Tea of the year. I can taste my favorite tea right now. What's yours?
I should have read all the prompts before agreeing to do this I think. What kind of person do these prompts lead us to try to be? Tea? I think it was that curiously strong tea that comes out of my French press. For sure.
Word or phrase. A word that encapsulates your year. "2009 was _____."
My word of the year, determined early on, was "frugality to the max!" I suppose that sort of sums it up for me... an attempt to reign in the unbalanced nature of my life from the previous year. Back to basics, build from the strongest part of the foundation, make a plan for a sustainable and balanced future while still thinking big and taking well-calculated risks.
Shop. Online or offline, where did you spend most of your mad money this year?
Lawyers, landlords, credit cards, and the IRS. I guess the offline shopping world wins again.
Car ride. What did you see? How did it smell? Did you eat anything as you drove there? Who were you with?
Another silly question. I don't have a car. But the scene from the window of a taxi is usually pretty exciting. I also enjoyed the bus ride to Vancouver this summer. My Zipcar errands were more about the destination, and our mini-roadtrip to Orcas was more about the people in the car.
New person. She came into your life and turned it upside down. He went out of his way to provide incredible customer service. Who is your unsung hero of 2009?
I'm very happy to report that my unsung hero of 2009 wasn't a customer service rep. That would be sad. I didn't so much get swept up by any new people this year as grow more solid relationships with the people I already know and love. Kellianne deserves special props for weathering our third year of higher highs and lower lows with me. I feel like I also got to know several of my friends a lot better this year too. You know who you are.
Project. What did you start this year that you're proud of?
Locavore, Enjoymentland, and project Baby Benson.
I should have read all the prompts before agreeing to do this I think. What kind of person do these prompts lead us to try to be? Tea? I think it was that curiously strong tea that comes out of my French press. For sure.
Word or phrase. A word that encapsulates your year. "2009 was _____."
My word of the year, determined early on, was "frugality to the max!" I suppose that sort of sums it up for me... an attempt to reign in the unbalanced nature of my life from the previous year. Back to basics, build from the strongest part of the foundation, make a plan for a sustainable and balanced future while still thinking big and taking well-calculated risks.
Shop. Online or offline, where did you spend most of your mad money this year?
Lawyers, landlords, credit cards, and the IRS. I guess the offline shopping world wins again.
Car ride. What did you see? How did it smell? Did you eat anything as you drove there? Who were you with?
Another silly question. I don't have a car. But the scene from the window of a taxi is usually pretty exciting. I also enjoyed the bus ride to Vancouver this summer. My Zipcar errands were more about the destination, and our mini-roadtrip to Orcas was more about the people in the car.
New person. She came into your life and turned it upside down. He went out of his way to provide incredible customer service. Who is your unsung hero of 2009?
I'm very happy to report that my unsung hero of 2009 wasn't a customer service rep. That would be sad. I didn't so much get swept up by any new people this year as grow more solid relationships with the people I already know and love. Kellianne deserves special props for weathering our third year of higher highs and lower lows with me. I feel like I also got to know several of my friends a lot better this year too. You know who you are.
Project. What did you start this year that you're proud of?
Locavore, Enjoymentland, and project Baby Benson.
Hi all, and welcome to the "Leap Year" community! I'll be your moderator for the next few weeks as we talk about all of the facets of love and relationships. Posting in this community is open to anyone who wants to make a contribution to the lead-up to "Leap Year" -- I see that we already have a really nice wallpaper posted by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
ziva21!
In addition to generating excitement and discussion about the community, I'll be making entries every weekday. Your comments to those entries, subject to the obligatory rules, will be your entries to win one of ten free pairs of tickets to see Leap Year in theaters on January 8th!
We'll be starting out each new week with some open-ended discussion questions about relationships. This week, I'd like to throw open the floor for all of you to tell me about your perfect relationship and partner. Have you found that perfection in your life now or in the past? Tell us about it! If you're still looking, what do you wish for?
ziva21! In addition to generating excitement and discussion about the community, I'll be making entries every weekday. Your comments to those entries, subject to the obligatory rules, will be your entries to win one of ten free pairs of tickets to see Leap Year in theaters on January 8th!
We'll be starting out each new week with some open-ended discussion questions about relationships. This week, I'd like to throw open the floor for all of you to tell me about your perfect relationship and partner. Have you found that perfection in your life now or in the past? Tell us about it! If you're still looking, what do you wish for?
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happy
Something simple and romantic! I always thought it would be flowers, candles, and the guy down on one knee. But I guess I don't need something that cliche.
I decide to make a simple Wallpaper for that beautiful Movie
However I hope you like it. Comments would be <3
However I hope you like it. Comments would be <3
- Mood: excited
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FAQ 95 on userpic keywords says this:
"If you want your style to display your userpics alongside your entries on your Recent Entries page, you will need to use keywords to select the images when posting and customize your style."
I know you don't need to select a keyword in order for the userpic to display on recent entries. I think most styles will display them without the user going out of their way to make it happen, and I don't think Support gets a lot of questions about how to include userpics on recent entries, so it seems like this is no longer something that needs to be addressed. But definitely the part about the keywords is incorrect.
"If you want your style to display your userpics alongside your entries on your Recent Entries page, you will need to use keywords to select the images when posting and customize your style."
I know you don't need to select a keyword in order for the userpic to display on recent entries. I think most styles will display them without the user going out of their way to make it happen, and I don't think Support gets a lot of questions about how to include userpics on recent entries, so it seems like this is no longer something that needs to be addressed. But definitely the part about the keywords is incorrect.
I have 10. If anyone would like one (or ten), comment with the username(s) I should send them to.
eta: Looks like it can only be sent to users who are currently Basic or Plus users.
eta: Looks like it can only be sent to users who are currently Basic or Plus users.
(This didn't go thru last night.)
We're at the Rifftrax encore, all 3 of us plus our friend Patrick. I think that's about as grand as a hat party can get!
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We're at the Rifftrax encore, all 3 of us plus our friend Patrick. I think that's about as grand as a hat party can get!
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Only thing that gets the Bears in trouble: pretending they're not 5-8. :p
PS: Chelios on the Wolves!? omfg. 47 years old too. Wow.
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PS: Chelios on the Wolves!? omfg. 47 years old too. Wow.
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stepstomarrowWhen granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.
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I'm looking for generic kinds of categories that people can put themselves in. Not either/ors, necessarily, but demographic kinds of things that are more about who you think you are than who you really are. Some serious, some silly, etc. Can you think of more categories? Help!
Child, Adult, Young, Middle aged, Over the hill, Old
Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Aunt, Uncle, Grandfather, Grandmother, Son, Daughter, Pet owner
Wife, Husband, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Friend, Friend with benefits, Flirt
Gay, Straight, Bisexual, Lesbian, Monogamous, Open
Student, Employee, Boss, Entrepreneur, Unemployed
Ill, Healthy, Fit, Slovenly, Unhealthy, Sporty, Accident-prone, Lucky, Alert, Slow, Calm, Stressed, Focused, Distracted, Energetic, Lazy, Passive, Agressive,
Conservative, Liberal, Republican, Democrat, Independent, Activist
Religious, Spiritual, Agnostic, Atheist, Humanist, Lost soul, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim
Extrovert, Introvert, Intuitive, Sensing, Thinking, Feeling, Perceiving, Judging
Proud, Greedy, Lustful, Angry, Gluttonous, Jealous, Lazy, Sarcastic, Cynical, Cheating, Lying
Sincere, Polite, Trustworthy, Frugal, Industrious, Fair, Moderate, Clean, Chaste, Humble, Loyal
I'm looking for generic kinds of categories that people can put themselves in. Not either/ors, necessarily, but demographic kinds of things that are more about who you think you are than who you really are. Some serious, some silly, etc. Can you think of more categories? Help!
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- busterbenson : Best of 2009, #16 - 21) Tea, word, shop, car ride, person, and project [+0]
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leapyearmovie :: leapyearmod : Finding love [+2] - kimbachle : Writer's Block: Will You Marry Me? [+0]
- leapyearmovie :: ziva21 : Wallpaper [+2]
- lj_spotlight :: ljspotlight : 12/21/09 Homepage Spotlight [+3]
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- lj_userdoc :: boredinsomniac : userpics on recent entries [+0]
- janinedog : Tree with presents! [+0]
- coffeechica : Creme brulee is very Important [+1]
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- janinedog : Blinky Bug! [+0]
- coffeechica : I thought it was a sheer delight! [+0]
- coffeechica : Truth hurts, don't it. [+3]
- lj_spotlight :: ljspotlight : 12/14/09 Homepage Spotlight [+9]
- lj_contests :: beth08 : Leap Year Movie/Community Contest [+0]
- leapyearmovie :: leapyearmod : Leap Year Trailer [+4]
- janinedog : This is almost all the presents. Fun! [+0]
- busterbenson : Kinds of people [+11]
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