Think it's because we're so awesome?

Yes, I'm still talking about Ninja Assassin...

2010-09-28T02:05:51Z

How can a movie this ~~bloody~~ awesome not have at least one LJ comm devoted to it!? Come on, a cool movie about NINJAS, for Pete's sake, with the super fabulous Naomie Harris (loved her since 28 Days Later) and the aforementioned super GAWJUS Rain. Honestly people, what do you want!? The lack of a ship comm for these two makes me weep. ::cries::

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Mmmmmmmmmm, yumminess!

2010-09-27T22:13:32Z

I watched Ninja Assassin on Cinemax yesterday, and HUMINA! what a fantastically yummy young man is the male lead! Rain, born Jung Ji-Hoon. Cute enough in the Wikipedia pic, but this is teh hotness as he appeared in the movie: Raizo and more (shirtless!) Raizo. I am in lurve. ::purrrrrrrr::

Also! His lips should be illegal. ::whimper::

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New TV season! Undercovers...!

2010-09-23T00:32:12Z

I AM SO LOVING THIS SHOW SO FAR. Also, Boris Kodjoe is friggin' hot. ::purrrrrrrr::

edited to add: This is going in my regular rotation. ::squee!::

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The Event, premiere episode.

2010-09-21T03:11:27Z

( LJ cuts is nice... )

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Day 13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure

2010-09-20T21:46:42Z

Day 13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure

Easy, easy, easy! I absolutely love this, and have since the first time I heard it. It's the end theme for Azumanga Daioh, a sweet and completely crack-tastic anime about a group of Japanese high school girlfriends. The theme and closing images reinforce both the sweetness and crack-tasticness of the show. My very favorite guilty pleasure. :-) If this doesn't make you smile, you have no soul.

Raspberry Heaven (Azumanga Daioh end theme) - Oranges and Lemons

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Day 12 - A song from a band you hate

2010-09-19T23:58:54Z

Day 12 - A song from a band you hate

After much thought (and internet research), I've come up with a band.

Now, I know that there truly *is* a band out there that I hate, but for the moment these guys will have to do. As looks go, Adam Levine is closer to the hotter end of the scale than not, but ye *Gods* the man's voice drives me around the bend. Since the world has become aware of Maroon 5, I've probably heard two songs of theirs in their entirety -- twice, once each. I have one album of theirs, Songs About Jane, in my iPod; every time one of their songs comes up in shuffle mode, I hit "next" faster than...something fast. So, while I don't really hate these guys, I do find them hard to listen to for any length of time.

Edited to add: I originally considered Blues Traveler because John Popper gets on my nerves and I'm not that impressed with his harmonica skillz. But! Even though I'm not crazy about the band, I *can* listen to them without bursting my ear drums.

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

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Day 12 - A song from a band you hate

2010-09-19T20:02:26Z

Day 12 - A song from a band you hate

Absolutely no idea what to do with this one. Right off the top of my head, I can't think of any bands that I hate. Anyway.

My choices thus far have been mainstream and predictable. No fun indie bands here! No jazz, spoken word, no death metal, no Celtic tunes. Musically, I suppose that I'm pretty boring. If you're musically boring too, then you'll enjoy my choices!

Well, once I choose something for this one, that is. Stay tuned. :-)

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Day 11 - A song from your favorite band

2010-09-18T12:40:39Z

Day 11 - A song from your favorite band

This should be easy, just one song from my favorite band. Trouble is, I don't have one favorite band. I haz many! Hmmmmmmm, and hmmmmmmm again. I think I'll step out of the predictability box here and go for something completely unexpected. Nothing from Live, NSYNC, Dave Matthews or A Perfect Circle (my current favorite bands). Three former favorite bands: Elton John, Police and Queen (Queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!). Yes, let's go with Queen.

Brian May, guitarist extraordinaire, and totally my Future Rock Husband when I was younger. ;-) *And!* As if being a recognized virtuoso guitarist isn't enough, he's an astrophysicist. I love smart boys. ::purrrrrr:: And! "On 17 November 2007, May was appointed Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, taking over from Cherie Blair, and installed in 2008."

Oh my God, I still love him.

I'm going to give you two Queen songs. The first is The Prophet's Song, which is, I believe, my favorite Queen tune of all time. My favorite part features my favorite member -- imagine that! -- Mr. May. If you're curious, skip ahead to 5:50 and listen through 6:48. His guitar work is kickin' throughout, but I just loooooove that section. Aiiiii, I'm in flames! Good Lord, he's fabulous.

( The Prophet's Song - Queen )

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Vampire diaries thought...

2010-09-10T03:19:10Z

( Things I just thought of... )

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Vampire Diaries...as I watch...

2010-09-10T02:40:47Z

DVR'd, now watching. ( Watch along with me! )

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Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep.

2010-09-09T23:12:46Z

Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep

There are no songs that make me fall asleep! In lieu of a song that makes me go sleepy-time, I give you a heavy metal lullaby:

Say what? Embedding disabled? Bastages! Well, you can't watch it here in the comfort of my DW, you'll have to click over to Youtube to watch it:

Silent Lucidity - Queensryche. Such a pretty song! I love it.

Woohoodles! The one above is the official video, the following one is a fan-made one with lyrics. But the music is fantastic, and that's what counts. Kleek! Listen! Hmmm, actually, this one sounds better than the above. But! The official video gives you all the sleepy-time images and such. Anyway, lovely song. Enjoy. :-)

( Silent Lucidity - Queensryche )

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Vampire Diaries! Stuff!

2010-09-09T22:37:39Z

Okay show, don't piss me off tonight. Whee! Season two premiere! If you're shoving this quadrangle down my throat, show, it'd better be damn good. And please, don't make Bonnie be the Angry Black Woman all season because that would well and truly suck, and it might make me have to cut a bitch. (see what I did there?)

Anyway.

Trying to decide whether to spam with comments as I watch, or take notes during the show and then make one post after. Because clearly, the fate of the world depends on my decision. ::eyeroll at self::

I've mentioned before how my friends and I have the most bizarre lunch conversations. Today we had more fun than a little bit casting our co-workers in a WWII movie. We IM'd through the afternoon when either of us had an idea or thought of a crazy stereotypical 40s war movie quote. Funny stuff. :-)

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Bizarrely random Chasez moment. Kinda.

2010-09-09T02:17:14Z

...but not that Chasez! I GoogleNews the boy every now and then to see if anything new pops up, like, breaking news that he's working on an album or something. No such luck on that front, but I did see this a couple of weeks ago: Frozen yogurt makes a cool comeback. The blurb in question is on the second page.

"I can choose the quantity, choose the mixture," said Heather Chasez of Winter Park, who visits Yogurtland and other shops about once a week. "A lot of times I go, I don't get a large amount. I can get just what I'm hungry for."

It was so random it made me smile. :-) Plus, it's frozen yogurt, which is smile-inducing all on its own. There was a place here in town that specialized in frozen custard, not ice cream, and the stuff was waaaaaay too yummy. My personal favorite was Cake Batter. They've since closed, and it makes me cry to think of it. Mmmmmmm, it was the creamiest stuff you've ever tasted.

R.I.P. frozen custard place! We hardly knew ye. ::sniff::

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Day 09 - A song that you can dance to -- fer realz this time.

2010-09-09T00:41:07Z

Day 09 - A song that you can dance to

I LOVE THIS SONG. I know that I'm a little liberal with my capslock, but yes, it's warranted here. This is my dancing song. Well...not dancing so much as severe, neck-breaking headbopping. If anyone can listen to this without at least one headbop, I will give that ~~soulless zombie~~ person a virtual cookie.

And! One of these days I'll try for real dancing to this song just to see what hilarity ensues.

( Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums - A Perfect Circle )

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Day 09 - A song that you can dance to

2010-09-09T00:10:02Z

Day 09 - A song that you can dance to

Okay, this one's going to take a little thought. Most of the time I do chair dancing, and if chair dancing counts, Pop would be the song. If I'm alone in my office (or even at home listening to my 'pod) I always, always do at least one "POP!" touchdown move with the hands. ALWAYS.

But! I mentioned at the beginning of this thing that I wanted to avoid some of the bands that would be easy defaults, so...no Pop for this one. I shall keep thinking.

edited to add: Listening to it now and yes, I just did the move. It's infectious, y'all. Also, JC is twelve kinds of sexay in this video. Oh JC, my chin-striped beauty. ::le sigh::

Off to think.

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What the hell, Dreamwidth???

2010-09-07T19:34:44Z

Before I imported my entries, cross-posting worked just fine. Suddenly my DW is having a heart attack every time I ask it to post to LJ for me, even though the little cross-post ticky boxes are clearly ticked.

I AM NOT HAPPY, DREAMWIDTH JOURNAL. ;-p

Note to self (and others like me): If you change your LJ password, you need to update your cross-post settings. Yes I'm a doofus.

I AM HAPPY, DREAMWIDTH JOURNAL. :-D

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Music meme, day eight.

2010-09-07T19:29:47Z

Day 08 - A song that you know all the words to

Ha! I know all words to all songs, because I am a music meister. Seriously though, I sang along with some songs and if I fumbled even one word, I tossed it out of the "maybe" pile of answers. But! I know all the words to this one! It may be cheating a bit, since it's a slightly truncated version of the original, but it still counts, yes? Yes. :-)

NSYNC's tribute to Janet Jackson (MTV Icon special) - That's the Way Love Goes. Two things:

1) JC couldn't be more adorable if he tried (even with that slightly wacky anime hairdo).

2) This was the beginning of Lance's True Period of Hotness, which reached its zenith with the Bee Gees Grammys tribute, and ended with the nose job. He still has the most beautiful neck I've ever seen, but yikes! That pasteurized, homogenized nose. Sorry Lance, I will never forgive you for that. ::moment of silence for Lance's original schnozz::

( That's the Way Love Goes - NSYNC )

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Hmmmmmmm.

2010-09-07T17:59:32Z

Moving my main journal was so quick and painless that I'm thinking I may as well move my writing journal to DW as well. Even better, 99.9999999999999% of the entries are locked for my eyes only, so there's no need to worry about cross-posting. Hmmmmmmmm.

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Entries imported! Let the Dreamwidth era begin!

2010-09-07T15:09:10Z

Whee! I took an extra day off for the holiday, so I'm at home enjoying not being at work. Tomorrow will probably be twelve shades of hell, so I'm not going to think about it.

After mulling it over for a while, I've finally made the switch to Dreamwidth. Importing my LJ entries took, like, negative time it was so fast! I imported all entries and comments and it took about two minutes, tops. I am beyond impressed!

Other than the cross-posting footer at the bottom of my entries, my friends still exclusively on LJ shouldn't notice a difference. You can continue to comment on LJ, or you can use Open ID to comment on Dreamwidth, your choice. :-)

For anyone interested in moving to Dreamwidth but wants to know more about it first, here's the link to the FAQ:

http://www.dreamwidth.org/support/faq

Edited to add... And! Thanks to Kat, the Dreamwidth Support Ninja, I can also give you the link to A guide to Dreamwidth for LiveJournal users:

http://www.dreamwidth.org/support/faqbrowse?faqid=121

I'm not getting paid for this (I have a free account!), I'm just being a good LJ/DW neighbor. I'm just starting to learn my way about the site, so I'm sure there will be many, many teeth-gnashing posts in the future. ;-)

Off to do stuff!

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Dreamwidth!

2010-09-06T19:51:43Z

I think I'm ready to import my LJ entries to Dreamwidth and start posting from there. 0_o <--(why does that look funnier when other people do it?) My paid LJ account runs out in January, so that's when I'll start a paid DW account. I'll keep cross-posting though, since I hardly know anyone on Dreamwidth.

It's a little scary; it's kind of like when I started my LJ and had no friends. :( There's new terminology to learn, blah blah blah...in short, I hope that this will be my only and LAST journal move! Dreamwidth, don't let me down! Once I move I'll be with you for the long haul. :-)

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Law & Order, UK. Whee!

2010-08-22T20:15:42Z

So...I watched the first episode of Law & Order UK on line a little earlier. Yay! :-D I've never watched the American version, though I love Law & Order SVU (mmmmm, Chris Meloni). I'm watching L&OUK for the mind-blowingly gorgeous Freema Agyeman, better known to some as Martha Jones from Doctor Who.

I've seen pictures of the cast online, and being completely shallow, wanted Alesha (her character) to hook up with Jamie Bamber's character, because HUMINA, Jamie Bamber is a babe. Silly me! Only seeing pictures of Ben Daniels I wasn't sure about his sexy-bility, but yes! After watching an episode I can say that yes, the man is pretty friggin' sexy. Also, his voice can melt chocolate. Honestly, his voice alone probably accounts for at least 90% of his sexiness.

Goodness, I have to fan myself.

Yes! So, while Freema and Jamie would be too much pretty together to humanly stand, I don't think I'd grumble too much if her character got together with Ben Daniels' character. And seriously, I really should learn these names.

Freema! She's just way too gorgeous to be believed. She's so tiny! And gorgeous! I would so go gay for this woman. ::weeps with Freema love:: Let's try embedding the video of her tiny gorgeousness...

Freema!

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Eureka. Huzzah! \0/

2010-08-21T16:06:10Z

( Cutting for them what ain't seen it yet. )

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Another drive-by.

2010-03-29T22:30:16Z

So...apparently I'm feeling all posty but LJ isn't playing ball. Well, BOOYAH! LJ, 'cause I can cross-post from my other account! I am totally and personally kickin' LJ's slow-responding ass with my cross-posting abilities.

Speaking of slow responses (or even blank pages loading) I got the following via the LJ status page from three hours in the future (gasp!):

LiveJournal may be unresponsive or slow to load due to a high volume of traffic we're experiencing. Our Operations staff is monitoring the situation.

9:23 pm GMT (Monday, March 29)

What awesome times we live in! :-D

On a less happy note, web mail is now disabled at work. Seriously, what the hell? I didn't do a lot from my personal accounts, but I'd usually check mail once in the morning, once in the afternoon. What the hell were people doing that they shut down the mail accounts??? It made me sad. :-( In happier news...uh, my work day is done and I'm about to see what we've got for dinner. I may do something completely reckless like order Chinese (yes! my favorite!) since hubs!monkey isn't feeling well, so probably isn't really hungry. CHINESE FOOD FOR ME FOR DINNER TONIGHT. I CAN FEEL IT.

In other news, one of my friends pointed me toward Big Time Rush, about four boys from Minnesota who want to be the next big boyband. Knowing my love of boybands, my friend thought I should catch at least one episode. Hahahahahaha! It's on Nickelodeon On Demand, so I demanded the three episodes that are currently available. It was cute, and I will probably watch it again. I like the boys and the show better than the Jonas Brothers (but Joe Jonas is *awfully* cute).

Hmmmm. I think I'm done now.

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Drive-by posting!

2010-03-29T21:54:38Z

Trying out the cross-posting doohickey on Dreamwidth. This calls for a new icon especially for that purpose! It's always a good day for a new icon...

Is LJ being cantankerous for anyone else, or just me??? Bastage.

Also, check out my Dreamwidth emoticon mood theme! annoyed = (>_<) I be seriously loving that. :-D

Also also, I like John Mayer's new tune about bombs and love and heartbreak and warfare and sulfur clouds. It sounds rather unlike him, in an interesting way. Sounds...more commercial? Poppier? Less troubadourish? Whatevs. Anyway, he may have a Confederate flag metaphorically tattooed on his peener, but the boy (douche) can write a tune. Bastage.

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LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, Journalfen! Oh my!

2010-03-22T21:04:56Z

Re my subject line...how could I resist?

I have four journals. Two LJs, one Dreamwidth, one Journalfen. You can probably see where this is going. In order of appearance...

- I've had my main LJ for nine years now, and even though there have been periods where I've posted sporadically or even longer stretches where I posted not at all, I've had my journal far, far longer than I thought I would when I first got started. This journal is used for the usual journal-y things, including fic posts. I've been a paid user since my second year, I believe -- possibly earlier. I'm currently paid through the end of the year.

- I'm boggled to see that come September, I'll have had my writing journal for seven years. !!! I wish, wish, wish I'd started sooner. This is where I corral all those errant bits of stuff that go into writing. Fic in progress, posted fic, unused snippets, fic ideas, edited out bits, email discussing fic and ideas...links to comms, resource pages, reference sites, etc. Each fandom has its own index, made even more fabulous by tags. Tags are seriously the best thing EVAR for keeping my writing journal organized. I LOVE MY WRITING JOURNAL. 99.9999% private, with two or three public entries. Free account.

- Journalfen! Holy crap, in August I'll have had this journal for three years. I got this one when rumors began circulating about LJ shutting down creative content or some such. Fic was moved offshore to journalfen with a link on LJ. Free account.

- I now find myself with a Dreamwidth journal -- code provided by a friend. :-) There's been unease about LJ ever since they changed hands a few years ago, though to be completely honest, I'd say that I really don't keep up with these things. I'm one of those people who'll roll blithely along until I hear through the LJ grapevine that it's truly time to bug out.

I've seen more and more of my friends posting from Dreamwidth, with at least two planning to pull out of LJ altogether when their paid time expires. I know there's going to be a tipping point, where more friends than not have moved on -- and now that what remains of popslash is unraveling as time passes, any real fandom reason to stay with LJ fades a little more. I haven't explored the fandom opportunities at Dreamwidth yet, but I have a feeling that LJ's kicking butt in that arena at the moment.

Will fandom comms and such move to Dreamwidth eventually? Do I need to be on LJ to better keep in the fandom loop? It's not really like I post that much in comms… At the moment, this is a free account.

edited again to add: And of course fandom isn't the only reason to stay on LJ...friends who aren't necessarily in the same fandoms anymore are still my friends! That makes it harder to leave, of course.

So.

- Obviously, I'm keeping the writing journal, and it'll probably stay on LJ, unless someone out there knows something I don't and suggests that I move it.

- Do I move the main LJ to Dreamwidth and crosspost, then close down foxmonkey@LJ and post on Dreamwidth exclusively when my paid LJ time is up?

- Mirror LJ entries on Dreamwidth and continue to crosspost ad infinitum?

- If Dreamwidth doesn't have the creative content concern that LJ did (does), should I use that for offshore fic posting and close journalfen???

I think I need to consolidate, but I'm not sure what or where. Oy! My brain hurts.

edited to add: It would probably make sense to post this at Dreamwidth as well... Done!

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Think it's because we're so awesome?

Yes, I'm *still* talking about Ninja Assassin...

Mmmmmmmmmm, yumminess!

New TV season! Undercovers...!

The Event, premiere episode.

Day 13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure

Day 12 - A song from a band you hate

Day 12 - A song from a band you hate

Day 11 - A song from your favorite band

Vampire diaries thought...

Vampire Diaries...as I watch...

Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep.

Vampire Diaries! Stuff!

Bizarrely random Chasez moment. Kinda.

Day 09 - A song that you can dance to -- fer realz this time.

Day 09 - A song that you can dance to

What the hell, Dreamwidth???

Music meme, day eight.

Hmmmmmmm.

Entries imported! Let the Dreamwidth era begin!

Dreamwidth!

Law & Order, UK. Whee!

Eureka. Huzzah! \0/

Another drive-by.

Drive-by posting!

LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, Journalfen! Oh my!

Yes, I'm still talking about Ninja Assassin...