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According to these pics... [Dec. 5th, 2009|07:20 am] jlsigman [ Tags | dorkery, gaming, kingdom hearts ] [ mood | excited ] [ music | Klaus Badelt - Swords Crossed ] ZACK IS IN THE NEW KINGDOM HEARTS GAME OMG OMG OMG This is the one for PSP, right? Or am I going to have to shell out for a DS? link post comment

More Pics from the Maxfield-Parrish-Verse [Dec. 5th, 2009|12:41 am] lavendertook [ Tags | greenbelt, nature, trees, water, woods ] The composition is kind of boring here, but I love the colors, since few of my shots managed to line up clear sky behind the trees. A good clear blue sky really sets off the fall colors so much more vividly, especially with the deeper reflection. ( And more . . . ) link post comment

[Dec. 4th, 2009|08:20 pm] snapesgirl_62 I was going to use one of those fun generator memes tonight. apparently it doesn't mesh with ij. only works for those on el-jay. Although this is highly amusing to me: Five so-o-o-omethings Four somethings Three ! user is not actives Two somethings ...and a LiveJournal meme in a pear tree. link post comment

Hair today... [Dec. 4th, 2009|06:34 pm] jlsigman [ Tags | pictures ] link post comment

[Dec. 4th, 2009|01:53 am] kaesa So on Tuesday (I think?) I posted Chapter 8 of the Founders fic on Tamarind Chutney (LJ), FanFiction.Net, the Archive of Our Own, and Skyhawke. I think this was the last chapter I posted before I stopped posting/writing it for a while and then decided to revise years later, although I didn't stop writing it for a while, I don't think. The chapters I've written since are better, I think, and in the final revision, once I've completed the fic, I expect to remove at least a chapter's worth of material. Anyway, that plus this chapter -- which is mostly about the characters' pasts and what went wrong and what, miraculously, didn't -- made me think about where I was when I started writing this fic. I came up with the characters (roughly) in middle school, actually, although they've changed drastically since then, and thematically it's really such a high-school-me story. It's full of insecurity and ego, and ego covering up insecurity, and in some cases insecurity covering up ego. Body issues and self-loathing are a big deal -- which perplexes me a bit, since I didn't notice that until I dealt with my own Fat Shame -- and the six main characters are (each in their own way) clinging frantically to academic interests because the world around them is so incredibly hostile and they want to be in a place where people aren't like that. And I'm really glad that I'm no longer in the severe Godricky stages of self-loathing, because that stuff is exhausting to deal with, and more interesting to write now that I'm not quite in the middle of it. And now for some music: "The Mountain," Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer I was born in a forked-tongued story / Raised up by merchants and drugstore liars. / Now I walk on the paths of glory / One foot in ice, one in fire. This is for Godric, and his "wait, how did I even get here? I started way over there!" moments. Sometimes you just do things and stuff happens, and suddenly people think you're, like, a real person with a brain or something. "Compute," Soulwax Every time this happens, / Some representative of instinct / Slips you his business card and leaves you / To figure out what it means. This is for Helga, who, in this chapter, has spotted a hole in her assumptions about her and her friends' lives, and is having trouble not picking at it, even though it itches like crazy. "The Return to Oz," Scissors Sisters Please help me, friend, from coming down / I've lost my place and now it can't be found. / Is this the return to Oz? / The grass is dead, the gold is brown and the sky has claws. I think of this as a Salazar song, but it could really apply to a lot of the characters, especially in this chapter, which is about being an adult and remembering being a kid, and wondering what even happened back then, anyway, because the way you remember it is almost certainly not how it was. link post comment

My Holiday Wish List... [Dec. 4th, 2009|01:55 am] accioslash Seriously, I only need one thing. 1) Enough hours in the day so I can read all the amazing things that are being posted/rec'd on my flist. OMG! My flist has exploded. I don't even know where to start. I think I'm actually still back on Monday. But this is such a fantastic thing and really wonderful to see. *glee* Expect lots of comment spam from me. Everything has just been too wonderful for me to read and not say something. ♥♥♥ link 1 comment|post comment

The Keeping of Feet [Dec. 3rd, 2009|10:49 pm] lavendertook [ Tags | greenbelt, trees, water, woods ] So as we continue on around to the west side of the lake, the sun that emerges from under the cloud bank is not the same one that descended therein. And little does this couple here know that, like us, they are now in the universe of Maxfield Parrish. ( Take the hidden paths that run . . . ) link post comment

GIP [Dec. 3rd, 2009|04:54 pm] kuchehexe GIP. Because it had to be done. Image and text from here. (Yoinkable with creds) link 2 comments|post comment

Holiday Cards... [Dec. 3rd, 2009|12:14 am] accioslash Hahahaha! So I was wondering why my holiday card list looked so small this year. It turns out I NEVER POSTED THE POLL *facepalms*. Soooooo...if anyone would like a holiday card from me, please fill out the poll. Or you can PM or e-mail me your address at allindaATtuscoDOTnet Please don't be shy and don't worry about sending a card in return. This is a no-pressure offer and anyone can ask for a card. Again, no pressure, but I ♥ holiday cards, so if you want to send one to me just leave your e-mail address in the comments and I'll send it to you. Or if you have a holiday card post, please leave me a link. *glee* Link to the poll link 2 comments|post comment

Leaves of Absence [Dec. 2nd, 2009|10:42 pm] lavendertook [ Tags | greenbelt, nature, reading_lotr_aloud, trees, water, woods ] I'm almost over this lingering, not quite ready for prime time flu thing. Still a little congested, but I went ahead and did my voice post for read_lotr_aloud here and here. And I got a lovely Paris post card from Frodo, Sam, and frodosweetstuff--thank you, you three! In other health news, I'm crossing my fingers that I just had menopause when I went through constant hot flashes the other week, because so far so good about period not showing up this week. If that was it, that would be so awesome--somehow I don't think I'll be let off that easy, though. On to the pretty trees . . . Remember, you can click on any pic for embiggenment. Here's your sugar maple straight up, the colors all a memory now. ( And yet more pretty colors . . . ) link post comment

Recipe Sharing [Dec. 1st, 2009|08:03 pm] snapesgirl_62 [ Tags | cooking, recipe ] [ mood | hungry ] ( holiday cookies ) ( gingerbread muffins ) ( dill butter bread ) link 4 comments|post comment

Recipe Time [Dec. 1st, 2009|05:59 pm] snapesgirl_62 [ Tags | cooking, recipe ] [ mood | hungry ] shoo fly pie beef cake ( cobbler/dump cake thingie ) link post comment

Red Maple on the Hill [Nov. 30th, 2009|10:26 pm] lavendertook [ Tags | greenbelt, nature, trees, water ] Just more pics of that red maple. BTW, all these pics are still from one day in October, over a month ago--the leaves are pretty much gone here now. ( And here . . . ) link post comment

Pimping Post [Nov. 30th, 2009|09:21 pm] snapesgirl_62 link post comment

(I need a better angry icon) [Nov. 30th, 2009|04:40 pm] brimac13 [ Tags | injured/sick: allergies/asthma/sinuses, neighborhood children, real life ] [ Current Location | Little Rock, Arkansas ] [ mood | annoyed ] [ music | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ] People do not teach their children boundaries these days. For example, by the time I seven or eight I knew not to go crawl up in the bushes in front my neighbor's house, peek into the window, and make scratching noises and hiss at the cat in the window. The little shits in my neighborhood, however, can't seem to grasp the concept that doing that is wrong. I'd go out there and give the little bastards a piece of my mind if I wasn't sick and in my pj's. I guess I shouldn't have expected manners from the brats considering how, a year or so ago, they thought it would be fun to randomly open the front door and let the cats outside. It was unlocked because it was daylight and my dad and I were both home. That, of course, does not happen anymore; the front door is locked and/or barred at all times now. As it should be, honestly. Maybe it's because the kids on the cul-de-sac I live in are mostly boys. (There are a few girls and I haven't had any problems with them.) I don't know. I do know that if it happens again, I'm going to scare the crap out of 'em. And if their parents say anything to me, well, I'll just tell them they should teach their kids not to peep into other people's windows. link 2 comments|post comment

On Family and Other Sour Spots [Nov. 30th, 2009|12:40 pm] tigresslilly [ Tags | family, future, parents, zac ] I hate family holidays. It's not as bad as it used to be. There isn't a mind numbing soul obliterating anxiety about them anymore as there used to be. There's just a dull ache of worry and some slight stomach tremors. Really the worst bit was that I thought I'd probably never have to go to a shin dig like this again. I would go one day, I just would never have to. I didn't want to talk about where I'd been what I'd been doing and how I was. I'm better but not so well that I can always talk about Zac or Wyoming or what was a fairy tale life that while childish and unsustainable was also beautiful. I just can't talk about it especially with people who don't get it and no one in my family gets it. Instead I gave short answers and listened to long unending diatribes of how awesome everyone else is. I was glad they were well but I could have done without the jabs at where they were compared to me. I sincerely hope I never did that to them or anyone else, though my successes are so few and far between, I'm sure I've had little opportunity to knock some else further down that way. In particular my cousin, who works at Fenway went on and on about how boring but glamorous her job was, how much she hated living at home (though she does nothing there but sleep and hang out), and how wonderful her parties and nights out were. I wanted her to be successful. I was prepared to hear about her success and joy so it didn't even sting that much when she kept slighting me and where I was or discarding some of the work I have to do like chores and house upkeep and whatnot. What did sting was to find out later that her job at Fenway pays $9/hr she works no more than 30hrs a week and she doesn't get benefits. She'd sat there and scorned my retail work as less and demeaning when we make the same hourly rate, I work full time and my job gives me benefits. I don't have an hours commute by public transportation to pay for or anything. In other more pleasant news my bro got a letter from Mass Maritime and we think it might be his acceptance *hopefully*. I've got to wait for him to come home and open it but I'm super hopeful for him. It's very exciting. Also, they've finally corrected the comp and literacy portions of the mtels, I should finally have results and hopefully a license on the 9th. Maybe I've be able to pick up some second term work or start vigorously looking for the fall. I'm apprehensive and excited. I don't know what I'll do if this doesn't work and my parents feel strongly I'll need several other back up plans that I'm not sure how to approach but I'll have to figure something out soon I guess. link post comment

Thirty Days of Spam...Day 30 - Favorites [Nov. 30th, 2009|12:12 am] accioslash [ Tags | recs, wrisomifu ] ( WriSoMiFu Day 30 - How do you decide on your favorite fics? ) link 5 comments|post comment

Spectrum in Layers [Nov. 29th, 2009|10:32 pm] lavendertook [ Tags | greenbelt, nature, trees ] We're on the hill at the northwest corner of the lake. In the foreground is a sugar maple, and in the background is what I believe is a red maple, also known as a swamp maple. The swamp maples make some lovely cascades over the lake further along, as in this pic I took at the lake 2 years ago. These maples skip over the brightest fluorescent orange of sugar maples and go from bright yellow to a blood red you don't see on the sugars. I wish there was blue sky here, rather than clouds behind the leaves for a better contrast. ( Follow the falling leaves . . .  ) link post comment

Thirty Days of Spam...Day 29 - Audience Participation [Nov. 29th, 2009|12:19 am] accioslash [ Tags | recs, wrisomifu ] ( WriSoMiFu Day 29 - Recs for Fics synonymous with hot ) link 20 comments|post comment

Waiting on the sun [Nov. 28th, 2009|10:38 pm] lavendertook I've been sick since Thursday, so have been turning in earlier, without posting. This thing keeps coming back since mid-September--I think this is the third round. There's no fever, so it's pretty mild--mostly a sinus infection that moves about and some intestinal involvement, and general weakness--just enough to make you feel unwell. So I got to be home Thursday and was looking forward to a quiet day with the cats, doing some chores, and enjoying their excitement over turkey, but all I got done was cooking turkey and stuffing and doing laundry, and feeling cross about it because I felt lousy. Last night, I went straight to bed after work and dinner and slept 13 hours. The sun miraculously, actually came out today, but I didn't get to go out in it much due to feeling ucky. However, the nice part of the leaves dropping and the sun on a lower path is that my apartment gets a lot brighter and the kitties have sunlight to bath in--much more needed in the winter. The colors are a little less bright when the sun goes behind the clouds, and it's getting pretty low in the sky at this point. These shots are taken from stone landings along the bank toward the northwest corner of the lake. ( Floating a little further . . . ) link post comment

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