I always stop to gaze at these amazing banisters on my way from the Assumption cathedral to the open swimming pool. These banisters is the only part of the house on a high bank of the Oka river which has survived. It's the perfect setting for taking "atmospheric" pictures. The pictures were taken in mid-November and early October this year.
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• 01:52 spent all day writing apology letters in starbucks, celebrated completion with a beer at Tea Lounge, Glad those are done! #
• 01:52 There's a certain joy in having excursions in the city alone. #
• 01:57 Things in my room in my immediate direction: wine bottle, pink sparkle nail polish, heart covered pajama pants, "I Was Told There'd be Cake" #
• 01:58 copy, red plaid tights, red plastic poinsettas taped to the wall, Volver poster, Breakfast at Tiffany's poster, eye glasses, Frida Kahlo bag #
• 01:58 I think somehow my worthless belongings say a lot about what kind of person I am, the clutter I collect. #
• 19:21 Already finished Christmas cards and bought a holiday sweater tonight, when did I go from being a cynical bitch to Miss Holiday Spirit? #
• 20:55 The fed gov owes me about $10,000 because turbo tax messed up. Trying to fix it myself but keep falling asleep. #

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october 27th, 2009

Hello,

I co-own The Trunk Space in PHX AZ.
http://www.thetrunkspace.com
Our photobooth quit working about 3 weeks ago.
PhotoMeUSA hasn't gotten back to us after repeated calls.

Would anyone in the area/state know a "freelance" photobooth tech?

Thanks,
JRC--TTS

UU in Advent

On a different blog I'm trying to write a post per day for the advent season, each week a different theme and thought that I'd share it with folks.

Hey all,

I come with cute pictures of my cats. I meant to post our potty training pictures here, but not sure if I did or not, so those are under the cut. Everything else should be brand spankin' new. Splode!

Sprocket helping us move. He tends to see crevices and think "I can fit in there." Many of the times, he cannot. But he always tries.

Sprocket as a kitten.
( inappropriate toys, potty training, and more teh cute. )

This was once an amusement park of sorts with a nursery rhyme/fairy tale theme in Ellicott City, MD


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( gingerbread house and castles )

Neutief - ex-german airbase that was originaly build for Luftwaffe. After the end of the Second World War USSR claimed/took control and ownership of the airbase. In 1990, at the end of USSR, airbase was finally collapsed and abandoned.




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my nose is clogged, my eyes are red and swollen shut and my cheeks are chapped. oh no hillary what happened, you are asking. WELL I WILL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. MY MOTHER.

she calls me this morning from houston- they flew there on friday for a wedding so she was going on and on about black tie this and white glove service that (the wedding was $$$ and really high class and she just loves that shit) and then she started in with my nephew and how he is apparently gods gift to the planet, truly a miracle child, the greatest contribution to the world that was ever made, a benefit and credit to society just by being born and existing, truly, that is how perfect this child is. she was going on and ON about it and then she jumped right on over to how she cannot wait to see him again in february and then again in may when my brother gets his fucking masters degree and isnt it nice how she gets to go see him every three months, she likes to see him every three months, every three months is just perfect.

WELL. something inside me snapped and i got all hysterical and before i could STOP myself from saying SOME CRAZY SHIT i was literally SCREAMING into the phone

HOW DO YOU THINK THAT MAKES ME FEEL, THAT YOU TEE-TA OVER TO TEXAS EVERY TWELVE GOD DAMN WEEKS AND YOUVE NEVER ONCE ASKED TO COME HERE?

oh my god. and then it went on from there about how she thinks ive never asked her which is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT PURE BULLSHIT and she KNOWS it and how she thinks ive never asked her to stay with us which is AGAIN, PURE SHIT, because i cant tell you how many times ive said SUSAN THERE IS AN EXTRA ROOM JUST FOR YOU COME ANY TIME. in fact i remember last year sitting on her fucking couch at christmas begging my parents to please come and stay with us this year but i can write that conversation off and allow her to have forgotten it because she was PROBABLY TOO TANKED to have had ANYTHING I SAID register. she is a BOOZE SOAKED WITCH.

right, so the fight THEN went on after she said WELL HILLARY JOY I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU LIKE THIS BUT WHEN I COME TO HOUSTON WITH DADDY MOST OF IT IS PAID FOR BY THE COMPANY BECAUSE HE GETS TO COME TO THE OFFICE HERE AND WORK.

oh please give me a fucking break. my parents have more money than god and i dont hold it against them at all, why should i, they have worked hard, we went through periods of having nothing as i grew up and they certainly built on that, they have zero debt (mostly because theyd rather die than give me or my brother a dime for anything), and clip coupons. my father buys my mother diamonds like theyre bottles of vitamin water at 711. and shes dropping the company pays excuse on me. PLEASE. you know what i suspect the real issue is? STAYING WITH ME WOULDNT BE GOOD ENOUGH. NOT FOR PAMPERED SUE AND PETE, NO THEY COULDNT POSSIBLY. ONE BATHROOM, OH THE HORROR.

so there was more fighting and more screaming and more tears, mine genuine and hers some dramatic nonsense- IM SORRY IT HURTS YOUR FEELINGS HILLARY BUT IT HURTS MY FEELINGS THAT YOU LIVE SO FAR AWAY. excuse me, what? because im doing WHAT EXACTLY TO YOU. i asked her that and she said ITS JUST THAT IM OUT OF THE LOOP. out of the loop, i screamed, i talk to you every god damn day. ITS NOT THE SAME, IT IS NOT THE SAME she says. OH YEA? i scream. AND BY THE WAY, WHEN YOU REFER TO THE LOOP, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SAME LOOP I AM GOING TO HANG MYSELF BY LATER???

shit. i dont know what these assholes want from me. i dont know what i want from them. NOTHING, i guess. NOTHING. peace, i want some peace. i just want to live my fucking life and not deal with their dramatic high class bullshit and not hear about my racist psychotic brother and his perfect child. i just want to live here in my apartment with my husband who loves me IS THAT SO CRAZY.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.

i dont even WANT her to come here. god imagine that blood bath. i dont have any idea why i started this fight with her. i guess them never coming here really does bother me and its something i wasnt really aware of. great. and i cant even go to therapy.

Meadville Lombard to sell Chicago campus

One of the two UU Seminaries is in trouble and the solution being explored is to sell the buildings and merge with some other school. What does this mean for American UU's? Is it a slow slide towards Starr-King being our only UUA school? It's important that we have schools accessible to folks on or near both coasts if we are to avoid the fate of being seen as a CA New Agey religion (as some do see us, dispite out New England origins).

Quote from the story:
Though the talks are very preliminary, Meadville Lombard has been clear on one issue: timing. On its website, it answers a series of Frequently Asked Questions [PDF] about potential partnerships. “We need a decision in 2010,” it states. “The ‘do nothing’ option is not sustainable for Meadville Lombard.”

• 12:58 Had fun night out, bought heeled boots and Parcel bag like I had in college at Cen. 21, as well as Christmas gifts for coworkers, feel good #
• 16:25 I have to write apology/explanation emails to two friends as well as my roommate, though in all honesty, I did not act mean to anyone. #
• 16:25 My quietness/aloofness often leads to misunderstandings. Really, I'm not a vindictive person, I just try not to overwhelm people with myself #
• 19:43 You can now watch The Last Days of Disco for free on Hulu. Awesome, I love that movie, haven't seen it in ten years. Very true to life. #
• 21:18 Is there a difference between Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill? To me they are one in the same. #
• 21:20 Some Europeans are heavily making out on the couch in front of me in Starbucks. Gross! That only swings if you're in a bar and drunk. #

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FOR MOST DEPRESSING MOVIE EVER: PRECIOUS.

MY SISTER'S KEEPER: MOST DEPRESSING MOVIE EVER.

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The Christmas decorating has begun! We had friends and family over today and they helped us get all the boxes of Christmas goodness down from the attic. It was so quick with so many hands to help. We have begun the decorating but are waiting to get the tree until we get back from Boston.

We have some family coming to house sit for us but I didn’t want to leave them with a burden of a tree and one crazy cat. This is the first year we have had a cat with a tree and I am quite nervous about it. Biscuit is crazy, she climbs walls, chews cardboard like a dog might, and loves heights.

Any one have an experience or advice on that? We are going to keep all our glass ornaments off the tree this year just in case, but it still is a bit of worry. Otherwise I am so excited to get the house into Christmas shape…I have after all had Christmas music playing for weeks :)

Scottish Fold Kitty: