Given the various and sundry changes in my life, I ended up editing my profile. It can be found here

I'd appreciate feedback, suggestions and edits, with the caveat that I'm not doing this for the purpose of finding more people to date (not actively looking or pursuing)

the summer camp that I went to didn't have Boom De Yadda.

so I didn't get the post, until now

and a state rep race in Kansas is running xkcd style

more info at boingboing

(and if, like me, you tried going through to the paypal link and couldn't, you can log in to paypal and sent $8.34 to sean at seantevis dot com)

in the ongoing trend of "things I don't expect" was spending time chatting with rmjwell about his interest in pricks. How to get them safely. Whether or not to share them. If regularly including pricks has some necessary safer sex adjustments/implications. How a prick feels to your hand, and whether you prefer one hand or the other. He prefers a different part of his hand for his pricks than I do for mine.

Thank you for your responses to my poll. The back story to the poll is that someone I love described me as a Ferrari-- delightful, exhilarating, remarkable, fun and requiring lots of fiddly ongoing maintenance. I shared this information with someone else who loves me, and zie described me as a Porsche. I incorrectly remembered the details of the Porsche,and it turns out it should have been this one:



I am generally amused by the comments, and particularly by the ones that are much more on-target than the commenters could possibly have known.

(sorry to disappoint any of you who thought I'd found a mysterious benefactor)

Porsche 911 Carrera, 1988


Ferrari 360 Berlinetta Coupe, 2000

Poll #1224486
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

If I could drive either car, I'd prefer

If someone were to give me the car of my choice (but I'd pay ongoing expenses)

Please explain your choice in comments

I have decided not to go. I have a ticket to sell, which I paid $305 for with the various fees and convenience charges.

I'd like to recoup my costs, to the extent that I can, and would be willing to do a partial trade (e.g. some money, some goods or services). Things that I'd enjoy trading for include: massage, housecleaning, jewelry-making/handmade jewelry, reiki, and sewing lessons, though I would consider other things as well.

Please feel free to link/pass this along to friends. Please let me know what you're offer is and how to contact you in comments (which are screened)

I went to visit simplykimberly today in order to get a full dose of kitten. As she pointed out, it is impossible to stay sad with all that cuteness and cuddles. Little Kiwi (shown here) was very very social with me, but I did get to cuddle each of them at various times. Zang is a prince, and reminds me of Mittens and Honey.

Full set of photos here

All these kitties are in Northern California and need homes. Both Bugalu and Smudge were fostered by Kimberly, and I Very Very Highly recommend her kittens.

with thanks to tshuma, I present the Pittsburgh zoo's newest arrival


I feel somewhat similarly splatted.

I'm back. Didn't intend to go away. I wasn't paying attention, and when I tried to delete a community that I had created as a joke, I accidentally deleted my account.


I understand that the timing of this may have been alarming to several of you, and I'm sorry. (I hope that most people slept through the few hours that my account was gone).

The past few days have been less emotionally volatile, even if my life is still a bit turbulent. I decided after a few months of purpling/plumming my hair to go back to a bit more red. I kinda like the multicoloredness of it, but also wish my hair would just *stay* whichever color(s) I make it.

Detail a bit more visible here.

Posting this in part just because I'm *liking* me, and besides, cute happy faces are a nice thing for flists.

Happy Twenty-Fifth Anniversary to brian1789 and patgreene. You're amazing people, and you've given the world three more really incredible folks. I'm impressed by all that you've accomplished together and your devotion to each other.

I was tired of not having any icons of me with hair that is anything like the color that it currently is and with my old glasses. However, my hair is also a "fades a lot in a week, touched up often" purple or plum, so there isn't really a "what color it is" to make an icon of. So I opted to use this photo of me by compilerbitch which is black and white, does not show my hair or my glasses. I also opted to crop out my ass so as to be worksafe.

What do you think?

Am I weird for wanting an icon that doesn't show me looking how I don't currently look?

Last week, there was this, which has lead to new glasses


There was also this, which was further tweaked last night while cleaning the bathroom, and now is horribly painful and looks like this. Doctor gave me pain meds and has me at home, icing and elevating for the next two days.

update on this

Both cops have been fired.

See news stories here

video link embedded here

Note that no charges were brought against the transsexual, who was in custody as prostitution suspect. One of the officers involved has been fired, the other is on leave. The FBI is investigating.

more news stories here and here.

I'm not sure what can be done, but it makes me sad to know just how much risk people that I love are taking just to be themselves.

are there any men closer than Sacramento that I find attractive and that are available for a romp?

This is not an actual request for booty call, more of a "I need reminding that the existence of willing participants in the Sacto area (where I am aware of three) doesn't mean that there are none locally."

Comments screened, anonymous comments enabled.

This morning, compilerbitch tried on/tried out the contents of four boxes of stuff ordered for her trip to Devon Island, including a sleeping bag and sleeping bag liner (which worked) lots of shirts (also, not only worked, but were priced from $4.48 to $13), and several pairs of pants that did not work. 7 new possibilities ordered today.

More of the sexy, sexy, sleeping-bag clad beauty at the click. For all your fetish needs

breakups
not conceiving when you want to
unwanted pregnancies
ER visits
unemployment
cancer
death
moving out of housing shared with someone you love
loss of valued coworker or team member
eviction
gun shots
dead cell phones
bounced checks
bullying
ultimatums


Too many of the people that I care about are having a really rough time. Love and gentleness, hope and prosperity, abundance and possibility, please.