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    Sunday, October 12th, 2008
    digitalwave
         		2:49p
    It's one of my favorite parts of the movie...
    Because I'd like to post something something fun here instead of just about problems and regrets I bring you this meme. I promise to catch you up on everything else later today.

    *hugs*

    When you see this, post in your own journal with your favorite quote from The Princess Bride. Preferably not "As you wish" or the Inigo Montoya speech.

    Vizzini: "No more rhyming now, I mean it."
    Fezzik: "Anybody want a peanut?"
    Vizzini: "DYEEAAHHHHHH."
    frogspace
         		4:46p
    Ein gutes Wochenende für Slash
    Ich könnte Sheppard mit nacktem Oberkörper sehr, sehr lange anstarren. Oder ich könnte zu dem bearbeiteten Screenshot linken, auf dem der eingeblendete Schriftzug entfernt ist. (Die Bilder sind übrigens ein Spoiler für SGA 5.11, wenn man denn den Be- und Entkleidungszustand von Charakteren als Spoiler sieht.)

    [info]absrip hat ein neues Dean/Krycek Slash-Vid gepostet! So Hot (SPN/XF, Crossover). Als Download oder bei Youtube. Krycek betätigt sich als Stalker und Dean ist ... *guh* Dean Winchester is being hunted...by Alex Krycek. Ich liebe diese Ficvids. Jetzt fehlt mir nur noch die passende Fanfic dazu.

    Apropos Supernatural und andere Pairings als Sam/Dean: Like a Rolling Thunder Chasing the Wind von [info]elise_509 (SPN, Sam/Castiel, ~11,500 words). “We were never supposed to meet.” It’s the first thing he says. No introduction, just six words like a warning. Sam doesn’t move, but Castiel still stiffly shifts away from Sam, uneasy.

    Außerdem beglückt [info]rheasilvia die Welt mit einem Winnetou and Old Shatterhand picspam, der auch gut als Primer für das Pairing funktioniert.

    Bevor ich mich daran mache, in meinem Berg an Squee nach Worten für die neue Merlin-Folge zu suchen, zitiere ich lieber [info]riviers Review: Watch it, feel the fluffy love and I defy you to still be upright by the end. It's like having your leg humped by a gay mammoth on Viagra. It's huuuuuuuuuuge, man! Besser kann man es nicht auf den Punkt bringen. :D
    Saturday, October 11th, 2008
    niciasus
         		10:02p
    Screen Caps
    I went a little crazy and screen capped over 100 images of Warrick Brown's last episode, "For Warrick."

    For Warrick Screencaps

    neotoma
         		2:14p
    Updates to the To Do List
    To do--
    [info]meri_oddities -- finish shawl for [info]livelongnmarry -- due Nov 1 -- cast off, edge, and wash
    [info]potentinspiratn -- start added label, mail Alligator scarf for livelongnmarry
    me -- Halloween Endpaper Mitts -- start 50% done
    [info]ellen_fremedon -- birthday shawl -- find camel yarn -- did I give it to [info]twistedchick?
    [info]gblvr -- Flutterby socks -- finish
    Mom -- scarf -- pick pattern -- Isar Scarf started
    Rhonda -- fish school scarf -- order yarn (Carribean)
    Mark -- rat race scarf -- order yarn (Dark Grey or Blackberry)
    [info]gblvr's Niece -- Gator mittens -- periwinkle, order yarn
    me -- Antique shawl -- finish (give to Aunt D?)
    me -- Ruffle scarf -- finish (give to Aunt B?)
    [info]twistedchick -- shiny secret project -- check to see if yarn came in
    [info]gblvr's Monster 1 -- Endpaper Mitts -- start
    Mom -- Square Hole hat and mitts -- start
    Mom -- Norwegian Lace Shaw -- start (figure out that damned pattern!)
    Nephew 1 -- backpack -- finish
    Nephew 2 -- backpack -- start
    Niece -- messenger bag -- finish
    Leah E -- Cherry Blossom bag -- finish
    Leah J -- Irish Hiking Scarf -- choose yarn
    Kate -- baby's first DNA model and Baby Alligator scarf -- start
    [info]gblvr -- scarf -- choose pattern
    Steve -- scarf -- choose pattern -- weave a Fibonacci Scarf -- choose colors and order rayon chenille
    John -- scarf? mitten? -- choose!
    Uncle Jimmy -- Alligator scarf?
    [info]sanj -- Flutterbly socks -- start
    [info]marag -- Shell Lace socks for Y -- start (need foot size)
    [info]penknife -- Butterfly Bows socks for the VSP -- start (size 10?)
    [info]molly_o -- baby blanket -- start
    me -- finish -- Year of Pig Bag
    ariss_tenoh
         		8:24p
    New Anime Season
    There might be spoilers below.

    Natsume Yujin-cho, ep.13: My favourite anime of the year so far. The storytelling is quiet and moves slowly but undeniably human and bitter-sweet without trying too hard to win the viewer's sympathy. Natsume feels like a real person in his speech and reaction to events, which in my opinion is high praise for an anime character/series. Looking forward to the second season in January.

    Casshern Sins, ep.1: I watched the OVA and Live-action film years ago. The OVA had that old-school feel and appeal of making one care for the character even while drowning in angst, while the film was probably the most beautiful and innovative piece of Japanese cinematography I've seen. This new series by Madhouse Studio manages to do the impossible: retain the old-school feel/character design/story-telling mode and make its world look moody and visually lush. Definitely watching this one.

    Ga-Rei Zero, ep.1: I'm impressed by this anime. I thought myself jaded when it comes to the anime genre but this one convinced me it's still possible for anime to look fresh and innovative even when employing old clichés. The moody setting of the city, the cinematography that is gorgeous and more akin to action movies in its scene construction, and the music adding to the gloomy mood. Best of all, the protagonist and his girlfriend are adults. Natsuki, his girlfriend, seriously rocks as an anime female character. Whoever thought of protective runes inscribed on motorcycle tires? Watching this episode felt like watching a good action film, it ends on a brilliant cliff-hanger that manages to tie the threads and themes in this episode in a full circle. This episode feels like a combination of Yukikaze's serious mood and beautiful visuals with Yami no Matsuei's supernatural/horror elements and strange symbolism. Arguably one of the more promising series this season!

    Vampire Knight: Guilty, ep.1: Let's be honest here, if you like vampires and their genre then this anime does it proud and employs all the little genre clichés/symbolism/tricks. This season enters into the more interesting story arc of the manga. The sexual tension between Kaname/Yuuki/Zero is delicious and so thick one can suffocate from it. The OP is very well-done and prepares you/sets the mood for what's coming. All in all, if you're a vampire fan then you can't go wrong with VKG.

    Yozakura Quartet, ep.1: I couldn't drop this one fast enough. It rips off elements and character designs from every single shoujo and shounen anime out there. The OP makes you think you're watching a hentai anime, weirdly enough. Ugh, no thanks.
    rheasilvia
         		6:00p
    Winnetou and Old Shatterhand picspam
    After a long search, I have at last found high-quality pictures of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand! And I want to share them - only partly because I harbor a vague hope that someone will feel inspired to make icons, which I will then be able to snag. *g*

    Warning! This is picspam of the worst kind. Dial-up users beware.

    ( WTF? I have no idea who these people are. Explain yourself, woman! )

    ( OMG! Yes, I know who these people are. Take me directly to the pictures! )
    solo
         		7:28a
    Can finding decent fanfic be so hard?
    Poll #2453
    Open to: All, results viewable to: All

    Clicking back out of a story as soon as eyes are called 'orbs' is:

    View Answers

    snobbish and pretentious, just get over yourself
    0 (0.0%)

    terribly old-school, you're showing your age, dearie
    0 (0.0%)

    stupid; everybody can screw up once and the rest of the story might be quite good
    0 (0.0%)

    reasonable self-preservation, it would have been 'the shorter man' next and your day would just have been ruined
    4 (66.7%)

    other; and I will tell you in comments
    2 (33.3%)



    Current Mood: want fic. good fic.
    Friday, October 10th, 2008
    morgandawn
         		8:42p
    Fic: All The World's A Stage - Part 2/?

    Continued from here. This was a story I started last summer for [info]reel_spn and never finished

    All The World's A Stage - Part 2/? (Gen, Rated R)
    by Morgan Dawn
    1791 words
    Summary: Sam and Dean have never examined their life script before. And why should they, they've been ad-libbing for years. But when destiny and free will collide, they are forced into a race against time to rewrite their future before it rewrites them.

    ( Read more... )

    morgandawn
         		5:03p
    Luck vs Effort
    Whenever anyone says that [X,Y,Z] in your life is due to luck - or that [X,Y,Z] is not in their life because of luck, think on this.

    Very things in life are the result of pure 'luck' (unless we're talking about surviving a shark attack or an avalanche in which case, boy are you unlucky to have been caught in one in the first place. statistically speaking)

    Or consider this:  "......And that’s the key to the paradox of effort: While luck may be more appealing than effort, you don’t get to choose luck. Effort, on the other hand, is totally available, all the time." Seth Godin

    Or this: "If you can devote two hours a day to improving yourself and doing something to change your situation, your life will improve. Period."

    musings here
    morgandawn
         		4:47p
    O'Rly? Ya' Rly!
    Wow, isn't this a surprising turn of events.

    Not really.

    ( Thems Fighting Words )</i></p>
    morgandawn
         		2:04p
    "Whatever" - a word that can kill hope
    ( Supernatural talk - ep 4.04 )
    cmshaw
         		9:57a
    wist
    i had a very vivid dream last night that i was watching a political commercial aired by the republican party in which they wanted to remind republican voters that even though the presidential race was pretty much lost they should still turn out to vote in their local elections.

    i was so happy when i woke up! i had to go back and remind myself just how long it's been since i watched tv to believe that i hadn't actually seen it.

    american politics, so crazy-making....

    Current Mood: awake
    nicholasflamel
         		12:07p
    Recs: Supernatural RPS AUs
    Have You Seen Him Whom My Soul Loves and a ficlet by [info]veronamay
    (Jensen/Jared) NC-17. ~42,500 words. Summary: Matthew 26:41—"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Priest!Jensen.

    Oh, I have a special appreciation for priest!AUs of any kind. This is so lovely. I couldn't stop reading it once I started. Wonderful.

    Single Man Seeking Same by [info]pocketfullof (jenadamson)
    (Jensen/Jared) NC-17. 26,000 words. Summary: Fed up with dating women who never meet his expectations, Jensen answers a singles' ad, and gets much more than he bargained for.

    This is the perfect romantic comedy. It's sweet, funny and warm. I had a smile on my face while reading this. I love it.

    Current Mood: restless
    Current Music: Simple Plan, I Can't Wait Forever
    ariss_tenoh
         		12:59p
    Book Meme
    Too bad this doesn't include manga.

    1. Favourite Book? Impossible to say! I can't possibly choose.
    2. Favourite Author? I like certain works by authors but haven't found a writer whom I totally adore yet.
    3. Favourite Genre? Fantasy
    4. Favourite series of books? Hmm... The Rai-Kirah by Carol Berg for interesting world-building, The Spellsong Cycle by L. E. Modesitt Jr. for the strong female protagonist, and the Master&Commander books by Patrick O'Brian for sheer poetry on paper.
    5. Favourite Illustrator? Michael Whelan and Matt Stawicki.
    6. Favourite book from when you were little? Didn't have one but Black Unicorn by Tanith Lee is the one I remember vividly even years later.
    7. Favourite Hero? Damien Vryce from Coldfire Trilogy and Aleksander zha Denischkar from Transformation.
    8. Favourite Villain? Does Gerald Tarrant count?^_~
    ( Read more... )
    Thursday, October 9th, 2008
    niciasus
         		10:28p
    CSI Season Premiere - I Am Happy
    So much love for CSI tonight.

    ( Gil running through... )
    morgandawn
         		5:06p
    Nathan Fillion Stars In "Nailing Your Wife"
    PG-Porn. Kinda work safe.

    The people who made this video should burn in hell. The people who post it in their journals should burn in hell.

    I won't even try to opine as to what should happen to the people who watch this video. Except: say hello to hell.



    thanks to[info]denyce and [info]iibnf
    andreth_47
         		3:48p
    If It Ain't Bolin'broke...
    I'm probably late to the party and ya'll already know all about this, but: Geoffrey Chaucer hath a blog! An Extreme!Blog! Looky:

    Heavy is the head that weareth the awesome.

    I love the interwebz.
    solo
         		7:29p
    So, let's see...
    Done:
    - Leeds: tick (completely uninspired, but whatevah).
    - Handout: tick.
    - HQ: sent email...
    - tutor chat: tick.
    - beta: tick.
    - email: tick-ish (some, not all)
    - kanji: once.
    - writing: a little

    Outstanding:
    - some email
    - lozenges (no time to go out)
    - whining (saving the best till last)

    Unscheduled activity:
    - send expensive international sms, a lot of
    - investigate better mobile phone packages, success negligible. If any UK residents know of packages which have inclusive international sms, could you let me know, please?

    Current Mood: tired
    Current Music: ...僕らは時の旅人...
    solo
         		7:59a
    Things to do today
    In no particular order except maybe non-negotiable deadlines.

    - invent title for conference paper for Leeds 2009 and submit by deadline (ahem, today).

    - send handout from last night's tutorial to students who didn't come (bastards).

    - call HQ and tell them that they are idiots because they said there was no data projector in the room I was allocated for the tutorial and that they'd switch me to a different room for the rest of the year due to my unreasonable insistence on wanting to use newfangled equipment (i.e. notebook)... and there's no need for that because hello? there was a data projector right there (and if I'd known, I'd have taken the notebook, and that'll teach me to ever leave home without it again)... and now can I have teh intarwebs too, kplzthx.

    - beta short X/1999 piece.

    - play chatty tutor in online tutorial groups.

    - buy throat lozenges, those ones which make your throat go horribly numb because horribly numb... would be good.

    - do the kanji flashcards at least once; twice if brane doesn't keel over ded.

    - write emails to friends.

    - write.

    - whine.

    Current Mood: determined
    Current Music: ...une femme apparaît; je crois la voir encore...
    Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
    morgandawn
         		4:29p
    Nobody expected the...
    [info]xlorp apparently wants me to laugh my way out of this recession.....

     "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Fear and negative equity ... The two things we have to fear are fear itself and negative equity, and the depleted capital of financial institutions ... Amongst the things we have to fear are fear itself, negative equity, and the depleted capital of financial institutions."
    andreth_47
         		6:17p
    Little crack!Fic Rec
    *sporfle* *flail*

    Title: Offal JimJam
    Pairing: Janto
    Rating: R?
    Summary: Jack is bored. And when boys are bored, they play with whatever's to hand
    AN: Inspired by a game that Ricky Gervais invented. This is such a dumb, cracky, pointless fic about testicles. Enjoy!

    Current Mood: mischievous
    andreth_47
         		5:25p
    New To Me!!
    Handjobs, blowjobs, anal sex. Handjobs, blowjobs, anal sex, occasional frot. Handjob...

    Why isn't there more Intercrural sex in slash fic? I want more intercrural sex, dammit!

    *goes to write hawt intercrural sexxors*
    digitalwave
         		4:29p
    Darn it!
    I was hoping to get to go to Wincon. Still do but today just made it a lot harder.

    Lee's been out of town the last few days, he was at the first of two work conferences scheduled for this month. He's on his way back today, should be home around 7:30. I've been driving the RAV, I had to get his tags replaced, get gas. It's been making a bit of a pinging sound so I was going to have it checked out. As I was coming down Taylorsville Road from getting his tags the oil and engine lights both came on. With visions of losing the engine entirely from a dropped valve I pulled over, put on the flashers and prayed not to get hit until I could get it towed to our mechanic.

    They've checked it out and think that it might be the timing belt, which means that they'll have to pull the engine just to get to it. Which also means that it's going to cost us between 4 to 5 hundred dollars to fix it. We don't have a choice, Lee has to have his car to get back and forth to work. They said it should be ready sometime tomorrow.

    This is a bad month for this to happen in anyway with the two work trips for Lee. Like I've said before, though they do reimburse us we always have to pay for his lodging up front. Just the one he's coming back from today cost us $405.00. Hopefully they'll get that back to us before he has to take the next trip the end of the month.

    That's why I really don't know if I can justify even trying to go to Wincon, no matter how much I'd love to. Even if I try and go I'll probably have to bring mom with me unless I can talk Betsy into taking her a few days. Sometimes it feels like I'm just not supposed to do stuff like that. Especially since it's a frivolous expense and it's just for me.

    I'm going to try and sell a bunch of stuff, see what happens. If it's meant to be it's meant to be. The car breaking down is probably the universe trying to tell me something. Just sucks a little though.

    *hugs*
    morgandawn
         		12:26p
    Helpful Tool: Cost To Drive?

    Cost To Drive - calculates fuel expenses for a trip based on current gas prices and the model of your car

    Roundtrip cost from our home to San Francisco, CA = $18 (one or two persons)

    Public transit cost for one person: $12, for two = $20 (public transit is partial - we have to drive to the nearest train station)

    morgandawn
         		11:29a
    Work At Home/PT Work
    I have several friends who are un- or underemployed. Some have physical limitations that make it hard to work in traditional jobs.

    Two resources to find reputable work at home jobs are workplacelikehome and WAHM

    Graphic artist employment here
    other sample jobs here
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