Below are the most recent 12 friends' journal entries.

Friday, December 25th, 2009
layniek	6:36p	White Christmas, No Dreaming Required We got 9 inches of snow where I live in Oklahoma. Just so you know, that doesn't happen here; we close schools if the forecast shows any snow. The news channels have been going on and on telling people to stay home and what to do if they're stranded in their cars. (Yes, these are the kinds of things we don't know here, because it really never snows.) So we had a full house last night. picara and her fiance didn't think they'd be able to get here this morning, so they came yesterday. My youngest sister's boyfriend was visiting her yesterday and then couldn't get his car out, so he had to spend the night. I personally have no plans to go outside for at least two more days, because I hate snow, and ice, and weather, and driving in all of the above. (Yes I know, bah, humbug. I don't care.) Fortunately I have Yuletide to keep me company! *goes to read* Current Mood: cold Current Music: Bones (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
etumon	3:37p	Strange Day Today... Awesome Night Yesterday Today's just... weird. I can't figure out why, I just feel off somehow. As though I'm forgetting something important or not doing something I meant to do. Work is going fairly normally, school is out 'til the fifth. Tonight is functionally Christmas eve and probably the horror remix show at SMG, tomorrow is working and... I dunno, maybe finishing season 6 of Spooks, Friday is Christmas Day and Jeddar's thing at Shiva's place. Maybe driving to Oklahoma Friday evening and spending Saturday there, just depends on how my mood falls between now and then. But in the now... today just feels vaguely surreal. Or something. I dunno. Strange. *shakes her head, puzzled* Maybe it'll settle out when I'm not here at work. In the then, last night was awesome. We started MSTing a book called... um... huh, I can't remember the title. By Kenneth Eng. His first novel, that is. Is it sad that I remember the bit from the cover blurb and not the title? It referred to "mechanized cyborg Technodragons from the 25th century enhanced." And no, it doesn't make any more sense in the cover blurb than it does here. ( I can be terse. Once, in flight school, I was laconic. ) *g* I know that I'm hardly one to talk about someone else's rambles, but this man... well, he makes me look positively pithy. I wouldn't say it's worth a read, but it's *well* worth a read aloud in a group. :-D Current Mood: Undefined Current Music: Blue Oyster Cult - E.T.I. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
etumon	12:40p	Solstice, Driving and Memories Once upon a retail, I got annoyed with people getting nasty with me for saying happy holidays instead of Merry Christmas. It wasn't anything intentional - was still when I actively celebrated Christmas for religious reasons, actually - I just was including at the very least Christmas and New Year. So I started wishing people a happy solstice. This proved rather amusing from the reactions, and I was only called out once for the fact that the solstice had passed two days before. I gave appropriate kudos to that person and admitted my bad. ( But I didn't pick the solstice randomly. ) So, amidst this holiday season, I travelled east following the stars and discovered that getting away from Fate takes some doing. Good evening all-around. (-: Current Mood: Content Current Music: Robert Frost - Christmas Trees: A Circular Letter (Comment on this)
Monday, December 21st, 2009
layniek	8:12p	I'm so glad we sent Coburn to the Senate, cause Oklahoma didn't look bad enough already One of my senators insinuated on the Senate floor that Americans should pray for a Democratic senator to be too sick--or, you know, dead--to make it to the Senate Chamber to vote for health care reform. Yeah. That happened. Current Mood: pissed off Current Music: The Rachel Maddow Show (2 Comments |Comment on this)
misalady	7:03a	Voting Please vote for my LJ Idol entry this week. I'd really appreciate it! (Comment on this)
misalady	12:06a	Happy Holidays Here's wishing a happy yule to all my friends and loved ones. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
picara	1:40a	Countdown to being a responsible adult: T-minus 1 semester It should not take *three hours* to do 25 multiple choice questions. Shut up, Oil and Gas Law final. Also, the one thing I will not miss about law school? The questions about "Thoughtless Oil Co." (Oil and Gas) and "Tommy Tortfeasor" (Torts) and "Carl Cannabis" (Criminal Procedure). I am perfectly happy to answer essay questions with numerous iterations of Bob and Steve. Seriously. Stop trying to be clever, it's distracting. (Also, I can't believe lj doesn't know the word "tortfeasor.") Current Mood: exhausted (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
layniek	7:49p	Adam on SYTYCD Okay, so I watched the video (of Adam's performance, not the whole episode, because I'm not INSANE). LOVE Adam's makeup! The spats are...interesting. I still haven't decided how I feel about them. And is he aware that a giant bird crapped on his shoulder? Seriously, WTF *was* that? Still, it was a great performance, and! There was Adam/Tommy! Tommy, who was totally intense and awesome! And, like, leaned his head on Adam's shoulder! Current Mood: geeky Current Music: Adam Lambert - Whataya Want from Me (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
misalady	5:47p	Ugh. I have a staph infection. On my ass. Go me? I'm taking lots of antibiotics. And on lots of vicodin. And missing a week of work. FML. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
misalady	4:24p	If you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. Years ago, before I met my husband, I was the black sheep in my family. When they talk about him, it's clear to me that they think he "saved me" from being a reprobate. I come from a family of Christians. One side is Mormon, the other side is Catholic. And, for the most part, they're pretty strict about what they believe. I don't hold similar beliefs and didn't feel I had to conform to their. Consequently, everything I did was wrong. Living with the boyfriend? Wrong. Having more than one boyfriend, even though everybody knew? Bad. Sleeping with women? Evil. One side of my family holds money in very high regard (or, at least, the appearance of wealth... tons of debt is ok, providing you LOOK like you're well off) and since I was pretty poor, that was reprehensible. When I announced that I was getting engaged, all of a sudden, I was suddenly "a good girl". One side still didn't agree with most of what I did (after all, I still did things like drink caffeine, which isn't allowed in the Mormon religion), but at least I was going to settle down and become a good little wifey, which is the greatest thing a woman can do, right? But, over the years, I didn't fulfill expectations. Sure, I was married. But I actively chose not to have children. And, yeah, we weren't poor, but we weren't rich either. I didn't go to church. I didn't just nod and smile when chastised by a family member. So, I wasn't on the greatest footing, but still, I was at least "acceptable", because I was a wife with a nice husband who was attractive and incredibly intelligent. But now that I'm separated from my husband? Suddenly, I'm the black sheep again. Most of them don't talk to me. I have been chastised repeatedly for "committing adultery", when for all intents and purposes, my marriage is over. Since I've not got a well-paying job and now only have one income to help with bills and such, I'm poor and that's just not acceptable. I still don't go to church. It doesn't matter to them what kind of person I am. It doesn't matter that I'm supportive of those I care about, that I help out when I can. I pay my bills on time. I don't spend money I don't have. I try not to hurt, physically or emotionally. They don't see these things. They can't see the good things, only the bad ones. And sure, I make mistakes. We all do. We all have problems. But to them? I'm just one big problem. And in my family, well, we don't really deal with our problems, we just kind of hide or shun them. So, there you have it. I'm an outcast in my family. Again. But, frankly, I honestly don't care. This is me. This is who I am. And if you can't accept me for who I am rather than what you want me to be then I don't really need you in my life anyway. “I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” - Marilyn Monroe This has been my entry for LJ Idol, Week 8, Topic: Reprobate. (20 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
misalady	2:12p	Cookie Poll Poll #1499501 Cookies! Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 33 What are your favorite kinds of cookies? View Answers Do you prefer your cookies... View Answers Soft and chewy 24 (72.7%) Hard and crunchy 3 (9.1%) It depends on the cookie. 8 (24.2%) Other, which I will elaborate on in the comments. 0 (0.0%) Are there any kinds of cookies you DON'T like? View Answers (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
etumon	1:48p	Wasted Week? ...totally worth it. So, this week has been an oddball one. I haven't gotten a whole lot done at work, and I just made it through the second week of this course without turning in my individual assignments. /-: But Monday was fantastic, and I got to learn to use my sewing machine in a bit more practical fashion. Encountered a mystery anime to hunt down, and - while I've dead-ended in that hunt by now, I do enjoy a mystery. An extremely satisfying evening all-around. Tuesday was hanging out with Fuzz and co. and chatting a bit with Guardian. Teiran is always interesting, and I got a few new comic suggestions to follow. Wednesday Almeda came over for Chicago, then Adam came over for chatting and watched an episode of Spooks with me. We also ran through some old music videos I'd forgotten I had stored away. Ah, memories. *g* Thursday I really meant to do homework, but I decided to follow up on the webcomic suggestion of DM of the Rings, and oh, yes, it was worth it. I also got in touch with some friends I hadn't spoken with in a while. Last night (Friday) I moved on to Darths & Droids, which killed my homework prospects but left me fantastically happy and laughing out loud. And today I'm doing laundry and getting ready to marathon through a chunk of Death Note starting in a couple of hours. I'm also adoring my tv and so very, very glad I bought it. <3 So, overall, I spent the week relaxing and hanging out with people and accomplishing almost nothing in terms of school. But it was nice, and I feel really relaxed for the first time in a *long* while. *g* Tuesday I got the comment that my mood suits me though it's somewhat unfamiliar, but I finally feel a bit more like the me I used to be. Current Mood: Chilling Current Music: Law & Order: SVU - Doubt (2 Comments |Comment on this)