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Nobody "pardons" a turkey like Sarah Palin.

saakimba — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:55:29 GMT

I mean nobody. Honestly.... I mean really, honestly.... I think this woman must actually be mentally deficient.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-kjM1asH-8 (warning...... it's pretty unpleasantly graphic....)

This is priceless..... Seattle's Stranger mag saying it like it is~

saakimba — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:10:02 GMT

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Home

Blue States/ Red States

saakimba — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:23:00 GMT

Dear Red States: If you manage to steal this election too we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California. To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard.You get Ole' Miss. We get 85% of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share. Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families.You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war,and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths or no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire. With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks Iowa!), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected healthcare costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University,Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you. Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a theory, 53% believe that Saddamwas involved in 9/11 and 61% of you crazy bastards believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties. Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico Peace out, Blue States

It's about time.....

saakimba — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:32:49 GMT

I think this is AWESOME! http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/29/house.slavery/index.html This has been a looooooong time coming.

Oregon Country Fair 2008

saakimba — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:01:56 GMT

Just got back from the OCF, my seventeenth year (consecutive!). Can I just say how much I really, really love that event? So much love, so much fun, so many wonderful, incredible people.... Such a beautiful piece of land containing so much magic. There's no place homier than the home of my Country Fair.

Gabrielle Graduates!!!

saakimba — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:00:16 GMT

My eldest baby girl, the fabulous Gabrielle, graduates this week from Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA with a Bachelor's in Mathematics. I am SOOOOOOOO proud of her! If you're live in the area (Seattleland) and are able to come by this weekend, Sunday the 15th, for a fabulous Graduation Celebration from 3:00 till whenever, please please come by. As it is Father's Day, we will also be toasting the dad's in the house as well... here is the link to the evite, including directions to the house. Please, please come help me celebrate my brilliant daughter fabulous achievement. (She's continuing onto a PHD, btw..... ;-) http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=BFZZUVCUOEGDEAWZVMIK Love you all~ Karen

What's in a name? (filched from Annetastic....)

saakimba — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:50:50 GMT

1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mother and Father's middle name) ? Alan (my mom has no middle name...) 2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad) Bruce Bernard 3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name) Sloka 4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal!) Purple Kitty 5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Christine Wheatridge 6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning) The Black Pomegranate Juice 7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 3 letters of your last name) Kaane 8. GANGSTA NAME: ( fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie) Coffee Gingersnap 9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name). Midder Madison (doh!) 10. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy) Obsession Dark Chocolate 11. PORN NAME: (1st pets name, street you grew up on) Fred Hoffman (uh.... so porny..... lol!)

Food Court Musical!

saakimba — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:29:58 GMT

The best..... ever. Borrowed from the lovely Ms. Fire's Seattle Cacophony posting~ http://improveverywhere.com/2008/03/09/food-court-musical/#more-221

It's my Birthday!! It's the Oscars!! All in one night!

saakimba — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:06:54 GMT

OMG, if you know me & love me, or know me & kinda like me, or don't know me at all and just want to go to a RAD Oscar soiree, come this Sunday (the 24th) night to the Madison Pub (highly recommended local gay bar) http://www.madisonpub.com/ to watch the Oscars and help me to celebrate yet another year on this crazy revolving thing we call a planet. I'm gonna dress up in some definite Oscar worthy finery and come hang out with whoever else is there (very notably the lovely StrayKat, mrow!). Starts at 5:00 p.m. till over~ p.s. I'm think "No Country for Old Men" as best pic, you?

Frozen in Grand Central Station!

saakimba — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:59:48 GMT

This is incredible..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo

Corset part deux

saakimba — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:49:35 GMT

So.... this is this killer leather number I got.... hot, hot, hot..... but also a bit tricky to both breathe AND sit in. But, CUTE! right?! I think so.... But I think I'm going to try a smaller cincher Vs. a full corset, in the interest of respiration. Getting e x c i t e d ! ! ! !

Corset, anyone?

saakimba — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:22:22 GMT

Hey!! Do any of you PNW beauties out there have a killer corset I could buy or borrow or something? I am, believe it or not, going to the Grammys in February and want to look hot, hot, hot for the event. I'm thinking that a beautiful corset is just the ticket.... But I need it by Feb. 4th and I don't think I have the time (or the $) to have a custom one made by then. But I know that there are so many of you lingerie loving gorgeous girls out there, that perhaps one of you has exactly what I need!! Thanking you in advance, muah!! K

Burn night super hero!!!

saakimba — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:21:12 GMT

Got this in my in-box today~ Thanks Fondue!!!! When I look at this picture, I think I am a rockstar!!!!

Santa is COMING (you know, to town and stuff)!!!

saakimba — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:14:47 GMT

HO HO HO HO HO HO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! (you better watch out..... better NOT cry!!)

Look what I got....

saakimba — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:26:01 GMT

Well, ok then!! There it is. There you have it!! Official like. What yer lookin' at here is the official boarding ticket to phase next of the grand game plan. Now I just need to find me some work and it's off to the pretty Bay I go. Yikes!!! Now... I just have to decide.... do I do it slow and transitiony like? Take a short term contract and go poking around for a bit before pulling up all the roots? Or, do I do it full bore... lock, stock & barrel and get everyone (well, me and my 10 year old) and everything packed, shipped and set up right away? Eeek!! It's a little bit intimidating!! But... also really exciting.....!

The (exceedingly) Mysterious Ross Sisters!!

saakimba — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:27:54 GMT

You thought the elastagirl video was weird.... These fabulous, countrified girlies from the 40's are a trip! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQTl1ARv-oU

From the Playa!!

saakimba — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:29:06 GMT

How very, very strange..... here I am laying in my tent at Burningman and, Voila!! There's fricken' wireless internet on the playa (high speed, no less....) I couldn't resist writing a hello. I heard a rumor that it will be on until Sunday night only, we'll see. Big, whiteout dust storm upon my arrival, now (at 2:20 a.m.) nice and balmy and mellow. Station 9 camp seems to be coming together and I'm already seeing many of the lovely people that make coming here so worthwhile. Ok kids!! Have fun!! I know I'm planning on it..... ;-) besos, Karen

Leaving tomorrow por la playa!!!!

saakimba — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:12:28 GMT

Oh migod, it has crashingly, convincingly, completely arrived........ The man burneth in less than two weeks. This year is, ahem, is being a bit more of an effort on my part, as I (completely on my own, nobody made me do it!) decided to organize our camp and institute a kitchen/meal program, in addition to taking on being a medical supervisor this year for the first time.... I figured we'd have about 40 campers and about 27-30 eaters....haha!!! Jokes on me, LOL!! at 65 campers and 50 + meal-dealers I had to shout "Uncle!" and put a cap on it. But, my little secret? It's been FUN doing all this camp organizing!! Fun talking to all the excited newbies, jaded (but still excited) oldbies, figuring out how to (most likely) make it all come together, shopping for camp supplies, etc, etc, etc. It's been a blast.... Now, just wish me luck that it all turns out well!! ;-) COME FIND ME!! SAY HI!! HUG ME AND KISS ME AND SQUEEZE ME!! Station 9 Medical 9:00 and Coral Reef BRC, NV (look for the blue, neon cross.... I think)

I'm in San Francisco

saakimba — Thu, 24 May 2007 07:25:11 GMT

And the weather is beautiful, and warm. And the city is lovely~ Cafe Trieste in North Beach has the best coffee. I get to see my Daughter who's moved down here. Who could ask for anything more?

Elastigirl!

saakimba — Thu, 10 May 2007 05:02:51 GMT

Ok, ok, ok..... this is FAR too weird not to post, really..... http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/nafisaramos/?action=view&current=geezus.flv

~Come One, Come All~ Yard Dogs Road Show & Circus Contraption ~ Friday, May 4th at the Showbox!!

saakimba — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:30:20 GMT

Seriously folks, Bay Area ruling forces the Yard Dogs Road Show with local Superstars Circus Contraption are bringing to Seattle, on Friday, May 4th at the Showbox, the best circus/opera/vaudeville/p(h)unk-rock/burlesquienne/sword-swallowing/chicken-appearing/acrobatic/etc, etc, etc shazam you've ever seen. I do not exaggerate. This will go down as one of the best shows in the PNW for the year and will likely sell-out!! Be there, or be oh-so-square kids~ Here's yer websites, here's yer flyer~ kisses, Karen (Saakimba) http://www.yarddogsroadshow.com/ http://www.circuscontraption.com/

Give 'em hell, FP......

saakimba — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:56:06 GMT

So, though it's late to the table, I just learned that one of my favorite tribe friends of all time died a week ago yesterday, unexpectedly of a seizure. This news has been kicking my ass all night long... The Irascible F*ckerpants!! This man was brilliant, talented, funny and cool as fuck. And a wicked, wicked writer. We met a couple of times in person, once when I suddenly realized he was my waiter at Tutta Bella and then when he borrowed a beard and jumped on the Santa train at SantaCon '06 and we snuck around together having secret conversations. We talked lot's about what might happen if he ever went to jail (he kept saying he might, but he never did...), 'cause I work there. I always promised him I'd give him an extra sack lunch..... The world is sorrier now that FP is gone.. I know that I am. He was a real shiny little penny. And the best indin ever, s'far as I can tell.... Bye FP!! Love you schritz & bizzles!! I got that sack lunch waiting...... http://www.yakima-herald.com/obit/show/3407 http://people.tribe.net/pantsy http://people.tribe.net/pantsy/blog

San Francisco!!!

saakimba — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:48:47 GMT

I just spent five days in San Francisco last week.... I had a FABULOUS time. I l o v e that city. In just five short days, the following things happened: I hung out with a Klown. I had a russion bus driver be really mean to me and got snarky right back. I met very awesome new friends in the #1 hostel in SF http://www.pactradewinds.com/ ($22 bucks a night and more fun than you can ever have imagined....) I saw many very creepy and weird antique coin-op machines, which work... much to my delight. I spent a lovely afternoon in an incredible semi-european style cathedral with lovely artwork and stained glass while two women played profound non-church type music on the gihouzical pipe organ and a clarinet. Amazing. I saw much beautiful, classical styley architecture (the kind I like...). I had a creepy, geriatric hippy standing in a dark doorway, in tie-dye, say to me, "Hey sister! Iko Iko!" I had most enchanting evening of scintillating conversation with a VERY cute british boy. I saw unexpectedly, on the same night, not one but TWO people I know from Eugene, OR in two different venues, one of whom I've known since she was a little girl... :-) I saw feather pasted titties (hee hee!!) I danced in a cage I saw many friends who are not San Franciscanites, yet who either live there now or happen to be visiting.... two of my favorite ones got drunky and missed their BART and had to crash at "my" hostel Francis Ford Copolla walked mere inches past me as he entered his restuarant in N. Beach where I was eating... (Or so I am told... the fellow diner who witnessed said event was playing it SOOOOO cool that he didn't bother mentioning until after we left.... :-/ I climbed Coit tower and found some fellow vagabonds on top. I played frisbee. I enjoyed the best cappucinos ever and the autentico Cafe' Trieste, daily. I lost my cell phone and found it two to three hours later (after climbing the Coit Tower) at the above cafe, in the garbage of the ladies bathroom. I walked and walked and walked. I saw a real whirling dervish, whirling, with a fire skirt. I saw Joseph. I met a Scotsman, several brits, a "plastic paddy", an aussie, a czech, a german girl, a kiwi, a young japanese guy and a lovely young parisian named Aurora who made a point of, while she was here, eating at mcdonalds every day. I went to Baker Beach. I had really marvelous time. I think I am moving.....

Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation

saakimba — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:31:01 GMT

And this just in from my friend SwirlJames from the great, frigid N.E.... Perhaps you, too, have been a victim? http://www.goat-trauma.org/

do you like...... SQUIRRELS?

saakimba — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:46:41 GMT

this..... is hilarious. You could win a prize.... http://www.b3ta.co.uk/nutsaboutfilm/ oh wait.... and then there's.... http://www.rathergood.com/baps/