So I'm driving B2 home from the skateboard park, and my cell phone starts ringing. And being the inept new driver that I am, I can't talk on the phone and drive at the same time ( Read more... )

SO GUYS I JUST FINISHED SPN S4.

( THERE'LL BE PEACE WHEN YOU ARE DOOOONE )

Last night I went to see a play with my family, and as we were pulling into the parking lot we pulled up next to this guy who was standing behind his car, taking off his pants. He was totally nonchalant about it, too; just stripping down to his boxers in an outdoor parking lot, pulling on a new pair of pants as he chatted with his friend. He saw ( Read more... )

You know those annoying pledge drives they have on TV and on the radio? The ones that interrupt your show and say, "If you donate $20, we'll make you a member and send you a free tote bag and/or water bottle!" Apparently when my mom was a kid, my grandpa called into a TV/radio station during a pledge break and said, "I'm a member and I want you ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, Percy Jackson! The blue cupcakes are cooling downstairs and I convinced my mom to make enchiladas for dinner. The cupcakes came out more... green-blue than blue-blue. Whatever, I'm calling it sea foam-blue. IT'S THEMATICALLY RELEVANT, OKAY ( Read more... )

I HAVE MISSED THESE GUYS SO MUCH. <3 <3 <3

I just got the most fantastic e-mail from the Matthew Pearl mailing list, complete with synopsis and cover art for his new book, The Technologists.

Guys. It sounds. So good.

I cannot wait for February 21st. Seriously seriously. What am I going to do for the next six months??

So LJ seems to be working again for the most part. That's cool. I went through hourly daily cycles of "It's still down? Psh, no biggie," and "IT'S STILL DOWN? WHY IS IT STILL DOWN??" But now I have two extra weeks of free paid time, so yay ( Read more... )

WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO WATCH "FAMILY REMAINS" BY HERSELF? AT NIGHT?

IF YOU GUESSED ALIBI2014 YOU WOULD BE CORRECT.

I AM SO NOT CUT OUT FOR THE HORROR GENRE. AND THIS ISN'T EVEN HARDCORE HORROR; IT'S CW HORROR. COMMENCE FORGOING THE USUAL DOUBLE-CHECKING THAT THE BACK- AND SIDEDOORS ARE LOCKED BECAUSE I AM TOO SCARED TO WALK THROUGH THE ( Read more... )

I keep meaning to post these, and I keep forgetting. So here: Have some recs to tide you over while I'm in Yellowstone.

( Apparently I'm going to challenge your honor. )