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from nexttoyou :
if i do, you'll have to visit...
from sumi37 :
and here - a happy birthday as well. J.Alfred is ever my friend. And if it's any consolation - I thought I had figured out how to back up my iTunes on an external drive and had to uninstall it tonight..... :) I hope you had a lovely day. Happy birthday!
from julymalaise :
No problem! have fun!
from julymalaise :
Thanks for the kinds words. By the way, Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaay!
from shoot-down :
for everything wrong i've done, all the chances we've had but never pulled through.
from moodswing :
i've included blue with the black and green pens
from microthrills :
hybridwhore@gmail.com write "diaryland" in the subject so i won't delete an unfamiliar address.
from microthrills :
Gmail: the official messenger service preferred by Lovely Ladies everywhere.
from microthrills :
i will try to keep that advice in mind :)
from bulimic-vamp :
THANK you =]
from microthrills :
thanks! more to come ;)
from taken-by-you :
Imagery Analyst. Or, for me, a glorified secretary (sometimes with the glory, sometimes without).
from gia-carangi :
yes, i'm still awake. i feel bad if i don't do some of my homework when i'm drunk.
from gia-carangi :
No, I was born in New York, but I want to visit Guyana someday.
from cuillin :
are you on facebook?
from moodswing :
as far as rarely seen candy bars go, I am all about the Zero bars. mmmm. I haven't seen one in quite some time. must find.
from atwowaydream :
Curious: What did you think of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian?
from moodswing :
Yes. I'm nearly through the series, only ten more episodes before the movie. Which I was told is like a prequel..? Depending on my nanowrimo progress, I could be watching Fire Walk With Me next week or next month. I look forward to it.
from moodswing :
The owls are not what they seem... I've been watching that series front to back. I don't think you could know that.
from taken-by-you :
Thank you, as always - I've never considered myself compelling in any way, ha ha. I agree that vodka is helpful - it's usually my Local God. What is yours?
from atwowaydream :
Have you read Mistress of the Art of Death? Just finished it, and it may be worth your time.
from gia-carangi :
I'm Guyanese and I've never had Demerara rum. I really have to try it!
from gia-carangi :
What's your netflix name?
from julymalaise :
Okay, I will definetely post an entry about my halloween!
from julymalaise :
Why, same to you too! Thanks for the note!
from taken-by-you :
Thank you very much. I think I'll enjoy your writing.
from atwowaydream :
I'd imagine her champagne to taste like visions of horses and teenage-girl photography.
from atwowaydream :
If Sophia's champagne happens to be anything like her movies. . . I will not get drunk on anything else.
from atwowaydream :
ah, I know very well the impact of late-night whiskey, although you are more talented than I am, mainly because I would have trouble even getting my own name right. ;) No need to hide.
from zoela :
i'd bring: purple paint. potted mint and lilies. a low bed. heirlooms. my wardrobe. one cat. dildo! paper and postage. there's a large window overlooking a breathtaking view of course, and it better have high ceilings, and a spa, and be walking distance to groceries.
from atwowaydream :
I most certainly agree that everyone needs a fort, and that Where The Wild Things are is the eternal-ten-year-old fable. . . but I must insist that you call me Selena.
from atwowaydream :
Thank you very much. I meant to tell you to try and download CocoRosie's "Werewolf" if you haven't already. . . it's very child-like bjork helium dreams. And Where The Wild Things Are has the perfect safety fort, if only for a moment.
from girl101 :
your entry made me wish for a fort of my very own again... my sophomore year of college i had a double room to myself, pushed the two lofted beds together & made a fort palace with ralph lauren bedding & so many jersey, cableknit, and generally fluffy and soft pillows. my friends could come in my room through my window, and we would languish there, so many autumn trees, smoking cigarettes that would make me sick if i smoked them now, watching the sun set. oh memories. we're never too old for forts, i think. stay warm this winter. x.
from microthrills :
Thank! This has been a great outlet for me. Hope you continue to enjoy the entries :)
from moodswing :
i'm writing the list.. i just haven't thought about it enough yet. maybe later tonight.
from zoela :
ship me a box too if you find one!
from gia-carangi :
Thanks. I never answered your note about Indian Restaurants. I like Sonar Gao because it's cheap and Taj because it was my high school hangout, like The Peach Pit or The Max. Mango Lassi with a lot of ice is the best thing to drink after spicy lamb, but I usually drink a lot of wine. I really like lamb curry, but sometimes when I'm having a bad day and I want to be flashy I order tandori chicken because they serve it from the sizzling pan and everyone looks to see who is getting it.
from shoot-down :
I just got your note now, apologies! I'm in the states again, as you know.
from moodswing :
well i've been spending WAY too much time here lately. and trying to come out of shy-six-word-responses to anyoneeveryone. even if only on the internet. so, long as i don't bug you, i'll try and comment more often. woo!
from moodswing :
remember the good old days of diaryland where the bottom half of the 'people who have you listed' list weren't all dead zones from that server crash? *sigh* part of the reason I've always liked this place is because it's so tucked away in the corner.. but sometimes, lately, it's started to feel a little dusty. seems to be a good amount of new life infusing the place though, aside from all the uggboot robots.
from shesarocker :
I like the way you write.
from julymalaise :
Yeah, you should totally watch it, I love Zooey too! She's absolutely adorable!
from atwowaydream :
your lists for girls of travel/necessary things. . . probably the best question for most everyone.
from atwowaydream :
god, i've had a ridiculous crush on mandy moore since i was in my teenage glory angsty youth. she just has such a sweet voice.
from julymalaise :
nothing much, really, just school and shit, how about you? Oh, I forgot to mention, I watched "The Happening." and it was good. Zooey Deschanel was in it!!!
from moodswing :
i look forward to your opinion of The Girlfriend Experience. i want to see that one.
from julymalaise :
Hello, stopping by see how you are doing. Haven't talk to ya in a long time
from sephiragrace :
Italian wine, thats what I want. Fine Italian wine.
from moodswing :
don't be foolish. having music is far better than having a macbook pro. i'll have your music for you shortly, hopefully later on today.
from gia-carangi :
I saw that episdode of Man vs Food but I've never been to Brick Lane. I like the Indian restaurants on 6th St. because they're cheap and they all allow byob.
from gia-carangi :
Ok but remind me after a week or so if I don't send you an e-mail. My weird late schedule makes me forget a lot of things =)
from sumi37 :
CQ received.... :)
from sephiragrace :
I like reading what you have to say. Your interests interest me. I have "The House in Paris." I haven't read it yet. I can't wait to send you a postcard from Italy.
from moodswing :
where should I send it?
from moodswing :
do you want it?
from venusianfire :
Of course I know the rules...plus it was summer.
from venusianfire :
Well let's see....a month of living WITH you being personally tutored by You....what do you think?
from venusianfire :
YOU were in my dreams last night! I was cast to play a Southern Belle in some production of something or other and in order to really perfect my accent I spent a month living with you. Lord knows why as I have long suspected despite being of and from the deep south you have trained yourself NOT to speak in the accent....but it was certainly fun watching your frustrations as my Australian mouth tried hard to replicate that southern lilt, however finally, Eliza Doolittle style, you were happy enough with your creation to bid me a fond farewell....
from julymalaise :
Why, thank you Raven!
from sephiragrace :
I was in Reykjavik on a layover to London. I didn't care for it. So cold and desolate-no thanks.
from sephiragrace :
insense. plenty of insense with beth orton or portishead in the backround.
from julymalaise :
Damn, you bombarded me with all of those entries! I didn't recall you updating on the 22nd! LOL! Anyway, I hope you are feeling better. If this cheers you up, I was reading your past entries about Apple computers and such, and I thought "Finally! Someone who hates Apples!" Honestly, I am not a fan of Apple computers, they suck (That's my opinion.) we have them at school, they fucking break easily, it's like "What the hell? Crappy mother-fuckas!" Hahhha. I always like PCs, I guess my dad raised me to like them, since he never bought a MAC and is never intending to! GO TEAM PC!!! HAHHAAHAHAAHAHA!!
from sephiragrace :
no japanese bulemia or short piers with long walks. i finally found pinot grigio and i was so happy thinking of you. you just can't wait for people to make you happy, you have to do it yourself. <3
from gia-carangi :
I didn't know you were in NY. Drop me a line next time so we can go to the museum or have lychee mojitos downtown. I hope you're okay.
from zoela :
i feel similarly, yet i envy your certainty. tell me what happened. kisses for you.
from greenteacup :
Thank you. I hope you're feeling better.
from sumi37 :
you ok?
from bombasine :
i am sorry to hear you're having a rough time.
from julymalaise :
I want to know what had happened Raven, this is terribly crazy, I don't know what's going on, and I do think you are a really nice person, so it's sad to see you down =(
from pondlife :
Tell me what's going on.
from sumi37 :
fair winds and following seas for this weekend, my friend. you deserve all the best.
from atwowaydream :
Neko Case and high tides. . . I wish you only the best, I'm utterly enthralled for you.
from moodswing :
i have all but the last track of formica blues.. but they are in FLAC format isntead of mp3.. which winamp will play if you have that.
from o-twinkle-o :
just working, eating, sleeping, mommying. i wish i could say i was taking a sabbatical in Ibiza, but.
from julymalaise :
Oh, thanks for recommending that album for me..they really sound so cool, the Mono band. Yeah, I never had Persian ice cream before, was it good? And yes, you are right, Persian stuff is so beautfiul.
from julymalaise :
Okay, I will. On Last.fm? And Persian stuff sounds so lovely....
from o-twinkle-o :
i'm good; slightly ruffled, but aren't we all.
from ifiliedown :
Would you please stop worrying? Everything will go fine.
from julymalaise :
Yeah...PA is deff. coool. And I'm sure you are looking forward to Laura and you hanging out!
from julymalaise :
Isn't Pennsylvania so freakin' awesome? I love it here! And have fun with Laura at the beach! Lucky yous! Lolz.
from bethshort :
I was through Birmingham years ago on my way somewhere else,forget where. I ran into an old prof. of mine, still marvelously young and hip--had her phd by oh..28? She took me around and showed me things, read me things--there were all night coffee houses and record stores with clerks named Trevor and Taylor and Pearl. Her French husband was gone for the month on business to the Skinny Island, where they both had relatives fleeing from the heat...She once said the small town she grew up in before she moved to the hills was so small it only had a "crispy chick" and a stop light. Of course, I researched that town and found that she was exactly right...ha. There is a story there, I think. As far as Morocco, I will get the images to you as soon as I can--perhaps in a d-land entry. Thank you...
from ifiliedown :
For New York: I was thinking Friday through Tuesday. I will have a Monday and Tuesday off for my fall break. We'll talk about this in more detail next weekend.
from sumi37 :
may you reap the wild wind....for that is my Ultravox....and I give you joy of it.....
from bethshort :
By the way, if you get a chance to go to Birmingham, do take it! Not only for your co-ed but for yourself--you will be pleasantly surprised if you've never been there, and warmly reminded if you have. I knew a certain girl there in Vestavia Hills...le sigh.
from bethshort :
I could never get anything out of it other then some scatter-shot images. Do you happen to remember where you read that article about Kate Moss in Jamaica? That would be a big help to me. I'm still reading, you are still my favorite d-lander. T.
from julymalaise :
HAHAHA, that is TRULY funny. I'm going to say that when I go out to eat somewhere, that'll be a trip!
from julymalaise :
Gary is very funny, I love Spongebob, but I don't know where I got garnips from, I think I must of made that one up or I was thinking about something that rhymes with it or something. I don't know, hahah. Maybe I was thinking about Garlic.
from zoela :
oh it was intriguing. and. very. very. hot.
from trainyard :
sorry mr. just saw all your little messages. haven't been on here in ages plus there is no little pop-up window telling you that you've got mail (unlike facebook).. yep i'm back and i was overseas for a little while. back in australia now.. trying to get back into the groove of things..
from ifiliedown :
"I'll Catch You" by the Get Up Kids is a big deal to me. It makes me want to cry. There's a very good reason I put it last on the list.
from darthuae :
cheers :)
from ifiliedown :
I made you a playlist at LastFM. It was supposed to have five more songs. Perhaps I'll just burn them on a cd and mail it to you.
from ifiliedown :
I adore Margot. When Nico's "These Days" plays as she gets off the bus to meet Richie. It's the best scene in the whole movie for me.
from ifiliedown :
I'm glad we're both Southern. I love that you get some of the things I love about the South.
from ifiliedown :
The Pod looks great.
from julymalaise :
Yes, that is true. My mom knows spanish, she is fluent in it, and she knows Portoguese and Italian very well, and she didn't need anything to teach her, although she has everything about Italian because I swear she is obssess with Italy, actually we might be going to Italy for the holidays in December, much fun!
from ifiliedown :
I must warn you. The first season of Mad Men isn't as good as the first. I'm very eager for the third season in a couple of weeks.
from ifiliedown :
Of course YOU would say that. ;-)
from julymalaise :
Languages are fun to learn and yes, you are right. And I'm currently learning Spanish, it's a very easy language, I want to learn more than two languages.
from julymalaise :
It is very great, really. Thanks to you and Laura, you guys inpired me to read the book! It is pretty good so far, I might read some later. Oh, I desperately would like to live in Russia, my type of country. I would like to learn Russian too, the aplhabet fascinates me!
from julymalaise :
Ooooooooooh! I love Moscow, Russia. I always dream of going there. Ever since I read about the Romanovs, I always wanted to run away there, to Russia. It seems so cool. Btw, I got "The Bell Jar." Yeaaaaaaaah!
from karaokekatey :
I would have to agree with you. Assia Wevill was beautiful.And her story was such a terrible tragedy as was Sylvia's. Of course, I was not very sympathetic towards her...or Ted for that matter (He was an ass) And Assia's character in the movie Sylvia infuriated me. Anyway, few years ago I red Ted Hughes' biography by Elaine Feinstein. If you haven't read it, I do recommend it.
from julymalaise :
Wow, that's cool. You would like Kay Hanley... her album "Weaponize." is so awesome really. I have her whole album. Her voice is so catchy!
from julymalaise :
I love her voice too! I totally want to buy her album, like seriously.
from julymalaise :
Adele has a beautiful voice...lovely girl. "Chasiing Pavements." is really good, it's one of her songs. You might like Duffy too, her music is awesome! I totally recommend "Warwick Avenue." and "Serious."
from ifiliedown :
Don't be sullen about your life, darling. You're wonderful.
from ifiliedown :
I'm ready when you are.
from samcorday :
hey i looked at Voices of a distant star (Hoshi No Koe). it was really wow!.short and sweet. i felt like crying at least twice. for anyone that's ever felt angst and sadness at love that can never be. that felt their heart jump at the message tone when they know they shouldn't. (sigh) it was over too fast.
from julymalaise :
Wait... you have a paper journal too? Me too! Oh my goodness, yay for us!!! Yeah, it was raining down here and there was a tornado watch near our area and it was pitch black outside, really scary.
from samcorday :
i love anime but this is the first time i've heard of The voices for a distant star. i'm downloading it as i type this note. i'll watch it.hope it's as great as u make it sound. i read this book when i was a kid called the Starlight Crystal. it was abt a spacecraft built on earth; it's graviton drive was powered by a crystal that allowed it to travel at warp speed. the ppl inside the vessel aged so much slower than anything else around them. they aged so slow in fact that they were able to see the destruction of the earth and watched it being reborn and creation and civilization start anew. i tell u, it was a pretty cool book. anyway sorry for rambling; i tend to do that... :)
from bethshort :
Your all quoted up =) It's here, you may be able to view it without logging in--dunno, but: http://melodramatic.com/users/sublimenihilist/if+no+one+quotes+you
from ifiliedown :
Oddly enough, it was my college boy who said it. He didn't say exactly that, but it's what he was implying. I'll tell you all about it sometime soon.
from ifiliedown :
The new Phoenix is quite amazing.
from bethshort :
& Thank you. I think my latest is my best in a while---began with a simple writing prompt. Funny thing is, it was really supposed to be about me, & ended up being about Her. That whole year is a blank save for what I wrote there, & she looms ever larger.
from bethshort :
You're quite welcome. "That's the curse of being a Smart Kid--- you're told all through childhood that you're Smart, that you have Promise, and you end up paralysed with fear that if you're not Smart, you have nothing at all, that you are nothing at all." Arrow at the heart, that one. Mind if I add that to my quotes folder at melo? Attributed of course to you?
from bethshort :
Yeah, I guess I should see what Ms.Julia does with the part before I shoot the whole film out of the water, right? Why am I so possessive of her in particular? I've certainly loved other films made after long-held obsessions. Maybe because Plath was my first. By the way I didn't mean to insinuate anything negative with the Sassoon comparison. For what its worth I'd have bitten you---& Sylvia.
from theboxisback :
You know I wouldn't leave you out.
from shotsofvodka :
username: like pw: omg
from julymalaise :
Tamales are fucking awesome! I love them! Anyways, I saw some stuff about Slyvia Plath and she died at quite a young age, very unfortunate. But they said something about she committed sucicide or something (?) I don't know, but I do know she died at a very young age. Yeah, I hate when people do not call you in your phone, it's like "Why do I have a phone when noone calls?" All they want to do is text, but I don't have stupid texting anymore because thanks for my dad who doesn't know the definition of "Unlimited Texting." when I throughly explained to him one time! Ugh!
from bethshort :
watch this too, if you have a moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_nkXUpvJk
from bethshort :
A very old obsession of mine, Plath. My favorite bio is Bitter Fame by Anne Stevenson--Rough Magic is a close second. I suspect she'd have bitten you, strongly suspect---because you have the looks she favored, the temperament as well. And beyond that, in my opinion, you resemble a boy she was dating named Richard Sassoon, who was a distant relative of the war poet Siegfried Sassoon. She wrote some lovely, awestruck things for him early on at Smith, unabashed romanticism---So Sylvia Burns Dahlia's on the altar...and the like. Anyway,did you hear Miramax is planning some new film version of The Bell Jar? Julia Stiles is locked in for the lead. Oh well--anything has GOT to better then that awful 70's...thing! I'm not even going to call it a movie. Also, Nicholas Hughes hung himself this past spring. Frieda is still alive & well & writing. I won't be unkind but her painting is much, much better. Last I heard, Linda & Joyce Sexton are still alive as well--I tried to get through Linda's "Rituals", no luck--but her picture on the dust jacket is elegant & her eyes mysterious and large--ever Anne's little bobolink. Check my melo--there is a tribute to Nick in the public pages---and something for you in sight & sound.
from theboxisback :
Those books sound interesting. "Failing Paris" specifically sounds like something I might enjoy. Thanks for letting me know about them.
from julymalaise :
Yeah, well there's a Starbucks near, but I don't want to go all the way there, lol. I'm too lazy.
from julymalaise :
Oh, that sounds cool. I wish there was some cool, hip cafes near me, but unfortunately there isn't, there are some in the city, but I don't usually go there that much unless an adult or a friend comes.
from julymalaise :
okay, thanks. And is Cafe Vienna your hangout?
from julymalaise :
And you didn't save some for me? How dare you! Lol. Lucky.
from theboxisback :
I actually have made a trend of dating older men. I've only dated a few people my age. I've tried to figure out what it is about me that attracts older men, but I haven't put my finger on it yet. The particular man you remind me of is the one that still sticks out to me the most. Perhaps because I saw him longer than any of the others. It's definitely a story that I've never told anyone in full. Maybe because no one's asked. Sometimes it feels like it's someone else's story. Like it never happened to me. Probably because I haven't seen or talked to him since. Isn't it strange how people can disappear from your life like that.
from julymalaise :
HAHA, sounds awesome! Yeah, I saw a picture before and I was like "Yuuum!" Cool, farafels!!!
from julymalaise :
Heeeeeeeeeey Raven, lol. Are farafels good? I never tried them, but heard of them, but I am just this curious to have a bite of them. Now, I'm hungry. THANK YOU RAVEN!! Now I want some frafels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from zoela :
oh i know you are... down, boy. sit. stay. i've got penelope tonight...
from theboxisback :
I feel the need to tell you that you remind me of a man I dated a few years ago, just after I turned 19. He was much too old for me and devilishly charming. I just remember staying over at his apartment and talking for hours. He would tell me all about philosophy (which he'd studied as an undergrad) and then he would sit and listen to me babble about music. It was one of those things where you tell yourself it's a relationship, but deep down you know it's just an affair that you'll pay for emotionally later in life. I have no clue what it is that makes me think of him when reading your words, but I know it's in a fond way.
from saintsavvy :
November? Why do you say that -- is that a good time to go? I want to go for my birthday in February, but it'll probably be in December or January.
from avantbedroc :
i think you should shot that tequila then jump rope. a few yrs ago i used to run on a treadmill. i wanted to make the transition to the sidewalk but i was fearful of doing so at the only convenient time for me- 8pm. to loosen up i would shoot down some wine. worked a treat
from atwowaydream :
Christopher Walken won my heart, and probably the heart of my generation with that fatboy slim video. Quite suave.
from theboxisback :
I like New Order a lot, though I've always enjoyed Joy Division more. There's nothing like the depressing drone of Ian Curtis. And isn't LastFM one of the best creations ever?
from julymalaise :
Okay, I will notify you!
from julymalaise :
Wow, that sounds cool. And I did get one, but they didn't send me the email to verify it, so I can't even access it! Maybe i'll check my Spam folder and see if they sent it there.
from theboxisback :
I feel like I've spent the past three years looking for a partner. Perhaps that's why I've gotten so disappointed with my past relationships. Let's face it, men my age usually aren't looking to settle down. Surprisingly, the one I've snagged now seems fine with the idea, as long as it gives him time to get a degree and a steady job.
from julymalaise :
Wow, that sounds like a funny movie title. By the way, I'm starting "The Girl With The Pearl Earring." It's a facinating book, so far, if I might well add.
from julymalaise :
Oh! Why, Brittany Murphy, she's a great actress too! I like her in "Uptown Girls." Thanks for recommending the movie!!!
from julymalaise :
Yeah, wow. I love Paltrow, she's a great actress!Yes, I heard The Bell Jar is a movie, but I guess it is not out yet, I guess it is in production. Yeah, I want to see Zooey Dechanel's new movie. (Though I want to see like every movie in the theatres lately.)
from julymalaise :
Hello, Hello raven72d. Hm... "The Bell Jar." sounds like a good book, I'm rathre inerested in it, I heard it's a movie too (?) Hey, you heard about Zooey Dechanel move called "500 Days of Summer."It looks so good. She is in the movie with Joseph Gordon-Levit, the dude who played Cameron in the original "Ten Things I Hate About You." if you have ever seen that movie. Thought I might let you know about that, since you like Zooey Dechanel. Ta-Ta!
from saintsavvy :
I understand, but I think I feel somewhat differently. It isn't just the voice, or just the idea of the person from whom it is traveling. It isn't just the idea of being loved, or the sound and the shape of the words. Those ten numbers belong to a man whom I have loved since junior high, and whom I am cursed well enough to see almost every day. He is always just out of reach, always just beneath the margin. And I can picture our life together -- what it would be like for us to come home from work, perhaps to our children, and a dog, and I can see us being very happy together, and never bored with one another. But I feel like I simply did not play the game correctly, and now I have done worse than lost; I have sabotaged myself.
from saintsavvy :
In that case, I am certainly very sorry. And I suppose that there are always ten numbers out there, rippling amid the radio towers and aeroplanes, that belong to someone who will never see them again.
from sephiragrace :
yes it was that(Cafe Vienna) instant coffee that i tried for the first time that got me liking coffee. I tried some not that long ago and I can't drink it anymore. Gotta have the hard stuff. :) Plath, my mom has a copy of the bell jar. I think I might have to read that..
from saintsavvy :
Plath...
from theboxisback :
I've started The Bell Jar two or three times in the past five years, but never seemed to finish it. I would always get busy with classes, and then get sucked into reading something else. If it's really something worth finishing, it might be a nice break from the mindless fantasy fiction I always find myself reading. I must say, I find your diary to be interesting and pretty comical. <3
from tofalldivine :
I'm afraid of everything. Of losing control, of not being good enough, of failing to learn because I am too scared to try, of being too dim and too dull to get into grad school. My dreams...are endless and idealistic. I want to change the world one person at a time. I want grad school to be a psychologist or a social worker. Could I ever be someone toiling away researcing in an office? Lord no. Trying to teach people to change is what I want. I want to help kids. Hell, I want to take in and raise so many that I start to lose track of the number but not the names. I want to travel and learn and explore. I want the time to learn the man I love and the time to explore that knowledge. I want and I want and I want. Dreams are something I have no lack of but fears are what stop me.
from tofalldivine :
Oh the things we dread. I have been reading the backlog of things I've missed. You fret about your knowledge and degrees failing to be marketable. I fear that my marketable skills will not be enough to earn me all of that delicious knowledge that comes with more education. It is funny that the undergrad, quivering with anticipation at finding all they do not know, frets about failing to gain that knowledge. Those with the knowledge seem to fret that their only good quality is their academia. All these helpless, marketable undergrads are in their offices trying to make nice, trying to find supervisor and advice, and putting themselves in the claws of predatory beasts that they are so helplessly unaware of. The marketable envy the knowledgeable and the knowledgeable are desperately afriad that they are wise and useless. So ridiculous
from theboxisback :
Well, I probably won't be able to make a trip like that again for a couple of years. But I'd really like to go to Germany. I've always wanted to see Scotland. And I also want to go to Australia, and see New Zealand while I'm there. Maybe a chance to go to Germany or Scotland will arise in the next couple of years. The place I'd really love to go is India, but I don't see how I would get to do that anytime in the near future.
from theboxisback :
Yeah, Montevallo isn't actually in Birmingham. Samford is just a few minutes from downtown. It's a private college. It has a very good music program, just like Montevallo. That's why I'm there anyway. Out of curiosity, do you just know people who went to school there or are you from around here?
from greenteacup :
Thanks, I'm under redjukebox. I hope you're well. xx
from theboxisback :
Thanks so much. Siena was great, but I loved Assisi much more.
from julymalaise :
Yeah, thunderstorms aren't fun, especially the lighting. It is okay here, it is just cloudy, but I am hoping it will not rain or I will be very upset.
from julymalaise :
Hopefully, all of those bad weather leave, lol. Thanks for saying Happy Birthday!, so nice of you! I think we are getting some bad weather today in my area, the sky is so gray.
from julymalaise :
Hello, raven, how are you?
from cached :
It should be the same...
from dovesanddust :
I'm doing alright. Both good and bad. Thank you for asking. How are you doing? :3 Enjoying your summer?
from zoela :
I must caution you. I know no remorse.
from symmetries :
why is that?
from greenteacup :
Oh, fun :). I saw a while ago that you have last.fm? What's your username? It's not too bad actually, a bit of a heat wave last week, or before, which apparently mirrored LA, so that's not too bad. How's it your end? xx
from julymalaise :
Okay, I have to wait until that email comes to my address to veify it and it hadn't came yet, but my username is the same one from my diaryland, okay? Thanks for recommeding that band, I'm sure they are cool.
from julymalaise :
Yeah, I add you, what is your thing there? and cool, I like indie rock too. I'll make an account definetely, lol. I'll listen to that band, they sound awesome, I'll listen to some of their demos on Itunes, thanks a bundles!
from julymalaise :
Aww.. that is so cute, hopefully you guys meet some day, that would be so romantic. Yeah, I should sign up for that website, it sounds groovy! My favorite music is mostly anything that I can feel good to. I mostly like Alternative music, my favorite bands are The Wannadies, their music is quite catchy and definetely groovy. Is Foundry Field a band?
from julymalaise :
Oh wow, that's cool, so she is a good friend? That's awesome, and I love Mandy Moore, she is so cute and innocent in her own way and down-to-earth, definetely. Maroon 5 isn't really a bad band, but my mom is like obsessed with the lead singer Adam Levine, and so she has their songs stored in her Ipod, I was like "Oh my god." because she annoys the hell out of me with their songs because they can get annoying after a while, you know.
from greenteacup :
Awh, that doesn't sound too bad at all. I wish I could try to stay out of the heat, it's starting to get colder again now and i'm missing the sun when it was here. London's all good thanks :) going back into central a few times next week to check on a few things so looking forward to that, i haven't been there in about half a week. Anything exciting happening with you? I sent a request for you on twitter :). xxx
from julymalaise :
If you don't mind me asking, who is Miss. Ginny? Just curious, hahaha.
from zoela :
1. bald is sexy, especially when surrounded by peach fuzz. trust me. 2. vienna sausages are so wrong they're right.
from greenteacup :
hey :)! Life's pretty good at the moment since I'm on holiday. Not much to do, but killing time one day at a time. How about you? :) xx
from julymalaise :
Hm... the dip is simply heavenly, if I might add, hahahha!
from julymalaise :
Hey raven, missed you entry yesterday, hhahaha. Yeah, I heard advacado is good for your hair, like I guess you have to make it like dip and such, which is really weird. And I hope everything's is all well, goodbye!
from julymalaise :
Thanks for suggesting, that. Yeah, I might ask my mother to buy that the next time she goes to the store. Anyway, yeah New Orleans food is great! My favorite movies are Romeo and Juliet (the orginial one.), Ten Things I Hate About You, any movie that has Denzel Washington in it ( Cry Freedom, Remeber the Titans.) Any movie with Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries, and The Devil Wears Prada.) I like movies that attract me, I like the Harry Potter movies, too, they seem to be lovely. I like old movies particularly, I like "Flipper." movie, and I loved "Gone With The Wind." You know, classics, lol.
from julymalaise :
Oh yeah, that is what I did. Except the salt thing, but overall I guess they turned out pretty. As long as it was edible, lol.
from julymalaise :
Here! I fxed the problem, hooray! I might of turned them off when I was clicking on everything on diaryland. Lol, crazzzy. Anyway, man you watch the grooviest movies EVER. Awesome, and Docs you meant by Doc Maartens, they are cool, but i perfer converses. And also, it is fun to send notes to you too, raven and I always enjoy reading your entries, they are facinating, I will add. -H.
from julymalaise :
Omgiosh! I haven't realized I turn them off, let me fix it!
from julymalaise :
I type without looking at the keyboard with my two hands, lol I took computer classes, well forced to, but I didn't mind, only a little.
from julymalaise :
Yeah, they are cool, ugh my fingers hurt from all of the typing I did in my diary.
from julymalaise :
Oh, I absolutely love Indie movies.
from julymalaise :
Is "Careless." another one of Zooey Dechanel's movies.
from julymalaise :
Well, I don't have a problem with her going out with girls, but I never thought she would turn like a extremely wild party girl that noone seems to want to cast in their movies anymore, although Lindsay is going to be in some movie in ABC Family though. The "Go-Getter." sounds like a very good movie to see and watch. I think Zooey Deschanel is absolutely pretty and I agree: It's her eyes that makes her well, who she is. They are so gorgeous and innocent! I'll definetely watch that, it'll be loads of fun, I assume!
from pondlife :
I didn't know her (OftenAbsent)but her writing was brilliant.
from julymalaise :
Hi, it's julymalaise again. I was commenting about you on your entry. I used to like Lindsay Lohan, she used to be my favorite actress, but until she got all crazy, experimenting on drugs and going out with a girl. I mean whatever happened to her? Ugh, hopefully one day, she will get out of that hole.
from julymalaise :
Why, you're abolutely correct, my friend.
from julymalaise :
Thanks, raven. You're absolutely awesome!
from julymalaise :
Happy 4th of July, raven. Have a great time!
from shotsofvodka :
I had short tan shorts on that were so short you couldn't see them under the giant tan flannel I wore; mismatched socks with lame brown sneaker shoes; gray hobo gloves; big trucker cap; and huge, outdated headphones. my hair was wavy so it looked a mess but still totally cute. geez, it was so perfect.
from julymalaise :
Yeah, "Just Dance." is very catchy!
from julymalaise :
Hello again, lolz. Anyway, I like Lady Gaga too! She's phemononal (Um...spelling? Lol.) Yeah, I like reading too and writing, I'd love to be an author. What's your favorite songs from Lady Gaga? I really like "Poker Face." "Just Dance" "Nothing Else I Can Say (Eh,Eh,Eh, song.), and "LoveGame."
from bethshort :
My uncle takes small groups on tours of Mali. His business is called "Timbuktu to You Tours." Relatively cheap, last I checked. I thought about joining the peace corps years ago but my student loan debt was too high at the time & they wouldn't have me.
from julymalaise :
Thanks for the add and you seem to like reading a lot, it's absolutely fun to read, are you a college student? Just out of curiousity, that's all.
from avantbedroc :
comedian... haha
from julymalaise :
Thanks , and will you add me too? :)
from julymalaise :
I was just looking at your diaryland and I saw that you like Garbage too! isn't that band sensational? Cool, may I add you to my list please?
from pondlife :
Regarding hotels, they don't seem to have a problem with AmEx Gold though.
from shotsofvodka :
I want to move into more central downtown Denver but my boyfriend wants to move out of Denver and back south twenty minutes where we came from. I hate that idea though so that probably won't happen. concerning the homeless party...I know pics were taken but I didn't bring my own camera and neither did the guy I went with. I didn't know anybody there so I have no way of getting in contact with people who did take pics. sad too, cause my outfit was so perfect and I looked amazing...oh well they'll still remember :)
from bethshort :
wasn't she wonderful? I really like "To Anna Who Was Mad" & "Sleeping Beauty".
from shotsofvodka :
just summer school :( and trying to move but that may or may not happen...
from atwowaydream :
"the sultriness and slowness of the South, about a kind of literary languor" god, that's so pretty.
from trainyard :
well.. here and there and everywhere. actually, no. i've been working a lot and studying and living - nothing special until next week starts when i will be heading os. oh, yeah!!
from gia-carangi :
What's your e-mail address? I heard you were looking for "Warsaw" by Joy Division... =)
from avantbedroc :
did my email reach you?
from bethshort :
re: my last note no, unfortunately they didn't teach me any--I just know my cousins would sometimes use it to get freebies from shopkeepers when they came stateside on their furloughs from Mali and the Ivory Coast.<br><br> and... When you first moved into a dorm at university or into an apartment, what books did you bring? I was 18, it was my first apt. with drug dealing slacker roomies who nonetheless were always willing to stay up late with coffee and coke and talk about books and music and life and traveling. I'll never forget the first day I came after an evening class to find that one of my roomates had unpacked all my books for me both to help and so she could look through them---I would've killed her but she arranged them in just the right way---which to me is not alpha by author but by category & genre. Anyway---I remember that I brought:<br> <br> Dylan Thomas: A Biography Collected Poems of T.S Eliot Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath *Venus in Furs-Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch *Psychopathia Sexualis-Kraft-Ebing *Delta of Venus-Anais Nin **Anne Sexton: A Biography-D.W Middlebrook Many books by Anne Rice (yes, I was a baby bat at one point, and had a major romantic New Orleans creature of the night dust and blood phase from about 11-13.) Lolita (very tattered and much underlined & annotated copy that I stole from the basement of a friend's mother who taught high school English) The Bell Jar(stolen from the high school library, part of a long tradition of would be literary freaks, before you go grab your favorite from the shelves...I had an attack of conscience though and left cash for them to replace it at the desk) *Books I kept hidden from my parents at home in a steamer trunk before I moved out. **The best biography I've ever read. Honest, unflinching. She liked to be "11" with her daughter...I love that. Anne is Sylvia without the extensive formal education & she got to live and write longer. Her "Transformations" collection is just...wow. Superb!<br> How did you furnish your living space? One old beaten up couch of mysterious origin. I'll never know if was bought at an estate sale or picked up from the side of the road... Various prints by Scott Mutter in snap together poster frames... art museum post cards on the fridge door... bunches of dead roses hung upside down on the walls... Army issue wooden Amo crates marked "Ammunition for cannon with explosive projectile" used as coffee tables and foot stools... We called it "Early American Poor." <br><br> What was that first place away from home like?<br> We were trying to create some type of bohemia out of the little we had. And...these days, how do you live? What is your current residence like? See my melo, I'll be writing more about it.
from avantbedroc :
sex-in-the-flesh!
from atwowaydream :
Nothing wrong with having the gay-snap down, in fact, it's how you can get the attention of a waitress at Sushi Barn.
from gia-carangi :
My safe school is CCNY and I'm probably going to go there since the other possibility won't give me an answer at all. I have to write an essay explaining why I need scholarship money. I've been having fun all day thinking up ridiculous reasons. I'm going to study Psychology.
from venusianfire :
Pregnant! Perish the thought! It was merely metaphor.
from avantbedroc :
;-)
from atwowaydream :
I think Sushi Barn has a nice white-trash-fusion to it. Perhaps there could even be bingo.
from sephiragrace :
yes, yes indeed.
from sephiragrace :
small notebooks always make me feel better.
from bethshort :
my last note isn't showing up. i have relatives that speak Bambara. they were missionaries for years in Mali.
from atwowaydream :
anything Shudder to Think during a late dark night. "she might be waking up" or the much more pyromaniacal "red box". youtube the second, easier to get rid of nuisance that way.
from dovesanddust :
You aren't a monster. (: My e-mail is MGlackin11@cornellcollege.edu, but I very rarely check it. ):
from writergrrl88 :
I do worry over what might be happening in your flat on late summer nights. I don't want anything to happen to someone with so much potential locked inside. I wish you something better.
from bethshort :
Young love will find a way. Indeed!
from dovesanddust :
Not only. I just have a lot of nightmares ... especially when I'm stressed, it seems. And they tend to showcase either men I am friends with in real life, twisted into monsters, or demons.
from dovesanddust :
Thank you! (:
from bethshort :
you should get an account at melodramatic. Here's me, there... http://melodramatic.com/users/sublimenihilist
from zoela :
I was only there for a bit, but I felt Louisiana was beautiful and green, full of food, song, and mystery. Barcelona is wonderful too! Wishing you mobility and delicious sangrias.
from karaokekatey :
When I first started working out I didn't have the endurance either. You gotta build it. And I don't have an easy time of it either. I have asthma and it makes it really difficult sometimes to get through my routine. And why starve?
from bethshort :
http://mydahliadear.livejournal.com/
from bethshort :
I haven't. I won't. I'm trying...
from zoela :
Past and future are artificial measurements for the left-brained. There are no shameful places. Shamelessly, Z.
from karaokekatey :
This week is pretty busy for me but I will comment on your stories by the weekend. How in the hell did you manage to set your eye on fire? How is that even possible? yikes
from famelicose :
facebook is evil anyway.
from dovesanddust :
That's very kind. (:
from inimitable :
for believing, for falling, for havin' a little hope, etc. maybe i am wrong. just feeling pathetic.
from shotsofvodka :
i got lucky, it was just a scare.
from karaokekatey :
I should have been a history major :)
from karaokekatey :
No black-on-blonde action here. I was only having a nostalgic moment. It was just some of the artists I listened to in high school.
from bethshort :
I do love the cinematography of The Painted Veil as much if not more then the storyline. I read the book years ago and was hoping someone would make a movie out of it. Follow me on twitter if you are there--http://www.twitter.com/bethxshort
from dovesanddust :
Thank you. :3
from bethshort :
No, it was just extra space in the entry. Are you on LJ? I'm thinking of getting one instead of facebook.
from bethshort :
I don't think it's wise to judge desire & want by any sort of moral standard. What is "acceptable" for one may be unthinkable to another. Desire is what it is and putting any sort of judgment on it seems pointless, it will only make you tear your hair out. Just thought I'd throw that in.
from bethshort :
I'd love to. Forgive my lack of communication lately. I'm in this terrible mood...I can barely think. Trying to plan my next move... but... my starlet's name is Madeline. Now I just have to decide how to kill her...I've never killed a heroine before.
from bethshort :
Yes, only evil in the good way...if at all.
from bethshort :
Thank you. I'm very fascinated with silent films stars these days.
from famelicose :
I like that you obsess. You remind me of myself in that way.
from bethshort :
Re: Amanda Palmer. 1. She would have read to you from The Tin Drum in German over coffee at cafe Pamplona. 2. She would introduce you in bars( her fake id would list her as one Dolores Haze age 22) as her wicked & charning older lover. 3. Dancing to New Order holding onto jutting hbipbones under a shorn plaid skirt. 4. Bare feet on the dashboard of your car pristine scars on the slender ankles. 5. Red wine & vintage punk vinyl or 1940's jazz her in only one of your blue button down oxford shirts ( it would of course be missing the next day) :-)
from and-darling :
Te echo de menos. I miss you. I've been around-- just learning, and it's this gaining of knowledge which is changing me. I suppose you could say from being a girl to becoming a woman? Or something explainable such as that. How about you, dear sir? Have you found what you are searching for yet?
from bethshort :
Great first lines. Knew you were the perfect persom to tag for that. I'll have to post my response. Yes the hedgehog-as-croquet ball is a caroll reference. =)
from bethshort :
I'm here & I read often. I sent you a bit of something I'm working on. My family usually gathers for Easter--we didn't this year, everyone was out of town, & I was stuck here.
from enfinblue :
Thanks for your note. Obviously, I'm not a reader, but I do home that the dark tone of your current tone doesn't reflect reality. Life doesn't have to be like that. I wish you well.
from sumi37 :
the Dorian mode is not a permanent condition....
from bethshort :
Yes I did! & I just replied. By the way, I don't think anyone who writes & thinks like you do could ever be considered worthless. You judge yourself too harshly, I think.
from bethshort :
im hereticsbliss@yahoo.com
from bethshort :
I posted a book list in my latest entry. Thank you again for the compliment--you have excellent taste as well. I would love to be in Berlin or Tokyo right now, so many things to see & do. I haven't left the country in years. I loved 24 hour party people--Joy Division is one of my favorite bands. I can't hear the opening riffs of "New Dawn Fades" or "Shadowplay" play without getting chills. I think you would really like a band called Attrition--great, darkly-tinged techno. Good music to write to.
from inimitable :
even i don't know the full story..
from bethshort :
i used to leave notes with favorite quotes or bits of poetry on the back of my library recipts & leave them in books i had checked out hoping sopmeone would look up my booklist using my patron id. i actually save anything i find in library books. i guess not everyone does. i have the floating world & snow country on order from the library they should arrive in a week. thank you very much for the recomendations! I also found one of kawabatas short stories in pdf form that i will read soon. Have you ever read Rhapsody: A Dream Novel? I do recomend it.
from cached :
I like their Final Straw CD the best...some of their newer stuff is a little too mainstream, but it still hits me hard from time to time.
from shotsofvodka :
sorry to have made that so long.... but you asked a big question!
from shotsofvodka :
my guidelines for dating in general is a broad topic, but I could narrow it down to a few important rules. one is that dating a boy you don't think you'll actually form a meaningful relationship with is still okay if you're having fun and if you don't let him get much more invested in it than you are. another is to hold off on sex for at least 2 months--but I've broken that one before. oh, girls asking guys out is acceptable but then again I always think if he really wanted me and didn't have the balls to go for it, he can forget it...yet another is that if a boy doesn't treat his girl like a princess, he's not worth her time. and cheating is not forgettable, so generally I'd say that should be a dealbreaker (I've broken this one once too. won't happen again though.) there are more, but I could go on and on. as far as dateable boys...they treat their lady like a princess, they don't push sex when the girl has said no, they defend her when someone's talking shit, they are attractive (although for less attractive women, this one might be excusable), they are at least decent with their money and preferably not in debt and definitely have a job, they are either working towards or already possess some kind of evidence of further education beyond high school...and truly awesome guys are ambitious but laid-back, funny yet rational and logical when it's necessary, and are not afraid to tell you what they truly think even if it's not what you want to hear. again, there are more...but I could go on and on about dream boys. :)
from shotsofvodka :
what kind of dating guidelines do you mean? like, guidelines for what guys are dateable, or more like rules of dating in general?
from cached :
I would love to have sex to Stars...they're such a great band, would it be too ironic to say I want to have sex with "Your Ex-Lover is Dead" playing? It's not so much the lyrics, the concept that would appeal to me (though that does in other circumstances it does), but the sound itself. They're such an awesome band. I'm glad you like them.
from writergrrl88 :
I don't recommend a Mac -- I don't care for them and find them counterintuitive. I'll be in New Orleans in a week and a half. Could you please recommend bars or restaurants on Canal Street? I'd be so appreciative!
from karaokekatey :
Oh no! Don't get a Mac! I don't have the space or the time to list all the reasons why you shouldn't get one. HP and Sony have some pretty nice notebooks if you are ever looking for something different. I do all my work on a Toshiba Portege R500 slimline. It may not be as pretty as MacBook air, but it definitely has more features. On second thought, however, a Mac might be perfect for you. But for a computer girl like myself, there's no way in hell. If I came to campus with one I would probably get beaten up in the parking lot by my entire department. Good sex music: Jose Gonzalez and Matthew Ryan. Never Jon Mayer.
from karaokekatey :
thanks. I probably won't want to come back though. It's too bad that I've lost most of the French I've learned. I don't know how much I can get back in two months. But I'm going to give it a shot. Guess what? Somebody hit my new ride last night while I was playing at the bar. The driver side is completely fucked up. Don't know who did it either. Nice, huh?
from bethshort :
Thank you for the compliments. I will e-mail soon. I remember you saying once you wished you knew how to post pictures on d-land-- use this tag <img src ="url of your pic">, I just found that out today after weeks of beating my head against the wall. Hope you are well.
from tofalldivine :
Time has been a precious thing these days. I have three jobs and I am a student as well. It is a struggle to stay awake sometimes, let alone to write. The time I'm awake I usually spend on my boyfriend and the time I should spend sleeping is instead spent shivering in his bed. His house is not warm at night and he is not cuddly. I only sleep well if I am going to be soaked with sweat apparently. Who knew? What's new for you?
from tofalldivine :
Whatever do you mean?
from bethshort :
absinthe with sugar substitute packages? That's indefensible. I'd have laughed too. I found this poem today and thought I'd share it, it made me happy today. I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair. Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets. Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps. I hunger for your sleek laugh, your hands the color of a savage harvest, hunger for the pale stones of your fingernails, I want to eat your skin like a whole almond. I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body, the sovereign nose of your arrogant face, I want to eat the fleeting shade of your lashes, and I pace around hungry, sniffing the twilight, hunting for you, for your hot heart, like a puma in the barrens of Quitratue. --Pablo Neruda
from sephiragrace :
hello hello! how are we? "evening in paris" isn't that a name of a perfume or am i thinking of something totally off? but hooray for evenings in paris and bottled wine!!!
from swallowthkey :
all i have is the mystery of my backstory; my memories are never clear enough to relate the rest. i'm made up of impressions, the ghost of things felt before, nothing concrete. i don't know how to tell my story in terms of dialogue. oh and as for the music that haunts me, lately i'm stuck with damien rice, joshua radin and holly brook.
from sumi37 :
Tennants as a beer to go with almost anything in Scotland - Fraoch for moments that transcend (ok - I had a bit of Fraoch before I first saw Martyn Bennett live - which was oh so definitely a musical epiphany...). As for the Witchery - I had a lovely soup 'au pistou' and a local smoked fish. Oh - and champagne - champagne for lunch, something I never would have thought of before and will always consider from now on.
from gia-carangi :
Christopher St. Pier. It got a makeover that I never saw in the daylight. Every street has a memory which is weird. It shows that I'm getting kind of old.
from shotsofvodka :
I just discovered notes! in response to your most recent to me, which asks what I consider cute (and I'm assuming you mean cute boys): a cute boy is attractive but not necessarily hot (which I would define as VERY attractive and most likely dateable as far as looks go). a cute boy isn't necessarily one I would date, though.
from o-twinkle-o :
i peeked in on you today. *hugs.*
from writergrrl88 :
I read you from my G1 (called River, referencing <<Firefly>>). I think of how I'll know someone in New Orleans when I visit, though I know we won't meet. I'll be flying alone and presenting at an academic conference. But, yes, you are still enthusiastically read by at least one. (As for music, the album <<Superfriends>> by SweetWater, though trite, always makes me smile and remember Lost Youth.)
from bethshort :
i will try to write an entry soon in response to that, it's an intriguing question. Mum is wonderful---check out "Asleep on a train" and "We have a map of the piano".
from bethshort :
places i've gone and will likely never go again, ghosts of people i've been or could have been had i just stepped outside myself.
from lanienaked :
my diary is locked anymore and u are welcomed to it.
from bethshort :
"Cross Bones Style" is one of my favorite Cat Power songs. You should track down "Shaking Paper" and "Baby Doll" as well. I researched mono no aware a couple of days ago, I never knew there was a term for that particular quality, that dreamlike style in some of my favorite books.
from swallowthkey :
i don't know how to respond to that as i'm not entirely sure what music you mean. do you mean the music that haunts me, the music other people put out into the world, or the music of thoughts that weave themselves together in my cluttered mind?
from karaokekatey :
It's always better to be safe than sorry and I have a terrible track record when it comes to birth control. I don't think it likes me very much.
from karaokekatey :
"Black Sun" was heartbreaking, but full of very memorable characters, in particularly, Art.
from karaokekatey :
Alas, my fellowship does not pay *that* well. As I mentioned to someone already, the Benz was made possible by SO's "career accomplishments." Maybe someday I can afford to buy him a fully restored 1967 Shelby GT he's been drooling over for years
from karaokekatey :
I read Edward Abbey's "Black Sun" but I was so very disheartened by the ending. Did she just pack up and vanish out of his life or is she somewhere at the bottom of the canyon?
from zenev-izel :
I agree. Nothing compares to the feeling of being sucked into anyone else's world. :)
from atwowaydream :
as a lesbian, to a male who could write his way into any lesbian fantasy, I give you props for skill. Sadly, not for gender. ;)
from zoela :
i have a drawer of takee-outee menus too. :)
from imaginarysun :
is it springtime? there really isn't a true demarcation of seasons here.. the weather here simply alternates on a seemingly unpredictable pattern of cold and not cold, and hot and not hot. Or, perhaps I am so entrenched in things that I hadn't noticed....
from imaginarysun :
just concerned, is all. :)
from imaginarysun :
how is your eye doing?
from tofalldivine :
If you call the wet mess outside my door spring then yes. How have you been?
from variables :
I do not have entries. You see? The film was... well, in simple terms, it was stupid. And I was just wondering -- what's the point of ordering skim chai latte when you're going to eat a muffin? Muffins usually contain around 400 calories, and that's nearly half of what an average-sized girl should consume in a day. Not to mention the fat -- usually around 50% of what's allowed in a 2,000-calorie diet. 2,000! Ordering chai lattes skim only cuts out about 100 calories. Not much help if you're eating "bad" foods. Also, I've no experience with SoulSeek, but I do use FrostWire. You just open the search, select the type of media you want, and type in the name. Then, you open the folder to which it downloaded (usually documents-->music) and drag them into your Library. Don't delete them afterward, or else they won't have a source. Unfortunately, you often have to fix the titles because they are sometimes misformatted. FrostWire is good about detecting corruptions, too, but still run your anti-malware, etc. And if you do download it, make sure you uncheck everything under "I want to share" during the initial setup. Take stuff from other people, but don't give anyone any files. There are probably typos here, but this message is so long, I'm not going to edit. Just remember that I /am/ literate!
from variables :
Also, I found "Garden State" to be a terrible movie. Mundane, trite, cliche -- all those things, with no real plot or meaning. A real disservice to the Indie film label. The only thing worth seeing was Natalie Portman's role as a somewhat compulsive liar. I despise Zach Braff. Of course, you'll have to form your own opinion.
from variables :
I am myself and nothing more. I happened upon you by chance. But you can certainly leave me notes -- just type in my username in the URL on your notes page, where it would normally read "raven72d". Right there at the end. I have no use for a diary, and I whoever wants to contact me will find a way.
from variables :
Oh, no! One mustn't ever dispose of a poem simply for the time in which it was written -- it's practically sacrilege.
from sumi37 :
such a perfect post for this Ash Wednesday - on this, the last day of the International Polar Year...
from dovesanddust :
I am feeling better, thank you. And I will be sure to ask questions if I have them. (: At school I don't get much time to read through people's diaries, more than a couple entries now and then. Most of my free time is spent with my on-campus friends. So, I hope you won't feel sad if I am not in touch often ... I just can't keep up with everyone, but your writing is wonderful.
from atwowaydream :
"Atlantic" --utterly beautiful entry.
from dovesanddust :
Yes, it's very sweet. I'm wondering who is sending these notes.
from swallowthkey :
I have been full of bottle-rockets and the ashes of smoking matches: things that burn, ignite and explode. How have you been?
from dovesanddust :
You should read them if you ever get the chance. They are a perfect blend of love, duty, courage, fear, trials, war, and, best of all, magic. (:
from sumi37 :
I pack black, gray, and brown. Two pairs of shoes if i have the luxury - otherwise one - and they are black flats. There must be silk long underwear if in high northern latitudes in winter - as well as a balaclava. There must be a computer (netbooks now work splendidly) a converter kit and some chargers for camera, phone (Blackberry 8830) and iPod. Yachting stores have underclothing that dries nearly instantly - excellent for washing out in a hotel room). less is more. Far, far less.
from symmetries :
well, the obvious joke is that any student of post-structuralism would be able to identify the problematics in that sentiment immediately, yet there is no shortage of english department boys who continue to strut about as though they are the sole and rightful heirs to the paris school. i didn't know you were a professor. i certainly hope none of mine have referred to women in their classes as "co-eds."
from dovesanddust :
Thank you. I like the tone of your diary. Your writing is beautiful.
from zoela :
Lehrer. Neat person. Hope you're having a good day.
from fifidellabon :
oui, ouais = yes, yeah How are you doing? Hanging in there? /Fifi
from shoot-down :
thankyou. i feel in tune with myself here, always. like i say exactly how i feel, short and sweet and to the point. and it's just my thoughts. i should really keep it up, i'm falling behind
from pondlife :
The scenario you began for urban isolation, it has appeal. You should finish the playlist and the scenes, put it up on last.FM. I'm sorry Saint Valentine's day passed in silence. It's a crap holiday anyway.
from variables :
Well, happy Valentine's Day. And do listen to Royksopp's "Only This Moment".
from karaokekatey :
fifteen years? *shudder*. With my masters and PhD, I will have about 7 years invested.
from zoela :
...pick you up on my way to brazil.
from sumi37 :
Paste is a music/film magazine that just doesn't care. They review and write about what *they* like and it doesn't matter who likes it or doesn't. For that I love them. Geek is like Wired, only more true to their readers' high-school selves.
from famelicose :
you should subscribe to astronomy magazine. i have some old (but recent) copies that I could send you if you're interested.
from sumi37 :
Lists...lists... Wired Paste Geek Civil War Times Gourmet Vegetarian Times (even though I'm not) Real Simple Parents and in-laws have given me: Martha Stewart Living Southern Living Taste of Home And I write for an APA - Frank's APA - which is a music zine....so I guess you could call that a subscription... I don't subscribe to The Economist - mainly because one of my volunteers usually brings his in for me once he's read it. And I miss the Sunday NY Times ritual. I really should begin that again....
from bethshort :
I remember being about five or six years old, doing some sort of craft with shaving cream & a plastic easel, as I was running to wash off my hands I thought, "What will I be like when I'm 25?" And I pictured myself with a Siamese cat and shelves full of books in an NYC high rise building. I almost had what I wanted once. I know how it feels to hate the place you are in and resent it. Drinking helps. I just tried an irish car bomb last night and was pleasantly surprised. Good music & books also keep the wolves at bay.
from sky-rocket :
PS no barb
from bethshort :
thank you for the compliments. You have wonderful taste in music. I love to write listening to my bloody valentine.
from l-alle :
shes right about the 'aeroplane' mix.
from sumi37 :
I have to love dancing to any song that finds a rhyme for 'parthenogenesis...' :)
from swallowthkey :
thank you very much :)
from southeast :
southeast/hug (if i didn't already resend the password) best.
from karaokekatey :
Jess sounds like the perfect girl: shoegaze and indie...reminds me of my past. All of my best in Year Nine
from bethshort :
Have a lovely year!
from zoela :
it's going to be a very good year.
from sky-rocket :
while thrift shopping this evening i conversed with an older man about a bundt pan he knew nothing about. ten minutes passed, and he seemed to hurry to fall in line behind me at the purchase counter, and even while another register opened and a clerk declared, "next in line!" he waited. i thought of you.
from ollia :
I do love that song. I sang it for Josef with all the lights out, and I still play it on repeat when it's late. On a rare occasion, you might catch it drifting from the shower in the early morning.
from bethshort :
I'd love to go to a Latin mass. & be somewhere warm for the holiday.
from l-alle :
[...maybe im more l.palmer than i give myself credit for. well, the driven and doomed bits anyway.]
from fifidellabon :
Happy Christmas, dear Ravers! XOFifi
from sephiragrace :
2008 can be a year to remember and 2009 can hopefully be a year to look forward to.
from l-alle :
re:: laura palmer - im not surprised.
from karaokekatey :
Yeah...christening of the office! I am jealous :)
from sephiragrace :
im getting my cards today and they should be in the mail tommorow. have fun ;)
from ollia :
Mime school? How about a quick brief? And "him" is Glen, and he's getting sent to Texas because his parents can't handle his antics. Hope everything is going well with you!
from fifidellabon :
Aw, Ravers, I'm so happy for you! xoFifi
from zoela :
Likewise! I've been thirsty for fresh blood to read and I'm already looking forward to following your tale. Thank you.
from aetherface :
Yes. It's new -- there are certain things that I don't feel I can share with everyone at the other diary. But you're welcome here, of course.
from ollia :
Oh, shit. That's not an error I would typically make -- thanks for catching my stupid mistakes!
from symmetries :
hi, thank you.
from l-alle :
these days, it seems that a lot of people do.
from l-alle :
i watched a walkthru of the creation museum and died. its upsetting to me that people insist on taking such a literal interpretation when the geologic record patently indicates that its just not possible! its also upsetting to find out how little people know/care to know about the world around them, and how willing they are to accept whatever was first spooned into their ears as Fact. [shakes head] maybe i care too much. [regarding last.fm- i feel so old, but i stopped using that eons ago. i dont know why. but, i make mixes fairly regularly that i post links to. perhaps its time for another.]
from sephiragrace :
hooray!
from l-alle :
'I have the oddest and unexpected urge to hear Cocteau Twins again.' this made me squeal and squirm! i have rediscovered how much i love them, lately.
from sephiragrace :
a christmas card is in order, soon.
from sumi37 :
I shall....I shall.... Oh - and the porn name here is (perhaps sadly, perhaps brilliantly) Burford Brewer.
from karaokekatey :
Well, $155K is a high end figure but its good to know the potential is there. Winter coats are important! If you were here I would show you the correct way to tie a scarf :)
from karaokekatey :
porn star name: Toby Townsend alter ego/fictitious name on old fake ID: Maren Ramsey
from l-alle :
science misses you, too. ;]
from karaokekatey :
I believe the law here is the same. But I've heard some pretty incredible tales along the lines of men being forced to pay support for children that aren't theirs.
from l-alle :
thank you
from ollia :
Oh, I wouldn't bother too much about this business of the "ho." Of course, considering my current position, I suppose that's a little biased. On another note, I'd like to share with you the little bit of info I found on Master Leonard: "Leonard has been known to take other forms, and there is some connection to the legend of the werewolf; he has been known to appear as a handsome soldier, a favorite of many demons. In this form he will seduce a young lady and take her to the wilderness where he will lay with her and ejaculate cold semen. Any child resulting from this union will be stillborn, an offering for sin, again echoing loosely the story of Aaron." Well, there you go. My uncle is Master Leonard, and sometime soon, he's going to carry me into the woods behind his house and screw my brains out.
from karaokekatey :
never fear of dismissal from this ho. You are by far way too much fun. And besides you always make for a great story.
from karaokekatey :
many men would dispute your dispute against bros before hoes. I agree with you anyway. Beautiful girls before any "bros"
from karaokekatey :
I would have to agree. scrobbling is important and I do very much enjoy Max Richter
from ollia :
I'm not much of a singer, but I can get the job done, if you really want.
from ollia :
Just another boy. I don't think I can ever date another boy, though. I really don't -- but of course, you already knew that. :)
from ollia :
I will -- I promise.
from karaokekatey :
The show was...amazing. If I could, I would forget this PhD thing and join a band. Being on stage is better than any drug...I wish you could have been there. I hope you had a fantastic birthday. We WILL talk soon. I promise
from ollia :
I will have a listen. And for the record, I'd buy you a drink on your birthday if I were around.
from writergrrl88 :
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! (I friended you on LJ ... I'm Writergrrl88 there as well.)
from misfitstray :
Herzlichen Glueckwunsch zum Geburtstag!!!! Alles, alles Liebe und Glueck der Welt fuer dich! Ich hoffe, dass du jemanden findest, der dich in den Schlaf singt. Ich wuerde es ja gerne tun, aber ich denke nach den ersten drei Toenen wuerdest du wieder auflegen ;) Ganz, ganz liebe Gruesse! R.
from writergrrl88 :
I'm mostly on LJ now (I haven't updated DL in years). Do you have an account there?
from writergrrl88 :
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I wish I was still one of your favorites.
from l-alle :
as far as i know, the big 'to-do' was that they found a hyoid bone associated with a neanderthal skeleton which is almost identical to the one found in anatomically modern humans- which means that its entirely possible for them to have had speech. [but since the hyoid is an unarticulated bone- its impossible for us to know its position on the larynx, so its all speculation...]
from ollia :
Oh, you know. Just the usual Catholic robe and sash. Just.
from karaokekatey :
oh, thanksgiving dinner is ruined for me this year :)
from karaokekatey :
hehe...tastes like thanksgiving dinner. Now *there* is an image
from sun-dials :
Mmyes, I must agree:) And Berlin was a brilliant band!
from karaokekatey :
I wish I could use a rolled-up newspaper on a lot of people!
from karaokekatey :
Oh, I meant nothing against history in that entry. I find history especially fascinating. I use History of Long Dead languages as an example because I was suddenly reminded of a conversation I once had with a girl who studied an obscure foreign language. I remember her telling me as a matter-of-fact that my field was as dull and as uninteresting as I was. So, please do not think ill will of me.
from misfitstray :
Thanks :-)
from ollia :
Nothing would matter, you know, if we were ghosts. We could be anything, anywhere, or no place at all.
from ollia :
I can't think of a better way to recycle a newspaper.
from misfitstray :
How good is your german?
from ollia :
And I think everyone will agree -- it's one of the better promises you'll have ever made.
from misfitstray :
you should try rock climbing. It's very demanding but it makes your body feel purer, you are more aware of it and of course it's addictive. :-)
from misfitstray :
intense, very intense!
from karaokekatey :
Well, of course I am majorly hot but reassurance is always appreciated.
from sephiragrace :
i was down last week due to a # of things but things are looking up so far. thanks. :)
from bi-pet :
i'll put in my little memory/nostalgia folder under the rubric "experience", i think..
from misfitstray :
outer cirumstances are described and easy. Everything which made me grow inside isn't that easy to describe. It has to do with love of course and death and forgiving and tons of understanding
from misfitstray :
oh, I always thought I'm quite normal, somehow boring... What do you want to know?
from misfitstray :
"running films in my head long before the real event..." that's what happens to me all the time. But reality just don't always stick to the script I made in my head *sigh* Btw., you are so very welcome!
from ollia :
Oh, I have. I read a paragraph and just couldn't resist.
from ollia :
I'm so excited for you! I'm just melting, you know (but of course, I'll pretend to be very, very jealous).
from karaokekatey :
yeah, all those admirers are nothing but trouble. I am proud to be able to "Just Say No."
from writergrrl88 :
Thank you for being part of the solution! I voted Blue as well -- my first presidential election (despite having been eligible the last two). I was so pleased to see the election went well -- and I have to say, McCain's concession speech was the best part of his campaign.
from ollia :
Hear, hear!
from ollia :
You're a little bit sentimental, too, aren't you?
from ollia :
Thanks! I actually brought myself to draw in it yesterday. I'm excited for SCAD -- I'll be leaving at nine in the morning. How was the party? And Jess? Is her foot feeling better?
from ollia :
Well, BitTorrent is just another P2P sharing protocol, so it's probably not much different than LimeWire or Ares. I use Ares, as do several of my friends, and as long as we keep our computers virus- and spyware- swept, we never have problems. I don't use it frequently, but if you're looking for a hard-to-find album, it's great. And depending on the amount of people downloading the file you're trying to get, it's relatively quick.
from ollia :
Oh, and have fun at your party. :) I don't have to tell you that, I know -- just some well-wishing before you leave.
from ollia :
Of course you do! It was just that Billy Corgan is, to me, sort of a representative for all the older men of the world, even if he isn't quite a real person. It's unfair to say that a man is "uncool" because he would spend time with a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old.
from writergrrl88 :
Congratulations on your well-deserved happiness and adventures!!!
from ollia :
Thank you -- I will. I do keep the wrapper on mine for a time, but I like to buy coverings for the journals (I save the wrapper in the little pocket on the back). Most recently: http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=11315511
from ollia :
Thank you -- I'll remember that. I don't have nightmares frequently, but when I do, they're terrible.
from ollia :
I love Moleskines, as well -- it's a sad obsession, really. Whenever I get a new one, I always want to scrawl in it right away, but I never can. It's like... I have to have a little sacred acquaintance period before I ever put anything in it.
from agirlinjuly :
hey its been a long long time, idk if you still want it my password is swordfish..... my diary is wrecked...and i'm just having some moments of reminiscing so i wont be starting up again but if you want to look back feel free hope you are happy and well agirlinjuly
from revisions :
*titled*
from revisions :
well it was a big learning curve considering that i devoted most of my study to ancient greek. the piece is title the book of steps. time's running out on my degree so i need to get back to work one of these days...
from revisions :
systematic theology. i was writing about a 4th century syriac text but haven't finished yet. i ran out of steam about a year ago.
from bi-pet :
age difference that is.. was.. maybe..
from revisions :
therapy of desire - master's program. martha nussbaum and sarah coakley changed everything for me that year.
from shotvodka :
I'm sorry it's been so long. How are you doing?
from ollia :
The goblins... well, I blame that on David Bowie entirely.
from ollia :
I'd very much like to watch the movie and discuss it with you. And about the wife thing -- I must look like someone who should be married to an older man (or maybe I just look wifely in general), because I've been asked that on various occasions. Once was at a funeral, and the man in question happened to be my stepmother's older brother, which was... awkward, in a way.
from ollia :
"Atonement" tore me apart.
from karaokekatey :
I am envious of your decision...sending your resume to Maastricht. I had an opportunity to work with a very brilliant scientist in Rotterdam. I turned it down of course on account of familial matters. I do very much hope that everything works out the way you want.
from gia-carangi :
When I was working in a bookstore, I told one of my co workers about the problems I was having with Limewire and she told me to download Ares. I've been using it ever since. The downloads are even a bit quicker than Limewire.
from ollia :
I love war/romance movies -- I think I'll go get it tonight.
from revisions :
je ne sais pas. malheursement qu'est le problème. well done for having read nussbaum, by the way. she's definitely a favorite of mine.
from ollia :
Wow! I'm impressed. You know, I don't think it's a gender thing, though. Sometimes there are just things that you have to do to make yourself happy.
from girl101 :
research so far; full memo, closed (given cases) -regarding an ohio dram shop statute & liability for liquor permit holders, regarding 3rd party off premise tort claims. significant discussion of noticeable intoxication, actual knowledge, & proximate cause. full memo, open (all research by us)- regarding an oklahoma defamation statute & potential cause of action for university student accused of cheating in an e-mail sent to 30 of her classmates. libel; publication, actual malice, privelege . . . e.g. ;) xx
from ollia :
Well, I'm very happy to hear that you'll be voting Blue. Although I do respect her, Palin has about as much experience with foreign policy as... well, as I do. And I don't buy the mother thing; being a mother is not a reason to ask for votes.
from misfitstray :
I love Zero 7 too :), Maybe you could try Jam & Spoon (Triptomatic fairytale) too. That's nice music as well and Cornelius Claudio Kreusch with the album "life is beautiful"
from revisions :
eh nothing's gone wrong. i just still haven't found what i'm looking for...
from boyecho :
ohhhhhhh... i'm in the process. always. [such a cop-out, i know]
from gia-carangi :
Thank you =) I read your recent entry about Limewire. You should use Ares. I've never had a problem with it.
from inimitable :
oh, there is nothing new. just feeling..protective. un:inimitable pw:weareinthistogether
from karaokekatey :
Then, of course, I would disable any securities measures just for you
from trainyard :
i'm happy for you hedgehog..
from boyecho :
i really enjoy reading of your adventures.
from karaokekatey :
poems are always welcome.
from karaokekatey :
i find your "bad things" questionnaire quite interesting. My list of bad deeds is quite long but I might have some time to answer some of the questions.
from karaokekatey :
I do not smoke...anymore. But my brand of choice then was the boring standard around here marlboro light 100s.
from karaokekatey :
I got the university to dig "Until the Sun Falls" out of storage for me. It should be ready tomorrow. I am looking forward to some Mongol reading :)
from karaokekatey :
I have never heard of Dunhill Milds. Hip choice, huh?
from fifidellabon :
Well, I can tell you that Kent still is gorgeous, in fact both Northern corners are still quite nice. And the Sleeping Giant park really hasn't changed much from when I am guessing that you were in NH. All along the shore like Branford, Guilford and Madison are still nice but a bit ChiCHi I am told, as compared to Way Back When. XOFifi
from karaokekatey :
I will have to track down the book. and I suppose I'll keep ya around for a little while longer :)
from karaokekatey :
Mongolian history...you're a jack of all trades. Why couldn't we have known each other 6 years ago.
from tofalldivine :
In the related instance, I was no such Lola. My natural childlike naivety appealed to the old man and I had no idea. A meeting in his office nearly left my honor besmirched before I narrowly escaped. My boyfriend saw it coming but sadly, I did not. I think I will stick with a 4 year difference instead of a 40 year one. I don't deal well with sexual predators.
from karaokekatey :
The game? Unthinkable & depressing. 5 1/2 out of 7 isn't too shabby. I've decided it would be pretty difficult for most to obtain 7/7 without having some major character flaw that cancels everything else out.
from karaokekatey :
I know...Vancouver. Who woulda thunk it?? :)
from karaokekatey :
Your last entry made me sigh...the Outer Banks. A very lovely and perfect destination. How I do wish it were closer.
from karaokekatey :
neko case...a very good choice. Hold On, Hold On is my favorite song of hers.My favorite line..."In the end I was the mean girl or somebody's in between girl" I always love to read about what you're listening to because so much of the time, it is what I am listening to as well. Maybe I need to look you up on last.fm Take care ♥
from gia-carangi :
the beauty of last.fm is that i am reminded of great bands like the stranglers. i'm glad i found you on last.fm too =)
from tofalldivine :
givenasoul/silk
from evasively :
i am surprisingly wonderful =] how about yourself?
from aeka :
Remember that book you sent me: A Sport and A Pastime? There was that wonderful line Dean's friend said when he met his friend's younger lover: "I was starting high school and masturbating when she was born".
from aeka :
I think what the female voice is saying is: "Silly American, we're Russian, and it is against our nature to make things practical and convenient--that includes schedules, information, and communication!"
from bombasine :
it's not a particularly impressive repair. the problem is, in honda civics, the exhaust manifold and the catalytic converter are just one part, so if the manifold cracks, it is very expensive to replace. it's easy to patch yourself, though - just groove out the crack with a tungsten carbide bit and fill it in with thermosteel.
from ollia :
Thank you, and I'm sorry. I'm just so moody, sometimes, and I'm not really sure where I want to go with this. I'm not sure who I want to read it. So, please be patient with me. :)
from revisions :
thank you. perhaps they'll be more now that the whole uganda saga has ended. :)
from greenteacup :
I can't wait to watch Burn After Reading, I think it comes out next month here. I'm glad you think it's good and everything. xxx
from sephiragrace :
thank you very very 'vur much!
from and-darling :
Well, I'm not too sure how to explain it. I love the way they look, and how gentle they are... At the same time, though, I don't think I could ever make a move. Unlike men, women are hard to understand and read sexually... Despite the fact that I am one, I feel much more comfortable leading a man on. I don't know. There's this girl at my work who had a small growing infactuation with me. At the same time it makes me want to do things with her, but at the same time I'd like to settle down. Plus, we're both preoccupied with significant others (both men). Temptation is a fucked up thing.
from karaokekatey :
Lost in Translation is also a fav of mine. i may have to dig it out later.
from sephiragrace :
i loved the last entry. and the yeah yeah yeah's are amazing. I would love to see them live.
from writergrrl88 :
My favorite airport is Syracuse (Hancock International). It's small enough to navigate quickly, has fabulous car-rental services, and a lovely little bar past security where you can get a copy of Maxim along with a tasty red wine. Whenever I'm in Syracuse, I always feel like jetting off elsewhere and never returning to the Midwest -- it's so lovely there, so other-worldly.
from karaokekatey :
Galveston was lovely. Very disappointing to have to come home to 40 degree weather. It was 45 fucking degrees this morning! I should not leave the state anymore, at least to warmer climates anyway. It is such a letdown when I have to come home to this :(
from ollia :
Thanks. My father put it up to scare the rodents out of our field (which is pointless, because there's nothing in it). He told me it was real, and for a whole afternoon, I believed him.
from writergrrl88 :
When flying (unless expressly for business I must conduct immediately after landing), I usually put the laptop and other carry-on necessities (iPod, books, etc.) into a messenger bag with some vague pop-culture reference. I learned during one of my last trips that a bio-hazard symbol does not go over well during the stowage of carry-on luggage.
from bloodyscars :
i have been awake all morning, reading your entries and soaking up your words. i've missed you.
from ollia :
I think I'm here to stay. Even if my posts aren't genius, or any better than anyone else's, I need them. Even if no one ever sees them, I feel like I need to post several times per day. It might be better if no one ever sees them. And I will keep reading you. I saw in some entry that your readers are leaving, for various reasons (the majority of which, I thought were at least a little silly). But even if our opinions differ, I will try to keep looking forward. There is absolutely no sense in complaining.
from ollia :
Actually, I've been reading more and more of your archives. You're pretty interesting, you know.
from ollia :
Which Aug. 29? And do you mean that? I don't intend to be pushy, but I do wonder.
from ollia :
Thanks. I'm kind of an entry-adding fiend.
from gia-carangi :
i sacrificed my cashmere capelet for my hamster's medicine. His name is Collie. When the vet showed me the estimate, i started to feel woozy. Then i told him he had to trim the bill down A LOT.
from ollia :
You're pretty... brilliant.
from incog-notion :
thanks for the note, stranger. i've been hanging out at linda.curious-notions.net
from silentletter :
thank you for the sweet compliment! twice even! I'm completely flattered. my writing has changed since I began both this and LJ and it feels good to know that someone out there still likes what I have to say, even if it is less poetic now than before, sometimes.
from girlkisses :
I have had a lover with a bald spot and lovers with receding hairlines. And I was no less enthralled with them because of hair. I know many males that are my age and older who are rapidly losing their hair because of genetics. It means nothing. I'd rather have a man who knows how to make me feel good than one with a full head of hair.
from and-darling :
Emily Hanes, lead singer of Metric, has lost her ability to perform--sadly. I've gone to three of Metric's concerts and she's gotten progressively worse... I don't think there's the same passion for the band. If you like her voice, though, she has a side project of sorts "Emily Hanes and the Soft Skeletons". I think it might be her new direction.
from inkfruit :
Oh, I feel so vastly unintelligent and uncultured sometimes, when I read your entries. I need to go listen to all of the music you're writing about. Also, don't you name your vehicles and gadgets? Or at least, just your vehicles?
from and-darling :
I'd just like to let you know (again), that you're extremely intelligent, and intelligent men are just as capable of getting women as rich, young, and "handsome" men. The idea of attractiveness far exceeds that of appearance-- which also encompasses sexual attraction. If you were to use your intelligence as a pick-up for lovely lithe women on your adventures, I'd guarantee you'd have more of them carrying toothbrushes to and fro your apartment. You just need the confidence to pursue what you'd like.
from and-darling :
But of course. I'm always prepared for anything.
from and-darling :
I think all a woman really needs on a list of the morning after and such would be her makeup bag and a toothbrush. My purse will always have a small container of perfume, my contact case, eyeliner, lip gloss, and a toothbrush. Nothing quite like getting up in the morning and hopping into a car in the same black dress that got you into trouble the previous night.
from inkfruit :
I tried to mail you from Myrtle Beach, but I couldn't find a post office. I wrote on a very lovely set of cards, and put two stamps on because I was afraid the letter was too heavy, and never got the chance to mail it. I missed reading you, especially since the weather wasn't what I'd hoped, there was nothing to do all day, and I came back with lots of freckles, and no tan, and no exciting stories to tell. Well, anyway. Consider this the Great Big Hug of zeros and ones. You'll get your letter at some point.
from inkfruit :
If you mean playlists with the actual songs, then yes, you can, but in doing so, you will remove the actual playlist from your own library. Ho-hum.
from shoot-down :
her name is crystle, and she's actually been a very close friend of mine for years.
from inkfruit :
You're on my quilt, now.
from inkfruit :
I have to say -- the excerpts you posted were disheartening. I don't have a List, nor do I know anyone who does, but just the thought of people having Lists, and comparing them, made me sad.
from inkfruit :
No worries. I enjoy reading -- if I didn't, I would stop. And, of course you can be a patch. Also, thanks.
from inkfruit :
Well, I certainly am reading! Quietly, but I am reading. I have little experience with the things you write about, that's all. I can't really comment about something I've never done myself, or known other people to do. But I'm listening.
from trainyard :
well... i'm pretty bad with accessing my e-mail account but it's blue-hour@web.de. give it a shot and i'll might respond..
from writergrrl88 :
If you've not watched it already, I recommend the film version of "Prozac Nation" -- though the book is far better, the film is visually appealing in a way I think might provide much-needed distraction for you right now.
from girl101 :
thank you.. i feel like with all the traveling i've time-traveled through summer. i'm having fun exploring my new city :) how are you?
from inkfruit :
Historian, hmm? That sounds like a rather... enlightening career path. Anyway, I'm very glad that I'm reading you, too. You write so incredibly well, but also, I miss the way DiaryLand used to be, when users would write in great length, and with greater frequency. And thank you.
from trainyard :
ups - foucault doesn't make me thin (wtf!?). anyhoo... right now i'm trying myself out on nietzsche (thus spoke zarathustra - in german) and something a little lighter which is 'marching powder' by rusty young. you?
from trainyard :
foucault.. i haven't read all that much by him but what i've read i liked. he makes me thin and think and re-think and realise and so forth -
from inkfruit :
Oh, and here, I thought I was reading your diary in the stealthiest manner possible -- how did you find me? But yes. Lord Henry Wotton. Everything of yours that I have read reminds me so much of him, influences me the way he influenced Dorian. I'm not sure how I feel about that yet, but I'm glad you don't plan on leaving soon.
from dragprincess :
found birth records for her siblings. last name is stephens? jesus, i sound like a total psycho stalker.
from venusianfire :
re: girls who say "oh you're so smart....which means not fuckable"...not worth your time. Intelligence gets me off everytime. I could never fuck a himbo. and there are a lot of girls out there just like me in that regaurd....
from shoot-down :
quiet interesting. how about yours? i should call you soon.
from karaokekatey :
i sent you an email last night to your diaryland address? did you get it or was I lost in some sort of filter ;) Just checking. I look forward to correspondence.
from fidelitykill :
Your second note made me smile. It's good to know that I live on a planet that still contains grammar-and-spelling-conscious human beings.
from fidelitykill :
I only meant that, just because a girl hasn't asked you for hotel sex, it doesn't mean that she doesn't value you. But I suppose people measure their value in different ways.
from fidelitykill :
You know, I don't think that the amount of hotel sex you have determines your value.
from karaokekatey :
I'll send an email address.
from dragprincess :
Heard from Ice Cream Creatures! Message was: Subject: RE: Mcearstix she's pretty much abandoned everyone. No idea. Hmmm...looks like we need to keep playing Nancy Drew.
from karaokekatey :
I have a fear of publishing my thesis, too. Of course it is far from completion, but I share your fears of mockery and derision and being labeled a “Rube.” I was raised in Iowa. Corn jokes or potato jokes (for those morons who confuse Iowa for Idaho) get old, believe me. I would much rather admit I was from Louisiana. I am constantly trying to measure up/compete with younger, far smarter colleagues. Fear of rejection sucks. As far as sex is concerned, all the advice I have to give is just take a deep breath and go for it. Having a lot of money and a kick-ass physique is an added plus, but personally, I am much more attracted to man who can compete with me intellectually, who has a J.O.B., someone who will make me laugh, doesn’t expect to look like a supermodel in the morning, likes fine wine and generally is able to care for himself. If you don’t mind my asking, what happened in law school that destroyed your self confidence?
from karaokekatey :
Well, to all those sex bloggers, talk show hosts, sex and the city characters that declare a man must be huge in order to please a woman, I say bullshit! Before meeting my ex-husband, I had a one nighter with an *extremely* well-endowed fella and honest to god I was scared. It was painful and I was forced to take ibuprofen just to get through the next day. Maybe if you've got very accommodating anatomy, large men are the way to go, but I certainly don't. When a man is pushing 8 or 9 inches, there aren't too many women out there who can accommodate that. Average is just fine with me. Personally, I would rather be able to walk the next day. Also, I don't believe that most women would only ever consider sleeping with a man unless he is ultra buff, wealthy, or an acrobat in bed. If they do, those women are shallow and probably not worth it anyway. And if she mocks him to her friends, she's a bitch and most definitely not worth the time. There are other pre-requisites that a man must meet in order for me to consider sleeping with them. That's my take on it anyway
from saudades :
Thanks for the good luck wishes. :)
from karaokekatey :
I don't think I ever corrupted any young boys in my younger years, rather I allowed myself to be corrupted by older men. And I wish I could have danced in questionable venues till dawn. In the midwest, questionable venues were mainly somebody's corn/soybean field. Kidding.
from karaokekatey :
Golden Ratio by Mario Livio copyright 2002 - so it is very possible that it was the same book, but I suppose there are dozen of books on phi out there. Hmmm. Illegal extracurricular activies - lots of X, marijuana, some coke. The ex and his friend stole a car from a nearby apartment complex and we had fun driving it around in the middle of the night. It was safely returned about 4 am with probably an excess of 100 miles on it or so. I remember stealing a lot of beer and cigarettes from the nearby gas station all while under the influence of earlier mentioned substances. Not extremely proud of my past. I was pretty messed up. And yes, correspondence would be lovely
from karaokekatey :
Funny, my sister accused of being pretentious just a few weeks ago. We were picking out bridesmaids dresses for her wedding and while waiting for the other girls to stuff themselves into their taffeta nightmares I pulled out a book on the golden ratio. My sister said, "Why are you always so pretentious? Who reads a *math* book at a bridal boutique?" my mother shook her head sadly, probably equally embarrassed and thinking the same thing. But I think your statement was perfect. It's not because I want to impress anyone. It's because math is my world and it's what I do and what I have done for a very long time. They're just lucky I didn't pull out a big textbook on fourier transforms or fuzzy logic.
from sunstargirl :
*scratches head* is the password I gave you not working?
from sunstargirl :
what a totally random thing to list and share. I'm so down! I'll put my list up in my next update tomorrow.
from dearroberta :
most that know and love me would laugh at the idea of me being a delight. I am more of the impossibly brattish kind....
from dearroberta :
you get the "A" dear Hoggie....
from flamingbird :
thankyou for the reccomendations, I will be sure to look them up. I get more angular everyday. It's strange to watch my body go through this change. And yet I a completely enthralled by it. There is a third face....she too is in the venusian profile..... Musically, it depends on the type of sex I am having. I like loud angry music for fucking, for that angry as hell sex....and I like sensual music for love making. I don't know. It vairies with my mood. But it's certainly interesting to think about.
from karaokekatey :
I like the idea of "dr." too. I am going to start practicing writing my name with dr. in front so when the day comes I will be prepared. And yes, we must talk music sometime...
from flamingbird :
Dearest Hoggie, Bird is but the other side of the fire....both are me. (This is my softer side...though I am beginning fear there are no curves or softeness, just less angularity....) Nervous energy reading, currently I am reading My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead. I am a classicist at heart but will read almost anything with a decent reccomendation from anyone not Oprah....have been thinking a lot about your sex-music entry...wouldn't you music is sex? And that sex is music? Sex has a music all of it's own, it's fluid and sticky, an orchestra of bodily sounds, not always ones attributed to pleasantries, but the sucking, slapping sounds that make a sweet music all their own. Music is sex for your senses.
from o-twinkle-o :
ty so much for your notes and compliments!
from pondlife :
Black Tape For A Blue Girl, I'd completely forgotten them, thank you.
from karaokekatey :
I'd pretty much forgotten Unto Ashes until you mentioned them. I love them, esp. Empty Into White album. I listened to them quite frequently once upon a time. I will have to dig them out again. thank you. Your music lists have also reminded me of another group I listened to way back and need to rediscover - elysian fields. I do very much enjoy your music lists. I am always in search of dark, obscure, enchanting music to listen to on humid nights while sipping red wine
from sky-rocket :
sorry i haven't said hello lately.
from pondlife :
Flood I-Sisters of Mercy
from pondlife :
Different music for different lovers. And why am I reduced over night to a fascinating enigma? I so enjoyed being elegant, at least for one week.
from pondlife :
And sex music, clearly I have no original notions at all. I thought that was in my head only.
from pondlife :
'I looked over at ice and vodka dripping down an apartment wall and didn't know for a second what to tell her.' Every entry has at least one vignette that stands out for me, this struck a familiar chord.
from baneberry :
pretty : please (and please delete this)
from and-darling :
I remember this one night after a full trip on Psilocybin... I stood on my Will's balcony naked and smoked one of those strawberry cigarellos while watching the trees finsih their last little show. Three in the morning. I find that after the drug, I feel most comfortable with my body. Don't think I could ever skinny dip where someone could see me.
from fifidellabon :
You're a very sweet man...xoFifi
from venusianfire :
oh but of course dear Hoggie you would be more partial to the desert-scape....but I haunt with far more finesse than I apparate...
from venusianfire :
dear Hoggie! Your request has been fulfilled.
from trainyard :
what age classifies girl?
from trainyard :
i wonder how many girls ever whispered that into their partners ear...
from locony :
Thank you very much.
from dragprincess :
God, that's weird. But she was weird. In a very interesting way. I wonder if we could somehow track her down - would it be odd to ask the ICC on MySpace? My mom gave me "The School" to read by Barthelme when I was in high school (she's an English/journalism professor) and I've loved him ever since.
from dragprincess :
hey - did you ever find out what happened to christian at mcearstix? she was such an interesting writer and colorful soul.....
from and-darling :
I don't know... A lot of the women I find myself around are trouble makers; it'd just stress me out.
from pondlife :
You realise of course that the taboo lover resides in New Orleans. The weekend was rubbish, the house is empty except for myself until mid-week, so I'm rather lonely and sulking. There's a new girl, Dolly, dancing at the doors of the gulf.
from pondlife :
Only ghost mists, and Ferry's 'Your Painted Smile'
from and-darling :
How've you been, sir? I'm going to University come January for open studies... The idea of being invigorated mentally once again is exciting. No one around here can talk to me about books and poetry.
from karaokekatey :
I took a course on fractals and chaos a year ago and used a Mac to draw and analyze some fractals by a variety of methods. There are even tutorials on the web where you can create your own fractals. The mathematics aren't too terribly difficult and certainly more interesting than say calculus(bleh!) I'm always up for learning something new so I can be labeled either crazy or weird. Pretty much don't care, though. Lorenz attractor (chaos) is also an interest of mine. They make pretty pictures, too! :)
from pondlife :
After little more than some gusty rain Cristobal has moved up the coast to NC. I feel cheated. It's Norman Mailer this summer, An American Dream. New Orleans, Savannah, or Whilmington? I'm curious which sultry southern city you call home.
from pondlife :
I'm not sure which of us is channeling the other, but Gentlemen Take Polaroids has been in my car cd player for a week now. Taking Islands In Africa is fine for daylight, but better for night, agreed. Regarding the oft grey Atlantic and wrought iron, I do tend to watch one from behind the other, single malt in hand whilst Darkest Dreaming drifts through tropic night air, like so many harbour town ghosts. I should feel vulnerable, having been depicted so true to life. Instead I feel understood. Which in turn feels completely alien. Playlist to follow.
from porzellan :
To go back like that and read what I wrote is interesting to me too. It goes back to 2003 when I started writing here under my first name. I saved all the entries when it was found years ago by someone I didn't want reading it. I used to live on Weingartenstrasse. I always loved that.
from atwowaydream :
Honestly, anyone (who is dear to my heart) who will not sit and read to me The Giving Tree, is just not worth knowing. Children's books do bring a sense of romance and whimsy. Feeling childlike is the safest, most wonderful feeling in the world.
from califlowers :
Just go to your regular "add an entry" page. At the top, there should be something like "post as guest? quietsecrets" which you can click on to make a post. As for the layout, well. It just sort of came out.
from quietsecrets :
I've started this somewhat public diary, and I thought your posts might add something to it. Come take a look at it, if you want, and if you'd rather not be a member, I understand. You're already approved if you do decide to post.
from sweetmiser :
Mmm, I know. I'm a sucker for a boy in a scarf.
from bi-pet :
how come you know so much about me and i know nothing about you? they are just general studies of social work issues..
from bi-pet :
wow - you've got a memory! nope, i finished my thesis in november last year. now i'm engaging in social work studies..
from sweetmiser :
I just thought I'd let you know that I'm still reading your diary, but I had to take you off of this profile.
from baneberry :
Well, thanks for everything. All you have to do is drop a note, or write an e-mail, you know. And I'll certainly see about those survey things.
from baneberry :
Perfect. But don't say anything to anyone about the connection -- it's supposed to be a somewhat anonymous diary, and the more real-life friends (and some online) I have finding out about it, the less intimate it becomes.
from outer-jessie :
It absolutely was.
from baneberry :
You'll know it when you find it, I think. And it's nice to hear that someone doesn't mind tall girls. I think you might feel differently if you were buying a pair of pants for one, though. :) Also, thank you for reading -- I'll continue to read you as well. You've captured my interest.
from karaokekatey :
Broseph is another term for bro, dude, man, etc. It could be used in a derogatory manner, or a term of endearment. Unfortunately, I've dated a few of these kinda guys I described and just the other day a very good friend of mine got duped by one, so I decided to vent about them here. Good decision on the 80gb ipod, btw. i have an 8 gb nano and it's almost full. What I like most about the nano is that it is small enough to stick in my pocket.I've thought about getting just a regular ipod classic but I don't know what I would do with all that space. I suppose I could download movies or something.
from pondlife :
Taking The Viel is one of my favourite songs by David Sylvian. Strange browsing through your diary and finding some of my comfort songs mentioned. After my mother was gone I listened to her music, it was comforting in an odd sort of way. Kate Bush, Hounds of Love, the entire album, every night. Morbid, I know. You're an interesting fellow, will come back after more sleep and less scotch.
from baneberry :
Haha -- is it? Now I'm approximately 5'10" and I terrify everyone. But you're welcome, anyway. I'm afraid I can't give you the URL for my other diary -- it's sort of a personal diary, but, as I tell my friends, if you happen upon it and leave it a note, I'll fess up. Mmmm, yes, well, I enjoy driving anywhere, really. :)
from writergrrl88 :
You're making a great decision about the iPod!!!
from baneberry :
Definitely would recommend getting an 80GB. Even if you think you could never possibly use that much space, you'll probably consume it through the course of time. Also, black is the way to go -- but make sure that, if it's the classic, you get a soft case for it, because they scratch pretty easily. </rant>
from enfinblue :
It was almost shockingly therapeutic, I must say. I recommend it.
from pondlife :
Thank you, will have a look at your diary. Posts are few & far between, time being a scarce commodity. Scandal, however, abounds and will always find its way onto these pages. So stay tuned I suppose, and thanks again.
from sequindaisy :
Long time no talk. :). Life is hectic but going good. And with you?
from karaokekatey :
Thanks for the complement. That phrase came to me one day a couple of years ago and I've never been able to use it till now. I'm glad you liked it. I would offer some of my playlists but I am more of an alt/indie/folk kinda girl these days and don't listen much to electronica/trip-hip, etc. BTW, Sigur Ros is very beautiful. Do give a listen! Interpol kicks ass but I don't think I have ever seen the video you're referring to. I wonder if you could locate it on youtube. Hmmm. A couple of interpol songs i'd recommend are "obstacle 1" and "nyc."
from mspsyched1 :
I am doing really well at the moment. I actually dont have any complaints. Life is good. =)
from outer-jessie :
I should think so. Throw caution to the wind, don't worry about how it looks or how it will be written or described (if ever), just go try it. Step out of your comfort zone - you can do it for free. For instance...how about thinking love instead of sex? How about doing things because they're fun, not because they're poetic? Go do something visceral.
from outer-jessie :
Life is beautiful - you can't even imagine! Well stop imagining anyway, go out and live a beautiful life of your own.
from karaokekatey :
Postscript...I forgot to mention that as I was reading your latest entry, just as you mentioned that Imogen Heap was playing in the background, "Breathe In" came up on my iPod. Freaky weird. I got the chills.
from karaokekatey :
Thanks for stopping by. I've noticed you've left me a few notes now and again and I'm not being intentionally rude by my lack of response, it's just that I'm hesitant to start anything here again. I'm not so confident in my writing capabilities anymore and I don't really have much to say anyway. I guess we'll see what transpires...:) I've enjoyed reading your words again. I'm glad there's still somebody left out there that was around when I was around. familiarity is nice. take care
from sumi37 :
hmmm.....I spent years trying to lose my accent. From the time I was 10 - when a teacher ridiculed my broad Piedmont drawl, I tried. And I was successful - but I lost some of me in the process. I've spent years trying to find it again. Yet I always try on other accents - often. A word. A phrase. The vocal chameleon in me has now become me. So by all means - disguise your accent - but keep it safe somewhere - so you can take it out and visit for a spell...... :) And I *do* have my own telegraph key. dahdahditditdit ditditditdahdah!
from fruitbat20 :
yellow curry all around. snorting that might help your sinuses. i'm a pansy, so just eating it does it for me.
from bi-pet :
definitely. thank you for your advice. i guess, i just like tragedies sometimes ;)
from bi-pet :
low clouds, short days, wind - dwelling on the boy. stupid me. i should let go but i can't let go... uuuaaarrrggghhhh!!
from bi-pet :
definitely but winter is the time to dwell on old ones...
from shoot-down :
:) i definitely think so.
from suckledhoney :
Thank you.
from atwowaydream :
a song for you tonight, Pj Harvey's "Angelene". Doesn't it just make you feel. . . so very. . .moody?
from shoot-down :
thankyou. i'm not really sure. usually its my choice to ruin things.
from atwowaydream :
I found your High Windows entry so very beautiful, and quite touching. The past is the past, but it is always interesting to read somewhat intimately about yours. Oh, and the entry after, your explanation of the Old Testament/New Testamant truly had me gripping my sides in giggles for a good two minutes.
from fifidellabon :
...the higher, the fewer.../Fifi Pee Ess All Mourning Doves are named "Pinky"...
from outer-jessie :
Riddle me this...how does a boy in the world end up thinking the way you do? So detached, so clinical...and as if you don't deserve any of it. How did that happen to you?
from revisions :
somewhere between just plain shitty and royally fucked.
from bi-pet :
i´m a nostalgic one
from writergrrl88 :
It's always so nice when someone else understands how a Diet Sprite can still be classified a Coke. This is something Northerners never will understand. :)
from shotvodka :
Sorry I took so long. I tend to flit in and out of this place, otherwise I get into some sort of entry-frenzy and end up becoming ever so depressed. How did your night go? What films did you watch? I have to say that I claim to be a movie nut but when it boils down to it, haven't really watched that many films. But I'm getting there. Also, what was your drink of choice? I've been a vodka girl for a fair few months now and seem to be horribly stuck in that habit.
from girlkisses :
...Or perhaps the man who picked her up wasn't the same who dropped her off...it might have been him, it might have been others with him there, or it might have been someone else entirely, someone she didn't know...
from inimitable :
it is possible.
from atwowaydream :
a song for making laundry, or mid-morning sunday chores fun: "He Keeps Me Alive" by Sally Shapiro. Has the ethereal quality you crave, but still lots of fun.
from saudades :
Let me see, Celestial Clockwork is a little fairy-tale film (I don't even know who the director is) with Ariadna Gil (the mother in Pan's Labyrinth) as Ana, a young woman who leaves her fiancé (never shown) at the altar to take a plane to Paris and achieve her dream of singing opera. She immediately finds a group of Spanish-speaking immigrants who can give her a place to sleep on the floor. But Celeste the eccentric video artist will seek to ruin Ana's hopes. Meanwhile, she meets assorted characters who help her along. A crying shrink, a gay fortune-teller, and Toutou: Sorcière Bantu, who I guess is a Santería practitioner. There's even an Argentine communist wearing a big poncho at a salsa party. Good to see if you like scrambled films and fun, pastel images.
from gia-carangi :
i had to kick her out. she stinks, even with my deodorant on =)
from sunstargirl :
really, no cheese? That's interesting. I don't think I've ever met someone who doesn't like cheese. I read somewhere once that when polled, a group of vegans all universally said that they missed cheese the most of any food their diet had to restrict. The article then went on to describe how cheese actually has an opiate-like effect on the brain.
from tooths :
I felt so awkward I had to hang up and turn off my phone. When I turned it back on, I had three voicemails. And today I had to face him at work, which was fine, because when I walked in he goes "Hey Momma". Apparently, he doesn't remember or doesn't want to remember the uncomfortableness of it all.
from pansdaughter :
I'll email when I get a bit of time.. catching up is always fun, ah the nostalgia. ;) My email is syntheticdecay[at]gmail[dot]com
from gia-carangi :
His writing is so dense with description, yet it is so fluid. He was describing strawberries and i could actually smell them even though i haven't taken claritin in a while! =)
from fifidellabon :
Ravers! How strange! I was just thinking of you and BOUM! a message! (That word "message" always reminds me of "And now...a massage from the Prime Minister...") Well, no one ever asks me about my weekend plans. Shall I tell you all? Tonight I was going to watch a film or two to take the edge off of my Lakotah Lust, but things are encrazenating here and I am getting cross. Ned is gigging, so that means tomorrow morning, Biba and I will be out-of-house. Farm markets and the like. I have also to properly re-stake and tie the lilac tree so that my next-doors don't chop it to bits. Lovely women, I feel certain you'd like them, but a bit crazy with the garden shears. Sazeracs for apero, I think, and plenty of nicky-nacky-noo. We've the Most Annoying Friend coming over Sunday and it's gaming as well, but I shall deffo require a nap at some point. However, these are just plans. A woman I knew once used to say "Man plans, God laughs" so really who can say what my actual weekend shall be like? I was reading your notes, and I had thought that you might have been in BR, but if you are 35 indeed, then we weren't in the same class. But no matter. I hope that you are having a lovely weekend! /Fifi
from southeast :
southeast/hug
from shotvodka :
I did get the piercing in the end. After all the messing around and everyone trying to psych me out, I just went for it. Two friends and I went for it all together, and so I'm glad that they did as well otherwise I don't believe I would have gone through with it. Do you have any piercings? This weekend, well Friday night's pretty much over to be honest and it's been a nice chance to stay in and relish some time to myself to be honest. Oh and not to mention some one-on-one time with my Playstation 2... proper geeking out sessions was well overdue. Tomorrow's all about the partying, though. Should be interesting, providing things don't go too far. How about you?
from sunstargirl :
Are you saying that the answer to how you came across my diary lies somewhere in your archives? Do I know you from real life? I wasn't aware that I knew any 35 year old lawyers in Baton Rouge...
from sunstargirl :
My my my, you do have a penchant for obscurity, don't you? I must confess that, while you are already well aware of this, I don't really understand the whole Japanese Corporate Cuteness storyline here. When in doubt, I improvise. Thus, I'm fairly certain the Palawa should be included on your list of sworn enemies. They're gatekeepers to the Underworld, you know. Something tells me I'm going to have to read Paul Pinn's story to fully understand this Muffled Oar thing. But I digress, you've popped up out of no where and refuse to tell me where you came from, so now I'm left feeling like a Japanese anthropologist must have spiked my morning latte with LSD or something. I suppose it is better to wait for your story to unfold organically rather than drill you with a dozen questions all at once, but I have to say I find this all very entertaining and patience has never been one of my stronger virtues. I always have to read a book all in one sitting because I cannot wait to find out how it ends. Maybe you could just give me a hint of how you found me? While the Hello Kitty megalomania is an attractive distraction, I'm still stuck on the mystery of your arrival in my notes section (I have my reasons for being skeptical/paranoid) and I can't solve THIS enigma without at least one clue. C'mon, help a girl out, either unmask yourself or at least give me a breadcrumb to follow.
from urbanbones :
I'm sorry to hear that -- what's the point of giving someone a semester-only contract? Civics was always a fun class for me, and I had a really fantastic teacher who had the same contract problem. But anyway, how did law school work out?
from urbanbones :
Hmm. Well, maybe I'll have a listen, then.
from gia-carangi :
I just borrowed "King, Queen, Knave" by Nabokov yesterday. I haven't started it yet, but I am excited!
from atwowaydream :
You should youtube Craig Armstrong featuring Liz Fraser's "This Love", if only for the song. . . very moody, very vodka and cherries. Also, have you listened to "Wake Up In New York"?
from sephiragrace :
yeah, i'll tell you about it later. lol
from sunstargirl :
Well, if it's the Amalekites they're after, I'm afraid they're only a couple thousand years too late! I'm not sure if you've heard, but the Israelites already wiped them out, right down to their last piece of cattle, in the time of Saul and Samuel. Never fear, however, for according to the Prophecy of Keroppi, a new war will be waged when Florida speaks twice, against the oil lords of the East and Mexicans. It will not be long before everyone speaks English and Hello Kitty may take her proper place as Goddess of Consumerism while her pantheons are erected in every strip mall in the world. Then the anti-trailer park fields to the South will drown in a great flood and Pochacco will kick a soccer ball into the mystical fault line known as the Mississippi which will cause it to open up and release enough Dark Matter with enough gravitational pull to knock the Earth three feet further from the sun, thus restoring normal planetary temperature and weather patterns despite Badtz-Maru's Curse of Pandemic Heating. By the way, how did you come across my site and what made you want to read it?
from urbanbones :
New Orleans, huh? What is it like, there? New England sounds like it might have been fun, and history-teaching sounds like it could also be nice, depending on whether or not it was world history. Where did you travel to, and why didn't you continue teaching? As for falling into other times and places... I wonder what it would be like. To just dive into the atmosphere and appear into nothingness.
from sunstargirl :
Sanrio has taken over the world!!!
from shotvodka :
thank you. :) it means alot to know that people are out there, reading. often people stay silent and although my blogs are made mainly for venting reasons it's nice to know that the writing style is appreciated. i'm going to get right on and read as many as your entries as possible tonight. thank you again. xo
from sunstargirl :
Kanön ol reidön volapuk? ;) email please.
from greenteacup :
I loved L'auberge Espagnole. I had to watch in it one of my classes maybe two years ago, but I really enjoyed it.
from urbanbones :
I'm replying to the last few notes I've received: For the Mustang -- not just emotional investment, although that was a very important part of it, but financial and physical labor went into it, too. So, I think one ride in it is a very meager request. For being naked -- you're probably right, but I still think it would be fun for a lot of people. You would never have to iron, or wash clothes, or worry about what people thought of your outfit. For La Jolla -- I dream of all things, but especially a Californian coast, or a foreign shore like Dubai. I want to dissipate into a distant sea somewhere, and let no one have a memory of me. That requires a little money, of course. And for the rest -- I've been hoarding this conversation for myself; what about you? I read your diary whenever you update, and sometimes I go back into your archives and look around. I appreciate that you're not too difficult to follow, but rarely do I analyze anyone's personal blog. It feels like I'm intruding. I'm unsure of what I want to know, but tell me anything at all.
from tooths :
Someone I'd love to forget. It arrived, I'm replying.
from girlkisses :
That particular balcony was in Southern France. How's that for romanticism? ;)
from tooths :
The people I've asked about the age difference has discouraged me from pursuing these feelings. They say "He's an adult and you're still a child. He's lived and you have yet to live." What are your thoughts on that statement? Shoot me a message on MySpace if you'd like.
from tooths :
You really think so? Would you date an 18yr old?
from urbanbones :
Whoa -- I just saw the magnitude of what I just wrote, and again, I must apologize.
from urbanbones :
:) Well, first of all, vintage cars are sacred. They're not for physical pleasure; they're for driving on infinite roads in Arizona. But the '68 Mustang, particularly a crippled red one with a mismatched hood -- that one especially is not for making out in. A best friend and past boyfriend of mine found one in Philadelphia, and it was absolutely trashed. I mean, completely massacred. It wasn't even worth trying to repair, and no one with any kind of sense would ever buy it; but for us, it was like the stone that Michelangelo created David from. We saw potential in it. And as our relationship progressed, so did the restoration of that car. It took over a year and, even if this sounds silly, the whole process was comparable to raising a child. I put a lot into repairing and hoping for that car, and it sort of became symbolic of the hard work that any real relationship requires. It wasn't something you could drive right off the lot, you know? But as much effort as we both put into these things, it was like everything was against us, and we stopped seeing one another -- like, completely. I never got to even ride around in the Mustang. And I'm not naive, or even a little stupid -- I know what he and his new girlfriend are doing in it, and it wouldn't bother me, except that that car is an integral part of my history. It's more than four tires and a cracked windshield, and it doesn't belong to her. It has no part in her life -- she had nothing to do with its resurrection, or any of the really brutal work that was required of me. She can screw him all day for all I care, but I want my car, and I want it unmolested. Sorry for writing a novel -- I really thought I could summarize this more quickly. But I just finished reading your latest entry, too, and it sort of made me smile. Isn't it funny how something can sound so good in theory, and when it actually happens, it isn't at all what you imagined? You seem like such a wistful person in your diary.
from urbanbones :
Oh, you're quite welcome, of course. I don't receive very many comments, so I like to reply to the ones I do get. And thank you, again, especially for adding my diary to your list of favorites. As for the futon image... :) Lots of people desire something like that, I wouldn't wonder. And Mustangs -- you prefer them dark green to make out in, or just to drive? Cars have always been really symbolic for me, though, and the entry about the cherry-red '68 Mustang -- that particular vehicle means more to me than others. But, anyway, thanks again. I look forward to more writing on your part!
from girlkisses :
Oh, I won't vanish. This is the only home I've had solidly for the past 6 (?) years. Though I am surprised you bother to read my entries...they seem quite different from the ones you mention in yours. Hope that you're enjoying the rain...I almost miss it in this thick California heat, and I do so wish that we got lightning here more than once every blue moon.
from greenteacup :
Hi. Not too bad, I think. It's all a bit dry at the moment, which is a shame- but oh well. How's everything? Hope you're okay :) xxx
from urbanbones :
Thank you! I just read through a few of your entries -- whew! Very descriptive.
from outer-jessie :
Cool. Well read on, as you wish, but please note that I used to be much more interesting in my youth! (Read: read archives ;)
from fifidellabon :
I just wrote you two moon stories/memories, but then I got shy and deleted them. But I did like your blood orange moon entry, it was rahther haunting.../Fifi---wishing you the best!
from pansdaughter :
I am indeed, reincarnated if you will..
from writergrrl88 :
If so desired, one could always call you a LILF (as in, Lawyer ...).
from deuxieme-dix :
My belated thanks. I distinctly remember your diary name- I know it from a past life here. Between my first and second decades.
from tofalldivine :
Hello sir! Who is my llama? I'm not really sure. What, persay, would being my llama involve? Sorry I do not write more often. Life is keeping me busy.
from and-darling :
I'm glad you do. To think of it, I actually admire you greatly-- and so your opinion is, well, important.
from saudades :
I'm afraid to read me is a bit like a trip to Dull World. But if you would like the password to skim a bit, that's okay with me. My e-mail is at the bottom of my profile. ;-)
from atwowaydream :
How do you make a dead baby float? Two scoops of ice cream, one scoop of dead baby.
from and-darling :
Changes, hey? I don't know quite how to explain what I've done... Anyway, when I was exposed to Lain back when I was twelve, it did some changing of me. It was funny too, because prior to that-- I had always noticed that during certain points of the day you can hear the power lines hum.
from mspsyched1 :
Thank you...that really means a lot. And I want you to know that years later you are still on my fav's list and I still read you. It sure has been a long time. (HUGS)
from shoot-down :
hey yeah sorry i always forget to check dland/go around and check my notes. sure i'll add you on LJ :)
from fifidellabon :
Oh, yes! I am deffo All About obscure books! /Fifi
from andwebreathe :
if i loved him deeply, perhaps, but you have to let lovers leave because you have no right to ask them not to, and i will never follow him to tokyo, because he doesn't own my heart. and thank you
from shoot-down :
thankyou endlessly. i'm glad you fell upon my diary and liked it then! how are you?
from mylostangel :
i'm on LJ too, ContagiousEcho. i've been reading a lot of Hunter S Thompson and Kurt Vonnegut. reality has been meaning less and less to me lately, i'm at the point in my life where i believe everything is completely subjective, and i mean everything. i dream a lot of water and living on hippie communes, doing nothing with my life and that lack of direction making me the happiest of everyone i know... and you darling?
from mylostangel :
what did it say? how have you been?
from gia-carangi :
i loved stoned apocalyspe because it showed marco vassi living his life unapologetically. He did some very unsavory things, even by the standards of the sixties. i like that he was never tied down, he took jobs just to earn money, but he was never defined by his paycheck.
from girl101 :
i like reading about your swimming. i miss swimming. it feels so delicious and calming to get in the pool. i'm sure it *will* be a summer for swimming. tell me 1L stories... i'm so excited!
from enfinblue :
Thanks, raven. I liked the image myself. Oh and I've heard of that Krugman paper.
from fifidellabon :
Yes, Tomintoul is good. I loved Tullibardine but I haven't had any since they reworked it. Tamdhu, that is great, tastes like a tack room. Have you had Tobermory? That was my aha! malt, back when it was still vatted. We've got tons of them but a lot of them are older and rare so people get nervous and don't want to drink them. Silly people! If we didn't want to share them, then we wouldn't. I had to use stealth to share our Tesseron Lot 29. That one is not a single malt but I suppose that you already know that.../Fifi
from fifidellabon :
That is exactly why we would give you Dallas Dhu, because you can 't get it anymore, not easily. Dalmore is fine for everyday, as is Jura, which I rahther do like as it is a bit on the sweet side. I love An Cnoc (used to be Knockdu), again, not easily had, and not available in the states, and Glen Mhor is a favourite of mine. Well, off to the races.../Fifi
from enfinblue :
That appeals. Will do. A good challenge and temptation. And yes, listen to Fifi. Fifi has changed my life, actually, and I don't say that lightly. She's an incredible woman. Frankly, I don't understand though how an intelligent man such as you are can't realize that attractiveness has pretty much nothing to do with exterior things - it can easily be cultivated by someone with brains. You're a confusing man. I'm saying this from someone who has a step-father who is under 5 feet in height, having had a growth deficiency in childhood that caused his legs to warp, and who yet has had women swooning over him for as long as I've known him. 'Nuff said. I know that you said that you lack social skills and so on. But so easily cultivated! So easy!
from enfinblue :
And PS Listen to Fifi. She's a genius in the matter of life.
from enfinblue :
I'm not really very religious in a typical sense, either. I, too, love the traditional Anglican services. Honestly, I find it odd that you would want to read my diary. From what I've read of yours I am waaaayy too much of an optimist for you. Cheers.
from fifidellabon :
Oh, Ravers, now you are going to make me cry. If you were here, we'd give you a glass of Dallas Dhu, 10 year old, and a lovely slab of Green & Black's chocolate. And we'd entertain you with all sorts of nonsense. I feel truly sad that you write that you feel unvaluable. I don't understand why. You seem to feel locked out from the world of love. I shall have to do some digging in your archives. Every person is valuable, every single one. I shall keep you in my optimistic thoughts. Now, on to alcohol! Do you mix your own Sazeracs? ( I simply can't get the hang of mixing a proper Sidecar!) Our friend Earl makes thee best of them! (Sazeracs...) What rye do you use? Baby Saz? We have been using Pikesville lately. And Pernod instead of Herbsaint. Well, Eduardo (indeed!) I shall be wishing you every good thing! /Fifi Oh! Pee Ess, Bluey has gotten a bigger font. Don't you simply adore her?! I do!
from enfinblue :
Well it's an open diary, but you won't find anything that would interest you there. Did not know that my font is so small...
from fifidellabon :
Good heavens! Ravers! Not Long Island as well! I spent a brief time there. I shall always have fond memories of Water Mill.../Fifi
from fifidellabon :
mmmm...cinnamon toast...I am sitting here trying to decide what to have for breakfast. I wonder why you wrote that you would like to be able to read Bluey. Perhaps it is because her font is so small. Well, Ravers, I confess, I went to a Japanese name generator. I was something like "Wisteria Cooloceanbreeze". /Fifi HAH! I just noted this to me!
from fifidellabon :
I was learning things. You as well? /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
Ah, Naples! How could I have forgetten?! They make thee best cinnamon toast on Earth!!! /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
Ravers. Remember what Mary Renault said. "Be what you wish to seem." That has served me well. Now was it in your diary that I read something about you being in New Haven in the past? Was that NH in CT? At a certain uni, perhaps? I am familiar enough with the NH in CT to know where Mamooun's is (if it is still there) and Durfee's and Clark's...and Clare's Corner Copia...hmmm...and did I read that you have a familiarity with single malts? Excellent! As to the e-mailing, I "vur'"rarely do that.../Fifi
from fifidellabon :
I say, sometimes Room Service is just Room Service, isn't it! And here I googled it and urbandictionary-ed it...I feel a prat! All I had to do was read your diary. Well, as far as Room Service, it can't be beat if one is feeling unsociable. I wonder why you feel as if you'll never charge things to a room again. I supposed if I'd only read more the answer would be there.../Fifi
from fifidellabon :
Ah, Ravers, we're so far apart cultural-reference-wise...I have to google everything you write, just to get the vaguest idea of what you refer to. Sigh. I am a bonehead when it comes to what is happening with the rest of the country. /Fifi
from leggierox :
Well the name is quite old - I was considering changing and starting afresh, particularly since I picked it when I was about 15 =) Also, haven't realy updated profile of late, so that may be out of date, so sorry in advance! I only just started writing against last week, so I would not bother readiner back more than two entries to be honest! Of course, user=trick, pw=treat. I suppose intros are in order. I'm Lianne, 20 in London. Yourself? x
from sumi37 :
no...but I can hear the low hum of steam-powered oyster toads patrolling the banks of the York....
from gia-carangi :
i hate the summer too. i have eczema on my shoulder blades that creeps down to my arms when the temperature goes above 65 degrees. I know my reason is different, but I know what you are talking about.
from fifidellabon :
Again, you are so funny! A button a-corgi-an? (Accordian) Also, Spot is not his real name, it is his blog name. Full blog name---Spot the Wonder Dog, stolen shamelessly from another blogger's friend's creation. /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
"Tell me about the books in Magyar..." Well, I imagine that they are nearly the same as everywhere else! Hee! I just had a few, mostly travel and etiquette. I'm fairly certain I won't be visiting Magyar anytime soon, so off they went! And speaking of "off they went" the family and I are now off to church. Happy Sunday! /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
I am just starting to imagine that you might be Japanese. Your last entry was quite wistful and sad. Don't give up, never say never. You can't know what lies just ahead. /Fifi Pee Ess I just sold a bunch of Hungarian language books. Never could speak it properly anyway...
from fifidellabon :
Ah, you are so FUNNY!! And oddly enough, I was just thinking about that, how in films, it is English, but with an accent so that you "know" that it is a different language. I admit, it is almost essential these days to know English. /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
Oh my, I was drunk indeed, wasn't I? I am much better now. I use English for the most part now because the majority of readers are English-speaking. And I live now in the Land of the Free. Home of the Brave...A simply amazing place! All good, for the most part. I think that I sound completely American, but have been told that that is simply a delusion! Bah!, I say. /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
Thanks for your note! I am really doing much better, except the part wherefore I am totally drunk. Whatever can have happened? Pee Ess I hope that the smoke from the Everglades is not yet still where you are. Pee Es My English sucks when I am drunk. Pee Ess Too, you are quite complex, non? /Fifi
from candoor :
i've been gawking a long time, though i prefer celebrating life :)
from revisions :
thanks, the whole idea is sort of a giant pain in the ass right now, but i'm trying to engage it.
from sephiragrace :
it feels like its not quite here yet. how about Lousiana?
from evasively :
hah! indeed =D
from gia-carangi :
manu chao sings in english, spanish and french. i feel so international when i listen to him. i'll e-mail you with my extended commentary on kathy acker. exciting! lol wish me luck, i have my painting "final" tomorrow.
from gia-carangi :
In my first painting of the class, I got accused of "painting straight from the tube." But I had never painted, so I didn't know that method was wrong. Over the course of the semester, I found my niche painting landscapes from big colour photos. I apply the paint loosely. I'm not looking for perfect lines or to mimic the photos exactly. Do you paint?
from gia-carangi :
Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet, Blood, Guts and Highschool by Kathy Acker, The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis-I should write an entry so this note doesn't take up your whole page...
from cianne :
hello there my dear. seems i'm never going to get around to updating things over here, but i do appreciate your occasional notes. =) how are you these days?
from nationalepic :
Hey, thanks for dropping by my diary and for leaving a note. =) That's a very interesting take on the subject, one that I've never heard before - and, at my own admittance, one that would have never crossed my mind otherwise. Regardless of my moral stance on the issue, there's no doubt that mankind now wields an extraordinary amount of power over nature; it really is quite incredible. And as for 'edited versions', the dance music analogy was probably the -best- analogy I've heard for a long time. xD Again, thank you for dropping by and offering a fresh perspective on the matter; I always appreciate hearing the opinions of others.
from gia-carangi :
I usually read the same book. Platero and I by Juan Ramon Jimenez. I love it because it's like a children's book and a poetry book simultaneously.
from gia-carangi :
A few years ago, I found a little restaurant in chinatown located in the basement of a building. Everything was really cheap and they let me bring my own alcohol. The only downside was that the tourists sitting behind me were reading aloud from a book about rice in asian cuisine. It was like they were in the zoo reading a book about the polar bears. I ordered lotus root soup for two dollars. I don't know if it's the same place you're talking about. Sadly, I was never able to find it again.
from lorwolm :
What a good idea! I need to acquire some nephews so I can give them The Worm Ouroboros.
from atwowaydream :
I do wonder if there's a fetish for the smell of ramen noodles during sex.
from gia-carangi :
i stole a prayer book from a catholic church when i was younger. it was a really old one that looked like it was about to be thrown out. Then one day I opened it and there were some small dark bugs inside.
from gia-carangi :
i love khaki suits! whenever i see one i think of warm weather and rhett butler.
from gia-carangi :
i really liked your menswear entry. i never realized that buying a suit was such an endeavor. in new york, people usually go for all black, so it's not that complicated. i worked at barney's during the warehouse sale and the days would just be a sea of black fabric sailing toward me.
from vintagepearl :
hey dear; my new username is allegory, and my new passord is cave =] i've been insanely occupied, eeh. i never check my notes =/ email would be a better option; i'd love to catch up!
from gia-carangi :
swiss absinthe...let me know how it is. i wish i wish "absinthe connoisseur" was a job. i'd definitely apply even though i've never tasted it.
from atwowaydream :
I definitely know how it feels not to be able to do certain things because of fear and anxiety. I've let down a few people in my lifetime because of it. But this person who has known you for three years, perhaps she will understand that you just. . . freaked out. Try not to completely recoil, she may still want to be in your life in one way or another.
from gia-carangi :
thank you. i read your latest entry, i'm about to apply to grad school and i have the same fear...
from atwowaydream :
As I've exhausted my Anne Boleyn delights, I will certainly check out "Failing Paris" immediately. I'm hoping to find it lyrical, tender, and haunting. If it's none of those things, I shall have your head.
from sephiragrace :
i will let you know!
from lorwolm :
Daaay-O! Day-ay-ay-ay-O! --The only calypso music I grew up with was on 2 Harry Belafonte albums.
from sephiragrace :
im actually waiting to escape to the land of italy. i hoping for gondolas.
from lorwolm :
I grew up with the Limelighters, my mother's preference. My father liked jazz but he was secretive about it. We had a Kinston Trio Xmas album that is still a favorite of mine.
from sephiragrace :
im just waiting to escape to the land of...the hills.
from lorwolm :
Hmm. Corgis. Never imagined that. I saw the TLM as some sort of glee club or singing group, like the Three Tenors or the Kingston Trio.
from lorwolm :
I shouldn't be surprised. I've been told the ecteiroglyphs of the Lorwolm will even have meter and rhyme in the language of the Three Leyolot Mathematicians, whomever they will be.
from evasively :
here =)
from girl101 :
i appreciate the advice ♥. where did you go to l.school? where do you live now? i feel as though i should know these things by now... sorry boo.
from lost-facade :
That's assuming that I get it... *dubious look*. I don't know, I kind of want to work as a prosecutor or for a legal centre maybe doing criminal or family law. That's providing that I don't go insane before then.
from littleamelie :
Thank you! I see you are a coffeehouse junkie yourself.
from atwowaydream :
I always appreciate your entries-- intelligent, brave ( in your automatic responses to everything, especially) and often, quite funny. Thank you for makin me giggle on a Sunday night.
from pantypulldwn :
i disagree with all the harsh words that are often said to women sometimes all we need to hear is something gentle, sweet and hopeful even if just for one night someone could take the stars from the sky and put them in my eyes...what i wouldn't give.
from thelongreign :
I already did read a chunk of it. I too will be checking in on you
from thelongreign :
thank you very much for you comment. I appreciate it very much
from ravenslolita :
Just to let you know, I am a live I switched to Live journal back in 2003. same user name too so I am easy to find.
from lorwolm :
Yes, one day I may be capable of long e-mails, she said wistfully. (I'm sorry, did you want the last word?)
from lorwolm :
Thank you for Odon von Horvath, I shall think of him as a droll housewarming gift.
from lorwolm :
His books have been translated into English--I don't want to give you the impression I can read Italian.
from lorwolm :
When reading Piero Camporesi you feel like you've been dipped into an Hieronymous Bosch painting. For me he is a new favorite, on the strength of only one book, which apparently is one of his lesser works: Juice of Life: The Symbolic and Magic Significance of Blood. He was a professor of literature or history or anthropology or something in Bologna, Italy. He died some years ago--if someone told me he had been crushed by the weight of his erudition I would believe it. He wrote books in Italian packed full of curiosities that render the old lost worlds of Europe in vivid and disturbing detail. Makes you very aware of how much the modern world has been sanitized by science.
from lorwolm :
I like "immaltant" too--and I feel like I almost understand what it means.
from lorwolm :
Julie Christie and Kyra Sedgwick for me.
from delighted :
delighted/youknowit
from atwowaydream :
I agree, I totally blame Pulp Fiction for the sudden need and rite of passage for the art of foot rubs. I also blame it for the quickly-faded overexhausted falso translation of french names for food at McDonald's.
from sky-rocket :
it's the same... skyrocket/sociopath
from atwowaydream :
sadly, no mimosas. I thought of plucking out buttercups for you, but I think this spring will bring a few mimosas, and I will send you one, even if its no longer, pink and as fluffy as a snowflake.
from ahopeinhell :
Thanks! I wish I could take credit for it, but alas. :) Thanks for stopping by, though. ^^
from fifidellabon :
Oh, just the usual D-land way. I always thought that she was a dude trying really, really hard to write "edgy" romantic fiction. /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
I'm in your archives! Ah, Zelda, who could forget her? Whatever happened to her, I wonder...? /Fifi
from fifidellabon :
Oh! You like Mary Renault as well! I simply adore her! It was "Mask of Apollo" that got me started. I've since reading her, tried to keep by the saying "Be what you wish to seem". Well, if you notice somebody in your archives, it will likely be me! /Fifi
from enfinblue :
Cheers! That's so nice. Your diary intrigues me - looking forward to a new read. :)
from atwowaydream :
Great 80's taste: "how soon is now?" and veering away from parachute pants.
from iamhere682 :
and what exactly does the word carboy mean? :)
from polygon :
I thought so, too. But where have they gone? Where bides their legion? I think they have not withstood the onslaught of modern bluntness and impulsivity.
from girl101 :
also, i hope you get to enjoy some absolutely DELICIOUS uninterrupted sleep soon. so necessary. ♥
from girl101 :
you are a traveler like me. i can't wait to see everywhere in the world. soon, soon, but of course, not soon enough. yet i am happy here, happy with this right here. thank you for your words, it's always nice to hear from you, your thoughts, responses. you have me thinking about india and japan and thailand... rice paper letters and all that history. tell me lawyer things. tell me anything.
from and-darling :
Bad? Bad as in the night I made out with a waitress at a semi-formal restaurant downtown in all of our new year gear, and then retreated back to a friend's house where all of them sat naked watching porn as though anticipating an orgy of sorts. Bad as in jumping all over the place sexually. Bad as in getting what I want when I want it. And am I ever good at that... It's quite... terrible.
from revisions :
eh - somehow.
from sequindaisy :
nothing exciting yet. how about you? anything thrilling going on in your life?
from stepfordtart :
Why update the Sloane Ranger Handbook? Thats bizarre. And unnecessary, I would think. I lived by its every utterance 'back then', although, it was always a poor second to the U and Non-U of the Mitfords. I still cringe when I hear the word 'serviette'. s x
from sephiragrace :
im trying to get myself in a happier place than where i am now. the wee little one is great. im working on yoga and saving $ for trips to italy and germany. i make little boxes its fun.
from polygon :
:-*
from painted-eyes :
I'm sure you'll find someone to take her place.
from stepfordtart :
Aha! So YOU were the archive lurker! Weetabix and Curry Noodles - a festive treat for all the family! s x
from shot-of-tea :
I could not agree more!
from sephiragrace :
Im trying to work on things for me. Things that I've always wanted but never got around to doing. There is also a new little one in the family whom I adore. :) His name is Owen Adam and he is my little bundle of joy.
from painted-eyes :
Well, I'm neither straight or a man, but I still have a thing for Shane... *hugs* I'll support you in your wanting though. Oh, and you're pretty girl-crazy, so, I'm sure you'll find someone to replace Shane.
from sky-rocket :
thank you. sigh.
from painted-eyes :
Shane is very, very sexy...I think everyone wants her at their doorstep with pens and paper. I know I do.
from painted-eyes :
I'll look forward to the entry, and my email address now is allthediamondsinthesky@gmail.com. I'll be interested to hear what this year holds for you, especially as most of your emails are rather sparse when it comes to details...I usually get a few sentences at the most.
from painted-eyes :
Complicated? Do tell. This sounds like an interesting year for you.
from painted-eyes :
How is 2008 going for you?
from delighted :
Sadly I am reading the guide book. I am very bourgeois. Yes the naked girl is me. I am after all very bourgeois.. nothing more risque then middle class titillation..
from shot-of-tea :
Oh, thank you :) I had a brief peruse of your diary and must say, I like what I see!
from greenteacup :
It's actually going pretty well, thanks. Considering the miserable position I was in last year and how everything has changed, it's going more than pretty well actually. How's your 2008 going? I'm sorry that it took me so long to reply. xxxx
from girl101 :
it is rather crazy how time is passing. and how we measure time here in certain words. i updated a bit of things recently in response.... i appreciate your readership. it means something to me to have been there since pretty much the beginning. i mean, how much have you changed in six, seven years? adding the 'random' button reminds me, sometimes embarrassingly, of how i used to view things, or maybe just my ways of expression. so different, but it's wonderful - here in the present and soon, the future... how are you doing? tell me....these times they are a changin' ♥
from bombasine :
regarding ridiculous headgear: what about the Pickelhaube? it's just so great. you know you'd wear it to the grocery store if you had one.
from mare-ingenii :
Thank you for the lovely compliments. And as for Joaquin... believe it or not, I shared a bottle of wine in New York with him two years ago. He's still the same... the dewiness of youth is gone, but he's still a handsome bugger.
from andwebreathe :
thank you for your kind words, i very much appreciate them
from tranntpigge :
i started class last friday. cut all of them today. got too anxious. a very mean girl on the bus said: "you need to move your backpack now!!!" and then refused to move to let me off the bus at my stop. so i went home and cried.
from writergrrl88 :
I'll take a conspiracy theorist over a creationist any night of the week.
from tooths :
login: teeth password: ass delete this once you have it saved
from southeast :
thank you. it/s going to be. it has to be.
from tranntpigge :
i miss youtoo. happy newyear.
from bi-pet :
not sure... home will always be an option..
from pipersplace :
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! A little late on the former and a little early on the latter. Hope your New Year is wonderful.
from bi-pet :
not the slightest clue... trying to stay on in australia i suppose...
from sky-rocket :
thank you, and where in the south are you exactly?
from writergrrl88 :
A belated Merry Christmas and an early Happy New Year's. As for gadgets -- I find any type of Blackberry to cluttered for my taste, and too unreliable; instead, I use a Motorola Razr Phone (as a girl, it is, of course, pink with flowers on it, but they do make them in a manly black), type on an aging but proud HP laptop, and carry a white iPod nano that can be charged in the car (via the cigarette lighter) while playing through my speakers. Instead of a PDA, I find a leather-bound appointment book is much more elegant (though I do use the reminder feature on my Razr phone quite often, just in case).
from bi-pet :
i just can't be bothered doing a phd. don't think the academic environment is my playground of choice. besides it won't get me where i want to see myself in four years.. maybe later.. maybe never..
from painted-eyes :
Merry Christmas, I hope yours went well, hon. Have a happy new year too.
from girl101 :
life throws your curves, but you learn to swerve. xx. it's good. almost new years! but life, -- just being myself and loving life and making tea in the morning and relaxing by jacuzzi's and palm trees at night. working towards personal peace. how are you! how is life? i love your questions & comments.
from lunarsea :
kind of. i'm very happy now, and i never want to write about being very happy because it disgusts me so i don't really feel the need to write. its not a definite abandonment. if something dreadful happens i'll be right back :) thank you for wanting to find me x
from darkest-elf :
I'm around.
from painted-eyes :
I wish I had a nice Moleskine to write in, I have so much I wish I had paper-bound, but I haven't sat down and written in a while. I envy you for the port, I do wish we could sit down and have a relaxing drink and perhaps I could persuade you to listen to jazz.
from writergrrl88 :
Port is all well and good in its place ... but for occasions (such as new flats or finished Master's theses), one should buy a bottle of cheap champagne and finish it in one sitting.
from sequindaisy :
That means your birthday just passed doesn't it? Happy birthday. How old?
from painted-eyes :
I had blonde highlights in brown hair sometimes when my hair was shoulder-length. I had a pink streak one year. One year, I had an entire head of auburn hair. It just varied from year to year, but I was consistent when it came to clothes: I love to layer my clothing, and if it's comfortable, I wear it. Jeans and a t-shirt, with a sweatjacket, with a jacket over the top, that's my style to a tee. Now, I have short auburn streaked hair, but for the most part it's dark, dark brown. I've been told I have a very bohemian, Gypsy-like look...I've been told I look strongly Europen by several people.
from tooths :
I did. Thank you.
from writergrrl88 :
Just be careful not to get rid of any Important Books. As I prepared to move to a flat of my own last year, I took many books from my father's house for library donation ... but some, even some no longer part of my interests, age, or lifestyle will remain in my collection always -- markers of their time. Be sure you keep some markers, lest you find yourself unable to wallow in much-needed nostalgia some rainy night.
from tooths :
Email me the login to read again, please.
from mehiel :
I'm okay, I promise. The hearing went well. :) I'm a Permanent Resident now. I've just been busy with school, sorry. What about you?
from painted-eyes :
That would be nice. What kind of films interest you? My favorite, if you know it, is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"...I like movies that play with perception and make you think, preferably independent films.
from inyourmemory :
ohh yes... i couldn't imagine it being any better at the moment. =] how about for you?
from painted-eyes :
I loved Daria...wasn't it a classic? One of my friends from school owns a couple of seasons of it, and we always promised to drink hot chocolate with Bailey's and watch it together.
from sequindaisy :
I'd play if I had friends who would play too... but sadly I have to resort to online games if I want to play any game besides poker.
from cianne :
autumn? the season changed? i hadn't noticed! in other words, school is kicking the hell out of me, and work is picking up where school leaves off. the only reason i know what day it is is because it's probably a due date for something! maybe i'll get to that update over christmas ... =) how are you these days?
from writergrrl88 :
When selecting from the menu of the Thai restaurant just over the state line, I always add a side of fried tofu.
from sequindaisy :
Othello is one of my favourites. Is GO much harder?
from sequindaisy :
I could never grasp the rules of that game. But what would a Victorian emo boy look like?
from bombasine :
and the very same to you, sir!
from writergrrl88 :
I have just one flash drive -- his name is Steve. He lives in my messenger bag and I use him not only for saving my Master's thesis but for designing websites and rescuing my boss from awkward situations.
from how-to-fight :
Okay. I guess I just realized I had read your diary for quite some time but had no image of what you looked like. Most other diaries, I have an idea. how-to-fight@diaryland.com should forward to my regular email, yes?
from frozen-vodka :
it's been awhile since I've written here... how are you?
from how-to-fight :
Just seems sad sometimes that you talk largely of girls with journals. Will you send me a photo? I'd like to see.
from writergrrl88 :
In light of my Master's thesis on zombie films (and the issues of autonomy, feminism, and corporate identity therein), I'll be a zombie-survivalist for Halloween -- clad in camouflage pants and hat, dark shirt and hoodie, and combat boots, carrying a bag baring the biohazard symbol and idly reading from the "Zombie Survival Guide"
from bi-pet :
no, no - the perception of time. i'll tell you more one day...
from painted-eyes :
I haven't talked to you in a while, and I never truly got a chance to comment on your portrait. You are very attractive, and I'm surprised that it's been so long since you've dated.
from bi-pet :
i'm writing on how our perception of time has changed over the past century. i base my thesis on the way we recollect and remember things (mostly bergsonian) and relate these issues back to our perception of time. my prime example is the use of the personal photograph as it is not only a temporal image but also conveys memory. the examples that verify my argument are drawn from the hybrid film 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'. i hope that summarises the whole thing a little...
from tofalldivine :
I'm sorry. I try but life seems so terribly busy these days. Between work and school and looking for other jobs and sign classes I don't have much time. I don't traipse through bars on weekends these days or even settle in with the girls for movie nights. I feel desperately tired and I'm really not doing all that much. I don't understand it myself.
from writergrrl88 :
Blatty's "Legion" is under-appreciated, perhaps because everyone wants to lump it into "The Exorcist" story.
from troilus :
no, no, no...did I give you the impression that I had won one of the prize fellowships? If so, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea massima culpa. I certainly wrote the long set of exams in late September and am waiting for the result...but I doubt that I will be successful as the odds are well...even more stacked than usual, given that double the usual number of people took the examinations. As for the girl...I don't know how to communicate with her - I don't usually lack a vocabulary in these matters, but in her case I have no idea where to begin. Finally - i just realised that I don't even know your first name...
from troilus :
She's from my hometown in Canada, wears glasses, thin, intelligent, articulate...seems to have an almost gentle but restless nature and has the most beautiful, almost crystalline eyes...and yet, for some reason I'm left wordless, unable to begin. I will get to the book as soon as I can!
from troilus :
There are three separate sets of classes, each of an hour, repeated twice weekly: one set focusing on building vocabulary in Mandarin - both in terms of our knowledge of pinyin and simplified characters; another which concentrates on the grammar of the language and a third which aims solely to improve our ability to speak. But the language - it's so unlike any I've ever encountered before that I feel a bit overwhelmed (in addition to these language classes, there are mandatory lectures on the history of modern china and a research methods seminar. I'm not complaining - if I can get a handle on the language, I'll be fine - but I'm not at all sure if and when this will happen; thankfully the first year is basically 'free' insofar as none of the examinataions count towards the final mark. Ah, I miss the days of Fukuyama, neoconservatism and U.S foreign policy...how are you? I'm sorry that I haven't had much time (any time, actually) to be reading of your adventures - there's all of this work as well as a Canadian classmate of mine whose heart I am trying to unlock (alas, if only I knew how...)
from sequindaisy :
I agree completely but what sparked the comment? I had nearly written an entry about him. You spooked me. I figured you must be psychic or something of the likes.
from snow666white :
Oui. Pictures...available on Msn. Pearlspectrum@Gmail.com
from snow666white :
*Spills the contents of the loot-bag*: Vodka, pills, an unchecked list of 'to-do', sore mouth, a collar, a collage of memories -fragments from the weekend, a sick grin, cold fingers, some bruises, a cigarette burn, some feelings of impending doom and anxiety, some pictures I cannot remember taking..all this minus a pair of panties.
from stepfordtart :
Oh thanks. Thanks a bunch. I very much doubt that I shall say "oh the humanity...!" at the crucial moment tonight....but Im pretty sure Im gonna be thinking it, now. heehee. s x
from stepfordtart :
Older guys = yum. Skinny older guys (rickman/irons etc) = yik!. I needs me a bit more beef. Step up to the plate, 62 year old Mr Tom Seleck. *swoon*. Mind you, now Im in my 40's, most of the serious beefcake's barely older than me and so doesnt count, I guess! s x
from sequindaisy :
<3 Will look tonight.
from kellipotamus :
Obviously, I whole-heartedly agree. :)
from stepfordtart :
only a little bit and dont get it too near your actual eye! Im worried I might be responsible for someone else's blindness now! I have tried it (when I got divorced and cried a lot - ages ago!) and it does work! s x
from sequindaisy :
Why, thank you.
from tofalldivine :
I can't say I'm a fan of vodka shots but there isn't much I won't drink. I'm more of a whiskey, moonshine, tequila straight from the bottle, as long as it burns when it goes down, type of girl. I also don't think I'm one of those lovely girls. I'm not so much the skinny, sexy, pick her up at the bar girl and more the your girlfriend just dumped you, your lonely, and you need someone to chill with type. I'm the buddy not the bar whore. I think the lovely girls don't chill with buddies.
from neonlemonz :
Hey, you owe me a picture of you. Email me at allthediamondsinthesky@gmail.com. I want to put a face with a voice, a memory, an encourager.
from seereason :
I be*lieve* you knew me at one point as Elateddream?
from polygon :
(merci)
from southeast :
oh thanks! you made my day! and i'm way happy to read your sentences. ex oh ex oh.
from delighted :
That's not right. I will send you another from the fine city of norwich!
from morganlight :
I would LOVE to hear your opinion on Body Shots. Skip over to zerocabinet.com and check out the sample artwork.
from sephiragrace :
It's been awhile. Thought I'd say "hi." Still working, sleeping and eating. Thats about it.
from protoplast :
I've been taking a break from my self, but thought i would share this story with you... After being ravaged last Saturday night, the man I was with asked, "we're you wearing panties?" and i queried, "did you take any off?" He replied, "no," with a smile. "Well then, there's you're answer." When we rejoined the party I acted as if he wasn't anyone I knew. Why? Because that's what I do.
from tofalldivine :
I am eighteen but I don't really live like it. I think I am supposed to be wild and reckless but I am more the cautious, self-controlled type. I don't have the credentials to be a grown up but I keep pushing to be one. It frustrates my parents to no end. They want me to stay a little girl forever. I'm no Peter Pan.
from tofalldivine :
What do you find so scary about it? What it became was not what I originally intended. It never is though. In the end I didn't know whether I felt bad for Peter or for grownups. Maybe both.
from tofalldivine :
guest/tofalldivine. It isn't much of a read these days.
from chumped :
whoa, how did you know i've been reading macdonald? geez.
from stepfordtart :
Ha! Told you I wouldnt be a very good slave! Ah well! s x
from floaty-ana :
argh your locked! i've been trying to catch up with everyone! may i have the password please??
from troilus :
Not in Oxford yet. Having a hell of a time extricating myself from my current job. Arrive on 25th of September, then sit for All Souls Prize Fellowship examination from 27th-29th. Any advice? Will write from there, still have your e-mail address.
from painted-eyes :
I am actually fond of that one too...It got a lot off my chest that had been sticking there for far too long.
from stepfordtart :
Chicken soup in Cozumel. It was luke warm and greasy like washing up water and I was ill for three days after eating it. s x
from sky-rocket :
i will have to email it to you. send me a note with your address?
from tofalldivine :
There is too much and too little story there. One of the few people I care about unconditionally had a rough night. I worried my lip bloody. I don't know how much more there really is to it.
from snow666white :
yes... it is from the at the drive in diary ring... which reminds me to put on their last album and listen. Hope you are well.
from stepfordtart :
Male escorts certainly arent as scarce as you might think over here. Single professional women use them a lot where convention dictates "bring partner" but there's no-one suitable in the lady's life. They'll generally witty, urbane, polite and gentlemanly.....but thats the first time I heard of someone copping off with one on a train. Result! s x
from stepfordtart :
Hi! Thanks for your note. If you're dishing out passwords, could you please send to stepfordtartATdiarylandDOTcom. thanks s x
from tofalldivine :
Just the single room. And "who's your llama?" is possibly the best line ever. Aside from the also excellent, "Two dollars..."
from greenteacup :
Haha, I love the Tate, it's incredible there. Have you been before?
from bi-pet :
i always loved: 'slide...'
from snow666white :
I see you are also locked, maybe we can swap? Can I send you the password to your email? I'd then have to ask for your email address... Mine is pearlspectrum@gmail.com
from ivich :
It actually took me a bit to remember what you were referring to. no. I couldn't justify that cost.
from snow666white :
Thanks for the note. I have been very aloof with this diary account... If you would like entry let me know (I feel I may be creating a new account soon).
from greenteacup :
Haha, thank you. :] University seems far off for now, but considering how the past two years have gone- I'm sure it'll come up faster than expected. I'm not sure what I want to study there, hopefully something will click soon, aha. xxx
from and-darling :
Actual skydiving. Quite addictive.
from absinthesigh :
I came, I read 8-). Thank you!! I'll be here again soon. I sometimes do not have computer access for days on end. with love, abs
from delighted :
Hmm... I go to croatia wednesday. I have decided to send you a postcard from there...
from sky-rocket :
get thee to a supermarket. you can then speak to the cashier and/or person who bags groceries.
from killingjar :
my autumn plans involve 19 credits of photojournalism, art history, and curating a gallery at school. i'm looking for more binderies around brooklyn to work at because my summer job binding artist books at this letterpress in connecticut is over but there aren't that many binderies around. nobody makes anything by hand anymore. in fact my job, internship and roomate all left on the same day and it was hard to get out of bed yesterday because i didn't know what to do with myself! what are your autumn plans?
from cityofglass :
i am there sometimes.
from delighted :
Okay. I will send you a postcard. My tomorrow.
from greenteacup :
Thanks. the majority of rural France sort off screams out to be photographed. And thank you for the password, by the way. I hope that you're well xxx
from tofalldivine :
It was horrific and poorly made really. That is the joy of dreams because in them you really don't care that you are wearing the ugliest creation ever. Thank you for the book list!
from tofalldivine :
It was weird. Light blue with an asymmetrical hemline and white lettering and white edging underneath. What sort of books do I like...hmm...does anything work? There isn't a whole lot I won't read and enjoy. I've been reading lots of fiction about ancient China and modern India. I'm just finishing up the memoirs of a wildlife veterinarian. Fantasy never goes amiss and any of the more morbid or twisted classics catch my attention. I like things that frighten the life out of me as well. So anything you can suggest I will read as long as it isn't Ayn Rand or by an economist.
from revisions :
it's on the profile...
from delighted :
Thanks for the comments on flickr. My mom is odd.
from tofalldivine :
I wonder how you ever found me amusing when you seem to only love "starved-lovely" promiscuous girls. I am positive I am not one of those girls so I mostly find it odd. On a completely random note, do you have any book suggestions? I find myself lacking decent reading material of late.
from bi-pet :
i used to live and work there for a year back in the days when i was 19.
from dwell :
How about you add me? I can't find you. My profile name is Impeccable E If you can't find it, send me a link to yours?
from painted-eyes :
I'm back, so no more missing me anymore.
from tofalldivine :
Thank you. It wasn't really going poorly before. I just needed some changes is all.
from knock-first :
Nice to see your still quite the social butterfly. I still pop in on you every once in a while. You have made me laugh more than once.
from protoplast :
On my next rainy day I will sit down with a glass, make that bottle wine and catch up on your writings.
from mehiel :
You're always talking about the fun things you've done in life, and but I still have no idea what those fun things are. Aren't you worried about your own Stories being lost, if you don't share them?
from mehiel :
Just wanted to say hi and that I'm glad to see you're still posting. Why don't you write some of your own Adventures here? You always hint, but never deliver! :P
from greenteacup :
I'm glad to hear it. I've got too much of my life documented here, so I couldn't leave even if I tried to. Thanks for the note, by the way. I hope you're welll. xxx
from tranntpigge :
you know, feeding him the ipecac might be kind of funny. but he's mostly a nice guy, and he has called the ed center 3 times for me today and is going to take me there. of course, this only works until osu's lovely insurance denies my claim, but it's nice of him to go through the gestures with me for the time being. i do feel kind of guilty because i don't particularly love him. but i don't particularly hate him either. i'd say i'm mostly apathetic. at least if i marry him i can get away from my family.
from tofalldivine :
Hey! Thanks for the password. Really appreciated it. You seem like such an interesting person.
from ivich :
I think I am just desperate enough to think that the key to my life is a glass water tube suspended by a silver chain. The smarter choice, would be Italy.. I need to go back to florence.
from tailbonelust :
Oh yeah? Wicked as in how? I'm guessing not coffee stories. :)
from tranntpigge :
it turns out that if you drink ipecac everyday, you develop a tolerance to it, and it doesn't work anymore. so, no more. it's pointless now. not much i can do about the fiance. on the plus side, my initials will be e.l.f. when i marry him. of course, in all the time i've known him, he has never once followed through on anything. so maybe he has no intention of ever marrying me. he still hasn't paid me back for the ring. i doubt he ever will. if i bought my own ring, am i really obligated to marry him? is it truly an engagement ring, then, or just a $200 splurge?
from tofalldivine :
Thank you very much! I'm glad I entertained you. I'd love to get a look at yours if you'd be so kind as to honor me with a password. If not, then thanks for dropping a line and letting me know you are reading.
from bi-pet :
thank you... pity your diary is locked. if you'd like me to read a little feelfree to send me your password. blue-hour@web.de
from protoplast :
Thanks you. It's always nice to hear kind words, even when it's from "strangers."
from sky-rocket :
skyrocket/orange
from revisions :
well my husband took a job there and the organization offered me one as well. time to enter the real world i guess...
from tranntpigge :
don't know where or why i am or what i'm doing. and apparently i told my boyfriend i'd marry him. and i don't know why. and he still owes me $100 for the shitty ring--shouldn't he have bought it in the first place. i should runaway to germany.
from revisions :
surreal...and a bit strange.
from how-to-fight :
No, I don't ever want to be twentysomething! I want to be a girl always....!
from absinthesigh :
Thank you for the note. I'm still lurking about 8-). I cannot read your Diary as it is locked. with love, ophelia
from pipersplace :
Glad you enjoyed the link. She was a fascinating person during a fascinating time. She also has a very entrancing look. Non-traditional but very erotic.
from cianne :
i swear i will get around to an update soon ... i certainly have enough time on my hands at the moment, although that is a period that's ticking to a close for a good long time. at any rate, thanks for the nudge, i'm sure i needed it. also, i did mean to ask you for your password a while back, but i was offline for quite a while and lost track of things. could you share?
from killingjar :
it was never clear to me either
from eirever :
can't say that i have. something's remain in edit longer than they should. thank you for asking, though.
from and-darling :
It's Alex. I decided that I'd date older men, and the oldest men I've ever 'been' with was a good ten years older than me. But Alex is only four. Veeta is a 45 year old woman-- but she has so much spunk that if she wanted to touch me I'd let her. Is that odd...?
from and-darling :
It was just a moment. The sex came after the cigar, if that's what you were inquiring. I even thought it was a little reversed-- but hey, lets not stereotype here. Heheh. I think, you know, that you could probably get a lovely lady to strip for you-- they usually tend to find the idea of teasing a man visually exciting and alluring-- which is why young girls often do it at least once over the webcam to cure curiousities. Their own and others. I find that breasts look a hell of a lot bigger on camera. Or maybe it's denial.
from how-to-fight :
A nice one!
from and-darling :
Eskimo kisses are where two people rub their noses together. I'm not too sure what kind of kisses you've been taught, Mister. Haha. As for seductive poses and feelings, I think I feel most seductive when I sit down and stare-- that's for strangers. The most seductive moments in the bedroom are probably panty-only related. Women should be proud of their bodies.
from tarkis :
I am just fine.. thank you for asking... and how have you been?
from delighted :
Chekhov, Margaret Atwood's Moral Disorder (interconnected short stories.. not very good.) The Dream Mistress by Jenny Diskie, The Tin Drum by Gunther Grass.
from and-darling :
I do believe that sometimes the moments I feel most beautiful are those where I am dressed up with nowhere to go. Or, in the case of video games, barely wearing anything with my hair and make up done. I don't suppose it's anything nearly as sexy as watching a woman light up a cigarette and peer through a telescope. You should ask your ladies when they feel most sexy and seductive, and how they go about doing it. A lot of women go out of their way too
from troilus :
Not so much excitment, drama or adventure: I've been working in M*lta's equivalent of the State Department for the past few years...but in December I went to Oxford to visit a friend, and...felt jealous (it doesn't take much to make me jealous...) I applied, waited, waited and...was lucky. So now instead of writing a doctoral dissertation on a topic in 20th century U.S foreign policy, I'll probably end up writing about Sino-American relations. A total non-sequitur: how do you deal with the idea of your own mediocrity? (to be clear, I am not referring to 'your own' in the personal sense...)
from troilus :
The course - well, they assume total ignorance of China's languages, history, politics and civilisation, and proceed from there. It's...almost dauntingly comprehensive (or so it seems, on paper) and includes...four months of intense language instruction in Beijing during the first year. Thanks for the password - I have a lot to catch up on, though..I'm tempted to ask whether anything ever changes with you? (I intend this only as an observation)
from troilus :
Do you believe in miracles? I've...been admitted to Oxford. College still to be determined, but I will be studying contemporary China - including Mandarin. Any advice? How do you cope with snobbery? Have you ever tried to drive on the left side of the road? Are you much of a sinologist? And what prompted you to make your journal password protected?
from and-darling :
A friend of mine had stopped a woman inside of the store he worked at, claiming she had to open up her bag because there was an 'incident' regarding theft. It was a black shopping bag-- black for obvious reasons. Unreluctantly the older woman pulled out her loot, which consisted of some lubrication and a new vibrator. She was shameless.
from and-darling :
I'm tried and true a left hander. My grandmother used to get pissed when I wrote Chinese characters with my left hand instead of the right.
from secret-motel :
Thank you for the kind note.
from polygon :
Must have been Tom Swifts, I think. Or Tarzans. / It's sort of like I'm conversing with a past version of you, no?--the you from a month ago. Ever bringing belated answers to old queries, &c
from engelchen :
well, thanks.
from and-darling :
Why is your username raven-72-d? It reminds me of Poe, or that one riddle-- "why is a raven like a writing desk?" Which would suit you well, I think. There was no real answer to the riddle, except what Carroll came up after to satisfy his search. Seventy-two is the perfect number for interest rates. It's the number of a psalm. Maybe a year for something. Or numerology. Seven and two. It goes hand in hand with positive and negative traits. I've been thinking a lot about this.
from sky-rocket :
yes, i totally read through the past. i have three or four old, abandoned diaries on diaryland.
from delighted :
Oh Raven72d, thank you for all your messages. I appreciate them. I am terrible at communication. I avoid contact. I spect you are right about venice/autumn. Perhaps I will go again.
from vintagepearl :
username: vintage password: pearl | I put a lot of thought into it. Mind if I snagged yours as well?
from sky-rocket :
oops. skyrocket / apple. take out the hyphen.
from vintagepearl :
Hehe I went on a temporary hiatus and ended up not checking my notes or talking to anyone really for longer than expected. How are you? Tell me EVERYTHING. [I miss the chat days]
from ladiscrete :
Thank you! :)
from sky-rocket :
you used to read another diary of mine... i don't have your password, but i used to read you. what's your email?
from ladiscrete :
Yes, I did get married and we even bought a lovely little house. We're trying to have a baby now! Strange how people change, hey? :) on another note, how come I can't access to your diary anymore?
from inyourmemory :
the password works fine =) i should update here in a couple of days... depending on what happens, hehe.
from and-darling :
Mushrooms. They're considered psychedelics.
from and-darling :
Oh, I don't know. I like the way it feels, personally. It especially amplifies touch, and allows for an alternate way to see things. Everyone does it now, yes, but I still find the charm is there. It all depends on who's company. There's only that one song by Celldweller I know too. I'll see if I can find it to send to you.
from and-darling :
Mary Renault, hm? Ancient Greece and Homosexuality? I'll have to read a book by her if you promise to read something I've listed in my ramble.
from and-darling :
Uhm... I read books. J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, some Bronte, some Poe. I'm not a big fan of Shakespeare, though I loved The Merchant of Venice. A lot of what I've read lately is world literature-- books translated from various cultures. Like Water for Chocolate, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. I must say, though the Bible is a lot of yaddi-yadda-blah-blah-blah, it proves an interesting text to read. Mostly novels, though. Last one I read was Bell Jar. I really like reading about Hitler too... It's an odd fascination. Wouldn't necessarily say I'm well-read, though. And the e-mail, I did reply with disbelief that you've never played a Nintendo game before! That, and you did make me want to know more. You should start telling me things instead of asking.
from and-darling :
Post scriptum: With all of this reading of your journal, it makes me really want to take you to the university library and delve into the books on-- I believe it was-- the third floor. Lots of History. For a paper, I studied the Nazi Primer, and randomly found that book on the shelves while looking for info about Jugendbund. Unbelievable.
from inyourmemory :
thank you!! can i have a password please?
from and-darling :
Finding a woman to fit all of those characteristics-- including being clever-- is an almost impossible task. It seems they're almost always super gorgeous and not clever at all, or vice-versa. A panty-free and clever girl sounds like a handful to me. Good luck with your to-do list of things for this summer.
from and-darling :
So it was random and unintentional. Well, my name is Ayian (the real is Echo, which oddly sounds more imaginary than Ayian), it's a pleasure to have had you find me like that of a book.
from and-darling :
No. It didn't. Unfortunately I woke up before I found out for sure, though.
from and-darling :
It's always weird to say things about oneself. Reminds me of an interview-- and I lie in those. Like, I say I'm very communicative and that I'm a people person-- and then when they hire me, they expect to see it. I'm not in the least a people person, but then I spend everyday pretending to be. I do a lot of things on my own and rarely spend time with people unless they're particularly close to me. I love psychology, philosophy, and often fancy the idea of obtaining the title of the Philosopher's King. Although, I don't think I could ever give up video games and cameras, or icecream... I don't know what you're looking for in particular. I was always better at giving answers to questions then answers alone. Which is probably why it bothers people that they have to ask exactly the right question to get a certain answer. (I type with 2 fingers, but I do it fast and well. I suppose you could add innuendo to that.) What are your interests and thoughts? More specifically, how did you find me?
from whitetigress :
[waves] Hello! It's been so long. How're you doing?
from elgan :
I am fantastic. Thanks for asking.
from bombasine :
oh, roommate. she's monstrous. my husband is overseas, so i have to deal with her all the damn time now.
from how-to-fight :
British Columbia. I got into acting school over there.
from driftsofeden :
and thank you for the kind words. :)
from driftsofeden :
oh yes, that was my own translation of cicero (with the help of teacher and classmates). memorising it was an ordeal.
from banefulvenus :
the new site is http://www.chickenscratchonacocktailnapkin.com
from sephiragrace :
I recived a card from you the other day. Lovely picture! I shall be sending you a small note in return!
from sylviashadow :
I start the summer off by ordering: 2 Cases of Orangina Soda from Gristede's Market in NYC via Amazon.com. I heard from Wurtzel chick that this stuff is easy on drug-ulcerated tummies--there is also a certain kind of flowery bath stuff that is supposed to ease the ache of Heroin withdraw also recommended by Wurtzel... Ordering the scone sampler and devon cream from any website with a good deal. I keep instant matzo ball soup....
from lady-frenzy :
A locked entry? Why, I didn't know you had anything to hide. Unless it's murder... It's murder, isn't it?
from pipersplace :
Thanks for the password. I would have been asking you for it anyways.
from lourspete :
hi! katie and i are happy to hear from you and to have the pw so we can read. :) we had fun in sacramento promoting the movie, and katie loves cranberry muffins the best, so she was okay that we didn't get to have bananas and cream. we're promoting the movie again the first weekend in may, but that convention is in los angeles, so we won't have to drive anywhere. except la, which katie hates. the drive to and from sacramento was fine. we didn't have very much traffic, and all of us talked about movies and television and books, so it was good. :) it's nice to 'see' you again. say hi to dorrie and the other stufflings. :) your pal, pete
from troilus :
Hi. fautdemieux.greatestjournal.com (You'll have to get an account and be added to my friends list to see some of the entries..but that is easily arranged) I fear that I cannot really write anymore - in fact, if you do bother to check out that website, most of the best material was written more than two years ago.
from endless-sea :
Yes, Philip Glass. : ) He's probably my favourite modern composer. Hm, my night time thoughts... not much to say; I guess they often come from the same place that thoughts come from when I'm on public transport, or in transit. Don't you find that you are yourself without distraction in times like those?
from endless-sea :
I have come to decide that all ghosts are Korean, and the same person. She appears sometimes in the faces of strangers, or the voices of singers who I think she'd like. :) It's my birthday this month - I'm always morose in April. (Even when having birthdays were fashionable). Speaking of birthdays, I'm interested in people's favourite ones. What's yours? And why was that?
from missfemme :
your name. and *prague*
from missfemme :
I'm sorry. I'll think of you in prague. I do miss you incredibly. I hope your very well.
from painted-eyes :
It's called "Holy Saturday", by the way...Dumb note, I know, but I don't know...I've had some interesting times lately...Just been really down on myself.
from transcend :
I smoked two cigarettes tonight, in honor of a friend's birthday. Both American Spirits. Both while taunting him with the inaccessibility of my flesh, which so very much wants to be accessible.
from sylviashadow :
I'd so drink absinthe with you! I am enchanted by the whole scene--it is very difficult to find any real absinthe these days--kind of how it must've been trying to find Cuban cigars in the 80's, you just couldn't--or so I was told by my grandad. But yes, real or faux--preferably real. What's a synthetic green faerie? Bad faerie bad!
from transcend :
I think you'd enjoy Lily Allen. (music)
from troilus :
The letters after my name don't say 'troilus, messenger', but is there any way I can help?
from xbrokengurlx :
Username: xbrokengurlx pw: innewstars <3
from sephiragrace :
a small paper greeting is in the mail today.
from sephiragrace :
hooray! And I will let you know when yours gets sent off. :)
from sylviashadow :
Here I am--boosting your stats and your spirits! Boost mine and leave me a note...watch the latest video I put up--it's hillarious! =)
from pipersplace :
You know, I've always worn bras and based on my size, I have no idea why. I don't think anyone would ever notice.
from mehiel :
If you have an accent, so does everyone around you. Maybe Lauren was just trying to get under your skin -- she clearly did -- but the most attractive thing about anyone is their confidence, no matter what their accent. (And any voice can be sexy as long as it's saying the right things.) Don't let some smirking girl take your voice away.
from painted-eyes :
Amethysts have special meaning for me. *smiles* I wish I knew how to upload pictures of my own, but I think you must be a gold member for that, plus, I lack the technical skills. How have you been?
from transcend :
I will stay. You are one of the things keeping me here. I'm so glad you're here, and still happy with the little layout I did for you so long ago. Are you still happy with it? I could always change it if you like.
from delighted :
Indeed.China would be better. I hope I am not murdered in my bed....
from lady-frenzy :
Thank you. I would have said 'starved', but a friend who reads my diary watches me like a hawk on eating issues.
from erato :
I'm married and a good decade past the golden age of nymph. If it's any consolation to you, and since I am in the hands of Julien MacDonald, I shall bequeath you my legion of acolytes. Take care of them.
from writergrrl88 :
I do believe Camel No. 9s are the next big thing in the smoking habits of young women. But they are undoubtedly a woman's cigarette. I heard about a man I know who smokes them, and I wondered if he realized his manhood was in jeopardy from acts. (Of course, the exception to this would be a man taking one from his lady's pack -- especially post coitus.)
from lady-frenzy :
Ok, Mister, we’re going to try something and it’s called ‘don’t think’. You think too much and you’re unhappy because intelligent individuals just are. Don’t think; buy the iPod, and even if I have to stay on the phone for hours with you trying to figure out how to rip/download music, I will do it. At worst to go (and only if you trust me), I can remote assist with the whole process from my computer. But hon, ya gotta put one foot in front of the other...
from transcend :
Hello! I'm not dead in the land of diaryland. You're right about things seeming to fade, though. D-land doesn't feel as vibrant as it once did. I'm still vibrating, anyway.
from lady-frenzy :
I wish, oh wish I could convince you that the worst you’ll ever meet after dark is a scared pedestrian like myself; your car is just a car and what happens to it happens; and for godsakes— play hooky once in a while… it’ll do you good. You're a Dr., remember?
from sumi37 :
oh yes. sandy. scottish queen. oh my yes.
from painted-eyes :
Thankyou. I'm so happy. A bit of intense emotions, but happy at the moment.
from painted-eyes :
It went well. Some good, some bad, but mostly good. I love her to death.
from polygon :
Alluring monsters are possibly more alluring than subtle ones. / Smartypantsishly, &c
from knock-first :
I haven't reached a destination worthy of an epiphany, or any defining moments. Still waiting, pondering, closeting myself- trying to decide whether the corporate sellout life is right for me. Money grows, but I shrink. Perhaps I'll be bored of this soon.
from knock-first :
been on a long mental vacation
from cianne :
why hello darling! i know i've been a rotten diary keeper lately. a lot has gone on in the past year or so (none of it exciting, sadly), and it's been easier just to be sort of mindless once i get home rather than hash it all out. i'm planning on writing a giant entry, but frankly i don't look forward to the thinking-about-it that involves, so i've been putting it off. i will get to it soon, though. 'tis lovely to hear from you, though - hope you're well.
from girl101 :
isn't law amazing? tell me things. xx
from writergrrl88 :
MLA has its place in the academy, I believe. I've written in Chicago Manual and APA, but I like my zombie text best in MLA.
from polygon :
subtle monsters, perhaps. i hope my neglect hasn't already killed the question. / ever sociably, p.gon
from lady-frenzy :
I say if the risks involve getting throat Chlamydia, it constitutes sex. But if you’re doing it to avoid actual coitus, then… I guess it’s not sex.
from painted-eyes :
I suppose you're right.
from icomeundone :
I hath returned.
from painted-eyes :
I'm not certain of what my own backstories are though. I try to block them out at times. . . which I suppose isn't healthy.
from delighted :
Hmm..I was thinking more of the myth that they feed greyhounds on liver and beer. But I can see how unclear it was... damn. Coffee and cigarettes though, breakfast of champions.
from mehiel :
What, you thought I was older? :)
from sumi37 :
Well...this particular Chinatown hotel was a Holiday Inn - so there was no distinctive Chinatown feel about it per se - though right next door to the hotel is the typical Chinese diner with roasted ducks (heads on, of course) hanging in the front window. And steamed shrimp rolls, and congee, and Horlicks....mmmmmmmm
from bombasine :
medium sized diving ducks. male voices a faint whistled "whe-o" in courtship, while the female makes a grating "garf, garf."
from painted-eyes :
I will, I will, give me some time, though, I've been busy.
from painted-eyes :
I am quite happy with it as well. I do hope things are going well for you; you only deserve the best.
from lady-frenzy :
Thank you for the card. It made my day. :0)
from tailbonelust :
I sent it a while ago in an email. I'll resend.
from yrmartyr :
i mostly, and always have, written at livejournal. i know you see me there.
from division-day :
thank you so much for the legal advice, i don't know what i would have done otherwise! and i must disagree, your life is not shameful. you shouldn't be afraid of meeting people. everyone has secrets. don't assume other people are more perfect than you...
from lady-frenzy :
Dexter! I completely forgot about that show!! That kid was like the deranged offspring of some Nazi psychopath, right?
from painted-eyes :
*smiles sweetly* I will. I promise. I have a new email address so don't feel frightened if someone with a very long email address from gmail.com happens to email you a strange email. It'll probably be me.
from painted-eyes :
"And when one partner asked, okay, we know what the word is for someone who likes little boys, and someone who likes little girls, but what about guys who like little animals-- I was able to look at him over my glasses and just say "Arkansan" in a deadpan voice" Oh, gosh, that made me smile so big...Sometimes, I swear I just love you to death.
from yrmartyr :
thankyou, sugar. i hope your christmas was wonderful. and, am curious. you mention 'bodylikeberlin,' someone i used to know. does this mean you have a livejournal, too?
from lady-frenzy :
As you've probably noticed, I've been slow sending you a Christmas card... umm, would it be ok if I sent a valentine instead? ^_^
from painted-eyes :
How do you know what love is if it smacks you in the face/what if it's just another line/another melody/another set of words just floating from another set of lips?
from mehiel :
Please cross your fingers for my own little Bauhaus the Cat (a very sweet Smoke Egyptian Mau) whose health has been twitchy lately.
from haloaskew :
Awwww, thanks! :)
from incog-notion :
thank you!! i got a christmas card today forwarded from my old address. thank you :) a nice unexpected surprise.
from mehiel :
And happy Year Seven to you, too! I know what you mean about wanting religion to be a personal, private thing. There are plenty of things in most religious texts which demand action and public service, but they don't demand public displays of public service, or public displays of belief. The idea that God somehow "sees it better" when one expounds or retaliates on television is ludicrous. If one believes in an all-powerful deity, one had better belief that said deity sees you when you're sleeping, knows when you're awake, and knows if you've been bad or good. There's no need to trumpet one's religion. God sees it anyway -- at least in theory.
from lady-frenzy :
Half-way there-- I have a porn collection.
from incog-notion :
hi. just got your guestbook signing on my xanga...
from tailbonelust :
Thank you. :)
from erato :
And you also.
from mehiel :
Yes, I've taken to carrying my garter dagger with me.
from sephiragrace :
I enjoyed reading your xmas entry. I laughed to myself after reading about the baby jesus butt plug. literally, there was a website that had those toys. I remember there was something with mary too. And there was a crusifix dildo. it was just hilarious.
from yrmartyr :
you speak so fondly of this kdot person, and it makes me smile so.
from mehiel :
My favourite has always been the George C. Scott version of "A Christmas Carol."
from yrmartyr :
nights creep in and choke.
from yrmartyr :
finally, a telivision show that selectivly houses the power to make men feel small and insignificant (as some/most of them should), where as there are probably a million that have the same, and more harsh, affect on woman. ive never realized the reasoning behind why i liked the show so much, aside from well, the sex, but now that you've pointed it out, i like it even more :). also, feeling worse..haha, but, thank you. are the nites treating you well?
from pipersplace :
Why does it seem like so many people who read Nietzsche and Ayn Rand suddenly turn into assholes for a few months?
from yrmartyr :
graci graci graci dahling
from mehiel :
*hugs* I'll probably do a short story on the Republic of Ezo at some point.
from lady-frenzy :
Wombat, you say? I thought that I would only receive a complimentary sonic screwdriver and an extensive wardrobe of burberry and argyle pattern clothing… As for staying panty-free, I rather like the binding effects of underwear.
from yrmartyr :
i recieved your card in the mail. thank you. your handwriting is beautiful and just as i remembered. as for not returning the voicemails.....you'll forgive me, wont you?
from lady-frenzy :
I'd kill for a Hogwarts house scarf... Slytherin, probably...
from mehiel :
Oh, is there a good article online on the Republic of Ezo? It sounds fascinating.
from painted-eyes :
I'll be home for much of the season. Starting today and extending until January 17th...I can't say that I'm exactly looking forward to the prospect of going home, but I'm not regretting it much either. It's a strange phenomenon going back home...
from painted-eyes :
I can just imagine that...You with your fingerless gloves and long coats, I do hope you smile. You seem so lovely, but so lonely.
from yrmartyr :
also, yesturday whilst stumbling to work, i spotted this lovely girl walking, with blond hair pulled back and a short blue skirt on, black boots to the knees, and a long scarf traveling down her mid-section. i smiled and thought immediatly of you, and how you wouldve appreciated her lithe body and her attire.
from yrmartyr :
i love your commantary on miss spears, and how you harbour no use for her. and agree with your lohan comments. she is, by far, much more fuckable. her voice always does it for me; that sort of smokey deep voice. also, was it you, by any chance, that texted my phone with a PLEASE CALL message? i hope that youre well, and that you have a pleasent weekend full of literature and dvds. <3
from painted-eyes :
The image of you in fingerless gloves is adorable...and I mean that in a nice way, not a condescending way.
from paleblue- :
thanks for your message, just as i remember, you are great to read.
from yrmartyr :
I, am too shy :(
from banefulvenus :
I've decided to start a new diary on a new site. The NEW diary site is now under construction and will be posted at: www.chickenscratchonacocktailnapkin.com/main.html Drop me a note if you decide to stop by. : )
from painted-eyes :
Mmm, I can't wait until I have those things. I need to start my own library and start my own life. But some days, I feel like giving up. Lately I've been good about not giving in to my cowardly desires of giving up and just ending it all.
from sumi37 :
But does he not blind you with science even so? But where are the pirate twins? Alas! Europa! (oh, my country.....)
from painted-eyes :
Your Thanksgiving sounds lovely compared to the hectic one I had. Thankyou for the compliments. I'm at a university in Kansas City. I'm not sure whether I like it or not. I just wish I could settle down for once.
from painted-eyes :
Thank you...Thanksgiving makes me realize I want to be alone more and more as I grow older. How was your holiday?
from banefulvenus :
just a temp. lock. I'll have it up and running again soon. I was trying to edit the site a little and didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea while the site is in transition. I might take the content to another site/server. I will definately forward you the info as soon as I'm done. Hoping to complete it by tonight. : ) I didn't think anyone even read my ranting anymore. Hope you're doing well.
from sumi37 :
You are correct - no cornbread stuffing for us here on this not-so-long-ago windswept shore. And oysters - yes! just not in the stuffing. Because we should all pay heed to the words of Alton Brown and repeat - 'stuffing is evil.' Now *dressing* on the other hand.....
from mehiel :
It's true, I am here in Canada with my husband. But I am a little (very) sad that my friends are all elsewhere. I had to call them all today...it was awkward.
from mehiel :
Happy birthday! And happy Thanksgiving!
from sumi37 :
The happiest of birthdays to you, dear professor. May there be many more lyrical, literary days ahead of you. All the best - anna
from sylviashadow :
bet you never thought you'd see me here again huh? I may get a new d-land name and start agian. I'll let you know if I do.
from troilus :
Alas, you have a facility with the production of elegant sentences that I can only envy. Many thanks for the Lovecraft recommendation - I shall try to get to it as soon as I can stop listening to this blasted chaconne by Bach. My plans? Applied to both, will attend whichever one offers a place; if both, then in that unlikely event the preference is towards the Ox from Oxbridge, for no particular reason except that a somewhat recent ex will be undertaking a PhD in Cambridge at the department where I would be beginning my doctorate, and she is best to be avoided (for her health and well-being, and mine) My main area of interest, insofar as research is concerned, lies in the history of neoconservatism, and I can never really make up my mind where that's a topic of history or international relations. It must, I think, straddle the line between both. In any case, i think the idea has been abused far too much, and can probably stand another exigesis.
from troilus :
Many thanks for alerting me to the error about the empire of the Habsburgs, which has been fixed, as well as for the advice about Manx, with whom we Wightians have been have quite some trouble lately. Of course I jest. About your collegiate advice, I can only say that I am torn between the lure of tradition and the heavy formal requirements it imposes, of which I am slightly leery. Of course, in the end this may all be academic, as both may reject my 'advances'...but one does hope. "La speranza e' l'ultima a morire" (or so the Italians say) Be well.
from troilus :
If you had the chance to be a member of one college at either Cambridge or Oxford, which would you choose? And why?
from yrmartyr :
THESE things. damnit. i've taken over your notes section. time for coffee. have a beautiful day.
from yrmartyr :
just woke up....slightly disoriented....i will keep this things in mind, m. but know that i'll wear mah big winter boots with said skirt. :nodsnods:
from yrmartyr :
sent, m'dear. sent. and, best description, ever.
from sephiragrace :
its really nice. it's a condo, im getting used to it. my cat is going to stay w/ mom & dad. we tried to move him but he freaked out. he is very sensitive. thats ok, i can visit him all the time. we need to keep in touch more often than not. take care.
from yrmartyr :
mittens, of course! :grins: and, thankyou, for the compliment.
from yrmartyr :
mmmmmm yes. and its just cold enough to wear minutes and gloves and walk briskly home, because there is always a bed and tangled sheets waiting. UGH. this is making me miss my lovah.
from yrmartyr :
Atumn, is, in fact, my favourite. You failed to mention, though, sharing coffee with a lover during a walk home, admiring said afternoon. Thank you :)
from yrmartyr :
tell me something beautiful.
from mehiel :
Have you read the "Dexter" novels? I think there are two. Also, can you think of any Murakami short stories with dismemberment? And thanks about the biscuits!
from sephiragrace :
im just getting settled in. it's really nice. Kinda strange being alone. But its not bad. I'm getting used to it slowly. we need to talk soon. take care.
from sweet-haze :
It's now, painted-eyes.
from mehiel :
You do? Wow. That makes me want to try some... Is making biscuits difficult? We've got loads of strawberry and raspberry jam here, as well as apple butter.
from tooths :
i will tomorrow. expect great things.
from mehiel :
I like peach cobbler, myself. Like peach pie, but with biscuit topping. And I mean biscuit in the American sense of the term. Man, I miss biscuits. Haven't had them in ages. I have this crushing sense that I'm really going to be sad on American Thanksgiving.
from sumi37 :
well...we actually have a sea chest from the 1880s in the house. It's from Seaford, VA - and somewhere down the line it was transformed from a ship carpenter's chest into a bar. So we have glasses and bottles and cocktail napkins in it - since that's what it has become. Oh - and I only just got a new business card. I'll send or scan it.
from tooths :
is that right? i'll send you an email sometime. ;]
from oftenabsent :
I think you should always associate me with Miss S. Johansson. I update this diary as a separate entity from the Livejournal. Do feel free to pop round every so often, to see if I've found something to say. -L.
from sephiragrace :
happy autumn!
from tooths :
There have been ups and downs. Yourself?
from lady-frenzy :
You got it right! (and my legs are looking pretty edible...)
from mehiel :
*hugs* I don't know why, but I just felt like doing that.
from magpiefaerie :
You have always been a favorite of mine, my dear long-eared small desert hedgehog. I'm sad to see that I am no longer a favorite of yours, though. Ah, well. I will endeavor to try harder. Life is ... well ... hard. I keep trying to remind myself that a life that comes too easily would not be worth living. So far it hasn't kept me from bitching, but I'm hoping for my newly enlightened attitude to arrive in the mail any day now. And yourself?
from protoplast :
Scary? In what way? Some of it's better than the rest, but thanks for the compliment.
from mehiel :
I don't know, really. I guess I thought that you considered me boring, or something, because I'm married and not built like the other girls you read/write about. But if you don't, then that's a lovely surprise. Thanks also for your condolences.
from katiedoyle :
i don't know tarantino well enough to know, unfortunately. fatburgers are pretty damned good, though. :)
from katiedoyle :
i'm actually working on a pete book right now. :) i will also be constructing a website for him when i get home, in the hopes of interesting a publisher more easily. i'll keep you posted. :)
from mehiel :
You thought of me as stodgy and prudish? :P
from mehiel :
Somehow I thought you would. :P Was the story a surprise?
from mehiel :
It's finished!
from mehiel :
You've inspired my next entry, re: dressing as a Catholic schoolgirl.
from katiedoyle :
I *hate* Swiss Protestant Vampires, too. They're such a pita. All of the guilt, none of the fun. And they always have cold hands.
from katiedoyle :
i want a burger so badly, i can't say. you really should try fatburger. :)
from mehiel :
I think you and I have a "normal" relationship. At least, a fairly normal one. And I think your relationship with K-dot is pretty normal. It's all on a spectrum. But you talk pretty often with K-dot and Ellen, and you still read me, despite the fact that I'm married and not nearly as sexy as those other girls you read.
from mehiel :
Really? I sort of hoped you would.
from sumi37 :
It's got Riverine ironclads, random gunboats and of course, the Gloire and the Warrior....
from sumi37 :
Other than the typical length, beam, draft, speed, armament, complement....you could really call it an Ironclad Commonplace book - as there are excerpts from letters, diaries, official reports etc. from 1861/1862.
from tailbonelust :
Just got back from a cruise paid for by my loving (and annoying) mother for my birthday.
from daisy-daisy :
You sweet person. This is Kerrie - no longer on diaryland and shocked this still works actually - but I had a horrible day and wasn't expecting mail at all, let alone mail from you :) And after one of these days, the awful ones where all the little things converge and it just gets too much, it means an awful lot that someone thought of me. I have just fallen in the door from work and am exhausted - but I promise I will email you tomorrow. Take care now.
from bombasine :
nachttsendung is just a family surname...
from whitetigress :
Thank you very much for your comments! I'm on this thing so rarely... (.^_^)
from pipersplace :
Not sure what I'll be doing for Halloween. What about you. Any fun plans?
from vintagepearl :
:) awesome.. un & pw vintagepearl this.
from sweet-haze :
What kind of stuff would you like to see? I'm partial to my vignettes, true-to-life things about me but just short snippets.
from writergrrl88 :
Though I have no experiences with SUV sex, I can say (from personal experience) that pick-up truck sex requires the most flexibility. Being able to both orally pleasure a man and then submit to being taken in the many positions of his choice requires both extreme flexibility and a loose, short skirt.
from sumi37 :
sadly, i couldn't attend the christening of CVN-77 (though i got to visit it whilst under construction - which is actually much more special!). I did get to see bits and pieces of it via sattelite, though the storm kept knocking out reception. right now i'm sitting on the edge of the chesapeake bay watching the cargo ships at anchor awaiting a break in the weather. but it looks like the outdoor wedding will happen after all, as there is now a hint of blue in the sky and on the waves...
from bombasine :
the thing is, i've faked my way into a great job i really shouldn't have. i'm a total lie, right now. with another week of hard work, i'll be completely competent - it's just a strange position to be in, right now.
from mehiel :
In my purse (black Matt and Nat "metro" model with Year of the Boar Burmese jade charm), I have: my tiny spiral bound notebook, with black gel pen; admissions forms for two graduate programmes; Victoria's Secret lipgloss palette; portable Kleenex packet; Burt's Bees Honey lip balm; Terry Eagleton's "After Theory"; a tube of FCUK Her solid perfume; other makeup, mostly comprised of Clinique special castoffs; Halls Fruit Breezers throat drops in Cool Berry...yes, that's about it.
from sweet-haze :
It's nice sleeping away the days, but then, I find myself to be nocturnal.
from sephiragrace :
yes, a nice cool breeze under the stars! LOL im moving out, thats the big news. yay!
from sweet-haze :
Mmm, I'm finding I enjoy sleep more than reality sometimes.
from sweet-haze :
I can surprisingly pull it off...I hate, though, the feeling of loneliness.
from sephiragrace :
i havent heard from you in awhile. new things are happening.
from mehiel :
Maybe you should join a forum. It's how I met Robert, after all. (And how Cayce met Parkaboy!)
from sweet-haze :
Well, you have a braveness I do not, I suppose. I do not flirt well.
from mehiel :
It's 10:40 pm. Is that too late to call?
from vintagepearl :
Thanks :) I'm terrible at explaining about myself, haha, what is it you'd like to know? I do alright answering questions.
from mehiel :
Just wanted to let you know that I'm reading "Pattern Recognition" and I thought of you and thought of calling you, but didn't have your number any longer. Also, midway through, I realized I was wearing all black, and it was a slightly creepy Cayce-esque moment.
from sweet-haze :
That was slightly flirtaous...(Good lord, is that spelled right?) I'm sure it's delicious
from jangela :
Hey - just saw the entry. Um...I worked as a bartender (in lounges/nightclubs where people like Boy George and Paul Oakenfold came to perform). Never, ever, ever as a stripper (would never do that, have nothing against it - but I couldn't). I'm not clear on where you would have gotten that from. Anyway, cheers - j.
from tailbonelust :
We did leave the bedroom
from vintagepearl :
Thanks :) I see you have 1365 entries, congrats! That's a very high number of Dland episodes, and I wish to accomplish that many and more someday.
from vintagepearl :
You mentioned Maine! xD It was a happy moment for me. I'm from Maine, and no one ever mentions it. The leaves are very beautiful :)
from sweet-haze :
Thankyou.
from mehiel :
Ooh, you need to read KW Jeter's book "Noir," for his "Indeadted" idea.
from mehiel :
Does the leggings + man's shirt look work on petites? Because I -like- the look, with how comfortable it sounds. I'm just not sure how it would look on -me-. For the longest time, I couldn't even wear jeans--they just fell right off me. Sadly, those days are over. I have -curves- now.
from mehiel :
Start wearing suits and acting mysteriously. Everyone else at the firm will think you're working on a major case, and you'll probably get promoted through word of mouth alone. Also, wearing color = ballsiness.
from lady-frenzy :
I’ve reflected upon you eating alone and have concluded that it is more common than common. I’ve eaten alone the majority of my post high school years, but then again I have an ED, so that kinda justifies it. Cheer up. It’s when you don’t seek that you acquire. A hot pantieless chick will come along.
from mehiel :
The Burt's Bees bay rum aftershave is wonderful stuff.
from katiedoyle :
mcd's fries are the best, agreed. i hate bk fries. they do have better burgers, but i have to say, i am finally fan of the in-n-out burger, the habit burger, and fatburger burgers. bun and beef above all the other burger chain burgers. that said, none of them do fries to save their lives. what is UP with that?
from sweet-haze :
I just wish sometimes, I was the shine in somebody's eyes.
from sweet-haze :
Words are all I'm worth...which isn't much
from mehiel :
I like the Twinings Irish Breakfast with milk and honey. Strong stuff. Also, please give me a recommendation on an egg poacher. I'd really like one, but we don't have one. I'm so glad you've decided to sign up for the exam, too. I'm going to wish you luck. Maybe the questions will have changed? Who knows. I just think it's the perfect fit for you.
from lady-frenzy :
Up until a few years ago, I couldn't stand even being hugged by people, let alone anything else. I gave me the worst feeling in the pit of my stomach. That, and sexual things, discussions, etc, have always made me blush. I still get made fun of for it. So I avoid most of what I can.
from mehiel :
I'm an Irish Breakfast drinker, myself.
from laura-diane :
oh, it's stressful. but i'm making it!
from lourspete :
the pyramid was neat. :) elle is really shy. she likes to stay inside katie's bag. i think it's because she's so small. the world is a really big place, especially when you're so small.
from mehiel :
Yay! It sounds like so much fun.
from lady-frenzy :
Thank you kindly. I will.
from mehiel :
I have a new layout! And this one actually works worth a damn!
from mehiel :
That's it!! K-Dot has hit upon it! You need a new Life, and I know exactly how you can get it! Now, please don't laugh at me for suggesting it: the foreign service exam. I -know- you could do this, with your etiquette and languages and history and all of your stored-up knowledge. It would be so exciting and you could get away to someplace wonderful and rainy, and you would absolutely have to meet other people who were non-lawyers. Oh please do consider it, for me.
from lourspete :
i like the art nouveau entrances, too. have you seen the pyramid? it's very large! katie got a new friend for me. there's a picture of her and me in my diary now. :) your friend, pete
from tailbonelust :
Yes, that is indeed my mom's maiden name. :) It's also my social security symbol.
from lady-frenzy :
Umm, I like that anime... you need to do some background reading in order to get the full story (just like Blood).
from sweet-haze :
In a word, Hell...It's getting better though.
from sweet-haze :
I will, I promise.
from sweet-haze :
I know, I have missed your pep talks and sweet words.
from mehiel :
Where is Wm. Gibson's blog, exactly?
from neonlemonz :
I have a new diary now... sweet-haze
from lady-frenzy :
Why learn how to cook when there's a Japanese Village where the chefs can do it so much better, with wicked-ass salt shaker twirling abilities to boot?
from katiedoyle :
well, of *course* there are french fries snobs. shuh. ;)kd
from mehiel :
That partner is a predator who merely sniffed blood in the water. It all contributes to the nascent homoeroticism in your office, I think. Maybe you should talk this all out with a good area pro-domme. ;)
from mehiel :
Oh, yes, sorry! I'm never sure if you're still reading me--I presume I'm not sexy enough. :P The new username is "mata," the password "hari." And you really need to read more Japrisot--I recommend "A Trap for Cinderella" and "The Sleeping Car Murders," and of course "A Very Long Engagement."
from lourspete :
rotunda is a good word. :) we went to porte dauphine yesterday. i don't know why the picture of me is so reddish, though. it doesn't look that way on katie's hard drive. i hope you feel better. you should snuggle up with dorrie and watch something good on tv. i like doing that with katie, and it makes her feel better.
from pipersplace :
I have no idea what became of her. She used to write to me a lot but I haven't heard from her in a long time. Too bad. She was a lot of fun.
from katiedoyle :
are you kidding me, now there are tea snobs? i *like* darjeeling. it is my very favorite tea. it has a delicate flavor that accepts very little sweetener and actually goes well with honey or cream/milk. it isn't overloaded with caffeine, and it tastes very clean. it's a *classic*. what on earth is not to like about it? thanks for the story about the ridiculous woman who thinks we don't own our bodies. you made me laugh. and roll my eyes. what a stupid chit. it just figures she was a cabinet member. ::sigh:: kd
from lourspete :
:) thank you. the paintings were very nice. the english tour was fun, too. i recommend it. i hope you and dorrie had a nice weekend. pete
from lourspete :
ps. tomorrow, we're probably going back to the opera, to take the english tour!
from lourspete :
katie feels better now. she said to tell you thank you for the kind thoughts. it was nice of those people to let me sit on the bench, huh? i can't believe how big those paintings were. wow! i hope you and all your stuffling friends have a very nice weekend. your pal, pete
from missfemme :
try it again. The username being raven72 the password being thewaitress please delete these notes?
from lourspete :
:) thank you. :) you should take dorrie to tea. it was fun. :) katie's been sick ever since, so we are staying in and didn't go to montmartre. but i think we might be going back to the opera to take the tour tomorrow. katie seems to be feeling a little better.
from lourspete :
katie didn't know about that store. she says to say thank you. she put my shirt back on me so i won't get dirty. paris is a pretty dirty city, because there are so many people. she wants to take the ribbing off the shirt so it won't fit so tight and hurt my fur. we went to the paris opera today, so i have 2 new pictures. say hi back to everybody. :) pete
from lourspete :
i'm sorry for not writing. i need katie's help to reach the keys, and she doesn't always have time. she said to tell you she's sorry. my very first picture will come back when we get back home again. katie doesn't have it on this computer. thank you for letting us know it's gone. katie's been looking for a new shirt for me for 3 years, but i'm not the same size as other bears, so she hasn't been able to find one, and she thinks the one i have is ruining my fur, so she wants to get me one that won't do that. it's making me threadbare in places, and that really upset her. i'm glad she loves me so much. hug dorian and say hi. your friend, pete
from tooths :
this morning? i have found something that gives me meaning. and i spent these past three days caring for a creature that needs me more than i need myself.
from lady-frenzy :
Oh, how I loath films about successful potheads. In reality, most teenage stoners don’t make it past the 10th grade or their occupation as a sandwich artist.
from tailbonelust :
Cunt by Ingrid Muscio? I dig hipbones, too. Nope, no horror for me. AIM: StaleFreshness. IM me for nudes. Just kidding, I don't have nudes, but do IM me, sometime.
from tailbonelust :
That is definitely sexy...in a very weird way. Have you read the book Cunt? It's cuntastic.
from tailbonelust :
You know, the remote control undies were a big disappointment! The underwear is completely adorable, the little vibrator packs a pretty good punch, but (and this is major) there is no remote control! See, I thought "wireless" meant there was a remote. I was wrong. It meant just what it said... "no wires". Um, I would be freaked out if a vibrator had wires.
from cityofglass :
oh life.... you don't even want to know
from tooths :
i am always alone under my suicide sheets
from tooths :
Usually how these things start. How're you, dearest?
from tooths :
its been awhile...
from cityofglass :
I got a card from you the other day.
from tarkis :
why should you feel that way? I know my reasons for my aloneness but can't figure out yours...
from missfemme :
thewaitress enjoy dear.
from fawneyes :
thank you for the nice note. i didn't think anyone read my diary, so my entries are always done half-heartedly.
from missfemme :
If i have anything of worth to give to your eyes. I most certainly will. With the upmost directness. At this moment i'm finding it hard to even right in my own diaries. But i did want to leave you a little something. So here it is darling. My little something.
from sephiragrace :
i haven't forgotten.
from lady-frenzy :
Haha, that's funny-- just last week I used the heat as an excuse for not fool around with my ex. Serves him right, the heartbreaker...
from theatrebrook :
user:not pass:yourbusiness- don't be put off by the password!read away my dear!
from lady-frenzy :
Finding an attractive chick who digs obscure anime, is audibly literate and amusingly chic for widespread merriment is, well… not unlike the hypothetical phantasm of the perfect man that woman are alleged (by multifaceted psychiatrists) to be infatuated with inside their own psychological sex-scapes. Isn’t a man usually preoccupied with locating the exact copy of his female self, but with finer looks? Just an aside: My picture perfect man would be a rockstar detective; he’d have marmalade hair that would curl but not frizz; Finally, he’d be rail thin, wear burgundy ridding pants and he’d desire sex as infrequently as I do. Yummy.
from frozen-vodka :
I'll keep in touch, no worries.
from cianne :
*gives 'hammering the lebanese infrastructure' the thumbs up, then wanders away snickering*
from theatrebrook :
hi. just thought if anyone wanted to read my new diary it would be you---theatrebrook aka dyingisanart
from floaty-ana :
hey! nope not changed... user joey pw moo...
from iwaswalking :
i'm hiding in dirty dirty slums this summer, stepping around gangstas and trying to look invisible...
from lady-frenzy :
You'd like Canada-- it's one big scenic route.
from laura-diane :
thanks for the comment ;)
from lady-frenzy :
*sad face* I'm a Canadian with no passport and I'm not really allowed to travel. In fact, I haven't left the province of Alberta in almost 10 years.
from transcend :
Thank you for your notes. I was thinking of you while sunbathing on the beach, today...
from lady-frenzy :
John O’Hurley is so peculiar. I’d keep him on a board of directors just for aesthetic purposes.
from lady-frenzy :
sure, what should I email you about? (I gotta lot of random thoughts... too many...)
from lady-frenzy :
I just watched The Big Lebowski, like, a few weeks ago... so much of the world depends on recommendations, so here's one for you: Repo Man, starring Emilio Estevez. It lacks reason and has no respect for continuity-- you’ll love it!
from polygon :
gah. i never(ish) receive notes. therefore, belated thanks. =]
from sephiragrace :
hey long time no talk. i tried calling you a couple of times. i will try again soon.
from lady-frenzy :
Aww, you’re so sweet...
from mehiel :
I just spent some minutes with the J. Peterman catalogue online, and I adore it. I'll never have the money, but there are ever so many dresses I can see myself in.
from mehiel :
I think so far my favorites are "The Belonging Kind" and "The Gernsback Continuum." I enjoyed "The New Rose Hotel," too.
from transcend :
I'm posting here again. :)
from genetikerin :
I'd never left.
from hyacinths :
I was afraid it would be, but well, one must always tell the truth : ).
from hyacinths :
I love Cohen...you've a charming diary, by the way.
from pipersplace :
That's a great book and it's on my list of favorites. He likes the older stuff which I've never been able to get into.
from sumi37 :
why, yes - of course! and don't you think there wasn't a chorus of 'I (state your name)' wafting through the room..... I was a tad concerned when Baphomet appeared to hand out the fleeces - but it stands to reason that he's a GS-15.
from sumi37 :
well....there was the ritual giving of the fleece jacket (with the accompanying acceptance of said fleece...)and there was the group recitation of the oath - with everyone saying it in a different accent at a different speed. It was quite, fun, actually. Oh. And there was beer. But that was after hours and not an official government activity. Well, mostly. Actually - I'm quite honoured to be a part of this council. But the oath thing was rather funny.
from iwaswalking :
restlessness is totally infinite.
from lostgotheyes :
where shall we go?
from mehiel :
Did your father give you power of attorney, or designate you as the executor of his will? If he did either, she's probably expecting you to read the will and make sure that what he wanted is being accomplished. If he didn't, then you can hire another attorney to do the job for you--just say that you're feeling too much grief, right now, and that you want someone else to look at the documents. There is a way to accomplish these things with a minimum amount of pain for all parties, it just might mean hiring someone else--if not an attorney, then perhaps a CPA?
from revisions :
i've devised the perfect plan. your sister and my mother in law should go visit each other instead of us...we could make them best of friends. they could talk about nothing for hours. then, we could have solitude and peace in our homes. it could be truly beautiful, don't you think?
from sumi37 :
Well I don't know Mister Taylor - but I *do* know that sailors in the 18th century referred to a certain shipboard wine as "Miss Taylor." It was a Spanish wine - and rather ill-favoured, and was actually a Mistela. I imagine the mistelas today are tastier - and I have yet to find one - but when I do - I'll raise a glass to Miss Taylor.
from revisions :
but, do you ever imagine your own life as a movie?
from lostgotheyes :
i'd love to go with you...
from tooths :
the new facetag
from missfemme :
my mistake "Forgotten" I wouldnt want you grinding your teeth now. A minor Freudian slip on my part.
from missfemme :
I'm not sure if it's just that I haven't noticed before, or I've forgotton. But you have a ridiculous amount of notes in here. This is just a quick little note dear. I was putting off going to sleep because that meant i was accepting the fact that i have to go to work in 8 hours and all of a sudden this beautiful image appeared. One day when I'm in your town, i will rise in the morning wearing sheet and i will sit in on your kitchen floor and play "distant sun" by crowded house for you while you make coffee.
from honestliar :
I've always found Giles inredibly attractive. He is one of the sexiest men alive, and the things I would do to him...Oh. He's beautiful.
from banefulvenus :
Thanks so much for your kind thoughts! : )
from lostgotheyes :
i'm trying to feel better. though i can't seem to keep my head straight for more than a few seconds. i haven't felt this hopeless since i was addicted to heroin.
from sephiragrace :
i haven't forgotten you!
from iwaswalking :
infinity is as close as restlessness.
from mehiel :
You might also try "Gantz" and "Vulgar Ghost's Daydream." :)
from ejaculated :
user = me pswrd = you
from facetag :
i've been okay. yourself?
from neangel :
yes, roller derby.
from hindthesmile :
I don't know how; I don't know what's left to say.
from hindthesmile :
I'm sorry about your father. I've had my share of loss this year, too, though it's not the same. Especially seeing as a lot of my loss was only by choice. But I know it's hard to deal with and so I'm sorry. I think you need a teddy. *grin*
from hindthesmile :
I've been...existing, at least, which is more than can be said for a lot of people and so I'll do my best to be appreciative. But I asked you first.
from floaty-ana :
hey... joey moo x
from hindthesmile :
...It's been a while. Forever, almost. How've you been?
from genetikerin :
I have seen The Green Flash...or imagined it, you can almost never be sure.
from sicluceatlux :
I will write to you. in a leather bound notebook. held together with a piece of string.
from ejaculated :
why thank you mdear.
from mehiel :
Hey, I have the beginning of my erotica piece up! Please come and take a look!
from sasori-gal :
Thanks for your note! The end of the school here here has been extraordinarily busy and chaotic, but I can now breathe a sigh of relief. I'm off to the Kansai area for a week of rest and relaxation (in the form of eating, shopping and seeing old friends.) Hope all is well with you! :)
from lostgotheyes :
i'm really sorry i haven't called you. i've been deathly ill for two, three weeks now. (i've lost track of the time, doing nothing but sleeping and coughing and choking.) and i can't find the email with your number, either. but that aside, a psychological affair could (and has) involve(d) phone sex.
from mehiel :
Really? Thank you! I will let you know as soon as this one is finished. Just give me a thorough review!
from facetag :
becoming myself again. &reading entirely too much Burroughs, if that is even possible.
from whitetigress :
Thank you for your comments. ^_^ I don't have much to e-mail, but I will be traveling in a few weeks... perhaps you'll get a postcard or two. ^_~
from mehiel :
You do know, don't you, that my own cat is named Bauhaus? And she -is- the perfect union of form and function. However, she is not a Russian Blue, but rather (I have decided this after some research) a Smoke Egyptian Mau, with a distant American Bobtail ancestor. Anyway, there's an invite to read my latest erotica in my latest entry.
from tarkis :
and attempting the Times Sunday Crosswords... together... makes for a wonderfully ... though sometimes very funny.. Sunday afternoon.
from hose-clamp :
'cause i was giving a handjob and he came on the cuff.
from dwell :
falling
from tarkis :
thank you.. dreams and distance always seem important.
from facetag :
it is going well.
from dwell :
How odd, the key was made ages ago. I must have forgotten to say so. Please erase this upon reading. falling
from floaty-ana :
hey you! dont worry, more photos sometime soon as soon as i get a few i like! my email is zoelawton85@hotmail.com.. (please delete this after i dont want a load of random adds!) xxxx
from floaty-ana :
hey lol thanks for the notes, yeh i've been lazy the last few days. i'll write properly soon! hope your well!
from mehiel :
I've started the bio entry! Just click "the story so far" on my diary.
from how-to-fight :
My gosh.. you have no idea. (dreams and that.) Hope you're well!
from iwaswalking :
my TAs and profs do not think i need time for internet fun. and so i wax away into the reality of life.
from mehiel :
I think you -should- move your base of operations to the Pilots' Club, at least for a week or so. Test it out. Regarding your previous note: I tried writing my bio entry, but it seemed a little dry and flavorless. Is there anything in particular you'd like to hear about?
from missfemme :
i know the sound of panic. feeding the birds and hoping for something in return we are... May i stay over on tuesday evening? I promise to be polite.
from sumi37 :
How odd - I was looking at photo-essays of shipbreakers not 4 hours ago.....I had no idea the collection held such until today - but as it turns out we are going to highlight one such series in a show this fall. I'll see if I have digital images I can send...
from mehiel :
You are? How sweet of you! Thank you. I'll get to work on it, soon.
from ladiscrete :
I'm still here faithfully reading my favourite diaries, but too busy to write my own unfortunately. Hopefully in a few months I will get back to business.... a few hugs to you for the hardships you've been through...
from banefulvenus :
: ) I'm back sunshine
from cianne :
you're most welcome. i hope things return to normal (or better than!) for you soon.
from bludragnfly :
Hello! Unfortunately, I have temporarily quit writing. I have actually taken all of my pages down. Some of my writing hit too close to home for someone. Their response to my writings has elicited a bitter-sweet end (hopefully temporarily) to my journal. I will certainly invite you once I begin again. :)
from cianne :
dearest raven, i'm so sorry. i know that counts for very little right now, but know that i'm thinking of you.
from sumi37 :
Well here's a fine plate of shrimp! One of my few claims to fame is that I was an extra in 'Hellraiser 3' and got killed by Pinhead in the nightclub scene. I'm on screen for all of 3 seconds. They called me back the next day to play a corpse, but I had to go back to work on my little 17th century barky and thus had to decline.
from neonlemonz :
I thought of you when I read an article about PostSecrets in Newsweek, I think it was...Just thought I'd drop a note to say hi.
from bonnylisbon :
I read your entry "Yerevan" and I noticed your reference to the website PostSecret. It's one of my favorites. Today, on my 21st B-day, I intend on sending my secret off to them. I'll let you know if they display it.
from bombasine :
which "synopsis of quadrupeds?" there's the one by thomas patton, and then there's the one that includes snakes - by john ray, maybe?
from sumi37 :
ah...but there's still morse code. dah-dit-dah-dit dah-dah-dit-dah and all that. one still has to pass a test for one's radio license..... - - ... ...- -
from bombasine :
the phantom tollbooth is a source of wonderful metaphor. the actual story is about as interesting as moving a mountain of sand grains with a tweezer, digging through a wall with a needle or emptying a well with an eyedropper. that is to say - not very.
from theturtle :
Hey, a House of Blue Leaves mention! I was Artie Shaughnessy once, and I agree, anyplace like that apartment would be quite puzzling to exist in.
from sephiragrace :
the lady of shallot! "I'm half sick of shadows." I love that picture...I'm doing better now since the last entry. I will be updating soon. Hope you are doing well.
from bloodyscars :
send your cellphone number to samantha.ross@gmail.com. i will give you my cell number, and my name will be on your caller id again. often.
from exhaust :
Why is that?
from bloodyscars :
i had a dream that you and i were on a large sail boat, sipping iced tequila and sharing stories with one another. but i don't like tequila...so how about we change it to vodka?
from pipersplace :
Hey, just wanted to say thanks for all they wonderful comments you leave. They always put a smile on my face. You're awesome!
from sicluceatlux :
I'm still out here. I still think of you. Every time I open a second hand book and inhale. I'm not sure why. [xoxoxo]
from mehiel :
I never had issues telling my parents (well, my mother) about lovers. I assume that my father tacitly knew what was going on, because he has more than two neurons to rub together and understands that two plus two equals four. When Robert came to visit us at American Thanksgiving last year, he slept in my room, and my parents didn't put up a fuss. (Nor would I have put up -with- a fuss from them--I would have stayed somewhere else.) My parents wouldn't dream of depriving me financially simply because I had taken a lover. Robert and I are leaving the country soon. We're unmarried, technically living in sin (as we have since the day we met), and I don't give a damn what my elders think about it. I have a good man, and I've made the right decision; I shouldn't have to justify it to others, and so far, I haven't been asked to. In short: my parents know we have sex, and if they have a problem with it, they've never brought it to my attention. If they ever did have a problem with it, I hope it was only a short while before they got over it, because while I can respect those kinds of morals, I don't have to live by them. I hope that if my own daughter has premarital sex (and I'm sure she will), she has the balls to tell the truth about it, to be safe, and to ask for help when she needs it. It's better to raise a truthful kid who knows what they're doing than a furtive one who's constantly stuck in a jam.
from wistfuli :
Yeha, it wasn't the sexy racy stranger end of the year hookup, but it was nice regardless. this sex was sort of like comfort food.
from wistfuli :
happy new year. : ) wishing you a good one.
from whitetigress :
Happy New Year!! Thank you for the Xmas wishes. ^_^ I hope you had a good holiday. ...and yes, that was me who sent the Osaka postcard. :)
from sumi37 :
Ah - here in Ye Olde Dominion we have presidential moai....giant heads of all of the presidents in a neatly manicured park near Williamsburg. I imagine that they crawl about on their gelatinous monopods late at night, gibbering softly. I also imagine that the Giant Virginian President Heads all force the others into an unholy Virginia Reel from time to time...
from missfemme :
My lovely one, your christmas entries are both comforting and inviting. I have often thought of meeting you, and focusing on your face, and your hands, and all things that aren't seen when text is involved. Please keep in touch. We should indulge in gin one night. xo
from mehiel :
No worries. Username: reader. Password: reader. Enjoy!
from bludragnfly :
12/23/05 - Thank you for all of the wonderful notes you have left for me. It makes me smile when I see I have another note from you. I enjoy reading your pages. You are intelligent and intriguing. Yes, I do wish that my professors had surprised us with champagne, vodka or something-of-the-like... Though it would have certainly made headlines and sent the poor professor to jail given the ultra-conservative and highly religious state where I attended university... Have a vur' happy Holidays! ;)
from soft-fairy :
Yeah, the perfect Christmas.(Neh).
from mspsyched1 :
Thank you, I hope you have a wonderful holiday as well. I love your last entry...it sounds like the perfect Christmas. I hope you get just that...a perfect Christmas. (HUGS)
from sephiragrace :
Well I've sent you an x-mas card, dear. And I hope to get one from you. Anyway, speaking of trafalgar, when I went to Scotland, I kept seeing that word at the airport..(or somewhere). And I can't remember what it was for. I think it had to do with baggage or something. :)
from genetikerin :
Thank you. you can blame grad school on my absence. As for not trusting my own judgement, I'm getting over that.
from final137 :
Merry almost Christmas.
from mcearstix :
AAHGH. I'm about to explode. boys, especially intellectually intimidating boys such as yourself, ask girls out (the intimidated). erin won't ask you out because it's too awkward for a student to ask a teacher and what if you refused? she would be mortified. that she hugged you is very positive indeed. I think if you scrapped up the courage to ask girls out you would be surprised at how many accepted.
from bombasine :
milford wolpoff? he's paleoanthropology's feduccia. may i suggest "the primate fossil record" edited by hartwig, instead?
from mehiel :
I think all of the women you read should have a meet-up. Of course, they'd have to organize by continent. But then we could send you photos. Naturally I like any idea which makes me and Christian sound pioneering, but...that doesn't lessen the idea itself, does it?
from bludragnfly :
Hey, thanks. Yes, actually, I usually disdain underwear (I love going commando) - but sometimes, if they're sexy, they add to the outfit... Ha ha ha...
from mehiel :
It's on the history of Japanese manga and animation in the US. It's being published in an Italian magazine called Mondo Manga. The editor I'm working under is doing a project for Umberto Eco, if you can believe that.
from sumi37 :
Today I wrote of the Kobukson - but am unsure whether any of their oars were muffled. But I had no Christmas natto - though I did have some for Easter.....
from mehiel :
Bauhaus is in fact not a rectangular cat, although I argue that cats are the perfect fusion of form and function. Rather, she is named for my favorite coffee shop in Seattle.
from bombasine :
most of the world's roses come from kenya. they are grown in vast and eerie greenhouses like glowing blisters on the landscape. having some familiarity with their provenience, i find roses to be creepy flowers.
from banefulvenus :
raven! wasssup there stranger?!?!?
from sephiragrace :
starbucks coffee saved my life! LOL I hope you too have a wonderful wintry season! <3
from erato :
Erato is in Peru at present, my dear. Why do you ask?
from sasori-gal :
I do believe birthday greetings are in order! Happy Birthday! Or as we say here, "Otanjoubi, omedetou gozaimasu!" (Congratulations on your birthday.)
from sephiragrace :
there may be a card in your future..
from how-to-fight :
Merci mon petit souris.
from bloodyscars :
you were + are a very important part of all of these years. days. minutes.
from rainforme :
sorry, i didn't see your note. i am going to teach english in china, if i ever make it there... i just booked my trip to italy and germany, so i'll go there first and hope i make it to china after. thanks for the note, hope you're well.
from whitetigress :
Hey! I've missed DLand just as much. I've been trying to figure out a routine for myself but everything's so random here. Even the work weeks! :) I haven't officially started any writing/art project yet but I have some ideas brewing... Did you get your postcard all right?
from facetag :
"naked woman sushi" <<<---yes.
from lostgotheyes :
i haven't forgotten. but i also haven't logged onto my email to write anyone in about three weeks.
from facetag :
:] If you ever let lonely, you should leave me a note or drop me a line at (AIM) hypodermic death or email silently_beautiful[AT]hotmail.com
from banefulvenus :
Hey there mister hedgehog! It's always great to see your notes! : )
from iwaswalking :
my city is large and sprawling. ugly without repentence, filled with the pretention of the artists and craftpeople and the yuppies who think they know who they are. there is a full gang and drug culture, centered largely around where i live, and i must go out of my neighbourhood to get to the beautiful streets...
from sephiragrace :
don't forget to send me an edward gorey x-mas card!
from cityofglass :
I know the note you left asking about this was forever ago, but in any case.. I went to the house with an ex-friend in February. This ex-friend let me do something awful.. dug a great big hole in my life, and he wouldn't help me get out. I'm still trying to get out. But anyway. I hope all is well...
from iwaswalking :
thanks. i hate unrecognised hypocrisy. like, i don't mind it so much when people are honest about it, but i absolutely cannot stand people who ignore it.
from ladiscrete :
Mobile phones are evil. Granted... I've got one but they're evil all the same.
from sephiragrace :
hello there! It's so great to read your entries. I will try to have a good halloween. I did go out last night with a friend of mine from high school. We went to a haunted house. It was very cool. :)
from autumnal :
darlin... guess who is in rome RIGHT THIS SECOND sipping bellinis????
from hose-clamp :
how do you know the santa ana story? i don't recall recounting it here.
from sumi37 :
I'm allergic to highland malts - but island malts - from Islay to be specific - now there's something for a cold winter day. Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Bruichladdich...mmmm...and I believe the difference is in the peat. Islay malts have a smokiness that is beyond description. FOrget Highland and Speyside - give me the peat, the fire, and the inquisitive stoats of the marshes of Islay anyday.
from neonlemonz :
I love the comment about Jessica Simpson, mainly because I agree.
from neonlemonz :
That's one of the things I am the most...In addition to melancholy in a sweet, quiet way.
from neonlemonz :
I'm losing my voice, which makes me sound breathless and sexy. I'm kind of confused as to who I am. I got a hair cut and pierced my own ear for the second time. I feel changed and sort of desperately pathetic.
from cianne :
"an absolute lack of all interpersonal skills" ... hmmm, i've always referred to myself as "socially retarded", but that makes it sound so much nicer. either way, we have much in common, dear raven.
from genetikerin :
Funny...I had a bottle of Riesling from Welschland the other night...
from sumi37 :
mmm....it's a beautiful day....one of the all time most coveted albums when I ran the record store - until they reissued it. then some of the magic wore off. it's downloadable now...
from genetikerin :
Stoli vanil doesn't quite do it for me for some reason. But definitely Stoli in general, if I'd have to choose.
from genetikerin :
Well, it definitely wouldn't be for wild turkey. I'm more of a rasberri stoli and soda kind of girl.
from genetikerin :
New Fi = New Foundland Wild Turkey = vile
from laura-diane :
sure did, and i'll be in school in social work in 2006
from facetag :
Well, of course I do! What kind of girl goes around without one?
from likeaforest :
believe it or not: a map of pere lachaise.
from mehiel :
Aww, I'm "charming"? That's kind of you. I do hope you enjoy your drink, tomorrow. Is this new Keely from WA? I knew a Keely in WA. Excellent voice, great body. People used to say we looked alike--except she was a tall compassionate redhead, and I was a petite, jaded brunette. I still remember her back massages--she used to blow softly on the back of my neck. To this day it's one of my most sensual memories...from my church's youth group, of all places. (All of this bubbling truthfulness comes from the Vicodin, I assure you.)
from sephiragrace :
have you received a small card in the mail?
from sweet-cynic :
user: imgirl pw: foundit :) how's that for self-explanatory?
from whitetigress :
Of course I'll send you a postcard! What's your address? RoseJeide@mailcity.com
from mehiel :
Try bourbon with the juice of blood oranges.
from mspsyched1 :
I was reading your last entry this morning and it made me homesick. I think it was the word autumn that did it. Its not a word that CA people hear alot...its pretty much Summer all year round here. Makes me miss the east coast badly. So I'll just live vicariously through your Autumn. :)
from mspsyched1 :
I am finally all moved in to my new apartment which means I have internet access at home again. I was having to use it at work, which severely limits me. But I have been keeping up on your entries...promise. And now that I have the internet again, you will be getting notes all the time. I've missed hearing from you as well. (HUGS)
from laura-diane :
graduation in dec, grad school next august! how bout u?
from mehiel :
So sorry for not getting back to you. I've been really sick and paranoid because of it. Your username and password are: reader.
from sumi37 :
survival kit = golf divet tool, flint and steel, collected works of Alton Brown, and Hello Kitty Tarot
from thatmarygirl :
so sorry - mistakenly left my number at the wrong place - was me when you called - very bad reception, but you are more than welcome to call again
from lostgotheyes :
i'm not sure when i'll call...or even when i'll have the opportunity. i just worked a double shift, inclduing overnight, and i'm going to work overnight again today. the night manager may not care if i sit in the bagging rack all night and ponder the fate of the universe over coffee, but i doubt he'll let me jump the service desk counter and use the phone. but i can ask.
from aneides :
Vetustovermis, maybe? it's weird and cool, but there aren't enough phylogenetically informative characters to produce a resolved tree. its proposed relationships are based on (informed) guessing. also, linnaean nomenclature promotes a misleading view of the relative importance of "phyla." early in the tree of life, *any* tiny truncated twig was its own phylum, per se.
from sephiragrace :
i would be most pleased if you would! :)
from erato :
I don't know whether I ever told you that I was the author of storyofo?
from aneides :
(0) if your conversations always turn to trilobites, perhaps you should consider foregoing the trilobite shirt. (1) markov chains are the simplest mathematical models for random phenomena evolving in time. they lack any property of memory - only their current state can influence where they go next. this makes it feasible to predict how they will behave, and to compute probabilities and expected values for that behavior. markov chains are the first - and arguably the most powerful - example of random processes you encounter when you're studying stats. (2) i think corgis should always be kept in pairs. that way, they have a friend to keep them company when you are at work or otherwise engaged. perhaps the same is true for trilobites. (3) my computer doesn't seem to care for your notes page. alas!
from mylostdream :
Sorry this is a bit delayed but my pw info is: username:steel pw: wall
from paleblue- :
hello there again
from whitetigress :
I wish I could find some talking kitchen utensils... maybe then they could teach me how to cook. LoL. Yes, new life... I just moved to Japan and will be here on the JET program for at least a year...
from gothangel :
not going into details... anyways new orleans is a disaster and sad. one of the saddest stories and tradegies ever in the usa. a sick sad world we live in... sad.
from lostgotheyes :
i'm sorry that i've been ignoring you. but i've been ignoring the entire world, if it's any consolation. i told my best friend to "fuck off" when he asked me what was wrong...utterly unintelligent, in retrospect, because now he's not speaking to me and everyone thinks i'm a total fuckwad. i'll email you about strangerlands.
from sephiragrace :
if you like i will send you a small card.
from sumi37 :
ah - the theremin. I bought one from Bob Moog's company several years ago when I worked in an art museum. We were doing "period" music in the galleries (you know - pipe and tabor for 16th century art, string quartets for early 19th century art...) and I played theremin in the gallery with the Pop art and Colour FIeld paintings. I didn't come close to the mastery of Lothar and the Hand People, but I could almost approximate 'Good Vibrations'...
from andnothingon :
http://www.livejournal.com/~going2georgia you knew me in my better journaling days though, darling. the brightest stars burn behind me.
from neonlemonz :
You seem to have lovely girls all around you, at least on d-land. I wonder how it is you feel. I miss you.
from lostgotheyes :
maybe the entire world is just a figment of someone's imagination. that would certainly explain a lot.
from lostgotheyes :
sometimes i think that all of my friends have been imaginary. other times i wish that they were. and the only people i can trust only exist in my head.
from cianne :
the dental bill just makes me cry. the procedure, on the other hand, makes me want to throw up (much like driving to the office, sitting in the waiting room, and seeing the chair).
from abittergirl :
MMMMMM. The Pillow Book is one of my favorite movies ever. So erotic and beautiful and serene and chaotic all at once.
from sumi37 :
"The Leopard," hmmm? I shall seek it out.....
from sasori-gal :
I left you a link in my entry the other day...a message only you would understand: "14 days." *wink* By the way, I would send you a subway map, but I'm not really sure what a subway map is?!
from mehiel :
You're right, I should rephrase. Substitute "approaching" and "as though." The Orange Dove comes from an Eco novel, "The Island of the Day Before." An Orange Dove is impossible, you see? They simply don't exist. But the mind can conceive of them. They live in the mind alone, but it's the hope of one day seeing one that drives us to distraction. My point is this: I think you are deserving of happiness, but you've rigged the game so that your own fulfillment is the least likely outcome of play. It's not fair. You deserve more. I apologize if it sounds Hostile for me to want you to be happy.
from iwaswalking :
my legs are as lovely as the mind cares to make them.
from lostgotheyes :
underwear avoided. email pending.
from obiggle :
"some violence is good for mourning" is a brilliant line... unfortunately, i stole it.
from genetikerin :
That's not the problem. Meeting people was never the problem. Letting go is where I'm having difficulties.
from lostgotheyes :
yes, espeically when you have nosy neighbors that are always wandering around in your yard or trying to look through the windows. i've rather enjoyed tormenting the one guy by walking over to the window in the process of undressing, knowing full well that he's been peeping in the window and ducking back down behind the step since my cat keeps going ballistic and hissing, trying to claw through the screen. anyway, then i pull the curtains shut before he can see anything. and i know it pisses him off. because...well, let's just say taht whenever i go out to wash my car, he goes and sits on his side step, which faces my car, and gets this ear-to-ear grin on his face. and i'd blast him with the hose if i wasn't so certain that he'd take it as a flirtation. and that's why my car went unwashed for eight months.
from neonlemonz :
Sometimes, when you describe sexy and hot girls, I get this odd stirring feeling, like jealousy and wonder combined...as though, I wonder if you think I'm sexy or hot. But then again, I feel so jealous, I can't even imagine myself hot. But I do have a new picture of me from a photo booth, so yayishness, I suppose. (Long note, I'm sorry, I'm rather hyper...and bored.)
from lostgotheyes :
i did forget to metion wandering naked through the house with the paper-mache goat's head...and my mother will probably freak out when she sees the stuff i'm painting on my walls. though technically, she didn't forbid strnage paintings, just strange posters, which might imply strange paintings, but...if she doesn't like it, she can paint over it. when i'm dead. and i actually have been comtemplating inviting this guy over, but i've yet to return his call from three days ago (or was it four?). i just feel bored with him now...i'm waiting to hear news from my friend rez, whom i would gladly invite over for a night or two. or go stay with him. but he's seemingly still mad at me for leaving for six weeks--at least, that's what one of the cops at giant eagle was trying to avoid telling me last monday.
from neonlemonz :
I can tell you here, but I wonder if it's too late, my screen name on AOL is snozberry227, like my email address.
from aneides :
also, "life organisms?!" i guess the author wanted to distinguish them from zombie ones...
from neonlemonz :
If it helps, I think you're lovely and brilliant...And crying might do you some good. It helps sometimes, it really does.
from iwaswalking :
often, people have found that in reality, i'm not a very kind person to spend time with.
from genetikerin :
It was a tank top with strings to tie in the front.
from obiggle :
dude, if i'm present, there IS ominous music in the background.
from sumi37 :
hmmm...I think a kyrielle is a series of quatrains - but I don't know how many - with each ending with the same phrase. Kinda villanelle-ish, except easier to write, I think. And as for Al Stewart...I prefer 'Broadway Hotel'....
from neonlemonz :
I took Latin in high school, the only remotely sexy phrase I remember is, I want you. However, even that is evading my brain. "Cupio te." I believe it is. We also learned, "Just do it." But that's more Nike than sexy, and I don't find major corporations sexy.
from neonlemonz :
I just got my mini I-Pod so I can create a soundtrack to my life...what sort of music (Song & Artist) do you think fits me? It's a question I wonder about because of music and because of, well, selfish motives. Please, please, tell me what you think. ~Liz
from cityofglass :
"House of Leaves" is definitely worth finishing. It still haunts me... reminds me of ghosts hanging around in my life.
from sumi37 :
Well...I used to frequent a wonderful bookstore in Durham NC called "Books Do Furnish a Room"... and I seem to recall they got it from a book title. Powell, maybe? Coincidentally, I believe the last book I purchased there before moving to the wilds of the Old Dominion was an HP Lovecraft book....
from sasori-gal :
Hmmm...interesting entry, especially since I am moving to a city I know nothing about and certainly wonder about "those" issues....
from schampy :
well, dear, what would you like to know about it? my "poetry" is just unintelligible randomness and the photography is not mine...
from katiedoyle :
i read the article about the staking, too. that's how i knew. :) kd
from katiedoyle :
they still believe in vampires in transylvania, you know. and probably the surrounding border areas. do with that what you will. kd
from yburuby :
thanks! my discussion went really well. i was able to give a context to the theory that helped the rest of the class understand it better. and my professor was pretty excited at the idea of having another area of human life that corresponds to his developing theory. Thanks for checking up on me :)
from gypped :
dsm-iv-r actually, they revised it and added many extra, useless disorders. no one had better invoke the dsm-iv-r with me. I didn't disappear, I've just gone quiet.
from morganlight :
'Books taught me that life could be lived-- should be lived --like a film script.' At the risk of being trite - ME TOO! Me too.
from mehiel :
Given that I now live in a tiny 150-year-old town called Bohemia, where I am required to take a bus merely to buy shoyu, the idea of a "Bohemian" vampire kit is just too tempting. If my Bohemia is in fact populated by vampires, they doubtless camp outside the innumerable Dunkin' Donuts and pounce on unsuspecting borderline-diabetics before they can begin pre-dawn commutes. There are no elegant vampires here. My Bohemian vampire-hunting kit would involve dark-roasted coffee-grounds (having never consumed a real cup before, the citizens of Bohemia must have an allergy) and consecrated tubs of Pond's cold cream--with which to eliminate the sturdy makeup-shield worn by the female Bohemian vampire.
from cityofglass :
Marianne Faithfull songs aren't so bad at all. Having one for a life, however...
from cityofglass :
sometimes I am also convinced that iPods were sent by Martians.
from lourspete :
hello...i updated my weblog again. katie got me a place to keep my pictures. i hope you are well. pete
from cityofglass :
Oh my. I love miss Harvey so much. You wrote something about people vanishing, and I wanted to say, "Oh, I HATE that." But I am just as guilty of it as anyone else.
from whitetigress :
I started reading "Roads to Sata" for a geography class a couple years ago but like most of my class-oriented books, it kind of never got finished... I'm a bad student. LoL.
from ecappaccino :
Yes, what DOES one drink when reading Eliot? Tea, because it's rather British, I suppose. What kind of tea? Earl grey? With milk? And how many sugars? Or should we drink coffee because Prufrock measured out his life in coffee spoons? What kind of coffee? With milk? How many sugars? Or should we stick to plain water? Mmm I'm going to university, period. Who knows where. I'm leaving a emotional attachment behind if I leave.
from whitetigress :
Hey! The summer's going well. I've emersed myself in yet another miniFlick project (almost done!) plus I'm getting ready to move to Japan for a year or two or three... How's your summer going?
from sasori-gal :
Text messaging in Japan is easy. You can write in English, katakana, hiragana, kanji or use cute little icons/pictures. :)
from cityofglass :
I'll have to remember to use purple ink when I send cards and such your way.
from aneides :
using tinkertoys!
from bloodyscars :
i watched Mulholland Drive, and it made me think of you. of your voice. of the memories.
from sasori-gal :
Miso flavored ice cream? *ick* That's almost as icky to me as ginseng ice cream was in Korea. I didn't think it was possible for there to be bad-tasting ice cream, but....
from neonlemonz :
i had a dream about you last night, it was lovely and haunting.
from floaty-ana :
hey hun sorry for the lateness... dont worry hundreds of new photos to come as soon as i get time to upload... hope your doing well :) zoe xxx
from sumi37 :
So do you remember the Jeff Wayne, Justin Heyward, Phil Lynnott etc. musical version of "War of the Worlds?" I recall the song "Thunder Child" most happily....
from cityofglass :
I definitely intend to do much better with the cards and what have you. I'm more in touch with things these days.
from sumi37 :
Alas, poor Shelby. I understand that he always answered his telephone. That's a rare quality these days. I shall mourn his passing. As for Hapsburgs - luckily, I did not inherit the nose or chin, but got some of the fun genetic diseases instead .....
from neonlemonz :
I think about you when I listen to November jazz late at night instead of sleep, and I am missing you. Expect an email...that's a promise.
from sumi37 :
but what about the "goodness how delicious!" line from 'Goober Peas....?' :)
from cityofglass :
I did get the cards. I'm sorry I never sent any back... I don't know, I have just been floating around the past few years trying to figure things out. and not responding to letters and cards, eep.
from cocainewhite :
I have been alright, not much to say. How have you been? I'm actually going to start a new diary again because I want to feel comfortable writing in it(I haven't felt comfortable writing in this diary because of one particular friend who reads it) But I will be sure to let you know when I get another diary. I like your pokemon layout, where are you residing now? Also have you talked to Bria, do you know where she lives? Also, Qual è o seu signo? It was the most romantic phrase that came to mind. <3
from cocainewhite :
Dear Raven, It's Audrey do you remeber me?
from transcend :
Then I must take more pictures for you.
from virginlux :
No, no. Sometimes the female form seems to be the very embodiment of beauty, depending on how beauty is defined. Sometimes I think my body is that beaut