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| Monday, December 28th, 2009 |
budgie_uk
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12:18p |
A Life In Pictures - December 2009
I always do this as we head towards the end of the year, and as always there have been more than a few new people reading this since the last time in December 2008. This whole thing started in 2004 when there was a meme going around about pictures when you were younger. I did it... and then have continued to update it every year or so for more recent pics... (As always, if you've seen these posts before, then yes, you've seen most of these photos before, although I've removed a couple of shots where two were taken very close together.)( So, here they are, bringing the photos up to date, as of the end of 2009. ) |
shadesong
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6:50a |
Monday
AdministrationHello to "new" reader ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) p_m_cryan! MedicalExhausted. One more day. Link SoupAgain, it's roll-your-own; I am sadly disconnected from the world right now. Alternately, tell me what you got for $WINTERHOLIDAY! Daily ScienceGravity wells by XKCD. PlansWork. Will swing by yarn store, perhaps - that may depend if asciikitty's working. (Need yarn for a belated $WINTERHOLIDAY gift I'll be delivering at Arisia.) BARCC peer supe meeting. |
| Sunday, December 27th, 2009 |
zhilinsky
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6:52p |
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shadesong
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9:36p |
HOME.
* I miss my birthfamily already. Even more so because this visit was far shorter than usual; usually we get a week there and a week with my parents, but due to job, we basically got four days with each. A bit lss, even, with the train delay. * I have been using the netbook, so my laptop looks ridiculously huge to me right now. * I don' wanna go to work tomorrow. Especially because tomorrow's a peer supe evening, so it's another day of being out for over 12 hours. Will bring netbook and knitting. * I am on Row 5 of the 20-row edging of this; I had hoped to finish it on the plane, but my brain cut out and decided it just wanted to zone out and listen to music. I have learned not to force my brain to deal with lace knitting when it is having a tired-toddler stompy-boots dance. That way lies madness. So I'll finish it this week, maybe tomorrow. * Tomorrow is my last day eating gluten YAY. Had McDonalds cheeseburgers and fries today, which is horrible "food", but is part of my childhood, so I had to eat 'em one last time. This was a trip of lasts - last baklava, last of my Greek sort-of-grandmother's cookies, last orzo, last rolls, last of the white chocolate chip cake my aunt's friend makes every year. Tomorrow = last anything-gluten. Tuesday = biopsy. * Got a Balance Card reading from haikujaguar! You always get the most interesting images, Song. *shaking head* In this case, the Lover back to back with the Fool. In this case, not a carnal Lover, but a fierce life-Lover, lover of people and causes and ideas and life... and of course, the Fool at her back, simple and true and not entirely sure why she's in this fight but willing to wed herself to a good cause even if her way of meeting it is rather more simplistic. Then again, some things in life don't need to be complicated, right? And Love is one of them.
You love like a battle, shadesong. Like a spear-mother, fierce and sharp as knives. I am completely unsurprised by these two cards, and only wonder what it means for your coming months.* Realization re: Places You Haunt and Jessa's story - I keep beating myself up with these stories. I keep savaging myself. The more Good Stuff I do in the world, the more anxious it makes that child in me who was told she was bad and could never be good, and the louder I scream in these stories that no one is perfect, and look, terrible things! Pedestals are dangerous places, and I claw and bite to keep from being on them. I... need to work on that. It does not serve me well. (Not working on accepting pedestals. Just working on not beating myself up and waiting for the other shoe to drop.) * I am too in love sometimes. * I missed my cats everso, even though it has been a trip of fabulous animals. I held a few-hour-old mastiff puppy and a few-week-old papillon puppy! The latter pretty much velcroed himself to me - hopped right up into my arms and hooked into my shirt, licked my face lavishly, burrowed into my hair, climbed up onto my shoulder. So wanted to take him home! * The cats discovered the eilonwy-made catnip toys before our returned; when they were unable to extract them from the envelope, they horked on it in protest. *sigh* We owe emilytheslayer and lynxreign so big for cleaning that up. They have the toys now and are in general catnippy ecstasy. * Have I mentioned that I don't want to go to work tomorrow? This is exacerbated by the fact that Adam and Elayna both have this week off. *fidget* * Also, I kept waking up last night - recurring dream that I'd overslept and would be late to work. Over and over and over and telling myself DAMMIT 'SONGBRAIN IT IS SUNDAY SHUT UP GO BACK TO SLEEP. * And now? Laundry. I know. My life is so exciting. |
evandorkin
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9:05p |
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budgie_uk
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6:37p |
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tink_loves_bell
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3:04a |
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| Saturday, December 26th, 2009 |
tchai_toronto
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6:21p |
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desayunoencama
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9:41p |
new glasses?
I've had my current glasses for over 10 years, so I'm in the mood for a change. Or at least, a second pair to trade off with. After not finding anything at all that I liked at various opticians, I finally found a place this afternoon with various styles that I didn't hate. (It looks weird to me to see myself in any other glasses, so I don't know if any of them suit me or not.) These are the ones I liked best. I'll likely buy one of them next week... Opinions? |
eumelia
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9:05p |
Here Comes The Master
Friends tell me I wasn't the only one who flashed to John Barrowman in The Producers while watching Doctor Who: The End of Time (Part 1)? I've been humming: And now it's...
Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Deutschland is happy and gay!Tell me that doesn't encapsulate the entire ep!? Don't know what I'm talking about? Don't want to know what I'm talking about? ( Spoilers under the cut! )That's all for now. I can't wait for next week! Current Mood:  contemplative |
eumelia
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11:53a |
Pre-View Doctor Who Meta
This Post contains Spoilers for Doctor Who Seasons 1-4 (including all specials aired)
and Torchwood Seasons 1-3My f-list is filled with posts marked Spoilers: End of Time and they've all got multiple comments! I hate being behind every time! I'm missing all the fun conversation and Meta. So bloody irritating! I have hope though, that I'll watch it today, write my own reaction and then comment a day late on my friends journals because I can't not comment. I'm really excited about these episodes, Waters of Mars really whetted my appetite for these Specials and for Tennant's Bon Voyage. I'm looking forward to the new season (not too excited about the new logo: oh look it's a shiny Tardis... it looks like the Autobots logo!) but Tennant is my Doctor. Also, I really hope Jack is the eps, because really, I don't know if I'll be able to handle the new incarnation of the Doctor if there isn't any closure. Then again, emotional consistency when it comes to Jack in the Whoniverse has never been strong - oh Jack you unpredictable devil! ( Cut for Length and Thinky Thoughts )In any event, I'm looking forward to The End of Time I'm sure it'll be brilliant! One way, or another. Current Mood:  excited |
| Friday, December 25th, 2009 |
zhilinsky
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10:16p |
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sabotabby
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8:58p |
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
It seems as though Terry Gilliam set out to make a movie with as much awesome in it as possible, and then put an extra heap of awesomesauce on it just because he could. Either that, or he just wanted to cast Tom Waits as the Devil and then made a movie out of it. Regardless of the intent, it is completely fantastic. ( spoilers for the best part )So basically I loved it and you should see it too so we can squee together. |
shadesong
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4:18p |
My birthfamily in a nutshell
Aunt: "My favorite Christmas gift ever was the chicken." Elayna: "Alive or like a roasted chicken?" Aunt: "Alive! I loved that chicken!" Grandmother: "I stayed up all night building that chicken coop in the living room in the dark, not letting her find out." Aunt: "And then that turkey killed it. I liked the pig, too. But it bit me. I want a goat." She addresses her brother: "Hey, if I get a goat, can I keep it in your backyard?" Uncle: "Sure." Aunt-in-law: "Excuse me?" Me: "It should be an angora goat, so you can spin the hair." Aunt: "Angora goat. We should have two." Aunt-in-law: "Where would you even get a goat?" Aunt: "Down in Lake County they have some. I talked to the lady the other day. They're just about ready to sell. We should go goat shopping tomorrow." Long discussion ensues about what parts of the yard will be fenced off for the goat, et cetera, and Adam is sitting back laughing in utter disbelief and giving me this look that says, quite clearly, this explains you. Yes. It's nature, not nurture. Now you know. I still demand a hedgehog. Soon as I get a laptop. I'm up to $565 for that. *nod* And we are actually totally going goat shopping tomorrow. Win! |
zhilinsky
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1:01p |
Horrorbilly для Питона и Люм
 matadors
Originally uploaded by ezhilinskyЯ обещал выложить зомби-песни. У меня их целый диск. Неизвестная мне ранее банда "Матадоры" играет и поёт весёлые рокендролы про жизнь после смерти и всякий подобный треш. Можно танцевать.
Теперь надо вспомнить куда заливаются сами песни в МП3. Мне говорили, а я забыл :( |
tink_loves_bell
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3:56p |
The ever present Christmas walnut
 Happy Holidays!I am glad to see Christmas safe, and sound, and with my family (despite their irritating tendencies, which are being exhibited frequently. I think that might just be part of the Christmas celebration). I have been trying to garner as much holiday cheer as there is spiked eggnog in the country. I have listened to John Denver's Christmas Together and cried over its beautiful sentiments the entire Amtrak ride to New York City. I have also watched several seasonal movies and television shows, consumed my weight in spiked hot beverages (mint hot chocolate with creme de menthe, eggnog, cider with brandy), gotten the Santa picture as tradition dictates, and obviously the fireplace. Shawn also took me past the most ridiculous Santa Santa house of lights I have ever seen. Look at this goliath:  I feel a modicum of holiday cheer despite the ever present disappointment and frustration that this year has seen. I guess I feel a kind of hopefulness despite things having not worked out to plan for me, and more importantly for those that I love. And I see the love that exists in the bravery and steely determination in those that I admire and adore. So I hope that there is some semblance of peace coming to those that I hold so dear. And on top of that this Christmas has been a great success in terms of the presents (awesome!). I got a kindle, which I was sort of on the fence about but feel excited to try it out as well as clothes and yarn and music stuff. And a book a day calendar (yay!). But the greatest and most neurotic gift of all is three puppies in one place:  So happy holidays to all and I hope that this holiday season proves to be happy and joyful. Off to have a gin and tonic with my mommy in the kitchen and do some writing. Score. Current Mood:  chipperCurrent Music: John Denver and the Muppets |
budgie_uk
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7:08p |
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zhilinsky
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1:43a |
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tepintzin
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11:01a |
And so this is Christmas
...And what could be more appropriate for Christmas than a cuddly bear who loves kids, right? Solstice was nice. I went to the Yule service and found a couple of like- minded people who live in my remote camp. On the other side of my spirituality, there's church in an hour and a half, after which some of us are going to the bazaar. It's something to do; I'm not buying anything I don't think. I might get a Christmas pizza and then go back to my camp and watch movies or write fanfic. helenkacan, sorry the call got cut off. I ran out of minutes. I hope it didn't scare you too much. Just wanted to wish everyone a good one, and only 3 more days till I get leave! |
| Thursday, December 24th, 2009 |
shadesong
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10:24a |
TrainFail
We took the train from Ft. Lauderdale to DeLand yesterday. This should have taken 5 hours. Instead, it took 14. The drawbridge right outside DeLand got stuck in the up position. This apparently required techs from several hours away. And eight hours. Sitting. And waiting. It did not take long for the train to run out of booze. Yes. We were on the drunken redneck train. For eight hours. HILARITY ENSUED. Thank all available gods that a) I had my knitting (15 rows on the Travelling Woman shawl, now named Lady Vagabond), b) we travel with lots of books (but now we need more for the plane), c) Elayna had her Nintendo DS. So aside from impatience and hunger and the annoyance of not getting any damn information, we made it through okay. They had to hand-crank the bridge down. So yeah. We're in DeLand now. But basically, we lost an entire afternoon and evening. I am not sanguine about this. |
budgie_uk
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12:06p |
Let there be light...
I've started blog entries before with the words "Friends of mine are often amused by..." or "Friends of mine are often irritated by..." regarding some attribute of mine, or something I do. Sometimes it's my own view of how I'm seen by others, or my own abilities as a writer, or a political or other belief that - to be kind - friends are blatantly amused by what they consider as my naivete. However, it's not often I can write "Friends of mine are, generally, pissed off by..." about me. (Of course, maybe I'm fooling myself and I should write it a lot more often, but that's a blog post for another day.) Nevertheless, one subject which I know does irritate at best, and upset at worst, and generally piss them off on the whole, is my lack of enthusiasm (to put it kindly) in 'changing my life and lifestyle because of global warming/the environment.' Now this isn't meant as a catalyst for a discussion on the merits or otherwise of the scientific arguments, and I don't think that I fall into the camp of actual, signed-up sceptics or deniers. However, neither am I entirely convinced by the arguments made. On either side. And I'm genuinely sorry, but the arguments to get me involved in changing my lifestyle haven't convinced me either. That said, I have energy efficient light bulbs at home throughout the flat. All the lights in my flat are of the energy efficient type with the exception of three, all of them little used: a light above the mirror in the bathroom (a small 40w long bulb), and two bedroom angle-point lamps, one of which is a halogen bulb, the other a small spotlight. And they're only non-energy efficient because I've not been able to find bulbs that are energy efficient to fit. All of the above said, one might assume that the reason I have energy efficient bulbs throughout the flat (and I think I've got seven or eight) is for economic reasons. Nope - I don't think on the whole that they save much money, if at all. They're a lot more expensive to buy, and while they may last longer than the 'old' type (they don't 'blow' like filament based bulbs), they're not everlasting and after a year or so of use, the light from them is distinctly less bright than it was at the start. So why do I have them? It's simple - I like light in my place. I mean it - I seriously like wherever I am at home to be bright and light, and one of the huge advantages (the main one as far as I'm concerned) is that the energy efficient light bulbs completely, massively, expand the limit of light you can have. A 60w socket can hold a 60w filament bulb. But an equivalent energy efficient bulb that's supposed to give out the same luminescence as a 60w filament bulb is only about 11w. Turning that around, you can put an energy efficient bulb that's supposed to give out the same luminescence as, say, a 100w filament bulb (which is only about 23w) into a 60w socket, and it'll be fine. You'll just have a brighter light than you had before. But I said I like light. So I don't put a 23w (equiv to 100w) in my 60w sockets. I put 30w (equivalent to luminescence of a 150w filament bulb) in my 60w sockets. At least I used to. See, I used to buy these, which were - as you'd expect - bright, and all was well at chez budgie. Until the last time I needed to replace a bulb that was - as time passed - beginning to fade a bit. And I stopped into my local Ryness and was chatting while I bought my bulb and when I mentioned that I liked it bright at home, he suggested a 30w "daylight" energy efficient bulb. So I bought one to try. Oh. My. God. I thought it was bright before? No, this is BRIGHT, a pure white light that is... incredible. It's genuinely lovely, warm light that's... difficult to describe other than to say it made the rest of the admittedly bright lights look... shabby. Funny thing is, when I was chatting to a friend of mine who is very 'green' and reasonably, though not overly so, proselytising about it, he was delighted at my conversion. "Doesn't matter why you have the bulbs, mate, just as long as you have them." Makes me wonder whether the biggest problem the environmental lobby have isn't convincing everyone, it's convincing individuals, one at a time, each person requiring a different persuasive argument: - you'll save money for one - think of what you're leaving to your kids to live with for another - think of those elsewhere on the planet for another, and - you... erm, get brighter lights at home for me. All of the above read, understood, and disagreed with by you, let me leave you with a recommendation: the only book I've read so far that's genuinely made me think about my opinions and beliefs about climate change, the environment and what we as a species are going to have to think about is written by Jamais Cascio, someone who Foreign Policy magazine named as one of their 100 Top Global Thinkers. He's also a friend, and I heartily recommend both his site ( Open The Future) and his book Hacking The Earth: Understanding The Consequences of GeoEngineering, available at lulu.com |
eumelia
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11:22a |
End of Year Meme v.09
I don't remember why, but last year I didn't do the "classic" end of year meme, possibly because I was concentrating on the war and the fact that my girlfriend was in the line of fire. Fun times. Looking back on this year, it wasn't easy for me. I think I was a little bit destroyed by everything going on around me and coming to its arbitrary end there was one whammy after another. Maybe writing it down like this will enable me to process it better - there is, after all, only a week left to the new decade. And despite the fact that our human teen years could be handled by better by society and culture as a whole, perhaps we need this change, hearkening a new decade in the brand new age. And with that waxed poetics out of the way... ( The Meme ) Current Mood:  nostalgic |
| Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 |
evandorkin
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8:36p |
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budgie_uk
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10:43p |
Today...
...has been a good day in several ways, and a lousy one in some. I have no wish to do an "ah, poor me", so as far as the lousy bits of today, I'll just say "these things will also pass", and hope that I'll get some free time over the next few days when I don't have to go into the office. I have no plans this year to go into the office on Christmas Day. Of course, I said that last year and still ended up there. Before anyone issues sighs of sympathy, however, let me say that it really is "just another day" to me, and working on Christmas Day is no more nor less irritating to me than working on a Sunday - it has to be done sometimes, is all. However, on the good side, I got to see an old friend who was briefly in town and got to give him a copy of The Fast Fiction Challenge, which was very nice. And also, serious thanks to the customer service of O2 who made up for the serious and apparently never ending problems I had earlier this year connecting to BT Openzone with my iPhone 3G. Why am I thanking them? ( Well, because of this ) |
tchai_toronto
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4:53p |
Papa, Baby and me - Cuba!
Baby comes to a playground all covered with icy snow; she looks around and asks: Sea? Oh, Theodora, I want to be at the sea, too! We will return there soon, promise!  |
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