When real things happen to imaginary people

- The Stroppy One just got off the phone with the vet. Tzepesh is eating of his own volition, so they may not have to put the feeding tube in. We have an appointment at 4PM tomorrow which, if we're lucky, will be his discharge appointment. He's going to be on steroids for life, but that's no big deal, really.

We're going to go visit him today; when the Stroppy One visited him last night, Tzepesh had more energy and was very affectionate.

- Have I mentioned that I'm going to be at SakuraCon? I am! And I'm doing a panel/Q&A thing at 10PM on the Friday night of the convention. Come on down, say hi!

- For those of you who went and looked at my DW journal: No, I don't cross-post much stuff there. I mainly use it for reading the folks who have migrated away from LJ. (I am not planning on leaving LJ, for various reasons. Including the fact that long-ago, the StuntHusband gave me a permanent account. All my things are here!)

- Okay, why did none of you tell me that the Slayer & Rob Zombie "Hell On Earth" tour is playing Seattle in August? Yes, I plan on going. Rob Zombie puts on a fabulous live show, and Slayer is always fun. (Tho' come to think of it, I never really owned anything by them. Slayer were always one of the bands the assorted boyfriends listened to.)

Whoo, tonight is the Portland MCR concert! To say that I am looking forward to this show would be putting it rather mildly. And then on Sunday, the Seattle MCR concert! Two MCR shows in three days! Lemme see your jazz hands! [/obligatory Killjoys reference]

Oh, and everyone wish me luck: because I am exactly that crazy, I entered the drawing to be selected as a "Road Reporter" for the Seattle show. The prize is photo passes and attending the Meet & Greet, and then you have to send them your write-up of the show within 10 hours. OF COURSE I entered the drawing.

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In other news, April Fool's Day. No, I don't do April Fool's jokes or pranks. I spend the day being wary and suspicious of everything, which makes me kind of cranky. (I don't LIKE being wary and suspicious! That's not my default setting, dammit.)

Sunday, December 5th!

SeaGoth Swap Meet
December 5th, 2010
4228 Stone Way N
Noon to 5pm

Quoth alexiarnps: "There will be ample space for any one who wants to sell to have a card or folding table and a garment rack. This is 1021 square feet of hardwood with a full bathroom, kitchen and room for people to try on items (there will also be a full length mirror). Coffee/tea and cookies will be provided." If you are interested in selling stuff, contact alexiarnps.

Yes, I will be selling MORE STUFF. The wardrobe culling continues! I may even put together more Bags Of Mystery! to tempt people with.

There is going to be a wide range of things in all styles and sizes. I know Alexia is clearing out a lot of housewares, Coach bags, CorpGoth stuff, club clothes, and J.Peterman items. I am going to have clothes, fabric, shoes, and purses.

There will be more posts about this. Trust me, many, many reminders will be happening.

The Seattle Steampunk Swapmeet:
September 18th, noon to 6PM.
All Pilgrims Christian Church
500 Broadway East (lower level)

The Great Goth Yard Sale, vol. II:
Sunday, September 26
Noon-4 p.m. (no early birds; you show up early, you get put to work on setup)
22nd Ave & E Columbia St, in the Central District

Yes, I'm going to be at both. Clothes, makeup, jewelry, BPAL, surprise bags of crafting supplies - trust me, you want to show up to at least one of these.

(The makeup, jewelry, and BPAL will probably NOT be at the Steampunk Swapmeet, but WILL be at the Great Goth Yard Sale.)

(You know what this means? This means I am doing even MORE culling of the closets over the next week or so. I will be stricter with myself about culling!)

Yes, this is all a reminder that whatever you put on the internet could come back in ways you didn't expect. But that "feature" of the cross post including the title or first sentence of a (possibly) locked post? Aside from the potential for drama-farming, there's the very real issues of people who want to keep their LJ identity FAR AWAY from whatever public FB they may have.

The thing that has me raising my eyebrows however, is the incompatibilities between how LJ treats your content and how FB treats it. Essentially, LJ says "Hey, your content is your content", whereas FB says "Hey, your content is your content, until someone else posts it or links to it anywhere on FB. Then it's our content!"

(That's a very, VERY simple explanation of it all, but it does cover the important points.)

So. Double-check your settings (http://www.livejournal.com/manage/settings/?cat=extensions), and be very aware of what tickyboxes are available or highlighted when you're commenting.

Here's your advance warning, gang! The closet-culling sale will happen on:

Friday, August 13th! Noon PST!

(Yes, Friday the 13th. I thought it was too funny to pass up.)

This time, the sale will be PayPal ONLY. Yes, I will ship internationally, but the usual caveats and extra costs will apply.

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My chiropractor = wonderful as always. Whoo, my back and neck don't hurt anymore!

Miss K's post about it is here: http://www.aromaleigh.com/aromaleighnews.html

I am very sad to see this. I understand why she came to this decision, and I wish her well. But damn. Aromaleigh had become my favorite cosmetic company, and the Victoria's Revenge collection was (I thought) the start of a wonderful new era.

For the next two weeks, she's offering a 35% off with the coupon code ADIEU35.

From Miss K's blog:

This weekend, through 11:59 PM EST 6/2, save 35% OFF the entire Aromaleigh inventory!

Required coupon code at checkout: MEMORIAL35

Enter code in coupon code box and hit "apply" to see your discount taken prior to checkout!

Y'know, in case you've been staring covetously at the Victoria's Revenge collection or something ...

And now, I try to write. I don't know if I'm in the headspace for it, but I need to make an effort.

I spent all day in a meeting, and have not seen email, LJ, or anything online at all. I'm going to try and get caught up on mail tonight. If there's something I absolutely need to know about, let me know in the comments, please!