New Year's Meme I

So every year I do this meme. This will be my third year, I believe, which isn't bad, considering that this is the fourth year I've had my LJ and that I got my LJ in February of 2002. So I'm pretty consistent at least with this.

If you're interested, here are last year's answers: http://www.livejournal.com/users/mousme/458393.html

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New Year's Meme II

And here's the other meme I do every year. I don't like it as much, but it serves its purpose.

Here are last year's answers: http://www.livejournal.com/users/mousme/458086.html

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Not entirely accurate...

I would have put the "friends" percentage much higher, for one.

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State of the posting...

I have a very long post to write. It has to do with it being the New Year, and my birthday, and every year around this time I try to do some serious thinking about the Self and what I'm doing with my life and all that introspective stuff that people do. It has more to do with my birthday than the New Year, but it so happens that the two are within five days of each other, so there you go.

I'm probably going to try writing it out in my notebook first, since I am still bereft of my computer and I don't have the time or the attention span at work to compose something that will actually require thought. Creative writing doesn't use the same writing muscles, so that doesn't count, either. ;)

I have a lot of stuff to figure out this year. Looking back, I realise that I'm really not very much fun to be around most of the time. I complain too much, for one thing. So, I need to give myself fewer reasons to complain. Stay tuned, there will be a post, if you're interested in seeing where all this leads. I'm also going to be exploring the idea of time, and deadlines. Making more time, creating time, and creating time by creating deadlines. I don't know if that'll work, but it's worth a shot. Like I said, stay tuned.

Beyond the Pale is currently two weeks late, but I have most of one instalment already written and another composing itself in my head. If all goes well, I shall post one tomorrow and the other Friday, or perhaps both Friday. Schedule shall resume on Tuesdays starting next week, as well as any extra catch-up posts I decide to write in the meantime.

Woo! I am Posty McPostalot!

Indulge me a minute while I procrastinate, and answer a question or three for me, dear flist.

1- How long have we known each other? (Roughly. No need for exact dates unless you're the compulsive type, in which case feel free to research.)

2- How did we meet? Online or off?

3- Do you consider me more of an online friend or an IRL friend?

4- Do you think I've changed much since we first met? How?


Go forth and comment! :)

Meh...

So I'm meeting the person I talked about in this post in about ten minutes in Central Station. I have my copy of Don Quixote in case she's late. It's a drier read than I thought it would be.

Then I'll go home, feed all six cats, watch a few episodes of The Pretender, and collapse in a tired heap and go to bed.

I am absurdly pleased that Grimshackle did not, in fact, run away in horror the minute I stepped through the door this morning, but in fact waited a good minute and a half before running away in horror. This is progress.