Caught a bit of "Accidentally on Purpose" last night (Jenna Elfman is adorable, what can I say) and the hubs and I both realized that Grant Show looks just like "my boy" (as R calls him) Jensen in, say, 15 years.

Are we crazy?

I don't know why I watch the Emmys and expect the shows I love to get any respect.

1. SPN is not shown in the 'year in drama' montage. I'm not really surprised, but I was hoping. They showed True Blood, so I guess one genre show was included.

2. Aaron Paul was ROBBED. There's no way that guy from Lost was as amazing as he was this season.

3. Kim Manners isn't shown in the "In Memoriam" list. Fred-freakin-Travalena was shown.

The only thing saving me is my enduring love for the NPH. (Oh, and that Bryan Cranston won.)

I'm annoyed, yet also giddy at the same time. How can this be?

Annoying:
1. I'm on the Steve Carlson e-mail list, and tonight he has a show in Vancouver. And you KNOW who will be there. I'm annoyed that I live v. v. far from Vancouver. :(

2. I have all the episodes of Harper's Island on my downstairs TiVo. I wanted to record them all before watching, just in case the show tanked and the network didn't show all the episodes. Well, all of 'em were shown, and last night I finally was able to sneak away to watch the first episode. (It's hard to watch a horror-themed show out in the open with two young, way-too-curious boys!) It was really well done! (Plus, I love Katie Cassidy, no matter what her hair color is.) So what's annoying about that? I went to the IMdb to see where I'd seen one of the actors before, and I think I accidentally spoiled myself for who the killer is! Dammit! I'll still watch the eps, to see how s/he did it, but it's not the same. *pouts*

Giddy-making:
1. In about 90 minutes, I'm going to the Apple Store to get a new MacBook Pro! My six-year-old PowerBook G4 has about 10 years of use in it, and I'm soooo due for a new one. *fistpump*

2. I recently applied to my local community college because I want to audit an introductory graphic design class this semester. I'm a self-taught designer, so I want to brush up on the fundamentals I never really learned. But what's a v. cool side benefit is that Apple is running a "Buy a Mac for College, Get an iPod Touch for free!" And since I'm a registered student at my local institution of higher learning (with the acceptance letter to prove it) the hubs will get a free iPod Touch when I get my new laptop! (I already have one.) How cool is that??

I'm still bummed about Harper's Island, tho. :(

proof that there's a someecard for everyone:



And yes, embarrassingly, this speaks to me. I haven't even seen Twilight! *headdesk*

Also, thanks to all those who took my very first poll! :D

In the wake of the constant media coverage of Michael Jackson's death, his "complicated legacy" keeps coming up in conversations -- specifically, the accusations of child molestation leveled against him. I have friends who absolutely believe he was a pedophile, and I have friends who think he was just emotionally stunted and just plain weird. Fortunately, I don't have any friends who are at risk of committing suicide over the emotional trauma of MJs death. *rolls eyes* Really?

But here's my question.

Poll #1423938
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8

What are your feelings about the King of Pop?

If your answer is "Other" (something I haven't included) educate me in the comments. I'm really curious to see how my flist shakes out on this.

Sorry I'm being so spammy today!

I'd like to thank poor_choices, not only for her awesome J2 fic, but also for introducing me to someecards.com via her When You Care Enough to Hit Send 'verse. There is no better place to go for just the right snarky, sarcastic message to send to a loved one.

And in honor of Gay Pride Month, here's one of my recent favorites:

Is anyone out there as obsessed with the Mark Sanford story as I am? I can't get enough of it. Dude flees the country without telling ANYONE where he's going, leaves no one in charge when he does, avoids his 4 young sons over Father's Day. Seriously bizarre.

R works in city government, and if the city manager is going to be staying overnight in a city two hours away, he puts someone else in charge. IMO, that's Sanford's impeachable offense (well, that and hooking up with his luvah during a state-paid trip to Argentina), not that he was unfaithful to his wife. That just makes him a douchebag. But you don't go take a walk on the Appalachian Trail an "exotic" (WTF??) trip to Argentina FOR A WEEK without naming someone to act in your stead.

ETA: Once again, someecards hits the nail on the head:

You might be a fangirl if...

If you watch an as-yet-unreleased, two-year-old, average horror movie starring the ex-girlfriend of one of your TV boyfriends. (Film was House of Fears, starring Sandra McCoy.)

However, the silly fangirlishness paid off with a 5-second cameo of Mr. Padalecki himself. Woo! (Damn, that boy's fine!)

Honestly, I'd probably watch a movie with Danneel if I came across it. (I think she's in Fired Up, isn't she? I'll add that to the Netflix list.)

Also, I'm stunned and saddened at the loss of Michael Jackson. For all his later-in-life freakishness, I was one of the obsessed preteen masses when Thriller blew up. I would've had the zipper jacket had I been able to afford it. (I did have the sparkly socks, tho.) I was SO in lurve with him then.

I had a folder with this photo on it, and I carried it 'til it fell apart.

It's the end of an era. RIP, MJ.

Hi everyone!

Seems on LJ, I've always been a bit of a lurker, even when I was at my most social back in the VM days. It's how my introvertedness (is that a word) exhibits myself in the online world, I guess. So what does one do when one goes completely into lurker mode and then wants to talk again? Will anyone be there to comment back?

Anyhow, here are how things are with me. Still working 3 days a week, 2 days a week I'm home with my boys as they run the neighborhood with their friends in all directions. Trying to keep up with housework and laundry and the bills and slip in a little SPN fic when possible (though Big Bang is keeping me glued to the computer a bit these days. Yummy long, long fic posted EVERY DAY?? *flails*

How are all of you? miniglik, love the fauxhawk. That is such a *you* haircut! Roz, are you enjoying your summer? Looks like it's been full of JFDoh sightings and shopping and shows. T, I'm psyched to read your Big Bang fic! delicatelight, between you and keepaofthecheez's J2 sims, I think I need to check out this Sims business. Sounds quite different that the Ye Olde Sim City from waaaaay back in the day. Way back. Like decades. *facepalm*

Can't think of anything more interesting to say. I'm delaying pulling Canadian Thistle in my planting beds. I hate gardening or pretty much anything to do with it. But this thistle problem is huge and we're looking like the weedy house on the block. With R in Chi-town tonight, I figure I might as well knock some of it out. I've already filled up a trashcan with the suckers. If anyone out there knows of a weed killer that can eradicate this pesky issue, I will gladly kiss your feet.

Hi everyone!

I can't believe how long it's been since I posted. It's embarrassing, actually. I got entranced with Facebook for a short while and life has been generally hectic, which doesn't leave me much online time except to read a little fic to decompress each evening. (Which, on that note, YAY! Big Bang looks awesome this year!)

A little funny story only my fandom friends could appreciate...my 8 y/o has a new favorite game for his DS, Elite Beat Agents. It's kind of like Guitar Hero in as it uses covers of popular songs that you have to tap the screen to keep up with the beat, and how accurate you are determines the score. Well he's had me collecting the songs on Itunes to put on his and his brothers' iPods, and most of them are ok. Most are a few years old (as is the game) like Sk8er Boi, Ashlee Simpson's La La and The Anthem by Good Charlotte. A few are oldies like Jumpin' Jack Flash by the Stones and I Was Born to Love You by Queen. But I actually balked when he wanted to get Believe by Cher -- because that song was forever ruined for me by Buffy's demon roommate (who I have been seeing a lot in commercials lately.) I did eventually cave and download it, but whenever I hear it come up on the boys' iPods, I expect it to play on repeat forever. *shudder*

I am 5 eps behind on SPN at least and completely behind on this season of The Office, but I hope to get caught up with both next week when I'm on vacation. This explains why I've avoided my flist because I didn't want to see reaction to the episodes til I watch them...(which sounds better than the fact that I've been a shitty friend.)

I hope all is good with you all! Next week I hope to read back on my flist and see what's going on with everyone...

PS: Aw, shit. I've been gone so long, my Photobucket moodtheme is missing. :(