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shipperchick @ 2012-03-09T07:21:00

2012-03-09T12:21:50Z

Skier

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shipperchick @ 2012-02-18T17:41:00

2012-02-18T22:41:24Z

Omg fanfiction downloader is the best thing ever! Three mouse clicks and any fic is a book on my kindle so I'm no longer squinting against screen glare!

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Guess who?

2009-10-15T03:27:07Z

For the longest time, I UTTERLY FAILED at my attempts to log in and update here. But HUZZAH, my login, she works again!

Hey LJ world, is anyone still out there? I'm going to go stalk people's journals now, but if you're there, and you're on dreamwidth or whatever now, let me know so I can go poke you!

shipperchick @ 2009-07-08T20:45:00

2009-07-09T00:45:39Z

Facebook is broken! *runs around and flails*. On the other hand it did force me to download the livejournal app. So hai everyone, remember me? I has a iPhone now. Expect to hear LOTS more from me!

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I would like to say...

2008-11-05T04:23:18Z

HELLS TO THE YEAH!!!!

that is all.

I AM A BLUE STATER ONCE MORE!

2008-11-05T03:57:23Z

And once again, I live in a BLUE STATE!

YEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

Okay, celebratory moment over. *gets back to chewing fingernails and ATTEMPTING to study*

ETA: OMG. Obama's leading in *Montana*? I ...so didn't see that happening. WTF, in a good way.

shipperchick @ 2008-11-03T22:20:00

2008-11-04T03:17:36Z

Just under the wire...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, nnaylime!!

May the celebrations for Your Day spill over into celebrations for tomorrow! *chews fingernails*

shipperchick @ 2008-10-29T18:03:00

2008-10-29T22:11:59Z

You know, as I was getting ready this morning, I was thinking to myself. "Hmm.. all the news has been about the election or the economy; not a word on the Bush administration's actions in the past few weeks other than the bailout. I wonder what they're getting away with while no one is paying attention."

No need to wonder any longer.

Yet another anti-choice 'rule'.

Maybe it's because of my background and career aspirations, but I find this particularly offensive. If you want to be doctor and don't want to perform elective abortions, DON'T GO INTO OB/GYN. If you ARE an anti-choice ob/gyn, WHY are you being such a pisser about referring your patients to someone else? Is it really OK for you to put your own values above the patient's needs to the point of NOT PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION? According to the Bush Administration, it is. GIVE THEM A NAME, you TOSSER. Then there's the pharmacists who refuse to dispense prescriptions based on religious beliefs. DON'T BECOME A PHARMACIST if your religious beliefs prevent you from doing your job.

And don't get me started on this obscene Colorado Amendment that's trying to define life as beginning at conception. This would, of course, make ALL abortion, as well as the morning-after pill, murder. I wonder if 'abortion to preserve the mother's life' would be defined as 'justifiable homicide'. Probably it would just be homicide, since we're all just walking uteruses, waiting to be blessed with God's grace and fulfill our divine purpose as baby incubators. *fumes*

shipperchick @ 2008-10-25T12:41:00

2008-10-25T16:39:03Z

Hmm. *looks around*

Did someone give me an LJ gift certificate? I was just poking at my account settings for the first time in... ever, really, and noticed I have some 'residual' money from a gift certificate.

If it was you, plz let me know so I can say thank you and forgive me for not noticing sooner!

Highfalutin'

2008-10-21T20:44:34Z

According to the 'What Your Taste In Art Says About You' quiz yoinked from caz963, I am "Simple, Progressive, and Sensual". Hmm.

I will eventually write a real post about why I disappeared for months n months. Swears.

Writer's Block: Comedians as Journalists

2008-10-17T14:40:34Z

Jon Stewart. Colbert is a performer, his presence on the show is a character -- while its a great way of being critical of current political events, I think he'd go for the joke rather than the critical analysis if he had to choose. Stewart's humor is almost incidental to the critical commentary.

And the Ridiculous award goes to...

2008-05-08T23:19:05Z

THIS is the most absurd thing ever. I mean, SERIOUSLY?

They also, apparently, make one from Titanic (yes, from the ACTUAL Titanic) steel. Unfortunately, you cant use it, because in order to preserve it, it must be kept at all times in an argon-filled, oxygen-free dome.

Ppl. Srsly. this is when I want to smack rich folks.

SVU Icons

2008-02-25T22:10:00Z

30-something L&O SVU icons behind the cut, along with their textless siblings. All Elliot, Olivia, or E/O in nature, from a wide smattering of season 7, 8, & 9 episodes, including Fault, Blinded, Starved, Paternity, and others. Experimenting with selective color led to some... interesting results.

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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

GIANTS WIN SUPERBOWL 42

2008-02-04T03:09:15Z

*cheers* GIANTS PWN!!!!!!

*bounces around* Now THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!

ETA: Since this was Superbowl 42, does this mean that New York is the answer to everything?

Firefly Quote Icons

2008-01-27T23:54:50Z

Hey yeah, I'm back. When depressed and despairing, return to what gives you joy, I say. And icon-ing does that for me. ;p Below please find 27 Firefly quote icons from a hodgepodge of episodes and the BDM -- quote icons are great when you're trying to relearn Photoshop. Many of them turned out to be left-handed quote icons, which is interesting. ;p Let me know what worked and what didn't!

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ETA: So there's some dispute about the 'Dear Buddha' quote. Since I don't have the BDM on hand, I've put up alternates based on the most common internet variations. Pick whichever one you like, and as soon as I've got the DVD, I'll put up the 'official' one with the correct quote.

CSI

2007-09-28T01:59:31Z

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

*hops around*

She'saliveshe'saliveshe'salive!!!! YAYYAYYAYYAY!!!

*hops around some more*

Vegas, MCAT, harry potter

2007-07-19T01:30:20Z

Okay, in the contrary way that I have, I had an HP epiphany while watching OoTP in the movie theater for the second time (and by the way, if there's anyone in NYC who wants a harry potter buddy to go watch the movie, let me know, I'll totally go see it again).

I realized (wer-doi) that this is THE LAST BOOK. ZOMG. *hyperventilates* I mean, it really hit me. So yes, I do want to read it, spoiler free. I'm going to have the rest of FOREVER to deal with the horror of what happens, so whatever. I'm going to read book 6 as soon as I find it in the many book boxes I have yet to unpack, but I WILL get DH on Saturday (or whenever -- I WANT to go to the crazy Harry Potter party, but I don't have anyone to go with, so I'll just get the book the next day like a normal grownup) and I WILL read it without Rach's clearance.

The thing is, there are spoilers EVERYWHERE on eljay. I mean, WTF? How on EARTH are there spoilers? The book is out there, sure, but has it been stoled? I thought they took care of that sort of thing when it happened with HBP.

So. Yeah. Going spoiler free. And buying Kleenex. Of course, this could just be because, as I said in my OoTP movie-post below, I am bouyed by my incredible ability to IGNORE COMPLETELY that which I don't like, 'ship-wise. I OWN DENIAL.

Oh, yeah. Got a 35T on the MCATs. So I'll hopefully be able to get into med school. Rock.

20 Season 1 BSG icons.

2007-07-09T06:31:29Z

Flexing Photoshop muscles... looks like there's significant atrophy, but with enough PT, we expect a good response. i took that a bit too far, didn't I?

20 BSG icons from here and there within Season 1. Caps, except one of my own, are all from bsg-caps.com.

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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

Also. 6 Season 3 BSG icons of uncertain quality are here. Beware spoilers.

BSG icons

2007-07-09T03:37:38Z

Found some oooold BSG S3 icons on my hard drive while I was making some S1 icons with my shiny new Photoshop. Since I'm not sure of the spoiler rule, I'm just going to post it in a separate post altogether. So, yeah, 6 icons, spoilers for Battlestar Galactica Season 3, though none for the finale.

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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

Icons for memento1

2007-07-09T03:19:39Z

For memento1, a paltry thank you. Your help in getting my PS7 up and running has been *invaluable*, and since one of my favorite hobbies is putzing around with it, you have no idea how happy you've made me. Really. There's no way to show you how grateful I am, really, so here's just a token -- one requested icon, one I though would amuse you. Again, many many thanks.

Applying for job? plus, website question

2007-06-29T05:08:58Z

Okay, so. I've been in a funkety-funk for a while now, but i'm clawing my way out. Part of that climb is starting to apply for jobs, now that i'm done with my master's degree. Am applying for a communications job at Doctors Around The World -- not really qualified for it, since my work experience has been all labwork, and no NGO or communications work, but hey I did graduate with a degree in communications and work in a radio station throughout college, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Any advice on writing cover letters and such? Is there a downside to applying for a job you're not super-qualified for?

Also -- it's time for domain registration and host renewal again -- was wondering if anyone had a host they could recommend to me?

davinci code, sg1, atlantis, etc.

2007-06-25T20:32:53Z

why didn't anyone TELL me that the davinci code had 'ship in it? I would totally have read it before now. I might actually have to go rent the movie now -- though the idea of amelie and tom hanks kissing kind of weirds me out.

laa. in other news, i can't find my photoshop or ms office disc, which is why you haven't seen anything in the way of icons (or fic) from me in such a great, great, long time. I'm hoping that they unveil themselves as I continue to unpack, though all my computer stuff was supposed to be in one box that i've already unearthed. it's worrying me a bit, but there's still hope! Otherwise, i'm just going to have to be a fandom spectator until i can afford to buy 'em again!

Regarding stargate:

okay, i didn't watch the sg1 series finale because rach's reaction sort of scared me, but i have to ask, is it worth it? or should i just stay in my happy little bubble of moebius being the last 'official' episode, where sam and jack got married in the two days that he wasn't in her chain of command and they're busy having a fabulous, snarky, long-distance marriage? or do i risk it to find out what really happened?

also, atlantis. no spoilers here, but OMG. Is 'THAT' rumor really true?

off to study for test!

L&O SVU

2007-05-09T03:18:44Z

That sound? That's the sound of 'ship going out with a whimper WRAPPED in a bang. I mean, seriously. How long can they keep this whole Elliot unravelling FOR before you're actually BEGGING the writers to just let the poor man resign and go be with his wife and kids already?

And the sad thing is, I can't even be MAD, because DAMN, this was a well-done episode, and WOW is this exactly where the character has been heading...

In regards to the reunion *gag*: Okay, I just wasn't feeling that. I'm sure everyone is hugely surprised. ;p I mean, i get where it was coming from, but he just seemed so... weird afterwards with Kathleen. Not comfortable AT ALL. also, i'm sorry, but NO ONE is going to use the phrase 'booty-call' when TALKING TO THEIR FATHER! I'm also, and forgive me because I'm a recent convert to SVU so perhaps I don't understand the nuances here, but I'm getting kind of irritated with Elliot. It seems as if his family - they're not an afterthought, not his kids, so I guess I should be saying his *marriage*; it just doesn't seem to be a priority to him. I mean, yeah, he goes running back to them when he's absolutely pushed to the limit by his job and is all like 'fuck this shit i wanna normal life' but he never *chooses* his marriage, it's just sort of the life that ISN'T his job. Does this make any sense to anyone? Am I getting weird about a TV show? I just want, if they're GOING to do him being married, then HAVE him be married -- Elliot is such an intense personality, especially when it comes to his family, that it just doesn't make any sense for him to be lackluster about his marriage -- i mean, i guess it makes sense in a realistic sense, because yes there are just marriages out there that are like that, running on inertia, but elliot is supposed to be a heroic character, and it just doesn't make sense for this character that's supposed to be all superman (with the Super!Sperm, *snort*) to be so flawed. Or, it might make sense with the way ol' Wolfie writes his characters, but I don't have to like it. So THERE.

Also, a rec. Anyone who's depressed about the zygote that just got created should go read Comets which is a bit AU now since it's got a timeline that starts shortly after Dependent but it really is the most absolutely breathtakingly lovely story, and i am just going to rec it everywhere i can.

Okay. 21 study days left until the MCAT! *buries self back underneath books*

whine whine whine

2007-04-12T04:42:08Z

i'm tiiiiiireed. my paper a) sucks b) is over the size limit and c) doesn't cover even half the material it needs to cover. this assignment sucks all kinds of beans. ALL KINDS.

*whimper*

ETA: Paper of d00m is now OVER DOUBLE its size limit, and is due in 7 hours, but i don't have brain power to trim it down. will just keep plowing forward until done, sleep 4 hours, then wake and attmept to get it close to SOMETHING resembling size limit.

BSG credits...

2007-03-20T15:55:48Z

Just something I've noticed about the BSG credits in the last few episodes...

'The Son Also Rises'
Okay, first of all, that blank space where Katee's name used to be is just ...achingly sad. It's such a giant obvious hole. AND i'm sorry but shooting the number of survivors down from 41,400 to 41,399? That's just MEAN. They're doing this on purpose to make it as angst-errific as POSSIBLE, aren't they?

'Crossroads Pt. 1'
Okay, now the number thing is starting to irritate me -- now it's 39 thousand-something and has been since NC? What? If you're going to make a POINT of bringing the numbers in the credits to our attention, at least be consistent with them! Is there some explanation for this I'm not seeing?

Also, I know they did the credits differently this time (why? time crunch?) but it STILL seems like they're... pausing between Mary and Jamie's name? Is this just my imagination or did anyone else see this too? It's kind of driving me insane, so plz tell me if you noticed!

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