You can't rush fashion, especially while wearing stirrup pants!
CNN election results say New York is awesome.
You can't rush fashion, especially while wearing stirrup pants!CNN election results say New York is awesome. |
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| Dec. 13th, 2009 @ 12:41 am three days in a row this must be a record! | |||
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I find it kind of interesting this confluence of articles I came across yesterday. I was gonna post them then, but the 100k thing happened and I went with that instead. I am certain that none of you live under a rock and know at least somewhat the situation with Tiger Woods lately. It's been pretty much everywhere lately, and it's an incredibly sad story. I just never understand the cheating mentality. If you are not happy in your relationship, why the fuck don't you man up and say something? If you want to be with someone else, it is your responsibility to get your balls in place and end your current relationship. Otherwise, you are a giant douche with a capital DOUCHE. Anyway, soapbox over, I want to point out that everyone has been screaming for Elin Nordegren to divorce Tiger Woods over these allegations. Understandable, but it is her decision. If they work it out, the more power to them, but if not I don't blame her in the least for dumping him and taking his kids and money. This leads to two other articles I read yesterday. I don't know if any of you remember the story of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. Sanford was the asshole who went missing for a few days "camping" in the Appalachians. Except by camping he meant flying. And instead of Appalachians, he meant Argentina. I can see how he got them confused. Except for the part where, once in Argentina he met up with his "soul mate" who he cheated on his wife with for several years. Well, Mrs Sanford wasn't going to take this shit lying down. (Good on her!) She took their kids and moved out, and told her husband it was up to him to make the effort to rebuild their family. While he hemmed and hawed and told the media he was going to "try to fall back in love" with his wife, she kept on being a HBIC. And when she gave up on him, she dumped him and moved her things out of the Governor's Mansion. None of this stand by her man stuff. Love this woman. So i switched from annoyed to happy and then to a complete WTF? when I read this article. The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) rejected a huge advertising spread from Ashley Madison. Well, you say, why would they do that? 250k is a lot of money that could go to upgrades and maintenance! Well, when you realize that Ashley Madison is in fact a dating site that markets to people wanting to cheat on their significant others, you can see why they chose to reject that particular bid. I adamantly refuse to link to Ashley Madison, so if you want to check them out, go ahead. But click the unfriend button first, thank you. The CEO of the company then had the gall to say, "Nobody out there at the TTC should be creating morality judgments," he said. "They should be in the business of trying to operate transit lines." Sure, they're in the business of operating subways and stuff, but you're breaking up families. | |||
| Dec. 2nd, 2009 @ 12:16 am even i won't read twilight for lulz | |||
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Things I discover trolling around the internet: MLIT. Responses from me posting this on twitter? ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} _illuminez: oh god o.Oasecretworld: OH MY GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY INTERNET WHY??technoinfidel: WHAT IS THAT NO JUST NOIn other news this plague is nearly over but the laryngitis that wouldn't die is still underway. | |||
| Nov. 20th, 2009 @ 12:26 am DEAR GOD WHY | |||
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Via The Consumerist: A product that allows you to turn your perfectly normal, not stirrup pants into stirrup pants. *shudder* Le horreur, let me show you it. Guys, it gets worse. Where I work we have a "required" holiday outfit that we're sposta wear. They want us wearing bright coloured clothes this year, which includes mostly things that won't fit me (button up shirts, cardigans), or things that I don't like for me (v-neck tunics with a tight waistband at the bottom). They give us a 60% discount on the stuff they recommend, which is sweet if you can wear them. This also requires pants, which is cool cause I do need me some pants, but ...wait for it,....wait for it.... one of the "recommended" pants? if you guessed stirrup pants you would be correct, sir. I told the girls "first one to buy them gets lit on fire." No one has yet. Also, the walk for St. Jude's is Saturday morning. If you haven't donated yet and would like to, you can do so by clicking here. There's no minimum, and I'm incredibly appreciative for what you do give. Finally, I'd like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my wifey, because well, it's her birthday. ILU ifeverangelsbe. You are such a wonderful friend and I hope you have a fantastic day no matter what you decide to do for it. | |||
| Oct. 16th, 2009 @ 04:53 am NCIS POST~ | |||
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escucha: Fall Out Boy - Tiffany Blews
firni should skip this post.Guys, Michael Weatherly has come out against Tiva and I don't blame him. But Tiva stans are kinda frightening (see the comments on the article for an example). I'm of the (minority) opinion against hooking up single male/female coworkers on the show because they can (see DS9 for a great example of this, Friends* especially was notorious for this, or even BSG to an extent -- although that one was more understandable, but still annoying, Billy-Killer!). And Michael Weatherly's had to deal with that before -- when he was on Dark Angel they hooked his character up with Jessica Alba's (well, they were also dating off-camera at the time too, but shh). What are your thoughts on Tony & Ziva getting together? Do you think it should happen or do you think the writers should just forget about it? Are there any good examples of UST-ending relationships that worked that you can think of? *And if any of you say that you liked Ross & Rachel together, I may just have to beat you. | |||
| Oct. 2nd, 2009 @ 10:32 pm Things I like! | |||
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This article refers to Brian Leonard, the only NFL player to come out of Gouverneur, NY. It's really cool to read about your hometown on a major NFL team's site: If you want lights, you have to go to Massena or Ogdensburg, or Indian River, the larger outposts in the upper reaches of New York State sprawling between the Adirondack foothills and the Thousand Islands perched in the St. Lawrence River. But Brian Leonard put Class C Gouverneur on the map long before he saved September for Bengaldom with a DVD 11-yard run-and-catch on fourth-and-10 with 36 seconds left during a game the Bengals needed a touchdown to survive Pittsburgh’s annual tempest. Or, it’s more like Gouverneur put Leonard on the map. If you drive into town on its one main street, Main Street (yes, really), it is also Route 11 and there is a sign that says it is the home of Brian Leonard, complete with the helmets of Gouverneur, Rutgers and the Bengals. The same sign is on the other way into town, Route 58. And if you miss it and it is Sunday you can go to the Four-by-Four Country Club and catch him on the TV, where about 50 to 60 people are still watching Leonard ply his trade as an NFL handyman. Or you could try the Casablanca, the postgame football hangout where Devlin and his coaches commiserate and mingle with the community and parents. Hey, at least this time the Casi's getting GOOD publicity, amirite? On an unrelated note, Chris Rock's comments about Polanski made my day: Rock says at the end of the clip: "The United States, we want to capture Osama Bin Laden, and murder him. We don't want to rape him - that would be barbaric!" | |||
| Aug. 13th, 2009 @ 11:28 pm Things that do not make me happy and things that do. | |||
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LIST TIME! 1) NCIS! Guys! I love this show! You: WE know, Ehjay, tell us something new? Ok, so I'm finally up to the part where Gibbs up and quits cause the guvmint let the terrorists win. That's the end of s3. I just have to catch a few more random episodes of S3 and I'll be ready to move onto 4. I'm seriously stoked. Since I don't know anything about the end of Season Six, other than Ziva's in trouble, and Tony has to rescue her, None of this NCIS spoiler post makes any sense to me. This post here has a bit about NCIS:LA but keep in mind that there are spoilers for other shows in here, especially House. Do a CTRL+F for NCIS. Soon I will be able to finish NCIS, and when I do, the next show for me to do is The Wire. Enough people have raved about this show that I decided I desperately need to see it. 2) This article is kinda nifty in a ghost ship kind of way: Basically this Russian ship hauling timber left Finland bound for Algeria. It stopped in Lithuania for repairs and then disappeared. Hijacking is unlikely because of where it was, but no one can find it. It hasn't sunk cause there's no oil or lumber on the ocean floor anywhere. SPOOKY. 3) WTF IS THIS SHIT WHO SAID BRIAN SINGER COULD BE LET ANYWHERE NEAR BATTLESTAR. I HEARD WHAT HE DID TO SUPERMAN ALSO A REBOOT OF A REBOOT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE REBOOT STARS EDWARD JAMES OLMOS WHO WOULD KICK YOUR ASS. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Tomorrow is a day off for me, and there is a 40% off any paperback coupon at Borders. What should I get? ;) Also finally, HAPPY LEFTHANDER DAY | |||
| Jul. 23rd, 2009 @ 12:39 am North Country Represent! | |||
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estoy:
So Senator Gillibrand made a survey of the fattest counties in New York. Guess who was number one? calmescucha: That 70s Show Lewis, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties, that's who! North Country WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO--oh wait. It's not really that surprising though. Poorer people tend to eat worse. And those counties are pretty damned poor. Will banning trans-fats from schools really solve this problem? i distinctly recall that school lunches sucked balls in my high school. In other news, I read another book, and it was really really good. How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else. This is the story of a rich old white dude who loses his cushy job, his family, and his health insurance and ends up learning life lessons by working as a part-time barista in a Starbucks in New York City. It's so fascinating, and it reminds me a lot of why I enjoy my job most days. | |||
| Jul. 13th, 2009 @ 11:06 pm YOU CAN'T RUSH FASHION.... | |||
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Last night I worked from 6pm to 3am doing the new floorset. Well, really I processed freight and everyone else set up the store. When I emerged from the back room, there was a wall for LEGGINGS. Entirely devoted to leggings. AND GUESS, oh GUESS, dear readers what one type of leggings were labelled along the wall. Go on, guess. I'll wait. Yeah. Luckily they haven't come in yet. Otherwise I might have to light them on fire. Unlike my home store, which nearly caught on fire. My roommates both worked tonight and told me how they had to evacuate the mall after a power outage to their side of the mall. So! Latest on Honduras. (Yes, I'm still posting about that. You all can play tl;dr). Because Chávez and Zelaya are BFF, Chávez cut off oil supplies from Venezuela to Honduras in a classic move. Zelaya, in turn decided his move would be to give an ultimatum. A vague ultimatum. And finally, teachers returned to work after ending their strike. Teachers struck originally to support Zelaya. Apparently Zelaya has a fetish for these hats:  | |||
| Jul. 9th, 2009 @ 11:26 pm It's time for your Honduras round up! | |||
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This time with more satire! Top Ten Reasons the US Isn't Getting Its Panties in a Twist Over Honduras 4,6,7, and 8 are the best. Basically, this story has dropped off radar, so I'm doing my best to keep everyone updated. The General who arrested Zelaya said that he had a hard time doing it, but it was necessary to save democracy. Like Maricela and I said at the beginning, it seems like this whole thing needed to be done but it would have been so much easier if they hadn't shipped Zelaya off to Costa Rica. Zelaya's supporters are going on strike. He seems to have union support, especially with educators. Now I love me some unions (as does the Pope) [really, I just wanted an excuse to post the Pope link])  Ok, come on Zelaya, could you look any more like a villain if you tried? (thanks to lightfromlight for the pope link!) | |||
| Jul. 2nd, 2009 @ 03:26 am I haven't forgotten about Honduras | |||
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estoy:
RL got in the way of my Honduras updates -- yesterday I had to work and then I kinda just mindlessly surfed the internet to get over how sad I am bout leaving that store. Today  awakeshiori_hime was in town, and it's the last time I will see her for a while since she's moving to Japan later this month.My money sitch is gonna run me tight. Love it. Maricela wrote this on Facebook a couple of days ago: ( this is all in Spanish, if someone cares to translate, go ahead ) New developments include: attempts to bring Zelaya back to the country, pressure from the OAS on Honduras to restore Zelaya, threatening expulsion. The new President, Micheletti, is willing to negotiate on this, but Zeleya is going to face impeachment proceedings should he return. It seems like Micheletti is holding out an olive branch to Zeleya. If Zeleya returns, don't expect to see him be President much longer. | |||
| Jun. 30th, 2009 @ 01:25 am More on Honduras | |||
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estoy:
Maricela gave me little bit more today. calmescucha: some history channel stuff First off, while she is fully in support of Zeleya's removal, she feels that moving him to Costa Rica was not the right call. After reading a bit more, I agree as well. Calling it a coup is more plausible if you remove the leader from the country. Arresting him and calling for impeachment hearings would have led to less condemnation and possibly fewer protestors. Here's a good article discussing the US take on it. To sum up, basically the US is treading lightly. While they condemn the tactics of taking down Zeleya, they're not insisting upon his reinstatement. Which is in line with policies of previous administrations. Maricela also wanted me to post this video: . I don't agree with what Krauthammer is saying here, mainly because he uses a Hitler comparison, and I feel that it is a little overblown in this situation. He kind of throws out all the "scary" left wing names -- Chavez, Ortega. It's like a who's who of Latin American leftists. Zeleya is asking the UN for help in getting himself reinstated. It seems apparent that no one likes how this was done, like Maricela said, but no one has a problem with the reasoning behind it. The American government, the OAS (Organization of American States), and leaders worldwide seem to be avoiding talking about the reasons behind the arrest. I will probably keep posting about this every day except when I go to Canada this weekend, because I think it's an important news story that I don't want to see get lost. ------------------------ In non-Honduras news, I finish my last day at my store tomorrow. After I come back from Canada, I'll be in Colonie Center for the summer and most of the fall. It'll be a+++ good times. I'm gonna miss the hell out of my girls though shiori_hime will be here tomorrow and Wednesday. She leaves me for Japan on July 25 -- she's going to be a JET! I know there was something else I wanted to talk about, but I can't remember it now. Oh well! | |||
| Jun. 28th, 2009 @ 08:20 pm Honduras Coup | |||
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As a Latin American historian, I kinda find this Honduras coup fascinating. One of my friends on Facebook, born and raised in Honduras, wrote as her status about 20 minutes ago: Basically, she says (if I'm translating this correctly -- feel free to correct me!) basically, thi wasn't really a bad thing to get rid of this guy. In her current status update, she says to google La Masacre en los Horcones. (this is the only English source that was easily readable I could find, which should tell you something about how much Americans care or know about Honduras). What's interesting about this, for the tl;dr crowd is that this massacre took place on the land owned by Mel Zelaya, who is the father of today's deposed president -- Manuel Zelaya. As befitting a friend of Chávez, Zelaya is of course claiming the US is involved in this coup. Were this a year ago, I'd probably agree. If this was the 1980s, you betcha. But thankfully Henry Kissenger is nowhere near this White House. For now, Roberto Micheletti is the interim president of Honduras. Micheletti was the leader of Congress. To sum up: Honduras underwent a coup d'état because Zeleya, the President wanted to overturn the law that bars him from running for President again. The same thing happened in Venezuela a couple of years ago but Hugo Chávez overcame it. Zeleya is currently in Costa Rica, since the military arrested him at his house and threw him on a plane to get him out of the country. Edit: Maricela, my friend whose status messages are quoted above, posted the following in English: To all my friends in the international community, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT...We, the people of Honduras are voicing our opinions so that the world can understand that we are standing up for our democracy through the destitution of a person who has abused our nation's constitutions in many different ways, we oppose Zelaya's restitution and ask that you also help us voice our opinions and send positive thoughts our way This link also explains in a bit more detail just what Zeleya has done in Honduras, which makes it less of a coup and more of an impeachment. Additional Edit: Twitter on Honduras. | |||
| Jun. 21st, 2009 @ 12:05 am Let's let Ehjay's inner feminist out of her box, ok? | |||
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Bacardi ads decide that the best way to sell their booze is to insult women. It's absolutely reprehensible and completely inappropriate to advertise their products in this way. I can't believe that anyone in good conscience could release this advertisement in all seriousness, or hell even dream it up in the first place. This is complete and utter bullshit. I'd expound more but I think I'd end up seeing red and getting incomprehensible as I go, but GODDAMN. Between this and the Andrew Jackson special with an apologist for Jackson's behaviour toward Native Americans my rage is getting quite the workout. | |||
| Jun. 19th, 2009 @ 07:37 pm Two depressing things. Sorry! | |||
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First, via ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} ohnotheydidnt (I read it so you don't have to): Legendary journalist Walter Cronkite is seriously ill. This is really sad, because he really was one of the last good journalists out there. I really stopped paying attention to national news when Peter Jennings died and there hasn't been anyone who has really filled that void left by those two.Second, via rhapsody_98: Indian health care needs unmet. This is a heartbreaking article showing how the US Government once again fails those people they've been marginalizing and destroying since even before the country's inception.Ok, enough with the depressing. Tell me one good thing that has happened to you either today or this week. | |||
| Jun. 18th, 2009 @ 08:08 pm I read ONTD so you don't have to. | |||
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Ok, so remember when Chris Daughtry was offered a job as Fuel's lead singer? Well, for those of you who watched AI-7, Carly Smithson was a very talented singer who lost to well, a hippie. And of course DCook, but I don't mind that. Anyway, Ms Smithson is now the lead singer of The Fallen, which is basically Evanescence minus Amy Lee. Since she's crazy and drove everyone out of the band. So now I'm really excited for this band, because Carly is really really talented, and she seems like a good fit. And in unrelated news, a Brooksville FL is now requiring its city workers to wear deodorant and underwear. ....How do people not wear these things? Especially in FLORIDA? In other, other unrelated news, I submitted this story to Consumerist. Airlines suck balls. | |||
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