collapse module

lynda

joined on 12/27/05
last updated 07/25/08
collapse module

My Friends

view all 80
collapse module

nobody's hero, nobody's fool

Gender
Female
Age
38
Location
about me
Being this lazy takes an awful lot of hard work, but I tell you what: if spaghettios and poptarts are wrong, baby I don't wanna be right.
You are not connected to lynda
want to grow your network?
view more
collapse module

really important announcements

here is the proposal that I pitched at today's planning committee meeting:

www.playadelfuego.org/content/view/179/
Sat, July 12, 2008 - 4:45 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Hi, all

Have you brought your dog to PDF? Was it a great experience, and is it something you would want to do again if you could?

Were the dog ban to be lifted at Fall PDF, would you want to be a Dog Station volunteer?

Duties would include registering dogs with owners, distributing ID collars, enforcing leash rules, tending the doggie information station, and administering biscuits and belly rubs.

Please let me know ASAP if you're interested in helping out, as I'd like to raise this issue at the planning meeting on Saturday.

xoxoxo
Tue, July 8, 2008 - 5:24 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
in which an elected official equates the movement for LGBT equality with terrorism and toe cancer:

www.victoryfund.org/files/listening.html
Tue, March 11, 2008 - 3:48 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
 
view all 4
collapse module

what I wrote instead of working

Where is your cell phone? in my purse.

Your boyfriend/girlfriend husband/wife? biding his time

Your hair? not quite human

Where is your father? six feet under

Cheesecake? just a sliver

Your dream last night? don't quite remember

Your favorite drink? something with whiskey

Your dream car? I'm driving it

The room you're in? home sweet home

George Bush? daddy or junior?

Nipple rings? not my girls

Who did you hang out with last night? folks in swimsuits

What you're not good at? cleaning my house

Your best friend? Maggie the dog

Student loans? saved my ass

Where did you grow up? all around Maryland

The last thing you did? ate Chinese food

What are you wearing? pretty red dress

Tattoo on the lower back? really fucking hurt

Ketchup? good Republican vegetable

Your computer? weighs six pounds

Your life? I'm having fun

Your mood? controlled with meds

Missing? not a thing

What are you thinking about right now? going to bed

Your car? top goes down

Your summer? grand so far

Your relationship status? wouldn't say no

Your favorite color? all of them

When is the last time you laughed? at Sherri's party

Last time you cried? while watching "Wall-E"

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow? it's all good

High school? three different ones
Fri, July 25, 2008 - 10:23 PM permalink


mother_goosed

Originally uploaded by Frankenyutz


This weekend at Riverside Park and next weekend at Patterson Park!

Tue, July 22, 2008 - 6:20 PM permalink
This site, courtesy of [info]seaya, presents a very succinct and thorough explanation of why I never had much interest in the comic book genre. I could never quite put it in words before, but here it is, really.



from the front page:



"These are superheroines who have been either depowered, raped, or cut up and stuck in the refrigerator. I know I missed a bunch. Some have been revived, even improved -- although the question remains as to why they were thrown in the wood chipper in the first place.



I know I missed a bunch -- I just don't know my comics deaths the way I should. I'm not editorializing -- I'm just curious to find out what you guys think it means, if anything.



The preceding letter was written and sent by me when I realized one day that most of my favorite female comics characters had met untimely and often icky ends. The history of the idea and this site are listed here, and the responses from various comics professionals are listed here.



An important point: This isn't about assessing blame about an individual story or the treatment of an individual character and it's certainly not about personal attacks on the creators who kindly shared their thoughts on this phenomenon. It's about the trend, its meaning and relevance, if any. Plus, it's just fun to talk about refrigerators with dead people in them. I don't know why."




Comic books are little boy worlds in which little boys fight each other with little boy weapons over little boy issues. As such, women have no place in this world, except as plot devices and tally marks. Beyond the sociocultural implications of that, which are considerable, I just simply cannot identify with this world. I don't live in it. I see it around me, but I'm not a part of it, and why would I seek solace in a fantasy world where I am as Other as the one I'm trying to escape in the first place?



Between the third act of Dr. Horrible and the summer of comic book movies, this subject has come to an interesting nexus. I'm certainty not about to dictate the propriety of how people choose to entertain themselves, but wouldn't it be swell if we demanded more from our cultural archetypes than two-dimensional, ham-fisted caricatures of power and possession?
Sun, July 20, 2008 - 6:36 AM permalink


beautiful moth, Towson parking garage

Originally uploaded by Frankenyutz


I saw this magnificent leaf moth in the parking garage this morning and wished I had a better camera to capture the intricate leaf detail on his wings. As much as moths give me the willies, this guy was pretty awesome.

Fri, July 18, 2008 - 5:44 AM permalink
I'm feeling uninspired



and brokedown



and ready for new adventures
Tue, July 15, 2008 - 7:49 PM permalink
Last night I watched [info]mabjustmab fucking swallow a four-foot balloon



Photo-0170.jpg



Like most things Mab does, it was fascinating and horrifying and awesome and I simply could not tear my eyes from the spectacle, even though I really wished I could.
Sat, July 12, 2008 - 7:10 AM permalink
I give up on Caligula. I've had it for three months now and after Peter O'Toole leaves the narrative, I completely lose interest. Exactly like Cleopatra after Rex Harrison was stabbed on the senate floor.



If I've learned anything, it's ...



* teevee series about life in Ancient Rome: campy fun with British actors

* big-budget epics about life in Ancient Rome: embarrassing mistakes in the careers of British actors



Caligula is simply not the kind of movie to watch while knitting away a lazy Sunday afternoon. If I ever get the bathroom finished, I will have a Caligula party. Come dressed as your favorite Solid Gold dancer.
Wed, July 9, 2008 - 8:25 PM permalink
My Attachment Style





Your result for The Attachment Style Test...

The Hermit

25% Anxiety Over Abandonment and 75% Avoidance Of Intimacy

You prefer to be alone, without strong emotional ties. You know from experience that people usually leave anyway, and that it's probably best that you don't get too attached. You prefer plenty of alone time, and have learned to entertain yourself. Part of you suspects that this is more to protect others than yourself.





Fictional character with whom you might identify: V (V for Vendetta), Rogue (X Men)





V.jpg Rogue.jpg







Other Attachment Types:
Secure: The Unicorn | The Cuddleslut | The Free Agent
Preoccupied: The Cling Wrap | The Squid | The Insect
Fearful: The Doormat | The Leper | The Exile
Dismissing: The Hermit | The Stone | The Player
Confused: The Waffler

Take The Attachment Style Test at HelloQuizzy

Wed, July 9, 2008 - 7:21 PM permalink
Today I spent 9 hours trapped in a car with a flatulent 13-year old. It was a toe-dip into Purgatory.



Of course, were it truly Purgatory, I wouldn't have to go to work tomorrow.



But, thank you Baby Jesus, I am finally home. The cats are fine. And nobody broke in.
Sun, July 6, 2008 - 8:09 PM permalink
My neighbor is thinking about buying a cat genie, and she wants to send her boyfriend over to see how mine is hooked up and how it works. She's been pretty adamant about it, actually.



I've been as polite as I know how to be, answering all her questions and directing her to the videos on the website, but the truth is I think her boyfriend is a creep and I don't want him anywhere near my house.



He seriously skeeves me out. When I see him in the 'hood, I cross the street so he can't pet my dog. It's that bad.



Ugh. I hate it when this kind of shit happens. I really like her, but I'm afraid she'd be very offended if I leveled with her and it's just not worth the risk. Especially because my distaste for the man comes in no small part from things she has told me about him during temporary break-ups. (For realz, you all, DO NOT TELL ME ICKY THINGS ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIPS. You may forget you said anything, but I am simply not able to. Ever. EVER.)



Am I being passive aggressive here? I really can't tell anymore.
Wed, July 2, 2008 - 4:22 PM permalink
originally published at turtles, all the way down
collapse module

what just came off the needles

wedding shawl