I just wanted to share

A quote I just had to put down:

If I’m fighting an orc, I’m bloody well covering up my squishy bits!

(From the perspective of a female gamer)

Soundtrack to my life

Found this on my cousin's blog, and you all know how the drill goes. They spread like STDs at a college... a college like WSU or something. (No offense!)
The rules apparently apply to iTunes, if you're like me you're lame and wont' get it, plus your parents signed you up for legal downloading fun like Napster. So I altered the rules a bit.

Here we go:

Put iTunes (or whatever you use to listen to music) on random, ask the question, press next, and see if iTunes answers your question with the songs you get... (don't take answers that dont' make sense)

1. What is missing from my life?
"Crazy Love" by the Allman Brothers Band
Apparently my love life needs to get crazier. Yeah. Right.

2. Will I find love?
"The Fragile" by Nine Inch Nails
Yes, and it will be fragile. Or yes, and I will be fragile. And he won't let me fall apart. I like that last option better.

3. Will I become rich?
"Everybody Wants To Rule the World" by Tears For Fears
So not only will I be rich, but I will RULE THE WORLD!!!

4. Does someone have a crush on me?
"Valentine" by Paul McCartney
So, yes.

5. What is my favorite sexual position?
"A Heart Full of Love" from the Les Miserables soundtrack
I would guess something close and intimate, like spooning or sitting up, or good ol' missionary. And with the implications of Eponine, maybe with someone watching... kinky.

6. Am I good looking?
"Fire" by Jimi Hendrix
Well, fire is hot... so I would assume that would mean somewhere around the vicinities of yes.

7. When am I most happy?
"Dreams" by the Cranberries
Wow... so um, either in my dreams or when my dreams come true. How cliche. Or perhaps I'm happiest when I can see my life changing for the better.

8. What is my biggest regret?
"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
Getting fooled, I guess. And having to learn the same lessons over and over... and fooling other people sometimes. *sigh*...

9. How does the world see me?
"Idiots Rule" by Jane's Addiction
Man, that's sad... I hope my music's lying.

10. What do my friends think of me?
"Alive" by Kenny Wayne Shephard
One would assume this means that my friends enjoy my company greatly and appreciate the liveliness that I bring. I certainly would hope this applies to me...

11. Will I have a happy life?
"The Trial" by Pink Floyd
Evidently not. I'm gonna go crazy.

12. How can I make myself happy?
"My Brain is Hanging Upsidedown" by the Ramones
Um... by making myself more crazy?

13. How will I die?
"Bye Bye Baby" by the Baysitty Rollers
Oh man... anyone else familiar with Love Actually? I'm gonna widow a poor man and leave him with my son... that's so depressing

14. Do I act my age?
"Prologue" to "Into the Woods"
Well, this is a musical of many meanings... so here's my interpretation: Maturity comes with experience and journeying, which leaves age to merely a number. With the progress I've made over the years, I'm fairly certain it's safe to say I act my own age.

15. What type of tattoo should I get?
"Wasted Words" by the Allman Brothers Band
Talk of me getting a tattoo will only lead to wasted words

16. What is my spirit animal?
"Horse pills" by the Dandy Warhols
... a Horse!

17. Do I like pain?
"Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits
This is a very lamentful song about people hurting other people, so I'm gonna go with no. I don't like pain. Quite accurate, really.

18. Is there anyone else out there like me?
"Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin
So there are other crazy people out there too?! Sweet! Let's all go out and burn our houses down!

19. Do I love to party?
"Young Lust" by Pink Floyd
Strip Clubs! Orgies! One Night Stands! SO NOT ME!

20. Where should I move to?
"Follow You Down" by the Gin Blossoms
I should just stalk someone and move wherever they move.

21. Am I secretly gay?
"What Happens Tomorrow" by Duran Duran
Nobody knows what's gonna happen tomorrow. I may wake up the next morning lusting after my roommate. Watch out, Kit!

22. Will I ever be president?
"Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd
It'll bring up all kinds of complications and blur my vision (figuratively) and will push those close to me far away. I don't want to be president.

23. What is fun for me?
"Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits
Totally rocking out, of course!

24. Will I ever learn to fly?
"Let Go" by Frou Frou
When I learn to let it all go, I will become weightless from the loss of my burdons, and will thus fly. So... not anytime soon. Happy Thoughts!

25. What is my superpower?
"Ladyfingers" by Luscious Jackson
Turning uber-awesome-feminine? I hope so!

And now my own entry, the song for no reason: "Life During Wartime by the Talking Heads. Oh David Byrne, how I've missed you...

In conclusion, I will go crazy.

To My Cat

Once upon a time, I was three years old and living in California. Mom noticed a skinny stray black cat wandering around our house, and being the person that she is, put out food to feed it with. The cat grew and gained weight, and after a while started to look like a normal cat. The one day my mom spotted the cat crawl into a bush in our backyard, and later on she saw the cat emerge again--skinny as ever before. There was only one conclusion to be reached--the cat had kittens. So my dad crawled into the bushes and pulled out four tiny little hours-old kittens--two black ones and two gray ones. Mom put them in a small box, and coaxed Bobbie (which is what we'd named the mother cat) into the house. She went into the study, cleared out a low bookshelf, and set Bobbie and the kids up in there with plenty of blankets and soft things.
Mom and Dad tried to keep it a secret from me as long as they could--they were unsure of how a three-year-old would interact with such delicate little kittens; they didn't want anyone to get hurt. Apparently I eventually found them, and uttered the phrase which my parents still quote at me today: "Look what Bobbie did!"
From then on I got to help take care of the kittens--even wash them when they all had fleas. I have vague memories of wrapping them up in towels which made them look like kitten burritos. Mom knew we couldn't keep them all, so she started looking for people who would want to adopt them. We ended up giving the two black kittens away, and in the end kept the two gray ones and Bobbie.
Mom didn't want to give any of the kittens real names at first--she wanted to leave that up to the potential adopters. She referred to the gray kittens by features she could remember them by. One had a broader face, and became the "face kitty," and the other had a broader nose, so "nose kitty." So the funny thing is that those names stuck. My grandma and I tried to come up with better names for them, and came up with "Smokey" and "Dusty." But no, Nose and Face stuck much better.

Both those cats lived for a long time. Nose eventually developed diabetes, and he lived with it for a quite a long time. Eventually though he also developed problems with his Thyroid and eventually became overcome with sickness, so two years ago he was put down.

Face is still with us, and still quite healthy for his age. He's almost 17 now.

If you look at my profile picture, that's a picture of him. But here are some more pictures that I got this weekend:






This is his favorite position to lie in the house
Me and Face:
Something was funny, apparently. Face's face remains straight.

Mother's Day Present

The #1 reason why my room rocks

The view.







This is a picture that my roommate took from our window. You can see the islands across Bellingham bay and the sun going night-night behind them.


I love sunsets, don't you?

First picture--RANDOM AND WEIRD!!!

I found this on Flickr, called "Laughed? Till my clothes popped off.

It feels like years since it's been clear

Things are better. And getting better.
Hardly anything is perfect, but it's getting more balanced.
The sun's out, weather's warm, flowers, birds, trees, color, brightness, blue...
Spring is a good time.
A time for rebirth.

I've had a few rough spots with friends along the way, but nowadays I'm feeling good more than I'm feeling bad.
And I have to say it's quite a relief.

These days I'm not sure what to write about. According to my calender this year, last month was Hobbiton, and this month is Rivendell. Both are places where a story takes a happy break. And not much goes on that is write-worthy. That's what it's been like.

My cousin suggested that I post pictures of artwork I've done recently. And while I do now have a good working camera, I dont' have much artwork to show these days.

But I'm thinking that maybe my blog will be more picturey, and a little less writey.

Or, for now, some song lyrics. I've fallen in love with this song. Finally. Cause my mom was trying to get me to find it and download it for a while.
I know some of you are annoyed when you find song lyrics posted in someone's journal. And sometimes I am too.
But whatever.

My Friends

My friends are so depressed
I feel the question
Of your loneliness
Confide... 'cause I'll be on your side
You know I will, you know I will

ex-Girlfriend called me up
Alone and desperate
On the prison phone
They want... to give her 7 years
For being sad

I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
So hard and lonely too
When you don't know yourself

My friends are so distressed
And standing on
The brink of emptiness
No words... I know of to express
This emptiness

I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
So hard and lonely too
When you don't know yourself

Imagine me taught by tragedy
Release is peace

I heard a little girl
And what she said
Was something beautiful
To give... your love
No matter what

I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
So hard and lonely too
When you don't know yourself

~The Red Hot Chili Peppers