Look. You're fic had a decent summary. I read it with mild curiosity.

One of the things I expect from the Bleach universe is maybe... shinigami, hollows, vizards, anything supernatural that would give Ichigo a bad day.

Not what seems to be you whining through an Ichigo mask about his classes. I'm not an expect in Japanese schooling, but this looks absolutely nothing like Karakura High. Did you read that part of the manga or just skipped ahead a bit? I really doubt Ichigo's about to refer to women as 'bitchy little girls'. Still no mention of the 6-7 classmates we know the names of.

I read the author's note at the end, and guess what?! You admit that it was your day. For god sakes fine, you've got inspiration but put them in freaken character.

Rant in your journal, don't kill a fandom and a character.

The week of our demise was a fountain of emotion. I struggled to attend my classes and do my homework in between bursts of tear streams running through my pillow. My memory was a trap I couldn't escape. Constantly it pulled me backward into a world I was no longer a part of.

I was constantly reminded of the almost two years we'd spent together. The late night phone conversations filled with love and passion and nothing at all. The time he came up to visit me and we spent a month. Our first kiss. The time we spent composing the perfect song to express our love.

I thought we'd last forever, him and I. When I saw my future, I saw him and I saw me. I saw babies and love and more songs, always songs.

But that fateful night in february when I found out he cheated and my world crashed around me changed it all and I was quick to end what was left. I won't be silly and claim it was all his fault, of course it wasn't. The months leading up had been strained but none of it justified his actions.

That february morning a week later felt different though. When I lifted my head from the pillow at around 7:00 am the world felt clearer. Fog lifted from my brain and my eyes didn't have the urge to pour out more tears. As I walked to the cafeteria for breakfast, something I never did but felt the urge to do this particular day, I lifted my face toward the sun and for the first time in a week, I smiled. My heart did a small leap as it rediscovered joy and I knew all would eventually be okay. The worst was over and I was finally seeing the sunrise.

Finding a new RP partner is a lot like interviewing for a job. You want to present yourself in the most appealing way possible. You want to make an impression.

So sending me an IM complaining about your depression before we even discuss RP? Not a very good way to do that.

It was a slow month for M101 progress and I predict this month will be the same due to the Holidays. Hopefully once the new year starts I can get to steppin' or more of these goals.

( To see my progress... )

You can see my entire list here. I'm also still looking for ideas to complete my list! :)

Hello! I am new to both this community and organic gardening. It's just started to snow here but I am making plans for my garden in the spring. I am also interested in some indoor growing later this winter.

I am interested in organic gardening methods. I enjoy purchasing local organic foods to support community growers and to avoid the use of harmful chemicals to the environment and myself. I've recently acquired a yard and I'm very excited to grow some of my own fruits and veg when it warms up.

Any suggestions on how to get started are greatly appreciated and feel free to add!

Dear...several of you, actually;

It's like what your parents told you. Just because "everyone else is doing it" doesn't mean YOU have to.
Okay, so ONE person wrote a certain type of fic. In this case, it was one of those "characters of Y fandom act out movie X, pretty much word-for word." So about a week later, another one of you does it...and then another. And then one more person, with the excuse "Everyone is doing it."

Now aside from the fact that those fics are really annoying anyway (You can take the basic plot of something and make the story work for the CHARACTERS, not just stick the characters in a certain role and write out the movie script!), why are you guys doing it just because this one other person did it? Really, now.

This may seem extremely nit-picky, but it made me really frustrated, and I had to get it off my chest.

I IMed someone
Facebook said he was typing
And then he's not there.

Looking for a couple nice Christmas music feeds for my land on SL.

The beginning of pride and hatred
lies in worldly desire,
and the strength of your desire is from habit.
When an evil tendency becomes confirmed by habit,
rage is triggered when anyone restrains you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-- Mathnawi II:3458-3459
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski

Dear Writer,

Your post took up enough of my friends page that I had to scroll down repeatedly to see the whole thing. If you don't want to annoy all the people who have to read it, here's some advice:
( stop saying so much useless stuff )

Just get to the point, already!

Have: CB female autumn
Want: CB MALE autumn

Please comment with any form of contact ^_^

Old rant: When I mention offhandedly that I wouldn't have any problem seeing my child character being bisexual/a lesbian as a teenager*, and you shout EW COOTIES? That's your prerogative, I guess.

But don't turn around and coo over how cute and OTP she is with her canon "love interest" (who is, by the way, from a part of canon I don't play with) two seconds later. It kinda makes you look like a raving hypocrite.

*Not, mind you, discussing anything about her having sex or any other characters. Just a note in the middle of a discussion on various pups' sexuality, because I think it would reinforce some thematic elements about her character.

Today is World AIDS Day.

Every day is world AIDS day until the virus is eradicated, but today is the day we are invited to collectively commemorate the global epidemic.

Nobody deserves HIV and nobody should be getting infected anymore. Do you know how to prevent the spread of HIV? If not, educate yourself. Educate your friends. Educate your community.

HIV can be spread by any form of sexual intercourse where a penis enters an orifice (mouth, anus, or vagina). You can reduce your risk by getting tested with your sexual partners -- if neither of you is infected, you cannot transmit HIV. You can reduce your risk by using condoms. Many clinics and community centers offer condoms for free. If you do not know where to get free condoms in your community, ask around. If there are no free condoms in your community, RAISE HELL UNTIL THERE ARE. Unprotected sexual activity is THE MOST COMMON way that HIV is spread. Make sure that you know how to use the condom correctly. Make sure your friends know how to use condoms correctly. Even if you never have sex, I guarantee that you know someone who does, and you could save their life by making sure they know how to use a condom.

HIV can be spread any time you inject a substance with a needle which has been used by another person -- regardless of what substance you were injecting. The needle is what spreads the virus, not the substance in the needle. The needle does not care if you are injecting street drugs or something your doctor prescribed. You can get HIV just as easily by sharing a needle for your gender hormones or insulin as you can by sharing a needle to get high. If you inject drugs or medication for any reason, DO NOT SHARE NEEDLES. If you absolutely must share needles, here is how to clean them. (I am alarmed that I could not find better instructions than that after 20 minutes of Googling, and will be rectifying this situation as soon as possible.) You can prevent the spread of HIV by making sure your friends know that sharing needles is ALWAYS an HIV transmission risk, regardless of what substance is being injected.

HIV can be transmitted to an infant, but this can easily be prevented! Medical advances have reduced the transmission rate from a pregnant individual to their child to less than 1% if proper care is received. If you are pregnant, you can protect your child by getting tested for HIV as early in your pregnancy is possible. If your pregnancy resulted from penis-in-vagina intercourse, there is also a chance you may have been exposed to HIV!

This prevention message is brought to you by your friendly neighborhood purple-headed HIV/AIDS prevention activist. You can protect yourself! You can protect your friends!

THANK YOU HARRIE!!!!

Q: You've attended hundreds of live performances in Second Life. Do you remember the first live gig you attended? Are there one or two performances that stand out in your mind as particularly memorable or even infamous?

Ooh, I knew you’d ask me that, lol! I don’t know if it was the first gig I went to but the first one I remember was Dann Numbers (aka Dann Russo in RL). I was floored by this guy, how someone in pixel form could have so much stage presence, his music was great and right up my alley too, By the end of the show I was well and truely hooked and 3yrs on I am still one of Dann’s biggest fans and think he is a genuine talent who one day I hope to see play live in RL! He is also one of a handful of SL musicians I tell (or bring) new musicians to go and check out if they want to know how to connect with their audiences as Dann has that one down pat!

- Venue Owner Harrie Skjellerup (Owner, Pixel Hill; co-founder, "The Originals") as quoted from http://networkedblogs.com/p19539170

Thank you Thank you!!

Disney is planning a remake of "The Black Hole".

According to the article, they plan to ground the story in more known science than the original. We'll see. But they say they ARE bringing Maximilian back, which is awesome, as he was one of the best SF bad guys ever... all without ever saying a word.


I just hope they keep the original John Barry theme... that music was WONDERFUL.

In other things of interest...

Check out this collection of photos of actors posing as characters they played when they were younger. Cool stuff. (I especially like the Sam Neil one.)

Finally, here's a collection of 23 of Google's greatest sci-fi(ish) logos.