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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
6:51 pm - Viney goodness
So I might be looking for the impossible.

I want:

* a fast-growing plant that will grow to cover a wall that's about 20' tall. This seems to indicate to me a vine.

* this plant can't damage the wall, so no plants with sucker feet (I'm not sure what the technical term is...)

* this plant can't be poisonous, since there will be children in the yard in which the plant is growing

* something suited to our climate

* something that will grow on a west-facing wall (I need to check whether the sun is full on that wall or if its not)

* something that will keep its leaves throughout the year, so an evergreen or near-evergreen sort of thing

Anyone? Bueller...?

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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
11:33 pm
I may be going to see these amazing dancers while I'm in NY:

http://www.pilobolus.com/

I saw their sister company, MOMIX, when I was in NY and was blown away by them.

If you check out that link, make sure to look at the NFL commercial they did. Just fantastic!

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9:10 pm - LOL Cats - Proud Mama
Dees mah babies an lemme make dis clear:  deis not lolcats-to-be, deis lawyer/doctor cats -to be
see more Lolcats and funny pictures

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5:06 pm - Funny
This is silly, utterly silly, and it made me laugh so hard that tears were rolling down my face:

http://www.cracked.com/article_17399_8-terrifying-instruments-old-time-doctors-used-on-your-junk.html

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Monday, July 6th, 2009
10:42 pm - Review of "Transformers"
Dear God, this was so funny:

http://io9.com/5301898/michael-bay-finally-made-an-art-movie

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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
11:45 pm - so...
I have to clear something up.

My new hand mate and I would like to start discussions on fluid bonding. To be able to do so, we need to understand where we are with our current STD status (I give blood every few months but that doesn't cover herpes or HPV; my last complete panel was October of last year, which isn't recent enough for such a significant decision). He and I have done every available test except herpes, which was looking pricey.

That's why I asked for a recommendation for a place that was cheaper but still provided enough detail so that we can be informed when we start talking.

That is ALL.

*goes off giggling about the conclusion fences that can apparently be jumped with ease by those who only have part of the picture*

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6:00 pm - Herpes tests
I am in the last stages of gathering information to have a fluid-bonding conversation. I have taken all but the herpes test.

I want to get this done soon and am turning to my friends for advice. Do any of you have recommendations of places for herpes testing that are cheap *and* break down the test into type 1 and type 2? I found a place on-line that will do the IgG test (not sure if that capitalization is correct) for $80. This seems like, comparatively, a good price.

Discuss. (Due to the sensitive nature of STDs, comments are screened; if I ask you for more info, I will do it via e-mail so as not to reveal your comments to the world. Well, the world of my LJ readership at any rate.)

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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
5:55 pm - Poly first Wednesday?
So Joe and I were going to go to dinner tonight (first Wednesday) but he's working late. If I take the car, he doesn't have a way to get there. If I wait for him, we both get there late...

Anyone want to come get me to take me to Central Market tonight...?

*sigh*

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4:28 pm - What's Coming Next
I had never been a person who wondered much about "what comes next". (I'm not talking specifically about death, I'm talking about life, although I hadn't really spent any time thinking about death, either.)

I was very happy in the now. I planned for the future but figured I would find out what was coming by experiencing it.

Then, when I was with Michael, I began to think about what the hell was coming up next. What new thing was I going to have to deal with. I didn't do this often (I think you have to grow up thinking that way for it to stick to you all the time) but I did it often enough that I was aware of it when it happened, and was unhappy with that frame of mind.

Now, I've discovered that I still sometimes think about what happens next, but mostly now I wonder what splendid thing will happen next. Sometimes I still worry about what happens next, but for the most part I look forward to it instead of dread it.

I want to go forward to a state of being in the present, planning for the future when I need to, without trying to fruitlessly perceive the future. Yes, I would like that. But I'm certainly glad that I've started being mostly happy when I look to the future instead of worrying.

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Monday, June 29th, 2009
4:41 pm - Video "Buttons"
So it's possible that everyone in the world has already seen this video and is possibly OD'd on this song, but I just found the video and like the song (although it is, admittedly, very repetitive!)

I find the girls in this video hot. There are even some who JIGGLE WHEN THEY WALK! Shocking, I know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOEC2jWXqOY

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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
9:38 pm
Hoarked from Gail... This one's brilliant and NSFW )

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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
1:53 pm - Sweet!
This is cool! Found on kulilinei's journal

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Monday, June 15th, 2009
8:30 pm - Chocolate, now with CRACK
http://www.worldmarket.com/World-Market-Chocolate-Bars/lev/4/productId/8553/Ntt/chocolate+and+sea+salt/Ntk/Def/Ntx/mode+matchallpartial/Ns/SORT_MIN_PRICE|0/N/0/Nty/1/index.pro

The sea salt and 62% cocoa one is delicious. Crack-like, for me...! It's only with the greatest willpower that I haven't eaten the entire bar.

For my vegan friends, several of these are vegan.

*slobber*

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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
11:28 pm - New Group?
Discussion of new group, possibly NSFW )

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Saturday, June 13th, 2009
1:31 am - Ow ow ow
Hi, lovely LJ folks,

Is there anyone amongst my friends who would like to give my lower back a deep tissue massage? I have these huge knots in my back that just won't give up and they have really started affecting my quality of life.

*sigh* Reduced to begging for back rubs from my friends. *lame*

I have a massage table, at least, so your own back shouldn't be ouchy when you're done!

*hugs*

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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
9:07 pm - Corsets
So I need some advice on corsets...

I've never worn a leather corset for any length of time. If funds permit, I'd like to get one soon. There is an Ebay store that has them for a really good price, so this is actually a possibility!

Does anyone have any advice on corsets with straps vs corsets without straps?

My intuition is that my breasts and gravity are such good friends that a
strapless corset would slllllloooooowwwllly work its way down to being a really lovely wide belt over the course of an evening.

On the other hand, I base this feeling on other strapless items I have that can't be tight-laced. Would tight lacing make it possible for me and the girls to be able to carry off a strapless corset?

EDIT: They are made with steel boning, mostly spring steel with some (busks and around the grommets) regular steel boning.

The leather in question in lambskin, by the way.

Gen, here are my top three picks (there are a bunch of gorgeous corsets at this store, it was hard to pick just three to list!):

Pink and black strapless :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=310146373795

Black strapless with cleavage lacing:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=310146593163

Black with laced-front straps:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=310147636020

Here is the store's addy: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/ALTER-EGO-EROTICS__W0QQ_armrsZ1
and this is the area that I've confined myself to: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/ALTER-EGO-EROTICS_BLOWOUT-SALES-MADE-FOR-YOU_W0QQ_fsubZ880861010QQ_sidZ22640150QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
11:35 pm - Please read!
If you know Lauren and Davo, please read this. )

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8:48 pm - Sick laptop
My little laptop seems to have gone belly up for a bit. The superlative errantember has it and will, I hope, inject the magic smoke back into it to make it work right.

I think that something is wrong with the screen but I'm not sure. I'm hoping he can tell me what they deal is... It works when hooked up to an external monitor, for those who care.

*sigh*

The upshot of all this is that I'm using Joe's trusty old ThinkPad. It's a boat anchor and, yes, the dinosaurs upgraded from it, but it WORKS. Woo!

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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
11:57 pm - Woo! HAA-Kee!
Jerry's team won the D League Championships! *happy dance*

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Friday, June 5th, 2009
4:16 pm - Purple shoes!
My birthday was really lovely. There's nothing like having a BUNCH of your friends sing happy birthday to you in a public venue, making such a joyful noise that other people turn around to see what the deal is!

On my birthday, Mom took me to lunch at Sampaio and it was so delicious! We got the coconut dessert (Gloria, we really need to try this; it was like tiramisu and coconut cream pie had a love child...) She gave me this really cute short nightgown with cats on it.

On Thursday, I got tuberoses and green foldy stuff from my dad (sweet and useful!) He also took me to lunch and we got to hang out.

In the evening, I got a necklace from Catherine, Dan and Julia's daughter, that was really pretty!

This morning, I got purple shoes from Julia! http://www.target.com/Womens-Xhilaration-Susan-Pumps-Plum/dp/B0017KB38K/sr=1-2/qid=1244238798/ref=sr_1_2/178-1430249-2274520?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Apurple%20shoes&page=1 Woo!

Christine had gotten me a gift certificate from Paula's Choice, the place where I buy my face care products, and I got the stuff in the mail. It was very thoughtful of her!

I think I might buy myself this: http://cgi.ebay.com/dvbny-sterling-silver-St-Francis-Prayer-Mobius-bracelet_W0QQitemZ270397817828QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef4f743e4&_trksid=p4634.m332.l1262 I've been wanting it since I saw it in the Pyramid Collection catalog but just haven't gotten it for myself yet.

I think Sir may have more plans for Saturday...

*happy happy happy!*

current music: Pandora, Bruce Springstein's "Dancing in the Dark"

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