starisea

Hi there! *waves*

Yay! Pics are on the way... Windows into other worlds (like Pacific Standard Time) are pretty neat! Snow...still waiting for the shoe to drop in these parts. I think ultimately it'll be welcomed (as long as I don't have to shovel).

[Edited on Nov 20, 2003 9:41PM]

Well, thank you. As soon as I posted that, I went through and checked my friends list, and found more people I didn't know. Now you're on my friends list.

*sniffle*

The flu's hit on this side of the nation, too. It knocked me out of comission for a week.

Take care...

I can relate to that completely... I had never had a job in my life or many relationships (for that matter) that appreciated me for being myself and the inate talents that I brought to the table. It's only been within the past couple of years did I try to redefine who I was, what I am capable of, who I wanted to become and what I was armed with to get me there. I still feel that most of those answers change a lot but, I think that moving in a direction, any direction is better than spinning your wheels...dunno.

Holy cow!!! You're back!!! You should certainly know you were missed. I was crushed to see the first friend that I made here wasn't there anymore, at all. I'm sorry to hear of the drama that visited your doorstep. Even if you decide that your voice isn't suited here, I hope you aren't swayed to silence it altogether. There's something to be said for the need to talk, even if you aren't saying anything, even if you think no one is listening.

Aren't bookstore connections the best!? I used to Asst. Manage a store a couple years back & when I left, there was a wake of employees I had won over by genuinely thanking them for jobs well done or, just done. The cat that runs the show now isn't that detail-oriented so, I'm remembered that much more fondly come checkout.

Thanks for your note back! I'd really like a forwarding address or page to find you at if it comes to that... But, no matter what, it was nice to hear from you.

[Edited on Nov 13, 2003 7:17PM]

Some of the best advice I've gotten for a while came from a book (surprise!)... In The Better World Handbook, the authors list hundreds upon hundreds of remarkable changes one can affect on their local and global environments. The most important thing I got from that book was the warning that I (the reader), now armed to the teeth with positive change, am not responsible for changing the world.

It's like the alcoholic's creed (if I remember it correctly): "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom the know the difference."

I'm torn a couple of different ways... I like one of Mucha's panels from the Seasons poster series he painted. I also like some of Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations for an edition of Le Morte d'Arthur. I think the one in the lead is remarkably flourished thistle plant...I think it'd be a nice compliment to a lot of Eeyore-isms about myself I care for. So much time, not enough money!

I'm very in favor of "Summer"...being born mid-summer's eve just clinches it.

Just in case you were wondering if anyone was reading along.

Very nice prose.

*glancing at your movie faves* I'm the only person I know who has had good things to say about 'Dead Man.' Everyone else I know hated it. What a dreamy ride that was, wasn't it?

I wouldn't worry about Paradise Lost. It's got a bad rep from the thousands of high school students who were made to suffer through it at age 17, when they were manifestly unable to either understand the themes or able to catch any of the references. Reading it with some education and experience behind you...you should have no problem (I feel the same way about most of Dostoyevsky's work as well, especially The Brothers Karamazov). As a writer, I think you'll appreciate and enjoy Milton. He has a pretty distinctive sensibility that I think a lot of writers share.

Ah yes. Echo. *dreaming on*

Ah, I didn't notice Sandman on your list when I glanced at it last time. I've been carrying the torch for comics as a legitimate art form for a while now. Magneto keeps foiling by brilliant arguments, though.

Anyway, glad to hear from a fellow writer and lover of all things books. What interesting books do you have in your collection?