March 4th, 2005

Current Music: 3 Doors Down Time: 02:08 pm Current Mood: naughty

Today's quote is: ~Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.~ James Stephens My thoughts:~ Ahh well, yes. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. Who said that? I don't know, but I like it. I have to agree. Most people are not by nature, overly brave. It tends to be the what if I do this...or the what will happen....or even the what's this all abouts, that really motivate people. We are naturally driven by actions and the concequenses/benefits they might reap. We are inquisitive and curious by nature. Curiosity is the main motivation behind inventions, explorations, learning. It's why we want to get to know people. Curiosity about something tends to make it an interest or a passion. Bravery tends to make me think more of the men and women who sacrifice their lives for us, not a person creeping upon a murder scene or a notoriously haunted house. THAT is curiosity! Bravery does not cause people to get out of bed if they hear a bump in the night...it's curiosity. Wanting to know who or WHAT is in their house at this hour and why. Disagree if you want, but I know I'm right! LOL I didn't get to write yesterday because I was at my mom and dad's house visiting. She made a good roast, my favorite kind...a golden mushroom roast. Of course being Irish, we had to have the healthy serving of homemade mashed potatoes. She even made me my very own carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. *drool* I ate until I couldn't move, glutton that I am. LOL I also beat them at Rummy 500. I have a very Italian muse! There is no beating me at cards. I have his luck! Wait, that might not be such a good thing. Hmm...I have to think on that. Jim went to court again this morning. I swear just saying that makes me feel like he is a criminal! Traffic court...there, that is a little better. Law breaker!!!...ROFL. Anyway, the magistrate told him to waver it or something like that and he did, so they dropped the speed enough that the BMV can't use that ticket against him to suspend his license. Ohio came up with a new revised code I don't remember the exact number, I think it was 126 or something that cites CDL lisences and the number of offenses with license suspension time. We fought hard but beat it! Yeahhhhh! BOOO to the system and "the man." The magistrate also said that Jim had a very good lawyer. That he never had one come in before and argue so passionately on his client's behalf. Hmmm...makes me wonder why he is so passionate about Jim! What were they doooooin? LMAO. God I am a sick puppy. Really, I ain't right, but we all knew that already. So, anyway. Now I am off in hopes that I can get some writing done after I load this dishwasher so I can be deafened by it's humming and run the sweeper. Crumbs...eeek...crumbs. Have a great Friday everyone and remember...even though we got snowed on so cruelly...in March, Spring is almost here!!!

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March 2nd, 2005

Current Music: None. Subject: Rambling... Time: 01:15 pm Current Mood: Peachy...just peachy

Today's quote:~I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better. ~ A. J. Liebling 1904-1963, American Journalist ~ My thoughts:~ Well...there are exceptions to every rule. *wicked little grin* But I do tend to find there is a great deal of truth to this statement. Writing can be, simply put, pure HELL. At any given moment you can find an author chewing off the end of a pencil or pen, hunched like a crazed lunatic over the keyboard, as if trying to seal in the thoughts, or ripping their own hair out with huge tears of frustration spilling down their reddened cheeks. Other days, the words just seem to come so easily. It's almost magical when that happens. Sure, you can churn out a thousand words or so in an hour, but is it really any good? This quote is comforting in the sense that it assures us it is OKAY to take our time, as the effort will be well worth it in the end. Yet, it reminds us that no matter what we do, there is always someone better out there. So while boosting the ego, it also humbles in the same breath. And, I, for some reason, really like that. I like knowing I am better than some, but I will never be better than all. It gives me something to strive for. It is also very comforting in times like the last week or so where I am AGONIZING over one stupid chapter. So keep your head up. Well, it is Wednesday, also known as TT Day. My favorite day of the week, because my Terror Twin only works until noon and we usually spend the rest of the day chatting and writing. It's the only day I can be certain that my writing life line and support system is right there. Do not envy this poor woman who has to beta every single thing I write. LOL I sure don't, but her help is often much needed and appreciated even more so. I FINALLY finished up the tenth chapter of Inferno. I thought that day would never come. I'm pretty happy with the end result too and it seems to be going over quite well with the readers. Those thoughts bring me to last night's SVU. Poor Elliot! I have to agree with that perp though. Stabler is going off the deep end and caving to his more "Kelleresque" traits. I'm so happy that Liv stopped him from putting a bullet in the back of that guy's head. No matter how much he wanted to kill that , the guilt would have eaten him alive in the end. However, I wanted to hug him when he was sitting at his desk afterwards and my jaw hit the floor when he attacked his locker to the point of making his knuckles bleed. [Amazed] My poor Dino did a very similar thing in Inferno yesterday. I have to take it as a sign that Elliot is perilously close to snapping. All I can say is they better not do anything stupid with his character or get rid of him! American Idol...well. Ryan just upped his affection prag rating when Carrie Underwood hugged him and he got so excited. "AWWW She's holding me! That's a first this season!" He was so excited and happy...I had to squeeze the arm of the couch at the cuteness of it all. Then she immediately let go and stepped back. LMAO!!! Ryan said. "And she dropped me." Awww. He is just too precious. I love my Ryan muse. How about Randy saying Amanda was Simon's "close, personal friend?" *GASP* That was funny until Ryan came up to read her numbers. I forget exactally what was said, but when she said something, he was basically like, 'yeah, whatver, that's good.' I have NEVER seen Ryan be so short with anyone. I think he was jealous! So, now I don't like her. She made him snippy and is stepping on his toes with Simon. At least in my world, and therefore, she MUST GO!! Well, that's really about it for right now. I have writing to do and work that must get done. Have a GREAT Day!!!

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March 1st, 2005

Current Music: CrossFade~So Far Away Subject: I'm not too sure there is one! Time: 11:35 am Current Mood: Can't complain!

Today's quote is: ~My friend I consider you my brother. I know we are not blood, and blood is thicker than water, but your body already has all the blood it needs. You will always need water. ~ Eric Pio My thoughts:~ I don't know why, but I really loved this quote and had to share it. I think everyone has at least one friend that they feel is as close to them, if not closer than any sibling could be. I know I do. While it stresses the importance of actual blood relatives, it makes a very valid point. "You will always need water." People need friends. Yeah yeah...I am sure there are some bitter asses out there who just worship solitude and belittle human interaction. But they aren't healthy. Friends add so much to your life and give it some real value. Your family, is in a sense, obligated to love, support, and encourage you. Friends aren't. We choose them and they chose us. It really is a gift. And water is to the body what friendship is to the soul. Vital, and you can never have enough of it. Not the good ones anyway. Well. It's Tuesday, which feels more like eh, I don't know Monday or something. I did watch American Idol last night. Mwahaha. I know being from Ohio and not ungodly far from Shaker Heights, I should pull for Scott Soval. I just can't though. There is just something unsettling about the guy. He gives me the creeps. I love Anthony, I so see him in all of these slashy little stories with Ryan. *grins madly* Anwar is amazing, Mario is cute. Joe, I think he is crushing on Ryan. *chuckle* Constantine...I like the guy. I just have yet to see him do anything that amazes me since his audidtion. Bo was good last night, but God help me. Anthony's "I Want To Know What Love Is," I totally wanted to see him sing that to Ryan and it just ruined the rest of the night for me because my mind was lost in slash-ville. I watched RAW for the first time in years. I had to see the HHH Batista angle. I am so happy to see him with the crowd in his pocket. Chris Masters...Is it just me or does this guy bear SOME resemblence to Chris Meloni? I was thinking if Masters had black hair and not so HUGE of a build...I don't know. They both have that smug regal face going on. He reminded me of Meloni for some reason. Stone Cold will be at WM 21 in Piper's Pit. Yeahhhh Steve. I love that man. Ahh the proverbial bad boy. *sighs* How about all the blood that squirted out of HBK's head? And kept gushing. Damn, but his face was nothing but a gory, crimson mask. That was a pretty good match. Trish, I don't know. She was just too funny. "Damn girl but you have a hard head. You done made me break my shoe." ROFLMAOOOO. Sorry but she cracks me up. Okay I am done babbling for now. I want to get some writing done and my house is...messy. I so can't wait for dinner tonight. Yum yum veggie lasagne.

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February 28th, 2005

Current Music: The dishwasher. Could that thing BE any louder? Subject: Another bleak and dreary winter Monday Time: 01:24 pm Current Mood: chipper

Eh I hate them. Today's quote is: ~Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming. ~ William Hazlitt My thoughts:~ *sigh* Yeah. I have been doing a lot of soul searching lately over a very similar matter. I have to agree here. Either be a friend or don't. When it comes to friendship, there really can't be any riding fences. You either have to be willing to be a friend and all that entails or not. To sit there and try to pass yourself off as caring, or wanting to be a friend, but making excuses for not doing so...well, it's kind of sad really. Often, it's hard to let go of something. Like that favorite pair of sweat pants that are so comfy and thread bare in places. Or an old pair of shoes, because we know what a good fit they were. They made us happy and secure. But really, either throw them out if that is what you intended on doing. Don't just open the closet to take a look at them and make sure they are indeed still there. I really even hate to use that analogy, because friends shouldn't be thrown away. Eh anyway. If there is no substance left to friendship, no matter what the reasons or excuses are, it's time to move on. I think plastering a smile on your face and casual words once in a while eventually will lead to more pain and some very bitter resentment. I truly believe that is what this man was saying. Be a friend or don't. If you can't, bury what was left. Leave it lie. Don't try to keep it preserved by pumping it full of things that are fake, half hearted, or insincere. In the long run, it will just begin to stink. Enough with that ramble, though I do feel better now. I'm working some more on Inferno. I think I finally got past that damn writer's block. I gave up. My muse is unswayable and there is not point in trying to get him to behave, because...Well no matter how much I may wish for that, it will NEVER happen. He's an ornery shit which is probably why we get along so well. At the moment, he is giving a female Correctional Officer (CO, hack) a run for her money. Sorry Diane! That brings me to another concept, thought, idear. Whatever. Another mad rambling, okay? I really do have to thank someone for all of their support this past week. It has probably been hell with my ranting about this that or the other thing and I really did feel like the dreaded drama queen at times. I'm not a drama queen, but this past week threw so many curve balls at me that I ended up getting hit more often then being able to duck. I was at the point Friday of being in tears and so mad it was choking me, but you really said some things that touched me and made me appreciate your friendship that much more. God knows not much touches this calloused heart of mine anymore. Your loyalty, stead fast advice, and unique outlook on life and people in general...I would be lost at times without them. Thanks. Well now that I have really sat down and listened to the advice my brain, gut, and of course that ever annoying muse has been giving me. I would have been spared much anguish if I had just listened to him and his dislikes to begin with, but alas, I am stubborn to a fault! I think I can hold my head up high. Almost to the point of having my nose up in the air. Not quite though. I'm not stuck up, as much as I might sound like it sometimes. Well, I can be, but only about certain things. LOL What a character he can be! It's probably a good thing people can't hear him sometimes. He was quite murderous and venomous last week and it only ended up culminating. I just have to remember that him and Keller can be quite a nasty duo when they are in bad moods. Hilarious as long as you aren't the one on the receiving end. Remind me to never ever put myself in that position. Their wrath is best incurred by others! I'm off to get some writing done now because he's actually full of praise,happy, and smiling and that is a rare moment indeed.

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February 24th, 2005

Current Music: Jon Secada~Just Another Day(Without You) Subject: Eh.. Time: 02:20 pm Current Mood: Trying to THINK!

I'm not totally sure what I want to do here yet. I have had this account for almost a year, just so I could read all the goodies posted in the different accounts. My journal keeping is for the most part done on BraveJournal, so maybe I will use this as a place to archive stories or something. Who knows? It's been a really long week and I am too tired to think. LOL. Not that I am really capable of doing somehting so complicated to begin with. Oh well. I'm still laughing about how wickedly BAD Ryan Seacrest seemed to be this week. He's been in an ornery mood or something which I just love. Imagine him trying to get poor Constantine in trouble! I only hope this season has much more of an ornery Ryan and lots of Ry/SI barb exchanges. I just love when those two get under each other's skin. At any rate, I am sure I will think of something soon! I'm open to any suggestions...at least for the time being.

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