Toilet seat lady

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http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8547307

More media

Also, my latest story for XTRA. I feel like I somehow fucked up on this one, because it felt like I was getting edited a lot, but that could be more of my paranoia talking.
http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?AFF_TYPE=3&STORY_ID=4472&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=2

Also, ironically, I had no idea that I was interviewing someone I knew because for the interview with Matthew, I used email because the other source only gave him to me with a few days to spare before my deadline.

Web designers

Scenario:
A small fledgling online news publication has approached you; they want you to design a barebones website that will include a CMS that is easy for editors and writers (who are web savvy and know a little HTML but are by no means experts) to learn and maintain. They are starting very small with minimal investment capital and plan to grow the site and add features in the future -- for now they just want the basics necessary to start growing a readership (and thus revenue stream). Said revenue stream will be through advertisements, not subscriptions.

What I'm looking for

1. NEEDED ASAP: Some thoughts, comments, etc. on the necessary technology to do this, and some sense of how much it would cost, just off the cuff


2. Needed over the next few weeks: At least one professional web guru (preferably, one or more in Canada, the US, and maybe even the UK) who are willing to put together a semi-detailed price quote for such a website. You or your company would be named in the academic paper I'm writing.


3. NEEDED ASAP: If you're willing to do item two, please let me know via email (give me your name or the company's name).


4. Needed at some point: Any suggestions on revenue sources for a publication or blog beyond Google Ads and subscriptions


5. 
   

Please forward to anyone who might be willing.

Online publications

Can anyone suggest to me an online publication that is most of the following:

• professionally done


• solely online


• has never been an offline publication


• is small but may be growing

I'd really appreciate it!

Also, my headache should go away.

Bridesmaid dresses

OK, as some of you may know, I'm going to be a bridesmaid in lady_sodayah's and coraon's wedding in mid-August.

I WAS going to wander the dress shops in about three different countries and see what popped up, but I think I may have already made my decision after all.

See, David's Bridal in the US makes dresses in my size. Better yet, they make mix and match in my size. Which means that I would get a LOT more use out of the purchase afterwards. The floor length skirt could be worn with my corsets, and the top could be worn with a shorter skirt to a lot more events than a gown could be worn.

See behind the cut to see the skirt/tops I'm looking at. My favourite combo is going to be about $180. Considering that the gowns at Laura's that fit the requirements for the bridesmaid dresses and are in my size cost about $300, I'm guessing that this is the best plan. And I really like the flexibility of the mix and match plan.

( in order of dress preference )