I want the time and money to ( Read more... )

90 second video. I really don't want to say too much about this, because the message is strongest if you go into it blank. It doesn't take up a lot of your time. Sound is not necessary for the message, though apparently the song used is powerful for some people.

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A few various people have done a "list 15 books you like" meme, but I've been inspired by londo's ponderings over his list to instead list 15 books that are extremely important to me and my growth andor change as a person.

1. Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. I've never been apologetic about it; Rand is my favorite fantasy author, and I reread her fiction ( Read more... )

It's hard to figure out how to start this post. So I'll go with the trite and simple: today something momentous happened to me. It was a fairly normal day as far as actual events go, but as far as me internally, this day needs a big black X on the calendar. I don't know if relating it will make sense to anyone else, but here we go ( Read more... )

E is well-documentedly true. (Hi, LJ ( Read more... )

I've been offline for a while. I've taken on responsibilities for organizations I enjoy, worked a lot, started a new relationship, prepared to move into a new apartment, traveled the country, and perhaps most influentially, ended an old relationship. All of these things cut into my ability to be online the same amount of time I used to be ( Read more... )

Today is a weird day. I am, all in all, in a pretty damn good mood. I feel I got enough sleep, I'm bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (as the saying goes), I have new purpley plaid socks, I have a grip on my schedule for the next week - all should be well, yes ( Read more... )

First off - while I am posting, I still haven't read my flist in 2-3 days. That comes for later tonight after I finish my list of household and Arisia chores.

However, I need to air something out here for my friends. I think this is important for everyone to know.

In a vacuum, I would rather lie to a friend than disappoint them.Yes, I realize ( Read more... )

Okay. So I can't actually give the double middle finger to 2008 and tell it to fuck off. Yes, it had more than its usual share of utter absolute crap. But there were good times, too.

Just to get this one out there: yes, this year londo broke up with me. That falls securely outside of the realm of "good times." However, in the time since then, I ( Read more... )

The past two and a half months have consistently surprised me in the simple fact that when I feel like I'm about to break, I just have to look a little harder to find out that somewhere in there, I am in fact made of sterner stuff.