That Ross guy is very pretty! :D So is his girlfriend. I like these photos very much, very colourful and lively.

It’s weird, and creepy, and I empathise with you totally. I feel sorry for the stalker for the emptiness in herself which she seeks to fill in others’ details, yet she’s such an annoyance. It’s good you’re beyond it - the problem is (very much) hers. The previous posts make sobering reading. I guess this is the flipside of openness on the internet. We decide if we hide in anonymity or if we front up our personae true to who we are. It only takes one strange person with a psychological twist to shake our faith in whether or not we made a correct decision…

She so obviously needs help.

I experienced some strangeness recently. Not on the same scale, but my blog postings began turning up somewhere else on someone else’s site. It was no big deal but it freaked me out for a day. I was able to put a stop to it with some whois.com investigation and judicious complaints to the server hosting company. I thought of your posts while it was happening.

Anyhow, as you say, this is your home. We value you and we care, that’s why we keep coming back.

On a lighter note, the pics are great, very warm… Is July 4 a big deal stateside? Pardon the ignorance of the question, but I’ve not been to the US. Do people go home to family and loved ones for the day, is it that kind of celebration?

I love the new banner and colours… site’s looking great!

Best wishes, sweet dreams.

Personally I don’t have a problem at all with commenting over here rather than on Livejournal so if you need the opinion of an LJ-er as far as convenience… its not really a problem :)

I feel a little sad about your journal stalker… I’ve always felt so ‘okay’ with sharing things on the internet, not because I don’t believe there are strange people out there, but purely because I am an adult… and I know how to handle myself. You are someone who has created an entire ‘world’ online… so to speak, and it must be disheartening to have something so strange and a little out of your control…

Laura- yes he is, and yes she is, very much so. And thank you.

Aljuk- Thank you for your words, they truly, deeply, mean a lot to me. Thank you. And yes, July 4th is a holiday that a lot of people plan entire week long vacations around. Most everyone has it off so families get together and watch fireworks and light sparklers and stuff. =)

Emma, I feel sad too, and it wasn’t like I’ve never met her. We were friends once, for months we talked online and somehow she just forgot that- rewrote her own past and seriously spiraled out of control. For a long time I tried to help her- but sometimes you just have to realize that you can’t. And I’m the last person on earth she wants to pity her. It only makes her furious. So I just try to stay low on the radar.

Hello -

I’ve been procrastinating quite extensively, tonight, putting off researching places to work as the idea of becoming a “real” adult is beginning to petrify me. But I’ve seen you around quite a lot (on Livejournal, I should specify) between communities and our approximately 30 mutual friends’ comment pages. And you are absolutely darling, seemingly interesting and genuine, and I hope you wouldn’t mind if I added you. I’ve looked at your page once, and I think if I do it again without your knowing, I’ll be considered a stalker, and I’d quite like to remain un-creepy!

All of that didn’t describe me very well, and as my user profile consists of one ironic sentence, I suppose I ought to give you a bit more info (plus this aides in my procrastination!). I’m Elizabeth, hailing from sunny - and currently, shockingly cooler than the rest of the country - Florida. Just recently graduated having studied Advertising. As I said, I’m extremely conflicted at the moment as far as growing up is concerned. But delving further into that could take ages of your time to read! My aim is to do creative writing in Advertising, focusing (hopefully) on non-profit and/or environmentally/socially aware companies and organizations. I realize the ethical implications of advertising, but I also find it to be one of the preeminent forms of modern art that has the potential to - more than anything else - to create awareness and change. Not to mention that without it, all free-speech would not have the necessary funding needed to exist (and I’m not saying I’m happy about that).

What else? I thought about buying a DSLR, but then realized I lack the steadiness of hand to take fantastic photos (bit of an upsetting realization, although I’m sure I could just learn how to effectively lock my elbows). I think cupcakes are better than cakes or pies. I’ve been all over Europe + Australia in the past little over a year, and I’m going to Montreal and Boston in a month! I take a journal with me everywhere in order to sketch (albeit, poorly) and write down random thoughts. And, yeah, I ramble quite extensively. So if you’re cool with all this, I think we ought to add one another!

You’ve captured so much life, as cheesey as it sounds, in your photos. :)

I’m so glad you posted again despite the disrespect of your stalker. I can only imagine it’s deeply frustrating and annoying but at the end of the day, you have us who can truly appreciate your original words, stories, and photos. She on the other hand, has nothing. Any fans she gains are based on lies. And I’d imagine that’s a lonely feeling. What I can empathize with is feeling a loss of control over the situation but again, you win in the end. Not that this is a matter of winning or losing but as you said, you’ve built this home, and it’s genuinely yours. Not to mention she must read these comments and feel a little, oh, what’s the word…ridiculous? Shamed? Goodness knows no one here likes the thought of someone stressing you out.

I’m quite tired so I hope this made some sense. ;) I love you!

Elizabeth- Lovely introduction. Consider yourself added.

Bronnie- It made perfect sense. I miss you. I love you. Cheers.