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- recessional: Plagues in your Postapocalypse: - Disease is a huge part of any landscape except maybe our own. Disease in a landscape that used to look like our own should be even more shocking. -
- thelana: The Genius Wranglers: A Rant - Personally, I think the appeal of those relationships has very little to do with people yearning for an old fashioned woman supporting superior (genius!) man dynamic or people getting stuck on some Oedipal trope. I think it comes more from the side effects of the trope. The typical Wrangler personality, especially of this chiding mother sorts means that they are being cast with motivations other than just looking for hotness. -
| Sunday, November 29th, 2009 | ||
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magic_at_mungos |
10:49p | Le sigh. How is it Sunday night already. Achievement of the weekend has been catching up on my sleep and submitting my ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} harry_holidays fic. I am quite happy with it and it could have a sequel at some point. Now to start playing around with my yuletide fic. I have a bit to play with so I'll see. Planning to catch up on Merlin tonight which is just what I need and maybe a couple of episodes of Blackadder. Katie McGrath was in the first episode of the Queen on Channel 4 this evening along with Emilia Fox. It was actually quite good as well as being very pretty. Ho hum. What a dull life I've been leading. Current Music: Little Birdy - These Boots Were Made For Walking |
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atalantapendrag |
4:45p | Yeah, it's the winter of my discontent all right. More stress today; had to call to switch my Medicare Part D insurance plan to one where I wouldn't have to pay a premium. Enrolled over the phone. My hands were shaking the whole time. I almost dropped the phone. Tomorrow I need to get ahold of Molly Maid so I don't have to worry about my place being a sty for the inspection on the 8th. Why the hell they are doing inspections now is anyone's guess. I just hope it's not the 3rd, because if it is I'll have to reschedule my MHMR appointment. But I am valiumed up now and sleep will be soo. Current Mood:  drainedCurrent Music: Voltaire - Feathery Wings |
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yonmei |
10:40p | Sunday Where did it go, again? Current Mood:  tired |
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babydraco |
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nanowrimo [ gwionfawyr ] |
10:28a | November 29, 2009 - Word Count *waves* Last two days to get any and all writing done for NaNo. I don't know about you guys, but this year's bunch has been wonderful. I'm proud to be a member of this community, and I'm very proud of all of you who took up the challenge. It doesn't matter if you wrote 10,000 words or a 100,000. The fact of the matter is, that you wrote. So pat yourselves on the back, then drink some more coffee and limp across that finish line. Post is up. Jenn Current Mood: awake Current Music: Aerosmith - Dream On |
| Saturday, November 28th, 2009 | ||
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afy |
6:58p | Please pick new verbs You know, whether I'm reading het, slash, or femmeslash, there are certain verbs (such as pummel)I'd rather not see used the same way I'd rather not see any descriptions for body parts be something like "hole" or "rosebud." *shudders* I think this had to be my favorite worst verb in a sex scene in a fanfic. Ever. "His neck arched as ________ corkscrewed into him, using his body weight behind his thrusts to make sure ______ took all of it." Corkscrewed into him...really? It sounds kinda....painful. And really, did I need to know that he had "cinnamon-brown nipples?" I think I just got a cavity from reading that whole chapter. Current Mood:  bored |
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yonmei |
5:36p | Same-sex handholding dragons Today is Sssh! Saturday, which is an invention of a Londoner who wants it to become an international last-Saturday-of-the-month celebration of people holding hands in public. I didn't hold hands with anyone today. One of my dragons is about to die. I have to go have dinner with my parents shortly. None of the above statements has anything to do with each other or with this one. As far as I know.   Current Mood: indescribable |
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nanowrimo [ gwionfawyr ] |
9:19a | November 28, 2009 - Word Count Business first. All people nominating others or themselves, post to here. This way I have one central place to go over. Pretty please? *puppy eyes* On to the fun. Well we've got 3 days left, that's including today, until the end of NaNo and the beginning of Sleep For A Week. All of you who can, get some extra hours for me. I've got finals coming up, so no sleep for yours truly. Love and squishes for all of you who haven't finished yet. We're definitely rooting for you. Post is up. Jenn Current Mood: busy Current Music: Beyoncé - Ego [*] |
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metafandom [ p_zeitgeist ] |
2:24a | Friday, November 27, 2009 |
| Friday, November 27th, 2009 | ||
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nanowrimo [ gwionfawyr ] |
9:01p | November 27, 2009 - Word Count & Starting to Wrap Up Hello Lovelies, Well there's a few things we've got to clear up as we edge towards the end of the writing month. Namely the NaNoWriMo Prizes for our community. These are the categories that still need to be filled: Best Opening Line Best Closing Line Best Use of a Rubber Duck in a Scene Best Novel Cover Description Best True Story (Thanksgiving) Best True Story (WiFi Connection) Survival of the Fittest (NaNo Style) So feel free to nominate yourselves for any of these to win a prize. Also, post is up and word counts are a plenty. See you guys tomorrow. Jenn |
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babydraco |
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yonmei |
11:24p | Dull week... Monday: still at work till 10pm, till TSH#1 and I finally packed up and left. Tuesday: Took Bob to vet: she weighs the same as she did last time, so the vet hopes she's plateau'd out. Stayed at work till 10pm, till TSH#1 and I finally packed up and left. Wednesday: Worked at home till 3pm, went into work, stayed at work till 10pm. (TSH#1 was through in Glasgow at a work-related event.) Thursday: Twerp and FreshStart had meeting, which - towards the end - I overheard enough (door opened) to make clear they had been talking about me. Huh. Left work at 5:30 to attend work-related event. Left at 8pm and went to non-work wine-tasting. (White Rioja is great stuff, by the way.) Friday: Left work at 5:10 to attend work-related event. Left at 7:30pm, did shopping, got home at just after 9pm. Am attempting to figure out where I want to go for Christmas. For the last sixteen years, with only a couple of exceptions, I've been meeting up with two friends for mince pies, wine, and midnight mass. This Christmas, one of them is dead, and the other plans - rightly, I think - to go on holiday somewhere else. (I would go with him if he were going, but I have been going to that church specifically for midnight mass on Chriatmas Eve since 1987, first with one friend, then with another, and now both of them are dead. It feels too weird to be going there on my own. I'd like to be somewhere else instead.) Current Mood: busy |
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meta_roundup [ mero_update ] |
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atalantapendrag |
12:56p | And here I thought I'd have a couple of weeks to relax In the mail (I only check my mail every couple of days, I checked it last night) I got 1) a notice of an inspection on the 8th and 2) paperwork to fill out because Social Security is reviewing my Disability. It's too damn much. Why the hell are they doing inspections NOW? And I know they do periodic reviews of SSDI cases, but god, the TIMING! Current Mood:  stressed |
| notalwaysright | 12:08p | Beware The Jabberwacky (Call Center | Phoenix, AZ, USA) Me: “Thank you for calling ***. How may I help you?” Caller: “I canna ammas farl a mara amas mitt.” Me: “I’m sorry, sir. I didn’t quite understand that.” Caller: “I camo olives for all a moron all this spit.” Me: “I do apologize, but I’m not able to understand you still.” Caller: “I….can’t…apollo…ferrari…a moral…on…this…day!!” Me: “Sir, I can hear you, but I can not understand what it is that you are trying to tell me.” Caller: “You speak Englits?” Me: “Yes, sir, I speak English.” Caller: “No! I said, you speak it?” Me: “Yes, I do speak English, sir.” Caller: “No you don’t! Give me somebody who speaks Englits!” Me: “Well, I can understand you a bit more clearly now. How can I help you?” Caller: “You gotta following a part a nards and fall away with ye?” Me: “I’m sorry, sir. I can’t understand you again.” Caller: “THEN YOU DON’T SPEAK ENGLITS, YOU FARCHMAN!” *click* |
| notalwaysright | 12:08p | A Hole In Your Thinking (Donut Shop | California, USA) Customer: “Can I have a sample of this doughnut?” Me: “Sorry, no.” Customer: “But you used to give them out! Why can’t I get one?” Me: “Yeah, that was a long time ago. Now we only give it to children.” (The customer squats down a bit.) Customer: “I’m twelve. Can I have a sample?” |
| notalwaysright | 12:08p | Allergic To Honesty (Pizza | Duluth, MN, USA) Me: “Hello, thanks for calling [pizza place] how may I help you?” Customer: “I ordered a pizza and it has green peppers and mushrooms on it.” Me: “Oh, I’m sorry, but it says here that’s what you ordered.” Customer: “No! I am allergic to green peppers! Why would I order something I’m allergic to?” Me: “Alright, I understand. What did you intend to order?” Customer: “Ham and pepperoni.” Me: “Okay, we’ll have that out to you right away. Just make sure to give us the other pizza when we get there, okay?” Customer: “I can’t.” Me: “Why not?” Customer: “I ate it already.” |
| notalwaysright | 12:08p | Nuts For Cashews (Golf Course | Salt Lake City, UT, USA) Me: “Hello, [golf course].” Customer: “Yes, Do you guys sell cashews?” Me: “As a matter of fact, we do.” Customer: “So how much are they?” Me: “$2.40.” Customer: “Okay, so can I get a tee time for 2:00?” Me: “Sure. How many people?” Customer: “Just me.” Me: “Okay, and golf cart or walking?” Customer: “Oh, I’m not golfing. I’m just coming to pick up the cashews!” |
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yonmei |
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kennahijja |
12:04a | B-day wishes :) ![[info - personal]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small} snegurochka_lee! Hope you had a great day, with lots of love 'cause you might just be one of the loveliest people I know, and HP fandom is *so* lucky to have you! *hugs* Current Mood:  cheerful |
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snapedom [ fayzbub ] |
11:01a | It's Friday morning here in Australia, and I'm reccing this essay: http://randomneses.livejournal.com/4797 It's about the Snape/Lily pairing, and why there's so much Lily-bashing (apparently) that goes on in the Snapefen camp. I don't entirely agree with it, but it's thought-provoking,to say the least. I look forward to hearing what other members think! Alison |
| Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | ||
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yonmei |
12:55p | Nanowrimo "Group Three: The Go On Without Me's. For you, November turned out to be a very bad month to try and write a novel. Life went completely crazycakes, and you faced a never-ending series of demanding work or school projects, health emergencies, social obligations, and/or tech meltdowns. You managed to get a few good ideas down on paper, but never quite found your novel's rhythm. You're thinking of bowing out, and planning on giving it a try next year." That was me. But I still want to write... *is sadface* Current Mood: sad |
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atalantapendrag |
7:06a | Oh look, it's a holiday tradition. Happy Thanksgiving, USAians. Happy Thursday, rest of the world. |
| notalwaysright | 7:34a | By Land, Air, And Crazy (Retail | Gloucester, UK) (Note: I’m an Air Cadet packing bags at a store in return for donations.) Customer: “So, what are you collecting for?” Me: “Air Cadets, ma’am.” Customer: “Army cadets, ‘ay?” Me: “No, ma’am…Air Cadets.” Customer: “I used to be an Army Cadet. I loved being on them big old boats.” Me: “I think you were a Sea Cadet.” Customer: “Well, anyway, I’ll always donate to the Army Cadets. Stop them d*** Air Cadets from ruling the sea!” Me: “But ma’am…we fly, not sail.” Customer: “No, that can’t be right! It was them d*** sea cadets that did that flying business. No, air cadets were the ones who were always crawling through mud.” Me: “But ma’am, I–” Customer: “Well, this should give you enough to buy a new sail. I don’t know why I donate so much, you know!” *hands me an old three pence piece* |
| notalwaysright | 6:04a | When Open Source Meets Closed Minds (Tech Support | California, USA) Caller: “I need to report a very serious computer crime! The local university is running an illegal computer system!” Me: “Could you please repeat that?” Caller: “The local university is running an illegal computer system! They’ve hacked it!” Me: “How could you tell they’d hacked it?” Caller: “Well, when it booted, it didn’t say Windows or Microsoft or anything! It said something about Deviant Linux, I think, and the main screen looked nothing like my good, legal Windows screen at home! I think they hacked that, too!” Me: “Do you mean Debian Linux?” Caller: “Yes, that! Is it some sort of computer mafia or something?” Me: “Uh, no, it’s just a different operating system. Nothing to worry about.” Caller: “But it’s illegal! It’s not Microsoft, not even Windows! They’re on a normal Microsoft computer, so they’re breaking the law! I think they stole my identity when I came in the building! I’m calling the FBI!” *hangs up* |
