saturday morning me//

folgers #2/toaster strudel/green grapes/

ye olde morning doob/typing by candlelight/

chopstix holding up my hair/barefoot/

long white gauzy skirt/white vest/

desk fan humming, stirring the thick warm air/

listening: friends drummin' in living room/

so how about you?/

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From the ditch, Fatima witnessed a horrific avalanche of violence that will haunt her for the rest of her life.



In the early morning hours of July 12, Sudanese foot soldiers and mounted warriors began grabbing the screaming children and throwing them one by one into a raging fire. While this was happening, one of the male villagers ran from his hiding place to plead for the lives of the children. It was a fatal error. In no mood for mercy, the fighters quickly subdued the man, who was subsequently beheaded and chopped into seven pieces. All six of the children, including an eight-year old girl, a five-year old girl, and a three-year old boy, were burned alive.



This attack occurred about 10 days after the Government of Sudan committed to Secretary of State Colin Powell and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that it would halt the reign of terror of the militia in Darfur and provide security throughout the region. more »



There's a sad, but reasonable explanation why you won't see any African men pictured in Sudan refugee photos. Living in a country filled with pet psychics, animal liposuction and suntan butlers, my small worries sure pale in comparison to hers.

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Flashback - Welcome to Camp DNC. Video stills from 'Save Our Civil Liberties' "Is this what democracy looks like?" protest of the so-called "free speech zone." Every time a convention rolls around I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Stew Albert can tell you what it looked like in 1968 at the Chicago Convention, with Jerry and Abbie and all the rest. For those too young to remember, this is a fine account you probably didn't cover in History class. Another participant in '68, Tom Hayden, will speak tonight at the Convention.



Don't expect any drama at the DNC; protesters are saving their fire for New York.

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Spelling Fuck You For Peace

Last week, the FBI warned the major television networks about the possible threat of anarchists tossing Molotov cocktails at their media trucks. But the Feds didn’t say anything about those same anti-authoritarians singing, bike-riding, juggling, playing the guitar, eating baked beans, and offering free hugs during the DNC. But there they were milling around the Boston Common on Tuesday afternoon for the Bl(A)ck Tea Society’s REALLY really Democratic Bazaar -- anarchists, socialists, Greens, Nader supporters, and anyone else who felt disenfranchised by capitalism, the two-party system, or just wanted a free bagel -- all gathered together for an open-air market that demonstrated the consensus-based group’s "visions of a better world."



And all afternoon, one police helicopter kept buzzing by like a mammoth mechanized mosquito, often drowning out the sound system.



Finally, in between songs, Rovics summoned a call to action. Those of you who want to lay down on the ground and spell ‘Fuck you’ to the helicopters, head over to the medic tent. So 40 or 50 people leapt up from the grass, walked eagerly over to the medic tent, and arranged themselves from head-to-toe, forming seven letters on the ground.



Just one small Fuck You to the police state that tried to keep demonstrators away from Boston. I'm waiting to see the Fuck You they give them in New York. more »

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Reading about Julian Schnabel on the internet I see he's currently working on a new movie which stars Johnny Depp, in the role of editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body. The film, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, is from his book of the same name, in which he used the only tool available to him--his left eye--with which he blinked out its letters and someone typed the words. What a challenging role this will be from a man who maintained his dignity after suffering such a severe stroke. (He has since passed.) The film is tentatively scheduled for a 2006 release.



**Schnabel also directed the delightful Jeffrey Wright in his portrayal of Basquiat.



{Monday Quote}

Waking up this morning, I smile.

Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.

I vow to live fully in each moment

and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

~Thich Nhat Hanh



Oh, cool. My Prozac fits into my Pez dispenser.

have a beautiful Monday

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{from: one of my favorite people, Anne @ fishbucket}

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Tony Blair has asked Downing Street and Foreign Office officials to draw up plans for possible military intervention in Sudan, where more than a million refugees are at risk from famine and disease.



"If need be we will be able to go to Sudan," General Sir Mike Jackson, the chief of general staff, told BBC News 24's Hardtalk programme. "I suspect we could put a brigade together very quickly indeed."



We're probably working on similar scenerios, but they haven't flown anything up the flagpole yet to see how many people will protest it. Look for "leaks" to eek out soon testing those political waters here in the US. Link



saturday morning me//

fresh ground hazelnut coffee/rye toast/oj/

navy ETSU jersey/jean shorts/wooden chopstick in hair/

viewing: The Fifth Element for the 10th time/

Skyler's @ Bele Cheré for weekend/

Simeon's pouring over morning papers/

**playing: Dog Toy Or Marital Aid?/

only 9 out of 14 Correct--oops/via: Karen/

so how about you?/

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Easy Text Generator

I'm going back and play around some more. You just supply the text and the generator designs it in interesting ways with different colors, backgrounds, and positioning. via: monkeyfilter



Fond of dead flowers, spiders, nipple rings... the usual girlie stuff.

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Wednesday Link Patrol
Scenes from Berlin's Love Parade. You know they're having a blast. San Francisco has been working to have their own Love Parade for 3 years now and on Oct 2 will finally have one.

"Teresa Heinz Kerry is a breath of fresh air, so why are the media choking on it? According to the chattering class, Heinz Kerry is - and I quote - "too outspoken," "too opinionated..." "In other words, she's an unconventional straight shooter. The horror!" Could you imagine Laura Bush disagreeing with her husband? Arianna also tells it like it is. Link

Burning Man and the Republican convention coincide. Where's a good progressive to go? John Perry Barlow has a good idea. Link

Speaking of vulvas, I found The Velvet Vulva while visiting Kelly @ Spell Bound. Vulva. Certainly not one of my favorite words, but appears to be the synchronicity of the week.

Establishing a Center to Remember Woodstock - For years there has only been a small marker where the stage stood. There will be an amphitheater and museum opening in two years. Link

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Bush/Kerry debates are in 10 weeks. Do you think Dubya's cramming night and day? Are they really going to ask questions that are not pre-approved? How ever will Dubya adlib? Friday, July 16, Kerry accepted the dates set by the Commission on Presidential Debates, which scheduled the events for September 30, October 8 and October 13, but The Republican president's campaign (Bush) has not announced its decision on the debates as yet. Hmm.

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Daniel Martin Diaz is an artist that uses many mediums. Tea stains, egg tempura, graphites, watercolors and oils.



US media kills story that Iraqi PM executed 6 prisoners

Dr Allawi is alleged to have told those around him that he wanted to send a clear message to the police on how to deal with insurgents. Two people allege they witnessed the killings and there are also claims the Iraqi interior minister and four American men were present.

Link via Infoshop



{Today's Quote}

When I realize that there are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; I know I am capable of great things. ~Unknown

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Kerryopoly - One group of millionaires poking fun at another group of millionaires, although most of the holdings actually belong to Kerry's wife. All the game squares have accompanying music except the one with Kerry on the motorcycle. I bet this was where the 'Born To Be Wild' song was. (see previous post)



Final Elliot Smith album to be released.



Guy leaves his heroin (80 bags) AND his wallet behind in a rental car. Cop calls claiming to be a regular person wanting a reward for his good deed of returning his items and ultimately pops him. Guy just recently released from prison in April for heroin distribution. [more »]



{Haiku}

Got a tummy ache

I shouldn't have been drinking

Must. refill. fish. tank.



Go dance, sing, visit friends, explore nature, and don't forget to find your way back.

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WTF? The GOP has been denied permission to use the Steppenwolf song, Born To Be Wild, and has removed the sample that it had on the GOP.com website. I know when I think of those bohemian Republicans, I get an image of wild, hedonistic, partying people, blunt hanging from their lips, leather and chains-adorned ass planted firmly on a Harley, while breezing down the road listening to Born To Be Wild and wreaking havoc on society.

[Link]



Said Martha Stewart, "Look at Nelson Mandela. He went to prison for 27 years. 27 years!!" Don't worry about prison, Martha. Be worried about being struck down by lightning for invoking Nelson Mandela's name.



saturday morning me//

freshly ground hazelnut coffee/

bottle water/early morning doob/

hot pink tiny tee/camo capris/faded vans/

shower-fresh wet ponytail/

listening: shalom by moonraker/

sending bday wishes to Beverly/

so how about you?/

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Testing....

Blogger is wonky this morning....

so are my comments....fucker

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{In The News}

Like Jimi Hendrix coming onstage before The Monkees, Bill Clinton is scheduled to be the first speaker at the Democratic National Convention later this month; now to be introduced by wife, Hillary. Molly Ivins agrees: "Get the 'big dog' on first." She describes him as a great politician with a zipper problem in her new book, Who Let The Dogs In?



I saw "The War Room" this week. It's a behind-the-scenes at command central for Bill Clinton's 1992 election campaign with George Stephanopolous, James Carville, and others. They were all balling (uh, crying) the night Clinton won. It's really a genuinely very moving piece of film. It reminds me of how optimistic I was then in the 90s.



If you're a Blogger user, you can now add an audio link to your Profile page. They've also improved the 'Edit' page.



{Overheard...}

"Martha Stewart can lick my scrotum ... do I have a scrotum?" ~Sharon Osbourne



"Martha Stewart may soon experience culinary changes. Say, what wine goes well with vulva?" ~Graham Norton



Enjoy your Friday. I insist on it.

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David Letterman's Worldwide Pants is producing its first film, an independent feature based on cable network Comedy Central's cockeyed cautionary tale, "Strangers With Candy" which ran from 1998 to 2000.



PLOT: Upon her release from jail, Jerri Blank (Sedaris), a 46-year-old ex-junkie/whore, starts her life over by enrolling in Flatpoint High School. With her mom dead, she lives with her dad and new stepmother, who hates her. The writing on this show was brilliant. I can't wait for the film. Link

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I'm a sucker for free stickers. Alert passersby to the dangers of Big Media — for free!



Place these non-destructive static cling stickers on newspaper boxes, TVs, radios, FOX street ads (bus stops, subways, etc.) — any corporate media outlet. We'll send you five for free. Available in red and yellow! Link

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{Protesting the RNC & DNC Conventions}



Black Tea Society - How do you protest the political maneuverings inside the FleetCenter that are meant to put your preferred candidate into office?



High Times Blog - magazine's Activist Guide to the RNC.



Missile Dick Chicks - Getting Their War Kix



Vomitorium 2004 - is a theatrical performance, modeled after the opulent parties of the Roman Empire. No, thanks.



Tompkins Sq. Park Campout - Organized by John Penley & Aron Kay ( aka the Pie Man)



Times UP! - The TIME'S UP! environmental group, (mostly cyclists) has a long history of promoting a positive message about our environment and non-polluting transportation.



*New Posts in my Side Bar

Testicle Theater via Asheville blogger, Jay

Magic Cow - 1000's flock to get licked by Magic Cow

Courtney Deserves Better - Margaret Cho Courtney Love post

Those of you reading in a newsfeed won't see new additions, so I'll start posting them, too.

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Osama Bin Lotto

When will Bush announce Osama's been captured? How did we get him, how long has he been held and what's the most opportune time to announce it? Go play Osama bin Lotto.



{via - talk left}

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Former Yardbirds guitarists Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck recently reunited for a photo shoot for U.K.'s Mojo magazine. On stands Thursday, July 15, the issue comes with a CD The Roots of Led Zeppelin, which features 15 tracks that inspired one of the hardest rock bands of all time. The issue also features an exclusive interview with Page and Beck talking about the first time they met to their incredible careers with Led Zeppelin and the Jeff Beck Group respectively. The 15-page feature story also has a section on the top 10 essential blues albums chosen by Eric Clapton. Sure like to be able to find this copy of Mojo magazine.



Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and his wife, Jimena, introduced a new geography teaching resource called Streets of Brazil on last week that provides U.K. students with information about the plight of homeless or needy Brazilian children. Jimena Page is the founder of Action for Brazil's Children Trust.



Keith Richards performed at two California benefit concerts over the weekend paying tribute to his late friend, country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. During the shows, the Rolling Stones guitarist duetted with pop chanteuse Norah Jones, covered the Parsons-penned Byrds tune "Hickory Wind" and led a star-studded sing-along of the Stones' "Wild Horses." "He opened doors," Richards said of Parsons, who died at age 26 in 1973." Link

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"Aleister Crowley: Revolt of the Magicians" Website to Launch On Friday, July 16th - {via - Market Wire}

http://www.revoltofthemagicians.com/

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Farscape Returns in October

SCI FI announced it will be bringing back Farscape with an all-new miniseries — called Farscape: Peacekeeper War — slated to air in the fourth quarter of this year. The four-hour miniseries picks up where the cliffhanger series finale left off and will reunite John Crichton (Ben Browder), Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black) and the rest of the Moya crew. Four-hour mini series Oct 17. I'm still enjoying the re-runs.



(via: the most excellent ollapodrida)

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Have you ever had someone ripoff most of your blog design before? Should I be flattered, should I be pissed off, or should I give a lesser fuck? You work on a site design for two years, adding and subtracting elements to get it just the way you want it, and someone comes along and decides they'll use it and they hope you don't notice. No credit, no courtesy reach around, no nothing.



Here's the basic layout both sites use.



And here's the site I'm talking about.

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Exclusive: Election Day Worries

July 19 issue - American counter-terrorism officials, citing what they call "alarming" intelligence about a possible Al Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall, are reviewing a proposal that could allow for the postponement of the November presidential election in the event of such an attack, NEWSWEEK has learned.



I realize contingency plans should be in place for any scenerio. It's just too freaky when the fox makes all the rules for the henhouse. Remember George Bush & the Supremes last rendition of "Ain't No Election Can't Be Bought?"



Link

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Welcome To The Matrix

In what civil liberties advocates call the most massive database surveillance program in U.S. history, the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange, or Matrix, continues to compile billions of records on law-abiding citizens and receive federal funding, despite public outcry and suspicion.

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Maureen Dowd, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, pointed out in Thursday's NY Times that the Secret Service has "advised journalists to bring 'escape hood respirators' to the Democratic convention in Boston in case of a terrorist attack." {via: esoteric bowl, who has a thoroughly researched and humorous post on hoods for the 21st century.) Scroll to the bottom for this line about the respirators here.



saturday morning me//

still in a stupor/oatmeal & brown sugar/

sipping:Folger's #1/puffing:Gauloises Blondes #2/

Stewie t-shirt/navy sweatshorts/

new kitten with no name climbing my frame/

winamp: since i've been lovin' you-led zeppelin/

thinking: 'bout the unviverse/

so how's about you?/

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Five years ago, Tanya Gold was admitted to the Priory with a catastrophic alcohol problem...



I realised I was an alcoholic the day I mounted Brian Sewell. It was deepest lunchtime, one Tuesday in 1999, and I was working as a gossip columnist at the London Evening Standard. I was drinking vodka from a Pepsi can and writing about dog fashion shows. Then, out of the fractures of my brain, burst a "rock-bottom". I looked across the office and saw the art critic, sitting at his desk.



I decided to "take" Brian. I lunged, straddled him - and the newsroom gaped. As I was peeled off, a pale Sewell said, "If I was ever unsure I'm a homosexual, I'm not now," and I was dispatched to the Priory Hospital, a Victorian Gothic mansion just north of Richmond Park. With battlements, en-suite bedrooms and a jewellery shop, the loony-bin of tabloid lore looks like the Savoy spliced with Broadmoor. It costs £3,000 a week.



To find more about Tanya Gold and to see if Brian Sewell made it out alive, read [more»]

{a nod to - tmftml who notes most rehab stories are boring; this opening is interesting} Not only do I find it interesting, it's gutsy as hell. And a little too familiar. Believe it.

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"Outfoxed" examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. Sign up for Outfoxed house parties. {via: magdalen sez}



Another Fiona Apple song trickled out. It's called a Better Version Of Me and you can go here for the download. {via: waxy}



S.H.I.T.!(So Happy It's Thursday!)

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Fuck The Vote - Swing a conservative vote by fucking them. FtheVote.com encourages liberals to use their sex appeal to seduce and bed George W. Bush supporters in exchange for a vote against the incumbent in the November Presidential election.



Fuck The Vote (FTV) launched its website www.FtheVote.com on July 4, 2004, which invites its visitors to trade sex with conservatives in swing states for votes against George W. Bush in the November presidential election.



You want me to do what to a who? Not even with Ann Coulter's _____.

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Camel Toe Cup NSFW - for keeping that pesky camel toe in place when attending such important functions like the next Trailer Park Regatta or the Nascar Polo Club Hoedown. {via - the always fun bazima}



When spliff gets in your eyes...

We knew it gave people the munchies and made them giggle. Now researchers claim to have found a new property in cannabis - it helps us see in the dark. [more»]

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It's John Edwards!

And the Republicans couldn't be more scared. Already screaming Edwards to add "charm factor", 2nd choice (referring to Kerry wanting to choose McCain first), ad nauseum. They're gearing up their ads, emailing the press in a frenzy. It's a treat to watch them scury & scramble.



Be afraid, Bush. Be very afraid.

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» You can really get fucked up with only half the effort nowadays. Has anyone tried alcohol energy drink Sparks yet? It contains Vodka, Caffeine, and Taurine, plus citrus flavoring.



Yeah... I know. Cunning, baffling, etc, etc.





» Grow-a-Brain has a theme-post today on many beverages including the controversial Gay Fuel. Gay Fuel is a mixture of red currant juice, B vitamins, and a secret blend of sexual stimulant herbs...[more]



» Coach K staying at Duke!

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Happy Fourth! Hope you are enjoying some leisure time this holiday weekend. Sky is visiting friends so it's blissfully calm and quiet here. Only the soothing and familiar sounds of Sebastian doing the buzzkill shuffle as he passes through the house bitching about any and everything. This evening we'll join friends for a thrashing of guitars, mandolins, (thrashing mandolins?) and banjos with an outdoor buffet in the country where everything's homegrown. Everything. I'm ready to twist one up, chow down and get into some porch pickin'.



Kane has a nice July 4 family memory of going to the drive-in. Remember those? And with apologies to my friend, Kane, my twisted mind deviates to X-rated cartoons.



The last movie I saw at a drive-in was Fritz the Cat. The first full-length X-rated cartoon and based on an R Crumb character, the DVD is available for this 1972 release. It was hilarious back then.

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Making FireFox Even Faster

I've heard it said, here and other places, that Opera is the fastest browser available. It is fast - there's no denying that - but there are ways to make FireFox render pages every bit as quickly, with just a few easy "tweaks." I had thought these adjustments were pretty well-known, but it's beginning to seem as though they may not be. So I thought it was worthwhile to bring these "hidden settings" more into the light.



To get started, type "about:config" in your FireFox address bar. The settings you're looking for are:



1.) network.http.pipelining

2.) network.http.pipelining.firstrequest

3.) network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

4.) network.http.proxy.pipelining

5.) nglayout.ititialpaint.delay



Set #1, #2, and #4 to "true". Set #3 to a high number, like 32. Set #5 to 0.



Sure as hell worked for me.

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"While you stand amazed and in wonder at the fantastic photos being beamed by the Cassini satellite as it orbits Saturn, let's take a little walk down memory lane to 1997," sez: Hit & Run. Does anyone remember all the opposition to the launch7 years ago?



I'm curious to hear Fiona Apple's new cd Extraordinary Machine, but as you probably know, Sony has had it on the shelf due to marking probs. (Read: Nothing you can dance or snap your fingers to.) Sign the petition to say you'll buy it if they'll release it.



saturday morning me//

drinking choc milk/no java today/

still healing, reeling, feeling/

navy sweat shorts/duke tee/barefooted/

listening: npr news & dog barking/

hearing: lonesome dove on tv-(husband watching)/

think i'll have a drink & count my money/

so hows about you?/

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