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I know that some people are upset over LJ's decision to force people to place a gender on their profile. If anyone is interested I have codes for Dreamwidth that I will be more than willing to share. Leave a note in the comments with your email address (comments will be screened) if you want one.

Edit: as has been pointed out in my comments section, this is not the case. It appears that the code that was leaked was early code that was rejected. That said, the offer still stands.

All right all of my mommy friends I need some advice. I'm trying to wean A from the bottle. She'll drink water and juice from a sippy cup as well as a cup with a straw, but when I put milk in the sippy she won't drink it. Today at lunch I put her milk in the sippy, she took one sip and put it down. She ate all her lunch and then just sat there. No crying or anything, but she wasn't drinking. So I put the milk in her bottle and she downed it.

Whenever I put milk in a sippy cup (or if we're in a restaurant and the put it in a cup with a lid and straw) she take one sip and looks very confused. And then just refuses to drink it.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.

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We've all done this before - I quote a movie, you name the source. This time with a holiday theme.

1. "Well Marie, once again my dear, you were as right as rain. I am, with out a doubt, the biggest pain in the butt that ever came down the pike. I meet someone who's company I really enjoy, and what do I do? I go overboard. I smother the poor soul. I cause him more trouble than he has a right to. God, I got a big mouth. When am I ever gonna wake up? I wish you were here with me right now. But... I guess that's not gonna happen. Not now, anyway. " - "Planes Trains and Automobiles" guessed by karelia

2. " Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. And forgive my husband. He knows not what he does. " - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - guessed by caity

3. " Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing" - The Santa Clause guessed by caity

4."You know what I'm going to get you next Christmas, Mom? A big wooden cross, so that every time you feel unappreciated for your sacrifices, you can climb on up and nail yourself to it. " - The Ref guessed by caity

5. "When what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting, whatever it is you've got left. " - White Christmas guessed by caity

6. "Light the lamp, not the rat, light the lamp, not the rat!." - Muppet Christmas Carol guessed by karelia

7. "I want the Turbo Man action figure with the arms and legs that move and the boomerang shooter and his rock'n roller jet pack and the realistic voice activator that says 5 different phrases including, "It's Turbo time!" Accessories sold separately. Batteries not included. " Jingle All the Way guessed by krasnoludek

8. "Aunt Clara had for years labored under the delusion that I was not only perpetually 4 years old, but also a girl." - A Christmas Story guessed by karelia

9. "Yes. You're, well, you're a tad off-base, sir. That thing looked like The Manson Family Christmas Special. " - Scrooged guessed by caity

10. "What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere! What's this? There's white things in the air! What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming; wake up, Jack, this isn't fair! What's this? " - Nightmare before Christmas guessed by karelia

nice work all, that didn't take very long.

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I had asked for people to guess the source of these items from fandom. Sorry I took so long to post the answers.


1. Energon - Transformers
2. Phata 7 - Sky Commanders
3. Tetracel White - Star Trek DS9
4. Tibanna Gas - Star Wars
5. Protoculture - Robotech
6. Melange - Dune
7. Fruity Oatey Bars - Serenity
8. Towel - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
9. Interociter - This Island Earth (origin); also featured in MST3K, UHF, and others
10. Flux Capacitor - Back to the Future
11. Oscillation Overthruster - Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Demention
12. Caf-Pow - NCIS
13. Veritaserum - Harry Potter
14. Omega 13 - Galaxy Quest
15. Lembas - Lord of the Rings
17. Multipass - The Fifth Element

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So here's how it works. I'm going to post a list of items. Each one appears in a TV series/book series/movie with a cult following. All but one are from the Sci-Fi or Fantasy genre. Name the source I got these from.

1. Energon (Transformers - guessed by hkellick)
2. Phata 7
3. Tetracel White (Star Trek DS9- guessed by hkellick)
4. Tibanna Gas (Star Wars - guessed by cheyinka)
5. Protoculture (Robotech - guessed by felicula)
6. Melange (Dune - guessed by karelia)
7. Fruity Oatey Bars (Serenity - guessed by cheyinka)
8. Towel (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - guessed by karelia)
9. Interociter
10. Flux Capacitor (Back to the Future - guessed by karelia)
11. Oscillation Overthruster
12. Caf-Pow (NCIS - guessed by cheyinka)
13. Veritaserum (Harry Potter -guessed by dmsj)
14. Omega 13
15. Lembas (Lord of the Rings - guessed by karelia)
17. Multipass (The Fifth Element guessed by dmsj)


Sorry about the lack of #16; I was creating and recreating the list so many times I deleted one and forgot to re-adjust the numbers.
Leave your guesses in the comments; I'll post the answers in a few days.

And congrats to cheyinka for getting my non sci-fi/fantasy one.

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Go to my other blog tomorrow am for a 9/11 memorial post as part of the 2996 project. It's about my husband's best friend's uncle.

http://shoemoneytonight.blogspot.com

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We were standing in line at the Dunkin' Donuts. The woman in front of me ordered an iced tea. The guy asked her if she wanted sweetened or unsweetened. She then asked "what does the unsweetened taste like? Does it taste like tea?" When told that yes, iced tea tastes like tea, she ordered the sweetened.

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John Hughes has died of a heart attack at age 59. RIP good sir.

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Pixar Rules! A girl in CA was dying of cancer and wanted to see UP. Pixar arranged a private screening in her house. You can read the whole story here.

Warning, have tissues at the ready when reading.






HT: Michelle Malkin .

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This year, the chorus I sing with has started using a formal "audition"/ rehearing process. We sing in quartets (SATB) in front of professional and unbiased adjudicators (not our director). In the evaluation we are graded on note accuracy, rhythm accuracy, tone quality, vocal production, diction, intonation and sight reading (done individually).

Based on this audition we will be either - retained as members, retained as members on "probation" - needing additional help, or no longer members. The threshold being set was based on how others in your section did.

I was nervous mostly because I judge myself harshly and I wanted to do well. I wasn't concerned about not making the cut, but I thought my scores might be in the mid-range.

I lost a total of 5 points. One in rhythm (I rushed a 3/4 measure), one in diction (no one ever has perfect diction) and three on sight reading (I changed key in the middle and then corrected myself). I had perfect scores in note accuracy, tone quality, vocal production and intonation. I am completely amazed by my tone and intonation scores - because honestly, I really don't feel like I have the best tone or intonation (guess I was wrong).

Part of me wants to frame the scoring form.

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So we're having people over for dinner tonight. P's parents, brother C, brother N and sister-in-law L, their daughter A, and my parents are coming for a belated birthday celebration. In an interesting change of pace, I am doing most of the cooking for when everyone comes over. So I'm making fresh ground beef sauce and two pans of lasagna. Plus garlic bread (made fresh) and salad (which my mom is bringing). My MIL is bringing P's cake of choice on his birthday (ice cream) which is basically saving us from having to run out for it.

The biggest part of the sauce is done - it's now simmering on the stove. And I'm getting to listen to the newest stuff we downloaded off iTunes a few days ago (mostly 80s and 90s one hit wonders).

P's outside doing the weeding, lawn-mowing, etc. A is sleeping in her crib upstairs, Molly's on the couch next to me. And I have some time to relax, catch up on internets and maybe get some new pictures on Facebook. Yay.

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Happy Birthday to my husband, partner, love of my life obi_wandreas !

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So I just joined omnomnom and got inspired to do a little experimental baking. I've got a Berry Explosion pie in the oven right now. Will post later with pictures of results and how it turned out.

At the same time, obi_wandreas finally used his gift certificate to the home-brewing store he got last year for his birthday and bought some supplies. While I was making the pie, he was starting a batch of American Pale Ale (results of that experiment won't be available for a few more weeks.

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1. Jaws
2. Toy Story.
3. Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan
4. The Godfather
5. Singing in the Rain
6. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
7. The Secret of Nimh
8. Star Wars: A New Hope
9. The Princess Bride
10. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
11. Clue
12. Serenity
13. White Christmas
14. Blazing Saddles
15. Army of Darkness.

Here's the way this works. I've picked quotes from 15 of my favorite movies off their IMDB.com quotes page. You guys get to guess the movies. No cheating! I'll post the answers in a few days, and mark off which ones have been guessed.

1. "Mary Ellen Moffat. She broke my heart."
2. " The Claw! The Claw is our master. It decides who will go and who will stay." [answered by hbbtrbbtbcnbt]
3. "KHAAANNNN!" [answered by baseballchica03]
4. "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli." [answered partially by baseballchica03]
5. " What's wrong with the way I talk? What's the big idea? Am I dumb or something? "
6. "Don't touch those! Don't you ever touch my balls without asking! "
7. "Ooh! oh-oh-oooh! A sparkly!" [answered by musesrealm]
8. "That's no moon. It's a space station." [answered by baseballchica03]
9. "You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha... " [answered by baseballchica03]
10. "Grace? She passed away thirty years ago."
11. "...and to make a long story short... Too late!" [answered by baseballchica03]
12."This landing is gonna get pretty interesting. Define "interesting". [deadpan] Oh God, oh God, we're all going to die? " [answered by dawnstar]
13. "All right they didn't go to college. They didn't go to Smith. Go to Smith? She couldn't even spell it."
14. ""Candygram for Mongo! Candygram for Mongo! " [answered by musesrealm]
15. "Well hello Mister Fancypants." [answered by musesrealm]

Peter's not participating, when I read my quotes to him he generally replied with the next line (or another line from the movie).

This is not a scam or urban legend.

Hannah Garman is 5 years old. Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant with Hannah. She died when Hannah was three. Now Hannah has been diagnosed with an incurable and fatal brain tumor. All Hannah wants for Christmas are cards.

We sent one.


For more details see this post on Smart Girl Politics and this article from Hannah's home newspaper. Both include an address to send a card to.

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
aquinasprime goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Kaylee.
baseballchica03 tricks you! You get a wad of paper.
blackfelicula tricks you! You get a used tissue.
dawnstar gives you 4 pink orange-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
ecwoodburn tricks you! You lose 3 pieces of candy!
hbbtrbbtbcnbt gives you 18 tan mint-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
kidflash25 tricks you! You get a clothespin.
kolys gives you 8 teal vanilla-flavoured gummy bats.
lingboy tricks you! You lose 2 pieces of candy!
lite tricks you! You lose 4 pieces of candy!
obi_wandreas gives you 3 purple watermelon-flavoured wafers.
aquinasprime ends up with 24 pieces of candy, a wad of paper, a used tissue, and a clothespin.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Picture meme
take a picture of yourself right now.
don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair - just take a picture.
post that picture with NO editing.
post these instructions with the picture.





I took this with the iPhone while holding the baby.

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating (or eating again).

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile or Alligator
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho.
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork bun
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - not big on overly salty things
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - minus the cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - can't get over my insect phobia to try this
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more - kept standard in our house
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - I don't really like hollandaise sauce
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers - I really love squash blossoms
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam - I cannot bring myself to try it
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake