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 Sooooooooo....

That trailer for the One Direction trailer looks good. But how can I, as an adult sans children, actually go see it?  The answer is I cannot. Ah sad face. 

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 I HAVE FALL OUT BOY TICKETS. 

thus completes my bandom trifecta, as I've already seen Panic & MCR. Hopefully it won't end in break up (Panic) or disillusion (MCR.) 

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 I really wish people on AO3 would warn for first person POV.
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 Three things!

1.  I saw Kris Allen in concert tonight!  It was fun :)  The friend I took with me also had a great time, and at no point called me on the fact that I know way WAY too much about him.  Although to be fair, she is only a casual fan of his and even she knew about the car accident and that his wife is pregnant, so. He played at my favorite venue, which only holds about 100 people, so it was super intimate and the sound was perfect as always.  They have table and bar seating, and then there's this odd little area that is bleacher seating, which is where we were at, and at one point he looked over and said something along the lines of "Well, we've got a jury tonight!  Hope they find in our favor.  They're all drinking, so it's looking good."  It was cute.  He is a tiny, tiny human.

2.  I start my quilting class next week, so I went to the store today to get the supply list and, because I know myself, pick out the fabrics for the quilt we will make in class.  I have pattern issues - I have a hard time matching fabrics together because I find them too busy.  The poor women at this store!  They all tried to help me, but it took me over an hour to pick out four fabrics.  I think it will be cute when it's done though! I will document the whole process and show it to you as we go over the next two months.

3.  Has anyone downloaded the MCR singles from their non-released album?  Are they worth paying for?

2012

Jan. 15th, 2013 09:54 pm
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2012 in Review:

 

 

Summary: I didn’t realize how much I’d travelled til I wrote this up.  I was sick a lot too, and stressed out about my family.  But overall it wasn’t a horrible year.  And hey, the Mayans were wrong so we get to keep going!

 

 

 

 2013 Resolution:   Learn one new thing

I’ve been thinking about trying to learn sign language – I’m going to look to see if there are any lessons on Youtube or something.  Also, I’ve already signed up for a class on quilting.  So this should be a pretty easy resolution to keep, a rebound from last year’s failure.

 

2013 Goals:

v  Get involved in my community: 

  Ø  Attend neighborhood meetings – they happen once a month, and I’m going to try to go to at least six.
Ø   Volunteer – it’s hard to find an opportunity that allows for sporadic volunteering (ie once a month) but I’m going to try again.  I found an organization that works toward improving child literacy among immigrant/poverty-level children so I am going to look into that.

v  Complete 3 out of the 10 following craft projects:

     Ø  Tree of Knowledge cross-stitch

     Ø  S's t-shirt quilt

     Ø  My College Sweatshirt quilt

     Ø  2007 scrapbook

     Ø  2008 scrapbook

     Ø  Nephew’s family tree label

     Ø  Tribble t-shirt

     Ø  Cat toy treat dispenser

     Ø  Framing skeleton cross-stitch

     Ø  Display for Mom’s scarf pins

v  Move craft room upstairs and organize

v  Move guest room back and hang Grandmother’s quilt and my sister’s paintings

v  Frame and hang photos in bedroom

v  Practice the drums with the aim to start taking lessons again.

 


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I have to say, I just spent some time going through the  on twitter.

I mean, I don't know if Harry Styles & Taylor Swift have broken up, as they are rumored to have done.  But we've all been making jokes that when they eventually did, she'd write a break up song because that's what she does.  

I have to say, I hope she goes with 'Ex-Factor.'  That's dead clever :) 
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 Oh god, I'm so close to finishing my big bang and I just CAN'T GET IT DONE.  

Like, I stare at it and write ten words, or I realize it needs a whole other scene, and ugh.  I just want to be finished now, please.

Fic Rec

Dec. 19th, 2012 12:12 am
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This may be my favorite Harry/Louis ever:

http://archiveofourown.org/works/593272

 
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 Is there a limit to how many Smiths jokes I can make in my 'boyfriend in a coma' One Direction fic?

I think not.


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 So when last I left you, I was annoyed about the coming of December.  It actually turned out pretty well!

a) I have a new nephew!!!! His name is Vaughn, and he is super cute.  I will get to meet him next Wednesday.

b) I didn't have to go to St. Louis.

c) I only have one more workday left in the year, so nothing really looks that bad to me right now.

I did have to work with a site in Mexico, which was annoying because my counterpart had a tendency to wander off, but I got it done and I didn't have to go anywhere.  

I've spent most of my free time working on scraping all the flaking paint/rust off my back patio railings, and trying to get a quote for installing a new railing back there because my insurance company now insists I need one.  I think I've gotten it to be under $500, so I'm happy about that.  Well, I'd be happier if I didn't have to do it, but oh well.  

Also, there was a small fence kerfuffle, in that I took my old ghetto fence down, and then the house next to mine that had been vacant for two years sold and they wondered where the fence was.  But it ended well, and the new owner seems nice and he is looking for good renters so hopefully it won't be too bad.  Although I think he's set the rent too high, given that he's asking for more than I pay on my mortgage, and my house is at least half again the size of that one, if not double.  

Speaking of mortgages, I wonder if I could refinance mine again.  I just did it about a year ago, but who knows, maybe I could lower it again.  I should look into that.

I have also been crafting, but haven't taken the time to post my Pinteresting to tumblr.  Ought to get on that!  I also made Vaughn's Christmas gift, which is a sock monkey.  

And in my spare time, I've been working on my 1D big bang.  Uuuuuuuuuuugh.  Why so hard, writing?  I've hit the minimum word count, but it's not done, and I've hit that stretch where it feels like it never will be.  I wanted to have it finished before I went to New Hampshire, but I'm not sure if it will be.  I have a couple of days off before I go, so there's hope yet.  

OOOOOOOOOh! And I'm going to buy myself an iPad for Christmas!  In New Hampster, where they don't believe in sales tax.
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 So I was looking at this list from Jezebel about books all women should read:  http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/852.Jezebel_s_Books_All_Women_Should_Read#250795

And the first one on the list is Pride and Prejudice.

I can't actually remember if I've read it.  I know I've read at least one Panic at the Disco version of it, and I've seen at least one of the movies.  But can't remember if I've read the actual book.

Oops.


LOL

Nov. 24th, 2012 01:17 pm
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So today Harry Styles tweeted this, and kind of made my day:



Seriously, this band can't dance.  Their idea of choreography is to do their level best NOT to run into each other.
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 In my living room right now:

Me, 30-ish:  Working on cross-stitch

My sister, 50-ish:  Knitting scarf

My mother, 70-ish:  Playing Bejeweled on her Kindle
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I'm unspeakably relieved and excited that Barack Obama has been re-elected.  

Also amazing:  Maine, Maryland, & Washington have voted to approve marriage equality.  At least 18 women have been elected to the Senate - including one disabled veteran, one lesbian, and one Asian - a record.

And Puerto Rico seems to be starting down the road to statehood, which is so interesting to me and not something I'd heard about at all til someone retweeted it tonight.

ETA: Ok, my fact checking was a little impaired last night (I blame the wine!) - the disabled veteran was elected to the House not the Senate.
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 Ok, officially staying off of Facebook today so that I don't have a meltdown at any of my Republican relatives.

Also, trying to wait til at least 8pm before I start watching election coverage.  

Argh.  Longest day.  Please, please, please let Obama win.
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Some of you may be aware, there's an election happening in my country on Tuesday.

I've already cast my vote, so my part in this drama is over.  Now all that's left is the waiting, the watching, the worrying.

I am violently afraid that Romney will win.  Like, I nearly went into a panic thinking about it this afternoon in the parking lot at Target.  I don't understand it.  I don't understand how anyone could want to vote for him.  Okay, scratch that, I don't understand how anyone who makes less than $250,000 a year would vote for him.  That's roughly 6 million people, which is  about 2.5% of the US population eligible to vote, if I did the math right.  So I don't understand how the population is basically spilt 50-50.  

Ugh, what actually scares me is that I do understand why some people are voting for Romney.  You have the religious zealots, the racists, the anti-LGBT rights crowd, the misogynists.  I just didn't realize there were so many of them.  

It makes me want to cry.
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Scroll on, the rest of you.

Hi, two people.

Liam really has a type, doesn't he? 

Also, LOLing forever.  How do you even do that?  Is it easier to mix up twitter and the internet on non-iPhones?
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Dear 1D fic:

Why is everything ghost fic and character death this week?  It's bumming me out.

Please bring back the puppies and sunshine fics, kplsthxbai!

Vix 

Fic Rec

Oct. 10th, 2012 07:14 pm
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Ok, so since I've been reading this fic over and over EVERY DAY since I was linked to it, and it's not yet on AO3, so if I put it here I can close the tab.  Plus it is awesome and if you've the slightest interest, you should check it out.

Nick Grimshaw (Radio1 DJ)/Louis Tomlinson (One Direction), with added adorable Harry Styles friendship 


http://dangerbears.livejournal.com/12324.html


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Yes, I'm aware the rest of you are going to unfriend me soon.

Did Liam & Danielle really break up? Has this been confirmed or just a rumor? Should I start crying now? :(

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