Just squeeze your rage up into a bitter little ball...*

[bending_sickle]

So Intensive Beginners Italian classes are, indeed, intensive. We did nouns and plurals and adjectives and vocabulary and started on some verbs. I didn't get lost on the way despite much map-staring the night previous and general thoughts of fail from mom. (Why yes, I am an incompetent moron who can't do anything at all. For the win, I say.) I made it back okay too. With homework. It's been a year and five months since I've had an actual class in anything. Wow.

In other news, I sent in two applications for jobs - lab tech and sustainability associate - so yay. I have a cover letter to write for lab tech work in Rome, which may go well. This is all just very discouraging because I have no aspirations - or rather, the few I had have been accomplished. "Really, Sickle? Seriously? You've done everything you ever wanted in this life?" y'all may say, incredulously, to which I shrug and say, "I aint' coming up with any other things I want. And that's the problem!" But. Honestly, if I'd known better - or had had a half decent career counselor or hell, a list of careers and what you need to study to get them - I'd have not done what I have. I'd've studied foresty if I wanted to stay in science - it has an applicable industry! - or done hotel management, or translation, or hell, even animal management. Something with obvious skills and options, not, "Coo-ee, I like studying about animals doing things!" Idiot. Ugh.

In further other news, I have too many creative projects and no time or oomf for them. On the other hand, I've started working out - doing those back exercises so I'm not a disfigured old crone, just a crazy spinster with a penchant for cats.

In completely unrelated news, Doctor Who's latest was pretty good, but I was hoping - for bizarre imaginative reasons - that Amy would actually turn to stone for a bit, like flicker between stone and person. Anywho. Also, I was hoping for some joy in the way of Castle but Unexplained Hiatus is Unexplained. And I should so totally make a Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) tag: it's been on the Links of the Day too oft for it not to have one. Yeah, that's right, I said oft.

In sum: feh. And I seem to be having these mad waves of incredible flippin' rage and frustration and anger and submerged wibbles. Adjusting, I am not. Duh.


Links of the Day:
Supernatural:
su_darklily's Meta The Devil You Know: The thin wedge of morality just got even thinner
threecatmama's Review and Meta The Devil you Know
alleysweeper's Review The Devil you Know
caffienekitty's Review Hammer of the Gods
leonidaslion's Fic In the Deafening Silence (Sam/Dean, Dean/OMC)
janie_tangerine's Icos - Misha Collins, Jus In Bello Con
highdreams' Icons
lilhellsangel's Icons
e0wyn's Icons
mata090680's Icons
piewrangler's Icons
savedean's Icons
_vampastica_'s Icons
hellybongo's Icons and GIFs
inule4ka's The Devil You Know GIFs ; Fanvid Go Away, You Scary Monster
blackbetrayal's Fanvidlet Resurrection
stir_of_echoes' Fanvid Shine (Sam)
canyon_deye's Fanmix and Picspam Every You, Every Me
write_light's Full-On Cractasmic SPN Commentfic Meme
dean_sam's flocked Mark Sheppard Interview

Doctor Who:
who_daily's Flesh and Stone Reaction Posts 1, Reaction Posts 2
redscharlach's Review Flesh and Stone
qthewetsprocket's Review Flesh and Stone
gee_gaskarth_x's David Tennant Multifandom Icons

Nightmare on Elm Street (2010):
wptjeh's JEH Interview ; Discussion Post

Ashes to Ashes:
qthewetsprocket's Regarding Ray's Line

Lost:
Benry Knows Best's How to Succeed in Business

Heroes:
fallen_iceangel's Fanvid Skullcrusher Mountain (Sylar/Mohinder)

Random:
icons_b_li
wtf_nature's Underwater River ; Blue Stork
tellshannon815's Writing what you want to write vs. what people want to read
mellowmint's Textures
Cracked's 8 Romantic Songs You Didn't Know Were About Rape ; 7 Thankfully Extinct Giant Versions of Modern Animals ; Five Animals That Are Terrifyingly Hard to Kill ; 6 Horrifying Implications of Awesome Fantasy Movie Universes


* Dan Castellaneta

Comments

[lienne.livejournal.com]

<3333333 *snuggles forever*

I love that you use words like "oft". :D

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

0.0 Oh good god, are you ever quick! *snuggles back*

Words are awesome and should be used with much glee :)

[lienne.livejournal.com]

XD I guess I happened to refresh my flist right after you posted!

*draws a heart on your nose*

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

*wrestles the pen away from you looking like this (http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/ma/mai05/520827_heart_on_nose_.jpg) and draws a heart on your nose* Muahahaha!

...♥

[lienne.livejournal.com]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

<333

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Cracked.com is such a wonderful and terrifying website. I always have to point out The Five Most Horrifying Bugs In The World and The Nine Most Badass Bible Verses.

Good luck with the career search... hope all goes well! Also remember, there's good money in assassination. Uh, so I hear. ;-)

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

XD Thanks for the good luck wishes.

PS: You never did get my postcard from France, did you? My brother's - also USA - also doesn't seem to have made it either, but those sent to Canada made it just fine. Does the postman hate me?

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Damn dirty postal workers! They must have thought you were a Communist or something. That or it got lost in my address change; the post office was notoriously dumbass about actually forwarding my mail to me. Wankers.

Thanks for the card though! The postman might hate you, but I don't, and that's what counts. Heh.

[seschat.livejournal.com]

*engulfs you in a million hugs* So sorry there's no adjusting as of yet and that there are wibbles and waves of rage and frustration - you deserve TEH AWESOMENESS, you hear me? D:

Life - *points at icon* - BEWARE! BE NICE TO MY SICKLE. OR ELSE.

... accept my love? ♥

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

*smishes* *accepts your love, puts it in a box, wraps chains around the box, drops it into a cave and floods everything in concrete*

...er, ♥ back? *gives you fearsome puppet!Angel of your very own to beat the shit out of life*

PS: How's the Sibling Drama going? I hope things are better!

[seschat.livejournal.com]

*smiles* ♥

You must feel like I've completely forgotten about you, no? :( I'm so sorry, but I've had a rather unpleasant week, with three exams, a nasty headaches, and other pains. I hope we can catch up this weekend!

Older Brother is doing better (after a lot of shouting matches and detoxing and whatnot), and he'll be going into rehab soon, I guess. At least he claims that he really will this time. After three alcohol poisoning in the last five months, I figure it should slowly start to dawn on him that he's got a problem. :S But it's getting better. Thank you for asking. ♥

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

*glomps like mad* Miss you, that's all :) Sorry about the exams and headache and woes (and House, apparently, being majorly uncool, if your last posts are anything to go by).

Phew! Glad to hear that your brother seems to be getting it together (although, holy ouch, it sounds like some tough times were had).

♥

[seschat.livejournal.com]

Yes, House, indeed is being majorly uncool. They made Wilson get back together with the ex-wife! The Evil Conniving Harpy, true facts! Although the fact that the writers didn't even try to make us like her gives me hope that she will be blown up, er, correctly disposed of. Meh. AND IN THE PROMO FOR THE NEXT EPISODE WILSON IS ASKING HOUSE TO MOVE OUT. GAH. GAAAAAAAH. WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY?!?!

*takes a deep breath* Please do accept my apologies. I am prone to massive outbursts in ship-threatening times. And please tell me that it's quite normal to be honestly upset over a goddamn TV show. *activates Sam voice* I'm normal! I am! Say it, Dean!*de-activates*

I miss you, too, and I'm monumentally sorry for getting unimportant things like school (meh) in the way of us conversing. :( No cookie for me!

(*shakes fist at Older Brother*)

[seschat.livejournal.com]

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH GRAMMAR FAIL TODAY

SORRY MY DEAR

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

WTF WILSON! HOUSE WILL NOT MOVE OUT, EVER! There are some lines that should never be crossed!

I'm probably the last person to say what's normal or not, but I completely understand the "Grr! Argh!" over a TV show. I do, after all, watch Supernatural. (Damnit, Sam, you idjit!)

Oh shush, you deserve a cookie! You always deserve a cookie!

[seschat.livejournal.com]

*sighs* What has Sam done, again? I still need to watch the latest ep, but now I fear the worst. My cousin has told me there was... puking?

ALSO I DO NOT DESERVE ANY COOKIE EVER BECAUSE I FORGOT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL POSTCARD

YOUR AWESOMENESS MADE MY WEEK IT DID

AND I COULDN'T EVEN BE BOTHERED TO WRITE, STUPID

IF I COULD GET LESS THAN NO COOKIES, I WOULD

D: (♥!)

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't worry, Sam hasn't done anything stupid in particular, it's just that he's still all gun-ho about his "I can beat Lucifer, fer sure!" plan which, gah, seriously? How is that a good idea?!?!

...there was puke. It was green. Bright green. I can't even decide whether it was worse than than the zombie drool or not, but damn do I never want to see that particular shade again.

Yes! You deserve cookie! Cookies, plural! (http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/thesuggestionbox/Cookies.jpg) Shuddup and take them, or else! (http://dejavu.mu.nu/archives/160-cookies.jpg)

♥

[seschat.livejournal.com]

Well, that episode surely does sound interesting ;P Maybe I'll watch later. Or tomorrow. Or whatever. Right now I'm pretty much living off my Sherlock Holmes obsession. It's scary. I haven't left the house today at all, and I kind of feel bad about it, but... to quote Holmes, "There is absolutely nothing of interest to me, out there, on earth, at all." Well, maybe not quite on the whole earth, but definitely not in Little-Borough-Upon-Shite. Please pretend I just didn't compare myself to Sherlock Holmes.

However - *points at icon* - yesh. Also, my friends have abandoned me for disco and alcohol, and I'm not really in the mood to go all party girl! A nice, quiet walk or a cup of coffee or companionable movie watching... I'd love that. Just wanna hole up for a while.

Thank you for the cookies, my dear! *sporfles about the or else*

Love you!

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

*feeds you cookies and Sherlock Holmes (http://community.livejournal.com/icon_pythagoras/66387.html) with a side order of Sherlock Holmes (http://community.livejournal.com/icon_pythagoras/66793.html) ;)

If I lived in Little-Borough-Upon-Shite, I'd pound on your door and demand we have tea (and cookies!) and rewatch Sherlock Holmes with extra snark, and maybe then slide around the room by the magic of our socks, waving umbrellas around pimptastically. Just so's you know.

Love you back!

[seschat.livejournal.com]

*whimpers* People are accusing me of creepiness because I lust after "old, grumpy, scruffy" men, but I DARE THEM TO LOOK AT THOSE ICONS AND NOT FAINT IN A FANGIRLISH MANNER. Pf. Why is everyone telling me that something is wrong with me, anyway? Wankers.

*giggles* Tea and cookies and pizza at night! Sherlock Holmes (with extra snark, yesh! And suggestive eyebrow-waggling! And squeeing!) Pimpin' with umbrellas! Also, snuggles (my addition)! A lot of snuggles!

*iz sad because no can has frens for snugglez* D':

... randomness:



*grins*

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Old, grumpy, scruffy men - That is the best way to like men. Well, alright, variety is the spice of life and all that, but damn, you've got to have a helping of the older scruffy version of men.

There is nothing wrong with you. Case. (http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/5400000/Robert-Downey-Jr-Photoshoot-in-VogueMen-robert-downey-jr-5449776-865-1222.jpg) In. (http://vbuzzblog.freedomblogging.com/files/2008/08/robert-downey-jr.jpg) Point. (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/14267/robert-downey-jr-iron-man.jpg) *spontaneously combusts*

*SNUGGLES YOU, DAMNIT*

[seschat.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD. That first picture almost made me choke on my breakfast! ;P I think if I ever were confronted with a sight like this in normal, everyday life, I'd either faint in a highly undignified manner or possibly start to seize. Upon which, of course, I would need a doctor to treat me, possibly two. But who am I kidding? House wouldn't give me the time of the day, Watson is only good for beating up people... I need someone with actual competence. *grins*

*loves you like whoa*

*SNUGGLES*

*runs off to watch Iron Man*

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

I would quite happily be sick if I could be treated by those doctors! Although, after five minutes, they'd have to add "continuous and extreme blushing" and "rapid heartbeat" to my list of symptoms...

*snuggles happily*

[seschat.livejournal.com]

But if you happened to be diagnosed with cancer, Wilson would marry you! Wouldn't that be nice? *g*

*snuggles back*