It's MzMartiPants to you!

I busted my ass at work yesterday emailing about 400 people from our volunteer database who have applied to be volunteers but have either not yet been contacted at all, or have not yet been enrolled in our new volunteer training.

I woke up this morning with an inbox full of "Yes, please let me know what I need to do to be of service to your organization!" emails to follow up on.

I LOVE VOLUNTEERS!

I LOVE MY JOB!

I'm not feeling well today so I will be working from home. I think I just ate something that disagreed with me, and I'm sure I'll be fine tomorrow, but given that my stomach's upset and it could theoretically be a virus, I better stay home. I have plenty of work to do!

http://www.godlessblogger.com/?p=637

"Before they give you a lethal injection, they swab your arm with alcohol."

So, where can a guy get membrillo in this city? Quince paste.

So Tangerine, my 9-year-old orange tabby (see icon), has decided she is no longer at all interested in dry food. We're doing the wet food thing which is a pain because I live in an efficiency and DuJour, our resident d-bag, will hog any wet food put out in the open so I have to grab the food, grab her, make a rush into the bathroom and then feed her in the bathtub (both because it cuts down on mess and because that's her safe place) which means I have to keep getting up and opening the door to let her in and out when she decides to take her time about eating and then she makes a mess so I'm constantly cleaning the danged bathtub. I love her and I don't mind the rigamarole, but we haven't worked out a satisfactory schedule or daily amount yet and she's lost a couple pounds and the fact she will not eat hard food at all, no matter what, is worrying; I've tried different brands and she rejects them all, I've checked her teeth... She's fine with wet food and tortilla chips and potato chips and she's getting really pushy about trying to steal whatever I'm having for dinner, she just won't touch hard food. It's definitely vet time for her, but I don't drive and Beltline Animal Hospital--the vet we've always gone to--is just way too inaccessible. Any recs for affordable east/near east/north-ish vets? I live a couple blocks from Ella's Deli.

Thanks, as always, for being awesome.

Hello hive mind.

I've got a high mileage vehicle that's going on a long trip for Christmas. I'm looking for a place that has a high mileage automotive inspection package that can give my car the once-over before I hit the highways.

Because it's an older car, this usually means I throw some money into it as a result of the inspection. That's fine, it's still cheaper than making monthly payments, I just need a place that's honest and not looking to take advantage of the situation and recommend a bunch of repairs that aren't needed.

I don't know if the type of the car makes a difference to the automotive shop, but it's a Toyota if anyone in town specializes in them. Over 200k miles and it still purrs like a kitten.

Thanks in advance!

It is 11:47 and I am about to go to sleep.
I am so grateful that I have a job which I'm excited to get up early for.
Tomorrow we start Messiah rehearsals, and one of my teammates is going to come sing with us!
Thursday is Thanksgiving, my 7-year veganniversary. I'll be celebrating with my new vegan friends.

I have a lot to be thankful for!

:)

One of my Quaker lesbian mamas is one of the original editors of Our Bodies, Ourselves. They are releasing a 40th anniversary edition of the book, in 2011.

I've been invited to help edit the "Gender Identity" chapter!

I'm pretty excited to be a part of this awesome piece of gender empowerment history.

Just a reminder, the Northside Farmer's Market is indoor this weekend, at the shopping center at the intersection of Northport and Sherman, in the old location for the true value (to the left of the library and the dollar store). From 10:00 until 1:00 on Sunday (today).

Come visit! It will be my (Maggs Creations) very absolutely last Farmer's Market of the season, and I'd love to see everyone there. There will be two more indoor Farmer's Markets, on December 6 and 20, so if you can't come today, please come out one of those two dates to support your local farmers and artists!

See you there.

http://northsidefarmersmarket.org/

-=Maggs=-

Burns through glass, and even no-bite nail solution?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoroantimonic_acid

Wow, that show was really good.
I'm tired now. More later. It was good god good god good.

I have a very sweet (most of the time) 6 week old daughter and I need someone to look after her while I'm working Monday through Wednesday this week. I'll be feeding her myself so the only things they'll need to do is play with her, put her to sleep, change her diapers etc. - basically just keep her from crying:)

I am working from home, so I'll be around. The person doesn't need to be a childcare expert, but some experience with infants would be nice.
Please email me mercgirl at gmail dot com or leave a comment here if you're interested or know someone who is.
Hours are 11-5pm $8/hr

6:13pm. Call time's at 7. Time to go put on the fancypants suit and head out.

My solo sounded pretty kick-ass at dress rehearsal the other night. I'll post about the process of going from "oh shit I can't do this" to "fuck yeah I can do this!" in >2wks. (If I don't, remind me!)

Fuck yeah I can do this.

People are actually coming tonight, to hear me sing.

I better go get there!

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Apparently if you donate at least 3 nonperishable items to the Charter donation drive, you can receive coupons for up to 3 On-Demand movies that will make them a penny each. That's a lot of entertainment for just a few cans of food.

My cat's immunizations are due. Where is a cheap and loving place I can go to get a needle stuck in her? Poor thing....

I got a text message today from a number I didn't recognize. It said, "Hi". I responded with "Who is this?"

The following ensued. I shall call strange man Rod.

Rod: Jason. You aren't Kim?
Me: nope
Rod: heh. glad I didn't sent the picture.
Me: You should totally send it so I can distribute it online. Hope it is a nude.
Rod: I only send nudes on request.
Me: You should definitely send nudes so I may blog and for the purposes of mocking or admiring. Depends on the photograph.
Rod: What do you want to see?
Me: I am sure whatever you were going to send Kim will be fine
Rod: Waist down only
Me: That sounds like a smart idea
Rod: UR female? How old (ah... starting to show some kind of smarts...)
Me: Female 38.
Rod: ok. sending. I am 16 (FUCK! I didn't even think of that!)
Me:NOO!!!!
Rod: too late.
Rod: lol. I am 30
Me: ass

10 minutes later
Rod:single?
Me: yes.
Rod: I am not
Me: shame on you
Rod: RU interested?
Me: In strangers that are attached and send pictures of their dicks to women they don't know? no.
Rod: Want me to send you a harder pic?
Me: Why not?

5 minutes later

Rod: send me a pic of you?
Me: That isn't going to happen
Rod: What else do you want?
Me: A face pic
Rod: No way! you will post it on the net
Me: Actually, I am going to post this exchange, but not your phone number or picture. However, you have absolutely no reason why you should trust me.
Rod: I can't risk it
Me: You are smarter than I thought.
Rod: lol

What would compel a stranger to decide to send a nude picture within minutes of contacting a stranger via text message?Why in the world would he do that?

Later he said, "I would send you the face pic if you made me" I said, "Can't do anything from here, Pussy Boy. How the hell do the subs always find me?" His reply? "That is hot"

Oh, the picture? impressive. I can see why he would want to show it off.

I have a vintage locket I really love a lot but the little metal pip that keeps it latched closed has snapped off and it gapes open when I wear it. It's a very cheap locket - I don't think it's even brass, just some cheap tin/aluminum/whatever metal mix... Has anyone here ever had one of these fixed before? What sort of a place did you bring it to? I can't imagine any modern jeweler would touch the thing... I thought maybe a watch repair place or maybe there's still some independent, old-school jewelers out there that might enjoy a special case/challenge, but before I make a hundred phone calls to try and figure it out, I thought I'd run it past the hive-mind and see if someone has already done the work for me. :-)

Actually, as long as we're at it I have a second question - The other day I was digging through the really nice quality rhinestone jewelry my Grandma gave me years ago and it's not aging well - They all could use a good cleaning and the rhinestones are starting to get damaged (that metal paint on the back is spotting/beginning to tarnish and the glue has yellowed in places.) I can't imagine there's a way to repair/clean these but you never know... Anyone ever have this done? Where?

Dairyland Greyhound Racetrack in Kenosha, Wisconsin will be closing on December 31, 2009 . . . 900 greyhounds need to be adopted or they will be euthanized. Contact Joanne Kehoe Operations Director P: 312.559.0887 Or Dairyland Race Track Adoption Center direct at (262) 612-8256. Can anyone help?

http://www.dairylandgreyhoundpark.com/adoption.asp