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| May 12, 2008 Glory bee to fruity me It's been a long time, and I have so many things up my sleeve. October 6, 2006 Where am I? What? You knew I wasn't going to spend Portland's sacred three months of sun inside. I'm presently in the process of wading through piles and piles of old clips, as part of applying for journalism jobs. I found this one I wrote in 2001 - before the era on Internet research. That's right kids: I was physically flipping through old newspapers and police reports. It was awesome. The article is about the impact the Kent State Massacre had on Ohio University students. It's probably the most referenced article I've ever written. Enjoy! May 22, 2006 Slow Resusitation My paper has been submitted for the Inge Award. This means that I am done with academentia (for now). This also means it's time to step things up and start updating this site again. I'm excited. I'm ready. I'm exactly bored enough. Hurrah! April 16, 2006 Opening One Eye in Search of Spring Just returned from the PCA/ACA conference in Atlanta, GA. Note: I love Atlanta. Beautiful city. Lots of people. 80 degree weather. Portland is roughly 50 degrees right now. In case you were wondering: yes, this makes me sick. Also, in case you were wondering: since I appear to be partially restored (in terms of brain function) I'll be updating this site with greater frequency (again). Hurrah for word blooming. For now: check out Midnight to see my MLA formatted biblio chronically every nonfiction graphic novel I know of, currently translated into English. This is an ongoing, incomplete list, so if you have some suggestions, gimme gimme. Also of note: I turned 28 on April 11th. Wish me a Happy Birthday here. March 5, 2006 Awaken beast, and greet your master! Though it seems premature to be sending cards and making promises, I appear to be back from the dead. Time spent turning a paper into a book proposal and dreaming big about alternative housing, tree houses and yurts, has conspired to make me more interesting. The Athens, Ohio incident involving a bike being hacked to bits by a bomb squad because a sticker boasting the band name, "This bike is a pipe bomb" put me over the top. I'll be updating when the mood strikes all delicious week long. Check out Evening for anti-AOL splooge. February 21, 2006 Flat-Lining I seem to have misplaced my personality. In addition, there are two very important projects occupying much of my time: 1.) finally finishing the memoir 2.) polishing a paper for presentation at the PCA/ACA Conference in Atlanta. When I am not doing one of these two things, I am napping with my eyes open. I feel gross and tired. I hate winter. I am 4 years-old and have a horrible case of melon collia. I'll have something for you when this second birth is complete...or at least, something for the month of February. Seems sad to let a whole month go by. At least I picked a short one. January 15, 2006 Utterly Preoccupied and Grey-Skied I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. Have spent much of the past week alternating between hating James Frey and hating ScAlito and the ever-spineless democrats. With any left-over mojo I inevitably hate my job. At least a new comic and a new feature via Coyote Red will keep you warm. January 9, 2006 The Holidays Ate My Homework Comrades, co-conspirators, drug-addled layabouts, and other such creatures: No, I’m not dead. I’ve just returned from Cleveland, a distant island where they have yet to learn the wonders of an unsecured wireless connection. Getting a break from the everyday ohmygod staring at the computer screen is probably a good thing anyway, before my skin develops a vague greenish glow and the limited social skills I operate with evaporate permanently. Holiday bonus: I’ve obtained a first illustrated edition copy of a sacred work, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” For those who haven’t yet been exposed to my squealing passion for Orwell, just read his essay “On Writing” and top it off with “Such, such were the days…” and you’ll see where my influences lie. If I grow up to be a rich old bat I’ll be a rare book collector, and as a young dumb wanderer my collection now numbers two. Mwa-ha-ha! Coming this week: new Heads Up Penny, a review (of course), and an article on Seasonal Affective Disorder, and in all likelihood lots of other things. For the next few weeks, instead of having every other Tuesday updates, I’m just going to update at will. I figure this is the best way to avoid you forgetting all about me. The other best way is probably to request flowers and favors. Gimme. December 21, 2005 What day is it, exactly? Tired. Sick of the weather, sick of the rain, sick of the dark, Solstice ahoy! Book review coming Wednesday, but for now check out a children's story I wrote for my niece Rayne under Midnight, check out the newly added Links, a new Heads Up Penny, and the frequently updated breaking news area. December 10, 2005 Last night I was in Hawaii... ...and that was a really good dream. Now I'm awake, grouchy, and freezing my gimpy little ass off. Being unable to move around much makes me an evil bitch from hell, but I did manage to get a little something up: a new Heads Up Penny and a (believe it or not) informative article on the wonders of acidophilus. You should read them, and then send me lots and lots of letters. That will cheer me up for sure. December 6, 2005 Immobility=not fun For those of you who don't make a habit of taking swallowing the "morning" tab: I fell off my bike. I wish there was a really good story chocked with melodrama involving a storm or a rock slide, but it's as boring as this: my gear shifted unexpectedly while I was biking uphill (standing up) and so I was thrown. My knee is sprained, so my time doing anything other than watching Degrassi: The Next Generation is virtually non-existent. I would choose to do more intelligent things, like maybe read George R. R. Martin's "Feast for Crows" for example, but muscle relaxers and Valium leaves me with little going on between my ears other than faerie dust and periodically giggling. This is getting boring fast. Check back on Thursday and I'll wow you with my thrilling updates. November 24, 2005 Happy Thanksgiving! November 22, 2005 What now my love? Too much Frank Sinatra? There's no such thing. I've been reading the Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms for fun. This is the latest bat-signal to the universe that I'm losing my mind. I doubt I'll miss it. The weather is here, I wish I was beautiful. I blame 4:00 sunsets for all of this. Morning features my on-going struggle with Tourette's Syndrome. Evening features a guaranteed delicious turkey recipe. Guaranteed, because I've made it 3 years running without any noteworthy disaster. There was one event that involved a stuffing "patch" that we won't get into just now, but anyway... We also have a new Heads Up Penny, and a Monstrous/Marvelous recap of some of the events of the previous week. Under Midnight, you'll enjoy the Haiku blatherings of Isa Bison. It's my fault for requesting a last name. I accept your punishment. November 8, 2005 The Plot Thickens... After months of wishy-washy confusion and head-scratching, I have finally committed to an every-other-Tuesday time slot for definite Zori3 updates. This week features a review of Harmon Leon's book Republican Like Me. A week and a day from now (November 17th, to be exact) Leon will be making an appearance at Powell's Books on Hawthorne. Also featured is new Morning news and announcements, and later on Tuesday you'll see the first bi-weekly installment of Cat Baldwin's comic Heads Up Penny. I'd have it posted already if I wasn't having some difficulty converting PDFs to JPEGs, or some other easily modifiable style. Drawing board, here I come. November 3, 2005 Drumroll, please I am pleased to announce that I will be presenting at the conference on Pop Culture in Atlanta this year. The conference takes place April 12-15th. My presentation is titled, "Of Maus and Men: What Graphic Novelists Have to Teach Writers of Creative Nonfiction." If you live in the Atlanta area, I recommend checking the conference out and buying me drinks. I am also trumpeting that I have managed to organize a schedule for myself, and so: starting next week, every other Tuesday will feature brand new material. Mwa-ha-ha! November 1, 2005 Happy All Saint's Day! Feast your eyes on the poetic stylings of Ms. Kathryn Seyerle. I am the woman of Kathryn's dreams. We were roommates in Chicago and in Kentucky, and shared bitterness and cynicism and vodka and cranberry juice. She does nifty book arts and writes poetry about the aforementioned bitterness. One day her Cracker Jack box will boast a prize. Announcing ZORI3’s first annual poetry and prose contest! Poetry, prose, illustration, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, prose poem…I want it all. ZORI3 is looking for something so original, unusual, creative, and mind-popping that I can’t wait to tell all my friends about it. In other words: send that thing that everyone else has rejected but that you know (know!) is good. Submit up to 3,000 words or up to 2 poems by December 13th. Entry fee is $5 per submission (simultaneous submissions okay, of course), made through Paypal to contest@zori3.org or via money order. Entry fee will be waived to any individual who lists ZORI3 as a link on their website! Must provide URL in cover letter of contest submission in order to qualify for the freebie! If you prefer to send a submission snail mail, send an email to contest@zori3.org and I’ll send you the address. To submit via email (preferred, for the sake of saving trees and money on postage) send submissions as either a word attachment or pasted text to (you guessed it) contest@zori3.org. Winner will be announced and published on January 17th! The two winners will enjoy a permanent online presence at ZORI3! First prize is $50. Honorable mention receives $25. October 31, 2005 Insert spooooooky music here. Mwa-ha-ha! Happy Halloween/Samhain/New Year to one and all. Time has been spent preparing for the honoring of my ancestors and dressing in my Indecisive Faery costume (pictures coming soon) while attending smashing parties. It has been a great month of October, which will be capped by lots of updates, since I took two days off in order to properly celebrate and spend time tying loose ends. Check out Portland's zombie flash mob here. For those interested, I've posted 4-1-1 on what Samhain is, exactly. And for everyone, here is a delightful picture of Winnie the Cat and Scooter the Long-Haired Miniature Panther. October 24, 2005 Been slacking a bit, working on my own book projects and avoiding the life-draining force of computer monitors. Spent a few days in the woods and recovered my sense of humor. Which means, of course, that there's lots of tasty stuff coming this week. Patience will get you everywhere... October 15, 2005 I’m pleased to report that this site is rising from sometimes-updated yawn to a site that received 121 unique hits a week. I find it pretty amusing that 100% of the Google-searchers who stumble upon my review of “The Aristocrats” got there by typing “Japanese vomit porn” into the engine; everyone else appears to have made their way to my site with other intentions. This weekend: the poetic stylings of Mr. Sean Ennis. You may recognize his name from the 2006 Best New American Voices Anthology. I met him 3,000 yrs ago (when I was still a horrified Lilith) at a conference. We dealt with excessive use of $50 vocabulary on the part of our literary peers (who didn’t consider us peers) by drinking until constructing a fort out of bar room tables seemed like a good idea. Since I have this, and lots of other inebriated blackmail material to use against him, he submitted some poetry to Midnight. Later this weekend: DIY MD with ZORI3! New links added (as I discover the new internet cocktails, shaken not stirred, but other literary nerds) and updates to the store. A note to Internet Explorer users: why are you using Internet Explorer? Download Firefox or Mozilla at http://www.mozilla.org. It’s free, it will liberate you from Windows slavery, and you will have the “Tab” option which is ideal for any A.D.D internet fiend. If you insist on continuing to use this inferior browser: no, I have not yet discovered why Morning is all catty-whompus. I’m working on this. Lots of good coming soon: Ms. Cat Baldwin (productress of Heads Up Penny) is interested in providing a regular comic for the site, which means they’ll be something other than my layout mistakes providing visual humor and intrigue. I’ve also made contact with independent publishers who are sending me their tastiest upcoming books (which I will dutifully review). I also have lots of interviews to complete, books to read and review, and scant evidence of having been awake off and on for the past three days to submit for your approval. Be gentle. Side note: Also trying to figure out things with Ms. Lindy, in terms of collaborating on a purr- inducing graphic novel. We both could stand the challenge, and the progression of our art. It could be a visual and literary grenade. Mwa-ha-ha! Fall and winter slapping high-fives makes me want to sleep all day, and I encourage all of you to threaten me with internet abbreviation exclamations (i.e.: WTF?) and even worse, the dreaded caps-lock key email, if I fall asleep at the wheel and let this site start to drift into un-updated wishy-washy land. October 14, 2005 After a rather subdued, quiet week, I have oodles of strudels for you all, starting tomorrow. ZORI3 is in for a busy weekend. For those who wrote to me with various questions, I'll get to them all this weekend. For now, I have a date with Dream. October 9, 2005 Portland Comic Book show today at Memorial Coliseum. 10-5, kiddies. I will be there with some hastily prepared ZORI3 schwag. In honor of the occasion, check out the review of a lovely little strip called Heads-Up Penny. October 6, 2005 Had to do nothing at all with computers for a few days. More updates coming this weekend. Be patient and love me. October 4, 2005 I'm so tired my teeth hurt. There will be more (more!) tomorrow. This week is a flood of material. Get a load of the lovely Lindy's ART under Midnight! October 3, 2005 Happy New Year to all Jewish visitors of ZORI3! I'm maple-glazed and oven-fresh about all I have to share with you this week; and for once it's not a bunch of swill written by me. As entertaining as I find myself, I've been dying to cast a proper invocation to one and everyone. Time for me to do a little soft-shoe in acknowledgement of contributor coolness. Here's what's inside: -A letter from Brazil, written by a former housemate of mine who recently returned to her homeland after a lengthy stay in the US. We at the Cobra Command Center (the official name of my house)miss her, and I'm hoping she'll contribute regularly to keep us posted on what's happening in Brazil. Read up, and see the bottom of the article for various internet sources. -The Appearance of the very first Random Verbal Masturbatorium column! With all the tourette's- like conversations and interactions I have on a day-to-day basis, this was irresistible. Contribute your own, so I can fool myself into thinking it functions as something other than self-indulgent drivel. Or don't contribute, and then I have to deal with the horrible truth. I'll be scouring the headlines looking for priceless gems, so don't be afraid to send your favorite Bushisms! Here's the exciting part: there's more... This is all I have time for tonight (curse you, day job!) but tomorrow I'll be back and poised to post even more. This is going to be the most content-packed issue of ZORI3 yet, so check back and devour this site compulsively. October 1st revisited Just returned from Comic-land, home of the variety-pack nerd herd. Was pleased to see that a majority of the folks present were genuine citizens of DIY-Land, making zines with cut and paste and printing books with the backing of their own budgets; it wasn't unusual to be talking to someone who glumly confessed that this was what they did when the day-job was finally over. I have more than an inkling of what that looks like. I'll be reviewing lots of comics in the coming days, starting with the delicious Heads-Up-Penny. Be ready. October 1st Welcome Ancestors October=3rd eye open and winking, walking dead, dumb suppers and altars to ancestors. As Portland prepares for rain and rain and rain the leaves slowly change colors, and I protect my head from the sudden almost-absence of sunlight. This site=I've been enjoying checking out the site statistics and seeing up to 90 hits per day. Hurrah. I know that in order to keep you kids coming back there has to be more to look at, and so: Recent updates include a pile of new links, making Midnight a little more reader-friendly, a new poem by Kira, new books added to gimme, and by Sunday night you'll have a review of Serenity and lots of news links under Morning, as well as some brand-new natural remedy advice. Keep coming back. I still need a logo, by the way. September 29, 2005 I'm sick and grump and the cat demands my undivided attention. Check out Amanda's latest layout experiment and Ms. Kira's delightful poem under Midnight. September 24, 2005 I think I could easily write an entire heady, boring book about comics and graphic novels if I had the time. (Translation: money.) That book proposal is just begging to be written. For the time being, check out my review of Top Shelf's latest offering, Spiral Bound, and if you feel so inspired, pick up a copy from my bookstore. September 23, 2005 I like all of you. Check out the sign that says: "Smart bombs don't justify dumb leaders. " (Micah Walter/Reuters) September 17, 2005 It was now or never when it came to a review of War of the Worlds. While not the hilarious comedy I had anticipated, the movie still gets a gold star or two. I'd rather be offering reviews of lesser-known films playing in arty houses, but hey, Lila Says just started this week. Give me time. I'm trying to get a book review worked out before my evening shift at the refugee shelter. If you would like to volunteer, click here. September 14, 2005 Remember when you and I shared Wednesday? I am the unpleasable wonder-thing. Working 40 hours a week, I may be in the position to actually start making some money. Working 40 hours a week, there is time for little else but working. I think about different articles worth writing and things to research, and then there's a little blinging sound on an Outlook calendar and the moment is gone. I'm trying people. Soon. September 11, 2005 i support your bake sales Riddle me this: why is it that every time I see a bake sale for Katrina survivors I almost burst into tears? Have I become that fragile? Any doctor with a drug company-sponsored memo pad would tell me this is a sure sign I need to immobilize my brain with the help of a few hastily chosen prescriptions. I think it means I need more tattoos. There's a cat sleeping in my dresser drawer, and I think he's on to something. What would Burroughs think? Lots new this week, a little new today. I've been obsessively documenting noteworthy newsies in Morning. In Evening, this week will include a movie review, a book review, and another column. Not sure what I'm doing with Midnight. Would rather print something that is not written by me. Whatever will Amanda come up with? We'll see. Oh: check out the store. It's become a giant list of books I love. Buy stuff. Be greedy. Bush says it will help the economy. At least celebrate the re- release (finally!) of By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and I Wept, one of my favorite books ever. Hurrah! Note to fantasy geeks with excellent taste: Reserve your copy! NOVEMBER 8, 2005= A FEAST FOR CROWS BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN September 3, 2005 1,000 Refugees to Portland I'm sick of everything today: politicians using N.O. as an opportunity to portray themselves as sympathetic and their party as more compassionate; the insistence on calling this disaster "Katrina" even though the levee breach was the cause of the calamity (but who wants to deal with our financial idiocy?); the two extremes of citizen attitudes, apathetic or obsessed; the fact that rapes are being reported and no one is being arrested for anything; part of the reason no one is being arrested has to do with these fantastic "shoot to kill" orders; the fucking hotel that had the nerve to continue to serve their luxury clientel steak dinners while people waited on prisoners to hand-deliver bags of Cheetos; the fact that you haven't heard a fucking word about Greyhound or Amtrak or any airline stepping up to offer free transportation to people; the fact that Texas is issuing millions of dollars of public aid to refugees (thus totally altering my previous prejudice/fear of the state) all the while wondering if the federal government is going to give a dime back; that fucking Bush can issue a statement about replacing Reinquist before his body even cools, but can't come up with a single interesting, enlightening, or emotionally moving thing to say about the complete destruction of a large American city; that the incompetent dickwad with FEMA couldn't figure out there was still people rotting in the convention center; that people are being bussed all over the place and are not being told where until they basically arrive. If this is what it takes to get the average American citizen to take note of the ever-growing gap between the rich and poor, the messed up priorities of the Bush administration, and the general disposition of the Republican party, so be it. I'm not sure how folks used to Southern style and good food and warm weather are going to adjust to our wet and dark Portlandia, but I'm hopeful that we'll embrace them. Reviews and other normal features of the site will be returning as soon as Monday, depending on time. September 2, 2005 New Orleans Disaster I know I'm not alone in being utterly appalled by what's going on in New Orleans. The victim-blaming, the general apathy from a large segment of the population, and the total failure of the federal government to respond in an adequate amount of time. Click on Morning to find out new information, or to see some of the ways you can donate. Every dollar donated to Zori3 for the month of September will go towards Hurricane relief efforts, including the American Red Cross and various food banks. If at all possible, money will be sent to assist folks in Houston and other areas of Texas, as they have been so generous in housing (for an indefinite period of time) such a large amount of the refugees. If you would rather make your own contribution, there is an extensive list under Morning of reputable sites. There is also information on how you might donate your time, and of course, any first person accounts of experiences would be wonderful to hear. August 29, 2005 Illness (and the related inability to leave the house) has rendered me an updating fiend. I've got new links, a new health column making a debut in Evening, and new items added to the Gimme tab, aka the store. I'm a big supporter of the Disinformation guides (as they are generally well-written and loaded with information and cited sources) and I'm pleased to have them listed here. Overall, this week is going to be an exciting one. I've contacted a number of small presses and the reviews should start making their debut. If you're interested in contributing a review of a movie, cd, or book, please contact me! August 28, 2005 I saw the Aristocrats and had to share. Check out Evening, please. August 24, 2005 All the crafty booklinks on my site may (in the near future) be links to Powell's purchases. That's really exciting. Where have I been? In surgery, with Issy the cat. She had a blockage in her small intestine that had to be milked out, and then she had a biopsy taken from the intestine and the lining of her stomach. I've spent the past several days playing nurse and eating coach. The good news is: her health is improving. I'm going to be adding things throughout the week (everywhere) so I recommend checking back on Friday, because it will make me smile. All for now. August 17, 2005 Returned from Cleveland. This is my flawless niece: (see side column) I can't believe it's been this long since I've updated the home page. Lots of good news to share. You may have noticed a new tab, appropriately named "Gimme." These are recommended books and products. Consider them snapshot reviews. They come with links directly to Amazon, and if you follow the link ZORI3 earns a small kickback. This is my latest crafty way to avoid ads. I've also added a link to a CafePress store. I was into making schwag one day. That's my only defense. You might be thinking: um, okay, congrads on the ever-expanding product line or something. What about the content? I'm very pleased to announce that I've introduced a new format for the Morning News and Announcements portion of our show. I was beginning to find that creating a page with lots of news and announcements was like chewing with a retainer in my mouth. One of the things I've always loved about LiveJournal is how easy it is, so I'll be using the LJ community to post. This also means that any of *you* who have something to say or contribute are welcome to post away. I'm resetting the community so that *anyone* can post, LJ dork or not. If you have a delicious list of highly recommended books, I'd be thrilled to list it. If you love me and can't wait to tell me, I'd be happy to hear from you. If you have this massive amount of creative work and no where to put it, you should send it to me. You'll enjoy, at the very least, one dedicated reader. August 3, 2005 August 1, 2005 Continued It's nearly midnight and my cat is never inside. I'm thinking he's the only other individual as crazy about living in a yurt as I am. There are a thousand things I want to write for this site and financial panic renders me flapping-hands dumb. I obeyed the will of the people and updated my links. Then I got artsy and tried to make this site shinier. One day, I will have Fig Newtons and forget about all of this. Or not. August 1, 2005 Updates: There's a new book review under Evening I've been dragging my heels on reading The Plot Against America by Philip Roth for too long. Beautiful, delicious book. July 26, 2005 Returned from Phoenix Fest. Desert. Big explosive fun, dust in my everything. Forest fires burning on both sides, medic-tent tells us if someone happens to start a fire there's no one to come to our area to extinguish us. 2,000 people potentially fighting for a single way out leads to 2,000 person collective inhale-and-hold till our faces turn blue. I come to know the fine people working the medic tent after someone from our camp first loses a fight with a stubborn gazebo, then dehydrates and can't stop vomiting. After a round of everything-trying, they give him a mysterious shot in the arm, I don't know what it is, but he stops vomiting immediately and sits up. Hurrah for mysterious science. 4 days of hiding from 100 degree desert heat under a tarp, late-night/early-morning dancing under star-filled sky, dodging rocks and hiking everywhere uphill, and the occasional tent-exploring lizard. I didn't wash my hair for days, and developed a single matted dreadlock worth hiding under a cowboy hat and scarf. Three showers later I'm still dirty, I lost two pounds of water weight, my skin is what teen magazines would call "golden", I'm under-water operating under too little sleep, and I love it. This puts regular updates behind, as if it wasn't obvious. As I continue to miss my self-imposed deadlines, it becomes all the more apparent to me that this "every week" idea isn't going to work out. I'm considering opting for an every-other week format, so that my updates will actually have, you know, content. Mad mind-hug love to all the wonderfuls who have been sending me piles of support. Look again this week, there will be more...or if you must hold off till next week (and thus, break my heart forever) I will (sniff) understand. Send me things, and I'll smile. Then tell me what you think. July 19, 2005 It's 10:32 PM on Monday night, it's 79 degrees and stuffy in my second floor room, and I spent most of the weekend wrestling down a nasty fit of food poisoning. Don't eat greens that come in a bag and think you can get away with not washing them, kids. This evening has been dedicated to blowing my nose. My doctor tells me that the best cure for allergies is elimination of the allergens. This seems like sound advice. I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to either carbon or Bill O'Reilly. Neither seems interested in going away. Anyway, here's what you can expect to feast your eyes upon later today (think 6:00 PM): A review of sorts of the recent Harry Potter book. I read this in a 24-hour burst of page-turning hysteria. I'm a victim. Side note: At 11 PM on debut night I was given an orange wrist band by a staff member at Barnes and Noble, and a flier that told me to return at 1:30 PM to pick up my copy. Being a paranoid person, I asked repeatedly if they were sure I should come back so late. "Oh yes," each one of the three employees I asked assured me. "We plan to stay open until everyone has gotten their copy." Okay then. At 1:00 AM, I returned to the store (early like a good Girl Scout) and the store was closed. I knocked. The manager answered, looking afraid for his life. This is reasonable. He said, "Well, the store wasn't as packed as we thought it would be, so we closed early. Heh heh." I responded: "Maybe your store wasn't packed because you distributed fliers telling people to return at 1:30." I was crazy mad, and I'm not even 12. Word-nerds should stick to their cages. Also: (finally) some VagPag goodies, as these lovely ladies dispense advice you know you need -and- New poetic stylings. Special exciting announcement: starting Thursday I will be setting up shop at Phoenix Fest http: //www.phoenixfest.com In all likelihood I'll have mass quantities of ZORI3 stickers on hand for all the schwag-hags. Being dressed like a Kitty Sheriff makes me easy to spot. You should dance with me or tell me a really good joke or just smile warmly, or shoot me with a squirt gun. I deserve all of the above. If you call me "the law" I might squeal. July 13, 2005 Limitations: frustrating consideration. I'm finding that, much to my disappointment, it's not exactly easy to make this site pretty, update it, write stuff, and advertise it all at once--especially while having a full time job. Don't listen to adults, kids: jobs are bad. Very bad. For now, my focus will be on content, and I'm just going to update it constantly between now and Tuesday July 19th. Check out Midnight for most recent content changes, and everything for style changes. I'm a clip art addict. I'll stuff the site every moment I get; I think that's the only way I'm going to be satisfied enough to advertise it aggressively. Thanks to all of you who have demonstrated support. I've eaten every cookie you've fed me. July 12, 2005 Picture it: 11:46 PM, you've just spent the last 6 hours (after a 9 hour work shift) making your site as perfect as you can make it with your limited web design knowledge. Then, after a particularly intense 2 hour work session, your computer locks up. No biggie, you think. After all, you've been saving your work all along, and you've been smart enough to set the program you're working with to autosave every five minutes. You don't think much of it, you take a shower and whistle about future plans for a ZORI3 Friendster account and Livejournal community. Then you realize that for whatever obnoxious reason the page was lost in an "unspecified error" and you're in the exact same place you were in...4 hours ago. What do you do? I don't know what *you* do but I'll tell you what I did: cried. Then I started to rebuild. The deal: since I had this unfortunate pushing of the panic button, I am now going to have to update in two segments this week. And so, without further ado, or thinking about a situation that has my teeth melting in my mouth... Appearing Tuesday Morning - some of the news links and announcements. Pre-disaster, this page was a thing of beauty. It will be shiny again soon, I promise. Evening - the eloquent Mr. Priapus Dentatus, a man of quite possibly the best pseudonym ever Midnight - the delicious word salads of Katrina Alliasan Friendster? Add ZORI3 to your groups! Appearing Wednesday July 13, 2005 Morning - FULL Listing of News and Announcements, along with the debut of the column 5W(H) answering the question, "What is the difference between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims?" Evening - Listing of new book and movie releases, the debut of VaginaPagina's sex and health column for ZORI3, and if I feel good and bitchy, the debut of a new column Up the Spout Again Midnight - If I get over my sudden unexplainable burst of shyness, perhaps I'll add a wee story Also: Look for updates under SUBMIT. I now have a much better idea of what I'm looking for. Enjoy. Submit. Thanks. |
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