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gloriatempest , don't panic. I used to be Nathanspet. I just did a little name change thingie... I wanted something with my real name in it and this was my final decision. Like it, Love it, Believe it, Commit it to memory....- Mood:
chipper
GloriaHistorian-To reflect not only me, but my chosen profession.
GloBaby-A nickname that many of my friends use for me even though some have never met each other. They just randomly called me by the same nickname.
TempestRage- Part of a lyric to one of my favorite song.
AmbrosineIgnigius-The names of two of my characters.
HistoryLover2013-The first part speaks for itself. The numbers represent the date I will graduate with my PhD, If I am accepted into the Graduate Program.
- Mood:
accomplished
( TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE FOR YOU )
Anyway...Just had to get that off my chest....
- Mood:
awake
Happy Birthday to you....
Happy Birthday dear Kat...
Happy Birthday to you...!!
I hope you get everything you need and want for your birthday.
Huggles.
I don't know who you find hot these days...I guess that's proof we should meet up for a chat sometime soon. :O) ...but here is a little bit of pretty from the olden days...
Hopefully, we will get to see the bestest companion ever before D.T.'s curtain call.
* I'm so busy today. I considered postponing my resolution post; but then I remembered one of my resolutions is to stop procrastinating, so here I am... I really do feel positive about the coming year. I think it's going to be my year. "The year everything changes." ;o)
My resolutions in no particular order:
1) Read one new book a month. My book shelves are practically overflowing with unread books. I borrowed a book from Marcus at our write-in that I'm dying to read. (More on the write-in on another day.)
2) Finish writing the first draft of my novel, find an editor, do my second draft and then get an agent.
3) To exercise more. The standard new year resolution is to lose weight, and certainly I should do that; but I'm more interested in exercising and gaining more energy so I can do all the things I want to do.
4) Volunteer Work- I went on-line and found a website devoted to matching people up with volunteer organizations. I found a great one where I can be a pen pal to a fifth grader. I just have to pay the $6 dollars for a background check. Naturally, they have to make sure the kids are safe.
5) No More Procrastination-When I was younger, I never procrastinated. I wanted something. I didn't wait. I did what I had to do to get it--nothing evil. I just worked the problem single-mindedly until I got the desired result.
I have several more private goals. Although I'll not mention them here, I'll definitely post my success or failure next year.
** I hope everyone has a lovely New Year and even if you like to shun resolutions, I hope you make at least a few goals this year. :) I'll leave you with a quote that a friend of mine sent to me.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
Marianne Williamson
I'm glad the New year has finally arrived. Allons y guys.
- Mood:
optimistic
In general, I think resolutions are supposed to be about improving yourself so I think I can get away with choosing egocentric resolutions. I guess this puts me back to my original question...want vs. need. Maybe I should choose a little of both.
**Now I need to know how many resolutions I should make. I hope I'm not limited to one. A part of me thinks I shouldn't be wasting so much time on making a decision; but then another part of me knows that if plan to make real changes, I should be spending this much time on thinking things through.
I hope those of you planning to make resolutions are doing the same.
- Mood:
contemplative
** I don't always get a lot of comments here, and that doesn't bother me. I usually keep up with most of you on your journals and posts; and for the most part, I talk to you as often as you post. However, I've noticed my flist has grown, if not by people than by sheer number of posts, and it is almost a full-time job to reply to everyone. With this in mind, I'm going to have to reduce commenting to once or twice a week. Please don't think I've lost interest in your life, but I have to manage my own just a little bit better.
** Also, I'm in a few RP and Blog communities right now. Although I like them all, some of the pressure has taken the fun out of them. I can't treat my RP's as more important than the novel I'm writing for publication. I may have to back out of one or two. I plan to drop it or wrap it up by the new year.
** I've already made several changes with my journal as far as design and mood theme. Now that Christmas is over, I'm looking for a new default icon. I have almost 100 icons to choose from, but none of them seem just right. I have room to add a hundred more icons so if anyone can direct me toward some new icons please do. I'll take reccomendations.
****Spoilers****
**I saw Marley and Me today with several friends. It was a sweet movie. I teared up when I realized the dog was going to die; but by the time they started to euthanize him, almost everyone in the theater was crying...and when I say crying, I mean they were sobbing. There was so much sniffing going on that I felt like laughing. I tried so hard to hold my laugh in that when it finally escaped it was a loud snort and bark of laughter. I know everyone around me thought I was a cold hearted $#@$, but that was not the case. If I had been alone and unaware of anyone else crying, I would have cried too...I'm sure of it.
- Mood:
excited
