Imaginary Gardens

Today I applied for another internship, ate by mself, watched a bit of Going Postal (Poirot!) then joined mom downtown for yet another (unsuccessful) search for sandals and summer clothes.

A brand name caught my eye and gave me instant plot-bunnyitis, which is something I've been trying to get out of my system for the past couple of hours. Almost 600 words later and I'm still just setting up the story, have yet to get to the actual beginning of the reveal, but I'm loving it. I seem to have a thing for fallen angels and apocalypses. Yay for the oomf behind creativity!

There seems to be a lot of that running around lately, if the completed fanmix and (tiny little bit of) work on the fanvid are anything to go by. Speaking of, I'm glad I've discovered that Mediafire tells you how many times something's been downloaded. I mean, I'd be freaking out over no one giving a shit because there's only the one comment, but hey! Downloads are happening! Yay! (Still, comments are always nice. Not that I often do so with fanmixes, either, but hey.)

Also, I caught the last fifteen minutes of an episode of Lie to Me which has Tim Roth so I went :) and he was bloody, on the ground and at gun-point and I was like :D and then I saw that the gun-totin' villain was Cromartie aka John Henry so I was all \o/


Quote of the Day: Word of the Day, Friday, June 18, 2010

hegira: \he-JAY-ruh\, noun;
1. A journey to a more desirable or congenial place.
2. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.

Links of the Day:

Supernatural: ( Read more... )
Lost: ( Read more... )
Doctor Who: ( Read more... )
True Blood: ( Read more... )
Watchmen: ( Read more... )
Other Fandom: ( Read more... )
Multifandom: ( Read more... )
On Fandom: ( Read more... )
Random: ( Read more... )


* TPratchett, Going Postal

Meme via snowgrouse: ( Read more... )


Links of the Day:

( Fanmixes )
( Other )


* Dollhouse

Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise. Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency. Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency.*


So I went to the doctor's yesterday and totally didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition one part of the physical examination. ( Lookit! TMI! )


TMI out, random shit in:

I've got The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x02 for tomorrow. (About 2x01? Summer Glau's "Please no squishy!" speech was fucking awesomely delivered. Also, I mourn the bangs.) I've started watching American Psycho and Watership Down on YouTube. I don't know which will prove the more disturbing or emotionally wrecking.

There's a blister on the roof of my mouth. Not from eating with the fork I'd just used to stir potatoes in boiling water (that resulted in a burnt lip), but from the actual potato. Damn you, tubers!

I've been falling asleep between 1 and 2 am thanks to accursed readings. Writing this post has been the only break I've had all day, having spent my lunch hour having a meeting with my supervisor, and going to the gym after class. Thank gods I read tomorrow's article this past weekend, or I'd be reading it now. And now, my dears, I want sleep.


Links of the Day:
Boston.com: The short - but eventful - life of Ike - Stunning photographs
Blog.wired.com: Our 10 Favorite Actors from Geeky Movies & TV
io9.com: The 10 Worst SF Deaths, Is that Really the New Batman and Robin? - leaked scans of art for NGaiman's Batman comic
Sidewalk Stencil "Choose your own adventure", a love story
laurelin_kit shares a photo of an epic car of epic win
qthewetsprocket shares Rick Wright's music and Don't Blink!, the kitty version
ohnotheydidnt's 26 Most disturbing Kid's Movies Ever
bluesgirly's metaquotesed Plan, One-uping McCain
flemco's Modern Survival: Chapter 3, Water
lacloq_icons - cazrolime's icons
batman_luls's The best homework ever, Community Merchandise at cafepress.com (by vampiryyn),
Joker paper doll (by goblinbrodie), Dubbed video: Joker likes your hair! (by starxnaruto), Hilarious character theme songs fanvids
the_tenzo's Doctor Who Picspam: Love/hate the doctor.
madwabbit's TDK Fanfic: The Company of Wolves (Batman/Joker)
find_rightbrain's Doctor Who Fanfic: Things Left Behind on Purpose (Jack)
kattahj's Doctor Who Fanvid: When All is Said and Done: a companion farewell
antichka's Lost Fanfic: Five Times Shannon Rutherford Fired a Gun (Except, Okay, Kind of Not Really, Whatever, But She Thought About It, so Shut Up, Okay? Whatever.)


* Monty Python

( Short rant on female health (TMI) )


Yays, no TMI from here on out :)

I haven't been doing anything today, really, although I should be working on my Project Proposal. I'm just a bit off on my daily routine, a bit on a downer. So many things to do! At some point I'm going to have to lug the laptop to the Lipsius building to snag their wireless and chat with mom. (One flatmate's rewiring the internet at home, which means we're shit out of luck until she'd done.) I feel like I should be out and about doing something, but really if I were here actually working that would be most excellent. Alas...

On a related note, I've discovered that you can totally watch a film with only 94% of it down. I watched Brokeback Mountain again last night (and despite trolling and googling, I can't find any First Reactions entry of mine to this, so I must've not posted about it, which is strange). Ye gods. I'd forgotten how emotionally crushing and engaging it was. ( Read more... )

ETA: I just got this in an email about the Self Study oral exam:

Me: If you could also explain a bit as to the nature of the oral exam, I'd be very grateful.

Responder: As to the nature of the exam: please ask your fellow students how it went in their particular case. They are the most reliable source.

Argh! First off, as if all my friends had taken this exam already. Second off, how hard is it to say, "Well, we ask extensive questions about a few chapters" or "We ask your opinion on general topics" or "We ask for extensively backed up arguments". Seriously.

ETA2: I just emailed Mom Green and Purple Argyle, Of All Things (comments, accompanying essay and glossary included) because I'm stupid and have no sense of emotional self-preservation. Also, I kind of want to show her how fandom isn't made of fail. My just reading fic was a bizarre, time-wasting concept for her. ETA2b: Talked to Mom. She was like, "Wtf's argyle?" and "Omg it's in slang!" She skimmed through it - reading the comments mainly - and says she'll try to read it. (Her English has gotten waaaay rusty.) ♥.

ETA3: I'm getting random crack-addled images of where and how the Joker (re)applies his makeup. Damnit brain, you're not made for crack!


Links of the Day:
News: Barack Obama's Speech (full text) and the biography that came prior.
Brokeback Mountain Screencaps
Batman Comics shared, including Arkham Asylum
TDK Favid: Sexyness of the Dark Knight
qthewetsprocket's Review of Peter Pan
ack_attack's call to arms for a Lost Caption Contest, with links to previous contests.
batman_lulz's Spoof Video
mentalhygiene's TDK Fanfic: The Devil's Own Friend
donnathebeast's TDK Fanfic: All There Is, Batman
tellshannon815's Lost Fanfic: The Men With Blood On Their Hands
failoh's Lost Fanfic: (Tell the Truth) I'm Trying to Build a Wall
12_12_12's Lost/Heroes Fanfic: Puzzle Pieces


* Jack Twist, Brokeback Mountain

...as though some invisible little period-monkey with a week's supply of sporks is waiting in the bushes of every place you really do not need to be physically incapacitated, biding his time for the perfect moment to spring out and start hacking away at your abdomen in an attempt to steal your ovaries and sell them on the black market.*

( Cut for cramp-induced incoherence. )


* darthmaligna, Fuck Pads With Wings
** Did, in fact.