| After weeks and hours of being pissed off at Magento... |
[Jul. 18th, 2009|01:06 am] |
| [ | feelin' a little... |
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Reason8 finally has a presentable new homepage layout. A LOT of other things still need to be finished and worked on (as you will see), but thankfully, let's cross our fingers, I think the worst is over, programming-wise. It make look really simple, but it took me the past two months to get this site to look uniform and consistent! The thing is on an ecommerce platform called Magento and it has been so difficult to work with that my list of grievances would go five miles off the page. The problem mostly is that any simple change you need to make to the look of the website or the functionality of it is a 20 step journey into the bowels of Magento's ridiculously complicated infrastructure. Like, there are at least a thousand different files within this website and for just one change five or six can be at work. Yeah. You'd think with websites like Wordpress and Facebook -- totally user friendly! -- that someone would've come up with something better by now.
In any case. Check it out. Buy some T-shirts, while they're still on sale (!), check out David's paintings because that's one of the few things that's actually up (and his paintings are really cool), and congratulate me on my fantastic and ingenious design skillz :D
Off to go eat ice cream. |
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| The Density of Souls & Soundtrack to a Movie |
[Jul. 17th, 2009|01:05 pm] |
Last night, I went to see my friend's band play at a bar in Ramsey. Their opener, a guy I met at a Barbecue last weekend, plays these slow, melancholy songs on acoustic guitar. It wouldn't have been so bad if there had been some tonal variety, but even the songs that were meant to be up-tempo sounded more like funeral dirges than wedding marches. Due to that, the atmosphere in the bar in the beginning of the night was very subdued. To pass the time, my friend Innocent invented a game in which you had to pair whatever song was playing with a scene in a movie.
My best and favorite of the night, was a scene in which an aging stripper is walking down the Boulevard, carrying her high heels in one hand. It's just begun to rain and she's going home to her apartment where she has two kids waiting and will have to tell them they will soon be evicted. (Yes, the music was that depressing.) So tell me the name of a song or two and I'll write you a short description of the accompanying scene. Or, if you'd rather, describe a scene and I'll pick and upload a song for you that fits that scene. (I always thought it would fun to be a Music Supervisor but it would be decidedly hard to break into without connections.)
There's also a great article in the New Yorker in which Paul Giamatti waxes poetic about his upcoming film "Cold Souls" and describes what he envisions certain celebrities'/world figures' souls to be like (in terms of physical objects). For example, Paul came up with the following:
Willie Nelson - "an ear of roasted corn"
Dolly Parton - "light and airy, like a hummingbird"
Merle Haggard - "an engine block. Powerful, but kind of rusty, with lots of buildup"
Freud - "a piece of Babylonian statuary, with the curly beard, the half-a-lion, the wings"
Donald Trump - "a nice set of whitewall tires"
Slash - "a blood orange left on a windowsill, all dried out and leathery"
Kim Jong Il - "a crazy box of crabs"
Henry Kissinger - "a doorknob"
Shapely Prose used the article as a discussion-starter on their blog and it really got me thinking. I'm not really sure what my soul would look like. I've come up with and discarded a million things that seem too obvious or cliche, so instead I'll ask you. What do you think your soul would look like? What would the following peoples souls look like: Taylor Hanson, Michael Jackson, Michelle Obama, Diane Sawyer? What do your significant others or family members souls look like? |
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| Harry Potter |
[Jul. 16th, 2009|01:53 am] |
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Riding in Boston tonight made me realize that I miss living in Downtown Boston just a little bit. It's just a nice place to hang about in.
I really liked this Harry Potter movie. I can't remember the last one, but I recall thinking that it was the best one so far in the movie series and I think this one follows along nicely, though the plot of the movie is substantially different (or abbreviated) from the book so it is hard for me to remember, years later, what the fuck was missing. Still, all of the moments that were most vivid for me in my memory from reading were pretty accurately portrayed, in particular the scene where Harry and Dumbledore go to get the Horcrux in that scary Hades-like place. I'm sure the movie is a little bit thick for non-fans, but I enjoyed it in spite of the excessive teenaged hormonal drama throughout the movie that I really can't remember being such a big deal in the books. I don't know.
It was lighthearted and fun in the beginning, I laughed a lot. It was all very self aware, certainly most of the jokes and a lot of the dialogue were likely only gotten by people who are familiar with the characters. At this point in the series you start to feel as if you know them and recognize their quirks. I thought it was tasteful and the end was pretty sad. I heard some people sobbing but it did not affect me as much on screen as it did reading it.
Anyone ever see "Bridge to Terabithia?" I swear to God I watched that movie like three times and cried uncontrollably for like an hour, each time. And then I read the book and it was even worse!!!
Anyway, that was unrelated.
I think the Harry Potter movies are great and appropriately capture the spirit of the books in spite of many missing details. I mean, really, the books are so dense (even if lighter reading as compared to Tolkien or other fantasy writers), it's kind of hard to expect them to be fully conveyed on screen. It's simply not possible in 3 hours.
I can't wait for the next movie!
Anyway, the movie reminded me of the chapter, I think it is possible it was the second to last chapter in the seventh book called... "Into the Woods?" Something like that. I think I'm going to reread it before I go to bed. I wish I had my copy of the 6th book in Boston. Anyone want to lend it to me :)? :)? |
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[Jul. 15th, 2009|11:41 pm] |
Tired and frustrated about so many things it hurts my head.
So Im thinking of buying Jareds Iphone one he upgrades, the oragnization and practicalness is becoming more and more apperent to me. |
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| I fought Fandango and WON. |
[Jul. 15th, 2009|07:01 pm] |
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Going to see Harry Potter tonight!!! YAY!
Fandango was obviously overloaded because it took me a full hour of battling with the 10PM time slot to successfully order a ticket. Hahaha. BUT IT IS IN THE EMAIL THAT IS SORT OF LIKE MY HANDS.
SO... Yay! |
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| Living without crutches |
[Jul. 15th, 2009|09:59 am] |
So, I'll be the first to chuckle uncomfortably when my father totes Joel Olsteen to me. There is something dishonest about televangelism, about churches that are stadiums, about men who seem like charlatans selling panaceas (and best-sellers). That said, this e-mail has slowly circulated around my workplace, helping each person in turn. And I think that maybe someone else could be helped by it. Seriously, take the time to read this. I'm not a hugely religious person, but you can take God out of the equation and replace it with any higher power you wish and it will still hold true. It's about not being able to move on from losing people, which...pretty much describes my current situation.
Living without crutches
A crutch is something or someone we rely on too much. It’s supposed to be temporary, just there until we heal up, or until we are able to do it on our own; it’s not supposed to be permanent. One of the hardest things for us to accept is that not everyone was meant to be in our lives forever. Some people are of course - our husband, our wife, our children, but then there are other people that God brings across out path for a season, they weren’t meant to always be there. Maybe for a season there’s somebody there to help mentor you, to help you grow, or to help you raise your children, to help you make it through a difficult time, but too often we think this is the way its always going to be - they are not going to leave, I couldn’t make it without them. What happens is that we become too dependent on them; if God didn’t move them away, instead of helping us they would end up actually hindering us.
They were good for a time, but now they are limiting our growth. We have to be big enough to recognize when somebody’s part in our story is over, doesn’t mean they are not a good person, doesn’t mean we cannot still be friends, love and respect them, but we have to accept the fact that things are changing, this is a new season and if we are going to go forward, we have to be willing to let go. This is very difficult for most people, because we don’t like change, we don’t like the uncertainty that comes from things being shaken up. But if we can see change in the right way, and realized when God closes the door it’s because He has something better in store.
When a person has served their purpose in your life, if you don’t freely let them go, it’s going to keep you from the new things God wants to do. I hear people say: well I couldn’t make it without this person that trains me at work. I couldn’t make it without this friend that calls me every weekend and encourages me, or I don’t know what I would do without this neighbor that drives me everywhere. And that is great, those are divine connections, but what I’m saying is don’t be surprised if that doesn’t last forever. If God allowed them to always be there, you wouldn’t become everything He has created you to be, and just as supernaturally God brings people into our lives, God will supernaturally move people out of our lives. And if we don’t stay open and recognize what’s happening, we’ll try to hold on to someone that’s not supposed to be there. We’ll think, why are they trying to leave, I thought that they were my friends, why will he not mentor me anymore?, why doesn’t she call me as before?, I guess I’m not important enough. But have you ever thought that it may be God moving them away because they are limiting your growth? Could it be that God is saying its time for you to go to a new level, you don’t need them anymore, they have fulfilled their purpose, now its time for you to step up, its time for you to start encouraging yourself, its time for you to run that business on your own, its time for you to use that new skill, you don’t need someone to constantly think for you, and drive for you, and believe for you, or encourage you. You can do that for yourself. And if we are going to continue to grow, we have to get rid of these crutches; God has equipped you with everything you need to succeed.
Yes, for a season God will have people there to help us, but at some point God is going to give you a pair of eagle’s wings, I don’t want you to be pushed along, and just admire everybody that’s ahead of you and wish you could do what they are doing, now its time to stretch out your wings. You can rise higher than you think. If somebody walks away in your life don’t beg them to stay, don’t try to talk people into working for you, or loving you, or coming to see you. Here is a phrase you need to remember: Let them go, your destiny is not tied to the people that walked away. Them leaving somehow and someway its going to launch you into a new dimension of your life, you are not going to step back, you are going to step up to who you really are. And understand, if they walked away, it wasn’t an accident, if you tried to make it work and it didn’t happen, accept it as God’s plan, let it go, God is going to open up new doors. You are going to discover new strengths and talents, perhaps God is going to give you new friends that are more appropriate for where you are in this time of your life, after all, things are always changing, the people that were your friends when your children were in school together, they may not be the same best friend when your children are not in school. Accept it and allow God to bring you new friends.
When someone leaves your life you have a choice, you can either sit around and self pity and think its not fair, look what I have lost, or I can say God I know you would have not allowed that person to leave unless you had a plan for me to go forward, so I’m going to step into a new level of my destiny. Learn not to try to talk to people into staying that want to leave, if you do, you are only delaying the inevitable. They are still going to go whether it is in a week, a month, in a year or five years, because when God is done with something, there is no amount of super glue that can hold it together.
There is something called the gift of goodbye, sometimes you don’t realize it but them leaving its God giving you a gift, you shouldn’t be sad, you should be rejoicing. You want people in your life that are supposed to be there, when God has them there, they don’t find fault in everything you do, when God puts them there you don’t have to manipulate them to stay. When God joins people to you, you don’t have to play up to them and do everything perfect or they are going to leave. Your time is too valuable to try to keep someone happy that’s never going to be happy. When someone leaves your life, they are no longer part of your destiny. Their time in your life is over. If you stay open God will give you people that are not just with you, but for you. When someone is with you, they are with you as long as you do things perfect, as long as you don’t make any mistakes, as long as they get everything they want; but when someone is for you, its because they believe the best in you, they don’t try to control you, they give you room to make mistakes, they don’t need your attention all the time, they don’t get bored of the relationship. That’s the kind of people God wants in your life. Just be your best everyday and God will bring you divine connections. Don’t try to make something work when you know deep down that it is over and done. Don’t fight change. When you hold on to someone that it is done and over with, it only becomes a headache. If you don’t let the wrong people go, you won’t let the right people show up. God would never put you in a difficult situation if He wouldn’t have already given you what you need to succeed and move forward. |
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| Head full of wubberly |
[Jul. 14th, 2009|10:18 pm] |
| [ | hangin' out at... |
| | Off to bed! | ] |
| [ | feelin' a little... |
| |  better, by determination | ] |
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| | Matisyahu: "Shalom / Salaam" | ] |
A finished comic, good dinner and episode of Star Trek later, I am feeling much better. But earlier today, I felt so overwhelmed I wanted to scream.
I never seem to have enough time. Everything is work and taking phone calls and organizing paperwork and teaching classes and cleaning up and then it's mad dashes for the bus and then missing that bus and then riding in heavy traffic squeezed in like a sardine on the next bus and then it's dishes and litterbox cleaning and laundry piles and organizing and finishing painting commissions and comic strips and etsy orders and it's back pain and migraines and pulled muscles and guilt. And then I bitch about it and feel even guiltier because, really, why complain? I have two arms and two legs, and I'm okay.
All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. It was the first page in a little Buddhist phrase book The Boyfriend got for me -- he said the man at this shop just gave it to him when he bought me these little plates with Chinese characters on them. The book itself is wonderful and it makes a lot of sense.
Ah, enough of the ramble.
I hope you enjoy tonight's comic. I like that this one makes me look so dumb. ;)
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| Bizarre. |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|06:20 pm] |
So I just posted in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) hanson to get access to my Tour Report for the afore mentioned portfolio. Years ago, when I did the interview with Hanson, I sent in my full report and I recall that the only thing they edited were the headings I'd used to divide up each section. It was kind of an annoying edit, but whatever. So I have the whole thing (with headings) on my website, in all of its good and completely retarded glory (does anyone else feel like they can't edit something they once considered finished/published no matter how embarrassing/obviously teenaged it is?) but I am lacking a clip that actually proves my report was on the website.
So, I asked the Hanson community and sure enough some girl grabbed a screen capture for me, which was very sweet, but get this bizarreness. They chopped the whole report so that it was just the interview! I understand/don't care, but it just reads really awkwardly... like I started writing in the middle of a thought. I mean, I guess it's nice that my name is written in HUGE BOLD LETTERS at the top of this really stupid article on Hanson.net (thankfully members only, not googlable) but... uh... WTF? If they wanted me to rewrite it in Q&A format, I wouldn't have objected.
The whole trouble is that there were no guidelines for the article at all (except do an interview and write a review and get the set list), so while some people did Q&A and it probably edited down fine, others, like myself, wrote it like a really bad, cheesy news piece.
Anyway. I just thought the whole thing was weird. I also found out via HansonSecrets03 (I didn't even know there was a second one!) that Hanson are now banning fans from... what? I'm not sure. Shows? I think that's hilarious. I wonder if it's those band aid girls. I am so glad that I never was so obsessed that I had to get banned from Hanson. HAHAHA!!!
Anyway, now that I sorta work in the music industry it's kind of funny to look at all of these rumors milling around about Hanson. I guess I've always known this, and talked about it, even when I was in really deep, but Jesus are people clueless.
Anyway. Gotta get to work. |
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| Filing |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|05:32 pm] |
Today at work was strange. I had a few interactions that weren't really bad, per se, but sort of made me nervous. Like I'm being misunderstood. For the moment I'm just taking a break post-work before I start to work on other work! Hopefully I won't have to absorb too much of my night.
I have decided to start creating a portfolio of work. I know I've been talking about it for a while, but I think I'm actually going to settle down and do it, for real. Obviously, I'll be getting all this stuff up on Soasis, and hopefully FINALLY getting around to procuring some clips (I have THREE articles on the wing that I have been trying to publish half heartedly for ages, one of them the fucking editor keeps blowing me off ???, the other I just never got around to finishing, and the last I just haven't shopped thoroughly). I basically decided I'm going to organize it like this:
Photos:
- Travel
- Personal (the bulk of what I do and it's all snapshop camera pictures so maybe I'll divide this one into categories or something, don't know yet, still gotta narrow down the pictures)
- Professional (Hanson, Patrice, Jada)
Writing:
- All public blogs that I write, links
- Newsletters
- Other clips (H.net/Apostrophe/other shit I hope to get finally)
- One day, a rounded up collection of journal entries -- I would like to do this just for myself.
Artwork & Design:
- Drawings
- Websites (links & screen shots)
...KMAA, R8, Soasis and its baby sites, so on...
Projects:
- Opus/Thesis
And maybe one day I'll have a section for my martial arts resume and musicians resume (though the thing is obsolete by now.) I've actually never really sat down and looked at the teaching jobs and listed them. I just take them at random. Though, recently I finally got around to updating my Events/Activities so it won't be a nightmare to figure out 9 years of events come my next test. Luckily I had to update it at Cho Dan and then again at Ee Dan so it wasn't such a big thing. It's become a fairly lengthy list since 06, though.
I also intend on creating a list of ongoing projects. I'm pretty sure I've already separated all of my writing from school and other things in a folder so I can easily access them should I have the intention of expanding on any of that work.
I like having places to put things in my life. It simply makes me feel better. Plus, it makes it easier, later, to have a ready made file for everything instead of constantly swimming in randomness. I don't really feel as if I have an extraordinary body of work quite yet, but it's getting big enough that I need to start maintaining or I'll just lose this or that thing I'd completely forgotten about. I'm already forgetting about everything!
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| question! |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|09:59 pm] |
Which single is "Sleep all Day" from?
Damn you Ben Gillies and your sexy legs!!!! |
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| Meggie's Sweet heart and Ray and I's Couples Weekend |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|10:34 am] |
Meggie confronted Sandy and although Im touched by her loyalty as a real friend and just her overall desire for honesty and clarity I cant help but be a bit worried for her. She thinks that everyone can see the err of their ways and feel remorse for it and actually act on that remorse however she has never delt with someone who is crazy in every sense of the word. She says that when she talked to Sandy she admitted to knowing that she owed Ray and I an explanation of some kind for the last few years and the ongoing hell its been, at one time I got her to admit the same thing however the apology and explanations never came and if an attempt was made it was barely lucid and was really just going though the motions of an explanation not really doing it and it didnt stop anything because innevitable she would be back. Thats what led me to decide to get a new phone number. It was a pain in the ass cause I had to notify doctors, wedding planners, friends and family of the change no one really asked why and Im glad cause how do you explain you have a delusional bisexual low level stalker to anyone besides the police? Meggie thinks that she has had an effect and that Ray and I will finally be rid of this girl that has caused so much trouble in both my personal and professional life. How do you explain to someone that they will never be forgiven and everytime they talk to you it just gives you more of a reason to want them to dissapear from the face of the planet.
Moving on...
Ray and I went to the Renaissance Festival on Saturday. It was nice because he took the day off from work which he rarely can do and we spent it together with no out side interference just the two of us. We went early and was there when they opened for the day and stayed until about 3 in the afternoon. Unfortunatly the heat took a major toll on me and I just couldnt seem to stay hydrated almost all of our money that day went towards water purchases. We didnt buy anything however we made some good contacts and oddly enough found some good things for the wedding we went into one stall that was a tea guy from california and I really liked his teas we were going to go back before we left but I was feeling so exausted by that point Ray thought I should probably get into the cool car before I passed out. There was also I silver smith in one stall selling crowns and circlets I found one that I liked design wise and I got a card from him saying I maybe contacting him for a custom piece. Where as I spent my time shopping Ray spent his trying to show off to me and looking as swords for the apartment we have quite a few only two are mine and they are more daggers than swords, the rest are huge and Rays. We have them on the walls Ray and I think it looks classy. So we walked around the entire place watched a jousting match which always makes me laugh because Ray gets so in to it with his cheering and overal enthusiastic demeanor, we sat in the shade under a tree in and shared a funnel cake while watching little kids get elepahant, camel and lama rides. It was really nice.
Then in Sunday morning we did our little towny stroll down the centeral businiss district, hen decided to go do some shopping else where. We went to murdocs and they had one of the animal rescue ranches out there doing some fundraising so we looked at the pony and the goats. Ray has this dream to have a goat farm on the 100+ Acres we are inheriting, although I dont like them Rays knows that I have a soft spot for all animals especially the baby goats which I think are more cute than the adults. I do see the usefulness of the goats for milk and cheese, besides when Ray gets his goats I get a horse and some where down the lie a llama. He knows that I miss riding and he said when we can afford it I will get my horse and to me that is a really loving thing to do. Then we went to our favorite hangout the isis and me know most of the staff including the manager so its always a nice experience. I bought some herbs for tea making since Ray and I were running low on them and although he didnt buy anything he put together yet another wish list of items. We have an anniversery comming up so Im going to have to remember some of the stuff he said he wanted.
Overall I have to say it was one of the nicest weekedns we ahev had in a long time, I dont think we couldve had a better couples weekend if we had gone stayed in a hotel somewhere. Now I have to get back to school and all of that since I have my summmer midterm on Thursday and have a 250 wor essay portion to work on. |
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[Jul. 13th, 2009|11:18 am] |
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At this point, doing things like going to see a travel agent to book airfare/hotel deals, calling financial aid and language advisors, and filling out my visa application are just making me depressed.
I know it's cyclical. I know in about a week it'll all be exciting again.
I just hope I'm ready for this =/ |
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| Steal it back |
[Jul. 12th, 2009|05:36 am] |
Remember that certain older FBI-affiliated gent whom Jenny was flirting with? The one who bought her the Betsey Johnson frock? Well, she stole his trenchcoat. He may want it back, by the looks of things. YOU KNOW THEY WOULD BE SO GOOD TOGETHER.
*fffffftt* Mitch Pileggi, I love your beautiful face. I don't know. I have no excuse.
I was just messing around with texture, after borrowing Andrew's Mouse Guard comics, seeing how nicely Dave Petersen does that hatching. It's fun! |
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| end of an era |
[Jul. 12th, 2009|03:05 am] |
| [ | feelin' a little... |
| |  nostalgic | ] |
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| | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | ] |
it's saturday night. sunday morning, to be exact. 2am. i've been watching and listening to michael jackson for the past five hours or so. this isn't the first long evening spent in this pursuit. i'm immersed in mj. it's been a little tough without cable these past couple of weeks. i've had to make do with jerky youtube videos and gifs on blogs. but i must say, without mainstream television coverage to dilute the footage, the sheer wealth of information out there is staggering. i do long to see him on the big(ger) screen again, though. because wouldn't you know it, 26 years after hearing "thriller" for the first time, i've become a michael jackson fangirl.
i'm a child of the '80s. generation x, if you must. in 1983, i was six, there was no one in the world bigger than michael jackson. my parents were more the beatles, simon and garfunkel, maybe a splash of bruce springsteen type. true baby boomers. but they bought us the cassette tape of "thriller" and, although the exact memories have become hazy, i distinctly remember my older brother and i playing that bad boy over and over. and over. i think it was the theatricality that drew me in; i got chills when vincent price's voice filled the car. and michael's impossibly high falsetto - it seemed appropriately not of this earth.
all this, and i hadn't even see the video yet. i'm always a sucker for a man who can dance. and a man who can dance in sync with a crew... forget about it, i'm done. so i'm thinking, it must go back to "thriller". i could watch that dance sequence on an endless loop and not get sick of it. remember when mtv used to run those "100 greatest videos of all time" specials? they were always around new years, so i'd be home on school vacation, hooked to the tv watching the countdown. "thriller" was always, without fail, the number one video. i never learned the dance, although i may be the only human being who hasn't tried, but man, i love that video. watching it brings me back to my childhood in the best possible way. just tonight, maybe half an hour ago, i finally found a version on mtv.com that was not so herky-jerky. i watched that little 3" window and i grooved. i sang along and talked back to the screen, but mostly, i reveled in how it makes me so happy.
in adopting the role of resident michael jackson fangirl, i have had the pleasure to watch all sorts of footage i'd never seen before. i'm discovering this icon as if he were a new artist, and i'm fascinated by his progression from child prodigy to pop sensation. i admit, shamefaced, that i own no michael jackson cds. (yet - i have a couple on the way from amazon). so i was delighted when i found a bunch of his songs that i'd downloaded years ago in my itunes. i keep listening to them, in different order depending on my mood. sometimes it's a "the way you make me feel" kind of moment. sometimes, "billie jean". and of course, there's never a wrong time for "thriller"...
with michael jackson gone, it feels like my childhood has well and truly ended. that little six-year-old has never seemed so far away. but in a way, i'm glad. michael never got a childhood and never really had a chance to grow up. but i'm immensely grateful to get both. his once-in-a-lifetime talent lives on through his music, videos, and concerts, and i'm thrilled that i can watch and listen any time i want. someday, i want to introduce "thriller" to my own little six-year-old. you know, i bet it sounds even better on vinyl. |
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| fic: Lines From A Stray Age (1/1) |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|09:09 pm] |
Title: Lines From A Stray Age (1/1)
Author: _missmargaret_
Word Count: 9,624
Rating: pg.13
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan, Jared, Squints, Sweets
Spoilers: post-ep for The End in the Beginning
Disclaimer: Bones isn’t mine. Title from Daniel Martin Moore’s amazing Stray Age. Listen. You will not be disappointed.
Author’s Note: It feels so good to finally have this finished. I started it right after the finale aired and it’s been eating away at me ever since. Something just wasn’t wanting to come together and although I first began this as a chapter fic, I really wanted to post it as one piece and let each section flow into the next. I hope you enjoy it! Many thanks to the lovely ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) spacekid77 who generously offered her time to read this and toss a few ideas around. This wouldn’t be anywhere near as good without you, babe. And, as always, a huge thanks to my amazing beta styromgalleries. Without her, you’d all be dead from my love of dashes and ellipses and semi-colons. :) And thanks to billpickle for posting her epic EitB fic and making me pick this back up!
Finally, I want to thank each one of you that has taken the time to read and comment. Your lovely words mean more to me than you could know. Thank you. Now, on to the story…
Summary:
The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready, and it may be a long time before they get off. - Henry David Thoreau
( To go where you have been...And to be where you are again... ) |
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| Thank you youtube. |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|11:36 am] |
If you want to have an inch of an idea how awesome my weekend was, watch these videos.
I can't seem to find the fire dancers in this video, but they were amazing! Some of the best fire dancing I've ever seen.
Watch through til the end... That's the only way to get the true impact. I love this guys' narration. Haha.
A festival inside joke?
Pictures soon. |
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| Stress DESTROYED my immune system |
[Jul. 9th, 2009|10:18 pm] |
Fo shizzle. I never got back to feeling better after my Las Vegas trip so I was already rundown. I think Im getting a summer cold which blows cause my nose is running like crazy and there isnt a damn thing I can do about it. I left a fullbar in the car and let me tell you after those things have melted and then recongeeled they are pretty damn gross.
I had Sandy drama this week and Im kind of at the point where I just want her to fall off the radar. Now its gotten to the point where she is getting at me through Meggie and that just bums me out to say the least.
Im supposed to go look at a few reception sites for the wedding tomorrow. I think we are going to the castle and then we are going to the lumber baron mansion both of which are stunningly beautiful historic sites that I can see looking just wonderful covered in snow for our January wedding. My mom wants to go look at dresses but Im sick and bloated and dont want to be being laced up, buttoned, pinnned and tightened in a wedding dress when I feel like that. This wedding planning is the most frustrating thing Ive ever done! Ray and I are looking at making our own invitations not the ones you buy and then print at home but actually buying the paper and hand making them if we do that all we would have to do is higher a calligrapher and my mom knows a few people that do work like that so I may have a hook up there. |
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[Jul. 9th, 2009|11:05 pm] |
| [ | feelin' a little... |
| |  meh | ] |
Dear Cori,
Seriously?
What the fuck.
<3 |
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