it is wednesday right? I don't leave the house much
+ a plethora of new black sweaters
+ frustration-relieving hair trimming
+ puppy dreams (lying on her side, legs frantically running)
+ g's first vet visit today (the dewormer stuff is bright yellow and smells like caramel. geral-dinomite
+ grace jones is this winter's kate bush
+ thinking about painting the apartment
+ espresso machine at home (maple latte? steamed egg nog, extra foam? ilu)
+ when moms buy groceries
+ snow!
+ TAing phil. of medicine for a feminist philosopher
+ wearing this sweet knitted poncho around the house while i study (photo is of/by anja who runs an awesome vintage etsy store)
+ unflattering collage from reilly's zine (nsfw!)
+ simone de beauvoir
+ thoughts of going to this faux-scandinavian hot springs/steam bath place with my mom after everything is done. massage me up.
+ 30 rock breaks
+ post-phenomenology suits me way better than phenomenology
+ geordie and I just combined dinners to make the following epic dinner: bacon flavoured perogies pan fried with steak strips, onion, and mushroom, topped with homemade cheese sauce. with two kinds of cheeses. hello carbs, i loveyou.
+ also, cooking: i made my second guacamole ever, it was tasty. & yesterday I made some of that "all the food in my fridge is kinda off" soup which i really liked. food! yay!
+ i taught geraldine to climb stairs yesterday
+ have been seeing so much of nick's family, especially kristie. his mom was here this week for a sleepover & we made a lot of curry together. & then we all did homework and she read some of my copy of gender trouble. aww! yay!
+ there are only two assignments to go.
+ i dyed my hair this week and it looks pretty.
+ ipod touch! getting my music back! finding a camera cord! huzzah.
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all and gratitude to my peeps.
On this day of plenty, please take pause to remember the many who do without - without jobs, without homes, with little clothing and one pair of shoes, without food on their tables.
Be mindful too of the millions of turkeys whose lives were taken for your feast. Bless the birds and all living creatures this day.
+ today we went out in the nature with four dogs and eight people (six philosophers!) It felt good. Geraldine did not really want to play with the big dogs, at the moment, but she did have a lot of fun jumping over fallen trees in the woods (some assistance required) and rolling on her back in the long grass. I wore a dress because I am so behind on laundry and my tights are covered in burrs. Walking through the woods in just a sweater in November is maybe worrisome but also enjoyable.
+ also took the dog on a walk downtown to get coffee. this is basically what having a dog is for. strangers are so compelled to touch geraldine and they all talk about her fluffy puppy fur. she is in a "jump up and nibble your ear" stage, which scandalizes people in the street a bit.
+ i have discovered that browsing for books to order from the waterloo library gives me the same feeling as shopping for shoes on the internet. this MA thing might work out after all.
+ spent the day at OOTS yesterday where these very dapper dudes ran a knitting group. They were doing some really advanced fucking knitting. Today I was walking by a cafe on the way home & they were sitting in there, knitting. I hope in the summer I can drop in for knitting group & pick up some pointers.
+ also read this cool pamphlet at OOTS about trans men & sex which I found informative and also really happy-making. I always get this way when I am reading something that speaks TO the group in question, not ABOUT them, you know? I am uncomfortable about the "them" in that last sentence, but I just want to highlight the really important experience of reading something where "we" means something other than "white privileged academics" or "middle class suburban white straight canadians" or whatever.
+ mom & reilly came over yesterday and we hung out with the puppy & had fancy lunch and also went grocery shopping. thanks mom for driving and paying. i feel so relieved that the fridge is that full.
+ have been hanging out with sarah and richard and i really enjoy it. i like that they do so much fun stuff at home. i kind of forget that there are fun things at home other than the internet. i am really glad to be guelph friends with them. walking dogs with sarah mangle is a new favourite activity. playing games with sarah and richard is also a favourite activity. they are good listeners and i really like that. i need to work on being a good listener too.
okay enough blogging, I have to do some kant now.
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
-this dog is by no means house trained but n. likes to spend time teaching her ridiculous things like "give kisses" and "moonwalk" (not a lot of progress being made on that last one)
-being the middle spoon between a dog and a dude is pretty good too
-dog doesn't really know how to lie down without dropping her body on the floor like a dead weight and it is funny
-n is a really good dog training buddy. when i am in the yard crying because the dog just ripped open the bag i collected her poop into, n. is all "it's so nice to see you, geraldine!" and sends me off to read books
-spent yesterday afternoon on the porch in a t-shirt with husserl and the puppy
-spent all weekend with husserl actually. i don't know if h. is getting better at describing the epoche or if i am getting smarter from reading about the same thing in three different books but it is minimally more engaging
-if not for 30 rock breaks and coffee i am not sure i would be alive right now
-no second job has meant lots of extra reading time that i am so happy to have
-cooking lots of curries and drinking special curry beer with ferrio.
-dog school car pool?
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
+ visited puppies especially one special puppy
+ puppies sleeping on yr shoulder
+ long drives are perfect for talking
+ really wonderful talks about school around molly's kitchen table
+ walking into the only and feeling so happy about it
+ spontaneous running-into-friends immediately!
+ making new friends with nick's very oldest friend
+ feminist chats with beer
+ night kitchen! love.
+ spill sleepovers & my first shower in two months
+ van veen's delicious breakfast
+ meaghs in a dress! karen! caren! des! gretchen!
+ whispering sweet nothings into a baby's ear
+ yarn shopping
+ best coffee, dreams of beans, shane is the world's best hugger
+ busting jes looking at photo of burly firefighter holding a baby @ natas
+ bought much-needed new pair of pants
+ visited with jesses at HYS, best customer stories ever
+ sushi!
+ drinking champagne & getting ready at jes's & telling period horror stories & painting my nails with holly
+ gillian immediately recognizing me as edie at the moho
+ so many friends in one room!
+ denim & leather = so many sexy manthighs
+ the burning hell are awesome
+ dancing with my friends is awesome, too
+ city lights A+
+ afterparty with bffs A++: airplane, ass contest, huge cuddle, chocolate blood, denim onesie, walking in on a game of spin the bottle to find the bottle pointed at me, teasing my emo guitar-playing friends, so much cuddling, men with beards attempted makeouts
+ spooning with jes
+ second shower in two months, this time with shampoo
+ running into nick at the only after totally losing him the night before
+ finding out that i had spent my extra hour partying in order to resolve the tipsy "that clock says five am but my cell phone only says four am" quandry i had been having
+ sharon caldwell!
+ impromptu arthur story meeting
+ checking out shawn's enormous new truck
+ visits with dan and katie, for now still my favourite dog ever
+ free pumpkiny drinks, running into all my best friends all over again
+ tiny visit to jungle cat world
+ nick, improbably, is able to fit football and wings into his sunday afternoon drive home
+ grocery buying with a car
+ cozy baths
+ reading about puppies
Somehow, I have a cold AGAIN! Hmm.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
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