When they were curvy* January 29, 2009

i read some very silly celebrity blogs, but make a point of staying away from the ones that make fun of them for being fat, sad, whatever. i like the ones that simply make fun of them for wearing ridiculous things.

that said, AYYY! does a “puzzle corner” every monday and blurs out the faces of people in a similar theme (i.e. child star pics of current stars). a few weeks back, they did one of women who are currently very twig-like, but once had some very nice curves on them.

so, let’s pretend we’re playing the puzzle just like any old monday morning. do you think  you recognize any of these stars? i’ll admit, i only had guesses for a couple of them.

so, let’s have the big reveal, shall we?

It’s a New Day! January 20, 2009

and my president is black!

while i’ve been incredibly moved and unable to think about anything else ALL DAY LONG, it wasn’t until seeing the kids on stage at the neighborhood ball that i was moved to tears. and they were big, body shaking, sobs. it was 8 years of frustration and a lifetime beyond my own of not understanding, in the infamous words of rodney king, we can’t all just get along. it’s a beautiful day and i almost can’t believe my luck at being alive to witness it. thank you to all on earth and gone from it who worked and fought to make this possible. and thank you to all who continue the fight.

weird January 6, 2009

okay, i’m a little old, but i’m of the generation that grew up with computers/technology and am pretty comfortable with it.

that said, the more advanced voice recognition software gets, the more freaky it is. i’ve had 2 really normal “conversations” with computer-women today and it’s just a little weird how normal they both sounded.

Help if you can January 2, 2009

a woman i don’t know personally, but who is part of the same online community that has made a huge difference in my life, lost her dad very suddenly yesterday. her family is in new zealand and she got a loan for the plane fare, but needs to raise money to pay it back. if you have just a few dollars, it can be of great help.

click the “donate” button on this post to give through paypal.

http://kiwi-grrl.livejournal.com/93997.html