Amethyst's Shiny Pebbles

http://cuteoverload.com/2009/11/14/check-it-out-im-an-elephant/

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Guys, guys, lookit!  I got the big head, with the long nose thingy!  Wait, I’ll make the funny noise: Phhheeeaaaauuuuuuummmmpf! Hey, somebody throw me a peanut!

Peanut!  Because I’m an elephant, ya get it?  Guys?  Where’d everybody go?

Shot and submitted by Tod B., who was sooo in the right place at the right time.

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Crawlies

• 09:54 Possibly toxic levels of squee: bit.ly/3lkBuJ #
• 10:42 Still quietly amazed how many engineers don't understand the difference between "deprecating" an API and "removing" it. #
• 11:52 Watching the video of "Careless Whisper". bit.ly/3p8mTV Will the next generation laugh at our hair as we laugh at the 80s'? #
• 11:52 Wait a minute--the 80s *is* my generation! But I'm pretty sure I never wore blue eye shadow. #
• 11:54 Also, I think the song makes a lot less sense if G Michael is singing it to a woman. Hey, videographers: He used 2d-person for a reason. #
• 12:34 @scalzi: Uh oh. Does @wilw have reason to be uneasy? #
• 13:58 Apparently Bill Clinton called me a ballsucker. bit.ly/1wUcnL I'm... not quite sure what to make of that. (w/s, political) #
• 16:13 @BrodyQat: Watch out, celery is dangerous! www.lileks.com/institute/frahm/ #
• 19:51 There's a long shadow hanging over me. A 20-mile-long shadow, as a matter of fact. #
• 19:55 @avphibes: Gumby died for our sins! #

http://cuteoverload.com/2009/11/13/have-you-lost-your-marbles/

http://cuteoverload.com/?p=34985

Were they a sparkly, shiny, impossibly perfect shade of green?  If so, “Soupie” is using them for eyes, and you can’t have them back, so neener.  But what you can have (and you may want to take a step back, lest the cuteness knock you clean out of your cubicle) is the jaw-dropping, heart-stopping power of the…

CUTE OVERLOAD ULTRA-EXTREME EYE, NOSE, AND TINY TOOF-HANCE!

Photo by Ryan F., submitted by Janna V.

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Kittens

http://cuteoverload.com/2009/11/13/theres-a-new-chef-in-town/

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First of all,  just looking around in here, I can tell that I’m gonna need the 12-quart stock pot. It will run you about 600 bones, but I don’t want to hear it. Oh, don’t give me that look – I’ll have my sous chef wash out the pot.

Second, what’s with the beans? Don’t get me wrong, I’m brilliant, so I’ll be able to whip up something exquisite for your guests, but where’s the veg? Would something a little leafy in the pantry kill you? And don’t get me started on your electric cook top. I don’t know how you expect me to cook in these conditions.

Joan of Arc Spicy Chili Beans, Kate O.?

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: I'm Going To Eat You, Unusual animals

http://cuteoverload.com/2009/11/13/i-am-noti-disorganized/

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Seriously, I’m so organized, it’s scary:

• I always wash myself in a set pattern (right leg, left leg, right arm, left arm);
• I sort my dead mousies by length, then by color, then by tail-to-torso ratio;
• I sleep in the same sunbeam every day, using a weighted algorithm factoring seasonal solar variance against known shade points to determine each day’s optimum floor position and angle of exposure.

So why do people keep saying I’m disorganized?

I dunno, Pam W., just a feeling.

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Kittens

• 10:55 @juverna: Sometimes I stiffen up while I'm asleep. Not surprised that your soreness is peaking second morning after hard evening workout. #
• 11:12 Tempted by Despair.com's latest offering: www.despair.com/government.html #
• 11:13 Reminiscent of P.J. O'Rourke's observation: "Republicans say government doesn't work, then get elected and prove it." #
• 13:16 @BrodyQat: I don't think I truly appreciated Lady Gaga's lyrical brilliance until now: bit.ly/2o8O16 #
• 15:50 Previous Derby-Name Tweet Redacted: At least one name is still under consideration! If you want it, you have to settle it with @juverna. #
• 15:52 I believe the traditional way of settling derby-name related disputes is via Jello wrestling. #
• 16:06 Dang, looks like derby name "Princess Slay Ya" is, in fact, taken. I fail at search. "Darth Doll" is free, though. #
• 17:11 If you wubba me, then I will wubba you. #
• 22:46 @thelance: Mazel tov! #
• 00:26 Bad news for my sport. bit.ly/9GlfX via @TheOnion - New York Marathon Winner Tests Positive For Performance-Enhancing Horse #

http://cuteoverload.com/2009/11/12/on-the-next-episode-of-real-penguins-of-the-jersey-shore/

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You get a nice look, guy? You get a big ol’ eyeful? You trying to get her name? Well, her name is Mine, understand? Why don’t you just step off before I peck your face in, a’ight?

Penguins wearing wife beaters and black chains are always trouble, Sarah W.

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Interspecies Snorgling

Notes augmented

We've enhanced and de-bugged Notes. If you haven't tried it yet, now's the time! You can create a private note when you ban multiple users. You can also delete multiple notes at once. Lastly, paid users have the option to add a note (visible only to you) whenever you add or remove a friend (guaranteed to avoid embarrassing social mishaps). If you don't currently have a paid account, you can upgrade now! It only takes a few minutes and costs less than a bad shopping mall haircut (plus, it's way more fashionable)!

Product tweaks and bug kill

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3. The issue causing random comments to vanish has been fixed!
4. If you visit a LiveJournal page and get prompted to log in, you'll be returned to the same page after you sign in (Thanks, Dreamwidth)!
5. If you don't edit the timestamp for an entry at all, the entry timestamp will indicate the time the entry was posted instead of the time the Update Journal page was loaded
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New FCK fixes rich text editor!

1. We've updated our RTE (Rich Text Editor) to FCKeditor version 2.6.5
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LiveJournal Cares

We’re pleased to introduce you to lj_cares, a new LiveJournal community dedicated to raising awareness and funds for U.S. charitable organizations that improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Each month, we’ll spotlight a nonprofit that is making a significant global impact through medical research, public outreach, and/or humanitarian social programs. Charities will be selected in accordance with the U.S. calendar of national health observances based on a high rating (of over 60%) on Charity Navigator and global scope of impact.

In this, our inaugural month of November, we will celebrate national adoption month by offering a charitable virtual gift (priced at $2.99) to support Love Without Boundaries, an organization that saves the lives of orphans with life-threatening diseases and places them in loving homes around the world. LiveJournal will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of charitable vgifts (we'll cover the cost of credit card transaction fees). To learn more about Love Without Boundaries, please visit lj_cares and read about how they helped save Baby Kang and the Rainbow Twins from fatal illnesses, who are now thriving in nurturing families. You can purchase your Love Without Boundaries gifts in the Virtual Gift shop.

Papered in postcards

A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to send in postcards to surround us with LiveJournal community. Thanks for coming through! We've received postcards all the way from Germany, Finland, and Canada and from all over the US, including Texas, Florida, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Indiana, Hawaii, and Oklahoma just to name just a handful. We're thrilled with our improved decor.

Please keep the love coming for one more week by writing 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 drawing the names of ten random contributors next Thursday to win paid account credits!

Photos of the week

We have more dazzling images posted by talented LiveJournal photographers from around the world. We're hoping to span the entire globe, so please continue posting and tagging. Of course, you can also sit back and enjoy the view at lj_photophile.

You can see a sample of this week's gorgeous photos and check out spotlight communities and awesome user content after the jump!

Curtains

We thank you, once again, for joining us. See you next week!

But at least you always knew that Bush loved America and that he loved Americans. You knew that he valued America’s allies even if he didn’t always do right by them. You knew that his values were American values.

You can’t say any of that about his successor. ~Caroline Glick

http://cuteoverload.com/2009/11/12/because-its-there/

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Day 17:  I have established base camp at the foot of the treacherous south face, whose sheer, forbidding vertical surface has claimed many an explorer before me.  With the monsoon storms just days away, I must make every precious minute count as I inch my way to the fabled Ceiling of Coyolxauhuiehecatl — and history.

I claim this post in the name of Erin C.!

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Kittens