I feel like I'm dying. I thought I had a cold but most of my symptoms are gone except for the crippling stomach pain.

So humor me and watch this:
Title: Behold a Pale Horse
Author: kroki_refur
Summary: AU. A callow youth meets a dangerous older stranger. It will turn out to be the second most important relationship of his life.



It's fucking amazing.

Go shower her with love HERE. You can also find a link to download the video so you can keep it and watch it whenever you want. I know I'm going to. *nods*

I think I hurt myself with the laughing.

( for the uke that has everything )

I'm sure many have already seen this. How did I miss this until now???

Is it wrong that I want one?

*diesdiesdies* The fact that it has 'extra butter flavor' is seriously what is sending me over the edge on this.

goinked from lilmikeegee

So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...just type it in

Opening Credits: Samhain - Inkubus Sukkubus
Waking up: Crazy Love - Jensen Ackles
First Day of School: Red Tide - Rush
Falling in Love: Possession - Sarah McLachlan
Fight Song: Hiru no Tsuki - Arai Akino
Break Up: Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
Prom: Sisters in the Wind - Laura Powers
Life: Sayonara - Gackt
Mental Breakdown: Market Place - Yoko Kanno
Driving: Tea in the Sarhara - The Police
Flashback: Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police
Wedding: Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured - The Arctic Monkeys
Birth of a Child: Season of the Witch - Donovan
Death Scene: Murder - Yoko Kanno
Credits: Life is Like a Boat - Rie Fu
Sequel Teaser: Join the Gang - David Bowie

I am so jealous! My baby brother got a puppy! He's a husky with one blue eye, one brown eye. As far as I know, Ryan is still trying to decide on a name for him. The leetle shit (Ryan) sent me this peekture of teh puppeh:

Well, some of you more than others. *sigh*

This is the first time I've checked LJ in three days. When I wasn't doing real life things I was glued to my computer reading the Devil Wears Prada fic. What is this world coming to??? The movie was OK but I wasn't enamoured of it. But somniesperus has been mainly writing that and, I'm ashamed to say, I never really looked at it before. I mean, I love her Pet Shop of Horrors stuff and I fangirl her HP stories to death. In fact, I wish she'd written the last book and not J.K. 'Strue. So. Anyway, she made this post about her latest epic about Miranda and Andy and I gave in. And was immediately sucked in and kept reading and reading and reading.

If you're interested, it's Truth and Measure, and while I didn't really remember the movie, this was good enough to fill in any gaps without being awkward about it. Also? It's filled with stuff that I normally detest. Babies and such, but I didn't mind it so much in this. Really, it's very well written and a joy to read.

Shortly before that? Well, I may not have acted like I'd noticed but realpestilence has been talking about Narnia for a little bit now. And I didn't want to be curious. I didn't. I didn't want to look. Nope. But then sgriobadh just HAD to go and post links to Narnia fics and I was reading some of those. Just a little! And I was trying really hard not to like them. Hopefully the two of you will not gang up on me and make me read more. *eyes you both* sgriobadh might have a short rec list HERE and it might be um susan/peter but I wouldn't know.

Speaking of Supernatural (hush, we totally were) we watched Hellboy II last night. What? That makes perfect sense. So, in Hellboy there is a fairy prince and a fairy princess and they're twins. AND I SWEAR, THEY ARE TOTALLY DOING IT. What??? You all know that SPN has totally ruined me. And the fairy prince was totally touching his sister's boob. Cradling it in his hand. For a while. He called it her heart, but dudes. I KNOW BOOBIES! And then I had the thought. Wouldn't it be funny if Sam'n'Dean were turned into a fairy prince and princess. I mean, c'mon, Dean's always accusing Sam of being a girl anyway.

No. You really can't take me anywhere. I'm really sorry about that, but it's time that we all face facts and begin to understand that Phaedra needs to be kept in a cage under the stairs away from the good and decent folk. *sigh*

Oh, one last thing... someone needs to go read Hotel California by susannaheanes and tell me if it's spoilery for season four. Because even though I've already spoiled myself I'm trying to keep the spoilage to a minimum. I just really had to make sure that I wasn't in for any nasty surprises at the start of S4. And Susannah's stuff is always to die for so I don't want to deny myself any longer than I have to.</lj>

Card watch is now officially over.

UPS was a knockin' at mah door today and I couldn't figure out why. I mean, I don't think I'd ordered anything. And why such a slim little package?

I opened the envelope only to be greeted by another envelope. This one a padded mailer. And it looked like it had my handwriting on it. I was sooo confused.

And I ripped that puppy open, still confuzzled and trying to figure out what I'd ordered.

( Hello, baby. )

SQUEE SQUEE SQUEE

And the awesome people at inkworks? Sent back the original card that I had to mail in, that way if I'm an anal collector I can have a full set. How awesome is that?

I think I'm confusing the Husband right now. Not only am I squeeing over Jensen Ackles, but we're watching a repeat of the British GP and I keep cooing at Jenson Button. No, I don't like him JUST because his name is Jenson. He really is cute. *giggles* Cute as a button. Oh, hush... you all knew it was coming. Mr. Ackles is still better looking.

(Does anyone else get confused when they say 'Rosberg' and you think Keke? Or when they leave the 'Jr.' off of Nelson Piquet's name? Phaedra is old and can't always process that the racers she grew up with are also OLD and have SONS old enough to be racing. She is pathetic.)

( a comparison... )

OK. I think I'm done

from : http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/aviation-security/2008/Jul/01/want-some-torture-with-your-peanuts/

Want some torture with your peanuts?
By Jeffrey Denning

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all...

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers.

This bracelet would:

• take the place of an airline boarding pass

• contain personal information about the traveler

• be able to monitor the whereabouts of each passenger and his/her luggage

• shock the wearer on command, completely immobilizing him/her for several minutes (emphasis mine)

The Electronic ID Bracelet, as it’s referred to as, would be worn by every traveler “until they disembark the flight at their destination.” Yes, you read that correctly. Every airline passenger would be tracked by a government-funded GPS, containing personal, private and confidential information, and that it would shock the customer worse than an electronic dog collar if he/she got out of line?

Clearly the Electronic ID Bracelet is an euphemism for the EMD Safety Bracelet, or at least it has a nefarious hidden ability, thus the term ID Bracelet is ambiguous at best. EMD stands for Electro-Musclar Disruption. Again, according to the promotional video the bracelet can completely immobilize the wearer for several minutes.

So is the government really that interested in this bracelet? Yes!

According to a letter from DHS official, Paul S. Ruwaldt of the Science and Technology Directorate, office of Research and Development, to the inventor whom he had previously met with, he wrote, “To make it clear, we [the federal government] are interested in…the immobilizing security bracelet, and look forward to receiving a written proposal.” The letterhead, in case you were wondering, came from the DHS office at the William J. Hughes Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport, or the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters.

In another part of the letter, Mr. Ruwaldt confirmed, “It is conceivable to envision a use to improve air security, on passenger planes.”

Would every paying airline passenger flying on a commercial airplane be mandated to wear one of these devices? I cringe at the thought. Not only could it be used as a physical restraining device, but also as a method of interrogation, according to the same aforementioned letter from Mr. Ruwaldt.

Would you let them put one of those on your wrist? Would you allow the airline employees, which would be mandated by the government, to place such a bracelet on any member of your family?

Why are tax dollars being spent on something like this? Is this a police state or is it America?

As we approach July 4th, Independence Day, I can’t help but think of the blessing we have of living in America and being free from hostile government forces. It calls to mind one of my favorite speeches given by an American Founding Forefather, Patrick Henry, who said,

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

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Mind you, the first comment after the article says this is all a load of BS. But, still. Why not just knock out the passengers and transport them like slabs of meat? Yes?

DAMN MY WEAKNESS!! I just can't not look at things. CAN'T NOT LOOK!! IT ARE GOODER ENGRISH!

( Oh, yes. Cut for spoilers. )

Stolen from breathe_me27


Open up your iTunes and fill out this survey, no matter how embarrassing the responses might be.

How many songs total: 1908
How many hours or days of music: 5.4 days
Most recently played: Neo Universe by L'arc~en~Ciel
Most played: Crazy Love by Jason Manns
Most recently added: Tribeways - ADF podcast

Sort by song title:
First Song: Across the Universe by the Beatles
Last Song: 505 by the Arctic Monkeys

Sort by time:
Shortest Song: I'm Batman as said by Dean (0:08)
Longest Song: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly (17:02)

Sort by album:
First album: Achtung Baby - U2
Last album: 0079-0083 - Gackt

First song that comes up on Shuffle: Gyoza by Shonen Knife

Search the following and state how many songs come up:
Death - 31
Life - 198
Love - 103
Hate - 18
You - 190
Sex - 13

We're watching 'My Fair Lady' and I just had a loverly idea.

I want an AU of the boys where Jensen is Eliza, Jared is Henry Higgins, and JDM is Pickering.

(Can't you just see Jensen singing 'I could have danced all night...' with that dreamy look on his face?)

Does this exist? If not, why not? And if not, someone needs to write it right away. *nods*

Title: Lovers Kiss
Beta: By the incomparable sophiebriand . She took this piece, polished it, and helped me to flesh it out. Everything that is good and right and proper in this is due to her hard work. All mistakes, as always, are mine. =)
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Bela/Dean/Sam
Warnings: Kinda non-con. Pegging. Wincest. This is my non-stop basket to HELL.
Notes: Follow up to ‘Hold Me Tightly’, found here: http://pkabyssinian.livejournal.com/426107.html
This is, of course, for realpestilence. From her, ideas flow forth like wine. I humbly present this offering to you.

Summary: Really, it was the dreams. They were the real problem. If one ignored the kidnapping and sodomy by a woman one hated.

( Read me? )

So, yesterday teh Hubby and I went to the local carnival to see the sights. One of my favorite things when I was little is trying to win a goldfish at one of the little game places that carnivals always have and the Husband indulged me. We won two goldfish, one of which had a burial at sea last night. *is sad* But the other one is doing fine and swimming around the little tank-thing like crazy.

In a little bit I'm going to venture out and buy him a slightly larger tank with an air filter, that way his poo will filtered out and he'll have air to breathe. Aren't I nice. (And maybe I can talk the Hubby into buying him a friend.) I'm a weirdo and think you should have two of things so that they always have a friend. I don't think that about dogs, though. I guess because dogs seem to latch onto people. Hmmm.

Anywho, I am trying to think of a name for the leetle fish. The last one we won was probably ten years ago and lived for quite a while, I'd guess at least four years. Damn carnival goldfish outlasted every single fish we bought after him. I never expect these fish to make it for long, but they're still fun to have around.

I can't think of a name for him. *le sigh*

Pee Ess - Does anyone know how long goldfish live?

I need someone to beta a story for me. You probably won't like it.

It's kind of a follow up to the pegging fic I wrote for Pesti a while ago. This time it has Sam, Dean, and Bela. The original is HERE if you want to get an idea of what you might be getting into.

I don't want to say too much so that Pesti isn't spoiled for it. heh.

All I can offer is my undying gratitude and, of course, I'll sing your praises.

A gift for all of you who put up with me. *giant hugs*

Teaser:


( 35 Wall*E Icons )

OK, I did my culling.

I may have fucked up. If you think I did, please please please let me know. Using the eyes is not my strong point, unnerstand?

Mostly I tried to get rid of journals that hadn't been posted in for years or never posted in. I also took off a couple where we never talked and didn't have the same interests, which how that happened... I don't know. I'm computerally challenged, OK? No, DON'T hit me with the stick. Jeez.

It won't make much of a difference to most of ya'll because it's not like I'm locking my journal. Goofy shit will still be out in the open. If any real life creeps in, that will probably be locked. But I'm not such a narcissistic bitch to think that anyone will care about that. Other than the goofy voice mails from my mom, because EVERYBODY better love those. It's my mom. *grin* Mainly this is so that reading my flist is both (a) manageable and (b) less stressful.

Love and glittery kisses. *mwah*

OK.

Before the Wall*E post, I was all grumpy and crotchety.

After that, I talked to the Hubby. Then the Universe smacked me upside the head.

So, here's what's going on. Phaedra is going to simplify her eljay. That means cutting out most communities, which I've done already. There are a few that I didn't get rid of because I'm not sure if it will offend a couple of my friends on here, ysbail and prettyfreckles. I don't think I'm going to dump those, anyway because there isn't any crazy crap on there.

Tomorrow, I'm going to be cutting down the flist some. There are people on there that never talk to me, and there are some that are inactive, and others I just don't seem to get along with. I know that in SPN fandom there is proper etiquette for effing everything. I'll be honest and tell you that I don't know what it is. If you don't like the way I do things, sorry.

As always, feel free to defriend me if we don't mesh or if I make you crazy in a bad way. There will be no hard feelings. You don't have to explain it, and I won't take offense. Shit happens people.

I'm going to be sticking to my little circle of friends, that way I'll still have people to talk about SPN with, as well as other things. I'm betting that real life will be creeping back into this journal.

I will be finishing the tarot cards and posting them on here. If I get struck with any other bright ideas for stories or art, I'll be posting those too. So, things around here won't be changing too much, I just want to be able to feel comfortable in my own journal again. I've gotten to the point where I feel like I can't write about whatever I feel like anymore and that's just not right.

*massive hugs to you all* And a great big thank you to everyone who gave me a kick in the ass (and extra thanks for the love). You guys rock.

If not, why?

Just go already!

Jeez.

Everyone knows what a grumptastic bitch I am and, man, it is coming out in spades today. Everything is setting me off. I don't know why.

I've been just generally annoyed with fandom for a little while now and I'm seriously considering just getting out. I'm still going to enjoy my Show, but I'm so effing tired of the general level of flakiness that seems to go with it. And why is it the 'new fun thing' to insist that everyone have the same opinion on things? I'm sorry, I can't love all the things that you do and I can't hate all the things that you hate. The 'you' here is fandom, in case you were wondering. I don't want us all to get along, I just want to be able to have my own opinions and feelings without being browbeaten for it, like I'm a wayward child who just needs you to show me the light.

In the big reality of things, I know what I say doesn't mean shit but it just feels good to vent about it. Venting usually means I'm not doing something stupid. Usually. *rolls eyes*

I'm even pissing myself off, that's how bad my mood is.

So, why do good fandoms go bad? Where is that magical turning point when love for the show goes astray and turns into something else? For a long time I was kind of sad that the internet was widely available when I was in high school/college. Because then I could have been immersed in fandom as a teenager and it would have been glorious. Now I'm really glad it wasn't because I'd probably HATE most of the shows that I loved then because of it.

I feel like I'm liking Supernatural less because of everything that goes on around it. That's not right. Fandom shouldn't have a negative impact on my enjoyment of the show.

I feel like I should disable comments on this. But I also feel like someone should give me a good kick in the ass.

Just go. Take someone with you. Watch it. Stick around to watch the credits and see the art there.

The husband had a special show of it this morning for 250 5 year olds. At the end, all the kids burst into spontaneous applause. The adults that were there with them were flabbergasted.

I wasn't expecting much from it but it was really damn good. It doesn't matter how young or old you are, a good story is a good story.

OK, so she made it so the video can't be imbeded anymore, but it is still available on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4P5klq85KL0&feature=related

It is still crazy. What is written below is still true.

OUR GOOBERMENT IS THRISTY FOR OUR CONSTITUIONAL RITES!

OUR HUMAN RITES!!

WHAT IS OOZING OUT OF OUR GROUND???? NOT JUST AROUND OUR SUN AND OUR MOON ANYMORE!! U GAIS!!!

ASK URSELF WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!

*dies from teh stoopid*

SCIENCE IZ SRS!

While doing realpestilence's bidding, I realized that I don't have a book icon. Bad me. So I maded some. =)

Comments are adored and credit is nice. *blows kisses*

Teaser?


( look at mah books! )

Er, that came out a little shouty and mean. I not mean it too. I just got a lil excitable. Yay.

From m'darling realpestilence.

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well, let's see.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Put an asterick next to the books you'd rather shove hot pokers in your eyes than read
5) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them.

( cut for many books )

Pesti's Meme:
Bold any titles you've read. 
Italicize any titles you might like to read. 
Underline any titles you love. 
Put an asterisk * by any titles you''ll stay the hell away from, but say why 


Goto your bookshelves and pick one title each of as many different genresas you like, which you'd recommend to somebody looking for somethingnew to read. Say if you like it or not; or if not, why you'd rec itanyways. If you want to rec a genre that isn't represented, especiallyin the non-fiction category, please add your one title with a "header".Add your titles to the list and pass it along, to make an accumulativememe. 

(This isn't supposed to be a "one true rec" for the agesdefinitive list, either, just titles in your personal library that youlike or would suggest to somebody, so we can get some variety out thereand a better reflection of what *we* actually read.)

Then tag 3 people to do this. 




Mystery:
1) Face of a Stranger, by Anne Perry
2) Children of Men by P.D. James. It's the only mystery I remember reading. Plz forgives me.

Military or Military Science Fiction (often overlapping, so I'll lump 'em together):
1) Shards of Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold
2) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. First one I came across on the shelves, but I ♥ it because Ryan recommended it for me.

Horror:
1) Necroscope, by Brian Lumley
2) The Stand by Stephen King. I don't read much horror either because it doesn't really scare me. But I like the Stand.

Classic or Title You Feel *Should* Be A Recognized Classic, If It Isn't, You Know the Type (screw 'em)
1) The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emma Orczy
2) White Fang by Jack London

Science Fiction:
1) A Different Light, by Elizabeth Lynn
2)Dune by Frank Herbert

Historical Fiction:
1) Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See
2) Grendel by John Gardner. I would have read this in Middle School and while I don't remember much of it, this was the book that first planed that idea that bad guys could be just as interesting as the good guys.

Fantasy:
1) Riddle of 3 Stars, by Patricia McKillip
2) The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay. I just adore his stuff. Read any of it. Go.

Poetry:
1) The Essential Gwendoly Brooks, by Gwendolyn Brooks
2) The Iliad translated by Robert Fagles. I love his version. *happy sigh*

Non-fiction, trivia (and if you come up with a better specification for this, I'll love you)
1) Salt: A World History, by Mark KurlanskyI wasn't quite sure what this was... sorry...

Kids' Lit:
1) Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, by Julie Edwards Andrews
2) Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye. The first version of Beowulf I read, my mom gave this to me before I had started school and I read it all the time. I still love it and it's in print again! \0/

Tagging: susannaheanes, queenpasiphae, lilmikeegee, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO DO IT! DO IT!! PLEASE! I AM INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT YOU PEOPLES HAS READ!

stolen shamelessly from breathe_me27

( cut for lots of leetle peektures )

No. Nai. Nyet.

Fuck.

But now I have my mother in on the fun. She says she's going to call everyday and ask if it's here yet. I don't know if she's being funny or evil. Maybe it's both.

*weeps* One week down. Seven more to go.

So, still plugging away through season one of Enterprise.

While watching an episode last night I almost made the Husband shoot ice cream out his nose. The crew had to go pick up this Vulcan ambassador and something something and the Husband rolled his eyes and said that the ambassador would be some hot Vulcan chick in the midst of something that I can't spell. Their mating thing. Whatever. Furthermore, he said, the hot chick would bang the Captain. I lied and told the Hubby he was right. *snort* The ambassador turned out to be an old woman.

But that exchange got me to thinking. Archer is supposed to be Kirk's hero, right? (I was told this by a good source.) Well, no wonder. They're both captain's of the Enterprise. They're both kinda assholey. They're both banging their Vulcan science officer. Yes? Of course, I can't self censor so all this just comes tumbling out of my mouth as I think it.

At first I thought the Husband was *facepalming* but it turned out he was trying to keep from snorting ice cream out his nose.

Also? The other day in the car? The Husband and I had a discussion about misogyny. How wonderful Star Trek is because it brought us the original misogynist - KIRK. I said that in honor of prettyfreckles I should make an icon of Kirk that says 'Fandom's Original Misogynist'. Not only did Star Trek do that for us... but the same character brought us slash. So... when we pray to the slash gods does that mean that we're making offering to Kirk and Spock?

WTF is wrong with me? I don't know. I don't know.

One more thing about Enterprise? We also watched an episode where they found a new life form thingee. It was telepathic spooge. I have to get a picture of the boys in this stuff... Archer has this stuff all over his face and I was all 'BUKKAKE!' and the Husband was all 'I WANNA ENJOY THE SHOW, NO MORE BUKKAKE!' Hmph. Men. No fun at all.