i occurs to me i should make a public friends-only post. o.O

so..comment and i'll probably add you.

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i just received the most awesome pair of torso pants;

For those of you who don't already know, there has been a strike scheduled for Friday, March 21st, 2008, during which we hope to have many members of LiveJournal provide LJ with absolutely no content for twenty-four hours. This means no posting and no commenting. If you post elsewhere and have it set up to be posted through a feed on LiveJournal, don't do it. Stay away from LiveJournal for twenty-four hours.

That can't be too hard, can it? I know some of you are probably quite active on LiveJournal and will find it hard to stay away for an entire day, just as I will, but this is something that needs to be done, to show the people running LiveJournal that we're watching the changes they are making, that we're paying attention, that we're discontent, and that we want to be heard and taken in to consideration. We are not simply users who can be tossed to the side and ignored. We are the people who make up LiveJournal. Without us, without the content we create, without our words, our voices, our creativity, our participation, there would be no LiveJournal. This is a fact, and it needs to be realized and understood and then taken in to consideration when making decisions regarding the way that LiveJournal is run.

The strike is only a few days away, so there isn't all too much time to prepare. While this is unfortunate, it isn't enough to keep this strike from taking place. It will take place, the second it is meant to, and it would be best to have as many people take part as possible. Please, spread the word. Spread it fast. There are only a few days to organize this. If you find that you care about LiveJournal or care about the people you interact with on LiveJournal or simply want it to remain a place where you can entertain yourself without constant censorship and money-hungry practices being thrown in without the consideration of those who use the service, act now. If you don't wish to spread the word, that is fine, but please: refrain from using LiveJournal on Friday, March 21st. Do something else for a change. It's for a good cause. (:

For background on this strike and why it is being held, please read the following posts:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/394838.html
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395310.html

To find out exactly when the strike begins and ends, depending on where you are located, please see this:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395125.html

What's this about?

* It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board.
* It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'.
* It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions.
* And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, sex and depression. This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves.

-Taken from the journal of m03m

AND ICONS TO SUPPORT THIS:


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This entire post was taken from untasted's post in lecollage. Not sure if it'll do much, but it's better than nothing. interesting to see if it works.

for the aussies on the east coast (canberra & sydney time) it starts at 11am on friday morning. for all other times, see the times link above.

i normally wouldn't post anyway, as for the last 4 years i've been at a medieval festival by good friday. =) but this year, i can't go, so i'll actually have to make a concious effort not to post.

i have a new old sewing machine.



it was made in 1939 in Clydebank, Scotland;


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probably needs cleaning, but it works really well, and there's lots of extra feet. from what i've been able to figure out, there's ones for rolled-hem, adjustable hem, rushing, zippers and attatching lace. i'm not entirely sure how they all work or what the rest of them do, but it's pretty cool.
i managed to find a manual, so i'll read that at some point.
the only thing wrong with it that i can figure out is the dial for the tension is missing, but the numbers were arbitrary anyway so once i get the tension right i should be fine.

[edit:] on ebay i was looking at feedback for a seller in china that had fur scarves and shawls and things. this is one of the feedback entries;

Buyer:
Very nice fur. Picture made item look much bigger. Little disappointed.

Reply by Seller:
DEAR: I GIVE YOU SCARF IS Enough size, Possible you quite to be fat, therefore thinks small