Perovskia

In the fandom of Star Trek, I ship Kirk/Spock and K/S only.

Here are some fics in the ST XI and TOS that I found especially enjoyable. I like humor, first time, hurt & comfort.
There will be no sad stories and no 3-some in this list.   Updated 10/10/2009

A Level Course and True - brighteyed_jill - a good, long read.

A Beautiful(ly Illogical) Mind  - waldorph - The answer is √π233/hy7

As Morning Shows the Day - jade-dragoness - Wee Spock and tribble

Captain's Favorite - anon - Kirk defending Spock's honor.

Captain's Chair Dirty Talk - Two stories here

Communication - Jenna Sinclair - TOS verse

Distraction - Amada Warrington - OMG, too hot. Contains very vivid description of Spock's ...well...sage sausage.

Home - Lanaea - Slow build, their relationship started out from an unplanned vacation togther.

It Must be True - Tabled - Best Bones POV

OMG, who is this Jason Mraz???

Don't know much about the rest of the songs, but I love these two from Nickelback.

Other than the redwood national parks

Xcaret Eco park

Can't tell you exactly why it is so hard for me to believe, but here they are.

And Ace Young, more sexy man has never walked on the face of earth.

為什麼經常漂亮的女生都找不到好男人, 反而是醜醜的女生最後過的比較好?

漂亮的女生, 也有很聰明溫柔, 體貼又充滿了愛的.  但是我想最大的問題, 應該是漂亮的女生會去找自己喜歡的人, as opposed to 一個好人.
並不是說, 喜歡自己就是 fool proof, 或者比自己喜歡重要. 而是經驗發現, 只要自己一喜歡對方了, 就很難看的清楚一個人, 風險相對增加.  喜歡她的人越多, 她越覺得應該挑一個自己喜歡的.  那麼都已經喜歡上了, 理智所要抗衡的就變成自己的心. 一旦理智與情感開始征戰, 就算是理智獲勝也是脫一層皮, 痛不欲生.                                       

醜女的心態, 就完全不一樣.  一個不讓人回頭的女孩, 在心理健康頭腦清醒的情況下, 不會感嘆自己生的很醜.  只會想, 既然已經不太好看, 以經沒多少人可以選擇了, 那麼一定要看清楚一個最好的出路.  雖然說也有醜女愛上很帥卻不太好的男人, 但是多半年紀小的時候痛過一次, 然後就覺得還是要現實一點比較保險。

說真的, 有個性的男人誰不喜歡? 但是真正在戀愛裡的男人, 沒有一個會耍個性的.

Bryan Adams would have agreed.

The world is a better place because of them.

When Spock used the word "logical", it was a simple explanation of a chosen path. When Kirk used that word, it was a blunt weapon to be wielded on his path to victory.

From: Four Times Spock Was Faithful to Uhura

Because there aren't enough pinto pic spams.  And also seriously, BB Fine is just FINE!!!!

Just ignore the women on his right.
 

OK, here is the truth.

如果你很有錢很有錢， where would you live?
Where would you spend your hard earned $ and settle down?
Over the years, 我聽了太多 "洛杉磯怎麼怎麼好" "招牌落下都會砸到電影明星".  Welll, let me tell you something. LA might be where the stars live, but Houston, 才是真正有錢的人住的地方.
我去過: LA, SF, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, St. Paul, Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Miami, Orlando, NYC, Washington DC.

Trust me, 最有錢的人, 住在 Houston. 他們的有錢, 不是買棟 5 million dollars 的房子, or 10 million dollars, or 任何極盡奢華的那種有錢.
而是, Bill Gates, Rockfelller, Warren Buffet 那個階級. 他們所屬的俱樂部, Hollywood 的明星需要有人引見才進的去.

So the question is, 這些人為什麼住 Houston? Of course, 很多人在 Dubai, or Italy, 也有度假別墅.
但是, 他們住在 Houston, 我想原因首先是因為, Houston 地理位置太好. 處在美國南方正中央, 離西邊北邊和東邊, 搭飛機都是三小時.
對於需要東西兩岸來回跑的人來說, Houston 是個很好的中間站.

第二個比較 subtle 的原因, 可能是因為這個大城市, 雖然是美國前十大城市, 但是除了樹多公園多以外, 沒什麼個性.  不像是 Boston, New York City, Chicago, or LA, 色彩非常鮮明. 走在那幾個城市的街上, 不知不覺會被那裡的氣氛, 當地人的穿著打扮感染.  沒個性的城市, 就像 Silver Accord, nothing exciting, but you never get tired of it.

很多從台灣來的人說, Houston is so boring they wanted to cry.  也許對那麼有錢, 看盡繁華的人來說, Houston 正巧是個夠方便又可以輕鬆呼吸的地方.

It was Spock whom I loved all along.

五年前當我第一次看到 Snape, 說實在, 我完全沒有想到 Spock.
但是當我走出電影院, mind flooded with Spock's sharp-angled face and expressive eyes, I knew. It was him, has always been just him.

There is a key difference between Snape and Spock - the manifestation of vulnerability. 
When hurt, Snape usually attack with maliciously intended action or words, whereas Spock most often internalize his wounds. Spock is also less scarred than Snape, less cynical, less suspecious.  Spock made me want to protect him, to cherish him, and to never leave his side. He is what I would describe as an ideal partner. 

Yes, he can be blunt to the point of brutal, he may not enjoy a lazy morning sleep in or excessive ingestion of cake and pie and ice cream. But he is perceptive, is curious, is quite funny (if you know how to read him), is also unbelievably closet-romantic.

I doulbt I would ever love another character as much, I never had.

Why, but I truly felt fascinated by these drills. Went to Home Depot and bought the Makita set. Originally wanted Hitachi, but it's more expensive, so I figured if Makita is not good enough, I can always switch to Hitachi.

Plus, Hitachi 比較重一點, 手握的地方也比較寬,所以像我這種手小的女生, 拿起來就覺得隨時會 drop it 的感覺.
Makita 拿在手上 balance 很好, 讓人很想多用用.

Home Depot's sale lasts until tomorrow July 8th. 

其它牌子, 像是 DeWalt, Ryobi, Ridgid, 感覺都很 threatening...覺得好像是給男生用的...默

You know, sometimes, I just feel like having caffeine injected directly into my blood stream. I feel like I can never wake up, think straight, or talk right. So I tried black coffee for the first time because tea can only get me to open my eyes.  It's one of those days.

On a positive note, because there aren't many these days, I bought the Canon 880 just in time. Just learned that it has been sold out and discontinued everywhere.
For those of us who thought we have married to Leica, and thus, Panasonic, we might want to reconsider our vowl.
I know I am.
The thing is, I chose Nikon over Canon for the entry level DSRL, not that I have one, but if I were to buy one, it'll probably be Nikon.

Here are some pics from IS880.

牙套模製機器:

牙套模製過程:

They always say 射手座是快樂寶寶, it is true to certain extend.

But here is the thing:

I just feel that a person cannot know the definition of true love, if that person cannot generate happieness themselves to make the other person happy.
我看過太多人, 我自己也經歷過, 談戀愛中, 所有的快樂都來自對方.
That only works when both parties are inexperienced.
For adults, that type of emotional dependance is really, truly, not sexy at all.

Just a word of advice.

Anyone agree with me?

愛情, 友誼, 名聲, 權力. 沒有一項像錢那麼的實在， 那麼不 judgemental.
我就是太晚了解到這個道理, 年輕的時候以為真心快樂最重要, 現在才會每個月賺 1000 美元在這邊很艱困的活著.

有錢, 雖然沒辦法買到舒服的氣候, 買回流失的土壤, 或者把海洋裡面被人捕撈的魚買回來, 但是至少一定可以買到一些好東西, 去哪裡走走, 讓自己一定程度內的開心.
有錢就不需要注意到其它人的存在, 不用接電話, 回 email, 需要修理東西的時候也不用到處拜託人.
反之, 沒有錢, 就得什麼都看別人的臉色, 聽人講很無聊的話, 陪笑, 在奇怪的社交場合裝的很自在. 

總之, 沒有錢就沒有自由.

小時候爸媽總說, 錢不是生命中最重要的, 根本就是胡說八道.  事實是, 這種話只有有錢了以後才有資格說吧?
對於我而言, 除了錢, 沒有什麼是重要的.  什麼人的生死, 什麼人的開心與痛苦, 到底到頭來跟我是有什麼關係阿?
什麼人喜歡我, 討厭我, 記得或者遺忘我， 對於我本身來說到底有什麼差別?

完全沒有.

從二十歲開始, 我記得的人, 我喜愛討厭的人, 都是我自己的事情, 都跟對方毫無關係. 身旁的人的存在, 只有道德上的意義, 並沒有主觀上的價值.

Lemon Balm - 葉子變綠, 邊緣出現燒焦的咖啡色.  分盆完後不見改善.  聽說是太陽曬太多. 但是我後來放在陰影下也沒有比較好阿...don't know what's wrong.

Aloe Vera - 逐漸變黃. 原因應該是因為澆水過多.  今天上網查, 據說是六星期澆一次就好. 我居然每天澆兩次 =口= 還在那裡跟朋友說: 蘆薈是仙人掌耶!!  不知道我頭腦裡面裝什麼真是.

Thyme - 已經分不清楚是 French or English, 但是有一盆一夜之間死光. I have absolutely no idea why.  其它三盆都好好的, 同樣的 location, 同樣的澆水次數.  Most perplexing.
另: 把一盆好像沒有在長的 thyme 種到大盆子裡面， 但是似乎也沒有在長.

Rosemary - I refuse to let my rosemary die. 裝到大盆裡面以後, 也許是有土壤的關係 (之前是像 sponge 一樣的 who knows what), 長的又大又綠.

Lavender - cover area 並沒有擴大， 但是 plants 本身感覺比較 solid, 莖跟葉子都好像變粗了.

桂花 - 光長葉子不開花.  現在阿, 標準一直降低, 只要不變黃死掉我都算成功.

Sage - 也是黃兮兮要死不活的。  分盆以後好像站的挺一點, but who knows. 

結論 : 種藥草類植物在酷熱的 Houston 貌似是不太合適的.

This arrives tomorrow.

Why SD 880?  Because it is the only ELPH with wide(r) angle, and the colors supposedly aren't as saturated as other Canons.
Why did I pick a gold model?  Because I felt like having a gold camera.
Concerns? Low light performance.  Heard some not-so-fabulous comments about it.
Will report thoughts once I get it tested.

It truly is crazy, how far people will go in the name of love.

No wonder human love can also be viewed as worldly in the eyes of God.

Two of my friends' love affair has proven me correct, that I vowed to never love again at the age of 22.

It really is not a matter of age, or experience, it seems almost physiological, the changes.

One minute perfectly reasonable, sensible, the next completely lost touch with reality, completely lost the ability to differentiate obsessive actions from commen courtesy.

Why is that so? Why is love so important?  I've been in love before, it was impulsive, yes, it was all consuming, yes, but it is also not something I require to live.

Is it because I'm too dedicated to the virtual world already?  Am I the one who is losing touch with reality and found non-human companionship more fulfilling?

I don't understand, but I give thanks to Lord Jesus, for taking my vows so seriously.  I don't think I can survive being a slave of love ever again.

Perhaps that is one of the freedom granted by being children of God, a slave of the world no more.