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Nov. 25th, 2009


[info]lovethatlovage in [info]stupid_free

Oh, you silly mods

I think it's pretty fucking stupid for a mod to:

A) not ban a member who stole someone else's picture of and used it as their icon, specifically to mock them. The picture was of a personal nature.

B) read other comms and ban long time members (talking years here) based on legit criticisms of her horrible modding and troll support

C) Support malicious trolls over comm members and claim it's in the name of hating drama (aledocious/piewick was the first occurance of this....much drama there, been stupid_free posts about it).

The post itself is also lawl, "why can't my tiny dog stand on the bible! I'm special!" Totally disrespectful to those members of the comm who are religious.

It's still stupid as fuck even after 50+ comments were deleted by the mod, I'm sure to protect said troll from an LJ abuse ban via intellectual property theft.

Hilariously, not deleting comments is a main comm rule.

Original post~
http://community.livejournal.com/dog_lovers/2835744.html?view=29155104#t29155104

SPO post~
http://community.livejournal.com/stupidpetowners/3714358.html

Mod post in mod comm about why comments where deleted~
http://community.livejournal.com/dog_lovers_mods/426.html?thread=45994#t45994

[info]phantom_wolfboy

Read Recently Redux

And that was October. 7 books, two of them nonfiction, for an annual total of 72 and 18.

I think that from now on I'm going to put the Read Recently's on Wednesday. That will give us a minimum of two posts every week. If I haven't finished anything since the last time I wrote (and what are the odds of that?) I'll try to talk a bit about what I'm currently reading.

Sounds like a plan, right? Let's do it anyway.

[info]lm in [info]bpalmarketplace

Bumping my open decant circles 'n' such!

· My Inquisition decant circle: This is now open to signups from everyone, not just people getting tees! Most bottles still have space too!
· My BPAL Anniversary decant circle still has space in a few bottles!
· My Possets Thanksgiving circle has room in almost everything too!
· There's still a wee bit of space in my 13 November circle.

AND! Yesterday I added a bunch of imps, a couple GC bottles, and some Possets samples that didn't work for me, to my sale. Take a peek?

As always, I'll happily combine shipping between any of my circles or sale. Thanks everyone!

[info]lm in [info]sinandsalvation

Bumping my open decant circles 'n' such!

· My Inquisition decant circle: This is now open to signups from everyone, not just people getting tees! Most bottles still have space too!
· My BPAL Anniversary decant circle still has space in a few bottles!
· My Possets Thanksgiving circle has room in almost everything too!
· There's still a wee bit of space in my 13 November circle.

AND! Yesterday I added a bunch of imps, a couple GC bottles, and some Possets samples that didn't work for me, to my sale/swap. Take a peek?

As always, I'll happily combine shipping between any of my circles or sale/swap. Thanks everyone!

[info]phantom_wolfboy

Read Recently -- October

The Science of Good & Evil: Why people cheat, gossip, care, share, and follow the golden rule by Michael Shermer

As a general rule, when you see a book with a title like, "the science of x", it is well to be wary (it is imperative to be wary where 'x' is some popular culture phenomenon, such as a TV show or movie series--in these cases, there usually is no science). Shermer, however, looks at issues like why we behave the ways we behave from an evolutionary standpoint, and actually makes it make sense. I didn't agree with everything he wrote in this volume (he spends way too much space on the question of free will, for instance), but I agree with enough of his arguments to make this one highly recommended.

Small Favour: a novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

In the latest Dresden File, winter is hitting Chicago early. While training his apprentice and hanging out with her family, Harry is attacked by Fairie warriors--servants of the Summer Court, his erstwhile allies. After barely surviving that, he's called to a police crime scene, where part of a building has been destroyed by a vast and powerful work of magic, and local crimelord Johnnie Marcone has been kidnapped. Then, Harry is approached by the Queen of the Winter Court of the Faeries, his enemy, to whom he owes a few favours. She wants him to pay one off by finding Marcone, who recently became a supernatural power by signing onto an otherworldly accord. For reasons of her own, the Winter Queen wants him back in control of his empire. And as if that wasn't complications enough, there's the force that kidnapped Marcone themselves. What do they want with him? Or is it actually him that they want?

Tell the truth, Butcher came awfully close to closing some of his subplots in this one, but he managed to pull it off. I sometimes think this series is an experiment in metaphorical juggling; Butcher wants to see how many subplots he can keep in the air at once. It should all be confusing, but actually it's pretty accessible, at least if you've read the rest of the series. And even if you haven't (and it's been months since I read the last Dresden Files novel (April of 2008, in fact), and while I had forgotten a lot of characters et al, Butcher does a good job of re-introducing them. I had no trouble finding my place again. Still highly recommended.

Living With Ghosts by Kari Sperring

The city of Merafi is the capital of the kingdom of Gran' Romagne, descended from the clans of Lunedith, but long ago expanding past that territory. Lunedith still exists as a political entity, but it is a subordinate ally to Gran' Romagne, and its royal family, the d'Illandres. Lunedith is not a source of worry to the current Queen of Gran' Romagne, but the Tarnaroqui, a nation given to producing assassin/priests, are. Especially since one of those assassin/priests, one Quenfrieda, is in Merafi.

Thiercelin "Thierry" duLaurier is married to the Queen's right hand, which makes him a major nobleman indeed. Lately he's been seeing his brother-in-law, Valdarrien, around town. This wouldn't normally be a problem; Thierry and Valdin were great friends a while ago, but since Valdin died in a duel six years ago he doesn't come around so much. Since Merafians don't see ghosts as a regular thing, Thierry needs help figuring out what's going on. He turns to Gracielis, a Tarnaroqui who, in his youth, failed the tests to become one of those assassin/priests mentioned above, and now makes his living in Merafi as a prostitute and information broker. And, oh yeah, spy for the Tarnaroqui, though, like his failed-priest status, he doesn't usually let that one out. He also, as a result of his priest-training, sees ghosts.

Merafi is a skeptical town; they don't believe in magic. Magic, however, is coming to Merafi, and it's bringing death with it. Thierry, Gracielis, the dead Valdarrien, and a few others are going to have to stop it and save the city and those they love.

As you've probably guessed from the names, there's a certain French feeling to this one, down to using the title "Monseigneur" for gentlemen. A musketeerish feel, down to the guns and duels. It's kind of dark, especially towards the end, but it's well-written and rich and I highly recommend it.

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

I started reading this one at the same time as Living With Ghosts, but this one took longer to read and I can't help but think that it shouldn't have. It isn't any thicker, and the language is more modern and so should be easier to read. Anyway, I didn't like it as much as I did Ghosts, but that doesn't mean it's bad.

A thousand years ago, a prophecied hero arose, called forth to undertake a great quest and destroy a great evil. Whether he did or not is not clear, but he went on to conquer the world and to this day holds it as the Lord Ruler of the Final Empire (and that right there is one problem I have with this story. What kind of idiot names his kingdom "the final empire"? That's just asking for trouble).

Now ash falls from the sky (probably due to volcanoes) and mists shroud the land by night. The Skaa are slaves and treated abominably by the nobles, who are the descendants of the Lord Ruler's old supporters. And Sanderson introduces one of the most distinct systems of magic I have ever encountered: Allomancy.

The basic idea behind Allomancy is that practitioners swallow small amounts of various metals (tin, copper, pewter, iron, steel, zinc, bronze, and brass) and then consume them ("burn") to produce affects that vary from controlling others' emotions to enhancing senses, to detecting or hiding allomancy in action. Sanderson thoughtfully provides a quick reference section in the back of the book, but the system is not hard to keep track of. Allomancers who can use one metal are called "Mistlings"; those who can use them all are called "Mistborn" (this is sort-of explained before the end of the book, but it's kind of tossed off; you have to pay close attention to catch it). There is no in-between state of using a few powers; it's one or all.

At the start of the book we meet a mistborn named Kelsier, who is a legend of sorts among the skaa as "the Survivor of Hathsin", having escaped from a fabled mine which is used by the Lord Ruler as a death sentence. He is travelling back to the capital city of the Final Empire, where he plans to join with his crew of thieves and, well, overthrow the Lord Ruler. So, in a way, this is a big heist story. Like most such, it is going to go horribly wrong before it ends. On the other hand, this isn't actually Kelsier's story; it's Vin's. When the book starts, Vin is a street-kid, running with a gang of thieves that works on a far less rarified level than Kelsier's do. Unknown to herself or anyone around her, Vin is an allomancer, a Mistborn unconsciously using trace elements from the atmosphere and water. She falls into Kelsier's orbit as he scouts out her crew for a group that could aid him and his crew in their big job. It's mostly because of Vin that he decides that they'll do, and Vin becomes his protege.

By the end of the book (and it went in some very unexpected directions to get there) I was totally caught up. This is, really, an interesting book. I recommend it, but I don't know if I'll be back for the sequels.

Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn

Of course, Kitty doesn't actually raise Hell. She spends rather more of the book trying to get it back down.

Basically, this is a continuation of the last book. Kitty believes that some evil shapeshifters from Vegas have followed her back, but soon realizes that something else is involved; something not actually material; something that smells of brimstone and causes fires in places it shouldn't be able to get into, such as the inside of one member of her pack. Or Kitty's shapeshifter friendly restaurant/bar. With the aid of her friend Rick, now the master vampire of Denver, and the detectives/mystics who run a paranormal-investigative reality TV show, Kitty tries to find out what it is. Matters are complicated by the arrival of an ancient vampire who claims to know, and who offers to help in exchange for Kitty declaring her allegiance to him. And by Kitty and Ben facing the first serious challenge to their leadership of the pack.

This remains the best paranormal fantasy series out there. This volume is highly recommended, and I'd be willing to bump that up a notch further if it were a self-contained book, like most of the rest of the series. I'm really looking forward to the next one.

The Atheist's Way: living well without gods by Eric Maisel

The author has written an awful lot of self-help, "the artist within" sort of stuff, and it shows. Still, he does present his philosophy meaningfully and completely. That said, I'd be happier with this one if the title was "An Atheist's Way".

Not really recommended.

Duainfey by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller

Caveat Lector: if you read this write-up, I am going to spoil the book for you. I think that, when I'm done, you'll thank me. Still, for those of you who want to read the new Lee & Miller work unspoiled, here is a quick summary of my reactions to it: DON'T. Just don't.

Cut, not for spoilerous material, but for discussions of squicky and potentially triggering stuff )

Not recommended. Really, really not recommended.

[info]belgatherial

Heh.

One of these days



Britney is going to realise



that actually



she's writing/performing



alternative rock songs.

[info]bablefisk in [info]hp_girlslash

Bachelor in fanfiction

I KNOW I AM SPAMMING, AND I AM SORRY, BUT I NEED TO GET THIS OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.


I am writing on my bachelor assignment, and I am going to write about fanfiction(ain't I lucky*grin*). For this I need some help.
I have a survey that I need as many people as possible to asnwer to get the best result. It's about your background(age and such) and your own fanfiction habits. It is anonymous and the comments are blocked for anyone else, so only you and I will see the answers.

I have a group where you can find the survey as the first post: fanfic_bachelor
Thank you!



Oh, and feel free to post this to ant group I haven't all ready posted this in, or send it to other people. I need as many as possible.
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[info]jupitersings in [info]nanowrimo

NOCTURNAL SPRINTS OPEN!

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[info]vampedvixen in [info]nanowrimo

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[info]tidesong

Knitting: Project #10 (November KAL)

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[info]woocha in [info]hogwarts_hocus

OOC

Just a reminder to everyone that IC signups for Secret Santa end tomorrow. It'll end at noon central time to give me time to sort everything out.

[info]vincik in [info]epicfantasy

Nykolai Aleksander


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[info]lilacea in [info]sinandsalvation

ISO Some Stuff

I'm currently in search of the following scents, if you could help me out, that would be marvelous!

Miskatonic University prototype (any amount)
Sacrifice (any amount)
Parker Lily (any amount of this!)

Up for offer I have

Succubus (bottle with one decant removed)
Marianne (bottle, tested once)
B340 (bottle, tested once)
Sailing Stones of Death Valley (bottle, tested once)
Mead Moon (bottle, tested once)
Bat of Good Death (bottle, tested once)
Haloes (bottle, tested once)
Heavenly Love and Earthly Love (bottle, tested once)
Hellhound on my Trail (bottle, a bit under the label)

plus decants of

Beaver Moon 05
Lump of Coal
Glowing Vulva (yet to arrive at my place, so if you want this, it may make our swap a little longer)

Or good ol trusty paypal.


So can you help, pretty please?

ETA: I'm in Australia

[info]savagelove

Features: Savage Love:November 25, 2009

I am a 29-year-old single straight man. Over the past year, I have become very close friends with a gay man close to my age. We have a blast hanging out, and I value our friendship. Four months ago, he told me that he had developed romantic feelings for me and said he needed a little space to save our friendship. For a couple of months, we saw each other only with mutual friends. Then we started hanging out again. It’s been great, and he seems very comfortable with me again. The thing is, I am now experiencing a ...

[info]blue_succubus

Limited Edition VA Release Day!

Well, November 25 (November 26 in Australia) marks the release of the limited edition hardcover of Vampire Academy. Each time I mention it, I get asked if books #2 and 3 will also be coming out in hardcover, and to be honest, I haven't been told yet. I'm hoping they will, and I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything.

Now, aside from the cover, this edition is special because it's the first book ever to use 'augmented reality.' If you get the book and a webcam, you can go to Penguin's Vampire Academy site and launch their augmented reality program. Hold your book up to the camera, and all sorts of things start happening on your computer screen. The text moves, your picture appears, and more. The instructions are on the link I just listed, and here's a video demonstration:





Cool, huh? I feel like this book could control the world.

Anyway, if you're interested in getting the VA hardcover, it's available at all the usual online retailers (Amazon, BN, and Borders) and 'real' bookstores too. If your local store doesn't have it in stock, they should be able to order it. Australians: your own stores will carry it too, so you don't need to order it from the U.S. Note: some places call this book the 'limited edition.' Some places call it the 'signature edition' because of my silver signature printed on the front. It does NOT come autographed on the inside.

But, if you do want it autographed on the inside, you can order it from University Bookstore in Seattle. I'll come in and sign any of my books you order from them so long as you follow these instructions. It's crucial when you order from them to make sure to write in the comments box that you want the book(s) autographed and say EXACTLY who you want the book autographed to.

Here's the direct link to the VA hardcover at University Bookstore so you don't get it confused with the paperback one. You can also ignore the 2-4 weeks shipping note. The books ship as soon as I autograph them. In fact, I'll be going into University Bookstore on Wednesday to sign so that all orders placed by release day can go out on time.

And lastly, don't forget that the last perk of the hardcover edition of VA is that it's got the first chapter of Spirit Bound in it!

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[info]aikoheiwa

Today's Twitterings

  • 10:28 Preparing the binding for @cindylocks' daughter's quilt. #
  • 18:31 Working on dinner. #
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[info]beki

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Here are some pictures of another book. Part of it is clear acrylic sheets. The pages were done in a die cut machine to get the tabs and such on them.
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[info]bardiphouka

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move along..nothing to see here

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[info]starwild in [info]nanowrimo

IT SUCKS.

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[info]popfiend

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to [info]phoenixejc !

While I'm late today, I hope your dreams are never deferred and that your wishes are always close at hand.

Be happy and be well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[info]moirarogers

Don’t mind the dust!

Time for changes around ye’ol website!  Our blog is staying the same, but our website is getting a slightly updated look!  In the meantime I’m going to be getting ready to celebrate!

One of the new features of our website will be an updated FAQ!  So if you’ve got any burning questions (and I’ve been keeping track of all the ones we’re asked) now’s the time!  Leave a comment asking a question you’d like to see the answer to, and in return we’ll give away a stack of our ebooks when the site opens up again!

Originally published at Moira Rogers = Bree + Donna. You can comment here or there.

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[info]sea_haven in [info]sinandsalvation

Iso bottles for the following and selling one bottle.

I am ISO these bottles------Tezcatlipoca, Ultraviolet, hypothermia.

These are the bottles I am wanting. I can trade you handmade jewelry, customized to your specifications, or I can decant from any of the following bottles. I am willing to generously trade, both decants and jewelry. I also hand draw celtic patterned storage boxes :)




"These are the bottles I can decant from"
A fit of Artisitic Enthusasim
Cold Moon
Devils Night 2009
Dirty
Dream of the Fisherman's wife X2
Frost Moon
Green Tree Viper
Nostrum Remedium
Old Moon
Pirate Moon
Port Royalx2
Satyr
Snake Oil
Storm Moon
Sturgeon Moon
The Phoenix


I am also selling a 55% full bottle of Agape. This makes my nose scream in agony, and actually makes it hard for me to breathe. Will someone either trade me for it, or buy the bloody thing?

6.00 plus 2.75 for shipping first class with DC.

[info]floriatosca

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A guy at the Game Matrix once told a friend of mine that I dressed like an Amish person. I'd think that "pseudo-Fundamentalist LDS Hippie" would be more accurate myself, but I suspect that John's not enough of a fashion geek to care about the difference between pseudo-17th century and pseudo-19th century styles.
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[info]angelicruin in [info]sinandsalvation

A Few Yules & District Bottles For Sale...

I have loads of feedback on BPAL.org under angelicruin and on eBay under angelic*ruin.

Shipping is $3.00 for 1st class mail with DC. USA shipping only. I tend to ship next day so you get your smellies fast. :)





All bottles have been cleanly tested.
  • The District: Emma - Full - $20.00
  • Smilin' Servitors Hyperdimensional Holiday Hits - Full $17.00
  • Sleipnir - Full - $17.00
  • Sol Invictus - Full - $17.00
  • Diable en Boite - Full - $17.00
Thanks for looking!
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[info]beki

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I had that meeting last night. It turns out that it wasn’t the city council like I thought. It was actually various legislators through out the state. I got to speak to my congressman’s aid for a few brief minutes afterwards.

Alex was being a right pain in the ass before we needed to go, and I am still pissed off at her to the point that I’ve not put her on punishment yet. Anything I do will be truly unreasonable at this point. I love my daughter, but I don’t like her behavior very much right now.

Anyways, the text is here it’s kinda long  )

[info]tipsykitten in [info]hp_girlslash

Awful but funniest story ever

This isn't even a joke it's a tre newspaper article, my friend found it. Don't doubt it's authenticty it's LEGIT. This will make you cringe. It's awful but so funny to laugh at the stupidity. TEATIME



My lesbian dating blog

[info]feigned_living in [info]nanowrimo

ahem

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[info]mi_ke_neko in [info]evil_enablers

Identity Question for Etsy Seller

I'm not sure if anyone knows who it is, but I'm looking for a nice lady who sold perfume oil blends on etsy.com. She had perfumes based on that show Deadliest Catch. She had donated to Isle of Eden's fundraiser sale and I had won a custom perfume.
So I'm all out now and I can't for the life of me remember the name of the store.

If it sounds familiar please let me know. I'm in need of my perfume badly!!!

[info]elishagoodins in [info]nanowrimo

I did it!

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[info]belgatherial

Writings...

I just wrote 10000 words in a single day. my arms ache from typing, my eyes hurt from staring at a computer screen, my neck is sore.

But I am less than 10k away from the end of Nano. That's about 1600 words a day. I AM GOING TO WIN.

My story took an unexpected turn. But I think it's going somewhere kinda nifty.

I am sort of in danger over on [info]therealljidol this week, if anyone feels like going over and dropping me a vote. ;) Though, to be honest, if I get booted this week, I'll probably deserve it, since I knocked out this week's entry in no time at all. I probably should have taken a bye. Oh well. Hopefully I'll squeeze through. I can't get too upset, because I NEARLY HAVE A NOVEL WRITTEN!!!

It was pretty crazy to try do both at once anyway. :)

Now I am going to put away my computer, have a cup of tea, and watch the rain. Or read a book. Or something. I feel I have earned it.

[info]lcviolin07 in [info]nanowrimo

Hip hip HOORAY!!!

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[info]seamusog in [info]nanowrimo

Noveller and prolificity

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[info]atalantapendrag

Stuff

Okay, important thing first. There's a bill to outlaw mail order sales of tobacco in the US. Cigars will be the only exemption. This effects me personally, of course, because I buy my shisha mailorder as much for variety as for price. I know it's only an online petition, but would some of you consider signing this? I'm sure many if not most of you are nonsmokers, but I see it as a personal freedom issue.


Went out with [info]doombuggie last night. He convinced me to check out this new bar downtown. Too loud for my comfort level, but not as bad as most clubs, and it wasn't even remotely crowded so that wasn't so bad, and we didn't stay very long. After that he took me to HEB so I could make a much-needed grocery run. It wasn't pleasant; it was late enough that the restockers were out, clogging up the aisles, but close enough to Thanksgiving that it was still crowded, even at 11. I was so glad to get out of there! We dropped my stuff off and went to Epoch, because [info]doombuggie had plans to meet up with a friend and Epoch's cool anyway. I mostly just zoned out while they talked. [info]doombuggie was concerned about me looking like I was falling asleep in my seat! I was fine, though, just sort of inert. Conked pretty hard when I got home, though. It was a pretty good night.

Had a good experience with complex maintenance. The latch on my screen door has been sticking and last night I pretty much had to break out, so this morning I called maintenance (which is dispatched from a central office, you don't call the complex you're in). Guy showed up this afternoon; I'd met him briefly once or twice. Friendly, polite, competent. We chatted a little while he fixed the latch and he complimented my skull pajamas. No unneeded stress, and my screen door is fixed.

Moping about Thanksgiving )

[info]agameofthree in [info]sinandsalvation

The "What do you get if you cross corn with a turkey?" swap/sales bump!

A: Cob-ble, cob-ble! :P

Bumping my swap/sales post. I've added a 5ml of Peach Moon and lowered bottle prices for BPAL and other e-tailers, so please take a look. Thanks!
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[info]primereb in [info]1bruce1

Sweet Valley Scandals Series

So
When I was in art school I did a little series of screen prints which I like to call "Sweet Valley Scandals". I chose some of my favorite Sweet Valley Twins covers where Elizabeth and Jessica seemed the creepiest, and voila!!

Surprisingly enough my lovely SVT cover reinterpretations were not received with praise at the critique. In fact nobody seemed to like them or understand what I was trying to do. I guess not everyone can understand the deep meaning in the artwork of James Matheuse.

(Sorry about the ones turned the wrong way.)
















[info]hazakaza in [info]sinandsalvation

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Hey guys, I need to get serious about my Christmas shopping, SO: SALE! A big pile of LEs, from fullest to least full:
Bite Me - Croquembouche with almond silk and a drizzle of caramel Lab full, $15
Chaos Theory Edge of Chaos MCCCLX - notes on request Into neck, $17
Ra - no lab notes At label, $10
Pumpkin IV - Pumpkin with white sage, cherry tobacco, honey, smoky vanilla, cedar, and pine. At label, $14
Spider - White ginger, artemesia, vetiver, nutmeg, King mandarin, bergamot, and lime. Imp-in-bottle, $4
Knucklebones - Black musk, bay rum, lime fougere, orange blossom water, gin, and tobacco. Imp-in-bottle, $4

Arcana Caffienated Death 10mL - $10

Lush samples: $2 each or FREE with purchase
The Big Tease styling gel
King of the Mods styling gel
The Blonde solid shampoo
New solid shampoo

Aqua Mirabilis Body Butter, FULL SIZE bar - Ground almond shells rub away dead skin leaving it soft, clear and smooth. Sandalwood and rose oils calm your skin and lend a beautiful fragrance to this underwater miracle bar. $8

The Details! )

Thanks!
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[info]kayre

Project 365

bluebirds

I saw very few bluebirds this summer, so these two were a happy surprise today.

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[info]electron_pusher

The message ...

So, sometimes as a parent you wonder if the message is getting through. Some days it's clear that it is :) Say like ...

Just now, the daughter had to wait a little bit while daddy finished prepping the leftovers into dishes. She's bored. She asks "daddy, what are you doing with that chicken"?

I say "I'm saving it so we can have it tomorrow"

She says, very excitedly, "GOOD JOB DADDY! YOUR NOT WASTING IT!"

Um Yah. That message of not wasting, and stewardship of resources seems to be sinking in :)

[info]electron_pusher

LMAO

So, the boy was given an old flash light to tear apart. He stripped and rebuilt it a few times with no problem.

The girl just asked if she could take it apart. 2 mins later she's in asking for help putting it back together.

Hrm.

(she's 6.5 and he's 4)

[info]ldesu in [info]nanowrimo

NANO EVENING SPRINTS ARE OPEN!

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[info]requieminblack in [info]sinandsalvation

'Weenie and Yule 5mls for sale

Please take these off my hands. I bought way too much this year and need money more then back up bottles. :) All are full brand new 5ml bottles, never used. All bottles are $17 with free shipping within the US. Up for grabs:

Lambs Wool
Velvet Tiger
The Death of Autumn
Miskatonic Valley Jr. Baseball Assoc.
Pumpkin 5 '09
Mother Shubs Spiced Lait de Chevre'
Mother Shubs Pfancy Pfefferneusse

Free 1st class shipping within the US. $2.50 to Canada, or $5 anywhere else be it Europe, UK, Australia or where ever. I have feedback on Etsy here and Ebay here.

[info]lilacfield in [info]nanowrimo

For the other eleven months

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[info]pinkstardust420 in [info]bpalmarketplace

Bpalzzzzzzzzzzzzz :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200408579610&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT


Less than 24 hours to go!! LOTS of goodies and I'm adding more surprises to the package by the hour.....somebody's gonna get very lucky ;)

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L'aromatica Winter 09 Limited Editions Are Here!


Hello and good day to you! We're excited to introduce our Winter 09 Limited Edition fragrance line in our Etsy store today. There are five fragrances total and are available in a variety of sizes and mediums (spray, oil and solid.) Sample packs are also available. Thanks for looking! (Sorry to post the link this way but the Rich Text Editor was not working.) http://www.loreto.etsy.com

SNOW BUNNY
A snow bunny is a fluffy little white rabbit hopping around in the snow wiggling her little pink nose or it can be a hot babe in a puffy jacket and snow boots. Whatever your interpretation, this perfume captures the essence of winter fluffiness and cuteness. Silky-Spun Cotton Candy, Candied Fruits, a lick of Peppermint and a White Musk that's as pure as the driven snow!

MISTLETOE
Mistletoe is an odd plant, a parasite that likes to grow on oak and apple trees, with leather-like leaves and white waxen berries. Many mysteries surround this plant in myth and folklore and the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe is still alive today. Mistletoe does not have a fragrance and this perfume is an abstract interpretation of this lovely plant. With notes of Sweet Almond, Vetiver, Heliotrope, Bayberry, Oak Branches, Creamy Vanilla, and Winter Mosses.

POMANDER
Orange and Clove Pomanders are so much fun to make and give off such a lovely scent around the holidays. This perfume captures the essence of a clove-spiked orange pomander without being cloying or potpourri-like. Notes of Blood Orange, Sweet Orange, Mandarin, Orris Root, Allspice, Clove, Sugar Crystals, Black Currant, and Christmas Lilies.

FROSTED FIG
The aroma of a bowl of Juicy, Overripe Black Figs dusted with Fine Snow, Fig Leaves and Twigs, Red Rooibos Tea, Glazed Pears, and a touch of Spice.

YULETIDE
In commemoration of the Winter Solstice this blend includes every resin, wood, spice and herb used in Yuletide incenses and anointing oils: Myrrh, Frankincense, Benzoin Styrax, Sandalwood, Pine, Cedarwood, Juniper Berries, Cinnamon Leaf, and Bitter Orange. Can be used to anoint yourself, candles and in any Winter Solstice rite.

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Oh my!

Um ... D, C, Wanna try this when we do the hostage swap this weekend ?

http://www.brickovencourtyardgrille.com/index.php

Oh my it looks extremely tasty, and reasonably priced (well, upper end of reasonable)

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66. Lady Windermere's Fan - Oscar Wilde - 80 pages (9/10)

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."

I didn't read the copy with this amazing cover--it's from a 1966 edition--but I thought it was too pretty not to use as my image thumbnail.

I love Oscar Wilde. He's so pretty, witty, and gay. He's hands-down one of my favourite playwrights and poets, though I've yet to get around to reading all of his poetry or plays. I listened to this as a full-cast audio recording while I photocopied 3,000 pages at work, and I don't think I would have been able to get through that task without this play.

This play is a satire of marriage and how in the time period where it was written, a happy marriage was not the most prevalent. Lady Windermere hears hints that her husband, whom she loves devoutly and believes that he feels the same, has been giving money to an attractive and mysterious woman, a Mrs. Erlynne. She begins to doubt their love, and is incensed when her husband insists that she must invite Mrs. Erlynne to a ball Lady Windermere is holding that night. She is so furious that she proclaims if the woman comes into her home she will smack her across the face with the fan her husband gave her that morning. The fan becomes a symbol of her mistrust for her husband, and later on, her precarious honour.

It's a tightly-written play, where each character comments on a type of personality and each has a purpose. No character is flat or stale, and everything comes together like a dance at the end. There's a twist that I found rather easy to guess, but it's still an excellent play and worth reading/watching/listening to if you enjoy clever dialogue and witty banter. It has one of my favourite quotes in it, which is perhaps overquoted now, but I love it still:

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

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Yule Decant Circle update!

http://2sistersreviews.livejournal.com/24209.html

Hello lovelies!

I wanted to give you an update on my Yule decant circle (link above). The oils are here. Your packages are prepared, and labels are printed. Unfortunately, though, I seem to have a bit of a stomach bug today! I wanted to get things mostly done tonight to ship tomorrow, but I think mostly you'd appreciate my potentially "share friendly" tummy ache stay with me here in PA. So, I'm going to sit out the decanting tonight. Do it tomorrow night. Then, with the holiday, unfortunately that means things won't ship out til at least Friday. Possibly Saturday, depending on how crazy work is for me Friday (only two out of 4 people will be working, so we could be slammed).

Anyway, I just wanted to keep you informed!

OH, also... still waiting on two payments:

misslynx: 10.25
mspixieears: 22.50

Are you guys still interested in these?

AND: snakey, I need you to let me know what address to send the stuff to... email me! denisetruett1 AT comcast.net

xoxo
denise

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