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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
1:19 pm - Wow!
One of my photos was used for the online travel guide Schmap's write-up of the Winchster Mystery House in San Jose. Check it out!
http://www.schmap.com/sanjose/activities_burbank/#p=219555&i=219555_87.jpg

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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
5:10 pm - :D
A library branch opened up near my house recently, so, today I got a library card for the first time since I was in high school. :D
I checked out two books!

As donations, they essentially take anything that's readable or watchable, so maybe Brian and I can do a little housecleaning tonight.

I am going to celebrate by sitting on my front porch, having a few beers, and reading one of my new books!

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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
11:00 pm - Green "Shibori" Juban Sewing Project
Under the cut, a sewing project to make a tiny juban into something wearable for a not-so-tiny me! )

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3:54 pm
Am I retarded? Why can't I post images to Livejournal anymore? Maybe it's just my brain today.

ETA: I also set up Livjournal to send my entries to FB, and it did it a grand total of once. How do I make it go!

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4:34 am
Tell me I do not need this kimono. And this yukata. With this obi. And the latter two come with complimentary geta. And I can get it all for $185 including shipping.

I especially don't need that kimono because I already have two kimono with white bases. I especially don't need that yukata because I have plenty and one has dragonflies. I don't need that obi because, by itself, it's $48, which is just silly for a hanhaba obi. And I don't need any more shoes!!

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1:11 am - Sago Palm or Cycad also deadly to pets and children
Apparently a widely available plant called a "sago palm" or "cycad" is also extremely toxic to all pets and children. If you have any palm type plants in your house, please check this snopes.com article on the subject.
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/sagopalm.asp



Within is also a good link to a list of toxic plants:
http://www.cybercanine.com/toxicplants.htm

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Monday, June 29th, 2009
2:51 pm - Stuff I Want to Buy
1/18/09 Disclaimer: I am not asking any of you to buy me this stuff. There is just a bunch of things flying around in my head that I want, and if I write them down, maybe they'll go away. And then when I have money I can look back on this list and be like "Oh yeah, that's what I was wanting to get!" so that I don't forget and buy shoes or something.
3/18/09 I bumped it.
6/29/09 bumped it.

Flickr paid account
Handbag organizer for closet; hangers that hold several of the same type of clothing; maybe a tie rack for Brian
Favorite movies from childhood
Sewing supplies (more sheets? zipper for red and white dress, wooden buttons for camp dress, snap tape for couch)
serger, even if used (eBay or pawn shop?)
Work clothes, Christy -- pants or skirts, more black flats, maybe a cute vest
Work clothes, Brian -- everything, esp. shoes.
Mineral foundation powder whatever it is.
BOOKS
A Tivo account
A station wagon or a pick-up truck.
A new cooling pad for the laptop
Performance overhaul for the laptop.

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2:16 pm - Writer's Block: Childhood Firsts

What was your first word?


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Cheese.

No, I'm not lying for comedic effect.

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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
10:53 am
I am so excited because [info]harunoame got asked to do a speech about kimono in New York City! I think it's a great opportunity that she would be a raving lunatic to pass up, so I'm glad that she's going to buck up and do it! I'm also very jealous that she'll get to see [info]mojuko while she's there, and probably do some amazing shopping and eating as well! Oh yeah, and she'll get to have a romantic time seeing the sites with [info]arian1! What more could a girl ask for?

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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
4:08 pm
Riding over to my mom's house on my bike, I got three compliments.

"Love that red hair!"
"That's a great bike!"
"I like your toes, miss lady!"

The third is by far my favorite.

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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
12:11 am
Things are overrated.

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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
1:18 am - Writer's Block: Comments Please

Some of the best LJ moments take place in the comments, not the posts. What is your favorite comment or thread from a post?


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Oddly enough, this post, which details the beginning of a truly moronic internet fight between me and some dumb bitch, has one of my favorite comment threads in it.

http://bebemochi.livejournal.com/277918.html?thread=1116318#t1116318

In said thread, two dear friends met, and something beautiful sprang from something utterly retarded. It's like a kid puked gummy bears and hot dogs in the park and a bed of wildflowers and roses grew out of it. :D

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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
12:15 am
Going to the BEACH. Coming back Saturday.

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Friday, May 15th, 2009
12:02 am - I made a community!
I decided I needed a place where I could bitch openly about how much I think 2009 sucks. So I made a community! If you need to vent about your 2009 so far, join [info]screw_2009 and have at it.

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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
2:23 am
Can't sleep; clowns will eat me.

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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
2:26 pm - Taco Bell
I just realized there is a lot of Taco Bell in my life right now.

Bought it for dinner Saturday night.
Ate it last night as a Cinco de Mayo thing.
Mom wants Taco Bell for Mother's Day.

Will I be sick of Taco Bell after this week? Unlikely.

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Friday, April 24th, 2009
12:57 pm - TO DO
Bumped from 3/17 to 3/27
Bumped to 4/24

Both long and short term to do list:

Figure out how to reorganize closet since new stackable is so much bigger than the old one
Develop a plan for making sack lunches and dinners easier; ask advice; make grocery list
build cabinet, figure out where to put it
reorganize my closet
Finish somebody's bday present; send it out (super late now.)
Mail somebody's belated Xmas presents (I'm not a bad person, I swear)
Finish camp dress
Finish alterations on top kimono
Alter my (and Stephenie's?) pants
Finish green shibori juban

Remember that this is a LONG TERM to do list and don't freak out

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Monday, April 20th, 2009
1:08 pm - Animated Movie Meme, stolen from [info]ltdead
Animated Movies
- [x] what you saw
- [o] what you haven't finished/saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved (I also bolded what I liked)
- Italics for what you disliked/hated
- Leave unchanged if neutral

Read more... )

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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
6:26 pm - This is what happens when you teach in Japan.
This is what happens when you teach in Japan.

Your friends, who are are also English teachers, ask you to help them out with random-ass projects. You do so, and you all buy each other beers, and you forget about it.

Then you google your email address a hundred years later and go, what the fuck is this thing?

http://www.karisen.gsn.ed.jp/crclm/houkoku/2002c/02c15/junior%20high-school/1.htm

Yeah, enjoy my first-year-living-in-Japan pronunciation of Japanese words. Dah-roo-mah indeed.

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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
11:19 pm - Remembering Scout, and the Danger of Lilies
Remembering Scout. )

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