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7 Ways to Start Video Blogging Immediately | Black Web 2.0

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"Diddy is doing it. Jermaine Dupri is doing it. Weezy F. Baby (please say da Baby) is doing it. Barack Obama is doing it. Even Wayne Sutton and Bwana are doing it. So what are you waiting for? What’s stopping you from posting video online?" - ♫ Rahsheen™ via Bookmarklet

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Out of all them names, I have no idea who Weezy F. Baby is - Outsanity

Don't worry, Out. I had to Google it to make sure I typed it correctly.....at least you said the "baby"....LOL - ♫ Rahsheen™

WEEZY! - Liz

Actually, it's possible Weezy already got slizzered of that sysurp and wandered off...forgot all about his video blog. I can't prove it, though... - ♫ Rahsheen™

Ruth Ferguson posted a link

The Savvy Sista: Tyra Banks Covers Ebony Magazine

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Judi Abotte posted a message

“صولتی :) بهترین رنگ دنیا ! رو نوشت به شاسوسا”

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آره .....آره ...صولتي ....پراهنم صولتي امروز - Shasoosa

کی میگه مشکی رنگ عشقه ؟ صولتی رنگ عشقه :دی - Judi Abotte

آره ...آره .....صورتي رنگ عشقه - Shasoosa

Peter Dawson posted an entry on digg.com: Stories / Popular

YouTube viral videos held to same standards as TV ads

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Gordon Swaby posted a message

“Ok guys, i need HELP, i'm having serious health issues, I've been having this swelling on my face for about 2 months now, up and down up and down, it doesn't hurt, but it does scratch sometimes, anyone have any idea what's wrong with me?”

Tuesday at 8:00 pm - Link

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that is a hefty bump...no visit to the doc's? - Zee. Just Zee.

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Doctor - Friend Feed's Tad

Help...anyone i'm dying here - Gordon Swaby

Food allergy? - Steven Perez

i suggest a visit to a physician. - Matt Musgrave

Go to the doctor. - Akiva Moskovitz

Seriously - go to the doctor - anything like that that lasts 2 months needs a doctor's opinion. Do it dude. - Friend Feed's Tad

Jaw infection? But yeah, get to the doctor ASAP. That can't be good. - Rochelle

2 months? Dude. Doctor. ASAP. - Anika Malone

I've been to the doctor, i'm supposed to do a blood test tomorrow, just wanted to hear what people have to say, Anyone think it might be cancer? - Gordon Swaby

If the first doctor didn't have an answer, go to another doctor. That's *something* for sure. - Rochelle

It hasn't been there for 2 months indefinitely, it's been appearing and reappearing. Sometimes it goes away for weeks, then it comes back, it's only on my face and it never hurts - Gordon Swaby

I doubt it's cancer. A cancerous tumor doesn't go away and come back. - Rochelle

Yup i doubt it's cancer, because i feel healthy, and i sleep and this goes away, wake up in the morning and it's there for a period of time, it's a funny little thing - Gordon Swaby

maybe an infection of a tooth? - Patricia

dayum, perhaps it's an allergy - Cee Bee

Well i wore braces for almost a year, took them off recently, but i did take a dentist visit and they said my teeth were wonderful. Also the swelling was inbetween my eye at one point and also a bit below my eye - Gordon Swaby

See a doctor...NOW! - Helen Sventitsky

You could have picked up an infection at the dentist. - John-David Lusan

most certainly not cancer bec/ it looks round, and cancerous lumps are usually hard and irregular and wouldn't come and go. Probably a tooth/jaw infection. if the doc can't tell, get a dentist to do an x ray of the jaw... like yesterday. also some people get lots of trouble from grinding teeth while sleeping. - jeneane sessum

Definitely see a doctor. ASAP. - ♫ Rahsheen™

whatever it is make sure u report back on what the doc says! my vote is for an allergy, but that's just a guess. - Liz

get to a doctor - no teeth issues? gum issues? tongue piercing? looks too low for parotid issue, probably more in line of lymph node location, itching may be from the waxing and waning of the swelling. - jlt

Swollen lymph node maybe. When I had that, however, it was below the jawline, not on it. Ought to find out if there is some kind of infection. - Morton Fox

I see that no one here has mentioned seeing a professional. Doctors are great people. They don't smell like cabbage. They're not carnies. They don't wear those ridiculous light things on their heads anymore (really, wtf - did they think they were miners). You should have a doctor look at that. - Mark Wilson

get thee to a doctor. Things are very confused and intermingled in your cheek- jaw/teeth bones, nerve endings, muscles, salivary glands, other glands, etc. and it can get haywire and painful real quick. - anna awesomesauce

Recommending an eye doctor for Mark - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)

whoa dude...doctor, stat! - Live4Soccer

why would i need an eye doctor? over my head - Mark Wilson

Mr. Mage says you were being sarcastic, Mark, since about 40 people said to see a doctor. I guess I need an irony doctor. - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)

Mark, several people said to see a doctor. - Rochelle

Me, sarcastic? Why I never... - Mark Wilson

Get an appt with a Dentist? - Darren Heydon

if it's swelling then going down it's less likely to be cancer but you need to get it checked. Keep your appointment tomorrow and you'll know more soon. And try not to worry too much. - WorldofHiglet

*huG* BE well gordon...were thinking of you - Caroline

Thanks guys, going to see ANOTHER doctor today and do a blood test, right now it has gone back down, not as profound as before - Gordon Swaby

Jill, Superhero Librarian posted a link

Laugh IT Out: Airline's Innovating To Increase Revenue

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Liz loved a song on Last.fm

Tevin Campbell – Can We Talk?

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First song I ever had saved on my computer. Took up a whole lotta space. I think I had recorded it from the TV somehow. It was in VOC format, I think. - ♫ Rahsheen™

yeah this was def one of the first CDs I ever bought for myself as a middle school shorty. - Liz

Louis Gray posted an entry on louisgray.com

15 Tips on Improving Search Engine Visibility

Monday at 4:23 pm - Link

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Post By Michael Fruchter. - Louis Gray

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Hehe...like the included comment for more transparency :) - Justin Korn

Excellent post. I'm doing most of these with a site of mine but there's a couple I haven't been doing (*cough* Number 14 *cough*). I'm really enjoying the guest posts recently, Louis. Also thanks to Michael Fruchter for an excellent peice. - Mo Kargas

@Mo, I have no guests, I have partners in crime. - Louis Gray

Heheh alright then :) - Mo Kargas

Thanks Louis! First time I've been called a criminal :) - Rob Diana

It won't be the last, Rob. - Louis Gray

Nice post Mike! - Shey

Good read. I think in order of importance #5 and #2 should be at the top of the list. I'll also add.. 16) If using flash, embed using swfObject and have alternative content. - Andrew Smith

sound advise - sean percival

Nice summary, thanks. - Floyd Davenport

Michael: Nice article! I'm not doing SEO these days, and there were some new ones I hadn't seen (4,9,10,12). Very concise summary, and easy to read. - Mitchell Tsai

Michael - Excellent overview. While some still discount SEO (and they shouldn't) your piece provides solid basics for blogs. It should be noted that SEO for websites is different and potentially more complex but more importantly those running around saying that social networking is a replacement for true white hat SEO are kidding themselves ... and potentially missing out on a lot of free traffic in the process. - Charlie Anzman

I don't know about all the SEO stuff. The moral of the story always seems to be "create quality content". - ♫ Rahsheen™

As always, great post Mike. But why didn't anyone take the bait on "If your are writing a post, for example, about how FriendFeed was just acquired by Google"? I'm surprised this rumor hasn't spread throughout the blogosphere by now. - Mark Krynsky

@Mark, in editing the post for publication, I promise I checked Google Blog search just to see if I hadn't overlooked the momentous announcement. :-) - Louis Gray

Mark, thank you. I think I inadvertently Punk'd Louis Gray on his own blog :-) - Mike Fruchter

Excellent and concise list -- and I hate lists. Just goes to show. - Rex Hammock

Cecily posted a link

adaptive path » blog » Alexa Andrzejewski » Create Your Own Magnetic Prototype

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"Unlike typical paper prototypes, I didn’t have to worry about my designs falling apart as I walked around the office, testing the concept with coworkers. Unlike stickers or window clings (or printed wireframes), the pieces could slide around and be rearranged by eager collaborators and informal test participants. Unlike the few pre-made kits out there (http://www.guimags.com/ and http://www.sitepoint.com/kits/...), the pieces were custom-made and represented the specific pieces and parts we needed. If a piece was missing, I could simply draw it on a piece of scrap magnet or print additional elements when necessary. To capture and document the concepts as they evolved, all I needed was a photocopier. Posting the enlarged color copies of the magnetic whiteboard up on our giant sheet of butcher paper, I could easily document the interaction design details with sticky notes." - Cecily via Bookmarklet

Derrick posted a link

Day Without A Gay, December 10, 2008

Monday at 8:48 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Gay people and our allies are compassionate, sensitive, caring, mobilized, and programmed for success. A day without gays would be tragic because it would be a day without love. On December 10, you are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in "gay"--and donate your time to service! - Derrick via Bookmarklet

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Or, you could just call it quits cuz I don't know many jobs that's gonna go for that...lol - ♫ Rahsheen™

I like this idea. :) - Thankful Molly

This could very easily turn into A Gay without a Job. I'd be careful doing this... though I do like the idea of taking a day off to donate to some other worthy effort. - abacab

bad idea IMHO - David Ward

Looking at the graphic, at first I thought it was some conservative group saying that gays should be removed from the workplace. Given that this was my first reaction, this doesn't sound like a well thought out idea. I realize it's NOT a conservative group, but how many other people might think the same thing. Sorry, but this is made of fail. It's not a good idea. - Jason Huebel

Also, if you call in "gay", doesn't that have implications that homosexuality is a "sickness"? I don't think this will further your cause. I think it will only annoy your employer. You won't be fired because you're gay, you'll be fired because you skipped work when you weren't sick. That's very unprofessional. - Jason Huebel

As motivated as people are to bring recognition to this issue, the lack of political acumen is astonishing... - Mark VandenBerg

As a future boss, I'm all for supporting my employees. However, if they did this, I'd likely be counseling them. Just saying. Now, if they wanted to schedule a day off to do some volunteer work or work it into their regular work schedule, I'd definitely be all for that. - Jill, Superhero Librarian

Don't get me wrong, I'm sympathetic. I just think this is a terrible idea. - Jason Huebel

Jason: True, but if "they" think it's a sickness, we might as well use it as an excuse every once in a while. - tehKenny

I think there are probably better ways to do this. And, I am not sure it is employers that we want to affect here. Prop 8 and marriage equality is not about the workplace. Seems like we are missing something. - Jean Ann Van Krevelen via twhirl

@tehKenny, that's a terrible reason to do this. Take the day off out of spite? Add fuel to their argument? Bad. - Jason Huebel

I don't know how I feel about this issue to be honest. Do I think something should be done? Yes. Do I think this is the best option? Not exactly, but I also don't have any suggestions. That being said, I know my bosses would be perfectly fine if I elected to call in sick and volunteer with some LGBT non-profits. - Derrick

Calling in gay wouldn't work for me. I work in a high-testosterone environment and, to be honest, I'm not out to my colleagues. I would get back the next day to find all my big manly metalworking tools painted pink with fluffy bows on them. Hmmm, actually...... - Slippy Lane

if you identify yourself by your sexuality, you are an idiot - Gregory Lent

@Gregory Isn't your view of yourself a conglomeration of all that you believe you are? - Mark VandenBerg

*silently inserts a "solely" for Gregory, between "yourself" and "by" * - Ladybug Heather

And if you think that people who identify themselves by their sexuality are idiots, you're a troll. - Eric P

@Eric Well, as a pencil-chewer, I must agree. It's obvious that I should take one, socially-defined characteristic of myself and make it the cornerstone of my ideals, thoughts, and agendas. Pencil-chewers unite! (The previous was an example of sarcastic irony. I would never use a pencil. Hard copy...pfft.) - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

@Ladybug, that's how I prefer to read it. Ones sexuality is only a small part of their whole personality. Does a gay person only want to be identified by that personality trait? Does being gay really say anything specific about you? Do you love any differently? I would argue that identifying yourself by sexual orientation is a disservice to yourself and acts as a catalyst for those who oppose your life choices. - Jason Huebel

thanks heather ... :-) - Gregory Lent

Re: identity, as a person of color, whether or not I choose to go all out and identify as an African-American seems to not matter so much as other will almost instantly make that distinction for me; similarly I think some people who might feel ordinary and mundane about their place in the world might also clamor to their gay identity because its something that sets them apart. Not saying this is good or bad, rather it just is. - Derrick

+5 Derrick Well written! - Mark VandenBerg

I understand that, Derrick, and in fact that is one of the key notions in Young's Justice and the Politics of Difference (awesome book in political philosophy, continental in subjects but analytic in style, highly recommended: http://press.princeton.edu/tit...), that the forced embodiment of difference makes things like "color-blindedness" and other such strategies a subtle form of racism...only people who look like me can be color-blind and pretend like that solves anything, because I am white. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

I was more defending Greg's indictment of the notion of the definition of one's own identity merely as a function of an arbitrary, socially driven characteristic. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

@Heather: Do you know anyone who defines themselves *soley* by one trait or another? I don't. I suppose if one wants to attack such a mythical strawman, you can... but otherwise it looks like an attack on those for whom being gay does form a part of their identity. - Eric P

It is clearly a complex and complicated issue, and I don't even pretend to really know myself as a well-adjusted gay man. To be gay, to stand up in this society, with all the BS, all the hatred, all the Bible-thumping, all the sneers, jests, prison rape jokes, swishy florists stereotypes...in the face of ALL of that, to say: I am gay, is a bold, brazen, and brave thing to do. - Derrick

@Neal: If you've ever been ostracized, attacked, discriminated against, denied equal protection under the law because you're a pencil chewer, you might have a point. Should you feel the need to seek out other pencil chewers to form a community around the shared experiences of dealing with a society that's hostile the very experience of such... then you might have a remotely comparable analogy. - Eric P

this looks sooooo GAY ;o) - sofarsoshawn

+10 sofarsoshawn :-) - Slippy Lane

I would also like to propose an equal and equivalent movement for geeks. As a geek, I have suffered more discrimination than I have for my sexual preferences. Without gays, there is less love, but without geeks, the gay dating sites wouldn't exist either. Call in Geeky tomorrow! :-D - Slippy Lane

@Eric I think you are missing the point of my remarks. I do not disagree with any of that, I disagree with you calling Greg a troll because of his point, which has nothing to do with yours. And, for the record, as a pagan, bisexual intellectual who grew up in southern Texas, where reading a book will get you beat up as easily as being gay, from experience I know about the worst thing you can do for your own self-esteem is agree to the labels others give you. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

i don't see color or sex preference, it is just people .... does that mean i am fucked up? should i go back to the way it used to be? would that make you happier? people who identify themselves as a race or a gender or a sexual preference are racist, sexist, and stupid ... and perpetuating discrimination, instead of unity ... get over it, please ... we need your unlimitedness - Gregory Lent

Gregory, you may not see those things, but other people do and act on what they see. When you don't see the things, you're unable to help make the world safe against those who do see them. - Deborah Fitchett

@Neal: He didn't make a point, he hurled an insult at a group of people - that makes him a troll as surely as if he was sitting under a bridge snatching billy goats. Secondly, I disagree with the second point - taking ownership of labels and forging a group identity has proven to be a very effective way of dealing with slurs. You can't stop being gay, but you can make "gay" into something positive rather than a slur. - Eric P

eric, try making gay into simply nothing at all ... isn't it that being gay doesn't matter, and shouldn't matter? so, don't make it matter ... - Gregory Lent

Gregory, I appreciate your sentiments and contributions to this thread, I just wish it were that easy to get people to see things from your perspective. Being gay *does* matter. Me being African-American *does* matter. It's just not a matter of turning that aspect of ourselves off and getting beyond it. Even for the enlightened that don't let that affect how we are perceived. - Derrick

@Gregory There is an issue, like I mentioned earlier, of such color and gender blindedness being itself an example of white, male, straight, etc privilege. No one who lives under those labels has the luxury of such blindedness, and some have argued, like Young in the work I cited earlier, that it is itself a form of avoidance of the issue of difference; rather than accept difference (and the problems is causes), it ignores and homogenizes it. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

@Eric I think there are both advantages and disadvantages to identity politics, and that the jury is still out as to whether the overall effects of such identifications help or harm in the long run. The whole notion is too new to have any real longitudinal data. One might argue that the civil rights movement is an example of identity politics, but if we are honest we must acknowledge that many of the driving forces of the civil rights movement were themselves members of privileged groups. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

@Eric I think one of the biggest issues I have with identity politics is its natural tendency towards polarization. There is an us and a them, and the them is wrong and the us is right. Interestingly, if you replace the nouns in much identity politics rhetoric, all of the logic stays the same, which means the White Nationalist can use the same arguments as any other identity politics group to justify their positions. Such isomorphisms trouble me; moral status should not be a function of what side you are on - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

Just wanted to chime in one last time and say that I really appreciate the mature, thoughtful discussion that's happened here. I've been refreshing this post throughout the day and found it very interesting. - Jason Huebel

@Jason I generally get that kind of discussion here...one reason I like it here. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

protest the darkness, or bring a light ... only one works .... and in this case, the light is you/me ... are we going to curse the darkness? or be the light, that lives differently .. this is the only choice ... our world is as we are ... - Gregory Lent

the principle is the same for happiness, you have to find it in you, or for love, if you want love, give it ... or for social change, first we have to change ourselves ... that within us which wants to "do" something to change "the world" is ego ... and is different from "being something" and thereby changing everything - Gregory Lent

neal, the principles i espouse come from a "brown" culture, don't know if that would undermine the premise of justice and the politics of experience - Gregory Lent

Jason Toney posted a link

What's Alan Watching?: SNL: Live from New York, it's Justin Timberlake!

Sunday at 1:49 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

"I'm still trying to figure out NBC's strategy for which sketches to post online. You would think the Beyonce/Timberlake sketch would be a natural to go viral, but it's not up there, while lamer sketches like the kissing family are. Is it a music rights clearance issue? Or will it just randomly turn up online days and days later, like Giraffes! and Night School Musical from the Ben Affleck show?" - Jason Toney via Bookmarklet

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"But, anyway, JT. I think we've already established that Timberlake's in the elite hosting pantheon with Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Christopher Walken and, if they ever do it again, Tom Hanks and John Goodman. So while it's a disappointment that he won't be pulling double duty for the Thanksgiving show, the idea of having him condense his entire appearance into a stream-of-consciousness monologue -- which sounded almost exactly like how you would expect the hypothetical episode to go, and allowed Timberlake to introduce a Michael McDonald impression -- was hilarious, and one of several extremely meta moments of the episode. " - Jason Toney

yeah, what alan said. i tried to find the clip on hulu.com and NBC.com and finally ended up doing a google search. - tiffany

I was laughing *so hard* when JT did that speed performance. He really is funny. "1, you cut a hole in the turkey, 2, " lol, "I'm bringing turkey back..." OK you had to be there. It'll be on youtube soon. - anna awesomesauce

*that* one is on NBC.com already anna :-) http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Ni... ... but not the beyonce one ... i agree "i'm bringing turkey back" killed me as did his michael mcdonald impression. - tiffany

totally loved JT on both his skits. he cracks me up everytime. reeally sad he wont b hosting next week's :( - Liz

Erica Baker posted a message

“I'm calling it now; the Grey's Anatomy writers will have their revenge on Katherine Heigl in the season finale. Izzy will be shipped off to a psych ward and will never be seen again.”

Sunday at 12:16 pm - via IM - Link

LOL. i just got all caught up on my Grey's today. annoyed with this denny thing going on. - Liz

The Denny thing is what makes me think she's headed for the loony bin. :) - Erica Baker via IM

yeah that, or Hahn is coming back for that ass. or both. - Liz

Derrick posted a message

“Just stepped outside with the dog. The smell of smoke and haze is unreal, and I'm not very close to any of the many fires burning SoCal. :(”

November 15 at 11:41 pm - Link

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damn....I remember the fires when I lived in LA....I lived right up against the San Gabriel foothills and those things would go up every other year...crazy...Santa Ana winds come and So Cal goes up like a roman candle... - Live4Soccer

I could smell it on the way back from the movies. It was unsettling. - pea gives ♥ a bad name

The crazy thing is that they're in Santa Barbara, Sylmar, and Brea...that's separated by over 100 miles. I got a frantic call from Monique who left her building and went to her parents. I hope she's ok, and her home's not in any danger. - Derrick

Hubby's parents used to live in Brea. Scary. I hope Monique is ok. - Michelle Martinez

Same here. I walked outside about the same time you did and it smells roasty. As the day wore on, I could see the smoke from Sylmar and Yorba Linda. Right now, it's super hazy in our backyard at ground level. Crazy. - Anika Malone

Anika, I'm on the Pasadena end of Eagle Rock near Colorado and Figueroa and its gnarly. Just dreadful. My head's starting to hurt a bit from the few minutes I was out with the pup. :( - Derrick

When growing up in OC, I always got sick whenever there were fires in the area. - Chris W

pretty bad way over here on the west side too. i feel like i can't escape it. - Liz

So I'm like directly south of you. My allergies are kicking up but I think my headache is more from the 3 competing mariachi bands blasting. Do you have ashfall yet? - Anika Malone

Not much ashfall yet. Bet that will be way different in the morning. - Derrick

That sucks. Fires suck. - ♜ Bjorn Tipling

Liz, you want me to bring you over a SARS mask to go along with them tacos? :) - Derrick

Derrick favorited a video on YouTube

Wanda Sykes on Gay Marriage

November 15 at 10:13 pm - Link

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OMG I love her. - Michelle Martinez

Derrick posted a link

Wanda Sykes says she's 'proud to be gay'

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Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay. - Derrick via Bookmarklet

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Once again, my gaydar its somewhere still in the packaging, but pleasantly surprised by this news. I dare say I bet her career will get some kind of uptick. - Derrick

love her - Anna Haro

HA! I hope you got an extended service plan on your gay-dar, D... - Live4Soccer

Love her too! - Michelle Martinez

ok WHAT?!?!? LOL. News to me. I always did wonder. She's my soror too! My gaydar is way broke. People have to beat me over the head with it--I am always in denial, or at least, in oblivion... - Liz

I have -100 gaydar, I had no idea. - Michelle Martinez

Wait... She's gay? I never knew that - Outsanity

But Liz, I thought all lesbians ended up in Delta. * runs away before I get "stomped like an elephant" by a horde of angry Deltas * - Cecily

D., we had a conversation about this recently. Remember how I said she was "likely dykely"? I'm happy to know my dyke-dar is intact. :-D - Cecily

My gaydar is tested to the point that two people of the same sex have to be pretty much making out before I go, "Oh." LOL @ Cecily and Liz re: sorority sisters. Is that where it starts? *Thinks back to his first crazy college gay experiences* - Derrick

We did, C! And the only reason I brought it up is because I saw a clip on Youtube...lemme go see if I can find it. - Derrick

Derrick, there was a reason I wanted to be a Delta back in the day. It was the cute butch director of the housing office that did it. Plus, when you went to the clubs, the Delta to AKA license plate ratio in the parking lot was like 3:1. - Cecily

LOL @ Derrick!!!! And Cecily, girl I had to go check and make sure she was in fact my soror LOL. I was like, what is this? A gay AKA? I am sure somebody somewhere is clutching their pearls. - Liz

I'll file this one under "well now that you mention it, I'm not surprised." - tiffany

Liz: lesbian AKAs are like unicorns. Bisexual AKAs on the other hand... - Cecily

My sorors at Alcorn fretted over the fact that I wouldn't wear makeup and rarely wore dresses. I shocked a lot of people. Prissy, I never was and never will be! - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)

On my campus, the ones rumored to like girls did not wear the pink and green. That's all I'ma say about it. - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)

@cecily super.LOLz for coining "dkye-dar"! - .LAG

US Politics: Donna Mugavero posted a link

High Hopes | NYTimes.com

November 15 at 7:49 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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From the page: "The Pew survey found Mr. Obama eliciting far more positive reaction from voters than he did prior to the general election campaign. Sixty-five percent of voters now say Mr. Obama makes them feel proud, up from 42 percent in March. Voters were also much more likely to say the president-elect makes them feel hopeful (69 percent versus 54 percent in March). And that positive response is not confined to Democrats. Considerably more Republican voters now say Mr. Obama makes them feel proud and hopeful, and many fewer say Mr. Obama makes them angry (17 percent now versus 37 percent in March.)" - Donna Mugavero via Bookmarklet

♫ Rahsheen™ posted a message

“Our President provides weekly video updates. How cool is that? http://ping.fm/Kn25r”

November 15 at 9:03 am - via Ping.fm - Link

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I'm just waiting for the term "Fireside Chat 2.0" to start up. Maybe if we try really hard we can kill it before it starts. :) - mikepk

I watched the video on my iPhone in bed this morning. Then I watched a 'Charlie the Unicorn' video and then a weird dog video. Perhaps TMI. Ah, technology. - Phil Glockner

HAHAHA - ♫ Rahsheen™

Glen Campbell posted a message

“YouTube has completely borked the iPhone user experience. It used to be that, when you clicked on a video, it started the YouTube App and played the video. Now, it redirects to m.youtube.com and shows a brown search page WITHOUT YOUR VIDEO.”

November 15 at 9:27 am - Link

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Now I can't watch "Hamster on a Piano" without getting out of bed. - Glen Campbell

Liz shared an item on Google Reader

The Search For Ms. Carter: Social Media Marketing Fail?

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a post i wrote. - Liz

Ruth Ferguson posted a link

Damon Dash’s Financial Collapse Reaches MC Hammer Proportions -- Daily Intel -- New York News Blog -- New York Magazine

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Bailout? - Kenya

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wow - Shey

Whoa, Black Rob style. - Derrick

oh my - Melissa

That's what happens when you try to be a baller with no solid business plan. - ♫ Rahsheen™

he got too cocky. no sympathy. ps - dude needs to wear hats more often - Cee Bee

Back when Trio was an actual station - http://triotv.com/ - they had a series called 24 hours with... and one of them, they spent the day with Dame Dash. It was fascinating. He was totally flossing but it was still an interesting insight into the life he was living. It All Falls Down... - Jason Toney

I have no idea who this is. - Anika Malone

Dang maybe that split with Jay-Z wasn't a good thing after all. Maybe Dame can hit up Jay for a loan. Former Hip-Hop mogul bailout plan. - Daryl Burns

lol +1 Daryl - Shey

Derrick posted a message on Twitter

“I think the guy at lunch was flirting with me but I can't tell because Helen Keller has better gaydar than me.”

November 14 at 3:17 pm - Link

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You're a dodo. - pea gives ♥ a bad name

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You can have mine...I don't really need it...my gaydar, that is...lol - ♫ Rahsheen™

Derrick, you could try this: http://nerdapproved.com/misc-g... ;-) - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Tina, I *so* need that. Perfect stocking stuffer. - Derrick

I had a really cute gaydar app on my old palm. It would tell you people were "Ass Bandits" and "Butt Pirates" *snicker* - Secret Squirrel

butt pirates of the coffee bean (and tea leaf) - used to joke about that back when i was politically incorrect and was teasing homos. oops. slipped up there. ;-) - Morgan Haley

1 in 35 Canadians are gay blind: http://friendfeed.com/e/36b56a... - Mark Wilson

LOL @ that video, thanks Mark. - Derrick

was he acting like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - V for Veselka

*dead* at V :) - Derrick

Unpossible, Derrick. I wasn't anywhere near you at lunch today. - Steven Perez

If he was smart and had taste he was fliriting- you're good stuff! - Abby Martin

I have amazing gaydar. I can help you out with that. hahaha - Shevonne Polastre

Derrick... you need to pal around with a straight guy with GayDar. Then he can tell you when others are around as well as pick up anything he turns down. - Chris W

Mark Wilson posted a message

“I want this shirt...”

November 12 at 11:39 pm - Link

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me too!! - Lindsey

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by reading it have I been Rickrolled? - WorldofHiglet

WoH we all have, but how sweet it is in the form of this shirt! - Monique

where did this come from? - Darren Heydon

I Need it to Rickroll people on the streets! - Bibi

Oh, I've been Rickrolled before alright, I was just wondering if I'd been had again...and whether if I get one I'd be Rickrolling everyone who looked at it! - WorldofHiglet

Yes, Mark, link us up because that needs to go into the Gift Giving room. - Anika Malone

hahaha...aaaaand Want - Anna Haro

It needs to have a button on the front of the shirt - by pressing down this special key it plays a little melody... - Ontario Emperor

The perfect Christmas present! - Mark Douglass

Rick-shirted! - .LAG

Wonder about the lyrics being infringed upon - legal? - www.MarketSaw.com

Wow. WANT! - Ladybug Heather

Nice! - EJ Hill

still not telling where to buy the shirt? - Monique

Here you go: http://muncheys.com/index.php?... - Mark Wilson

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Just bought one in red! :D - Cheryl Jones

only ships to US addresses...boo! - Trent Olson

I'm thinking I should start a trafficking biz. You buy stuff like this through me, I ship to you for a small fee. Hmmm. - Josh Haley

Epic win. - possible248

Yes please! - Abby Martin

Only 16 units left! Snickers. *units* - Mark Wilson

Thankful Molly favorited a video on YouTube

Hee Haw - Pfft You Were Gone

November 12 at 8:16 pm - Link

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:) hee haw. - edythe

My grandfather watched this so I have many memories of it when I was a kid. - Akiva Moskovitz

I hadn't thought of this show in years. Hee Haw was a weekly event at my grandparents' house. Good memories indeed. - Derrick Burns

I grew up with this show, plus in high school, we did "Oklahoma" and the cast would sing this in the dressing room. *lol* - Thankful Molly

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November 12 at 6:21 pm - Link

Liz liked this

What took them so long? - Hashim Warren

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