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My First Abortion Party By Byard Duncan, AlterNet Posted on July 8, 2009, Printed on July 11, 2009 "Have you guys heard the news?" Maggie (name changed) unwrapped the scarf from around her neck and patted her flat belly. "Preggers." It was around 30 degrees outside, and her cheeks were splashed pink from the Indiana wind. She had discovered earlier that week, after missing a period and taking the test. "I kind of knew already. My boobs and my lower back have been killing me for a while." She shrugged. My girlfriend Ali and I exchanged a surprised look. Our forks, dotted with pasta sauce, dangled identically, flaccidly, in our hands. She was quicker than me to gain her composure, and turned to address her best friend. "What are you going to do?" Unnecessary question, really -- a conversational life vest, used when you’re sputtering for something to say. We knew the answer. Maggie, a 22-year-old college senior with no intention of bringing a child into the world yet, was going to have an abortion. She told us that she had already made up her mind; she had even determined the time, date and location. A better question might have been, "How are you going to pay for it?" She answered that one before we had a chance to ask. "We’re having a party Friday to raise money," Maggie said. "You guys are obviously invited." http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/141140Current Mood:  cold
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Things have continued to be interesting since God killed my car*. And by "interesting," I mean "I have gotten sick and my rental car's flimsy plastic front bumper is falling off because (as I am sure Hertz will agree) it is a CHEAP P.O.S." But there are still absurd vids in the world, so all is well! 4thofeleven unearthed this gem of a video warning us against digital piracy. I recommend watching it before scrolling down to read his comments. The surprise twist is... well, you'll just have to see for yourself. nu!Trek goes goofy and retro in We Go Together. Yes, the song from Grease! You know you want to. ...I kinda want a second version with both TOS and AOS clips, because apparently they will always be together. And another TOS/AOS vid to "We Didn't Start the Fire." And a cheesy, sappy Spock/Uhura vid to "As the World Falls Down." And a Spock vid to Supertramp's "Logical Song." And a vid about Kirk being Spockblocked to "The Girl All the Bad Guys Want." And possibly "Bohemian Rhapsody," just because. And crack wherein the Enterprise crew decides to be pirates. (Sulu has a sword already! What else do they need?) IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE MOODS OKAY? DON'T JUDGE ME. *So claims my homeowners' association, anyway.** I can't verify this since God inexplicably failed to leave a note with His insurance information. **AAA, however, says the falling branch was an Act of Nature, not God. I therefore conclude the tree was a Huorn, or perhaps a relative of Old Man Willow, out for revenge against our industrialized society. Tags: links, star trek, vids
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Current Music: Grease - We Go Together
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News- ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) officialswblog posted Inside Star Wars LEGO: “Behind the Bricks”. - officialswblog posted ILM: The Early Years on Super 8 Video. - theforcenet posted Force-Cast: July 10, 2009. - cj_rss posted TGIF: Custom Mara Jade Lego minifig. - cj_rss posted Indy Knights throwing fundraiser breakfast for Aaron Allston at GenCon. - theforcenet posted Collectible Book Signing At SDCC. - starwars_today posted Cantina Collectibles. - theforcenet posted Official Pix "Photo Of The Week" Sale. Fic- vega_ofthe_lyre wrote "The Night Descending". (Rated T, Anakin, Ahsoka) - obi_ki wrote "Cover Art". (Rated PG, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) Audio Cast- pendant_audio wrote "http://community.livejournal.com/star_wars_fans/364623.html". Fanvids- bonniegrrl posted a link to "Star Fleet!". - cj_rss posted "Videos: Ye Olde Jedi Drinking Songs". Challenges/Contests- tpm100 has New challenge: Crossover. - obiwanstillness has Mod Post. - obidalastills has Challenge #62 - Voting. Graphics/Icons- shadadukal posted 8 Star Wars Icons (Multi-Fandom Post). - shawnkyr posted 34 Star Wars (mostly EU). Humor- bonniegrrl posted a link to Richard Pryor - Star Wars Bar (Video). Capslock Content- citizenjess posted JEDI SCUM, IN STEREO. Miscellaneous- officialswblog posted Fan-made Knitted Bantha!. - starwars_today posted The Mos Eisley Cantina Soundboards. - cj_rss posted ‘Fan fiction’ makes it to the dictionary!. - theforcenet posted Hello Wars Sticker Set. - theforcenet posted http://syndicated.livejournal.com/theforcenet/3860972.html. - xsweeney_toddx posted has Star Wars Books for Sale. If you have anything to contribute, please leave a comment including a link, title, rating, and characters/pairing, as appropriate, on this post. If you have anything that should be reported, let us know! We encourage it, in fact. Pimp yourself, pimp others, pimp anything of any interest unto the SW fandom. All comments will be screened.
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Name your five favorite works of historical fiction, and why you love them.A challenge after my own heart. Tricky to limit them just to 5, though. Here we go. 1) Child of the Morning, by Pauline Gedge. A fantastic novel about Hatshepsut. Pauline Gedge wrote a couple of novels more set in ancient Egypt. There are more novels about Hatshepsut by other authors, of course, she being one of the most memorable of Egyptian rulers. But this, to me, remains both the definite novel about Hatshepsut and my favourite by Pauline Gedge. Her main character, Hatshepsut, is a three dimensional being, whose flaws the author doesn't hide. The supporting cast comes to vivid life as well. And, miracle of miracles, the antagonist, Hatshepsut's stepson, the future Thutmosis III., isn't demonized, either. (Usually in novels sympathetic to him she's vilified, and vice versa.) The Egyptian world, its beliefs, its every day life, everything is rendered incredibly vivid. I love it to bits. 2) The Josephus Trilogy by Lion Feuchtwanger. (Consists of the volumes: Josephus, The Jew of Rome and The Day Will Come.) Feuchtwanger is one of my favourite authors of the genre, and picking just one novel is tough, but I'm going with this one (slightly cheating as it consists of three volumes, but hey, Lord of the Rings counts as one novel, too). The story deals with Flavius Josephus, aka Josef Ben Matthias, a Jewish writer who changed sides during the Jewish war after his capture, went on to make a career in Rome while at the same time trying to give this a purpose beyond survival by chronicling the history of his people. Josef/Josephus is a typical Feuchtwanger character, morally ambiguous and struggling to find his way between worlds; at the same time as it describes Palestine and Rome of the past, the trilogy also reflects Feuchtwanger trying to make sense of his own present. (The first volume got published in 1933, the last in 1940, after Feuchtwanger, whose books were burned by the Nazis immediately after they came to power, barely made it out of France alive.) Again, there is a great and memorable supporting cast, and precisely because he didn't try to write him as Hitler, Feuchtwanger's version of Domitian, the last Flavian emperor, makes for an incredibly plausible and chilling psychopathic dictator. 3) I, Claudius (novel by Robert Graves, tv version directed by Herbert Wise) . Much as I enjoy the novel, I love the tv series even more, which is why you get linked to it. It boasts of stellar performances, from the best British actors the late 70s had to offer, and of a razor sharp script, taking on the story of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Other tv series dealt with historical subjects. None like this one. None. 4.) Legacy by Susan Kay. Awesome, awesome novel about Elizabeth I., another woman much written about, but this take remains my favourite, capturing Elizabeth herself, Cecil, Robin Dudley and the whole period in its cruel and bawdy glory. It remains frustrating to me that Susan Kay only ever wrote two novels, let me tell you that. 5). The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Penman. Picking just one of Sharon Penman novel's was hard, and for a while I wavered between The Reckoning and When Christ and his Saints Slept, but ultimately went with this one, her first. It deals with the Yorkist kings, Edward IV and Richard III, and that final period of the Wars of the Roses. The relationship between the brothers is one of the most captivating things about it, so when Edward the pragmatic and morally ambiguous dies two thirds in, one feels the loss. Of course, any novel featuring Richard III. has to come down on one side of the "what happened to the princes?" question. Ms. Penman is an unabashed Ricardian, but her argument as to who killed them and why strikes me as one of the most logical solutions around even if you as a reader are not. As in all her novels, she manages to make a big ensemble memorable, no matter whether it's Warwick's brother John Neville (who usually in Wars of the Roses stories only gets cameo appearances, if that) or Elizabeth Woodville (hooray for morally ambigous female characters as well!). Still my favourite take on the last Plantagenets. Tags: historical fiction, history, meme
Current Location: Bad Wiessee
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Weekly Strategy Session
Friday, July 10
4pm PST/ 7pm EST
https://bookshop.campfirenow.com/f9046 Please update us on your efforts below! Have you written to any of these guys yet? Signed up to volunteer at SDCC? Taken your picture for our brand new flickr page? Your weekly stats: Of this writing, we have 3727 members in the fb group, 7055 signatures in the online petition [cannot find link on racebending.com front page...:-/], 2 pictures, and still only 22 boycott videos. Tags: updates
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And we have a flickr! http://www.flickr.com/people/racebendinghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/racebending[Er, it's a tad unpolished at the moment, but I'll get there! :D] In the meantime, send me (a) photo(s) and show Paramount, the media, and the world just how diverse and fabulous we are! :D Just follow these four easy steps: #1 Create a sign that says "boycott THE LAST AIRBENDER --> racebending.com." (It could be a piece of paper and Sharpie, I'm not fussy, as long as it fulfills point #2!) #2 Take a picture of yourself with the sign, making sure that the sign is easy to read from the picture-viewer's point of view, no zooming necessary. #3 Write a paragraph (or less) about why you are personally boycotting TLA. (As a guide, think of what you wrote in your answer to the survey awhile back.) #4 Send your photo and your paragraph with some iteration of your REAL name, your age, your location, and your self-identifying ethnicity to promote@racebending.com. (You can submit just your first name OR your initials OR your first name + last initial, etc. but it cannot be a screen name. Location will be used for our map. The other info is only for supplementary survey purposes and will likely not be disclosed. If this changes in the future, we'll let you know. ;)) AND THAT'S IT!! See the flickr for examples (Rosie H.'s is currently the only complete one. I have not written my paragraph yet.___.) Extra Rules: -PLEASE SHOW YOUR FACE. You can wear facepaint, wear sunglasses and/or a hat, stand very far from the camera (with the sign still super visible) but we'd like to see your face. -KEEP IT PRETTY PG. Don't use obscene gestures, don't use obscene language, don't be naked, etc. -GROUPS ARE OK, but each person in the photo must write a paragraph and give required info outlined in #4. -MULTIPLE PICTURES ARE OK, and hopefully we can run some contests to go with that too. Stay tuned! ;) Lastly, BE CREATIVE! -Put extra slogans on your sign and make it extra awesome looking! -Make your sign multilingual! O_o -Feature different aspects of yourself! If you're a cosplayer, consider taking the photo in cosplay! If you're a professional earthbender *coughcough teh_bouldercough*, consider highlighting that in your photo! -Make extra arguments in your photo, a la jedifreac's! **This should not be a replacement for a boycott video (unless lack of equipment really prevents you, something like that). We highly encourage you to do both, especially since the boycott videos probably have T-shirts attached to them by now. ;)** Tags: boycott, protest, visuals
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I haven't watched a full episode of this show in what, at least a year? It was the episode with Maxima, a Poison Ivy type of character who kills mortal men with her kisses. Apparently kissing men and seeing if they die or not is her M.O. to discovering who her s******* is. Very practical method, I say! What is really remarkable about this show is its ability to weave elements of sci-fi/fantasy, action, and soap opera together and still come out with something that holds together. And also that this show has creatively survived the departures of both Lex and Lana. Most shows would fall apart if you took away two of the three main characters, but Smallville has been able to retain its tone and identity without them. Of course, it probably helps that there's a huge DC canon to draw from. But still. This show is eight (going on nine) years old and still isn't showing extreme signs of age. That's impressive. (Then again, when you are consistently mediocre from the beginning....) Also, Tom Welling is just stunningly BEAUTIFUL. Like, it's just mind-boggling how good-looking he is. Human beings should not be that attractive. Okay, I took a break from OTH to finish up the fourth season of Gilmore Girls. "Luke Can See Her Face" felt weird. I don't know, it seemed like all of the characters were off. I still don't get what the point is of Paris dating Ancient Asher, but whatevs. I know he croaks early on in the fifth season, so. Luke and the self-help tapes was almost creepy. It was like an alien had taken over Luke's body and made him outgoing and smiley. Also, the bachelor party seemed really un-Gilmore-like with the scantily-clad girls sleazing around. Yeesh. I don't know if I've been spoiled by years of Java Junkies squeeing over "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights," but I didn't think the episode was as romantic as it's been touted to be. Lorelai seemed more befuddled by Luke's sudden pursuit of her (and sometimes oblivious) than charmed or excited. And the waltz was kind of awkward-looking. I really just like Luke and Lorelai better as friends. Why is Jess even in season four? Someone please tell me this. It seems like all he has done is show up, tell Rory he loves her, disappear, and then show up again at the end of the season to impulsively ask Rory to run away with him. Was Amy Sherman-Palladino hoping to get Milo Ventimiglia back for season 5 so she could do another love triangle for Rory? Because it just doesn't seem like it makes sense otherwise. I hate Dean's haircut more than I hate Dean. Poor Jared Padalecki. (Don't get me wrong, Dean is totally acting like a douchebag, but I think that whole storyline was really misguided.) Okay, one more episode to go, and I can cross that season off my list. Tags: gilmore girls, smallville
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Title: wrong until you make it right Character(s): Katara, Zuko, Jet Pairing(s): Zuko/Katara, hints of Katara/Jet Rating: PG Warning: Nada limonada, literally, because AU means ignoring things like canon. Summary: AU And there they (Katara Hong, Zuko Hsu) meet (order tea, rabidly insult, coldly negotiate). Notes: Rather than Five Ways ____ and ____ Never Met, it’s three. College AU because I’m just badass (and/or lazy, take your pick) like that. The names were chosen because of their meaning, if they make no sense and/or sound ridiculous . . . er. That’s too bad. I feel your pain.
(“You are so damn annoying,” she tells him, and her hair is wet from swim team and Zuko’s ribs are aching from her delivery, and he flicks a look at her from underneath his eyelashes because it kind of hurts to look at her full on.)Tags: fanfiction
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News- starwars_vip posted Comic-Con and "Wolves" Announcement. - theforcenet posted SciFiNow Complete Guide To ROTJ. - theforcenet posted Official Pix SDCC Guest List Grows. - starwars_today posted Book Fans: Del Rey Schedule for Comic-Con International. - cj_rss posted Fanzine Archive acquired by University of Iowa. - starwars_today posted Star Wars Galaxies Announces "Death Troopers Adventure Series". - starwars_today posted Kotobukiya Prizes and "Chop Sabers" at San Diego Comic-Con. - theforcenet posted One Man Star Wars Show In New Haven. - theforcenet posted Atlanta Symphony To Play Star Wars Suite. - officialswblog posted Princess Leia Visited the King of Pop’s Kids. - starwars_vip posted Rebellion Era Campaign Guide Previews. Discussion/Questions- rhienna_dimalto asked for Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan fic recs. - ix_tab is looking for a certain PT fic. Fic- ansketil_rose wrote "Crimson". (Rated PG, Palpatine (Palpatine/Anakin mentioned)) - yenneffer wrote "Noises". (Rated PG-13; Anakin, others) Fanvids- 134_851_544 posted Pod Race ~ Crazy Frog Style. Challenges/Contests- obidalastills has Challenge #62 reminder. - wild_huntress has Party Like It's 1999 Ficathon reminder. - obiwanstillness has Challenge #111 reminder. Graphics/Icons- collswan posted 20 R2-D2 icons. - peculiargroove posted Natalie Portman icons. (multi-fandom post) - songstressicons posted 7 SW icons. (multi-fandom post) - yappichick posted 14 SW icons. (multi-fandom post) - riorhapsody posted 10 OT Obi-Wan quote icons + 17 OT quote wallpapers. Pictures- theforcenet posted New Clone Wars Images Online. Humor- theforcenet posted "Vader Tries Again" Cartoon Sketch. - theforcenet posted STARLOG Star Wars Toon Of The Day 7/9. - lazypadawan posted 7 Classic Star Wars Characters Who Totally Dropped the Ball. Capslock Content- capslock_cw posted ALL DAVE, ALL DAY. [weekly tribute to Dave Filoni] - capslock_cw posted DRABBLE THURSDAY!. Miscellaneous- theforcenet posted Star Wars: Rebel Force Original Art For Sale!. - starwars_today posted Exclusive Mos Eisley Cantina Souvenir Tee. - theforcenet posted Qui-Gon Jinn & Eopie Exclusive Figure Redemption Details. - cj_rss posted Mighty Muggs inspire Star Wars cakes. - starwars_vip posted CONvergence Minneapolis 2009. - officialswblog posted No Joke! Tauntaun Sleeping Bag For Reals?. If you have anything to contribute, please leave a comment (including a link, title, rating, and characters/pairing, as appropriate) on this post. If you have anything that should be reported, let us know! We encourage it, in fact. Pimp yourself, pimp others, pimp anything of any interest unto the SW fandom. All comments will be screened.
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I'm sorry to be so late with my thanks, but this was the first chance I've had to make sure I have everyone! I had some lovely and cheerful greetings on my friends page from claudia603, surgicalsteel, shirebound, ansosturr, mews1945, songspinner9, addie71, lbilover, obeliamedusa, maniac1, febobe and rhapsody11. I also had a sweet virtual gift basket from neilia. I had email greetings from pearltook1, elandulin, pippinfan1, and ceshaughnessy (who also gave me a wonderful gift of extra paid LJ time!). There was a very nice phone call from danae_b which was great fun. And then I got three stories! From grey_wonderer, More Than He Bargained For; from gamgeefest, The Whole Truth and Nothing Butt: and from bslarner, Choice of HeirETA:There were also comment greetings from lady_roisin (Thanks for the reminder, dear! I forgot to check my story!), gentlehobbit, elendiari22, mysterious_jedi, i_o_r_h_a_e_l, and cairistiona7. . I have a really wonderful flist! (((((((((((hugs to you all!!))))))) Tags: birthday thanks 09
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