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Weekend Writing Workout
2007-10-21 02:12:00
Found this little gem over at a great blog called The Accidental Novelist. I thought I would give it a try.The Precious Object Exercise1) Decide which character you are going to develop / work on for this exercise.2) Pick a random object, let's say a drum.3) Imagine that this object is the MOST precious object in the world to your character.Set your timer for 5-7 minutes. Using the start line below, write (without stopping, without editing) until your timer goes off:The most precious object in my character's life is her...___________________________________ ______________________________The most precious object in Sarah's life is her statue of Bast. All of her life, she had been drawn to cats. As a child, kittens would follow her home from school. She had posters of cats hanging from every available space on the wall as a teenager. She couldn't get cats out of her head. She also had these recurring dreams of being in ancient Egypt as a priestess of cats. She couldn't und...
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Thursday Thirteen #2 - Favorite Movies
2007-10-18 16:28:00
Thirteen Favor ite Movies 1. Donnie Darko - Each time I watch this movie, I find things that I never noticed before. It will really stretch your mind. What is reality?2. Dirty Dancing - Patrick Swayze... need I say more? At any rate, this movie has a great sound track and a great story. Nobody puts baby in a corner!3. Bringing Up Baby - Yes, I know its a classic and way before my time, but I just love this movie. Kathryn Hepburn and Cary Grant team up in this wonderful comedy.4. Amelie - If you don't mind watching movies with subtitles, then I highly suggest this one. Amelie goes on a mission of trying to do random acts of kindness for others. But its the way she goes about it, that makes it hilarious.5. Underworld - Very few movies have the main hero as a strong female. This is one of those. If you like werewolves and vampires, then this is a must see.6. First Wives Club - Great movie. I love the scene where Goldie Hawn's character got silicon injected into her lips. Cou...
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2007-10-17 07:00:00
the random Gnomes' random Lair Plotbot: Collaborative Screenwriting Software Plotbot is free online screenwriting software. You can write your screenplay with as many or a few people as you want--right from your browser! We handle the formatting so you can concentrate on writing!
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The State of the Enviornment
2007-10-15 16:18:00
Good Morning everyone! Today is October 15th also known as Blog Action Day. It is today around the glob that bloggers will unite and blog about the environment.The environmental cause has been one that has been dear to my heart since I was a teen. There are many easy ways that everyone can help out.You would not believe how many people say the words, "But my little bit won't make a difference."No but when you add it all up, it does. Being green isn't a fad. Being green isn't a passing phase. We need to make it a lifestyle.Here are a few simple tips that can help out:1. Use halogen light bulbs. They cut down on electricity. They last longer. And they end up saving you money.2. Recycle. I remember going to a nature preserve in Ft Myers and all of the "wooden" walkways were actually made from recycled plastic. So I actually saw recycled material put to good use.3. If you aren't using an electronic device (tv, radio, etc) turn it off. My brother-in-law will have tvs o...
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Books, Lies, and costumes
2007-10-15 04:05:00
Holly fought hard to keep herself from calling Tom. She knew that he was bad news from the day that she met him. However, she couldn't stop thinking about his smile. There was something kind in the way he smiled. He couldn't be completely bad. Or could he?Opening the door to her office, she noticed that it was ransacked. Who could do such a thing? Everyone knew that she was such a neat freak. Maybe they were trying to play a cruel joke on her.Sasha walked in behind her and gasped. "What happened here?""As if you didn't know already!" screamed Holly. "Everyone knows you are the biggest practical joker around.""I promise that I had nothing to do with this. Maybe we should call the police. Do you know if anything is missing?"Panic suddenly struck the very core of Holly's being. If Sasha was suggesting that they call the police, then this isn't a joke. This is for real. Someone rummaged through her office. Were they looking for something specific? Were they just lo...
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Soulful Sunday
2007-10-14 18:52:00
Last night, I did a lot of soul searching. I had been in emotional pain for a very long time. I felt that I need to start really taking a look at what was causing some of this pain. So last night I sat down and wrote in my regular journal. By the time the entry was done, my hand was cramped around my pen (now I remember why I hate writing instead of typing!) and I was in tears. It was a very cathartic experience for me.Here is what I wrote:I had been trying to win her love all of my life. I always felt that I was never good enough, never pretty enough. I was just a kid. I didn't understand. Why didn't she love me like all the other mommies? Why was she always distant?The only times she would interact with mer was with Ms. Frances. My mom had been sick before I was born. It was always "leave me alone, I don't feel good" or "You don't know what its like to be in so much pain".I never gave up though. I wanted her love so baldy. I remember after my dad died, she was si...
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2007-10-14 07:00:00
Tenacious Creations Tenacious Creations is a site that houses many tutorials on such programs as Adobe PhotoShop, GIMP, and various others to let you release your creativity from with in. Cafe Leone Apache Indescribable! Poodwaddle World Clock The World Clock shows many stats including population, global warming and health issues You convert it - Free online file conversion (Document, Images, Audio and Video) Quit Your Day Job iheartpullips Blog about pullips, new releases, pictures of my new additions, and other hobbies of mine eBook Giant - Over 17000 FREE eBooks! eBook Giant Sir Jorge Comics This blog is about comic books,video games,anime,and all the other things that makes me a geek & a nerd. Recently Popular Tutorials » TipClique Tutorials TipClique - Join The Tutorial Clique Issues For Gals N Boys In Issues For Girls n Boys , you will read stuffs that cater to almost everyone. Meanwhile, sit back and enjoy all the articles and posting ahead. All comments, opinions a...
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Time to get off my butt
2007-10-14 02:39:00
Ok so birthday is over. That doesn't mean I can still cheat on my diet. Wow! I allowed myself one day of indulgance and it stretched out for a week. Yes, I did not go back to my old eating habits. However, I did sneak in foods that aren't healthy. Such as that cheeseburger that I just had to have on Friday. I mean really. Plus lets not forget the french fries that juts begged to join in the fun. Not good at all. I went from simply allowing myself some pizza and a piece of cake on my birthday to a week long splurge. I have had pizza more then once this week, I have had candy, chocolate, cake, cheeseburger, and fries. I can't get upset at myself. When I do that, I just defeat myself and give up hope. I can't do it.Tomorrow is my official weigh in day. I already know what I weighed since I cheated and weighed myself today. I will do it tomorrow morning again since that is when I am supposed to be doing it. I am also giving myself a new start. So I messed up a few da...
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Thursday Thirteen
2007-10-11 15:02:00
Thirteen Things about Wakela RunenToday's Thursday Thirteen is a list of 13 places I want to see again or for the first time before we move out of Florida . I am not sure how long it will be until we move though. Our house has been on the market since the beginning of the year.1. Bach Tower - I remember visiting this as a child. We had always called it the singing tower. I never really knew its name until I got older and started missing it. Every time we would go to Disney, we always stopped here on the way home. The gardens were always so beautiful. I remember walking around them with my mom and dad. Then the tower bells would start. No matter where in the gardens you were you could hear the songs. It always seemed so magical to me.2. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens - I have only been there once. Unfortunately it with one of those types of people who is always in a rush. He could never really appreciate anything. Instead of looking at the beauty surrounding us, ...
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Out of Control Freaks
2007-10-11 14:52:00
There are times in our lives when we wished that we could force everyone to be miniature versions of ourselves or some other format that we would rather prefer. However, if we let people be who they are, they just might surprise us.Last night at work, Z went all insane. Apparently her 16 year old sister has a myspace profile. Who doesn't have one now? They are all the rage for teens. Now I had looked at this girls profile. It really wasn't bad at all. There weren't any pictures of her that put her in a compromising position. In fact, there was only one picture of her up there and it was a close up on her face in profile. So its not even like you could get a look at her entire face.However, Z went hysterical. She said that she has already taken her profile down a few times. She called her mom up and had her mom force the login information out of her sister. I think she went completely crazy over nothing. Meanwhile, Z is always surfing myspace in the evening checking ...
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2007-10-11 07:00:00
ya dont say... My place to rant, rave, and remember. The Three Warriors Stories written by my son and making it public in order to obtain comments on grammatical errors, write-ups, etc. He will be monitoring and updating the blog. Jennas Sexuality Blog Sexuality articles and advice. Erotic stories and sex toy reviews. Links to adult web sites and galleries. An occasional bitch about something. Web and blog reviews. Just a fun and entertaining spot. How To Grow Your Blog Traffic How to grow your blog traffic and build a business around your blog

Ex-File
2007-10-10 15:15:00
Everyone knows what its like to come face to face with one of your ex's while standing there with your current girlfriend or boyfriend. Well, poor Agent Gibbs on NCIS had worse troubles then that last night. The episode was called Ex-File for a reason. As any loyal fan knows, Gibbs had a fling with his boss Director Jenny Shepard years ago. Also Gibbs has been married four times previously. Gibbs is also currently dating Lt. Col. Hollis Mann. Here is where things get sticky. A Marine was found dead on an army base. This puts the murder in the jurisdiction of Lt. Col. Mann. However, since its a marine, Gibbs has to investigate as well. This means that he has to work with his current girlfriend on a case. The marine (Mr. Reynolds) was found by his wife (Mrs. Reynolds) and Stephanie (Gibb's 3rd wife). As the show goes on, we find out that Stephanie is also dating one of the main suspects in the case. Things totally get out of hand. Mann is interviewing Stephanie, she slip...

Links for 2007-10-09 [del.icio.us]
2007-10-10 07:00:00
DorkBloggers Are You more than mommy-or not a mommy at all, but less than a card carrying geek? You know all the words from the beginning of Star Trek but no javascript? Do you frequently find yourself in embarrassing situations? You, my friend, may be a Dork. Underneath The Mask A look at ruperheroes in the media, be it hn comic book, film, television, novel or video fame. Imaginary Magnitude Original essays and articles exploring our modern world, albeit with a literary edge. Now with added humour and more photos. The Daily Fashion and/or Beauty Tip Donnachloe gives fashion and beauty tips ranging from drinking perfume to feel pretty inside to what not to wear when you travel to the latest beauty products and their effectiveness. Tails From The Bird & Buffalo Off the wall, adult humour Fluff Come visit Fluff where we have a little bit of everything! Music and movie reviews, show recaps, and a little celebrity gossip sprinkled here and there. Country Delights Delightfu...
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Days End
2007-10-09 05:58:00
Thankfully, today is finally drawing to a close. It just seemed to go on forever.Today at work was horrendous. I was stuck in the scheduling room with a bunch of morons. Since the manager and one of the two supervisors were out, they decided they didn't want to do any type of work. Even though company policy does not allow us to have any type of personal music playing, they continued to play it loudly while I was trying to help people on the phone.The one supervisor that was there just stood back powerless. She lets them run rough shod all over her.They two nimwits wouldn't answer phones. They didn't do anything but play. You would think we were back in high school with a substitute teacher.I was thankful when it was time for me to go take over the front desk for closing. Unfortunately, the girls who worked it during the early shift, forgot to mention that there were 4 patients signed in on the prior sheet. They had already highlighted someone on the top sheet. So Z and...
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Monday, Monday
2007-10-08 16:27:00
The Question of the Day over at the Monday , Monday meme:What?s on your agenda for today? As for me, I?ve got the day off to spend with my husband. We?ll probably end up at the movies. Any suggestions?Unfortunately, I have to work today. I really don't feel like going in at all. The last few weeks I have been taked off of my job to do another one that no one else wants to do. The reason for this is that in a normal day, I spend 5 hours doing my job and the last 3 hours doing closing work. So, I only have 5 hours a day to get my job done. This never works out at all. That isn't nearly enough time. So the boss took me off of that job for "one week" to show me that it can be done. Well, I made the mistake of commenting that the person who was doing my job was there for 8 hours. I told her that I knew that it could be done in 8 hours. I just couldn't get it done in 5. Well, I later found out that she hadn't been doing all of my work. Just some of it. So, this goes to sho...

Pink for October
2007-10-08 04:30:00
Too many times, women forget to take care of themselves. They are too busy looking after their kids, their husbands, their careers, and their homes. This month, its time to step back and take care of yourself.If you don't already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many people think of Breast Cancer as something that is completely curable. It isn't. The only way to save yourself is by doing monthly breast exams.If you are 35 years old, then you should be getting your baseline mammogram. Once you are 40 years old, you should have a mammogram done yearly. Always bring priors films with you to your appointment if you change facilities. Make sure not to wear any perfume, powder, deoderant, or lotion on your chest or underarm area. This can lead to false positive results.If you are younger then that and find a lump, you should have a breast ultrasound. Mammograms don't help if you are too young since your breasts are too dense.Breast MRIs are up and coming as far...
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Deepest Sender
2007-10-08 04:28:00
My internet world was woken up to a bright new day. I finally decided to get around to downloading some add-ons for firefox. I really hadn't bothered up until now. I guess I was just to lazy to do it. Either that or I would just find other things to do. Boredom must have crept up on me to go through those tedious lists of add-ons. I grabbed several so far. The best one would be Deepest Sender . I don't have to log into blogspot to be able to post anymore. I just click on a little icon and wham, a window opens up. Nothing more simple then that. It logs me in and away I type. I also grabbed YouPlayer. This allows me to bookmark YouTube videos and watch them in a different window. I don't have to go back to YouTube to look at them. Nice and simple to use.I already had the one for StumbleUpon. If you haven't found out about StumbleUpon, you are certainly missing out. This little button takes you to random pages that other people have suggested. You can customize to wh...

Herald Hunt 2004 [Webshots]
2004-11-09 00:20:00
      A few of us got together to go on the Annual Herald Hunt by crystallinespiritwalkersee more photos from this album (12) ...
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stuff [Webshots]
2003-10-28 04:18:00
      stuff by crystallinespiritwalkersee more photos from this album (3) ...
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