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can't type for sh*t
Ooh, LJ looks different somehow. Have they redecorated in my absence or is it the fact that I'm using my Netbook?
Friends, especially new friends, I'm here to tell you that I'm not here. I'm on the road with only my hated Netbook for updating. Srsly, I can't even type on my laptop; for me it's my PC or nothing. How do you texters do it? So the point of this post is to say that I accidentally disappeared w/o notice but I'll be home soon, I hope. In the meantime I am lurking shamelessly and I'm with you in spirt.
Hey, my H50 girls, what did my husband mean when he said I had to d/l it and I'd love the ending? (wait, don't spoil me; maybe this infernal machine will behave long enough for me to watch it. I'll let ya know what I think with a thumbs up or down then read some slash because it doesn't require typing!)
This Looks Too Fun...
...I cannot resist.
Gakked from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92) haldoor
1) Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment.
2) Ask your f-list to post questions in the comments. For example: "One, nine, and fifteen are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from four. Do they succeed?", "Under what circumstances might five and fourteen fall in love?", etc.
3) After your f-list has stopped asking questions, round them up and answer them using the fifteen characters you selected beforehand, then post them.
I can't wait to see the funny combinations y'all come up with! :)
Good medicine
Wow, look at all the pretty glass hearts! Thanks for making my user-info page so lovely, y'all! I guess you heard I was sick - bronchitis kind of knocked me flat - but this made me feel soooooo much better. <3 <3 <3
Also, a great big welcome to my new friends! You're the first ones I've ever had that I didn't meet through Lost in some way. I know the time has come, so YAY for branching out! ♥ ♥ ♥
I need help from somebody smarter than me!
I feel stupid asking this, but how do you remove a purged/deleted account from your flist? I'm trying to do a little housekeeping but that has me stumped.
There's Magic Out There (my semi-short review)
First the usual disclaimer: I try to write my reviews "blind," so to speak - I don't read other ones first. I want to record my impressions, pure and uninfluenced. So here we go,
I went into it with high expectations. My soul is longing for a new Lost, crazy-ass as that sounds to some of you. ;) So what did I do but get me a some paper and a pen and write down everything that reminded me of Lost, just for fun. Spielberg didn't promote this show as "the new Lost" because he didn't need to; his reputation stands on its own and I'm GLAD he didn't, because I'm actually celebrating the differences more than the similarities. But just for kicks, here are my notes (some of 'em are a stretch, I know):
Lincoln = Hybrid Jack & Sawyer
Lincoln's teddy bear = Sawyer's polar bear
Magnus = Oceanic 815
Daddy Issues = Daddy Issues
Kurt with his guns = Locke with his knives
Lena = possibly-possessed girl next door whom I hope won't turn into a Kate but I have a bad feeling about this.
Unmapped River = Unmapped Island
Freaky noisy tree-shaking thingie = Smokey
Jahel fixing things = Sayid
Raft sabotage = Raft sabotage
Redshirt Cameraman = Dead Oceanic pilot
Clark's fixation on finding the truth = Locke's fixation on the Island
Magic tribe Emmet found = Island natives
The Source = The Heart of the Island
And my favorite, the slogans: There's Magic Out There = The Eye of the Island Is Beautiful
Off-topic: Lincoln = Kurt Cobain
The rest:
All right, sue me, I'm a fan of shows that enhance reality through the eye of on-the-scene cameras. I blame Friday Night Lights for this...but at least it allows me to tolerate all the spiraling and blanking out and seeing things from a bull-headed cameraman's POV. I loved the dialogue - especially how they allowed every swear word there is, only faintly bleeped out. I loved how they are showing the developing relationships bit by bit, instead of having everything all established before we came on the scene. Although this show isn't as pretty as Lost - neither the actors nor the scenery - I appreciated the artistic confidence of the creators to be different. There was so much more but I promised this would be semi-short so let me cut to what hooked me (er, besides Lincoln's hair and eyes, I mean, heh) - the part with the DOLLS. OMFG. Yeah, I know there will be skeptics out there who'll say it was unoriginal and contrived, but I don't care, I was freaked. And that isn't something that drives me away from a show; I'm always attracted to shows that elicit strong emotions, and this one did it for me.
And last but definitely not least, I LOVE LOVE LOVE shows about the magic of nature and the magic of relationships, and this one has it in spades.
Whew, it's hard to type with two thumbs up!
what to do...what to do?
It's not just TV anymore...
Oh, holy shit.
Background: My husband usually goes to work mid-morning, and he wakes me up by bringing me a protein shake in bed. Last night I got a good night's sleep but I dreamed that scaryfreaky things kept me up all night, so when I started to wake up I thought I needed to sleep late to make up for it...I was a bit groggy and confused. My husband's schedule was unusually early today, so when someone came into my room and grabbed my ankle, I kicked and grumpily said "NO!". I'm not sure if I was saying "no" to waking up, or to breakfast, but my ankle was released and I slept a little more.
The Present: My husband just called me to get someone's phone number, and I apologized for kicking him earlier. HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
Those of you who watched The River last night can legitimatly understand why I am SPOOKED and want to run away from home, can't you? EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!
There's Magic Out There
The River:
Rescue me, I think I'm hooked.
H50
Wait, before I get to last night's show, let me mention that I've been saying for months now that The River - which premieres tonight on ABC - looks promising. The last time I said that about a show based on the previews, it was Lost...and we all know how THAT turned out. Hmmmm...should my anticipation be tempered with a slight bit of "oh no not again!"? ;)
I haven't read any reviews yet because I wanted this to be my pure reaction, and my pure reaction is that Danno's heart is made of mush and he totally turned mine to mush, too. At this point he might even steal me away from Steve! (Luckily this is all tv-land so I can have BOTH.)
Seriously, I have hearts as big as stars in my eyes because of how much he loves his family. He'll never get back with Rachel but he'd die to protect her anyway, because she's Grace's mother and he'd do ANYTHING for Grace. Luckily this time he was able to stay cool enough under pressure to do the smart thing.
EXCEPT. When Grace was kidnapped from her tennis lesson, I was SCREAMING at the tv. Why? Because I've raised two kids and every good parent knows that there should be a family password that nobody else knows. One time my daughter was invited to a sleepover during the schoolday so she didn't know about it, and when her friend's mom came to pick the girls up, the school had to call me to tell me my daughter wouldn't leave until the mom said the password. LOL, I'd completely forgotten 'cause I trusted the mom...but SHE didn't forget. That whole situation last night could've been averted if Grace had demanded a password, the bad guy didn't know it, so the tennis instructor tracked down one of her parents to see if she had permission to go. Problem solved. I'm sorry, Danno, I love you more than ice cream with gummy bears on top, but that was DUMB.
In other news, Steve/Lori? Puh-leeze. They totally don't work. Now Danny and Lori are adorable...they can be lovable geeks together, if they want. But I'll yell at the tv if they go any farther than Steve being "chivalrous" (lol) with her. I like Navy-givl, whose name I can't remember; she's like a female Steve.
Tho of course in Allie-land it's all about Steve/Danny, and if you couldn't see how jealous Steve was when Danny was hugging Rachel, you were NOT wearing your slash-glasses. For shame, for shame. *wanders away muttering incoherently about hot boys doing naughty things*
I and Love and You
Oh y'all. Guess what I've got? TICKETS TO THE AVETT BROTHERS CONCERT NEXT MONTH!!!!! Is there ANYBODY on my flist who fangirls them, anybody at all? 'Cause it's lonely to be a fangirl all by myself. On LJ, I mean. In RL my daughter is a FANGIRL and she's the one who turned me on to them...we fight over who gets to jump Seth's bones (see icon).
They're a folk rock band from North Carolina (where my roots are, too) and they would've fit in perfectly at Woodstock. My idea of heaven would be to transport them and me there...my greatest regret in life is that I was too young for Woodstock!
I'm jumping around like they do (they obviously both have ADHD and I can't imagine what a handful they were as kids), but my excuse is that it's a beautiful spring day (in February, WTF???) and I'm unfed but caffeinated to the gills. The ceiling looks so pretty from up close! WHEEEEE!!!! How come nobody ever turned me on to this caffeine stuff before, huh?
How the hell do people text? I try, I swear I do. I see my kids and hubby texting away like they're on a computer keyboard, but I have long fingernails which I'm loathe to get rid of. Is there any hope for me? Because it's sad to think that I'm the only one in the world who's not texting and I don't wanna be sad on this happy, hyper day. So I'll just think about it tomorrow. Fiddle dee dee.
Um, I'm sure I've got more to say but instead I'm gonna run get an Avett Brothers video for you. Because I like to share the things I love with my friends! ♥
(sorry about the commercial. and you might have to nudge the red line to make it play; I did) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZZlL0l5Uk
P.S. One more thing - that b***h youTube is working today!!! Obviously this is NOT a Monday; somebody up there made a mistake.
Sorta spamming
*gigglesnort* I just got a bunch of new ringtones for my cell. Wanna hear? Click the link, then click download and you should get a box that says "open" "save" or "cancel." Click open (it just takes a second) but if you don't get that box you probably need to allow pop-ups. I shall DIE and go to HELL if my husband ever calls me at church. But my mom's is my favorite.
My mother
Hubby
Thing 1
Thing 2
Thing 1's Fiance I Hate
Megan
I only think in music these days
This is inspired by eponine119's last post, which I won't link to but it had that "feel" to me...the same one that a lot of us who've been around the same people for a long time have voiced...where did WE go? Remember US? Remember the fun we used to have? Now we have empty mailboxes. We can't write, which used to be our lifeblood. It's melancholy.
I was listening to this Blue October song yesterday and it all seemed to relate. So I switched up the lyrics a little bit, and you can substitute "fic" for "song" if you *must* be literal. :p Maybe it'll make you feel not so alone.
What ever happened to our inner glow?
What ever happened to the song, the soul, the we, we used to know?
What ever happened to the radio?
What ever happened to my song?
It is my song.
So stride... if you fail, at least you tried
To keep your aching, celebrating
Wonder making heart alive
And pride... Don't keep it all inside
Don't keep your aching, celebrating
Wonder making heart alone
Write your own song.
What ever happened to our inner glow?
What ever happened to the song, the soul, the we, we used to know?
What ever happened to the radio?
What ever happened to the song?
It was our song.
Happy Happy Birthday (and a bit o' the babble)
I don't know how I did it, but somehow I've acquired way more Sagittariuses (Sagittari?) on my flist than any other sign. I love you guys, but what were you THINKING? Getting born this close to Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year's...JUST LIKE ME! Now, even though I KNOW what day everybody's birthday is, I can't keep up individually on LJ. So, for those I've missed, for she whose is today, and for those to come:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! (the turquoise is for our birthstone)
I love y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just out of curiosity, I've been wondering about something that came up in my last thread, and I want to know. How many of you guys snooped to try to find your holiday presents before the day itself? How many held back and wanted it to be a surprise? I should make a poll - but I'd love it if you'd tell me why, either way, in the comments.
Yes, I am a curious bee today, but have any of you taken voice lessons? Did they make you sing with unworded tracks (like karaoke but without the words)? Do you eventually learn how to do this? 'Cause I LOVE the song I'm working on (Natalie Grant's "Held"), but I can't keep time with the track to save my life. Wanna commiserate with me? Encourage me? Tell me it can't be done? Tell me anybody can do it if they practice practice practice? 'Cuz I'm working my tail off, but I ain't gettin' to Carnegie Hall. ;)
p.s. An extra-special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a certain brand-new Sagittarius; her mom knows who I mean. :D
Happy babble
So, how's your day? Mine's going great, despite the sheets of rain that're falling outside. *pouts a little* I notice that LJ's given me a new font without me having to ask for it. I like it. Maybe it was a birthday present? ;) Thank you, LJ!
I'm spending the day in my fuzzy Eeyore jammies and slippers, putting away all my "year-round" sit-arounds and dusting them and my shelves as I go, to make way for the Christmas sit-arounds. Whoo, Saturday was a helluva good day - we sorta made a circle around town and I got all my Christmas shopping done, as well as the random hooks and hangers I always need, AND both Christmas trees, one for the living room/dining room and one for the family room. So the decorating is all I have left to do. Oh, and the present wrapping, ugh. I need an elf to do that for me since I have ten thumbs.
and I haven't forgotten about my Losthohoho assignment, ZZ, promise!
I'm a little dizzy 'cause there are so many ways to be in touch nowadays...I guess you guys figure I hardly even get to LJ lately (tho I'm here more than you think...I'm a shamefaced lurker, sorry.) :( I've got birthday PM's and messages on my Wall that I need to answer...I think the PM's are pretty self-explanatory but I totally fail at Facebook; what's a Wall? How do I answer stuff posted on it? I guess it's a no-brainer, I just hit "reply," but the one time I tried to make a post my kid had hissy fits because I was doing it wrong and I'd embarrass her in front of her friends, who for some reason added me, as did some random adult acquaintances. (I actually only wanted my LJ friends to know about my Facebook, that's why I created it under a fake name.) Anyhow, wherever you've happy bd'd me I'll figure out how to say thank you there asap. Wouldn't want to give my Southern Mama a stroke. ;D
Speaking of Southern Mama, I found this stenciled on a whitewashed board when I was Christmas shopping, and can't decide whether to give it to my mom or keep it for myself:
Oh, and speaking of pics, what ![[info]](http://l-files.livejournal.net/userhead/250?v=1321199829) alliecat8 post would be complete without a couple of gratuitous
Elsie and her favorite pink mousie:
I have a couple of her sister Tandie Kate, too, but I'll save that for the next post!
OH, and this is completely random, but I have three things to say about the last (Nov.) Hawaii Five-0. Yeah, I'm like, a month late. And I'll bet nobody's surprised. >;D
I adore seeing David Keith on my show!!! He was growing up in Knoxville at about the same time I was (a few years ahead of me, ahem). I remember that once, after his big break-out role in An Officer and a Gentleman, he came to a frat party I was at. I was too shy to talk to him - even after the mandatory 37+ beers. But one of my lame claims to fame is that I once attended a party with Navy SEAL Team Nine Commanding Officer Wade Gutches. And did anybody notice he was wearing a Tennessee Vols sweatshirt in the ep? SING ROCKY TOP WITH ME, BRO!
I've said this before but I'll say it again, I ADORE seeing Locke on H5-0. And I love the permission the writers are granting me to love him unconditionally. Did you see how he couldn't take his hands off Steve's shoulders when they were in the helicopter? The only thing better would've been if it'd been Danny, but we got our money's worth of slash out of those two, so I'm not complaining.
FRANK! OK, now I'm pretty sure haldoor will see eye-to-eye to me on this one. Remember when Jeff Fahey first appeared on Lost as a laid-back Key West dude? Some of us on LJ started calling him Jimmy Buffett 'cause of the resemblance, and I'm sure it happened other places around the web, too. And now H5-0 brings on the real Jimmy Buffett to play a PILOT named FRANK? Coincidence? I vote nawwwwwwwww!
'K, I'm sure I've got more to say but I'm gonna go dust-bust all my stuff instead. Everybody have a happy, sunshiny day even if it's raining!
If you remember nothing else, remember this my dear friend
Happy Birthday eponine119!!!
I know it's a little late in the day, but I hope you spent your whole day in your happy places! Love ya forever, babe, and never forget it!
Grab bag of thinkies and happies and other stuff
I've been a busy bee. I made my user info more user-friendly. I changed my journal style, and I'm still sad about that. See, it's the first time since I got to LJ 6 years ago that I haven't had a Sawyer/Josh header. I sat down by the river Sunday night and thought about how times change. "I love you but just call it fate, you and I are gonna separate. Roll on muddy river, roll on."
Thankfully we've managed to transcend Lost and stay friends. ♥ I'm seeing more and more posts lately about y'all feeling blue, some for a reason, some just because. I have some
This is a blue week for me, in spite of the sunshine that lasted until yesterday. It's the one year anniversary of the hellish week between when Spencer was shot (9/12) and when he died (9/17), and the roller-coaster of updates about his condition. When I go to the high school football game tomorrow night I'll think of it, because that's where we learned of his death, and where we all gathered on the field as one body of grief and support. A whole year. Man.
Somehow, having surgery on my knee ten weeks ago made it worse instead of better. So I'm having a second surgery on Monday. I don't want to let it get me down like it did last time, where I stayed in my room and moped for 8 weeks (with one awesome trip to the GFG to break up the monotony). This time I'm gonna kick butt and USE those crutches to stay in choir and go to B'ham to see Les Miz 4 days after and fly off to Chicago to see Thing 1 graduate from Boot Camp. I'll stay up and around. Defying Gravity, sayeth my journal!
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