Monday In Review

Mmmm.

Long day. Good day. Longest ever work day yet (I keep saying that because I'm increasing the hours I do slowly, there is a reason ;).

I left my work stuff in the SO's car, and he dropped it off to get the breaks fixed. We went to get it in the morning, and ended up at a place called Reno's for breakfast. It's a good diner, in true diner style.

I've missed spending that kind of time with him, outside, in the world. When I'm with the Juggler we sort of shut the rest of the world out. When I'm with TOW it's almost an... oppositional thing, them vs. us, with the world divided into bits that are them and us. With the SO it's us together in the world, in the whole thing. At least, it used to be, and it seemed to be that way again this morning. There's no malice or dislike or distancing in him; he can enjoy everything. I love that in him.

I've realised that one of the reasons I roleplay is as an outlet for strong emotion. That is, growing up I always felt very strong emotions, and they were appropriate at the time to the situations I was in. Now I'm in a situation I really really like, with people I really really like, and the correct emotion for that is... contentment.

I still have this capacity for lightning-type emotion, though, and it interferes in my life if I don't use up my capacity once in awhile. So, I roleplay, and put the emotion out there, and other people enjoy it, and all are served.

I haven't been rping much, and I think it shows. I go looking for that passion, that sparkle, in my day to day life -- and then my common sense gets the better of me and I don't follow up on any of it. I don't want to complicate my life, I want to use up the emotion in a safe arena.

I may think about taking up acting again. That does it pretty well.

Got m'cleric on EQ up to level fourteen. My old cleric was fifteen. I'm catching up there, although the enchanter's substantially lower level still :(

And that brings us to... goodnight, and take care :)

Everyone and their Hat

I am beginning to believe that everyone I know and everyone I have ever known is on livejournal, either secretly or openly, somewhere. I just need to stumble across them all, now.

Still to find: Molotov, my estranged father, and my childhood playmates from grades 3 through 4. Any leads?

(Yes, ran into another one this morning).

A Link!

I don't usually post links, but Breklor threw one up and I'm taking it one page at a time because I've literally fallen out of my chair.

I have a big thing for bad subtitles, a la Shaolin Soccer.

http://www.angelfire.com/rings/ttt-subtitles/000-020/index.html

*wanders off crying hysterically*

Another Garden Note

So I was turning the garden the other day (I'm really curious about the organic systems in which the soil isn't turned every year, but haven't got there yet) and dug up... a peat pellet. This wasn't just any peat pellet, though; it was a peat pellet with the gigantic remains of a tomato stem and roots growing from the top of it, though it was still recogniseably a peat pellet.

Neat. I saved it for the Juggler when he gets back.

It makes me wonder how long those plastic binders stick around, too. I think this one was dumped from a pot that had held tomatoes two years ago. Nothing in the pot was ever composted or anything, as you can tell by the fact that the stem was still sticking around, but still...

Oh... long shot, I know, but does anyone here compost (quick, effectively?) and what's the best way to do it on a small city lot?

I grew up with a manure pile, horses, dogs, pigs, and chickens, which makes what to do with food scraps real easy. You feed them to something. :)