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[the silver light]


Welcome to my online journal. I began journaling as early as 1992 in typical lock-and-key diaries, moving on to bigger journals and then to the internet in 2003. I go by the name Silver Healer or Silver Sakura in most places I go online, and I love light in all its beautiful forms. Light affects me deeply, inspires me and cheers me, and when I looked to the north, I saw my light at the end of the tunnel: my long-time boyfriend in Canada. He was my light. Now he is my husband, and he's still my shining star.

This journal is currently open to the public, with some entries locked due to personal and/or sensitive reasons. I love new friends, so please comment here if you'd like to add me, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I enjoy journaling companions who are inspiring, sweet, open-minded and of any faith, and who share some of my interests.

Here's a sweet little slice about me...

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Name: Mary
Age: 24
Location: Virginia/Canada
Colours: Pink, teal, light green, blue, white, and silver.
Fave Sites: Poupee, Doe Deere, Tornado Videos Dot Net, Etsy.
Symbols/Patterns/Things I Can't Resist: Strawberries, cherries, apples, watermelons, glitter, pink camo, stars, shooting stars, rainbows, colourful music notes, cuteeeeee.

Loves: Violins, blue and white roses and weeping willows, beading and writing and pixel art, classic books and fantasy, dolphins and the ocean, crystals and spirituality, antique perfume bottles and other notions of elegant days gone by, makeup and plenty of shimmer, sunsets and summer, the rustle of green-leaved trees and the twinkle of windchimes, night breezes and shivering stars, thunderstorms and the smell of rain, interpreting my dreams, cute things and sparkles, plush pj pants and drinking tea late at night, being with friends, bubble tea and Japanese music, candles and incense, my cat-children and my husband, exploring and having fun, Christmas and memories of my childhood, and anything that smells good in spray or lotion form!

Despises: Arrogance, misunderstanding, asparagus and jeans that don't quite fit, lashing out at others, intolerance, lechers, women who think other women are ugly out of sheer jealousy, backstabbers and manipulative liars, the dead grey of winter, creative ruts, and thunderstorms that just miss us!


And the night shall be filled with music...
longfellow

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I'm in love with EVERYTHING!

You brighten
my life
through storm
and rain
like a million
stars shining
forever

najah t clemmons

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I'm glad I took
a chance and
followed my heart -
because it led
me to yours.
john beith
 
 
 
 
 
 
As much as I prefer Facebook, I still love my Myspace, so here it is if any of you want to friend me who have yet to do so :) I love my layouuuuut.

My stomach hurts and I dunno why.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SON OF A DECEPTICON, I HAVE TO HAVE THIS PONY.

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HLP71313

It's MLP, and it's Mizuno-sama...what more could I want? xD
 
 
 
 
 
 

All it takes is a blackout to realize how much we rely on electricity. What's your most memorable story from a power outage?


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Most of my stories involving power outages involve tornado warnings *hides under bed, shivering*

Story #1: The regionally-dubbed "Day of Disaster", May 28th, 1996
The scariest day involving tornadoes and power outages happened on that day, when widespread areas of Kentucky suffered destruction due to several large tornadoes in a violent outbreak. I was playing at the kitchen table when I had to turn the light on because it was getting so dark. I looked at the clock and saw that it was only 3:30 in the afternoon, so of course my eyes went right to the sky and saw that the west was an bruised blue-black colour. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and I knew something was quite wrong with that sky, and Mom knew it too and turned on the tv to the local news, while simultaneously grabbing all her prescription pills and stuffing them in her purse and putting her shoes on (this was a habit of hers whenever tornadic storms approached us, as we usually had to be evacuated). There were some dangerous storms heading right into our area.

The gust front of the storm quickly struck and passed over, with winds powerful enough to knock power out and knock small limbs right off their trees. We had no lights, no tv or radio to give us warnings, and the sky was a very freakish, bright overcast shade, though the house remained dark and humid with a strange grey pallor to the air. Luckily we had a weather radio, which was almost continually issuing tornado warnings and then damage reports for counties just west of us. It got too hot in the house and I was really spooked, and it spooks me right now to remember that weird sky and how very dark and silent it was in our house. Mom and I moved onto the covered front porch and watched the sky and listened to the quiet wind in the trees for a short time, and just as the weather radio issued a tornado warning for us, a police car drove through with all its lights on and commanding us to leave immediately for the local storm shelter, which was at the elementary school.

So that was where we hung out for a short time with the rest of the town until the tornado warning expired. When we got home, there was still no electricity and it was very stuffy, so Mom lit the trusty old kerosene lamps and sat them around as she and Dad opened up the kitchen and living room windows to let in some air. Lightning still danced in the unsettled western sky as night came on, and the weather radio continued to report tornado warnings and damage, and all we could do was tensely sit there and make do without power. Thankfully, power was restored by the following day, and that's when we found out the extent of the destruction in towns near us. Shepherdsville was only about ten miles east of us and was quite nearly wiped off the map. A trailer park several miles to our west was obliterated, but we ourselves suffered no damage.

Story #2: Mountain fire, February 2008
Many of you may remember this story. Thanks to high winds, zero humidity, and a fateful ember from someone's otherwise cold woodstove ashes, the entire side of the mountain ridge facing Montvale caught up in an uncontrollable brush fire. The sky was full of thick smoke and could be seen from miles and miles away in any direction, and the smoke rose over 5,000 feet. The air always smelled charred and acrid, and it was quite a sight in the dark, as it looked like veins of vivid lava. The morning after the mountain fire began, it had already spread quickly and was directly threatening Montvale. Between the mountains and Montvale stand thirty-two commercial oil tanks, and officials were very concerned about them. Very high winds had moved into the area ahead of a dramatic Arctic front, pushing the fire closer and closer to us. More mountain fires flared up in Roanoke and Salem. We received an evacuation call (which turned out only to be for a certain area of Montvale and not us directly), and then the high winds knocked all power out just as I told Trevor on MSN that I loved him and would talk to him again as soon as I could.

Debbie and I took Mom's car to get gas and to get a better look at the position of the fire, and that's where I took this pic: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=342939&l=b3259b27cf&id=671668336 If you look to the left, you can see some of the oil tanks in the near distance, in the path of the fire as it continued to diagonally descend. The road going to Troutville was closed off due to the thick smoke; we had been offered the chance to stay at Amanda's house if we got evacuated, but we couldn't have gotten there even if we'd wanted to.

Preparing to evacuate, we threw valuables and documents into bags and kept them by the front door, ready to go at any moment. We were really tense all day and had to rely solely on the weather radio and our own eyesight; Mom and I took a quick drive up the highway and examined the fire from a distance, trying to gauge its position and direction. Firefighters from Virginia and a couple other states were yet unable to create a fire line because of the super-high winds, and we passed one yard that had already been completely charred from an exploding transformer. The firefighters didn't want to take any risks. We heard the distant pulsing of helicopters as they swung over the fire to dump water or foam over it, but it hardly did any good. But then it veered away from our general direction as the wind changed course and started pushing it back across the mountain, going north.

That evening, as the Arctic front closed in, Mom went to Walmart to get some food and more kerosene. I thought I was going to go crazy without my nice electricity and nice furnace. We ate cold food and we bundled up in five or six layers, closed off the rest of the house and slept in the living room. It got down to 39*F in the house by around 6am, and it was only then that we found the big kerosene heater and brought it into the house. After about two hours of shivering and blowing clouds of vapour into the air, we got the house temperature back up into the mid 60's and I was able to ditch a couple layers of outer clothing. We heated water for instant coffee over that heater. The power company said that Montvale wouldn't be getting power back for 3-4 days, and I almost FREAKED. But suddenly, it came back on at about 1pm that day, and after the house got fully warmed up, I took a nice hot shower and reveled in being able to use my computer again and the fridge and such xDD

Losing power, especially in those situations, really makes me feel helpless. We rely on electricity way too much in this day and age, it's frightening.
 
 
 
 
 
 
I'm so tired of my dad continually suffering. He's getting stronger now and remembering how he did his transfers, so we're not really having to lift his weight up anymore. I hurt my back doing just that the other day >.< An area of the long leg incision was bright red yesterday, but the home health nurse wasn't particularly concerned, and tonight it's returning to a more normal colour.

He's on two very powerful antibiotics, and today he was barely eating anything. I didn't realize why until we were in the middle of dinner and he suddenly puked all over his plate and the table. We quickly cleaned up as he silently sat there, staring dully at the table, and then he wanted to try eating a salad. Well, he couldn't eat that either, but he did grab a Glucerna shake and downed that pretty fast and it didn't bother him.

When it was time for his bedtime pills, he had some toast because he has to have food before taking a Lortab. I wasn't in the room but I suddenly heard him make a horrific retching noise at the first bite of toast, but he didn't hurl. He did down his pill and water just fine, and while he told me his stomach is still feeling a little rocky, he was otherwise feeling much better.

I dunno. I'm really upset. I know the antibiotics are making him nauseous, but still. How much more is he supposed to fucking have to deal with?

I'm going to bed. I have to be up early; Mom's going with Debbie to the pharmacy and such, so I have to be up to let in the home health nurse at 9am.
 
 
 
 
 
 
I LOVE YOU, PARSLEY TEA! *dances around, shakes booty* OWWW CRAMP! *falls over*
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here's hoping that I can spend the weekend with Debbie. Seriously.

...And my period never came (except for a few hours of dark spotting one day). I figured it was holding off due to stress, but even after four cups of fresh parsley tea and a lot of painful cramps, no dice. And I've had three pregnancy tests and they've all been negative, so there is no way I'm pregnant. But it's still unnerving me. I haven't all-out skipped a period in years. I do think it's just stress and the way I've been feeling.

BUT IT'S ANNOYINGGGGGGGG
 
 
 
 
 
 

What news source do you use most often?


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National/International: CNN, usually online.
Local (Virginia): WSLS 10 or WDBJ 7, online or on tv.
Local (Toronto): Citynews.ca online and CP24 on tv.

What? I like to stay informed, yo.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Happy Fourth, my fellow Americans.

Today, waking up wasn't quite as hard as most days usually are. I have a lot of trouble going to sleep because I dread sleeping alone, and I have a lot of trouble getting up because I feel so crappy. But I remembered what today is going to be, so I got up and helped Mom bake a cake for Gage's birthday party. I drank the last of the Tim Horton's coffee and enjoyed the smells of baking (which is a rarity in this house), and I'm packing a small bag to stay at Debbie's overnight tonight.

Yesterday, Debbie and Becky picked us up to take us to the hospital. We stopped at BK for lunch, and Becky and I were joking around because of the Jonas Brothers poster advertising apple fries. It was quite funny.

Then we all got Transformers 2 cups, and Becky and I both had Starscream, who is my favourite neighbourhood psychopath.

Becky: "YAY WE'RE PSYCHO!"

Then I won free chicken fries, YAY. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE A TRANSFORMERS 2 GAMEPIECE AND SCRATCH OFF THE DECEPTICON SIDE.

And then Becky told us a joke; it went like this:

There were a mother cow and her three calves grazing in the field. The first calf looked curiously at her mother and said,
"Mama, why did you name me Rose?"
"Well," the mother cow said, "A rose petal fell on your head when you were born, my darling."
The second calf looked up and said,
"Mama, why did you name me Daisy?"
"Well," the mother cow said, "A daisy fell onto your head when you were born, my dear."
The third calf bellowed out, "DUHHHHHH?"
"Be quiet, Cinderblock," the mother cow said.

...I wish my coffeepot would turn into a mini Transformer. Or my toaster. That would be SWEET. *random*

I'm trying pretty hard not to fall into a sad, frustrated mood today. I feel sad and frustrated every single day, but today has got to be different. It's a day to celebrate and have fun, not to mope around and continue to feel like molten crap.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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So, this is the first time I've gone REALLY nuts about Kath's shop. I was pleased enough with the mushroom items along came the new hair accessories, yukata, and the ethnic clothing event. I shrugged at the rumoured prospect of a June Bride event and decided that I wasn't going to spend a single ribbon on it, but concentrate my efforts into raiding Kaela's shop and gathering a yukata collection (which, in turn, made me want a REAL yukata!).

Of course, that notion went out the window when the first wave of bridal items was released. But as much as I admired the flouncy gowns that continued to be released, my main interest lay in all the beautiful accessories! I'm always a sucker for accessories new and old, and as I don't have that many and love collecting as many as possible in events, my mouth positively watered in rapturous delight at the pretty offerings.

But my odious lack of ribbons presented a challenge. I have the time to work hard and get as many ribbons possible per day, but it just wasn't enough. In the end, I decided to sell my navy April Frill Ribbon. I had gotten it in an upload in May, and while I'd been excited to have such an in-demand item in my possession, I grew to strongly dislike its staunch placement upon the top of my poupee's head and would have rather had some of the bridal headpieces. So I eventually sold that bloody ribbon for 333r! IT WAS BUYING TIME!

I went crazy. I got one of the new hairstyles for my poupee as I was getting REALLY tired of Cool Long, and in the anticipation of buying the current pretty yukata and the New Year's furisode that should be released here pretty soon, I bought quite a few hairpieces to complement any of said kimono I've been eyeing.

Le haul: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1974816&l=8f233ba74d&id=671668336

And now there's the Honeymoon event. I don't have ribbons enough to procure a big haul like at the bride event, but I did get the black & white lace-up swimsuit, the matching shoes, and the cream-coloured hat. I'd like to get the purple & black lace-up too, or at least the shoes.

~*~Featured Items~*~
Give these lovely items some attention! <3

1. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/SHetFblpUSHO/L3Av8IgFwhLS/
2. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/T5WFUaersWn9/Phmq3MIGJsoq/
3. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/HzGKX2V013cz/Ah2qRKH2ZY1R/
4. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/6ELr7pcH06d2/66vRsNy8lfDl/
5. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/SkCbIyFc8Est/Yb18EMj2eJu1/

~*~My Featured Items~*~
So while we're on the subject, please hit the Suteki button on these following closet items of mine...

1. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/qPv5iqTj6Kdx/51t-gZ0x1JF6/
2. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/QfEfmrYFYWi9/51t-gZ0x1JF6/
3. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/vH98m-QijTrr/51t-gZ0x1JF6/
4. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/Azk2fhObXEJA/51t-gZ0x1JF6/
5. http://pupe.ameba.jp/item/qrUA-o6QhDme/51t-gZ0x1JF6/

Questions For The Reader:
1. Honestly, what designer's items would you love to see on Poupee?
2. What single rare or expensive item do you wish you could own?


Canadienne's Answers:
1. I'd definitely have to say Angelic Pretty and Vivienne Westwood. I know there's the VW heart jacket, but it's so rare! >.<
2. The Vivienne Westwood red heart jacket!


~*~Infos~*~

Pixel by AuberginerOn Friends: I'm NOT a serial friender. I add whoever adds me, and I add anyone whose closet and/or personality I really like. If that makes me wind up with a bajillion friends, it still doesn't mean I'm a meaningless friender.

Pixel by AuberginerOn Commenting: I know I can't catch every one of your comments, because frankly, I can never remember if I already commented you or not! It's definitely not a personal thing. I do, however, attempt to comment everything that shows up in my friend items, or at least suteki. It is my utmost pleasure to up your suteki and to give you ribbons, especially when you're on my friend list! During large events like the June Bride, I will give you anywhere from 2-5 comments to help as much as I can with your ribbon count =)

Pixel by AuberginerCOMMENT SPECIAL! If you contact me here on LJ, we can pair up with one another and I will post 20 comments on any one item of yours, and you can do the same for me. We can even make it a daily or twice-daily occurance so that we both wind up with loads of ribbons :)

Pixel by AuberginerBiweekly, I will feature five of my favourite items from your closets. If you want your item featured, comment here with a link! :)

Pixel by AuberginerNew to Poupee? Feel free to add me! I can help with your ribbon count with multiple comments on your closet items, plus lots of suteki!

Thanks for reading! Hopefully soon I can get my Photobucket and/or ImageShack working so that I can stick in pics of my Poupee. Many thanks to auberginer.org for the adorable graphics :)

Happy Canada Day!

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