Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday is on the horizon.
The weekend comes to a close with us dropping the boys off at their dad's place. It sure is quiet around here. Tomorrow my daughter goes back and our adult only week starts again. I enjoy and love the time with Tamara, but I can say I sure as hell miss the kids when they are not here.
A basic weekend and I am sure another basic week at work is in my future.
Enough of my ramblings, enjoy those updates!
Peace, Health and Happiness.
Elisa
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Movie Day
Duncan and I saw Underworld Awakening today. These movies are silly but I do enjoy them. I'm looking forward to the inevitable sequel. I don't think Duncan enjoyed it as much as I did but he tolerates my love of the Underworld franchise. I'm hoping I can also drag him to see Resident Evil: Retribution when it hits theaters. I do so love to watch Milla and make fun of the horrible story.
E and the kids saw We Bought a Zoo. They liked theirs as well. I know E was really happy to see that one rather than mine.
Enough blabbing from me. I'll let you get to your updates.
Tamara
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Friday, January 27, 2012
A beautiful day in the city...
...and hopefully a weekend filled with more. One way or another lots to enjoy. The week seemed to fly by and now time to relax or at least not be at work.
Here is hoping you have found some light and are enjoying it as well!
Peace, Health and Happiness.
Elisa
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Read!
No words because I'm lame. Besides...you have a lot to read.
Tamara
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Drained
First - Monday was the Chinese New Year, it's a little late but to all our readers of Chinese ancestry - Kung Hei Fat Choi.
Next - today is Burns' Night - to all our Scottish, and of Scots ancestry, readers enjoy your haggis, neaps, and tatties....
Finally - tomorrow is Australia Day (though I think it's already tomorrow there) - to all our Aussie readers - have a good one mates.
All ranted out and drained after yesterday. Haven't seen hide nor hair of woman or dog today. I've never seen either of them before, not in all the time I've been working at this site, so they probably aren't local. If I knew who that vet was I'd report him but I doubt I'll ever know. Ah well.
See you next week, goodnight and may your God/s go with you.
Ze
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The More I See of People...
The more I think this planet, and the animals on it, deserve much better.
I came close to doing bodily harm to someone today. A woman, in fact. And it was only by force of will (and the knowledge that if I did hit her it would be catastrophic since I was holding a pick-axe at the time) that kept me from doing so, and allowed me to walk away. Although, afterwards, I did speak aloud many strong words, and I hacked the living daylights out of a perfectly inoffensive packing-case to dissipate my anger.
It all started at I was using the aforementioned pick-axe to break up some hard-packed earth, in preparation to digging a trench. As I swung I heard a weird squeaking sort of noise. I stopped immediately. If there was something alive nearby I didn't want to kill it. It sounded odd. Never heard anything quite like it. It almost sounded like that weird almost-but-not-quite-a-squeak squeal that guinea-pigs make.
I thought if there was a guinea-pig around it must be an escaped pet. So I started to look around. There was no guinea-pig that I could see, but just the other side of the hedge line there was a Jack Russell terrier. I looked at it and said, "Hello short-stuff, you chasing guinea-pigs??"
It answered me. It tried to bark but the noise it made was that squeak I'd heard. I was worried. I thought there must be something wrong with it. It must be injured. Or maybe it had something stuck in its throat. People will throw tennis ball for dogs and then not supervise them - it's dangerous. A soft, hollow ball will tear, and bits can be inhaled and choke dogs. Either use a solid ball or, if you do use a soft ball never leave your dog alone with the ball.
I hopped over the hedge and walked slowly up to the dog. I crouched near it and said softly, "Hey there boy, are you hurt?? Let me see." He didn't look in distress. He wagged his tail and bounced up to me in that way that Jack Russells do. I reached out my free hand (the other was still holding the pick-axe) and scratched his ears. Then I heard a woman speak, quite posh she sounded, too.
"There you are Jonno, naughty boy, running away from mummy."
I stood up. "Is he yours?? Silly question, of course he is, you just said his name. I'm a bit concerned about him, he's not barking properly. I think he might have hurt himself."
She replied, "Oh, no, he's fine. He can't bark. When he was a puppy he wouldn't stop barking and it gave me headaches so I had his vocal chords cut."
"You did what??"
She repeated her statement, quite unconcerned.
I said, "I didn't think vets would do that, in fact I didn't think vets were allowed to do that. Any more than they're allowed to dock tails, or de-claw cats."
She said, "Oh they won't. I couldn't find a pet practice that would do it, but I had a word with the Master of the Hunt and he recommended one of the Hunt's members who is a vet and who looked after the foxhounds. He said he would privately do that sort of thing. And so he did."
I found myself gripping the pick-axe handle very, very tightly and figured it would be best if I walked away. I said "Nice dog. Shame about the owner." And got the hell out as fast as I could.
In between swear-words and blows to the case I kept asking, "How could somebody do that to a poor dog??" None of the blokes I was working with had an answer. Though the one who has two Staffies at home said, "You should have hit her, I would have."
Part of me wishes I had. But most of me knows it wouldn't have made a difference. She still wouldn't have understood what she did was wrong. And I'd have been in the wrong for doing it.
It did make me realise how much I miss having a dog. It's just over 2 years since Reisen died, and a bit over 3 since my Harley boy was put to sleep. I miss them. I haven't wanted to get another dog because nothing could fill the gaps my boys left and I didn't want to try. And I didn't want to risk getting a dog that wouldn't be loved enough because it wasn't them. But I do miss having a dog. And maybe I'm ready to have another now. I've started checking the Golden Retriever Club's Rescue & Re-homing site. And the Dog's Trust. And the Blue Cross.
I'm sure if it's meant to be then the right one will come along. And I'm sure my boys wouldn't mind.
Ze
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Truth
It's out there. One continues to seek it. One must be honest with themselves. We are in places we are due to our actions, reactions, choices and decisions. All create pathways leading us to an outcome. Change is continuous and it once again follows us.
Life is here, enjoy it, find your path to Truth.
Peace, Health and Happiness.
Elisa
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Back to Normal
Back to work and school tomorrow for everyone and I just have to say hooray! I'm ready to return to our regular routine. Farewell to you, snow...stay away until this time next year.
Tamara
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
Ramble from UK..sort of....
Yep, sort of.
..... going home
It's a game ...a game of hide and seek, lost and found, nowhere to go and places to see
It's a place...a place in the sun, places in you heart, and a place for everything
It's everything...a life, a love, a love of life and the love of your life
and it's just another ramble...a ramble through life, a life in the sun, the sun in your heart and your heart in the right place...it's a place for girls who love girls, it's my place...on the web...it's F/F Fan Fiction Readers Corner (http://fanficreaderscorner.blogspot.com/)
I never really know where my rambles will take me before I get there. This time my rambling took me home...you can join me if you like.
unkn0001@googlemail.com UK
I know where my home is, do you know yours? Enjoy.
Peace, Health and Happiness.
Elisa
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Good riddance to snow.
Today E and I made it out of the house. Yes, the epic snowstorm shut down this town until Friday. It finally warmed up and we've been getting rain all day. Rain...no snow...thank goodness. What exciting thing did we do with our freedom? We went shopping and ate lunch. It was just nice to be out.
Tamara
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time
Snow is beautiful and certainly sound proofs the freeway noise in our house, however I am done with it now. I went to work on Tuesday left early due to snow and worked from home both Wednesday and Thursday and sadly I may end up again tomorrow. We got much more than was forecast and on top of that we got some freezing rain which makes driving more like skating. Hence home I am. Tomorrow is supposed to bring warmer weather and rain, but how long does it take to melt a solid 6 inches plus layers of ice throughout.
Another telecommuting day for me. Tamara and the kids are all off school which I am sure the kids love, but in the end it will all be made up...great now but come June the tune will change.
One other comment tonight. If you missed the update last night take the time to read it. Ze is right, these bills are wrong and need to be stopped. If you live in the USA call your senator and representative tell them not to support these overkill bills.
Now enjoy those updates!
Peace, Health and Happiness.
Elisa
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
SOPA & PIPA
If you've been reading my rants for a while you know that I am fiercely anti-piracy. I am totally opposed to the theft - online or otherwise - of intellectual property. That I consider those people who upload copyrighted lesfic books to pirate sites, and "share" them illegally, to be scum.
So, I'm in favour of SOPA & PIPA (even though I'm not a US American) - right??
Wrong.
These bills are not just using a sledgehammer to crack a nut - they're using a bloody nuclear warhead!!
Why??
Because under these bills this site would not exist.
Because we link to fanfiction which is published on websites and in blogs which also host wallpapers, user pics, avatars, icons, LOLcats and similar. And those things use copyright images. And some of those sites also host fan-vids. Which use copyright film. And even though we don't host those things, or even link to them, simply linking to a site that also has links to them is enough to get us banned.
If these bills become law in their present state then all of your favourite fanfiction sites could disappear. And (technically) so could Google. And YouTube. And even Amazon.
And don't think you'll be safe if (like me) you're not in the USA and your site isn't hosted in the USA. Because under these bills the US government could force all ISP in (or owned in) the USA to block your sites for everyone. And you know what else they could do?? They could force (US) ISPs to cut off internet access to the people who they think might have had some contact - however tenuous, however accidental, to a site that might have had a link to a site that might be a pirate. The US government will own the web.
Right now - even without the increased power that these bills give the USA there is a British citizen being extradited to the USA for having links to sites that do host stolen works. Note - he doesn't host them, he doesn't recommend them, he doesn't endorse them. He merely hosts a website that lists them. Just like Google does. And what he is doing is not a crime. Not here in the UK. But the US government still wants him - and the British government - as is its habit when the US says "jump" has jumped. He could get 15 years in gaol. The USA has that power.
And these bills will extend that power a thousandfold
So yeah - I'm rabidly anti-piracy - anti-theft. And yeah - something needs to be done to close - effectively - worldwide - the sites which deliberately host these stolen works. But these bills are not the solution. These bills are the crudest form of censorship imaginable. These bills are badly drawn, badly phrased and unbelievably draconian in nature. And you know what?? They won't stop the pirates - they'll merely destroy the websites of millions of innocent people.
First amendment?? What first amendment??
Oppose them with everything you have.
And on that cheerful note - see you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.
Ze
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Hype/Ramble
Another guest spot in response to our (my) plea.
As many of you wonderful readers may have noticed, the blogspot sites for Lesbian Fiction Reviews and Fan Fiction Reviews are no more. I've created a new, all inclusive site called C-Spot Reviews. All of the reviews from the blogspot sites have been moved over, to include comments and links, so you won't miss out an anything. I do want to mention that the URLs are different on the new site from what some readers are being directed to by blogspot so, please, use the search box on the home page or the category listings to find what you're looking for.
One of the best things about the new site is the forum and groups. I belong to a few Yahoo! groups but have a tough time keeping up with all the posts. It can be hard to follow a conversation thread in that format. At C-Spot Reviews, we have a standard message board setting where you can easily find conversations and games to join. The groups are an added feature that are just starting out and I hope the members of the forum will be creating new ones as we grow and flesh out our interests collectively.
On the last Cocktail Hour podcast featuring Susan Meagher we discussed the fact that the lesfic/femslash community has changed so much over the past several years. I know that there are still some very active pockets out there but they tend to be related to very specific fandoms or genres. With the C-Spot Reviews forums, I'm hoping to facilitate a new community comprised of writers and readers of all sorts of works. I hope you'll stop by and check it out.
Thanks,
Cheri (Rev)
There you go. Check it out. And anybody else out there with an anecdote, grumble, ramble, or hype report, that you want to natter about. Send it in.
Ze
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Snow or No Snow
Back to work for us tomorrow provided the weather doesn't decide to dump a few feet of snow on us. Actually that's now forecast for Tuesday night. We'll see. I've learned never to believe the weather predictions here until I see them actually come to pass.
This is a no kid week for us. That's always too quiet. It takes me about a day or two to get comforable with it and then I'm okay. If we end up being snowed in with no kids that will be really odd.
Tamara
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