I've censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet--a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit:
http://americancensorship.org/posts/13794/uncensor
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Newt Gingrich Doesn't Know His History
Palestinians are an ''invented'' people, huh, Mr. Gingrich?
I think the Bible (you know, that particular holy book you claim to live by as a Christian?) would beg to differ.
Joel 3:4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine?
So, uh... you were saying? If the Palestinians were "invented" a few thousand years ago, I think that means they've cemented their status as a "real" nation by now.
(And this guy's running for President? Seriously? Sigh...)
I think the Bible (you know, that particular holy book you claim to live by as a Christian?) would beg to differ.
Joel 3:4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine?
So, uh... you were saying? If the Palestinians were "invented" a few thousand years ago, I think that means they've cemented their status as a "real" nation by now.
(And this guy's running for President? Seriously? Sigh...)
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Etsy Treaure #2: Orange Spice
Vibrant and attention-getting, orange is a color of confidence and attraction. It's also associated with good health due to being the color of, well... oranges! If you want to add a little spice to your life, try some orange today!
Check out ''Orange Spice'' here!
Check out ''Orange Spice'' here!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Birthday Arts
I Know This Pretty Rave Girl by *o-WingedPanther-o on deviantART
Done for the lovely Dragonsmoke on DeviantArt!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Etsy Treasury #1: Seeing Red!
Red is known the world over as a color of death, danger, and sexuality. Its primordial association with blood is deep and irrevocable, and it leaves its mark on our collective psyche today, causing us to stop and look twice when a flash of vivid crimson catches our eye. Whether it's highlighting a mundane stop sign, an elegant evening dress, or a raver girl's flashy hairdo, red never fails to grab our attention!
Check out "Seeing Red!" here!"
Check out "Seeing Red!" here!"
Been a while, hasn't it?
Well, rest assured that I am very much alive, if very much broke (like about 75% of the nation!)
What have I been up to this past year? Not a whole lot, surprisingly. I recently got back into using markers for coloring, and have apparently been making a bit of a name for myself as a fan-artist for a truly engaging video game trilogy. I also picked bead weaving back up, and have dusted off an old Etsy shop, rebranded it, and intend to sell fandom- and space-inspired jewelry there. Expect an official announcement on that front when it really gets going!
In the meantime, you can find my artworks here and here! The first link is my more "serious" artwork account, while the second is my "fun, fanart, and general goofing-off" account.
What have I been up to this past year? Not a whole lot, surprisingly. I recently got back into using markers for coloring, and have apparently been making a bit of a name for myself as a fan-artist for a truly engaging video game trilogy. I also picked bead weaving back up, and have dusted off an old Etsy shop, rebranded it, and intend to sell fandom- and space-inspired jewelry there. Expect an official announcement on that front when it really gets going!
In the meantime, you can find my artworks here and here! The first link is my more "serious" artwork account, while the second is my "fun, fanart, and general goofing-off" account.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Sandburg Mall: Step Up, Or Step Out (Part 1)
Hi there! It's been a while since I updated last, hasn't it? Well, hopefully with the situation at home finally settling down, I'll have more time and energy to devote to silly things like blogging. Hah!
And what spawned this sudden update, after such a long silence? Well... let's just say it's frustration.
You see, our local shopping center, the Sandburg Mall, is losing yet another store. With so many of its formerly-occupied storefronts now empty, the loss of long-term merchant Fashion Bug (which has been a fixture at the mall since I was a little girl,) is a staggering blow for this establishment.
But, really - I can't blame Fashion Bug for leaving. Their departure isn't what is frustrating to me. What's frustrating is the lack of constructive action on the mall owners' behalf. To be perfectly blunt, I wouldn't want to rent retail space from a provider that effectively took my money, and did absolutely nothing to attract potential customers - and, in fact, seemed more interested in driving the public away.
Take, for example, the appearance of Sandburg Mall itself. The first thing any potential customer sees is a poorly-maintained, crumbling parking lot adorned with faded paint and sorely-neglected landscaping. To be perfectly blunt, if it weren't for the scattered cars there, the place would look abandoned. Does that sound at all appealing?
The second thing a potential customer sees is the drab appearance of Sandburg Mall's exterior itself. It's dull and brown, with nothing particularly attention-grabbing about it. The signs that are supposed to direct people to the mall are likewise drab, outdated, and extremely easy to miss. This setup worked just fine in the Eighties and Nineties, but nowadays, with big businesses like Wal-Mart relocating to the edge of town - and moving into bigger, cleaner, more attractive buildings, to boot, with prominent signage announcing their locations... Well, it just can't compete.
Should anyone manage to look past the exterior flaws of the property, and make it inside, the very next thing they will be confronted with are numerous empty storefronts, tacky paper "signs" taped to windows, and an archaic layout that's barely changed at all since Sandburg Mall first opened in 1974. It's old, stale, and unattractive, end of story. The interior signage? Is just as dull and uninspiring as the external signage, especially that which is advertising things that no longer even exist - like the cinema, which shut down in 2007.
Most of the storefronts that are occupied are unattractive at best, and embarrassingly amateurish at worst.
The halls are cluttered with nearly-empty kiosks, installments advertising shower stalls, and archaic kiddie "attractions" that were cutting edge thirty years ago, but which can't hope to appeal to today's under-twelve crowd.
Also, there's very little by way of food at the so-called food court - there's an Orange Julius and a KarmelKorn, as well as some obscure little eatery that doesn't even seem to have set hours of operation, and that's it. All of the other restaurants that once called Sandburg Mall home are long-closed, leaving nothing behind but empty spaces, and fixtures that do nothing but gather dust.
It's painful to behold, especially when compared to the memory of an establishment that was flourishing a mere ten years ago.
On the cyberspace front, Sandburg Mall fares no better - their website is positively ancient, unintuitive and, again, amateurish. It's UGLY. It honestly looks like something I would have put together in my Comp Skills 1 class - and that is most assuredly not a compliment. Could I do any better now? Not likely, but there are thousands of people out there who could, for a reasonable price.
I also see very little advertising going on for the Sandburg Mall. Once in a while, a local animal shelter will advertise an event being held there, but that is, by and large, the extent of it. The anchor stores advertise (largely because they're national chains,) but do the mall owners put forth any effort in advertising anything, themselves? To put it simply, no. I suppose they think that they don't have to advertise, because "everyone already knows" that they're there, but that's a ridiculous notion. Of course "everyone knows" about the mall - the problem is, nobody cares, and the mall owners don't seem very intent on making anyone care.
And that, my friends, is utterly tragic.
Stay tuned for Part 2!
And what spawned this sudden update, after such a long silence? Well... let's just say it's frustration.
You see, our local shopping center, the Sandburg Mall, is losing yet another store. With so many of its formerly-occupied storefronts now empty, the loss of long-term merchant Fashion Bug (which has been a fixture at the mall since I was a little girl,) is a staggering blow for this establishment.
But, really - I can't blame Fashion Bug for leaving. Their departure isn't what is frustrating to me. What's frustrating is the lack of constructive action on the mall owners' behalf. To be perfectly blunt, I wouldn't want to rent retail space from a provider that effectively took my money, and did absolutely nothing to attract potential customers - and, in fact, seemed more interested in driving the public away.
Take, for example, the appearance of Sandburg Mall itself. The first thing any potential customer sees is a poorly-maintained, crumbling parking lot adorned with faded paint and sorely-neglected landscaping. To be perfectly blunt, if it weren't for the scattered cars there, the place would look abandoned. Does that sound at all appealing?
The second thing a potential customer sees is the drab appearance of Sandburg Mall's exterior itself. It's dull and brown, with nothing particularly attention-grabbing about it. The signs that are supposed to direct people to the mall are likewise drab, outdated, and extremely easy to miss. This setup worked just fine in the Eighties and Nineties, but nowadays, with big businesses like Wal-Mart relocating to the edge of town - and moving into bigger, cleaner, more attractive buildings, to boot, with prominent signage announcing their locations... Well, it just can't compete.
Should anyone manage to look past the exterior flaws of the property, and make it inside, the very next thing they will be confronted with are numerous empty storefronts, tacky paper "signs" taped to windows, and an archaic layout that's barely changed at all since Sandburg Mall first opened in 1974. It's old, stale, and unattractive, end of story. The interior signage? Is just as dull and uninspiring as the external signage, especially that which is advertising things that no longer even exist - like the cinema, which shut down in 2007.
Most of the storefronts that are occupied are unattractive at best, and embarrassingly amateurish at worst.
The halls are cluttered with nearly-empty kiosks, installments advertising shower stalls, and archaic kiddie "attractions" that were cutting edge thirty years ago, but which can't hope to appeal to today's under-twelve crowd.
Also, there's very little by way of food at the so-called food court - there's an Orange Julius and a KarmelKorn, as well as some obscure little eatery that doesn't even seem to have set hours of operation, and that's it. All of the other restaurants that once called Sandburg Mall home are long-closed, leaving nothing behind but empty spaces, and fixtures that do nothing but gather dust.
It's painful to behold, especially when compared to the memory of an establishment that was flourishing a mere ten years ago.
On the cyberspace front, Sandburg Mall fares no better - their website is positively ancient, unintuitive and, again, amateurish. It's UGLY. It honestly looks like something I would have put together in my Comp Skills 1 class - and that is most assuredly not a compliment. Could I do any better now? Not likely, but there are thousands of people out there who could, for a reasonable price.
I also see very little advertising going on for the Sandburg Mall. Once in a while, a local animal shelter will advertise an event being held there, but that is, by and large, the extent of it. The anchor stores advertise (largely because they're national chains,) but do the mall owners put forth any effort in advertising anything, themselves? To put it simply, no. I suppose they think that they don't have to advertise, because "everyone already knows" that they're there, but that's a ridiculous notion. Of course "everyone knows" about the mall - the problem is, nobody cares, and the mall owners don't seem very intent on making anyone care.
And that, my friends, is utterly tragic.
Stay tuned for Part 2!
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