So much for that plan...

[gwyn]

I was planning to head up to Vancouver, my second favorite city in the world, to run away for my birthday like I did last year, but we are actually getting snow here, and claudia_yvr, with whom me and myln were supposed to visit, said she woke up to half a foot up there and it's still flurrying. So now I don't know if we can make it, and it's long past the 72 hour cancellation deadline, so i will lose the entire fee for the room -- not cheap, since it's the Westin Bayshore. Am trying not to get my panties in a bunch, though, since the snow isn't sticking to roadways much here, and I don't know how bad the interstate is going to be tomorrow. I guess I'll bunch the panties after I see what it's like tomorrow. There really aren't much in the way of hills on this trip, though, so unless it's impassable just north of Bham, it shouldn't be too bad. I'm the girl who learned to drive in snow in Minn., after all.

People keep asking if there's anything I wish for for my b-day or christmas. Well, yes and no. I do have an Amazon wishlist, but I really don't mention it -- I hate feeling like I'm begging. It's mostly for my dad, because he can never figure out what to get. He likes to buy me small appliances. he's just that kind of a guy.

What I would really like (besides just to take some time to talk with someone and have some tea and tell them about my sister but I don't think most people want to do that) is mostly pretty simple. I would like to hear some feedback on a vid (especially the recent ones) or a story if you've never left feedback before, including concrit but if you enjoyed something, even better; I would love to just discuss by email or something a vid or story if you were inclined to say something detailed (many of my most wonderful online friends are people I met after writing them a letter about something they did, or them writing to me, and we kept conversing); I would love a story or ficlet or something like that for my favorite characters (they are not hard to find, as most are listed in my interests); I would love just a personal note or something so that we could chit-chat if you had the time or finding me on lj talk on the rare days I'm there to talk about life, the universe, and everything, because I so rarely ever chat with anyone anymore and I miss it; I would love, most especially, to hear from people I never get the chance to converse with because they are time-crunched or they've moved on to other fandoms and we don't see each other for various reasons.

Any of that would be the best present, really. Or world peace.

Comments

[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

What I would really like (besides just to take some time to talk with someone and have some tea and tell them about my sister but I don't think most people want to do that) is mostly pretty simple.

Coffee, or tea, and some sort of spice bread or cookies, and conversation; getting to know each other; shared heartbreaks... (the alt.callahans motto is 'shared joy is increased, shared pain is lessened; thus do we refute entropy.)

I'm over on Bainbridge Island now. Not very mobile, though I have some good days (CFS/fibromyalgia/chronic daily intractable migraine/wrecked knee/ditto shoulder/chronic bronchitis/arthritis (osteo) - among other things - mean that I guess I do 'deserve' the Social Security disability payments. The new place is small, a cross between a studio and a one-bedroom, but I think I'd like to meet you, and invite you over for conversation.

my email is glinda, I'm at gmail (dot) (com)...

oh, and someone keeping me focused while I'm doing craft stuff is a good useful thing, as well.

take care of yourself, 'k?

--glenda

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I did not realize you were so close by -- or am I just stupid and totally spaced that I knew this? I'm so sorry to hear about the health problems, and I totally get how that can limit the mobility both large and small. Maybe we can figure out a way to get together...

[movies-michelle.livejournal.com]

Well, there is much more snow up north, but the roads are pretty clear. It sounds like I-5 is mostly having problems to the south, where they have more ice.

I left the apartment this morning and there was still a lot of snow on the pavement of the side streets and my parking lot, but there was no trouble on I-5. The worst part was the parking lot of the Park and Ride, but it was startlingly empty this morning. I think people either decided to extend the weekend or are making excuses to stay home. It took absolutely NO time to get to work this morning.

I think you should at least attempt the trip, and I don't think you'll have any problems, as long as you leave this morning; they're expecting a bit more snow this afternoon, they said, so my commute home should be interesting, but they're saying it'll all be gone by tomorrow.

I hope you make it and have a lovely, peaceful birthday tomorrow!

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Stupid snow. And that's all I have to say about that!

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

The roads up around Bellingham look incredibly bad (they were just showing them on the news and yikes!), so it's definitely worth sticking closer to home.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I figured that even if Bham was passable, Mt. Vernon looked pretty bad, and there's that stretch past Bham with all the winding and up and down, and that would likely be the worst of all. It's so remote there aren't even traffic cams!

[movies-michelle.livejournal.com]

Actually, you might want to just check out the DOT cameras, if you haven't done so. Here's the flow map and camera at the Canadian border: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/border/I5_PeaceArchPark.htm.

[varina8.livejournal.com]

So sorry to hear about the trip.

I just rewatched The Female of the Species. It tickled me as much as the first time. You really have a terrific eye (or is that ear?) for matching clip and lyric.

My semester finally ended so I will have a bit more time over the holidays. Depending on your schedule, I'd love to catch up.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you liked it -- there aren't many vids that are as much fun to make as they are to eat, but that was definitely one of them.

I still want to get together! I am not this lame, seriously. This working at home thing is making me even more of a homebody than I was before!

[varina8.livejournal.com]

No worries. There's a chance that I might be in West Seattle next Monday. Want to try for coffee/tea then?

[kadymae.livejournal.com]

Because I can't remember if I ever sent you feedback on the complete Ciudad De Estrellas --

You've written many excellent stories, but this one will always have a special place in my heart because ... it's one of those stories where taking it apart and seeing how you put it all together doesn't diminish my love for it. In fact, looking at the technical elements of how it's crafted to me shows the love and care put in to writing it ... and that there's no Art without craftsmanship. The technical is the aesthetic.

And frankly, it's one damn hot story, too. Let's not forget that.



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And, I'll be lighting a little candle tonight for you and sis_r.

Go out and have a rip-roaring dinner with M'lyn.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I hadn't known you'd finished it -- I remember you were writing something in F&F of your own at the time and were in writing mode -- so that is wonderful to hear. I'm so glad you enjoyed it -- you bore a lot of responsibility for helping me fall into that fandom, so that's hitting the motherlode of feedback!

[nwhepcat.livejournal.com]

I think I am missing whatever codec is required to watch most vids, which stalls my good impulses in that direction.

I will send up a fervent prayer for good driving weather for you -- I was in the same boat a couple of weeks ago on my birthday weekend, and drove through some yucky snow/sleet/rain. New all-weather tires are a great gift to the self.

::hugs you and mlyn and claudia::

Happy birthday!

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

There has to be some kind of perverse weather god out there with some kind of birthday issue or something who likes to rain his misery down on us mere mortals. Bastard!

Even just out walking around today was all slippy and slidey. I nearly fell on my ass more than a few times!

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry the trip is not working out. Even if it doesn't, I hope you do something fun or that you love to make up for it. Everyone should enjoy their birthday.

I'll try to get some vid feedback for you, I know how great it is to get it. And I'm always up for talking about anything :)

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I confess I'm definitely bummed, but at least I'm home with the puss and it's safe here. I'd rather not get into an accident on my birthday -- it's traumatic enough already!! ;-)

[fishsanwitt]

Well, I'd like to say that I really enjoyed your posts on grammar - I put them in my memories, so that I could pore over them when I had time :)

Also, as you know (but might not remember), I love Ron Perlman very much and there was much squeeing here in the house when 'The Magnificent Seven' were on! And the bonus was having Michael Biehn in the series as well - since he worked with one of my favourite actors ever - Linda Hamilton.

What I would really like (besides just to take some time to talk with someone and have some tea and tell them about my sister but I don't think most people want to do that)

I would :)

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know what you mean -- I love Ron Perlman so much (not to mention Linda H -- I have a postcard of her in the cool sunglasses from T2 that I used to always keep on my bulletin board at work to remind me to be tough and practical; fat lot of good that did me!). He was always a huge part of what made Mag 7 for me, really.

I should really get back to the usage posts... sigh. I still have things like subject verb agreement and other superfun ::koff:: topics to do.

[soundingsea.livejournal.com]

Hey there. Bummer about the unseasonable snow making a hash of your birthday plans.

I couldn't manage either weather control or world peace, but I reviewed a couple of your recent vids in my LJ.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! (Yeah, I think we need a few more people to tackle that world peace thing.)

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday Gwyn. Hope you find some cake under your pillow (Virtually of course, cause it'd be messy otherwise.)

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweetie. I hope things are going okay for you -- as well as they can, anyway. And please give my love to xlorp, and I hope his feets are doing better.

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!! I've been thinking of you all day, and wanted to pop in to wish you a day of contentment and serenity (or as close as is possible, given the various mitigating factors like snow and cancelled travel) and a coming year that's satisfying and sweet.

I wanted to write you a drabble, but I seem to be failing at that. (I'm writing a paper today, and I seem to be so immersed in it that I can't switch on my fiction brain.) So instead, I'll just wave and wish you a good one, and many more. *hug*

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, you are so very kind. I hope things go okay with the paper -- I know you must be crazy busy, with all the things you've described lately on your journals.

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

World peace is always good.

::hugs you:: Happy birthday, Gwyn. Yeah, one of those who drifted to other fandoms....

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Hugs you right back -- you sure have been going through the wringer lately. I'm glad at least that there are shiny fandoms to keep you sane in the face of everything.