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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
ragnell	5:02a	Tweet Tweet! 08:23 Utterly overate at the Squadron Thanksgiving today. There were people there who liked my Green Lantern sweatshirt, though. # 08:27 Free of dayshift misery for another week, though. # 08:49 @maggiesox WHAT THE FUCK!? # 08:52 Good fucking god, she didn't even stop to think about what she said. mediamatters.org/mmtv/200911240056 # 08:59 @madmarvelgirl And there's TWO other guys in the conversation! even Sean Hannity should AT LEAST stop to say "Well, 'cept the first one" # 09:00 @RoseSunrise That's on account of Navy Seals being under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, and terrorists being criminal scum, Ma. # 09:01 @RoseSunrise They are not "Combatants"--That just legitimizes them. They are CRIMINALS, and should be sent through the civilian system. # 09:01 .@RoseSunrise That's on account of Navy Seals being under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, and terrorists being criminal scum, Ma. # 09:06 Not just the lack of faith in the civil justice system, but this view of military courts as for people who deserve no rights pisses me off # 09:06 OF COURSE Navy Seals get a military court. They're under military fucking law. Terrorists are civilians. Under CIVILIAN law. # 09:07 @madmarvelgirl So post-9/11 Bush was the nonevil version? # 09:08 @madmarvelgirl Come to think of it, post-9/11 the whole country seemed Parallax influenced at times. # 09:09 (By Parallax-influenced I mean specifically FEAR-infected, for those of you not in the Green Lantern know.) # 09:16 @RoseSunrise I am so unbelievably mad at you for thinking terrorists deserve military status right now. # 09:18 @RoseSunrise And I'm even MORE pissed off you trashed the system that finds out if military members are upholding military standards # 09:19 @madmarvelgirl Maybe he was a Skrull? # 09:20 @kenlowery Yeah, that's dumb too. but I'm focused on the added dimension at the moment. # 09:21 @BeauSmithRanch Invite them to visit for a "Traditional American Thanksgiving" sometime. The Germans really liked that today. # 09:40 Man, now I'm worked up after a comfortable dinner spent discussing video games. # 10:19 @BeaucoupKevin Still smarter than Perino # 11:16 RT @Paradisacorbasi RT @kaijuisme: RT @jilevin: Conservatives' 25-yr goal of 'defunding the left' revealed: bit.ly/4x9Y8M # 11:41 RT @TheOtherJeff RT @karlkerschl: More Green Lantern sketching. This one has a cosmic honey pot: twitpic.com/qw25s # 14:20 @hermanos Haven't read this week's comics yet, but I'd wager it's Steve Engleheart's naming the thing that controlled Carol that. # 14:21 This is why I hate being behind. Spoilers seep in through Twitter. # 14:26 @kenlowery Don't tell me what happens to the boat in Titanic! # 14:27 @hermanos Ah. Still, I think the Predator thing is a "Love gets CRAAAZY" point anyway. # 14:29 Darn you, Bully! RT @bully_thelsb Next Black Lantern to rise: Bob Hope. #blackestnightspoilers # 15:34 "I said SECOND term! I swear it!" Then why the fuck did no one correct her in the clip? is.gd/53F0J # 16:55 There's two openly paganelected officials in the US, both are recons. is.gd/53Hti # 17:13 The "New" Religion's Crusade Against Art is.gd/53Ia1 # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
das_dingsi	1:12a	Misc. notes ♣ I was barely around today because after getting into the inner city to sign some contracts, and then therapy, I felt utterly exhausted. I don't feel that well either and more or less went straight to bed. (It's a mix of having the sniffles, mental/emotional issues, and RL stuff that causes stress ... I'm tired a lot.) But on the good side, the contracts ARE signed and my work starts on December 1st. It's now official! And although I'm nervous (duh), I'm also looking forward to it a lot. The temp agency is a really good one that cares more about its employers than others I've worked with, and of course I'm excited to meet my ex-colleagues again! They asked for me specifically, which does good things to my self-esteem. And from January onwards, I'm gonna have more money to plan with, which is desperately needed because I can tell there are going to be some extra costs in the future. (Wardrobe, fixing the toilet, cooking and baking utensils, a better binder... that sort of thing.) ♣ Do you remember when people started migrating to IJ and created community asylum duplicates, triplicates, et cetera? And how that annoyed me so much that I even included a sentence in my IJ Beginner's Guide about it? - Looks like it's starting on Dreamwidth, too. "I know there already exist communities for [topic], but they're all dead, so I created a new one!" Which... might end up dead? Great. Seriously, I DO think that DW has the potential to eventually have a level of activity which is not rivaling LJ but close enough. And currently there's definitely enough activity on my Subscription List when it comes to personal journals (quite similar to IJ, actually; on both sides, I don't feel "starved" in that regard). But community-wise? We're so not there yet. Much less for community duplicates. ♣ Thinking about participating in Wishlist communities. I'm also secretly hoping that people on my friendslist/reading list will, in case they have wishes I can grant. But funny enough, when faced with the task, suddenly I have difficulties thinking of wishes. Currently my list has one (1) item and then I got stuck. (For the curious, it's a Spongebob mousepad. I like Spongebob, although strictly speaking Squidward is my favourite.) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 11:52 RT @theisb: It kind of makes me really mad that DC only has two categories for their characters when they do statues: "Heroes" and "Women." # 11:52 RT @theisb: Darkseid: Hero. bit.ly/7nBhFm Supergirl: Not A Hero. bit.ly/6XfSLZ # 12:01 I still say guilt motivates all those Power Girl explanations. No one feels a need to explain why Soranik Natu wears something low cut. # 12:36 @madmarvelgirl "It distracts my female opponents, as well as my partner." # 12:52 Got my swine flu shot this week. For some reason, the opposite arm is achy. # 13:26 You can't be serious. is.gd/52O5h # 13:33 @rachellegoguen I can give them high ground. I can't give them right next to each other, not to mention the Air Force One dumbness # 13:34 @rachellegoguen We found it helped to think of the movie as a video game. You're John Cusack in it. # 14:29 RT: @theisb Because YOU demanded it: TRUE TALES OF THE CORE MARVEL UNIVERSE! is.gd/52PN0 # 15:03 @hermanos That puts him ahead of even Kyle Rayner. # 15:06 Okay, we seriously need a Wolverine's dead love interest count, because he may be at the top. # 15:08 Honestly, I complain so much about Rayner... I completely forgot every flashback of Wolverine's is to a different dead love interest # 15:11 @Digital_Femme Yeah. Cumulative, even. Jean Grey is equal to one Donna Troy. # 15:13 @hermanos Well, she's a considerably more fun character, but in counting for death comparisons they cancel each other out. # 15:14 @brawluk We may have to do a flashback by flashback comparison there. Rayner's pretty much an amateur compare to these two. # 15:17 RT @Digital_Femme Actually, the only woman to survive Wolverine: www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/gahcksavland.htm # 15:18 But @Brawluk brings up Constantine. I'm not sure ANYONE compares to the path of devastation left in John Constantine's wake. # 15:22 I ended up counting Hal to argue the Wolverine vs. Kyle thing with @kalinara, and she STILL won't budge! "100% Only Kyle has 100%!" # 15:26 @timx13 True. Daredevil has an ALMOST 100% rate. Natasha's the outlier there. # 15:27 @timx13 I think we can compile a list of guys who are just plain bad luck. # 15:34 @Digital_Femme Good question. # 15:35 @hermanos @Digital_Femme Both villains, though. We need a tragic heroine. There's gotta be someone. # 15:38 Emma Frost has been suggested by @kalinara--She has Banshee (dead), Scott (dead and back), and Namor (unkillable)-Who else has she dated? # 15:39 Oooh, I got linked. jezebel.com/5412075/costumes--cheesecake-power-girl-controversy-illustrates-gender-in-comics # 15:40 @LyleMasaki She has me wondering if it's breaking up with Kyle that activates the curse, actually. # 15:40 @kenlowery Yeah, but I don't know his deathandresurrectioncount. # 15:44 @KDBryan They may not have dated, but he was a love interest in Generation X. Counts at least as much as the face-hugger girl Kyle kissed. # 15:45 @madmarvelgirl I think that's a necessity, yes. Emma tends to use her schools more. # 15:47 @Paradisacorbasi But Selene's a bad guy, isn't she? # 15:48 How is it women who leave a trail of dead/mutilated paramours in their wake are always bad guys, while men tend to be heroes? # 15:48 I don't know who linked me to this, but this is a really easy way to get drunk. is.gd/52T1u # 15:52 @kalinara I remember making jokes, too. Dammit. # 15:52 @kalinara Can't have been Arisia, she's only 0 and 2. # 15:52 @madmarvelgirl Maybe. I'm looking in the comics genre, though. # 15:57 @madmarvelgirl Weirdly, Wonder Woman because they can't decide on a full-time love interest. (Virgin my ass, Rucka! Aphrodite's a patron!) # 15:58 @madmarvelgirl But Diana's love interests don't die. They just go away. # 16:00 @Twyst Aside from Civil War? Not that I can think of. She actually made Rogue into a good guy when she got absorbed. # 16:01 @timx13 Oooh! Lovecrafty! # 16:03 @madmarvelgirl I think I'd count Black Widow, because at least 90% of her published history is goody-goody. # 16:04 @timx13 May be why I'm okay with it for Bleez in the current GL storyline. Antagonist is female. # 16:05 @madmarvelgirl Weirdly, most of the Black Widow's lovers are still alive. # 16:08 @jason1749 I think Daredevil ran into her old husband, actually. And Bucky was dead BEFORE she banged him. # 16:09 Holy cow... How is that the BLACK WIDOW has the highest love interest survival rate? # 16:11 @mizzelle I haven't read the opening issue yet. Is it any good? # 16:13 @Paradisacorbasi I think it was unintentional. # 16:15 @hermanos Which gives her a somewhat suitable name, but a Black Widow with a trail of live conquests? # 16:17 @Paradisacorbasi Cable? Was she playing the Joe Quesada drinking game? # 16:19 @hermanos I have the weirdest impression that Sharon Carter'll be among them. And at poor Cap's birthday party. # 16:21 @hermanos I've been talking to @kalinara too much, though. # 16:21 @mizzelle And that was long after they broke it off, too. # 16:24 @Paradisacorbasi That's even worse than just her going for the ugly cyborg. # 16:24 @kenlowery Cap doesn't have the same... promiscuity trait that Tony and Natasha share. # 16:27 @Digital_Femme Danny Rand is the male Jean Grey? # 16:27 @Paradisacorbasi Not sure. I know she was married to Wolverine in that alternate future. Age of Apocalypse had her with Quicksilver. # 16:29 @Paradisacorbasi So, if you're a guy in the Marvel Universe, your best chances are to sleep with Elektra, Kitty Pryde, or Natasha Romanoff. # 16:31 @Paradisacorbasi And marry Storm. Because I don't think any of those husbands died in those alternate futures. # 16:33 @Digital_Femme Hmm... Not sure if it's countable. It certainly is a run of bad luck. # 16:36 @Digital_Femme Impressive record. # 16:37 @Digital_Femme Maybe he should give lessons? # 16:40 @Paradisacorbasi Really, my favorite She-Hulk stories involve more punching than dating so I couldn't tell you. # 16:47 @madmarvelgirl @kalinara Yeah, excepting Black Widow most of the safe bets we found have histories you can count on a single hand. # 16:53 @theisb They're letting you write Batman? # 17:08 @theisb Oh, sorry. Well, congratulations on the very good news! # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 10:33 @SeekingWillow See, I forget to count that because I'm yelling in real life as I tweet when American politicians do the foolish. # 10:37 Today at work we decided that the Twilight series is G-rated pornography. # 10:43 RT @KDBryan: Somewhere, Kevin Smith is feeling smug: is.gd/51VHI # 10:44 @KDBryan To be fair, I think Kevin Smith generally feels smug without having to see Christians pray over a golden calf. # 10:55 @mizzelle Want... # 13:20 RT @StripesBaron RT @JeffSchogol New Air Force fitness program will start in July -- a six month delay # 13:35 @ardaniel It all came on the heels of a "Pornography has to have pictures" argument, which was a statement about supermarket smut rags # 14:21 @theisb We'll pray for you. # 14:22 Light a candle for the sanity of @theisb, for tonight he ventures into terrifying territory. #chrisvstwilight # 14:28 RT @jennifergearing RT @thecurvature: Insurance Company Revokes Depressed Woman’s Benefits Over Facebook Photos is.gd/51YzF # 14:37 @theisb So you'll be forgetting this entire book? # 14:44 @Paradisacorbasi People are assholes. # 15:38 I'd buy RT @mikesterling You know what Disney comic book I would like to see? TINKER BELL. I get asked for Tinker Bell comics ALL THE TIME # 23:28 @KDBryan I liked it # 23:32 @CantonDem Yeah, because it's as jhealthy as adult romance but no naughty bits get shown # 23:33 @CantonDem rather, as unhealthy--which I suppose means as healthy too # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
ragnell	5:01a	Tweet Tweet! 04:29 Almost noon, and questions about Green Lantern heights and weights have given me a second wind. Operation Circadian Realignment continues! # 04:32 For the record, I will never buy that Kyle Rayner is as tall as Wonder Woman after reading the 90s JLA. She has at least an inch on him. # 05:27 @KDBryan Big Barda should be over 6'5! # 06:19 @KDBryan Okay, Jade at 5'3 I can see. But a lot of these superheroines bust 6 feet dammit. # 07:27 Operation Circadian Realignment Update: It's already the afternoon. With the help of Seinfeld DVDs, I should make it past dusk. # 08:09 Dude, I don't get it either. is.gd/513gy # 08:19 Wow. This is the absolute fastest a Sunday has slipped away in my life. # 09:14 Great Oracle of Twitter, should I do the dishes or take a bubble bath? # 09:17 @padnick Looking at my time (This is Hour 24 of Operation Circadian Realignment) and my supply of hot water, and I'm gonna run out of one. # 09:19 @padnick Uh... No. But I appreciate your input. # 09:27 @vjmurphy Are you roommates with @padnick? # 09:30 The Oracle has spoken. (And no, it's not do them both at once. Man, there's a lot of Cosmo Kramers on Twitter.) # 09:50 I'm doing the dishes, but now I suffer from the irrational fear that much of my Twitterfeed is offended I compared them to Cosmo Kramer # 10:01 Just found the knife I used to carve my pumpkin. Oh my god, I haven't done the dishes since Halloween. # 11:13 I've reached the point in Operation Circadian Realignment where I no longer feel tired. I've washed the dishes and swept/mopped the floors. # 11:52 Can't take a bath yet on account of doing laundry. But soon... # 12:03 @lankyguy Maybe that's a result of supplementing Operation Circadian Realignment with the Seinfeld marathon. # 12:08 By the way, I have reached Hour 28 of Operation Circadian Realignment. I believe this means I'm adjusted. # 12:29 RT @BeaucoupKevin RT @justjenndesigns Batman fondant cupcakes bit.ly/8GE1nL # 14:27 @KDBryan Soranik seems especially short, but that's all I can think of. # 14:27 Okay, cross your fingers. If I can get up in the morning Operation Circadian Realignment will have been a success. # 23:56 RT @tangognat: If you are following me because of @FakeAPStylebook, I only tweet about [Green Lantern and sleep cycles] # 23:57 @stephendann I wish. I'm more of a babysitter for my fellow technicians # 23:59 I am awake in time for work. Operation Circadian Realignment was a success! # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
meta_roundup [ mero_update ]	9:40p	Issue #121 Help & writing resources In an untitled post, bridgetmkennit explains the tags system and the four different types of warnings at the Archive Of Our Own, and how to use them. lore: BloMo18: Tis the season of saving stories....: tips on saving fanfic stories "in a format that can be easily transferred to most reading devices without losing the author's intended passages of emphasis". There have been a few posts on BDSM, community rules and terminology, intended as resources for writers and to clear up some common misunderstandings. In Hi! My name is Minxie…, the_minx_17 talks about general rules and some stereotypes. irana wrote On BDSM, Part I to explain the abbreviations SCC and RACK, and to talk about consent. On BDSM, Part II covers negotiation (both Scene and Relationship negotiation). InsaneJournal An InsaneJournal Holiday Sale just started. Self-Committed (i.e. paid) accounts and Extra Userpics will be available at reduced prices until November 27th. Friday the 27th will also have a short sale on Permanently Insane accounts. das_dingsi: Updating habits: "The interesting part is how it made me view the update page more closely than usual and I consciously noticed all the things I don't use [on InsaneJournal]." Other bitterfig: where do they make subtext?: "I always wonder where stuff like (i.e. homoerotic and/or incestuous subtext) this comes from, is it intentional or just a quirk of chemistry?" lilithilien: Why do we do it?, a short commentary on an AfterElton.com article titled "Why are Women Interested in Gay Men? It's Not Because They Want to Sleep With Them!", with discussion in comments. novembermond: has a question about friending meme[s]: "[W]hat are the dos and don'ts ... ?" [Supernatural] ep. 5x10 meta-ish reaction posts - SPOILERS galore! the_shoshanna: Supernatural 5.10, "Abandon All Hope...": "Thanks SO MUCH for making women just the underbrush to be cleared away before the real stuff happens." musesfool: lacrimae volvuntur inanes: "I would like to be able to talk about the episode on its own merits, because I thought it was a fantastic episode emotionally and a great way to go into hiatus, but I am SO FUCKING SICK of the way this show treats female characters." yourlibrarian (in mind_over_meta): SPN 5.10 - A sign of hope: "There's nothing there right now for an audience to cling to, any more than a clear plot direction for Sam and Dean." (Comment on this)
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 09:38 Okay, sleep from pre-dawn 'til twilight. And this is the weekend I need to adjust back to days. # 09:39 To boot, I had a nigthmare last night that Maria came back to the office and they gave her my nightshift slot! # 10:05 I think when you get up this late your only choice is to stay up overnight and well into the next day to return your schedule to normal. # 10:34 @theisb Did that guy actually defend his "Frankencastle is too far out" point by saying the Punisher has a gun that shoots swords? # 10:35 @theisb Oh, nevermind.l That was another guy. Still, that would have been overwhelming for me. # 10:40 Watching an Unsolved Mysteries ghost story collection. Why is it only beautiful women become ghosts? # 10:55 @theisb Wow, the Dude got as far as to calling your comment section a "Hivemind" -- You're even bigger than I thought. # 11:08 @ChaosMonkey If i ever write a religion, I want to use that. # 11:19 @ChaosMonkey You'll get the same consideration the ancient civilizations I appropriate from get. # 11:28 Okay, this is how you lure me to Smallville. is.gd/50s90 # 12:02 @random_j03 No idea. I haven't watched since the first Flash appearance. # 12:08 Eh, what the hell. It's the weekend. Operation Circadian Realignment begins tonight! # 13:08 The Tyranny of State Legislatures. is.gd/50vga # 13:22 This week I realized (during 2012 arguments) that I'm an Autumn Person. And I'm not sure that's a bad thing. # 13:24 Sadly, being an Autumn Person means you don't see the fairies die from your icy skepticism. That takes some of the fun out. # 15:38 @mikesterling Conspiracy Guy at my office says that they were ignored. This is why I've been using my Autumn Person powers against him. # 16:59 To encourage the necessary 18-20 hours of wakefulness still needed to accomplish Operation Circadian Realignment, I will watch scary movies. # 17:43 @daveexmachina A blog I follow called that an official declaration of war against America. I'm thinking he might be right. # 17:49 Pretty good examination of liberalism here is.gd/50EFf # 17:54 @daveexmachina The fixation on sex and reproduction is inherent to their culture. WPeople fear that which they find most compelling. # 18:03 How can they defy a law that simply allows someone else to do something? is.gd/50FcH # 18:45 @theisb I thought you meant Australia # 19:24 This movie is so uninteresting I'm going to mute it and watch newsclips on the internet instead. # 19:52 RT @igallupd RT @fivethirtyeight: For those of you doing something fun on Sat. night: HC bill clears procedural hurdle in Senate, 60-39. # 19:54 @BradyDale I was going for a determined military feel, but I guess nerdy charm works. # 21:01 Tinkerbell's traveling outfit is cute. # 00:42 @BradyDale Soldiers, since they don't choose when their sleep schedules get fucked up. # 01:39 Salon writer looks at Nazi sites so you don't have to. is.gd/50RAj # 01:39 Turns out they like Glenn Beck, go figure. # 01:41 The sun is up (well, up for Germany anyway). Operation Circadian Realignment continues unabated. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 11:26 RT @Digital_Femme: Black women doing comics! Please email me a list of your published (online or paper) work! tinyurl.com/yklmgq2 # 18:09 RT @madmarvelgirl: Dear Marvel, do you REALLY want to get into a debate about the definition of rape in the Spider-Man letter column? # 18:28 Saw 2012 with some guys form the office. Quite a funny movie, though that may be the liquor-filled chocolates I ate talking. # 19:00 @kenlowery I use that glitch to check on relatives # 19:09 @madmarvelgirl We were looking at a 42 in LED Samsung in the mall in Luzembourg today. 2600 Euro, but DAMN the picture looks good on it. # 19:21 @madmarvelgirl Write him back. # 19:31 RT @jennifergearing RT @meloukhia "Affectionate cat distracts policeman" bit.ly/6SsFF7 (Yes, it really is as awesome as it sounds.) # 22:07 So this is what happens to people who think a remainder means the math problem was a trick question tinyurl.com/yjg472r # 22:14 @hermanos Speaking as someone who thinks Power Girl's window is just cool an retro-stylish looking? Fuck that commenter. # 22:19 That's right, I love the Power Girl window costume. If you feel guilty over it, forget justifying it and try drawing it more tastefully. # 22:21 It doesn't have to show the entirety of her cleavage, for example. The original fashion is just a hint. # 23:01 @hermanos Absolutely. # 23:01 Slightly lengthened rant on the Power Girl costume. ragnell.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-power-girl-cut-out-costume.html # 23:02 (Nothing I haven't said on Twitter, though, except a knock on the Star Sapphire costume again) # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Friday, November 20th, 2009
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 06:18 @tangognat They ended the crossover without explaining anything? # 06:19 RT @theisb: In a just and fair world, Grant Morrison's Shining Knight would've gotten a series after 7 Soldiers. # 07:06 @LyleMasaki That's just... Surely someone came up with an evil twin explanation for her behavior? # 08:01 @LyleMasaki Keith Giffen? # 11:14 2 more damned early present boxes from @RoseSunrise and @ChiefFuzz now sitting there. Mocking me. # 11:15 AND got the comics with GLC42 in them today! Postmarked 13 Nov -- Nice work, MPS. # 17:26 @igallupd The "overall topline" is freakin' scary too. # 20:13 @ChiefFuzz Ordered one of the similar ones, we'll see what comes in the mail. # 20:33 Oh man. I just read GLC 42. I love that character. They should NOT be able to do that and make me happy as I read it. # 20:36 Maybe I just love it because I don't believe for a second its permanent, but if it is at least its the way that character should exit # 21:49 I should be sleeping but instead I'm writing enthusiastic blogposts about Green Lantern. is.gd/4ZiWq # 21:51 I have no responsibility for any typographic and grammatical mistakes made at this time of night, by the way. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
thete1	12:48a	The glory as I dreamed The glory as I dreamed [Reference] by Te November 12, 2009 Disclaimers: No one and nothing here is mine. Spoilers/Timeline: No real spoilers, takes place when Bruce is eighteen. Summary: In which the two most obsessive people in the universe do what they do best. Ratings Note/Warnings: Sexual content. Author's Note: An AU 'missing scene' for ending *2* of A way so familiar. Will not make any sense without the other. Acknowledgments: To Jack, Pixie, and Mildred for audiencing, encouragement, and putting up with me when the story veered sideways. Story! Current Mood: enthralled Current Music: Badly Drawn Boy: "Bewilderbeast" (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
thete1	8:37p	AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH I just renamed the files on teland because a rather gratitude-inducing individual informed me that -- somehow -- it got indexed on google, which... no. WORLD OF NO. I -- look. It could be as simple as the fact that I've been using my gmail to point people to the story, but I would like to ask -- *beg* -- that those of you who have read the thing *not link it anywhere*. At all. Yes, that includes del.icio.us, nalasalad2. And maybe don't write out the links in your google apps? Christ. I'm going to put in that thingy to block robots just as soon as I can make my brain work enough to do that. In the meantime... Hell. Just take the 'me' out of the file name. Save it onto your hard drives if you want it, because I'm *thisfuckingclose* to yoinking it. Current Mood: gaaaaaaaaaaah Current Music: Angie Martinez: "Live At The Jimmy's" (1 Comment |Comment on this)
das_dingsi	5:16p	Easy Recipe #3: Apple-Oatmeal Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream This was the most popular choice in the poll, and funny enough, I haven't encountered yet a person who didn't like it, even when initially sceptical towards oatmeal or apples. (Well, unless they have allergies, of course.) I'm going to use °C and metric measurements for the recipe, but converters are easy to find online and also it's not one of those where you have to be super accurate, so that shouldn't be a problem. What you need: - oatmeal (I buy the 1 kg package which lasts for several meals) - 2 to 3 apples - sugar - cinnamon - a bar of butter (I use the 250 g bars -- you'll definitely need less than a pound) - vanilla ice cream and a greased baking pan, casserole dish, or similar (if it's fireproof and somewhat flat it'll work). ( Read more... ) Serve fresh out of the oven, in small bowls, with some ice cream on top. Makes for a nice hot-cold contrast. Oh, and you eat the cake with spoons. Additional info: - Makes you feel full extremely quickly. I've had huge people who are big eaters laugh in my face when I served them the "tiny" dish, only to see them declare defeat after their second bowl. - The dough can be kept in the fridge to use it up later, and also works great as a muesli breakfast substitute. You can't really mess up this one. Trust me. (23 Comments |Comment on this)
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 17:27 @ChiefFuzz Well, they're here and they're sitting there mocking me. # 17:30 @Paradisacorbasi Beautiful. The shittiest, most spiteful part of the law is what shoots them in the foot. # 17:32 Dumbass state outlaws marriage with their spiteful bigotry. is.gd/4YlXj # 17:34 @ChiefFuzz Dad... # 17:40 @ChiefFuzz For the holidays, I should make a recording of myself saying that you can listen to it after all your jokes. # 17:43 Okay, I love retweeting with a button but this thing where new people pop up in my followlist is going to lead to trouble # 17:52 Anyone too scared to abide by the principals of our country (murder results in trial by jury) should just fucking leave already. # 17:54 Why are these people still here if they disagree with the 6th Amendment?! It's one of the Top Ten, dammit! # 17:55 CRIMINALS get "a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district _wherein_ the crime shall have been committed" # 17:58 I shouldn't spam twitter, but these people are seriously pissing me off with their endless yellow streak. # 18:27 @random_j03 Well, it is a faceless evil corporation that uses recycled paper cups? # 19:53 Debating whether or not to post the bra picture on my blog. Front, back, and closeup of the faded label. # 19:54 I'm desperate here. This is the most perfectly-fitting article of sportswear I've ever owned... and it's dying! Dying in anonymity! # 20:06 On the bright side, if I'm ever shy about posting any piece of writing again in my life, I can look at the post and compare... # 20:10 @mizzelle Guess not, I just clicked publish. # 20:11 Please link whereever sportsbra wearers congregate: ragnell.blogspot.com/2009/11/can-you-identify-this-piece-of.html # 20:19 (And no, it's not because its old as hell, @theisb) # 20:20 @mizzelle White originally. The faded part on the interior was originally black. # 20:20 @mizzelle Very thick material on the white. # 20:22 @CantonDem I already got some leftover from the first day of trying to identify the bra. # 20:29 @CantonDem I'd be more nervous if the article in question wasn't larger than some tank tops I've seen people wear. # 20:30 @CantonDem Just standard Twitter follow-based-on-keywords, I doubt these people even know I actuall exist. # 20:34 @CantonDem It wasn't so much a fat joke at my expense as a "This is a fairly modest article of clothing" note. # 20:36 @CantonDem It'd fit the bare midriff trend and man I am getting way too detailed here. I hope I'm not being creepy myself. # 20:38 @CantonDem All part of my fiendish plan to post the most utilitarian pictures of female underwear on the internet. # 21:41 @ChiefFuzz 2 boxes. Sitting there. Mocking me. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 15:59 They nominated "tramp stamp" for word of the year?! is.gd/4XpT8 # 16:01 @lucy_anne Dude, that list is utterly horrifying. (And they even got the winner wrong. I've never seen anyone use unfriend over defriend) # 16:07 RT @lankyguy RT @amboy00 Hate crimes against christians and gays after Prop 8. Guess which rate went up. bit.ly/3l0RVO # 16:13 @maggiesox Maybe this'll make you smile about the subject: www.the-iss.com/2009/11/the_iss_takes_on_the_aps_attem.php # 16:19 @maggiesox I'm reading the old post where they compare her to Biden for the ISS VP endorsement, it's even better is.gd/4XqXt # 16:30 Why is my mother sending me "Do not open until Christmas" packages before Thanksgiving? Is this a cruel test? # 16:38 @maggiesox The radio clip? # 16:42 @Twyst I checked the postmarks before I realized what the packages were. :( I like seeng how long it takes to get stuff to me. # 16:45 @Twyst Last time I peeked at a present early, it was one that made me mad at her. I'll give myself a week here. # 18:17 @dorianwright They can't overlook the holes in their philosophy without a persecution complex? # 18:28 RT @quietprofanity Glenn Beck compared government-run healthcare to raping a 13-year-old with Quaaludes. That's just great. No, really. >:( # 19:31 Christ, he really said it. Hell's too good for Glenn Beck. is.gd/4XxNp # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
das_dingsi	11:59p	Question Tiemz! Do you know of any video games ("with nice graphics" would be a bonus) where there's a transformation sequence of a MALE character where the camera pans lovingly and repeatedly over the guy's ass and bare chest for what feels like ten minutes? And he wears, I dunno, a thong and a few strings of strategically placed floss to cover his nipples. You don't have to guess why I'm asking. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 16:48 @KingOblivionPhD No. # 16:51 @dorianwright Your blog is for you. Only you have to care. (Though I suspect I'll find it interesting) # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Monday, November 16th, 2009
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 06:40 @lankyguy Smacks more of giving him a speciak role in the stiry, but yeah--this ain't lasting long # 08:40 @KDBryan Well, my excuse for waiting so long is it was hard to find it playing in Germany (though apparently a lot of Germans loved it too) # 11:05 @lankyguy I just hope they don't waste this. There's a lot of mileage they can get before they reverse it. # 12:20 Jackass ties pagan protests at Ft Hood to the massacre. is.gd/4VEsa # 13:42 I swear, I am this close to taking pictures of this sports bra and asking the Internet to identify the manufacturer so I can order more. # 13:43 Only sports bra type I ever liked, and the stupid label is faded on all the ones I own. # 13:48 @mizzelle I found it off the rack in one of those big chain stores. Can't remember which. # 13:59 I can make out an X on the faded label, but what mainstream women's sportswear company has an X in it? # 14:01 RT @theisb @Ragnell Professor Xavier's Supports for Gifted Buxotics. # 14:03 @Paradisacorbasi Begins with an X. # 14:07 @Paradisacorbasi I may have to get out the camera. # 14:16 @mizzelle No, much cheaper. But I saw them while searching on google. # 14:25 twitpic.com/po04k - Here's a picture of the bra label I need to decipher # 14:26 Yes, I know, I suck at photography. But I needed the glare to show the remnants of that logo. # 14:30 @mizzelle I know! And online shopping, so that's a tossup on whether or not it actually fits. # 16:08 @theisb Well, certainly some men are only attractive in at least three layers of clothing. # 20:35 RT @BeaucoupKevin Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be — bit.ly/o0ae8 # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 12:29 I hate online shopping. # 17:44 Back from seeing Inglorious Basterds, surrounded by GIs stationed in Germany. # 17:48 @theisb We all gasped and laughed at the same times in the movie. # 19:09 @lankyguy Awesome and fun. Turns out I sat right behind two guys in my shop, even. # 19:10 @thenutfantastic I was pretty damned impressed. Loved how he handled the Nice Guy character. # 19:39 Damn, @kalinara would blog on GLC when I'm trying to avoid all reactions. (Not for spoilers, heard it already, but to avoid idiocy) # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
das_dingsi	3:38p	Updating habits A discussion on Dreamwidth asked for the steps you take when updating -- what you use / pick / do, and in what order. The interesting part is how it made me view the update page more closely than usual and I consciously noticed all the things I don't use. On InsaneJournal, these are: ( Cut for those not interested ) As for updating, I more or less follow the modules in the way they are ordered from top to bottom, i.e. first the subject line and icon, then the entry text, checking it in the preview window, then adding tags, and posting it. What annoys me a little is that I often have to look up my tags in a new tab, because there's neither an auto-complete feature nor a direct link (to the tags page) on the update page. It would save me some hassle. What about you? (17 Comments |Comment on this)
das_dingsi	3:31p	Group chat, food, etc. ♣ I might participate in this Sunday's fandom chat again. I had issues with the first one, simply because chats in groups tend to make me feel overwhelmed and my energy drains quickly. But I like the idea in itself and I think I'm ready for a new try. The chat is being held via AIM and open for all, so if some of you would join me (us), that'd be nice. ♣ I feel tired. I have a light cold -- definitely not swine flu, as I don't have any other symptoms. I'm just sniffling and feeling a bit murky. Fighting it with lots of rest and cream cake. (^^) But it's making it hard to cook. I wanted to make noodles with a mushroom-broccoli cream sauce, actually, but instead I just fried the mushrooms together with some cheese. Definitely beats having no breakfast. Will buy new food later. Other recipes I already tried in the last two weeks or so were the ones mentioned in my cooking poll -- nut-honey waffles with fried apples, noodles with meat-tomato sauce, baked bread with cheese cream... plus butter-vanilla cookies and a Moussaka. A Moussaka is basically a casserole with fried eggplants, minced meat with onions, a cheese-tomato sauce, and extra cheese on top. The recipe mentioned "skim[ming] the fat before serving", so I was, like, oh this is possibly going to be oily and stuff. I definitely wasn't prepared for skimming off a small dessert bowl of pure fat. And it was still really oily. It tasted fine, but the texture made me feel slightly sick. I think the problem was caused by a) the sauce and fried meat, b) the eggplants because these had to be fried in oil as well and they soaked it up like nobody's business. Next time I'm going to do it differently somehow. ♣ Upcoming: the recipe that won the poll (Apple-Oatmeal Cake With Vanilla Ice Cream) and another two issues of Nachbarschaftsschau (I'll start with a German edition first). ♣ I also might try to answer a number of old comments this weekend. Here's the explanatory post, just as a reminder (if needed). (3 Comments |Comment on this)
ragnell	5:00a	Tweet Tweet! 06:37 RT @StripesBaron: CBSNews rocks it: 1000s of rape kits backlogged: bit.ly/2GzWRd # 07:34 RT @starsandstripes: Source: 9/11 "mastermind" and other Gitmo detainees to go to N.Y. for trial bit.ly/k12xb # 11:33 RT @kenlowery: .@FakeAPStylebook is responsible for "Tyra Banks" trending on Twitter. We regret nothing. # 14:21 @maggiesox Sometime in the 90s? # 15:55 RT @madmarvelgirl @PraxJarvin Last time I checked, freedom of speech INCLUDED responding when people say offensive things. # 16:09 Damn. I was just having one of those arguments you think is just a discussion until the other guy calls you defensive. # 16:10 I hate those arguments, because they have the added shock of realizing you were arguing. # 16:23 @lizhenry You're kidding me. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
das_dingsi	7:47p	PSA: On trans-related posts in this journal This is a bit complicated to explain. My process of transitioning to my real gender has reached an important point -- now it's not just about gender presentation, therapy, or a bit of paperwork anymore, now it's also biological. I've had times when I felt depressed, jealous, or oversensitive when I read about other people's transition process -- not because I disliked them or thought they didn't deserve it, let's be clear on that! -- it was because I couldn't move forward on my own journey and was powerless to do anything about it (laws, medical requirements, etc.), so I didn't feel like I could deal with the topic. Therefore I retreated (up to a certain point). Now my position has changed, and I could make others feel just as bad as I did back then; a role reversal of sorts. Fact is, I feel the need to write about my transitioning, and of course I have that right (it's my journal, after all). Additionally, it could be of interest to others, although not all of my situation here in Germany will be comparable to other countries and regions. So this journal will include more content that is not just about trans issues in general, but my personal changes, problems, and successes during transition. (Not sure yet whether I'm gonna file it under the "transgender" or "life / meatspace / socialising" tags, or create a new one.) I'm going to use cuts and try to give at least vague hints about what's underneath, so people can decide for themselves if they want to read it. (Eta: I'm not going to create an extra filter for these posts, as I don't like extra anything, actually -- I'm very much a WYSIWYG journaler.) If you are in a difficult situation yourself where you feel you have to defriend me or filter me off your reading list for a while to take care of yourself, I understand. I really do. All I'd like (if it's not too much of a bother) is a short message or comment -- private message, email, reply to this entry [comments are screened]--, so that I am informed. Don't feel bad about it. You can always come back later and I'll welcome you with open arms like no time had passed. That's it, I think. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
ragnell	5:01a	Tweet Tweet! 07:16 RT @StripesBaron: RT @thehill ...‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal: Democrats plan for next year's defense auth bill bit.ly/3VHVWq # 16:51 Catholic Church aptly demonstrates why faith-based social services are a bad idea. is.gd/4TDSN # 17:20 RT @dorianwright: I'll take the Catholic Church's moral outrage seriously when they withhold Communion from pro-death penalty politicians. # 17:52 @BeaucoupKevin Dude, why are you watching the racist puppet show? # 19:20 @fullofwhoa I feel ya. My whole life would be so much easier right now if I spoke German. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
das_dingsi	8:17a	... 5x09 "The Real Ghostbusters" - A fan tricks Dean and Sam into attending a "Supernatural" fan convention. After seeing what else they did re: integrating "funny" stabs at/parodies of fans and fandom into the show, I'm not going to watch this. Never mind that I fucking hate the fact they created that meta level on the show in the first place. It's giving me similar feelings like when Stephen King wrote himself into the Dark Tower series. Only with the added nauseous feeling that "uh-oh, these people think this is YOU". Dammit, SPN. (No, this is not a proper meta entry.) (6 Comments |Comment on this)