Lots of big stuff has happened in real-lifey land in the past few months.... long story short, new state, new town, new job, new boy. And as new job is back in academia, and for some reason in my brain academia and fic go together, here I am back again ( Read more... )

Title: Dissonance
Prompt: Grilling the suspect, from last month at sb_fag_ends
Setting: Immediately post-series
Words: 800ish
Note: So I’ve been busy with real-lifeyness and haven’t written anything in ages… this was hanging around for editing, and I thought I’d throw it out there. This is the next part in the series that started with A Blonde, A Brunette ( Read more... )

Just a public service announcement...

We're getting an inch of snow an hour. That means turn on your lights and wipers, drive slow and easy, and be patient with your fellow motorists.

I know it's been a mild winter, folks, but we're northerners and we know how to do this.

Bahahahaha! Wireless network is officially back in action! Now all that's left to do is pick out Lappy 2.0 (read: make up my damn mind) and cough up for it. The least fun part of this whole operation, but hey, shiny new toy ( Read more... )

First, Compy 386 (ye olde desketoppe) went 'splodey. Have been functioning by mobile phone for what feels like WEEKS. Then Lappy 1.0 (poor, ancient, decrepit notebook with no battery) had a tiff with the Internet at Large and won't talk to it. Then Dr Who Should Stick to Dring and Step Away From Technology (that's me, loves) has the bright idea ( Read more... )

Pull-ups: 75
Push-ups: 125 (done on knees, I'm not a masochist)
Sit-ups: 150 (now have blister on bum, maybe AM masochist)
Squats: 200
Total time: 32:06 including waiting for pull-up bar in between sets.
Pride: immeasurable.
Day-long tension headache: history.
This calls for a glass of wine and Downton Abbey!

Question of the day:

How does Spike get his eyeliner on straight? I am jealous. I can't get mine on straight using a mirror, and I'm a girl, which should confer some kind of increased natural talent. I dunno.

I know the real answer is that someone does it for the actor, but go with me here... it's baffling.

It's been a slow...month... at work of late, so I've been reading a lot of old fic in between appointments to try to preserve my sanity. This isn't directed at anyone; it's just been bothering me lately. And I see examples of it outside fandom in popular media too. This is just sort of a rambling rant, and poorly organized, but I needed to get ( Read more... )

If the groundhog says 6 more weeks of winter, but winter never really came this year, how do we interpret our data in light of the circumstances? :)

I really think vet schools should tell their students what kind of hours they can expect as practitioners. Just as a courtesy, ya know ( Read more... )