I work very hard at having a positive outlook on things -- against many of my natural tendencies, since I'm also a worrier by nature -- and at being nice to people even when they don't deserve it. Especially when they don't deserve it, on the theory that, if they're having genuine problems or struggling with their own private unhappiness, maybe the ( Read more... )

My scarletts_awry gave me Blue Beetle and Booster Gold action figures for my birthday. I cannot adequately express how incredibly awesome this is ( Read more... )

Okay, I was going to reply to comments tonight, but I'm falling over from exhaustion, so I think I'm going to crawl into bed soon and reply to them tomorrow, BUT I just have to post quickly to say this:

scarletts_awry just bought her plane ticket to L.A. for the end of April. At which point we will be going to my friend's wedding, and, more importantly, going ( Read more... )

I'm only three chapters into Under the Dome, but I'm enjoying it thus far ( Read more... )

The good: I will be going to visit scarletts_awry five weeks from today! This isn't a moving-related trip, but a short vacation that I'm taking over Presidents' Day weekend. We will go out for sushi and listen to music and go to the place where I can have grits for breakfast and go shopping, and it will be awesome.

The bad: I have Captain Trips beriberi the ( Read more... )

Happy 2010!

I've been away for awhile, and I hope everyone is well.

The big news around here, as those of you who also have my scarletts_awry on your flists will have seen earlier today, is that she's moving to L.A. in about six months, and we're moving in together.

We are both very happy about this ( Read more... )

My three-word review of "Grounds for Deception," which we finally got around to watching today:

Needed more yelling.

(We both liked it, but it really did.)

I'm still taking requests for Top 5 lists here, so hit me up if you're so inclined.

I've started using Twitter again recently, so if you're interested in my random thoughts about things like Leverage and the ongoing need for more caffeine, you can follow me there.

(It's mostly scarletts_awry's fault, but discovering that Timothy Hutton uses Twitter helped too.)

Also, have a meme:

Ask me my fannish Top Five [Whatevers]. Any top fives. And I ( Read more... )

So, this happened. And it really sucked.

I am beyond grateful that scarletts_awry is okay and that the accident wasn't any worse than it was. That's the important thing here.

But being 3,000 miles away from the person you love after she's been in a car accident is a horrible, helpless feeling.

Oh, I love this show so much.

I was e-mailing scarletts_awry during the commercial breaks, so here's some disjointed commentary based on -- and expanded from, since I was vague in certain places to avoid spoiling my sweetie before she watches the episode -- those real-time reactions.

( episode spoilers )