EugLuv

2010-04-15T07:49:00.000-07:00

Sunday, May 30th from 10 am to 5ish

Beer and Wine served onboard!

Light snacks and lunch provided.

$35 - Pre registration required!

Contact me at euglove@gmail.com to reserve your spot - only 25 seats available!!!

Itinerary:

We're going to shove off at 10:30 am and our first stop is Noble Estates Winery. http://www.nobleestatevineyard.com/They have been gracious to yet again open their doors to us for a private tasting session!

After that we'll head over to Sweet Cheeks to enjoy the live music and have a nice picnic.http://www.sweetcheekswinery.com/

And we'll wrap up at Hinman Vineyards!http://www.silvanridge.com/

We should be pulling back into Eugene around 5!

Cheers!

Next Girls Aloud Saturday, April 24th!

2010-02-28T10:31:00.000-08:00

SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH
COZMIC PIZZA 8TH & CHARNELTON
8 pm to Midnight
$5 w/ 2 non perishable food items for FFLC
$7 w/o

Were all inclusive and invite everyone to come and enjoy!

2010-01-10T09:54:00.001-08:00

Our 1 Year Anniversary!!!

Girls Aloud is a fun, social experience. Enjoy the great food, fine wine and organic beer. We are open to everyone who is supportive of womyncentric events!
Dj heshe will have the best disco, funk, r&b, 80's, 90's and all the great dance hits you love.

Saturday, 1.30 from 8 pm to Midnight
at Cozmic Pizza 8th & Charnelton
A benefit for the Tash Roberts InHome Cat Rescue
As always, $5 cover when you bring at least 2 non-perishable food items for Food For Lane County. ($7 w/o)
Be sure to check out our new Community Board - and bring something to post!

SAVE THE DATE!!!
SATURDAY, FEB 13TH - OUR 2ND ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY EXTRAVAGANZA!
A Very Special Benefit For Opehlia's Place........
8 pm to Midnight
at Cozmic Pizza 8th & Charnelton

We'll even have Girl Scouts Cookies for sale!!!

Peace! Love! Freedom! Community!

Last Girls Aloud Dance! Party! Social! of the DECADE! We are an all inclusive event so grab your brothers...

2009-12-18T12:54:00.000-08:00

and check it out Saturday Dec. 26th. at Cozmic Pizza starting @ 8pm.

As always, $5 cover when you bring at least 2 non-perishable food items for Food For Lane County. ($7 w/o)

Girls Aloud is a fun, social experience. Enjoy the great food, fine wine and organic beer. We are open to everyone who is supportive of womyncentric events!

Dj heshe will have the best disco, funk, r&b, 80's, 90's and all the great dance hits you love. Send us 4 song suggestions (slow songs encouraged!) to: itsgirlsaloud@gmail.com in exchange for a $4 cover!

We'll be polling guests and for 2010 well raise money for a different, local, non-profit organization each month!

Help us spread the word! Become our friend or suggest us a friend to others on facebook (G Aloud Eugene) for an additional $1 off!

see you there.....peace!

NEXT GIRLS ALOUD SAT. DEC 26TH

2009-11-30T20:10:00.001-08:00

featuring Dj heshe

COZMIC PIZZA 8TH & CHARNELTON

8 PM TO MIDNIGHT

$5 w/ 2 or more non perishable food donationns for Food For Lane County

$7 otherwise

OR! Send us 4 song requests to itsgirlsaloud@gmail.com for a $4 cover!

Whatta Deal!!!

2009-10-07T15:02:00.000-07:00

2009-08-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

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2009-06-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

2009-05-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

The Wine Tour Was A Success!

2009-05-27T12:05:00.000-07:00

after tonites debate - come to the queer underground - all are welcome!

2009-05-21T13:16:00.000-07:00

Parents upset over school photo display
Eugene (KMTR) - A photographic display at a Eugene school is causing controversy, and there's a meeting Thursday night to talk about it.

The display is up at Buena Vista-Meadowlark Elementary school is part of a traveling photo project put together by the Community Alliance for Lane County (CALC).

Some parents are upset about a photo of a transgender person which depicts a woman who is mixed race, with a slight beard. A short written biography of the woman that appears with the picture uses the word "queer." The objecting parents say it introduces an adult subject—sexuality—they don't think is appropriate for younger students.

The school’s principal, BJ Blake, says the display is supposed to expose students to pictures of people of mixed racial and ethnic backgrounds, like many of the students. Blake says she's not teaching kids about sex.

“When we talk about the photo, it's going to be only in the area of respect. And if you see that word, that word is never to be used to hurt, that word is never to be used to label, that word is never to be used to discriminate or harm anybody,” Blake said.

Some parents have written letters to the school. They say their children ask questions and they don't think a person can use the word “queer” in reference to a transgendered person, without talking about sex. Those parents think they are the ones who should bring that discussion up with their own children when they think their children are old enough to understand.
But other parents don't have a problem with the photo. They think personal bias is the problem.

Clark Barry, the parent of a first-grader, says parents like him have “concern for the innocence of their children. Are they ready for these discussions yet? They're still learning their ABC's, they're still learning how to spell, now we're going to bring in gender identification and chromosomes and a lot of other things that take us deep, deep, deep into philosophical debates.”

Another first-grade parent, Amanda Bowden-Gil, says, “It all comes down to educating our children and not discriminating and being open minded and lacking prejudice in general.”

The photos have been taken down and the captions are being revised to make the wording more relatable for elementary school students. But Blake says the photos will go back up and the word "queer" is expected to stay.

The meeting with parents is scheduled for Thursday night, May 21st at 6:00 p.m. at the school at 1500 Queens Way, off Cal Young Road in Eugene.

The Lane Educational Service District says the display will eventually circulate through other elementary schools in Lane County.

queer underground tonite at diablos...downstairs

2009-05-21T11:30:00.001-07:00

2009-05-12T08:52:00.001-07:00

UPCOMING EVENTS

2009-05-06T14:19:00.001-07:00

the queer underground dance party at Diablos every Thursday night - $3.

Girls Aloud Wine Tour – Sunday, May 24th from 10 am – 6pm - 35 womyn – 1 bus – beer and wine plus picnic and snacks provided - $30 – pre registration required.

Girls Aloud Dance Party Social Saturday, May 30 from 8 – midnight $7 w/ $2 off w/ 2 or more food items for food for lane county.

Queer Womyns Speed Dating – Friday, June 5th from 7 – 9 pm at Eugene Coffee Company (for the non wine drinkers) 14 womyn - $15 – pre registration required.

Portland Pride Party bus – details to come – Saturday and Sunday – June 13 – 14. Beer and wine served on the bus!

Queer Womyns Speed Dating - Saturday, June 20th from 6:30 – 9 pm at The Broadway – 18 womyn - $20 – pre registration required.

Girls Aloud Dance Party Social Saturday, June 27th from 8 – midnight $7 w/ $2 off w/ 2 or more food items for Food For Lane County.

Email thequeerunderground@gmail.com for more details!

Girls Aloud Wine Tour

2009-05-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

Sunday, May 24th 10 a.m. to……?
35 womyn - 1 bus. We'll be pouring the beer and wine on the bus while we tour 3 local wineries.
We're also providing snacks and a picnic lunch.
$30 – pre registration required.
Please mail check/money order/cash to:
PO Box 209
Eugene, OR 97440
NOTE! IF WRITING A CHECK PLEASE HAVE IT PAID TO THE ORDER OF: LAURA J MCNAMARA
Questions? Email us at thequeerunderground@gmail.com

$7 w/ $2 off w/ two or more food items for FFLC

2009-04-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

Anti-Racist Training For White Women

2009-04-29T18:29:00.000-07:00

Saturday afternoon around 2:30 pm, Ffiona Morgan will be giving a l-l/2 hr. workshop, entitled Anti-Racist Training For White Women.
This workshop will integrate the experiences of individual group members with feedback from the Presenter and others in the group. Presenter will also give an introduction and lead a release ritual at the end of the workshop
For more information, please call 654-0424

This is a free workshop that has been of great benefit in the past when it was scheduled at various venues.

Information on the Conference
Beyond Patriarchy 2009 Vision Statement
Beyond Patriarchy is a gathering intended to provide information, support, and healing surrounding all forms of oppression through a radical and feminist perspective. Patriarchy is a system of domination which privileges masculinity and enforces strict, exclusive, and unequal gender roles, and which interlocks with racism, homophobia, transphobia, ablism, xenophobia, and all other forms of oppression. Patriarchy affects people of all genders in our interpersonal relationships and everyday lives. As a community, we must work to see beyond dualities, dismantle hierarchies, and engage in multi-issue organizing that creates radical and liberating change for all of us.
Beyond Patriarchy 2009 will:
(1) explore the roots and legacies of patriarchy;
(2) seek solutions to anti-body, anti-woman, anti-color, anti-queer, and anti-nature systems of violence and entitlement that harm all of us;
(3) create a space for healing and growth.
Towards those ends, Beyond Patriarchy 2009 will serve as open space:
a) to build awareness of issues surrounding the many forms of patriarchy;
b) to facilitate inspiration for how our growing communities can organize resistance;
c) to squash the dominating theory, generating new insight and dialogue within an ever-growing conversation regarding oppression of womyn, of men, and of people who are gender-variant;
d) to take an intersectional approach to anti-oppression politics, thereby building solidarity among movements;
e) to examine how our daily lives are affected by patriarchy; and
f) wherein all beings come together to heal wounds and build community support.

STOP BY THE ECC BEFORE GIRLS ALOUD FRIDAY!

2009-04-29T18:27:00.000-07:00

8 TO 9 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 1ST
FREE!

Virginia Cohen, Singer/Songwriter
Eugene Coffee Company 1840 Chambers St.

Presented by Out/Loud which is a U of O student-driven festival for queer women's music, artists, and performers who self-identify as women and/or who self-identity as allies to queer women's music.

Batwoman, the red-headed lesbian, is unleashed at last

2009-04-10T10:43:00.000-07:00

As Bruce Wayne's future remains in doubt, comic book unveils a 'successor'
By Guy Adams in Los Angeles

Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Holy sexuality, Batman!

Two months after his untimely death, the creators of Gotham City's crime-fighting superhero, Bruce Wayne, have finally unveiled his politically-correct replacement: a ginger-haired, lesbian socialite called Batwoman.

The publisher of Detective Comics, the iconic title which for 60 years has revolved around the recently-deceased Wayne, revealed this week that future editions of the comic book will star his long-standing female counterpart, whose real name is Kathy Kane.

Described as "a lesbian socialite by night and a crime-fighter by later in the night", Batwoman will be the subject of at least 12 issues. It will be the most high-profile appearance by a gay superhero in any book published by the legendary DC Comics.

As her alter-ego, Batwoman, Ms Kane wears knee-high red stiletto boots and a figure-hugging black outfit. Two years ago, she made headlines when it emerged that she was the ex-lover of Renee Montoya, a Gotham City police detective.

Although Kane has enjoyed only fleeting appearances in Batman comics since being "outed", writer Greg Rucka – who is in charge of this summer's run of Detective Comics – said Bruce Wayne's apparent death had provided the perfect opportunity to make her the subject of his prestigious series.

"We have been waiting to unlock her. It's long overdue," he said in an interview with the Comic Book Resources website. "Yes, she's a lesbian. She's also a redhead. It is an element of her character. It is not her character. If people are going to have problems with it, that's their issue. That's certainly not mine."

The news represents a significant cultural landmark for the gay rights movement, and follows a concerted effort by DC Comics to introduce more characters from ethnic and sexual minorities. However, Rucka hopes that the new titles, which are due to be released in June, will not be overshadowed by controversy about Kane's sexuality.

"I think there is going to be some media," he said. "I can't control it. You've got to remember, Wonder Woman got a haircut and that became news. So it will be what it is."

"My job is to write the best book I can, about a character that I think is exceptionally cool, that J.H. Williams [his co-writer and artist] thinks is exceptionally cool, that DC Comics thinks is exceptionally cool and worthy of being the lead player in Detective Comics," he added. "Frankly, she should be judged on her merits."

The last episode of Detective Comics ended with Batman's millionaire alter-ego Bruce Wayne being ejected from a speeding aircraft without his famous cape and face-mask.

He is now presumed dead (although it is an unwritten rule of comics that superheroes can always be reincarnated) and Mr Rucka said future editions will revolve around a selection of potential heirs, including Batwoman, Catwoman and Bruce Wayne's purported son, Damien, fighting to succeed him.

2009-04-05T16:22:00.001-07:00

2009-04-04T00:12:00.001-07:00

This is what President I Would Be?

2009-03-23T20:43:00.000-07:00

I am not going to delve too much deeper into that which is Facebook Quizzes....
William McKinley
Very ambitious.
Always trying to keep up with the times, without spending too much money. Though some might accuse you of being a suck up, it always boils down to politics.
You are almost friendly to a fault.
Even though peace is your primary concern, if a fight is needed, your opponent has one.
You are compatible with Grant.

Well it could be worse - I could be Fillmore....

She's A Great DJ

2009-03-22T21:05:00.000-07:00

This Explains Alot...

2009-03-19T14:14:00.001-07:00

Batman to Be Replaced by Lesbian Counterpart

2009-03-19T13:56:00.000-07:00

by Tom Radler

Feb 12th 2009

Crime-fighters come in many shapes and sizes, but until now they didn't come in the woman-seeking-woman variety.

DC Comics, however, is spotlighting a red-headed lesbian to take over for erstwhile Batman Bruce Wayne -- who suffered apparently fatal injuries in a recent issue of the Batman series.

Batwoman, whose daytime persona is Katherine "Kate" Kane, is described as "lesbian socialite by night and a crime-fighter by later in the night," and she's due to star in the series for at least twelve issues, beginning in June.

The Batwoman character was first introduced in 1956 as a possible love interest for Batman. She didn't come out as a lesbian until 2006, after it was revealed that she was the ex-lover of a female police detective.

Given the predominantly male readership of comic books, we wonder what factors played into DC's decision to put Batwoman in the lead.

Questions Raised: Is the sexual orientation of comic book heroes relevant? Will this effort for diversification lead to different stories that straight-male Batman couldn't provide?

yep it happened

2009-03-04T18:50:00.000-08:00

Um......I guess I should say thank you? Thanks for not disrespecting me while tracking your interest. I appreciate it and will very soon be able to talk freely - be free - smarter.....

3x in March

2009-03-02T00:06:00.001-08:00

thursday, march 12th

thursday, march 19th
saturday, march 21st
$3 cover

Girls Aloud still in the headlines on craigslist

2009-02-22T18:54:00.000-08:00

From a Craigslist Ad Eugene W4W Forum regarding Girls Aloud vs. HotFlash
http://eugene.craigslist.org/w4w/
LEAVE IT ALONE ALREADY

I have not wanted to get involved in arguments about the dances, as I do not think it serves the higher good. I will say a few things now, but I will not post about it again, so if you are looking for a debate...have kids or something!

No one event, or group, is going to serve everyone. Nor is everyone wanting to go to every event. This is a very difficult community of women to serve. I am thrilled that Girls Aloud is stepping up to the plate with something different. So they aren't perfect and have made mistakes....who is or hasn't???

The more events, the more we will be out getting to know each other, coming together celebrating. Hot Flash felt very exclusive & clique, to me. I disliked the music and rarely had a good time, as I didn't know folks. I only went when I felt desperate for community, and usually left feeling the same. Club Pynk is more fun, but has chosen a location that has a reputation for being unsafe for women. I stopped going to John Henry's years ago because of negative energy & being attacked on the dance floor by college boys. Though I tried Pynk a couple of times; I won't support JH anymore.

I will continue to support Girls Aloud. I like the music & have always loved the venue. I find people more open & friendly & am making new friends quickly. That their prices are lower is thoughtful & more inclusive, as they understand that we don't make as much here as in PDX. Also cool that they are giving back to our community with the food drive. I hope Girls Aloud has dances twice a month, as I would attend every time!

Stop thinking like minimalists & embrace abundance consciousness! Realize the more events there are, the better off we all are, whether they are on the same night or not. Our community can support it! But this back biting and "us vs. them" attitude is most harmful. Please stop attacking each other!

Be the change you want to see and help create a loving, inclusive woman's community in Eugene.
====================================================================
Well said.
And I want to state for the record that we were not intending to be in direct competition w/ HotFlash on Valentines Day. We hoped that with only a one hour overlap there wouldnt be any hurt feelings.

We at Girls Aloud focus on our community its needs as we see them. We feel there is enough room for everyone and for even more!

as always - peace - love - and freedom!

We HaD aLoT oF fUn!

2009-02-19T18:43:00.001-08:00

We danced - we boogied - were going to make some exciting announcements by March 1st......

I know that my weight is discussed a lot by some but I think I'm pretty average - look I didnt even photoshop out the little roll I have - like a mini muffin top.

Phat axceptance now!

$29K+ raised for Jakobi Mulgrave

2009-02-12T12:12:00.001-08:00

Even with the economy the way it is right now – communities are still banding together to support one another. This was very evident yesterday when the fundraiser at Papas Pizza raised $29,185.01for the Jakobi Mulgrave Medical Fund –

JAKOBI MULGRAVE MEDICAL FUND

2009-02-11T10:52:00.000-08:00

Please come into Papa’s and help us out!

With your support on February 11, 2009 we can have a really successful fundraiser!

Follow the link to print out this flyer into Papa’s Pizza on February 11th and the fund will receive 50% of the value of the food you purchase!

Buy a pizza, salad, soup or breadsticks and Papa’s will donate 50% of your order.

I'm having a mini garlic chicken pizza.....yum!

By KVAL.com Staff
EUGENE, Ore. -- While the 10-year-old boy who survived Eugene's deadliest car crash in memory recovers in Portland, his supporters plan to have a pizza party in his honor today.
Jakobi Mulgrave, 10, survived the Jan. 21 crash that killed 4 people, including his mother.

The driver of one of the vehicles faces four counts of manslaughter and other charges, and Jakobi's father filed a lawsuit on his son's behalf against the driver of the car, the car's owner and two establishments where the plaintiff says the driver consumed alcohol before the crash.
Supporters plan a vaeriety of fundraisers for Jakobi, including an event Wednesday at area Papa's Pizza restaurants.

The fundraiser requires boosters to download a flier and submit it with their purchase.
As extra incentive, the two businesses that purchase the most pizza Wednesday for employees will be eligible for a $100 gift card to Oregon Electric Station or Sixth Street Grill, according the Jaclyn Moore, fundraising coordinator.

Moore said businesses must write their business name on the flier. She said it would take about a week to determine the winners and present the gift cards.

THIS SATURDAY FROM 8 TO MIDNIGHT @ COZMIC PIZZA

2009-02-10T18:22:00.000-08:00

Morning Java @ Allan Bros w/ the Wild Womyn Coffee Group then later.....

2009-02-07T09:18:00.000-08:00

HoLd ThE pHoNe LeBrOn

2009-02-07T09:13:00.000-08:00

from the register guard regarding Former Commish Green's DUII....

"Kletzok declined to disclose Green’s blood-alcohol content at the time of his arrest, citing state law governing the release of information gathered during criminal investigations."

Huh? How come I knew Matthew Elmers B.A.L. hours after he made his Register Guard debut for the now infamous West 11th massacre?

Am I missing something?

Green charged with DUII

2009-02-07T09:04:00.001-08:00

He admits making a serious error in judgment and apologizes

By Jack Moran

The Register-Guard

Published: Feb 6, 2009 11:15PM

Former Lane County Commissioner Bobby Green was arrested Thursday night in Eugene on a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge, police said Friday.

A Eugene police officer stopped Green’s Chevy Blazer on Echo Hollow Road in west Eugene at 11:31 p.m. after seeing the vehicle stray from its traffic lane, police department spokeswoman Melinda Kletzok said.

The officer conducted a field-sobriety test and determined that Green, 54, was intoxicated, Kletzok said.

The officer transported Green to Eugene City Hall, where further testing was done, Kletzok said.

Green was cited on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and failure to drive within a lane, and later released from police custody. He was not taken to jail.

“He was treated just like anybody else” arrested on a drunken-driving charge, Kletzok said.

Green was ordered to appear in Eugene Municipal Court on the charges on Feb. 19.

Kletzok said Green was “very compliant” when he was taken into custody. Green was alone in the Blazer when he was pulled over, Kletzok said.

Green, who served 13 years as the county’s north Eugene commissioner before being narrowly defeated in last November’s election by Rob Handy, spoke briefly about his arrest when contacted Friday by The Register-Guard.

“I acknowledge I made a serious error in judgment and one that I will learn from,” he said, adding that he has apologized to his family, friends and other community members. “I now ask that our privacy be respected as we deal with this matter.”

Kletzok declined to disclose Green’s blood-alcohol content at the time of his arrest, citing state law governing the release of information gathered during criminal investigations.

After losing his commissioner seat, Green was hired last month to work as a lobbyist for the Salem-based Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs.

The nonprofit organization represents agencies from around the state that provide addiction treatment services and programs for developmentally disabled and mentally ill people.

A yEaR tO tHe DaY!!!

2009-02-05T17:35:00.001-08:00

VALENTINE'S DAY!

2009-02-04T19:51:00.001-08:00

Saturday, February 14th , 2009

From 8:00 PM - MIDNIGHT

Who doesn't love gathering at Cozmic Pizza?
Full menu along w/ beer and wine available for purchase on event night.

We've booked the whole building for a safe comfortable environment for all! Come to eat - come to have a drink - come to dance!

We are a group of LOCAL WOMYN who want to rock w/ you on the dance floor!

FEATURING EUGENE HOMEGROWN DJ AMANDA!

$7 or $5 with at least 2 cans of food to benefit FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY

COZMIC PIZZA 199 W 8TH Ave. Eugene

NIA Technique

2009-02-04T19:23:00.001-08:00

Hi Friends,

I am enjoying teaching NIA so much again this week. Especially the Aqua NIA class that started on Tuesday. Thank you to those of you who attended. What a wonderful time we had. Many of you have asked for a reminder, so here it is. Please pass this onto to others who might enjoy attending.

All my classes are at Tamarack Wellness Center, 3575 Donald St.
Call 683-7506 for all registration, except my morning classes.
Showers are available at the pool for $1.
Both pool & yoga center have separate scholarships available; just ask for an application at each office.

M – W – F
8-9 am ongoing classes w/Katie $6-9 sliding scale drop in rate and $50. for unlimited morning classes for 4 weeks.

Monday
4:30 – 5:30 pm NIA For Self-Healing Series (starts 1/12) w/Katie $8 drop-in rate $75 per 10 week series

Tuesday (every other Tuesday, thru Feb.)
7:30 – 8:45 pm Aqua NIA Series (starts 1/13) w/Katie $9 drop-in rate $30 per 4 week series
Aqua Dance with Teresa are on the alternating Tuesdays....super fun!

Wednesday
4:15 – 5:15 pm Classic NIA (starts 1/14) w/Janet (my mentor, friend, and NIA Black Belt) $8 drop-in rate $75 per 10 week series

Friday
4:30 – 5:30 pm Classic NIA Series w/World Music! (starts 1/16) w/Katie $8 drop-in rate $75 per 10 week series

If the "series" classes are well attended, they will eventually become ongoing, so we won't have breaks between terms. And if they aren't, the classes could be cut by the end of the month, so don't wait to attend a class, if you are interested.

If you need babysitting for an afternoon or evening class, or some other time,my son Ethan, now 14, is Red Cross certified & needing new clients.

The info is also available thru the links below. Please don't hesitate to call me with questions. I look forward to dancing with you all!!!

Much pleasure & peace,
Katie
--
Katie Strong
NIA Technique White Belt
541-485-9953

Soromundi Fundraiser

2009-02-04T19:15:00.000-08:00

EUGENE COFFEE CO

DR.ROXANNE CARON

present

MundiWorldPoker

Cowgirl Poker Night!

dress w/attitude!

(WIN A $10.00 COFFEE CARD!?)

all women welcome!

WHEN:1st Saturday of the month

feb 7, march 7, april 4

SOCIAL:6:00

POKER:7:00

WHERE: Eugene Coffee Co. 1840 Chambers

$20.00 buy-in

winner receives double

her buy-in

2nd place=$20.00

coffee card

Seats goin' quick

to reserve:

darylboon@efn.org

new players encouraged

we have cheat sheets

friendly dealers

Sue will have her coffee card special and other surprises

GOT kdlang TICKETS?

stop by for a cuppa java and

get your raffle tickets to win 2

orchestra seats

Dance Party Social with GIRLS ALOUD at Cozmic Pizza this Saturday!

2009-01-29T12:38:00.000-08:00

Bring your daughters! Bring your mothers!

This is a dance party social for all womyn 18+ regardless of orientation!

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

From 8:00 PM - MIDNIGHT

Who doesn't love gathering at Cozmic Pizza? Full menu along w/ beer and wine available for purchase on event night. We've booked the whole building for a safe comfortable environment for all! Come to eat - come to have a drink - come to dance!

We are a group of LOCAL WOMYN who want to rock w/ you on the dance floor!

FEATURING EUGENE HOMEGROWN DJ AMANDA!

Feel left out of the bar scene because youre not yet 21? Our dance is 18+!

$7 or $5 with at least 2 cans of food to benefit FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY

COZMIC PIZZA 199 W 8TH Ave. Eugene

Help us get the word out for this one of a kind event! See you there!

Friggin drunks. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

2009-01-28T15:52:00.000-08:00

A friend got stabbed last night trying to 86 a drunk from a local watering hole.

He was doing his job. And for his hard work he was rewarded with multiple lacerations, a night in the hospital, and a worker comp form (827) to process. Sheesh and on a Tuesday no less!

Big Strong Girlfriend and I almost went to that pub last night. We most likely wouldve been playing pool with my bouncer friend's girlfriend.

What the hell? Why the violence? Why?

Friggin old batty loony ugly dumbass good for nothing loser drunks.

HoPe U gEt HuMpEd ToDaY

2009-01-28T15:30:00.000-08:00

Sure cuz its Wednesday. Or perhaps you just need to get laid. Either way I hope you score.

Like that new graphic? My friend Colleen did that up for me. I love it!

I broke my new years resolution today. I swore off the yummy hashbrowns from the hospital cafeteria. 28 days is pretty good. I'm going to allow myself the crunchy goodness once a month.

See? I like to compromise - not BE compromised. I dont like to be put into compromising positions - to which currently I am in a few!

But there aint anything I can do about any of them. And none of them are that important anyhow. They dont stop me from waking up each day happy as hell - being a productive, employed member of society - doing right by myself and those I love (which is many!) - and hitting the hay every night lucky to be alive.

its going to be a crazy week

2009-01-25T20:36:00.000-08:00

and im all the sudden very popular - lol - which is funny to me.
l word @ eugene coffee company tomorrow - then business meetings the rest of the week.
how crazy!

Ok! Now that we've cleared that up.....

2009-01-24T16:01:00.000-08:00

What an exciting week it was! Queer Womyns Speed Dating was a great success. I challenged the womyn throughout the evening to refrain from posting anything on craigslist regarding QSD and they exceeded my expectations! Great work ya'll!

Ahhh so I have a few days to breathe. Well one night really - tomorrow I'll be focusing on the upcoming dances and some more super cool announcements that are going to really get people talking - and it WONT be about craigslist or nutty professors.

2009 has started off with a bang!

Enjoy Justin Scott King w/ the QSD crowd Sat at Eugene Coffee Company!

2009-01-22T18:40:00.000-08:00

Justin Scott King played some beautiful music at Queer Womyns Speed Dating last night didn't he ladies?
Singer/songwriter - with some Beatles and James Taylor thrown in - so smooth - so perfect for the vibe we had going on.....fantastic!

If you were unable to attend this round - please join us this Saturday from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Eugene Coffee Co - near the corner of 18th and Chambers.

Last night $20 was raised for Sexual Assault Support Services of Lane County. SASS is a non-profit organization providing community education, outreach, advocacy and support to survivors of sexual violence and their families.

Also - more than 50 pounds worth of food has been donated to Food For Lane County! Wow!!! As the second largest food bank in the state, FOOD for Lane County finds creative solutions to hunger and its root causes.

Great work systers! So please - lets celebrate ourselves, each other and our wonderful community.

See you this Saturday at the Eugene Coffee Company. While youre there put your email on their mailing list so you can get updates about their groovy Monday night gig - Showtimes' the L Word - previous weeks episode starts at 6:30 p.m. but get there as soon as 6 because last week it was packed - wall to wall - womyn!!!

Oh and while I have your attention - see you NEXT SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST AT COZMIC PIZZA FOR THE FIRST OF THE MONTHLY GIRLS ALOUD DANCES FEATURING LOCAL HOMEGROWN DJ AMANDA!!!

peace and love! Laura J McNamara

BiG StRoNG gIrLFrIeNd.....

2009-01-21T12:53:00.000-08:00

ToNiTeS tHe NiGhT!

2009-01-21T12:49:00.000-08:00

Finally! Queer Womyns Speed Dating is tonight at The Broadway. 22-24 womyn will be attending. I'm very excited.

I'm already starting to think about the next event - and I feel I should change the name to Queer Womyns Connections or Meetup - or something terribly clever. :)

I'm getting in the zone - bringing my alter-ego LJ out for the day. She has a one day pass.....ha!

QUEER WOMYNS SPEED DATING 1.21!

2009-01-14T19:29:00.000-08:00

This is it!
Wednesday, January 21st
Mixer starts at 6:30 pm
Dating starts at 7 p.m.
The Broadway - 200 W Broadway - on the corner of Broadway and Charnelton.
Beer and wine available for purchase - snacks provided!

We are happy to host Justin Scott King and friends as our musical guests!
JSK is a talented local musician who will perform throughout the event and will sing for us during the 20 minute intermission halfway thru the night. Awesome!

So this is how it'll work....You'll come into The Broadway and complete your registration. I need everyone to email me how they want to be contacted - phone/email or both sooner rather than later please! You'll confirm your contact information and collect your QSD number and booklet. Each date will last three minutes. Once the bell rings everyone will move to their next seat. (volunteers will assist you if you lose your way) :O)

If you are interested in your date - you'll write her QSD number in your booklet. At the end of the night you'll return the booklets to the registration. Matches are mutual - and this is a numbers game ladies! I'll contact you by Friday at 10 a.m. with your matches.

Questions? Email me! Email me anyways w/ your contact info! Hooray!
love and peace
Laura J McNamara

GIRLS ALOUD DANCE PARTY SOCIAL 1.31.09

2009-01-13T18:25:00.000-08:00

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

From 8:00 PM - MIDNIGHT

We are a group of LOCAL WOMYN who want to rock w/ you on the dance floor!

FEATURING EUGENE HOMEGROWN DJ AMANDA!

DJ Amanda has been working hard collecting your input to spin the best tunes.

And who doesn't love gathering at Cozmic Pizza?

Full menu along w/ beer and wine available for purchase on event night.

Feel left out of the bar scene because youre not yet 21?

Our dance is 18+!

$7 or $5 with at least 2 cans of food to benefit

FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY

COZMIC PIZZA

199 W 8TH Ave. Eugene

The Art of Blogging Using Google Image Search

2008-12-28T23:01:00.000-08:00

Things come to mind that make me want to blog. Curiosities - things that hit close to home - musings....

Entertainment.

I'll ponder over my keyboard about the topic(s) I want to cover. If I get stuck - I do a google image search.

This is like the rabbit hole for me.

Depending on your security settings - simple words can bring up the most interesting pics.

This was found during a lesbian wonder woman search:

http://librarian.lishost.org/?m=200809

Mother Lode of Lesbian Culture at the Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Oregon in Eugene. No. 9.24.2008. 163.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
A Lesbian Archivist Discovers A Hidden Literary Treasure in Southern Oregon. She found a “mother lode of lesbian culture, tucked quietly away in the stacks of unprocessed collections and buried deep in the hills of Southern Oregon.”

2008-12-26T12:23:00.001-08:00

Queer Womyns Speed Dating Jan. 21

http://mayrmakenna.com/
QUEER WOMYNS SPEED DATING IS BACK AT THE BROADWAY!!! Doors open at 6 p.m. - Mixer at 6:30 - Dating at 7 p.m.
This round we're limiting the group to 24 daters.
Dates will be 3 minutes long.
Complimentary snacks will be provided.
Wine & beer available for purchase.
*Tipping your servers really impresses the ladies*
There will be a musical intermission in lieu of smaller, several breaks.
I am thrilled that singer/songwriter pianist Mayr Makenna has accepted our invitation to perform for us!
CDs available online or at QSD!
Pre-registration required. Cost: $25
$2 off when you bring at least two cans of food for Food For Lane County.
Please mail your check/money order/cash to:
THE BROADWAY ATTN: LAURA MCNAMARA
200 W. BROADWAY
EUGENE, OR 97401

"healthy multiplicity"

2008-12-23T13:18:00.000-08:00

Some people who experience themselves as being two completely different people in one body—not just in the sense that they sometimes feel masculine and sometimes feel feminine—also use the term "bigender" to describe themselves in the event that the two people are of different genders, one male-identified and one female-identified. In this situation, at times when the person who is of the opposite gender to the body sex is dominant, they may experience similar feelings to a transsexual.

This phenomenon is sometimes seen as a kind of healthy multiplicity, that is to say, where a person has experiences similar to those described in dissociative identity disorder (also known as multiple personality disorder), but is able to come to terms with it, usually with the two people being aware of each other and cooperative, and does not wish to be seen as having an illness.

BiGeNdEr

2008-12-23T13:06:00.000-08:00

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bigender (bi+gender) is a tendency to move between masculine and feminine gender-typed behaviour depending on context, expressing a distinctly "en femme" persona and a distinctly "en homme" persona, feminine and masculine respectively. It is a subset of transgender. It is recognized by the APA as a subset of the transgendered group.[1] A 1999 survey conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health observed that, among the transgendered community, less than 3% of genetic males and less than 8% of genetic females identified as bigender.

While an androgynous person retains the same gender-typed behaviour across situations, the bigendered person consciously or unconsciously changes their gender-role behaviour from primarily masculine to primarily feminine, or vice versa.

Bigender and sexual orientation
It might seem that a bigender identity must go with a bisexual identity but gender identity and sexual orientation are independent. It is possible to be bigender and not bisexual, or bisexual but not bigender.

For some bigenders, labels like gay, lesbian or bisexual can seem less relevant or satisfactory due to their focus on physiological sex. Some might prefer terms that refer to gender (see Gynephilia and androphilia) while others might prefer to not specify a sexual orientation at all.

Since bigender is a gender-related term, not an erotic one, a bigender can of course be asexual.

Bigender in popular culture
While performers such as David Bowie and Boy George are known for combining masculine and feminine aspects, performers who switch between a primarily masculine or feminine image, such as Eddie Izzard and Annie Lennox, better fit the bigender label. Crossdressing is not always related to gender identity, however.

JaDeD is FaDiN FaSt

2008-12-20T00:00:00.000-08:00

At what point have we shut ourselves off from our needs? We need to love and be loved. Why is it bad to need? Some of my closest beings are beginning to give themselves permission to NEED.

Nothing wrong w/ that!

I had my girlfriend apologize pre-emptively if she came across needy tonite. (I will address that she is now being addressed as my girlfriend - at a later.....address - sorry I had to run w/ that)

When did begin to feed that negative bullshit to ourselves? What happened that made us so Jaded.

Was it age 24?

Was it our first big breakup?

Was it because we became lazy?

It is up to us to kick the habit.

This close being of mine - she's not jaded - she's beautiful and open and willing - she's just using the word JADED to keep her defenses up.

How do you know how you feel if you stay numb?

Wake up gurl - go get HIM!!!

IvE gOt FaMiLy

2008-12-18T20:48:00.000-08:00

OnCe UpOn A tImE

2008-12-18T20:29:00.000-08:00

Very long ago......

I had a funny notion many many years ago to jump on a Greyhound - ride it halfway out to the Pacific - land a job as a roadside waitress - score the studio for rent above the diner - and just live out my days.

Very strange. This has absolutely no appeal to me. None whatsoever. What was I thinking?

LESBIANS

Thats my answer when asked why I moved to Eugene almost five (HOLY CRAP!) years ago. I moved here specifically for the lesbians. I assumed that community was community.....

Have you read craigslist w4w recently? I can't stand it. I have people tell me how awful it is. Is this the true representation of our community? I don't think so. Nah, I can't think so. If that was the case I would leave.

When I go to gatherings - both social and political - I see gaggles of us. They cannot all be tossing all that negative bullshit. The numbers dont compute.

I just cannot believe this is us as a whole. I refuse to.......

http://eugene.craigslist.org/w4w/

34

2008-12-16T22:52:00.000-08:00

Check it out right? Current mood: breezy
Turned 34 yesterday and I had the best birthday ever.

My squeeze picked me up from work and took me back to my place - all classy and junk. Once inside she gave me a bar of dark choc (yum) some bubbly and beautiful cala lillies. It was very thoughtful - very sweet.....

3 of the 4 housemates were preparing a special dinner that was made with home made love. I was asked to say grace even before I had the chance to offer!

Blew out the funky candles on the funky cake and couldnt of been any happier......

DaaaayGo - Day aye aye go.....

2008-12-09T12:03:00.000-08:00

From: http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1309454,120208cop-memo-web.article
Politically incorrect police memo provides insight into Chicago's gangster era

December 2, 2008
By KIM JANSSEN, Staff Writer

Two things threatened to "ruin" the Chicago Police Department in 1923, according to a freshly unearthed, 85-year-old memo sent by the city's police commissioner to the mayor: three-wheeled motorcycles and "dagos."

The racist memo, sent by then-commissioner Michael Hughes to Mayor William Everett Dever on May 26, 1923, provides a fascinating insight into the discrimination faced by Italian-Americans in Chicago during the first half of the 20th Century.

In it, Hughes writes that he is responding to the mayor's suggestion that the city purchase three-wheeled motorcycles and hire more Italians and Italian-Americans.
"I have discussed your suggestion at length with several precinct captains," Hughes writes.

"The general consensus of opinion from all I talked with is without exception opposed to the idea. "The department has been very fortunate in being able to recruit in the main Irishmen from overseas and narrow backs, and should stick with success.

"Nothing I can presently think of would do more to ruin the Chicago Police Department than to implement the use of three-wheel motorcycles and to start hiring Dagos in large numbers."
What appears to be a photocopied version of the memo emerged on an anonymous Chicago detective's Web site last week.

Loyola University professor Art Lurigio, an expert on the criminal justice system and Chicago crime history, said that the memo "smacks of authenticity."

At the time the letter was written, the city's Italian-American population was growing, Lurigio said, adding that Italian-Americans were "frozen out" of political and patronage jobs until the 1950s.

"There were few legitimate employment opportunities for Italian-Americans, so most of them were self-employed," he said.

Many were involved in bootlegging, which may partly explain police antipathy to Italians at the time, Lurigio added.

Perhaps more importantly, Prohibition provided officers with opportunities for graft that they may not have wanted to give up, Lurigio added.

In November 1924, Hughes dined at a banquet in honor of notorious Irish-American gangster Dean O'Banion, although he later told Dever he had been "tricked" into attending.
"It's likely he was corrupt," Lurigio said.

Chicago History Museum curator John Russick said there was "no doubt that bias toward immigrant communities has played a role in history of Chicago," and that "in some instances that prejudice has been expressed by people in public office in the form of offensive language."

Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond conceded the memo was "probably" authentic but declined to comment further.

But Anthony Langone, president of the Italian American Police Association of Illinois said the memo was "disgusting."

"It wouldn't happen today - we wouldn't allow it," Langone said, "Italian-Americans have served honorably with the police in some of the toughest neighborhoods in the city, but if you are Italian and you come from Chicago, people just think, 'mafia.'"

Retired and heavily decorated Chicago cop Bill Jaconetti said as recently as seven years ago, the IAPA had complained about the term "dago shirt" being used by Chicago officers to describe sleeveless T-shirts in suspect descriptions.

Ethnic slurs like "bomb-thrower" or "Guinea" were also common in the past, Jaconetti said.
Former IAPA president Ralph DeBartolo, now a chief with the Cook County sheriff's police, went further.

"I'd like to know where the grave of the guy who wrote that memo is, so I can go piss on it," he said.

DaGo ShIrT? Better yet...Boi Beet ah?

2008-12-09T11:56:00.000-08:00

Dictionary definition of “dago T”

dago T
n. a ribbed, white cotton tank-style undershirt; a wife-beater; a boy-beater.

Editorial Note: A synonym is guinea T, which, like dago T, is often perceived as derogatory or offensive.

I have NEVER heard that before - but it cracked me right the fuck up!
I've never been called a DAGO. Guinea Wop Mic - hell yes. But Dago?

Nah....

From Urban Dictionary
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dago
DAGO
An offensive slur toward Italian's who migrated to the United States.
Many worked and were paid as the "Day Goes" like modern day "day laborers".
Many Italian Americans will not be offended if you know where and how this is derived.
example: "Them dagos over there get paid at the end of the day or we will give them a half days pay if we finish early because they get paid as the day goes "

Who You Calling a COUGAR turkey?

2008-12-07T20:46:00.000-08:00

from: http://www.myspace.com/thecougarlist

COUGAR: A 35+ year old female who is on the "hunt" for a much younger, energetic, willing-to-do-anything male. The cougar can frequently be seen in a padded bra, cleavage exposed, propped up against a swanky bar in San Francisco (or other cities)waiting, watching, calculating; gearing up to sink her claws into an innocent young and strapping buck who happens to cross her path.

A cougar cannot be defined in a simple definition. One cannot consciously seek out a cougar. One can only prepare himself/herself for confirming the positive identity of a cougar by familiarizing himself/herself with the common signs/traits of the cougar. Once one instinctively feels the potential presence of a cougar on the prowl, he/she can fall back on what he/she knows about cougars in general to positively confirm and report a cougar sighting.

Here are the most common signs/traits that your instincts may have accurately identified a cougar nearby:

1. A single woman over 30 appears to be at least 51 months older than she is biologically.

2. A single woman over 30 is talking to your 25 year-old ass about tunes on "Pyromania" and you're able to keep the conversation rolling with your knowledge of "The Vault" and interest in her white high-tops.

3. A single woman over 30 is overheard talking to a group of college men about how she used to date a college guy when she was in 7th grade because the color of his Camaro was the same as her back pocket comb.

From the urban dictionary:

Cougar
An older woman who frequents clubs in order to score with a much younger man. The cougar can be anyone from an overly surgically altered wind tunnel victim, to an absolute sad and bloated old horn-meister, to a real hottie or milf.

Cougars are gaining in popularity -- particularly the true hotties -- as young men find not only a sexual high, but many times a chick with her shit together.

Example:
That cougar I met last night, showed me shit I didn't know existed, I'm goin back for more.

Kinduf a No Brainer Dontcha Think?

2008-12-07T20:26:00.000-08:00

An excerpt on lesbian cougars from this story:
http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid56882.asp

Lesbian cougars are more visible these days, largely because lesbians are more visible, but age-disparate relationships among women have “been going on forever,” says Savage Love sex columnist Dan Savage.
“That is what Sappho was: an older lesbian attracted to a younger lesbian.”

The lesbian cougar’s motivation is as age-old as the island of Lesbos itself: Being around younger women simply makes an older woman feel young.

And, as Grace Moon, a 40-year-old adjunct professor in New York City and the managing editor of OurChart.com, says, “Being able to relate to someone in their 20s—and keeping a flexible attitude—is a healthy thing to do.”

Adds comic Poppy Champlin, who gives her age as “40s,” when you date a younger woman, “you pick up a sense of their youthfulness. And hopefully they’ll want to have more sex—it’ll keep my sexual libido pumping.”

Plus, the younger your partner, the less likely you’ll have to deal with the romantic baggage and bitterness of women who’ve been around the block, says Kennedy Varellas, a Glendora, Calif.–based customer service rep for a prominent straight dating website.

Although Varellas is only 31, she considers herself a cougar because she routinely dates women eight to 10 years younger. “They have fewer stories to tell about being screwed over by somebody,” she says.

Adds comic Poppy Champlin, who gives her age as “40s,” when you date a younger woman, “you pick up a sense of their youthfulness. And hopefully they’ll want to have more sex—it’ll keep my sexual libido pumping.”

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Not every lesbian cougar identifies with the predatory image. Mariah Hanson says that the first time her production managers called her “the Coug,” she laughed.

But “I don’t relate to that,” she adds. “I’m in a relationship with someone who has so established herself,” she says of her girlfriend, Kathy Valenti, 34. “She’s so amazing. She’s just very mature and together.”

As Hanson sees it, “someone who’s 25 and taking up with a 45-year-old because she’s got a career path in mind—that’s not a cougar relationship, that’s a relationship of opportunity.”

Kiki Fries, a 30-year-old psychology researcher based in Miami, is even more blunt: “I don’t mind the term cougar, but I hate the term sugar mama.”

Although the term cougar implies a predatory relationship, Fries says it’s often the other way around. “The irony is it’s usually the younger woman hitting on the older woman, but cougar references the older woman.”

Cougar Speed Dating?

2008-12-07T20:02:00.000-08:00

Oh Hellz Yeah!

Upcoming Events for Mark Zolun

2008-12-06T16:19:00.000-08:00

From Becky Flynn.....

Mark Zolun, one of the co-owners of Iraila Mediterranean Rustica restaurant, was diagnosed with bladder cancer in September. He has no health insurance (which is a downside of being a small business owner). Mark and his partner Kenne have given generously to Eugene and to Basic Rights Oregon. They have hosted a fundraiser for BRO and provided yummy delicacies for our events; they help sponsor Free Shakespeare in the Park and donate their time and food to many, many important local causes. I hope you will consider helping give back to Mark and Kenne in their time of need.

There are already 3 events organized as benefits for Mark - as well as a benevolent fund set-up at Washington Mutual (any branch will do) under Mark Zolun. Account no. 3411304029 You are able to save your transaction slip as a tax deductible donation!

THE EVENTS INCLUDE: Holiday Buffet and Wine DinnerTo Benefit Mark ZolunKoho Bistro and AzulSunday, December 7, 2008 6:00 PM

The menu will include Cattail Creek Lamb Short Ribs, Winter squash and other roasted vegetables from OGC,shrimp yakisoba, and spice cake with maple whip cream….to name just a few of the goodies. All wine isincluded with the meal (and you can also bring bottles to share if you want!) and you decide what to pay—all the proceeds going to Mark’s fund—suggested donation is $50.00 per person.

Please make your reservation at 681-9335. Feel free to bring your own win! Dinner price is your donation. All proceeds from dinner go to Mark!

JAN 9 COSMIC PIZZA 7 – 11 $10.00 at doorBenefit for Mark Zolun of IrailaWhen life gives you cancer, Make a Variety Show Flea Market!

The Entertainment will be:The Swinging Marmalukeys, Cowboy Gypsy Party Music, Americanistan, Mideastern inspired musicLuminessah, Tribal Belly dancing, Rhys Thomas of Jugglemania, Dirty Wink (featuring a former Iraila chef Andrew) And finally..THE QUICK AND EASY BOYS from Portland!

We will have a flea market/art sale held on site--selling donated treasures of all sorts. If you have anything you'd like to donate or flea market/ art sale – or a gift certificate etc. contact us at (info@iraila. com) We are looking for volunteers for this event as well! info@iraila. com

FEB 14
Special dinner at The Secret Garden House on February 14th with Mark and the staff of Iraila cooking!, menu soon! Entertainment to include harp music and selected romantic scenes, including some from Free Shakespeare in the Park. Thanks, all!

UpD8

2008-12-05T02:31:00.000-08:00

STILL CANNOT FIND THOSE DAMN TIX!!!

PEACE AND JOY AND FREEDOM

2008-12-05T02:25:00.000-08:00

I dont expect everyone to like me - I've been told I'm eccentric. An acquired taste if you will? Kinduf peppery perhaps *wink*

But PLEASE don't let my happy go lucky disposition stop you from pulling the stick outta yo ass and joining in on the FUN. We recruit ya know.....ha!

Life is WAY too short. Nuff said.

I don't know about ya'll - but I'm REALLY looking forward to The Broadway tomorrow, Holiday Market at noon Saturday for Soromundi - then watch the poker chips fly over at the Eugene Coffee Co. round 7 - then top it off with Club Pynk...awesome!

Queer Womyns Speed Dating Jan. 21

2008-12-04T08:18:00.000-08:00

http://mayrmakenna.com/

QUEER WOMYNS SPEED DATING IS BACK AT THE BROADWAY!!! Doors open at 6 p.m. - Mixer at 6:30 - Dating at 7 p.m.

This round we're limiting the group to 24 daters.

Dates will be 3 minutes long.

Complimentary snacks will be provided.

Wine & beer available for purchase.

*Tipping your servers really impresses the ladies*

There will be a musical intermission in lieu of smaller, several breaks.

I am thrilled that singer/songwriter pianist Mayr Makenna has accepted our invitation to perform for us!

CDs available online or at QSD!

Pre-registration required. Cost: $25

$2 off when you bring at least two cans of food for Food For Lane County.

Please mail your check/money order/cash to:

THE BROADWAY ATTN: LAURA MCNAMARA

200 W. BROADWAY

EUGENE, OR 97401

WhatsuP?

2008-12-03T20:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54LY8O4x96c
Took a quick holy shit I think I've lost the tickets to the Austrailian Pink Floyd show Darla's taking me to on Friday Nite! break to check my email:

Thanks Julia.....
From Wild Women Coffee Club:

Saturday:
Coffee at Holiday Market 10:30 am

Soromundi at Holiday Market 12:30 pm

Beverly Soasey Open House & Studio Sale 11 am to 8 pm

MundiPoker night at Eugene Coffee Co - 7 pm

*****Tuba Carol Concert*****
1 pm (between 5th & 6th on Main in Springfield)

Springfield Christmas Parade 2 pm

Club Pynk 10 pm

Sunday:
Beverly Soasey Open House & Studio Sale 1 pm to 6 pm

Open House and Studio Sale, 18th & Van Buren 1 pm Sunday

2008-12-03T15:55:00.000-08:00

The event is the Beverly Soasey Open House and Studio Sale, at which Susan Detroy is one of the guest artists.

This is being held at 1101 West 18th Ave; the green house at the corner of 18th and Van Buren. The hours are: Saturday, Dec 6, 11am to 8pm and Sunday, Dec 7, 1pm to 6pm.

Let's go give the artists our support and show Susan some love!!

We're going to have a good turnout - I'll be there Sunday @ 1 p.m.............

SaGiTtArIuS

2008-12-02T21:40:00.000-08:00

A Sagittarius woman lacks tact and her flat, on-the-face statements may make you feeling like running away from her. Then, suddenly, she will say something so charming that you will feel as if you are on the seventh heaven. There, you go again! You will be trapped in her charm once more. Once you have been enamored by a Sagittarius girl, you will be staying with her for a long time. She is pleasant, friendly, outspoken and very talkative. Her forthrightness comes form the fact that she has no illusions about the world.She sees it exactly as it is and says what she sees. At times, you may wish that she were not so honest. But then, she would be like any other girl, wouldn't she? In all probability, you will not like it.

Sagittarian female is very optimistic, but she is not irrational. She will judge the entire situation as per the facts, analyze its probable outcome and still believe that things will get better. Usually, she is very calm and composed. However, when you become rude to her or offend her, she may become like the fire-spitting dragon. Sagittarius women are quite independent and love their freedom. They are attached to their family, but not too much. If you want to get something done from a Sagittarian female, just ask her; don't order. She will never ever do it.

With a Sagittarius girl, you will never have to guess. She says what she thinks and how she acts shows what she feels. This bluntness may cost her heavily at times, even to the point of ending the relationship. Still, she would act as if she's not hurt at all and it is just one of the many harmless flirtations she's had. People will even believe all this, while inside she will be weeping and nursing her wounds. All this time, she will be analyzing what went wrong and when.

The society and its norms do not matter to her. She can never be the hypocrite that some people are and tend to wiggle a few tongues. Her honesty and brusqueness further add to the negative opinions. Don't be fooled by them. Look deep inside a Sagittarius female and you will find a woman who is so enthusiastic about life and who trusts easily. Infact, this extreme belief makes her heart vulnerable and defenseless. It gets broken too often, but then, she knows how to move on with life. You will be tempted to care for her. It's natural.

A Sagittarian girl may pass the most sarcastic comments when she is angry, but she will forget the resentment soon enough. Then, she won't understand why are you so upset. Don't try to change her and don't curb her individuality. She will brighten your life with her optimism, boost you with loyalty, trust you blindly and shower her affection on you. She will encourage you to see dreams and help you in making them come true!

FaUx-nAiF

2008-12-02T20:50:00.000-08:00

Thy fatal shafts unerring move,I bow before thine altar, Love.I feel thy soft resistless flameGlide swift through all my vital frame.
For while I gaze my bosom glows,My blood in tides impetuous flows,Hope, fear, and joy alternate roll,And floods of transports whelm my soul.
My faltering tongue attempts in vainIn soothing murmurs to complain;Thy tongue some secret magic ties,Thy murmurs sink in broken sighs.
Condemned to nurse eternal care,And ever drop the silent tear,Unheard I mourn, unknown I sigh,Unfriended live, unpitied die.