I believe in love. I believe in the everlasting, enduring, viable nature of feeling for someone a desire for their company, their affection, and a heartfelt need to be for that person a source of comfort, strength, passion and kinship. I have been witness to acts of selfless devotion and I have seen with my own eyes a level of mutual trust and ( Read more... )

New Year's Resolutions:

* Run that 5k that I didn't manage to do in 2010.
* Be outstanding in whatever new role I find myself.
* Play for free at every NERO event I attend, whether it be NPCing or PCing.
* Read more.
* Catch the one that got away.

I have to break out of this summer-long lack of productivity and I'm feeling energetic today. Classes begin on the 23rd, so I only have a few days to really make some headway on this wave of creativity ( Read more... )

I remember watching the soldiers in my hometown when I was still a child. Everything seemed so routine, so placid, it never occurred to me that there was a war raging somewhere nearby. One of the men, Twenty-two Twenty Seven, I think he was called, would stop by the little pile of stones at the end of the walk by my house every morning on his way ( Read more... )

There's no place like home ( Read more... )

I'd post up a poll if I could without upgrading my LJ, but here's the gist of it: I'm looking for a name for my rat scavenger that I'm playing in November. The list of candidates (so far) includes: Stilton, Auvin, Delpher, Sivard, Rustwhistle, Agamemnon, et al...

Thoughts?

While Doug is usually the one to quote things like Order of the Stick, I have to take a line from this latest episode to warn his character, Varin:

"Don't walk on the grass, don't litter, don't rape the cycle of life with your unclean power."

“The night is a blanket, black over our eyes. The stars shine brightly in the eyes of our ancestors, they lead us towards our future though we cannot see the way ( Read more... )

I borrowed this meme from a friend on Facebook who is quite the brilliant artist and actress ( Read more... )

New Year's Resolutions:

1. Run a 5k, preferably in 21 minutes or less.
2. Try more new foods.
3. Appreciate silence.
4. Visit a museum with time to spare, rather than run through it with children.
5. Write more.
6. Read more.
7. Play internet games less.
8. See the magic in the world.
9. Foster a joyous heart.
10. Complain less.