This.

Is awesome.

WANT.

*ahem* Happy Birthday to the lovely kaytilake! *Much love to you*


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On Torchwood - CoE - last night's episode. Oh, holy crap.
A certain item/person/thing/animal/hand (choose one any more info is spoilery) needs to be okay. Period.

The rest - ....wow. This is why I am watching online and NOT waiting for it in the States.

Muhahaha.

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Phone is working again. What, calling AT&T scared it?

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Gym was good. Found the solo ab machine and I'm going to be using that a lot. Just wish I could see results quickly. I know I can't, but still.

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Tonight will be cleaning a bit more, I think. Nothing really exciting.

I may be joining a gym.
Went to check out Urban Active at the Greene a few days ago.
The cost to join + monthly fee is less than what it would be at the Y.
They seem to offer a lot of comparative classes; and you get a personal trainer for the first session.

I'm okay with this. That and there is a pool that isn't used very often.

It's a nice atmosphere; and hopefully if I'm paying for something I will definitely use it.

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Two things I want to do once my car and bills are paid, mostly in January - get back into candle making; and start on jewelry craft. Especially the latter. Ladyflame (aka Shawna from the GC boards) has talked to me several times about coming and helping her at some conventions to sell her stuff, and she will give me starter lessons. I'm all for that.

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Considering beginning belly dancing classes as well. Need to check on pricing.

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No plans this weekend, if anyone wants to get together, do something, watch fireworks, or just veggie and watch movies, I'm up for it. I am offering to help out if something needs done too ;)

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Less than a month and a half til Gen Con. I'm not excited at all. I don't know if I can get all the costuming stuff I want for Cymedei, probably not this year; but definitely for next year. If I can get at least the new skirt I'm eyeing, it will help. :)

First - I really wish I understood why half the time I feel as if I don't fit in. If I try to loosen up and just relax, it always seems like someone gets irked at me for trying to do it, or I apparently am doing it wrong. Meh.

It'd be nice to have people joke around with me the way they joke with others.

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Second - An open letter to Michael Bay (Might have a spoiler or two for movie 2) :)

Dear Michael Bay:

Stop raping my childhood, one Autobot at a time. Stop it. Your first movie was passable, even if you managed to make Bumblebee more annoying than he originally was. I was okay with you killing off Jazz because it worked.
However...

The second movie? NOTHING can forgive you for the huge steaming pile that it was. Did you even look at Wikipedia or the tons of fansites out there for the genre? Did you? Because it didn't seem like you did.

Let me let you in on a few things:
1) SKIDS was an actual transformer from the original series. Not good with people, but highly intelligent. Where does that translate into illiterate and jive speaking gangsta wanna be? I won't get into the racism issue because that's in the eye of the beholder.

2) The plot - What. The. Fuck? I am not a published writer and could come up with a plot that made more sense and cuts out 90% of your plot holes by adding a SINGLE character with a SINGLE use. I mean, for fuck's sake, did you even BOTHER to check to make sure your plot made sense? Cause dude, it don't. AT all. Let's not get into the slut-o-bot.

3) Megan Fox - Yes, guys like to look at her. That doesn't make her a good actress (she's not) and her character is the most inane, makes-no-sense mechanic EVER. I spent time in auto shop in high school. First off, any mechanic with a brain would wear overalls/a cover/crappy clothing to stop splatters and leaks. Again, forgiven in the first movie because the movie was actually decent. However ..not in the second. If you wanted her to be a car model, call her that. Secondly, mechanics tend to wear gloves when working with cars. Not all the time, but .....Third, she's the best mechanic EVAR AND A proficient medic? And able to pull a cast out of her ass? Swwweeet. /eyeroll. Please be making the female lead believable?

4) Time Travel? TIME. Fucking. Travel? What? No. No. No. Stop that. Jetfire can ya know, FLY. Asshat. And Transformer heaven...*gag*

5) Okay, seriously? Watch the fucking cartoon sometime. Watch the damn MOVIE. Read one of the comics. Most of the reason the Transformers were so popular is the interaction between them, and the snark between the autobots and decepticons. For 80s cartoon/movie/comics, it was quite the insult fest between the groups. That would have been so much better than the stupid child humor you put into the flick itself.

Here's some examples from ones I recall offhand, and ones from a quote site to remind me. ( Well, look! Commander Modesty's here! )

See? There can be interaction between the 'bots that doesn't rely on singing 80s tunes to speak. Or humping a female character's leg. Or any of the other inane things.

In fact, here - read this. faecat originally posted this link, and it explains everything that's wrong with the movie including some of what I've already addressed above. There's so much more I could say here, but I'll just let that article speak for me.

So is there a way to please have you not do a damn thing with Transformers 3; and maybe get someone who knows the genre to deal with the exploding robots and war between good and evil and such? K-thanks.

Cause I've got nothing else of use to say about things right now, except that while Farrah Fawcett's death was expected, I was half-expecting Patrick Swayze to be the next one to go, not Michael Jackson.

So on a better topic:

Apparently Tokyo, Japan has a giant Gundam that lights up at night.

No, seriously. It's awesome.

I want a giant Autobot for my yard that does the same. Can I have one? I'd like Bluestreak, Jazz, or Blur please.

For your Thursday entertainment, I have a few items of note.
First off, the Offspring/Dropkick Murphys concert rocked. Thank you rosekith!

Now - to odd. While this story is awesome, and I highly commend the off-duty officer... the line in the middle of the article gets me. (That and if you attack someone with a crowbar, they are allowed to whip out a gun). WTF USAToday? You just HAD to put that line in there?? What's that have to do with the story?

Angels Stadium Shooting

Next - the made of awesome.



Finally, Fox News being fair and balanced as usual. What's wrong with the below picture? Look closely.



Dude, seriously.

Hey. farawaypoints! This is for you! Swiped from ashoe.

I'm on a medication for my blood pressure as of yesterday. It was higher than normal when I went into the doctor's office and after discussing it for a time - we decided that it was something to try for now. High BP runs in my family; and after Tadd's death and hearing what his BP was when he got to the hospital; I'm not going to take chances.

The medication is a water pill + something to help with PCOS. The new doctor apparently prescribes it to people with PCOS to help with some of the physical symptoms at times so we'll see how it goes.

We talked a bit about PCOS and I like that she does seem quite knowledgeable about it. There was a discussion about whether or not to go back on birth control, but because every pill I've tried with that has had serious reactions with me we decided to not go on anything.

I will be getting a pre-authorization form signed so I can get my meds cheaper. Awesome.

Eating better - slowly, as old habits ARE hard to break, but I will continue to cut things out of my diet.

My bruise on my arm is just a very deep bruise. However, she's going to do full blood workup next month to ensure everything is still okay.

Maybe I can make it several more years.
It'd be nice.

Check in please - I know some of you DC/Maryland folk take the metro.

Megs - you don't take the red line, right?

So; ...Friday night I went out and got a China cabinet I found on Freecycle. Had some help getting it; and now it's settled happily in my apartment. However, if I can't get the smoker's stench out of it I will have to give it away. Arghs! It's very pretty and I DO want to keep it...so I'm trying everything.

Afterwards, joined Jess, Dave, Ruffer, Sparky and Danny for dinner at Elsa's. Had a Bad Juan, and immediately got tipsy-ish. (Ruffner SWEARS I was drunk, I disagree). Had good times, laughed a lot - even if Dave and Jess didn't win the savings race, they came out ahead with a gorgeous new house!

Saturday, got up to run to Indy for the Mavens meeting. We were warning the manager of the new Noodles and Company downtown what to expect for Gen Con.

( This is where the fun starts... )

The meeting went well. The manager gave us all free dinner cards for Noodles and Company since we were so helpful. Noodles and Co should do really well at Con, they are going to be open extra hours and have give aways and such (like buy one get one cards they are going to see if they can put at the hotels). Got the money for the dice, and it will go into the bank today. Chessex is going to be at Origins, so they can't get to the order til next week anyway.

Snarked at Ben because I could. Kristi and I made plans to use slingshots to get Keeper off the stage at the party if he goes over 30 minutes. (Slingshots to shoot poker chips at him. Our theme is Vegas).

Ben went with me afterwards to Greenwood Park Mall to get my car worked on. We walked about the mall, I saw Aaron and Dustin from Waldenbooks, caught up with them, met Michael Z. Williamson who was doing a book signing (the guy is AWESOME. We were snarking back and forth about Nickelback, Twilight and a host of other things). Realized not much has changed at the mall.

Went over to Kristi and Larry's afterwards to hang out. If I had realized they lived a block away from Crimson Wench, I would have called her to say Hi and gone over at some point. Had I stayed in Indy, I would have bought a house in that area as well, older houses and just gorgeous. The four of us (Kristi, Larry, Ben and I) watched The Spirit (which I liked...a lot actually, we are considering doing the shirts the clones were wearing for con); and played Fusion Somethingorother on the Playstation. It was a lot of fun; though hard. I won the game that was kinda like hungry hippos. Met Kristi's cats - Purty reminded me of Megan; she is definitely a main coon. Headed home about 11 - made it home by 1.

Sunday sucked. I don't do well with Father's Day to begin with for obvious reasons; and I woke up with a splitting headache and allergies. Ran out to get some stuff for the week and forgot toilet paper, so need to do that today. (lesigh). Got home, set alarm for 3 pm, fell asleep. Woke up at 8 pm. Lovely day just wasted. Ughs.

Today, I have a doc's appointment to look at my bruising and what is going on with that; and have no plans for the night.

I'm not supposed to drive any long distances due to the tires on my car, so soon (hopefully) I will have at least the other back tire replaced, and I can get the front ones done one at a time. By August, I should have all four done.

Gained 3 pounds last week. Scale is moving the wrong way, damnit.

Good luck firesong_jb and snowtiger42!

Here's to hoping for 10!

Much love to you both!

I'm being pimped out by some friends on the Gencon boards to some guy in the Single Gamers thread.

I'm amused by this in many ways. That being said, I guess this means that Adam, Mical, Dan and a few others won't be the only ones hitting on me this year at con. (All three men are taken, and faecat is scary in many ways.)

Though we got talking about dead bodies in rivers and I mentioned that I would NEVER put a dead body in a river. Someone wants to know why I wouldn't....hee, this should be fun.
(Random information I should never know, but do coming to the forefront).

It makes for a smiley day.

That's it.
Next year, I AM GOING to San Diego Comic Con.
They have panels this year on:
Torchwood
Doctor Who
AND
Supernatural

ALL on Sunday - I didn't get tickets this year because I wasn't expecting them to geek out as much as they did and figured I'd hit another convention for Supernatural at some other point.
But John Barrowman, David Tennant, and the Supernatural guys?! DAMN IT!

Oh no.
Will be going to Comic Con next year.
I don't care how.
I will get there.

Anyone want to go in for a room ? ;-)

Word.
2007.
Can.
Bite.
My.
Ass.

I keep having some weird dreams and I'm not sure what to make of them.

( Cut for those who don't want to read )

Weird shit lately.

And I ran to Kroger to grab allergy meds cause I'm COVERED in poison ivy; and I picked up the ones that cause drowsiness. Didn't realize this until AFTER I took one.

Oh yay? :)

So if he's a Seafood Clerk, does that mean she serves Sushi?

(Based on your link in Fight Club).

Just askin'.

Two of my toes on my right foot are completely black and blue, up to the toenail and down into the toe itself.

I remember SOMEONE stepping on my foot at game pretty hard, but I don't recall who, and just didn't think much of it at the time.

Not that it's anyone's fault; shit happens.

I'm just hoping nothing is broken. But they look pretty ugly and are kinda swollen. Ick.

This is the first time in a while I hurt wholly over all my body after a Triumph game.
My right knee started giving me issues in the last fight; but so far it's nothing but a bit of water on it which happens every so often. Just going to watch it and try to get in better shape.

Anyway, not very coherent, so favorites/top ten are going up soon; but for now, just random thoughts:

Really well done game, by PPC and the Dev team, even with a major crew boss down sick and not there.

That last dungeon room? Absolutely fucking amazing. Just spooky, and incredible and all around well well well done. There are not enough words.

The cannon, or whatever it was that someone not related to game shot off couldn't have had better timing.

Good RP all around.

Still trying to figure out the "Ilana was kidnapped!" rumor that went around not once but twice. She was never kidnapped. Funny, but it was a true wtf moment. :)

Making some new allies.

Seeing the bandits come up the trail by the accident of timing to the bathrooms.

Cuddle carriage. (More on this later)

Getting "lunch" tossed at my character by her brother. Hee.

Private convos.

Random walk by hug from Feanor IGly. Odd, but well taken :).

Chats with Tonkala, Chikta, Garon, Valen, and Bodek - wonderful RP.

A cleric of Lugh did what? Must see Stern. Make sure he's okay.

Make sure Hope is doing better.

Yay! we are on the other side of this trapped room and didn't get hit. Wait. We are the only ones on the other side of this trapped room....

I have dark elf on me. (Ilana is getting better with the sense of humor!)

Can Half-Ogre oil be used in experimental alchemy?

Note to self: Do not confront the liche and try to talk him out of what he's doing - especially when terrified. This did not work with Silas. It will not work with Aggandor. It only serves to have them notice you more.

Getting a large, dead rat creature given to Ilana by a Gre'shal had to be the oddest gift she's ever gotten in game.

The differences between the cleric of Lugh and the Clerics of Bellamus have never been more apparent before this game. Good RP all around by Caravul and the other new cleric of Bellamus.

Rabbits tame barbarians. Petting baby bunnies really tames barbarians. ;)

I wish I had heard the first cop's response call to have the second crew do a drive by at about 2:30 am. "You've got to see those freaks...." ;-)

YAY for working together!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE family and RPing with that crew. SO MUCH LOVE.

Okay.

Need to work.

I got this from sf_drama, but had to reprint this here.

I have no words that can even clearly define how nuts this is.

If they get 30K per plaintiff because a BOOK was on the shelves; then I want 30K for every time I go past a bookstore and have to look at that PoS Twilight littering my shelves. And every time I hear a reference to the movie.

Period.

Oh and they want the right to have a book labeled as a HATE crime. And to burn it. And the resignation of the Mayor for allowing the book to be in public. These crusty farts have nothing better to do than to petition to remove YA books? Have any of them ever read it? How is this book endangering their lives?

There's a Christian Civil Liberties group? Cause banning books; calling for resignation of those who don't agree with you; and burning books and suing is a very christian thing to do.

/facepalm.
The stupid writes itself.

Complainants seek the right to publicly burn or destroy by another means the library’s copy of Baby Be-Bop.