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December 11th, 2009
01:40 pm [Link]	forced christmas carols for california schoolkids! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/10/merry-hyatt-tea-party-pat_n_387408.html woo! (3 croaks \| Ribbit)
November 25th, 2009
02:26 pm [Link]	just what's going on here? my legs have been falling asleep really easily lately. it seems like i have to move them to a different position every minute or two. also, my extremities are getting really cold, which is unusual for me. i wear sandals year round normally, and this year, i've actually considered putting on shoes. hmmmm. (3 croaks \| Ribbit)
November 23rd, 2009
12:22 pm [Link]	well this is sad http://www.unknownnews.org/DannellLites.html i'm lucky that i live in a much better situation than that lady, but it does bother me when i think of what could happen if i got hurt or killed and no one thought to tell my online friends. some of yall i know or i've met in real life, but for those i haven't, i'm glad you're my friends :) so tell me something about your real life! i've got a new obsession lately that i don't talk about very much on here: my car. it's a 1976 datsun, and i'm documenting all the work i'm doing on it. i just got the engine rebuilt, and i'm shopping around for someone to fix up the body for me, cause i'm lazy. here's the photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26373558@N08/sets/72157614845473644/ (1 croak \| Ribbit)
November 18th, 2009
09:28 pm [Link]	ohhhhhh, oh god..... (Ribbit)
November 4th, 2009
11:58 am [Link]	a followup on maine (sorry for the image-heavy post) i've got a bone to pick with the folks running the gay marriage campaigns in states like maine. this is something i've been wanting to say from the beginning. i've heard lines like, "we did our absolute best in the fight for marriage," "we had the best tools at our disposal in this campaign," etc etc. but when i look at the media materials that were used, i'm really just speechless. look at this sign. i mean, look at this fucking sign. who the hell could say no to this? most of your ignorant voters have no idea what the actual content of a proposition or referendum is. and when exposed to signage without the benefit of knowing what a proposition is about, they're gonna vote for the most appealing sign. i've heard voters say that they will vote for the politician with the best hair, and folks, this sign has awesome hair. this sign has it all... bright, happy colors. good use of negative space. positive imagery of a happy family. use of an accessible font like helvetica, a font most often used for important public messages. there isn't a font that's more populist and american (for a swiss font) than helvetica. it says, "read this because it's important for you as a citizen." the family silhouette is done in the style of a road sign to again reinforce the idea that this message is important for the public. "say yes to one because it's safe like a road sign, american as helvetica, as boring and harmless as a government form." now let's look at our sign: let's start with the color. what is up with this drab aqua/green/blue shit? i don't even know what i'd call this color. and teamed up with the crowd-pleasing dark-green-almost-black, this combo is a really winner! the whole design is off-kilter, as if it can't decide itself which way it should go. "should i lean towards this multi-stroked rectangle thing on the left, or the ghostly puke state silhouette on the right? the lumpy mass of maine does not lend itself well to your typical rectangular sign, so having it exploding off of one side of the message was a big mistake. the strokes around the message and the state bother me because they're so angular, almost spiky. "vote NO or we will stab you with the bottom of our Maine-shaped dagger!" this is the direction i could see using if the campaigners wanted to strike fear in people's hearts, which, judging from the heart-warming TV and radio spots, was not No On 1's intention. i hate to hate on Futura, cause i love the font, but it was not the right choice for this sign. especially futura condensed, which looks uncomfortable and uptight. where helvetica is attention-grabbing and important, futura evokes elitism and expense. No On 1 really suffered in the rural parts of maine... could it be because out there there isn't much demand for red bull, louis vuitton, volkswagen or ikea? what is even going on with the 1? what IS that font? is it straight? is it rounded? why is the top of it so deformed-looking? note the differences between this 1 and the 1 on the opposition's sign, which looks crisp and upbeat. granted, it's really hard to make people absorb the message of NO while making it seem fun and approachable. but really, this effort is pathetic, and i believe it's partially to blame for the loss. Current Mood: irritable Tags: gay rights, politics, teh gays (Ribbit)
09:28 am [Link]	well crap that really blows about maine... but at least washington looks like it's going to pass. also, am i the only one who finds this vaguely suggestive? (1 croak \| Ribbit)
October 31st, 2009
12:40 am [Link]	NSFW uh, what the fuck? http://contexts.org/socimages/2009/10/22/what-would-a-rock-star-do/#more-14682 NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR THE INNOCENT (3 croaks \| Ribbit)
October 15th, 2009
03:04 pm [Link]	for those of you following the story about the boy (supposedly) in the balloon, here's a strange clip of him and his brother from the show Wife Swap, which his parents appeared on: (3 croaks \| Ribbit)
September 28th, 2009
11:37 am [Link]	awwww the first daughters of Spain are so cute! http://wonkette.com/411309/spanish-witches-attack-poor-barry-obama Tags: funny, politics (2 croaks \| Ribbit)
September 22nd, 2009
12:34 pm [Link]	oh the horror http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.7021.FIRST_LOOK~colon~_Pride~and~Prejudice_%231 (6 croaks \| Ribbit)
September 17th, 2009
11:40 am [Link]	cognitive dissonance much? Texas Rep. Kevin Brady upset that public transportation didn't spend more money to accommodate passengers traveling to Washington mall to protest government spending. Tags: funny, morans, news (2 croaks \| Ribbit)
September 16th, 2009
09:45 pm [Link]	shit. Mary Travers dead at 72." i wanted to go see them this year :'( Current Mood: devastated Tags: news, sad (2 croaks \| Ribbit)
03:14 pm [Link]	great photo (2 croaks \| Ribbit)
September 14th, 2009
07:45 pm [Link]	tragedy http://www.newser.com/article/d9andln80/dirty-dancing-star-patrick-swayze-dies-after-nearly-2-year-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer.html rip (Ribbit)
September 8th, 2009
11:35 am [Link]	christ almighty Current Mood: aggravated Tags: politics, race, racism, unbelievable (7 croaks \| Ribbit)
10:08 am [Link]	ugh. behold, one of the dumbest things i've ever heard a Dallasite say: Some of the president's critics have been adamantly opposed to the idea of an address by Obama to children. "The president's speeches tend to be [about] what's wrong with the country and what can we do to fix it," said Bill Hogsett, a parent from Dallas, Texas. "I believe this is the greatest country on Earth, and I try to teach that to my children. ... I don't want them hearing that there's a fundamental flaw with the country and the kids need to go forward to fix it." yes! i want my children to grow up completely ignorant of any problems our great country might have. it's the american way! (9 croaks \| Ribbit)
August 30th, 2009
11:50 pm [Link]	fandom SPLODE! http://ogi-ogas.livejournal.com/681.html ps: DON'T take the survey. (7 croaks \| Ribbit)
August 25th, 2009
12:13 pm [Link]	a quick antidote to my last post Tags: comics, funny (2 croaks \| Ribbit)
09:37 am [Link]	oy vey (1 croak \| Ribbit)
August 23rd, 2009
02:13 am [Link]	yknow, i don't know that i could handle the pressure of dating a guy who is gay. i'm sure i'd be constantly worrying that things i do are too girly, even more than when i'm around the guys in my car club. bisexuals seem the way to go for me... i think. i've always thought that bisexuals have the potential to go for trans people, but could it be that most bi folks like men and women as being two mutually exclusive groups? what do you think? Tags: gender, rl, transgender (5 croaks \| Ribbit)

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