Writing this from my tablet since we keep getting power bumps and I don't want to fry my laptop. I saw rainfall around 4 this morning, and we've seen wind gusts at 35 mph here. We still have power, it has only gone out once and that was for two minutes tops. Looks like the eye will reach here about 2ish. Also looks like I won't have work tomorrow, the city I work in has lost power and that might include the daycare.
I live in Central Massachusetts, actually closer to the Connecticut border. My area won't see Irene until about 2 am Sunday,maybe 2 pm, but we're getting the brunt of the rainfall. The Governor's already issued a state of emergency for the entire state. I was checking the news this morning and it has deteriorated to a Cat. 1, but I'm still not celebrating just yet. Trust me, I'm treading with caution here. Bad enough we had a tornado up here 2 months ago, I don't take anything lightly anymore. They showed most of inland New England in the Tropical Storm threat now, with southern New England, the Cape, and the seacoast at Hurricane Threat. Hoping I don't lose power here (but if I lose power at the daycare center I've been working at all summer I wouldn't mind a day off. We've been told if there's a state of emergency and we lose power to not come in.)
Jobs had been made Chairman of the Board, so it looks like he'll still have some say in the company, as did Cook. Still, will be interesting to see what happens to Apple down the line.
I accept full responsibility for this. I tripped and fell. Sorry East Coast.
Good Burger and that Pierre Escargot guy in the bathtub who would say something in gibberish French followed by a translation that was just downright funny. Followed very, very closely by "Repair man man man man man!" I can still hear those opening licks before the show started: Fresh out of the box. Stop, look and watch. Get ready. Get set. It's All That!
I'm with you on this one. I can't stand it when people use the R-word. It makes me sick. This is largely due to someone very special to me. When I was growing up, I was best friends with a girl I'll call "Stef" for now. I was in the third grade when I first met her, she was maybe in kindergarten or first, one of the two. We rode the bus together. I never though she was different, or odd, just chalked it up to the fact that she was younger. But as we got older, I realized something seemed off. She was never in class with her peers, her speech was off, and she couldn't do many things I consider trivial. I later learned that she had Down's, and she had a younger brother who also had Down's. Both parents had carried the recessive trait, and has passed it to both children. While I knew that she would never be at the same level as me, I didn't let it get in the way of our friendship. Other people tried to, making fun of and harassing both of us until she would break down in tears and ask me "Why don't they like me?" And I could never really tell her why. Truth be told, I envied her. While I slaved away in high school over mid-terms, labs, projects and papers, she and two other special needs children had their own classroom where they made all sort of things. I remember her being so happy to show me a hurricane lamp she had decorated in class, then hearing her laugh as I slapped down a 12-page paper in retaliation. But what always rubbed me the wrong way was just that; they were kept separate from everyone else. They didn't go to class with the rest of their age group. They had their own table at lunch, and no one else except for their teacher was allowed to sit there. I kind of understand why now, but back then I just felt it was unfair. Where is Stef now? It's been ages. She was a high school freshman when I graduated back in '06. Last I heard she had gone to a voc tech school and trained to become a medical assistant and was working at a pediatrician's office. Her brother, same age as mine, is on his way to the same school, or I think he might have one more year of high school left. But she's definitely proven that she's more than capable of holding her own. And she's part of the reason I pursued my career as a teacher. Sorry if this feels like a bunch of gibberish, this is a very touchy subject for me and I'll probably end up going back and editing later.
^ Correct. svchost.exe is like a central hub for shared processes on your computer. It's not a virus. Don't worry about that one. Neither is rundll32, that's another Windows system process. Try what Misty suggested first, if you can get in to do a system restore that should do the trick. If not, get back to me. Worst case scenario is what I call the "boot-n-nuke", which unfortunately will wipe the whole system (including any important files) clean. This I wouldn't suggest doing yourself; even I don't do this myself (and I'm usually pretty good with this stuff)
Loving that Everlasting one. I think I might be old enough...?
^The soul? Sorry, this one's stumping me. Sounded poetic enough as an answer.
Forgot Cheese Louise. XD My favorites were Wilt, Eduardo and of course Cheese. I think i still have a Hot Topic gift card with Bloo and Cheese on it, forgot what it says on it. if I find it I'll scan it or something since it always gave me a laugh seeing it.
BRING IT. -wiggles- I was 5 when the movie first came out in theaters, heck the theater I saw it at isn't even around anymore. I missed it when it was re-released in Imax several years ago but bought the DVD in '03. Actually was the jump-off point for me as an artists, drawing Simba and the gang was how I learned to draw and eventually become an animal artist. I even tossed around the idea of animating for Disney before I wound up where I am now. I plan on going to see it, I don't mind if it's 3D, just the thrill of seeing that opening sunrise on the big screen once more is fueling my desire to go. That, and can you imagine how the stampede scene might be in 3D?
Here ya go. I have to say...kinda shy about posting these... Here's Reno (on the right): http://www.cosplay.com/photo/2674047/ Axel (ignore the fact that I had glasses, this was before I got contacts): http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1789932/ And here's Riley from this year's Con: http://www.cosplay.com/photo/3001358/
I think Sora's going to wind up as my White Elephant gift for Christmas this year. He's really the only one I don't like out of this bunch. It's a shame, really; I like many of the figures NECA has released, but this feels like a failure to me.
Ba bum tssh. Sorry. Also, what's better than roses on a piano? Tulips on your organ.
Need a math tutor? Cuz I can add a bed, subtract your clothes, divide your legs, and multiply.
Okay, I'm probably not helping any, but I own that card in English. It's called 'Good Manners', and the text reads 'In order to play this card, you can't have any Basic Pokémon cards in your hand. Show your hand to your opponent, then search your deck for a Basic Pokémon card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. ' Other than that, I speak nothing in Japanese.
I cheat a little. I go to thrift stores like Goodwill or Salvation Army and find clothes I can salvage or modify. That's how I made Reno a couple years ago. Cost me all of $20 to make the entire costume.
I guess I'll pop in here too. Current main character you're cosplaying: Reno (FF VII) Characters you've cosplayed: Axel (KHII), Reno (FF VII), Riley (Pokemon D/P/Pt), Beetlejuice Characters you want to cosplay: Professor Layton (Professor Layton), Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler), N Harmonia (Pokemon B/W) Cosplays you're working on: N Harmonia (Pokemon B/W), Professor Layton (Professor Layton) Been to a con before?: Yep, several. Most notably Anime Boston (2006, 2007,2008,2010,and 2011) and Connecticon (2005). One day I'd love to go down to Otakon.
Alright, here's what I have to say about this whole thing. Yes, it's sad. She was only 27. That's much too young to be dead at. The thing that's ruffling my feathers the most is those who are saying that her death is not tragic. Yes. It is. If she was using drugs and other substances, cutting herself, among other things, that's tragic because she was damaging herself. If she was offered psychiatric help to control those urges to be destructive to her own body, and she refused, that's tragic as well. If she was offered the help, she accepted but it didn't help her at all, that's tragic too. The whole thing is tragic because really no matter how you look at it, a young life was cut short and endless talent was never truly realized before it was too late to try and save it. Just my two cents.
Thank you so much! Weeping tears of joy right now, good sir. I shall not miss those DBEs, not one bit.
