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If I Had Known The Pain [07 Jul 2008|08:27pm] [ music | Love To Love You - The Corrs* ] *Hee. I typed "Coors". I'm just obsessed with alcohol. Bloody wasted. And a bit manic and light-headed too, I fear. Not that there was any time to relax as all the customer diskettes came in and a truckload of month-end data was released so I was running reports like buggery. Some of which came off OK, some of which will have to be re-run tomorrow as they're still not all there. Groan. I was feeling very nostalgic today for my Pasdar experience at Collectormania Manchester last year. One of my LJ users posted an interview with him in which he looked distinctly uncomfortable and shy-seeming and I'd commented on how he'd been a bit shy with me at the autograph table (and less so in the photo booth, hee), and she'd wanted to know all about what he'd said and done when I met him (she's met him several times and is on hugging terms with him because of all the support she's given to him for his play Atlanta and the Heroes actors and writers during the strike and whatnot), so I linked her to my blurty entry about it and then read it myself. Several times. That was such a brilliant weekend... Mum called me this evening to slag off the ending of Doctor Who (she only saw the last fifteen minutes properly so is not really in a position to have seen all the good stuff). Dad was protesting that he loved every minute. It's funny when my parents are being geeky. As for me, I'm philosophical about it now. I love my fandoms for the way they can rip me to bits sometimes, but it's also a relief when I can step back, wipe my eyes, blow my nose and remember it's just a show. (And of course it helps to remind myself that to get too involved is to end up drunkenly PMing The Pasdar's YouTube account. NEVER AGAIN. Oh, the shame.) It's a little hard to remember this philosophy when it's Buffy Season 7, mind you. [wink] Although even that has its (very good) moments, so I'm just grateful to have so much good Tee Vee. Verily, it is a light to me in dark places when all other lights go out. [/nerd] And apparently Heroes S3 is going to air at the same time in the UK as it will in the US! AWESOME. Not so my Supernatural and House crack though, I'm guessing. Oh, I am such a junkie. Speaking of Tee Vee, a little something for all you Hellboy II fans who may not have seen it elsewhere... Hellboy gets himself on some popular US shows . "Booyah!" Bweeheehee. And now to go to bed and read Pterry's Making Money, which is finally out in paperback. YAY! 1 comment|post comment

Just When Everything Had Fallen To The Ground [05 Jul 2008|09:00pm] [ music | Hooch - Sum 41 ] Re: Doctor Who S04E13. Well. Blimey. I don't know whether that was brilliant, amazing or a really terrible thing to do. Possibly all of those. Now to find some tissues. *honk* 9 comments|post comment

Just Another Day [03 Jul 2008|08:35pm] [ music | Nothing In My Way - Keane ] I got a stay of execution on my mega-project. I may have to put in a few more hours than planned next weekend, but at least I have time now. Phewwwwy. Did the first day of my two-day Salesforce management training course today. Unfortunately the training room was an utter sweatbox, which was not conducive to peaceful learning (the guys in the room were swearing blue and green), but it was very interesting. It's a good way forward, I think. Although I didn't think it was necessary that the guy leading the training spend so much time slagging off GoldMine - Salesforce can stand perfectly well on its own merits without that. (And hello, yours truly and colleague A worked damned hard on GoldMine making the best of it.) Still, a good session. During the inevitable exercises I amused myself creating test customers like Nathan Petrelli, Mohinder Suresh, Nick Knight, Charles Xavier and so on. The geekery, it pervades everything. One more day till the weekend! OK, I'll be working, but at least I can do it from the comfort of the sofa and I get a lie-in... 2 comments|post comment

Re: Doctor Who S04E12 [28 Jun 2008|08:32pm] Fuck. Shit. Fuck. Shit. Fuck. SHIT. FUCK. ZOMG. asd;lfja;sdlfjal.dfeszdl;fjaaglfja;lsfdsz;dljfsla *goes off to get utterly shitfaced* 8 comments|post comment

Skies So Grey [27 Jun 2008|02:36pm] [ music | Bring On The Dancing Girls - Nik Kershaw ] The weather is not all that nice right now, meaning my plan to walk into Camberley is scuppered. But rain is no hindrance to a lazy git like me as I am just as happy to slob it on the sofa and read/watch TV/jump on the computer. On the whole, the weather has been unfeasibly good, considering how this summer is supposed to be a washout. Nice! Got to hug Dream!Adrian Pasdar this morning after H left for work and I fell back asleep. Ahhh, the benefits of a lie-in. Actually, there was this whole convention thing; they were showing a documentary on Heroes including clips from the final ep of S2 (which bore no relation whatsoever to the actual ep) and I was sternly going, "Cover your eyes!" to those people who hadn't seen it yet. Then there was a talk scheduled and while they were setting up the stage, Adrian and I were just standing there with our arms round each other and me resting my head on his shoulder, talking about this and that, and then various members of the cast (including Sendhil, Masi, Zach and Adrian) were called up onstage for a talk and Michelle Trachtenberg was up there too looking extremely hungover... Discovered today one of the reasons why our internet connection is so flaky at the moment. Seriously, it goes down a lot. Anyway, I discovered today that it goes down whenever a call comes in or ends (H and I did some testing including pinging in DOS and whatnot). Anyway, after switching around the filters which hold the telephone and ADSL connection cables before they are plugged into the socket, I discovered the upstairs one was fucked. Fortunately we have a spare and once that went in, H was able to call me without incident. It probably won't solve all the problems, but that was obviously a major one. Speaking of Teh InterWebs, Joss Whedon's online project, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, seems to be coming along nicely. Can't wait to see the first... webisode? Never followed an online series before, so am unfamiliar with the terminology. But if it's got Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion in it - hey, count me IN. 4 comments|post comment

The Worst In Me [26 Jun 2008|08:18pm] [ music | I Can't Breathe - Edgewater ] My gluttony's even getting me in trouble in my dreams now. I was doing something vaguely quest-y, when someone came up to me and gave me a cream bun. So I ate it. Then the gods were angry with me because when the old man gave me a cream bun, it was supposed to be a sign and I was not supposed to eat said bun, but wait for the next sign to show me the way. Then I remembered that a woman had given me the cream bun and beseeched the gods, yea verily, to give me another chance as this was not the way the sign was supposed to manifest itself. The gods tutted, but eventually said they'd let it slide on this occasion and another sign would be sent and I was not to eat it. Then I woke up all nice and sweaty. Got another Doctor Who mag and Doctor Who Adventures (that's two of each now) on today's walk to Tesco. Christine, you're going to have so much junk. [tongue] (Including free eraser with a picture of a human Dalek on it!) Am currently drinking a mini-bottle of Jacob's Creek sparkling rosé which I left in the freezer so long it was turning into a wine-flavoured Slush Puppie. Delishus. 5 comments|post comment

Lazy Lazy Lazy [25 Jun 2008|07:56pm] Unfortunately my main route to Ascot racecourse is cut off as they're closing one of the intersecting roads for water works for twenty weeks. And no-one felt like walking anywhere else today, so I'm afraid I didn't either. Bad me. *hangs head in shame* I also curse ET a million times for introducing me to Irish soda bread, that bitch. (Often to her face, and using those words!) It's so sublime toasted with butter. On a positive note, I have one more day of work and then Friday off, thanks to being able to take time off in lieu for hours worked over the weekend at the beginning of the month. Cool beans! 2 comments|post comment

And Then Came... The Drabble-Matic [24 Jun 2008|03:14pm] Ganked from oh_mcgee on LJ. For the uninitiated, a drabble is a short story (I've only seen it in the context of fanfic). Anyway, now you can make your own. Go on - have a go. You know you want to. The fun part is that you can reload the page and it'll take the same words you entered and give you a completely different drabble. Oh, the possibilities... Anyway, here are some of mine. Warning: Nathan/Peter and Sam/Dean slash (all PG, though) ( Naughty Cracky Drabblefic ) OK, I MUST stop now. It's just puerile fun, but I laughed so much I cried. Which didn't do a lot for my headache, but it was amusing, nonetheless... 3 comments|post comment

*ticks item off list* [24 Jun 2008|10:56am] Booked: two plane tickets for yours truly and a Cazzle. We're going to Cassy's LA party in October! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! 6 comments|post comment

Broken Pieces [23 Jun 2008|07:40pm] [ music | Mad About You - Sting ] Felt like cack today. Managed to work just over six hours before throwing in the towel. I'm not actually that cold-y in terms of nose-blowing (the Berocca seems to have done that much), just bunged up and nauseous, and I had a dreadful headache which felt like someone was trying to insert a knife just above my occipital bone. Owwww. Rest has helped a bit though. 2 comments|post comment

Back Home [22 Jun 2008|07:56pm] I've been back since 1pm and resting on the sofa, but am still utterly knackered. Still, had a good time watching The Incredible Hulk with Simon and Andy (Dave stayed home), got very drunk, watched several eps of Supernatural and had a crap night's sleep because I'm trying to fight off this cold. Groan. Until the next one, dudes! 3 comments|post comment

Geerkey [21 Jun 2008|11:11pm] I am ucurrently qat Simon's hous and a md rather opished because I drank a whole sbotttle of Jacobs' cRReek. We are now going to conisntue with teh Supernatural marathon,. YUay! 6 comments|post comment

So Much More [20 Jun 2008|09:40pm] [ music | Breakdown - Seether ] Dear Dream!Versions of my usual crushes, Have you checked out Christine's blurty recently? It's time for you to step up to the plate, please. (Dream!CKR, you've been good recently so you can take a rest if you like although you're welcome to have another go if you think you're hard enough. Hur.) In other news, I have a sore throat. Yes, of that kind. I'm now mainlining Berocca in the hope that this is all it ever gets to be, because I am going Geeke Tripping tomorrow and have no intention of falling ill again. There. 3 comments|post comment

Differential Diagnosis For A Crust Of Wholemeal Bread [19 Jun 2008|07:46pm] Today I was listening to the Supernatural S2 ep, "Born Under A Bad Sign" on audio/headphones while formatting reports at work. Oh, Dean! Oh, Sam! Oh, Metallicar! I must load some more eps for tomorrow. *happy lustful sigh* Anyway, back to the title of tonight's entry. The situation, dear reader, is this. H has gone to band, so I went to the bread cupboard to snaffle one of two wholemeal muffins waiting for me in there. I then discovered that H had inserted a nice thick crust of wholemeal bread in the packet containing said muffins. This could mean one of several things. 1) H has taken the crust out of the packet of wholemeal bread in the freezer and put it in there to eat later. 2) H, not being a mad fan of crusts, has put the crust in there for me to eat later. 3) H, being a devious bastard, has put that crust in there to imply that he has detected the presence of two muffins in the packet and, should there be a) one or b) no muffin in there when he comes back, he will be Very Disappointed in me. 4) Something else entirely, possibly involving the Zombie Apocalypse. Or aliens. I wonder which scenario applies. Hmmmm. As I write this, there is one muffin left in the packet. [evil] Edit: don't worry, the answer was 2), as I suspected (sort of - H had got some bread out for lunch and needed somewhere to deposit the unwanted crust). I was being facetious. 3 comments|post comment

A Chance To Go That Far [17 Jun 2008|10:26pm] [ music | Stole - Kelly Rowland ] Have just finished watching BSG S04E09, "Revelations", and having WTFed, cried, whoaaaa-ed, cried and WTFed some more, I'm now going to bed. 2009?!?!?!?! FRACK! [/bastards] 1 comment|post comment

Teasing My Imagination [16 Jun 2008|08:29am] [ music | Shine - Booty Luv ] Oh, I hate getting up on Monday mornings. Had some rather weird dreams too. Although I do have a grin on my face remembering that, about fifteen minutes before my alarm was due to go off, I was in Callum Keith Rennie's arms and he had his face pressed into the side of my neck while I was running my hands through his hair and trying not to collapse on the floor. I am having difficulty concentrating on my work tasks, though. Ooooops! Edit: Speaking of CKR, I was reading this con-goer's experience of meeting Katee Sackhoff and attending a talk with her and she said that the Paint!Sex scene with Leoben was the scariest and most vulnerable scene she's ever done as, although it comes across more ambiguously on screen, it was filmed as a violation. After doing that scene, she went to her trailer and cried. Poor Katee! I feel quite bad about thinking that scene was sexy now. (Although I still do. *ahem*) Sounds like she does have fun on the whole, though. There was one amusing anecdote about shooting that scene - the crew wanted to put "pasties" on her boobs to satisfy the network decency requirements and she hates them. CKR's solution was to put his hands in the paint and then on her boobs before announcing, "Problem solved." That's one way of dealing with it, I suppose. *covers eyes* In other news: did not walk today as I'd left my gear, all neatly bagged up and ready to go... in my bedroom. What a twit. 4 comments|post comment

The Well Ran Over [15 Jun 2008|08:39pm] [ music | 6 Gun Quota - Seether ] My weekend's exploits: ( Read more... ) 1 comment|post comment

Thank Goodness For Elasticated Waistbands [14 Jun 2008|11:40pm] It's fortunate that I've been well-behaved on the food and exercise front this week as right now I feel like a python who's swallowed a small but substantial hippo. Will update with all the day's happenings and the salacious food details tomorrow, but right now I have to go lie down and digest everything nice and slowly. 1 comment|post comment

What A Minute With You Could Do To Put A Smile On My Face [13 Jun 2008|10:02pm] [ music | Dead Skin - Crossfade ] Today was a bit draggy. Oh, well. Also, I had lots of impure thoughts of the vehicular kind. Anyone live near St Louis and want to check this out for me? If it checks out and I buy it with the $9,000 I just happen to have in my back pocket, I can spray it black so it looks more like... ( This. ) 3 comments|post comment

No More Mountains To Climb [12 Jun 2008|08:38pm] [ music | Baby Be Mine - Michael Jackson ] The Fortnight Of Crazy is winding down. All deadlines met, and I'm even prepping some reports for next week now so I have time to do other stuff. Yay! Unfortunately, July is going to Suck, as four of my precious ten initial working days are going to be spent doing training (two of which will be in Gloucester). Looks like I may have to work two weekends instead of one. (I can't do sixteen hours over a single weekend. I'd go nuts.) Anyway. That's not for a while yet, and there's some good stuff happening in the meantime. This weekend we celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary with my parents at The Green Olive (a Greek restaurant - haven't had decent Meze for yonks), and the weekend after I'm planning to visit Simon and see The Incredible Hulk. Good times! In other news: when I got home, H and I walked to M&S and bought some nice new shirts for H's job, now that he's more familiar with the dress code. It was really nice. 2 comments|post comment

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