tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:36 +0000Thinking Out Loud, version 2.0http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/noreply@blogger.com (victoria)Blogger551125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-4243959581180371742Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +00002010-02-24T22:00:36.397-08:00gahcurrent events Jesus had two dads. Your argument is invalid. Posted via web from vicster's posterous http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2010/02/memo-to-miss-beverly-hills-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-1591626254391066937Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:02:00 +00002010-02-23T21:02:25.685-08:00cat bloggingSimon As a general rule, I like most animals. However, I've had an...let's call it an issue, regarding rodents. Mice, rats...I just can't deal with them. However, I'm trying very hard to work through my squeamishness because Simon's favorite scenes in his Cat Sitter DVD are the ones with the rats and mice. And he likes it when I watch with him. Posted via web from vicster's posterous http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2010/02/i-make-sacrifices.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-6827665663824573839Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:39:00 +00002010-01-12T21:39:00.431-08:00 There really isn't a whole lot I can say about this horrible disaster that others haven't said. The images are simultaneously horrifying and heartbreaking. These people have so little. The infrastructure is nearly non-existent and so many people there are lucky to even have shelter. Zennie's blog on SFGate has a list of options for donating, if you are able.  If you are unable to donate http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2010/01/earthquake-in-haiti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-1519359376485758844Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:07:00 +00002010-01-10T22:07:17.586-08:00 All right, Simon Fans. I've tried writing today's post twice only to have Firefox crap out and make me lose what I had written. So we'll just have to make do with a recent photo of me and Simon and hopefully Firefox will have sorted out some of its stability issues in time for next Sunday's post. Meow. Posted via web from vicster's posterous http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2010/01/simon-sunday-yup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-8171592437243704000Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:40:00 +00002010-01-03T20:40:48.139-08:00 You may recall, I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was going to sorely miss two of the kitties that were moving away, Marlowe and ol' Grampa Floyd. Well, as it turns out, his human was told she couldn't take him to their new home, so he's going to stay here at the apartment complex, the only home he really knows. Between my two upstairs neighbors and me, we're going to make sure he's http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2010/01/update-on-floyd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-3668357548972911633Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:38:00 +00002010-01-03T00:38:57.680-08:00 As I mentioned last week, we got a new television set over the holidays. Even though the screen is smaller than the 36" Quasar c.1983/4 set that has been working faithful since shortly after my high school graduation, it is quite an upgrade. There are some frustrations with it, pertaining to my cable hook up (seriously, I though having a cable-ready TV meant not needing the converter box and RF http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2010/01/simon-sunday-cat-sitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-2162240765555294306Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:06:00 +00002009-12-27T00:06:05.250-08:00Simon Sundayfurkids Yes, yes I know: Thinking Out Loud was sorely neglected in 2009. I'm going to try to change that in the New Decade. Specifically, I intend to keep up my Simon Sunday posts, since I know there are some of you out there who have missed his antics. To kick things off again for Simon Sunday, here's a photo of him dressed as the most adorable reindeer ever! Simon has been doing well since his http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/12/simon-sunday-return.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-3937723414955138382Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:57:00 +00002009-12-26T20:57:14.729-08:00 I bought myself a Moleskine Daily Planner for 2010. I decided over the weekend that I want to do a photo-a-day project in the coming year. Since I shoot so much film and as awesome as Arthur Cox (my Nikon F2) is, he doesn't add metadata to my negatives, LOL! So I bought the calendar to keep track of my shots and ideas for shoots. Posted via email from vicster's posterous http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/12/looking-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-1162380716687763499Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:56:00 +00002009-12-26T20:56:58.812-08:00 I had a Border's coupon burning a hole in my email in-box, so I printed it out and headed toward Alameda Town Center (actually, it's written Alameda Towne Centre but I that is so hilariously pretentious I can't bear to spell it like that). On Christmas Eve day. I should stop typing this post right now and make an appointment to have my head examined, I know. Anyway, I had given myself the "just http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/12/christmas-eve-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-6178290443962463259Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:44:00 +00002009-08-10T17:44:52.091-07:00photographyfurniture shiftingupgradingI have shuffled my Visual Cues photoblog off of the Blogger platform and into WordPress and given it a new name. (Thinking Out Loud may also be moving into WP but probably not until later in the year.)Fresh Pixels can be found at www.vicster.net/photography. I've brought over all of your favorites from Visual Cues but I'm leaving the old Visual Cues stuff in place because y'all still get directedhttp://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/08/minor-furniture-shifting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-3657406830541232669Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:30:00 +00002009-07-26T18:30:03.592-07:00catsSimon SundayBillieSimonfurkidsSo last Wednesday Simon had a follow-up appointment to have his eye re-checked and it was a good thing he did. He experienced a setback on Saturday when, after I had taken the e-collar off so he could groom and get a decent nap, his eye became irritated again and teared up. By the time he finished his supper he was really trying to dig at that eye with his paw, so I had to shove the e-collar backhttp://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/07/simon-sunday-cheer-up-big-guy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-4593619447249646282Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:21:00 +00002009-07-19T20:21:23.834-07:00gahcatsSimon SundaygraceSimonfurkidsWhat a freakin' horrible week! Last Monday morning, Simon woke up barfy. It happens once in a while and the culprit is usually an impressively-sized hairball, so I didn't think too much of it at the time. But, a few minutes later when he was bumping my alarm clock (which he does when he wants me to get up), he cried out a little when I picked him up and moved him. That started my Spider Sense http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/07/simon-sunday-give-us-strength.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-8970413886996593661Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:05:00 +00002009-07-18T21:05:39.258-07:00personality quizwhateverhttp://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/07/lieutenant-vicster-reporting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-5670360632937103383Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:06:00 +00002009-07-17T21:06:11.793-07:00rememberin the newspassagesWalter Cronkite told America that President Kennedy was dead a year and a half before I was born, yet I still cannot watch that film footage without getting a massive lump in my throat. He was the consummate professional and he defined what it was to be a news anchor. Yet he set the standard so high that no single news anchor was ever quite able to live up to his standard (Chet Huntley and David http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/07/and-that-way-it-is-rip-walter-cronkite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-5615330645307350676Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:48:00 +00002009-07-16T19:48:40.175-07:00in the newspoliticsMaddow FangirlSubmitted with no further commentary because I think Ms. Maddow said it best:Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economyhttp://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/07/rachel-maddow-hands-pat-buchanan-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-8113695018439655048Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-07-15T13:13:08.554-07:00rantingpoliticsThis little quip was described by David Espo and Mark Sherman of the Associated Press as a "lighter moment":(Senator Tom) Coburn observed at one point that the 55-year-old appeals court judge would have "lots of splainin" to do if she were to get a gun and shoot him — words that evoked memories of the 1950s TV show "I Love Lucy" featuring a Cuban-American bandleader and his madcap wife.Associatedhttp://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/07/one-where-this-latina-splains-thing-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-5737985346068134148Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:25:00 +00002009-07-19T19:26:57.962-07:00catsSimon SundaySimonfurkids.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Matinee Idol, originally uploaded by Planet Vicster. I know, I know...things have gone pretty quiet around here lately. Lots of things going on in my life right now and it's not leaving me much time or energy to post http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/07/simon-sunday-matinee-idol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-8444479897246853802Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:04:00 +00002009-04-22T20:04:45.892-07:00PWNEDpolitics(via Shakesville)http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/04/oh-snap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-4748575497174373734Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:56:00 +00002009-04-10T19:56:03.890-07:00JesusBloodyChristFAILpoliticsMaddow FangirlHAHAThe bastardization of NOM is unforgivable and I'm totally on board with Ana Marie Cox's campaign to take back the NOM.That said, I'm not sure if their "Two Million For Marriage" campaign acronym (uh, that would be 2M4M) can be put down to repressed desires or a case of a PR department that is unfamiliar with using teh Googlez to do some due diligence, you know, to be sure someone else isn't http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/04/one-about-conservatives-and-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-2054726817061378020Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:11:00 +00002009-02-22T21:11:23.520-08:00personality quizBecause I AM THE REAL MAVERICK! Blogthings sez so!You Are a MaverickYou're a restless rebel with an unpredictable nature.Bright but unbridled, you tend to seek out wild experiences over new ideas.People are frustrated by your great potential, but you love your unconventional life.You're a heartbreaker. People get attached to you, and then you're gone.Your strength: Your thirst for adventureYour http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/02/further-evidence-that-mccain-palin-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-2037563309591273544Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:26:00 +00002009-02-22T20:26:42.938-08:00catsSimon SundaySimonAs I mentioned in an earlier post, Simon is now on Twitter and he already has more than twice as many followers as I have! I find that it's quite time consuming keeping up with his virtual social life.Simon has some anipals on Twitter that we want to give a meow-out to today:Romeo the Cat and his human are donating $.05 to the Humane Society for each follower he gets on Twitter (he's also lookinghttp://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/02/simon-sunday-some-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-6443078668069516615Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:44:00 +00002009-02-16T13:44:22.785-08:00catsSimon SundaySimonfurkidsBut it's a holiday so it's kind of like Sunday, right? RIGHT?!?Anyway, one of my goals for this year is to become more proficient at portraiture and lighting. Guess who gets to be my muse?http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/02/simon-sunday-ok-so-it-actually-monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-6509917647974629504Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:54:00 +00002009-01-11T17:26:19.412-08:00catsSimon SundaySimonfurkids(edited to add: I made this here: obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/)http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/01/simon-sunday-change-he-can-believe-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-2543099156593689260Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-01-07T19:33:57.180-08:00rantingOFFSin the newspersonal responsibilityA Missoula, Montana mother was reported to the health department for breast feeding her baby in public. It seems rather shocking (and sad) that a state would actually have to pass a friggin' LAW affirming that breast feeding a baby in public is not a crime, but here you go: ...Back in 1999, a measure was approved in Montana that allows moms to breast feed in public.Montana also passed a law last http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/01/today-in-offs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389225.post-8247282694938682280Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:11:00 +00002009-01-05T22:11:34.509-08:00personality quizI took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm aReinventing Organized Tree Hugger (via cygnoir)http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/2009/01/organized-me-seriously.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (victoria)4