Ducks - You say that like it's a bad thing.

Yay Yeepet.com!

2011-10-11T16:20:41Z

As those of you who have been following my freelancing adventures know, I've been working for an awesome pet social and information site called Yeepet.com. I adore it -- some of my most fun is had doing pet related stuff. But anyway, this is why I'm posting today:

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KatKabin Cutest Cat Photo Contest

Do you have a cute cat? Enter our contest and show us the cutest side of your adorable kitty. You need to be a registered user to enter this contest. After your registration, log in and upload one or more pet photos of your pet. Photos will be voted on by registered users of Yeepet.com. QUICK TIP: To have a better chance to win, enter multiple cats or add multiple photos of your cat to this contest.

The contest will end on Oct 16, 2011 at 11:59pm PST. The contest is proudly sponsored by Brinsea Products. Three (3) winners will be selected. Prizes include KatKabin or SkratchKabin.

See Terms and conditions here.

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STop by and join for the contest, but stay for the chance to talk with other pet parents about your bbs! ;)

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Pets, Women in Clasical Lit, The Origin of Welfare, Relief for Sinusitus, and a magical lit theme!

2011-09-12T15:15:05Z

So much to share today. It's nice to feel like all my work is generating something! W00t!

1. All the storms lately are a reminder that we need to be prepared, not just for our human families, but for our furry and feathered friends too! Disaster Preparation For Your Pets gives you a guide on how to get your animal babies ready for any emergency!

2. Winter, spring, summer or fall, it's any season for the crazy-making pain and pressure of sinusitis! Learn some simple ways to ease the misery: How to Get Relief For Sinusitus.

3. Magic is a fun literary theme. It's role in A Midummer Night's Dream is multilayered and interesting! Literary Themes: Magic in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.

4. More Shakespeare? And I'm not even a fan! But you know how I love to analyze female characters in literature... How about a Character Analysis: Cordelia in King Lear by William Shakespeare.

And finally...

5. Have you ever wondered how the idea of the government helping care for the elderly, sick, and poor came to be? Well, we can all thank Queen Elizabeth (sort of): How the Government Helped the Poor in Elizabethan England.

There should be a little something for a lot of tastes today! :)

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Literature and Soup!

2011-09-06T18:26:31Z

I don't think Lady Rowena gets enough love in literary scholarship. She's an interesting character. Character analysis: Lady Rowena in Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott

It's time for richer fall soups. This one is a yummy addition to any meal, but works particularly well for Thanksgiving! Recipes: Creamy sweet potato soup

But mushrooms are delicious too. Recipes: Wild Mushroom Soup -- yum.

Hope everyone had a good holiday and is recovering okay from all the terrible weather!

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Articles and site update.

2011-09-04T16:12:13Z

One of the great debates in mythology: Was Queen Clytemnestra of Mycenae an adulterous, murderous harpy, or a righteous angry woman avenging the murder of her daughter? I examine this two thousand year old issue a little bit in Character Analysis: Clytemnestra in Electra by Sophocles.

Are you a procrastinator? I sure am. That bad habit shows itself a lot when I'm writing on a deadline! But it's worst in college, when you have deadlines all over the place. Check out Strategies to avoid procrastinating on college term papers.

I also changed the format of my freelance links page. It was getting to the point that one long list of articles by publish date was making it difficult to find anything, so I set up a nice grid showing articles by topic area. Take a look, if you like: http://hafowler.host56.com/articles.htm.

You know, I keep saying that Sunday is going to be my day off, but I either have a deadline, or I just automatically start working without thinking about it. Is that good or bad? I suppose it's good for my career, not so good for my brain... fingers... shoulders...wrists... etc.

I just love it so much!

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Really REALLY short paranormal romance!

2011-08-31T17:31:30Z

First fiction I've finished in quite a while. It's a 500 word short about what happens when two lovers of rival species meet again after 25 years. Will it be sweet, or will fangs and fur fly?

Two Sets of Fangs and a Cuppa Joe

Feedback is always appreciated!

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Animal Health and Behavior!

2011-08-30T15:17:01Z

Nobody like to think about shots, but if we want our fuzzy feline friends (say that ten times fast) to live a long, healthy life, we have to keep track of their vaccinations. "Recommended Vaccinations for Adult Cats" can be a guide on where to start if you didn't get your cat as a kitten.

A little bit more fun is "Common Instinctive Behavior in Dogs". Why do our dog buddies do some of the things they do? And what can we do about it, because, let's face it, some of those things are really annoying.

Please check out the articles, and as usual, any comments or feedback are welcome!

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All for Writers Today!

2011-08-26T23:50:43Z

Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block — Just what it says. These are things I use that actually work!

How to find inspiration for writing a novel. Again, advice I use myself!

Stop by and get some tips for your own writing!

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How to do a doodle, check a cab's credentials, fix your Google Ads...

2011-08-23T20:58:08Z

And find something Fun and Unique to Do in the Plattsburgh, NY Area on Labor Day Weekend!

I can't stop drawing these! How to Draw a Simple Celtic Knot

If you're a traveling sort, you might take a lot of cabs -- how do you know if they're legit?

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A little French Women's History, and a Travel Guide to my beloved SE Connecticut!

2011-08-19T15:38:37Z

This one was interesting: The Effect of the Napoleonic Code on Women's Rights. Now, I was a Women's Studies minor in college, but our focus was generally on American feminism. I never learned about the struggles of early French feminists during the Revolution, or spitfire Revolutionary Olympe de Gouges (who unfortunately met the same fate as so many others in that time -- the guillotine.) Keep an eye out for another article on her!

Some of you may not know that I was born and raised on the SE Connecticut shore. It was funny -- writing Travel Guide: Southeastern Connecticut made me homesick! Although I've never been back with the casinos dominating the area, I hear it's changed a lot of things completely. I remember when it was all rural out where I lived in Ledyard. Now it's like Las Vegas had a baby there! LOL

Anyway, I tried to emphasize a lot of other things I remember from my youth. There's so much to do there outside the casinos, that I couldn't even cover a portion of it in my 1500 word limit!

Please "Like" for FB, and share with the little buttons at the bottom of the page if you like them. The more views, the better, as usual! :)

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The Moment of Peace is coming!

2011-06-17T14:38:09Z

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-25T14:56:10Z

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Sorry I've been so absent...

2010-11-15T20:37:30Z

Stuff going on here at home, with health, blah blah blah. To make up for it, here is a very determined cat. (Who, coincidentally, looks a great deal like my late baby Shaquille! He had the same beautiful pattern on his coat.)

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DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

2010-11-02T14:11:00Z

It's more important than ever that we speak our minds. Unless you're a conservative right wing Republican (or Tea Bagger), of course, then you should just take a nice nap. Actually, if you're one of those Tea Bag freaks, you might think about taking a long jump off a short pier, as they say in New England. We don't need your bigoted shit right now on top of everything else.

Seriously, whatever your beliefs, make sure your voice is as heard as it can be in our broken system, and cast your vote. *ehem*Especially progressives*ehem*

I only wish there was a line we could choose that said, "Stop being a bunch of assholes sitting around jerking each other off and GET SOME SHIT DONE." And that goes to BOTH SIDES. *sigh*

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30 Days Memes, DAY EIGHTEEN

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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My Favorite Holiday!

2010-10-31T14:34:48Z

And Happy Samhain to my Pagan friends! Don't forget to honor the beloved dead while you enjoy your candy.

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Another quickie.

2010-10-30T17:38:25Z

I swear I'll catch up on my shows one of these days!

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Hee! electrolitestar shared this, and it cracked me up.

Oh, Castiel. You would be the one with the bunny problem. ;)

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30 Days of True Blood, DAY SIXTEEN... since I forgot it. *sigh*

( True Blood )

30 Days Memes, DAY SEVENTEEN

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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30 Days Memes because I'm still geeking out and behind on my viewing.

2010-10-28T14:09:36Z

30 Days Memes, DAY SIXTEEN

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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There's a light over at the Frankenstein place...

2010-10-27T16:21:42Z

Still fully in the grips of my Free Realms addiction. I can't help it -- they're doing a Halloween themed thing, and I get to dress up like a vampire and go treak or treating. SHUT UP! ;)

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RIP Paul the Psychic Octopus. :(

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( The Rocky Horror Glee Show S02E05 )

( Raising Hope S01E05 )

I'll try to catch up with a few more shows tomorrow. I have to go indulge my addiction right now. ;)
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Thanks to [Bad username or site: raelala @ livejournal.com"] for sharing this gem: Reasoning With Vampires. Basically, an entire blog dedicated to why the Twilight series is BADLY WRITTEN PAP. Even without all the philosophical and plot disasters.

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IOU MEME DAYS!

30 Days Memes, DAY FIFTEEN

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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A Really Fun Character Meme!

2010-10-25T14:21:03Z

This turned out very amusing on woman_of_'s journal, so I'm going to try it. Anybody who's bored today, help me out!

1)Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment.

2)Ask your flist to post questions in the comments. For example: 'One, nine and fifteen are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from four. Do they succeed?', 'Under what circumstances might five and fourteen fall in love?', 'Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?'

3) After your flist has asked enough questions, round them up and answer them using the fifteen characters you selected beforehand, then post them.

Get to it, kids! ;)

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Sunday Flotsam and Jestam

2010-10-25T01:43:29Z

Wouldn't that be a great name for a band?

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ABOUT MEEEEEE MEME swiped from woman_of_, for the "benefit" of my new friends:

( 7 habits/quirks/facts about me )

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Oh, Taylor Momsen, GO AWAY. You keep trying to be a cross between Wendy Williams and Marie Cherie, but all you look like is a typical idiot teenager... but a famous one, being a really loud idiot in a very big public eye.

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Beck: 'I Haven't Seen A Half-Monkey, Half-Person Yet'

Oh my freaking God that asshole is an idiot. You know what's more annoying that ignorance, bigotry, and fear mongering? REALLY LOUD ignorance, bigotry and fear-mongering.

But I say that a lot, don't I.

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30 Days Memes, DAY FOURTEEN

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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Happy Caturday!

2010-10-24T02:05:26Z

The Evolution of the Geek

Um... there are no girl geeks? Puhleeze.

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I find it completely hilarious that Daniel Radcliffe is playing "Edmund".

I adore the Simpsons' Treehouses of Horror. I can't believe this is the twenty-first one! I've seen them all as an adult old enough to drink. I'm really, really old.

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OMG MISHA IS TOTALLY A SCUMBAG ON WITHOUT A TRACE RIGHT NOW!

I love Misha. *smorshes Misha*

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OMG YAY! Raising Hope is having an HOUR for Halloween next week! W00t!

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I'm behind on my shows -- again. But that's what weekends without cable are for!

( Supernatural S06E05 )

( The Vampire Diaries S02E06 )

( Sanctuary S03E02 )

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Oh, hey, Dexter's Sister/Wife is on this crappy exorcism movie I'm watching!

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Sorry I missed a day on the memes. I haven't been feeling well, and just went straight to bed after SPN last night.

30 Days Memes, DAY THIRTEEN

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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Cats, Alec Baldwin, and more bitching about Joss Whedon. ;)

2010-10-22T01:28:58Z

I just wanted to say ital_gal for donating to the It Gets Better campaign on LJ in my name, and giving me those cute little purple bears! They're so cute!

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Hee. How to Pet a Kitty.

Also, 17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat -- and having nothing to do with cats, I didn't know that guinea pigs, squirrels, lemurs, elephants, and gorillas also purr? Cool!

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( Terriers S01E07 )

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Swiped from kita0610:

Hee!

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30 Days Memes, DAY TWELVE

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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30 Days of Angel, Day Eleven, because I am an absentminded dipshit.

2010-10-21T13:27:16Z

(Thanks, simplysonia for pointing out that I screwed up AGAIN.)

something you hated that most people liked:

*sigh* Um... Oh! Excising the Sunnydale gang almost completely from the lives of the Angel gang. It makes NO SENSE for TWO armies of heroes fighting to save the world, working two hours apart, TO NEVER HELP EACH OTHER OUT. Yes, I know it was network politics bullshit that necessitated the separation (or so they said. We all know it was Whedon's sadism.), but B/A Shipperdom aside, it weakens both stories and makes both teams look like morons.

"Oh, no, I'm sorry, I know we're facing Armageddon, but we can't possibly call Sunnydale/LA, because it's too embarrassing and uncomfortable to deal with Angel's/Buffy's ex."

*rolls eyes*

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Um... quip! shrug That's all I got.

2010-10-21T01:40:51Z

RIP Tom Bosley. I'll miss you, Mr. C, you were a huge part of my childhood. :(

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Hey, TV Geeks! It's time to vote for the People's Choice Awards. Actually, it looks like there's fun for movie geeks, music, and even web stuff. Actually, this is just voting for nominees.

*checks everything for True Blood*

http://www.peopleschoice.com

Especially if you're a Castle fan -- imagine my shock to see that Favorite TV Family DID NOT include the Castles! That's... just WRONG! http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/nominations/vote.jsp?pollId=110030&_requestid=1227648

I know I often mention how very old I am, but I'm doing the above People's choice voting, and I don't know a single one of the songs up for nomination. LOL

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( Sons of Anarchy S03E07 )

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OMG MY HOTTIE KEVIN ALEJANDRO (aka Jesus from True Blood) IS ON SVU TONIGHT! (Well, last night, because I watched it on Canadian TV.) He's so dreamy. Though maybe... not so much in this role. BUT STILL.

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30 Days Memes, DAY ELEVEN

( True Blood )

( Angel )

( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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END THE HATE! Spirit Day!

2010-10-20T15:04:56Z

I'm not going out today, so nobody's going to see my pretty purple shirt, but I can post here, and people can hear my big mouth and see my small gestures online, at least.

In memory of Justin Aaberg, who hung himself on July 9, 2010 after being bullied for his sexuality. He was 15 years old.

And remembering all the others who have taken their lives or who live every day feeling lost, alone, and tortured by bigotry and hatred. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

For more information:
http://www.helium.com/items/1986120-spirit-day-why-wearing-purple-on-october-20-will-help-to-end-hate-crimes

http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/m/article/2010/10/spirit_day_to_honor_recent_homosexual_suicide_victims

http://www.glaad.org/spiritday

GLAAD especially has resources for gay teens -- you can find support and friendship through their network. Don't give up!

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THAT day again. You know, the one I don't care for much.

2010-10-20T02:32:58Z

( Dexter S05E04 )

( Castle S03E05 )

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I swear, this remake trend is going to drive me insane. I just read that there's a HELLRAISER REMAKE BEING MADE? WTF?

You know, I might as well just give up being offended by the whole thing, it's not like anybody cares if it makes me want to vomit.

*grumbles* Hellraiser remake.

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You know what's kind of funny -- and probably the only funny thing about the friggin non-stop bullshit ads of the political season? I just realized there's only a couple of announcer guys who do them -- I wonder if they'll work for any party, or only the one they choose? I know when I noticed the pattern, it was the same voice for two Democratic ads. I'll have to see if I hear him when the Repugs come up.

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I smell pizza baking. I'm drooling all over myself. Apropos to nothing except approaching lunch. Excuse me.

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30 Days Memes, DAY TEN

( True Blood )
( Angel )
( Buffy )

( All the Days: True Blood )
( All the Days: Angel )
( All the Days: Buffy )

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Ducks - You say that like it's a bad thing.

Yay Yeepet.com!

Pets, Women in Clasical Lit, The Origin of Welfare, Relief for Sinusitus, and a magical lit theme!

Literature and Soup!

Articles and site update.

Really REALLY short paranormal romance!

Animal Health and Behavior!

All for Writers Today!

How to do a doodle, check a cab's credentials, fix your Google Ads...

A little French Women's History, and a Travel Guide to my beloved SE Connecticut!

The Moment of Peace is coming!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sorry I've been so absent...

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

My Favorite Holiday!

Another quickie.

30 Days Memes because I'm still geeking out and behind on my viewing.

There's a light over at the Frankenstein place...

A Really Fun Character Meme!

Sunday Flotsam and Jestam

Happy Caturday!

Cats, Alec Baldwin, and more bitching about Joss Whedon. ;)

30 Days of Angel, Day Eleven, because I am an absentminded dipshit.

Um... quip! *shrug* That's all I got.

END THE HATE! Spirit Day!

THAT day again. You know, the one I don't care for much.

Um... quip! shrug That's all I got.