Look, Ma. Almost No Bebop.

[in_the_blue]

I got tagged by enelya_oronar to do the 20 random facts meme. Here goes nothing.


1. My given middle name is Arlie.
2. I'm 5'6 and weigh about 113 lbs.
3. I think I've done my best partnership writing with lostinapapercup.
4. I have a cat named Tribble, after the ST:TOS episode Trouble with Tribbles.
5. Some days I think I'm just a giant geek. Other days I know I am.
6. It took me 3 years to know Spike well enough to roleplay him.
7. I used to write a superhero comic book. I worked with a great pair of professional comic book illustrators.
8. I used to share an apartment outside Cambridge, MA with a ghost.
9. The thing I miss most about living in Boston is Fenway Park.
10. I like building with Legos.
11. My very first piece of Harry Potter fanfic was a Lucius Malfoy story.
12. When I was in China, I spent an afternoon sitting at a shrine to Mao Tse Tung talking about Hillary Clinton with our Beijing (aka "party") translator.
13. I think all of life is a grand adventure.
14. Some days my eyes are hazel. Most days, they're brown.
15. I'm trained to do distance healing.
16. If I had to study for a new career, it would be in computer animation.
17. I don't care if he's dead: I still have a crush on Bruce Lee.
18. I did a portrait of Jason Carter once. In beads. Delica beads. It taught me how hard it is to find and blend human colors in that medium.
19. But I had to stop beadwork when I started doing massage, because the repetitive motion was destroying the intrinsic muscles of my hands.
20. I should be asleep right now, but I'm rarely in bed before 1AM, even with that 6:45 wakeup time. Nighttime is my time.

And... not tagging anyone. I think this one's made the rounds. If you want to do it, feel free. I'm off to get ready for bed.

Comments

[jessanndi.livejournal.com]

The distant healing sounds intriging

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

coudl yo utel me soem more about distance healing? I'd liek to knwo how it works. to be hoenst bck when thta cold just woudln't go away (it sitl isnt' completley gone but ohwell) iwa thinkign 'if this goes o nor gets an yworse i'l ask someone if they know how to hea lit thorugh long-distance.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

It's part of 2nd-degree Reiki training. In case you don't know, Reiki is a form of energetic healing. It can be done with hands on the body, hands off the body in the energetic field surrounding the body (or aura, if you prefer), and it can be sent over distances. What I believe this type of distance healing is best for is a general feeling of well-being, but it can also be used for focused work, much as it would if you were on my massage table with me.

I love Reiki, because it's so gentle and so nurturing. I believe it helps if the recipient believes it will help, as opposed to resisting it. What you do for a distance healing session is set up a time for it so that the giver can focus and the recipient can be relaxed and receive.

I practice Usui Reiki ("usui" translates to "water" or "rain water"). It's very, very relaxing. If you ever want to try it, let me know.

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

wow, hat soudns fantasticaly itneresting. I've always believd that simpel good vibes themselves als owork for rea lif you seriosul yare bent onsending the mto someone i was THINKING 9but of course i'm a novice to al lof htis, that during the worst wek of the catrina stuff I was sending out hugs eveyrwher and focussing on too muc hnegative energy 9rants, bashing and so forth .this soudns mightily interesting.