Archive for October, 2003

Aurora wow!

Wednesday, October 29th, 2003

We’re in the midst of a gigantic solar storm, and people in the most unusual places are reporting seeing the Northern Lights. Check out this photo from Houston! Boerne, about an hour south of Austin, as well as Llano, an hour west of Austin, also have reports in. I’m so jealous! [...]

Woah!

Tuesday, October 28th, 2003

I just found girly gun nirvana.
Hello Kitty hi-cap .45
Faux-fur covered AKs, M-16s, Uzis, etc. I love that HK, and the gingham-covered Beretta.

A poorly thought out feminism rant

Monday, October 27th, 2003

Men do not realize that women often aren’t taken seriously because of their gender. Granted, it’s not an easy thing to observe. It’s not a hostile thing, surely; more of a brush-off. Like the scene in The Princess Bride where Buttercup kisses the ailing king on the cheek and tells him she [...]

The great catbox massacre of ‘03

Monday, October 20th, 2003

It was quiet. Too quiet. Granted, even a deafening din would seem soft in comparison to the rest of the day: screams, wails, the muffled smack of fists hitting flesh. This was a quiet of a different color.
He said: should I go up there and see?
She said: I don’t know, I’m just [...]

Seeing-eye cat

Sunday, October 19th, 2003

The seeing-eye cat is back, this time on an adventure with a seeing-eye dog.

Rowdy neighbors

Friday, October 17th, 2003

Check out my sweet little girly gun and all her rowdy neighbors.
From left to right: full-auto Uzi, Dissipator AR-15, The Pink Lady, full-auto Mac 11/9, and a really pimped-out AK.
Ever wonder what the business end of a bunch of guns is like?
There were a lot of fun toys out there last weekend.

No, this is not on The Onion

Friday, October 17th, 2003

From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he “didn’t want to see any stories” quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences, said a senior administration official who asked that his name not be used.

Update

Wednesday, October 15th, 2003

This past weekend I spent with hub and a couple hundred friendly gun nuts 15 miles east of Waco at Gunstock. We had a fantastic time, despite some glitches, and fully plan on doing that again and as much as possible. If you live in the Central Texas area and are looking for [...]

Auuuuuuuuugh

Tuesday, October 14th, 2003

What the hell was I thinking when I accepted as moderator of a panel? I’ve never even seen a panel before, except for the La Leche League conference last year. I’m way too fat to do this, people are going to be looking at me and wishing they didn’t have to. 90% [...]

Critters

Monday, October 13th, 2003

I know how much y’all love it when I post critter pictures. Hub found this in his sink upstairs. Click it for a bigger version.

That’s a brown recluse, albeit a small one. It’s really not a very happy spider; I think it’s about to die. Either it came home [...]