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[rm]

Brief drinkies at the Algonquin tonight with an old fencing colleague to update me on that status of all of that.

Two trashy songs I'm seriously into right now: Need You Tonight (INXS) and Sabrina (Inkubus Sukkubus). Also, Song for Berlin which is by a band called Cabaret, which makes it impossible to find anywhere to buy, because stuff from the musical Cabaret just comes up instead. And yes, all of these are on my too-embarrassing-to-share Ianto Jones fanmix. No, I have no idea why. It's like the most irrational collection of songs ever.

Logistically forcing me to remove any temptation I have to try to get on the Gay in the Whoniverse panel at Dragon*Con (which I thought was seriously made of boring last year) is the fact that I can announce one thing for my D*C schedule now, which is that I will be modeling at the Time Travelers Ball fashion show in Date of show on Friday 4 September in Hanover C/D/E at 10pm in the Hyatt. More as I know it.

Obligatory OMG Torchwood moment here.

Cipro.

People who have emailed re: Boston, we're trying to sort logistics over the next couple of days, but are currently hampered by my low brain (see: Cipro) and the Torchwood frenzy. Contact, sanity and plans soon.

When is the director's cut of Watchmen happening? Is that this weekend? I need to get on that.

And soon, Half-Blood Prince (OMG, book sales) and I still have to see Public Enemies.

I am thinking of doing new business cards for my late-summer con season. Ideas include a no-image, old fashioned calling card type thing; a two-sided thing with a glam feminine picture on one side, and a photo of me as a man on the other; or a calling card type thing that has a sepia toned photo of me in some random vintage attire on one side. Thoughts?

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[schmidtybooger.livejournal.com]

Is the Cipro fucking with your stomach at all? I was just put on it and whoa am I having some issues.

[rm.livejournal.com]

It makes me a little queasy, but I actually tolerate it pretty well. For me, it gets worse the longer I'm on it, but that's because it really fucks with my brain function. Like, I'm not hallucinating yet, but I always wonder if I'm about to start.

[schmidtybooger.livejournal.com]

I can't tell if it's the Cipro fucking with me or the vicodin. But, I'm definitely a little nauseous, a little dizzy, and a little loopy. Ah, fun.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they told you this, but you might want to eat yogurt with active cultures.

[rm.livejournal.com]

But not within six hours of taking the pill, because calcium binds to it and makes it less effective.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Oh crap! I forgot about that! Good save! It's only once a day, right? I haven't taken it in ages. They always give me that crappy Z-pak.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Twice, so it's a big hassle.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Suck factor: high.

I think the only time I've ever had Cipro was in eyedrop form. Come on, antibiotics! Evolve!

[schmidtybooger.livejournal.com]

Same here. And I can't take it at the same time as my synthroid. So, double the fun!

[cozzene.livejournal.com]

Re: business cards....the last one.

[catbear.livejournal.com]

Vintage calling card, heavy textured stock, letterpress.
Won't be cheap but ohhh the style.

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[keith418.livejournal.com]

Are you still doing the fencing?

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[rm.livejournal.com]

How do I put this -- there is a convoluted splintery thing going on right now, and other than personal practice, I'm trying to sort out whether I'm going to switch to sport fencing (the problems of which speak for themselves), continue with what I was doing despite a lot of Leaders Behaving Badly stuff I (and many others) are fed the fuck up with or find a third options, which sort of depends on who with more experience is sick of what and what we're all going to do about it -- hence meeting friend for drinks tonight for the latest update.

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[keith418.livejournal.com]

Weren't you going to go abroad with the group at one point?

(And what happened to piano bar?)

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[rm.livejournal.com]

I did, I went to Sicily last summer. One of the issues is am I willing to deal with the current issues to go on next year's trip to Spain.

The problem, succinctly, with the current situation is that everything fencing has taught me about my personal honor and power makes it increasingly impossible for me to feel good about putting up with their shit. Which just sounds snitty, I know, but the whole thing is a pretty massive mess at this point, that I have to find a cogent way to articulate soon, since I've been asked to write about it for an anthology.

I think a lot of what happened to piano bar is I live much farther away from it now, and it was less key an activity for me than a lot of other people, and when fencing was taking up so much time, I was happy to put it aside, because that was silly and fencing was Serious Business. I do miss it sometimes, but with what feels like for me constant travel lately, when I'm home, I often just want to be home.

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[keith418.livejournal.com]

The problem, succinctly, with the current situation is that everything fencing has taught me about my personal honor and power makes it increasingly impossible for me to feel good about putting up with their shit.

I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about here, I am afraid. This situation is completely and utterly removed from my life experience.

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[rm.livejournal.com]

Lol! Yeah, I thought you might be like "oh, that problem, again." It's very unpleasant, and filled with the same sort of "you're either with us or the enemy" dialogue from too many of the involved parties.

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[keith418.livejournal.com]

It's very unpleasant, and filled with the same sort of "you're either with us or the enemy" dialogue from too many of the involved parties.

I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about here, I am afraid. This situation is completely and utterly removed from my life experience.

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[penguineggs.livejournal.com]

The problem, succinctly, with the current situation is that everything fencing has taught me about my personal honor and power makes it increasingly impossible for me to feel good about putting up with their shit.

I don't wish to pry, and feel free to ignore me, but this sounds eerily like something I experienced in karate (wado ryu style), very very many years ago. Would this be a mismatch between the taught ethos of the discipline and the observed ethos of its senior practitioners, by any chance?

Like I said, feel free to ignore.

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[browneyedgirl65.livejournal.com]

It's really tough. I left one dojo over the exact same thing (though I'd have to say that instructor didn't even really teach about honor and such in the first place, a real class act there). I wound up going to a dojo much further away, but then as it happens, a satellite dojo from the new place operates here now. So it can work out in the long run, but you just never know what will happen...

[marchek.livejournal.com]

Would you consider having different types of cards depending on the type of impression you want to leave? You may want a different card for acting/dancing type situations than you would for con speaking or writing.

Would you put your LJ username? Published works? Just your email address?

If your going for a basic name and contact info card I'd totally go old school calling card with just the information in classy font on good card stock either with or without the sepia toned photo on the reverse.

You might want something entirely different if you want to start promoting your pilot idea.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I already have two different business cards (one -- normal acting, one -- HP related pro stuff).

Oh jesus, right, the pilot... fuck, I hadn't even thought about that -- I hate all the cards (and card ideas) I have for that, and I really need to be pushing on that at D*C.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

No picture version calling card MUST contain words "...swordswoman;poet"!

[jendaby.livejournal.com]

I always liked INXS! My sister and I used to hide upstairs and listen to them for hours on end, making up dances and singing along. Thank you for reminding me of that happy memory!

OMG Torchwood indeed! I have just realized that I will be missing the last episode because I will be at ShoreLeave. I'm going to have to wait ten days to see it!!

Your new business/calling card idea sounds awesome!!! I just had some business cards made for my sister, and I had a great time clicking around on VistaPrint while designing them for her. I especially like the sepiatone design plan, because vintage-style pictures are awesome! :)

[dawn-guy.livejournal.com]

Including the album name for Song for Berlin (it's Homophobia) in a search seems to work.

[placate-me.livejournal.com]

Re: Boston. SO is originally from, so we escape to the North Shore all of the time. If you are staying downtown, you can take a Boston harbor ferry to George's Island. It has a nice fort that you can explore, especially if you bring a flashlight or lantern. The far side of the island has a bluff above the fort where you can have a private picnic. It's one of my favorite locations ever.

We are hoping to be there at the end of the month.

Oh, look at this as an inspirtation for your business cards: marchermann.com He's a friend of mine (and an amazing period correct tailor) and a photog for the DN.

[placate-me.livejournal.com]

*inspiration. Please forgive typos. I never did take typing class...

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I think you'll enjoy Public Enemies especially for the cars and clothes.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

all of these are on my too-embarrassing-to-share Ianto Jones fanmix.

share SHARE!

[rm.livejournal.com]

In no particular order (just aggregated for me):

http://www.last.fm/user/racheline/library/playlists/35iz7_

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

woohoo! awesome

[rm.livejournal.com]

Eventually I'll put it together properly and explain why they are all there -- because they are a REALLY random assortment of tracks.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

i like random :D
did you check out my summer mix? it was way random

[abnormal-apathy.livejournal.com]

I vote for the two gender piece.

Business cards.

[labellerose.livejournal.com]

I am loving the sepia...

[weirdodragoncat.livejournal.com]

I like all the card ideas...different cards depending on the situation.

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

Inkubus Sukkubus

Oh gods, the memories. This is me lolzing in "oh god, did I ever rip those CDs to my iTunes library" sorts of ways.

And I'd been debating attending the gay themes panel this year. You may have just made giving it a miss much easier.

Half-Blood Prince & Public Enemies

YES.

Re: the cards, I love the idea of the two photos. It would be super distinctive.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

INXS, happy times.

I like the idea of the sepia-toned picture one, and the double-photo one does sound unique and distinctive, but I think in the end I'd vote for the classic calling card style.

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of the double sided one, but it'd be hard to get the information on there, I'd think.

My calling cards are playing cards, with sharpie. This has nothing to do with you, but I feel I ought to toss that out there.

~Sor

[genders.livejournal.com]

Calling card. Maybe sepia photo of you in the suit. Lipstick with the suit for the height of androgyny, but only in sepia.

[jackolantern.livejournal.com]

My favorite song off that INXS album is "New Sensation". One of the shittiest jobs I've ever had was in the mail room of the local newspaper, and the only coworker that I didn't want to feed into a wood-chipper used to dance around to that song whenever it came on the radio--your proverbial beam of light in the darkness.

[fuyukodachi.livejournal.com]

Sepia.