last night, as bush's "re"-election became more certain, people started heading out of the party around midnight, subdued and depressed. a couple of friends stayed later, with me, chatting, idly glancing at the television reports from time to time. both N. and I talked about how hopeful we had been this morning and the last couple weeks after ( Read more... )

has anyone here ever successfully migrated from Mozilla mail (I'm using version 1.7.2) to Outlook? even though i'd prefer to continue using mozilla, at work we're all trying to get on the same client (it's a microsoft company town) & i've been trying, unsuccessfully so far, to make the transition for my half of the office (everyone else has been ( Read more... )

we're having an election night party, so we don't all have to sit at home, biting our fingernails and drinking away our anxieties alone but can have gnawed nails & become intoxicated with worry together ( Read more... )

I will be taking a roadtrip to the Southwest shortly (1 week!!). I have never been on a roadtrip in my adult life although my childhood was filled with driving trips across the United States. Almost no plans have been made (this goes against the travel nature instilled in me by my mother, the one that says 'planning is half the fun'), a guide ( Read more... )

"Who needs therapy when there are kittens?!"

(The boy after visiting the three kittens from the county shelter that our neighbors are foster parents for.)

who can point me to articles that do a good job explaining/arguing why people in social justice movements (especially those in north america/first world countries) should care about using/supporting open source vs. microsoft monopoly products? i think it's an important issue that many social justice organizations aren't aware of or just don't know ( Read more... )

I went to a conference over the weekend and it was amazing! If I had more patience to dictate I'd go on and on about it and all the cool people I met. I wish I'd announced that high was going on livejournal because I wonder if any of my livejournal friends were also there ( Read more... )

I just had an amazing weekend.

Is anyone else part of or associated with immigrant communities that equate the term 'American' with 'white' (or whatever other more appropriate moniker you want to use - European-American, Caucasian, whatever ( Read more... )

March 2004

Books

Trapped: James Alan Gardner
Ascending: James Alan Gardner
The Last Summer of Reason: Tahar Djaout
Interpreter of Maladies: Jhumpa Lahiri
The Sun Is Not Merciful: Anna Lee Walters

Movies/Films:

Skins
Magnificent Seven
Angela (1995)