Char's Random Journal

Scary Go Round

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:01:33 GMT

It's not often I post images, etc on here, but Scary Go Round, and its current successor Bad Machinery has the ability to make me giggle, and I feel it's under-read. It's a gentle, surreal kind of humour. Sometime's theres schoolchildren. Sometimes there's extra-planar demons. Go read it!

My Existence and Other Forms of Plant-Life

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:36:23 GMT

I think I've rediscovered the joy of the LJ cut! Hurrah!

Oh and as promised, here's some oxygen for you all *puff*

I'm a filthy little evergreen and no mistake.

So, at the moment, how am I doing? Well, mostly up, some down, sometimes a leetle slantwards but I'm going to get better insoles to deal with that.

Honestly, I think I'm doing fine. Maybe about 8 out of 10, which is quite impressive at any time for me.

I've rediscovered the joys of going out on the random as it were. Also my 'evil dimples'. I'd sort of forgotten about them. They're awesome.

I've also come to the conclusion that booze has no calories in. I don't care what scientists say. I know that if I go out, I wake up the next day with a flatter stomach. It's true I tell you!

Today, I shall feel like.... a bunny!

Meme Responses (4) - A Rant (short one)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:02:41 GMT

Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls

What the fuck is the deal with how hard so many places seem to find it to make their chicken balls properly. Too greasy, too hard, burned, crisped, tasteless. IT'S FUCKING CHICKEN IN BATTER!! IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! You know what, fuck it, I'll have the chow mein... BUT IT'S ALL DRY! WHY IS IT SO DRY? Take the grease from the chicken balls, add it to the chow mein, and voila! Eatable meals! But no. No. I should make my food myself, but I'm too lazy. SO MAKE MY CHICKEN BALLS PROPERLY!!!

Meme Responses (3) - Women

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:33:50 GMT

Women.

Fucking terrified of them.

No, seriously.

I had a lot of male friends during my teenage years. Infact, nearly, if not all of my "true" friends were male. And then I got landed on an all girls floor and I was fucking SCARED.

Here are things I have learned about women:

- Women CAN BE like men, but with boobs and no penis. This was a good discovery.

- Women are (in general) harder to manipulate than men, or it at least requires a differing form of manipulation. They are also harder to read in general than men, particularly when it comes to sex.

- Women (I suspect) have an intricate code of hand signals, gestures, glances etc. that I have only a beginners level in.

- Women's bodies are completely different from men's and from each other. They do tend to have smooshy bits though.

- Whilst men tend to be able to get away with having sex with loads of women more easily, women tend to be able to get away with flirting more easily.

- Lesbinimming isn't a turn on for all men, but it's a damn fun way to spend an evening (and you should never lesbinim up for man's benefit anyway, unless you're planning a threesome.)

- Women tend to have better lip-balm than men.

- Frequently, on nights out, you will find a woman crying in the loos. Other women will confort her, whilst women she's never met will offer advice, hugs and consoling platitudes (he's not worth it; I can't believe she'd do that; oh, poor you etc.) I am reliably informed this does not happen in the gents.

I like women. I just wish I could read them better.

Meme Responses (2) - Roleplay

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:15:20 GMT

My most memorable roleplay experience is actually rather private, so I won't go into what exactly was said, and stuff, but I will tell you how it made me feel.

My most memorable roleplay experience is when Genevre told Bob that she loved him for the first time. Weasel and I were outside the courtroom, sitting on some stairs, and it was at the same time as Genevre explained that she was married.

I think this was one of the first times I truly lost myself in a character. There was pain, a lot of pain, and it wasn't mine, but I could feel it. And there was confusion and fear, and doubt but also hope. It was sweet, and hurty, and sort of amazing at the same time.

I'm very ... aware of my own brain, and I find it difficult to shut it all down, but somehow, it happened of its own accord.

Kudos to Weezee for helping to make that.

Meme Responses (1) - Politics

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:04:07 GMT

Ah politics.

Politics is something which I actually find very difficult to talk about. At some point, I must have been told that discussing politics in mixed company is Rude, and it stuck. All I know is, that if I'm not very very comfortable around you, I won't talk about it. The irony that I've been asked to post about politics by one of the few people I feel comfortable talking about it around amuses me greatly.

Having said that, here goes.

I'm left wing. I come from a long LONG line of left wing people, both my parents are lefties and proud of it. In fact, the only thing that my mother has ever said she would throw any boyfriend of me and my sister's out of the house for is being a Tory. She doesn't mean it, but I think if I joined the Young Conservatives, I would be disowned.

Having said that, I'm also politically ignorant. I'm damn stupid, to the point where I had to ban myself from listening to anything about the Israel/Lebanon conflict a few years back because I would just SHOUT at the radio and TV, when the truth was I didn't really understand what was going on.

I believe in justice, but with mercy. I believe in freedom, the right to make a mistake, be punished for it, and then live a life. I believe in free health care, in sharing, in the right of everyone to public services, in the right of everyone to ask for aid when they need it, and that it's the duty of society to give it them. I pay my taxes, and to be honest, I don't care that part of my money goes to help people who may need it, and even some that might not need it so much (if people want to cheat, that's their own problem). I'd give more, especially if they used some of it to provide cheap public transport, especially to the people who live in the sticks (I've been there, it's not fun)

Having said that, other than vote I do fuck all about it. I whine occasionally, and make bitchy comments with my mum about David Cameron, and the such like. That's about the extent of it.

It's something that I do occasionally feel bad that I do little about. If I want a better world, I really should go out and DO something, rather than just leaving it to people who aren't... well, me.

Oh, and just to clarify, technically I'm a member of the SWP, but that's mainly because they guilt tripped me in Cafe Nero (although what they were doing in Cafe Nero I don't know)

This Weekend

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:38:29 GMT

For those of you rather confused about this weekend, and what may or may not be happening, here's the drill:

7:30 - Meeting in Revolution for shots and coctail-ey goodness.

8:30 - Fuzzy space. Either Spoons for food, staying in Revs if we can get reasonably priced food there, possinly followed by a wander through town, stopping at bars on the way. If we feel like it.

10 - 10:30 ish - Rocket to the Lune @ The Phoenix Club

1 ish - Those who are feeling hardcore may make a night of it. All others may sleep/pass out.

Please don't feel you have to come to everything/eat out/drink booze/dress fancy if you don't want to. I will be taking my phone with me, in case people get lost. Just remember to dial the right number!

It would be great to see everyone, if just for a little time. :) LOVE!!

Yay For Stuff

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:11:25 GMT

Seeing as I have been moping a lot recently, I've decided to list
Random Things That Make Me Happy!

- Dreams about lightning
- Lime Doritos and humous
- Ylang Ylang
- Leather gloves
- The colour silver
- Catching a leaf (you get a wish!)
- Dice with sparkles or made from metal
- When the wind billows out my leather coat
- Actual lightning
- UV lighting
- The feeling of velvet
- The feeling of suede
- When you buy some new clothes and you want to wear them RIGHT AWAY!
- Beans on toast with lots of butter
- Open fires
- Snow on my eyelashes
- Putting on mascara
- Lying a great big wolfpile with lots of people, but in a comfy, not squashy kind of way
- Sweet orange with cinnamon
- Day dreams about fantastical things
- Hot lemon with honey
- Sleeping on fur
- Two guinea pigs fighting over a stick
- Tropical fish that I don't have to look after
- Fluffy knee length socks without nasty elastic
- Vanilla with patchouli
- Making nice smelling things
- Fresh baked cookies with M&Ms or Smarties in (so they are still warm and gooey)
- Glitter
- And more. There's always more. Unless it's the end of the world. In which case, no cookies for you!

No, these are not reasonable things. They are random things.

According to LJ, this was a saved draft....

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:52:33 GMT

Amuse me greatly

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I think this was a good draft. Do it. Amuse me.

DANCE!!

On other notes - I am giant cat. My powers are - CAT! Miaow!

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"So THOSE were the crazy pills. Riiiiiight...."

It's an Animal...

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:51:35 GMT

...not an accessory, you moron.

Stuff In General

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:46:56 GMT

So, the Moot was fun, not the best event I've been to by a long shot, but I still enjoyed myself. Lots of shit went down, which I hope is going to make the G fun. I'd go for the week early, but I can't afford the booze and extra car hire it's cost, plus it's some serious time off work. Got to chat to some friends, monster some, meet some spangly new people, and even terrorize a few Bears (threatening to go into labour does that).

Might see if I can work on some new, smaller, less restricty kit for the G, as I did overheat a little. I think I would have exploded if I'd decided that Kal was going to 'show' her preganancy and had worn a suit.

Work is going ok, it pays my wages, and takes up some of my time. It's nice to actually get some time to talk to people properly again over MSN and the suchlike in the evenings.

My body's taken a bit of a hit recently, despite the extra larp exercise, as I've been binge eating again and not getting proper sleep, so it's probably back on the diet at some point next week, and I might treat myself to something good for it from Lush. Mmmmm, Lush

Other than that, it's pretty much all ticking along ok.

Char. xx

Facepaint &tc. (Post-over From Facebook)

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:07:03 GMT

Right, I'm sick of spending 4 days getting Snazz out of my face and body after an event. So I'm putting in an order at http://treasurehouse.sageshops.co.uk for Mehron (cocoa butter for the win).

Does anyone need to order anything whilst I'm about it?

Restricted to Lancaster or the people I'll see at the Summer LT Moot unfortunately, as I don't want to get too skint. And no buying airbrushing machines.

Send me an email or leave a comment if you do. Order is going in on MONDAY.

Random Fear No#237656a(i)

Tue, 19 May 2009 22:03:42 GMT

That some day I'm going to sniff too hard and one of my eyeballs will get lodged in my throat.

Surprisingly Innocent

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:01:15 GMT

Start with 100% and subtract 1% for everything that you've done. Then repost as you're __% innocent.

01. Smoked
02. Drank alcohol
03. Cried when someone died.
04. Been drunk.
05. Had sex.
06. Been to a concert.
07. Gotten/given a hand job.
08. Been verbally/sexually harassed.
09. Verbally/sexually harassed somebody.
11. Felt someone up and/or been felt up.
12. Laughed so hard something came out of your nose .
13. Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend before.
14. Been cheated on by a boyfriend/girlfriend.
15. Been to prom.
16. Cried at school.
17. Gotten lost in a Wal-Mart or a department store.
18. Went streaking.
19. Given or received a lap dance.
20. Had someone of the opposite sex in your room.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 84%

21. Had someone of the opposite sex sleep over.
22. Slept over at someone of the opposite sex's house.
23. Kissed a stranger.
24. Hugged a stranger.
25. Went scuba diving.
26. Driven a car.
27. Gotten an x-ray.
28. Hit by a car
29. Had a party.
30. Done drugs.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 76%

31. Played strip poker/darts/pool.
32. Got paid to strip for someone.
33. Run away from home.
34. Broken a bone. (do other people's count?)
35. Eaten sushi.
36. Bought porn.
37. Watched porn.
38. Made porn.
39. Made beans.
40. Been in love.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 68%

41. French kissed.
42. Laughed so hard you cried.
43. Cried yourself to sleep.
44. Laughed yourself to sleep.
45. Stabbed yourself.
46. Shot a gun.
47. Trash talked someone and then acted like their best friend the next day.
48. Been online for 9 consecutive hours.
49. Watched TV for 9 consecutive hours.
50. Watched an animal die.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR? 58%

51. Watched a person die.
52. Kissed somewhere with at least 1 person present.
53. Pranked somebody.
54. Put somebody in the hospital.
55. Snuck into someone's room and/or your own room after being out.
56. Made spicy beans.
57. Dressed punk.
58. Dressed Goth.
59. Dressed preppy .
60. Been to a motocross race.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 51%

61. Avoided somebody.
62. Been stalked.
63. Stalked someone.
64. Met a celebrity.
65. Played an instrument.
66. Ridden a horse.
67. Cut yourself.
68. Bungee jumped.
69. Ding dong ditched somebody.
70. Been to a wild party.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 44%

71. Been caught stealing something.
72. Kicked/punched a guy in the balls.
73. Stolen a boyfriend/girlfriend from a friend.
74. Gone out with your friend's crush.
75. Got arrested.
76. Been pregnant.
77. Babysat.
78. Been to another country.
79. Started your house on fire.
80. Had an encounter with a ghost.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 38%

81. Donated your hair to cancer patients.
82. Been asked out by someone that you never thought you'd be asked out by.
83. Cried over a member of the opposite sex.
84. Had a boyfriend/girlfriend for over 2 months.
85. Sat on your butt all day.
86. Ate a whole carton of ice cream all by yourself.
87. Had a job.
88. Gotten cut from a sports team.
89. Been called a whore.
90. Danced like a whore .

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 29%

91. Been mistaken for a celebrity.
92. Been in a car accident.
93. Been told you have beautiful eyes.
94. Been told you have beautiful hair.
95. Raped somebody.
96. Danced in the rain.
97. Been rejected
98. Left a restaurant without paying.
99. Punched someone/slapped someone in the face.
100. Been raped.

PERCENTAGE: 21%

Random Fear No# 1345629A

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:45:42 GMT

That if you bite your nails, instead of swallowing them into your stomach, they actually just go into your lungs, where they wait...

Random Fear No# 1345628B

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:08:02 GMT

That some part of you body may one day, for no reason, just...drop off.

I am afflicted by this a lot.

Anal Meme

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:30:40 GMT

Women Men Either Other?

Kal - Either/Other
Swan - Claims either, really men
Genevre - Men
Sophia - Men
Little Sister - Other (Nosferatu)
Neffie - Men
Lady Violet Derby (1)- Either
Lady Violet Derby (2) - Women
Almond - None
Johnny Tequila - Laydeez

Dom, Sub or Switch?

Kal - Sub
Swan - Sub
Genevre - Domme/Switch (Once she knows what to do)
Sophia - Switch
Little Sister - Sub
Neffie - Switch
Lady Violet Derby (1)- Domme
Lady Violet Derby (2) - Domme
Almond - Sub
Johnny Tequila - Switch

Anal?

Kal - Sure nice person!!
Swan - Yes
Genevre - Yes
Sophia - No
Little Sister - ?? I don't understand...
Neffie - No
Lady Violet Derby (1)- Depends how much you pay
Lady Violet Derby (2) - No
Almond - Yes
Johnny Tequila - Whatever makes you feel good babe

Spit or Swallow?

Kal - Swallow husband, spit others
Swan - Swallow (if she weren't a vamp)
Genevre - Swallow (if she weren't a vamp)
Sophia - Swallow
Little Sister - Swallow(if she weren't a vamp)
Neffie - Spit
Lady Violet Derby (1)- Spit
Lady Violet Derby (2) - Swallow
Almond - Spit
Johnny Tequila - Whoa!! JT does NOT do the man lovin'.

Bondage?

Kal - NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!
Swan - A little light stuff
Genevre - But that's how men enjoy sex, right?
Sophia - I'll tie you up. You don't stand a chance of doing it to me.
Little Sister - Yep
Neffie - Oh I say, darling, you really are a cad (smutty giggle)
Lady Violet Derby (1)- No
Lady Violet Derby (2) - NO
Almond - Sure. You get what you pay for.
Johnny Tequila - JT LOVES a bit of the rough stuff. Furry handcuffs and spanking all round!

Arrrgh

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:03:42 GMT

So, today I'm meeting Mike's family... arrrrrrrrrrrrgh... in Manchester...arrrrrrrrrrrgh...with no idea of what to do...arrrrrrrrrrrgh...or what to wear... arrrrrrgh...

At least my hair is now purple.

Yesterday it was Neon Apricot.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:34:33 GMT

So I looked in the mirror and realised that I am seriously unhealthy and it's starting to show. I'm switching off my all carbs and lots of saturated fat kick I'm on at the moment, and onto lots of veggies and fish and stuuuuuuff. Also less booze.

The problem is, what to do for exercise? Can't swim, won't jog, too skint for the gym, and my main source of exercise has gone home for the summer.

I think I shall walk into town, peer at fancy cheese graters, and see if I can find a dvd organiser thingy.

Bit weird as a form of exercise, I know.

I Want One

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:37:47 GMT

Damn Allycat Metalware and their really shiny, pretty corsets.

/drool

Dreams

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:32:29 GMT

Right, I need help from all you dream-wise people out there.

What's the significance of an anteater in dreams?

Specifically repeated dreams, where your boyfriend is running away with said creature.

This Is Fun

Sat, 17 May 2008 22:10:49 GMT

Well, I feel like total shit. My body is obviously made an executive descision that I get period cramps no where near my period. I think I was asleep whilst this descision was made, otherwise I'd have pulled rank and over ruled it.

Damn you, evil Wombinator!

Musing

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:59:45 GMT

So I'm looking out of the window (it's not my window, it's mike's) and lamenting the loss of my mp3 player(even though it was a pile of shite), and unsure how to deal with voice mail, and wondering who's left me a voice mail anyway, and my feet hurt a little bit, and trying to figure out how to sort out the corset (senerity, I've no idea what I've done to it, but the boning is poking out and cutting me to shreds when I try it on, it's come through the cover-ey bit, and the glue's come unstuck) and making vague plans for the GEF, and looking at boyfriend (who's gone back to bed) and I'm wondering:

If you were God, what colours would you make things??

Ah, Super-Romances...

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:41:47 GMT

If Your Comic Confuses You...

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:14:28 GMT

Due to it being April Fools day, some those zany folks wot write webcomics have had a swap around. You can find:

Dinosaur comics where Questionable Content should be...

XKCD where Dinosaur Comics should be...

And finally Questionable Content where XKCD should be.

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