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November 21st, 2009
11:07 pm lady_ganesh [Link]	Meme: 10 stories that should probably never happen. THIS HERE IS A SPECIAL MEME. Ripped from longsufferingly. YOU SHOULD DO IT it's deeply enjoyable in a wtf sort of way. 1. Write down the names of 10 characters. 2. Write a fic of fifteen words or less for every prompt, using the characters determined by the numbers. Do NOT read the prompts before you do step 1. Genjo Sanzo Nicholas D. Wolfwood Kanda Yuu Takatori Mamoru Schuldig Vegeta Revy Gwendal von Walde Peter Bishop Charles Gunn ( With a cast like that, what could possibly go wrong! ) Current Mood: chipper Tags: au, crossover, meme (Leave a comment)
08:00 pm tabulaxrasa [Link]	Vampires and werewolves and Bella, oh my Oh you guys, I was not sufficiently inebriated for that. I did have some nice raspberry cider before going in, but only one pint and with a big calamari steak sandwich, and the buzz wore off about 15 minutes into the movie. Fail. ( New Moooooon ) Before that, we went to the library's big book sale-- $5 a bag (brown grocery store size). I got quite a few things of dubious use. I got Desroches-Noblecourt's Tutankhamen, although I recall it being controversial or something. W/e, it's good to complete my collection. I also got Pritchard's The Ancient Near East Vol II because I've had Vol I for ages. I got The Man in the Ice, which I read part of for my dissertation and I've always meant to read the whole thing. I got Mary Renault's The Nature of Alexander, which should be fun, and a pop-up anatomy book. I got a "vintage" edition of The Decameron, and if you think I will not read it, I'll remind you I've read all of The Divine Comedy and Canterbury Tales in the original. Because I'm crazy. I also got a book on Florence for the Poppet, and The Namesake because I really liked Lampri's short stories but never got around to reading that. Mum got a few things too, and it was all in one bag. Can't beat that. \o/ Current Mood: cold Tags: books, movies (Leave a comment)
05:55 pm baggyeyes [Link]	Gimp: Paint Studio I had mentioned this one before, but here it is again. Paint Studio is a collection of brushes, presets and other useful bits for the Gimp. They are now being hosted on Google Code, so it's a wee bit easier to keep track of what's current. Here is the full url: http://code.google.com/p/gps-gimp-paint-studio/ Cross-posted using Dreamwidth's Crossposting utility. " http://baggyeyes.dreamwidth.org/111704.html" " " Tags: graphics:gimp:paint studio (Leave a comment)
05:20 pm sistermagpie [Link]	Top Grossing Movie Meme OMG, another movie meme! I have seen practically everything in the Academy Awards Best Picture list at this point, except for 3 or 4. I have a feeling I'll do terribly on this one, which are the top-grossing movies of all time. Gakked from [Unknown LJ tag]. ( Top grossing movies ) Current Mood: mellow Tags: memes, movies (Leave a comment)
12:14 pm frell [Link]	This is what I get for PMSing all week, lol. To post before Tuesday: - Lori (DP) ~~- Rex (DP, standalone? In search for the perfect dress to surprise Zosia with)~~ - Alekto (DP, waiting on Invidia) - Todd (CR) - Todd (CR) To tag : ~~- Pandora (Gideon)~~ ~~- Micah (Gideon)~~ - Zosia (Lori) - Jozzy (Wyatt) - Jozzy (Rex) Current Music: MMC - John Doe No. 24 (Leave a comment)
01:50 am masterofmidgets [Link]	Yes, Virginia, I Do Have A Social Life Normally I reserve Friday nights for hiding in my room and watching TV, because a week of dealing with stuff usually has me too mentally exhausted to want to be around other people. But tonight I was reminded that, yes, despite the shyness and the awkwardness and the social phobia, I am, actually, an extrovert, and being around people is good for my health and energy levels. I went to microwave something, and ran into a friend in the kitchenette. After we got caught up she shanghaied me into helping her carry some food into the other dorm, where a bunch of people I know were hanging out and having a pre-Thanksgiving dinner/party. The next thing I know it's two hours later and we're down four bottles of wine and have put some serious dents in the vodka and triple sec. Well, "we" - I stuck to apple juice, but everyone else was very much with the fun times. Which I always enjoy because I get to tease people about the stupid stuff they say while they're trashed that they can't remember anymore, and I get giggly and silly enough after a while that you can't actually tell that much difference. Anyway, it was cool - it's been awhile since I've taken the time to just hang out with people and shoot the breeze. I get all wrapped up in my own stuff, my classes and my reading and my work and whatever, and I forget that interacting with people is an important part of college too. Oh self, why are you so dumb? Tags: dorm, friends (Leave a comment)
09:22 am yonmei [Link]	Nibling in utero? I had a will. (And my previous will included the possibility that my brother might have children, or that my sister might have more children, so technically my newest nibling was covered.) But, named bequests are better, and this month is Will Aid month, so I looked up the nearest solicitor to me who was participating and this time, helped by the fact that the solicitor was doing it for free and so had no investment in making it more complicated, I had him write me a classically simple will with a small handful of cash bequests, an explicit instruction to my executor to honour any handwritten bequests that had been dated and signed (legal in Scottish law: I don't even have to get a witness), and the main division of residual legacy* to residual heirs, this time including both nephews by name. But, as the solicitor pointed out (as the last one did) there is the possibility that either my brother or my sister might have more children, and so there's an additional clause adding any other offspring of my brother and my sister as equal heirs with the two named nephews. When the will arrived, these potential niblings were identified as "born or in utero at the time of my death" - and this actually left me wondering - in the kind of way one does speculate about wild improbabilities - what happens if my brother's girlfriend is pregnant at the time of my death, then has a miscarriage afterwards? Would the dead fetus get a share, which would by default be inherited by my brother's girlfriend? The whole thing has a massive improbability score which I am not seriously worried about - not least, because it's not as if I'm actually going to be around to worry about it if it happens - but it's a curious thing to will money to a fetus. Anyway. I need to get the will witnessed and a copy in store, but once done that should do me for another ten years*. Unless Flow is planning to give newest nephew a sibling. (My sister has already, many times, said emphatically that there are not going to be any more from her.) Anyway. Making a will is important! Even if you have nothing to leave except twelve books and three sex toys and a kitten, the only reason for not making a will is to cause guaranteed amounts of trouble for whoever is required to deal with your crap after you die. My house. When sold. Unless I buy another house in the meantime. Or register a civil partnership. Or the world as we know it comes to an end in 2012. Or have a baby. I mention these things in increasing order of wild improbability, but any one of them could invalidate* my will. *Not legally. In Scotland nothing invalidates a previous will but a new will, though you and your heirs and executors ought to be identified by name/address, and a spouse can claim a share. And Scottish courts can process Scots law anywhere, so technically it wouldn't matter if the UK was completely drowned by giant tsunamis. Actually having a child would make a will effectively invalid since a child is legally entitled to a specific share in a Scottish will and can contest the will if they don't get it. Current Mood: amused Tags:** family stuff, someone died, weird stuff, wow i am self-obsessed (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:32 pm maureenlycaon [Link]	An update on my surgery I'd been fearing the worst, but I went back to the oral surgeon on Thursday. He was pleased and even seemed surprised at how well the gum graft was doing. He snipped away a dangling thread from the stitches on the roof of my mouth; I think the remaining stitches dropped out later that afternoon. I'll see him again in two weeks. Lately, I could almost swear I can sometimes feel sensation within the transplant, although reason says that is impossible. There is no way there could be nerves there yet, although by now the blood vessels from the tissue around the graft must be growing into it. Sometimes I feel an itch around the edges for a few moments, but it goes away quickly. Other times, there's pain on one side or the other along a canine tooth. More often, though, it just feels like a piece of drying meat across the lower part of my incisors. Afterward, I celebrated by having a mushroom burger and a chocolate shake at a restaurant called the Red Robin at a nearby mall. It's been a while since I went to a restaurant. Maybe not the smartest thing to do, but it made me happy. It's strange how much this surgery seems to have knocked me out. Part of it may also be what has happened in World of Warcraft, but that's better left for another post. The surgery itself knocked me on my ass for two days, during which I mostly slept. I still haven't actually dared to look at the graft. I think there's a scar on the roof of my mouth -- a scar that's supersensitive. Hopefully it will go away in time. Current Mood: tired (Leave a comment)
09:19 pm lady_ganesh [Link]	Supernatural question! What does Chuck (the prophet/writer) drive? It's a truck, isn't it? I have the episode but can't get to it at the moment. Current Mood: refreshed Tags: flist knows all (Leave a comment)
07:05 pm hello_from_dis [Link]	ugh fml sick again, will try to be around to do molly stuff at mh and tag in/post at theo but oh my god i feel awful :((( luckily it's just another sinus thing so i should be okay by tomorrow, but i know i keep disappearing when people need me/im me/whatever and i just want to apologize in advance :/ (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:36 pm kellsbells [Link]	Dear NBC, All is not forgiven. But almost all is. For now at at least. Love, Me. Going to have a Chuck party on Jan 10th when season three starts. That date is also ... my birthday. So you know, NBC got me Chuck for my birthday. THANK YOU NBC. (If you could somehow arrange for Zach Levi, and Adam Baldwin to show up at my house you know, than all would be forgiven.) EDIT: God the MuchMusic VJ's were so much cooler when I was a kid. No. For serious, we had George Stroumboulopoulos, Rick, and Bill. We had cool ones. I remember Bill being all "THIS SONG ROCKS" about 'Hello Time Bomb' and being all 'oh hey, he's right ...' Blah. I dislike these new VJ's. (Leave a comment)
11:18 pm jazzymegster [Link]	apropos of nothing: now contains nuts Icons I cannot stop staring at #933: this one. There are reasons for that. But I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions. You're probably right anyway. Tags: apropos of nothing, gip (Leave a comment)
03:06 pm tabulaxrasa [Link]	Children in Need 2009 Re: Doctor Who Clip AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA That is all. Current Mood: amazed Tags: doctor who (Leave a comment)
11:41 pm frell [Link]	It's been a long day. I'm more relieved over the fact that my hair still looks good, than over being home. Went to Tristan's class representation after I got home. (Fuck, the Gods always piss on me, don't they? It didn't stop raining.) Met a Somalian guy on the bus - he was a hoot and a half. Swapped phone numbers. Bought Bruce Springsteen's latest album. Slowly building my 'respectable' CD collection. Also trying to figure out which ones to buy again on CD. I think U2's unforgettable fire is definitely one of them. And I discovered that I have my great grandmother's nose. It's nice to figure these things out, no? Should probably ask around if there's a photo in existence that shows her when she was younger. Doubt it, though. Getting the feeling I look like her in more ways than just my nose. So far, everyone has her nose (mom, uncle, Tristan, me), with exception my sister and grandmother. (And God, does my sister look like my grandma. Sometimes, that realization kind of hurts.) If you can, you ought to check out 'Misfits'. Love it. I will now leave you with one of my favorite songs. (Leave a comment)
10:29 am tabulaxrasa [Link]	Sarah Jane Adventures 3x09 and 3x10 I'm sort of behind on Sarah Jane Adventures; forgive me while I catch up. ( Mona Lisa's Revenge ) Current Mood: annoyed Tags: sarah jane! (Leave a comment)
01:19 am stopthatgirl7 [Link]	Sad, yo. But also LOL. If y'all haven't seen this, well, apparently Microsoft is ripping off Apple and opening "Microsoft Stores." The stores look, well...like a ripped-off Apple Store, and the ubercool Apple Store in Shinsaibashi laughs in it's face. Anyone, some astroturf blogger just happened to have a camcorder with him the day he just happened to go to the Microsoft Store, and on a day when the staff just happened to break out into a completely unplanned and unchoreographed 4-plus-minute line dance to a Black Eyed Peas song. Yeah, this dude wasn't getting paid. Suuure. And was a hardcore Mac guy until his life changing trip to the magical land of singing and dancing techies at the Microsoft Store. Riiiiiight. (We'll just ignore all the talk on being a Vista beta tester on a link ON THE SAME PAGE). Really, all that needs to be said about this sad spectacle is said at minute 2:14 of the video. Watch the woman in the white shirt veeeeery carefully. She says it all, really. XD Current Music: Nickelback - Savin Me (5 comments \| Leave a comment)
12:01 am stopthatgirl7 [Link]	Today's Awesome This is a Bad Idea. Other people clearly think this as well. How do I know this? Check out the "Customer images" and customer-given tags. XDDDDDDD And for the best "Passive Aggressive Note" EVAR. Check out the note in the third picture. AWESOME. Current Music: Ben Folds - Levi Johnston's Blues (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 20th, 2009
11:47 pm stopthatgirl7 [Link]	Wii Fit Challenge~: The Balance Board is indeed busted So the game tells me I have gained more weight--half a kilo, and I'm going >:( at it. And vowing once again to go back to the muscle training and yoga, since obviously that was what was working. But I am, to be honest, somewhat perplexed, and decide the sudden input of potatoes into my diet must be the factor to blame, sigh, and decide fiiiiine, no more starchy foods. I start up the step dance thing, and it tells me "Please get off the balance board." And I look at it blankly and go, "I AM off the board." After several retries and finally getting it to register that I am not, in fact, standing on the board, I start the game, and it's making me as missing damned near everything. And I'm going, "...OK, you're broken. You are very broken. :/" I have to go into Kyoto anyway, and I still have my receipt, so I'll try to get a new board and see if that helps explain the insane things it's been telling me, like the day it decided I lost nearly a kilo and a half (and the day I went, "You are FULL OF LIES") and why it's decided all of a sudden that I have chubbed up and my balance has gone to shit again. Hopefully, it's more a mechanical problem than me being full of fail. :/ Current Music: Les Miserables - Proloog Tags: wii fit challenge~ (Leave a comment)
08:47 am commiesharefest [Link]	So I saw 2012 Wednesday night, saw New Moon last night. I didn't get home until 3:30, didn't sleep until 4. I woke up this morning at 8:30 and imagine the exhaustion will kick in sometime around noon. I'm guessing I will lose my will to live sometime around 4. Saaaaave me. (Leave a comment)
10:46 am frell [Link]	I am in an incredibly bad mood right now. Actually, have been like that since Wednesday. Been avoiding AIM. This may have escalated slightly after looking through +2000 job ads and only finding a handful of likely candidates. Sooo I've been trying to cheer myself up by playing Asguaard. You got to me be kidding me. I have to carry a fucking baby unicorn around now? So tempted to start all over again. Current Music: U2 - If God Will Send His Angels (Leave a comment)
07:30 pm kentsplace [Link]	Review-The Hunger Games One of my hobbies is trolling various books sites to find out what is interesting to read. I’m not someone who is going to trust the NY Times best sellers list for fiction. I mean Heat Wave by Richard Castle was number six two weeks. Yes, THAT Richard Castle. Having seen numerous positive to glowing reviews of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games I ordered it from the library. Many people who liked to love the book said it was because of the environment Collins put her pre-teen and teen-aged characters. To this I say those reviewers appear to unfamiliar with Battle Royale (either the novel or the manga), and The Tomorrow stories by Australia’s John Marsden. Even with Lord of the Flies we have characters, many of whom would be deemed children, doing what most Americans consider horrific acts. This is the difference between much American YA fiction, and that from other countries. Japanese and British authors appear to be more willing to challenge their readers both in terms of story and characters. For being willing to take some chances and to challenge the typical American YA reader, even a little bit, I give Collins credit. I did like this book, do not be misled by the above. I think some of the situations just did not shock me as much as other readers who have posted about this book, in part because Battle Royale was so shocking. The basic premise is that after a disaster/war, about which we are told very little, North America is divided into 12 Districts excluding the capital of the new country Panem. There is an elected president, but the government rules in a fascist fashion. Part of how the government reminds the people who is in charge is The Hunger Games. Two youths from each district are put into a Survivor type of reality show. The difference between Survivor and The Hunger Games is that there will be only one survivor because that person has outlived the other 23 tributes. The POV character of Katniss held my interest, and IMO Collins succeeds in making her three-dimensional. This is the first of a trilogy, and I think YA and science fiction fans would enjoy the book. Tags: book reviews (Leave a comment)
04:59 pm hello_from_dis [Link]	[RL] work-related question! I am currently distracting myself from telemarketing (lol I love being hung up on IT IS MY FAVORITE PASTIME) by looking at the current job market. I don't want to quit my job--my boss is nice and forgiving, and while I p. much hate the work, the environment's good, plus job secuurity!--but I'm just not making enough. I know a couple of you guys have two jobs, so my question is--how did you go about getting them? Even when I've only been working part-time, I can never seem to find another part-time job that will work around my working somewhere else. It's also a huge turn-off when I go into interviews saying the job would be a secondary one. Do you guys have any advice in that arena? Where should I be looking, what should I expect in terms of hours/interview issues/etc. I was looking at like, idk, delivery drivers or data entry--something easy and non-taxing I could do a couple late nights a week and weekends. I'm trying to save up money to move out of state, and with student loans coming up soon, I'm just not making enough right now to even ballpark how much I'd need. EDIT: More RP-related, but who wants to make and/or find me icons of newspapers/stations/anchors/reports/etc.? Just generic ones for the Theo mod account. ty in advance~ Tags: hezy is my largest pastry dessert, mod shit, rl, rplandia assemble, work is the seed of the oppressor (25 comments \| Leave a comment)
12:08 am yonmei [Link]	Wolf and his little friend moar funny pictures Current Mood: amused Tags: wolf (4 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 19th, 2009
02:20 pm tabulaxrasa [Link]	yay internet (if you see something, say something) You know it's a good day when practically the first thing you see is a bunch of new hot pictures of your favorite guys. And then your Twitter page is full of people capslocking about it. Yay, internet! And now there are a bunch of new in studio pics up on the new and improved site! ~~Sexiest~~ Best Day this week! Speaking of yay internet! US cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketers this month. To combat this epic fail, register your number online here: https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx or by calling 1-888-382-1222 from your cell phone. You can register up to three numbers at a time online. AND my boy Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young award. Again. Maybe he can do a hat trick next year. :D I'd say sorry to the other NL pitchers, but I'm really not. &Timmy; Current Mood: pleased Current Music: Brooklyn, Taking Back Sunday Tags: bandom wins at life, fyi, mcrmy, pitcher at the disco, psa (Leave a comment)
04:12 pm wentsch [Link]	I hadn't done anything for RPwrimo for several days but I just knocked out a long-overdue log and I felt so productive as a result. I FEEL SO GOOD. On that note--do I owe tags on any old threads/logs? Please comment here and I'll get on those! (3 comments \| Leave a comment)

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