Ravyn's Journal

[Ravynlee]

Still love Bippy.

Anyway, anyone who knows me knows I'm mad about TS2 as well. As it so happens I've been recreating LP in Sims2. Well I suck at it, so I came across someone who's far better than I at capturing each of the band member's little nuances. Check this out;

Rob's here;

http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=105589

Mike's here;

http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=105219

Chas' here;

http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=104743

Brad, Joe and Phoenix are here;

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?p=879969#post879969

The artist, Barcelonista, is a huge fan of the band as well (which is always a good thing) and when she started creating these I posted a link over at the CoB because I was so impressed with her work. I PM'd her and she gave her permission and wants any/all LP fans to check 'em out, so there y'go. If you're anything like me you'll have your entire neighbourhood overrun by a swarm of second generation Rob jrs and Chas Jrs and so forth... that's half the fun of Sims 2! Procreation baby, yeah!!

Well, thanks for the kind words Twi, Viking. *huge hugs to you both*

Not much to report today. Have a late shift tonight and I know it's gonna be crazy and hectic and already, 4 hours away, I'm not wanting to go. It's gonna get worse over the next 3 weeks *cringes* but while I concentrate on the money I can't pretend to be excited about what goes along with it. *sigh* I fell into the hospitality industry... never would have chosen it as a career... anyway, it's a job so why gripe, huh?

Um...

Don't know what else to talk about - this is a first! I'm very tired and not in the best of moods, but after playing here at the threads for a bit I'm a little more at ease now. Bless the LPF. Should go have lunch. Wanna write some more on my fic but it's so mentally and emotionally draining - even the basic premise would take some explaining... *sigh* Just not feeling that animated right now. Ho-hum.

BTW, apologies for not entertaining anyone with my usual sardonical wit today. Wish I could. Just one of those days I guess. Got harrassed at work the other night by a co-worker who grilled me about one of the guys I work with, the head chef Nate. He's a great guy, hilarious, fun to be around, makes me laugh all the time. But she read too much into it and is stirring issues. He's already trying to hook up with another chick who we work with and while I don't like him in that way, I can see the fit will hit the proverbial shan soon enough (Aussie slang, forgive me). He's like 24/5, so he's younger than me but he acts it too. Y'know how some guys seem to mature after a while, maybe due to some life altering event, but some (a rare one or two) actually start acting their age... on some level... He makes me roll my eyes a lot, I just wanna grab him by the collar and shake some sense into him at the things he does - not an easy feat considering the guy's like 6 foot tall and 3 foot across, but he's also a pot-head, a booze-hound, a tramp... so not my thing. If he cleaned his act up a little (a lot) maybe... but anyway, trouble's brewing at the rumours that me in my jealousy will sabotage his impending relationship. ****. But it worries me that Nate will actually believe it, regardless what I tell him. Is it so hard for some guys to believe we chicks actually like being around you cause you're amusing/fun to be around and don't want to take it to the so-called next level??? Sheesh... men and f**kin, seriously... I'm sure it's right up there along with eating and sleeping, huh?

Enough moaning. I'm not up for anymore deep and meaningful discussions right now on the complexities of maledom... it can stay as one of the great mysteries of life as far as I'm concerned. Hmm... need to go potty. Need sleep. Need... full frontal lobotomy. But that too is a whole other conversation.

Anyone see my new siggy? Yeah, it's been a while but... a change, yeah, long overdue. Still love that grin though. *melts* Much props to the CoB. Now we've got his seal of approval (uh-hu) and his endorsement (in a roundabout and underhanded kind of fashion), may we be all Spock-like and live long and prosper. (Lame Trekkie joke - told you my sense of humour and infalliable wit has left me today... *sigh*) Still...

Take care guys. TTYL,

-Rav

P.S. Twi, love that shirt idea. *grins* Patent it and mass produce 'em before some conniving sod beats you to it!

 

[stupidsoul1]

awww sorry to hear that

he sounds awesome in an not-so-awesome way =)

but on the whole everything seems pretty normal

thanks for updating your journal *hugs*

 

[Friðbjörn]

BTW' date=' apologies for not entertaining anyone with my usual sardonical wit today. Wish I could. Just one of those days I guess. Got harrassed at work the other night by a co-worker who grilled me about one of the guys I work with, the head chef Nate. He's a great guy, hilarious, fun to be around, makes me laugh all the time. But she read too much into it and is stirring issues. He's already trying to hook up with another chick who we work with and while I don't like him in that way, I can see [i']the fit will hit the proverbial shan[/i] soon enough (Aussie slang, forgive me). He's like 24/5, so he's younger than me but he acts it too. Y'know how some guys seem to mature after a while, maybe due to some life altering event, but some (a rare one or two) actually start acting their age... on some level... He makes me roll my eyes a lot, I just wanna grab him by the collar and shake some sense into him at the things he does - not an easy feat considering the guy's like 6 foot tall and 3 foot across, but he's also a pot-head, a booze-hound, a tramp... so not my thing. If he cleaned his act up a little (a lot) maybe... but anyway, trouble's brewing at the rumours that me in my jealousy will sabotage his impending relationship. ****. But it worries me that Nate will actually believe it, regardless what I tell him. Is it so hard for some guys to believe we chicks actually like being around you cause you're amusing/fun to be around and don't want to take it to the so-called next level??? Sheesh... men and f**kin, seriously... I'm sure it's right up there along with eating and sleeping, huh?

Sorry to hear this, well, you know people, always jumping to conclusions

but on the thing in bold, yeah, that's so true. I'm not going to deny it, it's 100% true. But the thing is, you can't blame us men for this, in inprinted in us, it's a primal urge, put in us to reproduce and keep man kind on the surface of the earth. It's natural, for men. Therefore you can't really be mad at us for it, it's what we're supposed to do. Imagine if men were like women, not in the "mood" that often. If it were that way, there would rarely be an occasion where both man and woman in a certain relationship would be in the mood, and there would be very little *** at all in this world, and there would be very few babies born, and since this urge started when we weren't that many on earth, that's not a possibility to begin with. Would be great though nowadays, we're getting way too many. Now, If women however were to be naturally as ***** as men, it would destroy the society. All everyone would do every day would be *******. Seriously.

I can understand though, to a certain point, the resentment you feel towards this "thing" that we men have. Still there is very little that can be done about that

 

[Pheonix791989]

poor rav. u seem to be in a bit (alot) of frustration. sounds just like high school. dont worry though. things can get better

 

[Ravynlee]

Thanks *hugs to all* man, I'm over it. In that respect it is like high-school... funny, thought I left that **** behind me years (and I mean years) ago. *shrugs* Don't matter anyhoo.

But thanks Viking as ever for doing your best at trying to explain to me how the complexities of the male mind works. I think you should write a book about it - how a man's mind works for women. Think it would be a best seller. Know I'd buy up a few dozen copies that's for **** sure. Men. *Meh* Can't live with em, can't kill 'em. Can kill 'em, but getting rid of the evidence can be difficult and in this age of crime scene investigations and forensic science - I'd rather just hand myself in than try and outrun it. Um... not that I'd do anything of that nature, no... **** no... *laughs guiltily*

Let's move on shall we?

*Ahem*

****** hot here. Summer in Oz = unhappy Rav. It's 34 degrees in my living room right now and theres a storm a-brewing (as always - tis more than just the season to be jolly in these parts) and the humidity is murder... (murder? Twice in the one converstion? Man... where is my head at the moment?)

Nah, it's all good. I'm actually in a good mood. This minute. Next moodswing = anyone's guess. Think my fic is emotionally sapping me.

The basic premise sounds lame but I'll lay it on the line anyway - why not? Its my journal and I'll post if I want to, (sings; "post if I want to, post if I want to..." - y'all know that damned song I'm refering to )

Rob - yes, the main protagonist, who else - dashes home mid tour at the news his wife has just gone into preterm labour. It's just the latest in a string of misfortunate attempts at Rob trying desperately to start the family he's always wanted and trying to balance his work comitments and his comitments back home. Well the child dies and he's riddled with guilt in the fact that he hadn't been there and his priorities aren't where they should be. Mourning, he takes a year off from the band to get himself together but plans now to devote himself to his family, his parents and so forth. At the same time Mike's marriage is on the rocks. His wife has thrown him out after she grows tired of him neglecting her for all his work with the band, on the road, in the studio, and now with his side project - and she's sick of coming second. Cutting a long story relatively short a grieving Rob and Mike's lonely wife have a one-night stand, and from that - uh-oh, a child is concieved.

Yes, the plot thickens.

Anyway, I'm writing at the moment from his wife's perspective. Very emotionally heavy in trying to deal with his betrayal of her... *sob* And the rifts its inadvertantly causing through the band. Noticably between Mike and Rob/Rob and Chas, etc. Chas, after his recent divorce, misses his son now in the custody of his ex-wife, and he's torn between loyalties of what his friend has done and the family he wants back. It's all interrelated. Very multi-facetted. I'm trying to get through how the guys try and juggle the burdens of their fame and touring obligations and so forth and the real work back home with their spouses and parents and siblings and so forth and trying for what it's worth to make it somewhat 'realistic.' Not easy seeing as how I've never really been a multimillionaire/rock star, let alone married and that, but so far... it's going okay. I think. I hope.

Anyways... enough drivel.

Um... not much else to talk about. Cept that it's danged hot and I'm stuck to my chair and the bookstore delivered the wrong order so I've got to wait a while longer for my 'From the Inside' book that's supposed to arrive anyday now she tells me. She being the lady at the bookstore, of course. Hm.

Not happy, Jan! Grr. Anyways... what else?

Nothing really. So in the interest of no one but myself, I'm gonna do what I haven't done in a while here; (what - leave with some dignity still intact??) No, post a picture! Swish!

Here I go. Drool myself silly.

http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/9bf11662051644f1aa78192cf114df24.jpg

Hmmm. Know just how he feels. *s******s*

TC and TTYL peoples,

Much <3

-Rav

 

[Friðbjörn]

Thanks

dno if I'll ever write a book about that but lol thanks

sorry you're feeling bad cause of the heat...

I've also always wondered how it must fell celebrating christmas in such heat...that is if you do do that

ok anyway

wow that is a great plot Rav, seriously :thumbsup:

all the tangles and complexities...wow

This is really something great

 

[Pheonix791989]

awesome idea rav. I like the plot. I'm sorry it so hot over where u are. Here in NC, its 60 degrees one day (in december) and then the next its 28. its driving me crazy. but hope the humidity lifts.

 

[Ravynlee]

Hey guys! Thanks for stopping by.

Viking - to be honest I'm not really into celebrating Christmas. I'm not an athiest (rather the extreme opposite - pagan) but for what it's worth Christmas, regardless where it's celebrated is just another day to me. That and the fact I'm working all through it means there's no Xmas celebrations in the Harris household this year. No tree, no tinsel, no lights, no pressies. *shrug* Commericial propaganda anyway. Ideally if I had a choice of getting festive I'd like to do it with style and have a traditional 'white' one - lots of snow and roaring fires and poorly constructed snowmen dripping on the front lawn... *sigh* To do that I need to zip over to another country... can I stay at your house? *smirks* Christmas downunder is amusing in that we don't have fires (unless you count bushfires, they're prevalent this time of year) or snowmen and 'Santa' is often depicted carrying a surfboard wearing a Singlet and corked hat and board shorts instead of his usual red suit - he'd pass out if he wore that thing here! *laughs* No, that's a gross generalisation. But still odd. There's lots of spray-on-snow covering windows and garlands of lights and so forth... It's probably the same everywhere I assume. Unless you don't celebrate it/can't.

*shrug*

Hey Phi. Yes thanks to global warming we're all gonna feel it I'm afraid. I don't know what the actual conversions are between our countries but the humidity is bad. Back home (in outback NSW where I come from originally) it's what the first week of summer and already pushing 45 degrees celcius. That's around 113 degrees fahrenheit in the shade. At this very moment in time in my office it's 33 degrees celcius = 91.5 degrees fahrenheit (I looked it up after all) and it's so humid it's like someone's kneeling on my chest - it's terrible. I'm not looking forward to work over the rest of summer as it gets hotter - in a stinky kitchen over grill plates? Christ... I'm sweating just sitting here.

Anyways.

Well, nothing much going on. Still writing. Sweating. Not much else. My weekend is over so back to the grind this afternoon. Um... guess I'll just come back later when I have something to say - if I ever really do that is

Take care and TTYL, as always,

-Rav

 

[woodyloveslinkin]

yeah im sweating too. **** this heat.

 

[Friðbjörn]

Viking - to be honest I'm not really into celebrating Christmas. I'm not an athiest (rather the extreme opposite - pagan) but for what it's worth Christmas, regardless where it's celebrated is just another day to me. That and the fact I'm working all through it means there's no Xmas celebrations in the Harris household this year. No tree, no tinsel, no lights, no pressies. *shrug* Commericial propaganda anyway. Ideally if I had a choice of getting festive I'd like to do it with style and have a traditional 'white' one - lots of snow and roaring fires and poorly constructed snowmen dripping on the front lawn... *sigh* To do that I need to zip over to another country... can I stay at your house? *smirks* Christmas downunder is amusing in that we don't have fires (unless you count bushfires, they're prevalent this time of year) or snowmen and 'Santa' is often depicted carrying a surfboard wearing a Singlet and corked hat and board shorts instead of his usual red suit - he'd pass out if he wore that thing here! *laughs* No, that's a gross generalisation. But still odd. There's lots of spray-on-snow covering windows and garlands of lights and so forth... It's probably the same everywhere I assume. Unless you don't celebrate it/can't.*shrug*

Well Christmas is actually a Pagan / heathen celebration originally...

The Catholic church just kind of adopted it to Christianity lol

I originates in the Nordic region, to celebrate the fact that from 21. december, more sun shines every day, until 21. june I think. Which is why it also has the name "Yule" but the most used name in English of course emphasizes the Christian part of this holiday. And of course, all the Christmas music comes from the church, but the christmas tree, and all the lights, stem from heathen traditions, as it is of course the darkest time of the year where it all began.

But yeah lol I wasn't trying to change your opinion lol with that

You look at Christmas from your own POV, which I have to say is admirable. Not everyone does that.

But yeah, I'd also like to celebrate it that way, with loads of snow

there's never any snow anymore during Christmas where I live

But Santa with a surfboard, that cracks me up

That's...most certainly thinking outside the box lol

 

[twilightcrimson7]

One of my friends is Pagan and so is my English teacher its awesome.. I really don't have a religion.. I kind of just adopt certain philosophies and live by my own decree

 

[Phranka]

haha before christmas we have "Sinterklaas" that's something like santa clause for kids.. that's till 6 dec.. but I really think that's boring.. and with christmas It's pretty cosy at home..

and we never have snow on christmas maybe around it :s

 

[Pheonix791989]

wow santa with a surfboard...strange. well i cant say anything because I once drew rob in a santa outfit playing drums. wish I could show u that. but alas no scanner.

 

[Ravynlee]

wow santa with a surfboard...strange. well i cant say anything because I once drew rob in a santa outfit playing drums. wish I could show u that. but alas no scanner.

That cracked me up! How bizarre is that! Funny... but bizarre... **** shame you can't show me, I'd love to see it *still laughing to self*

Funny Phi... you're a real card! *hugs*

Phranka - sounds amazing. The little idiosyncrisies bewteen all our cultures - this place isn't just for us to chat but to share info on our cultures as well. Never learnt stuff like that at school so thanks for sharing... *grins* "SinterKlaas" madness... even sounds cool!

Hey Twi - cool about your teacher. Yeah, I'm pagan, but more correctly a non-practicing Pagan. A while back I was very ceremonial, I was up on the moon flow and planetary positions, the whole seasonal observancies (esbats and sabbats etc) and so on... but I just fell out of the loop so to speak and haven't gotten back on. I should. Life feels strangely incomplete without the little things - I used to literally feel more 'at peace' during my day after my few minutes morning meditation but since I don't do it anymore... *shrugs*

Anyway... I hope to ge my act together soon enough. When the time is right. In this age of psuedo-wiccanism, where it's cool to be a witch, I tend to lay low and stay off the radar. The first question people used to ask when I told them I was a witch was the usual 'Do you cast spells? Can you turn my boyfriend into a toad? Can you make me rich?" etc... *sigh* Just so don't to go there...

Anyways.

Yeah Viking, I know the roots of Xmas, but thanks for sharing your views anyway. You're a wise soul and I appreciate it. I also know the origins of the easter bunny too, in case anyone's interested. I could even start a spiel about the integration of paganism (and worship of the goddess) into early Christianity - even how it correlates to contemporary feministic views... but *sigh* Not right now. Right now I'm just... relaxing.

I'm so stoked I actually found recent (very recent) images of the guys together (well, at least half the band) from the Billboard awards 2 days ago in Las Vegas, Nevada. I was over the moon when I saw them! We're so used to seeing Mike and Chas that it's nice to see at least 2 other members kicking it again in the limelight (though I bet they rue it) and reminding us that they actually exist. I know, I sound narky and I don't intentionally mean it, but we're fickle; the fan-base collective, I know they're busy and the new album is the most important part of the process at the moment, but still... after being saturated in Fort Minor this and Bucket of Weenies that, It's nice to hear about LP again... *sigh* Miss the guys. Hope they come back to us soon.

I've posted a solo pic of Rob at the CoB and another of Brad at the Delson Shrine and the three of them together (the two above with Mike) at Mike's temple, but I just wanted to post something here so that I don't have to run all over the threads to see anything. Plus, it's just another excuse for me to upload and drool myself silly - maybe even to the point of nausea *laughs* (Y'know, if I actually did literally drool as much as I say I did I'd be dead from dehydration - period! Plus, I've NEVER drooled in any real sense over anyone, I just say it cause... I dunno. Someone got me saying it ages ago here... I', highly suggestive aparently. No, really?? *chuckles*)

http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/764dd6194180cd40a2d590d6c9f9e925.jpg

So this is taken from GettyImages. I've provided links at the above mentioned threads. If you really feel the need go get it there. Thanks.

Anyway - a long post as usual that needs to be cut short *laughs* That's never an issue here - not a possiblity actually! *laughs again*

Jees I have issues... but that too is a whole nother post! So - til then, thanks for dropping by guys, take care *hugs* and talk to y'all later!

-Rav

 

[Friðbjörn]

Anyways.Yeah Viking, I know the roots of Xmas, but thanks for sharing your views anyway. You're a wise soul and I appreciate it. I also know the origins of the easter bunny too, in case anyone's interested. I could even start a spiel about the integration of paganism (and worship of the goddess) into early Christianity - even how it correlates to contemporary feministic views... but *sigh* Not right now. Right now I'm just... relaxing.

Oh yeah lol I figured you knew.

The thing is though, it's an ego thing for me. If I don't get to explain things to people regularly, I feel...I don't know...less a person or something, it's weird. I'll explain **** to people although they know...I prolly need therapy or something...

Don't take it as a sign that I think I know more than you about anything, it's just my own little ego problem

But thank you anyway

And okay, but I'd still very much like to hear that

 

[Phranka]

lol pic:

Sinterklaas!!

 

[Ravynlee]

Oh yeah lol I figured you knew. The thing is though, it's an ego thing for me. If I don't get to explain things to people regularly, I feel...I don't know...less a person or something, it's weird. I'll explain **** to people although they know...I prolly need therapy or something...

Don't take it as a sign that I think I know more than you about anything, it's just my own little ego problem

But thank you anyway

And okay, but I'd still very much like to hear that

Viking, I could never think of you in any bad-light. You don't have an ego problem, it never even crossed my mind - relax. You're a wise soul and I do appreciate the imput - even at my age I don't know everything (as if!) but don't feel bad. Even in this age of 'Globalisation' there's still so much we can learn from each other. Thank you. At least it shows you care enough to say something and for that I hug you *squeeze* Awww.

But as for the deep and meaningful about the rest...? Um... maybe later... *looks uncertain* I'm feeling altogether too lazy and uninspired right about now. When I get passionate about something (it happens - hense the LOOOONG posts) I'll clamber back on board and bash you all about the head with some knowledge... knowledge according to me at least! *s******s* Idjit I be.

Hey Phranka, thanks so much for that! That's ****** awesome! Man - makes me wish I was 6 years old again (Um... briefly) so I could crawl up onto his lap the way we could before the perverts and so forth became so prevalent (hadn't they always been, just less visable?!?) but anyway... Santa or "Sintaklaas" looks so cool. Like a noble olf king or something... that's awesome! Thanks ever so much for sharing! *hugs to you too!*

Thanks guys - TC & TTYL, as always - and thanks for dropping by! Means a lot to a silly old bat like me! *cheesy *

-Rav

 

[Pheonix791989]

come on rav, your not that old. now my dad is old (about 50) and my grandpa is ancient XD but ur not old. hardly a day older then twenty. I just mike take up ur advice about the journal though

 

[Ravynlee]

come on rav' date=' your not that old. now my dad is old (about 50) and my grandpa is ancient XD but ur not old. hardly a day older then twenty. I just mike take up ur advice about the journal though[/quote']Aww thanks. But depends on how I wake up. I didn't crawl out of bed so good this morning (usual 5 hr nap as of late - **** you LPF! *shakes fist threateningly at screen* Why do you have to be so danged addivctive?!? *sigh*)

Anyway... yah - do the journal thingy. Trust me. It's all good. Phi's rant. Let's see it... *raises a challenging brow*

 

[Friðbjörn]

Viking, I could never think of you in any bad-light. You don't have an ego problem, it never even crossed my mind - relax. You're a wise soul and I do appreciate the imput - even at my age I don't know everything (as if!) but don't feel bad. Even in this age of 'Globalisation' there's still so much we can learn from each other. Thank you. At least it shows you care enough to say something and for that I hug you *squeeze* Awww.But as for the deep and meaningful about the rest...? Um... maybe later... *looks uncertain* I'm feeling altogether too lazy and uninspired right about now. When I get passionate about something (it happens - hense the LOOOONG posts) I'll clamber back on board and bash you all about the head with some knowledge... knowledge according to me at least! *s******s* Idjit I be.

phew...

of all the people on this board, no offense to them, but you're one of the people, that I would absolutely not in a million years want to insult. Talking to you means a lot to me.

I still do think I have a problem though lol I need to cut down on all these lectures and speeches I give...jeez

it's this and telling people what they want to hear...lmao

Well I do think this has been deep and meaningful at least what you said...dno about me though XD