Stirrin' the Pot (or not meaning to)
Thursday, 15 September 2005 14:38:57

Wow, that Letter to the Red States thing really hit a nerve with more people than I expected it to. I guess that comes from the California perspective...I totally have mad love for the South. I have friends and family out there. Anyway, onto better things! A friend and I on the UB are trying to arrange a cool weekend-long shindig for later this year and we've got all sorts of great ideas, but we want to find out if there's even any interest in attending such a thing. Is there? If the UB wasn't being such a beeyotch right now, I'd post the details...but as soon as it's behaving, I'll post em. Okay...so here's the post from the UB: I was going to make this long fancy post, but then it dawned on me: Writing isn't my strong suit. It's not even a weak one! So this will be to the point. I'm calling all Browncoats near and far to invite you all to a Grand Weekend-long Shindig. It's nothing fancy, but will be held in a fitting town underneath the clear night sky. UnchartedOutlaw and I have been kicking around the idea for a while now and we've reached a middle. Now we need your help to set a date. And of course I'd welcome any ideas and opinions! Here's the rundown: Firefly will be shown on a big screen throughout the weekend where folks are welcome to just sit and talk about it. We've arranged for live music the entire weekend…music befitting Firefly fans! There will be accommodations offered…just nothing fancy. I have a quarter of an acre of land for my backyard. We'll set up fire pits, torches, paper lanterns, and tents (helps if you have your own to bring). There is a hotel in my small town, but I want to extend the offer. I also have three bedrooms and a living room that can be used. UnchartedOutlaw has come up with a brilliant Crew Scavenger Hunt that I've managed to get the town folk to agree with. At the end there will be a prize awarded to the winning team. Mind you it will not be grand, but it's something. Basically you will be allowed to form yourself into teams/crews of three or four. There will be a box of cargo placed in the town somewhere and it will need to get to a destination. Each team will be given directions in an envelope. The directions amount to your team's end product. How you get there and how the other teams react to it…that's the fun part! I have friends who will bring around their horses for you all to enjoy if you choose. A costume contest will be set up as well. That doesn't mean that costumes are a requirement, just a suggestion. Two blocks down there is a saloon. Yes, a real saloon if you prefer a stronger beverage. This shindig will be held in Norco, California. If you wonder like most folks, "Where the hell is Norco?" it can be found about sixty miles outside of Hollywood to the east. Now I know that it seems mighty far, especially for some, but it will be one hell of a shindig. And it's held in held in a town tailored for Browncoats! Down the street there's a Jack in the Box and a McDonalds with their western store fronts and corrals to tie up your horses while you eat. Also you can just google search "Norco" and see what's out there. So give us your opinions and ideas for dates. We're kind of considering the 29/30 of October, 5/6 of November, or the 12/13 of November. But we totally welcome input from you all!

I feel welcomed.
Thursday, 15 September 2005 17:54:14

Thanks everyone who has welcomed me thus far. I appretiate it. :) - Mallice -

Writing is a RUSH!!
Thursday, 15 September 2005 17:57:03

Well, my first blog...never knew what to write in these things. Geekdom has grabbed hold of me and fight it as I will....I can't shake it. I wrote my first fanfic. That was a rush!! You have to understand, my "creativity" is as elusive as the vein of butterscotch in butterscotch ripple ice-cream. Every now and then I stumble across it, get caught up in the moment and write/draw/build/create/fix something. But then I can't find it again no matter how hard I try. Frustrating really. I am truly a Jack of all trades. I show a glimmer of talent in everthing I do, but not enough to say "that's what I do best". I guess it's both a blessing and a curse. While I'll never be "bad" at anything, I'll truly never excel at anything. I guess there's worse things to worry about. As long as my little girls still see that glimmer as a shining star and still think daddy is the strongest, funniest, can-fix-anything 'est daddy there is, and I can keep my wife laughing, all is good and right in the world.

I have come to the conclusion...
Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:13:49

Insomnia bites the big one. Yup. It sucks so much donkey balls that the RSPCA is complaining as we speak. It's just past 5am, I haven't slept yet and it doesn't look like I'm going to AT ALL. *sigh* You know, I've been pretty good in the last four years. I've been sleeping several hours a night. Lately, in the last month... not so much. And tonight, apparently, nadda. And this means I'm stalking everyone in the tag log. And scaring them with geeky Family Ties references. It's a good thing i have nothing on tomorrow. Okay, well, that's a lie. I'll probably be wearing clothes. Especially if I leave the house. But, I don't have anything scheduled for tomorrow. I could be a good girl and go and lie down and stare at the dark walls... and sigh... and roll my eyes... and poke my poor fiance in the back until he wakes up... and try and get him to talk while he's still half asleep... I don't think that's a good idea, though. Anyone have any good insomnia remedies? I don't count sheep, my pillow is *made* of lavender, it's all very peaceful in my room... I've tried all the nice little sleepy pressure points... It's not working.