I just wanted to let everyone know that due to the generous assistance of all of you from last May, I was able to donate $1000 to the Atlanta Community Foodbank for 2015. I think I've caught up with everyone and their specific requests (Other charities, pay backs, specific pay-forwards - If you had such a request and I didn't contact you directly, please reach out and thwap me via email at maygra@bellsouth.net.)

And I just want to say thank you to all of you again for the support in whatever form it took. (I got some delightful emails too and got to touch base with folks I haven't in awhile. )

For those that know me best. I hope I get to see some of you in February. For the rest of you, know your names are close to my heart, and you really did help me and my cobbled-together family get through a very rough period.

Blessings. I haz them.

Claps in time with the dancing across the nation, because my knees are too weak for dancing.

Same-sex marriage, in my STATE, in my lifetime.

High-fives a celestial Sandy Herrold.

Look! Almost a year to the day!

Obviously still not dead. For those of you who attended Escapade in March, you already knew that. But for the rest of you, yes, I'm still not dead.

I'm also still not writing much (although I have been toying with an original novel idea) but I am still watching SPN. I haven't quite made it to Furious 7 yet because I feel like I need to be emotionally ready to see it (which is never something I ever thought I'd say about any Fast and Furious film. They've always been high-adrenaline over the top fun, but this one is going to be hard to watch.)

The Tiny partner-chick Becky(completely stolen from Leela & Batdina) is still the love of my life (going on 5 years - go us!) and is happily ensconced in a Garden Center doing something she loves. It's still retail, but at least it's retail she likes. The adorable grandchild is still adorable and funny, despite the occasional stereotypical Terrible Twos Tantrum. She doesn't turn two until the 20th, so we're hoping this isn't just a build up to utter destruction. The red-headed demon child (My long-term bff and roommate Melissa) is holding her own and anchoring the house with the occasional foray into being Super Aunty Mel to adorable grandchild. Also, Chief Ice-cream procurer.

And I am doing pretty good. I'm still loving my job and coworkers (and hating the commute,) I'm still occasionally archiving things to AO3, and reading new stuff that snags my interest. All in all not too bad, with a few worrisome exceptions. And now is the time for all of you facing similar financial struggles, to bail at the update. Not because you don't care, but because I know as well as anyone that a lot of people are still struggling to recover from the past few years, and I'm not in such dire straits that I'm going to lose my house or be unable to provide for my family. If you do skip, know that I am well, that I miss fandom and fans and peeps like crazy, but at the moment my life has taking some interesting and challenging turns but all in all, I am happier than I have been in a couple of decades, if not longer. A huge part of that is tiny (but scrappy!) partner chick, who really is kind of sunshine, and sour lollipops, and a really good cosmo buzz all rolled into one. So I just wanted to pop in and wave and let all know I haven't forgotten the awesomeness of fandom, that I'm still not dead, and it's great to still see so many familiar faces and names on LJ.
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Ahhhahahahahahahahahahahhahhahaha! Didn't see that one coming.

Holy Shit. I love this show so much still.

Tags: episode review, except not really

That Crucial Movie meme...


Stolen from everyone:

Everyone should post their ten most CRUCIAL CRUCIAL CRUCIAL-ASS movies, like the movies that explain everything about yourselves in your current incarnations (not necessarily your ten favorite movies but the ten movies that you, as a person existing currently, feel would help people get to know you) (they can change later on obviously).

The Mission (Faith & Redemption)
Driving Miss Daisy (Unlikely Friendships, Changing Southern Culture)
Fast and Furious (franchise) (Family first, family you choose)
Flatliners (Guilt & Reconciliation, Challenging the limits)
Grand Canyon (Everyday Miracles)
My Beautiful Laundrette (Something from nothing, self determination)
I Am Sam (Unperfect perfect families)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Myth/Folklore shifting)
Norma Rae (Making a difference, underdogs, unions)
Dune (epic storytelling)

(I had a hard time picking 10,as I don't think I'm that complicated, so I kind of went with what interests me.)

Also, hi How are you? Thank you for all the kind birthday wishes last month! Still not dead, just more boring than usual. Still watching Supernatural, raising the grandchild (She's already 1 year old almost! How the heck did that happen?) Still in love with the amazing Becky. Working too many hours but otherwise content. How's life in your corner of the world?

Tags: meme

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Tags: episode review, spn
Current Mood: contemplative

This is what happens when I get stuck in traffic with a pop 40 station


Song: Viva la Vida - Coldplay

What I want:
SPN Crowley Vid

Or SPN Lucifer/Sam vid.

Highlander - Methos Vid. Maybe Kronos. Maybe both.


Song: Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke (I have a total hate/love relationship with this song.)

What I want:
SPN Sam/Dean

Or SPN Lucifer/Sam vid. (This makes my brain hurt it's so wrong.)

Fast and Furious - Dom/Brian (Oh come on, you know it's so wrong it's right.)

Tags: vids i wish i could make
Current Music: The Giving Tree - Plain White T's
Current Mood: exhausted
Current Location: way inside my ur brain

Waves to everyone;

I don't normally do this here but we need to reach beyond our normal avenues to fill this position. There's no other news (other than all is good) so feel free to skip if you aren't interested.
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Even if it's not your thing, please feel free to pass it along.

Tags: personal, work

Here be spoilers, you've been warned.

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Tags: spn eps

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