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It's Back to School today. But with no students for a couple of days.
I have to have a RANT NOW in CAPITAL LETTERS BECAUSE I AM SHOUTING. IF YOU HAVE SEXUAL CONTENT IN YOUR PHOTOSTREAM DON'T COMMENT OR FAVOURITE MY PHOTOS. I AM A TEACHER & I HAVE A DUTY OF CARE TO MY STUDENTS WHO MAY SEE YOUR COMMENTS BEFORE I HAVE A CHANCE TO BLOCK YOU. SO STOP IT.
Thrifted skirt, Old tee shirt from Nasty Landfill shop, three necklaces made by me, 'Payless' shoes
Photos belong to Dollzone and Ringdoll.
So I finally got caught up in the "we're discontinuing all our heads!!!1!!" craziness, as both Dollzone and Ringdoll are dropping a lot of their molds. DZ Moment-Ji is actually on my WL right now (it is! go look!!) and RD Spencer is just a doll I've always liked and wouldn't mind owning.
RD announced their discontinuation a week or so ago, and since I wanted a closed-mouth head for Joker, I thought I'd order both at once (then I had a mild panic over which head since I didn't think Norman light looked enough like Dark to work. Then I decided I didn't care.) and be done with it, except between Ringdoll (who I'd prefer to order from) and MOC neither of them had both sculpts listed. :\\
Then, when Dollzone also announced the discontinuation, I thought I'd order from DDE or MOC and just do a long layaway that way I could pay them off slowly. Same GD thing. Neither dealer has all three DZ heads. Moment-Ji and Ro I want to see if either of them can pull off John Constantine, Marlin I just like.
I'm going to look into Alice Collections and Jeeryama on Ebay now, I've bought from both of them in the past, but not layaway and no dolls from Alice. And I kinda need layaway if I'm buying five freaking heads especially so close to the Iple EID and IOS Chaos head I just bought. urgh.
Also I'm disappointed because Doll Chateau Fergus won't fit on a Dollshe body - he's the head I really wanted for Joker. Because that would be amazing.
And he needs a second head, because the other three have them. :|
allyourdisneygossip.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/selena-gomez... <-- theres the video if you hadnt seen it.
i wasnt going to rant on the song. because i heard it a couple of days ago, and i hated it. it gave me a headache.
so i stopped listening to it.
it just kinda seemed unselena. idk? it seemed fake. like the voice o.O it was so edited.
THEN i saw the video.
i didnt understand it, it was a beautiful video. she looked beautiful, she always does. but o.O the video has NOTHING to do with the song.
and she seemed forced o.O like it seemed like she was trying to be sexy, no hate or anything it just seemed weird.
then the song got stuck in my head -.-
and now its okay. i mean its a fun upbeat song, ive never been a big fan of selenas music. i love her acting, but idk.
no hate on selena. shes trying but i still think she should stick to acting. shes an OK singer. shes just not a singer.
shes a natural actress.
p.s. loved how the video was shot.
just not for the song.
but she did look extremly beautiful like always. -.- i am jealous of her beauty.
whatd you all think of the song and video?(:
here we goo.
first off. lets just say. im nether team niley or nelena. im really team no one o.O im tean jonas, means they can date whoever as long as there happy.
second off: im not trying to say "you cant support niley" "your just mad because selena got nick" uh no. support who you like. good for you. if you like that couple, like that couple. but theres a far line from lieing and making up B.S.
third. im just really sick of this whole niley and nelena thing. honestly who cares? but somehow today on twitter, 'niley' blew up.
i guess liam didnt comment on when someone said "niley is true love"
first off, wth.
if someone said that to me, and i was in liams shoes, id keep my mouth shut too. because honestly. id be mad.
maybe niley and nelena will somehow get back together. but i highly doubt it.
its unhealthy for all of them. to just go back and back, and doing the same stuff over.
i was really happy when nick was in london, he got to meet new people, new girls, and he seemed happy.
miam seems happy.
selena seems happy.
let them be happy.
NOW. alot has changed sense, niley 06-07.
alot has changed sense nelena '08.
even if niley had a little thing in 2009. and nelena had a little thing at the beginning of this year.
miley has changed, selena has changed, nick has changed. its called growing up.
miley isnt that little girl anymore.
selena isnt known just for wowp anymore.
nick is now one of the worlds biggest young super stars.
then today, some "friend" or someone of mileys said miam broke up.
for one, no ones ever heard of this girl.
and she could of just made it up. but people believe it.
and if they did break up, it was probably because mileys away.
dosent mean shell run back to nick.
miley dosent seem to have intrest in nick, shes someone new (not in bad/hate way) she can find alot of guys. and nick can find alot of girls.
same with selena.
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it just makes me mad sometimes.
no hate to the nelena/niley people. not all of you all like that.
have hope.
Is this the most annoying bus stop in London?
This is (or rather WAS) by Brixton underground station, for some of the buses which come down Brixton Road from the centre of London.
THIS IS A RANT !!!
I often use this bus stop to catch the No.3 bus home. The 3 is amongst London's oldest classic bus routes (c 1910) along with almost all the others with low numbers. In some ways I'm quite sentimentally attached to it as takes me home. In these privatised times, it is now operated by Abellio (www.abellio.com/) and has long been a terrible service even before they took it over. Its frequency is erratic especially after peak time in the evenings. The motion of the buses is jerky and the drivers seem to make it worse, the way they handle them, swerving, accelerating and braking far too hard, causing passengers to stumble or cling to the rails in fear of getting injured. Some years ago, when one of our sons was on his way to school, the driver completely misjudged a turn at Crystal Palace and crashed over a wall above an old rail tunnel entrance and was lucky to suffer no more than minor injuries. Because of the infrequency, the buses are often overcrowded. The buses themselves are badly designed especially for the downstairs passengers where accommodation is cramped and uncomfortable.
This bus stop is a very noisy place with passing police car sirens blaring frequently, people shouting or harassing the waiting passengers or bystanders, sometimes offering drugs for sale.
I shot this around 10 pm on a Wednesday evening. I had just missed a 3 bus, and knew from numerous previous occasions that I would have to wait at least 15-20 minutes for the next one. In the event, I waited 27 minutes. Yet the bus information on the bus stop says that the frequency is "10-12 minutes" at this time on a weekday evening (see also: www.londonbusroutes.net/times/003N003.htm). This schedule isn't very good by inner London standards, and in any case this route is amongst the least frequent of all the many routes serving Brixton, so the stated schedule is evidently a bit of marketing nonsense.
This is all really strange because the route is a direct trunk route connecting central London (Oxford and Piccadilly Circuses and Whitehall to the south central suburbs). Who makes the daft decisions which keep this service so poor? When the bus finally arrived, nobody complained to the driver (though I doubt it was his fault). Everybody was just tired and resigned. There are just too few buses on this route. The days when there were inspectors at busy bus stops like this one, have long since gone. Sometimes after waiting 15 minutes or more, a 3 eventually comes zooming by without stopping, with its indicator saying 'Not in Service'. Sometimes the drivers just refuse to stop anyway, especially at less busy stops.
Most London bus stops now have Countdown electronic indicators which give the estimated waiting time for each route serving the stop. For some reason though, Transport for London removed the indicator from this stop some years ago and never replaced it. [PS July 2012 I've since had lengthy correspondence with them and they said the local council (Lambeth) and the local police asked for it to be removed and have not given permission for it to be replaced. No reasons were given. Seems like whatever the policy here, it has nothing to do with passenger convenience.] So it's been impossible to work out the best strategy for avoiding the long but unknowable waiting time for 3 buses. Makes one wonder if they removed it because it would effectively publicise just how bad the service really is. In fact there are very few bus indicators at stops along this route.
PS November 5th 2011
I've just discovered that Transport for London now have a mobile phone service on their website (not an app) for checking waiting times for buses at London bus stops. Fantastic - the wonders of the electronic age. BUT while this service is great for people with mobile phones, it doesn't help people who don't have one.]
PS October 18 2021
About two years ago, 'they' moved this bus stop and made passengers board Route 3 buses about 50 metres up the street by H&M. This meant you had to run quite a bit further to catch a 3 bus if you saw one, dodging through the very crowded pavement, as best you can. During the Covid Lockdowns though, 'they' decided that there was no need for a 3 bus stop at all in the middle of Brixton. You now have to walk 5 mins either to the Halfords/Currys bus stop or to the Police Station bus stop crossing several very busy side roads and traffic light junctions. This is absolutely ludicrous and extremely inconvenient.
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for COMMUTE ROUTE set:
SERIES 2. VIA BUS TO BRIXTON, AND VICTORIA LINE UNDERGROUND TO VICTORIA
Photos in this series are only those taken on sections exclusive to these routes (underlined). For points common to all routes, see Series 1.
I took this photo on my homeward journey, waiting for a 3 bus.
Variant 1:
home > (walk) > Rosendale Road > (walk) > Turney Road (outward) OR Dalkeith Road (inward) > Croxted Road > 3 bus > Brixton > Victoria Line underground > Victoria > District Circle Line > South Kensington > (walk) > Natural History Museum.
Variant 2:
home > (walk) > Rosendale Road > (walk) > Brockwell Park > (walk) > Herne Hill station bus stop > bus > Brixton > Victoria Line underground > Victoria > District Circle Line > South Kensington > (walk) > Natural History Museum.
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Darkroom Daze © Creative Commons.
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PICKLES!!!!
taken tonight i normally don't see her in the summer
and the reason i haven't even uploaded photos is my mobile broadband is RUBBISH and i cannot even load pages with photos as i will use "alot" of data
so for example if i look at the bbc news website thats too much info for my mobile broadband to handle apparently
home broadband i think yes?!
ho partecipato, con questo disegno 100 x 50, alla mostra New Rant numero 3, all'interno della 2 giorni di concerti denominata Tafuzzy Days.
Il mio anno inizia oggi.
After losing yet again in the official FM6 PMC, I am now forced to allow anyone on FM.net and GTPlanet to vote for what shot they would like to see me enter. Alongside my other two entries which will be revealed at the weekend.
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What happens if the shot chosen is selected as a PMC winner:
If this happens then I will do a second round of voting to see if the photomode community can help me to win two on the two.
Extra info on why this is being done:
Over the last few weeks there has been a mixed batch of winners. And to me that isn't acceptable since only the best should win, because while losing is something I can take.
I don't like being beaten by a poor shot. But while some people may say stop ranting, well it was a different story a few years back.
Because back then each week contained only good shots. While for me I did much better even to such a point that I won eight on the trot. Followed by a few weeks of waiting before a few more wins were gained.
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Reminder: Any votes posted on Flickr will not be counted.
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[11/30] Days of Rants and Raves - I spent all afternoon organising our holiday for next month, it is quite hard to reserve things when you don't have a credit card!! Damn that pisses me off!! I have the money!!!! I don't need a credit card!!! BAH!!!! It seems like they are necessary for eveything!!!!
Naked Fat Rave is a collective of several high-profile comic-book artists who have banded together to share a booth at Comic-Con. It's also the booth that Andy asked me to target in order to purchase some original art of his fave Marvel character.
Normally, it's a pretty simple transaction. I've got paper, the artist has ink. I've got money, he's got talent. And so on. I've become pretty good at brokering the deal.
However, I have only dealt with the folks in Artists Alley, one at a time. It seems that by banding together, the artists have consolidated their power, to the point where each feels free to create arbitrary "rules" for how the sketches will be produced, and who is worthy to receive them.
First come, first served is apparently no longer an option.
Some of the artists would only do headshot sketches, and one would only do caricatures of the requester AS a superhero character. I'm not calling any of the artists out, or naming any names (yet) but it seems like some of them were taking perverse pleasure in this process - if the artist wanted a person to cluck like a chicken to receive art, they had that kind of power.
Then we have the added factor of the artists' wives, some of whom act as their business managers. Again, I'm not ready to tell the full story just yet, but in my opinion, the fewer people involved in the deal, the better. As a literal patron of the arts, I had better results dealing directly with individual artists, that's all I'm saying.
el error y la equivocación postraron sus garras sobre mis realidades actuadas, el engaño fue más que suficiente para hacerme creer un cazador.. nunca conté con que el ser sólo un tercio de un pasado "yo" me debilitaría hasta las creencias más superfluas; éste sería el fin.. como mínimo.
error & mistake put their claws on my acted reality, lies were more than enough to believe myself a hunter.. i didn´t count that being just a third part of my former "self" would weak me to my most superfluous beliefs.. this would be the end.. at least.
I bought a mesh skybox a while back (like, a month or two ago) and the guy who made it didn't mention ANYWHERE that the outside of the thing was completely damn transparent, so you can see inside from outside but not outside from the inside. I decided to use it anyway because I had it at about 1000m altitude and figured no one would be around to creep on me, since I regularly work on skins while naked and/or bald.
Well over the past few weeks I keep noticing more and more other skyboxes and platforms around the same altitude but on my neighbors parcels. So, I figured it was time for a new skybox and a new location for it (I've since moved the new one to a different altitude where so far no one else resides).
I also got this cute (and rare!) hot pink beanbag chair from The Arcade the other day so I put this one and the other one (pattern 2?) down in my new place. I was just bored messing with the poses and my emoter HUD and took this pic.
But yeah, I really wish the guy who made the other skybox would've had even a hint or anything in the description about it being transparent from the outside. And since it was all I guess on the same texture map rather than multiple surfaces, I couldn't change it (left a two-star review about it). And I really wish people would consider others privacy not only when making a skybox but also when chosing an altitude for their own. D:< If someone else is already near you, please try to go higher or lower to avoid each other ;o
I wouldn't complain if we had designated areas or something and couldn't help it but this is above my store, where I own the land and so do the people around me with their own stores or buildings, rather than rent skybox space. ;o They have every choice in the matter to my knowledge.
While I'm ranting.....
And since I have every reason to believe that the same will happen with the newly established video service....
People, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE accurately label, tag, filter and flag your content.
Recently in my contacts and in the Camera finder page (Go look. I'll wait.).. there has been very very very graphic pictures. I'm not referring to nudity or even erotic images. I'm talking about explicit images of sex acts.
If you want to post porn, good for you. Set the Safety Level to restricted so that those under 18 can't see it. By flagging explicit images as restricted, it will leave the choice to view them to the individual users. So long as they are over 18 and don't live in a country where such content is prohibited.
By leaving them marked safe (the system default) you take away the choice. You force the material on everyone whether or not they want to or should see it. It appears in public places within the site (such as on the camera finder page), which makes it difficult to avoid.
If I do a search for "facial" and have Safe Search turned off, I have a reasonable expectation that I will get porn. If I have Safe Search turned on and I'm randomly cruising the Camera Finder, checking Recent Uploads, or have my Flickr Home Screen up, I shouldn't stumble across it or see it.
I have young family members that use Flickr. Exposing minors to sexually explicit material is a prosecutable crime in many places. By not correctly setting the safety level on your photos, you risk your Flickr account getting deleted and worse..
You can find out more about content filters, and safety levels here.
Just trying out the first 12 shots on a Rollie using a combination of 'sunny sixteen' and the inbuilt metering.
The bloke in the booth was going to kick me out.."terrorist threat mate"
....what a 40 year old anglosaxon with a seven year old in tow, using a 1960's Rollieflex...your avin a larf mate.
"Could be a smokescreen"
LMFAO and went into town to take some pictures.
Rollieflex 3.5f planar, fuji 160NS
This is the funniest Sh!t you have ever heard. Stan has the fully recorded version, but we laughed for a good 30 minutes. The wife was basically saying how all day I was checking out hot ass on the beach, but all of a sudden when I was drunk and ready to go home, I was telling her how much I love her. CLASSIC!! My reputation preceeds me.
It has been so long since I've even looked at my Flickr account, it makes me kinda sad. They still go up (a little) more often on my Smithers Images Facebook page though, and I definitely haven't slowed down taking photos. So if you're maybe interested that's the best way to keep up with my work!
Since last time I have been busy with uni as always, as well as enjoying life a lot lately. I shot my first wedding which went smoothly and my clients loved the photos, so hopefully more can come from that in the near future! I tell you what, using the 5DIII and 70-200 2.8 was an experience. I couldn't contain my excitement the whole day
This photo is a big skip over a whole bunch I love and shot before it, but there's something about it that grows on me every time I see it so I thought I'd put it up first (hopefully I will keep uploading more..). I don't know what made me come up with what you see, but I really like it and it's inspired me to try and do a series of photos like this that I'm yet to come up with a name for... Stick tight for that one
ANYWAY
I'm probably ranting on wayyy too much so I'll leave it there and hopefully you'll all see more from me again more/soon.. Until then, PEACE xxx
“Most human beings have an absolute and infinite capacity for taking things for granted."
-Aldous Huxley
I am very blessed that I have the ability walk. There are many people in this world who aren't as lucky.
I'm raving that I have been blessed enough to be able to walk. I'm raving that my brain can send signals to my feet that tell it to move. I guess this is going to be a bit of a rant too. Today, I entered the restroom in Applebee's, and was searching for which stall to enter into. I don't know about you, but I always look for the bigger stall to enter. No reason it particular, I just happen to like a roomy stall. I saw the Wheelchair Acessible one was open so I ran in there and used the bathroom. I always use it quickly, just in case someone who is actually in a wheelchair walks in and actually needs it.
It then hit me then and there. We who can walk and are not confined to a wheelchair, always try to get inside the bigger stall rather than go in the little or normal sized ones. I bet that those who are in wheelchairs would KILL to go to a normal sized stall because that would mean that they are not confined to a wheelchair. That would mean they can walk inside of a bathroom stall instead of having to wheel themselves in. Yet, we take it for granted and mumble when someone else is inside the handicap stall!
How about all the times that we are are supposed to go to the gym or exercise. Oh, pity, pity, we're too tired. Our legs hurt, work was rough, school was hard. There are many people who would love to walk in the park. Run around a football field. Play hop-skotch during recess. But they can't, because they are confined to a wheelchair.
Basically, what I'm trying to say... is don't complain about things that others would really love to have. Don't complain the next time that the handicap stall is taken. Don't complain next time the line for the Hulk is 2 hours long. Don't complain if the closest parking spot at Target is taken. We take so many things for granted.
Thank God that you have the ability to walk.
This is Today (130).
Paranoid rant in the classic dense typewritten style. Relatively coherent, but with typical run-on sentences. This one warns about how Sweden is secretly run by a censorship cabal, hiding inconvenient facts like the international economic sanctions against the nation and the failed police coup in 1996 (123 dead). But fear not, there are trustworthy MPs around who know the secret of the unlocking codes that can unravel the dictatorship! A bit sad, but clearly good inspiration for a roleplaying game.
YESH . its finally finished~ "Marry me" is not an ending.... especially if you read the books.
Warning : the following rant may be too confuseing for gluesticks. If while reading this rant, a rash occurs, please conact your local doctor straight away~!
Speaking of 'not buying it'...
Are we about done with the Russian Hoax? Can we just put that one to rest already? Or are we just going to go on pretending that there is still 'smoke' somewhere..
There *is* smoke.. It's the smokescreen the Democrats are using to keep President Trump from doing what needs to be done. Accusations, innuendo, suspicion, outright lies and fake news may fill the air, but it all reeks of pure, partisan politics.
Are we still supposed to be "deeply concerned" ? Because I'm just not.
Just know that if you still believe there is something "there" there, you are in company with the likes of Maxine Waters and Al Green (the Congressman from Houston - not the R&B singer..).
And that's all I need to know.
Okay. So this picture is going to lead me into a rant that might get some feathers in a ruffle. I've got some more personal opinions on the people in question, but let's just start with a basic premise that can stretch across the whole thing, and not the more personal fight I got into later that night with the same person.
You see the teddy bears in the pic? Yeah. I imagine you do. They're hard to miss. Those were in my line of sight ALL NIGHT. This is about the lowest they were-- normally they were right up in the air, being wiggled back and forth as if they were dancing, or being clapped together (...).
They were in many other people's line of sight the whole time. I saw some pics from other people there that would have been incredible if it weren't for the goddamn teddy bear head randomly obscuring parts of the ROCK CONCERT WE WERE AT.
The people in question might see this post. If they do, I'm sorry if I'm about to hurt your feelings, but I promise you that there is a large number of people who are really fucking tired of it, because you do it at other concerts too. I am pretty sure you did it at the last Biffy show in Chicago, at the Double Door, because I remember it catching my eye and being like "What the fuck?".
Is the reason you had the bears because you wanted to give them to the band? Okay, fine. I don't get why they'd want random carnival prizes, but they're lovely guys, so gift em. Give it to them when you see them (which you did before the show.). Or give it to them after if you want. Throw em on stage (at the END of the show so it's not a danger for them to trip over). Don't make the damn things dance around in the air during the whole show. You are at a rock concert. Not a One Direction show. You don't need them out the whole time. It comes across as attention whore-y bullshit, like you are desperate for them to know that it was YOU who threw them the random teddy bears. This show is not about YOU. We are all here to see the band play. Sing along and dance your heart out, but put your toys away.
This also goes to people with signs, which I think are inappropriate at shows like this (this is not a WWE match-- although I would piss myself laughing over a Biffy 3:16 sign.), especially with what was written on some, but at least those weren't in my face the whole time. I maintain it's weird, though, and god forbid if this starts to become a trend and the audience is filled with signs that get progressively bigger and bigger...
I don't know if this is specific to the muse fans (as that has been my current experience-- that it's a particular group of muse fans that do this) or if some other bands have this issue (again, it strikes me as boy-band fangirl weirdness), but it's like you all need to out-do one another to get the band's attention. It might be okay at the muse shows in huge arenas... maybe. I'd still think it's weird, but that's why I am not a muser.
I'd rather the band were focusing on rocking my face off and not silly fangirl distractions from the audience.
So. Please. Leave your toys at home. Show the band your love by rocking and jumping and screaming along. Earn your love from the band by being awesome fans.
MY NAME IS GEORGE,
AND I AM A CANUCKS FAN.
Written by George Roux on Facebook
Hey.
I'm not a pyromaniac, or a car flipper,
and I didn't trash Sears, or Chapters,
or the CBC screens
and I don't know Johnny, Sunny, or Raj
from Granville Street
although I'm certain they're really, really drunk.
I have a jersey and a car flag,
not a Molotov cocktail.
I cheer all the time,
not just when we're winning.
I can proudly wear my jersey daily,
not just on game days.
I believe in puck-handling, not crosschecking;
passing, not tripping;
and that the Canucks are still
the best team in the league.
A fan is proud, a fire is to keep warm,
and it's a beer, not a weapon; a beer.
Canucks were the best
in the regular season this year.
All of Canada cheered us on!
and we'll be the best again next year!
My name is George!!
And I am a True Canucks Fan!
Get off my Bandwagon. Thank you.
“The ad attracted 5.4 million views and international acclaim, plus multiple complaints to the Advertising Standards Board of Australia from those who took offence on behalf of the nation’s not-so-perky white men. This is a familiar process for Meat and Livestock Australia, which fielded regular complaints over Sam Kekovitch’s annual Australia Day rants from 2005 to 2014 and then again in 2016 when more than 747 viewers complained about Lee Lin Chin’s anti-vegan violence, which made their ‘Operation Boomerang’ Australia Day advertisement the most complained about advertisement of the year. However, the complaints about the spring lamb campaign sounded like the kind of rants that Meat and Livestock Australia had once paid Sam Kekovitch to deliver. For these viewers, the type of masculinity that Kekovitch had valorised for so many years was now being sidelined and mocked. And ranting white men are not ready to give up their rightful place at the centre of the national barbecue.” —Shakira Hussein
Having screeched over the tight curves on the exit from Newcastle Central Station an Arriva Trains livery Class 142 DMU crossing the High Level Bridge will shortly be screeching over the curves at Gateshead. Taken from the now demolished "Get Carter" car park at Gateshead. I hadn't recorded the identity of the Middlesbrough service or exact date in 2007 unfortunately. Scan from a 35mm transparency.