Happy Solstice! Blessed Yule, and all that sort of thing. Today I celebrated by giving gifts of food (the results of my baking this weekend) to various co-workers. Actually I had planned to do it today because tomorrow is when people start taking off for their vacations and today just so happened to be the Solstice but we're going to pretend like I planned to do it this way the whole time.
Things given out:
Apple butter crumble
Gingerbread (of the bready texture, not the cookie kind)
Blondies
Fudgey bars
Hot chocolate onna stick
People seemed happy to get a little unexpected something. I was certainly happy to indulge my love of baking, so really it all works out in the end.
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I woke up this morning with my lower back going into full-on bitch mode at me.
I of course blame this on the Plow Snot that had been dumped at the end of my driveway that came up to — OhSweetJeezus — my chest. Now, I admit I be short (5-feet, 1-inch in my stocking feet to be precise), but that's a fuckload of snow.
Even in snow that wasn't pushed into a tiny mount of Plow Snot, it came up to my knees, which is roughly 16 inches (I have long legs for my shortness). I figure...drifting snow. And I'm being a baby about this (I mean literally, because I was whining the entire time I cut through the Plow Snot just so I could see my car, let alone reach it.)
Thanks to my local paper, I can now officially say that I was not being a baby. My town got whammed with 14 inches of snow. So there.
And my lower back is still in full-on bitch mode, although giving myself a nice big stretch seems to make it happy and calm it down for an hour or two.
In other news, Sing-Off Live Finale Tonight! Go Beelzebubs! Okay, not a chance in hell you're gonna win, but I'll be happy if you beat Voice of Lee, if only because their fans over on the NBC community are kind of ass-hatty.
[Side note: Stay the hell away from from the NBC boards for this show if you want to prevent cranial trauma by head-desk. The FAIL is great there. And I mean FAIL on a scale that I never thought I'd witness this side of a newspaper comments section.]
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Remember the dyed fleece from last summer? I took it to KM's last week, and we decided I should run it through the picker before trying to card it. I sort of divided it by color, and this is the result. I think I'm still going to card it.( my dyed fleece, the next step )
I'd never used the picker before, so that was interesting. I still want to spin this for my Ravelympics project, although the entry names aren't really helpful. The amounts of each color vary wildly, so it'll be interesting to try to come up with a repeat that isn't completely goofy.
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I took over maintainership of ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) anime_manga, which was abandoned in 2004. Time to get it running again, right?
This is a community dedicated to all things anime/manga. Fanart, fanfiction, doujinshi, graphics, cosplay photos, general discussion, news, questions or live reports - it's all welcome here. We are multi-fandom here, not restricted to one or a few specific series/shows.
Find rules and guidelines here.
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Bored? Got some time to yourself and nothing to do? Feel inspired by something you saw on television, at the movies, in the paper, from a book, on your computer, read in your ebook etc?
Then how about trying Fanfiction? Yes, the wonderfully creative world of fanfiction!
At alikelyscenario we give you 21 challenges/scenarios on which to base your fic upon. Each scenario comes with 5 prompts associated with it to inspire your writing. Come sign up and try your hand at fic writing.
Already have something written? We have a few fandom specific journals that are waiting for you.
heroes_fiction - The Heroes fandom burst on the scene four seasons ago. Since then there has been a lot of good fic. Come and share yours here.
sanctuaryforall - For the Webseries turned television series Sanctuary. Here you can post not only fanfic, but fanart, icons, challenges, news about the show, and anything else related to the fandom.
startrek_redux - Beam yourself up to this asylum for the new movie. Like the asylum above, anything related to the new movie is accepted.
Got something not associated with any asylum listed above, multi_fiction welcomes any and all fandoms. No matter what genre, we want it.
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We got hit with snow here in the land of Siam, but not the Snowocalypse that others along the East coast got. I'd say maybe six inches all told? Possibly?
I'll go out into it later to shovel and clean off my car. First I'm going to get cracking on all sorts of holiday baking. I was going to do this all weekend but the oh so slow to arrive storm left me with a headache until about six pm yesterday, give or take. I did get some things done, but not nearly as many as I'd hoped. So today shall be a marathon session, as I need to get things ready to give to people at work tomorrow (aka before they leave for the holidays).
Granted that all this requires getting up off of the couch. Details.
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![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) yesmeansyes - Anti-rape/sexual violence blog
blackandmissing - Blog that focuses on highlighting the Black missing & murdered ignored by mainstream media
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Infinite, undying
by Te
November 14, 2009
Disclaimers: No one and nothing here is mine.
Spoilers/Timeline: Mostly vague and AU-ized references to older storylines. Takes place not long after "War Games."
Summary: There is careful, and then there is careful *enough*.
Ratings Note/Warnings: Sexual content which mostly doesn't have a damned thing to do with the content some readers may find disturbing.
Author's Note: A closer-to-real sequel to ending two of A way so familiar. Will not make sense without the other.
Acknowledgments: Pixie and Mildred asked very nicely, and then joined Jack for audiencing duties. *hugs all around*
Story!
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I finally stopped flipping out long enough to remember what I read about giving permission. I gave myself permission to be crazy, and I gave the swirling worry permission to exist. Magic. Went from pacing to sitting down and finishing a sock to relatively functional calm. Not that this is a permanent change. But it's a lovely step in the process.
Of course, not until I'd bombarded alh with too many emails, but she's gracious, so it was OK.
I've been folding clothes and talking to myself, which may seem odd, but that's OK. It's helping. Later, I go get trained in PetCo's method of kitty care-taking for their contingent of CAT cats.
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| 2009-12-14 22:35 |
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Where did I put my "LJ=Stupid" icon?
Livejournal is about to force new sign-ups to declare male or female and removing the unspecified option.
That link is to the LJ Changelog and , people who read code better than I do have interpreted it and offered suggestions if you want to complain about it. For full disclosure, that links to the post of someone who is fully invested in DW, but it's not like she's making this shit up.
One simple option could Edit your Profileand choose unspecified before the code push goes through.
But, JH, you say
-I'm good with the gender on my profile -- well, I get that, I am too. However, I'd like the world to be more inclusive, not less.
-still sounds like effort... -- true. The speculation by the people that read code better than me is that it's for advertising purposes. Apparently on Facebook, female profiles get bombarded by things like diet ads.
And hey, I still have DW invites
ETA: and if I actually wrote the html correctly *headdesk*
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( ramblings, not coherent, ignore )
In saner news, my back isn't bad today. Standing around on cold asphalt over the weekend wasn't really good for it, so this is a win. I think Terminator Stout is much better for it than oxycodone--I can still walk around, and I'm not nauseated, and my back just relaxes. Oxycodone involves passing out and waking up shaped like a pretzel, with even more back pain. That just isn't right.
We survived a total of eight hours of standing in the cold (two shifts, four hours each), working at the Holiday Express fundraiser for the Portland steam engines and their new home. The fun part was watching the 4449 in action. And I wore antlers. Frightened two dogs and three children.
The wildlife refuge area on the other side of the train tracks is pond-like, and froze in the cold; yesterday, it attracted walkers, skaters, and few sleds. I was a little worried about that, as the temps were rising, but we didn't see anyone fall though the ice. (We were on the trail next to the train, warning bicyclists and runners of the traffic jam ahead during loading and unloading.)
I could not have done a longer shift; as it was, when we got home Saturday, I staggered around and did a little laundry, and then fell asleep. Yesterday, I was wound up, so I didn't sleep in the afternoon, but I did crash early in the evening, after a lovely hot bath.
OH!! There's a roller rink at the park where we were. I didn't know that, or I'd forgotten. I think I want to go skate! I wonder whether that skill comes back...
I've been practicing doing the half-right thing, which actually led to some of the mess in the bedroom dwindling. It's not gone, but I think if I hadn't reminded myself, it would still all be a huge pile. Instead of a half-pile. ;-) It seems to be rewiring the thing in my head that's confused about time, just a bit.
And now, after a brief bout of freaking out, I'm going to go eat, and then empty the dishwasher. No, I didn't really need to tell anyone that, but I want the record. If you weren't used to the boring you wouldn't be here.
edited several times because I don't make sense
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| 2009-12-13 11:28 |
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My aunt has given me the wish list for her in the uncle. It is vagueness, so I need suggestions
For Uncle - a Jazz CD - from what I've heard he's more of an instrumental fan, like Wynton Marsalis. He's also willing to try new stuff, so something running in that direction but veering away works.
For Aunt - Merle Haggard or Waylon Jennings CD - I think I'm looking for the latest here, because she doesn't go out of her way to buy music.
and while we're at it
My Mom - she's a fan of the genre that includes Susan Boyle, Celine Dion, Pavarati, Andrea Bocelli, Charlotte Church, Joss Grobin. When last I saw her at Thanksgiving, she was actively seeking the new Susan Boyle CD. Any suggestions - even for another singer in the genre?
My Mother's Husband - M&M fan - seen anything lately that looks cool? He's got tons of collectibles, but I don't think he keeps up on the cutting edge.
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In other news, it's the middle of December! This is significant because I missed the first two weeks of December. Things are getting back on track now. I received holiday greetings from ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif) thebratqueen - thank you! Much like Missy byrne, she made a lovely handmade card. My friends have skilz!
It occurs to me that I should have brought a santa hat along on my summer vacation and in preparation for this time of year. I'm sure I'll find something.
In the meantime, this may just be a sit back and relax kind of day.
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| 2009-12-10 23:11 |
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![[profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) gblv has given me Cthulu in a Santa hat vgift for the non-denominational mid-winter celebration -- It's awesome!*
I was neglectful and failed to mention that the first of the Winter cards arrived over the weekend -- media_junkie was first in the mailbox. Well, my mailbox I should have double checked the post marks, because byrne's card arrived from Canada today.
My class is going fairly well. It's VBA for those that are interested. I've done bits of SQL, VBA, BASIC and god help me Fortran over the years -- not to mention programming in MatLab. So there's a lot in common, but I've never done any them long enough to become proficient. I have to say that this is much better than the last intro-VBA class I took. ...well except for those moments that the teacher wanders off on a tangent. So, South Virginians are known for rambling stories of trading professional services with the lawn guy? He also wants to talk about his favorite TV -- Mr. Ed, Dragnet, I Love Lucy. *headdesk* Do they only have TVLand in southern Virginia?
Anyway, I don't have time during class to do important things like read LJ & DW or write. However when he wandered on tangents today I managed to dust, pack away the seasonal decorations, wash dishes and do some general cleaning. The appraisal guy is coming tomorrow.
I should get done early tomorrow, which will give me time to drive back to the area around work. Did I mention that I left my ATM card in the bank machine? It was the night we decided to drive 175 miles to visit Jailboy. No one touched my account and someone kindly turned it into the bank. Unfortunately, I didn't get the message until late on Monday. I called them on Tuesday and let them know that I wouldn't be able to get there until Friday. Good thing I took out enough money, huh? *headdesk*
*sigh* I've got to hit the craft store anyway. I need tacky glue and a bit more felt wouldn't hurt. There's holiday crafting underfoot!
*It wasn't awesome that 'ol HP was a racist, but slimy space monsters that drive you insane are really cool :-D
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| justhuman |
| 2009-12-09 20:12 |
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Title: Ligers and Tigons and Tony, Oh My (3/?)
Author: justhuman justhuman
Written for: spoonyriffic
ncis_ficathonPrompt: Tony/Gibbs - Supernatural (the genre, not the show) - a series of strange killings in DC leave our favorite NCIS team puzzled, and soon it is revealed that there is something more nefarious behind it all. First Time fic. Rating between R or NC-17, whichever is best for the fic.
Archive: Please ask
Genre: teamfic, adventure, romance
Pairings: Gibbs/DiNozzo, mentions of canon pairings and maybe a surprise
Rating: NC-17 overall, PG this section
Disclaimer: CBS and people much richer than me own all this
Word Count: 6425, this part
Summary: While working a case, Tony runs into a problem with potentially deadly consequences. Now it's up to the team to do what they do best and investigate until they find a solution.
A/N: Many thanks to luvinmike and tejas for the beta assistance in this part. As always, all mistakes are mine.
Part 1 - Harvest Moon
Part 2 - After the Harvest Moon
( Part 3 - Hunter's Moon )
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Back from dentist with freshly-filled tooth; it was the last old amalgam, which had been getting looser over time. Still numb. Tried drinking a little coffee, but it's not safe yet (got more on my chin than in my mouth), and I'm currently at the stage where I have to be careful to not bite myself.
( Dentist wasn't so bad. My brain is a strange place. )
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