sorry if you guys have seen this multiple times, but we need to get the word out! here's the message from Lori Beth...

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Hey Kids,
We we're all set to kick off the opening night of Alter Ego tomorrow,
Friday July 3rd....but we've run into a bureaucracy snafu.

The host venue for Alter Ego (Little Miss Whiskeys Golden Dollar) is brand spanking new. So new in fact....we were given the honor opening the venue for the first time with our event.
A crew of dedicated individuals have worked round the clock to get everything ready to go. The building has passed all it's inspections and has been approved for their liquor license. (here's where the fun part starts)
The DC Gov't office in charge of getting the official paper license into the hands of the owner is moving a little slow due to the upcoming holiday weekend. In other words, it will be available Monday morning, but not today.

What does this mean for us? No booze. Yeah yeah, we know...it's a real bummer. But there's nothing we can do about it if we wanna play by the rules.

So here's the plan...
We are going to open the doors tomorrow night for an open house. A sneak preview if you will. There will be some snacks and some non-alcoholic beverages available to visitors. And DJ Shade will be playing some great music as originally planned.
If you're interested, please swing by and say hello. You're welcome to pop in and check the place out. We are so proud of it.....let us give you the tour!

And then next week, although we are scheduled to have Alter Ego on the first Friday of each month, we will do our official opening night, with booze, next Friday July 10th.

Unfortunately, the no liquor thing is out of our control for the next 5 days and we sincerely appreciate your patience with us.
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i think we've covered all the bases on this thread:

* racist rants blaming the whole thing on illegal immigrants? check
* failed assassination attempt? check
* terrorist plot? check
* meat eaters are killing the planet and we should all be vegetarian? check
* sanitize everything/don't stand within 15 feet of people/close all schools/quarantine anyone with a sniffle? check
* left-wing conspiracy to force universal health care/socialism? check
* conspiracy by the CDC/WHO/etc to cover up the number of sick/hospitalized/deaths? check
* overly dramatic use of the president's middle name? check
* right-wing conspiracy to sabotage the current administration? check
* calls to impeach Obama? check
* US Army germ warfare tests gone amok? check
* wrath of God? check

did we miss anything?

this weekend...Coppin State University, Baltimore. we'll be there Friday for opening night!

...anyone know a place in the NoVa/DC area that carries Margo Anderson patterns? specifically i'm looking for the "Comfort Package", as i have to make a surcoat by Friday morning and i'm trying to find a way around drafting it myself. tried G Street at 7 Corners, and they don't have it (or anything like it).

stress? me? nah.... ;)

if you happen to be up Baltimore-way, and are looking for something to do, come see this:



winstonasmith designed the lights...we'll be there for the opening tonight!

Limited edition shoes commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney

want want want want want want want!

The Recently Deflowered Girl, illustrated by Edward Gorey. No longer in print, unfortunately...

edit...which i just realized oletheros posted about a couple of days ago - guess I wasn't paying attention!

 
Saturday December 6th is Corporate Goth Night!

( More information, including upcoming events, under the cut! )

DIRECTIONS:
* reply to this post with the word MEME and I will pick six of your icons.
* make a post (including this info) and talk about the icons I chose.
* other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
* this will create a never ending cycle of icon glee.

pmhrh picked:



me circa 1995...my uber-punk days. that icon makes me look more goth-y, but the larger photo shows the torn fishnets, plaid skirt, and beat up doc martens...also a roller-blade-wearing shadow27. this was the year Syracuse hosted the NCAA mens' basketball Final Four tournament, and as i worked at a record store on the main shopping drag of the campus, i felt i needed to make sure all the tourists, parents, and alumni were suitably afraid to come in the shop.


Maryland Renaissance Festival, i think on my birthday, but god knows what year. based on what i'm wearing, it's probably no earlier than 2002, but i'm not 100% sure. i do remember it was really really warm and humid that day, and raining...hence the lovely redness and sheen of my face.


ahhh, Ireland. this was taken at the Grange stone circle, part of a Neolithic settlement near Lough Gur, County Limerick. the shot is taken up the entry path toward the circle, which is made up of 113 standing stones, including 12 larger axial stones. the circle has been dated to 2000BC.


taken in Syracuse, 1994 or 1995, when i lived off Westcott. a bunch of us were getting ready to go out, and this was taken while i was (i think?) waiting for my boyfriend at the time to finish putting on his eyeliner... ;) colorizing done by molenn, which makes the picture look a lot sadder than the original (in the full version you can see my lipstick or something in my hands, which i'm looking down at). originally my AIM user icon.


"What Would Flying Spaghetti Monster Do?"
words we can all live by, as we all hail His Noodly Appendage.


last but not least, my two favorite bois in the world, winstonasmith and Max. this was only maybe a month or two after we adopted Max, and our life has never been the same since...

here's what i look like at work today:



aaah, halloween. when i can come to work looking completely normal, and get away with it. ;)

see more puppies

Feeding Pets of the Homeless

shred receipts/bills - check
paperless bills - check
double check statement regularly online - check
obsessively black out card numbers on all receipts before shredding - check
check credit report annually - check

and what has all this gotten me? an unauthorized $2000+ charge on a credit card i don't even use any more. yeeeehah.

off to do more research...