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Looks like I may have a ton of these, so this is collection 1 of Reflections |
| Synopsis: Mother offered to pay for me to get my Life Insurance license in addition to the Health one I just got. I had my interview with Bankers, it went well; not saying I'll make a career of it our even stick with it, but I crave the experience. But he wants me to get the Life license, not just Health. I tell mom I want to get my Life lic.....she says she won't pay unless I work for her. *car screech* That was NOT part of the original deal. More over, I realized something....I can't work with for that woman my mom. Not gonna happen....just not a good idea, all the signs are there, as bright as neon Vegas prostitute ads. Blackmailed by my own mother.... SMH, this is like the opposite of nepotism! Anti-nepotism? No.... I need to be de-nepotized? Not quite.... Rational Plan of Attack ▼ |
| Finished the book update: http://www.lynsaysands.net/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&p=51874&sid=d004050927... Re: ****Vampire Most Wanted 2/18/14****ONLY if read the Book Postby orionsfaith on February 20th, 2014, 5:21 pm I really felt for both Basha & Marcus. They way Lynsay tied the Rouge Hunter books into this on was genius. There were times I really wanted to "Gibbs Slap" Basha :D At times I felt real sorry for her and what she went through. So true, I was SO glad to finally get more news on Leo II. In the end it was a roller coaster of emotion regarding Basha. I get that she's still traumatized in a way. Maybe she no longer cries but the emotional abuse she endured....well considering Abaddon kept reinforcing it every time they met I can kind of see why she never fully recovered enough after 2k yrs to see Damian for what he truly is. And poor Marcus, I had flashbacks to TAV and Victor.snickers & owie It was great to see other immortal couples and their interaction. Vincent & Jackie, Tiny & Beau. Really though! I was wondering who would get turned this book but instead poor Marco took all the hits, ouchies. The busted nut situation though was mega funny...in hindsight. Awww, Vincent's cute and the scene with him yelling up at Jackie, classic. I love Tiny so much it's ridonkulous, think he may be my official guy fav now.... It was kind of "funny", because I was telling a couple of forum sisters that I bet Basha & Leo were lifemates. Way to go sin! Though I guess that woulda made sense if she was a true rogue like I originally thought, but this fact threw me for a loop after reading the book and getting to know her. Talk about bad/good luck.....craziness.... I Hope it turns out that Basha's Daughter is Alive and Abby Lied about Beheading Her. I was hoping that too!!!! I can't see it if Ab was with Basha the whole time but then again she was kind of out of it.... Thinking back to 21 & Stephanie...I think he must have felt that possible life mate connection, even If he didn't know about life mates or nanos. I've thought that too ever since the book, but since he died I wondered what the point was. Maybe a clue/foreshadowing? I can not wait to see what is going to come next. Glad to say I'm at least partially sated. I have a feeling the end of Leo II may be the end of the series....hopefully not though. Wonder how many more in between books I'll have to endure (happily enough) before the FINAL SHOWDOWN. Oooo and I hope EVERY SINGLE character is in on that one! *squee* In the mean time, I'm ready to read more about Stephanie. ION: I love Lucian and all but thought he was a little harsh in demanding Divine accept her birth name right then and there. Perhaps him reading her mind let him know how she'd respond....I imagined him getting chocked up during his speech. He's such a softie ;-P Question: Had it been mentioned before that mortals could get pregnant by immortals? That was surprising to me. Great work Lynsay, obviously. Quite an intense world you've built for us. Yay and thanks.  "You see? We get on famously...We could have been grand friends." "Except for the part about me being an enforcer and you being a murderer." "Yes. Well, no friendship is perfect." User avatar orionsfaith Posts: 183 Joined: August 24th, 2009, 8:41 pm Location: Dayton, OH ----------------------------- The latest installment of my current healthy obsession with Lynsay Sands' Argeneau vampires has been released!!! Despite my unemployment status and dwindling finances I could not bring myself to loot a copy from my local book peddler; alas 8 bucks and 16 chapters later I'm moderately satisfied. Haven't finished the book yet but I'm well over half.....at page only 100 pages to go. Too tired to type all that I'm thinking, but it's coming! Already had to (that's right HAD to) post a lil preamble regarding my thoughts after only reading the first 66 pages on the fan message board:  i know i should wait till I finish but I can't! I just have to tell SOMEBODY about how crazy this is...making me I mean it's soooo hard to see Leonius/Damian in a familial way, I mean ok I guess I can get the psycho-esque/every murderer has a Mom draw but....it's a romance book! oooo it's sooo weird, how can Divine/Basha be sooo clueless, sure human moms can be but they only have 50/60 yrs of figuring things, we're talking centuries of your son murdering and TORTURING i MEAN.....ok ok, just a book, i'm sure it's gonna work out and she'll say/think something like 'I guess a part of me/her knew all along' WHAT?1 omygosh...weird..../rant carry on.... ....and did she NOT see that one girl, can't think of her name, the one that worshiped and wanted to be her, I assume she was hidden away but girl apparently got a great look at her and honestly I REALLY hope Divine runs into her this book, it would be nice to see the girls life get turned around for the better, suuure she 'might' be cracked beyond all repair, but still, it'd be neat.... ION: Got an 'interview' with Bankers Life tomorrow, kinda scared worried a bit because I've heard no good things about it, but beggars and all... |
| Finally finished the book that started it all! Now I have a complete set...of reviews. http://www.writing.com/main/product_reviews/pr_id/111908 http://www.writing.com/main/product_reviews/pr_id/111867 http://www.writing.com/main/product_reviews/pr_id/111866 The 1st chapter audios are up on her site! http://dianarowland.com/zombies.html ----------------- I just wasted a good 15 min of my life thanks to "Cool link" I couldn't help it, had to post to FB: Of course I've known the question, but I didn't bother to watch the video....until today. ROFLMBO a #fishgoblub #furries #wetdream ------------ So I was playin around with Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk  's sliders and wanted to snap "wicked serenity is my specialty" but I lacked the resources and ended up with "wicked serenity my technology" ....still pretty kewl but not nearly as captivating =============== ION: "Note: *Yoohoo* You are gazing upon a new [Link To Ite..." Glad for all the well wishes but a certain someone (o! dude did NOT even mean to do that, perfect...) gave me fuzzies with the e-mail: Title: Bout time! I've been wondering when you'd be assuming the duties of Captain! Congratulations on a well deserved promotion! *Smile* It's exciting to find out that people have had their eye on you and/or thought nice things about you when least expected it and/or never even thought about or considered it....#selah |
| Had a PRODUCTIVE day! Went to the job center to print out some resumes and MY INSURANCE CERTIFICATE! That's right people, I'm officially licensed in the State of Ohio, who needs health insurance?!!? Found a really helpful article: Top Remote Job Companies ALSO! The FAA is hiring Air Traffic Controllors!!! I'm attending a virtual career fair tommorrow and I'm stoked! ATCing is the main reason I wanted to join the Air Force. Now I can do it without the weight requirement ;-P Full e-mail message ▼ Found my sisters mugshot today.....ísh just got real....so sad. She looks mad and sad all at the same time. Mom thinks having to see her daughter from behind bars will straighten her out...I'm not so sure....I think she has a serious alcohol problem. Both her parents were drug addicts and while she doesn't do the hard stuff she 'loves' to drink. She's functioning, we all like to drink, but she tends to hide certain details from me I'm finding out. But the real dark/sinister truth is beginning to rear it's ugly head. What happens in the dark....Anywho, couldn't help but to go back and see who else is in custody with her. I saved a ton of images/profiles for future use in stories/novels. When you put the mugshot w/ it you can really get a 2-D sense of who that person is....you know? Like this lil 18/19 yr old , wonder how long she'll be in for and what she'll do when she gets out. Or this chick with the rap sheet a mile long and a smirk for the ages , why won't she stop? What prompted her to do what she did? And THIS fool with tat's ALL OVER HIS FACE! WHAT The......!? Also watched some of the dog show . As a kid this was so cute, now it's just kinda sad.....Total fan of adoption. The charity part does help though....That being said, I can't wait to create my own Pittuskies! Blame it on how scared I still am from losing my first dog to early death, Favor was still a puppy... :'( Then my mom couldn't keep a reign on Ice so he got sent to the pound, for a 2nd time, and she just left him there :'( So yea, I've got unfinished business with the Pittuskie breed and since it's not an 'official' breed, I'mma have buy/find me a Blue/Red pitt and pure Husky and make my own...... Edit, I can't stay away, least had to peruse the rings. ▼ |
| Post "Note: So I'm listening to Ledisi [Link: 'Pieces ..." and re-learned the diff b/t anagram and acrostic  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrostic |
 Sup folks! Sole purpose of this entry is to recount what Monkey, Andre, and I did today. Monkey's my cat and Andre is the Brother Nature  bOSS' chimp; I realize that could have been confusing.... ** Image ID #1976307 Unavailable ** Well, for the record, we didn't do anything. I lazed about, submitted some job applications, broke Andre of that terrible smoking habit....I hadn't heard about the latest Disney debacle via angeldarkness's Linked 'Note' no longer available.. Not at all surprising, especially following the rage at the Coke commercial . Americans love to bury their heads in the sand and hate when the illusion of complete control slips their grasp.... Anywho, I figured Andre needed a rest after all of yesterday's excitement with Fivesixer  ** Image ID #1976448 Unavailable ** .After all was said and done he enjoyed his day off, said so himself....  Well we're off to go do more productive things. Night all. |
| My olympic coverage: ▼ ------------------------- This just fell out in response to williampadgett's Linked 'Note' no longer available. i feel ya, I felt bad for not reviewing last month but already I've completed 8 reviews in 2 days, there are so many WDC members it doesn't seem right for the select few members of the choir to feel obligated/preached at to perform 24/7; it's like what they tell parents, especially mothers; some time away is not only good for you but for the family, taking time for yourself makes you a better mother/writer/WDC member Had a great time at http://peopleschurch.churchonline.org/ today. They are hosting a QnA on March 2nd so I submitted the following questions: February 9th was my first experience and it was amazing! Two questions: 1. I'm 27, single never married. I don't believe I've met the man God wants me to marry, yet it's increasingly difficult to see friends and family marry and have kids. I refuse to marry for the wrong reasons but that baby clock is ticking. How do I reconcile myself with the fact that I may not meet my spouse till 30 or after? How do I reconcile myself with the possibility that I may not have kids, though it is a major desire of my heart? 2. I've not seen your kids but you and your wife make a beautiful couple. For whatever reason it's a taboo subject to outright speak on the dynamic of interracial relationships. As a young black woman I am open to the possibility of marrying a man of ANY race. How do you, as a couple, face, or ignore, the outdated elephant in the room? Thank you so much for reading my e-mail. Even if you don't get a chance to answer my questions I appreciate what you are doing for Gods church and My Family Both of these had me on the floor ROLLING! Hilarious.... Ideal Family video - http://vimeo.com/85168168 Mom Rappers video - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=664823256914636 PC Notes: February 9th ▼ --------------- Created/updated today:
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| Bizarre little exercise. I was helping Len E. Kane  with "Note: I wish that my notepad had word count." and was playing around when I noticed http://www.wordcountertool.com/ has a 'check typing speed' tool on the left. I haven't tested my WPM in a while so I did a little test. It took me 1 minute to type the following 100 words and an additional minute to go back and fix a few mistakes/errors. Not sure what that means, or if 100 wpm (w/ 5-8 mistakes) is good....but I call it a mild success.....i have no idea how fast i type and i don't really know why it's important to type all that fast I have a problem of trying to type and look at the same time and my hands can't keep up with my mind sometimes when I type and it can be really frustrating but I just have to keep practicing and I know I will get better at it this must be what blind people look like when they think a lot if I ever act as a blind person I will remember this exercise very very very well. ------------------------- Anime isn't for everyone but I like Episode 4 of Fairy Tale: http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Fairy_Tail/70266998?sod=search-autocomplete It's about a writer that was blackmailed and jailed into writing a book for a powerful man. He purposely wrote the book horribly due to his Writer's Pride. He goes home after 3 years, his son is pissed and writer decides he's never writing again so chops his writing hand off and dies soon after. Crazy right? 30 years later, son feels bad for being mean to his dad so hires the main characters to destroy the book. Lucy figures out that the writer, also a wizard, actually spelled the book to rewrite itself at the write (happy accident) time. The title turns from Daybreak to Dear Kaby, his sons name so it's a letter to his son. Lucy thinks the author chopped his hand off because he wrote his worst but also his best work of all time. One thing about these Japanese artists, they sure know how to tell a simple story creatively and enthusiastically.... I remember loving this manga so it was interesting to see it come to life. Also, it sounds extreme but on the mental side of things how many of us take our writing so seriously that we would never want to write again if we were to sell out and produce something merely for profit and/or because we were forced to? I doubt I'd chop my limbs off but I know I'd be mega bummed and disappointed in myself for sure. Enough so that I'd actually mourn and get physically ill if it came to it and got that bad. #foodforthought This wasn't intentional but I guess I kind of touched on Solivagus 's current situation: "Note: One of the reasons why I haven't been around.
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| Prompt: "Note: I moved on to a better movie, Joseph Gordon-Levit..." I moved on to a better movie, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's writing/directing debut Don Jon. I'm really impressed with his work so far, even though the subject matter isn't for everyone. He also stars as a guy who's addicted to pornography and trying to navigate the relationships in his life. What's fascinating to me about his character is that he devoutly attends church every week and goes to confession for his sins... but just repeats the same sins (extramarital relations, watching pornography, and the... uh... resulting activities) over and over again. The movie got me thinking about people who know what they're doing is wrong, but continue to do it - sometimes over and over again - relying on the fact that someone has promised them absolution down the road. What do you all think? Take the religious part out of it if you prefer... the real question is, "If you know you'll be forgiven no matter what, does that justify behaving in a way you know is wrong?" Maybe it's an age thing. I find very few people (myself included) that are able to be 24/7 devout in their 20s/30s. I haven't watched the movie yet but I can wholly identify with JGLs predicament. I don't think I'm selfish but I know I'm human. That's not an excuse, it's a fact. Everyone has their own personal moral compass of what's "acceptable" in the eyes of God and what's not. I LOVE my church, but a surprising amount of attendees that I interact with have no problem cursing. Not sailor speak per-se but casual s-, d-, and even b- bombs from time to time. I on the other hand do NOT think this is acceptable behavior by anyone, saved or not. Just over Christmas, I was helping with audio and the lead instrumentalist was running through his intro on stage. He was asking a bunch of soul searching questions: Would you this? Would you that? After about the 3rd run through he decided to punctuate his last line with "Bitches." I think I was the only one to actually laugh out loud, ironic since I'm sure I'm the one who curses the least out of that bunch. Now, I don't have a gilded tongue but I assuredly hold myself to a higher speaking standard, not just religiously but academically. Sure I think certain language is inappropriate at any time and for mostly any reason, but I also despise casual cursing as a writer. There are just TOO MANY words in the English language to use the same 4/5 foul ones. Do I think I'm better or somehow more enlightened than other members of my church? Absolutely not. We all have our crosses. Mine would probably be sex. Porn doesn't do it for me like it does guys but I've been known to dabble. I lost the V-card 5 days after my 21st birthday. I wanted to wait till marriage but...come on. I'm proud for waiting so long. I'm also happy that my first time was AMAZING and I'm not ashamed to say it. I only had that one partner for the first two years and we only did it sparingly. Then I turned 23... Personal business short, I've had more than 1 or 2....or 3 partners. I grew up in the church and I'm not 'proud' of my sexual conquests and past endeavors, but neither am I ashamed. Why? Because I know myself. I make it my business to know myself and I KNOW that had I denied myself those pleasures I would have done something worse. Worse like what/how? I probably would have sacrificed a ton of my virtues JUST to be in a relationship, ANY relationship, with some young guy that I was not destined to be with. I see it ALL time with young girls. They don't want to be a 'ho' so they stick it out with some butt-hole that refuses to treat them right b/c he knows she's not going anywhere. That's not me. Last year I decided to go on a sex fast. I actually made it an entire year without sex!!! It was amazing and did wonders for my mental and spiritual well being. Now the fast is over I still canoodle from time to time but it's MUCH less than it was before the fast. In the end, everyone has their own journey. It's asinine to demand everyone be perfect and resist the urges God gave us 100% of the time. It is also the HEIGHT of arrogance to expect everyone to make the EXACT same mistakes you did. Because apparently the only way people won't judge someone is if the person of their ire is only as imperfect as they are, meaning "It's only ok to sin if you sin the same way I sin, because my sins are some how less than yours". Make sense? Of course it doesn't! No it's not right to sin just because you know you'll be forgiven, but it's our duty to fully realize ourselves and ask the hard questions:  If I resist this time, will I be able to resist the next? And the next? And the next? If I continue to resist what will take it's place? Does continuing to resist affect my life in other areas?   This is why people say 'they just need to get laid'. It's been my experience that people who do NOT give in to their baser instincts on occasion are ruder, bordering on angrily psychotic. And/or they are just miserable/pessimistic people in general. They are also the FIRST to judge others, not for hypocrisy sake but because they are JEALOUS that the person has the audacity to be happy in the midst of their battle with sin. What do I give up if I don't resist? What's the worst that can happen to me mentally, spiritually, and physically if I do give in?It's a battle every day. The goal is to keep fighting. It's ok to lose a few battles, so long as your ultimate goal is to win the war with most of your honor and a smattering of dignity. ;-P Title inspired by Steve Harvey - Don't Trip... He Ain't Through With Me Yet! (2006) |
| Without knowing how much time you have left, would you be willing to reduce your lifespan by 10 years if it meant a significantly better quality (however you define it) to the remaining time you had? Yep! Well, define 'significantly'. If I get to define it than yea, superb health and fiscal freedom for an extra mediocre decade? For sure. Now if I have kids and grandkids and all that, it may be a tough choice, but I like to think that my improved living situation would enrich their lives also, thus making it 'worth' the early home going....but then is that minus 10 years from a death of natural causes....or if I was cosmically destined to die at 50/60 then I end up dying at 40/50?! That's too much thinking, I'm sticking to "yes"! |
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