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Apr. 15th, 2004 09:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wispfoxThe Rant of Sauron - don't remember where I saw this.
USA dialect stuff
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grammargasm stuff
Amusing meme
Anti-Barbie becomes Russian icon
http://www.cafeshops.com/blogsnark.8041043 - seen on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shadesong's journal.
The Passion of the Peep, also fromshadesong's journal.
Freedom Of Choice Is What You Want, Freedom From Choice Is What You Want - bytheferrett.
http://www.railwalkercomics.com - I believecatya pointed me to this.
And the above link pointed me to http://www.brokensaints.com/website.htm- note that the chapters are fairly long. 10? 20? Minutes, each. The trailer is short though.
Also. Not speaking at work is _difficult_! I ended up having to compromise and be willing to talk (as little as necessary) with people who actually came to my cube.
Random bits of freewill Astrology (http://www.freewillastrology.com):
Libra:
The moment is ripe to initiate shifts in the way you create your closest relationships. For starters, I suggest you change the words you habitually use to deal with this part of your life. "Relationship," for instance, is a crashingly dull term for something so interesting. Try "hookup" or "two-way" instead. And rather than referring to someone as your "friend" or "partner," call him or her your "accomplice," your "freestyle," or your "lightning." Dead terms like "significant other," "boyfriend," "girlfriend," and "spouse" should be forever banished as well. In their places, try "lushbuddy," "heartbeat," or "jelly roll." Feel free, of course, to dream up your own fresh slang.
*laughing* What, I wasn't throwing around enough terms already?!
(And, seeing as I appear to be collecting fire signs...)
Leo
According to the New York Daily News, Leo novelist Danielle Steel had a tailor embroider the word "bitch" on 16 pairs of her socks. I suggest you do the same. If that's too extreme or time-consuming, write "hard core" on your ankle with a felt-tip marker. If that would sully your dignity, at least imagine that you have a tattoo on the sole of your foot that says "wise-guy" or "riot grrrl." The point is not to send a tough message to the general public, but to make a secret pact with yourself. No one else but you needs to know that you're planning to become better grounded and more fiercely assertive.
Aries
Due to a confluence of unusual astrological influences, you've been temporarily authorized to act as if you are the love child of comedians Chris Rock and Margaret Cho. Here's some of the behavior you have a cosmic license to express: 1. Expose hypocrisy with uproarious honesty. 2. Lay yourself bare as a way to educate and inspire others. 3. Shock people awake with irreverent new spins on traditional subjects. 4. Risk being annoying in order to be a servant of the hilarious truth. 5. Be edgy and healing, disruptive and inspiring, half-crazy and profoundly real.
Sagittarius (hey! I think this was what the 'what sign are you _really_' quiz said I was)
Let's take stock of the progress you've made since January 1. Most strikingly, you've been more disciplined in your quest for freedom and more discriminating about expressing your generosity. That's very good news. In past years, your drive for freedom has sometimes been chaotic, causing you to overestimate your strength; your generosity has often been excessive, leading you to promise too much. The fact that you're now reining in these two tendencies is a sign that you're finally poised to claim a measure of sovereignty you've never been ready for before.
USA dialect stuff
More
grammargasm stuffAmusing meme
Anti-Barbie becomes Russian icon
http://www.cafeshops.com/blogsnark.8041043 - seen on
shadesong's journal.The Passion of the Peep, also from
shadesong's journal.Freedom Of Choice Is What You Want, Freedom From Choice Is What You Want - by
theferrett.http://www.railwalkercomics.com - I believe
catya pointed me to this.And the above link pointed me to http://www.brokensaints.com/website.htm- note that the chapters are fairly long. 10? 20? Minutes, each. The trailer is short though.
Also. Not speaking at work is _difficult_! I ended up having to compromise and be willing to talk (as little as necessary) with people who actually came to my cube.
Random bits of freewill Astrology (http://www.freewillastrology.com):
Libra:
The moment is ripe to initiate shifts in the way you create your closest relationships. For starters, I suggest you change the words you habitually use to deal with this part of your life. "Relationship," for instance, is a crashingly dull term for something so interesting. Try "hookup" or "two-way" instead. And rather than referring to someone as your "friend" or "partner," call him or her your "accomplice," your "freestyle," or your "lightning." Dead terms like "significant other," "boyfriend," "girlfriend," and "spouse" should be forever banished as well. In their places, try "lushbuddy," "heartbeat," or "jelly roll." Feel free, of course, to dream up your own fresh slang.
*laughing* What, I wasn't throwing around enough terms already?!
(And, seeing as I appear to be collecting fire signs...)
Leo
According to the New York Daily News, Leo novelist Danielle Steel had a tailor embroider the word "bitch" on 16 pairs of her socks. I suggest you do the same. If that's too extreme or time-consuming, write "hard core" on your ankle with a felt-tip marker. If that would sully your dignity, at least imagine that you have a tattoo on the sole of your foot that says "wise-guy" or "riot grrrl." The point is not to send a tough message to the general public, but to make a secret pact with yourself. No one else but you needs to know that you're planning to become better grounded and more fiercely assertive.
Aries
Due to a confluence of unusual astrological influences, you've been temporarily authorized to act as if you are the love child of comedians Chris Rock and Margaret Cho. Here's some of the behavior you have a cosmic license to express: 1. Expose hypocrisy with uproarious honesty. 2. Lay yourself bare as a way to educate and inspire others. 3. Shock people awake with irreverent new spins on traditional subjects. 4. Risk being annoying in order to be a servant of the hilarious truth. 5. Be edgy and healing, disruptive and inspiring, half-crazy and profoundly real.
Sagittarius (hey! I think this was what the 'what sign are you _really_' quiz said I was)
Let's take stock of the progress you've made since January 1. Most strikingly, you've been more disciplined in your quest for freedom and more discriminating about expressing your generosity. That's very good news. In past years, your drive for freedom has sometimes been chaotic, causing you to overestimate your strength; your generosity has often been excessive, leading you to promise too much. The fact that you're now reining in these two tendencies is a sign that you're finally poised to claim a measure of sovereignty you've never been ready for before.
