Messages

Drool. Drool. Drool. SO fucking excited.

It's been too long, ya'll. I feel like I need to re-introduce myself. So, hello again

oh?

E: Bah. This used to just be a string of "%%%%%%%". Now I look like an asshole.

Leslie is still wandering?  how old is that guy now?

Yeah, he's still around. He's in his 60's, I think.

Austin.

Liberal oasis with plenty of southern hospitality. World's largest urban bat colony. Gay cowboy bars. 6th street. Lots of parks and lakes that make you almost forget you're in the middle of a major city. Kayaking on the river downtown. Local folk hero is a homeless transvestite named Leslie.

I love this place.

I don't care about his message, I would have chosen something slightly more.... worth it.

Love the over the top method though. LOVE IT!

I enjoy the fact that he used tax-funded highways and the Dept. of Defense's GPS system to spread his message of Randian Objectivism.

Man Scrawls World's Biggest Message with GPS 'Pen'

One man drove 12,238 miles across 30 states to scrawl a message that can only be viewed using Google Earth. His big shoutout: "Read Ayn Rand."

Nick Newcomen did a road trip over 30 days that covered stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. First, he identified on a map the route he would need to drive to spell out the message. He put a GPS device in his car to trace the route he would follow. Then, he hit the road.

"The main reason I did it is because I am an Ayn Rand fan," he says. "In my opinion if more people would read her books and take her ideas seriously, the country and world would be a better place — freer, more prosperous and we would have a more optimistic view of the future."

Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/worlds-biggest-writing/#ixzz0wmj1AEw8

I... just... wow. I mean... seriously? I really have no words.

However, he could have basically done the same thing with this image:



and MSPaint. Like so:



Good Times.

[Today's Complicated Semi-Victory]

Today's Complicated Semi-Victory

All the gay blogs are excited, kind of, about today's ruling by Judge Walker. He was ruling on the Prop 8 Proponents' Motion to Stay. This Motion to Stay was essentially asking Judge Walker to NOT allow same-sex marriages until they've had the chance to appeal. They wrote a request for a stay, and the Governor and AG (the actual defendants in the case) and the plaintiffs (NO on Prop 8 ) wrote requests that a stay not be granted, meaning that marriages should begin immediately.

Judge Walker ruled that the Motion to Stay should NOT be granted, BUT marriage licenses should not be distributed unless the next court (the 9th Circuit Court) doesn't act by next Wednesday (8/18) at 5 p.m. This gives the proponents time to appeal.

When they appeal to the 9th Circuit Court, the Court will decide if A) The Motion to Stay should be granted (ie marriages no allowed until the entire appeals process is completed) and B) If they want to hear the appeal.

If they refuse on both, marriages will take place.

If they refuse on both, then Proponents will ask the Supreme Court for those same two things. A Motion to Stay and a chance to appeal.

Essentially, in the next few days we will find out if couples may marry NOW, or if they will have to wait several years for the appeals process to finish (and then potentially lose the right to marry if a higher court rules against Judge Walker).

HOWEVER... There is some question that the appeals court will not want to hear an appeal because the Proponents of Prop 8 a were not the official defendants in the trial. They may not have the standing to appeal.

Further, they must prove to the appeals court that NOT issuing a Stay somehow negatively affects the Defendants (who actually against a Stay).

Very complicated and confusing. The next few days will be intense.

So, Chernobyl-contaminated land is on fire.

Yearbook Yourself. It's hours of free entertainment.

I don't know why, but this tarkovsky piece is brilliant. So brilliant that it made me write this.

I've heard a lot about this. I really enjoyed Solaris, so I'm gonna put it in my Netflix queue.

This thread is awesome  Someone should compile these into a cheesy Fae ebook. Bonus points for faux aged paper.

[Wandering Cock]

Wandering Cock- A relative of the Lirc, these severed phalli enjoy traveling through the internet and popping up occasionally just to say "Hello!". According to folklore, these phalli were once attached to men in the real world, but got lonely and decided to leave.

[Thotchuwur]

Thotchuwur - A psychic shape shifting creature that is able to assume the exact appearance of the back side of someone you know. Draws energy from awkward moments.

Fuckin assholes particularly enjoy tormenting those of us with visual impairments, too.

[The Butty]

The Butty- Formless entities that hide in social networking websites, often posing as long-lost acquaintances or friends-of-friends-of-friends. They'll ask to be your friend, and you may choose to leave them wandering the abyss of Facebook Purgatory for the rest of eternity. Unless you accept their request. If you accept their request, they feel obligated to comment on everything you do. Particularly nasty Butties will bombard you with requests to help them work on their farms.