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 Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:47 am
Quote: I had another nightmare, not too long ago...hence why I'm up so late, that it's technically the third. But since I don't consider the day to have started, I'll label this as the second. Like the last one I had, I don't really remember what this one was about. Just...emotions. Plenty of emotions that make absolutely no sense afterwards, and just barely didn't make sense in the dream - you know, one of those things in which you feel like you could almost reach, or almost understand...but can't. Like last time, when I woke up, Dyami seemed to...comfort me. That soothing warmth, kindness...needless to say, things that are very reasurring when you've just had a horrible dream. My little pendant...he's...different from the rest of my family somehow. Well, aside from being a pendant. Akiya...he's calm, sort of mischiefvous, and he's all grown up - probobly the title of familiar is really what suits him best. I love him and all, just like I love Dyami and Aurelia, but...Akiya seems a bit blind when it comes to emotions of others. And then Aurelia...well, Lia is a baby. Not a very observant or focused baby at that - she's always terrifying me with the way she climbs anything and everything. I can get comfort from holding her, but...it's not the same as the comfort Dyami seems to generate. And then the final member of my little family...Dyami. Dyami may just be a pendant right now, and the newest member, but I feel incredibly attached already - he just...calls to me. I don't really get why, but I love him already. He's...well, even without having a body or face to show emotions, I can constantly feel a good humour, happiness, and warmth from him...it's all perpetual. I'm going to enjoy raising him. -Aletea
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:16 pm
Quote: Ah, the fourth of july...even if you don't care much for patriotic type things, that day is one to be enjoyed. Fireworks are much fun. I decided to stay home and spend the fourth with my little family, and they all seemed to enjoy it - we were close to enough to where they were shooting off fireworks that we had a good view, but not so close that it was deafening. Even then, it was a bit loud...I had been kind of concerned that Aurelia would start crying because it was so loud, but she enjoyed them, as well as Akiya. Dyami seemed to enjoy them too - he seemed really enthuiastic, truthfully. You know, he may just be a locket right now, but I have to wonder how aware he is...if he can see things, or hear them, or if he's just picking up on my own excitement at the day. I'm pretty sure the whole sensing of emotions thing goes both ways, from past experience, so he probobly was just picking up on my own excitement....afterall, it isn't like he has eyes to see the fireworks, yet. Or ears to be deafened by them. -Aletea
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:20 pm
Quote: Bleh...alright, while the fourth of july is fun, the day after isn't. Especially not waking up - and not for the reasons you're thinking, either, as I didn't drink. I woke up with a headache...probobly from all the smoke and loud sounds. And then, when I went to leave the house, you have to watch out for the occasional remains of fireworks in the street, that nobody has cleaned up yet. It's technically illegal for them to shoot them of in city limits, but nobody actually enforces (or follows) that rule. So the end result was a rather grumpy morning. ...and then I had a dentist appointment, in which I had to have a cavity filled. I was wearing the pendant around my neck all day, so I don't think Dyami was in a good mood either - he seemed a bit grumpy. I wonder if pain translates as well? In which case, the poor guy probobly got a dose of my headache earlier... -Aletea
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:43 am
Quote: This morning I went out to work on my garden a bit, taking Aurelia and Dyami with me. Aurelia could care less about the gardening - she likes the bugs. Dyami on the other hand, seemed quite happy with simply what I was doing - I don't think he had any desire to be like Lia, picking up every little bug that she sees. Not that he could, yet. Anyway, by the end of it, Lia and Dyami were dirty...so I figured I would just wash them both at the same time. Bad idea. Lia seems to like baths - but that makes her get very enthusiastic, throwing her hands up in the air and such, and making a mess...Dyami of course can't do that, but it was rather difficult to clean the dirt off of him, without dropping him into the water, with Lia doing that. I actually did drop him at one point, but luckily he seemed alright. The pendant didn't seem angry at me - kind of...irritated...but not angry. All in all, not a good introduction to baths - I don't think he likes them much now. -Aletea
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:15 pm
Quote: Yep, another entry of the day. I decided to try an experiment, to see if Dyami picked up on certain things - like sound and such. What I did, was set a series of different songs on my computer in a playlist, ranging from rock music to jazz, to classical, to rap (bleh)...and I determined that he seems to pick up on music. And it's not just picking up on my emotions, because he liked a few songs that I didn't - and vice versa. For example...he hated the classical music, but loved the jazz. He also liked a rap song, which just made me shake my head in disgust - I hate that sort of music. Don't ask me why I had it on my computer...I just found it while searching. All in all, he seems to really like jazz and rock music...kind of a strange combination, in my opinion. Not that I'm one to talk - I love jazz, rock, classical, acapella and others...all kind of strange combinations in themselves. Oh well...at least he doesn't love rap. I can live with the jazz and rock, that's for sure. -Aletea
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:16 am
Quote: You know, today's a good day. I don't really know why, but it is...I had a nice tasty breakfast, I've been listening to jazz this morning (note: real jazz, not that 'easy listening' soft sort - I mean big band type jazz), and everybody else in the household is in a good mood as well. Aurelia has been playing with her bug plushies (I gave in and bought her some), Akiya's been very...well, chirpy is the best word to describe it. And Dyami has just been exuding good cheer the entire time. I'm not sure which caused which, this time - my good mood everything else, and Dyamis, or everything else and Dyami affecting mine. Either way, it doesn't really matter...it's just - a good day. I'm thinking taking Aurelia out to the park...I already know that she enjoys it. And I'm certain Dyami will too, especially with the mood we're all in. -Aletea
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:52 pm
Quote: Well, I went to the park earlier. It was so lovely out...perfect weather, really. Aurelia and Dyami seemed to enjoy it as well - Aurelia chasing after every bird and bug...What is it with her and birds and bugs, anyway? Moving on, I'm just glad she doesn't try for anything else, like dogs and squirrels - or rabbits, even if she could never get near 'em - she'd probobly get bit. Yes, a rabbit could bite her. Haven't you ever seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail? I really hope Dyami doesn't chase them once he gets older..I don't want to chase after two little ones at once. Anyway...later that evening I went to Shakespeare in the Park. It's this wonderful festival in - you guessed it - the park. It's free, with booths and stuff, and then there's a performance each evening of a specific play by Shakespare. It's set up for a few weeks every July, a different play every year. This year it happened to be my all time favorite play - Much Ado About Nothing. I love it so much...though I do believe that it entirely went over Aurelia and Dyamis heads. Well, that's what I get for taking a pendant and a baby to a shakespearean play...Heh, some things do come with time, it would seem. -Aletea
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:37 am
Huh? What's this? Your locket began to glow with such glory that it seemed it had swallowed the sun. As the beams of light shot out of the yellow crystal you were forced to shade your eyes. The sheer brightness filled the room with warmth and through it all you could hear the faint sound of giggling. For a moment it seems as if all there are are the bright rays of light. Finally it begins to dim down and in place of your locket you find a child with it around it's neck. 
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Natkarians Shopkeeper Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:28 am
Quote: Even with knowing that my little locket would turn into a baby, I still really wasn't expecting it...but here he is - my lovely little blond baby. It was...surprisingly bright, when it happened. Things seemed really normal, and then just suddenly the locket is glowing, and light starts shooting out...and then at the end of it all, is Dyami. My little baby. Ah, I'm so happy right now...beaming with happiness is a good way of saying it, really. I've been told by a friend of mine that I resemble how I usually act when on a caffeine high...which can be quite a scary thing. Anyway, I'm so happy with Dyami...he's such a lovely little baby, and just as cheerful as he was while a locket. One thing I find amusing - and adorable - is his resemblence to the stereotypical 'cleric' in rpg games..you know, that sort of hair cut. It's incredibly adorable, I think. Anyway, I know that Akiya was even more shocked then I was - the poor dragon about had a heart attack. But all that aside, I'll have to go to the adoption center where I got the locket, soon...see if I can learn more. And brag about my lovely little one, of course -Aletea
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:36 am
Quote: I still haven't gone to the adoption center, yet...I've been too busy. Doing what, you ask (or would ask if you could reply)? ...getting baby thing for Dyami. I hadn't been expecting him this early, so I wasn't fully prepared for another baby - now I have two to take care of. Little Aurelia and little Dyami...they had to share a crib the first night, since I hadn't gotten one for Dyami yet. And luckily, they seem to get along just as well as they did while Dya was still a pendant. I had to get more food, more diapers, more...everything! I really wasn't prepared. I plan on trying to visit the center tomorrow or something, though...see what I can find out. I'm insanely curious now, to learn more about my newest little one. The words that suit him perfectly, are 'ray of sunshine'...he's just so incredibly cheerful. I've never met a baby that didn't get grumpy at all, but...the only time he even acts anything less then cheery, he's just pouting... He really doesn't even cry that much, even...which could be a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it. Good because I get more sleep, bad because I don't always know when he needs something. But despite that, he's still quite loveable.. -Aletea
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Natkarians Shopkeeper Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:04 pm
After knocking on the door, Keona ran off, so as not to be seen when the owner of the house found her note and gift. The Note Dear Aletea, You have been doing a fabulous job of raising Dyami! I was shopping and found this cute gift for him. I hope he likes it! Sincerly, Keona.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:18 am
Quote: Dyami just loves the little sheep plushie he recieved...he sleeps with it, and refuses to let go of it. Constantly having it in his grip - if he could walk, or crawl, he'd be dragging it along behind him. As it is, the little sheep (now named Bay by a baby gurgle from him that sounded close enough to me) is simply being clutched and drooled on. Aside from that - I've actually been fairly busy lately, which has made me put off my trip to go visit the adoption center. I will do it sometime soon...I'm just not quite sure when, yet. Oh well...he'll meet people eventually. Until then, he'll just have to put up with us for company. Not that it seems a very difficult proposition...he and Lia are becoming quick friends. Though I noticed that Aurelia seems to have a short temper concerning him... And then Akiya is beginning to get along marvelously with my little boy as well - a far better improvement from his doubt at the amulet. -Aletea
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