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Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

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Star Pirates is launching a Starslip contest! Are you familiar with Star Pirates, friend? It’s an in-browser space MMO you can play anywhere for free. See, you’re a star pirate where you can eke out a living mining the asteroids, raid other players’ ships for cargo, or team up for fleet-on-fleet combat!

The continuity of Starslip has some flexibility, as a daring contingent of StarCon pilots have wound up (presumably via errant starslip) in the Star Pirates universe. The Astry has been in good standing for a long time, and I just read about a meet-up in Baltimore?! How did I miss this?!

Anyhow! They’ve letting players submit missions for other players to embark on, and that’s where the Starslip contest comes in. The prompt?

An enemy fleet has stolen the Spine of the Cosmos! It must be returned to the Fuseli! Katarakis is amassing forces on an asteroid near Mars. It’s up to Cutter to stop him!

If it were up to me I’d say Katarakis was using his newly-charged timesuit to some awful end. Maybe retrieving Republic forces from the past to fill cockpits in this new armada. Of course, the Spine of the Cosmos has been blunted as a weapon, but it’s still worth money… look, I can’t do it for you guys! That’s just the starting point!!

Check out Star Pirates, play for free right now and enter the contest!

• Most festive hippo birdies to @ljellis! http://ow.ly/JY7h
• RT @vermillionlies: Vermillion Lies will have a live concert and yard sale webcast next Weds, 9 Dec at 6pm PST - http://ow.ly/JYUd
• My slave bracelets by @TotusMel (in bridal ivory) are in today's @etsy finds: http://bit.ly/4VfKJm
• Love these! Test tube menorah: http://ow.ly/K2CM (via @WiredGeekDad) and Steampunk Klockwerks Menorah: http://ow.ly/K2F9 (via @BoingBoing)
• Ooh, mighty fine: @swinggothsf presents "Wonderland: A Tim Burton Ball," feat. @abney_park (!) at the @dnalounge, 5 Feb - http://ow.ly/K2HX
• Now you can add @Etsy items to your @Amazon wishlist! Squid hats, cozy gloves, bloomers, tentacles, oh my! http://amzn.com/w/15XQUM82SOYER
• RT @TeenAngster: Appetizing + scientific! Jewish cuisine meets topology: the Mobius strip bagel - http://bit.ly/5DmyMk (via @seriouseats)
• You know, my pappy always said that there was nothing worse than a scratchy gusset.
• This will undoubtedly be found interesting by those who take an interest in such things.
• (Wait, um, what? I did not mean to imply that my father had crabs.)
• Alvin & the Chipmunks doing 'Baby Got Back' is all kinds of wrong and still makes me want to dance. Now here's my scandal: http://ow.ly/K9gG
• The @LiveJournal posts about my #orthognathic surgeries now unlocked for general reference: http://ow.ly/K9rF #maxillofacial #bsso #jaw
• When I was researching #orthognathic surgery, I found others' accounts of their experiences helpful, so I sorted and unlocked those posts.
• I have a follow-up outpatient procedure on 21 Dec. Hope I can chew my birthday dinner at Millennium! #orthognathic #maxillofacial #bsso #jaw
• Inchworm, Inchworm, I'm telling you true / Inchworm, I love you: http://ow.ly/KayI (via @theremina)



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Cartoon for Today, Dec 09, 2009

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The Fifty Best YouTube Movie Trailer Mashups!!. Thanks to imWACC0 for the link.

i give up

I love being a mother for so many reasons.

Seeing Julia's face every day warms up and pretty much melts my heart on an hourly basis. Looking into her beautiful blue eyes and seeing that she knows who I am makes me feel special, like I have a purpose in life. She is an effective communicator already and she and I have a special connection that I will have with no one else.

But, her touch is what really makes me feel amazing. When I pick her up, and she leans her face against mine, I feel like she and I are the only people in the world that matter. Her warm skin fills my heart and lets me know that I am loved.

When I first got pregnant, I was afraid that I would not be a good mother. Sometimes I still feel that way. I am learning to be less selfish and put her before me. It's been a hard journey alone, but I am all the better for going through it. I have so much more confidence in myself as a person now because I have accomplished things because of Julia that others have not.

Julia's touch means the world to me. Knowing that I helped bring her into the world means so much to me and I am thankful and grateful that I was given her.

• Until 13 Dec, any @octophant poster w/ the name of a band/play on it is only $10. Original posters by @phineas x. jones: http://ow.ly/JCuO
• Heh. @Time Magazine weighs in on #Steampunk: http://bit.ly/7VTZKj
• RT @morbidanatomy: My new favorite magazine: Lapham's Quarterly, a sort of Cabinet Mag for the history lover - http://bit.ly/6Qp2Cd
• Making Hay: Holiday Gifts with Compassion, tips on giving gifts that you can feel good about - http://ow.ly/JDPz
• Fabulous footage of cephalopods (inc. mating blue-ringed octopus) on Pharyngula: http://ow.ly/JDYT (via @pzmyers)
• Just finished filling out the @TeachForAmerica Alumni Survey. Go Bay Area Corps 2002!
• Well. @tutordennis just told me that I shouldn't walk around with a mouse in my hair. I informed him in turn that mice are the new black.
• Great season, but my team lost the soccer champs on a penalty kick. It was really a pleasure to work w/ such amazing young women!
• Finally framed my print (a gift from @xthread) of Strix Tender Wurm, the giant swallow-tailed owl in "The Choir Boats" - http://ow.ly/JIUg
• Finding a bone marrow match is especially difficult for multi-ethnic patients. I'm a registered donor through A3M: http://ow.ly/JJRO
• RT @MaryRobinette: Curses! I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for that pesky historical accuracy.
• For @tutordennis: We were 16, maybe less, maybe a little more/I spent an hour with you; should I want anything else? ♫ http://blip.fm/~hgv60
• RT @pollysuperstar: @missioncontrol is launching. Get on board! http://ow.ly/JNHN [cultural nexus of artistic, sensual, social evolution]
• And don't forget @KinkySalon's 10th Annual WHOBILATION (12 Dec). Your *ahem* heart will grow at least two sizes that day: http://ow.ly/JNO5
• Learn it. Love it. Live it. How to Use Apostrophes - http://ow.ly/JPRa
• The good folks over at @make magazine are offering a spiffy Welcome to Make Bundle for the tinkerers on your holiday list: http://ow.ly/JPU4


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Her vows

Everyone I know needs these choreographed moves in their lives.

Another chapter in the continuing saga...

• 01:22 Sometimes I forget ~ why goddesses seldom love ~ mortals are so frail. #haiku #
• 01:25 So sorry, handsome ~ can't afford a gigolo ~ the fee is too steep. #haiku #haikuchallenge "fee" #
• 01:40 I lose my balance ~ whenever you glance my way ~ and fall in your eyes. #haiku #
• 14:56 Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth. ~Benjamin Disraeli #
• 14:58 @baffled Scotsmen the world over would beg to differ. #
• 16:32 All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. ~James Thurber #

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I am King of the Lemurs, and you all must heed my command or my subjects shall come and stare at you incessantly with their googly, googly eyes.

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Amazing Spider-Man #614
Creative team: Story by Mark Waid; Art by Paul Azaceta

Villain to Watch: Electro

They say: Spidey and Mayor Jameson have to put their differences aside to pull the plug on the supercharged Electro once and for all--but at the cost of one of the best-known and most beloved landmarks in the Marvel Universe as The Gauntlet continues to rock Spidey's world!

I say: I'm back to pulling this title (I had to shun it during the time they revisited that Clone nonsense). And the new arc -- The Gauntlet -- has some real strong legs.

Writer Mark Waid has given Electro a much-needed recharge. And I'm champing at the bit to see what he has in mind for other slightly rusty Spidey stand-bys like the Rhino.

That doesn't mean I'm going to pick up the copy of Web of Spider-Man that's gonna re-hash Rhino's history, mind you. Bust I'm definitely pulling ASM for the foreseeable future.


Deadpool #18
Creative team: Story by Daniel Way; Art by Paco Medina

Villain to Watch: Deadpool

They say: Cyclops thought he knew how volatile, unpredictable and ultimately destructive Deadpool could be.

That's why, rather than allowing him to enter Utopia, he instead assigned Domino to monitor the would-be X-Man's actions in San Francisco -- keep him close, but at a safe distance.

But with Deadpool, there's no such thing as a 'safe distance'...and Cyclops is about to find out that Deadpool has a plan to do something so heinous that it could destroy all of Utopia!

I say: Whodathunk Deadpool would be this freaking interesting?

And I don't know who I like him played off better -- Dr. Betty or Domino. Or Cyclops. Or the Deadpool zombie head from a parallel dimension.I said it last week, and I'll say it again.

If DC were smart they'd realize that Plastic Man is their Deadpool.


Spider-Man and the Secret Wars #1
Creative team: Story by Paul Tobin; Art by Patrick Scherberger

Villain to Watch: Dr. Doom

They say: How do ten heroes end up buried alive beneath one hundred and fifty BILLION tons of rock? And is the Hulk mad enough to do anything about it? What were the events that led up to this catastrophe? What are the heroes thinking? And with the weight of an entire mountain range above them, how do they go about their desperate fight for survival?

All the answers are in the first issue of the series that takes you deeper into the classic events of the Secret Wars, and pulls the lid off stories that were left untold!

I say: I've been looking forward to this series ever since they announced it several months ago.

Scherberger's art looks fantastic and the concept is pure genius. They're going to go back to one of the best-ever blockbuster events -- Secret Wars -- and tell some of the untold stories. And I, for one, am in the mood for a little nostalgic fun.


New Avengers Annual #3
Creative team: Story by Brian Michael Bendis; Art by Mike Mayhew

Villain to Watch: Norman Osborn

They say: Clint Barton is in custody and that leaves not only Barton's life in severe jeopardy but all the New Avengers are at serious risk.

So the ladies of the Avengers ban together to do what they have to do in a double-sized blockbuster Avengers story with a startling new chapter in the life of Jessica Jones.

I say: Hey, I've been wondering how long it would take before somebody remembered that poor Clint Barton was badly in need of a little rescuing. Now that they're sprung Luke Cage, it looks as if they have time for the amorous archer.

And, not coincidentally, the members his calvary seem to have something in common. It really does pay to be a ladies' man in the Marvel Universe, doesn't it?


What If World War Hulk #1
Creative team: Story by Mike Raicht and Michael Gallagher; Art by Lucio Parrillo and Patrick Spaziante

Villain to Watch: Whomever approved the "Say What?" feature in this title.

They say: Erupting out of what could have been in the pages of World War Hulk, a double trouble of stories! Writer Mike Raicht and artist Lucio Parrillo illustrate the Hulk's war against the Illuminati and the resulting disaster that leaves Earth without its mightiest heroes. Who could possibly benefit from such a catastrophe?

We'll give you a hint, it's not the Hulk... but they're green, too.

In the second feature, a vengeful Hulk and his Warbound began routing Earth's super heroes, confident no one could stop him from dispensing his gladiatorial brand of justice. But in this alternate telling of the story, the recently returned God of Thunder hammers out a different conclusion.

Plus a 'Say What?' comedy strip by Mike Gallagher and Dave Manak.

I say: I love that Marvel seems to be ready to bring back the What If series. I remember those comics from my youth, and they were always some of the most imaginative, mind-blowing stories. The writing in the "Say What?" feature left me cold -- really cold -- in the Secret Invasion What-If, but I'm willing to give it another shot. So keep printing 'em, Marvel, and I'll keep pulling 'em.

Honorable Mention: Batgirl #5

Trading Up

Terra
Creative team: Story by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; Art by Amanda Conner

They say: The miniseries from the hit creative team behind the new Power Girl monthly is collected. Don't miss the fast-paced adventure! Guest-starring Supergirl.

I say: Palmiotti, Gray and Conner do Power Girl and Terra. You need more reason than that?






DC Holiday Special 2009
Creative team: Story by Scott Kolins, Sterling gates, Fred Van Lente, et al.; Art by Jeff Lemire, Daniel Liester et al.

They say: You can't miss your favorite characters bringing good cheer to all. Even Deadman and B'wana Beast find ways to celebrate the spirit of the season!

I say: Ohhhhhh no you don't, DC. You totally roped me in with your Halloween special -- which was unreadable -- and now you're gonna try the same with Christmas? Guys. Halloween is tailor-made for great comic-book stories, and you screwed that up. How am I supposed to trust you to do Christmas stories well. Pass.

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Man I’m beat. Comic for you!

Once again! If you wanna get your favorite aLp fan an official t-shirt for the holidays (of course you do), be sure to beat Topatoco’s holiday shipping deadlines!

Reminder: Follow me on Twitter, become a fan at the aLp page on Facebook, hang out on the official aLp forums.

Maybe being a little ill is the ideal condition in which to watch lots of Lost...

(I've watched all but the last hours of Season 1. Several moments of "I wasn't expecting that" in the last several episodes.)

When you think of Monday Night Football, you don’t really think of John Lennon. But he actually made an appearance with Howard Cosell in 1974.



Which I mention because it would be Cosell who would break the news of Lennon’s assassination six years later.

Which I also mention because Cosell’s announcement itself is one of the most powerful moments in broadcasting. Cosell somehow managed to convey the shock and violence of the murder in a single sentence that took just 15 seconds to say.

Rock the mike right,

This is dF

• 07:42 @Sephora Dear #SephoraClaus, All I want for the holidays is Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Pure Luxuries Collection. #
• 07:55 Serious bed head today. I must find a hat before venturing out. #
• 08:01 @grrlie you win! My hair isn't long enough for pig tails. :) #
• 09:54 Apparently the maternity ward #needsmorebradley, and got it. Matt Bradley's wife Sasha gave birth to a boy, Henry. #
• 20:42 There is snow, rain, and sleet outside right now... all at the same time. #

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• 06:38 Sigh. Well, three-four hours' sleep is better than none, I suppose. #
• 22:46 twitpic.com/sr3cc - One of my all-time faves: Coochie Galore Chris Miller & bewildered Jon Glover. #

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i'm doing the flyer for my upcoming seattle and portland classes. i have a small space for a short review/praise blurb, would any of you who who have attended one of my classes care to write something for me real quick?

Hrm. My book has taken an unexpected turn, and now is very much shorter than I thought it'd be. I'm hoping I can do something about that, but I'm not sure what the heck is going to happen. Plus, thanks to a mess with my iPhone, I didn't get any work done on my Christmas presents. I suppose I'll be working on them tomorrow. And figuring out what I'm going to do with the novel while I get my hairs done. :)

Tomorrow, hair stuff. Bright red with purple/blue stripes. I can't WAIT. And yes, there will be pictures.

For now, wordcount update:

55002 / 100000 words. 55% done!

Snowflake cookies on my user profile nom nom nom!!

(Thank you, my lovelies! Hope the holiday season is treating you all well.)

Such beautiful, tight choreography. Amazing.

I'm really tired.

This post is from Animal of the Day.  That critter looks like it went crazy with bleach and hair dye.  Cute though.

So Rick Perry turned down stimulus money intended for unemployed Texans because would place additional burdens on businesses, leaving them to pay the added costs when the federal money ran out.

Instead, the money is running out anyway and Texas Workforce Commission is tripling the unemployment tax nearly two-thirds of the state’s businesses will pay per employee each year ($42 per employee).

Awesome, Gov. Goodhair.

~ k... vanity says ug, I hate this picture, however
this picture includes the pineapple... before.
Things have gone rather badly for the pineapple, since then.
It is now they, and they are all in a bowl of my choosing.
For I am Pineapple Slayer...
Bringer of the mighty chop.
Dicer upper ... of the juicy bits.
... and ... I have nowhere to go with this.
:)
~ it is yummy though. :D

Cold... sunny at times... but mostly, a day filled with meterological anticip....pation.
All the talking heads and disembodied voices washing over us on the omni present airwaves...
have been talking about tonights... tomorrows... storm.
Loads of lj friends have already had it... and it's on it's way here.
So what happens?
Kids come home from school with "the teacher says it's prol'y going to be a snow day tomorrow..."

Let it be said: There are far too many snow days.
I realize it's about zero tolerance of school bus accidents and insurance policies...
But for cry'en outloud... it's only frick'en snow.
sigh.

Never the less...
Tomorrow is awash with promise for fun weather, crappy traffic, minimum staff.
And it's a wednesday... so no matter the weather... I'm in to the office. :(

wearing
~ today was show'n'tell day,
~ so I wore the light purple shirt and purple tie.
~ I get compliments on it, so I dig it.
~ I'm easy that way. :)
planning
~ getting reports ready all morning...
~ zoomed to the gym early...
~ heading downtown to the clients admin offices...
~ do a show for a room with fifty plus people... the official "big ass" boardroom.
~ I think it went great... but they were stone cold ... the lot... well, save a couple...
~ so it was hard to tell if any messages were getting through.
~ lond drive home... Sentators play at home tonight.
~ and now... Ed's asleep... and geo's about to go to bed...
~ then ... maybe dexter? depends on zee... she's at her sis's house with a gang doing an "ornament party"...
~ at least that's what she called it... ar ar ar... no, really they all bring these nice, wrapped, christmas ornaments.. etc.
wishing
~ for a sweet friends' little E to get better soon, and to give his mom a gold star.
~ that kitiara manages to get warm...
~ for zaxwrit not to go too Jeremiah Johnson...
~ and to smile to myself about how fun it is to have galebird's story to follow. :D

//
The first thing they asked Tiger Woods' Mother in Law when they brought her into the emerg this morning?
"Mam? Are these bright red putter-head tattoos new?"
~ you know at some point Tiger's going to remember that he can buy a city, and go live there.
~ I'm surprised he's been as reserved as he's been... and I'd wager there's a few busted graphite shafts in his recycle bin.

/
It bothers me a bit to listen to the Canadian olypic teams
talk the quadra-annual big talk of "we're going to win it all".
and, of course, they don't.
But they do great... IMHO... medals and records and wonderful pride.
And there's the big talk make all they achieve seem like not-enough.
and it's silly.
It almost sets people up for the sport canada funding arguements that generally follow every olympics.

~ alrighty... time to get a snack. :)

I don't understand how things got so complicated. I mean, I can look back and think about the series of events, but it feels surreal and impossible. How am I here? I have two weeks to think, but it's maddening. It's hard to think about anything else.

I was an idiot. Because it didn't seem possible, I didn't stop it when I could have. I had this idiotic impression that it was something other people do, but not me.

I can't make this right, but I'm trying to do the best I can to never repeat that mistake.

When it comes to relationships, I've never been in a situation where I had power. And now I have it, but I want to get rid of it so so badly. Can't someone else make this decision for me?

I'm gonna go and be real melodramatic here, but man, I feel like jumping off a bridge would be easier than making this decision. Just end it all and then there's no mistake to make, right?

I guess in summary I want to have my cake and eat it too. Om nom nom.

Actually, this is more like avoiding abusing my noodle. I don't remember this being a problem the last time I had short-short hair; maybe it's colder now than it was then, or I'm spending more time out in it. The cold is giving me tension headaches in the back of my head and on the top of my scalp. They ease off when I get back in the warmth, but not completely. I feel as though someone has made the top of my head shrink just a touch. Ow.

A hat would seem to be indicated.

A quick trip through a couple of department stores has yielded only disappointment. The closest the local stores are coming to something with a little elan is berets. Berets are dashing, I suppose, but they leave my ears exposed and make me look like a desperate Special Forces wannabe. It may be the khaki-colored parka. Whatever it is, it's not quite my style.

I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to have to make myself something. I will probably invest in a $3 stocking cap for the nonce; a realistic evaluation of what I look like in one should motivate me to make one of my own tout suite.

So. What chapeau will grace my fetching head? Long, long pointy stocking cap. With tassel. Not with a pompom.

The fun part about knitting anything is figuring out how to get what you want if you don't know what to call it. I could probably search "stocking cap" until my fingers fall off without finding what I want, so I searched "Santa hat" instead. It didn't net me a pattern, but it did get me a technique. Good enough. LYS, here I come.

Oh, and the rest of you? I'm making it out of wool, so Christmas is cancelled.

Here are my blades. Two of them appear to be missing, but I'm sure they'll show up eventually.
Sorry for the horrific quality of the shots, but this camera does not love me.

In Connecticut, it is against the law for a pickle to be called a pickle unless it officially bounces.

(Don't ask me how they enforce it, I just found it as a law...)

If you're looking for help with revisions, check out the how to revise your novel program through Holly Lisle! It looks nifty. :)

Didn't happen. Really.

Last night there was a glorious revival service in praise of the Porcelain God. It was a moving event. I was a most devout worshipper, were there awards given I certainly would have been given one. Sasha tried earlier in the evening to participate, but her lame hairball offering wasn't anywhere near the Porcelain God. Even though I was the PG's favorite last night I still had to clean up after her.

So yeah, didn't get much sleep last night. On the one hand it was good that I didn't have to work today. On the other I hate being sick on my day off...

This leads me to explain the appropriate set up for the sick. *grins* First you need a comfy recliner, because if you're like me and get horribly congested the whole idea of lying flat on your back is a bad one. So you have the chair. Next you need a box of tissue, for the nose that can't decide if it's a leaky faucet or a blocked one. To go along there's the wastebasket for the used tissue. I would like to recommend a plastic one, as if it needs to do 'double duty' plastic is easier to clean... Now, while you feel hot and then cold, clothing is difficult. I cannot strongly enough recommend socks, comfy pants and a t-shirt. Oh, and several blankets. Now while in a hot phase the clothing may seem excessive, but during that time just move blankets. Keep the socks on. Because you may be lucky enough to fall asleep, and when you wake up you may find yourself cold. If you've taken off your socks it's a pain to put them back on, ad requires more movement than may be possible. However, a blanket slightly draped to the side can be more easily moved. So keep the socks on and just move blankets as needed.

Now, Nyquil. Nyquil is good stuff. As hubby says, most medications come with warnings about combining it with alcohol. Nyquil puts it all in one handy container for you. Nice huh? For the Drug-Naive, it may be best to take the Nyquil wherever it is you plan to pass out. Just makes things easier. However, if you are more medicinally experienced, like yours truly, you may have 5-10 minutes before the Nyquil knocks you on your ass. Giving you time to move from wherever it is you've taken it, to the comfy chair. Passing out on the bathroom floor really isn't good for the ill. Though if the praise service is still going strong, location is important and you may want to attempt to make the bathroom 'comfy' not as easy as it sounds.

I came up with much of this post this morning, and I assure you, it was much funnier in my head. I probably should have posted it when I thought of it, but there was Nyquil and sleeping to be done. Besides, I'm not sure I could have actually typed all this in the morning.

For the record, I'm mostly feeling better. A good night's sleep should finish off the recovery. I hope, 'cause I really shouldn't miss work tomorrow.

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Sorry for spamming but it's hilarious imo.. 500,000 recruited already. Rage Against the Machine for xmas no.1. Join if you fancy..

Now that we’re about out of double-zeroes, the inevitable decade retrospectives are coming. (Indeed, I was just forced in the capacity of my day job to write one up for the telephones industry.)

I might have more posts on this later. Or not. I’m not big on decade retrospectives, if only because I have a problem with condensing ten-year periods of complex human history into a simplistic pop-culture label. The 60s = Hippies, The 70s = Disco, The 80s = Gordon Gecko, etc.

But it’s what we do. So it’ll be interesting to see what we call the 00s. The Fear & Loathing Decade is pretty accurate, but might make people think of the 60s via Hunter S Thompson. So maybe we should call it the Batshit Reality Schism Decade.

Yes. And why not? We started off the 00s with the Y2K bug and general Millennium end-of-the-world hysteria that had the Reconstructionists drooling with anticipation. In that sense, Junior Bush was the perfect president to oversee most of the 00s and keep the Big Fear show running so well that the momentum is evidently going to carry it well into 2013.

Anyway, to get an idea of how we’ve progressed as a society in the last ten years, Buzzfeed has this interesting (if somewhat apocryphal) list of “40 things that were popular at the beginning of the decade that aren’t popular anymore”.

FULL DISCLOSURE: The only three things on this list I either used or had any direct contact with were CD Walkmans, AltaVista and SARS (the latter of which killed 300 people in my city of residence and technically doesn’t belong on the list – neither does anthrax, for that matter).

Also, I have no idea who Nick Lachey and Jason Biggs are. Please don’t tell me.

Zero zero UFO,

This is dF

I really have to wonder about some people's common sense sometimes. I mean... really. We all know that there are plenty of guys out there who sit around on sites like My Space or Facebook and use their friends lists to collect pretty girls to try to strike up e-flirtations with. However, what I don't get is why these guys keep continually picking me. Even where I use my real photo as an avatar, it's never, ever a picture of my ass, or my cleavage, or me making a facial expression that says "please fuck me now"... ever. I don't join sex communities or run in circles where e-flirting is considered A-OK either, so I'm not even sure where these guys are digging me up.

When I look through the friends lists of these people, I seriously see row after row of obviously sexy, clearly flirtatious women who are probably down with all of that... and then... me. Just me. My dopey, goofy little face making a relatively lackluster expression without a boob, or a tongue, or an ass cheek in sight. I don't even see where I belong there or get what about me would ever appeal to some guy who clearly likes very seductive, very sexually forward girls. I will agree that I'm probably attractive to most men, but I personally feel people are quite mistaken if they ever peg me as "sexy". I'm about the least sexy person you will ever meet.

Anyway, I originally let this guy add me to his Facebook because I thought he was looking for a Farmville buddy or something. However, ever since he's been trying to message me and IM me non-stop. I try not to actually block people on IM or delete them straight out, because it just seems so harsh, but I had to after he not only messaged me three times tonight, but then tried to phone me through the damn IM program. WTF? In what language does "I don't meant to be rude, but I don't IM with people I don't know... sorry" translate to "gimme a ring on the old phone"? Geez Louise!

Silly Symphony - Santa's Workshop
Sure it's a cartoon, but it's music based.

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Link sent to me by a good friend... A conservative, but still a good friend.

Gave me a pretty good chuckle.