| Sunday, December 20th, 2009 |
theghostess
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kumimonster
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| Saturday, December 19th, 2009 |
littlesebastien
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forrestblack
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drunken_heretik
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3:12p |
Pebbles is walking.
She finally got over the 2 step barrier. She is still opting to crawl mainly, but she will figure it out at her own pace. So behold the walking and a head bump. I'm sure there will be many many more of both.
Current Music: the hum of the washing machine. niiiiice. |
buscemi
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2:31a |
I heard a knock at the door a little while ago. When I looked through the peephole, I didn't see anybody. After I opened the door, I saw a large package sitting there. Inside of it was Simpsons Monopoly! Thank you ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) cierrablue! You are teh awesome, as the kids say. :) Current Mood:  touchedCurrent Music: Vince Guaraldi Trio - Skating |
nnnslogan
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nnnslogan
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nnnslogan
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2:27p |
Can These Household Chemicals Crush Your Son’s Masculinity?
Can These Household Chemicals Crush Your Son’s Masculinity? Posted by: Dr. Mercola December 19 2009 | 62,852 views  Elevated levels of two plastic-softening chemicals in pregnant women's urine are linked to less-masculine play behavior by their sons several years later, according to a study published in the International Journal of Andrology. Phthalates, which are used in everything from vinyl floors to plastic tubing and soaps and lotions, are pervasive in the environment and have increasingly become associated with changes in development of the male brain as well as with genital defects, metabolic abnormalities and reduced testosterone in babies and adults. A team of U.S. and British researchers posed a standard play questionnaire to the parents of 145 preschool-age children. Then they ranked the types of play on a scale from most masculine (such as play fighting or using trucks) to most feminine. An effect was identified among the sons of women with higher concentrations of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in their prenatal urine. On average, those boys scored 8 percent further away from the masculine end of the scale than other boys.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/19/Moms-Exposure-to-Chemicals-May-Affect-Her-Sons-Masculinity.aspx |
crista
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littlesebastien
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tinywarrior
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8:15a |
Coupons
Not sure if anyone is interested, but if you want the $10 LJ coupon, I have ten of them to spread around. I think they are just ten bucks off a paid account, but if you were going to do it anyway it's a way to save some dough. Just comment here or email me. I'll screen all the comments. |
theghostess
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kumimonster
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| Friday, December 18th, 2009 |
nnnslogan
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10:23p |
Avatar
 When I was a kid there was this movie called Star Wars. Everyone had to go see it. It was a cultural phenomenon. There were lines around the block to see it. People went to see it over and over. They did this because it offered them such a complete fantasy world. Every time they saw it they were transported to another reality with characters and things beyond their imaginings. It used new technologies and new techniques to achieve greater suspension of disbelief, and it was presented within the context of a complete artistic vision. No other film has ever quite achieved such a total revolutionary experience for the viewer. ...until now.  Avatar is James Cameron's vision, an immersive and visceral experience wherein the audience is transported to another world. The story vehicle is the perfect context for the experiential effect of the film. A marine is put into an engineered alien body and allowed to go and immerse himself in their culture. This film has been compared to Kevin Costner's western masterpiece Dances With Wolves, and it is in a similar mold, but it's also so much more. Many years of the development of computer technology led to the ability to make 3D computer graphics. The first film to explore the use of that technology was Tron, but even then it seemed minimalistic and simple. Pixar developed the technology in revolutionary ways, offering more and more as the technology developed. Filmmakers tried again and again to utilize this technology and mix it with live actors, sometimes with better results and sometimes with much less. Jurassic Park amazed audiences with realistic animations of dinosaurs. Spaceships made with plastic kit-bashed greeble models have been almost completely replaced with 3DCG ships. Even real world sets and vehicles are now more and more often replaced with 3DCG. It's now easier to make a period film in the past with computer effects than with hard-to-find antiques and replica cars. It seems like all the effects in movies have been replaced with computer effects. It began to seem like they couldn't go much further.  Then there's Avatar, not only 3DCG, but in stereoscopic 3-D with polarized glasses... and it's digital, and super sharp. There has never been a more awesome, more compellingly real cinematic experience in history. Never before has an alien world seemed so real. It's like stepping into a holosuite on Star Trek. We are finally in the 21st century for real, and it's beautiful.  On top of all this, the trailers before the film were all in 3-D, promoting other new high tech 3-D films. It's entirely possible that all big budget films will be 3-D in the future, and only low-budget indie films will be 2-D. This is the future of cinema, and it's amazing. Unfortunately, those of you who have bought expensive LCD flat panel televisions are probably going to end up eventually being herded into buying 3-D capable screens with high refresh rates to allow stereoscopic effects. Sorry! Trust me: it's worth it! This is going to change the way we watch movies and television forever. If the trailers for Despicable Me, Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3, and How to Train Your Dragon are any indication, we're in for quite a ride!  |
acamstar
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violate
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9:19p |
Wow it's been forever. I've been on facebook and as usual busy all the time.... Forgot about this. Noah is 14 and a half months.. wow. Says a few words not walking quite yet but close. Trying at times but still the best part of everyday. Work is good! I got a big Xmas bonus and generally like my job... I still would rather be a sahm but if I have to work I can deal with my job now don't know what changed.... Me? I will update more when I'm not exhhausted... I'm not sure anyone even reads this or us on here still |
forrestblack
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crista
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tinywarrior
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3:03p |
Red
I just went on my lunch hour to go buy crazy red haircolor for the front of my hairs since I just went much darker all over. I have been a little hesitant to do anything too wild, but I finally decided that the color and the timing were right. Juries could care less what color my hair is, but I was worried about my boss. Yeah, so since she went to the beauty supply to get the dye, I think I'm good! Yay!! Thanks, Bossy Claus! |
fourcorners
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11:44a |
Hard liquor vs. wine
I'm a drinker and booze and I have been FWB for some time now. I've been a hard liquor drinker for the lion's share of my drinking life, but I'm starting to drink wine now in an effort to add sophistication to my persona and because it's healthier and let's face it, drinking wine looks way classier than curling up with a tumbler of whiskey & coke. There's a problem though. Wine affects me differently than liquor. Here's how I fare under the influence of various types of alcohol. Liquor - I get more chatty, I get more playful, I get funnier (or so the other drunks say) Wine - I get blabby and can blather on over some ho-hum argument much longer than any involved parties care to listen. Wine also makes me very mellow. So, I just chill and babble onwards Beer - I've only gotten drunk off beer once and I ended up throwing up. It was the only time in my whole life where alcohol got the better of me. I rarely touch brewskis anyway Therein lies the dilemma. Do I keep on pursuing the luster of the grape because of all the qualities it bestows while trying to minimalize any flaws that rise to the surface? Or do I fall back on Makers and let the magic happen as it usually does and just accept myself as a uncultured schlub? |
venacava
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12:30p |
Photo Flurry 013 – SG Photography 2009, Round Three
Suicidegirls sets of 2009, final post! Round One and Round Two, if you missed them.
Every week until 2010 I’m going to post ten of my favorite Suicidegirls photos from the sets I had featured on the site this year. Think of it as a way to celebrate the wonderful models I worked with over the past eleven months. Along with the images I’ll share two or three factoids from each shoot. We’ll start at the beginning of 2009 and, when we get to the end, we’ll stop.
As I was writing this, I realized that another set of mine is op on the front page of SG today. Check it. It’s called “How to Cure a Hangover” and is one of the sets shot in Las Vegas during the filming of an upcoming SG movie, Suicidegirls Guide To Living. Without further ado, mostly because my black currant tea is getting cold, I give you the photos.
Bully – Tumbleweed
- Bully is from Ohio
- Shot in Culver City, CA
- There were leaves and branches all over the lobby from a video that was shot there the previous day
- Which is where the name of the set came from
Sissa – Wide Open Space
- Sissa came from Italy
- Earlier in the shot, she wore an emerald satin corset and undies set from Flutterbydaisy
- The floors were freshly lacquered, which might be my favorite aspect of this shoot
Soya – Right Thurr
- I grabbed Soya to shoot minutes after she got off a plane
- All her clothes were packed-up so, before getting naked, she wore my sweater in the set
- This happened in Las Vegas, at DJ Lisa Pittman’s place, next to all her vinyl
- We pulled out a bunch of records, among them, Chingy’s “Right Thurr”
- Look at that face
Fractal – Heaven in Black
- I have these shoes…
- They’d really needed to be properly documented ever since they came into my possession
- We shot this downtown at our friend Jeremy Kasten’s beautiful apartment
- And you all know Fractal from Haute Macabre, of course
Tiffini – Dear Lover
- Tiffini has my dream hair
- Rrrr
Harlowe – Ephemera
- I just really like this shot
- Also in this set: a paper airplane and a trunk full of clothes, which Harlowe changed into and out of
Marianne – Watching
- One of my favorite models returns, and this time she brought cake
- after our previous shoot, Marianne gave me an incredibly delicious brownie
- Standard hotel, downtown LA
Mab – City Suncatcher
- Rooftop, downtown
- Mab is a photography student and likely one of the sweetest girls I’ve ever met
- it was that same day that Mab took this photo of me, right after our shoot
Dii – Library
- I think Dii might be an alien
- She had to put underwear on before we started shooting
- We shot it in front of Sean’s gorgeous new library
Originally published at biorequiem. Please leave any comments there. |
kumimonster
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| Thursday, December 17th, 2009 |
forrestblack
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6:01p |
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fourcorners
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4:52p |
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bouncy
ecstatic