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[23 Dec 2009|01:38pm] |
Is there anything that'll let me change a Sim's skin tone in game? I don't even want to add a custom skin, just turn him from S2 to S3 because I made a mistake by not making him S3 to begin with.
The Sim Blender won't do it.
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| 71. The Accidental Time Machine - Joe Haldeman |
[23 Dec 2009|10:37am] |
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71. The Accidental Time Machine - Joe Haldeman - 288 pages (3.5/5)
Firstly, I want Joe Haldeman's life. He teaches two classes in fall on science fiction writing at MIT. The rest of the time he writes, draws, paints, plays guitar, and travels extensively with his wife, whom he's been married to since he was 22. What a life. Of Joe Haldeman's work, I've previously read The Forever War and Forever Peace. The second is not a sequel to the first, despite the similar names. The name of the sequel is, confusingly, Forever Free. In general, enjoy Haldeman's work because he has a degree in physics, and so the science in it is at least vaguely plausible, or perhaps one day possible. It definitely gives him an edge over other authors who treat technology very similar to how magic is used in fantasy. The Accidental Time Machine tells the story of a young graduate student at MIT, Matt, who, you guessed it, accidentally makes a time machine. He jumps a few weeks into the future, finds out he's wanted for a crime he didn't committ, and jumps forward again. He doesn't like that future, either, so he proceeds to jump again. This trend continues, with the increments getting longer and longer, because he hopes that eventually he will come to a future where they have invented a machine to send him back. This, in my opinion, is very silly logic, because he easily could have jumped into a future where humanity is extinct, the atmosphere is toxic, or there was a second dark age and there is no technology whatsoever. I enjoy Joe Haldeman's postulations of the future. In The Forever War, in order to combat human overpopulation, most of Earth's population becomes homosexual. In one of the futures in The Accidental Time Machine, Christianity has become beyond fundamental because "Jesus" has returned and is now president of the United States. In that future, he connects with a very naieve young woman named Martha, who ends up accompaning him to other futures, and eventually a robot named La also joins their motley crew. Initially, I was not too impressed with the pacing and dialogue, but once he leaves the near future of Earth and ventures through time, I enjoyed myself. I thought the end was too tidy and a bit of a cop out, but I was not upset with it enough that it soured my enjoyment of the book. I'll continue to read and enjoy Haldeman's future, but I wouldn't consider this his best work.
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[23 Dec 2009|01:14pm] |
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[23 Dec 2009|05:56pm] |
Hey Everybody
I just wanted to wish a nice Christmas time to those who will celebrate it. I hope you will have a wonderful day. A great winter time to the rest of us :)
Thanks for making this community such an interesting place to be, thanks for all your support and suggestions, I appreciate that.
Merry Christmas. =)
Your Mod, Carmen
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| New Legacy |
[23 Dec 2009|12:33pm] |
I've decided to take a second crack at legacies, since I now have all of the EPs and SPs. =D
Once again, I'm putting the first companion to a vote. I've made it so they all are attracted to the head of the legacy, and vice-versa, but once one is chosen, I'll cheat make the attraction more specific.
( Individual profiles under the cut... )
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| Dutch Parafanbook! |
[23 Dec 2009|04:24pm] |
I tought it would be a nice idea to make a Paramore fanbook, with letters, stories and pictures from the Dutch fans! i know it may be a long time before they come to the Netherlands again, but I'm planning on giving the book to them (one way or another) when they do...
So... to the Dutch fans : Let me know what you think. Good/Bad idea, Yes/No??
And to everyone : Happy Holidays!
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| Gingerbread Truffles |
[23 Dec 2009|10:24am] |
These are simply the best truffles ever. Not only because the flavor is the perfect blend of sweet, salty and festive, but because they're actually pretty darn good for you.
( the recipe )
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| Recommendations Please :) |
[23 Dec 2009|03:23pm] |
I have Christmas money to spend, woo! (yes I have it already! :D )
So would like some recommendations on books on these topics:
20th Century / Communist / Cold War Russia/Europe, fiction or non fiction (I loved the book Child 44 and the film The Lives of Others, so anything similar to those might be good! :) )
Asylums / treatment of "madness", fiction or non fiction (especially historical). What do people think of "The Quickening Maze" by Adam Foulds, is it good?
20th Century Eastern European history, fiction or non fiction, but especially looking for recommendations of good non-fiction books on the 20th century history of Romania.
Historical crime / thrillers.
Anything you think is fantastically amazing and I won't be able to put it down :) I don't really like supernatural, sci-fi, fantasy or specific romance (although its ok as part of a story).
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| Bed frame help |
[23 Dec 2009|08:54am] |
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All the furniture in my room is white except for my bedframe which is a cherry wood type thing. It drives me insane. I really wanted the Aneboda frame from IKEA but of course they don't ship and there are no IKEA's around here. Has anyone seen something similar for around the same price (under $150) that will ship (I'm in the US)? My bed is a full if that helps. I already checked Ebay and Craigslit to no avail. :(
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| Something silly... |
[23 Dec 2009|02:42pm] |
OK, is it just me, or is Paramore the best looking band in the world?
Aside from being crazily talented, they're all really fricking gorgeous!
This post doesn't really have a deep or profound message but jeez, they're all so beautiful.
Please agree :p
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| Merry Christmas |
[23 Dec 2009|02:48pm] |
 I have dozens of old Christmas cards that I inherited with my house but I think this one is my favourite. I love how simple it is and the words are so lovely. I much prefer the style of old christmas cards - they have a certain charm about them that never fails to appeal to me. Merry Christmas everyone xx
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| Decode Band Performance |
[23 Dec 2009|01:16pm] |
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Hi, Does anyone have a youtube link of the Decode band Performance version?
I havent seen it and i can't seem to find it on youtube.
Thanks :)
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| Turn If Off (Acoustic version) |
[23 Dec 2009|11:42am] |
Sorry if this has been posted before. I found this acoustic version of Turn It Off on youtube, just thought I'd share. (:
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?yyzjjzjmzae
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[23 Dec 2009|01:53am] |
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2 new videos i dont think have been posted,sorry if so.
hayley talking about bamboozle
and im not sure if this has been posted.I didnt know she made that costume so cool.So short interview with decode and im gonna assume that the anime shots in between are from blood the last vampire lol
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| Long Distance Call |
[23 Dec 2009|01:20am] |
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hey guys, i was just wondering is anyone had a HQ mp3 of long distance call, thanks!
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[22 Dec 2009|10:51pm] |
Hey i was wondering if anyone can post i think it was "20 years in the making" lyrics?
thanks
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| misguided cover :) |
[22 Dec 2009|09:35pm] |
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hey yall!
i've been MIA for some time, but i've been busy! i covered misguided ghosts, check it out, and i even included some super old paramore photos from back in the day! enjoy & let me know how you like it :)
xoxo
you can check out more @ www.myspace.com/writeandplay
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| Apple-hazelnut granola |
[22 Dec 2009|09:54pm] |
This year my coworkers and friends are getting homemade granola. Here's the recipe I've come up with after significantly modifying Mark Bittman's. Because the dry ingredients are so bulky and not necessarily consistently shaped, I used my scale to measure them consistently. The cup measurements are just rough estimates based on memory for those who don't have kitchen scales.
( Apple-hazelnut granola )
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| Spotty/Crackly Screen? |
[22 Dec 2009|10:52pm] |
So, I just reinstalled TS2 again this evening. It was fine for a while, until my screen started going all "crackly", I guess I could put it. I included a picture.
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| Dashboard: what's the point? |
[22 Dec 2009|11:41pm] |
Do any of you use it? I've been trying, on and off, for awhile now to try to justify its existence by finding some type of application for it, but I've been largely unsuccessful.
The only possible niche I've found for it is to run informational widgets to conglomerate a lot of ready-to-display information (e.g. weather, CPU usage, etc) on the screen at once and quickly without having to launch full-fledged applications or visit a bunch of web pages. I'm also trying it out now for lightweight versions of one-shot applications, i.e. applications I'd launch to use once quickly and then quit (calculator, dictionary, thesaurus, and stuff like that).
What do you all think?
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| Merry Christmas Paramore!!! |
[22 Dec 2009|09:56pm] |
Hey Paramore,
In the hope you eventually watch this. We want to wish you FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!
Hope you like our vid!
Cheerio from Perú!!!
PPFC
ADM & Staff
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[22 Dec 2009|05:50pm] |
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Hola! I'm so psyched to have an LJ account. My name is Regine and I've been a total Paramore fan since crushcrushcrush came out. I really wish I knew Paramore longer than I have. But ehh... better late than never, I guess.
Way before I got an LJ I always used to lurk here and I found this icon. I absolutely think it's awesome. So can anyone tell me where I can get the original picture. Thank you. (OD
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[22 Dec 2009|08:25pm] |
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I might be late.. but Paramore is on Fuse's 'Daily Noise'. Click here!
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| next single? |
[23 Dec 2009|07:15pm] |
what do you want the next single to be? Careful or All I Wanted
and...
what do you think it will be? T.O.E.
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| BBBB feedback |
[23 Dec 2009|02:10am] |
Now I see this video in a different way from the first time I saw it,understending that it's a part of brick by boring brick (from 1.33 to 1.44)
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anyone super late on sending out their christmas cards? me too!
so one of my friends is a paramore fan and i made her this for the front of her card. i thought some of you might want to use it idk
http://i48.tinypic.com/1eb6aa.jpg
heres the inside is anyone wants it. i used a greeting from a normal xmas card but you can edited it with no problem
http://i49.tinypic.com/2qxmkcn.jpg
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| Goodman, Alison: Singing the Dogstar Blues |
[22 Dec 2009|10:54pm] |
 Singing the Dogstar Blues (1998)
Written by: Alison Goodman
Genre: YA/Science Fiction
Pages: 261 (Mass Market Paperback)
The premise: ganked from BN.com: Seventeen-year-old Joss is a rebel, and a student of time travel at the prestigious Centre for Neo-Historical Studies. This year, for the first time, the Centre has an alien student— Mavkel, from the planet Choria. And Mavkel has chosen Joss, of all people, as his roommate and study partner. Then Mavkel gets sick. Joss quickly realizes that his will to live is draining away. The only way she can help Mavkel is by breaking the Centre's strictest rules . . . and that means going back in time to change history.
My Rating
Worth the Cash: but close to a must-have. The only reason it's not is because it does take a little while for the plot to get moving, and once it does, the book reads at warp speed instead of its previously fast pace. Still, it's a fun read with characters you can really sympathize with. I enjoyed the world-building of near-future Australia, and the time travel parts of the story misled me at first, and then once I settled into them, I found myself having lots of fun at guessing what would happen next and how it would affect CURRENT TIME and being right. It's a fun read, and one I'm really glad I sank my teeth into. I wish music had played a bigger role, especially given the fantastic title, but that's more of a personal preference than anything. At any rate, this book is highly recommended to fans of 1) time travel stories and/or 2) readers looking for science fiction in the YA genre. This was very enjoyable, and I can easily see myself picking up more from this author in the future.
Review style: definite spoilers. It's a short book, and simple for what it is (I mean that in a good way), but I want to be able to talk about specific plot points, and I can't do that without spoiling this thing. If you want to be surprised (and trust me, if you're interested in this book, you'll WANT to be surprised), skip to the "My Rating" section at the end of the review.
If spoilers don't bother you, or if you've read the book, then feel free to click the link below, which goes to my LJ. As always, comments and discussion are most welcome!
REVIEW: Alison Goodman's SINGING THE DOGSTAR BLUES
Happy Reading!
Book club selections @ ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) calico_reaction. Hop on over! We'd love to have you!
December: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
January: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
February: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
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