Ducks: Queen of Frickin' Everything

Um, can I say something that might be considered fannish blasphemy? *whispers* I think Daniel Radcliffe is sort of a crap actor.

Don't tell anybody, or they'll take away my geek creds. Or the crazy fangirlsladies will come and get me! *shudders*

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I have to confess. I wasted a few hours last night looking at LOLCats again. I can't help it! They're like crack! LOLCrack!

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Okay, I'm back to watching my Top Shelf movies. And to avoid any asshattery on my part (for example, standing in front of the cabinet for an hour deciding what to watch, then just ending up watching Holy Grail or Firefly again anyway), I am watching them in the exact order upon which they appear on my shelves. I just finished POA, so the next is either Star Wars (the FUCKED ALL TO SHIT "new" versions of the original trilogy) or Gone With the Wind, which is on top of Star Wars.

Shit, I just defeated my whole "in order" thing. Okay, I'm really not in the mood for GwtW tonight, so Star Wars it is.

Later: I watched Star Wars... or rather, let it un in the DVD player while I did other things, and I have to say, I'm just not in the mood for it. So I'm ditching the idea of watching the whole trilogy, and giving some thought to watching OMwF.

Or possibly Firefly again.

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( Rambling about Sexual Identity and Politics... and Gray Rape WTF? )

But hey, all is not well in Geek Land, either! Girls read comics talks about the return of a putridly misogynistic comic series (by Dark Horse, no less!) Here.

Escapism! Vampire porn! Help!

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OMG! Okay, I have always loved Senator Patrick Leahy of VT for his politics, but now I find out he's a total GEEK TOO! SQUEE!

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Oooh, here's a meme I can get behind! Gakked from astolat.

When you see this, post a little weensy excerpt from as many randomworks-in-progress as you can find lying around. Who knows? Maybe inspiration will burst forth and do something, um, inspiration-y.

( Boy! Howdy! WIP's AHOY! WARNING - ADULT CONTENT )

Now you try it -- it's really helpful in keeping things straight in your head. I'm off to the McOffice tomorrow, so I want to be organized and know exactly what I'm going to work on while I'm there.

Speaking of which, I've started another journal that's sort of a notebook for what I'm working on. A place to plan, make lists, keep track of work done per day, etc. It's haf_writing, and if you're a masochist (or a sadist... the pain will please everyone, I'm sure) who enjoys watching someone tear their hair out, flail and weep copiously about the utter lack of ability or inspiration to write, feel free to comment, and if I know you, I'll add you.

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I finally did it -- I reduced my endless icon collection at LJ down to 6. It required ruthlessness and blatant favoritism, and I may change my mind about my choices in the future, but for now, there it is. *sigh* Damn you, LJ, for turning out to be such a bastard.

And speaking of exodus, which leads to shiny new homes: There are rumors going around now that Permanently Insane accounts are going to be closed shortly. *cries* I REALLY want one, but it's going to take me months to save my pennies to get one. I really love this place, and I really want to stay, but there's just no way I can do it right now. *sigh*

Why, Internet Gods? WHHHYYYYYYYYY!? /formerly-spoiled whining.

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Finally, thanks to all my sadistic, kinky friends for helping me find the picture of Baby at his most pounded. You were really helpfu! *G* He's so purty with all those boo-boos, ain't he?

I'm feeling so out of it today. I think the sleep thing... um... lack thereof... is finally starting to take a toll other than a mental one. I've got a sore throat, and I feel so lethargic and sore I can hardly function. Plus I'm feeling sort of depressed and just generally yuck. It's one of those days when I sit down to do something, but I can't really focus enough to get anything done. And I worked really hard last night before bed getting all of my current projects together, figuring out where I am and where I need to be, so I could sit down today and start planning to actually get something done.

Yeah, well, all that's come out of that is a nice pile of paper and the sense that I can't get anything done. I'm so tired, I just want to go back to bed. *sigh*

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You know it's a bad day when a good LOLCat barely gets a chuckle out of you.

http://blog.esaba.com/projects/catphotos/catphotos.php?image=20480395.jpg

But at least there was a chuckle. Oh gods, will no one cheer me up?

I need more coffee. And sunlight.

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I was just going to avoid the news entirely today, as it's just as depressing as everything else. More so. Earthquakes, financial markets collapsing, political bullshit. But I did find one positive thing, a sign that sometimes justice can prevail decades after a hideous crime takes place.

Man, 92, to be deported for aiding Nazis.

The story itself is horrible, of course. I mean, we learned about these horrors in school. We hear stories of them among our friends and family. But reading about them, seeing people finally brought to justice for their part, makes it real in a way that no history book or TV special ever could.

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So, I have a question. Does anybody on ANY of my friends' lists find the Cavemen from the Geico commercials amusing? At all? I'm still flabbergasted that they greenlighted a SERIES about them. I bet they don't make it past the pilot, 'cause dude. It's just not funny. I find them so annoying now that I can't remember if the original joke ever was funny!

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Man, the IJ server sure is robust today! I'm actually impressed that it's held up as well as it has over the past week, considering the load it's had to pick up! In the literal and metaphorical sense. *G* I have to say, I really love it here so far. squeaky and insanity are the shit, and they really busted their butts to make us feel welcome. They went out of their way to make sure our questions get answered, our issues addressed, and our concerns smoothed over. What other service would bother? Of course there's no guarantee that things will stay this friendly and open forever -- I mean, I'm sure squeaky won't be able to run this place by himself forever, and the more chefs stirring the pot... well, the closer you get to being Live Journal. But for now, I feel comfortable here. The only downside I've seen is that my friends are scattered all over the place, and I'm having a hard time keeping up with two friends' lists on top of everything else I have to do.

But I have to say, feeling like my freedom of expression is safe for the time being is well worth the small hassle of trouble keeping track of things. *snuggles Insane Journal*

I'm slowly working on paring my LJ back to basic status, getting rid of icons (which HURTS -- so far I've only been able to pare down to 33, and I need to get down to SIX) and trying to figure out what format and mood theme I'll use so I can continue cross-posting. I will also be closing down my communities there -- or actually, leaving posts informing people that all activity will be moving to my communities on IJ.

( More Deletegate Stuff )


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( Politics - thoughts about the candidates in the upcoming election. )

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So here's some food for thought: If you have a spouse on Second Life, are you cheating on your real life spouse? ( Read more... )

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I think from now on you should just add a default lament about the pain and agony of dial-up from now on, kay? *G* I've gotten kicked off at least four times today, at the most inopportune moments. *sigh* Alas. To make myself feel somewhat better, I'm going to begin working my way through the complete Monty Python's Flying Circus collection, which I haven't done in at least a year or two.

I'm here in my ratty old La-Z-Boy, with The Pig on my lap (he's following me around like a puppy, poor honey. He thinks I'm going to leave him again.), watching Firefly and debating whether I want to start watching soaps again after having weaned off them for the past week.

I slept in my own bed and used my own bathroom, and I'm back in my usual environment, with the usual relative quiet. It's really nice to be home again. The only downside is that I miss my girls and I miss wireless internet. *sigh* The former more, of course. But the latter a lot too. It takes for-fucking-EVER for things to download! I had forgotten just how slow! And then there's the whole "can't connect when there's a problem with the phone" thing, and we have problems with the phone whenever it rains hard, I swear.

PLUS there's the additional, "Can't use the phone when someone's online" thing, which is a pain when my parents are getting ready to go on a trip themselves. *sigh*

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( More Deletegate related stuff - including info for those wishing to continue to struggle )

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So... Karl Rove has done all the possible damage he can, and now he's leaving the de facto presidency White House. Is this where I cry? 'Cause... nuh uh.

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Dude! I haven't watched my soaps in a week, and it looks/feels more like a YEAR! Jeebus! I had forgotten how fast the craziness moves in Soap Land. People have like, been born and died, married and divorced, gotten locked in vaults or something. I don't fucking know, but eiyee! It seems like people have aged a lot, and someone who was newly pregnant last week is now showing.

It's like a Hell dimension -- time moves so weirdly there! It's full of demons and weirdos who like to torture you! And demon spawn brought about by mystical pregnancy!

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Man am I tired. *yawn* I still haven't caught up on my friends' list, or had time to get any real work done. I'm gonna sleep the day away tomorrow, so I may not make a post then, either. Then Wednesday, I have treatment, and I'm always sleepy after that, so it may be DAYS before you see me again! *hugs you* I miss you! I miss being able to string thoughts together in a semi-coherent fashion. I miss Open_on_Sunday -- even if I don't get around to posting drabbles this week, I have to make time to comment!

( Goals For the Near Future )

I think that's a sign that it's time for bed. 'Night!