tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203892252009-04-22T20:05:26.202-07:00Thinking Out Loud, version 2.0victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838464760510842088noreply@blogger.comBlogger534125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-84444798972468538022009-04-22T20:04:00.001-07:002009-04-22T20:04:45.892-07:00

(via Shakesville)

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The bastardization of NOM is unforgivable and I'm totally on board with Ana Marie Cox's campaign to take back the NOM.That said, I'm not sure if their "Two Million For Marriage" campaign acronym (uh, that would be 2M4M) can be put down to repressed desires or a case of a PR department that is unfamiliar with using teh Googlez to do some due diligence, you know, to be sure someone else isn't

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Because I AM THE REAL MAVERICK! Blogthings sez so!You Are a MaverickYou're a restless rebel with an unpredictable nature.Bright but unbridled, you tend to seek out wild experiences over new ideas.People are frustrated by your great potential, but you love your unconventional life.You're a heartbreaker. People get attached to you, and then you're gone.Your strength: Your thirst for adventureYour

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As I mentioned in an earlier post, Simon is now on Twitter and he already has more than twice as many followers as I have! I find that it's quite time consuming keeping up with his virtual social life.Simon has some anipals on Twitter that we want to give a meow-out to today:Romeo the Cat and his human are donating $.05 to the Humane Society for each follower he gets on Twitter (he's also looking

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But it's a holiday so it's kind of like Sunday, right? RIGHT?!?Anyway, one of my goals for this year is to become more proficient at portraiture and lighting. Guess who gets to be my muse?

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(edited to add: I made this here: obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/)

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A Missoula, Montana mother was reported to the health department for breast feeding her baby in public. It seems rather shocking (and sad) that a state would actually have to pass a friggin' LAW affirming that breast feeding a baby in public is not a crime, but here you go: ...Back in 1999, a measure was approved in Montana that allows moms to breast feed in public.Montana also passed a law last

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I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm aReinventing Organized Tree Hugger (via cygnoir)

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I wanted to play around with some photos of my cute new turquoise lamps from Ikea, so of course Simon finished his nap and decided HE had to be front and center. As usual, it turned out that this one with him is my favorite shot of the bunch!

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I don't have all that much to say for 2008. It wasn't the most heinously awful year I've had, but it certainly isn't going to rank anywhere in my top 10 best years.I have deep love and gratitude for my friends who have shown me love and support through the hardest days of the year as well as celebrating our friendship throughout the rest of the year!I'm so very grateful for my furkids, who love

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Thus ends the final Simon Sunday for 2008. Stay tuned for the 2009 adventures of Simon the Schmoopie-Pie Kitteh!

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Rachel Maddow demonstrates a level of professionalism and journalistic responsibility that I was afraid had been lost forever from contemporary media:Bravo, Ms. Maddow!

victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838464760510842088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-90099303680039094562008-12-21T20:35:00.001-08:002008-12-21T20:35:56.666-08:00

I thought it might be fun to dress Simon and Billie up in holiday gear for a quick photo session. Simon thought I was trying to murder him, either by having the hat strap squish his brains out or strangle him, or by making him die of embarrassment.As for Billie, she wishes you all a very happy holiday season! However, she wishes I would fall into a vat of cat shit and die:I count myself fortunate

victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838464760510842088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-45090748034265157942008-12-21T20:34:00.001-08:002008-12-21T20:34:54.213-08:00

Recent events have caused me to reflect on how I handle comments on this blog. As I recall, the only comments I've ever deleted from my blog have been spam. Today that will change. The comment in question is was so breathtakingly racist that I'm a little embarrassed that I've left it up as long as I have. Anyone who has read this blog for more than twenty minutes has probably figured out that I

victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838464760510842088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-83051850484250699062008-12-14T15:48:00.001-08:002008-12-14T15:48:17.964-08:00

Not much else to do when it's a chilly, rainy day other than settle in for a long nap.

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Um. Wow. This may be the thing that keeps me going until January 20, 2009.

victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838464760510842088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-37268985518450449272008-12-07T08:08:00.001-08:002008-12-07T08:08:19.966-08:00

Simon doesn't usually like it when I put something over him but last night I made him into a warm laundry and kitteh sammich and he was as happy as could be. I took this shot just before he fell asleep: He took a 25-minute nap inside his sammich.

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I haven't ever had a Weekend Music post of The Kinks? Really??? Time to fix that:"Celluloid Heroes":Muswell Hillbillies is one of my all-time favourite albums. "20th Century Man" is, IMO, one of the most brilliant songs ever written. Sadly, there's no version by The Kinks on YouTube, but there is a pretty ok live version (meaning video quality, not the quality of the performance) by Ray Davies (

victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838464760510842088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-45915306320443847392008-11-30T19:38:00.001-08:002008-11-30T19:38:18.548-08:00

Kirby, one of our neighbor kitties, was sitting on the rail outside the kitchen window yesterday.Guess who wasn't pleased to see him?

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I set a deadline for myself to type the words "The" and "End" by midnight last night (and, um, actually be AT the end of my story, heh!). I hit 50,000 words around 7:30 p.m. but still had to bring the story to a close. I typed "The End" at 11:49 p.m. and (thank goodness the servers weren't too loaded) uploaded and verified my NaNoWriMo victory.This year's novel was some pretty tough slogging and

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My dear friend Gary actually improved on this video. I cannot stop laughing!

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Here's an excerpt from my NaNoWriMo novel:

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This is some very good news to wake up to this morning! In her ruling, (Judge Cindy) Lederman said children taken into state care have a ''fundamental'' right to be raised in a permanent adoptive home if they cannot be reunited with birth parents. Children whose foster parents are gay, she said, can be deprived of that right under the current law.''The challenged statute, in precluding otherwise

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This. Kick In The Ass by Moxy Fruvous More Moxy Fruvous music on iLike(I wish iLike had a clip of The Greatest Man In America. That's a classic!)

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