LHF 2.7: "Lonely Hour"

In which Anneka discusses with Pippilotta the difficulties of death. http://oddpla.net/lhf/?p=51
Comments: When we last checked in with our undead protagonists, Anneka and Will were up in Vermont with Anneka’s dying grandmother. While Will has flashbacks to his own death, Anneka also takes her grandma’s illness hard and tries to console herself with help from her best friend.

Jessica Alba in bondage!

Is it porn? An anti-abuse PSA? An ad for a kinky sex club? Nah...it's just part of Declare Yourself's "controversial" print campaign to encourage voter registration. I take it to task on SocIm.

Note to "values voters": racism AIN'T political satire

At the recent Value Voters Summit, 2 grade A nimrods sold souvenir boxes of Obama Waffles, linking Obama with Aunt Jemima, Muslim myths ["Point box toward Mecca for better waffles!"], stereotypes about rap [bilge on side of box] and generations of pop-eyed African-American mascots with smiles bigger than their heads. See this video for details of Obama waffles packaging and the disingenuous justifications of the nimrods for spreading their hatred.

When confronted directly with this train wreck of sexism, racism, exoticism and general stupidity, said nimrods protested that they "didn't even think of" the Aunt Jemima comparisons. They insisted that their product was "political satire." No, it's not. They're just bigots trying to fit into satirists' clothing. What dipsticks!

Better photography I: better lights!

Since the days are growing shorter up here in the North Pole Boston metro area, I cannot depend on natural sunlight to illuminate my photostories, especially if I want to take pictures after work. Therefore, I need artificial lights.( blah blah blah LIGHTING blah blah blah )