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Smoke swirls around me, but it does not emanate...
When having a child, it is often said that one should not announce that fact until the end of the 1st trimester.
When looking for a job, it is often said that one should not announce that fact to current co-workers until confirmed receipt of a new job.
I don't know what the socially-accepted customs are for announcing the cessation of smoking.
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The Future of Leather
South Plains Leatherfest 2012 Keynote Speech
The Future of Leather
Presented on March 11, 2012
By Phillip Wolf, aka Boymeat
It must be said right up front that I speak to you all this morning with pride and humility in my heart. I must give thanks to Master Jim, slave marsha, and Cougar for bestowing me the amazing honor of this opportunity. I look at ( Read more... ) -
The Future of Leather
I just finished writing my keynote speech for South Plains Leatherfest. It's on the Future of Leather.
My feelings before writing, during writing, and after, can be summed up in two words. Holy shit.
I will post it here and elsewhere after the event. I can't wait to read it out loud. I can't wait for you to read it. -
If you see something, say something.
I feel like I'm rapid cycling through emotions right now. You just read anger. Now you will read remorse.
I apologize for vomiting as I am onto your screens.
The NY subways, ever since 9/11, have been regularly broadcasting messages on the train and on the platforms that seek to charge NY'ers to being a part of our overall safety. Just as in airports ( Read more... ) -
Wanting to type so bad it hurts.
Greetings people of LJ. I write to you now so that I don't write elsewhere. Because if I write elsewhere, bad things might happen ( Read more... ) -
A tale of me and dragons.
I was very sad to read this morning that Anne McCaffrey, the famed fantasy author well-known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, had passed away on the 21st.
Now, while I am a self-identified sci-fi/fantasy geek, I actually have to shamefully admit that I have never actually read any of her novels. But her death fills me with sadness, as she was ( Read more... ) -
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It doesn't hurt that I get to read all these fabulous articles about the Red Sox collapse this morning. Heh heh heh. -
A day into 35.
Well, for the most part my birthday and came and went. I took the day off, opting to spend the day relaxing (and avoiding getting yelled at by my boss, especially on my birthday.) For the most part it was nice. Not too much pomp and circumstance. A few phone calls, a lot of LJ comments, a shitload of Facebook salutations (Facebook definitely makes ( Read more... ) -
Preparing to age a little bit more.
I used to do a traditional post on by birthday, marking another year lived and reflections on the past. Figure I'll get it out of the way the day before this time around.
To say that my birthday tomorrow fills me with some trepidation is putting it mildly. I've always been excited about my birthday in the past, but now that the number is getting ( Read more... )