Meme:

1. Take a picture of yourself right now.
2. Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
3. Post that picture with NO editing.
4. Post these instructions with your picture.

In an effort not to irritate absolutely everyone, I shall simply drop a link: http://the-starhorse.deviantart.com/art/Me-So-Silly-98631750

Hahaha, I'm a lameassssssss.

I hate Vista so much I could f**king SCREAM. Do NOT buy Vista, under any circumstances. I'm stuck with it, and will probably end up having to buy XP and reload my computer with XP.

With EVERY UPDATE, Vista kills one of my programs. The drivers for said programs suddenly won't work, or I end up having to reinstall the program every time I want to go use it. Painter, my Spyware, my virus software, Microsoft Damn Office, Adobe products...it messes up everything. And the g**damn updates don't stop. Aren't updates supposed to FIX things?

Please, please be warned. If you are buying a computer, or if you're thinking of getting Vista, DON'T. If you're buying a computer, have them install it with XP. Demand that they install it with XP, or hell, switch to a Mac. I'm >this< close to doing exactly that, and I've been a Microsoft user my whole life. I've never bashed Microsoft before, and you know what? I hate them now. HATE.

Die, Microsoft, DIE.

P.S. I'll update more when life stops sucking. Until then, I do lurk, and do read, and I wish you all the best.

Cross-posted from DA:

Behold, my first HP fic.

I swore I wouldn't write any HP fic, but I couldn't get this out of my head. George deserves a better ending than he was given, and so does Fred. You can find it here: [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4009690/1/Fox_Ears

First of all, I blame my family, who forced me to write this. Secondly, I blame George, who makes me weak, and who gets me to write fiction for him instead of working on my own stuff. But I'm a sucker for George, and will pretty much do anything he wants once he gives me those sad eyes. Sigh. George is luv.

This is my first, and probably only, (maybe, if my family doesn't pester me to death) HP fic, so reviews would be helpful. I basically wrote this in two late-night stints, and honestly, I feel a bit better. Please consider this my official idea of how things ended after book 7.

Thanks in advance for any reviews, and cheers. :)

Your Score: The Wolf

You scored 48% domestic, 54% gregarious, 35% trickster, and 47% intellect!

Wild, Gregarious, Serious and Emotional: you are the Wolf!

Wolf people tend to revere individualism, but retain a predominant sense of family. Wolf represents all aspects of sociability, and the need for variety (in internal and external affairs) to remain healthy. Wolf is a strong symbol of loyalty and patience. Wolf medicine is deeply rooted in the importance of learning through teaching, new ideas, freedom of mind and body, and responsibility for self and others.

This test categorized you based on four different axes of personality, which were then associated with a different animal. The four axes, as well as all possible results are explained below.

Wild/Domestic: This first axis categorizes you based on how much you are drawn to the outdoors, versus how much you are drawn to civilized situations. Domesticity has many shapes and forms, and varies from the joy of dolphins leaping next to a ship to the steadfast loyalty of a family dog.

Gregarious/Solitary: This axis measures how solitary you are. If you scored high, it means that you enjoy the company of other people, while a low score indicates that you prefer a more solitary lifestyle.

Trickster/Serious: This axis measures how well you line up with conventional trickster archetypes. People who fall into this archetype have a sense of humor and an excitable, highly chaotic streak. Scoring low doesn't mean that you don't have a sense of humor; it just means that you probably don't think dynamite is very funny.

Intellectual/Emotional: This last axis determines whether you are more emotional -- acting based on feelings and instinct, or rational and intelectual -- acting more on thought than on your gut feelings.

Wild	Gregarious	Trickster	Intellectual	The Hyena
Wild	Gregarious	Trickster	Emotional	The Otter
Wild	Gregarious	Serious	Intellectual	The Antelope
Wild	Gregarious	Serious	Emotional	The Wolf
Wild	Solitary	Trickster	Intellectual	The Weasel
Wild	Solitary	Trickster	Emotional	The Coyote
Wild	Solitary	Serious	Intellectual	The Raven
Wild	Solitary	Serious	Emotional	The Frog
Domestic	Gregarious	Trickster	Intellectual	The Fox
Domestic	Gregarious	Trickster	Emotional	The Dolphin
Domestic	Gregarious	Serious	Intellectual	The Horse
Domestic	Gregarious	Serious	Emotional	The Dog
Domestic	Solitary	Trickster	Intellectual	The Rat
Domestic	Solitary	Trickster	Emotional	The Ferret
Domestic	Solitary	Serious	Intellectual	The Cat
Domestic	Solitary	Serious	Emotional	The Squirrel

Horse is sick. Horse has muscle aches that keep her up all night, and stuffy nose, and a cough, and a general, low-grade feeling of resentment for co-workers who had this stupid cold first. UGH...

Anyone ever have their heads stuffed full of art and fiction ideas, and have emails to answer and stuffs to do, but get stuck on the couch because of a stupid cold? Cranky horse, ear-pinned horse. *tail swish* I HATE BEING SICK WHINE RANT PISS MOAN GROWL BITE!!!!!@#%!#!!$!^

This random whining brought to you by the letter C for Crabby-horse who is too sick to write even a mildly clever post.

Just a quick note to let you know that the site's gone now. I posted a note here: www.lambotricks.com.

Thank you all!!

Horse thanks everyone for posting and noting me. I will answer everyone, but since this was a common question, I'll answer it here. First off, everyone is asking about 'The Lost'. I honestly didn't know people still read that thing, but due to a few requests, I've made it available over at ff.net at this link: http://www.fanfiction.net/~thestarhorse

Please note, I'm not very comfortable posting it there, but I'll leave it up as long as it's left alone. For now, though, it's available, and thank you to everyone who expressed an interest.

Secondly, people have been asking about other fics, and this is basically what I've decided: I'll make most of the fiction available on ff.net, but if it's not at ff.net, I'm probably not going to send it to anyone. There are just some stories that I want taken down - some because they're bad :), and some because I just don't want them posted anymore. So, you can ask about fics I haven't posted at ff.net, but I most likely won't send them to you. However, I am posting these as I get time, so if you don't see something that you want to see posted, it might be that I just haven't gotten to it yet.

Again, thanks to everyone for all the kind words, and a very big thank you to everyone who is still interested in reading my stuff. I'm done with my site, but that doesn't mean I want to yank the fiction away from everyone if you guys really want to read it. So it's up there for now, and I'm hoping I can keep it there.

Thanks again, love, and apples.

I've decided to take the site down. The sappy goodbye can be found here: http://lambotricks.com/

Yay, we made it! And I found this lovely little visitor's center that let me online for 15 minutes for free, yay!

I don't have much time, but Newcastle is great. It's a complete college town, and we made the mistake yesterday of going downtown while the Newcastle soccer-thingy team was playing, and I don't think we had room to breathe. Oi. But we've had loads of fun so far, and the city has tons to do. The architecture is gorgeous, and I'm taking pictures left and right.

Tomorrow morning we start our walk, so I won't be able to log on again for about two weeks, probably. But I'm loving it, and I'll take plenty of pix!!

:D

Isn't that damn song annoying? :D :D

Not that anyone would notice, since my online presence has been so scarce lately as to qualify me for Rat Bastard Lurkdom, but as of Thursday morning, I will be off to merry old England. WOOT! We will be walking along the Hadrian's Wall path starting in Wallsend, which will take about two weeks. I'll try to log on here and there, but never having been to England before, I can't say how much internet access I'll have as I traipse through the countryside.

My apologies (again) to everyone for being so scarce over the last year. Life has kicked me in the ass, and I am definitely ready for a vacation. But before I go, as I have been tagged by

l_shades, I leave you with the Seven Random Things List.

-:- List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
-:- Tag seven people to do the same.
-:- Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it.

1. I have animated, dramatic arguments with my computer when it doesn't behave like I want it to. Worse, my co-workers blithely accept this as normal behavior.

2. It may be difficult to believe, but I am actually as annoying in real life as the characters I write.

3. When I'm drunk, I typically don some sort of royal headgear, appropriate some form of scepter (read: sandbox toy), and declare myself as some form of deity. Or so I'm told.

4. I like animals better than people.

5. I worked as an EOD tech (read: bomb squad) when I was in the Army. I wasn't very good at it.

6. Caffeine makes me into Hammy the Squirrel for real. My co-workers dread latte days, but hey, I get a lot done those mornings.

7. I am NOT a morning person.

So now I tag

charlietango,

shepdog (who tagged me over at DevArt, and whose tag I didn't see until yesterday, duh),

scottwave,

veshy,

mcat711, and

valinorwanderer. I'm sure you've all been tagged before at some point, but consider yourself retagged. Ha. (<-- Clever witticisms of a non-morning person.)

What's Your Reputation at Hogwarts? (26 different characters)

Everyone's Friend:House: GryffindorBest Friend(s): Hermione, Fred, George, Blaise, and Cedric.GryffindorsHarry: Thinks of you as a great friend and possibly more, but likes the energy the two of you have when you're joking around as friends.Ron: Gets jealous of Harry when you two are together because he's had quite the crush on you for a long while, and Harry knows it. He once tried to approach you about the Yule Ball, but got sick and vomitted all over himself.Hermione: Loves you like you were her own sister. You study together, do your hair together, and even stay in the same dorm.Oliver Wood: Misses the fun you had together in the library (no, nothing perverted.) and still visits you over holidays.Fred and George Weasley: Asked you to work as a third member at their shop because they love your sense of humor.Seamus Finnigan: Used to like you, but figured you'd be better off as friends after he talked with Ron.Neville Longbottom: Is nervous around you even though he doesn't like you as more than a friend. He once admitted to Harry that it was because of your natural beauty.Dean Thomas: Thinks that sometimes you can be too kind to people who don't deserve it.Ginny Weasley: Is slightly jealous of the chemistry you hold with Harry, but can't deny that she looks up to you.Parvati Patil: Has a picture of you in her bathroom so that she can look just like you.Padma Patil: Thinks her sister is stupid to be exactly like you, even though tries to shop at the same stores as you.HufflepuffsCedric Diggory: Is a close friend of yours and wouldn't be anything near where he is today (or isn't?) without you.RavenclawsCho Chang: Loves to go shopping with you at Hogsmeade.SlytherinsDraco Malfoy: Has only talked to you once, but still thinks you're a kind person even if you are in Gryffindor and even if he pretends he doesn't.Crabbe: Doesn't really pay attention to you because he's always eating or sleeping.Goyle: Same as Crabbe.Pansy Parkinson: Does her make up like you so that she can look like you.Marcus Flint: Wishes his teeth weren't so jacked up so that he could have a better chance with you.Blaise Zabini: Sneaks out of his dorm at night to meet you in the library so you can talk without having any of his Slytherin friends interrupting.TeachersDumbledore: Is extremely proud of how far you've come since first year and hopes that you'll keep it up.Professor McGonagall: Likes you a tad bit more than she does Hermione, which is saying something.Professor Flitwick: Could go on and on [and he did (I had to cut the interview short)] about you and your generosity.Professor Trelawney: Always predicts a bright future for you.Professor Snape: Isn't nice to you, but he isn't particularly cruel either. As much as he denies it, you are one of his brightest students.Filch: Is too busy taking care of his cat.
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First off, I would like to thank the local cable company for making it possible (read: mandatory) that I go all weekend without internet. I applaud your dedication in making sure that my cable goes out every month or so, and I respect and admire your ability to not send a cable technician out for 'at least five days'. What joy it is to do business with a monopoly.

Anyway, moving along...

Question for people who have been to England, or who live there: I'm off to walk along Hadrian's wall late this summer, and I'm not sure how much cash I should bring for pubs and such. Also, if I don't bring enough cash, do most places accept credit cards? Thanks in advance to anyone who has some info.

Instead of replying to the other thread, I'll just post this here. Nevermind about the fanon guide, as apparently that's a bad idea. I just thought it would be a handy reference (not rules), or even just something fun to put together. However, it's already been pointed out that this has the potential to ultimately upset people, so we'll just scrap this baby before it even gets off the ground.

Too bad. It would have been fun to cobble together.

1. Yes, it was Furman who made Sunstreaker into an artist.
2. Bike ride + early morninig = sludgehead.
3. Sharks are mean.

Cheers.
'Horse

Apologies in advance for spam. I'm at work and don't have time to look up how to do an lj-cut again...

Ok, I'm not sure what to call this, but I was wondering if it wouldn't be a good idea to have a 'Fanon Guide' sort of thingy. It seems to me that certain things have become 'fanon', and it might be helpful (and ultimately prevent any stepping on toes) to have a list of what things have sort of come into standard fanon usage.

For example, I've written a few fics in which Swoop was medical assistant. That was originally Nightwind's idea, but it's become so widespread that it's sort of become fanon. However, it doesn't stop me from wanting to acknowledge where I got this idea every time I use Swoop in this capacity. So, since the idea has become so widespread, what if we had a list including things like Swoop's medical activities, and listed who originated the idea, so that everyone could use the idea without fear of plagiarism?

Ok, throw me a bone because it's early in the morning, and I write like crap early in the morning, so I'm hoping that this makes sense. But here are a few guidelines that I would propose:

1. All 'fanon' ideas should be approved by the originator. For example, I would need to get Nightwind's permission to put 'Swoop as a medic' on the list.

2. All fanon ideas would be listed by character, followed by a description of the fanon idea, followed by where and with whom the idea originated. (This could and probably should include links to the person's original story.)

3. There would have to be some guidelines for what is submitted. I would think that anything submitted would have to actually be fannon, in that it was thought up by someone, and then used by others. It should also make sense for the character in question, etc. This means that not everything written would be eligible. I mean, sure, someone could write that Prowl cut off his arm and joined Def Leppard, but that doesn't make it fanon. Then again, I haven't chatted with Prowl lately, so who knows?

4. It should be accessible across the spectrum of writers. This means -- you guessed it -- no slash/crossovers/etc. Why? For the simple purpose of making this list useful to everyone. If people want a fanon list for slash purposes (and any halibut-throwing aside, slash writers might find that useful), then maybe a separate list could be created within that community. If people are interested in doing this list, however, I would like to keep it general enough that everyone could use it.

5. Submissions for this list could be proposed by the originator, or by people who use the originator's idea.

As far as maintaining the list, I would be happy to have it on my site, but I need to know if anyone would find this to be useful. I guess I'm just thinking that there are so many fanon ideas running around out there that a list like this might help to give credit where credit is due, and it also might be fun to see what everyone is sort of 'using'.

Again, this is just an idea I had on my bike ride on the way to work, so if you have any ideas/thoughts/if I missed something/whatever, let me know.

*bangs head on wall*

Apparently one can install CuteFTP 4.2 on Vista, and the program will launch once. After that, it never, ever launches again, so long as we both shall live.

UGH...off to read help forums. For those of you who were kind enough to point out that Semantics 2 didn't load properly, you can read it over here for now: http://www.fanfiction.net/~thestarhorse

At some point, I will tame the Vista. *goes back to banging head on wall*

DAMN VISTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally get an update together for my site, and Vista blocks ftp through IE. ***K!!!!!!!!

*taps fingers and waits for CuteFTP to write back*

Ok, so far Bike to Work Week has gone something like this:

Day 1: Rode against the wind both ways. (Real funny with the afternoon wind change, God. Ha. Ha.) Almost had coronary. Brakes fell off while going down hill. Go Walmart bikes.

Day 2: Got brakes fixed. Didn't ride due to thunderstorm.

Day 3: Learned to farmer-snot directly onto my shirt, backpack, and face. Yes, face. Had whole conversations with people with dried snot on my cheek. Go me.

Day 4: Wore new rad biker gloves. Feeling all cool while waiting for train to pass. Then lost balance from dead stop, and ended up draped across some guy's car. Feeling less rad now.

And then there's this: http://stylinonline.stores.yahoo.net/neckdecepticonmatrix.html

The Megatron in my head feels so pleased, yes...:D

Your Score: The Wolf

You scored 48% domestic, 54% gregarious, 35% trickster, and 47% intellect!

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