The regular post.

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The opening volley is something you'll have to listen hard to get - Teens turn high-pitched alarm into cell-phone ringtone. Yep, that's right - the kids are taking calls in class, sort of, while the teacher scribbles, because the teacher can't hear the ringtone. An A for ingenuity, most definitely.

If you don't have the cash for a manequin, or you have a really funky pose that you need to work out, consider modeling it yourself using packing tape and your own body. The clone you create out of it will tell you pretty well how things will fit.

If you're tired of having just a plain old lawn, why not get rid of it - maybe by turning it into a garden? Although it'll certainly be more work to maintain some of the plants, the rewards could be even more spectacular.

Slightly on the gross/odd side: baby born with reasonably well-developed third arm. Wonder if mutations are starting to become the norm, rather than the aberration.

More fun from the boys in the Propaganda Department - it would appear that advertisements and propaganda have been running as news segments on the television, with all of their disclaimers removed, so as not to give off the impression that they are fake. Can't believe anything you see or read these days, I guess. Although, the article does make mention that there are some squeaks of protest coming from the companies, saying "Hey! We put on all our disclaimers! How did those get off?"

Got dinged at work today - dress not up to the professional internship standards - dressed for the weather outside - apparently a little too casual - whoops. Oh, well. Also found out, in perhaps a more compelling reason (although there are few more compelling than picking up too many demerits and screwing myself out of the job) that in the dress I was in, the workplace was too cold. So I guess, as I make myself slightly more professional, I'll also stay warm enough. Ah, well. You live, you learn, you try hard not to screw up again. I've written myself a reminder note so that I hopefully don't do it again. Guess there's going to be a lot seeing of my impressive collection of overshirts. Which should be fun.

Anyway, it's time I tag off to bed, most likely, and hope the pressure breaks up in the night. Read the post below about the concert, too.

Comments

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

The clone works better with duct tape, at least if you're going to use it for sewing. *grins*

[silveradept]

This sounds like knowledge through experience. Got stories behind it?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Not my personal experience, I've thus far only used duct tape and plastic wrap for patterns, not dummies. But I hear tell that the duct tape holds up to actual use a lot better.

[silveradept]

Makes sense. It's a bit stronger and probably a little less flexible when used in great quantity. Although the smell bit still probably holds - a duct tape dummy would need to be aired out. Not to mention I wonder what sort of free waxing services may be provided, intentionally or accidentally, by using the duct tape.

[annaonthemoon.livejournal.com]

Your overshirts are pretty snazzy :). At least they aren't asking you to do the khaki and polo shirt route....yet. I thikn it's harder for men to dres casual than it is for ladies. I mean, polo shirts are horrid, but seem to be the standard of casual dress for men. at least we can get away with a plain colored t-shirt and nice pants. somehow, that's not fair.

a three-armed baby...that's a bit of an odd picture. I wonder if it's the result of fertility drugs, other drugs, or just a random birth defect/freak of nature. Poor kid. Either way, he probly won't have use of that side of his body even after they remove the "Extra". Wonder if he'll have phantom limb syndrome?


What's all this propaganda BS? WHAT?! I'm sorry....uhm...do we have enough proof yet to impeach that rat bastard? I'm confused. The news reports were deliberately faked by major corporations and then the bit saying "this is fake" was taken out? So who removed the disclaimer? The TV station? I'm confused....

[aoanla.livejournal.com]

The news reports weren't news reports. Rather, they were publicity segments recorded by major coporations, in order to push their standpoints or products. They had disclaimers on them when they were used for this.

Apparently, the TV stations removed the disclaimers when rebroadcasting them as "news"...
(So, actually, this isn't George's fault at all...)


Also, I don't know if this is just in the UK (or just in academia) or anything, but I've been perfectly happily getting by with just single-colour T-shirts and trousers as "casual work dress" for several years now...

[annaonthemoon.livejournal.com]

can we blame George anyway?

What kind of trousers? Are they khaki/chino/whatever or are they made from denimn?

Where I currently work, we can wear whatever we want for the most part. I've dressed up and I've dressed way down. it just depends on my mood in the morning.

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

Where do you work?

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Library. Youth department.

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

You have to intern at a library these days?

And they have strict dress codes at same?

[silveradept]

My degree program requires that I get "practical experience" in one form or another, the easiest of which is to intern somewhere.

The library I work at doesn't have a strict dress code per se, but there are some things that aren't professional enough to be acceptable. Apparently, the staff should be distinguishable from the clientele.

[wanderingbhikkh.livejournal.com]

Your propaganda updates are starting to scare the piss outta me.

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Well, that says something about the propaganda, I guess. The more people that are scared of seeing what's producible, the more people that are willing to take a critical eye to it.