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Music meme. Show. Tired.

2010-09-05T21:37:27Z

1) If you'd like to play along, reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2) You then list (and upload, if you feel like it) 5 (or 6 or 7) songs that start with that letter (feel free to explain why you chose the songs).
3) Then, as I'm doing here, you'll post the list to your journal with the instructions.

Got the letter 'c' from dreamer_98. :)

Want to hear the music? Go here.

Changes by David Bowie - Why? Because everything this man does speaks to me and causes me to grin and I'd give away my lesbian-only card just to follow him around. He doesn't have to love me back, it's all cool. I just want to love his voice and music until the day I die.

Cheerleader by Grizzly Bear - I forever connect this song to a story I wrote, one about youth and growing up and falling in love and fucking up good things. And this song is sweetly bitter, wonderfully broken and is as delicate as hands slowly reaching out to be held.

Can't You Hear Me Knockin' by The Rolling Stones - Straight-ahead rock song, with supreme guitar riffs that are dirty and raw. The vocals are not the point, which is rare for a Stones song (in my opinion, 'coz you usually cannot ignore Mick's voice too much), they are the accompaniment this time around and it works so well.

Cheated Hearts by Yeah Yeah Yeahs - You must sing this out loud. You must remember how it feels to have your heart broken. You must drive down a highway, wind hitting your face, and scream. You don't have to be sixteen. You don't have to give up on love. You don't have to fix it all right now. Just listen. Just rock out.

Check the Technique by Gangstarr - I wore this cassette tape out as a little twelve/thirteen year old girl, putting it in my Walkman before I would walk down to meet the school bus. And I would memorize the lyrics, so I could 'flow' along as fast as Guru (R.I.P.). Classic rap still makes me happy.

Cherish the Day by Sade - When I want to believe in how well the heart can love and how easy it can be to feel affection for another person, it is this song that I hear. Buried somewhere in my soul, that's where this pleasure resides and is all too eager to be given away.

Closet Astrologer by The Ruby Suns - Something about this song is so damn romantic, even if you never associate it with a person at all. In love with nature or in love with running down a street or in love with laughter. I don't know how to explain it. I feel like a new door opens every time I listen to this.

Cloudbusting by Kate Bush - My all-time favorite Kate Bush song, beating out the familiarity of 'Running Up That Hill' and still better than the wonderful sadness that is 'Army Dreamers'. I love the violins and the march-march-march of the beat. I love her voice and how it drags one minute and how it soars the next. I love how she is telling a true story, painting it in layers and sweeping you up into it.

Cold Pizza For Breakfast by Christine Lavin - It was the first song I heard on WNCW and it is the song that made me think WNCW was something awesome. But aside from this turn of events, the song itself is funny and clever and oh so simply true.
Cold pizza is one of best breakfast choices ever and you know it.

Come As You Are by Nirvana - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' had not sold me on Nirvana, oddly enough, but this song captured me. That repeating deep-twang riff, as if you are stuck underwater and all turned around, it is special because nothing ever quite sounded like it. After Kurt Cobain died, I would listen to this and it took on a new meaning, took on a new level of quiet desperation. Was that always there? Or did I just need to find a reason for such things as suicide? Maybe both.

Coyote by Joni Mitchell - I drove my ex-girlfriend crazy with this song...and this artist in general. But Joni Mitchell's Hejira is an amazing album and this is a great track in every way - lyrically, she is so tight and perfect, and the music is rambling like a southwest highway. She is a master of making love a metaphor and still more real than anything else. [Sidenote - the version that Mixpod has is live and with The Band, so it is a bit different than the original.]

Crucify by Tori Amos - You've been here. You've been here and you know what it feels like, to judge yourself, to rip yourself up and tear yourself down. This was the mantra in my youth, all my insecurities that I would beat up and then lock away, a whipping boy underneath my skin that I didn't know how to let go of or how to love. Even now, when I hear this song, there are things I recall and wounds I can still touch. How one person could vocalize this so beautifully just blows my mind to this day.

The Cutter by Echo & the Bunnymen - Do I need a more valid reason to choose this song beyond the fact that it is a prime cut of 80's New Wave goodness? Nope, didn't think so.

Yea. I went overboard. ;)

/ / /

The show was good. The compliment I got was stunning, to say the least.
Not sure how I made it home, because my head was lolling around the whole time. Slept until almost three, but the overwhelming heat in my bedroom woke me up.

Great time out yesterday with Justin & Travis. Had a Red Stripe and some sweet potato fries... and some garlic knots... and some really tasty chicken wings in an arrabiata sauce. We went the finger-food route.
Will be meeting the boys on the 25th in Asheville for dinner, drinks and - finally - club dancing. YES.

Saw Bri for the first time in years. Went surprisingly well.

So glad I have tomorrow off. Might go for a hike around Price Lake with my mother.

Oh! Saw a deer and two foxes. It was pretty awesome. :D

i spend all night losing sleep

2010-08-31T23:14:14Z

I should have taken a picture of how long the line was.
Because it was INSANE.
I got there an hour before the doors opened, ticket in hand, and the line was about 100-200 ft. from the entrance. By the time I was half-way to the entrance, it had already filled up again behind me.

Absolutely crazy.

But still. Excellent show. Would definitely go see them again (it was their first time in Asheville, so I hope they come back now - they said that we, as a crowd, 'rejuvenated' them). Ridiculous amount of lesbians there, from the couple beside me who would randomly engage me in their conversations (and I never really knew what they were talking about, except that they come from Winston-Salem and one of them wanted to lean on me for support) to the couple in front of me, where one girl was way into PDA and the other one... not so much (my mother thinks she was staking her claim...lol). It was a lesbian free-for-all, with some random guys and one of my college professors (Go Jay!).

Oh. And a super-cool chick behind me requested 'Speak Slow', to which we both gave each other the thumbs-up... and then sang out to the song. ;)

What follows is very image-heavy and isn't even half of what I took last night.

And they sang my favorite, hence the lyrics used in this post! :D

/ /

'Twas a struggle to be in class today.
I didn't get home until after one and proceeded to put photos on my PC, so I didn't get to bed until two-ish. And my father woke me up at 6:30 in the morning. I can't even tell you what I said to him on the phone - it's a blur.

[sigh]

Managed to stay awake, though. Pass my quiz (mostly...lol). Did my commercial idea. And got to leave early thanks to my years of ARC experience. Sweet. :)

Now, time for more homework.

...Perhaps not tonight, though. I am way too tired.

always leaving you behind

2010-08-29T05:20:50Z

Gah, Being Human tonight was just too much.

Annie. Oh, Annie. It was all you in this episode. I mean, yea Mitchell wanted to leave the vampires behind (for a shot at love) and got blown up... but I know he does not die.
And George, still lying to himself about SO many things, is called out by a little girl (Did Molly rock or what?)... but the preview showed that the wolf cannot be contained. Not ever.

But Annie, they are just leaving you behind and expecting you to like it, to be happy for them as they take off and have lives - while you sit there, alone.

It pissed me off.

So, your storyline really got to me in this episode.
And I don't know why I just noticed this tonight, but Annie tries so hard to be 'human' - to encourage others and to help others, to find humor in things, to talk and have a routine... It is all she has.
She cannot be seen or heard, except by the dead or Mitchell & George (well, that's it for now at any rate...). Being able to touch a life is all she has - just a glimmer, nothing more substantial.

And Leonora does such a good job with this. Just nails it to the wall.

So, she has the opportunity to 'talk' to her mother and free her mother from sadness/guilt.
Now I get to see just how death comes for Annie again - with a door, possibly... but with the Old Man, surely.

Got to learn more about him as well. And I can see why he'd want to rid the planet of the supernatural. Everyone is just one big mess on this show...lol.

Annie, I just adore you. <3

/ /

Finally watched most of Hard Candy. Good god, Ellen Page kind of owns my heart now.
Wickedly intense film.

Also got to see some of one of my all-time favorite films in this world, Lawrence Of Arabia. Got to marvel at Lean's epic cinematography and the prettiness of Peter O'Toole's eyes and the over-whelming amounts of gay love.

Damn school exercise is just not working out well for me. I've got some kind of block going on, 'coz I am hyper-creative... normally. But I am letting some inconsequential paragraph trip me up. MEH.
I'll hope for better as Sunday officially comes to light.

/ /

Hey Asia, where are you sleeping tonight?

it was poverty that kept you sweet and your dreams that kept you young

2010-08-28T04:06:13Z

Yea, you need to own this. If just for 'Switchblade'. Damn good song.

/ /

As I sit here, glancing every so often to my notebook (where I have to describe something using different/creative terms) and then do 'why not...' exercises, I am still going to put this section of homework off until tomorrow.

And don't look at me that way! I already did some today. Sheesh.

I have a rec, though. And that is important! :D

Waking Up was so much better than I thought it might be. And my longings for good & angsty XWP fic were high from the get-go.
Still, even with the tone this story takes and some of the things that occur, I really liked this fanfiction for a few key reasons:

-Xena actually seems static at first (painfully so), which is rare in this aspect of XWP fandom. It was oddly refreshing.
-Gabrielle is not a child. Or innocent. Or naive. She is not some nick-name spewing girl, tripping over her own feet and being 'pouty'. She's a little bit of everything. She's real.
-The ending is so fucking bittersweet. I love endings like that. LOVE THEM.

Go. Go read. :)

/ /

BEING HUMAN TOMORROW!

YAY!

/ /

Tegan & Sara on Monday!!! HOMG <3
School and recording session.
Work, work, work.
Radio show on September the 5th, @ midnight over at wncw.org, eastern standard time USA.

There is no 'r' in 'wash'.

2010-08-25T01:40:03Z

I had forgotten how tiring just sitting can be. Oh school, you are a funny little world.

-Three broadcasting classes today and the last one was the best, because it was totally about doing shows/recording shows/performing for ARC. Of course, the other two courses were not bad at all (I will take any pointers for speech/delivery) - but they were not the most interesting to me.

-Found out that Rutherfordton is a hot-bed of drugs & drug activity. Apparently it is the #4 city in the USA for drug-related crime. Seriously? Rutherfordton?! I find it hard to believe... but those guys seemed pretty sure.

-Met some dude named Esteban, who was so completely baked. Baked in the sense that he is never not baked, so there is a sense of tripped-out functionality to his brain. And because we all had to do a 30 second promo, I know a lot about him now.

-Also met Ian, this little guy with red hair and Buddy Holly glasses, who - inadvertently - made me feel every single one of my thirty-one years [lol]. Still, really cool guy and he knows his music and he puts everyone to shame with his ambition.

But yea, one thing I did not miss about the school experience is desk chairs. Jesus, my ass hurts. XD

/ /

I need to indulge in pretty things.

Naomi... [flails]

Okay. So you don't have to look like Natalie Portman (though that would be nice, too), but is it too much to ask to find a lovely girl... who likes books and wants to lay upon them and then wants to pull me down to 'rest' with her? I don't think that is too much to ask.

Mmmm, Eva. She is a classic beauty.

Makes me want to just pack my bags and go. Right now. Just go and feel my shoes against pavement and wake up in new sheets in a new town.

Forgot to say: I did not find these pictures, awesome people at Tumblr did so. If you want names, just ask me.

/ /

Dinner with Tori tomorrow night.
HOMEWORK.
Classes on Thursday.
And in between all of that, actual work of the hard labor kind.

I'm happy, but tired.

Being Human. And Courage/Insanity Wolf.

2010-08-22T04:09:20Z

I was slightly... disappointed with tonight's episode. In a way. I'm not sure I can explain it, to be honest.
It had it's funny moments. It had a sad moment or two. I don't know.

The stuff between Mitchell and that police guy, though - that was good (in a horrible way).

Ah, Mitchell... once a killer, always a killer. Of course, I am generalizing it all.
But the parallels between '69 and present time were set up pretty heavily. Well-done nonetheless.

LOVED the Annie bits, as usual. Really enjoyed her insistence on calling the baby 'Tim' [lol].

And next week looks jammed packed, so yay! :D

/ /

This is really just for morningafter2. I looked for a looooooooong time and I still could not find the one I was looking for. Bleh. These will have to do.

/ /

Not sure why, but I am really fucking tired. I'm going to have to crash.
Birthday party tomorrow for one of my aunts.
And then... the work/school week shall return...

Beautiful.

2010-08-18T02:42:20Z

I absolutely love this, from the lyrics to the simplicity of the video to that single tear to her amazing fucking voice.

<3

Stops and starts and such.

2010-08-15T23:43:06Z

Turned on the television and got to see Being Human, so yea me! :D

God, I love all three of them way too much. But especially Annie and George.
I feel sympathy for Mitchell, I really do... However, his edges are so fluid with the rest of him (even though he struggles). I can see him snapping and somehow still believing he can come back from it. But he is doing some pretty shady things these days. Maybe he can't ever really come back...

Annie. You can see that she has yet to fully realize just how 'death' works. And it is starting to hit her now. It's like she is in denial - and you can't deny what is reality.

don't look at the icon don't look at the icon don't look at the icon

And I feel the most empathy for George, because he really is at the mercy of what he is.
And seeing him weep in the cage, that just about hurt my heart.

AND NINA! I mean, I kinda knew that you lived (unexpected spoilers are unexpected) - BUT STILL! I am so glad she is alive. I love Nina.

And, crazy though I may be, I like Lucy still. Last week was a shock, but I still like her. That old man... He is the evil one, straight up.

Oh, George and Nina... You two just shatter me.

Plus, George being a teacher. BEST. THING. EVER. (as is the errant cursing, which of course is because of much sadder things...but still was funny)

Annie. God, I just love you and your sorrowful knowledge.

Wanna get these images for yourself? Go here!

//

Absolutely great show this morning. Loads of new stuff (some of it quite good) and a whole bunch of what I usually play - 80's, jazz, quirky indie rock/pop, electronica.

Next show is September the 5th. ;)

//

Wrote on YGTHYLA. Finally.
Thought about Day By Day as I struggled my way home from the station.
Love it when my brain gets this kind of energy - all creative and such. Makes me happy.

THIS SONG IS IT. There is something so nice about how I listen to songs, it's like I kind of fall in love with them - like an embrace that I can have at any time.
And not only is this track full of dreamy pop, but the Roman Ruins remix version is much the same.

BLISS. PURE BLISS.

Up all night, sleep all day.

2010-08-15T03:58:55Z

I am at the station right now, four minutes away from kicking off ARC. Prepare for awesome.

Awesome is my favorite word, I think.

wncw.org

//

My birthday was spent with friends & family, eating a lovely meal within the seventh circle of Hell.

;)

//

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd we're off!

it'll be like this until it is not.

2010-08-13T05:15:08Z

'don't say lovers and liars
like you know what you
are talking about'
but her voice rushes
around, not like a stream,
just like a girl
who runs about
so i don't listen much

yea, i made a wish
or two
yea, i think about you
yea, i do

And now I can say good-night, thanking those three shooting stars and happy to be alive.

<3

Question meme thing. And chatter.

2010-08-12T03:25:31Z

-Leave a comment saying "What's up?!"
- I'll ask you five questions to satisfy my curiosity.
- Update your journal with the answers to your questions.
- Include this explanation and offer to ask other people questions.

My questions from melborousse are...

1. Are you content with the life you've had thus far?

Once upon a time, I would have said 'no'. But now, I really am content with my life and how it has played out.

2. What's the bravest thing you've ever done?

Wow, that's hard. In pure heroic terms, not much. Kept myself from getting run over by my own car. XD But in the broadest sense of the question, be myself no matter what is going on or who is around.

3. At this moment in time - are you happy?

Yes I am. :)

4. Have you ever been in love with someone living far away from you?

Not really. I've been in... I don't know what I would call it, infatuation maybe, with someone far away. It was a moment of mutual infatuation [lol].

5. What's the most significant wish you have for your future?

Most significant... Hmm. Well, to just have the life I want. Which entails several things: a job in radio broadcasting, owning a house and having someone awesome to share my life with.

/ /

I need to stop staying up so late. NEED TO STOP IT.

*is still awake*

Damn. Didn't work.

.__.

Wrote on Day By Day.
Need to write on YGTHYLA.
Started writing on the 30's/40's thing.

Lady at school will not be back until, like, the day before I need to go in. Oh so silly.
But whatever. Am excited/nervous. :D

Big birthday bash this Friday at the Hob Nob Cafe (which used to be Tupelo's, which used to be Angelica's).
Radio Sunday morning, as in at midnight (which I still kind of consider Saturday night).
Sunday = sleep.

A couple of recs and then I need to shut up & write.

2010-08-08T22:50:56Z

Firstly: Return To Me is AMAZING. Haven't put up a XWP rec in a looooooong time, but I love this story. Maybe I've recced it before? Anyway...

-Great post FIN storyline, with Egyptian gods and goddesses
-Loads of angst
-Aphrodite/Gabrielle! [my not-so-secret second OTP]
-Xena has to work to get that soul-mate back

And it is a finished fic, as of today! :D

Secondly: All the Time, I think, has become my favorite AU [but still in high school] South Of Nowhere story.
Of course, I am not done reading it yet... but I am crossing my fingers that it won't disappoint me.
But I do not think it will. Hasn't yet and I am thirty-eight chapters in [lol].

-Angst? Check.
-Sexual tension? Check.
-Ashley being the drug/drink/one-night-stand girl, but somehow still amazingly blunt and gorgeously vulnerable? CHECK.
-Spencer being cute without being stupid/saccharine? Check. Thank god.
-Spencer not flipping out over sex and acting like a real teenager? DOUBLE CHECK.

I really do love this fic.

//

Bought my notebooks, pencils, pens and such today. Like a good little student-to-be.
Wow.
I am going back to school.
Kind of seems like a dream.

A good one, though.

My birthday is on Friday the 13th. I believe that to be the coolness thing EVER. :D

Now to write. Something.

Let's fall in love to this.

2010-08-08T20:38:10Z

DAMN. Just...wow.

OMG. WTF. HOLY SHIT.

2010-08-08T03:58:51Z

Just watched Being Human. And just collected lots of icons & .gifs for said show.

BUT JESUS CHRIST! THAT EPISODE ENDING JUST BLEW MY DAMN MIND!

Okay, great moments all the way around - especially between George & Annie. Their friendship is so good, so full of humor & understanding & such.

Annie is a goddess. Pure and simple. I'm kind of in love with her.

And all that nice violence, too. Mitchell is really in a shitty situation... and it is only going to get worse.
Knocking out the teeth? Yea. Rough stuff there.

The ending, though. THE ENDING!!!

HOLY FUCK! LUCY IS THE PROFESSOR?! *passes out*

Oh, Nina... Run, Nina, run...

My mind = blown.

Know what else is funny? Syfy is doing an American version of Being Human.
Why? Because, once again, American television cannot think up anything good and so they turn to the UK.
First, Skins. Now this...

I think I need to look at Annie in order to deal.

You are here.

2010-08-07T23:37:05Z

Being Human tonight. YES!
More of that lovely ghost... Oh, I do love her. But, really, I love them all.

<3

/ /

Great time in Asheville today with my mother and my sister. Early birthday celebrations.
Got a bad-ass Superman t-shirt, more boy shorts, NEW CONVERSE SHOES (!!!) and a free meal.

Plus, I got to remember all the reasons why I love Asheville and miss living there.

But, really, let's focus on the shoes....

One of my better purchases. Yea, my early birthday treat to me. ;)

/ /

RADIO SHOW ON AUGUST THE 15TH @ MIDNIGHT!

wncw.org, eastern standard time - USA, five hours of the best shit around.

Be there or be square.

/ /

This song makes me insanely happy.

And I have another SON fanfiction idea. Where will I find the time for that (and the other two fics) once school starts????

uselessmarks @ 2010-08-01T20:47:00

2010-08-02T00:47:01Z

Maybe the best recap of an episode ever? Why, yes. Yes it is.

Skins just is perfection - even the reviewers of it are amazing.
I was laughing so loud at the station as I read this.
And, of course, loving the more serious/in-depth aspects to this as well.

Ah hell, now I have to do a Skins-related picspam.

(mary mother of god, she is gorgeous...)

Yea, you know I didn't make any of these. Very talented people over at Tumblr did so.

//

Fun show last night, hiccups and all. Silly people calling me up for requests and dedications. Think I entered the sleep-deprived zone and went a little loopy... started up my experimental film career.
And by 'experimental' I mean 'sooooooooo laaaaaaaaaaame'. XD

Goofiness is not a crime, either. ;)

(DEMON EYES, HOMG!!!1! ...God, I crack myself up. XD )

I made more on the trip home, but I don't think I am that desperate to share them...lol

//

Sleep. I need it. x___x

On the road again.

2010-08-01T00:30:15Z

Radio tonight (midnight to five a.m., wncw.org). Music, Music, Music! :D

Also, just wasted almost two hours doing links for a mood theme - and it didn't work.

SIGH

;__; What am I doing wrong?

See you all tomorrow. ;)

HOLY LESBIAN TWINS, BATMAN!

2010-07-28T00:38:22Z

(if they do not move, click on them. got it? ;) )

What does this mean?
It means that my wishes have finally come true. At least where this is concerned! :D

TEGAN & SARA @ THE ORANGE PEEL, AUGUST THE 30TH!!!

...And I just bought my ticket. Yes. YES.

See, I've been chasing them down since 2007 or so. Missed them due to a drunk girl the first time. They were too far away the second time. Third time *appeared* to be a bust 'coz they would be playing opening act to Paramore [whom I have no real urge to see].

But then my father calls me up and says they are going to be in Asheville. And I literally wished for this today at work. MOTHERFUCKING SWEET.

I am seriously happy - even more so than usual! :D

<3

Stuff. And more of it, too.

2010-07-27T03:23:38Z

Join up here. Lovely little place to feed all my Skins-related needs.
You know... icons, gifs, prettiness...

Oh. And the fact that there is an US version of Skins coming up soon-ish [which I knew a little about, but not much]. And it already sounds ridiculous. As in crap.
But whatever, I didn't expect much else to be honest.

Also got info about the UK version's upcoming Series Five. Folks are already bitching/complaining/freaking-out. What does fandom do to brains? Rot them out or something?

Sheesh.

/ /

Being Human was great!

I hate that I know what is going to kinda/sorta happen. :(

However! Great start to the season - LOVED how excited Annie was to get out in the world.
Am digging Lucy already, seems like a nice match for Mitchell [you know, if they won't put Mitchell with Annie that is...].
George was such a douche-bag for most of the episode. I have never been happier to see a character cry and plead as I was to see him do that in front of Nina near the end.
And speaking of Nina - damn, I love her more each time. She is seriously made of awesome, in my opinion.

Am going to miss next week's episode, which sucks hardcore. BBCA better to repeats!

Do I need to put up a picture that illustrates my love of the Mitchell/Annie ship? Yes. Yes I do.

/ /

Am rocking the air-waves this Sunday (Midnight, USA Eastern Standard time, wncw.org)! It will be amazing. It will change your life. It will BLOW YOUR FUCKING MIND.

Go. Listen. Rock out.

By the way:

Um. Yeaaaaaa... I'd totally marry you, just like that. THAT is sexy.

Meme. And I need to go to sleep.

2010-07-24T05:13:22Z

dreamer_98, I ran off with this one, too. ;)

1) What song(s) are you currently addicted to?
Right this very second, it is this:

2) What was the last movie you saw?
All the way through? Cracks.

3) ZOMBIES OR ROBOTS:
What is the context of this inquiry? [lol] Hmmm. Well, either way - zombies.

4) What are you doing right now?
Answering these questions and listening to the Kele song a couple of questions above.

5) What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
South Of Nowhere has still not released me. I am captive. However, my Being Human interest is totally ramped up because Season Two finally starts today!

6) What's one thing you miss about being a kid?
Not having to work hard to make money, because someone else was always paying (even though having cash is a good feeling...).

7) What side of the bed do you sleep on?
Middle to right.

8) What was the last thing you bought?
Fucking Amal from Amazon.com

9) Ninja or Gladiator?
I am not big on either choice to be honest, but I guess I will go with gladiator.

10) If you could speak any language (including that of animals, plants, rainbows, whatever floats your boat), what would it be?
Uh, wow. I don't know...? I'm not sure I'd want to talk to animals or have them talk to me. I'll be lame and stick with learning Japanese. I taught myself some of it and really enjoyed the language.

11) What do you do when you're in a bad mood?
Curse a lot. Snap at people. Get really quiet. Sometimes cry, but more often than not... I just ride the damn thing out.

12) What was the last meal you ate?
Two pieces of organic Sourdough bread with free-range chicken, organic swiss cheese and lettuce between the slices; organic blue corn chips and hummus; two ginger-creme cookies (also organic) and a Mike's Hard Pink Lemonade. I listed it all, because it was awesome.

13) Current OTP?
Spencer Carlin/Ashley Davies.

14) Five things you can't live without.
Music, internet, my window fan ('coz it is fucking hot here!), my white French Rivera style sunglasses and personal alignment.

15) Find the closest book currently sitting near you and flip to page 45. What is the first sentence of the second paragraph?
'"The person walking home calls the other as soon as she arrives," said Hannah, writing it in my notebook for emphasis.'

16) What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
You are seriously cool and, if this life were not this life, I'd be hitting on you.

17) What are you looking forward to?
Going back to school (August 20th!) to get my broadcasting degree. And, even though it'll be low-key this year, my birthday is always high on my list of 'good things.'

18) What is playing out of your speakers, right now?
Kele's 'Tenderoni'

19) What are you wearing right now?
Underwear, blue plaid boxer shorts and the softest t-shirt ever created.

20) Ask me a question in a comment and I shall reply...

/ /

Capone's later today.
Being Human later tonight.
But, damn, I need to sleep NOW.

Night night, kids. <3

Dry as a bone, then the flood.

2010-07-23T02:04:22Z

All of a sudden my posting is out of control.
But hey, when you see pretty things... you must share them.

Right outside my window:

And good-night. :)

Speaking of music...

2010-07-22T00:31:46Z

First, the original:

Oh yea. 80's goodness in your face. Great vocals and ridiculous visuals. YOU LOVE IT, YOU KNOW YOU DO!

And now, the cover:

All electro-chic and such. And do I enjoy this? Oh yes... yes I do.

/ /

I was on the sun's anvil today and all I got was this lousy head-ache.
And just like the song says, I wear my sunglasses at night.

Tomorrow, the work.
Friday, eating out.
Saturday, BEING HUMAN ON BBC AMERICA.
Sunday, sleep.

And all those points in-between shall remain a mystery.

Okay. I can't stop now.

And now, it is too late.

2010-07-21T02:46:42Z

I want to write, but the hours have slipped away and sleep is beckoning.

However, I have to get this out of me or I will go nuts.
...Well, not really. But hopefully you lovely folks out there get me.

ETA - Yea. It all sucked. Dammit. Sleep it is. -__-;

//

OMG FINALLY!!!
I've been waiting for Season Two to kick off over here in the States for FOREVER.
So looking forward to this Saturday! :D

And now, good-night.

ps - oh, this is what is making my fingers itch...

Rec. Meme. Music. In that order.

2010-07-18T01:20:23Z

Enjoy Your Day is lovely angst and angsty love. Unfinished (grrr! boo! hiss!), but still a good read. I love torture of an emotional kind. Gets me right here *taps where heart is*. ;D

And Spencer is damn witty/cool/an emotional funbag in this fic. Yay!

/ /

Got it from dreamer_98. Answer in the comment. :)

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favourite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favourite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What colour eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
26) What's your favourite place to hang out at?
27) Do you believe in ghosts?
28) Favourite thing to do in your spare time?
29) Do you swear a lot?
30) Biggest pet peeve?
31) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
32) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
33) Favourite and least favourite food?
34) Do you believe in God?
35) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

/ /

Fleet Foxes, gosh darn it, you are killing me.

But, if nothing else, you've got to hear 'Ancient Robots'. It is so wonderfully quirky and 70's-like.

It's late. Or early.

2010-07-17T06:23:11Z

finger painted blue and pink
across that cool
evening sky
and i'll always take
the long way home
i'll always take my time

speaking of you
there you go
in and out of where you used to live
somewhere inside
of me, there you go
in and out of where you used to be...

...and i'll always take
the long way home
i'll always take my time

the air so cool
against my open palm
with all the cars
going the other way
watching the ribbon of pavement
just spiral
on out...

...yea, i always take
the long way home
i always take my time

but that's alright
if only for tonight
that's alright

Sheesh. It is almost 2:30 in the morning. Thanks Fleet Foxes - you've kept me up. Again. ;)