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Amand_r asked me questions, and I have answers, wordy answers.
In a recent post ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
amand_r offered to ask peoples five questions if they were interested. I decided I would be brave and let Amand_r have her way with me. The answers ended up being a little long. Sorry about that.
1. Why huskies?
Who could resist that leetle face in my user pic? Maddox at 3 months was all ears and long lanky legs and unbelievably adorable. We actually got him at barely 6 weeks (WAY too young). My son wanted a puppy and I knew he would miss his sister who was off to OU. So I said sure, it was summer and a good time to get a puppy. I thought though he'd go for a nice, cooperative dog, like a Golden Retriever. But then he said, "I want a Siberian Husky." Silly me, being the Greatest Mom Ever, said, "Okay!" After all, a dog is a dog, right? (I am sitting here laughing at myself over that). I hunted down breeders in Texas (there weren't many) and finally found one I liked...and could afford. LOL. We fetched Maddox just before July 4th weekend and brought the little guy home. My other two dogs, the Springers, wondered what the heck I did to them, but Maddox quickly ruled over them and they loved him.
When Maddox was four months old, I got Shelby for the sole purpose of wearing that puppy out! OMG! The ENERGY!!! The Springers could no longer handle it. I would never have a solo husky--but though I do wish they weren't quite so catlike in attitude (what? you really expect me to do THAT? of course I can--you know it, I know it--but no thanks, I'd rather go chase a squirrel), I am not sure what I would do without their silliness. They make me laugh.
I absolutely love this breed. They have proven to me 1000 times over a dog is NOT a dog. They're incredibly affectionate and sensitive to my moods, especially Maddox, they are quirky, they woo and they make the craziest noises. They are STRONG and stubborn and are escape artists--one has to be ready to outsmart the little devils. Their cleverness can be their undoing, though, so they take alot of devotion to keep them safe. Just like kids. They wear me out completely at times, but I can't imagine not having them.
2. Why Savage Garden?
That was a total accident. I was trying my hand at writing some fantasy and was looking around for good representative pictures of characters and ran across this CD I just happened to have at work:
Hmm, I thought--he's pretty cute (the dark-headed one). I wanted to see what other pictures there were, and found this one:
OMG PERFECT! Which one was he, though? That was the question! Oh, Darren Hayes, hmmm okay cool, the singer. I began to poke around, and ran across a yahoogroup, where I metklgrem. One thing led to another and I got my introduction to slash, more specifically that written by ladyfoxxx. Like alot of readers, her story The Elsewhere Series and the sequel a friend wrote Anywhere But Here were the fics that hooked me completely.
Then someone, I can't remember who, showed me a vid made by Aussie Ray, Where You Want To Be, and that was that. I had to write a story based on that vid, and did. It was almost 300k words long before I finished it.
We wrote bandom slash before bandom slash was called bandom slash. Just sayin'.
That fic eventually became A Red-Tainted Silence. Just recently, Hayes admitted the song on the video was written with his ex-partner in mind. The lyrics are awesome, and sad, and just, yeah, awesome. Hayes is, btw, happily married now to his partner Richard.
I think I own every single piece of music Savage Garden ever made, and most of Darren Hayes' solo work. I follow him on twitter now, which is both weird and fun--he is a very interesting, entertaining guy. And once, was kind enough to answer a question privately. I appreciate the time he took to do that.
3. When the kids are gone, what is next?
I do know that the second they are gone, I am not tossing aside my life here and running off to wherever Nick is. That would be stupid, and that just isn't what our partnership is all about, never has been. We both just happen to be the kinds who like/need our independence, our separate lives, though having each other makes those separate lives all the richer and more meaningful. If that makes sense. I know that seems weird to some people, but living together is not the ultimate goal. It may work out someday, but we do not base our happiness on that possibility.
I *do* hope I'll be making more money with which to travel more. I'd love to be able to meet with Nick somewhere, anywhere, every 4-6 months or so rather than the 7-9 months now. So many places to see! So much to do! I'm almost 48 and didn't get started seeing the world until I was 42 and that is sad to me. It is a little hard now what with having to still be financial support for the kids, but that day will come when I can get out of here more, and I darn well plan to do it. And, I want to be published again.
I'd also like to live in a different house, but that's not likely to happen because as long as I am here in FW, there isn't anywhere else in the city that I really want to live in. Fort Worth just isn't that cool. So here I will stay, me and my dogs, and possibly a student upstairs for cheap.
4. Ianto was suspended after CW. What did he do?
CyberWoman was one of the first, if not the very first, episode I ever watched. I hated it. I thought it was stupid and ridiculous and geesh, how can anyone like that show? Get real! Only because Nick continued to get more into the fandom did I decide to seriously watch the entire show properly. Only then did I understand what a powerful episode CW truly was.
Sigh. Poor Ianto. That had to be the hardest thing for him. All of a sudden, his role as caretaker was over, but the person he loved was gone. OMG I can so relate to that, I realize now. And, all of a sudden, having to live the constant lie (though he had been doing that for years, we later learned--go Nick for being correct about that) was over.
I think he would be reeling from all that had happened, for quite awhile. I am not sure he would've done anything but wander aimlessly through the days...I don't think he would've sought others out, sought solace in companionship. Who could possibly understand what he was going through? In my mind I see him staring over water alot, numb, listless. Perhaps that is why he came back, and returned to Torchwood. At least it was something, kept him going through the motions of day-to-day. Despite all his fun with Jack, I firmly believe it took a long, long time for him to heal completely. If he ever even could.
5. BEST GERMAN FOOD EVER.
Currywurst on the streets of Hamburg with Nick. Mmmm!!!!!!
amand_r offered to ask peoples five questions if they were interested. I decided I would be brave and let Amand_r have her way with me. The answers ended up being a little long. Sorry about that. 1. Why huskies?
Who could resist that leetle face in my user pic? Maddox at 3 months was all ears and long lanky legs and unbelievably adorable. We actually got him at barely 6 weeks (WAY too young). My son wanted a puppy and I knew he would miss his sister who was off to OU. So I said sure, it was summer and a good time to get a puppy. I thought though he'd go for a nice, cooperative dog, like a Golden Retriever. But then he said, "I want a Siberian Husky." Silly me, being the Greatest Mom Ever, said, "Okay!" After all, a dog is a dog, right? (I am sitting here laughing at myself over that). I hunted down breeders in Texas (there weren't many) and finally found one I liked...and could afford. LOL. We fetched Maddox just before July 4th weekend and brought the little guy home. My other two dogs, the Springers, wondered what the heck I did to them, but Maddox quickly ruled over them and they loved him.
When Maddox was four months old, I got Shelby for the sole purpose of wearing that puppy out! OMG! The ENERGY!!! The Springers could no longer handle it. I would never have a solo husky--but though I do wish they weren't quite so catlike in attitude (what? you really expect me to do THAT? of course I can--you know it, I know it--but no thanks, I'd rather go chase a squirrel), I am not sure what I would do without their silliness. They make me laugh.
I absolutely love this breed. They have proven to me 1000 times over a dog is NOT a dog. They're incredibly affectionate and sensitive to my moods, especially Maddox, they are quirky, they woo and they make the craziest noises. They are STRONG and stubborn and are escape artists--one has to be ready to outsmart the little devils. Their cleverness can be their undoing, though, so they take alot of devotion to keep them safe. Just like kids. They wear me out completely at times, but I can't imagine not having them.
2. Why Savage Garden?
That was a total accident. I was trying my hand at writing some fantasy and was looking around for good representative pictures of characters and ran across this CD I just happened to have at work:
Hmm, I thought--he's pretty cute (the dark-headed one). I wanted to see what other pictures there were, and found this one:
OMG PERFECT! Which one was he, though? That was the question! Oh, Darren Hayes, hmmm okay cool, the singer. I began to poke around, and ran across a yahoogroup, where I met
klgrem. One thing led to another and I got my introduction to slash, more specifically that written by ladyfoxxx. Like alot of readers, her story The Elsewhere Series and the sequel a friend wrote Anywhere But Here were the fics that hooked me completely. Then someone, I can't remember who, showed me a vid made by Aussie Ray, Where You Want To Be, and that was that. I had to write a story based on that vid, and did. It was almost 300k words long before I finished it.
We wrote bandom slash before bandom slash was called bandom slash. Just sayin'.
That fic eventually became A Red-Tainted Silence. Just recently, Hayes admitted the song on the video was written with his ex-partner in mind. The lyrics are awesome, and sad, and just, yeah, awesome. Hayes is, btw, happily married now to his partner Richard.
I think I own every single piece of music Savage Garden ever made, and most of Darren Hayes' solo work. I follow him on twitter now, which is both weird and fun--he is a very interesting, entertaining guy. And once, was kind enough to answer a question privately. I appreciate the time he took to do that.
3. When the kids are gone, what is next?
I do know that the second they are gone, I am not tossing aside my life here and running off to wherever Nick is. That would be stupid, and that just isn't what our partnership is all about, never has been. We both just happen to be the kinds who like/need our independence, our separate lives, though having each other makes those separate lives all the richer and more meaningful. If that makes sense. I know that seems weird to some people, but living together is not the ultimate goal. It may work out someday, but we do not base our happiness on that possibility.
I *do* hope I'll be making more money with which to travel more. I'd love to be able to meet with Nick somewhere, anywhere, every 4-6 months or so rather than the 7-9 months now. So many places to see! So much to do! I'm almost 48 and didn't get started seeing the world until I was 42 and that is sad to me. It is a little hard now what with having to still be financial support for the kids, but that day will come when I can get out of here more, and I darn well plan to do it. And, I want to be published again.
I'd also like to live in a different house, but that's not likely to happen because as long as I am here in FW, there isn't anywhere else in the city that I really want to live in. Fort Worth just isn't that cool. So here I will stay, me and my dogs, and possibly a student upstairs for cheap.
4. Ianto was suspended after CW. What did he do?
CyberWoman was one of the first, if not the very first, episode I ever watched. I hated it. I thought it was stupid and ridiculous and geesh, how can anyone like that show? Get real! Only because Nick continued to get more into the fandom did I decide to seriously watch the entire show properly. Only then did I understand what a powerful episode CW truly was.
Sigh. Poor Ianto. That had to be the hardest thing for him. All of a sudden, his role as caretaker was over, but the person he loved was gone. OMG I can so relate to that, I realize now. And, all of a sudden, having to live the constant lie (though he had been doing that for years, we later learned--go Nick for being correct about that) was over.
I think he would be reeling from all that had happened, for quite awhile. I am not sure he would've done anything but wander aimlessly through the days...I don't think he would've sought others out, sought solace in companionship. Who could possibly understand what he was going through? In my mind I see him staring over water alot, numb, listless. Perhaps that is why he came back, and returned to Torchwood. At least it was something, kept him going through the motions of day-to-day. Despite all his fun with Jack, I firmly believe it took a long, long time for him to heal completely. If he ever even could.
5. BEST GERMAN FOOD EVER.
Currywurst on the streets of Hamburg with Nick. Mmmm!!!!!!