Author: etoiline

party party party

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Happy birthday Alex!
Yay Alex! Lots of people at the house and lots of partying to be going on this week and weekend…Yay for Russ and his gf Heather, Alex’s brother Kris, and Molly…and all the cool people who are going to come over and get really drunk 😉
Softball game tonight, let’s see if we can bounce back from the cruel 5-4 loss last week!
I’m seriously thinking about heading back to YaBB forum in cgi. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, worry not…it’s just a random website thing that’s been giving me trouble and I want to fix it dammit! And most of my sites need new layouts, content, etc, and I’ve got to work on my family’s site, the work site, etc…one of these days I’ll just be a website designer and a writer and I won’t have to worry about the real world. lol.
*whine* don’t…wanna…take…orgo…*whine* but I will, most likely.
Do wanna take aikido, eventually *hint, hint, Alex*
Gonna stop blabbing now…

meandering

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so I’ve finally finished the mammoth Stone of Farewell and moved onto the third “book,” To Green Angel Tower, Part I. This book is so big that it had to be split into two books in the transition from hardback to paperback, each with over 800 pages. We’ll see how long this takes!
Now back to your regularly scheduled serum thawing…

just for fun

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jennifer
LOVES
orlando
12020
3222
544
98
Love Level: 98%

Name 1:
Name 2:

Loves-O-Meter
From Go-Quiz.com

Of course you know I’m kidding. I shudder to think what would happen if I used Daniel…as in Radcliffe, as in jailbait 😉

Thanks Leo.

random stuff from a google search

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Dream Moods Dictionary: Mountain Lion

To see a mountain lion in your dream, represents lurking danger, aggression and raw emotions. You need to keep your attitude and emotions in check. Alternatively, mountain lions symbolize pride and grace.

feline: Cougar/Puma Using leadership power wisely and without ego, Gaining self-confidence, Freedom from guilt, Cunning

Balancing power, intention, strength

The cougar also known as the mountain lion and the puma is very illusive and hard to find in the wild. Because of its illusive quality it is often noted as an animal that is independent, shy and withdrawn. The same characteristics are often found in people with this medicine.

The adult males weigh around one hundred seventy five pounds and are one of the fastest known animals, although it does tire quickly. This is partly due to the cougars sporadic energy. When it pounces on its prey it moves with short strong bursts of energy.

Cougar is associated with leadership and teaches decisiveness in the use of personal power. They are powerful and agile and can leap over forty feet. They kill their prey with their bite of their claws. When it attacks it does not hesitate. When threatened it goes for the most vulnerable place.

Those with cougar medicine should pay attention to how their speech and their actions affect others. Make sure you are not speaking too sharply or holding on to something too tightly. Cougar is a difficult totem to have because it continually places you in a position to be a target for the problems of others. Its power, strength and assertiveness are often misunderstood. You would be wise to listen to cougar and let it teach you how to balance intention, power and strength in everything you do.

Cougars are very territorial. The mother will stay with her cubs for a year and teach them to hunt, first by bringing them a kill and then bringing her prey back alive so that they can kill it. Cougars brings the power of balanced leadership. In the way cougar teachers her young, in the balance that she has with her environment and in her quiet power, she shows this gift. Cougar medicine people make excellent teachers, leaders and facilitators.

The other side of cougar is its illusive quality. It can appear without being noticed and quietly take control of a situation. Sometimes this can lead to conflict with others over territory.

Those with cougar medicine have past life connections relating to power and leadership. When the cougar selects you as its student be prepared for the ride of your life. It can shred you into little pieces (dissolve karma and identity) then put you back together again with a pure heart and purpose. True leadership through gentle assertiveness is what cougar teaches those with this totem.

Pages and Pages

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So I bought more books on saturday. This should hardly be surprising nor really merit an entry, but I’m a little bored and the journal is looking empty. The main thought is that I’m reading a lot these days, which is not a bad thing. The other main thought is that I’ve discovered some pretty good fantasy books that have been around for a while, I’ve just never gotten around to reading them (or simply didn’t know about them). And there’s that little bit of sadness (silly, I know, but there nonetheless) for not jumping on them sooner.
And here’s where I try something…dunno what it will do, and basically I’m going to just be editing for a while…I’m reading Stone of Farewell right now, which is the second of Tad William’s Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy. It’s a really intelligent fantasy series, but it is taking me forever to read. Each book is over 700 pages, and the last “book” is actually split into two 800+ page novels because it’s so damn long! That’s ok, I love long books, and I like the fact that I’m getting something good for what I paid, but it just keeps going! Really though, shouldn’t complain because any book that can keep me reading for that long is certainly worthy of mention.
I have to say that I’m really enjoying the third Harry Potter soundtrack…it’s got this beautiful flute part that’s just achingly haunting. the whole score reminds me of some medieval play, which is odd since the story is supposed to take place in modern times, but it somehow fits the movie perfectly. I actually was inspired to try and figure out the melody on my ocarina flute, which admittedly I am not good at, but I think I got it…makes me want a bigger flute 😉 And to learn how to play guitar, lol. One of these days.
(from the Outback Jack slang glossary)
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock – Intellectually inadequate.
Mad as a Cut Snake – Crazy
Not the full quid – not bright intellectually.
Funny how they felt the need to make sure you know how to insult someone’s intelligence.

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yay con shippers

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[harry + hermione]

I really do like HP right now. And I have to say, every time I think about EXPECTO PATRONUM I get a little shiver. Quite cool. Shut up. I hear you laughing out there. Let me have my moments of childishness.