Tranquility Whenever Possible

Hey all,

John, Connon and I have separated out the stuff we are dumpstering, and there's some decent stuff in there, so if you want it, come by the apartment Thursday between 6pm and 9pm.

Any questions call me, John, or Connon!

to turtle5338!!

With love!
Ari

Pandora.com = love.

I have channels of yumminess:



I like how it evolves to be my perfect channel, and it's great for those endless emails I write at work.

Dear oracle_tx ,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I dislike you. I think I realized it when you put cuffs on me in your apartment and I saw you sit on my avocado plant. I'm sure you're cowardly enough to understand how awful I've felt. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep your photo as a memory. You should also know that I always wanted to break our friendship.

Go burn,
violetsunset

( WTF? )

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Why? Because the new owners of LJ said they were going to listen to a user driven advisory board before making any changes, and didn't. They instead tried to take away all GLBT related interest groups, and were about to take away all free, ad free accounts as well and make LJ paid. Basic/free users help drive this site! And paid or not, our interests should not be dictated to us. (/friends words)

This is a protest that will have long-lasting effects, showing up forever in the daily posting statistics.

This is a protest that will not harm LJ in the long run, as leaving LJ might do.

This is a protest that will demonstrate the power of community, as all users unite to support Basic users and the concept of ad-free space.

This is a protest that will educate the new owners that LJ is driven by user-created content.

Content Strike Friday March 21, from midnight to midnight GMT

* We are holding the Content Strike because we want to demonstrate that LiveJournal is content-driven.
* We are holding the Content Strike because we want the new owners of LiveJournal to better understand the power and resolve of the LJ Community of Users.
* We are holding the Content Strike because all of us, Paid, Permanent and Plus users as well as Basic, want to demonstrate our solidarity as a Community of Users. We do not consider Basic users to be freeloaders, we consider them to be valuable content-providers and Friends.
* We are holding the Content Strike because we ache to do something to show our displeasure, and commenting on the news post -- even with cat macros -- just isn't powerful enough!

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The strike has three terms:

1. Restore basic accounts for new account creation.
2. Inform users before any change to the site that affects how we use the site or demands on our resources.
3. Run change proposals by the Advisory Board and take their advice into account before implementation of any change.

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The 24-hour strike will begin at the following times for the following locations:

Thursday, March 20, 2:00 PM -- Honolulu
Thursday, March 20, 4:00 PM -- Anchorage
Thursday, March 20, 5:00 PM -- San Francisco; Los Angeles -
Thursday, March 20, 6:00 PM -- Mexico City; Denver - Navajo Nations in AZ.
Thursday, March 20, 7:00 PM -- Chicago
Thursday, March 20, 8:00 PM -- Montreal; New York
Thursday, March 20, 9:00 PM -- Buenos Aires
Midnight -- London
Friday, March 21, 1:00 AM -- Paris
Friday, March 21, 2:00 AM -- Istanbul
Friday, March 21, 3:00 AM -- Moscow
Friday, March 21, 4:00 AM -- Dubai
Friday, March 21, 5:00 AM -- Islamabad
Friday, March 21, 6:00 AM -- Bangladesh
Friday, March 21, 7:00 AM -- Bangkok
Friday, March 21, 8:00 AM -- Singapore
Friday, March 21, 9:00 AM -- Tokyo
Friday, March 21, 10:00 AM -- Brisbane
Friday, March 21, 11:00 AM -- Sydney
Friday, March 21, 12 Noon -- Suva

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How Can I Help?

DO post about this in your own LJ.
DO post and comment about it in appropriate communities.
DO remember that it's based on Greenwich Mean Time, which may not be your local time.
DO turn off LoudTwitter and your RSS feeds for 24 hours.

DON'T forget to get permission from community mods before making an off-topic post or comment about the strike.
DON'T be spammy with your posts or comments about the strike.
DON'T forget to turn your LoudTwitter and RSS feeds back on when the strike is over.
DON'T post anything on LJ from midnight to midnight March 21 (see above times for your actual start time)

Meme ahead!

Here's what you do:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

My album!

Sounds vaguely Japanese...

*panic*

That is all.

I do now!

Send me a comment with your cube and schedule and I will try to come harass you sometime!

Comments are screened.

I got the job at Apple!

Orientation Nov. 30th.

Help!

I have to get a colposcopy.

Anyone had one?

What was it like?

I am teh freaked out.  I don't wanna have cancer...

Home sick from work. I ate something at the Spoonz cafe that had me sick all night.

My sister sent me this and I thought it was hilarious. And cute. Work safe, if you can have the word "ass" said at work.

He makes strange noises when you pet him and rocks back and forth like a crazy person.

I have two tickets to a preview of The Last Mimzy for 3:30pm on Sunday at March 18th at the Great Hills Arbor Cinema. And I am working. Wanna go? Let me know.

The Mormon is getting MARRIED!!!

Well, I'm glad you asked. Here's a photo.




Yes, I am in that picture. Front and center.

I spent it being a giant sack of groceries that was holding a sign that read "I got gas."

We have a Wii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And ZELDA!!!!!

Happy Effing Valentine's Day to me!!!!!!!!!!

Home sick. :P I was trying to help set up the new store but the dust and the cleaning and the moving around and the bright lights and echoes made me all feel very out-of-body.

So I went home.

Now I shall sleep again. Maybe for 12 more hours, who knows?

I'm sick. I have crap in my lungs and Nyquil in my system. Crashing soon...

That is all.

I am a Gemini.  And even when I approach a description of a Gemini with the utmost skepticism, it still ends up sounding JUST. LIKE. ME.  WTF?

Take this description from Wikipedia, for example:

Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a sociable, fun-loving, versatile, communicative, liberal, intellectual and friendly character but one which is also prone to moodiness, changability, superficiality, laziness and impatience.

I bolded the words I would think apply to me.  And, as you can see, that's ALL OF THEM.

I don't, however, usually put much stock into actual daily/weekly/monthly horoscopes.  Those are probably much more broad and easy to apply to oneself.  But man, the descriptions I come across of Geminis themselves are so damn close.