Think it's because we're so awesome?

My work bud and I dissect Project Runway via email the next day; this post is a cobbling together of my messages to her.

( Macy's I.N.C. challenge. Cutting for the sen-si-teeve even though it was two weeks ago... )

Despite Mr. Timberlake's exhortations to the contrary, I'm pretty sure sexy hasn't gone anywhere from which it needs to return. That said, he croons so stylishly about it that I almost bought his claim. Bringing sexy back, indeed. Nice try, sweetie!

If you haven't guessed by now, I heard SexyBack for the first time today. I'd read various things about the tune but I was still surprised. It's very different, and I *really* liked it. The proof is that I stopped the radio scan when I heard it, and I had no idea what the song was or who was singing. After I realized what it was, I actively tried to hear "Justin" while I listened; if I hadn't heard the hook, I'd don't think I'd have guessed it was him. He sounded good through the distortion, I think it works with his voice, not against it. I think he knocked this one out of the park!

You know, when I first read that JC's album had been pushed back I honestly wasn't surprised. Saddened and disappointed to be sure, but not surprised. I just...don't have the energy to figure that boy out. Wait - that's not quite true, because I do have a few theories that I won't share (nothing none of you haven't already thought of, I'm sure). I wonder if we're looking at another February release? Oh, JC. You troubled, troubled soul, you. ::pets JC, sighs::

On a happier note, 4/5ths of NSync at JC's b-day party! That made me smile. :-) I really miss those guys.

It's a bit late, but here's my entry in the "pick ten LJers on your friends list, say something about them..." meme. With a twist though, because a few of these are group-oriented. Also, I'm not tagging anyone because I'm already late on this thing as it is. ;-) Here we go.

1) SMART. Even after years of reading entries, some of you people still amaze me. And not just smart, funny too, which is a killer combination for me. I'm pleased and proud and honestly, just a bit awed that some of you people still associate with me. I'm proud to know you, believe me.

2) It amazes me that you put so much of yourself out there, it's something I wish sometimes that I could do. I have to admit that when I first friended you, some of your posts made me roll my eyes but as I've watched you over the years I realize that it's just you, you're real. You're completely out there, and I admire that about you.

3) I think we almost completely click, but we're kind of like the proverbial ships that pass in the night - close, but not quite. It saddens me, because I think we'd probably get on like a house afire if we knew each other offlline. TMI, but it kind of hurt a bit to see you click so well with someone else recently. For some reason I was really nervous when we talked and everything I said came out the wrong way, and I didn't quite say what I really meant. Aiii, I'm a doofus. ;-)

4) I'm social but waaaay too private about some things, so I want to tell two of you that I really love you like crazy. My long LJ hiatus certainly didn't help matters, but I'm taking the opportunity now to let you both know that you mean a lot to me, even if I'm a shit about showing it. I've probably told each of you something to that effect at least once, so...yeah.

5) We met, we clicked, we...haven't done anything since! So, we didn't click? Anyway, I miss you. As above, my LJ hiatus didn't help, I'm sure. I wish we'd been able to keep in touch - which sounds kind of stupid seeing how we've got this very public forum in which to interact. :-) Still, we do the comment thing, so that's something.

6) There's a whole group of you I've never interacted with. I've read your entries but never commented, mostly because it feels awkward. Even though we've friended each other, would you welcome a comment from me? Would you wonder who the hell I am? Would I say something stupid? Oy, the self-inflicted drama!

7) If we've interacted and I like you and I haven't friended you, it's because I'm for shit at checking my friends info. I used to check quite a bit, but I hated it when people unfriended me, so I stopped checking my friends stats as regularly! If that makes me sound like the world's biggest loser well, maybe I am. Anyway, I've been checking the page and I'm slooooowly adding people I recognize.

8) I hate being filtered. ;-p Again, my LJ hiatus probably didn't help. :-(

9) I like you and you seem interesting. I'd like to get to know you better! [Seems vague, but that really is directed at someone :-)]

10) Dude, I just realized that you unfriended me! I thought you liked me?

I read a niblet yesterday via ohnotheydidnt about Lance coming out in People magazine, and lo and behold, I read it on Google News this morning about 14 minutes after the press release hit the internetz. LANCE! I'm sorry that he was hounded into it, but I'm glad that he can finally be out and happy and live his life without this hanging over his head. He doesn't have to worry about people finding out now, BECAUSE THEY KNOW! Every time I thought about him today I smiled. I'm glad that he's happy, but I wish he had his old nose. ;-) LANCE!!!!!! Yay. :-)

Okay, what's the deal with Vox? I see people setting up accounts all over my friends list, but I still don't know *why.* Learn me! Is it truly the new black, or just a new and temporary shiny?

I've been listening to the first NSYNC album lately, and I've decided that I Drive Myself Crazy is (probably) the ultimate NSync song for me as in, when I hear it, all of my NSync love hits me right between the eyes. God, I love those guys so much. I want them back. :-(

LANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!

So I'll have it in my LJ for ever and always... ( MTV News article/interview )

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Recs for: Doctor Who, popslash, Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Samurai Champloo, Harry Potter, Firefly . Serenity, Merlin. ( Behind the cut... )

I seem to say this a lot, but that's probably because it's true: MY HUSBAND IS INSANE. You may or may not have seen this, his first attempt at doll porn. Well.

Last night he asked if I'd seen anything interesting in the computer room. I hadn't noticed anything, mostly because I'd popped in, grabbed the laptop and popped out again. I was about to go to bed, so I didn't think about it until I went in to get the laptop this evening.

Never one to rest on his laurels, Hubs!monkey got even more creative this time around. He's incorporating props now, doll stands, to be exact. I'm pretty sure the Momoko doll people wouldn't be pleased. Cut-tagged for the modest among you.

( God help us all. )

Life with hubs!monkey is many things, but it's never boring. ;-)

Cut-tagged for anyone who doesn't want to be spoiled. ( The 4400. Shooooot me. )

I'm trying to write, but I can't concentrate -- I don't think the Twilight Zone marathon is helping any. I saw one that I don't remember, but it was on the extremely lame side, so I hadn't missed much. ;-p

Nothing else is going on, so this was an extreme waste of a post.

It feels like years since I've posted, though in LJ terms, a month is a year. Kinda like dog years, a little. But completely different.

Watching Stargate: Atlantis at the moment, enjoying, as ever, Ronon's tall, golden gorgeousness. Honestly, is there a reason for one man to be that beautiful? Somewhere in the world, some gnarly, ugly little dude is bawling his eyes out.

Workwise, I continue to help out with the "temporary" assignment I received SIX MONTHS AGO. I'm kicking ass, and it's a major piss that when annual assessment time rolls around, my contribution will be forgotten. Well, not forgotten so much as mentioned and then glossed over. "Thanks for helping out! Now let's promote someone else who did half as much work." Bastards.

I've been getting in touch with my slash roots while I've been away, through numerous viewings of Star Trek! The original series, mind you, not one of those watered down offshoots! Star Trek! I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it's cheesy goodness. Slash may have been born with Kirk and Spock, but even with my extra-strength slash goggles glued firmly to my head, I just don't see it. What I do see is Spock/Uhura. Eeeee! I can so see the two of them together. I recorded an episode last night, "Assignment: Earth" in which Spock and Kirk beam down to Earth 1968, both of them wearing suits. I'm here to testify that you haven't seen sexy until you've seen Mr. Spock in a suit. Almost inconceivable hotness, people. There's a particular bit where, back on the Enterprise but still in Earth garb, Spock and Kirk are talking to someone in the transporter room. I rewound repeatedly to ogle Spock in that suit, looking tall, cool and refined. Oh my goodness, so sexy.

I enjoyed the Doctor Who finale, though I could have done without that kiss. Christopher Eccleston is gone! Waaaaaaaah! Happily, the new Doctor seems intriguing enough for me to give him a chance when the new season rolls around. Speaking of Doctor Who, I was pleased when he and Captain Jack shared that sweet goodbye kiss, and not a huge deal was made of it. No jokes, no twitching, no funny faces when it was over. I can only imagine how American TV would have handled the situation. Yay! Doctor Who!

In news that saddens no one but me, my iPod is dying, and the warranty expired like, a year ago. Bastard. Went to Radio Shack to buy a new one and they only had one in the store, a Nano. HAH! I laugh in the Nano's face! I need the big one, baby, with more storage room than I'll ever need. Sadly, I want white and there isn't a single one in their district. I'll be ordering online, it seems. This tragic lack of music in my life leads directly to...JC!

Two JC bits have caught me by surprise in the last few weeks.

PEOPLE also names eight Bachelors 'Sexy & Sizzling' -- including former 'N Syncer JC Chasez. Album promo, or do the editors truly believe he's sexy and sizzling? JC! Sexy and sizzling, indeed.

This one made me shake my head. Former 'N SYNC star JC CHASEZ used the pain of his breakup from DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA to inspire the ballads on his latest album. No, JC, nooooooooooooooooo! It's cheap and cheesy, don't do it! This blurb notes his People Magazine Sexy and Single mention, above. Oh, JC.

And on that note, it's time to call Dad.

JC!