so, just in time for christmas, one of my uncles has killed himself.
no need for condolences. i only met him once or twice myself. he was a vietnam vet. one of the ones that never got better. but the world is getting colder, and the suicide statistics go up every holiday season.
if you know someone having a hard time, lend a hand.
and for the love of god, people. if you meet someone on the sidewalk begging people for a cellphone, pipe the fuck up. i was walking home the other day, and came across a woman in need of a cellphone, and the crowd of folks waiting for the bus was just dead silent. so i offered her the use of mine, and ended up on the line with 911, waiting for an ambulance to come pick up an elderly dead man curled up on the bus bench.
the crowd didn't wake up until they realized there was something morbid to stare at. my favorite rubbernecker was the one loudly bemoaning the cruel state of world. why, oh why didn't anyone help this poor old man?
probably because he only looked asleep.
merry christmas everyone.
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birthday house 2: electricstopthat.
we've worked on the house for a full year now, and in the next couple weeks, the paperwork will be all down. we'll own our house.
it's been a bit rough--the house has neither heat nor AC, so we've been roughing it since we moved in last november. we also haven't had internet, and have had to beg from friends (which, haha, seems to be the fastest way to deduce who actually likes you, and who is only nice in public because they think they have to be. ouch). however, the radiator system will be fully functional by this coming winter, we have a renter to help with the bills, and now that things are calming down, we'll be able to afford internet
birthday house
so, we've been house-hunting for at least four or five months now. some of our friends think we're insane--we're young, we're artists, we can barely feed ourselves. but those are actually precisely the reasons we've been house-hunting. my husband's wages have not been rising, but the costs of rent and food have been. in a fit of despair and daydreaming, i decided to look at some houses online--and stumbled across a foreclosed home that was absolutely darling. the website it was listed on happened to list, in addition to the price, what that price equaled in monthly mortgage+insurance costs.
it was half what we were paying in rent.
and being
supporting iran--edited
on deviantart:
~GoldDragonfly (https://www.deviantart.com/golddragonfly) has started a contest to show support for the iranian protesters. all the entries will be compiled into a youtube video (recalling that web 2.0 IS both their voice and ears right now), and the best couple will receive deviantart subscriptions. you don't have to do some amazing work of art--just make an image that tells the protesters you hear them and you care.
on twitter:
----do not retweet the names or accounts of iranians.----
incorrect. bad meme is bad. read here for a proper education:
http://several.amplify.com/2009/06/20/why-rt-iran-or-rt-from-iran-doesnt-do-what-you-think-it-does/
change your t
hell's bells
it's been a rough year. more than a year, actually. things have been low since i lost my job last year. a real roller coaster of a ride.
i've started this post, and restarted it, about five times now. i feel like i should say something--it's that time of year. resolutions and summaries and "looking to the future." but i'm sort of at a loss.
so, fuck the summary.
the holidays were good. i've got the new chrono trigger port in my pocket, and extra cash for bills. and by the end of january, we'll be out of the ghetto.
i've never lived in such a miserable place before. just the thought of leaving does a lot to lift my spirits.
2009 has to be
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Hmmm... what're the chances you'll see this comment and come talk to me? 
A Merry Christmas sis.
A Merry Christmas sis.