Below are the most recent 5 friends' journal entries.

Saturday, November 7th, 2009
mrowe	11:06a	*sigh* ...to stop November from turning into NathNotWriMo, I'm setting myself the goal of finishing the first draft of ch.23 of the AU. After all, it's only been a year since I started it*... *the chapter, that is; the AU is in its third year. Current Mood: blank (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
tamf	7:02p	worth the wait a million -- well, about five -- little things have been stressing us up (or down?) lately. there are vaccinations due for both child and dog. there are parental interviews at the nursery. there are holiday plans which involve finding a good place to place the dog, who, unfortunately, doesn't fly. all of these things require some degree of organising, calling, planning and tinkering which neither twiggy nor i feel up to. he has a sore throat, i have a loathing of the phone. our swine colds are getting us seriously down. so we procrastinate. unfortunately, doing this isn't always a good idea. twiggy's email about a kennel place was answered a week later, saying sorry, they were full. he should have called! my email conversation with the nursery teacher also went woefully slow, so that two days before the interview, i still didn't know if shared childcare had been sorted out or not, and if i was supposed to have done it or not. however! yesterday, another recommended kennel replied that they had a place. also, the nursery teacher told me another parent had a problem with childcare, so in all we'd be three people looking after each other's children. everything sorted itself out! because we waited! (i guess expecting the same thing for the vaccinations isn't such a good idea) Current Mood: relieved Current Music: bonfire night firweorks (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
myng_rabbyt	4:08p	Available Light | Rush The restless wind Has seen all things In every kind of light Rising with the full moon To go howling through the night The sleepless wind Has heard all things Between the sea and sky In the canyons of the city You can hear the buildings cry Oh the wind can carry All the voices of the sea Oh the wind can carry All the echoes home to me Run with wind and weather To the music of the sea All four winds together Can't bring the world to me Chase the wind around the world I want to look at life In the available light Play of light A photograph The way I used to be Some half-forgotten stranger Doesn't mean that much to me Trick of light Moving picture Moments caught in flight Make the shadows darker Or the colors shine too bright Oh the light can carry All the visions of the sea Oh the light can carry All the images to me Run to light from shadow Sun gives me no rest Promise offered in the east Broken in the west Chase the sun around the world I want to look at life In the available light All four winds together Can't bring the world to me Shadows hide the play of light So much I want to see Chase the light around the world I want to look at life In the available light I'll go with the wind I'll stand in the light Current Music: Available Light | Rush (Comment on this)
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
tamf	9:05p	fears & food so it's halloween, and some of us have been running scared. fancy-dress people in the city centre? no problem. however, there also seemed to be a lot of trolls there! walking the wolf-dog should make me feel tough. unfortunately, i know what a wuss he is. when two kids came running behind us on the path, who curled his tail inwards and tried to flee? some wolf! for some reason -- well, remembering how dog acts when kids ring doors asking for things may be an indication -- i also felt nervous about trick-or-treaters. so as darkness fell, we fled the house, leaving a marginally scared dog behind, and went to a chinese restaurant. my step father, who's visiting, and believes in hot food, ordered the spiciest item on the menu, super spicy hot poached fish. "are you sure you want it?" the waiter asked. "it's really hot, and made with oil, so it seems even spicier." stepfather looked doubtful, but persisted, ordering another beer. when the food arrived, the waiter spooned off a layer of minuscule red chilies and cautioned, once again, that it was hot. how fortunate this particular fear was conquered, because it turned out it was one of the best meals he'd had! twiggy, too, was very happy with the spicy hot beancurd (the second most spicy item on the menu), while little boo peep loved the rest, which was totally unspicy. and me? i liked everything! it's funny how confident a full belly makes you feel. in fact, even the dog is content and relaxed, gnawing on a bone which has been vaguely spiced with mint. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
mrowe	10:32a	SSP - An excess of weather An excess of weather: Life in Eriador can often be harsh, even more so when the weather becomes as much an enemy as Orcs or wolves. A look at how the Fell Winter of 2911 and the summer that followed it affected the Dúnedain. OCs and canon characters. Third chapter posted. Also, a new drabble: Dawn, for Raksha's birthday, and for all Faramir fans. Current Mood: awake (2 Comments |Comment on this)