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| Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 |
agoutirex
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9:09p |
Do you like to laugh?
Well, then you should be aware that Steph Cherrywell, whom I have on good authority heard is the FUNNIEST PERSON on the Internet, is coming out with a brand new comic, available on PAPER. It is called Widgey Q. Butterfluff, about the cutest little fairy...thing in all of Snugglepump Valley. if you're like me and remember growing up with that My Little Ponies-Care Bears-Strawberry Shortcake trifecta of late 80s schmaltziness, you are guaranteed to love this dead-on parody. Steph has graciously let me read some of her work in advance and I say with complete confidence that it is hysterical. So you should go preorder yours today. "But Agouti," I hear you say, "that all sounds well and good, but I'm reluctant to commit to this purchase without knowing that this book contains, in addition to nigh ten* chapters of trademark-Cherrywell hilarity, an illustration by one Agouti-Rex as well." Well, good news, my friends! Your fears of an Agouti-free book should NOT stop you from buying this collection IMMEDIATELY because, yes, I do in fact have an illustration in it. And you know, you know DAMN WELL, that Agouti-Rex never consents to include his illustrations in anything but the highest quality comical entertainments. This is an endorsement you can trust. Don't delay! Order yours yesterday! |
dalesql
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7:57p |
I need some help.
Hi everyone. I recently saw this hack on youtube. I think that this would be a marvelous thing to appear in the boskone con suite. So, I looked at the video, and sussed out what they put into the thing to make it happen. then I went and priced things out. Bill of Materials cost is a few hundred bucks at my first pass. Yikes! So, I'm looking for cheap (ideally free) things to make this happen. Motion detector that will operate on a battery and output a contact closure to trigger the audio device. Some sort of audio playback that will take that contact closure and play the sound effect or effects. Inexpensive amplifier and speakers. Battery to run this whole mess for an 18 hour day, and means of recharging the battery overnight from a wall outlet. The first pass was some marvelous devices from Guilderfluke that I have used at the day job for outdoor art installations involving sound playback. They are ideal for the project, rugged, and flipping expensive for a gag that I only need to have work for a couple of days. Speakers and amplifier are easy, I have a couple of old computer speakers from the junkbox that will work just fine. For the audio playback device, I'm thinking of a cheap MP3 player or CD player that can be hacked to play the audio effect when activated. Ideally, this playback device will play back one of a couple of different sound effects that I am thinking about. Motion detector to detect trash, or less desirable is a switch on the door flap of the trash can. And I gotta borrow or buy a trash barrel and top that I can mutilate for this project as well, and those kinds of trash barrels cost real money. |
| Monday, November 9th, 2009 |
albus_draconis
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4:24p |
Erk. I've been distracted by life...
Wow, what a year! It's been busy, hectic, scary, a lot of fun, and just HAPPY. FurCons: We went to Further Confusion this January- with just barely-completed dragon heads and tails- had a blast, got lots of photos, shot video and laughed ourselves sick at the Adult Dragon Panel. Damn, that was fun. Let's do it again! Went to Califur in June just before our wedding, too- more furry fun and happy scritchings! Rawr! The Big Move: I got that visa to enter the States, and finally, in April, we drove from Vancouver to Winnipeg to pick up my already-packed gear, stuff all of the into a teeny U-haul, get a protesting and drugged feline into her carrier, put some kind of a cap on my f***ing nerves for the border-crossing, say goodbye to everyone back home... The drive was long, tiring, beautiful in places, Diva cried a lot of the way until we allowed her to continue the ride under my seat, where she cried less and occasionally did the "vampire kitty" thing, only coming out to view the scenery at night. Note for future reference: THE DRUGS DO NOT WORK. poor kitty was still upset, panicked and generally loud for a good amount of the time, dear thing... I take it as an omen of good that the first bird I saw on the other side of the border was a Bald Eagle. I have pix, but I dunno where the heck they went. Drat. We lived together happily, if nervously (awaiting a certain interview), getting our stuff together, preparing for the Big Day... Wedding: I dunno how the heck we did it. Really. It was gorgeous, we had friends come from all over, including one lovely soul all the way from Britain, I managed to get our wedding-outfits made, along with our wedding bands, these funky dragon torcs we had our hearts set on (glitches with those- they later had to be re-built, dangit)... We looked f***ing AWESOME. Rich blue silk, and velvet, beadwork, and long strands of precious-stone garlanding our necks in the Old Style of the medieval era. We even had Renaissance music playing over loud-speakers, one of the visiting relatives had brought her flute, so she played for us while I made my entrance, we had a medieval feast (I planned much of the menu, even supplied a recipe for leek soup that went over well), drank mead and had much genteel hurrah. We were mostly older folk, so a big whoop-up wasn't gonna happen. But I did get to enjoy the majority of the mead- greedy dragoness likes her honey wine... *chuckles* I have some sweet pics, if anyone cares to nose through them: Here's the concept-sketch for our wedding outfits:  The torcs and wedding rings I made for us (yes, they're silver):  In full regalia as the King and Queen of the Fae:  As our dragon selves, just for fun:  Playing up the snooty King and Queen thing:  Art: been trying to go full-time on the art and costume/clothing-design, but it's been a slow slog getting me up to speed. I seem to stall if allowed to do anything else (like going camping)- I have to "boot up" again to get anything done. Working on that, but at least, it seems to be happening a little less as time goes on. Been getting a fairly steady list of commissions going, too, which is nice, and people seem to like my plush-toys. :) The "Interview": finally, we go to get that final interview done with- the one where we get asked various questions that really mean squat and we hopefully get my status upgraded to Resident and receive my Green Card. Did you know, the stupid questions that they asked in the seventies are STILL on the danged interview list? Like THIS little gem: "Are you a member of, or affiliated with, the Communist Party?" My answer? "McCarthy's dead, and so's the Cold War..." I actually got a laugh out of the guy- that was pretty cool. He later gave us the little piece of paper that signified my change in status, and we find out he was the Director himself! Oop. My flippant answer could have borked things with a fellow of lesser humour... Breathing a sigh of relief, I've been slowly getting my work-space settled, organized, and arranged for making the neat stuff the folks on FA have been growing to love, and I'm planning my table display for Further Confusion this January. :) Got my spot in the Furry Marketplace, I'm still waiting on the notification on my panel in the Art-Show, and I'm nearly at my goal for jewelry for my table. Now, I should concentrate on the art-prints, my submissions for the Art-Show, and some clothing designs that have been burning their way through my brain. That's all for now, folks, and hopefully, I'll remember to update this thing a little more often! Current Mood:  busyCurrent Music: "Astronomy Domine" by Pink Floyd |
dalesql
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9:18p |
This will appeal to people of a certain age. . .
I was at my local BJ's wholesale to buy my weekly case of cranberry juice. As it happens, they have pet supplies in the adjacent aisle. Walking past the pet supplies, something catches my eye. It's a Mister Bill doll. I mentally scratch my head, wondering what this icon of the 80s was doing in the store today and examine the package. there is a hole in the package inviting me to squeeze his belly. I do this and "Oohhhh noooOOOOOOoooooo...." comes out, just as I would expect to hear from Mister Bill. Then I realize what the rest of the package is saying. It's a package of doggy chew toys. Then I laughed out loud, in the store. For a moment, I was tempted to buy the thing. Then I remembered I don't have a dog. |
atomicat
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7:19p |
Gracie deserves better than this. Crashed at 4:30 am or so and got up at 1:00 pm (!) Still tired I decided to lie down for a while and take Gracie out for a sunset at the flats. Woke up just after sunset. Shit. Have to switch to a daytime schedule somehow. If I'm feeling this way after only a week alone and with at least another before I have any company, it does not bode well for this winter. When was the last time you went for two weeks without talking to anyone or having any contact at all? Why do we do things? For rewards of course, of one sort or another. We all have a built-in sense of fairness which rebels against the world when we see others rewarded and ourselves not. If we're not rewarded we have to reward ourselves with that sense of self-satisfaction of doing. Behind that though there still is that sense that we'll be rewarded with praise when we show off our efforts. So what happens when we're not rewarded? We go on strike of course, like dogs refusing to do a trick when they see another dog getting more for the same trick. Futile of course, because one cannot go on strike against the world. I've gone my whole life without any rewards whatsoever, in every area and every situation. I know every psychological trick in the book and use them to keep myself going but sometimes it's just not enough. My usual answer to the question "Why bother" is "Why not?" and so with that in mind I'll get moving soon. Rewards. This person sells 11x16 prints for $325, with matte, 20x30's for $700.And then there's this. |
kuniopt
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11:09p |
a meme
DRAWME!wondering if folk are gonna doodle actual me or a human Cosmin moooooore |
atomicat
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2:50a |
Two steps forwards...
One step back and a bloody stupid delay. Power on the sewing machine. Dismantled foot-pedal control, all fine, has to be contact inside the machine somewhere, much larger dismantle needed there of course. Bloody hell. Guess I'm going to hand-sew those gloves, probably better that way anyways. ( How to photograph invisible things... )</div> |
| Sunday, November 8th, 2009 |
bridgeportcat
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5:42p |
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brokenallbroken
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1:13p |
Fuck it
I have broken my longstanding rule and turned on my Holiday playlist before Thanksgiving. I WILL be merry this year. MERRY, damnit. ETA: You know what I don't have? A really good recording of the entire Nutcracker. I have bits, of course, the same bits everyone else has, mostly from Fantasia (thank frack for Disney), but not the whole thing. The trick is finding one by an orchestra/conductor I trust. My mom has a recording of the whole suite, but it's so generic I can't find any orchestra or conductor credits. So recommend away, Friends List! Current Music: TSO - Promises to Keep |
| Saturday, November 7th, 2009 |
brokenallbroken
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11:09p |
I changed my mind. Adam Lambert does not look like Mia Michaels' and Debbie Gibson's love child. He looks like Mia and Prince had an orgy on the set of a Duran Duran video. Current Mood:  amused |
brokenallbroken
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9:13p |
I took my car in to get the timing belt replaced this morning. Dude called and said they need to replace the water pump. He'd warned me that might be when I went in, so I gave the okay. This afternoon he called to say it would be ready in 1/2 hr., could we please get there before they close at 4. Car was still in the garage with the hood up when we got there 35 min. later. He said they couldn't get the cooling fan to come on. I said there had been a short or something had gotten unplugged or something, but that had been fixed over the summer. He comes back in and says the fan started working, but they were getting a Check Engine light; something about a misfire in cylinder 3 even though all the connections looked okay. 20 min. later he came back again, yea verily pissed off, and said they had no idea what was wrong, maybe the new belt slipped, so they need to keep the car until Monday afternoon (closed tomorrow). Honestly, I can't even work up the giveashit to get angry about this. It's just one more thing on top of all the other things pulling me down right now. Current Mood:  melancholy |
sans_souci
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4:23p |
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| Friday, November 6th, 2009 |
brokenallbroken
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10:33p |
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| Saturday, November 7th, 2009 |
sonderjen
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11:10p |
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| Friday, November 6th, 2009 |
brokenallbroken
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5:55p |
I did indeed watch SYTYCD last night. Adam is magic and rainbows and sparkly unicorns. Too many lifts and not enough waltzing in the waltz! Not enough hallelujah ecstasy (BTW, Tyce is not as awesome as Alvin Ailey)! Mollee = puppy on meth! Stacey Tookey, I love you, really, but you are not Mia and that was not Gravity. And stop stealing so many moves. ILU, plz keep coming backI would have praised Nathan more if he hadn't been TOTALLY OFF THE MUSIC at the beginning. I mean, how do you fuck up a cue that obvious? Really. He and Mollee need to break up, stat. They might give me the DIABEETUS*. Really liked the new guy's HH whole bunches, and Nappy Tabs were surprisingly unboring. Wade is just like Adam, but his rainbows are that weird set of dark colors like maroon instead of red and navy instead of blue, and the unicorn he rides in on is black with black sparkles (clearly a vampire) and uses its horn as a hunting weapon. I love Wade the bestest best of all, even if this wasn't exactly a revolutionary routine. Can't believe Nigel still thinks having Mary and Paula together would be a good idea. Maybe they could trade drugs before the show! Mary gets those qualuudes she so desperately needs, and Paula gets some coke and botox. That would be awesome. Um, I think I might be rooting for Legacy just a little bit. *This is somewhat like teh ghey, except endorsed by Wilford Brimley. ETA: Victor, he's the one who dances like a girl in his solo, right? How in the world did he make it on this show? I thought Nigel liked it when men danced like men and women like women. Is this his way of trying to make up for being a raging homophobe for the last five seasons? Current Mood:  geeky |
wruf
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2:32p |
PPL Hour 9
My flying lessons have now moved to lunchtimes as it's too dark to fly after work now. I flew today but didn't go anywhere. I was flying circuits which means I take off, fly around the airfield in a long rectangular pattern then land briefly before taking off again. I was nervous about it, worried about all the things you have to remember to do in the circuit but actually it was a lot of fun. My landings improved hugely and the final one was very sweet indeed. There's not much else to say about it really. It went very quickly. The only bad thing was the cost. Every touchdown cost me a tenner and I did 4 of them in the hour (my instructor did a fifth to demonstrate something). I didn't know I'd be charged for those so the cost of my lesson today was ouchy. Current Mood:  accomplished |
| Thursday, November 5th, 2009 |
edgyspice
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4:03p |
"they were in BTO?!"
1) Today I was playing an ELO album I got from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) moodyferret and thinking about how uncool it made me feel even while I was enjoying it. Then I remembered this ad that ran on VH1 in the mid-90s. It showed three guys embarking on a car trip, and two of them gang up on the other guy and are all like, "NO WE ARE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO ELO'S GREATEST HITS." Then they put on Hootie and the Blowfish and start singing along really loud. I dunno about you, but I'd sooner give Jeff Lynne a piggyback ride to Antartica before I'd get in a car with people who think Hootie and the Blowfish was a good band. 2) Last night we watched Martyrs, which at first I thought was just a pretty good standard horror movie until it took a turn for the gut-wrenchingly disturbing. My mind was begging it to stop but I couldn't look away. I guess you could accuse it of being torture porn, but this one proved that torture porn can actually communicate some interesting ideas instead of just being grotty entertainment. Edit: spoilers in comments. |
edgyspice
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3:25p |
"we had another Bloody Christmas episode in the holding cell"
I guess our one night of Beatles Rock Band was too much for the angry foreign ladies next door, because the younger one (the daughter, I assume) accosted me as I was leaving for a job fair this morning. She jabbed a finger at a huge dent in her car's rear bumper and accused me and/or Tim of inflicting it. Now I'm normally a shrinking violet type, but I'd had about three hours of patchy sleep, so the first words out of my mouth were, "That's bullshit." She tried to get a word in and I just talked over her and told here that we were moving out in two weeks anyway. Then I turned my back on her, got in my car and left. One more incident with these bitches and I'm pointing out how loud and rude they are (they were playing their radio at 9AM this morning so loud it sounded like it was under our goddamn bed) and then I'm gonna threaten to call the cops. So not in the mood for this. The job fair was OK. I gave my resume to a couple of recruiters and got one lead on a clerical-type job. I also talked to people at every single booth, mostly for laffs. We got an orientation and pep talk when we arrived and the guy was like, "Don't prejudge the companies! Talk to everyone, because you never know! Don't be intimidated by recruiters from places like the Department of Corrections and the LAPD, they hire for all kinds of positions!" So I thought "what the hell" and stopped by the LAPD booth. Manning the booth were one nice male cop and one lady cop who looked like Officer Lewis from Robocop, only I bet she could break both my arms IRL and not just as a movie stunt. The nice cop told me, "We're hiring police officers. Just police officers." Thanks to the poverty diet I look even bonier than usual these days, so I'm sure that they took one look at me and were like, " LOL." Current Music: ELO |
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1:15p |
LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest
 The empire strikes backIn recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal. RSS feeds againIf you're addicted to , ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience. Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests! ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) c_s_iIf you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here. Enveloped in postcardsLast week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.  Photos of the weekIf you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too! ( Read more... ) |
| Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 |
edgyspice
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9:20p |
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atomicat
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7:01p |
Argh! LJ ate my post, and my draft. Wasn't much though, just saying I'm working and that it's been insanely um, cloudy wet and cloudy for a very long time! Finally broke, sun is out! Me mum picked up this huge bone for Gracie, don't know where, obviously the full thigh bone of something big. It was hilarious watching her wrestle and get all unbalanced from this thing, and there's no doubt that life is good. Bone? That's not a bone... THIS is a BONE! ---  ---  |
| Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 |
brokenallbroken
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5:03p |
Elf PolicyBe sure to read down in the comments for Elf Insurance as well. |
edgyspice
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4:36p |
"that dress melts my fillings, rrrrrrrrrrrrrr"
I got a wild hair and starting organizing all my books in anticipation of the move. Not sure why, since I think I'll just end up having to break up all my carefully sorted piles once I start putting everything in boxes. However, for one brief shining moment everything will be organized. Packing for a move, even for someone as unsentimental as I am, is bittersweet. Example: this Spider-man poster autographed to me ("Keep 'em rollin'!") by Sam Raimi. Isn't it a shame he turned out to be a Republican? This and Spider-man 3 hurt my soul. Also found some pictures from a college trip. Me: round face, round glasses, short hair. Around that time I wrote to a guy on a dating site and he was very enthusiastic and asked for a picture. I sent him one and never heard from him again. The worst part is that people always say, "oh ha ha you couldn't have looked that bad" and then they see the old pictures and then they just kind of change the subject. Anyway, back to the logistical problems of moving. Example: I own an English saddle, for some reason.* Where the hell am I going to put it? I don't have a horse or even a tack room. ________________ *Actually, I do remember why. It was a prop in a friend's play. I always found that funny, considering that the play took place in the Old West. Current Music: Blue Oyster Cult |
agoutirex
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10:40a |
Ass spider
I dreamt last night that there was a giant spider living in my anus. So huge that its legs stuck out and reached the ground and it carried me around helplessly. Despite the hugeness of its legs, the spider's body must have been pretty small to fit back there, so I think it was some sort of giant mutant daddy long legs. I don't remember any other details of this dream, but that spider bit is enough for me. |
kayla_la
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12:12a |
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