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| http://www.paranoiddreams.com/rsscomic/819  Why do the legwork when you can get militant liberals to do it for you? Recently a guy named Ryan Sorba was invited to Smith College by the Republicans Club to give a presentation of his anti-homosexual hogwash. The campus brigayde responded by rioting, chanting, banging pots and pans, and rendering futile any attempts to give his presentation. While I respect their right to disagree with the speaker, to protest, and even to assemble to that end, the riots were done in a way that came off as dangerous and immature. And of course he just spun this to his own PR and has become even more well-known as a sympathetic case for having his liberties oppressed by "closed-minded militant homosexuals". There are no winners when violence and silence take priority over civil discourse. In this situation, there were only losers. Hundreds of losers. Addendum: The campus security DOES get that rough. Especially if you're a guy. And drunk. And "uncooperative." I've learned this the hard way.  [ Please Comment Here] | |
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| Phew, just came back from my last (hopefully) Big Errand Trip before Anime North. I picked up everything I could possibly think of short of snacks and a hair extension that may or may not work. Luckily, my profit sharing went through today so I was able to buy everything guilt-free...which is good, because I spent about $60 :P Oh well, still about $80 of that PS cheque left. PLUS, I cut my costuming list a lot by finding a toy sword that I can use for Blank. Y'see, the sword that I was building for him kept going wrong somehow. After a couple of tries, the sucky sword wouldn't stop sucking. I found a pirate sword at the dollar store that's the perfect shape, hilt and all. The blade is a little smaller than I need, but I can attach some cardboard extensions to that no problem. Not only that, it came with a nifty eyepatch - arrrrrrrr!!! ^_^ When you think of it, Blank really IS a pirate - the thieving and womanizing and the large wooden flying ship and all. And the...umm...covered eyes?
Getting all this stuff and solving that huge roadblock has me believing that maybe I WILL get everything done by this Monday, which would be splendid. There's still the possibility that I'll pick up that hair extension I mentioned, but I have Thursday off as well (well, except for getting fillings in the morning) so I'll bring a sample from Soi's wig and see if it both matches the colour and can be clipped on naturally. Because apparently an XL wig isn't so XL when it's put up in a ponytail and looped up in a goofy circle on the top of the head :S Oh, those crazy ancient Chinese warriors and their disgustingly long hair...
On a non-cosplay note (yes, you can sigh with relief now) I've been very reclusive lately. Not for any particular reason; I'm not depressed or angry or sad, or any other sort of emotion that normally comes with reclusiveness. I've just...wanted to be alone a lot of the time, for no reason at all. Most days after work it's been me, the sewing machine, a book or a movie, and I've been enjoying it. Again, that's not to say that I've abhorred the thought of hanging with anyone in particular, solitude's just been nice of solitude's sake, if that makes any sense. This probably won't last much longer and knowing me, I'll feel social again when everybody's too busy to do anything. I just wanted to let everyone know that things are cool with me, and to not get offended if I turn down an invite, because it's nothing personal nor am I dying. I think Anime North may spark my social butterfly-ness again.
Speaking of, Anime North next weekend! YAY! Jenn's not in Hamilton from the night of the 22nd to the night of the 25th, so don't ask! - Mood:content
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| I have larger chest proportions than the size chart allows. :( I even squeezed the tape measure down to 37" and although my boyfriend was amused by the effect, I was not. (ZOMG 4 boobs!)
Does anyone with a similarly large bust measurement (43") own a QC shirt? Did a womens XXL fit ok, or what size did you get instead? I'm afraid ordering a men's large would really lessen the effect of the "I feel Pretty" shirt, if you get what I mean...
Of course I could always buy a shirt in /whatever size and applique the design on a shirt that does fit... :P | |
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|  vs  The United States Postal Service vs JunoAncient Roman goddess vs modern civil service branch? VOTE NOW, baby! Winner: Juno (13 votes) over The United States Postal Service (4 votes) Juno continues on her path to the top, stepping over the bodies of countless US postal workers on her way to the position of Boss. Features commentary: Well, on the one hand, Juno has destroyed whole nations with plague and fire for minor annoyances.
On the other hand, the US Postal Service are very good at unloading minor annoyances on people.
Wait, that's not a one hand/other hand thing. That's a direct cause-and-effect. Oh, crap, the US Postal Service is going to lose Juno's new Golden Apple Of The Month Club package, and she'll...
Ooh. I think she did. I see a lot of smoke rising from around the U.S.
Juno for the win. - ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ecchs | |
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| What Hannelore said actually made me very sad. And, if I'm willing to admit, a bit excogitative. | |
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| Ahh...thank you, Jeph.
Angus = meh.
She could do better.
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| Okay my hubby is coming home and I'm trying to find the QC with the vespa lady to show him... FLCL reminded me to look for it and I can't find it. I'm at 400 but still not there. Did I imagine the vespa lady comics or are they really there? - Mood:confused
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| Oh my word, I'm so excited that the new shirt is going to be American Apparel.
I'd die to get a Bear Monster and Broken ASCII heart on American Apparel t-shirts. HINT HINT: I'll totally buy more shirts if you switch over to AA, Jeph... ;P | |
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| Here's something from a week and a half ago that I totally forgot about...
When we were playing that show at The Canopy Club in Champaign-Urbana, I noticed a poster for Kashmir "The Ultimate Tribute To Led Zeppelin" in the men's room.
Somebody scratched out "Ultimate" and wrote "Okay."
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| You know that one really annoying guy at your work who does the bad Borat impression?   Yeah. P.S.: I need some kind of filter for my browser. Every time I read the word "Fergie," that damned "Clumsy" song gets stuck in my head. - Music:fuckin' Fergie (in my head)
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| So I'm at the library, studying for finals... and my friends says:
the library should turn into a rave every hour on the hour for five minutes.
Naturally I thought of qc.
Anyone know on or around which comic this is? | |
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|  vs  David Suzuki vs John EdwardsCanadian environmentalist vs American politician. I like to imagine these two awakening from a tranquilizer-induced sleep, suddenly finding themselves in a caged wrestling match, and told that they have entered Thunderdome. Which one is capable of killing the other in such a circumstance? VOTE NOW! Winner: David Suzuki (13 votes) over John Edwards (5 votes) We still haven't managed to break back into the 20's, but this fight went predictably to Suzuki, who amassed considerable support in Round One. I am surprised, however, that Edwards managed as many votes as he did (including a couple of sexually suggestive votes - you know who you are). Featured commentary:  - chinchilathehun | |
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|  Four years and I'm feeling strangely nostalgic. It's over, it's done. The last few finals weren't great, but were relatively painless, I slept enough and ate enough, I was nominally social. Now, I just want to relax, wear as few close as possible for as long as possible, and participate in my favorite activity: laying in bed in mornings, letting the hours drift by warm and comfortable and happy, knowing I have nothing to do and no reason to get up, directed only by needs and my own action. If heaven is a feeling, an extended blissful moment, it's the hours slipping in and out to sleep in a quiet, cool room under warm blankets, were you toss and turn with ecstasy and not annoyance. When I am stressed, it's all I want. It's the best thing I can do for me, most days. Since I handed everything in, the past few days have been.. glorious beyond words. Especially since I won't get this for any length, for a long long time. I keep thinking about first year, cute stories about Alexis and Kimi, about sophomore year with forced anime and depression and drunk Alexis time and long nights playing CoH, exploring the world for the first time with Simon, junior year with Xtine next door, everyone so so close, it was so amazing, and study abroad, one of the most amazing times of my life.. I'll write some nostalgic post soon, and write more; it's how I'm keeping on contact with so many of you fucks, so appreciate it. My plants are growing with reckless abandon, I have exactly one million yarn thanks to Jess, my room is getting slowly cleaner and slowly more empty. I have.. a week and some here left and well, I feel exactly like I did when I left high school. Cathartic, hopeful, a little scared. I'll miss this place, but I'm so happy for the rest of my life. I've grown a lot.. I can even feel myself changing. Less nice, more blunt, happier, my heart feels like it's opening to accept everything, more patient with the deserving and less willing to spend time with people who make me sad. I can feel myself getting harder, more confident, funnier, more affectionate in that my affection means more to me and others. I feel fixed, happy, in my relationship, and I don't really desire anyone else in any real way. No jobs yet, though good noises from a few places.. I need to get off my ass and apply more. Oh, and Wednesday, I get a colonoscopy. Some people do wild and crazy things during senior week.. I'm gonna have a little Indian guy look at my insides, watch Japanese porn with friends, and ride the PVTA for hours. | |
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| http://www.paranoiddreams.com/rsscomic/818  Students occasionally venture into town to eat at our restaurants and study in our cafés, but don't make any significant presence. For every student you see in town, there are four more hanging out in their dormrooms, paralyzed in fear by the homeless and men (and homeless men) who inhabit the outside world. It's amusing to see students come to town on family days (such as graduation, or move-in) as they poke around with a dread curiosity. They pretend to their parents that they are familiar with this strange world a mere 100 yards from their dorms, all the while looking VERY uncomfortable and sketched out by the locals. [ Please Comment Here] | |
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