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[minxy]

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have had a rough week and I am taking a mental health day today.

Actually, technically I spent 6 hours picking my car up from the mechanic's, changing the registration (involved three people at the DMV), changing my driver's license (which involved an exam and three people at the DMV) and getting my local's parking permit (which involved but one, really efficient, guy, and was completely anti-climactic, even though it was on the other side of town). Then I decided to take the *rest* of the day off, which means I'm sitting here at 4 PM on a Friday, after a little nap in the sun (beach weather for the win!), ditching the contacts and acquiring a cold beer, and HOPING LJ WILL ENTERTAIN ME OMG.

Soooooooooooo, whatcha doin?

I think this is the first time since I moved that I've been caught up (reasonably) on my flist. Huh. Somebody post something, yeah?

Okay, I'll start: It's my birthday next month. I'll be 30. Now you go.

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[abbylee]

nap in the sun = the best. (Except for how I actually mean nap in the shade because I don't like the sun.)

I'm on my wait out the door, so I fail at entertainment, but hey, it's my birthday next week! :D

Um... yeah, I got nothing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Happy birthday!

I have to say that I adjusted to sun = friend very quickly once I got here. My skin had to get the base prepared tan going before I stopped getting a little pink all the time, but now I'm brown all over and have that windswept hair thing going on with the shades and you'd be hard pressed to guess that I only moved here 6 weeks ago, I think.

It was a looooong morning, but the afternoon has kind of made up for it. Except for how I'm kind of at a loss now.

Maybe I'll watch scifi friday! What a concept!

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

*hugs* sounds like quite a process. but yay for a relaxing end to it.

er, i'm watching herons and muskrats today. just posted photos, the light was fine and the weather gorgeous.

and a wonderful-in-advance-birthday smooch to you!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

And they were lovely photos, too. You've really gotten some spectacular in motion shots lately.

*smootches back*

I get another on my actual birthday, though, right? *looks hopeful*

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

thank you. i'm having more fun these days, and have gotten very lucky. ;)

and yup, there will be more smoochy hugs. and some virtual confetti. if i could teleport i'd give those to you in person.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Hee! Well, there's always that conference in Ventura. I live right near there and I'd come visit!

(is virtual confetti shinier than real confetti?)

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

i think that real confetti is shinier. but virtual confetti stays in the air longer and mixes colors more evenly.

and...er, conference in ventura?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Yes! There's some, um, conference in Ventura. It's a fanfiction writer's conference, or something. And cofax told me about it when I moved down. She said, um... that there's a conference in Ventura.

Yeah, I forget the name. I've never been to a con, as you can see.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

oh, i think i know which one, but my brain is not producing the actual name. meep.

i went to two star trek conferences many years ago....one because the actor who played Q was there. the other one because scotty was there...he wasn't in great shape and it was sad. i realized i didn't feel comfortable at actor-cons so have limited my attendence to "readercon" out east. which is writers and readers and books, books, books. ;)

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

It's my birthday next Thursday and I'll be 31... eek! I'm officially out of my twenties (because being thirty, in my personal opinion, totally doesn't count!)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Happy BIRTHDAY!!!!

I didn't know we were so close in age. That settles it; we really must meet and hang out sometime. I do love traveling, you know.... *schemes*

I'm looking forward to aging out of my twenties. I predict that I'll loosen up about the whole work-a-holic thing, as that seems to be a resolution I'm keeping rather well here in teh new city.

Only, if you take into account how hard I work at playing in my off hours, maybe you wouldn't think so.

I think I'm doing rather well, though. There's been no working over weekends, no (well, very little) working past 7 PM, and most days I leave work between 5 and 6, so I think that's progress.

Never mind that 3-4 times a week I go to play on the water, which is bad for my hair but good for my waistline.

I'm glad 30 doesn't count, though, because although I enjoy aging in general, I think I need a little more time to practice this 'well-balanced' lifestyle thing before I'm officially in my 30s and a grownup.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Oh ABSOLUTELY!!! If you love travelling you must come down to the land of Oz and I will be your tourguide... :D

And I am refusing to actually be a grownup... I don't believe I should have to if I don't wanna!! *stamps foot*

[ex-katiedamm852.livejournal.com]

Um... kitties (http://teho.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252668128e1d00d09e6c578bbe2b.html). :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

HAHAHAHAHAAAAA (ow) haaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaa Hee!! So cute and evil.

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

boo on the rough week :(
But yay to what looks like success and double yay to naps in the sun and mental health days!

*tries to think of ways to entertain*
*juggles*
*realizes you can't see the juggling*
ummmm
I posted a Sam/Daniel story (http://abyssinia4077.livejournal.com/132611.html) (with my first ever sex scene) a while ago that I think you missed while you were moving...
but that's more self-pimp than entertaining
ummmm
*drags Jack over to juggle for you. With Teal'c*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*giggles at Teal'c and Jack*

*smooshes Sam and Daniel into a hug*

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

"Psst...Teal'c!"

"Yes, O'Neill?"

"I think she's giggling at us."

"Is that not the desired response?"

"I'm not sure. Can you unicycle?"

"Do we have a unicycle?"

"Point. What if we got Carter and a big ring of blue Jell-o...?"

"That would indeed be an excellent plan."

[eve11]

It's my birthday at the end of August, and I too will be 30. It's good though, it's like a re-start (mod 10). :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I love getting older, seriously. It's always good to me. (PARTY!)

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

I'd been at work for an hour this morning before I realized my shirt was inside out. Also, I have usable bookshelves again! (We will ignore the fact that the shelves I added are not entirely level. I blame the crappy level I was using). With two entire empty shelves! Which means I should probably start readng actual books again.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Books! I remember books! I have one here that I started reading... um, a few weeks ago.

I'm shifting into the larger bedroom next month, and I'll have some more room for bookshelves then. In the meantime, the office renovation continues on apace, and I'm acquiring storage there, too! Which means shifting the research books yonder, and putting more *pretty* books in my space, yay!

It's always the fault of the tools if something goes wrong. Like, for example, it was the fault of the shirt this morning that it ended up inside out. *nods*

[princessofg.livejournal.com]

i had rough week, too.

*cheers*

i got nuthin', really. no cable, so i'm not watching my show in real time, and is it true that the SG-1 S10 dvd's will be on sale in late July?

am writing, am hostile, am crabby. but the weather's beautiful and the kids are at grandma's.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

My mood improved a great deal when I drank a bunch of water, incidently. Turns out I was pretty dehydrated on top of everything else.

I'm watching the Daniel goes crazy now, and while wet!Daniel is a thing of beauty, we are coming up on the Extremely Bad Science section. I was actually really enjoying the first half until I remembered why I don't rewatch this one.

[alizarin-nyc.livejournal.com]

OMG 30, you baby. *weeps for self*

Um. I'm working my second job and it's just as annoying as my day job so I'm VERY ANNOYED. I give up my Friday night for THIS?

And I'm super-behind on LJ such that I will never feel caught up. *Le Sigh*

*wants mental health day*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

raqs thinks I'm really 12. Har.

I was thinking of looking into teaching a class or something to make a little extra moneys, but then I think, with what free time, exactly?

Today is the first day I've been caught up in aaaaages. Since I moved, probably.

[feather-autant.livejournal.com]

Evidently, tomorrow I'm going to the World Famous Lind Combine Derby. What the hell is that, you ask?

http://www.lindwa.com/2006derbylineup.html

Yeah, I'd never heard of it either. *g* I'm hoping there will be a lot of alcohol involved. I think I'll need it. ;)

[dustandroses.livejournal.com]

Hope your mental health day was a success. Watch that kitten vid again, that was a good one. Then click on that guy's "cute overload" links on the left there - there were some great vids there, too. Put me in a better mood.

30, huh? I was expecting to feel some sort of difference when I turned 21 - didn't happen. So I figured it would happen at 30 - I'd feel older, more mature, something. Not a thing. When 40 came around, I figured that would be when it hit me. Nope. I still feel like I'm in my 20's. At the end of December I turn 50. No expectations, this time.

My health is the only thing that makes me feel different than I did 20 years ago, and that doesn't really have that much to do with my age. I had arthritis when I was in my teens, so I guess it's just a matter of degree. My brain still feels like it's in its late 20's - and most people I meet tell me that's how old they think I am. So I'm thinking it's all in your attitude. If you feel young, you are, no matter what your body says about it.


Speaking of birthdays...I know you're not watching smutday, so you may not be aware of this, but due to all the stupidity lately, we've decided to members lock all the explicit nudity posts - nothing else - just the photos and artwork that we really should have been locking all along. What that means is, I now need a birth date posted on your info page, or a statement from you stating that you're over 18, so I can keep you on the member's list.

Yeah I know...you just got your doctorate - you're either over 18 or your a genius - but I figure I should get something anyway, just to safeguard the Community. Although actually...you did just admit that your 30th birthday is coming up. I wonder if I could use that? Hmmm...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I do solemnly swear I am over 18. I'll show my birthday on my userinfo just for kicks. Will leave it up 'til my actual birthday just for fun.

I definitely had some wierdness kick in in my late-twenties, medically speaking. Migraines come to mind. Another friend developed an allergy to nuts that is just amazing to me sometimes.

I love getting older. I know most people want to be 29 forever, but we've always celebrated age in my family and I glory in it. I wouldn't go back to 16 if you paid me. I'm much more interesting now.

Although I do seem to need more sleep to recover from my athletic adventures (not like that! I really do mean sports.)