When I first came to LJ, it was mostly just following the crowd - the only relatively sane part of fandom is here, and I sure as hell didn't want anything much to do with Gateworld or FanFiction.Net. I really didn't understand what LJ was about when I first came - I thought it was just like Xanga or MySpace or whatever, just a hell of a lot more ( Read more... )

 I love the sunsets on the flat desert horizon,
The cool breeze as the sun goes down
Trails of dust glittering in gilded light
The moon rising over ragged mountains
Their rocky faces alight with the orange glow
Reflected by the shifting sky that arches
Endless above my head.

I love the coyotes that howl at sunrise
Invisible among the dusty rock faces
As the ( Read more... )

What piece of advice do I wish I could take? Shut up and listen to people!

I tend to be egotistical, especially about scientific and religious matters. I guess you could say I'm like Rodney. I don't usually trust other people to get things done, I feel I have to do it myself to do it right. I have bad preconceptions about the human race in general ( Read more... )