tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88242844857859945902012-01-27T06:32:12.119-06:00Stacianoreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824284485785994590.post-38977767233466677532009-04-28T01:15:00.005-05:002009-05-29T16:13:28.502-05:00

Over the next few days I will be deleting things on this blog and moving them to my new blog at technoknob. A few things will remain here, mainly the stuff that can't be moved without causing issues with archives, but most stuff will disappear.5/29/09 edit: Commenting on this blog has been turned off, and all 2007 Blogathon and other misc. posts have been deleted.

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Amazon, in an amazing bit of fuckwittery, is excluding certain "adult" books -- "adult" in their primitive little minds, of course -- from searches. Read more about it here at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. In particular, this comment seems quite damning, as does this one:not all LGBTQ-themed books have lost their rankings. A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality, for instance, is still

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Recently I gave up on the blog Kate Harding's Shapely Prose. I understand that the blog has a stiff moderation policy, which includes this bit:Racist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and sexist comments are as unwelcome here as sizeist ones. That goes equally for unintentionally offensive language. If someone gets pissy at you for using the word “retarded” for instance, that doesn’t

Stacianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824284485785994590.post-8397358268087626582008-09-09T17:35:00.003-05:002008-10-02T18:22:25.927-05:00

An open letter to some guy named Stuart Franklin, who likes to go by the nym "glitterninja":Hello, Stuart. My name is Stacia, and my email address is glitterninja (at) gmail.com. I've had this email address for 3 years, and "glitterninja" is based off of an old Usenet handle I had for a few years prior to that.I tell you this for a reason.For several months, Stuart, you have been using my email

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Frieda at She Knits All Day participated in the craft Pay It Forward, and I was lucky enough to be one of the recipients of her terrific crafts, the pincushion and pins pictured to the left. Thank you, Frieda! They are lovely!I highly recommend Frieda's blog, too, as she posts some amazing crafts.You can participate in my Pay It Forward by reading the rules in this entry on my blog on

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I'd like to talk a bit about my attempt to help edit Wikipedia and review articles.Ages ago I added a spoiler warning to the "Match Point" article, as it gave away the ending of the film. The spoiler tags are small and are already coded into Wikipedia, which does not prohibit their use. I checked several pages and rules before adding it and felt it was appropriate.Unfortunately, I discovered

Stacianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824284485785994590.post-43892241571990302972007-12-01T05:10:00.000-06:002008-01-04T20:29:31.599-06:00

This is a free pattern I got on several skeins of Jiffy yarn. It's not online anywhere so I'm posting it here, so I can link to it on Ravelry. Comments are of course welcome.CROCHET BABY AFGHANMaterials:* Lion Brand Jiffy yarn, 6 skeins, 2 balls of each color (pattern calls for 2 balls each Light Pink, Caffe, and Dusty Pink. I'm using 2 balls each Slate, Fisherman, and Charcoal Mist) - colors

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This is Petey, who is being sulky along with our other two cats. They can't understand why I've been up 24 hours and it's upsetting their intensive napping schedule. I put the clock there because it makes the post feel more official.Petey is the only cat we've had which did not come from the shelter. The story of how we got Petey sounds completely fictitious, though, so consider this a warning

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You can let out a sigh of relief: El Brendel has arrived! A friend of mine said he thought the guy who played the "Philip J Frye" role in this movie would get annoying really quickly. He was referring to El Brendel, and you'd think his broad vaudevillian schtick would get old, but it hasn't yet.The funniest moment thus far is when he gets upset after realizing he was no longer a member of the

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I've been saving these for when I needed a pick-me-up... and believe me, I need one stat! I'm seriously tired and even though we're on the home stretch of Blogathon 2007, it's hard to keep motivated. But maybe a little blast from the past will help.I grew up in Lebanon, Missouri, and most of my relatives are in or near Springfield or up near Washington (close to St. Louis). I was pleasantly

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Hoo boy, what have I gotten myself into?I obtained a copy of "Just Imagine", a 1930 sci fi flick about life 50 years in the future. Yes, life in 1980! Anyone would go into this thinking it's going to be a hoot.And it is. Everyone has personal flyers instead of cars; to the left is a policeman in a floating traffic sign. Marriage is decided by the courts and everyone has a code instead of a

Stacianoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824284485785994590.post-36380870983279187742007-07-28T23:59:00.000-05:002007-07-29T00:06:32.543-05:00

Wow, what a terrific movie! I don't want to give too much away, but I would like to say that if you love pre-code or classic film, you'll like "Trouble in Paradise". Director Ernst Lubitsch has some great movies, although I was just discussing with a friend about how I didn't like "Shop Around the Corner" (1940) because it was so harsh and ugly. "Trouble in Paradise" and "To Be or Not To Be"

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Ooh, I'm just about to the end of the film, and this has been a terrific ride! The settings are gorgous. Check out that beautiful art deco set piece to the left.Also, I'm really understanding why the Hays Office had such a problem with the film. Check out this dialogue between Lily and Gaston when Lily is afraid Gaston likes Madame Colet:Lily: Did you ever take a good look at her... uh...?

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Since I'm blogging for the ASPCA, I figure catblogging is on topic.This is Reggie, our oldest and snuggliest cat ever. He's super affectionate and very vocal. (I tried to get the clock in the background but you can't see it; it says 10:48.)Sometimes, Reggie seems really smart because he can understand a few words, but then he seems really dumb because he thinks every can opened is tuna! We got

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Kay Francis is so marvelous. She's really quite good in "Trouble in Paradise".In this scene, Lily -- Madame Colet's (Kay Francis') secretary -- is explaining why she's already had breakfast:Lily: You see, I have to get up very early. My little brother goes to school. You see, mother is dead.Madame Colet: Yes, that's the trouble with mothers. First you get to like them, and then they

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Francois (Edward Everett Horton) and The Major (Charlie Ruggles) are vying for the same woman. They run into each other at a fine jewelry shop, looking for a jeweled handbag to replace their love's recently lost one. Francois was there first, however, and is gloating.Francois: Nice day, Major.Major: Mmm hmm HMM hmm mm.Francois: You're looking lovely today, Major.Major: Now see here my good man,

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I'm about 25 minutes into the first movie I'm "liveblogging", a little pre-code gem called "Trouble in Paradise". The movie was released in 1932, but could not be re-released after about 1935 when the Hays Code kicked in. It came out in 2003 on a Criterion Collection DVD, which is what I've rented to watch today.Starring one of my favorite 1930s actresses, Kay Francis, this movie is both creaky

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I said there was going to be catblogging, and I meant it! Since I'm blogging for the ASPCA, I figured some animal content would be a good idea.This is Simon, by far the largest cat I've ever owned. I thought it would be fun to take "live" photos, so I kind of lured Simon to be near the clock. He doesn't like to do what he's told, hence the look on his face.He's our youngest and like all our

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This is my first post for the 2007 Blogathon!Now, you're probably wondering who the two dated tourists to the left are. That's my mom and dad, in a picture taken by me at the New Mexico Bataan Memorial Building in about 1981. I was almost 10 years old at the time and dad, who had taken dozens of whirlwind driving tours across America in his youth, decided to take his family on one. This was

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For several years I've wanted to visit ghost towns. In the beginning, I thought I'd have to travel to Montana or California where plenty of gold rush ghost towns can be found, but that's a long way to travel from my home here in Kansas. Then last year I was watching an episode of "Sunflower Journeys" which mentioned Pattonsburg, Missouri, which was abandoned in the 1993 flood and its discarded

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When my mother died, I was left the chore of going through everything in her house, choosing to keep a few things and getting rid of the rest. I kept some of her cookbooks out of sentimentality, which to tell the truth was kind of odd, since mom and I never cooked together. She never taught me how to make anything but gingerbread from a box. Now, as an adult, I love to cook, but learned all on

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One of my recent hobbies has been finding famous people as bit players or extras in films. Richard Simmons was one of my first fascinations. About a year ago, I watched the A&E "Biography" of Simmons -- a friend had insisted that Simmons' past was sketchy at best, completely fabricated at worst, so I was curious to see what "Biography" would reveal. To my surprise, I learned that Simmons had

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