celticdragon, who these days is around even less often than myself, had this in her journal. And since she'd gone two days without a reply, I figured I'd take a chance. Like I told her, considering how seldom I'm at LJ, I don't see much of a response either.

Then again, I know at least two people who hang on my every word. So I'm bound to get some kind of action out of this.

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
- What I create will be just for you.
- It'll be done this year.
- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be wood. Possibly metal. Perhaps a picture. Or I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you have to put this in your journal as well. We all can make stuff.

Tags: arts & crafts, project giveaway
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: World Without Love - Peter & Gordon

http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/

"Sea kittens" is the new term being used by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, for the creatures they believe are in dire need of an image makeover: fish.

"PETA thought that by renaming fish sea kittens, compassionate people who would never dream of hurting a dog or a cat might extend that sympathy to fish, or sea kittens," PETA campaign coordinator Ashley Byrne says.

"Most parents would never dream of spending a weekend torturing kittens for fun with their families, but hooking a sea kitten through the mouth and dragging her through the water is the same as hooking a kitten through the mouth and dragging her behind your car," Byrne says.

Full story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99249669

Further proof that these people are clearly out of their every loving minds.

Let's see if PETA can get the sea kittens to live in harmony with the land kittens.

Tags: fish, peta, sea kittens
Current Mood: curious

Does anyone know a way to back up all your LiveJournal entries to pdf or something? In light of recent events, I don't exactly feel confident that this will be around for the long haul.

Also, I don't like the idea of trusting my stuff to the commies.

http://news.livejournal.com/112503.html

Tags: da-svi-da-niya, data backup, livejournal lives in russia
Current Mood: cranky

Tags: kinder surprise, weird commercials, youtube
Current Mood: intimidated

Thanks for changing the packaging of your products. I have long thought that consumer demand would be heightened if one had more difficulty distinguishing between your product and a generic store brand. I'd also like to thank you for having all those Pepsi Points expire on December 31st so I will no longer be pressed into figuring which untalented new pop star's inane work I'd have to spend them on.

Sincerely,
Del

p.s.

I wish Joan Crawford was still alive so that she could burn your motherfucking corporate offices to the ground.


http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2008/10/what-is-pepsi-t.html

Tags: burn the motherfucker down pookie, jackassery, joan crawford, pepsi
Current Location: work
Current Mood: cranky

Enjoy.

http://www.timecube.com/

Tags: nutcase, oneism, time cube
Current Mood: intimidated

In a rather depressing turn of events, the guy who owned the tire shop where this photo was taken, shot and killed himself Christmas day.



*Edit: Actually, it might have happened the day after Christmas. I can't get a straight answer on the exact time.

Tags: christmas 2008, suicide, tire tree
Current Mood: melancholy

Doing this early as I've been without the intraweb at home and likely well be until who knows when. I've also been busy at work (for a change) and haven't had time to while away the hours online as the good lord intended.

If you have not received a card from me it is probably due to one of the following reasons.

(A) The postal service sucks.
(B) You've never given me your address.
(C) I've lost your address.
(D) You don't give me the warm and fuzzies like you used to.
(E) I sent you cards for two years without so much as a thank you and decided you could go fuck yourself.
(F) All of the above.

Tags: cards, chrismahannukwanz, ebenezer whoville, holiday spirit, tire tree
Current Location: work
Current Mood: mellow

(CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called former aides of Sen. John McCain "jerks" for circulating unflattering stories about her since the Republican ticket lost its bid for the White House Tuesday.
Sources close to John McCain say Sarah Palin was denied a chance to speak at McCain's concession address.

( Full Story )

In response to the allegations that she was ill-prepared for interviews and debate, Randy Scheunemann, an aide assigned to Palin, called her "brilliant" and said she has a "photographic memory."

Tags: randy scheunemann, sarah palin, sheer idiocy
Current Mood: shocked
Current Music: Riz Ortolani - Notte Al Grand Hotel

The optimist in me likes to think this is due to anticipation of a Clinton type ban on "assault" rifles and high capacity magazines. The alternative is considerably more depressing.


Curtis Irwin holds a .50 caliber rifle to show at a gun shop in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. The Cheaper Than Dirt gun store recorded a record day of gun sales the day after the election of President-elect Barack Obama and is having trouble keeping up with the demand for assault rifles.




A poster showing Barack Obama is seen in the background as customers line up to look at firearms at a gun shop in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. The Cheaper Than Dirt gun store recorded a record day of gun sales the day after the election of President-elect Barack Obama and is having trouble keeping up with the demand for assault rifles.

Tags: barack obama, election 08, guns, hysteria
Current Location: work
Current Mood: okay

Let's see...

Relieved. Accomplished. Proud. Optimistic. Apprehensive.

Let's hope some idiot or maniac doesn't fuck this up for everyone else. I'd hate to see the country burn to the ground just when we might have a chance to fix things.

I'm reluctant to leave home this morning as I expect to land in jail if some loud mouthed redneck makes the mistake of voicing his negative opinion in my presence. Chances are there'll be a lot of that going on today.

And for a certain ill spirited individual who is particularly disappointed with the results and with the country in general: If you read this, save your breath and do what I did. Edit your friends list. The election didn't make you a miserable bitch nor is relocating likely to relieve the condition.

Tags: 2008 election, president obama
Current Mood: hopeful

New Black Panthers visit Alamo


In other news, I just realized I haven't set my goddamn clock back.

Tags: alamo, black panthers, daniel cowart, daylight savings, local
Current Mood: aggravated

Supposedly the "Black Panthers" were in town last night passing out pamphlets and having words with local law enforcement. They're saying a rally will be held at the court square today at 2pm.

Here's hoping the local rednecks don't turn this into a bloodbath.


And for those interested, here's an article about how Daniel Cowart's black and latino co-workers had no idea he was racist.

http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008810300306

Tags: alamo, black panthers, daniel cowart, local
Current Mood: pessimistic

This was the scene outside the Crockett County Sheriff's Department around 5:20pm October 27th, 2008 as Memphis news crews made the most of Daniel Cowart's fifteen minutes of fame.

Tags: barack obama, daniel cowart, local, media, plot
Current Mood: geeky

From AP via Yahoo News:

This undated photo obtained from a MySpace webpage shows Daniel Cowart, 20 of Bells, Tenn. holding a weapon. Federal agents have broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree, the ATF said Monday Oct. 27, 2008. In court records unsealed Monday, federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads. The men, Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of West Helena, Ark., are being held without bond.

Tags: barack obama, plot, white supremacist idiocy
Current Mood: cranky

Two Mid-South men arrested in plot against Barack Obama

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Two Mid-South men have been charged with making threats against presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee and Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Arkansas, were charged in a federal complaint last Friday of illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, conspiracy to rob a federal firearms licensee, and making threats against a major candidate for the Office of President.

According to the complaint, Cowart and Schlesselman met via the internet through a mutual friend last month, with both men claiming to have very strong beliefs regarding “White Power” and “Skinhead” philosophies.

The complaint said the pair discussed robbing a gun shop in order to gather weapons and ammunition to use in a 'killing spree.'

On October 20, 2008, Cowart allegedly traveled from Tennessee to Arkansas to pick up Schlesselman in order to carry out their plan.

According to the complaint, the defendants further discussed their killing spree to include targeting a predominately African American school, and to continue their spree until their final act of violence, which would be to attempt to assassinate Obama.

Officials said Cowart and Schlesselman stated that they would be willing to die during their attempt.

The pair was arrested on October 22, 2008 by the Crockett County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Department.

Cowart and Schlesselman appeared in court Monday, and are scheduled to appear again at a detention hearing on October 30th.

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For those not in the know, I live in Crockett County. Never heard of this goober until today but I can't say I'm all that surprised.

----------------Update------------

Apparently what led to the apprehension of these morons is that a female accomplice got cold feet and informed on them. Local law enforcement supposedly spent two days going through the apartment Cowart had at his grandparents' home, confiscating and documenting a ton of Nazi paraphernalia, computer records of their plans, et cetera. Word is that Cowart also sports a swastika branded into his belly.

Tags: barack obama, local, plot, white power idiocy
Current Mood: cynical

As I haven't updated since March and as there might be one person on here who actually wonders what I've been up to in the meantime, I thought I'd take time to make an entry.

Annie was here the first of August, which most of you will probably know from her own journal, and we had a pretty good time. While in Memphis, my Explorer was broken into and robbed. They got my stereo and my digital camera but surprising left most everything where it was. The interior was covered in shattered glass and I'm sure I'll be finding pieces of it occasionally for the rest of my days. Some glass made its way into the seat belt buckle on the driver's side and I have trouble getting the belt to stay latched. I've been pulling it across the console and buckling into the passenger side when necessary. Anyway, we cut our Memphis trip short and stayed in Jackson for the remainder. That aside, the trip was still pretty nice and having Annie here can make even an ordinary day seem a lot better.

I've been hanging out at http://www.cinemageddon.org for the past few months. I went there only intending to download movies and such but ended up taking part in the forums. Before long, they made me part of the staff. Having been involved in this sort of thing before, I knew better than to accept the position. Being the shmuck that I am, I did.

Right now I'm at home nursing a backache, possibly a pulled muscle or something. Not the worst I've ever had but it'll do.

Tags: annie, cinemageddon, memphis
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: mellow
Current Music: The Andy Griffith Show

Tags: easter, full auto, granny, toodles
Current Mood: amused

To Annie, my own little dreamboat. Happy Birthday, baby. Hope you have a great one.

Tags: annie, happy birthday, with_eyes_low
Current Mood: hopeful

I was checking out this year's lineup for the Oxford Film Festival and my attention was immediately drawn to America Unchained. The setup? Dave Gorman drives across the United States without relying upon any chain businesses for food, fuel or shelter. This appealed to me because (A) I like documentaries and (B) I like road movies. What's not to love about a documentary slash road movie with the extra incentive of sticking it to the man? Gorman is a vegetarian. Initially this made me lose interest due to the gaping void that would be left in lieu of chili burgers and chicken fried steaks. Seeing this guy order a house salad in a truck stop might be good for a chuckle but it lacks the heart of all you can eat ribs. And the heart disease. My disinterest gave way to disgust when I considered Gorman's mode of transportation, a vintage Ford. No doubt that buggy had a V8 engine which guzzled gas at a rate of around ten gallons to the mile. Vegetarians should drive little compact numbers that get fifty miles to the gallon. Hybrids even. Unless they're the sort of selfish vegetarian who are in it for the alleged health benefits, not to save cows. Perhaps they don't give a damn about animals, they just really love broccoli. Maybe that's Gorman's bag. He roams around the country, burning rubber, polluting the air and devouring produce. Buy a Honda, you hypocrite.

I'll tell you this much. When I hit a deer while out depleting the planet's resources for purposes of my own amusement, at least I have the decency to eat the poor thing.

Tags: america unchained, oxford film festival
Current Location: Tornado Alley
Current Mood: sick
Current Music: Scary Movie 2