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From tzikeh, Sarah Palin speaks her mind. (No, really, click it, then SPREAD THE JOY.)

Tired.

Feel Free to skip because it's just me whining


Didn't sleep well last night or very much at all, and I got up at five to drive my husband to a training about two hours away. I walked five miles while he was getting educated and read and tried to doze off in the car, but the batteries, they no charged back up.

I was supposed to go to a party tonight, but it was starting around the time I got home: 4pm, and I would have to have made something to bring and figure out a costume and it's about a half hour drive since I'd had to go around the river, instead of over it, and I was hungry and couldn't wait for party food. Which means I bailed. I wanted to write tonight but while the scenes are in my head, I think if I tried it wouldn't be very good. Same with doing some lj tidying or posting stories in archives. I just know I'd be making mistakes all over the place. I've got housework to do, but really, really lack enthusiasm for that. So, I decided to watch the rest of my Dresden Files DVDs. Usually I crotchet when I watch TV, but tonight even that seems like too much of an effort.

And why don't I just go to bed? It's only 6pm here and while I'm tired, I'm not sleepy enough to nod off and even if I did, I'd be back up in a couple of hours tired but not sleepy enough to sleep.

Sorry to vent at ya'll. I just want to be productive and I'm feeling very roadblocked. I'm surprised I managed to make this post.

Laurie

ETA Tired to put this into a lj cut but it wouldn't go and I'm too lethargic to fool with it anymore. So I'm taking the html tags out.

So, there's an election coming up. I... really couldn't care less. Nothing real is going to change and IMO it should have been called long ago.
Ever since I was old enough, I've always made sure to vote (well, ok, I didn't last election since I was in China and was given bad information which left me too late to mail in my vote) but this time? Well, I'll still vote, but there isn't really anyone I want to vote for.

I need to either stop makeing so many friends, or just start doing birthday wishes in one month blocks! ::LOL!!::

Up today is skyebanshee! I met Skye all the way back on The Haven, the Maeve/Sinbad forum in the days of The Adventures of Sinbad! You guys don't even want me to count how many years that is, I doubt any of you who wern't actualy a part of the fandom (::waves to Sel::) even remember it!

I met some really wonderful gals on The Haven (and a random male or two who wondered though and then quickly got scared off), but Skye was one of the few to carry over to Lost Angels after The Haven came to a close. (Lost Angels being the Doyle/Glenn Quinn forum I ran for Angel: The Seires) Skye is one of thoes pepole that even when we lost touch for awhile, we alawys manage to hook back up again (along with virtualinsomnia ::waves::).

So to sum up, because she really is just that awsome:


   Happy Birthday, skyebanshee!!   

I joined a writing challenge. Cause... I am crazy. It is with CoJack/Byrnes.

Even though I don't want to talk about my heartbreaking team I will write fic about them and their OMG SO TRUE LOVE and ignore reality. ;) ( my prompts behind the cut. There are a hundred of them. *gulp* )

okay well i was going to take this the film class through the local film pool
http://www.filmpool.ca/?s=current&PHPSESSID=f8i53pj5jbin0gia2qgq5q3eb5#60second

but i have a lot going on so i have made a pros and cons list

its going to cost me 450$ if i want to take it.

if i take this is it will increase my debt load to 8,000 this is before i go to Vegas and before christmas.and before Vancouver and not incl my car payments oi

its a great opportunity to get back in with the film community, since i have
been away from it in a while

i could join the film pool without taking the class

I want to shoot mostly on video not film anyways, if i want i can transfer it to film later

it would love to go through the whole process end to end

i have a film degree ..i already know some stuff, mostly i just want a refresher

But is this stuff i could figure out on my own?

i would have a finished film at the end to show off to people

I am working on a film with Stan already

the film pool will pay me to show films there.. even if i don't take the class

would i do it if i didn't have the direction of the class?

i need a copy of Photoshop CS3 but there is no way i can get that... i need a video edit program where i can add effects

thoughts?

• 14:58 Just got my first (actually paid for) doujinshi. It's RIDICULOUSLY PRETTY and I'm too busy stroking the cover to read it. *_* #
• 15:01 @holyjezebel I'm sorry! I didn't know Stormie ambushed you! ;_; I mean, I'm kinda glad she did but I didn't know! #
• 15:20 Jesus, what is it with things makiing me cry today? Although considering half the cast got killed off, I think I'm entitled. *hugs it* #
• 18:08 @blazingbentley D: D: D: *hugs and refuses to accent any Hellsing-related deaths* #
• 18:09 @blazingbentley and @holyjezebel I think I meant when she Cassambushed yesterday. Unless there's another time I need to know about? #
• 18:10 Guys I finally got around to applying for a job in Nottingham that might accept me! \o/ Slowly but surely things are getting organised! #
• 20:04 My brain itches and I have no way to scratch it and aaaaaargh SOMEONE HELP ME GET AT MY BRAIIIIIIN! #
• 20:42 So um. Does anyone have a secret stash of Saiyuki fic they'd like to share? Get Backers fic? *eyes the pit doubtfully* #
• 20:46 *wants to do a WIP post with all her ficbits in. Sigh* #
• 20:56 Okay, I REALLY WANT England to win this fake-Eurovision thing because the people were cute and the dance was good! The rules suck, seriously #

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Was that supposed to be scary?


( Spoilery episode babble )

Honestly, guys, you can do better than that.

ETA2: There's a short vid with cast/crew reactions to the cancelation on youtube which is really sweet.

but...

Nicci and I were talking about bad habits in fanfic. I offered to write a crack-fic.

This is where I'll need your help. I'll write Torchwood Jack/Ianto but I need you to find all the bad stuff you remember from any fanfic.

Example: Eyes like limpid pools

Get the idea? Yeah?

Start commenting. I can't promise when I'll have it done, but the more you feed me? The more cracky it'll be XD

Newsletters, please do not link.

( A few things )

Perhaps because it's four o'clock on a Saturday and I'm already working on my second cooler, but I started laughing like a crack monkey at the e-mail J's uncle just spammed him with:

( Stop me if you've heard this one. )

Today I sat on a bench-seat in Ossington station waiting for the train and playing FFIV on my DS. The woman next to me (white, mid 40s?) stared for a little while and then spoke up.

LADY: What is that?
MK: This? It's my DS.
LADY: What does it do? What does DS stand for?
MK: It means "Dual Screen" because it has two screens (gestures). It plays video games.
LADY: Video...games?
MK: Uh... ...>_> ... Yeah, like this one-- This one is a story game. I fight monsters and save the day.
LADY: (Still doesn't appear to understand what a "video game" is) ...Oh. Hm.

I understand not knowing what a DS is, but most people recognize a video game as a video game, right? They might not know which one it is or what type, but... Wow.


( Links )


Three days of huddling in the creepy basement near spiders and unknown lifeforms, attempting to raise our router from the dead with intermittent instructions from my brother, I finally, finally have wireless again. No more trekking to the reference library for free wi-fi! No more delays on the website work I'm doing! Oh, Wi-fi--- never leave me! I love you too much to ever be parted from you again!








Also I now regret taking that speculative fiction course in University, because whenever I'm home alone I can't be downstairs in the living room without thinking about the clown at midnight. And then I can't leave the couch in case the imaginary clown sees me. Great.


( Fic Recs: SGA )




Is it weird that watching Numb3rs just makes me miss NCIS? Numb3rs is like my watered-down NCIS with incest. And more conservative values.



Also, my dinner last night was the most delicious thing ever.

( Chicken Mediterranean )

Hannah Emily Upp, a Bryn Mawr College graduate in 2007 and a current teacher of Spanish at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem has gone missing in New York City. If anyone knows anything about where she is, please let Detective Perez at the 30th Precinct in New York City know. His number is (212) 690-8842.
The last time anyone saw her was around 2pm on the afternoon of Friday, August 29th. Her keys, her phone, and her handbag containing her wallet (her ATM card, her subway card, and her ID were all in there) were found in her room.
[ABC News] and [more photos]

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Guys, I knew her. Not really well, but she was in my sister class at Bryn Mawr. She lived on my hall during my junior year, and she joined the tiny group of Comp. Lit. majors in my senior year. She was so bright and cheerful. I can't even imagine how awful the people who really know her feel.

Well, crap. I made an appointment to donate blood this morning, but instead I woke up with a sore throat. I did wallow around in denial for a while, but then I sucked it up and admitted to myself that the Red Cross doesn't *want* my infected blood, even if it is O-.

I'm especially bummed because between the three bouts of bronchitis, the feeling crappy after the bronchitis, the feeling crappy before the bronchitis and in general feeling crappy between the bronchitis, it's been well over a year since I donated. Still, there's always next week. :)

In the good news department, my service appointment for my car only cost me $425. You may wonder why this is good news. ( I will tell you )

ETA: Finally located the thermometer and took my temperature. 99.7. I don't think the Red Cross wants me today.

Tropical Storm Hanna is breezing through here today. Wind. Rain. Which would be really cool for staying inside with a cup of tea and a good book/fanfic/movie.

Except I really wanted to go out to a geeky aviation thing today. They were going to have a reproduction Wright (1908) Military Flyer and related geekery at Fort Myer.

*SULKS*

Instead, I get to do homework reading (because I ought to be responsible-like). At least I have plenty of tea with which to console myself.