sixwordstories
Whether you're in the mood for a creative challenge or you're short on time or attention span, this semi-addictive community is perfect for those who find flash fiction way long. Once you get the hang of it, you won't be able to stop. The prince turned into a frog. The girl ran home to mother. Tough to write. Easy to read. It's a double threesome of fun.

Tags: flash fiction, sixwordstories

dailyfoodie
Delicious, ambitious, and occasionally nutritious dishes make for an eclectic, all-you-can-eat feast. Whether you're searching for recipes for your next dinner party or you're jonesing for a late-night brownie fix, your cravings are sure to be well sated. A warm and inclusive community that welcomes all orientations, from carnivores to vegans, from gourmands to junk-food junkies. Guaranteed bias-free, food-positive, and pan-epicurian.

Tags: dailyfoodie, food, photography

This week's plans are a bit up in the air as Ike and I are still sick and we may just be recovering for a few days. But my basic plans

Keep up with the extended copy work project
Practice last weeks form drawing
Read/tell a Saint Martin Story, but a drawing into the MLB, narrate and summarize the next day.
Make Lanterns for Martinmas Lantern Walk on Thursday*
Make a trip to Goodwill to donate our extra clothes that we don't need anymore.
And if we don't get to any of it due to illness...that's okay.

*I had planned on doing a cool tissue paper and glue and balloon lanterns, but based on the way we are feeling, we may have to do something else. I've got a couple of ideas.

Tags: grade 1, homeschooling, lesson plans, waldorf
Current Mood: sick

I'm a suspected case of H1N1!!! Yea

Called Kaiser this morning 'cause I woke up with the familiar "oh shit, I've got another sinus infection" headache. Got a phone appointment with a Doctor. He asked about the cold symptoms I've had and he says "I want you to come in, I think you've got H1N1"

Woo. Hoo.

Like I really want to leave the house to go to the clinic. The place is full of sick people! =)

Tags: self
Current Mood: hot

It's aelfie's and my 11th anniversary. I didn't remember until my parents said congratulations. Things are a little chaotic lately, mostly due to a cold running through the house. Since Jen is in the worst part of it, we had a low-key day. The kids all got up early this morning, but they passed out before 7pm. I suggested a couple of movie choices to Jen, so we watched Speed Racer.

Neither of us had seen it yet. Yes, I know it came out 1.5 years ago. Yes, I know I'm a huge Speed Racer fan. (I wouldn't have made that icon otherwise.) But, hey, four kids, I don't see movies much. Anyway, now I've seen it.

It's nice to see one of these modern remake thingies done by people who obviously have such an intense love of the source material. If I had a checklist of every cliche from the original series, it would have been completed by the end of the movie. As was Cutthroat Island to pirate movies, so was this to its source material. I enjoyed it. I can't beat ross_teneyck's review though.

Nasty cold going around here thanks to allanh . And I totally forgot what today was until after the grocery shopping and I noticed the date on the receipt.* I'm glad to say that after 11 years and 4 kids, I still am deeply in love with my best friend, and still eternally happy that he was standing at the altar when they opened the door. (And joedecker wasn't even holding him up)

Happy Anniversary Sweetheart.

Now, I'm off to find something hot to drink, my fever just broke and I'm FREEZING!!!!




* Which is fine, Joe forgot too until his parents reminded him.

Tags: anniversary
Current Mood: cold

The empire strikes back

In recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.

RSS feeds again

If you're addicted to xkcd_rss, icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

c_s_i

If you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here.

Enveloped in postcards

Last week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.

Photos of the week

If you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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Tags: csi, photos of the week, postcards, rss, spam, writer's block

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Henry VIII -- King of England, Religious Theorist, Serial "Monogamist", Psycho Killer, and Multi-tool User.

I see a sudden uptick in RPG players requesting a "Holy Water Sprinkler" for their clerics.

I got something I've wanted for a long time from Amazon today! I got the dead tree version of the crockpot365 blog! W00t! Now I don't have to boot my computer when I want to look up a recipe! Yea!

Tags: cooking, gluten-free cooking
Current Mood: busy

( Onward to a discussion of Fallout Fantasy )

Tags: vgc