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| Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
chap
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2:18p |
Chase No Face This is the most disturbing thing I've seen in a while because its real. For all of you that say kittens are always cute you obviously haven't seen Chase. http://chasenoface.blogspot.com/The closeup videos are disturbing as hell. Eliz has just scarred me for life. It looks like a pussy on a pussy. |
| Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 |
x_dark_angel_x
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3:03p |
i love this icon
When I have a chance, i am going to make a better version of it. If you can't read what it says:
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But whips and chains excite me
So throw me down, tie me up
Show me that you like me.
Sums me up pretty well lol.
Current Music: silence is golden |
larryv
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2:23p |
I'll give next person who pays for a ticket for the convention a nifty piece of Rocky Horror memorabilia. |
chap
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1:57p |
Kittie at the Gramercy
This is probably for Gamsby, but for anyone that might be interested Kittie is playing the Gramercy in the city on Tuesday night for $20 (before fee's and other BS). The show is supposed to start at 6:45 so MAYBE it won't be over too late. |
elmo_iscariot
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12:01p |
Don't forget to watch the movie... A disturbing number of films from the golden age of cinema are incomplete or lost forever. A few of these I'd known about, like the missing scenes from King Kong and Lost Horizon--and I'd go walk pretty far to see the 1917 Cleopatra, but there was one I hadn't been aware of: Metropolis. I've seen the film, of course, but had no idea that it was missing more than 90 minutes from the original Berlin release. Evidently, it isn't Fritz Lang's fault the movie makes so little sense--after its lukewarm release in Berlin, Paramount brutally edited the film for an American release, resulting in a huge loss of scenes and plot. The cut scenes were lost, and modern editions are cobbled together from bits and pieces of existing releases, but are still an hour and a half short. I learned this this morning. Because the German magazine Die Zeit announced on Tuesday that a complete print of Metropolis has been discovered in Buenos Aires. Somehow nobody discovered just how valuable it was until now, despite the fact that it's been held by Argentina's National Art Fund and then the Buenos Aires Museum of Cinema for the last fifty years. Gives a bit more hope for all those other lost treasures, dunnit? Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to check the attic for a copy of Cardenio. [ update: Die Zeit also has stills from the discovered reels.] |
spookyhandle
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11:57a |
The First Bit, At Least, Is Eerily Accurate Today's horoscope from tarot.com Your giddy optimism turns more cautious today as the reality of what you want to accomplish finally begins to sink in. You could begin to stress so much about the completion of a project or a phase of your life that your goals slip farther away into the future. Relax and enjoy yourself for a while; you'll return to your work refreshed and raring to go.... ... I have so much packing to do. Current Mood:  a little stressed |
gamsby
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11:31a |
Best PSA *ever* In case you don't read ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) crystaviel's LJ: |
elmo_iscariot
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8:20a |
I wanna get down on my knees, and start pleasin' Jesus... I've said for a long time that I don't much like people, but I love persons. People, when they respond as members of a group, start to get stupid. They buy more extreme party lines, they stop listening to evidence and accept ideas based on what their friends believe, and get less tolerant of difference. They're more likely to buy eye-for-an-eye arguments. They get more scared by real threats, exaggerated threats, and things that're simply unfamiliar. A person, on the other hand, will generally be pretty laid back about differences, listen to reason (though the two of you may still end up disagreeing), and take a whatever-works-for-you attitude. As long as you give another person an opportunity to see you as a human being, I've found that nine out of ten do. This is one of the reasons I love the US so much. Our groups are often ridiculously intolerant, telling us that gay people are hellbound sinners, that gun owners are babykillers, that marriage is rape, or that brown people are all latent terrorists or dirty parasites, or a hundred other flatly false ideas and the majority of people will tell you that they support at least a one of those groups and what it stands for... But take those people out of their groups, talk to them human-to-human, and it'll almost always turn out that they're much less intolerant than the groups they claim to agree with. Case in point: The US is positively lousy with religion. We're possibly the most religious developed nation, and more than three quarters of us identify as Christian. Our society and government are pushed hard by Evangelical groups, most of which these days have a strong dominionist agenda of converting the world and enshrining their religious rules into law. ... And yet last year's Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 70% of Americans think that other religions can also lead to eternal life. The Religious Landscape Survey's findings appear to signal that religion may actually be a less divisive factor in American political life than had been suggested by the national conversation over the last few decades. Peter Berger, University Professor of Sociology and Theology at Boston University, said that the poll confirms that "the so-called culture war, in its more aggressive form, is mainly waged between rather small groups of people." The combination of such tolerance with high levels of religious participation and intensity in the U.S., says Berger, "is distinctively American — and rather cheering." A small number of people have really learned how to use our modern media to warp people's perceptions of the world, and we know that the ability to warp perceptions is usually stronger than having the better argument. But it's nice to know that at our core we're still a nation of crotchety individualists. The kind who'll say "yeah, whatever. You ain't breakin' my leg, so go ahead and worship whatever you want." Maybe someday soon we'll get past the spin and be able to say the same for marriage. |
gamsby
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6:50a |
I should totally get Amanda in on this... (yoinked from spookyhandle )  She's as big a geek as anyone I know (well, almost) and IMNSHO waaay hotter than any of the "sample" chicks on this site. |
| Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 |
wolf_nj
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6:24p |
Dr. Horrible - Sing Along Blog Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo. Check this out - full blog coming July 15. Another fun creation from Joss Whedon. Current Mood:  hungryCurrent Music: sprout on TV |
gamsby
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1:54p |
Any recommendations? My old leather jacket is... well... old (I got in 8th or 9th grade) and I've been thinking a lot lately about buying a new one. Does anyone know where I can get one like this:  I really want to find a brick & mortar store to buy it from so I can try it on before buying. If my t-shirt collection is any indication to go by, just being a size "L" is no longer a guarantee that it will fit. Any suggestions would be appreciated muchly! |
x_dark_angel_x
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1:04p |
My Roommates Birthday!
Today is my roommate Josh's birthday (he turned 28... i don't feel that old anymore). We are celebrating it at Dingo's Den in Clifton for those who want to come celebrate (21+ bar) and give him a birthday beating (or spanking).
Oh and to both Nicole and Heather (cute_trainwreck heather, not wanderingdream heather).... YOU MUST GO! NOT BUT'S OR MAYBE'S.... the only way out of this is if you are heading to the hospital on YOUR death beds!!!!! hehehe.Not only for Josh but i haven't seen the two of you in forever!
Though, wanderingdream Heather, you are more than welcome to come if you can get a ride.
Address:
Dingo's Den
615 Van Houton Ave.
Clifton, NJ
Current Music: silence is golden |
spookyhandle
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10:48a |
That's it! It's no longer just an option. Now I need to make a Jägerkin costume Current Mood:  silly |
elmo_iscariot
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9:29a |
Hokay, schveethott... Studio Foglio is offering pins of the Jägermonster symbol:  |
| Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 |
chap
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10:44p |
Rock Band Wednesday and Batman Gotham Knights
So I'm doing Rock Band Wednesday this week and I'm also planning on showing Batman Gotham Knights before it. The movie will start around 7:30 leading into rock band at 9 for any interested. |
larryv
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1:47p |
A couple of amusing credit card related links The Credit Card Prank: How crazy does one man need to make his signature before someone notices. The Credit Card Prank 2: The man continues his descent into madness till he finally found a place that stopped him. Pimp My Card: Make your card sport any look you want - and it still functions! Credit Card Customer Service: For those who have issues with giving out their mother's maiden names on the phone. He is also currently in the middle of a bit involving getting a Black Centurion Amex for Barack Obama. Its not quite as good as the others but interesting so far. |
spookyhandle
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10:43a |
My Totally Normal Weekend: All Good Things... After we left Voltaire, Micah wandered off to find his friend Rachel again (who had arrived some time during WEBS) and I went upstairs to the hotel room to change back into jeans and a t-shirt, and, as it turned out, a top hat. Micah and Rachel arrived and Genevieve and Joe elected to spend the night at the hotel and see what mischief was left to the evening. Michael, Danielle, Micah, Rachel and I said our good byes and then caravaned to yet another diner for a late-night diner. When we'd all had our fill, we said good bye to Rachel, who headed back to PA, and Michael, Danielle, Micah and I went back to the apartment for a few hours sleep. The following morning, Micah woke me up at 7:00 and then again at 8:00 to say good bye. He had plans back in VA that evening, and had to hit the road early. After he left I puttered about the apartment, being annoyed that I'd been unable to wake up properly at 7:00. Michael and Danielle woke up not long after and we all got dressed and went out for bagels--I will never stop missing diners, bagels and pizza*. We took the food back to the apartment and watched Tabula Rasa and Once More With Feeling (BtVS) while we ate. Naturally this involved a lot of discussion about a) how horribly, anorexic and unhealthy most of the women on the show looked by the end of the series b) vampire anatomy and c) how much we all hated Kennedy. Genevieve and Joe arrived 'round about Sweet's Song and whisked me off to NYC where I once again got on a MegaBus. We passed at least 3 accidents, but managed to arrive in Boston only half an hour late. I then had to deal with the MBTA, including the fact that Wonderland is, as previously mentioned, closed for unnecessary construction. I finally got home around 8:00, puttered about the apartment, called Micah, and, finally, crashed. And now I'm at work all week--or at least Monday through Thursday. Boss 1 leaves on vacation today, and won't be back until the 14th. My last day at work is the 16th and I move on the 18th. Holy crap. I've got next to nothing to do here, and could really be using this time more efficiently back at my apartment. There's so much packing left to do. * Contrary to popular belief outside of NYC/NJ, these things do not properly exist elsewhere. Current Mood:  aggravated |
elmo_iscariot
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11:08a |
When I hold you in my arms...  |
larryv
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10:56a |
I am not feeling good today. I stopped at Starbucks this morning with Kate. I got a sugar-free vanilla iced latte and one of the pseudo healthy egg beaters/reduced fat cheese/turkey bacon on a whole wheat English muffin. And now, nausea.
But thats not the point of my complaint. Today I am complaining about commuting. Last night I left my office at a semi reasonable hour. 6pmish. I got to Port Authority shortly thereafter and it was packed. Not your usual packed either. It was filled with lines that wrapped around corridors. The lines impeded traffic to the various shops. The escalators to every gate were stopped. It was way too crowded. It was the last day of the month AND the first day of the week - so its not unusual to be crowded. But not this sort of crowded. The ticket vending machines were all full with their own unusually long lines. I called Kate and told her to eat without me. I had dinner in Port Authority and bought a book to wait out the 40 minutes till the lines were reasonable enough to warrant waiting on.
This morning after Starbucks I waited for the bus. Typically you can expect a bus to come by with one or two seats. My stop is right at the cusp of where the buses turn to be standing-room-only. Except today five buses passed by me that were ALL standing room only. As a result I didn't get to my office until right around 10:30.
This is clearly a sign of less people driving into work because of high gas prices and instead relying on public transportation. Thats great for the environment. But it SUUUUUUUUCKS for my commute. I think this is really only the start of the trend and that its going to get worse before it gets better. |
gamsby
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9:26a |
"There's noting worse than a Summer cold."
I started re-reading Stephen King's The Stand yesterday and this morning I woke up with a touch of a cold.
Hmmm... |
x_dark_angel_x
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12:33a |
Sunday's activities Morning/Afternoon: I headed to NYC for the Pride March. I was supposed to meet up with my friend Laura and a friend of hers and was supposed to meet someone else as well during the day but since they were in different parts, I decided to head to where Laura was but I couldn't find her. She told me towards where the end of the parade was, which was Christopher & Greenwich. Oh well. On my way to where i was, I met this very cute crossdresser (and no i am not saying their name). We started to talk and turned out we had a lot in common. Well, before I left to go home (since my bus didn't run that late), we ended up making out. YAY. Now here is the downside to this whole thing. Neither one of us had a pen or anything to write with or on(well i had my eyeliner but since it downpoured 3 times, it wouldn't have stayed). He said that he's usually around the village a lot though. I might just have to visit the village more often!!!!!!!! Evening/Night: Helped my roommate Brandon put a donut on his car since his one back tire was so torn to shit that it was ready to go. He bought me a pack of smokes to helping him. As we were heading to Pub 46 for the WWE PPV, he realizes he has all the sets of keys to his bar's liquor room. So we had to head there first, then off to pub. We get to put and pretty much predicted the whole PPV. After the ppv, I was kinda ordered to stay at pub with brandon. Ok, I hate pub, I only go there for the ppv's cuz the music there sux ass. They only play hip hop and rap, but I stayed. Brandon bought me a drink, he started to talk to ppl he knows from his bar, introduces me to them and ended up getting another drink from one of them. Drank it, brandon drank what he had and we headed home (all while brandon pissing on the street walking home... i am so glad I live in a neighborhood where no cops come around). All in all.... my sunday rocked!!!!! If you want an update on my friday... go to wanderingdream, just look for my name in one of the latest posts and you will see what I did, I am just too tired to type anymore now. Nite!!! Current Mood: tiredCurrent Music: silence is golden |
| Monday, June 30th, 2008 |
javadave4
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10:32p |
controversial meme I almost just pointed to LarryV's answers but what the heck. I'll give it my own slant. ( Read more... ) |
larryv
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8:32p |
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spookyhandle
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3:27p |
My Totally Normal Weekend: Death, Death, Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil Songs After Dancing with jinmoonlight and the White Elephants, I headed back to the Main Stage to see Voltaire. I've seen Voltaire live before, but I love his music and always enjoy his brief monologues between songs. In my experience (and youtube evidence supports this) Voltaire only ever plays his more comedic pieces. These are frequently brilliant, but my absolute favorite Voltaire songs are Graveyard Picnic (have you seen my LJ layout?) and The Happy Song--neither of which are particularly funny or, in fact, very light hearted. The unfortunate conclusion here, is that I will very likely never hear these pieces played live. He played a lot of his standards, and added a couple of new songs, including Death, Death, Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil Song--which I have reason to believe is on his up-coming album. He also played a parody of The Dresden Doll's Coin-Operated Boy (Coin-Operated Goy) which was quite funny. It's just a shame Brian Viglione had left earlier in the day. Before I go any further, I'd like to ramble at you about music and magic. ( Don't say I didn't warn you. ) For my part, this is the reason that seeing The Dresden Dolls play Sing live is so powerful. There's an incredible energy in that song. You have not only Brian and Amanda's energy and the generally rapt attention of all these fans, but you have these same fans standing up and pouring that much more into this song--into being part of this magic. It's a rare thing for a song--even played live--to be that powerful and to wield so much energy. Voltaire, who grew up in NJ, surrounded by a few hundred people--no small fraction of which also grew up in NJ--very nearly matched it. With Bomb New Jersey. There is something both sad and fantastic about that. At any rate, after the concert Micah and I got on line to talk to him and ran into lizzyfur and Casey. We chatted for a bit, and then the two of them wandered off to do their own thing, while Micah and I continued to wait. When we got to the front of the line--wait. No. Earlier that day, Micah and I passed Voltaire in the hall and he pointed at Micah (wearing fake glasses, a white button down shirt which his Superman t-shirt was clearly visible through, and a flap of red fabric hanging out of the back of his pants) and said, "It's Superman!" I, being the fangirl that I am, turned to Micah and said, "Voltaire just talked to you!" I knew full-well that Micah did not need to be told this, but it was a bit of a vicarious thrill and sometimes my mouth does things without first consulting my brain. In any case... We got to the front of the line, and Voltaire gives me the standard, finger-crook, come closer gesture. I lean down, and he puts one hand next to his mouth, as if to block Micah's view and says in a stage whisper, "It's Superman!" I acted shocked, and Micah glared and shushed... It's funnier than I think I'm managing to convey. In any case, I was disappointed to find that he did not have Deady Sings (the only one of his albums I don't own) and instead bought the Deady: Big In Japan comic, and had Voltaire sign that. While I love the man's music and think that he is, in general, pretty damned awesome, I'm not a huge fan of his comics. They're not bad, by any means, they just don't grab me the way his music does. In fact, this is why I haven't bought his Deady comics before, and why I've put off getting Deady Sings. In retrospect, I rather wish I'd picked up a t-shirt too, but I'm trying to cut down on the amount of clothing and such that I own, so it seemed like a bad idea to buy a new shirt. But now I'm definitely kicking myself. NEXT TIME on My Totally Normal Weekend: All Good Things... Current Mood:  thoughtful |
spookyhandle
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12:50p |
My Totally Normal Weekend: WEBS or My Naked Friends After my show I went upstairs to Genevieve's hotel room and changed into my would-be after party outfit. Earlier discussion had made it seem pretty likely that we wouldn't be around that late, and in my heart of hearts, I really do love all the horrible, uncomfortable things society deems sexy on women. It was about 3:00 by this point. My friends and I had none of us had a proper breakfast, and none of us had anything even resembling lunch. We briefly considered patronizing the hotel pub. On the one hand, the hotel was beautiful and its staff were fantastic. They treated us like human beings and everything--a big step up from the hotel staff and most events like this. It would be nice to give them a little additional business as a thank you for being so great to the whole Wicked crew. On the other hand, the menu seemed rather pricey and had zero vegetarian options. I could have gotten by with some sort of seafood, but Micah doesn't even eat that. So in the end, Micah, Danielle, Joe, George and myself all piled into Michael's car, and the six of us went to a nearby diner--were we were also treated like human beings, despite the fact that some of us were dressed a bit outlandishly--George was already in his full Viktor Devonne ensemble. After our late lunch we returned to the hotel, and Micah and I were quickly abandoned by our friends involved in The White Elephant Burlesque Society. Left to our own devises, we browsed the vendors wares, visited the Tribes rooms, caught part of Lummi's set and generally just loitered around. A little before 8:00 we made our way to the Secret Stage and I took a front row seat (between Padraig and the emcee's mother) and eagerly awaited the start of WEBS' set. And now I have a confession to make: I've been pushing WEBS since the day I found out we'd both be at this event. In part, this is because I've heard great things about them and because the videos available on youtube are pretty entertaining. Mostly, however, it was because the directors and many of the charter members are very good friends of mine and I have every reason in the world to support them. Having finally seen them perform live I can only say that I have not been singing their praises enough. The White Elephant Burlesque Society was amazing. Their numbers were all entertaining and innovative, many of them telling very clear stories. Most of the numbers were provocative and suggestive or, yes, downright sexy, but they were interspersed with a couple of more light-hearted comedy pieces that were more reminiscent of Vaudeville than Burlesque--not to mention, of course, Viktor Devonne's excellent emcee-ing. After the final number and curtain call a final song came on (something by Gogol Bordello, I think) and invited the audience to get up and dance with them, which was much, much fun, and afforded me the chance to dance with someone I'd met that day (and who'd been sweet enough to come to Poison Apples earlier that day). NEXT TIME on My Totally Normal Weekend: Death, Death, Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil Songs Current Mood:  pleased |
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