Hey Guys,

Unfortunately with our last release, and its instability, we were forced to roll back releases. Unfortunately in doing so, it would seem that our notification system has been broken somehow. Our engineers are working on this issue as quickly as possible. We hope to have a patch within the next day, so we can deploy our code and fix the notification system at the same time. Please bare with us.

Currently all notifications are being queued up so they can be processed as soon as the fix is pushed and verified to be working correctly.

Thank you,

Tags: notification system
Current Location: Under a Rock
Current Mood: grumpy

freeskiers
While some of us long to escape the cold, dark stretch of winter for hot tropical beaches, for others, there's nothing quite like whoooooshing down those shimmering sugar alps. If you're fond of freestyle skiing, get ready to slide down the slippery slopes in good company. This passionate, international community shares travel/gear tips, anecdotes, photos, and videos for those who can't get enough of the sweet stuff.

Tags: freeskiers, skiing, snow, travel, winter sports

seasonal_icons
Need some extra twinkle to decorate your place? Check out these dazzling holiday-themed icons. If you're an artist, you can post your own creations, provided you abide by the simple rules (which is to say, all cheer and no politicking). Be sure to comment and give credit if you wish to borrow a little spirit (no direct links, please). If you're feeling a touch of humbug this season, this is an instant shot of festivity.

Tags: design, holiday icons, season_icons, userpics

handmade_gifts
High on creativity, but low on cash? You'll find tons of brilliant suggestions for do-it-yourself crafts sure to please everyone on your holiday gift list. Offering detailed instructions, photos, budgets, timelines, and active support, you'll soon turn spare remnants of fabric and time into cherished keepsakes. Be sure to search entries and read user guidelines before you post for help!

Is there anyone here that will be in Japan later this month that is interested in going to the NeoRomance Starlight Christmas event on December 20th? I have an extra SS ticket to the day event that I don't want to go to waste. It's in the 12th row, which is actually the 9th row from the stage...

The cast for the 20th are:
Angelique: Horiuchi Kenyuu, Namikawa Daisuke, Morikawa Toshiyuki
HarukaToki: Inoue Kazuhiko, Hoshi Souichiro
Corda: Itou Kentarou, Hino Satoshi
Neo Angelique: Takahashi Hiroki, Kusunoki Taiten, Kimura Ryohei

The ticket is 8050 but I'm willing to consider lowering the price too because I just really don't want there to be an empty seat since this is NeoRomance's first Christmas event. If anyone's interested, please drop me a comment or e-mail me at kokuen(at)ethereal-echo.net. Thanks!

Click lovebar for codes~

The poll for Seiyuu of the Month is now open for December 2009. It will be the LAST SotM poll for 2009. Is it really December already? The end of the year is approaching so fast.

The basic rules apply as usueal.
One vote in each category (dansei & josei) per comm member.
You may not vote for previous winners until one year later.
I will withold my own vote to act as tie breaker should it be necessary.
I prefer Japanese order of names with family name first.

Poll closes after 11:59 pm PST on Friday, 2009 December 18th.

Past winners:
May 2009 = Nakamura Yuichi & Sakamoto Maaya.
June 2009 = Ishida Akira & Saiga Mitsuki.
July 2009 = Sakurai Takahiro & Paku Romi.
August 2009 = Inoue Kazuhiko & Hayashibara Megumi.
September 2009 = Kamiya Hiroshi & Minagawa Junko.
October 2009 = Ono Daisuke & Saitou Chiwa.
November 2009 = Okiayu Ryotarou & Ogata Megumi.

Also, dont' forget that you can still vote for the overseas fan's choice category in the actual Japanese 4th annual Seiyuu Awards.

Anime FX meeting tonight. Swap meet as well.
Not that I could make it. But I hear that hydrogen_crane got some nice ps2 games.

Played more of the Arkham Horror board game last night. Still not done. Still not dead yet, either. But the terror level is at max and Arkham is now overrun with monsters. The doom track is also getting up there...

My team in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team is now PLATINUM ranked. I also defeated Groudon in the magma caves. Now to tackle the Sky Tower.

The Dickens Faire has started and will continue on weekends at the Cow Palace until Christmas.

Current Music: Mastodon - Sleeping Giant

So I uploaded bunch of Tennis no Oujisama CDs, old stuff, take them as you like

LiveJournal: The First Decade

Just in time for holiday shopping, we're thrilled to announce the release of our ten-year anniversary anthology. Published by Blurb.com, the book showcases a decade of extraordinary talent drawn from LiveJournal users around the world. This must-read compilation features stories, memes, photos, comics, editorials, graphic content, and more, including:

1. Excerpts from Oh No They Didn't (a/k/a ohnotheydidnt), the largest community on LiveJournal, covering celebrity gossip, entertainment news, and pop culture
2. A look at post-Katrina New Orleans from the journal of Poppy Z. Brite
3. Gripping narratives, including a poignant reverie on a blind date
4. Photography that spans the globe, ranging from old-fashioned Polaroids to underwater photography
5. Mouthwatering dishes from food_porn

What began as a late-night inspiration back in Brad Fitzpatrick's college dorm in 1999 has grown to encompass nearly 25 million users worldwide, with journals and communities covering every conceivable hobby, passion, and topic. To get your copy, please visit the Blurb Bookstore. For updates and entries from book contributors, please join lj_turns10.

Tweaks and enhancements

• You can now ban a user from all of your communities and journals at once. To access this feature, hover over the person's userpic and choose Ban user everywhere from the drop-down menu.
• Follow LiveJournal on Twitter!

Give a little to help a lot!

In honor of National AIDS Awareness month, we've added a new charitable vgift. For each red ribbon you purchase for $2.99, we'll donate 100 percent of gross proceeds to IAVI.org (the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) to support the development and global distribution of an affordable HIV vaccine (we'll cover credit card fees). You can read more about IAVI at lj_cares. While we're on the subject, we raised $740 from our November fundraiser for Love Without Boundaries, which supports emergency healthcare and adoption of Chinese orphans. We thank you for helping us help others.

Photos of the week

We're back with more incredible pictures from our super-talented LiveJournal photographers. Congratulations to ilya_gorokhov, who is the winner of our very first lj_photophile poll.

We hope you'll continue to post, vote, and comment! A gentle request: Please post only one photo at a time and limit size to 350x350 (so images display properly on friends pages). And now, without further ado, get ready to cast your ballot and view more awesome user content after the jump!

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Curtains

Thanks, again, for joining us. Stay safe and snug out there!

Tags: aids vgift red ribbon fundraiser, blurb, livejournal: the first decade, lj_photophile poll

Hi, hi,

New ep of Kaji Yuki no Face ! Is up to mediafire~
http://www.mediafire.com/?4uh3oly3mme

Well, nothing really extremely awesome in this one, since they were only reading and answering to the fanmail.
But men... They really couldn't let go of the 「ゴ－ルデン　フィッシュ」 thing since the last ep XD

また来週！

Current Mood: bitchy
Current Music: Ｒａｄｉｏ　Ｍｉｓｔｙ　05/12/08

Big protest downtown SF. It was an anti-war protest. They resent Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan. Well over 100 people marched.

Current Music: The Muppets - Bohemien Rhapsody (cover/parody)

**EDIT Thu Dec 3 23:24:15 UTC 2009 **

Hey Everyone, we are about to run the last alter job that we need to on our database servers. This will effect userpics / scrapbook / vgift images for the next few hours. Have no fear, your images aren't lost, there is just a really intensive process running on the servers which store the information for mogilefs. Thank you for your understanding and all the LJ love...

Hey LJers,

I just wanted to let you all know that we are going to be performing some mogilefs maintenance over the next few days. We will be upgrading our current version to latest stable as well as changing some db config information to better handle the amount of files we are currently hosting. This shouldn't cause a big impact on site stability, but you may see some minor delays with userpic / scrapbook images appearing or other requests associated with our mogilefs. We would love to not have that happen, but unfortunately with some of the steps we need to take we have to cause a delay with images. I figured this was a better solution than taking down all of LiveJournal because well lets face it, we all need our daily LJ fix ;)

Thanks,

Tags: mogilefs, upgrade, userpics
Current Location: Jumping out of a perfectly good plane
Current Mood: dirty
Current Music: Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction

D&D 3.5/Pathfinder game tonight. Still using the Paizo modules for Legacy of Fire.
Party tonight was a Druid, a Cleric, a Paladin and a Scout.
We emerged from the temple of Nethys with our wereleopord prisoner in tow. The campsite where we left the survivors of the caravan attack was empty. We found some blood and followed the sound of screaming. They had come under attack by three axebeaks. We gave chase and slayed the axebeaks, but could only save the one woman.
We trekked back to town and relayed our tale, complete with mapped out scrolls. The Pathfinder society published it.
Our paladin was approached by another paladin of Desna who told him that he needed to be fighting in the crusade wars. In the mean time, we have a cursed soul drinking schimitar and a cursed viscious katar to deal with. There are those who would go to lengths to get their hands on these items. Maybe dangerous lengths...

to be continued...

Current Music: Dethklok - Destroy the Evidence

in Ca from Dec. 21st to Jan. 12th.

backpacking
Want to embrace your wanderlust on the cheap? If you're high on adventurous spirit, but low on funds, this community can help you plan a trip to anywhere. Offering plentiful tips on how to travel light, you can post about inexpensive hotels and youth hostels if you're into urban exploration or discuss camping gear and mosquito netting for the great outdoors. Hitch your backpack, pitch your tent, and carpe diem!

No pretenses this year.

( Merry Nogmas! )

Black Friday weekend is over, but it's still Cyber Monday.
I'm thinking of going over to Play Asia and importing something for my psp. Maybe Puyo Puyo 7 or the Hatsune Miku Project Diva game...

Speaking of UMD, I got some anime movies for like $5 on UMD at GameStop. I picked up Paprika and TekonKinkreet.

Current Music: SNoW - Sakasama no Chou (Jigoku Shoujo TV OP1)

bookfails
Planning to do your part to help boost the declining publishing industry this holiday? Better check here first. Sure, there are plenty of folks who post glowing reviews of their favorite books. But what about the epic fails? Compose and/or discuss snarky, incisive critiques on the books you despise most.

Tags: bad books, book reviews, bookfails, epic fail

foundphotos
Ever stumble across a frayed photo in your grandmother's attic? How about a faded picture tucked in the sleeve of an old novel at a used book sale? This is the place to post them. An amazing, eclectic collection of photographs sure to delight anyone with a penchant for history or nostalgic memorabilia.

Tags: foundphotos, vintage photography