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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
comic_creators
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2:45p
Want a Cameo in someone else's Comic? Now's your Chance!
Quick Refesher: I draw the webcomic Last Res0rt, about a futuristic reality show (and the girl who signed up for it before figuring out she's also a vampire!). I'm almost done getting Volume 1 ready for print.
With Volume 1 looming on the horizon and the holidays coming up, now’s the time to put together what it’ll take to make sure this preorder stays on schedule — which includes no small amount of fundraising! Since the start of Volume 2 (if not throughout Volume 2) is going to involve, among other things, a veritable battalion of Star Org soldiers, why not ask you to help me find a solution to both?
You can help support the comic and keep Volume 1 on track, and I can draw you into the comic as a Star Org soldier instead of having to come up with random extras! You’ll not only be helping me, you’ll become part of the story!
Continue reading at lastres0rt.com and get full details...
TL;DR: Pay at least $50 and you'll get not only a custom conbadge of yourself / your fursona / whatever in their new role as a Star Org character, you'll also get a future cameo in Last Res0rt as well. If you don't feel like spending that much money, I've got a new wallpaper and some new Zazzle merch available as well. I'm doing this to raise money for the books; if I don't raise enough money, don't count on seeing the books anytime soon.
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bitterlawngnome
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1:03p
Chrysanthemum 8464
© Bill Pusztai 2009
This one's the cover for my first 2010 calendar (see it here). Still to come, a calendar of Danny's knitting/spinning, a kitchen calendar, a vertical calendar of botanicals, a calendar of B&Ws, and the ever-popular Men calendar.
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profkampf
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9:47a
Happy Birthday!
40 Years ago I rushed home from Mrs. Wolf's Kindergarten class (morning division) to watch Sesame Street on WHYY in Philadelphia - and I've been a fan ever since. Thank You Children's Television Workshop!
And Yes, I have the second album too!
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bullneck
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11:45a
A Return to Seriousness Once More
Been away from LJ for a while, as I still try to figure out what I want to do with my blog given the rapidly evolving status of things going on in my life right now. I've still be snapping away with my camera, of course, with the results going up on my Flickr; and I've been busy on Facebook as well, which whilst inferior to LJ in terms of blogging ability, is pretty addictive in terms of instant networking.
That said, I figured LJ might be the best space to post a little serious post, pertinent to today being the official memorial ceremony for the tragedy at Fort Hood last week in which the traitor Major Nidal Malik Hasan murdered 13 soldiers and wounded 30 more. The details of the events are sickening enough. Of the 13 victims, the youngest was just 19 years old. One was even pregnant. That they were killed in what should have been the safest place for them, by a doctor no less, is a mindfuck on many levels and is a disturbing commentary on life in these United States.
But want to know what's even more sickening to me? What's more sickening to me is that every year the Department of Defense spends millions of dollars and thousands of manhours to investigate, hunt down, and expel gay and lesbian servicemembers -- loyal, patriotic Americans whose only 'crime' or qualifier as a 'national security threat' is to be queer -- but, apparently, the military, the CIA and the FBI couldn't be fucking bothered to deeply investigate when Nidal Malik Hasan was busy sending love notes to radical Al Qaeda-aligned clerics in Yemen or expressing support for Islamic suicide bombing and showing other signs of radicalism and/or mental illness. I suppose the Department of Defense, the CIA, the FBI, Congress, and our 'beloved' President Obama (who hasn't done shit for gay rights!) all support this status of affairs because in their minds, and in the minds of the majority of Americans, gay folks are apparently a greater threat to national security and the safety of our military than a fundamentalist crazy-ass asshole with access to weaponry and to our soldiers when they are at their most vulnerable. That is, at the least, the lesson that I have in particular have learned from the Fort Hood tragedy. And it enrages me to no end.
That the media isn't focusing on the hypocrisy inherent in the military with regards to how they dropped the ball when it came to investigating an actual national security threat, but who continue to investigate and punish queer soldiers, is likewise infuriating. That they and our government opt to instead pontificate and lecture us about fears of backlash against Islam (which is all fine and fucking dandy), but make no mention of the continuing 'backlash' and oppression of GLBT Americans and servicemembers is absolutely vile. Our rights are apparently able to be written off because we're invisible or something. Or maybe because we don't go around murdering people in hails of gunfire and blowing up planes and buildings? Really, what else am I supposed to take away from the course of events than assuming the absolute worst about the ongoing hypocrisy from this country's government, military, and straight population?
At this stage of events, I really want to honestly know what I should expect from hereon. I have never felt more discouraged and more enraged than now. And the longer the status quo remains the same, the angrier I'm going to get.
Probably not the post anyone expected or wanted, but that's how I feel at the moment. And LJ allows me the best opportunity to type in out in full. Until next time, folks.
current music: Starkillerz, 'Scream'
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bitterlawngnome
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11:30a
I have two one unused Dreamwidth invite code ... anyone want one?
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wooferstl
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6:19a
"Kein Mehr Bretzeln"
i've been coming here every Monday morning to get a pretzel or, if i was lucky, a pretzel-dog. Yesterday it was locked up tight. i had to go to Starfuck's to get a juice and a danish. Hopefully, the girl just overslept. But it's kinda dead down at that end of the concourse. And there is a bar and a bookstore a little further along that i doubt anybody even sees anymore. Our flight is not as full now...with American abandoning us, a lot of status holders have converted their status over to Delta/NW. i may too...but for now, i'll enjoy the extra space.
Work was hell, but along the way i was able to contemplate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. i remember my first visit back in '84 and how moved i was when i saw the Wall and how sad it was. Of course, it was a very dreary, overcast weekend when we were there. i remember this day in 1989 when i was sitting in my apartment in Downey, CA (Los Angeles), watching in disbelief on CNN while everyone clammored onto the Wall and the Trabi's sputtered through the checkpoints. Fortunately with the 7-hour time difference, the Ossi's (East Germans) all went home and to bed in time for me to get to bed too. It was quite a year for me, too, hitting my 10th year in the Army (halfway to retirement!!) and my 30th birthday. i had just come out to myself and was making my first forays out of the closet (on the civilian side, not the military side which added to my stress even more). my assignment as a recruiter was insanely stressful and i was contemplating bailing all together. Maybe that's why i've been so weirded out this year. Big anniversaries have greater weight. i think of the consequences of all of the actions that i had contemplated back in those days and - fortunately - decided against.
i've got some pictures from back in those days, but they are at home on some discs. By the time i get around to digging them out, this anniversary will be faded. But yes, there was a time when the world was different. There was a time when i was different. All those years ago.
current mood:  reminiscent
current music: Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul: "Checkpoint Charlie"
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bobo_dreams
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5:57a
Morning...
5 o' clock in the morning should be outlawed, as well as 6.
What's on your agenda for the day?
How do you begin your morning?
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toddpage
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4:21p
#91: Build the NES-PC: Part 1
I am working on a project inspired by a couple of projects I saw on line, but with some major differences.
Basically the goal of this project is to build a computer inside an NES system. The computer will run the Ubuntu Linux Operating System, and will have 2 functions: Online-Video Watching [via Boxee], and NES emulation via the original controllers.
I have some requirements that must be fulfilled by this project, and I have begun organizing the parts to make it come to fruition. I have included them here to keep me honest as I continue.
- The Computer's only monitor will be a television. It must be able to easily connect to a TV using one or more of the more common display interfaces for a TV.
- The computer's grand total of parts in the computer must not be greater than $250.00, with a goal of under $200
- The computers main input will use original NES controllers, which must connect to the console through the original NES ports. This will involve programming a microprocesser, and making a converter inside of the box. Ideally the conversion will be to USB. A sub-goal is having the NES controllers be the computers only input.
- The NES-PC, when finished, must be as true to the original form of the NES as possible. There will be nothing sticking out of the case. The only alteration allowed is the cutting of a hole for the mobo frame. Even this should be avoided.
With that out of the way, let's give a status update:
Parts Obtained:
Total Spent to date: 134.00
Steps taken:
- Removed parts except controller parts from old NES
- Began research into microprocessor programming.
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ultrahip
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10:39a
Got Pie?
Hi All,
I just wanted to do a quick mention of a charity I'm supporting called Community Servings.
As New England's expert in home-delivered nutrition for the critically ill, Community Servings provides meals to the acutely ill, their families, and their caregivers. Their clients live in 16 cities and towns throughout eastern Massachusetts and battle over 20 different types of illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, breast and other cancers, and kidney disease.
Thanks to a dedicated group of donors and volunteers, Community Servings is extremely cost-efficient: it costs just $25 to prepare and deliver a week's worth of nutritious and comforting meals to a sick client.
Start off the holiday season with Pie in the Sky and help neighbors in need! Buy a scrumptious apple, pecan, pumpkin, or sweet potato pie, and pick it up on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving at over 45 locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts. For $25, the cost of a single pie, Community Servings will be able to provide a week's worth of free, home-delivered meals for a man, woman or child who is battling a critical illness such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes or MS.
Now entering its 17th year, Pie in the Sky involves more than 150 of Greater Boston's best chefs, bakers and caterers donating their time, talent and resources to provide our pie buyers with delicious Thanksgiving Pies. Equally amazing, 450 volunteers - individuals, corporations, churches and synagogues, schools and social clubs - work hard throughout the fall to sell, organize and distribute more than 10,000. Last year, the sale raised $380,000 to support Community Servings' meals and nutrition program for the critically ill, and we can't wait to do it even bigger and better this year!
If you would like to buy a pie, or make a donation, click on the link below:
http://www.pieinthesky.org/events/mypage.cfm?event=47&ID=2252
Thanks!
Mike
current mood:  accomplished
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