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Beloved commenters – behold the den of crafts that is my apartment.  I stayed inside all day yesterday watching on demand television and making weird things to give to YOU.  Send me your addresses!  And I will send you a little something made of felt.

my email is shan.garrison@gmail.com, in case you didn’t know.

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As part of a fundraiser for the Prostate Cancer and Lance Armstrong Foundations, the littleist rar-brother is sporting a mustache for the month of November.  His mustache has it’s own website, where updates on the ’stache are posted.  And although I am opposed to mustaches on principle, in theory and for everyday life, and although young Grant hasn’t been very good about uploading new photos of his facial hair, I encourage you to put your personal anti-mustache (and anti-Lance Armstrong) biases aside for today and donate a few dollars to support the cause.   I saw the man himself on Saturday and would say his ‘stache is progressing quiet quickly from “aspiring porn” to “old prospector.”  Lovely.

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Some people have issues with the christmas season starting before thanksgiving.  I get it, except, as long as it is after Halloween, I don’t mind so much.  The christmas season is already too short!  One month of christmas cheer and parties and presents and sparkles is not enough!  So at rarblog we are starting a full week early.  I have already bought x-mas gifts!  It makes me feel so responsible to have purchased TWO gifts early.  Because they are not last-minute stupid, couldn’t-think-of-anything-better-so-I-just-bought-you-this-random-bottle-opener-in-the-shape-of-a-goose type gifts.  They are thoughtful.  In that, I saw said gifts and thought – HEY!  Those would be perfect for xxxx.  And then I bought them.  And I bought them for cheaper than the original price I found them at! Because if you look hard enough on the internet, you can find cheaper versions of everything.

So, to summarize, I am getting my shit together and getting the gifts in order early this year.  And I am feeling very happy about it.  You will be too if you comment between now and Dec. 17.  If you do you will get a lovely little holiday surprise.  Likely in the shape of a cat.

Don’t be a butt – let me know you care this holiday season and I will take care of Y-O-U!

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I think you all should know I am a very peaceful person to be around.  I love all plant and animal life on the whole wide earth.  When my boss gets angry and stressed, I remain calm and collected.  I think my friends would describe me as zen-like.  Not too zen-like though.  I don’t do yoga.  I have an edge.  Not a hard edge.  A soft rolling pillow-edge.  My boyfriend is throwing anti-democracy, pro-military junta-themed party tonight, but I am opposed to military coups and dictators and juntas and death squads and death panels.  I am not opposed to parties.  I eat lots of green veggies.  They are local and sustainable.  I am a good person.  So are you.  So have a peace-full weekend.  Party on.

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Yesterday was sober capitalist’s birthday!  If I thought he would use it, I would have bought him this hanky as a reminder to clean up after he’s done making a mess on Wall Street.  Instead I had a bottle of bourbon delivered – a more useful gift, I think.  And a good way to numb the pain of having to work till the wee hours  on a regular basis.  Poor S.C.! 

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n+1 issue 8 drops today!  Or yesterday.  Or maybe it dropped last week. I have no idea.  But I do know that the Drunken Marxist has a few fine pieces appearing in this issue and that the cover is the best-looking yet.  So go buy!  Or better yet, subscribe.  And since we are on the subject, this web-piece on summer movies is also recommended.  It is free.  But if you read it and enjoy it you should probably at least pick up a tote bag or something.  The black one is nice.

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I’m back, from the CR, beetches!  Just long enough to post a couple things before I head to Bolivia on Saturday.  That’s right – more travelling.  Jealous?  Ahhh, says, I, all of August should be vacation.  I live in a Europe of the mind.

While away on my Costa Rican jaunt, I received some feedback from a reader (and relative) who thought I phoned it in with my posting in July.  OK.  I  was busy.  I plead guilty.  For my sentence – I will be updating rarblog more often.  Starting now.  And although this same reader advised, in true capitalist fashion, “it’s not about quality, it’a about volume,”  I shall try to be an exception – providing voluminous, triple A rarposts for your consumption.  Except for when I’m on vacation.

dear readers,

what gives?  It has been weeks since I have heard from you.  I need some comment love.  or else. 

hug me!

photo via garancedore