I suck at blogging regularly. That's pretty much all I have to say right now, as I'm too tired (i.e. lazy) to write an effective blog post today.
Also I want to work on my novel!
I'm gonna go do that now...
bai.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Long Week, Longer Weekend
I haven't had the opportunity to post all weekend because I've been pretty busy. Busy with a lot of stupid friend drama that I'd rather not talk about it. But now I'm here at work, chilling out for a few hours. I've spent the first forty minutes of my shift listening to all kinds of weird music and trying not to think about how busy today will most likely be.
Today Will and I are looking at two different apartments, and we're also playing D&D, which I'm really not looking forward to, because of the aforementioned drama. I might blog more later about the events of the weekend - as they were fun... but ye gods I'm too fucking tired right now. I promise more will come later, but right now I just need to read some webcomics and relax for a while.
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Today Will and I are looking at two different apartments, and we're also playing D&D, which I'm really not looking forward to, because of the aforementioned drama. I might blog more later about the events of the weekend - as they were fun... but ye gods I'm too fucking tired right now. I promise more will come later, but right now I just need to read some webcomics and relax for a while.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Ow
So today's shaping up to be a real barrel of laughs. On my way to work this morning I fell off my bike.
Twice.
The first time I was cutting through the parking lot outside of the nearby high school and I decided to hop the kerb instead of going through the driveway. this is normal for me. Now, bearing in mind that I had my iPod in one hand, this was probably an ill-advised course of action. I of course being in my usual hurry to get to work, didn't think of this, and went for the kerb.
So I took the kerb funny and my bike slid to the right, meaning I went down with my whole body to the left, scraping up the left side of my face, both palms of my hands, my left knee and my left foot. I also lost my right flip-flop (don't worry, I retrieved it) and to add insult to injury, my backpack flew up and hit me in the back of the head. Which hurt, because my laptop was in it.
So that was the first one. I'm glad I was wearing a helmet for it.
That first accident was entirely my fault, and I know it. However, the second one? Well, let's see:
I'm biking down 16th street heading towards the library to get to work, and as I'm passing Phi Mu sorority house I go off the path and onto the grass to go around a pedestrian. Evidently I didn't go into the grass far enough as my tire got stuck in that little spot between the pavement and the grass, and I went over. Again. Head-over-handlebars onto the pavement, this time to the right. So I scraped up my RIGHT cheek, right knee, right ankle, did even more damage to my already stinging hands, and got a really nasty scrape on my right shoulder.
Now as well as that, my head is still hurting, my left arm feels bad (abnormally weak bad, kinda like the muscle hurts), I have gigantic bruises on my right knee and a scrape on my left. My left foot hurts when I walk and my right ankle hurts when I put pressure on it. Lots of pain...
And all of this before nine AM.
...
I'm kinda thinking I should have stayed in bed...
:'(
Twice.
The first time I was cutting through the parking lot outside of the nearby high school and I decided to hop the kerb instead of going through the driveway. this is normal for me. Now, bearing in mind that I had my iPod in one hand, this was probably an ill-advised course of action. I of course being in my usual hurry to get to work, didn't think of this, and went for the kerb.
So I took the kerb funny and my bike slid to the right, meaning I went down with my whole body to the left, scraping up the left side of my face, both palms of my hands, my left knee and my left foot. I also lost my right flip-flop (don't worry, I retrieved it) and to add insult to injury, my backpack flew up and hit me in the back of the head. Which hurt, because my laptop was in it.
So that was the first one. I'm glad I was wearing a helmet for it.
That first accident was entirely my fault, and I know it. However, the second one? Well, let's see:
I'm biking down 16th street heading towards the library to get to work, and as I'm passing Phi Mu sorority house I go off the path and onto the grass to go around a pedestrian. Evidently I didn't go into the grass far enough as my tire got stuck in that little spot between the pavement and the grass, and I went over. Again. Head-over-handlebars onto the pavement, this time to the right. So I scraped up my RIGHT cheek, right knee, right ankle, did even more damage to my already stinging hands, and got a really nasty scrape on my right shoulder.
Now as well as that, my head is still hurting, my left arm feels bad (abnormally weak bad, kinda like the muscle hurts), I have gigantic bruises on my right knee and a scrape on my left. My left foot hurts when I walk and my right ankle hurts when I put pressure on it. Lots of pain...
And all of this before nine AM.
...
I'm kinda thinking I should have stayed in bed...
:'(
Thursday, July 10, 2008
A Plethora of Excitement
As I stated in my previous post, I'm officially done with my logic class, which is a cause for celebration. I'll save that piece of philosophy for the post below -- I won't ask you to think as you read this one.
As a reward to myself for getting through the final I went to the student union and purchased a couple of books for reading while at work -- Diary by Chuck Palahniuk and Straw Dogs by John Gray. I'll be posting my thoughts on both as I read them.
Talked to my mom today. She's going to be back in town after a 3 week absence while attending a festival on the coast. She will be arriving with presents, stories, and the promise of many family outings to movies and other such things.
Today at 4.30 Will and I are going to look at 2 apartments. Hopefully he'll find one soon. After that he'll make a few more phone calls and we'll see where we stand.
I also ran into Noel today. She's officially the manager of the Eastview Dorm Snack-Hut, which is awesome, as I'm planning on returning to work there at the end of August. We chatted about work and other fun ideas, including Talk Like a Pirate Day (which is the best holiday ever). Hopefully she'll be hanging out with us later, though I doubt we'll be very exciting. I promised Will I'd play Magic with him because on Saturday, when the Eventide set gets released, our local gaming store has an event going on involving tournaments and he wants to brush up his playing skills. So I told him I'd be glad to help, and even come along for moral support.
More later. For now, I'm going to read a bit and listen to more Korn.
Liz.
As a reward to myself for getting through the final I went to the student union and purchased a couple of books for reading while at work -- Diary by Chuck Palahniuk and Straw Dogs by John Gray. I'll be posting my thoughts on both as I read them.
Talked to my mom today. She's going to be back in town after a 3 week absence while attending a festival on the coast. She will be arriving with presents, stories, and the promise of many family outings to movies and other such things.
Today at 4.30 Will and I are going to look at 2 apartments. Hopefully he'll find one soon. After that he'll make a few more phone calls and we'll see where we stand.
I also ran into Noel today. She's officially the manager of the Eastview Dorm Snack-Hut, which is awesome, as I'm planning on returning to work there at the end of August. We chatted about work and other fun ideas, including Talk Like a Pirate Day (which is the best holiday ever). Hopefully she'll be hanging out with us later, though I doubt we'll be very exciting. I promised Will I'd play Magic with him because on Saturday, when the Eventide set gets released, our local gaming store has an event going on involving tournaments and he wants to brush up his playing skills. So I told him I'd be glad to help, and even come along for moral support.
More later. For now, I'm going to read a bit and listen to more Korn.
Liz.
Jubilation?
That's it.
It's over.
I'm done.
Done with Logic.
Done with Math.
Forever.
For always.
...
3 credits closer to graduation...
...
3 credits closer to growing up...
...
...
...
Neverland's looking smaller every day.
It's over.
I'm done.
Done with Logic.
Done with Math.
Forever.
For always.
...
3 credits closer to graduation...
...
3 credits closer to growing up...
...
...
...
Neverland's looking smaller every day.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Study, study, study *headdesk*
So, it's t-minus approximately 17 and a half hours until my logic final. Which means I still have anywhere between 5 and 10 hours left to study, depending on how much time I want to spend doing other things, like sleeping and not drilling holes into my skull with proofs and translations.
Yeah, the studying is still raping my brain, but parts of it are raping me a little less. I can officially do predicate proofs and relational predicate proofs ladies and gentlemen, so be shocked. That said, translating sentences is still absurdly complicated...
Luckily I know for a fact that the prof gives partial credit for trying, so as long as I try to do every problem, I won't fail this class horribly. Hooray!
It's Wednesday, so that means I have therapy after work. It's been two weeks since the last time I saw my therapist (last week I had a project due, so I canceled my session), so we'll have a lot to talk about. So much we probably won't be able to fit it all into a 45 minute session. But meh, at least I'll be talking about my problems.
After that I'm hoping I can talk Meg into taking me somewhere for food, so I'll have something good to eat while I study. I have no idea what that would be though... maybe pizza or something. Pizza makes an excellent study aid.
Will also makes an excellent study aid. He sits there and lets me talk at him while I try to work out the problems that make no sense. He did take logic a couple semesters ago, but then he stopped paying attention, skipped the final, and subsequently failed it. Which of course means he gets to take it again sometime in the next three years. I've promised him I'll help him with it, but he shouldn't have any trouble as long as he keeps up with the reading. Which, as I now know, is a lot easier said than done...
In other news, Will is officially apartment-hunting. He's got an appointment to look at two different places tomorrow after he gets off work. I'm coming with for moral support and because I'm anal-retentive enough to ask the right questions. Both places are within biking distance of campus, and we've found more properties on craigslist.org that have a lot of potential. Hopefully he'll find somewhere to move into by the end of the month, and we can be out of Jeff's house. Nothing against Jeff; he's a good guy, but the house just reeks of negative energy. It's like being sucked into a little black hole when you walk through the door. Everyone pisses each other off, nobody picks anything up, and there are roaches. Big ones.
I'm also excited because when Will gets his own place, he can have cats! Both of us really want kitties to play with, animal lovers that we are. I'm going to take him to the local cat shelter at the end of August, and help him pick out a cat (or maybe even two cats) as my birthday gift to him (because his birthday is at the end of August). I'll also be helping him furniture and appliance hunt, which means we'll be trolling goodwill, salvation army, and yard sales for a while. That'll be fun.
I've already gotten a good amount of study in today, as I actually paid attention in class today (shocker), and I monopolized the office whiteboard again. I also purchased Untitled, the most recent Korn album. I'm a big Korn fan, and the album hasn't disappointed me at all. Favorite songs include 'Starting Over', 'Hold on', 'Kiss', 'Ever Be', 'Love and Luxury', 'Innocent Bystander' and 'I Will Protect You'. I like 'Evolution' too, but it's been so overplayed on the radio that my opinion of it has been reduced to considering it mediocre rather than good. Ah well, it'll be back in my good graces once the radio stops playing it. Or I stop listening to the radio, whichever comes first.
EDIT: Okay, so I've discovered that I pretty much love just about ALL of this album. Holy cats it's amazing. Listen to it if you haven't already.
That's about all today has brought so far. Anticipate more studying for me... and hopefully some fun with Will later this evening. I've sure as hell earned it.
I'll post again tomorrow after I've collapsed with joy from being done with the final. Wish me luck!!
Liz.
Yeah, the studying is still raping my brain, but parts of it are raping me a little less. I can officially do predicate proofs and relational predicate proofs ladies and gentlemen, so be shocked. That said, translating sentences is still absurdly complicated...
Luckily I know for a fact that the prof gives partial credit for trying, so as long as I try to do every problem, I won't fail this class horribly. Hooray!
It's Wednesday, so that means I have therapy after work. It's been two weeks since the last time I saw my therapist (last week I had a project due, so I canceled my session), so we'll have a lot to talk about. So much we probably won't be able to fit it all into a 45 minute session. But meh, at least I'll be talking about my problems.
After that I'm hoping I can talk Meg into taking me somewhere for food, so I'll have something good to eat while I study. I have no idea what that would be though... maybe pizza or something. Pizza makes an excellent study aid.
Will also makes an excellent study aid. He sits there and lets me talk at him while I try to work out the problems that make no sense. He did take logic a couple semesters ago, but then he stopped paying attention, skipped the final, and subsequently failed it. Which of course means he gets to take it again sometime in the next three years. I've promised him I'll help him with it, but he shouldn't have any trouble as long as he keeps up with the reading. Which, as I now know, is a lot easier said than done...
In other news, Will is officially apartment-hunting. He's got an appointment to look at two different places tomorrow after he gets off work. I'm coming with for moral support and because I'm anal-retentive enough to ask the right questions. Both places are within biking distance of campus, and we've found more properties on craigslist.org that have a lot of potential. Hopefully he'll find somewhere to move into by the end of the month, and we can be out of Jeff's house. Nothing against Jeff; he's a good guy, but the house just reeks of negative energy. It's like being sucked into a little black hole when you walk through the door. Everyone pisses each other off, nobody picks anything up, and there are roaches. Big ones.
I'm also excited because when Will gets his own place, he can have cats! Both of us really want kitties to play with, animal lovers that we are. I'm going to take him to the local cat shelter at the end of August, and help him pick out a cat (or maybe even two cats) as my birthday gift to him (because his birthday is at the end of August). I'll also be helping him furniture and appliance hunt, which means we'll be trolling goodwill, salvation army, and yard sales for a while. That'll be fun.
I've already gotten a good amount of study in today, as I actually paid attention in class today (shocker), and I monopolized the office whiteboard again. I also purchased Untitled, the most recent Korn album. I'm a big Korn fan, and the album hasn't disappointed me at all. Favorite songs include 'Starting Over', 'Hold on', 'Kiss', 'Ever Be', 'Love and Luxury', 'Innocent Bystander' and 'I Will Protect You'. I like 'Evolution' too, but it's been so overplayed on the radio that my opinion of it has been reduced to considering it mediocre rather than good. Ah well, it'll be back in my good graces once the radio stops playing it. Or I stop listening to the radio, whichever comes first.
EDIT: Okay, so I've discovered that I pretty much love just about ALL of this album. Holy cats it's amazing. Listen to it if you haven't already.
That's about all today has brought so far. Anticipate more studying for me... and hopefully some fun with Will later this evening. I've sure as hell earned it.
I'll post again tomorrow after I've collapsed with joy from being done with the final. Wish me luck!!
Liz.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Logic is Raping Me in Uncomfortable Places
Symbolizing Relational Predicate Logic:
Section 17
Meh, well... I'll ask Will for a hand when he gets off work - he's got one hell of a logical mind ( he's a future lawyer, so naturally his brain is well-suited for logic. He took a practice LSAT without studying anything last semester and got a 167 out of 180 on it).
And I still have tomorrow's class period and all of tomorrow afternoon to take care of it... hopefully it'll make a bit more sense.
Wish me luck blogosphere! If I don't pass this class I will be severely ticked off at the universe... I'm so close to being done with math!
Section 17
f) Doctors who respect all of their patients will be liked and respected by them all
(x)(__ ⊃ __)
x is a doctor who respects all of his/her patients:
Dx • (y)(Pyx ⊃ Rxy)
x will be liked and respected by all of his/her patients:
(y)(Pyx ⊃ (Ryx • Lyx))
(x)((Dx • (y)(Pyx ⊃ Rxy)) ⊃ (y)(Pyx ⊃ (Ryx • Lyx)))
(w)(Pwx ⊃ (Rwx • Lwx))
I know... what the fuck, right? Welcome to my life. And don't even get me started on the proofs. Sweet monkey crapfuck they confuse me:
(x)((Qx ν Wx) ⊃ (Ex • Rx)
(x)((Ex ν Rx) ⊃ (Qx • Wx)
/∴ (x)(Qx ≡ Rx)
shouldn't be too hard: if you use biconditional exchange then the conclusion should easily translate into:
(Qx ⊃ Rx) • (Rx ⊃ Qx)
and that's all well and good... but how the fuck do I get there from the two premises? That's what I want to know...Meh, well... I'll ask Will for a hand when he gets off work - he's got one hell of a logical mind ( he's a future lawyer, so naturally his brain is well-suited for logic. He took a practice LSAT without studying anything last semester and got a 167 out of 180 on it).
And I still have tomorrow's class period and all of tomorrow afternoon to take care of it... hopefully it'll make a bit more sense.
Wish me luck blogosphere! If I don't pass this class I will be severely ticked off at the universe... I'm so close to being done with math!
Attacking the whiteboard with dry-erase markers
I'm actually at work today. Yesterday I took the day off because, well, I felt like monkey ass and needed a day to lie on the couch in my comfy skirt watching bad sitcoms and re-reading the Narbonic archives for the third time.
But today I got my act together, dragged myself out of bed again, got a muffin and some juice and even paid some attention in class! Shocking, I know. I now have a review sheet I can work on today and a lot of practice questions that will help me as well. Which is good, because when Will came to visit me on his lunch break he told me that tonight there's some gaming in the works. Something about possibly playing his D&D campaign, and also doing some stuff for Jeff's group. Which I'll only be able to do if I get a good chunk of studying done. But that's what I'll be doing after I get done here and I get done chatting to my friend Dave the math major, who is in North Carolina for the summer.
No, seriously. I swear. I'll get off the internet, start covering the student office whiteboard with logic problems. Just watch me.
Now that I'm finally done with lunch, I can get down to it. I went back to my favorite greek place and bought falafel. I love me some falafel! Seriously, I can't rant to the world enough about how good falafel is. So I ate my falafel and a bag of chips and am currently munching on dried apple bites. Yay trying to be healthy - I'll completely negate the healthy when I go down to the vending machines to buy candy, but whatever - I'm biking home. I'm also listening to a band called Paramore, who Crystal recommended to me. I'm kinda on the fence about them, probably because their most popular song has been overplayed to holy hell on the radio. They're pretty good, but I think I'll be going back to my random playlists on Pandora. That's definitely good for studying.
So yeah, and I think I've talked Will into a date on Friday when Hellboy II comes out. I am just a little too excited about that movie. But just a little.
More later, after studying happens!
Liz
But today I got my act together, dragged myself out of bed again, got a muffin and some juice and even paid some attention in class! Shocking, I know. I now have a review sheet I can work on today and a lot of practice questions that will help me as well. Which is good, because when Will came to visit me on his lunch break he told me that tonight there's some gaming in the works. Something about possibly playing his D&D campaign, and also doing some stuff for Jeff's group. Which I'll only be able to do if I get a good chunk of studying done. But that's what I'll be doing after I get done here and I get done chatting to my friend Dave the math major, who is in North Carolina for the summer.
No, seriously. I swear. I'll get off the internet, start covering the student office whiteboard with logic problems. Just watch me.
Now that I'm finally done with lunch, I can get down to it. I went back to my favorite greek place and bought falafel. I love me some falafel! Seriously, I can't rant to the world enough about how good falafel is. So I ate my falafel and a bag of chips and am currently munching on dried apple bites. Yay trying to be healthy - I'll completely negate the healthy when I go down to the vending machines to buy candy, but whatever - I'm biking home. I'm also listening to a band called Paramore, who Crystal recommended to me. I'm kinda on the fence about them, probably because their most popular song has been overplayed to holy hell on the radio. They're pretty good, but I think I'll be going back to my random playlists on Pandora. That's definitely good for studying.
So yeah, and I think I've talked Will into a date on Friday when Hellboy II comes out. I am just a little too excited about that movie. But just a little.
More later, after studying happens!
Liz
Rahdue's Wheel Pt. One
First off, I'll explain a bit about what Rahdue's Wheel is. It's essentially a tarot reading that consists of all 78 cards laid out in a series that looks into both this current life and past lives, as well as looking into how the two are related. It consists of several sections, all of which are outlined in this very informative blog. I am using that blog and this website for my interpretation, as well as using my own spin on some things. Also, this is the deck I use, just in case you are interested.
In this post I'm going to discuss the innermost of the three wheels of the center wheel of the reading, which represents the present. I'll include my brief opinion on the cards in parentheses, then go into a bit more detail at the end.
Here we go then!
Present life activity
Some thoughts on this reading:
First off, I noticed the different amount of different suits in this reading:
1 Wands
4 Cups
4 Swords
1 Pentacles
and 3 Major Arcana cards.
Cups, traditionally associated with water and emotion, show up in a lot of my readings, as I consider myself a 'water' person. I also am both a very emotional person and an empath, meaning I pick up on other people's feelings and emotions very easily, and this is something that's been very present in my life as of late. This is the opposite of swords interestingly enough, as swords are all about thinking with the head and applying logic and reason. However, they are cards of air, and I am also something of an 'air' person (but more on my elements later). The presence of Major arcana cards indicates that I've been making some important decisions lately, or possibly that the subjects those cards fell under are very important to me right now (my partners and loved ones, my potential gains, and my true desire for myself and others... yeah, sounds about right).
Seeing the 5 of swords in the solidifier position was a little disconcerting (it's not really the happiest of cards on the surface), but I really just see it as a warning. I need to remember that no matter how bad things get, I have to hold on to my true Self and find a solution in a situation of dischord that will be the best for everyone, including myself. I wouldn't be surprised if this card is encouraging me to encourage Will to move out of Jeff's house, as that is a discordant situation which, once resolved, will be better for everyone.
So that's the center wheel. Later today (only if I study a lot of course) I'll hopefully find time to post the middle wheel, the wheel of the future.
Hope you found this interesting,
Liz
In this post I'm going to discuss the innermost of the three wheels of the center wheel of the reading, which represents the present. I'll include my brief opinion on the cards in parentheses, then go into a bit more detail at the end.
Here we go then!
Present life activity
Card 1. Inner self, karmic path
7 wands inverted – Aggression,
Taking the offensive, refusing to yield, having a fixed position, acting with resolve, knowing I am right: is this conflict worth the struggle? Is it important and does it have value?
Card 2. Security and relationships
9 swords – Worry, Guilt, Anguish
Doubt, anxiety, being hard on myself, overwhelmed by remorse, depression, reaching a limit, forgetting joy, a vulnerable spot in life, wanting to cry, Warning that the path may be a difficult one. Doesn’t mean a major distress, just a vulnerable spot. Severe anxiety.
(Being worried about my relationships with friends, concerned about my future, my relationship with Will in particular. Also may indicate my anxiety disorder, which I have suffered from since before high school).
Ace Swords – Mental Force, Truth, Justice, Fortitude
Objectivity, finding out the facts, using intellect and logical reasoning, overcoming adversity, being undaunted by setbacks, strength to overcome, responsibility, finding out what’s real, seeing through illusion. Inner resources to overcome adversity and persevere. Firm resolve.
(Wanting to learn more, take responsibility in life. One of my life philosophies is all about overcoming adversity through inner strength, so this makes a lot of sense to me)
Queen Cups – Loving, tenderhearted, intuitive, psychic, spiritual
Infinite patience, unconditional acceptance, sensitivity, compassion, intuition, understanding, appreciates deeper meaning – an atmosphere of love acceptance and respect for feelings.
(Sounds good to me. I love my family and they're very accepting of me. It hasn't always been that way, but lately it certainly has been).
Princess Swords inverted – Use your mind, be truthful, be just, have fortitude
Wanting to use logic and reason, reexamine beliefs, to learn or teach, to research the facts,, wanting to act honestly and speak directly, to expose what is hidden, right a wrong, having trouble acknowledging the other point of view, trying to move out of depression, needing to meet setbacks with new energy, getting discouraged but not wanting to. Wanting to enjoy ‘intellectual delights’
(I hope to be strong, I hope and desire to stop being so depressed all the time, and I hope for more energy in my life to be honest etc.)
4 cups – self-absorption, apathy, going within
Focus on own feelings, wanting for the self, seeing my own point of view, lacking motivation and little desire, passive acceptance, feeling life is stale and flat, contemplating, meditating, dreaming, pausing to reflect, needing time to restore emotional balance and renewal. Being wrapped up in my own little world.
(I'm concerned about getting too involved in my own little world, and very concerned about my lack of motivation and my unbalanced emotions).
Card 7. Partners, loved ones
The Moon – Fear, illusion, imagination, bewilderment
Releasing inner demons, being overcome by anxiety, chasing after a fantasy, entertaining unusual thoughts, vivid dreams or visions, loss of direction and purpose, trouble thinking clearly, easily distracted, expanded awareness, traveling through the unknown, needing to find clarity of purpose. Illusions.
(Covers a lot of things relating to my relationship with Will; inner demons that I can release by talking to him, being very worried about our relationship, the unusual thoughts and vivid dreams, and being easily distracted).
8. The mystic symbol – potential gains
The Hanged man inverted – Letting go, reversal, suspension, sacrifice
Emotional release, acceptance, giving up control, changing of mind, seeing from a different perspective, pausing to reflect, giving up urgency, acting the martyr, one step back, two steps forward, needing to put others first. Needing to release instead of forcing will on others, needing to wait instead of acting. The best approach to the problem isn’t always to most obvious. Ability to move forward by standing still.
(Kinda PFO here; I will gain a lot by learning from this card;s ideas of release and letting go).
Card 9. Distance, travel
9 of cups – Wish fulfillment, satisfaction, sensual pleasure
Achieving desires, obtaining goals, getting what I think I want, contentedness, relaxation, appreciation. Feeling as if all is right with the world, ensuring you know what you really want and accept responsibility, not indulging at the cost of others.
(... Not really sure how that relates to travel or distance really. Hey, I never promised the cards were always right all the time - they don't work like that in my opinion. If anything, this may be indicating to me that any journeys I'm going on, be they actual journeys or journeys of the mind will help me achieve my desires. Hey, how about that, I made it relate! Sweet..)
7 cups inverted – wishful thinking, options, dissipation
Getting caught up in illusion, lacking focus and commitment, wild-running imagination, offered many alternatives, overindulging, being lazy, procrastinating, being disorganized, and neglecting health, addictive patterns. Being sloppy, impractical and lax, needing to back up plans and dreams with work and effort, needing to commit in order to reach goals. Also, perhaps needing to let go of some of the rigidity and regularity in order to discover options? Or maybe needing to structure things up to avoid mindless self-indulgence.
( This is definitely talking about my 'life's work' of wanting to be a graphic novelist. I've been procrastinating, have been uncommited and dreamy and not backing plans up with work and effort. May also be warning me to loosen up to improve my 'karmic amplitude' (which to me means my personal ability to affect others, or how I'm going to affect others), because this lack of focus could be harmful to others and myself).
Card 11. True desire for the self and others
The world inverted – integration, accomplishment, involvement, fulfillment
Working together, dynamic balance, joining together, finding a solution, discovering heart’s desires, prosperity, healing, activity, being contented, peace of mind, counting blessings. Wholeness, stability, balance. Connectedness, wanting all the elements to come together. Needing to contribute in order to get ‘the world’.
(Relates to conflict among myself and friends and their conflicts. Right now my deepest desire is for my friends to have all the things listed above. And it's inverted because I feel like a lot of my friends, and in some cases I myself, aren't looking towards those goals at all).
Card 12. Hidden vibrations on the subconscious level
7 Pentacles inverted – assessment, reward, direction change
Needing to find out where I stand, make sure I’m on course, pausing to check results, finally seeing results, payoffs, reaching milestones, standing at a crossroads, opening to a new strategy, thinking about changes, weighing a different approach. A time-out, needing to take stock at key moments, to ensure goals are being met, needing to figure out if a course-correction is needed. A time-out in the game. Getting ready to jump in after a stillness.
(Again, PFO. It's subconcious for sure - I don't constantly try to figure out where I stand, but I do know in my heart and my head that this card has the right idea for the 'hidden' vibrations, or what is affecting me beneath the surface).
Card 13. (SOLIDIFIER 1) Direction as a result of present life activity
5 swords– Self interest, discord, open dishonor
Setting aside the concerns of others, looking out for number one, knowing the need to concentrate on the self, being in a hostile environment, feeling people are set against each other, experiencing conflict, letting ends justify the means. Defining interests too narrowly, bearing in mind consequences of actions – what we do to the world, we do to ourselves. Needing to hold on to a larger view of who I am and finding the solution that’s best for everyone including myself.
(See below for analysis)Some thoughts on this reading:
First off, I noticed the different amount of different suits in this reading:
1 Wands
4 Cups
4 Swords
1 Pentacles
and 3 Major Arcana cards.
Cups, traditionally associated with water and emotion, show up in a lot of my readings, as I consider myself a 'water' person. I also am both a very emotional person and an empath, meaning I pick up on other people's feelings and emotions very easily, and this is something that's been very present in my life as of late. This is the opposite of swords interestingly enough, as swords are all about thinking with the head and applying logic and reason. However, they are cards of air, and I am also something of an 'air' person (but more on my elements later). The presence of Major arcana cards indicates that I've been making some important decisions lately, or possibly that the subjects those cards fell under are very important to me right now (my partners and loved ones, my potential gains, and my true desire for myself and others... yeah, sounds about right).
Seeing the 5 of swords in the solidifier position was a little disconcerting (it's not really the happiest of cards on the surface), but I really just see it as a warning. I need to remember that no matter how bad things get, I have to hold on to my true Self and find a solution in a situation of dischord that will be the best for everyone, including myself. I wouldn't be surprised if this card is encouraging me to encourage Will to move out of Jeff's house, as that is a discordant situation which, once resolved, will be better for everyone.
So that's the center wheel. Later today (only if I study a lot of course) I'll hopefully find time to post the middle wheel, the wheel of the future.
Hope you found this interesting,
Liz
Big long to-do List:
Things to do for Tuesday July 8th:
1. Study for Logic Final
-a. Read all the chapters in the book for the things I don't understand. This will take a while. Do it at work.
-b. Practice exercises for translations, proofs, identities etc.
-c. Enlist Will's help with studying after work i.e. throw things at him to vent frustration
-d. Apologize to Will for throwing things at him. Cry to vent more frustration
-e. Calm down. Go out and get ice cream and/or cake at the store.
-f. Eat cake and/or ice cream. Study more.
2. Go to Work at the library.
-a. Study. See section 1.
-b. Continue interpreting Rahdue's Wheel Tarot Spread. You're Halfway done! You can do it!
-c. Remember to eat something vaguely resembling lunch.
-d. Start thinking about things for next Sunday's D&D session.
3. Other
-a. Laundry is probably a good idea, but can potentially wait.
-b. Call Meg re: getting a ride to therapy on Wednesday.
Things to do for Wednesday July 9th:
1. Study for Logic Final
-a. Study at work.
-b. Study after work. Cover anything you didn't cover on Tuesday.
-c. Pay attention in class. It's the review session, not naptime.
2. D&D
-a. Hopefully Will or Jeff will be running something. But I'll only play if I've studied enough.
3. Other
-a. Therapy 4.30 PM
-b. Get plenty of sleep
Things to do for Thursday July 10th:
1. Take Final (cringe)
2. Go to Work
3. Celebrate being done with math for the rest of my life forever and always. Hopefully with cake or pie. Yes, those would both be suitable celebratory aids.
4. Fall over and sleep the sleep of a narcoleptic doberman; that is, you mess with my sleeping and I'll bite you. Bite you hard.
5. Hope that now that class is over, my temperament will improve and I'll stop getting so pissy at everyone.
To all my friends, especially Will, Jeff, Crystal, Jill, Luke, Noel and Meg:
I'm sorry guys; I've been really high-strung lately and the pressure of class and other stressors has been getting to me. I'm going to get better about not taking out my anger at myself on you. Again, I'm really sorry, and I promise that I'm trying to be better about it.
1. Study for Logic Final
-a. Read all the chapters in the book for the things I don't understand. This will take a while. Do it at work.
-b. Practice exercises for translations, proofs, identities etc.
-c. Enlist Will's help with studying after work i.e. throw things at him to vent frustration
-d. Apologize to Will for throwing things at him. Cry to vent more frustration
-e. Calm down. Go out and get ice cream and/or cake at the store.
-f. Eat cake and/or ice cream. Study more.
2. Go to Work at the library.
-a. Study. See section 1.
-b. Continue interpreting Rahdue's Wheel Tarot Spread. You're Halfway done! You can do it!
-c. Remember to eat something vaguely resembling lunch.
-d. Start thinking about things for next Sunday's D&D session.
3. Other
-a. Laundry is probably a good idea, but can potentially wait.
-b. Call Meg re: getting a ride to therapy on Wednesday.
Things to do for Wednesday July 9th:
1. Study for Logic Final
-a. Study at work.
-b. Study after work. Cover anything you didn't cover on Tuesday.
-c. Pay attention in class. It's the review session, not naptime.
2. D&D
-a. Hopefully Will or Jeff will be running something. But I'll only play if I've studied enough.
3. Other
-a. Therapy 4.30 PM
-b. Get plenty of sleep
Things to do for Thursday July 10th:
1. Take Final (cringe)
2. Go to Work
3. Celebrate being done with math for the rest of my life forever and always. Hopefully with cake or pie. Yes, those would both be suitable celebratory aids.
4. Fall over and sleep the sleep of a narcoleptic doberman; that is, you mess with my sleeping and I'll bite you. Bite you hard.
5. Hope that now that class is over, my temperament will improve and I'll stop getting so pissy at everyone.
To all my friends, especially Will, Jeff, Crystal, Jill, Luke, Noel and Meg:
I'm sorry guys; I've been really high-strung lately and the pressure of class and other stressors has been getting to me. I'm going to get better about not taking out my anger at myself on you. Again, I'm really sorry, and I promise that I'm trying to be better about it.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Girl's Night
It's Saturday night, which means we're hanging out at mine and Noel's house for a girl's night. That's right; estrogen-fest. We all definitely need it, since most of us hang out with a lot of guys all the time. Crystal came down from Omaha to hang out, and we rounded up my sister Meg, our friends Jill and Carly from school and Noel and we went on a mad journey to the mall for cheap clothes and good food. I'm not a big mall person - I can only stand about an hour in one before my antisocial senses start to tingle and I get grouchy and want to get out of there as fast as I damn well can. But I survived, and managed to find a couple cheap-ass shirts and a cute goth-looking choker.
Part of me felt a little bad leaving Will all alone at his place. Jeff and Joe are out of town until tomorrow, and Luke doesn't get back until later tonight (yeah, sometime AFTER 1 AM). But I plan on going back to his place to sleep... and not just because he's extremely comfy and I've gotten used to him after a couple months of sleeping over, but because tomorrow I need to work on stuff of my D&D session -- I've been busy with other shit all weekend, especially with all the fourth of July festivities yesterday. But it'll get done. It always does.
So yeah, we've been hanging out here. Right now I'm watching Carly and Noel play Burnout, Jill's checking the internet for fun stuff, and Crystal's in a lot of pain from a really bad sunburn. She's still in a pretty good mood though; she finally is in a relationship with the girl she likes (Crystal's not a straight-up lesbian, she's pansexual like me. More about sexuality in another post, but to be brief, it's all about believing that being attracted to someone is all about personality rather than gender), which is good because she deserves some happy in her life.
So that's girl's night for you. We play videogames, make cupcakes, read Cosmo and mock it, and talk about all kinds of random things like sex and gossip and metaphysics. Gotta love hanging out with the ladies.
More tomorrow or monday hopefully. I'm gonna go plug in my computer and get out my tarot cards. Might offer some readings or just fiddle around with them. Whatever feels good.
Liz
Part of me felt a little bad leaving Will all alone at his place. Jeff and Joe are out of town until tomorrow, and Luke doesn't get back until later tonight (yeah, sometime AFTER 1 AM). But I plan on going back to his place to sleep... and not just because he's extremely comfy and I've gotten used to him after a couple months of sleeping over, but because tomorrow I need to work on stuff of my D&D session -- I've been busy with other shit all weekend, especially with all the fourth of July festivities yesterday. But it'll get done. It always does.
So yeah, we've been hanging out here. Right now I'm watching Carly and Noel play Burnout, Jill's checking the internet for fun stuff, and Crystal's in a lot of pain from a really bad sunburn. She's still in a pretty good mood though; she finally is in a relationship with the girl she likes (Crystal's not a straight-up lesbian, she's pansexual like me. More about sexuality in another post, but to be brief, it's all about believing that being attracted to someone is all about personality rather than gender), which is good because she deserves some happy in her life.
So that's girl's night for you. We play videogames, make cupcakes, read Cosmo and mock it, and talk about all kinds of random things like sex and gossip and metaphysics. Gotta love hanging out with the ladies.
More tomorrow or monday hopefully. I'm gonna go plug in my computer and get out my tarot cards. Might offer some readings or just fiddle around with them. Whatever feels good.
Liz
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Bored Blogger Blogs about her day
So those last two posts were a tad intense, so I'm going to aim for something a little more lighthearted. The intensity shall return later, don't worry. I'm too intense a person to keep it away for long.
Today marks the end of the fourth week of my summer class, Intro to Logic. It also marks payday, which is fantastic, because it also means it's game-shop day. Yeah, Will and I and hopefully Luke will pile into Jeff's car and we'll drive to the game store to rifle through the giant box of Magic cards, possibly find some shiny new dice (because I'm always buying shiny new dice) and Will is going to help me pick out my first full Magic deck. I am indeed excited.
Two days ago, on the first, I gave myself a tarot reading referred to as Rahdue's Wheel, which uses all 78 cards in the deck. I'm about half-way through the interpretation, and it's pretty intense. I asked Will if he wanted me to do one for him, so we're going to do that tonight. It takes a while though, so hopefully it won't cut into gaming time. My good friend Crystal is definitely interested in a 78-card spread, so either I'm going to do one for her on Saturday when she comes to visit or I'll help her with the one she does with her cards . Saturday is girl's night at mine and Noel's place, and our friends Jill and Carly are coming over. Sometimes we do just need girl time.
I'm rambling a bit right now because I'm tired and rather bored at work. I shall return later with more thoughts and musings. I might also post part of my Rahdue's wheel interpretation, as it's nothing if not interesting.
Liz.
Today marks the end of the fourth week of my summer class, Intro to Logic. It also marks payday, which is fantastic, because it also means it's game-shop day. Yeah, Will and I and hopefully Luke will pile into Jeff's car and we'll drive to the game store to rifle through the giant box of Magic cards, possibly find some shiny new dice (because I'm always buying shiny new dice) and Will is going to help me pick out my first full Magic deck. I am indeed excited.
Two days ago, on the first, I gave myself a tarot reading referred to as Rahdue's Wheel, which uses all 78 cards in the deck. I'm about half-way through the interpretation, and it's pretty intense. I asked Will if he wanted me to do one for him, so we're going to do that tonight. It takes a while though, so hopefully it won't cut into gaming time. My good friend Crystal is definitely interested in a 78-card spread, so either I'm going to do one for her on Saturday when she comes to visit or I'll help her with the one she does with her cards . Saturday is girl's night at mine and Noel's place, and our friends Jill and Carly are coming over. Sometimes we do just need girl time.
I'm rambling a bit right now because I'm tired and rather bored at work. I shall return later with more thoughts and musings. I might also post part of my Rahdue's wheel interpretation, as it's nothing if not interesting.
Liz.
A Little More About Me -- Religion
Some interesting facts about what I believe:
1. I consider myself part of the 1% of Americans who choose to not consider themselves part of any particular religion (statistical information from US Religion Map).
2. I do, however, believe in a universal creator, who is most conveniently referred to as God.
3. I was raised Catholic and went to catholic schools until the end of tenth grade. I was agnostic until that time. Then I left Catholic school and started a spiritual quest. It's been about 4 years and I'm still on that quest. I now consider myself non-practicing Catholic.
4. By not affiliating myself with a particular religion, I simply mean that I disagree with the dogmatic ideals of religion - the rule, the ritual, the manipulation of the people. When a priest tells his congregation how they should and should not vote, there's a problem people.
5. I often refer to my beliefs as 'a la carte', meaning I pick and choose. So here's a list of some of the things I believe in:
-Ghosts, Spirits and Angels
-Reincarnation and past lives
-An afterlife, which I will refer to as The Other Side
-Personal energy (more on this later)
-Psychic feelings - i.e. getting vibes
-A universal creator, whom I refer to as God though it is not the traditionally Christian god
-Karma, and the wiccan tenet 'an' it harm none, do what thou wilt'
-The idea that love prevails over all, and if you do anything with love in your heart it is only wrong if it causes someone else to hurt.
-Killing is wrong.
-Eating meat is wrong.
-Forcing my beliefs on anyone else is very, very wrong. Respect is key - live and let live is the tenet.
6. I like to dabble in things relating to the occult. I love Tarot cards because of their many-layered meanings and the way they respond differently to different people. I believe that they interact with the personal energies of both the reader and the person who the reading is being done for, but I also believe that tarot only tells us things we already know or can easily deduce from our lives. It's not mystical answers, nor is it a source for solutions. However, it's a very useful guide that can help clear a cluttered mind.
7. Tarot is often associated with other 'occult' religions like wicca and other forms of paganism. I'm really not much of one for rituals and spells, especially since that's what turned me off of Christianity - the obligation to go to church to be near god. I find myself closer to the universe when I'm sitting by a waterfall or somewhere else peaceful, not from chanting, formal prayer or having to light a bunch of candles and burn stuff. Also, a lot of the things a spell can do, I can do with energy and without the material aids.
8. Faith is something that functions differently for everyone. Some people need the ritual as a focal point for their personal energy, others like the order and structure. And while it really doesn't work for me, I will not criticize anyone for doing what works for them. Again, it's all a matter of respect. I refuse to disrespect someone if their beliefs are different from my own. That said, anyone who chooses to disrespect me by telling me I'm going to go to hell for my faith... well, then they just lost my respect.
9. I'm open to a lot of new things, and like having polite, calm debates about religion and faith. So feel free to drop me a line sometime to chat about that kind of thing.
10. Okay, Energy. Basically, energy is a person's life-essence, an invisible force that allows us to think and feel. It is possible to do things with energy, like help a person who is feeling unhappy, a form of guided meditation, a method of protection. Energy can be positive, negative, or somewhere in the middle. Energy affects the way we interact with each other. So yeah, I've been experimenting with energy as a mental healing technique and as a way to get more in tune with myself and the universe. I'm sure it'll come up more as I blog, when I talk about other people's energies and how they interact with mine.
That's about all I have to say about this right now. I'm a ridiculously open-minded person, but I don't respond well to the close-minded. So yeah, be prepared to read about some interesting shit.
Liz
1. I consider myself part of the 1% of Americans who choose to not consider themselves part of any particular religion (statistical information from US Religion Map).
2. I do, however, believe in a universal creator, who is most conveniently referred to as God.
3. I was raised Catholic and went to catholic schools until the end of tenth grade. I was agnostic until that time. Then I left Catholic school and started a spiritual quest. It's been about 4 years and I'm still on that quest. I now consider myself non-practicing Catholic.
4. By not affiliating myself with a particular religion, I simply mean that I disagree with the dogmatic ideals of religion - the rule, the ritual, the manipulation of the people. When a priest tells his congregation how they should and should not vote, there's a problem people.
5. I often refer to my beliefs as 'a la carte', meaning I pick and choose. So here's a list of some of the things I believe in:
-Ghosts, Spirits and Angels
-Reincarnation and past lives
-An afterlife, which I will refer to as The Other Side
-Personal energy (more on this later)
-Psychic feelings - i.e. getting vibes
-A universal creator, whom I refer to as God though it is not the traditionally Christian god
-Karma, and the wiccan tenet 'an' it harm none, do what thou wilt'
-The idea that love prevails over all, and if you do anything with love in your heart it is only wrong if it causes someone else to hurt.
-Killing is wrong.
-Eating meat is wrong.
-Forcing my beliefs on anyone else is very, very wrong. Respect is key - live and let live is the tenet.
6. I like to dabble in things relating to the occult. I love Tarot cards because of their many-layered meanings and the way they respond differently to different people. I believe that they interact with the personal energies of both the reader and the person who the reading is being done for, but I also believe that tarot only tells us things we already know or can easily deduce from our lives. It's not mystical answers, nor is it a source for solutions. However, it's a very useful guide that can help clear a cluttered mind.
7. Tarot is often associated with other 'occult' religions like wicca and other forms of paganism. I'm really not much of one for rituals and spells, especially since that's what turned me off of Christianity - the obligation to go to church to be near god. I find myself closer to the universe when I'm sitting by a waterfall or somewhere else peaceful, not from chanting, formal prayer or having to light a bunch of candles and burn stuff. Also, a lot of the things a spell can do, I can do with energy and without the material aids.
8. Faith is something that functions differently for everyone. Some people need the ritual as a focal point for their personal energy, others like the order and structure. And while it really doesn't work for me, I will not criticize anyone for doing what works for them. Again, it's all a matter of respect. I refuse to disrespect someone if their beliefs are different from my own. That said, anyone who chooses to disrespect me by telling me I'm going to go to hell for my faith... well, then they just lost my respect.
9. I'm open to a lot of new things, and like having polite, calm debates about religion and faith. So feel free to drop me a line sometime to chat about that kind of thing.
10. Okay, Energy. Basically, energy is a person's life-essence, an invisible force that allows us to think and feel. It is possible to do things with energy, like help a person who is feeling unhappy, a form of guided meditation, a method of protection. Energy can be positive, negative, or somewhere in the middle. Energy affects the way we interact with each other. So yeah, I've been experimenting with energy as a mental healing technique and as a way to get more in tune with myself and the universe. I'm sure it'll come up more as I blog, when I talk about other people's energies and how they interact with mine.
That's about all I have to say about this right now. I'm a ridiculously open-minded person, but I don't respond well to the close-minded. So yeah, be prepared to read about some interesting shit.
Liz
A Little More About Me - The Surface
A little more backstory, if you will:
My full name is Elizabeth Grace Morris. I go by Liz in most circles. I did have another middle name; Mary, the name I took when I was confirmed into Catholicism, but I've since abandoned both the name and the religious label. More about that later.
Currently I live in Nebraska and attend Dawes University. I'm a student of English and Art, mostly because they don't have a sequential art major at DU (I want to be a graphic novelist). My parents live about twenty minutes away from campus in a really big house with three floors, lots of furniture, and two cats. My sister Meg also lives there, but she'll be moving onto the DU campus in August. She'll be majoring in Dance and Psychology.
My Dad, Bill, works for the Air Force. He used to be in the Navy, and because of that we used to move around a lot. I've lived in ten different states and been through almost every country in Europe. We spent the most time in England, and because of that I've developed a weakness for English teas, Monty Python, and public transportation.
My mom, Diane, works at DU in the music department. She's a doctor of choral music, and I've always respected her for being able to handle me and Meg when we were kids. She'd work all day and still be able to pick us up from school and have fresh cookies waiting on the table when we got home. These days she gets on my nerves all the time, but that's because she's my mom. It's just what she does.
Right now I'm in-between Sophomore and Junior year. I lived on campus for two years, and plan on returning there in August. During the summer I'm living in a house with my friend Noel, who also functions as my boss during the semester. I used to work at the Snack Hut in the basement of Eastview, the honors dorm. I'll be going back there in the fall, as well as continuing to work my current job in the Science Library. It's the easiest job in the world, as I essentially get paid to surf the internet, read webcomics, and watch youtube videos.
I spend most of my time hanging out and playing games at my boyfriend Will's house. I won't gush about him here, but we've been dating for six months and he's amazing. He lives in a house with four other guys; Luke, Bill, Joe and Jeff. Jeff is my ex-boyfriend, which makes living there kinda awkward, and I don't help by staying over a lot of nights...
When we hang out we play Magic: the Gathering, which Will has been teaching me how to play. We also play lots of D&D. I currently run a campaign for seven people on Sunday afternoons. It's fourth edition, which is a whole new experience for us.
I'm hoping to go into graphic novelism when I graduate, but I don't know how that will happen. I guess I'm just rolling with it for now.
I'm a vegetarian, but I don't mind cooking meat for other people. I'm mildly asthmatic, so I have trouble getting enough exercise. I can read ridiculously fast and I'm always fidgeting. Someday I hope to move back to a coast someday, as I function better when there's water nearby.
That's the surface info. Lucky for you guys, I've got a few more layers than this. More about those layers later.
Liz.
My full name is Elizabeth Grace Morris. I go by Liz in most circles. I did have another middle name; Mary, the name I took when I was confirmed into Catholicism, but I've since abandoned both the name and the religious label. More about that later.
Currently I live in Nebraska and attend Dawes University. I'm a student of English and Art, mostly because they don't have a sequential art major at DU (I want to be a graphic novelist). My parents live about twenty minutes away from campus in a really big house with three floors, lots of furniture, and two cats. My sister Meg also lives there, but she'll be moving onto the DU campus in August. She'll be majoring in Dance and Psychology.
My Dad, Bill, works for the Air Force. He used to be in the Navy, and because of that we used to move around a lot. I've lived in ten different states and been through almost every country in Europe. We spent the most time in England, and because of that I've developed a weakness for English teas, Monty Python, and public transportation.
My mom, Diane, works at DU in the music department. She's a doctor of choral music, and I've always respected her for being able to handle me and Meg when we were kids. She'd work all day and still be able to pick us up from school and have fresh cookies waiting on the table when we got home. These days she gets on my nerves all the time, but that's because she's my mom. It's just what she does.
Right now I'm in-between Sophomore and Junior year. I lived on campus for two years, and plan on returning there in August. During the summer I'm living in a house with my friend Noel, who also functions as my boss during the semester. I used to work at the Snack Hut in the basement of Eastview, the honors dorm. I'll be going back there in the fall, as well as continuing to work my current job in the Science Library. It's the easiest job in the world, as I essentially get paid to surf the internet, read webcomics, and watch youtube videos.
I spend most of my time hanging out and playing games at my boyfriend Will's house. I won't gush about him here, but we've been dating for six months and he's amazing. He lives in a house with four other guys; Luke, Bill, Joe and Jeff. Jeff is my ex-boyfriend, which makes living there kinda awkward, and I don't help by staying over a lot of nights...
When we hang out we play Magic: the Gathering, which Will has been teaching me how to play. We also play lots of D&D. I currently run a campaign for seven people on Sunday afternoons. It's fourth edition, which is a whole new experience for us.
I'm hoping to go into graphic novelism when I graduate, but I don't know how that will happen. I guess I'm just rolling with it for now.
I'm a vegetarian, but I don't mind cooking meat for other people. I'm mildly asthmatic, so I have trouble getting enough exercise. I can read ridiculously fast and I'm always fidgeting. Someday I hope to move back to a coast someday, as I function better when there's water nearby.
That's the surface info. Lucky for you guys, I've got a few more layers than this. More about those layers later.
Liz.
Starting Point
I've always been a thinker, at least I think I've always been a thinker. From what I can tell, while I think with my heart, I also think with my head. My family always tells me to to spend so much time inside my head, but I kinda like it there. It's warm and people there are friendly and I don't have to deal with those burning questions like: "What are you going to do with your life?"
I'm something of a philosopher, if only because I'm wandering through life and trying to learn more about it. I'm a student of the world -- I don't get a lot out of going to class every day, as I think I'll learn more from staying up late talking with my friends and learning more about them. I'm discovering more about my ideas, my beliefs. I'm definitely not a conventionalist, so anticipate foul language, frank tones, and topics of conversation that may not always be safe for public places. I'm talking sex, love, magic, spiritualism, energies, dungeons and dragons, non-traditional relationships, drama, gossip, philosophy, fantasy, reality... you name it, I"ll probably mention it at least once.
Liz isn't my real name. Of course it isn't. Liz is a character in a graphic novel I'm writing based heavily on the people I interact with. Writing as Liz allows me a drop of anonymity, and prevents any of my friends from wanting to sue me (nah, they're not that mean). Also, she's got some pretty interesting opinions.
In a way, I was inspired to start blogging about this stuff because of my good friend Crystal -- I'll link to her blogs later, as she's got a lot to say and she's really good at saying it.
I also just wanted to talk - you know, get my ideas down so they aren't all running around in my head like little demons on speed.
So, ye have been warned. There will be unusual things in here.
But that's okay, since I'm a pretty unusual person.
I'm something of a philosopher, if only because I'm wandering through life and trying to learn more about it. I'm a student of the world -- I don't get a lot out of going to class every day, as I think I'll learn more from staying up late talking with my friends and learning more about them. I'm discovering more about my ideas, my beliefs. I'm definitely not a conventionalist, so anticipate foul language, frank tones, and topics of conversation that may not always be safe for public places. I'm talking sex, love, magic, spiritualism, energies, dungeons and dragons, non-traditional relationships, drama, gossip, philosophy, fantasy, reality... you name it, I"ll probably mention it at least once.
Liz isn't my real name. Of course it isn't. Liz is a character in a graphic novel I'm writing based heavily on the people I interact with. Writing as Liz allows me a drop of anonymity, and prevents any of my friends from wanting to sue me (nah, they're not that mean). Also, she's got some pretty interesting opinions.
In a way, I was inspired to start blogging about this stuff because of my good friend Crystal -- I'll link to her blogs later, as she's got a lot to say and she's really good at saying it.
I also just wanted to talk - you know, get my ideas down so they aren't all running around in my head like little demons on speed.
So, ye have been warned. There will be unusual things in here.
But that's okay, since I'm a pretty unusual person.
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