So it seems at my not-yet-thirty age, I am still ill equipped for managing life on my own. Shopping at IKEA is terribly distracting at best, but all I kept clicking was the bookshelves.

So really, if I do manage to strike out on my own (heaven knows when that will be), I'll end up in a cardboard box, with a kitty, and the walls will be four enormous bookshelves (with corners! and doors! oh be still my heart)

Failboat.

My dependence on itunes is going to bite me in the ass one day.

Also, WHY ISN'T IT COOLING DOWN. D:

There is a cat in need of a good, loving home.

He is a 2 year old male, desexed and completely clean. He's been an indoors cat for a long time (since the area he lived in was quite dangerous) but does like the occasional wander out into the gardens.

He's a cuddlewhore, so friendly you'd think he is the Dog from Up in disguise (I was hiding under the porch because I LOVE you.)

If you're interested, please email yumays@gmail.com.

Have some photos;

( Cody Cat )

I feel like I kicked 16 puppies. Term's off to a great start *roll eyes*

Deadlines are a bitch, but things like this is why I love Yuletide. <3

I liked Avatar. Brilliant CGI, world-creating, gripping action, things going boom crash crunch, uplifting storyline, etc etc.

Something that I did find a little irritating; the 'game over' focus that many Hollywood films tend to have. Checkmate/kill/disarm/ the leader/ultimate Evil McBadAss, then the ENTIRE crisis is over. What about power vaccum? What about the clean-up job? Surely no one who's invested heavily into the 'bad' side will whimper and cower with no Plan B of their own? Why does something that huge and complicated collapse like limp soufflé because ONE person is eliminated? (I suppose that's how sequels are built, but it's still really iffy!)

I know you're suppose to switch off your brains in movies like these, but really. Am I asking too much if I wanted SOME rational follow-up?

Am I just a huge spoilsport and pessimist?

Who knows?

(as an aside, I really want the Na’vi and Spartans fighting together. THAT WOULD BE EPIC.)

My mother surprised me on two fronts today.

First was at breakfast.

mum: "Oh I was watching that movie where Arwen's daddy dressed up as a woman!"
me: *computing very fast= Arwen daddy = Hugo Weaving = OH GOD SHE WATCHED PRISCILLA = waits for the condemnation of the entire gay community to unfold*
mum: "...Guy Pierce was quite hot back then, wasn't he? Very chiselled."
me: *choke*

Second was when we were shopping and I dragged her into EB Games because you know, I'm hopeless like that.

mum: "...eyes the Wii* "You know, maybe we should get a Wii."
me: "eyes mother" ....whhhy?
mum: "Well, I saw you playing that game where you rolled up the British Parliament and Buddha, and I thought 'gee, that's pretty fun.'
me: "..."
mum: *wanders around, picking up Wii things, humming "highness~" under her breath.*

In conclusion: My Mother. Let me show you her. XD



ALSO!

MORE YULETIDE GOODIES!

I OPENED MY INBOX AND FOUND TWO MORE. OMG. YOU GUYS. SERIOUSLY, LOVE TO YOU ALL. YOU GAVE ME SABETHA DRABBLES. ALSKFJLAKSJFLKJS.

NO WORDS, COOKIES WILL HAVE TO SUFFICE. OH AND PIMPING THEM THE HELL OUT, HERE AND HERE.

*GLOMPS ALL THE SANTAS*

I have nomm'd on my yultide fics (yep, two. <3) like a nommy nommy thing and now I show you ittttt

On the Merits of Patience - I wanted post VoE, exile!fic. And oh my god, this was damned fabulous.

and

Sailing to New South Wales - THE ENDING. I WANT MORE. YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THIS. TEMERAIRE FOR GOVERNOR OF NSW! (What, I'd vote for him XD)

In conclusion, total love. Dear anonymous authors, if you are reading, thank you again. *bows*

Inexplicably happy today. This could be from:

1) Not working on Monday
2)As a result, sleeping for 12 hours straight (I got my wish! Yay!)
3) Chcolate mousse for breakfast
4) not working on Monday
5) A phone call that went well
6) An AWESOME Merlin episode (season finale!)
7) NOT WORKING ON MONDAY.

Things that could potentially make me UNhappy:

1) Yuletide dealine (eep.)
2) running out of chocolate

In conclusion, happy wins. On with Yuletide! *dons headband*

MUST WRITE FLUFF

FLUFF NOT HAPPENING.

ASLKFJLSKFJLAJFLKJF.

WHAT. THE FUCK.

http://www.craftster.org/blog/?p=5855#more-5855

WHERE DO I START WITH THAT?

This makes my somewhat strange day absolutely normal in comparison. (At least Abott winning the liberal leadership was funny as hell. I kept getting an image of Kevin Rudd doing the Merlin!Dragon and laughing and laughing and laughing).

I got fined for parking in my own driveway.

Apparantly, the most brilliant idea that the council could come up was "oh hey! No permit! MUST BE SOMEONE INFILTRATING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DURING THE GOLF-CRAZE MUST FINEEEEEEEEEEE"

I used to be apathetic towards golf.

I think I need a status update.

To 'RAGE'.

Oh my God. I get over one grammar hump then get hit with something even more nasty. Surely this qualifies as a torture device! Goddamn infinitives. It's worse than Chucky.

On a more amusing (?) note, we had huechi's birthday party on the weekend. It was heaps of fun. It was also one of the rare chances I get to see wintersjuly, who (for some strange reason) I don't get to talk to very often. (YOU NEED TO COME TO MORE STUFF YO)


wintersjuly: I need to stop reading NCIS fics!
me: ORLY? well the only NCIS fic writer I know is ingenius_inc...
wintersjuly: Oh yeah, she's awesome. One of the more awesome writers in the fandom!
me: lol that's funny. She's my best friend from high school.
wintersjuly: O____________O;;;;;;;;


Whether she was trying to edge away from my proud (?) beaming face, or she was just IN AWE, I don't know. It was pretty funny either way. XDXDXD

Here, have some crazy k-pop. Pink jumpsuits and satin capes! Unlimited supply of eyeliner! I AM HOOKED. IT IS SO SPARKLY AND TACKY. JUST. JEESUS. WHERE DO I START?

Whoever you are, thank you so much for doing this! You'll make my Christmas a very very happy one :D


Here's a bit more information about the fandoms I requested and what I generally enjoy/steer away from.

( Without further ado... )

Signed up for yultides.

egads.

:D

1) lightbulbs (no one told me I had to READ the box and convert the wattage- stood there thinking 'god, has everyone suddenly got super eyesight than me? How can you read with 13w?' *Headsmack*)

2) Jam donut flavoured icecream topping. (My brain did a wibble, my stomach did a wobble)

Monday, begone. *sigh*

I'm making a promise to myself: DO NOT CREATE OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THIS ICON.

to cut a long story short: am cheapass and cannot go to Sydney twice for wedding AND hens night. Am worst friend ever. Am feeling like I kicked a puppy. Am not going to commit ritual suicide in shame because that means I won't be able to go to the wedding- then I'll REALLY be kicking the puppy. A lepered puppy. (Can puppies even get leprosy? I don't fucking know.)


too much TTT today. I'll be happy not to talk for the rest of the week. Burr.

Have some Merlin dork!cuteness. My stance on RPS is....weakening.....

Went to see Tosca yesterday. Kept thinking how much better the whole thing could've been if Jeremy Irons was Baron Scarpia. Mmm.

I am covered in Windex. Don't ask why.

But we finally have Starboard up and running at work! Hell yeah. Hitachi = awesome. Going to playdesign a constructive lesson nah play with it tomorrow.

I baked raspberry & white choc muffins to destress. I may have been a little overenthusastic on the white chocolate part. Or I used the wrong variety. I don't know. The end result was a -delicious- explosion of caramelized chocolate. I didn't know chocolate COULD caramelize O.o I'm counting on others' reports of deliciousness, because they disappeared at work. It seemed a bit gooey to me. Hmm.

Overall a busy, busy week. I am looking forward to socialising and booze on the weekend. Bring. It. On.