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When I'm already feeling bad about myself in general, Radiohead's Amnesiac is probably not the best album to be listening to....

I have gotten jack shit done today. I have been awake since eight am. Well, I did make myself something to eat, and I did stop by People's and make sure we had cereal for tomorrow morning, so I did at least leave the house once.

And I do have four tabs open from jobs ads on craigslist. I haven't sent anything though.

I know I should take my adderall, that I'd be a lot more on the ball, but I'm feeling oddly resistant to the idea of doing a damn thing. I haven't even done the dishes.

I guess my only real excuse is that I spent all day Saturday and Sunday, focusing like a maniac, and my brain is all empty. Or as one of axiom's icons puts it, I have the dumb today.

Okay, brain, you've had your break. We're going to take some adderall and at least send applications to the places in my tabs and do the dishes. *gives brain stern look*

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Ack! 5minutelimit's monitor has died. Which is why she can't tell you that--

5minutelimit is now a Certified Professional Coder!!

She's very excited, and if her computer worked, she'd tell you so herself. :^)

We're having a party, this Saturday, December 9th!

(copied from jenhowell, occasionally edited)

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Alright, so here's the official party invitation for the 2nd Annual Clothing/Stuff Swap and Holiday Card-Making Party.

It will be at my house: 2236 SE Brooklyn Street, from noon-whenever (probably around 8).

I will provide some snacks, but I probably am not going to make myself nuts and make bigger food, although I might change my mind. Instead, if you could bring something (vegan if you're going to share) to eat that would be great. We also live right near People's and the Red and Black if you get hungry for "real" food and as Zoe can tell you, I never mind people using our stove to make food!

As to the party, I hope that swappers of Clothes and other things (anything you think someone else might want - books, postcards, mugs, whatever!) will get here on the early side, and then as the swapping winds down we can break out the card-making supplies. As to that, I have ridiculous amounts of clippings and magazines to cut up, a decent amount of glue and some extra scissors. I also have glitter and other random stuff. I would suggest bringing paper you might want to use, unless you're not picky as to the the color of your cards. I would also suggest bringing a pair of scissors if you want guaranteed use of a pair and rubber cement if you don't want Elmer's wrinkles on your end products.

In addition to these already awesome festivities, it is quite probable that games of Apples to Apples will break out. I may also play some Christmas-y movies or music, but this year I promise not to play "Pee-Wee's Christmas Special".

That's pretty much it. If you are coming, please RSVP by emailing me at jenhowell77@gmail.com. You can also show up day-of, but if I know you are coming, we can plan better for snacks, and April made some rumblings about possibly making cupcakes [I likes me some cupcakes], so you'll want to be counted in for that! Also, if you want to bring a friend(s) just let me know that too. We like to pack the house to the gills for this one! (:

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My note: I also want to make a few paper Christmas tree ornaments. That's a ton of fun, too! Stop by even if you're going to the Sagittarian party later (I am, just not until the party here is winding down).

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OMG. *dying laughing*

Also:

( Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy )

Why You Should Come to Aurora's Concert

...if you live in Portland, anyway.

There are not a lot of public pagan events. There are not a lot of public music events that are specifically pagan.

It's not very often that you can see a concert of choral Wiccan music.

This winter's Aurora concert is called Solstice! because it's about the winter solstice. It's only half a step away from being an actual ritual. We have a circle casting song. The readings in between the songs are about Kore's (aka Persephone's) journey into the Underworld, about Sun Children...some of it isn't much different than the kinds of things done in trance work ("Imagine it's fifty thousand years ago, and the days keep getting darker...")

( Some of the music we're singing: )

There are two shows, both on Saturday, December 16th. One at four pm, and one at 7:30 pm. They're both at the Cabel Hall of Catlin Gabel school, which is 8825 SW Barnes Rd. If you take Burnside West out of downtown, it's at the top of the hill. Bus 20 or less than a mile's walk from Sunset max station. $18 in advance, $20 at the door.

I've sold six tickets already, squee! jenhowell and Jarrod are going to the four pm show, and my grandpa (my dad's dad) is visiting then, him and my parents are going to the 7:30 show.

So if you want to do something this season, but are sick to death of Christmas crap, this show is for you!! ;^)