no philcon this year. sadness. but migraine and work conspired to keep me away.

so how was it???

hi there.  Instructables.com is having a contest this week: the Art of Sound.  my fabulous husband has two entries and i'm shamelessly plugging his work.  if have a moment, please make with the clicky and check out his entries!  if you like them - consider signing up for Instructables [it's free and takes but a moment and is a fun site] - please ( Read more... )

iv:xx

'nuff said...

Main Entry:vit·ri·olPronunciation: \ˈvi-trē-əl\ Function:noun Etymology:Middle English, from Anglo-French vitriole, from Medieval Latin vitriolum, alteration of Late Latin vitreolum, neuter of vitreolus glassy, from Latin vitreus vitreousDate:14th century
1 a: a sulfate of any of various metals (as copper, iron, or zinc) ( Read more... )

misogynist fucks or not, i can't help but listen to combichrist.

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not my favorite, but the link was handy.  check out Sent To Destroy for some good aggro fun.

i've had a minor musical dilemma for the past year or two.  i found a band with a sound that really melts my butter - aggro, dancey, hard, wild, fun.  but the lyrics in some of the songs, esp. the early ones, can be quite misogynistic.  if the actual words are not heard - just the voice like it's another instrument - all is good.  but the lyrics ( Read more... )

some of you may have met tidbit, my darling littlest cat who is full of rage and fury.  well, maybe not so much fury these days as she routinely sits on jason's lap and follows me around looking for love...even if it's on her terms.  .

tonight she got her first hat.  i made her a fez and tonight she wore it around the house.


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today while shirking the endless work here at the shop, i found a site written by a bus driver who works in minneapolis, mn.  i loved the title Picking Up Strangers and thought i'd give it a look-see.  a few posts in the author asks if anyone has seen one of her regular passengers who's been missing for a little while.   the comments section has ( Read more... )

this little comp. video has a terrible title [and premise?] about "bad women drivers" or something [my italian is crapola].  but it's an entertaining few minutes of other people doing silly things in their cars.

[hope the link works, i found this via How We Drive and it was the top entry today.]