"A relaxing cigarette."

(Actually, this is quite interesting.)

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I love local, family-owned businesses. I try to patronize them whenever possible. I'd much rather go to a local, family-owned restaurant than to a chain -- and, luckily, there are a lot of local, family-owned options in my neighborhood here in Brooklyn.

Relatedly, I never thought I'd find a pizza place that would supplant my beloved Delmar Pizza on Sheepsheadbay Road -- Delmar was where my family had always gotten pizza from, ever since I can remember. It's where I'd go after school for a slice on my way home. It is the pizza place I dreamed about while I lived in St. Louis (where pizza is bread or cracker and sauce and cheese, but it is not pizza if you know what I am saying).

However, several weeks ago, my baby sister and I wanted Italian sandwiches (give me a potato and egg hero or give me... eggplant parm!), but neither of us wanted to call up Delmar and order over the phone, because we are sometimes phone-phobic and also a little bit lazy. So I booted up the computer and checked out the options on delivery.com. It offered me Knapp Pizza II, a place much closer than Delmar, also family-owned, with a wide menu.

So we tried it. Whoa! Delicious sandwiches. Amazing marinara sauce. Quick delivery. They didn't even have a problem finding our house! (We are set back from the street, so unless we order from them often, the deliveryperson usually has difficulty finding us.) Maybe it was a fluke? On July 4th, we ordered from them again.

Same quick service. Same delicious marinara. This time we ordered pizza and a spinach roll. The spinach roll was clearly made fresh, not made two days ago and heated up -- and it was nigh bursting with really delicious, garlicky spinach. The pizza was dripping with cheese, so much delicious cheese. The crust is perfect, the sauce is flavorful.

I just ordered from them again. I cannot praise them enough! (Plus, unlike most pizza joints in Brooklyn, this place takes credit cards!) If you are ever in Sheepshead Bay and you want pizza, I recommend hitting up this place. (They also offer various Italian sandwiches, calzones, soups, appetizers, blah blah blah. Full menu! Delightful!)

I suppose it is also worthwhile to mention that my baby sister had shoulder surgery this morning, and came through just fine. In fact, most of her recovery will take place within the next week and then she's cleared to start using her shoulder as normally as she's comfortable with. Plus a few sessions of physical therapy and she'll be back to playing video games and picking the cats up (and doing her own laundry) in no time. Thanks for all the well wishes for her, guys -- I passed them along.

I've applied for a position within the NHS. They will be carrying out a CRB check, but I haven't lived in the UK for 5 years - just one year short! I'm from the US, here on a marriage visa - on my IRL. Do I need a certificate of good conduct? I've looked on the website, and The US isn't on the list of countries outside the UK.

If I do need one, does anyone know the cost? What about the length of time it takes to get?

I've had a look online and can't find anything. :(

hi y'all!

so i work for a french institution and our budget just got majorly slashed (in THESE tough economic times...).  I'm in charge of keeping up a french cd collection and am trying to find creative ways to buy new good french music on the cheap.  do any of you know of music stores in the city that may have used music and a decent foreign section?  or i mean, any other suggestions on how to keep up a very current french music collection without importing that shit all the way from france!

thanks kids!

Thanks so much to everyone for their recommendations. I've decided to compile everything into one handy dandy list. I'm completely torn between Liquid Story Binder and PageFour!

MAC-Based

Avenir
Free?
http://returnself.com/
Has been upgraded to StoryMill (which costs money), but I think you can still download Avenir for free.

Scrivener
$40
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.html
Super pretty, comes w/a stamp of approval from a trusted party. Also, the site contains a list of software recommendations

StoryMill
$45
http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=127

PC-Based

yWriter
Free
http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter.html
I downloaded this and played around with it last night -- pretty cool! Bare bones GUI, and there's some usability stuff I would adjust if I were the one designing it, but it works well and is FREEEEEEE.

CeltX
Free
http://celtx.com/
More for script-writing than novel-writing.

PageFour
$34
http://www.softwareforwriting.com/pagefour.html
Recommended by the Scrivener programmers for PC-based authors. They say it's closest to the way Scrivener works.

Liquid Story Binder
$50
http://www.blackobelisksoftware.com/
Haven't downloaded/played with this one yet. If anyone has any feedback, I'd love to hear it. :)

This is kind of sad. Ten years ago, David Shayler blew the whistle on sinister goings-on in the British intelligence services. (Wonderfully, when he fled the country, the French refused to extradite him back to Britain.) Sadly, he appears to have gone completely mad.

His former girlfriend, Annie Machon, who also worked for MI5, believes his long
fight with the intelligence services has led him to suffer a breakdown.

It’s an interesting read. Terrible black humour in the fact that he’s now so crazy that even crazy people are shunning him.

…he joined the 9/11 Truth Movement, falling out with them when he said he believed the 2001 attacks were the work of the American government and that the planes which crashed into the Twin Towers were missiles disguised by holograms…

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http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=332548165656854

Bill in Congress to outlaw private health care. You can keep what you have, but that's it. Oh, yeah. I'm sure that this will make everything better.

I better get my eyes and full check ups done soon while I can do so privately–I will not be party to this.

Remember, when the government runs everything, the government CONTROLS everything. And right now? LGBT just aren't so well loved.

Also note that government programs are inefficient, often ineffective, and lose paperwork like the dead lose breath.

And thousands upon thousands of people rely on the insurance industry for jobs. Which we need right now. We're bad off enough.

I may be graduating just in time to change life directions again. Great. Thanks.

By the way, when they start passing bills controlling yet more of your life, all for the public's "Safety and well-being", don't say I didn't warn you.

-Preparing for war
-Moi

BABY PICTURES....
Jayden was born on July 9th at 6:28pm. She was 9 lbs 21inches long and ABSOLUTELY perfect!!! Delivery was super easy...the Dr. and nurses were completely surprised especially since she was my first. Labor was only about 5 1/2 hrs. Sorry it took so long to post but I'm sure you all understand.

*And to make this make up related...anyone know a good dupe for California Dreamin??? This my FAV and I'm running low...don't wanna pay a crazy price for a lippie...leave it to me to like a rare one :( THANKS!!!!!!*

( Jayden :) )

From apollo 11:

[complaint of being unable to locate a star reference for astrogation]

[numerous queries from Houston MC and numerous replies of "Nope, can't see it" from Apollo 11]

Some minutes later:

Apollo: Fantastic sight; seeing all of North America, all of Portugal, Spain, Southern France, all of Italy absolutely clear. Just a beautiful sight.

Houston: Roger that, we all envy you the view.

Apollo: Still no star though.




I'm currently following the Apollo mission "Live" thanks to We Choose The Moon . org

When I was little I was a pretty big fan of Highlights Magazine. In the back they would also publish kid-drawn pictures. I think I sent in some crappy picture of tigers every week for months. I've never had much talent in that way.

One month, however, I did get a recipe published.



Fruit pudding. A delicious treat for any time.

When this issue was published I was in the first grade. I had just got my first pet cat. Life was good.

When stuff like this happens in st. cloud they put a little blurb in the newspaper. I'm sure I'll find the actual article in the digging. Basically my mom filled out a interview questionare.

I said that when I grow up I wanted to be a veternarian or a taco maker. I guess I have a cat that needs prescription food and eat tacos, so I wasn't that far off...

Hello lovelies!

I am looking for the following, priced under retail please and shipped to 02119.

15 pan palette
Woodwinked (prefer pan form, will take pot too)
Flip (same as above)
Henna (same as above)
UD Bourbon, (usage doesn't matter)
Brave New Bronze

Thanks!

Happy Friday! It's been an inferno here, so let's heat it up some more and see what saucy reds you have today!

Previous Saucy Colors:
Saucy Blues
Saucy Greens
Saucy Pinks
Saucy Whites

Have fun and bon weekend!

I'm in love with Intimidate Slimshine - I know it's a permanent color, but I'd rather use a "regular" lipstick, cause slimshines don't last very long on the lips IMO.. So, is there a dupe in MAC lipsticks? I don't mind the color being a bit brighter pink than Intimidate is (it's very plummy) :)

Oh, and while I'm posting anyways, I'm ISO the 5 new MSFs (not Porcelain Pink), preferrably a little below retail, so no CP's is needed :)

TIA ! :D

It’s Friday, it’s free, it’s here: FREAKANGELS 0062.

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Warren Ellis Dot Com. Good morning, sinners.

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Bought the Coastal Scents 88 palette, and tried out wearing super bright colors, I think it went well, considering I rarely ever wear stuff this bright. CC is welcome and wanted :D

( Read more... )I used a bright fuschia, purple, hot pink, golden yellow, and an orangey-peach color from the 88 palette, trying to re-create a look Christine did on Temptalia www.temptalia.com/look-make-up-for-ever-gold-orange-pink#more-10755 


Hope I did her justice, haha

I totally rocked this gorgeous classic look today for an appointment for trial bridal makeup, figuring I'd take a photo after the appointment... but when I got there and started to take a before photo, my camera was NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!!!  AGGHHHHH!!!

My kids are going to get hell for this because they keep stealing my camera - I even bought a pink one so they wouldn't, but they still do.  It's time for an upgrade anyway, and after finding a CREASED DENT in the slider face of the camera and the tab for the battery broken off, maybe I'll make them buy me a new one.

I know you'll feel my pain.

Anyway, my face consisted of...

( Yeah, follow the cut if you're interested... no cool lyrics today. :( )

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July 18th,
1 to 4 PM
A tea party picnic at www.green-wood.com/ around Green Wood's neo-gothic Historic Chapel and the nearby pond, Valley Water. An afternoon tea with the lady of manners, Jillian Venters, to celebrate her book, Gothic Charm School www.gothic-charm-school.com/.
All are welcome. Free tea, cakes, cookies and fun for all.
We welcome you to bring your own food and to dress well however you wish and enjoy the day with the lady of manners, her book www.gothic-charm-school.com/ and this wonderful space.
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man i suck at this lately!!!

( fotd...or rather, half a fotd? )

Found on ginmar's journal...

Imagine this. You're a 17 year old girl and you go to a party and have a few drinks. The boys or men at the party are drinking too, and several of them forcibly strip you, and then take pictures on their cellphones while one of them rapes you in the back of a pickup truck.

Then imagine the District Attorney decides not to prosecute because you were drinking, but hey, since the actual photos of you getting raped are considered "evidence" (just not evidence enough to prosecute, i guess), all of the accused and potential witnesses to the crime are entitled to have access to them, so the DA passes them around and lets everyone have a good look.

I couldn't imagine this. Real life is worse than my imagination.