SO ~ this morning i woke up to dell calling me at 730 am. and then hanging up. clearly that was the wrong note to start out on. so i call dell back to find out why they called. in so far as they can tell, it was to inform me that the replacement computer was to arrive.. yesterday. of course i wasn't home when dhl brought it (which i had called to ( Read more... )

 voting has been on my mind, as of recently, and other various political-ness, due to the fact that i can't wait for bush to leave office. i recently learned that in australia, voting is compulsory.. meaning everyone HAS to vote, or they get fined. this is awesome. i think it is just a fabulous idea. ok, yes, i hear the general populace saying ( Read more... )

  O.K ~ so i am a bit late in wishing everyone a happy turkey day. ops. but i do hope everyone had a good one!

a short list of my thankfullness...      in no particular order.                      

• 
  my family
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  my other family
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  my friends
• 
  chocolate bob
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  my sister got accepted into her first choice college (!!!!!!!)

*WARNING* MILD SPOILERS AHEAD. if you don't already know the basic plot of beowulf, stop reading this now, and go read beowulf. if you know the plot already, then i doubt that anything would spoil the movie anyway.

i *finally* saw beowulf. it was so hot. it is my new favoritest movie. it was so well done! i even saw it in 3-D and it was just ( Read more... )

 www.tednasmith.com   this is the upcoming art for the new illustrated GRRM book, a collection of lore from westeros. below is The Wall. i wish i had a pinky's worth of this guys talent :)

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http://birdloversonly.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-i-have-this-dance.html

that was the only thing to make me laugh all damn day  :)  choco seems to think its demeaning, judging from the glare he was giving that lil dancer. nonetheless, we will be practicing our  moves.. 

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i know i shouldn't encourage him, but he's just so damn cute! this pic is rightside up btw... he *really* wanted to find my chapstick to play with.. and now he figured out where i keep it..


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excerpt taken from http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/2007/11/on-fantasy.html

The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real ... for a moment at least ... that long magic moment before we wake.

Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. ( Read more... )

 oh, and because i forgot to update before i went to bed..

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