| On Family and Other Sour Spots |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|12:40 pm] |
I hate family holidays. It's not as bad as it used to be. There isn't a mind numbing soul obliterating anxiety about them anymore as there used to be. There's just a dull ache of worry and some slight stomach tremors. Really the worst bit was that I thought I'd probably never have to go to a shin dig like this again. I would go one day, I just would never have to.
I didn't want to talk about where I'd been what I'd been doing and how I was. I'm better but not so well that I can always talk about Zac or Wyoming or what was a fairy tale life that while childish and unsustainable was also beautiful. I just can't talk about it especially with people who don't get it and no one in my family gets it.
Instead I gave short answers and listened to long unending diatribes of how awesome everyone else is. I was glad they were well but I could have done without the jabs at where they were compared to me. I sincerely hope I never did that to them or anyone else, though my successes are so few and far between, I'm sure I've had little opportunity to knock some else further down that way.
In particular my cousin, who works at Fenway went on and on about how boring but glamorous her job was, how much she hated living at home (though she does nothing there but sleep and hang out), and how wonderful her parties and nights out were. I wanted her to be successful. I was prepared to hear about her success and joy so it didn't even sting that much when she kept slighting me and where I was or discarding some of the work I have to do like chores and house upkeep and whatnot.
What did sting was to find out later that her job at Fenway pays $9/hr she works no more than 30hrs a week and she doesn't get benefits. She'd sat there and scorned my retail work as less and demeaning when we make the same hourly rate, I work full time and my job gives me benefits. I don't have an hours commute by public transportation to pay for or anything.
In other more pleasant news my bro got a letter from Mass Maritime and we think it might be his acceptance *hopefully*. I've got to wait for him to come home and open it but I'm super hopeful for him. It's very exciting.
Also, they've finally corrected the comp and literacy portions of the mtels, I should finally have results and hopefully a license on the 9th. Maybe I've be able to pick up some second term work or start vigorously looking for the fall. I'm apprehensive and excited. I don't know what I'll do if this doesn't work and my parents feel strongly I'll need several other back up plans that I'm not sure how to approach but I'll have to figure something out soon I guess. |
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| Kinky Kristmas Begins Tomorrow! |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|09:06 am] |
Posting for this year's Kinky Kristmas celebration begins tomorrow at noon U.S. Eastern time! We've received a ton of fantastic fic and art from both Daily Deviant members and watchers, and we're itching to show it off.
Behind the cut you'll find advertising banners for Kinky Kristmas. Feel free to use them and remind your f-lists to watch us throughout December. We've seen the pieces we'll be posting over the next month, and we can assure you that Daily Deviant is the place to be this holiday season!
( Lots more behind the cut! )
All of that having been said, we'd like to add: No matter what fests you watch and participate in this year, be sure to take a few moments to express your enjoyment of the works you view and read. Without the wonderful authors and artists, there would be no fandom as we know it. ♥ |
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| Myth Monday |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|06:55 am] |
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http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/30/myth-monday-surprise.htm This is the fifth Myth Monday of November. There is a new quiz on Medea and an old Jason and Medea Quiz that you may wish to take, but from this week until the end of the year, Myth Monday will not feature one specific mythological figure.
[ Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<img ="width:200px;height:321px;border:none;">') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] <p class="ljsyndicationlink"><a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/30/myth-monday-surprise.htm">http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/30/myth-monday-surprise.htm</a></p>This is the fifth Myth Monday of November. There is a new <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/MedeaVinceQuiz/bl_medea_quiz.htm">quiz on Medea</a> and an old <a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/quiz2005/bljasonquiz.htm">Jason and Medea Quiz</A> that you may wish to take, but from this week until the end of the year, Myth Monday will not feature one specific mythological figure.
<div style="width:200px;float:right;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px
5px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/h/y/2/200px-The_third_gift_an_enormous_hammer_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg" alt="Thor's Hammer"="width:200px;height:321px;border:none;" /><br/>The third gift -- an enormous hammer.
Page 88 of Brown, Abbie Farwell (1902). <I>In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales,</i> illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.<br/>
PD <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_third_gift_%E2%80%94_an_enormous_hammer_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg">Courtesy Wikipedia</A></div>Today's Myth Monday is a question and answer about Norse mythology.
<h3>Question From E-mail:</h3>
<blockquote>"Trying to find information about a wager between <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/norsegodspictures/g/Thor.htm">Thor</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2006/02/22/loki-and-trickster-gods.htm">Loki</a> which Loki lost and his punishment was having mouth sewn up."</blockquote> <a href =http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/a/260560.htm>Read more...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/30/myth-monday-surprise.htm">Myth Monday</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/">About.com Ancient / Classical History</a> on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 06:55:27.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/30/myth-monday-surprise.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/30/myth-monday-surprise.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/30/myth-monday-surprise.htm&zItl=Myth Monday">Email this</a></p> |
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| Retiring Prompt Free-For-All |
[Nov. 28th, 2009|07:15 pm] |
As of this last ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) areyougame session, we have some prompts to retire!
So, if you are looking for a challenge or just need something to keep you occupied during the the next few months, feel free to let these bunnies take up residence with you. No claiming necessary for the free-for-all, just take, create and post here sometime during the rest of this month.
Please follow the regular posting format for the free-for-all.
Prompting will commence again on January 1. |
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| The Lost Persian Army |
[Nov. 27th, 2009|09:22 am] |
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http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/27/the-lost-persian-army.htm When news came out about the discovery of the lost Persian army of Cambyses that was mentioned by Herodotus (see Hdt 3.26 f), I noticed Zahi Hawass wasn't involved. Since Hawass is ubiquitous in the area of Egyptian archaeology, this was a big red flag. Hawass subsequently called the reports misleading and the Rogue Classicist posted a "Don't Eat that Elmer" warning blog about it. There are lots of spurious claims made about ancient artifacts, so I decided against blogging about the army bones and other remains.
I changed my mind this morning. The Today Show had a segment on it, so you may want more information. Please read Persianesque Magazine's article
King Cambyses's Persian Army: Lost and Found? for details. If you want even more, the Rogue Classicist posted a long list of articles in his weekly newsletter, Explorator:
"The latest claim that Cambyses' lost army has been found got
far too much press coverage this week:
- http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-army-remains-sahara.html
- http://news.discovery.com/videos/archaeology-ancient-lost-army-found.html(video)
- http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-lost-army-images.html(photos)
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226500/Is-lost-Persian-army-Comp\
elling-remains-uncovered-Sahara-Desert.html
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33791672/ns/technology_and_science-science/
- http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573406,00.html
- http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226500/Is-lost-Persian-army-C\
ompelling-remains-uncovered-Sahara-Desert.html
- http://news.msn.co.nz/article/969711/archaeologists-discover-lost-desert-army
- http://www.ptinews.com/news/370375_The-remains-of-the-lost-mighty-Persian-Army--\
found-
- http://www.foxcharlotte.com/dpp/news/scitech/Legendary_Lost_Persian_Army_Found_i\
n_Sahara_15561325"
The Lost Persian Army originally appeared on About.com Ancient / Classical History on Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 09:22:37. Permalink | Comment | Email this |
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| This Day in Ancient History - Horace died |
[Nov. 27th, 2009|07:53 am] |
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http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2009/11/27/this-day-in-ancient-history-horace-died.htm  Son of a freedman, the Roman poet Horace lived from
December 8, 65 B.C. to November 27, 8 B.C. Suetonius writes:
[Horace] was born on the sixth of the ides of December, in the consulship of Lucius Cotta and Lucius Torquatus; and died on the fifth of the calends of December, in the consulship of Caius Marcius Censorinus and Caius Asinius Gallus; having completed his fifty-ninth year.
Horace fought on the losing side of the Battle of Philippi, under Caesar's assassin Brutus. Later, Augustus commissioned the Roman satirist Horace to compose a poem for the Secular Games, a 3-day event that was meant to mark the end of one era and the beginning of the next. The secular games included theatrical performances and religious rituals. If you're studying Latin literature, Horace is one of the Roman poets you're likely to encounter. Because he advocates the golden mean, rather than indulging in great passions, he may be less appealing to adolescents than more passionate Roman poets, like Ovid or Catullus. Horace image © Clipart.com.
"This day in ancient history" caveat: please see Unreliability of Dates. This Day in Ancient History - Horace died originally appeared on About.com Ancient / Classical History on Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 07:53:47. Permalink | Comment | Email this |
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| Sheath, R |
[Nov. 27th, 2009|12:21 am] |
Title: Sheath
Artist: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ghot
Media: PS
Characters: Hermione/Luna
Rating: R
Warnings: femmeslash, cosplay.
Themes/kinks chosen: Costumes
Artist's notes: "I'm Ursula, a Bavarian witch queen who freed her people and brought revolution to her country." "I'm Xena."
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On this day in 1817 Theodor Mommsen was born. Mommsen was a German scholar who wrote authoritatively about ancient Rome. In 1902 he won a Nobel Prize for Literature.
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On this day in history the Greek playwright Euripides may have died in the Athenian year 407/406.
