local amusement...

[lagilman]

New Neighbor: "are you Hindu?"
Me: what? No, I'm Jewish."
NN: "You have a shrine set up to Ganesh."
Me: "I'm a publishing freelancer."
NN: [enlightened] "ah."


Maybe not only in NYC, but close...

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[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Ah, Ganesh. Remover of Difficulties. Reminder to smile.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I just haven't found the right statue yet.

A friend did give me a carving of the Tiki god of money, though....

[lagilman]

I bought mine in a little sari-and-sundries store by the bus stop, when I was living in NJ right after I'd split with the ex and was trying to make a go of this "single, freelance income" thing. I hadn't planned on buying it, but there it was, looking winsome and well, exactly what I needed.

He's been with me ever since.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I have a tiny goddess carving that I found like that. She disappeared when I moved, and I think she's about to resurface. I found three reference books I've been looking for for two years...

It's a cool night. I'll go out into it in a while, because it will all be gone soon, and the early summer return with the drought.

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

Off-topic: I remember seeing a shirt with the boobies/tits image, but have been unable to find it ever since. Do you recall the source for the image, by any chance?

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

No, I picked this icon up from another LJer who had it, and was very generous with it. I like it for things I find amusing, or stupid, as occasion has it.

Have you tried simply Searching on "Boobies and Tits bird tee shirt" and see what pops up? (Belay that -- you can imagine what turns up. There are some birding tee shirts out there that have blue boobies on them, though.)

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

(Belay that -- you can imagine what turns up)

Far less of that than you'd expect, actually. Maybe it's because I'm careful to always include "shirt" in the keywords :)

The problem is, I want *that particular shirt* and there are myriad takes on it out there.

[lilithsaintcrow.livejournal.com]

The Ganesh statue that sits next to my desktop. My reminder that my job is just to show up and work, and the rest will follow.

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Our current house guests gave Ganesh a quart of milk in Singapore to find their missing luggage (he did). The temple priest, investigating why white people were bringing milk to the statue, made a mark with some ochre (I think) on J's forehead, resulting in an immediate 50% discount in the surrounding sari shops when they emerged from the temple.

[lagilman]

Ganesh is one of those gods you can imagine sharing a cubicle farm /going drinking with, and not stressing too much about getting shafted when they (inevitably) threw a hissy fit...

[klingonguy.livejournal.com]

I've had a statue of Ganesh for nearly two decades. It currently resides in the library on the ground floor of the house. There are no obstacles in the library.