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It's up and available to the public! NEW LOMA SONG!
This video has both fire and cats and is thus undeniably great.
This video has both fire and cats and is thus undeniably great.
When you were a child
You were a tomboy
And your mother laughed at the serious way
That you looked at her
And from your window at night
There were the stars’ little fires
And the armory lights
You were tracing the lines
Of a globe with your fingers:
Cool rivers, white wastes
Desert shores, and the forest green
And a limitless life
In the breath of each tide
And each bright mountain, rising
But now the boys are away
And such kicks they are having;
Slashing away at the forest walls
With their bitter knives
Sparks bloom in their eyes
And they never look tired
Will they never look tired?
On cliffs that tower from the rising seas
Their bonfire glow
Where a tiger lies
And, cleaning their weapons
They laugh at his useless
Claws, and all:
It is a beautiful night
To be born to this life
And grind his every bone to powder!
Do you remember
Do you remember
She carried you down to the edge
Of the dark river and said:
Though the water is wide
You will never grow tired
You are bound to your life
Like a mother and child
You will cling to your life
Like a suckering vine
And like the rest of our kind
You will increase
And increase
Past all of our dreaming
A horse without rider
Lungs without breathing
Day without light
Song without singing
A song
Shearwater - "Home Life", 2008
You were a tomboy
And your mother laughed at the serious way
That you looked at her
And from your window at night
There were the stars’ little fires
And the armory lights
You were tracing the lines
Of a globe with your fingers:
Cool rivers, white wastes
Desert shores, and the forest green
And a limitless life
In the breath of each tide
And each bright mountain, rising
But now the boys are away
And such kicks they are having;
Slashing away at the forest walls
With their bitter knives
Sparks bloom in their eyes
And they never look tired
Will they never look tired?
On cliffs that tower from the rising seas
Their bonfire glow
Where a tiger lies
And, cleaning their weapons
They laugh at his useless
Claws, and all:
It is a beautiful night
To be born to this life
And grind his every bone to powder!
Do you remember
Do you remember
She carried you down to the edge
Of the dark river and said:
Though the water is wide
You will never grow tired
You are bound to your life
Like a mother and child
You will cling to your life
Like a suckering vine
And like the rest of our kind
You will increase
And increase
Past all of our dreaming
A horse without rider
Lungs without breathing
Day without light
Song without singing
A song
Shearwater - "Home Life", 2008
Blessed Solstice
Dec. 21st, 2018 02:42 pmMay you be warm and safe this longest night and for all days to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNk-ZeDMQDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNk-ZeDMQDU
Feed the singing ornithologist
Oct. 30th, 2018 08:25 pmAfter much cajoling from practically everyone he has ever met, Jonathan Meiburg finally set up a Patreon to fund his two bands, his bird book and who knows what all other projects are going (there's already another Loma album being mixed holy shit and he's probably gonna go somewhere weird to count birds again soon).
Of course it went up last night and then Patreon was down for an hour which has literally never happened in the whole time I've used the site. Not even funny. But the sites back up now and you can click the following link for a glorious photo of JM being king of the crows:
https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14432839
If we give him enough money maybe he will tell us how to befriend large birds.
Of course it went up last night and then Patreon was down for an hour which has literally never happened in the whole time I've used the site. Not even funny. But the sites back up now and you can click the following link for a glorious photo of JM being king of the crows:
https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14432839
If we give him enough money maybe he will tell us how to befriend large birds.
I'm just saying...
May. 20th, 2018 08:06 pm.... that IF I spent a huge chunk of this weekend watching Hank Green's playthrough of "Dream Daddy", it is NOT my fault. I was knitting and I needed something on in the background and I had a LOT of knitting to do! Blame the people who keep having babies, requiring me to produce tiny clothing items as gifts! And my mom for asking for a REALLY complicated scarf for her birthday.
I made two entire hats in the last 30 hours and now I'm going to watch an internet entertainment mogul woo some goth dude named "Damien" who is made of pixels and cliches because this scarf is nowhere near done (a caution to knitters, if you see "three color linen stitch" and think it looks really cool, keep in mind that it is extremely time consuming and maybe not ideal for large projects.)
I made two entire hats in the last 30 hours and now I'm going to watch an internet entertainment mogul woo some goth dude named "Damien" who is made of pixels and cliches because this scarf is nowhere near done (a caution to knitters, if you see "three color linen stitch" and think it looks really cool, keep in mind that it is extremely time consuming and maybe not ideal for large projects.)
Since the Olympics the entire planet is covered with Adam Rippon's face, he's being touted as a gay icon, an icon for all, his "give no fucks" attitude is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I'm really enjoying it but as a long time skating fan I'm also feeling angry and sad. Why? Because I remember Johnny Weir's career and I remember how badly he was treated for being the same kind of person.
In 2004 Johnny won his first national title. He repeated that 3 times in a row. He was top 5 in two world championships. But he was also outspoken and flamboyant and covered in glitter. So, despite his success and promise, by the 2006 olympics all anyone knew about was that he was "controversial" and "inappropriate." He was, on paper, a far more successful skater than Adam Rippon has ever been.And YET the USFSA who is in charge of all figure skating in the US did their damndest to bury him. He won a bronze medal at the world championships in 2008 but somehow that didn't remotely matter in 2009; he was sick at nationals, did poorly because he'd just gotten out of the hospital, and they declined to place him on the world team. Let me repeat, the same association that placed Ashley Wagner on the 2014 olympic team despite a 4th place finish at nationals and no real international success, the same association that placed Rippon himself on the 2018 olympic team despite a 4th place finish at nationals and only moderate international success, that same association declined to put a skater who had medaled at the world's the previous year on their world team? Why? Because Johnny Weir wasn't the image the USFSA wanted to present. US Figure Skating threw the full power of it's influence between Evan Lysacek. Evan rarely spoke to the press. Evan never wore glitter. Evan never smiled. Evan had a girlfriend. Evan was manly and straight. Johnny was not. Heading into 2010 no one expected Johnny to make the olympic team, despite his considerable talent and the fact that he was still performing consistently. US Figure skating wanted him to be seen as a has been and they made that happen but somehow he made the team. In fact, he made the finals at the olympics and all of us who were watching know that he should have challenged for the bronze medal. Instead he finished 6th behind two far worse performances. Afterwards judges and officials were heard saying that they hadn't expected him to do that well or they would have pushed for him to be higher up, but why? Two years earlier he'd been number 3 in the world! (the fact that the judging is so fucked up that officials can promote the winners they want to the judges and get their way is it's own many year long rant.)
After his competitive career was over Johnny was able to talk more about how he was treated by US Figure skating. (He wrote about it some in his memoir) Knowing what I now know it makes so much sense that he was never quite able to achieve what EVERYONE expected him to achieve when he appeared on the scene. How is someone supposed to focus and put their best foot forward when they are being psychologically abused by the organization that is meant to support their efforts? How do you succeed when you know the people who should be backing you want you to fail?
In the end Johnny is doing ok for himself. He still skates in performances (though not often in the US; he gets booked on tours in other countries but somehow here he isn't wanted.). He announces all the figure skating broadcasts on NBC. He has a podcast and promotional deals. But what he never got was a fair shot at the skating career he deserved and the accolades that go with it.
None of this is to take away from what Adam Rippon has done. When I say that Johnny Weir was ranked higher in the world, understand that the difference between number 5 and number 10 at their level is miniscule. I don't mean to undermine Adam's talent and I'm thrilled he's getting what he is due for being a great athlete and an entertaining person, even more so because he's immediately grabbing it and using it to make the world better for queer teens. I just wish that US figure skating had gotten it to together to see what an asset someone like that could be 14 years earlier.
In 2004 Johnny won his first national title. He repeated that 3 times in a row. He was top 5 in two world championships. But he was also outspoken and flamboyant and covered in glitter. So, despite his success and promise, by the 2006 olympics all anyone knew about was that he was "controversial" and "inappropriate." He was, on paper, a far more successful skater than Adam Rippon has ever been.And YET the USFSA who is in charge of all figure skating in the US did their damndest to bury him. He won a bronze medal at the world championships in 2008 but somehow that didn't remotely matter in 2009; he was sick at nationals, did poorly because he'd just gotten out of the hospital, and they declined to place him on the world team. Let me repeat, the same association that placed Ashley Wagner on the 2014 olympic team despite a 4th place finish at nationals and no real international success, the same association that placed Rippon himself on the 2018 olympic team despite a 4th place finish at nationals and only moderate international success, that same association declined to put a skater who had medaled at the world's the previous year on their world team? Why? Because Johnny Weir wasn't the image the USFSA wanted to present. US Figure Skating threw the full power of it's influence between Evan Lysacek. Evan rarely spoke to the press. Evan never wore glitter. Evan never smiled. Evan had a girlfriend. Evan was manly and straight. Johnny was not. Heading into 2010 no one expected Johnny to make the olympic team, despite his considerable talent and the fact that he was still performing consistently. US Figure skating wanted him to be seen as a has been and they made that happen but somehow he made the team. In fact, he made the finals at the olympics and all of us who were watching know that he should have challenged for the bronze medal. Instead he finished 6th behind two far worse performances. Afterwards judges and officials were heard saying that they hadn't expected him to do that well or they would have pushed for him to be higher up, but why? Two years earlier he'd been number 3 in the world! (the fact that the judging is so fucked up that officials can promote the winners they want to the judges and get their way is it's own many year long rant.)
After his competitive career was over Johnny was able to talk more about how he was treated by US Figure skating. (He wrote about it some in his memoir) Knowing what I now know it makes so much sense that he was never quite able to achieve what EVERYONE expected him to achieve when he appeared on the scene. How is someone supposed to focus and put their best foot forward when they are being psychologically abused by the organization that is meant to support their efforts? How do you succeed when you know the people who should be backing you want you to fail?
In the end Johnny is doing ok for himself. He still skates in performances (though not often in the US; he gets booked on tours in other countries but somehow here he isn't wanted.). He announces all the figure skating broadcasts on NBC. He has a podcast and promotional deals. But what he never got was a fair shot at the skating career he deserved and the accolades that go with it.
None of this is to take away from what Adam Rippon has done. When I say that Johnny Weir was ranked higher in the world, understand that the difference between number 5 and number 10 at their level is miniscule. I don't mean to undermine Adam's talent and I'm thrilled he's getting what he is due for being a great athlete and an entertaining person, even more so because he's immediately grabbing it and using it to make the world better for queer teens. I just wish that US figure skating had gotten it to together to see what an asset someone like that could be 14 years earlier.
So like, there's this band.
Sep. 28th, 2017 10:42 pm"Put down the knife. The night is here
but still is spinning out stars in it's wake
and that stubborn light pools in your heart
warm and nacreous baby
the milk of sighs and dreams"
Shearwater "Backchannels"
If you've known me for a while you know that I periodically find a band to latch onto with the fervor of a thousand kittens in a tuna cannery. So a while back I was listening to Welcome To Nightvale and it came time for "The Weather" which is when they feature a song, usually by an indie artist. The song was "Quiet Americans" by Shearwater and it filled me with a burning need to buy everything they've ever recorded (still working on that; turns out I'm about 18 years late to the party).
This is another one of those bands that has a revolving cast of musicians but always the same primary songwriter. I kind of hope the current crop stays together for a while.
Rumor has it that's Jonathan Meiburg's actual barber in the video, shaving his head at the end. Wonder what that phone call was like: "Can you cut my hair quickly in a weird location?"
Jonathan Meiburg is that very thing that is most important to me in music, a stellar lyricist. If you like that quote at the top of the page, all the lyrics are like that. Listening to them is like rolling around on velvet, but the velvet is socialist, environmentalist and very angry. But still velvet. So... kind of like reading a Cat Valente book but in music form. Also, the dude is an enormous nerd who is super excited about birds. Here he is waxing rhapsodic about grackles:
The lovely voice reading the question is Emily Lee, the keyboard player. She is omnipresent on twitter, a joy to talk to and shares my love of youtube natural history series The Brain Scoop. It's nerd all the way down in Shearwater.
You should listen. Yes you.
but still is spinning out stars in it's wake
and that stubborn light pools in your heart
warm and nacreous baby
the milk of sighs and dreams"
Shearwater "Backchannels"
If you've known me for a while you know that I periodically find a band to latch onto with the fervor of a thousand kittens in a tuna cannery. So a while back I was listening to Welcome To Nightvale and it came time for "The Weather" which is when they feature a song, usually by an indie artist. The song was "Quiet Americans" by Shearwater and it filled me with a burning need to buy everything they've ever recorded (still working on that; turns out I'm about 18 years late to the party).
This is another one of those bands that has a revolving cast of musicians but always the same primary songwriter. I kind of hope the current crop stays together for a while.
Rumor has it that's Jonathan Meiburg's actual barber in the video, shaving his head at the end. Wonder what that phone call was like: "Can you cut my hair quickly in a weird location?"
Jonathan Meiburg is that very thing that is most important to me in music, a stellar lyricist. If you like that quote at the top of the page, all the lyrics are like that. Listening to them is like rolling around on velvet, but the velvet is socialist, environmentalist and very angry. But still velvet. So... kind of like reading a Cat Valente book but in music form. Also, the dude is an enormous nerd who is super excited about birds. Here he is waxing rhapsodic about grackles:
The lovely voice reading the question is Emily Lee, the keyboard player. She is omnipresent on twitter, a joy to talk to and shares my love of youtube natural history series The Brain Scoop. It's nerd all the way down in Shearwater.
You should listen. Yes you.
clarification on my swimming fundraiser
Apr. 23rd, 2014 07:14 pmIt isn't obvious how to donate to a particular person's challenge. If you go to my page (https://secure2.convio.net/msaa/site/Donation2;jsessionid=0F8358E720F6BA27CCEAFFDB68735658.app274a?idb=1256320722&df_id=4520&FR_ID=1270&PROXY_ID=1636866&PROXY_TYPE=20&4520.donation=form1) and click on "Donate to MSAA" in the upper right, those donations go toward my challenge.
Swimming charity thingy!!!
Apr. 22nd, 2014 09:20 pmI've decided to do a Swim for MS challenge in June. Here's a link to my personal fundraising page for details: http://support.mymsaa.org/site/TR/Events/SwimforMS2014-15?px=1636866&pg=personal&fr_id=1270
Feel free to pass this around!
Feel free to pass this around!
Moving is fun :P Want any of my stuff?
Aug. 24th, 2013 11:53 amAnyone wanna buy my desk? I don't need it and I don't want to move it - $75 obo, I've got pictures or you can come over and look.
What about my crock pot? I don't use it so I don't want to move that either. It's huge, very nice, $20 obo.
What about my crock pot? I don't use it so I don't want to move that either. It's huge, very nice, $20 obo.
Cat update
Aug. 19th, 2013 11:03 amSam isn't doing well. The chemo has been ineffective so far and he's been eating less and less. He's back down to the weight he was at when I got him from the shelter and he was a skinny stray. The vet is being amazing and trying anything and everything to stabilize him. We've got more vet appointments scheduled and one possible treatment option left.
I'm still hoping he'll pull through, but I wanted to let people know in case there's anyone out there who wants to make sure they see him while he's still himself.
I'm still hoping he'll pull through, but I wanted to let people know in case there's anyone out there who wants to make sure they see him while he's still himself.
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elionwyr at Wanna help s00j and Heather Dale and Tricky Pixie and and and..?
elionwyr at Wanna help s00j and Heather Dale and Tricky Pixie and and and..?Originally posted at http://omnisti.livejournal.com/19805.html:
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Hello, my friends. I got a gentle reminder to post this to LJ, since not everyone is on FB...
Our little music collective has applied for a $250,000 grant, and you can help us qualify for it.
I just need 250 votes in the system at http://missionsmallbusiness.com" to get into the running, but I think a few extra votes would show them just how much this could affect our little Touring Music Collective ( Sj Tucker, Heather Dale, Alexander James Adams, Marian Call, Wendy Rule, Tricky Pixie, GB Mojo, The Traveling Fates, and maybe a little help for Frenchy and the Punk.) Like, vote, then share this link, spread the word.
How do you vote for us? Go to http://missionsmallbusiness.com and log in with a facebook account, then search for "Touring Music" in the "Business Name" field. You shouldn't need a city or state, but I used our office address in Redmond, Washington as the base location. That might help if it doesn't come up with a basic search for some reason.
If you don't have a facebook account, you can help spread the word by asking friends and family to vote on your behalf.
All votes must be in by June 30th. That's only a few days away.
(As of this posting, they're at 233 votes! GO MAKE MAGIC HAPPEN!!)
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Hello, my friends. I got a gentle reminder to post this to LJ, since not everyone is on FB...
Our little music collective has applied for a $250,000 grant, and you can help us qualify for it.
I just need 250 votes in the system at http://missionsmallbusiness.com" to get into the running, but I think a few extra votes would show them just how much this could affect our little Touring Music Collective ( Sj Tucker, Heather Dale, Alexander James Adams, Marian Call, Wendy Rule, Tricky Pixie, GB Mojo, The Traveling Fates, and maybe a little help for Frenchy and the Punk.) Like, vote, then share this link, spread the word.
How do you vote for us? Go to http://missionsmallbusiness.com and log in with a facebook account, then search for "Touring Music" in the "Business Name" field. You shouldn't need a city or state, but I used our office address in Redmond, Washington as the base location. That might help if it doesn't come up with a basic search for some reason.
If you don't have a facebook account, you can help spread the word by asking friends and family to vote on your behalf.
All votes must be in by June 30th. That's only a few days away.
(As of this posting, they're at 233 votes! GO MAKE MAGIC HAPPEN!!)
The fiasco continues
Jan. 23rd, 2012 07:58 pmOriginally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues
electricdruid at The fiasco continuesACTA in a Nutshell –
What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.
Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”
What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources -
- Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
- Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
- Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
Via TumblrMy grandfather
Sep. 19th, 2011 08:19 pmSome of you already know that my grandpa is in the hospital. I went to NY to stay with my parents this weekend and see a concert in NYC and when I arrived I found out that grandpa had been admitted to a hospital earlier that day with MRSA which may have infected the bone. Not the welcome I was expecting. I still went to the concert which was awesome (I'll write more about it later) but the weekend became a flurry of calls to and from Florida. First he was going to get out on Saturday night with a pic line installed to get IV antibiotics at home. Then they couldn't make that work so they were going to do a line directly to his chest and let him out tonight. Well today we learned that being on blood thinners causes problems with invasive procedures so they are taking him off blood thinners and trying again tomorrow. Meanwhile they have also found what may be cancer on his arm. I still have high hopes that he will recover and be back and home where he will eventually die peacefully in his sleep as a man like him deserves but this _could_ go the wrong way. Tonight I want to get down some thoughts about my grandfather and tell you all about him when he's still alive. This will also serve as notes for when the time comes to give a eulogy because I'm sure when that time comes, I won't be able to think straight to write anything.
( Read more... )
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Originally posted by deathpixie at Signal Boost: Speak Out With Your Geek Out
deathpixie at Signal Boost: Speak Out With Your Geek OutSo, the various nerdish Twitter feeds I follow have been afire this week about an article written by Alyssa Bereznak on the online Gizmondo magazine regarding her experience of the OK Cupid dating site and her meeting with Jon Finkel, world Magic:The Gathering champ of ten years ago. Normally I'd link, but as the author of the article gets paid per click, I'd rather not contribute to her pay packet for what was at best a badly written filler piece and at worst, a mean-spirited attack and link bait. For those who are wondering what she said, however, here's a direct cut and paste quote of the article, under the cut.
( My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player )
The Australian version of the same article was actually worse, but includes a disclaimer from Gizmodo:
( My OkCupid Affair With A World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player )
Okay, context established. Jon Finkel himself took to Twitter to post his version of the dates, which is collected in one easy to read version:
( Jon's response )
Mountains out of moleholes, basically, with Alyssa apparently being stuck for subject matter and seemingly deciding to go after Gawker/Gizmodo's demographic in an effort to ratchet up her page views. There's a lot of very good articles in rebuttal, take your pick:
“My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player” UGH UGH UGH by kiala
How A Girl Named Alyssa Stepped on The Internet’s Last Nerve by Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts
The Science of Gawker's Nerd Baiting by Paul Tassi
Don't Be A Jerk by The Nerdy Bird/Jill Pantozzi
An Open Letter To Gizmodo Regarding Alyssa Bereznak And Her "OKCupid" Article. by Geek Girl Diva
Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too by Elly Hart (Gizmodo Australia)
Re: My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player by Pop Culture Monster
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Date Alyssa Bereznak by Geek Mom/Ruth Suehle
and finally, the Dork Tower response by John Kovalic
So, back to the original title of this post. In this article, Monica Valentinelli suggests a "let your nerd hang out" celebration as a more constructive response instead of the rather ugly trolling that's going on in the comments of the original article (and remember, trollers, each click earns Alyssa money, so well done there, d'uh). In Monica's words:
SPEAK OUT WITH YOUR GEEK OUT
Sometime during the week of Monday, September 12th to Friday, September 16th post about what geeky hobby you love. Then, tell us why we should try it, too. Leave your fears (and edition wars) at the door. Forget about your latest rant. Tap into that well of positive energy and share in the excitement of all things geek.
Let us invite those who would stereotype us to sit at our table and share our interests.
Sounds like a great idea to me. Who's in?
(There's also a Facebook page, for those who book the face.)
( My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player )
The Australian version of the same article was actually worse, but includes a disclaimer from Gizmodo:
( My OkCupid Affair With A World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player )
Okay, context established. Jon Finkel himself took to Twitter to post his version of the dates, which is collected in one easy to read version:
( Jon's response )
Mountains out of moleholes, basically, with Alyssa apparently being stuck for subject matter and seemingly deciding to go after Gawker/Gizmodo's demographic in an effort to ratchet up her page views. There's a lot of very good articles in rebuttal, take your pick:
“My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player” UGH UGH UGH by kiala
How A Girl Named Alyssa Stepped on The Internet’s Last Nerve by Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts
The Science of Gawker's Nerd Baiting by Paul Tassi
Don't Be A Jerk by The Nerdy Bird/Jill Pantozzi
An Open Letter To Gizmodo Regarding Alyssa Bereznak And Her "OKCupid" Article. by Geek Girl Diva
Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too by Elly Hart (Gizmodo Australia)
Re: My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player by Pop Culture Monster
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Date Alyssa Bereznak by Geek Mom/Ruth Suehle
and finally, the Dork Tower response by John Kovalic
So, back to the original title of this post. In this article, Monica Valentinelli suggests a "let your nerd hang out" celebration as a more constructive response instead of the rather ugly trolling that's going on in the comments of the original article (and remember, trollers, each click earns Alyssa money, so well done there, d'uh). In Monica's words:
SPEAK OUT WITH YOUR GEEK OUT
Sometime during the week of Monday, September 12th to Friday, September 16th post about what geeky hobby you love. Then, tell us why we should try it, too. Leave your fears (and edition wars) at the door. Forget about your latest rant. Tap into that well of positive energy and share in the excitement of all things geek.
Let us invite those who would stereotype us to sit at our table and share our interests.
Sounds like a great idea to me. Who's in?
(There's also a Facebook page, for those who book the face.)
internet powers, activate!
Jun. 14th, 2011 05:10 pmFron Kythrene, by way of Browngirl
Originally posted bykythryne at internet powers, activate!
Originally posted by
kythryne at internet powers, activate!Okay, people. I need you to take this viral, and fast.
We know someone in upstate New York who needs a good custody lawyer ASAP. I'm not at liberty to go into details publicly, but this woman is very afraid that her abusive boyfriend is going to get sole custody of her young child. She's presently being represented by a court-assigned lawyer who doesn't seem to care about the case, and she has very few resources left at this point. Her next hearing is on Thursday.
If you know a good lawyer in New York State who might be willing to take this case for a low fee or pro bono, or at least offer her advice or support, please let me know. If you don't know anyone, please repost this far and wide. As a mother and an abuse survivor, it makes me absolutely sick to my stomach to contemplate a child being left in the hands of an abuser.
I can be reached at kythryne@gmail.com if you have any leads or want to help.
The internet can work miracles. Let's go.
(If you would be interested in donating an item or service to a fundraising auction in the near future, please let me know. Our friend is a talented artist and a wonderful mother to a beautiful little girl who deserves a safe home, and it wouldn't take much to make a huge difference in their lives.)
We know someone in upstate New York who needs a good custody lawyer ASAP. I'm not at liberty to go into details publicly, but this woman is very afraid that her abusive boyfriend is going to get sole custody of her young child. She's presently being represented by a court-assigned lawyer who doesn't seem to care about the case, and she has very few resources left at this point. Her next hearing is on Thursday.
If you know a good lawyer in New York State who might be willing to take this case for a low fee or pro bono, or at least offer her advice or support, please let me know. If you don't know anyone, please repost this far and wide. As a mother and an abuse survivor, it makes me absolutely sick to my stomach to contemplate a child being left in the hands of an abuser.
I can be reached at kythryne@gmail.com if you have any leads or want to help.
The internet can work miracles. Let's go.
(If you would be interested in donating an item or service to a fundraising auction in the near future, please let me know. Our friend is a talented artist and a wonderful mother to a beautiful little girl who deserves a safe home, and it wouldn't take much to make a huge difference in their lives.)
