Tuesday, October 02, 2007

October Banging

Does anyone know what the heck has happened to Amorous Ladies and Femslash in Flux? They've been notified by LJ that their sites have been deleted. I was hoping it was one of LJ's unwarranted deletions and that they would come back but no such luck so far.

Yes, October continues to come in with a bang....

Tamara

Monday, October 01, 2007

Back Online

Had some prime reading opportunity last night and I started to read Mermaid by Michelene Esposito. This is a well-written story about a women searching for answers about life. Not a happy book, but it takes hard subject matter (suicide) and does an outstanding job in creating a reality around it.

Now on to a huge update. We're bringing October in with a bang! Enjoy.

Elisa

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Me Again

E's ISP is doing some maintenance today so she's internet-less. There's a little more variety for today's update. Hope y'all had a relaxing weekend.

Tamara

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Variety...Not So Much

Good news for Buffy fans. Keep your fingers and toes crossed for a bigger update tomorrow.

Tamara

Friday, September 28, 2007

Finally

The weekend is on the horizon and I'm very much looking forward to that. Being sick all week and trying to get healthy while being very busy at work and at home with the punk-o-lunk makes for one very tired E. I'm hoping to sleep in tomorrow, perhaps all the way to 8.

Hoping all of you have a great weekend! And for you folks down under here is hoping your weekend already in progress is splendid!

Enjoy your updates.

Elisa

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Variety

Quite a nice mix for y'all today.

Tamara

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Mid Week

Another Wednesday goes by. Hence I'm now on the low end of the work week with the weekend in sight. I've been trying to get over a flu bug all week. It was my first full day back at work today and I'll sleep very good tonight. Wish my voice would be a bit less gravelly though.

Now on to your updates, enjoy 'em!

Elisa

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Happy Halo 3 Day!

For all you Halo fanatics out there, I hope you're happily zoning out on the newest installment in the Halo franchise. I know my son is. This game was actually supposed to be his birthday present. Well it still is but two months early. Bill Gates blew my plan when he moved the release date from November to September. I couldn't very well torture my son by making him wait to open his Legendary Edition. I dutifully wrapped it and a game guide and made him wait until his little brother got home from school to unwrap everything. I took pictures too, after all it is his birthday present. He was very pleased and has spent every minute since then playing it.

I'll be thinking of all of you nursing your sore thumbs in the weeks to come. Have fun!

Tamara

Monday, September 24, 2007

Ramble Night

Something special is being shared with us...a view from another American who looks forward to change. DS Harnden sent me this after reading my comment about Peace on Saturday. She jotted it down in a Shoney's in South Carolina, driving back from a Washington DC rally on 9/15.
"Tell me what democracy looks like."

"This is what democracy looks like!"

Cadence. Call and response. Thousands of voices raised in chant, echoing the slightly hoarse lone voice of one woman, somewhere in the middle of the crowd.

"Tell me what democracy looks like."

"This is what democracy looks like!"

And it was. On Saturday, September 15th somewhere around one hundred thousand people gathered in Washington, D.C. and marched from the White House to the Capitol steps with one unified goal in mind: to stop the unjust war in Iraq.

Where did we come from? We drove up from Florida. We flew in from Oregon. We came from across town before our shift at the pizza joint on 13th Street. We noticed the gathering crowd while shopping and decided to join in.

Some of us inadvertently had breakfast together at The Corner Bakery.

Some of us rode in together on the Metro, taking the Red Line from Shady Grove and Bethesda, carrying our signs and our flags and talking in excited, hushed voices, brimming with anticipation. We came in rented buses and on bikes. We came on foot and on crutches or carrying canes. Some of us came before our first birthdays, riding in a pack on our mother's back. Some of us came with our walkers, joints creaking with age and voices raised in triumph.

Some of us came in the fatigues the military issued us. Some of us came with the clothes on our backs and ratty shoes on our feet.

Some of us came with our dogs, on stilts, dressed in pink, or bare-handed.

Some of us came with tears in our eyes. We held our fists high and stood proud against the war hawks who stood behind barricades and hid behind police, shouting out in anger and fear and hatred, practicing the flip-side of the same coin.

Some of us stood on the Capitol steps in riot gear, just doing our jobs. Some of us came to get arrested and did so with pride, standing tall in the mid-September sun with our hands bound behind us. Some of us lay on the grass or called home on our cell phones, reassuring worried loved ones that democracy is not always overtly dangerous.

Some of us worried. Some of us swore. Some of us walked in anger, some in quiet despair. Some of us walked to empower, others to be strong.

All of us came with voices, raised in chant or lowered in prayer.

All of us came as Americans.

"Show me what democracy looks like."

This is what democracy looks like.

I, for one, am proud to have been there.

DS Harnden


Let us all thank DS for sharing this moment in US history. Nicely done and I'm glad you were there. Hope for a better future is what we have. Time is now for each of us to step forward and be a part of change. May Peace shine through.

Enjoy your updates!

Elisa

Sunday, September 23, 2007

More

Hope the weekend was good. Enjoy the updates.

Tamara

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Wondering Moments

Life is filled with paths. Each one throwing out options, choices and decisions. Odd to know which way to walk sometimes. Perhaps if the signs were easier to read we would all live in a happier place. I wish I had the key to share, but alas no. Today brings us closer to tomorrow, may it in turn bring us all closer to Joy and Peace on this planet.

Now letting me wonder is probably not a good idea, hence got some thoughts to share with us? We would enjoy it! Until then read and let Peace reign soon.

Elisa

Friday, September 21, 2007

Another Week Down

My computer has liked its new power supply. Now if Mike can solve the issue of my laptop being kicked off the network while I'm using it in the bedroom I'll be a happy camper.

I'm so close to being done with entering all of my comics. I've got three boxes left in my bedroom and normally I'd drag them into the computer room to input them. But...Tuesday September 25 is the day Halo 3 is released and my son will be taking up my inputting space with hours and hours of Halo 3 play. I could probably finish entering those three boxes before the 25th but I'm enjoying taking my time. That does mean I'll have to put off my filing until he burns out on Halo 3. But that part isn't really as much fun as entering anyway.

Okay, I've blabbed enough about inconsequential crap. Y'all enjoy the updates.

Tamara

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Fall Arrives

Yeah, the air feels like fall. Cool mornings leading into the gray and semi sun-filled afternoons ending once again with a cool evening. I love fall. Spring is my favorite but fall is a close second.

Back to the program. Enjoy your updates.

Elisa

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Avast!

My computer seems to be running okay with the installation of a new power supply. *knock wood* Upon removing the old power supply Mike noticed it was only a 150 watt unit. Evidently that's way too weak. It was probably okay for when this machine was put together (a cheapie E Machines computer from Best Buy). He replaced it with a 300 watt power supply and, so far, it hasn't shut down unexpectedly. I even opened Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Firefox and Notepad all at the same time with no shut down. Mike also ran the memory diagnostic disc that was making the machine shut down and it stayed up. I'm hoping this fixes the issue. If I can get at least another year out of this computer that would be great.

And...on a more interesting note, my friend The Keith tells me it's Talk Like a Pirate Day. So brush up on yer pirate lingo and join the fun.

Tamara