siriosa

DBAD

2009-08-12T17:30:45Z

http://fragbert.livejournal.com/442522.html

shorter jesus: "Life is hard, we're all in this together, don't be a dick."

i am totally going to paris.

2009-07-13T03:37:42Z

it's fiscally irresponsible, but nevertheless the right thing to do. want to encourage me? http://jeansirius.com/fund/

merci.

if i were any good at self promotion

2008-12-16T07:58:30Z

i'd be an entirely different person altogether, i guess.

so, yeah. need any last-minute gifts? let me recommend the miniphotobooks, only $5 apiece. my feet go to europe, this is me in europe, and the lovely collection of anti-war grafitti, signs of peace in europe.

for somebody you really like a great deal, someone with taste and refinement, i suggest my collage book, seeing double / rose windows.

and for totally retro, 20th century poetry, i can lay hands on some out-of-print goodies: and every one of us a witch and lesbian love poems. (they're not hooked up to paypal. just email me.)

i'll happily ship directly to the recipient. if you order something, send me an email as well, so i'm not pitifully pinging paypal every fifteen minutes. use my gmail address (siriosa).

we return you to our previously scheduled programming, already in progress.

simultaneous nationwide protest

2008-11-13T17:26:40Z

saturday, november 15, 2008.
8:30am in hawai'i.
10:30am on the west coast.
11:30am mountain.
12:30pm central.
1:30pm eastern.

i'll be at oakland city hall.

it's about civil rights. no more. no less.

je suis americaine

2008-11-05T06:34:18Z

je ne suis encore desolee.

i am proud of my country tonight, while simultaneously exasperated by the sad, scared, and in-the-way people in california who voted for prop. 8.

but the tide has already turned. they just don't know it yet. if prop. 8 passes, we'll just have to repeal it next time. or the time after.

as grace slick used to sing: every day more of us are being born, and more of them are dying.

vote, vote, vote

2008-11-04T21:06:52Z

unless you are a goat, cuz goats can't vote.

thanks to amy winfrey, who gives me hope for the future.

no on 8. no on 4. yes to hope. i handed in my absentee ballot last week, thinking that would make me less anxious today. i think maybe if i'd walked it into the polling place, as i usually do, at least i'd have my neighbors around me to be anxious with.

are there swing states left? do you live in one of them? go vote now. if you're in a red state, get out there and make it pink.

is sarah palin qualified?

2008-10-10T05:48:24Z

this is one of the rare instances when i post the same thing to both blogs. right now it's running 50-50. (okay, okay, 49-49.) which is appalling. she's qualified to be a cheerleader. she's qualified to host pta suppers. commander-in-chief of the u.s.? sweet baby cheeses.

pbs is running the poll. it will get media attention. go vote, wouldja? we can't have pbs saying their viewers think palin is qualified.

sometimes i wish i were canadian. honestly.

another 3 seconds off my 15 minutes

2008-09-23T22:03:43Z

john glionna of the l.a. times interviewed me briefly for his story on the berkeley bowl. i'm reffed on page 2.

naturally, i was misquoted. it's the goddess "oblivia," not "oblivion."

he really wanted a story about bad behavior there, and he pissed glenn yasuda off so much that he's now banned from the bowl. for life.

poor bastard.

best. rap video. evar.

2008-09-02T05:29:03Z

via shaenon garrity, the lhc rap. kate mcalpine totally, totally rocks.

schmap on the iphone

2008-08-28T17:56:42Z

and here we have my little shot of the chapel ceiling at the cluny museum, via schmap, on the iphone.

i must be up to 27 minutes of fame by now.

hey look! les is in jon carroll's column!

2008-08-25T17:54:02Z

jon carroll had a recent column about bicyclists. les hutchins wrote a letter about it, which carroll reproduced (in full?). fleeting fragments of fame.

speaking of which, couple weeks ago i got interviewed in the berkeley bowl by john glionna, reporter for the l.a. times. he wanted to talk about conflict and frustration in that wonderful place. i had an opinion. (of course he talked to multiple random shoppers.) the story's not up yet. i keep checking: fortunately, he has an unusual name. or, i suppose, i could just relax and let google alerts tell me.

in honor of the late jesse helms

2008-07-04T23:21:28Z

the 1999 trailer for frameline lgbt film festival.

schmapplet

2008-03-17T04:57:41Z

meant to post this months ago. cola has one of her photographs in schmapp, and now, so do i. it's of the ceiling of the chapel in the cluny museum.

huh. looks like the "schmapplet" they offered me is incompatible with livejournal. figures. i'll go try it on the googleblog.

you can see it here. hover your cursor over the cluny museum in the middle column. the relevant images cycle through the picture window on the right.

what a swell idea!

2008-03-15T21:06:18Z

(via boing boing)

so terry pratchett's donated a half a million pounds to alzheimer's research. one of his many, many fans has suggested that we get together and match it. donate here. tell 'em it's for terry. it's the next place i'm going.

which historical loon am i?

2008-03-07T20:00:11Z

Which Historical Lunatic Are You?
From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.

to ralph nader, from anonymous

2008-02-25T03:31:42Z

it needed to be said.

something positive

2008-01-31T21:10:41Z

yeah, lj's where i put my quiz stuff

2007-12-19T03:31:09Z

(dammit, the daemon movie won't load.)

i bet i did one of these last year. probably not the same one. says my daemon's a tiger named nithreus. says "modest, responsible, a leader, soft spoken and competitive."

you can comment on whether you agree with this assessment at the golden compass movie site.

or here. or not. wevs.

what d&d character am i?

2007-12-17T19:32:37Z

I Am A: Neutral Good Human Bard/Rogue (4th/4th Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-12

Dexterity-13

Constitution-13

Intelligence-16

Wisdom-16

Charisma-17

Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment because because it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Primary Class:
Bards often serve as negotiators, messengers, scouts, and spies. They love to accompany heroes (and villains) to witness heroic (or villainous) deeds firsthand, since a bard who can tell a story from personal experience earns renown among his fellows. A bard casts arcane spells without any advance preparation, much like a sorcerer. Bards also share some specialized skills with rogues, and their knowledge of item lore is nearly unmatched. A high Charisma score allows a bard to cast high-level spells.

Secondary Class:
Rogues have little in common with each other. While some - maybe even the majority - are stealthy thieves, many serve as scouts, spies, investigators, diplomats, and simple thugs. Rogues are versatile, adaptable, and skilled at getting what others don't want them to get. While not equal to a fighter in combat, a rogue knows how to hit where it hurts, and a sneak attack can dish out a lot of damage. Rogues also seem to have a sixth sense when it comes to avoiding danger. Experienced rogues develop nearly magical powers and skills as they master the arts of stealth, evasion, and sneak attacks. In addition, while not capable of casting spells on their own, a rogue can sometimes 'fake it' well enough to cast spells from scrolls, activate wands, and use just about any other magic item.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus</a></b> (e-mail)

(via radio joe)

zomfg: clst's bein dportd

2007-11-13T11:06:05Z

(non-exella readers: please ignore.)

because i have an extremely memorable phone number, she was able to call me from detention. (no cell phone, no tape recorder ... no pen.) on account of her paperwork being not up to date, they'll be putting her on a plane back to nyc. so we'll get to see her in the bay area rather sooner than we thought we would.

poor clst.

free rice

2007-11-11T02:59:04Z

well, that's a half hour of my life i'll never get back. but all for a good cause.

free rice is an endless vocabulary quiz. for every word you define correctly, they donate 10 grains of rice to, you know, the hungry. i got to 2000 grains and decided that was enough for one day.

go try it. let me know how long it took you to stop.

the bbc says so far they've collected enough to feed 50,000 people for one day. geeks rule.

crossposting madly

2007-10-12T02:31:23Z

check this out: jeansbirthday2007.

also, this one's not related to me in any way, except i like it very much. spin.

nigerian human rights leader at risk.

2007-07-21T08:13:05Z

read about it at black looks.

there are things we can do. i'm doing one of them now.

making it up as i go along

2007-07-14T20:54:45Z

Which God or Goddess are you like? Your Result: Goddess Sekhemet You are Sekhemet. You are loving and caring, but when need be, you are fierce and protective. You love the color red [ed: bzzt! wrong.] and you are no vegetarian. Your feirce nature makes you somewhat like a rebel, but you like it that way. Congratulations!! You are Goddess!!
You are your own God or Goddess
Goddess Bast
God Zeus
Budha
Satan
Jesus
The Christian God
Which God or Goddess are you like? Make Your Own Quiz

via radiojoe.

they're making a movie of the golden compass!

2007-04-26T04:34:16Z

http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/
and livejournal won't let me embed the video.

it says my daemon is named elleron, and he is a tiger. they picked a tiger for me because they perceive me to be "modest, shy, a leader, competitive and responsible."

are they smoking the purple crack, do you think? you can vote on it:
http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/?9828
i've found by agreeing or disagreeing, i can make them turn it into a rabbit. i definitely like the tiger better.