hey mambo!

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:16:31 GMT

still alive. or something.
but if you know me, i guess you already know that!

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:05:09 GMT

The one-day content strike is on for this Friday, March 21, from midnight GMT to midnight GMT. Here that translates to Thursday, March 20, 5:00 PM -

For 24 hours, we will not post or comment to LJ. Not in our own journals, not in communities. Not publicly, privately, or under friends-lock.

Why? Because the new owners of LJ said they were going to listen to a user driven advisory board before making any changes, and didn't. They instead tried to take away all GLBT related interest groups, and were about to take away all free, ad free accounts as well and make LJ paid. Basic/free users help drive this site! And paid or not, our interests should not be dictated to us.

This is a protest that will have long-lasting effects, showing up forever in the daily posting statistics.

This is a protest that will not harm LJ in the long run, as leaving LJ might do.

This is a protest that will demonstrate the power of community, as all users unite to support Basic users and the concept of ad-free space.

This is a protest that will educate the new owners that LJ is driven by user-created content.

Content Strike Friday March 21, from midnight to midnight GMT

* We are holding the Content Strike because we want to demonstrate that LiveJournal is content-driven.
* We are holding the Content Strike because we want the new owners of LiveJournal to better understand the power and resolve of the LJ Community of Users.
* We are holding the Content Strike because all of us, Paid, Permanent and Plus users as well as Basic, want to demonstrate our solidarity as a Community of Users. We do not consider Basic users to be freeloaders, we consider them to be valuable content-providers and Friends.
* We are holding the Content Strike because we ache to do something to show our displeasure, and commenting on the news post -- even with cat macros -- just isn't powerful enough!

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The strike has three terms:

1. Restore basic accounts for new account creation.
2. Inform users before any change to the site that affects how we use the site or demands on our resources.
3. Run change proposals by the Advisory Board and take their advice into account before implementation of any change.

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The 24-hour strike will begin at the following times for the following locations:

Thursday, March 20, 2:00 PM -- Honolulu
Thursday, March 20, 4:00 PM -- Anchorage
Thursday, March 20, 5:00 PM -- San Francisco; Los Angeles -
Thursday, March 20, 6:00 PM -- Mexico City; Denver - Navajo Nations in AZ.
Thursday, March 20, 7:00 PM -- Chicago
Thursday, March 20, 8:00 PM -- Montreal; New York
Thursday, March 20, 9:00 PM -- Buenos Aires
Midnight -- London
Friday, March 21, 1:00 AM -- Paris
Friday, March 21, 2:00 AM -- Istanbul
Friday, March 21, 3:00 AM -- Moscow
Friday, March 21, 4:00 AM -- Dubai
Friday, March 21, 5:00 AM -- Islamabad
Friday, March 21, 6:00 AM -- Bangladesh
Friday, March 21, 7:00 AM -- Bangkok
Friday, March 21, 8:00 AM -- Singapore
Friday, March 21, 9:00 AM -- Tokyo
Friday, March 21, 10:00 AM -- Brisbane
Friday, March 21, 11:00 AM -- Sydney
Friday, March 21, 12 Noon -- Suva

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How Can I Help?

DO post about this in your own LJ.
DO post and comment about it in appropriate communities.
DO remember that it's based on Greenwich Mean Time, which may not be your local time.
DO turn off LoudTwitter and your RSS feeds for 24 hours.

DON'T forget to get permission from community mods before making an off-topic post or comment about the strike.
DON'T be spammy with your posts or comments about the strike.
DON'T forget to turn your LoudTwitter and RSS feeds back on when the strike is over.
DON'T post anything on LJ from midnight to midnight March 21 (see above times for your actual start time)

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:45:06 GMT

heLLga

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:41:57 GMT

so we watched the new american gladiators one night for my nostalgic purposes.
while i will probably never watch it again, this clip made it so worthwhile...
it's the best thing i've seen in some time.

making out with manatee

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:41:59 GMT

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:07:18 GMT

this is probably the coolest thing that has happened in savannah since i got here.
http://www.savannahnow.com/node/416178

haha

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:20:56 GMT

http://www.wackywarnings.com/

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200325249_200325249

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:31:09 GMT

so i've always kinda wanted a tiny little goat...

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:06:09 GMT

my broken heart.

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:25:44 GMT

it's a good thing i have friends that don't hold my stupidity against me.

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:15:18 GMT

crackheads can kiss my ass.
brick through my van window.
down two nail guns, one sawzall, and a grinder.
this will be the second time i've replaced all of those except the grinder.
this year.
because of theft.
in the two years i have lived in savannah, my house has been broken into, my jobsite was broken into and all my tools were stolen, my van broken into, and countless miscellaneous little things have walked off while i wasn't looking.
where to draw the line...

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:23:50 GMT

oh, and on monday, i called in and won the new smashing pumpkins cd off the radio. got to pick it up tuesday morning. still haven't listened to it. but that was pretty cool.

who are you callin a cootie queen, you lint licker?

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:33:49 GMT

eric!

Sun, 06 May 2007 02:26:11 GMT

and where the hell are your drag pics??? i wanna see...

Vicky Pollard & her gang claiming the patio

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:43:14 GMT

legal

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:00:49 GMT

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:31:30 GMT

so, one of these bitches showed up in the front yard this afternoon:

see - http://www.mushroomexpert.com/clathrus_columnatus.html

yeah. that does not need to happen again. ever. i haven't smelled something that foul in god knows how long.

also, i completed the bent wood project last weekend. here are a couple pics:

also, here's a couple pics of betty while she was recouperating:

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:27:56 GMT

my vicious little hunter is in the hospital.

she has an abcess that extends from her spine to the lower part of her back leg (pretty much covering her whole hip and leg). that's what happens when she gets into fights.

she's been the most constant thing in my life for seven years now.

i'm scared.

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:19:43 GMT

it may not seem like much, but this is the coolest thing i've done with wood yet!
(**ok, except for that one thing with that guy back when... wait, nevermind)

behold! in all it's glory!

in process:

all done:

one of the few casulties in the making of:

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:12:18 GMT

i scheduled my revision for my chest. it's this thursday. once again, they just happened to have an opening that works out best with our schedule. i'm going under general anesthesia again which will probably be the worst part. last time there was scalpel excision and minor bits of liposuction. this time it will be all liposuction as all of my breast tissue has been cut out.

so that's that. and then today my alternator broke. great timing!

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 02:16:54 GMT

i like it when stuff makes the girl happy.

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:30:44 GMT

alright. so not fair to post those pics without a story. however, it was late and i am down a key typing finger. and apparently someone was promising pics or something...

it happened on tuesday right after lunch. i was trying to cut a groove into the back of a small block of wood on a table saw. i had the fence set like five or six inches away from the blade. the block kicked back and slammed my finger between it and the fence with a force to be reckoned with. i basically blew out the end of my finger. what you can't see in the photo is that all the skin from the top of the cut to my nail is white. it's obviously disconnected and will fall off eventually.

it's really not so bad but it bled like a mother and i stained the guy's deck where i was working. i offered to pressure wash it for him.

stupid

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 01:38:52 GMT

dirty

clean

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:03:11 GMT

so last weekend, when we had loverly company, we were woken up early on sunday morning because one of our vehicles were parked in the street. the cop who knocked on the door said a larger trailer was trying to make the turn around the corner. i noticed all of my neighbors standing in their front yards in their jammies looking down the road. this is why:

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:10:19 GMT

does anyone want a large, gassy dog for the evening?
cause seriously. we'll loan her out.