Dreamflower's Mathom-house

Has anyone heard from ansostuff?

Rambly church thoughts behind the cut...

I was tired and a little sad this morning when I went to church, thinking of how some of my online friends had been abused by someone they had befriended, and worrying that this experience might make them want to give up on online friendships, or be less trusting.( Read more... )

So, as I said, the_arc5 and I met up yesterday for a mini-moot. We decided to meet at Pop's. It's a really cool place--I took danae_b there for lunch when she visited. But more importantly, it's about halfway between where *I* live and where the_arc5 lives, and plus since it has a 20-foot tall neon pop bottle in front and is right on Route 66, it's very easy to find, and hard to miss! LOL!

I got there a little early, and while I waited for her I drabbled a little in my notebook, and ordered a drink--diet coke with a shot of white chocolate! Then she arrived, and we hit it off right away.

We started right off talking about hobbits and LotR. And for four and a half hours, with occasional interruptions by the waitress and to take a bite of our burgers, we talked about hobbits, the One Ring, hobbits, Doctor Who, hobbits, Harry Potter, hobbits, fanfic, hobbits and hobbits and hobbits!

I called the DH when I realized it was 10 minutes to 5, and I was unlikely to get home before he did, and he laughed and said he expected as much, since he'd seen my car in the parking lot on his way home! Anyway, we had to break things up and get going.

It was so much fun! And I'd put supper in the crock pot before I left, (ham, green beans and new potatoes) and I'd done a thorough house cleaning the day before, so my day of self-indulgent fun was completely guilt-free!

I do have to go to the grocery store today, and catch up a bit of laundry, but then we are ready for the weekend! And the DH's paycheck was more than we expected--so that's a good thing, too!

I'm so excited! Today, I get the chance to meet a new friend! the_arc5 and I are meeting for lunch, and to talk hobbits!!!!!

*grin*

I've a new friend here at LJ, galadriel90, whom I know from Stories of Arda. She just got an LJ, and now she's posted a beautiful poem! I hope you will check it out, and be sure to let her know--and friend her if you like.

http://galadriel90.livejournal.com/775.html#cutid1

To anyone who's interested, I heard from Anso again. Here's part of her email under the cut:

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I just thought it might reassure folks to know she'll be coming back as soon as she can. *crosses fingers*

I got an answer to an email I sent to ansothehobbit last night, and since she said she didn't mind, I thought I would share it:

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I hope that info helps.

If there is someone on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

A couple of you I have met in RL, a couple of you I have spoken to on the phone, and many, many of you have shown me just how true it is to call this thing on LJ a "friends list".

(((((((hugs all of you very tightly)))))))))))))))