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Copy this sentence into your livejournal if you're in a non-same-sex marriage, and you don't want it "protected" by the bigots who think that gay marriage hurts it somehow.
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To answer a request by someone made on FB, but I know she uses LJ, too...
Check out what I got on eBay! The seller has no "source" information... he thinks it was obtained by his grandmother at a rummage sale in Florida.
The item looks similar to pins I've seen pictured in early Crimsons... this may have been something given to little sisters in the pre-Sigma Nu era. Other possibilities include gifts for girlfriends or House Mothers. Whatever... it's coming home! I'll bring it to activation if I get it by then and Viola may be compelled to wear it at Formal or Centennial.
It's gold with 14 pearls and six emeralds. It has the letters "FIB" engraved on the back... but i have no members with those initials in my records.
Here's another picture, a quarter-profile.
I'm feelin' :  pleased What's that I hear?: HP Lovecraft's The Shunned House |
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Just a stupid meme. I don't know what the fuck "gakked" means, so I copied and pasted the items from Kali's LJ.
Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the search box, then write the FIRST definition it gives you.
1. Your name: machine, sexy, hot and makes girls go crazy
2. Your age: The Almighty Answer to the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything. It was calculated by the computer Deep Thought for seven million years and when asked to build a better computer to discover the Question to the Life, the Universe, and Everything, it built the Earth. Before the Earth could tell the Question however, it was destroyed by the Vogons to make room for an interstellar highway bypass. For more information, see The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
What is six times seven? 42!
No, no, that's too simple.
How many roads must a man walk down? 42!
That's it! We're made!
3. One of your friends: Jimbo - Jimbo is a man unparalleled in greatness. He is both staunchly conservative and intent on dispelling the common misperception and obvious confusion about global warming, or the lack there of. Jimbo enjoys the finer things in life, such as taming wild horses and riding them, and involving himself in political discussions. Jimbo is perfect in almost every aspect of life, but he is comically immature physically in the groin area. However, Jimbo still enjoys wearing nothing but a cowboy hat and a smile wherever he goes.
4. What you should be doing: This makes no sense, I don't know what to put into the dictionary.
5. Your favorite color: Red:
1) a communist
2) CCC tablet (Coricidin, OTC anti-tussive medicine)
6. Your birthplace: Milwaukee: Situated along the picturesque banks of wondrous Lake Michigan, Milwaukee is the "hidden jewel of the Upper Midwest," biotch!
7. Last person you talked to: Lillian - rock band in the 1980's and 1990's. From humble beginnings in 1983, the New Orleans-based hard rock act rose above the cream of the bands touring the southern U.S. club circuit. Within three years, the band's live show had built a reputation that could not be denied and was becoming legendary throughout the south.
8. The last thing you drank: Cherry Pepsi - THE BEST MOFOIN DRINK NEXT TO DR.PEPPER! suckas!!!
9. Your nickname: plenz isn't defined yet.
Well.. that was exciting.I'm feelin' :  indifferent What's that I hear?: Elly banging on the piano |
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So, if you haven't heard of it, there's a site called "Free Rice" (www.freerice.com) where you can build your vocabulary and donate rice to the hungry. It's a great (and addictive) site, and especially good for those people who may want to build vocab prior to taking the SAT or GRE.
When you go there, it gives you a word and four possible definitions. Select one. For every three correct you go up one level of vocab difficulty, for every ONE you miss you drop a level. The level of vocab goes from 1 - 50.
The first four items when you go there are used to place you in the difficulty range... if you get all four right you start at level 40. For every three after that you go up a level. This means that, if you never make a mistake, you can get to Level 50 in no less than 34 words. 20 grains of rice per word. 34 * 20 = 680.
Why do I bring this up?
Check out the screen shot below! Please note the size of the donation and the vocab level... and the fact that they match the afore mentioned minimum necessary to get to Level 50. I've been hovering around 48 and 49 for a while now occasionally popping into the 50 level, but yesterday was a very good day.
Not just a genius... a super-genius! (By the way, "penna" is a feather, in case you were wondering).
I'm feelin' : accomplished What's that I hear?: At the Mountains of Madness |
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Kali's a friend, a real Sci-Fi fan. But not as much as meee! nyah nyah!
My score is as follows:
I know which one I got wrong... vexing. One one or two were challenging... the rest were easy-peasy. I would have liked to have heard Red Dwarf or Dr. Who in there...
I'm feelin' :  listless What's that I hear?: Sounds of Silence (no, really) |
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Hey there.
For those of you who are or were Taus, one of the actives asked me to spread the word... she found a catalogue in which one can order custom engraved items, including handcuffs!
So far, between actives and alumni, we have 26 pairs of them awaiting order! However, there is a minimum of 36 to order, so we're hoping to get a few more interested parties!
Standard silvery/chrome-y lock and key handcuffs (with safety release) with "Theta Sigma Tau" to be engraved on one of the cuffs. The price is very reasonable: $6/pair ( pair = two cuffs connected by a chain... if you want to connect multiple limbs to multiple restraint points you either need multiple pairs or a partner who is a gymnast.)
In the unlikely event that 72 or more could be ordered, the price would drop 50ยข/pair..
Figure that shipping would be another buck or two, so total cost to you would be $8 for the first pair and maybe $7 for additional pairs.
If you're interested, email me! Don't just reply to this, I don't check this as often as email... "plenz@ THE NAME OF THE HOUSE, ALL ONE WORD.org"
Pete
Nov. 20th, 2007 @ 09:02 pm
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Okay, for those few of you who may still read this...
We are starting to look into K-3 programs for Lillian. Yes, i know... it's pretty early to get her into school... and we're not going to be psychos about school or 10,000 activities etc...
But, we do want her and Elenor to start early so that they can "be all they can be" without having to join the Army. ;-) We don't want to rely solely upon the public school systems we have available to us, since public schools are chronically underfunded, understaffed, and overpopulated.
Anyway, one of the schools we're looking at uses the Waldorf Method of teaching. It's a K3 - 8th grade school, so they could both be in the program for a long time.
Another school uses the Montessori method, and it, too, would be a school they could attend for a substantial part of their primary school careers.
While I can do research on the method online and through other sources, and I will... I would like to know if anyone that I know has had any experience of either of these kinds of programs? Any feedback about these or other methods of teaching would be helpful in our decision making process.
Personally, having looked over some preliminary literature on both Waldorf and Montessori, I am a bit taken with the Waldorf Method and the arrangement at the school we're looking at that offers it. But I don't want to just jump at it.
Thanks in advance for anything anyone has to offer about these and other teaching methods. And, if you're in the Milwaukee area, if you know of a good school that offers one of these programs, let me know so that I can investigate it.
Pete
Oct. 3rd, 2007 @ 07:43 am
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You're Catch-22!
by Joseph Heller
Incredibly witty and funny, you have a taste for irony in all that you see. It seems that life has put you in perpetually untenable situations, and your sense of humor is all that gets you through them. These experiences have also made you an ardent pacifist, though you present your message with tongue sewn into cheek. You could coin a phrase that replaces the word "paradox" for millions of
people.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
Interesting. Dunno how accurate it is, it seemed to be a small number of questions for something purporting to have 64 outcomes... and some of the questions were peculiar.
But it allows me to say "Yes, I'm still alive." I'm doing fine, Viola is well, Lily is making like a weed, and Elly is learning kick-boxing, according to her mom.
Sep. 27th, 2007 @ 12:09 pm
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- Go to http://www.careercruising.com.
- Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
- Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
- Post the top fifteen results in your LJ, along with these instructions.
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- Mechanical Engineering Tech
- Agricultural Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Aerospace Engineer
- Biomedical Engineer
- Computer Engineer
- Heavy Equipment Mechanic
- Mining Engineer
- Diesel Mechanic
- Engineering Tech
- Automobile Mechanic
- Small Engine Mechanic
- Motorcycle Mechanic
- Aircraft Mechanic
- Electrical Engineer
Do we see a theme here?The engineering I can see, I was in an engineering program when I started college... the 3/2 program Ripon supposedly has with Rensaeller Polytechnic (sp?) but I guess being interested in how machines work makes me a closet mechanic. Interested in theory is not the same as interested in rebuilding a VW engine (which I've done... but it was not well-done!)
Sep. 14th, 2007 @ 02:16 pm
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Virginia Johnson, daughter of George Johnson and Patti Beck, was born today at 4.30pm EDT. Mom and baby are doing great!
Sep. 5th, 2007 @ 07:22 pm
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