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Kamilah Gill
I'm 30 & trained to be an artist. I make candles. I love randomness. I'm in Indianapolis, but Chicago-born. I want to ride my bi-cy-cle.
http://twitpic.com/9f3xh - Yummy stuff at Locally Grown Gardens
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Did you get anything?
- Shevonne
We bought a couple of unusual pops, Moxie and some kind of birch beer. Harold has the pictures and we'll post them a bit later.
- Kamilah Gill
I didn't know Moxie was still made! I've seen antique advertising for it, though.
- Katy S
Yep, found some. I noticed the "Since 18"-something on the bottle. I hadn't heard of it before. It tasted interesting. Hard to describe.
- Kamilah Gill
Also tasted a *very* good slice of tomato. Sweet juice running down my arm. MM. Got a pic of that, too.
- Kamilah Gill
http://twitpic.com/9eco8 - Anybody used one?
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I prefer Thinkpads from T40 series - their keyboard is Ok for my fingers.
- A.T.
http://twitpic.com/9ecbe - Homestar copyright infringement?
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http://twitpic.com/9e324 - Breakfast at flap jacks. Bf has dslr
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The Morgan State lacrosse team of 1975 wishes to have a word with the Duke lacrosse team of 2006. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
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James Stratford and Rodfather liked this
Not to beat a dead horse or anything. I know that the men of Duke were acquitted of any wrongdoing in that case, but I have a strong feeling that they *were* guilty of some generally extra-douchey behavior, which might have led to higher levels of suspicion about what they could have done.
- Kamilah Gill
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In any case, a meeting with these guys could settle things once and for all, a la something like the NFL Matchup of the Millennium on ESPN (for example '70s Steelers vs. '90s Cowboys)
- Kamilah Gill
! Hold on, stop everything. I just stumbled upon this chick on FF with *20,000+* subscribers (and 800,000+ (!!!)) on Twitter). And yet, somehow *I never noticed her before*. How can this be? She does seem pretty cool and stuff. She's apparently on some kind of show. I'm gonna look it up now.
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It's just kind of bizarre. It's like finding out that there's this word that everyone thinks is commonplace, but you never heard it before. Has that ever happened to you?
- Kamilah Gill
Alex, I even heard of Robert before coming to FF. Probably because of sniffing around Mashable and such places (which is how I found this in the first place). But this lady's name never ever came up anywhere. And yet close to a million people know who she is.
- Kamilah Gill
every time I speak to mundanes ;)
- alphaxion
and who is this person?
- LPH™ and his dog P™
what's the mundanes stuff about? I saw people talking about it the other day, but I don't get the reference because I've never watched Babylon 5 (if that's what it's from). LPH... I'll let it be a guessing game for 5 minutes, then I'll say.
- Kamilah Gill
Kamilah - I hadn't heard of her either, but then I'm not really up on that sort of thing. I got here through the librarian faction on ff.
- Katy S
Katy, I know that's a pretty large constituency on here. My FFVenn diagram overlaps with that one somewhat.
- Kamilah Gill
She's awesome!
- Christopher Harley
Alright, nnnnt. time's up. Veronica. Not saying anything bad about you, lady. Hats off. Just, how did I not know about her? Was I looking in the wrong direction?
- Kamilah Gill
Veronica runs a website with Tom Merritt called swordandlaser.com dedicated to scifi/fantasy books and her boyfriend is Ryan from GDGT. I think she's also hosted a couple tech tv shows/webisodes.
- Bryan
Thanks, Bryan. That helped. Her Wikipedia article wasn't very helpful.
- Kamilah Gill
If you guys are talking about Veronica Belmont then she's pretty popular and is a great show host.
- vijay
Veronica got most of her followers by being on the suggested user list. She had far fewer followers than many others like Leo Laporte before she was added to the list. She's an A lister, though, and well known, as Vijay says.
- Robert Scoble
via iPhone
She must have gotten her Twitter followers some other way, though, or are there suggestions of some sort over there also?
- Kamilah Gill
Co-host of http://www.revision3.com/tekzill... too.
- Glenn Slaven
Kamilah: anyone on the Twitter Suggested User List has been gifted 800,000 followers or more already.
- Robert Scoble
via iPhone
Oh. I thought you meant she was on the suggested user list on FF. I looked and didn't see her there. Anyway, I guess the bottom line here is, once again, FriendFeed is a winner. I found out about her through here first.
- Kamilah Gill
That's the kind of exposure you get being in the "internet video" business
- Justin DeMerchant
Hang on a sec, and I'll whip up an Hermes scarf for you... - http://www.killerplants.com/renfiel...
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Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
- Kamilah Gill
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LOLsilkworm.
- Kamilah Gill
Two silkworms were in a race. In the end it was a tie...
- Fossil Huntress
heh heh Fossil
- Kamilah Gill
Time for a late-night Lush bath. See you tomorrow, folks. Folks on the other side of the earth, keep the FF party going till I wake back up.
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Good night!
- Alex Scoble
buh-bye
- Kamilah Gill
Seeing FF via sms, but unable to reply. Sadness.
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*sigh
- Shevonne
fixed it!
- Kamilah Gill
Fwd: Is there already a way to filter FF search results to show only results that include images? (via http://friendfeed.com/friendf...)
Thinking Animation: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and CG - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
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How to Make Animated Films: Tony White's Complete Masterclass on the Traditional Principles of Animation - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
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Arts Reviews: And How to Write Them (Creative Essentials) - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
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Ruschman Gallery closing after 25 years IndyStar.com | Art Seen | The Indianapolis Star - http://blogs.indystar.com/artseen...
Harold liked this
This is really bad news for us out here. This was one of our best and most firmly established art galleries. At least two of my art professors showed art through this gallery. I snickered a little at the news that some of the more outlandish art galleries in New York were being shuttered, but I shouldn't have. It's hitting us, too. Thing is, unlike New York, mid-sized Midwestern cities like Indianapolis can't afford to lose even one good gallery. We only have a few as it is. Are any of the rest of you witnessing the demise of your local arts institutions?
- Kamilah Gill
More complete news about this is posted here http://on-the-cusp.blogspot.com/2009... I posted from Indy Star because it had a better photo.
- Kamilah Gill
"Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarras..." - http://kmeelah.soup.io/post...
"Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." –Steve Jobs
- Kamilah Gill
Gah. That reshare from soup.io didn't work right.
- Kamilah Gill
Made it to Lush in Chicago yesterday! (Got this photo before we were informed that photos weren't allowed. They should post "no photos" signs!)
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The hidden pics here show me holding a couple of the products that we bought (massage bars and some soap). Awesome, overstimulating place! We need one in Indianapolis! The only one in Indiana so far is up in Ft. Wayne! Gah!
- Kamilah Gill
Why aren't there photos allowed?
- Lindsey is Fierce!
Odd they don't let you take photos. The one closest to me, the salespeople will pose with the soap for photos. The people in the Beverly Hills and Santa Monica stores only allow photos when the shop isn't crowded, but they'll lay out soaps to let you snap away.
- Anika Malone
Ah, Lush. I love Lush.
- Trish R
No clue. One of the chicks working there came up and said "corporate doesn't allow it" (not when this pic was taken, but right before we were about to check out). It *was* crowded, but we only tried to do something similar to what Anika describes, I picked up a chunk of soap and wanted my boyfriend to take a picture of me with it. It's just a small blemish of uncoolness on an otherwise totally funky and cool store. I forgot to mention that I originally found out about Lush via FF from Rochelle. Thanks!
- Kamilah Gill
Wow, Lush is everywhere. It surprises me that what started out as a little Vancouver store has become this big corporate...thing. I wonder if the quality of their products has changed any.
- Cecily
Cecily, I think Lush started in the UK. The shopkeepers told me that. Also, there's some info here http://www.lushie.com/bigbook... saying that they're headquartered in Poole, UK. The early history is a little difficult to sort out from this. It seems that they split off from The Body Shop or something. I can't find any connection to Vancouver. More info is here http://www.guardian.co.uk/busines... http://makeup.lovetoknow.com/Lush_Co...
- Kamilah Gill
I first bought Lush in London, then in Canada, before there were stores in the U.S. I always bought a LOT to bring home. I can't tell a difference in quality, but the U.S. stores sell different things than the European ones. Guess that's just a preference of the shoppers.
- Trish R
I'm an addict.
- Amy
Must look into this Lush stuff... I'm not in the loop!
- BEX Happy Long Weekend
Kamilah, I used to work at Lush in the UK, was the loveliest smelling job I ever had! Before it was Lush it used to be called Cosmetics to Go, but unfortunately that folded and in order to pay debts they sold some of their bath ballistic recipes to Body Shop (thats the only connection to them I can remember, there's still a bit of rivalry today) then after saving up all their pennies...
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- Charlotte {charley} M
Glad you got a chance to go! :)
- Rochelle
Thanks! It was fun. We'll definitely be back for more, both online and in person. Such a great concept there.
- Kamilah Gill
Jul 9, 2009: Beauty NOW! - http://kmeelah.soup.io/post...
18:00 @ Castleton Square Macy's, Indianapolis, IN, US. I know Macy's can be a little tacky, but the lady at the organic cosmetics counter was so nice telling me about this. Has anyone attended anything similar at their local Macy's or other department store? They feed you wine and hors d'oeuvre and half of the $20 admission goes toward any purchases.
- Kamilah Gill
I have a simple old-style of Nokia phone (6085, I think). I can't click the link to verify the email addresses for my phone so that Friendfeed recognizes them. I tried typing them out manually on my PC instead, but that didn't work, either. Can someone please help me? I'd like to be able to respond when I see comments on my FF posts on my phone....
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typing the links out, I meant
- Kamilah Gill
http://twitpic.com/8loaz - Test
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SucCESS!!! WOOOOt!!! Oh, yeah. I'm mobile now. Look out, world. Now I can post pictures on the go. I went to AT&T and got my phone fixed. Some setting was wrong or something, so I couldn't send photos. Now I can! I didn't even need a fancy phone for it! I wonder if there's a way to send video, too?
- Kamilah Gill
btw, this pic is of a brand new book that's supposed to get my art career moving again. I like the way it's organized compared to other ones I've seen.
- Kamilah Gill
In my element. Visited my birthplace today.
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Wish I could do the same but that will require me to travel almost 7000 miles to Tripoli, Libya a place I havent been to since I was a baby.
- Nabeel Ahmed
Must figure out the mystery of these sculptures on 465
Christopher Harley liked this
There really is nothing about them on Google. I'm sure thousands of people see the darned things every day driving around 465. Does no one know anything about them? I must investigate this.
- Kamilah Gill
So, instead of whining about this anymore, we're going to investigate this on our own, and post our findings online. Then if anyone else looks for them, maybe they'll have something to find. I hope that the sculptures will have plaques or something on them. Google Street View reveals that the apartment complex has several other sculptures besides the ones visible from the highway. I've...
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- Kamilah Gill
Take a picture. What do the look like? Now you've got me a curious!
- Christopher Harley
I'm curious, too! Have you tried asking a local reference librarian?
- Rochelle
Christopher, pictures were on this post: http://friendfeed.com/kmeelah...
- Kamilah Gill
Thanks, Kamilah. I'll stick around for the sleuthing.
- Christopher Harley
The Mystery Sculptures of I-465 in Northern Indianapolis
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Alright, guys, show of hands. Who has been on the ring road of Indy and seen these weird sculptures along the side of the road? They're right before Exit 31 (which, conveniently, connects to US 31/Meridian St., near my new home). My boyfriend and I took an investigative trip to the apartments where these are erected, Pickwick Farms. They're on Handball Lane. Anyway, the lease office people knew nothing about where they came from except that maybe the previous owners, Borns Management, had put them there.
- Kamilah Gill
There is NO information online about these that I can find about these things that thousands of people see every day. It's even harder because they're not public, they're private. They're all rusted and crappy and no names are on them, but they're a sort of landmark. They've been there as long as I can remember. I'd be kind of sad if they just disappeared one day. I emailed Borns to see if I can get any more info.
- Kamilah Gill
This is modern archaeology. No one even knows the history of something less than 30 years old. It's sad, really. Any other ideas of how to find out more about something like this?
- Kamilah Gill
You might try the library. Newspaper records might have some info about them, too. Tourism/community events org might know, too - or a local community arts group
- Katy S
I thought of that Katy. I'll try, but I'm wondering if they're not by some forgotten minor artist that just had this private commission for the apartment complex. That could be really hard to dig up. There are no names or any other marks on any of the sculptures. It turned out that there are several other sculptures not visible from the highway scattered throughout the complex. It the strangest thing.
- Kamilah Gill
It could be difficult, but this is what reference librarians do. It's a good research question. And there are a lot of people who do community history and people at the library might have those contacts. The other thing is, if you can get a hold of the old management company, you might get an answer.
- Katy S
Actually, I wonder if my aunt or uncle would know anything about them. They've lived in the north suburbs for over 40 years (Carmel and now Fishers).
- Katy S
Wow, those are cool. I hope you learn more about them.
- Christopher Harley
A little beauty, peace, and tranquility please. - http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la...
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We could use some.
- Kamilah Gill
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Where I was: About to get my hair done. Who I was with: My stylist and a lady in for a hair consultation. How we found out: Someone called my stylist. I had already heard that he was in cardiac arrest but not that he had died. Goodbye, Michael Jackson, flawed, perhaps insane, but a definite legend.
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We're listening to his music now mixed in with some others.
- Kamilah Gill
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