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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
redstargangster
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8:17p
Comic con
Hey friends I plan on going to SDCC this year (it will be my first con in 2 years!!) but my crash site did not pan out as I thought it would soooooooo.... Anyone got some extra room for a fun
loving roomie? I have the money to chip in and I'm pretty low maintenience and very easy to please. So if anyone can help me out it would be very appreciated :D
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(comment on this) Saturday, July 11th, 2009
pumpkinheads
[ tjackson ]
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6:36a
For Sale: Smashing Pumpkins T-Shirts
Greetings All,
After several years of collecting, I've decided to let go of all Smashing Pumpkins products that don't retain a hint of sentimental value to me. To that end, I'll begin with the t-shirts. Below there is a list of the shirts, qualities, sizes, and desired prices. I will be ending this shindig on 7-25 at 23:00 CST. At that point, they head to goodwill. This is a sale/auction. I realize that multiple parties may be interested in an individual shirt. Should that be the case, once an offer is made by two people for a shirt, I will email each person back notifying them of this. Basically the hard and fast rule is this, the highest price offer on the table for each shirt at 23:00 CST on 07-25 gets the shirt.
Yes yes, I know i could be ebaying this, but who wants to go through the trouble of posting 28 items and dealing with 84% fees. If you desire to look at my ebay feedback, it is here. Also, if you desire more detailed information about a shirt, please email me at tjackson80 AT gmail DOT com.
I realize the majority of these shirts are listed in larger sizes. It should be noted that they have shrunk over time and are more accurately considered one size smaller than listed.
Pictures of the Shirts in Question: Click the picture for greater detail. Opens in new window/tab.
Front 1-17: 
Back 1-17 (as relevant): 
Front 18-28: 
Back 18-28 (as relevant): 
List of Shirts (with sizes, quality, prices)
( full list behind cut )
Please Note!!: Because this post will be x-posted to various locations, replies to the post should only concern questions or comments regarding the shirts (on an informational level). Any offers or requests for more detailed photos of particular shirts, should be made in email form to tjackson80 AT gmail DOT com
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(1 comment | comment on this) Thursday, July 9th, 2009
llilith
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9:16p
Live the Happy Life
Have any of you heard that new Ice Cream truck song?
The shrill renditions of schoolyard traditionals have been made only more embarrassing (or enticing?) by the addition of amateur beat boxing and pretty offensive "break downs". Sometimes the song will end with a female voice just giving a good holler; "HELLO~?!" But not in a cool Jeffree Star way, more along the lines of a Bratz battle cry. I don't know, it's just freaky.
Kristin, Jenna, and I had gone to Mitsuwa a month or so ago and had a swell time. I had taken some pictures and just wanted to share some of my favorites with LJ (since I haven't updated this thing in a minute!). Do enjoy!
( PALTY GET! )
That's all for now. Wishing all of yous guys well and... OMGHARRYPOTTERNEXTWEEK;ALSDKFJ ETC!
Happy Travels!
current mood:  complacent
current music: Patron Tequila - Paradiso Girls
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(6 comments | comment on this) Friday, July 10th, 2009
0okillbillo0
[ peculiargroove ]
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2:29a
Icon Batch Part #2
001 - 003 Pocahontas
004 - 016 Gilmore Girls
017 - 099 Kill Bill
100 - 103 Friends
104 - 109 Reservoir Dogs
110 - 113 Stock: Mis-translations
TEASE:
  
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current mood:  bouncy
current music: underground - eminem
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(comment on this) Monday, July 6th, 2009
k1d_v1d
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8:29p
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive."
- Thomas Jefferson
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(comment on this) Sunday, July 5th, 2009
(comment on this) Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
k1d_v1d
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7:41p
Ten Years
Okay, so I've hit the ten year mark on my mission. About this time, ten years ago, I was living in Carlingford, New South Wales. It was cold, I was missing my Californian summer, and it was the best time of my life. Well, not that exact moment, but pretty much everything about Australia was awesome- this was just the start of it.
Anyway, I was reading over my mission alumni page, and it was pretty depressing. It seems like everyone I served around are doctors, lawyers, and executives. Parkin, the least pretentious person I've ever known (I've tried hard to be more like him, since I thought it was so cool), has posted that he is a Weber Bread Delivery man, but I happen to know he runs that store.
Anyway, seeing everyone (even the horrible people that I wouldn't talk to if I saw them again) succeed, made me feel a little inadequate. More than a little. A lot. So I spent some time feeling sorry for myself, and pretty much the last week wondering what I accomplished on my mission, and in the decade since then.
I worked hard, but I could have worked harder. I prayed hard, but I could have prayed harder. I wanted it bad, but ... I don't know, there were things I was unwilling to compromise on. Still are. So, was I a good missionary? The only stuff I remember is tainted by my own views- the things that I loved and enjoyed. Was I any good? Did I really work as hard as I thought?
I decided to ask Andrew, one of my favorite companions, and pretty much a perfect missionary- he worked hard, he prayed hard, he was spiritual and loving, and everyone loved him. He's also one of the few elders I'm still in contact with.
So I asked him what he thought of me as a missionary, and the conversation pretty much instantly derailed.
First, he mentioned that I was the reason he got through his mission. Me. Which was a shock to me. Since... he was awesome at everything. He is the very best missionary that I know. I guess Andrew has always had problems with stress; and our mission president (the ex-military officer) was not known for his kindly disposition. He was mostly known for inducing ulcers, and tearing people new holes, and being a hardnose.
Anyway, in this one interview that Andrew remembers, President was gearing up to lay into him about something, and he 'started turning green' (his words, not mine), President asked him if he was okay, and I casually diverted the conversation to something else with a "oh, we've been working in the heat, and he's not feeling well," and the interview completely changed. We spent the rest of the interview chatting and talking. Not about following rules, or what we could do better, but just chatting. He said that changed the way he saw President's interviews.
After that, we started talking about President Barry, and what a hardnose he was, and how no one ever really saw him. They saw the big scary drill sergeant, the one who kept everyone in line and booked no nonsense. They didn't see him the way I did- he was a funny guy. He had a great sense of humor, and I learned how exhausting it was for him- keeping all the leadership energetic and excited, keeping people motivated. He would get irritated when he would tell a joke and everyone would stare at him blankly. Mostly because they were scared to laugh, but also because people vilified him into someone with no sense of humor. Like it was a humor test or something, and if you laughed you failed!
President Barry was a stern man, but I loved him. I didn't understand why everyone was afraid of him. He was a good man, and he laughed and told jokes. I remember the interviews with Andrew- he would always go in with a fact sheet in hand- like a test. Other elders would be physically sweating, sitting waiting for interviews. I was never scared of him. I liked my mission president, and I always got the feeling that he liked me back.
He was a good man. His wife was wonderful. Someone had given me a necktie with sheep on it. Only, instead of all different colors or whatever, all of them were white sheep- except one. I jokingly always referred to myself as the 'black sheep,' and Sister Barry thought it was so funny that she went out and got Andrew a very similar tie- one with all black sheep and one white sheep.
She got me a stuffed bear for my last christmas out. A bear I still have today. And I decided that I wanted a wife like her, when I got married. Which is probably why it took me forever to get married, and probably why I ended up with an incredible woman - Sara.
My mission president told me not to settle down too fast- he told me to go out and try all sorts of things, and experience what life had to offer. I was shocked at the time (and I still am, when I consider what every other missionary has told me his last interview was like), but I've tried to live it.
So, coming back to my original question: What sort of missionary am I? I don't know. I wish there was a ruler for stuff like this, but I'm not aware of anything. I can't measure it by baptisms (I only baptised the one guy on my mission), or heights of leadership (equally unimpressive results), and I don't think you should. I'm probably biased on that point. I've always tried to measure missionaries as individuals- not he was better than this elder, or worse than that one, but measure each one by the same standard; the standard is: Do they love the people? Are they working for the glory of God? Are they full of themselves?
I don't know... there's something about the way I write these standards here that isn't quite right. It's not just mene mene teke uparsin, but I try and get a gut sense of who they are. Basically, I can't measure myself by those standards, because I'm trying to measure these missionaries to see if they're like me- or like the other elders I respected on my mission. Does every elder measure up to that standard? No. But I'm constantly surprised to find new elders out there who do. And those elders I like working with.
Anyway, I'm going to put this to bed. I think I was a good missionary. Andrew told me he considers the mission a preparation for life as a member-missionary. I've worked hard, as a ward missionary, and as a member of the church, and I think I've done my mission proud in that respect. I don't know if I was a good missionary, but I am proud to say that I served with some incredible men and women (mostly men). It was hard, but I had good mission companions, and a great mission president. And I loved all of those people.
I'm going to call it a success.
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k1d_v1d
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8:27a
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor."
- Robert Frost
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(comment on this) Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
sparklepipsi
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12:17p
~ Obligatory AX Post ~
Well kiddies, it's that time of year again... AX is upon us xD! I've been working my butt off trying to get everything done, both costume-wise and for our Artist's Alley booth!
( ~ Costume List & Artist Alley Info ~ )
Looking forward to seeya ya'll there :D! Good luck in your last minute prep! (god knows I need it ^^;)
current mood:  optimistic
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