All The World's A Stage

Ambitious Feminist

I'm reading Necessary Dreams: Ambition in Women's Changing Lives by Anna Feels. I picked it up after someone mentioned it - it may have been Caveat Lector (wesite down at the moment)... can't remember.

Anyway, one of the things it points out is the way we are socialized tells women ambition is bad for us - we shouldn't be seeking rewards and recognition, but we should be giving those things up to men - and it appears 'we women' do so, a lot.

I'm sure I have done it. I know I never find myself amazing, but I try to acknowledge it out loud somewhere whenever I work hard and kick ass. Overall, though, I've been pretty aggressive about going after what I want. The women I hang out with locally seem to be cut of the same cloth as me. Ambition isn't a bad word. I think I may pass this book over to KGS when I'm done. I think C has found all the work-arounds she needs already, but K and I are going to struggle a little more against male-dominated workplaces.

Penguicon 2005: Hidden Totalitarian Assumptions in 'I, Robot'

Sat 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Keweenaw Hidden Totalitarian Assumptions in 'I, Robot' Cory Doctorow, Diane Frkan, Anne Harris If a robot who can break Asimov's 3 laws were made illegal, the hack to give it free would be as inevitable as a cracked DVD codec. If a robot is then set free to use its own moral judgement, does that mean the computer code of its mind is illegal speech? What happens when war robots are only in the hands of law breakers?

Read the link for the background.

Q: What is the Totalitarian aspect of this discussion?

Anne: "The inforcement of these laws have been to the detriment of this country. Asimov was coming from a moral viewpoint." paraphrasing.

Cory talks about how the idea that you can only make 3laws brains is a big lie, just like the DVD locks are a big lie, so now there are laws that make the truth illegal - "It's illegal to break DRM, and it's illegal to tell people how they can break DRM, and it's illegal to tell someone where to find someone to tell them how to break DRM."

Cory is so great, full of background and ideas (much like Neil's stories last year in regard to the CDF) but he talks a little to fast for me to absorb it and write it down - so I chose to listen instead of write, of course.

Cory: The totalitarianism comes from the laws that invade your personal life in order for you to use modern technology and spread/gather information.

This conversation has now turned to "Protecting ourselves from spam and protecting ourselves from killer robots," transparency and accountability.

Penguicon 2005: The Blog and It's Uses

Panelists: Howard Tayler, John Scalzi, (and again ), and David K who lj'd from Iraq earlier in the war. [MIA were Peter and CmdrTaco]

The Blog and It's Uses John Scalzi; Peter Salus; CmdrTaco; Howard Tayler Why blog? For that matter, what the heck is a blog? Find out in this exciting panel with some top talents in the blogosphere! This is an ALL LEVEL panel.

Blogging out of Iraq over the computer stations were 'operational standards' informing the soldiers what they were not to talk/blog about for their own safety. David didn't write letters, he used his blog as his letters home. His friend Matt actually posted pictures from Iraq - David told funny stories and didn't talk a lot about.

"Never forget the equipment your Military uses is manufactured by the lowest bidder." - Howard Tayler
"In this case, Gateway." - David

John serialized his book on his blog, and when he was through, Patrick Nielsen Hayden contacted him about buying the book. Other book deals also grew out of things he posted on his site. He also had advanced copies of one of his books sent to instapundit and other popular online reviewers, including promoting on fark. He's only got 5-10K readers a day, but people are sending him books now with the hopes he'll review them.

Some talk about site overload when someone with manymanymany readers links you, and how it can lay you flat - some ways to prepare for that.

The world of professional journalism in blogs: Howard thinks over time we'll see the death of the newspaper as we know it today. They'll change (they know they must) - even little papers are online.

What about blogs where only a few people are reading - how do we keep people blogging? LJ is great with the friends list, and the friends of friends list. John, on AOL's blogging thingie, helps with links to other blogs. But should we be doing this?

Howard says, "If you aren't passionate enough about what you're writing to write it whether people are reading or not, then you shouldn't be blogging." (Paraphrasing this) I've got to agree with him headon on this one.

John says, "Your primary audience is yourself."

"If you're going to go out there to smear someone, please think twice about it." - Howard
"Karma will get you." - John.

Penguicon 2005 Report 1 - Cory Doctorow's Keynote Speech

Cory spoke last night after opening ceremonies. His speech covered, more or less, the history of copyright law, current copyright law, and how it not only affects our ability to listen to our itunes remotely via the internet (we can't, anymore, of course) but all kinds of other social implications of the current copyright law, and what can be done to fight it.

Cory's site - somewhere on here there should be a copy of the speech.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation

Cory Doctorow Keynote Address: Digital Rights Management DRM doesn't make sense. Geeks know it doesn't work, so what's the big deal? The big deal is that DRM is totally ineffective at stopping infringement, but it's very good at undermining competition, keeping coders in line, and stopping legit users from doing legit things. How'd we end up in the DRMverse? How can we get out of it? Cory has spent more time than you can imagine stuck at negotiating tables full of DRM engineers, and he's back to tell the tale.

I've Been Thinking...

About patterns and cycles and layers in gaming and in reality.

I can see and define many things, but many more are still a mystery to me.

I Started Writing Hannah's Patternwalk Today

(image clearer via Croft!)

Just a little case study

I belong to an LJ community called Autism Awareness. One of the posters is an employee at a group home.

She has taken some group home clients in to open bank accounts, because they have money (from the state) and their money is much less likely to get stolen from a bank account than if they keep it at the home. [Okay, that's a string of presumtions, but I think probably accurate, nonetheless.]

The bank would not allow the client to open an account. This is illegal.

Now, let's watch what this worker, who is probably making $7/hr to do some of the hardest, nastiest work around, gets to go through as she tries to do something about this discrimination. You will be appalled. I do believe, in the end, she will see some action for her persistance. Sadly, you will also see that most people would never ever have this kind of persistance.

1: A recounting of the incident, and the first letter to the bank.

2: More follow up.
Below, a paraphrased summary of what she what she did:

She got back an automated email from Banknorth's customer service. "While they said I would get a response in 24 hours, I have not." She researched the Americans with Disabilities Act and found this Banknorth branch has violated the ADA. She drafted a more complete letter, which includes comments pertaining to the ADA. She tried to file a complaint online to the Better Business Bureau, but they apparently don't handle complaints regarding discrimination. She learned that the Department of Justice has an ADA information line. I'll have to call Monday from 8:30 to 5:30 pm to speak with the ADA specialists. Their numbers are (800)514-0301 (voice) and (800)514-0383 (TTY). http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/infoline.htm. She emailed clarkhoward.com - the auto-respond said to call 404-892-8227 in 72 hours if I don't hear back from them first. She posted my letter on planetfeedback.com.
She visited http://www.autism-society.org/ to find my local ASA branch, and got an email address. She emailed them at asamasschapter@hotmail.com, describing the situation and asking for any suggestions. She "will print a similar version of this letter tomorrow and send it to the president of Banknorth."

3: Again, a summary:

"Send a letter to Christopher W. Bramley, the president of Banknorth. Called Americans with Disabilities Act hotline, where they told me to file a Title III complaint through the website. Received an email back from Bank North. Reformatted my letter for the Department of Justice; they require me to include the names of the individuals. Returned yesterday's message on answering machine from Clark Howard's office with the Consumer Action Centre. The person on the message told me I needed to contact the Banking Commissioner for Massachusetts, and to call them back at (404)892-8227 for that number. When I called, they gave me the number for the division of banks: 1(800)495-2265. Called the division of banks just after noon, but was told I would have to call the office of thrift supervisions as Banknorth is federally operated: 1(800)253-2181. The automated message for the Office of Thrift Supervision said, to file a formal complaint, write to:
Office of Thrift Supervisions
10 Exchange Place
18th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302

I mailed out the letter today, as well as that letter to the Department of Justice."

Please note the many phone calls made only to be told to mail a letter. Sigh.

4: Still, no real action from anyone as of yet. But the bank letter sounds nervous.

"On the 9th, I received an email from ASA's Massachusetts chapter. [This basically doesn't offer much help, and encourages her to go to the media.]

So, yesterday, I learned what DMR office oversees this man's services, and I emailed the office today.

I also received an email from Banknorth regarding the letter I wrote to the bank's president.

I emailed the requested information to Ms. Gendreau. She called back some time wicked early yesterday morning, but didn't leave her number to return the call. I emailed her this morning to acknowledge the call and to say that I hope to hear from her again shortly."

Big Big Sigh Of Relief

[Preface: came down with a head cold today - just about to head out and help our retail location in Sgate in the holiday helper program. Had to stop in at home to take some meds before I died - and although the meds have not kicked in yet to improve my condition, the MAIL gave me a big smile and energy boost.]

Dantes scores came for Human and Cultural Geography and Introduction to World Religions.

Passed them both. By more than 10 scoring points, whatever that means.

I now will officially be done with my Bachelor's of Science in Accountacy on February 23rd, 2005!!!!!!

10 more weeks of class. That's all! 10 weeks!!!!!!

These last 2 weeks have been a total energy suck. This is such a relief, I can't even tell you.

Now, off to work in retail hell, something I have almost no experience with, while I feel horrible. Must wash the hands one more time in a hope to not infect anyone else with whatever I've gotten.

Love you all - thanks for all the support all this time, and all the good wishes and energy for these tests!

UoP Detroit Accounting Class of 2005

Me, Alicia, Lisa, Kim, Regina, Colette and Nekia.

I was on a team with Kim and Nekia, and the rest of the ladies were on the other team, but we often all 7 worked on the group assignments together. We struggled through 3x accellerated classes while we all worked full time and many of us managed families. We struggled through the transition to 'flexnet' (the devil) classes. We struggled through all kinds of accounting and law and taxes and auditing together, and now we part.

Colette said tonight, "If I was as young and smart as Liz I'd go on and get the CPA and try auditing, but I think my realistic track is to try the CMA." I almost cried, because, you know, I could do it. They all believe I could do it, I think, and I was so touched she said that. Of course, I think she could do it too, but there is weighing of the cert's worth in our lives to consider, for certain.

Now I have to decide if I want to do it.

To you ladies who inspired me and pushed me and stood by me - I learned from you. I'm a better person for knowing you all. I will miss fiercely our interaction. I hope I see you walking in graduation in June!

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Supreme Court

Transcript Site

So, I was looking for a transcript of the arguements made yesterday in the kinda-sorta Title IX case, in which Ginsberg was asking (I think) the school's lawyer how often the commission that comes in if you have Title IX discrimination issues had been in to the school, after he was saying they school does everything they can to not discriminate, because they don't want them coming in, because they're harsh. Or something like that. That's why I want the transcript, you see.

And he said twice, they'd been in twice.

Ginsberg said, "Twice, in how long?" or something like.

And he said, "20 years."

She was kinda a smart ass after that, I thought. It's always hard to tell, without the inflection, of course. But I smiled when they were quoting it over NPR, and I wanted it.

It's not on this site yet - but I was reading the recent Cherokee Nation case, and wow, wow. You should read these things.

Can We Just Talk A Moment About How Smart I Am?

Clep - passed.

2 more tests and 12 more weeks.

Go Me!

My Last Day of College Will Be...

If I pass another difficult clep test, and 2 moderately difficult dantes tests, my last day of class for my BS in Accountancy will be:

February 23rd, 2005!

I would be walking in June. But I'd be done before ACUS - before Mel comes even, definitely before my spring vacation!

OMG OMG OMG. I'm going to make this happen, and I'm going to save myself $8,000 in the process and I get 40 weeks of my life back. 40 freaking weeks - that's almost a year.

Now... off to attempt to finish my homework for the class I'm currently in in a bid to stay at honors level.

Before the 1920's most doctors didn't take the oath.

More about doctors, the oaths, historical content, and what doctors think of it all on pbs.org.

The Modern Hippocratic Oath

I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.

I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.

I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.

I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.

I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.

I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.

Written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today.

The Classical Hippocratic Oath

I swear by Apollo Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia and all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfil according to my ability and judgment this oath and this covenant:

To hold him who has taught me this art as equal to my parents and to live my life in partnership with him, and if he is in need of money to give him a share of mine, and to regard his offspring as equal to my brothers in male lineage and to teach them this art - if they desire to learn it - without fee and covenant; to give a share of precepts and oral instruction and all the other learning to my sons and to the sons of him who has instructed me and to pupils who have signed the covenant and have taken an oath according to the medical law, but no one else.

I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice.

I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly I will not give to a woman an abortive remedy. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art.

I will not use the knife, not even on sufferers from stone, but will withdraw in favor of such men as are engaged in this work.

Whatever houses I may visit, I will come for the benefit of the sick, remaining free of all intentional injustice, of all mischief and in particular of sexual relations with both female and male persons, be they free or slaves.

What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself, holding such things shameful to be spoken about.

If I fulfil this oath and do not violate it, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and art, being honored with fame among all men for all time to come; if I transgress it and swear falsely, may the opposite of all this be my lot.

Translation from the Greek by Ludwig Edelstein. From The Hippocratic Oath: Text, Translation, and Interpretation, by Ludwig Edelstein. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943.

I kick ass

Went in and took two clep tests tonight.

I thought I might pass analyzing and interpreting literature, since I didn't study, but am really rather well read.

I basically aced it.

I didn't think I'd pass Humanities, because it's a double test (worth 6 credits) and I'd heard it was hard. I was taking it to get a feel for what to study for it 6 months from now.

I passed it.

Whooo hooo, happy dance, just got out of 3 classes in 3 hours and saved over $3,000!!!!!!

College days

I didn't read what I was supposed to for my first class last night.
Didn't even skim it. Guess what? I didn't need to.

I can reference
quickly enough and reason quickly enough that I may be able to do this
class without having to read 500 pages a week. Amen.

That last class? The one that was stressing me out and making me
neurotic and crying when I should be relaxing and all that - I set the
curve.

I set the damn curve. Which means it did me no good. I earned an A,
and got an A. Everyone else moved up 1/2 a grade.

I am proud of that, I guess I am. I worked my ass off. I basically
got a B on a nasty advanced accounting final that I couldn't study for
because I was too busy just trying to learn how to do things. I was
the first one done with that final. I walked it up and walked back to
my seat and Colette (the oldest woman in our class, who therefore can
say what she thinks without filters) calls me a showoff. Being the
2nd youngest in the class, I stuck my tongue out at her.

But I'm also annoyed. I could have worked less hard, stressed less,
and probably still had an A. Still in honors range - which means I
won't be able to relax yet.

I'm about to learn a whole lot about income tax accounting real fast.
It's like a rollar coaster you are never allowed to get off of.

Astronomy Pic of the Day

For my fellow geeks who don't usually go look at this - a weird convergence of interests for me this morning: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040528.html

Please, look at the panel

dozens of servicewomen in the Persian Gulf area and elsewhere saying they were sexually assaulted or raped by fellow troops.

Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, voiced concern that senior Pentagon leaders had not sufficiently addressed the problem. "I don't get a sense of outrage by military leadership," Mr. Nelson said.

Am I saying these men haven't done their best to prevent female troops being assaulted? No. I'm saying - look at the culture to find out why this problem keeps happening again and again in the military ranks. Policies don't change culture.

Whew

My Bus Law professor just found my paper and upped my grade by 5 points, putting me into A- range.

Thank god. That was stressing me out, bad!

Taking Flight

100th Annv. of Wright Bros first flight is today, and my kid is on the neatest field trip.

They're taking all the 1-3rd graders to The Henry Ford to see an IMAX movie about the history of flight, and then to a big celebration in the museum about the anniversary, with "the Wright Brothers" there to answer questions, simulated flight things, physics stuff...

Very very cool.

School

Well, two papers to write. None to edit (except the individual piece.)

I had promised myself I'd get it all done on Sunday. Reading the four chapters, researching, writing. It's simply not that much work.

But maybe that's the problem. I know I can get it all done on Wednesday night... so I'm procrastinating. I hate being a procrastinator.

Then I say to myself - "winter is getting me down." - but the truth is I'm getting 5 hours of sleep a night, and that doesn't cut it.

Must do homework. Must read. Must get sleep. Must be a good student!

Atheists, Unite!

I am not an atheist. What I am is hard to define. But my husband is, and not having the right to run for some offices in seven states is going to piss him off.

via NNN

Business Law

So excited. This could be an incredible class to me, because I'm so very interested in the subject matter.

Hopefully the Prof won't suck.

Too Easy

Based on the assigned readings for this workshop, prepare a 700-1050 word paper defining the functions and role of law in business and society.

Man, I could so write 2000 words on this and never crack the book. I will be a 41 year old in law school - just watch.

But... I will wait for the book to arrive, and read my four chapters as I should, and write a paper about what the book thinks the functions and role of law in business and society should be defined as. Because the function of this paper is to prove the book was read.

Melvindale

Went searching for the election results, and found this:

Melvindale was a declared city in 1932 that is 2.72 square miles and it is located in Wayne County. Melvindale is seven miles southwest of Detroit City Hall.

Melvindale has twelve public parks and one public library to enjoy.

The city of Melvindale has its own motto which is: Little city with the big heart.

And Liz Adds:

Melvindale is named after it's founder, whose last name was Melvin.
Many of the streets are named after the first leaders, all men.
Melvindale is surrounded on the Detroit/Dearborn side by big bad factories. The City of Melvindale is mandated by the courts to provide its residents with Air and Water Quality reports every year. These reports are paid for by court settlements against the factories.

Melvindale is often referred to by Downriverites as "Smellvindale" thanks to the factories not being very environmentally sound.

In 1999 Melvindale residents were entitled to $800 from Marathon, $500 from Rouge Steel, and $300 from another firm for loss of property value due to pollution. You had to have owned your home for 3 years. (This was the year we moved in.)

People in Melvindale are generally friendly, in a Southern City kind of way. The Arab residents are afraid, flying numerous American flags on their homes. Black residents seem to encounter the kind of friendly racism you get in the south, were everyone is your friend, so long as you remember your place, boy. Hispanics, the fastest growing ethnic group in Melvindale, move about in large numbers.

The Hispanic influx is going to save Melvindale. They are surrounding the city with Mexican restaurants that draw in business from neighboring cities because they're cheap and good.

Every single politician I've meet in Melvindale is petty.

People bring sock puppets to school board meetings to mock the board.

The police are very responsive.

The neighborhoods that have houses taken in drug cases or back tax cases are quickly sold, rehabilitated, and moved into by new families with young kids.

So, good and bad.

I can say this - we believe our house's value has increased 1.7% since we moved in 1999. We'd expected it'd go down.

I am not a rat.

Rat mothers are braver and work better under pressure than rat non-mothers.

I'm not sure we can count having our fear response lessened as being 'smarter.'

It's an interesting study. I'm not at all sure what to make of it.

From Relaxation to Frustration

Ugh, I hate my new professor.

She came in and did this big speech about how she's going to teach us, blah, blah, blah.

Man, she takes the University's workload in the unimod - which is always too heavy - and adds to it!

and then...

She didn't teach me anything!!!! I listened hard and tried to understand, and learned nothing. Look, I'm no slouch. I'm not the only one who wasn't getting it. I don't think anyone got it.

So as of Wednesday night, I basically have three papers and a summary due. One of the papers I have done. One of the papers is a group thing we haven't even started on splitting up. The last paper - an individual short paper, is about the REAL business model and applying it to a business process where I work.

This would be easy - if I understood the model. I googled. I searched the UoP library. Can't find an example or a good explanation. The book sucks, per the usual.

So does anyone know enough about a REAL business model to help me out?

1st Place at CMA Idol

Well, she won.

She won first place.

She was so excited on the voicemail she left on my cell phone. I wish I could post that here. She got a trophy, and a $10 borders gift certificate, and a book that comes with parts you can put together in lots of different ways to make your own instrument.

But better than any of that, she got to win. She really thrives on competetion, and even does fairly okay when she loses.

It is sick how excited I am for her. I can just feel what it's like to be 8, and win this thing, after three weeks of having to compete again and again. And on top of that, I have all that mother pride going on.

Yes, this one is mine. Isn't she smart? Isn't she talented? Isn't she beautiful? And isn't she still the kindest thing, despite all that? My baby. Mine.

Piano Lessons - Level 3.

So after about a year in lessons, Fiona has reached level three, where she gets a solo book in it that has:

The March from Raiders of the Lost Arc.

How cool is that? And Miss Sara says once she gets down key signatures, over the next six months, she'll be able to start playing those 'easy play beginner' piano tunes. Which is good, considering I bought her a book full of Disney ones last Christmas.

Gaming is the Best Education

Ancient Egyptians used sponges for birth control.

Victorian women who could find the right information had more choices than I would have thought. Cervical caps, even.

Lemons may be a good spermicide, and may kill the AIDS virus - but not proven yet - studies underway in Thailand. It may also hurt the cervical lining. Casanova apparently mentioned lemons, but he didn't have a cervix to worry about.

Francesca is giving advice she knows good and well could get her strung up by this girl's guardian if she gets caught - but she can't not do it! She just can't.

And her advice isn't great at all, but it's all she's got.

And then there is all the information she's not even offering - all the morning after nastier stuff. But the douching advice may be painful enough.

One common method was douching with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), alum, vinegar, quinine. or various other mixtures. Some people say this hurts, some people say it's fine. I haven't tried it so I don't know. Quinine?

Weight and Health

This article in Time has a caloric formula:

Multiply your weight by 13 (15 if you are active), and if you want to lose weight subtract 250, and that should be your caloric intake.

For me, that's 1570 calories a day. If I actually did the exercise I was supposed too, it'd be 1850.

The only diet I've ever tried was the one where you cut your calories back to 1200 a day. I got that number by taking the weight I wanted to reach, using this same formula, and subtracting 375 calories - I read that one somewhere too.

What I need to do is ignore the calories and eat right. I'm convinced if I ate healthy food instead of junk, my extra weight would slowly dissolve over a year.

But eating right takes a lot of time, and a lot of time I don't have.

I feel like I'm doing better just by eating apples for my morning snack instead of potato chips or bagels smoothered in cream cheeze. But I could do a lot better. I could eat salad and soup for lunch every day. I could make my own healthier salad dressing - because I like the healthier one anyway.

Ugh. Health. That's why if I got rich the first thing I'd do is hire a cook - a healthy cook.

Francesca steals from Aphra

Francesca, Francesca, why must thou be a thief?
Aphra Behn did not write those words
So you could throw them at Nik's feet!

From Aphra Behn's The Dutch Lover

Ah false Amyntas, can that hour
So soon forgotten be,
When first I yeilded up my power
To be betrayed by thee?
God knows with how much innocence
I did my heart resign
Upon thy faithless eloquence,
And gave thee what was mine.

I had not one reseerve in store,
But at thy feet I laid
Those arms which conquered heretofore,
Tho' now thy trophies made.
Thy eyes in silence told their tale
Of love in such a way,
That 'twas as easy to prevail,
As after to betray.

She can be taught!

The goddess is doing something that is making my old blog entries start to show up. That's... hot.

I, in the meantime, have been playing and playing and playing with the sidebar. I'm finally buying a clue. And I really had to teach myself a lot after I deleted the links to the archives, and had to fix that.

Love and hugs to The goddess for all the hand-holding and special help she's giving me.

Moveable Type

What surprises me is how much I've understood so far about getting all this set up, and how few roadblocks are there because of my personal lack of knowledge.

Yes, I need to get on a computer with netscape before I can import all the blogger stuff. No big deal - my father in law is on netscape. Yes, there are a few things I don't quite know how to deal with, but that's what Meera is for (that, and other nice things).

So... very excited. New toy, new toy!