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Roger
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Jun 19, 2015 12:10AM
I'm gnashed that these bravely cute kids aren't parading in Ludlow.
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Goodreads is treating me like a potential website terrorist. It's been a week and they still haven't approved my author profile. Perhaps they think i'm actually a basset hound, and therefore not eligible for one.
Bill wrote: "Goodreads is treating me like a potential website terrorist. It's been a week and they still haven't approved my author profile. Perhaps they think i'm actually a basset hound, and therefore not el..."You need to bring them to heel.
Bill wrote: "Goodreads is treating me like a potential website terrorist. It's been a week and they still haven't approved my author profile. Perhaps they think i'm actually a basset hound, and therefore not el..."I see your author profile. Hooray! Bill is not a terrorist :-) I did an author search and you were there:
Bill Jacks and of course your book can be found using the book search. Confederate Chipmunks & Carny Cooter
Preston wrote: "Bill wrote: "Goodreads is treating me like a potential website terrorist. It's been a week and they still haven't approved my author profile. Perhaps they think i'm actually a basset hound, and the..."Redemption.
Preston wrote: "I'm complaining that I miss Lori S."Sorry. Life and other things getting in the way. I will be back ...
In the meantime, I'd like to complain that the Supreme Court has made SSM legal across all 50 States! So there.
Supreme Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage
Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide
It took 46 years guys. Too long, but it's here. Now we just gotta keep it legal.
I was just coming to post something to this effect, but I must complain that Lori S. Beat me to it. Some people are never happy, I guess. Oh wait, I can still gripe about the fact that it took the Supreme Court to illustrated that I live in the state that claims to be "the heart of it all" but is actually "the dark, evil, corrupt heart of it all."
Wait, wait, I can complain that I don't have anyone to celebrate with! :)Wait...
:(
Rick wrote: "Wait, wait, I can complain that I don't have anyone to celebrate with! :)Wait...
:("
(((((hugs Rick)))))
Wish I could give you a real hug right now Rick.
Me too. And I feel like I want to celebrate but it's only noon. Is that too early for champagne? ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))
To all
And I'm complaining that I can't do it in person!
Aww, Rick, I'm complaining that you haven't made plans for a wildly happy Pride Parade in heartless.
I feel weird... It's like, today, I have nothing to complain about.
Wait, I can complain about having nothing to complain about. Yeah! I knew I could find something to gripe about. :)
Seriously, I didn't think the Supreme Court was going to do it. I was sure they were going to leave it for each state to decide. Of course, the fight is only just beginning. The end of of the civil war may have ended the legality of slavery, but it didn't end inequality or hatred or intolerance or injustice or bigotry or racism. Giving women the right to vote didn't end misogyny or inequality or sexism.
Yes, let's celebrate! But it's not over yet baby.
After all the 1% is still trying to kill Affordable Healthcare for all, take away every citizen's right to vote, deny equal pay for equal work, revoke our ability to organize unions, take away a woman's right to make her own choices, and on and on and on.
Rick wrote: "I feel weird... It's like, today, I have nothing to complain about.
Wait, I can complain about having nothing to complain about. Yeah! I knew I could find something to gripe about. :)
Seriou..."
There is a lot of push back already with the ultra conservative bunch (just reading the responses from Huckabee, Santorum, et al. made my blood pressure rise), so there's still a lot of fighting to do before things truly stabilize. One of the most important things, perhaps, is convincing people to get out and actually vote for the people who will uphold the laws that make all these things possible or who will fight to roll back the changes in laws recently brought around, esp. abortion laws, etc. It's a constant balancing act, not something set in stone. >sigh<
I am griping that OF COURSE I live in a state that is trying NOT to do what the court has said. *sigh* Darn it all :(
I'm fighting mad that we can't celebrate here in Britain… because we're already allowed to marry whomsoever we want, regardless of gender match. Damn it! Why do we have to be so progressive?
There's plenty to complain about. While wonderful Civil Rights Laws protects people of color, people with disabilities, women, and others there is no protection for people in the LGBTQ+ category. In cities and states all across America gays and all sexual minorities can be fired from their job, be evicted from their home, denied mortgages and loans, be thrown out of a restaurant or store or club because they are gay or other sexual minorities.
Getting full Civil Rights for people who are LGBTQ+ is a much harder fight.
Alright, I'm going to lighten the mood with some completely purposeless grumbling and griping. A while back my faithful DVD player died. It just gave up the ghost and stopped running. I really liked that DVD player. It would remember where it left off on multiple discs (at least 3, but I think as many as 5) so I could stop in the middle of movie, pop in another one and stop it, then pop in a third and stop in and then go back to either #1 or #2 and put it back in and it would pick up right where I'd stopped it. It was awesome! Such a smart DVD player. Alas nothing electronic lasts forever. So I bought a Bluray player, and for the most part it's fine (but not nearly as talented, since it can't do what the above DVD could). But that's not the real issue. The other night I wanted to watch something scary and decided to pop in Jeepers Creepers with Justin Long. Don't know who Justin Long is? He's the "I'm a Mac" form the Apple commercials, he's the Commander Fan Brandon in Galaxy Quest, he's the super-smart techie sidekick to Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard, he's steals the scene in Dodgeball and creates a fake college to get enrolled into in Accepted, he learns how to wait tables but steals every scene from Ryan Reynolds in Waiting, etc. Anyway, Jeepers Creepers is a delightful old school monster movie with a new world sensibility. But! It wouldn't play in my Bluray player. I never had a proble with it on the DVD player. grrr.
So I must gripe about inexplicable incompatibilities in technologies that are, in 99% of cases, reverse compatible. So, I had go out and find a new copy of Jeepers Creepers on Bluray. Sure it's a 2-disc set double feature with the sequel - but it doesn't have all the nifty special features the DVD had. GRRR!
Well, at Justin is as charming and funny and goofy and as scared out of his mind and running for his life in Jeepers Creepers as he ever was.
Sold me, I'll have to watch Jeepers Creepers!
Roger wrote: "Sold me, I'll have to watch Jeepers Creepers!"Perfect for taking a break while editing pourly messpeeled texts. ;)
Also, I had written too soon. The Bluray appears to have all those goodies & bonus features. They just weren't listed on the package and there is no menu, but they are accessible from the disc while the movie is running. Now I just have to go through and see if ALL the special features are duplicated.
One of things I love about the movie is that leads are brother and sister and not love interests. Another is that Darry (Justin Long) gives a wonderful rationale for doing that thing you are never supposed to do in a horror movie. These are characters that have seen horror movies and are not being stupid about their choices, just misguided. And then there's that damned truck. Creepy!
I am complaining that this birthday greeting isn't good enough for Oli Frey.
Rick wrote: "One of things I love about the movie is that leads are brother and sister and not love interests. Another is that Darry (Justin Long) gives a wonderful rationale for doing that thing you are never supposed to do in a horror movie. These are characters that have seen horror movies and are not being stupid about their choices, just misguided. And then there's that damned truck. Creepy!"Now I'm interested. It's rare to find movies with no love interests at their core. :D
Preston wrote: "I am complaining that this birthday greeting isn't good enough for Oli Frey."I'm griping that I didn't even know it was Oliver's Birthday.
Have a fabulously Happy Birthday!
Lori S. wrote: "Now I'm interested. It's rare to find movies with no love interests at their core. :D"Darry & Trisha are very much just a brother & sister. The chemistry between the two actors works so well. The director said when he had the two read together he knew they both got it and understood the relationship. Their foul mouthed bickering is so insanely childish that you can totally see these two as little kids on long car rides hating each other and wishing the other dead, while simultaneously being completely willing to sacrifice themselves for the other. The little moments that reveal their relationship throughout the film make this a wonderful movie. Unfortunately a couple choice moments ended up in the deleted scenes, that was why I was initially frustrated with the, seemingly at first, lack of bonus material on the Bluray double feature I picked up cheap.
The sequel is, alas, not as good. But it does do something that I am thankful for when sequels are able to accomplish. It doesn't try to remake the original, and instead takes the concept and does something different without changing the original concept. I've heard rumors that the director might be working on a 3rd Jeepers Creepers. If it's any where near as fun, enjoyable and creepy as the 1st I'll be overjoyed, but if it's at least as entertaining as the sequel I'll be happy. Either way I definately want to see it as long it's by the same director.
Rick wrote: "Lori S. wrote: "Now I'm interested. It's rare to find movies with no love interests at their core. :D"Darry & Trisha are very much just a brother & sister. The chemistry between the two actors wo..."
I must complain because I didn't know about the possibility of a third movie. You are right #2 wasn't as good.
Re: Jeepers Creepers 3 I am annoyed about the fact that only discovered it just the other day while visiting imdb.com. Even more frustrating is that the film has this listed as a synopsis (this contains spoilers for the first two films so don't read it if you haven't seen them yet, but want to see them):
(view spoiler)
This is, of course, meaningless as it isn't posted by the writer/director and the film is only listed as "announced" which means absolutely nothing in Hollywoodland.
Like people rating books on GR when the author hasn't finished it yet.
Averin wrote: "Like people rating books on GR when the author hasn't finished it yet."I really hate that:)
Tj wrote: "Averin wrote: "Like people rating books on GR when the author hasn't finished it yet."I really hate that:)"
Yeah. What's up with that?
Soo, they're rating their expectations of the book? That's silly. My thought was that they got an ARC, but that might not be the case. Too bad there isn't an option for now reviews allowed until after the release date.
Rick wrote: "Soo, they're rating their expectations of the book? That's silly. My thought was that they got an ARC, but that might not be the case. Too bad there isn't an option for now reviews allowed until af..."There should be rules on when a book can be entered into GR database. There are "books" that will probably never be written, because the author lost interest, publisher dispute, whatever.
Averin wrote: "There should be rules on when a book can be entered into GR database. There are "books" that will probably never be written, because the author lost interest, publisher dispute, whatever."Can you imagine the nightmare of keeping track of all that?
The way I understand it, some, though most definitely not all, of those early ratings are created by people who get early review copies for honest reviews. Perhaps a limit of a week before the book comes out for those type of reviews would work?
Sometimes, the early ratings are all about the enthusiasm of the fans of a particular author/series, even if the book itself proves to be something that pisses people off (e.g. JR Ward's most recent BDB: The Shadows - the howl of outrage was amazing).
I'm so frustrated that I used to get tons of Advanced Reader's Copies when I managed a Waldenbooks, but I had no time to read them. Now I have the tome and I have no ARCs. Grumble. Mutter. It's a conspiracy I tell ya! ;)
Rick wrote: "I'm so frustrated that I used to get tons of Advanced Reader's Copies when I managed a Waldenbooks, but I had no time to read them. Now I have the tome and I have no ARCs. Grumble. Mutter. It's a c..."There are sites online that offer such books for reading. One such is Hearts On Fire, though they mostly do romance books. You might look into that if you're interested.
I would like to complain about the number of unique views Post Complaints Here has had: 666 views ("This topic has been viewed by 666 unique people.")Should I be worried?
Lori S. wrote: "Should I be worried?"Be worried, be very worried.
I am so steamed! Some idiot left the zip bag of soft tortillas open and now they're all dried out! Some people are so inconsiderate!
Well, I've got no one to blame but myself. Mumble. Grumble. Stupid moron!
Rick wrote: "I am so steamed! Some idiot left the zip bag of soft tortillas open and now they're all dried out! Some people are so inconsiderate!Well, I've got no one to blame but myself. Mumble. Grumble. Stupid moron!"
Have you tried steaming them?
Lori S. wrote: "Have you tried steaming them?..."In the days when she still used to insist on ironing my shirts, she always complained that I dried them too much to make it easy, so she steamed them first. So I wonder, Rick, whether you have tried wetting them a bit and then ironing them to a nice heat?
There were only two left in the package, so I threw them out. I hadn't gotten sleep the night before and I was in a bad mood. Not a good combination. I'm pissed at myself for no thinking of steaming them. I mean I put my bagel on top of my tea cup every morning to 'steam' it [slap myself on the forehead - ouch]. Yeah, I was really out of it yesterday. But that's ok, I'm getting Thai-ed for lunch today. There will be Thai food in my belly, all is right with the world. ;)
Sawati!
I hate Ohio. I mean I Really hate Ohio! This week, a municipal court judge in Toledo refused to marry Carolyn Wilson and her partner.
The couple was able to get a different judge to marry them but that initial experience of discrimination will always be a part of their wedding day memories.
It’s not ok.
Public officials – including judges – have a duty to uphold the law.
And the law is clear: same sex couples have the right to marry in Ohio.
Equality Toledo is holding a rally tonight at 6pm on the steps of the Toledo Municipal Courthouse at 555 N. Erie Street. Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, Commissioner Pete Gerken, and other public officials are expected to give statements in support of the freedom to marry... without delay.
Will you join me in support?
We need to hold our public officials accountable to their duties so that no other marriages in Ohio are delayed or denied.
See you there,
Alana
P.S. Are you having trouble getting married somewhere in Ohio? Just reply to this email and we will connect you to resources to protect your rights.
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Why can't people let everyone be treated like human beings? Treated the way they'd want to be treated?
Uh, respectfully, why is the state being "hated" because of the actions of one, or even more, officials? To "hate" the state you'd have to have some proof that the state government supported the actions of the municipal judge. In Texas, that would probably be true! But here, you have a single judge in a single city breaking his oath of office. "Hate" the judge, if you will, but again, with all due respect, there's no need to blame the municipality or the entire state for his/her actions.There are other solutions. Ohio in all likelihood has a body which hears complaints against judges, just like the Ohio Bar will have procedures to deal with complaints against attorneys. The penalties in such proceedings could be anything from an admonition upon an agreement not to repeat the offense, up to disbarment, or removal from the bench. Or a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 by the two whom the judge refused to marry, though that would be more symbolic than anything else, since realistically the monetary damages might be considered to be nominal. (And don't jump all over me about the emotions of the pair and being refused, etc., I'm just being practical.)
Just my USD .02.
Eric
It's the individual people who hold the positions who are at fault, not the county or state governments. The ones who protest the ruling and use their belief system as a reason not to follow through with their jobs which are paid with public taxes and therefore fall under the rules of the government which maintains separation between church (regardless of church) and state. Such people should, like the ones who've quit in protest, perhaps find other work if they do not want to uphold the law of the land because it conflicts with their beliefs.
It's all right. I don't really hate Ohio. I don't know Ohio. I'm sure Ohio is just wonderful and the people of Ohio are wonderful, warm-hearted, sweet-natured people (though I hate that judge). The only thing I know about Ohio is Boise, because isn't that where all wannabe Hollywood stars come from?Oh no, that's Idaho, of course…
No, really, it's ok. I hate Ohio. I live in Ohio. I vote in Ohio. I have every right to be mad and pissed off at this state and it's ignorant governor and the ignoramuses who voted for his sorry excuse of an ass. Please excuse my language.
I don't have all the details as yet, but it appears that his actions have been supported with the statement being that no one should be forced to do something the don't believe is right. Fine. Yes, by all means let's equate genocide with allowing people to get married. If he can't do his job, he should quit.
So yes, I hate Ohio. I didn't say I hate Ohioians. I hate Ohio. It is, after all, the corrupte, evil heart of it all.
OMG, I hate Ohio all over again… Maybe that's why I live in Ludlow, a sleepy, ancient, old-fashioned market town that should be the empitome of religious-rural bigotry, but in fact is so accepting that within a month of the same-sex civil partnership law being passed n 2006, the two local registrars had performed 28 ceremonies, mine and Oliver's being the 29th (we were a bit slow). Their biggest beef with ours is that we didn't want any fuss so they were deeply disappointed when we turned down the music, the special blessings consulted over with, they said proudly, the Shrewsbury GLBT Group.Of course, they could have made the whole process a misery by simple compliance with the new law, but dripping in disapproval, but they were the opposite.
I suppose Ohio will get it one day.
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