Do you think I'm special, do you think I'm nice, am I bright enough to shine in your spaces?

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As I'm sure most of you are aware, EXCITING NEWS TODAY THAT GIVES ME HOPE FOR HUMANITY

I'm happy to live in a state that allows my friends to get married regardless of their sexual orientation, but it hasn't yet spread to other states as I always hoped it would. I hope this is a sign that might be changing and that this sets the bar for every other

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[archaeologist_d]

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)[10] classifies naphthalene as possibly carcinogenic to humans and animals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphthalene Scan down to health effects.

Open your windows as much as you can. The smell will go away eventually but it's really not good for you.

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I keep telling my mom this...but I think this will get her attention. Thanks for the heads up.

This stuff is ridiculously toxic. I almost feel like you shouldn't be allowed to buy it at all!

[norwegianblue47]

I'm so not an earrings person, but I think I kind of love those if no one else loves them.

You need to get that carpet away from you, that's no good. Though it makes me think of Mythbusters when they blew up a house with bug bombs...I think they did. It could have been the replicating the myth part. But still, you could tell your mom that you could blow a house up with those.

Good luck with all the interviews/agencies! *crosses fingers* And yay California! It's honestly one of the things I don't get. It comes between equal rights for everyone and unequal rights for some people. At the base of it, if it two consenting adults, there really shouldn't be much more needed to be done about it.

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Thankfully we've moved the carpet into the basement. I'm going to figure out the best way to dispose of the remaining box..it's sealed up, but I don't really want it around. Apparently they used to use this stuff all the time when my mom was younger. My response? Yes, well, they used to use Crisco all the time too. Now we don't.

You can totally have the earrings! They'll be going to a good home.

Thanks for the luck. It feels nice to have people interested, whether or not I get offered a job. Your rec seems to be working out well, btw, so thanks again for that too!

[nuclearsugars]

HEE, those earrings are so lovely! I really like your design aesthetic.

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Thanks! I didn't know I had a design aesthetic...I just take things apart and remix them, really.

[soundandvision]

OMG I'm so excited about the prop 8 news!!! Now if WI would get on board. It's so weird, the majority of WI is democratic but we had a law a few yrs ago that got passed that got rid of common law marriage (that is 7yrs together=married) AND gay marriage along with it. I'm still bitter over this loss. As I said to everyone, it doesn't matter if you agree with homosexual marriage or not, these are civil rights they're taking away. First they go after these people, then they come after you and who will be left to stand up for you?

Also, those earrings are SUPER cute!! I'll totes wear them if no one else wants to. I love blue, I canna halp it.

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There are still a lot of people here in MA who are against it and try to get the law that allows gay marriage reversed.

We don't have common law marriages here either, but I think that's the case in most states nowadays. Civil rights are a problem everywhere. Sometimes I get mad about what happens here, but then again there are a lot of places in the world in which women still don't have a lot of basic rights...so I guess we are all humanity in progress.

The earrings went fast, and I feel bad that I don't have multiple pairs to offer you! However...you said you liked blue, and I have this pair I am working on that has a dark blue bead that has some silver too like the others:

[soundandvision]

I totally agree--in the long run, we are taking steps (strides even compared to others) in the right direction. But I still get upset because it's a slippery slope and I fear the worst.

Awww that would be awesome, I would love to have those! I love the emblem, it makes me think of Merlin which is totally appropriate, yeah? ;D <3333

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I also get worried sometimes, too, and as a society we are always debating the issues of equity against efficiency and security against liberty. Most people have a slightly different meaning for each one of those things and they even take on different implications for different situations anyway. If that makes any sense.

I'm glad you like them....I liked those little silver knot things and I thought they looked sort of Merlin-ish (that's an adjective now) so you've got the blue and the pearl for wisdom too.

I'll let you know when they're done!

[funwithjinx]

Beautiful earrings! I would snag them if I wore dangling earrings like that. :D They would just be hidden in my hair lol.

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Haha I know what you mean, I have long hair too (although it's usually up)

I'm not an earring person either but I really do like putting them together and hunting for new things to try and use