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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
7:14 pm	I have DSL. Granted for only a two month trial period, but still, it's mine. And it's so shiny. Oh god, you guys, I went from dial-up to lazy DSL and it's fantastic! Quick, quick! Give me something to download! I can watch the latest Torchwood now. *flails all over* I've never done this before - which sites do you use to download the episodes? Any help would be appreciated! *pets the internet* ETA: Has anyone heard this song yet? It reminds me of Ianto. Oh, I know: let me upload it for you! Current Music: regina spektor - machine (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
12:40 am	I never cared for Doctor Who. I tried watching the first couple episodes of season one and the cheesy sci fi turned me right off. Still, when I discovered my local library had season one of Torchwood I thought what the hell and gave it a shot. So many of you seemed to like it after all, it can't be that bad. I want to marry Ianto and give him little confidence-boosting pats on the head all the time. He's got sad-puppy-face down. And a stopwatch, so awesome. I'd marry Ianto, but I'd have amazingly awesome sex with Captain Jack. Both of them. (What? Ianto can come, too. On second thought, I'll just watch.) Seriously people, all of you were right. Jack's fantastic! Or John Barrowman's fantastic, either one. He reminds me a lot of Nathan Fillion, which is probably why I like him so much. The effects were just almost as bad here as on Who (a staple in British sci-fi, I'm led to understand) but I didn't mind it as much. I'm going to scrounge around for the season two dvd's on Monday, but I'd love recs for first season fic, art, reviews, icons - anything really. I'm always coming upon these fandoms after the fact, which means I miss the original squee but can get the best stuff filtered to me through my friendslist. *crosses her fingers* I'm not spoiled for anything beyond season one, but I've heard James Marsters shows up later on. Whoo cha! I'd really like an animated icon of Barrowman going "Torchwood, yeah!" from the dvd bonus features. Any idea where I can find one or the caps to make one? Current Music: leonard cohen - take this waltz (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
11:49 pm	I was browsing through my friends list when I saw a rec for a novella around 34K. Hmm, I thought, my Snupin BLU fic wasn't much shorter than that. That's when it hit me. I wrote a novella. Not a single word for four years and suddenly I've written a freakin' novella. I produced a baby novel in just a few months. I'm not sure if I should throw my muse a toga party or pat it on the head and send it on vacation so it doesn't freak out under all the stress. I can't wait for the grand reveal in July, not only for the other awesome stories and art from the fest but because then I'll actually see it as a finished piece in front of me. I keep staring at my monitor and thinking I should be writing, only to remember that the story's over. I don't know, maybe something else will bubble up out of my subconscious like this did. Writing this story was honestly kind of freaky. Seriously. A novella. What the fuck muse? Current Mood: anxious Current Music: the decemberists (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
3:26 am	Okay, aside from a stint in high school when I thought Data was the bee's knees, I've never really cared one way or the other about Star Trek. I've seen the trailer for the new movie, and it looks interesting, but I was waiting until the first reviews came out to get excited. Then I found out the guy who played Eomer was Bones. Simon Pegg is playing Scotty. And freaking Sylar was Spock. Oh my god, even if this movie sucks it's gonna be so awesome. Red shirts better watch out. Current Mood: excited Current Music: ani difranco - freakshow (Comment on this)
Friday, April 24th, 2009
2:34 am	I just passed the 25k mark on my BLU fic and the boys have yet to even kiss. Dude. Seriously. Current Mood: amazed (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
1:14 am	I have a new job. Wait, let me back up. I started working at the aquarium four years ago this month because I had just graduated college and was feeling very lethargic about job hunting. Every other place I tried wasn't hiring people with my degree and the aquarium is only ten minutes away by car. I'd only planned to stay there until I found a "real" job. Four years later I have been instizootionalized - meaning I should go, I want to go, but I wouldn't survive on the outside. (Like Brookes in Shawshank, only with sharks.) So now, I have a new job. At the aquarium. *hangs head in shame* But it's a different job, thank god, that pays a smidgen more. I'm an education coordinator now, which is a much more impressive title. Basically I'll be teaching the classes that come through, and working with the summer camp kids in July. It's part time so I'll have to supplement with a little exhibits work, but I'm excited. Yay new job! On the subject of Ye Olden Job, I worked in admissions today and spent about eight hours outside greeting guests as they came up. Imagine my surprise to find I've gained about four shades of pink on my face, complete with marks from my glasses. I got a sunburn... in April. What the fuck, world? I haven't had a tan in over a year and now I have boiling-lobster-face. (Seriously, my Pale Pasty Whiteness was the stuff of legends.) I think my nose and cheek are gonna peal - we've reached the shiny tight phase already. *sigh* This does not bode well for tomorrow. Current Music: the decemberists - won't want for love (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
12:43 am	So it's been awhile, hasn't it? Yeah. I've been lurking here and at lj but there's not really been anything interesting enough to post about, which is just as depressing as it sounds. Brace yourselves, folks... I started writing again. It's not an original universe but I figure baby steps first, right? I've been toying around with something for the Snupin BLU because it has a deadline and the offer of no-nonsense beta-ing, which I would love after almost three years of creative celibacy. The thing is, this baby? Has grown scary bigfoot talons and is stomping about on the lawn asking for money. Seriously, I take notes on paper towels at work because I can't stop thinking about it. I puttered about with one plot for the first month of the fest, completely abandoned the idea and have gone to somewhere else with it completely. I've already filled one notebook completely and have yet to actually type word one. And I think the Remus-as-a-punk-rocker thing has completely taken over my brain. Which makes no sense to you because you haven't read the story yet but there it is. The key thing here is: I'm alive and online. Tah dah! Feel the need to distract me from my insanity omg chat just drop a line. Current Mood: frustrated (Comment on this)
Monday, June 30th, 2008
2:31 am	You know what I've learned after three years of working at the aquarium? Reptiles really love boobs. Mine are especially appealing, apparently, as every time we take an animal out they immediately make a bee line for my lovlies. It's really kind of funny - place an angry, disgruntled 30 pound boa on my chest and within five minutes she's calm and loose as can be. Hmm. That came out a little dirtier than I was intending. Still... ;) Hello, insanejournal! It's been...one month since my last confession. Whoo. Time goes by so quickly these days, doesn't it? In that time nothing new has occurred, but I did get to do a couple cool things: - Saw Avenue Q live with the girls in Louisville. Nothing but love for the show and the company. If given the opportunity I highly recommend seeing it, as it's twice as funny live than on cd. - Along that note, I finally rented the Wicked soundtrack from the library, and fell madly in love. Am now seriously considering saving up the insane amount of cash to see it in January. - Learned one of my best friends from college just bought a house, which makes me feel very old and behind the times. Add this to the number of girls from my hall already married and spawning and the weirdness continues. - Went to the zoo for the first time in ages, where I fell in love with the hairy sumatran rhinos and the random baby peacock we saw wandering the children's zoo. Also discovered that they now have an overnight program along the same line as the aquarium, which I think I'm going to submit my resume to for a little extra cash. Oh, and I finally fed the birds there! Unfortunately the only ones I could get to land on me were the exact species of birds we have at work - I shouldn't really be surprised by that, should I? One landed quite happily on my derriere as I was trying to coax one of the more exotic parrots over and had no intention of leaving until I paid attention to it, much to the amusement of the people around me. - Went to see WALL-E and fell madly for the little trash compactor. This movie proves once again what kind of dork I am - right before I'd read an article in National Geographic about animal cognition, where it discussed the key factors in attributing intelligence upon something, and how that relates to human development. WALL-E displayed all of them in the first five minutes of the movie, and I spent the whole time geeking out. I've heard a lot of things about this film, namely about the rather dark (but ultimately hopeful) view of the future (and if we're honest with ourselves, that's pretty much where our society is headed - sad, but true) I'd still urge everybody to go see it. That's pretty much it, except that I finally uploaded the few good quality pictures from when Duff came to the aquarium, which I've posted below for the curious. ( I think the episode's gonna air sometime this month, so check your TV Guides. ) Current Mood: awake Current Music: damine rice - creep (Comment on this)
Friday, April 18th, 2008
6:22 pm	If you've been reading this journal awhile (or have noticed my crazy-ass posting times) then you know I'm a night person. This has caused a lot of trouble for me over the years, and last night it let me experience one of the weirdest things I have ever felt in my entire life. Right around five thirty I was laying in bed reading when I heard a low rumbly sound - rather like a large car going through the gravel alley next to my window. The noise got a little louder, and it felt almost like a heavy wind blew against the side of the house, moving the windows and walls just a little. Then, I shit you not, the entire bed started wobbling back and forth and the glass of water next to my bed went Jurassic Park on me. I'm sitting bolt upright at this point, thinking there's a tornado coming right at us and if we can't make it to the basement on time that the best alternate place is in the bathtub and basically freaking the fuck out. And then I remember: the weather has been absolutely beautiful the past few days - it's seventy and sunny as I type this now. As things settled down I turned on the weather channel and tentatively peeked out my window. Clear skies for miles. Still a little freaked out I decided enough was enough and went to bed. This morning I turn on the weather channel and hear there was an earthquake in Illinois, and the tremors came all the way here. An earthquake. In Northern Kentucky. Seriously people, what the fuck? All we need is a rain of frogs and my weekend is complete. In hindsight, it was kinda neat in a freaky way and I'm glad I was awake. When the walls and floor are shaking around you there's very little you can do. There's no way of controlling the situation at all, and that's the scary part. The fun part is the shake and shimmy. :) Further Duff discussion - ( Potential spoilers for an episode airing this summer, if anyone's worried about that sort of thing. ) Current Music: josh ritter - idaho (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
2:47 am	Let's all take a moment and enjoy the fact that South Park aired their internet episode the day insanejournal kicked back online. This is one of those moments where pop culture hits a little too close for comfort, and all you can do is shake your head and take it with a smile. Today was my third year anniversary at the aquarium and I had my yearly evaluation. My supervisor (whom I'm more or less friends with) spent most of the time talking about what a good job I was doing. I'm never sure how to take these things - I mean, how do you respond to someone flattering you for a half-hour straight? I get flustered, nod, and say thank you. I feel like if I talk about stuff like that, or about the Rose Award I was nominated for, I'm holding it over my co-workers heads or something. Am I making sense? Anyway, I got a shiny new three year pin to put on my nametag and a fifty-cent raise, which is twice the standard. I remember chatting with one of the ladies at work the other day and she commented on the fact that she didn't get a raise this year, which, in hindsight, means I got hers. It kinda makes me wanna do the nyah nyah do your work dance, but that would be rude. ;) All this praise is coming at the wrong time, though. I'm kind of conflicted, as I can't really afford to keep working at the aquarium. This isn't how I intended to spend my life, either, but I feel a little stuck now. I like it, I do, but I know I'm gonna burn out if I have to take another summer of this crap (which is perhaps why the management is buttering me up now). There's a supervisor position open that pays more, but I really just don't want that job, you know? It'd be a challenge, and something different, but it's taking away the interaction between the guests and animals, which is what I enjoy most now. I don't know. *is one big ol' ball of confused* On the plus side, this month is looking to be kickass. Major raise at work, Cats at NKU, Avenue Q with the girls, Duff Goldman coming to the aquarium, my birthday... good times. Current Mood: apathetic Current Music: the dresden dolls - good day (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
8:13 pm	DUDE. Remember how excited I got when I thought Mike Rowe was coming to the aquarium? This is so much better than that. Sweat Pea our shark ray is celebrating her third anniversary with us, and there's a big hullabaloo birthday thing going on all month. Hannah Montanna look-a-like contests, High School the Musical karaoke, special sing-a-longs in the diveshows, stuff like that. As my aquarium anniversary coincides with her arrival into the big tank (and my birthday also falls within this month) I tend to take it all in stride and allow myself a little yay me moment whenever we celebrate her stuff. This year is most likely going to be overly annoying...with one exception. Itinerary for the 19th: See the amazing, giant, four-foot long Sweet Pea cake specially prepared by Ace of Cakes. Plus, Chef Duff Goldman – star of Ace of Cakes on the Food Network – will be at the Aquarium to present the cake. Final details and times to come. Chef Duff. Is coming. To my job. And he's bringing a cake in the shape of a shark ray. ... Oh, hell yeah! I am so there. The best part is? I don't think the rest of the staff knows about that part yet. So, if I play my cards right and pimp myself out to work some of the less appealing jobs these next few weeks, I may be able to get in to meet him. *crosses fingers and bounces a lot* Current Mood: excited (Comment on this)
Monday, April 7th, 2008
7:14 am	it's the amazing technicolor cheese wedge! So I lay down around nine last night for a brief nap after work...and woke up at five this morning instead. *throws hands up* My sleep schedule is so fucked up it's ridiculous. And what do you do when you're wide awake before the sun's first cup of coffee? You get on the internet, of course! After exhausted my flist and all my favorites, I decided to see what Amazon had to offer, and found this. Seriously? Are you serious? Omg really? It's about fucking time! Wicked awesome, man, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this to come on DVD. This is one of those movies where I've practically got all the dialog memorized and it's still funny every time I watch it. Talking about it reduces my vocabulary to Beavis and Butthead standards - it's that awesome. News of this is totally worth being awake this early. Totally. (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
1:18 am	Oh, lord. Guess which one of these I went to. I'll give you a hint: this is where I worked on-campus for almost five years. *shudders* The buildings were charming, in their own way. I especially liked the art building, because the students tended to randomly doodle on the walls when the boredom became too much to handle. Right before I graduated the powers that be added several new buildings, most of which fell under the "it cost how much?" category. ;) Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
1:49 am	Damn it, why the hell is it always my books that get wet when the roof leaks? The Powers tpb was right next to the gossip mags, why'd the good stuff have to go? *sigh* I think it's still salvageable, though the front cover's gonna be tricky. Huh. The inner pages only got soaked to the part where the superhero pees on the underage hooker - the rest of the pages are only slightly damp. An ironic twist, or a cruel joke of nature? I only just discovered Powers recently, and hot damn am I hooked. It's basically CSI with superheroes, only with much better writing and a healthy disrespect for the characters and ideals that make superheroes so exciting in the first place. Continuity's kickass and the art sets the tone perfectly - oh, the lighting, it's fantastic on this book. Powers has the best use of shadow I have ever seen in a comicbook. Ever. I can rant all night about the storylines and drama and little details that make me crazy (and I'm not using that word lightly, it's becoming a thing) but I'd much rather you read it for yourselves. The trades are available all over, and cheaper at Amazon than you'd expect. There's even the first few storyarcs online, so there's really no reason for you not to read them, is there? Needless to say, adult content yonder. (But isn't that the fun part?) Start here, at the first stroryarc: Who Killed Retro Girl? The latest online page. (NOTE: This is updated weekly and contains major spoilers if clicked by the unawary.) P!Online - The official page. Nifty, huh? Current Mood: awake (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
2:22 am	This is one of the most beautiful vaguely Potter-esque designs I've ever seen. It's a big ring (1.5" wingspan) and I don't often wear large jewelry - or any jewelry at all, really - but I would wear this. Dammit, why does all the pretty stuff have to be expensive? *grumbles a bit, goes back to internet limbo* Current Mood: listless Current Music: regina spektor - edit (Comment on this)
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
2:43 am	This was very close to the view from my back-porch tonight. Apparently, the first of only two lunar eclipses this year occurred tonight, and the last total eclipse until 2010. (And how weird is it to write 2010 as a realistic date? I feel like I should be traveling in bubble cars and wearing a stylishly pastel jogging suit or something. I want my jetpack!) It really was amazing to witness, and I would have gladly camped out to watch the whole thing if it weren't frigidly cold outside. I made do with periodic checks out the back door and copious amounts of hot coffee, which probably accounts for my jittery typing and loss of creative vocabulary. As neat as it was, you know what I kept thinking? I have never once read an HP fic dealing with lunar eclipses. I know! This is ripe grounds for plucking, my fic-writing friends! Think about it - the scenarios are nigh-endless. They happen at least twice a year, but the severity of darkness changes. Can anyone rec me some good eclipse fic? I'm in need of some good Remus-writing anyway, and this idea is slowly taking over my brain. I witness a lovely scientific event and can think of nothing but fanfic. I fully admit to my geekhood, and embrace all you throw my way. /DORK -- Copied from lj, in case someone has me friended here but not there. Current Mood: excited Current Music: damien rice - accidental babies (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
12:54 am	This is the first time in a long time I've been even remotely interested in buying new Threadless. Specifically? How Many Licks, and Secrets of Mensa. And? Tentacle porn. Just sayin'. Current Mood: amused Current Music: cursive - driftwood (Comment on this)
Friday, February 1st, 2008
2:41 am	Okay, I have never once perved on any of the younger HP cast, and that was something I was fully intending to maintain. I mean, they're bitty for god's sake. The bathroom scene in GoF made me feel really dirty. But. I... circe_tigana linked to this picture and it's got me doing math in my head. How much younger than me is this guy again?* Good lord. Seriously. I mean. *gah* Whew. I don't care what they do with DH as long as this guy shows up with some sexy wounds, strategic dirt, and a sword and I'll be one happy fangirl. *Answer: Seven years. I knew I was in trouble when I couldn't get over how tall he was in OotP. Damn it! Current Mood: hot Current Music: rob zombie - blitzkrieg bop (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
2:12 am	Holy god but does this look wicked awesome! Color me officially excited for the sequel. All my favorites are back, and Heath Ledger as the Joker? Can have my freaky deformed babies any time. Er. Strike that. Reverse it. And according to imdb, Harvey Dent makes an appearance. *squees in geekish joy* And in other news? I love IcyHot. Through its judicious application and plenty of ibuprofen I'm slightly more human today than yesterday. In fact, I was loose enough to do a little dance in my chair when this song came on. Of course, when I get out of the chair it's going to be another story altogether... Current Mood: rockin' Current Music: dance dance - fall out boy (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
3:19 am	Guess who fell on her way to work today? That's right, that would be me. You've been paying attention to the plot, haven't you? The freakin' hour it was snowing outside this morning and I happened to be out in it. Damn you and your never closing Aquarium! Seriously, who wants to go check out fish in weather like this? And drag their three year old along with them? Our front steps are slate. Old slate, so they tend to tilt a little in the middle. If your not careful, one icy step and whoosh your butt is kissing concrete. I'm actually a little surprised I didn't hurt myself worse - as it is I spent all morning at work with completely soaked pants and unable to bend at any type of angle. And the worst part is having to tell people why you're lamenting the lack of appropriate seat cushions. Me: I think I bruised my coccyx. Coworker: Your what? Me: ...My assbone. Coworker: Oh. Good. 'Cause for a second there I was worried. On a side note, I'd really like the writer's strike to be over so that I can have more Pushing Daisies. Don't get me wrong, I support their cause and wish them the best, but damn it, I need my pie. And corpses. See Neville in my icon? That's me with pie. ...And corpses. *clutches her bum pathetically off-screen* Current Mood: sore Current Music: regina spektor - flowers (Comment on this)