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This evening is bound to be a *hoot* the funk kicks off about 7.30pm, and it is straight out to the restaurant for dinner and drinks to start the night off with :)



Tomorrow I am entertaining at home, and makng saddle of Lamb :)



I was watching the celebrations in Sydney, Austrailia.. that was such a fabulous firework show!



Happy New Year everybody! :)

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HAWK2K
18:37 Dec 31 2008

Have fun....



be safe....



See ya next year!



:P

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cadrewolf
21:05 Dec 31 2008

Happy New Year,best Wishes

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I am truly impressed...quality advertising has arrived on Vampire Rave. Congratulations on pulling off an advertising contract with Air Canada, Cancer. Top Dollah! ^5

On the most part 2008 for me on the family front was sad what with the death of two close family members in early summer. No-one ever anticipated their deaths, as one day they were healthy and poof they were lifted from the face of this earth the next.



I can't think of anything overly good that happened this year, but the highlights of 2008 were focused on the business angle of our lifes that really went well.



Best holiday ever was with Dom on Halloween at a Most Haunted venue in Ireland.. it is one I shall not forget for a life time! :)

I would like to thank those from here that took a little time to wish me a Happy Christmas, that was very considerate :) Mines went well :) There was so much on over Christmas and Boxing Day it left little time for online activities, hence my absence for the past few days. That is a good thing as it shows I got my family priorities right for a change! Everyone had a lovely time..pressies were super and in some cases overly generous, but I am not complaining about that!



My favourite was the emerald necklace my husband brought me ..I will take a photo of that later and put it in my journal. :)

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Oceanne
19:14 Dec 27 2008

Ohhh cant wait to see..and so glad you have a great crissy.

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HAWK2K
22:02 Dec 27 2008

No worries... EVERYONE is busy this time of year.....



But I'm glad you had a good time!



So you made out like a bandit, huh?



:P

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deathnitegrl
11:41 Dec 28 2008

woot!!!!!!!

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Cheetahcry
23:41 Dec 28 2008

cool can't wait to see the picture.... No worry about your absence families off line are more important. :)

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The people who read my journal are mostly the people I am friendly with on here. I would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas. I hope you have lots of fun, and a happy family time together :) Don't be getting too legless!



Lots of Love from Emmy xxxxx

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deathnitegrl
13:53 Dec 24 2008

Thanks same to you :)

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Vampirewitch39
14:24 Dec 24 2008

Merry Christmas Swan. :)

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Sinora
17:45 Dec 24 2008

Same to you my dear *hugs*.

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Cheetahcry
17:49 Dec 24 2008

Sending those same wishes right back to you hun. Happy Holiday's to you and yours from my family.

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BLOODLIFE
23:55 Dec 24 2008

Have a great one yourself hunni ... X

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Oceanne
19:16 Dec 27 2008

Yootoo!

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HAWK2K
22:00 Dec 27 2008

a Happy, although late, Yule....... and happy new years!!!!

:D

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I meant to write this some time ago..but if it happened to me, believe me it can happen to you also and as witnessed already in some cases.



On another note my first day of work has been great! I even got to cook dinner! My brother is home from Spain and all is looking good for super Christmas! Social life starts tomorrow with a family lunch.. I swear I'll be as fat as the Christmas turkey this year chuckles... thats why we have gym in the New Year I guess ;)

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BLOODLIFE
23:12 Dec 20 2008

Have a great and safe Xmas hunni .. X

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Jamie
07:37 Dec 22 2008

You are always so socially busy. I feel like a slug compared to you. haha....and hell, I am the Gemini and you are the Pisces! Go figure on that one. But I am also Cancer too, so that explains a lot.

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I adore these Christams Stamps made by Lady Chordewa and Bloodlife for Star of the North group in the Sci-Fi Section :) There has been so many fabulous ones which I will be putting in my profile in due course..but these Seasonal ones really grasp the Christmas spirit :)

Whats you think? :) Aren't they fab!!

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Sinora
19:16 Dec 17 2008

Yay...I just saw me lol....they are cool.

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Xzavier
20:39 Dec 17 2008

I just noticed something tehe :)

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SeleneTremere
22:55 Dec 17 2008

They are lovely!

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Cheetahcry
03:09 Dec 18 2008

They are awesome Emmy..... Getting ready to do some adding to my profile with more information about the Star of the North SFS group and will be using these stamps along with others as well. :)

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Muse
23:08 Dec 20 2008

Nice :)

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Oceanne
19:18 Dec 27 2008

Wow,they always come up with great stuff...I hadnt seen the tree yet,thats really kool!

Seriously,we have the best peeps in NorthStar...

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Just two more days to go! Auditing tomorrow and teaching on Thursday and then I am off work for an entire two weeks!!! Yay. Man! I am dying to get my feet up and having a good rest.. Imagine, just image I will be able to be a home-bird, cooking, cleaning, decorating, shopping again..that sounds like heaven as my imagination and muse is running on ground zero at the moment with all this bloody work! Imagine, I will actually get to use the gym I paid membership for in a short while :) :) *insert double yay here* heh



Good news, the guys finished putting the beams up for me to-day, and I'm sitting down with Adele to work through the interiors on Monday :) The painter is coming tomorrow sometime, but in the meantime .... Roll on Friday!

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cadrewolf
20:02 Dec 16 2008

Sounds like a good start and relaxing time.

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xxEmaeraldxx
22:03 Dec 16 2008

Thanks, I am such a lucky bunny really So many people are out of work at the moment, but the image of being in my house and using it as a home instead of a resting pit will send my imagination soaring as I start to relax again. Can't be bad to that ;)

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Xzavier
22:15 Dec 16 2008

Lucky bunny? You'll have to tell me where that comes from hehe.



Glad you'll be able to have some time off, do what needs be done, relax, work out and hopefully have a lot of um grown-up play time *kisses*

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It is nearly Christmas, and so far I have not had any time to get things organised. Why.. why, why.. do people want things done immediately, and why, why, why am I obliging them! Tomorrow morning 6am up and 7pm finish, Saturday much the same.. two days of teaching back to back.



On the brighter side of life, I have decided to put some old style but modern style (if that makes sense) wooden beams on the ceiling of my living room were I have the log fire, and in the kitchen so they match my old fashioned dresser. I'm not big on the colonial theme, but this may tune in well with the more modern pitch of the beams and surrounding decor :)



Yup, it was not too difficult to get a good Joiner what with the recession and all the pay-offs, so at least we gave one family a Happy Christmas after all :)

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Nightgame
15:07 Dec 16 2008

It seems the more rushed we are the more demanding people are of us.



The beams sound really nice, I like that look but my ceilings are way too low to pull it off. :)

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I am thrilled Acrimony is making a comeback!! I did a lot of writing for that e-zine :)

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deathnitegrl
23:11 Dec 20 2008

Wow :D

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Sometime I get tired of people taking advantage of my good nature. Trying to please others all of the time is starting to take it's toll that I feel it really is time to change that. Besides some people don't really appreciate what has been done for them, so why should I bother any more. Amen.

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Xzavier
21:24 Dec 08 2008

You shouldn't try to please everyone, you can't. It's great that you're a wonderful person but never let that put you in a position to get taken advantage of.



Of course let it be known that I'm thankful for your kindness :)

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Nightgame
21:42 Dec 08 2008

All we can every do is be true to ourselves and our beliefs, help when we can but always remember sometimes the best way to help it to walk away.

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Everdene
22:02 Dec 08 2008

You rule!

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Cheetahcry
23:08 Dec 08 2008

Yep nodding in agreence with Zav & NG on this. Don't let them get you down hun you are an awesome person.

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Forcevamp123
23:12 Dec 08 2008

Amen to that

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SeleneTremere
19:40 Dec 09 2008

Some people will always try to take advantage when they think they can get away with it.



You just have to learn not to try to please everyone. It's not ever going to happen hon. Do what you are able to. Bending over backwards for people like that is rarely going to end up in your favor.



You're a real gem. I know I'm especially lucky to be able to count you among those I call friend. If there are some out there who can't appreciate you, then it's their loss.

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Oceanne
21:28 Dec 10 2008

Just be yourself..that alone pleases.And believe me,there are those of us here who luvs you just way you are.

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deathnitegrl
23:10 Dec 20 2008

I tend to do the same thing and it's always me who gets the crap afterward -_-

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A snippet view of North Star's Forum topics, and how active the forum truly is. As always preview invites are available :)



Group: Star of the North



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ADDITIONAL GROUP PAGES:The Universe and You.Xzavier's CornerGroup Graphics



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Star of the North

All Things Cosmic & Universal

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Graphics and Group Pride

BLOODLIFE 17:26:28

Dec 03 2008 135



A Group Vote - Important!

xxEmaeraldxx 16:45:33

Dec 03 2008 149



Welcome to the Star of the North!

xxEmaeraldxx 14:38:59

Dec 03 2008 387



Group Pages

xxEmaeraldxx 00:19:56

Nov 30 2008 264



Ask An Admin

xxEmaeraldxx 18:57:49

Nov 25 2008 221



Galactic Gallery

Everdene 18:24:51

Dec 03 2008 156



Go invisible

Oceanne 14:57:01

Dec 03 2008 30



If you had the opportunity and the 20k for the flight , would you go into space?

VanDick 14:28:29

Dec 03 2008 49



The North Star

xxEmaeraldxx 12:35:31

Dec 03 2008 205



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rosho 00:08:18

Dec 03 2008 62



Put Up or Shut Up

Nightgame 23:49:04

Dec 02 2008 47



aurora borealis/aurora australis

imagesinwords 22:45:58

Nov 29 2008 99



Universal Q&A

Xzavier 20:23:50

Nov 29 2008 29



Universal Tid Bits

Xzavier 02:06:24

Nov 29 2008 125



The Big Rip

BLOODLIFE 18:50:46

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We have 4 forums all actively engaged in :) Members creating drama will be "weened" out and please do not automatically expect a position within the group! Other than that, feel free to join us any time for your preview :)

I am wondering what gives people an authority to criticize and ridicule a membership they may be in if they do not participate themselves. Why should a person have expectations that everything should be up to their expectations? And why should someone even think they know better than the Group Admins themselves? Why should someone ridicule and say something is useless if that same person hasn’t dipped their own feet in the water? You know what?... I am glad you are gone; I expected better behaviour from a representative of the Dark Network. Please do not come back.





I am proud of our Group Star of the North. There will be no drama and a lot of people have worked very hard on the Sci-Fi Site, including me and a couple of others on the Announcements and Events. I did not see your participation there either, but noted your complaints as ignorant towards a Community you are meant to be supporting. I really think the Dark Network would do a lot better with less of you in the world.

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Sinora
20:47 Dec 03 2008

I know I'm not the only one, but I just thought I'd like to say you and your helpers have done wonders with the group.....well done and thank you. *hugs*.

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imagesinwords
21:01 Dec 03 2008

Your group is in fact successful, rather someone else doesn't prefer it or not. And as for Sci-fi... it's pretty awesome. And besides... it just freakin' started, who's to start judging Cancer and even all the Procurator work at this point? Maybe someone who hasn't been a part of or not privy to the building of it.

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xxEmaeraldxx
21:07 Dec 03 2008

Thanks you two, and exactly Images. I know how much work was invovled in the creation of VR and the listings we did. It was trying and you needed to be dedicated to the cause... but you plunder on.



In the beginning of anything new there is always controversary but goodness me, you give it a chance first before writing it off!

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Nightgame
21:18 Dec 03 2008

Hanging around and working toward making it better makes a lot more sense but then it does have that dirty word "work" in it!

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Everdene
21:34 Dec 03 2008

It takes time for groups to develop - especially early on with new admins and new members. Somethings work, somethings don't. It's the subject matter that should keep members in the group rather than how busy the forum is - some topics lend themselves well to creating busy forums, like the general brief of Star. Others are slow boilers - I love Dune and the group is cool but I'm not going to sit and chat about it all the time. I prefer to dip in :-)

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xxEmaeraldxx
21:41 Dec 03 2008

LOL Okay.. then it is not work NG, it s a crazy kind of loovveeee :)

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Nightgame
00:19 Dec 04 2008

Oh yeah and the world loves a lover :)

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Theban
09:49 Jan 08 2009

I as of yet don't understand these groups.



I also don't participate, which is probably why I don't understand ; )



However I have looked at the other sites and they look pretty 'mental'



I look forward to watching them grow as I have seen the Rave grow.

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We are taking a vote on making our Group public or private, & so far the majority of members wish the Group, "Star of the North" to remain Private for the time being. I am happy to go either way, Public or Private but we have established a sense of community already, so we will listen to the collective voice of Star of the North Group.



I think it is important to remember that Sci-Fi is not similiar to Vampire Rave. Here there are no forced inductions, and we do not bond people to the gateposts.



If you would like to become a member of the Group please send a message :) Nite!