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| Thursday, August 21st, 2008 | ||
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atalantapendrag |
2:25p | WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK The bus drivers might be going on strike? Current Mood:  shocked |
| rusty_halo | 12:10p | Flist Trimmed  http://rusty-halo.com/wordpress/?p=2680 I removed a bunch of people from my LJ flist today. Just journals that haven’t been updated in years or situations where our interests have drifted completely apart. If you’re actually still around/still interested in being on my flist, just let me know and I’ll add you back. It’s always defriending amnesty day here. If you don’t want to read my journal, please don’t do so out of obligation! Originally published at rusty-halo.com. Please click here to comment. |
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sisterelwood |
12:00p | QUESTION We need a 'fandom_death' community? Y/Y/MFY/MFY I'M TIRED OF MY FANDOM_LOUNGE BEING BOGGED DOWN WITH DEATH REPORTS Current Mood:  GRRRRRRCurrent Music: "Columbo" on TV |
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notjo |
12:11p | Bringing some August Cheer I'm a bit down, which is boring, but when I am down I like to look at the headlines from Discovery News and Space because they always thrill me. Like: Hefty Dinosaurs Trampled Denmark William Shakespeare Was Here? New Thin Skin to Protect Tiny Spacecraft <-- I haven't even read this one, but what a headline! Earlier today there was one about "Sorry Godilocks - Black Holes Come in Big or Small" but I haven't seen it since. Woe! So, that is how I entertain myself. Current Mood: Forlorn |
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titti |
9:04a | SGA My flist has exploded with the news that Atlantis has been canceled. I haven't been involved in the SGA fandom that much, but I like the show, not as much as I loved my SG1, but it's still a show that I've watched every week even if I don't consider myself part of the fandom. It's kind of strange to see the many posts about it now. Thinking back at Comic Con, this is something they already knew back then. There were several questions about renewal and the spin off, and Brad Wright (I think it was him, I'm not going back to my Comic Con notes) kept saying that Atlantis is independent from the new spin off and will continue in a form or another. He said this more than once so I guess they knew (or strongly) suspected that it was going to be DVD movies. If it keeps going like this, I won't have any TV shows to watch anymore. |
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reddiej |
4:24a | "Oh, I see." From ComingSoon.net (which I will rub in my brother's face because he's all, 'your fansite sucks and I'd rather go to MN/TLC/anywhere-but-SnitchSeeker'; and given that he does check CS for movie news...): 'Reddiej' attended New York Times' "TimesTalk" Q&A with "Harry Potter" franchise star Daniel Radcliffe Tuesday night. Radcliffe talked about various aspects of the upcoming "Harry Potter" films. Here's a rundown of the highlights: What's with the quotation marks, CS?? So now I'm not a "real person?" Was there "someone else" sitting in my chair during Dan's interview on Tuesday or something? Am I not a "human being who spent hours writing that entire report out?" A "monkey who likes sniffing out random English teenagers lurking about NYC?" Did they want my full name or something; perhaps the hospital room I was born in so as to get rid of the quotes? Why so "retarded," CS? (Please don't take my random bitching seriously, whoever might accidentally read this; I'm just being silly.) Hmm, maybe I should use this journal for really stupid rambling.... Current Mood: Fixin' for a fight |
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breecita |
2:30a | Hahahaha Author wank! With a psychic! And stalkers! And voice mails! And dumb replies on Amazon! http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/200 <3 ( HAHAHAHA! From the deleted Amazon Comments ) Oh, SOMEONE needs to write this shit up. PLEASE! LOL |
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atalantapendrag |
12:06a | Mail call Yeah, I usually wait until late-ish to check my mail in the summertime. Why face any more heat than I have to? Still no sign of the Keely dress. I'll call the PO again if it doesn't come tomorrow, and contact HolyClothing again if the post office denies having it. On the plus side, the samples of Fugue and Quim came from The Soap Box Co. Fugue is, as I suspected, very much like BPAL's Clemence. I like Clemence a good deal; I don't need both. Quim is rather nice, I am debating whether I need a whole bottle, though. Especially with my new curiousity about Conjure Oils. Current Mood: sore Current Music: Coast to Coast AM |
| Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | ||
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atalantapendrag |
9:49p | I CAN HAZ NOMS Thanks to ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} doombuggie I have some Serious Food, both for me and the cats. I have pastrami. And knishes. Also some yummy-looking blueberry-blackberry juice and a few other tasty goodies, although the GREAT BIG SACK OF CAT FOOD was the centerpiece of the excursion.Rest well, little kitties, your larder is full. Current Mood: relievedCurrent Music: Heather Nova - Walk This World |
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breecita |
9:19p | A poll! A poll! Or rather, "Help Bree & Donna Name a Book and pick the sexual orientation of the bartender who refuses to tend bar in the dark." So. Part the First. All of the Last Call books are named after drinks. (Kamikaze, Hurricane & Tequila Sunrise at the moment.) We ended up doing a Christmas themed short and now I need to think of a name for it. A mixed drink that screams Christmas...and is possibly sexier than Spiced Eggnog. LOL So if you have ideas, tell me so I can make a poll on my website! The other poll is just for y'all. Poll #402 Hey Mr. Bartender! Open to: All, results viewable to: All The Bartender Who Refuses To Tend Bar In The Dark Gets His Wild Thing On With...
View Answers Men Women Androids Harry Potter Fans No One Ticky? |
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polygamouse |
8:19p | And as long as I'm posting my random thoughts on pop culture phenomena I read an awful lot of trash as a teenager. You want Sues and skeevy world views? I got your Earth's Children/Clan of the Cave Porn right here. And, oy, the Chris Pike and the V.C. Andrews, and the Sweet Valley High, and the godawful World of Greyhawk fantasy series. No lasting harm came from it, and occasionally I get to bond with others over how ridiculous it all was. The big difference between teenaged me and the Twihards? I knew damn well that the books were trash, and I might have actually died of embarrassment if any adult I knew had read them. I'd shake my head over the state of kids these days, except that the scariest fans always turn out to be my mother's age, so all I can really say is D: |
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polygamouse |
8:13p | So, Cloverfield Yeah, I finally watched Cloverfield. It should have been right up my alley, since I have a great fondness for cheesy B-movie horror, and yet. Did anyone else get the feeling that there was actually a really interesting movie going on right over there that we couldn't see because we were stuck following the idiot with the camera? (Seriously, dude, put the camera down and do something useful.) |
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mlleelizabeth |
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slackeremeritus |
6:26p | Happy things. There's no way I can make daily posts like this. It just isn't happening. But I do have things for yesterday/today. Yesterday, ravynfyre linked me to a sexy new Art Asylum Ultra Magnus mini-bust I must have, because it is yummy and sexy and Ultra Magnus. Back in meatspace, uglygrandmother braved the nightmare that is my home and came over to help clear up the dining room table. She'll be over again tomorrow to continue work on the dining room. Then air_n_darkness stopped by with a friendship bread starter and other goodies for me. Yay TFs, yay dice, and yay Bleach t-shirt.Today was apparently Karaoke Wednesday in the hospital cafeteria. Who knew? And my chiropractor has done us a huge, huge kindness; our outstanding accounts with his office were consolidated and reduced to a whopping $100, and all my future visits will only cost me $10 a go. So yes. Happy things. Current Mood: listless Current Music: Kajiura Yuki, Tanaka Rie — Mizu no Akashi |
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atalantapendrag |
4:32p | Goddamn it... So Austin Grocer is open again. Instead of grocery delivery they now label themselves a "concierge service" and charge three times as much. Looks like I'm back to buying smaller bags of cat food every time I shop :( Damn it. Current Mood:  angry |
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atalantapendrag |
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ashenmote |
9:03p | Today, I watched "Mongol"! Oh Tadanobu Asano, why do I love you so? It is so hard to give a fair review to a movie that has you in it! ( spoils spoilers left and right ) Current Music: It's raining again - Supertramp |
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atalantapendrag |
11:00a | Fruit report! Why oh why is mamey not more popular? I think they one I had was underripe; the Wikipedia article compares the texture to avocado and mine was more a sort of dense melon-squash. But the flavor was a nommeriffic maraschino cherry taste that handily kicks papaya and mango's asses, and that rich deep orange just has to point to lots of beta carotene. Oh yes. I think I like mamey. Current Mood: yum!Current Music: Tony C. Smith - StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 38 Kage Baker mp3 |
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sisterelwood |
11:49a | More Twilight thoughts I need to stop reading the comments to the original article. O.K. the whole feminist thing is just dragging on too long. Twilight is a fictional book. The characters in Twilight are fictional. Im not saying its above criticism (its not. please continue fighting, its really quite funny) but please! The whole issue with “is it antifeminism?” is actually kindof sexist itself. Do you really believe that we girls are so hairbrained that we’ll live our lives out depending on what a fictional book says? If you do, then you’re the sexist one, not the book. No. If you understand the books are FAKE then I have no problem with you reading the trash. It's all good. I would say the same thing about television- watch what you like but don't think it's real. BUT- when you market a book to young women and that group becomes cult-like in its devotion I start getting worried if the line between real and fake is there for them. Whether another comment poster knew it or not she hit the nail on the head- young women are not adults. Young men are not adults. They don't have the life experience yet and their brains are wonked out with hormones. I'm not saying everyone should read White Fang at age 9 (I did it because a classmate said I couldn't) but these kids need to be reminded that they need to be able to stand up and fight for themselves. The thing that terrifies me in this is that many of these young women don't seem to have someone who cares enough about them to keep an eye on what they're reading or watching on TV. These girls are screaming how it's just a fictional book that doesn't affect them. I think this is wrong- it's a book series specifically geared toward an age group and written in a way that catches their imagination at an early age. That's fine except that it also has the message of being submissive to the will of a man. Young girls who don't have someone keeping an eye on what they're interested in WILL take this as being normal. They will be influenced, even if in a small way. We are influenced by anything we love whether it be a person or a fandom- it doesn't matter what age we are. Hopefully, when we are older we know that not everything is as it seems on TV or in a book. What baffles me is how the Harry Potter series was vilified for having magic in it and supposedly promoting witchcraft and this Twilight series is not being subjected to the same scrutiny for its views on women. THAT is truly frightening to me. Current Mood:  BrashCurrent Music: nothing... |
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darkeyes |
9:49a | ^____^ :D Congratu-freaking-lations on your 400m Olympic record breaking win Melanie!(52.64) Again with the World/Olympic record breaking, Mr. Bolt(19.30)? I must say though as birthday presents go, that's pretty damn awesome! Happy Birthday to you! Also.... :D Current Mood: Happy-Dance |
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atalantapendrag |
9:48a | Missions accomplished Got the BookMooch and the bribe for rehd_fawx mailed out, got my meds (all of which are generics now!) picked up, had a nice big breakfast at Kerbey Lane (baked potato omelet with homefries and sourdough toast), went to Fiesta. It was Unusual Fruit Day. I got lychee, longan, and loquat (all canned) and mamey (fresh).Finished the new Valdemar book. It's pretty much a rehash of her standard themes, but it was a pleasant enough read. Still, I'm quite pleased to not have had to pay for it. Current Mood: productive Current Music: Tony C. Smith - StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 38 Kage Baker mp3 |
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atalantapendrag |
2:45a | Up all night? I spent most of the day dozing, so hopefully I will succeed at pulling that all-nighter and going erranding. I really need to get some stuff Done. Maybe I'll stop at Kerbey Lane for a big ol' omelet. They do good omelets. I'm getting dug in to my ARC of the new Valdemar book. It is classic Mercedes Lackey; miserable kid in a bad situation gets rescued and is Special. In this case the kid is a slave in a gemstone mine... am I wrong, or did she just up the ante? And since it's a Valdemar book, he's rescued by being Chosen. So far about all that's happened is the being Chosen and starting to find his way around classes. So far I'm enjoying it but I'm very glad to have scored it on BookMooch rather than be faced with the prospect of buying it in hardcover. Have any of you tried Conjure Oils? rehd_fawx and I were drooling over some of the product descriptions on their site and I'm thinking of ordering a few sample vials to investigate. Gonna put together a wishlist and start contemplating.Because I really needed another etailer of gorgeous smellies, right? But I do need joy where I can get it, so. Time to shower, hopefully that will help me get clear-headed. Current Mood: twitchy Current Music: Coast to Coast AM |
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puipui |
12:42a | BLARGH! Stupid Photobucket, stop not working! I know what pic I want to post and everything, I just need the link, damn you. >:( ETA: OMG they listened! Yays! :D |
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spawn_of_kong |
12:00a | Hooray for me! So begins my 22nd year on Earth. Okay, not quite (I was born somewhere around 8 AM, IIRC), but close enough. |
| Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 | ||
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shallow_kid |
10:14p | ... Eh? http://www.twilightguy.com/2008/06/17/tw "I was walking into work one day when a woman came running around to my desk, yelling for me. She had just finished the Twilight series, and had absolutely gone insane when she found out i had the last name of Cullen (she's new, you see). She was convinced to win my heart, and every day left "blood" red velvet cake, asking me to go out with her. Eventually I did go out with her, and we actually fell in love. We were married a year later. I got the love of a wife, and what did she get? The name: Rosalie Cullen." ... no, seriously. Eh? Current Mood: Gobsmacked |
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