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Thanksgiving by Cayenne on October 10th, 2009, 3:19 pm
It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. This means that we do 30 hours of work to do 30 minutes of eating. I know I sound bitter, and I probably shouldn't, but I really, really, really, really, really hate family get-togethers. The only reason that this one doesn't have me cursing --yet-- is because one of my aunts (Aunt Ditz) and her trio of spawn and duo of grandspawn aren't coming. A warning: I may be about to get offensive here, so the faint of heart who are not familiar with my rants should probably stop reading right now. One of my cousins, C, is younger than I am, and she has two children. One of them about two years, two months (D-1), and the other's just an infant (D-2). I am not good with children. I do not like them, I do not want them, and I will not ever have them. Which is fine, you're probably saying, my choices have nothing to do with hers and they really don't impact me. So let's take this further. I've done some animal rescue: two of my current zoo are rescues. One of them, Max, is a cockatiel and no cause for concern (although he can bite through leather work gloves. Seriously.). He is extremely hand-shy and aggressive, and I only take him out if it's just me, so I can do his nails and wings, and maybe sit with him for a bit in my bedroom just to interact with him, where he's fine if there are no hands anywhere. His former cagemate, Rocky, was also a rescue, but he's gone to the Rainbow Bridge from a heart attack/stroke/seizure some years ago. He fell from a perch and broke his neck on the fall, and died a few minutes later in my hands. So that brings me to my second (living, technically third) rescue project. Grady. He is a massive chocolate lab that is made of pure sinew and nervous energy. He was seriously abused in his previous home, has had to have three surgeries on a luxated patella that still freezes up for twenty minutes or so randomly, and has a "it ain't much, but it's MINE" mentality. This is a dog... [ Continued ]
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Dedication by Alric Wilmot on September 27th, 2011, 10:35 pm
Hello all. You know when you start something up with someone, but they don't follow through with their end? Or when you want to do something, and begin collaborating and then they suddenly disappear? Well that seems to be happening to me quite a bit lately.
A good friend of mine and I were going to write a book, but her personal life got busy and she was unable to come through. The problem I have with it though, was that she knew it was going to get busy before she agreed. I just wish she would have thought it through before agreeing to anything. Even my brother did this to me recently.(however, that one is long and complicated and I'd like to keep that secret for now.) And then, there are those who are late responding to threads. I know I'm stepping on some toes right now, but I'm not trying to villainize anyone. I just wish to communicate my frustration. When you join a thread, but don't respond at least once a day, it bothers me. I realize that's completely insane and people have real lives and issues come up. However, that's why I don't make a big deal out of it. I mean, seriously, that's just a personal issue that I need to deal with.
However, that's not what I'm really complaining about. It's when they don't respond for a week. Now, again, I realize life happens. However, it would be nice if they sent you a PM explaining that they wouldn't be posting for a while. I apologize if I'm being insensitive, I just wanted to blog something, and this was what came to the forefront of my mind.
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Writing is hard! by Nor on October 19th, 2009, 6:05 pm
I mean think about. You've got long hours or painstaking work, re-checking and re-writing, Lets face it! I can't think of a more mentally demanding task than writing. Then you have the physical strains, in the digital age, writing can be very hazardous. You spend years in front of a computer screen subjecting yourself to eye strain or even the loss of some eye sight. Then you've got typing, imagine this. A man sitting down hunched over his keyboard, endless typing for hours on end, to the point his fingers are bleeding to the bone. ... Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating, but the point still stands! Typing for long periods of time can lead to RSI, arthritis or even worse! And this is only the Digital Age! What hope have the people who still write using a pencil and paper? Their doomed I tells yah, DOOOMED! Then why do I do it? Why do I write at all? In fact why in all the evidence in front of us do I even RP? And, is it even worth it? For fun? Yes. That is exactly why I do it. I do it for the pleasure of writing a story and then saying that I did that. I write for the sake of writing. And I most certainly write to enjoy life! However it is hard, with very little hope that at the end of it all anyone will read it or even appreciate it. But I do it any way. But RP sites help. I love the way that read your work and come back with something equally or more enjoyable to read. You meet and work with talented writers or even just people with an imagination and its these moments that make me keep coming back and back. So, my long rant seems to be reaching its limit and I have still not answered the question. Is it worth it? .... What!?! You didn't think I wouldn't lead you along this merry rant for a no? Its a yes! And I hope for many more years of writing, even with all its bad points. So in the words of a man I once saw on TV. Uh-hum... "BRING IT ON!" ... [ Continued ]
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The Weather by Nikia on July 2nd, 2015, 4:53 am
Okay, so I live on the west coast of the U.S. and it's been so hot! I love summer, dont get me wrong, but why must it be over 105 degrees outside? It's bad allergy season. It's been especially hard on my mother. She's been puking, having a fever, watering and puffy red eyes, ect. All the hay fever symptoms. Also, normally when I get off work (in mid day) is when its the hottest outside. I get in my car and the steering wheel burns my hands. Thus, making it really hard to drive home.
On the plus side, summer is great for exciting things. Such as, camping , water parks, parades, going to the lake, late night parties, etc. Overall, I really enjoy summer. I just don't like it when it's super hot and I feel like I'm going to die. |
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