So... as I stated in my previous post, ypawtows at eskimo dot com is no more.
I am currently switching everything to ypawtows at elfie dot org.
As some would say at work, I've majored on the majors. Google, Yahoo!, This is True, the vtsffc-l mailing lists. I'm... not sure how many other lists I might be on, and have no way of back-checking my emails to look. *sigh*
If anyone out there who knows what lists I might be on that I need to update because I'm a total flake, please leave me a note. ._.

I may switch to Gmail at some point, but... maybe not. I'll worry about it later.

eskimo.com has died with no warning.
My primary email is toast.

I'll be over here trying to rearrange all my e-mail lists. *sigh*

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1323056

A whole none of you are prolly following along in the Archie gets a ball-and-chain story, but I figured I'd comment for those of you who, like me, are interested in playing along but not enough to pay for it and are too lazy to remember to Wiki it. [Good thing flipping through comics at Waldenbooks is free!]

Short: It's a cop-out. The whole fiasco about it being some major continuity-altering event is undone by the last bit in part 3/6 [ish #602]: "But wait! What if Archie marries Betty!?"

So, yeah.

I bet the guy who sold his ish #1* is kind of steamed, tho, but they're not going to follow that story anymore 9_9 [and I'm sure he'd rather not be asked].
*link above

I can't really fault them for pulling a stunt like that, however. It was designed to be a perpetual Twilight without bloody day-vampires [though, if they were, that would explain a damn lot, wouldn't it??], always relevant-yet-watered-down commentary on contemporary high school life. I can't blame the writers for occasionally wanting to bust out of the mold with the IP yet still have the main continuity to play with when more ideas come around. It's hard to do that when the characters keep progressing as slaves to a single, forward-marching time line--either the core characters drift away to be replaced by new central characters [e.g. Sonic the Hedgehog, which is problematic when it's named for one specific character], or the central theme changes [high school -> college -> working life -> etc.]. Trying to keep both the same is the stuff of Family Circus Syndrome =p

Why was I interested enough in Archie to even flip through the comics? you might ask. Well, why the hell not. I've owned all of one Digest of Archie, which I read to the point of memorization [until now, when I've happily forgotten most of it], and some stories always make me curious--"drastic life-altering" ones, for instance. Plus, there was this one time where--I swear--I was casually wondering why Jughead never got a girl and picked up the then-latest issue and flipped through it... to a story primarily about Jughead's intense dislike of girls and one girl's attempt to win him over to coupledom o_O

So, I dunno... there's something to it after all? If only something CREEPY... ='


I screwed around with "Battle Nicked" tonight. DJ Ham-Fisted is well-named >_< [also, eJay is primitive--need to figure out something better]

Tonight's South Park was great! They've been pretty on this season.

ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH
by Wilfred Owen

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells;
Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, –
The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;
And bugles calling for them from sad shires.
What candles may be held to speed them all?
Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes
Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.
The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall;
Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

* * *

FOR THE FALLEN
by Laurence Binyon

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is a music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncountered:
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables at home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end they remain.

I have 1 mannheim steamroller for the Nov 23rd 730pm Show. I can't go due to that will be when Warren will be here. I couldn't get a second ticket for him.

If you want it, I will set it for the cost of the ticket which is 57.00 even though I paid 75.00 for it. It is at the performing arts at the Roanoke Civic Center. 4th Row in the Orchestra section.

if interested send me a msg.

Shrewlet

Minor update on the swine-flu vaccine bit from yesterday: Mom's email was to several family members. I was the first one to respond, with an attempted debunking. My uncle Richard (the retired spook) also responded with a debunking. He found a source that specifically discussed the Dr. quoted in the letter (did NOT put the Doc in a positive light). I had only found sites that talked about swine-flue vaccines and anti-vaxers in general.

After that was a response from a younger cousin thanking us for the info and telling us that he's getting the shot next week. Followed by a response from Mom, saying that she would not be getting it because she's not in a high-risk group (that is correct, as she's over-49 but reasonably healthy), but she wanted Daniel and I to strongly consider not getting it. I suspect she put it that way because she knows ordering us to avoid it would only tick us off.

So, she's believing medical information in anonymous email over her own relatives, who reference the Center for Disease Control and other scientific sources. Sigh.

Probably not possible for us to get the shot before our next trip back east, given how little of it has made it to WA state.

I got an invite Google Wave last month, but I can't get it to work. It takes me to a page that tells me to log into my Google Wave account, and when I try to log in it just tells me Google Wave is not activated for my account. I had it sent to my non-GMail address, I don't know if that matters.

I've tried this logged out, then logged in, different addresses, different browsers, nothing works. Same thing each time.

Any ideas?

Continuing this puddle of sithspit.

Story or Series Title: Cruel Trick of Fate
Fandom: Lord of the Jedi
CulpritAuthor's Name: TDWidow
Full Names: Obi-Wan Kenobi (aka Hyarion), Aragorn son of Arathorn
Full Species: Edain
Hair Color (Include Adjectives): Like in canon, I presume
Eye Color (Include Adjectives): Like in canon, I presume
Unusual Markings/Colorations: I presume they both have scars from the battles they've been in.
Special Possessions: Aragorn has a uterus
Annoying Origin: Unknown, Arathorn II and Gilraen
Annoying Connections to Canon Characters: Claim to be two of them, are Mara Skywalker's parents.
Annoying Special Abilities: In addition to the mpreg, there's the matter of Obi-Wan taking Arwen's place in Aragorn's heart
Other Annoying Traits: 0o9iuihjnbhgh6tftrfcc dxfdre4

( Getting his bearings )

( Enter Gandalf )

A peaceful Veteran's Day, and a thank you to all who've served in the interest of freedom. I would not be sitting here now without you.

61. Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey - 816 pages (7.5/10)

Firstly, I must say I absolutely hate these covers. Her mark looks like a giant tramp stamp. It doesn't even look like a real tattoo--it looks like a peel on sticker you'd get from a machine for a quarter, honestly.

Secondly, I re-read this for the first time since I was 15. All I can say is: wow, I can't believe I read this kinky stuff when I was so young! This novel tells the story of Phedre no'Delaunay, a girl sold off as a whore from a young, tender age to the god (of love) Naamah's service. Luckily, she is fostered first by the Night Court and then by a handsome and mysterious man alongside a fair boy and becomes a learned and multi-talented courtesan, among other things.

Phedre has been marked from birth with both an unlucky name and an unlucky scarlet mote in her eye. The scarlet mote represents Kushiel's Dart, meaning she's been struck by the god to be very kinky, horny, and submissive. This makes her a one-of-a-kind commodity among the rich sadists of Terre D'Ange (Land of Angels), a near-medieval France.

The setting was quite interesting. There is the nearly French Terre D'ange, the Nordic Skaldi, the Scottish Alba, the Roman Tiberius, among others. The reader ends up seeing several of these lands throughout the course of the novel. The varying religions and politics were engaging enough to keep me interested.

In general, the writing is fairly good, but the prose can be much wordier than it need me. Over and over Phedre says things like "although how this happened, I cannot say" or "I did not learn it then, but I learned of it later." Just explain at the beginning that this is your "memory" and it's imperfect, and leave it at that! Phedre also weeps frequently and usually has sex with most of the men she meets.

Overall, it's an entertaining enough novel and worth reading if erotic fantasy is your cup of tea.


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Figuring out what to OFFER on Yuletide is always so much easier than figuring out what to ask for. I will not change my signup. I will not change my signup. Stick with what you have. It took forever to sign up the first time. You don't have time to do it again.

Speaking of small fandoms - I want Temeraire fic. Any recs? Anyone? Bueller? (Wants the Yuletide archive open again noooooooooooow!)

""Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you."
~ Wayne Dyer"
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be?” - Marianne Williamson
Oh God there's 2 more books in the series Pattern Drafting by Dressmaking published by the Kamakura-Shobo Co. in Japan, and i'm beat. Ebay's Pattern making, Drafting,and Dressmaking guide (written by some person) gave me the heads up.
Girly Box huh, their lace kicks @ss, World of kawaii sells horrifically cute japnese cotton fabric. Little Apple Crafts has Japanese craft books. Kitties!
Pattern making always rocks the images. I mean seriously, they have patterns for tons of things!
DRESSMAKING Pattern Drafting: Volumes 1, 2 & 3... OK! Book Finder 4 you found Pattern Drafting Volume 1 at Amazon since going there and typing in the title didn't work. I got volume 2 at a STEAL! WOOT!
Abe Books didn't come through. boo ssss
Sew Mama Sew has a petticoat tutorial/explanation and tips! Thanks for the Heads up Les Petits Anglais unfourtunatly I was right about needing a gathering foot. =^_^= Nylon Chiffon Fabric at Muriel Leroy, but it's a helluva lot cheaper here, AFC Express. Way waay cheaper. and THEY have animal print. imagine ruffly zebra stripes under your skirt!
Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 2: Evening, Bridal, Sports, Outerwear, Accessories, and Dressmaking 1877-1882 would be great for ref pics... Volmue 1 ain't too shabby either!
Razor Blade cookie's Gothic Lolita Post is great. and Now I know what dosu loli means. me and Haley should dress as twins.
arizona, arizona
dailyfoodie looks interesting
Anyway Amazon has Volume 1 of the book I got and this is just too cute i guess adults can't look cute in these after a certain size/age. huh. =o_0= \
Lastly, this computer REEKs. Seriously it actually smells BAD. I'm going somewhere else.

I joined Facebook. If you don't know my real name and want to do the friend thing, let me know.

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