Well, I might be back. I want to be, but I don't know how well I can dedicate myself to... myself.

Anywhoo. I just realized while reviewing my user info that there has been a glaring typo there for what I assume to be... a few years! HA! And no, it isn't in the actual text, but in those little .jpg banners I have. Even worse. Seems more permanent that way. I typed: "evyerthing."

According to the counter at the bottom (how did that get there, btw?), almost 4,000 people have been witness to the fact that I cannot, in fact, spell.

Just thought I'd share.

It's Monday.

If I were Godzilla, and Monday were a small person, I would eat that bitch so fast.

ARG.

Hi.

So... I haven't been around, and things look really different now. I feel half-retarded navigating LJ now, since I haven't seen it in about, oh, a year.

How's life on your end? I miss you guys. I'm sorry I up and left.

Me? I'm going to try to sum it up with categories and one-sentence answers, 'cause I like order and succinctness.
-Life: good, I guess. (Damn, why did I lead off the hard one? I blame the retardation.)
-Job: there's one and a half, and I actually like them both
-Writing: well, with one and a half jobs, there isn't as much time for that as I'd like. But I have written about three or four original short stories and short-shorts that're decent within the last year or so. I may put them up for editing/beta-ing purposes on a lockdown entry, but for publishing rights purposes won't be able to post them publicly. I don't think.
-Reading: currently on Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. I've got it something bad for his writing and for the old west in general.
-Past Fandoms: been long gone from HP, and the last book sort of ruined it for me. (That rhymed.)
-Future Fandoms: what's a-brewing with True Blood? It's one of the only two or three TV shows I watch, and while I haven't been online fandom-wise in forever, I think it's pretty ripe for activity, especially something slashy. I know it's based on books, but that's about where that knowledge stops. Also, Gossip Girl has grabbed hold of me and I don't want it to let go.
-Movies: I saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall and loved it. Man, I am behind the times.

Okay, so I think that last category was pretty useless and superfluous, and that I ran out of real categories and just threw that one in there, so I'm gonna stop now before I start adding more.

ETA: I was Rizzo from Grease for Halloween. Yes, this was important enough to edit in. And yes, I did have a sweet pink lady jacket and badass Rizzo-attitude.

Oh I am bored. So very, very bored.

I'm spamming you right now curtesy of my super sweet new phone. But do not be jealous for I am currently wasting my life at work.

I could really go for a chili dog right now. With cheese.

Anybody see any good movies lately?

Hello there! I'm all undeleted now. I just wanted to... point that out. And so now I have. Okay.

Oh! And also, I upgraded my phone today and splurged on the cool new BlackBerry Pearl. I have been playing with it now for about seven hours. It is great fun. And now that I have a constant internet connection, you all can fully expect me to spam your flist with short, completely random and unimportant posts. Because that is most likely going to be my number one use for this phone. Hee!

Goodnight, lovelies.

I think that a certain RL someone knows about my LJ, so I'm going to have to delete my LJ for a while, or make everything private. I don't want anyone to worry. This is all planned.

If you see my name crossed out in a few hours, just know that nothing serious has happened. I'm going into hiding, but will be back.

Okay, love you. Bye for now!

Okay, so I'm having a bit of a quandry, and I'd love y'alls help.

So, I'm still on this Angel kick. I'm just now wrapping up the third season (there are, I think, four episodes left?), and, well, you know what's coming up. The Season of DOOM. Which, okay, I admit that I DID go through another mini quandry when I had to decide whether or not to even BUY this season and it's awesome suckiness, but that was settled pretty quickly because it was on sale at Best Buy for $19.99. And also because a good friend of mine has been along for the ride, who has never even seen AtS before, and now she's hooked. She really wants to watch the whole thing. And while this helped solve my first quandry of, Am I going to watch past the third season?, it also created a whole new one: Should I warn my friend of the colossal collapse of character and storyline in season four?

I think that, besides the fact that they slowly, painfully assassinated my favorite character, season four sucks on so many levels. So very, very many. So should I tell my friend everything about this season, or just let her watch it, unspoiled? Should I just tell her about Cordy not being Cordy the whole season, and leave it at that? But see, that's pretty much the biggest spoiler there could be. But then again, I don't want her to end up hating Cordy, and then hating Joss because of the big, stupid, Ha Ha Gotcha! at the end. Or maybe I do want her to hate Joss. I want everyone to hate Joss, I think.

Ugh! I just don't know. So thus I poll y'all, for you are far wiser than I.

Poll #911640 The Quandry
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 34

So, what should I do?

Ticky?

So, about a week ago, I whipped out my old Angel (AtS) DVDs, and... well. I have pretty much spent every spare moment since then watching the first two seasons. And OMG. Now I remember why I was so obsessed with this show. Can you say, Freakin' Awesome?

And with this new re-discovery come a few eye opening experiences:

1. I LOVE Doyle. Holy bejeezus do I ever. The first time around, my little Cordy/Angel shipper heart was so clouded over with hatred and jealousy that I never realized what a wonderful character he was. He is now one of my favorite Jossverse characters ever.

2. And, oh, the great, beautiful, wondrous slashability that is Wes/Gunn. Yes, they do love each other so very, very much, and I don't know what I didn't see that before.

3. Charisma = Beautiful. Oh, wait, I already knew that one.

Anyone know of any good, recent AtS fanfic? And by recent, I mean written within the last two or three years. (Yes, it has been that long. And it's really quite frightening to think about, yes.) I don't care about the timeline, though I'm bound to be a little rusty with season four/season five stuff, seeing as I stopped watching then. Heh. And as for pairing, I'm not picky, although my little C/A shipper heart still beats away. *sigh* I do love AtS. Still.

It is unwise to down five whiskey sours in an hour. Your stomach and your bushes will be very mad you later. Bleh.

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Okay, I have a question. There's a Secrets and Wishes Fest going on over at serpentinelion, and I'm thinking very hard on making my request. I'm leaning towards requesting a fic based on Closer, but I seem to maybe, possibly, very vaguely remember a fic like that having already been written.

So I figured I would ask you all, my trusty, H/D-loving flist. Anybody heard of an H/D fic based off of Closer before? Or am I just imagining the whole thing?

Wow. So I got a very interesting email in my inbox the other day, which I just opened this morning--and know what it is? No? (What, you mean you're not telepathic? *G*) Anyhow, it was a translation request! (For Salvation & Sacrament.) Which is always exciting, of course, but I've had a few of those before, nothing too out of the ordinary. Until I start reading.

It's a fanzine. A published fanzine. With, like, paper and ink and stuff. And a special edition!

How cool is that? I've never had anything published before-- well, with the exception of some embarrassing things in high school that my teachers submitted. I've thought about publication before, with my original stuff, but the publication field, with its paper and ink and whatnot, has always stumped and, quiet honestly, terrified me. But I'm really excited! And still a little scared, I guess. Like, what if my mom sees it? But I know full well that a) My full, real name is not attached to it, b) She doesn't know Spanish, and c) What the hell would she be doing reading a slashzine anyway? We would have more to talk about than just my little fic, I think...

Oh, and amanuensis1, he happened to drop your name, saying he had translated and published A World Not So Black Nor White before. How was your experience with it? Were you happy you did it? I probably should have asked you all this before I gave him my permission, but I was rather excited at the moment, so... Eh. But, honestly, I figured if you'd done it, all was okay. ;)

Dude, I don't know the first thing about fanzines. I've always stuck to the 'Net. What's the what with them? The rundown? I think I'll have to do some research at Wiki.

Yay, there's a new friending meme, the Harry Potter Friending Meme 2007.

Despite the fact that I have a little trouble reading it, I'm especially fond of this one because it asks so many good questions, like what other fandoms people are fond of. I'm currently cruising for people who like HP slash and RPS, because I truly believe that we will be OTP together, lyke OMG 4eva. Oh! And I also discovered in the midst of my cruising that there is a Pride & Prejudice fandom. I had no idea! I so wanna be in that thing, man! Now I just have to find it...

So, yes, go, enjoy, make new friends, prosper, et cetera.

p.s.
YAY GO USC!! :D

Happy New Year, all!

I hope that everyone is safe and accounted for this morning. And not too ill from last night's festivities. *G*

I've heard that they say how you spend the first few minutes of the new year will set a pattern for the rest of it. Well, I was with good friends and not a few strangers, smiling, kissing and hugging, and genuinely enjoying myself. That wouldn't be such a terrible 2007, now would it?

I personally don't do resolutions, because they feel like a curse more than anything else. But I will say that New Years tends to put me in a rather existential mood, and I really take a look at myself and my behavior, and despite how totally great that is, there are still a few changes I'd like to make. Like, say, to be more patient. And to return phone calls more promptly (or at all). To read and write more. And, of course, to keep my hand out of the cookie jar except on special occasions.

Bring it on, 2007. Oh yeah.

The awesome thing about Florida in the winter is that you can go to the beach.

The not-so-awesome thing is that you can also get sunburned. Badly.

Ow, ow, ow.

Well, I've had this project in mind for a while, and only now have had the time to do it. The holidays are at least good for getting time off work, if nothing else. Anyhow, bear with me. I'm unsure how to go about labelling this--there's a little bit of (very poor) writing, some story, and a lot of graphic stuff.

Author: abbycadabra
Title: Home, Sweet Home
Medium: Photoshop 7.0
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: Pitifully PG
Summary: Home is what we make of it.
Disclaimer: The characters in the Potterverse were created by JK Rowling. No infringement is intended, no profit is made. Furthermore, Boyd Holbrook and James Franco have no affiliation with this whatsoever. They are simply the pretty faces I put to JK's characters.
Note/Explanation of What the Hell This Is: (1) A magazine spread featuring our favorite boys, Harry and Draco. It's in a magazine layout style, so hopefully everyone has their computer set to 1024, because that's what I made it in. The rest should explain itself. There is manips, graphic art, and interview!fic.
(2) Read the writing, yes, but please do not think too much on it. I discovered that writing for a very limited space, well, limits you. And it sucks.
Credit: The manips may be taken and used for whatever, so long as I am given credit for them. Oh, and asking permission is so very, very nice. We don't want to be not nice, do we?



( Home, Sweet Home )

I can really think of only two things to say:

1. Thank you so much for everyone who commented on my last post, and/or the post before that. All of your thoughts, prayers, and condolences were appreciatively received and fell on very grateful shoulders. I love you all, very much so.

2. I was just reading through my userinfo, when I noticed for the first time EVER that one of my banners is misspelled. It's the one that's supposed to say, "A policy for everything," except that it actually says, "A policy for evyerthing." Wow, I look like a moron. I wonder how many people that has driven away over the YEARS that it's been there...

Oh! And a bonus, because I just thought about it:

3. I've been reading a lot of oft-recced fic lately, some of which has been good, some of which... not so much. The novella seems to be everyone's favorite length. Anyhow, I hope to have some recs up soon.

I seem to have an issue with updating. It's something that I'm working on. I really hope to be around more, though, because as crazy as LJ is, I miss it. And I miss you all!

Anyway, enough mushy stuff. I got a kitten! Well, he's more like a teenager kitten now. (What would you call a cat at that age? Kitty? Cat-en?) His name is Sebastian, and he was once a stray but now lives a lifestyle that I am jealous of. Sleep, play, gourmet 89-cent-per-can cat food and more toys than he really should have, since they all end up soaking wet in his water bowl...

And, yes, that sounds like that's about it with my life. How is yours?

Oh, and before I forget, I have a bunch of wallpapers I've done that I'm posting here for you all to snatch them. Take them, please.








( D to the E to the L-I-C-I-O-U-S. )

Well, Lance Bass if finally out and about. Of the closet, that is. Not that this is taking any of us by surprise, really, but I'm still happy for him. Here's hoping that he'll decide to delve into some gay porn cinema, because he is rather pretty.

Who wants to take bets on JC? Joey Fatone? How about Justin? I mean, Cameron Diaz is practically a man, so...

Got bored. Was feeling summer-y despite the Tropical Storm banging down my down-- Well, not really; I didn't get a drop of Alberto rain, only wind. Anyway. Back to the matter at hand. Was bored, felt summer-y, thus made wallpapers. Take them, put them on your computer. I'm not a Nazi when it comes to things of the wallpaper variety, but don't go telling all of you LJ buddies that you made it.







( Six wallpapers total, and they're right behind this nifty LJ cut! )
Saw A Prairie Home Companion this weekend, and was pleased that I did. It took me a few minutes to settle into the comedy, but overall I definitely enjoyed it. Except for maybe the part where Lindsey Lohan sings. (Well, okay, I did enjoy that a little, but only because it was funny.)

Oh, and speaking of half-talent teeny boppers, Paris Hilton offically has an Artist page on mtv.com. I will not go into the details of how I feel about Paris Hilton, and especially Paris Hilton's career as Slutty Whore Extraordinaire, for it gives me violent urges, but yes, I do wish pain upon her. Painfully painful pain.

Oh! And how could I forget?! Entourage premiered this Sunday! Like, OMG. Thoughts? Comments? Squees on behalf of Ari's package? Yes, yes, bring it on.

I'm not dead. But I don't know if I'm what you would call back. I don't plan on leaving the HP fandom. Ever. I don't think it's dead either; maybe just on hold. I don't mind anyone unfriending me, but I don't plan on doing much unfriending myself. I like you all too much to do that, hence this attempt at coming back.

And I've been meaning to make this post for weeks. Finally, I've accomplished something.

p.s. X-Men was awesome. Long live Hugh Jackman's biceps.