twice... Those two boxes of 300+ cassette tapes are SOLD. After two insultingly low bids for the lot of tapes (one of which I managed to talk up to $75), someone emailed me at the 11th hour offering me $300. Since a buck a tape is pretty much the going rate for individual cassettes on CL, I happily took him up on it. The guy was super-appreciative on the phone, and after meeting him yesterday and making the exchange, I'm convinced that the tapes are now in the hands of someone who seems like he will genuinely love them. Current Mood:  relievedCurrent Music: Swans -- White Light from the Mouth of Infinity |
| Monday, July 21st, 2008 |
tamara_rose
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8:54p |
Be Careful What You Wish For
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tamara_rose
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2:22p |
Gonzo, Gravestones and the Elusive White Rabbit For the first time I can remember, I was awake early enough Saturday morning to watch the sun rise. (That is, I had actually gone to bed the night before and wasn't just getting back from some after hours party, stumbling home before the sun's rays hit me between my bloodshot eyes, a little scenario that plays out more often than I care to admit.) I had to go into work and make sure the new hoteling program didn't screw up our phones, which after about two hours of testing we found everything was running smoothly. Yay technology!
Went to see Gonzo later in the afternoon. Very good documentary and highly recommended if you're at all interested in Hunter Thompson, writing or politics. The film includes interviews with Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe and George McGovern as well as Pat Buchanan, who has more of a sense of humor about himself than he is probably given credit for. Strangely enough, I didn't end up crying at the end (which is what I do during most movies when someone dies) but I did get a little pissed off at the man for killing himself when he could still be here, contributing his commentary on the election/war/everything else going on right now. I'm not against suicide at all -- in fact I believe it's the one thing you have the right to do above all else -- but it still elicits that reaction from me when someone so smart, talented and funny offs himself. While I was at the cinema I couldn't help but notice how incredibly long the lines were for Dark Knight. I held back and decided to wait until this weekend to see it. I can't stand being wedged into a packed theatre.
Back in my little hometown, I lived near the town graveyard where I would do most of my sulking as an angst-filled, teenage girl. When I got a camera for Christmas one year I had the brilliant and unique idea of taking photos of the older stones. Later I discovered I was not as brilliant and unique as I thought. I still love cemetery photography though, so yesterday my friend R and I decided to take a little trip to Greenlawn Cemetery. We found some beautiful old carvings there.
After coming back from Greenlawn, D and I finally cleaned the apartment, then he took me to Barnes and Noble to pick up a book I've been wanting to read for years, The Annotated Alice. Got through the introduction last night and thought it a little disturbing that anyone would think it's okay to send their three young daughters off into the countryside with a thirty year old man for the day. Even more disturbing to know Carroll asked to be considered as a potential husband when the eleven year old Alice turned sixteen. The most disturbing of all? I seem to be too prudish for Victorian times.
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| Thursday, July 17th, 2008 |
jetkat
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7:11p |
New Media Douchebag
Based on a conversation I had last night.
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trulydoolally
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9:09a |
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| Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 |
tamara_rose
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7:24p |
No Reggae, No Cry
There is a reggae band playing on the terrace outside my window right now. While I like the sound of steel drums, I LOATHE reggae.
Somebody, anybody, help me before I end up on the evening news! |
jetkat
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2:00p |
New Simon's Cat
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trulydoolally
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9:13a |
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| Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 |
tamara_rose
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7:20p |
Don't Fuck with the Receptionist! Part II
After a busy morning, Monsieur Faux Construction Worker is now relaxing in the Columbus City jail. He ended up having three warrants out for his arrest and the security guard who chased him down told me when the five police officers surrounded him and pulled him out of the bus, he was crying like a baby. Try as I might, I still have no sympathy for the jerk. This must be what Batman feels like... |
zachary_1
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1:37p |
The End of an Era Britt and I cleaned out the spare room of the condo last week ,with the sole intention of stocking her mother's neighborhood garage sale last weekend. In removing the detritus I had accumulated for several years, I decided that now is the right time to unload some of the past...and I didn't want to do it at a garage sale. I know Craigslist is the internet equivalent, but hey. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/emd/756002973.htmlIt breaks my heart in a way, because some of these were the first tapes I ever owned (back in 1982), plus it represents the formative years of my current musical appreciation/addiction. However, even though I listened to them endlessly in school (even beyond when I started getting into CDs), I haven't listened to a tape in years. Most everything I would still listen to today I already have on disc or digitally. Just wait until my CDs go on the market. Current Mood:  nostalgicCurrent Music: Dinosaur Jr -- You're Living All Over Me |
tamara_rose
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10:42a |
Don't Fuck with the Receptionist!
It's not even lunch time and I helped apprehend a criminal! How awesome is that? A couple months ago, some guy had been going around downtown businesses claiming he was with the fire department and how he needed access to their offices. Didn't hear much about him until a few weeks ago, when the security guard of my building told me the creep was seen recently a few blocks away. Well about nine forty-five this morning, a scruffy guy in an old hard hat gets off the elevator, saying he's with Turner Construction and asking me if we were on two different floors. I told him we had offices on several floors, but we didn't have any construction scheduled, then he got really nasty with me, telling me how he needs to see his boss who he knew was on one of our floors. I stood my ground and said I would call the security desk for him, because maybe they could locate his boss. He backed off, mumbling something about how I was being rude and he was going to file a complaint against me, then got on the elevator as I called security. I guess they chased him to the Greyhound station, cornered him on a bus and the Columbus Police took him in for questioning. Apparently, he had a warrant out for his arrest. I don't even want to know what for. |
rainyk
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9:11a |
Things:
- I am holding copies of Royal Falcon's EP!! If anyone would like to support us by buying one then please let me know. Alternatively you could come to our EP release party soon...
- We are also looking for a girl to star in our first music video. Anyone keen?
- I am hideous. I feel so gross at the moment. I've been horribly sick and eating too much because it's winter and I am getting old and I have wrinkles and grey hair. I am just gross. Sigh.
- I cut off all my hair and I hate it and wish I had my old hair back. I don't know why I even bother cutting it because I feel this way every time.
- I miss Olivia and I feel like the shittiest best friend in the world at the moment.
- As you can tell, I am grumpy today. |
| Monday, July 14th, 2008 |
trulydoolally
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9:06a |
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jetkat
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12:09a |
Brain Chasing Tail Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter |
| Sunday, July 13th, 2008 |
jetkat
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5:54p |
She is home I picked Gear's bones up today. She has an appointment to be articulated later this week. I used the other cat skeleton I have to place Gear's bones correctly. Photos behind the cut. |
| Saturday, July 12th, 2008 |
tamara_rose
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9:25p |
Eating, Drinking and Being Merry
I scored a perfect on my notary exam! Woo-hoo! I was also the first one done to boot, but I felt kind of self conscious handing my answers in before everyone else, so I just sat and triple checked everything while a few others took their papers up. I don't know why I've become so shy about my mental skills. Whenever we have silly trivia contests at work, I end up knowing all the answers but I'll keep my mouth shut. On the other hand if I'm home alone watching Jeopardy (guilty pleasure on my part, I'm sad to say), I have absolutely no problem yelling out the answer and feeling that little bit of pleasure that comes from getting the answer right. Fear of failure? Social anxiety? Some other unnamed neurosis? Ugh. I realize in the larger scheme of things this isn't really that earth-shattering, but I hate not feeling completely confident in myself when I should know it doesn't matter what others think of me.
Went to the North Market after the test. Had some roast bison brisket and scalloped potatoes from the wild game vendor only because they were out of their magnificent duck and pork cassoulet. Jeni's goat cheese with cherry compote ice cream topped off lunch. Man, I love that stuff! There was a wine tasting going on, but I felt 11 a.m. is too early for wine. What you should be drinking at that time is a bloody mary or mimosa.
Yesterday was D's birthday, which we celebrated very low key. Ever since I've known him, he's talked about how fantastic Clock DVA's Advantage album was and how the absolute elite of the '80's club scene would judge a DJ by his inclusion of the song Breakdown in his set. That album has been out of print for well over ten years and he hadn't heard that song in at least that long. Leave it to me to find a copy! He was stunned when I gave it to him and for the past day and a half, I have become very well acquainted with each and every song on it. I have to say, it is a great album.
Speaking of which, we might go to Clampdown at Ravari Room tonight. Hopefully with most of the students gone it'll be less crowded. I need some T. Rex and a Stone IPA right now. |
| Friday, July 11th, 2008 |
tamara_rose
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3:06p |
Of Music and Masks
I have to get up early tomorrow to take the Columbus Bar Association's Notary seminar and test. It's at 9AM sharp! (Grumble, grumble, bitch, moan.)
Been on a French kick lately, enjoying Gallic electronic pop music, especially Black Strobe, Artaud and Zend Avesta. I need to enroll in an actual class to learn that language. Try as I might with the online tutorials, I need some form of teacher/student interaction before I can begin to speak French properly.
As per ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) maleficone's request, I have some photos of my mask collection. Nothing too fancy, but it's a nice start:
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jetkat
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10:53a |
Sad but true
After hemming and hawing for over a year, I am finally going to do it.
I am getting myself one of those new-fangled iPhones.
Finally, I will leave the dark ages of cell phone communication to Twitter my ass off like the rest of you do.
I too shall have iPhone ADHD.
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pyrokitten_mew
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2:26a |
home
home now. i was gone a week and a day, fairly short as kitten road trips go. i am not really ready to get back to city life. i want to be crazy in the desert, scrambling on rocks in the sierras, or lounging in the woods in grass valley. it was hot, it was smoky, it was totally awesome. i'm relaxed but my brain is a bit fried. it started to do that hamster wheel thing while driving home tonight and i was sort of making myself crazy. and suddenly there were fireworks. so i pulled over onto the shoulder of I-80 in vallejo and watched a 20 minute fireworks show. it's the thursday after 4th of july. in vallejo. at 9:45pm. and there were fireworks. i don't know why and i don't care. they were awesome. the ones in the desert were better, sure, but these were like dessert, a little treat for a weary traveler on her way home.
i went to the playa. saw many people i know, far more than i could count. made some fantastic new friends, got to know other friends a little better, and made a whole bunch of people laugh a lot. i missed 2pir again. this time it's kind of funny, considering that was half the reason i went to the playa to begin with, and i was camped there. i slept through it. yes, that's lame. but i needed the sleep, and i was happy, so it's okay. well alright, i wish i'd seen it, but sleep was kind of critical at that point.
then i went to truckee. did some climbing, did some hiking. how is it that i have never really scrambled on the rocks in the sierras before? it looks like some of the places i love in utah, only the rock is white instead or red and it's a much shorter drive to get there. i think much more exploring is in order!
then i went to grass valley. it was very very hot so i did a lot of nothing but lying around naked in a bean bag chair, reading and napping. it was really hard to leave today, even with the heat.
there were lots of highlights of my trip. i am too tired to really think about it right now though, let alone type anymore. and the coming weekend is packed full of stuff - parties, mechanicrawl, photo shoot, brunch. it makes me more tired thinking about it. i think that means it's time to go to bed. |
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