It is four o'clock in the morning while I'm typing this; I have been up for 20 hours and hate my innards right now and bleurgh and I think I just read, like, the most perfect fic in the entire world. THE ENTIRE WORLD. Possibly this opinion will be revised at a later date but for now: Through Quartz, Sand and Cellulose by fujiidom, Big Bang Theory, Penny/Sheldon, hot and angsty like you wouldn't fucking believe [srsly, there's big emotional death-related (but not main-character-death-related) stuff in there]

BRB WALRUSFACING AND HEARTHANDSING FOR DAYS

Also I tried to watch some episodes earlier and couldn't because I can't reconcile hot!fic!Sheldon from all the gorging on Delicious I did tonight with actual!Sheldon right now. Please sort this out quickly, brain, for there is fic research to do.

Er, there will be eplying (eplying? How about replying) to comments and emails like a halfway decent personal correspondent tomorrow, I swear.

Every time I see a new HP movie, I walk out of the theater saying "OMG BEST EVER." Not entirely sure that's going to stand the test of time with this one, but the kids are all miles beyond the last few acting-wise. Emma hardly waggled her eyebrows at all! It could have used like 15000% more Neville, as always, but Tom Felton did a fantastic job and even Dan used some emotion that wasn't CAPSLOCK OF RAGE. The Felix Felicis scenes in particular were de - wait for it - lightful. I think even Barney would agree.

( wait no there are definitely movie spoilers in here )

All in all, tonight it gets a DOUBLEPLUSGOOD. We'll see how it holds up to repeat bootleg viewings ;)

Also, I'd just like to put this out there: MOAR ALFIE ENOCH PLZ.

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Dies

I am actually, ridiculously, crying right now. Oh my First Ever Fake Celebrity Boyfriend :(

Today work laid off about a dozen people. Which, not too bad given the state of the economy and our rapidly dwindling revenue streams, but 3 of those were in our office and one of them was Workfriend. :(

So tonight I am having a Mental Health Day Evening and watching good stupid tv (lol The Big Bang Theory) and better stupid tv (lol Old Skool Who) and eating too many Combos. And later this week I will be taking Workfriend to lunch with alcohol! and then going back to work for the afternoon after drinking a good amount of alcohol!

Some parts of this plan may be modified.

Anybody want some probably maudlin given the day today drabble type stuff from this meme? For some crazy reason I'm just not feeling up to working on the Big Bang of Doom. Lol, how enticing! :(

How many more times could I have used :( in this post? :( :( :(

Am bored to tears and avoiding the fic of doom, so deleted some more tags. In the course of doing so, found an old Eccleston picspam and realized that HE LOOKS REMARKABLY LIKE COWORKER I HATE. And not in a hatesexy kind of way; this is actual trufax if-only-I-had-a-nailbat hate.

DDDDDDDDDDD:

*starts deleting icons*

And I'm using this icon because I just remembered that I have it and &Grizz;

Went over to the parents' house for dinner and a movie tonight (lol what an exciting life I lead!). The movie was Eagle Eye, which was awesome because YAY &THEBEEF; and YAY MICHELLE MONAGHAN and The Commish and Billy Bob Thornton not being a total douche and awesome car chases.

( spoilers about why I wish we'd known spoilers )

:(

It's funny: I've spent the last however many months sort of skimming HP-related anything and not being all that invested in the upcoming book and movie(s), but caught a mention (or was that a few thousand? lol) that the new covers had been released. So, I clicked.

And now I'm sitting here, all anxious and excited and, embarrassingly enough, on the verge of tears. And it's all Arthur Levine's fault! Ahem.

Now, I guess the question is: HOW MUCH LONGER OMFG I WANTS IT NOW.

and yet, I don't. Pls to not be almost over, Harry Potter Mania!

ALSO! VERY IMPORTANT!
Betting is now open on how long it takes before I'm neck-deep in speculation threads!


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Oh, and: new book! The Lovely Bones has been on the Buy It NOW You Fool list for quite some time, but... expensive? Yay for grocery stores selling paperbacks with coupons!

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I AM SO CRAZY IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG RIGHT NOW I WANT TO MARRY IT AND TAKE IT ON A HONEYMOON AROUND THE WORLD:

The Rankins - Grey Dusk of Eve (Portobello)

ELIZABETH-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNE!

D:

I THINK IT'S ANNE AND NOT ANN, BUT I CAN'T CHECK BECAUSE ELJAY IS A FUCKTARD AND YOU'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE!

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LOL MR BILL

Okay, I suck so hardcore. The only things I've managed to write in the last couple of months were my short stories for class and a crack!fic that will never see the light of day with my name attached.

WALRUSFACE.

Where did you go, plot bunnies? Why did you leave me here all alone?

Apparently the Stones are calling this their US farewell tour.

;_;

I have no spare money to buy scalped tickets (and I've already put myself in debt -- TWICE! -- for their shows. So not doing that ever again). There's no way I'm going to win any of the thousand million contests I entered. THEY CAN'T STOP TOURING THE STATES WITHOUT LETTING ME SEE THEM ONE MORE TIME. OMFG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Srsly. I HAVE SUNK TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF DESPAIR.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

But! Keef did film his cameo for Pirates, so there's that. Still, though. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

OMG! The DJ on the radio just read my sad, dejected email and is playing "Happy" for me as part of a Stones double-shot this hour! Hee.

Oh shit. I just went browsing my hard drives in search of something to watch since my local FOX affiliate decided I don't need to see House tonight AND ALL OF MY TWW EPS ARE GONE. WHAT? HOW CAN THIS BE?

ARGH. Apparently the new message center thingy has totally fucked up my comment notifications. As in, I'm not getting any. CHUG IT, LJ.

Also, I think the recent deluge of spam is because I attached my email address to my blog at Vox. It's the only explanation that fits, considering I haven't put it anywhere else that is public since I got it. GRRRRR.

But! In 19th Century Novel class, we have to do a five-minute presentation. Now, normally, this would be paralyzing me with fear (of public speaking and of looking like a moron), but I am SO EXCITED about it. The assignment is to research some aspect of your chosen novel (mine's Jane Eyre! YAYAYAYAYAY!), find a periodical article contemporary to the period of publication of said novel that explores your chosen aspect, and summarize it for the class. Which sounded incredibly daunting, until I realized that I'd made a list of more than twenty possible topics and still had more in my head. YAY.

So, today, I go nosing around on the internets and find a slew of articles about some of those topics. Including a really great anonymous article about women, education, and governesses in the mid-nineteenth century. Here, I'll show you:

To trace the growth of woman’s desire after knowledge would be the task of a philosopher; for us, it suffices to see that it is, that is has been from all ages. The barter of Paradise for the means of knowledge is the first recorded act of woman’s life; she tempted man to forego all tried blessings, for the untried boon of “knowing good and evil.” Thenceforth, man wreaked his vengeance upon woman, for the loss of ease and plenty, by keeping her ignorant, and, consequently, helpless.
from "Hints on the Modern Governess System", 1844

&FLAILS; Oh man. OH MAN. There're some things that are more off-putting in the body of the article, but I almost fell out of my chair when I read that opening bit. OMGILU, ANONYMOUS ARTICLE AUTHOR.

After many long moments of contemplation, I have come to the conclusion that those on my flist who will be attending Lumos this weekend are made of win while I am made of a big pile of broke and loser.

Yeah, that's right. I said it.

Sigh. I wish I were going away for a whole weekend of Potternalia!

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Am I the only one who thinks that the baby's face looks totally pastedeonyey in this picture of Chris Martin & Child? SO CREEPY OMG.

and
( wow, i'm a moron. sorry it was uncut for so long! )

LOL. Now that's what I call a Grand Tour!







So, who's going to keep me company in HP Loserville this weekendnot going to Lumos?

Okay, seriously? Can I get a reset for this week? The migraine, the Sister's car debacle, the shitty results at work... Oh, right. And this morning I go down to my car, ahead of schedule and whistling for god's sake because I was excited that I would have time to stop and buy grapes on the way, to find that someone has smashed in the window of my only-10-months-old, not-even-halfway-through-the-lease, beautiful, COMPLETELY EMPTY car. Yeah. Thanks. FUCK OFF, NEIGHBORHOOD CRACKHEADS. I LITERALLY HAVE NOTHING IN THE WORLD OF VALUE EITHER INSIDE THE CAR OR INSIDE THE HOUSE. I ALSO NOTICE THAT, ONCE AGAIN, YOU DIDN'T TOUCH ANOTHER CAR ON THE ENTIRE BLOCK. WHAT THE FUCK DID I EVER DO TO YOU? WAS IT THE NOT GIVING YOU CIGARETTES WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MYSELF AND ALSO COULDN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER PACK UNTIL PAYDAY? WAS IT THE NOT CALLING THE COPS ON YOUR FELONIOUS ASSES? JESUS.

That's three times my car's been broken into. Or is it four now? Twice the garage was broken into. They stole my two day old lawn mower, for fuck's sake. My insurance has gone up at least twice and now I'm going to miss an entire day of work to take care of this.

I'm moving next weekend.

After I burn down the neighbor's house in retaliation.

WONDERFUL. NOW I CAN'T EVEN LOG IN TO MY INSURANCE ACCOUNT. THANK YOU, INTERNETS! YOU ARE SUCH A HELP TO ME!

HAHA EVEN BETTER! I'VE BEEN TRYING THE NON-EMERGENCY POLICE PHONE NUMBER ALL MORNING AND NO ONE IS ANSWERING AND FINALLY OPERATOR SIX PICKS UP AND THEN HANGS UP ON ME. I LOVE LIFE! SO MUCH! CAN I HAVE SOME MORE?!

YESSSS. I WENT TO THE DW MEME TO BLOW OFF STEAM (VERY GENERAL, NON-SPECIFIC, FIC-RELATED HATERY ONLY) AND POSTED UNDER MY OWN NAME INSTEAD OF ANON. HOW MUCH DO I RULE THE WORLD TODAY, HUH? &WALRUS;

NOTE: I pretty sure I'm joking about the neighbor's house. If it does mysteriously burn down, though, pls remind me to erase this entry. Thx.

So, this is weird. I hopped right on the DW torrent, kept coming back to check on it and now that it's done? I don't really want to watch it. Which is so strange, because last week's ep was pretty awesome (I've decided to ignore entirely the ... angry-making bits -- it's healthier) and a cliffie and I'm kind of dying to know how it turns out. Hitting play is really difficult, though. Somehow, I shall struggle through.

In other words, ( it's time for the latest squee-along post, though I make no promises that it makes any sense whatsoever, even if you're watching The Age of Steel. Includes 42% more rambling digressions! )

FINAL GRADE: A+++WOULDBUYFROMAGAIN. It's no fault of the show that I couldn't pay attention; this was a great episode, emotional and actiony and a little bit preachy and Tennant in a tux and man his face really is pinchy when he's screaming.

Next week, though. Hmm. ( spoiler from the next-week-on trailer only )

I love this show. I just love this show beyond all reason. Despite the dropped characters and plots and the diminished quality of the writing at times and the sheer fucktardery of certain producers, the West Wing was and still is the show I consider the gold standard.

It's just. It's so amazing. The words, the acting, the message, the people... Oh man. So much love.

I can't believe it's over. Although, I still haven't seen the last episode, so it isn't really. After all, XF still lives because I've never watched the finale. And no one can tell me I'm wrong!

Maybe tomorrow I'll dye my hair. Read something that's not fanfic or for school. Have a fandom-free day for a change.

Also? You all need to go on a DC fandom tour with twentyfivepast and me. Sure, I have no money, but what's money to walking past the J. Edgar and up the steps of the Capitol? I mean, come on! It's going to be so awesome.

[okay. we watched it and it's over and I just. I refuse to believe that it's really over. If anyone needs me, I'll be sitting in the abandoned fandom, scratching out episodes that go nowhere. ;______;]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, a_t_rain!!
Hope you're having a great trip! ♥
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FYI
In future, I would like all of my breakups to follow the sterling example set by Bernard and Manny, complete with drunken, nicotine-stained bouts of glassware-smashing, violent outbreaks of physical and verbal abuse (and mollusks) and a special guest appearance by an extremely creepy Simon Pegg who doesn't move his arms when he walks. He's so hot in pastel.

Yes.

Although I'm not entirely confident that I can pull off the saffron yellow bedsheets as well as Bernard does. Same with the little ruffled red skirt.

Oh! Also, everyone should watch Jet Lag with (julie_reads's French First-Boyfriend)Jean Reno and Juliette Binoche. If you haven't already, that is. If you have, you should squee with me in comments.

YES.

And the English department can bite me. I spent the last three weeks on a wait list for a summer course, got the go ahead to register, went to register and my place was gone. In fact, the course is now over-registered. BY TWO SPOTS. WTF? What was the point of my even going through channels if anyone else can just squeeze in ahead of me and now I can't even get back on the wait list ;LKAJ;DH;KDJF;ALJDF;LAJSD;FKLJ

*sob*

I ... I opened up the Remus/Tonks and finished the drabbles that weren't completed yet so I could post the whole lot tonight and then went away from the computer and when I came back the computer had restarted and IT ATE THE DOCUMENT OMFG.

I repeat, O.M.F.G. Today's the last day of the challenge and I had like 15 to post and THEY'RE ALL GONE. FUCKFUCKFUCK. Word didn't even have one of those autorecover documents and the original only has the ones that were already posted even though I'm positive that I'd saved it at least five times since the 15th and oh god. I'm totally Vadering out right now.

*HEADDESK*

*REPEAT*

OH. I should check and make sure that EVIL COMPUTER didn't eat any of my school stuff. ;_________;

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Three pages of semi-insightful discussion of The Hours/Mrs Dalloway/Mr Dalloway parallels and intersections and blatantly copied sections ALL GONE. WTF? A;LKDJF;LAKSJDFL;AKSDJF;LKSDJF;LASKDJF

I HATE. SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.

Oh, but at least I have pretty pretty Eccles With Hair! pictures to pet and lick view.

ZOMG REC ME SOME PORN. Jeez. You can't seriously expect me to make it through my exam without the promise of sweet, sweet, dirrty, raunchy porn with no redeeming qualities beyond sweaty NSFW sexing, can you? I mean, really.

TenTwelve Things Fandom Needs to Remember:

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Thank you.

This post brought to you by ishie, who is still desperately trying to avoid studying and should know better than to go trawling through The Pit of Voles.

I love you, Fandom, but get over yourself already. Jesus.

eta: To clarify, I went wandering around the internets looking at things from one of my fandoms, and dear sweet Lord, I had no idea there were so many batshit people in the world. I mean, I knew, but I didn't really know, you know? Flame wars erupting because new people join a fandom and ask a question like, Can anyone explain who this character is? WTF? Nobody cares how long you've been a fan, dickweed. You were a n00b once, too. And don't even get me started on the ship wars. Christ. It's all pretend anyway - move on.

Also, hi. Can we get a moratorium on calling the creator(s) of your fandom a hack/jerk/moron/devil-spawn*? YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM. &RAGES;

Sorry for the confusion and crazy-making :\

* Except for Chris Carter, because, dude. What?