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Monday, November 9th, 2009
gattphotos	10:40p	Alex from Velo Cult bike shop was nice enough to help me build up part of the 725 (as well as show me how to put alot of it together), and Dan Arel from Leader mounted the headset this morning over at the Leader warehouse. While I was over there I snagged a few pictures: ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
gattphotos	10:37p	new bikes/my apartment Leader Bikes was nice enough to setup me up with one of their 725tr frames and slew of parts for it after my last trip up to SF/Seattle. Our apartment is always a flood of bikes now a days, we really need to get something setup to hang them on the walls. I head to Phoenix on Friday for a while, and next month is Portland from the 8th to the 12th. ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
_scientists_ [ fxdupprincess ]	12:42a	Careers for Bio/Soc Ideas? Hi all, I was wondering if you had any career ideas for me. I got a dual degree in Sociology and Biology, Molecular and Cellular. Now I've graduated, and I'm trying to figure out the best route to go with it. Any advice? Thanks. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, November 9th, 2009
throwingstardna	10:01p	Todays Random Stuffs 12:22 My baby got back: twitpic.com/ow8zg 16:34 Easily one of the biggest dicks I've ever seen. twitpic.com/owp3v (via @the_douger) 16:54 Using Windows is like living in a communist bloc nation circa 1981. is.gd/4RdTe 17:41 Not sure why I wore shorts today just because it was going to be 70° outside—I work inside an office all day. Automatically posted by LoudTwitter (Comment on this)
gummibaehr	9:48p	Vezere Valley Venture! - Page 14 Click to enlarge. Where did page 13 go? To be honest, I skipped a day in my journal during my trip and I haven’t finished drawing it yet. I wanted to get a page up today so I decided to move along to the pages that are finished. I’ll let you know when page 13 is up! Originally published at friedwontons.com. You can comment here or there. (Comment on this)
linguaphiles [ cassandrathevil ]	9:00p	Homework help -- sorry! Hi, everyone. I was just wondering if you could look over these sentences that I had to write for my (high school) Italian class and offer any corrections. I hope this is okay! My teacher gave us a couple of stipulations for each sentence but he let us write whatever we wanted; they're not translations of anything. ( Read more... ) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
debunkingwhite [ supafrosh ]	5:53p	Adopted From Korea and in Search of Identity (NYTimes article link) November 9, 2009 Adopted From Korea and in Search of Identity By RON NIXON As a child, Kim Eun Mi Young hated being different. When her father brought home toys, a record and a picture book on South Korea, the country from which she was adopted in 1961, she ignored them. Growing up in Georgia, Kansas and Hawaii, in a military family, she would date only white teenagers, even when Asian boys were around. “At no time did I consider myself anything other than white,” said Ms. Young, 48, who lives in San Antonio. “I had no sense of any identity as a Korean woman. Dating an Asian man would have forced me to accept who I was.” It was not until she was in her 30s that she began to explore her Korean heritage. One night, after going out to celebrate with her husband at the time, she says she broke down and began crying uncontrollably. “I remember sitting there thinking, where is my mother? Why did she leave me? Why couldn’t she struggle to keep me?” she said. “That was the beginning of my journey to find out who I am.” ( Read more... ) More proof that systemic racism can be just as harmful as intentional racism. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
urbpan	8:45p	Muddy River 11/09/09, 5:20 p.m. (Comment on this)
metaquotes [ elorie ]	8:25p	x-posted to my LJ... ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) (40 Comments |Comment on this)
urbpan	8:07p	Houghton's Pond Yesterday we ended up at Houghton's Pond. It was unusually warm, and ladybugs were swarming on the information kiosk. ( Read more... ) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
b0st0n [ emilyma13 ]	7:41p	$20 Women's haircut at James Joseph Salon, 30 Newbury Street, Boston MA Hello Everyone! My name is Emily and I am an assistant at James Joseph Studio in Medford. I am a licensed cosmetologist and I am currently taking classes at JJ Salon on Newbury Street. I am currently in Women's haircutting with a concentration on Bob's. For the next few weeks we are doing classical bobs (above the shoulder, one length bob with no graduation and no layers) and I am in need of models. More information is listed below. Date: Monday, November 16th Time: 12 Noon Place: James Joseph Salon, 30 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor, Boston MA Price: $20 Model needed: A woman who has or wants a classical bob haircut  (http://www.1000looks.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/katieholmesbob.jpg Models are very important in order for me to graduate in the program so please only contact me if you are sure you are able to make class. There will be a teacher on site at all times and due to the classroom nature class can last anywhere up to 2 hours. The haircut includes a wash and a blowdry. If you have any questions please contact me at Emilymb13@gmail.com or call/text me at 857-413-7390 I look forward to hearing from you soon! Have a great day! Emily Abad (3 Comments |Comment on this)
hip_domestics [ khristle ]	4:53p	Xposted...sorry First, we're renting. Since we don't own this place so I can't do major renovations or anything. There are these...vents around the trailer. There are 4 of them total. Each of are dug out and has a metal boarder around it and they each have a board standing up in them. (see pics) 1) What are they for? 2) It's COLD!! Can I put a piece of insulation down there to keep cold air from coming up under the house or is that going to cause a problem with ventilation? ( Read more... ) (5 Comments |Comment on this)
hip_domestics [ ststepdown ]	7:39p	Carpets?! My roommate is moving out, and had a dog while she was here. This dog ruined my carpet. There are stains from these stupid red flavored dog bones that when she was chewing on them, she would DROOL! so it is on the carpet. I have stain removers setting on them now, but how else can I get it up? (5 Comments |Comment on this)
linguaphiles [ muddle ]	11:53p	This is a peculiar question, I know, but it's something I've got a sudden curiosity about. Are there any particularly brilliant phrases or words in your dialect that you think are region specific to the extent that would probably make no sense to no-one outside your own area (language permitting, I mean)? The reason I ask is, my Nanna finally explained to me the meaning of a phrase that I've heard all my life here in Grimsby, England, but that I never questioned: "Eggin' ba o' Doigs" [Egging at the back of Doigs'] Used to evade a question, particularly if you think someone is being nosey. For example: Person A: Where are we going? / Where were you last night? Person B: Eggin' back o' Doigs' I've only ever heard this once or twice, but it can also be used to describe something that is futile: Person A: I tried to get ma lass out o' bed fo' school this mornin', it were like eggin' ba o' Doigs'... Back when my Mum was a kid (early 50s) and most people were hard up in the town, people would steal birds' eggs out of trees ['egging'] (back when this was still legal and not morally questioned). Doigs' was a shipyard in an industrial estate, so obviously bereft of wildlife, and therefore it wasn't possible to go egging at the back of Doigs', because there weren't any trees. It's giving an answer without giving an answer, and essentially a way of saying "mind your own business!". It used to do my head in when I was little because my Mum would say it to me all the time and I'd never heard of egging (outside of the modern term of throwing eggs at buildings as vandalism), or of this shipyard (as far as I know it no longer exists). To make matters worse, she would evade my question about evading the question by evading the question... Me: Where are we going? Mum: Eggin back o Doig's. Me: Where?! Mum: Eggin back o Doig's! Now that I understand it though I think it's ace, and inventive on the part of whoever made it up! I can think of other similar phrases and words in Grimsby's dialect too that would fly over peoples' heads without an explanation like the above, and wondered if other towns, cities, states, whatever, had their own :) I'm aware from having an ex with a very VERY strong Black Country dialect that they have a ton in that dialect. I'm kind of fascinated! (10 Comments |Comment on this)
hip_domestics [ arsenicookie ]	3:48p	modifying a recipe i need help from some of you more experienced chefs. i want to make shrimp scampi for dinner, but i've over estimated the amount of shrimp i have (i have about half of what i need). would it be win to add some bacon too? i've had a really good pasta dish before that had bacon and shrimp in it but i don't know if the other ingredients would make the flavors clash too much... if i were to add bacon is there anything i should omit or cut down on? i also have some sun-dried tomatoes i may add. here's the recipe in question for the linkaphobes: * 1 (8 ounce) package angel hair pasta * 1/2 cup butter * 4 cloves minced garlic * 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined * 1 cup dry white wine * 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper * 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley Directions 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in pasta and return pot to boil. Cook until al dente. Drain well. 2. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and shrimp. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 5 minutes. 3. Stir in wine and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 seconds while stirring constantly. 4. Mix shrimp with drained pasta in a serving bowl. Sprinkle with cheese and parsley. Serve immediately. thanks in advance!!! :) (6 Comments |Comment on this)
mesatchornug	4:10p	!!!!!!!!!! squee! Current Mood: helping Current Music: dance, magic dance (9 Comments |Comment on this)
linguaphiles [ koe_kto ]	9:58p	Poetry translation theory wanted Hi, linguaphilians! I'm about to write my course paper on problems of English poetry translation. The practical part of the paper will be a translation of Dylan Thomas's verse into Ukrainian, and comments on it. But I have no idea, what references should I use for the theoretical part of the work. So the questions are: 1. Could you kindly advise some books in English, where the problem of rendering English poetry into various languages is discussed? Poetry translation theory, rendering stylistic devices etc. 2. Could you advise one or two books of critical essays about Thomas's poetry, maybe a stylistic analysis of his poetic devices and language in general? There are hundreds of books, but I'm looking for really useful ones. Thanks! (7 Comments |Comment on this)
unluckymonkey	12:45p	grrr so I've been diagnosed with Meneire's disease it's not so great but not really as bad as its name the first meds the doc recommended have not worked in the least the next drug to try will preclude me from breastfeeding any further I don't yet know how I feel about this I'm not way into breastfeeding since I mde it to 1yr and all but the beebees doc did suggest I do it through the winter due to all the upcoming bad flu issues and I'd like to do that can I deal with this for the next 5mo without solving the puzzle? things to think about I've not yet been to an ENT guy so that might be the next step if I'd like to avoid this drug in other news cheerier news I ordered 2 more books today I'm pretty excited about them vegetarian indian cook book and how to draft patterns for clothes from measurements I think I've got the basics down already but this book got grrreat reviews and I'd like to really know how to do it right I'd like to clear out my inventory of clothes and slowly work toward more hand made custom fitted so if I gain or lose weight I'll know it and everything will fit so nice! I've also decided 2 things since I'm going to have to deal with this Meniere's thing I'm going to have to buckle down with naps and exercise to cut down on my potential stress for naps my plan is to feed the boys lunch when they start fussing around 11-12ish finish it off with 3oz bottles of warm milk and lay them down if they decide to cry it out so be it and in the morning before 11 I plan to exercise for at least 20min by dancing and jumping around in the living room I don't really have a better choice for exercise right now in line with exercise goals I have also decided that if I can get myself down to 133 and stay within 2lbs of that for a month I will buy myself some vibram 5finger shoes in the lavender hot! I've got a tattoo client who's checking them out right now and I won't buy unless he's convinced that they rock but currently that's my vote for next shoe purchase in the world of toys I failed miserably to design a 4 legged, 3 armed, 2 headed conjoined twin for my circus damn well back to the more simple approach which I think really gives me more freedom as I go off to forrage for lunch! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
linguaphiles [ gryster ]	7:49p	Strange request I know this sounds like spam, but there is a reason why I'm asking, i promise. How old is an old woman? i.e. if you saw the phrase "old woman" used to describe someone in a story, what age would you assume that person was? I'm trying to comment on a translation of some Norwegian childrens stories, and I think they might have aged the main character, but I need the opinion of native speakers in order to really say anything about it :) Thank you -Gry (28 Comments |Comment on this)
fayefaery	1:03p	this made me LOL: (6 Comments |Comment on this)
hip_domestics [ wasabirobot ]	12:25p	getting gasoline smell out of a feather bed I have a king-sized feather bed that got a small gasoline spill on it while it was being transported in my car. The spot is an oval that is perhaps 4 inches wide and 2 inches tall. I don't think that gas really soaked through the cover into the feathers. However, the smell is pretty strong. Any tips for something I can buy or a household product I could use to lift out the smell? I haven't tried anything yet because I didn't want to make it worse. I'm trying to avoid needing to dry-clean it because that will likely cost more than the feather bed did in the first place ;)  Thanks in advance for any tips. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
metaquotes [ gwalla ]	8:42a	( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) (11 Comments |Comment on this)
metaquotes [ dornbeast ]	8:44a	rivka's daughter knows her history! ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) (23 Comments |Comment on this)
thriftwhore [ kittycatalina ]	10:13a	Veteran's Day Sale at Savers Heads up, Savers/Value Village has 50% off all clothing this Wednesday for Veteran's Day. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
linguaphiles [ chainsofgold ]	4:10p	Grammar clarification: English Which of these sounds better/is more correct? Choose the category that better fits your document. Choose the category that best fits your document. or total rephrasing? Choose the category that fits your document best. Edited to add: Has ended up being rephrased to: Choose the category that best describes your document. Thank you all for your help! (9 Comments |Comment on this)

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