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| 08:15pm 23/11/2009 |
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This tophat has received so much mileage.
The con was great, didn't sleep much but i got to see a lot of my old friends and make some new ones. This includes a rather cool ratsuiter.
I will admit was not a fan of the convention space however I hear that is changing next year for sure.
I'll post the con report after some sleep (possibly)
Also, its true, i now have 2 jobs. both are booking agent positions. both music and actors and performers.
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| 01:26am 19/11/2009 |
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mood:  contemplative music: Going out Swinging - Motley Crue
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Taken from L.A.M.F. from Motley Crue - Saints of Los Angeles
Slithering towards the dream
All infected with the same disease
Awaiting your flesh to be cloaked in silver
As the fat rats grovel,
Ready to steal your innocence
And exploit your soul
Some will hit their knees
In a rancid act of desperation
While others search
For a hopeless god to save them
For every four, there will be
One hundred thousand fallen
Drowning in a cesspool of awareness
That they have failed
This city, full of plastic angels,
Will seduce you
Welcome to Los Angeles!
You've heard the rumors, time and again. California is the land of dreams and dreamers, predator and prey. Its a cut throat world flled with the most talented as well as the most souless human beings to ever slither this earth.
Theres a mentality out here that I've been blind to untl it was mentioned to me. Its a world that promises you gold and gives you dust. Nothing can be assumed, only witnessed.
The term "lets do lunch" means I am going to avoid you at every turn. "we have a deal" means nothing unless you can legally bind that person to thier promise. "I'll look into it" means go away. and the infamous "check is n the mail" means about as much as it does when you say that to a delinquent bill.... theres no check untl its cleared the bank.
This happens every day, in every industry out here from actors to the guy selling you an ipod. The name of the game is money, and finding the most reliable "not fastest" path to it.
I've been studying the entertainment industry rather deeply and what i've noticed applies to near everything out there. 3 years of california has been enough to change my approach to everything from buying a car to landng a job. If I was to go out east, i am fairly confidant that i could walk into any buildng and land any job i wanted, reguardless of my qualfications.
This place teaches you alot of things. You learn to check your morals at the door and go in knowing that you are there to take what you want on your terms. Its damn near crimnal anywhere else but its a way of life out here.
I tried my hand at car sales, my honest nature was shocking to some, frightening to others. People wouldnt deal with me because they couldnt find the lie in what i was telling them, truth be told, i didnt have to lie. I had people ask for other salesmen that promised them the world in the glovebox wrapped in gold, because they were more comfortable being lied to.
This brings up a good point. As much as we believe otherwise, most of the people readng this prefer to be lied to. Anything from telling your mate everything is ok, when its not... to seeing a product that promises millions. Its become a part of your life, you expect it... its like a drug in a way. when its not there, you will drive yourself nuts looking for it. Look back at some of the amazing things you've heard in your life, even if there was proof infront of you, didnt you feel just a bit skeptical?
Why do people feel the need to lie, and why must we be lied to in order to feel comfortable? Are we seeing the lies as a possible outcome in our favor, thus tipping the scale toward acceptance?
Its time for me to dust myself off... kick the 2 year funk ive been in and take things into my own hands.
just some random thoughts and blatherngs from the mind of anout of place rangakoo =) |
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| Midwest Furfest |
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| 09:34am 11/11/2009 |
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music: Fade To Black - Metallica
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its still up n the air weather there will be an appearance of a kangaroo or not.
Hoping to go. hope to see alot of people there that i havent seen in ages. |
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| Boycotting gay friendly companies? good luck with that...... |
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| 07:21am 01/11/2009 |
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mood:  Fuck yeah
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I ran across an interesting editorial. It seems the ritous thing to do now is boycott gay friendly companies in order to get your anti gay message across. Dont consume or use products from "X" company, doing so will only reinforce the idea that gay is acceptable. ...
I suggest reading this.
HRC's Corporate Equality Index 2010; or, How to Avoid the Gay Agenda, Take 2
Posted on: October 30, 2009 9:23 AM, by Ed Brayton
The Human Rights Campaign has its latest Corporate Equality Index out and the progress continues. This year, 305 corporations get a 100% score on equality for gays and lesbians, up from 260 last year and 195 the year before. This is great news to everyone except the anti-gay bigots, of course. The Worldnutdaily has an article that lists all 305 companies so their readers can avoid them. The headline on the article:
America's Pro-Homosexual Giants: 2010
Fe fi fo FABULOUS. In honor of this, I reprint a slightly edited version of my guide to the bigots on how to avoid advancing the gay agenda.
This is quite a problem for groups like the American Family Association, who have made quite a public scene with their attempts to boycott Ford because they advertise their cars in gay magazines and have a policy of not firing gay people just for being gay. But since there are now more than 300 major corporations that, like Ford, score a perfect 100 for their gay-friendly policies, how does a bigot avoid unwittingly supporting one of them and thus helping to advance the "radical gay agenda"? You've come to the right place for advice. Here's a brief list of some of the things you can't do.
You can't fly on American Airlines or US Airways, both of which scored a perfect 100. You might also want to avoid United, Southwest, Delta, Northwest, Continental and JetBlue; all scored above 80. In fact, you can't even fly on Sarah Palin's Alaska Airlines, who got a perfect score this year. Who can you fly? Well, you could try Nepal Airlines, the faith-based airline that sacrifices goats to appease God. On second thought, that won't work either. Nepal Airlines has two planes, both of them made by Boeing; Boeing got a perfect 100 too. Go Greyhound!
In fact, you might want to start boycotting the military too. Most of the major defense contractors scored very well. Honeywell, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman all scored a perfect 100. Lockheed got an 85. Who would have guessed that our good ol' red-blooded and (presumably) straight American fighting men are using weapons that advance the gay agenda? If you don't ask, we won't tell.
Shopping could be a problem too. You can't shop at Abercrombie and Fitch, The Gap, JC Penney's, Macy's, or Nordstroms. Can't wear Levis jeans or Nike shoes. And even that staple of middle American fashion, LL Bean, scored a 79. Ah well, there's always K-Mart. And in a pinch, you can always wear a plain white sheet.
Then again, it's going to be difficult to get to the mall anyway since cars are pretty much out entirely. Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, Subaru and Volkswagon all scored a perfect 100. You could try Volvo, but that's a Swedish company and you know how those morally bankrupt Scandinavians like to treat gay people like human beings. It may be horse and buggy time.
Finances are gonna be damn near impossible. Want to find a hetero-normative mortgage? Good luck. Bank of America, Citigroup, Countrywide, JP Morgan Chase, Fannie Mae, Indy Mac, Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo all scored 100. Need a morally upstanding credit card? Avoid American Express, Mastercard and Visa; all got perfect scores. Can't do Discover either, since they're owned by Morgan Stanley and damn if they didn't get a 100 as well.
Banking in general is gonna be a real problem for the Righteous, and you might as well give up on any thought of investing your money or saving for retirement. Bank of America, Capital One Financial, Charles Schwab, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch - all get perfect scores on the Sodomy Scale. I guess that leaves the old coffee can under the bed, but you'll have to make sure it isn't Maxwell House or Gevalia; they're both owned by Kraft Foods which, you guessed it, got a perfect score too.
Speaking of which, eating and drinking could be a bit difficult as well. No Coke or Pepsi, they both got 100. Nothing from Kraft or General Mills, which wipes out about half the products in the supermarket. No Budweiser. For crying out loud, even Coors, typically a friend to conservatives, has been corrupted by the forces of buggery and scores a perfect 100. And even that old American standby, Campbell Soups, got a 95.
Ironically, you can safely eat Heinz 57 sauce; despite being associated with a certain gay-loving Massachusetts liberal, they only scored a 46. It doesn't look like you'll have much to put it on though; perhaps it will go well with the manna from the sky you'll be relying on in your quest to take a stand for decency in America.
It's probably a good thing that most of you believe in faith healing too, because getting health insurance without supporting those godless sodomites may prove impossible. AAA, Hartford, Metlife, Prudential, ING and Nationwide are all perfect 100s. Even the obviously misnamed American Family Insurance Group scores 100. Don't they know that you can't use the word "family" unless you're anti-gay?
Even if you did have health insurance, your doctor couldn't prescribe you any medication made by Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Merck or Pfizer. Don't worry, I'm sure that rash will clear up soon. And if it doesn't, take solace in the fact that you're doing the right thing. Wear it like a badge of honor for your brave and virtuous stand against immorality and equality. |
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| one of the best mixed songs EVAR and MWFF and roos adventures in hollywood?! |
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| 01:03pm 27/10/2009 |
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first
Also, a little birdy has told me that i will possibly be making my return to MWFF this year. With everything that is going on, i cant tell you how much i need this vacation.
Also, yet another job for me. Looks ike i will be a stay at home roo, working as a booking agent for an actual company. I need the training, i didnt do to well at it before because theres alot of things that i do not know about the industry, a lovely firm in los angeles has decided to take a roo under thier wing and show him the ropes
No references to "Swimming with the sharks"
So, yes... i will be a slimeball hollywood type. I dont care though, it gives me a chance to really learn something that can help ALOT of my friends. It will also help me cure this funk i have been in.
The nice thing is, i can do this job from anywhere in the world. So I could, if i do well, be at every furry con out there in time. They are starting me out with some minor labels and some relitive unknowns and my job will be to book them, and work with our PR department to promote them.
The roo is making his break into the music industry. yay!
God i hope i can learn this industry, a few people have said this is where i belong, I have been nudging myself this wa for a while, I would love to be able to give furs like Matt Ebel a paw to make them the main stream musicians they should be. I will get the training and mentoring it takes to make it into this industry, and my resume will grow conciderably.
there is a happy roo, and i throw happy at everyone.
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| 06:40pm 09/10/2009 |
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Well, I learned a stern lesson. I should have listened to bird.
I stopped taking my meds thinking that I could make it through the next few days dealing wtih the pain. WORNG... I tweaked my muscle again while I was asleep and woke up barely able to move.
I am running out of pain meds no refills.
so much stress =( |
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| kangaroo without bounce |
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| 08:36pm 06/10/2009 |
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yy, I sprained my lower back.... again...
argh, I need to heal so I can get back towork.... finding a new job since I lost my new one |
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| Rainfurrest! last call for help! |
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| 08:43am 17/09/2009 |
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What I am doing is this.
I am gathering up furs to take flowers to 2. pictures, real ones, seeds... any type of flowers. I cant be at Rainfurrest myself sadly.
The idea is to recruit as much of the con as possible to run up to 2 and give him flowers or pictures of them and say "this is from roo" all the while I will be doing the same thing by phone while I am out in the field.
2 loves flowers and it makes him smile sooo I am hoping I can get enough people to gather enough people to do this for me =)
I am going to miss him while hes gone and this is my way of saying "I love you" when I cant actually be there
Again, if you have friends who are going, pass this on to them, if your going pass this on to you, even try to get staff involved.
*bounces happily* I have some people already up for it, it only takes a minute and wont cost anything. =) |
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| 08:10pm 15/09/2009 |
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its my birthday today, 30 years ago I was born into a pouch!
bounces all around. |
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| Learning to dance |
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| 11:34pm 13/09/2009 |
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The roo is taking professional dance lessons from a very talented coon named Jibba.
I have to say that if ever you want to learn to dance, tis coon is the one to talk to. hes professional, talented and knows what to look for and can even teach a poorly balanced kangaroo like myself (those roos out there know what its like to BE A ROO and try to learn to dance, w arent set up for it!)
My dance partner is a gryphon, who has 2 legs up on me. Its not fair I say! *smiles*
I am a happy roo and I am learning a new skill.
This is something I needed. =) |
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| Rainfurrest? who going? IMPORTANT! |
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| 08:53pm 06/09/2009 |
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I know I've posted this before but Its REALLLY IMPORTANT!
If you know ANYBODY going to rainfurrest, staff members of Rainfurrest anything. Please drop me a PM I need some MAJOR help |
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| Its 100 degrees outside |
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| 01:39pm 27/08/2009 |
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Yeah, its effin hot out!
I've got an impromptu day off! Heres the story behind it!
That job that I posted about getting with make it work... well I thought that it fell through at the last minute. I didnt hear back from them after I got my dmv printout (you need that when they give you a company car). I feared the job lost.
Yesterday at about 4 o'clock I got a text message from makeitwork.com "good news, the job is yours!" I was bouncing for joy! I was on break at the time so I called up Josh who sent me the message and told him I'll take the offer... blah blah blah happy roo!
10 minutes later I finish a call at EVGA and I get logged out automatically, seems the HR guy needs to talk to me to tell me I'm fired. it was some piddly stuff, to many write ups blah blah blah customer complaints.
So I am a happy roo! I get a day off, I get a huge pay jump (from 12 to 18$ an hour) and I get to do what I love most, actually fixing things for people ... not to big on walking people through fixing things by phone, its rather difficult at times)
I miss 2. My bird is off in germany and will be performing out there, I hope the show goes awesome. If your at EF, give him a hug from roo. |
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| New job for roos! |
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| 12:25pm 24/08/2009 |
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I just got a job offer working for a company called "Make It Work" out of OC
Its in home IT kind of like geek squad except with people that know what they are doing.
Starting pay is 8$ an hour for the first two weeks. Then it jumps up to 18$ an hour and 3 months later it goes to 20$ an hour with a pay cap at 26$ an hour
Plus I get my own Mini Cooper. I shall name it "Mini Roo"
This does mean that I can leave my truck at the house for bird so hes got a way around town. I also go back to a monday through friday schedule, plus OT available. This makes roo a happy roo. |
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| Random psychological tests |
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| 06:37pm 22/08/2009 |
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I've not really put much faith in "quizzilla" like tests. I honestly dont believe that from a few simple answers, the embodyment of all that is you can really be extrapolated. The human mind is extreamly complex and there are several variables that truely make us who we are, how we act and how we grow emotionally. basically, a multiple choice test really isnt going to summerize the complexity that is us.
This test is kind of neat.
http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/Tests_Battery.asp#RHETI
Most of us have taken a form of this test when applying for employment, however you've never really had a chance to see what your score is or what your answers tell them. This is your chance to do so. =)
Select the top test, it takes about 5 minutes to answer.
I came out with a tie between type 7 and type 8 and aside from a few things it is very accurate. I find myself sitting somewhere closer to the type 7 than 8. Post your score, I'd like to know how everyone did!
Type Seven in Brief
Sevens are extroverted, optimistic, versatile, and spontaneous. Playful, high-spirited, and practical, they can also misapply their many talents, becoming over- extended, scattered, and undisciplined. They constantly seek new and exciting experiences, but can become distracted and exhausted by staying on the go. They typically have problems with impatience and impulsiveness. At their Best: they focus their talents on worthwhile goals, becoming appreciative, joyous, and satisfied.
Basic Fear: Of being deprived and in pain
Basic Desire: To be satisfied and content—to have their needs
fulfilled
Enneagram Seven with a Six-Wing: "The Entertainer"
Enneagram Seven with an Eight-Wing: "The Realist"
Key Motivations: Want to maintain their freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile experiences, to keep themselves excited and occupied, to avoid and discharge pain.
The Meaning of the Arrows (in brief)
When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress), scattered Sevens suddenly become perfectionistic and critical at One. However, when moving in their Direction of Integration (growth), gluttonous, scattered Sevens become more focused and fascinated by life, like healthy Fives. |
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| 04:25pm 22/08/2009 |
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I've poked at a few memes when I was bored but my favorites are the "tell people about you" meme.
without the confines of rules I'm gunna just post some stuff about this roo ^^
1. I was born in Detroit Michigan, raised in Florida during my developmental years (2-5 or 6 I think) then moved back to michigan where I spent the rest of my childhood.
My fondest memories are from florida. I lived in a small town called Hastings as well as a smaller rural area called fruitland (heee) where we had a trailer home single wide, no running water, 10 acres of land and a horse. We did have electricity though. but I never watched TV because we couldnt afford to own one. My family scrimped and saved to get a computer. The Commodore 64. I remember my uncle teaching me what computer language was, how it worked and how to write my own games by the time I was 6.
2. I was a storm chaser, though not professional, I'd spend summers in the midwest chasing tornados or being chased by them depending on the storm. I paid for my gas and lodging by working odd jobs here and there and selling my pictures to NG and anyone else that would buy them. generally they would drop 5-10 bucks a pic.
I destroyed alot of cars which is partially why I have such a long list of cars I have owned.
3. If my car had not broken down on my court date, my real name would be Miles Allen Prower today. I've always loved the name Miles, and tails was like a foxy version of me. He was quiet and playful at the same time, an inventer and always cared about his friends and would do anything for them.
4. While my character is a metal loving kangaroo, there is alot of music that I appreciate. Celtic, classical, classic rock, rap, country, motown, bigband and swing... really anything ... I mainly enjoy rock and country music with blues and folk taking care of my top 4 styles. =) I love Stevie Ray Vaughn and Janis Joplin.
5. My family actually has a history in music. My grandparents on both sides released albums in country and bluegrass styling back in the 50's and 60's... what kind of hurts though is I dont know what thier bands were called. My grandpa Tom Jones used to be involved with CCC youth corps where he met Pete Seeger whom he befriended for many years. My grandpa branton spent alot of time traveling across country playing shows until his passing in 1984 (?) or 81 I was very young. My uncle was in a moderately successful band called "The Labels" mainly an opener band for musicians that would play in SE lower michigan and they played in alot of places in the midwest as well. Its my uncles fault that Ted Nugent does not like me ;) though Iw as able to hear some interesting stories about my uncle when I bumped into him during the Pirates of the Caribean 2 premier at disneyland. I got written up 3 times that night because that man does like to talk.
6. There is so much in life that I enjoy that I often drive people crazy when they meet me and try to get to know the things that I like. Really I have favorite things to do, but I'll always try new things, and even things I dont like will be tried often to see if my tastes have changed. Really there are few things I have run into that I dont enjoy or appreciate to some capacity.
7. I have a higher level of intelligence than I let on. ;) This is something that takes a loooong time to learn about me, why I've made certain decisions in life and what it means when I say "my life is my own experiment in psychology and education" Its not saying I am unique, my life and my path in life is one big theory that started when I was 14. On my death bed I will publish a book on my findings.
8. My weakness in life is description. This makes number 7 a hard task to undertake and I really wish I had known that throughout my development I'd get handed a great hand in the card game that is life, but I'd always be missing the winning card. It can be frustraiting to go through life comprehending far more about life than you can describe. Many times it comes out in incoharant jibberish and poor analogies.
9. My eyes used to change color frequantly. The only reason I know this ... I used to be in a deep relationship with a girl whos father was an eye doctor. He noticed that my eyes would be green one day, brown the next then blue another day. be brought me in for an eye exam and got to watch my eyes change from green to brown rather quickly, the process took less than a minute. I've even had times when the top half of my eye will be a nice deep brown and the bottom half will be a deep blueish green. I've never really invested much thought into why it is or if its some strange medical condition, but you can look at my eyes and nearly every time they will be diffrent. It used to happen alot when I was around pouch, he'd make it a point to check my eyes several times a day to see what would come up. I can tell you what color my eyes were during what events were happening between me and him.
10. I have a memory problem. I always ahve. I will forget a face, a person, a movie, what I did 10 minutes ago or what I was supposed to do, but at the same time I will remember the emotions I had toward that particular event. while I dont think this is strange or unique, its something I feel bad about often. People will meet me and I will forget who they are.
more to come I suppose
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