This journal is friends only. If you are interested in adding me for whatever reason, please do not do so anonymously but leave me a message giving me your particulars: who (you are), how (you found me), what (you want), why (do you want to add me), etc.

This journal is my safe and private space to rant, opine, rage and whine. People are not added indiscriminately.

• If I know you in the corporeal world: chances are strong that I will add you.
• If we've talked on-line and have a connection: chances are high.
• If you are a raging, ex-punk, elder-goth, bitchy hip mama: sweetheart, if you aren't already here, come on in!
• Drama queens, psychos, armchair psychiatrists and high-school antics are not tolerated.
• I do not suffer fools gladly.

All comments are screened, so leave one here and we'll talk.

This has been a public service announcement.

My private space has become too public and I've found myself self-censoring or just not writing at all so I am making a small "friends cut." Basically if you rarely respond and/or we've never really connected, I'm cutting you.

If you want to continue to follow me, please feel free to peruse my public blog at Dharma Mum.  If you feel have been cut in error, leave a (screened) comment here. I'm more than willing to revisit the decision.