Radiator/no water/car smoking?/cell battery dead/
shit/park it/hoof it/pay phone? another mile/mcd's/
coffee/phone/restroom/caffeine/help on it's way/ahhhhh/
ain't life grand?/how was YOUR morning?


Remember when macrame was a huge fad? Was it in the mid 70's when it began? I made a handbag, and the obligatory plant hangers. Here's a site with macrame owls. Oh hell, I probably made them, too. Admit it. You did macrame, too, didn't you? They're so kitschy, they're probably fetching mucho dineros now. Anybody?

Seventy-something, tree-hugging, Sweet Lorraine got her own domain name. A gift from her daughter, Kitty. As in Full Moon Graphics Kitty.


Yes, one more Stones Toronto concert picture and mention and I'm off to read all about last night's festivities, especially concerning Mick.

Quote For Today
It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
~Unknown

Go ask Alice.

Good Wednesday morning to you. Yesterday was productive. We closed the deal on a house yesterday. Which means we can move almost immediately. Now the fun begins.....not.

Cheers, Queers! ...as Carson says. The Fab5 pulled off another super feat last night so a straight guy could propose to his girlfriend. Bravo tries to snag female viewers. Consider me snagged.

Start 'Em Up!
Stones gig to be broadcast live to troops overseas. Troops working overseas in places like Afghanistan, Bosnia and Egypt will get to see the 11-hour MuchMoreMusic program, noon to 11 p.m. through the Canadian Forces television network. Official Concert Site {Bands performing: The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Guess Who, Rush, Justin Timberlake, Sam Roberts, The Flaming Lips, Kathleen Edwards, The Isley Brothers, Sass Jordan, La Chicane}. Plus, hosts Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi, and almost a half million (500,000) expected. I wonder who the suprise guests will be? McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Bono? The amazing price is $16.00 US; and they're setting up a 1/4 mile of barbeque. Pics and more links here. Next best thing to being there. Live updates and highlights.

bloghdad news
whatthehellhappenedlastnight is a nice find. Maggie's now making a log-cabin quilt. In between washing curtains and boxing up a few things, I'll try and bloghop a little today.

Quote For Today
Love the earth and sun and animals,
Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Devote your income and labor to others...
And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
~Walt Whitman

I love Wednesdays. It's one of my 7 favorite days of the week.

Good Morning.....

Ideally, I'd like to see Saddam Hussein captured and tried for war crimes. My gripe is with the unoriginal worn-out wording in the print media and television news about our closing in on him. If the noose gets any tighter, I'm going to scream. Surely you know the 'noose' I'm talking about. "The-Noose-Is-Tightening-Around-Saddam" Noose. That's gotta be some motherfucking big-ass noose.

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Come on kids. All this j-school talent floating around and this is as original as you can get?

Internet rises to Dean's challenge.

Republocrat Joe Lieberman pissing them all off yesterday. Pick a side of the fence and stick with it, Joe. Your balancing act is making me dizzy.

Suu Kyi Update Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won a sweeping victory in a general election held in 1990, but Myanmar's military rulers refused to recognize the vote and held on to power. She was captured by the opposition and is currently held against her will at an undisclosed location.

Red Cross visits Suu Kyi. US Sanctions may deal Myanmar economy a death blow.

Quote For Today
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. ~Edgar Allen Poe

What wine goes with mood stabilizers?

It's Monday....slap on that plastic grin and fake it today.

At the Drum Circle Saturday night, Skye (my daughter) and her friend, Jess, went inside the circle to dance as the drums were being played. She also played someone's drum and was very good. In fact, when she was through, the guru drummer dude bent over with his hands prayer-like and said to her, "My child, you can have it. It's yours." And gave her his handmade drum. She's still floating on air. {this is a pic I found of some folks in Canada online; the Drum Circle we have each night in the summer is huge.}

A steady stream of festival-goers filed through the Jimi Hendrix Traveling Museum to get a taste of the late guitarist's legendary career. This and the drum circle plus other events were part of Asheville's (NC) Bele Chere festival, held annually and billed as the 'Largest Free Outdoor Street Festival in the Southeast'.

Marlys is celebrating a birthday today.
Happy Birthday, Marlys!

Stones to arrive in Toronto this evening. Sound check on Tuesday; concert Wednesday.

blog finds the detox left me jonesing for more. And Driving With Dawn is also a great ride.

Philosophy has a new shower gel line called 'Sweet Shop'. I ordered the Key Lime.

Quote For Today
As human beings, we share what is real. Joy, sorrow, care, courage, and tenderness are real. Tears are real, and so is laughter. These are the currency of the heart. They are meant to be exchanged. ~Unknown

Some say the glass is half empty, some say the glass is half full. I say, are you going to drink that damn thing or not?

Good Sunday morning to you.....

Congratulations Blogathon-ers. Excellent work. And innovative formats. Rickie Beth kept us entertained with a Bloadway Musical Quiz. FSCK blogged on the run. Ailina was chatting live with folks.

NYTimes says Wired is the coolest magazine on the planet; Wired, the book just released on it's history, is reviewed. (HotWired on the net. Wired's been around as long as I've been on the internet in late 1996.)

Has anyone ever tried this Blog Change Bot? AIM or a chat client will notify you of an updated blog favorite.



Sir Mick was greeted by shouts of "Happy birthday" and "We love you" as crowds gathered outside the Duplex club in Wenceslas Square in Prague last night to celebrate his 60th birthday. Party man Keith's amped up for the festivies, too.

Quote For Today
The wind causes waves to arise at the sea. Restless thoughts are the winds that bring waves and storms into the mind. Learn to calm down the winds of your mind, and you will enjoy great inner peace. Worries, fears, desires, restlessness, nervousness drive peace of mind away.
~Unknown

20 years of schooling and they put you on the day shift.

Saturday...Good Morning.

Mick Jagger Turns 60 Today!

He'll be onstage in Prague tonight. The location of the party hasn't been disclosed and reports say it will be at the British Embassy, the BBC said. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel is among the guests invited. Jagger was born in Dartford, east of London, on July 26, 1943. He received a knighthood last year.

International Story Rumors of Paul McCartney and Christina Aguilera appearing with the Stones at their SARS benefit Toronto concert Wednesday, July 30. With 3,500 porta-potties already ordered, Downsview Park must be huge.

Local Story A robber with a conscience made a deposit into the drop-off box at the Blockbuster Video on Smoky Park Highway worthy of a Hollywood ending. Wednesday morning in the bin, usually home to movies collecting overdue fees, employees found cash, checks, coins and a note. "I'm sorry I robbed this store and I'm sorry for what I put the two employees through that were working that night," the unknown thief wrote. "I made a mistake so I returned all the money." What's making headlines in your community today?

Regional Story Another old fart mistakenly hit the gas pedal and plowed into the Farmer's Mkt injuring 6 people yesterday. Is a conspiracy taking place at Farmer's Markets now? Who are these fuckwits that mistake their gas pedal for the brakes? I don't think I've ever done that. Not straight, anyway. But if I did, would it take me a whole two minutes or so to realize what I was doing, or would I realize what I'd done after a fraction of a second? To mistakenly stomp on the gas for two whole minutes would give me enough time to balance my checkbook, make a grocery list, apply my makeup, and time left over to realize "Oops, wrong pedal."

WWW Story Blogathon 2003 Today. Better go offer some support as time permits today to Ailina, Witchy, Rickie Beth.....I know I'm forgetting someone else. Leave a comment so I can make the time to drop by.

Quote For Today
It is all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
~Mick Jagger

saturday morning me//
cig #3/visine/internet/barefootin'/
hot coffee/hot 'lanta/hot damn!/
olive cargo pants/black tank/
slept-in braid/looks like I just got laid/
listening: "shattered", the stones/
still got it made/how about you?/

Look on the bright side. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here looking through your stuff.

Good Friday morning....

Very surreal about the dead Hussein brothers pics. Wish I hadn't viewed the close-up 'pores, nose hairs and all' pic that AOL had.

Here's Jeff Jarvis' AOL Journal (AOL's pending blogs) he's experimenting with. But if you're an AOL subscriber, beta blog your own damn self. I did.

Buy land on the moon. Great views; killer commute.

Hollywood Stock Exchange site has been around a long time. Buy stock in movies and actors.

Karen has experience massive heat waves in Utah in the 100's. Anyone else had 100°+ temps? And Sara had 105° in Sacreamento this week. I suppose MEG did also. I don't think it's ever been that hot here in the mountain range (NC) I live in.

Rob at Cockeyed has an interesting tale of How Much Is Inside A Chevy Trailblazer? that's currently making the rounds.

Another of those Email Mob Project gatherings Tuesday in Minneapolis at Fimoculous. Pics on his site. Here is the Smart Mob site with globally updated info on Mobs, including the recent Rome and upcoming Paris gatherings.

Quote For Today
You don't have to see the top of the staircase to take the first step. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

If you can't laugh at yourself, allow me.

Good Morning to you....and you...and oh, you, too.

I am the fickle browser chick. I've tried IE, Netscape, AOL-MSN-Earthlink's IE versions, Opera. And no matter how much I like one, I always go back to IE. It just has more bells and whistles. But now I'm trying out Mozilla Firebird. And so far, real good. It's certainly the fastest broswer, by far. Anyone use it?

Fun Link O'The Day is Name That Face.

** Even More Fun Link O'The Day is Arial VS Helvetica. Ultimate celebrity typeface smackdown. Just when I was ready to get down to some serious writing, someone sends me a plaything.

Guerilla artist, Robbie Conal's new book, Artburn is out. Looks good. [via boingboing]

Another validation I'm turning into my Mother. In the car this morning, I had to put a pillow behind my back to reach the pedals better. At 5'4", I'm the runt in my family. The way I'd stand by my Mother and pat her head is now being done to me by my daughter. Husband is 6'3", Daughter is 5'11", Son is 5'10". But I was tall in my Mother- Father- Sister-Myself family. My Mother is 5'0", Sister is 5'3", so my 5'4" was tall.

This photo of Marilyn Monroe which appeared n the December 1960 Playboy, will be auctioned at Christie's. It is expected to sell for $3,000 to $5,000. Also auctioned will be cartoons by Shel Silverstein and painted "Vargas girls" by artist Alberto Vargas.

Quote For Today
"When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that in itself is a choice." ~William James (this is one line I have to tell myself over and over)

I'm out of estrogen and I've got a gun.

**edited to add link @ 11:48 am

Good morning....it's a mighty fine day in my neighborhood.

Google Alert could be useful. I'm trying it out now.

McSweeney's Brain Exploder: Celebrity "Phil" in the Blank is taking up too much of my time this morning as I try to 'phil' in the brain teasers.

First human tongue transplant a success. Insert your own 'tongue transplant' jokes here.

Bloghdad News
Maggie talks about sweetpeas; Theo tells us about 'Whale Rider'. Rhonda got that job she's been wanting. Shirl's celebrating 25 years at her job next month. While out one day, Kane recognized someone whose picture he'd recently seen on the internet.

**edited to add: (12:45pm) Saw Ziggy Marley last night at the Orange Peel. He's so spirutally humble and enlightened; it permeates the room. Very moving.

Quote For Today
Better is one's own law, though imperfectly carried out, than the law of another carried out perfectly. ~Bhagavad Gita

Break's over. Back to work.

What a beautiful Tuesday...

meanwhile, back at the Linkslut Rodeo...

Too early to plan for that Halloween costume? Consider this shocking outlet duo. Click pic. [via j-walk]

Jane's Addiction on Letterman tonight. Queer Eye on Bravo tonight, as well.

House Gymnastics is a cross breed of yoga, breakdancing, climbing and gymnastics in a domestic setting. [via j-walk]

Decade of Protest. Political posters from the US, Cuba and Viet Nam. [via sugar 'n spicy]

What's cookin', Bill?

Now you see it, now you don't. Invisiblog?

Brady Bunch pop-up killer.

Icon Factory

Ann Cooties, how many times must I flush you before you go away?

I've think I've seen this (*cough* Nader) movie before.

Coloring the comic books. They're more sophisticated and diverse now. Reverse Cowgirl attended the Comic-Con and reports on it. Although Johnny Bacardi's got to be Bloghdad's resident Comic Book expert.

Quote For Today
To be yourself, in a world that tries, night and day, to make you just like everybody else - is to fight the greatest battle there ever is to fight, and never stop fighting. --e.e. cummings

Onward through the fog...

Monday again?

Pompous Dennis Miller dusting off his pretentious obscure literary references in a piece on Jerry Springer in the latest media effort to show how wide the social gap is between you and Jerry Springer. Trite he's not. But tired, he is.

I don't believe I've seen the Blogosphere site before. There's so much weblog apparatus out there.
Concerning the Weblog World, does it seem like everyone wants to rename it, dissect it,define it, control it, contain it, expand it, modify it, explain it, deny, defy or cru-ci-fy you, "all I really want to do-o-o-, is baby be friends with you..."? And for a variety of reasons. Because it is a 'world' and a real study in human nature that is part of it's charm. From where I sit, a weblog, or blog is more ephemeral, or nontangible --like the wind, or time; it can't be contained. It just is.

WWJJD? (What Would Joan Jett Do?)

Messy Kitchen VS Fresh Coffee piece on Susan*Jayne today.

Quote For Today
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~Dalai Lama

listening to:
love minus zero/dylan

No, seriously. Does this blog make my ass look big?

Hello out there.....An updated piece on my favorite comic/writer Amy Sedaris in the NYT today. Her 700 sq ft West Village apt was partly designed by friend, Todd Oldham. Oh, the squirrels. {SWC}

From loveable kitties in clothes to freaky feline poses, Cats Painted in the Progression of Psychosis of a Schizophrenic Artist, will leave you scratching your head and possibly purring a little, too. [via stare]

Help Blog......Need it? Give it!

Dirty Pretty Things This neo-noir set in multicultural London is said to be director Stephen Frears' grandest film in a decade -- and features the worst toilet scene since "Trainspotting." Now, I've got to see this film.

Say 'I Do' to marriage equality. Sign the petition and join the Million for Marriage movement today.

Quote For Today
"Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found,and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration." ~D.H.Lawrence

Are you into casual sex or should I dress up?

Saturday already? Just as long as I don't have any more rain today. But that's doubtful I won't. Yesterday the power was off for 3 hours when nature's stormy wind and rain recital knocked a power poll into the transformer. I made the best of it. Skye and I were on my bed facing each other with candles burning and talking about everything under the sun. Time well spent.

Letters From Home
I recently ran across an old note I'd written my Father when I was 8 years old. I later found out that it went with him wherever he went. It was just a short & sweet, "I love you, Daddy. Love, Susan". But the fact that he carried it around the world for 30 years in his shaving kit is what's comforting to me. I bet everyone has a note or letter saved someplace special.

Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
New remixes of the classic Rolling Stones tune "Sympathy for the Devil" -- helmed by current-day über-producers the Neptunes, Fatboy Slim and Full Phatt -- are set to hit radio on Monday. interesting...

Extra Credit if you remember Zippy The Pinhead

Dylan Film
After months of rumors, whispers, gossip, tall tales and idle speculation, masked and anonymous, starring Bob Dylan, opens in New York on Thursday July 24th and in Los Angeles on Friday July 25th. The soundtrack is available Tuesday July 22nd. [more theater dates >>]

Quote For Today
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world. ~Buddha

saturday morning me//
fresh ground hazelnut coffee/oj/
grey sweat shorts/Braves tee/
cd: london calling-the clash/
bed head/bed face/benson&hedges/
no shoes/no bra/no problem/
so how about you?/

I'm just working here until a good fast-food job opens up.

Aloha Friday!

UN Secretary General Khofi Anan tells Myanmar envoy to release Suu Kyi. Her plight has affected me deeply and I sure hope she's soon released.

Is he or isn't he? Well, of course he's.... Canadian. And news correspondant Jeffrey Kofman is reporting the truth from the soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq. They've got something to say about their extended Iraqui vacation plans.

The Airplane Takes Off Again. BMG Heritage has prepared deluxe reissues of the group's first four albums, all set for an Aug. 19 release. ("Jefferson Airplane Takes Off," "Surrealistic Pillow," "After Bathing at Baxter's" and "Crown of Creation" ) I read a review the other day where someone was talking about Surrealistic Pillow sucking out loud. I certainly beg to differ.

Gov't Mule, with family friend Warren Haynes, has a busy fall lined up as well as some solo venues planned soon. The Fall tour will mark the introduction of a new bass player since bassist Allen Woody passed. And Warren always does a Christmas show each year here in Asheville, NC.

Retrolounge. Bringing you the best of bygone eras. [via coudal partners]

blogging around
Rickie Beth is moving from NJ to Philly. I'm a wee bit jealous.

The MEG blog pointed us to the World O'Blivion.

Ever played the word game Smush at Crinkle Cutz?

Sugar N Spicy is Ilana from Israel. She always has the best pictures and fun links.

Go Fish -- aka Nicole, lives in Philadelphia. She's currently out of town but has fun guest bloggers filling in. She has the greatest "skins". [Philly must be the city of the day.]

Quote For Today
It is well to give when asked but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.
~Kahlil Gibran, 'On Giving,' The Prophet, 1923

Fond of dead flowers, nipple rings--- the usual girlie stuff.

Good Morning....

AOL's new 9.0 is called Blue Hawaii. It's also the name of a mixed drink we made when I was a bartender in those huge hurricane glasses with blue curacao to make it blue, with a veritable fruit salad garnish.

We live about 20 or so miles from Cherokee, NC, so there's obviously many Cherokee Indians around here. I wonder if any bloggers I know are Indian or part Indian? I believe Anne once said she was part Indian.

Happy Birthday, Beverly!
Beverly is celebrating her birthday today. Enjoy your special day.


The Style Invitational is a wacky, witty weekly word contest at the Washington Post. Here's a few of them:

4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10.Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11.Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

The absolute bottom 50 pick-up lines. [via coolios]

Kill Bill is a widely anticipated film from Quentin Tarantino that cost an enormous amount to make, is very long, and will now be made into two seperate films. So we can pay twice to get the whole story, QT? Couldn't they just cut the 3 hour extravaganza some and release just one? It stars Uma Thurman as a female assassin out for revenge.

Quote For Today
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
~Cherokee Expression

As you were. Nothing more to see here.

Good Wednesday Morning!

Sex Pistols to play Baghdad. [via fimoculous]

I'll have the Key Lime Krispy Kreme, please. Damn, that looks good.

Add Roseanne to the list of like-minded reality shows that include "I'm with Busey," which follows actor Gary Busey, and "The Anna Nicole Show," a video diary of the loopy Playboy Playmate. Are trainwrecks the golden formula for ratings success now?

Queer Eye was a delightful treat last night. The five guys are very talented and a lot of fun to watch. Especially Carson Kressley, the fashion guy, formerly of Polo Ralph Lauren. A Carson Quote: "Boxers are hot. And by boxers I mean guys who box, not the underwear. Get rid of 'em." Oh, Carson, I think you're wrong, my friend. Unless you need more opportunities to gaze at the package, boxers are a mighty fine choice.

Quote For Today
Love the earth and sun and animals,
Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Devote your income and labor to others...
And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
~Walt Whitman

Moshes to Yanni.

Buy the video, my aching ass. Hunting For Bambi is slimy, sleezy, degrading, disgusting. But consenting men and women are both participants in it. And as long as people are willing to pay for such crap, others will churn it out for them. [originally seen on CNN tv]


7/16/03:: 6:37am:: I now hear this is rumored to be a hoax. ???

Good Tuesday Morning To You. Thinking about you folks down around Texas, LA, etc, with Hurricane Claudette coming today. J-Mo, Ailina--stay safe.

Rickie Lee Jones will participate in a panel at the Vista Theater in Hollywood on July 23, following the premiere of the film "A Night of Ferocious Joy", the first major anti-war concert in the country. Do artists and entertainers have a "right to speak" on major world events?

Theo had mentioned The Book Of Runes this week and I thought I'd see what the internet had about runes. My son and I always enjoyed the mystery of casting runes. See more about runes here and on Rune Readings.

I've now experienced first hand a regular site I visited looking at quotes, (Inspiration Peak,) hacked to reveal sex sites. I clicked on one of their recommended sites and I go to fantasyfuck.com. I backed out and tried again and got hornyfreak.com that time. I can imagine how pissed I'd be if my own site was hacked like that.

Five gay men, out to make over the world — one straight guy at time. I'll be watching Queer Eye For The Straight Guy tonight on Bravo at 10 est.

The Flaming Lips have a film that'll be released around Christmas 2003 on DVD and to rock venues called Christmas On Mars you can watch here after an initial Dec 2002 release date. It's intended to be more like an event and I'm not certain it's not already been shown yet. Anyway, sounds like fun to me.

Quote For Today
Meditate.
Live purely. Be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds!
Shine
~Buddha

I'll bet I can piss you off from here.

Good Monday morning....

Say it ("piss-off") with Subversive Cross-stich.
[via iconomy]

Art For Housewives. And take a look at Cynthia's other sites; she's very talented.

I clicked on a blog a few days ago, and while I was reading on my 'sadu' (slow-ass dial-up), there were 109 items remaining or still loading. One hundred and nine more items to wait on. This wasn't one of those great sites with beautiful art work links and displays. This was content I was waiting on. Words. I've got one word for you folks... DUMBASS! ARCHIVES! Make some more pages. I suppose I could spring for a cable modem or gasp!, something faster. Our rule of thumb around here is this: the internet and it's monthly $$ amount shouldn't excede the cable tv monthly $$ amount. So help a 'sadu' blogger out, won't ya?

Daily Rumi Card.

Bush could be a one-termer. Uh, yeah. It's what gets me through the night.

Mr Bush, You Are A Liar.

Get A Clue. Dick Cheney did it in the Library with a Dagger. Or was that Colonel Mustard?

Blogging the Neighborhood
Apropos of Nothing has a good idea. Two bloggers trade weblogs for a day or for a weekend.

Theo's Journal is one year old today. Happy Blogiversary, Theo!

Meg is tweaking the Downes Referrer code and also giving it more style. Thanks, Mickey, you take good care of us.

Brendyn's moved with no forwarding URL as yet. But will notify us soon. You may as well have moved my water bowl, B.

Quote For Today
When nothing changes; nothing changes. ~Unknown

Putting the "ass" in classy.

Good Sunday morning....

movies
I finally got to see Signs, with Mel Gibson last night and enjoyed it. Braveheart is certainly in my top 10 favorite movies list.

And I've seen 3 movies with Asia Argento in them recently. I first saw her in B. Monkey. Then, XXX, and the New Rose Hotel.

I wasn't aware that Director David Lynch had directed so many commercials. [via greencine]

.:__::__:.
art
Nice, dark illustrations.
[via anne]

Surreal and Dark Art from Illustrator Jason Beam.

etc
Avocado Lite-nobody does it better. Seriously. [via anne]

Garbage Pail Kids return. Including "Fartin' Martin," "Metallic Alec," and "Harry Potty." Weren't they originally out in the mid-80s?

Badfads Museum is a fun visit of bad fads from the past 100 years. Guess I better unload these leisure suits, hot pants and ditch this Farrah Fawcett do.

Quote For Today
Art is the reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature through the veil of the soul. ~Edgar Allen Poe

Sag, You're it.

Good Saturday morning....

Here is a larger pic {720x720} of the one featured at the top of the site today. It's by Trevor Brown and is called 'little small dots'. Caution: contains mature and controversial graphics; some are humorous. Some pics are disgusting, some are not. All are well executed. [via coudal]

Blogging Around
Skippy celebrated his one year blogiversary this week. His site is one of the fastest growing blogs I've ever seen in blogatopia--y!hctp!.

Lorraine was talking about people who nibble in the produce aisle of the super market. Is that ok to do?

Alex is so over wool clothes in dept stores in the dead heat of summer. What's the rush, people?

Kim, from Thymewise, talks about purchasing a hairagami for your hair.

Johnny Depp was once again on tv last night--David Letterman. Can you get enough of him?

Quote For Today
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive. ~Anäis Nin

saturday morning me//
hazelnut coffee/oatmeal cookie/
marlboro ultra lights for the perpetual smoker/
listening: go to sleep-radiohead/
jeans shorts/lt blue dylan tee/old birks/
how about you?/

I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Good Friday Morning to ya...

Dark Fairytales, in Seattle, the Roq la Rue Gallery is featuring Mark Ryden and other artists that have done Dark Fairytales themed art.

Colors and tracers and stars...Oh, My! Whether riding the Hellbound Train or doing the Thorazine Shuffle, if this doesn't relax you, you're beyond all repair.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will be among the judges at the December finale of Riffathon 2003.
[via stare]

Long hidden truths exposed. How much is inside?

Quote For Today
"American beer is like having sex in a canoe... fucking close to water."
- Monty Python

Have you hugged your blog today?

Good Morning to you....

I'd love to shop here and especially on Ebay, collecting old metal lunchboxes. I remember having the generic red plaid lunchbox. It's available for $5-10 now; glad I never bothered to save it. Did you ever use a lunchbox for school?

I just watched Johnny Depp on tv and he talked about capping some of his teeth gold and silver for "Pirates", and he still has them. Some of the movie execs took a dim view of it. He thought of the pirates as the rock stars of that era, and to him, Keith Richards is the greatest rock and roll star of all time, so Keith was the inspiration for his "Pirates" role. {Skye saw it last night with friends.}

Gov't Ganja For The Ill - patients can now purchase packages containing 30 seeds for $20 each or 30-gram bags of dried pot. They must make formal requests for the weed to their doctor, who will have it couriered to them by Health Canada.

Happy Belated Birthday to Rilana yesterday. I hope you had a blast.

Eat it, Tucker.

Robin found the coolest ouija board card online you put a message on for the recipient to unscramble. She found it on regards.com--watch out for the pop-ups. [pic at her site]

Words For Today
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. ~Unknown

Well, this day was a total waste of makeup.

Stealing a few moments to say hello, check email, and do some online shopping. A huge storm has just begun. It was 90° in the mile-high Blue Ridge Mtns yesterday with promises of the same today.

Happy Birthday, Skye! My daughter, Skyler Laurel, is 15 today. {Although she seldom surfs the web. Chatting and IM-ing is her favorite web thing. }

Quote For Today
Similarities create friendship's while differences hold them together. ~Unknown

Fond of dead flowers, nipple rings--- the usual girlie stuff.

Say Goodbye, Savage. That's all for homophobe Savage at MSNBC TV.

Artist's Choice CDs are compiled of different artists' favorite songs. Each Stones member had four choices. "When I'm warming up for a show, I do a little bit of this," Jagger said about one of his picks, James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)." Go ahead, Mick.

Hulk's giant green manhood. Not Safe For Work. {view pic}

Fun Animated Site. via coolio

George Bush resume.

If you're so inspired---How to swear in any language. via black table

I occasionally feature that Elvis Cow and when looking again for the site, found these cows have become not only collectors items, but a national event.

Quote For Today
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~e.e. cummings

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, piss in it, and serve it to the people that piss you off.

Good Monday morning.... No linkie love today. Just a little gabbing. I believe everyone is still in recovery mode from the long weekend.

Hair-A-Pa-Looza. Skye called and asked my permission to let her friend's Mother cut/shave the back of her head. I said yes. But only a few inches. She's still visiting her friend, so I've not seen the results yet. On the bright side: Haircuts that suck still have time to grow out before school begins in the fall.

Musak In Hell I've got a little portable tv I took out to the sunroom with me, which only picks up a few channels. And was looking for something to watch as I breathed in the night mountain air, drank my delicious beverage, and watched the world go by. And without reading any further, you just know what was on the only channel that got the best reception. Freaking Law and Order. It's a mutant; it's morphed. It's everywhere. Make It. Stop. I imagine the elevator muzak in Hell will be that damn theme song.
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Quote For Today
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't Be Sexist - Bitches Hate That.

Bloggin' Around
I found Blog Barter at Ailina's. A weblog help site. She's doing the Blogathon, too.

One minute vacation is worth your time.

Thorswitch at different strings has a link for a PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SELECTOR ;a fun tool to check out. I'm not locked in to one certain candidate yet, and it listed my #1 candidate as Kucinich.

After word of the successful, secretive email mobs in NYC spread, email mobs materialize all over.

A Celebration Of Street Art. ...via s*t*a*r*e

AOL Journals. AOL's getting on the blog bandwagon soon. The more independently written weblogs, the better. It's part of the AOL 9.0 rollout. New AOL versions typically debut in October. This site will expound on the 9.0 perks.

Osho Zen Tarot. Pick your tarot card of the day and see what fortune awaits you.

Quotes For "Today"
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
~J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) American Writer

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. ~Unknown

Someday we'll look back on all this and plow into a parked car.

Saturday already? Good Morning...



Try to match each of the following opening lines with the correct novel on the Famous First Words Quiz.
...via fimoculous

After six years, Lollapalooza tours again. Starting tonight, July 5 - Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, Ind.

Fun Link Of The Day: Inflatable Bras from Frederick's of Hollywood in 1960. Yep. Pump 'er up with air. #G looks so sharp and pointy, I'll bet she could poke a spider in the ass with those things. ...via The Presurfer

Top Ten Worst Cars of the Millenium. Have you ever owned one of them? I've owned #5 and #10 before; my parents bought #9 once. The comments on their selections is very funny. ...via The Presurfer

Stew Albert is still around and raising all sorts of good radical hell. If you ascribed to the radical thinking of the Sixties, his Yippie Reading Room is just the place for you.

Quote For Today
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln

saturday morning me//
green tea/bagel & cantelope/
back to benson & hedges/
jean shorts/patti smith tee t/barefoot/braid/
listening: Richard Thompson/
smelling: Husbands cinnamon toast/
hows about you?/

Keep your hands where I can see them.

Happy Fourth Of July!

Go to Google and type in "weapons of mass destruction," and hit the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. Happy Fourth of July.

Kim and Michael are getting married tomorrow, July 5 on the Southern Belle Riverboat. That's a fun and unique way to do it. Best Wishes, Kim!

repeats
Visit Yesterdayland and view the toys from past decades.
Did Jesus wink at you?
Make a Chinese symbol of your name.
Testicle Theater. Clearly, the internet has finally achieved its full potential. Not Safe For Work.

Dave took matters into his own hands, and started to treat employers like they have been treating us for several years. Very clever, Dave. ...via six different ways

Repubs wanna muzzle him and the dems say, "Let him speak." Bush's Bring Them On retort is still hard to shake out of my mind. It'd be a different if he was talking about himself and another gunslinger having a shoot-out at the OK Coral. It sucks that we're in Iraq in the first place, but he's speaking for the troops who're staring down enemy fire. If it pisses me off, imagine how they must feel. So, please, shut the f*ck up.

Quote For Today
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive. ~Anäis Nin

I still miss my ex-husband. Will my aim ever improve?

Good Morning.....

Having so much rain lately, my almost 15 yo daughter always plays in it. She's begged us to let her play in it since she's been small, and we couldn't really give her a good reason not to. So each time it pours, she runs and laughs and has the best time; walks around the block, or thru the woods, or rides her bike. It's such a joy to watch her free spirit dance and play in the rain.

Speaking of Johnny Depp yesterday: Customs officials found stuffed pirahnas and a dead vampire bat in Johnny Depp's luggage on a flight back from Peru. [Page Six Pic ]

When we cannot help but notice how millions of progressive love-minded Gay Pride folks across America, from S.F. to N.Y., from Atlanta to Seattle to Chicago, were actually cheering on the Supreme Court last week -- the same crusty bunch that snuck BushCo into office in the first place -- for slapping the tragically heartless GOP right across its wan butt with a leather whip and a shocking 6-3 decision, stunning the Christian right into disbelief and abject terror. Not to mention Canada's gay marriage, and maybe even how the United Kingdom, too, is one step away from legalizing gay unions, and the poor GOP is feeling the slope toward calm debauchery and delicious godlessness getting slippery indeed. Can I get a hell yeah.
...via Mark Morford@sfgate.com

Spin Magazine is now online with two Jane's Addiction articles on the front page.

Blogathon 2003 is coming July 26. Anyone participating?
Lafftracker: Takes lighthearted jabs at media culture.
Grim Rides: Funeral Car Club ...via swampbox

Quote For Today
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need ~Kahlil Gibran

If I don't get my 23 and a half hours sleep, I'm cranky all day.

Currently: Rain, Forecast: Even more rain, Outlook: Shitloads of rain. Have A Nice Day...

Johnny Depp is starring in The Pirates Of The Caribbean which is scheduled for a July 9 release. I believe I could force myself to sit through ano