Tag, You're It

I think I've figured it out; the reason I'm missing almost two years of entries is because this stoopid site only allows a total of 1000 tags. I spent about an hour deleting them to make room for more, then realized it was futile, because I have to upload LJ en masse...I'd have to go through four years of LJ and do "manage tags" on all of it.

I HATE TECHNOLOGY WHEN IT DOESN'T FUCKING WORK!

Desktop Meme

Ganked from karaokegal
1. Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.*
2. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on.



The source: It's a mock-motivational banner of Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character from Watchmen (Now out on DVD!) created by dodger_winslow.

I've had a "thing" for JDM for a long time now, so that's one good reason for it to be up there. Of course, he's not nearly as scenic here as he is in RL.

(For comparative purposes: Seriously gorgeous.)

The other reason is the sentiment (or lack thereof). Here I am, late 40s, getting to the point where things are not what they were: skin texture is changing, lines are showing up and becoming more defined, joints hurt when I move wrong...all that. But do I really want to kick the bucket now while I can still pass myself off as 30-something? Nah, not so much. Which means steeling myself to the fact that where I am right now is probably the best I'm going to be from now til---whenever. I'm not in an income bracket that would allow me to "have a little work done"---I'll be doing good to afford false teeth---so I need to learn to accept the things I cannot change. Without whimpering, without blowing my paycheck on "anti-aging" creams---I'd need a freaking bathtub full---realizing the wrinkles and wobbly bits are the price I pay for surviving.

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* If you're so inclined. I'm not going to go around checking up on you all---I have better things to do.

Desktop Meme

Ganked from karaokegal
1. Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.*
2. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on.



The source: It's a mock-motivational banner of Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character from Watchmen (Now out on DVD!) created by dodger_winslow.

I've had a "thing" for JDM for a long time now, so that's one good reason for it to be up there. Of course, he's not nearly as scenic here as he is in RL.

(For comparative purposes: Seriously gorgeous.)

The other reason is the sentiment (or lack thereof). Here I am, late 40s, getting to the point where things are not what they were: skin texture is changing, lines are showing up and becoming more defined, joints hurt when I move wrong...all that. But do I really want to kick the bucket now while I can still pass myself off as 30-something? Nah, not so much. Which means steeling myself to the fact that where I am right now is probably the best I'm going to be from now til---whenever. I'm not in an income bracket that would allow me to "have a little work done"---I'll be doing good to afford false teeth---so I need to learn to accept the things I cannot change. Without whimpering, without blowing my paycheck on "anti-aging" creams---I'd need a freaking bathtub full---realizing the wrinkles and wobbly bits are the price I pay for surviving.

_________________________

* If you're so inclined. I'm not going to go around checking up on you all---I have better things to do.

Because I'm stubborn, that's why....

HA! Got it! This time I imported it without any tags at all, although it seems to have brought along the "most popular" ones.

So I don't get the majority of the tags or any of the comments, but at least I have some kind of back-up for the last few years of my life.

That makes two things that have gone right today; I got an email from GK saying that she and the Things are coming down next month. (It was right after I'd been thinking about that, so at least the telepathy still works!)