- 16:03 mmmmm. Turducken. Had a lovely meal with @copus and company! Going to play with the Auntie later on this evening. Play tour guide a little. #
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27 November 2009 @ 12:00 am
26 November 2009 @ 12:01 am
- 13:22 #GLEE going on hiatus until APRIL? Words cannot describe how PISSED off I am. What are you thinking, assholes at Fox?! ::insert cuss word:: #
25 November 2009 @ 11:56 am
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zia_narratora ate at the Green Goddess and created this fabulous comic. Chris' hair cracks me up, but then it often does in real life too. At his old restaurant, the Downstairs, he once got a phone bill addressed to "Cliff DeHair." I still haven't let him live that one down.25 November 2009 @ 11:29 am
Ah, the holidays. This time of year is so much fun. It brings out the best in all of us, doesn't it? The holidays are times of togetherness and sharing and gifts. It can also be a time of self-discovery and... lots of stress. *sigh* Thankfully, love rules over all of that, but it's so much fun in the meantime. I give you the first of who knows how many wonderfully fun incidences of holiday good times:
The psychological dynamics of a marriage are very interesting. Take, for example the equally strong, but wildly different, desires to make people happy and generally not cause other people trouble that my husband, Tom, and I hold. To give you an idea of how they can both be strong, but at the same time, can be completely different, I give you a few examples:
Situation:
In line at a grocery store/ATM/bank drive-thru/fast food line inside or drive-thru, etc.
Tom's way of thinking: Have everything prepared ahead of time (including choices, paperwork, etc.), not while you are in line; finish as quickly as possible; for God's sake, do not dawdle; If you find you have something unexpected develop, get out of line as quickly as possible and take care of it elsewhere.
Cristy's way of thinking: Everybody in line gets their time in front of the teller, customer service rep, machine; If it's easy to do something ahead of time, do it, it's polite to try; If I don't know what I want or need to ask a question or have a special request, it's my right as a customer to take my time to look at the menu, ask a question, discuss my situation with the rep; If something unexpected develops, I have a right to take whatever time is necessary, though I do try to be quick, to figure out what to do differently.
Situation:
Driving issues of all sorts: Letting someone in in front of you when waiting for a light at an entrance to a parking lot; Stopping ahead of or pulling up at an "It is Illegal to Block Intersection" sign; Hanging back or pulling up at an intersection if the cars in front of you may or may not be pulled up far enough for you to not be in the intersection when the light changes.
Tom's way of thinking: "It's situational" is one of his favorite phrases for this type of thing. He doesn't usually "let someone go" or "hang back," but will occasionally. He usually judges that there is enough room ahead, so usually pulls up. "Every man for himself" is not a phrase he says outloud, but I'd say it pretty much sums up how he feels about driving situations a lot of the time. "Dumbness happening" is a phrase I hear a lot. And, he feels that everyone around him is an idiot and should not have been able to get a license.
Cristy's way of thinking: Always let others go first; stop well behind a place where someone might want to pull in; stop short of crossing the intersection even with a green light, in case it changes and I might be caught in the middle. My driving is very "defensive driving" in feel.
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Okay, so you get the idea. So, this being Thanksgiving week and all, Tom and I usually have to figure out what we're bringing to the soiree at Allen's (Tom's nephew's) house. Most years, we bring a ham and a pie and the yearly helping of fudge that they have developed a tradition of making. Well, this year, we are decidedly low on funds, so we wanted to find out if making the ham this year was a necessity or expected before we went grocery shopping, so we'd know if we needed to work around that, or if we could get something less expensive this time.
Well, Tom had a coversation with his sister, Jan, about this topic, after I had made a point to Tom that he needed to find out FOR SURE whether we needed to bring it this year or not, and also while I was motioning to him while he was on the phone that he needed to ask specifically if people were going to be expecting it.
Well, after a conversation that, to me, did not satisfyingly declare that we weren't bringing it, he tells me that the verdict was that we could bring whatever we want, and that, "no" the ham is not "expected." Hmm... okay.
So, we went shopping this weekend with the ham as a possibility IF (note the bigness of that "IF") we could squeeze it in the budget. Well, we couldn't. So, we're bringing sweets to the meal instead this year. And, this is a conversation Tom and I had via IM just a little while ago as a result:
Cristy says:
Hello love drops.... :-/
Just got off the phone with Jan regarding Thanksgiving
tom says:
hehe hi
ok
First question out of her mouth was, and I quote, "You guys are bringing a ham tomorrow, right?"
{after a few seconds of me watching him type} No anger on this side, just frustration. All is ok....
tom says:
and you said, no. Correct? Of course SHE said that.
Yes, I said no. She was surprised.
tom says:
I am not
You are not, what?
tom says:
suprised that she was suprised
Hahaha I think you know your sister pretty well, whereas *I* am worried that she unwittingly passed along this surprise unawares to her sons.... *sigh*
tom says:
no, I doubt it and even if she did they will not be bothered by the fact that there is no ham
As I pointed out to her, I think it completely incongruous that you will go to *extreme* lengths to avoid making someone behind you in an ATM line wait, but will *refuse* to clarify the expectations of family members *sigh*
tom says:
LOL
Now, we will be entering someone else's home with not a large pan with several helpings of additional protein, but two smallish containers containing sweets of which are partaken AFTER all the protein consumption is over... and some fudge - which may save the day. *sigh*
tom says:
hehe sorry baby
It's okay. It's just that I knew that EXACTLY this was going to happen. *sigh* I repeat *sigh*
tom says:
I know you knew
Arrrggghhhh!!!!! *sigh*
Love is a crazy thing
tom says:
Understood
It's quite a *tolerant* emotion, I think
tom says:
Yes but isn't it wonderful?
Hmmm... you don't really want me to answer that right now, do you? At least, not right after that. Give me a moment, and I will feel much more loving. After I have forgotten this debacle... Oh, WAIT! I can't forget it. Its loveliness will come about TOMORROW. yay. *sigh*
Okay, yes (she said begrudgingly), I do, in fact, love you to the depths of my heart and out to the universe of stars surrounding us.
But, I'm still unhappy with you. How's that?
tom says:
I would not trade our love for all the comfortable situations and forseen/handled uncomfortable situations in the world
Me, either.
Love you, Baby :*:*
tom says:
and yes I do understand that you are currently less than happy with me
LOL
tom says:
Love you too :* :*
{other gooey love stuff deleted}
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! May your family times be fun, and your love be bountiful! Love to family!
Cristy
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amused25 November 2009 @ 08:48 am
25 November 2009 @ 12:50 am
Our routine is a little mucked up this week, with all the hoopla about Turkey Day and the traffic restrictions that go with the annual Bayou Classic football game between Grambling and Southern. We so far have not thought of The Green Goddess as any sort of Thanksgiving type of restaurant. I mean I like turkey and dressing more than the next guy, but honestly that's not anything like what we do. That's not to say that in future years, we might decide to handle up on Thanksgiving with our unique spin... I could see mole' turkey legs down the road and our own globetrotting, historically classical riffs, especially if we grow to a size where we can roll during Thanksgiving.
This year we have much to be thankful for with the success of the restaurant, and so we will be closed on Thanksgiving Day to celebrate with family & friends. Lunch will resume Friday, but due to the mess of traffic from the football festivities, we will be closed Friday night, too. To attempt to make up for this change in our schedule, we will be open for full dinner service Wed night, from our usual hours of 5-midnight. We are still featuring our duet of vegetarian dishes paired to the Aventinus doppelbock beer from Munich, with the Spooky Blue Corn Crepes and The Pumpkins on Parade still going strong! We also got our wonderful red Flemish beer back, yes indeed, The Duchesse de Bourgogne is back in the house... and we got a fresh shipment of Stone beers, too, with more Arrogant Bastard, Ruination IPA and my fave, the Smoked Porter.
Our wine list is growing, and we are slowly adding some exceptional bottles to the list: affordable white Burgundy at $57 a bottle for a very fine Verglesses Chardonnay; our lethally expanding Lopez de Heredia wines now include an unbelieveably gorgeous rose from 1998 Gran Reserva; and I am feeling excited that we can continue to gradually add more beauties to the list. I'd love to someday soon get known for The Green Goddess having among the most fairly priced wines by the bottle program. Once we can get our little expansion going and buy a much bigger wine cooler, it will be game time for customers who want good value on great wines by the bottle. Truly, it's game time right now! We just don't have room to stock all the stuff we want to keep around for our guests. Man, when we can have Gevrey-Chambertins, and I can find St. Laurent red wines from Austria, and go off on some top flight wines from Friuli and Sicily, then you'll know we've turned the corner in our quest for the best wines that deserve more appreciation.
There's a new tasting menu kicking in for tomorrow night and the rest of this weekend. It's a big menu, but I think we can keep the portions reasonable enough for one hungry person to manage, but it would sure be a fun dinner to share. Check it out...
Pilgrim's Pleasures Tasting Menu
Roasted Oyster & Fennel Chowder
Louisiana Oysters roasted with Ligurian Olive Oil, Fennel Pollen,
and Absinthe, joined with a creamy parsnip & fennel soup. $10
Beef Seared on Himalayan Salt Bricks
Organic tri-tip beef from Painted Hills Ranchers in Wheeler County,
Oregon is sliced thin & seared on very hot salt bricks, served with
pickled vegetables, unusual Asian choy greens and smoked olive oil. $15
Crab Stuffed Thai Eggplants
Local lump crabmeat, mango, and Thai basil stuffed into 3
little Thai eggplants, braised in an aromatic coconut broth. $10
Petite Salad with Fuyu Persimmons
Crisp Fuyu persimmons, arugula, crushed hazelnuts & pumpernickel dust,
shallots braised in Port in a caramelized satsuma vinaigrette $9
Foie Gras with a Ginger Snap Crust
Hudson Valley "A" Foie Gras, seared in a hot skillet, with ginger snap crust,
alongside a large Medjool date roasted in vanilla $16
Organic Crab Apples Poached in Riesling
A seasonal delight for dessert! Add cardamom and our infused
Turkish saffron honey to the Riesling poaching syrup, with creamy
Mascarpone cheese & Grains of Paradise $8
Tasting Menu $58
There were so many ideas I had about pairings, but with the weirdness of the holidays and getting future wine/beer/booze deliveries this weekend, I think we will offer a range of options for pairings. A few notes toward those ideas:
I'd probably want to kickoff the menu with sparkling wine, and I think it'd be cool to see the same bubbly deal with both the fennel pollen roasted oysters and creamy chowder then deal with the smoky beef and bright, clean flavors of the pickled vegetables. Our little splits of Gruet would work some magic on both dishes.
At the same time, I could see the greenery inside The Gentle Giant cocktail with its float of Clear Creek's Douglas Fir eau-de-vie on Chartreuse, G'Vine Gin and lotus tea going well with the fennelizations of the chowder. For beer drinkers, I would suggest a Kolsch from our Northshore beer brewing German genius of Heiner Brau.
I put the beef in second, even though the idea of beef without red wine freaks some folks out, but it might be too early and the sesame oil/pickled veg components might battle a red into a not so pretty tannin bomb. (Hey, a Xmas pun, too!). I recently scored a crazy little sorghum-based Chinese firewater that is like killer cachaca, so maybe we can find a perfect cocktail to showcase that bomber to its advantage. I also think the Dieu du Ciel spicy rye beer would be about perfect with that dish and its smoked olive oil (extra virgin olive oil from Italy smoked right after it was pressed over pinebuds and kindling!), but I still think that a toasty Champagne type of sparkler would be awesome, too.
You might could go back to a Donnhoff Riesling if you only had a mellow glass of red as the Thai Eggplants Stuffed with Crabmeat settles to the table. That wine has the nimble strength to deal with any residual red wine vibe, and it's beautiful enough that one could focus on the sweet, exotically spiced flavor of our coconut milk broth with The donnhoff as a great partner. I could just as easily see a table decide to go for the Arena Gentile Bianco basically thru most all of the menu, too. That wine is superb, mysterious, and a rewarding dinner companion because it has so much flavor yet it keeps good acidity and amazing length to contribute to the dinner'd diverse flavors.
I really enjoyed making the crab apples. They are fun to eat, tart and delicate, but balanced with the sweetness of the Riesling syrup with a final flourish from our saffron -infused honey and a little unusual heat from a sprinkle of peppery Grains of Paradise over the mascarpone cheese. I think the crab apples came awfully close to setting an all-time dessert sales high for one night, which was gratifying for me to see the curiousity over humble little crab apples.
So this tasting menu runs this Wed. night and then again on Sat. & Sun. and lunch will only be closed during Thanksgiving. We wish everybody a special Thanksgiving, and we are so grateful for everybody's support and positive vibrations to The Green Goddess and all our wacky endeavors. The support of my customers, readers, and Who Dats has been breathtaking, and we simply want to earn our keep!
More stories from recent events coming soon, but today I want to thank everybody who lent us a hand, who came hungry & willing to our little Green Goddess hole-in-the-wall. You guys are the best! Thanks again & again for the support thru these utterly crazy times...
This year we have much to be thankful for with the success of the restaurant, and so we will be closed on Thanksgiving Day to celebrate with family & friends. Lunch will resume Friday, but due to the mess of traffic from the football festivities, we will be closed Friday night, too. To attempt to make up for this change in our schedule, we will be open for full dinner service Wed night, from our usual hours of 5-midnight. We are still featuring our duet of vegetarian dishes paired to the Aventinus doppelbock beer from Munich, with the Spooky Blue Corn Crepes and The Pumpkins on Parade still going strong! We also got our wonderful red Flemish beer back, yes indeed, The Duchesse de Bourgogne is back in the house... and we got a fresh shipment of Stone beers, too, with more Arrogant Bastard, Ruination IPA and my fave, the Smoked Porter.
Our wine list is growing, and we are slowly adding some exceptional bottles to the list: affordable white Burgundy at $57 a bottle for a very fine Verglesses Chardonnay; our lethally expanding Lopez de Heredia wines now include an unbelieveably gorgeous rose from 1998 Gran Reserva; and I am feeling excited that we can continue to gradually add more beauties to the list. I'd love to someday soon get known for The Green Goddess having among the most fairly priced wines by the bottle program. Once we can get our little expansion going and buy a much bigger wine cooler, it will be game time for customers who want good value on great wines by the bottle. Truly, it's game time right now! We just don't have room to stock all the stuff we want to keep around for our guests. Man, when we can have Gevrey-Chambertins, and I can find St. Laurent red wines from Austria, and go off on some top flight wines from Friuli and Sicily, then you'll know we've turned the corner in our quest for the best wines that deserve more appreciation.
There's a new tasting menu kicking in for tomorrow night and the rest of this weekend. It's a big menu, but I think we can keep the portions reasonable enough for one hungry person to manage, but it would sure be a fun dinner to share. Check it out...
Pilgrim's Pleasures Tasting Menu
Roasted Oyster & Fennel Chowder
Louisiana Oysters roasted with Ligurian Olive Oil, Fennel Pollen,
and Absinthe, joined with a creamy parsnip & fennel soup. $10
Beef Seared on Himalayan Salt Bricks
Organic tri-tip beef from Painted Hills Ranchers in Wheeler County,
Oregon is sliced thin & seared on very hot salt bricks, served with
pickled vegetables, unusual Asian choy greens and smoked olive oil. $15
Crab Stuffed Thai Eggplants
Local lump crabmeat, mango, and Thai basil stuffed into 3
little Thai eggplants, braised in an aromatic coconut broth. $10
Petite Salad with Fuyu Persimmons
Crisp Fuyu persimmons, arugula, crushed hazelnuts & pumpernickel dust,
shallots braised in Port in a caramelized satsuma vinaigrette $9
Foie Gras with a Ginger Snap Crust
Hudson Valley "A" Foie Gras, seared in a hot skillet, with ginger snap crust,
alongside a large Medjool date roasted in vanilla $16
Organic Crab Apples Poached in Riesling
A seasonal delight for dessert! Add cardamom and our infused
Turkish saffron honey to the Riesling poaching syrup, with creamy
Mascarpone cheese & Grains of Paradise $8
Tasting Menu $58
There were so many ideas I had about pairings, but with the weirdness of the holidays and getting future wine/beer/booze deliveries this weekend, I think we will offer a range of options for pairings. A few notes toward those ideas:
I'd probably want to kickoff the menu with sparkling wine, and I think it'd be cool to see the same bubbly deal with both the fennel pollen roasted oysters and creamy chowder then deal with the smoky beef and bright, clean flavors of the pickled vegetables. Our little splits of Gruet would work some magic on both dishes.
At the same time, I could see the greenery inside The Gentle Giant cocktail with its float of Clear Creek's Douglas Fir eau-de-vie on Chartreuse, G'Vine Gin and lotus tea going well with the fennelizations of the chowder. For beer drinkers, I would suggest a Kolsch from our Northshore beer brewing German genius of Heiner Brau.
I put the beef in second, even though the idea of beef without red wine freaks some folks out, but it might be too early and the sesame oil/pickled veg components might battle a red into a not so pretty tannin bomb. (Hey, a Xmas pun, too!). I recently scored a crazy little sorghum-based Chinese firewater that is like killer cachaca, so maybe we can find a perfect cocktail to showcase that bomber to its advantage. I also think the Dieu du Ciel spicy rye beer would be about perfect with that dish and its smoked olive oil (extra virgin olive oil from Italy smoked right after it was pressed over pinebuds and kindling!), but I still think that a toasty Champagne type of sparkler would be awesome, too.
You might could go back to a Donnhoff Riesling if you only had a mellow glass of red as the Thai Eggplants Stuffed with Crabmeat settles to the table. That wine has the nimble strength to deal with any residual red wine vibe, and it's beautiful enough that one could focus on the sweet, exotically spiced flavor of our coconut milk broth with The donnhoff as a great partner. I could just as easily see a table decide to go for the Arena Gentile Bianco basically thru most all of the menu, too. That wine is superb, mysterious, and a rewarding dinner companion because it has so much flavor yet it keeps good acidity and amazing length to contribute to the dinner'd diverse flavors.
I really enjoyed making the crab apples. They are fun to eat, tart and delicate, but balanced with the sweetness of the Riesling syrup with a final flourish from our saffron -infused honey and a little unusual heat from a sprinkle of peppery Grains of Paradise over the mascarpone cheese. I think the crab apples came awfully close to setting an all-time dessert sales high for one night, which was gratifying for me to see the curiousity over humble little crab apples.
So this tasting menu runs this Wed. night and then again on Sat. & Sun. and lunch will only be closed during Thanksgiving. We wish everybody a special Thanksgiving, and we are so grateful for everybody's support and positive vibrations to The Green Goddess and all our wacky endeavors. The support of my customers, readers, and Who Dats has been breathtaking, and we simply want to earn our keep!
More stories from recent events coming soon, but today I want to thank everybody who lent us a hand, who came hungry & willing to our little Green Goddess hole-in-the-wall. You guys are the best! Thanks again & again for the support thru these utterly crazy times...
24 November 2009 @ 10:56 pm
Hannah came back from her surgery fine! She's running all over the house and jumping on things. I think she's fine! My other kitties were pretty woozy and quiet for a while but Hannah jumped on the counter looking for food and gobbled up her dinner. She's now cuddling on my lap and purring.
I'm glad she's OK!
I'm glad she's OK!
24 November 2009 @ 11:36 pm
Hey Guys & Gals!
Yes, I'm still writing. I'm nearly as far as I should be for this time of year, but maybe I'll get lucky and do a ton of writing over Thanksgiving weekend. We'll see. If nothing else, I have a bangin' beginning of a book and lessons learned for next year!
So, here's where I stand right now:
I should've written the number down before posting this, but I believe it's 17,228 words. WooHoo!
And, here are a few more excerpts:
Isle Be Damned
Excerpt:
Excerpt:
Yes, I'm still writing. I'm nearly as far as I should be for this time of year, but maybe I'll get lucky and do a ton of writing over Thanksgiving weekend. We'll see. If nothing else, I have a bangin' beginning of a book and lessons learned for next year!
So, here's where I stand right now:
I should've written the number down before posting this, but I believe it's 17,228 words. WooHoo!
And, here are a few more excerpts:
Isle Be Damned
Excerpt:
Trixie woke to the sound of alarms blaring and the sight of flashing lights glaring and could hear Jake’s voice yelling at JoJo. What the hell? She shook her head and tried to focus. As she straightened in the pilot couch, she realized what was happening. The shadow drive of the Queen’s Island was malfunctioning, and for some reason, they had come to a complete halt in space, in addition to being visible. “Holy shit!”
“Yeah,” Jake replied as he glanced over at her, “No shit!” He was busily flipping switches while listening to JoJo’s drone of system problems.
“JoJo, report,” Trixie yelled over the din of the alarms, “and turn off that damn alarm!”
Her helpbot calmly turned off the noisy red alert, and responded, “Sir, the shadow’s main program has developed a hiccup, and the hiccup has rendered our light drive inoperative. I am working to identify the specific parameters of the faulty code now, to isolate and eliminate the troublesome portion.”
“Yeah, you do that,” Trixie said sharply. After a moment, she added, “Sorry, JoJo, that was uncalled for.” She took a deep breath to calm herself. Okay. “So, Jake, I take it the other ship is aware of us now, yeah?”
“Oh, yeah,” Jake replied. “They have been zeroing in on us for several minutes now, adjusting their trajectory specifically to our current location. JoJo’s been working on the problem with the shadow drive, but there’s no reason to believe they aren’t headed straight for us.”
Excerpt:
She did not bother firing over their bow, but instead fired directly at one of the other craft’s gunny stations. Take out their weapons, and it will be harder for them fire back. She scored on the second shot. “Yeah!” She heard similar exclamations from Jake’s comm unit.
They had made several more direct hits, and the Odyssey had gotten a few in, though thankfully in indirect areas of the ship, when she both heard JoJo announce and noticed on her own at the same moment that their shadow drive was back on. The display for the shadow control lit up, and she observed the light drive come back on board at the same moment. She made some adjustments to their course path when JoJo reported that both were online, then yelled at her helpbot, “Hit it!”
The ship lurched into motion, and within seconds, they were headed back the way they had come, once again going toward the Tuiazi space.
She had tried hard to forget their brief moment of bliss in the galley, but the memory of the feel of his lips on hers just would not be put away. He had felt so strong and so masculine. She missed that feeling, of having someone strong to turn to that made her feel feminine and sexy. And, Jake definitely did that. She had caught him glancing her way on occasion throughout their vigil. He had not forgotten, either. She let herself grin.
Jake saw her grin and felt himself do the same. Yeah, she remembered. He knew he could not forget their interlude earlier. The feeling of her breasts pressed against him or the taste of her lips was too vivid to leave his memory any time soon. And, she smelled so good. He wished he was not so tired, or he would find a reason to make her moan again. That sound coming from her throat had almost done him in earlier. She had so much passion inside her. He wanted to help her rediscover that passion, and he would be only too happy to nudge her over the edge to find it. Gotta’ stop these thoughts, Jakey Boy, or you won’t be able to get up from this chair. Yeah, better cool it for now. He could not strip the grin from his face, though.
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'Night all. Catch ya' on the flip side. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! Love to family! Miss you!!!
C
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tired
24 November 2009 @ 07:10 pm
Every Thanksgiving, my stepmother-who-I’ve-known-my-whole-life-a
Anyway, to prove how totally easy it is for me to come up with things I’m thankful for, here’s a short list:
1) My dad, who I look forward to seeing at every holiday gathering both because he always eats more pie than I do to keep me from looking like a fatty and because he’s totally fine with discussing right in front of everyone what a disappointment I am for not bombing abortion clinics every chance I get.
2) My best friend, Tracey, who pretends with an uncanny level of believability that she misses me when I’m not in Ohio with her and who doesn’t mind if I steal all of her Vanilla Coke Zero when I’m in Ohio with her. And also who doesn’t have sex with her husband for entire weeks at a time when I visit because I’m latched on to her at all hours of the day.
3) Kamran.
4) My best New York friend, Beth, who wears Prada shoes but totally doesn’t mind my Chucks, who drinks artisan cocktails but will totally buy me a Woodchuck or a Magners, and who only listens to Madonna but will totally go see Sufjan with me. If I buy her ticket.
5) Bachelor Girl, who posts things like this without any consideration for the fact that I’m building a stalker case against her publicly in case anything bad happens to me. You are my BBFF, baby.
6) The fact that at some point in our nation’s history, it was totally okay to exploit freaks of nature. (from Anthony)
7) The part of Band of Horse’s “Ode to the LRC” where he says, “The world is such a wonderful place.” Because it really feels that way at that moment.
8.) Mind-blowing hyperrealistic sculptures. (from Kamran)
9) Everyone who reads this thing, including the people who find it by using Google search terms such as “never thought i’d be a homewrecker” and “i scraped off a mole with my fingernail”.
10) Regular bowel movements.
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all. I’m off to Ohio!
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23 November 2009 @ 05:38 pm
I'm reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, whose books I always find interesting. In Chapter 3 he discusses unconscious biases as measured by Implicit Association Tests (IATs). You can take a bunch of different IATs at http://www.implicit.harvard.edu , but the one Gladwell describes in most detail is the Race IAT:
I've taken the Race IAT on many occasions, and the result always leaves me feeling a bit creepy. At the beginning of the test, you are asked what your attitudes toward blacks and whites are. I answered, as I am sure most of you would, that I think of the races as equal. Then comes the test.
Basically, you have to sort black and white faces and positive/negative words into two categories, then sort them again paired with "good" or "bad" concepts. For instance, you have to sort words like hurt, evil, and glorious into the categories "European American or Good" or "African American or Bad," then reverse the pairings: "African American or Good" and "European American or Bad." Supposedly most test takers of either race take significantly longer to sort the second set of pairings because they are biased to associate African American and bad, even if they don't consciously feel that way. Malcolm Gladwell, who's half black, was mortified to learn that he had "a moderate automatic preference for whites." He comments:
[O]f the fifty thousand African Americans who have taken the Race IAT so far, about half of them, like me, have stronger associations with whites than with blacks. How could we not? We live in North America, where we are surrounded every day by cultural messages linking white with good.
Well, I wondered. As far as I'm concerned, I don't live in North America. I live in a small northern outpost of the Caribbean that is, at most, a neglected protectorate of the United States. I am a white person living in a majority-black neighborhood and city. I find myself in way fewer all-white or mostly white environments here in New Orleans than in any other place I've ever lived or visited, except Jamaica and maybe London. Aside from Chris, most of the people I see and speak to on a daily basis are black. If I see white people in my neighborhood, it means potential disruption: volunteers (good/neutral) or lost tourists (neutral/bad). I'm pretty selective about the cultural messages I get: I watch no TV except sporting events (which have a large black demographic); I read the Times-Picayune (which has a significant black readership); many of our local political and cultural readers are black. I didn't feel I'd been inoculated with the white=good virus. And according to the Race IAT, I haven't: "Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for African American compared to European American." Which is exactly what I predicted before I took the test. Gladwell says you can't fool the test or answer to make yourself look better. I don't know about that. I do agree with the statement he makes a few pages later:
Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means we can change our first impressions ... by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions. If you are a white person who would like to treat black people as equals in every way -- who would like to have a set of associations with blacks as positive as those that you have with whites -- it requires more than a simple commitment to equality. It requires that you change your life so that you are exposed to minorities on a regular basis and become comfortable with them and the best of their culture, so that when you want to meet, hire, date, or talk with a member of a minority, you aren't betrayed by your hesitation and discomfort.
Which is true, obviously, of any minority you want to feel more comfortable with: people of other races, queer people, trans people. And which also makes me wonder: what would the Race IAT scores of black New Orleanians look like? How much would they vary by neighborhood, income and education level? Does white privilege allow me to romanticize somewhat, influencing my score? Chris and I can live in Central City more safely than many of our black neighbors: we're perceived as having money and influence because we're white, and to some degree, we do. The criminal element perceives us as too much trouble to mess with, and there's truth to that too. Black-on-black crime is by far the commonest type of violent crime in New Orleans. Other white people sometimes wonder how we "dare" to live here, but the truth is that our neighbors are probably in far more danger from each other than we are from any of them.
I've taken the Race IAT on many occasions, and the result always leaves me feeling a bit creepy. At the beginning of the test, you are asked what your attitudes toward blacks and whites are. I answered, as I am sure most of you would, that I think of the races as equal. Then comes the test.
Basically, you have to sort black and white faces and positive/negative words into two categories, then sort them again paired with "good" or "bad" concepts. For instance, you have to sort words like hurt, evil, and glorious into the categories "European American or Good" or "African American or Bad," then reverse the pairings: "African American or Good" and "European American or Bad." Supposedly most test takers of either race take significantly longer to sort the second set of pairings because they are biased to associate African American and bad, even if they don't consciously feel that way. Malcolm Gladwell, who's half black, was mortified to learn that he had "a moderate automatic preference for whites." He comments:
[O]f the fifty thousand African Americans who have taken the Race IAT so far, about half of them, like me, have stronger associations with whites than with blacks. How could we not? We live in North America, where we are surrounded every day by cultural messages linking white with good.
Well, I wondered. As far as I'm concerned, I don't live in North America. I live in a small northern outpost of the Caribbean that is, at most, a neglected protectorate of the United States. I am a white person living in a majority-black neighborhood and city. I find myself in way fewer all-white or mostly white environments here in New Orleans than in any other place I've ever lived or visited, except Jamaica and maybe London. Aside from Chris, most of the people I see and speak to on a daily basis are black. If I see white people in my neighborhood, it means potential disruption: volunteers (good/neutral) or lost tourists (neutral/bad). I'm pretty selective about the cultural messages I get: I watch no TV except sporting events (which have a large black demographic); I read the Times-Picayune (which has a significant black readership); many of our local political and cultural readers are black. I didn't feel I'd been inoculated with the white=good virus. And according to the Race IAT, I haven't: "Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for African American compared to European American." Which is exactly what I predicted before I took the test. Gladwell says you can't fool the test or answer to make yourself look better. I don't know about that. I do agree with the statement he makes a few pages later:
Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means we can change our first impressions ... by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions. If you are a white person who would like to treat black people as equals in every way -- who would like to have a set of associations with blacks as positive as those that you have with whites -- it requires more than a simple commitment to equality. It requires that you change your life so that you are exposed to minorities on a regular basis and become comfortable with them and the best of their culture, so that when you want to meet, hire, date, or talk with a member of a minority, you aren't betrayed by your hesitation and discomfort.
Which is true, obviously, of any minority you want to feel more comfortable with: people of other races, queer people, trans people. And which also makes me wonder: what would the Race IAT scores of black New Orleanians look like? How much would they vary by neighborhood, income and education level? Does white privilege allow me to romanticize somewhat, influencing my score? Chris and I can live in Central City more safely than many of our black neighbors: we're perceived as having money and influence because we're white, and to some degree, we do. The criminal element perceives us as too much trouble to mess with, and there's truth to that too. Black-on-black crime is by far the commonest type of violent crime in New Orleans. Other white people sometimes wonder how we "dare" to live here, but the truth is that our neighbors are probably in far more danger from each other than we are from any of them.
23 November 2009 @ 02:10 pm
"Stumbling and Mumbling" is my first book of poetry and prose. It is 144 pages and is available for purchase on Amazon.com for $7.99. Also, by looking up the book on Amazon, you can preview parts of the book for free and if you like what you see you can order it. The writing in this book covers topics like domestic violence, suicide, love, loss, mourning, death, revenge, growing up, and finding oneself. All of my writing is based on real experiences. The purpose of putting my writing out there for the public to see is to show others that they are not alone in their fight; no matter what you are going through, you can get through it, you are never alone.
"Conviction" is my second book of poetry and prose. It is 146 pages and it is available for purchase on Amazon.com for $7.99. Also, by looking up the book on Amazon you can preview parts of the book for free and decide whether or not you are interested in ordering it. The writing in this book covers issues like love, overcoming struggles, strength, and starting over. All of my writing is based on real experiences. The purpose of this book is to, again, show others that they are never alone in what they are going through and that you can be anything, no matter who you are or where you've been.
Click on the images of the book covers to go to the Amazon pages. If you have any questions or comments, please leave me a comment and I will be happy to respond.
Tamara Amanda Bryant
"Conviction" is my second book of poetry and prose. It is 146 pages and it is available for purchase on Amazon.com for $7.99. Also, by looking up the book on Amazon you can preview parts of the book for free and decide whether or not you are interested in ordering it. The writing in this book covers issues like love, overcoming struggles, strength, and starting over. All of my writing is based on real experiences. The purpose of this book is to, again, show others that they are never alone in what they are going through and that you can be anything, no matter who you are or where you've been.
Click on the images of the book covers to go to the Amazon pages. If you have any questions or comments, please leave me a comment and I will be happy to respond.
Tamara Amanda Bryant
23 November 2009 @ 02:58 pm
I just finished figuring out how we're going to catch up on some bills (again). We have a lot of weeks where we end up doing that, and inevitably, I spend an hour or two juggling numbers, adding, subtracting (LOTS of subtracting), and so on, to try to balance the books and not get our electricity turned off. Anyway, this time, as I was finishing, I realized that, once again, God has made it so that we COULD get caught up. There's no other explanation for it. We haven't come upon any extra money. He just made it possible for us to squeeze by... yet AGAIN.
And, I remembered a previous entry where I talked about this type of thing. I talked about a choice I have when I communicate about my life to all my online friends and family. I can be negative and complain and whine about how tough life is, or... I can FIND THE POSITIVE. So, yet again, today I choose to find the positive! Here is that entry. It says EXACTLY what I'm feeling today. I think it's remarkable that I keep coming to this way of thinking, but like I say in that entry - it's a daily thing. I have to make that choice every day. It's not automatic, and God knows it's not easy! But, I do have the choice. And, I'm always better for having chosen the positive.
So, take a look at that other entry, if you'd like. I enjoyed revisiting it. And, for your other inspirational needs, I thought I'd post a few poems I really like (I refer to them a lot because I think they are so profound and necessary to remember). So, enjoy, be inspired to think happy thoughts, and Find the Positive!
ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll
The longer I live,
the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past,
than education, than money, than circumstances,
than failures, than successes,
than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill.
It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day
regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past...
we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have,
and that is our attitude...
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me
and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
Don't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and its turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
Author Unknown
Cristy
23 November 2009 @ 09:52 am
Dude, we had the best time EVER at Bachelor Girl Night at Harley’s Pub.
Honestly, it couldn’t have been better. We got to hang out, meet some new people, give away a bunch of stickers, drink a few adult beverages and listen to John and his band, Everyday Hemingway, rock everyone’s faces off.
Thanks so much to everyone who came out and supported Bachelor Girl and the band. Everyone agreed it was a really, really special night, and you all made it even more amazing.
Quite a few folks from the Bachelor Girl Blogosphere were there, among them Jessica the Web Mistress, Mark, Russell and Casey. Russell tried his best to get us into a bar fight, but alas, fisticuffs eluded him. Maybe next time.
But I know you’re all waiting for just one thing and wishing I would shut the hell up and get to it already.
And here it is:
The Bachelor Girl Anthem!!
(The lady in the background would like you to know that she loves Chris and he is her baby. So, like…don’t forget, OK?)
I love an apple martini
High heels by Jimmy Choo
Handbag designed by Marc Jacobs
Only one thing left to do (So what do I do?)
I’ll get the girls all together
Make a night on the town
We stick like birds of a feather
And watch the games going down…hey hey
Don’t need a man to feel special
Or define my life
I’ve got my own thing going
And I’m nobody’s wife
But that doesn’t mean I won’t
Give love a whirl
Deep down I’m just a romantic
Bachelor Girl
I’m just a Bachelor Girl x 4
Life isn’t Sex and the City
Still I dream Manolo Blahnik
But who really needs Dolce Gabbana
When inside I’m supersonic
I’ll get the girls all together
Make a night on the town
We stick like birds of a feather
And watch the games going down…hey hey
Don’t need a man to feel special
Or define my life
I’ve got my own thing going
And I’m nobody’s wife
But that doesn’t mean I won’t
Give love a whirl
Deep down I’m just a romantic
Bachelor Girl
I’m just a Bachelor Girl hey hey x 4
Thank God for Facebook and Twitter
Keeping up with my friends
And who needs to watch Desperate Housewives
‘Cause my drama never ends (So what do I do?)
I’ll get the girls all together
Make a night on the town
We stick like birds of a feather
And watch the games going down…hey hey
Don’t need a man to feel special
Or define my life
I’ve got my own thing going
And I’m nobody’s wife
But that doesn’t mean I won’t
Give love a whirl
Deep down I’m just a romantic
Bachelor Girl
I’m just a Bachelor Girl x 8
Words and music by John Bundrick, Copyright 2009
Performed by Everyday Hemingway
Do I have mad tambourine skillz or WHAT?!
“Or what,” you say.
I mean, Y’ALL. A saxophone. You know you’ve officially Made It when there is a freaking SAXOPHONE in your theme song. I can die now, is what I’m saying.
Special thanks to Jessica the Web Mistress for a) having a video camera, b) remembering to bring said video camera and c) taping the performance in such a way that we are not all motion-sick and nauseous after watching it.
That girl is organized in ways I can only dream about.
As for Johnny B. and Everyday Hemingway? Well, they are just going to have to live with the knowledge that on Friday night, they made me the happiest girl in the whole state of Louisiana. You guys are incredible, and you gave me an experience I’ll never forget. You’ve got a lifelong fan in this Bachelor Girl.
Your still-giddy
Kel
P.S. My friend and fellow blogger, Stasha, wrote a fascinating piece about blogging under one’s real name versus blogging anonymously, and she quoted yours truly! Check it out!
22 November 2009 @ 08:59 pm
Hi fellow book lovers! The funniest/most frustrating thing just happened to me. ( Read about my misadventures in book land )
Are there any other funny/humiliating/frustrating book searching stories that you folks have had?
Also, are there any other vampire series that you would recommend? I glanced at the first book in the Vampire Academy series and it didn't sound like something I wanted to read, I have reservations about the True Blue series, and the Anita Blake series seemed like it was trying too hard. Are my assumptions misguided? I just want to avoid cliches and cheesy stereotypes, if possible.
Thanks for reading!
Are there any other funny/humiliating/frustrating book searching stories that you folks have had?
Also, are there any other vampire series that you would recommend? I glanced at the first book in the Vampire Academy series and it didn't sound like something I wanted to read, I have reservations about the True Blue series, and the Anita Blake series seemed like it was trying too hard. Are my assumptions misguided? I just want to avoid cliches and cheesy stereotypes, if possible.
Thanks for reading!
Current Mood: 
amused
amused22 November 2009 @ 10:25 pm
Well, wrote on and off during the weekend. Here's my current total:
15,503 words!
Yay!!
I wrote my first kissing scene, which was fun. No excerpts this time. I'm too tired. But, I'll keep ya' posted! 'Night.
C
15,503 words!
Yay!!
I wrote my first kissing scene, which was fun. No excerpts this time. I'm too tired. But, I'll keep ya' posted! 'Night.
C
Current Mood: sleepy
sleepy22 November 2009 @ 04:06 pm
Just happened to see this about Apple not honoring its Applecare warranties due to a computer being used by a smoker. This is the first I am hearing of this, but I would guess that if this is an issue with Apple's computer users, then it is probably also an issue with iPod and even iPhone users.
22 November 2009 @ 05:45 pm
posted by Neil
Good morning. I cannot stay long as deadlines are happening.
Cat Mihos, in association with the CBLDF, has made the most beautiful print of Jim Lee's glorious pencil-art to accompany my poem "100 Words". It'll be limited to 750 numbered prints, and is lettered by Todd Klein. (Click on it in order to actually see it at readable size.) She decided that the first 24 hours it was on sale at her neverwear.net site, it would be $35, going up to $45 the following day. I linked to it on Twitter and... crashed the site. (Or possibly, crashed the shopping cart. I'm not sure. Different reports from people who couldn't get in.)
So Cat is extending the sale (at http://www.neverwear.net/store/) until the end of Monday, when she gets home from her trip out here, to apologise to people who had problems, and to allow people to get to it. You can read all about it (and see lots of Cat's candid snaps, including one of me in a 20 foot long Tom Baker style Doctor Who scarf I was sent by a reader who knits and likes Doctor Who and thought I needed one) over at http://kittysneverwear.blogspot.com
And on the subject of photos, KImberly Butler is out at the house right now to shoot photos of me, with her daughter Caitlin as a camera assistant. She is a remarkable photographer (http://www.kimberlybutler.com is her website). She's here because I am the Honorary Chair of National Library Week next year (details at this ALA website).
She's taking pictures of me to find one that could be used as a poster for National Library Week, and for press releases. Here are a few of the photos from yesterday, raw from her camera. I put up a selection at http://twitpic.com/photos/neilhimself. Here are four of my favourites. One of them is not of me.
(Strangest twitter comment this morning was from the person who told me off for surgically trimming my dog's ears. Someone who, I assume, has never encountered a German Shepherd or has any idea what their ears do. His ears are fine -- he just sticks them up when he's interested or listening. )
During the shoot Lorraine brought me tea. I got happy. Kimberly kept shooting.
Princess the cat and deformed bunnies (and a two-headed teddy). Probably will not be a National Library Week poster. (Click to see it full-size.)
(Strangest twitter comment this morning was from the person who told me off for surgically trimming my dog's ears. Someone who, I assume, has never encountered a German Shepherd or has any idea what their ears do. His ears are fine -- he just sticks them up when he's interested or listening. )
During the shoot Lorraine brought me tea. I got happy. Kimberly kept shooting.
Princess the cat and deformed bunnies (and a two-headed teddy). Probably will not be a National Library Week poster. (Click to see it full-size.)
Does anyone else have something further to add?
I go. Maddy's violin recital, a short story and an introduction are waiting. Zoom.
22 November 2009 @ 12:05 am
If I believed in ADD I'd say I have it when it comes to cleaning house! I just go from room to room and clean a bit here and there with absolutely NO plan or purpose whatsoever. The result is a house that does not look like its been cleaned!
I was doing a bit of aimless cleaning today and then I decided to do some Fly Style. I set my Flylady timer for 15 minutes and I hit the disaster area that was the kitchen. I had grand plans to clean all the dishes and then it the side counter with a bunch of crap on it that's been sitting there for weeks. The timer went off before I could hit the side counter, and I LISTENED TO THE FLYLADY and I stopped and went to the next room.
I hit the hall closet and put up all our summer sandals and brought down the winter shoes...like my fur covered Rocketdogs and my big pink boots. I even labeled the boxes so we knew what dress shoes where in which container! Me and my black Sharpie are BFFs.
One big hotspot is our dining room table so I hit that with the next 15 minutes along with dusting the family room, putting away all the errant DVDs in their PROPER CASES and getting rid of all the Barbie shoes that somehow multiply and end up all over the house.
One of my cats took the Dump of a Lifetime and stunk up the entire laundry room so I hit their litter boxes and put away all the dry laundry. Living with a broken dryer means we have clothes hanging up at all times and I have to do a load a day. I'm pretty proud that I've kept up with the laundry pretty well!
I finished by tidying up our bedroom (i.e. putting away all the clean clothes that I never have the energy to put away) and swishing and swiping the bathroom.
All in all it took me an hour and 15 minutes and I never did make it back to hit the kitchen side counter BUT the whole house looked really nice! Instead of spending 30 minutes making the kitchen nice and neglecting the other spots I was able to hit everything. I even did a few things that I've been meaning to do but haven't (like the shoes in the closet) and make the bedroom a nice place to relax.
I had enough leftover time to make homemade potstickers for a special dinner for Tom in honor of our Date Night. He came home to a clean house and a nice dinner and I felt all Suzy Homemaker. The timer kept me from going into apathy and spending all my time playing Bejeweld Blitz!
We saw New Moon and it was great! The theater was full of Tweens and they screamed an hollared when Jacob came on screen and took his shirt off. The actors and director did an AWESOME job and I think the movie is better than the book. The book dragged and then rushed while the movie was even-paced.
The best feeling is coming in after Date Night to a clean house and knowing that we'll have a nice clean house when we wake up! We have a gymnastics meet tomorrow in Bridgeview (toward Chicago) so I'm not going to be super energetic after spending all day at the meet and driving an hour home. Caylin will be brought by her grandparents and go home with them.
I have a crockpot meal planned for tomorrow :) This organizing stuff is AWESOME! All the meals for the week are ready to go! Chores are on a schedule! I'm using the Flylady Cruising Through the Holidays Control Journal and I love that too. I'm trying for less stress this year and trying to avoid last-minute shopping.
We go to college to learn how to do a job in Corporate America but our mom's are supposed to teach us how to run a house. I know my mom will be stressing about the holidays like she always does! And SHE has a cleaning lady. I'm glad I have some good things to pass on to my kids. If they ever decide to listen ;)
I was doing a bit of aimless cleaning today and then I decided to do some Fly Style. I set my Flylady timer for 15 minutes and I hit the disaster area that was the kitchen. I had grand plans to clean all the dishes and then it the side counter with a bunch of crap on it that's been sitting there for weeks. The timer went off before I could hit the side counter, and I LISTENED TO THE FLYLADY and I stopped and went to the next room.
I hit the hall closet and put up all our summer sandals and brought down the winter shoes...like my fur covered Rocketdogs and my big pink boots. I even labeled the boxes so we knew what dress shoes where in which container! Me and my black Sharpie are BFFs.
One big hotspot is our dining room table so I hit that with the next 15 minutes along with dusting the family room, putting away all the errant DVDs in their PROPER CASES and getting rid of all the Barbie shoes that somehow multiply and end up all over the house.
One of my cats took the Dump of a Lifetime and stunk up the entire laundry room so I hit their litter boxes and put away all the dry laundry. Living with a broken dryer means we have clothes hanging up at all times and I have to do a load a day. I'm pretty proud that I've kept up with the laundry pretty well!
I finished by tidying up our bedroom (i.e. putting away all the clean clothes that I never have the energy to put away) and swishing and swiping the bathroom.
All in all it took me an hour and 15 minutes and I never did make it back to hit the kitchen side counter BUT the whole house looked really nice! Instead of spending 30 minutes making the kitchen nice and neglecting the other spots I was able to hit everything. I even did a few things that I've been meaning to do but haven't (like the shoes in the closet) and make the bedroom a nice place to relax.
I had enough leftover time to make homemade potstickers for a special dinner for Tom in honor of our Date Night. He came home to a clean house and a nice dinner and I felt all Suzy Homemaker. The timer kept me from going into apathy and spending all my time playing Bejeweld Blitz!
We saw New Moon and it was great! The theater was full of Tweens and they screamed an hollared when Jacob came on screen and took his shirt off. The actors and director did an AWESOME job and I think the movie is better than the book. The book dragged and then rushed while the movie was even-paced.
The best feeling is coming in after Date Night to a clean house and knowing that we'll have a nice clean house when we wake up! We have a gymnastics meet tomorrow in Bridgeview (toward Chicago) so I'm not going to be super energetic after spending all day at the meet and driving an hour home. Caylin will be brought by her grandparents and go home with them.
I have a crockpot meal planned for tomorrow :) This organizing stuff is AWESOME! All the meals for the week are ready to go! Chores are on a schedule! I'm using the Flylady Cruising Through the Holidays Control Journal and I love that too. I'm trying for less stress this year and trying to avoid last-minute shopping.
We go to college to learn how to do a job in Corporate America but our mom's are supposed to teach us how to run a house. I know my mom will be stressing about the holidays like she always does! And SHE has a cleaning lady. I'm glad I have some good things to pass on to my kids. If they ever decide to listen ;)
21 November 2009 @ 06:59 pm
I had to reformat my computer a while back, and I haven't synced my iPod with it since. I just have and it's come up with a message (that I was expecting!) saying that it's synced with a different library and do I want to sync it with my computer instead. I know that if I do that it will replace the stuff on my iPod with what's on my computer (even though it's pretty much the same), but what will happen with tracks that I've purchased from iTunes on my iPod? Will they be deleted when I sync or not? If they will be - how can I sync my iPod without losing these?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Thanks in advance for any help!