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Quote of the Day - Dethklok Style

2009-10-22T04:04:05Z

"We're here to jump-start your economy...with metal." - Nathan Explosion at tonight's Detroit Dethklok show.

Whatever it takes, Nathan. Whatever it takes.

POLL: Holiday Knits - EVERYONE'S OPINION WANTED

2009-10-19T22:05:14Z

The yarn shop I work for needs ideas for simple holiday knits that we can teach as classes. I figured I'd ask you, my people- both knitters and non-knitters, gift givers and recipients -for your thoughts.

What kinds of small projects would you knitters enjoy making for the holidays? What kinds of small gifts would you non-knitters find useful and/or enjoy getting as a gift this holiday season?

Ideas so far....
Christmas tree hat
Stand up table top Christmas tree
Chirstmas character wine bottle toppers
Christmas light ornaments
collection of holiday themed dishcloths/towels
Tea cozies seem to be making a comeback

Pagan and Jewish Peeps, is there a Solstice or Chanukah (and I KNOW I butchered that spelling, sorry!) item that comes to mind?

Any and all ideas welcome! Thanks everyone!

VET STUDENTS AND PET OWNERS: ADVICE NEEDED

2009-09-15T18:49:11Z

A week ago, Katrina brought me an adorable black/gray kitten that had found his way onto her dad's porch. Its a good thing he wandered, too, as starvation and fleas were about to end his short life. Long story short, Blitz has a new brother and I've become a momma again! And as Blitz came as a "ready made cat in a box", I need some advice as to how to raise my 8 week old.

In the last few days, he's started pooping on the carpet in front of my bedroom and guest room doors. (These doors remain closed, for now, as all the stuff I inherited from Oma resides there.) He knows where his box is downstairs, as I've seen him use it with no intervention on my part. Last night was the worst instance of carpet defication. I got home at 11pm, let him out of the bathroom where he stays when I'm out, and when I went upstairs at 445am, there were 3 new piles. I go into the bathroom to wash up for work, and when I came out, there was another pile. Four piles in 6 hours seems like a lot, plus now I have to shampoo the carpet for the second time in 3 days.

So my questions....

What are some of the reasons he might be doing this?

How can I make him stop?

I know accidents come with the territory of box training a kitten, but this seems excessive and deliberate. (Twice he's gone during the 15 minutes I'm behind one of the closed doors.) I got some cleaner that is supposed to prevent re-soiling. It didn't work last night - could it be that it needs more than once to be effective? That doesn't seem like a quality product.

Vader (his head looks like an adorable helmet!) is a wonderful little boy, but I have to find a way to stop this. Its ruining my carpet, stinking up my house, and testing my nerves.

Thanks, everyone!

It was still the coolest thing I'll get for my 30th birthday.

2009-06-13T20:15:40Z

Dad took me to Game 7 last night. As those of you who care know, Stanley is taking a detour through Penguin Country on his way home. However, as I pointed out to those on my message list last night, we shall rise again. And the added extra to my "friends" who actually blamed me for the loss or decided to kick me while I was down....we do not forget.

To recap, I've attended every home game of the Western Conference and Stanley Cup finals. That is 7 games from the great Joe Louis Arena. The two men I love the most in this world...my brother and father....have allowed me to have the best time imaginable. It was a blast. Many of my friends got to attend games with me because of my brother having the coolest job of any one I know. I can say that both Chris Chelios and Sidney Crosby have given me tickets, and I've been a part of one great playoff run. Even though we didn't win the Cup, Hockeytown remains strong. Win or no win, Game 7 with my daddy was still the coolest thing I'll get for my 30th birthday. GO WINGS!

And the only thing cooler than having Sidney Crosby "take" you to a game? Having your dad TAKE you to a game.

FYI to all Babylon 5 fans

2009-05-27T02:29:39Z

All seasons (or at least a vast majority) of Babylon 5 are on sale this week at Best Buy for $19.99. The are normally $49.99. I figured that at least one of my friends would appreciate that information.

filmmaker79 @ 2009-04-28T21:49:00

2009-04-29T01:50:51Z

I don't remember the last time being sick left me so....useless. Seriously, utterly useless. Whatever this cold/flu thing is, its kicking my ass and kicking it good. Maybe by next week I can be a normal person again.

For the record

2009-03-09T01:50:00Z

I didn't really care for Watchmen. Perhaps its because I've never read the graphic novel or whatever that its based on, but HOW PAINFULLY SLOW CAN ONE MOVIE MOVE THROUGH ITS PLOT?! It was difficult to sit through.

However, we determined that apparently babies like Watchmen. At least that's the only reason we could think of to rationalize why a family (that's right, ENTIRE FAMILY) would bring a less than 6 month old child to see it. I figured that the pacing of the movie was on the kid's level.

Fan Day!

2009-02-25T03:26:09Z

I just got back from Red Wing season ticket holder fan day. I am now in possession of 5 autographed pucks and 1 autographed poster from the following players: Zetterberg, Maltby, Osgood, Hudler, Kopecky, and Leino. I also got to see the locker room, which did not smell bad at all, like Erich said it would. I go to bed a very happy girl.

question of the day

2009-01-18T19:44:59Z

Why would QVC need to send one of their personalities to the inauguration?

shot in real time

2009-01-15T03:35:09Z

Ladies and gentlemen, the world's fastest knitter. Holy shit.

And no, they did not speed up the tape.

(I had a feeling the fastest knitter in the world was a picker not a thrower.)

Best. Metal. Ever.

2009-01-14T03:17:19Z

There are lots of items, people, and concepts in this world that one can label as "metal" - Arch Enemy, knitted handcuffs, individuality, just to name a few. After much consideration, I'd like to nominate Metalocalypse as being one of THE most metal things ever. The fire, the dragon locomotive, Blackened Blood Coffee, Dimmu Burger, the deth spiders, Kloketeers, and Mordhouse are enough to make a girl weep with joy. I covet the life of my beloved metal gods. Skwisgaar, my cartoon crush, bless you for lovin the big girls! Mr. Small, Sir, I worship the ground you walk on.

DETHKLOK RULES.

That. Is. All.

filmmaker79 @ 2008-12-06T11:14:00

2008-12-06T16:18:59Z

I think I'm pretty safe. Blitz seems to realize that if I'm not around, he starts to be able to see the bottom of his food dish. Though I suppose my assumption about that "omg I'm so cute and potentially confused with you human" look could be wrong. It could really be the cutest death stare ever.

Eh, I'll take my chances.

filmmaker79 @ 2008-11-29T18:25:00

2008-11-29T23:26:01Z

Sarah posted this, and as I participated, I need to post it! I always follow the rules. ;)

Leave your name and
1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal

absolutely disgusting

2008-11-29T06:21:32Z

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20243367,00.html

I know its an extreme situation, but this is what we've come to. I never go shopping on Black Friday morning, and I'm almost ashamed to say, after reading this, that I ventured out for jeans tonight. I honestly used to think we called it Black Friday because of the dark sides of our human nature that were unleashed all to save an almighty dollar. I guess I wasn't entirely wrong.

Does anyone happen to know?

2008-11-21T00:38:54Z

The radio station that the warehouse plays all day is 93.1 Doug FM. (For the record, "we play everything" apparently means "we play nothing newer than 1995". But I digress.) There's a commercial that plays O Fortuna from Carmina Burana over what might potentially be an announcement for an upcoming performance of the piece. However, the music is drowning out the words and I can't tell for sure. I've searched the internets and have not been able to confirm a performance of Carmina Burana in the state of MI. However, I sometimes suck at the internets, so I ask you, my savvy friends, if anyone has heard or could find out if any such performance exists, or if I'm just creating something out of nothing. Carmina Burana is one of the most beautiful compostions I've ever heard and to see it performed again would rock harder than actually having Ozzfest be cool again.

Please help!

Thank you, Keith. And thank you, Otep.

2008-11-13T03:48:54Z

He sounds like he's going to cry. I actually did.

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=2243285&blogID=448245713

exhausted and elated

2008-11-06T00:57:26Z

I've slept a combined 8 hours in the past 3 days. While the first two are not at all important, last night I made the absolutely conscious choice to stay up and watch my next president give his acceptance speech. I had headed home from the election bash, thinking I'd hit the hay the moment I walked in the door. However, hearing McCain's concession speech made me realize that I was not going to go to bed until I'd heard Obama accept the presidency. I've seen something I didn't figure I had a chance of seeing until my grandchildren started voting. And I'm feeling something I've never felt before - HOPE that our nation can unite behind someone who can truly LEAD us while walking with us.

Some things are just more important than sleep.

quote of the day

2008-10-26T18:25:55Z

"Geek is a lifestyle, nerd is a look." - Dave Ramsey listener, 9/6/2008

I'm proud to be the former and hope I'm not the latter!

I HAZ GODSON!

2008-10-18T15:42:00Z

By now, I'm sure all of you know that Robert Carl Van Auker arrived on Thursday night. As the self-proclaimed doting godmother, I just wanted to let you all know a little bit about his arrival.

Sarah was AMAZING. After her water broke around noon (she woke both of us up with a startled scream, hehehehe) she had painful contractions every 3-5 minutes for the rest of the day. While the Nubane (which she wasn't able to get until around 4:00) helped, she was still feeling crappy. She decided on the epideral and by 7:00 she was feeling better. The doctor decided around 9:00 that due to a little baby distress and mother fatigue that a c section was best. Sarah and her dad went into surgery and at 11:24, Robbie was born.

I can't describe the hell Sarah went through. I don't know how much you all know about her phobia of hospitals, needles, and invasive procedures and I won't go into too much detail other than panic attacks and bad things happen. She had to confront these fears several times all while going through the physical pain of childbirth. Between Sarah and her father, the Van Auker family is one tough clan. I am so proud of her and was honored to be there with her. She kicked some serious ass and took on a lot of shit, and came through it with a beautiful baby boy.

Stephan showed up for about an hour and a half yesterday. I spent some time with Sarah and Robbie, I didn't kill him....and thats all we'll say about that. He may come around again, he may not, but he's the one losing out. If holding his gorgeous perfect little angel doesn't make him step up and be a man, nothing will.

I HAZ GODSON!

off to birth a baby!

2008-10-16T12:00:46Z

I'm on my way to the hospital to help Sarah through Robbie's debut. I'll let you all know how beautiful my godson is upon my return!

Is it just me...

2008-10-08T01:42:41Z

or does Senator McCain seem like he's fighting a losing battle? Nailing Jello to the wall? Seriously? And this magical projector of which he speaks - STOP FOCUSING ON IT.

I very much like how Senator Obama seems to not only actually *gasp* have a plan, but he's not taking pot shots. I want a President that will fight hard and fight dirty...but not against his own people.

Flea Market this weekend

2008-09-30T00:58:23Z

Anyone want to come with me to the Flat Rock Flea Market this Sunday? I like to get there between 7 and 7:30. Breakfast after is a definite possibility.

http://www.flatrockhistory.org/market.htm

Random Fact

2008-09-15T20:53:22Z

Bac-'os are vegan.

Just in case you missed it...

2008-09-15T20:52:08Z

filmmaker79 @ 2008-08-26T22:05:00

2008-08-27T02:07:32Z

"I can only say it like this. I'm not pretty, I'm not cool. I'm fat and I'm ugly and proud, so fuck you."

Shaun, you're absolutely right.