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xavienne's InsaneJournal:
| Friday, July 10th, 2009 | |
| 6:18 pm | UPS fail Forgot to say -- the one who said I could just sign the tag & leave directions for them to leave the package with a neighbour? She neglected to inform me that this can only be done if I live in a single family dwelling; they can't do it for apartments. The girl at the sender's help line told me they don't require a signature at all for packages and that they usually tell the couriers just to leave the package on the doorstep if there is no answer. So, I have been lied to, misinformed, and generally fucked over four ways from Sunday by UPS. Companies who use them will never get my business again, even if it means I have to pay friends in various countries to get things and ship them up by standard postal service for me. I deeply and truly hope UPS finds itself out of business ASAP. Current Mood:  pissed off |
| Sunday, April 12th, 2009 | |
| 6:36 pm | |
| Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 | |
| 6:31 pm | Something I haven't mentioned but I want to now People who create an LJ just to friend & follow mine? Creepy. All damn kinds of creepy. If you add me as a friend and your LJ has no entries, no profile, and/or no-one but me on your friends list, do not expect me to add you back. I may lack in social skills, but that is stalkerish in the extreme and thanks but no, I won't be playing along. |
| 5:18 pm | Freaky stuff from nature ( video clips behind the cut ) |
| 8:53 am | The S'more Martini From eHow S'mores don't have to be saved for camping! Why should boy and girl scouts have all the fun? You can use the same classic ingredients as inspiration for a cocktail party. Yes, you heard right. Here's how to turn this outdoor American tradition into a signature indoor cocktail. * 32 oz. vanilla vodka * 16 oz. white chocolate liqueur * 64-oz. pitcher * 1 graham cracker * Plastic bag * Small bowl * 1 jar marshmallow creme * Martini glasses * Bartending badges * Skewers * 1 bag miniature marshmallows 1. Pour the vodka and white chocolate liqueur into the pitcher and stir. Refrigerate several hours until the mixture is cold. 2. Crush the graham cracker in a plastic bag, then pour the crumbs into a small bowl. 3. Rub marshmallow creme around the rims of the martini glasses to lightly coat. 4. Dip each glass into the bowl of graham cracker crumbs until the marshmallow creme is covered with crumbs. 5. Pour about 3 oz. of the drink mixture into each of the prepared glasses and serve. 6. Print "bartending badges" styled like scout achievement badges and tie them to the stem of each cocktail glass. 7. For extra credit, set up a marshmallow roasting station near the fireplace and invite guests to roast them and slide into their cocktail for garnish. |
| Saturday, February 21st, 2009 | |
| 6:21 pm | Clips of Tarik Sultan & more ( More male bellydance behind the cut. ) |
| 12:55 pm | Male belly dancers ( behind the cut. ) |
| 8:25 am | Gee, LJ is so generous. /sarcasm "As a thank-you for their contributions, all the authors of entries chosen for the book will receive a $20 LJ gift certificate (that's a year's worth of Paid Account time or 2 years' worth of userpic add-ons!). And in recognition of all the good ideas we've gotten from ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} lj_turns10, we'll give you a $5 LJ gift certificate (that's 2 months' worth of Paid Account time) if you suggest an entry that makes it into the book. In cases where we receive multiple suggestions for an entry, the gift certificate goes to the first suggestion. And what if you suggest an entry that gets chosen for the book and you happen to be the author of that entry? Then we'll give you a $20 and a $5 LJ gift certificate, for a grand total of $25, to spend as you wish in the Gift Shop." So in order to pay writers for their work, LJ is giving them gift certificates which can only be spent on LJ merchandise. Hmm. "Hey Steve, I'd like you to paint my house for me. Payment? Oh, yeah... I should pay you. Hey, how's about you can have a second can of paint. Oh, but you can only use it inside my house." Current Mood:  cynical |
| 8:13 am | This is kind of intriguing. The Black Book of Colours. It's a book, in braille and text, describing colours through words and raised line drawings for those who can't experience them visually. |
| 12:19 am | Dollhouse Watched the second episode, loved it, already have a character I hate. I think Eliza is going to do just fine with this show. I also think perhaps the reason her "girly girl" characters in the show don't come across as effectively may be more to do with the writers than with her performances. The writers don't seem to do well with writing weakness in( Spoilerish if you haven't seen first episode ) |
| Friday, February 20th, 2009 | |
| 3:26 pm | Early senility. Sat down at the PC to look something up on line. Damed if I can remember what it was now. Current Mood:  frustrated |
| 2:47 pm | I think I'd react the same way Found here. (BANG) - Hugh Jackman made a fan faint when he kissed her. The 'Australia' actor decided to pay the woman - who works as a switchboard operator for US TV program 'The Tonight Show' - a surprise visit after he discovered she wasn't allowed to leave her post to meet him when he appeared on the show. Her friends told Hugh - who was voted the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine last year - it was her birthday, so he crept up behind her whispered "Happy Birthday" and then kissed her on the neck. The girl immediately span round, but upon coming face-to-face with her idol turned bright red and fainted in his arms. {Xav's note, as regards this next line, the credibility is somewhat suspect as they list the National Enquirer as a source.} According to National Enquirer magazine, Hugh screamed: "OH MY GOD! Somebody help me! I think she has fainted!" The girl was eventually brought round with the aid of smelling salts and cold compresses. Once she had composed herself she happily posed for a photograph with Hugh. (C) BANG Media International |
| Thursday, February 19th, 2009 | |
| 6:15 am | Whaddafu? According to my clocks, it's 6:14 AM. I just called the transit info line and they tell me the next bus on my route is scheduled to depart at 5:55 am, and the bus after that will depart in two minutes. My brain hurts now. |
| Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 | |
| 11:44 pm | Love's bitch... ( In which there is a wee ranty about Feminists and Whedonists. ) |
| 7:54 pm | Xavi, why do you hate facebook? ( repetitive ads ) |
| 5:13 pm | Interesting... I ran into my sister this morning, and was talking to her about the joint issues. She's double jointed & has the same knee problem, and now her kids are showing it too. She told me to look up Hypermobility Syndrome, and this is part of what I found online: ( On the basis of statistical analysis, patients with anxiety disorder were over 16 times more likely than control subjects to have joint laxity. ) |
| 3:26 pm | Facebook I like the fairy gardens on facebook. I like having folks keep in touch. I detest the repetitive advertising and the terms of disservice and the absolute disrespect they have for their users' privacy and rights. If it weren't for all of my friends having moved their online socialization there from here, I'd delete my profile right away. As it is, it may not be much longer before I delete it anyhow. It's not as if I have no other games to play than the fairy garden, after all, I still have tons of exploring to do in WoW. Now I just need to convince my friends to come back to LJ land. |
| 2:52 pm | Have some sense, people. I just got an e-mail panicking over cocoa mulch and how it should be kept away from pets. Yes, it's true, and yes, they included the Snopes link to back that up. http://www.snopes.com/critters/crus My reason for thinking they need a little sense? The product is called Cocoa Mulch. It is made from Cocoa. The same stuff they make chocolate from. Chocolate. Chocolate, and cocoa beans, contain theobromine, which is toxic to dogs. If you are a pet owner, you need to know that chocolate can kill a dog or cat, and have the sense to connect chocolate to cocoa to cocoa mulch. Is it really that much of a leap of logic? |
| Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | |
| 4:47 pm | |
| 4:45 pm | ( Quiz ) |