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Monday, November 9th, 2009
(comment on this) Sunday, November 8th, 2009
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4:23p
By the way...
It's November 8. It's not supposed to be warm enough outside to romp around in a tank top and shorts.
Fall in the midwest is so weird. A couple of days ago it was just barely above freezing and I had to scrape my windshield.
Not that I'm complaining, it's just hard to put away summer clothes while the temps are still bouncing around!
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(2 comments | comment on this) Saturday, November 7th, 2009
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1:07a
My conservatives will be happy to know that Dan Halloran was voted into city council in Queens, NYC. The first open pagan to get into any office, and a conservative Republican to boot. :) He is part of the nice Theodish group I met last fall. If I look through Google, the liberal news was very quick to focus on the possibilities of him being racist, since some white supremacists are attracted to Norse paganism. I suppose if he was a liberal Wiccan, they would have sang a different tune.
On the other side of the spectrum, the GOP were the tolerant bunch and former Governor Pataki happily endorsed him.
When I met his group last year, being a mixed race person, I was worried about them possibly being white supremacists, especially traveling to a part of Queens I'd never been to by myself. But Dan's group were quite hospitable and hilarious, and assured me that there are very few racists in Theodish or Asatru. While these religions are considered "ancestral," anyone who feels strongly drawn to it are accepted.
ETA: Sources:
http://ny1.com/8-queens-news-content/108326/whitestone-residents-question-co
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/10/grand_ol_pagan.php
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/battle_in_baysi.php
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/halloran_wins_r.php
http://thepoliticalpagan.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-defense-of-dan-halloran.html
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(6 comments | comment on this) Thursday, November 5th, 2009
piefessor
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2:01p
random things
1. Franklin College has an organic food buffet for $7 that always includes nonfat FroYo. Today's flavor was Mounds Bar. Mm.
2. Rivers Cuomo wrote one of the songs on Adam Lambert's new album. As if I weren't already excited enough! His first single is so danceable! It's going on my workout mix.
3. I almost started crying while reading one of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's love sonnets to my class. Predictably, it was "How do I love thee, let me count the ways..." Tomorrow is Tennyson's "Ulysses" and I fear I'll have the same problem.
4. My mental "happy place" is next summer's trip to Europe. Other than the Netherlands, I don't know where else I'm going. But I kind of want to travel about. For like a month. Why not--I have the summer off! I guess I'll need to save up more money, though.
5. Can we just HAVE GAY MARRIAGE RIGHTS NOW? What is the EFFING PROBLEM!?! GIVE IT.
current mood:  cold
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1:15p
LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest
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soupmaster
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12:31a
( I get by. )
I used to have time, now I have deadlines and I'm dead weight- always tired, always running back and forth over the same three blocks. I'm beat. I'm stalling; my screen is clean, my recorder has batteries, I even have a brilliant idea for my art history paper. But I'm so lazy, I am finding ways to procrastinate with what little time I actually have
On the bright side, I'm making some awesome art. I saw the Dodos last week. Taco Tuesday has been instated, officially. Things are good.
current mood: sleepy
current music: Adam playing records in the living room
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(1 comment | comment on this) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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9:55a
Spotlights: Homepage Spotlight 11/2/09
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The Chinese version of ONTD, AIYA is a dynamic international community that welcomes users who share a love of contemporary Chinese pop culture. Dedicated to celebrity gossip and entertainment news, you'll enjoy gorgeous photos and breaking stories featuring the glitterati of mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
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9:53a
Spotlights: Homepage Spotlight 11/2/09
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Designed to rescue fashion victims everywhere, this Brit-based community reads like a rag-ezine. Published once or twice weekly, you'll view bizarre highlights of the global fashion scene through captivating photos and delightfully snarky editorial. Sit tight for a virtual fashion tour from the runways of New York to Milan to Paris and back home again to London in homage to the adage: you can't buy good taste.
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