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There are people on the net that have nothing better to do with their time
then be nasty to other people online. They post rude comments, spend hours
a day talking about sites they hate so much, that they well, spend hours a
day talking about them. (lame) They mock the owners and posters for their
opinions and their right to free speech. They expect everyone to fit into
their narrow-minded little world view or else they throw a temper tantrum.
To these people I say grow up.
Here's a bit of info people...the web is
a HUGE place. If you don't like what I say here, or who I am, or what I
do, or talk about, or what I look like, or the color of my hair, or
whatever asinine thing you dwell on, go somewhere else. It's
really, really easy. Honest. You just click the little "x" in
the corner of your browser and *poof* the offending, big, mean and nasty
site has disappeared.
I pay for this site. It's mine. That
means I can use it for whatever the hell I want to. Don't like it if I'm
bitching about something in my life? Oh fucking well. Go somewhere else.
Think I'm stupid for expressing my thoughts? Too fucking bad, don't read
them. Somewhere along the line, someone forgot this simple fact: Live
and let live Don't like me, cool, fine, whatever, I don't care.
This journal is NOT for you. It's for me. I'm not in it for popularity or
fame or anything stupid like that. I write it because I need to write and
express myself and get things out of my head sometimes. So read or don't,
it doesn't matter, but don't waste my time (or yours) bitching about it.
*gets off soapbox*
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Saturday, December 25, 2004
Merry Christmas
Hey everyone, hope you're having a very merry morning so far. Wasn't at the pc at all yesterday - between shopping for gifts, wrapping presents and then baking cookies until 2am - I simply didn't have time. Now, we're on our way out the door about an hour drive south to hit Love's family xmas breakfast. After that, it's back here, then an hour drive north to my family xmas dinner. Is it time for a nap yet? :) Have a good one to all.
Friday, December 24, 2004
Long and Fruitless Day
Just got home. Spent the entire day (from the moment I wrote the last entry until now either doing laundry or traveling to no less then two dozen seperate stores trying to find something - anything - to get Love for xmas. No such luck. Nada, nothing, ziltch. I'm exhausted. Tomorrow we still have to do our actual xmas shopping. Since Love only got paid today. (Well, technically yesterday since it's so late now it's actually Friday.) Joy of joys. I'm beat. So you remember I mentioned the getting updated on things later? Yeah, well it's not later yet. And the list keeps growing. Wake me when the holidays are over. I'm going to bed.
Thursday, December 23, 2004
So behind...
Because of Solstice, I'm over a day and a half behind on well, everything. All day 21st I was out, then up all night (but not on the pc since my Love was sleeping in the bedroom where the pc is), then sleep all day the 22nd, then Phantom movie last night, not getting home until 1am. Then, Mika was lost for about an hour and a half (she somehow got out when we came home and I spent a frantic hour looking for her around the complex, panicked that she would be lost forever), then bed and now, I'm off to do laundry today and try to find a gift for Love with my friend Rand. (Since, what I had wanted to get him - a Disney monorail - fell through due to being utterly and completely sold out on the entire property despite the unbelievably valiant (and Herculean) effort of one neopixie and her hubby death_by_snusnu) Anyway, Rand's here and I need to get going. Just a note that I have a lot to mention still but can't do it right now. Later though, later.
Paper Faces On Parade...
Ok, I don't know what is with some of these critics, but I just got back from watching the Phantom of the Opera movie and it was FANTASTIC. Beautiful. Musical. And simply amazing. I can't put into words how pretty it all was and Emmy Rossum's (Christine)voice was crystaline in it's beauty. The weakest part of the entire production was Gerard Butler's (The Phantom)voice at a few points, but even that wasn't nearly enough to detract from this film. Yes, there was a odd bit of electric guitar in the background of ONE song/scene, but hardly a "dumbed-down rock modernization" like one idiotic reviewer claimed. It wasn't guitar in place of the orchestra, it was just oddly part of the rest of the normal orchestra. Oh, it was so lovely. Anyone who enjoys Phantom will love this. And people who are drawn to things like Moulin Rouge! will find a wonderful experience in Phantom. Honestly, the only people who wouldn't like it are people who (a) detest musicals (b) detest Phantom or (c) don't "get" theater. Put it this way, there was a massive line for Meet the Fockers (which might be amusing, but hardly worth going out opening night to see!) while Phantom drew a more select audience (though both theaters filled up by it's start.) Sadly, much of America will probably avoid or otherwise have ignorant disdain for Phantom simply as a result of the pride in dumbed-down entertainment. Anyway, that's a tangent (and a rant!) for another day. Phantom is amazing. And well worth seeing. If you're lucky enough to have it in your select city now, by all means, go and enjoy. If not, make a point to see it come January. We need more films like this. Color, beauty, song, wonder. It was a great experience.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
With Several Hours Left Still To Go
...I'm running out of things to do. Heh. For those of you who don't know - which is probably everyone since I don't think I mentioned my plans previously - I'm holding vigil through the Solstice. It's the longest night of the year. Darkness holds power tonight longer then any other night. And yet, at it's end, the Light does come back and we move towards ever lengthening days. There's hope at the end of the dark night. So, I'm keeping Watch through the night and will not sleep until dawn. Last year, I think I only made it until about 5am. But sunrise is not until 7:19am. It only being 4:45am, I still have a ways yet to go. Winter has officially come. And it's going to be 75F outside today. Oy. The weekend will be a little cooler - highs in the low 50's during the day - but apparently rainy. Bleck. There's a neat celestial event going on right now - five planets visable with the naked eye in the hour before dawn. A heavenly show awaits stargazers this holiday season: Over the next few weeks sky-watchers can spot five planets in the same nighttime sky. I was thinking of trying to peek outside this morning - since of course I'll be up - but I realized, I have no clear view of the low sky. Hopefully, sometime before it's over, I can get out past my apartment buildings and to some open area to see them. I'd really enjoy that. It's hard though when you live in urban areas. Despite being very flat and sea level in altitude, anything around you obscures your vision. Buildings, street lights, etc. It's frustrating. Anyway, if you get a chance, it's worth getting up a little early for. Five planet convergence is a pretty cool event. 4:54am. Hrm. This isn't eating up as much time as I hoped it might. Hee Hee. Normally, it does. I get started on an entry and next thing I know, I've been at it a half hour or something. It's that whole lack of time sense thing. I can't discern how long it's been since I started doing something, or how long it's been since I went somewhere. Everything from five years ago to yesterday feels like a couple days ago, or a couple weeks ago at most. There's a liner sense of progression of events - one thing, then another after that - but no distinction of the space between the events. So, unless I specifically remember a date, no concept of when it actually happened. Like, going to MVMCP - which I know was the 3rd - feels like it happened a week or so ago. But it was really 19 days ago. Almost three weeks. Doesn't seem possible. But, it is and so it's why I never realize how long I've spent doing something until I look at the clock. I try to remember to glance at it regularly, but that doesn't always happen. Because "regularly" is relative to actually posessing a sense of time. Tomorrow, we're going to see the Phantom of the Opera movie. I already pre-bought our tickets. The play itself is actually showing in Tampa this month and we had really wanted to see it again (we saw it a few years ago last time it was here) but it's not even close to being in the budget. Thankfully, we're getting the movie here tomorrow. Huh. Looking at the site, it says "select cities Dec 22nd/Nationwide Jan 21st." I could have sworn it was opening on Christmas Day for everyone. When did it get moved to January? Hrm... Brr...Love has the fan on in here. On high nonetheless. And I'm freezing. Doesn't help that I'm tired. Whenever I'm tired, my already really low body temp (think like 96 and change - 97 and change F) gets even lower and I can't get warm. Of course the really odd thing is that when I sleep, I get hot. It's the only time I'm ever honestly really of a normal, hot body temperature. Taking it one step even odder are my feet. My poor feet are always cold. And I mean always. Even in socks they can be cold as ice. It's near impossible to get them warm. And yet when I sleep, I havet to actually take my socks off and often stick my bare feet out from under the blanket to help keep me cooled down enough. It's the oddest thing. If you know me, you know I can shiver on a sunny day. So the complete turn-around when I'm sleeping - the time your body temperature normally is at it's lowest - is just baffeling to me. By the time it's morning, I'm often times actually hot even if it's cold out. Of course, by the time I wake up and get out of bed, withing 10 minutes or so, I'm not hot anymore and generally back to being cold (and wondering why I was in such a rush to get out from under my covers!) 5:19am...started meandering around google looking at body temperature articles. Anyway, I'm kinda staring into space, so I think a change of scenery back to the living room is in order. Besides, my afghan is out there and no ceiling fan on high. Just about two hours to go...
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Blessed Yule
Today is Yule (otherwise known as the Winter Solstice). It is the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the year. It is the origin of many of the modern christmas traditions including evergreens, holly, lights/candles and the giving of gifts. It is also a holy day on the Wheel of the Year for Pagans of all kinds (Wiccans, Druids, Witches, etc.); one of the eight Sabbats. In all things, there is an unending and unbroken circle; Life, Death, Rebirth. As such, the Winter Solstice celebrates this where the Goddess is once again pregnant with the Sun God and that he will come again unto the world; it is a symbolic representation of the return of longer days. And, that even when all is lost in a darkness that seems to never end, the Wheel turns, and the cycle begins again. "When and endless night seems to have fallen, Hope can be found in the realization That the companion to night Is not another night; That the companion to night Is Day; That Darkness always gives way To Light; And that Death rules only half of creation - Life the other half." copyright 2002 M. Turner On this the longest, darkest night of the year, when one can lose sight of the dawn and the Spring, remember always that light always follows night and that the day is always reborn anew. It is a day of Hope; a day to remember even death is no ending, merely a transition once again unto life. So...to all...Blessed Solstice and Rejoice in the return of the Light!
Wow! Wow! Wow!
I got a totally surprising package in the mail today! It was a box from amazon with The Morning Star Trilogy by Nick Bantock which is the second trilogy of the The Griffin & Sabine set.  Such a surprise since I had the individual ones listed on my wishlist, but not the box set. Because in fact, I did not realize there was a boxed set of the three! This must be my secret santa's work. Can I have the pleasure of your introduction now? What an amazing and surprising and spectacular gift! (And it came on Yule to boot! *grins*) Thank you so much!
Monday, December 20, 2004
Cold Monday
Cold night last night. Another cold night tonight. More freeze warnings. Supposed to get to 35F or so overnight. It's not a warm day either. Only hitting the low 50's. Of course, in typical Florida weather, it'll be back up in the 70's for Wednesday and Thursday. Mom's on her way over. We're going to look for some long-sleeved shirts for me. Hopefully, it will be a more fruitful experience then last week. (Where I got exactly zero shirts.) Dinner last night went fine. They enjoyed the food and the cheesecake we picked up for desert. They also really liked the tree. Heh. Seems everyone does. Which is cool because I love my tree and think it looks great. Not to mention, I think I have some really neat ornaments. Apparently, mom has a package for me as well as two cards from the PO Box. So that's exciting. I wasn't expecting anything more. Especially not a package. Oooh, wonder what it might be? *smiles* I'll have to remember to take a picture of all my holiday cards; they look nice and I love that so many people exchanged with me! Well, I'm just kinda killing time, but I have a few more things to do before she gets here, so I guess this mostly pointless entry will draw to a close here. Stay warm.
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Sunday Bloody Sunday
I dunno, just what came to mind when I was trying to think of a title. Love's foks are coming over in a little less then an hour for dinner. It'll be their first time seeing the new place. Of course, what stinks is that we lack a dining room table, so I guess everyone will have to pull up a tv tray. How tacky. Oh well. Tomorrow, hanging out with my mom. Who apparently wants to correct my lack of long-sleeve shirts problem. Which is good because I'm really scraping the bottom of the barrel (or drawer as it were) for something to wear. We're in the midst of another cold front at the moment. It's going to be 40F tonight and 35F tomorrow night. (Of course, by Wednesday, it should be back up in the 70's during the day.) That's Florida weather for you though. Of course, So, I'm tired. I think I might be getting a cold. And unfortunately, I'm not feeling up to cooking (after we cleaned the entire apartment) and playing hostess. Just kinda cranky and not feeling all that hot. Oh well. Too late now and I know Love really wants to have a nice dinner for his family. We're making chicken parm for the record. He preps the chicken and breads it and I finish it off with sauce and cheese. Comes out pretty good and is suprisingly simple to do. Well, I suppose I had better actually get dressed. I mean I'm dressed, but I have no make up on or anything and my hair's all scruffy in a ponytail. Not that there's much I can do with it today short of washing it again and tyring to dry it, but there's no time for that and besides, I only wash my hair every other day or it gets too dried out. It's actually bad for your hair to do it every single day (more hair tips). *yawns* Blah. Out.
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