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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
7:48 am	Numbers! In A Row! Well, I was up but not awake and forgot to dance around at exactly: 2:34:56 7/8/9 . Darn. ETA Darn indeed. I was only off by a day or so... still time to dance at exactly the right time. ETA 2 Made it to the first 12:34:56 7/8/9. Oh. OH. OH! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, July 6th, 2009
12:51 pm	Convergence 2009 - Saturday and Sunday pics up *whew* I'm finally done... with this round. Convergence 2009 -- Saturday & Sunday over on Facebook. Tag everyone you know! Annotate my pictures! Go back and annotate Thursday and Friday! I need sleep. Convergence has inherited the Traveling Circus that used to be Minicon, and is doing a splendid job of it. I miss the fannish regional that Minicon used to be; CVG creates a more local energy and less targeted to sf. I feel like a tourist. But that can be fun too. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
7:07 am	Tina Fey, please come back In the last few weeks we've gone from "can anyone save the Republican Party from themselves" to "why would anyone want to save the Republican Party from themselves". Three -- count 'em, three -- potential front runners for the 2012 presidential race have self imploded in ways that are not just embarrassing and politically fatal to their own aspirations, but are dragging the party down with them. And they've still got to contend with Michele Bachmann, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush and a buttload of Batshit Insane politicians and right-wing media elite. I'm a believer in the two party system, even though I'm not a member of any party, but it's increasingly clear that the GOP should not be one of the parties. Call it LBJ's Revenge: By passing civil right's legislation in the 60s, he did indeed give Republicans the South for a generation. But they didn't inherit the South's proud tradition of Al Gore Sr. (a Southern Dem who voted for the Civil Right's Act) or Barry Goldwater (a small-l-libertarian conservative who was disgusted at the religious fanatics taking over his party). No, the GOP inherited Strom Thurmond's Dixiecrat Party. The same range of people who voted "Segregation Forever!" in 1948 are the Sarah Palin "base" of the current GOP. And now, they don't even have Sarah Palin. The Dixiepubs have nowhere to go except crazier and crazier. It's been fun to watch, at times, but I predict it will become sad and painful. Just hours after I was on a panel, "Why Am I Getting My News From A Comedy Show?", the country desperately needs real journalists to put all this in perspective, and the best real journalism is coming from the comedy shows. (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
3:23 am	Convergence 2009 - Thursday pics up Convergence Thursday pics on Facebook. Hooray! I'm caught up... for about nine hours... Panels "Why Am I Getting My News From A Comedy Show?" at 12:30pm Friday, Edina Rm "Comedy Writing For Various Media" 2:00 pm Friday, Atrium 4 (what a hoof!) "Silent Movies Worth Your Time" at 5:00pm Saturday, Plaza 1 (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
4:21 pm	31st St. exit and 35th St. Entrance closed July 6 I-35W N Two I-35W ramps closing for three weeks Starting at 5am Monday 6/6, the Lake/31st Exit and 35th Entrance on Northbound I-35W will be closed for three weeks. These are the closest ramps to me, and will be annoying. I hope the 35th Exit is still open. If not, the next exit is waaaay past I-94 and I either pop out downtown or wind up around Hiawatha. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, June 29th, 2009
2:06 pm	10th Anniversary of Erin and David, part 4 and last Click on picture for larger picture Bonnie and Barbara Listening to music. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Laramie MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 ( more pics behind cut ) Peggy MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 David Enjoys The Party MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 continued from part 3; a somewhat larger set will appear on Facebook soon, but I decided to do LJ first (1 Comment |Comment on this)
11:33 am	10th Anniversary of Erin and David, part 3 Click on picture for larger picture Kinder Eggs! Liz, Becca and Bonnie show off the toys inside their Kinder Eggs. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Barbara and Erin Take The Cake Photographing the cake for the birthday/Anniversary celebration. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Erin, Enjoying The Party MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 ( more pics behind cut ) Continued from part 2 and continuing on to part 4 to finish up (1 Comment |Comment on this)
9:03 am	10th Anniversary of Erin and David, part 2 Click on picture for larger picture Thorin and dog MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Jonathan and Richard MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 The Star of the Show David, Becca and Erica present the grill, in use until the gas ran out, then the cooking went inside. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Erica and Liz MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 continued from part 1 and continuing to part 3 (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
5:06 pm	Jimmy Olsen is Lutheran The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters is a long and poorly organized list of superheroes and their religion, with links to citations. More than I'm into, and far more superheroes than I've ever heard of -- and I've read Seduction of the Innocent. Gleaned from Bartcop Entertainment. Aside: Gale Storm died yesterday, sans the foofarah of other recent celebrity passings. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
1:15 pm	10th Anniversary of Erin and David, part 1 Click on picture for larger picture The MN-StF Meeting was held as part of the 10th Anniversary of Erin and David's wedding. There were games, Wisconsin neighbors and, later, music. I had a great time. Here is the first batch. Bonnie, smiling despite injured finger bonz_lizard's explanation for her finger's injury got shorter and shorter as people asked. Neither finger nor questions seemed to bother her much. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Richard w/Mallet The Calvin Ball game went all the way around the house, changing rules as deemed fit. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Graham, Becca, Richard display croquet prowess musicmutt, chirosinger and Richard make a mighty pose. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 Patricia enjoys Bocci Ball game As kalikanzara is set to pitch, jiawen, Ctein and Patricia await their turn. MN-StF Metting/10th Anniversary for Erin and David/Music Party 6/27/09 ( more behind cut ) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, June 26th, 2009
10:29 am	The Wedding of Carolyn and Tom, part the toast click on picture for larger picture ("Toast" in both senses of the word: The words said before a shared drink and the ending of this sequence of pictures. More on Facebook and eventually gallery and/or movie or somesuch.) The Couple Prepares For The Toast crytel and cari_rose wait for champagne to be poured for the series of toasts in their honor. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Sisters Enjoy A Moment mplspunky is soooooooo proud of cari_rose. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 "We Did It!" Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 "I'm soooooo happy!" Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 It's Official! The newlyweds honor the toasts. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Continued from part the slide. (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
4:18 pm	The Wedding of Carolyn and Tom, part the slide click on picture for larger picture (Yes, I'm a sucker for these kind of shots. Kids having fun! Action! Daring!) The Slide, part 1 Moir Park Playground. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 The Slide, part 2 Moir Park Playground. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 The Slide, part 3 Moir Park Playground. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Whee! Moir Park Playground. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09   This is one of my favorite shots since the timing made it very difficult to get. Continued from part the Anika and ending with part the toast. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
4:11 pm	Fox "News" lies again The Sanford Story gets worse and worse for the right wing. First, the governor campaigned for McCain/Palin under the slogan "America First". Six months later, he calls for his state to secede and many Republicans agree with him. A few days ago, we learned that he disappeared. He tried to cover it up by saying he was walking in the mountains. Then he reversed his lie and tried another, that he had been in Argentina. No. As it turned out, this "values" candidate, a potential front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, was a philandering fornicator... and the taxpayers are paying for his affair. Now, the conservative news media is just out and out lying to cover up yet another sleazy Republican. According to Fox "News", Sanford is a Democrat. This isn't the first time they've gone out of their way to lie to the gullible conservative "base" of the ever-shrinking GOP. Sad, really. Wonkette link gleaned from Cousin Jenny on Facebook (3 Comments |Comment on this)
2:20 pm	The Wedding of Carolyn and Tom, part the Anika click on picture for larger picture The Flip, part 1 Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 The Flip, part 2 Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 The Flip, part 3 Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Continued from part the fifth and continuing to part the slide. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
11:15 am	The Wedding of Carolyn and Tom, part the fifth click on picture for larger picture Toni, the Two-Fisted Drinker A posed shot (though mplspunky did eventually drink both ciders). Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Jen, Puppy, Cider jmanna was having a very nice time. The puppy was having very a nice time. The cider was drunk. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 The Reach I don't remember exactly what JB and Mike were demonstrating, but it made an impression. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Continued from part the older brother and continuing with part the Anika (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
5:10 pm	The Totaled Car Saga: End Game Well, I got the check from Progressive today, so I guess it's official: They screwed up bigtime. If they had taken the final numbers we negotiated, valuing the car properly and working with Walser Collision and Glass for repair work, Progressive would have just fixed the car and saved themselves a lot of money. As it is, I have a large check from Progressive and a banged-up but eminently drivable piece of "salvage" that will be great for another ten years if I want it to. Not my ideal resolution, but I'll take it. Since I'll be in that neighborhood again, I have a mad desire to park in the exact same place -- a perfectly legal and safe spot under reasonable circumstances -- where the lady who backed into the Emerald Starship can see her handiwork. I'm not a vengeful person, but her karma needs some balance.. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
2:16 pm	The Wedding of Carolyn and Tom, part the older brother's family Click on picture for larger picture Miklos, the ring bearer Miklos, nephew of the bride, is encouraged by his grandmother to bring the ring pillow to the ceremony. see next Toni Encourages Miklos Aunt Toni cajoles Miklos to bring the ring pillow to the groom. see previous Mmm... hair... Older brother and newest niece. The rewards and dangers of having long (and delicious) hair. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 ( pictures of Dee behind the cut ) continued from part the third and continued on part the fifth (Comment on this)
11:50 am	The Wedding of Carolyn and Tom, part the third Click on picture for larger picture Carolyn The rewards and the dangers of candid photography. Not a good pic of Tom's brother John or of thorintatge, but a great shot of cari_rose, so it's a keeper. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 The Fathers l-r: Brother of the groom, father of the groom, groom, bride, father of the bride. Steve, who officiated, filled out the proper forms and got the necessary signatures, then gave it to his counterpart for delivery to the government. I latched on to the moment: "Using the vast power of my position as unofficial photographer, I want all of you to stand here." Cass and Mitch I posed judith_dascoyne and Mitch for several shots, so naturally the candid pic came out the best. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Liz and Josh The rewards and dangers of posing people. The fill flash worked and you can see most of Liz' tat, yet the background is still overexposed. But the moment is captured and the good aspects of the picture make it worthy. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Continued from part the bubble and continuing to part the older brother's family. (Comment on this)
9:09 am	The Wedding of Carolyn and Tom, part the bubble click on picture for larger picture Susan, right after ceremony After vows were exchanged and sand mingled, small vials of bubble-making material were passed out. The loop that makes the bubbles is in the shape of a heart. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 dreamshark, blowing bubbles I have lots of pictures of Richard with bubbles, and now one with Sharon. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Bubbles for the whole family! huggiblysoft introduces bubbles to her daughter as her mother takes a picture. Wedding of Carolyn and Tom 6/20/09 Continuing from Part the first. (Comment on this)
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
10:34 am	Mom visit and first pass of wedding pictures My mother is returning from Spokane via Mpls, and has arranged a stayover of a few hours, so I'm going to pick her up at the airport and we'll have a leisurely lunch, and maybe wander the Mall. Someplace with air conditioning, anyway... Second batch of Carolyn and Tom's Wedding Pictures up on Facebook. I'll post some more in LJ, but today is busy. These aren't all the pictures, but just the ones I want to share after the first pass. For Corwin and Dee, I made a movie from the slideshow of the pictures. I hope I have time for that again. At least I got a good range of pictures, as did a bunch of other people. (Comment on this)