TAMSIBLING

Okay, so I've been a little - absent - lately and I felt that I should give an explanation. The explanation is REAL LIFE and all that entails. I am currently searching for a 3 bedroom apartment (an affordable one) in Los Angeles, which is a bit impossible and then there's work and school. I just wanted to reassure any of the fic writers who I haven't been commenting on that I will get back to your stories. And I will update Unforeseen Consequences - it'll just be a little sporadic! UPDATE: I forgot to mention that I've also been sucked into the highly addictive world of BSG and Lee/Kara (you can blame Kaynara for that one!), so I find myself writing Lee/Kara fic. It's a nasty habit - I think an Ficcers Anonymous group! Thanks for your understanding and happy writing and reading!

PHYRELIGHT

I can't take it from my boss anymore! He's manipulative, controlling, and he still hasn't (or refuses) to define exactly what my responsibilities are. It's been 7 months and he's still [b]not[/b] letting me be the head of my department! He was yelling at me again on Friday because I had made a decision without him on how to improve the work in my department, and in the middle of it all, he tells me that he's been trying to "mentor" me all this time. How can he mentor me when he's two doors down 99% of the time?? (And, this door is shut, mind you!) I don't want him to mentor me b/c I don't want to compromise my values and become like him. After serious consideration, I'm going to quit my job. I'm in college and over the age of 24, which means financial aid is going to take care of my bills, so there is no real need for me to work. The only reason I took the job in the first place was to gain experience. After consulting several people in my field, I've learned that [u]he is the exception[/u]--no one acts like this on a daily basis! [b]It's just not worth my time![/b]

UBIQUIRK

I'm not new to this site, but I'm new to delurking. Back when one could leave comments on fanfic without being logged in, I reviewed regularly, usually with this penname attached (when I remembered). Off the top of my head, I want to rec some gen fic I've really loved. [While I read a lot of ship fic as well, gen fic sometimes doesn't get as much attention.] So to start: I recommend everything By Guildsister and mal4prez. Guildsister doesn't seem to be writing anymore, so newbies to the site might not have found her work, but it's amazing - dark and real and amazing. mal4prez has just finished a new fic, which I haven't read yet, but the others were so good I have little doubt it is as well. There's lots more great fic on FFF - this is just a start.

ROXYFREEFALL

Ok, so I haven't really had a nice long observant or introspective blog in some time. Things have been kinda piling up in this head of mine and I think it's 'bout time I shoveled it out a bit. Been drowning myself in poetry and the like, but sometimes it's nice to just blab everything in a somewhat open forum so maybe some of you can read this and say "Well, look at that, she does have a deeper soul.". So anyways... Yesterday was kinda where all my thoughts came to a head. I had a rather tough run-in with Jon's step sis (dubbed the Wicked Bitch of The West). She's young and I guess that is maybe a lil excuse for her behavior, although a very lame one. She's just so self-centered and rude! I've never heard someone so young putting down others with such force and drive. She started to say some things 'bout people who I consider friends, I took a deep breaths. She started to say things 'bout my bro-in-law who I love dearly, I bit so hard on my tongue I swear it was bleeding. Then she said something really nasty to Jon, that's when I started to stand up. Jon grabbed my leg and pinched really hard. I just don't understand how her mother can let her act like that and in public! My mom would have had my ass smacked on the floor before I finished my sentence! If Jon wasn't there I'm pretty sure I would have jumped the table. No one speaks that way 'bout the people I love, especially not some stuck up, training bra wearing whore! Ok, that was a bit long and angry, but that wasn't the only thing on my mind. Just seems like a lot of people have been shocking me lately. Just the other day after thinking that I had patched up things with my ex-best friend, turns out she's still bashing me behind my back. Some pretty horrible things as well. I mean she was the one that came to me and said she missed me and that this was all silly and that she wanted to work towards being good friends again. I honestly shouldn't be surprised, should have seen it coming. We've done this dance many times before and it just always ends up the same sad way. But when you've had someone in your life since you were kids and were friends with them as long as you can remember, sometimes that hope blinds you to what's right in front of your face. I actually think that's my prob, I hope too much. I've decided I'm done with her. Too many times I've wondered 'what if' and it's all come to nothing. I've wasted too much time letting her hurt me and that's exactly what I've been doing, I've been [i]letting[/i] her. It needs to end now, no matter how painful. So just when I think my whole web of friends has come crashing down (there's more, but I don't got the strength left) I get such a great gift! One of my best buds, Andi, is back from her trip to Italy and we got together today. It was the greatest breath of fresh air I've had in a long time. Not only cause I spent time with her, I do that quite a bit and love every sec of it, but the greatest part is she told me how much she missed me and also how much she appreciated the fact that I kept in touch with her on her trip (honestly, they were only a bunch of text and most of them said "MY HEAD IS NOW A GIANT EGG!!") and that there was no one she'd rather share her time with than me right now. That just made my month! You know how many people have actually said something that honest and loving to me?? 3, believe me, I know. After all the crappy, awful, inconsiderate, unfeeling, numb people I've had to deal with those few words made it all seem like dust. This was the whole point of this blog, friends don't seem to appreciate each other much, not the way they should. They should tell each other every day how much they mean to each other even if it's as simple as "Do you know how much you make me laugh!". I have friends I've known for ages and I honestly don't even really 'know' them, that's sad to me. I would love to have with my other 'close' friends what I seem to only have with only one or 2. And it doesn't even have to be a total and complete closeness, just a conn

HWASH

does any one have good blueprints for serenity?

JOSSISAGOD

I went to see Transformers on Friday, it was everything you would expect from a summer blockbuster! Awe inspiring visual effects, enough story to keep it interesting, oh, and, Megan Fox! SHWING!!