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July 24th, 2008

leeduck

10:45 pm - Home again, but not for long Well, I'm home from Mississippi. It was a whirlwind trip and I'm totally road-buzzed, but it was very productive. Lots of progress made on the team buy-in side as well as better process understanding all around and some good brainstorming. Not to mention some delicous catfish and a bonus tour of one of our remanufacturing facilities. They do neat stuff there, it's a lot more than disassembly and sorting. I can knit 1 + a little bit socks in the time it takes to drive from Mossville Il to Corinth Ms and back. I had good travel companions, and survived my first night away from the baby( and so did Birch). Pumping milk on the road was a bit of a pain, and I'll write up my thoughts later maybe. I'd write more now, but I need to go to bed. After all, tomorrow we're leaving for North Carolina.

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July 23rd, 2008

bpal_excathedra [kebechet]

11:30 pm - Snow, Glass, Apples at San Diego Comic Con! Just a small reminder, ladies and gents – the Snow, Glass, Apples set will be available through the CBLDF at San Diego Comic Con! All our love and thanks to Neil for making this possible, and for taking the time to sign a few of the chapbooks! Neil, you really are one hell of a good guy, and we love ya! =D Here’s a recap of the details: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is thrilled to present a numbered, limited edition chapbook of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed short story, Snow, Glass, Apples, beautifully illustrated by Julie Dillon. Each package includes a 5ml bottle of perfume, created by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, that was inspired by the tale. This set is a limited run of 1000. 250 will be sold by CBLDF at Comic Con 2008, and the remainder will go on sale July 30, 2008 on the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab web site and will be available as long as supplies last. This is a charitable, not-for-profit venture: proceeds from every single set go to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which works to preserve and protect the First Amendment rights of the comics community. Please visit the CBLDF’s booth at SDCC! 1831 and 1833 Neil Gaiman http://www.neilgaiman.com/ The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund http://www.cbldf.org/ Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab http://www.blackphoenxialchemylab.com More Neil news: Neil signed a HEAP of tees for the CBLDF, and some will be on sale through the fund at Comic Con! More CBLDF news: July 26: CBLDF's Comic-Con Auction! Live Art Auction! Saturday, 7:00 – 9:00 PM Room 2 This is the big one! The CBLDF holds its biggest auction of the year at Comic-Con, and this year brings some amazing one-of-a-kind items to raise money for Free Speech! Primo items include original art by Jack Kirby, Dave Gibbons, Walter Simonson, J. Scott Campbell, Jeff Smith, Neil Gaiman, Paul Pope, & more! All this plus rare comics, signed graphic novels, and prints! You will need a bidder number for this auction, at the CBLDF Booth #1831 or at the start of the event. ( See what's up for grabs! ) So, if you’re in town for the ‘Con, get your funky ass over to the CBLDF booth and the CBLDF’s Saturday auction! You can get your hands on some amazing stuff, and it all goes to a very, very good cause!

July 16th, 2008

bpal_excathedra [kebechet]

10:28 pm - One fish, two fish... What is the Lunacy this month, you ask? Why, its… STURGEON MOON A month of bounty, when the fish are plentiful and the corn grows high. This is the scent of breezes passing over the Great Lakes, mingling gently with traditional lunar herbs. Sandy shores and sweet fresh water, lichen, green algae, and whitestem pondweed, with benzoin, cyclamen, moonlit musk, cucumber, blue poppy, and agave. Sturgeon Moon is also live at Black Phoenix Trading Post! Artwork by Jennifer Williamson. No fishes were harmed in the making of these products, and no, Sturgeon Moon does not smell like fishguts or roe! Hee! Also in the LE section this month… PENUMBRA The observer’s space within a partial eclipse. Rich purple musk, moonflower, red sandalwood, black amber, oakmoss, copal, lavender, neroli, tobacco, and pomegranate. Sturgeon Moon and Penumbra are $17.50 per bottle, and will be live until July 20, 2008. CT:4 is $15 per bottle, and will be live until August 18, 2008. Also live this month… (insert dramatic pause and drumroll here, for its been two years since our last one!)…. CHAOS THEORY IV: EDGE OF CHAOS Each bottle of Chaos Theory is truly unique, a fragrant fractal, and exercise in the joy of chance and uncertainty! Each is a one-of-a-kind, utterly random combination of scents, the composition of which is based on whim, mood and gut instinct. Most common allergens have been omitted from the experiment. No pennyroyal, no nuts, no cinnamon, no cassia. Regardless, if you have any sensitivities, please do not participate in Chaos Theory. The contents of the oils are not recorded [that’s the whole point!] and we will not be able to answer questions about specific bottles of CT4 or guarantee that an allergen is not present in your order. By purchasing CT:4, you agree to absolve Black Phoenix of any responsibility related to an allergic reaction to one of the oils in this series. Please make a responsible choice, and use caution and discretion when ordering. This is intended to be a fun, exciting project. Please bear in mind that all Black Phoenix oils are made in an environment that contains nuts, both literally and figuratively. The Chaos blends were created by both myself and Mister Constantine, with a handful contributed by Teddy, so you get an extra dose of chaos! The long-awaited Snow, Glass, Apples perfume will be making its debut at San Diego Comic Con! The SGA package includes Neil Gaiman’s short story in chapbook format, beautifully illustrated by Julie Dillon, and a 5ml bottle of perfume inspired by the tale. This set is a limited run of 1000. 250 will be sold by CBLDF at Comic Con 2008, and the remainder will go on sale July 30, 2008 on the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab web site and will be available as long as supplies last. All proceeds from this project go to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! The next act of Carnaval will be coming soon, and, as is BPAL tradition, the Halloween scents will be going live in August! Coming soon to Black Phoenix Trading Post: the MVJBA Pancake Breakfast and Summoning, the next installment of sin / virtue bath oils, more atmospheric schpritzies, the Courtesans series of solid perfumes, disturbing bunnies and kittens, lockets and pendants inspired by Neil Gaiman's brilliant short stories (benefiting Alzheimer’s research and Match It For Pratchett), and a whole kaboodle more!

July 14th, 2008

leeduck

08:57 pm - AAAG My entire day at work was derailed to discuss, dissect, decide about changing one particular forecast I made. In the fourth and fifth decimal place. My cries of "but it's not that precise" fell on deaf ears. I did get a hotel reservation made for my trip to Corinth next week though.

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bpal_excathedra [wicked_goddess]

11:50 am - Mead/Hay Moon Brick and Mortar Lunacy In North Hollywood, we will be open for the Mead/Hay Moon Lunacy Event on Friday, July 18th from 7 to 10pm, pacific time. The theme for this month is ...it's too darn hot for a theme. Come however you feel like coming. ( the details ) Tags: will call