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Fright Night July 24th HAS BEEN CANCELED due to a death in the family. Will return in Aug.

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Fright Night July 24th HAS BEEN CANCELED due to a death in the family. Will return in Aug.

( full info under the cut )

The 7th Annual Art Walkerville starts today.  This year, it’s a two-day event!

Beginning at 4pm, the Art Walk lets you “…stroll through more than 40 shops and businesses and enjoy Walkerville’s history, appreciation of fine art, and our neighbourhood style!“

Originally published at Windsor Visuals - a windsor photoblog. You can comment here or there.

*wipes brow dramatically* Whew! what a day...

  Very, very long-the first up was the interview in Milpitas. Good thing there were no fare inspectors around on my way home, because about half way through, I realized my ticket had somehow fallen out of a hole in my messenger bag. Grrr...
    The second shift was work (I swapped with another girl so I could make the interview). I was late, I fess up, but after the times I've covered for her when she's been late, I'm glad she decided to reciprocate.
     The interview went well! They were friendly and everything, and smiles were on the faces of the panel that were interviewing me by the time I left. I'm going to follow up with them tomorrow afternoon.
      Then I came home, rested for an hour, changed my clothes and hit the trail for my hour workout. I'm tellin ya, if John Taylors bass doesn't getcha goin' nothing will...seriously! You try keeping step with 'Rio'...

       And then, in National News, we have Sotomayor's confirmation hearing. Now, lemme get this clear. The Republicans, citing her 'wise latina' remark ('A wise Latina would be able to make a better decision than a white man' was the gyst) said that he was worried that Sotomayor would bring cultural and gender bias into the courtroom. Well, seeing as her record doesn't reflect bias of any kind (a fact corroborated by Republican Lindsey Graham), does it seem to anyone else that, translated, what everyone seems to be saying is "You're not a white man-that scares us..."

        And now, for more Gender Trouble, and bed


                     Kai
     

I'm looking for a big, good quality sewing box (the kinda box you put thread, needles, etc. in). So far, I've checked Zellers, Wal-Mart, Fabricland, and Michael's, and all I came up with were either big and poor quality (i.e. it was falling apart as I was trying to take the top tray out), or small and good quality.

As per my usual "where to find" requests, bonus points if it's in Langley, Surrey, Tri-Cities, or Maple Ridge areas.

Thanks

have you ever seen a nose more worthy of kisses? i have not. could you tell i am obsessed with this nose??!?!

Has anyone here gone to Vegas for their wedding?  We're going there to avoid all the hassle of having a traditional wedding and one thing we haven't been able to find information on is the license.

Is there some sort of paperwork we're supposed to bring with us there?  We want to make sure the marriage is recognized here when we get back.

I don't know if it's google or poor government sites or just plain bad searching skills that's keeping this information from me.

Thanks for any help.

Hey there Vancouver! I'm heading out for a week of camping next month but I lack a lot of the supplies necessary. If you have any of the following items and wouldn't mind clearing them out of your house for some cashy money, give me a shout. I can even come pick it up!

- Folding cot
- Small folding table (ie: 4ft x 2ft max)
- 2 burner (preferably propane) camp stove with wind guards
- Coolers
- Collapsible water jugs (5 gal preferably)
- Camping pots/pans
- Tarps! (preferably the heavy duty silver kind and at least 10' x 20')
- Heavy duty tent pegs (at least 1ft long)
- A decent 1-3 man tent (I've got a cheapo 1 man but I'm afraid it may not survive the trip)
- Bungee cords & nylon rope
- Anything else you've found handy in the past and wouldn't mind parting with

Any BC/Canada student loan experts here?

I can't seem to find detailed explanation on BC student aid website about this, just a very breif explanaton that left me with more answers.

I am currently in school, and due to some issues with one of the classes I have to drop it, but this will drop me below full-time status.

Now does doing this like cause really bad things to happen like not being able to get a loan in the fall?

For the record I have never dropped to part-time from full-time while on student loans, this is the first time.

(For the record its open learning via Thompson Rivers, and I emailed the financial aid office there just haven't heard back yet.)

Science fiction television in the 60s an 70s gave us some memorably cheesy monsters, especially in series like Lost in Space and Doctor Who. And some pretty cheesy aliens as well.

Do you have any particular favourites?

Hello !

I live in a house, with several roommates. We decided to spend some time together this and next weekends. Most of us want to go hiking, to parks, etc. So it seems like it will be a nature theme trip.

I want to choose a nice place to go to too. I am hoping to find a place with a lot of gardens.. interesting flowers and plants you can pick and take with you (like one flower, not a whole bush). I want to dry them and put them in my room. Can anyone suggest any places for me? It can North Vancouver, West, East, Richmond, Burnaby, et al.I heard about the Bloedel Floral Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park. It sounds really nice, but since it's a conservatory I assume you can't pick flowers.. even if they are already on the ground.

I've been struggling lately with trying to figure out what it is my heart truly wants. Can I really expect myself to make decisions on my future when I don't know what the future has in store?
I've been through so much in my life, and no one can say that I haven't given it my all in the past. I've loved those I shouldn't love and given my heart to those who have only crushed it. Yet, here I am, still standing tall. Still hopeful that the future hasn't given up on me yet. So many of my friends are either marrying or getting pregnant, and it leaves me wondering what I want for my own future. I married too young. Had a child too young, and while I will never regret having my darling Malachi, sometimes I can't help but wonder how much I've missed out settling for a life with Sam that I never wanted.
Now, I'm too young to look back and too old to start over.
Do I ever want to get remarried? While my marriage with Sam was a joke and quite painful, I have personally seen what happy marriages can be with if you find that one person you are truly meant to be with. I want that. I do, but on the other hand, what if I DO ever get remarried and I go through it all over again? I can't do that. I'm not strong enough for it. Don't get me wrong, I have no plans to remarry any time soon, nor do I really have plans of marrying Phillip...but how will I feel in five years? Ten? Will I want that ring on my finger and to share the same name with someone I love?
Everyone wants to know my plans for the future. Where I see myself years from now. I honestly don't know. I can't see that far in advance. I'm confused on what I want for myself. I'm confused on what my heart is telling me...and I'm seriously not in any mental shape to make any kind of important decisions.
I just feel like crying.
I don't know what I feel.
I don't know what I want.
I wish people would stop asking.
If they're expecting me to have a midlife crisis this year its not going to happen. I'm less than a month away from being 28 years old...I'm not 30 yet. I still have tons of years to wait for a midlife crisis. How can anyone expect me to know what I want right now?

Hey to all! I don't regularly check up on this community, but every once in a while, I'll see what's going on if I'm in the mood to add some new friends to my F-List (which is a little quiet these days, for some reason). In any case, lemme tell you some good stuff about me. :)

Me!

- Male

- 27 years old

- Live in Cleveland, Ohio

- Working as a special education teacher in the city

- Fairly creative, fun loving, expressive, and not afraid to show it!

- Very friendly and easy to get along with...most of the time!

- HUGE lover of music: Dave Matthews Band, Nine Inch Nails, Eve 6, Rise Against, Smashing Pumpkins, Silversun Pickups, Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Silverchair, Norah Jones, Paramore, Foo Fighters, Kaki King, Sara Bareilles, Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Dido, Linkin Park, Coldplay, Metallica......need I go on??

- Also a big lover of movies! Garden State, Juno, Just Friends, The Crow, Rambo, Friday the 13th (original), pretty much any movie from Kevin Smith or Tarantino....it's varied, to say the least.

You!

- Gender matters not

- Political/religious persuasion matters not, as long as you don't push it on anyone.

- Must be friendly, caring, and considerate.

- No need to be obsessive with commenting on every entry, but show me that you have a pulse!

Visual Aid

Apparently, to be a published author these days, you need something called a "platform," meaning, something of a cult following based on who you already are, and apparently despite writing my little finger off on LiveJournal since sometime in 2004, my blog hasn't quiet got there. So here I am, asking that you all add me as a "friend" and start reading my fantastic nerdy adventures.

What will you get for adding me?

Well, one might assume that when I actually get my book published and sky-rocket to the heights of pop culture fame, you'd be able to say, "Oh, Melissa? I've been reading her blog since 2009, BEFORE the hype." You could be droll and add, "But I suppose her stuff is mildly entertaining, if you like that sort of thing."

And in the meantime? Well, I'll go out on a limb and say when I'm not writing about writing, I can be kind of funny. In the early days of this blog I definitely tried just a tad too hard (and believe me it shows. No really, feel free to look, most of those entries are public), but having reached old age (30), I've mellowed out a little.

I posted the work in progress pics of these new art prints here and here .

Each Print is a 4 colour screenprint , stamped and numbered.



We did something a lil' different and made each set in 2 sizes.
The large ones are 32" x 20" and cost 75$ (USD) postpaid each , or 300$ for all 5.

Buy the large set::

The small ones are 5" x 8" are cost 15$ (USD) , postpaid each , or 50$ for all 5.

Buy the Small set:::

If you would like to purchase the prints individually , you can paypal us at info ((at)) seripop ((dot)) com with the numbers of the prints you want in the note.

Portrait no 1:



Portrait no 2:




Portrait no 3:



Portrait no 4:



Portrait no 5:




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We're flying to London tomorrow , so much to do!!

Hello multsclerosis members & watchers...

I literally *just* realized that I had a setting that did not allow for members to create or add tags to their posts in this community. Which, is stupid.

So, I just changed that so ALL members can add or create tags to their posts. This will help all of you while looking-up old posts & information in order to find similar topics more easily in this community. I may go back this weekend and add tags to old posts as well...

Hope you all are doing well and having a good day!
-Cheryl
(clms1 moderator of multsclerosis)

Announcing National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act

Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan (ND) is introducing legislation that would for the first time establish a national coordinated system to collect and analyze data on Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson's disease. Accurate incidence and prevalence information on these two diseases currently does not exist.

More on the article here.

These registries will authorize the CDC to develop national coordinated systems to collect and analyze existing MS and Parkinson's disease data. The epidemiological data collected and analyzed through the registries will provide a foundation for better evaluating and understanding issues such as geographic clusters of diagnosis, genetic and environmental risk factors, variances in gender ratio, disease burden, and changes in health care practices. This important legislation also sets the ground work for developing epidemiological registries for other neurological diseases and disorders.

Need to recuperate somehow, take some downtime. A lot of stress recently has given the MS a couple of good hard twists, and I end up entirely sprained--mind, body, and soul. Feels like a combination of mononucleosis and Parkinson's disease. Just want to sleep, but muscles keep hopping all over. Feel kind of like something that's dead, but its nerves keep on twitching, ya know?

I had to take two hours off work last night. Just shut down, unable to think, feverish, aching. I just crashed. Fell over into bed in my clothes and the lights went out.

No such luxury tonight. Must find a way to stay awake and function.

In the meantime what I want to do, what I mean to do, my freedom of action outside of work gets shoved to the back burner, delayed, postponed until further notice. There are not enough resources to go around. Obviously this makes life rather dreary. But there you have it. It's the old up against a brick wall scenario.

I read recently that the Japanese nation during the last year of World War II, desperate for oil to fuel their war machine, employed tens of thousands of her children in digging up roots that produced a small amount of a substance that could be turned into oil. Drop by drop. Literally a drop in the barrel.

That seems pretty close to my present level of functioning.