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Gloating and chuckling and celebrating in Northern California this morning. It has been so long since we won big….
Champagne for everyone! Some California sparkling brut and some lovely French Champagne!
Thanks to Oui for keeping the numbers going last night…it was so nice to see when I woke up this morning!
Hi Sally, I am celebrating with you…not Champagne tho…lol..,it’s just 7:30 here, maybe a mimosa would be good.
A buffet for all…champagne is optional!
After 4 1/2 hours sleep I drug myself out of bed…looked at the results and am now soooo energized. Happy dancing and grinning from ear to ear! I’ll watch the coffee intake today…or I’ll be bouncing off the walls!
I am so happy to be in California today. I really feared the anti-choicers would win with Prop 73 and to see it go down in defeat is just so great. Seeing Gropenfuerer lose big time was also a joy. It’s going to be a good day!
I have a big smile on my face this morning for California! I’m a Colorado woman, but I lived in LA for 9 years and still have a lot of affection for that place. After Arnie won I was so downcast even my DH’s Ah-naald imitations didn’t make me smile (and they are hillarious). I need him to come home from his trip and say Fahntahstic now. 🙂
The election returns are a joy this morning. That’s a good thing since I’m on day two with no caffeine. Urg. I hope all of you feel perkier this morning than I do. I’m really looking forward to tomorrow and chai. My blurb begging is at a fifty percent success ratio, with only the politest of turn downs, which is pretty good. I expect it to get worse, but I’ve got one serious prize so far.
I finally got around to reading the results from St. Paul. Watching Randy Kelly’s attempt to follow in Norm Coleman’s two-faced footsteps run into a two to one loss just tickles the daylights out of this former resident. Woo Hoo!
I’ve finally come up with an advantage to business travel. Jim took my old point-and-shoot digital camera to school for the kids to play with, leaving me with the scary, heavy, cumbersome, really big digital slr. I took my reward points from my business travel and used it to buy myself a new, very spiffy, small as in fits in a pocket, way cool new point-and-shoot camera.
Here’s my first shot with it. Fall has finally caught up with itself here. Not only has everything finally turned but the trees are nearly nekkid, meaning I can see our barn from the house.
Neat shot… I love moody woods. And what, pray tell, is in that barn? Any critters?
It has native lumber left over from building the house (1979) and the barn (1983) stacked in it.
It used to have our ancient jeep and tractor in it but both of those are long gone.
I think we built it because of some compulsion based on the idea that everybody who lives in the country has a barn.
Morning All! Hey AndiF, what brand of camera is it? I’ve been listening to the ads for the new tiny Sony (I think)”fits in the palm of your hand” camera. Your new one sure takes pretty pics!
Well, off to work. It’s Friday for me. Tomorrow it’s back to the workshop! Yeaaaaa!!
It’s a canon powershot sd500. I had over two years worth of reward points to play with so this one would be kind of pricey if you had to pay cash for it but they make other cameras in the product line that are the same size and have some of the same features but much less expensive (sd200 and sd300).
I don’t like the tiny, tiny ones because I think they are hard to hold steady. This one gives you a decent amount to grip at 3.5 x 2.25 x 1 inches.
What a glorious day. Ever since the weekend that Libby was indicted and Rove was not, then Bush sprang Alito on us, I’ve been in a royal funk. The prospect of Alito on the SCOTUS is still eating at me, but I can’t be down any longer.
Democrats in NJ and Va, Arnold gets slapped in the kisser, and Pa rejects intelligent design. Just to name a few. We noticed on the local returns that there were winner’s checks by a whole lot of Democrats. I don’t know the breakdown, but who cares? There is reason for hope again.
Pass the bubbly!!!!!
We are still experiencing summer-like weather here in North Carolina. Yesterday was 80 degrees and more of the same today.
My boys and I went to the mall on Friday night and it was like walking into a time warp….CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE! For pete’s sake they were playing “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” and I was wearing flip flops. I gotta tell ya…it ain’t looking too much like Christmas outside the mall.
Now that you have a nickname, you need to decide how it is supposed to be used — do you want the full nickname always used, do you want to come up with a short form or can we refer to you by its initials?
If I remember correctly, the full nickname is a tad cumbersome. Is it “shy bitch-goddess of the left?” I guess an acronym doesn’t really work here. SBGOTL.
We need to shorten it a little.
I agree on the acronym but I’m sort of enarmored of the full effect so as long as I’m typing it, rather than saying it, I’m probably going for the full thing. For home use, how about shy-bi or shy-bigoddess or shybigl (pronounced shy big ul).
Um…do you not foresee any misunderstandings with the use of “shy-bi?”
I could flush Indy out of her lurking* with that one.
Anyway, I thought that was part of its charm.
*I realized awhile back that you could figure out who was silently hanging around by looking at comment ratings.
Take the S in Second and the N in Nature glue it together with an I
S.I.N.
Some days she could be Shameless, Intentional Naughtiness.
Other days she could be Shy, Introverted Nemesis 🙂
I love the way her brain works 🙂 That hummer note… Whoooooooooooooooot! Plus, she makes me snort!!
Ooooh. I like it!
Your cleverness has no bounds.
Here’s a little taste of Oregon as a reward.
A morning view of Mt. Jefferson from the porch at the Timberline Lodge.
Well, you know how neurotic Indy can be. Maybe she’s hurt because we didn’t give her enough 4’s yesterday. She’s all about that measurable validation.
measurable validation?? 🙂
It’s not the size…
it’s the girth 🙂 That puts in the worth.
I’m exercising a good deal of restraint not to respond to this with a very graphic joke about queer women and the flexibility of owning variously sized equipment. I expect to be given a cookie, or at least, many 4s.
I have those too 🙂 They have a key as well as a safety exit feature.
🙂
See, with the Soul Sisterhood of Toys, this is one of the many reasons I like you.
something else instead of a cookie?
Maybe she’d appreciate something from Toys in Babeland . It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Or buzzing. Or something.
Now ladies, watch it or I’ll have to post the Good Vibrations link again as in a previous Cafe.
Actually, I keep a wish list over at Good Vibes in case anyone wants to lavish me with gifts. Don’t forget batteries!
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Anyone got a cigarette?
oops.
Yes, this isn’t a joke. I made these damn things one time.
The PTO never again asked me to help with a bake sale… Hmmm.
Awesome.
I have plans for some real girl scout cookies 🙂
and I know I know…
I didn’t make different sizes, shapes and colors..
Shoot. That was supposed to be the url link not the photo link! Sorry!!!
want those unless you make them with a strap-on.
That’s not exactly true, although it has been a very long time. Just for the record and to prevent any future misunderstandings, my sexuality is much more fluid than most people’s, and I am not categorical about it in very many ways.
for attempting to limit your cookie selection 😉
And of course I greatly admire your fluidity as I am categorical about everything.
Oh, I see how you are now! I’m over here working for you and you’re broadcasting my secret fears to the world. I’ll remember this come next Shy Bitch Goddess Holiday. ::shakes fist::
I’m working on my feminism diary, hope to post tomorrow; unlike the Shy Bitch Goddess, I am limited by my mere mortal capacity, so I can’t be in here entertaining you people by acting a fool while I’m trying to write. 😉
but you went right for my bait, didn’t you — just like cheesecake to catnip.
I can’t wait to read it. Remember to dumb it down a little bit this time. I gave half of my brain to each of my kids. And I have four of them.
It’s drafted now and will probably take minor edits overnight, plus I have to finish coding it with links and stuff. I do hope I’ve struck a good balance between conversational and informative, but also, I hope people will feel free to ask questions about things I haven’t explained well enough so we have the chance to talk them out.
I voted. Also voted on a local measure “K” regarding water rights. They are wanting to privatize the water rights. Which is a bad idea. It was on a seperate ballot. Do you think ALL voters got it? No.
My husband didn’t and it wasn’t untill 7 pm that the election people realized the fuck up. Then the one lady at the booth said, “this happened to me too and I didn’t think anything of it” This from a lady PAID to help with the voting. So having to deal with the reporting it in and all.
But… what do you expect from the county where Bush got more votes than there were fucking registered to vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morning. Glad we beat the shit out of Arnie.
Are your water rights privatized now?
Don’t know yet. I’m not sure how they could dare try and show results… and it wasn’t as if people from outside the water rights area dispute didn’t vote… My husband and I – same address… ballots messed up. I got mine – he didn’t.
I’m headed over to the Water District office right now after I drop off DanDan to school.
Hopefully he will be terminated next year. Maybe he can do, what is it, like Terminator 17 ? After all, Sly is reprising his former role.
The Measure was passed (protecting our water rights) by 77%..
But still.. this wasn’t a democratic process.
I’m glad it passed – but damn.
Morning all. Interesting results in the Detroit area last night, not all progressive victories, but very telling about the ever growing divide between the city and the burbs. That divide will kill the city yet, that is if over-spending, undisciplined, re-elected mayors don’t do it first.
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2005/11/9/103558/014
Part of the compiliation series. I realize today we are celebrating and that is as it should be… but this week has been a firestorm of protests, riots and new reports of the attrocities taken place in our name.
I witness not to make me feel bad or sad – but to give me courage and conviction to try and end the Red Regime.
This is Tia.
Here’s Ralphie, with my “big dog” Bo.
Troy and Irie with my little brainless one Kerouac.
And cuteness himself – Zane.
For why I am dog sitting for the next couple of weeks, see this comment on blksista’s diary. It’s a Really L-O-N-G comment, and we know how some people (ahem) feel about long comments. But I’ll just comment whore anyway. The writing in the story I excerpt is so good, and the stories so important . . . Well, I hope you’ll go read if you haven’t seen it already.
(I’m not dogsitting Zane – he’s going to NOLA with his mommy. Just a month old. But he is so cute that I had to share.)
I just upgraded my cute meter to the more powerful model to handle Teacher Toni’s son Andrew or I’d be cleaning up a real mess right about now.
Zane is pretty darn cute.
Love the dog pics and what kind of dog is the top one, just love the markings and color..
And is that blksista in the pic….confession, until just this minute I thought her name was something like balisticia and when typing it here I realized it wasn’t, just like Damnit Janet….thought it was Dammit…Andif I thought was And if and then Janet Strange, I thought sounded like a fake name, lol……just kidding, I know it’s not your real name.
Anyway, hi Janet, haven’t had a chance to say hi to you lately and I guess I am just a rambling old women this morning, giddy with the prospect of Impeachment by Dec. 21, 2005……my predicted date; I know the naysayers say nay and I’m starting to think it may take a tad bit longer, but I feel it in the air, how about you. (Boy what a sentence contruction that was, but I did put my disclaimer, ramling old lady above, lol.)
I don’t know blksista – wish I could meet her, from her writing, it would be an honor. Here’s more about Troy. Irie is his girlfriend.
Hi diane! (From fake Janet – I think our other Janet’s are Real Janets. If I’d known there were going to be so many real ones, I’d have chosen a different fake name. Too late now.)
FWIW, the other day I found my old “Impeach Nixon” bumper sticker and pinned it to my kitchen wall. Every time I see it I think, we did it before . . . and it gives me hope. I wonder who our Barbara Jordan will be this time? Did you watch her at the Watergate hearings all those years ago? I can still hear her in my mind. “My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.”
All you young’uns who didn’t have the privilege of hearing those words when they were first spoken – GO READ. Sorry to shout, but I think everyone should have these words engraved in their hearts. In fact, I think I’ll print it out and tape it on the wall under the “Impeach Nixon.”
Ha! I’m real. So is my name. I heard it all my life
Damnit! Janet! (and it had nothing to do with Rocky Horror Pictures Show) 🙂
My “rea” nickname is actually Azul Spanish for Blue.
I think the other Janets around, damn we sure do have a few in here, are all legitimate Janets. Not that we don’t love illegitimate Janets. Janet Power!
Hey… there was a school house rock with that too
Janet she’s a planet she’s a galaxy girl… (ack my head hurts)
Great Blksista diary!
I’m a REAL Janet… 🙂 But I’ll share. It’s kinda nice not to be the only one for a change.
more than normal. Sorry. My headache from last night has been threatening to turn ugly.
I’ll be able to get new lenses when we move.
So Janet, your mom actually said ‘Damnit’ not dammit?
Want a headache tip, put an icebag under your neck for about 15 min. or as less….if you don’t have icebag, freeze a towel maybe or use a bag of frozen vegs…I swear it works…I used to use a heat pad but cold works better.
Actually it was my dad who uttered that the most.
I’ve seen damnit/dammit written both ways. Doesn’t really matter to me how its spelled. NOt with my typo problem. 🙂
Hi Ms. Strange, I just read your referenced Barbara Jordan words and I have to say you should put this up in a diary it is too eerily similar and relevent to today, thanks for that. I had forgotten.
Mr. Nixon, I remember those days well and that is why I still have no fear that Mr. Bush will some day be called to account, he will. Didn’t seem possible then, did it Janet, but yet it did happen and he was forced to resign. So it shall be I proclaim!!!!
When you consider what Nixon’s team did and what Bush’s has done, it would seem to be a “slam dunk” if there are still some Senators with principle left on the right (just had to say it that way).lol
Tia and Zane are Akita’s. Troy raises them. Ralphie is a mutt that wandered into his yard about a month before Katrina hit and Troy adopted him. Troy had six dogs in NOLA – Ralphie, Trouble (Zane’s mom), and Tia, one of Trouble’s daughters were located in Athens GA. Trouble gave birth the day Troy found her in Athens. Two puppies, one stillborn and Zane. His male dog, Connie, he thinks died at his house – there was “one canine found” spray painted on his house – he’s pretty sure that was Connie. Two more of his dogs are unaccounted for.
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BREAKING NEWS :: 10 min. ago …
Controversial anti-terror legislation defeated 322 – 291 in House of Commons where Labor has a clear majority. Detention proposal for 6 months without charges were seen as too aggressive for British communities.
BBC News – Tony Blair Defeated Over Terror Laws
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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How long before there is a no confidence vote against Blair?
Couldn’t happen to a nicer poodle…
Thanks, Oui.
Could our long (inter-)national nightmare finally be coming to an end?!?
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Both 90 and 60 day plan rejected
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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I’m sooooo proud of my fellow California voters this morning — hell, even the ones I disagree with, since they made their feelings known at the polling place yesterday.
Californians sent a message that while we don’t mind the initiative process, we don’t like to see it misused in an unnecessary special election.
Ahnold’s off to China — maybe he’s scouting out sites for his next film. The producer of “True Lies” wants to make “True Lies 2”; it’s based on Ahnold’s first (and only) term. 🙂 (True on the first part, snark on the second.)
Off to the clinic today, and hoping that the spouse gets the sign-off that his blood pressure is within DMV limits; it’s been doing great here at home. If all goes well, he’ll be back to his regular work schedule on Monday. 🙂
I’m tagging along too — my appointment’s right before his, I need a mammogram referral and to get myself checked up, though I’m sure my BP’s high from dealing with the general stress. Spouse decided he wants to wait for the weekend to have chili, so we’re going light tonight with soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, and I’ll have to brainstorm what to do for dinner for the next couple of nights.
sigh Got to go finish getting ready…
I have been on and off (her connection breaks often) a chat converstation with my Iraqi friend Diva and just asked her about women in Iraq smoking, she says young women do in secret, very old women do in public at times…So I told her “darn, I was planning a nice vacation in Iraq and now I wouldn’t be able to come if it is frowned upon there”…
Just thought I’s share that.
Spouse had to come home to pick up his bagged lunch before work, so I tagged along to change into something cooler; it’s a pretty pleasant day, too warm for the sweater I was wearing.
Spouse’s BP doing well, but doctor wants one more follow-up and for him to get back on better sleep schedule before he goes back behind the wheel; he goes back next week for another follow-up, and then will be on vacation for two weeks which will give him a chance to get back on sleep-wise. And she wants me in for a full physical beginning of next month — ugh!
Okay, time for me to head back out shortly before I put down roots here…
Some idiot upthread broke the margins. And with a cheap dirty joke too. I certainly hope she learned her lesson!
you should have known you would have to pay for your sins.
But as usual with sinning, it was worth it.
Frankly, it wasn’t that satisfying.
Really, hearing “No” eight times is nothing new to me. That’s like one night with Maria!