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Does anyone have any of the executive customer service email addresses for phone numbers for LUSH? Long story short, I paid $20 for shipping that was supposed to be "expedited", with a time of 1-3 days. We are not 7 days later, with the package still in transit, and the estimated delivery is tomorrow, to thursday. I am LIVID that I paid this much for shipping, only to have to crawl it's way there. I had two other orders from small independent retailers placed the same day that arrived in time, and the only reason I can think of as to LUSH not doing the same is that they just want to pocket the extra money. This is a gift for my mother, who now thinks that I forgot about her for Christmas. If it had come the day after, I would have understood a slight delay, but this has gotten beyond ridiculous. If this isn't bad enough, my emails have gone unanswered, and their customer service line is disconnected. I feel that this is extremely disrespectful of the company. I was a good customer for years, but if this goes unresolved, I will be sure to never again buy a thing from this company, and to let everyone know how badly they've wronged me. If anyone has the email address for Mark Constantine, or anyone else in the executive/managerial team, I would really appreciated the ability to contact them. I'm sure the worker bees are just laughing at my emails, wondering how many other people will fall for their expedited shipping scam. Tags: rants, shipping
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Friends, Today a somewhat hasty entry as I must write a greeting for friends in Moscow and then go into New York for lunch and then an evening meeting. But the content can be rather rich perhaps all the more for my stepping back. Two things I hope not entirely for different people! but if you are interested by one and not the other it is no disaster. First The Christmas Kontakion by St Roman the Melod. In brief a kondak is a long collection of verses to a theme of which what survives in the Eastern liturgy in use is just the prelude stanza. But I find this season what I did not know the entire 24 verse Christmas Kontakion of St Roman. and I have posted it backdated. http://seraphimsigrist.livejournal.com/877757.htmlIt is in its central part the dialogue of Mary with the three Mages who came following a star, perhaps in the sky or perhaps on their astrological charts(there are plausible astronomical and astrological events which would account for it) in any case in their hearts. Some would say that they are but figures of story ,of the mise-en-scene, but that is not necessary given as we said the existing stars at the moment. Anyway I think it is a rather wonderful poem...dip into it... why not? Many of you at least will be interested as I am. and grateful to Ephraim Lash for translating. Secondly here from the exhibit in New York is Blue Mountainby Wassily Kandinsky. It is on the way into the abstract and for Kandinsky the pure spiritual world but it does not leave behind the mountain or the two trees now masses of colour, or the horses. The horses and riders ,and Kandinsky loved horses from childhood, also represent the age of the Holy Spirit(cf Joachim of Flora) which is coming as Kandinsky felt and which he announces through his art. Today these and as always welcome all your thought ,yours +Seraphim  .
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 Today's teacup: violets Today's tea: Today is a day requiring both blackcurrant tea and salabat, which I made with jasmine green tea. (See below.) Temperature this morning: 28 degrees I'm finding myself a little crabby with the NPR story this morning on Louisa May Alcott, which seems a little disingenuous to me in that there's a deal of censure being attached to Alcott's working toward making a living. Artists, of course, are expected to spend tewnty years learning a craft and art that they will then do just for the love of it. The fact is, yes, most of us will do it just for the love of it. But we also need to eat. Alcott grew up in grinding poverty with a fabulously popular but indigent father. The fact that she was concerned with securing a good encome in her adulthood does not make her less of an artist; it makes her an artist like any other.   High-mindedness and a desire for financial stability are not mutually exclusive, you know. Alcott supported her family and herself with her work. She was an independent woman in an era when that was not common or encouraged. I am not, personally, a big fan of her work (though the ivy story in A Garland for Girls stays with me to this day), but I am a fan of her life. And I'm pretty sure that the author of Little Women and Hospital Sketches could manage to be both an artist and mercenary at the same time. Of course, I am a commercial artist myself. If nobody wants to read my books, I don't eat. Fortunately, I do consider accessibility an artistic value (one that I am not particularly good at, but it's nice to have goals) and I don't consider it a value that necessarily lies in opposition to depth of meanng or nuance or ambiguity. The hard trick, of course, is balancing it all. Layers; this is what layers are for. cristalia has been talking a bunch about Dashiell Hammett lately; I also offer Dennis Lehane as an example. (Mystery has figured out how to do this well; I imagine SFF can pull it off too.) Both of them, I am pretty sure, earn(ed) a living. Today I must work on The Secret Project With kylecassidy (also featureing trillian_stars) and The White City. I think part of the problem I am having with The White City is that it is at its heart a very bleak little book, and it ends with a noble sacrifice and a cold wind blowing--and I am a little scared of writing that, because it's so sad. Also, there's the simple logistics of Our Heroes solving the mystery. Which is apparently trickier than it might seem. La. Well, blogging doesn't get the writing done. Off we go, avoidant-lass Tags: abby irene, industry, secrit project, tea, the daily commute, the white city, the writer at work
I feel ...:  determined
Current Music: Morning Edition
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The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son, by Rupert Isaacson; New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009. ISBN-13:978-1-61523-575-9. Paperback edition; 357 pages; 16 pages of color photographs. This book was in my Christmas gift basket from my oldest daughter and her family, and I recommend it with my whole heart; it's a wonderful book. It tells the story of Rupert Isaacson, his wife Kristin, his autistic son Rowan, and a whole cast of other characters, who go on an incredible journey together. The word "quest" is exactly the right word. There's an intricate plotline about horses and the relationships between people and horses, that I found deeply interesting and totally convincing. I've never ridden horses -- a mule, but never horses -- which means that if this plotline isn't accurate I would have no way of knowing, but I was completely convinced. There's a plotline about the family's trip through Outer Mongolia, first by air, then in an unreliable van, and then days on horseback. If the book had had only this story arc it would have held my interest from beginning to end; Isaacson's descriptions of the landscapes and weather, the troubles and complications, the crew of helpers (and a camera crew as well), are riveting. This man can really write; he makes you see and hear and taste and feel every mile and every experience as if you were right there with him. There's a plotline about the shamans that Rowan's parents hoped would be able to help their son -- with detailed descriptions of their rituals and ceremonies. And then, on pp. 348-349, Isaacson writes: "Rowan is still autistic -- his essence, his many talents, are all tied up with it. He has been healed of the terrible dysfunctions that afflicted him -- his physical and emotional incontinence, his neurological firestorms, his anxiety and hyperactivity. But he has not been cured. Nor would I want him to be. To 'cure' him, in terms of trying to tear the autism out, now seems to me completely wrong. Why can't he exist between the worlds, with a foot in both, as many neurotypical people do? Think of immigrants to the United States, living with one foot in their home language and culture, the other in the West, walking in two worlds. It is a rich place to be. Can Rowan keep learning the skills necessary to swim in our world while retaining the magic of his own? It seems a tangible dream." And at the book's end Isaacson is making arrangements to take Rowan to the Kalahari, as one of the shamans they consulted in Mongolia told him he must do. I hope this means there will be a book about that journey as well. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to read this magnificent book. Tags: book review
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Government Report Absolves ACORN of Voter Fraud: A newly-issued Congressional Research Service (CRS) study (pdf) on the activities of the community group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) found no evidence the group has engaged in fraudulent voting or violations of federal financing rules over the last five years. Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives ordered the study after conservatives accused ACORN of conducting voter registration fraud in poor neighborhoods and contributing to the country's financial crisis by "pushing the banking system into a sinkhole of bad loans." The accusations led some members of Congress to push to cut off the group's federal funding. A Federal District Court Judge recently ruled that cutting ACORN's funding was an illegal bill of attainder against the group, a term that refers to Congress targeting punishment at specific individuals or organizations. The CRS report also said that conservative activists may have broken privacy laws in two states when they secretly videotaped an encounter with ACORN representatives while posing as a pimp and a prostitute, to see what kind of advice ACORN representatives would offer them about evading taxes and hiding their activities. Quoted in its entirety from PRWatch.org; emphasis mine. I remember when someone no longer welcome around these parts used to zip over here to relentlessly insist that sexism doesn't actually exist "there are two sides to every story" and that she had other American friends who "knew," knew I tells ya, that ACORN had committed fraud--this was during one of the earlier conservative attacks on the organization, which attack was also refuted in a government investigation--despite there being no actual evidence of actual fraud committed by actual ACORN. Well hell, sometimes there are not two sides to a story; where power is concerned, there's often only one side for a whole lotta stories, the same old boring-ass side where some asshole on top wants to keep other people down, because they think that things like dignity and safety and happiness are fixed-quantity resources and if poor people or black people or women people have any of that stuff, then they, the Top Dog, won't have any. That's Magic Asshole Math there for ya, where "sharing" means not that everyone gets a little bit, but that one very small group who had everything (which is, in their worldview, somehow the Just and Right order of things) goes to having nothing, which is--apparently--somehow the equivalent of world social collapse. At any rate, sometimes conservatives try to trash their political opponents, and make up as many lies, and create as much legal red tape, as possible in order to discredit those opponents and keep them from doing their work. These assholes took an organization whose purpose is to help raise individuals and communities from poverty and powerlessness, and claimed it did everything from engage in voter fraud to (apparently) single-handedly cause the economic crisis. You can learn a lot about someone from the enemies they choose, and as usual, the Right comes off looking like a slavering pack of backward, greedy, hate-filled wastes o' resources. Tags: links, news, politics, social commentary, the mass media is crazy
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I get UTIs often enough that, when I switched insurance, they won't cover it anymore. Probably about 3-6 times per year, maybe more. So having to pay for treatment out of pocket gives me a little extra incentive to try to avoid them. I've heard pretty much everything (how to wipe, peeing after sex, staying hydrated, cranberry juice) and I thought I figured out what caused mine (prolonged or vigorous sex, especially with a condom) but apparently not, seeing as how I think I am getting another one, this time from less than five minutes of mild sex in the shower (after fully cleaning and rinsing off). I think I may have been developing mild symptoms before that though, so it could have just aggravated it. Argh. Is there no way to keep this from happening? I'm self employed and highly budget conscious, and if I have to pay for a clinic visit and drugs multiple times a year, that will add up. I *can* do it, there is money put aside for medical expenses, but it's annoying to shell out all the money if I could just prevent it instead. I feel ...:  annoyed
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tmi_chix
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Hey everyone. To start this off, let me just say something, so you understand why this is a concern for me. I don't shave. I don't shave my legs, underarms or bikini line. I pluck my eyebrows but I don't shave. I don't think it's gross, unattractive, unfeminine, etc. I like the look and feel and I just like it. If you think this is gross, well, that's your issue, not mine.
On to the problem I am facing, last night, I shaved my under arm hair. Reason? I'm pretty sure it was contributing to a B.O. problem I have been having lately. I shower regularly, wear deodorant (and sometimes perfume) and never wear dirty clothes, yet ue to my teenage hormones, I seem to stink to some degree 95% of the time. This has happened before, and it lasts about a month. Yet this time it seemed worse than last time.
Could the underarm hair really be contributing?
Or did I waste my time last night and shave off 2 months worth of growth?
Anyone ever had an experience with this kind of thing?
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lushcosmetics
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Okay, I admit, I am very envious of you guys who got some great stuff for Chruistmash from Lush and for those who got to hit the after Christmas sale on Saturday. I didn't get into the shop I livve near (which would be Towson, MD) until around 8 that night and they were already cleaned out. I was a tad bit disappointed as I was hoping to stock up and get some late presents for friends, but oh well. Maybe next year? In addition to my lamenting,I come with a couple of questions regarding skin care. So my skin is two things: oily in spots and dry in spots. So you could say it is combination skin. This would be fairly simple except that most of the moisturizers I've used actually don't too much for the oily mess that is my nose... except Skin Drink, oddly enough. What I probably need is a good cleanser, so I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions as to what would work best? I've tried a lot of different things, but mostly the two Anges and Coalface, but I am always interested in new stuff. Any help is appreciated! Tags: advice: skincare, holiday sale 09
I feel ...:  cynical
Current Music: abingdon boys school - From dusk till dawn | Powered by Last.fm
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Title
Permit only logged-in users to view specific entries Short, concise description of the idea
Similar to friends-locking an entry, this would prevent users who are not logged in from viewing an entry. Full description of the idea
So, like I said, only users logged into their Livejournal accounts would be able to view specified journal entries. It should be like when one selects to friends-lock entries. It could be chosen as a default setting or selected for an individual entry, as with friends-locking. An ordered list of benefits
- People casually browsing a user's journal wouldn't be able to see certain entries, but LJers wouldn't need to friend the user to view his or her journal entries. So if you logged out of a shared computer but your history was still available, other people sharing that computer generally wouldn't see your entries, but if a community moderator wanted to browse your entries to see if you're interested in the community topic, they wouldn't need to friend you.
- Adult content settings would ACTUALLY WORK. As it is, one needs to flag an entry for adult content and friends-lock it, because all underage LJers know they can just log out and click right through the "are you over 14/18?" screen. Honestly, that thing's a bit of a joke. And friends-locking it is highly inconvenient. Therefore, more content would be visible to logged-in LJers, and people would no longer be breaking the rules every time they post an entry containing "adult concepts" outside of friends lock.
An ordered list of problems/issues involved
- It might tend to cause people to create throwaway accounts to get past it.
- It would reduce the amount of content visible to non-logged-in types, and they have to look at the ads. However, it would increase the amount of content actual LJers can see, as discussed previously.
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I've been in a movie watching mood, and have hit good ones for the last two nights. Tonight, I watched Gran Torino, with Clint Eastwood. Now that I've finished wiping the tears off my face, I can admit that there's a whole lot of my daddy in Walt Kowalski. Sometimes, a lot of the time even, I wish my dad and I were a lot closer than we are. I miss having him in my life.
Last night was Precious, and that is a thought provoking, chilling movie. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it highly.
I think the only thing on the agenda for today is a cruise through Wal-Mart and a trip to the library. The weather is supposed to turn nasty tonight/tomorrow and I want to be able to batten down the hatches and stay warm. I think the low tonight is to be right around 30 and the high tomorrow will be only a couple of degrees above that. Brrrr... (and yes, I know you folks up North are calling me names right now, but there's a reason I live in Texas, okay?). :-)
Poppy has officially turned into D's cat. She sleeps with him at night, she follows him around the house and heaven forbid she wants petted and he doesn't comply. It's so funny. *G*
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Too freakin' cool. Scientists have demonstrated a way to harness the motion of swimming bacteria to turn tiny gears. This bacteria-driven mechanism could someday power micro-machines that combine living organisms and man-made materials.
To build their rudimentary device, the research team first fashioned silicon gears measuring a mere 0.01 inches (380 micrometers) across and 0.002 inches (50 micrometers) thick. With their slanted teeth, the gears look rather like tiny ninja stars.
The microgears were then placed into a nutrient broth swarming with the microbe Bacillus subtilis, the workhorses in this setup. When supplied with nutrients and oxygen the bacteria scoot about randomly. Nicked from AmericaBlog. If you could have cyborg parts, would you get 'em? And, if so, what would they be? Assume Six Million Dollar Man rules, i.e., they feel real and work without stressing the rest of your weak, puny human physiology. I'd likely go for new legs, hips, and lower back at this point, maybe with a few USB jacks in convenient locations. Tags: science
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( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. )Tags: behavior.being a night owl, body.awakeness, body.sleep, experiences.drugs, experiences.drugs.vitamin d, experiences.housework, experiences.weather, food, food.baking, food.baking.cookies, mind.feelings.joy, mind.wiring, mind.wiring.anxiety, mind.wiring.mania
I feel ...: cheerful
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Well, I was all set to go to bed earlier than usual, and then I took one last look at those little spoon charms... ...and now it's half past two, and there are two more spoon vessels that will go into New Shinies on Wednesday. I'm working out some of the geometry on these. It's a pendulum swing: very ornate, rather spare, ornate again, sparer yet.... We'll see where it ends up. One of the vessels is very faeryland, all curves and ornaments and little firepolished crystal beads in a finish they call "amethyst glow," and the other is just sterling silver wire in two gauges. One side of the latter came out looking like fantasy to me and the other like science fiction, which was amusing. So much in my head, and this late at night it seems that my pain receptors say, "Oh, the heck with it!" and take a little break, and the temptation is to stay up, but I'm going to be at least semi-good and go to bed pretty soon. Might take a hot bath first, as it's kinda cold around the edges hereabouts. Tags: artlog, spoons
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Vaguely medieval-esque world. Girl and her younger brother - girl is early to mid teen-ish, brother is maybe seven? Their parents died. The kids are running scared because they have "talents" - pretty sure the girl can communicate with animals and I know the boy, we find out later, is a persuader and can get people to do things for him if necessary. (At one point he "persuades" his sister to eat meat (or possibly human meat, at any rate, she was squicked out) because he needs her to look after him. I think he gets gradually more self-interested and sociopathic as time goes on.)
I don't know if children with talents are killed or taken away to be "educated", but the two of them have the sense to not want any of that. Some of the people with talents are used in wars... I think there's one kid used to burn people up?
At some point in the past there were dragons, now believed to be all extinct. The kids get to some guy's castle (he wears gloves all the time) where they find out that "every child born in this castle has a talent". He has one son. This leads us to think the talents are genetic in origin, but the big reveal is that he has a dragon living in his castle and their scales do something to the water that mutates babies. The local governments are implied to have known this, and the extermination of the dragons is thought - by the few who know enough to realize this - to have really been a cover for ultimately eliminating the birth of children with talents, and the everlasting wars are a cover to keep talented children occupied (and hopefully killed) in battles so they can't do anything crazy like take over.
There may have been a romance between the guy in the castle and the girl, and they have to flee the castle by the end of the book. I think there may have been supposed to be a sequel, but I don't know if there ever was. I certainly never read it. The little brother chooses to be left behind in the castle, but his sister (who has been persuaded to take care of him his whole life) isn't too concerned, realizing that he's got the one talent that can keep him safe and alive no matter what.
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