The black rose of irony
Jun. 22nd, 2005 04:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pjthompsonIrony of the day: Yesterday, the day that the guilty verdict was announced in Philadelphia, Mississippi in the infamous murder of the three young civil rights workers—Cheney, Goodman, and Schwerner—was the anniversary of the day they disappeared.
Bitter irony of the day: When the Senate recently signed an apology for not passing anti-lynching laws, both senators from Mississippi—Trent Lott (Republican) and Thad Cochran (Republican) refused to sign.
Other irony of the day: Newstory: a couple bought a painting at a garage sale for next to nothing. Later, they had it appraised and it turned out to be by a plein-air master. It was worth an estimated half million dollars. Recently, their home was one of those destroyed in the California landslides. They lost everything—but while picking through the wreckage they found this painting undamaged. They're going to sell it to help rebuild their house since they couldn't get landslide insurance. One hopes they aren't going to rebuild in the same spot, but one suspects they will.
Amusing thought of the day: Inspired by a comment from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
frigg — what if they added another level after Master Reviewer on the OWW? If you do 500 crits, you get to be an Enlightened Master Reviewer. :-) I think kmkibble75 must already be at Enlightened Master level. Right, Kev? And let's see...after 750, you get to be an Ascended Enlightened Master...And at 1000 reviews, you attain Bodhisattva Reviewer status...Yeah, this has possibilities.
Please note: My tongue is firmly planted in my cheek.
Exciting news of the day: My friend got back from a hiking tour of Provence. It was fun, fascinating, a challenge, and her entire right side is bruised from a fall on rocks, but she's otherwise unharmed.
Socks of the day (inspired byfrigg): Lavender pedi-socks.
Darling du jour: n/a - Nothing floated in my moat.
Bitter irony of the day: When the Senate recently signed an apology for not passing anti-lynching laws, both senators from Mississippi—Trent Lott (Republican) and Thad Cochran (Republican) refused to sign.
Other irony of the day: Newstory: a couple bought a painting at a garage sale for next to nothing. Later, they had it appraised and it turned out to be by a plein-air master. It was worth an estimated half million dollars. Recently, their home was one of those destroyed in the California landslides. They lost everything—but while picking through the wreckage they found this painting undamaged. They're going to sell it to help rebuild their house since they couldn't get landslide insurance. One hopes they aren't going to rebuild in the same spot, but one suspects they will.
Amusing thought of the day: Inspired by a comment from
frigg — what if they added another level after Master Reviewer on the OWW? If you do 500 crits, you get to be an Enlightened Master Reviewer. :-) I think kmkibble75 must already be at Enlightened Master level. Right, Kev? And let's see...after 750, you get to be an Ascended Enlightened Master...And at 1000 reviews, you attain Bodhisattva Reviewer status...Yeah, this has possibilities. Please note: My tongue is firmly planted in my cheek.
Exciting news of the day: My friend got back from a hiking tour of Provence. It was fun, fascinating, a challenge, and her entire right side is bruised from a fall on rocks, but she's otherwise unharmed.
Socks of the day (inspired by
frigg): Lavender pedi-socks.Darling du jour: n/a - Nothing floated in my moat.
no subject
Date: 2005-06-22 04:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-22 04:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-23 07:28 am (UTC)Not wearing any socks today myself. It's warm here!
no subject
Date: 2005-06-23 09:04 am (UTC)Always!
That's why I wore the pedi-socks yesterday. Of course, it's always freezing in the building here at work...