Quote:"My dear girl," he said gently. "We all have to dream. You shouldn't be ashamed to admit it. It's true, not everyone will understand what a gift you have - to be able to bring your dreams to life. But then, they are not the dreamers of dreams."
About Me:I like to think I am a loyal and loving person. There isn't anything I wouldn't do to see my friends and family happy. I also consider myself a creative person. I love to draw with pencil, pen and ink, or stippling. I like to write, usually fantasy stories. And I love curling up with my puppies and a good book.
Music:A little of everything.
Favorites include - Aaron Copland, Anggun, Beatles, Billy Joel, Blue October, Bon Jovi, Ceredwen, Depeche Mode, The Divine Comedy, Dream Theater, Eiffel 65, Eminem, Enya, Evanescence, Extreme, Iron Maiden, Josh Groban, Karl Jenkins, Keane, Loreena McKennitt, The Magnetic Fields, Marc Cohn, Neil Diamond, Queen, Robert Miles, Roxette, Savage Garden, Savatage, the 6ths, Sons of Somerled, Sting, Tatu, anything Techni/Remixes, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Van Halen, Vangelis, Yanni, Yngwie Malmsteen, and of course 80s music.
Movies:Howl's Moving Castle, anything from the Ghibli Studio like Princess Mononoke or Naussicaa of the Valley, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Shrek.
TV:Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Attack of the Show!, Inu Yasha, Full Metal Alchemist, Property Ladder, Rezone, Ground Force.
I am a huge fan of anime, be it something I came across on Adult Swim, randomly on TV or from the video store. My favorites currently are The Twelve Kingdoms, Full Metal Alchemist and Inu Yasha, but I also love Gundam Wing, Gundam X, Oh! My Goddess!, Record of the Lodoss War, Ranma 1/2, Slayers, Those Who Hunt Elves, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Escaflowne, Utena, Pretear, Witch Hunter Robin, Wolf's Rain, Ruin Exporers, Iria Zerium, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Nausicaa of the Valley, The Cat Returns, Kiki's Delivery Service, and any other Miyazaki/Ghibli picture.
Books:Anything by Orson Scott Card, Stephen R. Donaldson, Roger Zelanzy, Anne McCaffry, Tad Williams, Tamora Pierce, or Mercedes Lackey.
Likes:Books, Movies, Gaming, Dragons, Castles, my puppies Mordred and Gwydian, Family, Trees, Roses, Snow... and more. :)
Dislikes:Dishonesty
Hobbies:I like to draw and write stories, mostly in the fantasy genre. I enjoy doing puzzles and spending time cuddling my puppies or relaxing with friends.
Thursday, December 27, 2007, 01:28 PM CST [General]
On Christmas Day my tree crew finally was ready to start the work on
my property. I felt bad that they had to be there on Christmas but they
assured me they preferred it that way as the goal was to have all storm
damage cleaned up by New Years so that all the out of state teams could
go home to their families by then. Quite a large number of teams, like
mine, had been called upon to assist the normal Oklahoma crews get the
work done faster. While I contacted England Tree Service, it was
Champions Tree out of Houston who ended up doing my work.
The
work they did at my house was impressive. Both of my 75 foot Mulberry
trees were split down the middle (and I'll have to remove the rest of
them soon too). And I had quite a large number of smaller trees needing
work. As the City was to be hauling off tree debris in the upcoming
weeks, all my broken limbs and trunks were piled upon my curb.
I've
taken a few pictures to give you an idea of what it all looks like.
Though sadly, it's not as impressive on film as it was standing next to
it. The pile goes about 12 feet back from the curb, about 7 feet tall
in places, and spans the entire length of my yard. Full size photos
can be found in the gallery called Aftermath in my Photos area.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 10:12 PM CST [General]
Like quite a few people across Oklahoma tonight, my home is currently without power. If I'm lucky it sounds like I might have power again in 5 to 10 days. I do hope it won't be as bad as the people who were without power for weeks last year due to storms. I am lucky in that I have family here in town who still have power and don't mind a few house guests.
The purpose of my post here today is to share pictures of the damage
to my home and property. My yard literally looks like a tornado came
through. My husband and I had chosen the house and lot we did because
of all the trees. Right now I'd say 90% of the trees are damaged, and
with just this one storm at least 5 are probably permanently damaged.
And lets not forget those sitting on my roof. So far the roof seems to
be holding steady, but if you'd been in the house and heard the
thunderous crash as the second Mulberry split and landed on the roof,
you'd be wary too.
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happy new year
charles09:17 AM CST