Executive Summary of last night's cool dream. Was with people in a dorm atmosphere - everything was icky and seemed to be falling apart, people didn't respect each other and acted out, melodramas everywhere, etc. In a moment of remembered lucidity I stopped and sighed and realized that I really missed HOGWARTS - the cool castle and all the people there who were like me, etc. Jump ahead to where I'm on a bus with people who ARE like me, we stop and rest for a bit, then reload the bus, and then some of us decide to FLY ahead (might have been using broomsticks, might not - LOL). We meet up with jetliners and STARSHIPS (like the Enterprise) all going in the same direction too, all going really fast (including us just flying on our own) to some specific meeting place. I still remember the feeling of flying ahead so fast - exhilerating! Hope that's a symbolic premonition dream - LOL!
posted:11:05 AM | link |

Had a 4.7 earthquake here yesterday - house jumped and rumbled for a few moments and then did it again. 25+ smaller quakes after that. Just felt the house jump AGAIN, waiting for the results on the web page... and the results are in! A 3.7! Thank you very much, thank you folks, you've been great. ;-)
posted:10:18 AM | link |

Just in time... Get Out of Hell Free cards. *grin* Don't leave home without 'em.
posted:10:01 AM | link |

Okay, okay - to all of you who come here by mistake after searching in Google for the 'adult' author site called The Kristen Archives, click here instead. Please also note that those pages are completely unaffiliated with me, a different Kristen. And if you came here after searching for that site, even though you knew it wasn't the site you were looking for and were just surfing - er - hi there. *grin*
posted:11:14 AM | link |

Woke up to a warmish grey day, where everything is muted and dark. Outside with the dogs, the landscape felt like an indoor set instead of 'outside'. The low ceiling of clouds feels like a comfortable blanket that I relax into. Ahhhhhh.
posted:8:22 AM | link |

Everytime there's significant solar flare activity we get a big rain storm here. No kidding - I love it! Online weather is predicting rain and showers for the next five days. Sure it's the 'rainy season' in California, but I've never actually seen that forecast here before - not including the 1998 El Nino year of course. Rain good. Green good.

And pretty soon our stream will be running in full. John found it upstream a few days ago - a trickle blocked from coming any further by a clump of rocks and such - we are hoping that a nice rush of water will push itself through and start things a'flowin' soon - signs are looking good!
posted:9:30 AM | link |

Thoughts are like clothes. Just as you don't confuse your identity with your shirt, don't confuse who you are with the thoughts you might choose to think in any moment. Sick of something? Then choose a different thought about that something. Try it on for a while - if you like it, take it home. If it's not an exact fit, put it back on the rack, smile politely at the salesperson and offer a nice, "Still looking, thanks". If you find yourself trying to fit into a thought that's just NOT your size, you'll feel cranky and annoyed - that's a red flag. Don't believe any experts or officials who tell you that there just aren't any thoughts/beliefs like you want (they don't know everything, despite the rumours) and don't accept anything less than exactly the thought that feels perfect. In other words - believe in yourself and don't get distracted or settle. :-)
posted:9:06 AM | link |

All you language enthusiasts will love this article: The Finnish Epic behind Lord of the Rings. I just love the idea of a 'runesinger' too.
posted:8:19 AM | link |

Poor Blogger was hacked yesterday and Ev, who was in Iowa visiting family for the holidays, had to spend the entire day at a Kinko's to use their high-speed internet connection to fix it. I guess the most I can say is "Thanks, Ev!"
posted:8:13 AM | link |

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to All! (requires flash) :-)
posted:8:30 AM | link |

Being all 'holiday'ish over here... been working on a little flash animation greeting card for everyone for the holidays - will post a link here when it is in final form! Also, yesterday we made butter cookies - nothing says Christmas like shooting dough through a caulk gun - LOL!
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