Happy Dayz - Not

Here's the deal:

I want my ten years.

Out of the total of my 30 friends,
18 are only on LJ;
4 are only on IJ;
8 are on both.

That is a bunch of people I want to hear from in the future, too. I'm not happy with SUP's attitude - because yes, the opinion of the director of SUP's blog division is SUP's opinion on LJ - and the situation but I will grit my teeth and stay.

Prompt: #053: Balance
Word Count: 407
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Self-injuring is mentioned.
Language: English

A/N: A little something now since I won't be online during the skiing holiday. :3 This has been lying round for a while, actually, but on Thursday I practically ran out of the bathroom, looking like a rabid dog (was washing my teeth), because I got an idea. Not my best English, but... yeah.

( Balance )

I was thinking about these on the way home and got this mental image of... well, you need to read to see how it ends. ;) It's somewhat short but the ending is just like I wanted it, so I thought it best to leave it like that. The text is not my usual style, but it felt right. (I specified the language 'cos I have a feeling I'll be writing some of these in English and some in Finnish.) F-locked it (for my general flist) just in case. Uhm. I hope you like this. :3


Prompt: #023: Toive
Word Count: 222
Rating: G
Language: Finnish

( Toive )

Nau, here goes. xD

( Here be the word 'erection' mentioned more than once )

I want a shirt that says, "Satan helped me pass my social studies exam!"

Happy Birthday, fieryredqueen! ^_^

"Winter always turns to spring."

-Nichiren

I really, really hope that this year will be a better year for you. I can't imagine how difficult it has been, but I have faith in you. *hugs tightly* Have a splendid birthday - and a jar of cookies. ^_~ *hands over a brightly coloured virtual cookie jar with chocolate chip cookies*

Happy Birthday, andartha!

"Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls."

- Voltaire

*gives a warm hug* Have a great birthday, dear! ^^ I sincerely hope it won't be overshadowed by Christmas because your birthday is just as important as that.

Title: Seconds
Fandom: Weiss Kreuz
Pairings: Schuldig/Yoji
Word Count: 5 x 100 words
Rating: PG-13
Warning: implied slash, swear words
Disclaimer: Weiss Kreuz belongs to Takehito Koyasu and Project Weiss.

A/N: This a fairly random series of drabbles I wrote tonight. The missing pieces are, as you will notice, what happened between these scenes, but I think that is the point of these. I can't say I'm 100% sure about the characterisation, either - it's been a while - so constructive criticism on that aspect would be very welcome.

( Seconds )

I'm not that happy with them right now. Sure, I'm as glad to see 6A go as anyone - but will SUP really do us any good? Forgive me, but I'm not too sure about that after browsing around the comments to that post and the two new communities.

For now I'm opting for the watch&wait approach. I just hope they won't do anything stupid.

In Finnish: Iltalehti, Helsingin Sanomat

In English: msnbc, Helsingin Sanomat: International Edition

In short, an 18-year-old upper secondary school student shot eight people at a school in Jokela, one of whom was the school headmistress, and then shot himself in the head, ending up in the hospital in critical condition. Thirteen people, including the shooter, were injured. Most of the students got their injuries while escaping through the classroom windows; fortunately, only one of them was shot at. The shooter had published his plans through a video on YouTube, his blog and some forums on the Internet.

I won't even pretend to understand this. Why? was the first thought in my mind when I heard about this while sitting in the bus on my way home. A psychologist in the TV is saying that young men in Finnish are not well, and that's a serious understatement if you ask me. I'm not saying that it's absolutely not possible he was just looking for attention, but what if he really believed in what he said in his manifesto?

That worries me a whole lot more than 'young men being unwell'.

My condolences to all those who lost friends and/or family today.

Title: And We Will Meet Again
Fandom: Weiss Kreuz
Pairings: Aya/Yoji
Prompt: #001: Beginnings
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Warnings: Implied slash.

A/N: Thought I'd given up, did you? *grins* Not as long as I'm still breathing. I have a feeling that I'm a bit rusty after the long break, but no worries. Practice is the word of the day.

( And We Will Meet Again )

When I checked my flist this morning I was quite shocked. I found that LJ had been suspending accounts without a warning. Why? Because, apparently, Warriors for Innocence have pressured them to suspense accounts with questionable interests or "hot words", such as incest, listed in their interests.

innocence_jihad is a community against what is happening. They suggested adding 'solidarity_against_internet_witch_hunts' as your interest if you are against what LJ is doing, but lookey lookey, it's not clickable while 'solidagity_aainst_internep_widkfh_hslts', the new slogan, is.

beautifuldorian linked this Livejournal Backup and Search Tool. If you think your journal is in danger, use it. She also suggested adding 'censorship is destroying me' as an interest.

I've got only these three and 'freedom of speech' listed as my interests, and I joined the community to keep up with the news. In my opinion, what LJ is doing is unacceptable.

But remember, as taiki posted in innocence_jihad:

"People! You all need to remember this IS within LJ's right to do this.

I don't support it, but they're within their right to do this.

This community is pretty much the correct response to it. Some will say it's whining, bitching and complaining, but I prefer protest! Whatever you do, don't renew your paid account until LJ does something about it, in the very least, and if you're on sponsored levels, take yourself down to free."

If you search these links from yohjideranged's entry, you will find that LJ has the right - actually, it's in their TOS - to suspend accounts or communities that promote incest or paedophilia. How to differentiate a paedophilia community from an RPG community, that is another matter.

( Links )

I don't know where this is going, but I'll be following the news. I hope that all the wrongly suspended accounts will be unsuspended when this is over.

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other specific Biblical laws and how to follow them.

1. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odour for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odour is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanness (Lev.15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
4. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?
5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this?
7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.19:27. How should they die?
9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev.24:10-16) Couldn’t we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.

~ Comment & Credit and everyone shall be happy.
~ No hotlinking.

[1] Basch
[1] Balthier/Fran
[2] Balthier
[5] Vincent Valentine

( Here be iconsies )

The prompts have been taken from 101_kisses, but I slightly altered the last one to fit the idea of these. I thought about this surprisingly long before actually doing anything - considering the theme and the fact that I still haven't finished drabbles100, after all - but what the hell. These all go to gwennon. Big love, darling. ^__^ You'll get your man one day.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and despite the last prompt, these are called 101 Catches. ^_~

2/101

001.	Starlight	002.	Four of Diamonds	003.	Path of Sin	004.	Words	005.	Strawberry Jam
006.	Green Tea	007.	Blossom	008.	Chrysanthemums	009.	Illusion	010.	Eyes
011.	The Endless and Faraway Sky	012.	Impossible; Stubborn	013.	Gravity	014.	Vaseline	015.	Photograph
016.	Celebration	017.	Falling Leaves	018.	Walking on Air	019.	Shining	020.	A Bit of Colour
021.	Wireless	022.	Nightingale	023.	Toive	024.	Daybreak	025.	Midsummer Moon
026.	Windy Nights	027.	Silver	028.	Chestnut Buds	029.	Secret Joy	030.	Romance
031.	Bubbles	032.	Mirror; Reflection	033.	Who?	034.	Twice	035.	Snowdrop
036.	Just Like This	037.	Butterfly	038.	If	039.	Best of All	040.	Three Plum Buns
041.	Chill	042.	Riddle	043.	Blade of Grass	044.	You're as Good...	045.	Shadow
046.	Loneliness	047.	Deceit of the Scenes	048.	Just Waiting	049.	Flash	050.	Vertigo
051.	Honest Mistake	052.	Lingerie; Undergarments	053.	Balance (Yin-Yang)	054.	Dash	055.	Impulse
056.	Crystal Tears	057.	Farewell	058.	Sword Dance	059.	Cosplay; Fancy Dress	060.	Chains; Bonds
061.	Over-sized Shirt	062.	Kohl	063.	Desire	064.	Mistranslation	065.	Street Scene
066.	Between the Sheets	067.	Night Will Never Stay	068.	Lullaby	069.	Cobwebs	070.	Castles in the Sand
071.	Divine Image	072.	Pebbles	073.	Eclipse	074.	Voice	075.	Candy; Sweets
076.	Game	077.	Coin	078.	Body Art	079.	Shuffle	080.	Place
081.	Sake	082.	Coyness	083.	Pillar of Strength	084.	72 Hours	085.	Teaching
086.	Heat Wave	087.	Spiral	088.	Virtual Reality	089.	Utopia	090.	Vin Rouge
091.	Endless Love	092.	Jealousy	093.	Vanilla	094.	Russian Roulette	095.	Warmness on the Soul
096.	Kimono	097.	Explore	098.	Ashes	099.	Clock	100.	Joy Doubled, Sorrow Halved

101. One Hundred and One Chances

Title: And Then There Was One
Fandom: Weiss Kreuz
Characters: Farfarello
Prompt: #044: Circle
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

A/N: Related to The Thoughts of the Strangers, On His Own Terms and The 1001st Way to Go. The last one of the four related drabbles.

(  And Then There Was One  )