SHINYTALENT

All right folks here's the deal: I need any wisdom that people above, below or at my years can give me. As I've mentioned I'm moving to the core (Well British Columbia, Canada anyway) Because that's where my fiancee is now what I'm thinking is this: If I get him to sponsor me it's going to be a pain if I can't find work? If I go over on a work visa and have a job well what if we have to live far apart? What if none of this works and I have to stay on the ruttin rim? I know that there are people out there that are wiser and maybe even some Vancouver Browncoats that can give some leads on work **Looks pleadingly** It's just I'm starting to really worry about this, I miss him *SO* much and I just want to be there already so I need ideas people, please help out a fellow Brown Coat Thanks everyone for reading this, it means the world to a girl- and to all of those out there who have been constant in their support thank-you even more.

RIVERGODDESS

Ladies, gentlemen, and potential lovers: Happy Chinese New Year! So I'm still working on chapter 7 of my fic, no worries, it'll get posted *hopefully* this week. Track and Field season is finally here, and being a distance runner am constantly too tired to even think about writing. I have half of it written, and I really like it. I'm just a little stuck, is all. I just read a few late comments by an anonymus on my last two chapters and was quite pleased that so many people enjoy it. Isn't that the best about writing? I'm also a little slow on the clay crewmembers. Wash, River, Book, and Kaylee are frequent visitors to my desktop, and are just bugging me to bake Zoe and finish the headless Jayne, Mal, and Simon. Inara is special, as she's still yet to be made :smile: I also fixed my scanner (FINALLYOMGITTOOKFREAKINGFOREVER) so the pics should also be up later this week. One last note: I got these great Asics running shoes (Kayano) and they have some kind of Chinese writing on the tongue! I didn't even notice that until I put them on today. This must be a sign. I'm gonna have a good season. Later days, Browncoats! P.S. I'm very jealous towards all those who saw Summer and Alan this weekend! Lucky ducks!

ASARIAN

Today a poster called me "obsessed". Ok, I admit, I felt hurt. But I have now decided to take it as a compliment. Especially, what is there to deny, even? That I feel uneasy without FireFly or Serenity? I do! Besides, what greater charge do I submit myself to than that of being Love-sick? It is a neediness I gladly fess up to. In fact, I generally spend a good portion of the day trying to keep an open heart, and to stay as much in want of Love as I possibly can (even though I know it sounds contradictory; but it really isn't). So, I remain in Love with River Tam. I mean, after all, what with us building better worlds and all, where exactly would it leave me if I no longer even have ideals of Love? I know reality does not so immediately offer opportunities for Love to the degree of serenity as, well, in Serenity, lol; but I'd say this ere leaves me more in want of Love, than less.

CAPTBRYAN

Evans has gotta get to a hospitalship...I gotta cargo hold full of personal products,and I just got word if I dont get my load there on time I may not get paid...Dont this Bite...Im gonna send the Cook with Evans in the old shuttle cause we aint figured out the new one yet...I hate to say this but she is the most expendable so she aint that needed to run the ship...she issa fair pilot and Im sure she and Evans will arrive safely...Im just havin an extreme hard time knowin shes gonna be so far away...not under my watchful protective eyes...and Mercy I do Love watchin her move around... I still aint given her an answer...I think Im gonna wait til she gets back then I'll have bought a ring at where we are going and I'll do the askin, you know get down on one knee and all... We aint even been together yet since she ask me and Im all swollin up with hope damnit now shes gotta go...I pulled her close to me she could tell how hopeful I was ... she says "Your so bad", with that you naughty boy hook in her words...all I could do was grin Thier all packed and gettin aboard...man, that woman makes a pair of jeans come to life now Im tellin ya... I hate this...shes standin there...Im standin here...I feel I need to say somethin...but what? I know this has got to happen...I cant say dont go... Shuttle is free runnin...I watched it drive into the black with her onboard I feel kinda empty...

ASARIAN

Yesterday I quoted Shakespeare. I probably should not do that too often: makes me look pedantic. But, while saying this, was it not also written, "To thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man"? I believe it was. :) And I believe I can already see its truth. Yesterday, I had sort of a personal epiphany, about what attracts me so intensely to FireFly/Serenity; and I realized it was Love; pure and simple. Today, after reading the board some more, I saw, to my joy, that I am clearly not alone in this perception. "To my joy," I say, as I find it a thing of beauty to behold how people, from all directions the wind may blow, are coming into the realization that it is, in fact, the Love that attracts them to FireFly. It's downright cute to witness, at that. We seem so conditioned to gratification of our base material needs, and setting all our sails to succeeding in just that one area, that when we actually encounter true Love, it really takes us time to process the information, and to become aware of what obscure button inside us got pushed. I mean, it really takes time to even identify Love as such -- so rare it apparently is. At the outset of people's FireFly experiences, I noticed that many, myself included, had their soul already resonate with the Love, long before their brain caught up with the why of being so drawn to this series. Humanity is an interesting species. So, staying the more true to mine own self than ever before. My browncoat ain't gonna go anywhere, any time soon.

FRANKIE

Jessica is an old friend who I picked out to be my first victim in my mission to convert me some hethens. I went over to her house one day just to show her the first few episodes. Take it slow, I figured. On that first day we ended up watching the first seven episodes straight through before I had to go. A few weeks later I returned and despite a number of obstacles (mainly other friends showing up and attempting to interrupt the Firefly marathon), we watched all the way through the last seven episodes, the bloopers (the extended version, I have it on my ipod), and the deleted scenes. We proceeded then to watch Serenity. At the end of the day I got the distinct feeling that although she had watched and loved it all, she wasn't going to be buying any of it. She cited the reason of insufficient funds, but I got the vibe that she really just didn't care that much about it. I left saddened, that despite my best efforts I hadn't managed to boost sales even a tiny bit. That night, online she messaged me a single line of "FIREFLY!" I sent her every link I could think of. Sent her the link to "Dead or Alive." Sent her the link to this website. Sent her a link to the strawberry awards. I made an Inara wallpaper for her. It's up in the blue sun room. She likes Inara, somethin' fierce. Only two days later she informed me that she had, in fact, bought herself a copy of Serenity. I guess sometimes it just takes time.

CAPELLA

:banghead: OOooooohhhhhhh noooooooo! I worked on a new fan vid all evening and then the software crashed when I wanted to render it. And guess what? I forgot to save. All this work for nothing... *biting great holes in my desktop* Hmph! I will start over tomorrow. Good things have happened, too, though. Bill (aka Illuminix) is so kind to host my fan vids. Not just the Firefly stuff, but all of them. This is just so great. So now I have both my Firefly vids up.

ASARIAN

News from the Blue Sun Room: PsychicRiver liked my work. Cool. :) Not that I'm hunkering for human validation or anything, lol, but it was good to hear. I think I will lay off publishing "River art" to the Blue Sun Room, for a while, though. People here are so talented, and put up such magnificent work, that I fear I would only find new ways to embarrass myself even further. Must keep that to a minimum. I went over to PsychicRiver's blog, btw, and it seems like a person after my heart. Of course, with a nick like that, what do you expect? Is it a wonder I am drawn to people that are drawn to River? I left a short, but nice message, too. Not entirely sure that this is an appropriate thing to do here. But, I tell you, if it were socially acceptable, I'd hug the entire crowd here! :)

VELCRO

Well firstly a BIG hello to all! I hope to chat to you sometime soon.Is anyone attending the serenity convention in sept as im thinking of going-if so drop me a line!