I've removed a few people from my friends list. Nothing personal to anyone I removed. I removed mostly people who don't post much, or who I've found I've been skimming or just realized we didn't have all that much in common ( Read more... )

I've added a few more items to my Etsy shop; 3 sets of stamped cards and a set of stamped bookmarks, in addition to the 10 pieces of jewelry I added yesterday. Please check it out and, as always, feedback is appreciated. :)

http://42PurpleElephants.etsy.com

I wasn't going to do this week's LJ Idol topic because I need to be working on other stuff and I'm not in the competition anymore, but then I got an idea based on the topic. Since this isn't for the competition, I'm not going to spend a lot of time trying to polish it like I (usually) did with past LJ Idol entries. So here it is, in its ( Read more... )

When I was a kid, if someone said they were "cracking up", they were laughing heartily, or LOLing (to put it in today's terms..heh). Now, if I say "wow, you crack me up", I'd probably get a look like I was growing a second head or possibly a request to get out of the 80s now, kthnxbye. As a teenager, I rolled my eyes at my parents with the best of ( Read more... )

I'm one of those people who likes to buy a new notebook (and sometimes a new pen) when starting a new project. This means, of course, that I have a number of partially used notebooks and more pens than will fit in your average pen cup (or three). Like many, I'm also drawn to having "neat" start dates, such as January 1st, on the 1st of the month ( Read more... )

I'm really good at candid photographs, especially of my mom when she's least expecting it. I have countless ones of her making a goofy expression, or in a funny pose, or with her hair messed up, etc. etc. You'd think she'd learn to run and hide if I have a camera in hand, but she never has (she has, however, learned to counter-strike and has ( Read more... )

You've always been supportive, but this was especially true during my pregnancies. When all I wanted to do was cuddle, you laid there with me without complaint. Every night you were there for me, always ready, endlessly patient if I needed to do "just one more thing" before bed. In the morning, even if I was running late, you'd let me stay in ( Read more... )

(note: There won't be a vote this week, and anyone can submit an entry for this, even non-contestants playing the "home game ( Read more... )

I'm the last to give fashion advice or critique in general because my sense of style is questionable at best. Can we say "frumpy housewife not-so-chic"? My driver's license was renewed 3 years ago. The shirt in that picture is the one I'm wearing today. No, it was not new when the picture was taken. I wear whatever is comfortable and (probably ( Read more... )

Back in February of this year, my husband Jason and I came out as polyamorous to our parents. Why did we come out as poly right now, when we had been in the closet for 13 years? The main impetus for the timing to be right then (or sooner) was because we are planning on moving in with Lothie and Chris, who are our other primary loves, and wanted ( Read more... )