Below are the most recent 14 friends' journal entries.

Friday, November 6th, 2009
spazzychic	10:01a	Thoughts on the Golden Rule People want to be trusted. People generally believe in their worthiness for trust, at least in my experience. But people are MUCH less willing to give trust. It's hard, and our experience with ourselves is different than the unpredictable outside. So in this case, human nature dictated to NOT treat others how we want to be treated. Yet, to know one is not trusted by a friend hurts. It's odd. Sometimes, the trust just has to happen. It might mean picking up some pieces later, true. A whole that is built on no foundation just pretends not to be broken. Amber Current Mood: pensive (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
spazzychic	12:53p	Something to smile at whilst I hate my car some more. Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net Current Mood: moody (Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
dj_stitch	10:58p	One of those "Well, duh" epiphanies: You know what? I've been much too stressed, and it really isn't fun. My spirit has put on way too much weight. Project: Re-Otterfication starts NOW. Hand me a dandelion and my combat boots. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
spazzychic	3:13p	Shirts! I like these three shirts but my work dress code doesn't give me much chance to wear them. Sad. But they are cool. Look upon them! Yay! Amber Current Mood: okay (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
spazzychic	12:50p	Last Day to Vote PSA Please vote. I mean, it's the most American thing Americans can do. The good people of King County elections would still love for you to cast your vote, and have made it very easy for you, and lucky for you there is absolutely no one in line (as of this morning) at the "accessible voting" location inside Union Street Station at 401 S. Jackson Street. Amber Current Mood: calm (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 30th, 2009
dj_stitch	2:03p	Bliss Soaps needs help Many of you may have seen this already, and I apologize, but I want to help spread the word. I was a *massive* consumer of Bliss products when I was local, and I miss them like mad. They're run by an adorable couple who will bend over backwards for their customers, they happily mix custom scents, their products are fantastic, and seriously OMG cheap. They got scammed pretty badly and are trying to find a way to keep the doors open while they go through the process of recovering their funds. I'll post the entire email under a cut, but here's the deal on how you can help a small local business, *and* stock up on awesome, yummy-smelling, luxuriant goodness: For the next four days, for internet, call-in, and walk-in orders: All orders over $50.00 will be doubled and the next 5 future orders over $50.00 will be given a $15.00 credit. All orders received in the next 4 days will be filed and a VERY special future offer will be offered to you in our Dec E-mail. ALL orders place in the next 4 days EVEN orders under $50.00 will be given the Special December offer. ( Details under here ) (Comment on this)
hazmat70000	5:53a	A poem My haberdasher has left the country in a twin prop plane with a faulty rudder, leaving behind a ransacked office and an empty safe. A wife in turmoil. My pants are in ruins: khaki confetti; my shirts are stained with mustard; my briefs starred with cigarette burns. And I don’t even smoke. He left a note, cryptic and, frankly, rude. I miss him. He cradled my shoes like a mother cat holding close her kittens. (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
spazzychic	3:25p	Lovin' the Soapy PSA 10/29/2009 Dear Valued BLISS Soaps Customer; BLISS Soaps has unfortunately fallen victim to a fraudulent business deal. ( Details and some people suck. ) The devastating to BLISS Soaps came at such a time that we may not recover the funds in time to maintain operations. In an effort to make this a win-win situation for both of us, we are offering this 4 day only Internet, call-in and walk-in special in an attempt to earn pre holiday revenue. All orders over $50.00 will be doubled and the next 5 future orders over $50.00 will be given a $15.00 credit. All orders received in the next 4 days will be filed and a VERY special future offer will be offered to you in our Dec E-mail. ALL orders place in the next 4 days EVEN orders under $50.00 will be given the Special December offer. To call in your orders, please call 1-206-322-SOAP 7 days 4-10 Pacific Time Internet orders, please only order ½ of what you would like as we will simply double the order received. www.blisssoap.com Thank, you for your past and continued patronage and hope to hear from you soon. Phil & Chuck BLISS Soaps If you like the good-smellin' soaps, save some money and help a really sweet couple stay in business. :) Current Mood: mellow (8 Comments |Comment on this)
spazzychic	12:37p	Brains! Halloween! Archaeology.org Halloween articles from mimerki. Since today is going very slowly, I appreciate the reading. :) Amber Current Mood: pleased (Comment on this)
spazzychic	10:14a	27 Years I have the same feeling about turning 27 as I do turning 26. There are these wishy washy middle numbers. It seemed before now each birthday year was more distinct. That's not really a bad thing. I have enough things going right to keep me happy and enough things going wrong to keep me busy. I keep growing and learning, and that's what I want. I'll be bored when I'm dead. Amber Current Mood: mellow (10 Comments |Comment on this)
dj_stitch	2:00a	Resolving Many things have taken an upward swing since last I posted, and I now have at least the shell of a ghost of a plan. I've thrown myself on the mercy of my academic support group and done some job-scouring, gotten myself to the doctor, etc., and here's how stuff stands right now: - I was hired today for a PT bartending job in West Springfield. This may prove to be more hassle in commute and time/energy spent than the recompense justifies, but it's *something*, at least, and I hope that it will get me through the winter. - I will most likely be moving into the dorms at the end of January, for spring semester. Again, it's something of a mixed bag--on one hand, ugh, dorms. On the other, it'll save me a lot of money in the short-term, because the school should subsidize most of the cost, and I won't have monthly rent and utilities to struggle with. It may mean borrowing more or getting less back, but both are more tenable situations than what I have going on now. If rent/utilities/food are off my immediate plate, PT work should be sufficient to meet my personal needs until I graduate. Also, maybe I'll feel more involved and engaged if I live on-campus. - I've been asked to TA a Statistics class next semester. I'm excited and flattered. It isn't a paid position, but I'll get credit (lightening my final semester even further), it'll look great on my grad school apps, and I'll probably get a letter of recommendation from a prof that I adore and respect out of it. - I went for my surgery consultation today, and the results of the exam were inconclusive. Essentially, it doesn't feel typical of a cyst or of a cancerous growth, though it's most likely the former. The surgeon's office is scheduling an ultrasound for me, and I should have results from that a couple of days after whenever it's completed. I'll keep y'all posted. So, yeah, sticking with this school thing seems feasible again. Having a roof over my head during the snows also looks like it's going to happen. It'll be tight, but (I think, knock wood) do-able. I wouldn't have made it through the last few weeks without a fantastic counselor, wonderful faculty, an amazing boyfriend, and the best group of friends/chosen family in the known universe. My support network means the world to me, and you guys come through in spades when things are dire. (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
spazzychic	7:35p	I made fire. And then we cooked stuff on it. In my backyard. Glee! Amber (3 Comments |Comment on this)
thezzyzx	4:37a	It was 20 years ago today! I wonder if I'll ever get tired of talking about this. Bard College's infamous Halloween parties were ordered to be toned down by the brand new "Dean of Alcohol and Drug Abuse" (yes, that was her actual title) Beth Frumkin. As a result, my friend Seth encouraged everyone in the community to drive down to Poughkeepsie to see some new band whose first album he had just reviewed (see page 6) describing them as, "[sounding] like Camper Van Beethoven covering Steely Dan or Steely Dan covering early Pink Floyd." Well that did sound kind of interesting and I had nothing better to do that night, but mainly I was going for the opening band - Bard's own Shooky Bones. I talked to a member before I left and said, "This Phish band should open for you," but he was having none of it, saying that the guitarist was amazing. So I drove down to the Chance, paid my $8 or whatever it was and went it. This show doesn't circulate on any tapes - not even the band has one - so all I know about it comes from my fading memories - and I was ... errr... distracted by a certain other audience member throughout the night, but that's a completely different and not as interesting as it should be story - and a review of the show in the next issue of the Observer. I know my first show opened with "I Didn't Know">"YEM". I know there was a "Reba," probably the old arrangement. I know there was a costume contest in which I made the second round despite not wearing a costume because the half filled venue had 30-40 Bardians in it and they cheered for me. I know they played a "Colonel Forbin's" in which Trey said, "I know some of you are confused about what's going on now..." and then told some story which confused me more than when I thought it was just another song. The main thing I know was the set II closer. It's hard to forget a "Harpua," even if you didn't know it existed; yes I got a double narration second set at my first show. I'm pretty sure the song that Jimmy was listening to was the Doobie Brothers, "Taking it to the Streets," and I remember the long, long buildup to naming the cat. "I love you so much. I love you so much that when I first found you I had to name you this. This name that meant so much to me. The name... it's not Fluff. It's... it's... the name, the special name... (etc etc etc)... POSTER NUTBAG!!!" It was at that moment - and perhaps later when Poster jumped off of, "the white... corduroy... shelf," that I was hooked. I didn't know it yet, but the whole, "It's not Fluff," thing caused me to buy Junta at the merch booth hoping that "Fluffhead" was the song that I loved. It wasn't, but I soon fell in love with "The Divided Sky," and the rest, well I'm about to fly to California tomorrow to see them yet again, 20 years later. So thank you Seth for inspiring me to go see Phish. Thank you band for choosing to play "Harpua" that night - although I bet there were nights where you might have wished you closed the show with "David Bowie" and I never got quite so into you - and continuing to interest me throughout these years. As the Dude of Life said on 11/28/03, "Here's to 20 incredible years of Phish! And most importantly, most importantly, here's to 20 more incredible years of Phish." My second 20 years starts at Indio and I can't wait! Current Music: ...And The Gods Made Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
spazzychic	5:19p	Mrrr. *cough* I've gotten a nasty cough, but I'm feeling better after sleeping most of the day. And by "feeling better" I mean "stir crazy". This means I'm feeling well enough to go to work tomorrow. I was debating going in today, but the hospital has these signs around all the doors which say basically, "It's flu season! If you're sick but not a patient GTFO!" There's a car outside which I can't use to go anywhere. This makes me sad. There's some errands I want to do but we'll see how that works out. Amber Current Mood: blah (Comment on this)