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::I am 30.1.04 ( 23:08 ) * Silence. I tried again to sit down and blog about what's going on in my life. Not everything that has happened recently, just the highlights. I deleted it. Again. I'm not sure what's going on in my head right now. Just everytime I sit down to write, I hit this streak of major "attitude" for lack of a better word...like I said, this is my space, I'll express myself however I want, but that's not what I want. Even if the only reason why I'm reluctant to post in that voice is because I'm not sure what I have attitude about. So, I'll sit here, wait, listen. Try to figure out what's going on in my heart. Hopefully, I'll be back to post later... ::Val:: 28.1.04 ( 23:59 ) * the friday five Yes, I know it's Wednesday, back off. In exchange for a deep, non-attitudey post, I present you with the Friday Five... At this moment, what is your favorite... 1) ...song? This exact moment? I think I'm going to have to go with "Daughters" by John Mayer. I'll quote the lyrics, but don't hold your breath for an explanation of why "Daughters" just climbed the charts in the last ten minutes of my life... I know a girl She puts the color inside of my world She's just like a maze Where all of the walls all continually change I've done all I can To stand on the steps with my heart in my hand Now I'm starting to see Maybe it's got nothing to do with me Fathers be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers be good to your daughters too Oh you see that skin It's the same she's been standing in Since the day she saw him walking away Now she's left cleaning up the mess he made Fathers be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers be good to your daughters too Boys you can break Find out how much they can take Boys will be strong and boys soldier on But boys would be gone without warmth of a womans good, good heart On behalf of every man, looking out for every girl You are the god and the weight of the world So fathers be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do Girls become lovers who turn into mothers So mothers be good to your daughters too So mothers be good to your daughters too So mothers be good to your daughters too 2) ...food? Hummus with pita bread and extra olive oil. 3) ...tv show? I know it's not a tv show, but the Strong Bad e-mails from HomestarRunner are my fav thing that "regularly" updates and is animated. 4) ...scent? Burberry Brit perfume. Great scent and it comes in a plaid bottle! Second runner-up is tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches on a snowy day. 5) ...quote? "I understand, Jazmine. I'm mixed too...I'm part black, part african, part negro and part colored...poor me, I just don't know where I fit in..." Huey from The Boondocks (and, honestly, if you were offended by that...never mind...) So, there you have it. Friday Five on a Wednesday. And, if I get up early enough, maybe a real post tomorrow as well... ::Val:: ( 23:43 ) * Start and Stop. I was going to post tonight, but when I started writing, it started going very wrong. Lots of attitude. And not in a good way. And I'm not entirely sure where it was coming from. I have no problem expressing myself on my blog, after all this is my space, but I'm not entirely sure where *this* particular attitude was coming from, so I stopped. Erased it. Decided I would write again tomorrow when I could figure out exactly (or close enough) what I was trying to say... P.S. My RSS feed is back on my LJ. There was no problem, it was just something very little having to do with the way I was updating this site. ::Val:: 14.1.04 ( 21:44 ) * Pulled From My Friend's List. I pulled my RSS feed from my LJ list until I can figure out how to get the entries to post separately and not in one massive mess. Other people do it, I'm just going to have to do some reading to figure out how to modify my template to do it as well. Well, I added the RSS Feed to the list at Evolution anyway. ::Val:: ( 14:59 ) * Painless. It took me a total of forty-five seconds to get my RSS Feed set up. I followed the instructions exactly. I thought I would have to modify them or use brainpower or something, but I didn't. Not yet, at least. The real challenge will come when I try to add my own blog to my friend's list on my LJ page. The last time I added an RSS feed all the posts came out in one massive block, pushing more recently updated entries from other sites off of the main LJ page and into the archives...if that happens, I'll have to see if I can figure out the source of the issue. Anyway, fellow blogging friends add an RSS feed to your blog. It will make life easier (for me, at least). Update. I added myself to my LJ friend's list. All my entries did show up over there, but since my blogger main page is only set to display the five (or seven? I don't remember) most recent entries, it isn't as big a deal as I thought it might be. We'll see what happens as other friends continue to post from their LJ throughout the day. As a random aside, there is the ability to post comments to an entry from the LJ site, but only people who access my blog from there will be able to read them. I feel accomplished. And hungry. It's definitely time for food. ::Val:: ( 14:36 ) * No Longer Frozen. If I had written an hour ago, before I had taken the hot bath which restored the feeling to my toes, this would have been a very bitter entry. Now, I'm simply disappointed and resigned. I specifically requested today (Wednesday) as my day off of work because I had a meeting at the church. But then, right after I got off the bus I found out that my presence wasn't needed. I wasn't slighted by this; I've been volunteering at my church for enough time that I know things change unexpectedly and everyone just needs to roll with the punches. I was upset because I had to wait 20 minutes in below zero weather to go back home. And because I deposited my paycheck late, so the money I needed to go to MCC and pay so I could register for classes hasn't cleared yet. Even clearing out the available funds in all of my accounts, I am about $100 short. I don't have to go to work until 11am tomorrow (and the money will clear this evening), so that would be the best solution, but I don't drive...Normally, my day off would be Thursday which would have solved all my problems, but since I was planning on having this meeting today...*shrug*...I was a lot pissier before my bath, because I was cold. Books and hot tea have a way of making the day seem much better. Even though I still don't know what I'm going to do about getting to MCC at a time when I have money and the office is open (before the deadline passes to register for classes). Random Geek-Techy Blog News. I found a link on Wil Wheaton DOT net explaining how to create an RSS feed for Blogger users. It's a feature that's been needed for some time and was my original reason for switching to Live Journal for my writing journal (although, I'll stay there because I am really enjoying it and haven't run into any problems yet). I think later on, if I'm feeling a geeky-productive urge, I'll set it up on my blog. Maybe I'll convince some of the people who's blogs I read on the reg to set up their blogs on an RSS-feed as well, then I could just add them to my friend's list on my LJ. Anyway, I think I'll go now. I'm supposed to be getting some work done. ::Val:: 3.1.04 ( 00:41 ) * Happy Birthday, Pip! Yots of hugs and yove shooting your way (yes-I realize it is now *past* your birthday, but I couldn't get into Blogger earlier. ooh, I could retropost but that would be cheating. Anyway.) Happy Birthday! yay forever! himiny. ::Val:: 1.1.04 ( 16:04 ) * Happy New Year. I wanted to make sure I posted before I forgot. :o) I went to church last night with Ron--lots of fun. Denis sung *a lot* into the mic, which is an amazing thing considering it was something he was struggling with back in August. It was great seeing him step out like that. Ron had to play at a jazz thing later (he had promised to jump in on bass whenever we were done with church), but I just came in to say "hi" and then I went home and to sleep...Ahh...sleep. I'm excited about the things this upcoming year has in store. Love my ungrammatical English. Talk to ya'll later. I need to go to the store for some juice. ::Val:: |
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