List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they're listening to.

Somewhere out There - Linda Ronstant and James Ingram

Caribbean Blue - Enya

At the Beginning With You - Richard Marx and Donna Lewis

Over the Hills - Nightwish

Friends - Stephanie

Yellow Moon - Akeboshi

Life (beginning) - Acidman

I tag quoththeraven; nodisc; nyagcpinkuneko; surfinpika

Current Location: my POS of a couch
Current Music: somewhere out there - our lady peace

i forgot how much i like this band.

nothing like rediscovering a band to make your night a bit more fun.

Current Location: my POS of a couch
Current Mood: dorky
Current Music: nightwish - over the hills

Back from China. It was awesome. Hanging out in Japan for a week with my parents. Feeling exhausted, but was back to work today and will be on the news on Wednesday, pretty cool huh?

More on life later, like after my parents leave.

Current Mood: good
Current Music: Sleepwalkin' - Modest Mouse

Friday's episode of BSG was, for me, the best of the season thus far.

( toaster musings & then some )

Tags: bsg
Current Mood: hungry

kinokofry
Art and comics by Rebecca Clements

wii_kartonline
All about Mario Kart Wii: challenge, chat & have fun

the_polaroids
Post and peruse Polaroid photos

This month is Mental Health Awareness Month, so the LiveJournal team is offering users a chance to support the Depression and Bipolar Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping improve the lives of those suffering from mood disorders. Proceeds from purchases of the Emerging Sun v-gift during May will be donated to the DBSA, so feel free to buy one. Or, if you really want to rack up some good karma points, get a bunch!

And don't forget: Mother's Day is this Sunday. Be a dear and check out the v-gifts shop. Send something that'll make her smile.


L to R: Emerging Sun, #1 Mom, Gift Basket, Chocolates, A Dozen Red Roses


We know how you salivate over the prospect of new themes, especially when they're designed by users with a unique handle on both form and function.


L to R: Shiny, River at Night, Live and Learn, Vector Drips.

( Winners of the HP 'What Do You Have to Say?' Theme Design Contest )


We'd like to remind you that the nomination process for LiveJournal Advisory Board user-representatives has begun. If you think you're fit for the job, now's the time to nominate yourself! After all, you're the only who can do it. In two weeks, on the 22nd, the voting process will begin; we'll remind you about it again here.

If you're interested in keeping up with the nominations, watch lj_election_en. We'll post the results and announce the winner by the end of the day on May 30th. The new user-representatives will be seated on June 1st. Further details can also be found in lj_2008.

Advisory Board Nominations Begin

This morning we are opening the nomination process for the user-representative positions on the LiveJournal Advisory Board. A full description of the process can be found here.

To get you started, here are the basic things you should know:

- You may only nominate yourself
- Each nominee will need 100 motions of support in order to be eligible to be a candidate
- We ask that you keep your comments on the nomination posts to "I support this nomination" or something to that effect; be kind to those who will need to count the "supports", please.
- Although the nominations and election poll will take place in lj_election_en, you do not need to watch the community in order to keep up with the election; we'll announce everything here as well.

Everyone here at LiveJournal is looking forward to this first-ever User-Representative election! We'd like to thank everyone who is participating. Some words from our current Advisory Board members:

danah boyd: “LiveJournal is filled with very passionate users. These users have helped shaped LJ's various communities over the last decade and it gives me great joy that LJ is recognizing and incorporating users' voices into the decision-making processes. Having user representatives from different parts of LJ on the Advisory Board will help make sure that the company is meeting the needs of its diverse constituents.”

Esther Dyson: "I'm sure we'll learn a lot from the process, and later on from the two users selected as well. Especially, I hope that the discussions before the voting will be more meaningful and more focused on policy than those in some offline campaigns."

Brad Fitzpatrick: "It's cool that SUP is getting users involved with the LiveJournal decision-making process. I look forward to seeing who the community elects and the results of our efforts working together."

Professor Lawrence Lessig: “The user elections will provide a critical check on LJ's process of maintaining a valuable and trustworthy environment for the LJ community. The mandate of the elections will give the user representatives pride of place among the members of the Advisory Board. Each of us will look to them to guide us in our judgment about how best to make LJ the community we all aspire that it will be. I look forward to welcoming the user representatives, and learning a great deal from them.”


chasethestars has also made some banners for you to use, if you'd like to show your support for the candidate of your choice!

( Banners + code for you to use! )

Current Mood: chipper

I really should go to the co-op before it starts to rain. That would require getting my getting out of my comfy, comfy bed though. Due to Naofumi leaving the shampoo bottle open in the shower, all of its contents leaked out and now I have to go replace it. Not really a huge loss, as I've been using this type of shampoo too long and it's time to switch. I think I'm going to go back to my usual herbal kind; every time I think of this now, I remember Karen associating it with me.

The new Coldplay single is available at their website for a limited time. It's a high quality encoded mp3, so if you want it, go and get it. I really love the part starting from 3.07 when the music decrescendos and Chris' voice is nothing more than a whisper. It bodes well for their new album, surely.

I keep on meaning to write an entry about ラスト・フレンズ (Last Friends), a new Japanese drama concerning domestic violence, but I find that every time I write out a lengthly discussion I can never seem to hit 'post'. I'm not sure whether it's because of the topic or the way I write about it or what. I get so frustrated when I watch. So, eventually. (Despite this, it's great listening practice, as I don't watch with subs yet I still comfortably understand 90% of what is said.)

Alright, time to get going. Eggplant ahoy.

Tags: food, music, ラスト・フレンズ
Current Mood: pensive
Current Music: violet hill | coldplay