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December 23rd, 2009
adinarj
 | 07:51 pm - New wallpaper
This consumed my evening yesterday and today. I got up out of bed at midnight last night to put in the gridlines. And "April showers" picture took up a good chunk of time tonight.
But I'm pretty proud of the result! I put a margin on the bottom because it ran right into my taskbar otherwise.
( big but fun )
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k252/adinajud/SPN_twofortheroad/accomplished.gif) accomplished
Current Music: Fake theme from "Changing Channels"
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lesmisloony
 | 05:05 am - Okay so this is how I feel.
It is nearly 5 in the morning and I've been finishing my dang afghan. Yes that's right, I just finished my dang afghan and stashed it under the bed. The thing is huge! Like, I think it might could cover a single bed comfortably. I put tassels on it just for the lulz and they're all right.
Anyway, to keep my face entertained while my fingers were a-knitting I found myself utterly compelled to watch some Doctor Who. Because I saw all of series two again with Tara (love my series two) so I figured I'd look back at the high points of series three... not including Blink, because duh Blink is a high point of series three. We've all seen Blink a million times. And anyways, I'm here for Ten, whose days are numbered, poor little guy.
So I watched Gridlock (I love Brannigan a lot), Human Nature, and The Family of Blood. If it wasn't 5am I'd probably watch Utopia and the two Master episodes. And the whole time I did some thinking.
I'm very emotional about this upcoming regeneration, as you've probably noticed. I wept all the way through the church service... the littlest things set me off. Yes, I know I'm talking about a television show, but such is my life. I've cried more over Doctor Who than anything short of the death of my Granny and that's just a fact of the way my weird little brain works. It's only Doctor Who that gets me like this, too. I don't give a crap when stuff goes down on Heroes or Lost or... I don't know... whatever else I watch. But as soon as the tenth Doctor gets that wibbly lip and those big round sad eyes I find myself whimpering along with him. And the end of Waters of Mars disturbs the bajeesus out of me. I am SO invested in this character, and that's all thanks to RTD, the scoundrel. I'm worried, as I previously mentioned, that the Moff won't keep me as absolutely engaged, but we shall see.
So I've worked out my feelings!
How I feel about Ten:
For the past year or so, Ten gets all angsty at the end of every episode and starts going, "Oh, gahhh, my companions all leeeeavve me" and then I roll my eyes and shake my head. Or then there's all this "Ooh, I would NEVER EVER carry a gun and DAVROS I WILL SAVE YOU!" at which point I roll my eyes and wonder whatever happened to "No second chances. I'm that sort of a man." And those two teensy little messages about Christmas from the BBC really irritated me, because you can literally see the point at the beginning of one where Tennant just turns on his Doctor Voice, phones in the lines, and then zonks right back out of it. The reason I declared my love for the tenth Doctor was his absolute unpredictability. He always had me gaping and giggling. But then he just got so preachy I kind of wanted to punch him. And then cuddle him till he felt better, obviously. But even at the beginning of Waters of Mars where he says "The Doctor. Doctor. Fun." I wasn't all that impressed as that's just... Ten-ish. It's cute, yeah, but it's not a surprise. So yes, David Tennant chose the right time to leave us.
By the way, I bloody adore Ten. Nine is officially My Doctor, but Ten is the fangirl love of my internet life. Well, to be fair, I sometimes blur the line between Ten and Tennant, but let it be known that I have written the above paragraph with a heart full of love, as it were.
How I feel about Eleven:
So excited to see someone else in the TARDIS! I can't wait to see how Matt Smith plays the role, and I do so hope that he becomes madly famous and is one of the most successful Doctors of all time. I hope I adore him and make dozens of icons about him and feel inspired to change my desktop wallpaper to all sorts of pictures of him. (Until tonight my background was the cast of Mozart l'Opéra Rock, but now I've gone back to my favourite old Doctor Who wallpaper, which is a gorgeous image of the Doctor and Rose on New Earth with the caption "The Doctor. In the TARDIS. With Rose Tyler. As it should be." Shut up, I'm a hopeless shipper.)
So why am I so upset?
I finally worked this one out today. I am upset because I don't want Ten to die. For his sake! Not for my sake. I just know with RTD's delightful (and sometimes outlandish) predilection for bombast that our Ten, whom he loves as much as I do (probably more, let's be fair), will go out in a traumatising, beautiful, horrible way. And it's going to break my heart. Not because there won't be more episodes with Tennant--trust me, I'll be following Tennant's career with stalkerish enthusiasm--but because Ten is going to die. When Rose went to Pete's world, I didn't weep for days because I wouldn't see Billie Piper on my screens anymore. I wept because the Doctor lost Rose and because it was sad. I wept because of the writing. I know what RTD can do to my heartstrings. And I'm scared... well, excited and scared.
And that was a big revelation for me.
*bites nails*
Well, I'm trying to organise a Doctor Who party instead of a New Year's party this year, as BBC America will be apparently marathoning Doctor Who all day on January 2nd. Also, Kelley and Tara have recently been converted to Whovianism, with Leigh supposedly working in the same direction. Plus I've got Stacyfacy and, if I'm lucky, Amber. I think with all those people there AND my Little Ten doll to clutch desperately I'll make it through without going all comatose as the months roll by my window and I whine over the Ten-shaped hole in my heart.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/lesmisloony/Moodtheme/anxious-4.jpg) anxious
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December 22nd, 2009
adinarj
 | 05:47 pm - Game!
Because I am in a really good mood, even though no one responded to my game idea, I thought it might be fun to play anyway.
This game is called "Sam or Dean." I'm posting pictures of Jared in character/promo pics and you have to guess if it's a picture of Sam Winchester or Dean Forester. Some are easy; some are a little harder. And if you can guess which character, try to describe the scene and/or season. Be as specific as you can! 10 medium-sized images below the cut.
( SO MUCH FUN )
And... go!!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k252/adinajud/SPN_twofortheroad/ecstatic.gif) ecstatic
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December 21st, 2009
lunaste
 | 01:14 am - YAY
I'M ALWAYS SORT OF IN AWE OF MYSELF THAT I CAN MANAGE TO SPEAK ENGLISH EVEN WHILE DRUNK.
YAY.
kann ich denn also deutsh reden whenn ich betrunken bin? ich glaube ich soll das nicht versuchen. enlgish alleine ist genug/
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ETA: I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER MAKING THIS POST WTF MY LIFE.
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December 20th, 2009
adinarj
 | 01:14 pm - Sappy but sweet
My dad sent this to me in an email forward. It's sappy, but I'm in a sappy mood, so maybe some of you won't just roll your eyes?
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone.. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer...
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22.. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business..
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42.. The best is yet to come.....
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k252/adinajud/SPN_twofortheroad/quixotic.gif) quixotic
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December 19th, 2009
ibroketuesday
 | 12:23 am - angels and spiders and wank, oh my!
There was amazing wank over on F!S today. It was huge involved comment thread, set off by... the icon ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) spacefragments was using.
No, seriously.
This is the secret that caused all the hullabaloo. Here is the thread of general responses. And this is the masterpiece, the most ridiculous wank since Ringwank or possibly the "Misha Collins is a sociopath" thread. (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) spn_gossip has gotten so boring lately, guys, it really saddens me.) Anyway, the original usage of the icon seems to have disappeared, so here it is:
My favorite is when one of the anons in that thread complains that using that icon in an ironic manner isn't "classy". Yeah, because that's one damn classy icon when used sincerely.
Oh, in other news, I have recently come to this conclusion: I don't like 2014!Castiel. At all. ( Under the cut: ramblings on this and related topics! )
Ho hum. Check this out. I think we should all hold hands and make a pact never ever to go to Vietnam, because EWW SPIDERS EWWWWWW. (Also I heard about spiders in Latin America, possibly Brazil, that are large enough to EAT BIRDS. They attack them and then squirt out an acidic substance that liquefies the birds and then the spiders suck up the jellied flesh through their fangs. I don't know why nature allows spiders to exist.)
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barkinmad
 | 01:35 am - It's After Six. What Am I, A Farmer?
So, for eleven days, I have all my icons back! LJ decided to stick me with a notice about my extra userpics the SAME NIGHT that I dealt out money for a paid account, but I ain't even bovvered. Instead, have some amazingly awesome!
Holy fucking cephalopod!
College is...college. I miss it a lot, but I'm been busying myself with 30 Rock (I'm almost done with Season 1!) and reading webcomics. I'm currently on Sheldon, which is adorable and reminds me of classic dailies with geekiness mixed in. I have a whole list of webcomics that my friend gave me, so I'll keep you updated as I troll through all the archives. I'm using Google Reader now too, so that takes up a fair amount of my time.
I'm SO CLOSE to finishing my Beatle book, but then I have a George Harrison book, and The Magicians, and a bunch of books about movies.
If I can figure out how to do it on a computer that is not my own (I'm using my sister's because mine was stolen, did I tell you that?), I have an pretty cool idea for a mix. So expect that. Maybe.
It's snowing!
P.S. I chose nostalgic because...OMG LOOK AT HIS ADORABLE LITTLE FIVE-YEAR-OLD FACE. OMG NOSTALGIC JGL FOREVER!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Alethianess/JGL%20Moodtheme/nostalgic.png) nostalgic
Current Music: Proud Mary - Glee Cast
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jimmiefearsylar
 | 12:09 am - I would call this "I've got nothing", but that is my LJ default "no title" post title.
So I have no cable (I don't really miss it, except that it's basketball season), no (real) internet (I'm on dial-up! This is horrendous. You don't understand, I am surfing the internet with "load images automatically" unchecked. An internet without pictures might as well be a book. A book that moves really, really slowly. I only sign on for like an hour a day, so I am behind on everything! See also: "I have no cable".), two presents purchased (for the same person), one (partially-decorated) Christmas tree (I'm supposed to have two!) and I need another complaint because the list just sounds kind of incomplete without something else. Ummm.. my Christmas cards remain both un-made and un-sent? Let's go with that. But that's okay, because it's snowing (!!) and I'm pretty sure I am not going to work today.
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December 17th, 2009
lesmisloony
 | 10:02 pm - This post turned into Doctor Who-based ramblings
Well, I've managed to keep the Great Afghan hidden from my parents all day, but if tomorrow's a snow day they'll both be home and I won't get a chance to work on it unless I hole myself up in my room.
I'm only posting right now because I'm procrastinating from finishing my take-home exam for that awful film class (and I literally did take the exam home, by the way).
My new cord came in for my laptop. Why have I shorted out two cords since freshman year? The second one only lasted about six months. What am I doing wrong here?
It may snow tomorrow, which is good, but there are holes all in my rubber boots so I'll certainly have wet feet. Sad.
My brain has been very Doctor Who this week. Probably from marathoning series two with Tara. I miss Rose. The show was much cuter and very, very different when she was around. I still adore the show, obviously, but I was just in love with it then.
I've managed to completely avoid all spoilers for The End of Time except that one picture of Ten in that funny hat and a few clips with the sound turned off that played under an interview he did. I survived all the squee of watching him on Never Mind the Buzzcocks (poor Catherine Tate) but the regeneration is still worrying me. Not as much as RTD leaving worries me, though. I mean, he's done his stupid things, but he also made me weep for three days simply because two characters would never see each other again. Tara had a similar reaction. No matter what anybody says about Rusty, he definitely knows what he's doing. I adore him, evil overlord that he is, and always will. The Moff has done some good episodes, of course (Blink and The Empty Child are some of the best that have come out of this show so far) but then there's always Silence in the Library, which was a giant ball of wibbly fail. The Moff has no regard for the over-arching stories, have you noticed? Girl In The Fireplace, for example (which I like to refer to as GITFace thanks to the tags at ihasatardis) completely ruined the snippy jealousy that had been going on between Mickey and Rose while undermining (and I know there are those who like this aspect, but they can stfu) the Doctor and Rose's growing relationship. Like it or not, this show started off as the story of a girl whose life was changed by a man in a blue box, and it wasn't until The Runaway Bride that the Doctor was the real main character. Even that Absorbaloff moron knew that it was all about the chavvy blonde. But Moffat just ignored that. And wasn't there some frustration between him and Rusty regarding having angels as the bad guys? You know, between Blink and Voyage of the Danged? I don't know, I just don't trust Moffatt for the long run. But we'll see. Nothing I can do.
I really hope Matt Smith is wonderful. Heck, I hope that in about six months' time you'll see posts from me about how much I adore the man. I hope he gets an even bigger fanbase than Tennant and I hope the show gets even better and runs for a million years. And I hope that someday there's a companion who is not a female from the early 21st century.
How awesome would it be to have someone from the eighteenth century as a companion? Or someone like Chantho? Or a guy? Or more than one person? Two people who then fall in love with each other and not the Doctor but are from different times or planets and are convinced that it will never work?
I should do my homework.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/lesmisloony/Moodtheme/worried-4.jpg) worried
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December 14th, 2009
adinarj
 | 07:47 pm - Randomosity
You know what might be fun?
A screencap game. Featuring Jared. The objective: to decide if the screencap in question shows Sam W., Dean F., or Jared as himself.
Would it amuse anyone else? Because I'm really laughing right now at the thought of it. I already have my first screenshot ready to go.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k252/adinajud/SPN_twofortheroad/giggly.gif) giggly
Current Music: "Oye Como Va" - Santana
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lesmisloony
 | 04:03 pm - Hi all! Long time no see.
So, sometimes my life is all terrible and worthy of whinging, but not very often. It's much more likely that my life is like this:
I'm the one in the yellow spotted dress providing the main vocals along with my dear Katherine, who is at my side as she should be. Bonus points to anyone who can correctly count the number of people on this futon.
Also, stuff like this on facebook, which is a ridiculous time suck but I can't help it:
It's Petville, which is a terrible waste of time. Basically, you create a little pet character and then you put furniture in its house and drag that soap bar over it a few times a day to get points. I show you the picture only because I want you to see if you can guess what Kat's and my pets' names are. Give you a hint... mine's the one on the left with that random piece of hair on its cheek. And Kat's is emo. And they're bff.
So yeah, my life has gotten inane. But cheery again, so yay!
I've got my job back: my cinema reopened under new management and they know nothing about running the place, so I'm almost a consultant or something. I've been working since Thanksgiving and yesterday I finally got my first paycheck. I celebrated with delicious sushi and mango gelato. Oh man I love my life. Then came that futon experience that we caught on video. Last night I stayed up till 6am knitting and marathoning series two of Doctor Who with Tara, who is wonderful. I'm trying to finish this afghan for my parents for Christmas before I go home Wednesday, but I don't know if I have a chance at that. Meh.
Two more exams, both on Wednesday, and a take-home exam due by email Friday. One of my Wednesday exams is java. Oh dear God java. Do not take java or javascript classes unless you're just amazing at computer programming already, you guys. I went in thinking it was going to be, like, an advanced form of HTML. It isn't. It's math in disguise. D: The horrid thing is, I feel like I could really like it... but it just... moves too quickly? Or the class expects too much intelligence from me? Or something?
Oh! And I've started contemplating that fanfic again. The one I'm writing about how Éponine and "de Lotbinière" are boarding with Marius and Cosette. And I'm having trouble understanding the floor plan of Gillenormand's house. In various movies (2000 and '82) it looks ridiculously giant, but I swear I read in the Brick that it was a first-floor apartment. Really? But... I got the idea that there were stairs between Marius and Cosette's bedroom (formerly Gillenormand's bedroom, right?) and where ever it was Valjean was chilling when he decided to clear things up with Marius. And I know there was a room set aside for Valjean, wasn't there? Or was that just in the 2000 miniseries? Oh geez, has that movie supplanted canon somehow in my head? Not acceptable. Also, wasn't that a downstairs room of some sort where Valjean had to meet with Cosette post-wedding? And where do Nicolette and Basque go? I don't understand ANYTHING. Speaking of which, Nicolette is just the cook, right? And they tried to take Toussaint on as a housekeeper but it didn't work? So who cleans up after them?
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/lesmisloony/Moodtheme/happy-4.jpg) happy
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December 12th, 2009
ibroketuesday
 | 08:41 am
Alright, I'm off to Germany! I'll probably only be checking back on my flist sporadically, but drop me an email (ibroketuesday@gmail.com) or a PM or a comment somewhere if you wanna get in touch.
See you all in three weeks. (Or, let's be honest here, less. The lure of the Internet is strong.)
Fandom, don't explode while I'm gone.
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lunaste
 | 03:31 pm - Meme
*quietly ignores how long it has been since I last posted*
But Twitter is just so much EASIER.
I'm achey all over from playing Wii Fit (shuddup I haven't exercised in YEARS) so I'm gonna keep it short and sweet and just let you do a guessing meme.
The Playlist Meme!
Get your playlist together, put it on random, and play. Pick your favourite lines from the first 25 songs that play. Post and let everyone you know guess what song the lines come from...WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP!
( omg )
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/LotteT/TW%20moodtheme/sore.gif) sore
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December 11th, 2009
adinarj
 | 02:42 pm - Eight days of "Hanukkah"
As much as I hate trying to make Chanukah compete with Christmas--songs, traditions, or having it all lumped together--this is cute. My mom sent me this in an email forward.
Note: The words "my true love" can be replaced with the Yiddish "mein Liebhen."
On the first night of Hanukkah my true love gave to me:
· Lox, bagels and some cream cheese
( 2 kosher pickles... )
PS: For the Israeli version, substitute 1 Falafel ball , 2 spoons of Hummos, 3 liters of Tehina, 4 plates of salads, 5 glasses of eshkoliot (grapefruit juice), 6 bags of pita, 7 mouthfuls of ful and 8 greps. Please note that the Yiddish "mein Liebhen" should not be used since it means in Hebrew "my Yoghurt!"
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k252/adinajud/SPN_twofortheroad/silly.gif) silly
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ibroketuesday
 | 03:02 am
surprise!
a holiday treat meme
  
Also, I have been reading the creepy post at ONTD and I have, graciously, collected many of the freaky images posted in the comments and have decided to share them here with you. \o/
( PICSPAM OF HORROR )
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