Your result for The Which Historical Queen Are You Test...
Catherine de Medici
You scored 59% on ruling power!
You are: Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, 1519-1589.
Catherine de Medici was a born into the influential Medici family of Florence, Italy. In 1533 she was given in a political marriage to Henri, Duke of Orleans, who became the French King in 1547. As queen she was very influential in bringing aspects of Italian culture to France, such as their theater and food. After her husband's death, she gained political power as regent for her sons (she had ten children). An ambitious woman, she actively involved herself in the political intrigues of the court, always trying to increase royal power. At first Catherine tried to reconcile France's opposing Catholic and Protestant factions as their violent disputes threatened national unity. But with the massacre in 1570 of Protestants (the massacre of St Bartholomew), this peace was shattered, and Catherine was blamed for allowing it to happen.
Catherine de Medici was a born into the influential Medici family of Florence, Italy. In 1533 she was given in a political marriage to Henri, Duke of Orleans, who became the French King in 1547. As queen she was very influential in bringing aspects of Italian culture to France, such as their theater and food. After her husband's death, she gained political power as regent for her sons (she had ten children). An ambitious woman, she actively involved herself in the political intrigues of the court, always trying to increase royal power. At first Catherine tried to reconcile France's opposing Catholic and Protestant factions as their violent disputes threatened national unity. But with the massacre in 1570 of Protestants (the massacre of St Bartholomew), this peace was shattered, and Catherine was blamed for allowing it to happen.
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And no, I didn't cheat. Honest!
There is a simply stunning regency bodice up on ebay. I think that might be a summer of 2010 project.... The color and detail are just exquisite without being overly complicated. I look ridiculous in yellow but I don't care. That bodice is just too cute! It must be re-created!
I'm still blogging over at my new location!
Highlights include:
Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Cooke Bars - A Recipe Post
Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pasta - A Recipe Post
Bacon Egg & Cheese Muffins - A Recipe Post
A Brush with Greatness - Meeting One of My Favorite Authors!
Pumpkin Cupcakes - A Recipe Post
Shrimp Pasta - A Recipe Post
Florida Vacation - A Photo Entry
Sexy Eyes - A Makeup Rave!
The Great Blizzard of 2009 - A Photo Entry
Sinful Cookies - A Recipe Post
Hearty Enchilada Stew - A Recipe Post
My 10 Favorite Books/Series of 2009
I have a whole slew of posts, mostly recipes and food photos, set up to publish over the coming two weeks. Add me to your favorite blog reader to keep up!
Highlights include:
Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Cooke Bars - A Recipe Post
Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pasta - A Recipe Post
Bacon Egg & Cheese Muffins - A Recipe Post
A Brush with Greatness - Meeting One of My Favorite Authors!
Pumpkin Cupcakes - A Recipe Post
Shrimp Pasta - A Recipe Post
Florida Vacation - A Photo Entry
Sexy Eyes - A Makeup Rave!
The Great Blizzard of 2009 - A Photo Entry
Sinful Cookies - A Recipe Post
Hearty Enchilada Stew - A Recipe Post
My 10 Favorite Books/Series of 2009
I have a whole slew of posts, mostly recipes and food photos, set up to publish over the coming two weeks. Add me to your favorite blog reader to keep up!
Alright, look folks, things are getting rather ridiculous and almost laughable lately because of the Santarrorist scare over the Holiday weekend.
I am not saying that we shouldn't be prepared and take precautions from it happening, but come on - not being able to use the toilet for the last hour of the flight? If someone wants to do something in the lavatory that endangers the other passengers on that flight, they certainly don't need to wait until the plane is about to land to do so. So that rule is pretty much stupid and just about as useful as tits on a male dog.
Not being able to read anything during the flight? Are you serious? Is it because I could possibly tear up the in-flight magazine in the seat-back pockets and use it to massacre the entire crew with a blinding flurry of paper cuts? Or maybe go around smacking people in the head with the hard edge of the 20 page advertising brochure/radio guide and rendering them unconscious? Fail. Epic fail.
No music? Hey, if the X-ray Machines that the passengers just went through couldn't detect explosives or other potentially dangerous modifications, ummm... well maybe the current process isn't quite doing what it's supposed to be doing anyway so what's the diff?
No eating or drinking? Really? Because there could be tiny little robot spiders hidden in my tiny little pretzel bag that are hell-bent on devouring the plane with their tiny little robot spider mandibles. Whatever.
We are required to take off our shoes at security checkpoints because of the so-called "shoebox bomber". Now we are being denied blankets, a way to pass the time and bathroom breaks because of this latest cock-up that people are blaming on the TSA and the current administration? You can come up with twenty million rules to protect us and there will still be a way around them.
Here's what it all boils down to: there is no such thing as absolute safety and security. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something. There are flaws and holes in every system just waiting to be found and exploited. Ask Microsoft - they are constantly dumping security patches onto my machine to fix holes that someone found out about and uses to potentially take control of my computer (per the update description at least).
Perhaps the only way to ensure that the flights are completely safe is to require a full cavity search followed by an X-Ray exam followed by a "puff and sniff" machine examination, a full background check on every single passenger, absolutely no clothing allowed, absolutely no baggage allowed (you'll have to ship that separately) and a mandatory sedation process that renders all passengers completely unconscious prior to boarding and until the time they are wheeled out in wheelchairs (and their birthday suits) at the point of destination. Yeah, that's pretty fucking stupid, right?
See, there were millions who sported the "We're Not Afraid!" attitude but in reality... most really *were*. And still are. They were pissed off, sure... but the outrage displayed in saying that they weren't afraid was often just a crumbling mask of bravado and an attempt to convince ourselves that we weren't, in fact, pissing our pants in fear. Why else do we continuously scan our surroundings for *potential* criminals and terrorists when we're out in public. Turn on the news and you're guaranteed to see some story about protecting yourself and your loved ones from the dangers of [insert name of danger here].
Face it, folks - we are afraid.
We are scared shitless.
We see the boogeyman in the face of anyone who is noticeably different than us.
Am I saying that we need to do away with all security measures? Hell no. We do need to protect ourselves as best we can. But a little common sense might need to be added to the process. And in that common sense approach we need to realize that we are never truly and completely safe; there is no such thing as a perfect system. Perfection simply does not and cannot exist. Processes and guidelines are only as perfect as those who made them and we humans are chock full of flaws.
Now everyone wants to play 'the blame game' and point their fingers. In my opinion, it's not the President's fault - he's just one guy who has a lot on his plate. It's not the TSA's fault - they're following the swiss cheese list of orders that they've been given. It's not the airline's fault - they're just protecting their assets. It's not US National Counterterrorism Center's fault - keeping track of the 550,000 names on the TIDE list in real-time is *quite* an impossible task.
If you think you could do better, run for office and put your money where your mouth is.
See, it is really the fault of all who share our basic genetic make-up - it is within our very nature to kill or destroy anything that we dislike... or even just disagree with. And don't think we're the completely innocent party here - we've done similar things repeatedly in our country's long, battle-laden history. We simply reap what we have sown.
So yeah, we're pretty much fucked here folks.
At least until we can say "we're not afraid!" and really mean it.
Hey... at least if we can't watch movies, or eat, or listen to music, or take a crap, or move around the cabin, or basically do anything... maybe we'll get back into the social habit of actually talking to each other in person, face-to-face, and rediscover the wonderful joys of an actual conversation again.
Yeah, I know... that's even sillier a concept than those new rules, right?
Standard disclaimer: the views expressed here and elsewhere within this journal, including, but not limited to "rants", "opinions", "entries", etc. are mine. My opinion. Not the gospel. Not to be taken with alcohol. Not to be followed blindly. Not based on any particular fact and should be considered gossip or hearsay. Feel free to read, respond, debate or acknowledge said opinion. If you don't like my opinion, great -- stop reading this journal or state your own opinion disputing it. If you want to post a response telling me that I have no right to express said opinion and/or tell me how wrong said opinion is without providing proof, you can just fuck right off. I think that about covers it. Enjoy!
On one Air Canada flight from Toronto to New York's LaGuardia Airport, crew members told passengers before departure that they were not allowed to use any electronic devices - even iPods - and would not be able to access their personal belongings during the one-hour flight.Let's face facts: if someone is really that determined to knock an airplane out of the sky, they will find a way. Even with every enforceable precaution taken, one creative person, one lax process or one missed intuition is all it takes to render the system utterly useless.
On Continental Flight 1788 from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, three airport security agents frisked everyone at the gate, including babies, prompting one to scream loudly in protest. On the plane, crew announced that the toilets would be shut down the last hour of the flight and passengers would not be able eat, drink, or use electronic devices.
The warning that the bathrooms would be shut down led to lines 10 people deep at each lavatory. A demand by one attendant that no one could read anything either elicited gasps of disbelief and howls of laughter.
source
I am not saying that we shouldn't be prepared and take precautions from it happening, but come on - not being able to use the toilet for the last hour of the flight? If someone wants to do something in the lavatory that endangers the other passengers on that flight, they certainly don't need to wait until the plane is about to land to do so. So that rule is pretty much stupid and just about as useful as tits on a male dog.
Not being able to read anything during the flight? Are you serious? Is it because I could possibly tear up the in-flight magazine in the seat-back pockets and use it to massacre the entire crew with a blinding flurry of paper cuts? Or maybe go around smacking people in the head with the hard edge of the 20 page advertising brochure/radio guide and rendering them unconscious? Fail. Epic fail.
No music? Hey, if the X-ray Machines that the passengers just went through couldn't detect explosives or other potentially dangerous modifications, ummm... well maybe the current process isn't quite doing what it's supposed to be doing anyway so what's the diff?
No eating or drinking? Really? Because there could be tiny little robot spiders hidden in my tiny little pretzel bag that are hell-bent on devouring the plane with their tiny little robot spider mandibles. Whatever.
We are required to take off our shoes at security checkpoints because of the so-called "shoebox bomber". Now we are being denied blankets, a way to pass the time and bathroom breaks because of this latest cock-up that people are blaming on the TSA and the current administration? You can come up with twenty million rules to protect us and there will still be a way around them.
Here's what it all boils down to: there is no such thing as absolute safety and security. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something. There are flaws and holes in every system just waiting to be found and exploited. Ask Microsoft - they are constantly dumping security patches onto my machine to fix holes that someone found out about and uses to potentially take control of my computer (per the update description at least).
Perhaps the only way to ensure that the flights are completely safe is to require a full cavity search followed by an X-Ray exam followed by a "puff and sniff" machine examination, a full background check on every single passenger, absolutely no clothing allowed, absolutely no baggage allowed (you'll have to ship that separately) and a mandatory sedation process that renders all passengers completely unconscious prior to boarding and until the time they are wheeled out in wheelchairs (and their birthday suits) at the point of destination. Yeah, that's pretty fucking stupid, right?
See, there were millions who sported the "We're Not Afraid!" attitude but in reality... most really *were*. And still are. They were pissed off, sure... but the outrage displayed in saying that they weren't afraid was often just a crumbling mask of bravado and an attempt to convince ourselves that we weren't, in fact, pissing our pants in fear. Why else do we continuously scan our surroundings for *potential* criminals and terrorists when we're out in public. Turn on the news and you're guaranteed to see some story about protecting yourself and your loved ones from the dangers of [insert name of danger here].
Face it, folks - we are afraid.
We are scared shitless.
We see the boogeyman in the face of anyone who is noticeably different than us.
Am I saying that we need to do away with all security measures? Hell no. We do need to protect ourselves as best we can. But a little common sense might need to be added to the process. And in that common sense approach we need to realize that we are never truly and completely safe; there is no such thing as a perfect system. Perfection simply does not and cannot exist. Processes and guidelines are only as perfect as those who made them and we humans are chock full of flaws.
Now everyone wants to play 'the blame game' and point their fingers. In my opinion, it's not the President's fault - he's just one guy who has a lot on his plate. It's not the TSA's fault - they're following the swiss cheese list of orders that they've been given. It's not the airline's fault - they're just protecting their assets. It's not US National Counterterrorism Center's fault - keeping track of the 550,000 names on the TIDE list in real-time is *quite* an impossible task.
If you think you could do better, run for office and put your money where your mouth is.
See, it is really the fault of all who share our basic genetic make-up - it is within our very nature to kill or destroy anything that we dislike... or even just disagree with. And don't think we're the completely innocent party here - we've done similar things repeatedly in our country's long, battle-laden history. We simply reap what we have sown.
So yeah, we're pretty much fucked here folks.
At least until we can say "we're not afraid!" and really mean it.
Hey... at least if we can't watch movies, or eat, or listen to music, or take a crap, or move around the cabin, or basically do anything... maybe we'll get back into the social habit of actually talking to each other in person, face-to-face, and rediscover the wonderful joys of an actual conversation again.
Yeah, I know... that's even sillier a concept than those new rules, right?
Standard disclaimer: the views expressed here and elsewhere within this journal, including, but not limited to "rants", "opinions", "entries", etc. are mine. My opinion. Not the gospel. Not to be taken with alcohol. Not to be followed blindly. Not based on any particular fact and should be considered gossip or hearsay. Feel free to read, respond, debate or acknowledge said opinion. If you don't like my opinion, great -- stop reading this journal or state your own opinion disputing it. If you want to post a response telling me that I have no right to express said opinion and/or tell me how wrong said opinion is without providing proof, you can just fuck right off. I think that about covers it. Enjoy!
- Mood:
indescribable - Music:WTWTA: "Worried Shoes"
We know that the recent holiday season and blizzard have made many of you grumpier than a bulldog with a mouth full of hornets. Being snowed in so you could enjoy an extra long unwanted visit from your least favorite cousins and their sniveling pack of mucus-covered brats, or the receipt of the predictable neutron-star-dense lugubrious inedible fruitcake from Auntie Hortense, or being forced to watch "It's A Wonderful Frank Capra Film" again, and again, and again simply can't improve one's outlook.
How about: "It's A Wonder You Didn't Go All Jack Nicholson- The Shining- on the whole family".
We feel the same way. So as a public service, we'll be reprising our Winter Doldrums Concert in the Memorial Hall of lovely Galesville, Maryland on January 9th.
We will have exotic beers and light snacks, but you might also join us before the show in the nearby fancy restaurant. We expect to be in costume in order to startle the "normal" diners and you had better be, too.
Now put that axe down and start ordering your tickets, m'kay?
See the contact info below:
Who: Pyrates Royale
What: concert
When: Saturday, January 9, 2010 8 p.m.
Where: Memorial Hall, 952 Main Street, Galesville, MD
Tickets: $15/advance; $20/door (to order tickets call 443-786-0463 or e-mail janiemeneely@gmail.com)
Be sure to ask Janie about the restaurant details. It's a nice place. They even supply tableware.
The Galesville Memorial Hall sits between the Post Office and the fire hall, on the left as you travel down the main drag into Galesville. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15/advance or $20/door. To order tickets call 443-786-0463 or e-mail janiemeneely@gmail.com.
How about: "It's A Wonder You Didn't Go All Jack Nicholson- The Shining- on the whole family".
We feel the same way. So as a public service, we'll be reprising our Winter Doldrums Concert in the Memorial Hall of lovely Galesville, Maryland on January 9th.
We will have exotic beers and light snacks, but you might also join us before the show in the nearby fancy restaurant. We expect to be in costume in order to startle the "normal" diners and you had better be, too.
Now put that axe down and start ordering your tickets, m'kay?
See the contact info below:
Who: Pyrates Royale
What: concert
When: Saturday, January 9, 2010 8 p.m.
Where: Memorial Hall, 952 Main Street, Galesville, MD
Tickets: $15/advance; $20/door (to order tickets call 443-786-0463 or e-mail janiemeneely@gmail.com)
Be sure to ask Janie about the restaurant details. It's a nice place. They even supply tableware.
The Galesville Memorial Hall sits between the Post Office and the fire hall, on the left as you travel down the main drag into Galesville. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15/advance or $20/door. To order tickets call 443-786-0463 or e-mail janiemeneely@gmail.com.
- Music:Current music: Kranski's Opus#32 "Die Kröte Am Christfest Bauernhaus"
Tuesday, 29 December 2009, at 8:00pm
Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents
screening at:
The Warehouse
1021 7th St NW, WDC
(1 block from Mt Vernon Sq/Convention Center Metro, 4 blocks from Gallery Pl/Chinatown Metro)
Frankenpimp
(2009) Directed by Vivita and Tony Watt
Romeo Montague is the alias of (the re-animated) Patient Zero, a skilled, mutated android hit-man/pimp/ancient relics collector, that lives in Verona City, N.Y.; a dystopic metropolis filled with extreme horror & sexual deviancy; featuring: a lustful, demonic, man-eating Astro-Queen, a psychotic South American underworld god, human/android sex-slave party-girls, bloodthirsty zombies, vengeful deities and alien hooker vampire junkies/go-go girls. The cities are also plagued with murderous cybernetic 'goon' robots, that are constantly trying to take Montague's life, as he and his street hustling pal 'Tricky' tries to figure out which one of his jive-ass enemies are trying to kill him (as well as trying to stay one step ahead of 'The Man'). In the middle of this chaos, Romeo/Zero try to find the thief of his ancient, multi-million dollar voodoo ring.
IMDB entry
Wikipedia entry
Tony "Tex" Watt's official film site
Tony "Tex" Watt's Myspace page
Tony "Tex" Watt's Twitter account
Tony "Tex" Watt's Youtube channel
The Frankenpimp Exploitation/Grindhouse/Sci-Fi/Fantasy/E
IndieFlix entry
Each show is hosted by The Incorrigible Dr. Schlock. Arrive early for some rare eye-candy and groovy tunes. Stay late for some cheap prizes.
As usual, all screenings are free, but a donation ($2.00) is suggested.
The WPFS is a non-profit org. and is now in its 20th year. Founded in 1989 by Melanie Scott.
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Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents
screening at:
The Warehouse
1021 7th St NW, WDC
(1 block from Mt Vernon Sq/Convention Center Metro, 4 blocks from Gallery Pl/Chinatown Metro)
Frankenpimp
(2009) Directed by Vivita and Tony Watt
Romeo Montague is the alias of (the re-animated) Patient Zero, a skilled, mutated android hit-man/pimp/ancient relics collector, that lives in Verona City, N.Y.; a dystopic metropolis filled with extreme horror & sexual deviancy; featuring: a lustful, demonic, man-eating Astro-Queen, a psychotic South American underworld god, human/android sex-slave party-girls, bloodthirsty zombies, vengeful deities and alien hooker vampire junkies/go-go girls. The cities are also plagued with murderous cybernetic 'goon' robots, that are constantly trying to take Montague's life, as he and his street hustling pal 'Tricky' tries to figure out which one of his jive-ass enemies are trying to kill him (as well as trying to stay one step ahead of 'The Man'). In the middle of this chaos, Romeo/Zero try to find the thief of his ancient, multi-million dollar voodoo ring.
IMDB entry
Wikipedia entry
Tony "Tex" Watt's official film site
Tony "Tex" Watt's Myspace page
Tony "Tex" Watt's Twitter account
Tony "Tex" Watt's Youtube channel
The Frankenpimp Exploitation/Grindhouse/Sci-Fi/Fantasy/E
IndieFlix entry
Each show is hosted by The Incorrigible Dr. Schlock. Arrive early for some rare eye-candy and groovy tunes. Stay late for some cheap prizes.
As usual, all screenings are free, but a donation ($2.00) is suggested.
The WPFS is a non-profit org. and is now in its 20th year. Founded in 1989 by Melanie Scott.
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While I got many wonderful Xmas gifts. This one tops my list (maybe for all time):
Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century (Hardcover)
(Pages 46-47- 7 extent stomachers, how can you resist?)
I am so going on a sewing binge!
So, hungry and headachy and waiting for lunch. Instead of grumping, am
trying to be positive. Holiday with the biofam went rather well (!)
and I was pleased with that-my younger sister knitted everyone gifts
including a gorgeous capelet for me. Da-yum. It’s giving me
inspiration to keep working for sure! Plus, lovely capelet to wear
(it’s black with white sparkle trim).
I know I need to respond and add friends; I haven’t forgotten, it just
takes a bit since I can only email post from work. I miss the
conversing!
Also, there is a new yarn store right by me—The Yarn Spot. Would
anyone like to journey out to Wheaton and check it out with me after
holiday time? I am currently working on a hat but can always be
tempted by something so pretty (alpaca is my new best friend; I’m also
trying to work on some Noro armwarmers, but knitting in the round is
giving me issues—however, I will keep trying.)
It looks like NYE is going to be quiet-can’t find any parties, get
togethers or activites. Ah well.
So, how goes your Monday?
trying to be positive. Holiday with the biofam went rather well (!)
and I was pleased with that-my younger sister knitted everyone gifts
including a gorgeous capelet for me. Da-yum. It’s giving me
inspiration to keep working for sure! Plus, lovely capelet to wear
(it’s black with white sparkle trim).
I know I need to respond and add friends; I haven’t forgotten, it just
takes a bit since I can only email post from work. I miss the
conversing!
Also, there is a new yarn store right by me—The Yarn Spot. Would
anyone like to journey out to Wheaton and check it out with me after
holiday time? I am currently working on a hat but can always be
tempted by something so pretty (alpaca is my new best friend; I’m also
trying to work on some Noro armwarmers, but knitting in the round is
giving me issues—however, I will keep trying.)
It looks like NYE is going to be quiet-can’t find any parties, get
togethers or activites. Ah well.
So, how goes your Monday?
Well, thank goodness, Mom loved it. I heard her talking about it when she thought I wasn't in the next room. :-) She had it out for the party this afternoon and someone got mustard, Mexican dip, and a whole host of other yuckiness on the white linen. Luckily, I washed it and it's fine. I was slightly concerned about the ribbons coming out but they were fine. So it's now drying downstairs.
I'm having way too much fun with my IPod. I'm sure I'll have fun with my camera too (12 megapixels!)but I need to wait for the memory card for that yet. Then I can do all sorts of damage with it too. For now, my IPod is a Christmas gift that I will actually use a great deal. I need to decide between downloading the Princess Bride or Willow on to it.....
I'm having way too much fun with my IPod. I'm sure I'll have fun with my camera too (12 megapixels!)but I need to wait for the memory card for that yet. Then I can do all sorts of damage with it too. For now, my IPod is a Christmas gift that I will actually use a great deal. I need to decide between downloading the Princess Bride or Willow on to it.....
American Girl Doll's Bustle dress in lavender. I'm seriously considering getting it and maybe a few other cute doll gowns I've found...
IPod Nano for the win! I'm having way too much fun with it. I like walking around the mall and listening to REM or Muse and not the sounds of random people sneezing. :-)
I did go shopping today. It actually wasn't bad -at all- until noon. I got a beautiful new wool coat at Sears (hot pink!) for $59 and a bunch of sweater dresses for $9.99. They were having a great sale this morning. Hot Topic had some stuff but nothing left in my size so online for me!
Anyway, I'm reconsidering the Denim Bustle Skirt. I *adore* the back of it but the front just isn't coming out the way I want. I'm thinking of making the old jeans into ruffles on a straight front which would still be in keeping with the 1880's. Yes, this is for steampunk and, therefore, I have some leeway but other than it being denim, I want to to be recognizable as being from some part of the bustle era. Ruffles just seem to be a bit more in keeping with the overall look too....
I did go shopping today. It actually wasn't bad -at all- until noon. I got a beautiful new wool coat at Sears (hot pink!) for $59 and a bunch of sweater dresses for $9.99. They were having a great sale this morning. Hot Topic had some stuff but nothing left in my size so online for me!
Anyway, I'm reconsidering the Denim Bustle Skirt. I *adore* the back of it but the front just isn't coming out the way I want. I'm thinking of making the old jeans into ruffles on a straight front which would still be in keeping with the 1880's. Yes, this is for steampunk and, therefore, I have some leeway but other than it being denim, I want to to be recognizable as being from some part of the bustle era. Ruffles just seem to be a bit more in keeping with the overall look too....
Had a very delightful Hogswatch complete with electric pig atop tree. I love making fictional holidays real. There was dinner and fun and I got some lovely gifts.
Today, going to visit biofamily which is a bit nervewracking, but I hope it will go well. Nothing particularly clever to say right now, but it shall do.
Today, going to visit biofamily which is a bit nervewracking, but I hope it will go well. Nothing particularly clever to say right now, but it shall do.
Now, to figure out how to use my new camera and then to download my mp3s to my IPod Nano....
- Mood:
amused
So, after a bit of severe grump, I had lunch, which helped. Since I
remain at the office, how about some RWP?
Reading: In the homestretch for Tam Lin which I really
don’t want to end :( I’ve also looked at Wood Nymph Seeks
Centaur and for a pop romance book found it very, very nice (and
it included same-sex matches too! Most of the book was very
hetero-oriented, but I found including this to be great as well as
Block’s acknowledgement of fluid sexualities. )I wish more dating
books were like this.) I’ve also been dipping into Jeff Vandermeer’s
Booklife which gets mad props already for mentioning how to do
writing with a 40hr week job. Whoo hoo!
Writing: Submitted an article which I hope will run (fingers
crossed) (and whoo hoo, I finished and submitted something! Hear me
roar!), working on a writing plan for January, am working on some
poems.
Wearing Mint green cardigan, black skirt knee length, mint
green and brown striped knee highs over leggings and brown thermal
with a squid on it, also with Wyrding Studios necklace from Pirate
Rummage Sale and red lip gloss.
Planning: I suddenly have a LYS-the Yarn Spot in Wheaton. Would
anyone like to go check it out with me after New Year’s? (I still want
to check Fibre Space in Alexandria, but haven’t gotten to yet.)
Dancing on Monday. Having fun holiday stuff and dealing with seeing
the biofamily. Adventures.
How about you? What are you RWP?
(Note: Any initial can be anything and can vary by person so eg, if
you don’t write or wear, pick another word:) )
remain at the office, how about some RWP?
Reading: In the homestretch for Tam Lin which I really
don’t want to end :( I’ve also looked at Wood Nymph Seeks
Centaur and for a pop romance book found it very, very nice (and
it included same-sex matches too! Most of the book was very
hetero-oriented, but I found including this to be great as well as
Block’s acknowledgement of fluid sexualities. )I wish more dating
books were like this.) I’ve also been dipping into Jeff Vandermeer’s
Booklife which gets mad props already for mentioning how to do
writing with a 40hr week job. Whoo hoo!
Writing: Submitted an article which I hope will run (fingers
crossed) (and whoo hoo, I finished and submitted something! Hear me
roar!), working on a writing plan for January, am working on some
poems.
Wearing Mint green cardigan, black skirt knee length, mint
green and brown striped knee highs over leggings and brown thermal
with a squid on it, also with Wyrding Studios necklace from Pirate
Rummage Sale and red lip gloss.
Planning: I suddenly have a LYS-the Yarn Spot in Wheaton. Would
anyone like to go check it out with me after New Year’s? (I still want
to check Fibre Space in Alexandria, but haven’t gotten to yet.)
Dancing on Monday. Having fun holiday stuff and dealing with seeing
the biofamily. Adventures.
How about you? What are you RWP?
(Note: Any initial can be anything and can vary by person so eg, if
you don’t write or wear, pick another word:) )
So, about a week ago, the Federal government got told that today would
be a half day with a full day's pay.
Today-today-my agency tells me that since we are contractors,
we are working a full day. We have followed the government in all
other things involving time and pay.
I am so angry because no one told any of us till now.
(I know I'm lucky to have a job, I do appreciate it...but damn, I'm
angry. Can't wait to get out of contracting, if that will ever
happen.)
Ah crud. Now I'm crying. It's just so stupidly unfair (and I do still
know I'm lucky.)
Damn.
be a half day with a full day's pay.
Today-today-my agency tells me that since we are contractors,
we are working a full day. We have followed the government in all
other things involving time and pay.
I am so angry because no one told any of us till now.
(I know I'm lucky to have a job, I do appreciate it...but damn, I'm
angry. Can't wait to get out of contracting, if that will ever
happen.)
Ah crud. Now I'm crying. It's just so stupidly unfair (and I do still
know I'm lucky.)
Damn.
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