[eyeballs!] 12/1/2003 8:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - msnbc]

   

Comments:
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/1/2003 9:25:11 PM

awwwwwwwh!
From: [info]sjcarpediem
Date: 12/1/2003 9:31:49 PM

I really don't like rats; they're little snouts and yucky tails and beady over-reflective eyes just scream "DISEASE!" to me, but...

That is one adorable rat!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/1/2003 10:34:32 PM

LOL! Thanks. =)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/1/2003 10:06:58 PM

How pretty!
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/1/2003 10:28:41 PM

Adorable!

Is that black or a russian blue? My colors might be off on my monitor....
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/1/2003 10:33:25 PM

He's a black self, except for those little white fingers. I had only planned to keep a hairless boy from this litter, but I don't think I can stand to part with this one and his widdle black belly. :)
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/1/2003 10:45:33 PM

Definitely cute!

I need to get the shots of our little black pups up. 6 berks and 4 hoodeds total...and we think we might have 3 russian blues. Oddly enough, all 3 potential russian blues are rex, but they definitely look lighter than their sibs.
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/1/2003 10:35:42 PM

Aw, I love when they get to that lumpy, round, eyes just opened stage, and start walking around and exploring and squeaking and AWWWWW! WANT TO HUG!!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 12:22:39 PM

I know, they look like fat little puppies. Poor Stellah is beside herself with them; she puts them all in the nest and by the time she gets to her "alone time" corner, they're right behind her!
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/2/2003 12:31:13 AM

Aww, how cute!
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/2/2003 8:31:21 AM

awww
hehe. what a sweetheart! :) she/he looks so clean and shiny!
I've never had a baby rat - the youngest one I had was 7 weeks old.
maybe someday.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 12:26:23 PM

Re: awww
Thanks! Baby rats are a lot of fun. Once they hit two weeks old, they start wandering all over the cage and annoying their mother, and by three weeks, they're bouncing off the walls like kernals of popcorn! Silly baby ratties. :)
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/3/2003 6:19:18 PM

Re: awww
we had baby gerbels, but they were... ugh. Let's just say I like the ratties better!
I've got two boys, they're about 8 months old... I think.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 5:48:03 PM

Re: awww
I've had most of the pocket pets at one time or another - mice, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, even ferrets and a rabbit - and rats are FAR superior pets. They're so much more interactive than the others. And boy rats are the best of all! :)
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/3/2003 8:06:26 AM

How sweet!!
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/4/2003 2:32:43 PM

I know you don't live near SD, but I thought you might know something to help this person with their sick rat... http://www.livejournal.com/community/san_diego/750458.html
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/4/2003 2:38:58 PM

I replied to them, thanks. :)
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/4/2003 2:43:35 PM

When I think about rats, I think about you ;)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/4/2003 2:46:24 PM

Gee, thanks... I think. LOL

[gip] 12/2/2003 10:35:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |chilly]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

I uploaded some new anime icons. Woo hoo.

   

[crochet news] 12/2/2003 11:05:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |accomplished]
[Current Music |tv - nickelodeon]

I made a pink Fraggle hat for Sarah. Next project: a 5' purple scarf to match my hat. Heh.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/2/2003 11:39:48 AM

Cute! You're on a roll now *g*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 12:04:18 PM

I AM!!! I can't believe it; a month ago I wouldn't have thought that I'd ever manage to crochet a coaster, much less a whole hat (or two!)! =)
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/2/2003 2:48:30 PM

I've been crocheting about two years, and I STILL can't make a hat! :P
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 8:10:27 PM

You should try the rectangle hat - http://shop.mmm-fruit.com/img/instruct_foldoverhat.gif - it's really easy, and it hides a multitude of errors. ;)
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/3/2003 5:16:42 AM

Ooh, cool!! I just might have to try my hand at that!! :P
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/3/2003 10:30:49 AM

Seriously. If *I* could do it, a three-year-old could do it.
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/3/2003 5:48:34 PM

lol!! Well, I'll let you know how it works out. ^_^
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/2/2003 12:02:17 PM

She looks adorable!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 12:04:57 PM

Thanks! She thinks she is too. :)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/2/2003 12:41:15 PM

I'm really digging these fraggle hats...I want one. But didn't you say that you don't follow patterns?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 1:14:40 PM

There isn't really a pattern. It's basically just a crochetted (or knitted) rectangle, with the sides stitched together and tassles added. Lemme see if I can find the picture that explains it better... Ah-ha! Here it is: http://shop.mmm-fruit.com/img/instruct_foldoverhat.gif =)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/2/2003 2:47:08 PM

*thank-you*
Oh fun...I can handle this...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 8:11:28 PM

Re: *thank-you*
Be sure to post pictures!!! :)
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/2/2003 2:47:51 PM

How adorable!!! :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/2/2003 8:09:01 PM

Thanks! :)

['tis the season] 12/2/2003 11:35:00 AM

purple_stardust


Deck the Halls

You are 'Deck the Halls'! Let's be honest, it isn't Christmas you are celebrating, is it?
In fact, you know full well that there were no shepherds in the fields in December,
and that the date of Christmas was put at midwinter specifically to coincide with the older celebrations of Yule and the birth of Mithras. An unashamed Pagan, you take great glee
in the number of carols referring to holly, evergreens and Winter's end,
and will sing them with gusto. You know where they really came from.
And you do enjoy the seasonal celebrations, regardless of their name... A merry Yule to you!

What Christmas Carol are you?
   

[to do / done] 12/3/2003 3:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |chilly]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

* wash dishes
* catch up on personal email
* find and wash Sarah's winter coat
* update Susan's website (added gift certificate information)
* work on crochet scarf (did 165 chain plus three five rows of double crochet)
* slay monsters (Lunar Legend - I'm in the Blue Dragon Shrine)
* eat yummy mashed potatoes and gravy
* finish organising craft supplies
* take aspirin x3

   

[today] 12/4/2003 3:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |headachey]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

Ran the usual errands; went to the post office, the bank, stopped at Petsmart. Bought a ton of gelt (chocolate coins for Hanukkah) and cookie tins with cute penguin designs at Jo-Ann's.

I even stopped at Kmart and bought stupid boring winter stuff: a snow shovel and gloves and kleenex. And I went to the supermarket and bought more nuts in the shell - the one really good thing about winter, nuts in the shell. I already had a big bowl of mixed nuts, but I had to buy extra almonds and hazelnuts, because we picked all of those out already. Tasty, they are.

And now I need to take more aspirin and work on my scarf. Bah.

   

[first snow at our new house] 12/5/2003 7:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |snowed in]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]


This was the view from my porch this morning. Our neighbours live in an Xmas card scene.
   

Comments:
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/5/2003 7:30:20 AM

What a beautiful picture!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/5/2003 7:50:43 AM

Thanks... we always commented that their house (a little stone cottage) looked like a Christmas card house, but now I see that so does their yard!
From: [info]death_eater_m
Date: 12/5/2003 7:39:50 AM

It's like something out of a thomas kinkade drawing.... That's beautiful! Where are you for it to be snowing like that? I was in D.C. last time I lived through weather like that...

New Orleans doesn't get much snow!

~me
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/5/2003 7:48:48 AM

It DOES look like a painting, it freaked me out! They have a really pretty Xmas card house anyway, a little stone cottage-type thing. I was going to take a picture of our house in the snow, but by the time I figured out the right setting (new camera), my battery died. Oh well, we're going to have much more. :\

And we're about an hour north of DC... and right now I wish we were in New Orleans, too!
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/5/2003 7:45:46 AM

Ooooh, it looks so lovely!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/5/2003 7:51:45 AM

It is lovely... if only it would stop landing on the roads!

Has Polly been out in it yet? I love to watch dogs in the snow.
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/5/2003 10:21:19 AM

It's not sticking too much to the roads here, although I think that might change! I thought it was supposed to snow at night and then stop by the morning, but the snow is actually much heavier now than it was at all last night. Giant fluffy flakes.

I took Polly out to pee and she was distinctly unimpressed. I think if there were more snow on the ground, she might like it more, but as it is her paws just got cold and she turned right around and headed back in the house. :D
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/5/2003 7:52:44 AM

What a beautiful shot!! wow
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/5/2003 7:59:20 AM

Thanks! I thought it was pretty cool - it looks like it's out in the country somewhere!
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/5/2003 8:17:39 AM

very pretty! I love the big snow flakes. :)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/5/2003 8:26:23 AM

Wow...at first glance, I thought you yanked that picture from a christmas card. That is so wild!
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/5/2003 8:29:37 AM

Truly peaceful *smiles* What a super shot, that big lone pine tree really "makes" it.
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/5/2003 11:41:10 AM

That is gorgeous!
From: [info]cecerose
Date: 12/5/2003 1:08:14 PM

So beautiful...wow. I've never lived anywhere that had views like that...

[language meme] 12/5/2003 11:55:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |baaa]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]



1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?

I say creek; Rusty says it's a stream.

2. The thing you push around the grocery store?

We agree that this is a cart (or a shopping cart).

3. A metal container to carry a meal in?

This is a lunchbox.

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?

A frying pan or skillet.

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?

I say sofa; Rusty says couch. My grandmother calls it a "davenport".

6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?

I say rainspout; Rusty says gutter.

7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?

We agree that this is a porch.

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?

Soda... though Rusty's first answer was "boring".

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?

Definately pancakes.

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?

Subs.

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?

Swimsuit.

12. Shoes worn for sports?

Sneakers.

13. Putting a room in order?

I say straightening; Rusty says cleaning up. My ex-in-laws referred to it as "redding up".

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?

I say firefly; Rusty says lightening bug (I sometimes use that too).

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball?

I call them pillbugs; Rusty didn't know their name.

16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?

See-saw or teeter-totter. We've used both.

17. How do you eat your pizza?

I usually eat it with a fork; Rusty eats it point-first.

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?

A yard sale.

19. What's the evening meal?

I say dinner; Rusty says it's supper.

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?

It's a basement... what else would it be?

21. That plant that kids throw at each other because it sticks to clothing?

Rusty and I call them "Klingons" but that's only because we're dorks, it's nothing regional. :)

   

['tis the season] 12/6/2003 8:35:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |wishy-washy]
[Current Music |tv - nbc - the today show]

We put up the holiday tree last night. I know... bad Jew, no latke. But dammit, if Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond can put out Christmas albums, I can put up a tree. Besides, it's not like we're putting out a nativity scene; X-mas has always been completely secular for us. I just really love my tree, and its pretty little white lights, and I just wanted to see it in our new house.

There, have I completely justified my actions? Oy, the guilt...

   

[hair gunk] 12/6/2003 1:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |mp3 - elton john & george michael - don't let the sun go down on me]

My hair is now un-naturally pink. Not that there is a natural pink hair colour, but still.

   

Comments:
From: [info]topi
Date: 12/6/2003 1:10:44 PM

Embarassing pictures!!! We demand 'em!
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/6/2003 9:34:45 PM

Why is your hair pink? On purpose or by accident? :D
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 11:17:17 AM

Both, I guess. I was *trying* to dye it purple, but it turned out pink instead. Oh well, it's temporary, and I kinda like it.
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/6/2003 11:55:17 PM

You can't just post that and not show us a peekture!!!!! ;O
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 11:15:48 AM

http://www.purplestardust.com/lj/pinkhair.jpg ... I guess it's actually more fushia, than pink.

[celebrity parent meme] 12/6/2003 4:35:00 PM

purple_stardust


Who are your Celebrity Parents? by opp_girl_4_tp
Your Name
Your MomHilary Clinton
Your DadMaury Povich
Created with quill18's MemeGen!
   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/7/2003 2:13:42 PM

we're half sisters. :D maury povich is my dad, too. monica lewinsky is my mother.... ewwwwww!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 3:24:33 PM

COOL! Hey, has Dad sent you any money? Because I haven't seen a dime from that cheap bastard... ;)

(The irony here is, my "real" father looks a lot like Maury Povich!)

[crochet stuff] 12/7/2003 3:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |impressed with my bad self]
[Current Music |tv - cbs - stupid football game]

I finished a purple scarf to match my purple hat. Who rocks? I do.

   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/7/2003 4:11:39 PM

pretty scarf and hat. what a nice skull, too.... :P
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 5:32:17 PM

Why, thank you! He'sa very nice skull, but he needs some dental work...
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/7/2003 4:23:55 PM

So when are you going to start selling your beauteous creations??
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 5:34:14 PM

Hahahahaha! Whenever I get some speed so that it doesn't take me three days to make a $10 hat... or whenever someone offers me $100 for a crochetted hat. Whichever comes first. :)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 5:53:35 PM

Looks great! Dang, that stuff is shimmery lol
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 6:17:26 PM

Thanks! It isn't as bright as it looks in that photo; I had to adjust it toget the colour right (it looked blue at first) so it's kinda distorted. My dining room table isn't green, either. lol
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 6:38:51 PM

My dining room table isn't green, either.

*laughs* I didn't even notice that
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 6:47:44 PM

=)

Hey, when you have time, would you mind translating this pattern into English:

-Row 1:

3 dc in 4th ch from hook (3sipped chs count as a dc and a ch-1 sp)

*sk next 2 chs, 3 DC in next ch*

Repeat from * to last 2 chains. Skip next ch, DC in last ch, Chain 2, Turn.

-Row 2:

2 DC b'ween first DC and next 3-DC group

*3 DC in between each DC Group*

Repeat from * ending 1 DC under turning chain. Chain 2, Turn

-Repeat Row 2

I'd really like to make an afghan, but it would take forever in the solid DC.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 6:48:31 PM

PS - I found it here: http://www.sirgalahad.org/fuzzycraft/archives/bydate/03-10/10-02-03j.html
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 7:22:14 PM

BTW - My first afghan was worked in dc, BUT it was done holding 2 strands of worsted together throughout. It worked up *super* quick. Took me 3 days (not bad for a first time afghan)

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 7:29:55 PM

That is SO pretty! How big is it? Didn't the hook get tangled using two yarns at the same time? I get mine stuck between the plies just using ONE yarn! I have two skeins of Lion Brand Thick 'n Quick cheneille, but I can't see my stitches to work with it. :\
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 8:09:07 PM

Thanks! It's about 60" x 36" I think, I never measured it lol I made it for my oldest daughter. The hook never got tangled, but I'm a fairly tight crocheter so I rarely have the splitting or tangling problem since my yarn is held in a death grip *laughs* I love those textured yarns, but jeez, they are a pain to see what you're doing. The upside is that if you can't see a screwup, neither can anyone else *winks*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 8:16:40 PM

My stitches are tight too, but I thought that would make things harder. Still, you know more than I, so I will give the two strand thing a try.

Some of the textured yarn is so pretty; the cheneile (LOVE cheneille!) and the Homespun, and the hairy (eyelash?) stuff. I hope someday I will be able to use them, but as it is now, I can barely do the chainstitch with them, and can't see at all to work from it.

I think I may try a round hat for Rusty next (I found the Caron Simply soft in two shades of green). Either that or the afghan.

*sigh*
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 8:33:28 PM

It's probably just a personal preference of mine, I'm sure there's people out there that hate tight crochet & think looser is much easier - gotta go with whatever works best for you :)

Eyelash is really easy to work with (at least I think so) because the core is one nylon strand so you can't split it. In knitting there's the off chance you might accidently miss or drop a stitch, but it'd be harder to do that with crochet. I've knit 3 scarves with eyelash & didn't have a problem with any of them :)

So many projects,so little time! lol
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 8:32:13 AM

I think the tighter stitches LOOK better, but it seems like it would be easier if they were a bit looser.

Next time I'm out, I think I'll get a ball of purple eyelash, just to try...
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/8/2003 10:40:27 AM

The Bernat eyelash is pretty inexpensive for playing with (I think it's only like $4/skein) When I was at this one craft store they had some eyelash that was upwards of $11/skein & good gravy was that stuff *soft* It was like freakin' butter, certainly didn't feel like "nylon" as I know it.

Your stitches will probably loosen up over time, I know mine have from the time I began.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 10:37:12 PM

grrr, wtf? I just posted a comment it disappeared (now watch this show up in triplicate, stupid LJ)

What I was *trying* to say was - Next we're going to teach you to do this



lol
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 8:29:11 AM

Yeah. I'll get *right* on that... NOT. lol
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/8/2003 10:38:31 AM

*laughs* Oh c'mon you big sissy! What's the big deal? Tiny string & itty bitty hooks, it's easy! *grins*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 10:58:36 AM

Oh sure... taunt the incompetant newbie, that's real nice. :-P
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/8/2003 11:24:31 AM

lmao But don't you want to show me up now? I'm trying to appeal to your competitive edge *snickers*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 11:35:08 AM

I have no competitive edge; I know I suck. ;-D
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 12:15:26 PM

*shakes head* I'd agree with you about sucking, but I'm trying to stay on your good side right now lol Besides I don't have one either hehe
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/7/2003 9:44:29 PM

nice!
that is one pretty afghan! I love the colours!
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 9:49:52 PM

Re: nice!
Thanks! I got the pattern out some afghan crochet book - name is escaping me & I'm too lazy to go dig it out & look lol It was all "quick & easy" type afghans though & had a lot of patterns.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 7:19:10 PM

*laughs* Not at all!

*clears throat & begins translation*

-Row 1:

3 dc in 4th ch from hook (3sipped chs count as a dc and a ch-1 sp)

*sk next 2 chs, 3 DC in next ch*

Ok, I'm guessing you know how to start in the 4th chain from the hook, but if not, let me know & I"ll clarify *laughs* So you make 3 cd in the 4th chain. Technically you now have a dc, a single chain space & 3 dc in the 4th ch. You then count 3 more chains *after* the one you just did the 3 dc in. So, this would be the 7th ch from the hook & make 3 dc in that ch. You're making "shells" here, they will look like little fans when you're done :)

Repeat from * to last 2 chains. Skip next ch, DC in last ch, Chain 2, Turn.

This one, to me, sounds straightforward, but if it's not to you yet, lmk & I'll explain :)

-Row 2:

2 DC b'ween first DC and next 3-DC group

Ok, you're going to make a single dc in the *space* between the dc you just made in the previous row & the last set of 3 dc. You won't actually be crocheting in a "stitch" like usual. Instead, just slip the hook in the "gap" between those groups & "pretend" you're crocheting through a stitch. If you need visuals on this, lmk & I'll scan a pic for you

*3 DC in between each DC Group*

Same thing as above, except now you're doing 3 dc in the "gap" between the 3dc groups from the previous row.

Repeat from * ending 1 DC under turning chain. Chain 2, Turn

When you get to the end, where there's the first 3dc group you worked on that row & the ch3 that you skipped when you started, you work a single dc in that "gap" This is might look slightly weird since that last dc on Row 1 is technically a chain, but it will pull itself up "right" as you finish the dc you're working. Just resist the urge to work in one of those chs & use the "gap" lol

If there's anything you need clarified just tell me :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 7:33:01 PM

I love you. *blows kisses*

I will print this out and try it; if I can't understand it, I'll come whining to you again, lol. BTW; how many skeins of yarn (probably Caron Simply Soft) would it take to make this, do you think?
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/7/2003 8:29:22 PM

*laughs & catches kisses, tucking them safely away in my hook case* hehe Thanks :)

How big are you making it? You could probably do "baby" size 30"x40" with 3 or 4 skeins. Adult size is probably going to take around 9-10.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 8:28:30 AM

Wow, that's a lot of yarn! I'm not sure how big; I was thinking more like a throw size. And hopefully a small one for Sarah.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/8/2003 10:37:31 AM

Yeah afghans take in the "thousands" of yards, I think simple soft only has like 300 yds per skein. I'm thinking there was this afghan pattern I saw a long time ago that was similar (mostl shells) & I think that one used around 2500 yds (it was pretty large too, about 70" x something)
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/7/2003 9:29:35 PM

Oooooers...Very nice. Are the patterns available?

I have a couple afghans to finish up yet, too...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/7/2003 9:39:15 PM

I have no patterns, because I can't read them, lol.

For the hat, I did this: http://shop.mmm-fruit.com/img/instruct_foldoverhat.gif - it was very easy and my crooked edges were hidden by turning the hat inside out after stitching up the sides. And then I sewed tassels onto the corners.

The scarf was 165 chain stitches, and then nine rows of DC with a "J" hook. I crochet pretty tight though, so yours may be less - it's five feet long, not counting fringe. Then I tied bunches of six pieces of yarn each onto the ends, into the part where you chain 3 to turn - nine on each end. Did that make sense?
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/8/2003 1:05:39 AM

kewl! Thanks! I'll have to see about making one of those hats one of these days...

After I finish the 3 afghans I want to make [have I mentioned how much I love granny squares?]
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 8:26:45 AM

I'd like to do one with granny squares, but two things worry me:

1) I'm not sure I could get them all the same size... my crochet is very, erm, free-style right now. I posess very little uniformity.

2) How do you attach them all in the end, so that the seams don't look all lumpy and weird?
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/8/2003 12:18:29 PM

1. So make the afghan one huge granny square. It'll be a nice big square afghan. There's a pattern I'm working on right now [of course, I'm making a few modifications...because I can *g*] like that. You can see the pattern here

2. You can do one of two things:
a] Use a yarn needle to "sew" them together.
b] Use a crochet hook and single crochet stitch them together. [Note: This looks nice when you use a big P hook to make bigger squares .. and the afghan gets made faster].
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 12:34:02 PM

Personally, I prefer square blankets... otherwise I can't figure out how it goes, and we spend half the night fighting over it because it's too narrow. lol
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/8/2003 12:39:26 PM

Yeah, I like that too....

I made 2 afghans with granny pentagons. They certainly made for some interesting patterns, but I'll never do that again....
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/7/2003 9:43:50 PM

that looks like a mother of a chain!
very pretty result though!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 8:24:06 AM

It WAS, and you can imagine doing it with 5-6 cats "helping"...
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/8/2003 11:35:46 AM

haha! I can imagine! I had one very helpful cat when I lived with my parents... needless to say, my crochet/knitting goes much smoother without her. ;)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 11:41:11 AM

There should be a support group for crocheters with cats...

[to do / done] 12/8/2003 3:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |ambitious]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

* put away dishes, put away laundry
* balance checkbook, whine about results
* clean out inbox and organise rattery waiting list
* photograph ratlets and make a list of what they are
* update rattery website with new litter info and photos
* update Susan's website with new upcoming events
* organise that damned craft stuff, already
* sweep and generally straighten up

   

[future hairless, 3 weeks old] 12/8/2003 5:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |cuteness overload]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 12/8/2003 6:14:31 PM

But, umm, it's got, umm, hair.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 6:16:21 PM

Not for long. :) It's really thin now, and he should lose it entirely withing the next week or two. Nekkid rat!!!
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 12/8/2003 6:37:31 PM

Interesting...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 7:09:09 PM

Yeah, it's pretty weird. Here is his father as a baby, and as a teenager. He's completely naked now, except for a few whiskers!
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 12/8/2003 7:12:53 PM

Someday I'll collect that rat you promised me. Sooo cute...
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/8/2003 8:57:33 PM

aww. so sweet. :)
you take such nice pics of them.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/8/2003 9:27:48 PM

Thanks! :)

Actually, I *post* nice pictures of them... You just don't see the other 57 shots I got of rat asses and blurry whiskers! lol

[i think i'm in love...] 12/8/2003 10:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - comedy central - the hebrew hammer]

   

Comments:
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/8/2003 11:16:52 PM

he likes his women like he likes his matzah. mordi is one HOT heeb!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 8:22:36 AM

Indeed. The movie was hysterical, but that aside, this guy is a BABE. =D

[weirdness] 12/9/2003 9:05:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

Last night I woke up about 1:30 am. I ate some turkey jerkey and fell asleep whilst watching CourtTV, and ended up having a bizarre dream about [info]htownclone who looked and dressed just like The Hebrew Hammer, but I knew it was him, even though he was driving a UPS truck.

I really need to stop eating turkey jerkey late at night.

   

Comments:
From: [info]the_never
Date: 12/9/2003 9:43:12 AM

My wife is a crazy jerky person too. Except she rejects the turkey kind and goes right for the beef jerky.

I'm pretty much just a jerk.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 9:50:17 AM

=D I find that very hard to believe.

I like the turkey jerkey. I like the beef too if it's lean, but so often there are weird little blobs of fat in it, and that oogs me out. I like the brand that Sheetz carries; has she tried it?

Okay, now I sound like some kind of weird jerky aficionado...
From: [info]death_eater_m
Date: 12/9/2003 10:02:29 AM

haha! I feel you! I can't upload images, and I've yet to figure out why. I can make it to the index page fine, but that's where it ends.

AIM: Tolacharn

Give me a ring sometime.

Watch that jerkey; that's some scary stuff! lol! Yum!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 10:06:39 AM

Weird... you don't seem to be on right now. I'm purplestardust95, when you are.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 10:18:12 AM

Lemme make sure that I gave you the right info...

Host Name: purplepeople.ziggabella.com

Username: friends

Password: pooperscooper

Double-click on the purplepeople.ziggabella.com folder, double-click on the folder called "Milah" ... From there you should be able to drag-and-drop from a folder on your hard drive, or browse to the appropiate folder in the box on the left. I don't know, I just did it as I was typing this, and it worked for me. I'm using WS_FTP LE.

Otherwise, you could try going here: ftp://friends@purplepeople.ziggabella.com/ and entering the same username and password.

Let me know if you still can't get in... if nothing else, I'll set up another one at my new domain! :)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/9/2003 10:56:24 AM

woohoo...a ups truck!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 10:59:26 AM

Yeah... and let me tell you, he looked pretty silly, driving a UPS truck, with all the Hebrew Hammer gear. Still, better than those dorky brown shorts.
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/9/2003 11:09:02 AM

Hey now...I know some guys that look good in those dorky brown shorts. Of course, they have this problem where they bust a seam when they squat, but that's because they like 'em tight.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 11:11:51 AM

LOL! My "old" UPS driver was really cute; I'd like to see that! =D
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/9/2003 11:13:44 AM

Lol...yup, I know one guy who had to use a stapler while out on route due to his little problem.
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/9/2003 11:07:55 AM

what an imagination you have! i want to see that movie.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 11:12:17 AM

You should, it's painfully funny!
From: [info]htownclone
Date: 12/9/2003 11:37:22 AM

AWESOME!!!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 11:55:48 AM

You looked really good, btw. ;)
From: [info]htownclone
Date: 12/9/2003 11:57:25 AM

great!!! I am going to get me a "Hammer" outfit for all the ladies.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 11:59:09 AM

Oooh, BAYBEE!!! =D

[to do / done] 12/9/2003 5:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |accomplished]
[Current Music |tv - fox news]

* do my laundry, do husband's laundry
* wash and dry blanket that cat barfed on
* wash and dry tablecloth that cats slept on [1]
* knock cats around, threaten them bodily harm
* update craft website and upload to new subdomain [2]
* load and run the dishwasher, put away dishes
* answer rattery emails, update waiting list
* organise box of general craft stuff [3]
* put away all that damned laundry
* sweep and straighten up a bit

[1] No point putting it back on the table; I guess I'll just save it for special occasions.
[2] I still need to compress some of the larger photos for web use, but at least it's uploaded.
[3] When all else fails, lower your expectations. I got some of it organised, anyway.

Woohoo! I find that I'm more productive when I post a public "to do" list; I guess I'm more motivated because I don't want everyone to know how lazy I really am. :)

   

Comments:
From: [info]the_never
Date: 12/9/2003 10:04:31 AM

I like your crafts stuff. I should send you some of my crafty cards.

Here's what I do: I use my acrylics to paint 'textures' and patterns sort of. Then I cut out the pieces into shapes and assemble them into simple scenes and glue them onto cards. Erika took my last bunch for her office.

I also painted a wooden nutcracker model I got from Crayola that came out pretty good.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 10:26:13 AM

The cards sound really cool! I keep intending to make my own cards (with old wrapping paper and stuff), and never get around to it. That's part of the craft stuff that I need to organise: a garbage bag full of "used" holiday and birthday paper and cards and tags and bows that I need to do *something* with. I'm way too messy to try painting my own... :)

I love nutcackers, but I've never seen a paint-your-own version. Is it full-size and usable? We bought a little "blank" wooden firetruck for Sarah that we're painting pink and purple, and as long as it's taken us to do that, I shudder to think how long a nutcracker would take!
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/9/2003 11:02:44 AM

i couldn't get the craft website to work. :( i'll try again later; maybe the 'puter is just having a senior moment.

i love the icon with your butterfly, btw. it looks really cool and you do wonderful crafts.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 11:10:49 AM

It must have just gone down for a second, because it seems to work now ...and thanks! :)
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/9/2003 11:49:19 AM

i'll try it again.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 11:02:45 AM

*gets down on knees begging* Please write up directions the beaded dragons! PLEASE!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 11:14:19 AM

LOL! I just kind of made it up as I went along, but I will try to figure it out and make you a drawring... :)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 12:12:50 PM

Thank you! If you could maybe take pics of it from different angles, I might be able to figure it out too
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 12:22:17 PM

If you go here - http://artsyfartsy.purplestardust.com/beads/ - you can see other shots of them... but I'll still try to draw up a pattern. :)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 5:36:03 PM

Thanks! Is it entirely wire? Looks like a gecko base (?) with the bottom jaw added & then the wings - did you attach them later?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 5:39:35 PM

Yes, all wire. It's the lizard base with a thicker tail (and maybe a wider head; I need to look), and then the 2 wings and the jaw are three seperate pieces.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 5:49:35 PM

*ponders making itty bitty dragons from 11/0 seed beads* I wonder if I'd lose my mind trying? lol So you just threaded the wire through & under the body to attach the wings? Or ran it through beads?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 5:50:46 PM

I run it through the beads; it looks better and makes it more stable. :)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 5:52:35 PM

I think I'll give this a whirl tomorrow with some crow beads I have laying around, I'll come crying if I have issues lol And who says you're not talented? :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 6:02:53 PM

I suspect you DO have issues, but let me know if you need help with the beads. ;)

What are crow beads?
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 6:08:16 PM

Oh - ha - ha - HA! *sticks tongue out & razzes you* Jeez, you act just a tiny bit freaky & everyone thinks you have issues *laughs*

What most people mistakenly refer to as "pony" beads. Pony beads are about a 5/0 to 8/0 size, or an "E" bead. Crow beads are those big 6-9mm beads.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 6:15:12 PM

Serves you right for mocking ME the other day. =D

I have what I call "E" beads, they're made of glass and a bit larger than a BB. I also have the big plastic beads, which I call pony beads... I didn't know they had another name!
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 6:17:33 PM

I hate taking my own medicine lol

Yup, that sounds like an E/pony bead. The big plastic ones are the crow beads. I have no idea why craft stores label them as pony beads though.

[compliments of my mother] 12/9/2003 11:45:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - nickelodeon]

What happens when you have:

1) nothing to do
2) a sharp knife
3) a large lime
4) a patient cat
5) too much tequila
6) and it's football season?
   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/9/2003 11:52:10 AM

I saw someone using that as an icon this morning. That cat is so funny looking...although he does look rather pissed.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 11:53:49 AM

Well wouldn't YOU be?!? =D
From: [info]cellio
Date: 12/9/2003 12:05:08 PM

Oh my! Someone just asked for a decapitated mouse and a hairball in the dress shoes! :-)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 12:06:17 PM

Indeed! Max would scratch my eyes out if I tried such things...
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/9/2003 12:14:58 PM

That might be the angriest cat that I have ever seen. =O
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/9/2003 12:18:16 PM

rotfl!!!! You just made my screen pic of the day! That is hilarious!
From: [info]maryshelley
Date: 12/9/2003 1:07:44 PM

hahha:) you have a sense of humor and an angry ass cat.:)

what is his name?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/9/2003 1:10:27 PM

He's not mine; my mom sent me the picture. If I tried that with MY cat, I'd be a bloody pile of pulp right now! =D
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/9/2003 1:29:28 PM

no wonder he's such a sourpuss! :D
From: [info]sarahdotcom
Date: 12/9/2003 8:52:12 PM

That is a VERY large lime! We only get really tiny ones here!

[note to self] 12/9/2003 8:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - tnt - law & order]

If you suddenly yell "Stop playing with my nuts!", your husband will look at you strangely.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/9/2003 9:08:00 PM

Thank god I was not drinking something I read that, I'd have snarfed for sure.

Hey, I watch L&O at night too! Sometimes SVU on USA though (I hate that they conflict)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/10/2003 10:03:34 AM

LOL! The kittens keep stealing my mixed nuts. Then they chase them under the fridge. Someday, when I get a new refridgerator, I will find 27 pounds of walnuts and pecans back there...

I LOVE Law & Order, it's probably my favourite show. I like the original the best. I'll watch SVU and CI but if they're up against each other, Jerry Orbach (Lenny) will win out every time. :)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/10/2003 1:27:03 PM

lol That's too funny! We had a can of mixed nuts here that G spilled & Kai was batting them around, but I think I got them all vacuumed up lol

I actually have a "thing" for Vincent D'Onofrio so I like CI the best lol Plus it's the only one they aren't playing reruns of all the time (I don't get the new shows because we don't get NBC) I really like when Jerry Orbach was on the Murder, She Wrote episodes as Harry, that goofy PI hehe He's great as Brisko though, makes the best smartassed comments sometimes lol
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/10/2003 1:35:08 PM

I buy the nuts in the shell every fall/winter (I like cracking nuts, what can I say :), and they think the wobbly walnuts rolling noisely across the hardwood floors is the funniest thing ever. For the record, it's NOT.

I don't get to watch CI as much, because it bugs Rusty the way that guy ( D'Onofrio, I guess) always figures everything out single-handedly. He says the other characters are probably all saying "Hey, when do *I* get to be smart?!?" lol

Brisco is SUCH a smartass. That's why I like him. :)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/10/2003 1:53:47 PM

I have a bag of nuts in the shell here too! I actually really like chestnuts (weird, I know) Besides it keeps my hands busy lol

The only thing that bugs me about D'Onofrio's character is the way he ... pauses when ... he ... talks. Like freakin' Capt Kirk. Meh. But he's cute, so I can forgive the sucky acting lol I really like CSI too, ever watch that?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/10/2003 2:28:14 PM

I have caught CSI (or maybe CSI Miami?) a few times. I LOVE David Caruso, ever since his NYPD Blue days... unfortunately his show is up against something else we watch, though I can't remember what. What night is it on? Anyway, I love detective shows and especially forensics.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/10/2003 2:32:49 PM

Well I watch CSI on SpikeTV, I think it's on Fri or Sat nights, same night as Crossing Jordan I believe. I have everything on auto-tune on the satellite lol I also like Monk on USA (that show is damn funny) I love the crime shows too & books hehe
From: [info]death_eater_m
Date: 12/9/2003 9:08:33 PM

hahahahaha!
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/9/2003 9:09:32 PM

Lol...yeah, I would have choked too...

[to do / done] 12/10/2003 7:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |grouchy]
[Current Music |tv - food network]

* catch up on rattery emails
* clean multiple piles of cat puke
* yell at cat for running while puking
* wash and dry baby's laundry, put away
* put dishes from last night into dishwasher
* organise yet another pile of craft stuff
* create new anime and rpg avatars
* take aspirin, repeat ad nauseum
* defeat the magic emperor

   

[grrr] 12/11/2003 9:55:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |annoyed]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

In my inbox this morning:

I was wondering if you had any mice available, or do you just have rats? I am going to get a snake soon and would rather breed mice or small rats than pay twenty-five dollars every other week. Anyway, if you don't have any mice, do you know anyone who does?

Is there any part of my rattery website that suggests that I breed rats for food? If they were intended for food, would I be putting them in miniature playpens and photographing them? Does anyone photograph their prey? And do you see anything about friggen mice?!? Gah.

And we have another new policy here at Ziggabella Rattery. If u rite 2 me like this, u will n0t b getting a rat. Because I d0 n0t sell my kewl rats 2 illiterate m0r0ns.

*head explodes*

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/11/2003 10:06:27 AM

WTF?

Tell the dumbass that -- I don't know what, but make it scathing.

($25? How many mice does he plan on feeding to his single snake?)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 11:38:22 AM

Maybe they're gourmet mice...?
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/11/2003 1:03:50 PM

I can see it now...

Delicious Gourmet Mice Snacks, stuffed with rosemary and tarragon, marinated in white wine, kinda like those pre-seasoned chickens you can buy at the supermarket. Only, with little bows on their tails.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 3:24:21 PM

That must be why I charge so much for my rats; it's the tarragon. =D
From: [info]s8venus
Date: 12/11/2003 10:30:39 AM

W.O.W.

How shallow can a gene pool get?


*LOL*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 11:38:44 AM

Pretty. Damn. Shallow. lol
From: [info]lunza
Date: 12/11/2003 2:53:49 PM

Looks more like a gene puddle, or his mother and father are siblings, as were their parents and their parents ...
From: [info]jacquez
Date: 12/11/2003 10:40:46 AM

that reminds me. am i currently on the waiting list for any of your litters? because.

*looks sadly at rat cage*

mine are getting old. darlings! healthy and active, but old.

josephine pounced on me when i opened the cage this morning. "skritches! give me skritches!" i do adore her so.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 10:50:28 AM

You are the very *first* person on my waiting list! AND... in early January I will be breeding WYSIWYG to my precious Sabine for mink and blue dumbos, some rex. I put you down for that litter, since you said you wanted a blue rex dumbo.

Not many girls in this (Hoggle x Sabine) litter, though there is one poor little naked girl that nobody wants...
From: [info]jacquez
Date: 12/11/2003 11:31:26 AM

Well...

in my big cage, I have room for 8, and only have 4 right now.

So if no one wants her, I'd be delighted to have her. If I can still have one from the other litter, because, well, still want a blue rex dumbo. Hairlesses are so adorable, though, and I miss having them. The two I got from [info]muridae were such dears.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 11:37:31 AM

She's all yours, and the blue rex dumbo, too. Can't have that big cage going to waste! :)

I'll take a picture of her later for you. The hairless seem exceptionally sweet to me. Maybe they try harder because they know some people think they're funny-looking. Maybe the other rats make fun of them. Maybe I think too much about these things...
From: [info]jacquez
Date: 12/11/2003 11:49:06 AM

I agree with you - bianca and kate (the two hairlesses) were beautifully sweet animals, so eager for attention and to please. just wonderful personalities, the both of them. :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 5:11:21 PM

Here they are: http:www.purplestardust.com/rats/hairless_chicks.jpg - well, they're almost hairless, anyway. I'm guessing another week. Note the crazy ears on the one on the right! I can tell them apart (Crazy Ear is a self, the one on the left is a berk and has an inch of would-be white on her tail) so you have a preference, let me know! They're both very sweet. :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 5:12:52 PM

Obviously, that should be: http://www.purplestardust.com/rats/hairless_chicks.jpg

*d'oh!*
From: [info]jacquez
Date: 12/11/2003 7:23:52 PM

given how totally in love i fell with Crazy Ear's ear...I think her. :) Ear! So cute!

*overflows with joy*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 7:31:06 PM

She looks like a crazy little bat! =)
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 12/11/2003 10:55:25 PM

The hairless seem exceptionally sweet to me. Maybe they try harder because they know some people think they're funny-looking. Maybe the other rats make fun of them.

AWW! Now I need to get one to make it feel better. ;_;
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 8:09:42 AM

Eh, that's as good as an excuse as any! ;)
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/11/2003 12:36:31 PM

Oh those freaks annoy the crap outta me. I usually don't respond at all to people who write like that.

And WTF? How obvious is it that you sell RATS as PETS? Morons indeed.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 12:42:40 PM

Well *I* thought it was fairly obvious. Like, on the first page, how I say "Our goal is to provide fancy rats of exceptional health and temperament in various colours, for pet and show." Now, if I had said "Our goal is to provide tasty treats for your reptilian friends", I could see how there could be some confusion. As it's phrased now, not so much.

Idiots. They s0u0x. ;)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/11/2003 1:36:12 PM

*laughing too hard to even type a decent comment*

[to do / done] 12/11/2003 5:00:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |headachey]
[Current Music |tv - msnbc]

* answer rattery emails
* defeat xenobia and ghaleon
* finish separating button collection
* tackle another pile or two of craft stuff
* yet-to-be-determined craft project
* load and run dishwasher
* put away dishes

   

Comments:
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 12/11/2003 11:03:17 AM

* defeat that bitch xenobia

playing Lunar? =D
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 11:12:24 AM

Yeah, for the umpteenth time... I had the original games for Sega CD, I bought the box sets for PS1, and now I'm playing Lunar Legend for GBA. I love this game...
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 12/17/2003 12:51:57 AM

ooh, I'm getting Lunar Legend for Christmas! I can't wait =)

And I LOVE that icon. Nall is so adorable!

[for rose: mordechai katz] 12/11/2003 3:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

   

Comments:
From: [info]cecerose
Date: 12/11/2003 3:17:26 PM

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! THat's BEautiFUL...Thank you for making my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 3:22:56 PM

I thought you might like it. :)
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/11/2003 3:31:27 PM

Fluffy kitty!! How absolutely adorable!
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/11/2003 3:43:10 PM

aw.. it looks so soft. I miss my cats...
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/11/2003 7:20:10 PM

Can you believe that they make kosher cat food? I didn't think cats could be Jewish until saw yours, lol :)

title or description
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 7:32:12 PM

OMG! And I bet it costs a fortune, too...
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/11/2003 10:43:06 PM

hahaaa cat kippah. That's great!!

[tell me about yourself] 12/11/2003 7:00:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - food network]

Gakked from [info]catmoran:

I know very little about some of the people on my friends' list. Some people I know relatively well. I read your [journal], or we have something else in common and we chat occasionally. Some of you I hardly know at all. Perhaps you lurk, for whatever reason. But you friended me and I thank you.

But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...she likes spinach."

I'd love it if every single person who friended me would do this. Yes, even you people who I know really well. Then post this in your own journal.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/11/2003 7:04:28 PM

A tidbit you may not know about me
I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Media Arts (concentration in film). I am doing nothing with it, mainly due to fear of complete poverty.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 7:35:21 PM

Re: A tidbit you may not know about me
You know, I know a couple of people on my friends list with really nice degrees who are doing nothing with them... makes me feel better about not going to college!
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/11/2003 7:13:53 PM

*ponders what to say* ... I hate spinach *laughs* Actually I really like spinach ... and cheez-its with green tabasco ... but umm. yeah.

Ok, ok, seriously ummmm *really ponders what to say* A Kitsune friend of mine once said to me "Rain, you are either too much fun or not enough" I think he was slightly disgusted with me at the time, but I found it rather funny & quite fitting *grins* I do tend to be a black/white person, with very little shade of grey.

So there, now you know something about me heh
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 7:37:00 PM

GREEN Tabasco?!? =O

I tend to be very black/white, too...
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/11/2003 8:04:05 PM

Yes, green! lol I use both red AND green on the lime flavored tortilla chips hehe
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 8:06:17 PM

How very festive of you! lol
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/11/2003 7:17:03 PM

My house is a mess.
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/11/2003 7:22:44 PM

a clean house is a sign of a sick mind :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 7:34:08 PM

I must be doing *really* well in the mind department then... because my house looks like a natural disaster struck! =D
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/12/2003 11:13:35 AM

Mine too!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 7:38:39 PM

Mine too... I'm still only about 30% unpacked. :/
From: [info]sjcarpediem
Date: 12/11/2003 8:27:35 PM

I have kindof strange eating habits: I'm really picky about what qualifies as "good food", but w/i that, I'll eat almost anything...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 9:34:00 PM

So what DO you consider a "good food"? Peoples food habits fascinate me, probably because my own are so weird...
From: [info]sjcarpediem
Date: 12/11/2003 9:42:32 PM

Well, it really depends on what food you're talking about, for example:

I like carrots, but only those little ones that've been peeled and cut.

I like tomatoes, but only fresh, and never stewed or in a sauce.

etc.

Also, a lot of foods I like in one dish, but not in another, or no tby itself, etc....
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 7:39:03 AM

Interesting! I love the raw baby carrots, but not big or cooked (ewww) carrots, and tomatoes should never EVER be stewed. I like them in spaghetti sauce, though.
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 12/11/2003 9:29:04 PM

Well since today is "random kind confession" day...
I think you're so much more crafty than I am. I try to be crafty and most of the time it just never works out right. *ummmm* Let's see, what else... I'm a juinor in college and I'm majoring in English. I speak a very li'l bit of Chinese, a bit of French, I'm addicted to Must See TV (but I think you already know that), my birthday's in May. I'm 20 and I feel old :P I think Hallmark has over-commercialized all the freaking holidays. After I graduate from college I want to go to cooking school so I can be a pastry chef. I own a sewing machine and I'm going to the fabric store tomorrow and I'm going to try to make a skirt without a pattern. Wish me luck :D

And I'm not so crazy about spinach but I *heart* steamed asparagus :D
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 9:32:47 PM

Re: Well since today is "random kind confession" day...
Neat! I can't sew for shit, so you're ahead of me there. Rusty loves asparagus, but I don't... I *heart* broccoli. :)
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 12/11/2003 9:42:23 PM

Re: Well since today is "random kind confession" day...
I only like broccoli when it's raw and the only thing I've sewed thus far is a handful of pillowcases. Altho' I will eat cooked broccoli but only if it's not limp and in Chinese food :P
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/11/2003 9:58:45 PM

I love to try new things, but can't bear to fail, so unless I'm instantly good at something, I find myself becoming very discouraged and quitting.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 10:10:51 PM

Of course, that makes perfect sense to ME. :)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/12/2003 11:17:31 AM

I thought, "Maybe I should share a less obvious and less 'we-have-in-common' piece of information," but then I outvoted myself. :D
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/11/2003 10:17:19 PM

Hrmmm...I broke my wrist once on my bicycle. It's the only bone I've ever broken. Interesting, I know. ;P
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 12/11/2003 10:36:59 PM

I've never broken any of my bones. I twisted my ankle once but that's about it.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/11/2003 10:41:24 PM

Me either, which is odd, considering that I'm like the most uncoordinated person on the planet. =)
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 12/11/2003 10:36:17 PM

lessee.. I work in a pet store, love animals(duh ^^) and know a lot of Japanese, I took it for 3 years, it was my minor when I graduated from college last year. I love anime and Lunar. =D
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 7:40:12 AM

You work in a petstore? Gah, I could never do that... I'd end up with a zoo! =)
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 12/17/2003 12:49:35 AM

Yeah, it can be pretty tough sometimes to keep self-control. ;)
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/12/2003 3:40:06 AM

I enjoy eating greenbeans.

and my favorite breakfast is toast and grits.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 7:40:37 AM

Mmmm, grits... I'm hungry.
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/15/2003 4:48:48 AM

*mouth waters*
I lurf grits!
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 12/12/2003 3:50:33 AM

I'll give you three...
I'm addicted to dried cranberries. I love pigeons. My left thumb is an inch shorter than my right thumb, but both are double jointed. :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 7:42:38 AM

Re: I'll give you three...
Awww, I love pigeons too! My neighbour has a pair that roosts in her attic window, and I always talk to them as I'm coming up my walk. A friend of mine used to raise them, and says they're really smart. If I ever had less pets, I think I would keep pigeons.
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 12/15/2003 4:22:40 AM

Re: I'll give you three...
Awww, that's cool. I became fascinated with pigeons when I started attending PSU. Since I had no friends, I would go outside on my long breaks between classes, and watch pigeons. There was a mother pigeon with a nest and eggs a couple of years ago--I'd go sit on the balcony right next to it every day, and she didn't care. If I brought food out, she would eat crumbs. I was excited to see the baby birds. Then one day I went out at my usual time, and someone had stomped all over the nest and broken the eggs. The mama bird was gone. I sat down and cried. :( I can't even imagine what would make someone do that.
From: [info]catmoran
Date: 12/12/2003 6:42:55 AM

I am a complete and total homebody. I'd rather sit at home than go to a party or out to a club any day.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 7:44:17 AM

I hear ya, sister. We were invited to a New Years party, and I was all like, "but I'd have to go OUT!" :\
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/12/2003 7:35:04 AM

my real name is Emily and I'm a psychology student way off in Ontario, Canada. I have two little ratties, I love to crochet, knit, and do crafty things. I can bend my thumbs back and tuck them behind my knuckles and it grosses people out.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 7:50:37 AM

If I ever had another daughter, her name would be Emily; it's such a pretty, classic name. Out of curiousity, what is your middle name? I can't think of a good middle name for my hypothetical daughter Emily, except Elizabeth, which is already my real daughter (Sarah's) middle name.

Psychology is fascinating; what do you plan to do with it?

The thumb thing is just gross. ;)
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/12/2003 8:01:50 AM

My middle name is Erica... (Emily Erica Fox)
(weird funny thing, my mom's name is Elizabeth, and I have a cousin named Sarah, heh)

the Psych I plan to take all the way to a ph.d, and be a psychologist. I'd like to specialize in either forensics or some kind of behavioural therapy... I'm not sure yet. (I'm only in the 2nd year of my undergrad! lol)

the thumb thing is my only party trick, so I'm sticking with it. ;)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 8:11:23 AM

Oooh! Oooh! I vote for forensics!

(Yeah, I know, I don't get a vote, but that's what *I* would want to do...)
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/12/2003 1:08:06 PM

Yes, I thought forensics would be really interesting. They seem to make the big bucks too. lol
From: [info]buuunnnnnny
Date: 12/12/2003 9:23:46 AM

I'm just stealing this from my user info, but if you haven't read it before, it's pretty comprehensive (moreso than I'd have the energy to type here! :-)

I'm kind of trapped in that time between college and adulthood, what comedian Aaron Karo calls the Whatever Years. I make more money than my mother but half the time have none. I'll go to a concert on a Wednesday and then stay home alone on a Saturday night.

I'm female. I'm left-handed. I'm a natural (dirty) blond. I like AP Style. I was raised in New York State and live in Arlington, Virginia. I like animals, love my NetFlix, and hate the fact that I often wake up early on the weekends now. I recently began a six-month Introduction to Judaism class and a 10-week Hebrew class and am considering conversion.

I work as a contracted editor for America Online's Digital City. I assign reviews among about 10 freelance writers and a few photographers for nightlife, concerts and venues, bars, clubs -- so basically my job is all about fun. I also program nightlife pages. I do this for Atlanta, Raleigh and Charlotte. I used to be the Tampa Bay editor and before that, I was the copy editor. And this is all in six months! You can see what I do at www.digitalcity.com.

I share a one-bedroom apartment in Arlington, VA, with an opinionated, not-quite-four-pound rabbit, Zoe. I'm about six miles from Washington, DC, and live about as far away from DC but still be in Arlington as possible. I love DC and I hope that when I no longer work in Hicksville, VA that I can once again be crammed into the city.

So who or what am I? I am a happy, creative, silly, sexy, towheaded, slope-nosed, gap-toothed, long-toed, pink-nippled, fun-jobbed, bunny-owning, Mac-using, Sims-playing, automatic-driving, gel-pen-using, contacts-wearing, Tori-Amos-listening, [info]cohene-dating, passionate and compassionate human being.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 9:45:42 AM

That is one big bunny! =D
From: [info]buuunnnnnny
Date: 12/12/2003 9:47:25 AM

Actually, he's a pretty small bunny. :)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/12/2003 9:58:02 AM

I used to hide tons of sunflower seeds in my child therapist's couch. I had sucked off all of the salt and pushed them between the cushions. He was very type A, and so I can imagine what his reaction was.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 10:12:28 AM

LOL! I like to suck the salt off of them, but I usually DO show some decorum and throw them in the trash, not someone else's couch! =D
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/12/2003 10:17:12 AM

Well, you know I was 7 & pissed that I had to be there! I also thought that he was some kind of perv....he had tons of games & toys. (I loved Harriet the Spy.)

He had to be ticked when he found all the seeds...
From: [info]cellio
Date: 12/12/2003 12:20:18 PM

I am a cat person now, but I grew up with dogs and briefly had a pet rabbit before the cats.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 2:46:52 PM

Interesting... most people I know were always one of the other. I've always been a cat person, even though I've owned several dogs.
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/12/2003 1:21:00 PM

Let's see....[info]adele_t got the afghan thing & [info]ladyvivien got the Gates McFadden thing, [info]quecojones got the copperbelly snake thing, [info]faile_02 got the first play thing, [info]mosca got the ER-named ratties thing, [info]misssimm got the Manhattan Transfer thing, & [info]geonncannon got the dead seal thing....

For you, I'll admit to wearing dark teal legwarmers in high school...when they'd already gone out of style.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 2:44:42 PM

Wow. That's quite a confession! =) Actually, I would still wear legwarmers, around the house at least, if they were purple.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 2:50:34 PM

PS - Re: Gates McFadden: I admire your restraint.
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 12/12/2003 3:13:37 PM

*chuckles* If I could, I'd still wear them around the house as well. In fact, my roommie/best bud [info]shatterpath has a pair of old socks that she turned into makeshift legwarmers. They work wonders for her....
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 12/14/2003 12:58:10 PM

WEll.. you know the most important thing about me, which is that I'm terrified of clowns *laughs* But I can fill you in on stuff I haven't had time to write about lately! I'm happily absorbed in my Master's Degree, and seem to be doing well. I've become Miss Popularity... which is weird, and I'm still getting thinner although I can't seem to tell by looking! (Yes, I know I'm weird!) Erm.. ah yes apparently I've become a 'girly-girl' and my fellow lesbanians tease me frequently about it, the monsters! Oh and *fingers crossed* I should be leaving home in the New Year, whoopee!

[gameboy gunk] 12/12/2003 8:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |indecisive]
[Current Music |tv - abc - good morning america]

I kicked Ghaleon's ass and finished Lunar Legend. So the question is, what do I play now?

I have the Phantasy Star Collection. The problem is, I never really got into PS1 or PS2 on Sega, and while PS3 was okay, I never could finish the damned thing. I really wish they'd release Phantasy Star 4 on GBA; it was my favourite of the series. Anyway, I started PS1 last night, but I'm not sure if I'll keep playing. The graphics bug me (especially after playing Lunar!), and Alis is all tall and skinny, and I prefer the little short RPG characters, ala Dragon Warrior.

Oooh, Dragon Warrior. Come to think of it, I do have Dragon Warrior 1-2, Dragon Warrior 3, and Dragon Warrior Monsters for GBC... maybe I should play one of those.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/12/2003 11:22:50 AM

*chants* DW! DW! DW!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 11:40:02 AM

You like DW too? I thought nobody liked DW, except me and Laurie! It was my very first RPG, on my very first system (Nintendo), so it has much nostalgic value for me. Every RPG that I've played since, I compare to DW. In fact, I don't usually even like the "new" RPGs (ie Final Fantasy 10) because they're too "graphicy". I even started a community, which I suppose I should pay more attention to...
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/12/2003 12:11:51 PM

I started with FF on my Nintendo (won't even touch on my unhealthy obsession there) & then moved on to DW & I loved it almost as much hehe I still play my old 8bits on an emu on my mac (still have the cartridges, but system has long since disappeared into the black hole of my house)

Speaking of DW 8bit characters - my friend sent me a link for a D&D mpeg with them, it was one of the most hysterical things I've evern seen - took me right back to high school days. *pause* Of course I can't find the damn link in my history now *longer pause* Aha! Here is it!

I do love the new eye candy with the newer games, probably because it goes so well with my anime preference. But there's still nothing like breaking out an old 8bit on the Sega or Nintendo. I have the PSx cds with the old 8bit FF collection on them. I wish they'd put out some more of other old rpgs with like "eye candy" cut scenes, but all the play still in the 8bit format.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/12/2003 1:36:54 PM

OMG, that movie was HYSTERICAL... so much so that it merited a new icon (or two). =D

I wish they'd put out some more of other old rpgs with like "eye candy" cut scenes, but all the play still in the 8bit format.

That would be PERFECT. Lunar is like that; the characters in action look a lot like the DW people, but then there are lovely anime scenes in between the action.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/12/2003 2:06:55 PM

*laughing hysterically at icon* That's classic! I love it! I thought you might appreciate the humor in it hehe

That's what I loved about the FF games they put together in that PSx package - all the play is still "old" nintendo, but they put in these really nice cinemas to go along with it.
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 12/12/2003 6:07:21 PM

Ys is supposedly a good RPG series too. It's kinda old tho.. I wanna play it so bad.

[moody blues] 12/12/2003 9:55:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |quixotic]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

I am feeling very quixotic today. And so should you.

   

[phone post] 12/12/2003 5:27:00 PM

purple_stardust

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/12/2003 5:46:56 PM

Wal-mart hell, eh?
From: [info]catmoran
Date: 12/12/2003 5:50:09 PM

I just make a point of never ever going to WalMart. Isn't the store at least tolerable in the middle of the day?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/13/2003 9:31:17 AM

NO. But I guess it is better than a Friday evening...
From: [info]missfox
Date: 12/12/2003 7:57:14 PM

I'll second that. :)
From: [info]topi
Date: 12/12/2003 11:45:09 PM

Oh, yeah...you are taking your life into your own hands when you do that...

[wtf?] 12/12/2003 11:45:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |distressed]
[Current Music |tv - food network]

[info]artmomz - where are you?!?

   

Comments:
From: [info]lunza
Date: 12/13/2003 4:49:39 PM

Me too!
EEK! Come back, [info]artmomz!
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/13/2003 7:35:56 PM

oh no! What happened to her?

[not well] 12/13/2003 3:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |having a boo rattley moment]
[Current Music |mpg - johnny cash - hurt]

If I could start again, a million miles away
I would keep myself, I would find a way

-Johnny Cash, Hurt

I can't help but notice what a large, unpierced artery I have in my left wrist...

   

Comments:
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/13/2003 11:00:59 PM

:( I hope you feel better tomorrow. *hugs*

[foiled again] 12/13/2003 3:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |annoyed]
[Current Music |absolutely nothing]

Someone has hidden all the sharp instruments. Damn them.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/13/2003 5:51:07 PM

*hands you shish kabob skewer*
From: [info]catmoran
Date: 12/13/2003 6:04:01 PM

Will a blunt object do? {hands over a frozen leg of lamb}
From: [info]sarahdotcom
Date: 12/13/2003 8:01:31 PM

What lovely friends you have!

[today] 12/14/2003 3:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - some stupid football game]

Saddam has been captured. It snowed a lot. I have a headache. Life goes on.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/14/2003 8:56:46 PM

btw - thanks for pointing out my blatant stupidity over on that post *laughs* Crikey, if you hadn't said something he would have *seen* the damn thing! (thank god he's working all day today heh)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/14/2003 8:58:30 PM

LOL! I just figured you'd be sitting there wondering why nobody would answer your question! ;)
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/14/2003 9:04:33 PM

Sadly, I forgot I even *posted* it! Going kind of helter skelter around here trying to get the house "perfect" one room per day.

[to do / done] 12/15/2003 4:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |slagging]
[Current Music |tv - msnbc]

* clean out inbox
* wash mangyass hair
* update ghost website
* update rattery website
* catch up on rattery email
* make vellum inserts for tins
* take pics of new marble magnets
* make kitty tags, new beaded collars
* update artsy fartsy website with new pics
* make deviled egg mix for sandwiches
* wash and dry sheets and blankets
* fill out, address holiday cards
* level up alis, odin, and myau
* organise more craft stuff
* take assloads of aspirin
* sweep and straighten
* put away dishes

   

[good news] 12/15/2003 4:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |relieved]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

My 82-year-old grandma made it through her gall bladder surgery today. Fingers crossed that she continues to make a speedy recovery, and that she doesn't drive the poor nurses crazy. :)

   

[to do / done] 12/16/2003 5:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

* level up alis (14/15), myau (7/10), odin (5/9); attempt to find the iron fang in scion cave
* clean out nursery cage; make a list of unspoken-for ratlets, announce on mailing list
* sort old greeting cards and paper: save for craft projects, keep, pitch
* make name tags and start on new beaded collars for kitties
* fill out and address holiday cards, put in mail
* put away clean dishes and load dishwasher
* prepare meatloaf (to be cooked later)
* sort and put away music collection
* call grandmother in the hospital
* general sweep and straighten
* rant and rave obsessively

   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/16/2003 10:11:10 AM

i want a rat so much, but pam is scared of them.... darn it!

i'm going to start some to do lists here, too, i think. what a good idea.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/16/2003 10:47:37 AM

That's a shame: rats really are sweet little things... it sucks that they get such bad press. I mean really, if I had only seen the movies, I wouldn't like them either!

The lists really help me. For one thing, it helps me remember what I need to do - I tend to get side-tracked if left to my own devices. But also, posting it publically (well, semi-publically) helps too, because then you don't want people to think you didn't do anything all day, lol. And there's kind of a sense of accomplishment when you get to cross stuff off. :)
From: [info]sarahdotcom
Date: 12/16/2003 9:50:41 PM

I like reading your to-do lists. Mostly I only see them when you've almost finished, but I've watched this one from the start! Well done!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/16/2003 10:17:13 PM

Thanks! :) I was hoping to get more done today, but I had my older kids at home, and then I got sidetracked by the cable/internet situation.

[quix] 12/16/2003 12:15:00 PM

purple_stardust


purple eyes

Your eyes should be purple. You're a dreamer and
a fantasy lover, a true believer in your thoughts and dreams.
You're intuitive and love to write, read, and have deep thoughts.
Just make sure you don't wind up dreaming your life away...

What Color Eyes Should You Have?
   

[adelphia rant, posted via juno] 12/16/2003 5:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |aggravated]
[Current Music |absolute silence]

I swear, I'm *this* close to getting midevil on someone at Adelphia.

So about four weeks ago, I went to the bank and deposited money. I came home and used my debit card to pay my Adelphia (cable and internet) bill online, because the bill was already late. They thanked me for paying them, and I think everything is cool. A few weeks ago, I got a new bill from Adelphia. It credits my account for the amount that I had paid online, and says that I only owe this month's bill, due today. So again I think, everything is cool.

Today, they came and shut off my cable. So I call them up and ask what's going on (because it went off last night too), and the woman tells me that it's been disconnected for non-payment. I ask her how that can be, when the current month's bill is due today. She tells me that I'm like, three months behind. I tell her that I paid the past-due bill, and that it even shows this on my current bill, which patiently I read aloud to her. She tells me that the payment wasn't accepted.

Now, this does make sense, because I'd deposited the money in the morning, and then paid the bill before 2pm (which is when my bank credits morning deposits). So I can see the payment not going through (though most online places check right there to see if your card will support the payment). But that aside, if the payment didn't go through, then why the hell wasn't I informed until almost four weeks later, when they shut it off?!? Why would they not call me, and tell me that the payment wasn't accepted? Why didn't they email me? Why was there no disconnect warning? No, all *I* got, was a new bill saying that I HAD paid the old bill!

Anyway, the point is, I'm seriously thinking about taking the money and getting one of those satellite services instead, and going back to dial-up. I do not need this crap.

   

[argh] 12/16/2003 5:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |arghhhh]
[Current Music |still silence]

I really shouldn't have gotten out of bed this morning. I accidentily double-posted, and then deleted the wrong one. Sil, I got your comment, thanks. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is disgusted with Adelphia! Which dish do you use? My ex recommended Dish Network.

   

Comments:
From: [info]angel_renewed
Date: 12/16/2003 6:26:44 PM

I had Dish network. They came out and put it on the house. It worked most of the time (occasional blizzards notwithstanding) and it was CHEAP. Lordy, it was cheap. Plus, I got CNN International. Which was what I wanted.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/16/2003 6:42:29 PM

Excellent, thanks! The more I think about it, the more I think I'm gonna ditch Adelphia. Since this afternoon, I've heard about two other people in this area that they've screwed out of money; one with pay-per-view charges for movies they never ordered and one who was billed for HBO that he didn't ask for, plus a third person that is just annoyed with their service - apparently they're pissing people off right and left.

I will miss the cable modem, but it isn't worth this aggravation.

[to do / done] 12/17/2003 4:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |sleepy]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

* balance checkbook, whine
* sort and put away cd collection
* download aol communicator, install
* find track ball, connect marble mouse
* load and run dishwasher, put away dishes
* make new beaded collars (colour-code the kitties)
* fill out and address first batch of holiday cards, mail
* announce available ratlets on mailing list and update website
* phantasy star 1: find shortcake (naula cave) and iron fang (iala cave)
* phantasy star 1: talk to governor, get letter, search for noah (maharu cave)
* sort old greeting cards and holiday scraps: save for craft projects, keep, pitch

   

[please vote] 12/17/2003 9:45:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |saddened]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

Gay marriage poll: http://www.afa.net/petitions/marriagepoll.asp.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/17/2003 11:33:51 AM

I voted on this yesterday, I was really disgusted by the overwhelming majority that oppose gay marriage rights. Felt like I was shouting into a gale force wind, but at least I added to the positive percentage a teeny bit.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/17/2003 12:02:37 PM

Yeah. :( That's basically what I said to the person who posted the poll: who knew there were so many homophobes online.
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/17/2003 9:47:33 PM

What's really sad is that there are probably even more offline.

[ugh: a laurie-only post] 12/17/2003 1:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |annoyed]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

Hi Renee,

Glad to see that you are breeding again.

Are you still breeding Siamese? If you are I have a baby female siamese dumbo with show quality points... very dark... very nice. I'm keeping her sister. I don't usually see females this well-marked in our area and I'm trying to find her a breeding home if possible.

I wanted to ask you about your minks.. Are they brownish mink-coat colored minks, or the brown-greyish type of minks?

-Lila

   

[awwwww] 12/17/2003 7:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |mushy]
[Current Music |tv - abc - jeopardy]


Rusty brought me pretty white flowers and copper-and-glass windchimes for Hanukkah. :)
   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 12/17/2003 8:10:21 PM

That's really pretty! How sweet :)
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/17/2003 8:47:04 PM

so pretty!
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/18/2003 8:05:23 AM

How pretty! and how thoughtful. :)

[to do / done] 12/18/2003 5:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |bouncy]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

* catch up on rattery email
* go to bank, deposit money
* go to post office, buy stamps
* stop in virginia and buy cigarettes
* buy birthday gift and card for my mom
* buy gifts for rusty, the boys, my mother
* pay sprint pcs bill (hooray for radio shack!)
* pay sandy for hammocks (hooray for paypal!)
* write checks for heating oil bill and water bill (boo!)
* phantasy star 1: visit gothic and find dr luveno in prison
* wrap all these gifts (or at least the ones for rusty and sarah)

   

[happy hanukkah!] 12/19/2003 9:25:00 PM

purple_stardust


   

Comments:
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/19/2003 11:44:14 AM

Happy Hanukkah to you, too!
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/19/2003 10:13:41 PM

happy hanukkah :)

[friday five: favourites] 12/19/2003 11:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |dvd - labyrinth]

1. List your five favorite beverages.

red wine, Classic Coke, vodka, and ummm... you mean there are other beverages?

2. List your five favorite websites.

Ziggabella.com, LiveJournal, GameFAQs, Amazon, Google

3. List your five favorite snack foods.

colby-jack, mozzerella, provolone, meunster, chedder

4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.

Monopoly, Risk, Rummy, Uno, Egyptian Rat Screw

5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games.

Dragon Warrior series (Nintendo), Shining Force series (Sega), Lunar series (various),
Zoo Tycoon (computer), Caesar 3 (computer)


[fridayfive.org]

   

[kiss my ass, adelphia!] 12/19/2003 11:35:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |giddy]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

So after the Adelphia incident, I hooked the antenna up to the television, and guess what! I can get all the major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX) without the stupid shiester cable company! So that's what we've been doing. I thought at first that I would have to run right out and get Dish Network, but so far I'm okay with just the basic network channels.

Of course, I do miss some cable stuff: Law & Order reruns on TNT, the Food Network channel, and cable news, mostly. But on the flip side, we have no ESPN now! Hooray for no ESPN! I may get the satellite service eventually, but I'm sufficiently happy with just network, for now.

And now, onto the important issue... no Adelphia meant no cable internet, either. I got another AOL account, and was instantly reminded of how much I hated dial-up. However, my wonderful friend Sandy did some digging, and found out that Verizon DSL is now available in my area! I ordered it, and it should be up and running by 12/24. Only one more week of dial-up hell!

   

Comments:
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/20/2003 6:32:06 PM

I love our cable but the cost keeps going up and Husband is this >< close to getting a dish. I don't care as long as I can have all the chanels and taping and watching different shows in different rooms isn't a royal pain.

[for the record] 12/20/2003 9:35:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungry]
[Current Music |tv - nbc news]

I really need to find more holidays that are celebrated with latkes.

   

Comments:
From: [info]cecerose
Date: 12/20/2003 12:10:30 PM

Hey -- don't forget -- every shabbat is a holiday!!!! (more Latkes for you!)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/20/2003 12:21:48 PM

Is Shabbat considered a latke-eating holiday? Can you eat latkes for ANY holiday? Because if that's the case, I'm going to have to seriously reconsider my boycott of Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July, as well as my inattention to other holidays, such as Arbor Day, Secretarys Day, and Groundhog Day. ;-D
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/20/2003 6:18:45 PM

Happy Hannukah! Or Channukah?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/20/2003 6:21:16 PM

Whichever! As long as I get latkes, I don't care how it's spelled! ;)
From: [info]cellio
Date: 12/21/2003 2:02:55 PM

Mmm, latkes. No reason you can't have 'em year-round, by the way!

[violet] 12/20/2003 10:35:00 AM

purple_stardust


 
 
 
 
VIOLET


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music and are constantly driven to
express yourself. You often
daydream. You prefer honesty in
your relationships and believe
strongly in your personal morals.


Find out your colour at Quiz Me!
   

[shake, shake, shake] 12/20/2003 10:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |curious]
[Current Music |dvd - apocolypse now]

Rusty came home this evening with two already-wrapped presents: one medium-size, and one small (jewellry size). And then the bastard hid his checkbook, so I can't even see where he bought them. I hate it when he's smarter than me. Dammit. Where IS that blow-drier?

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/20/2003 10:14:15 PM

hee!! :oD
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/21/2003 4:17:07 AM

Cross your fingers that it's something tasty. ;)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/21/2003 9:08:42 AM

Hahahaha! No kidding...
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 12/20/2003 10:16:31 PM

Yay presents!!!

[girlie whine] 12/21/2003 7:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |crampy and cranky]
[Current Music |tv - some football game]

Uterus. Must. Die.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sjcarpediem
Date: 12/22/2003 1:58:27 AM

Down w/uterii!!!
From: [info]sarahdotcom
Date: 12/22/2003 4:17:59 AM

poor baby! *hands over hot water bottle and chocolate*

[to do / done] 12/22/2003 5:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |headachey]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

* bake cookies:

  • peanut butter cookies
  • lemon cookies in chocolate and pecans
  • almond snowball cookies
* and also:
  • wrap the last two xmas presents
  • finish bracelet (hanukkah present) for mom
  • water hanukkah flowers, remove wilted blooms
  • go out and get groceries, crickets and mealworms
  • phantasy star 1: go to albion and fight dr mad
  • sweep the floor and straighten up the house
  • make and eat copius amounts of latkes :)
   

[yay, fake pounds!] 12/22/2003 1:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

purple_stardust has joined the Virtual Pyramid Scheme and so far made
Why not get in on the act? Click here to see more statistics and join in.
   

[hanukkah shtuff] 12/22/2003 11:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - cbs - david letterman]

My mom came over for Hanukkah. We lit the candles and ate latkes, and she gave me a card and a really pretty brass seven-branch menorah, and also a card from my grandmother. The card from my grandma was really cute, and of course the one from my mom was just twisted. =)

Anyway, it was all very cool.

   

[i could get used to this...] 12/23/2003 11:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |mooshy]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]


Last week, Rusty brought me flowers for Hanukkah... and today, the Xmas flowers (red rose buds and carnations) came! I'm running out of cat-safe places to put them, but I like this! :)
   

Comments:
From: [info]sioranth
Date: 12/23/2003 12:41:23 PM

Those white lilies are really beautiful :) Bet your house smells nice! hehe
From: [info]sarahdotcom
Date: 12/23/2003 3:58:45 PM

Lucky! I only get flowers once a year :)

[to do / done] 12/23/2003 4:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |lazy]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

* call rusty and thank him for the flowers
* set up new verizon dsl modem and await activation
* bake chocolate chip pecan cookies and/or oatmeal cookies
* bake another batch of peanut butter cookies (need a different recipe)
* phantasy star 1: travel to albion, find and fight doctor mad
* pack cookies in tins for gift-giving, clean kitchen
* load and run dishwasher

   

[cool links] 12/23/2003 2:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

Today on Short Attention Span Theatre...

From [info]angelsil: The International Jewish Conspiracy!

From [info]allmyvoices: Mr Picasso Head - this is SO COOL!!! =D

Alas, I am getting nothing on my list done. First Susan called and needed computer help (she deleted her modem, among other things), and now I am too busy with Mr Picasso Head.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sunshyncat
Date: 12/23/2003 4:52:13 PM

I love it!
http://www.angelfire.com/film/sunshyncat/pic.jpg
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 12/23/2003 8:47:14 PM

;P Glad you're having a good time with Mr. Picassohead. Isn't it fun?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/23/2003 10:21:17 PM

It amuses me to no end. =D

[to do / done] 12/24/2003 7:15:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

* phantasy star 1: travel to albion, find and fight doctor mad
* catch up on rattery email and figure out waiting list
* pack up cookies in tins for gift-giving
* straighten kitchen, sweep floor
* load and run dishwasher

   

[i actually changed the channel...] 12/24/2003 8:40:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |oooh, reindeer]
[Current Music |tv - nbc - the today show]

And I'm glad I did, because Jim Fowler is on the Today Show. I met him once; he's uber-cool.

   

[merry xmas!] 12/25/2003 7:35:00 AM

purple_stardust


   

Comments:
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/25/2003 9:58:27 AM

Merry Christmas!!!
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 12/25/2003 12:12:53 PM

so cute! And you too ^^

[and also] 12/25/2003 10:15:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

Please accept without obligation, express or implied, these best wishes for an environmentally safe, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, and gender neutral celebration of the winter holiday as practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice (but with respect for the religious or secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or for their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all) and further for a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated onset of the generally accepted calendar year (including but not limited to, the Christian calendar, and not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures). The preceding wishes are extended without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual orientation of the wishee(s).

   

Comments:
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/25/2003 10:25:23 AM

Pfft, ain't that the truth! It's a pity you can't say "happy holidays" to someone without someone getting offended.

[festivus loot] 12/25/2003 9:00:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |pooped]
[Current Music |dvd - serpico]

Rusty got me a gorgeous three-stone amethyst ring. Happy happy! Joy joy! Artmomz, it isn't as tasty as it sounds, but it IS really pretty. Photos to be posted soon.

And then we took the kids up to my grandmother's house, and spent the day with her and my mom. We all got a ton of presents, also to be posted soon. Among the coolest, I got a pair of fuzzy purple gloves, a purple hat and matching purple scarf, a purple polar fleece jacket, several DVDs, a pretty gold antique star of David pendant, and an uber-cool purple-ish stained glass star of David hanging lantern-type thingie. It's hard to describe, but it's REALLY cool.

Anyway. I hope everyone had a great holiday! :)

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/25/2003 10:04:38 PM

Oh good...I'm eagerly await the pics...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/25/2003 10:34:54 PM

There's a temporary one up now (taken in the parking lot of Sheetz on the way home). Don't be licking your monitor and stuff; you could electrocute yourself. ;)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 12/25/2003 11:06:08 PM

::snickers:: It is pretty sweet though...it's got a lot of yummy goodness...
From: [info]mysticpenguin
Date: 12/26/2003 12:05:27 AM

That is a lovely ring! I love amethyst. What are the white stones on the side?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/26/2003 9:59:05 AM

Four little diamonds. I don't know why they insist on surrounding everything with diamonds....
From: [info]titancia
Date: 12/26/2003 3:43:23 AM


Merry Christmas!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/26/2003 9:59:29 AM

Oh COOL! Thanks! :)
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/26/2003 7:27:51 AM

Gorgeous!
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/29/2003 12:23:12 AM

The ring is booooooteeeeefulllll!!!

[mia] 12/26/2003 9:55:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |filled with dread]
[Current Music |cd - grateful dead mix]

Going to visit the in-laws today. Back tomorrow. Ack.

   

Comments:
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 12/26/2003 7:49:57 PM

Good luck! :)

[home, home again] 12/27/2003 7:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired and disgusted]
[Current Music |tv - abc - something]

Back from visit to in-laws. Never again. Details later.

   

Comments:
From: [info]the_never
Date: 12/27/2003 11:59:54 PM

haha, you can join my club. I just got the 4 year pin.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/31/2003 7:42:32 AM

Oh! And I thought of you when we were leaving: now they not only hug me, but they KISS me too!!! ACK!
From: [info]muridae
Date: 12/29/2003 11:27:41 PM

You have not yet given us the dirty dish on your annoying in-laws. In fact, you have not posted anything and therefore I miss you. =(
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 12/30/2003 3:47:12 PM

It's up now. I've just been moping around since we got back. :(

[hmmm] 12/28/2003 8:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |drunk]
[Current Music |dvd - pearl jam - alive]

No entry today.

   

[blah] 12/29/2003 8:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungover]
[Current Music |tv something]

No entry today, either.

   

[about the visit...] 12/30/2003 3:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |disgusted]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]



When I reluctantly agreed to visit the in-laws, I was under the impression that we would be going to Rusty's parents' house. Instead, we ended up staying with Rusty's brother, the murderer. Friday night was the big dinner. I sat across from a crusafix and was offered a choice of pork roast or ham (I ate neither). Rusty and his stupid brothers spent about ten minutes with their mother before going down to the den to watch football.

When their mother (who is older and in poor health) said that she was tired and had to do the gift exchange, they reluctantly dragged themselves away from the football, hurridly opened their gifts and said their goodbyes, and went back down for another football game. When that game ended, they stayed up until 3am talking about football. I played with my Gameboy for a while, and then got tired of being ignored and went to bed. Needless to say, no one noticed.

Saturday morning, we had breakfast - bacon, what a surprise. These folks do love their fried pig. After that, we went over to Rusty's parents' house, where they listened to yet another football game on the radio (his parents don't have cable), and then we left.

I will not be going back to Pennsylvania during football season, ever again.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sarahdotcom
Date: 1/3/2004 6:44:11 AM

murderer?
Oh, poor you!!! That is just NOT hospitality!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 1/3/2004 7:23:57 AM

Re: murderer?
I think they *mean* well (well, most of them, anyway), but they're just clueless to any type of lifestyle other than their own.

Murderer: yeah. He shot and killed their other brother about ten years ago. The family is heavily in denial about it, and they act like Scott died, but not violently, and certainly not because OJ shot him in the chest with a shotgun. They act like he died in a car accident or something, and they treat OJ like nothing ever happened. It's really weird. :\
From: [info]sarahdotcom
Date: 1/3/2004 7:28:55 AM

Re: murderer?
Oh man. I can really feel for the family though - I think I can understand why they would think that way. There obviously can't have been enough evidence for him to be convicted though...
From: [info]muridae
Date: 1/6/2004 12:30:26 PM

Re: murderer?
You've mentioned it before, and the whole thing just seems really weird and tragic and bizarre and sad. Was there a trial?

Oh, sorry, I don't mean to pry, because I'm sure it's a very touchy subject. =(
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 1/6/2004 2:08:32 PM

Re: murderer?
It isn't touchy to ME, because MY family is reletively normal, or at least, we don't usually shoot at each other. ;)

I don't *think* there was a trial, per se. Basically what happened was, both of them (OJ and Scott) were drinking and acting like assholes. Scott left for a while and then came back, and probably was threatening to kick OJ's ass, and OJ shot him. The reason that OJ didn't go to jail is because it was supposedly self-defense. The reason that *I* don't buy that is because Scott was unarmed and OJ had to go back into the house to get the shotgun - he could have just as easily gone inside and locked the doors, and even called the police if he were honestly concerned for his well-being. Instead, he shot his own brother in the chest with a shotgun, and left two kids fatherless.

I know I sound flippant about it, and it really is tragic, and I do feel badly for their family... but at the same time it really does freak me out how they act like none of it ever happened.

[to do / done] 12/31/2003 7:05:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |headachey]
[Current Music |tv - abc - good morning america]

* double-check waiting list, contact adoptors, catch up on rattery email
* phantasy star 1: go back to bortevo and search for hovercraft
* soak dishes, load and run dishwasher, straighten kitchen
* take daughter in for yearly portraits, pray heavily
* buy groceries, cigarettes, miscellaneous stuff
* burn cd, pack and mail stuff for sandy
* mail kitchen towel exchange thingie
* consolidate my holiday flowers
* re-organize dvd collection
* update ghostie website
* clean out email inbox