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So. Just Like A Woman, the live version on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, has been my number one favorite Dylan song for a very long time now. I found this sweet version of the song just tonight and wanted to share it. I might like this one even more due to all the reverb, slightly slower tempo, and beginning. Enjoy.

To the brave ones who are strong enough to go trough the brad pitt (yes, brad pitt) icons :

here are some icons of Dylan >.<.

A friend and I are having a huge yard sale tomorrow

1424 Woodland dr in durham ,off club BLVD near Northgate mall.

We'll have trendy young plus size women's clothing in sizes ranging from 1x to 3x
large sized womens shoes size 9 to 12 with styles ranging from simple flats to never been worn giant platform boots !
Far more hello kitty things than any sane person should own .
Barbies mint in boxes
vintage doll clothes
manga
scifi,fantasy and horror novels
massive amounts of craft supplies {wool and cotton yarn,patterns,fabric,beads ect..}

and more Kitsch stuff then you can shake stick at !

we'll start at 8 am and end at 3:30 pm

Please, please, please, if you don't want them, pass this information on to someone who might.

I work at a prison and we frequently have people dump strays off. Periodically the strays get rounded up and taken to the pound, unless hapless employees (like myself) take them home.

Well, I've hit my limit of cats. I currently have 9 cats living in my home, which is honestly about 4 or 5 too many. I would really like to try to find an alternate home or homes for the three youngest that I acquired from there.

Details on the cats:

*They are littermates. I have had them literally since the day they were born (they rounded up a mom cat who had just given birth that day. I found a home for mom and 3 of the babies, these are the 3 that are left).
*Two females, one male. They are absolutely beautiful cats and incredibly soft. The male, Rosie (yes, a boy named Rosie) is a "tuxedo" cat. The girls are torties in predominantly brown/black/orange tones - Emily and Explorer. They are all long-haired cats and look to be predominantly ragamuffin/ragdoll style cats (although not pure-bred, I would imagine).
*They are all spayed/neutered.
*They have all their shots.
*They are front-claw declawed.
*They are litter trained.
*They do fine with other pets. They're not fond of dogs, but they mainly just avoid them. This is likely because my dogs are insane.
*They are (currently) indifferent to people. This is because they were not well-socialized when they were younger (I thought I was going to be able to house them quickly, so I kept them apart from my other cats). They are not *mean* at all, but right now tend to shy away from being picked up/petted. I feel, as does my vet, that in a home with people who have the time to devote attention to them, that this will be correctable quickly.

Any takers? If you have questions, just message me. I am willing to bring the cats pretty much anywhere. Pictures available if you want.

So i'm wondering, has anyone heard The Dead Weather cover of the Street Legal song 'New Pony'?

i like it a lot but some good friends of mine don't.

Yes i'm biased; over the last few years i've enjoyed following the career of all the members of the new band,
but even so, i find the song choice fascinating...

Lines describing Miss Ex with her 'long black hair' and 'sweet disposition' could be taken to mean Meg White (Jack's Ex). But the fact that the song is sung by Alison Mosshart (who has long dark hair herself) would hint at something more, especially given the songs oft criticized apparent misogyny.
Playing with the song could be seen as a prescient warning to critics, such as these guys, whose attacks on the band are indeed also apparently fuelled by misogyny* - could someone explain to me what a 'credible girlfriend' is? - as well as a lack of understanding about the original Dylan song.

This isn't as off-topic as it sounds; i enjoy the cover version (and most often i don't, the hell of tribute albums did for me many a moon ago) because it SOUNDS committed, as if the performers have an investment in the material and a reason for picking it rather just 'really liking that song of Bob's etc.'

Any thoughts? Opinions?

You can listen to the song here - and there are live versions on youtube as well.

*NOT a word i use lightly, believe me.

Once there was a girl named Sotomayor. She was unflappable. She wanted to be a judge. "I'd be a better judge than any old white man," she said. So she studied hard and went to judge school. "I will be on the Supreme Court some day," she said in her unflappable way.

Then, one day, the President called her and asked her to be on the Supreme Court. The President's name was Obama, but he has his own stories...lots of them. "You are a good judge and so unflappable," he said.

So, she went to Washington, where Republicans were mean to her and asked her a lot of questions. They tried very hard to flap her, but she was unflappable. One congressman actually tried using his evil flap ray, but the lasers bounced off because Sotomayor was unflappable.

Finally, even the Republicans were impressed. "Nobody can flap you," said one Republican. So congress stopped flapping and confirmed her as an unflappable Supreme Court justice.

And she lived unflappably ever after.

THE END

(I think this could win next years contest! Way to go, boy! Extra Credit: Google "sotomayor unflappable." It's called a thesaurus, people. Not expensive.)

I recently purchased a Lomographic camera (retro, super-manual, lo-fi film camera) and I'm not sure how my first couple rolls of film will come out-- they are sort of experiments to learn what I can do with this thing. The camera uses 120mm film but I've put an adapter in and taken my photos on 35mm... however, I'm pretty sure they'll still be pretty erratic and potentially annoying for someone to make prints from.

Does anyone have experience with a film processing store in the area that will not be weirded out by my off-beat photography?

I like it when I do not have to rush to get out of bed, when I can turn off the alarm and allow myself to drift in and out of sleep for hours. It is an important function for my mind to be able to do. No noises, no deadlines, no troops to go to, no class... just sleep. Lucid dreaming has always been important for me to not only investigate concepts but also to see what else is on the horizons of my heart. I've seen hopes and fears come and go in the dreams.

This morning was filled with all manner of lucid dreams and I cannot remember most of them. However one of them had a woman with brown hair, it was pulled back in some sort of head wear, like a bandana or something... I don't know. Anyway, she was pagan, a witch, and in the dream we had a great time exploring life, witchcraft, each other, hiking trails, books, concerts, work, and in the dream there came a time when there was sex. It was sex, not like a fantasy where one focuses on what typically gets one off. This was something different, sex as a magical act, of combining energy from each indivdual into the other individual and taking into one's self what the other is giving. A blending, an alchemical process, a chemical reaction. At that moment of sex in the dream we were both aware of creating life. Later in the dream she tells me she is pregnant. There was nothing but joy in the dream and we two were handfasted according to Wiccan practices but we had lots of friends and family there. We made it clear that we wanted no registry, no gifts, no monies. Only witnesses and sharing of each other's company. We left straight after to a honeymoon out into the wilderness around Mt Jefferson and camped under the stars for a week, swimming naked in the high mountain lakes, and 'being'.

That was a very cool dream. Oh, and the baby, though not born in the dream, we knew, somehow, that it was a girl.

Just wanted to let everyone know, that a new version of MemcacheD has been released. We will be rolling this out to the memcache nodes during the week of July 20th to 24th. This should have very little impact on the stability of the website; however users may see a slight increase in load times as the cache is re-populated with entries.

The software has been tested and verified to be working just fine with the application; so we perceive this to be a very minimal risk in regards to updating, and the stability of the website.

Thanks...

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Frequent readers (hello? anyone out there?) may recall me mentioning being disturbed by the local PBS Kids Young Writers/Illustrators contest winners. First graders writing strange things. The one I recall most is a little story about a fairy...that...makes people share their wealth.
"She taught rich kids to share with poor kids," and that sort of thing. Out of context, that sounds like a good story...but, as a whole, the thing smacked of communism. Seriously...you've got first graders stopping just short of "from each according to ability, to each according to need." Only it's a fairy, not the vanguard of the proletariat, enforcing the change.

Speaking of change...the new batch of winners this year...this kid has a story tracing through history, from Lincoln to Martin Luther King Jr., the rise of Barack Obama. The heck? We're getting kids into politics THAT early? Come off it! I'm not bragging, well, actually, I am, but my son, now in first grade, is exceptionally bright. He makes up stories on his own, too. His stories may be about rocket ships, or butterflies, but, for the life of me, no matter how bright he seems to be, he has yet to make up a story addressing the great inequities of American culture, the plight of the poor, or how ANY politician is the fulfillment of any historical figure's lifelong dream/ambition.

Now, we've got two possibilities...
1) The parents/teachers are coaxing their kids to write this stuff about global warming or foreign relations because they think it's cute...you know, "out of the mouths of babes" kinda thing. But, it comes across forced, preachy, and, well, creepy. It's WRONG to manipulate kids like that. Don't use your kids as a megaphone for your own ideology. Or, if you do, don't make it so blindingly obvious.

2) The kids really do worry about the social ills of society in first grade. This...this is kinda sad, really, too. I'm not saying keep kids ignorant, but for crying out loud, they're CHILDREN! I could go into specifics with my son about ethnic cleansing...and, if prompted enough, I'm sure he could write a heart wrenching little ballad about a kid whose family is killed when the military coup passes through his village, but, honestly, is it then REALLY his work? And is it HEALTHY for small children to be told constantly how much life sucks? I mean, it does suck, but you're not supposed to be so depressed about it until middle school.

Maybe I'm wrong on this one. Who out there thinks they should be explaining to their 6 yr. old kids the nasty nuances of the impending environmental doom facing our planet because of the evil corporations? Or how rich people are evil because they don't share? Is there a gray area?

Is there anyone out there who knows how to drive stick and would be willing to teach me? I really need to learn ASAP. My fiance has a stick shift car, but it's rather new and he doesn't want to teach me on it because of the transmission. However, at the moment it's the only car we have and I need to be able to drive it. I would be willing to pay a teacher and I am available any time. Write back if you are interested. I live off of Lake Boone Trail, near exit 5.

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Helpful hint if you want to move to Durham- don't rent from Bull City Restoration. They claim to be lovers of old buildings and into community development. Actually, they do half-assed restoration jobs that do not hold up and they will act VERY cheap when you move out, making up bogus repair jobs and charging ridiculous fees for them. In addition, we were poisoned by carbon monoxide for several months while the landlord's son denied our furnace had a problem last winter. Only after the pilot light refused to stay lit and we had a real furnace man over did we learn how broken and dangerous that furnace was. The landlady has zero consideration for her tenants- she wants what she wants.
There are other rental agencies that rent out historic buildings in Durham for living in, I'd reccomend even Bob Schmitz over Bull City Restoration.

If this type of post isn't allowed, please let me know and I'll delete.

I have several things for sale I need to get rid of by the end of July. I took pictures, but haven't been able to upload them yet...if you're interested in anything, let me know and I can try to get pictures to you. I'm in NW Raleigh, if that makes any difference.

Washer and dryer

Microwave and stand

25" cable-ready TV

I also have a bedroom set for sale. It's light wood (pinkish color). Includes a headboard (queen/king size), dresser, TV armoire, and two nightstands. Selling as a set only; will not break up. I cannot deliver; you must pick up. I live in a second-floor apartment, so bring a friend and a hand cart! Cash only. $500 OBO.

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