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* "France prostitution: MPs outlaw paying for sex:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35982929
* Given the horrifying crap Bill Clinton has been saying on the campaign trail, I have to ask, is he TRYING to sabotage his wife? He's a shit and I've hated him since he first was in the primary running for President and him being horrible and racist behind a smoke screen of pretending to care is kind of his brand, but he is waaay more politically adept than this. So is it a matter of conscious sabotage, subconscious sabotage, or some sign of deterioration?
(For the record, I always liked her better than him. I do NOT think it is fair to hold her responsible for things he did. That goes for crap like this too. I’ve got serious qualms about her because of her positions on fracking, Keystone Pipeline, etc., just as I have a collection of qualms about Bernie Sanders on things like foreign policy, but I absolutely will vote for whichever of them wins the Primary when December comes around. My issue here is that she does get routinely blamed for shit she has no control over and/or attacked in sexist ways, and him running around being as offensive as he can manage really does undermine her base of support.)
* "New Study Reveals the Shocking Truth About How Much Undocumented Immigrants Actually Contribute:" http://mic.com/articles/136243/new-study-shows-just-how-much-undocumented-immigrants-actually-contribute?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social#.NxSKWBnyW
* "America's teachers are being trained in a harsh interrogation technique that produces false confessions:" https://boingboing.net/2016/04/03/americas-teachers-are-being.html
As a former teacher who cared about my kids, I can’t seem to frame commentary that does not consist entirely of expletives for this ugly bit of.... Yeah.
* TW: Transphobia. "‘People with penises are men’ - author Ian McEwan takes sledgehammer to transgender debate" http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/657652/Ian-McEwan-joins-trans-transgender-debate
* "The Only LGBT Cemetery Section in the World Was Inspired by J. Edgar Hoover:" http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-only-lgbt-cemetery-section-in-the-world-was-inspired-by-j-edgar-hoover?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=atlas-page
* "Skin Is Not Necessary for Sex Appeal: The Scarlet Librarian Weighs In On Functional, Yet Attractive Armor:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/142622421102/skin-is-not-necessary-for-sex-appeal-the-scarlet
* Today a friend took me out to dinner at the Thai place I love. Much fine talk was had.
* "Last Post by Carol Ann Duffy:" http://wordsofastory.livejournal.com/543751.html
* "Sunday Sweets Gets Touchy-Feely:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/4/10/sunday-sweets-gets-touchy-feely.html
* "Japanese teen girl metal band Babymetal performs on Colbert:" http://boingboing.net/2016/04/06/japanese-teen-girl-metal-band.html
* "Books I Wish I’d Read as an LGBTQ Teenager:" http://lithub.com/books-i-wish-id-read-as-an-lgbtq-teenager/
* "scifi where sight was considered as exotic and numinous as telepathy by the protag species:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/142620537587/vassraptor-jacquez45-annlarimer
* I have been watching the back half of the skate season, but was frankly too ill to be writing about it much. I am going to talk a bit about worlds because they were great fun. Look, I know Ivan Righini isn't technically where he needs to be as a skater yet, but he is awfully fun to watch. This was far from his best this season, alas, but I still watching him. I was frankly expecting gang busters from the Asian skaters and Javier Fernandez, but not much from the Americans. I was incredibly pleased to be mistaken. Max Aaron has finally started to get the artistic side and his skate was a joy to watch. Adam Rippon was completely on and pulled the most delightful performance I've ever seen him do. Seriously, I had been rather despairing of our chances and was pretty much expecting to wait until Nathan Chen matured a little for us to really be able to compete, so this was stunning to see them both really pull it out. They aren't top class yet, but for the first time they looked like they had the potential to get there. It was much the same for Mikhail Holyada, who really pulled it together for worlds. I love when that Happens. Soma Uno, who I am fond of, was subtly off. Patrick Chan, was not up to potential either. Maybe next year. Hanzu, who is usually uncanny valley good fell at the beginning and just couldn't recover. It hurt to watch mistakes from someone usually so flawless. The program was next level enough, and he went in with a big enough lead, he could bump everyone who went ahead though. Jin Boyang remains technically impressive, despite being a little off early in the program. He's not got the artistic and performance bits lined up, but I could see little hints of what he'll be in a year or two in his best moments. Javier Fernandez, OMG! Look, he's one of my favorite of the current generation of skaters and it was glorious to see him skating at the top of his form. It's been kind of a rough season for him, and seeing him do something this wonderful was pure delight. I really do think he earned it.
For the record, the judging looked pretty fair to me just generally.
* EBAYs:
DIVERSIONS IN THE CHASHITSU 2014 (LE, Lupercalia, Shungas): (Company Says: Green tea, yellow sandalwood, apple blossom, and white bamboo.) 2/3 Full.
Ronin 2010 (LE, Lupercalia): (Company Says: White sandalwood, rice flower, honey, black pepper, and oakmoss. Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923594455?
Capax Infiniti 2013 (LE, BPTP, Lillith): (Company Says: A scent warmed by a whole lot of love: honey-snuggled skin musk, sweet vanilla ice cream residue, and lavender oil (Lilith’s favorite!), with a gentle hint of Dorian. Below Top of Label.
The Antikythera Mechanism 2008 (GC, Phoenix Steamworks & Research Facility): (Company Says: Teakwood, oak, black vanilla, and tobacco.) Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923597871?
In The Forest 2012 (LE): (Company Says: A wild, passion-inflamed skin musk with black pine pitch, brown leather, black clove, copal, white sage, oakmoss, patchouli, and saffron. 3/4 full.
HERR DROSSELMEYER 2010 (LE, Yules): (Company Says: Pipe smoke, sweet leather, woods and linen.) Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923603681?
TATTERED LACE 2011 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company Says: An allegory of Victorian melancholy and madness: tea-stained bourbon vanilla, with white cognac, coconut bark, Oman frankincense, and woodmoss over opium tar-stained silk. Half.
Clockwork Couture: Male 2010 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company Says: Leather, vanilla-infused sandalwood, East Indian patchouli, bitter clove, galbanum, and iron filings.) Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923613191?
MISTLETOE 2007 (LE, Yules): (Company Says: The plant of peace in Norse tradition. If enemies met in the forest and came upon a sprig, they laid down their arms and observed a truce until the next sunrise.) Top of label. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923619651?
Planting Moon 2013 (LE, Lunacy): (Company Says: The scent of Planting Moon is that of summer squashes, pole beans, kohlrabi, tomato leaves, peppery arugula, upturned earth, and sun-warmed herbs. To Shoulder. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923621420?
RAVEN MOON 2012 (LE, Lunacy): (Company Says: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance: shining, moonlit ebony musk with benzoin, myrrh, smoky vanilla, patchouli, nutmeg, and dried red chili. Full. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923623058?
CHANUKKIYAH 2013 (LE, Yules): (Company Says: Olive oil, beeswax, glowing amber, sweet sufganiyot, pomegranate, and fig. Full. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923626063?
* Zimbabwe has joined Ethiopia in disaster level drought People and animals are dying. Want to help? https://www.wfp.org/help
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* We Need $200.00 by Month's end! Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Donate to help refugees: http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
This entry was originally posted at http://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/606903.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
* Given the horrifying crap Bill Clinton has been saying on the campaign trail, I have to ask, is he TRYING to sabotage his wife? He's a shit and I've hated him since he first was in the primary running for President and him being horrible and racist behind a smoke screen of pretending to care is kind of his brand, but he is waaay more politically adept than this. So is it a matter of conscious sabotage, subconscious sabotage, or some sign of deterioration?
(For the record, I always liked her better than him. I do NOT think it is fair to hold her responsible for things he did. That goes for crap like this too. I’ve got serious qualms about her because of her positions on fracking, Keystone Pipeline, etc., just as I have a collection of qualms about Bernie Sanders on things like foreign policy, but I absolutely will vote for whichever of them wins the Primary when December comes around. My issue here is that she does get routinely blamed for shit she has no control over and/or attacked in sexist ways, and him running around being as offensive as he can manage really does undermine her base of support.)
* "New Study Reveals the Shocking Truth About How Much Undocumented Immigrants Actually Contribute:" http://mic.com/articles/136243/new-study-shows-just-how-much-undocumented-immigrants-actually-contribute?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social#.NxSKWBnyW
* "America's teachers are being trained in a harsh interrogation technique that produces false confessions:" https://boingboing.net/2016/04/03/americas-teachers-are-being.html
As a former teacher who cared about my kids, I can’t seem to frame commentary that does not consist entirely of expletives for this ugly bit of.... Yeah.
* TW: Transphobia. "‘People with penises are men’ - author Ian McEwan takes sledgehammer to transgender debate" http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/657652/Ian-McEwan-joins-trans-transgender-debate
* "The Only LGBT Cemetery Section in the World Was Inspired by J. Edgar Hoover:" http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-only-lgbt-cemetery-section-in-the-world-was-inspired-by-j-edgar-hoover?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=atlas-page
* "Skin Is Not Necessary for Sex Appeal: The Scarlet Librarian Weighs In On Functional, Yet Attractive Armor:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/142622421102/skin-is-not-necessary-for-sex-appeal-the-scarlet
* Today a friend took me out to dinner at the Thai place I love. Much fine talk was had.
* "Last Post by Carol Ann Duffy:" http://wordsofastory.livejournal.com/543751.html
* "Sunday Sweets Gets Touchy-Feely:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/4/10/sunday-sweets-gets-touchy-feely.html
* "Japanese teen girl metal band Babymetal performs on Colbert:" http://boingboing.net/2016/04/06/japanese-teen-girl-metal-band.html
* "Books I Wish I’d Read as an LGBTQ Teenager:" http://lithub.com/books-i-wish-id-read-as-an-lgbtq-teenager/
* "scifi where sight was considered as exotic and numinous as telepathy by the protag species:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/142620537587/vassraptor-jacquez45-annlarimer
* I have been watching the back half of the skate season, but was frankly too ill to be writing about it much. I am going to talk a bit about worlds because they were great fun. Look, I know Ivan Righini isn't technically where he needs to be as a skater yet, but he is awfully fun to watch. This was far from his best this season, alas, but I still watching him. I was frankly expecting gang busters from the Asian skaters and Javier Fernandez, but not much from the Americans. I was incredibly pleased to be mistaken. Max Aaron has finally started to get the artistic side and his skate was a joy to watch. Adam Rippon was completely on and pulled the most delightful performance I've ever seen him do. Seriously, I had been rather despairing of our chances and was pretty much expecting to wait until Nathan Chen matured a little for us to really be able to compete, so this was stunning to see them both really pull it out. They aren't top class yet, but for the first time they looked like they had the potential to get there. It was much the same for Mikhail Holyada, who really pulled it together for worlds. I love when that Happens. Soma Uno, who I am fond of, was subtly off. Patrick Chan, was not up to potential either. Maybe next year. Hanzu, who is usually uncanny valley good fell at the beginning and just couldn't recover. It hurt to watch mistakes from someone usually so flawless. The program was next level enough, and he went in with a big enough lead, he could bump everyone who went ahead though. Jin Boyang remains technically impressive, despite being a little off early in the program. He's not got the artistic and performance bits lined up, but I could see little hints of what he'll be in a year or two in his best moments. Javier Fernandez, OMG! Look, he's one of my favorite of the current generation of skaters and it was glorious to see him skating at the top of his form. It's been kind of a rough season for him, and seeing him do something this wonderful was pure delight. I really do think he earned it.
For the record, the judging looked pretty fair to me just generally.
* EBAYs:
DIVERSIONS IN THE CHASHITSU 2014 (LE, Lupercalia, Shungas): (Company Says: Green tea, yellow sandalwood, apple blossom, and white bamboo.) 2/3 Full.
Ronin 2010 (LE, Lupercalia): (Company Says: White sandalwood, rice flower, honey, black pepper, and oakmoss. Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923594455?
Capax Infiniti 2013 (LE, BPTP, Lillith): (Company Says: A scent warmed by a whole lot of love: honey-snuggled skin musk, sweet vanilla ice cream residue, and lavender oil (Lilith’s favorite!), with a gentle hint of Dorian. Below Top of Label.
The Antikythera Mechanism 2008 (GC, Phoenix Steamworks & Research Facility): (Company Says: Teakwood, oak, black vanilla, and tobacco.) Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923597871?
In The Forest 2012 (LE): (Company Says: A wild, passion-inflamed skin musk with black pine pitch, brown leather, black clove, copal, white sage, oakmoss, patchouli, and saffron. 3/4 full.
HERR DROSSELMEYER 2010 (LE, Yules): (Company Says: Pipe smoke, sweet leather, woods and linen.) Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923603681?
TATTERED LACE 2011 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company Says: An allegory of Victorian melancholy and madness: tea-stained bourbon vanilla, with white cognac, coconut bark, Oman frankincense, and woodmoss over opium tar-stained silk. Half.
Clockwork Couture: Male 2010 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company Says: Leather, vanilla-infused sandalwood, East Indian patchouli, bitter clove, galbanum, and iron filings.) Half. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923613191?
MISTLETOE 2007 (LE, Yules): (Company Says: The plant of peace in Norse tradition. If enemies met in the forest and came upon a sprig, they laid down their arms and observed a truce until the next sunrise.) Top of label. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923619651?
Planting Moon 2013 (LE, Lunacy): (Company Says: The scent of Planting Moon is that of summer squashes, pole beans, kohlrabi, tomato leaves, peppery arugula, upturned earth, and sun-warmed herbs. To Shoulder. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923621420?
RAVEN MOON 2012 (LE, Lunacy): (Company Says: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance: shining, moonlit ebony musk with benzoin, myrrh, smoky vanilla, patchouli, nutmeg, and dried red chili. Full. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923623058?
CHANUKKIYAH 2013 (LE, Yules): (Company Says: Olive oil, beeswax, glowing amber, sweet sufganiyot, pomegranate, and fig. Full. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301923626063?
* Zimbabwe has joined Ethiopia in disaster level drought People and animals are dying. Want to help? https://www.wfp.org/help
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* We Need $200.00 by Month's end! Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Donate to help refugees: http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
This entry was originally posted at http://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/606903.html. Please comment there using OpenID.