Hey, guys.  I know I've kinda abandoned LJ.  I don't know if anyone else is still out there, but I have a friend who's trying to get on Season 2 of PS3 The Tester.  He could use some help in this round of voting.  The link is: http://casting.thetester.com/TheRealHades.  You have to sign up, but there's no email spam for joining.  You can vote every ( Read more... )

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OMG Twitter's down...what do I dooooooooooo?

It's been a while since I posted.  Unlike my friend carmen_queasy, I have not been quietly stalking LJ.  It's been a while since I read.  Sorry!  Anyway, I'm posting because I don't want to overwhelm Twitter with my silliness.

1. Inkheart was the worst movie ever.  Really bad.  Horribly bad.  Why did Brendan Fraser have an American accent and his daughter, whom ( Read more... )

I haven't checked LJ since the season finale of True Blood.  That's over a week.  Usually I'm a daily/every-other-day checker.  Anyway, it's nice to catch up with everyone, though it seems awfully quiet as of late, with the important and delicious exception of
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Oh, there was a reading group meeting today?  Thanks for letting me know.

There's nothing like having your friends forget about you to make you feel alone.

It's been a lovely morning.  It's debatable if it was "productive" but it was certainly fine with me.  Breakfasted, watched True Blood, caught up on emails/Twitter.  Catching up on emails is the "productive" part.  I was away for the weekend and didn't check my email from Friday afternoon until this morning ( Read more... )

I don't know why, but today is one of those days I feel like microblogging my thoughts/actions.  So instead of updating my status on Facebook and spamming Twitter, I'll do it here and annoy anyone who still reads my LJ ( Read more... )

Went to one of Brian's co-worker's house for dinner last night.  Had a really enjoyable time.  They're very smart women who have had interesting lives.  Forgive me for being cynical...I don't know if that's the word I'm looking for...but I'm curious what their angle is.  They have plenty of friends, so they didn't invite us over because they need ( Read more... )

My summer class is over, so now I have 5-6 weeks to work on 1) a paper for publication; 2) a collaborative paper for publication; 3) an HPS reading list; and 4) an HPS paper (an incomplete from spring quarter ( Read more... )