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| Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 |
dergerm
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5:52p |
Photo, Art prints and commissions?   So I know this is a pretty ballsy query, but I'm a ballsy guy so it's fitting. But, would anyone actually be interested in buying prints of my photos or any of my art? I've been bouncing the idea around in my head for a while and I'm just gauging the likelihood. To see what I'm talking about, check out my deviantART pages. Photography | ArtI'm considering doing commissions as well, so if you're interested in that let me know. Poll #1220118 Would you buy my photo/art prints, or a commision?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: AllWould you buy my photo/art prints, or a commision? Current Mood:  rebate cashedCurrent Music: The Dead Betties - Johnny On The Spot |
kippurbird
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10:10a |
Anita has not left the building yet. An essay on Homosexuality as it's portrayed in Danse Macabra. It's been tickering around in my head for a bit and I finally managed to put it down Current Mood:  cheerful |
daniidebrabant
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11:57a |
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kippurbird
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8:46a |
Soooo... I'm published! Wheee! It's in the paper edition (as opposed to online) of the Jewish Press. As it's such, most of you probably won't be able to find it. If you'd like to read it, go Here. I'd like to thank ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dungeonwriter for the contact in the newspaper. Now I just have to think of something else to write. I appear to be having this issue of if I'm writing something to print it has to be Important and not frivolous. Dunno why. Still. I'M PUBLISHED =D |
dergerm
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12:37a |
Seattle Pride photos As promised, photos from Seattle Pride. I went through ten rolls and came down to ten shots I liked. Funnily enough, most of 'em are black and white (which was an inadvertent film choice, oops). Let's just say that makes 'em more artsy, and thus gayer! GAY PRIDE, WOO! Comments and crits would be nice, and don't forget to check out the Seattle photos I posted a minute ago in another post.  ( +9 ) Current Mood:  tres flambeCurrent Music: Jurassic Park theme |
dergerm
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12:21a |
Seattle Photos This is the first (and shorter) part of the two photo posts for the night. These are of downtown Seattle. Comments and critiques rewarded with a tasty snack-thing.  ( +3 ) Current Mood:  NOT A TOP HATCurrent Music: Metallica |
| Monday, July 7th, 2008 |
kippurbird
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6:19p |
I don't know how many people on here are comic book geeks. But I interned at Top Cow comics and one of the artists that I knew there just died of bone cancer. His name is Michael TurnerHe was always really nice to me and remembered me at conventions when I said hi. I didn't have much interaction with him, but he was a good guy. I'm sorry he's gone. |
dergerm
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6:10p |
Neat! I've seen seventy-two of these Ganked from avantardBelow is the Entertainment Weekly's list of 100 Classic Movies of the past 25 years. Bold the ones you've seen, underline the ones you plan to. ( DA LIST ) Current Mood:  beatbox mcgeeCurrent Music: Ashleigh haha'ing |
kippurbird
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9:08a |
Conversation with my dad last night.
Dad: Do you have the address you didn't even know existed to the whatcamabob?
Me: Nooo... where is it in regards to the whatcamabob?
Dad: I don't know.
Me: What is it?
Dad: I don't know. It came with the whatchamabob. Do you have the instructions?
Me: I don't know. Let me check. *looks* No.
Dad: That's funny. It's an email address that comes with the whatchamabob.
Me: I didn't even know it came with an email address.
Dad: Oh. Never mind. I found it. *hangs up*
Me: Um... bye. |
| Sunday, July 6th, 2008 |
kippurbird
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11:41p |
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kippurbird
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7:06p |
In which Bella continues to whine. First, I got a fan brat! =D Everyone say hi! =D It is a thing of beauty, I think. Would that be a flame? I dunno. Moving on! Chapter two: Open Book ( Read my pigeons! ) |
daniidebrabant
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4:22p |
BACK!
1. thank you, folks who commented nicely on my new layout
2. ...people who requested a drabble, I'll get it done. I swear.
3. HOME FROM VIRGINIA.
4. ...my bathroom is apparently leaking a bit.
5. HUNGRY OMG. |
| Saturday, July 5th, 2008 |
dergerm
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1:35a |
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| Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
daniidebrabant
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6:04p |
So, uh.... Why did I change my layout again? Because, uh, the idea wouldn't leave my brain and I couldn't get it to go away and I had a lot of time on my hands today. I'm actually pretty proud of the header image since I made it literally from scratch. So: daniidebrabantdaniidebrabantdaniidebrabant...damn poetry. |
kippurbird
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12:34p |
Eggs and book. I blame canadianevil for making me start this. =D Our new book is called Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. It has the following summary: Summary: Up–Headstrong, sun-loving, 17-year-old Bella declines her mom's
invitation to move to Florida, and instead reluctantly opts to move to her dad's cabin in
the dreary, rainy town of Forks, WA. She becomes intrigued with Edward Cullen, a distant,
stylish, and disarmingly handsome senior, who is also a vampire. When he reveals that his
specific clan hunts wildlife instead of humans, Bella deduces that she is safe from his
blood-sucking instincts and therefore free to fall hopelessly in love with him. The
feeling is mutual, and the resulting volatile romance smolders as they attempt to hide
Edward's identity from her family and the rest of the school. Meyer adds an eerie new
twist to the mismatched, star-crossed lovers theme: predator falls for prey, human falls
for vampire. This tension strips away any pretense readers may have about the everyday
teen romance novel, and kissing, touching, and talking take on an entirely new meaning
when one small mistake could be life-threatening. Bella and Edward's struggle to make
their relationship work becomes a struggle for survival, especially when vampires from an
outside clan infiltrate the Cullen territory and head straight for her. As a result, the
novel's danger-factor skyrockets as the excitement of secret love and hushed affection
morphs into a terrifying race to stay alive. Realistic, subtle, succinct, and easy to
follow, Twilight will have readers dying to sink their teeth into it. Let us look at this. It starts so well. We have our protagonist going somewhere she admittedly doesn't want to go even though she has the option to go to Florida where she'd be much happier. This will allow her to angst about how horrible her life is at this new place where there's no sun and stuff. Ten internet cookies say I'm right. Never realized that falling in love with someone is an option. Also the prey-hunter romance is old. There's a short preface that seems to actually take place later on in the book, as it talks about having been to Forks for several months now. It involves a first person narrator talking about being in a room about to die. The Narrator doesn't appear to be tied down in anyway and is in a long room waiting for the hunter to come and kill them. "Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something." I never really understood that particular sentiment. I think it would be more noble to try and fight for your life than just stand there waiting for someone to kill you. Chapter one: "First Sight" ( Read more... )Mah Egglings       |
dergerm
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1:32a |
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| Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 |
dergerm
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11:47p |
Day Of Win, reprised! Today was rad for me (not Ash and Eric though, it seems). Long story made less long: Went to downtown to give blood with Eric. Before we did that we headed to Subway to fill up on food stuffs (I got a roasted chicken breast, yum). There was this guy working in the Subway that was, in my (and Loni's) opinion, pretty damned cute. And gay, but not overtly so. Eric told me as we were leaving that he was checking me out, while I was debating hitting on him. Regret not doing it, damnit! I just have to, uh... make a trip again. Donating blood was fun. Eric and I continued to crack up the staff with our shenanigans and tales of Gibraltar, the gray squirrel we befriended in the park. I think I'm good to start donating platelets next time I go in, which'll be cool. All in all, OPERATION: UNDERMIND is going swimmingly. Highlight 1 of the day, though, was after the blood thing when we're waiting at the bus stop. I noticed a fire truck go past, no lights or anything, and immediately lost interest in it. A few minutes later, though, I glance over across the street where there was a 7-11 that Eric kept bitching about wanting to go to so he could get a slurpee. And lo, what did mine eyes witness? The firemen leaving 7-11 with slurpees in hand, and get into their firetruck. The FIREMEN took the FIRETRUCK on a SLURPEE RUN! How rad is that? We got home and Eric had to go to work, and shortly after Ash came home from work-- so we went to the book store! I bought Archeology Of Elagence - 20 years of fashion photography, the DC Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics, and the latest issue of JPG Magazine. Horray! More importantly though, I got a free soda. Ash wanted something to drink before we left, so we hit the cafe. They had this new product called Redcane Cola, and when I asked the girl about it it sounded way good. But it cost too much, so I declined. Then she said "I can give you one for free with this coupon I have," and I was totally there in flavor country. This shit was tasty; mixed in store, and capped with cream and this other stuff they sprinkled on it. Totally rad! Highlight 2 of the day; on our way to the bookstore in the first place, Ash and I were sitting in the intersection talking about... stuff... waiting for the light to change so we could turn. This old dude in the truck next to us calls over to us. "I have a suggestion for you." He says to me, a smirk on his face. I look over. "Yeah?" He leaned out a bit. "Just say 'yes dear.' It works for me all the time." Ash and I look at each other with total WTF faces, then I laugh and say "Yes dear." Didn't have the heart-- or time-- to explain that things wouldn't work out: she's married to someone else, and I'm a gay. Oh well! He totally made our day, though. NOW I AM ON THE INTERNET! :D Current Mood:  zooooooomCurrent Music: Fifth Element - Take Off |
| Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
daniidebrabant
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1:23a |
Am now in Virginia
Internet is shakey.
House is comfy.
Pants are dead. (no, really)
See you all around. Phones on. |
| Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 |
daniidebrabant
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1:20p |
NOTICE I'll be in Virginia from Thurs-Sunday. Expect VERY LITTLE internet!Danii. But I have my cellphone and the charger for it, so feel free to call. If it's off, it's off, but I'm happy to chat. Those of you in the know should have it. If not, ask Lars or Azy. Take care and HAPPY FOURTH everyone! And to keep you all entertained, I leave you all with Starman #55, one of the most intentionally cracked moments of comicbookdom. Enjoy! Current Music: Leet Street Boys - Yuri the Only One (for me) |
| Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 |
kippurbird
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10:42a |
GEEK I have decided to try and create a role-playing game based in my world. I've got the races and classes listed. And since three out of the four races are magical users, I've decided to restrict the magical classes in what they can take. Or at least their magical progression. They have a class that allows them to further explore their abilities, but unless they take that class they'll stay rather low powered because they didn't have the training that those who were dedicated to their magic would. ( What I have so far ) I still need to work out the actual benifits, skills, feats, monsters, NPC races and combat. I think combat will be the most difficult. Current Mood:  creativeCurrent Music: People chatting. |
dergerm
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10:43a |
I'm in love with every boy  Current Mood:  post-amishCurrent Music: Lawnmowers and jangling keys |
| Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 |
dergerm
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11:54p |
WeeeeEEEEEEEE!
Time for an impromptu mohawk!
AGAIN! |
kippurbird
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8:44p |
Technology has become rather irritating lately. The cat dislodged my "a" key when he jumped up using the laptop as a springboard. Obviously perturbed I tried to fix it. No such luck. I bring it home and try to see if my dad can fix it. He cannot and says we'll have to get a new keyboard. My mom thinks we should try gluing the key back on. Now, we have a spare keyboard for this computer, except we don't know where it is. Asking around I discover that not only can you not replace the key, but it'll cost about a hundred dollars to get the keyboard installed. Which I think is utterly stupid. Why should I have to pay so much for one little key? The rest of the keyboard is perfectly fine. I bought a cheap roll up keyboard from Staples, and that's what I'm using right now. The keyboard isn't so bad,just takes some getting used to, figuring out how to hit the keys correctly. Also, I can now run around naked in my apartment because my roommate has moved out and I don't have a new one yet. =D And on a totally different tangent, my eggs all hatched! |
dergerm
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3:39p |
In Case Of Fire, Break Dance Mostly a note to myself, just need to put it in a place I know I'll be looking over the next two days: Thursday, giving blood at Tacoma blood place across the street from Wright Park. Ask for them to do full blood donation with the platelet assessment. If applicable, 56 days later I can start donating platelets regularly. Ask for Kathy, she's probably super awesome going by the phone conversation. Step 1 of UNDERMINE ANTI-GAY BLOOD DONATION PROCESS, ready to commence. Current Mood:  lotionCurrent Music: The mates talking about stuff |
daniidebrabant
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1:59p |
JOB OPENINGS at my company They're pretty awesome, so check out this one and there'll be more up later for developers and product people and QA and stuff like that: Online Community Associate |
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