| Happy Mother's Day |
[May. 13th, 2012|09:00 am] |
As we children think of our mothers on this Mother's Day, we should think of those children without mothers and those would-be mothers without children. Also, as we celebrate those brave mothers who perform the roles of both mother and father on Father's Day, so should we celebrate those brave fathers who perform both roles on this day.
As for my mother: verse 1 on this song is about her, so yeah... |
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| OMG I Just Encountered A CHRISTIAN - RUN!!! |
[Apr. 22nd, 2012|09:45 am] |
So I was at the supermarket getting groceries this morning... And as I was checking out, the lady behind me in line commented on my shoes and said they looked like socks. I told her a bit about my shoes... and how comfortable they were... and she agreed that they looked very comfortable (they are!)
I then noticed that she was in line to buy about six cases of bottled water. I commented to her about it... and she mentioned that she and her team were doing a homeless outreach today and they asked her to bring water. And as such, she did. I smiled and shyly commented that I was just shopping because my wife was sick... and she even gave me a list of everything to get (I pulled out the list and showed it to her). She said that she hopes my wife gets better soon...
...so after I finished checking out, and I was on my way out the door, I heard her greeting the cashier by name and conversing with her. I didn't have to turn around to know that she was smiling - beaming - like she had Pinkie Pie's song (or the piano rendition of it) stuck in her head. She wished the bagger a happy Sunday, and the bagger commented that it was just another Sunday... she then told the bagger that there are many people that are grateful that he is doing his same routine today...
...so I put my groceries in the Short Bus, and I went over to see what they had out on Redbox... but really I was just waiting for the lady to come out of the store. When she did, I said "hi" again to her and told her:
"I just wanted to say that I can tell you serve an awesome God, because you are such an awesome person."
You see, being a Christian is not about bigoted messages of God hates figs or bags or fads. It's not about bombing health clinics and killing doctors because they may or may not perform abortions. It's not about voting for a certain party or against a certain bill. Because none of those politicians, none of those doctors, none of those people whose lifestyles you may or may not share, will be held accountable for your light, and whether or not you let your light shine, as she did so brilliantly. Her light shined so bright that I'm radiating joy right now. And I want to let my light shine brighter as a result.
And you can let your light shine too - you can spread positivity and make someone smile - and you don't even have to be a Christian to do it. Her positive motivation was her service of Christ, but that doesn't have to be your motivation. Anyone can be a positive person whether your motivation is your belief in God (any of the manifestations thereof) or your belief in karma, or your belief in scientific reason - you can still be positive. Heck, your motivation to be positive can simply be your furriness. |
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| Turns out I can't bench 275 pounds... but still... |
[Apr. 21st, 2012|07:55 am] |
...so after doing some research online, it turns out that I wasn't actually benching 275 pounds yesterday.
I was using what is called a Smith machine (of course the gym at work is not going to allow us to do heavy weights just freeweight lol). The bar on the Smith machine does weigh 45 pounds by itself. However, the machine uses a pulley system and counterweights for the bar. Based on what I've been reading online, the bar on the Smith machine should only count for 10 pounds, maybe 15 pounds, when calculating total weight lifted (definitely not 45 pounds).
Still... that means I benched either 240 pounds or 245 pounds yesterday... which is still an all-time personal best. And I still wouldn't have been able to do it without the spotter there telling me that I could.
So the moral of the story does not change at all. =^_^= |
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| I Can Bench Press 275 Pounds? What? |
[Apr. 20th, 2012|11:26 pm] |
Today was max day at the gym... basically, the day when you "max out" on the weights... seeing how much you can lift to determine what weights one should work out with.
I started on bench press with my usual weight - twelve reps. I had only been doing 135 pounds for my workout weight, because that's all that I thought I could work out with successfully. So I did my set, and then I started the max. I bumped it up to 185 pounds, thinking that would be tough and about the max I could do. I was able to do 185. Then, I tried 205. I was able to get that. Finally, I went up to 225 pounds (two 45-pound plates on either end, plus the 45-pound bar.) I surprisingly was able to do two reps of 225 lbs., and I stood up and sat there staring... thinking that would be my max...
( ...at that point, another gym member asked me if I needed a spotter... ) |
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| Today's Shop Survey |
[Apr. 20th, 2012|01:17 pm] |
If you could elect an official leader of the furry fandom, who would it be, and why? |
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| Bobby Petrino for DirecTV |
[Apr. 9th, 2012|03:05 pm] |
When your team gets blown out on Monday Night Football, you get frustrated.
When you get frustrated, you quit on your team.
When you quit on your team, you go and coach a college team.
When you go and coach a college team, you meet co-eds half your age.
When you meet co-eds half your age, you take motorcycle rides with co-eds half your age.
And when you take motorcycle rides with co-eds half your age, you wake up in a roadside ditch.
Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. |
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| Six Months Down... |
[Apr. 8th, 2012|11:07 am] |
6 months down. I would say 666 months to go (just for laughs)... but that would imply our marriage would last "only" 56 years. That's a gross underestimation. |
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| HE IS RISEN! |
[Apr. 8th, 2012|08:05 am] |
He Is Risen! Repost this to your journal if this makes you happy. :-) |
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| "Why is it that sometimes the most Christlike people... |
[Apr. 5th, 2012|09:52 am] |
...are they who have no religion at all?"
I haven't even finished this article - I'm just halfway through the second page - yet I am hereby declaring this article by Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing, as Mandatory Shop Reading.
Read this article. All three pages. If it times out on you or you get a server-is-full error (over 300,000 Facebook likes and counting), then dammit, try again and keep trying until you finish the article. This is not optional. If you don't have time to read the article, that is no excuse. Make time to read this article.
You will be happy you did. |
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| Someone Like You - Piano Cover |
[Apr. 3rd, 2012|11:11 pm] |
Piano cover of "Someone Like You" by Adele. Performed in fursuit. =^_^=
This song is so powerful to me... I hope I did it justice... I hope you enjoy it...
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| ...fursuit troubles... |
[Apr. 1st, 2012|09:46 pm] |
Well, that's it. I guess I can't fursuit anymore. I was trying to redo my new video and I broke the zipper. Too much chicken and fries caught up to me (even though I haven't had any since Lent started...)
...I tried to fix the fursuit, but I just made it worse. I ended up ripping some stripes out of the back along with the zipper. Not a good thing...
...I guess I could ask someone to fix it... but the purple drank I spilled on it left a pretty nasty stain... that damn song... I never should have recorded it... and I guess that's what I get for breaking my Lent fasting and having chicken and fries...
...I would have taken pics so I could send to people and post here to at least see if maybe one of you could fix it - but I ended up getting the fursuit stolen. Along with my bike...
...I tried to chase after the thief, but the neighborhood watch guy spotted me, and I had forgotten to take my hoodie off. The hoodie was slowing me down anyway... and did I really have to carry the bag of Skittles with me? Why couldn't I have just gotten Starburst? It's still rainbowy... kinda...
...so yeah, I thought the neighborhood watch guy was gonna shoot me in the chest and claim self-defense... but instead... he pulled out a crossbow. Now my knee is all messed up... never knew arrows were that sharp...
...story of my life. At least the neighborhood watch guy didn't try to have sex with me. Because that would have just been creepy... I mean, I'm not in high school or anything... and I don't think he's a teacher... but still...
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...I hope your April Fool's Day was great! =^_^= also - new video coming soon :) |
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| Sex Between a Teacher and an 18-Year-Old Student - Illegal? |
[Mar. 31st, 2012|09:14 pm] |
Do you think that a sexual relationship between a teacher and an 18-year-old student should be against the law?
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/204492/2/Arkansas-Supreme-Court-overturns-state-teacher-student-sex-law
The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a law that banned sexual relations between school faculty (teachers, coaches, counselors, and principals, etc.) and all students of that school that are under age 21. The court held the law was unconstitutional, and that sexual relations between consenting adults is protected under the Constitution. Twenty-four states have laws on the books banning sex between teachers and students, and California is considering drafting a law similar to the law that was struck down in Arkansas. Similar laws in other states have been upheld by their respective state supreme courts.
What say you? Do you feel that all sexual relationships between teachers and students should be banned?
As for my take: I don't see anything wrong with it, in this case. The student was 18, and the relationship was consensual. Not only was the student above the age of consent (16 in Arkansas), but the student was an adult. If the student was coerced in any way by the teacher, then that's a different matter, but in this case, the relationship was consensual. I see nothing wrong with it, Sure, I may be upset at the situation, but I definitely would not advocate that the teacher be locked up for 36 years, as the teacher in the case linked to above was. If the student was coerced into it by the teacher, then that's rape/assault no matter how old they are. If they were not - then who am I - or you - to stop adults from having consensual sex?
If the above law were upheld, then what would stop this from being expanded to college students? What would stop it from being expanded to include sex between ANY teacher and ANY student under age 21 (not just students at their school or in their class)? What would stop it from being expanded to ban all sex between ANY public official and ANY person under age 21, whether a student or not? Not saying... Just saying.
As far as whether sex between a student and a teacher is ETHICAL or not - I don't think it is ethical, no. Not at all. I would support school policies - even state educational policies - that would strip the teacher of his or her job and even his or her teaching license in such cases. No problem with that. But in the case of whether it is AGAINST THE LAW - no way. What is ethically and morally right goes way above and way beyond what is merely legal, and schools should have the right to restrict sexual relations and many other social interactions between teachers and students, as they do have the potential to interfere with the learning environment. But this is a case of the law, and of the teacher being locked up for 36 years for a consenting relationship with an adult. No.
Full disclosure - I have an 18-year-old sister and and an 18-year-old brother, who are both still in high school. In fact, tonight is their senior prom. :-) |
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| Mega Millions Fever Folly |
[Mar. 30th, 2012|04:12 am] |
It is so amazing how many people are going crazy and buying Mega Millions tickets... even the Amish are getting in on the craze! (Okay maybe not really hehe)
But what the massive throngs don't understand is that their odds are getting worse and worse - and in fact - their true odds of winning - which we math geeks call "expected value" - are much much lower than they would be if the jackpot were 20 million or something much lower.
Sure, the odds of having all six numbers right don't change - but as so many more people play - the chances of more than one person winning go WAY UP. but of course the news and the lottery people will never ever tell you that. Oh noes. Of course not. They want to continue to fuel the craze and drive lottery ticket sales.
It is a damn shame, too. |
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| Last Day in Paradise |
[Mar. 23rd, 2012|09:42 am] |
Key West, Florida is definitely the closest I have ever been to paradise... been here two days and we have done a lot here... went to the southernmost point in the continental U.S... and then we went "further south..."
...the end of the White Street Pier in Key West is over the water, but it is further south than the "southernmost point"... as a geography buff, of course i had to go there. Got my wife's picture there too!!
Got to eat conch for the first time... conch fritters look and taste kinda like hush puppies... also had mahi mahi and key lime pie... as well as key lime sorbet... yum ^^ also went to the top of the key west lighthouse and all up and down duval street... my feet are sore... and speaking of my feet - I got some of those vibram fivefinger shoes :-)
...but today, back home. 21 hours of driving. We will be back here definitely .... |
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| FCN callout |
[Mar. 14th, 2012|09:34 pm] |
So I can't make it to FWA this year... but I'll be at FCN in a month!
Who all will I see there? |
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| no FWA |
[Mar. 12th, 2012|09:37 pm] |
Won't be going to FWA this year... will be going on vacation with the lioness for spring break... i guess you could call it a honeymoon... *winks*
I hope everyone that goes to FWA has a lot of fun! Don't do anything that I wouldn't do twice :-) |
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| I may be wrong... |
[Mar. 12th, 2012|06:11 pm] |
My belief in God is best summed up by Charles Barkley.
I may be, I may be wrong... but I doubt it! |
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| Shop tonight! |
[Mar. 6th, 2012|07:01 pm] |
Not sure what we're working on, but it will be awesome whatever we come up with :-)
http://ustre.am/2xrx - #shopwreckers on anthrochat IRC - starts about 9 pm ET... ends when i pass out
=^_^= |
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| did not finish |
[Mar. 4th, 2012|02:15 pm] |
They closed the course... got to mile 18... the race official said I could continue at my own risk... but there would be no water or aid for the duration. I made a decision of personal health and safety over pride, and I withdrew from the race after 18 miles and change.
I could have finished... I was in little pain... much less than in 2008... but it was just not worth it. I would have been listed last again... if i would have been listed at all...
At the end of the day, the fact of the matter is I entered the 2012 Little Rock Marathon for entirely the wrong reasons. It shouldn't be about not finishing last... it should be about finishing at all. But when the race official stops you, detains you for five minutes while he radioes in to see if i would even be allowed to continue... not only did it take my momentum, but it took my give-a-fuck. Demoralizing, it was.
Next year, I will use the early start so this doesn't happen again, or I will train harder and ensure that I can keep a six-hour pace. The rules clearly state that the course closes at 2pm... so I can't blame the race official. I just did it for the wrong reasons. |
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| little rock marathon |
[Mar. 4th, 2012|08:38 am] |
In 2008 i finished last. This year, the goal is to finish Next to Last! |
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| Blunt Amendment... *shaking my head* |
[Mar. 1st, 2012|05:00 pm] |
The only thing more depressing than the existence of the Blunt Amendment, is that 45 out of 46 Senate Republicans voted for it. Plus three Democrats.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/birth-control-exemption-bill-the-blunt-amendment-killed-in-senate/2012/03/01/gIQA4tXjkR_story.html
tl;dr: The Blunt Amendment would allow ANY employer to refuse to cover ANY medical service for ANY "religious or moral" objection.
So, not only can Catholic churches, schools and charities refuse to cover contraception for their employees, but ANY CORPORATION with a Catholic CEO or executive team could refuse to cover contraception. A corporation with a Jehovah's Witness CEO could refuse to cover blood transfusions or organ donations. A corporation with an atheist CEO could refuse to cover any procedure done at a Catholic or Jewish or other religiously-affiliated health facility. A corporation with a Christian Scientist CEO could refuse to cover any medical procedure period.
The Blunt Amendment is stupid, and Republican Senators are stupid for supporting it. Sorry, Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine - even though you're the only Republican who didn't vote for it voted against it - you're still a Republican, and thus, you are stupid by proxy.
If something is true more than half the time (in this case, the above is true over 97% of the time), then it is no longer a stereotype. It is just statistics. |
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| Derpy Bieber Day |
[Mar. 1st, 2012|10:33 am] |
So apparently, today is Derpy Hooves Day across the bronysphere. Today also happens to be Justin Bieber's birthday. The fact that these two days coincide with each other is not entirely happenstance... after all, Justin Bieber IS seen by many as an affront to mentally disadvantaged people everywhere...
...in other news, Black History Month is now over... does this mean the Chicken and Fries 2012 campaign will start to slow down? I hope not... |
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| Lent |
[Feb. 21st, 2012|01:43 pm] |
For Lent this year, I have decided to give up people... and let people down... and run around and desert people...
What are you giving up this year for Lent? |
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reposted from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=91.7) thump |
[Feb. 19th, 2012|07:53 pm] |
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping, and continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing? |
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| Furry Fiesta 2012! =^_^= |
[Feb. 10th, 2012|04:22 pm] |
Where are you staying? At the hotel :)
What day are you getting there? Friday 'round noon
Who will you be with? my wife, if she can make it - if she can't, we'll see
Do you do free art? If performing music in concert counts, then sure!
Do you do trades? Not really
Do you do commissions? Very, very rarely. Like, once a year or something like that.
Do you do badges? nope
What is your gender? XY
How old are you? Old enough to run for the House, not old enough to run for Senate.
Are you taken? mentioned my wife above, so...
What suits will you have? this one - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoesORo7V3o
Can I touch you? If I know you and you aren't creepy or smelly.
Can I talk to you? Sure hehe
Can I buy you lots of drinks? Lots of drinks? no. A drink or two? sure :)
Can I give you lots of money? Pleeeeeeeeeeeease ^^
Can I hug or snuggle with you? Hugs, sure maybe; snuggles, nah prolly not
How tall are you? about 6'
Are you nice? People seem to think so.
Are you cliquey? I'd like to think I'm not, but honestly, that's not for me to say. I'm really surprised this meme actually asks us to fill out "are you cliquey"... sorta... uncouth...
Can I stalk you? Okay - who the fuck came up with this stupid meme? Starting to hate I filled it out. This is fucking stupid. (by the way, NO)
Do you have an artist table? I'll be in the Dealers Room next to :) I have two new albums since last year - The Purring Piano and Ready Fur the World. Both are amazingly awesome and you should get one of each. Plus my other albums if you don't have them already :-D Also be sure to check out what Rhubarb has to offer; I'm sure it is more awesome than my stuff hehe
Do you like parties? Absolutely :)
If I see you, how should I get your attention? Let me see your brohoof! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTQz0rLXic0
Can I hang out with you? I'll be jumping around from place to place, so it depends...
How can I find you? I'll be in the Dealers Den... or performing a concert on Friday night... or running the Charity Poker tournament on Sunday... or somewhere doing something... but yeah I would say "look for the black guy" but that would be racist... so... I'm sure I won't be too hard to find though |
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| Theme from Dr. Who - Piano Cover |
[Feb. 10th, 2012|03:19 pm] |
piano cover of the theme from the fifth series of Doctor Who, composed by Murray Gold. Performed in fursuit. =^_^=
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| Don't Understand Football? Check this out! |
[Feb. 4th, 2012|10:33 pm] |
When you don't understand football, you get angry the day of the Super Bowl.
When you're angry the day of the Super Bowl, you get in a fight with the waiter who asks if you saw the game.
When you get in a fight with the waiter who asks if you saw the game, you get thrown out of the restaurant.
When you get thrown out of the restaurant, you reverse out of your parking spot without checking your mirrors.
When you reverse out of your parking spot without checking your mirrors, you smash into a Lexus SUV belonging to a lawyer's wife.
When you smash into a Lexus SUV belonging to a lawyer's wife, your wages are garnished for the next fifty years.
Don't have your wages garnished for the next fifty years. Read Dev and Lee's Guides to Football by kyellgold.
Originally posted by kyellgold.
=^_^= |
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| taxes... ugh! |
[Feb. 4th, 2012|07:50 pm] |
...so i'm working on our taxes... but yeah after we got married i forgot to change my W-4 for withholdings immediately... I finally got around to changing it in December... and my takehome pay went up by like $200 per pay period or something crazy like that... so that will hopefully increase the tax return by like $5000 or whatever :-)
...so anyway i'm doing the taxes extra early (for a procrastin***a like me, this is early) because i'm extra broke and in extra debt and i'd really like to get them before ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=91.7) furryfiesta if that's even possible now...
...speaking of furryfiesta - who all's going? hopefully all of you hehe =^_^= |
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| ...wow... |
[Feb. 1st, 2012|03:27 pm] |
Okay, normally I would strike-out any obsolete portions of a previous entry... but this deserves a new entry all to itself.
I don't know who did this, and I probably never will know, and honestly, I don't think I want to know...
...but someone - one of you - upgraded my account to paid.
I just...
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...*tears up a lil*
<3
And I forgot to mention - Shop tonight! http://ustre.am/2xrx #shopwreckers on anthrochat IRC - 9pm Eastern - it's a Really Big Deal (tm) |
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| This may be the last straw with LJ for me. |
[Feb. 1st, 2012|02:10 pm] |
So it turns out that I'm watching 1,183 friends, communities, and feeds here on LiveJournal. This hasn't been a problem at all...
...or at least, it wasn't, until I let my paid account expire.
I tried to add a new friend here on LJ yesterday, and I was told that there is a maximum of 1,000 that I'm allowed to friend. So in order to add the new friend, I would have to unfriend 184 others, or leave 184 communities or feeds, or some combination of the two that adds up to 184.
Facebook allows 5,000 friends. Twitter allows you to follow 2,001 accounts, until you get to a certain number of followers, at which point the follow cap increases in proportion to your number of followers. (Experience shows that ratio on Twitter to be 1.1:1). FurAffinity has no cap on the number of people you can watch; YouTube has no cap on subscriptions that I am aware of. All of those services are free.
And yet LiveJournal caps free accounts at only 1,000 friends? Pathetic.
This is why LiveJournal is dying. (Well, just one reason...)
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/bucktowntiger
FurAffinity - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bucktowntiger
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/bucktowntiger
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/bucktowntigertunes
I will still check my LJ friends list periodically, as I understand quite a few of you don't and won't use the aforementioned, but going forward, don't expect me to post anything here that is not also posted to one or more of the above.
Happy Black History Month. |
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| Moves Like Jagger - Piano Cover |
[Jan. 23rd, 2012|09:26 pm] |
Piano rendition of "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christian Aguilera. Performed in fursuit. Recorded live in the Shop a couple of weeks ago...
...my 75th submission to YouTube... I hope you enjoy it =^_^= |
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| shop canceled until further notice |
[Jan. 23rd, 2012|03:57 pm] |
Hard drive crashed or something...
Good news : I was able to locate my windows boot disk and my motherboard boot disk too!
Bad news: the boot disk did not recognize my hard drive. Xpress Recovery failed. Not good...
...so Shop is still on hiatus until further notice. The last time I had to put Shop on hiatus, I lost 70% of my viewership. If i lose 70% again... just ouch...
...but I'm sure we will be back up soon... |
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| On Joe Paterno |
[Jan. 22nd, 2012|09:23 pm] |
RIP Joe Paterno - arguably the greatest college football coach of all time - not only did he win two national championships and have over 350 players proceed to the NFL - but in sixty-one years (forty-six as head coach) his program never once came under NCAA sanction for violations. Only Penn State and Stanford can say that.
It is really sad that so many people will only remember Joe Paterno as the man who enabled child abuse to go on - child abuse by a depraved man (Jerry Sandusky) who doesn't deserve to live in freedom (if he deserves to live at all). So many people are even saying that Joe Paterno covered up Sandusky's transgressions. To those people, I submit to you that Pennsylvania law and Penn State University policy clearly state otherwise - that Joe Paterno did the right thing according to the law - and that it was on the University officials (the president, et al.) to notify authorities as the law requires.
Having said that, Joe Paterno could have done more - should have done more - and even Joe Paterno himself wished that he had done more. But to use terms like "cover up" and "allowed/enabled/abetted" are disingenuous. And even if they're not - the man just died. Show at least a modicum of respect. It is sad that an eighty-five-year life, millions of dollars donated to benefit the entire university, thousands if not millions of lives touched - we will remember Joe Paterno for this - and any discussion of Joe Paterno's life inevitably will include this tragedy at its forefront.
Here's a tale of someone who "did the right thing" at Baylor - http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=3371852 - read this article and see where he is now. Not saying this would have happened to Joe Paterno - not saying that lying about the motive for a murder is worse than child abuse - but ask yourself - if it had been you in Joe Paterno's shoes - would you have called the cops directly, taking the issue into your own hands? Or would you have done as your superiors, university policy, and state law required you to do?
Discuss. |
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| Forty Thousand Tweets (and counting) |
[Jan. 20th, 2012|11:48 am] |
I just posted my 40,000th tweet over at http://twitter.com/bucktowntiger ...
Hard to believe... I didn't sign up for Twitter until August 2008... and now, less than four years later, Twitter is my largest social community, I post there most often by far, and it is the community I check and keep up with the most often.
In fact, it is highly likely that if someone were to send me a direct message or at-reply on Twitter, AND a text message directly to my phone, AND an email, that I would end up reading Twitter first.
I really need to do a better job posting things to LiveJournal and to my other journals (FurAffinity, Facebook, etc.) but for some reason I've become completely hooked on Twitter. *shrugs* |
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| today's Shop Survey |
[Jan. 16th, 2012|07:44 pm] |
If the brony community were to be placed on the infamous Geek Hierarchy chart, would it be above, below, or at the same level as the furry fandom? |
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| yay birthday stuff! |
[Jan. 8th, 2012|06:08 pm] |
so i'm 29 now... now officially starts 2012 for me... lots of lofty goals, and i'm already working on them :)
hopefully you all will like them too ^^
so yeah... this morning while i was sleep i knocked off some decorative blue balls off my nightstand, and two of them broke... hopefully that's a good sign for this year XD
*hugs you all* |
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| Happy New Year! |
[Jan. 1st, 2012|12:31 am] |
I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy New Year :)
I would have to rank 2011 as the best year of my life. Lots of awesome stuff happened last year. And you all had a LOT to do with the awesomeness.
2005 was a pretty good year ... So was 1996 and 2000 and 2007... but 2011 topped them all. Definitely blew the doors off of 2010.
I would like to thank all of you who played a part in my life this year. I sincerely hope your 2012 is even better than 2011 was for you, no matter how good it was. =^_^= |
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| Luke 2:1-20 |
[Dec. 25th, 2011|12:05 am] |
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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May you all experience much happiness and many blessings on this Christmas day. May the riches you all have imparted upon my life be returned unto you a hundred fold. *hugs* |
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| For our troops... |
[Dec. 23rd, 2011|08:40 pm] |
...we're thinking of you... thank you...
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| Stop SOPA Now! |
[Dec. 22nd, 2011|01:08 pm] |
The very people that are supporting SOPA and spending millions to get it passed...
...are the people that distributed the tools used to infringe copyright in the first place!
Talk about double-interest
Share this video! |
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| Does anyone still use LiveJournal? |
[Dec. 12th, 2011|05:37 pm] |
Does anyone here still use LiveJournal? My paid account is expiring soon, and I would like to know whether anyone thinks I should renew it for another year.
95% of the comments I get on LiveJournal now are spam/virus links printed in Cyrillic, with .ru extensions on the links.
My very first Shopwreckers map was based on LiveJournal, a few years ago. It had about 400 points on it... this year's Shopwreckers map will be based on Twitter and FurAffinity and will have close to 3000 points.
Just two years ago, LiveJournal was the largest Shopwreckers community. Now, it is fifth-largest, behind even Facebook. I despise Facebook, and there are more Shopwreckers there than on LiveJournal.
As such, unless someone has a really good reason why I should keep LJ a paid account, I'm gonna let it drop. |
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