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totallie fun weekend
Oct. 18th, 2004 10:07 amHokay. Ssso.
I had a fun weekend. Good times.
Husband went off to the USAF museum in Dayton OH with his father, which he was originally going to do last April. That trip didn't work out because my Ph.D. proposal was going to take place the following Monday, and I went into Full Emotional Meltdown after he left. So, instead of going to OH, he came home that time.
Anyway, since I was going to be alone all weekend, it seemed like a good idea to ask![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fadingembers to come over and hang out. And so, she did. :D
( And then... )
I had a fun weekend. Good times.
Husband went off to the USAF museum in Dayton OH with his father, which he was originally going to do last April. That trip didn't work out because my Ph.D. proposal was going to take place the following Monday, and I went into Full Emotional Meltdown after he left. So, instead of going to OH, he came home that time.
Anyway, since I was going to be alone all weekend, it seemed like a good idea to ask
fadingembers to come over and hang out. And so, she did. :D( And then... )
The poetry meme
Oct. 17th, 2004 05:58 pmOriginally seen in tiggymalvern's journal.
by e. e. cummings
anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did
Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain
children guessed(but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more
when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her
someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream
stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)
one day anyone died i guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was
all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
wish by spirit and if by yes.
Women and men(both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain
tiggymalvern's journal.by e. e. cummings
anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did
Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain
children guessed(but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more
when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her
someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream
stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)
one day anyone died i guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was
all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
wish by spirit and if by yes.
Women and men(both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain
Samurai Champloo 8
Oct. 11th, 2004 06:48 pmLet's post about something FUN!
Okay. After last ep's downer, this one was hysterical. Gangsta samurai with his own rap soundtrack? Jin getting pickled? Fuu obsesses over her boobs yet again? A Trigun moment wherein two very, very talented men show off their skillz with massive hangovers?
A quote for the ages? "All men are stupid, so be sure to dominate them from the beginning."
A LOWRIDER PIMPED-OUT PALANQUIN? BAHAHAHAHA! (so you wanna be a playa, but your ride ain't fly? you got to pimp my riiiiiide)
Plus, a little bit of Jin-history to keep us interested! And whoooo he is HOT. And who else loved that expression on Mugen's face at the end when Jin's laying down the smack?
This series gets better and better.
Okay. After last ep's downer, this one was hysterical. Gangsta samurai with his own rap soundtrack? Jin getting pickled? Fuu obsesses over her boobs yet again? A Trigun moment wherein two very, very talented men show off their skillz with massive hangovers?
A quote for the ages? "All men are stupid, so be sure to dominate them from the beginning."
A LOWRIDER PIMPED-OUT PALANQUIN? BAHAHAHAHA! (so you wanna be a playa, but your ride ain't fly? you got to pimp my riiiiiide)
Plus, a little bit of Jin-history to keep us interested! And whoooo he is HOT. And who else loved that expression on Mugen's face at the end when Jin's laying down the smack?
This series gets better and better.
Samurai Champloo 7
Oct. 4th, 2004 10:14 pmLast ep was so freaking funny, and after this one, I just want to cry.
Damn.
Stupid hormones.
Damn.
Stupid hormones.
The good news: I splurged on a sterling silver Utena Duelist's Ring, size 7, officially licensed.
The bad news: She won't ship until October 11th (I forget why)
I've been waiting for this shiny little piece of impulse buying for months.
O FATE WHY MUST YOU TAUNT ME?
In other news, the Giants won this weekend. I think it was because my mother and I engaged in a particularly fierce bout of cheering that left my poor father staring. It's a wonder that people on other boats didn't come over to see what the fuss was all about.
My mom and I went out to JoAnn's, and she bought me five yards of blue fabric for Rosette's habit. My parents are supporting my cosplay habit (HA HA NO PUN INTENDED.) I love them.
One of these days, the Kenmore sewing machine in the basement will come back w/me and I will have it serviced. It's been on my mind, since it's a table machine and could serve as a piece of furniture. As it stands, every time I want to make something, it's up to the attic and three trips down for the machine, the sewing box, and the fabric box. It's very tiresome, and a real impediment to a few hours' quilting in the evenings.
People were really quiet at work today. It had me worried. We're not quiet people, especially when someone's feeling obnoxious. Hopefully it will be noisier tomorrow, was very tired getting home and made a poor showing of today's run. Tomorrow yoga starts again at work, at least. It will make up for the pad khing I had at Thai Kitchen tonight.
That's all for now.
The bad news: She won't ship until October 11th (I forget why)
I've been waiting for this shiny little piece of impulse buying for months.
O FATE WHY MUST YOU TAUNT ME?
In other news, the Giants won this weekend. I think it was because my mother and I engaged in a particularly fierce bout of cheering that left my poor father staring. It's a wonder that people on other boats didn't come over to see what the fuss was all about.
My mom and I went out to JoAnn's, and she bought me five yards of blue fabric for Rosette's habit. My parents are supporting my cosplay habit (HA HA NO PUN INTENDED.) I love them.
One of these days, the Kenmore sewing machine in the basement will come back w/me and I will have it serviced. It's been on my mind, since it's a table machine and could serve as a piece of furniture. As it stands, every time I want to make something, it's up to the attic and three trips down for the machine, the sewing box, and the fabric box. It's very tiresome, and a real impediment to a few hours' quilting in the evenings.
People were really quiet at work today. It had me worried. We're not quiet people, especially when someone's feeling obnoxious. Hopefully it will be noisier tomorrow, was very tired getting home and made a poor showing of today's run. Tomorrow yoga starts again at work, at least. It will make up for the pad khing I had at Thai Kitchen tonight.
That's all for now.
Samurai Champloo 6 is:
--A good-natured poke at Westerners' conception of Japanese homosexuality
--Surprisingly pervy
--Surprisingly out-front about homosexuality for an anime that doesn't have "bishie" written all over it (e.g. Gravitation, Yami no Matsuei)
--REALLY FUCKING HILARIOUS
Don't ask me how I knew the nationality of the visitor. It was probably the shoes, but I still laughed my ass off.
CONCLUSION: SAMURAI CHAMPLOO KICKS MIGHTY ASS
(oh, and discs are on the way for the ppl who asked for them. Woohoo!)
--A good-natured poke at Westerners' conception of Japanese homosexuality
--Surprisingly pervy
--Surprisingly out-front about homosexuality for an anime that doesn't have "bishie" written all over it (e.g. Gravitation, Yami no Matsuei)
--REALLY FUCKING HILARIOUS
Don't ask me how I knew the nationality of the visitor. It was probably the shoes, but I still laughed my ass off.
CONCLUSION: SAMURAI CHAMPLOO KICKS MIGHTY ASS
(oh, and discs are on the way for the ppl who asked for them. Woohoo!)
that old cosplay bug
Sep. 27th, 2004 04:35 pmIt might be about that time of year again, or else Halloween is inspiring me, because the old itch to put together a new cosplay is back. Maybe it was that fun convo with fireceremony about Samurai Champloo and how she'd be a perfect Jin and how I'd been thinking of putting together something for Fuu anyway. My pink kimono would work well, but there's that creativity aspect of making it just so with the flowers stencilled onto the sleeves. But oh how fun it would be to get a big boufy hairpiece and work all that out.
The other potential cosplay that's bugging me would be Sister Rosette Christopher from Chrono Crusade (her nun's habit, not the slit-up-the-leg thing, which would make ppl run in terror from my out-of-shape legs.) The costume looks comfortable and fun, and not too common yet. It would be the most complex work to date, but it would be fun to pose with the guns as props.
Of course, it might be nice to get started on Annette's quilt for her baby boy. Argh! Someday we'll have a real house, or a larger apartment, and I can leave my machine set up for when these whims strike!
fireceremony about Samurai Champloo and how she'd be a perfect Jin and how I'd been thinking of putting together something for Fuu anyway. My pink kimono would work well, but there's that creativity aspect of making it just so with the flowers stencilled onto the sleeves. But oh how fun it would be to get a big boufy hairpiece and work all that out.The other potential cosplay that's bugging me would be Sister Rosette Christopher from Chrono Crusade (her nun's habit, not the slit-up-the-leg thing, which would make ppl run in terror from my out-of-shape legs.) The costume looks comfortable and fun, and not too common yet. It would be the most complex work to date, but it would be fun to pose with the guns as props.
Of course, it might be nice to get started on Annette's quilt for her baby boy. Argh! Someday we'll have a real house, or a larger apartment, and I can leave my machine set up for when these whims strike!
Conference recap
Sep. 23rd, 2004 10:39 amIt was a very nice day yesterday until I got home, but that's another story.
We all attended the J&J Chromatography Symposium yesterday, which isn't very exciting (series of unexciting talks and a poster session) but as anyone who's ever attended a trade show knows, the best part is wandering around amongst the vendor tables and picking up free swag. Certainly there isn't as wide a variety as one might get from a large gathering like an ACS meeting, but I'm pretty happy.
The goodie count:
- 12 pens (Nicest pen: Thermo; best pen: Waters; worst pen: Hudson)
- Clip-on blue LED flashlight
- Calculator
- Luggage tag
- HPLC column tag
- Handfuls of candy
And my favorites...
- Charlie the Chameleon, the mascot for Dionex's Chromeleon system (I'm buddies with the sales rep)
- A dorky T-shirt, light blue with "Chromatographer" printed across the chest (woo, won something in the raffle!)
We did hit the bar before dinner before our boss suggested that we might want to actually attend the dinner, since one of our number was being honored. Despite his grumping that he didn't know what to say, the honoree spoke very well, I thought - he said that his true definition of achievement was to be a part of the technology he'd seen develop over his 28 years with the company, and to help it along. He made me think a lot about my reasons for going into science, and it was good to hear from someone who understands what it's really all about - not profits or personal gain, but pushing back the frontiers of science. While that's a very idealistic goal, it helps to keep one on track, because in the end all we have is our integrity.
Then I went home and was so pooped that I took the wrong exit. >_<
At home, my Cocteau Twins CDs and This Mortal Coil CD were waiting, and that made me happy, so that's the end of the story. Then things got shitty but it remains to be seen whether I want to post about that.
happy birfday to me. ^_^
Sep. 20th, 2004 09:55 pmYou know? It was a good birthday this year. It really was.
It turned out nicer than I expected, and anyone who knows me at all knows I don't like having a big fuss because I have a complex about getting older. Still, it's nice when people remember that you're having a birthday, though I never take offense when they don't because I'm shit at remembering that myself.
( Birthday babble )
It turned out nicer than I expected, and anyone who knows me at all knows I don't like having a big fuss because I have a complex about getting older. Still, it's nice when people remember that you're having a birthday, though I never take offense when they don't because I'm shit at remembering that myself.
( Birthday babble )
A new addition to the dictionary
Sep. 20th, 2004 01:52 pmCourtesy of my husband, who coined the term this weekend.
Crapulated: Made crappy where it wasn't crappy before by messing with it.
Used in a sentence: (on watching When Star Wars Ruled the World on VH1) "Oh, that's the crapulated version of Star Wars, not the original."
(in the crapulated version, Greedo shoots Han first. Which is not what happens, at all.)
Crapulated: Made crappy where it wasn't crappy before by messing with it.
Used in a sentence: (on watching When Star Wars Ruled the World on VH1) "Oh, that's the crapulated version of Star Wars, not the original."
(in the crapulated version, Greedo shoots Han first. Which is not what happens, at all.)
The music post
Sep. 16th, 2004 05:38 pmssilverfish and fireceremony, you'll like these. ^_^Andain - You Once Told Me
Starsailor - Four to the Floor
From the Chillout 05 album.
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Sep. 16th, 2004 11:53 amOh it's been a good morning.
Kacy and I rocked the world in our meeting. We'd been arguing for days that putting her mixing study in with my material change was just NOT on the same timeline, and Laura finally came to understand that it wasn't going to happen and thank god but Jonathan kept his damn mouth shut. Also he stopped fighting us on the 6-month expiry and that makes my job one hell of a lot easier.
I AM THE WOMAN HAHAHAHAHA!
Also I went last night to pick up my patch prescription and because OMP makes it, it's FREE. Working for J&J kicks so much ass that way and it's in your face for that last post I made about the "conscience clause" - MY COMPANY MAKES BC BECAUSE they make money on it and THEY UNDERSTAND THAT BABIES SHOULD BE WANTED AND BEFORE YOU GET ALL "OMG DEVIL COMPANY" PLZ NOTE THAT WE MAKE RHOGAM AND ALL THIS BABY CRAP TOO KTHXBYE.
Oh yeah what else.
Last night, the following conversation took place with my beloved husband:
Me: Are you going to play hooky tomorrow during the second session of the conference?
Him: Yeah, Matt and I are going.
Me: Are you going to go wine-tasting?
Him: No, we thought that was too fruity. (my husband is a metrophobe, let's move on.)
Me: So where are you going to go?
Him: San Fransisco, and we might visit Alcatraz.
Me: OMGWTF. And that is less fruity how?
Him: Shut up, it was Matt's idea.
Kacy and I rocked the world in our meeting. We'd been arguing for days that putting her mixing study in with my material change was just NOT on the same timeline, and Laura finally came to understand that it wasn't going to happen and thank god but Jonathan kept his damn mouth shut. Also he stopped fighting us on the 6-month expiry and that makes my job one hell of a lot easier.
I AM THE WOMAN HAHAHAHAHA!
Also I went last night to pick up my patch prescription and because OMP makes it, it's FREE. Working for J&J kicks so much ass that way and it's in your face for that last post I made about the "conscience clause" - MY COMPANY MAKES BC BECAUSE they make money on it and THEY UNDERSTAND THAT BABIES SHOULD BE WANTED AND BEFORE YOU GET ALL "OMG DEVIL COMPANY" PLZ NOTE THAT WE MAKE RHOGAM AND ALL THIS BABY CRAP TOO KTHXBYE.
Oh yeah what else.
Last night, the following conversation took place with my beloved husband:
Me: Are you going to play hooky tomorrow during the second session of the conference?
Him: Yeah, Matt and I are going.
Me: Are you going to go wine-tasting?
Him: No, we thought that was too fruity. (my husband is a metrophobe, let's move on.)
Me: So where are you going to go?
Him: San Fransisco, and we might visit Alcatraz.
Me: OMGWTF. And that is less fruity how?
Him: Shut up, it was Matt's idea.
are you fucking kidding me?
Sep. 15th, 2004 09:37 pmFrom CNN:
'Conscience clause' grows in health care
A little-noticed provision cleared the House of Representatives last week that would prohibit local, state or federal authorities from requiring any institution or health care professional to provide abortions, pay for them, or make abortion-related referrals, even in cases of rape or medical emergency.
In Mississippi, a bill became law in July that admirers and critics consider the nation's most sweeping "conscience clause." It allows all types of health care workers and facilities to refuse performing virtually any service they object to on moral or religious grounds.
Absolutely unreal. So it's legal in Mississippi to refuse me my BC pills/patch? Thank god I live in the Northeast rather than the Bible Belt, though nowhere is safe from this kind of bullshit.
'Conscience clause' grows in health care
A little-noticed provision cleared the House of Representatives last week that would prohibit local, state or federal authorities from requiring any institution or health care professional to provide abortions, pay for them, or make abortion-related referrals, even in cases of rape or medical emergency.
In Mississippi, a bill became law in July that admirers and critics consider the nation's most sweeping "conscience clause." It allows all types of health care workers and facilities to refuse performing virtually any service they object to on moral or religious grounds.
Absolutely unreal. So it's legal in Mississippi to refuse me my BC pills/patch? Thank god I live in the Northeast rather than the Bible Belt, though nowhere is safe from this kind of bullshit.
I've read through this article a few times now and I'm still appalled.
China executes bank staff for fraud
Quote:
Legal experts have proposed what they call a "kill fewer, kill carefully" policy for nonviolent crimes.
China executes bank staff for fraud
Quote:
Legal experts have proposed what they call a "kill fewer, kill carefully" policy for nonviolent crimes.
Red Cross shout-out
Sep. 13th, 2004 09:56 amHello everyone out in LJ land,
Hurricane Ivan the Terrible is on its way out of the Caymans and bearing down on Florida.
The pictures of the devastation in the Caribbean islands are heartbreaking.
Most of these small islands are very poor, and they don't have the resources the US does to rebuild. With the decline in sugar cane farming in this region of the world, the islands probably rely on tourism for income (which of course is going to be difficult, since many areas have been blown to kingdom come.) For disaster relief, places like St. George and St. Lucia and the Caymans need organizations like the Red Cross.
A lot of Americans became disillusioned with the Red Cross after the WTC, because their money might not be used for WTC victims. The point of the Red Cross, though, is to supply relief to a disaster.
They really, really need help right now. They've raised $35 million for hurricane victims, but that's not nearly enough.
You can help in two ways:
1. Donate money to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
2. DONATE BLOOD. There is a critical shortage of blood in the US right now, and healthy donors - esp. O-type blood - are needed more than ever.
Please help!
Hurricane Ivan the Terrible is on its way out of the Caymans and bearing down on Florida.
The pictures of the devastation in the Caribbean islands are heartbreaking.
Most of these small islands are very poor, and they don't have the resources the US does to rebuild. With the decline in sugar cane farming in this region of the world, the islands probably rely on tourism for income (which of course is going to be difficult, since many areas have been blown to kingdom come.) For disaster relief, places like St. George and St. Lucia and the Caymans need organizations like the Red Cross.
A lot of Americans became disillusioned with the Red Cross after the WTC, because their money might not be used for WTC victims. The point of the Red Cross, though, is to supply relief to a disaster.
They really, really need help right now. They've raised $35 million for hurricane victims, but that's not nearly enough.
You can help in two ways:
1. Donate money to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
2. DONATE BLOOD. There is a critical shortage of blood in the US right now, and healthy donors - esp. O-type blood - are needed more than ever.
Please help!
