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[cleolinda]

Okay, so all of the imps are sold and I won't bounce any automated monthly payments for a while, which is nice. In BPAL culture, it's important that the seller not price-gouge and make a ridiculous profit off Beth's oils, which leads to people often saying, "Don't worry, the money's going back to the lab." In addition to charging reasonable prices, I mean. You can argue that ridiculous profit is just in the spirit of capitalism; I'm just telling you what the values of the user culture are. Sadly, with me? "It's all going to back to the lab" is probably true as well. Just... not this red hot moment.

(But even so, I already had Budding Moon and Haunted Palace on the way. Have you noticed that the BPAL wait time has gone down like whoa? I've heard about people getting shipping notices already for 1/13 orders. Dude! Also, the Valentine/Lupercalia LEs are still available for two more days [Perfumed Garden! Red Lantern! Smut!].)

Meanwhile, I think the SAG awards are on tonight--I love those, because 1) they're short and 2) TNT always runs them twice in a row, which makes blogging a hell of a lot easier on me. Can't remember if they're drinky or not, though.



ABC's Bob Woodruff seriously injured in Iraq; he and camera operator Doug Vogt are now in stable condition.

From anne_jumps: "Greedy assholes want to get rid of network neutrality." Quote: "Telecommunications companies like AT&T and Verizon are lobbying Congress for the right to control where you go on the Internet, how fast you get there, and how much you pay for the service." Oh, hell to the naw.

Top ten censored news stories of 2005.

More than 1000 Wikipedia alterations by US Representative Staffers.

Photographer catches (male) motorist whaling on (female) bike courier.
 
JK Rowling gives additional details on the Black family history.

Otakon Enforces Copyright at Artists' Alley.

ProCon.org: Your go-to site the next time you have to debate any side of any issue whatsoever.

Experts: Oprah Sought to Protect Brand. Well, duh. What surprises me is that she waited that long to do it--or rather, that she thought defending Frey at first was the best way to do it.

TV Crime Dramas Aiding Real Life Killers. Bad CSI! No biscuit!

Washington, PA Changes Name to Support Steelers.

Milk Gone Wild: A bizarre PETA campaign. Not safe for... something.

From skyblade: Fun with monopoly cards.

Man Has Cardiac Arrest at Cardiologist Ball. "'If you have to go down, that was the place, I guess,' said Dr. Richard Westerman, a cardiologist who helped save the man."

dailydigestnews: New pics of Clive Owen and Julianne Moore from Alfonso Cuarón's The Children of Men.

Comments

[pride4u2.livejournal.com]

Steeler, PA! I love it! They did it for a good reason...I mean, we're playing Seattle. If we were playing anyone else, they probably wouldn't have changed the name. Except if we were playing, say, the Redskins.

[wildcatlizzie.livejournal.com]

Go Steelers!! Woohoo!!

That story actually made me and my parents (both Pittsburgh natives) laugh really hard.

[wildcatlizzie.livejournal.com]

Steeler love! &hearts

[pride4u2.livejournal.com]

I'm excited. And a bit nervous. *bites nails*

[wildcatlizzie.livejournal.com]

Me too. I have a friend in Seattle and we've been going at it for the last week or so. But I can't help but think that the Bus is not going to disappoint his home town crowd.

[princessstarr.livejournal.com]

...At the risk of being killed, Pittsburghers take football WAY too seriously.


*waves Terrible Towel in minor support*

[wildcatlizzie.livejournal.com]

Even people outside of Pittsburgh take football way to seriously. For example: exhibit A. ::points to self:: I'm on the other side of the country for crying out loud! But I love it! One for the thumb!!

[princessstarr.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm up all for it and everything, it's just that when they get far ehough, the fans start to scare me. I've had my Towel stolen from my dorm door (although, that was for spite. Philly people, mind you).

[irishmastermind.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you've seen this (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8886199035190443829&q=polar+bear), but it's very much a OMGWTFPOLARBEAR! moment.

[pride4u2.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, don't put things on the door to your dorm room. Ever. I had a Yankees car magnet get stolen once, because I put it on my door. Needless to say, I put the replacement on the inside of my door. ;)

[wildcatlizzie.livejournal.com]

Fans definitely have the power to scare. In fact, I usually don't watch games... my dad yells at the TV and things get scary from there.

[princessstarr.livejournal.com]

It ended up being someone's drunk boyfriend, and she apologized for it.

But yeah,I learned my lesson.

[doomcrayon.livejournal.com]

Tell me about it.

[pride4u2.livejournal.com]

Oh, and Cleo? Away from the football thing for a minute, I promise. I think everyone should know about this (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060129/ap_on_he_me/aids_prevention). How Bush really plans to spend the $15 billion allocated for Africa. I'm seeing red right now. Just so angry.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I'm chuffed about the BPAL wait time because I'm planning on an order soon - just waiting on some imps I ordered from various people on alchemylab to come in so I can test the stupid things. *drums fingers impatiently*

[claddagh812.livejournal.com]

I can testify to BPAL's shorter waiting time -- I got my bottle of 13 (ordered 1/13) yesterday. Now with all the Lupercalia orders shipping, I'm terrified to look at the reviews for fear that I'll suddenly desperately need Smut. (After all, who doesn't need some Smut in his or her life? I know I do.)

[kali921.livejournal.com]

I don't find the PETA campaign bizarre. I find it bizarrely funny. Yep, vegans and animal rights people can and do have a sense of humor. The fact that I'm one of them in no way biases my opinion. *eyedart*

But what I am sick of is the propensity to label any PETA campaign "bizarre" or "extreme." It's as bad as Ann Coulter automatically castigating liberals with her onslaught of derogatory terms any time someone dialogs with her and shows themselves to have liberal or progressive views.

Call me crazy, but I think it takes a certain amount of bravery to slather yourself in fake blood and stand outside the fur department of a department store with pictures of minks being anally electrocuted. And I personally laud the people who have the guts to do it and take a public stand for what they believe in -- "yep, this is cruel" -- while a huge chunk of the population shuffles through life as armchair activists.

That being said, that websight is hilarious.

[jdmx.livejournal.com]

Hey, glad to see you signed up for Newsvine. How do you like it? I love it and it's only going to get better.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I'm a little shy about seeding things right now--afraid I'm not putting the right kind of tags on there (not enough? too many? too specific? too vague?), duplicating a story, or just generally doing something wrong--and I can't think of anything to write a column about at the moment. I agree with whoever said, during a metadiscussion, that it shouldn't just become del.icio.us 2--that's a great repository for any and all links, whereas you'd hope something like Newsvine would involve more selection and commentary.

[xsarahsaturdayx.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I loathe PETA. Because of them, I find myself time and time again having to prove that I'm not some sort of raving lunatic just because I'm a vegetarian and support animal rights.

Plus I think that ad is just majorly ICKY. Eww.

[syneblue.livejournal.com]

The thing that always cracks me up about "the CSI effect" is that the show doesn't teach you anything you wouldn't learn in a high school chemistry class. It's like the 11th grade, with a soundtrack.

[syneblue.livejournal.com]

permission to steal your icon?
I will love it and squish it and call it george and even buy it a little girl icon so it won't be lonely.

[stardustmajick.livejournal.com]

I've no opinion on PETA one way or the other, I just found that ad really kind of tasteless. Not my kind of humor, I guess.

[syneblue.livejournal.com]

The problem with standing in front of a department store covered in fake blood is that, nine times out of ten, people see ONLY the fake blood, think "weird" and use the other entrance without ever getting the message. So in the sense of taking a stand, yes, that'll do it, but in the sense of actually *helping* the animals, well, it's never easy, is it?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

"Bizarre" is exactly what I found it to be, so that's what I called it. I guess I could have also called it "heeb-inducing."