Gadgetting [20 Aug 2008|10:29pm] chronoscrow [ mood | thoughtful ] [ music | K's Choice - Believe ] ArE yOU wIth mE hErE?! Very few times have I actually bought something I have used a ton and really appreciated the product. We are subject to a myriad of crap that's out there and succumb to the storm of White Noise. Don DeLlilo taught me that much. Things I have appreciated: iPod shuffle, Xbox360, Alienware PC, Epson 2200 printer, Sidekick3, Sony Vaio monitor and HP plasma TV.. And that's about it. You can see my car is not on there for the fact I have treated it very poorly in the past. What? I have about 300+ things in my apt and only 6 of these things I truly care for? Its a sad fact. Today I hope to have found a new product to enjoy for a long time and suggest this piece to others. This shower head from Waterpik is just amazing. Perfect water pressure and it spreads the spray out over an enormously large area, more than any 'rain' shower head I've encountered. So here comes my question to you: What gadgets do you truly cherish? glAd tO bE AlIvE! Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

2 Naruto Icon Batch Posts [20 Aug 2008|11:30pm] naruto_icons [kazie_komikcat] [68] Naruto Fanart Icons ☆ Part One @ my journal [49] Naruto Movie/Manga/Games Icons ☆ Part Two @ my journal Total = [118] Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

Yadda yadda, etc. [20 Aug 2008|09:28pm] p0rcelain_girl [ mood | anxious ] [ music | Olympics! ] So my babies are both about 30 inches long (tall?). Liana weighs 22lbs 3oz and Teresa weighs 22lbs 13oz. Yeah. They're large. I'm pretty sure their head measurements are off the charts (and the rest is around the 95%). They start MOD tomorrow. I'm still freaking out. I went and got some disposable wipes (I figure cloth diapers are ZOMG SCURRY enough, so I'll send familiar wipes) and apple sauce for them tonight. I thought I was going to have to hide behind the organic soup mixes to cry. SO NOT FAIR. I know I'm overly sensitive about this. I KNOW, OKAY? But they have been my constant companions for ten months now (more if you count pregnancy) and I am utterly attached at this point. Maybe overly so. Kiss my ass - I'm a weenie. Though today I was also reminded of why I need these breaks in the week to go to school or generally get things done. Ever try coordinating errands with two infants in the rain? No? The logistics are interesting. Everyone winds up wet. No matter what. ( I took a picture of my feelings about all of this. ) Kevin can't go with me to drop them off in the morning because of some stupid work meeting. BOO. I really hope they're happy there. 5 Jungle Juices Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

[20 Aug 2008|06:04pm] moonie_icons [dizzily] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: x25 Lucky Star: x27 Persona 3: x15 Power Rangers: x19 Sailor Moon: x12 Tales of the Abyss: x14 WWE: x11 Xenosaga: x17 Misc.: x6 Preview: ( just don't look back ) Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

Things That Were Said About Me Yesterday [20 Aug 2008|10:09am] capnnick [ mood | calm ] [ music | BT - Divinity ] "I suppose it's a good thing that you're not as good at video games as you look." "I've seen a lot of guys straight out of seminary and when it comes to preaching you smoke them all." "He has zero respect for me or my ministry." "I sense that people gravitate towards you." "I've met a type of person who is so good at logic that he can syllogistically defend any position he's fallen into, regardless of its validity. I find this type of person very irritating, and sometimes I think it's because I'm becoming that person." "He has more brains in his head than anybody in this room. He just lacks the experience." "Nick is very good at video games. Have you met him?" "I really don't think you're a heretic." 8 Jungle Juices Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

[20 Aug 2008|05:14pm] naruto_icons [mathilde_] 05 icons of Naruto More HERE @ pays_pluvieux Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

...約束... [20 Aug 2008|04:47am] gimmetokyo ご覧のみなさん、どうも。 今朝は約束を致します。私と私の彼氏が誰かに別れさせたらしいでございます。という訳で、罪人はいらっしゃいます。 今から、私はあの罪人を探しに参る予定でございます。あの罪人は誰ですか存じるかもしれませんが今は不明でございます。 しかし、もしも罪人はご存知になったら、お仕置きです。 これを約束致します。 絶対これは許せません。 この約束を銀河まで届きますように 3 Jungle Juices Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

[19 Aug 2008|10:55pm] naruto_icons [illeatchu] manga icon dump 1.5 15 naruto manga icons. mostly team hawk. here Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

SOMEBODY IS TAKING MY BABIES AWAY! [19 Aug 2008|08:37pm] p0rcelain_girl [ mood | EMO ] So today the girls and I had an "appointment" at the church down the street to tour their Mother's Day Out facilities (from hereon referred to as MDO, and for those of you not playing along, it's like a mini-daycare that only goes for half a day two days a week, mostly for stay-at-home moms to get out of the house occasionally). I started off on a super foot by waking them early from their nap after they'd already gone down a little late from it and then delaying lunch for all because we usually eat when they wake up and we had to GTFO and get to the church by one. Then I had a grand old time struggling with these easy-peasy looking glass doors until a voice via intercom calmly informed me that I needed to be buzzed in. Hur durr. All went pretty smoothly after that. Everyone is either fresh-out-of-college young and optimistic or old-cookie-bakin'-grandma old and sweet. They only accept five children to a "class" and have two caregivers per room, which is nice; it doesn't seem like they'll get lost in a shuffle of hyper children considering they will only be around three other kids most of the day (HA HA, I have almost single-handedly achieved a classroom majority - HIGH FIVE, OVARIES!). AND she said she would try out our cloth diapers. I have no idea how that will actually end, but color me impressed that they're even willing to try, yeah? L&T start Thursday. WUT. Omg. I'm actually kind of freaking out even though it's only two days a week from about nine to two. NOBODY but family has watched them nearly that long without me EVAR. And never when they weren't in their own home with their own stuff. OMG. They're finally at an age where I want to be around them pretty much 24/7 and I feel like I'm sending them away. Who is going to sing the Naked Butt Crawl song when they're getting their diapers changed so they don't cry through the struggle it will inevitably be? Who is going to give them their Post-Nap Group Hug so they wake up happy? Who is going to know that Teresa like her food served slightly cold and that's why she doesn't eat right away like Liana does, because it needs to reach her favorite temperature, and what if they take it away first because they think she's not hungry and then she's cranky because her tummy is empty the rest of the day? What if they resent me because they think I'm abandoning them twice a week? Omg. I can't talk about this anymore. I don't even care if I sound whiny - I HATE THIS. (But I need to go back to school. In case anybody was going to ask why they were going in the first place. I really hope this is worth it.) 7 Jungle Juices Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

[19 Aug 2008|06:34pm] moonie_icons [neonlicht] [12] Sailor Moon Crediting is cool but not necessary. I love comments! TEASERS; ( "YOU CLICK FOR ICONS ZOOM? KAY-O" ) Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

8 icons [20 Aug 2008|02:10am] naruto_icons [alikadevero] Naruto (22-29) More HERE @ alikadevero Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

[18 Aug 2008|10:17pm] moonie_icons [chocofeather] ☆ BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILOR MOON Ami, Berthier, Calaveras, ChibiUsa, ChibiUsa&Helios, Cooan, Haruka, Luna, Makoto, Michiru, Minako, Minako&Makoto, Naru, Petz, Rei, Usagi ☆ KINGDOM HEARTS Larxene, Namine, Namine&Axel, Namine&Marluxia, Namine&Riku, Namine&Sora ☆ MISCELLANEOUS Ferngully, Pokemon* TOTAL~ 104(+3 banners) TEASERS x-posted ( Follow me to the icons! ) 1 Jungle Juice Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

evie waxes philosophical [18 Aug 2008|08:48pm] evie_chan My nightly ritual has become a hot bath, a glass of wine, and a cigarette.  One smoke per day (I leave myself the option of a second).  I don't sense much of an addiction; I feel that I will grow weary of this relaxation ritual after a while, and stumble upon something better. Nicotine and alcohol enhanced, I embark upon a journal entry. It seems strange to me when people I come across extol the virtues of "clean living."  The food I am eating, they tell me with wide-eyed wonder, is full of toxins.  The way I live, the way I dress, even the air I breathe, brings me down.  Did you know, someone said to me recently, that even the water we drink has toxins?  Yes.  I knew that.  Tap water is full of fluorine and chlorine.  The truth of the matter is, if it were not full of these things, it would be full of toxic bacteria.  Furthermore, the fluorine in our tap water keeps our teeth healthy.  What is good for one part of the body is bad for another.  I am highly aware of the perils lurking in the simplest aspects of my daily life.  The food I eat, the air I breathe, the water I drink, all of these things pose their hazards to one part of me or the other.  To spend my life fighting this is madness.  The world is full of corrosive, dirty, poisonous things; our bodies know this, and require them.  Perhaps if you micro-manage your exposure to the world, you will age more slowly, remain alive longer.  But to me it's not worth it.  Moderation in all things, including being "healthy".  I am aware of the fact that someday I will die.  I have accepted that my death will be neither pretty nor simple; that is not the way of death, except in stories.  To die unhappy seems the most dishonorable thing to me.  I want to live my life having experienced the pleasures of the every day.  As someone who knows what it is to seek death, I understand that to deny that part of life is, in fact, a form of insanity, driven by the fear of the unknown. My philosphy is slowly evolving into "don't be afraid."  The Bible says this, along with many other religions, and in this aspect those religions may be wise.  To be afraid of death by food, by water, by air, is to be afraid of life. I want to live in the here and now, to know the simple joy of my body and all its capabilities, to touch all manners of reality in a loving, compassionate way.  My utmost goal is to let go of the anxiety and fear that hounds me.  I know that if I can do this, the darkness that accompanies these things will fall away.  I doubt I will achieve this goal completely before my time is up... but the journey along this path is fulfilling. Don't get me wrong; the idea of achieving something meaningful with my life is still very appealing.  Making others happy gives me pleasure, and the idea that my achievements will continue to benefit people after my death is a long-term source of joy that I can return to again and again in dark moments.  I am motivated to make the world better; I simply wish not to fear the darkness at the end.  And I don't think being a hedonist is the way to go, either.  Those who let themselves drown in a pool of endless pleasure, I feel, are often unhappy after a time.  My body is a source of happiness.  But it isn't the only such source.  Letting myself go in that respect would ultimately result in blinding myself to deeper sources of peace.  "What happens happens" -- I don't know that I believe that.  However, "live and let live," this I do believe.  4 Jungle Juices Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

lol [18 Aug 2008|07:00pm] evilsephiroth21 [ mood | amused ] Man this would be a bad team prank for Super Smash Bros. fans, lol Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

[18 Aug 2008|12:14pm] jennekohan Geekini. Why aren't these for sale already? I'm totally going to make my own. Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

GD in me [18 Aug 2008|02:07pm] chronoscrow Hey, what the fuck people?! Are graphic designers shabby by trade! Jump off that cliff in case you think you. How insulting. GD people control and sculpt the image of the greatest companies in the world & in public view we are reduced to back alley shames in the professional world. How insulting. 16 Jungle Juices Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

A baby update because I clearly don't talk about muh chirrens enough (HA HA HA) [18 Aug 2008|01:04pm] p0rcelain_girl [ mood | shocked ] I love eating lunch with my babies. Well, Teresa is actually still asleep by some great miracle, but Liana is shoving beans into her mouth and grinning at me like she knows she's hilarious. She loves making me laugh lately; she stands on her head and rolls around and looks at me with the weirdest smile on her face like YEAH MOM YEAH I'M FUNNY NOW, U LOL YEAH? HA HA HA I AM FUNNY, ILU MOM, I CAN HAS A TICKLE?? (She has this very specific model-esque pose she assumes when she wants to be tickled: she leans back and rests on her elbows with her stomach exposed and her head elevated and just smiles at you until you do it.) Another favorite lulz my babies perform this week: Teresa blows smacky kisses on demand. But her entire face gets sucked in when she's building up the air pressure to pucker and smack and she looks like a crazed elderly woman. This is, however, an upgrade from her former kissing, which involved grabbing my face, placing it into her gaping mouth, and sucking for a second or two. Much less slime involved. OH LAWD, I LOOKED AWAY - WHY DOES LIANA RUB EVERYTHING EDIBLE INTO HER HAIR? It's like this fun new Mess Game she just discovered. Worst episode was probably last Thursday when we went out to lunch with my friend Nick. They had grilled chicken and baked cinnamon apples and she rubbed all the cinnamon apple goo all over her entire head (um, thanks for helping with the attempted clean-up, Nick). It took a lot more bath than she was willing to sit through amicably to remove it all completely from her ear canals. I should probably attempt to bathe her before Teresa wakes up (though I'm a pro at double-bathing these days - still, might should take this break. But then what if Teresa decides to model her lunch too?). We have our nine month well-baby doctor's appointment at three today. And yes, I'm aware that they're almost ten months old. We're slow in this house (plus it generally takes me about a month of self-convincing to willingly drag two infants to the pediatrician to be stuck by needles that will make them feverish and pissed off for at least two days afterward - can you blame me?). TOO LATE. Teresa's awake. And the friend who was going to help me wrangle babies at the pediatrician's just came to my door to tell me that he couldn't because he was going to a surgical consultation with his mom because she was just diagnosed with breast cancer. Pretty much the most valid excuse EVAR. I need to go call Kevin now; I think he has an extra half-day he can take for this. (SUDDENLY IN THE VERY LAST PARAGRAPH, THE TONE OF MY ENTIRE ENTRY HAS CHANGED.) Damn Nick. I'm sorry. 8 Jungle Juices Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

HAMBURGURZ. D < [18 Aug 2008|09:46am] naruto_icons [pictash] [x16] Shippu! "Konoha Gakuen" Den [x22] Naruto [xo2] +3 [x18] Doujin Work [xo4] Inuyasha [xo7] 527 (Royai Doujin) ENJOY. D< WARNING: Pairings include ShikaTema and NaruHina Bait: And why not here? @ pictash Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

speed kills [18 Aug 2008|04:10am] raistlinx billy corgan is a liar. all that "i don't do autographs" bullshit. so today i went to the show super early by myself. this was the last day of my week long of jams. i had hung out with mouth of the architect in their tour van, gotten backstage at trent, got a signed melvins poster, and had fist bumped billy, but i needed to top it off with a bang. i was determined to get my record signed. so around noon i get kicked off the premises and they tell me to come back at four. now, i've been kicked off MANY a premise and from my experience whatever time they give you is complete bullshit. they don't really know when you're allowed on there, because as long as you have a ticket you're legally allowed there all fucking day. however, because i had read on forums and heard from other pumpkins fans that the band usually shows up around 4:30, i actually believed them instead of coming back every half hour like i usually do. dumb. i get there at four and there are about fifteen people there. the band had already showed up at 3pm. billy came by for like two minutes and talked about the light show and how he wanted to "appeal to those wacky stoners." and then left. i was pissed. i thought about leaving, but for some reason i stayed. maybe it was to talk to the girl who had made a CERAMIC CLAY STATUE of billy's head. shit weighed like fifty pounds and it was LEGIT. looked like the fucking romans did it themselves. anyway, we waited all day. it got to be 7pm (show started at 8pm) and most of the "pumpkins' pros" who had been to 15-20 shows said that it was a lost cause. everyone believed them, because it was a logical thing. billy goes on in less than an hour. he's not going to come hang out. everyone leaves to go do assorted things but for some reason i stayed. only three people remained. me, some old guy in a police shirt, and this dumb girl who had never heard pisces iscariot (my favorite pumpkins album) in her life and called geek usa the "bang, bang you're dead" song. the police guy looked at me and said in the calmest way possible "there's billy." i thought he was just fucking with me and kind of chuckled until i looked over and saw the man himself walking toward me. now i know i said i talked to billy in charlotte. this is true. however, it was in a crowd of people and we were expecting him. this was more or less like billy walking up to you and your friends out of nowhere while you're sitting outside a gas station eating ding dongs wondering where it all went wrong. my heart started racing. i started shaking. i didn't know what to so i did nothing. just sat and watched. now a funny part about this is the girl with the ceramic head had left to go to her car, but she had left the head there under my watch. so the first thing billy sees is me with this ornate statue of him and goes "woahhhh, there's my head." i quickly explained it wasn't my doing because he was obviously creeped the fuck out. i don't really know if he understood me because i was talking wayyyyyyy too fast and i don't really know what i said. he took the dumb girl's zeitgeist book and signed it. then he signed my record. he then posed for a picture with the girl. i could have jumped in, but decided against it. i kind of regret it, but whatever. i showed him my kazoo and he said "cool." i thanked him for playing rose march and he said "you're welcome." he obviously didn't care about these comments. maybe he was still mad at me for the setlist comment in charlotte. i don't know. two more people saw him and ran up, so he said "gotta go" and peaced the fuck out. i let out a huge sigh and almost collapsed. i couldn't stop shaking up until the show started. i always told myself i wouldn't do that. he's just a bald fuck in a skirt. man, i was no better than the dumb fangirl when it came down to it. so that's the end of my week of madness. best week of my life? kind of. while i did have a shitload of fun, it wasn't with the people i'd have liked it to be with. steve white, who has been going to nails shows with me since i started, wasn't able to go. lukas, my best friend who got me tickets to my first pumpkins show, was only able to go to the virginia show due to his new job. i wish they had been there to share the experiences with me, because doing that shit alone takes a toll on you. Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

[18 Aug 2008|04:10am] naruto_icons [heymisspan] 125 icons 15 code geass 21 soul eater 34 naruto 14 bleach 06 vampire knight 15 eureka seven 12 dogs 08 misc jmusic HERE at heygraphics Hookin' it up at the Wolfchase so Sweetly tonight, Rollin down the street in my Wheelchair, sippin on what?

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