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South Melbourne beach, last Sunday, around midday

Two guys walking along the beach....

"I don't know how we're getting back. Fate will get us back. F-A-T-E"

Overheard at Hells, circa 8PM this evening:

Dude near the back: "...but he kicked a five year old!"

God, I wish I'd known the context of that comment.

I'm heaps drunk
It's a monday night
I'm working at 7am
This is ridiculous.

This really needs to end.
Probably won't tomorrow though.

Two guys at a bar.

Guy 1: Hey, are you growing a mo for movember?

Guy 2: God no, I look like a tool with facial hair.

Guy 1: Don't you care about mens health?

Guy 2: *takes a deep breath* My brother in law has cancer, I am paying for his chemo..

Guy 1: *Dead silence*

It was the most awkward thing I have ever seen.

Can anyone recommend any good, brief Spanish language schools in Spain? A friend and I have a long break between semesters here in Sweden and are looking for a few weeks' entertainment. Does anyone know what the average/low price for one of these schools is? And does anyone know of the possibility of renting an apartment in Spain for just one month? The accommodation that I saw that was offered by the schools was quite expensive, even for Sweden. I know the rent in Spain is much less expensive than here, even in a fully furnished, all bills paid room.

Gracias!!

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Hey everyone!

I've been beginning to research volunteer-abroad organizations for next summer. (Preferably in Western Europe)
Can anyone recommend me a specific organization? I'd like to find a relatively cheap one, but am willing to pay if it means a "safer" stay/work environment.

Also, has anyone ever done work with this group?



Thanks guys!

hey guess what!
i finally did it!


MOTOR CITY KITTY ISSUE THIRTEEN IS OUT NOW!
32 pages / quarter-sized / $1 ($2 international)

it took me nearly a year to make a new zine so i'm feelin pretty proud of this right now. it's all written on a typewriter and pasted together by hand. it mostly discusses gender, identity, being queer, summer romances, writing letters, and making/having goals. plus there are some of the illustrations from my summer art project/blog, miss teen ohio, in it.

( the cover & sample pages )

email motorcity_kitty@yahoo.com or leave a comment for info on how to get a copy!

Все мы ждем премьеру нового российского сноуборд кино, которая состоится уже в пятницу! А пока идет обратный отсчет, мы предлагаем познакомиться с героями кино и местами проведения съемок в новом номере Досок!



СМОТРИМ!

Future Emma: If you ended up failing LING2010 in semester 2 of 2009, don't look back and feel terrible. it was really hard, guy, to finish everything they wanted on time because of everything else that was due, and and and all the shit that happened during the second half of the year kind of rendered phonetics unimportant. OH and also, if you are living in a house with a garden, can you please cover the lawn in those pink flamingo guys? i've always wanted those.. ta.

http://suicidefood.blogspot.com/2009/11/suicide-snacks-quickies-6.html

As our schedule permits, we allow ourselves a little breather with these brief discursions.

(And as your schedule permits, please review the previous installment of the series.)

Have you forgotten that even worms enjoy dying? No form of life is so humble that it can remain unmoved at the thought of its eventual, meaningless death!





Far be it from us to claim that a pig derives her worth from her capacity to charm humans and fill them with lusty fervor, but Sweet Mama doesn't exactly… Well, she's not the typical barbecue floozy. She is possibly a boar in drag.










Second thoughts or a simple case of stage fright?








Over the years, we have seen some unappealing appeals, but this is the least enticing enticement we can remember.


















Next Suicide Food session: Death is not an end.

Saw Daysend and Frankenbok last night, it was part of the Think Tank ~fest~ at UC. The turnout was pretty pathetic, but they are two of my favourite bands. Me and Ben got real drunk, it was a fun night. Daysend are definitely my favourite Australian band. They have just finished the main part of recording for a new album, which should come out around March.

That is very exciting news! Frankenbok should also have a new album mid next year, but that I am not so interested in. The new guy is really not half as good as B Metal. Their set consisted mainly of old stuff, which was fun. The crowd turnout really was rubbish. Tickets were $25, which is pretty steep, but what can you do. It was for a good cause (anti drink-driving).

I also did an interview with Mark (I asked him how he feels about still being called the new guy, when he's been in the band for 4 years). We were both pretty drunk so there's a lot of shit talking in there.

I have Google Wave now. I legit have absolutely no idea what you're meant to do with it. I have signed up to all these things now, and I guess I'm just waiting for something useful or exciting to happen. Nothing yet.

Last Sunday I said I wasn't going to drink this week. I proceeded to smash booze every night of the week. I managed to get to the gym 3 times. This week I would like to try and go every day. I had a pretty good session yesterday, lots of things which are meant to "activate the core" etc, I am feeling it quite a bit around my stomach this morning.

I stayed in the hostel last night, arrived around 1am, work at 7. Good times. I do that sort of thing far too often. The best thing about last night, me and Ben were standing front and centre (that is definitely a throwback to ye old days!), and Mark comes down and goes, "right, you two, sing it"... "I did all this for you (COLD AND FREEZING) now there's nothing left for me to do (HOLDING NOTHING)". Good show. They covered Only by Anthrax as well, that was awesome. Pretty sure I saw one other person singing along to that song. What a "great metal crowd".

Hullo fellow Canberrians!
Odd requestt. For a dress-up party I am going as the Queen of Hearts and have my heart set on having a flamingo to play my croquet with. Any idea where I can find one of those wonderfully tacky plastic flamingo lawn ornaments in this city? Do they even sell those in Australia?

Hi all

I'm going to ask what might be a really dumb question, but I really can't see the answer on my own....

I've been looking at various websites for reasonably priced hotels in New York City. I'm planning to travel there with a friend next summer and, as we're planning to stay for a week or so, we don''t want to stay in a hostel as we usually would. We're still looking to keep it as reasonable as possible though, and having our own bathroom and bed each (as opposed to bunk beds) is a must. However when i've been looking at various hotels on websites they never say whether the rooms include a bathroom or not. Is this common? If it doesn't mention a bathroom can I assume that there will not be one?

Secondly, can anyone recommend any decent hotels in NYC? I know it's a big place so all I can really say is that we'd like to be as central as possible but also keep it as reasonable as possible. If anyone has stayed in a particularly nice place recently could you possibly share?

Many thanks

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cross posted; as always, please forward and repost widely!

(note: I know I'm posting lots; obviously once the delegation is over, I'll stop. They're over half way through their time there)

http://againstmilitarism.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/palestine-is-a-compass-pointing-towards-freedom/

When we crossed the Egyptian border at Taba, into the 1948 boundaries of the Israeli state, I ran over to the earthy cliff beside the road and touched Palestinian soil. Hours later, after dusk, we swam in the bathwater-warm Red Sea, and I felt this place soaking into my pores. I got involved in Palestine solidarity organizing when the second intifada began in 2000, and ached to come here for years. But the pain of being able to walk right in, holding my U.S. passport, into the homeland that millions of Palestinians in the diaspora are not allowed to return to, kept me focused on the work I believe is primary for U.S. citizens anyway: working within the U.S. to change our government’s policies, and to build popular support for Palestinians trying to live in peace.

The brutality of “Operation Cast Lead,” this winter’s attacks on the already besieged population of Gaza, jolted me over my block about coming here. When I became involved with the Dialogues Against Militarism delegation, it became clear to me that this was the way in which I needed to finally come to Palestine.

...

We didn’t reach Palestine, as currently defined, until a few days ago. When we left Jerusalem and entered the West Bank, I broke down in joy and rage. Leaning against the window looking at the apartheid wall, my fists clenched, gripping the seat, wanting to kick out hard and scream. Joy at finally being here and the rage at what my U.S. tax dollars are subsidizing here.

read the rest at their blog. it's powerful.

My boyfriend's sister talking about the hiking trip she went on last weekend:

"You should've seen Dave, he had seriously the biggest pack!" (talking about the backpack)

If she would've added the -age I would've definitely bursted out laughing.

Chili Cheese Cauliflower Fries - made with "Peas of Mind" Baked Cauliflower Fries, Lightlife Smart Chili and Daiya "Italian" cheese. MMMMMM. comfort food



PS you can read about the Cauliflower fries here: http://www.peasofmind.com/products/veggiewedgies.php. They also have broccoli fries, apple fries and carrot fries. I've tried Cauliflower and Broccoli so far and like the Cauliflower ones the best because they're the most potato-like (and I love me some fries).