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Issues This Morning

[Sep. 8th, 2008|02:37 pm]

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[squeaky]

I have been working on doing some database optimizations to see if it will help with the "Comment Rot" problem. It seems that during this, some information that was cached in the database was lost including journal layouts and profile information. If you find this information is missing, you will need to reupload it.

We have not lost any entries or icons. Also please be aware that the comment loss is still our number one priority. We have some cool things coming once we solve this major issue.

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[Sep. 8th, 2008|12:20 pm]

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[billysands]

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did anyone just experience some weird techical fault? i could not access my accoun had to create a new one

revengeofcleve4

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You Worked So Hard At All the Things I Never Cared About

[Sep. 8th, 2008|11:22 am]

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[	Current Music	\|	SportsCenter	]

I know I haven't been around lately, but this past week/weekend has been CRAZY. I've been putting in two hours a day for my Stenography (and some of those sentences we have to write are so stupid), and family stuff has been pretty wild too. My aunt Marie has anemia and a fractured back. It's a mild fracture, she can still walk around, but she can't lift anything. How stupid are these doctors? She's been complaining of back problems for a while now, grandma says. She's been told to take it easy (though she's the definition of an 'active senior') and we'll see how it goes from there.

Dad and I went to Canada Saturday. Can you believe that they sell stuff for the guitar cheaper than they do here in Buffalo? Yeesh. We got two guitar stands, an amp, and a tuner for $111. That's pretty good for all that. I couldn't find either season of Dark Angel here, but I found them both at Zellers in Canada. And they were being sold at buy one get one half off! Oh yeah, I got a great deal. I also got a game for the DS, with bowling, poker, pool, solitaire, and another game. It's actually pretty cool, I just wish I could find stuff like that here. Ah, I love Canada. Well, except for the biased traffic cops who wouldn't let us turn because we were American...

Football season started yesterday! Well actually, it started Thursday, but most teams had their season openers yesterday. And dad surprised me with tickets to the Bills/Seahawks game! It was the most awesome game ever, and we won it 34-10. For an entire half we stood (that's right, stood) in the POURING RAIN. It was freezing, but I didn't care. I mean, I cared on the bus when the guy had the freaking air on, but the game was just too enjoyable. We had a fake field goal that our punter threw in for a touchdown! And Parrish ran a punt back 63 yards for a touchdown. He avoided EVERYONE and it was so cool to watch in person! We totally kicked Seattle's ass, and it was great! Though next week we're playing Jacksonville for their home opener and after losing to Tennessee (ha ha to them) they're going to want to beat the hell out of us. But I have faith in the Bills, and I know we'll put up some sort of fight. Go Bills!

And that's all I have. Not much really happens around here, as you can tell.

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Fic - "Young Immortals " HP/SS (PG13) (Part 4/13)

[Sep. 8th, 2008|07:47 am]

hpvamp
[winnett]

Title: Young Immortals (Chapter 4 of 13)
Author/artist:

winnett
Pairing: Harry/Snape
Rating: PG13 - NC17
Genre: Adventure/Romance
Summary: Ten years have passed and Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny have done nothing but perfect their skills in preparation for their final battle with Voldemort. None of them expected they would run into Snape, let alone did they foresee the price he would demand for his teachings. Well, nobody except maybe Ginny.
Warnings: Blood. Male/Male sexual situations. Language. Rimming. Violence.

BIT 4

"You did what?" Harry asked.

I requested training from Professor Snape and he agreed.

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Final Fantasy VIII, Squall/Rinoa, Original, #3

[Sep. 8th, 2008|10:29 pm]

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Title: GF Hunting
Author: otherworldcalls
Fandom: Final Fantasy VIII
Pairing: Squall/Rinoa
Theme: #3 (jolt!)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VIII belongs to Squaresoft. No copyright infringement intended.

( 3. jolt! )

13/30

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of Catching Up & Falling Behind

[Sep. 8th, 2008|12:30 am]

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[	Current Music	\|	Matt Darey pres Lost Tribe - Angel (Adam White Vocal Mix) (D I G I T A L L Y - I M P O R T E D - Voc	]

I really need to learn to write blog entries on the spot, instead of telling myself oh I'll make a good lengthy one later. Then I never do, haha. Things have been going all right. Already just a tad bit behind schoolwork but planning to catch up by tomorrow.

Been wanting to share my creative writing exercises to y'all but havent had a chance. That class is a bit scary, having to do exercises on the spot and sometimes having to read aloud. ^^;; So not used to that heh. For the first Submit days, I handed in my two short original fics I've written before. They're the ones listed in my masterlist. I briefly glanced over the comments but really am scared to read and take in. It's the first time I've had my stories looked at by anyone professional. Any previous original stories I've done (aside from when I was 10) were always done for school so I never really had big attachments to them. This is different, they're fics I really tried to excel in. Fanfic is different, I'm not as scared when people actually do critique it cause it's not all mine obviously. I'm just tweaking known characters and situations. Well, we'll see. I may or may not post my exercises up, not sure if anyone would truly be interested.

Hating my Group Speech class... Not so much the subject matter but the group I was assigned to. Including me, we're a group of six, three girls and three boys. The girls are great and talkative. One boy actually speaks up a bit. The other two? SILENCE. Our first assignment as a group was to find out one thing we all had in common, use that to create a group name & a logo. The girls were talkative, the boys shrugged their shoulders. We even tried video games but apparently *gasp* one of them really wasn't into gaming even though the rest of us were. Two days straight and we couldn't get anything on them to agree or share. Worse than pulling teeth, I know as I have plenty experience on that. The closest we could get to was we have all been out of the country, sadly one never used an airport so we couldn't get more specific. The girls and the semi-talkative boy decided to narrow it to smuggling. We've all had smuggled something in (just the usual normal stuff, nothing illegal). Except the two boys were rather quiet. One said that he only left the country when he was a toddler and the other just shrugged and fingered his DS. We finally agreed that they would lie and make something up for the presentation. I volunteered to make the logo. You''ll see it under the cut. =D The bag used is taken from thinkgeek, rest is drawn by me. XD So we finally have a name, Smuggling Travelers! The next month is going to be hell though with the real group assignment. I feel like the girls and maybe the one boy will be doing everything. BLAH.

Math is boring but necessary, have some stupid ass hecklers in the back of the classroom. If they're loud & noisy I one more time I may have to complain to the teacher. Basically just need to make sure I understand all the materials before test times. Best way is to do the assignments and show up for class. History isn't soo boring but as I've tried to take the same class before, the first few weeks are a bit redundent. Lots of writing and reading but I hope to get it all done. No real friendly faces in this class *sigh*.

Astronomy is online and that's the class I'm really behind on cause my textbook decided to take an extra week to get to me than stated. I hope I'll be able to catch up. Love the teacher and she's kinda easy so hoepfully I'll have no problem catching up.

Dad's really pressuring me to get a job. I'd like the money but I'd rather focus on school and my online projects (LJ keeps me sane, y'all keep me sane) so I can get my degree and get a job in the field I want. Dunno, might go to Spirit on Tuesday now that the weather is better and apply. Seriously, past two weeks? Couldn't get ANYTHING done with the house being always near 90 degrees despite a fan. Not fun.

Speaking of the house, it's up for sale. The owner prolly getting too old to care about it, not like she ever did. So now we're succumbed to having to clean up our apartment at a moment's notice for potential buyer walk throughs. >_< Dunno if anyone will buy this PoS. Needs so much repairs it's ridiculous. Only reason it shouldn't be torn down as it survived the 1906 earthquake and all earthquakes since. that's pretty awesome. At any rate since we're not illegals like most of the neighborhood, if we get kicked out we'll be sure to get the monies owed to us to find a new place. Pip really wants me to move to Millbrae. If it meant spending more time with him, I'd like that. It'd be a miracle to find a place in San Francisco with min 3 bedrooms for under 1200... And that's pushing it for us. At any rate, I don't see us moving out before the end of the year.

I think tomorrow shall be Meme-Day so expect some non-sensery from me. =D Will prolly catch up on emails and comments tomorrow. *hugs flist* Oh, n2s for next post... talk about tv shows...

OH! I can't believe I almost forgot! I'm an aunty again! My 2nd oldest brother had his first kid, a whopping 10 lb baby! His name is Mauricio (*groan*) Jonathan. I'll either be calling him MJ or Johnny. =D Seen him once so far, looks like a chubby baby buddha haha. =D

( Group Logo Smuggling Travelers )

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Has anyone ever told you that the answer to it ALL WAS 42?!DID THEY explain why?

[Sep. 7th, 2008|11:37 pm]

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[billysands]

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also are you aware that all that most of the knowN universe knows about our planet is two words-mostly harmless??

also if you want to see more stuff go to

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[Sep. 7th, 2008|07:19 pm]

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[lexus_grey]

Fandom: CSI
Title: 02. Blood and 03. Cat
Author: Lexus
Theme(s): Thrillers, 02, Blood, 03, Cat
Pairing/Characters: Catherine Willows/Sara Sidle (eventually)
Rating: PG-13 for now
Disclaimer/claimer: I do not own CSI or any of the characters herein. I am not making money from this fanfic!
Critiques: Sure!
Summary: Sara checks out Catherine's attic.

02. Blood

03. Cat

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what are you watching right now...and why?

[Sep. 7th, 2008|12:49 am]

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[billysands]

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Echoes (Ginny/Luna: NC-17)

[Sep. 7th, 2008|01:18 pm]

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Title: Echoes
Author:

ria_awesome
Pairing: Ginny/Luna
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: femmeslash, explicit sex, angst
Disclaimer: JKR's, I'm just playing.
Summary: Amid the turmoil of the Second War, the Room of Requirement forsees a need Ginny never expected.
Author's Note: written for HP Summersmut. Many thanks to Natalie for the beta.
Words: 2488
Comments: are love.

Echoes...

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Not so big.

[Sep. 6th, 2008|09:30 pm]

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[sagacious_wolf]

http://epoxi.umd.edu/4gallery/Earth-Moon_vid.shtml

This link takes you to a video taken by the Deep Impact Spacecraft, of our cozy little planet.

What do you think/feel when you see all of humanity from 32 million miles away?

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Tattoos and Jewelry

[Sep. 6th, 2008|09:45 am]

randomquestions
[southernroots]

Do you have any tattoos? If so, what are they?

Are you wearing any jewelry? If so, what?

I do not have any tattoos.

I'm wearing a watch from Walgreen's that cost only $10. A Hamlet 2 advertisement rubber bracelet that I picked up at the NIN concert last night, and a bracelet that's tiny handcuffs. The bracelet joins together at the cuffs and you use a key to unlock them, but they're tiny... like the size of my thumbnail. Dominic gave it to me on Wednesday after I gave him a Rain Forest Cafe jungle frog keychain.

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Icon Challenges

[Sep. 5th, 2008|09:52 pm]

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Everyone should check out the following Icon Challenges.

illyriastill a challenge dedicated to Illyria from the series Angel

fandomstillness An icon challenge for all fandoms welcome

whedonsworlda challenge for All things Joss Whedon

ulttvshowdown A challenge for all things on Television

These communities are waiting to be opened, once we have at least 15 members in each I will begin the challenges.

A fic community that everyone should also check out is

eroticjossverse Must be 18 to join and post, and open to all Jossverse shows.

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[Sep. 6th, 2008|12:17 am]

The concert was very interesting.

Two people came up to us and gave us front row seats, center stage. That was weird. We were behind the general admission (I would have bought those tickets had I known that's where the mosh pit was). . . but at least we had seats.

The concert wasn't quite as commercialized as that big Land's End thing, but it was a close second. Concerts sure have changed. I remember when they were warm. . . when the crowd bonded together in a sort of "oneness." I remember the lawn seats, blankets, and picnic baskets. . . sunscreen, booze, and pot.

The concerts I've been to around here remind me of TV. There's commercials thrown at you in every direction, blinging lights all pizzaz with little substance.

Trent Reznor seemed tired, old, and as he put it "cranky." And for 3/4 of the concert, he performed behind a screen that changed into a display with various visual effects. Blah.

Parking was $25, drinks were $10, t-shirts were $45. All in all, it was great and I'm glad I went.

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[Sep. 6th, 2008|12:56 am]

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i comment. add me. (:

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[Sep. 6th, 2008|02:36 pm]

addme
[ria_awesome]

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I did this a while back, but figured I'd give it another go!

Name: Ria
Age: 23

Favourite Things
Telly: The Mighty Boosh, Buffy, The IT Crowd, Black Books, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Soup, Firefly, The X-Files, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Oz, Big Love, The League of Gentlemen, The Young Ones, South Park, The Simpsons, Snuff Box, Frasier, Heroes, Doctor Who.

Music: Radiohead, The Libertines, Brand New, Death Cab For Cutie, Blink 182, The Shins, Babyshambles, PJ Harvey, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, Thursday, Robots in Disguise, The Kinks, The Cure, The Clash, The Smiths, Joy Division, Pulp, Blur, The Ataris, Dirty Pretty Things, Patti Smith, The Germs, Bright Eyes, Le Tigre, Alkaline Trio...

Writers: Cormac McCarthy, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Jane Austen, Vladimir Nabokov, Shakesepare, Kurt Vonnegut, The Bronte Sisters, Gustave Flaubert, Emily Dickinson, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, John Keats

Er, can't think of much else to say really. I'm pretty friendly, and an active commenter so add me if you feel so inclined :)

xxx

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add me ;D

[Sep. 5th, 2008|09:15 pm]

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[andersoncooper]

NAME: Allison
AGE: 17
INTERESTS; theatre, politics, (investigative) journalism, pop culture,starbucks, black humor
HOBBIES; reading, writing, listening to music, internetz, and sleeping ;)
LOOKING FOR; I'm looking for you. No being serious (while that is half serious) I'm looking for anyone who thinks they'd click with me. I love meeting new people--people who are like me and also people who lead completely different lives from me; I think if I only read about people who were a lot like me things would get a bit redundant. ;) I'm a very open-minded person and I try not to judge people so if you're looking for that type of friend and if you are the same, we'd probably get along great. Just add me!
ANYTHING ELSE; After taking a month long hiatus (in journal world that's like a year) I could seriously use some new friends to revitalize my journal. As mentioned above I enjoy reading, writing, pop culture, and politics. I'm a senior in high school (GOD. FINALLY) and graduation couldn't get here sooner for me, May feels like it will never come. Other than graduating it's that stressful time for me where I apply to college after college, every obscure scholarship I can find, and finally buckle down after 3 years of not taking myself as seriously as I should. If you choose to add me you'll probably read your fair share of entries about college and things of that nature, I'm sorry. Some other stuff:

TV: CSI, The Soup, Family Guy, Take Home Chef, Ugly Betty, Weeds, X-Files, Boy Meets World, Wonder Years (miss you), Skins, CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, Law and Order: SVU, etc

Music: here; arctic monkeys, M.I.A., kanye west, bloc party, sondre lerche, jason mraz, sufjan stevens, beastie boys, brand new, feist, mgmt, kanye west, santogold, the postal service, lupe fiasco, death cab for cutie, coldplay, the cab, stars, john mayer, paolo nutini, rihanna, the starting line, a little bit of everything!

Books: the lovely bones, half-blood prince, 1984, walk two moons, and catcher in the rye.
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[Sep. 5th, 2008|12:39 am]

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[hexennacht]

If everyone knew 1984 was when everything was going to happen, why was no one prepared?
Hexennacht is an alternate universe MWPP game set in 1985; a world where Gellert Grindelwald is now the Minister of Magic for all of Europe, and Muggleborn wizards live in fear of the Black Caps, Grindelwald's personal army, charged with keeping the Muggles and wizards alike in line. Hexennacht begins with the latest decree restricting magic allowed by Muggleborn wizards to the simplest forms of magic, while the purebloods are allowed to get away with murder. With the Death Eaters on the run, Voldemort in Azkaban with no hope of getting out, and the Order in hiding, along with the remains of their single ally, a former terrorist organization, is there any hope of restoring Europe to a land of tolerance?

Full information can be found in the moderator's info.

Game can be found here.

Wanted Characters: Death Eaters (Rosier, Karkaroff, Crabbe, Nott, Selwyn, Travers, et al.) James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Antonin Dolohov, The Weasleys, Prewetts, Bones, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Malfalda Hopkirk, Sturgis Podmore, Severus Snape, Heathcote Barbary, Merton Graves, Orsino Thruston, Donaghan Tremlett, Gideon Crumb, and others.

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Poetry & Beyblade

[Sep. 4th, 2008|11:49 pm]

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[meganekko]

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poetspassion Poet's passion:
~This is a community for poetry and for poets. It was created because all of the other poetry communities seem to be dead. Deceased. . This is a place to post your poems. It is a place to post your favorite poems, or even poems you dislike, but are intrigued by. Or poems you dislike but everyone else loves and you don't get it. Basically this is a place for poetry discussion. Discussion with anything that even vaguely has to do with poetry :D

beyblade
~This is an asylum for Beyblade fans. Fans of the show, the manga/comic, the toys and game itself, can discuss Beyblade, post fanart and fanfiction, and hangout and talk about Beyblade.

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[Sep. 4th, 2008|11:14 pm]

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[idol_expose_mod]

RULES & FAQ's | APPLICATION | CHARACTER LIST

idolexposed -- Ever wonder what happens to your favorite contestants behind the scenes of American Idol, when the cameras are off and the lights go down? Who's hooking up with whom? Who causes drama behind the scenes, and what's the latest gossip on the set? What happens to the contestants once they've been voted off of the show, and how do they handle it offstage? American Idol Exposed has all of the answers to those questions, and more.

Do you play an AMERICAN IDOL contestant or judge, or want to, and are looking for a fun & friendly place to play that is all-Idol, all the time? THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU! Tons of your favorite Idol contestants from each season, still available! Check the taken list to see who is taken and who is still needed -- anyone not taken, is welcome, regardless of where they placed in their season! No writing samples to provide. Five week update limit. Adds done daily. Now open to the Top 24 contestants of any American Idol season! We are very friendly here, and will be accepting of anyone who placed in the top 24!

Pick your favorite, and join the fun today!

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