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Dec. 5th, 2008


[info]cluegirl

Shilling for [info]drapery_snarco!

Because you know the only thing better than ONE pair with opposite-attraction and conflictede passion, is when you throw one more such into the mix!

Because you KNOW there's nothing hotter than S/D/H, and all the cocked up wangst that goes along with it.

Because you know, with current canon being what it is, the fandom world just needs more of that OT3.

Hie yourselves on over to [info]drapery_snarco, and have a glance at the prompts that are up for grabs: They're here on LJ, and they're here, on IJ. Betcha there'll be something in that list that'll whisper snarky nothings in your ear, and get you squirming in your computer chair. Stories are due in mid-February, so there's plenty of time in between the rest of the Holiday madness, and hey -- what better way to wash the taste of too much family-exposure, and cheap egg nog out of your throat, than with a double shot of Slytherin, with a creamy Gryffindor centre? (Ok, that wasn't fair, but you can hardly blame me, can you?)

Go on now! Give it a look, and see whether you can't get yourself on the 'Naughty' list for the new year -- that's where all the *best* presents come from!

[info]darkchristianlj

Moral Conscience Clause Going Through?

I just saw at Slacktivist that Pres Bush is apparently going to push through that stupid moral conscience thing we've been fretting over.

Here's the link Fred provided for a news source

The Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers to refuse to participate in any way in morally "objectionable procedures" such as abortion and possibly including birth control and artificial insemination.



The article is dated 30 Nov, so this is probably not breaking news to anyone but me - only I've not been caught up on the news thanks to it being finals week with the GRE and graduation next week. (augh.)

Hopefully the order will get overturned (counter-ordered?) next spring. Until then, it's another step for the Dominionists to get their way with everything.

[info]perfica

Don't Worry, I've Got The Perfect Tool For The Job


[info]elfwreck

Contemplating "getting screwed"

Verbal dynamics post.

Occasionally, I see people (almost invariably women*) object to the term "rape" being used to mean "defeat." As in, "man, he raped you in that game of Tomb Raider!" or similar use in WoW settings. I agree with these objections, but hadn't, until today, noticed the larger context. Or part of it.

*I'll get back to that point. In another post, I think; why this is more relevant to/noticed by women than men is a different topic.

Harsh language behind cut )

[info]whedonupdates

Update #258 - December 5th, 2008

Standalone Fic
</a></b></a>[info]katekat1010 - The Tanizaki Problem, Giles/Wesley, FRC
</a></b></a>[info]dragonydreams - A Taste of Home, Giles, Spike, PG
</a></b></a>[info]velvetwhip - Distant Hoofbeats, Spike/Willow (mentions Willow/Tara, Willow/Kennedy, and Spike/Tara), FRT/PG

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[info]ladyofshadow

Last day of classes…but, I’m not quite done yet

I still have a take-home exam to finish, a Final Project to complete, evaluations to submit, and an exam on the night of the 11th.

The presentation with my group for my 506 Information Technology class went well. ^__^ We covered each aspect of our site nicely and I had way too much fun acting as a football commentator (you know when those use those pens to draw on the screen? I could do that on powerpoint!!) to show our Before & After pics. The professor was smiling, so I’ll take that as a good sign. Oh!! A friend also gave me some clementine oranges!! YUM!!! Many thanks to her!

I then headed up to the library to meet with another student to sell my books for the class. So, now I have a bit of money for textbooks next semester.

I then reached a point where I contemplated ditching my Thursday night class. There was just going to be a panel of Records Managers, so I decided (after 10 minutes of trying to find out if I just wanted to go home) to hang out at my friend Anna’s apartment to work on a take-home exam.

*mutter* Fucking hat pins. HAT PINS! *growls*

However, the quote of the day does go to my friend, “I dreamt that we were on a commercial spaceship and Maks was our pilot.” (yes, that would be Maksim from Dancing with the Stars) *just giggles*

Many thanks to that friend for the taco soup and for the use of her laptop. ^__^!!

Moving along, yeah, I ditched a class to work on an exam. *dork* After about 3 hours of working on that (I’m still not done), I headed with my friend over to the Happy Hour at a local bar. I found out from my classmates who attended the Thursday night class that the professor actually went through slides that are going to be on the exam. ^^;; However, they did fill me in that they’re available online and told me what NOT to study. W00t!

I didn’t do any drinking since I had to drive home, but I dug into some food and had fun conversing with my classmates. Also, I’m still stoked to hear from people who liked my Library Tai Chi presentation. ^__^!!

The previous day I also ditched my night class (to attend a Senate meeting). I met with my professor beforehand and said I might miss class. She just seemed pleased to see someone in her office hours, so she gave me notes on the take-home exam and looked through my final Pathfinder project, giving me tips on how to improve it. She also handed back some assignments and was thankful that I had good grammar in them. It seems that if I do well on this exam and my final project…I just might end up with an A.

The Senate meeting ended early, but when I walked up to the classroom door, I heard her lecturing the class. So I discretely snuck away and went home (to work on the exam).

Work at the library has been a whirlwind of trying to weed through picture books and working the desk. It’s good to have a project, but I have so much to do by Monday!!

Also, we have a stuffed muskrat in the break room. It stares at me when I eat lunch. 0__0

See?? Right by the coffee pot! )

Dec. 4th, 2008


[info]apotheosis in [info]07refugees

Release #43

http://community.livejournal.com/lj_releases/41072.html

Among the 'features' added:

Title of post in Last Post, Friends Pages, Calendar view (every page where displayed multiple entries) now links to entry.

One problem, though. The code broke the Smooth Sailing layout. The whole thing.

You're supposed to test these things first, boys and girls.

ETA: Looks like it was fixed. But how long until something else breaks?

[info]aristoboule

GREY'S SPOILERS OMG

On February 12th, 2009 )

[info]the_willow

Dark Knight stabs at me.

Blu Ray vs DVD.

SA has my unhappy thoughts.

Cusswords under the cut, since my dad reads my blog.

Bad word bad word completely stinking badword )

[info]brownbetty

Link dump, y'all! I'm allowed to say y'all, since I'm one quarter Texan on my father's side.

Via [info]debunkingwhite, the best thing since Stuff White People Like, Racism Is Over, celebrating all the ways racism is over, now that America has elected a Black president. Sample:
The new America has way more holidays, and way more fun!

Instead of everyone in the country being forced to take off Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, workers and students are now allowed to take 10 personal cultural holidays per year. This can be applied to whenever their holidays fall without any penalty, pleading or paperwork. This gives flexibility to holidays whose dates change every year because they don’t subscribe to the Gregorian calendar. At schools, instead of the absent kid coming back and having to explain where he was the day before, he now hears “happy holiday!” on his return, because teachers take fifteen minutes to explain to their classes the special reason that Jacob or Jagdish is out of school for the day. The same happens in the workplace. Offices have taken to the practice with great enthusiasm, except they tend to celebrate the holiday a day early so they can surprise the person with cake at the staff meeting. Offices love any reason to surprise people with cake (or flan, gulab jamun or the occasional gifelte fish). Happy Diwali everyone!
I tried to verbally keyboard smush over this blog, which is harder than you might have thought.

Also via [info]debunkingwhite, this article on Plimoth Plantation, a historical site, which makes an effort to educate its visitors in more than one way:
It's a delicate balance between education and visitor relations, said Linda Coombs, associate director of the museum's Wampanoag Indigenous Program. Recently, she asked a 9-year-old girl who arrived in a homemade beaded costume to remove the garment before visiting the homesite, reducing the child to tears and upsetting her mother.

[...]

The awkward situation was salvaged by another cultural gesture, said Coombs. "I said to her, 'I understand you are giving up something that is important to you, so I'd like to give you a gift.' " She presented the girl with a beaded necklace from the gift shop to represent their coming to an understanding.
The comments are full of how the museum staff are totally meany-pants, though.

Hey, remember when [info]jamjar was part of the Amanda Palmer video-shoot? Palmer's label, Roadrunner, has refused to promote that video because she wouldn't let them cut or digitially re-sexify her belly. Which is, for all y'all's information, "fat." And while it's tempting to point out that if that's fat, I'm Abe Lincoln on a tricycle, the point is really more about the fact that women's bodies have to conform to be let out in public. If you want to support Palmer and not Roadrunner, buying music through her website gives her the largest cut. Shout-out to [info]kphoebe who introduced me to Oasis, Amanda Palmer's viciously funny and heartbreaking song about, among other things, sexual assault and abortion.

Emily the Strange ripped off from antique children's books! Actually, I seem to dimly remember an earlier Emily the Strange plagiarism controversy, does anyone know what I'm thinking of?

List of phrases google does and does not know. Guess which list "passenger side bidet" is on?

I find design competitions endlessly fascinating, since the job of designer appears to be "I come up with ideas: implementing them is your problem!" That said, the first looks neat, if possibly a problem for celiacs, but I can't believe no one is already producing the last.

[info]alisanne

Drabble: Proper Preparations

Title: Proper Preparations
Author: [info]alisanne
Rating: PG
Word count: 100
Characters/pairings: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, OC.
Written for [info]dracoharry100's challenge: Santa Clause, and for [info]slythindor100's special Holiday challenge: picture 3
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
Beta: [info]angela_snape
Authors Notes: Slightly less fluffy than I have been lately? ;)

Proper Preparations )
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[info]telesilla

Give a little?

[info]bunnymcfoo is trying to raise $200 to help by some nice new underwear for teen-aged girls living in a homeless shelter. She has more details about it here. These poor kids don't have any new clothes, all their clothing is used, including their underwear, so yeah, even a few bucks would help.

[info]_nonfluffypagan

Follow up

 As a follow up to my last post--

Thank you all so much!  I remembered the interest in the topic last time someone brought it up, but I didn't expect such an enthusiastic response to this request too.  

Many of you had some really fascinating stories or insights.  Some of you even expressed a willingness to be quoted or interviewed.  If you are interested in either, would you mind emailing the director of the podcast at expodcast@gmail.com ?  There were too many response for us to respond to all of them.

Thank you all again,
Researcher

[info]the_willow

So Tired + Egg Nog + Random Jesus

It's all related, really.

I'm currently so tired and worn out that my hips ache, which takes care of the question - "Will I be up to going to the library book sale tomorrow". Answer? Not bloody likely. The sale is also on Sat and Sun - so we'll have to see how I'm feeling then. Hopefully one day of recovery will do me.

Meanwhile there was a search for eggnog and I'm not sure I'm entirely happy with what I found. Local dairy brand in RiteAid just.... isn't settling well. But there wasn't a large eggnog at the grocery across the street from therapy and I knew I'd want some tomorrow. So I figured I'd hit the Superfresh on my way home after the library. How was I to know that Superfresh, a major grocery chain wouldn't have eggnog. Little grocery stores had eggnog up in time for Thanksgiving, but not Superfresh?

Determined for my eggnog, I ended up doing a lot of walking - first to Walgreens (which has no eggnog and no cat toys - I having thought Walgreen's would beat Riteaid at a specific toy price. Maybe they would have - if they'd had any) then I walked to a different RiteAid (still no cat toys ) and there was only one large container of eggnog. Which my stomach currently hates and possibly also my tongue. Ugh.

And for all that walking and seemingly fruitless searching, while it drizzled on me, I had to think to distract myself from putting one foot in front of the other. And so I found myself thinking about Intelligent Design, and how there are individuals who say that it's NOT ABOUT G-D, but is actually about a higher/greater Intelligence. It could even be aliens! (This is related to Roger Ebert bitchsmaking Ben Stein and his rah rah yellow journalism movie and a snip there of Yo from hollywoodjesus.com)

So I found myself going, ok. So, if it's not about G-d, then who created the higher intelligence? Who created the Progenitors or Preservers? Did that higher intelligence evolve or did yet another higher intelligence seed them into the universe as if the universe itself were a series of ant farms within ant farms.

This thought brought me to Jesus and suddenly I could sort of understand the Christian praise and never ending glory for Jesus (whom I tend to think of as a prophet and Mary's son, but not as a Messiah *shrug*). But if Jesus is the evolution of G-d, that is, G-d made itself better via Jesus by experiencing what humans go through on earth; pains and joys, lows and highs - then the worship of Jesus over G-d (No one seems to ask if you believe in G-d and thus are saved) makes sense to me.

Except that I don't understand how they can accept Jesus as an evolved version of G-d and still say evolution is both crap and bad science. If G-d had to evolve to grow nearer to humanity, wouldn't it make sense that humanity evolved to grow nearer to G-d? And wouldn't that make the human shape even more blessed as this middle meeting ground for deity and mortal(ity)?

This by the way is why I don't walk too much when I'm feeling exhausted and in pain - I think too much. Now I'm going to pour the rest of this $5 (I know, total robbery!) eggnog in my cup down the drain and have a cup of iced tea instead AND meat patties (the best impetus to leave the house when exhausted - ever-)

PS: Would my theory ramblings, make Jews fundamentalists? They don't believe the evolution of G-d has happened yet? Just more and more humans moving closer to G-d? Would that make Muslims New Age? Not only did G-d evolve via Jesus, he reached version 2.0 with Muhammed? Something tells me I'm seriously lacking an understanding of Islam to try and make such a point, however.

PPS: Therapy was good btw. It was the first time I didn't peek at my therapist's (prior) office before meeting the new guy. Or after the appointment. And we've got a goal that my old doctor and I never tackled before. So that seems both helpful and bonding.

[info]fandom_wank

Implosion in Simworld!

Boy, oh boy. May I present to you one of the most epic wanks ever to befall the Sims 2 community - the revolution involving Insimenator.net. Thanks to </a></b></a>[info]simscribe (Devilfish) and </a></b></a>[info]simmiesworld for the writeups. I've just made a few minor tweaks.

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[info]alisanne

Drabble: Grandma Knows All

Title: Grandma Knows All
Author: [info]alisanne
Pairing: Neville Longbottom/Bill Weasley implied, Augusta Longbottom
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Beta: [info]angela_snape
Challenge: Written for [info]neville100's prompt 46: Home for the holidays, and for [info]adventdrabbles prompt 4: Snow-globe
Disclaimer:The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
A/N: Augusta is a smartie.

Grandma Knows All )
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[info]yonmei

I think I'm ill

I'm coughing quite a bit, and my throat hurts, and I'm having trouble focussing a bit. Does that suggest I'm ill?

I can't check my temperature. I don't have a thermometer.
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[info]wildhuntblog

Non-Pagans At The Pagan Store

While Pagan-owned shops often act as meeting places and central hubs for the local Pagan community, many of them depend heavily on the curious non-Pagan shopper to pay the rent and keep their lights on. Author and blogger Cintra Wilson does a nice write-up of how New York's Enchantments (the oldest Witchcraft store in the city) caters to those just looking for a little magic now and then.

"Nancy and I were shopping for luck for our literary projects. “If you’re a writer, Mercury is your patron god,” Ricky said. “He’s all about speed, speech and commerce. New York is his city. There’s a big statue of Mercury at Grand Central station.” Our candles were selected by color, then spoonfuls of powdered incense were burned in the glass candleholders while Kathy and Ricky took out their daggers and carved “magickal seals” into our candles from a guidebook of drawings kept in plastic sleeves in a three-ring binder. Once the candles were carved, they put on latex gloves and rubbed custom oils and glitter into our candles."

An employee at Enchantments also explains that despite the recent economic downturn, they haven't seen any sharp decreases in business.

"A financial crash, Kathy agreed, is a good time to be in the occult business: 'We’re always asked to do love stuff, but lately, it has been way more about jobs — people looking for work and protection of their monies.'"

These Witch/occult shops essentially fulfill the same function that botanicas do for Latino communities. They provide a way to exercise some control over forces in your life that can sometimes seem uncontrollable, and provide consolation and empowerment when you feel you have nowhere else to turn.

“I went. First I got a tarot reading from this absolutely stunning witch, with big blue eyes, tons of black hair, a thick Bronx accent and a huge pentagram necklace. I was weeping, and she was so comforting! So maternal! ... This witch gave me an object to project power on, but what the experience really gave me was the ability to see how much power I had on my own. I didn’t need the guy. I got an idea of how to confront my own pain and darkness, and transform it into something positive.”

Let's hope that all our little Pagan shops find themselves as resistant to our ongoing economic turmoil, and continue to service the needs of their communities, Pagan and non-Pagan alike.


[info]alisanne

Drabble: Already Home

Title: Already Home
Author: [info]alisanne
Word Count: 100
Characters: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Rating: G
Challenge: Written for [info]hd100's prompt: Home, and for [info]draco100's prompt: Scheme.
Author's Notes: Fluff!
Beta: [info]sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Already Home )
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[info]fandom_wank

The Eclipse (Heroes Spoilers)

Well, the wank presaged here has come to be. If you're a Heroes fan who hasn't seen the latest episode, tread carefully.

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[info]cluegirl

The only politics of the day, I promise.

Sometimes I think my middle name should have been Cassandra... )

[info]blue_siofra in [info]fandom_icons

135 Doctor Who: 3x04 Daleks in Manhattan & 3x05 Evolution of the Daleks

[06] Martha/Others: Tallulah, Pig slaves, Laszlo, Timmy
[09] Doctor/Others: Pig Slaves, Laszlo, Timmy, Human!Dalek Sec, Daleks
[11] Doctor/Martha
[14] Martha Jones
[35] The Doctor
[60] ETC: 1930 Manhattan, Dalek Jast, Dalek Thay, Dalek Caan, Dalek Sec, Skaro Embryo, Tallulah, pig slaves, Laszlo, Human!Dalek Sec, Solomon, Frank, Human!Dalek clones, Mr Diagoras

Teaser:

Doctor/Martha Martha Doctor


Find the rest Here at [info]flutterby_icons!
If you like you see, why not join or watch the community?

[info]eclectic

Playing Pretend

Rating: mature
Pairing: Spike/Willow
Summary: It's a pattern they've developed without discussion or planning. It's just the way they do things.
Timeline: season 7


Sometimes she pretends they’re strangers. )

[info]eclectic

A Quick Slice

Rating: mature
Pairing: Spike/Willow
Summary: Willow gives a taste and thinks she might have gotten more than she bargained for.
Timeline: season 4


A quick slice across her abdomen and the pain isn’t nearly as bad as Willow feared it would be. )

[info]eclectic

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4.07: The Initiative

[x] Comment
[x] Credit
[x] No Alterations
[x] No Redistribution


I'd bite you in a heartbeat. )

[info]jyuukoi

You know, I see the advantages of adding albums of artists that I'm pretty sure that I like without listening to them and then the songs just surprise me randomly, because I've just heard "Spiralling" by Keane, and the song hit me right at the heart, I love it when a song does that to me.. it hits me intensely and just won't let go, because it came on right when I was making my new Aiike(Ike) icon and it just came on and it was absolutely perfect and fit exactly the mood of the icon. So yes, I really should do that you know, just randomly add albums.

Though all the music I have added have paid off. I mean I sort of got rid of ALOT of seiyuu songs that are unneeded, now when I listen to my ipod, I don't hear row upon row of Japanese music.

Though I'm okay with the music that I keep on my playlist, because I keep it for a reason.

Aiike is so very cute, I adore playing a Warden, it's so much fun and their sheilds are so wicked awesome! I had to get on regular computer to make the icon but I'm going back upstairs to play. Whee.

[info]elfwreck

Googling for my interests

"The Feri can often be installed (or removed) in UNDER ONE HOUR, by one person with no special tools."

"The Feri is designed to utilise the forces of nature to assist with the lift."

"original name: Feri
geographical location: Paikoro, Niger, Nigeria, Africa
geographical coordinates: 9° 32' 0" North, 7° 10' 0" East"

"These databases are transformed into the same technical format as the Feri database but not checked or modified by Feri in any way."

"You can also dive right into Feri on unique 3D satellite map provided by Google Earth."

"Backdoor.Feri.c belongs to Backdoor spyware category.
It's presense means that your computer is infected with malicious software and is insecure."

"FERI specializes in computational ecology and remote sensing. "

"The key features of Feri's rating procedures are
* independent analysis
* thorough and complete rating approach
* detailed and quantitative market forecasts as the foundation for our ratings
* an integrated forecasting concept"

"The Feri Data Manager provides you with easy and efficient retrieval of all data stored in Feri databases"

I am incredibly amused. Feri is, apparently, more diverse than I thought.

[info]darkchristianlj

financial crisis is an act of God?

Hey all,

This floated across the media today.

Apparently, James Bidgood, a State Member of Parliament (in New South Wales) attended a meeting in which he claimed that the financial crisis was an act of God that signalled the end of the world.

There's video as well (although I can't find a link for it) but it was just full of the usual code words - "one world government", "one world bank", "end times", etc. He also claimed that the 1987 crash was the direct result of a march in London undertaken by Christians.

Curiously, the media articles have not mentioned the name of the group, only that the meeting took place "in Parliament". I'm assuming here that they mean the meeting was held in the State Parliament House, since it appears to have been a private group.

Does anyone here have any knowledge of this? I find it more than a little alarming that this guy - who is supposedly an elected representative working for the good of his constituents - is actively encouraging "Christians" to work for the collapse of civilisation.

[info]telesilla

Holiday Meme

I might not have posted this one, but that last line just yelled out "Grace!" to me. :)


On the twelfth day of Christmas, telesilla sent to me...
Twelve pagans traveling
Eleven rps writing
Ten geeks a-mocking
Nine books cooking
Eight tinhats a-tigging
Seven chairlifts a-twerpeling
Six migraines a-napping
Five ba-a-a-atman begins
Four stargate atlantis
Three jason isaacs
Two queer girls
...and a judewan in a bisexuality.
Get your own Twelve Days:

[info]cluegirl

Memesheep is memesleepy

01. Answer each of the questions below the cut using the Flickr search engine.
02. Choose a photo from the first three pages.
03. Copy the URL of your favorite photos here.
04. Then share with the world! Wee!

And cut to spare the bandwidth-impared... )

Dec. 3rd, 2008


[info]the_willow

Randomness

Dear, [info]elke_tanzer

Saw this caricature of Lois & Clark and thought immediately of you.

ETA: So as this post is a little longer. Here's a meme.
Your rainbow is strongly shaded green, blue, and orange.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What is says about you: You are a tranquil person. You appreciate a challenge. Others are amazed at how you don't give up. Those around you admire your fresh outlook and vitality.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

[info]ladyofshadow

Rainbow Meme

Finally did this meme:

Your rainbow is strongly shaded green and violet.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What is says about you: You are a creative person. You feel strong ties to nature and your mood changes with its cycles. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you've mastered it. Those around you admire your fresh outlook and vitality.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.
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[info]cluegirl

Well... it's been a long time since *that's* happened...

I haven't tripped the 'skeevy old perv' radar for a long time now. Generally I read outside the prey group for them, but I drew one today, and he was both obtuse, and immune to the 'gentle brush off'. It was kinda funny, in a sad sort of way, to find it happening today. Well... a sad, and 'I need to wash my hands now' sort of way, at least.

Went out hat hunting today -- unsuccesfully, although I did score some great resale items, and a ripping pair of naughty librarian shoes. No hat fit the bill though, alas. One of the hunting grounds one hits when one is looking for a hat to mutilate and remake into an 1830's Fascinator, is the ubiquitous Salvation Army store.

That's where my 'admirer' drew a bead on me, and then proceeded to follow me around the store, making idle chitchat, most of which involved asking dozens of questions about me -- most designed to lead him to pertinent predatory information, such as where I lived, and with whom, and whether I had any family nearby. You know, the sort of thing serial killers want to know. The funny thing was, he in no way *read* as dangerous. Hinky, sure. Skeevy, absolutely, and no way was I inclined to let him know where to come looking for me, but he didn't trip my Predator radar, and that's pretty well-honed these days, I must confess. He read as a lonely, slightly confused, slightly dazzled old man of limited means, and not much understanding of personal space, who wanted to talk to a girl that wasn't afraid to look him in the eye. And anyway, he kind of ran away when he learned that, instead of living in an apartment with female roommates, I was married. I shrugged and smirked a bit, and considered the encounter finished.

Until I passed him and his stinky cigar outside, on my way to the car. He came shuffling after me, calling more questions, and I decided to be polite to him, and indulge him in a bit more conversation. I realize, reading over the preceeding, that friends will be shaking their heads and calling me an idiot for stopping, but I haven't entirely set the scene aright; it was a bright, sunny day today. I was in full view of the store's entrance, and there were three men within fifty yards, loading donated clothing into a truck. Also, while the man was taller than I, and might have weighed just a bit more, he was palsied, slow, and had one hand occupied in hanging onto the natty rag of a cheroot he'd chewed nearly to pieces -- nobody who loves a cigar that thoroughly is going to drop it on the ground just for a chance grab. I was in no doubt of being able to defend myself, should I need to.

And really, I was more bemused by him than anything else... He asked some more leading questions; did I shop at this grocery store, did I live on a steep or a gentle hill, and suchlike. I gave vague and misleading answers, and let him chatter about other people he knew from various places, and pepper me with the occasional compliment. Asking if he could kiss me though, was where the line got drawn. Getting pushy about it and trying to insist that he kiss me on the mouth... well, that was a big ol "nuh UH!" I pushed him off, laughing to take the sting out of "dude, I don't even know you!" Then I patted him on the arm, said I needed to get going, and left.

So here's the brain-twist. I know that sociopaths pass -- that's how they survive, that's how they hide, and most of all, that's how they hunt. But I also know that part of that hunting parameter is based in a deep, instinctual perception of safe victim types. I haven't read 'victim' since I was 14, and the only place I have ever 'read' floozie, was at renfaires, when I was playing such. Even at burlesque, I never made myself available to the audience for grab-arse and chatting-up between acts. So he might have been just a lonely old man who asked hinky questions and didn't want to heed 'no,' he could have been a psycho with a taste for Tiger, but without the organization to plan his drop, or I could have another interesting encounter with him sometime in the future.

Based on my instincts, I'm going with the first notion. But rest assured, I'll let you know if he turns up again.
If he tries to kiss me again, I might need to take up a collection for bail money though.
I'm just sayin'.

[info]bdsm_snark_lj

I lol'd.

This is, arguably, the funniest email I have ever gotten on Collarme or anywhere else.   I admit it, I lol'd.  Maybe it's not his fault that he speaks truly abysmal Engrish, but it's still fucking hilarious.


continuous türkish slave application
             
I 27 years old türkiye/istanbul live it is male 7/24 it is a Turk I am a slave.It is my profession Makina it is a technician.I scrutinise your page and your pictures.I saw that you became a very beautiful wonderful queen.I got much from you.I want acceptance if to become your continuous slave do. work for you. All you take the money which I earned.Young is beautiful and am handsome.To pass it while becoming small pig want my life at your stable.I am sending you my pictures.Your rules whole it is acceptance at an unconditional shape I am doing.Shitty I will become honoured with the food.I will earn you money I am writing the works
1- I do domestic serve for you
2- I can get rented.(It is a prostitute tranyy I become a slave) You become my single owner.It is the money all your it is possible
3- I do garden works
4- prison and I do torture tools repair care
5-I do chauffeur
6-I cook beautiful türk the food
7- I repair toilet and tap
8-I do house works

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No idea if ANYONE would want to use this - but I always wanted to design a desktop!layout so here it is.

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Features
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[info]alisanne

Drabble: A Good Teacher

Title: A Good Teacher
Author: [info]alisanne
Rating: PG
Word count: 100
Characters/pairings: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Written for [info]dracoharry100's Christmas challenge prompt: Snowflake, and for [info]slythindor100's special Holiday challenge #3: Floating candles.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
Beta: [info]eeyore9990
Authors Notes: Watch for fluff *hands out floss*

A Good teacher )
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