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[Mar. 10th, 2009|01:53 pm] |
Happy Birthday ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) djinnaya!!!
May you have a day full of sparkles and a year full of joy. |
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| passing it along |
[Dec. 21st, 2008|08:18 pm] |
For the last 4 years, a group of food (and wine) bloggers all over the world have gotten together around Christmas for a virtual raffle in support of the World Food Programme. Here's a summary of where the funds went last year:
http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2008/12/menu-for-hope-a.html
and here's how it works:
http://www.firstgiving.com/menuforhope5
Basically, they all donate prizes -- a fancy meal at a restaurant, autographed cookbooks, kitchen appliances, experiences -- and for every $10 someone donates, that person gets one raffle entry -- and gets to use which of the many prizes they want to be entered to win.
It's a good cause. I know money's tight for everyone, but I thought I'd throw it out there. I know some of the people on my FL would be interested in some of the prizes...
Prize list here:
http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2008/12/menu-for-hope-2.html |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 17th, 2008|08:18 pm] |
slain.
I am, simply. slain.
and he didn't even say n....t. |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 15th, 2008|11:43 am] |
Dear flipping_hades
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Tito Bandito
Happy Birthday to you.
Because I know you'd much rather I typed it than "sang".
Thank you for being such an awesome part of my life. For cracking me up so much I can't breathe. I can't believe this is the 15th year I've known to celebrate your birthday.
Have a wonderful day! |
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| dear drivers in San Francisco |
[Nov. 13th, 2008|12:10 pm] |
Stop signs still mean STOP, even when they're in a city park. The rules of the road are not magically suspended by the presence of trees and open space.
Likewise, red lights don't cease to mean STOP just because there is road construction. It's one thing if there's someone there directing traffic through the intersection in contradiction to the light. It's another thing entirely to just keep on driving. Even if someone ahead of you goes. Perhaps, if you put down the cell phone you're (illegally) using, and looked at the light, you might realize why you just got shouts and yells from the 6 pedestrians and 2 cyclists trying to cross.
And finally, according to section 21202(a) of the California Motor Vehicle Code, a cyclist is entitled to take the lane when there's not a separate bicycle lane. You might even, just possibly, EXPECT to see a cyclist when there are BIG WHITE BICYCLE GRAPHICS painted on the road. Given this, please DO NOT accelerate hard on a very short block and come screeching to a stop mere inches behind a cyclist and start yelling at them for riding down the middle of the lane.
And to the particular corpulent fecal orifice with your shiny SUV and your foul mouth, please learn some new epithets. I do appreciate the laugh I got when you tried to insult me by calling me a dyke, but seriously, was that the best you could do? |
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| mixed emotions |
[Nov. 4th, 2008|11:05 pm] |
So excited about Obama. Breathing again.
but so worried about prop 8.
si, se puede.
yes, we can.
and let that be for everyone: yes, we can. Can marry the one we love, straight or gay.
Si, se puede. Yes, we can.
President-Elect Obama. Joyful words, and a well-crafted, perfectly targeted speech. |
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| Passing it on... |
[Oct. 6th, 2008|04:03 pm] |
I've been contemplating a rant about McCain's recent campaign tactics, but I wasn't sure I'd keep a civil enough tone.
Fortunately, pecunium brought the wonderful community Making Light to my attention a while back, and one of the hosts/authors of the site produced a great lineup of refutations and corrections of McCain's "misinformation" (because I am trying to be polite).
Passing it on
Please read and follow the links. |
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| REMINDER |
[Sep. 23rd, 2008|09:42 pm] |
For all US citizens reading this: November 4th is Election Day.
If you live in California, there's less than a month left to register to vote (Deadline: OCTOBER 20th!) http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
For those of you who live in other states: http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting/Register.shtml
will give you all the info you need.
and if you're not sure if you're registered, www.voteforchange.com can tell you. (Please note that, while this site was created by the Obama campaign, it makes no assumptions about your preferences, nor obligates you to vote in any particular direction).
Please, VOTE (if you can; I know I've got a number of international folks on my friends' list). Your voice counts, even in this screwed-up electoral system. |
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| one would think... |
[Jul. 10th, 2008|03:02 pm] |
That somewhere in the city of San Francisco, you could go to the public library on a Friday morning. It's a weekday, it's normal business hours... wouldn't you expect that at least a branch or two would be open and available?
Well, you might expect that. But your expectations would be crushed.
http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/hours.htm
Feh. |
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| bay area circus stuff |
[Jun. 14th, 2008|09:33 pm] |
flipping_hades and I just got back from seeing a fun show at the Circus Center -- the end of year finale for the Clown Conservatory and Professional Aerial Arts Program. It was a lot of fun... and it's on again tomorrow at 2pm and 6pm! The cloud swing and doubles trap performances were particularly awesome.
NEXT weekend, the Circus Center is doing its annual student showcase. I'm told this one has a more cohesive theme than previous years. 6 shows! Should be fun too.
For more info, ticketing, etc: http://circuscenter.org/performance/smshow.html |
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| Go Wings! |
[Jun. 4th, 2008|08:54 pm] |
over 20 years ago, I blew out my knee rather spectacularly. The kneecap was behind my knee joint, and I was carried across a ballet studio with it lodged that way.
There was surgery, and physical therapy, and a lot of teen angst. a scrawny young teen, into ballet, unable to walk? not a pretty scene.
There were these guys, in red-and-white, skating around on my TV screen. Including one of them, a puppy-faced 22-year old named Steve Yzerman. I didn't grow up in a sports-watching (or playing) family, but given the other options on television (it's true, there are limits on the number of M*A*S*H reruns one can watch in a day), hockey became both a distraction and an inspiration. That fresh-faced young captain? Who battled back from injury after injury to become one of the all-time greats, respected by fans, players, and opponents alike? Steve Yzerman became, for many reasons, one of my personal heroes, as well as one of the prominent figures of both NHL and international hockey. Sixth all-time in points (goals and assists combined) in the NHL. On the 2002 Olympic Gold Canadian team.
In 1997, I was sitting in a bar in San Rafael, with my best friend from home and flipping_hades , when the Red Wings won their first NHL Stanley Cup Championships in 42 years. With Steve Yzerman finally holding hockey's ultimate prize. It was a fabulous moment.
Tonight, in a bar in San Francisco, I watched the Red Wings win it again -- the fourth time in 11 seasons. With luck, fluke, and a hell of a lot of skill. Congratulations, boys! and thank you, Detroit Red Wings, for continuing to inspire me through injury and PT and the long, slow, rehabilitation process. |
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| (no subject) |
[Apr. 10th, 2008|10:33 pm] |
every once in a great while, my poor ear-wormed brain does this awesome thing.
Suddenly, I'll find myself humming The Descendents' song Good Good Things.
or Silly Girl.
Either makes me happy. |
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| (no subject) |
[Apr. 9th, 2008|03:05 pm] |
re: the Olympic torch protests:
the slogan "no torch in tibet" really kind of misses the point. |
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| long shot |
[Apr. 3rd, 2008|11:18 pm] |
but it seemed possibly worth asking:
does anyone amongst you have a basketball, 4-square, or dodgeball that you'd be willing to lend me for the next 6-8 weeks? If not, I'll go buy something, but it's a transitory requirement for my shoulder rehab, and borrowing would be greatly appreciated. |
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