| People want to work |
[21 May 2013|10:31pm] |
"We gotta all git together an' find out some way ta build this country up. Make all of this here dust quit blowin'. We gotta find a job an' put ever' single livin' one of us ta work. Better houses 'stead of these here little old sickly shacks. Better carbon-black plants. Better oil refineries. Gotta build up more big oil fields. Pipe lines runnin' from here plumb to Pittsburgh, Chicago, an' New York. Oil an' gas fer fact'ries ever'where. Gotta keep an' eye peeled on ever' single inch of this whole country an' see to it that none of Hitler's Goddam stooges don't lay a hand on it." [said Woody, to the mob.]
"How we gonna do all of this? Just walk to John D. [Rockefeller] an' tell 'm we're ready to go to work?" The whole bunch laughed. [...]
"You aint' no prophet!" one big boy yelled. "Hell, any of us coulda say that same thing! You're a dam fake!"
- Woody Guthrie, Bound for Glory
There was a time in this country where people wanted to work, and they wanted to work because they wanted a better life for themselves, or more often than not, they wanted to put food on the table. Woody took that perspective one step further: he saw economic growth as a means of people having jobs and creating a better nation. In this way, I feel that he was visionary: people need work to feel fulfilled, and through this the whole country will improve.
What's funny is that he was just about the most pro organized labor guy out there, and maybe even the most pro-socialism guy out there, because he believed we had to work together to improve all of our lots in life. But he was also someone who understood that it took economic growth, and that meant putting steel in the ground. He didn't view energy or development as a bad thing, he saw it as feeding people who desperately wanted a job and to be fed.
I know lots of people who still like to work with their hands, who still like to make actual, physical products. I know people who understand that energy keeps our economy going. That said, there are many who think that we can have the status quo and never have any environmental impact, but still be fat and happy. I think...well, I think those people don't know what it means to be poor or hungry.
I also understand that there's wealth and wage inequality. It's something we have to fight for, and should fight for. But people need to work along the way, and we need to band together to raise all ourselves up. Change has to come from the bottom, from the people.
There will always be people who disbelieve. People who bitch, but who don't have a vision for how we can improve ourselves. The answer is to be a part of the solution and to be the change you want to see. We might not ever correct all the inequalities, but we can point the ship in the right direction.
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[19 May 2013|05:58pm] |
Haircut time.
That wasn't originally on the roster today (just a trim around the ears, cos that shit gets annoying with glasses, yo) but since that turned into a hair-laden shirt, I decided fuck it, this shit is shaggy and needs to go, why not, plus I smell like a damned gorilla so a post-haircut shower certainly can't hurt.
And what complements a haircut better than The Plasmatics? Not a whole hell of a lot, lemmetellya. Aside from gin. Gin does. But not so much as like last time when Ouzo fucked up my hair.
My fish seems intent on killing himself. He's been trying to jump out of the tank for the last few days, despite the fresh water change and all parameters being hunky dory... not sure what he's on about. He did shred his tail though, so damn. Well, if he does succeed, that just means more room for shrimp I suppose.
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[18 May 2013|12:21am] |
I woke up with the most epic bedhead this morning - I swear it was like looking at a giant Tussock caterpillar in the mirror.
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| Back online |
[16 May 2013|06:02pm] |
We've just brought User Cluster #9 back online, and the errors being caused by the maintenance should stop occurring. Notifications are sending again, but may be delayed as there is a backlog of notifications waiting to be sent. If you are still encountering any errors, please open a Support request so we can investigate the issue.
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| Maintenance still in progress |
[16 May 2013|01:42pm] |
We are still in the process of bringing User Cluster #9 back online, and it is unfortunately taking longer than we anticipated. We are making progress, but are still several hours away from this being fixed. To address a few common questions we are seeing:
How many user clusters are there?
There are 13 user clusters in total.
How can I find out what user cluster my account is on?
You can see which user cluster you are on at http://www.livejournal.com/misc/whereami.bml if you are logged-in. If you cannot login, your account is located on user cluster #9.
I am not on cluster 9, but still can't post or edit entries. What's happening?
Trying to update or edit posts may still fail even if you are not on user cluster #9. An Error 500 will appear when loading the update/edit journal page if you have posting access to a community which is located on this cluster. The update module at http://www.livejournal.com/portal/ may still allow you to post while maintenance is ongoing.
I'm not getting notifications. Is this related?
Subscription notifications are not currently being sent as a result of this maintenance. You may still receive other types of emails, such as pingbacks and password notification emails, but will not receive notifications of new entries or comments being posted.
What other things aren't working right now?
Twitter digest posts are not currently being imported as a result of this maintenance. Some other pages & features may display errors if they need to access information located on user cluster #9. The inbox and community management pages are both known to be showing errors for people affected by this.
We will post again either when user cluster #9 is back online, or if we have any additional information to post. Thanks again for your patience while we work to fully restore service to the site.
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| Maintenance update |
[16 May 2013|03:35pm] |
We successfully finished maintenance on cluster #7. All accounts’ owners from this cluster can now log into their journals.
We are working on restoring the user cluster #9, it will take approximately an hour. We will keep you informed. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.
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| DJ Earworm |
[16 May 2013|12:18pm] |
I'm going to start a little LJ segment called DJ Earworm, basically consisting of all the random shit I get stuck in my head. If it's there for more than a few minutes, you'll know about it.
On today's roster:
The Gummibear Song (damn you, Wes!)
Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea
The Creatures - Pluto Drive
I guess I'm having a teenage flashback.
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| Maintenance update |
[15 May 2013|09:44pm] |
To followup on the previous post, the same symptoms for user cluster #7 are also present for users on cluster #9, so we're in the process of fixing it as well. Having 2 clusters to work on rather than 1 unfortunately means that we expect it to take approximately 6-8 hours for everything to be resolved. We do, however, know how the problems with each cluster started and it is not something which will cause any additional clusters to have these issues. We'll post here again either when the issue has been resolved, or if we have any significant developments to update you on.
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| Emergency maintenance on user cluster #7 |
[15 May 2013|06:46pm] |
We're doing some emergency maintenance on one of our databases (user cluster #7, there are 13 user clusters in total. You can see which user cluster your account is on here). The estimated duration of this maintenance is 4-5 hours.
If your account is located on user cluster #7, you will not be able to login to your account until this maintenance has been completed. If you are already logged-in, you will be unable to post, edit, or delete any material on LiveJournal until the maintenance is completed.
If your account is not on this cluster, LiveJournal will still be up, you will be able to login. You may be able to post, edit, and delete content, but if any communities you have posting access to are on cluster #7, you will see an Error 500 when attempting to load the update/edit journal page, or viewing your inbox if any messages have been received from a user on cluster #7. Other pages may also be similarly affected if they attempt to load usernames or data from this cluster. You may also encounter problems viewing journals, entries, comments, or private messages from accounts which are on this cluster.
We're working as quickly as possible to get everything back up & running, and appreciate your patience during this maintenance.
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[14 May 2013|01:54pm] |
for the time in awhile i'm doing my "fuck yeeeeaaaahh" dance. new carpet is in. it was less than fun while it was being installed but i no longer give a shit about that. it's beautiful. it doesn't smell like dog. it's brilliant. i have unpacked all but 3 or 4 boxes. scott installed the tv wall mounts and the tvs are now on them. this means two things. i can now hang shit on the walls and i no longer have to fight with bullshit to dust behind them. this also means we are one step closer to a real tv in the living room. scott talking about just getting another dvr cable box for the living room because "what is it? $20? fuck it, i make enough that we should all be able to watch tv when we want to." which is true. during hockey season, i get to watch tv only when scott is not home. if i'm watching something, and he comes home, he will usually grab the remote and just change the channel. i have to resume later. i should see if i can get scott to go get another box after work or something before he changes his mind.
goons room is coming together. i think a toy purge is up coming. she has a lot of little stuff that just isn't needed. i'm going to get rid of some of her books that are targeted for younger audiences as well. she just has a lot of books because we never deny her books. i have a large box of books pulled from my bookcase to get rid of as well. i don't see the need to hold on to so many books when the internet is so available now. i still can't bring myself to get rid of my many many cd/dvd portfolios... but i may get there eventually too. if our back up systems weren't always dying, i'd probably feel better about it.
now, since some of goons toys will be put up in storage on the ledge high up in her room, i need to go find gift wrap to match her decor. i'll gift wrap the boxes to make them less ugly, then write on the side what's inside each box.
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[12 May 2013|10:05pm] |
today was hot here. it sucked. i was bored for most of it. scott slept most of the day and hockey has been on the tv all day. i went out to the store and bought a ton of fruits and veggies, yogurts, and other cool stuff to eat because fuck the oven. i got a pineapple and ate a huge portion of it without breaking out into blisters in my mouth and it was like eating magic and sunshine. i don't understand why sometimes i can eat pineapple with little ill effects and other times it leaves me bleeding from the mouth like a hemorrhagic fever victim.
i find myself looking forward to the new carpet in a big way because it means i can unpack and maybe bring back some sense of normal back into the house. we don't have a bed anymore. the king sized malm ikea piece of shit and it's 2 nightstands were taken by a moron on craigslist. the mattress is unfortunately still here which is okay for now since we are sleeping on it on the ground... but i have to worry about what we will do with it when the bed and new mattress come. we still have goons desk and we will probably have to get rid of the huge tv stand once the tv wall mounts show up tomorrow. fuck all this disorganized shit.
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[13 May 2013|02:02am] |
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Just had to wake Wes for a middle-of-the-night pee. He started babbling before he was fully awake, and said "Ding dong ding dong doodly-doo", I guess still dreaming about the Metalocalypse theme song.
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[09 May 2013|09:46pm] |
carpet is being installed monday. scott says he'll stay home from work and i'm grateful. he's always asking me "why didn't you ask for help!??!" well, it because i figure his good will is like a meter bar on a video game. am i gonna burn up that meter bar up for little shit that's merely difficult or uncomfortable? fuck no. i'm banking it for when i REALLY need it... like a day where i have to be out of the house all day but i have to have luah with me and still take goon to and from school. never mind there are no restrooms i could take luah into, no one to watch her, and no place to tie her up. alone, i'd be unable to pee, unable to get a coffee, and doomed to wander about in mid 80s sun shine all damn day. with scott at least i can pee and get a coffee and misery seems halved when shared. i just want it to be done so i can unpack and put togethers goons furniture.
today i spent 3 hours buying shit at home depot. i came up with a clever fix for the concrete wall in the garage that has all but ruined the edges of my car doors. i had plastic pieces ont he car doors but they kept falling off. why didn't i think of putting plastic ont he fucking wall before today?!?!? a stip of plastic designed to fit on the corner of walls and a tube of super adhesive seems to have done the trick. i also bought a bunch of planters and drip line stuff. i seems to have lost my pack of dolls eye seeds. i have to do some fancy shit with my belladonna seeds, which i should have started 2 weeks ago but forgot so i can't sow them for a while. the lilac seeds in the fridge will need another 6 weeks but thankfully, the pitcher plant seeds are almost ready. i have a whole door shelf in the new fridge dedicated to seeds in wet paper towels, dirt, and a scotch bottle of soggy peat and sundew seeds.
i need a vacation after all this shit. a vacation with booze... and fun... and maybe some vicodin... i kinda hurt in every joint in my body. i need some umbrella drinks on a beach in a bad way.
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[09 May 2013|09:25pm] |
This gave me a chuckle...
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[09 May 2013|08:57pm] |
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This afternoon over BBQ, seeing my rare steak, Wes said "Wes is a dracula, and Wes wants to drink blood."
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[09 May 2013|08:48am] |
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Talking about moving my body and the gym - at the website
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[08 May 2013|12:02pm] |
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ps. next person to tell me "aww it's okay. everything will be alright" gets field dressed like a deer. NO. everything is most certainly NOT fucking alright. alright for you maybe but i'm the one who has to deal with the fall out for YEARS. YEARS more of living in a space too small. YEARS more of ryan being in a school that places more value on sports than on intelligence. YEARS of my life are being sucked away from me because instead of doing something awesome and moving forward, we are now stuck in a holding pattern having to make do with a pile of shit when we are easily capable of so much more... for YEARS i will have to deal with this shit and hear about it every. fucking. day. this isn't anywhere close to alright.
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[08 May 2013|11:34am] |
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oh gawd... ryan didn't get in to AOC... fuck. i'm so disappointed. goon is going to be crushed. all the fucking straight A's and awards in the worlds won't do her any good if she's denied the opportunity to do anything useful with it.
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