Anyone have any idea what nationality a person would have if their name was Lamphou Xamountry? I evidently ran across them some time ago and noted down their name to ask/post about, and lost the paper. Until I just found it, lol. Thoughts? *is having a breather for a few minutes before she falls over*

I just saw someone who's put as their name: my boobs need their own zipcode. Ahahahahaha! *needs that on an icon or something*

strippedpink and angelicus! Here be an icon post that is entirely, completely, unashamedly PINK. :D I had to link you two! ♥

I like names, in case y'all haven't realised that yet. I have a Post-It pad at work that I use just to write down names that catch my attention for being interesting or weird; I have a little collection of filled-out notes in a box in my bookcase here. Someday they'll make it into a spreadsheet, lol. Sometimes, it boggles the mind how a parent could inflict a certain name on a child. The top two prior to today were Bland Justis, and Chastity Marrier. Today a third was added: Charity Slogan. *winces and feels slightly guilty that she can't help but laugh*

I have my ticket for TBS tomorrow night. I'm glad I did go down and get it this morning since as I suspected, there weren't a whole lot left and the bookstore clerk said he figured they'd be gone by end of day today. I didn't bother asking if anyone wanted to come. The only person I know who *might* enjoy the music wouldn't have a clue who I was talking about. I'd rather go alone and know that I, at least, will appreciate it. I just have to figure out exactly where I'm going, LOL. I've never gone to this particular bar before. Most of the alt rock acts used to go to Stage Nine, but alas it closed in January. :-(

Aaaaand that's it. Nothing exciting here, folks. Keep scrollin' along...

From piper47 : "If there is at least one person in your life whom you consider a close friend, and whom you would not have met without the internet, post this sentence in your journal."

Where do I start???  LOL.  The people who once qualified as my "real-life friends" essentially disowned me when I got married, believing that I was making a mistake.  As it turned out, they were correct, but when I was young and desperately in love, none of them bothered even talking to me about it.  They stood up at my wedding and then gradually cut me out of their lives.  By the time A and I split up, they were all engaged or married and starting families...and still had no place for me.

Between my first post-grad job place going bankrupt, my next one being a long commute downtown, and then moving 1800 kms to a totally new city where I didn't know anyone except my parents, finding and keeping friends who live in close geographical proximity has been difficult.  Plus, it's not easy for me to make friends; I'm often too shy, at least in person.  Now that I'm settled into a steady job instead of temping all over the place, I'm at the beginning of that process with people I work with, who live in my city, and I'd say that so far I have one good friend, lol.  It's a work in progress. ;-)

But my best friends, the people I love dearly and consider an integral part of my life?  I met them all online. :D  Every last one of 'em.

cookie2697 and I technically met in person before we really became friends, lol (the same night Shannon and I met!).  But since then, Anne's camped on my couch while we toured Toronto when I was still living there, and helped me carry Ikea into the apartment LOL!  (Smooches to muffinkath7 and her sister for also helping, even though I'd only just met her sister hee.)  I camped on her couch last spring and we road-tripped up the California coast so I could see both her cities.  We'd drifted a little bit apart in recent months but at the core of it, Anne is one of the few people who I can go to and babble ridiculously about utter nonsense and somehow she gets it, and then it's all okay.  She just understands me on that level and I don't want to ever have to do without her.  Who the hell else could I have endless conversations about American Idiot with, who would actually understand what I'm talking about and even crazier, agree?!  Or road-trip with while cycling through the Matchbox Twenty albums in order and discussing them all?  (We need a GD road-trip now!)  Music partially defines our friendship b/c we're always talking about it, but it's only part of the package.  Anne's my chickiboo and my best friend.

mockingbird39 is just a force of nature, and I love her to pieces.  Talking to and being with Mel always makes my brain shake loose and my inner strength soar.  She is just such an incredibly inspirational person.  We generally manage at least one long weekend together a year, just hanging out and talking.   I'm going to see her this weekend and I could not BE more excited about it!!  I miss her terribly during her busy work times.

Man, I can't go on at this length about everybody or I'll be here all night, LOL.  Shortlisting it a little.

angela_o, muffinkath7, emluv, and janajoh are also beloved friends, as are several people not listed in LiveJournal: De, Blanca, Micha.  I treasure my time with all of these women, who are part of what I think of as my life-support group, lol.  As in, we support each other in our lives. :-)

Can't forget angelicus and strippedpink, my fellow admins and darlings at LOD.  Because of them I actually got into moderating after avoiding it like the plague for the last four years, lol.  Persuasive and wonderful. :D  Also excellent at handholding while I hyperventilate!

Other dear friends I've met through LOD or other message boards are my gutter child, midwest_punk; my art mentor and brain-sharer Liz aka LongTimeFan; and my Western half, Cris aka Lolita.  And new friends from LJ too: my over-caffeinated pixie linzeestyle, and my new/old knight in shining tiara, piper47!

And there are lots more lovely, lovely people too, who I enjoy chatting and exchanging emails with.

Um, yeah.  You'll notice that I am definitely, definitely a nickname kind of person...  lol.  Take it as a sign of love. :-)