seska, come to natter!

It scares me! But OK - just for the World Cup game :)

Having a bit of a thunderstorm here. I got back from my errands just in time! Now to nap. My life is so exciting.

loves Seska

Back atcha, Shir! (Oh, The Girl is thinking through stuff re your Hollaback project and will be replying to you soon. She may have a couple of contacts.)

Again, virtual friends: better than real life friends who don't even bother to pick up the phone and ask if I'm alright.

You're gold, you.

virtual friends

In what alternate universe are The Girl and I your 'virtual' friends, please, Shir m'dear? :P

2006 is only four years ago. Seems pretty recent to me. And yes I expect a journalist to have more sophistication than that. That is why I said it was right that she fired. But just - she's been a great journalist all her life, she suffered the consequences of her mistake. Also her position would not have been an unreasonable one in 1947, but is anti-semitic in 2010. Different historical circumstances.

And I'll post on that eventually. But I will say that the Portugal/Italy etc. comparison is not valid for two reasons: The boundaries had to be gerrymandered to get a Jewish majority with the best land and water going to one third of the population, and the worst land and water going to two thirds. Second this was not like people were being granted independence where they were born : the "majority" even in Gerrymandered Israel only existed because of recent immigration taking place against the will of the people already there. That is not comparable to legitimate nation formation. More like what happened when Britain, Spain, France and Portugal stole the Americans from the American Indians. Nobody today thinks that is legitimate, but nobody today thinks everybody of European background should be thrown out of North American. (I should not say nobody - not very many people.) Even in 47, expulsion was not fair. But neither was letting a recent immigrant minority take over AND CONTROL a large swathe of territory in which others had lived and constituted a majority for hundreds of years.

If it turned out the Untouchables in India were descended from the ancient Fomorations, they would hot be granted a right of return to take over Ireland.

Something rather strange is happening.

I had 4 needlepoint purses as part of the "stuff from grandma's basement to get rid of" project.

The first one was really quite ugly and went for $25. The next one was prettier (IMO) and went for $70. I was impressed. So, earlier this week, I put up the third one. Yesterday, it was at about the same price point. Today (the final day), it passed $100. I was pretty chuffed. Then I went to an audition, and came home and the fucking thing is over $200 with just under and hour to go. I am fairly flabbergasted.

On ebay? Link? I'd love to see~!

Never mind, found it. It's adorable!

If others are interested: [link]

I've still got one more. I hope it breaks the pattern, otherwise I fear for society.