sorry everyone but this journal is going mostly friends only. let me know if you'd like to be added and i shall surely add you.

hey all! so i made an amazon wishlist of stuff i need/would like for the new apartment. if anyone feels like giving me a housewarming gift or an early birthday present (my b'day is october 7) something off of this list would be great. for the most part i tried to pick the cheapest stuff (and there are some super cheap things on the list like cleaning supplies, etc.). obviously there are a couple of things on the list that i totally don't need, but would enjoy and i put those up anyway. for the most part the housewares stuff is stuff that i don't have but will need to buy. if you feel so inclined, browse away. if you'd rather just send me some money via paypay you can do that, too! (my email is divinemaddess (at) gmail) anything would really help out, be super appreciated, earn you my undying love (oh wait! you already have that!) so yeah. i shall post it here if you want to utilize it.

http://amzn.com/w/1CNRFFSPKUBKV

does anyone have any tips for traveling a long distance in a car with a cat? like 12 hours one day, 9 hours the next?

i have a cat carrier that i am planning on putting her in. i figure i'll let her out when i stop for gas and stuff, but i obviously can't let her out of the car or i'll never get her back in.

any tips would be greatly, greatly appreciated.

but it kind of made me giggle:

$3590.00The Cadaver Calculator - Find out how much your body is worth.

i just bought a new ipod and with it an itunes gift card. in general i'm looking for some new music to excite me. i pretty much like everything except for singers who scream. here is some stuff that has been exciting me lately:

arcade fire
panic at the disco
anais mitchell
antje duvekot
bright eyes
the new dashboard confessional cd
jess klein
tegan and sara

those are just a few things to give you an idea of what's been cool to me lately, but i am really up to listen to anything and discover new stuff. i esp like stuff with really thought provoking lyrics.

so let me have it: what have you been listening to? who do you love? who have i got to check out?

hey all. i have an ibook G4 and my power cord broke and my computer's battery died. i'm just wondering if anyone has a spare power cord for that model laptop lying around that they would be willing to send to me. i know it's asking a lot, but i'm broke right now. i'd be happy to return it as soon as my loan check comes in (mid-feb) and i can buy a new cord. i know it's a long shot, but i thought i would ask. i'm missing my computer and thought there might be someone who's got a spare.

happy 2008 everyone!

edited to add: i've got one winner, i'll take two more.

This is the neatest pay-it-forward holiday idea and I wanted to participate. I bet many of y'all would have fun with this.

May I choose a book for someone?

I shall be the not-so-secret Santa for (at least) the first person to respond to this post who is not already on my personal gift list.

You:

* Haven't yet met me in person.
* Like to read, or at least can stand it.
* Don't mind giving your real name and address to a stranger (me) when I give you my email address
* Will carry this forward.

I:

* Am your not-so-secret Santa.
* Will reply back to the first qualifying comment & I will be asking you to send me your mailing address via my email.
* Will study your Interests list, and decide on a book to send to you for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Giftmas, Yule, Solstice, whatever you like. The book might be a used book. It might be a book you already have (but I'm going to try not to send a common one).
* Will mail the book sometime so you will get it soonish (depending on how long it takes in the mail).

You:

* Carry it forward (do the same thing for someone on your friends list, or someone in real life).

I WON!!! so i haven't quite finished my novel yet, but i crossed the 50k word goal and so i am an official winner. go me. it's been a great month. i'd really missed writing and it was so wonderful to get back into it. i hope the new habit sticks.

my teenage mutant ninja turtles party starts soon and i am so excited!!!

i also hit my word count for day two of nanowrimo so yay on that as well!!

i'm home now. it was an awesome weekend. update to follow soon!

today i might get to wear fall clothes!!!! woo hoo!!!

today is my 27th birthday. it's been a decent day. slept in and then went to my mom's house. she made a very nice dinner and a great cake. i got to spend some time with my little sister and we played catch and i pitched to her a bit. i love that kid so much and i miss her all the time. so it was really nice to spend some time with her. now i am home. i should be doing homework but i really don't want to. so i'm playing on the internet. so yeah, that's been my day. just a short update, but an update all the same.

this story is so crazy to me. partly because i have no concept of the political situation in lebanon, but the fact that this story is about christian militias and the fact that the leader of the army and the leader of the country has to be a christian is astounding to me. good grief the world is messed up when "christians" are behaving like this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/world/middleeast/06christians.html?ex=1349409600&en=7869e5c98d704326&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

today i hit 87 books on the "100 books read in a year" goal. so only thirteen left before december 31st. i think i'm gonna make it with room to spare and that's really exciting.