An excellent way to start the week.
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stoney321Hey, thanks to everyone that chimed in with righteous indignation about the 8 year old bully. The Mister took an extra slow walk home with Sally (our German Shepherd) after walking the girls to school this morning. Sally will protect her herd! Ha ha.
Bullet points, because I like 'to the point' info:
Tell me all about you! *props chin on fists after sliding cinnamon rolls over*
Here is hell, in a handbasket. (leetle Hope cat)
cute face ENHANCE!
Darthanne is about to leap to the camera and END MY LIFE. Also, I'm trying to pin lining for drapes here. A perfect place to nap, in other words. *eyeroll* Look at how she is LITERALLY making the 0_o face.
Oh, and a scarf I made with that awesome fat Dian Fossey yarn. It is the toastiest scarf on the planet earth, and other heavenly bodies, aside. \o/
Alright, alright. Enough dithering. Time to start walk-training! *laces up shoes*
Bullet points, because I like 'to the point' info:
- my sister is in BIG TROUBLE for not calling me back ALL WEEK. This is unacceptable, and I guess she's saying she doesn't want to have sushi with me this week, RIGHT BETH? Harumph.
- I won Guitar Hero III
- on easy. (shut it! I'm half-way through on Medium! And let me say that I am KICK ASS at the bass. On YYZ, y'all. <-- significant to other GH players)
- it isn't sad or pathetic that my goal is to kick this eight-year old's ass. Dude, someone give this kid a REAL guitar, STAT! *rocks to Fire and Flames* lml -_- lml
- I found a violin repair shop that is going to restore my great-grandfather's violins to their former glory (he made them, so I can't trust them to just anyone, you know?) The kids will start violin lessons immediately after, muah ah ah
- I turned out two of the best loaves of bread yet yesterday. (Since Christmas, I have not bought bread. It's all homemade, y'all!) Oh, bread: why you so delicious?
- I was nominated for two awards in two fandoms! What?! You guys! Whoever nominated me, thank you very much! One was at the Fang Fetish awards for an old Connor fic of mine (so I'm all happy about that) and the other was for the only HP fic I've ever written, Things They Should Have Taught Us In School for the R/Hr awards, which is just too cool for school. *beams*
- everyone's been posting pics of their cats lately, I have pics of my
dorkscats under the cut. BE WARNED: my Darthanne looks like she will jump through the picture and have your guts for garters. (It's a goth burlesque. I'll give you a second.) - the most important: I have officially signed on to do the Susan G. Komen 3 Day again! WHOOO. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, it's a 3 day walk-a-thon. Twenty miles everyday. I pay for all of my own expenses and raise money that goes 100% to women and their families: it pays for their care, for their treatment, and in some cases, their bills so their families can survive without them for the duration of surgery/chemo. Here's my account of doing it in 2006 (I missed out last year due to a filming schedule.) I'll have donation information up soon, for those of you that want to contribute to an AMAZING cause. YAY LIFE!
- speaking of filming, I start shooting my next movie, St. Nick, this week, and I'm just tickled pink about EVERYTHING.
Tell me all about you! *props chin on fists after sliding cinnamon rolls over*
Here is hell, in a handbasket. (leetle Hope cat)
cute face ENHANCE!
Darthanne is about to leap to the camera and END MY LIFE. Also, I'm trying to pin lining for drapes here. A perfect place to nap, in other words. *eyeroll* Look at how she is LITERALLY making the 0_o face.
Oh, and a scarf I made with that awesome fat Dian Fossey yarn. It is the toastiest scarf on the planet earth, and other heavenly bodies, aside. \o/
Alright, alright. Enough dithering. Time to start walk-training! *laces up shoes*
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Date: 2008-02-18 04:21 pm (UTC)Hope is the sweetest cat that ever was and Darthanne scares the piss out of me, especially in that picture. I'm afraid the next time I see her she may lunge for my throat. Small bunny, human, it's all the same.
Congrats on signing up for the 3 Day *and* starting to film this week. Whoo-hoo!! Not only will you be a STAH you will be a STAH with fantastic legs. *leers*
It's a good day, Stoney. A good day indeed. *beams at you*
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Date: 2008-02-18 04:24 pm (UTC)Dude, did you *see* that video of that kid playing Guitar Hero? You thought Beth was amazing, this kid plays WITH HIS BACK TO THE SCREEN. Redonk.
ILU LEE. Phone call tonight, Y/Y? :D
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Date: 2008-02-18 04:56 pm (UTC)YES. Phone call tonight! I am SO SORRY I flaked Saturday. I took a nap and NEVER WOKE UP. Seriously, I think I finally woke up about 9pm. Uhm, hi sleep, I obviously needed you. But I think I needed the sleep because I feel so much better now.
That kid is amazing. Crazy amazing. I'd love to see him and Beth duke it out. Ahahaha.
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:20 pm (UTC)I figured you were just pooped, so no worries. <3
Seriously, that kid is crazy cakes bad assicle. I am about to plug in RIGHT NOW, because dude: I will own this game, by which I mean PWN.
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Date: 2008-02-18 04:34 pm (UTC)I AM A HUGE DORK, OK?
Congratulations on your award (nom nom) noms! And the kitty pictures are adorable. :)
Edited to add that they're also offering a FREE download of "Dream On" for the GH3 on the Xbox, ending today!
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:18 pm (UTC)Player One? YOU ROCK. Hee!!
WHOA!! Thanks for the update, I'm dling it RIGHT NOW!!
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:03 pm (UTC)Finding someone decent to restore violins is a job of work! (One summer it got so humid that the neck of mine pulled away from the body a little and I had to go to two places before it seemed right again.) Hope they come back byoo-tiful.
Yay for yummy bread! I baked last night but one of the loaves came out a little sad and wrinkly--I dont' know if it was the damp or the Zgirls doing Dance Dance Revolution while it was rising, but it's not a happy little loaf.
RAWK ON, STONEY!
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:22 pm (UTC)I will come play DDR with you, that is my SECOND most favorite game ever. (I rise my bread in the laundry room, away from kids/animals, and that stopped my sad flat loaves. <-- like, the first 10 were all wonky, no lie. Now? PERFECT. *kisses fingers*)
lml 0-0 lml (because I wear glasses, hahaha)
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:18 pm (UTC)Yay for signing up for the 3-day again! I did it last year (inspired, in part, because of you doing it the year before.) I'm going to take a few years off though before I do it again (I'm 46 this year -- may not do it again until I'm 50, as kind of a celebration of the big birthday years, you know?)
And yay for knitting! This (points to icon) is a scarf that I knit a couple years ago and it's so soft.
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:24 pm (UTC)What a terrific way to ring in your 50th! I'm glad in a way that I didn't do it two years in a row, because now it's this nostalgic thing I'm re-capturing, instead of doing it because it's there. (Doesn't make sense, but in my head it works. *g*)
*slips in under your scarf for warmth and hugs*
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:24 pm (UTC)Neat little side story: for years, Rush had never been to Brazil. Brazil apparently loveslovesLOVES Rush--so, finally, for their Vapor Trails tour, they go out there.
You clearly know YYZ.
The fans? When Rush busted out this song?
The fans SANG ALONG.
Mr. Lee is considered one of the most virtuosic bassists in the music world. That is why the bass line is so bleeding hard. The only other thing that'd be harder would be the drum track. I will reserve more Rush geebling for a later time. :D
Also: Kitties! (Vicarious snuggling, even Darthanne, who'd be playing paw-puppets with my eyeballs.)
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:28 pm (UTC)Here's a random music talking point along the same lines. Samuel Barbar was the first American composer allowed to play in Russian, and when he played Adagio For Strings, the Moscovites stood in the aisles, weeping. They demanded the piece be played three more times. In a row. (That's one of my favorite stories, ever. And songs, too!)
What's great about Darthanne is that she's actually very cuddly when she wants to be. SHe just can gut a rabbit in under five seconds. Yeesh. :D
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:25 pm (UTC)Is it sad that's all I've got after only four hours at work?
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:31 pm (UTC)I think you should take a LOOOONG lunch and then go to Best Buy. And pick up GH. I'm just saying...
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:26 pm (UTC)My goodness, you got over your illness and came back with a vengeance. Woot, Guitar Hero Winnah (your metal fingers pictograph made me lol and lol), fresh bread, violin repairs, filming starting this week... WHEW! YOU GO, GIRL!
Kitty pics! Your black kitteh is very smug looking with her *eyebrows* at you. Awesome.
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Date: 2008-02-18 05:32 pm (UTC)Man, I am so happy with my body for never staying sick for long. *loves* There's your 6 servings of veggies a day, and exercising regularly in action! (Which I know you know all about. Yay health!)
Darthanne - I love that evil, evil, bitch. (Omg, when she snuggles, she's like a weetiny kitten all over again! <3 <3)
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Date: 2008-02-18 06:30 pm (UTC)You make your own bread? Is there nothing that you do not do?
Your kids aren't full size yet are they? Because if they aren't, they should be playing a scaled down violin to start with. They won't have the reach.
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Date: 2008-02-18 07:41 pm (UTC)I don't finish projects? Or do windows. Hahahaha.
The kids are almost as big as me, even though they're pre-pubescent. I apparently gave birth to two giants. #2 can stretch and get an octave +2 on our piano. I had to work for YEARS to strengthen my hands to do as much. (But then, I have ridiculously small hands.)
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Date: 2008-02-18 10:10 pm (UTC)Like Guernseys. :D
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Date: 2008-02-18 07:32 pm (UTC)I was just going to ask when the movie started. I'm interested to see how the improv nature goes-- I would be terrified of that. I'm really impressed that the kid-stars are going to be able to improv dialog but I guess the chil'en are usually more creative.
Yay for your fic nominations :) Doesn't it just feel awesome when someone anonymous nominates you? Your fic is always nom worthy. Nom nom nom.
Finally, is this the fat yarn you've been telling me about, or are you going to make me use something even fatter?
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Date: 2008-02-18 07:44 pm (UTC)I'm really interested in seeing how this goes, too. I don't know much about these two kids, but since they're carrying the movie, I'm assuming there's something there. (Er, let's hope!) I'll keep you posted, natch.
Oh, and SAY!! Thank you very much for being my first official donation! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 (We need a car convo when you've got free time. Lemme know - I've been researching. *g*)
This is the fat yarn! It's so easy to work with, and then you have a big, chunky something to cuddle up again. YAY. (And thanks for saying that, btw. Ahahaha nom.)
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Date: 2008-02-18 08:06 pm (UTC)Wow, you're a walking machine, but a CHARITY walking machine. Are you going to take your guitar with you and rock on down for three days with a flatbed truck with speakers and fireworks following you? Because that would be AWESOME and you would completely shame and eclipse all the other walkers. Bunch of losers.
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Date: 2008-02-18 10:07 pm (UTC)Hahahaha, I LOVE THE IDEA OF TAKING MY FAKE GUITAR and rocking out, heeee! An I can wear leather pants. 20 miles a day in leather pants should toughen up my thighs to a lovely rawhide. Then you can turn me into a foot stool.
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Date: 2008-02-18 09:49 pm (UTC)And that is a lovely scarf!
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Date: 2008-02-18 10:09 pm (UTC)Thank you very much!
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Date: 2008-02-18 11:01 pm (UTC)My dad makes and repairs violins! We must be seekritly part of the same tribe. Mormon, Catholic, it's all the same, really.
Congrats on the nominations, WOOT!
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Date: 2008-02-19 09:54 pm (UTC)You are KIDDING! He does not! Oh my god. My dad rebuilds and tunes pianos - it runs in the family. Except for the violin bit, but you get my meaning.
ILULYNNE.
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Date: 2008-02-18 11:30 pm (UTC)They are soooooo pretty.
I just want to pick them up and snuggle them.
What a lovely scarf.
I have recently started knitting again. . Maybe, I'll finally make a hat that will fit an actual human being and not just my cat
Here's to hoping. :-)
*hugs*
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Date: 2008-02-19 09:55 pm (UTC)Aww, thanks! And hahahahaha - if you can knit, you're one up on me. I think I would end up just wrapping people's heads with various skeins and twist tying them together. BEAUTIFUL.
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Date: 2008-02-19 04:27 pm (UTC)What is this movie thingo? You're a film star now??
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Date: 2008-02-19 10:00 pm (UTC)And YES! See what happens when you go away for a year? I was in a movie (it hasn't come out yet, we finished last fall) with NICHOLAS BRENDON, I thank you. He was v v cool (and totally flirted with me, I am not making that up. I had my hands on his thighs while he was in his underwear, so what else is he going to do? Hahaha.) It's called "Blood on the Highway" and the premiere is in a month, and I'll get to see him again then. \o/ (He's very nice and shy.)
I'm in another movie that has just started filming - this one is a drama where the first one was a horror comedy. They're both small independent films, so nothing major, just REALLY REALLY FUN.