Journey to Gestalt

WARNING: POLITICS INSIDE

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:55:28 GMT

yours</i>, sir. You seem to be projecting just a bit.

Hate being sick. Had what may or may not have been bronchitis (didn't go to the doctor) but it's put me behind on everything, even writing, because I couldn't focus for beans. =P

A moment of Schadenfreude...

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:17:24 GMT

I suppose it's not nice to gloat, but... after a really bad experience with a fellow RPer, I felt a great deal of satisfaction in watching canon sink her favorite ship. XDDDDD

Mwrrr.

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:10:19 GMT

I find it all kinds of wrong that the "Tweak says" entry field is too short to allow the use of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"

*goes off to ~~sulk over~~ ponder the unfairness*

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:14:05 GMT

19 days to get my kinkfest prompt written. Hope I can do a decent job with it.

(Not Quite) All Kinds of Mighty

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:17:36 GMT

Round 2 of upper-body workout at the gym. I managed the evil biceps curl machine this time!!! My first time through, the trainer had to give an assist on the last few curls of a set of 10... last night I made it to 15 on my own. *flexes* ... *snerts* ...shyeah, on all of 10 pounds. ^^;; I won't be winning any strength competitions just yet.

Still, it's better than I was doing last week, so!

On the docket for tonight: WALL-E! ♥ ♥ ♥ I can't say I've seen every single Pixar movie - missed "Cars" and a few of their shorts - but I've enjoyed every one I have seen.

Also, possibly pomegranate margaritas at Bar Louie. Oh so bad for me, but ooohhhhh so good.

Mwrf.

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:07:36 GMT

Potential weekend plans = cock-blocked by weather. I would have loved to go ride roller-coasters all day Saturday, but with a 50/50 chance of thunderstorms all day? Not too darn likely. *sigh*

Hit the gym again last night for the "south of the border" workout (everything below the belly button). Wouldn't have been so bad except that I got the trainer who nagged about diet the whole time, and told me if I want to lose any weight at all then I've got to cut all processed sugar and carbonation and white bread and I-forget-what-all-else completely out of my diet.

...I wanted to look her straight in the eye and just say, "No. Now please just tell me the proper way to use the weight machines." Just because that's what works for her doesn't mean it's right for everybody.

Meh, was going to say more but it was all either random foo, or more whine-one-one material, so signing off now.

"Life's not fair, is it?"

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:45:55 GMT

Okay, I know that muscle weighs more than fat and all that, but I haven't been hitting the gym long enough put on that much of it yet. So why am I three pounds heavier today than I was at the start of last weekend?!? I swear, I didn't eat that much. *facepalm*

Arms are not as sore as I feared they would be, though. Either I didn't hit the weights hard enough, or the stretches afterwards really did do as much good as advertised.

Writing... well, some progress there, albeit of the slow and plodding variety. Have made two attempts at starting my kinkfest prompt, and hated them both; I do have a vague idea of where I want it to go, but I'm having trouble with how to begin it. "Setup goes first" didn't work, so next attempt is to just hit it running in medias res, and explain the 'why' via flashback... if I explain it at all.

Briefly considered signing up for Twitter, thinking maybe it would help me with being concise. But then I realized I just don't have that much to update with over the course of a day - or week - anyhow. ^^;; (Besides, the site seems to be getting overwhelmed on a regular basis, at the moment.)

Also, I need more sleep.

Um.

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:12:06 GMT

I just signed up for a prompt on kinkfest.

Just one. (So far.)

Maybe this will rattle me out of the slump I've been in, writing-wise. *crosses fingers*

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:14:27 GMT

A day when I finally have a jones to write (even if it's a half-baked plotbunny) is no day to leave my writing notebook at home.

Yeah, that one, with all the research notes in it.

Dear Subconscious:

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:23:04 GMT

Who is "Madame Fuschia," and what exactly was I supposed to MacGuyver together out of that pile of spare parts?

(In other words, hi, yes, I've been having strange dreams again. The one small snippet I remember was being told to assemble a bunch of random stuff for aforementioned mysterious lady. O_o;; )

And next time I'm tempted to get grumpy about the non-functional sink in the downstairs bathroom, I need to remember this because it could be much, much worse.

Just in case....

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:36:18 GMT

I don't know if you bother to read me over here, but if so:

Happy Birthday, Thorne Scratch!!!

I wish you a year full of creativity, splishslash, and as many cool hats as the installation of the new bishop up here. ♥

5 Quotes meme

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:51:57 GMT

Lifted this from raisedbymoogles:

Go here. Keep refreshing until you've collected five quotes that really resonate with you, then post 'em to your journal.

1) When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

2) It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you. Lillian Hellman (1905 - 1984)

3) Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. Horace Mann (1796 - 1859), address at Antioch College, 1859

4) The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself. Alan Alda (1936 - )

5) Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:54:28 GMT

I was a little surprised to find myself poking at some of the bits and pieces for my old "30_lemons" claim for Sephiroth and Cloud recently... but I know why that particular plot-bunny arose from the dead.

I blame Crisis Core.

The AU-verse I had started ignored anything but the original game canon, so I don't have to worry about AC, BC, CC (and however many other letters of the alphabet they try to milk the fans for...) but I will admit, the Seph bits in CC are probably what jump-started me on it again. He's human in the game - capable of hurt feelings, equipped with **GASP** a sense of humor, albeit a snarky one.

Of course, he's still an arrogant son-of-an-alien, too, but c'mon, it's Sephiroth. What did you expect?

Not that there aren't still things about the game that drive me up a wall - Genesis and the Bad Play Quotes of DEWM, Anjeal's name (also his English voice actor doesn't do much for me), the fact that they made me agree with Hojo about something (he can't stand all the "Loveless" quotes either) - but overall it's been great fun to watch.

Anyway, I have no idea how long the inspiration will last or whether it'll result in any more finished themes or filler bits. If it does, I'll probably post here.

RIP, Greatestjournal

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:56:44 GMT

I had really hoped you'd hang in there long enough for us to wrap up the RP without having to juggle everything over here, but after teasing us along for months, you cacked when we're down to the last few days of game-time. *sigh*

Several of our players haven't bothered to re-create their character journals here; I'm not sure if some of them intend to. Me, I'm just twonked off at the timing. I had just decided that GJ would probably last long enough, and taken down almost all my character icons so they wouldn't be just taking up space on the IJ servers. Now I have to re-upload them (not that it's going to be that much work, just. Timing = very annoying.)

Also, when leafing through my notebook last night, I discovered I'd written two different versions of the exact same scene. D'oht! The first version was better, too. Maybe if I got a little more sleep, I'd remember "oh hey, didn't I already scribble this down once?" Then again, maybe I wouldn't - the mind is the first thing to... to... well, to do something. I think.

Mostly Rhetorical Questions

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:56:29 GMT

Doesn't it just figure that the day after I talk about trying to get myself in better shape, I start craving chocolate like mad?! Not giving in to it, though. I have just enough cash left on me to get a Diet Coke (to keep me awake through the late afternoon). ~~And my butt's big enough already, thanks.~~

Also, what happened to the three or four different muses who yammered in my ear the whole time I was stuck in my car last weekend? I'd like to know where the fickle little so-and-sos went now that I'm home and might actually have time to write something down. *grumpf*

I am weak

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:47:35 GMT

Weak, and too easily lured by the shinies. *sigh* Yes, I did exactly what the government hoped I would with that "stimulus" check - ran and out spent most of it, instead of throwing it into savings or making an extra-large payment on my credit card.

But among other things, I now have the Iron Man movie OST, which is awesome. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (I'm such a music ho'.)

And I so want to see the movie again - !

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:39:49 GMT

Sunday was great. "Iron Man" was awesome, had a redtail hawk pacing my car for a few seconds, tra la la hearts and flowers.

Last night I hit the other extreme of my Mood Swingset. (I'd trade that stoopid thing in, but the teeter totter and merry-go-round are really no better.)

So. Yeah. Sorry.

SEE ICON

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:25:44 GMT

...'cause I kind of wish I was. Or at least unconscious, or drugged to the point that I could no longer feel the invisible sword going **STABBITY** through my head.

O_o

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:24:14 GMT

...well, that's one way to get away with mpreg.... wouldn't work for most 'fic writers unless they did some serious canon-mangling, though.

...huh.

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:22:34 GMT

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/index.html

This offers more hope for energy independence than the "pond scum" currently inhabiting the White House!

...with a side order of feh. On toast.

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:16:15 GMT

Mondays are bad enough. Mondays with a migraine? Should be outlawed.

Seriously.

Didn't sleep well last night, and woke up before my alarm went off this morning, with me kind of shoved off to one side of the bed, and a small calico purr-bundle planted dead center on the mattress. (Kind of explains the first five words of this paragraph, eh?)

Haven't been worth a heck of a lot so far this morning - need to change that for the rest of the day. =P

Bad Brain! ...no biscuit

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:14:19 GMT

I will not write yaoi SSBB fic.

You hear me, brain? I will not write yaoi SSBB fic.

Power(-Down) Hour

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:04:36 GMT

Hey, I will totally be a shill for the environment. ♥ PSA~!
__________________________________________________

On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney's energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for one hour.On March 29th, 2008 at 8pm local time Earth Hour will commence all around the world. Cities such as Chicago, Copenhagen, Manila, Melbourne, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Toronto have already signed up. Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. Be part of making Earth Hour 2008 a huge, global success by telling your friends and family. Remember, every single light makes a statement and makes a difference.

Who: YOU! Everyone around the world
What: http://www.earthhour.org/
Where: In your own home and/or workplace
When: March 29, 2008, 8pm your local time
Why: To create AWARENESS about energy consumption

This happens in your home or your workplace at 8pm (your local time) on March 29th WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD by simply turning off your lights, your TV, your dishwasher, your heating or a/c. You don't have to be in a major city to participate.
On March 29th, 2008 at 8pm local time Earth Hour will commence ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a POWERFUL MESSAGE about the need for action on global warming.
Be part of making Earth Hour 2008 a huge, global success by telling your friends and family. Remember, every single light makes a statement and makes a difference.

Pledge your support for Earth Hour and find out more about the lights-out campaign at earthhour.org, the official website. http://www.earthhour.org
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So yeah, I will be off-line for that time period. Woot.

"I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and DIE from that surprise."

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:36:18 GMT

Reason # 17 I'm glad for my account over here: the latest News post on LiveJournal.

They took away Basic accounts to "streamline" the registration process... but even now are considering replacing them with a new third option when you create a new journal:

"Paid Accounts Supported by Sponsors.

"The concept is simple, really. Essentially it's a paid account, but someone else picks up the bill.

"Here's how it works: Users will be offered paid accounts that are supported by sponsors. Users will be able to choose accounts from a range of brands supporting this program. Should the sponsor stop supporting this arrangement, the account will revert back to its previous type.

"The accounts will have a specially designed journal style with modest branding from the sponsor; these will be designed by our creative department and approved by the sponsors. There will also be a banner in the profile page. The owners of paid/sponsored accounts will not see advertisements in other people's journals, while existing paid users will not see banners in a sponsored users' profiles. The branded styles will respect ?style=mine, which will allow paid users to avoid seeing branded styles if they wish to do so."

Now color me paranoid after all the other crap they've pulled, but to my mind that translates as "Company X will have their logo all over your layout, and people who pay for their accounts in order to not have to see ads will have to jump through hoops to avoid them!"

Will the sponsors will have people monitoring the journals wearing their "colors" for any entries they find offensive? Will they pull their "sponsorship" without notice over comments that somebody else makes in a journal, or only the poster's own content?

Sadly, there are probably quite a few people on LJ who will go for this. =P Right, back to deleting my old entries from their servers. They get no content from me.

ouri-chan@ouri.laranica.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:34:38 GMT

...co-worker code named "Little Miss Entitlement" is playing country music - loudly - in an open cubicle.

Personally, I feel that's all the defense I'd really need in a court of law. D=