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Dec. 29th, 2009 @ 09:34 pm
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Dear ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ignazwisdom, you are my super favoritest person EVER.
Dunderhead.
*hugs and kisses*
Ami |
newkanada, posting in
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Does anyone know of a place to ride horses in Austin or Round Rock, etc.? Not looking for lessons, just a place to take my boyfriend to ride on a trail with a guide. Thanks! |
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Howdy all-
Someone asked me and I didn't know, so I thought I'd pass along the question: Best place in Austin for pork or beef stew?
TIA! |
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Just happened to catch them cuddling yesterday.
( Oh the cute, the horrible horrible cute... )
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wtfkelly, posting in
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So I feel like this might be a dumb question, but I haven't lived in Austin for very long...
I broke my racquetball racquet yesterday and I need to buy a new one. Where can I get a new, quality racquet? (not the $20 ones you get at Academy)
I would just order off the internet but I would like to try out the racquet before I buy it... |
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On my way home from a WONDERFUL day out with evilboyrobin, and after battling monster mystery traffic on I-75 South (thank you Mercury Retrograde!), I ended up at Kroger to pick up a few things to make Seester's AMAZING shrimp dip. As I'm standing in line for the self check-out, I look over and notice that there's a huge display chock full of...Cadbury Creme Eggs.
Yep. You read that right.
Easter candy. And we haven't even gotten past the 12 days of Christmas yet!
Seriously, Kroger? That's pushing the boundaries a bit much, don't you think? |
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Dec. 29th, 2009 @ 05:33 pm
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 Penelope was one of my fosters that went to her new home about a week ago. I talked to the lady today and she told me that Penelope has been pooping on the floor when they are gone. When they are home she is fine, she thinks it is behavioral and when they leave she gets mad and poops. I mentioned maybe closing the doors and making sure her litterbox was in an easily accesable spot or getting another one depending how big their house is. I mentioned that maybe getting another kitten might help because she has never been alone here. Any ideas or suggestions as to why she is doing this? She was wormed and brought to the vet once adopted. |
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Couldn't get the pictures to upload. But you can see my boys in the snow here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ork/4221642746/in/photostream/ |
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I am not a Spam Bot.
(Just for the record.)Current Mood:  curious |
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Huh.
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Dec. 29th, 2009 @ 05:30 pm
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Do I have plans for New Years eve? Curious Amis want to know. |
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I volunteer to take photos of the cats at different adoption centers in the Greater Seattle Area who still need them for the website. It's a tough job, I know, photographing and playing with cats.
( 8 taken yesterday ) |
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hello everyone.
i'm a native texan who has lived in NYC for the past 4.5 years. due to some family stuff lately, plus a giant love for the awesomeness that is HEB (ha, i'm serious!), i'm starting to seriously look into a move to the austin area. i'm finishing up work on my masters in childhood ed, and will have it and my new york state teacher certification in may. i did my undergrad work at a texas university.
SO! i'm wondering if there are any austin-area teachers in here who can shed some light on how it looks job-wise right now. i know it's tough pretty much everywhere (they're not even accepting applications in nyc, sheesh), so i'm realistic. i've only just started exploring this, so any advice you've got, websites to check out, etc would be welcome. plus, if anyone has come into teaching in texas with certification from a different state, i'd love to hear your experience as well. i'm open to austin and any of it's suburbs for an elementary school position.
i'm really looking forward to finally coming back home. =) oh, and sonic. i've really missed sonic, too. |
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Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter for American Celtic Musician Marc Gunn |
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http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=524076
we watched this last night on the history channel, was interesting how they covered Fire spinners and hook suspensionists in the same episode... |
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Finally got the box full of goods for my babies.
(More pictures in my LJ!) |
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First off, OH MY GOD. dmajor7th made a dramatized recording of Lavender's Green, complete with the most boss Winston Churchill impersonation known to mortal man. Seriously, check this out, it's kind of amazing!
Also, on another musical note, Puel and I are compiling a very special FST, and need help finding a lot of the songs. If any of you musical theatre nerds have any of these on hand, please let us know!
All the Things You Are - Very Warm for May (If possible, the version from Mrs. Henderson Presents)
The Best of All Possible Worlds - Candide
Bring Me My Bride - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
But the World Goes 'Round - And the World Goes 'Round (Not the Minelli recording.)
Christmas Lullaby - Songs for a New World (This is the only time you will ever hear me ask for JRB.)
To Each His Dulcinea - Man of La Mancha
Fisch-Slapping Dance - Spamalot
Glory - Pippin (Vereen if you have it.)
The Good Old Days - Damn Yankees
How To - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
I Can't Stand Still - Footloose
I'm Not At All in Love - The Pajama Game
My Mother Bore Me - Phantom (The Kopit-Yeston Phantom, aka. the good one, though if you have a recording of this you probably think so too.)
The Rhythm of Life - Sweet Charity (Sammy Davis Jr. if you have it.)
Simple - Nine (Without dialog if possible? Are there any recordings without dialog?)
Stranger to the Rain - Children of Eden
Tomorrow Belongs to Me - Cabaret
Will He Like Me - She Loves Me
Winter's on the Wing - The Secret Garden
You Would If You Could - Me and My Girl
Again, you seriously rule if you have any of these. Thanks in advance~
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Thanks to liamstliam for the funny....Current Mood:  amused Current Music: that same short film |
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...and of course, it’s not like what I was told I was supposed to want. Here’s the truth of it:
I don’t much care about sitting in bookstores behind a table for 4 hours, alone & weird & uncomfortable. I don’t wanna do book shows – I don’t know those folks, they don’t know me, and it’ll take forever to get Lightsurfing out to them’s that might benefit from it.
Here’s what I DO want (I’m a little nervous about this idea, but I’ll get over it):
I wanna come visit. I want to hang out in your living room at parties that you might be having anyway, only I’ll have some books & art to sell. I want to read a couple of stories that I’d be telling anyway, and have people laugh, or cry, or get good juicy ideas for the cool stuff they’ve been wanting to do.
I want to answer questions about being an artist, or a writer, or a sky-diving ballet dancer. I want to talk about how making a living this way is not so very different than any other small business, and how a painter paying the mortgage with what comes out of her paintbrush has more in common with the guy that owns the bar down the street than she thinks.
I want to talk about marketing, and branding, and professionalism, and how all this stuff is absolutely necessary if you really want to make go of it on your own.
I want to share stories about community, and tribe, & rebuilding a life and a self in the wake of disaster.
Then, hopefully, people will be inspired to get a book or some art so I can make it to the next place. I’ll crash on the sofa, we’ll have a cuppa caffeine the next morning, and I’ll head down the road. I’d be like a traveling minstrel without the singing (except sometimes I sing. Mostly in the shower.)
People have been asking me these kinds of questions for years, but it’s always been at festivals when I’m trying to talk to (or paint) a thousand other people & can’t focus on the serious discussion at hand. This plan would fix that.
But, I can only do this if you guys are up for it. I talked to Pacita about putting together a tour of sorts to wrap around the conventions & festivals I already do. There’s just gonna be too much back & forth to hammer out all the details – it’s a job in itself. So, let me know if you’d be up for hosting one of these, and pop off an email to ‘cita at pacita AT materialis DOT com.
Who’s in? |
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ColdTowne Theater and the United States Art Authority will be hosting an early evening of comedy entertainment, featuring Saturday Night Live’s Rich Talarico, ColdTowne Theater’s smash mega hit awesome hit revue Eye for an iPhone and Frontera Fest favorite Le Sexy. The show starts at 7pm on New Year’s Eve at the USAA (2908 Fruth St.), leaving plenty of time for drinking before and after. Consider this an reasonably priced amuse-bouche for the rest of your evening.
Tickets: http://coldtownetheater.frontgatetickets.com
( More Info Behind Cut )
**** People who come to this show get into the USAA and Spider House's NYE party with no additional cover. The Lineup is as follows:
Thee Penetrations (Stooges cover band)
Forever Changes (Love cover band)
The Hi-Tones (Playing only 60's covers for the dance party)
DJ's: Sue(Fuzz Club), Tweedy(Tighten up),
Jason Austin(Pop Noir) |
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It's no secret around these parts that I'm a huge Supernatural fan and this past year did an essay for a Ben Bella smart pop collection about the show. Because I check my twitter first, I actually found this out from tweeps before I found out from Ben Bella. Social networking wins the race 140 characters at a time. *g*
But, sometimes, you need more than 140 characters. I'll let their editor-in-chief do the talking:
"Just wanted to let you know your In the Hunt essay, “We’re Not Exactly the Bradys,” went up yesterday on smartpopbooks.com, and will remain available until next Monday at 12:00 AM at http://www.smartpopbooks.com/essay/full/25. (After that, the link will automatically redirect to the excerpt-only page at http://www.smartpopbooks.com/essay/25.)
We’ve put it out via our Twitter and Facebook page, but we’d love if you’d let any friends, readers, or fans know it’s available!"
So now you know.
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Well, major enough. *grin*
TrekMovie did their best books and comics of the year, and they selected Alien Spotlight: Klingons by myself and JK Woodward as Best Single Issue of a comic book.
I am deeply honored. Thanks to TrekMovie. (Other choices included Dave Galanter's Troublesome Minds for Best Novel, Countdown by Tim Jones, Mike Johnson, & David Messina (with some no-name dudes called Orci & Kurtzman providing the story) for Best Comic Book Series, and much more.Current Mood: pleased Current Music: some film short or other on TCM |
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I've had this guy for over 8 years since he was a kitten. We're best friends. |
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I make these posts about once a month, and I generally delete them within an hour or so, because of the response. Thanks to Austin writers, my copywriting company is doing better than ever, and so I need more of you guys.
So if you have some spare time, and want some paypal cash for your writing abilities, check out what's under the cut!
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In future please always remember seasonal crushing depression and plan accordingly. Do not assume that this year it won't happen, because WRONG.
Stupid inability to get anything accomplished. Stupid spending all day sleepy and all night with insomnia. Stupid grumpiness and paranoia. Go away. Srsly.Current Mood:  crappy |
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Dec. 29th, 2009 @ 11:15 am
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merispork, posting in
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So due to some non-accident related damage, I need to go buy a new motorcycle helmet. Sadly, the shop I bought my original gear from has closed, as has the shop near my home. Anyone have a recommendation on where to find a reasonable variety of helmets at non-exorbitant prices? |
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Platform Wars- my I'm A Mac/I'm A PC commercial spoof featuring The Great Luke Ski and Dual Core- ended up being the 4th most requested song of 2009 on The Dr. Demento Show! Thank you so much to everyone who requested it!
Also on the list, at number 14, is Vampires Suck by Odd Austin, featuring me!
To see the whole playlist click here. To listen to the show for a nominal fee head to DrDemento.com.
Thanks again, everybody! And here's to a safe, fun, and prosperous 2010!
Originally posted at DevoSpice.com. You can comment here or there.
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I was just hanging out at home when I got a phone call from goddessgoddess inviting me to come hang with her and T. I wasn't feeling as completely wretched as I had been, so I was all over it. We went to the huge Asian market (oh, teh_fawx, you would have loved it! I got some mochi and some shrimp crackers and lots of noodle bowls. Fun!
Then we went to the hookah lounge at Planet K. They had some Starbuzz lemon mint that was very tasty! One of the hose grrommets was AWOL so we were all snuggled up on one couch passing the hose around. I was totally digging the company and the yummy lemon mint, and T. hooked up his iPhone to the boom box and put on Pandora. Ah, it was lovely! It really does make for a good social activity.
After that we went for Thai, and I had this really tasty beef lard nah. The meat was so tender and the Chinese broccoli was so crunchy! goddessgoddess got a lamb dish that was a little spicy for her, and I think T. got some sort of soup. Yummy, yummy meal.
Then we went back to T.'s place to chill out. Laundry was being done, so I tossed in the grubby stuff I was wearing in with their stuff. Extra score! Hanging out and being cozy occured for a few hours. Very, very pleasant! Eventually we were all dozing off and had to bestir ourselves; I didn't have my meds so I had to go home. goddessgoddess was well and truly conked out, so T. drove me home with a detour so I could get some toilet paper (I was out). When I got home, I realized the kitties were in need of food, so I fed them and then conked hard.
So it was an unexpectedly cool day! I like it when days are like that. |
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Here is what I need:
A hair stylist (cut and color, please) who can do actual edgy, hipster haircuts and will not look at me funny and try to talk me out of asymmetry, or platinum blonde or whatever other wanky bullshit I decide I want. It would also be awesome if they were thoughtful and arty and might be able to make good suggestions about a new cut. I will bring in pictures of what I think I want, but I've had the same asymmetrical bob-thing for a while, and I am pretty tired of it and my hair is getting to be too long for it.
I have very wavy, very thick hair that takes a long time to cut and highlight (stylists never believe me when I tell them they will probably need three hours) so I need someone hip, competent and very patient.
Cost is not really an issue, since I would love to not have to go to someone else to pay to fix a cheap haircut. I don't care where they're located, so long as it's south of Waco and north of Brownsville. I would like a name, not a general salon recommendation. That has failed me several times, as I typically walk out of the place looking like a newscaster, not a rock star. I hate that. My life is fairly boring, and having cool hair is pretty exciting.
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Thanks for all the posts in response to my gaming survey. I’ve marked down a bunch for checking out, and have responded to all your comments via my main comments board (on Blatherings.com) as well as the mirrored LJ site comments.
But on to torch relays, cold doves and how much sugar is in a 12-oz can of Coke…
Read the rest of this entry » Mirrored from Debbie's Blatherings. |
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On our trip back from visiting my parents and sister, Kim and I accidentally invented a game: Take a Christian campfire song or Christmas song, and try to fit the words "in my pants" into the lyrics.
We ended up with a few gems, though I only remember a few of them:
"I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my pants!"
"I've got the whoooole world
In my pants
I've got the whoooole world
In my pants..."
"My God is so big, So strong and so mighty, There's nothing my God cannot do in my pants!"
"Silent night
Holy night
All is calm
In my pants"
"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle in my pants..."
"Frosty the snowman
Was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made in my pants"
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him all creatures in my pants"
"Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing in my pants"
"Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little lord Jesus lay down
...I can't.
Anyway, we eventually ran out of ideas (though Kim tried valiantly to make "Ave Maria" work) and ended up segueing into classic rock tunes (the Beach Boys' "In My Room" was the most obvious winner from that session.)
Steve was watching Arthur's Christmas in the back seat with very good headphones during all of this.
Feel free to add your own additions here.
-=ShoEboX=-
P.S. - I should also mention one bilingual semi-non-sequitur:
"Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette, dans ma pantalons" |
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Tomorrow.
10 PM.
Red Eye Fly
A new band.
The sound? Rockabilly Mashups.
Their name?
The Tex Offenders!
Cover is only 5 dollars.
If we can get a crowd in, they will be asked back.
We talk about supporting live music. Here's your chance!Current Mood: La Fontainesque. |
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Dec. 29th, 2009 @ 08:54 am
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I can't sleep AGAIN. Insomnia is sucktastic.
Anyway, since I'm up I thought I'd share a fun little fangirl moment from yesterday:
My father, who has a passion for old cars, was looking at my Supernatural essays book (the one with Dean's car on the cover) and came in my room to ask me, "Do you know what that is?"
"Huh?"
"The car." He pointed to the cover, wanting to impress me with his knowledge of makes and models.
"Oh, it's a 1967 Chevy Impala."
"No. It's a Chevelle."
"Nope. Impala."
He stared at the book and smirked because he thought he had me beat. "No, I think you're wrong, Janet."
"Trust me, Dad," I said, "If there's anything I know it's that Dean's car is a 1967 Chevy Impala."
He stared at the book for a minute, shrugged and left my room seemingly confused. About five minutes later, he comes back, after obviously having thought about it for a while, and declares, "You know, I thought about it and you were right.. it is an Impala."
"Duh." I rolled my eyes at him. "Like I said, if there's anything I know for sure in this world, it's that Dean's Winchester's car is an Impala. Chevy. 1967."
Then he was amused by the last name of the brothers, and that their names were Smith & Wesson in the alternate universe episode, because he's into guns and gets that reference. And now he knows why I want a Colt so much, and he said I could buy one when I get his inheritance money. heh.
Yay fangirl knowledge! Proving fathers wrong since.. um.. when date did I turn into a fangirl again?Current Mood:  geeky |
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I'M ENGAGED
Yes yes...I know there are some of you out there that heard that Brian and I have been engaged since April. From Brian and I, that is in fact true, however, in mine and his parents eyes...*Now* we are engaged. So, therefore, this is the formal announcement of our engagement :-D
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A twelfth century Norman castle on a small island just offshore from Napoli. 
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/radio/~3/OldUJYknny8/interactive-marketers-predict-radios-effectiveness-will-decrease.html In a study of interactive marketers, Forrester Research asked how they think the effectiveness of marketing will change over the next three years in various media, new and traditional. 
Keep in mind, of course, that this survey was conducted among interactive marketers, not necessarily the traditional marketers and buyers that are only now awakening to the advantages of digital elements in their marketing mix.
Still, note that marketing's effectiveness is, on balance, expected to decrease for radio. And only Yellow Pages and newspapers scored worse in terms of marketing effectiveness increasing. This should chill you - if you believe that business as usual is the proper recipe for radio's revival. It is not. The problem in my mind is that these marketers think of radio as "that thing over the air with all the interruptive, uninvited commercials" rather than the cross-platform marketing solution driven in part by the massive reach and easy utility of the broadcast signal. How can we get them to think differently? But understanding what we will become and communicating it accordingly. By deeds, not simply words. The right deeds - followed by the right words. There is no shortcut. |
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