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So let's talk about the internet!

In the course of any given week I get a lot of links from people in the cafe. Some are "omg you will lol", some are fannish news, some are signal boost requests. These are, of course, augmented with my own internet reading -- fic I read, interesting websites, info from my flist.

I feel a little bit weird about this, which I know is just my neurosis, but the fact remains that when I turn down someone's signal-boost request and then recc a fic, I feel like kind of a bastard. On the other hand, my journal is not a messageboard for fandom, and the efficacy of my signal boosts drops sharply when signal boosting is all I do.

So! I'm instituting a new system whereby I can help boost more signals and not feel like all I'm giving you guys is causes you might feel guilty you can't donate to or join with: RADIO FREE MONDAY.

This is mainly for non-fannish causes, since fannish news and fic is a little more relevant and a little less taxing emotionally. Unless a request is time-sensitive, all signal-boosts (once I've made sure they're valid and reasonable) will go out on Mondays in a single post. That way you can read or skip or skim as your heart desires and I don't feel like an asshole. Hooray!

(I do want to recommend that you stop and think if I'm the best billboard for you, before you ask, however. Sometimes the _daily newsletters or certain relevant comms are a more appropriate place to post simply because you will get a better-informed response there.)

So, welcome to RADIO FREE MONDAY.

-- hy_perion's friend Amy is taking part in "Live Below The Line", an Australian fundraiser that challenges people to live on less than $2AU (that's about $1.25 US) per day. She is raising money via this event which will go to support education initiatives in Cambodia, and could use your help.

-- koken23 is suddenly and unexpectedly moving to Herefordshire, and is looking for advice or info on the area for new residents.

-- emigree warns about a serial stalker on LJ. Please bear in mind this post contains potential triggers concerning stalking, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, race fetishisation, and sexual content. (This wasn't by request, I just think it's important for y'all to know.)

That's all for this week!

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My mum has been talking for days about this dog biscuit recipe she has, and how much their dog, Holstein, LOVES the biscuits she made him. I'm happy her dog is happy! I truly am, even though Holstein is a punk who likes to get into my luggage and parade around the house with my underwear in his teeth.

The thing is, she kept saying she was going to send me the recipe, and I kept reminding her, "Okay, but you know I don't own a dog or know anyone in Chicago who does, right?"

So this morning she sent me such an excited email. HERE IS THE AMAZING RECIPE OMG HE LOVES THEM IT'S FROM THIS BOOK OF DOG BISCUIT RECIPES AND I'LL SEND YOU SOME MORE AFTER I TRY THEM OUT.

Has she forgotten I don't have a dog? Does she not understand the limited-use nature of dog biscuits? It's not like I can make a fetching hat out of them, or invest them in my 401K. I don't need multiple recipes for treats for an animal I do not own.

I love her, but she baffles me.

On a related note, who published an entire book of dog biscuit recipes? They're dogs, they occasionally eat their own poo. Their palates are not that refined.

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Our Human Resources department just called me to ask if I had an accurate directory of staff at our location. That's right: HUMAN RESOURCES, the department in charge of HIRING AND FIRING, needs the receptionist to tell them who is currently working here.

The sad thing is, they really don't understand why I find this so amusing.

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Today was an ok day until about 3pm, when it all went to hell.

EVERYBODY SAVE YOUR WORK, I'M GOING TO REBOOT THE UNIVERSE.

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So, everyone on my Flist is doing the "I write like..." meme. But I decided I don't really want to be told I write like James Joyce (though I will forever love him for earning me a 5 on my AP Lit exam).

I write like
Sam Starbuck

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software.

HELL YEAH. OWNING IT. Do not define yourself by a narrow band of literary forbearers! Especially since most of them seem to be dead white men and Margaret Atwood.

Or, if you prefer:

I write like
YOUR MOM

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software.

No word of a lie, to get the text for the badge I ran the opening paragraph of a Wikipedia article through the analysis machine and it says Wikipedia writes like HP LOVECRAFT.

It was an article on split infinitives.