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 Topic: I am obsessed with the Pacific Northwest |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 26
Views: 585
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:07 pm Subject: I am obsessed with the Pacific Northwest |
| No, not at all. It makes at least three of us. Spokane Girl (whose username speaks for itself) is somewhere out there, and I'm your friendly neighborhood Seattle nerd. Anyway, pleased to meet ya! ... |
| Topic: Unwanted birthday parties...ours! |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 15
Views: 477
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:35 pm Subject: Unwanted birthday parties...ours! |
How do you get it across to your family NOT to do the 'let's throw them a big birthday bash' thing?
I'll be 40 in November and I just want to celebrate, quietly, with my husband, like I have most o ... |
| Topic: Great bands from odd locations |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 13
Views: 426
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:00 pm Subject: Great bands from odd locations |
| Check out Monotonix. They're from Israel, they're a punk/grunge outfit and their gig at Bumbershoot this year got stopped after only four songs due to 'security risk' - i.e. crowdsurfing, naked hairy ... |
| Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 7815
Views: 119791
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:29 pm Subject: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
"This is the Dream of Win and Regine" - Final Fantasy.
(Nothing to do with the game, but a guy from Canada called Owen Pallett who does weird-but-cool things with sampling and a violin. Saw him at ... |
| Topic: Japanese Shtuff. |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 29
Views: 951
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:26 pm Subject: Japanese Shtuff. |
I like a couple of Shonen Knife's songs, specifically "Top of The World", "Buttercup (I'm a Supergirl)", "Anime Phenomenon" and "Rock Society".
Wondered when someone would mention them!  Happy Ho ... |
| Topic: Worlds end september 10, goobye! |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 251
Views: 6642
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:51 pm Subject: Worlds end september 10, goobye! |
Imagine my shock and horror (well... great disappointment...) when what flooded my palate was not the liquid ambrosia of Irish brew mastery, but what could pass for ordinary American dark lager!
Th ... |
| Topic: Worlds end september 10, goobye! |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 251
Views: 6642
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:08 pm Subject: Worlds end september 10, goobye! |
We got a wonderful local brew here in the northwest US called Blue Boar, which brings to mind...
Ooh. Another beer I haven't tried. Have to keep an eye open for that one next time I'm over your w ... |
| Topic: Worlds end september 10, goobye! |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 251
Views: 6642
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:26 pm Subject: Worlds end september 10, goobye! |
What if they accidently create a real big-bang, but this time Earth being the center of the new universe? 
Most humans think they're the center of the universe already. (Actually, it's here: htt ... |
| Topic: Libertarian inconsistency in intellectual property. |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 54
Views: 1290
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:40 pm Subject: Libertarian inconsistency in intellectual property. |
Here's an interesting article on the subject from one of my favorite magazines. This is of some interest to me because I make collages...
http://www.quiltingarts.com/cpsmag/extras/20copyright.html
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| Topic: Band Names |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 19
Views: 411
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:26 pm Subject: Band Names |
RAPED! By Dolphins
You should call your band that. Oh, you so should. (And then contrive to get booked for New Age conventions as 'R!BD' and not reveal the full name till you get there.)
Som ... |
| Topic: Terrorist/No fly watchlist |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 17
Views: 312
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:56 pm Subject: Terrorist/No fly watchlist |
| I think they pull you out if you look any way unconvential. From what we know from the people we know, guys with long hair and/or beards always seem to get searched at Customs in the UK. As my husba ... |
| Topic: Shin-chan fans unite! |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 11
Views: 213
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:50 pm Subject: Shin-chan fans unite! |
Love it! Watched it for the first time last time I was in the US (don't have cable over here). Holed up in our hotel watching Adult Swim and eating Combos like the slackers we are.
All together n ... |
| Topic: Weight |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 19
Views: 1038
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:02 pm Subject: Weight |
| I don't know what I weigh. Scales are for fish, as they say. I'm a British size 18, if it matters. I could do with more exercise (I like swimming, actually), but even when I do exercise more I don' ... |
| Topic: Aspie Women Attracted to "Bad Boys"? |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 38
Views: 2115
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:49 pm Subject: Aspie Women Attracted to "Bad Boys"? |
Hmm. You see, there are several ways to look at this.
When I was younger it was:
A) 'good boy' as in conventional, hard-working, well-off, what the older generation of women used to call 'good hu ... |
| Topic: Do you wear old clothes? |
ThatRedHairedGrrl
Replies: 32
Views: 627
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:33 pm Subject: Do you wear old clothes? |
| Oh, absolutely. I buy most of my clothes from thrift stores now anyway, because I hate shopping in fashionable boutiques, and I hate fashion, period. I just don't get how people will happily wear co ... |
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