| terrifying dreams |
[Nov. 15th, 2009|07:48 am] |
ok i am going through a very long phase lately where i have scary dreams. last night i had one that was a doozy and it was scary.
i was a kid and my friend was driving a suv type vehicle up to see the waterfall. the closer we got the more frightened i became. when we got really close i told my friend i didnt want to go anymore and we needed to turn around. the water was flooding the streets and with every passing block the water got higher and higher. he kept reassuring me we were fine. his vehicle had 4x4 and all the bells and whistles that would make sure we made it safely. we finally got to the ledge where we were going to see the waterfall. i kept telling him we needed to go and he kept reassuring me we were fine. We stopped and just before we got out of the car, something big broke above us and water cascaded down and i freaked out and told him we needed to go. he turned the car around. we got down the hill somehow. we went to a playground and played a little bit when all of a suddden these balls o light started attacking everyone. when someone was touched by the balls of light, they died and vanished.
anyone wanna help with the meaning of this???? |
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| LiveJournal Major Notes: Notes, Tweaks, Bug Kills, LJ_Cares! |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|01:53 pm] |
Notes augmented
We've enhanced and de-bugged Notes. If you haven't tried it yet, now's the time! You can create a private note when you ban multiple users. You can also delete multiple notes at once. Lastly, paid users have the option to add a note (visible only to you) whenever you add or remove a friend (guaranteed to avoid embarrassing social mishaps). If you don't currently have a paid account, you can upgrade now! It only takes a few minutes and costs less than a bad shopping mall haircut (plus, it's way more fashionable)!
Product tweaks and bug kill
- In another effort to zap spam, comments containing links from domains LiveJournal deems untrustworthy are now automatically screened
- If you sign up to get notifications of the Writer's Block question of the day, you'll now see the daily question in the email notification, so you'll have a little extra time to ponder before you post. You can subscribe to Writers Block notifications here
- The issue causing random comments to vanish has been fixed!
- If you visit a LiveJournal page and get prompted to log in, you'll be returned to the same page after you sign in (Thanks, Dreamwidth)!
- If you don't edit the timestamp for an entry at all, the entry timestamp will indicate the time the entry was posted instead of the time the Update Journal page was loaded
- Comments with paddings/backgrounds render correctly within the comment box (and will no longer wrap outside the box and break frames/margins)
New FCK fixes rich text editor!
- We've updated our RTE (Rich Text Editor) to FCKeditor version 2.6.5
- When switching from the RTE to HTML editor, links for syndicated feeds are no longer broken
- RTE now functions properly in Safari 4.0
- An extra line/space will not be auto-inserted whenever you switch from RTE to HTML editor
- The insert image link now works correctly in all browsers
LiveJournal Cares
We’re pleased to introduce you to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) lj_cares, a new LiveJournal community dedicated to raising awareness and funds for U.S. charitable organizations that improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Each month, we’ll spotlight a nonprofit that is making a significant global impact through medical research, public outreach, and/or humanitarian social programs. Charities will be selected in accordance with the U.S. calendar of national health observances based on a high rating (of over 60%) on Charity Navigator and global scope of impact.
In this, our inaugural month of November, we will celebrate national adoption month by offering a charitable virtual gift (priced at $2.99) to support Love Without Boundaries, an organization that saves the lives of orphans with life-threatening diseases and places them in loving homes around the world. LiveJournal will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of charitable vgifts (we'll cover the cost of credit card transaction fees). To learn more about Love Without Boundaries, please visit lj_cares and read about how they helped save Baby Kang and the Rainbow Twins from fatal illnesses, who are now thriving in nurturing families. You can purchase your Love Without Boundaries gifts in the Virtual Gift shop.
Papered in postcards
A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to send in postcards to surround us with LiveJournal community. Thanks for coming through! We've received postcards all the way from Germany, Finland, and Canada and from all over the US, including Texas, Florida, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Indiana, Hawaii, and Oklahoma just to name just a handful. We're thrilled with our improved decor.
Please keep the love coming for one more week by writing to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be drawing the names of ten random contributors next Thursday to win paid account credits!
Photos of the week
We have more dazzling images posted by talented LiveJournal photographers from around the world. We're hoping to span the entire globe, so please continue posting and tagging. Of course, you can also sit back and enjoy the view at lj_photophile.
You can see a sample of this week's gorgeous photos and check out spotlight communities and awesome user content after the jump!
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Curtains
We thank you, once again, for joining us. See you next week! |
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| aht - no surprise here ... trees |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|02:25 pm] |
I finished it ... finally , but i'm not super pleased. I liked it better when there was no background. Should have left well enough alone. I stalled out when I finished the main element and kept putting it aside ... I couldn't quite figure out how I wanted to address the sharp to fuzzy elements of the leaf and stick laden grounds and the super fuzzed tree shadows in the far distance. When I sat down and forced myself to finish this is what I ended up with. It's okay ... but it's not exactly what I wanted.
Practice Practice Practice ... |
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| Network Maintenance: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 04:00-06:00 UTC/GMT |
[Nov. 11th, 2009|02:00 pm] |
EDIT@08:16 UTC/GMT. Wow. That was ugly. I expected it to go for 30 minutes and have maybe 1 minute of broken connectivity. Instead it lasted over 4 hours and we had 10 minutes of downtime directly related to the load balancer upgrades and then another 5-10 minutes of downtime when our primary Pingback database server crashed and the secondary couldn't take over; which could have been indirectly caused by the network upgrade missing a self-VIP.
Anyways, we're up, we're working, the load balancers are barely breaking a sweat right now and I need some food and a shot of whiskey. I don't even *like* whiskey!!
Thanks ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mhwest and dnewhall for helping out!
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On Saturday the 14th at 4AM UTC/GMT we will be upgrading the operating system of our network load balancers to a newer version, one that will allow us to use both CPUs! Nifty, because multiprocessing is nice.
Since we have 2 load balancers, the plan is to upgrade 1 at a time, and there really should be very little impact to our website. Hopefully you won't notice a thing and I'll get to go back to the hotel and watch some wonderful late night infomercials.
We've got a lot of exciting projects coming up for 2010 and we're hoping that we'll be able to deliver them all to you, that you will find it useful/cool/lovely and then you will use the site even more. Behind-the-scenes work like this will give us the capacity to handle the anticipated traffic, so expect a few more maintenance windows especially in the beginning of next year as we've got some neat ideas to improve performance around here! We had the recent 30-45 minute outage yesterday due to one of our logging databases filling up disk space -- not so great design coupled with my human error in handling the initial problem -- and it looks like we're going to finally have some resources to eliminate stuff like that. I can't wait!
As usual, I will be updating status.livejournal.org before and after, just in case you are not able to reach our main website during the work. |
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| Stoled-EN |
[Nov. 6th, 2009|01:05 pm] |
Things I like...(cos I have no brain today)
--the first cup of coffee in the morning
--sitting on the couch with warm doggie bodies on both sides of me
--imitating Dr Phil while he's making a point.
--dancing around the kitchen
--Judge Judy
--the way small cars sound when they back up...like rubber bands stretching.
--laying in the grass
--the quick 'see ya' kiss when I drop my girl off at work
--wearing flip-flops everywhere
--waking up next to my girl in the morning. (even with all the grumbling)
--doggy tails wagging at me.
--back scratches...
--FLARP!!! Best invention EvAR!
--tickling doggy toes
--watching trees dance in the wind
--watching the sunrise and sunset
--laughter with good friends
--extra cheesy and greasy pizza (or can't you tell by my shape?)
That's all I can think of at the moment...
What do you like? |
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| LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|01:15 pm] |
The empire strikes backIn recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.
RSS feeds againIf you're addicted to , ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.
Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!
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If you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here.
Enveloped in postcardsLast week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.
Photos of the weekIf you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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| Art - Open Call for Submission : TG Center showing |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|01:42 pm] |
Attention friends, family and everyone else...
We at the TG center will be hosting a reception the weekend of DOR. ( DAY OF REMEMBERANCE )
This reception will be business casual and featuring finger foods.
This is a call for artistic submissions. We welcome all media forms as well as poetry and short stories.
Art work should be displayed nicely. Preferably with mats.
It is display only, you will get it back.
The work does not have to be trans or GLBT related. Simply by artists in the community.
This is not a trans only event, we are inviting the whole alphabet, GLBTIQ and supporters.
Feel free to forward this along.
Friday, November 20, from 7-10.
713 Fargo.
Questions, comments, or to submit your art work, please contact myself, or Lilly
Lillycath@aol.com
I hope to see you there! |
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| i want this movie |
[Nov. 3rd, 2009|10:16 pm] |
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I got home today to a great surprise. i got a fourth netflix movie. i dont know how or why, but it was a great surprise. it ended up being rent live on broadway. i am so glad i got it. first off let me say i love the movie. if some of you remember i wrote about how i felt like roger in the movie alone blah blah blah. well yeah i still feel that way. but i am more moved by this version of rent i want to find this version of rent and i HAVE to buy it. i was moved to tears., now granted it could be because i am dealing with the whole dxepression shit, but either way, this damn movie moved me to tears. i am amazed i only skipped one song. i always skip the song i cant stand it(one song glory) its the only song i cant stand it. anyway i know i am blabbing but it is an awesome movie and i want this movie and i hope that i dont cry everytime i see it. i want to have the faith in life that angel has. i am envious of that. well enough blabbing. |
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| Does anyone have an easy button I can borrow? |
[Nov. 2nd, 2009|01:55 pm] |
Audra got demoted at work...so less pay...but a job that she actually misses doing. So, she'll be happier, and much less stressed...but it will put us under heavier financial pressure. Guess I'll be smaaaaalling like trash soon. Haha!
Not worried about performing anymore, I've finally had enough of the drama.
Halloween cuteness...
Our Pit bull doesn't look so scary as a pumpkin.
We took her to get pictures made Sunday to Petco...we got some mixed reaction stares...the,'awwww what a beautiful Pit.' and the,'Oh.My.Gawd.they brought a Pit bull where there are other dogs and people?!??' looks...was amusing. The pictures came out great though, can't wait to get them in the mail. |
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| aht - 11.01.09 |
[Nov. 2nd, 2009|10:31 am] |
art as therapy ... why do I ALWAYS end up doing trees when I am processing stuff? Hell , I guess it's not just then either ... I just like trees of all sort in all ways.
branches that could be roots if you flip the canvas. - interesting-
I enjoyed doing this , people seem to like it , including my kids ... but once I got it home I realized that it was a good test run of what I want to do ... but not nearly the final product. Too many branches towards the center of the tree for one thing. The final product will also include crows. perhaps a murder of them. I like the background colors and fades, I like the basic premise of the fall/winter tree, I like the placement of tree truck and extending core branches, I even like the 5 different colors I used to create the bark colors ( hard to see in these pictures ).
So like I said , good test run, i'm documenting it here , and then i'll be gesso-ing it back to white and starting fresh :)
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| cant find a title |
[Nov. 2nd, 2009|09:48 am] |
so , obviously ... Saturday and Sunday were exceptionally difficult days for me. I picked a beautiful day to be married on here in the South. Sunday was exceptionally clear and beautiful.
I spent Saturday evening in "radio silence" , cutting off all outside commuications and just being alone, with my own thoughts. I tried to watch some movies, but none of them held my attention and a few were downright boring. Eventually, I accepted that staying up wasn't going to keep the morning from coming so I went to bed.
Sunday morning greeted me with it's most winning smile, crisp cool warmth from the suns rays on my wooden floors and the clearest blue complection that I have seen in months. I felt sad, but more than sad I felt empty. It made me think of old antique glass milk bottles ... used , old, grubby from the years ... but still empty vessels , ready and waiting to be washed clean in this river of life and filled with whatever I choose.
I'm not happy that George left us, i'm not happy that our marriage was thrown away, but I AM glad that I did not make a very serious mistake this past Sunday by marrying someone who didn't love us or feel like we were worthy of him. It would have ended in misery one way or another eventually. I hate that truth , but it's there for me to see , for everyone to see really ... wether i like it or not. I have to face it directly in order to move on.
So now I have this empty vessel. Yes used, yes dirty, yes a little worse for the wear ... but still very beautiful to me , and capable of being filled with things that make me happy and bring joy to my family as well.
I started my new year cleaning my new home, making Jamacian Blue Mountain coffee in the beautiful french press that Rooks gave me as a new years present, and listening to a Prarie Home Town Companion on NPR. When my home seemed tidy enough I packed up my acrylics and brushes and made a quick stop at Texas Art Supply for more canvas and Little Bigs for some tastey beef in a box. I ended up at Herman park , in my favorite spot under the trees near the water steps.
I painted for a few hours and the world was gentle to me. People stopped by and make kind comments , one guy even took a picture ( lol ) ... but aside from that, the day passed quietly and with me focused on filling my vessel with something I love, something that makes me happy down deep inside... art. |
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