| Odd thing at work... |
[May. 2nd, 2012|03:28 pm] |
| [ | place |
| | Lexington Center, MA | ] |
| [ | emotional state |
| |  cynical | ] |
| [ | song on the wind |
| | Dirty Little Secrete -- Sarah McLauchlan | ] |
I just sent the following e-mail to the Lexington Police General E-mail Address...
To whom it may concern,
My name is Kris Snyder and I work over at [redacted] on the second floor of [redacted] Mass Ave, just across the street from Town Hall.
A young woman entered our office between 2:00pm and 2:30pm Today claiming to be from Verizon trying to to sell us Verizon FiOS Business Services. She did not give us her name upon entering the office, and generally acted in an unprofessional manner. When she wanted to look up on her computer when FiOS would be available for our building, I politely asked her to leave, and she said it would "just take a minute." 5 minutes later she was still sitting there. Eventually she left us with a brochure and took one of my business cards. The name and number she wrote on the bottom of the Brochure was "Erica [redacted]" with the phone number [redacted]. When I called Verizon to complain about her demeanor, they could not find a record of her working for them (but disclaimed she could be an authorized reseller or outside contractor, and the person(s) I talked to didn't have access to that system). They also mentioned that FiOS was NOT available for our building/area, but could not tell if it was in the pipeline or not.
This entire situation feels "not right" to me, and it has occurred to me that she could have been "casing" our building, or otherwise engaged in something other than what she claimed. I'm not sure if I should be making some sort of official report, but can do so if you think that would be a correct course of action, but I definitely wanted to make some sort of effort to reach out to the authorities about this incident.
Please let me know if you would like to conduct some sort of follow up. I can be reached at this e-mail address, or at my office phone, [redacted], or on my cellphone at [redacted]. I work here Tu-Thur 12:00pm-5:00pm.
Thank you for your time.
-Kris Snyder
Administrative Coordinator
the [redacted]s are mostly to keep this post from coming up if anyone Googles my company's information, and to protect the possibly guilty. |
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| Married |
[Sep. 28th, 2011|09:47 pm] |
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| |  happy | ] |
So I've been married for a week and a half now. I'll make an epic wedding post sometime when I have pictures to post, maybe. Maybe I just hope I'll make an epic post, and really, it's unlikely I ever will. So I'm gonna make an informal off-the-cuff post now.
The best thing about being married? Well, there are 3 at the moment.
- No longer planning the wedding. Seriously awesome.
- Being able to refer to to Gumby as my Husband outside of my own head (been doing that for months already in my head)
- Greater acceptance of our relationship by my family.
The last one is kinda big, and annoying in a political/philosophical way... why does being legally married make a difference in how we're treated? However, it's nice to have that acceptance, and to know that next time we go to visit my grandparents that Gumby doesn't have to sleep on the god-awful couch in the basement. I'm also REALLY happy that we got married in and live in a state where we're able to do that regardless of how our genders match up.
Other than that it's kinda the same, but more so. I'm incredibly happy.
The wedding was awesome. Really and truly amazing. We throw a good party, I had amazing vendors the place looked beautiful, and it was the exact right size. I got to spend time with everyone, and while it would have been nice to have some other specific people there, having more than 65 people would have made it a little too crazy, and would have changed the feel, and it wouldn't have been quite so amazing. Yea... I'll have to do a full writeup later. But not now.
Then this past weekend we went to Pittsburgh for a second reception to include my large extended family. It went good, and I was really glad that Abby, Dan, and Alan came with us. They were supportive in exactly the right way, and my family seemed to like them. I'm really really glad they got to meet my Grandparents (though Alan already had) and see the place that feels most like "home" to me -- It's where we spend the holidays and I've spent more time there in the past 10 years than Northern Virginia.
The actual second reception was at the country club my parents had their wedding reception at, and we had like 110 people -- all family or friends of the family. It was a nice event, but was definitely more of a thing for the family than something that was us. This is why we did 2 events, and I think it worked out much better this way -- we could do one "the way we wanted" and one "the way it should be". It was great to see a lot of relatives that I don't see very often, and introduce them to my new husband (*squee*) and was a very nice evening.
The only thing I'd do different if I had to do it over is to take a weekend in-between the two events. I've spent the past 2 days recuperating when I really should be getting things done. However, I'm happy, crazy madly in love with my husband (*squee again*) and back to working on other projects. Life is good :) |
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| (no subject) |
[Sep. 2nd, 2011|01:12 am] |
Life has been intense the past few weeks. It's been full of both good things and really stressful things, but nothing BAD. I went to Worldcon in Reno, had Pi-Con despite the hurricane, opened online reg for Arisia (which was more of a process than one would think) and have been, you know, planning a wedding. And trying to remember to still spend quality time with my soon-to-be-husband. After the wedding I need a real paying job, both to keep me from getting post-wedding-planning depression and so we can continue to, you know, pay the rent. It would be even better for Gumby to get a job, 'cause he's feeling somewhat defeated by the job-hunting process.
Wedding in 16 days! I'm excited to get Married (!!!!) and feeling a little crazy about the wedding, but I know everything will come together. Had dress fitting today, and ZOMG I love my wedding dress so much. I'm not use to liking dresses... but total <3. The dress for the second/pittsburgh reception I'm lukewarm about at this point, but it will be fine, and it's not like I have the spoons left to think about doing anything else. I have a whole bunch of stuff I need to do in the next 14 days, like write a wedding ceremony & make a list of the stuff I need to do in the next 14 days. I'm excited, but really, I'll be happy when the whole thing is over (and that at the end of it, I'll be MARRIED!!!)
-N |
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| Fetish Nights in Boston? |
[Jul. 28th, 2011|03:40 pm] |
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I have a friend who asked me if there are any fetish (club) nights in Boston. I haven't been to one since Manray Closed (which was many years ago now) and their website is WAYYYY out of date for other things going on. Anyone have any idea or is the local scene completely dead? |
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| I am so so so excited about these! |
[Jun. 29th, 2011|10:33 am] |
I just made a post in the Offbeat Bride Tribe and decided some of you would be interested as well. I've basically just cut-and-pasted the entry below, even though many of my LJ readers don't need the exposition. *does a little happy dance*
-Nchanter
Title: Meeple Porn!
For those of you wondering WTF a meeple is, it's the generic term used by the brand of geeks who play European or German style board games to refer to the personal playing pieces that represent people. The classic image of a meeple is the little wooden playing pieces used in the popular game Carcassonne. I'm a huge board game geek, and we are having gaming instead of dancing at our reception, in addition to using elements from board and card games in our designs. A friend of ours found a guy through the Board Game Geek forums who makes foot-high wooden meeple statues using a chainsaw, and our centerpiece idea was born!
So I got a "sneak peek" of our central centerpiece elements. They have been finished by the awesome chainsaw sculptor who made them, and he sent us the progress pictures. He has never had a request for more than 2 at a time before (I ordered 13. I don't think we'll have more than 10 tables, but the guest list keeps on ballooning and extras can go on the bar or gift table or whatever) and gave us a 10% discount on the order. We will be receiving them Mid-July!
 
Each giant meeple will be painted a different color, and our table assignments will be designated by color. There will also be flowers on the table (I'm meeting with the florist next week) and normal-sized meeples (which are 16mm high) and animeeples (wooden animal-shaped board game pieces of sheep, pigs, and cows) will serve as table-scatter.
After fights with mom this week, and a list of things wedding related that I'm dreading doing (making phone calls/writing long e-mails where I'm asking lots of questions) this e-mail has made me totally excited for my wedding again. Meeples! |
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| My friends don't suck. <3 |
[Jun. 8th, 2011|11:57 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | wedding | ] |
| [ | emotional state |
| |  sleepy | ] |
So in this whole wedding planning process I've managed to mostly stay off of wedding websites and forums, with the exception of Offbeat Bride. I'm a member of the "Offbeat Bride Tribe" (their social networking/forums) and it's sometimes awesome and inspirational, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, and occasionally cringe worthy or a bit WTF, including Bridesmaids Drama.
I understand family drama. I understand drama related to invited guests. I understand drama related to uninvited guests, and the +1 dilemma, especially for those on a tight budget or in a small venue. I even understand drama surrounding PICKING your bridesmaids (not that I experienced this one at all). The amount of drama some of these ladies are experiencing from their bridesmaids, especially the ones that are "their best friends for 10 years" is just... redonculous. I'm completely baffled as to why anyone would pick such persons to play such an important role on such and important day.
This is, by no means, all the ladies in the OBT, and from what I can tell it's more prevalent amongst the younger brides (shocking, I know). I just don't understand how, if you've been friends with someone for 10 years, or 8, or since you were 2, how you had "NO IDEA that she would pull this shit" which mostly consists of being Ms. Flaky McFlaky-Pants. People don't just randomly start flaking out on their friends, it's usually a pattern of behavior, or there is an incident that triggers the behavior.
I'll admit: I use to have friends like this. We all have. Some of us still do. I made a painful, conscious decision after the breakup with Darxus that I needed to cut out the unreliable and self-centered people in my life. While this seems like a no brainer, it took some time and was hard; some of those people were FUN when not causing extra stress or drama. I just can't imagine ever asking any of them to do this thing where reliability and not being the center of attention is so very important. Really, though, I'm mostly happy that it didn't have to be a conscious consideration at all when I picked who would be standing up with me on our wedding day :) |
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| The Saga of the Heat Gun |
[Jun. 7th, 2011|08:33 pm] |
So for our wedding invitations (which I'm making) I'm doing some rubber stamping with embossing. It was a way to include some design elements that are appearing other places but in a 2 dimensional way. I hadn't done any since I was 10 or so, and was originally thinking about using the stove or an incandescent light bulb to heat the embossing powder, but while reading up on the process (Internet to the rescue!) there were suggestions to use a heat gun. Heat guns are just a tool with a directional heating element, often shaped like a hairdryer, but more focused and with less air movement. When I went to Michaels to pick up an embossing ink pad and embossing powder, there was one in the stamping isle, specifically designed for crafting, for $25, so I decided to buy it.
( Life made easier, then harder, then easier again. ) |
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| Wedding Planning Recommendations Needed |
[May. 17th, 2011|02:22 pm] |
| [ | emotional state |
| |  busy | ] |
Quick post to gather recommendations for more wedding-related stuff. At some point I'll post an update on progress for general consumption, but that's not likely to be today :P
So two things I'd like to make progress on this week: Day of Coordinator and Photographer.
After talking with a bunch of people, some reflection, and urging from my mother, I want to hire a day of coordinator. I don't need a full-on wedding planner (I've done a bunch of that already) but I need someone to "Stage Manage" the show, and I really want all of the invited guests to ENJOY the party we're planning. So if anyone knows anyone, has heard of anyone, has had a friend of a co-worker's etc etc, let me know, and I'll check them out. Someone who is comfortable with some non-traditional things going on (no dancing, bride not-in-white, uneven number of bridal/groom attendant...) is a definite must.
I also need a photographer. I probably should not have pushed this off as much as I have, and as we're 4 months out (eeek!) I really need to get on this. We will be doing some formal/posed/family shots prior to the ceremony, but the most important part of finding a photographer is that they do candid shots well. I do not want someone who will pull people out of what they are doing for posed cheesy smile shots. Some people like that, and more power to them, but I want a record of what was going on that day, not just the smiles of who was there. We'll (probably obviously) want some digital copies in addition to physical prints
Because I have a lot of strong opinions about how I want things done, I don't want to work with anyone I already have a personal or social relationship with. While I like involving my community, I also don't want to cause social awkwardness if a working relationship goes wonky. We're not budget strapped for this shindig, and these are places where we've decided we're comfortable spending money on. So ideally y'all would know awesome people to work with, possibly who are part of the larger community, but that I don't run into regularly at smaller social gatherings (if they go to Arisia, that's fine. If they are on you're standard invite list, and I am as well, that's probably not fine.)
Thanks guys :) |
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| Wedding Planning & Related Anxiety Update |
[May. 6th, 2011|03:38 pm] |
Because if I don't write this out, I think I will explode.
So we decided to have a small wedding (under 75 guests). We ended up initially sending out 38 Save The Dates. After my mother was up here, I need to send out 6 more, because she decided that I wasn't planning some completely heathen shindig, that the family friends from DC should come to the Boston Wedding, vs the Pittsburgh celebration the weekend after. This is the size that we want. I want to be able to actually spend time with the people we're inviting to this wedding, and coming up with a "I can't imagine getting married without this set of people" list was actually easy to come up with.
( Here is where I spew lots of guilt about not inviting more people to our wedding... )
TL;DR: Keeping the wedding guest list a manageable size without feeling guilty about not inviting people is harder than I thought it would be.
On an upnote, I bought the DRESS this week. It's sold as a bridesmaid's dress, and I'm ordering it in BLUE (after lots of consideration, deliberation and thought that could be the basis of a small thesis on event planning) and I love it so so so much! The dress company calls the color "Indigo" but it's more like a slightly desaturated royal blue. |
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| Ring! |
[Apr. 30th, 2011|08:11 pm] |
| [ | emotional state |
| | ecstatic | ] |
Friday we picked up my engagement ring from the Jewler. It's ended up being too big, and we'll go back in next week for them to put a larger bridge in (it fit perfectly both times we went in before it was complete. I have no idea what's up with that.) but otherwise I love it. The stone is SO blue -- this picture doesn't do it justice.
*SQUEE*
( The Shiny )
-Nchanter |
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| Arisia |
[Jan. 12th, 2011|10:15 pm] |
So for anyone that doesn't know ('cause it's not like I post a whole lot on this thing anymore) I'm co-head of registration at Arisia for the 3rd(!) year in a row. So that's where I'll be this weekend, starting tomorrow. I'm excited for this year.
Today's preparations included a metric ton of laundry, answering more e-mails from "Special Snowflakes" (though pre-reg closed yesterday, to preserve my sanity) process the last few trickle-in comps, and, oh right, roll and cook six dozen grape leaves. Hopefully 4 dozen will still be left by the end of the night ;)
One of these years I should figure out what an actual serving size of those is supposed to be. I also should make them more often -- I think it's been 2+ years since I've done them (not counting assisting my grandmother or mother)
-Nchanter |
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| Judgemental Old Ladies in Salons |
[Jan. 6th, 2011|06:07 pm] |
| [ | emotional state |
| | annoyed | ] |
So I'd been needing to do something with my hair for... gosh, months now. The color was beyond faded, the roots were about 6" long, and the ends needed to be hacked off. I had finally found a place in town that had NOT screwed up my eyebrows when getting waxed, and when I was in there for the waxing appointment, prior to the holidays, I won a 20% off (!) gift certificate for any one hair service. A stylish woman in her 50's (who I assume was the owner or head stylist) asked me if I had anyone that did my hair (since I had mentioned I was new in town, and was relieved to find someplace that could do facial waxes up to my standards) and I mentioned I had someone in the city, but hadn't been in a while because who wants to drive 30-40 minutes to get their hair done. I explained what I normally do with my hair, my reservations about trying someone new, and she said "Steph. Definitely Steph. She can handle purple." After a week of mulling it over I called and made an appointment. Because the process would take multiple hours, it wasn't until after Christmas that I could get into see her. I then had to move my appointment AGAIN because of the snowstorm and re-booking a canceled flight.
( More of the actual hair saga )
2 Things about this experience bothered me though -- none of which had to do with Steph, or even that I had to go back in to get my color fixed.
While I was there on Wednesday getting the color fixed, we got into a conversation with one of the other stylists who was still in the "younger" age group (read: under 40) about the crazy things friends of ours had done with their hair, including color. I mentioned ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) water_childe's Technicolor hair, and one of the stylists in the clearly OVER 40 crowd said "Dear god, what does she do for work?" "She's a Nanny." "And people actually hire her with oddly colored hair?! I wouldn't, it sets a bad example for the children that coloring your hair like that is actually acceptable." Me and the stylists I had been talking with just gave each other "she doesn't not understand she stuck her foot into her mouth" looks.
The second thing was an encounter I had there today, while I was getting a facial wax (yes I was there 3 days in a row, the esthetician only works Th/F/Sa). Another woman, who was in her 50's and not quite so stylish, came over, looked at my hair, seemed to be trying to make pleasant chit-chat about my hair finally being the way I wanted, and said something to the effect of "This was all your fault for using non-professional products, and this is what you get." I didn't really respond, and she eventually walked away. While that even might be the case (and Steph assured me it wasn't the previous day, and even if my products caused it, I had warned Steph about what I had been using, and she agreed that we got MUCH Better color than we ever could have with the brand they use), you do NOT say that to a client, and certainly not someone else's client.
I will be going back, because I like the work, and the attitude, of the professionals in that salon that I patron, and the one that Gumby sees for his hair, but the other women there put me off. A lot. Next time I'm in there, I may inquire about who is the owner (I'm not 100% if it's that first woman, and their website does not have a listing of staff as some salons do) and might consider talking to them. If it is that first woman who was very warm and encouraging to my non-traditional self on my first visit, I'm pretty sure she would be annoyed at her employees behavior, if for no other reason that it's bad business.
I feel much better writing that all out. |
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| Hair |
[Jan. 4th, 2011|04:24 pm] |
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So I went to a new salon (they have been doing my lip and brow waxing) near the new (ok, not that new anymore) apartment. I was nervious, but excited. The appointment had to be re-scheduled like twice. I was getting purple put back in my hair.
I dunno. We had issues with it. It looks... I walked out of the salon hair still somewhat wet, 'cause that's what I do with my hair. Once it dried at home... most of it was either kinda brown looking or faded looking. (The parts that were supposed to be purple.)
I just called the salon back, and talked to the stylist (who I got along with, her manner was professional, her technique was good, my hair feels and looks better than it has in a LONG time... not counting the purple) and I'm going back in tomorrow. We both think that we may need to re-bleach out my hair.
*Sigh*
Just totally anti-climactic and mood-killing. Hopefully it will get fixed tomorrow ('cause I don't want to have to find another new Salon, 'cause Gumby's been going there, and I was happy with how they waxed my eyebrows.)
-Nchanter |
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| Meme: Places I slept for at least one night, in 2010 |
[Jan. 1st, 2011|12:37 pm] |
Meme: Places I slept for at least one night, in 2010
Cambridge, MA
Littleton, MA
Woburn, MA
Sunderland, MA*
Enfield, CT
Rye Brook, NY
Queensbury, NY
New Kensington, PA
Fairfax, VA
Rusellville, AR
*I'm pretty sure, but not 100%, on that one. |
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| Respect and Friendship. |
[Dec. 4th, 2010|03:13 pm] |
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| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | song on the wind |
| | Miss You Till I Meet You - Dar Williams | ] |
I was talking with a friend of mine in ATITD earlier today about crushes and Romantic Relationships and the foundations of such. The whole conversation twisted and turned, as such conversations do, and lead to a discussion about respect in friendships. He said something about not necessarily always respecting all of his friends, which lead me to the following...
"Well yes, there are people who I call my friends, that I spend time with and care about that are also dumb-asses. Those are NOT the people who I confide in and bare my soul to and ask advice from and consider my close friends. Who's decisions and motivations in life I consistently agree with and respect. Not to say I always agree with everything they do, but when they do something cringe-worthy I think of it as them doing something dumb-ass, vs BEING a dumb-ass, and it emotionally affects me more. It's that latter type of friendship that I believe needs to be part of a romantic relationship for it to succeed long-term. If you don't respect your partner in that way, how on Earth can you expect anything to last?"
Gumby and I have that. Gumby and I had that before we ever MET, which is part of why we WORK. I'm quite blessed that I've had that in my last few substantial relationships, and I have a number of close friends whom I really respect. The more I think about it the more I realize that Darxus and I never had that, and were never going to develop that. What in my addled 21 year old brain made me think that it was ever going to work?
Saying the above "out loud" has helped me realize why some friendships I have had over the years have worked out, or failed, in the ways that they have. Do I have to agree with everything that my friends do or say? No. But if you don't like or approve of many or most of the decisions your friends make, what is there really to be friends with?
-N |
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| ZOMG! People can find me on the INTERNETS |
[Sep. 1st, 2010|08:22 pm] |
| [ | emotional state |
| |  awake | ] |
Wait, if I post something on the Internet, it's not secure? But it has a little "lock" picture. That totally meant that no one that I didn't want to see it could see it. It totally protects from people copy-and-pasting, screen-shotting, or letting other people read it over their shoulders!
*rolls eyes*
But seriously folks, while I respect the level of privacy people want to have on their journals, and I hope that people respect me in kind, I know very damn well that what you send out into the Internet, even e-mails, isn't all that secure, and can come back to bite you on the ass.
-N |
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| Pi-Con |
[Aug. 23rd, 2010|12:13 am] |
It was awesome. Gumby and lbitw met and liked eachother, making my life SO MUCH easier. My hard work and stress about Hotel pre-con paid off. In spades. Dealers... were better than last year. We need someone who actually knows what they are doing with dealers handling it. Also, I cannot have another at-con job other than hotel. The other job suffers. Have stated that clearly to next year's chair. Yay me for learning how to set limits. Rob Sawyer was awesome -- I didn't really interact with Tom Smith or Rob Balder. Hugh was Hugh... meaning Awesome.
Wheeeee... sleep now.
-Nchanter |
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| My little sister is growing up |
[Aug. 13th, 2010|02:27 pm] |
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So my little sister (Kim, aged 25, about to start her 3rd year in law school) just called me to apologize. For not understanding.
She's been watching "The Real L-Word" or whatever on Showtime and one of the cast members had come out to her family recently. That woman's family didn't disown her, but was "I don't wanna hear about it, why do we have to talk about this?" in attitude about it. This is how my mom and sister have always been about me being bi and poly (which is less of an issue now that I'm in a heterosexual monogamous relationship...) and has put a huge strain on my relationship with both of them. It's hard to tell them what's going on in my life when they don't want to hear about the people who I'm spending the majority of my non-work time with. So, eventually, you stop really talking or communicating about anything outside of what is necessary.
So listening to this woman on TV say, well, basically what I just said in the previous two sentences, it finally clicked for my sister. She called to apologize for not understanding that it must have been hard for me to try and compartmentalize my life so much just because it made her and mom a little uncomfortable, and that it wasn't fair to me, and she was sorry that she'd added that extra layer of stress in my life. She realizes that it might be too late to fix this, since I'm now making more "normal" relationship choices, but that she would try and be mindful about listening to me talk about things that she might not care about, or even always care to hear about, in the future, 'cause that's what you do when you care about someone.
I thought I was gonna cry. Kim and I may be very different people, but she's my sister, and I love her very much, and the fact that she decided it was worth calling me to tell me this totally made my day. I accepted her apology, am glad that it did finally click for her, and I knew that it was never out of a place of malevolence and that I was glad that she was able to understand.
Then we talked about other things, and it was good. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 31st, 2010|11:41 am] |
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| |  silly | ] |
*Nchanter gnaws on Gumby's forehead
Gumby: What are you doing?
Nchanter: I'm not allowed to eat your Brains?
Gumby: No...
Nchanter: But what if I get the part that's being headachy, then the headache will go away!
*Gumby Laughs |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 26th, 2010|10:40 am] |
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| | exhausted | ] |
Gumby is now here. I now have him all the time. Who wants to take bets on how long it will take him to realize he's made a huge mistake?
-N |
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| Condom Manufacturing and Country of Origin |
[May. 17th, 2010|06:29 pm] |
| [ | emotional state |
| |  curious | ] |
So years ago, probably back when I was in High-School or something, I remember being told that because of manufacturing standards and regulations, it was best to buy condoms made in the US and Japan, but condoms from elsewhere were circumspect. This advice seem sound with the number of sketchy products coming out of China these days (Toys with lead paint, drywall that smells like rotten eggs, plastics with extra doses of carcinogens...), but is it something that one should actually look for?
~4 years ago I was dating someone who preferred Durex condoms exclusively (previously I had no sort of brand loyalty, though would default to Trojan when my partner had no sort of input.) and I think I remember the box I picked up at the time saying "Made in the USA." However, the current boxes I have were made in India and Thailand. The random condom assortment pack I have from Good Vibes includes condoms made in China, Thailand, Malaysia, and then, finally Japan.
Is this something other people worry about? Is this something y'all have never thought about? Condoms have been my primary form of birth control for the past 4 years (one of my partners in there was someone who had received a vasectomy), so making sure that I'm not getting sub-par condoms is quite important to me (as I'm sure it is to many other people as well). Is the advice I received 10 years ago out-of-date as the global community and manufacturing & distribution network have changed in that time? What policies do you have for your condom purchasing?
-N |
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| Oh gods, the fabric |
[May. 14th, 2010|02:37 pm] |
I forgot I had this much fabric. I'm looking at somewhere between 14-18 18 Quart Sterilite containers of fabric and fabric scraps. This doesn't count the tubs of pillow forms I own. Or any of the other crafty supplies (1 container of trim, embellishment, and threads. 1 of paper crafts stuff. 1 of paint and things. 1 of misc supplies...)
Gumby has no idea what he's getting himself into, as I've managed to keep it all in a closet for the past few years. But when it's that organized/compact I'm not using it, and damn it, I wanna be using it again.
And man, some of this fabric is *ugly* I mean, I know buying lots of fabric out of the 1/2 off bins at the now defunct Fabric Place over the years was an economical way of obtaining this much fabric, but I wouldn't be surprised if a whole 1/3 of my current stash is stuff I will not use in the next 10 years. At some point I will hopefully get good enough in my actual quilting that I will stop needing practice sandwiches made of poly-batting and ugly-fabric.. and then what do I do?
Oh crap. I haven't even thought of the rolls of batting in the corner of the living room.
This moving thing? It is a nightmare. No wonder I've been all anxious over packing for the past few weeks...
-N |
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| Pi-Con! |
[May. 6th, 2010|09:22 pm] |
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So as most of you know, I'm Heavily involved with Pi-Con. Our hotel block in now open for reservations, and this plus dealer stuff has taken up most of my day (pushing packing to the back-burner).
Here is the spiel that got posted around LiveJournal a whole bunch today
Pi-Con is a small, lively, diverse Science Fiction and Fantasy convention taking place August 20th-22nd, 2010, in Enfield, CT, USA. We have lots of panels on a wide range of fannish topics, events including live music concerts, filking, gaming of all sorts (LARPs, table-top, board games, and video games), vendors, and much much more. Just think of us as your summertime Mini-Arisia :)
This year we have Author Robert J. Sawyer as our Guest of Honor, Webcomics Guest of Honor Rob Balder, and Guest of Awesome Hugh Casey.
Hotel Reservations for the Pi-Con Room Block are now open! However, due to technical issues at the hotel, our room block and the Pi-Con discount rate is not available for on-line booking.
Rooms come equipped with a microwave and mini-fridge and are $99 a night this year (that's down from last year, and below their current advanced-purchase super-saver rate).
Please call 860-741-2211 to make your room reservation today and make sure to tell them you are with Pi-Con!
Feel free to ask questions, and all special requests, inquiries, and if you are planning on hosting a party (public or private) should be sent to hotel@pi-con.org
More information about pi-con, including membership registration, how to sign up to be a vendor, and flyers for download can be found at our website www.pi-con.org
-Kris "Nchanter" Snyder
Hotel Liaison, 5Pi-Con |
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| ZOMG MOVING! |
[May. 4th, 2010|02:48 pm] |
So... I'm moving! We are going to be living on the second floor of very quirky but spacious 140 year old farmhouse in Littleton, MA. It has a laundry room with lavender walls, and the living room has 8" pine board flooring. It also has a new roof, newly insulated walls, and brand new electrical wiring. :)
I just scheduled Nick's Moving Co. (Their website is lame but they definitely get the job done) for Wednesday, May 19th. I'm only a little bit packed so far.
My Mother has insisted on buying us a new couch and chair. Which means I have to come up with something to do with my current ones. They are in fantastic shape structurally and comfort wise... but they have off-white upholstery covering that is old and dingy. I got them for free when a friend's parents downsized, and they have served me well over the past 7 or so years, and was planning on just slipcovering them when we moved. As I got them for free, I'm more than happy to pass them on to anyone on my friends list, or greater friends-list community, as long as you haul them out of here before Memorial Day Weekend. If I get no takers I'll throw up a $50 ad on Craigslist or something. The couch is ~6' long, the chair is big and cumfy, comes with an ottoman, and two matching floor pillows.
I might end up having more stuff to unload once I start actually packing....
Meep!
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