- So, people keep blogging about obsessive teen girls and boy bands and I sort of want to say, "please stop jacking my dissertation topic," but I'm also kind of relieved that there still isn't anything showing up in the academic world, and also a little happy that there's some analysis I can cite, even if it doesn't, like, offer a thoughtful ( Read more... )

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I am watching the Common Law pilot. It's about a 7 on the USA show scale of quality (real world quality: 4.5 or 5). I will still be side-eyeing the fuck out of fandom if fic doesn't come out of this. Almost all of us have seen at least one episode of The Sentinel; let's not pretend we have standards. Prove my low expectations wrong, fandom ( Read more... )

In Bath and Body Works today ( Read more... )

I've made friends with my nephew's latest girlfriend, who is adorable, and I also saw my newest great-nephew for the first time. His name is Ebenezer. I am not kidding ( Read more... )

( longest, most random post ever. seriously, check out the tags )

Sis-in-Law came over last Tuesday and said, "I expect you to entertain me." So I showed her the first episode of Sherlock. Dad was there also, and I was worried that together they would ruin it, because we're a family of ruiners (Dad and Sis-in-Law always tell you how the show or movie is going to end, Rod says that of course he knows, but doesn' ( Read more... )

So, this is basically a short love letter to the Sam/Mercedes pairing.

My nieces and I have this thing where whenever we watch Glee, and Sam and Mercedes interact, I tend to say, "You know why [x happened]? Because they're in love." We're big dorks, so they put up with me doing it. But they're constantly talking about how it's their favorite ( Read more... )

I have a job, y'all. Well, actually I have a research assistantship, but it involves doing stuff and getting paid, so I'm calling it a real job ( Read more... )

I am drunky drunk drunk at 2 in the afternoon because my sister-in-law and I came to clean my apartment and found that the building manager already cleaned it (long story, unimportant at this juncture.) So we're drinking and watching movies. But, stuff! That I've been doing this summer ( Read more... )