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It's a bit exciting, a bit intimidating, and very new-feeling. http://slashfairy.dreamwidth.org/ if you feel like saying "hi" over there.
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Peter Rabbit, V-bear, O-bear, K-bear, and Easter Bunny!suit!Bear in the back.
It's lively here, at chez Slashfairy. Oh, yes it is. Sellin' books and gettin' ready to graduate, to travel, and to see beloveds. Newly listing: More children's books and books for older children (activities, reference, fiction); women's studies; nursing school texts and health-related books; history. Soon to come, another post of "Wonderful books I can't list on Amazon because they have no page for them, but you might be interested, so I will scan and post here."
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| 2009-03-31 15:09 |
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Apparel and shoes on sale at Amazon until April 3rd. (yeah, I get referral points if you buy after going in through my portal. geez, don't I sound like a pro, or a shill, or something? lol)
Sample listings:
( A Tolkien Treasury )
Amy's Eyes
( Read more... )
BRITISH COLUMBIA: A CENTENNIAL ANTHOLOGY [Hardcover] Edited by Reginald E. Watters
The five sections of this Centennial Anthology attempt to portray in words and B&W pictures the varied life of British Columbia in both the past and present.
30 Days to a Simpler Life; A Medieval Woman's Mirror of Honor: The Treasury of the City of Ladies; Boycott; Capitol Hill in Black and White; Canciones Infantiles [Audio CD] El patio de mi casa; Child in the Night [VHS Tape] JoBeth Williams; Tom Skerritt; Tim Choate, Elijah Wood IMDb; Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice [Hardcover] Gary M. Tabor; Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice [Paperback] by Walker, Marsha; Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization; Eve's Bayou [DVD] Jurnee Smollett; Meagan Good; Samuel L. Jackson; Gender and Religion: On the Complexity of Symbols by Bynum, Caroline W.; Guide to Rembering Japanese Characters (Tuttle language library); Howard Street by Nathan C. Heard; Savage Dreams: A Journey into the Landscape Wars of the American West by Rebecca Solnit; Spiritual Gardening [Audiobook] by Handelsman, Judith (cassettes) among other books, movies, and music.
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| 2009-03-24 11:21 |
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Mystery, Intrigue, and Espionage:( Read more... )Historical Fiction and Novels:( Read more... )Biography and Autobiography( Read more... )Womens' and Gender Studies; Psychology: ( Read more... )Spirituality; Meditation; Religion, Questioning, Searching( Read more... )Children's books, movies, and CDs( Read more... )
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New listings at EnjoyIt: more movies, CDs, books. I've turned up a number of things that are not in Amazon's inventory: out-of-print children's books, young adult books, and adult books of all kinds: reference, non-fiction, fiction; and CDs. I'm going to scan those and post them here, in hopes that there'll be something you've been looking AGES for and this will re-unite you. PLEASE, if you would, when you to to Amazon, go in through my store: I get referral bonuses when you do, if you buy something there. And please, if you would, buy something from me (if there's something you want) or pass the news of my little store on to friends. It all helps. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who's bought, advertised, or just said "yay!"
I think there're still anime/manga goodies at LoyalDreamer's place, so if you tend more that way, drop by and see what she's got.
Who knows? we might have those Mother's Day, Father's Day, Graduation... out-of-the-blue "Because I thought of you!" presents.
Otherwise, sleep has been at a real premium, for no single reason. I'm sure hoping to sleep today AND tonight, though. Yoga/stretching/physical therapy program continues apace: it must be working, because a) I notice when I'm sore (which is good) and the difference between that and achey (which is not so good).
FINALLY nearly finished with these two little papers for Critical Thinking. This is where sleep is so essential- I can work, I can chat, I can sell movies. But I can't write good papers without adequate sleep. *sigh* in two weeks I'll have the house to myself for two weeks. I'm hoping to have that time to finish these, get them to the prof, and do any changes he wants.
I know there've been some sad things happen this week in friends' and acquaintances lives. You are in my thoughts.
The rest of you, be well, have fun, and blessings on ALL your heads.
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First, though, I need to give credit where it's due, and I haven't done that yet.
To lj users undrocknroll, cynical_terror, and to angstslashhope, who are the first people I ever saw use LJ as a marketplace. I so admired that, that entrepreneurship and bravery.
To lj user apocalypsos who is the first person I saw use Amazon to list her stuff. Man, this isn't bad at ALL, especially given the constraints of night shift. Thanks, you!
To lj user magickalmolly whose virtual yard sales have been inspiring.
To lj user kitty_van_kat and to Jack, whose Etsy stores encouraged me to have fun with this.
And now, to our sponsors:
In the spirit of passing a little time, 4 Donna Leon Inspector Guido Brunetti novels. Buy 'em, read 'em, then donate them to your library's book sale. Win all around.
Curious about cooking? Want some new ideas, new techniques?
The Chesapeake Collection, recipes and lore: "The really great cooks of the Eastern Shore, when confronted to share their recipes, usually hedge with, 'Well, I put in smidgen of honey, a little tad of onion, a small sliver of fat back ... a handful of walnuts, but then again, I use a handful of raisins if I don't have the nuts.'" -- from the foreword by Dr. Thomas A. Flowers . Nicole Routhier's Fruit Cookbook: Here are 400-plus recipes using fruit in more ways than most cooks might think imaginable, from Roasted Pepper and Apple Dip to Lemon-Lime Spaghetti to Gratin of Red and Black Berries. (Library Journal).
How about making art and having fun? Learning some practical hands-on techniques AND making something you can give, sell, donate?
Stitchery, Needlepoint, Applique and Patchwork: A Complete Guide (Hardcover). Stitchery in all its forms has been in a period of change and regeneration for several years. The traditional arts of needlepoint, embroidery and patchwork are enjoying a popularity unknown for decades and are being adapted to uses hitherto undreamed of. Shirley Marein is fully conversant with all the latest trends in stitchery, and in her stimulating text, she explains in detail how to master the basic technique of these crafts, how to do your own designing, and how to adapt design forms to the uses and materials you have chosen for them.
Or how about The Big Book of Soft Toys? I learned so much about making toys and stuffed animals for my sons and their friends from this book, out of print for a long time, and truly a treasure.
Anyway, look if you will, buy if it pleases you, share the links if you would be so kind, enjoy your day/night/ and thank you for your time.
Blessings on your heads.
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EnjoyIt! Now with added books (There are books which don't have a 'cover shot' in Amazon's vast warehouse of images- I will scan anything anyone's interested in if you've got any questions about quality, edition, etc.):
Health~
Andrew Weil, Herbs, Childproofing, Kim Chernin, .
Research~ (or the more things change, the more they remain the same?)
The American Political Dictionary (First Ed., 1965), Don't Know Much About History (First Ed., 1990), The Mother Earth News Handbook of Homemade Power (1974), Road Food/Good Food.
Fiction~
Jack London, Anna Waldo, Madeline L'Engle, John Jakes.
Priced to move. More to come. Whatever doesn't sell goes to the charity drive table at the bank, so it's all good. Tell your friends.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled IJ.
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Yep, I'm selling off my books, too.
Not all of them, but a lot. Either I've read them over and over, or am done with the project I needed them for, or have more than one copy. I've got history, politics, nursing (and nursing textbooks, lol!), fiction, women's studies, psychology, parenting, language, children's books, alternative and complementary health... And I'll be listing new frequently, so check back often Prices as low as one penny- yes, that's right, on some very popular fiction, one penny!
Feel free to share the link. I'm enjoying very much the idea that my beloved movies are finding new homes. I'd be thrilled for my books to do the same.
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Fisher Poets
partial text:
Entrants in the gathering’s “on-site” poetry contest on Saturday night were told barely 24 hours earlier that submissions had to be at least eight lines, take less than a minute to read and include the phrase “you might be missing fish.”
Rob Seitz, who cycles nearly year round through cod, whiting and Dungeness crab seasons on his 80-foot steel boat, placed third with these verses:
If your son is not intimidating
On the line of scrimmage,
If your daughter’s report card
Is not the brightest image,
If your children are not turning out
As healthy as you’d wished,
Perhaps on your dinner table
You might be missing fish.
Mr. Seitz, 42, said he wrote only once a year, on gathering weekend in Astoria. But he does prepare.
“On the boat, I don’t have a TV,” he said. “We just read.”
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and the Asian Art Museum's exhibit of the Hidden Treasures of Afghanistan. going with my housemate. will come home v. tired, nap, and head off to work tonight.
am taking addresses and stamps- may actually send postcards! (depends on if memory is functional)
stories to come. xoxoxoxo ya'll. special best to those who need it.
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Free Obama ringtone
"Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations."
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| 2009-01-20 18:29 |
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that meme that's going around *hands you tissues*
The first five people to respond to this post will get something from me through mail (even if you are from Timbuktu!). It will represent things that I like and want to share or something wonderful about my country.
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I send!
- You have to give me your address. Response first; address can be given later. I'm no stalker!
- It'll be done this year (2009 is a long year!)
- You have no clue what it's going to be or when its going to be. It's going to be a surprised! I might post it from another country. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
if you comment in this post, you have to post this in your journal. That's the catch. So do it. DO IT.
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[because ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) asknosecrets had this idea yesterday: Tomorrow, Mercury goes into retrograde, stays there until the 31st. So between now and then, I say we sacrifice all the virgins we can get our hands on.( Read more... )
Thus, to the sacrificing of Virgins.]
Virgins in Retrograde: Day one
"You'll like it."
"Won't."
"You will."
"Won't."
"How do you know?"
"Just do."
Sigh.
Gathering up of patience ensues. "Ok, I'll just make it for myself, then."
Immediate and hidden regret begins. "Fine. I'll be out here when you're done."
An interlude of bowls being set on counters, eggs cracked and separated and whisked, loud finger-sucking when sugar's whipped in. Delightful scents of chocolate and cinnamon and cayenne accompany sotto voce mumbled singing of an eclectic mix and the opening and closing of oven door followed by click-click-click of the manual timer being set. Operatic bellowing and sink-splashing dishwashing precede a satisfied "Ahhh" as the dish-towel is snapped and (presumably) hung on its peg. The oven door opens again, heavenly scents intensify, and that's it.
"I give up."
"Knew you would."
"Wanker."
"Wait, let me set these to cool."
The meringues are crisp and glisten and the edges are just golden, and they sit in their peak'd glory on the cooling tray while the chocolate/cinnamon/cayenne sauce is stirred to silky smoothness one more time. Then each is set in a fluted paper cup, just a bit of room around the bottom, empty space, then the sauce dripped elegantly over them and let to pool - just enough to be a bit of chocolate at the bottom, not enough to melt the meringues.
"Here." Offering one.
"Don't like spicy food, much..." but the doubt's there, and that's the game- it's all up now. He's done for.
"Not spicy. Sweet, sensuous. Sexy. Try it."
". . . Oh, fuck, that's good." Mumbled. Reaching for another one.
"Mmmhmmm. Told you."
"Wanker."
"Mmmhmm. Kiss the cook, now."
That, however, will not be a first time. A tale for another day...
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Your result for The Chakra Test...
The Sensuous OneYou have scored 100% Desire - Your dominant Chakra is the "Sacral (Spleen) or Orange Chakra" 
The "Sacral (Spleen) or Orange Chakra" is where energy for one's sexuality and feelings originates from. It is located at the spleen (and genitals). This is the chakra which is most developed in you at this time. The Sacral chakra is about feeling and sexuality. When it is open your feelings flow freely, and are expressed without you being over-emotional. You are open to intimacy and you can be passionate and lively. You have no problems dealing with your sexuality. Depending on your percentage score, there is always more room for development. When this chakra is under-active you may become stiff and unemotional. You may even develop a poker-like face, as a defence mechanism, to stop others from knowing what you are feeling. If the chakra becomes over-active, you may become overly, emotionally attached to people and sexually active. What is most important is to find balance amongst all 7 chakras. Have a look at what percentages you scored on the others and work to increase their power and balance with each other. Root Chakra: 47% Passion, Sacral(Spleen) Chakra: 100% Desire, Solar Plexus (Navel) Chakra: 94% Purpose, Heart Chakra: 100% Balance, Throat Chakra: 89% Expression, Third Eye Chakra: 100% Imagination and Crown Chakra: 100% Spirituality!
"Sacral Chakra" Key Words: Feelings, Emotions, Intimacy, Procreation, Polarity, Sensuality, Confidence, Sociability, Freedom, Movement "Sacral Chakra"Attributes: Color - Orange: Sense - Taste: Element - Water: Seat - Creativity
If you enjoyed this test, I would love the feedback!
Take The Chakra Test at HelloQuizzy
props to nverland and crazylady42 at LJ.
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Your result for The Chakra Test...
The Sensuous OneYou have scored 100% Desire - Your dominant Chakra is the "Sacral (Spleen) or Orange Chakra"
The "Sacral (Spleen) or Orange Chakra" is where energy for one's sexuality and feelings originates from. It is located at the spleen (and genitals). This is the chakra which is most developed in you at this time. The Sacral chakra is about feeling and sexuality. When it is open your feelings flow freely, and are expressed without you being over-emotional. You are open to intimacy and you can be passionate and lively. You have no problems dealing with your sexuality. Depending on your percentage score, there is always more room for development. When this chakra is under-active you may become stiff and unemotional. You may even develop a poker-like face, as a defence mechanism, to stop others from knowing what you are feeling. If the chakra becomes over-active, you may become overly, emotionally attached to people and sexually active. What is most important is to find balance amongst all 7 chakras. Have a look at what percentages you scored on the others and work to increase their power and balance with each other. Root Chakra: 47% Passion, Sacral(Spleen) Chakra: 100% Desire, Solar Plexus (Navel) Chakra: 94% Purpose, Heart Chakra: 100% Balance, Throat Chakra: 89% Expression, Third Eye Chakra: 100% Imagination and Crown Chakra: 100% Spirituality!
"Sacral Chakra" Key Words: Feelings, Emotions, Intimacy, Procreation, Polarity, Sensuality, Confidence, Sociability, Freedom, Movement "Sacral Chakra"Attributes: Color - Orange: Sense - Taste: Element - Water: Seat - Creativity
If you enjoyed this test, I would love the feedback!
Take The Chakra Test at HelloQuizzy
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Can't get into email on this computer. *sigh*
On the upside though: Bus ride down was good! read two more chapters in my Chicano/Latino Cinema studies book. (msilverstar I can lend you this once this semester is over for teenboy and Ed... it is VERY good about the white guy/other stuff). Small Will rode in the window (he is the charming pocket-size turquoise bear I found waiting for me in Germany this summer :-)).
Got off the bus in Unitied Nations Plaza and immediately found a silver ring with large oval red stone, possibly cinnabar, that fits perfectly. Middle finger, left hand. *glee*
Then met up with son, mom, and sister, and walked over to City Hall to see the Harvey Milk bust. First though we walked through the Victory Garden which is blooming and fruiting like MAD; picked some beans (fresh, sweet, easy to eat!) and a lemon cucumber rolled off its embankment to me so I picked it up and tucked it in my pocket. All the food goes to the San Francisco Food Bank. V. V. cool.
Then finally I got to see the Harvey Milk bust in SF City Hall. While we were there we saw three gay weddings performed. *more glee*. Also a wonderful photo exhibit by a photographer whose name escapes me at the moment but I will track it down, because he has asked the same questions of people all over the world for 20 years, and it is fascinating to see what they answer and how they looked when they answered. We did get to see two of the Cool Globes out in front of City Hall.
Then it was on to 826 Valencia and the Pirate Store where we spent a good hour seeing the fish fed, opening the drawers of supplies, swag, and mysteries, and looking through the yearbooks of the writing students there. Mom loved it. Son and sis walked up the street to see her old apartment from 32 years ago. ETA Picked up, at the Pirate Store, a card for a photo exhibition called "The Invisible Age: self-portraits of women aged 50-65" at Rayko Photo. Can't go this time, might come back down for it if I get the chance. Then, just down the street from the Pirate Store, I found, in the $1.00 book bin, The Wild Swan: The Life and Times of Hans Christian Andersen by Monica Stirling, about whom I would now dearly like to know more, and read more by her.
Then we walked to a really good Vietnamese restaurant and chowed down on various fabulous mostly-vegetarian/seafood dishes.
After a brief respite for phone calls, naps, and so on, we went down to Aquatic Park (virtual tour here). Walked in the sand, along Hyde Street Pier; didn't go on the ships though- it was cold, I've been on them all before when son was a volunteer at the Pier, and he's worked on all of them (we got to sleep-over on the Balclutha at one point- so.much.fun). Instead (after buying a few postcards) we walked on and found a lovely little bakery/cappuccino place, sat inside and had good coffee and got warm.
Then home again for a bit, until out to dinner for Japanese food. I had a huge Domburi (cast-iron soup-bowl of broth, udon, and seafood, with vegetables- JUST what I needed/wanted).
Sleep as always when working nights was odd- enough to get by on, but I will be glad to crash after class this afternoon.
Today we will head out to the De Young Museum (which I have not been to in this incarnation, which means I have not been to it since the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989- where DOES the time go?) to see the Chihuly exhibit. Mom and sis have seen his stuff before- mom over the last 20 years or so- because he's local to them, up in Washington- but I've only seen the two pieces glimpsed at the Palace of the Legion of Honor on my way out the door to Europe in May, and I'm excited to see these.
Then when it's time (too early! always) son will very graciously drive me back up home so I can grab up my school stuff and run over to uni for more Chicano/Latino Film studies.
After which I will check email, take a bath, and crash. I hope.
That's my story for the day- what's yours?
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| 2008-03-22 04:02 |
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1) there is no point to this post except that i need to stay awake the next three hours, and this might generate some comments, which will give me some stimulation.
2) i want very much to be dancing. unlikely at 4am when i'm at work and every one is asleep.
3) maybe I will have the energy to go swimming this morning. i hope so, even if it's only for 20 mins.
4) writing a paper on attribution in fanfiction for my critical thinking class is a good challenge. it forces me to focus on the logic of my arguments, not on the feelings swirling behind them.
4a) writing a paper on attribution in fanfiction brings home to me how vulnerable any act of creativity is, to any fault or foible, especially the artist's. i need to go back through The little AU - i know there are some things that i've not attributed. i'm just not sure where.
4b) writing a paper on attribution in fanfiction is making me cry. *sigh*
5) tomorrow i go to visit my son for two-and-a-half days. this is good. very very good. we'll go to Friends' Meeting (which i hope is a Silent Meeting. I could use 40 mins of silence-in-company). we might go to the Asian Art Museum, too, which is generally made of win. i will, however, like a good junkie, take the laptop with me (mostly to work on my paper at odd moments, like on the bus if i'm not sleeping).
6) there was more, but now it's time to get busy with meds and stuff for 'my' girls.
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No cuts. Not today.
The redemption of Cutler Beckett or Tom Hollander's charities.
Orlando Bloom and others design cards for Epidermolysis Bullosa charity
redscorner's Fight to earn enough to pay for brain surgery: quoted from verisimilitant. redscorner is currently suffering from two serious neurological conditions which require surgery, but she is unemployed, without health care, and unable to qualify for Medicaid. However, megaupload has this 'rewards program' where, if she can secure 5 million downloads, they will give her 10,000 dollars. She has until the end of November to do this. You can download once every day and each download helps. The files are txt documents that give more details about her situation. They are spyware, malware, and virus free and really only take a second to download. Help this girl out and, if you feel so inclined, post this in your own journal to help spread the cause.
1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5QBOA940
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7LPXMESC
3. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0O8AYRES
Proof links are virus-free
Via rocketbalm
[My dad worked at RAND corporation in the 50's. I thought everyone had discussions like this at the dinner table and beach-side barbecues. Guess not, hunh. This is so well done.]
Please support something, anything, for the people of Burma. The US Campaign For Burma will take immediate donations, or you can buy The CD 'For the Lady' or one of the beautiful WEAVE scarves. Similar site is Burmacampaign.UK.
Do something for yourself. Make a journey into The Depths of Money and start saving yourself from drowning in debt, stuff, or need.
Be excellent to one another. Watch a good movie, take a good walk, read a good book, cook a good meal, have a good bath. Recognize the good and sacred in each thing, place, person, idea that crosses your path.
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.
- Walt Whitman
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