pixie_on

Late Night TV

pixie_on_acid Nov 19, 2007 04:42

So, sitting up sick, I'm watching TV

According to Discovery Channel ( It's The End Of The World )

We had a power outage, so of course my father had to mess around with unplugging things individually, rather than the whole thing at one master plug-in. Thus, when the power came back on, he didn't get everything plugged back in properly.

In doing so, he somehow fried my VCR/DVD recorder. As in, video-out on everything is screwedNot only does ( Read more... )

Sigh

pixie_on_acid Oct 03, 2007 23:20

So, it looks like my MP3 player has definitely gone the way of the permanently missing. Which, you know, sucks. And they don't seem to make that model anymore.

So... dearest people... I need some advice.

I'm looking for a not-super-expensive, small, flash-memory player that is NOT, I repeat NOT an iPod. Playing into Steve Jobs' monopoly plans ( Read more... )

A short snippet

pixie_on_acid Sep 10, 2007 03:10

As to why I have, and always will love Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe).

From Too Many Cooks, originally published 1938:

Wolfe grunted. "You said April 7th? That's today."

"Yeah, they must have flown. Formerly a figure of speech, now listed under common carriers."

SNARK!Legend has it the man never really edited his work, either. He would sit for ( Read more... )

Call me crazy

pixie_on_acid Sep 07, 2007 02:18

... but I signed up for Sweet Charity, being the good little sheep that I am.

I even offered to write an original story. Am I mad? 'Praps.

However, it is why I took the latest deadline. I am also, so far, the only person willing to do Discworld. Since sign-up closes tomorrow, I don't think there will be too much competition in that arena ( Read more... )

Help!

pixie_on_acid Sep 06, 2007 03:00

I'm doing a Youth Information Services course this semester, and one of our assignments is to understand 'teen culture.'

It's been years since then (yes, I admit it), and I was more the fringe target than part of any 'culture' I could name, anyway ( Read more... )

Movie Review

pixie_on_acid Aug 11, 2007 22:07

I don't do this often, but:

( Stardust )

Meme

pixie_on_acid Aug 06, 2007 15:40

To my flist:

I think I've stolen this from most of you, anyway, so now it's your turn.

Leave your name here and I will tell you why it's awesome to know you.

I'll actually try to answer these comments, too. :)

meme

Home, at last! (Miscellany)

pixie_on_acid Aug 03, 2007 01:15

Actually, that was last night, but I've had a full night's sleep in my own bed. Ahhh ( Read more... )

Synchronicity

pixie_on_acid Jul 19, 2007 01:19

I do not do Facebook. I have never even been to Facebook (well, I went just now, but was not impressed). However, we were talking about Facebook at work today (two coworkers discussing how they found each other on it), and I even said I did not know Facebook ( Read more... )

synchronicity