| not your average, boring, old fencepost |
[Nov. 8th, 2009|00:21] |
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so, the US house passed HR 3962, the affordable health care act for america, by 220:215. one republican, anh joseph cao, voted for it. i have a feeling he's going to be persona non grata among the GOP.
which i find endlessly amusing, because when he got elected in a heavily democratic district in lousiana, over his opponent who was under indictment, john boehner touted his win as "a symbol of our future" -- prophetic! cao has since said obama deserved an "A" for his first 100 days in office, voted for HR 2346 (supplemental appropriations), voted in favor of the resolution of disapproval toward SC rep joe wilson for his outburst against obama, voted for the hate crimes prevention act.
one of the few republicans for whom "bipartisanship" isn't just an empty phrase. it's good to occasionally see one of those in action.
HR 3962, pdf, 1990 pages.
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| spots! |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|00:31] |
you can now click on the images to see a larger version!
i have no idea what this plant is, but i shall endeavour to find out. it was nothing special during the summer, but now it is changing colours and those dots have appeared on the leaves, which are just gorgeous.
i've moved the first images to smugmug, where i've registered a trial account. i looked at a lot of photo hosting sites, and the organization and features there sound like they'll suit me best. it requires a minimum of effort to set up pricing, and the quality seems to be good (i have samples on order), so i should be up and ready quickly so people who want to can actually order prints (and cards, posters, tshirts [1], mugs, calendars, etc).
[1] the sizing here isn't friendly to us larger people, so i'll have to set up a separate account for this elsewhere, or impress upon the smugmug people that large bodies want nice tshirts too.
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| once a fender, glossy white |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|23:50] |
copying all my images down from LJ's scrapbook in preparation for transferring them to another photo hosting site, which i haven't decided on yet. now that i am looking closely at scrapbook's organization, that won't be easy nor fun. i also don't see any way right now to mass-edit all the old posts, and i am sure not looking forward to manually doing it with 600+ of them.
we can't import to DW yet from data we've first exported and edited offline, can we? i've not been paying close attention to new features lately, but i didn't think that one is even on the horizon.
oh man, this will suck.
but it won't suck as hard as the republicans. arseholes are girding up to fuck with gay marriage in new hampshire too now. i am so angry, i am feeling violent. not like i am actually gonna do anything violent, but i am wishing violence on those people. if i were god, i'd be doing some burning bush appearances. maybe also some gentle smiting.
and even vengeful, i'd still be a better god than theirs.
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| triptych of suspicion |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|01:35] |
clicking on the image gets you a larger version.
i got lots done today; good day. real artist acrylics are beautiful; so saturated. i've never worked with such lovely paints before.
vincent is deigning to let me pet him again; apparently i am finally forgiven for the flea treatment. little does he know what is yet to come. *sigh*. i wish we could communicate better with animals.
though i guess "we're gonna have the vet pull all your teeth and chop off your balls" wouldn't go over real well in any case.
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| rainy purple sadness |
[Nov. 3rd, 2009|22:35] |
civil rights should not be put to a popular vote. i'm supposed to become more conservative as i grow older, but it's not happening. i see less and less in today's conservative movements that is the least attractive to me; heck, i am not seeing much to recommend in liberals when they are in power either anymore. they're better than conservatives, sure, but still so far from what i'd consider actually good. i might well end up an anarchist, *sigh*. when i was in college, i thought anarchists were too cynical...
i'm looking at you, maine. WTF, you voted FOR pot and against gay marriage? what are you smoking there?
at least washington state seems on the right path, though they're not done counting yet.
and hurrah for kalamazoo, michigan, for passing ordinance 1856, prohibiting discrimination against glbt persons in housing, employment and public accommodations. 62 to 38%!
it just bothers me to no end that so many people in the US are perfectly willing to deny others the same rights they enjoy. i can't be calm about it anymore; it is so very wrong.
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| arRUUUgula |
[Nov. 3rd, 2009|00:33] |
i grow a lot of it for salad. the flowers are yummy, too.
dropped the mac mini off at the new mac store downtown, and for C$50 they're gonna look at it tomorrow.
bought new flannel sheets and a microplush blanket for the paramour. oh, so soft! i wholeheartedly support the recent microfibre boom (at least until i find out how ecologically unsound its manufacture is, in case somebody wants to share their knowledge with me).
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| lost keys |
[Nov. 2nd, 2009|00:54] |
vincent is not happy with me. either it was the flea treatment or the application of his new last name that scared him off.
the latter is mostly the paramour's fault: vincent van d'oh.
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| scarlet messenger |
[Oct. 30th, 2009|23:50] |
thanks to ![[info - personal]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) synecdochic i have lots of new subscribers. welcome! i hope you enjoy the photos. feel free to leave comments (even critical ones); i am always interested what people think about when they see them.
and since we now have a "follow friday" here on dreamwidth, allow me to point y'all at deepad who writes very thoughtful and thought-provoking essays on race and culture.
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| dropjes |
[Oct. 29th, 2009|22:02] |
i am cold. working on crocheting motifs for a jacket.
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| enjoy it while it lasts |
[Oct. 27th, 2009|22:20] |
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| displaced |
[Oct. 25th, 2009|22:34] |
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| we might not have the colour of the east coast |
[Oct. 24th, 2009|18:27] |
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| but our maples still put on a good show. |
i went to the cowichan fleece and fibre fair today. it was lovely; more stuff than i had expected. there were remarkably many people with ravelry stickers (provided at the door), but i was shy. did talk with a happy, chatty woman whose handle i recognized from the van isle fibre lovers while waiting in line. had a long, fun conversation with a woman who raises shetland sheep (i am convinced this is where i might be headed, or maybe in an alternate universe). also talked with an older lady who just took a course from pluckyfluff (i wish i had known she was coming to quadra island) -- she was fun; making yarn from all sorts of clothing. also talked with alison irwin, a weaver, who let me try her inkle loom -- that shouldn't be hard to build. but what i really drooled over was her small "structo" tabletop 4-shaft loom. she was really interesting; very quickly realized she could talk tech to me, which was extra enjoyable -- i'd love to take a workshop from somebody like her. expressed my pissed-offness at VANOC and the bay towards the women with the cowichan knitwear, and bought a scarf in solidarity. might go to the protest on the 31st.
wow, that was a lot of talking. no wonder i am so worn out.
watched people spin. everyone does it differently. that's reassuring.
i also bought some fibre, *grin*. 1.5 lbs variegated grey shetland at a super price, a little lumpy, which, strangely enough, i am doing better spinning than i did with the lovely soft commercial top the woolery sent me with my wheel (it hates me). i can spin the grey shetland amazingly fine (for me), and the tiny lumps (i am not making these; they are in the wool) give it character. the rest of what i bought is all top drawer: bamboo, ramie, beige and dark brown alpaca, merino top, seacell. i didn't buy any of the lovely blends; i want to try all the raw, pure stuff first.
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| it's that time |
[Oct. 19th, 2009|23:23] |
mosses are lush, but leaves are turning and falling.
the fall salmon run has started. gotta go and take pictures. maybe tomorrow, if i am up during the daytime.
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| venting |
[Oct. 18th, 2009|23:51] |
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| left behind |
[Oct. 15th, 2009|23:12] |
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| that green is not photoshopped; the algae really are that bright. |
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| russ-ty |
[Oct. 13th, 2009|22:47] |
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| i could easily post a different rust picture every day, and not get tired of it. don't worry, i know the rest of you don't feel that way. :) |
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| omnomnom |
[Oct. 12th, 2009|03:04] |
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| my grandmother used to say "the angels are baking cookies" when we had a sky like this. |
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| speaking of cats |
[Oct. 11th, 2009|18:33] |
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| mangy cat yawns |
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| feeling sorry for the hens |
[Oct. 11th, 2009|06:13] |
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| the entire flat had double-yolk eggs. (forgive the lousy white balance.) |
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| fortuitous mistake |
[Oct. 2nd, 2009|02:48] |
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| i was intending to buy stock, but ended up with hollyhock. a lovely variety too, which blooms like a dream, and changes colour with temperature (the warmer, the more rosy). next year these shall live in the same bed as the hakuro-nishiki willow. |
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