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QotD: My First Flight

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:55:42 -0400

Do you remember your first flight? Where did you go? Why?
Submitted by Laurel.

I was 6 years old. I was going to my father's house in Arizona, I think, he moved so much. He flew out to get me and then I spent the summer with him. After that he sent me home alone and I started a long life of flying by myself. Every summer, I'd go to see him sometimes in a place I'd been and sometimes in a place I'd never been.
I wasn't a person like business people who travel several times a month, but I can't help thinking my time is coming with a plane because I've been flying about twice a year for over 20 years. Even now I still get a rush from the take off and landing. It's fun and scary and great when you land with no troubles.

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QotD: My Earliest Memory

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:16:19 -0400

What is your earliest memory?
Submitted by Megan.

It's sad and depressing and apparently people don't like to hear about it. I'm pretty sure it's a memory of my parents fighting. I was between them on a stool at a kitchen bar. Somehow during their fight I got knocked back off the stool onto the floor.
See what I mean?

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QotD: How To Kick A Cold

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:49:17 -0400

What do you do to get rid of a cold or flu?
Submitted by ashenflowers.

Sit in my bed/comfy chair and knit, watch tv and sleep. If it is really bad sometimes I cry and sink into self pity. But that usually means I'm about to visit a doctor.

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QotD: Right Before I Doze Off

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:24:17 -0400

What's the last thing you usually do or think about before you fall asleep?

I read from whatever book happens to hold my attention at the moment. When I'm done with that any number of thoughts will barrel past the front of my mind. But right before I fall asleep I'm usually burrowing down under my covers and wishing I had Gordon to snuggle with before I pass out.

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QotD: Set Your DVR

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:41:29 -0400

What TV show(s) will you be watching this season? Why?
Submitted by ducnly.vox.com.

Studio 60 (maybe)
House
Standoff
Grey's Anatomy
Battlestar Galactica
LOST
24 (whenever it starts again)
Doctor Who (whenever it starts again also)
The 4400 (just for completeness, won't be on until next summer)

I think that's about it. :D

So I missed the "why" in the question. Here we go from the top:

Matthew Perrry is an entertaining actor and I used to watch The West Wing when it first started and I had more time. Hugh Laurie being a sarcastic jerk, what's not to love. It airs right after House and gets watched by default. All I can say is I guess I like a dose of emotional roller coaster in my week, McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey), seriously, and it is something Gordon and I watch together. SciFi that Gordon and I share and it's just really cool. What the hell is going on with those plane crash victims, I DON'T know, I NEED TO KNOW... this is why I watch. Jack Bauer needs one good day and I will watch until he gets it and also, Gordon likes how crazy it makes me. It's the Doctor, I need no more reason than that, but Gordon and I watch this one together as well. I saw a commercial that was really well done and made me very curious about the show so I watched it and got hooked.

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QotD: I'm Crafty

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:50:55 -0400

What's the last thing you crafted, constructed or created yourself?

Hmmm... let's see... there are a few things that could fit into this. Most recently on the computer I did 3 things.

Vox and Foxkeh

This is the banner I just made for the Vox contest. Also I made two forum signatures. One for myself and one for a friend.

Tillail

MarasynSig

But the last thing I made that was hand crafted was a scarf for my friend Jyll. I knit it for her. Right now I'm putting the finishing touches on a baby blanket but since it isn't absolutely complete I think this scarf will have to do.

Mossy Green Scarf

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Foxkeh is teh cute!

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:52:34 -0400

I decided this little fire foxy was too cute to let by without some attention. So I decided to whip up a quick banner. I suspect there will be loads more interesting banners to come along but this was fun so I don't really care about winning or anything.

But here is the cutest little foxy I know. :D

Vox and Foxkeh

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QotD: The Best Part of Summer '06

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:24:14 -0400

What was the highlight of your summer?
Submitted by ladym.vox.com.

My summer has not been my best. It makes it hard to find a thing that is the "highlight" but I don't want to sound all mopey and emo. I didn't hate the summer. I just didn't think it had anything worth crowing about.

I guess the thing I'm most proud of is the fact that I did make some positive changes towards the end of the summer. I'm not keeping up as much as I should but I've come to the realization that I do need to live better and that it isn't as hard to do as I thought. I've lost nearly 10 lbs. and while it doesn't seem like a lot it's a start and that's what I needed most.

As an aside to this entry. I was letting the Vox Hunt take too much time out of work... and by that I mean any time at all beyond the jotting of a quick entry here and there... so I won't be pushing to hard to keep that up. The question I can manage but add the photo everyday was making so there was no hope I would ever write in my "real" online journal. ;)

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QotD: Words To Live By

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:32:30 -0400

What's your motto?

Well for today because of various things I won't go into here, my motto is start saving! But generally, my motto is to find a way to be content. I'm not fool enough to think I'll always be happy everyday but I do know that I can be unhappy everyday if I don't decide to be content with my life. And even though I may wish I worked somewhere more open to the person I am; that my boyfriend and I didn't live in different countries/continents; or that I lived in a city that makes me want to run screaming, I know that there are things that are good in my life and those are very good things. It doesn't mean I don't want to fix those other things, but it does mean that I'll fix them when I can and not focus on them to the point of being unhappy.

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QotD: Reflecting on September 11th

nobody@vox.com(shineyquarter) — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:19:32 -0400

What are your personal memories of September 11th?

I woke up to a phone call from my mother. It was odd because she wouldn't usually call in the morning. She was at work and she knew I hate work and class. She told me I had to get to a TV to see the news. By the time I did both plans had hit the WTC. I was unaware of the hugeness of what had happened but I found myself surrounded by students in the Student Center watching something that seemed like a movie. And then the first building collapsed and the shocked swear of the newscaster wasn't bleeped out. And I think I knew how very bad it was then. Newscasters don't get upset about just anything, right?

There was a girl sitting next to me crying. Her mother had an appointment for 9 am at the WTC. She had no idea if she was okay or not and unsurprisingly she couldn't get through to her mother's phone. I remember I put my arm around her in an ineffectual attempt to comfort her but I didn't even know her. Later we found out, in a move absolutely uncharacteristic for her mother, the girl's mother had decided not to make her appointment in the WTC and had no real reason for cancelling.

I was somewhat of an emotional reck the whole day. I never watch the news because it just too sad. But you have to watch when history happens. Even horrible history.

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