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If your life has ever been impacted by breast cancer in any way,
or if you have breasts, or know someone who does,
and have not seen this -
watch it. Seriously. It will make you all smiley and full of warm fuzzy happy.
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So, with my birthday money, I got a speaker dock for my mp3 player. I got it at Target and it's a Memorex.
Then of course my Zen immediately developed Alzheimers and the screen doesn't light up anymore. Everything else works but if you want to do anything other than just forward to the next song, rather than navigate, well, no such luck.
So have to get another. Not gonna do iPod. Decided on the latest Sansa clip, even though this newest one doesn't let you pop out and replace the clip WHEN it breaks like the old one - but it's supposed to be better than the old one, which was already pretty good, so I got it anyway. It's on order from Amazon because nobody carries it in this town except Worst Buy and I will NEVER buy so much as a bag of gummy bears from THEM.
Then it occured to me that every once in a while once does want to play a CD so at Walmart I noticed a Memorex mp3/iPod speaker dock combination cd player. And it was cheaper than the other one too.
hmm,.
Brought it home, then plugged both of them in, then plugged in my blindly but still valiantly playing Zen and did a side by side sound comparison.
The little dock without the cd sounds pretty good. Not like the wireless Bose speakers I want someday, but considering they are about 600 dollars less, pretty good.
The cheaper cd combo? OMG. I was wondering if maybe it was just a special buy, was why it was so cheap. Well, it was special all right. Sounds like somebody recorded music coming from a crapped out car speaker onto a hand held mini cassette from 12 feet away, stuck it up a moose's butt and then put a microphone that someone dropped into the toilet and then stepped on it, into said moose's mouth, broadcast the result with dying batteries to an underwater cave, and then listened to it with cotton in their ears.
So I'm returning the cheap one.
Debating on keeping the decent Memorex or trying to find a better one with CD capability.
Anyone see a moose with muffled Teddy Geiger tunes coming out of it's ass, send it over to Memorex and tell them their boom box called, it wants it's woofers back.
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Calling all geeks and even non geeks. Check out my friend ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dferguson 's site, pulpwork press.
It's a good thing. Enjoy!
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edited to add: I'm unlocking this particular rant, which I usually don't make these public. But my good lj frienddferguson pimped me out so I'm extending this as a nod to him as I doubt we share our entire flist.
It's a rant and I don't bother to play nice. Be warned.
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Dear Republicans in Congress and unfortunate mouthpeices such as Rash Lamebutt, Ann Coultergiest, Bill O Lielly, and all the insane far right Wacko McNutjobs out there:
Get over it.
( cut on account of cussiness for those at work )
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"Everyone has their own taste!" Well duh, that's like saying everyone has their own asshole. Yes, they do. But what annoys me about this cliche isn't the literal, obvious meaning. It's the implication that everyone's taste is equally *good*. It isn't. Nope. No. Not to say that everyone doesn't have the right to have their own taste. Even if it's awful. Because if you want to cover you walls with Keane posters or wear 100% polyester all the time, that is certainly your right. But it doesn't mean your taste isn't absolute DRECK!!!! Some people have great taste. Others have crap for taste. That the people who have crap for taste are happy with their craptacular taste does not make their taste any less craptacular. Having craptactular taste does not make someone a bad person, or a dullard, or a jerk, or less beloved by their Maker in any way, of course. But just because everyone has their own taste does NOT mean everyone's taste is equally good. ...And who is the arbiter of taste, good and bad? *ahem* Well, obviously that would be ME. I have absolutely fabulous taste. No really, I do.
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Except I'm really not on the sofa much, I'm puttering around. I spend 40 minutes scrubbing the shower. Sometimes it just feels good to scrub things. Also I love the way the cleaning stuff I get from Target smells. So clean, not perfumey, not harsh and chemically, just clean.
I am having of the hives. I don't know what is triggering them for sure.
Hives suck. I have them all over both thighs and hips currently, though they travel around as hives do.
I took Benadryl last night and it made me so sleepy, I was eating Cheddar Bunnies on the couch and apparently fell asleep mid munch, because I woke up with my hand halfway to my mouth with a Cheddar Bunny in it. Also I was drooling.
Sexay.
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If you don't know why it is that the number 11 is second in importance only to the number 42, and if you also want to understand me, you must watch this important clip. *nods* It's 52 seconds long, and as 11 plus 42 equal 52, (well actually 53 but that's ALMOST 52) I think it's *obvious* what will happen to the Universe if you refuse to comply.
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...that every presidential vice presidential candidate has the Divine right to respond to any question that threatens her right campaign to rule the world run for office with some variation of "...World Peace!", Terrorists are Ebil, frequent emphatic interjections of the interviewer's name, meaningless but repetitive and emotionally stirring jingoistic battle cries, or any combination thereof.
Methinks that Charlie Gibson might be teh gay, because unlike with Bush, the kid gloves came off for a minute with Palinowski. Maybe he is offended by those tacky 1987 style glasses she wears. I certainly am.
Charlie Gibson: Do you agree with The Bush Doctrine?
Sarah Palin: (hesitates - she ain't dumb, she KNOWS this is a trick question - who ever heard of The Bush Dock Tryn anyway?) In what respect, Charlie?
CG: ...The Bush - well what do you - what do you interpret it to be?
SP: ...His world view? (WTF??? Extra points for guessing?)
CG: No, the Bush Doctrine, enunciated September 2002 before the Iraq war. ("Capital letter T The capital letter B Bush capital letter D Doctrine, you moose shooting ignoramus...")
SP: I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is...rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell bent on destroying our nation (copyright 2008 SarahPalin LLC), there have been blunders along the way though, there have been mistakes made - and with new leadership - and that's the beauty of American Elections of course and democracy, (cue up the stock video of flags, amber waves of grain, and the soft strains of the national anthem in background) is with new leadership comes opportunity to do things better. (enter kitties and puppies and Jesus.)
CG: The Bush Doctrine as I understand it, is that we have the right of anticipatory self defense, that we have the right to a preemptive strike against any other company that we think is going to attack us, do you agree with that? (insert thought balloon over Charlie's head - "Am I a journalist or a fucking remedial American History/Foreign Policy tutor???")
SP: Charlie, if there is legitimate and enough intelligence that tells us that an attack is imminent against American people we have every right to defend our country.
CG: Do we have the right to be making cross border attacks into Pakistan from Afghanistan with or without the approval of the Pakistani government?
SP: As to our right to invade, we're going to work with these countries, building new relationships, working with existing alliies but forging new also in order to, Charlie, get to a point in this world where war is not going to be a first option in fact war has got to be a military strike a last option. ("...and world peace!")
CG: But governer, I'm asking do we have the right, in your mind, do we have the right to go across the border with or without the approval of the Pakistani government-
SP: In order to stop islamic extremists, those terrorists who would seek to destroy America and our allies (copyright 2008 Sarah Palin LLC), we must do whatever it takes and we must not blink, Charlie, in making those tough decisions of where we go, and even who we target...
CG: ~let me finish this, I'm just - I get lost in a blizzard of words there- is that a yes, that you think we have a right to go across the border with or without the approval of the Pakistani government, to go after terrorists who are in the Wazira state area - ("AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!")
SP: I believe that America has to exercise all options in order to stop the terrorists who are hell bent on destroying America and our allies (copyright 2008 SarahPalin LLC) - we have got to have all options on the table...
But watch this for yourself. It's priceless.
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No, not the car. I'm not cool enough to own a BMW, haven't you been paying attention?
No, it's BMW - Barking Mad Wednesday!!!
See my girl Deya's post for details.
yeeha.
And as requested...a really bad poem. (it's the only kind I can write, anyway.)
Trucks In Front Of Me.
Trucks in fronta me
driving too slowly
and driving me crazy
with their ignorant ass bumper stickers all up in my face.
WHIIIIIY do you have to drive so slow? WHERE the hell do you go?
In your big stupidass TRUCK that is so high up off the ground
that you have to take corners at 3 miles an hour like the feeble minded miscreant road annoyance that you ARE!!!
Buggin me in my CAR!!!
And you're blocking my view so I can't see FAR!!!
big!! Stupid!! TRUCKKKKKK!!!
(rhymes with FUCKKKK!!!!)
*tuneless flute and drum duet*
~fin~
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I lifted this straight out of popfiend 's journal, because it was worthy of so doing and because he requested it.
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Part I is lifted from </a></font></a>padiwack (word for word)
YOUR ASSIGNMENT by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
I assign you to be a beautiful, good, kind, awakened, soulful person, a true work of art as we say, ser humano, a true human being. In a world filled with so much darkness, such a soul shines like gold; can be seen from a far distance; is dramatically different.
Want to help? Show your deepest most divine self to the world. There is nothing more rare, more strange, more needed. Why would you wait? Not worthy? Oh piffle. Not ready? Okay, so when? Next lifetime? Don't be silly with me about this. Inferiority complex? Okay, let me put it this way to you: you're not good enough to think you're not good enough. And you can quote me to yourself whenever you have need... Dr. Estes said so.
Have you forgotten that you made promises to your Beloved before you ever came to earth? The time to fulfill these is truly now. You want to cease feeling helpless, and you want to help the aching world? Serve someone and something. Everyone on earth serves someone and something. This means being your truest self now, fulfilling the promises you made to heaven long ago.
Anything you do from the soulful self will help lighten the burdens of the world. Anything. You have no idea what the smallest word, the tiniest generosity can cause to be set in motion. Be outrageous in forgiving. Be dramatic in reconciling. Mistakes? Back up and make them as right as you can, then move on. Be off the charts in kindness. In whatever you are called to, strive to be devoted to it in all aspects large and small. Fall short? Try again. Mastery is made in increments, not in leaps. Be brave, be fierce, be visionary. Mend the parts of the world that are "within your reach." To strive to live this way is the most dramatic gift you can ever give to the world.
Consider yourselves assigned.
P.S. Too, limit the amount of news you watch or listen to, remembering that sensationalism's goal is to bring in advertising dollars, and thusly certain sources may not bring the most accurate newscasting. For risks you hear about that are accurate, take reasonable measures. For what you cannot do anything about, pray for those who can. Prayer is a mantle of protection for other souls, a tower of psychic strength for others to lean on. For risks that are dreamed up in the Chicken Little, "the sky is falling" overwrought style," file them under Poof!
Invest yourself in humor as often as possible; find friends to laugh with. Everyone should have at least one very funny friend, and at least two others who love to laugh themselves silly. Read funny books. Go to funny movies. For many, right now is not the time to go see Chainsaw Massacre on 33rd Street. Now is the time to create memories of the good kinds. This is done by gathering together with those you care for and doing something you all can remember with smiles afterward.
AMEN.
Part II is from me and it involves a DFT CALL TO ACTION!!!! (which is actually a dressed up meme - shhhhhhhhhhhhh!)
A.) We can create our own DRAMA and our own little conflicts with ourselves by not treating ourselves with the respect we deserve. If you remember, a few weeks ago I asked you to engage in some "enlightened bragging." Today I'm asking you to go one step farther and write a tribute to the person you are. Not to the person you want to be. The person you are right this moment. Even if that person is tired, frustrated or angry. Write about what that person brings to the table.
B.) We also have the power to reduce the DRAMA in the lives of others by simply giving them the respect they deserve, so the second part of the DFT CALL TO ACTION is to write a tribute to someone on your f-list. Write about what that person brings to the table, and what they have done for you. Tell them what they mean to you. Sometimes it's just nice to hear it.
Please post these tributes on *YOUR* LJ, and leave links to them here in the comments.
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What type of hippie are you?
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| You scored as Earth-Child You're a very peaceful person who has very strong beliefs. Others see you as spiritual, and you really are. You see magic as a resource to be used wisely. The earth really is your mother, and you'll remain close to her as long as you live.
Earth-Child |
| 75% | One Intelectual Individual |
| 75% | Original Hippie |
| 50% | Not a Hippie |
| 50% | New Age Hippie |
| 38% | Pothead |
| 13% |
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MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
heh.
The first two lines are written for Wes and me, seeing as how today is my birthday, and it's his birthday too, yeah.
CRANK IT UP!!!!!
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They were so damn funny and subsersive, in such a disarmingly and pretend to be innocent, who me? way.
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cheerful
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