Darkoshi

I object to the current trend of referring to a certain kind of person as a "Karen". Karen is a common name. Just because a few people with that name have done objectionable things, is no reason to besmirch everyone else who happens to have the same name by associating them with that particular group of people. The same would be the case for referring negatively to any other group of people by any other common (or maybe even uncommon) name.

Besides being a common English name, Karen is also the name of an ethnic group of people from Mynamar.

I've known several people named Karen and it bothers me to think how they would feel reading these things. Imagine your name being used in place of "Karen". How would it make you feel? Please don't do it. Find a better word or phrase if you must.

Brought on by this:
https://twitter.com/Steve_R_Walker/status/1286400379266228227

8809 = 6
7111 = 0
2172 = 0
6666 = 4
1111 = 0
3213 = 0
7662 = 2
9313 = 1
0000 = 4
2222 = 0
3333 = 0
5555 = 0
8913 = 3
8096 = 5
7777 = 0
9999 = 4
7756 = 1
6855 = 3
9881 = 5
5531 = 0
2581 = ????


It took me a few minutes to figure out.

via motleynews

I'm going to print this out and pin it to my cube at work....



from andrewducker


More great photos of lightning in the volcanic plume can be found here.

If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.
♥ ♥ ♥

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to dame_grise's blog (your tagees will post to mine, etc.) once you've posted your three sentences.
(The last step is the twist, because you don't post to my journal).

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Well, the closest book is my digital camera manual. Page 123 has some instructions in French.

Next closest "book" is a thick Computer Shopper magazine. Page 123 is an ad for a computer.

Next closest book is "Engineer-In-Training Reference Manual", but its pages are numbered chapter-dash-page, so there isn't a page 123.

This kind of meme never works well for me, because the interesting books are never close by. Oh well.

I had a book of poetry closer by last week, but then I moved it. It's got a poem on page 123, but the poem isn't punctuated. I was considering posting part of it, but now I feel uncomfortable with that idea because the person who wrote it is someone on my LJ friends-list, and it's their copyrighted material. So, umm, well. Like I said, this kind of meme never works well for me.


I tag:
sweetprince
andrewducker
alcippe
daddysambiguity
kellineil

Since yonmei did it... and since pirates are one of my favorite thingsies...

My Fantasy Pirate League, by Darkoshi age 33 and then some:

CAPTAIN: (because I sure as heck don't want to be in charge of this motley lot!)
Pippi Longstocking - She's a natural-born pirate, oh yes she is!!! And she's got the gumption, enthusiasm, and positive energy to lead my motley crew!

FIRST MATE:
Jack Sparrow - Because! He's the bestest pirate ever!

SECOND MATE:
Legolas - sure, he's an elf. But I think he'd make a good pirate, too. And he'd keep us from straying into evil activities.

THIRD MATE:
Xev/Zev - if we set anchor by a mysterious and forboding looking island, she'd explore it for us!


COOKS (2):
Doctor Who - (any or all of them). Of course they wouldn't want to be stuck on a pirate ship all the time, but with the Tardis, they could zip in and out whenever they felt like it, and could bring back munchies from other dimensions for us all to eat!

Neelix - because he can cook! (And in case the Doctors forget to return with those munchies)


TRUSTY CREW (12):

Lando Calrissian - He's charming and smooth-talking. He'd be our diplomatic officer in charge of dealing with hostile enemies.

Raistlin - ummm.... just because having an evil wizard on board might be fun.

Darth Maul - to keep Raistlin company!

Joxer - He could keep us entertained in the evenings by composing rowdy sing-along songs for us!

Cyndi Lauper - Because pirates just wanna have fun!!

Darkoshi - well, even if I'm not captain, I do still get to be part of the crew, don't I?

Grace Jones - umm, yeah. She'd make a beautiful mean-looking pirate. I'm trying to keep the gender ratio onboard a bit balanced; have you noticed?

lessee... who else... **brain is beginning to ache**...

[5 other stunningly perfect visions of pirateness]


CABIN BOYS:
Tao (from Beastmaster) - well, he's cute.

Hermione Granger - well, she's smart and sensible.


SURGEON/DOCTOR:
Julian Bashir - why not?