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うさ-p: It got all pruny in the brain water.
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| CLAMP has made me post again! |
[Sep. 3rd, 2011|06:42 pm] |
Via ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) chibiyuuto, CLAMP looks like they will be resuming Gouhou Drug soon. (link)
Really? Honest and for true? This is not just an awful, awful tease? This is not just to make me rue the day 10 years ago when I posted and joked that I would be 30 by the time they finished X? Because I do rue it.
And they will be resuming it in Young Ace Magazine. I won't even pretend to understand why they would run it in a shounen mag, especially since Asuka is still in print, but whatever.
I finally read the first 8 volumes of Loveless by Kouga Yun the other day and enjoyed them a lot. Seems I'm in a manga mood once again. |
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| Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated |
[Aug. 16th, 2010|08:03 pm] |
Long time no see, all. Life has been busy and stressful and I need a vacation.
In my free time, instead of 50 books this year I was striving for 75, which has meant a lot more time reading and less time here (though honestly I am spending ridiculous amounts of time mooching books off Bookmooch and cataloging them on Librarything)
But I succeeded in getting to book #95 a few days ago! So I am extremely happy. It's technically only 69 if you don't count any manga I read in English, but we'll see where that puts me at the end of the year. I'm more than on pace to reach 75 by December even without counting the manga.
I've also been having a case of the, "oh god, am I really this old?" since my birthday passed while I was on LJ hiatus. My little sister is off to high school this fall. That's not allowed. Ack.
Oh, and ponies. I made this Treasure Map custom pony several months ago (her name is Plunder). I am very pleased with the way I got her to look like crackled old parchment. The actual symbols turned out too saturated - I was going for more muted like the way the ship looks but I messed up on the dotted lines, so I decided to just let the landmarks be brighter. I'd like to do another to get the whole muted effect, but I don't think it would come out as good - sometimes these things are one-hit wonders.
But it's a real 3-D map - if you follow the dotted line all around the pony you do get to X-marks the spot on the other side of her butt! (Is pleased)
I'm currently working on a trio of masquerade ponies. The third one is giving me some trouble, but I'll have pics of the other two up at some point. |
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| I'm a doofus |
[Mar. 14th, 2010|03:04 pm] |
If I recently defriended you - I didn't mean to! I was trying to change the colors that I associate with people, and I did it all wrong because honestly, I haven't been on LJ much and I forget these things...
But if I accidentally defriended you it is because I was trying to match up all the colors (I am very visually oriented) and now I have made a mess. Argh. |
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| Unsung YA |
[Jan. 21st, 2010|01:54 pm] |
A couple of bloggers are getting together over here to celebrate less popular or obscure young adult books, and so I also decided to contribute a list of YA books that I have enjoyed over the years that other people may not have heard of. The rule for obscurity is to appear in the libraries of less than 500 people on Librarything. While these 10 books are not my top ten books of the genre they are some of the least known. (Although I did cheat with two where they appear in a little over 500 personal libraries...)
Behold the list:
1. The Last April Dancers by Jean Thesman
This is my all time favorite book to this day. I'd read a few books by this author that I liked (also on this list) and I found this one by her in a far-off library. I needed to have it, but it was out of print. I spent a few years before the internet was popular tracking this book down in used bookstores around the country. Sometime in the early 90s I filled out one of those book cards that some used bookstores have where they'll contact you if they find a book you're looking for - I think I was visiting D.C. at the time. I did mean it when I said I was looking cross-country for this book - I went to California, Washington, Massachusetts & DC among other places scouring bookstores everywhere - and a couple of years later, I got a response back from one of the cards. I loved the book already, and having to work so hard to get my own copy made it even more special. She was my favorite author growing up.
Everytime I read this book it means something different to me and I can never articulate how. Read it, I promise it's good!
2. Appointment With A Stranger - Jean Thesman
I think this is where I discovered my liking for supernatural romances (different from paranormal). It featured the poem "The Listeners" by Walter de la Mare, who was already my favorite poet at the time.
3. Fire & Hemlock - Diana Wynne Jones (952 > 500, but I love it)
A recommendation from one of my LJ pals - I loved it, and doubly so when I recognized the Tam Lin tale, which is one of my favorites. It was also my first Diana Wynne Jones book.
4. The Wind Singer - William Nicholson (1st in the Wind on Fire trilogy)
A dark and peculiar dystopic fantasy. It made a strong impression on me and I should probably take that as a sign to reread it.
5. The Beginning Place - Ursula K. Le Guin
Most readers of this LJ already like Le Guin, but her two YA books don't get a lot of mention. There are a lot of things to like in this book.
6. The Rain Catchers - Jean Thesman
Not usually my style, but this one caught me, and I already liked the author. I think my love of books that emphasize storytelling as a subject started here.
7. Nameless Magery - Delia Marshall Turner
I remember finding this book interesting when I read it a few years ago but the details have been lost in the fuzz of my brain. I'll have to put it on the reread pile when I get the companion book. It was vaguely slashy.
8. The China Garden - Liz Berry
A recent read that I enjoyed. It has supernatural overtones and a labryinth at its heart. Some narrative issues, but, well, nothing is perfect.
9. Cattail Moon - Jean Thesman
This was also one of my favorite books as a child. I read it many times over the years, until one day when I reread it as an adult I realized I had completely misinterpreted the ending! How, I had no idea, but it was such a shock! More supernatural overtones, yay!
10. The Changeover - Margaret Mahy
This was also recommended to me by a (different) LJ pal. A solid supernatural romance.
Wow, I didn't even realize how many of these books qualify as supernatural romances. What can I say? I know what I like and stick to it :) |
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| W00T!! |
[Jan. 15th, 2010|03:45 pm] |
This is congratulations to my little sister for getting a scholarship to my alma mater high school.
CONGRATULATIONS, LITTLE SIS! I AM SO PROUD!! |
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| 2009 Books Read - POLL! |
[Jan. 3rd, 2010|05:39 pm] |
Many of the librarything users are making polls from the books they've read this year, and I've had fun filling them out so I decided to post my own. These are the 74 books I read this year - mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and young adult. Some of them were loaned to me by my sister or some of the teens at dance. We have a book exchange going on and it seems to be working very well. My sister, who only started reading for pleasure recently, has managed to read 117 books this year. My paltry 74 seem so few. But a large percentage of the ones I read were pretty good, so quality over quantity? Either way I am incredibly proud of my little sis and will continue to encourage her.
Behold, a poll:
Poll #1506855
Which books have you read? (2009 list)
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9
Which of these have you read? [January]
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| The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi - Jacqueline Park |
   6 (66.7%) |
| Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Oracle's Queen - Lynn Flewelling |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Bone Key - Sarah Monette |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul - Douglas Adams |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Magic's Pawn - Mercedes Lackey |
| 1 (11.1%) |
Which of these have you read? [February]
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| The Gunslinger - Stephen King |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Fledgeling - Octavia Butler |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The China Garden - Liz Berry |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Prophecy of the Sisters - Michelle Zink |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Firebirds - Various (Anthology) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Anahita's Woven Riddle - Meghan Nuttall Sayres |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Curse of Chalion - Lois McMaster Bujold |
| 1 (100.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [March]
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| Inkheart - Cornelia Funk |
| 1 (100.0%) |
| Shatterday - Harlan Ellison |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [April]
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| Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo - Obert Skye |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Ink Exchange - Melissa Marr |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Charmed Life - Diana Wynne Jones |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: The Lives of Christopher Chant - Diana Wynne Jones |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Stalking Darkness - Lynn Flewelling |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Wake - Lisa McMann |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [May]
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| A Fine and Private Place - Peter S. Beagle |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Love is Hell - Various (Anthology) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Vintage - Steve Berman |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Tam Lin - Pamela Dean |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| City of Glass - Cassandra Clare |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Fade - Lisa McMann |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Prom Nights from Hell - Various (Anthology) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Fragile Eternity - Melissa Marr |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [June]
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| The Alchymist: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel - Michael Scott |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Traitor's Moon - Lynne Flewelling |
| 1 (50.0%) |
| Foundation & I, Robot - Issac Asimov |
| 1 (50.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [July]
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| The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| For the Love of the Dark One - Mirabai |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Swordspoint - Ellen Kushner (Reread) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Language of the Night - Ursula K. Le Guin |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Fall of the Kings - Ellen Kushner |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Uglies - Scott Westerfeld |
| 1 (100.0%) |
| Fermat's Enigma - Simon Singh |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [August]
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| If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Drawing of the Three - Steven King |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Pretties - Scott Westerfeld |
| 1 (100.0%) |
| A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Evermore - Alyson Noel |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [September]
View Answers
| A Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Breath - Tim Winton |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Wasteland - Francesca Lia Block |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold |
| 1 (50.0%) |
| Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales (1): Sanctuary - Melissa Marr |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Hanged Man - Francesca Lia Block |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| War For the Oaks - Emma Bull |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [October]
View Answers
| Kare Kano (1) - Tsuda Masami (Reread this time in English) |
| 1 (100.0%) |
| Storm of Swords - George R. R. Martin |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Owl in Love - Patrice Kindl |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Whisper of Blood - Various (Anthology - Ellen Datlow, Ed.,) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [November]
View Answers
| Rereads: 17 Writers Revisit the Books They Loved - Various |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Door Into Fire - Diane Duane |
| 1 (50.0%) |
| Dune - Frank Herbert (Reread) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert (Reread) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Which of these have you read? [December]
View Answers
| Children of Dune - Frank Herbert (Reread) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - T. S. Eliot |
| 1 (50.0%) |
| God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert (Reread) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Hotter Than Hell - Various (Anthology) |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Sea Change - Aimee Friedman |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Dream Boy - Jim Grimsley |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| Along For The Ride - Sarah Dessen |
| 0 (0.0%) |
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| Custom Ponies |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|12:22 pm] |
I got some blank white customizable ponies for Christmas, since I like them so much, and this is my most recent creation.
I've done about 10 customs, but this one has the most intricate paint job by far, even between the hooves. I am ridiculously happy with it.
( More pics under cut: ) |
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| International Talk Like A Pirate Day |
[Sep. 19th, 2009|01:30 am] |
Arr, seems t' be mainstream now, this parlayin' like pirates. Even librarything has set sail on the open sea. Aye, let's be mateys. There be adventures to have 'n treasures to plunder. All aboard! |
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| 50th Book! |
[Aug. 26th, 2009|05:29 pm] |
Today I finished my 49th book of the year. W00t! I have gotten so many new books of all kinds since I joined Bookmooch that I don't even know what to look at next. Last year I finished my 50th in the middle of September so I'm wondering if I should try to choose an easier book to get my 50 done in August? Is that cheating? Aagh!
Decisions!
I will say that I enjoyed this year's reading more than last year's because it's not like homework anymore. I really had to work at it because you do fall out of practice. But this year has been fun, even if I was taking some book recs from young teens with, uh, questionable taste? But I read them to be encouraging and due to that my own sister who would never read anything willingly, has, in the past year, managed to read almost as many books as I have. I am completely overjoyed! We will work on developing her literary palate later ^_^
Do give me recommendations for further reading. This week's fancy has been literature in translation though that is subject to change hourly. I recently read If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino, and I just mooched The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon |
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| Nocturnal Creatures |
[Aug. 21st, 2009|04:16 pm] |
I took an impromptu vacation at my boss's behest. Hottest week of the year and I got to spend it in air conditioned house - worked out pretty well.
Mostly.
I've been up over 24 hours because my sleep schedule immediately reverted to its natural state (sleeping dawn to dusk) and I just could not get it to flip back in time to get me to wake up to go to work today. I have not pulled an all-nighter in years, and I realize that this is because I no longer can. I have no idea how I used to pull these off on a regular basis and retain cognitive function. I tried to say "concatenate" at work today and almost giggled myself to unconsciousness. |
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| I can't stop... |
[Jul. 27th, 2009|08:22 am] |
I have a Bookmooch addiction of some sort. I just can't stop. I've only been actively trading for about a month and I've swapped about 90 books in that time. I've got hundreds of books on my wishlist. I think I need an intervention!
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/bio/macsbrains |
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| BWAHAHA BOOKSHELVES |
[Jul. 2nd, 2009|12:32 am] |
They're mostly full and there are a number of books which are missing in action that still need to be uncovered from either my basement or my mother's.
That's two cases filled with action figures, and one of ponies. I am demanding another pony one in the empty spot on the other wall ^_^. I only have a couple of ponies on display because I need to get a bunch of acrylic risers to stand them on. (Not that they'll all fit anyway, but...)
We're going to get extensions for the tops of the shelves so some of my vast collection of obscure stuffed animals can hang out up there.
Say hello to Moosie ottoman; he is cute. "Hi Moosie!"
( Cut for close-ups and couch & moose pics ) |
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| OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG |
[Jun. 30th, 2009|01:38 am] |
I just had my dance recital this weekend, and today I was sent this link. Now, I'm not named directly, but stature-wise, it's me they're talking about.
"Several performers seemed to master many styles including one omnipresent young woman whose stature might lend you to think that she is not a dancer but her amazing physical prowess and fleet-footed ease at every style displayed is a standing tribute to her talent and drive – and to the masterful teachers at J’s Dance Center."
I can't believe it! *basks in ego boost*
I never imagined any stranger would ever write about my dancing, even in just a local publication. So much hard work and sore muscles... ^_^ It's a very good ending for a very taxing dance year.
(And I'm glad they mentioned the barre dance because we fought to get that in the show, and by fought I mean we conveniently didn't mention the barre part to teacher-in-charge until it was too late to change it...)
( Pics! ) |
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| To mooch or not to mooch |
[Jun. 16th, 2009|05:35 pm] |
Now that I have access to most of my books I finally (finally) went to go try out Bookmooch and I am totally in love. I can't help myself. I have probably sent more packages in the last two weeks than I have ever sent in my life. And mooching! I saw something recommeded by my librarything tags and immediately snagged it from bookmooch. I have so much to read now that I can't even think about it and I am loving it.
I know you guys all have accounts. I'm Usa-p (in NY) if you want to friend me. I don't have anything good in my inventory at the moment, but one person's junk is another person's treasure. And thank goodness for that!
50 Books 2009
January: 8
February: 7
March: 3
April: 7
May: 8
June: 1
Total: 34/50; 12,355 pages |
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| The Design Process |
[May. 30th, 2009|08:47 pm] |
ladygoddess, this is what we did when we redid this room. It was originially two rooms. One room has a large corner window, and there was a big hole in the floor which rendered a whole corner of the other room completely unusable. We only had one other room in the back, which was for storage, so everything the two of us owned was squeezed into basically one and a half rooms. And we have a LOT of stuff. (15,000 comic books, hundreds of My Little Ponies and action figures, TONS of books... plus, you know, furniture & computers and, just, ugh. It got pretty unbearable.
So we cleaned up the basement and threw everything down there temporarily. Moved the bedroom to the back room and knocked down the wall between the two front rooms. Got the floors, walls and ceilings mostly straightened out and added about 6 more outlets. We didn't spend much on it because it's really just a cover-up patch job to make the place liveable. We did spend money on the furnishings, but even there I think we made out pretty well. We don't make a lot, after all, and we'd been saving for this. But after putting down my thick plush burgundy (lust red, blood red, whatever you want to call it deep lovely red) carpet down, I was convinced that doing it was the right call.
Before all the work, I drew up this design of the room to figure out the maximum dimensions of everything we wanted/needed. And the locations (1 square = 1 square foot)
Measuring everything several times and trying out different floor plans I think is essential. It makes shopping for things much simpler because you know exactly where your boundaries are. And when it works, it's wonderful.
We literally live in the living room; the only other room (besides a kitchen that you can't sit in) is the bedroom. Our main objectives were make it gaming friendly, and give easy access to our horde. The couches are big enough to accomodate multiple people comfortably. The table has storage underneath (it doesn't have legs in the corners) and it's bar height so when you're sitting at it, you can see the tv over the couch and the 61" tv at the front of the room is so ginormous that you can easily see it 20 feet away.
And now, we finally bought the bookshelves today! Step one accomplished. I will post pictures when we've cleaned up. |
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| Countdown |
[May. 30th, 2009|11:14 am] |
Today the plan is for the bf to take a trip to FINALLY get my wall of bookshelves since it's been over a year and a half already. At least if they are purchased I have a chance that complaining "where are my bookshelves?!?!?!" will result in some, well, results. I'd have gotten them myself long ago but we do share the living space he should have a say in the decor, and it takes him forever (18 months this time) to make a decision even about something we've (read: I) already made a decision about.
And the couches that we (read: I) picked out last October finally arrived a week or two ago. It's a black Italian leather sectional with dual recliners.
My dance recital is coming up in less than a month, and 3 of my dances still aren't done. That's a record.
This year's 50 book challenge is going nicely though. Just finished #8 for May, and #33 total. Good progress. |
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| Star Trek |
[May. 10th, 2009|02:15 am] |
Star Trek was my first fandom. Not that I understood it in those terms as a child, but it was. At the ripe age of 7 I was anticipating watching the first episode of Next Gen. I demonstrated my fannishness by putting stickers of the cast on my fish tank.
This movie made me feel that way again. It was a good birthday present. |
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| It's that time again |
[May. 8th, 2009|04:35 pm] |
I don't suppose it gets any easier, huh? Next year is the big one. I wonder how much longer I can keep passing as a teenager to the girls at dance...
50 Books 2009
Jan: 8
Feb: 7
Mar: 3
Apr: 7
May: 2
Total: 27/50 |
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| OMG PONIEZ!!! I MADE PONIEZ!! |
[Apr. 17th, 2009|10:47 pm] |
I had my little sister sleep over the other day (almost 13 and not so little anymore...) so as a family craft she and my boyfriend and I painted our own My Little Ponies! They sell blank ones for about $4 a pop for the purpose of customization, so I had ordered myself a bunch for when I get the craving to color something. I don't know how to color the hair yet, but I might get someone at the Pony Arena to reroot them for me.
( BEHOLD! )
This was enormous amounts of fun and you secret pony lovers on my flist ought to give it a try. |
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| OMG I actually watched something recently |
[Mar. 31st, 2009|08:45 am] |
This blog mostly keeps track of when I've been sick (since Friday, UGH, I feel miserable) or otherwise injured, so it's nice to have actually watched (or in ths case rewatched) something for a change. I've kind of missed that.
I watched Slayers and Slayers Next in their entirety and in order. What a difference that makes! I watched it years ago and due to availability I managed to start at the end and work backwards. I liked it but it definitely loses emotional impact and plot when you do it that way. I was hoping to have my Gourry as a Jellyfish icon all ready and prepped for this post, but I am too sick to see straight.
Need Moar Slayers.
50 Book Challenge:
Jan: 8
Feb: 7
Mar: 3 |
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| Cataloging 101 |
[Jan. 28th, 2009|08:22 pm] |
I am getting all of my various media prepped for cataloging in anticipation of the wall o' bookshelves that we still have not yet erected but will eventually, really, someday. This leaves me in need of suggestions for good online cataloging sites.
These are the ones that I've found:
www.librarything.com -- Books -- I am totally happy with this site, but it's not designed for DVDs or Video games and the like.
www.take11.com -- DVDs -- A new site aiming to be for DVDs what librarything is for books.
www.listal.com -- Video Games/CDs -- and books and dvds and whatnot. It can do it all, but I really really don't like the interface. It tells me more about what other people have than what I have, and doesn't make it easy for me to just view my collection. But it's the only place I've found that catalogs video games.
www.stashmycomics.com -- For comics
So if anyone has had experience with any other sites like these, please do tell. Satisfy my cataloging urge! I could write my own database, like I've already done for my ponies (and manga, before I found librarything), but I really like having it online so I can cut down on the data entry and send links to interesed parties.
50 Books 2009 status (Yes, I'm doing it again)
January: 8
Total: 8/50
Strong start! |
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| Last Post of 08 |
[Dec. 31st, 2008|08:48 pm] |
Figured I'd get this one last post in before the year is over. I didn't have any New Year's Resolutions to make or break, though the one thing I did manage to do was finish my 50 book challenge! Go me! I actually finished it in early September, but have been either been busy or sick since then so I didn't mention it. I am 80% through my 62nd book right now, but I will not be able to finish it by tonight. I just don't have the mental power for it.
Behind the cut you'll find my list of books for the year, including 1-5 stars based on how much I liked it. My liking isn't necessarily a reflection of the quality of book per se (though it's hard to like a bad book. A certain one of which will certainly not remain nameless on this list.) I can like a book with flaws if it hits my buttons, or a book might be quite well done but it's not my style, so, in short, your mileage may vary.
Rating guide
***** I loved it and now stalk this author
**** I liked it and will read more by this author / or this new author shows potential
*** I didn't hate it. Probably indifferent. Most likely stylistic reasons. Possibly interesting, but not fannish
** This didn't work for me, and I won't try things in this area again
* No words can express
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, or whichever winter solstice holiday you celebrate. Here's to a new year, may it be better than the last one, please. I had my fifth wake this year right after Christmas. Can we stop this now, kthxbye. ( 2008 Book List ) |
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| Dancer's nightmare |
[Nov. 14th, 2008|04:45 pm] |
Because being sick with never-ending bronchitis isn't enough (yes, 9 days and counting) I managed to nearly break my ankle today leaving my front steps on the way to work. (No, really, I was convinced it was broken until the xray).
So no dance for 6 weeks, which means that I am not Santa at the Christmas show this year. Santa doesn't have to feel bad about not having enough tap shoes anymore because Santa can't dance. Or walk. They are not sure if I snapped a ligament (because I did hear SOMETHING snap, which is why I thought it was broken) but I've been told to wait a few days and see what happens before I schedule an MRI. I'm getting one anyway because soft tissue damage is not something I want to mess with.
I've named the nasty swollen thing budding from my ankle 'Mort.' One day he'll grow up and spawn a whole new foot on his own.
I sent the pictures to my boss to explain why I was not at work. And I am tempted to send them to my dance teacher, because it would give her a heart attack. But since I wouldn't be able to witness the reaction first hand it loses some appeal.
Pictures of my messed up ankle behind the cut. Because, yes, I like to showcase my injuries.
( My ankle is budding )
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| Sick again |
[Nov. 7th, 2008|08:35 am] |
Blah. Sick again. Bad cold.
I think last time I was sick it was July, which means I went 4 months without contracting something. Not bad in the scheme of things. |
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| Because it's all or nothing |
[Oct. 31st, 2008|10:09 pm] |
As previously mentioned, by losing my bag I lost my best and most uber red glittery no-place-like-home tap shoes of doom, which are shown in exhibit A here:
6-7 years of tapping in those things = well broken in and comfy.
So instead I've been using one of my show pairs (I only use them for shows because it keeps them from getting dirty and roughed up and beaten up in class.) Speaking of which, case in point, see exhibit B:
I am now down to my last pair of show shoes, and am in need of TWO replacement pairs. How exactly did this happen?! I hate the long and tedious process of breaking in a shoe.
emeraldus, add another pair to my order.
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| Things suck |
[Oct. 13th, 2008|04:38 pm] |
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I lost my bag on the bus on Friday on the way to work. Everything was in it, everything. Credit cards, passport, keys, cell phone, mp3 player, brushes, even my dance stuff including my bestest sparkly red tap shoes of awesomeness whose sentimental value cannot be replaced.
Hundreds of dollars of stuff, all because I was just so tired that I didn't notice. I never lose stuff that important.
V. depressed. |
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| Start of a New Season |
[Aug. 29th, 2008|03:18 pm] |
Although summer has never been my favorite season (all that heat and sun), it is always has been and remains the most leisurely time of year for me. I could get used to leaving work on time, not having dance every evening, and regularly getting home before 7pm. But, alas, summer is over now, and although fall is my favorite season (cool breezes and changing colors), it also marks the beginning of a brand new year of crazy scheduling. Ugh.
With all that free time I barely read anything May through July, but I am very happy to state that this month I was productive and I am currently on book 48 of 50. I'd like to say it's in the bag that I'll be done by the end of the year, but I know better. I can procrastinate like nobody's business.
I have been lining up projects to do when I am avoiding reading, such as customizing a pony! At the bf's suggestion my first attempt will be to make my own pony Appa (with only 4 legs though. I don't have the skill to make a six-legged pony like that one person who made that eight-legged Sleipnir custom which was the only eight-legged thing I would ever consider awesome (spiders bad)).
Due for a raise at work too, so we'll see how that works out.
50 Books 2008
Jan: 3
Feb: 6
Mar: 9
Apr: 8
May: 4
June: 5
July: 4
August: 8.5
47.5/32/50 Books
15809/16500 Pages |
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| How does this keep happening |
[Jul. 11th, 2008|05:01 pm] |
Me (to postal worker lady) -- "I'm here to pick up my package."
P.O. -- "We don't have your package."
Me -- "Don't you want to know who I am first?"
P.O. -- *checks ID* "We don't have your package."
... ... ... ... ...
I am not even exaggerating. That is exactly how the conversation went.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. In fact, this is like at least the third or fourth time in the past 2 years. I called up USPS FIRST to be SURE they had my package which they said they did and have been holding it for no apparent reason.
Mind, my job is down the block from the post office, and I don't know why DHL delivered it to the post office rather than my job anyway.
Argh.
End result - no package. Post office wins again. |
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| Today's entry brought to you by the digraph gn |
[Jul. 7th, 2008|09:45 pm] |
So I have this concept for tomorrow night's one-off D&D character: a gnome illusionist who is a former gnu-farmer. His name is to be Gnarly Gnat-gnasher. Except that Grr is telling me I can't name my gnome Gnarly Gnat-gnasher. And he can't drive a gnu. I am beginning to suspect he is not taking me seriously.
Therefore: poll time
And it would be totally awesome to drive gnu. I'd spend skill points on that.
Edit: And now he's saying that maybe I should play a gnome knight with pneumonia from the fjords. (guh-nome kuh-night with puh-neumonia from the fuh-jords). Now I am REALLY suspect.
(Note: I like to playfully pronounce gnome like guh-nome and I think his main problem with Gnarly Gnat-gnasher the gnu-farming gnome is that it sounds like guh-narly guh-nat-guh-nasher the guh-new-farming guh-nome. I think it's infinitely better that way.) |
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| GREENWOOD!! |
[Jul. 6th, 2008|01:55 am] |
SHE SAID GREENWOOD. AT THAT POINT MY BRAIN FELL APART AND COULD NO LONGER COMPREHEND THE REST OF THE SENTENCE, BUT SHE SAID GREENWOOD!!! And Slayers, but I have to see. I never watched Slayers Try because I loved Slayers and Slayers Next so much (Gourry fan) and I had been told that Slayers Try kind of ignored all that Lina/Gourry stuff, so I avoided it.
Man, I love Greenwood.
Other things of note: they will be showing the final half of the season of Avatar in two weeks. ALL 8 EPISODES OF IT. IN ONE WEEK. After they haven't given us any FOR A YEAR. What the crack, Nickelodeon, I hope Appa eats you.
I cheated on the 50 book challenge last week and read a random piece of novella-length fanfiction -- don't even know what fandom it was for, but it was the most interesting thing I've read all year (and hottest too.)
I am very tired, as should be very evidenced by this post. Just finished a long session of trying out 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons. Need sleep.
50 Book Tally:
Jan: 3
Feb: 6
Mar: 9
Apr: 8
May: 4
Jun: 5
Jul: 2
Total: 37/50 -- Only 13 left! Good progress. |
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| 50 Book Review - 3 & Foreshadowing |
[May. 6th, 2008|01:55 pm] |
In two days I will be more old. Nevermind that every day you're a day older anyway, but there's that official reminder every year which is icing on the non-existent cake.
( Book 03 - A Certain Slant of Light - Laura Whitcomb )
This one is highly recommended, and since it is a first novel I feel confident that there will be much more to look forward to from this author.
Incidentally, it was precisely because I loved this book so much that I decided to do 50 books in the first place. Maybe I'd get lucky and they'd all be like this one (they weren't...)
50 Book Tally
Jan: 3
Feb: 6
Mar: 9
Apr: 8
May: 1.5
Total: 27.5/50 |
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| Poor Impulse Control |
[Apr. 29th, 2008|12:05 pm] |
So I had an extra half hour between work and dance yesterday so I went and randomly bought myself a new laptop.
I have wanted a new one for a long time and I have been casually looking because my extended warranty is almost out on Ashardalon and I don't trust it to keep functioning as soon as it knows the warranty's up (it literally has had every part replaced at least once and it weighs a ton because it's a workstation). This time I wanted something very portable and a tablet screen. Going from 17+ inches to a 12 inch laptop is a big change for me but I love love love touch screens so I think the trade off will be worth it.
So there is a new computer in the family and his name is Bowser. He joins the rest of the dragons: Ashardalon, Charizard, Trogdor, Tiamat, and Pikachu. Which of these things is not like the others?
50 Book Tally:
Jan: 3
Feb: 6
Mar: 9
Apr: 7.7
Total: 25.7 |
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| 50 Book Review - Spoiler Policy |
[Apr. 21st, 2008|01:55 pm] |
There will not be any outright spoilers in any of the reviews I do, but certain things do set me off and if you know me well enough you may infer things from there. I will do my best to highlight two kinds of things that work and don't work for me:
Buttons:- Bonding through interdependence from shared semi-long-term survival - i.e. two characters sailing the open ocean, wandering through the desert, crossing a glacier, etc. -- This is a biggie. It will instantly soften my heart to any book that is otherwise average.
- Bonding through Chess or similar games of strategery -- Like the above only mental.
Peeves:- Wesley-ing. This in itself is not a peeve, per se, but it's not often handled well and so I usually end up saying, "and then they got Wesley'd," in an exasperated tone. It's in reference to Star Trek: TNG when Wesley Crusher gets magically whisked off to 'higher planes of existence.' That, in theory, is great and all, but it often comes out of nowhere. Other instances of Wesleying are, off the top of my head, Sisko from ST:DS9 and Kes from ST:Voy, and countless other non-Trek examples. Frodo at the end of LoTR qualifies for this, and mildly also for...
- WHEN THEY ESCAFLOWNE THE ENDING! Apparently I like to name my peeves after the first offenders. Since any examples I give here will be spoilery, I'm cutting this section. If you have seen Escaflowne, then you should know what I mean. This is my number one pet peeve of peeves and drives me absolutely up the wall mad crazy and a surprising number of my favorite stories do this to themselves and make me cry in anguish.
( Definition and examples follow )
50 book status:
Jan - 3
Feb - 6
Mar - 9
Apr - 3.99999999999 (I started the next book with only 15 pages of the previous book to go. EPIC FAIL!)
Total - 21.5 |
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| NYCC Comic Con - Take 3 |
[Apr. 20th, 2008|10:17 pm] |
Back from con. Feet fall off. Sleep soon, yes?
One thing though, while not 'fun' in the way anime cons are, there is more stuff to buy, so got fun swag.
They gave out a bunch of free novels there too so now I have to restructure my 'to read' list. I purposely don't read the same kind of book twice in a row to force me to try the books that I am hesitant of. Normally I would read a trilogy as a whole, and breaking them up like I've been doing -- very tortuous and requiring much willpower. I'm almost done with a classic sci-fi book and I want to put it down to read the stuff I KNOW I will like, and I've resisted, but the book is slow going because I want to read all the other stuff on the list first. Book #19 was like that too. I had 25 pages left and I went and read another book in the meantime before I went back and forced myself to finish it off. It wasn't even that I didn't like the book, I just wanted the other book. I failed my will-save on that one, but I won't again.
Bedtime now. |
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| 50 Book Review - Books 1 & 2 |
[Apr. 18th, 2008|11:36 am] |
I have been reconsidering my stance regarding reviewing the books that I've been reading for the 50 book challenge. I had decided to wait until after I'd finished them all (or at least half) but that decision came to be partly because I don't like to write and my reviews probably wouldn't be all that helpful, what with the lacking scholarly analysis and all, and also because a percentage of my inital books were of the "embarrassed to admit to having read this" variety. Now, after 21/50 books, I feel I can reveal them. The first 2 books I read in January before I decided to make a habit of it.
Book 01 - A Stroke of Midnight - Laurell K. Hamilton
Book 02 - Mistral's Kiss - Laurell K. Hamilton
Why I Chose - I swear I had no idea what I was in for. I had some time to kill after work one day before dance and I wandered into the local brick & mortar bookshop and found these. It's a tiny store with very little selection, but I always feel massively guilty going into a mom & pop store and not buying anything (sometimes it makes me avoid going in at all) so after looking I picked up those two because I had seen the author's name before somewhere.
Basic Plot - These turned out to be the 4th and 5th books (or maybe they're the 5th and 6th books? whatever) mid-books of an ongoing series. Half-human, half-faerie woman, Meredith Gentry, is princess of the Unseelie Court, but spent a lot of time in the human world as a forensic detective (or something). She and her harem of faerie and otherworldly men of every color of the rainbow (LITERALLY) are trying to keep the faerie world in balance and not cause problems with the humans. And they do this by having lots of sex with anything that moves. Really.
Commentary - My God these were totally and utterly ridiculous. Seriously. In the stereotypically romance novel kind of way. The heroine is beautiful and wanted by everyone, and she has the best of both the human and non-human worlds. All the characters would die (literally) to get into her pants. Which is kinda ridiculous because everyone in the ridiculously large harem cast gets in her pants anyway. Often all at the same time. She will do them in the middle of a fight, in the middle the hallway, on a boat, in a lake - she will do them when she can, she will do them, Sam-I-Am. She is supposed to be 'smart' because she does forensic detectivating. I remain unconvinced. The sex is purple, the characters 1 dimensional, and the plot is LITERALLY that she may be decended from a fertility goddess and her sexual exploits will bring magic which has been declining back to the world of faerie. Or something equally ridiculous. Oh, and whoever manages to impregnate her becomes king of faerie, so there's lots of motivation.
I can't say that I'll be picking up any of the previous novels because they had more 'real world' scenes, and these all took place in the realm of faerie. I don't think I could extend what tenuous supension of disbelief I had if she starts doing more forensic detectivating. But, all that being said, I did read and finish both books in succession so maybe I'm just a sucker and enjoyed being amused. Or it could just be that the two books were mostly three long sex scenes and a sprinkling of exposition and so nothing actually happened. Like Lost.
50 book status:
Jan - 3
Feb - 6
Mar - 9
Apr - 3.5
Total - 21.5 |
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| It's a swirling vortex of gay! |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|11:52 pm] |
Yes, _hissori, it was I who uttered those words all those years ago. I never could get into Prince of Tennis (only got to episode 12) but it never did cease to amuse in all the wrong ways. Remember that first musical? I HAD NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, no joke.
To this day I get that little pang of glee whenever someone quotes that line, knowing they have long forgotten where it came from but that it stayed in their vocabulary.
50 Book Tally:
Jan - 3
Feb - 6
Mar - 9 |
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| The Dangling Carrot |
[Mar. 19th, 2008|01:45 am] |
I don't know why I thought it was good idea to think, "gee, maybe I should look on ebay to see if people are selling lots of random genre fiction that I can get in ginormous quantities for dirt cheap without leaving the comfort of my home?"
Because it's not. Because they DO.
I managed to not buy much.
I'm almost a month ahead in the challenge, which is good because I went and got myself sick for no apparent reason. Hard to read when brain is trying to leak out and escape through eyeballs.
And maybe sooner or later I'll actually build my bookshelves so I can retrieve my library from the basement and read some of those that are unread rather than going out and getting more.
Who am I kidding?
50 Books Status:
Jan: 3
Feb: 6
Mar: 6.5
Total: 15.5/50
I count a book for the month that I finish it. That's why last post I had 6.5 for Feb. I ended up finishing that .5 book on March 1. |
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| I swear I'm not trying to cheat |
[Mar. 14th, 2008|04:54 pm] |
Poll #1154311
How many books?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8
so if I read a book that is made of 4 books compiled into one volume, is it one book or 4 books?
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| Ahead of schedule |
[Feb. 26th, 2008|11:59 pm] |
I am happy to report that I am ahead of schedule with my 50 books challenge despite taking even more days off from reading. I think I took another week off. How many weeks have there been in this month anyway that I can keep taking them off?
I was especially happy with the the last book because besides being very good its overarching plot involved quite a nice bit of quantum physics (there was even a sentence about aleph-0 vs aleph-1! /nerd) In fact there was enough that if the narrative hadn't been so good it might have qualified as cheating on fiction with science again.
Current tally:
Jan = 3
Feb = 6.5
Total = 9.5/50 |
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| Rockin through the ages |
[Feb. 26th, 2008|11:29 pm] |
I honestly never thought I would like Guitar Hero, mostly because I am not the garage band type and IRL I am terrible with string instruments (woodwinds are where it's at!) But I was wrong. Go figure. The world is a strange place. It did help that it was the one with the rock songs vs the songs of questionable genre.
After an hour or two I progressed to medium level nicely, but hard eludes me because I have trouble sliding up and down the frets. I have no problem using 10 fingers independently on a piano, but I have problem with frets. STRING INSTRUMENTS ARE MY BANE, EVEN FAKE ONES WITH NO STRINGS. I probably shouldn't hold it like an upside down ukelele either; I literally strum on my sternum and balance the neck on my knee or stick it in the couch cushion. It's more comfortable that way... really it is.
So this was the final thing to make us cave and buy an xbox. We're Nintendo people. We only have a PS and PS2 because inherit our friends' Playstations when they get the new versions (since we only play a handful of games on it and therefore won't buy one ourselves) and then all of a sudden the Xbox started having games that actually looked interesting and you can play Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne online. (And Rare will be releasing a new Banjo Kazooie sometime, which was the biggest deciding factor, IMO. I loved the Banjo series. I miss the N64, the most awesomest system since the SNES which I didn't own until I had an N64 anyway. I love the N64 and it ginormous comfy controller.... OK, shutting up.)
So, in closing, does anyone have any .mp3s of the French pop group Superbus for me to sample? He insists I not play 'Radio Song' yet again. |
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| Bwaha I am on schedule |
[Feb. 11th, 2008|01:30 pm] |
Surprisingly enough I am right on schedule with the 50 book challenge even though I already took a break and didn't read anything at all last week. I don't really want to post the list of what I've read yet because much of it is ridiculous and I figure by the time the year is over I might have something somewhat respectable on the list so I'll wait until then.
Current tally:
Jan: 3
Feb: 4
Total: 7 of 50 as of February 11
Go me! If things go well I might take a break next week too. Depends on when the next Amazon shipment comes in. |
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| 50 book challenge? |
[Jan. 29th, 2008|10:33 am] |
I've discovered the ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.1) 50bookchallenge comm through this thought-provoking post and it's looking very tempting to me. I want to read fiction. When I find an author I love I quickly inhale everything they've ever written. However, my emotional take on reading makes me quite picky so 99% of my time reading physical books is spent on all things great and nerdy instead.
I don't know how likely it is that I will be able to do 50 books a year (nerd!books excluded), but two weeks ago I read A Certain Slant of Light which I thought was absolutely phenomenal (well, 75% phenomenal, 25% very good) and it had a great effect on me. I want more! Give me more!
This post is a thinly veiled plea for encouragement, since I'm going to spend the next 5 minutes trying to talk myself out of making this commitment.
Pros:
*I have miraculously already read 3 novels this month, so I'd be off to a good start.
*There mere fact that I'm even considering doing this at all means I'm starved for art.
*Um, reading is fundamental?
Cons:
*I'll have to limit myself to fiction, because otherwise I'll easily fill up that quota with nerdosity like this and this (which I never did finish reading). Where did I put it?
*While I have more time now than I did, once dance gets in full swing I'll be rehearsing all the time and exhausted the rest of the time. Plus this summer we're going to take a vacation and this fall I plan on taking classes again.
*How am I going to find 50 novels that I am willing to try? - Yes, I know that is the point.
Convince me, please! |
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| Are they serious? |
[Dec. 18th, 2007|04:42 pm] |
WTH?!
As an experiment I am leaving this page open to refresh itself and we'll see how long it takes.
Edit: Took exactly 1 hour. Ridiculous. |
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| O Christmas Tree |
[Dec. 8th, 2007|01:55 pm] |
I have a monstrosity of a Christmas tree! It is ginormous! I have not had a tree for over a decade. Every time we walk into the room he goes: "our tree." ::melt:: I had the 11 yr old little sis and and a friend come over so we could paint some ornaments and decorations which made it all even more special. I actually feel like this is my house now, too, and I am immeasurably happy.
We're not painfully poor anymore so there are presents under the tree for everyone. That also makes me happy. I got the sis and co. great front and center 1st tier seats to the Hannah Montana concert for only about $50 each since I got them unscalped due to my mad internet ordering skillz. The youngin's are all mildly obsessed - and by mildly I mean extraordinarily.
In fact, the only thing that could make the last two or three months even better would be to get the chance to take some time to myself to catch up on reading.
Oh, and if you're not watching Avatar: the Last Airbender you just do not know the awesomeness that you are missing. |
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| Want. |
[Nov. 11th, 2007|02:39 pm] |
I want this like you have no idea.
Note my icon.
End. |
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| This place is almost respectable now. |
[Nov. 4th, 2007|04:04 pm] |
So the work is finally done on my house and I'm loving the result.
My carpet is Tyrian Red. I LOVE it. It is so thick and soft and did I mention it's the color of drying blood? The offical color was 'Lust' but I know an ancient epic color when I see one.
The poll I posted regarding which ceiling fans to get was unanimous so who was I to argue? They also look gorgeous.
We still have to buy new furniture, like a matching table, but christmas is coming and we'll be short on cash for a bit because of the contractor and the 61" inch television. It'll have to be one piece at a time over the course of several months, but I am more than happy already, if only because of this rug.
And I will have a christmas tree this year! I have not had a tree in over 10 years so I am very excited. Will have to have a lot of red lights to emphasize the carpet.
Pictures may be forthcoming. Maybe. |
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| Crippling old age |
[Oct. 8th, 2007|11:28 am] |
It has been threatening to rain for several days now and if the sky doesn't break open soon and release the hold it has on every joint in my body I will end up so bandaged up that I will have to be a mummy for Halloween. This is ridiculous. My joints are so swollen and achey I can't even sleep and I feel like a cripple. Just get it over with and rain already PLEASE!
This message brought to you by the masochistic meterologists residing in Usa-p's knees and hands. |
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| Mi mi mi mi meme |
[Sep. 30th, 2007|02:12 pm] |
Comment on this post. I will choose seven interests from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so that others can play along.
magicpotion asked about:
brooklyn
Born and raised. The more I travel the more I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
dance
I may not look like it (anymore) but dancing is my major physical hobby. Classical theatrical dancing. When I was a kid I was tiny and bone thin with a lot of balance and flexibility, but terribly clumsy in very dumb ways (stupid walls! Who put that wall there!) On someone's suggestion my mom put me in dance to try to fix that. It worked. I am still incredibly clumsy, but now I can recover gracefully afterward.
I stopped dancing at 13, but I started again as an adult. I have my dances from this year's recital up here. I am easy to spot. Long braid, glasses, and about 50 pounds on everyone else.
geeky things
I have an assortment of interests, most of which are geeky. A love of all kinds of books, toys and games. There's a certain combination of elements that characterizes something geeky, and I have no real idea what they are, but I know them when I see them and they appeal to me.
my little pony
My favorite childhood toy. I never liked people dolls for two reaons: 1) the freaky eyes, and 2) they were people. Not into clothes and other people-doll type things. My little pony, with the colors and symbols, were pretty and abstract like a fantasy.
monty python
I didn't discover monty python until high school when I met geeky friends. I already liked British comedy, and when I saw the Latin Lesson scene from Life of Brian -- I died -- I had several years of Latin and went to Italy and -- I just died and went to nerd nirvana.
stuffed animals
Another extension of not being a people person, I love stuffed animals almost as much as real animals. They are squishy and soft and cute and hopefully have large noses and if you've been a reader of my blog for a long time you'll note that every once in a while I babble about my collection. Like Appa. Or obscure underappreciated aminals. Or my moose herd. And we are seriously thinking of getting this ottoman. Seriously.
visual puns
It delights me when people use an adjective relating to a different sense when they describe something - the chromaticity of music, for example, because color is something that is primarily associated with vision. Puns, being fun in and of themselves because of the different levels of meaning, gains even more levels when expressed using a different sense. I like the process of making connections through different types of experiences. The previous post is a good example. |
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| Calling all interior designers |
[Sep. 28th, 2007|02:39 pm] |
Over the past few weeks Grr and I have been scrubbing the basement and the other rooms of the house to prepare for a construction project. We've saved up enough money to make the place livable, and I, for one, am totally excited. We've moved all the furniture around and are preparing to knock down a wall to make the living room big enough to put actual people in it. He's going to get his ginormous 61" television, and I'm going to get 300 sq. ft. of bookshelves on the wall. Win-win situation in my book.
But, that also means we have to go shopping! It's rather a new experience for me; I've never gone shopping for any kind of domestic items before besides replacement towels and sheets and stuff. So I'm going to ask the opinion of anyone who still sticks around to read this blog :-p about today's important decision:
Ceiling fans.
We've narrowed it down to these two, which are similar in style, but very different in color. Our room will have a dark red carpet (burgundy-ish), black couches & tv unit, and dark walnut bookshelves.
Should we go with
a) The Viper
Which is deep and rich in color would match the furniture.
or b) The Solo
Which would blend into the ceiling a bit due to the white (which might be good in an otherwise dark and narrow room) but I can't tell if the chrome would reflect the light annoyingly or not.
Torn! Plz to be giving opinion!
Poll #1062825
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8
Which Ceiling Fan Should I Choose?
There will be two in the room, if that makes any difference. |
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