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I think I know what to get my dad for Christmas, which is no easy feat. The problem is, I can't remember what it's called.

He had this book when I was little, and I loved it. It was about love, or hearts, or something... well, that might have been in the title. It was a picture book, with these awesome evocative illustrations done in pastels or oils or something like that, it was all color, and beautifully done. And I think it was about a man and a woman learning to love each other again, or learning to love in general again, and loving each other more in the process.

There was a heart on the cover, all blended, horizontal lines of color.

I swear I saw this book at the BYU bookstore a few years ago, when I was still a student. I wish I could just remember the name. Or anything more helpful than this. (Was there something in there like "and in the tree there was a bird, and on the bird there was a feather, and on the feather there was LOVE"? Or am I making that up? Something showing how everything connects, love and life is cyclical, SOMETHING.)

I'm posting this mainly so I don't forget by morning, but hey, if anyone knows what I'm talking about, that's great too!

Because we've been talking about it in R!Chat and I need a break from homework...

What are 10 of your favorite books?

( Mine )

1. My username is ______ because ______: rainbowling because my friend Albert suggested it one day. I was remarking to him how neat my friend's screenname was (jukeboxing champ) because it was like the "before and after" category on Wheel of Fortune. He came up with "rainbowling" and I wanted to make it my gmail address but I think it was taken. So when I came over to IJ I wanted to switch things up from my old name of katidilemma, and I went with that.

2. My name is _____ because ______: "kati, the happy little feller :]" because it was said somewhere and KLDJFKLJF i can't remember now! Probably in a chat? IDK.

3. My journal is titled ____ because ____: "and where the journey will lead you, let this prayer be your guide" because I had been listening to Shadowland from the Lion King and it's one of my favorite songs ever. I'll probably change it soon.

4. My default userpic is ____ because ____: Seth Rogen in Fanboys because that's the latest set of icons I made and I adore that face he's making.

( That meme thing, MAJOR work in progress, not that there would be many surprises here anyway )

I think Queenie hates all of Marie's characters :( She just made a new enemy today with Roux. It's probably like Loren says:

Loren: The teachers probably have conversations about Queenie in the lounge
Loren: Or at poker night w/e
Loren: "Bahahaha, did you hear about what that annoying Hero girl did this time!"

Also I need to write out her shitlist at some point. Because I can't always remember who is on it. If your character has argued with Queenie please tell me here. Obvs she dislikes most hxc leaguers, but some are on it especially. ( Queenie's shitlist )

Hufflepuff loss today, and Corrie is very upset. It would've been easier for her to take it if her mum hadn't been watching. But she doesn't realize that Meaghan really does love her unconditionally, so she's expecting something like, "You, Disappointment! You are hereby disowned! Away with you!" She doesn't know her mother as well as she thinks.

And Meaghan doesn't know her as well as she thinks either, to be honest. They're both going to be surprised, but Meaghan will be a bit more horrified than anything else. She has no real understanding of how much she's affected her children. Sigh. I wish she didn't have such a hard time communicating and being supportive. But still, no need to run off to Zimbabwe, Corrie.

Life is quieter when Mom doesn't have five pies and sixty rolls to bake. But I'm still going to have a dang hard time keeping up with my tags, I think.

It's really interesting to see the difference between what Teddy and Victoire want. Or what they think they should be doing to prepare for the baby. Teddy's focused on working hard to make money, and doing his part to provide. He doesn't understand the point of the "baby things," and he doesn't know what Victoire wants, so he's leaving that to her for the most part - although I think he said something a couple months ago about having found curtains, but he obviously didn't show them to her. Maybe he went over to talk to her about them and found she'd already bought something completely different, so he was like, well, it was apparently the wrong choice anyway, so I'd better just stay out of it.

I have heard that men (sometimes) work long hours to show their love, because that work means more money for their families. It seems like that's what Teddy's doing here. And I intended to have him go through a bit of "I'm not ready for this" panic, partly to understand his father better and partly because, well, he's only twenty-five. Of course he's panicking about being tied down, and worried he's not good enough to be a husband and father (even though he has always wanted that... eventually). But it's interesting to see both sides and understand both sides.

Comment below and I will tell you which of your characters that I've played against are my favorites and why I love them. Then repost this in your own journal (if you feel like it).

Yesterday I got into a car accident on the way to the airport! It wasn't my car and I wasn't driving. And I made my flight. And everyone's uninjured as far as we can tell. But I am sore today even though I didn't think I hit the side of the car at all (apparently I was wrong), and helping to watch my sister's kids today didn't help. My word, I am tired. It's my niece Violet's second birthday, and Mom and I made cupcakes (with STUFF in them, some with puddingish stuff and some with whipped creamish stuff), and Andy and I will probably go to our sister's house in a couple hours to visit and hang out, but in the meantime it is Me Time.

Or maybe not, because my little brother just got home from work.

It's interesting how I'm completely different kinds of busy when I'm back home and when I'm in California.

hi.

spam me with your gifs please. I am in the mood for gifs.

SoW people can you send me Petrificus Totalus or Imperio?

tyyy

Well, hey! I won't be around as much this next week, for I am flying home after work tomorrow (er, today, er, maybe I shouldn't stay up until one when I have work in the morning). However, I am taking my laptop with me this time, so I will be rather more present than when I went home for the funeral.

I mean, when I'm not helping bake rolls and monopolizing my awesome ickle niecey's time and making my mom read manga (wish me luck there, kids!).

And the Salt Lake airport has wireless again. <3 forever!

PS - Yes, Alter, I will reply to the thread! I'm just... not... sure when. Errrrsorry, twas a highly busy day today.

Comment below and I will tell you which of your characters that I've played against are my favorites and why I love them. Then repost this in your own journal. Yeah idc. I'll do it for you even if you don't repost this.

RL News:
1. Secured wireless connection. Required tech support to do this, and was on the phone for over an hour (because nothing is ever simple in the antiship of me/electronics), but I did not break down and cry. I consider this a victory.
2. Had a date. Very short, italian sodas and talking. Nice enough guy, no real clicking but it was short and casual and I got an italian soda (albeit not a very good one, more lime syrup please).
3. Trading emails with Fellow. I think I'm over him, and this is good. Still think he's adorable, funny, generally awesome and fun to talk to, but he's emotionally unavailable and it's not worth staying attached. Good job, heart. You can be taught. :)
4. The "e" on my keyboard is acting up, so if I leave an e out of a word, that's why.

( RPstuff, including rambles about Corrie (of course) )

I wonder how long it will take for the mods of that Acromantulas game to start putting their ads under a cut. I am no longer completely terrified of spiders, but I was still a little startled by that thing, and I imagine some people will react much worse.

Let's see, it's 5:57 right now...