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| Saturday, July 18th, 2009 |
mistresslk
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1:33a |
Whale Wars...
Hunting in a wildlife sanctuary is internationally illegal, I don't care who you are. Hunting a protected endangered species is internationally illegal, I don't care who you are. By international law, if governments do not enforce laws on the Ocean, private groups are allowed to do so. What the Japanese are doing is illegal no matter how you look at it, and Sea Shepherds are voluntarily trying to do something about it using non-violent, non-lethal methods. They are enforcers, not terrorists. The Japanese signed the treaty that laid out the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary and are now ignoring it, hunting endangered whales within the Sanctuary for profit. They claim to be doing research, yet they have never posted a single viable paper detailing their "scientific research findings" within the last 20 years. And where Sea Shepherd uses harmless butyric acid, cellulose powder, and prop fowlers and are very careful not to hit anyone, the Japanese are using powerful LRADs, high powered water cannons, and throwing explosive grenades and hard metal objects (large brass colored nuts/bolts/etc) directly at people with intent to harm or kill. And the Japanese are not the only ones killing whales for profit, Norway and Iceland are hunting whales in the Arctic, and Canada ordered the slaughter of over 500 Narwhal whales trapped by ice instead of sending a heavy Polar Class Icebreaker ship to clear the way to open water, a ship they use to clear a path for seal hunters straight to seal whelping grounds for slaughter. Add to this the fact that Sea Shepherd goes after illegal "harvesting" of Sea Turtle eggs, Shark finning (killing sharks for their fins), and other practices that have been made illegal, Sea Shepherd is the only organization actually willing to enforce laws no government has the guts to try to enforce. To those who think ill of Sea Shepherd and call them terrorists and pirates, you are sadly misinformed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Shepherdhttp://www.seashepherd.org/ Current Mood:  annoyed |
| Friday, July 17th, 2009 |
blujaguar
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11:00p |
Lack of will.
The entire month of June, it's like I couldn't bring myself to even move half the time.I used to be able to self-motivate with stress. These days I don't seem to have that ability anymore, and besides the IRS and Credit Card companies, nobody seems to actually expect anything of me. On the one hand, this is great. Years of lowering the bar towards complete ineptitude have paid off. Any actions will result in beating everyone's wildest expectations. On the other hand, without any external forces acting upon me from positions of respected opinion, I'm left to wander aimlessly and without purpose. Because I have a lack of will. Current Mood:  Unmotivated |
cmdr_kitsune
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9:45p |
Walter Cronkite RIP
OK. This really blows. I knew he had to die sometime, but he was one of the only people in the media I would say I always believed. He kept his commentary separate from his reporting. He checked his facts. He had a rich voice that made you listen. Sad to see him go, but happy trails Walter! Current Mood:  sad |
latinvixen02
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8:14p |
He goes by the name of Rex Chamberlain and lives in Orlando and it has been the biggest living hell
He goes by the name of Rex Chamberlain and lives in Orlando and it has been the biggest living hell to deal with. I said, I have had a bad customer here and there but this guy takes the cake hands down. This is the guy who bought not one but both of the otters that were sold via ebay (made by frazzle) . This douche bag yes I will use profanities because what he has done is utterly shitty in ever way possible. He refused to pay on time after the auction. Made me email him multiple times until I finally got an email back. Of course he was pissed off that I emailed him so many times, but you know what, you pay after an auction has ended. His excuse was that it did not say on the auction when to pay and that he would pay when he wanted too. When I told him I would relist it, he magically paid the amount, and that was done. 2nd otter goes up for sale, and he bids again. Even though he did give me a shitty sob story about not wanting to pay for the first as he might not wear it as much as it would be best to sale it to someone else. But when I said I would relist it , remember, he just paid me. The guy is a lunatic and not sure what his problem is. So he wins the 2nd otter, already pissed I needed to do business with him again because I forgot to ban him via ebay he takes his sweet time, well over a week to pay for the 2nd otter. I finally get the payment and I am done. I plan to ship the otters but he does not want them shipped to him. He wanted me to meet up with him in the disney area to do a delivery or something weird like that. I had to refuse as public pick up is weird and well I have no protection via paypal if I do that. So I refused he flipped a shit and told me he was busy too and shipping was out of the question. Ok like wtf I said I only ship costumes, why the fuck did he bid. So this lousy piece of shit tells me all his packages get stolen when shipped to his house. So how is that my problem? I told him I would ship ups, with tracking, signature and all that jazz but he still says no. So then he says, "hey are you coming to Megaplex?" I said yes and I would not have an issue delivering there in front of friends and such. So that was the last I heard of the guy and everything was fine. The otters were sitting here at home before being take to the con on Friday. This is where the story goes extra shitty. I check my personal email before heading out to get some materials and I see there 2 emails from paypal saying that 2 payments had been retracted and my account had been frozen. Of course that prompted me to look, just to make sure it was not spam email. The I see his name in big bold black letters in my paypal page. Rex Chamberlain had retracted the 2 payments for the otters saying because he never received the items. Wait what? We agreed to meet at Megaplex, it was all good and done and then he does this shit? SO I am sitting here not sure what to do, freaking out because well it was a lot of money. To put it lightly over 4k in money that had already been sent to Frazzle to help out with his bills. So wtf am I supposed to do? So I called paypal, paypal tells me the only way to fix this situation is to send the product. I said no prob, ran out to UPS and sent it. I double checked his addy with paypal and my emails, and ebay and it was all the same. Sent the costumes insured, tracked, and signature required. Now all paypal needs to see is that he got them and everything will be dropped. But I am waiting and seeing when he will pick them up. As of right now checking the tracking # it seems like he was not home. His FA shows he erased everything. So not sure what is going on. If he does go to Megaplex I will probably give him my 2 cents. He has been the biggest piece of shit customer I have ever dealt with. I hope karma bites him in the ass. This nightmare might not even end at all until next week depending when this dumbass picks up his shit even if he does. This is as much as I can say about this situation. So Rex go fuck yourself you pathetic piece of shit furry. Current Mood:  aggravated |
spikedpunch
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7:26p |
And Walter Cronkite is no more at 92. |
spikedpunch
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2:32p |
The events of the last day or so reminds me of a particular quote by Margaret Thatcher: "Socialism is the gospel of the Greedy."I think it is rather ironic that the most liberal people I know are the ones that have benefited the most from our captialist democratic republic ways, and they are the very ones who want to not only deny others the oppurtunity to enjoy those same insitutions for themselves, but to destroy them forever. How about this, practice what you preach! Give up your fancy cars, motorcyles, a hundred and one new fursuits a year, new sex toys, all of those trips to skiing and conventions, live in a 20' x 20' apartment, run your lights only during your alloted 4 hour time frame, and give any "extra money" you may have laying around to your god, the Holy State. Mean while, don't be stealing my hard earned money from me, and claim that you can spend it better than I can. Current Mood:  cynical |
punktiger
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12:44p |
Friday Match Game #89
The Countess said, "Being married to the Count can be really annoying sometimes, especially when he gets on his counting kick. For example, last night at dinner, he insisted on counting all the _____ on his plate." (W00T! Two weeks in a row. Butter me, I'm on a roll!) |
maxgoof
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12:23p |
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dark_natasha
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8:11a |
Because it's funny
I've had a swarm of magpies lately with parents and there young. Lots of entertainment and noise. Had a few elk stop bye and the magpies decided to have a little fun and do a bit of tick hunting. The elk wanted no part of those pointy little beaks.  1. Attack! 2. Victory! 3. You're next. |
bradhound
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9:29a |
Screwing up, the babelfish translation!
I decided to put those English words in the Yahoo! Babelfish translation. "How are you, my friend?" translated to "Wie gehen Sie, mein Freund?" I told Shockwave Roo in German into #fursuit channel: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) bradhound: "Wie gehen Sie, mein Freund?" Shockwave Roo: :P bradhound: *Smiles* bigbluefox: "How to you walk?" bradhound: "Really?" bigbluefox: "Yep." :) ......... I think the Yahoo! Babelfish translation is messed up. :P *Facepaws* Current Mood:  blah |
| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
karadurzero
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11:31p |
huge tail!
got my huge tail delivered to me today at chicken thanks to Chairo delivering it to me. I wore it around for a bit at chicken to see how well it fit and worked with my body movements and I must say i'm really liking it. In order to get it home, though, I had to bungee cord it to my motorcycle in a way so that it looked like it was coming out of my butt/backside when I was riding back. Many people got pictures of it at chicken and I would love to see those pictures and any video that may have been taken. The ride home was smooth albeit I had to keep my posture in check so that I didn't slouch or lean back cause the tail was just right there lightly pressing against my back. No there was no accident. No I wasn't pulled over and given a ticket for blocking my tail light and/or blocking my license plate. There was one car that followed me for a few city blocks, keeping pace with my right in my blind spot, and was taking photos or video of my from their camera phone and i'm sure there were people coming out of the clubs in down town San Jose that went WTF? as I passed but other than that the ride was smooth and uneventful. Strangely I got a phone call from a blocked number just before I got home so I'm not sure who that was or what may have been. Current Mood:  calm |
maxgoof
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10:32p |
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tilt_longtail
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10:02p |
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u_t_tiger
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9:46p |
One small step, one big memory
Forty years ago right now I was at my grandparents house in Delray Beach Florida. It's rare that one is truly aware that they are witnessing history, especially at age 10. But earlier in the day as I stood on the bank of the Indian River in Titusville and watched and felt, in person, that rocket blast off I knew this was something historical. Having been there to witness it in person burned it deep into my memory. I don't think I'll ever forget it. Current Mood:  nostalgic |
rainhopperroo
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6:47p |
why ?!?! keep old men off my meat!
why is a pizza with a bunch of meat called "Meat Lovers" rather than "bunch of meat" I always get this horrible image of some 90 year old man rubbing sausage all over himself before I get it. first time I find anus hair on my pepperoni I'm burning down every old folks home for a 50 mile radius freakin geriatric perverts ruining my foods >:( |
spikedpunch
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6:45p |
On a lighter note...
Since some people have asked about our fish, one of the predators we got in our large tank is a African Clown Knife. Our’s is little over 10”, or half of what this one is. They are neat fish to have, though feeding them live feeder fish all the time is a pain in the butt. Current Mood:  bored |
wolfwings
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5:59p |
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| Friday, July 17th, 2009 |
bearknight
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6:38a |
Moob Mania! (FurFright News July ’09)
FurFright October 16-18, 2009 Waterbury, CT USA www.furfright.orgGuests Of Honor: Tod Wills & Tilt LongtailAs you wallow in the sticky armpit of summer a beastly horror approaches. Its name? McLovin. But just behind that horror is another, even more deformed horror called FurFright. It’s a Halloween-themed anthropomorphic convention run by fans, for fans. We work hard so it doesn’t suck . . . a lot.
FurFright has a coveted place in history as “The World’s Largest Anthropomorphic Convention In Waterbury, Connecticut”. It’s also known as the con that doesn’t take itself too seriously. We’re 7 years old and almost 1000 attendees strong. Big enough to frolic gaily with all our friends, but small enough to be personal, intimate, and laid back. No long lines and waiting 12 hours for a toilet, just girlish tittering and shenanigans.
We’ve got events and attractions like: Free Food Friday Furpocalypse (a night club with FREE food and game shows), the Dealers’ Dungeon and Artist Alley, 2 Fursuit Parades, Dances with music that doesn’t suck, Dance and Costume competitions, tons of Panels and Discussion groups, two huge Game Rooms (video and table top), Fursuit Games, the best Masquerade in the fandom, a FREE photo studio, and lotsa more! For more info visit www.furfright.orgIn This Issue:1) Hotel Rooms Still Available & Room Placement2) Run A Panel/Class/Discussion Group (and be POPULAR!)3) Have Your Artwork & Stories Published4) Gamers Wanted!---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 1. Hotel Rooms Still Available & Room PlacementThe discount FurFright rooms are sold out, but butt butt… YOU CAN STILL GET A ROOM IN THE MAIN HOTEL (at the normal hotel rate—around $149/night)!!! As per Holiday Inn Policy, they have to set aside a certain number of rooms for ‘regular hotel guests’ (lame, we know), so why not be regular?! Book your room for the desired nights but do NOT mention FurFright or the convention code. The most reliable method is to book by phone. Also, if you have special room placement needs, fill out the placement form on the furfright.org website ( http://www.furfright.org/hotel.htm). All info (and our room placement form) can be found here: http://www.furfright.org/hotel.htmIf you can’t get a room in the main hotel, don’t worry! There are plenty of rooms at our OVERFLOW hotel -- the Holiday Inn Express. The room rate is $99 and they give you free breakfast! The overflow hotel is located just 4.5 miles from the main FurFright hotel. To reserve a room, either call the reservation number (1-877-863-4780) or go to their webpage: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/wbyus The group code is: “fur” Also, be sure to double-check the address of the hotel you're booking. The MAIN hotel is on East Main. The OVERFLOW hotel is on Union Street. Sorry we keep selling out our hotel. It's the price we pay for not sucking. ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 2. Run A Panel/Class/Discussion Group (and be POPULAR)!We need all you talented, knowledgeable furs to run panels, classes, and discussion groups at this year’s FurFright. So if you have an area of interest or expertise, please contact us! All topics and ideas are welcomed! Subjects like art (general or specific), fursuiting (building, maintenance, performance, social, etc), cosplay, Halloween (paranormal, animals in Halloween folklore, etc), the furry fandom, hobbies, social/meet and greet, etc. are needed. To register your panel, class, or SIG go to: http://www.furfright.org/panel.htm---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 3. Have Your Artwork & Stories Published!FurFright is looking for Halloween-themed artwork and writing to be featured in our conbook and on badges, flyers, t-shirts, and other areas of the convention. We’re going to be selecting many different pieces, so feel free to submit as many designs as you like. Submit your work here: (art) - http://www.furfright.org/submit_art.htm(written work) - http://www.furfright.org/submit_written.htm---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 4. Gamers Wanted!Want to get together with your fellow furs and play video and/or table top games? Well, run a gaming session or tournament at FurFright! We’ve got two huge gaming rooms, and there’s gonna be 1000 of your fellow furs and gamers at the con looking to throw down (or up), so lead them to the land of fun (and/or ridiculous game-related arguments)! To run a game or tournament email Spotweld (games2009@furfright.org) and he’ll get you on the schedule. ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- FurFrightOctober 16-18, 2009 Waterbury, CT USA http://www.furfright.orgGuests Of Honor: Tod Wills & Tilt Longtail Current Mood:  giggly |
| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
oldfreek
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6:15p |
typical day
well Thursday! 10am -12pm went to work at a clients house and helped him.. then went to see a friend of mine to put finishing touches on DVD, came home and gonna work on my small corner of the craft room, to get more stuff made for mfm (A furmeet in Memphis. feeling descent, and tomorrow is friday! |
pandaguy
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6:21p |
Need to hear it from YOU
Who am I to you? What am I to you? Just thinking deep and looking for insight. Current Mood:  calm |
the_gneech
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3:15p |
I Has a Smart 8)
Just finished Day 3 of a three-day course on "agile" program development, which is the methodology we're looking to increment here, or at least to "adopt, adapt, and improve." There's a lot to be said for it, actually, although I can see some places where we're going to run into trouble *ahem* "face challenges." On the whole, I'm quite pleased with the direction the company has been moving lately, even if it has been a bit stressy for lythandra and myself personally. Growing pains, basically — the things that are happening need to be done, and have needed to be done. -The Gneech Current Mood:  optimisticCurrent Music: The Vapors -- "Turning Japanese" IMH, no idea why |
theome
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2:54p |
Odd...thing...of the day
I'm not sure what is more discomforting: that my landlord is on facebook, or that facebook recommended I add her. |
spikedpunch
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12:52p |
And people want to "claim" that socialized healthcare will not break the country?!
 DEM HEALTH RX A POI$ON PILL IN NY
TERRIFYING 57% TAX LOOMS FOR BIGGEST EARNERSBy CHARLES HURT IN DC and DAVID SEIFMAN AND JENNIFER FERMINO IN NY, Post Wire Services Last updated: 8:59 am July 16, 2009 Posted: 2:36 am July 16, 2009 Congressional plans to fund a massive health-care overhaul could have a job-killing effect on New York, creating a tax rate of nearly 60 percent for the state's top earners and possibly pressuring small-business owners to shed workers. New York's top income bracket could reach as high as 57 percent -- rates not seen in three decades -- to pay for the massive health coverage proposed by House Democrats this week ( Read more... )It is a known and proven fact that when the tax rate goes to 50% and over, the drive and ability to create wealth dies. And when the government can no longer tax the "rich," they will find someone else to tax. Current Mood:  angry |
latinvixen02
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1:24p |
Playing with some paints :D
Playing with some paints. Not done yet but soon enough :). Plan on doing a few different critters and different expressions. I forgot how much fun painting was.
Plan on testing some watercolors as well in the next few days :D
Oh and before anyone gives me crap about what I do in my free time, this is what I do before bed. Yes this "fursuit making machine" does enjoy some time away from work and the computer to do fun relaxing things for myself (go figure).
Saw Harry Potter yesterday and LOVED IT! Just makes me giddy about going for the opening of New Moon later this year ^.^ I will probably dress up and join the other tards like me to geek out sparkle vamps. Speaking of vamps, the true blood season is getting way steamier, talk about yum yum yum, oh and Eric oh man *winks* so hawt.
Current Mood:  content |
quasiskunk
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12:06p |
1969
Jets win the SuperBowl. Mets win the World Series. Man blasts off to the moon. I was 6 years old. I don't remember the Mets or Jets winning, but I do remember Apollo 11 taking off. And landing. And Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. 40 years ago. The most incredible achievement for Humans. Ever. Current Music: Walking on the Moon -- The Police |
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