Happy 4th to my fellow Americans. (Fuck yeah!)

Today I celebrated with sangria, chocolate donut for breakfast, and Johnny Depp. Not necessarily in that order.

I hope y'all had as awesome a time as mine. (Awesome time is MAAAAHN/Vampire Bill)

Now picture Alexander Skarsgard showing up on Supernatural as the Archangel Michael.

It's okay if you flailed a little. My mind is still stuck on that very happy place.

In my personal opinion he would be wearing nothing but giant wings. Oh, and carrying a sword. Ahaheheh.

Not so important things, the consumption of, in list format:

1. Weekend plans that shall make me ever so not on the internet. Don't explode on me, you guys.

2. Why so worky work?

3. My complex beta-process. I'm always curious about what other people do when beta-ing. I personally prefer printing out the document, doing a line-by-line edit, add comments and then write it up in Word. Ahhhh. I only hope what I send is helpful.

4. The old days when I used to write and post fic without taking a month to write a short fic. Those were good days. In summation: the ghost story I am writing is still stuck in the hell that is my writing process these days. I doubt I'll post it for another month. Sometimes thinking about giving up writing but seems too flouncy for me. Better to waste my time angsting about my shitty writing.

Poll #1424215 The Yogurt Poll
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which delicious yogurt should I eat for lunch?

Obligatory Death is not an Option:

And no, you cannot say that you'll have the chicken, then.

Remember Remus/Sirius?

Well this post by imochan is stirring up some fond, fond memories.

I met my Stefackles in HP fandom. Awww. <3

If you don't hear the Professor's voice, our fragile friendship may be damaged beyond repair. :-(

I finally figured out the title to that het (or POSSIBLY gen) fic I've been working on for the last couple of weeks. That shall be neatly filed under "progress" in the assorted notes within my poor addled brain.

Reading the, er, lengthy discussions about To Warn or Not To Warn is kind of bumming me out. There are scattershot thoughts but none really of interest. It does make me think about how I've approached using warnings in my own fic and whether I've done a sufficient job when approaching darker subject matter.

Moving on, a familiar meme wherein I tell you that you're analyzing the media from the wrong perspective and that my thoughts are the only ones that are correct and if you dare question me, I shall judge you forever and ever, amen.

Name a fandom, and I'll give you the scoop on at least three of my unpopular opinions related to that fandom.

I anticipate exactly zeroone comments.

in conclusion, I am never wrong.

Writing a proper drabble is HARD. My life is full of pain. Pity me. And read this if you'd like!

Friends Don't Let Friends Wear Lederhosen
Fandom: Farscape
Summary: The time where John loses his clothes and replacing said clothes is trickier than you might think.

( John is fine with pulling an Animal House )


And because an explanation is necessary, this is totally inspired by watching John Quixote last night. I do believe that ( this picture says it all )

True Blood is not my One True Vampire show but it's certainly becoming a really fun summer show for me.

I'm finding myself watching much less TV this summer, which I don't think is necessarily a bad thing, but it sure is different. Burn Notice continues to be my happy spy place and I have been evilly addicted to So You Think You Can Dance thanks to my horrible roommate. Still impatient for Psych to come back. August feels so far away!

S1 of True Blood was a bit of a mixed bag, I love the ensemble cast way more than the leads which is always a little awkward for me. Plus my ridiculous Anna Paquin love is shameful for I cannot judge her acting at all although I do understand where everyone is coming from when she's criticized for, um, her acting choices when playing Sookie.

Suuuuuhckie issssss maaaaaaaaaaaahn.

Great, I've gotten that out of the way, onwards to spoilers!

( Spoilers for last Sunday's episode )

FYI:

I have been absent on lj lately. Time has been eaten with Sims 2, Big Bang assisting, hanging out with people (WTF? didn't I used to be a hermit?) and writing (omg I sometimes write things, that may be gen or het, the story cannot make up its mind).

I do still read all y'alls posts but I am being spazzy and feel like my thoughts aren't worthy of you guys. Especially when I read my flist in the morning and at most I'd be able to recycle a Mean Girls quote at you.

I like how I posted this meme under private lock so only I could see it. *facepalm* I'm such a genius.

A meme about things I did. And I'm HONEST about it. Will wonders never cease.

1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks.

( the answers! )

I am mercifully at the House of My Family, going to relax very much this weekend as work attempted to swallow my soul.

First on my to-do list: watch Burn Notice.

My fronds friends, I am not a very serious person but sometimes I have serious thoughts/rants that I want to hash out.

Normally I lie down until those thoughts are overrided with visions, of say, unicorns tap-dancing on the moon or fond memories of John Crichton's leather clad ass.

Yet today, I am feeling a feeling that might be a feeling where I want to express Thoughts About Fandom.

(note: must find "Oh, You" macro)

Therefore, I give you a POLL to decide my fate.

Poll #1410969 See Reg Rant
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Should I...

Choose Only One:

I am anticipating many votes for death-by-polar-bear.

How Chad Michael Murray Got Jared and Jensen Together (and Fell In Love with Misha Along the Way), as told by CMM Himself (Bitch)
Author: Regala Electra
Fandom: (Not RPS, Obviously. I don’t write that.)
Pairing: Chad/Misha, Jared/Jensen
Rating: R
Warnings: Sex, Language, Drug Use, Chad Michael Murray
Word Count: 7,466
Author’s Notes: Written for memphis86 for some reason I can no longer remember. Many things in this story are not factual. I don’t believe Jensen watches Beaches to make himself cry or that Chad Michael Murray’s acting skills are up to par for a Syfy (lolz) miniseries. I doubt Jägerbombs are the key to Jared’s deepest secrets. Clif is not paid to bake for Jared and Jensen. Misha Collins is not a real person. He’s a space alien sent from the future to break our brains. Many, many thanks to ignited for supporting me during my mental breakdown and to memphis86 for the final beta.

Again, please note I did warn for Chad Michael Murray.



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( Contrary to popular belief, Misha Collins is not actually a cane toad. )

Today, today I saw Up! And it was fabulous and I criiiiiied so much because apparently I am emotional snowflake full of FEELINGS.

Except how omg I totally am not and I hate everyone and everything.

Or maybe I'm sarcastic. WHATEVER.

LOL Twitter is still kind of broken, A+++ to everyone at Asylum for twittering reports it has been greatly appreciated. Lovely photos (ALEC HAIR) have been enjoyed as I enjoyed a day of weekend laziness with memphis86 and loony_moony. (enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed Look at my GQ descriptions, motherfucker)

My FAVORITE photo so far is the one in my iiiiicon by the amazing ignited. The quote is mine, the epic bitchy faces belong to Jared and Jensen. Memphis's awesome post is here. There is surprise bonus Mean Girls macro-ing.

BWEEEEE. I am so buzzed and happy with life. MORE AWESOME PICS, PLEASE. :D :D :D

I give you the Letterman List of Some of My Favorite OTPs:

(note: because I can 'ship and slash whichever character delights me, this is just a series of all-time and current loves)

1. John Crichton/Aeryn Sun (Farscape)
2. Buffy/Angel (BtVS/AtS)
3. Angel/Spike (BtVS/AtS - I also enjoy me some B/A/S, ya dig?)
4. Faith/The Universe (BtVS/AtS, insert Buffy or Dean in particular)
5. Doctor/Rose (Doctor Who)
6. Remus/Sirius (Harry Potter)
7. Shawn/Gus (Psych)
8. Ned/Chuck (Pushing Daisies)
9. J.D./Turk (Scrubs)
10. Sam and Dean (Supernatural - for nonslash and slash reasons)

Oh man, that took waaaay longer than I expected it to take. Damn Ny-Quil really slows down the brain. Seriously, I have never been more groggy getting up in the morning.

This list is supposed to provide ye olde flist an idea of my shipping habits but I think I got more out of this that y'all will. One thing, I didn't list secret shame stuff like Wolverine/Rogue (Movie-verse only and I only count the first two movies) because I have read the fuck out of fic written about them.

Originally I did not have Sam and Dean listed (I had Misha Collins/Twitter as my sarcastic answer) but when I tried to articulate why they weren't there I kept finding reasons why I'm invested in their relationship. My only dirty secret is that I don't insta-ship them, I always watch Supernatural with a gen-POV first (and I will admit, I do give some side eye to the Dean/Castiel stuff that has been brewing. Seriously, those of you people who do have a vested interest in Dean/Castiel? Y'all had some epic subtext to work with. Treat it kindly.).

Ultimately I'm a filthy het-lover with an adoration of long-term bromances, judging from the list?

John/Aeryn is steadfast my most serious OTP, where I'm pretty fixed on it, despite my very keen interest in the relationship between John and Scorpius. But Farscape is a show where John/Aeryn was the one constant, so it's hard to come out of that show harboring no feelings toward the main relationship of the show. I'm not one for being judgy (except how I totally am judging that shirt you're wearing right now), but if you were meh on John and Aeryn then you missed out on a lot of the emotional ride of the show.

I feel bad for you, son.

Buffy/Angel is on my list mainly for the nostalgia thing. I STILL can't really rewatch BtVS at all. AtS I'm surprisingly okay with but I think that's because I liked AtS more as far as their storytelling went and I really did love Wesley's S3/S4 arc of Fucking Everything Up. Plus, Gunn was awesome, Fred was sometimes tolerable, and really, give me Darla or Faith showing up and I could click my heels in delight.

I have no conclusion to my meandering thoughts on couple/threesome-dom. If you want to chat about it in comments, tell me I'm wrong on the internet, that's all good.

For my next trick, I'm going to dive into the weird world of So You Think You Can Dance.

(Please don't forget to remind me that we get new Burn Notice and Psych this summer.)

How sad it is that for a brief moment I seriously thought "marble" was not a real word. You can tell my brain is running at a fierce .005% optimum speed.

buffering...buffering...

So my weekend? Well it happened. I got things sorted out, moved a futon to my apartment, picked up a death plague along the way which has now festered into a nice cold. Stuffed up sinuses, hacking cough, the works.

I assure you, I look very attractive. The glassy eyes make my inner soul shine ever so loverly.

Wait, loverly is actually a word too?

Man you could tell me anything right now and I'd believe you.

It really sucked that I spent all of Monday really sick (A FREE DAY OFF, C'MON). Basically my day amounted to me writhing in pain, fighting off waves of nausea. Truly delightful. I seriously suck at being sick, not only do I become completely USELESS but I get mad at myself for knowing that I'm wasting precious time.

There were these grand plans to write, I tell you, but once again I'm mired in wastefulness.

Mired is a word, right?

UGH. Kill me now.

So I may have finally figured out the title for my Chad/Misha (I KNOOOOOW) fic. It is the longest fucking title, you guys. *sigh*

Why can't I write normal fic? Like good old Wincest. You know, that kind of normal.

(Also if this fic goes past 6K I am punching myself in the face.)

I'm going hooooooome this weekend. And I may get to see my Sister K tonight which is a rare, rare thing. There's a lot of packing up I need to do of the clothing-variety (some hard decisions need to be made about what I should keep and what I should donate) and I have to go to the mall to pay off a bill (oh NY & Company and your cracktastic sales) so why not do a bit of mall-shopping (as in, looking at stuff and sighing over how much I WANT it but no I'll be a Responsible Person and not blow it all on shoes)?

Shooooooooes.

I'm in a good mood because of several things. Quick list: getting paid yesterday, finding out my IRS check finally came in, going to the gym for a proper workout last night, and indulging in a delicious whole wheat bagel this morning.

Oh whole wheat bagel. I know I shouldn't eat thee but you sustain me through the freezing morning hours at my office.

Anyway that IRS check coming in means I am not DYING of regret that I paid off my plane ticket to Denver using money from my savings account. Now it'll be covered and as long as I'm not a total ass, I will buckle down on bad purchasing decisions. Fortunately I don't drink coffee so Starbucks cannot tempt me but I LOVE me some frozen yogurt. I'll definitely have to ignore in favor of having the freedom to Buy Things for October's WinCon.

Awesome morning read: A Series of Emails from the Cyberdyne's New Tech Guy.

It's a really beautiful day (80 degrees whaaaaaat) and I am going to make myself think about happy things (HAAAAAPPY things).

So what things today are making you happy, flist?

Today I have to clear out my closet a bit to make way for the huuuuge collection of clothes that will probably be coming my way this weekend. Including like, PROM DRESSES. o_0 I'm not even a packrat and I still have those over at my grandparents' house.

Internet Things of Linky Yore:

THE ANONYMOUS WRITING FEEDBACK MEME

- It will remind me to finish my Chad/Misha fic BEFORE IT GOES PAST 5K. I do not want to have CHAD AND MISHA be one of my longest RPS (which I don't write) fics posted.

Also I may need to write the longest story notes ever to properly credit every source I am using. Including Misha's twitter. (I joke. OR DO I?)

Five Reasons The Terminator Franchise Makes No Goddamn Sense

- *shakes fist at the sky* SCIIIIIENCE!

Is anyone really geared up for the new Terminator movie? After seeing the last trailer I found my feelings firmly on the meh side and I don't know if I can pay full ticket price for a movie directed by Mcfriggin'G even if Christian Bale is the movie. And I still haven't seen that movie where Christian Bale (which today I want to spell as Christina Bale) and Hugh Jackman are magicians.

Clearly I am bad fan of Bale's work. Oh good for me.

Unless the reviews are full of major praise I don't think I'd bother. I'm a huge fan of Terminator and Terminator 2 but T3 can die in a fire for all I care.

(I'm a little annoyed at myself for not keeping up with S2 of The Sarah Connor Chronicles and I'm totally bummed that Fox canceled it. It was a pretty damn great Sci-Fi show.)

And now for something different.

An article from The New Republic: Huntsman, Interrupted.

- Yes it's about politics but I thought it was really interesting that Huntsman (Utah's Governor) accepted the China ambassadorship. This article mostly speculates about the reasons why so that's not what caught my attention. The more interesting details delve into the current atmosphere in the Republican party. (And no that's not me bashing the Republicans, it's just interesting to see Huntsman taking on positions that don't follow the GOP national platform on issues like the environment and gay rights.)

Returning back to Terminator, there's a new Angry Video Game Nerd video and I haven't see it yet!

Must remedy immediately.

A "State of Reg" post is needed but I shall save that for another time.

For now I leave you with reviews of the restaurant Dorsia.

If you already know what it's in reference to, you're awesome.

I had a saved Advice Dog macro draft on my lj post-an-update? Okay then. Well I deleted it so I hope the advice wasn't important.

So today. Today I woke up feeling like microwaved death, took off of work (ugh, I always feel guilty doing that even when I'm sick), and fooled around watching Indiana Jones but not the awesome movies, the BAD movies.

I personally have Temple of Doom and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull tied for last place. I can't figure out which one is worse. When I was a kid, they replayed Temple of Doom ALL THE TIME on illegally provided cable so I remembered the major gross and gory scenes with that strange childhood fondness that made me think the movie was at the very least, pretty good. The dinner sequence and the STILL BEATING HEART ripped out of some dude's chest are particularly vivid.

Despite those still-icky parts, it's a really bad movie. I never noticed it as a kid but OH MY GOD, Willie is one of the most annoying fucking characters ever. Why does Indy not get rid of her at a much earlier point? I mean, I get it, he's a man-ho, he will love on any female that moves, but seriously. It's kind of hard to buy the chemistry between them and he is Harrison Ford. You fail at everything if you can't generate chemistry with that mofo.

Plus Indy gets so smarmy at points that I wanted to smack him hard and nooooo I LIKE his smarminess so why are you failing at everything, Temple of Doom?

Okay last third of the movie is pretty awesome, I'll give it that.

Then there's Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

:-/

I do genuinely like parts of the movie and even Shia doesn't annoy me too much. I check reality at the door when it comes to the Indy movies and boy you have to for KotCS because logic does not exist in that world.

Knowledge does. And it's...something. Someone's power? Treasure? I don't remember. Maybe if Indy says it three times in a row I'll remember.

And that is why when I am sick, I am incredibly annoying to be around because I will talk about this nonstop. I had to resist calling ignited to harrass her about this stuff but OH I SO WANTED TO. "Okay so they're going to fall over THREE waterfalls and survive. Because knowledge is their...dammit, I don't remember."