Regarding the saga of our refrigerator woes: well, we now have not ONE, but TWO refrigerators. Without going into a long, drawn out story, suffice it to say that the day AFTER we bought the new 'fridge, the repairman called Bob and told him that the part had come in and he'd be out that day to fix the old one. Bob thought it best to have it fixed and put in the garage, not only to keep extra drinks and beer, but also as a 'back up'. Me... I'd have told the repairman what he could do with the part since he NEVER bothered to return any of Bob's calls prior to us going to buy the new refrigerator.

In other news.... I had a potential cell phone stalker!!!!!!!!!! Last Tuesday at around 11 p.m., my cell phone rang -- something that just does NOT happen at that time of night, since most everyone who knows me, knows I'm in bed at the time during the week. Anyway, I didn't make it to the phone in time to answer, but when I looked at the number, it was local (336 area code) but I didn't recognize it, so I shrugged it off. Well, around 1 a.m., it rang again -- same number but this time I made it to the phone in time to pick up and say 'Hello', figuring the person would ask for whoever they wanted and I'd tell them they had the wrong number. Imagine my surprise (can you say 'shock'?!?) when there was no one there but I knew someone was on the line. This sorta' freaked me out so I shut the phone off. The next day, after getting back from the grocery store, I turned it back on to find two text messages and VM (though no one was there). One of the text messages asked about chatting or emailing. At this point, I replied to the message and told the person that they had the wrong number. I also replied to the VM with the same message, mainly so I could get the person's name who was calling.

Again that night, around 11 p.m., the phone rang again with the same number. I immediately shut it off. The next morning, another text message (to which I responded telling the person I believed they had the wrong number and to stop calling) AND another VM with no message. I responded to that as well, telling the person that they had the wrong number and if they didn't stop calling I'd call the police and give them the person's name and telephone number.

Well, my phone rang twice at work that day, but I didn't answer, merely shut it off. Fortunately, I believe the person FINALLY got the message because since Thursday, no more calls! I have to say, though, that was really, really getting freaked out about this.

On the up side of life... the muse has been in overdrive lateley. If I'm not writing at least one haiku every other day or so, I'm writing two or sometimes three. Add to that, I've begun the next chapter of Eye of the Beholder as well as an all new ficcie -- Through His Eyes, for which blueutopiah and I have been bouncing ideas around and for which I promised her a 'teaser'. Anyway, teasers for both are below the cuts, if you want a 'peek'.

( First up, Through His Eyes. Go ahead, click it. You know you want to. )

( Just in case you're still interested, here's Eye of the Beholder. )

.... SIX MORE DAYS!!!!!

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Here it is!

And if you'd like to play, comment and I'll pick three user pics and three interests for you to tell everyone and their brother (or sister) about.

These are my three, assigned by hcolleen:

Interests (technically really only two since writing fanfic and writing poetry could be considered the same thing, but I'm treating them as separate)

1. Anime -- I became a convert to the wonderful world of anime quite by accident and have NEVER regretted it. I happened to be watching CN late one Saturday night and an episode of Ruroini Kenshin came on. I was intrigued, so I watched... and the rest, as they say, is history.

The great thing about anime is that I have made some wonderful friends on-line, some of whom I will be meeting in 9 days!!!

2. Writing Fanfic -- I actually started writing fanfic back in 2001 (though I didn't know then that this is what it was called). I began by writing several poems and stories for the Horatio Hornblower fandom, even collaborating with two other fans on a 'pass the pen' story that one of them had started. Once I began to be serious about anime, I started writing in that fandom, and now concentrate solely in that arena (mostly Yu Yu Hakusho).

3. Writing Poetry -- I'd actually done this back in high school (don't we all?!?!) and even had a teacher send some of my work to several magazines for publication (though to my knowledge nothing ever came of it). And though I have written a chapbook manuscript of poetry in recent years (unpublished), my main focus lately seems to be in the realm of haiku (which I've discovered that I love to write).

Pics/Avatars


Those of you who know me, know that this beautiful boi is my favorite character from Yu Yu Hakusho -- Kurama. I like this picture, not only because of the way he's tossing his red mane, but also because he's dressed in a military style uniform.


Oftentimes, I will find a particular picture or someone (and you know who you are blueutopiah) will post a picture or a weblink to pictures that will inspire me to write. This is one of those pics. And though I'm sure it's not readable here, the haiku beneath the picture of 'white angel' Kurama and 'black angel' Hiei (the other character I write) is mine.


I call this one 'Kurapica in White Shirt'. Kurapica is a character in the anime HunterxHunter, which thanks to blueutopiah I have been fortunate enough to see. Kurapica, in many ways, reminds me of Kurama. But I suppose that's only natural, given that they are the creations of Yoshiro Togashi; though I'm not sure Togashi-san meant them to be so similar. I find Kurapica to be honorable and courageous yet at the same time, sad and somewhat a loner, which is how I find Kurama... and really, Hiei as well. I suppose I'm drawn to these type of characters which is why I particularly like these three.

And as you probably noticed, ALL three of these pics are of beautiful bois; and two of them are somewhat provocative! Yes, I have succumbed to the 'dark side'.... In Yaoi I lust!!!!

...especially the last sentence. I'd MUCH rather be in my own world than real life!!

Your Brain is Purple

Of all the brain types, yours is the most idealistic. You tend to think wild, amazing thoughts. Your dreams and fantasies are intense. Your thoughts are creative, inventive, and without boundaries. You tend to spend a lot of time thinking of fictional people and places - or a very different life for yourself.

.... and thanks for this, Lady J!

My daughter has often told me that I'm the most anal person she knows... and here's the proof!

Thanks to hcolleen for this!

Yes -- I've decided that it's time this middle-aged lady played dress up once again, and so I'm going to be cosplaying Youko Kurama at Animazement this year. I've gone ahead and placed a bid on a wig on e-Bay to go with the costume I'll be ordering in the next couple of weeks. I couldn't find a 'silver' wig, but since the costume, including tail and ears, is white, I thought the wig I found would be okay.

Here's a pic. Let me know what you think.




I'm actually looking forward to dressing up, and my friend, Debbie, has already told me she wants to see pictures.

I look forward ALL day to coming home and reading, especially when I have story alerts... and what happens?!?! ff.net is down. Is it just me or does this seem to be happening on a regular basis?!?!

Thank the gods the blossomwitch and hcolleen had such wonderful fics posted here on eljay!!

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What kind of pirate am I? You decide!
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I can't believe it... I actually found the flower that I really, really want for my tattoo.... the Scarlet Pimpernel!! The pic was actually part of a larger picture that had more flowers on it, so I just cut what I wanted from it and saved it to another file.

Again, let me know what ya'll think, but I'm definitely going with this one because, after all, it's not only what I truly want, but it's a wildflower as well. And the kanji that will be put next to it will say 'Wildflower'.