so i crawled out of my flooded house to my computer to discover that i've been nominated for the criminal minds fanfiction awards for best romance and best multichapter...for a story i'm not even finished with yet...but wow what a compliment...so i'm sending this message so my flist can check out all the ficy goodness not just mine...but i won't be ( Read more... )

MY MOTHER GOT TICKETS FOR MY PARENTS MY GRANDMOTHER AND ME TO GO SEE WICKED IN PORTLAND IN MARCH FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i now return you all your your regularly scheduled livejournal reading.

but good god if these puppies aren't the cutest effing things on the planet

http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016

anyway i just had to share cuz srsly

do you ever have those moments where the world pauses to show you something perfect.  i was walking home from work today and the sun was shining through the darker rain clouds and tiny drops of rain were misting the air.  the air was filled with the fresh earthy scents of cold spring rain and fresh cut grass and the grey clouds turned bright with ( Read more... )

it has been an interesting day.  many thoughts and emotions percolating, i think it comes with writing at least the way i write.  tapping into feelings that you don't deal with every day...or that you do deal with every day just not consciously.  i have been writing a story that deals with the idea of one's own beauty and what it can feel like when ( Read more... )

a woman sits alone on the rocks perched near the edge knees pulled up against her chest chin resting on them arms wrapped loosely around her legs eyes staring out over the small whitecaps being whipped up by the wind.  the same wind ruffles the short hair across her forehead like a lover’s gentle touch.  there is no one else on this stretch of ( Read more... )