What am I doing up this late?

Saw horrifying video on how Palestine encourages children suicide,
indoctrinating them.

http://www.pmw.org.il/new/tv%20part1.html

I searched for ‘children’s shahada , though I could have searched for
becoming a shahid as well.

the clip at the top with the two girls was shown on cspan2

We ordered Chinese Food tonight, and went to pick it up as we usually do. On the way there we noticed some big Halloween thing with a local radio station in the supermarket parkinglot near the chinese place. Lots of people in costumes, and a few firetrucks. Some of which were racing away with lights and sirens blazing.

We picked up our food and started driving home. My husband pointed out a huge plume of smoke behind the subway… from the corner of the same rental garages my parents rent!!!

The illegal paint shop at the end was being watered down by the local police force, toxic paints were burning and putting out vile smoke. After talking briefly to an officer on duty, and telling him what we knew about the owners, and giving them my parents info, I went into the Open Pantry gas station where they let me use the phone to call my mom.

‘Mom, the building where your warehouse is is on fire’

‘ok, I’ll be right there’

‘wait! there’s a lot of smoke, they’ve blocked out the roads, you’ll have
to come behind the subway, to the parking lot’

‘ok. They were supposed to be out of that garage today…’

‘do you want me to wait?’

‘yes, please’

Our food was too warm to eat as we waited for them to arrive. Soon the fire was calmed, and we watched the firemen roll up the hoses on two of the trucks.

My parents finally drove up, and we all took the keys over to open up their garage, so the firechief could check their place for smoke, for fire.

No fire, just smoke. But…
My parents business is in books. Smoke damage ruins resale value. This is almost all their inventory, two years worth, shelves and shelves.

This is horrible, my parents own their own biz, and just the smoke, is such a blow, from antiques to college and highschool books, all of it ruined, plus the place is coated with toxic fumes/ect. When we left my throat was icky, and my mouth tasted metallic.

There’s insurance, but only some. and in an Inventory biz…

It was really hard to watch my mom and dad with tears just barely gleaming in their eyes. They sent us home just after my grandparents arrived.

Strange though, the people were supposed to be out of their garage tommorrow, and their garages were full of stuff, including a van still waiting to be painted. Too much stuff to move by tommorrow.

sigh. Could you pray for my Parents, this is a huge blow to the biz they’ve been building for years.

~~~ (edit, later)
almost 10:00pm, they’re trying to get some of the inventory out, it’s cold out there, and the fumes are still there, and the electricity is out.

Made great progress on my web template today, yah css! Yah
http://www.alistapart.com .

Also, did some costume shopping last night, which helped me feel more
prepared about halloween. yah

I get to go home and clean. wheee

stacie

Why am I feeling a little bit of ‘the crazy’ right now.

crazy crazy, feel harried, stressed, but… why?!

Oh… wait… party on friday, Nano Kickoff on saturday, and I mentioned I
might be able to launch a third of our website on the 10th!

I work in agribiz, the 10th is sire summary… I tried to get the 6,7, and
the 10th off for my Cousin Mark’s wedding.

ack.

Yes, you’re invited! Come and have a ball!

also here

Yes, you’re invited! Come and have a ball!

spooky, spooky, spooky, spooky.

I finally, finally, get the ability to post via email.

And strangly, I have little to say.

smuga and maciek_smuga have headed off to Anime Reactor

‘Ye Olde Budget’ would not allow me to join them. But it’s cool, we have
family stuff to attend to this weekend.

I have to carve out some time this weekend/week to finalize my nano
outline, and clean the house for our Haloween 2 party. eee.

Hubby is so cute, he fell asleep before 9, still in his work clothes.

(originally posted last night… or attempted to)

You are Form 0, Phoenix: The Eternal.

“And The Phoenix’s cycle had reached
zenith, so he consumed himself in fire. He
emerged from his own ashes, to be forever
immortal.”

Some examples of the Phoenix Form are Quetzalcoatl
(Aztec), Shiva (Indian), and Ra-Atum
(Egyptian).
The Phoenix is associated with the concept of life,
the number 0, and the element of fire.
His sign is the eclipsed sun.

As a member of Form 0, you are a determined
individual. You tend to keep your sense of
optimism, even through tough times and have a
positive outlook on most situations. You have
a way of looking at going through life as a
journey that you can constantly learn from.
Phoenixes are the best friends to have because
they cheer people up easily.

Which Mythological Form Are You?
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Ibooks just got upgraded to g4′s.

I could just cry with desire.

Just how much faster is a 800 g4 than a 800 g3?

Had a great Art night last night, after a short jaunt over to Heather’s to hand over some http://www.nanowrimo.org flyers.

Getting close to solving a visual/mental problem for page 5. yah! I think it’ll come together pretty well from now on.

So strange this week I started out with a fairly ‘Wind out of Sail’ additude, just defeatist, and now, feeling so much better, in many areas. yah.

Plus, Hubby comes home tonight. Missed Hubby.