I think the combination of watching "The Hurt Locker" last night (uhh... freaking amazing film) and listening to the Clash's "Combat Rock" here at my desk today may be doing some odd damage to my brain ( Read more... )

My shrink has ordered me to spend more time on social media. Evidently it’s better to have a filthy house and all the guilt accompanying adulthood/motherhood that to punish myself by not interacting with my support group. Is this a new era, or what ( Read more... )

This has been popping up on Tumblr in another fandom entirely and has 7000+ notes, which means it's getting really popular. Thought I'd share because we know so much of it is true, and of course it all goes back to the X-Files. (I think the author does, anyway ( Read more... )

So I read "Hunger Games" right about the time "Mockingjay" came out and really, really liked it. I then read reviews of "Mockingjay" and decided to forego the upcoming pain and not finish the series. Then I got an inexplicable hankering to read "Catching Fire" and, although I liked the plot, I started having those "shake Bella because she is such ( Read more... )

I missed angstville's birthday! I hope it was wonderful, dear twin! Someday we need to go back to London for another celebration. {{{{L ( Read more... )

Happy Friday!

Jackie Cooper died. He has been one of my most favorite people since I was a little girl: a superb child actor who somehow kept his sanity and stardom throughout his life, which included serving in WW II as well as directing and producing very successful television programs (including episodes of M*A*S*H). His autobiography "Please Don't Shoot my ( Read more... )

But first, I'm late, I'm late for three very important dates: happy birthdays to mustangsally78, audrey_cooper, and vivwiley!!! Yay for April birthdays ( Read more... )

LJ certainly does seem to be vacant these days. Please don’t all flee to Facebook, for heaven’s sake! I really, really dislike Facebook. :-( Of course, I’m one of the slackers not posting lately. I have no illusions that if I start rambling more often other folks will do the same, but it sure would be nice ( Read more... )

vivwiley tagged me for a meme ages ago ( Read more... )