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Gay Rights:
Earthtimes.org PFLAG praises
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick.

Barack Obama
Guardian.co.uk: Obama's VP Search Team Head resigns

Slate.com: Dear
Prudence gives advice to Obama on rejecting Clinton for VP

Hillary Clinton
AP: Clinton's
younger supporters see glass as half full

George W. Bush
AFP: Bush says Iran losing influence in
Iraq

BBC: Bush slams Anti-US
Propaganda

John McCain
Themorningcall.com: McCain says Pennsylvanians
aren't bitter

The Washington Post: The
Politics of Divorce

Americablog.com: McCain thinks bringing
the troops home is "not too important."

Here's the video:


Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Mercury News: FDA Warning confuses: is it safe to eat tomatoes?

Economy:
NY Times: Bill to extend jobless benefits stalls
in House

Post 9/11
Xinhua:
U.S. Supreme Court allows foreign prisoners in Guantanamo to appeal

WTF:
Intellectualconservative.com 100
Republican Firsts (for Leftwing Dummies).
Slate.com Hymenoplasty: Virginity restoration
surgery
FOLLOW UP! CNN: Puppy Throwing
Marine kicked out of the corps
Mercury News: Teachers defend
staged deaths to shock students awareness to consequences of drunk
driving

Science!!

Evolution has now been observed and confirmed in laboratory conditions!


This post was sent from work. If things do not make sense or seem to be
incomplete, I cannot change the post until I get home.

You remember Meggan Meier, yeah? Thirteen year old who got romanced by a
boy on MySpace...said boy turned on her, told her the world was better off
without her? Her mother yelled at her for not logging out when she was
told. She yelled back her mother "you're supposed to be on my side!" and
then hanged herself in her closet with a belt...and then the boy turned
out to be the mother and employees of a neighbor girl Meggan had been
friends with and fallen out with?

And the internet, pretty much displeased at the reporter who broke the
story, found out who Lori Drew and family are, and outed them?

Lori Drew is being indicted for the cyberbullying:

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The "draw yourself as a teen" meme started by davario here:



This was done way fast, and it was difficult for me to do because I remember so little of my teenage years.

It looks like nothing I've posted since November has crossposted.

Uncool.

Oh well.

I wanted to make sure this post got here, though:

Accuweather:
9 pm Warning! Severe thunderstorms. Pea sized hail.
10 min later: Warning! Severe thunderstorms. Penny sized hail.
11 pm: Warning! Severe thunderstorms. OMG Nickel sized hail!
Indigo: *looks out window* ??

apparently, wind has damaged the georgia dome, but it seems pretty calm out now. I got home just before the storm, and it seemed to let up pretty quickly.

That was last night.

More thunderboomers moved in around 4 am; and continued for two hours, durign which I was able to drift back to sleep between giant thundercracks or flashes of lightning so bright it lit up my whole bedroom.

The possible tornado was in downtown Atlanta. Severe winds damaged the Georgia Dome.

One fan was quoted as saying he was afraid it was "a tornado or a terrorist attack."

This is what fearmongering brings...people saying they think Al-Qaeda or somebody attacked a basketball game.

*Sigh*

UPDATE: Photos of the severe damage. Other than money, this is the best reason I can think of to build Atlanta vertically like a real city. Tall buildings break up the wind before it can build up to tornado level, usually.

And according to someone on dragoncon: A Natl Weather Service trained spotter staying on the 10th floor of the Hilton called into Ch. 11 in Atlanta and reported actually seeing the funnel cloud from his room facing the west...it was easy to make out from the downtown lights and he could see debris swirling well above the level of his room...


Oh, and The Wikipedia Article. Because the internet actually is serious business sometimes, isn't it?

And according to what I'm hearing, worse storms are predicted for today.

So much for getting out of the house and doing stuff. I guess it'll have to wait until the weather clears. I don't particularly want debris falling on the Big O or me.

public post

verified by people I know and trust from the flist:

Project Erin: young woman gets more clicks and downloads, she can get surgery for brain lesions she can't otherwise afford since she has no insurance.

...and I could use all the help and support I can get.

Item		Grams	Calories
Sun, Oct 14 2007
	Water	355	0
	Breakfast
	A   Apple Juice, Canned Or Bottled, Unsweetened - Without Added Ascorbic Acid	310	146
	Best Buy 6" Flour tortillas, 12ct	26	80
	Shedd's Spread Country Crock Regular (Soft) - Regular	14	60
	B-  Quaker, Sun Country Granola - With Almonds	34	159
	Lunch
	Best Buy 6" Flour tortillas, 12ct	26	80
	C   Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese - Mexican Style Four Cheese - Shredded Cheese	112	400
	Dinner
	Best Buy 6" Flour tortillas, 12ct	26	80
	C   Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese - Mexican Style Four Cheese - Shredded Cheese	224	800
	A   Spinach - Frozen, Chopped Or Leaf, Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt	190	61
	Snacks
	Tomatoes - Fresh, Raw	85	15
	Total Calories Consumed		1,881

	Activity	Minutes	Calories
	Sun, Oct 14 2007
	Wash Dishes; Clearing Dishes From Table � Walking	15	81
	Typing - Electric, Manual or Computer	300	966
	Sitting - Arts and Crafts - Light Effort	20	64
	Total Calories Burned		1,111

Nicolas Cage may be crazy and have a thing in Japan for TWINS!

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But his fans apparently are crazier, as Mr. Cage woke up to discover a naked intruder in his home.

Actor Cage confronts naked intruder
Robert Dennis Furo, who was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary. Police said he was found naked inside actor Nicolas Cage’s Newport Beach home early Monday.
By Dave McKibben, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 4, 2007
A naked tailor allegedly found inside actor Nicolas Cage's Newport Beach home has pleaded not guilty to felony burglary.

Police said Cage discovered Robert Dennis Furo, 45, of San Pedro in a bathroom doorway at 1:30 a.m. Monday, wearing only a leather jacket belonging to the actor.

Police said Furo removed the jacket and Cage escorted him outside, where he was arrested.

Lt. Craig Fox of the Newport Beach Police Department said Cage did not know Furo, who was not carrying a weapon.

"There was no assault to Mr. Cage," and the suspect "didn't resist him or the officers," Fox said.

"We know of no possible motive."

Cage was at home with his wife and small child, police said. The movie star lives in the gated Bayshore community on a parcel where John Wayne's estate was once located.

Police said they did not know how Furo allegedly entered Cage's house or how he slipped past the security gate.

Furo, who was being held in Orange County Jail on $50,000 bail, entered his not guilty plea Tuesday in Newport Beach's Harbor Court.

indigoskynet: Mmmbedtime coming up rapidly. That bath was very relaxing. It took the crick out of my shoulder.

shaycaron: OK, love. *mwah* I probably will go around midnight or 1.

indigoskynet: don't stay up too late; you've been doing so well!

shaycaron: I won't. *sudden passionate dipsmooch!*

indigoskynet: mmmph! <3 *swoon* <3

shaycaron: <3 <3 <3 Somehow the fact that you use semicolons -- and properly! -- made me remember how lucky I am to have you.

indigoskynet: *flinghug* I know that feeling. I suddenly get all gushy about you because you punctuate properly too.

I could only find the link to the Aussie one and the UK one, though I swear I got this demo at Lenox in Atlanta!

LUSH's take: <tr><td>Ofall of our gorgeous face masks, this is the one which feels instantlyeffective. That’s why we call it a crash course; it’s fast. Use it whenyou need a simple but effective, deep cleansing, calming, soothing maskand your skin will breathe a sigh of relief immediately, metaphoricallyspeaking. You store it in the fridge, like all of our fresh masks, andas the cool blend of rich organic avocados, softening yoghurt anddeeply cleansing clays touches your skin you will know you’ve done theright thing. It even tastes good, but don’t spread it on your oatcakes,spread it on your face.

Apply to clean damp skin avoiding theeye area; leave on for ten minutes then rinse off with warm water,massaging as you go. At least four treatments per pot.</td></tr><tr><td>
</td></tr>

Ingredients:</strong>
FreshAvocado (Persea gratissima), Kaolin, Natural Yoghurt, Glycerine, Talc,Fresh Lemon Juice (Citrus limonum), Sandalwood Oil (Santalum album),Lavender Oil (Lavendula hybrida), Lemongrass Oil (Cymbopoganflexuosus), Chamomile Oil (Anthemis nobilis), Perfume.

LUSH forum says: Sorry, didn't grab responses from AU or UK.

Indigo's take: I got spritzed with Eau Roma water before and after. I wasn't impressed.

I love the smell of this. It smells green and fresh in a "just after the rain" way. And it was soothing and calming and comfortable as it dried. It took a little effort to get off, but it did what it was supposed to. I had hideous blackheads all over my nose before. After I didn't. And my pores were so happy, they continued exuding yuck the next day, even. And it's moisturizing enough that it stopped the horrible flakiness I get on my T-Zone and chin, but it didn't dry out my cheeks and nose which don't have that problem.

I'd buy it again for sure, but it's spendy at $20 a pot. Plush, this is facial stuff, with active enzymes, so it's perishable.

Indigo's take: 5/5 again. I may splurge when my finances are in better condition, but not right now.

I got very angry about something earlier. I addressed it. I let it sit. I stayed angry. I drove home angry. I stayed angry. I was too angry to cook a proper dinner. I talked, and the anger remained. So I decided that, plus the stress, meant I needed to unwind with a Lush bath.

I used a cocktail of Marathon + Hot Milk the other night, and that was nice, but I went for Temple of Truth this time.

LUSH's Take: Simple and meditative. Temple of Truth will bring clarity and ease your decision-making fears with guiacwood and sandalwood.
Ingredients:Sodium Bicarbonate, Tartaric Acid, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Cocamide DEA, Titanium Dioxide, Sandalwood Oil (Santalum album), Guiacwood Oil (Bulnesis sarmienti), Rosewood Oil (Aniba rosaeordora), Hexyl Cinname Aldehyde, Perfume,

Green denotes natural and/or organic.

Forumites say: 4.34/5


Indigo's take: I really like it. I got in the tub sulky and cranky. It made a great deal of bubbles -- more than Hot Milk or Marathon [using about the same amount of the bubble bar]. I was soaking and sulking, and almost without realizing it I was getting all artistic and sculpting the bubbles -- seeing how long I could hold the bubbles upside down before they fell off into the water. These were some thick bubbles.

Also, I find myself a little calmer. I'm still angry, but not angry enough to scream anymore. So works as advertised.

Plus it exfoliates, which is always a plus for me.

Indigo's rating: 5/5 Good thing there are a few at the LUSH nearby. It's been discontinued. I'll need to buy a few before it's gone.

5. Free lunch means the lunch I packed will be eaten some other day this week, and that's one less lunch I have to make 'cause it's already made.

4. Email regarding diversity policy sent, and received calm response. And it was a little less agonizing over having to send it this time.

3. Rent paid!

2. First day of customer service week.

1. Home, dinner of yayleftovers in my hand, and in time to see not only Chuck but the last 15m of a good Avatar: the Last Airbender episode from last season.

Weird things have happened tonight.

But I owe a special thank you to demiurgent for ending the night on a good note.

G'night, Zion.

5. Carne Asada has been sitting in the fridge. I am potentially gonna put it on the heat around 6.

4. Dexter [not the Cartoon Network animated series Dexter's Laboratory] returns tonight!

3. Good friends trying to be helpful when I'm hurting.

2. I can take a bath in LUSH without hoarding because if I use up something and like it, I can get more easily now!

1. Pushed through an artistic wall, kind of.

Lois Maxwell, the lady who played the original Miss Moneypenny in the earlier 007 movies, has died.

Michael Vick got more charges brought against him for dogfighting. We have already established he's a cruel man with no conscience where animals are concerned. He's also tested positive for marijuana.

He's busted. He's likely gonna get the book thrown at him, and the NFL will probably distance itself from him because there really is such a thing as bad publicity.

It's not "taking glee in bringing down the black man who made good," he brought himself down.

It's not "the hero is being treated unfairly because of his culture." Illegal is illegal, and nothing is heroic about what he's done.

Can we get on to some other news already?

I'm going to watch The Bionic Woman and go to bed.

via sabrebabe

LJ/6A never learn. Even with barakb gone, the foolishness continues.

Apparently they turned everybody with a paid account to autopay without making any sort of announcement. And they have a "no refund" policy.

( Spoilers beyond this point )

Grade: B+ ...took a little too much time to get to "how does Sam find the quarry" to suit me, and Sock is too vulgar. But for a Kevin Smith directed episode, it's quite good.

Kevin Smith is also doing an ep of Heroes: Origins, btw.

Anyway -- Reaper is quite watchable and rather amusing.

A deceptively sweet scent; just like the Crittersthemselves, the perfume is fluffy, poofy, soft, snuggly, and googly!Five vanillas with Moroccan jasmine, white gardenia, and pinkgrapefruit. The bottles that accompany the Critters have a grr-specially kyoot label, designed by Jennifer Williamson.



Wet: OmiGOSH is this sweet. And this is coming from me, queen of the sweet tooth people.

I don't like it much, though. I think it's the gardenia and pink grapefruit. We'll see how I feel about it later.

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