A question:

With a large number of people 2ish paychecks away from homelessness if their income suddenly stopped...what if it happened to you?

What if, due to some disaster or another, your options were limited to sleeping outdoors in places that were only slightly wet?

What would you do? We are going to assume that your family/friends cannot take you in for some reason or another because yeah, that's a good answer.


refractednotion started me on a tangent. Hey, it's in his name.

Tags: random questions
Current Mood: thoughtful

I totally took the day off today.


I also suck at it.

Tags: politics
Current Mood: thoughtful

Back from trip. And as always after trips, it's time to tip over.

Amber

PS: Crap, Josh's computer is making a bad noise.

Current Mood: tired

Scorpio Horoscope for week of September 25, 2008

What reasons might you have to celebrate your own private holy day? Why might you want to go off by yourself or in the company of special people and conduct a reverent ritual that reinvigorates your knack for having fun? Here are some possible answers: 1. You're overdue for a break from everything you usually do. 2. You're hungry for the magic that happens when you take refuge in the sacred. 3. It's time to stop the world and jump off long enough to break the trance you're in. 4. You would generate uncanny blessings by paying tender attention to your origins, returning to your sources, and examining the foundations of your life.

It's my Friday because I'm heading to Victoria with my peoples for the weekend. It should be grand!

:)

Amber

Tags: found objects
Current Mood: pleased

Subject: Request For Urgent Business Relationship

Dear American:

I Need To Ask You To Support An Urgent Secret Business Relationship With A Transfer Of Funds Of Great Magnitude.

I Am Ministry Of The Treasury Of The Republic Of America. My Country Has Had Crisis That Has Caused The Need For Large Transfer Of Funds Of 800 Billion Dollars Us. If You Would Assist Me In This Transfer, It Would Be Most Profitable To You.

I Am Working With Mr. Phil Gram, Lobbyist For UBS, Who Will Be My Replacement As Ministry Of The Treasury In January. As A Senator, You May Know Him As The Leader Of The American Banking Deregulation Movement In The 1990s. This Transactin Is 100% Safe.

This Is A Matter Of Great Urgency. We Need A Blank Check. We Need The Funds As Quickly As Possible. We Cannot Directly Transfer These Funds In The Names Of Our Close Friends Because We Are Constantly Under Surveillance. My Family Lawyer Advised Me That I Should Look For A Reliable And Trustworthy Person Who Will Act As A Next Of Kin So The Funds Can Be Transferred.

Please Reply With All Of Your Bank Account, IRA And College Fund Account Numbers And Those Of Your Children And Grandchildren To wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov So That We May Transfer Your Commission For This Transaction. After I Receive That Information, I Will Respond With Detailed Information About Safeguards That Will Be Used To Protect The Funds.

Yours Faithfully Minister Of Treasury Paulson

Tags: found objects, politics

I has them.

I don't even remember all the stuff I was supposed to be doing with it.

But ZOMGYAY!

Amber

Current Mood: excited

This is a list of common fears, polled by someone else, somewhere else, and turned into a meme. You're welcome. ;P

[ ] public speaking
[ ] staying single forever
[x] Rejection (The kryptonite of the extrovert!)
[ ] being a parent
[ ] giving birth (Every man should fear!)
[ ] being myself in front of others
[ ] open spaces
[ ] closed spaces
[ ] heights
[ ] dogs
[ ] fish
[ ] spiders
[ ] flowers or other plants
[ ] strangers
[ ] being touched
[ ] fire
[ ] deep water
[x] snakes (CA Rattlensakes taught me)
[ ] silk
[ ] the ocean
[x] failure
[ ] success
[ ] thunder/lightning
[ ] frogs/toads
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
[x] my boyfriends/girlfriends mom (o.o)
[ ] rats
[/] jumping from high places (I'm fine with this part, it's the landing)
[ ] snow
[ ] hail
[ ] wind
[ ] crossing hanging bridges
[ ] death
[ ] heaven
[ ] being robbed
[ ] falling
[ ] clowns
[ ] dolls
[ ] large crowds of people
[ ] men
[ ] women
[ ] having great responsibilities
[ ] doctors, including dentists
[ ] tornadoes
[ ] hurricanes
[x] incurable diseases
[ ] sharks
[ ] Friday the 13th
[ ] ghosts
[ ] poverty
[ ] Halloween
[ ] school
[ ] trains
[ ] odd numbers
[ ] even numbers
[ ] being alone
[x] becoming blind (My eyes are...and things happening to eyes freaks me out)
[ ] becoming deaf
[ ] growing up
[x] creepy noises in the night (By definition?)
[x] bee stings (That saving throw versus allergy..)
[ ] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[ ] needles
[/] blood (Half credit. I'm squeamish, not terrified)
[ ] dinosaurs (Uh, they're dead)
[ ] the welcome mat (What?)
[ ] high speed
[ ] throwing up
[ ] falling in love
[ ] Other


Final Total: 9.

Tags: memes
Current Mood: cranky

Huh. That was new. Alas, my crit success on my drive skill went unwitnessed, but my lack of ability to change a tire...

Tags: mobile

Tonight is the meteor shower. I want to go. On the other hand, my body is giving me the big ol' stayed-up-too-late-several-nights-in-a-row finger. :P

Tags: random silliness
Current Mood: tired

Ah well, no one was using I-405 for anything anyway.

Short version ("We" being "Not Me Because I'm Not That Cool"):
This August we are making room for additional I-405 lanes — improvements that will increase freeway capacity and reduce congestion.
We’re closing southbound I-405 in
Bellevue for 3 weekends in August.
Lanes closed each weekend from 11 PM Friday to
5 AM Monday from SE 8th Street to I-90.

In totally unrelated news, I would also advise that leaving your wallet at home is a very bad plan. :P

Tags: psa
Current Mood: mellow