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[May. 6th, 2012|01:35 pm] |
Update!
Work is taking most of my energy at the moment. I don't feel like this is a permanent thing; I'm just in the process of figuring out how to be good at my job. Along with it comes a lot of figuring out of other stuff that is kind of amazing. So that's fun. :)
I miss my LJ friends who I don't really talk to outside of LJ. You guys are awesome and I still think about you a lot even though I haven't been on here.
I haven't been baking too much because of the aforementioned energy drain, but I made a pretty awesome cake last week.
Today Daniel and I went to a coffee shop and the barista had on a button advertising that he's voting against Amendment One (our state's upcoming "traditional marriage" amendment). After we ordered, I told him that I liked the button and that we were voting against, too. When our sandwiches came out, there was a free chocolate chip peanut butter cookie with them. Yes, we were actually given a cookie for being good allies. Don't stop dreaming! ;) |
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[Dec. 1st, 2011|11:50 pm] |
Hi, December!
I am trying to find a vaguely sane way of regarding you and not succeeding at it very much. There are so very many things I want to get done, and I am not so very good at getting things done, so aaaah!
The problem is that there is not so very much money. So I am simultaneously trying to do a lot of handmade holiday presents in order to save money, and scrambling for ways to make money, including looking for jobs (I'm currently embroiled in a lengthy interview process for one that would be awesome if I got it), trying to get dance gigs, trying to get tutoring gigs... etc etc. So so many things to do. And so many interesting kinds of internal resistance.
I'm really just hoping my creativity will keep me going and that I will remember to have as much fun with the parts of this that are capable of being fun. |
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[Nov. 14th, 2011|12:49 pm] |
I'm not really into the Yuletide thing these days, but I really hope someone out there nominated Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl. It's, like, the perfect Yuletide fandom.
Also I haven't posted here in ages! But nothing much has changed. I had my dance performance this weekend, and it was tons of fun. I'm hoping to get more gigs in the near future. I've really missed performing. |
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[Jun. 23rd, 2011|01:57 am] |
For the Book of Me:
There's a super clear correlation between days when I do yoga for just a few minutes in the morning, and days when I'm calm and focused enough to get work done and not have panic attacks. And yet, I still find myself thinking "I don't have time to do yoga, I slept too late and have too much to do." Even though just 10 or 15 minutes can be the difference between a day when I write a few thousand words and a day when I get panicky over internet arguments and accomplish nothing. Which proves to my satisfaction that the "I don't have time" train of thought is less about actually saving time and more about hating on myself.
Also: on the day immediately before traveling, major entertaining, or any other event that takes a lot of preparation, I am never able to get nearly as much done as I expect to.
Things I can do with this information:
1. Plan better, and try to get more done ahead of time, instead of on the last day.
2. Understand that this is going to happen, and accept it, and don't be too surprised and disappointed in myself when it does.
3. Before the next Big Event, have a frank conversation with myself about exactly how big an event it is, and what the best and worst things that can happen are. Doing an absolutely perfect job entertaining my parents won't erase all of my neurosis about disappointing them; screwing up packing for a trip won't leave me stranded in prison in Bangladesh. Not letting the pressure ratchet up will probably make it easier to deal with preparation one item at a time.
Leaving for the beach tomorrow. I am thinking I'm going to do a whole lot of yoga, and sleep a lot, and reconnect with Daniel as much as possible. Hope you all have a great few days! |
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[Jun. 14th, 2011|10:09 am] |
Originally posted by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) kythryne at internet powers, activate!Okay, people. I need you to take this viral, and fast. via [ Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<lj-cut="foaf>') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] Originally posted by <lj user="kythryne"> at <a href="http://kythryne.livejournal.com/180199.html">internet powers, activate!</a><div class="repost">Okay, people. I need you to take this viral, and fast. via <lj user="viorica1867">
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We know someone in upstate New York who needs a good custody lawyer ASAP. I'm not at liberty to go into details publicly, but this woman is very afraid that her abusive boyfriend is going to get sole custody of her young child. She's presently being represented by a public defender who doesn't seem to care about the case, and she has very few resources left at this point. Her next hearing is on Thursday.
If you know a good lawyer in New York State who might be willing to take this case for a low fee or pro bono, or at least offer her advice or support, please let me know. If you don't know anyone, please repost this far and wide. As a mother and an abuse survivor, it makes me absolutely sick to my stomach to contemplate a child being left in the hands of an abuser.
I can be reached at kythryne@gmail.com if you have any leads or want to help.
The internet can work miracles. Let's go.
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[Jun. 1st, 2011|01:59 pm] |
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via rubynye: Post a comment, and I will reply with one or two reasons why I think you're great. In return, you have to post this same meme on your blog and comment for other people. |
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[Feb. 11th, 2011|01:28 am] |
So, a very small tooting of my own horn:
I have not written fanfic in, like, ages. As you know.
But some of you might remember way back last June when there was the Awesome Ladies Fest over at hazyflights's journal, and I wrote like ten or so ficlets and had a huge amount of fun. Anyway, somewhere in podficcingland someone started a challenge to record an anthology of fics from that 'fest.
So far I have had podfic requests on three of my ficlets! \o/
It's a weird reminder of a thing that used to be in my life and that I would like to have in my life again, and as such, kind of bittersweet, but mostly sweet. |
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| Tomorrow -- Just Wear Blue |
[Dec. 10th, 2010|11:05 am] |
Quick note to all my local NC friends -- tomorrow is Elizabeth Edwards's funeral, and the notoriously creepy Westboro Baptist Church is coming to town to protest, of course, because that's what they do. To show solidarity with the family and drown out the voices of the protesters, a colleague of mine is organizing an event called Just Wear Blue asking locals to wear Tarheel Blue tomorrow and, if possible, attend the funeral in the morning to help create a human boundary between the mourners and the hateful douchebags protesters. If you can, please take part, and spread the news as much as possible. Remember that WBC thrives on attention, positive and negative. We don't want to let them make this, too, all about them. This is about the North Carolina community mourning a woman who was beloved by a lot of us, and showing our support to her family in their time of mourning. |
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[Sep. 5th, 2010|09:48 pm] |
Q: How does one go from putting the finishing touches on a giant pot of already-delicious avocado cream soup one minute to wistfully microwaving leftover pizza the next?
A: By forgetting that the plastic top of the sea-salt grinder thingie isn't fully screwed on when you go to season the soup.
Fffffffffff. You guys, it was going to be so good. Seriously. |
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