I haven't been posting much. That's because my little spots of joy have been terribely dull: the glee of making purple folders doesn't exactly translate outside of my head.

Though, on Friday, I did do something rather neat. Usually, the things we make in my factory just bop about North America. But that day all I did was shrinkwrap folders... to send to Europe. So I started working over just what documents were these going to hold. COuld MI-5 use them to hold notes on a serial killer? Would dune_drd be using them for her research? Would they hold the office records of Scott Gill? Would jadesfire2082 use them to hide from freshmen on the pretence of filing?

And later that day I bought a quarter of a tank of gasoline and stocked up on drugs. Two of my ( lovely generic )psychiatric drugs, store-brand midol, store-brand aspirin, and Aleve Cold and Sinus. And a chocolate bar, which was definitely a drug I needed.

Especially since between an emergency crew rolling though, and people getting off work, it was completely gridlocked at the intersection in front of Walgreens. So I moved the car to get the best view of the chaos, and enjoyed a melting chocolate bar until traffic cleared a little.

And in a rare bout of sheep-ness, I watched Dr. Horrible (I actually typed “Doctor” ‘cause I’m so used to typing Doctor Who, lollerskates). It’s cute and sweet, but not amazing. And WTF is up with the end?? SADFACE FOR EVERYONE.

Eddie Izzard is in the city this weekend but I couldn’t get tickets because it sold out in like, two seconds, and the only seats available were out of my price range. So, there’s one life goal that has yet to be fulfilled. According to the reviews I’ve read, he starts out by saying, “Tonight I thought I’d talk about everything.” Man, I’d like to hear that.

Torchwood investigating.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2927228.html?menu=news.quirkies

thanks to meret

Dude, the Psych premiere.

( 3x01 real time reaction )

Tiem for ESS GEE AAY. If I can find it. ETA: never mind. :( someone just burned my happy.

Because sometimes you need something more than pretty boys.



( Voluptuous pretties here )

Usual jazz: comment if you like, credit if you take, comments aren't bases but feel free to ask.

Ok, yeah, I complain about noisy sounds-like-the-house-is-being-destroyed roofbirds. And the crazies that decide to sing precisely at midnight and 4 AM every day.

BUT EEEEE ITTY BITTY FLEDGLINGS ON MY WINDOWSILL. <333333

There's a whole teeny tiny flock of them (they seem like...maybe sparrows?) that are currently flitting around the house, fresh out of the nest by my window. Like, literally by my window. If I opened the window, I could almost reach into that nest, if I really wanted to.

BIRDIES! <3333333

My day just got a bunch brighter. Which seems impossible, seeming that it's already ridiculously bright, due to making ups and stress gone and icon post ego boost. <3

ETA: EEEE MOMMA BIRDY'S EATING CRAB MYRTLE FLOWERS OFF ONE OF OUR FOUR PLANTS.

<333333333

*DIES FROM THE CUTE*

...

Did you know that I like birds?

When I was young I used to suffer really badly with travel sickness, even on short journeys. Thankfully as I've got older I have grown out of it. Except in certain cars! Willowmyst's old Astra used to do it, and it currently happens in D's and Stuart's cars. I'm clueless as to why this happens. Does anybody else get it?

Other than to point out.

Idina and James <3

That will be all.

Cricket is the most confusing sport known to a Selly.

It all began when I had the unique experience of sitting in a rather posh London hotel room, flipping through the channels (which are, trust me on this, far superior to US fare, gotta love the BBC) when I came across a cricket match. Of course, I knew a little about the sport -- it's the one with the funny bat, and random poles in the ground, and the rather goofy-looking pitch.

Upon finding that channel, I promptly stared at the telly for about ten minutes in complete and utter confusion.

Why were two people switching places across a relatively short space while carrying bats? What, exactly, was the purpose? Naturally, I tried to extrapolate what I knew of baseball to this strange scene -- and failed. Because, really, I couldn't for the life of me figure out when one round of whatever the hell the terminology should so deem it began and ended. All I saw was a pitch, a hit, RANDOM RUNNING AROUND, throwing balls places, and then randomly, it would start all over again.

I was very confused.

And to this day, I remain so. Even after reading the entire wikipedia entry on cricket, mass confusion still abounds.

D:

It took me years to understand American football, after being forced to attend a game a week for the duration of high school football season for marching band purposes. I suppose it would take me decades of similar activity to understand this one.

I've had my usual fantastic fanturday in Paris with fairy_bliss, jedicathy, daiyaa and ephyse.

We started organizing the uk trip we're doing in two weeks (Cardiff/Stratford/Birmingham) and I REALLY can't stand the wait anymore !!

But there's also next weekend when I'll be in London for the Doctor Who Prom concert with ♥Freema♥ and a new tiny episode *eek*

They've released the music listing and OMFG This Is Gallifrey will be played *DIES*
I am so going to embarass myself crying >_<

( The complete list )


So we also went to see Wanted with Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy and it's one of the most entertaining film ever ! FOR SERIOUS.
The stunts and FX were really neat and impossibly cracktastic at the same time, the plot ? Laughable as well.
I'm not familiar with the comic so I can't tell if it was faithful but the film really captured the comic book feel and played with it brilliantly.
It was so funny that I was drawn to tears (of laughter) at some point during the last part of the film.
McAvoy and Jolie were HOT LIKE FIRE AND ICE AND RAGE. I'd never thought I'd see him in a film like this but he totally rocked like a rocking thing and never seemed out of place.
Also, unexpected!Nine Inch Nails and unexpected!Marc Warren can only add to the awesome factor.


So I got home and watched the last ep of Dr Horrible, and OF COURSE it had to end like this. Joss, you never ever change.


Then I found out what Derren Brown said about David Tennant in his latest radio interview :

"Find myself a bit embarrassed, sometimes. You know David Tennant came on the show. Such a lovely guy, I guess you've met him. Gorgeous, lovely, open... loveliest guy."

Eh.

...

THIS IS WHY PEOPLE, THIS IS WHY.

And then I saw that versaphile had already written a fic about it *FLAILITY*

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I LOVE THIS FANDOM SO BAD IT HURTS.

*points to icon*

I've finally joined the many to Joker-up their icon(s). 

Y SO SRS indeed.

*wants VERY badly to see The Dark Knight* 

...I have a new icon journal!

With a friend! It's at nowaitstop, with The Dork being my partner in crime, and that's where I'll be having all my icon posts from here on out.

Like this one. Last icon update here -- if you for some reason want to follow me for icons, follow that comm. :3

So, let's start with the bad.

- I don't know if it was because I'm ill or because I'm stupid, but it took me a full fifteen minutes to get the right tube. In my head, I was saying 'Piccadilly line, Piccadilly line' and yet when I looked up at the signs, I still followed the one for the Central line. D: This post could very easily have been tragic.

- My most comfortable shoes ever decided today to turn on me and rub my heel raw. I ended up with toilet paper stuffed down my sock for padding.

- The Heroes Talk got moved! I struggled in at 11.35am (when it was supposed to start) and it had been moved to 3.20pm and then 3.50pm.

- I didn't get an autograph from David Anders. You have to get virtual tickets at the LFCC and they were calling up 1 to 175 and my number was 335, and it was 4.35pm and my feet hurt and yeah, I decided to go home.

- I almost got the wrong train home. I needed to get an Eastbound train and apparently I couldn't work out the difference District Line Eastbound and Piccadilly Line Eastbound. I actually got on a train and realised at the last moment that it was going to take me the complete wrong way. This has been one of my more eccentric days.

( The good. Cut for big ass images and the C bomb. )

I think everyone should go watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog right now, if you haven't already (and if you have, watch it again). It's a big ball of awesome and it's only up until Sunday, July 20th.

This explains why my "Made in Korea" fan has a timer on it.

Urban myth?

One reason to go see Wanted -- James MacAvoy in basically ALL stages of HAWT!

I'm not a big fan of a gun, but what the dude does with it... it's almost like watching pOrn between two very pretty people. VERY pretty people. (can I has James MacAvouy pOrn nao plz?)

Also, can I be touching his eyebrows? (and many many various other lovely jummy bits that would become quite a list if I named them all) I mean, can I? Cos... euhm... I wanna lick it. A lot. What?

(and I didn't even mind the sweating! which is big big step forward for me, yo! I has issues,yes. Leave me alone -- except when you has pOrn)

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A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs & replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

B) Tag 8 people to do this quiz. These people must state who they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.

( answers behind the cut )

Title: Chapter Seventeen Remix
Author: abrandnewboom
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: Any mention of 'Stormbreaker’, 'Alex Rider', any associated entites, or any copyrighted material pertaining therein is reasonably protected by the Fair Use Rule of the United States Copyright Act of 1976, and is not intended to infringe upon any copyrighted material.
Pairing: Yassen/Alex
Spoilers: Literally set in Chaper 17 of Stormbreaker/the last few scenes of the movie.
Wordcount: 1423
Warnings: Porn. Underage??? OH NO, OF COURSE NOT. Non con??? AHAHA WHEN HAVE I EVER DONE THAT? (Except in like ever other fic I have ever released.)
Summary: The missing scene from Stormbreaker: Chapter 17. AHORZ is careless sometimes, and loses these fragments. Yassen/Alex slash. Helipad pron.
Author's Notes: I’m really really sorry. I tried so hard not to write Stormbreaker era slash, really I did. I stuck to that three-years-later rule like a total hardass! But it got me. It snuck right up. And yes, there is a soundtrack in my lj.

( He struggled to pull away, wrenching his head to the side, breathing heavily. 'What the hell are you doing?' Alex said, half furious at the further invasion of his personal space, and half dazed by the hot blow of Yassen’s breath on his cheek. )

Chapter Seventeen Remix
Stormbreaker: Yassen Gregorovich/Alex Rider

Medium: Books/Film
Fandom: Alex Rider/Stormbreaker
Subject: Stormbreaker: Chapter Seventeen
Title: Chapter Seventeen Remix
Notes: Associated with a dodgy fic. Every song file should show up with its own reference picture as album art once it's in iTunes or whatever. >D


Chapter 17 of Stormbreaker...the one which left you hanging...

( Covers )
( Tracklist & Downloads )

Title: Disinterred (5/6)
Author: seize  
Betas: jo02   and mclachlan  
Warnings: TRIGGER WARNING. Violence, torture, references to non-con.
Summary: "Hell is empty and the devils are here." (Shakespeare)
Notes: This was honestly incredibly hard to write. Sorry for the delay, and a big thank you to my wonderful, patient betas, and Trent Reznor. 

Goddamn it to hell, Sendhil has dropped out. DDD: I'm leaving in about ten minutes, wish me luck on working out the tube on my own!

• 05:14 Dark Knight : brilliant. #
• 12:38 mmm shrimp chips, the glorious taste of MSG in the morning. #

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