STATIC

My Grandmother's on the way out. It's no real surprise, actually. She suffered a stroke several years ago and has been in a fairly steady decline since. . .starting with her mental health, and finally, her body. What kills me the most about 'stroke dementia' is that most folks who suffer it KNOW that they're not firing on all cylinders anymore. In fact, one day, during a flash of sharp lucidity, my Grandmother was her old self again. . .and actually laughed and said, "I still remember everything. . .I just get it in the wrong order. I see that I'm getting it wrong, but I can't sort it out." It killed me to hear that. A strong, Irish grandmother now dependent upon the staff of a nursing home to live day to day. I got a call from Mom last night telling me that "Mema" was on the way out. . .her body was simply winding down. She wasn't expected to make it through the night. She did, of course. . .she's got that Irish thing of hanging on, just because you can't CONVINCE us that we're actually DONE with our work. So now. . .I get to agonize about it for an undeterminable length of time until the end finally comes. Suck.

YOSAFFBRIDGE

Tips for a newbie fff? Anyone? Best info... Jossverse stuff... cool pics... etc. ;D

THEGREYJEDI

Oh. My. God. Best. Movie. Ever. Anyone wanting the torrent, just message me via the ol' private message system. Sweet merciful crap.

CIARA

Yeah....so.....as my new friend Quicksand so recently pointed out--I have been ever-so lax in my logging duties. How dare I? HOW DARE I, I SAY!! All is well, however--in the land of Ciara--though I have drifted far from the FF 'verse until recently. I miss the RP somethin' fierce--and the relative intelligence and wit of the visitors to this site. Little has changed in my life since last I logged--all is well, and I am desperate to join the long line of browncoats at our local (Plano) theater--the birthplace of Alan Tudyk! What better homage, I ask you? Hopefully there will be much mingling of interesting people, and enjoying of spiffy movies. We shall see, children....we shall see.

ARCADIA

Hello! I just wanted to introduce myself you y'all fine folk. I'm Arcadia, from Illinois. I didn't discover firelfy until a few months ago when I decided to buy it on a whim and I'm so glad I did! It's my favorite scifi show of all time -- easily surpassing ST:V and Startgate. The characters are just so real, their situation so compelling.... damn, I love this show. And I'm really starting to love this site, too! Thanks to every who makes the images, I've had a blast :blast: looking at them all. A little bit about me, since this is the "getting to know you" blong: I am nineteen years old, majoring in English and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois -- though right now I am seriously considering transferring to Columbia College in Chicago and majoring in TV and Fiction (how awesome is it when a school has a major that's just called "fiction"?). I have a hermit crab named Oz. I used to have two, but my beloeved Lenny died on tuesday :disappointed:. It was quite sad. I like to write, thought I haven't been as dedicated as I should be as of late. I really like Scifi, which means I'm a big hit with the nerd community... which I like because nerds are fun! Anyway, I have to write a response paper for a class I have in about an hour, so I am going to run, run away. Bye!

CRIMULUS

Anyone have any thoughts on Inara's calligraphy and Nandi's dulcimer? I wonder what their art has to do explicitly with their companionship. Is it maybe somehow a way to focus their emotional and empathical selves? I'm wondering because, well, I want to become a companion -- a male one since I am sure the future allows for equal opportunity, and I need to know how to focus my music and translate it into trading my body for money. Oh, if you're interested in bidding, www.jeremytharp.com lol No seriously, has anyone given this much thought?