1. What was a skill you were proud to learn as a kid?
i don't recall being proud to learn anything.

2. What's something you used to be good at, but can't do any more?our dad taught me & my brother the tune "brother john" on a toy keyboard. a few years later i lived in my maternal grandmother's house for a while that had a piano. i played that tune ( Read more... )

1. What is the favorite Halloween (fancy dress) costume you have ever seen?
i'm not sure there's one favorite. there was one guy going around as a steampunk professor x to the cons a few years ago that was pretty good. (i know, to really a halloween costume.)

2. Would you rather walk through a graveyard at midnight or spend a night in a spooky ( Read more... )

1. What is your favorite carnival ride?
the merry-go-round.

2. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
i don't like outside.

3. What is your favorite household chore?
who has a favorite chore?

4. What is something that you always have with you?
house key.

5. If you could visit any single city in the world (that you have not visited before), ( Read more... )

These two have made up after all! NBCUniversal and YouTube TV both issued statements today confirming continued carriage of NBCUniversal programming. Per YouTube TV: “That means you won’t lose access to any of their channels, and YouTube TV will continue to offer 85+ networks for $64.99.”

from here.when my brother told me about this i was like; yay ( Read more... )

1. Growing up, what sayings/phrases do you remember your mother using? Your father?
my mom would say "the sun is hot, but the air is chilly." during the late fall or early spring to mean it might be sunny & maybe warm from that, but it's still kind of cold when the wind blows.

2. What book/song/other did your parents use to put you to sleep?
i do not ( Read more... )

found out that the issue with youtube TV (google) vs. NBC/universal is that NBC/u wanted their streaming service peacock to be bundled with youtube TV (probably for an extra cost). because peacock is not getting a lot of subscribers*.

that's such BS. it's like ordering a salad & the restaurant insisting you get a burger too. you don't want a burger ( Read more... )

NBCUniversal & Google are fighting (over money, one presumes) and if they don't come to an agreement by Sept. 30 youtube TV consumers (of which i'm one) will loose like 12 channels. from here. “Attention YouTube TV Customers,” the banner, which runs roughly every 10 minutes, reads, “YouTube may drop 14+ channels including NBC, Telemundo, USA, SYFY ( Read more... )

1. What were you doing in 2001? 2011?
sane as now. just living.

2. What's something you've kept going for over a decade?
this journal has bee going since 2009.

3. What's an anniversary you want to mark down and celebrate?
nothing important.

4. What would your past self think of your present self?
not much.

5. What was the first online ( Read more... )

current default is this one by casey28 from a post found at seasonal_icons

new journal style is woodcut autumn in the expressive style.

But the days grow short
When you reach September
When the Autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
The September Song - Frank Sinatra

1. Are you looking forward to Autumn (or Spring, if you are in the other hemisphere)?
i like the cooler weather of fall.

2. What is one thing that marks this season for you more than anything else?all the fall ( Read more... )