Fandom and Musings
10:00pm: It's 12th August and in my little BTTF head canon this is the day I picked as George and Lorraine's wedding day. Upon finding out that in 1958 that day was a Tuesday, I briefly considered moving it to 12th July, but I really like the number "8" so I didn't.
I'm currently posting my fic about it on AO3, which I plan to have finished on 15th August, because that's the day the first Back to the Future movie premiered in Australian cinemas! (It was the olden days and distributors had no qualms about waiting over a month I guess.) I thought I'd just found this out, but when I looked through some of my Facebook photos I realised I'd actually found this out like three years ago. LOL, the stuff you forget.
Anyway, apart from that, not a lot to report...I have continued to read my old LJ entries to find out what I found to talk about that meant I could update every day and I discovered...
It was any old crap, like for real. About VCR tapes (LMAO remember those?) and recording shows...what I was watching on TV...every so often I'd bring up politics or world events, of which I had rather simplistic views on.
One thing that stood out to me, was how often I both used public transport and drove a car. I'd go from my apartment, to Chatswood, to my parents house, driving over the Sydney Harbour Bridge with apparently not a care in the world. What happened to me?! Actually I do know, panic attacks :O( to this day I can't drive over the Harbour Bridge, and except for one time I can't get on a train by myself either. It's kind of depressing. For example tonight a group from work went to the Modern Museum of Art tonight and I didn't, mostly because I was tired (which is probably my own fault for not properly getting my zzzs), but also because I didn't really want to catch a bus into the city - and I definitely wasn't going to take a ferry!
Thing is though, it probably would have been a lot of fun! I've been very unsocial lately, excepting hanging out with my parents and grandparents - which I enjoy - but like, what happened to hanging with my friends? Going ice skating? Damn, I need a life.
I also didn't have a proper dinner tonight, which proved to be a very poor decision which my guts have let me know in no uncertain terms. Ouch.
Anyway, I better get going, I have work tomorrow (you have to work 2 Saturdays in a 6 week period) and I need to get those zzzs!
Before I do -
The Friday Five
1) What's the weather like where you are right now? Chilly and rainy - the rain has eased since July, although it might be making a comeback. Australia's in the middle of La Nina right now which is bringing much wetter weather than normal. There's been a lot of flooding.
2) Has your weather been seasonally appropriate lately, or has it been unusual?
Oops, should have read this question before going on up there...but it's been unusual. We've already had more rain here in Sydney then we usually get in an entire year. I believe July was the wettest month ever since records began back in the 1880s.
3) Have you noticed any trends in the weather near you over the past few years?
Yeah, the summer's getting hotter and the winter's getting colder. If it's not bushfires, then it's floods!
4) Are you worried about climate change?
Hell yeah I am. I mean, who isn't? Like why are so many Governments around the world sitting on their hands over this? Australia is a huge offender in this, although the new Labor Government is showing some promise in this area.
5) Are you doing anything to combat climate change?
Well, I do pay extra to get my energy from green sources if possible (or at least I used to? I'm not entirely sure that's still happening, I think it is though, I'll have to double check that). I don't generally use my air conditioner (although I paid a lot to get it put in, it's a life saver sometimes), I do as much recycling as I can and...I use public transport a lot.
Righto, wrapping this up now. Goodnight all! (Happy 64th Wedding Anniversary to George and Lorraine!)
Hunger
Comfort
Hygiene
Energy
Fun
Social
Bladder
Room
BTTF-ness
Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!
I'm currently posting my fic about it on AO3, which I plan to have finished on 15th August, because that's the day the first Back to the Future movie premiered in Australian cinemas! (It was the olden days and distributors had no qualms about waiting over a month I guess.) I thought I'd just found this out, but when I looked through some of my Facebook photos I realised I'd actually found this out like three years ago. LOL, the stuff you forget.
Anyway, apart from that, not a lot to report...I have continued to read my old LJ entries to find out what I found to talk about that meant I could update every day and I discovered...
It was any old crap, like for real. About VCR tapes (LMAO remember those?) and recording shows...what I was watching on TV...every so often I'd bring up politics or world events, of which I had rather simplistic views on.
One thing that stood out to me, was how often I both used public transport and drove a car. I'd go from my apartment, to Chatswood, to my parents house, driving over the Sydney Harbour Bridge with apparently not a care in the world. What happened to me?! Actually I do know, panic attacks :O( to this day I can't drive over the Harbour Bridge, and except for one time I can't get on a train by myself either. It's kind of depressing. For example tonight a group from work went to the Modern Museum of Art tonight and I didn't, mostly because I was tired (which is probably my own fault for not properly getting my zzzs), but also because I didn't really want to catch a bus into the city - and I definitely wasn't going to take a ferry!
Thing is though, it probably would have been a lot of fun! I've been very unsocial lately, excepting hanging out with my parents and grandparents - which I enjoy - but like, what happened to hanging with my friends? Going ice skating? Damn, I need a life.
I also didn't have a proper dinner tonight, which proved to be a very poor decision which my guts have let me know in no uncertain terms. Ouch.
Anyway, I better get going, I have work tomorrow (you have to work 2 Saturdays in a 6 week period) and I need to get those zzzs!
Before I do -
The Friday Five
1) What's the weather like where you are right now? Chilly and rainy - the rain has eased since July, although it might be making a comeback. Australia's in the middle of La Nina right now which is bringing much wetter weather than normal. There's been a lot of flooding.
2) Has your weather been seasonally appropriate lately, or has it been unusual?
Oops, should have read this question before going on up there...but it's been unusual. We've already had more rain here in Sydney then we usually get in an entire year. I believe July was the wettest month ever since records began back in the 1880s.
3) Have you noticed any trends in the weather near you over the past few years?
Yeah, the summer's getting hotter and the winter's getting colder. If it's not bushfires, then it's floods!
4) Are you worried about climate change?
Hell yeah I am. I mean, who isn't? Like why are so many Governments around the world sitting on their hands over this? Australia is a huge offender in this, although the new Labor Government is showing some promise in this area.
5) Are you doing anything to combat climate change?
Well, I do pay extra to get my energy from green sources if possible (or at least I used to? I'm not entirely sure that's still happening, I think it is though, I'll have to double check that). I don't generally use my air conditioner (although I paid a lot to get it put in, it's a life saver sometimes), I do as much recycling as I can and...I use public transport a lot.
Righto, wrapping this up now. Goodnight all! (Happy 64th Wedding Anniversary to George and Lorraine!)
Hunger
Comfort
Hygiene
Energy
Fun
Social
Bladder
Room
BTTF-ness
Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!