Fiddle-Dee-Dee, Said Scarlett

Catching up on internet things! Including updating my LJ!

Um...So. Evangeline Lily's in the Hobbit movie. Why not just cast Kiera Knightly? They've got about the same level of annoyance, inability to act, and unpleasantly skinny waists. (These days, because I am well aware that Kiera Knightly used to have proper flesh to her.) Though at least if there are any interviews with her, those should prove highly entertaining. And maybe she won't talk. Much....

Holy Mystery Incorporated! Is anyone else watching? Did anyone else catch last night's episode? I NEED PEOPLE TO BABBLE TO! And after that comment 'as long as Fred Jones is alive....' I'm suddenly very worried for Freddie. Who...jumped pretty highly in my favor last night, I will confess.

Rewritten is jumping! And will jump even more, now that the amazing has happened! NEW BLOOD! mnschoen is made of awesome and win!!!!

And now I am filled with desire to write HBC fic. I really need to finish that Shana/Rena hot springs fic I've been working on for ages. Maybe I will do that today, if I get a chance! Because there needs to be way more HBC femslash.

Been playing Oblivion. I'm doing the Thieves Guild quests, and I'm on the last one. There has been way, way too much water adventuring for my liking. But soon I shall have pulled off the Ultimate Heist! And I finally got to break into the Imperial Palace for a reason! Not just to wander around and prove I can!

Going camping this weekend! Big crew is heading up to Bull Pen for camping, hiking, swimming and tubing! It shall be the first proper adventure of the summer, and I am insanely looking forward to it. I feel so cooped up out here, and with things the way they are, I am so often on my own.

husband_brother is coming over later, though! And we are going into town for a bit, which shall be nice.

And...there's my recent roundup, that I can remember!

Still not dead, just been crazy busy! And not with anything exciting, unless you consider medical crap, therapy crap and home remodeling to be exciting. And in my downtime I've been enjoying playing the original Fallout, because I found it for the Mac and I really miss the first two. I totally failed on character creation though, so I've ended up with a dude named None. I find this somewhat hilarious.

Mostly I've just been focusing on moving on to a new, healthy stage of my life. And a part of that is getting rid of a lot of stuff. Out with the old, in with the new, all of that.

I have been having a lot of trouble writing any sort of fiction, but I'm trying not to stress about it. I'm still me, my creativity isn't gone, I'm just in an adjustment period and I'm sure everything will smooth out. And in the meantime I've been exploring the wide world of lyrics writing! Mainly because I don't do the poetry thing, and I'm supposed to be writing expressive poems as part of my therapy.

Netflix keeps taking things I plan on watching off of direct streaming. :/ I want to watch Karas: The Prophecy mainly because 1) beautiful animation 2) Mathew Lillard. But they've only got part one up, and from what I understand, without part two it may as well be a very pretty acid trip. Netflix has a pretty damn good anime selection, but their anime horror (as loosely defined as that genre is, they've got Trinity Blood listed as horror) is sadly lacking. :/

Oh, went to see The Rite over the weekend! Very, very good movie. The casting was wonderful, the pacing was beautiful, and the film managed to scare and disturb without using overt and obvious visuals. I really, really liked that. Plus, they clearly did their research on Catholic exorcism. I was pleased and impressed. And caught the trailer for Suckerpunch which I need to see. Also want to see Red Riding Hood, though I have to say that visually the commercials all make me think of The Village. Or Sleepy Hollow. Both movies I quite like!

The internet seems like such a strange and disorienting place to me these days. I think about it too much. Not what happens on the internet, but just the internet itself. What we're able to do with it, the applications, the ability to reach anywhere in the world at any time with devices that fit into the palm of our hand, the entire spectrum of humanity splashed daily across this technically non-existent continent from the very best to the very worst....

Does anyone else ever just sit and think about it and feel terribly overwhelmed and frightened? Every few days I find myself waking up and realizing 'I live in the future. The future is now'. Things that existed only in the wildest imagination when I was a child are now commonplace and taken for granted. It's amazing and terrifying and it's all happened so fast. Sometimes I think of the technological revolution as a speeding train without breaks....

Ah well, that's about it, as far as I can think. Now I've got to give Sheila her meds since she had surgery last week and still needs to be tranquilized so she doesn't rip out her stitches. At least she doesn't have to wear her stupid clown cone anymore.... (And she weighs 5.3 pounds of muscle already at seven months! Not as little a kitty as I was expecting when she was a tiny baby!)

An update!

Going to get to meme tonight! Yesterday I ended up psyching myself out so badly over a contact snafu that I was a bit of a mess, and today I've been working my ass off. My ass, which by the way, is finally starting to tighten and firm. If you've ever considered those toning shoes, go for it. They work. I've got the Curves sandals, and in just three weeks of wearing them for walking I can see the difference it's making in my thighs and bottom.

I think my dad might finally be warming up to the little critters. I've caught him watching the girls, and telling my mother funny/cute stories about them. And today he was asking me how often they get out and handled, and said 'good' when I told him every night. And Sheila seems to adore them. She'll sit at the edge of their cage and put her paws or her nose through the bars, and the girls will sniff her and lick her and she'll lick them back. Pepper hates them, but considering she's a terrier, this is unsurprising. And she's gotten better about barking at them and bothering them.

Sheila is, somewhat surprisingly, the current darling of the household. To the point where my parents keep assuring me that I don't have to lock her in my bedroom at night. But if I didn't have her in the bedroom with me at night, she'd just sit outside the door and cry until I let her in. And anyway, they already have Pepper and Claudia in their suite at night.

Also, I've got me a housekeeping gig. Considering how absolutely miserable this week has been, today's been pretty damn good. And will keep on getting better, since in an hour we're going to Bonfire, Smoke'n'Stuff, and the farmer's market. And since my dad has decided that he really likes the way flavored cigars make the garage smell but won't smoke them himself, he has decided to just buy me a pack every couple of weeks. I am vastly amused.

Fandom wise, my two new biggest interests are Haven and Mystery, Incorporated. Talk about random. But Haven is made of awesome and win, even if I'm really sad about how last week's episode ended. And I love this theory I've read about Haven being on a Beam, which so completely works. I don't know why I love Mystery, Incorporated so damn much. Maybe just because it manages to hit all the things I loved about the classic series, but modernizes it and delves into the characters much more. And adds in adult humor! Plus, I'll confess, Velma's smoking hot. Seriously smoking hot.

Things haven't exactly been going well, but I'm at least dealing a lot better. husband_brother gave me an energy cleanse over the weekend, which I desperately needed and she is very good at. I've been really awful about letting the bad gunky build up. But it all got dispersed, and internally I'm handling things a lot better. The stress and everything else is there, but it's not controlling me. And it was really nice, because I've reached that point of 'NO TOUCHY!', so we could still be close and whatnot without anyone actually touching me physically.

I've been pretty much doing nothing but being insanely sick and house hunting. We didn't even get any RPing done over the weekend - even though we've ended up bringing the doom level down from a 10 to like a 4, I just wasn't up for even cracky verbal RP. But we do have at least one major scene set out. Though due to Anizona 2, when I went with zinjadu and colortheory, whenever a response is 'idunno', all I can ever hear in my head is colortheory's response to being asked where Mori is. It was one of the most hilarious, lack-luster responses ever. (We were kind of in a hurry and pushing through a crowd, and it's hard to describe if you didn't hear it, but I've been randomly cracking up over it since Saturday.)

Um, obviously the response 'idunno' to a semi-serious question was discussed, which is why this came up. Though instead of 'where's Mori', it's 'where's your kids?'.

I haven't been able to get my head to a point where I can write or post though. Which is bumming me, because I realized this weekend that I haven't been keeping up with my usual de-stress stuff. I feel like crap and do nothing and sleep, or I feel stressed and spazzed and I'm working my butt off and then I sleep. And I've got stuff going on, too. And the desire is there...well, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

I'm hopefully going to be finishing up some stuff in my room today, at least. And just working my butt off all week, until husband_brother's weekend off, and then we can hopefully have a weekend where one or both of us isn't feeling awful.

I'm...actually really curious about this. :D

I remember when I used to be embarrassed upon being surprised in PJs and whatnot by random people working in the yard. Apparently I'm over it, as I spent a good five minutes companionably chatting with one of the yard crew in a sheet, face mask and shower cap this morning. It's hot, I haven't been bothering with PJs, and I don't have a summer robe. I'm sure my Seattle buds remember many a hot morning of me stumbling out in a shoddily tied together sheet toga. I've been pretty much doing that, since I get up much earlier than nijawial. This morning when I emerged for my cigarette, the yard was full of people! And to my credit, I did not freak and run away.

Apparently the fence is being fixed today!

My brain finally appears to be working. I've actually managed to get myself back into RP a bit this morning. Actual, structured RP at CU. I've been able to post fine with Myre, but my Maria and Bert muses have been giving me trouble. They seem to be active and talkative today, though, so I'm not going to complain! Really, the only other RP I've been able to do is the epic fusion with husband_brother. Man, it's been weeks since we had a session, and I am not even entirely sure what's going on. We wrapped up the gala, Nheva's in place (I think?) and G² did some Evil Plotting. Oh, yes, because they were using their epic series of Mirrors, Crystal Balls, Viewing Screens, Scrying Glasses and whatnot to spy on the gala. And be creepy and giant and evil. And occasionally burst into song... Mmm, evil plans. I've got to say, I've been enjoying revisiting two of my favorite character types. Evil Bastard and Competent Politician. Guh, I've missed RPing highly political stuff. I don't think I've had an actively political character since...man, Fudge. That was years and years and years ago.

I feel productive. I did dishes, colored my hair, got posting done. Maybe I can finish that fic I've been working on for weeks...

Man, I've been active today! Which is awesome, since I've got a nasty summer cold that keeps wanting to knock me out. I went to the market this morning, to pick up a few special little things for nijawial's birthday. I managed to get back and inside just before the thunder and lightening hit and the sky opened up for a quick downpour. Did some dishes, made myself a quick breakfast - sausage, bacon and cheese on an english muffin - and started prepping for pierogis for lunch!

I decided to use my gyoza wraps to make potato and cheddar pierogis. Filled with cheese, potato and seasonings, fried to a crispy golden brown, it is definitely a recipe worth keeping! Now I'm taking a break and watching 5 Ingredient Fixes on the Food Network. Damn does the host get extremely excited over every little thing! But some damn nice recipes.

I've been sending inquiries on properties, but so far no one's gotten back to me. I'm...starting to worry that we may have to compromise, and go for a duplex or triplex situation after all. It's a pity that the gorgeous Victorian duplex doesn't allow cats, as we have a cat that will be coming with us. I did send an inquiry on the place on Idylwild, because at least that's a house. Kind of. It's a single property/building that allows pets and smoking on property. Plus, it has a full bath and it's pretty cute in the kitchen. And the yard, while not fenced in, is beautiful. It's further out of the way than we'd intended, but...well, options are limited.

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Okay, I really want whatever drugs Five Ingredient Fixes lady is on. I want to pour brilliant golden sun orbs out of eggs!

Actually, this is just making me think of all the cooking stuff I'd like to get. Especially as I'm becoming more and more bold and elaborate with my cooking.

I should try and do something about my pain...

Whoot, new icon! I ship it, I needed an icon for it. :D And I found my uber-subtexty screencaps, finally!

I made crab wontons from scratch today, and holy crap they came out delicious! I was a bit terrified of the whole deep frying aspect, but I did it without causing any damage to myself, the food, or anything in the immediate vicinity. And they came out sooo good. They tasted just like the ones from Canton Dragon. I had seven and wish I had more, but alas, that was all there was. I am so getting more crab and cream cheese Tuesday, because I want to make these a lot more.

I spent Friday night with husband_brother, but I was so damn tired and out of it that I don't even remember what we ended up watching. But I got a good night's sleep, which is the important thing, and a bit of quality time.

The heat is here in full force now. Even my cross breeze isn't cooling down my room much, which is a pity. At least it's going to start cooling down in an hour or so.

I need to start bagging clothes. My piles have created a labyrinth inside of my room. But right now it's too hot, so I'm going to grab some ice cream and continue enjoying the SVU marathon USA has so kindly provided.

And possibly start working on a new mood theme...

I just realized that I missed a wonderful opportunity to use it on my last post, and am making up for it now.

I had to take a break from packing yesterday. I'm not sleeping, I'm having tummy trouble, and I'm in a lot of pain. And I am now officially out of all meds and painkillers, of both the natural herbal kind (including my teas) and the over the counter crap. But if I wait, I'll be doing all this during monsoon season. Some days, I can't even get out of bed during monsoon season. I need to get this shit done! So my brave companion Squire Ipod and I shall be throwing ourselves back into battle today. Even though we're out of potions and mana herbs. ;)

And if anyone is wondering why I so often present daily tasks as video game quests/battles... that's how we did it in my family. It's how my mother taught me to put things into scope and stick with something when I was a teenager, and it's a technique that has served me well. Though in those days she'd use specific battles. Usually The Evil Wall. That was always a favorite of hers....

I've been recently introduced to Yngwei Malmsteen. And I am digging him hardcore. It's like a blend of Dream Theater and Hammerfall, with a dash of old school Dio thrown in. If you like hard fantasy psych rock with a touch of metal, I recommend looking into him.

But yesterday was a pretty good day, even if I didn't get much done. nijawial treated me to breakfast, and I got a lot of reading done. Plus, since I'm not sleeping well, I was able to catch the premiere of Ghost Hunters Academy. I'm already routing for Roslyn.

It's almost the weekend!

Well, I am officially out of useable boxes. But I have a great deal of books packed, as well as knick knacks and odds and ends. I need to start stripping my walls today, as my folks have offered to keep my artwork stored in their garage while I'm packing and whatnot, so none of it gets messed up. I have a lot of limited edition prints and a couple of original paintings, and I am rather...indelicate when it comes to packing. I have great fear that if I just took them down and propped them up here, I'd blunder into them or step on one or set them on fire or something. (Okay, that last one's probably a stretch, but considering some of the other things I've accidentally set on fire....)

So today I'll just be getting done sorting clothes, and taking down wall stuff. And watching the Stephen King marathon on SciFi. Langoliers and The Stand! Which means I get quite the dose of Laura San Giacomo this week! Mmm, Laura San Giacomo....

Also, hopefully The Stand will finish nudging my brain into the right brainspace for posting. While giving up caffeine - and successfully, I haven't had a caffeinated beverage in two weeks - has been great for my body, it's been not so great for my brain. Add to that all the kava and valerian I've been taking to deal with pain, trouble sleeping, and general exhaustion/pain from all the packing...

My brain is not doing so well. But! In between packing, I've been happily (mostly) galloping through A Song of Ice and Fire. I pack a box, read a chapter, and I'm about 150 pages into A Storm of Swords. And I was so excited when I started it, because that would mean I'd be all caught up...until I remembered the fourth book came out. I don't have that one. I got lucky and was able to snag the second and third for 25 cents each at the local D.A.V, but not the fourth. Hopefully I can dig it up at one of the thrift stores around here, because I forgot just how much I love this series. And it fills that need I have for epic, dark fantasy adventure.

I should try and dig up some breakfast...

I am absolutely exhausted this weekend!

Friday night, after a spontaneous trip up into the mountains, husband_brother and I had our 'last hurrah' so to speak, before she starts working. We camped out in the shed again. It's really wonderful to be able to do that - it's an epic adventure, right in the backyard. And it was remarkably comfortable. We didn't stay up terribly late, as we were both exhausted. And sadly she had to leave rather early in the morning, but we had a great deal of fun and she left her brown mage shirt with me. :D

Yesterday I ran errands, cooked, cleaned and generally just got caught up on some household stuff. Before trying my new herbal blend and passing out after scarfing down a sandwich. I even managed to get a path cleared through my room, which is rather impressive. I vaguely remember watching some Jeff Dunham before giving up the ghost to sleep. That man almost never fails to crack me up.

I...have a bunch of internet stuff to catch up. I may or may not get to it today. I'm feeling terribly sleepy and content to do not much of anything at all today. It feels like a bit of a movie day. Pity it's Sunday, because curling up in bed with husband_brother and some movies sounds like the perfect way to spend the day. And I do have a long list of movies I've been meaning to see....

I'm thinking I'm going to take the change in the change jug to the Coinstar thing at Fry's and see about renting movies.