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My friend is raising money by selling her old fandom stuff, including action figures. She has amazing stuff, at very low prices. So far my favorite is "Legolas with Dagger-Slashing and Arrow-Launching Actions" because the description just makes me giggle. Anyway, go! buy! I can vouch for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) thejennabides being painfully ethical: if you buy from her, you will get your figs, I'm sure of that. | |
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We have a wedding to celebrate: Ruth and Nancy got married last Friday! So this moot we will have a little party to revel in the accomplishment.
So, this Sunday, Sept. 14, my house in Berkeley, 1 pm to 6ish, it will be lovely to see you all. You are all, (except Ruth and Nancy), invited to bring some snacks to share. Email me for directions, and I'm sure we can arrange some carpools or BART pickups.
See you then! | |
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Happy Birthday to too_shy and sandelwood You've both had rough years and I hope this next one will be fabulous! Cat GIP (he's curled up on the rug, at yet another spot just off the central medallion) And a question, since I now live with a cat, We have been using some of the clay litter, which is way better engineered than last time I had cats, in the 80s. It doesn't smell and is easy get the pee and poop out of. But apparently, it's a big eco problem, despoiling the landscape and such. I tried some pine pellets but realized our little rake scoop thing has too-small openings. So I ask you, flist, what kind of environmentally responsible cat litter should we buy? | |
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Have a lovely time, you all, see you on Thursday afternoon! | |
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Collective intelligence: people filled in a form to say how much is shook near them, and out comes a map. USGS was doing mashups before there WAS a google maps.  I'm not hot-linking to the dynamic updating one. You can go see the updated map or .report your own experiences. I always check there first, I think it's amazing. For some reason, this is my earthquake icon. | |
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lilithlotr has tickets for sale: 2 tickets at will call for Warped in Cincinnati on Wednesday. I can throw in one of the Warped 2008 Compilation CDs, if you need it. Because of the uncertainty of will call tickets (Will they actually be there? You never know for sure until they hand them to you) I'm only asking for $30 for the pair, which is less than the cost of one ticket.
2 tickets for Warped in Indianapolis on Thursday. I have Music Saves Lives VIP vouchers to throw in with these. $60 cash for the pair, must meet me before doors on Thursday at the venue. Send her an lj message or email for the tickets, not me. Also, I am so proud of myself, I got off my ass and made something tasty and healthy: ( Tomato & bean salad ) | |
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 mirabile_dictu is who I want to be when I grow up. She's been through it all and come out the other side with grace and happiness. Beautiful inside and out, and a wonderful writer, her stories sing to me long after I read them. Happy birthday dear heart, may the good times roll! | |
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Birthdays! I have let them get away from me again :-( But I love my friends so thought I'd say a little something about the people I care for. ( In mostly-date order )
In other news, I have bid for and won fic-writing services from Sweet Charity of dizzydame, asknosecrets, and shaenie. Squee! Knowing there's fic coming makes me happy. When the stories are posted, I will rec them with great fervor. | |
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The Colour of Magic / Light Fantastic tv movies are premiering out this week -- the event is on Monday March 3rd 2008 at the Curzon Cinema Mayfair. The producers are encouraging anyone who would like to come along and wave and cheer before the first screening [6:30 pm] - costumes are, of couse, most welcome. This is the one where Sean Astin plays Twoflower. I'm slowly updating my recs on del.icio.us/msilverstar (as a feed: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) msil_fanfic_rec), mostly LOTRIPS and a few Torchwoods and other fandoms. ( very hot cross-dressing Billy/Dom rec )And birthdays! Hopes for a fabulous year to bunniewabbit, airgiodslv, rosiespark, rosamundeb, and v_angelique!!! *Sings various embarrassing birthday songs* PS I am still stuck on chair or wheelchair, so rather bored. Talk to me, people! Lurkers, come out and say hi! | |
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I love writing with you so much, it's my joy and delight, my partner in crime, my lunchtime retreat from stats and log analyis! Just for you: Our Boys in the Box in Glasgow:  Happy Birthday unstealthy-- they're planning to jump out of your cake! | |
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Two of my favorite people evah, anatsuno and ipso__facto! Next year's going to be fabulous, I so decree it! <3 always | |
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stewardess has rescued me from my own petard, and has offered to host the fandom moot on Sunday, July 1, from 1ish to 6ish, in Oakland. Please plan to bring a little something tasty to share and contact her or me for directions. | |
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Happy Birthday slashfairy, a new friend and a delight to know. May your year be full of songs and happy traveling. a meme from overloved, among others 1. Comment with a request to see absolutely anything on my computer. My desktop, my documents, my bookmarks, my latest works in progress... absolutely whatever you are curious about. Request it.
2. I will respond with a screenshot of the very thing you request.
3. In return, you will spread this meme far and wide. Like a venereal disease.(P.S. UTI much better, seeing my gyn nurse practitioner tomorrow. Now I have a sore throat and a stuffy head as well. *droops*) - Tags:fandom-friends, memes
- Mood:sick
 - Music:Nature on TV - Search for the Snow Leopard (with kidlet)
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Happy, happy birthday to hanarobi -- our time together was so fabulous and wonderful. She reminded me how much I love the fics I've written. It feels weird to even type that, but she loves my least-popular story, so maybe I feel that I'm allowed to as well. So. The meme: Name a character in Lotrips, and I'll tell you three (or more) facts about them from my own personal pseudo-canon. (fic is tagged here and on my site) | |
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Happy birthday to addictedkitten, qthelights and spillingvelvet! You are all lovely people and I hope your years are fabulous!
One last thing about fanlib is their ad (image from quickbeam_cw) :  Pink is bad, blue is good? and some of us rather like 98 pound weaklings more than muscle-bound bodybuilders (sorry Vin). Says so very much about their view of their audience. ETA: I had to make an icon. | |
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dizzydame, writer of great Monaboyd fic and reccer of same, have a great birthday and a wonderful year. I don't think you'll mind too very much sharing your post with a gorgeous new Billy icon by the fabulous and generous kiltsandlollies . | |
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My teenboy is watching the first season of Buffy -- the substitute teacher is really a giant preying mantis episode -- and I find it oddly funny that he's watching it while in high school. Also a bit disconcerting to put faces to names I've only read in fanfic, like Xander, Willow, and Giles (who's a lot older than I expected). And SMG is a pretty good actor, considering the ridiculous dialog. While I'm posting, Happy Birthday to water_vole, lelise, _peapod and the particularly wondrous zillah975! | |
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Had a fabulous afternoon in rainy San Francisco with the fantastic sophrosyne31 -- even more wonderful in person than online! We walked around the Embarcadero (I think maybe the farmer's market is inside the ferry building?) and Fisherman's Wharf (tourists en masse), and talked and talked and talked, it was great. And a challenge: kyuuketsukirui's Imperfect Sex Is Not the End of the World challenge FTW! I hate impossibly smooth zipless perfect sex where there are no mistakes, everyone loves everything, and everyone comes perfectly. One perfect sex story blurs into another, but the imperfect ones have something special. There was a ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) contrelamontre imperfect sex challenge back in April 2003, and it was a big part of my Viggo/Ian fic, but there's never enough for me ;-). This challenge is easy: any fandom, any pairing, just post by Feb. 28! | |
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I'm trying to decide if I'm going to the One Ring Celebration (it's close and Billy's band will be playing there), and if so, what kind of tickets to buy. ( still thrashing out my plans, would like advice )No more autographs or photo-ops: I've been there, done that -- and it's just too intimate for me. I'll hang with the girls and take really fantastic notes at the talks instead. | |
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thejennabides is abiding with me for a bit! She brought her hamus, which completely delights my kidlet. Also teenboy went around to the parents at the school potluck tonight and raised biggish bucks for his group's project to feed AIDS orphans in Africa. Not to miss the good news elsewhere, that the reality-based contingent seems to have taken back control over the US government. *whew* | |
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I'm sorry, all. I am too wiped to be a good host this weekend. Didn't think the conference would take so much out of me, but I'm completely exhausted. Many apologies.
Would people prefer postponing to next weekend, or skipping this month and just planning for December? | |
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Back to my house for the September meetup: this Sunday, 1 pm. I'm in central Berkeley, with actual street parking, also about a mile from BART, and I'm happy to run over and give rides. Please email me for directions: msilverstar at live journal works fine.
I'll provide some savory lunch-type food, but welcome any snacks or finger food anyone cares to bring (*looks hopefully at Bex and Ribby*).
See you then!
(ETA: forgot to mention, I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and new friends are always welcome) | |
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To iolanthe_rosa - subverting the stereotype of suburban mom since at least 2003 To pippinmctaggart - Queen of UST, who writes really fine but very angsty long series fics. May you both have a wonderful year! | |
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My dear sweet shaenie! You are a darling person and a fabulous writer. It's been fantastic seeing some fic from you again. Take care of yourself, have fun with your kid and your guy -- have a great year! <3<3<3 | |
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You're such a sweetie, have a lovely year, you!
(In your honor, I am posting with my new Legs In Scotland icon. It makes me giggle.) | |
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You've not been around much, dear semaphore27, and you may not even see this, and I'm a day late, but I like you and I miss you. Hope you are having a great year. And thinking of you, I have a new Dom/Billy icon. Still friends at the very least :-) | |
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trianne -- one of my favorite people! I like you so much, even (especially!) when you're cranky and ranting about things like your garden. You're a wonderful person and I'm thrilled to have spent time with you in real life :-D May you have a happy bendy year. | |
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Happy birthday to dizzydame and louis_quatorze!! May your year be filled with fun, success and hawt pr0n! (and to everyone else I've managed to forget: you too!) | |
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sophrosyne31! have a marvellous birthday and a wonderful year! | |
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Happy birthday jasmineskie!!!! You're one of my oldest LJ friends and my favorite Viggo/Orlando writers of all time! | |
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, including certain special people having conflicts and my washer breaking down (don't ask), we're postponing the fandom slash moot open-house thing to next Sunday, March 12, approx 1 pm. to 7 pm.
Next month, we'll have it on the first Sunday, April 2, for sure, so as not to conflict with easter week. We will have a special visitor from LA as well, woot!
Anyone who needs directions, please send me email directly. See ya then! | |
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Happy Birthday cara_chapel!!!!
Happy Birthday fangirlsays!!!!Two of my favorite fandom friends, I'm so lucky I know you! | |
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