I really do need to get back to work, but I am grossly irresponsible in being a bragging mama by not showing the link to my cover-boy, Miles.

http://eastbay.parenthood.com/

Dear Toyota 4-Runner Psycho Bitch with the Paw Print stickers on your tailgate:

You are not cute. You are a raving, self-serving bitch. And I hate you. I do.

Ya see, in a normal road rage situation, you don't normally see the car again, no matter who does the raging. It's a moment in time between two people who are wrapped in metal, seemingly in congnito, flipping each other off, hating each other, and then fading into the car world.

But not you.

Since that morning on Highway 13 when I changed lanes (plenty of room AND I signaled AND the traffic wasn't going more than 25 mph) and you completely LOST YOUR SHIT and started flashing your lights and cursing at me (I could see your lips moving angrily and silently) and then you got up on the side of me and started swerving at my car and then you rolled down your window to make sure I could CLEARLY see that you were, indeed, showing me your "fuckfinger" and I reciprocated with showing you mine and we went on like that on Highway 13 before you had to veer off and sit in the Caldecott tunnel traffic (ha) and I went off toward Berkley and was able to honk my horn and get the LAST FLIP (double ha), I see you. I see you every other day, thereabouts.

Because I have NO bumper stickers of any kind on my generic mom-mobile, I don't think you know who I am. But I know who YOU are and I've seen you changing lanes without signalling in a much tighter car situation than when I changed lanes in front of you (with a SIGNAL). I saw you putting on eye makeup today. GAH!

I hate hate hate that I know your car, that I can pick it out with its little paw prints taunting me. I hate YOU, you crazy lunatic who somehow thinks you can do whatever you want in your SuckYooVee while passing intense nearly violent judgment on others.

I hate you. If I happen to see your toyota rear end paw prints sticking out from the median, steam coming from the front, you better hope you have on-star, because I can't say I'll feel too bad for you.

It's sooo hot! Me cranky.

Miles and I thought this was hilarious.

This month is Mental Health Awareness Month, so the LiveJournal team is offering users a chance to support the Depression and Bipolar Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping improve the lives of those suffering from mood disorders. Proceeds from purchases of the Emerging Sun v-gift during May will be donated to the DBSA, so feel free to buy one. Or, if you really want to rack up some good karma points, get a bunch!

And don't forget: Mother's Day is this Sunday. Be a dear and check out the v-gifts shop. Send something that'll make her smile.


L to R: Emerging Sun, #1 Mom, Gift Basket, Chocolates, A Dozen Red Roses


We know how you salivate over the prospect of new themes, especially when they're designed by users with a unique handle on both form and function.


L to R: Shiny, River at Night, Live and Learn, Vector Drips.

( Winners of the HP 'What Do You Have to Say?' Theme Design Contest )


We'd like to remind you that the nomination process for LiveJournal Advisory Board user-representatives has begun. If you think you're fit for the job, now's the time to nominate yourself! After all, you're the only who can do it. In two weeks, on the 22nd, the voting process will begin; we'll remind you about it again here.

If you're interested in keeping up with the nominations, watch lj_election_en. We'll post the results and announce the winner by the end of the day on May 30th. The new user-representatives will be seated on June 1st. Further details can also be found in lj_2008.

Advisory Board Nominations Begin

This morning we are opening the nomination process for the user-representative positions on the LiveJournal Advisory Board. A full description of the process can be found here.

To get you started, here are the basic things you should know:

- You may only nominate yourself
- Each nominee will need 100 motions of support in order to be eligible to be a candidate
- We ask that you keep your comments on the nomination posts to "I support this nomination" or something to that effect; be kind to those who will need to count the "supports", please.
- Although the nominations and election poll will take place in lj_election_en, you do not need to watch the community in order to keep up with the election; we'll announce everything here as well.

Everyone here at LiveJournal is looking forward to this first-ever User-Representative election! We'd like to thank everyone who is participating. Some words from our current Advisory Board members:

danah boyd: “LiveJournal is filled with very passionate users. These users have helped shaped LJ's various communities over the last decade and it gives me great joy that LJ is recognizing and incorporating users' voices into the decision-making processes. Having user representatives from different parts of LJ on the Advisory Board will help make sure that the company is meeting the needs of its diverse constituents.”

Esther Dyson: "I'm sure we'll learn a lot from the process, and later on from the two users selected as well. Especially, I hope that the discussions before the voting will be more meaningful and more focused on policy than those in some offline campaigns."

Brad Fitzpatrick: "It's cool that SUP is getting users involved with the LiveJournal decision-making process. I look forward to seeing who the community elects and the results of our efforts working together."

Professor Lawrence Lessig: “The user elections will provide a critical check on LJ's process of maintaining a valuable and trustworthy environment for the LJ community. The mandate of the elections will give the user representatives pride of place among the members of the Advisory Board. Each of us will look to them to guide us in our judgment about how best to make LJ the community we all aspire that it will be. I look forward to welcoming the user representatives, and learning a great deal from them.”


chasethestars has also made some banners for you to use, if you'd like to show your support for the candidate of your choice!

( Banners + code for you to use! )