*SHRIEK*!!!! So early last month I logged on to classmates.com and paid for an account and stuff, and emailed, through their setup, my friend Gwen Lewis from high school with whom I had lost contact. I was hoping, anyway, that it was ‘my’ Gwen (although it seemed pretty likely, given that there was only one Gwen in my class). I just got email back from her! YAAAAAAAY! *happy dance, happy dance!* She lives in North Dakota now, and *wow* I’m glad to hear from her! YAAAAAY! *beam* *dancie dancie dance*!…
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moveon politics
If you are the sort of person inclined to give moveon.org money to help finance commercials against Bush’s corporately subsidized campaign donors but haven’t previously donated any money to them, this is a good week to do it. Moveon.org has a $20 matching grant against any $20 donation from a new donor. The content of the ads is along these lines: The ads are a seasonal and humorous dig at the out-of-control corporate subsidies to Bush’s campaign donors that can be found in this week’s Omnibus spending bill. Featuring President…
for pity’s sake
So I’m listening to my meeting and how they’re once more trying to accomplish far more than is possible with our limited resources. ‘Why don’t we take Tim off project X and put him on this one, given the time constraints?’ “Oh, no, we’re hoping not to do that.” Well, Jesus H. Christ, people, something has to give. This happens *every*. *Damned*. *Time*! (Stella, am I keeping you entertained? Blogging enough today?)
what’s your story?
A writerly what’s your story meme, taken from this discussion on witchqueen’s lj. Sarah and I got a particular kick out of it because it’s a topic we’ve discussed in some depth before. My fairy tale? Beauty and the Beast. My story? Redemption. A few days ago I read an article that said ‘The Last Samauri, like all Tom Cruise movies, is a story of redemption’, and I went, “Oh, well, no wonder I like Tom Cruise movies so much.” I’m a sucker for a good redemption story, whether it’s…
What’s your story?
A writerly what’s your story meme, taken from this discussion of ‘s. and I got a particular kick out of it because it’s a topic we’ve discussed in some depth before. My fairy tale? Beauty and the Beast. My story? Redemption. A few days ago I read an article that said ‘The Last Samauri, like all Tom Cruise movies, is a story of redemption’, and I went, “Oh, well, no wonder I like Tom Cruise movies so much.” I’m a sucker for a good redemption story, whether it’s individual, familial,…