This is about LJ, but I'll post it here anyway :P



1. LJ appeared in April 1999, the year when I… became worried about Y2K haha..I've always hated people's "end of the world" predictions :/
2. As a child, I wanted to become a… botanist, vet, person who delivered mail..those are the main ones I can remember, anyway
3. My favorite school subject was… Reading, Latin, World History, gym with the special ed. kids..
4. The tune of my carefree youth is... "Who Let the Dogs Out?," "Floorfiller" (to this day, when I see an "out of order" sign, the lyric "something's out of order, people in the corners" STILL gets in my head haha), "My Heart Will Go On," etc
5. A book (or an author) that influenced me... so many! The Worst Journey in the World is definitely one of them though, along with the Shannara series, Where the Red Fern Grows, etc
6. A city (or cities) I truly love... Wheathampstead, London, Carcassonne, Valdez, Watertown (Wisconsin), etc
7. I started an LJ blog in … because I wanted... 2004, because my friend at the time had one and suggested I make one too, because it was fun for her and another way we could communicate with her (I think we met on Quizilla?? Ohh the memories haha). I haven't looked back since! It's WEIRD reading entries from back then though, I was completely different!
8. The catch phrase that nearest and dearest recognize me by… "fancy!" (I LOVE saying that word haha), "that's cool," "nice!," etc
9. A movie I’m never tired to watch again... Harry Potter is always entertaining..
10. When I was 25, I liked to… go online, geocache, travel, watch movies, etc
11. I can’t live a day without… my glasses
12. An LJ post I’d like to recommend to everyone… when I went to Weathampstead in 2018, for one
13. I’m proud of… not being a controlling friend anymore (it was awful, I made people give me a time I could talk to them online, and would get SUPER upset if they couldn't for whatever reason..ugh), doing well at work, overcoming depression and coming out a better person, etc
14. If I could give advice to myself from 1999, I’d… say "relax, don't get so upset over trivial things!"
15. My favorite LJ blog(s)... aw, it's not fair to single them out! They're all good in different ways lol
16. My favorite LJ community (-ies)... surveys was always fun, people almost never post there anymore though..maybe surveys are less popular than they used to be..
17. A dish (or a food product) I learned to like only as an adult... onions, Indian food..probably others I can't think of haha
18. Within these 25 years I’ve visited… Switzerland, Wisconsin, Catalina Island, England, Anchorage, Florida, San Diego, Yuma, Puerto Rico, Rome, etc
19. My favorite cure for sadness is… taking a nap, playing a fun "hidden cat" game (I'm totally addicted haha), maybe eating bad food lol
20. If I didn’t have to work, I’d do… too much sitting around, probably. I get a lot of exercise at work, I'm always running around doing something..it helps keep me sane :P
21. My superpower is… for some reason, babies like to look/smile at me (it bothered me when I was younger, but now I just smile and wave back lol). I've been somewhere where a baby was crying, looked at me, and just..stopped and became calm. Dogs that don't like strangers will come up to me and want to be pet. I can identify certain glaciers in pictures. A lot of the time when I travel, even if it's a place that's usually cloudy, it will get sunny when I'm there, etc
22. A useful skill I’d like to teach younger generations is… hmmm..not sure..
23. If I could spend a day as an animal, that would be… a bird, so I could fly into the mountains and see glaciers!
24. The way I’d like to grow old is… happily, never losing my excitement for things I like
25. I’m grateful to LJ for… meeting so many great people!! I have met Dana in person many times. Giving me a place where I can write my adventures/obsessions, etc, and preserving so many memories! Life wouldn't be the same without LJ!

( i found a book about four-poster beds! )

13. What Would You Choose to Do If You Had Unlimited Free Time and No Restrictions? That's alright for like a day, then I start going crazy and need to go back to work haha. Probably go online and obsessively play hidden cat games LOL

14. Is Struggle Essential to Happiness? It can be..you definitely appreciate the good things more after you've been struggling!

15. What Kinds of Games and Puzzles Do You Like? Hidden things (cats, letters, etc. There's a whole "I Commissioned Some..." series on Steam, where artists were paid to hide things in their art, like cats, ladybugs, etc. I LOVE them!), crosswords, ones like Betrayal at House on the Hill, etc

16. What Would You Like to Learn to Make by Hand? Not sure, I'm terrible at making things/being crafty lol

17. When and For What Reasons Do You Seek Silence? To recharge (like after work or other social events), something might be too overwhelming, etc

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1. What did you do in 2021 that you'd never done before? Landed on a glacier, got the covid vaccine, got a hysterectomy, flew during a pandemic, went to Yuma, slept in a four-poster bed, etc
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Mine is always to read as much as I can lol..I didn't read as much as in previous years, but still a fair amount
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Jordan's wife did, but I've only met her once, and Heidi did too, but I haven't known her very long yet
4. Did anyone close to you die? Jack (grandma's husband) did..he was 99! He had a long full life
5. What countries did you visit? Just the USA
6. What would you like to have in 2022 that you lacked in 2021? Less mask wearing, more vacations, etc
7. What date from 2021 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? A few:
Jan. 6: The crazy storming of the Capitol D:
Jan. 8: Getting a hysterectomy (it's been almost a year already?! Wow)
April and May: Getting the covid vaccine
July 27: Landing on Shoup Glacier
Oct. 12: Hanging out with Dana in Yuma
December: The crazy winter storms
( the rest )

And this: "Sunday set several precipitation records, according to the National Weather Service. A total of 1.93 inches of precipitation was measured, which set a new daily record and made Dec. 26, 2021, the wettest December day on record and the third wettest day on record for any time of year. While the day was particularly unusual, it falls within a month of high precipitation. In total, Fairbanks has received 4.75 inches of precipitation so far this month, making 2021 the wettest December and the second-wettest winter month on record"

Woooow. The sheet of ice on the snow looked so weird! It was so smooth and shiny lol. Work has indeed been closed all this week. Thankfully the snow has finally stopped, but now it's going to be in the -20s and -30s for the next week..guess it's one or the other this winter :P

28. Do you keep the cabinets in your kitchen and bathroom organized? Kinda lol

29. What do you wish you’d spent more time doing five years ago? *shrugs*

30. How often do you light candles? I don't at my apartment (it makes me nervous), but sometimes mom and Ryan do at their house

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#2019

Yay me :P

I can't believe the year and decade is almost over! I did so many awesome things..traveled to cool places like Switzerland and Glacier Bay, got a paying position at work, saw lots of glaciers, overcame depression and found Cherry when I needed him most (in 2016, and 16 is my favorite number..coincidence? I think not!), etc. I hope the next decade has more awesome things in store!


( pokemon update )

Day 361: A song that describes how incredibly freaking awesome that you are: Uhh..I don't know lol

Day 362: A song that you think sums up this past year: Not sure..

Day 363: A song that sums up a big event that happened to you in the last year: Hmm.."Glaciers"?

Day 364: A song that you first heard from doing this challenge: It might have been one called Heather..

Today's trivia: The Green Bay Packers are the only nonprofit, community-owned professional team in the United States

Ughh I changed my LJ to the "new" design hoping that would solve the Photobucket problem, but it didn't..I don't really like it, but I guess I have to live with it now. :/ My pictures work other places, like Dreamwidth, so LJ must have changed something..weird

I keep meeting the coolest people lately..a customer came in wanting to donate books, and Paulette asked what kind of books he had. He was like "Alaska, climbing, polar exploration.." Well THAT caught my attention lol..I asked which ones and he said "all of them! Like a first edition of Nansen's book with color plates." Ooooh! I asked if he had The Worst Journey in the World and he was like "Apsley Cherry-Garrard?" ("SQUEE *nods excitedly*") "Yeah, that book got me to the right place in Antarctica." He had gone to Scott's hut!! OMG. OMG. Jealous! I MUST get there someday! I'd love to browse that guy's library, it sounds amazing :D

Speaking of Cherry, I think this is my least favorite pic of him:

His expression makes me shiver!! Haha

( pics for sept. 23-25 )

Today's trivia: Hugging trees can help koala bears lose up to 68% of their body heat on hot days

May 20th was my ten year anniversary of being on LJ..for some reason I completely forgot on that day even though it's been in the back of my mind for the past few months haha. That's amazing..I've met so many awesome people and there's SO much history here! I'd go crazy without a place to document my adventures and stuff (sure there are other blogs, but none are as good as LJ..). I'll probably be on LJ for as long as it's around (don't ever shut down please!! Haha). Yay LJ!

( 18. be known as a drug dealer or be known as a liar? )

Today's trivia: A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average

Geocaching in Space was pretty fun..it was nice to put a face to the names I've seen online (you log your find online). People had some awesome costumes, and the house was decorated spacey too. We had food and talked and watched the launch (from Kazakhstan). I felt kinda inferior since a lot of them were like hardcore cachers who had like 400 collectables and went 30 miles on a snowmachine in the White Mountains to cache haha! They were all very nice though. After eating and stuff we went out to the bonfire..and the Northern Lights decided to come out!! (I was hoping they would, since it was clear) Aw, how cool and magical feeling! I loved when wisps of them danced right above me. :D It got COLD though..it was like 2 degrees! It would have been too cold without the bonfire haha. They shot off fireworks too. What a great night! Nice to meet new people too and feel like I have a life haha

I think I'm gonna change my LJ name to glacier_kitty..if you see an unfamiliar name, that's me haha. goodnesglaciers is cool, but I want a unique name I thought of (plus the one s not being there drives me crazy haha). It combines two of my biggest passions, so yay :D

( some pics from the night )

Would you rather have a sleepwalking problem that causes you to wander the streets at night or causes you to get up at night and pee all over your furniture? Uhh..the first one..

Today's trivia: "Silent Night" was first sung as part of a church service in Austria. A guitar was used because the church organ was so badly rusted it couldn't be played

That is one WEIRD cat haha. Abby is terrified of the vacuum and won't even get near it when it's on :P

George RR Martin has a LiveJournal?? That is super awesome! I hope he adds me haha

( Day 20: A song from the film score of a movie that came out before you were born. )

SO CUTEEE awww

This is my 3000th entry!!! WOW haha :D

( 78. Drink )

I'm now a member of Goodreads! It looks like a good place to keep track of the books I'm reading. I really like it so far as I'm exploring what's on it. Here's my profile if you'd like to see: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/7326690

I hate losing LJ friends..it makes me feel boring :/

Nothing like walking to work when it's -35 with thickish ice fog..I have bragging rights now ;)

( Day 186- A picture of the one person you will never forget no matter what )

Would you rather bite into a piece of chocolate and find it filled with maggots or filled with pus? Maggots..eww

Today's trivia: Queen Victoria's first act after her coronation was to remove her bed from her mother's room

Dear people having trouble with the new editor: umm..don't use it? Haha..I don't use it and it works just fine. I just get the code and post it :P

Today I went to Fred Meyer cause I read the Ice Road Truckers were having a meet and greet! But only 4 of them were there..and one, maybe two I recognized (the boss guy). Mom and I really wanted to meet Lisa, our favorite. Fail haha

( Day 51- A picture edited by you )