I'm listening to all of these beautiful songs played on theatre organs and I can't help but wonder how many of these wonderful instruments were demolished in the name of "progress."

( The theatre organ was installed in movie theatres across the United States... )

I am one of those people who has the dubious honour of having four of their high school classmates die either during or soon after high school. One of them was a very dear friend of mine. He was one of those people who always had a ready smile, a ready hug, and a piercing whistle that could make your ears ring for days. I felt like I could ( Read more... )

( Long meme is long. )

It's a little cliche to have a creepy story that takes place on Halloween, but sometimes, that's when the opportunity presents itself ( Read more... )

I really don't like posting fic in my personal journal, but, well, I wanted to write something, and here's where it ended up.

Title: Depleted Dilithium
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Rating: PG for some heavy thinking and mentions of violence/drug use
Characters: Spencer Reid
Author: backtothelight

( Even the Dilaudid hadn't taken away the nightmares... )

I am getting really, really tired of wondering if my family is going to be able to eat in August. The debates in Washington are tiring, and I'm sick of these representatives only representing themselves and not the people that they were elected to represent ( Read more... )

If you were in the world of Pokemon, what would you be? Most people want to be trainers, but what about after that? Researcher? Professor? Gym Leader? What would you pick?After my journey and maybe beating the Elite 4, I'd become a Normal-type gym leader. Maybe fifth or sixth badge area ( Read more... )

While I was in school, the only real time I got to spend with my mom was on the weekends. Every Saturday, we'd go to the next large town north of us, maybe watch a movie, go shopping, go out to eat, and generally just hang out. We were always really good friends, my mom and me. On Sundays, though, I usually had the house to myself after a point ( Read more... )

So, behind that cut there is what I did all day to try to distract myself.

( Hey. Hey, lady. Heylady. Hey, hey, hey, hey I know. I know. IknowIknowIknowIknowIknow... )

So, here we go. Gonna make a giant list of the Pokemon I've yet to get in Black so I'll have something to refer to. And it's a good distraction.

The ball icon (like this:
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