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It was a nice autumn day outside yesterday, so I decided to take Yoshi and Ayla (my shiba inus) for a walk around one of the local parks. We were having a wonderful & relaxing time walking through the fallen leaves, looking at the lake, and Ayla wanting to eat the geese haha, until we had to deal with these 2 little girls (I would guess around 8 and 9 years old). They came CHARGING at us out of nowhere, squealing "PUUUUPPIES! PUUUUPPIES! OMG PUPPIES!!!!" and literally threw themselves at my Shibas without even asking if they were friendly. I know that neither of them has aggression, and Ayla was actually thrilled and happily frolicking around the kids, but Yoshi is very shy and gets stressed around loud kids. He ran and hid behind me as I tried to be nice and told the girls to please back off b/c Yoshi is shy and does not like people rushing at him. Well, usually when I tell over-excited kids to leave the dog alone they listen. Not these girls. As soon as I told them that Yoshi is shy and nervous and to leave him alone, they both went right for him!!! Grabbing and petting and insisting that "they can make Yoshi like them!" So I had to try again, No do not bother him, he is very nervous. I was down on the ground shielding my dogs from these kids trying to keep them off without luck. They were like parasites. SOOOOO the one girl GRABS HIS LEASH and yanks him towards her and tries to hug him! I made her let go and backed away, but they kept provoking. THEN they asked me "Can we walk them?" and I said no. And they did not understand why, even after explaining that they shouldn't walk strange dogs, and the dogs can run away, etc.... they would not understand why I would not let them take Yoshi and Ayla for a walk. So the mother comes by... and she is unfortunately just as dumb as the kids (surprise...) and whatever I said, she just giggled and thought it was cute how her kids were acting!!! Finally, the kids asked me... "Can we have one?" WTF...??? they were serious. I said no way I am ever giving away my dogs. And they pestered some more "Well, which one don't you like? We can take the one you like least!" And- still trying to remain civil, but firm, I told them I love my dogs equally and would never give them up for anything... the mother was continuing to chuckle like it was sooooo cuuuuute. So I was finally able to walk away without them following me. What rude kids, and rude mom. God forbid I had an aggressive dog who bit them while they were forcing themselves at them. My dog would have to be put to sleep because of someone else's poorly raised kids. Parents don't teach their kids any kind of respect or manners anymore. Thankfully my dogs aren't aggressive, but Yoshi is very shy and nervous, and gets so stressed and shaky when put in a situation like that. I really wish I could have been meaner to the kids... however, all I could think was that I work in an elementary school in town, and need to keep my temper with the local children, especially since the mother did not see anything wrong with how they were acting. Currently feeling:  annoyed
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To order tickets, go to: http://utada.com/events/oh momma! Dates [SO FAR] # Honolulu, HI @ Pipeline Cafe / 01.15.2010 @ 8PM # Seattle, WA @ The Showbox / 01.21.2010 @ 8PM # San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore / 01.24.2010 @ 8PM # Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues / 01.30.2010 @ 8PM # Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues / 02.02.2010 @ 8PM # New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza / 02.08.2010 @ 8PM # London, England @ O2 Academy Islington / 02.12.2010 @ 7PM Source: YouTube & LiveNation & utadaBLOGCurrently feeling:  groggy
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Seemingly ageless actress Demi Moore turns 47 tomorrow and she is blaming her age on the loss of all the good blockbuster movie roles. “The frustrating part is that the type of roles I'd be interested in are not really coming to me. I hate to say it's a function of my age – but yes, I think in some ways it is,” Moore told W magazine in their December issue. "The majority of [female] roles are geared between 25 and 35. I know I have an eccentric, obsessive-compulsive side. I'm looking for roles that reach into that quirkier place." Moore has become more famous in recent years for her marriage to “That '70s Show” actor Ashton Kutcher, 16 years her junior, than for her acting chops. But even though she accepts all the press criticism with a quiet grace, the actress told the magazine she doesn’t understand why she has been singled out as the poster child for May-December relationships since she isn’t the first older woman to marry a much younger man in Hollywood. “I’m certainly not the first person to be in a relationship with a younger man, but somehow I was plucked out as a bit of a poster girl,” Moore said of her six and half year relationship with Kutcher. “I don’t know why that is. But I just kind of step back sometimes and say, ‘There is some reason, and what is it that I have to share in a positive way?’” The “Ghost “ actress also told the magazine if people feel the need to assign her a label she prefers the title “puma” to the more derogatory “cougar.” While Moore may not be getting the big studio roles she does star in two upcoming independent films, “Happy Tears” and “The Joneses” with David Duchovny. She is also the face of Helena Rubinstein’s new “Wanted” perfume.  I kid I kid...kinda. I mean she has a point. But she's not exactly known for her acting skills. And she doesn't look old anyway. SOURCE
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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released a list of the twenty films that have submitted themselves for consideration for this year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar. The unusually high number means that for the second time in the award’s history (and the first time since 2002), five films will be nominated for the award. This news should please the many folks who felt this year’s impressive batch of animated features deserved more than three shots at a nomination.
The twenty submitted films are:
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”
“Astro Boy”
“Battle for Terra”
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
“Coraline”
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
“The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
“Mary and Max”
“The Missing Lynx”
“Monsters vs. Aliens”
“9”
“Planet 51”
“Ponyo”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“The Secret of Kells”
“Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure”
“A Town Called Panic”
“Up”
As the Academy noted, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” “The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Planet 51,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “The Secret of Kells” and “A Town Called Panic” have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet all of the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.
Previous winners of the award, now in its ninth year, include “Shrek,” “Spirited Away,” “Finding Nemo,” and last year’s “WALL-E.”
The 82nd Academy Award nominations will be announced February 2, 2010.
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what do you think ontd? i'm really excited for mr. fox, and i'd like to see Up & ponyo get a nomination.
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Carrie Underwood's "Play On" bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week, shifting 318,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the country star and former "American Idol" champ's second album to top the Billboard 200, after her sophomore set "Carnival Ride" bowed in the penthouse with 527,000 in 2007. Underwood's debut effort, "Some Hearts," started at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2005 and at No. 1 on Top Country Albums with 315,000. "Play On's" 318,000 sum is also the largest sales week for an album by a woman in 2009 and the second-best sales week for a country release. Among country efforts this year, only Rascal Flatts' "Unstoppable" netted a bigger week, when it started at No. 1 with 351,000. Andrea Bocelli's "My Christmas" arrives on the Billboard 200 at No. 3 with 149,000 copies, marking the singer's fifth top 10 effort and best sales week since "Cieli Di Toscana" blew through 177,000 over Christmas week of 2001. "Christmas" also marks Bocelli's second-best debut sales week -- only the bow of "Songo" in 1999, with just a couple hundred more copies, pulled in a better first-week number. One step below Bocelli is the first "Glee" TV soundtrack, which enters with 113,000 copies. The second installment of the "Glee" soundtracks is due on Dec. 8. The "Now 32" hits compilation starts at No. 5 with 102,000. The last regular "Now" release, Vol. 31, moved 169,000 when it bowed at No. 1 earlier this year. The final debut in the top 10 this week comes from Weezer's "Raditude," which starts at No. 7 with 66,000. Weezer's last studio effort, its self-titled 2008 release, moved 126,000 upon its arrival at No. 4. Last week's Billboard 200 No. 1, Michael Jackson's "This Is It" falls to No. 2 with 196,000 (down 48%). Taylor Swift's "Fearless" marks its one-year anniversary on the chart as it drops three spots to No. 6 with 70,000 (down 36%) while Michael Buble's "Crazy Love" falls one rung to No. 8 with 59,000 (down 17%). Sting's "If On A Winter's Night" slides three places to No. 9 in its second week, selling 59,000 (down 26%). The "New Moon" soundtrack rounds out the top 10, dropping two slots to No. 10 with 52,000 (down 24%). Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 8) totaled 6.86 million units, up 9% compared to the sum last week (6.31 million) and down 2% compared to the same sales week of 2008 (7.02 million). Year to date album sales stand at 294.4 million, down 13% compared to the same total at this point last year (339.3 million). Source:http://www.billboard.com/news/car rie-underwood-claims-second-no-1-on-bill board-1004041710.story ETA: Dear Taylor, stop hijacking ONTD everytime I try to log on. Thanks 
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Today only: grab bags! This will be the last offer of them for a few months, at least. $30 (that includes shipping) gets you 6 items. Most items will be earrings (you can select to have all 6 be earrings, if you like). If you don't want all earrings, I will throw in something different as one or two of the items: maybe a necklace, bracelet, hair decorations, bookmark, charms, etc. Items will be chosen at random, and you will get an awesome variety. I promise to make these packages fun, special and awesome. Metals will include sterling silver, silver plate, copper and antique brass. This would be a great holiday gift giving idea. :) And, you can get more than one if you like! Send a Paypal to girlpirate@gmail.com to order. Send $30 for each grab bag desired. Make sure your shipping address is current. Also add a note if you'd like only earrings. If you don't specify, you'll get earrings + other stuff. Maybe even some candy! Additionally, if you want anything else from the store, you can get it shipped for free if with your grab bag. To get free shipping in the store: place order like normal, but don't go through to Paypal. Send the total amount of your order minus shipping to my Paypal address. It will take me a few extra days to put together goodie bags and ship them out, so be patient with me. Everything will be shipped by next Tuesday. Who's in?  I will be using a portion of these sales to buy a box of tools and supplies for a very talented and dear friend who wants to get started in the jewelry business. She needs displays and shipping supplies aplenty. I remember how hard it was to get started, so I want to help her out. :) Tags: jewelry
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 See that old guy there with the hearing aids? There's probably a picture of him under the entry of "man" in the dictionary. He played college baseball alongside Jackie Robinson at UCLA, played football in the Rose Bowl. Joined ROTC, joined the Army, volunteered for the paratroops. Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane and landed in Normandy. Silver Star at Brecourt Manor, wounded in Market Garden, was there in the Ardennes when Bill Guarnere (a couple of posts down in a great pic by Kyle) lost his leg, and was never quite the same after seeing his friend get maimed. After the war, he was a cop. While he was a cop, he worked on a law degree, and then became a chief deputy DA. He prosecuted Sirhan Sirhan. Then he became a judge. Lynn "Buck" Compton, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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I used to work in an independently owned toy store in a very nice upper class town.
A few Halloweens ago a mom was trying to decide on a costume for her toddler. We had two options, both easy pull-overs (poncho style) with a hood and a pocket.
She holds them both up and asks me "What do you think? Is the dragon to boy-ish for her?"
Now, honestly, I loved the dragon costume. It had the cutest little wings. So I'm honest with her: "I don't think so, I would have wanted to be the dragon when I was little."
Her response: "Well, you're goth, so there's no surprise there."
*blink*
Ok, now, yes, I consider myself goth, and therefore wear a lot of black, but I was in my work clothes with were always nice jeans or dress pants and a colorful shirt. O.o
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Virgin Records band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, best known for their breakout hit "Face Down", announced today that they will be holding a benefit concert for the murdered 7 year old Florida girl, Somer Thompson.
Somer is from the same area as the members in Red Jumpsuit, so her story really hit home.
Every dime made from the benefit concert scheduled for this Friday, November 13th 2009, will be split between the reward offered in any information leading to the arrest of Somer's killer and Somer Thompson's grieving family.
The concert will be held at Orange Park High School in Orange Park, Florida.
Doors at 8pm and minimun donation for entry is $10 a person.
Ronnie Winter (singer for Red Jumpsuit) with Somer's
mother, Deina, and Molly Hatchet guitarist Bobby Ingram.
Somer's complete story
SOURCE: My Facebook and The Somer Thompson Benefit official website
Like this band of not, their history of charity work is amazing, and this is no exception. If you live in the area, or even if you don't, you should definately come and check out the show and donate to a good cause. See some of you there!
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"Halloween" star Danielle Harris was just thrust into a real-life horror sequel -- when her longtime alleged stalker started following her again ... on Twitter. DUN DUN DUN! 
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