Most of you know that my beloved husband, Wolfie, passed away on December 15th. (If you didn't, don't worry about it; I friends-locked the posts about his illness. He had H1N1 and died of complications after a seven week struggle.) He was much loved by his friends and family, and will be missed by more people that I think even he would have guessed.

So many of you have said how his art inspired you, and how you were touched by his humor and kindness and generosity. Here's what I want you to do:

If you see someone having a bad day, ask them what's troubling them. Give them a chance to vent. Sometimes that's all they want.

Pay random compliments.

Share. Share your time, share a joke, share a hug, share a drink.

Appreciate the beauty of the world. Everyone has a story, and they want to tell it.

Help people. Even getting something off the top shelf in the grocery store can make someone's day. Think of what helping with the clean-up after a party can do.

Play.

Be kind. Be loving. Be awesome to one another.

Don't forget him. Tell stories about him. Tell the people you love how you feel. I never missed a chance to tell him that I loved him -- don't ever miss a chance in your own lives.

Thanks, y'all. Go forth and do good things.

Tags: wolfie
i feel: okay

I popped onto Levi.com to see what they had to offer, and I found this:

Women's Plus Sized Defined Waist Boot Cut 580™ Jeans -- for $4.90.

I went through the entire checkout process, bought two pairs of jeans, and they were only $9.80. The cherry on top? Free shipping.

I got two pairs of Levis that regularly retail for $48 apiece for less than ten dollars. I win.


(I think they're for real, too; there's a sale limit of 6 units per person.)

Tags: shopping win
i feel: pleased

The G-20 summit is in Pittsburgh this week.

The Pirates have been at home for a series against Cinncinnati. They lost.

When Anthrocon is in town, they win.

Businesses around the convention center have closed, not just big places like Alcoa, but little businesses like Fernando's Cafe. ' “Are you kidding?” he [Fernando DeCarvalho, owner] said, choosing the furries, to whom he sold 3,000 sandwiches on a Friday when they attended the convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. “All I need is three of those conventions and I can close for the rest of the year.” ' (http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/08/17/story2.html?b=1250481600^1935881)

Heh. Hehehehehehehh. We win.

Tags: anthrocon, furry
i feel: smug

I didn't understand what this was about till I read helwen's entry, and then I had to think about whether or not I'd be doing any good by answering it. Then I thought, what the hell... and I'll leave it unlocked, in case the three of you reading this that don't know this about me want to go behind the cut to read it. ( this may put you to sleep... )

Tags: cpap, invisible illness, sleep apnea
i feel: okay

I miss my iPod touch. I had to send it out for repair today. It's shipping over night, and will be overnighted back to me, but WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

I use it for EVERYTHING. It's my companion when I work on leather projects, it keeps me company when I stand in lines, it lets me read or do crossword puzzles when I'm trying to get to sleep, it rides with me everywhere, and I HAD TO SEND IT AWWWWAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY...

The pathetisad thing is, I will totally buy another one if I have to, and then save my pennies to pay myself back. I love it THAT MUCH. I'm mulling over excuses for buying a 3G 64gb model anyway, but then I tell myself to hold out for 4G, because maybe THAT one will have a camera. That's all the touch needs to be the perfectest iPod EVAR.

I really miss my iPod. My 2G nano tries, but it's just not the same...

Tags: ipod lurve, pathetisad, whining because i can

Color photos from Russia at the beginning of the 20th century.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/214585

i feel: gobsmacked

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Fenway, from our seats

i feel: good

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Retouched with ShakeItPhoto, using my iPod touch.

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Soon we will be touched by His Noodley Appendage...

Tags: lolweather
i feel: amused

The LUSH store is open at the Mall at Rockingham Park. Look on its bubble bars, ye mighty, and despair.

i feel: dirty

From beneath you, it devours.

Tags: lolweather
i feel: okay

What Is Your Battle Cry?

Stalking on the freeway, clutching a vorpal blade, cometh Tashabear! And she gives a mighty cry: "I'm going to wrap you in bacon, and throw you on the grill!"

Find out! Enter username: Are you a girl, or a guy ?

created by beatings : powered by monkeys

Tags: memage
i feel: amused

Is it just me, or is it super-creepy to see Billy Mays commercials on TV still?

i feel: creeped out

Dye experiments
Turn my hands funny colors
Will this one work out?

Tags: writer's block