GLP: Crying in the Rain

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This was one of the songs that kept me together from January 2001 for the next year or so. I look back on that time and see it two ways: compared to what came before it, it was a blessing, a release, a wonderful lack of pressure. I was so free, so happy, happier than I'd ever been before.

Compared to now? Mentally ill, horribly unhappy, unaccustomed to life without my parents, romantically frustrated with a very weird situation...

I'm glad I got through. I've no doubt that this time in my life, I'll look back to with relief at having improved, even though I don't notice it at the moment, as a mermaid may not notice water...

*snork* I *like* this courtship!

http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/features/eos/paladin/c5.asp

I like Liss's style. Poor guy. Pooooooor guy.

Note: Yes, this book is coming out soon.

Those misheard phrases...

Through the magic of cellphone connections, the phrase "bonky flashlight" in a conversation between shywickedpixie and me came out sounding, on my end, like "donkey slash night."

"Bonky flashlight" needs no explanation. "Donkey slash night," on the other hand, does probably not even want an explanation.

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"Borrow my burro!"
"Borrow my ass!"

Giggle night

When both shywickedpixie and I are tired, the conversation just goes downhill. Subjects of conversation:

Pets
Dogs
Pecking order
Using "bonky flashlight" in conversation ("My friend who lives in Phoenix says that all the protection she needs is a bonky flashlight." "Strangely, I know exactly what you're talking about.")
Mishearing "bonky flashlight" due to a bad cellphone connection and a plugged-up ear led to [?]onkey [?]lash [?]ight being interpreted by my brain as "donkey --?", which finally resolved itself as "donkey slash night," which was made much giggling over.

This, in turn, led to discussion of Evil Reptilian Aliens who Eat Cats, and then cross-dressing. This became Evil Reptilian Aliens who Eat Cats (with tentacles) who also cross-dress, involved in donkey slash (with a bonky flashlight). The Infamous Duck Penis also got mentioned. Duck/donkey slash?

Borrow my burro?
Borrow my ass!
Ass-slash!
A donkey named Hotay!

And also, the Ninja Jet Engine giggle. Evidently I have a particularly contagious giggle. It starts out as a stealth giggle, then warms up, like a jet engine, and then powers down again. But by this time, the victim is giggling, which starts me off again...

It was a bizarre conversation. The evil reptilian alien is officially also pussy-eating.

Roleplayers bondage kit

51 feet of rope (with basic bondage knot handbook)
a Bag of Holding (with user's manual)
a Rope of Entanglement (with user's manual)

Bondage spellbook:
Hold Person
Suggestion


...et cetera.

Fwd: A Long List of Famous Last Lines while Gaming

001-"Let's go in."

002-"Let's not go in."

003-"I follow them."

004-"I stab the dragon and tell it to get off me."

005-"I drink the bottle marked POISON on the off-chance that it's the
extra-healing potion."

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Is LJ helping me get better at face-recognition?

I didn't exactly start out very good at face-recognition. By 18, recognizing actors in various roles was still a challenge for me.

I find that when I know someone only slightly, I can capture a still of their face when I think of their name, and get a clip of their voice. When it's someone I know deeply, and see often, their face becomes a blur. If I've only met someone once, I'll likely have to be re-introduced until I can recognize them, unless they have some outstanding feature or way I can pin them down in my mind.

And then there are the people whose faces you know, but whose names never stick. I know "that guy" from the plasma place -- smartass, employee, black, about 30, shaved head. He and I give each other a hard time. I've been going there for over a year, interacting with him on a regular basis, and he's still just "that guy".

With LJ, I don't recognize names at first. I recognize icons. The latest "Huh? Who?" moment was with alphafenris; the name showing up in my e-mail meant nothing to me. However, the cute confused-dragon icon let me know "Ahh, one of 'Song's people."

Maybe, after I get used to associating names with images, I'll be able to do it faster in face-to-face situations.

Several levels of blah

Ugh. Snork. Snot. Yick. And the cough.

I'm feeling cold and achy, which probably means there's a fever, too. It's still very heavily BWW, which is a joy unto itself.

Lonely...

*sigh* I haven't talked to Darkside for any length for a little too long. I hope he's doing all right. <whine> I miiiiiiiss him! </whine>

Hope his friend's game is going all right. He was sounding all excited over something or other.

FAQ #1: Who is that in your userpic? Did you draw it?

That's Francine, from Strangers in Paradise. Pretty, isn't she?

And no, I didn't draw her. Terry Moore's the SiP artist, and he's excellent!

I resemble her, somewhat, though my hair's getting longer, I don't wear as many earrings, and I do wear glasses.



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FAQ: Being a Pointer on Where to Find the Answers to Certain Frequently Asked Questions

#1: Who is that in your userpic? Did you draw it?"
#2: "Are you actually sleeping/dating/romantically involved with this Darkside?"
#3: When's the Lunatic's birthday?
#4: So, [when] are you and Darkside going to get together?
#5: Why are you so obsessed with Darkside?
#6: When are you going to [move on from / give up on] Darkside?
#7: You were clearly raised in the US, yet you are ignorant of [popular culture feature]! How can this be?
#8: You have a Livejournal. Could you give me a code, please?
#9: A Brief De-Obfuscation on Darkside vs. Fuzzy

FAQ #2: Are you actually sleeping/dating/romantically involved with this Darkside?

No, we are not sleeping together, nor have we ever been. We're best friends, and I happen to be madly in love with him, and he knows all about it. He's fine with it. I'm fine with it. It's weird, but we make it work.


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I suppose now's a good time to ask...

I seem to be making up a FAQ on the Lunatic. What are some questions I should have answered in it?

*roll eyes* I am teh g33x0r.

Why, yes, my FAQ is a doubly-linked list.

Things to Bring On Trip:

Camera. With film. Because, you know, snakies, friends, et cetera.

More random queries to sithjawa:

What sort of media drives do your systems have? Because Loony wants to know if she should bring zipdisk or floppies or what.

Also: will need to bring blanket/pillow, yes/no?

Randoms: household, packing, health

I'm having the usual assorted difficulties breathing. I hate gunk in my lungs.

I need to vacuum. I need to scoop kittyboxes. I need to prevail upon my dear co-parent to unload the dishwasher. I need to sweep the kitchen floor. I need to make sure that the Little Fayoumis has all his stuff for tomorrow in his backpack.

I need to do laundry. I need to start packing for the trip. (Yes, this early.) I need to file stuff into the proper binders; I need to do more of the Jettison Brothers' act on some of the older binders.

I still need to see about getting jewelry things worked on. I need to contact my silly Darkside. I need to clean out my inbox.

Thanksgiving

Well, we're going to have Thanksgiving with the dread-in-laws again this year. Gloom! Doom! But, I have a cunning plan.

Y'see, Dawn, my good old college buddy, the friend of Darkside and ralmathon and me, is going to be zooming in and out of town, tentatively arriving Thanksgiving Thursday, and leaving the very next day.

Now, I haven't seen Dawn since her wedding back in January. (I caught the rose. Go, me.) It is therefore important that we get to see her while she's in town, right?

It may well be possible for us to be able to leave the festivities early in order for us to be home when Dawn arrives, because we've got to be able to see Dawn, because she's in from out of state, right? Right?

Priorities, priorities. Ahhhhh. *satisfied sigh*

Cast of Characters: Good Friends & so forth

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Other close people and those around...


witchofrock: We hang out, do things with fountains, and generally have a good time.

reichiere: Schoolmate and buddy. Sometimes we hang out. We gossip a lot.

minakochan: We had quite a few friends in common, starting with elance and reichiere. We hang out every now and then.

Clover: A former co-worker of votania's. She comes by the Temple and chills and we gossip. Has a husband and teenage son, not to mention the menagerie.

gremliness: One of those nifty LJ people who wound up showing up in the spring of 2003. Since she's in another state, she doesn't spend half enough time here. She brought eris_raven together with me again!

othercat: One of the Sith Academy people from back in the day.



Previous version found here.

Notes for Cast of Characters (scratch pad)

Viking is now Old Crew.
the Viking: Like a brother to Votania. Don't piss him off. Just...don't. I help him with English class, he lets us bum rides off him now and then.

Adam is now Old Crew.
Adam, aka Peace, digitalambience: A former fling, boy-toy, live-in lover. A very nice guy. Was a DeVry student for a while. Votania's and my roommate from mid-December 2001-June 2002. Tall clean-cut redhead with a big grin and a wacked sense of humor. Good with computers. Moved out of our apartment complex and into ralmathon's in November 2002.


Dave (Dave-in-Germany): an old friend; a slightly less-old flame; we are no longer attempting a long-distance relationship. He's Army.

Dave (Dave-in-Seattle, Dave-in-Baltimore, Dave-in-Philly, Microsoft Dave, Auj, pyrogenic): an old friend from CTY 1995. The center of attention of the infamous "Cult of Josh".