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The Good, the Bad and the Swollen
Seems as though I have turned a corner since "Black May" when I (and 60 others) were laid off from work, Spike my little mom-cat had to be taken to the vet for very expensive surgery, and my van needed so many repairs. I finally landed a job (temporary-to-permanent), Yay! Spikey is back home and has finally forgiven me for having sent her to a ( Read more... ) -
AnthroCon07
Okay, it’s that time again. Furry Convention time! Yay! But of course it comes with the terrors of traveling for me. Yes, you’re going to ask, "Why are you afraid of traveling?" My answer is that when you are out there, there are unimaginable things that can happen ( Read more... ) -
Big Ones or Little Ones -- Furry Conferences
As a member of various groups and on-line "furry" groups, I see a flurry of conference-related comments being offered about this time of year. One of the most usual ones is whether little cons are better than the big ones. That and why should anyone go to a conference -- in this case a furry con?
Answering the latter question as to why I am ( Read more... ) -
Black Swans and White Mice
A “black swan” is a highly improbably event whose occurrence is unpredictable, carries a massive impact, and after it occurs we concoct explanations to make it appear less random and more predictable than it was at the time. The Great Stock Market Crash of 1929, the rise of Adolph Hitler, the Internet, Google, 9/11, the devastation of New Orleans ( Read more... ) -
Breaking the Silence
To preface this entry, let me first say that I really really hate whiney LJ entries. “I have a problem, whine, whine, whine.” Okay, maybe writing one’s problems down helps to focus them in one’s mind so that one can get a little perspective on them. It’s good to discover that one’s problem usually is 1) not one’s own fault, 2) will not permeate ( Read more... ) -
Catching up
WHINES & NEEDSI just finished reading a couple of journals over on FurAffinity. Gawd! What depressive entries. I feel like suiciding. :( No, just kidding. :) But the "oh poor me" angst of some people. If they are sitting in front of a computer connected to the Internet then it means that they are reasonably more affluent then the majority of ( Read more... ) -
ABSolutely 300
ABSolutely 300 ( Read more... ) -
What are YOU lookin’ at?
According to Jacob Nielson and Tara Pernice Coyne of the Nielson/Norman Groups, men and women do not gather visual information from the same places when looking at other people ( Read more... ) -
NewSpeak -- Suckage
Suckage - That which make a person, place or thing suck (in the colloquial sense).
Examples: “The boss is suckage” or "This meeting is suckage." Meaning that the boss or the current meeting is part of what makes that workplace suck.
“Her attitude is pure suckage.” Her attitude is part of what makes her suck as a person. -
WAR
War. The thing by which the winner uses to determine what kind of peace there will be at its conclusion.