Zolia Lily

I have to be moved by my writing to like it. If it doesn't move me, i don't think it's doing it's job, so i'll probably either scrap it or go for a complete rehaul of it. That said, when i go back and re read it, it doesn't always have quite the same emotional impact on me as it did when i wrote it. It has to make my heart sink into my stomach or make me choke up when i write it, but it does depend on what i'm feeling when i re read it as to how bad it effects me.

LOL DragonMando i think i love you :D :D

artists. Except then i feel lame because they probably dress well and are amazingly visually talented etc etc. .... Writers! Because that's what i'm going to be :D otherwise (i decided this on NYE) - pyrotechnicians!!! (fireworks people)- how cool would that be!?!?

I got average Male! Lol!!! ( but i think i messed up the words one, so perhaps that should be 'slightly' male) But i'm a bit apprehensive about the whole idea of giving your brain a gender. I thought that was physical. and then the maths stuff- surely you can explain away men and women being better and different things in the way that we're raised? I mean, i know that's a bit Simone de Beauvoir (you know; "one is not born a woman, but created " ??) but i beleive in nurture over nature. then again... that doesn't really explain me.... either....

I'm Australian. My closest non-Australian relative (because seriously- unless you're an aboriginal Australian, you have to have come from somewhere) was my mum's grandfather, who was Irish. Before that, all Irish / English the generation before. We're not really sure, but it seems like most of our relatives were Irish, although have lived in various places in Australia, Wales and Ireland and also in Sheffeild- just to confuse the trail. My mum is big on family history... and we're still looking for more. (we haven't managed to get back to the 10th Century yet!!!) and i'm with you, Tipdin. My mum's mum is staying with us at the moment (she doesn't normally live close by). Hearing about her parents and grandparents and all she knows about our family history and even just the history of the area she grew up in is amazing. It makes me feel closer to my family (most of whom i hardly know) than i would have though possible.

OMG i loooove this too! I missed so much Glee this season I'm ready to give up night classes just so's i'll never miss another... then again, i could just buy the dvds when they're out... You should totally watch a couple of episodes and see if you like it... Kurt is by FAAAAAR and away the best :D

ps- i forgot to say how much i freaking ADORE Andrej Peijic *sigh*

I totally get where Tidpin is coming from with this... but for me, sometimes i find labels restrictive. I am a straight woman (well... so far), but I like feminine guys and tomboyish girls (lol, I know i said i was straight, but i can look, right?) (Hmm. maybe this is why i don't like labels...) For me, nothing is more beautiful than someone being themselves and expressing who they are however they want to. And i love the fact that people can choose to reject the norms they are raised with or the norms of broader society. I don't think it means they have to want to be the opposite sex, but i like the blurring of labels and lines. I don't think there should be any to begin with. Of course, i could be waaaay off track here. I'm not exactly speaking from experience (although the idea does hold some appeal for me...). Anyway, i guess i'll just keep holding out for the guy of my dreams... who just happens to be androgynous. If not, i'll settle for one who wants to wear my clothes (although i don't really own many skirts / dresses. I might be a disappointment...) That is, of course, if i don't surprise myself and fall in love with a woman first.....

Totally sucks. Not sure if it's entirely lame or whatever, but care packages rule! Box up a pack of his favourite biscuits or chocolates, a colourful scarf, a book or a dvd, tuck in a letter or a card... Even whack in a toothbrush or soap or whatever. If not, even send him a few little cards or sketches or something in the mail. Sometimes it's nice to get something someone has touched instead of over the internet. It won't cure him, but hopefully it'll let him know you're thinking of him and cheer him up a little. Hope it get's better xo

I'm actually not a huge fan of mine, but i was feeling unoriginal and uninspired. Zolia Lily was the name I wanted to use as my pen name.... when I was about thirteen... Lily actually should have been my real name- my mum wanted to call me that until dad's parents told her it wasn't a real name. They said it had to be 'Lilian' and she didn't like that. Wish she'd ignored them; I rather like Lily. That's why i've kind of adopted it as my own again. Zolia itself was a character in a story I started and never finished. She was tough and cool and confident. Sort of like I'd like to be......

Family breakfast followed by lunch with neighbours and family friends who, like us, don't have any relatives within the state. They all started arriving at like 12 and most didn't leave until about 8 pm. All the men ended up inside playing songs off their iPods (with Whiskey and red wine) and the women ended up on the back veranda under the Wisteria (with tea and coffee). The men all got pretty sloshed and one nearly tried to drive home when he couldn't even walk straight.... Then my dad got really aggro and rude to my mum's best friend.... It was kind of funny, looking back, but at the time... I just wanted a few minutes peace!!!