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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 11:44 pm Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.
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Current Music: Shiva in Exile - Blue Healing | Powered by Last.fm
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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 10:01 pm (no subject)
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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 08:31 pm Autopilot
Current Mood: touched
My mind is usually a million miles away when I drive. Autopilots-R-Us. And actually, I get some of my best story lines and chapters when driving. Go figure.

Tonight, I was returning from my 'rents house, and yes, for those who know, pickled on ruby cabernet--turned the corner into my alley and what to may wandering eyes to appear??? DEER. Yes. Deer. Three deer, just hanging out casually next to the fence, literally feet from where I typically part. I pull Reegie (The Regal) to a stop and simply watched. They were magnificent. I can only assume 2 females and a behbeh--probably a yearling. They looked at me, considered my black glaring monster of a chariot for a moment, then casually trotted up the intersecting alley.

Mom Nature's perfection.

Purr. Gorgeous beasts.

I truly feel blessed when stuff like this happens.
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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 08:26 pm Just a reminder...
Current Location: United States, Marietta, Poinsetta Dr NE, 1944-1964
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Food Network
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I am doing an email collection for a holiday email, please check out this post if you want in:

http://ladyleo.livejournal.com/1041331.html
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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 06:46 pm Ah, distinctly, I remember/It was in the bleak December...
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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 06:40 pm Sooo glad I just picked up my copy....
...this is pretty much the nail in the coffin. No more Tarja for Nightwish.

Mr. Cabuli, you sir, are an arse.
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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 06:11 pm Irene, Mom Updates, and Other News
Current Mood: tired
First, Irene...

...::runs in circles screaming::

Apparently, said feline is having stress (it's the only thing I can figure) on Momma being gone too much and has started pooping in the house rather than her box! GRRRRRrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

::dies::

Her potty issue rears its head when I am too late getting home too many nights in a row, OR not coming home at night. This started when I went to the leadership conference in August. After 8 days, ok, I can see an issue....however, she did it again when I went to Virginia, and now she does it when I stay at mom's (I'm gone over night and run in and out of the house all day). I so do NOT need this right now.

Mom Update...

....she and I had a great time this weekend, eating, chitchatting and watching TV. Friday night we had Ruth Chris, last night I brought home Dead Lobster, and this morning my aunt brought over buffalo chicken tenders. I haven't seen her eat so much as I have in the last 48 hours. She even woke up hungry last night (I had orange slices and peanut candy next to the bed so she munched happily on that). I almost fell over when she had the whole bowl of cereal I fixed for her this morning and then asked for a cookie and ate the whole thing!

Tonight I am suppose to go back up for pizza. I don't want to be gone too long--dang cat. I think when I go, I'll leave the TV and lights on. Maybe that will trick her.

Today, I told my aunt Zon and I got engaged. Her reaction was much less than I expected.

Me: Mom, did you tell her?
Mom: No, that's for you to tell her.
Me: Guess what!
Gin: What.
Me: Zon asked me to marry him. I said yes!!
::presents ring::
Gin: Hmm. I saw that on your finger. Well, that's nice.

No yippy, no congratulations; hey, it's not like I was looking for Zambelli to set off fireworks, but, wow. I thought she'd be a little more excited than that. She didn't snub me or make faces or anything like that; but her reaction was very low key.
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Nov. 14th, 2009 @ 10:01 pm (no subject)
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Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 01:14 am “Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.”
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Nov. 14th, 2009 @ 08:30 am Vampyr
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Last night I had the rare treat to stumble upon Stoker's Dracula on TV. Yes, I have the DVD and can watch it anytime I like. However, there is something special about stumbling across a favorite movie on the telie.

I'd forgotten how much I really liked that movie.

This month on the Chiller channel, they are featuring Vampire movies. Woot!

In other news...

...my mother's coffee pot is full of fail. This morning it decided to flood instead of brew. That was a damn waste of good coffee. I'm back at the house for a bit to feed Irene and get ready for the day. I'll make another pot here.

Oh, and SQUEE!!! I brought home Ruth Chris for us last night....she ATE! And this morning she polished off the entire bowl of cereal and bananas I prepared. GO ME!! Today I told her we'have RC leftovers and then I'll run to Dead Lobster for shrimp skewers.
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Nov. 14th, 2009 @ 12:47 am Readables. Mostly.
Current Mood: happy
So, yesterday I went by the library. There was a briefly disturbing moment when I saw John Fowles' The Collector on the "New and Hot Fiction" shelves[1]; there was also a brief and shining moment of joy when I his Ex Libris and found a trade copy of Haldeman's The Forever War. Picked it up; I shall give it to someone who needs to read it. There are people who do. One of them should let me know who they are.

Second, John and I went out to dinner and then decided not to hit a movie. We went by Chapters instead. So I'm browsing the horror section (up to a whole three shelves!) and uttering the usual complaints when a guy comes by and says "You want a good novel? Here." And what he pulls out is a copy of John Dies At the End, which I knew had gotten a book deal but had never actually seen.

--dammit, I just realized I forgot to tell him about the Dionea House. Damn damn damn.

So anyway, he says he likes that kind of thing, web-writing style. Suggest anthologies--short stories, wide variety of writers--and World War Z, which it turns out he has already read. John suggests Dracula--hey, it's a classic horror epistolary, right? Apparently the guy wanted that kind of quick style and/or zombies, so I ended up handing him only copy left of the Living Dead anthology from Night Shade Books[3] and what purported to be an illustrated field guide from the first year of the zombie invasion. Fortunately there were multiple copies of that. Advised against Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, recommended Junji Ito, and got an enthusiastic enough recommendation of Death Note[4] that I will be picking that up. Also the 20th Best New Horror, the Lovecraft Unbound anthology, and Ellen Datlow's new Year's Best Horror. I'll be picking all those up tomorrow, since that's when the 25% discount coupon comes into effect.

(I did get the 24th Year's Best Science Fiction today, since it was going for $7. By the way, I believe I also saw several copies of the 21st Year's Best Fantasy and Horror for the same price, and as I have mentioned before it contains Veronica Shanoes's excellent "Rats", starting on page 310. Seven bucks for over four hundred pages of fiction, what the hell are you waiting for?)

But yeah. What was meant to be a light wander through the store ended up in an discussion about horror with someone who was interested in the stuff, resulting in me picking up a couple of things I wouldn't have otherwise. Nice way to end Friday the 13th.

Spent about six hours trying to write a post describing a striptease from the dancer's POV. Turned out three paragraphs of something vague in detail but adequate enough to use to further the story. It is a royal pain to try and describe a performance in the written word.

Finally, have decided I dearly, dearly love Supernatural's current take on fandom. Remember, it's really not jumping the shark if you never come back down.
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[1] I mean that thing is how old?[2]
[2] 46 years. Well, I suppose it's good that people will have another chance to run across it...
[3] Lovely people and amazing... what do you call a publisher's collection of books? Not a stable, not a midlist... Anyway. Highly recommended.
[4] He actually pulled it off the shelf and dropped it on the pile I was carrying. Given that I actually didn't get any indication that he was fuzzy on personal space, I took it seriously.

(This post has been crossposted from DreamWidth)
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Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 05:29 pm Episode 2: The Angstcakes Strike Back
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Current Music: I Want My Innocence Back-Emilie Autumn
With today's wank comes some mildly interesting news. I went to check on my first project, 'Inner Beauty', only to find that it had been taken down. On the author's page she explains that the story has been taken down to be revised and retitled. I very highly doubt this has anything to do with me/us, but I can't help but feel a little satisfied that the author is attempting to fix the story for whatever reason.

I can only hope that these revisions will include the removal of all of the original songs.

On that happy note, chapter 8 of 'The Crystal Crossover From Hell'

This chick is obviously trying to make Erik even more infantilized and screwed up than he already is )
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Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 10:01 pm (no subject)
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Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 08:20 pm Oh Please...tell me I do NOT sound like THIS! ROFLMAO!!
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People from McKees Rocks sound like this.

::runs in circles screaming::

I try so hard to lose the accent at the curb!! Although I've been told I do have a whisper of it. And when I drink, I've been told the bit of WV I picked up while in school comes out as well. Tell me the truth now, folks....

Seriously, this is hysterically funny, and unfortunately a fairly accurate representation of what most of the people from my sweet home town sound like. I weep.
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Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 03:09 pm (no subject)
I postulate that "Pearl Harbor" could have been as good a WWII film as "Saving Private Ryan" had it not had the silly love triangle.

Still have the romance between Evelyn and Raph, but don't have the whole falling for Danny thing, cut down on that story line just a little. Expand the historical aspect. Expand Cuba Gooding Jr.'s role. Still do the Doolittle Raid.

Michael Bay could have been considered a "Great Director" in the vein of Speilberg, however, the cliche love triangle and the not stellar acting that went along with it, almost ruins this movie.
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Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 02:41 pm Where has the week gone?
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It feels like it's been forever since I've either posted or read my LJ.

I don't know where to start first...

1) How about MY "Once Upon A Nighwish" book came last night!! SQUEE!! ::happy dances around:: I got it on Ebay for $17+change US. Go me. Brand new. Never opened.

2) Dad called yesterday to see if I wanted to have dinner with him. Bless him, I think he likes the company. Upon arriving, his friend, Sam (my second dad--long story, just believe me) was there and they were.....DRINKING. Yay. or not.

Sam: I want my grandson to see your ring.
Me: Why?
Sam: So he can appraise it. How much was it?
Me: O_O (Personally, I think he's a nosey shit and just wants to know if its real.)
Sam: No seriously, we think its more than any of your dad's cars.
Me: Well, let's just say he didn't get it out of the gumball machine ::throws random pricetag number out to pacify his snobbish curiosity::

(However, even if he did get it from a gumball machine...it's MY ring, HIS gift, and a symbol of OUR intension = US. 'nuff said.)

::chomps happily on gumball:: Kidding!

The short of it is, I departed for the upper regions of the house to visit with mom, but eventually made my way to the kitchen, only to find...dun, dun...DUN! Denny.

Me: Oh no, not YOU too?
::queue laugher from three drunken men::
Den: Hi!! How are you?
Me: HUNGRY. Don't you guys ever go home?
Them: ::slugs down remaining drinks:: Bye bye,etc. etc. ohlookatthetime...gottarun...bye bye etc. etc. ad nauseum.

After hugs and kisses all around, I get them OUT of the house. I figured I had that one shot to get dad away from the whiskey before he'd be falling down. Dad took the queue and made dinner. LOL

Dad: I did good ::yum yum nomnomom::
Me: Dad, you microwaved leftovers.
Dad: Well, that is all a part of cooking.
Me: ::headdesksplatinthemashedpotatoes::

3) Sending light and love and careful winds to blow that nasty NorEaster away from my peeps in Virginia. [info]angely78and [info]alixkat, batton down the hatches! Mav, look out! it's coming up the coast.

4) This weekend, dad is headed to the mountains to work at the chalet, which means mom and I get some girlie time. I'm getting take out from Ruth's Chris for us for dinner. Hopefully, dad will be gone. He's suppose to be gone. She doesn't want to share her Ruth's Chris with him because he's an arrogant shit about eating out.
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Nov. 12th, 2009 @ 11:17 pm Yay! Book reviews!
OK, so me being the Phantom movie Reviewer, books arent really my thing, but for a change I thought I'd take a look at the trinity of Leroux, Kay and *spit* Forsythe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_bbfaoyupU

Fans of Biskuits and MaskedLion will find plenty to enjoy in the first few minutes as the Phantom Reviewer takes prisoners!
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Nov. 12th, 2009 @ 10:01 pm (no subject)
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Nov. 12th, 2009 @ 06:47 am We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone--we find it with another.
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