If this isn't a furry movie, I don't know what is!!!
And look at the cast!

Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Interview with Taylor Lautner
spoilers

Hey I'm new, so point out anything stupid.
Where can I get those wolf-face emotocons to show my mood? They're really cool. And you don't have to leave out the details on how to do it either, details are good.
-Thanks!

 I need some suggestions for good book!   Here is my Blog with what I have already read, please send your suggestions.

www.heathersbookblog.com 

As of 6:00 this evening, the vote is 52.5% approved vs. 47.5% rejected. The gap dropped 1% (bringing Ref 71 supporters to a 5% lead), but there are only 140,000 ballots remaining to be counted.

As of last night, with 180,000 ballots remaining to be counted, we are at nearly 53% approval and just over 47% rejection. That's a 6% gap (vs. the 4% gap we had yesterday)!

Lately, I've seen Christians online using the term "biblical" in a similar manner/context as "Christ-like." As in, to act "biblically." Man, that's messed up. If the majority of Christians had read the Bible (they haven't), they'd know that most of what is written in the Bible relates to murder, rape, and dismemberment. Please, Lord, let not the Christians act biblically.

Green = Approved Referendum 71
Yellow = Rejected Referendum 71
Red = Rejected Referendum 71 (more than 70% majority vote)

Well, just take a look at the map (shamelessly borrowed from the wa.gov website and edited). I think it speaks for itself. The closer you get to Oregon or Idaho, the less likely you are to be welcomed. Must be the sea air that makes us more logical and humanitarian in this corner of Washington State (it can be extremely hot and desert-y in Eastern Washington). Spokane County actually surprised me. Spokane is a pretty progressive city, but they're at 60% rejection. I think it's safe to say that most of the 40% who voted to approve the referendum live within the city limits.

I debated whether or not to bring this additional statistic up, lest I sound like a bigot, myself, but I trust that most of you know me well enough to know that I'm not, so here it is... Of the 6 red counties (those who voted to reject Referendum 71 with more than a 70% majority vote), 3 of those are predominately populated by Hispanic people. Granted, these are mostly farmers who don't speak English, but it still bothers me. The feeling I have about this is very similar to the one I felt when I discovered that counties in California that were predominately African American were the ones leading the way against Prop 8. It's strange to me that people who are so familiar with prejudice are willing to spread it to others without so much consideration. That's all I'll say about that, though. I feel like it's a sensitive subject, and I'm not out to make generalizations or accusations. I have hope that opinions will continue to change as time goes on.

So where are the best places to live if you're a homo? On an island. Seriously. San Juan County is still at 71% approval. King County (Seattle proper) is a good bet, too. We're still at nearly 68% approval. Jefferson County (the peninsula) is at 66% approval (that's where all the lesbians and their children live). Those are the top 3 at the moment. All the other greens are safe (though, you'll likely run into ignorant people occasionally no matter where you live).

[Edit: Bunk pointed out that it's unfair to assume that Hispanic people in those counties were the majority of the voters. Many people may not even be registered. I'll just presume that it was the rich, white conservative minority in those counties that voted against Referendum 71. Wirrrn also pointed out that race is largely irrelevant, and I agree. I think the reason I brought it up at all was to emphasize the fact that cultural and religious beliefs can greatly influence opinion on these matters. I didn't express that very well.]

There's actually TWO new Wolfman posters today.

'The Wolfman' Stalks Emily Blunt in New Poster

AICN Exclusive: WOLFMAN poster!!!

It's pretty official at this point. Washington's Referendum 71 is going to pass. This was a vote on whether or not Washington residents should keep a bill that gives gay people and senior citizens who are in domestic partnerships the same rights as married couples. As far as I know, this is the first time in history that gay rights have been voted on by the people and won. It is a huge victory, and a significant step toward marriage equality. Remember, this was essentially the same path that Vermont took 10 years ago, and gay marriage is now legal there.

The current vote is 52% approved to 48% rejected. There are just over 200,000 ballots remaining to be counted - more than a third of which are from King County (Seattle proper), where residents are approving the referendum at between 67-68%. I love Seattle. Eastern Washington, on the other hand, I do not love (for those who don't know, the eastern portion of the state, behind the mountains, is where we hide our hicks). Garfield County is in the lead for "Biggest Bigots" at over 77% rejection. Most of the surrounding counties are voting with 30-40% approval (I guess not all hicks are ignorant). On the opposite end, we have San Juan County in the lead with 71% of the islanders voting to approve the referendum.

Despite half the state hating gay people, human rights prevailed. I feel that it's important that I stress that it doesn't matter by what percentage this referendum passed.. we won.. by popular vote.. and by at least 4%, which, when you think about it, is a ton of people. If this vote were put to the public 10 (even 5) years ago, it wouldn't have passed. People are finally waking up and seeing gay people as.. well.. people. It will only get better from here on.

Nothing much going on but that's ok, MFF is in 2 weeks so I'm looking forward to that. My return flight got a little screwed up and I have to leave earlier than I wanted (10 am on the Monday) but at least it's still a direct flight. I'm heading to Toronto on Monday for some work-related stuff, but unfortunately it's just a short trip. Or maybe it's fortunate, since I have some things to get ready for MFF. :)
My roommate has moved most of his stuff into storage, as he's leaving soon for the UK for an indefinite amount of time. One of those "find myself" trips, methinks. I shall miss his company,  but like the Borg, I'll adapt.

What if the world were slightly different and Christians couldn't legally get married? Would gay people actively work to ensure that their rights as productive, loving human beings were stripped from them? I think not.

Christians often seem to forget that, historically, they weren't always a majority, and that forcing others to adhere to their beliefs is no more than a current manifestation of the oppression that they claim to have experienced in the past.

Taking rights away or denying someone the same rights that you take for granted on a daily basis are, in no way, forms of compassion or expressions of love. They are expressions of fear and arrogance.

I've used voice recognition for the last four entries as well as a bunch of emails. So far, I'd say it's about 90% accurate. Most of the time I see the errors and am able to fix them, but if you notice in the future that I type something like "hired where" instead of "hardware".. or "soft to wear" instead of "software," please don't hesitate to point that out (or make fun of me). The more I am able to identify these issues, the better I can train the computer to understand me.

I've just finished customizing Windows 7, and as far as I can tell it does everything I need it to do (maybe more). I'm still a little shocked by how easy the migration from XP was. I didn't have to install any hardware drivers, and all the programs that I use regularly installed without any problems. I did have the dilemma with my sound card, but that wasn't an issue with Windows 7.

Overall, I really like the OS. It's fast, simple, and not nearly as restrictive and illogical as Vista. It also feels really solid. I managed to crash Explorer once doing something I shouldn't have been doing, but unlike past operating systems, I didn't have to reset the machine.. I just waited a few seconds and it sorted itself out. No data was lost, and my download and file copy processes continued on as usual.

Many thanks to bunk for picking me up a copy of Windows 7. It's one of the best operating systems I've ever used, and certainly the best OS native to the PC.

The new file organization system is actually pretty great. It allows you to create libraries (which are basically folders with hard links to preferred directories), and use those to centralize your data. Makes finding things a lot easier and simplifies navigation. I was initially resistant to using Windows 7 libraries, but now that I understand how they work I'm very happy with them.

The empire strikes back

In recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.

RSS feeds again

If you're addicted to xkcd_rss, icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

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If you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here.

Enveloped in postcards

Last week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.

Photos of the week

If you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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