Oh, hey. I have invite codes for dreamwidth again.

[conuly]

Remember that it's in closed beta, so don't go getting overenthused. And remember that the best way (I'm told) to get a code is to sign up for an OpenID account and hang around, or else to wait until open beta.

I have three codes, and I already promised one away. Anybody wanting one of the remaining two can comment here with their email - and kynn, you can do the same if you don't know my email, I know it's you!

I'd rather give these to people I have name recognition of, so if you're not using your main account, seriously, tell me who you are. Comments are screened. I'm heading into the city to buy books. (No, really, that was always my plan, even before this weekend!)

For those not interested in Dreamwidth, I present this unintentionally hysterical letter to the Obamas about organic gardening. Another link is here.

Listen, if you're gonna get your nose in a snit because the Obamas dare to not want icky pesticides all over their garden, at least get your grammar standard. I'd never stoop to such a thing, but others are just sitting and waiting for their time to pounce. The concept of organic gardening doesn't make "so-and-so and I shudder" it makes "so-and-so and me shudder"! Except it doesn't, because I don't, in fact, shudder at that concept. Because that's silly. Links courtesy of l33tminion.

I'll eventually be by to unscreen comments about the farming.

Edit: Codes are gone, and spoken for in the future as well. Sorry!

Comments

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

Lots of my coworkers have a problem with what I call "and I over-extension." One is particularly notable to me, because 1) she's my best friend at work, and 2) she wants to go back to her school to get her Master's in education (she already has one in Criminal Justice) so she can be a high school English teacher.

Edited to fix grammar fail, which never fails when commenting on someone else's grammar.

[conuly]

Hypercorrection. Somebody told them "Don't say me and so-and-so, say so-and-so and I" without explaining why and they're terrified of making a "mistake" so instead they make a far more irritating one.

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

Exactly. So, when someone who doesn't know when it's correct to say "and I" becomes an English teacher, what do you think happens to those students?

[conuly]

Tragedy, no doubt.

[fjorab-teke.livejournal.com]

I was raised on organic garden produce as it was available (as in, during gardening season, Mom di so for us). She did this because it was obvious early on that I was hypersensitive to all those awful additives and such in conventional food today. Now the rest of the USA is starting to catch up with us, and it's nice to have three organic-based grocery stores in the area as well as a trend with chain grocers to stock some as well. Mmmm organic milk - less "ick" taste and less guilt. And wow for REAL fruits and veggies! Really, I don't see how other people can bear to eat overkilled beans, peas, and spinach (that last is a stretch, but I can see why people "hate spinach" if they only know the bitter gloppy canned crap).

[magda.livejournal.com]

Any chance you still have a dreamwidth invite code? I have some friends over there but they haven't gotten any codes to distribute yet. I'd love one if you have one to spare. My email is mac.girl [at] ymail.com

Thanks :)

[conuly]

No, and future codes are spoken for as well. Your best bet is to sign up with an open ID account and start commenting there.

[nemesina77.livejournal.com]

If you have an LJ account don't you automatically have an OpenID account?

[conuly]

http://www.dreamwidth.org/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=62