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[01 Feb 2007|12:08pm] |
Okay so I just did a wee friends list trim. I don't think I took off anyone who is going to be overly upset at the loss as the ones I did snip had picked me up for my fanfiction, which is on indefinite hold. I promise it was nothing personal, merely my desire to keep to my fairly private life, private.
Going forward a lot of my rambling here will be of a personal nature and as such does not need to be out for all the world to read so this journal is going Friends Only. Those friends who I kept (a lot of you!) don't need to recomment to be added, you're still on the list but anyone new going forward who wants to hear from me will need to comment to be added.
In the meantime, I give you a pretty banner to stare at. :)
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| Good Lord...it's been awhile |
[25 Aug 2006|10:56am] |
Wow... I just saw how long it's been since I've posted anything here. Let's see, updates for anyone who might be interested! :D
1) Schmoo is growing like a weed. He's now 27 months old, over 3feet tall and 30+ lbs. He is learning how to swim, jumps off the diving board like a little pro and climbs anything and everything he can get near. He knows his ABCs, can count to 30 (with assistance to keep him on track) and is actually reading. He'll open a book while in the car seat and I'll hear him back there reading the words or sometimes just pronouncing them carefully. He's got all his 'At' words down and his daycare provider says they'll be working on 'and' words in the Fall. We took him down to his first concert just this past Wednesday. The Wiggles. He was a little trooper, loved the metro ride (puts him 1 up on Mummy) cheered and clapped along with the music and was utterly entranced by the whole show. Btw, if you have small people and a chance to see them, the Wiggles put on an awesome show. It is all about the children and they will not hesitate to skew off script to spend time with the kids. They're wonderful.
2) Work...sucks. But I am going back to school this fall on the employer's dime so I grin and bear it, for now.
3) Creatively, I still can not write stories as I used to. The condo is just too small and Schmoo is too active for me to be able to settle in and concentrate for any length of time. Even when Schmoo is asleep, Hubby will be there, playing a video game or watching TV and I just can't focus like I need to in order to write. That said, I do have a couple of LJ based RPs I am trying to keep up with. I play James Wilson at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) fandom_high (the really good crack btw, light and fun with some structure that keeps you thinking.) and an OC called James Brycen at brambleton which is a period RP set in Regency England. We're not entirely historically accurate but we have fun and stick close to period.
4) As you can probably tell by the icon, I am a House_MD addict. It is the only 'fictional' TV show that I make time for anymore. I am also going to make time for the new James Bond flick in November. I have recently discovered a love of Daniel Craig (Layer Cake anyone?) and am very interested to see how they take Bond back to his roots. I read Casino Royale the novel and am fascinated by the fact that Bond was originally written as a much more complex character. He's gotten so campy (I came in to Bond in the Roger Moore era) that I think it's been forgotten so it'll be interesting to see them go back and Craig is definitely the man to pull it off.
Okay...err...that's all for now. I might try more in depth on each of the above subjects (I live to bash Cameron btw...just warning you now Flist) as inspiration strikes.
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| For Bonne and Von |
[25 Sep 2005|12:11am] |
Crossing fingers and thinking the best thoughts for you guys. Contact when you can dears.
<3 <3 <3
Laekin and Schmoo
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| Onwards and Upwards |
[13 Aug 2005|08:19am] |
Well for the first time in my RP life, which is about 13 years of time, I got kicked off an RPG.
I was told that there were complaints on the way I played my character. This came as a surprise to me because while I knew there were things that needed to be talked about between myself and the mod, I was never told other people had problems.
I wish I had been. I wish that people had come to me, asked questions told me what was bothering them so that it could have been discussed and changes could have been made rather then a sudden final blow up. Maybe conversations could have happened, understanding could have been reached and this wouldn't have needed to happen.
Communication...
It's so very important in this medium. It is vital to any RP and RPG and if anything I just encourage those folks on my FList who play in RPS on line to keep the lines of communication wide open. The thing that bothers me about this situation is there never was any, even when I asked for it. I thought that it was understood that IC was IC, OOC was OOC and if there were questions they would be raised and addressed. I guess I missed something along the way because I thought things were going good.
So...I was told I had to go. So I went.
Do kind of wish I hadn't seen the advertisement for the character being open posted about 90 seconds after I posted my goodbye. I would have liked to have thought I left some good memories behind.
I don't know.
I guess I never did.
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) sadsadmonkey I know you have Matthew involved in the game but I'm probably going to keep that plot idea. I was looking forward to writing out that idea of mine and since it's not viable for me now I do want to pursue it where I can.
Onwards and Upwards
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| Mmmmm |
[04 Jul 2005|10:54pm] |
Though I feel as if I should be loyal to the D.C. firework display I have to say the Boston Pops' Fourth of July is second to none.
Just...wow.
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| Schmoo |
[30 Jan 2005|02:05pm] |
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Okay, question to those of you who... well... know what you're doing on-line. :) How can I upload pictures of Schmoo to my LJ????
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| Meme! |
[06 Jan 2005|07:43am] |
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Borrowed from jadeemperor
 | You scored as Athemyst. Like the healing and symbolic properties of the amethyst you have a strong and clear mind. Blessed with an inner calm and peace you are not one to break and fall mentally. Being such a clear minded person, assuming you are one ;-), you may possibly have some strong psychic links.
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Athemyst | | 77% | Aquamarine | | 73% | Emerald | | 63% | Topaz | | 63% | Garnet | | 63% | Peridot | | 57% | Celestite | | 43% | Ruby | | 40% | </td>
Which Mystic Gem Stone Relates To You?
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::Chuckles::
I liked this result and the last line in particular struck a cord at the moment.
In my more fanciful moments I wonder about the existance of empathy, given my ability with horses and animals in general and also given my sensitivity to environment and the moods of the people around me.
But awhile ago I read a book called "Healing the Child Within" which is about grown children of substance dependent parents -alcoholics, drug addicts, etc- and I realized that what I like to fancifully consider as empathy is in truth more of a survival instinct from having grown up with a drug dependant parent.
You grow up learning to notice the signs, the body language, tone of voice, look in the eye...almost like scenting the air before a storm and you learn to respond accordingly. Usually an attempt to diffuse the situation and when that fails...duck and cover! Since you grow up with this, it becomes second nature and you're not even aware you're doing it...thus... empathy. :)
Why is this all coming up? Well, here at work we're under a great deal of stress and pressure and I've really been feeling the strain above and beyond what is my own. Reading this little meme I realize now that I'm responding to the stress and tension in my coworkers as well as my own load of crap.
So... I like my little meme result...kinda wish it really was empathy that was the cause, that's a much more romantic ideal then the reality.
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| Meme - Since it's been awhile |
[14 Dec 2004|09:44am] |
Tugged from Bonnie i.e. Datenshiblue :)
A) First, recommend to me:
1. a movie:
2. a book:
3. a musical artist, song, or album:
(B) I want everyone who reads this (and feels like it ;)) to ask me three questions, no more, no less. Ask me anything you want.
(C) Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this allowing your friends to ask you anything.
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| Open Mouth Insert Foot |
[03 Nov 2004|01:46pm] |
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>Quietly grinding teeth<
Alright, I'm reading some things that I'm finding serious offensive and what's sad is they're comments on my friend's journals.
I've just now considered defriending the journals with the offending material in them but that wouldn't be fair to the journal owners as they are innocent in this.
I've considered saying something in response to the comments but I don't want to inflict the fall-out bitchfest on my poor friend's journals.
So suffice to say, in my opinion some people need to step back and watch their mouths because they are dangerously close to offending people who are already touchy enough about the election. Or, if they really feel that strongly, they could at least extend everybody the courtesy of keeping their more controversial comments to their own LJ where people who already know they don't agree with their opinions could keep away from material that they find distressing.
A little thoughtfulness people can go a hell of a long way.
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